Ontario

Ottawa, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Ottawa: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Ottawa

How Ottawa sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Ottawa follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Ottawa in national context first.

Shenkman Arts Centre keeps Ottawa lively · December 2023

Shenkman Arts Centre is a reason people stay fond of Ottawa.

December 2023 in Ottawa: Shenkman Arts Centre. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and Gatineau, with a ByWard Market stop on the route list.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Ottawa

How Ottawa compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Ottawa's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Ottawa: Ottawans measure the capital in station names and river

Ottawans measure the capital in station names and river crossings as much as in monuments. OC Transpo runs the daily grammar: bus routes

ByWard Market still orients Ottawa. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

3-1-1 is the client-service path featured on ottawa.ca for reports, payments, and registrations.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Ottawa

Published residential mill-rate context for Ottawa.

Residential mill rates for Ottawa appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Ottawa beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa · November 2023

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and Shenkman Arts Centre comes up. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Britannia Beach, Ottawa · November 2023

West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race

Britannia Beach still orients Ottawa. West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race weekends just redraw the road closures.

Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and Gatineau, with a ByWard Market stop on the route list.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa: Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for · November 2023

Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for the August Civic Holiday service shifts.

November 2023 in Ottawa: ByWard Market. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for the August Civic Holiday service shifts.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Ottawa

Where Ottawa sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Ottawa shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Ottawa permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in Ottawa

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

Shenkman Arts Centre still orients Ottawa. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa on the City transit event map.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Britannia Beach still draws people in Ottawa

Britannia Beach is a reason people stay fond of Ottawa.

October 2023 in Ottawa: Britannia Beach. West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race weekends just redraw the road closures.

O-Train Line 1 is the named rail spine in fall service improvement notices, not a generic subway line.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in Ottawa

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and ByWard Market comes up. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Ottawa

Published residential mill-rate context for Ottawa.

Residential mill rates for Ottawa appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Ottawa beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Ottawa: When something breaks, 3-1-1 is the number on ottawa.ca, not a

When something breaks, 3-1-1 is the number on ottawa.ca, not a generic help desk. Bluesfest weekends push OC Transpo into festival mode,

September 2023 in Ottawa: Shenkman Arts Centre. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

3-1-1 is the client-service path featured on ottawa.ca for reports, payments, and registrations.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa water: Ottawa River water is naturally soft and tea-coloured

Ottawa draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant.

Ask where Ottawa drinking water begins and the answer is Ottawa River, then Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Central plant (c. 1931/1932) on Lemieux Island; nominal capacity 400 ML/day. Shares the Ottawa River source and multi-barrier process with Britannia.

See the Ottawa water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: ByWard Market

Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling

ByWard Market still orients Ottawa. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

O-Train Line 1 is the named rail spine in fall service improvement notices, not a generic subway line.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Ottawa.

Ottawa appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of Ottawa

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and Shenkman Arts Centre comes up. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Ottawa.

Broadband rows for Ottawa come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Ottawa internet page.

What still surprises about Ottawa

Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa on the City transit event map.

August 2023 in Ottawa: ByWard Market. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa on the City transit event map.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa on the radon map

How Ottawa sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Ottawa follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Ottawa in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in Ottawa

Shenkman Arts Centre is a reason people stay fond of Ottawa.

Shenkman Arts Centre still orients Ottawa. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and Gatineau, with a ByWard Market stop on the route list.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Ottawa compares nearby

How Ottawa compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Ottawa's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Ottawa: Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and ByWard Market comes up. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Ottawa

Published residential mill-rate context for Ottawa.

Residential mill rates for Ottawa appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Ottawa beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Ottawa: O-Train Line 1 is the named rail spine in fall service improvement

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

July 2023 in Ottawa: Shenkman Arts Centre. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

O-Train Line 1 is the named rail spine in fall service improvement notices, not a generic subway line.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: Britannia Beach

West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and Britannia Beach comes up. West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race weekends just redraw the road closures.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

ByWard Market still surprises

Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for the August Civic Holiday service shifts.

ByWard Market still orients Ottawa. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for the August Civic Holiday service shifts.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Ottawa

Where Ottawa sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Ottawa shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Ottawa permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Shenkman Arts Centre

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and Shenkman Arts Centre comes up. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Britannia Beach keeps Ottawa lively

Britannia Beach is a reason people stay fond of Ottawa.

Britannia Beach still orients Ottawa. West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race weekends just redraw the road closures.

