– The number of hours that residents in Gatineau are waiting to gain access to municipal badminton courts because of an influx of people from Ottawa. Gatineau residents pay $30 per year for access, but the city sells an Accès Gatineau+ card to non-residents for $200. The City of Ottawa charges $540 for badminton access.

Salazar is the operator of the Instagram account, @ottawaisnotboring, now with 95,000 followers.

– Former Ottawa Police Service chief Brian Ford in 1993 when the mounted unit was cancelled to save $719,000 in the budget. The City is newly spending $1.4 million annually to bring the horses back, starting April.

▪️The City wants your opinion on special events on public streets, like music festivals, cultural celebrations, races, sidewalk sales. This is the fifth and final survey, covering special events permits, block parties, demonstrations, sidewalk sales, and public behaviour. The deadline is November 13.

▪️Head coach Carlos González and Atlético Ottawa have agreed to part ways. González has been with the team for three years, taking the Atlético to the championship (they lost) in 2022 and being awarded the Canadian Premier League coach of the year. The team is consulting with its owner, Atlético Madrid, on a replacement.

▪️House sales increased 40 per cent in October over the same month last year. In real numbers, that’s 391 houses sold, itself an increase of 22 per cent in September when 320 houses were sold.

▪️The National Hockey Association / National Hockey League Birthplace museum in Renfrew has a new display on women’s hockey. The museum features items from the current Professional Women’s Hockey League team, Ottawa Charge, as well as photos of the earliest womens teams in the area.

▪️The City has issued a ‘no dig’ order after a severe water main break near near Fairmont Avenue and Highway 417. How it happened has not been released but the location is near a spot where the Ministry of Transportation is installing sound barriers. A ‘no dig’ order means the area contractors cannot work is ‘the downtown core, extends west along Richmond and Corkstown roads as far as Kanata, south on Woodroffe Avenue to Barrhaven, and roughly along the Airport Parkway all the way to Bowesville’.

▪️Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, from highway 174 to the Fortune and Vineyard drives intersection will be closed from Saturday morning to Monday Morning. While pedestrians and cyclists will be accommodated, motor vehicles will required to take the long way around. The diversion is due to construction to allow buses to better access the new Jeanne d’Arc O-Train station.

▪️The OC Transpo Transitway at the intersection of Bank Street and Billings Bridge Station, will have turning lane restrictions from tomorrow until December 2. Buses will required to take the long way around. The diversion is due to watermain construction.

▪️ If you find yourself at Carlingwood Mall today through Sunday (November 24) pop by the Ottawa Humane Society Auxillary Christmas Craft Sale for a great selection of locally made holiday gifts. 

▪️  Elevator Theatre Company will perform Songs for A New World by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown at LIVE on Elgin tonight through Saturday. 

🆓 Shop with nearly 100 local vendors at the Museum of History’s annual four day Christmas Market. Until Sunday in the Grand Hall. 

▪️ It’s Beats & Boards night once again at Art House Café. Bring your own game(s) or let the host hook you up with a table that needs extra players. 

▪️ Tonight’s European Union Film Festival screenings: Verdigris(Ireland), Mermaids Don’t Cry (Austria).

▪️ Ontario Native Women’s Association presents a book signing and reading with Jody Wilson-Raybould, whose new release Reconciling History: A Story of Canada builds on her previous work True Reconciliation. 

▪️ Calabogie Brewing in Kanata’s Music Bingo Night is free, but you must make a reservation in advance. 

▪️ Anyone can perform at the British pub in Aylmer’s Open Mic Au Café. 

▪️ Don’t let the November dark get you down. The S.A.D. Comedy Show at Laugh Lounge promises “unlicensed therapy provided by comedians.” 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Blitz, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: Testament, Anora 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Black Box Diaries, Terrifier 3 

Gigs

▪️ Comedy night. Pour Boy

▪️ Insider Trading Stockmarket Takeover. Beyond the Pale Brewing Co.

▪️ Go Long, The Super Awesome Club, Jude Zappala. House of TARG

▪️ Manon Meurt. Avant-Garde Bar

▪️ Leslie Rohenczy. Irene’s Pub

▪️ FREE Local rockers Sussex will open the Ottawa Christmas Markettonight at 6:30 pm. Arrive in time for the lighting of the Lansdowne Christmas Tree at 6:00 pm. 

▪️  Road Trip: It’s all about gingerbread in Westport this weekend, as the Holiday Shop N’ Hop takes over the down town area. Christmas Markets, a Santa Claus Parade, and lots of seasonal shopping await.  

▪️ Ian Tamblyn headlines the Riversong 2: Concert for the Kichi Sibishow at First United Church. 

