Kìwekì Point damaged by school bus, NCC says

An image of Kìwekì Point, which was damaged by a school bus that illegally drove on the path of the lookout. Dec. 27, 2025. (Maddison de Varennes/CTV News Ottawa)

The National Capital Commission (NCC) says Kìwekì Point was damaged by a school bus that illegally drove along the area’s pathway.

According to the NCC, the incident occurred on Dec. 3, 2025, and the Whispering Point lookout shelter suffered significant damage.

“We are in touch with the Kìwekì Point designer and fabricator teams in order to repair the structure as soon as we can,” the NCC wrote in a statement to CTV News. “We will seek full monetary compensation for the damage caused.”

The NCC says they shared surveillance video footage of the incident with Ottawa police.

Kìwekì Point, formerly Nepean Point, is located near the National Gallery of Canada and the Alexandra Bridge and offers views of the Ottawa River, Parliament Hill and Gatineau.

The area closed to the public in 2023 to undergo a $45-million rehabilitation project.

The area re-opened to the public in May with a new pedestrian bridge, called Pìdàban Passage, connecting the lookout to Major’s Hill Park.

With files from CTV’s Josh Pringle.

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