Giving it a 2nd go as part of the #bywardmarket #YardSale in #Ottawa this morning until 1 pm! St. Andrew east off king Edward #lowertown #FabricSale

Hundreds of tickets issued at ByWard parking garage in less than 2 months
Since the parking garage at 70 Clarence St. in the ByWard Market switched to a pay-and-display system on March 30, nearly 1,000 tickets have been issued. Kimberley Molina has more.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7215915?cmp=rss

Council votes to steer $10M toward ByWard Market upgrades, but needs province's OK
The city is hoping to redirect $10 million of provincial money into building a safe and welcoming ByWard Market, including $300,000 to improve the pedestrian underpass at Rideau Street and Sussex Drive.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/council-votes-to-steer-10m-toward-byward-market-upgrades-but-needs-province-s-ok-9.7214229?cmp=rss

Hit the #bywardMarket to check out a new cookie biz http://www.chewyPuffcookie.ca I saw through that business networking place.
Supporting a new business is cool, and when I realized @WTL would not be interested in taste testing this flavour; I dove in!
Yum.
Dangerously yum.
But also “gourmet “, so a special occasion treat for sure!
Omar will be in the #vendorVillage on George St today and tomorrow!
#ottawa #localBusiness #cookies

Police investigating after man stabbed in the chest in ByWard Market
Paramedics said they treated a 30-year old man for a stab wound to the chest Saturday night and later transported him to hospital in critical condition.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/byward-market-stabbing-chest-9.7160887?cmp=rss

Parking in the ByWard Market? There's a new system for this parking garage.
CBC's Jodie Applewaithe spoke to drivers about the new three-hour park-and-display system at the 70 Clarence St. parking garage in the ByWard Market.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7147241?cmp=rss

Ottawa's St. Patrick's Day parade returns Saturday
An early St. Patrick's Day parade will go from Ottawa's Supreme Court to ByWard Market Saturday afternoon. It's the city's first such parade since 2019.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/st-patricks-day-parade-ottawa-return-2026-route-9.7116799?cmp=rss

Despite skepticism, ByWard Market plan sails through committee
A city committee unanimously endorsed a plan to revitalize the ByWard Market on Tuesday, but even supporters are quick to admit that it won’t be a silver bullet.
#revitalization #plan #committee #ByWardMarket
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/despite-skepticism-byward-market-plan-sails-through-committee-9.7113394?cmp=rss

Why a parking garage is key to the cost and timing of the ByWard Market 'reset'
The estimated cost of the latest plan for the ByWard Market has gone up by nearly $70 million since an earlier and largely unrealized version of the redevelopment scheme was approved by city council in 2021.
#cost #timing #redevelopment #ByWardMarket
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/byward-market-ottawa-plan-garage-cost-improvement-9.7103764?cmp=rss