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The transformer fire at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus last Friday not only closed the emergency room, it caused the loss of 400 litres of blood due to the loss of power for refrigeration.

While the situation is not critical, Canadian Blood Services would be pleased to take your blood donations and bring the local supply back up to normal.

Click here for a blood donor clinic near you.

Lansdown 2.0 Live 

The big show starts at 9:30 am as the joint Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing Committee meets to discuss the Lansdowne 2.0 proposal. At stake: whether the Lansdowne 2.0 moves on to City Council or gets sent back to City staff for a rethink.

Six months ago, the ottawan would have deemed this a rubber stamp session but now, who knows which councillor has suddenly discovered a spine?

Watch it live on YouTube here.

➕Related Reddit Ottawa user NativeOttawan has found a new wrinkle in the Lansdowne 2.0 document: ‘it sure sounds to me like the City is planning to sell public land at Lansdowne and then buy it back as a condo share of a retail space’. He’s referring to page 82 in the document.


Mailbag

Reader Sally points out that ‘It is the Horticulture Building, not the Horticultural Building. It says right on it.’ 

Reader Rhys points out ‘Matthew Perry, actually spent grade nine at Lisgar Collegiate Institute before going to Ashbury (maybe back to Ashbury). You can see his yearbook photo here: (page 84, top right)’

– Martha and Darren

TODAY’S LINE UP

•  Ottawa Stats
•  Food + Drink Update
•  City Hall Agenda
•  What Ottawa is Talking About
•  Events
•  Deals of the Day

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FOOD + DRINK UPDATE

• Hintonburg Market, the butcher and grocery store, is 10 years young. Visit all month long for the in-store specials, weekly prize draws, and an anniversary party on Saturday November 25.1059 Wellington St. W
   
• The British Hotel in Aylmer announced last Monday that the British Public House and Restaurant would be closing permanently, effective immediately. The business explained that inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing costs of goods and general expenses were all to blame. The rooms will now transform into an event space for private hire and performance programming. The British Café and British Hotel rooms will continue to function as normal.
   
• Boulangerie Lusa has permanently closed its Hintonburg location. Don’t despair, you can still get their fresh Portuguese pastries, sandwiches, and snacks in Gatineau at 67 rue Wellington St. The owners are also hinting that a new location will be opening soon.
   
• Ottawa chocolatier Alija Confections has released a new Maple Bar, and you can save 20% on it this week only.
   
• Vodkow is turning five, and celebrating with a new release. Just in time for slow sipping over the holidays, the Chocolate Orange Cream Liquor combines orange and chocolate with Canadian cream. And of course, Vodkow vodka.
   
• Peter Hum in the Ottawa Citizen has dropped a digest of differing Ottawa dosas. Of Dosa King, Mahal Tanjore, Royal Paan, and Sundari’s Kitchen, Hum rates Mahal Tanjore and Sundari’s Kitchen at the top but somehow, Jacquelin Holzman, Ottawa’s mayor in the 1990s, weighs in and she prefers Royal Paan. 
   
• At Eat the Strip, Ameya Charnalia has found a home-style Japanese joint on the ground floor of a medicial office building. Charnalia has been dreaming of the takoyaki (battered balls of octopus) at Takedon Ottawa ever since he had an ‘aha’ moment: ‘The interior was like nothing we’ve had before; it was popping with flavour. It was doughy, creamy and tangy’.

CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall.
 

Joint Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Planning and Housing Committee
Thursday, November 2 at 9:30 am

• Lansdowne Partnership Plan – Authorization to proceed to the next steps in the redevelopment report
• 2023 Lansdowne annual report

📋 Agenda

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

⛲ Afghan War Memorial

•  The design of the planned Afghan War Memorial is in dispute. A panel of experts had chosen a minimalist design by Team Daoust, however, the Federal government subsequently ran an online survey and declared Team Stimson the winner. Team Daoust lated filed a formal complaint with the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. (Murray Brewster at CBC) (Team Daost design) (Team Stimson design)

✡️ Ottawa Jewish Community School

•   The Ottawa Jewish Community School received a bomb threat yesterday afternoon. Ottawa Police Services investigated and found no threat to the school or to the Jewish community centre next door. (William Etherington at CTV)

🏒 The Sens

•  The general manager of the Ottawa Senators has resigned. Pierre Dorion has held the position since 2016. The resignation came a few hours after the National Hockey league penalized the team by taking away a first round draft pick because ... this all seems very small in the scheme of things.
  
