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Thursday, April 8, 2021

MacOdrum Library Roof Replacement

The roof on MacOdrum Library has been identified as needing to be replaced. This work will begin on Monday, April 12 and is expected to be completed by mid-July. To mitigate the odours normally associated with roofing, the materials being used for this job are... More

Friday, April 2, 2021

Water Main Repairs Complete

Facilities Management and Planning have completed the repairs to the water main following a break overnight on March 30th.  Full water services to campus facilities have been restored. Thank you for your patience and understanding as this emergency work was... More

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Update: Water Main Break on Campus Near Athletics

Update: March 31, 4:00pm - We continue to work to repair a water main break near Athletics that occurred overnight March 30. We expect buildings on campus will continue to experience intermittent outages tomorrow as crews work to repair the water main. If you are coming to campus, please avoid this area. Updates will... More

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Water Main Break on Campus near Athletics

Facilities Management and Planning is currently dealing with a water main break near Athletics that occurred overnight March 30th. The pool and the Andrew Fleck Childcare Centre are closed on March 31/21.  Buildings on campus may experience intermittent outages as crews work to resolve the problem. If you are coming to campus today, please... More

Friday, March 12, 2021

Crane and Steel Deliveries for Engineering Design Centre Construction

As part of the construction of the new Engineering Design Centre, an addition to the Mackenzie Building facing Library Road, a crane will be on site to facilitate with the delivery of steel for the building. The crane is expected to be on site for six weeks and over that time there will be... More

Friday, February 12, 2021

Rideau River Pedestrian Pathway Temporarily Closed

The pedestrian pathway along the Rideau River is now closed as part of City of Ottawa preparations for the future construction of a pedestrian bridge to Vincent Massey Park. The pathway along the river will be closed from the O-Train tracks to the Loeb Building until December 2021. In addition, an area on the... More

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Santa Claus is Coming to Campus!

Each December, Carleton University has been fortunate to have a visit from Jolly Old St. Nicholas and the gang from the North Pole. This year, Mrs. Claus, elves Sparkles and Peppermint, Rudolph and Santa have made sure to respect the physical distancing guidelines, and in lieu of a sleigh ride through the tunnels and... More

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Library Road Temporary Closure – Wed Dec 16/20

Library Road will be temporarily closed Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. to allow for water main work to be completed as part of the construction on the new Engineering Design Centre. There will be no impact to the buildings water supply. There will be flag persons on site to assist with traffic.... More

Friday, November 20, 2020

Campus Avenue Sidewalk Closure

A section of the sidewalk on the east side of Campus Avenue, from Glengarry House to Library Road, will be closed until further notice. The closure is required due to the construction of the New LRT Station on the O-Train expansion project. Signage has been posted in the area. Facilities Management and... More

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

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