In Quebec, Camp Fortune, Mont Cascades and Mont Tremblant have suspended operations. Mountain Equipment Co-op has closed its retail stores until further notice, with online retail continuing. The spread of COVID-19 is prompting event and workplace shutdowns in Ottawa and across the country. The Château Laurier hotel suspended operations as of March 21. The National Basketball Association put the rest of its regular season on hold March 11. The Queen Elizabeth Driveway from Laurier to Fifth avenues, daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Ottawa Art Gallery is closed until further notice. Access to the college’s campuses is being restricted to critical staff. PSAC will continue to bargain for all units currently in negotiations. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Police have asked that any collision without injuries be phoned in to 613-236-1222, where callers will receive further instructions. Closure: all travel lanes are closed on the highway. The Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League seasons, including those of the Ottawa 67’s and Gatineau Olympiques, were cancelled. Wednesday, Mar. Portions of four National Capital Commission (NCC) roadways will remain closed to vehicles until September. CHEO cancelled its April 1 portion of the 2020 For the Kids Gala. All Bridgehead coffee shop locations are closed until further notice, but bagged and pod coffee delivery is available online. The City of Gatineau is prohibiting the use of play structures, sports fields, skate parks and swings at city parks, until further notice. Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1. Ticketholders who purchased elsewhere should contact their point-of-purchase directly. Local builder Claridge Homes said meetings with sales reps and designers would be by appointment only. Most non-essential facilities and services have been shut down until further notice; a full list is online. Movati fitness clubs are closed until further notice. Starbucks is offering drive-through and delivery service only, though some exceptions are made for locations in and around health care facilities. Organizers will be in touch with ticketholders to offer the option of donating the cost of their tickets, exchanges for future shows or requests for refunds. Indoor and outdoor gatherings are prohibited (with some exceptions). The NCC closed part of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway along the Rideau Canal, two parkways along the Ottawa River and three Gatineau Park parkways earlier this spring to offer residents more space to walk, run and cycle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Blood Services has suspended all buccal swabbing events in Canada and is encouraging prospective stem cell donors to register online to get swab kits delivered by mail. Our partners at Ottawa Public Health have developed best-practices for maintaining your safety while out in public during the pandemic. Do your research and arrive prepared. The Mayfair Theatre and Bytowne Cinema are closed until further notice. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada has closed its offices across the country and was allowing most employees to work from home. “We are reviewing options to see if and when it will be possible to mount the National Sentry Program at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,” Vance added, referring to the National War Memorial. All of Canada’s national museums closed on March 14 until further notice. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Ottawa’s hospitals made a joint announcement that each of them would restrict visiting, but details vary from one to another. All tickets for cancelled events will be exchanged or refunded. The National Hockey League suspended its 2019-20 season. Via Rail continues to operate, with reduced service. The provincial offences courthouse at 100 Constellation Dr. is closed until May 29. Quebec police set up checkpoints on bridge links with Ottawa to limit entry amid COVID-19 pandemic. The city provides many of its services online: bill and parking ticket payment, pet registration, Presto card loading, and more. The Outaouais has three more COVID-19 deaths, while Renfrew County has one. The Archdiocese of Ottawa has ordered all churches in the Ottawa and Alexandria-Cornwall dioceses closed, even for private prayer, until further notice. It has cancelled its in-person spring convocation ceremonies. Click here for more info. Provides up to the minute traffic and transit information for Ontario. Ottawa is reporting 79 new cases of COVID-19. The event’s program featured performances by more than two dozen Indigenous, folk and roots music artists including the popular Ottawa-based duo Twin Flames. The ninth annual Ottawa Grassroots Festival, which was to have taken place April 23-26 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, is cancelled. No walk-ins allowed. The next issue of Ottawa Citizen Headline News will soon be in your inbox. Travel restrictions are in place due to COVID-19. All Quebec elementary and secondary schools and daycares are closed through May 1, save for daycare services for the children of health care, social service and essential service workers. People were stocking up on supplies like bottled water, toilet paper and canned goods around Ottawa on Thursday evening in the wake of news of school closures and other reactions to COVID-19. Guided tours of the Senate of Canada building have been suspended until further notice, while guided tours of the House of Commons at West Block have been suspended until the week of April 20. The Central Canada Hockey League, part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League umbrella organization, announced March 13 it had cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. All on- and off-site programming has been suspended. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre has cancelled all in-person and group counselling, drop-in sessions and public education workshops until further notice. Fairmont Chateau Montebello did the same as of March 22. Comments on agenda items can be submitted by phone or email to the committee or council coordinator. COVID-19 has killed 102 people outside Ottawa: 52 in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark counties, 17 in other parts of eastern Ontario and 33 in the Outaouais. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/k4Lg5xoaJX. Algonquin College students are finishing the winter term entirely online. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced all publicly funded schools — including secondary and elementary — will remain closed to students until at least May 4. Quebec’s alcohol and cannabis stores — the SAQ and SQDC — remain open, though SAQ store hours are limited and both the SAQ and SQDC are now closed on Sundays. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. The full list of closures (via ottawa.ca) Today's Ottawa update Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 79 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday but zero deaths. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. April 1 portion of the 2020 For the Kids Gala. The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) suspended all games and practices indefinitely.