Ottawa – The City is now planning for a phased-approach to opening wading pools and a gradual opening of indoor and outdoor swimming pool facilities – with COVID-19 prevention measures. Wading pools Wading pools across the city will open in a phased approach, with the first group of pools opening on July 6 and a…
For all information about wading pools including rules and hours Ottawa.ca Opening July 6th Marlene Catterall (Michele Heights) 2955 Michele Dr. Frank Ryan Park 950 Alpine Ave. Ruth Wildgen Park 1099 Grenon Ave. Opening July 9th Woodroffe Park – 180 Lockhart Ave. This pool is managed by Dovercourt Recreation Opening July 13th Britannia Park 2805…
Ottawa – The City’s beaches at Mooney’s Bay, Westboro and Petrie Island will have lifeguards on duty starting Saturday, June 27. Britannia Beach will remain closed for the season for planned riverbed restoration work. Lifeguards will be on duty every day from noon to 7 pm until August 30. Ottawa Public Health will conduct regular…
Ottawa – Due to the current Provincial COVID-19 restrictions, the City will be cancelling its regular summer recreation and cultural programming and many of its rental agreements. Starting July 6, summer day camps will take place in a redesigned format to follow health guidelines. All registrations for the regular summer programming, including swimming lessons, art…
Reminder to help us keep our parks clean and green! As the weather warms up, a great way to stay active is to visit our beautiful green spaces while maintaining Physical Distancing with others. Please don’t litter or use park bins for household waste. Take your waste home with you as much as possible Please…
Ottawa – The forecast looks brighter as the City of Ottawa implements the required public health and safety measures to reopen sports fields, ball diamonds and all City splash pads. Stage 2 of the Provincial government’s reopening framework now permits the reopening of water recreational facilities, sports fields and ball diamonds where physical distancing measures…
The City’s new Camp Summer Fun Recreation eGuide can now be viewed online at ottawa.ca/SummerCamps. Camp Summer Fun will begin on July 6 on the condition that Provincial restrictions are relaxed to allow day camps for children and in accordance to the stage two guidelines announced by the Province. The City has designed the camps…
With the warmer weather you will want to enjoy the outdoors. The City has implemented the Province’s stage one reopenings that relate to park amenities. Outdoor sports facilities and multi-use fields are open, including: Baseball diamonds Soccer fields Frisbee golf locations Tennis Platform tennis Table tennis and pickleball courts Basketball courts BMX parks Skate parks…
City opening seasonal washrooms at five popular park and beach destinations Ottawa – The City will open the washrooms at five popular park and beach destinations: Andrew Haydon Park, Britannia Park, Westboro Beach, Mooney’s Bay Beach and Petrie Island Beaches. The washroom facilities at these locations will undergo extensive weekly cleaning. Ottawa Public Health advises…
The City is replacing its originally-planned summer camp programs, scheduled to run from June 29 to August 28, with a new summer camp program that is reformatted around COVID-19 public health measures. Details on registration, dates, location and the camps’ operations will be announced in the future and will be conditional on the Provincial government…