OTTAWA Transit workers, grocery store and pharmacy workers and restaurant employees become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and back to school in the Outaouais for the first time in a month. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in the national capital region this week. Ottawa s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will continue this week, with thousands of residents becoming eligible to book an appointment through Ontario s online booking system. Here is a look at who will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment the week of May 10: Individuals 40 and older Group 2 of cannot work from home Individuals who cannot work from home that will be eligible include OC Transpo and Para Transpo workers and workers in grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants.
OTTAWA Schools in Ottawa reopen for in-person learning on Monday, new COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers and a new proposal to expand the Chateau Laurier. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch this week. All schools in Ottawa and eastern Ontario will reopen this week for in-person learning. It s the first time students will be in the classroom for in-person classes since the start of the Christmas Break in December. New safety protocols in schools to limit the spread of COVID-19 include mandatory masks for all students in Grades 1-3 in classes and on buses. Kindergarten students are strongly encouraged to wear a mask.
OTTAWA The debate over the proposed new addition at the back of the historic Fairmont Chateau Laurier resumes this week at Ottawa City Hall. On Friday, a joint meeting of the Planning Committee and Built-Heritage Sub-Committee will vote on the latest application from Larco Investments to build a 159-room, two-pavilion addition at the back of the hotel on Rideau Street. Larco Investments filed the new application with the city in November, months after reaching an agreement with Heritage Ottawa on the design of the proposed addition. According to the application, the 11,846-square-metre addition includes two pavilions - one a 10-storey tower, the other 11 storeys tall, extending from the east and west arms of the original hotel and connected by a transparent two-storey connector.