Covid-19 has shone a bright light on our greatest strengths and our worst vulnerabilities as a city. Our leadership, our City staff, our front line workers and our community as a whole have all risen to this unprecedented challenge with outstanding skill, creativity, generosity and hard work. I am especially pleased that the most critical…
June 19 – What’s new Get the latest updates on recreation and cultural programs and facility and park rentals. Enforcement of on-street parking limits resumes on June 29. All other parking restrictions remain in effect. The Seeds and Soil Home Garden Project will provide seeds and soil to households living on lower incomes in Ottawa,…
The updated plan outlines how the City would address the housing crisis, in partnership with other levels of government and community partners. The City cannot achieve the plan’s targets without a significant and sustained increase in funding from federal and provincial governments. Achieving those targets would require an additional $415 million in federal funding and…
#maskupCanada is a movement to reach the Canadians who will voluntarily wear masks and who will wear their masks responsibly. We’re calling on these Canadians to help slow the spread of COVID-19 by starting to wear their masks. Join #maskupCanada by changing your profile picture to a photo of you wearing a mask starting on…
KEV has been granted a noise bylaw exemption permit from June 23 to July 31 for flyover bridge drilled shaft concrete pouring work in Connaught Park. The equipment required for these works are a drilling rig, crane, generator, and misc trucks. The closest residents to these works are approximately 130 metres away on Connaught Ave.…
Overall The City of Ottawa’s Rail Construction Program is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and is in contact with the constructors about adhering to guidance provided by Ottawa Public Health and the Province of Ontario. Construction is underway across all three Stage 2 O-Train Extensions: In the south, there is ongoing work at the Walkley…
June 20 – 27 | Volunteers needed for Seeds and Soil Project! There are 3000 seed and soil packages available to distribute throughout the community by end of day Saturday, June 27th, with the Just Food Farm being ONE of the sites for people to pick up. We need volunteers at the Just Food Farm…
The City of Ottawa is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation, and is a gathering place for the culturally rich and diverse urban communities of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The City honours the land and peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabe Host Nation, as well as all First Nations,…
Ottawa – 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 format to follow health guidelines. All registrations for the regular summer programming, including swimming lessons, art…
Ottawa – All Council, Committee and Board meetings will be held electronically unless otherwise noted. For agendas and updates, please sign up for email alerts, visit ottawa.ca/agendas or call 3-1-1. The City continues to take COVID-19 seriously and, in following the advice of provincial and federal governments, is making significant changes to services and programming…