It was an honour to be part of the 'Last Spike' ceremony today for the Confederation Line in Ottawa. Please see below for the Media Release from the city regarding this historic event. Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson was joined today by Mona Fortier, Member of...
Traffic Advisory Hog’s Back Bridge maintenance work on May 7 and 8 Hog’s Back Bridge may close to all traffic—pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles—during preventive maintenance, which will begin on Monday, May 7, at 9 am, and continue until Tuesday, May 8 at 3 pm. If closures are...
The City of Ottawa has notified my office that the following roadwork will commence beginning the week of May 7, 2018. Fisher Avenue from Baseline Rd to Carling Ave will have lane reductions in both directions from May 7 until June. The work will take...
For the 7th year, Ottawa Public Health has partnered with sports retailers across Ottawa to bring residents a discount on helmets. Helmets can help prevent serious brain and head injuries by absorbing the force from a fall or hit to the head. Helmets are recommended...
Please join me in my annual Earth Day Celebration at the Hunt Club - Riverside Park Community Centre. The day begins with an E-Waste Depot in the parking lot, courtesy of Junk that Funk at 10am. Throughout the rest of the day we will be having...
City seeks public input on six commemorative naming proposals Ottawa – The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on six separate proposals to name: The tennis courts at Russell Boyd Park, located at 1735 St. Bernard Street, “Gabriela Dabrowski Tennis Courts” The...
A second community open-house has been organized for Monday, March 19, 2018 between 6:30-8:30pm at the RA Centre located at 2451 Riverside Drive, for those who are unable to attend the event on March 7. For more information on this project, visit https://hardrockottawa.wpengine.com/. Information on the Zoning...
The City of Ottawa is proud to present Doors Open Ottawa (DOO). On June 2 and 3, more than 150 of the city’s historically, culturally, and functionally significant buildings will open their doors for free public viewing. Each year, the City helps connect participating buildings with...
In 2008, Schedule 26 to the Licensing By-law 2002-189 relating to rooming houses was harmonized to apply City-wide, and included definitions of “residential use building”, “rooming house”, “rooming house, converted”, “rooming house owner”, and “rooming unit”. A couple of issues with respect to rooming house licensing...
Councillor Brockington is hosting his annual Young Adult Summit on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in the library of Brookfield High School. Interested students can contact Alix.Duncan@Ottawa.ca to reserve a seat. Mayor Watson will be joining us to speak to the students. ...
Forestry Services will be commencing the Neighborhood Operational Work plan (NOW Program) within the Hunt Club- Quinterra- Revelstoke neighborhood, which consist of maintenance activities on City trees both on the City’s right of ways and in the parks. The pruning notifications will be delivered in stages...
OC Transpo will introduce the new EquiFare, an affordable single-fare ride option for low-income OC Transpo customers, for use beginning on January 1, 2018. At a cost of $1.75 per single-fare ride, the new EquiFare was approved by City Council on December 13. The EquiFare complements the...