Photo via Unsplash As Ontario masking rules are dropped (save a few settings, such as transit), Ottawa Public Health still says they are a good idea. “Ottawa Public Health continues to strongly recommend mask use for people at risk for severe illness and for everyone to consider masking in indoor settings when physical distancing may be difficult,” says a March 17 statement by Dr. ...

“If there is love, it is because this alone has kept me alive.” - Claude Cahun A pair of queer Jewish lovers flee the fascism of WWII and find resistance buried deep in their respective artforms in Sarah Waisvisz’s Heartlines. Last seen on stages during the sold-out premiere at Undercurrents in 2020, this re-worked and re-imagined production of Heartlines – A Calalou/RAFT Theatre Projects Production, presented by TACTICS for their 2022 Mainstage Series in association with Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) – opens on the GCTC stage March 22nd, 2022. ...

As the snow starts to melt, you might notice a winter’s worth of litter scattered around the city. Twice a year, thousands of residents help keep our community spaces clean and green through Cleaning the Capital and you can join them by registering for the spring 2022 campaign! ...

Three buckets. Collecting sap in Vanier during maple syrup season. Photo by Tony Bailey. Visiting a sugar bush has been a springtime activity in our area for generations. Several farms and maple syrup operations in Ontario and Quebec offer tours and programming for kids and families. ...

(Via Province of Ontario) With key public health and health system indicators continuing to improve, Ontario is cautiously and gradually easing public health and workplace safety measures. Changes to public health and workplace safety measures The following changes to public health and workplace safety measures are in effect as of March 1, 2022. ...

Mayor Jim Watson announced the termination of the State of Emergency for Ottawa, effective today at 4 pm. The State of Emergency was declared on February 6 in response to the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the occupation. ...

On March 1, the Ottawa Humane Society will offer its first microchip clinic since the outset of the public health crisis. The clinic will take place at the shelter on 245 West Hunt Club Road, and is the first of four clinics the OHS is hosting in March. ...

As of noon today, Thursday February 24, a 3.8 kilometres section of the Rideau Canal Skateway from Somerset Street to Bank Street, will reopen to skaters. At 8am tomorrow, Friday, February 25, an additional 3.2 kilometres section of the Rideau Canal Skateway, from Bank Street to the Hartwells Locks, will open. ...

The secured area downtown has shrunk, and more businesses/services are returning as the weeks-long Ottawa occupation draws to a close. On Tuesday, the City of Ottawa announced several service resumptions in the area, to come this week: The Ottawa Public Library Main Branch will re-open on Wednesday at 10 a. ...

First day of the Rideau Canal skating season (2015). Photo by James Peltzer via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. (Via NCC) The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce the official opening of the 52nd season of the Rideau Canal Skateway at 8 am, Friday, January 14, 2022. ...