For all of April, you can read “Valid by Chris Bergeron” in both eBook and audiobook format with no holds or waitlists!

As warm weather returns, construction projects will ramp up across the city and will require adjustments to some bus routes.

Have your say on the future of transportation in Ottawa and share your input by completing the online surveys available on the Transportation Master Plan project page.

Repair Cafés are free community gatherings where people can bring broken items to be repaired with the help of skilled volunteers. Whether it’s a torn shirt, a malfunctioning blender, or a sentimental piece of jewelry, Repair Cafés offer a chance to fix what’s broken instead of sending it to the landfill. 

The New Ways to Bus route network launches on Sunday, April 27, and will be the largest bus service change in the City’s history, impacting most customers and bus routes.

The City’s Residential Protective Plumbing program has had an upgrade. Through the updated program, eligible homeowners can apply for rebates to install new protective plumbing devices. These devices can prevent sewage or stormwater from entering homes when the sewer’s capacity is exceeded during an extreme weather event.

Planning and development is a complicated business. However, it is also an incredibly important part of what we manage on a daily basis. This is why we created the Planning Primer. It’s an opportunity for you to learn about planning in Ottawa. There is no cost to participate.  

The City’s new Wildlife Resources Coordinator, Dom Ferland, not only work on human-wildlife conflict resolution but will also advance strategies to prevent those conflicts in the first place.