Ottawa Bylaw

• Trucker protest: Ottawa residents face harassment, noise ‘all night long’

  The ongoing trucker protest in downtown Ottawa has residents in the area feeling afraid of harassment on the streets and fed up with the constant blaring of horns.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2022
  
• Ottawa Muslim family shaken after being told ‘go back to where you came from’ over dog-leash argument

  A viral video in Ottawa showing a confrontation between a Muslim family and a dog owner in Manotick shows a man telling the Canadian-Pakistani family 'go back where you came from'.

  News

  Jul 20, 2021
  
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• Orderly Canada Day sees fewer calls to Ottawa bylaw officers than in 2020

  Ottawa's bylaw department says the overall number of calls for service were down 21 per cent year-over-year on Canada Day in 2021 despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  Crime

  Jul 2, 2021
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• COVID-19: Ottawa bylaw lays 9 social gathering charges on 1st weekend of Ontario reopening

  Ottawa bylaw officers were called to 92 possible disturbances over the weekend but only issued 10 charges for violations of the provincial COVID-19 restrictions.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2021
• 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: 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
• Ottawa youth theatre group faces Friday deadline to end backyard production

  To be or not to be, that's the question for an Ottawa youth theatre company facing a sea of troubles over a dispute with the city's bylaw services.

  Entertainment

  Sep 1, 2020
• Ottawa youth theatre group seeking solutions after bylaw bars backyard performance

  An Ottawa youth theatre group is hoping to find a compromise that will let the results of their cast's months of preparation see the light of day.

  Entertainment

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Fines for big gatherings, repeat offenders start Friday, Ottawa mayor warns

  "This is a serious issue and we've been trying to be reasonable and lenient. But those days are over," Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said on Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2020
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• ‘Do the right thing’: Officials urge staying home as COVID-19 cases in Ottawa hit 194

  Bylaw officers got 139 calls on Tuesday alone about large gatherings in the city amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday.

  Health

  Apr 1, 2020