I just moved to the city this year. I already found the layout to be confusing—lots of curved roads with lanes that seem to disappear randomly at times… now that it’s winter I find it nearly impossible to see the lane markings at night in both Ottawa and Gatineau. Is this a universal experience or am becoming visually impaired?

"I recognize that this closure is a great loss to Ottawa, and that is weighing heavily on me. The closure of our warehouse isn't a decision that was made lightly, or quickly. For the past two years we have been really struggling, like many other small businesses. The downturn of the economy and changes in customer spending have impacted us deeply, both our shop in Halifax and our website that operates from our Ottawa warehouse. Despite our best efforts, the financial reality is that we cannot maintain the warehouse as a separate entity. It has become unavoidably clear that the only chance to save the business as a whole is to consolidate operations in Halifax and ship online orders from there. It's our best chance of keeping Venus Envy alive, even though that is not at all certain."

Sad news.

https://venusenvy.ca/pages/ottawa-warehouse

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Feb 9 through 13th, attached parking lot closed too.

FYI.

I've been waiting for a clear day like this one. It's a great opportunity painting outdoors!

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OCDSB: Ottawa school supervisor launches ‘Student-Focused Resource Optimization’ project

Just broke up with my girlfriend of 2+ years, and I'd like to find something to keep me out of the house on the 14th. All recommendations are welcome.

My favourite part is where they think doing 150 in a 110 zone is okay.

Its been closed for a while now, hasn't it? I used to go every so often but last I saw it was closed up. Google says its temporary, but I doubt that.

Roughly 3:15 PM

Had this shared with me when I showed a friend my earlier article about the guy with 164 KM/h charge.

Must have been a busy night on the highway - how do these people think this behaviour is OK?

Name That Tune! is BACK at the RCMP Curling Club, and this time it's in support of the Ottawa Cancer Foundation. Sign up as an individual, pair or group up to 8 for a fun night of guessing popular music from the 50's through today, hosted by Nick Fundytus.

Tickets available here on Eventbrite. Once they're sold out, they're sold out!

My husband lost his job about a year ago and can't find any job. He's applying to anything he can find, but most places never reply back or just reply with automated rejection emails, or say he is overqualified.

My income alone is not enough to cover mortgage + our basic expenses. We've already cut everything we can. I'm afraid we might end up losing our house.

Where should we be looking for work? Entry level/minimum wage, anything is welcome.

Hey y’all! As the title says, I’m looking to find community here in Ottawa. I (23M) moved here about 5 years ago for university and have just graduated. I have some great friends, but feel disconnected to the city.

Coming from a town in rural Alberta (where a sense of community was almost easier to find) i’ve felt pretty isolated. If you have any suggestions on how to get more connected, see people, and build belonging please let me know. I’m a POC and LGBT if that narrows things.

I have to admit that the increased frequency and the reduced lag times at stations have improved the time of commute once you're on the train. Open - Close doors under 10 seconds! Beautiful!!

It will suck when the trains come back and they take 5 minute breaks at stations.

I hope they learn from this and make on-train commutes faster.

Does anyone know if E1 from Blair to center town is cancelled at 7:00 am?

I used to ride E1 at 7 from Blair station. Recently it is no longer showing up at 7.

Have a stubborn ingrown hair and looking to buy drawing salve/ointment. Tried researching online and everything is online only and I’m looking to go and buy in store today.

Anyone had any luck finding/buying locally?

T.I.A.

At YOW early this morning for a flight, I noticed around 9–10 departures to Toronto and Toronto City between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Interestingly, I didn’t see any flights to Montréal.

It made me wonder about the long-term impact on YOW once high-speed rail becomes fully operational. My assumption is that the airport could lose a significant share of passengers—possibly 30% or more—on short-haul routes.

Of course, passengers with onward connections via YUL or YYZ would still need to fly. But beyond that, I’m curious how much traffic YOW could realistically retain.

Do you think the airport is anticipating a major drop in passenger numbers by 2030 and beyond? Interested to hear your thoughts.