Weekly newsletter: June 9, 2026
Hi everyone!
It’s a hot one out there today! Stay hydrated, use sunscreen, and take a break from the sun if you aren’t feeling well.
I had a busy but fun weekend, including bringing my son to the public works big wheels expo. He got in the driver’s seat of a small waste collection vehicle the City uses to service roadside garbage containers downtown. I was his booster seat, but he won’t remember that.
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 roadway remediation on Cresthaven between Baypointe and Versilia, where a watermain break happened over the winter, is scheduled for June 11. The section of Cresthaven will be closed to through traffic from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm that day, but driveway access is expected to be maintained. Works should take one day.
Development application, 3400 Woodroffe↗ – Minutes and supplementary information for April’s public information meeting were shared previously. Further updates will follow as they become available.
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. A separate request has been opened to smoothen the railway crossing (work at the crossing requires additional permission from Transport Canada).
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.
*Free summer transit for youth – Youths aged 11 to 18 can use OC Transpo for free↗ from July 1 to August 31. A Presto card is still needed to enter fare gates and board buses. Please ensure the card is set to youth fare to take advantage of the free fares. Kids aged 10 and under still ride for free year-round.
*Highway 417 – Construction in the median near Pinecrest Road is expected to be completed July 6, which should ease westbound traffic. The Lyon Street westbound onramp is scheduled to reopen July 31.
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 next week 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 West 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.
*O-Train Line 1 – Full capacity has been restored on weekdays, with two-car train sets returning to operation. Single-car service will continue on weekends until further notice.
*O-Train lines 2, 4 – Rail service will be suspended this weekend, June 13 and 14, for track work. R2 buses will service all Line 2 stations every 12 minutes, while route 105 will replace Line 4 trains every 15 minutes. Details at OCTranspo.com↗.
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 have been installed at Cresthaven and Stonecrest parks!
*Planned power outage – To facilitate equipment installation, the electric supply to households on Wells Street will be interrupted from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Hydro Ottawa has delivered notices and sent notifications to affected households.
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, 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.
*Riverside South recreation centre – City staff are hosting a public information session for an upcoming recreation centre project↗ in Riverside South on July 15, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at St. Jerome Catholic School (4330 Spratt Road↗).
*South end truck route study – City staff are hosting a public information session about an ongoing review of heavy truck routes↗ south of Hunt Club Road. The session for Barrhaven is scheduled for June 24, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Salvation Army Barrhaven Church and Community Centre (102 Bill Leathem Drive↗).
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 – Final roadway remediation of the road cuts on Deerfox, Stoneway, and across Woodroffe was completed last week. Thank you for your patience/tolerance at the intersection over the last year and a half.
Have a great week ahead!
-Wilson