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The City of Ottawa’s Forestry Services team is proactively reaching out to request assistance protecting trees in your neighborhood this summer. Trees in your community are likely to be impacted by the Spongy moth (LDD) in 2022. Spongy moth or Limantra dispar dispar (LDD), formerly known as Gypsy moth, is an invasive forest insect found …
Marjorie Shaver-Jones is president of the Copeland Park Community Alliance. PHOTO BY ERROL MCGIHON /Postmedia Marjorie Shaver-Jones, president of the Copeland Park Community Alliance, said she was “incredibly disappointed” with the tribunal’s decision. She characterized the new development as a “sterile warehouse.” “It’s not something we want,” she said Thursday. “We have a vision of what we …
Dymon Storage Building at 1375 Clyde Avenue Approved The dispute, regarding the construction of a “Dymon warehouse facility” south of the gas station at Clyde Avenue and Baseline Road, has gone on for several years. The community felt dismay when the city’s planning department supported the request for a zoning amendment and recommended that the …
613-560-5000 OC Transpo has simplified its customer service phone system by launching a new convenient phone number to direct you to the information you need. You can now call 613-560-5000 for all OC Transpo inquiries, including Para Transpo booking and cancellation services, schedule information, trip planning, fares, discounts, Park & Ride, Bikesecure permits, and more. …
The City of Ottawa reviewed its ward boundaries in 2020, to balance population numbers and achieve other components of “ effective representation,” as established by the Supreme Court of Canada and Ontario’s Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), which was formerly the Ontario Municipal Board. The last major review in 2005 established the City’s current 23 wards. …
We would like to invite you and your fellow neighbors to a Crime Prevention Strategy Information Session in cooperation with the Ottawa Police Service. We would appreciate if you can help us get the word out by sharing this invitation with your members. You are invited to a Zoom webinar.When: Thursday July 15, 2021 06:30 …
Last week, the Canadian government launched the Canada Greener Homes Grant program, which offers up to $5,000 of reimbursement for energy-saving home upgrades. Homeowners can claim up to $5,000 to implement eligible retrofits done after December 1, 2020, and up to $600 for the cost of the pre- and post-retrofit EnerGuide evaluations, which usually range between …
If you’re a birder, you might be interested in hearing Michael Runtz’ presentation, through Carleton University. Runtz is one of Canada’s most highly respected naturalists, nature photographers, and natural history authors. An avid birdwatcher since the age of five, Runtz has worked as an interpretive naturalist in Algonquin Provincial and Point Pelee National parks, conducted biological …
From our friends in Tanglewood-Hillsdale Community Association, who survived the tornado in 2018, some recommendations for your Emergency Preparedness:
Ecology Ottawa is offering the opportunity for you to naturalize your garden by purchasing native plants to support urban biodiversity, just in time for planting. Check it out… Blog — Ecology Ottawa’s Pollinator Plant Fundraiser