OttaTalk

It's time to launch Season 2 of the City of Ottawa’s official podcast and we OttaTalk about the City’s Spring Freshet Taskforce.
What’s a freshet? It’s the annual spring snowmelt and rainfall that flows into rivers and creeks, raising water levels and increasing flood risk. Listen now to find out how the City works to monitor, prepare, inform and respond during the spring freshet.
Today, we’ll talk with Jim Lethbridge, Area Manager for Emergency Planning and Response with the Public Works department. He will discuss how this multi-departmental team helps inform and support residents, how they work with local conservation authorities and the timeframe for peak water levels in the Rideau River watershed and the Ottawa River.
Today's hosts are Tom and Alexandra.
Links for this episode are:  
Flooding | City of Ottawa
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About OttaTalk | City of Ottawa
This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. How can we prevent basement flooding? What does By-law do all day? What are we doing to fix homelessness? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.
For now, look forward to a new episode from us each month. 
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In case you haven’t heard, Ottawa is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. This got us to thinking that we OttaTalk about what Ottawa was like in 1826 when it was founded as Bytown.  
City Archivist Paul Henry will tell us stories that make Ottawa in its infancy sound more like the wild west than the cosmopolitan world class capital it is today. What was the Stony Monday Riot all about and what else can we learn with a simple trip to the Ottawa Archives?  
A transcript of this podcast is available on the podcasts page of the City website.
Links for this episode are:
·         City of Ottawa Archives | City of Ottawa
·         Ottawa 200 | Ottawa Tourism
·         Infatuation by Ash Ravens
·         About OttaTalk - Podcasts | City of Ottawa
This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. How can we prevent basement flooding? What does By-law do all day? What are we doing to fix homelessness? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.
For now, look forward to a new episode from us each month. 
Feedback 
Tell us what you think about this podcast. We’re always looking for ideas for future episodes. Comment here, on your favourite social media platform or write to us directly at [email protected].

Looking to stay or get fit with activities that are affordable within your budget? On the newest episode of the City’s official podcast, we OttaTalk about the City’s new My Rec Pass.
Listen now: 
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Today, we’ll talk with Chantal Laporte, Program Manager with Recreation, Culture and Facility Services. She will discuss how the new My Rec Pass makes it easier than ever to stick to your New Year’s fitness goals and makes it affordable enough to allow you and your family to stay active and have fun.
Today's hosts are Tom and Alexandra
Links for this episode are: 
Introducing the new Recreation Membership Pass | City of Ottawa
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About OttaTalk | City of Ottawa
This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. How can we prevent basement flooding? What does By-law do all day? What are we doing to fix homelessness? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.
For now, look forward to a new episode from us each month. 
Feedback 
Tell us what you think about this podcast. We’re always looking for ideas for future episodes. Comment here, on your favourite social media platform or write to us directly at [email protected].

Attention all transit nerds! In the latest episode of the City’s official podcast series, we OttaTalk about the Transit Operations Control Centre (TOCC). This is the communications nerve centre between rail and bus operations, Para Transpo operations, the Special Constables Unit, City operations and more.  
If you ever wonder how the City’s transit system runs behind the scenes 24/7, the TOCC is the room where it happens and this is the episode for you.  
Today's hosts are Mike and Shirley.
Links for this episode are: 
OC Explained: Transit Operations Control Centre | OC Transpo 
OC Explained: Major Events | OC Transpo 
Alerts | OC Transpo 
Winter travels | OC Transpo 
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This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. How can we prevent basement flooding? What does By-law do all day? What are we doing to fix homelessness? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.
For now, look forward to a new episode from us each month. 
Feedback 
Tell us what you think about this podcast. We’re always looking for ideas for future episodes. Comment here, on your favourite social media platform or write to us directly at [email protected].

If you have ever looked out your window and wondered, “when is my plow coming?” you’re not alone. On the newest episode of the City’s official podcast, we OttaTalk about how the City responds when the snow starts to fall.
Today’s guest is Richard Leight, a Zone Supervisor with the Public Works Department. Join our hosts as they get an inside look at the City’s winter operations, including all the different ways we monitor road conditions, why we have winter parking bans and how long it takes for a plow to come down your street.
Today's hosts are Tom and Valérie.
Links for this episode are: 
City of Ottawa – winter parking  
City of Ottawa – snow plowing and clearing
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This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. How can we prevent basement flooding? What does By-law do all day? What are we doing to fix homelessness? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.
For now, look forward to a new episode from us each month. 
Feedback 
Tell us what you think about this podcast. We’re always looking for ideas for future episodes. Comment here, on your favourite social media platform or write to us directly at [email protected].