LACE UP THE SKATES Ottawa s outdoor refrigerated rinks will close at 12 a.m. on Saturday, April 3 until further notice. The city says you must book a free 45-minute reservation for a skating time at www.ottawa.ca/skating for Friday, April 2.
Reservations will be required to skate at the following peak times: City Hall Rink of Dreams, 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. daily Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink of Dreams, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekends, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekdays Lansdowne Park Skating Court, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekends, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. weekdays
SKI SEASON Go skiing at Calabogie Peaks all weekend. For more information, visit calabogie.com
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UPDATE: Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce a month-long provincewide shutdown on Thursday, sources tell CTV News. This means Renfrew County won t be going into Orange-Restrict, but will be subject to the same shutdown rules as the rest of the province. After being considered one of the safer health units in the province in terms of COVID-19 transmission, Renfrew County looks set to move into the Orange-Restrict zone for the first time in the coming days. I think it’s pretty much certain that we’re going to go there, says Dr. Robert Cushman, the region’s Acting Medical Officer of Health. If you look at our numbers last week they were orange.
OTTAWA A 33-year-old driver is facing stunt driving charges after Ontario Provincial Police say they were stopped on Highway 401 travelling nearly double the speed limit in the rain. A Leeds OPP officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 401 east of Brockville Wednesday afternoon following a traffic complaint. Police say the vehicle was travelling 191 kilometres an hour on Highway 401. The speed limit is 100 km/h on Canada s busiest highway. The driver s licence was suspended for a week, and the vehicle is impounded for seven days. A #LeedsOPP officer stopped this vehicle in the rain Wednesday afternoon following a traffic complaint. 191kph on #Hwy401 east of Brockville. Vehicle impounded and DL suspended for 33 year old driver. #slowdown^ec pic.twitter.com/HserE9GbC4
OTTAWA An Ottawa police officer who pleaded guilty to five charges of uttering threats and assault relating to four different women has been sentenced to probation and has resigned from the force. Following a joint proposal by the Defence and the Crown, Justice Robert Wadden sentenced Eric Post Thursday to a suspended sentence of three years of non-reporting probation the maximum allowed by law in this case with the requirement that he keep the peace and be of good behavior; appear in court if required and not to communicate with the victims or members of their immediate families. Three victim impact statements were filed with the court.