The City of Ottawa will host a flag raising ceremony on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in honour of Franco-Ontarian Day and the 49th anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian Flag.

At a joint meeting today, the City’s committees on Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services and Environment and Climate Change approved an updated Idling Control By-law. The by-law aims to ...

When the Wake Up! program began in 2005, Ottawa Fire Services installed smoke alarms in about 40% of the homes they visited. With initiatives like Wake Up! focusing on the life-saving role of smoke ...

Honouring and caring for residents of long-term care is not just an obligation, it is a privilege, and for the staff at the City’s long-term care (LTC) homes, adapting to a more person-centred ...

The finalists for the 2024 Ottawa Book Awards have been announced. This year’s works showcase a diverse and compelling range of stories on the human experience and how it is shaped by life’s events – ...

Council today approved the City’s proposed 2025 budget directions, timeline and consultation process. The budget directions report proposes a municipal tax increase of no more than 2.9 per cent, made ...

If you know an immigrant to Canada who embodies extraordinary entrepreneurial spirit and deserves recognition for their contributions to the Ottawa economy, the City is now accepting nominations ...

The Finance and Corporate Services Committee today approved the City’s proposed 2025 budget directions, timeline, and consultation process.

Recently, VERSe Ottawa announced David O’Meara and Véronique Sylvain as the two English and French, respectively, poets for Ottawa for a two-year period. It is part of the Ottawa Poet Laureate Program ...

The City of Ottawa recognizes outstanding achievements in heritage conservation with the Ottawa Heritage Awards. The application period for the 2023 to 2024 awards is now open. The deadline for ...

If you have received Ontario Works or Social Housing benefits and have been overpaid, you will receive a letter from the City. This letter represents the amount that you were overpaid and need to pay ...