News Releases

Today at the Youville Centre, Mayor Jim Watson, Rideau-Vanier Councillor and Board of Health member Mathieu Fleury, and Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health took part in a healthy cook-off with young mothers to celebrate Access to Healthy Foods Week. The goal was to see who could create the tastiest dish using affordable, everyday ingredients.

Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Mark Taylor, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee joined Wanda MacDonald, Executive Director of the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre and Angela Warren, Case Worker to launch the new Families First Program. “I am proud that our Council decided to invest $14 million annually to provide housing and support to reduce homelessness in Ottawa,” said Mayor Watson. “We’re working hand-in-hand with our community partners to deliver real solutions to families in our community.” 

Ottawa – City officials are pleased to announce that an annual waste collection savings of $10 million is achievable based on the results of the curb side waste contracting competition. If approved, these contracts will contribute to at least a 20% reduction in total waste collection costs that will be passed along to ratepayers.

Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Shad Qadri today announced that the City of Ottawa will accelerate the development of its Wildlife Strategy. At the same time, the City will halt trapping activity in the Paul Lindsay Pond area.“We have heard in recent days that people would like us to have a second look at how we protect the integrity of our flood control systems and we are listening and acting,” said Mayor Watson.