Pets during pandemic
According to the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, there is currently no evidence to suggest that this virus is circulating in animals in Canada. The CVMA also mentions that “Although data…
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Message from Councillor Kavanagh
Today, March 25th, the City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency in dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic. We are making efforts to flatten the curve and ensure that…
Mayor Watson declares state of emergency – March 25
March 25, 2020 Mayor Jim Watson today declared a state of emergency for the City of Ottawa due to the spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa. This aligns with Ontario Premier…
Pandemic Response – March 25th
Approach to COVID-19 Response in Ottawa Read Dr. Etches full presentation to Council CONTENTS Disease Control Situation in Ottawa Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Supporting Society Pharmaceutical Interventions Learning from others Next steps…
City Response to Pandemic – March 25
Context COVID-19 has evolved rapidly over the past two weeks The City’s decisions have been informed by public health experts with the overall objective to help “flatten the curve” Announcements…
Emergency Child Care
On March 23, 2020, The Ministry of Education, who is responsible for licensed child care in the Province in partnership with Children’s Services, announced that they will work to support…
Some city services will continue operations
There are a number of City facilities and services that have been impacted by COVID-19. For the services that aren’t directly impacted, operations will be continuing as best as possible.…
Remember to Practice Physical Distancing
The World Health Organization is officially advocating against the phrase “social distancing” and is from here on recommending the phrase “physical distancing” instead. The idea is to clarify that an…
COVID-19 Guidance for Multi-Unit Dwellings
What is COVID-19? The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is known to cause infection in the respiratory system. Those who are infected with COVID-19 may have little to no symptoms or may…
Children’s Services 2020 COVID-19 FAQs – March 20
Children’s Services understands that childcare and early years service providers will continue to have many questions about funding as a result of the impacts of COVID-19 in Ottawa. We continue…