A number of energy companies are proposing building facilities throughout west Ottawa that would store excess electricity, but those who live nearby say they re concerned about how the facilities would affect them and their property values.
Festival season has returned to the Ottawa Valley with the Valley Agricultural Festival making its debut in Arnprior, Ont. this weekend. However, the festival is no longer known as the Arnprior Fair.
Ottawa police say a driver hit a pedestrian Friday evening on Galetta Side Road near the 417 overpass. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ottawa Police Service s collision investigation unit was probing a serious collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle Friday night in the rural west part of the city.