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In the latest episode of #OttCity’s official podcast series, we OttaTalk about Housing and Homelessness. Why is it so hard to solve homelessness and what are we doing to help?
Listen now: https://bit.ly/45ypgWk
Listen now: https://bit.ly/45ypgWk
August 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In the latest episode of #OttCity’s official podcast series, we OttaTalk about Housing and Homelessness. Why is it so hard to solve homelessness and what are we doing to help?
Listen now: https://bit.ly/45ypgWk
Listen now: https://bit.ly/45ypgWk
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Back-to-school season is upon us! Now is the time to make sure your child is up to date on their routine vaccinations.
The Kids Come First Vaccinated and Up-to-Date clinics are making it easy for children and youth facing barriers to get vaccinated.
The Kids Come First Vaccinated and Up-to-Date clinics are making it easy for children and youth facing barriers to get vaccinated.
August 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Back-to-school season is upon us! Now is the time to make sure your child is up to date on their routine vaccinations.
The Kids Come First Vaccinated and Up-to-Date clinics are making it easy for children and youth facing barriers to get vaccinated.
The Kids Come First Vaccinated and Up-to-Date clinics are making it easy for children and youth facing barriers to get vaccinated.
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Registration is now open for the Cleaning the Capital fall campaign until Tuesday, September 30.
Thank you, volunteers, giving back to your community and helping to keep your neighbourhood clean and green!
Details: https://bit.ly/4mr7YQY
Thank you, volunteers, giving back to your community and helping to keep your neighbourhood clean and green!
Details: https://bit.ly/4mr7YQY
August 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Registration is now open for the Cleaning the Capital fall campaign until Tuesday, September 30.
Thank you, volunteers, giving back to your community and helping to keep your neighbourhood clean and green!
Details: https://bit.ly/4mr7YQY
Thank you, volunteers, giving back to your community and helping to keep your neighbourhood clean and green!
Details: https://bit.ly/4mr7YQY
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🌈 Got your flags and your fabulous energy?🌈
Because Capital Pride Week is officially on in #OttCity, starting today, August 16!
Enjoy a week full of exciting events, love, diversity and community spirit that makes #OttawaPride so special.
Don’t miss the annual Pride Parade on August 24 at 1 pm!
Because Capital Pride Week is officially on in #OttCity, starting today, August 16!
Enjoy a week full of exciting events, love, diversity and community spirit that makes #OttawaPride so special.
Don’t miss the annual Pride Parade on August 24 at 1 pm!
August 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🌈 Got your flags and your fabulous energy?🌈
Because Capital Pride Week is officially on in #OttCity, starting today, August 16!
Enjoy a week full of exciting events, love, diversity and community spirit that makes #OttawaPride so special.
Don’t miss the annual Pride Parade on August 24 at 1 pm!
Because Capital Pride Week is officially on in #OttCity, starting today, August 16!
Enjoy a week full of exciting events, love, diversity and community spirit that makes #OttawaPride so special.
Don’t miss the annual Pride Parade on August 24 at 1 pm!
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A timely reminder of who may need a measles vaccine.
Vaccination is the best protection against measles. You can find more information at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/Measles
Ps. These graphics are available as a PDF in English, French, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Somali at the link above.
Vaccination is the best protection against measles. You can find more information at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/Measles
Ps. These graphics are available as a PDF in English, French, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Somali at the link above.
August 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A timely reminder of who may need a measles vaccine.
Vaccination is the best protection against measles. You can find more information at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/Measles
Ps. These graphics are available as a PDF in English, French, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Somali at the link above.
Vaccination is the best protection against measles. You can find more information at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/Measles
Ps. These graphics are available as a PDF in English, French, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Somali at the link above.
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Ottawa Public Health is investigating the City’s fifth confirmed case of measles in 2025.
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ottawa Public Health is investigating the City’s fifth confirmed case of measles in 2025.
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
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We are reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Routine mosquito trapping and testing for West Nile Virus have confirmed a positive mosquito pool in Ottawa.
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
First mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus this season | City of Ottawa
ottawa.ca
August 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We are reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Routine mosquito trapping and testing for West Nile Virus have confirmed a positive mosquito pool in Ottawa.
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Please read the PSA here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
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Looking for places to help you cool down ?
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Looking for places to help you cool down ?
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
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Reminder #OttCity: Do not put batteries or hazardous materials in your garbage. They can cause fires and pose health risks. Keep our waste collection operators safe and protect the environment. Learn how to dispose of these items safely: bit.ly/3S086Xx
August 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder #OttCity: Do not put batteries or hazardous materials in your garbage. They can cause fires and pose health risks. Keep our waste collection operators safe and protect the environment. Learn how to dispose of these items safely: bit.ly/3S086Xx
Update on the next Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event location!
The August 9th HHW event will now take place at the City of Ottawa Trim Road Depot, 2035 Trim Road.
Residents can drop off their hazardous materials any time between 8 am and 4 pm.
For more information: ottawa.ca/en/garbage-a...
