We have now entered the third week of recovery efforts following the April 5 significant weather event. Public Works remains in activated operations and work continues across the City. Here are the latest numbers provided by our Forestry staff: Staff are making progress but there is still much to do and efforts will continue well…
The last couple of weeks have been challenging managing multiple operations simultaneously, including responding to the ice storm, but as always, the Roads and Parking Services team was ready and shifted their efforts where they were needed most. Since the end of March, pothole crews have continued their work on temporary repairs, and 79 crews…
2243 Lawn D08-02-23/A-00065 This application is to permit an increased cumulative floor area and building height for the construction of a detached garage, in order to provide secure shelter for a motorhome. The existing garage will be demolished. The application is for Minor Variances from the Zoning By-law to: a) permit an increased cumulative floor…
OC Transpo spring service takes effect on Sunday, April 23. On several routes, schedules and routing will be adjusted to better serve customers and improve service reliability, and some school trips will be adjusted to better meet the travel needs of students. Before heading out, use the Travel Planner on octranspo.com to plan your trip. Routes 12…
As a member of the Ottawa Board of Health I am excited to see the establishment of the OPH Wellness Dashboard. This dashboard is the result of a multi-year collaboration among a broad coalition of health-system partners, including people with lived and living experience of substance use, community providers of mental-health and substance-use health services,…
The City of Ottawa presented its action plan in response to the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry during a technical briefing this week at City Hall. The City’s action plan is available on ottawa.ca and will be considered by the Light Rail Sub-Committee on April 28. The final report from the inquiry, which was…
– For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts, visit ottawa.ca/agendas or call 3-1-1. For more information about how to watch or participate in individual meetings, please consult the specific meeting’s agenda at ottawa.ca/agendas. Ottawa Police Services Board – Monday, April 24 at 4 pm Ottawa City Council – Wednesday, April…
It was my pleasure to attend the Woodroffe High School Iftar, organized by students. It included competitive knowledge-based games before enjoying the meal for Ramadan. I am very proud of Woodroffe High School and its students. They are hardworking and are very goal oriented. I spent eight years as a School Trustee for this school…
Residents are invited to review the city’s existing Wildlife Strategy to provide feedback on its recommendations and implementation as well as complete a short survey to help provide insight on the City’s current Wildlife practices. The survey will remain open until June 30, 2023. The City will be hosting both an in-person and virtual information session in…
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children At-Home Visits Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) is a free, voluntary, and province-wide home-visit program designed to help children in our community get the best possible start in life. The HBHC program provides services to pregnant individuals, their partners, and to families with children from birth to their transition to school.…