neighbourhoods

The City is asking residents to help improve stormwater flow in their neighbourhoods by clearing leaves and debris from on-street catch basins near their homes.  With the weather forecast over the next two days predicting heavy rainfall, City road crews will be working on drainage and keeping catch basins clear. ...

The City of Ottawa is updating its multi-year Accessibility Plan and is encouraging residents to provide input into the plan through a survey available on the City’s website, ottawa.ca .  Residents have until November 27 to complete the survey and share their innovative ideas on how City programs, services and infrastructure can be made more accessible and responsive to diverse communities. ...

To prepare for winter operations, the City of Ottawa has begun driver training for the operation of snow-clearing equipment.  Winter driver training starts in the classroom with instruction on roadway safety, equipment orientation, operating principles and operation of the vehicle attachments. ...

Ottawa’s hottest urban designs were in the spotlight tonight as the City hosted the sixth edition of the Ottawa Urban Design Awards.  Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Jan Harder, Chair of the City’s Planning Committee, were on hand to honour recipients in a ceremony at Lansdowne Park’s historic Horticulture Building. ...

The City of Ottawa will recognize National Tree Day on Wednesday, September 23 by launching the development of Ottawa’s Urban Forest Management Plan. Residents are invited to learn more about the development of a forest management plan by attending ** Urban Trees: Putting Down Roots for the Future ** at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park. ...

Residents are invited to review a City of Ottawa discussion paper on secondary dwelling units and to offer comments on proposed changes to the Zoning By-law.  Secondary dwelling units are self-contained living units either attached to or on the same grounds as a detached or semi-detached home, duplex building or townhouse. ...

Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) firefighters will be out in the community during the third week of September to encourage residents to install, test and ensure that smoke alarms in their homes are operating.  September 14 to 21 is the second of two eight-day blitzes OFS planned for 2015 as part of its annual Wake Up campaign. ...

The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on three separate naming proposals to: * Name the fieldhouse in Pierre Rocque Park, at 1257 Joseph Drouin Avenue, as the “Beauregard Bunker” * Rename the Cyrville Community Centre at 4355 Halmont Drive, to the “Pat Clark Community Centre” * Name a future park at 229 Hepatica Way, as “Henri Rocque Park” ** Beauregard Bunker – Orléans (Ward 1) ** In recognition of Lise and Bernie Beauregard’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name the fieldhouse at Pierre Rocque Park, located at 1257 Joseph Drouin Avenue, the Beauregard Bunker. ...

The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons ** Cleaning the Capital ** campaign, which will take place from September 15 to October 15. Early-bird registration is now available. ** Registration ** ** is quick and easy: ** ...

Residents travelling through Little Italy and the Civic Hospital neighbourhoods have more travel options thanks to a new bridge connecting Hickory Street and Adeline Street. Until the bridge opened last week, both streets came to a dead end on opposite sides of the O-Train Trillium Line rail bed. ...