OTTAWA The cost of lumber has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Whether it s building a backyard deck or fence, or framing interior walls for an addition or renovation, the cost will likely be double what it was last year. Initially, Roger Liddle planned for a huge 25-by-30-foot wooden deck in the backyard of his new home in Manotick Ont. Once the design was complete, Liddle priced it out. The prices we looked at for the lumber last summer was quite reasonable, says Liddle. If we had just bought the lumber and done the work ourselves the deck would have cost about $3,000 for the lumber itself.
An outdoor concert at Lansdowne Park later this month will feature rapid COVID-19 screening and could serve as a dry run for larger concerts later this year.
OTTAWA Ottawa firefighters have doused a small fire at a high-rise building near Algonquin College. Fire crews were called to 20 Deerfield Dr., near the intersection of Baseline Road and Navaho Drive, at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a fire on the 15th floor. Many residents of the building had evacuated by the time crews arrived. Firefighters encountered smoke inside the apartment so thick they could barely see. They found the fire in the bedroom and quickly put it out. No injuries have been reported and the fire was out by 11:04 a.m. It was contained to the unit.