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...
My office has received the following notice from the Senior Project Manager that the Confederation Heights Bridge Renewal project is going to start soon. The notice below was prepared in order to provide answers to residents who may have questions about the project. It is anticipated...
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: ALL HUMANS ARE BORN EQUAL IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS I stand firmly with all members of the community and oppose injustice, discrimination and racism in every form. I am fully committed to working with all parties...
The City of Ottawa is currently undertaking a survey to residents on the Solid Waste Master Plan. Your input is important and can be provided at the following links: English Survey: https://engage.ottawa.ca/solid-waste-master-plan French Survey: https://participons.ottawa.ca/Plan-directeur-de-la-gestion-des-dechets-solides There are at least 500 million reasons why you should care about Ottawa’s...
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...
Please find below a printable copy of the HCCA update presented by Councillor Brockington at the HCCA monthly meeting, held by Zoom, on Monday, June 1. [Click the image to open the full pdf version.] ...
River Ward Community Update Dear Friends and Neighbours, The month of June marks many special occasions, anniversaries, and milestones. This past week my office prepared and sent out over 700 graduation certificates to River Ward’s 16 elementary and secondary schools to honour graduating students. I would like...
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,...
Good afternoon, I would like to take this opportunity to provide an overview of four meetings that were held this month to discuss, debate and vote on the Residential Growth Management Strategy (Official Plan Review). Thank-you for sharing your comments with me. I apologize for not being...
Ottawa’s population is expected to grow by 400,000 new residents by 2046. To meet the increase in housing demand, City Council today approved a growth management strategy to expand Ottawa’s urban area by 1,281 hectares of new residential lands and to have 60 per cent of...