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There is a new tool on ottawa.ca this winter that will help Ottawa residents know when a City plow will clear their snow-covered residential street.  Called ** Where Is My Plow ** , the web tool allows you to enter your home address and find the estimated time when your residential street will be plowed during a major storm. ...

The Ottawa Police Service would like to advise the public on the rash of thefts in vehicles in where suspects are either opening unlocked car doors or breaking windows. Since October 1, 2015, there have been 488 reported thefts from vehicles throughout the City. ...

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. ...

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. ...

With the announcement today of the 2015 federal election on Monday, October 19, 2015, the City of Ottawa reminds candidates of municipal regulations on election signs.  The regulations require that temporary election signs not be posted on private property, such as lawns and businesses, until 60 days prior to the federal election (Thursday, August 20), and not be posted on public property until 30 days prior to the election (Saturday, September 19). ...

For 25 years, Options Bytown has been successfully housing the homeless by instilling hope and providing the most vulnerable people in Ottawa with the skills they need to live independently in the community. Options Bytown has ensured that hundreds of men and women have been able to leave homeless shelters and move to permanent housing – and stay there. ...

The Spring Giveaway Weekend will take place on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. Don’t put your unwanted stuff in the garbage — set it out at the curb on Giveaway Weekend. Tour your neighbourhood, community and city to find hidden treasures. ...

The City of Ottawa will be testing about 10,000 fire hydrants in the south, central and west ends of the City beginning today and ending in October. Hydrants are inspected annually to ensure that they are ready should they be needed by Ottawa Fire Services. ...

The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on six separate naming proposals to: * Name a new park at 701 Meadow Ridge Circle “Doug Rivington Park” * Name a woodland area on Abbott Street adjacent to Sacred Heart High School the “Kemp Woodland” * Name a new park at 130 Woodbine Place “Percy Taverner Park” * Rename the Osgoode Multi-Use Pathway the “Doug Thompson Multi-Use Pathway” * Name the gazebo in Davidson Park at 5 Ryerson Avenue the “George Watson Gazebo” * Rename Black Tern Park at 53 Black Tern Crescent “Brian Parsons Park” ** Doug Rivington Park – (Ward 5 – West Carleton-March) ** In recognition of Doug Rivington’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a new park at 701 Meadow Ridge Circle “Doug Rivington Park”. ...

The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on three separate naming proposals to: * Rename the North Gower Bowling Alley as “Gerry Lines Bowling Alley” * Rename Arena 1 within the Ray Friel Recreation Complex as “Ron Racette Arena” * Name the kitchen in the Tanglewood Park Community Centre as the “Franz Gierer Kitchen” ** Gerry Lines Bowling Alley (Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn) ** In recognition of Gerry Lines’ extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to rename the North Gower Bowling Alley as the “Gerry Lines Bowling Alley”. ...