River Ward Community Update Dear friends and neighbours of River Ward, May is a beautiful month in River Ward, with the blooming crab apple trees along Prince of Wales Drive, tulips on what seems every front yard, trees bursting with new leaves, and a general sense that...
New information Age limit lowered to 18 for individuals in “hot spot” communities As of Thursday, May 6, age limit will be lowered to 50 for individuals on the province’s online registration system Lower age limit for community clinics Beginning Thursday, May 6 at 8 am, all...
Ottawa – New information Age limit lowered to 55 for individuals on the provincial registration system. Lower age limit for community clinics Beginning Friday, April 30 at 8 am, all Ottawa residents age 55 and over (born in or before 1966) can begin booking appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine...
Frontline Patrol officers with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) have been hard at work, leveraging 529 Garage to recover stolen bicycles in the city and return them to their happy owners. Last fall’s Project Hot Wheels saw the recovery of more than 44 bicycles, with an...
Ottawa – New information More appointments available on the province’s online registration system. Age limit lowered to 45 for individuals in “hot spot” communities. Vaccinations in high-priority neighbourhoods continue to be the City’s focus. Licenced child care workers eligible starting Thursday. Pregnant individuals can now...
Beginning Monday, April 26 at 2pm, pregnant individuals will be able to pre-register for a vaccine appointment. These individuals, as well as others previously identified as people with the highest risk health conditions, and one of their caregivers, can visit Ottawa Public Health to pre-register. The Province...
For compliance with the enhanced restrictions under the extended Province’s Stay-at-Home Order, the City of Ottawa has closed some of its recreation amenities, which include: Public sports fields – including those located at recreation facilities Ball diamonds Basketball, tennis and pickleball courts Skateboard parks BMX...
Adults 40 and over in 2021 interested in receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine can register for the vaccine waiting list at any of the following pharmacies in River Ward. *As doses come in stock, the pharmacies will be calling/emailing/texting you back to bring you in for your...
Vaccine appointments scheduled via Ottawa Public Health: (from the OPH Website) Residents are asked to not call OPH at this time to try to book a second appointment as we do not have these available to book at this time and the phone lines are experiencing very...
This morning, the Province of Ontario opened pre-registration to individuals with highest risk health conditions and their caregivers. These individuals can visit Ottawa Public Health to pre-register. Those individuals with highest risk health conditions and their caregivers include: Organ transplant recipients Hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients People...
Two high-priority groups of residents are now eligible for vaccination appointments. In line with Province of Ontario guidance, vaccines will be made available to special education teachers and homebound home health care recipients. Special education teachers A list of special education teachers has been compiled with the assistance of all school...
Ottawa Public Library has scaled back physical library services to holds pickup and returns at branch entrances ̶ “curbside” ̶ to keep OPL customers and employees safe, further to the provincial emergency and stay-at-home order which took effect today. Throughout the city, 31 Library branches remain open to offer curbside returns and holds pick up. Customers will no longer be permitted to enter...