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HELLO OTTAWA

Sounds like some good news.

The YOW Stage at EY Centre will open in November, creating a brand new 1,800 or 2,500 seat venue for music and performances.

Officially, it’s a pop-up space, allowing owner Live Nation Canada to bring in acts too big for the clubs and too small for the arenas. 

The location is a little iffy – right next to the airport – but there is an O Train station there, which will open on some unknown future date.

Nothing has been booked yet but watch YOWStage.com for details.

– Darren and Martha

 

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    Weather

    • 🌧️ 40 per cent chance of showers. High of 24°, low of 13°

    Number 

    • #1
    • – Gatineau’s position on a list of the most expensive rents in Québec. At $1,745 for a one bedroom, the city’s rent has risen 62.6 per cent in four years. Nationally, however, Gatineau is at #23. (CBC)

    Ottawans of the Day

    • Éric Chagnon-Zimmerly of North & Navy, Justin Champagne-Lagarde of Perch, Alex Bimm of Le Poisson Bleu, Raghav Chaudhary of Aiana Restaurant Collective, Khalid Farchoukhto of Carben Food + Drink, and Kristine Hartling of Oz Kafe
    • – The six chefs will compete for the regional championship of the 2024 Canadian Culinary Championships. The winner will then go on to nationals. (Peter Hum)

    Quote 

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    • I’m very good at fake defecation
    • – Ottawa native Annie Murphy on her funny/gross scene in the ‘Joan is Awful’ episode of the new series of Black Mirror, now on Netflix. (Courtney Shea in Maclean’s)

    Sports

    • ⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 1 – Vancouver FC 0 last Saturday
    • 🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks 83 – Niagara River Lions 93 last Saturday
    • ⚾ Frontier League Ottawa Titans 5 – Joliet Slammers 8 last night
    • ⚾ Frontier League Ottawa Titans 7 – Joliet Slammers 3 last Saturday
    • ⚾ Frontier League Ottawa Titans 0 – Joliet Slammers 2 last Friday

    🚊  Snake on a Train

    •  The O Train was paused at Hurdman Station for an hour Friday because of a loose snake. The unidentified snake was a pet and was reunited with its owner. For future reference animals banned on OC Transpo are, for your comfort: snakes larger than three metres, all predatory or large birds, and non-domesticated cats and dogs. (Josh Pringle at CTV)

    ☎️ Call 911, no the other 911

    •  The City will review a proposal for non-police mental health and substance abuse calls. The system would involve a new three-digit emergency phone number and be responded to by a team of mental health professionals, outreach workers, and peer support workers. If approved, the system would be limited to a single neighbourhood in 2024 before rolling out to the rest of the city. (Sarah Kester at CBC)

    🛻 Convoy Update 

    •  Two Convoy protestors successfully appealed to have a new hearing on moving their trials out of Ottawa. Former MPP Randy Hillier and protest organizer Pat King both previously failed in their bid to have their trials held somewhere else other than Ottawa over their worry that the jury pool would be biased. (Andrew Duffy in the Ottawa Citizen)

    ✅ Contracts Ratified

    •  155,000 employees with Canada Revenue Agency and the Treasury Board have ratified their contracts. The four year contract ends next year as the Public Service Alliance had gone three years without a contract. (CBC)
     

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    Today

    •   Ottawa Fringe Festival continues, with shows playing every night until Sunday (June 25). Tonight’s shows.
    •  Alex Moxon Quartet takes the stage at Minotaure (3 Rue Kent St Gatineau), as part of the Free Ottawa Jazz Festival Homegrown Series. 9:00pm.

    •  Experience the free Mindfulness Hike in a beginner level, 2KM hike at Fletcher Wildlife Garden tonight. It’s free to take part but you must register first. Presented by Happiness Habits 613.

    Tomorrow

    •  Ottawa Fringe Festival continues, with shows playing every night until Sunday (June 25). Tonight’s shows.
    •  You’ll be seeing magical creatures in the trees at the Strathcona Faerie Pop-Up. Bring a picnic and watch some of Ottawa’s circus performers as they indulge in aerial acrobatics in the trees. 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Presented by Cirquonscient and Awesome Ottawa.

    Wednesday

    •  It’s National Indigenous People’s Day, and Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (June 21 through 25) opens today at Mādahòkì Farm, Canada’s only Indigenous Agri-tourism destination and working farm. This year’s lineup includes a Pow Wow, competitions in drumming and dancing, and creative workshops, some of which require advance registration. 4420 West Hunt Club Road
    •  Ottawa Fringe Festival continues, with shows playing every night until Sunday (June 25). Tonight’s shows.
    •  Starting today, you'll find a farmer’s market popping up in the parking lot of Red Apron on Wednesdays. Discover organic produce from Roots and Shoots Farm. 4:30pm to 6:30pm 410 Gladstone Ave.

    Just Announced / Now Booking

    •  We realize that summer doesn’t officially begin for another couple of days, but National Capital Artisans is taking registrations for its upcoming Holiday Markets right now. The juried craft shows will pop up at four different Ottawa High School locations sin November and December. Note that you don’t have to be a member of the organization to participate.

    Buy one, get one half off of trivets, coasters, plant hangers, magnets, and wine charms from Wood Chip Decor.


    There’s a big sale over at Cokanna, where you’ll find the ever-popular Cardi-Robe, the Cropped Bamboo Cardi, and Reversable Tanks at fantastic prices.

    Province of Canada has added new items to the sale section.

     

    The Ottawa Humane Society is selling $150 t-shirts, featuring a drawing of Addison the pug. With each shirt, a crate for a big homeless dog will be purchased.

    We will see you tomorrow  – Martha and Darren
     

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