40% of people aged 20 to 39 who became ill in recent weeks acquired COVID-19 while in close contact with someone outside their household. We must remain vigilant and stay COVIDwise. Vera Etches MD, MHSc, CCFP, FRCPC Dear Mayor and Members of Council, In the absence of a formal Ottawa Public Health (OPH) COVID-19 verbal…
Update from RIOCAN’s VP of Development Heavy demolition (the most “noisy and dusty” work) is currently in its final stages and should be 100% completed by the end of this month. When it’s over, we will be doing ground improvements (driving “geopiers” in the ground”, not sure how disturbing that is) until the end of…
Decision made: Bus Route on Richmond Road Will Remain Status Quo The LRT Stage 2 construction on Richmond Rd between Richardson and Cleary is affecting transit services. For this reason, OC Transpo stated that they were looking at detour options to ensure riders safety and accessibility for a stretch of Richmond Road. They considered 2…
The LRT Stage 2 construction on Richmond Rd between Richardson and Sherbourne is affecting transit services. OC Transpo is unable to ensure riders safety and accessibility for a stretch of Richmond Road. As a result, some bus stops on the south side of Richmond will need to be removed from service. Bus stops on the…
Restrictions in place to reduce COVID-19 numbers Gatherings As Ottawa joins Toronto and Peel regions as COVID-19 hotspots, the Province of Ontario has restricted gatherings at private residences to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors. This restriction is supported by data that shows the majority of cases are a result of close contacts in private social…
Daily COVID-19 Dashboard Mapping of Confirmed COVID-19 across Ottawa Neighbourhoods Please visit the Ottawa COVID-19 Dashboard for additional information on cases and deaths, outbreaks and core indicators for COVID-19 monitoring. Important Links Refer to the Ottawa Public Health site for the most up to date information about the COVID-19. COVID and the City of Ottawa…
Starting Monday, September 21, the City will resume the enforcement of parking in excess of time limits in all areas of the city, including those that are not marked with signs. Parking limits in unsigned areas are three hours, Monday to Friday, between 7 am and 7 pm, and six hours on weekends and statutory…
Back in the spring I met with KEV (Kiewit-Eurovia-VINCI) who are the consortium that has been contracted to build the Stage 2 LRT. They wanted to move forward on plans to build a berm. I made it clear that this could not happen without consultation. For an initial discussion, I asked for a meeting with KEV and the QTN…
Have you heard about the Dementia Society Brainy Active Challenge? From September 19th to Thanksgiving you can do a brain boosting activity every day to fight dementia. Anyone can participate in the Brainy Active Challenge: read a book, take a walk, make a puzzle, learn something new, dance or knit. Activities that challenge the brain…