Message from Councillor Kavanagh
Today, March 25th, the City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency in dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic. We are making efforts to flatten the curve and ensure that…
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Mayor Watson declares state of emergency – March 25
March 25, 2020 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…
Big Community Shout out – Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
Here’s what we are inviting all City of Ottawa residents to do: On Wednesdays at 6:30 pm (while respecting physical distancing and your places of self-isolation) go out on your…
Pandemic Response – March 25th
Approach to COVID-19 Response in Ottawa Read Dr. Etches full presentation to Council CONTENTS Disease Control Situation in Ottawa Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Supporting Society Pharmaceutical Interventions Learning from others Next steps…
City Response to Pandemic – March 25
Context COVID-19 has evolved rapidly over the past two weeks The City’s decisions have been informed by public health experts with the overall objective to help “flatten the curve” Announcements…
2020 Spring Freshet and Flood Preparedness
Planning for pre-flood preparations are underway (consideration for reduction in staff availability and no access to volunteers due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation) Communication plan has been developed and public…
Emergency Child Care
On March 23, 2020, The Ministry of Education, who is responsible for licensed child care in the Province in partnership with Children’s Services, announced that they will work to support…