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CTV News
30-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
A look at what's open and closed in Ottawa on Colonel By Day
looks at closures and schedule changes in Ottawa for the Colonel By Day long weekend. The city of Ottawa has designated the Ontario Civic Holiday as Colonel By Day, in honour of the man who was responsible for building the Rideau Canal and Bytown. OC Transpo OC Transpo buses will run on a Saturday schedule on Monday. There will be enhanced service on routes 8, 25, 63 and 74 during peak periods. O-Train Line 1 will run on a reduced weekday schedule from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., with peak period service reduced to every six minutes O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will run on a normal weekday schedule from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. For more information on bus and O-Train routes, visit Regular Para Transpo bookings or recurring trips for Monday are automatically cancelled. Customers can book trips by calling 613-560-5000. Green bin, recycling and garbage collection There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Monday. Pick up will take place on Tuesday, and collection will be delayed by one day all week. Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regular scheduled day. The Trail Road Waste Facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday Ottawa Client Service Centres/Employment and Social Services The City's 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only. All ServiceOttawa's Client Services Centres, Provincial Offences and APS counters and phone lines will be closed. Counters are located at Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West), Ben Franklin Place (101 Centrepointe Drive), Orléans (255 Centrum Boulevard) and the City's Provincial Offences Court at 100 Constellation Drive. The Business Licensing Centre on Industrial Avenue will be closed The Employment and Social Services officers on Catherine Street, Ogilvie Road, Constellation Drive and Walkley Road will be closed on Monday The City of Ottawa Spay and Neuter Clinic on Concourse Gate will be closed. The City of Ottawa Archives and Gallery 112 at James Bartleman Centre will be closed from Saturday to Monday. Recreation and cultural services Most City of Ottawa recreation complexes are open and operating on a modified schedule on Monday. Visit for details. Beaches and outdoor pools will be open on Monday with lifeguards on duty. Splash pads and wading pools will be open. Hours, details and locations are available at Outdoor swim and splash. Arts Court, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Nepean Visual Arts Centre, City-operated museums, Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, Ben Franklin Place, and Shenkman Arts Centre will be closed to the public. Other City of Ottawa services All municipal child care centres will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Library Branches will be closed Monday The Ottawa Public Health Site program office and supervised consumption services at Clarence Street will be closed The Sexual Health Clinic and satellite clinics will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Health dental clinics will be closed Service Canada/Passport Office Service Canada Centre and Passport Services centres in Ottawa will be closed on Monday due to the holiday. Canada Post There will be no Canada Post delivery on Monday due to the Civic Holiday. Post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business. Malls/grocery stores/businesses All businesses, malls and grocery stores are allowed to open on Colonel By Day/Civic Holiday. Here is the mall schedule: Bayshore Shopping Centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Billings Bridge Mall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carlingwood Shopping Centre will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place d'Orléans will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. St. Laurent Centre will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tanger Outlets will be open Museums
CTV News
30-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
A look at what's open and closed in Ottawa on Colonel Bay Day
looks at closures and schedule changes in Ottawa for the Colonel By Day long weekend. The city of Ottawa has designated the Ontario Civic Holiday as Colonel By Day, in honour of the man who was responsible for building the Rideau Canal and Bytown. OC Transpo OC Transpo buses will run on a Saturday schedule on Monday. There will be enhanced service on routes 8, 25, 63 and 74 during peak periods. O-Train Line 1 will run on a reduced weekday schedule from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., with peak period service reduced to every six minutes O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will run on a normal weekday schedule from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. For more information on bus and O-Train routes, visit Regular Para Transpo bookings or recurring trips for Monday are automatically cancelled. Customers can book trips by calling 613-560-5000. Green bin, recycling and garbage collection There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Monday. Pick up will take place on Tuesday, and collection will be delayed by one day all week. Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regular scheduled day. The Trail Road Waste Facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday Ottawa Client Service Centres/Employment and Social Services The City's 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only. All ServiceOttawa's Client Services Centres, Provincial Offences and APS counters and phone lines will be closed. Counters are located at Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West), Ben Franklin Place (101 Centrepointe Drive), Orléans (255 Centrum Boulevard) and the City's Provincial Offences Court at 100 Constellation Drive. The Business Licensing Centre on Industrial Avenue will be closed The Employment and Social Services officers on Catherine Street, Ogilvie Road, Constellation Drive and Walkley Road will be closed on Monday The City of Ottawa Spay and Neuter Clinic on Concourse Gate will be closed. The City of Ottawa Archives and Gallery 112 at James Bartleman Centre will be closed from Saturday to Monday. Recreation and cultural services Most City of Ottawa recreation complexes are open and operating on a modified schedule on Monday. Visit for details. Beaches and outdoor pools will be open on Monday with lifeguards on duty. Splash pads and wading pools will be open. Hours, details and locations are available at Outdoor swim and splash. Arts Court, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Nepean Visual Arts Centre, City-operated museums, Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, Ben Franklin Place, and Shenkman Arts Centre will be closed to the public. Other City of Ottawa services All municipal child care centres will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Library Branches will be closed Monday The Ottawa Public Health Site program office and supervised consumption services at Clarence Street will be closed The Sexual Health Clinic and satellite clinics will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Health dental clinics will be closed Service Canada/Passport Office Service Canada Centre and Passport Services centres in Ottawa will be closed on Monday due to the holiday. Canada Post There will be no Canada Post delivery on Monday due to the Civic Holiday. Post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business. Malls/grocery stores/businesses All businesses, malls and grocery stores are allowed to open on Colonel By Day/Civic Holiday. Here is the mall schedule: Bayshore Shopping Centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Billings Bridge Mall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carlingwood Shopping Centre will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place d'Orléans will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. St. Laurent Centre will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tanger Outlets will be open Museums
