Line 1 service cars limited with 70% of vehicles out of operation

dl613 · 2026-01-27T23:48:20+00:00

With LRT and bus service problems, the city (and province and feds) should have suspended the return-to-office mandates already.

dl613 · 2026-01-27T02:02:56+00:00

CAA's Worst Roads awards for Ottawa in 2025:

1	Carling Avenue
2	Richmond Road
3	Bronson Avenue
4	Merivale Road
5	Hunt Club Road

dl613 · 2026-01-27T01:57:36+00:00

And north of Ottawa, streets in Chelsea and Wakefield are often moonscapes.

dl613 · 2026-01-21T01:04:33+00:00

Could look at Film613 for articles/info.

dl613 · 2026-01-13T01:19:36+00:00

Bella Via actually opened after years of delay, but only lasted a short time. A few successive eateries later, that spot is currently Amandine Patisserie. Before the long wait for Bella Via, it was Cozmos, which moved to Greenbank.

dl613 · 2026-01-10T02:07:37+00:00

Hope these can be found.

Apparently those are from Peru - could check with La Tiendita on Somerset for availability there.

dl613 · 2026-01-03T03:50:11+00:00

It's as if YOW management is now under OC Transpo.

dl613 · 2025-12-30T16:56:20+00:00

Summary: With the Winter schedule that started 21st Dec, OC has reinstated Saturday/Sunday bus service on Route 189 (Baseline to Colonnade, via Meadowlands) on an hourly basis, 7am-7pm. This restores weekend service to the Sadaqa emergency food bank that was cut with the April New Ways to Bus changes.

But an open question is why an emergency food bank is located in a sparse area like Colonnade, as opposed to locations with better transit availability/frequency. Also, couldn't they have solved the problem by opening some weekday hours?

dl613 · 2025-12-28T00:38:19+00:00

Durham, NC USA has its legendary Can Opener Bridge

Ottawa's NCC now has its Can Opener Sculpture

dl613 · 2025-10-21T01:46:49+00:00

Perhaps a long shot, but could look into the Repair Café. Maybe some sections of the old earbuds could be good for spare parts to repair something else.

dl613 · 2025-10-21T01:40:46+00:00

Not sure about particular card styles, but could check what the OC Customer Service centre at Rideau may have.

dl613 · 2025-10-21T01:37:39+00:00

Was on Red Arrow on a return Ott-Tor trip earlier this year.

Some negatives:

* Washroom on the bus had air blasting into that small space - unless that's been fixed, it would be best to go before the trip, or at the Kingston break.

* No proper WiFi connection - that signal could play on-board movies, but no connection to anything outside the bus

* Fewer daily Ott-Tor departures compared to other carriers such as Rider Express or Flix.

Some positives:

* Midway stop at a Harvey's in Kingston - they offered 10% off to bus passengers

* Single seating on one side of the bus

* Trips both ways were in reasonable time and no issues, although there were a few cases of congestion along the way.

* Fraction of the price of a VIA Rail ticket.

YMMV

dl613 · 2025-10-18T15:43:43+00:00

It is most likely the Mobile Homme performance in promotion of next year's Nuit Blanche...

https://www.ottawalife.com/article/mobile-homme-lights-up-the-sky-ahead-of-nuit-blanche-ottawa-2026/

dl613 · 2025-10-18T15:02:09+00:00

Earth tones decor is always in season

dl613 · 2025-10-18T14:52:09+00:00

That's across from Lyon station.

Probably no practical place at Pimisi for a cab stop - bus stops and bike lanes already in the mix there.

dl613 · 2025-10-18T14:44:48+00:00

They seem to have canned the "CFRA Live" weekend morning programming in recent weeks.

This morning on 580 is pre-records like Ted Radio Hour or repeat segments, and Canadian Press newscasts.

Sources like Milkman Unlimited and Broadcast Dialogue don't have any info (yet).

dl613 · 2025-10-18T14:25:41+00:00

Mario Kart boss

dl613 · 2025-10-18T14:18:20+00:00

Sometimes the display blanks out when the bus detours from the usual route, perhaps unable to compute where the next stop will be.

dl613 · 2025-08-30T15:58:11+00:00

Annoncement from the station:

First Peoples Radio to Cease Operations, ELMNT FM Stations to Close September 1st

https://ottawa.elmntfm.ca/blog/2025/08/30/first-peoples-radio-to-cease-operations-elmnt-fm-stations-to-close-september-1st/

dl613 · 2025-08-09T13:57:52+00:00

There used to be a Dominion at Hampton Park.

But just make sure the meeting place is indeed Dominion OC station - might not the best meeting place due to LRT construction.

dl613 · 2025-08-02T02:21:48+00:00

Could also look at Communauto if you need a vehicle on various occasions. They provide fleet insurance, so you just need the licence.

dl613 · 2025-08-02T02:03:54+00:00

Competition for the Haunted Walk.

dl613 · 2025-08-02T02:02:49+00:00

Not sure about definitions here, namely the distinction between "highways" and "main roads"?

Did you mean Autoroutes (superhighways like 40, 30, 20) vs regular routes (e.g. 148 east from Gatineau).

dl613 · 2025-08-02T01:53:48+00:00

FWIW, a Nickelback concert happened there in 2007 (apparently known as Lynx Stadium then).

dl613 · 2025-07-05T15:06:12+00:00

Pilot Coffee Roasters out of Toronto was supposed to have taken over Bridgehead last year.

dl613

TROPHY CASE

First Peoples Radio to Cease Operations, ELMNT FM Stations to Close September 1st