The 2023 Ottawa Book Awards finalists lead readers through a voyage of moving poetry, poignant stories, captivating human drama, and engaging biographies. These works delve into significant historical eras, bringing fresh perspective to familiar landscapes and experiences. 

You will have several opportunities in the coming weeks to inform the City’s draft budget for 2024. Resident feedback is integral to the development of the City’s budget. It’s your city and your budget, so have your say!

Council today approved the 2024 budget directions, timeline and consultation process, with an overall tax increase of up to 2.5 per cent, made up of various levies.

The 2023 Capital Funding priority will be centered around addressing the needs of food security. Funding is provided in collaboration with social service agencies on a cost-sharing basis.  

There’s still time to register your kids for recreation programs starting this fall. With five locations in Barrhaven alone offering a diverse number of programs, kids are sure to find something they enjoy.

Want to learn something new? LinkedIn Learning for Library offers over 16,000 video tutorial courses led by experts in Business, Creative, and Technology! Courses are available in 7 different languages.

As part of the fall Wake Up! program, firefighters from Ottawa Fire Services will visit homes across the city this week to ensure smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are present and working.

The City has now started auditing Vacant Unit Tax declarations for properties that were not charged the tax, ensuring the information provided was accurate. The City will notify selected property owners by letter or email if the person is enrolled with paperless billing.

New from OC Transpo! Tap your credit card or mobile wallet to pay for your fare on all OC Transpo buses and O-Train Line 1. O-Payment is not available on STO. If you transfer regularly to STO, a Presto card is a better option for you.

More than ever, residents have been installing free lending libraries and gardens in front of their homes close to the roadway or sidewalk. Often, these are installed within the City’s right of way and when this occurs, you have to follow certain requirements to make sure you do it right.

The Planning and Housing Committee approved a 2023 capital spending plan for more than $75.7 million to create new affordable housing through partnerships with housing providers, stabilize projects under development and acquire a property for use as supportive housing. 

The Finance and Corporate Services Committee approved the 2024 budget directions, timeline and consultation process.