Your 1-stop shop for the federal races in the Ottawa-Gatineau area
The vast majority of eastern Ontario and western Quebec's 20 MPs are running again in an election happening months earlier than required.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-election-vote-2025-ottawa-gatineau-riding-candidate-1.7481565?cmp=rss
Ottawa: Don’t trash the COVID-19 dashboard
Please take a moment to voice your support for continued public access to COVID-19 data in Ottawa. Keep the COVID-19 dashboard!
Send letters to Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa’s mayor, and city councillors
https://stillcoviding.ca/en/take-action/ottawa-dont-trash-the-covid-19-dashboard/
Now online: the weekly update for Ottawa-Gatineau. We’ve included some data for the Outaouais, and it’s available in English and French. 27% percent positivity is extremely high!
[en] Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑12‑20
https://stillcoviding.ca/en/communities/ottawa-gatineau/ottawa-gatineau-community-update-2023-12-20/
[fr] Mise à jour communautaire Ottawa-Gatineau | 2023‑12‑20
Ottawa Public Health to let go most remaining COVID-19 staff as province ends special pandemic funding
Ottawa Citizen
December 3, 2023
By Elizabeth Payne
“Ottawa Public Health will let go most of its remaining COVID-19 staff by the end of the year as the province stops directly reimbursing most costs related to the pandemic.”
Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑11‑29
The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal has increased substantially (+1,826%) since a low on July 12.
The 7-day average of percent positivity is extremely high (19.94%).
Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals: 160 (decrease of 43).
In 2023, there have been 114 COVID-19 outbreaks at Ottawa’s hospitals so far, leading to 18 deaths and 953 known cases of COVID-19.
https://stillcoviding.ca/en/communities/ottawa-gatineau/ottawa-gatineau-community-update-2023-11-29/
Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023-11-22
The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+1,684%) since a low on July 12, 2023.
The 7-day average of percent positivity is extremely high (17.23%).
Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals: 203 (increase of 25).
https://stillcoviding.ca/en/communities/ottawa-gatineau/ottawa-gatineau-community-update-2023-11-22/
COVID outbreaks continuing as Ottawa heads for repeat of triple-demic
Ottawa Citizen
November 16, 2023
By Elizabeth Payne
“Hospitals continue to deal with multiple COVID‑19 outbreaks in Ottawa as rising case counts, outbreaks and wastewater data indicate the city is headed into an anticipated fall viral triple-demic.”
COVID-19 cases show major weekly rise, OPH says
Ottawa Citizen
November 15, 2023
“Ottawa Public Health on Wednesday reported three more deaths due to COVID-19, as well as 207 new cases over the seven days ending Monday.”
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/covid-19-cases-show-major-weekly-rise-oph-says
-11°C on the #ottawa #river . #goodmorning Peeps! Bon #samedi la gang.
