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Average ice levels usually range from 15 to 18 inches of ice, but this year the average has been between 2 to 8 inches.

“So, at this time, we still have a tentative blasting day scheduled for March 2, but that is completely weather- and condition-dependent. … With this warmer weather, we are expecting flows to start to pick up later in the weeks. We may have to adjust our plan,” Denyes said.

Flood response has begun drilling test holes and preparing equipment in the event that there is a risk of flooding to neighbouring communities along the Rideau River.

In the case that ice-blasting is not required this year, the flood response team will deploy the amphibious excavator, which will be used to break away any remaining ice on the Rideau River.

Councillors have been told in a slide presentation on Stage 2 construction on late Tuesday afternoon that OC Transpo is giving themselves a wider timeline than had been previously announced with an opening day potentially being in September.

Construction for the Trillium Line was originally scheduled to be completed in August 2022, but was delayed until September 2023. On Sept. 29, Amilcar said that based on the progress to date, a fall launch was no longer possible and would be delayed again.

This could mean the Trillium Line would open a full two years behind schedule. This would be the third major delay.

New statistics, obtained by CTV News Ottawa through an Access to Information request, shows OC Transpo drivers received 87 speeding tickets from automated speed enforcement cameras and 56 tickets through the red light camera program in 2023.

Tickets issued under the red light camera and photo radar camera provisions in the Highway Traffic Act are owner liability offences, meaning the city of Ottawa is legally responsible to pay the fine as the owner of the vehicle.

Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs says a pilot project to equip local police officers with body cameras is expected to begin around the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

The idea has the backing of the Ottawa Police Association, which says it has been advocating for body cameras for more than 10 years.

"We're going ahead and installing that product this year into the service, which also includes what we call video oversight — the cameras in our interview rooms when we're recording witnesses, victims or suspects during interviews," he said. "So, that's going ahead this year. The DEMS is a foundational piece that you need for body-worn cameras so you can store all the video. So, that part will be rolled out in 2024."

"We are preparing for a pilot with body-worn cameras and what we call ALPRs — automated licence plate readers, but basically, they're dashcams — and that pilot will follow the DEMS and the video oversight installation. So, we're looking at the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025 for that pilot to start."

With the upcoming onslaught of warm weather this week are you changing your winter tires early this spring?

Previously known as the Climate Action Incentive Payment, the Liberals are now calling it the "Canada Carbon Rebate."

The change does not come with any adjustments to how the federal fuel charge system and corresponding refund actually works.

"The name was updated to the Canada Carbon Rebate to clarify its function, and make its meaning and relationship to the carbon pricing system more intuitive for Canadians," reads a government press release.

Reminder for all the parents here that registrations for spring aquatics begins February 13 at 9 pm.

Health officials in Kingston confirmed on Friday that Avian Flu, also known as bird flu, was detected in a rash of sick and dying Geese found on the Lake Ontario waterfront.

The City of Kingston said last week that it was investigating after finding approximately 30 dead Canadian Geese that showed signs of an illness.

Avian Flu was detected at a poultry farm in western Quebec last month. Experts from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency say the virus spreads through feces and the nasal and eye discharges of infected birds.

Health Canada says there are 23 active investigations in Canada for domestic birds infected with Avian Flu, mostly at poultry farms. There is one investigation in Ontario at a poultry farm in the town of Amherstburg.

Numbers just released by the City of Ottawa show 155 people a day on average got nabbed by a red-light camera in 2023, a problem that’s getting worse every year. As is speeding. And distracted driving. It’s obvious: Nobody knows how to drive worth beans.

The new data on red-light cameras shows that during the year 2023, our 85 cameras together led to the issuing of 56,472 tickets representing more than $18.3 million in fines. That’s an increase from 45,723 tickets last year. It represents an average of $215,294 and change per camera in 2023. The numbers for speeding cameras aren’t any better, in case you were wondering. And they, too, keep getting worse.