O-Train Line 1 is the named rail spine in fall service improvement notices, not a generic subway line.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Ottawa: Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and

When something breaks, 3-1-1 is the number on ottawa.ca, not a generic help desk. Bluesfest weekends push OC Transpo into festival mode,

May 2023 in Ottawa: ByWard Market. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and Gatineau, with a ByWard Market stop on the route list.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Ottawa

Published residential mill-rate context for Ottawa.

Residential mill rates for Ottawa appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Ottawa beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa

Ottawans measure the capital in station names and river crossings as much as in monuments. OC Transpo runs the daily grammar: bus routes

Shenkman Arts Centre still orients Ottawa. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

3-1-1 is the client-service path featured on ottawa.ca for reports, payments, and registrations.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa water via Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant

Ottawa draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Ottawa's source: Ottawa River. Treatment at Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

Central plant (c. 1931/1932) on Lemieux Island; nominal capacity 400 ML/day. Shares the Ottawa River source and multi-barrier process with Britannia.

See the Ottawa water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

ByWard Market, Ottawa

Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and ByWard Market comes up. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Ottawa

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Ottawa.

Ottawa appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Shenkman Arts Centre

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

April 2023 in Ottawa: Shenkman Arts Centre. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for the August Civic Holiday service shifts.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Ottawa

Advertised broadband availability for Ottawa.

Broadband rows for Ottawa come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Ottawa internet page.

March 2023

Ottawa: Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN

Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa on the City transit event map.

ByWard Market still orients Ottawa. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa on the City transit event map.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Ottawa

How Ottawa sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Ottawa follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Ottawa in national context first.

Why Shenkman Arts Centre still draws people in Ottawa

Shenkman Arts Centre is a reason people stay fond of Ottawa.

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and Shenkman Arts Centre comes up. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa beside its neighbours

How Ottawa compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Ottawa's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in Ottawa: 3-1-1 is the client-service path featured on ottawa.ca for reports,

When something breaks, 3-1-1 is the number on ottawa.ca, not a generic help desk. Bluesfest weekends push OC Transpo into festival mode,

February 2023 in Ottawa: ByWard Market. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

3-1-1 is the client-service path featured on ottawa.ca for reports, payments, and registrations.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Ottawa

Published residential mill-rate context for Ottawa.

Residential mill rates for Ottawa appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Ottawa beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa

Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in

Shenkman Arts Centre still orients Ottawa. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

O-Train Line 1 is the named rail spine in fall service improvement notices, not a generic subway line.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Britannia Beach, Ottawa

West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race

February 2023 in Ottawa: Britannia Beach. West-end Ottawa River beach familiar enough that triathlon organizers use it as a swim start. Locals know the shore year-round; race weekends just redraw the road closures.

Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and Gatineau, with a ByWard Market stop on the route list.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Ottawa: Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for

Colonel By Day is the local name OC Transpo and the City use for the August Civic Holiday service shifts.

Walk or drive through Ottawa long enough and ByWard Market comes up. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Neighbourhood talk stays concrete. Centretown and Alta Vista surface in ordinary Citizen briefs the way office towers never do. ByWard Market keeps the heritage-market pulse downtown, close enough to the Rideau Canal that cycling maps and heritage plans treat canal and market as one downtown circuit. West along the Ottawa River, Britannia Beach is where IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa starts its swim, turning a familiar shore into a weekend course map. Arts pages point to Shenkman Arts Centre and Doors Open Ottawa when the cultural calendar needs a civic address rather than a tourist brochure.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Ottawa

Where Ottawa sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Ottawa comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Ottawa permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Shenkman Arts Centre keeps Ottawa lively

Shenkman Arts Centre is a reason people stay fond of Ottawa.

January 2023 in Ottawa: Shenkman Arts Centre. Municipal theatre on the City arts roster, one of the civic stages Ottawans point to when the calendar needs a building name. It sits in the same arts network as Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe and Arts Court.

Britannia Beach has served as the swim start for IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa on the City transit event map.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ottawa and Ottawa River

Ottawa draws municipal drinking water from Ottawa River, treated at Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant.

Ask where Ottawa drinking water begins and the answer is Ottawa River, then Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Central plant (c. 1931/1932) on Lemieux Island; nominal capacity 400 ML/day. Shares the Ottawa River source and multi-barrier process with Britannia.

See the Ottawa water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

ByWard Market in Ottawa

Ottawans measure the capital in station names and river crossings as much as in monuments. OC Transpo runs the daily grammar: bus routes

ByWard Market still orients Ottawa. Heritage market district that still functions as a downtown meet point. Transit pages treat it as a Winterlude stop; arts and cycling materials keep it tied to the Rideau Canal circuit.

Winterlude's free Sno-Bus links festival sites across Ottawa and Gatineau, with a ByWard Market stop on the route list.

More on Ottawa: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.