The Tree Planting Strategy focuses on how to shift the City’s approach to tree planting from reactive to proactive to achieve Ottawa’s urban canopy cover target of 40%.

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is advising individuals to stay safe during the upcoming solar eclipse and to be aware of the risks associated with looking directly at the Sun.

The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and City service impacts on Good Friday, March 29 and Easter Monday, April 1. Garbage will be delayed by one day.

You can ask a scientist or you can look out the window; either way, it looks like Ottawa will continue to have warmer winters, hotter summers, more windstorms and more heavy rain.

The City needs your help shaping the final version of Climate Ready Ottawa. Help us identify which actions the City should start with to make it easier for Ottawans to prepare for climate change.

Come and discover sensory storytime at Ruth E. Dickinson on March 23rd at 2 pm geared to children aged 0-6 years living with developmental disabilities and/or Autism. Register online 

As warmer weather approaches, you might notice a winter’s worth of litter scattered around the city. Twice a year, thousands of residents help keep our community spaces clean and green through Cleaning the Capital and you can join them by registering for the spring 2024 campaign!