In Today’s Edition → City staff recommend allowing alcohol in a limited number of parks →Things to do over the long weekend →Deals of the Day from Mad About Patchwork, Raised by Wolves, Ottawa International Festival of Animation, and Meatings → ☁️ High 28° Low 14° and cloudy ☀️ 5:31 am 🌛 8:28 pm |
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NUMBER - $328,000
- – The travel portion of Bloc Québécois member of Parliament Kristina Michaud’s 2024 annual expenses. The multiple connections needed to travel between the remote Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia riding and Ottawa is said to be the reason.
- Economic Times
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Tina Liu There are 23 tulip beds with 700,000 bulbs planted for the Tulip Festival – and the whole thing is managed by National Capital Commission senior landscape architect Liu. Of the 100 different species of tulips featured in the beds, one is the very rare Ottawa tulip, cultivated locally. The Festival also sells a 25 bulb blend for you to play the home version.
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SPORTS - ⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 3 – Vancouver Rise 0 last night
- ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 6 – Washington Wild Things 10 yesterday
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Tuesday, May 20 at 9:30 am - Water By-law Review
- Source Water Protection Septic System Inspection Program: Municipal Wellhead Protection Area Risk Management
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Joint Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Environment and Climate Change Committees
Tuesday, May 20 at 10:30 am - Water Rate Structure Review
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Accessibility Advisory Committee
Tuesday, May 20 at 6:00 pm - Duty to Consult - Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
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The always outré Committee of Adjustment meets at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
☢️ If you would like to take your career to much, much lower levels, the Diefenbunker is seeking a new executive director. The no-longer secret cold war bunker for Canadian officials in the event of a nuclear war was converted to a museum years ago. The offered salary of $100,000 to $125,000 should pay for a reasonable amount of Seasonal Affective Disorder therapy. – Charity Village (Hat tip West Carleton Online)
🍷 A report from City staff to be presented at the May 27 Community Services Committee recommends allowing alcohol to be consumed at some City parks. The parks would be designated in consulation with the ward councillor but beaches, sports fields, and playground areas are right out. Both the Ottawa Police Service and Ottawa Public Health oppose the idea. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🐕 Ottawa Police Service have welcomed a new member to the Service, K9 Nelson. There is a picture of the two-year-old black Labrador, of course. – Ottawa Police Service
🚊 Ontario laid out its budget yesterday – and it included only a promise to study taking over the O Train. During the provincial election, Premier Doug Ford campaigned on having the Crown corporation Metrolinx take over the O Train, possibly freeing up $4 billion for the City to spend and potentially providing better management. The budget included no promises to do either. – Josh Pringle at CTV ↪ An itinerant music teacher says that she may need to drop her students after OC Transpo has cancelled some routes. Music teacher Saira Lyons says that she has been forced to use Uber to complete her journey to Manotick from Bank Street. After the changes to routes, OC Transpo no longer has service in the late morning or early afternoon in her area. – Peter Szperling at CTV |
The Poll Last time, we asked ‘Is an increase of $6.08 per month a fair rate for City-owned utility Hydro Ottawa to charge?’ 27% Yes 48% No 17% Why $6? Why not $60? Or 60¢? There seems to be no rhyme or reason for choosing that amount 7% I'm outside Hydro Ottawa’s service area 1% I'm off the grid completely Today’s poll: |
Do you agree with allowing alcohol in Ottawa parks? |
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✳️ Means change from previous edition FRIDAY Cheer on the Ottawa Charge as Montréal Victoire returns to the arena at TD Place tonight. The Charge leads the series 2-1. Learn the history of Ottawa as ByTown Museum opens for the season. At the Writers Festival Spring Edition tonight: 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing with author David A. Robertson. Learn classic moves at the Friday Dance Soirée at DQ Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio. Everything's in full bloom at the Canadian Tulip Festival. Drunken Cinema hosts a screening of The Mummy Returns at the ByTowne. Expect games, silliness, and an impossibly good looking 2001-era Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Make new connections at the Ottawa Social Mixer. Elevator Theatre Company’s production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal continues at the Gladstone Theatre. Get creative with Art Haven Kanata's Water-colour Workshop: Monogram Letter. Meet other young professionals at the Network and Elevate Night. Dead Media Maniacs is for collectors of VHS, Beta, vinyl, CDs, and other classic media methods. 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm at House of TARG. Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts throws open its doors for a "Weekend at Brigid's", a two-evening celebration in a stunning heritage building. Book a ticket for The Manhattans (Friday May 16), ELK Trio (Saturday May 17) or get yourself a weekend pass. Elevator Theatre Company’s production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal continues at the Gladstone Theatre. ByTowne Cinema: Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow), That They May Face The Rising Sun, Black Bag, Drunken Cinema: The Mummy Returns Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Bonjour Tristesse, A Nice Indian Boy Gigs The Low Profiles. Night Oat Groove Society. Poa Tiki Bar 80s Dance Party. House of TARG Green'd Eh. Overflow Brewing Queers and Beers. Lowertown Brewery Jody Wisternoff. Gridwrks The Underground (New Wave Dance Party. The Prescott Kasador, Lazzy Lung, The Sugar Pills. Rainbow Bistro
SATURDAY The Canadian Tulip Festival is in full bloom this weekend. Road Trip: Kemptville Buskerfest takes over Kemptville's downtown streets for a full day of entertainment. 🆓 Don't worry about the weather; Desi Dhaka - A Celebration of South Asian Arts & Culture will happen inside at Peter A. Herrndorf Place, National Arts Centre. 🆓 ByTown Sea Shanty brings a boatload of fun to Beyond the Pale Brewing Co (the 250 City Centre location). 613Flea brings 150 local makers, artisans, and purveyors of vintage goods to Lansdowne. 🆓 There's a planting party in the ByWard Market and you're invited. While you learn about vermiculture composting the kids will be busy with activities at the Spring Up Market. 55 ByWard Market Square. FestiGriot brings the Reggaeton, Konpa, Afrobeats, and Dancehall beats to Lusitania: Portuguese Recreation Centre. Everything you find at opening day of the Main Farmers Market is produced within 100km of Ottawa. Bring your own picnic to the first annual Dandelion Festival at Gaia Farm. Bachata and Salsa all night long in the shadow of the Parliament buildings. The 3 Brewers welcomes Latin Nights with a dance floor, drinks, food, and free parking. Snap up some treasure at the Little Italy and Chinatown Community Garage Sale. ByTowne Cinema: Labyrinth, Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow), Caught By The Tides, Restoration: Withnail and I Mayfair Theatre: Flow, Bonjour Tristesse, Mickey 17, Saturday Night Sinema.
