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Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is actively investigating several situations where transmission of COVID-19 has occurred in relation to organized team sports. In these situations, OPH is following up with all individuals who test positive, as well as their close contacts. We are working closely with local...

The City’s Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management today approved investing the $2.6-million surplus from last year’s Hydro Ottawa dividend in Energy Evolution projects and to help the City leverage federal and provincial funding for climate change initiatives. This investment is part of...

Thank you to everyone who attended the budget consultation meeting I co-hosted last night, Monday, October 19, with my colleagues Councillors Theresa Kavanagh and Jeff Leiper. You can send your comments on the 2021 budget to Riley.Brockington@Ottawa.ca. To view the video from the meeting, click below. https://youtu.be/yydCNEpnbmE  ...

Open Letter from Dr. Vera Etches to the Mayor and Members of Council. Dear Mayor and Members of Council. Earlier this morning, the Province of Ontario announced its recommendations and public health advice on how to stay safer this Halloween. The Province advised that: “Given the high transmission of COVID-19 in...

With the announcement of new provincial restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, the City has announced the closure of fitness centres including cardio and weight rooms, the suspension of fitness classes and aquafitness, and the closure of interactive exhibits at City museums and art...

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is happy to inform you that this year OPH will be holding clinics at several fixed locations across the city, which are expected to open on October 29th, 2020. To avoid crowding, clinics will be by appointment only. Appointment booking will be...

Dear Mayor and Members of Council, I am concerned that more and more people are testing positive for COVID-19 in Ottawa. As you are all aware, daily cases are being reported in schools, and an increasing number of school outbreaks are occurring. We are in the midst...