International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdoses and remember, without stigma, those who have experienced drug-related harms, including fatal overdoses and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. 

Start this school year on the right foot! Make school zones safer and help kids get exercise with a walking routine!  Set a healthy routine with your family this school year! Walking, scooting, and cycling to school is a great way to start the day.

With fall around the corner and new routines about to begin, hours at Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will return to full fall levels at all of its 33 branches starting Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and impacts to City services for the Labour Day holiday on Monday, September 4. 

Staff at the Ruth E. Dickinson branch are excited to welcome children and families back for programming this fall! Registration is now open!

Three mosquito testing pools indicate WNV is present in Ottawa; these are the first positive testing pools since the annual monitoring season began June 1, 2023.

Registration for fall non-aquatic recreation programs and PA Days will begin online on Wednesday, August 23 at 9 pm and in-person registration on Thursday, August 24.

It is almost time for Capital Pride, a festival dedicated to the 2SLGBTQIA+ people of Ottawa that spans August 19-27.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus normally cycles between wild birds and mosquitoes but can occasionally spread to horses and, rarely, to humans through infected mosquitoes’ bites, similar to the transmission of West Nile virus.

OC Transpo’s fall service changes will come into effect on Sunday, August 27, 2023. Regular schedule adjustments take place four times a year – spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Ottawa Public Health would like to remind eligible residents at risk of contracting mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) to complete a two-dose vaccination series of Imvamune® as soon as possible.

It is almost time for Capital Pride, a festival dedicated to the 2SLGBTQIA+ people of Ottawa that spans August 19-27. The theme of this year’s Capital Pride, “Get Proud!” is both an invitation and an appeal.