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Scheduled trip progression
Route 8
Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow
Gatineau <> Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow
- Operator
- OC Transpo
- Route
- 8
- Direction
- Direction 1
- Destination sign
- Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow
- Trip reference
- 10639120
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Official notice, timing not published
Detour: Capital Pride Festival and Parade 🌈
August 27 2026 - .pride-announcement { display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-top: 4px solid var(--line1--600); border-image: linear-gradient(to left, #b827fc 0%, #2c90fc 25%, #b8fd33 50%, #fec837 75%, #fd1892 100%); border-image-slice: 1; border-radius: 2px; background-color: #F5F5F5; box-shadow: rgba(50, 50, 93, 0.25) 0px 2px 5px -1px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 1px 3px -1px; font-weight: 500; padding: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 15px; } .date-box-bar { display: inline-block; background-color: #f5f5f5; color: black; font-weight: 600; padding: 5px 10px; margin: 4px; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); transition: background-color 0.3s ease; } .date-box-bar:hover { background-color: #e0e0e0; cursor: default; } .parade-title { border: none; border-bottom: 2px solid; border-image: linear-gradient(to left, #b827fc 0%, #2c90fc 25%, #b8fd33 50%, #fec837 75%, #fd1892 100%); border-image-slice: 1; padding: 10px 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; } Due to the Capital Pride Festival and Parade some roads will be closed. As a result, routes 6, 7, 8, and 11 will be detoured from Friday, August 28 at 4:30 pm and will continue until Monday, September 1 at 12:30 am . Please review the following road closures and detours carefully. Times are approximate and may change during the event. Please allow extra time for your travels. Road closures: Pride Festival From Friday, August 28 at 4:30 pm to Monday, September 1 at 12:30 am Friday at 3 pm to Sunday at midnight:Bank (Slater to Gladstone) Pride Parade From Sunday, August 30 at 12 pm to Sunday, August 24 at 4:30pm 12:15 pm to 3pm: Booth (Albert to Vimy) 1 pm to 4 pm: Bank (Wellington to Slater)* Albert (Bank to O'Connor) *Buses will be allowed through at Queen. Pride Festival: Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate Stop #2483 -- Bank (east-side) / Lewis 6 Rockcliffe 7 St-Laurent #8798 -- Bank (east-side) / Gladstone #1902 -- Bank (east-side) / Somerset 6 Rockcliffe 7 St-Laurent 11 Waller #2484 -- Bank (east-side) / Gloucester #3052 -- Parliament A #7688 -- Bank (east-side) / Slater #2486 -- Bank (west-side) / Gloucester 6 Greenboro 7 Carleton 11 Bayshore TEMP -- O'Connor (west-side) / Somerset #2487 -- Bank (west-side) / Lisgar TEMP -- O'Connor (west-side) / Lisgar #2488 -- Bank (west-side) / Somerset 6 Greenboro 7 Carleton #2489 -- Bank (west-side) / Gladstone #7665 -- Bank (west-side) / Gilmour #7687 -- Bank (west-side) / Slater 11 Bayshore #3052 -- Parliament B #1548 -- Somerset (west-side) / Bank #1546 -- Somerset (west-side) / Lyon #6635 -- Somerset (west-side) / Kent Pride Festival: Detour routing 6 Rockliffe, 7 St-Laurent: From Bank, turn right onto Gladstone, turn left onto Metcalfe, turn left onto Albert, turn right onto Bank, turn right onto Queen and continue to regular route. 6 Greenboro, 7 Carleton: From Elgin, turn right onto O'Connor, turn right Gladstone, and turn left onto Bank to regular route. 11 Waller: From Somerset, turn left onto Kent, and turn right onto Queen to regular route. 11 Bayshore: From Queen, turn left onto Lyon, and turn right onto Somerset to regular route. Pride Parade: Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate Stop #3052 -- Parliament A 6 Rockcliffe 7 St-Laurent #7557 -- Elgin (east-side) / Wellington #1512 -- Queen (south-side) / Metcalfe #3010 -- Pimisi A #1876 -- Booth (east-side) / Wellington #5722 -- Booth (east-side) / Vimy #0597 -- Booth (east-side) / Chaudiere #6530 -- Eddy (east-side) / Laurier TEMP -- Laval (east-side) / Laurier TEMP -- Portage (south-side) / Hotel-de-ville #1150 -- Laurier (east-side) / Victoria #1940 -- Laurier (east-side) / Elizabeth Bruyere 8 Gatineau #3010 -- Pimisi D #6533 -- Des Allumettières (north-side) / Laurier #6532 -- Maisonneuve (west-side) /Des Allumettières #6531 -- Maisonneuve (west-side) / Papineau #5742-- Maisonneuve (west-side) / Place D'accueil AT #6534 -- Laurier (north-side) / Maisonneuve TEMP-- Laurier (north-side) / Eddy #3161-- Eddy (west-side) / Laurier #0596-- Booth (west-side) / Zaida Eddy #0433 -- Booth (west-side) / Vimy #1877 -- Booth (west-side) / Wellington #3010 -- Pimisi B 8 Dow's Lake #3010 -- Pimisi C Pride Parade: Detour routing Once the Pride Parade has ended, buses will return to the Pride Festival Detours above. 6 Rockcliffe, 7 St-Laurent: From Bank, turn right onto Gladstone, turn left onto Metcalfe, and turn right onto Queen continue to regular route 8 Gatineau: End trip at Slater/Kent (11:45 am to 3:30 pm). 8 Dow's Lake: Start trip at Slater/Kent (11:45 am to 3:30 pm). -->
The official notice text names this route. The source did not publish a structured route field.
- Source
- OC Transpo official service-updates RSS
- Checked
- Aug 27, 2026, 9:53 a.m.
Service and accessibility
- Scheduled span
- 9:07 p.m. – 9:20 p.m.
- Service date
- Aug 27, 2026, published with this live trip update
- Imported service pattern
Aug 14, 2026 to Aug 29, 2026
Thursday
1 added and 1 removed service-date exceptions in the imported feed
- Trip accessibility
- The imported trip is marked wheelchair accessible.
Stop progression
15 scheduled stops
OC Transpo GTFS-RT trip updates
Live trip update matched
The next-stop boundary below comes from a trip-scoped prediction joined to the imported stop sequence.
The connected feed does not publish enough evidence to name a current stop. “Earlier” and “later” are relative to the predicted next stop, not a vehicle-position claim.
Next predicted
01
- Scheduled
- 9:07 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:07 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
02
- Scheduled
- 9:07 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:07 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
03
- Scheduled
- 9:08 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:08 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
04
- Scheduled
- 9:10 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:10 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
05
- Scheduled
- 9:11 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:11 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
06
- Scheduled
- 9:11 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:11 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
07
- Scheduled
- 9:12 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:12 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
08
- Scheduled
- 9:13 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:13 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
09
- Scheduled
- 9:14 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:14 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
10
- Scheduled
- 9:14 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:14 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
11
- Scheduled
- 9:15 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:15 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
12
- Scheduled
- 9:16 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:16 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
13
- Scheduled
- 9:18 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:18 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
14
- Scheduled
- 9:19 p.m.
- Predicted
- 9:19 p.m.
- On schedule
Later
15
- Scheduled
- 9:20 p.m.
Schedule source: currently imported OC Transpo GTFS.
- Operator archive fetched
- Aug 27, 2026, 2:58 a.m.
- Archive service range
- Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026
- Live source observed
- Aug 27, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
- Received by Otranspo
- Aug 27, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
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