OttaTalk
OttaTalk
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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.
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The podcast focuses on topics that impact everyday life in Ottawa, such as emergency services, garbage collection, and the nightlife economy. Episodes include discussions like the challenges of the three-item garbage limit, the daily routine of Ottawa Paramedics, and the role of the Nightlife Commissioner, providing insights and answers on these community concerns.

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.
Today, we sit down with Ottawa Public Health to talk about partying safely – and why it’s so important. Whether you’re dancing at the club or grilling at a backyard bash, look out for yourself and others.
On the latest episode of OttaTalk, Public Health Nurses Élisabeth Bélanger Hardy and Megan Francoeur share the tips that everyone should know before, during, and after a night out, party or event.
Listen now to learn more about partying safer and the supports available for you, your friends and family:
Links for this episode are:
- Party Safer
- Stop Overdose Ottawa
- Free online trainings providing information on bystander intervention, overdose prevention and response, mental health resources and more
- SoundCloud
OttaTalk is the official City of Ottawa podcast, where City staff talk about programs, projects and initiatives that affect your everyday life. How can I prevent fires in my home? What are we doing to solve homelessness? How are movies filmed in Ottawa? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.
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