In Today’s Edition → City considers charging for evening and Sunday parking at ByWard Market →See the NAC Orchestra before it travels to Japan and Korea →Deals of the Day from Desserts & Skirts and Papa Jack Popcorn → ⛅ High 26° Low 14° and partly cloudy ☀️ 5:35 am 🌛 8:24 pm |
NUMBER - 38
- – The number of new portable classrooms that the Ottawa Catholic School Board will buy to accommodate increased enrolment next year.
- Josh Pringle at CTV
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SPORTS - ⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 2 – Halifax Forge 2 earlier today
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Ottawa City Council
Wednesday, May 14 at 10 am - Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Audit of the Automated Speed Enforcement and Red-Light Camera Programs
- Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Semi-Annual Report on Follow-up Procedures
- 2024 Procurement Year in Review
- 2025 Update to Provincial and Federal Accessibility Plans
- Receive the 2025 Update to the City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan, as amended by FCSC Motion 2025-24-01;
- Receive the 2025 Update to the OC Transpo Accessibility Plan;
- Receive information related to the non-compliance with the Information and Communication Standard, as detailed in this report;
- Receive information related to the non-compliance with the Design of Public Spaces Standard and deviations to the City of Ottawa
- Accessibility Design Standards, as detailed in this report.Motion - Councillor C. Kitts - Removal of All-Way Stop Control at McKeown
- Drive and Barfield Road
- Lease Financing Agreements 2024
- Approval to Expropriate Lands – Bank Street Renewal Project – Phase 1C
- Zoning By-law Amendment - 300 Eagleson Road to approve an indoor amusement park
- Authority and Fees for Affordable Rental Unit Agreements entered into pursuant to the Development Charges Act, section 4.1
- Disposition of Items Approved by Committees under Delegated Authority
- Encroachments (Parking Pads) on the Longpré Lebrun Marquette Integrated Renewal project
- Review Patio Permit Fees by Q4 2025
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
🏒 Ottawa Charge trainers were seen taping packages of mustard on the glass of the player’s bench at Sunday’s match. Mustard – and pickle juice – are considered by some to help alleviate muscle cramps. – Ian Kennedy in the Hockey News No. No, no, no, no. No. Some Charge superfans have taken it upon themselves to bring kazoos to the matches and blow the wretched things in support of the team. No, stop it now before it becomes a hallowed tradition. – Janson Duench in the Ottawa Citizen
💰 City staff recommend that parking in ByWard Market and parts of the Glebe and Little Italy should cost something on evenings and Sundays. Currently, parking meter charges in those areas end at 5:30 pm. The plan would extend that to 9:30 pm. The staff report works out that $3 million could be generated. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🗳️ Two Members of Parliament from the area have been chosen for New Edinburgh-via-Rockcliffe resident Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet. David McGuinty of Ottawa South will be the new minister of national defence, while Steven MacKinnon of Gatineau will become House Leader for the government. – Paula Tran in the Ottawa Citizen Greg Fergus from Hull-Aylmer was speaker of the House before the election and in normal times would be expected to continue in the job. However, as the Liberals are two seats short of a majority, the government may not want to lose a vote by making one of its own speaker. Conservative Chris d'Entremont of Nova Scotia has put his name forward. The Green Party’s Elizabeth May has been more coy, saying that she’d make a good speaker but ‘I’m not actively working on any such thing at the moment’.
