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.
In April, the RCMP announced three Ottawa police officers were charged with breach of trust following an investigation into an alleged plot to tip off some local tow truck drivers to collision scenes in exchange for fees. The Mounties say the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) contacted them in July of 2019 with a request to have the anti-corruption unit investigate a possible breach. The subsequent criminal investigation identified OPS employees who were believed to be acting in concert with particular operators of the Ottawa area tow truck industry, and providing information on vehicle accidents for a fee, the RCMP said in a press release.