With the fall season approaching, we typically see an increase in respiratory illness. Knowing that your child’s health and safety is your top priority, OPH is sharing some important information to help keep your family healthy this fall and winter, and throughout the school year.

Service on O-Train Line 1 between St-Laurent and Blair stations will be suspended all day Sunday 25 August to accommodate Stage 2 tie-in work for the eastern extension. R1 replacement bus service will operate every 10 minutes between St-Laurent and Blair stations.

Join Councillor David Hill and me for a virtual information session on Tuesday 10 September, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm to discuss the first draft of Ottawa’s proposed Zoning By-law and how it affects Barrhaven and the city.

The virtual session will be hosted on Zoom. Click here to register.

Registration for the autumn 2024 edition of Cleaning the Capital is now open!

The programme is an opportunity to help your community, for volunteer hours, and to keep our parks and river shorelines looking nice.

Uncover the future O-Train network like never before. We’re excited to launch a new feature on the O-Train X website: our interactive map, designed to familiarize you to the future of the O-Train Network!

A Zoom public consultation meeting was held on Monday, August 12, 2024, from 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm. The recording of the meeting is available.

Budget 2025 is right around the corner, and we want to hear from you! Tell us what budget priorities are, find key dates and information visiting the Engage Ottawa Draft Budget 2025 page.

A developer is looking to rezone the parcel of land at 1034 McGarry Terrace, behind the Walmart, to permit the construction of two residential apartment towers. The buildings will total 592 units in a 26-storey and a 35-storey building.

Building on past initiatives, the plan leverages existing resources for most actions, while also proposing new innovative approaches to foster a more harmonious relationship between residents and Ottawa’s wildlife.

The Preston Street Rapid Bridge Lift on Highway 417 is scheduled to take place from July 25 to 29. The project will close a number of sections of the highway, starting at 7 pm on Thursday, July 25 and slated to reopen at 6 am on Monday, July 29

Mosquito trapping and testing (components of Ottawa Public Health’s West Nile virus prevention program) have confirmed the first positive mosquito testing pool by lab result.

The Museum and Park Passes are available all season! In partnership with the local museums and Ontario Provincial Parks, the OPL passes admit a family to one of 7 museums!