OTTAWA -- The tulips will bloom in Ottawa this spring, but the National Capital Commission is reminding everyone to practice physical distancing if they go for a walk to see them.
The tulips planted last fall along Queen Elizabeth Driveway and at Commissioners Park are starting to sprout from the ground.
In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, the NCC says the tulips will bloom in NCC parks, “however, in light of COVID-19, the NCC will not be providing the services it usually provides in its parks during the tulip bloom, such as portable toilets, food concessions, extra waste pick-up, road closures during the weekends, first aid and site management.” The NCC closed all urban parks in Ottawa following the Ontario Government’s order to close