Coronavirus

OC Transpo will resume full summer service starting Sunday, June 28, to give more travel options as more customers begin using transit once again. OC Transpo will reinstate all bus routes except for special school services, and return service frequencies to normal summer service levels....

As part of its phased approach to resuming physical Library services, Ottawa Public Library will be allowing customers to reserve new Library items, and expand its returns and holds pickup service to more branch locations in the coming weeks.  NEW UPDATES  Monday, June 29: New holds begin  Starting June 29, customers will be able to reserve new Library items, with...

The Ministry of Long-Term Care announced on June 11 that family and friends will be allowed access to long-term care homes, with restrictions, beginning Thursday, June 18, 2020. Please find enclosed the Frequently Asked Questions sheets for City of Ottawa Long-term Care Homes Visitations. New Visitations...

Starting Monday, June 29, the City will resume the enforcement of parking in excess of posted time limits, including 15-minute, one-hour, two-hour, three-hour and six-hour zones. Initially, parking control officers will issue warning notices to vehicles that are parked longer than the posted time limit. Officers...

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...

Starting Monday, June 15, customers will be required to wear cloth masks or equivalent face coverings in transit stations and on buses, trains, Para Transpo minibuses and contracted taxis. So put your mask on and let’s go! We are in this together and asking everyone to...

The following presentations were received at today's City Council Meeting. From the Marché d'Ottawa Market General Meeting: 1 - Marchés d'Ottawa Markets_AGM_Presentation_2020_06_10small   From the Ottawa Community Housing AGM Presentation: 2 - 2020-06-10 OCHC AGM Presentation EN 2 - 2020-06-10 OCHC AGM Presentation FR   From the Chief Medical Officer...

It has been announced that in 2020 there will now be three (3) extended Household Hazardous Waste Depots, with the first depot event lasting six consecutive days (Monday to Saturday). This modified approach will replace the nine (9) scheduled one-day depots previously scheduled for 2020. The...

Existing registrations for summer camps have now been cancelled, and 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...

Starting today, 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 ongoing cleaning during hours of operation, as well as extensive weekly...

The City will cancel its originally-planned summer camp programs, scheduled to run from June 29 to August 28, to be replaced by a new summer camp program that is reformatted around COVID-19 public health measures. Details on registration, dates, location and the camps’ operations will...

As part of a phased-in approach to a resumption of physical services, Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will soon begin a new curbside service for returns and holds pick up at six (6) branch locations: Main branch, 120 Metcalfe Street Beaverbrook branch, 2500 Campeau Drive Cumberland branch,...