Bay Ward is lucky to have two volunteer run winter activity trails. The Britannia Winter Trail and the Ottawa West Winter Trail. About the Ottawa West Winter Trail (Facebook) This free multi-use trail, in the west end of the Ottawa region, is available for x-country skiing, snowshoeing, walking, and fat-biking. Its main co-funders are the…
The NCC’s Winter Capital interactive map allows you to plan your perfect winter outing. Start by selecting an activity, then choose your experience, the duration and the level of difficulty. The sharable map will then suggest a variety of routes for you to enjoy — within the downtown core, in the Greenbelt or in Gatineau Park! Canada’s Capital Region— To help everyone keep active during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Capital Commission (NCC) is providing an unprecedented winter offering to create more public space…
Join us for classes like cooking, fitness, language and more from the comfort of your home! The winter class offerings will be online at ottawa.ca/recreation on Monday, January 11, with registration starting on Thursday, January 14 at 9 pm. Find out more
Ottawa – Sharpen your blades and lace up your skates: The Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink opens tomorrow and Lansdowne Park Skating Court is scheduled to open on Friday to kick-off the new skating season. City Hall’s Rink of Dreams and Centrepointe’s Ben Franklin Skating Rink are expected to open next week – weather permitting. Access…
Ottawa – Indoor public skating will be available by reservation at eleven City arenas, starting Tuesday, December 1: Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex – Orléans CARDELREC Recreation Complex – Goulbourn Fred Barrett Arena Jim Durrell Recreation Centre Manotick Community Centre and Mike O’Neil Arena Navan Memorial Centre Nepean Sportsplex Sandy Hill Arena St-Laurent Complex W. Erskine…
Ottawa – Stay active this winter and register for one or more City of Ottawa COVID-modified winter recreation and arts activities, starting on Monday, December 7 at 9 pm. In advance, browse our winter eGuides, which go online Monday, November 30, and discover our selection of recreation and arts activities. Winter programming will include: Cross-country…
Ottawa – After reviewing the Ontario government’s new orange-restrict regulations and ensuring all safety protocols are in place, the City is gradually restarting its recreation activities and services at its hub locations. The Province of Ontario moved Ottawa from modified stage two restrictions to the new orange-restrict status on Saturday, November 7. The start dates for the…
The City is excited to announce that COVID-modified learn to swim programs are back and being offered at select locations this winter. Lifesaving certification and pre-competitive power swim programs are also being offered. Whether you are looking to get into the water with a pre-schooler or your youth wants to continue their levels, there is…
Work is to begin as soon as they receive the road cut permit. As the pathway is being redeveloped, it will be closed (fenced off) as shown roughly in red below for the duration of the project.
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…