Ottawa parks

• Increased police presence at Ottawa beaches, parks, ByWard Market over weekend

  Ottawa police and bylaw officers will have a stepped up presence at parks and in the downtown core over the weekend as the city beings to reopen from the COVID-19 shutdown.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2021
  
• COVID-19: NCC opening up Ottawa parkways for active use as city plans park restrictions

  The NCC is closing three of its parkways in Ottawa for the second weekend in a row as the city plans new restrictions to curb gatherings in local parks.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Some ‘problematic parks’ in Ottawa could see 9 p.m. closing times

  Ottawa city councillors will have the ability to impose 9 p.m. closing times on certain parks where large gatherings have caused problems under Ontario's COVID-19 stay-home order.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2021
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• COVID-19: Ottawa mayor calls for crackdown on park gatherings

  Reports of crowds in Mooney's Bay and partying in Vincent Massey Park over the weekend in Ottawa have prompted Mayor Jim Watson to call for a clamp-down on gatherings.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2021
• Tennis, anyone? Ottawa reopening some outdoor park amenities

  Sports fields, public benches, off-leash dog parks and more are opening back up to Ottawa residents as of Tuesday evening.

  Health

  May 19, 2020
• Ottawa father hopes to keep tree fort standing after kids get tear-down notice

  A local family is hoping to hold on to their Old Ottawa East tree fort a while longer if they can talk the right authorities into a stay-of-demolition.

  May 5, 2020
• Schools, parks close as high winds buffet the National Capital Region

  High winds in the National Capital Region have already caused some small power outages, according to Hydro Ottawa, with several trees in the city being felled by the gusts.

  Weather

  Nov 1, 2019
• Name a park: The NCC wants your ideas on what to call Ottawa’s new riverside park

  The nine-kilometre park runs from Lebreton Flats along the Ottawa River, parallel to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, to Mud Lake.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2018
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• Mooney’s Bay pavilion ‘well past its functional use,’ city councillor says

  The pavilion's subpar plumbing and lack of multi-use space have cramped activity at the popular public park, which often hosts large festivals and is frequented by residents and tourists year-round, River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington says.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2018