Blogs and articles
Stories and features on what's happening at Hydro Ottawa, in our industry and in our community. Visit often to get the latest.
Shining a light on The Royal
COVID-19 has significantly altered the daily lives of most Canadians and taught us the importance of taking care of one’s mental health.…
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Power planning for the future: Near and far(haven)
Barrhaven...or as some locals affectionately call it: Far Haven, was once a small rural neighbourhood in the City of Nepean when it was…
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The coalition to end coal in Ontario
It wasn’t that long ago that smog warnings, acid rain and air pollution caused a host of environmental and human health problems in the…
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Discover Chaudière Falls: Where Ottawa’s past and future unite
For more than a century, one of our National Capital Region’s most beautiful and sacred sites was industrialized, fenced off, and hidden…
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The (not so) secret life of power stations
In case you’ve ever walked, biked or driven past one of our substations, peered through the chainlink fencing, and wondered, “what secrets…
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Hydro Ottawa’s pollinator meadow is for the birds (and the bees)
Let me tell you about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and...utilities?
Across North America, populations of…
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Keeping you and our crews safe
Hydro Ottawa crews work around the clock, year-round, and in many neighbourhoods across our city, to safely restore power or perform…
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Wellness, energy efficiency and the power of habit
As we look at our lifestyles through a wellness lens, there are some interesting connections at play.
In this day and age, wellness…
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A message to our customers: you’re the reason why
“It’s not personal, it’s business.”
I can tell you that is not true. It is not true in the slightest.
At our core, we believe…
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Energy (and soul) boosting ways to stay connected
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s on the different challenges of this past year. Somehow a full year has zoomed by (pun…
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