The City of Ottawa is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Accessible Ottawa Award. This year, we are introducing the Accessible Ottawa Award to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Ottawa’s businesses, organizations and residents who are dedicated to removing barriers and advancing accessibility throughout our city.

The City of Ottawa is exploring a Rental Renovation Licence (Renoviction) By-law to ensure tenants are not unfairly displaced under the pretense of repairs or renovations. The proposed by-law would require landlords to prove that tenants must vacate for legitimate work, helping to protect housing affordability and stability. Public engagement will begin this fall, with final recommendations expected in spring 2026.

It’s back to school time, a time when our most vulnerable road users can find themselves the victim of a serious collision. Each month the City of Ottawa Road Safety Action Plan’s communication efforts focus on specific areas that are determined based on trends in data collected for fatal and major injury collisions. The themes for the month of September are pedestrians, cyclists and intersections.

If you live in an older home, you might have a downspout that connects directly to the City’s sanitary and stormwater sewer system. Disconnecting your downspout is an easy and low-cost way to help prevent your basement from flooding.

The City of Ottawa began construction on the Chief William Commanda Bridge multi-use pathway and rehabilitation project in the fall of 2021. The project consisted of the construction of a multi-use pathway (MUP) and the rehabilitation of the substructure of the bridge.

Here are some fun stuff happening around Barrhaven and Nepean.

I am pleased to inform you that nominations are open for the Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards! These awards acknowledge the business success of individuals who were born outside of Canada and who now make Ottawa their home. As the name of the award program suggests, we are looking for nominees who embody the entrepreneurial spirit and have contributed to Ottawa’s economy and its entrepreneurial culture.

As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, motorists wishing to access westbound Highway 417 from southbound Moodie Drive should anticipate impacts to traffic as crews complete necessary construction activities.