National Capital Commission

• Famed Ottawa Rideau Canal skateway to reopen Sunday…for walking

  Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway is reopening today, but visitors are being urged to leave their blades at home.

  Canada

  Feb 18
  
• As Ottawa warms up, Rideau Canal to close for skaters just four days after opening

  Ottawa's Rideau Canal is set to close for skating at 10 p.m. this evening, just four days after a section of the skateway was first opened for the season.

  Canada

  Jan 24
  
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• Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can

  Heavy snow blanketed some of the views and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn't stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday..

  Canada

  Jan 22
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• NCC approves renaming of Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to Kichi Zībī Mīkan

  The National Capital Commission's board of directors has voted to rename the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to the Kichi Zībī Mīkan.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2023
• Ottawa’s Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to get an Indigenous name

  An Ottawa thoroughfare currently named after Canada's first prime minister is expected to receive a new Indigenous name later this year, the National Capital Commission says.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
• NCC seeks bids for major attraction to ‘anchor’ LeBreton Flats redevelopment

  The National Capital Commission is taking another crack at getting a sports arena or other major events centre in central Ottawa at LeBreton Flats.

  Money

  Dec 1, 2021
• NCC prefers Ottawa-Gatineau tram to run along Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill

  The National Capital Commission came out in favour of an interprovincial tramway along Wellington Street on Friday, which could see major traffic changes on the central roadway.

  Traffic

  Aug 13, 2021
• Weekend Bikedays: NCC opens more Ottawa parkways to cyclists, pedestrians

  Colonel By Drive is joining a crop of Ottawa parkways reserved for active transportation this summer as the NCC expands its popular pilot project.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 30, 2021
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• Developers partner with Ottawa community groups in bids to build at LeBreton Flats

  Three proponents made the shortlist to develop the first parcel of land at LeBreton Flats, the National Capital Commission announced Thursday.

  News

  Apr 22, 2021
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• COVID-19: NCC opening up Ottawa parkways for active use as city plans park restrictions

  The NCC is closing three of its parkways in Ottawa for the second weekend in a row as the city plans new restrictions to curb gatherings in local parks.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021