Weekly newsletter: June 2, 2026
Hi everyone!
Welcome to June! Apparently, June 2 is rotisserie chicken day, which is how I feel when I get into my car after it’s been parked in the sun. On an unrelated note, four years ago today, the United Nations officially changed the name of Turkey to Türkiye following a request from their government.
The warmer weather also means parked vehicles can get lethally hot within minutes. Never leave vulnerable people or pets in the car.
Bite-sized updates
Sorted alphabetically. New/updated items marked with asterisk (*).
Beatrice/Queensbury (bus stop 3345) shelter – Staff anticipate shelter installation in July.
Cresthaven road repair – Final repairs to Cresthaven between Baypointe and Versilia, where a watermain break happened over the winter, are scheduled for June 11. The section of Cresthaven will be closed to through traffic that day, but driveway access is expected to be maintained. The works should take one day.
*Development application, 3400 Woodroffe↗ – Thank you to the residents who attended last month’s public information meeting. Minutes and supplementary information were shared in a previous newsletter. Access laneway in the plan was recently updated to be widened to address emergency access concerns. Further updates will follow as they become available.
*Doors Open – The 24th edition of Doors Open Ottawa returns this weekend, June 6 and 7. The free event allows the public to visit and tour buildings not usually open to the public. This year, 76 buildings will open their door for the event. Visit Ottawa.ca↗ for more information. The event will also include a public works fleet display↗ at the baseball stadium on Sunday!
Earl Mulligan Drive – Traffic calming construction is anticipated to be complete by mid-June (previously mid-July). See Ottawa.ca/EarlMulliganDrive↗ for more information, including a project overview.
*Fallowfield Road resurfacing – Resurfacing between Greenbank and the railway is scheduled to begin July 9 and may include some overnight work. Catch basins will also be relevelled and repaired where needed. More details in the weeks to come.
Fallowfield Via Rail Station – Construction will happen 10:00 pm to 10:00 am nightly until June 30 (excluding Fridays and weekends, unless delayed by weather during the week) to partially rebuild the train station’s island platform. No impacts to the OC Transpo station are expected.
Household hazardous waste – This year’s drop-off depots near Barrhaven are noted below. See Ottawa.ca/HHW↗ for instructions and depots scheduled for other dates and further away from Barrhaven. Many items, like light bulbs, spent batteries, old tires, paint, electronics, and more, can also be dropped off at retailers and other locations↗ throughout the year.
June 28, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm – Trail Road Landfill, 4475 Trail Road↗
October 17, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm – Strandherd snow dump, 4061 Strandherd Drive↗ (enter via Dealership Drive)
Longfields/Via Verona sidewalk – Construction will begin in the coming weeks to fill in a missing link in the sidewalk on the west side of Longfields between Via Verona and Via Chianti. Originally, this was to be done with the adjacent parcel’s development, but with a horizon of seven to 10 years, an arrangement was made with the developer to install an interim sidewalk made of asphalt, which will be winter maintained. Thank you to the resident and their daughter who raised this at my town hall last autumn!
NCC Bike Days – The National Capital Commission’s weekend and holiday closures↗ of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway have resumed. Like previous years, the driveway will be closed to motorised traffic between Fifth avenue and Somerset street weekends and holidays from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm until Thanksgiving. Similar closures also affect the Kichi Zībī Mīkan and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway.
*Ottawa Farmers’ Market (Barrhaven) – The market has restarted for the year and will continue every Sunday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Nepean Woods Park and Ride. The joint market event with the Barrhaven BIA and Locally Crafted Markets will be on June 14.
*Parks three-stream bins – Three-stream (garbage, recycling, organics) waste bins will be installed at Cresthaven and Stonecrest parks starting this week.
*Police office hours – South District officers are hosting drop-in office hours as part of their community outreach. Their next day is June 11, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (special hours), upstairs by the food court at the Walter Baker Sports Centre. No registration needed.
*Queensway-Carleton Hospital – The QCH is seeking candidates↗ for their Patient and Family Advisory Council. The council works with the hospital to ensure patient and family voices are reflected in their work. Applications are accepted until the end of June.
Riverside/Bank - Ongoing Bank Street construction will affect residents whose commute includes the Riverside/Bank intersection, including lane closures and roadway shifts now until August 31. See Ottawa.ca↗ for more information.
Summer jobs with the City – Summer job postings in parks and recreation are now live at Ottawa.ca/jobs↗. Please note some positions are restricted to post-secondary students, while others are open to all students.
Walter Baker Sports Centre – The swimming pools are closed for structural and deck repair works until June 28. Annual maintenance will also be completed during the closure.
*Woodroffe/Deerfox-Stoneway – The road cuts at the intersection will receive final remediation June 3 and 4 (incorrect dates were shared last week), as hot asphalt is available again for the construction season. Repairs will include the road cuts on Deerfox, Stoneway, and across both directions of Woodroffe, and should take a day or two. All works will be completed off peak hours.
Last, but not least, June 2 is Decoration Day, the original holiday recognising Canada’s veterans. It began as a form of protest in 1890 by veterans who felt their contributions during the Fenian Raids were overlooked by the government.
The holiday became an annual event and gained momentum as further conflicts, such as the North-West Rebellion and the Second Boer War created more veterans. Decoration Day declined in prominence in the 1900s until the First World War.
In 1931, the federal government fixed November 11, the end of the First World War, as the official day commemorating military service in Canada. Some recognition of Decoration Day still exists as a way to remember veterans of Canada’s earliest battles.
That’s all for this week! Enjoy the warm weather.
-Wilson