  The Sens traded forward Evgenii Dadonov to Las Vegas in  2021 but did not give Vegas the list of teams to which Dadonov could not be further traded. Vegas then traded Dadonov to the Anaheim Ducks, which was on that list. The League had to get involved and roll back the trade, punishing the Sens for its role in the affair.  (Associated Press)

⛺ Heron Road Community Centre

•  The City will be using Heron Road Community Centre as a makeshift emergency shelter this winter. City staff find that all other shelter options will be full and there is a need for the 200 beds that will be made available. Recreational services at the centre will cease at the end of this month until further notice. (Arthur White-Crummey at CBC)

📱 Federal Public Employees

•  Federal public employees were changed to the problematic new health care plan because Canada Life is the only company that bid for the contract. Over 1.7 million federal workers, retirees, and their dependents switched from Sun Life as their health care plan in June, which has resulted in numerous complaints of poor service and claim denials. Treasury Board President Anita Anand said that even though Canada Life was the only bidder for the contract, it did meet the standard asked for. (CBC)

🚗 Genesis

•  If you are interested in buying a new Genesis – that’s the luxury class brand of Hyundai – Dilawri Automotive Group has opened a new dealership at 1 Laster Street.  It’s the only Genesis dealer in Ottawa. (Canadian Auto Dealer)

🛻 Convoy Trial

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for their actions in the Convoy siege.

• The defence says that it cannot cross examine the police officers provided as witnesses for the Crown unless it can see unredacted documents from Ottawa police. The police officer witnesses have messages missing from their phones, which they testified happened when they did a police mandated software upgrade.
  
  The judge has ordered the documents be turned over to her, and said ‘it “is very unusual” for two police officers who were expected to be trial witnesses to have lost potential evidence because of a phone upgrade’. (Canadian Press)

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EVENTS

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Today

•  Get inspiration for your 2024 Jack O’Lantern in the Pumpkin Parades in Byron Path and Stittsville tonight.
•  The revival of The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time is an opportunity to witness the final chapter of Walter Borden’s long-running one man show that reflects upon the life of a Black homosexual man. November 1 - 11 at the Azrieli Studio, the National Arts Centre.
•  Make an everlasting poppy at the Beaded Poppy Workshop with Mairi Brascoupe (Algonquin Anishinabeg), the Indigenous Cultural Resident for Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre.
•  The NAC Gala with soprano Renée Fleming and the NAC Orchestra supports the NAC Foundation and its mandate to “enrich the lives of Canadians through the performing arts and championships our country’s artists, students and educators.” From $85 per person.
•  Creatorland’s Storywell: Autobiographies will encourage attendees to consider their own life stories. The evening will include a surprise screening of a BAFTA qualifying short film (the title is to be announced at the event), a presentation about Bruce Lee, and a group dialogue about “Self-Storytelling”. Prepare to engage your creativity. At Artengine, 67 Nicholas St.
•  The WelliWednesdays concert series returns to Parkdale Park, coinciding with the Parkdale Night Market. Enjoy live music by Dec Lopez and The Keystrings (bring your own blanket or chair), shop with over 55 vendors, and buy a snack.
•  View the Poppy Drop, a projection of poppies representing Canadian veterans, on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. Watch the display from 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm each evening until November 11, except November 5, 10, and 11 when it runs until midnight. You can also view and search the names of fallen soldiers in the Books of Remembrance.
  
