October 27th – Message from Dr. Vera Etches Each year on November 11, memorials are held across the City to commemorate the men and women who have served and continue to serve in Canada’s armed forces. This year, OPH is still encouraging residents to pay their respects to our veterans, but we are asking that…
Notice: A request for road closure has been received for Kingsmere Ave. from Lenester Ave. to Carling Ave. It will be closed except to local traffic from November 17, 2020 until December 15, 2020 due to construction. Type of Work: Install new service connections to – 808-814 Kingsmere Avenue.
Richmond Road – Due to construction on a couple of apartment buildings and the LRT Stage 2, drivers along the stretch on Richmond Road between Ambleside Drive and Sherbourne may experience significant traffic and delays. This construction will continue to be an issue for the next few years. Highway 417 – The following Highway 417 off-ramps…
The City is set to move ahead on its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after Council approved, on Wednesday, October 28th, $2.6 million for Energy Evolution . The funding – a surplus from last year’s Hydro Ottawa dividend – would be used to carry out 20 Energy Evolution projects over the next five years,…
Ottawa – Masks will remain mandatory throughout the rest of 2020 and into early 2021. On Wednesday, October 28th, City Council approved extending the Temporary Mandatory Mask By-law. The by-law requires masks be worn on transit and in enclosed public spaces to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Enclosed public spaces include the common areas of condominiums…
The Police Reporting Unit (PRU) is open and available to take public calls from 10 a.m.to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday at 613-236-1222, extension 7300. A Police Reporting Unit Agent is a civilian member of the Ottawa Police. They take non-emergency phone calls from the public. Online Reporting was introduced in May 2014 and the Police Reporting…
On Wednesday, October 28th at City Council, I presented a motion with Councillor Diane Deans to declare November 25th to December 6th, 2020, as 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence in the City of Ottawa. During the days of activism, Hydro Ottawa is sponsoring the Shining the Light on Violence Against Women display…
Ottawa – On Tuesday, October 27th, the City’s Audit Committee received the Auditor General’s report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline and three new audit reports. Councillor Kavanagh is a member of this committee. According to the hotline report, there was an 18-per-cent increase in reports of concerns in 2019 compared with the year before. Of the 224…
Ottawa – On Tuesday, October 27th, Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Matthew Luloff, Council Liaison for Veteran and Military Issues, launched the new Veterans Task Force – a network of partners working to inspire social responsibility, proactive collaboration and support for veterans and their families. The Veterans Task Force aims to support veterans living in Ottawa who…
The “Dogs-in-Parks Designation Policy” has been developed in consideration of all people who use City parkland. The policy establishes fair and consistent criteria which, when applied city-wide, ensures access to parkland by dogs with their owners as well as freedom from dogs where parks, parts of parks, or park activities are not compatible with the…