The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and impacts to City services for the Labour Day holiday on Monday, September 4. 

Staff at the Ruth E. Dickinson branch are excited to welcome children and families back for programming this fall! Registration is now open!

Three mosquito testing pools indicate WNV is present in Ottawa; these are the first positive testing pools since the annual monitoring season began June 1, 2023.

Registration for fall non-aquatic recreation programs and PA Days will begin online on Wednesday, August 23 at 9 pm and in-person registration on Thursday, August 24.

It is almost time for Capital Pride, a festival dedicated to the 2SLGBTQIA+ people of Ottawa that spans August 19-27.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus normally cycles between wild birds and mosquitoes but can occasionally spread to horses and, rarely, to humans through infected mosquitoes’ bites, similar to the transmission of West Nile virus.

OC Transpo’s fall service changes will come into effect on Sunday, August 27, 2023. Regular schedule adjustments take place four times a year – spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Ottawa Public Health would like to remind eligible residents at risk of contracting mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) to complete a two-dose vaccination series of Imvamune® as soon as possible.

It is almost time for Capital Pride, a festival dedicated to the 2SLGBTQIA+ people of Ottawa that spans August 19-27. The theme of this year’s Capital Pride, “Get Proud!” is both an invitation and an appeal.

Moving away from gas and diesel vehicles is one of the most important actions that we can take to achieve Ottawa’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. To support the uptake of electric vehicles, the City of Ottawa is developing a personal electric vehicle strategy.

The Cleaning the Capital campaign is a citywide cleanup that occurs in the spring and fall of every year. Residents come together as a community and combine efforts to make our city clean and green. Litter pickup projects must be registered, and participating teams, upon request, receive a cleanup starter kit to assist them with their projects.

The Ministry of Transportation Ontario will be closing sections of Highway 417 for the rapid bridge replacement over Percy Street, starting Thursday, August 10-Monday, August 14.