Sharing in Student Success: Support Ottawa Students with Essential Supplies
As the excitement of a new school year approaches, we are excited to share the Caring and Sharing Exchange’s annual Sharing in Student Success Campaign! Their mission is to ensure that every student in Ottawa has the supplies they need to start the school year on the...
Be Part of the Community – Become a Crossing Guard!
Join the Ottawa Safety Council’s (OSC) dedicated, community-minded team of Adult Crossing Guards! Great reasons to join the OSC’s crossing guard team: Make a real difference in your own community! Get to know your neighbours Help local families Become a trusted face...
Construction of 3 New Wildlife Crossing Culverts
We are pleased to advise that a construction contract has been successfully awarded for the installation of three new wildlife crossings beneath Albion Road and Lester Road. Construction is anticipated to commence in early January 2025 and be completed by March 14th,...
Urban Flooding Resources
The City is committed to ensuring our infrastructure is safe and reliant and is continuously working to improve our City’s sewer and stormwater systems to mitigate impacts from extreme weather events and climate change. Where and how frequent urban flooding occurs...
Planned Power Outage: Rosebella Avenue and Bank Street
On July 29, 2024, Hydro Ottawa will be replacing an electrical pole that will impact customers located on Rosebella Avenue and Bank Street. To undertake this work safely, a planned power interruption will be required. We recognize that construction and power outages...
Kemp Park Drainage Project: Next Steps
I am pleased to share the latest updates on the Kemp Park Drainage Project. We are moving forward with the next critical steps to address the drainage issues in Kemp Park. A project charter is now being prepared, outlining the identified solutions. Once finalized,...
Pushman Park – Waste Diversion in Parks Pilot Project
We are excited to share that the Waste Diversion in Parks Pilot Project has been expanded for the 2024 season, and 3-stream bins (garbage, recycling, organics) can now be found in Pushman Park! The aerial screenshot shows where the bins are located and will be...
New Ways to Bus Update
New Ways to Bus are coming to OC Transpo’s bus network, and future trip planning is now easy with the New Ways to Bus Travel Planner preview! This new tool works the same as the regular Travel Planner and uses typical weekday and weekend schedules for new bus routes...
Hydro Road Municipal Transformer Station Project
Hydro Ottawa is proposing to construct a new 230 kilovolt (kV) Municipal Transformer Station near Hydro One Networks’ existing Hawthorne Transformer Station, north of Hydro Road in the city of Ottawa. The Hydro Road Municipal Transformer Station project includes: The...
OC Transpo Summer Schedule
600-series school routes will not operate during the summer. Summer weekend service to seasonal destinations will return, with specific start dates provided on octranspo.com: Route 139 to Petrie Island Route 185 to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum Summer weekend...