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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Westboro Beach reopens with upgrades
Ottawa Watch Westboro Beach has reopened to the public after multi-million-dollar upgrades and renovations. CTV's Josh Marano reports.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Westboro Beach reopens after renovations
Westboro Beach has been reopened to the public after extensive renovations performed by the National Capital Commission (NCC), which added picnic space, outdoor showers, gender-neutral bathrooms and more. The design was approved in 2022 and closed that summer for construction. It has only been partially reopened since then. The $21 million project was partially funded by the City of Ottawa. It agreed to contribute as part of the agreement with the NCC for the light rail transit extension. An ice cream shop and cafe are open in the pavilion and the attached restaurant is expected to open soon. Yasir Naqvi, MP for Ottawa Centre, attended the opening ceremony Sunday. "I look forward to seeing our community embrace this transformed beach, creating lasting memories and continuing to cherish our vital green spaces," he said in a statement.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
NCC unveils new Westboro Beach area now open to the public
The NCC unveiled the new Westboro Beach pavilion on Sunday, June 1, 2025 (Josh Marano/CTV News Ottawa) The National Capital Commission has reopened Westboro Beach as part of a multi-million-dollar redevelopment project. On Sunday, the NCC officially unveiled its new year-round pavilion, restaurant and café. The new Westboro Beach area also features a scenic lookout of the Ottawa River, picnic and volleyball spaces, accessible washrooms/change rooms and outdoor showers. The pavilion and café are now open to the public but certain amenities remain closed. Ottawa pizzeria The Grand with a location in the ByWard Market is slated to open once final construction work finishes. Westboro Beach The new outdoor area of Westboro Beach, featuring picnic and volleyball spaces. (Josh Marano/CTV News Ottawa) 'The NCC's design excellence and innovation are on full display at Westboro Beach, where nature, community and history come together,' said NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum in a news release. 'With the community's engagement and support, we were able to deliver a project that enhances the shoreline in the west end, and is emblematic of our commitment to creating sustainable, accessible and vibrant public spaces in the National Capital Region.' The beach closed to the public in 2022 but was open to unsupervised swimming as construction took place. The project is projected to cost $21 million, including a $13 million contribution from the City of Ottawa, the NCC says. The redevelopment was part of a 2015 agreement between the NCC and the city for the western extension of the LRT Confederation Line and the creation of a new waterfront park.
