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City of Ottawa is holding a virtual town hall on COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, April 9
La version française suit The City of Ottawa is holding a virtual town hall on COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, April 9 at 2 pm. All residents are invited to join us for an update on urgent community issues and answers to your questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. To...
City parks and amenities are now closed
La version française suit City parks and amenities are now closed, walkthroughs permitted only Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all city park facilities and park equipment are now closed until further notice. Only walkthroughs are permitted – while respecting physical...
MARCH 2020: Latest updates about COVID-19 (archive)
Tuesday, March 31: Support available through the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre Monday, March 30: City launches application for property tax relief for those financially impacted by COVID-19 City accepting donations of personal protective equipment...
WEBINAR: Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street (April 2)
(Photo credit: Andre Hallam) On Thursday, April 2 at 1:30pm we're hosting a webinar to talk to residents about revitalizing Stittsville Main Street. Click here to register for this free event. Stittsville Main Street is the centre and soul of our community. W...
City launches application for property tax relief for those financially impacted by COVID-19
La version française suit The City has now implemented an interim property tax payment grace period and a new 2020 Property Tax Hardship Deferral Plan to help many residents and businesses who are financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grace period for interim...
City accepting donations of personal protective equipment for its COVID-19 response
La version française suit The City has launched a formal donation process for businesses and residents to donate commercial-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect our emergency responders and front-line workers supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response....
NOTEBOOK: Physical distancing and how you can help your community
La version française suit We've had several inquiries to our office about what you should do if you think that a person or a business is not following the rules for physical distancing. Most residents are doing the right thing and following the advice from government...
New development application for 130 Huntmar
La version française suit The City has received a new development application for 130 Huntmar (at the corner of Maple Grove) that includes a proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision. The developer wants to build a mixed-use...
City launches Buy Local promotional campaign and web page to support Ottawa’s small businesses
La version française suit In partnership with its Economic Partners Taskforce, the City of Ottawa today launched the first phase of an online promotional campaign to help local businesses during these challenging times. The campaign encourages residents to support...
Safety in outdoor spaces including playgrounds
La version française suit Parks and the outdoors are great for your physical and mental well-being. While we encourage you to enjoy the outdoor spaces, the City and Ottawa Public Heath asks residents to maintain safe physical distances, to not use playground equipment...
Mayor Watson declares state of emergency for Ottawa due to COVID-19
La version française suit Mayor Jim Watson today declared a state of emergency for the City of Ottawa due to the spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa. This aligns with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement on Monday, March 23 that he is expanding Ontario’s state of...
Hydro rate reduction: Province suspends time-of-use pricing
From Mayor Jim Watson Today, the Ontario government announced its decision to suspend winter Time-of-Use electricity pricing and periods. Effective immediately, Ontario electricity customers will pay only the off-peak rate (10.1 cents/kWh) for the electricity they...
UPDATE: City property taxes, water bills, and more
La version française suit From a memo sent to City Council from the Chief Financial Officer Expansion of the Property Tax Hardship Deferral Program Over the past week, the Finance Services Department has heard from residents, business owners, and Members of Council...
Dr. Etches Statement – Update on novel coronavirus – March 22, 2020
La version française suit Speaking notes – Dr. Vera Etches Good afternoon, everyone. Bonjour. We are here today to report that Ottawa Public Health now has laboratory confirmation of community spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ottawa. We have 27...
