Police on Saturday scoured the south shoreline of the Ottawa River looking for a 14-year-old boy who hadn’t resurfaced after jumping into the water from the Prince of Wales Bridge the previous evening. The Prince of Wales Bridge is now at the centre of controversy regarding current access and use by pedestrians. A friend of mine described experiencing the bridge as “whatever the opposite of a reality check is”. Ottawa mayor Jim Watson says the city will seek leave to appeal the CTA decision to the federal court, and at the same time has asked the federal cabinet to use its authority to override the decision, asserting that it is uneconomic to rush the track rebuilding for the long-range plans to develop an interprovincial service with Quebec after the rest of the city’s Light Rail Transit project is completed. Major Elgin Street construction to begin next week, School board gets $8.9M to build new community center, September 2020 issue published: Ottawa Construction News, Media spotlight shines on OCN publisher in Tools of The Trade podcast, City of Ottawa prequalifies three GCs for $138 million Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility, Cineplex Entertainment to build state-of-the-art theatre in Ottawa, OCA receives conditional $4.6 million offer for Bronson Ave. headquarters, land. Our Experience at Hogs Back Falls The bridge is being eyed for an interprovincial pedestrian and cycling path since it’s no longer considered the preferred primary option to connect public transit systems in Ottawa and Gatineau. Participation in that experiment is a creative act, redefining and subverting the private space of the bridge with “public” use. This bridge, known as the Prince of Wales Bridge, spans the Ottawa River just west of the centres of both cities. Between January 1, 2005 and August 29, 2016 the Ottawa Police Service has received 51 calls about activities at the bridge, three of which resulted in charges being laid, though no complaints related to the structural safety of the bridge itself, rather to possible criminal activity occurring on the property.[6]. Because of its unofficial status, activities on the bridge are largely un-policed. Get over the hump of the mid-week blues! User account menu. The QMO&O continued to lose money, however, and it was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1882, which connected it with their other recent purchase, the Canada Central Railway. The Prince of Wales Bridge was joined by the CPR's Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge in 1901, the second railway bridge to cross the river between Ottawa and Hull. The Prince of Wales Bridge across the Ottawa River is seen here in 2016, before gates were put up to block people from accessing it. In the National Capital Region, where space is strictly managed by both the City and the NCC , the bridge is a linear park free from regulation. A rope is tied to the steel construction above and they swing out, dropping into the steady current of the Ottawa River. The city was prepared to install heavy-duty barricades at each bridge opening between Ottawa and Gatineau, but, when the cost estimate for that neared $500,000, the city decided on fencing. The closest stations to Prince Of Wales Bridge - North End are: These Bus lines stop near Prince Of Wales Bridge - North End: 34, 371, 59, 61, 75, 800, 85.