Weekly newsletter: April 7, 2026
Hi everyone! Love the spring weather today.
I hope you had an enjoyable Easter weekend. Other than a short event at City Hall for Sikh Heritage Month and dropping off blue bags to help with blue bin overflow, we spent most of the weekend decluttering, organising, and cleaning. Felt good to go through years of stuff.
This week is garbage, blue bin, green bin, and yard waste. To account for the two weeks without garbage collection with the contract transition, the garbage limit is temporarily increased to six items for April, including this week. The cycle will continue normally now, with black bin collection next week.
Please note collection day is delayed by a day this week as Monday was Easter Monday. Check Ottawa.ca/CollectionCalendar↗ for address-specific information or my Facebook post↗ from yesterday for general information.
Nothing substantive in this week’s newsletter otherwise, except the minor items below!
Bite-sized updates
Sorted alphabetically. New or updated items marked with an asterisk (*).
Beatrice/Queensbury (stop 3345) bus shelter – Installation tentatively scheduled for the spring.
*Cleaning the Capital – Registration for the spring 2026 campaign is open until May 4 for cleanup projects between April 15 and May 31. Almost 30 projects have already been registered in Barrhaven East! Learn more or register at Ottawa.ca/Clean↗.
*Development application, 3400 Woodroffe↗ - The City received an application to construct 160 homes divided amongst stacked townhouses, back-to-back townhouses, and traditional townhouses. I’ve organised a public meeting about the development for April 29, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The developer has been invited to attend.
*Household hazardous waste – This year’s drop-off depots near Barrhaven are scheduled as noted below. For drop-off instructions and other depots further away from Barrhaven, see Ottawa.ca/HHW↗. Can’t get to a depot? Many items like light bulbs, spent batteries, paint, oil, and electronics can also be dropped off at retailers and other locations↗ throughout the year.
June 28, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm – Trail Waste Facility (landfill), 4475 Trail Road
October 17, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm – Strandherd snow dump, 4061 Strandherd Drive (enter via Dealership Drive)
*Income tax clinics – The Ottawa Public Library is hosting an income tax clinic at no cost for low/modest income families with simple tax returns for 2025. See BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca↗ for details and eligibility criteria. Personal income tax returns are due April 30.
*Police office hours – South District officers are testing out open office hours as an added form of community outreach. Officers will be upstairs at the Walter Baker Sports Centre from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm every other Thursday, with their next day on April 16. No registration or scheduling needed.
Recycling – Friendly reminder that all recycling inquiries, including service issues and replacement bin requests should be directed to Miller Waste at 1-888-852-2374 or Area2@MillerWaste.ca. Garbage, green bin, and yard waste remain City responsibilities.
Summer jobs with the City – Summer student job postings in parks and recreation are now live at Ottawa.ca/jobs↗. Please note some positions are restricted to post-secondary students, while others are open to all students.
Transport Canada LED headlights survey - Transport Canada wants to learn how LED headlight glare↗ affects road users and what vehicle or lighting features may influence how people experience it at night. Their survey↗ closes on April 20. You may also email MVS-SA@tc.gc.ca directly, subject line “Headlight glare.”
*Watershield neighbourhood street parking – Parking regulations on Cicely, Coralroot, Gentian, Springbeauty, Sweetflag, Tawyblade, and Watershield have been changed to ban parking on one side of each street year-round (previously winter only). Thank you to residents in the neighbourhood for their engagement on the issue over the last few years.
Have a great week ahead!
-Wilson