Published in The BANAR September 2021 by Dave Garand Earlier this summer, the BCA and the office of councillor Laura Dudas worked together to install a bicycle repair station at the corner of Innes and Bearbrook road in the Hamlet. These stations allow one to
Published in The BANAR June 2021 by Don Kelly and Dave Garand Each year thousands of bikes are stolen in Ottawa. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) recently released bicycle theft data from the past six years: Annually 1,000 bicycles are stolen city-wide. We’ve seen a
Published in The BANAR, April 2021 by Don Kelly and Dave Garand Spring has sprung! The sun is out, warm temperatures are returning, and everyone wants to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Throughout the City of Ottawa are bike trails that are well defined,
Published in The BANAR November 1973 Residents of Blackburn Hamlet are now accustomed to seeing little red and white mini-buses zipping about the streets, and, judging from the steadily increasing passenger loads, are riding them in growing numbers. Average daily passenger load for the North
Published in The BANAR Dev=cember 1971 In order to provide an adequate service and more comfortable facilities we have made several changes to the times of bus departures for both morning and evening buses. 7:20, 7:30, 7:40 and 8:25: These arrive downtown at 7:35, 8:00,
Published in The BANAR November 1971 The Community Bus Service, which has been operating since 1st November, is winning new clients regularly. Passenger loading for the second week had increased by about 11% over the first week’s operation. The number of passengers carried each morning