  Music

•  Open Mic. The Brass Monkey

•  Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing

•  The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant

•  TARG Monthly Pinball Tournament. House of TARG

•  Country for a Cause. National Arts Centre

•  Broadway Nights. Red Bird Live

•  Rare Groove Wednesdays. Atomic Rooster

Tomorrow

•  Discover Canadian transdisciplinary artist Maria Hupfield at the 2023 Stonecroft Foundation Visiting Artist Lecture. The lecture will take place in the National Gallery of Canada Auditorium at 6:00 pm or you can view it online.
•  Now that Halloween is over you might be wondering what to do with your pumpkin. Drop it off at Bicycle Craft Brewery by Thursday, so the brewery can donate it to famers for animal feed. Before it does, the brewery will illuminate the taproom with the Jack O’lanterns on Thursday night.
•  The new Kidd Pivot show explores the human need for a sense of togetherness and belonging, with eight performers who combine dance with theatre. At the NAC’s Babs Asper Theatre until Saturday (November 4).
•  Ottawa Canadian Film Festival opens with a series of eight short films. All screenings are at the ByTowne Cinema.
•  The Horticulture Building welcomes Wall Candy Noir Art Festival, with a theme this year of Day of the Dead. More than 50 artists will be exhibiting at the Festival, whose work you can view tonight at the opening Gala. The Gala will also feature food, decor, and entertainment in collaboration with the Mexican Embassy. $141.25
•  A sculptural exhibition featuring the work of artist Judy Nakagawa, takes inspiration from an economics text. Value and Obligation runs at Studio Sixty Six until November 12.
  
  Music

•  Open Mic. Stray Dog Brewing

•  Django Libre. Spark Beer

•  Irene’s Blues Sessions with Guest Host Jarhead. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant

•  Storgårds Conduts Sibelius. National Arts Centre

•  SH-Boom Vintage Instrumental Funk, Soul, R&B and Rare Grooves. Avant-Garde Bar

Friday

•  Ottawa Swing Dance Society starts Friday evenings off with an hour long lesson followed by a couple of hours of social dancing. $12 per person. St. Joseph’s Parish basement, 174 Wilbrod St.
   
•  If you’ve ever wanted to chat with a psychic or medium, you’ve got your chance this weekend at the Ottawa East Psychic & Crystal Fair. Palm readers, Asrologists and Intuitive Healers will also be available, and you can also do some shopping for crystals. $10 admission. Holiday Inn Ottawa East, 1199 Joseph Cyr St.
   
•  The Horticulture Building welcomes Wall Candy Noir Art Festival, with a theme this year of Day of the Dead. More than 50 artists will be exhibiting. 
   
•  Attention poets and spoken word artists: when you sign up for the Broken Mic open mic at Arts Court Atelier you do not have to purchase a ticket for the event. Featured performers include Nathanial Larochette and Arson McTaggart.
   
•  The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival continues with screenings from 7:00 pm at the ByTowne Cinema. Tonight’s line up includes two short films from Ottawa filmmakers: Life After… by Stephanie Lalonde, and Maissa Houri’s A Simple Mix-Up.

   

Music

•  Noche Cubana Ottawa. Latinos Resto Bar
   
•  Outskirts (Blue Rodeo Tribute). Overflow Brewing Company
   
•  Double Experience. Broadhead Brewery
   
•  Jenie Thai. First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
   
•  Emo Night Ottawa Breakdown. Rainbow Bistro
   
•  Lila Gray with Talia Aoude. LIVE on Elgin
   
•  Friday with Steffi. Spark Beer


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Just Announced / Now Booking

•  Heather Rankin (of Canada’s Rankin Family) performs songs from her Christmas Album, Imagine. With guest Sam Stone. Saturday, December 2 at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa.
   
•  For more than 20 years, BEING Studio has been supporting artists with developmental disabilities to grow their artistic ambitions. On Saturday December 2, the organisation presents Snow Day Shop, a chance to buy art and handcrafted merchandise from these artists that will make superb Christmas gifts. We’re talking sweatshirts and tees, tote bags, works on paper that you can frame, zines, and more. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in Room 304, 211 Bronson Ave.
   
•  This month is ‘Noir-vember’ at the Mayfair Theatre, and the line-up includes rare big screen viewings of The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Gilda (1946), and Gun Crazy (1950).

DEALS OF THE DAY

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Finally we know what is going on with the filmed renovations at Arnprior’s Steelheads and Strikes. The oldest continually operated bowling alley in Canada had been the subject of a ‘high profile’ TV renovation show – exactly which show, who knew? It’s now been revealed that it’s Bryan’s All In on HGTV, which we can all watch on November 22. Or you can see the big changes at the four lane alley now by going for a roll.

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