The August 9th HHW event will now take place at the City of Ottawa Trim Road Depot, 2035 Trim Road.
Residents can drop off their hazardous materials any time between 8 am and 4 pm.
For more information: ottawa.ca/en/garbage-a...
Hazardous waste and special items | City of Ottawa
ottawa.ca
August 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Update on the next Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event location!
The August 9th HHW event will now take place at the City of Ottawa Trim Road Depot, 2035 Trim Road.
Residents can drop off their hazardous materials any time between 8 am and 4 pm.
For more information: ottawa.ca/en/garbage-a...
The August 9th HHW event will now take place at the City of Ottawa Trim Road Depot, 2035 Trim Road.
Residents can drop off their hazardous materials any time between 8 am and 4 pm.
For more information: ottawa.ca/en/garbage-a...
Make a difference this fall – team up with friends or family for a litter cleanup project!
#CleaningTheCapital is a great way for students to complete their community involvement hours AND help keep #OttCity clean and green.
Learn more or register at: ottawa.ca/clean.
#CleaningTheCapital is a great way for students to complete their community involvement hours AND help keep #OttCity clean and green.
Learn more or register at: ottawa.ca/clean.
August 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Make a difference this fall – team up with friends or family for a litter cleanup project!
#CleaningTheCapital is a great way for students to complete their community involvement hours AND help keep #OttCity clean and green.
Learn more or register at: ottawa.ca/clean.
#CleaningTheCapital is a great way for students to complete their community involvement hours AND help keep #OttCity clean and green.
Learn more or register at: ottawa.ca/clean.
Fall into action for a greener community!
Registration for the Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign begins on August 15. Organize a litter cleanup project with your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues to help keep Ottawa beautiful.
Register your project by September 30: ottawa.ca/clean
Registration for the Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign begins on August 15. Organize a litter cleanup project with your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues to help keep Ottawa beautiful.
Register your project by September 30: ottawa.ca/clean
Cleaning the Capital Program | City of Ottawa
ottawa.ca
August 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Fall into action for a greener community!
Registration for the Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign begins on August 15. Organize a litter cleanup project with your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues to help keep Ottawa beautiful.
Register your project by September 30: ottawa.ca/clean
Registration for the Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign begins on August 15. Organize a litter cleanup project with your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues to help keep Ottawa beautiful.
Register your project by September 30: ottawa.ca/clean
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We want to hear your voice, #OttCity!
Complete a short online questionnaire before Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and help us review our Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: bit.ly/4l8RQln
Let’s build a city where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported.
Complete a short online questionnaire before Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and help us review our Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: bit.ly/4l8RQln
Let’s build a city where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported.
August 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We want to hear your voice, #OttCity!
Complete a short online questionnaire before Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and help us review our Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: bit.ly/4l8RQln
Let’s build a city where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported.
Complete a short online questionnaire before Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and help us review our Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: bit.ly/4l8RQln
Let’s build a city where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported.
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Find out about measures #OttCity is taking to discourage speeding and other forms of aggressive driving, a behaviour that was responsible for 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions on our roadways between 2019 and 2023: bit.ly/45Bqgsr
August 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Find out about measures #OttCity is taking to discourage speeding and other forms of aggressive driving, a behaviour that was responsible for 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions on our roadways between 2019 and 2023: bit.ly/45Bqgsr
Join the City of Ottawa for a week of events that honour inclusion, community, and belonging of Ottawa’s Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual + (2SLGBTQQIA+) communities.
capitalpride.ca August 16 to 24, 2025
capitalpride.ca August 16 to 24, 2025
Capital Pride – Home
capitalpride.ca
July 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join the City of Ottawa for a week of events that honour inclusion, community, and belonging of Ottawa’s Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual + (2SLGBTQQIA+) communities.
capitalpride.ca August 16 to 24, 2025
capitalpride.ca August 16 to 24, 2025
Did you know the average Canadian household throws away $1,300 worth of edible food every year? Reducing food waste at home is easier than you think. The City of Ottawa has partnered with Love Food Hate Waste to help you save money and cut down on food waste. Visit ottawa.ca/FoodWaste !
Waste reduction and education | City of Ottawa
ottawa.ca
July 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Did you know the average Canadian household throws away $1,300 worth of edible food every year? Reducing food waste at home is easier than you think. The City of Ottawa has partnered with Love Food Hate Waste to help you save money and cut down on food waste. Visit ottawa.ca/FoodWaste !
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Get browsing for fall fun!
As of today, July 29, start exploring #OttCity's 2025 fall programming!
More: bit.ly/4mmk90Y
Don't forget to mark your calendars. Aquatics registration opens Tuesday, August 12 at 9 pm and registration for all other programming goes live on Thursday, August 14 at 9 pm.
As of today, July 29, start exploring #OttCity's 2025 fall programming!
More: bit.ly/4mmk90Y
Don't forget to mark your calendars. Aquatics registration opens Tuesday, August 12 at 9 pm and registration for all other programming goes live on Thursday, August 14 at 9 pm.
July 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Get browsing for fall fun!
