Residents are reminded the deadline for interim property tax payments and Vacant Unit Tax (VUT) declarations is just one month away – Thursday, March 19. 

Ottawa Public Health is pleased to share this opportunity with you to invite mothers and fathers who are expecting or have a child (birth or adoption) and who have been feeling depressed, sad, anxious, angry or overwhelmed to a FREE 9-week group-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program. 

Registrations for March break programs are now open! So, grab your library card and sign up your young adventurer for the activities that excite them most. Spots fill up fast! Reserve your child’s spots before it’s too late. 

Updates on advancing the approved new paramedic facility and a pilot for more affordable homes to help Ottawa Community Housing Corporation advance construction‑ready affordable housing projects more quickly.

Starting Monday, March 30, your waste collection day may change due to the City’s new curbside collection contract. All your waste including garbage, organics, leaf and yard waste, and recycling will still be picked up on the same day but about half of Ottawa households will have a new collection day.

Family Day is the perfect time to get moving more as a family; and there’s no better way than to play! Access to active play in nature and outdoors – with its developmentally-appropriate risks – is essential for healthy child development, including physical and mental well-being.

The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and City service impacts for the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 16. Waste collection is delayed 1 day in Barrhaven East

The City joined Black History Ottawa to kick off Black History Month at their annual opening ceremony. The event celebrated Black History Ottawa’s 40th anniversary through vibrant performances, music, and the unveiling of new commemorative stamps and coins.