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Accessible parking regulations have changed
The City has updated its Traffic and Parking By-law and changes came into affect June 1, 2018. Part C of the by-law, pertaining to “Parking Required For Persons with Disabilities”, now require all...
View ArticleCity Hall, including parking garage, is closed this weekend
Ottawa City Hall will be closed starting at 11 pm on Friday, July 13 until 6 am on Monday, July 16 due to electrical maintenance taking place in the building. The public will not be allowed access to...
View ArticleSamia Hirani to receive Mayor’s City Builder Award
Mayor Jim Watson and Alta Vista Ward Councillor Jean Cloutier will present the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Samia Hirani on Wednesday, July 11 at the start of the next City Council meeting.Date:...
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Experience Planes, Grains and Automobiles in Ottawa this week
Summertime is no time to stay inside and hide. There is a lot going on in Ottawa this summer, including:Free Summer Activities at City HallRegular programming at City museums, day and night, for kids...
View ArticleOttawa continues to show strong economic performance
In the 2017 Annual Development Report, which was presented to the City’s Planning Committee today, City staff reported that Ottawa continues to have a strong economy with a healthy supply of jobs and...
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Flora MacDonald continues to link communities
Ottawa City Council has approved a new name for the pedestrian and cycling bridge being built across the Rideau Canal: Passerelle Flora Footbridge.The name is apt, dedicated as it is to the memory of a...
View ArticleSamia Hirani receives Mayor’s City Builder Award
Mayor Jim Watson and Alta Vista Ward Councillor Jean Cloutier presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Samia Hirani at City Council today in recognition of her dedication to volunteering and...
View ArticleCandidate nomination and withdrawal deadline for municipal elections is...
The 2 p.m. deadline on Friday, July 27, 2018, to file or withdraw a nomination for candidacy in the 2018 Municipal Elections is approaching.Nomination process and deadlineTo become a candidate for the...
View ArticleTraffic impacts due to utility work on Elgin Street beginning July 16
The full rehabilitation of Elgin Street is scheduled to begin in early 2019. In advance of the City’s work, Bell Canada is upgrading their underground infrastructure, which is deteriorated and in need...
View ArticleCouncil approves major new developments near LRT stations
City Council today approved two major developments that will create a mixture of residential and commercial buildings near light-rail stations in Ottawa.Council approved Official Plan and zoning...
View ArticleCity to provide sneak peek of O-Train Confederation Line’s new Blair Station
Mayor Jim Watson will be joined by the Honourable David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and...
View ArticleTraffic impacts in Ottawa for the coming days – beginning Friday July 13
Upcoming events and projects will have the following impacts on Ottawa traffic:Highway 416 – Beginning Friday, July 13 at 9 pm, the on-ramp from Westbound Fallowfield to Highway 416 Southbound will be...
View ArticleCity seeking public input on two commemorative naming proposals
The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on two separate naming proposals to:Name the lobby within the McNabb Recreation Centre, located at 180 Percy...
View ArticleCity gives sneak peek of Blair Station, eastern transit hub of the...
Mayor Jim Watson was joined today by the Honourable David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and...
View ArticleCity to dedicate the future site of new central library
Please join Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change on behalf of The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, for a ceremony...
View ArticleSection of Highway 417 fully closed for bridge demolition overnight on the...
A section of Highway 417 will be fully closed in both directions on Saturday, July 28 until Sunday, July 29. Significant traffic impacts are expected from 5 pm on July 28 to 11 am on July 29. This...
View ArticleOttawa Public Health advising residents to check on others and take...
A Heat Warning has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for the Ottawa area, as very hot temperatures are expected July 15 and 16. A heat warning is issued when the temperature is...
View ArticleFuture site of new central library to be local and national destination
At a ceremony held today, Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage,...
View ArticleMedia availability for infection prevention and control lapse at an Ottawa...
Board of Health Chair, Councillor Shad Qadri, and Dr. Geneviève Cadieux, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) will provide information about an infection prevention and...
View ArticleInfection prevention and control lapse at a Stittsville medical clinic
An infection prevention and control lapse investigation by Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has identified that patients who had some minor surgical procedures at the Main Street Family Medical Centre,...
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