Ottawa

An interesting bit of history from the This Is Ottawa podcast.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/64445789

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Ottawa motorists may want to fill up the gas tank today, with prices expected to soar above $1.90 a litre on Wednesday.

Canadians for Affordable Energy president Dan McTeague says gas prices will increase seven cents a litre in Ottawa on Wednesday to 196.9 cents a litre.

The average price of gasoline is sitting at 189.9 cents a litre on Tuesday.

Gas prices jumped 12 cents a litre last week in Ottawa and across Ontario.

Gas has jumped approximately $0.60 a litre in Ottawa since late February due to the war in the Middle East. On April 20, the federal government suspended the fuel excise tax on gasoline for the summer, dropping as prices 11 cents a litre.

Got this email today:

Dear Patient,

We are pleased to share that a new primary care provider will soon be joining the ByWard Family Health Team.

As a result, we will be opening a limited number of new patient spots with a primary care provider.

Care at ByWard Family Health Team is delivered through an interdisciplinary, team-based model, including physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals working together to support your care.

You are welcome to share this opportunity with family members, friends, or others in your network who may be looking for a primary care provider. If you know someone who may be interested, please feel free to forward this email so they can apply.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered, individuals must:

• Have valid OHIP coverage 
• Be unattached (not currently registered with another primary care provider) 
• Reside within postal codes beginning with: K1N, K1M, K1K, K1L or K2P 
• Be comfortable receiving care from a male, English-speaking provider 

How to Apply

Step 1: Register with Health Care Connect

All individuals must be registered with Health Care Connect. If you are not registered, you may:

• Call: 1-800-445-1822 
• Register online 

Step 2: Complete the BWFHT PCP Request Form

Once registered with Health Care Connect, complete the ByWard Family Health Team Primary Care Provider Request Form. (If the link is no longer active, we have closed registration)

Step 3: Complete New Patient Onboarding Paperwork

Once your request is processed, you will receive an email with next steps, including:

• Completing the Ministry of Health enrollment form and New Patient Declaration.
• Reviewing and acknowledging clinic policies 

Please note: Individuals will only be considered fully registered and eligible for assignment once all three steps have been completed. Once registered, you will receive confirmation of your assigned primary care provider.

Important Information

• Processing times may vary based on volume 
• All requests will be reviewed, and applicants will be notified of the outcome. 
• Due to limited capacity, not all requests will result in onboarding 
• We do not provide individual status updates and will not be responding to status inquiries during the review process.

Thank you for helping us connect more patients to primary care.

Warm regards,

ByWard Family Health Team

Friday is the formal start to the municipal campaign season in Ottawa, launching a nearly six-month countdown to election day.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/59227768

Some Ottawa parents are calling for the province to address lead levels in school drinking water after a report found that three schools in the city had some of the highest levels in Ontario.

Garrett Hansen and Barbara Daniela Gandolfo both have kids at Fallingbrook Community Elementary School, which was reported to have lead levels above accepted provincial standards by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), an environmental advocacy group.

In March, the association published a report that found the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), the city's biggest school board, had more test results above those standards than any other school board in Ontario.

Speeding in school zones that used to host speed cameras has shot up since the cameras were turned off, according to new City of Ottawa data.

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In a report to council's public works and infrastructure committee, staff say compliance at those pilot sites fell from 87 per cent to 51 per cent within just three weeks of the cameras' removal.

Three months after removal, compliance had dropped even further, falling to 41 per cent. High-end speeding rose from 0.3 to 4.5 per cent during that period.