#ottawa
Why didn’t anyone tell me about this?
May we remember the workers and their sacrifice; the blood and sweat that poured into every inch of the Rideau Canal.
#canada #canadiana #canadianhistory #documentary #engineering #history #malaria #ottawa #rideaucanal
One of my least favourite things to see, a major #bike route in #Ottawa still closed after two years. Before that it was open only a few weeks after being closed for another two years. I would be happy if #construction in the city actually got finished.
Sobriety tests, longer hours: E-scooters are back, but the rules have changed
Highlights:
- People will be able to ride between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. this year. That's two hours later than in 2023, and one hour earlier.
- Riders will also be barred from taking e-scooters along the Rideau Canal Pathway or the Ottawa River Pathway. The land belongs to the National Capital Commission (NCC), which doesn't allow e-scooters or any vehicle that can't be propelled by a person on the pathways.
- Starting this year, riders will have to complete a sobriety test on the app before accessing the e-scooters after 11 p.m.
- Bird Canada will still be monitoring riders for potential intoxication outside of the restricted hours
- The 2024 season has also started three weeks earlier than last year. It's slated to run until Nov. 15, weather permitting
Also:
The top complaint filed to both companies was e-scooters being parked incorrectly. The e-scooters have been equipped with geofencing technology that warns riders not to drive on sidewalks or dump scooters in unapproved parking areas.
The e-scooters are available to use for anyone over the age of 16 and riders cannot exceed 50 km/h.
Once the season wraps up, the province will then decide whether to make e-scooters a permanent fixture, extend the temporary pilot project, or discontinue them.
A stop at the #Beavertails stand in the Byward Market in #Ottawa while on a 34 km #bike trip. @Kathryn Barr got a Killaloe Sunrise and I got a Bananarama.
Notable that this business has switched to not taking cash, they accept credit card or debit only. This does prevent the issues of robberies, staff pilfering and also lowers costs over handling cash quite considerably. One recent estimate I saw pegged the cost of cash for retail businesses at over 15% versus 2-3% for credit cards.
I was out for a walk today in #Ottawa and so were some #mallard #ducks, too.
High water on the #Ottawa River this year has only reached 1.5 m above datum so far. This photo shows the newly-finished NCC seawall protecting the bike path and residences behind, with the water about 0.5 m up the wall.