Wednesday July 14, 2021

Stats – 14 July 2021

Weather: ☔️ 40 per cent chance of showers. High of 26°, low of 17°

Number: 936. The number of pool permits issued in Ottawa in 2020, the most of any Ontario municipality. Ottawa also issued 122 shed permits and 202 garage permits. [CTV]

Ottawans of the Day:  Ceremonial Sergeant Major Steve Boucher, retired Staff Sergeant Roy Lalonde, and Inspector Debbie Miller. The Ottawa Police Service members were invested into the Governor General’s Order of Merit for Police Forces, yesterday.  [Ottawa Police] [Order of Merit for Police Forces]

Quote: ‘The project is transit-focused, and is located on a City of Ottawa bus route, with the Kilborn/Playfair station located at the front of the property. The development will also offer residents an on-site car sharing service.’ – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in an announcement about a new Federally-funded nine-storey residential building on Kilborn Avenue. All 120 units will have rents below 30 per cent of the area’s median household income. 15 per cent will be accessible. [Mortgage Broker News]

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