▪️ Santini Gallery’s Stocking Stuffer & Holiday Gift Market means shopping for items that start at $5. Plus, the gallery offers complimentary gift wrapping. Until Sunday (November 24) at 422 Preston St. 

▪️ The weekly Holiday Gloucester Night Market launches tonight, so expect hot chocolate, coffee, local vendors and artisans, and gift shopping opportunities. 

▪️ Station 11 – the new event space in a refurbished fire station – welcomes all to the Christmas Market Social from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm tonight. Sip and shop and get in the mood for Christmas. Tickets are $10, of which $5 is going to the Parkdale Food Centre. 

▪️ There’s a “no phones on the dance floor” policy at Poa Tiki Bar’s Groove Society Fridays, to encourage actual socializing. Plus, $5 Happy Hour from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. 

🆓 Wander the stalls of more than 50 makers at the 613Artisan Market. This evening from 5:00 to 10:00 pm in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park, then 10:00 am to 4:00 pm all weekend. 

▪️ Today’s European Union Film Festival screenings: One Million Minutes (Germany), Fathers and Sons (Netherlands) 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Anora, All We imagine As Light, Bird, Drunken Cinema: Showgirls 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Never Look Away, Blitz, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

Gigs

▪️ Jeremy Fisher. Red Bird

▪️ Zoobombs with TBWNIAS, Shook Boys. House of TARG

▪️ Claud Munson. Irene’s Pub

▪️ Mecca of Stank, Nitro Turtle, and the Lionyls. Overflow Brewing Co. 

▪️ Unchained. Avant-Garde Bar

▪️ The Nick Cooper Trio. Queen St. Fare

▪️ Marianas Trench (The Force of Nature Tour). National Arts Centre

▪️ The Dead Pennies Celebrate Kim Brown’s Retirement. Rainbow Bistro

▪️ The Strum Chums Duo. Southside Tap & Grill

▪️ Curious about eco-friendly final resting places? Check out Green Goodbyes: Alternatives to Traditional Burial and Cremation at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. 10:00 am. 

▪️ Artist Hilda Oomen is inspired by suburban homes and gardens. Check out the landscape artist’s new show at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill. Today’s Vernissage runs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 

▪️ Today’s European Film Festival of Ottawa screenings: Never Say Never (Slovakia), Boléro (France), Light Light Light (Finland).

▪️ Revisit the 80s as Glass Tiger plays the National Arts Centre. Special guest Erica Ehm. 

▪️ Road Trip: Z.R. Waste Removal + Year End Crap Sale is really just a big recycled item / flea market project of items that have been saved from landfill.  It’s short and sweet: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. First come, first served. 4320 Pinkus Dr., Williamsburg.

▪️ Road Trip: Spencerville’s cafe and entertainment hub The Odd Spot is closing, and they’re putting everything from coffee beans to games and puzzles on sale this weekend. Today and tomorrow from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 

▪️ Shu Flora visits Bridgehead Coffee at 750 Bank St (the Second Ave location) for a A Cup Of Florals pop-up. When you spend $10 you’ll receive one flower, spend $20 and you’ll take home two. If you spend $50 you’ll get a special bouquet. 

▪️ Road Trip: The Arnprior Santa Claus Parade will meander down John Street and Daniel Street from 6:00 pm. Wander along the route and see what the businesses are offering. For example, business housemates Mallards Milk Bar and Switzer’s House of Beer, will have a cosy bonfire going in the back yard. Stop by for hot chocolate and beer. 

▪️ Burn off some of that seasonal stress at the Dance Dance Dance! All 80s, All Disco at Queen St Fare. 

▪️ Meet the potential next furry love of your life as well as merchandise and crafts at Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue, who are popping up at the Pet Value at 1980 Baseline Road. 

▪️ Pro wrestling is back at Broadhead Brewery tonight. Enjoy the spectacle with fine craft beer, obvs. 

▪️ Bring your doggo to have his photo take with the man in red. Ottawa Humane Society’s Santa Pet Pics will be popping up at Rens Pets locations around the city until December 22. Today you’ll find them at 245 West Hunt Club. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Bird, Golden Age: The Big Heat, All We Imagine As Light, Detour: Jackie Brown 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Blitz, The Substance 

Gigs

▪️ The Creepshow, The Oscillators, Chick 182. House of TARG

▪️ Hysteria: Def Leppard Tribute. The Brass Monkey

▪️ Wyatt Flores. Bronson Centre

▪️ OBS Blues Bash. Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts

▪️ A Flock of Seagulls joins Canadian 80s hitmakers Honeymoon Suite, Men Without Hats, and Spoons at TD Place Arena next Tuesday (November 26). 

▪️ Learn how the NCC Urbanism Lab programs urban parks and public spaces at the in-person and virtual event Animating Capital Parks. Registration is required whether you plan to attend IRL or online. Thursday November 28.