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.

We’re hoping to make our community more friendly to older adults by adding sidewalk benches where they are needed most. Know a location in need? Also, here’s a summary of schedule changes to City services Good Friday through Easter Monday.

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.

On Sunday, I attended the funeral of the Wickramasinghe family and Gamini Amarakoon, a family friend, whose lives were cut short two weeks ago. The ceremony was sombre and peaceful, as their family, friends, and strangers from across the city said goodbye.

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!

Get in the game and join a City Wide Sports league! From beach volleyball to pickleball, City Wide Sports leagues are a great way to stay active and make friends while having fun.

🎵📚🔮🎨 IT'S MARCH BREAK MADNESS THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY 🎵📚🔮🎨 Some programs require registration, click on the link to find out more.

Families with children 0-12 years or those expecting to in the next 9 months: share your feedback on local needs and ways to strengthen the local child care and early years system.

The City of Ottawa invites local not-for-profit organizations, such as community groups and associations to apply for up to $3,000 in Civic Events funding. Civic Events Funding is used to deliver family-friendly events in local Ottawa communities and priority neighbourhoods.

Ottawa Public Health is monitoring the emergence of measles in different parts of the world, including in Canada, and we are making continued efforts to increase uptake and coverage of routine childhood vaccinations.

Yesterday’s news is never easy, but the tragic and gruesome circumstances and how close to home it happened made it even more difficult to process. Our community is reeling from the loss of six people to a tragic, senseless act of violence. They were family to some, friends to others, but neighbours to all of us.

The City is excited to officially launch the second theme of "Your city, your ideas," a multi-phase initiative where you can share your ideas on how we can serve you better while finding innovative ways to save money that can be reinvested into other City priorities.

Off-peak lane reductions began yesterday on southbound Woodroffe Avenue (towards Barrhaven) from just north of David Drive to just south of Norice Street in College Ward.

Check out and register for our March Break Fun activities (March 11th - 15th) at Ruth E. Dickinson for families and fun!

Participate in the online survey to have your say on special event regulations by Sunday, March 31. With your input, together we can improve special event services and key regulations that will help grow our economy, enrich our culture, and protect our community and environment.