by Team Stittsville | Mar 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Information
Update from Ottawa Public Health / La version française suit Ottawa Public Health is reporting Ottawa’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. The individual is currently in self-isolation at home with mild symptoms. The confirmed case is a man in his 40s and a resident of...
by Team Stittsville | Feb 29, 2020 | Information
With so much in the media about the worldwide coronavirus situation, I wanted to share this update I received this week from Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health. Ottawa Public Health has an excellent resource page on their web site that I...
by Team Stittsville | Nov 17, 2019 | Information
When public health is working, it is often invisible, which is why a team of OPH staff have been working for months to develop this special video project. The video follows two team members who give viewers a short glimpse into the work we do each day from inspections...
by Team Stittsville | Nov 3, 2019 | Information
(PHOTO: Councillor Glen gets his flu shot with help from Avish Shah, pharmacist and owner at Whole Health Pharmacy on Stittsville Main Street.) People who live, work or attend school in Ottawa can now get their flu vaccine at their health care providers’ office,...
by Team Stittsville | Jul 22, 2019 | Information
(Eliminate standing water sites around your home. Éliminer l’eau stagnante autour de votre maison. Photo credit: Ottawa Public Health) Le français suit West Nile virus (WNV) is an infection spread by mosquitoes that in some people can cause serious illness. Each...
