Ottawa Public Library is now offering a new membership card that will give Ottawa residents without photo ID and/or proof of an Ottawa address full access to our services and access to borrowing five items from our core collection. This new card – the Flex Card – is available at our 33 branches.  

A friendly reminder that Sunday hours will be paused for the months of July and August and will return in September. Summer holiday closures include July 1 (Canada Day), August 7 (Colonel By Day) and September 4 (Labour Day).

Summer is upon us and pools, beaches and water parks are now open. Tragedy is preventable, learn how to prepare yourself.

The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and impacts to City services for the Canada Day holiday on Monday, July 3. 

The City’s Transportation Committee approved amendments to the Use and Care of Roads By-law that would provide residents and community groups more opportunities to undertake gardening projects and install free library boxes within the City’s right of way.

OC Transpo is partnering with the Transit app to offer a subscription of their “Royale” service to all users of the app in Ottawa. OC Transpo will also be retiring its current iPhone app.

If you need part-time after school care, the City now offers daily registration options for the after-school activity club for the upcoming school year. The daily registration option is only offered at select recreation centres and is based on availability.

The City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee received an update on the Urban Forest Management Plan’s accomplishments to date and the work plan for the next four years.

Summer is here, and so is the TD Summer Reading Club! OPL has a variety of free programs planned to keep kids reading and learning while having fun all summer long!

The Order of Ottawa, established in 2012, celebrates outstanding citizens of Ottawa. This prestigious, civic award recognizes exceptional citizens who have achieved the highest level of excellence and achievement in many fields of endeavour, have brought honour and prestige to themselves and made significant contributions to the community that benefit the citizens of Ottawa.

In recent weeks many motorcyclists are back out on the roads, both in urban and rural areas. While this can be an enjoyable way for some to get out and enjoy our city, riders and drivers alike have an important role in avoiding fatal and major injury collisions.

City Council today approved a new policy to reduce unnecessary waste going to landfill, that will work towards meeting provincially mandated diversion targets and increasing participation in recycling and green bin programs.