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2009 Budget Meeting Notice
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Ottawa (November 19, 2008) - Pursuant to Subsection 14 (1) of Procedure By-law No. 2006-462, the dates and detailed times of the Special City Council meeting with respect to the 2009 budget have been set out in accordance with the following schedule:Monday, December 1, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - public delegations
1:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - public delegationsTuesday, December 2, 2008
10:00 a.m. ...More
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| City of Ottawa Civic Appreciation Awards | | Ottawa (November 19, 2008) - Each spring, as part of the celebration of National Volunteer Week, the City of Ottawa holds an award ceremony by invitation to publicly thank the many volunteers at work in our community. Th...More |
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| Time has come for Pedestrian Countdown Signals | | Ottawa (November 17, 2008) - Residents of Ottawa will soon know exactly how much time they have to cross the street. Council approved a new 10-year program to install countdown signals at all intersections across the cit...More |
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| City releases draft Transportation Master Plan | | Ottawa (November 10, 2008) - The draft Transportation Master Plan (TMP), the City of Ottawa’s long-term vision for transportation and transit, was tabled today at a special joint meeting of the Transportation and Transit...More |
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| Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan Risk Assessment | | Ottawa (November 10, 2008) - On May 28, 2008 City Council approved, by a vote of 19-4, a citywide Rapid Transit Network that offers a long-term, rail-based transit vision for Ottawa that builds from the core-out and addr...More |
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| STEP-ed up enforcement for motorists | | Ottawa (November 3, 2008) - This month, the City of Ottawa’s Integrated Road Safety Program (IRSP), through its Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), is focusing its attention on motorists who drive illegally in ...More |
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| Diesel-electric hybrid buses | Ottawa (October 28, 2008) - In June 2007, Ottawa City Council approved the acquisition of 202 diesel-electric hybrid buses.
Two pilot buses were delivered in October 2008 and are scheduled to go into service in mid-N...More |
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| Transitway – past, present and future | | Ottawa (October 27, 2008) - Ottawa’s award-winning Transitway forms the backbone of OC Transpo’s current commuter system. The Transitway has become a part of everyday life for thousands of Ottawa residents and offers com...More |
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| Transitway turns 25 | | Ottawa (October 27, 2008) – The Transitway is celebrating 25 years of transporting commuters across the city. In 1983, OCTranspo began running buses on two stretches of the Transitway that opened at the same time – Basel...More |
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| City distributes residential water efficiency kits | Ottawa (October 21, 2008) - Indoor water efficiency kits are now available free-of-charge through the City’s Client Service Centres.
The kits include: one water efficiency showerhead, one low-flow bathroom aerator, a...More |
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| City goes retro on transit fares | | Ottawa (October 20, 2008) – The City of Ottawa will turn back the clock on transit fares on Wednesday, October 29. In commemoration of the Transitway’s 25th anniversary, OC Transponsit customers can ride the bus all day ...More |
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| City of Ottawa Walking in a New Direction |
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| City launches new 3-1-1 integrated TTY system | | Ottawa (October 3, 2008) – Today, as part of AccessAbility Day celebrations, the City of Ottawa embarked upon a new era in technology with the launch of an enhanced service that allows TTY users to connect directly to th...More |
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| Ottawa Police will publish 2007 Ward Profiles | | Ottawa (September 29, 2008) —The Ottawa Police Service is pleased to announce that the 2007 ward by ward profiles containing police and crime statistics will be published this fall. It is anticipated that the 2007 Ward...More |
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| City ‘green’lights environmental programs | | Ottawa (September 24, 2008) – The City of Ottawa highlighted its commitment to greening the Capital by moving forward with two environmentally friendly policies. Council is pushing ahead on its Fleet Emission Reduction S...More |
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| Greenbelt White Paper | Ottawa (September 19, 2008)
Dear resident and neighbour,
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| City’s rapid transit plan affordable | Ottawa (September 11, 2008) – The City’s proposed Rapid Transit Network implementation plans are affordable, City Treasurer Marian Simulik informed Council today.
