City updates
Recreation Programming & Certification Courses
A list of the recreation programs and certification courses that are not currently at capacity.
Committee approves new Access By-law
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee today approved a new Access By-law to help regulate the construction, use and maintenance of private approaches and to clarify the work property owners can undertake on their driveaway or laneway that crosses into the City’s right of way.
Accessibility Spotlight
Accessibility Advisory Committee Updates
The Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) provides advice to Council and consults on projects required under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005) and many more, where the City benefits from an accessibility lens.
News from your Library
Join the library, it's free!!!
Now you can choose from three new library card designs and swap your library card for free before March 27. Visit any of our 33 branches with photo ID and proof of address.
Summer camp registration tonight
Tonight’s the night to start booking City of Ottawa summer camps. Set your alarms! Registration opens at 9 pm. Withdrawals for summer camps are required 30 days prior to the summer camp start date.
Council adopts refreshed growth projections for Ottawa
Council today adopted updated population, household and employment projections to 2051. The projections will serve to guide Ottawa’s Growth Management Strategy as part of the ongoing Official Plan update.
An artist’s thoughts on the journey of Ottawa’s garbage
What happens to your garbage after it leaves the curb?
For most of us, the journey ends the moment the truck pulls away, never thinking about the complex work keeping our city clean, safe and moving.
February 25 is Pink Shirt Day
As we approach Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, February 25, we invite you to join Ottawa Public Health and be a part of the movement by wearing a pink shirt, contributing to a kinder and more inclusive world by raising awareness for anti-bullying initiatives.

