Ottawa city councillors have voted to eliminate citizen representation on the transit commission, despite warnings that public trust is at an all-time low.

New funding from the Ontario government aims to help municipalities address transit costs related to COVID-19. Guelph will receive $2.6 million while Waterloo gets $8.5 million.

The commission's current headquarters dates back more than 70 years and is "past its design and economic life," a staff report going before city politicians reads.

The train viaduct over Greene Avenue has been involved in close to 30 collisions with heavy vehicles in the past two years, according to the city of Westmount.

Justice William Hourigan's report says "deliberate malfeasance is unacceptable in a public project" and makes 103 recommendations to fix the problems.

A public inquiry that began in November of last year is scheduled to release its final report on Wednesday morning.

Global BC senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon said the incoming system should hit Vancouver Island first on Tuesday, with significant snow for the Lower Mainland by Tuesday night.

The new Transit-Friendly Employer Certification (TFE) will be available to employers that subsidize a portion of their employees' transit fares.

The union representing the more than 2,200 transit workers who walked off the job on Nov. 6 said they are expected to vote to ratify the contract in the coming days.

The city is looking to hear from residents on the next phase of transit in Barrie, Ont., as well as transit preferences.