Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, has issued an order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to restrict the number of people at skating rinks and sledding hills to 25 at one time – ensuring physical distancing to help prevent the spread...
Check out our Virtual Arts and Recreation Centre! Start 2021 with a new virtual hobby. The City will be offering a wide range of classes including arts, cooking, fitness, meditation, languages and more. These courses are offered in a real-time, live stream, interactive format. Firstly, there...
River Ward Community Update Dear Friends and Neighbours of River Ward, Happy New Year. I hope you have been able to take some time to rest, communicate with friends and loved ones, and enjoy this festive season. We have been in lockdown since December 26. I hope it will...
OC Transpo fares are changing on January 1, 2021. All fares, except the EquiPass, Community Pass, and Access Pass, will increase by an average of 2.5 per cent to keep pace with inflation and the cost of providing transportation. There is no increase to EquiPass, Community...
With the province-wide shutdown scheduled to start at 12:01 am on Saturday, December 26, the City will temporarily close City-managed recreation and cultural facilities to the public and suspend some in-person services until Saturday, January 23, 2021. This excludes respite centres, COVID-19 assessment centres and...
Welcome to the second edition of the new Civic development CheckPoint! The new Civic development project team continues to work towards the completion of Stage 2 of the Capital Planning process, scheduled for delivery to Ontario’s Ministry of Health in early 2021. The team is focused...
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...
At the December 7, 2020 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Association, Councillor Brockington provided a fulsome update on community projects and city news. You can review the full update HERE....
The City of Ottawa is notifying everyone who subscribes to the OC Transpo My Alerts system that their email address and their password to the system may have been compromised. No financial or credit card information was affected. The OC Transpo My Alerts system allows customers to...
Residents who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired can now connect with a sign language interpreter to access real-time interpretation for telephone calls to the City. The City launched this new video relay service as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Using Canada...
Hello members of the community, On behalf of Hôpital Montfort, it is my pleasure to provide you with more details about the new COVID-19 Care and Testing Centre – Heron, which aims to facilitate access to COVID tests and care for the citizens of Ottawa. Testing is...
River Ward Community Update Dear friends and neighbours of River Ward, December has always been a special month for me. The return of snow, outdoor coloured lights, social gatherings and family functions among other happy occasions. It is, however, not going to be the same this year...