OTTAWA Ottawa residents age 80 and older can register for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, an orange St. Patrick s Day in Ottawa and honouring CFRA s Brian Fraser. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week. The Ontario government s website for booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments will go live on Monday, allowing residents 80 and older to book appointments to receive the shot. Premier Doug Ford announced Sunday that the portal will be live at 8 a.m. Monday and will be accepting appointment bookings at mass immunization clinics, starting with individuals 80 and older. The city of Ottawa began booking appointments for people aged 90 and older last Wednesday, with the first mass vaccination clinic opening on Friday. Mayor Jim Watson says all Ottawa residents 80 and older can book appointments starting Monday, with the city hoping to begin administering the shots on Tuesday.
OTTAWA The head of the city s transit commission is confident 2021 will be a better year for the LRT. Top brass at OC Transpo say work to rectify several issues that plagued the Confederation Line LRT after its 2019 launch is proceeding and some items are now complete. In a presentation to the city s transit commission on Wednesday morning, Director of Transit Operations Troy Charter provided an update on the seven key issues the Rideau Transit Group has been working to rectify. Charter said all of the new switch heaters were installed on the weekend of Dec. 6 and they are ready for the winter.
OTTAWA Health care workers in Ottawa will be among the first in Canada to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, bone-chilling temperatures in Ottawa and counting down to Christmas. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week.
V-DAY IN OTTAWA Health officials have dubbed Tuesday in Ottawa and across Canada V-Day , the first day Canadians will receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Three-thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Ottawa on Monday, while another three-thousand doses will arrive in Toronto. It is enough to vaccinate 3,000 health care workers in long-term care homes in both cities. Mayor Jim Watson says Ottawa Public Health will set up appointments with workers in long-term care homes, and they will be required to travel to the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.