Ottawa – The City’s Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management today received an update on the Climate Change Master Plan. This is the City’s plan to transition to clean, renewable energy and making Ottawa more resilient to the effects of climate change. Council declared a climate emergency last year and the City…
On Tuesday, December 15th, the Transportation Safety Board released a letter outlining the preliminary findings of their independent investigation into the cracks observed on some of wheels on our light rail fleet. As previously communicated to the Transit Commission, since the wheel cracks were discovered in early July, the city has followed all safety protocols,…
OC Transpo, in partnership with MADD Ottawa and Safer Roads Ottawa, will once again be offering no-charge service on New Year’s Eve after 8 pm. This annual partnership is to help prevent residents from drinking and driving, and it’s been a proven success for many years. This decision to offer no-charge service on New Year’s Eve was…
There is no doubt that this past year has been challenging for everyone. So it is important that we stop every now and again to take a deep breath and know that yes we are all in this together but we are also dealing with different levels of stress and anxiety. I once heard someone…
Ottawa – The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for the holiday season, between Thursday, December 24 and Saturday, January 2. Client services Client service centres, including the Government Service Centre at 110 Laurier Avenue West and the service centre at Ben Franklin Place, will be closed on Friday, December 25…
Ottawa – The following projects will impact Ottawa traffic: 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…
Since its launch in February, the Solid Waste Master Plan page on Engage Ottawa has been a steadily growing source of information. If you haven’t stopped by recently, it’s worth taking another look. You’ll find anything you may want to know about project timelines, reports and technical data, as well as FAQs and backgrounders on…
‘Twas a week before ChristmasAnd our hearts they had sankWith tales of empty tablesThey were busy at the food bank At this time of yearWith so many in needWe ask you to helpUs the people to feed It’s time once againFor the Christmas Food DriveFor thirty-six yearsWe’ve kept it alive The pandemic has made itMore…
2021 City Budget Vote After many months of meetings with community groups and individual taxpayers, City Council met on Wednesday, December 9th, to approve the 2021 budget. As expected, the pandemic added more challenge to the already hard choices that come with budget deliberations every year. City council passed a budget of $3.94 billion and…
The city is looking for your input at Ottawa.ca/NewOP by February 17th, 2020. The City has developed 21 different one-page fact sheets to give people a general sense of the topics the OP will address. During the next couple of months, I will be highlighting these topics in the my weekly bulletin. Click here to view all…