⛅High 22° Low 13° and partly cloudy ☀️ 5:14 am 🌛 8:52 pm In Today’s Edition → City Council gives its blessing for a battery storage system in West Carleton → If you have never been to a barn dance, see what the fuss is about in Carp tomorrow →The Deals of the Day are: jewellery at Pilar Agueci, bath treatments at Dot & Lil, reduced price tickets to Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, and Saunders Farm's Friday the 13th Sale |
Reader Michael M says it is no one’s fault but our own as ‘Remember you asked for them!’, but here are a few more jokes readers used when asked by their employer (or prospective employer), ‘Tell me a joke’. Q: ‘What is the leading cause of dry skin?’ A: ‘Towels!’ Q: ‘What do you call a Moose that everyone knows?’ A: ‘Famoose’ Q: ‘What do you call a Moose with no name?’ A: ‘Anonymoose’ Q: ‘What do you call a cow that plays the piano?’ A: ‘Moo-sician’ If you can improve on this, send it to jokes@theottawan.com |
Marcelo Muñoz Standing at an Ottawa food truck waiting for a churro, the pharmacist and chemist in the Ottawa Heart Institute’s BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions realized that the way the machine squeezed out the dough through a nozzle around a hollow tube could solve a problem his team was working on: how to bioengineer a blood vessel for use in cardiac surgery. - Elizabeth Payne in the Ottawa Citizen
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⚡ City Council has given its blessing for a battery storage system in West Carleton. While the City’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee unanimously voted against supporting the system last week, two of the four members, Orléans South-Navan Ward ward councillor Catherine Kitts and Orléans East-Cumberland ward councillor Matthew Luloff, Orléans East-Cumberland voted for it this round. The vote does not mean approval as the system still needs to successfully navigate the planning process, but support from the local municipality is a requirement by the Independent Electricity System Operator. – Mitchell Beer in The Energy Mix ↪ Campaigners have found that an engineer who presented safety data about battery energy storage systems to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee last week had his registration cancelled in British Columbia after an admission ‘that he demonstrated professional misconduct’.
🛻 IK Royal Towing and two drivers are facing charges after being accused of towing to a destination against the owner’s wishes and causing damage. A driver is alleged to have said that they had a contract with the Ontario Provincial Police, and they were told to tow the car to the Collision Reporting Centre. The company does not have a contract with the Police. – Natasha O'Neill at CityNews
🛂 The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has opened an embassy in Ottawa for the first time. Although ambassador Jean Claude Kugener has been in town since January, the new embassy is now open in an office building on Queen Street. Canada is the only G7 country that does not have an embassy in Luxembourg. – Dylan Robertson in the Canadian Press
🛒 Every week, @stromanker reads all the grocery flyers and posts the deals on Ottawa Reddit. Some deals this week: ‘French’ steaks $5.88/lb at Metro Cité des Jeunes, watermelon $3.88/ea at No Frills, and brick cheese (Saputo Mozzarellissima) $5.50/500g at Maxi. – /Ottawa |
The Poll: Last time, we asked ‘What kind of pizza do you prefer?’ 31% Ottawa style: thick base, lots of cheese over the toppings 52% ‘Authentic’ style: thin base, minimal toppings and cheese 2% Chain style: Like Pizza Pizza, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar’s 15% If I believe in anything, it’s that all pizza is good pizza THE OTTAWAN is somewhat surprised at this result as the number of pizzerias making Ottawa Style vs ‘Authentic’ style has to be something like 20 to 1. Today’s Poll: |
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Please use our easy event submission form ✳️ Means change from previous edition THURSDAY Hearing 150 choristers sing Carmina Burana live is a rare treat. Find out for yourself at the performance by Société Philharmonique de Nouveau Monde-Ottawa. Fill your boots with fresh, new, theatre at the Ottawa Fringe Festival. June 12 - 22. Canadian Museum of History screens the 2020 Canadian coming-of-age film Beans in English. $10 entry. Cirque du Paris presents a 90 minute, one-ring extravaganza with BMX trick riders, grand illusionists, high flying aerialists, nimble acrobats, comedic clowns and more to the big top outside Tanger Outlets. Today through Monday June 16 and June 18 - 22. 🆓 The Jazz Festival's Homegrown Series is free of charge. Franco Ontarien Festival is 50! Save on the ticket price when you purchase in advance. The festival runs til Sunday in Major's Hill Park. The 1970s Trivia Night at the Bridge Public House is going to be totally bitchin'. World's Strongest Ma'am Queer Stand Up debuts at LIVE on Elgin. Organizers say it will be "fun, funny, and also super gay." Shh. Silent Book Club is meeting at Anina's Café. The stakes are even higher than usual at the Art Battle, tonight at Overflow Brewing. 12 artists will compete in three 20 minute rounds, but the night's winner will be crowned 2024 Ottawa City Champion, and will head to the Canadian National Championships in Toronto. ByTowne Cinema: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Dogma: Resurrected! A 25th Anniversary Celebration - Mayfair Theatre: About Maya, One To One: John and Yoko, Friendship, Vampire Hunter D