Book Events The All Things Bookish Market returns to Parkdale market. Local authors will be on site and vendors will the perfect book for your next shelfie. Riverside United Church's book sale (9:00 am to noon at 3191 Riverside Dr) is a cash only event. Octopus Books brings author Dan Black to the store to sign copies of his lates work Oceans of Fate: Peace and Peril Aboard the Steamship Empress of Asia. If you're heading out on a Canadian adventure this summer, stop by The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore for the Pocket Guide to Canada's National Parks from Anecdotey Press. The book, which unfolds into a handy map (or poster), is designed and printed in Toronto.
Plant + Seedling Sales Take a gander at the stunning, refurbished Barn during Ottawa Farm Fresh's Spring Garden Fair and Seedling Sale. Stock up at the Riverside Park Community Association Seed and Seedling Giveaway and Fundraiser for the Brookfield Community Food Cupboard. The Kanata-March Horticultural Society's 51st Plant Sale gets underway at 8:00 am. 🚗 Road Trip: Almonte and District Horticultural Society Plant Sale will have annuals, perennials, and trees as well as house plants 🚗 Road Trip: The South Lanark Community Garden Plant Sale takes cash, cheques, and cards. Gigs Drug Church, Liquid Mike, F!TH (6:30 pm). The 27 Club Emo Night (10:00 pm). The 27 Club High Maintenance, Burning Tree. Avant-Garde Bar Rhiannon Giddens. National Arts Centre Saloon Dion. Montgomery Centretown Legion
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Barrhaven Ribfest and Poutine also serves chicken and pulled pork. Clarke Fields, 93 Houlihan St., Friday through Monday. Don't be surprised if you see some dapper gentlemen making their way along the streets of Ottawa in the Gentleman's Ride for Men's Health. Expect tweeds, three piece suits, and probably a terrific moustache or two. 🏀 Ottawa Blackjacks face Niagara River Lions in the first CEBL regular season game of 2025. 🚗 Road Trip: Upper Canada Village will offer 1860s-type games and military manoeuvres in honour of Queen Victoria's Birthday. No inhumane 9:00am starts here: The Drag Brunch at Broadhead Brewery runs 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Elevator Theatre Company's production of Next to Normal continues at Gladstone Theatre. If you're in the ByWard Market this afternoon drop by Heart & Crown for an afternoon of live Irish music. 🆓 The Kin Club of Orléans will be selling vegetable seedlings and garden bedding at Peter Knippel Garden Centre, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Merry Dairy truck will pull up to Fisher Park Stittsville's Market at the Barn offers a morning of shopping with more than 25 vendors alongside the Trans Canada Trail. The Canadian Tulip Festival is in full bloom this weekend. Don't miss the reenactment of a Victory Day Celebration on Queen Elizabeth Drive, which will include Vintage Military Vehicles, a Big Band and Authentic Swing Dancers. Following the parade and big band dance, check out the Drone and Pyrotechnic Show. It's free play Sunday at House of TARG. Pay $12.50 + tax at the door (8:00 pm to midnight). Nepean Night Market is back for another summer of Sunday evening shopping and live music. Sunday Funday means that Escape rooms, darts, and drinks are all discounted at Manor Lounge. ByTowne Cinema: Golden Age: Guys and Dolls, Caught By The Tides, Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow), Restoration: Killer of Sheep - Mayfair Theatre: Paddington in Peru, Bonjour Tristesse, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Mickey 17
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Phasez. Art House The Convertibles. Irene's Pub Phoenix Big Band Spring Show. Atomic Rooster Le Prince Harry, Yolanda Laroche. Happy Goat Coffee (35 Laurel St). The Rasmus, Still Youth. Overflow Brewing Company
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Kiweki Point, with spectactular views of the Ottawa River, Parliament Hill, and Gatineau has reopened today. Formerly Nepean Park, the $45 million refit includes a new footbridge with Major’s Hill Park. In Algonquin, Kìwekì means ‘returning to one's homeland’. |
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