🌊 The 613 has dropped a new Municipal Panel podcast. Former journalists Jon Willing and Joanne Chianello join economist Neil Saravanamuttoo to discuss the Osgoode ward candidates, that resident who received an eight year-old water bill, and red light cameras. – The 613 |
The Poll Last time, we asked ‘What is your opinion on restaurant patios’ 58% They add vibrancy to our streets 4% They block pedestrians 13% The buzz of dining and chatter is pleasant 2% People getting drunk and being loud in public is unpleasant 25% It's great, it brings European flair 0% It's terrible, it is a caricature of European flair 1% Other
Andrea I writes, ‘I just like the opportunity to eat outside’. Today’s poll: |
Will you be turning on your air conditioner this week? |
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✳️ Means change from previous edition TUESDAY ✳️ It's a gorgeous day to hit the Canadian Tulip Festival. Be there in person to see the Charge take on Montréal Victoire in the first home game of the playoff run. The series is now tied 1-1 and you're needed to bring the support to take the Charge to victory. 🆓 Chamberfest's City Series features participants of the Steinway Advanced Performance Class, performing romantic pieces by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and others on a Steinway & Sons grand piano. The concert starts at noon at Ottawa City Hall. Experience multitasking at its best. Join the Silent Disco Park Cleanup and listen to great tunes while you and likeminded people clean up McNabb Park. It all gets underway at 6:15 pm. At Ottawa Little Theatre's production of And Then There Were None you'll see one of two different endings, depending which performance you book. Tonight, for example, you'll see the "Alternate Ending." ByTowne Cinema: The Way, My Way, Spectacle: There Will Be Blood, An Unfinished Film Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Bob Trevino Likes It, Demons Gigs Trivia Night. Pour Boy Live Standup Comedy. Hintonburg Public House Musical Bingo. Orléans Brewing Co
WEDNESDAY Week Two of Ottawa Writers Festival starts with a conversation with Nita Prose, who will talk about her latest release The Scene of the Crime with Uzma Jalaluddin and Jennifer Whiteford. The NAC Orchestra will be departing soon on a tour of Korea and Japan, but before they go you can grab a ticket to the preview concerts here in Ottawa. Korean pianist Yeol Eum performs Ravel, Strauss, and Kelly-Marie Murphy. Tonight and tomorrow evening. You don't need to register for the Out at Camp Group Bike Ride. It's a leisurely 25k cycle along the Ottawa river to Britannia Beach. Place your bid in the Walrus online auction and support fact-checked journalism in Canada. The auction ends at 10:00 pm tonight. ByTowne Cinema: An Unfinished Film, German Language Film Festival of Ottawa: Gina, Drawn In: Vampire Hunter D Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Flow, The Shrouds Gigs Fire Manic, Neurotypes, Computer, Worrywart. House of TARG Jazz Night with Roger Radio. Bar Robo Why Not (Vibrations Running Deep). 27 Club Open Mic. EveryPerson Café
THURSDAY 🆓 Experience the results of the DARC's CrossCulture Jam for Ontario and Francophone musicians, which happened back on April 27. The Hintonburg Night Market by Urban Art Collective is back with the coolest vendors, food from Out of the Burbs, drinks by the Booj, and the Vernissage of a new show in the Gallery. It all runs 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Comic Katherine Ryan visits the Bronson Centre. After receiving wide acclaim at the Shaw Festival and London's Barbican Theatre, Why Not Theatre's production of the epic Mahabharata: Karma (Part 1) and (Part 2) will play short runs at the NAC. Among other things, Writers' Festival celebrates the rom-com novel. 🆓 Take a dance lesson outside the NAC each month this summer. Tonight: learn K-Pop dance moves care of the Synaptik Dance Crew. 7:00 pm. Better bring your A game to the Bridge Public House at RSC's Sitcom Showdown: Trivia Night. The Canadian Museum of History presents a biweekly screening of Canadian films. The line-up begins tonight with Rustic Oracle. If you want to raise your grilling to the next level this summer, take the Meatings X BBQwithDrew workshop about All Things Brisket. 🆓 Vancouver Film School drops by The Westin Ottawa for an info session. 🆓 Be among the first to experience new theatre with GCTC's rehearsed reading of Ron Davie's new play Last Known Well. Although it's free to attend you must book your ticket in advance. There's another Art Battle on the horizon at Overflow Brewing. The NAC Orchestra will be departing soon on a tour of Korea and Japan, but before they go you can grab a ticket to the preview concerts here in Ottawa. Korean pianist Yeol Eum performs Ravel, Strauss, and Kelly-Marie Murphy. ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, An Unfinished Film, Possession Mayfair Theatre: Bob Trevino Likes It, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Shrouds Gigs Wine Lips, Chinese Medicine, Alley Beers. The 27 Club Teens in Trouble, Batboy, DealBreaker, Sugar Bomb. House of TARG Comedy Night. Pour Boy The 20th Century Boys. Rainbow Bistro Rory Taillon with Malia Rogers. Art House
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This is quite a good story by Matteo Cimellaro in the Ottawa Citizen but it doesn’t really lend itself to encapsulation. For years, volunteers have worked as docents in the National Gallery, leading tour groups and giving talks. But a union rule against replacing staff with volunteers, and a trend by the National Gallery leadership to manage the gallery's messaging, are making the volunteers fear they are unwanted. |
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