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So, strike it is. 

155,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada have hit the picket lines.

The Federal government has published a list of the 28 departments which are affected. And if you work at one of them, the same page advises employees on how your pay if affected, which positions are excluded from striking, and how your contact info is shared with your union.

The Ottawa Citizen explains the specifics here, as does the CBC. But, long story short as is our wont, it’s about how much of a raise and how much one can work from home. 

– Martha and Darren

 

 

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    Weather

    • 🌧️ 40 per cent chance of rain or flurries.  High of 7°, low of -3° 

    Number 

    • 244 
    • – The number of active transportation projects approved by the Transportation Committee. In City parlance, ‘active transportation projects’ are the grab bag of things that are not specifically funded, such as bike routes and walkways. (Taylor Blewett in the Ottawa Citizen) (The full list [PDF])

    Gatinois of the Day

    • Simon Fortier
    • Rising from constable to detective sergeant to acting lieutenant, Fortier is the new police chief for the Ville de Gatineau. (Ottawa Citizen)

    Quote 

    • Off track
    • – The label on five out of eight of the City’s climate change priorities. The City’s climate change priority list was created in 2020 to help reduce the City’s emissions. (Laurą Głowacki at CBC)

    🛬 Ottawa Airport

    • Ottawa International Airport loses another route – before it even got off the ground. The Ottawa – Charlottetown service, operated by Flair Airlines, was to begin thrice-weekly flights in June. But don't despair Anne with an "E" fans and potato aficionados, Porter Airlines begins service to the PEI capital in May. (Thinh Nguyen ất CBC)

    🐻 Bells Corners Bear

    • A bear was spotted in Bells Corners this morning. Ottawa ByLaw, in a tweet, recommends that if you see a Bear, ‘Don't run, climb a tree or swim’. As the only public pool in Bells Corners is the Entrance Outdoor Pool, which is closed until summer, the Bear returned to the woods. (CTV)

    🛻 Convoy book club

    • Vancouver’s The Tyee has a review of An Emergency in Ottawa: The Story of the Convoy Commission, the book/essay by Paul Wells. The reviewer notes the ‘absence of any kind of independent inquiry into the pandemic and the response to it by Canadians and their institutions’. (Crawford Killian in The Tyee)

    🌊 Ottawa River Rising

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    Today

    Tomorrow

    • Ottawa Grassroots Festival brings its lineup of paid and free musical performances to St. Andrew’s Church (82 Kent St.) and Irene’s Pub (885 Bank St). Until Sunday.
    • Long & McQuade sponsor the Open Mic Night at Stray Dog Brewing. 12 acts will perform two songs or 10 minutes. 501 Lacolle Way, Unit 4, Orléans. info@straydogbrewing.ca. 
    • Single tickets go on sale today for the Volleyball Nations League(June 6-11) at TD Place Arena. Tickets will be available for games featuring Canada, USA, Argentina, Italy, Cuba, Germany, Netherlands, and Brazil. 

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    If you are a supporter of the Federal civil servants’ strike, the Public Service Alliance of Canada has created the ‘Workers Can’t Wait’ website which will allow you to find a picket line to support or deliver a pizza.

    We will see you tomorrow  – Martha and Darren
     

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