Tag: Ottawa
Registration for the fall edition of Cleaning the Capital opens on August 15
2022 marks the 29th year of the Cleaning the Capital Program! The annual cleanup campaign first began in 1994 as a springtime cleanup.
Shiva Yan of Stittsville receives a Welcoming Ottawa Ambassador Award
“After almost 10 years since the inception of WOW, I am so proud of the work OLIP has done to make WOW such a successful initative,” Mayor Watson told the audience.
Monkeypox – first confirmed case in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting the first lab-confirmed case of monkeypox in an Ottawa resident. . The risk to the general public at this time is very low.
Amanda Jetté Knox recognized for her community service – honoured to receive 2021 Order of Ottawa
Amanda Jetté Knox is an award-winning author, journalist, public speaker, and human rights advocate for the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Tanger’s ‘pink program’ supports the Ottawa Hospital Rose Ages Breast Health Centre
Ottawa shopping centre has raised over $100,000 for The Ottawa Hospital Rose Ages Breast Health Centre with annual philanthropic program.
Labour Day city schedule changes
The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes for Labour Day, Monday, September 6.
OPINION: We need to have the trash talk
In Stittsville, this is doubly important as the West Carleton landfill prepares to re-open, which can be used for residential waste should the city pay for the usage.
Registration for indoor swimming lessons opens July 12
Ottawa is getting ready to dive into Step 3 of the provincial reopening plan when they can open indoor pools and begin their Learn-to-Swim lessons.
Ottawa to be the site of provincial COVID-19 safety and compliance campaigns
An education and enforcement initiative takes place this week in Ottawa being conducted by the Ontario government. The campaign will ensure that retailers and malls have safety protocols…
Post-apocalyptic Ottawa film brings new perspective to global pandemic
(Ottawa film producer of Pragmatopia – Pixie Cram. Photo: Pixie Cram) Pixie Cram is a live-action filmmaker and animator who lives in Ottawa. Her stop-animation short, Emergency Broadcast, created during a…
Virtual town hall with Mayor Jim Watson – Economic recovery planning
The City of Ottawa is holding a virtual town hall on Ottawa’s economic recovery planning amid COVID-19 on Friday, May 29 at 1:00 pm. Members of the business community and…
Ottawa Council on Aging offers sage advice for seniors and caregivers
It has been several weeks since our world started shutting down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council on Aging‘s (COA) first response was to provide practical and personal information on…
Cloth mask donations requested by City of Ottawa for vulnerable residents
The Human Needs Task Force set-up by the City of Ottawa is requesting donations of cloth masks for vulnerable residents. Wearing a mask adds an extra layer of protection, but…
Check your LOTTARIO tickets – you could be $10,000 richer
Dig out those old tickets – you may doing a ‘happy dance’ this long weekend! You have two weeks to claim a LOTTARIO prize worth $10,000 from the Saturday, September 15, 2018 draw. The…
Stittsville student hopes sixth year organizing cancer fundraiser will be her biggest yet
(Contributed by Devyn Barrie and Lesley McKay) Caitlin Bauer had been integral to Sacred Heart’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser for so long, it’s no surprise she’s running it now…