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Ottawa Opens Emergency Cooling Centres during Heat Warning
La version française suit A heat warning has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for the City of Ottawa for today and into next week. Heat warnings mean extra precautions need to be taken by everyone. Some of the usual ways we cool off may not be...
Update on recreation and cultural programs and facility and park rentals
La version française suit Due to the current Provincial COVID-19 restrictions, the City will be cancelling its regular summer recreation and cultural programming and many of its rental agreements. Starting July 6, summer day camps will take place in a redesigned...
JUNE 17: Special statement from Dr. Brent Moloughney
La version française suit Ottawa Board of Health recognizes racism as a public health issue Racism, discrimination and stigma are associated with poor physical, mental and emotional health and higher mortality rates. Anti-black racism, anti-indigenous racism and...
Enforcement of on-street parking limits resumes on June 29
La version française suit Starting Monday, June 29, the City will resume the enforcement of parking in excess of posted time limits, including 15-minute, one-hour, two-hour, three-hour and six-hour zones. Initially, parking control officers will issue warning notices...
NOTEBOOK: Committee approves funding for Stittsville transportation study
La version française suit Last week the City's Transportation Committee gave the go-ahead for an Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for two important transportation links in our community: Huntmar Drive north of Maple Grove, and the Stittsville Main Street extension...
UPDATE: Reopening of recreational services, including sports fields and splash pads
La version française suit The forecast looks brighter as the City of Ottawa implements the required public health and safety measures to reopen sports fields, ball diamonds and all City splash pads. Stage 2 of the Provincial government’s reopening framework now...
JUNE 12: Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
La version française suit Today, we enter Stage 2 of the province’s recovery plan. We achieved this together, Ottawa. And I am incredibly proud of the people of Ottawa for getting us here. The reality is that this isn't the end. We must all continue cautiously to...
‘Operation Overwatch’ enforcement results show Speeding remains a top issue
(press release via Ottawa Police / La version française suit) Since launching Operation Overwatch on April 25th the combined efforts of Ottawa Police Frontline and Traffic Services officers resulted in over 1500 Speeding tickets being issued across the city. This past...
JUNE 10: Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
La version française suit Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has launched a new dynamic reporting tool to compliment the COVID-19 Dashboard. This tool will provide up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and core indicators to assess the situation in Ottawa. The...
UPDATE: City of Ottawa’s reopening plan
As the Province of Ontario has begun to relax restrictions, the City of Ottawa will be gradually reopening its facilities and resuming services in new or modified ways over the next couple of months. Find out more about Ottawa's reopening plan: Puisque la province de...
JUNE 29: Public meeting for 130 Huntmar Drive
La version française suit Here’s a video recording of the public meeting held on June 29, 2020. https://youtu.be/ngbVAZWKFw0 The City of Ottawa will hold a public meeting on Monday, June 29 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm through Zoom to discuss a proposed plan of subdivision...
City announces its new summer camp program – modified around COVID-19
La version française suit Ottawa – Existing registrations for summer camps have now been cancelled, and the City’s new Camp Summer Fun Recreation eGuide can now be viewed online at ottawa.ca/SummerCamps. Camp Summer Fun will begin on July 6 on the condition that...
JUNE 8: Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
La version française suit On Friday, June 5, Ottawa Public Health posted a social media message that may have caused some confusion with regards to COVID-19 and immunity. My message to the public continues to be that we do not have enough information to definitively...
JUNE 5: Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches and Dr. Brent Moloughney
La version française suit Some people have been describing this week’s marches as a conflict between democracy and protecting the health of the population. I don’t see it that way. There are two challenges to the health of the population that are raised by the...
REMINDER: Property tax deferral program
La version française suit Any business or residential property owner who has been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for the Property Tax Hardship Deferral Plan at ottawa.ca/taxrelief before the July 31 deadline. The City has mailed out the final...
JUNE 23: Info session for gas station proposal at Hazeldean/Fringewood
Here’s a video recording of the public meeting held on June 23, 2020. https://youtu.be/z5WkB9x7BkQ La version française suit We're hosting an online information session on Tuesday, June 23 from 1:00pm-2:00pm about a proposed gas station at 5 Orchard Drive, near...
NOTEBOOK: Showing our support for #BlackLivesMatter
La version française suit I know that many of us in the community are looking for ways to express our support and solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter, and to honour George Floyd. This Friday, many residents will join the “No Peace Until Justice” march downtown. I’ve...
Update on the City’s summer camp programs
La version française suit The City will cancel its originally-planned summer camp programs, scheduled to run from June 29 to August 28, to be replaced by a new summer camp program that is reformatted around COVID-19 public health measures. Details on registration,...
June 3: Special statement from Dr. Brent Moloughney on racism and COVID-19
La version française suit Racism and COVID-19 Recent events in the news involving racial violence have left many Ottawa residents and Canadians hurt, angry and looking for answers. Much of the attention has focused on the United States, but with our proximity to the...
June 1: Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
La version française suit Ethnicity and COVID-19 Some evidence has shown that certain groups may be more impacted by COVID-19 than others; not only by contracting the disease itself, but due to broader health and social impacts of the pandemic. For example, we are...