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Irene's Thursday Blues Sessions with Guest Host Sally Robinson. Irene's Pub Four Eyed Muscle Man, Cardamom Years, North by North, The Space Between. Rainbow Bistro Medusa. Red Bird Family Man, My Son the Doctor, Goat!, Hypersex Banshee. Dominion Tavern Hard Charger, Zeal, Chilopoda. House of TARG Comedy Night. Pour Boy Tumble, Mooch, Altar of the Fuzz. Avant-Garde Bar Art of the Duo with Tim Beer and Garry Ellitt. GigSpace
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🏈 Take your squad out to the (foot)ball game. In the home opener, Ottawa Redblacks stare down Montréal Alouettes. Look for the $6 Chop 'n' Cheers pre-game drinks, $5 Fan First Menu, and the party at Gate. 🚗 Road Trip Enjoy a rare performance of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, performed by Ottawa Choral Workshops at St. John Chrysostem in Arnprior tonight. If you can't make it, the performance will be repeated in Ottawa on Sunday evening, at Southminster United Church. Pull on your dancing boots and get yourself to the Carp Barn Dance, where a cash bar and The Riley New Band will show you a good ol' time. Get $15 advance tickets direct from the Carp Fair Office (3790 Carp Road, K0A, 1L0) or pay $20 on the night. Relive the original gore of Friday the 13th, complete with a (not for long) fresh-faced Kevin Bacon, at the ByTowne Cinema. Or skip to 1990's "bizarrely hilarious" Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday over at the Mayfair Theatre. Queen St Fare opens its doors to the Capital Pride Run Edition of Queers & Beers. Ottawa Italian Week invites you to ‘an intimate evening with the celebrated Italian-Canadian author, Nino Ricci, as he takes us on a journey through his life, career, and the inspiration behind his powerful novels.’ 🚗 Road Trip: Ferme Drouin Farm in Casselman launches the new Country Poutine Fest wth a barn party, country music, great food, fireworks, and loads of down home fun this evening and tomorrow. With an impressive 58 shows at this year's Fringe Festival, the best way to plan your viewing is with a 5- or 10-show pass. ByTowne Cinema: The Life of Chuck, Deux feemes en or (Two Women in Gold), Friday the 13th Mayfair Theatre: About Maya, Friendship, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Jason Goes to Hell: the Final Friday Gigs 80s Dance Party with DJ Remi Royale and One Vision (live 80s pop hits). House of TARG Rob & Dee. Options Jazz Lounge at Brookstreet Hotel Fish in a Birdcage, Shayfer James. The 27 Club Bingo Night. Pour Boy Fired Up Fridays. The Laff
SATURDAY Here's an extra excuse to visit one of Ottawa's gorgeous historic neighbourhoods. Wander the streets and find visual artists, photographers, musicians and makers at the Britannia Village Arts Crawl. In North Gower, the streets of Maple Forest will be holding a multi-family Garage Sale. 🆓 The 2nd Saravah Brazilian Festival promises music, dancing (both demos and opportunities to join in), performances, food, and loads more for the entire family. Fun, glamour, excitement, a cash bar, a live band, and a red carpet; the 2025 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards will be all that and more. National Arts Centre starting at 6:30pm. Enjoy a day of music, food and culture at the 50th Festival Franco Ontarien Festival at Major's Hill Park. Go treasure hunting at the Ottawa Retro & Antique Market at Next Door. Bring the family to Hintonburg's ArtsPark for art, storytelling, music, The Happening Art Throwdown, and more. Walk, run, or ride in the Navy Ride. ⚽ Cheer Ottawa Rapid FC as they play Montréal Roses FC at TD Place. Drop off electronics for recycling at the Barrhaven Lions Club. Enjoy the music, beer, and coffee at Osgoode Porchfest 🚗 Road Trip: Ferme Drouin Farm in Casselman launches its new Country Poutine Fest with country music, great food, fireworks, and loads of down home fun. 🚗 Road Trip: The fairgrounds in Metcalfe will be home to some seriously large vehicles in the Touch-A-Truck event. Entry is by donation, so please bring cash. 🚗 Road Trip: Get out of town and take a day trip to the Calabogie Market 🚗 Road Trip: Situated halfway between Ottawa and Montréal, Maxville will host a village-wide Sidewalk Sale. 🚗 Road Trip: Smiths Falls Night Market has everything from inflatables to local arts and crafts and food; also Jed the Mechanical Bull. Check out the fresh new theatre at Ottawa Fringe Fest. ByTowne Cinema: The Life of Chuck, Restoration: Shall We Dance? The Scare Film Archives Volume 2: Danger Stories Mayfair Theatre: About Maya, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Saturday Night Sinema Gigs Lynn Miles. Red Bird Fire Antlers. Irene's Pub Barrelhouse. Rainbow Bistro Kaiday. LIVE on Elgin
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING 🆓 Catch OrKidstra's Centre Hub final concert of the year at Dominion-Chalmers Centre on Tuesday June 17. Fanaticcon Ottawa promises to be twice as epic this year, expanding into two halls and presenting more special guests, vendors, and entertainment. The website also says that boom 99.7 will be broadcasting on site, but since the station's employer Corus laid off most of the on-air staff this week, that sounds improbable. Sunday, July 20 at Ottawa Conference and Event Centre.
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