Changes to the City of Ottawa’s Property Tax and Water Utility Deferral Program will now allow more low-and-fixed income seniors and disability recipients to qualify.

The City of Ottawa has been partnering with EnviroCentre to celebrate cycling since 2010. As one of the largest biking campaigns in the country, Let’s Bike Month Ottawa is expected to have nearly 4,000 participants throughout the month of June.

When the temperature and humidity are high, our bodies can overheat, especially in the first few days of hot weather while our bodies adjust. Here are some ways to stay cool even if you don’t have air conditioning.

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe was joined by Transportation Committee Vice-Chair Catherine Kitts, Environment and Climate Change Committee Chair Shawn Menard, and Councillor for Somerset Ward Ariel Troster for an official kick-off to the 2023 construction season.

May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. Canadian Jewish Heritage month was established in 2018 to help remember, celebrate and educate future generations about the inspirational role that Jewish Canadians have played and continue to play in communities across the country.

When ticks and mosquitoes are active, they have the potential to spread infections to Ottawa area residents. OPH works to prevent Lyme disease and West Nile virus through a variety of measures.

Tickets will be available on Monday, June 5 for the Mayor’s Annual Canada Day Celebration for Seniors, which will take place on Saturday, July 1 from 8 to 10:30 am in the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park.

With the 2023 final property tax bills sent out to residents, the Vacant Unit Tax (VUT) appeal period is now open for residential property owners who were charged the VUT but believe they should not have been charged the one per cent tax.