The City will be able to afford its share of the near...More |
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| Green Bin Program moving forward | | Ottawa (September 10, 2008) – The City’s Green Bin Program will become a reality in the fall of 2009. Today, City Council discussed the Program and decided to maintain weekly garbage pickup. Once the program is launched ...More |
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| Join the City’s Fall Cleaning the Capital team | | Ottawa (September 4, 2008) - The 3rd Annual Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign starts on September 15, 2008. I invite you to sign up to give our city a clean sweep this fall. With your help Innes Ward can be the clean...More |
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| City adopts new online resource for volunteers | Ottawa (September 3, 2008) - Accessing volunteer opportunities with the City of Ottawa has just become easier.
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| Know the by-law or you could get burned! | | Ottawa (August 29, 2008) – This summer Ottawa Fire Services has experienced an increase in the number of false alarms and complaints associated with open air fires. Responding to these calls tie up valuable life-saving r...More |
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| Update on listeriosis in Ottawa | Ottawa (August 27, 2008) – A case of listeriosis that had been under investigation by Ottawa Public Health was not related to the ongoing nationwide recall of deli meats from a Toronto-based processing plant.
Dr. Isra...More |
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| Emerald ash borer confirmed in Ottawa | | Ottawa (July 25, 2008) – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Ottawa. This insect pest was discovered by City staff on City and residential ash trees wit...More |
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| Ottawa’s Cycling Plan rolls forward | | Ottawa (July 9, 2008) – Ottawa will become a healthier, more bicycle and environmentally friendly city with a comprehensive 20-year strategy, approved by City Council that details infrastructure and other improvements de...More |
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| City announces first step for downtown tunnel | | Ottawa (July 3, 2008) - Today, the City of Ottawa announced that Delcan Corporation has been selected to complete the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) Planning and Environmental Assessment. ''The construction of a d...More |
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| Comprehensive zoning by-law receives final approval | | Ottawa (June 26, 2008) - City Council has adopted a new comprehensive zoning by-law, which harmonizes the existing 36 zoning by-laws from the former municipalities into one single zoning by-law. City of Ottawa Zoning By...More |
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| 211 is coming to Ottawa | | Ottawa (June 20, 2008) - The Community Information Centre of Ottawa is about to launch 211 services in Ottawa. 211 is an easy-to-remember 3-digit telephone number that provides information and referral services to connec...More |
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| City moves forward with Green Bin plan | Ottawa (June 11, 2008) - The City of Ottawa Source Separated Organics program forms a vital part of the City’s push to meet the goal of diverting 60 per cent of residential waste from disposal.
Council previously awar...More |
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| City of Ottawa unveils air quality monitor | | Ottawa (June 5, 2008) - As part of Environment Week, the City of Ottawa unveiled today its new portable air quality monitor.The air quality monitor, which was acquired by the City of Ottawa in March and is located just o...More |
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| OC Transpo launches 2008 Seniors Summer Special | | Ottawa (June 2, 2008) - OC Transpo has expanded its Seniors Summer Special this year to offer seniors who are 65 and older free rides on buses and the O-Train every Wednesday in June, July and August, starting Wednesday,...More |
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| Swans grace the Rideau River for 2008 season | | Ottawa (May 27, 2008) - The Royal Swans began their 2008 season at Brantwood Park with their first swim - resembling an elegant ballet gracing the calm waters of the Rideau River - to an audience of Councillors Diane Dea...More |
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| Waste collection calendar now available | | Ottawa (May 13, 2008) - A main staple in many garages and kitchen drawers around the city is now available - the City’s 2008/09 Collection Calendar for Recycling and Garbage. It is currently being delivered by Canada Pos...More |
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| Ottawa rated Canada’s most sustainable large city | | Ottawa (February 12, 2008) - Ottawa tops the list as the most sustainable large Canadian city, according to the second-annual Corporate Knights Sustainable Cities Ranking list, unveiled by Corporate Knights Magazine yest...More |
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| City warning residents of home water filter sales | | Ottawa (January 31, 2008) - A number of sales companies have recently been reported to target Ottawa residents to “test” their tap water and arrange for a site visit. Some have falsely indicated that the water is contam...More |
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