COVID-19 in Ottawa: Weekly roundup - Friday June 5

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What’s new

Here’s the City’s weekly roundup of information in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can also get daily City updates on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram:

• Working together as a community, being mindful and supporting each other during the pandemic were the main themes of a media availability on June 3.
• Public washrooms are now open in five Ottawa parks with staff to monitor and clean the washrooms.
• To support economic recovery and help restaurants and retail businesses, Transportation Committee recommends creating new storefront outdoor retail spaces and allowing food trucks to operate in parking lots at approved City parks.
• OC Transpo’s Transit Service Recovery Plan includes enhanced health and safety measures and system adjustments to maintain physical distancing as ridership increases.
• The Ottawa Public Library’s new Curbside Returns and Holds Pickup service allows curbside returns at six locations staring June 8 and curbside pickups by appointment staring Monday, June 15.
• The City provided an update on summer camp programs.
• Financially impacted property owners reminded about the City’s Property Tax Hardship Deferral Program.
• Don’t forget, you can watch live City Council or Committee meetings on the Ottawa City Council YouTube Channel. City Council meetings are also broadcast live on RogersTV Cable 22 and live streamed on the RogersTV website.

The latest from Ottawa Public Health

• Be COVID Wise: Understand your risks during COVID-19
• Reminder: Anyone can be tested for COVID-19
• June is Senior’s Month: COVID advice for older adults
• Everything you need to know about masks.

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