CTV News
15-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
OC Transpo rolling out fare capping for Presto card users Aug. 1
An OC Transpo Presto card is seen in this file image. (CTV News Ottawa) OC Transpo is extending its fare capping policy to Presto card users starting next month. Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar said in a memo Tuesday that beginning Aug. 1, transit riders using a Presto card will not have to pay more than the cost of a monthly pass in any given month when tapping their cards to board a bus or train or when using Para Transpo. 'This new feature is ideal for customers using a Presto card who are eligible for a discount and are unsure how frequently they will use transit in a given month,' Amilcar wrote. 'Customers can load funds onto their Presto card to pay per trip on OC Transpo buses, the O-Train and Para Transpo. Once their total fares paid reach the cost of their monthly pass type, all additional trips for the remainder of that month will be free.' The only exception is the rural supplement for rural trips on Para Transpo. OC Transpo says only the base part of the rural fare (the price of a single urban trip) counts towards the monthly total. Upon reaching the monthly cap, riders will be charged the rural supplement for any additional rural trips. Fare capping is already in effect for people who pay with their credit or debit card. This new Presto card policy will extend to people eligible for discount monthly passes such as the senior's pass, EquiPass or Community Pass. An adult monthly pass costs $135 and a youth monthly pass is $104. A senior's pass and the EquiPass are $58.25 per month, while the Community pass costs $43.25 per month. 'For Senior, EquiPass, and Community pass holders, monthly fare capping on your Presto card offers you the flexibility of monthly savings without the upfront cost,' OC Transpo says. A Presto card user with a regular adult monthly pass would need to pay for 34 regular trips with their card in a month to hit the cap. Seniors, who also pay a reduced fare on their Presto cards, would reach the cap on their 19th trip. Amilcar says customers won't have to do anything extra to take advantage of fare capping. 'Customers are asked to continue tapping their card for every trip – even after reaching the monthly cap – as this adds proof-of-payment to the card in case of fare inspection and supports accurate ridership tracking,' Amilcar's memo says. Customers who regularly transfer to Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) service are asked to continue purchasing monthly passes to ensure seamless travel between the two transit systems. OC Transpo confirms that unlike debit or credit card payments on the transit system, which cap at $12 in a single day—the price of a day pass—fare capping with Presto is only monthly.
Ottawa Citizen
04-07-2025
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
O-Train set single-day ridership record on Canada Day
OC Transpo saw its highest ever single-day ridership on the O-Train Line 1 on Canada Day with approximately 246,000 customer trips. Article content Buses and trains were operating free of charge on July 1, and outgoing OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar said the transit service operated without disruptions. Article content Article content 'High passenger volumes were observed travelling to the downtown core as customers took advantage of the safe, reliable and clean trains, buses and Para Transpo,' Amilcar said in a memo to council. Article content Article content This year marked the first Canada Day that O-Train Lines 2 and 4 were in operation to support the festivities, along with Line 1, Amilcar said. Article content Article content Line 1 saw approximately 246,000 customer trips, marking a 66 per cent increase from last year, and 'the highest single-day ridership ever on O-Train Line 1,' Amilcar said. Line 2 and 4 had about 24,000 customer trips. Article content Park & Ride lots along Line 2 at Bowesville, Leitrim and Greenboro stations almost reached capacity during the day's peak travel periods. Article content Amilcar said OC Transpo worked with Rideau Transit Maintenance and TransitNext to increase the number of trains in service to support customer volumes throughout the day. Article content Line 1 service was increased further following the fireworks and operated every three minutes for revellers leaving the downtown core. OC Transpo had approximately 120 buses on Albert Street after the fireworks for customers heading west. Para Transpo customers were supported at specific drop-off and pick-up locations.
Ottawa Citizen
27-06-2025
- Ottawa Citizen
What's open and closed in Ottawa on Canada Day
Article content Canada Day falls on a Tuesday this year, and that can always make figuring out where you can go a bit tricky, especially in the big crowds. Article content But don't worry, we've got you covered. Here's what's open and closed across the city, and how you can get around on public transit. Article content Article content OC Transpo Article content OC Transpo will have no-charge service all Canada Day on all O-Train lines, buses and Para Transpo, and will have additional service running through the day and into the evening, it said in a memo to council. Article content Article content Bus service and O-Train Lines 1, 2 and 4 will operate on a special Canada Day schedule, the memo stated. Line 1 will operate from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., with enhanced frequency in the evening. Article content Article content Lines 2 and 4 service will operate from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Additional buses will supplement service levels where needed, it said. Article content Para Transpo will provide direct service to a designated drop-off and pickup location on Vimy Place across from the War Museum's group entrance. Para Transpo service will run until 3 a.m. Article content All O-Train stations will be open on Canada Day. Pimisi Station on O-Train Line 1 is the closest station to the main event site at LeBreton Flats. Article content Shopping malls and grocery stores Article content The downtown Rideau Centre will be open for Canada from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. But other malls in the city, including Bayshore, Place d'Orléans, and St. Laurent, will all be closed. Article content Article content Most grocery stores will be closed for the holiday, with a few exceptions: Article content • Loblaws at 363 Rideau St., open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m Article content • Loblaws at 64 Isabella St., open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Article content • Farm Boy at the Rideau Centre, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content • Whole Foods at Lansdowne Park, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content Most retail stores will also be closed, so it's best to call ahead to be sure. Article content Alcohol Article content All LCBO stores in the city will be closed for Canada Day. Article content A selection of Beer Stores will be open across the city on Canada Day: Article content • 1860 Bank St. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content • 1984 Baseline Rd. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content • 548 Montreal Rd. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content • 515 Somerset St. W. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content • 3500 Fallowfield Rd. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Article content • 499 Terry Fox Dr. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
