City of Ottawa
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- For the defunct electoral district, please see Ottawa (City of).
The City of Ottawa (French: Ville d'Ottawa) is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The corporation is responsible for provision of services to the public as well as enforcement of municipal by-laws. It is overseen by the City Manager, and responsible to the Mayor of Ottawa (Larry O'Brien) and City Council.
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[edit] History
The City of Ottawa Act, 1989 (French: Loi de 1999 sur la ville d’Ottawa) is an act of the legislature of Ontario which created the City of Ottawa. The Act was first passed in 1999 to provide for the 2001 amalgamation of the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton, the former cities of Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Vanier and Cumberland, the former townships of West Carleton, Goulburn, Rideau, and Osgoode, and the former village of Rockcliffe Park into the new City of Ottawa.
Since then, Ottawa has taken on a significant debt, where many municipalities were debt free, and now residents, especially in rural areas, are calling for the break up of the city.
Other issues in the city involve the smoking bylaw, a proposed ban on pesticides, merging all addresses so mail would be sent to "Ottawa, Ontario" vs various forms such as "Nepean, Ontario", "Metcalfe, Ontario" and so forth, and ambulance services.
[edit] Departments
[edit] Emergency and Protective Services
Emergency and Protective Services (EPS) is responsible for Ottawa Fire Services (firefighters), paramedics, and emergency preparedness in Ottawa. It also
