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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Power on Campus Restored Oct 21, 8:45am

Following an unplanned outage overnight, the power has been restored to all buildings previously affected on campus.  We will be checking these buildings to ensure that systems have returned to normal operations. Thank you for your patience and... More

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Update 5 – Water main Break – Library Road Oct 20, 3:30pm

Water service has been restored to MacOdrum Library and the Library will reopen tomorrow, Oct 21st . Library Road remains closed between Parking Lot 1 and Dunton Tower until the site restoration work can be... More

Monday, October 19, 2020

Update 4 – Water main Break – Library Road -Oct 19/20, 3pm

Water service was restored to Southam Hall today, Oct 19/20, however MacOdrum Library remains without water service at this time. The Library will be closed tomorrow. Work continues on the repairs and Library Road is closed between Parking Lot 1 and Dunton Tower. Facilities Management and Planning appreciate your understanding during this... More

Monday, October 19, 2020

Foundation Work on New Engineering Design Centre begins Oct 19/20

Work on the new Engineering Design Centre continues. Starting on Oct. 19, the contractor will be working on the building foundation and there will be vibrations and noise, which may be heard across campus. This work is expected to continue daily until the end of the month. The intensity of the noise and vibration... More

Monday, October 19, 2020

O-Train Bridge Repairs

The Campus Avenue bridge over the O-Train tracks, near parking lot 18, will undergo structural repairs and rehabilitation. The work begins the week of Oct. 19, 2020 and will take until fall 2021 to complete. The bridge will remain open to traffic and flag persons will be on site. As part of the project,... More

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Update 3 – Water main Break – Library Road

Please note that Southam Hall and MacOdrum Library both remain without water service at this time. Further updates will be provided tomorrow. Library Road remains closed between Parking Lot 1 and the University Centre. Facilities Management and Planning appreciate your understanding during this unplanned... More

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Update 2 –  Water main Break – Library Road

Crews have isolated the area, and have restored water service to all buildings except the MacOdrum Library.  The Library will remain closed for tomorrow, Monday October 19th. Library road remains closed to all traffic between Parking Lot 1 and the University Centre.  Please obey all signage around the area. Updates will continue to be... More

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Update 1 –  Water main Break – Library Road – Oct 18, 10am

Due to the water main break near Parking Lot 1 on Library Road, the road has been closed.   The water has been shutoff in the following buildings to allow for repairs to the water main: HCI/VSIM MacOdrum Library Southam Hall SSRB Note that the water service in Dunton Tower remains on. Updates will be... More

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Water main Break – Library Road – Oct 18, 8:30am

Please note that due to a water main break near Parking Lot 1 on Library Road, the road has been closed and the water has been shut off to Dunton Tower and the MacOdrum Library.  Assessment of the area is in progress.  Updates will be provided when more information is... More

Friday, October 9, 2020

Steacie Natural Gas Shutdown – Oct 15/20  1-3pm

Please be advised that on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, Enbridge Gas will be on campus to replace the natural gas meter for the Steacie building. The natural gas for the building will be shutdown from 1pm to 3pm to allow for completion of the work. All occupants are asked to safely shutdown any equipment... More

Friday, October 9, 2020

Temporary Closure of Library Road on Oct. 16

Please be advised that the section of Library Road near Minto Case will be temporarily closed on Friday, Oct. 16 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow for equipment to be delivered onto the roof of the building. Flag persons will be on site assisting with traffic. Thank you for your patience.... More

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Update: Power Restored on Campus

Power has been fully restored to all campus buildings following an outage late this morning.  Hydro Ottawa reports the outage was due to a breaker setting at the substation. Cooling of campus buildings has been restored, but some areas will take a bit longer to return to normal temperatures. Facilities Management and Planning appreciates your... More

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