As of today, July 29, start exploring #OttCity's 2025 fall programming!
More: bit.ly/4mmk90Y
Don't forget to mark your calendars. Aquatics registration opens Tuesday, August 12 at 9 pm and registration for all other programming goes live on Thursday, August 14 at 9 pm.
As of today, July 29, start exploring #OttCity's 2025 fall programming!
More: bit.ly/4mmk90Y
Don't forget to mark your calendars. Aquatics registration opens Tuesday, August 12 at 9 pm and registration for all other programming goes live on Thursday, August 14 at 9 pm.
August is Tree Check Month. Join the City of Ottawa and its partners from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at Britannia Park August 13, from 11am to 1pm, to learn how you can spot and report invasive species and pests.
inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-hea...
inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-hea...
Tree check month - inspection.canada.ca
inspection.canada.ca
July 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
August is Tree Check Month. Join the City of Ottawa and its partners from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at Britannia Park August 13, from 11am to 1pm, to learn how you can spot and report invasive species and pests.
inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-hea...
inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-hea...
Camping and cottage season is here! City of Ottawa, remember to burn firewood where it was purchased. Bringing firewood in from other municipalities can contribute to the spread of diseases and pests!
July 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Camping and cottage season is here! City of Ottawa, remember to burn firewood where it was purchased. Bringing firewood in from other municipalities can contribute to the spread of diseases and pests!
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National Drowning Prevention Week is a timely reminder to look out for one another around water.
Whether it’s a beach day, a cottage weekend, or time at the pool, a few simple actions (like the ones below) can help save lives.
Whether it’s a beach day, a cottage weekend, or time at the pool, a few simple actions (like the ones below) can help save lives.
July 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
National Drowning Prevention Week is a timely reminder to look out for one another around water.
Whether it’s a beach day, a cottage weekend, or time at the pool, a few simple actions (like the ones below) can help save lives.
Whether it’s a beach day, a cottage weekend, or time at the pool, a few simple actions (like the ones below) can help save lives.
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Protect your home from basement flooding.
#OttCity's Residential Protective Plumbing program offers rebates for installing devices that help keep sewage and stormwater out during extreme weather.
Take steps now to safeguard your home.
Learn more: bit.ly/3RCTijz
#OttCity's Residential Protective Plumbing program offers rebates for installing devices that help keep sewage and stormwater out during extreme weather.
Take steps now to safeguard your home.
Learn more: bit.ly/3RCTijz
July 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Protect your home from basement flooding.
#OttCity's Residential Protective Plumbing program offers rebates for installing devices that help keep sewage and stormwater out during extreme weather.
Take steps now to safeguard your home.
Learn more: bit.ly/3RCTijz
#OttCity's Residential Protective Plumbing program offers rebates for installing devices that help keep sewage and stormwater out during extreme weather.
Take steps now to safeguard your home.
Learn more: bit.ly/3RCTijz
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The Residential Boulevard Gardening Guide is now available in six languages.
Whether you already have one or want to install one, it’s important that you understand the rules around boulevard gardens, including the potential risks.
Learn more: bit.ly/46lL9c1
Whether you already have one or want to install one, it’s important that you understand the rules around boulevard gardens, including the potential risks.
Learn more: bit.ly/46lL9c1
July 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Residential Boulevard Gardening Guide is now available in six languages.
Whether you already have one or want to install one, it’s important that you understand the rules around boulevard gardens, including the potential risks.
Learn more: bit.ly/46lL9c1
Whether you already have one or want to install one, it’s important that you understand the rules around boulevard gardens, including the potential risks.
Learn more: bit.ly/46lL9c1
You would like a tree planted on City property? That’s great! Visit ottawa.ca to learn more about the City’s tree planting programs.
ottawa.ca/en/living-ot...
ottawa.ca/en/living-ot...
Trees and urban forests | City of Ottawa
ottawa.ca
July 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You would like a tree planted on City property? That’s great! Visit ottawa.ca to learn more about the City’s tree planting programs.
ottawa.ca/en/living-ot...
ottawa.ca/en/living-ot...
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Too hot to leave the house? Make sure you know how to #BeatTheHeat while indoors:
- Cool off in an air-conditioned space, if possible
- Use a fan
- Take cool baths or showers
- Keep your home cool by closing blinds and curtains
- Stay hydrated!
More: bit.ly/4nayFdf
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- Cool off in an air-conditioned space, if possible
- Use a fan
- Take cool baths or showers
- Keep your home cool by closing blinds and curtains
- Stay hydrated!
More: bit.ly/4nayFdf
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July 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Too hot to leave the house? Make sure you know how to #BeatTheHeat while indoors:
- Cool off in an air-conditioned space, if possible
- Use a fan
- Take cool baths or showers
- Keep your home cool by closing blinds and curtains
- Stay hydrated!
More: bit.ly/4nayFdf
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- Cool off in an air-conditioned space, if possible
- Use a fan
- Take cool baths or showers
- Keep your home cool by closing blinds and curtains
- Stay hydrated!
More: bit.ly/4nayFdf
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