Welcome to our fifth episode, where today we OttaTalk about why By-law Officers may be knocking on your door – and no, it’s not always about a parking ticket.

We’ll talk with Jonathan Walden, Public Information Officer with By-law and Regulatory Services, and ask about what a day in the life of a By-law Enforcement Officer is like and how their roles help protect Ottawa’s residents. Today’s hosts are Valérie and Tom!

Links for this episode are:

• About by-laws, licences and permits
• How property complaints are managed
• About the Business Ambassador Program
• Parking regulations and restrictions
• Soundcloud

This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff and residents discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. Things like emergency services, garbage collection and nightlife in Ottawa. Why do we have a three-item garbage limit? What’s a typical day like for an Ottawa Paramedic? What does a Nightlife Commissioner do? 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 our latest podcast episode we OttaTalk about rain and how to manage it on your property so it doesn’t get into your basement.

We chat with Connor Renouf, Outreach and Communications Coordinator from the Climate Change and Resiliency team. We’ll learn more about the actions you can take both inside and outside your home to reduce the risk of basement flooding, find out what rebate programs are available to help and hear an overview of what the City is doing to manage rain.

Today’s hosts are Marlene and Aziz!

Links for this episode are:

· Basement flooding

· Residential Protective Plumbing program

· Rain Ready Ottawa

· Compassionate Grant program

· SoundCloud

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 podcast-balado@ottawa.ca

About

This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff and residents discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. Things like emergency services, garbage collection and nightlife in Ottawa. Why do we have a three-item garbage limit? What’s a typical day like for an Ottawa Paramedic? What does a Nightlife Commissioner do? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.

For now, you can look for us to post a new episode each month.

In today’s episode, we OttaTalk about Ottawa’s paramedics and what they’re up to in our community.

We’ll talk with Pierre Poirier, Chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service. We’ll take a closer look at the specialized paramedic units working in our community and discover the positive impact of the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS), which arrived in Ottawa about a year ago.

Today’s hosts are Marlene and Tom!

Links for this episode are:

· About the Ottawa Paramedic Service

· Jobs in the paramedic service

· Paramedic discovery camp for youths

· Soundcloud

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 podcast-balado@ottawa.ca.

About

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? Why do we have a three-item garbage limit? What does a Nightlife Commissioner do? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.

For now, look forward to a new episode from us each month.