Congratulations to our Canadian olympic athletes. The Opening Ceremonies were held today. Ottawa will be represented by 17 athletes at the Tokyo Olympics (see their photos below). These athletes have worked so hard to get there, best of luck to all of them. Keep up-to-date with local athletes by visiting OttawaSportsPages.ca. You can also sign up…
Ottawa – With the Province of Ontario now moving into the third step of its reopening plan on Friday, July 16, the City will gradually expand many of its in-person services – especially indoor recreation and cultural activities and programs. Indoor recreation facilities and programs Under Step Three, Recreation and Cultural Services will restart at select locations – with a…
On Wednesday, July 7, City Council approved a vision, guiding principles and goals for its plan to manage Ottawa’s solid waste over the next 30 years. The second phase of the Solid Waste Master Plan envisions a zero waste Ottawa and outlines actions to achieve that vision, including through collective changes to lifestyles and practices.…
Starting Monday, July 5, we will reopen to enhanced in-person services. Enhanced services include browsing the shelves, access to more public computers and reading newspapers and magazines. Capacity inside branches will be limited, as per provincial regulations, and you may have to wait outside if the capacity limit is reached inside the branch. Also, given…
The GottaGo! Campaign is calling all Ottawa & Gatineau-based artists to submit work for the advocacy campaign, “Our Ottawa Needs Public Toilets”. They are looking for visual, spoken word, song, poetry or video pieces that raise awareness and advocate for improving the network of safe, clean and accessible public toilets in the National Capital Region.…
On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee approved a set of directions that would allow staff to explore options to address current challenges at Lansdowne Park and make it a 365-day-a-year destination that all residents and visitors can enjoy. These options are intended to attract five million visitors to the site each…
For the past couple of Februarys I had the pleasure of attending the kick off to Kindness Week with Rabbi Reven Bulka at the Accora Recreation Centre in Bayshore. It was a concept started by Rabbi Bulka who wanted to do something more than Valentines Day. He believed we needed to pronounce kindness to each…
For more details on the Step 2 phase of the reopening plan visit Reopening Ontario.
June 29th, 2021 Ottawa – The City of Ottawa’s vaccine roll-out just reached a significant milestone. We’ve topped the one million mark for the total number of doses administered. We’ve achieved this thanks to the exceptional efforts of public health and City of Ottawa staff, pharmacies, paramedics, family medicine practitioners, partners and residents across the city. Milestones are now being…
Add visiting Ottawa City museum sites to your summer plans! Take a self-guided outdoor tour, pack a picnic, or go for a stroll at one of our museums. There are lots of fun and COVID-safe options to choose from. Want to go for a walk, get a change of scenery and enjoy the nice weather?…