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Ottawa Riverkeeper has announced The Big River Give, its first-ever major campaign, hoping to raise the last $2 million of a $5 million goal.

When the goal is reached, Ottawa Riverkeeper will hope to:

• Teach 2,500 additional students annually about the importance of a healthy river and ecosystem
   
• Inspire 10,000 visitors to connect with the river at the Learning Lab every year, deepening their understanding of their local waterways
   
• Bring community groups and decision-makers together, convening summits, workshops, and discussions to tackle the important issues impacting your waterways
   
• Uncover the state of the river, and what is threatening it, through new and expanded research and community science programs
   
• Engage and equip communities to take action on important river issues
   

Donations can be made here.

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Ottawan of the Day

• Catherine Morrison
• – The Ottawa Citizen reporter, who largely writes on the Federal employee beat, is one of three recipients of the 2024 EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship. She’ll get a week long study of European Union institutions in Brussels in October. (Marlo Glass in the Ottawa Citizen)

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• All I can tell you is he is no longer with the organization

• – United Way East Ontario senior manager of public relations, Mike Vlasveld, on the sudden departure of president and chief executive Michael Allen after 25 years. Allen says ‘I’m a little bit perplexed by how this has been handled, but I’m not in anyway regretting or lamenting leaving the organization’. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen) 

Sports

• ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 12 – New England Knockouts 7 last night

CITY HALL AGENDA

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🤖 Robots

•  Federal employees feel spied upon by a robot now used in Gatineau office buildings. The ‘little robot’, about the size of a toaster on wheels, started cruising the buildings in March, counting the number of people present and running tests on the air quality. The minister of public services and procurement says the robot is to improve workplace quality of life, the national president of the Government Services Union, says ‘It's a spy. The robot is a spy for management’. (Arthur White-Crummey and Estelle Côté-Sroka ·at CBC)

🚊 O Train

•  Heat is another thing that the O Train has not been built for. OC Transpo is reducing the speed of the carriages to under 50 km/h until the temperature drops below 30°. OC Transpo says that ‘sun kinks’ – the well-known phenomenon of metal expanding under heat – means the trains must run slower to avoid making the tracks worse. (Josh Pringle at CTV)

♻️ Garbage Plans

•  City Councillors are at odds over a proposed requirement to have clear garbage bags. Councilor Allan Hubley says that it will result in neighbours turning in neighbours if they see a pop can in a bag. Councillor Shawn Menard says other municipalities have used clear bags successfully and don’t require tags. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says this is not the time to discuss clear bags. (Natalie van Rooy and Ted Raymond at CTV)

🚽 Parliament

•  All washrooms in the Centre Block and the Parliament Welcome Centre will be mixed sex when it reopens after renovations. Of around 200 washrooms, only around half will be individual cubicles with sink and toilet. Very few will be be wheelchair accessible, with only a few dozen accessible washrooms planned. (CBC) 

🏒 Lansdown 2.0 Arena

•  Mayor Mark Sutcliffe used average attendance across the Women’s Professional Hockey League rather than the actual Ottawa attendance when he argued for a smaller arena. Sutcliffe told CTV that a new 5,500 seat replacement arena would suit a league with an average of 5,000 ticket sales, he was using the all-league average. Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team averaged 7,496 fans per game. (Ian Kennedy in the Hockey News)

🛒 Grocery Flyers

•  Every week, Donovan Burey reads through all the local grocery flyers and posts the deals on Ottawa Reddit. Cucumbers can be found as low as 44¢ and Walmart has corn for 22¢ a cob.  (/Ottawa)

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The Ottawa Fringe Festival continues daily until June 23. Apt 613 has been putting in the work and has a bunch of reviews.
 

Today

• 🆓 Enjoy a live music every Thursday night in the ByWard Market with the Cinq à Sept free concert series. George Street Plaza, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Tonight’s concert coincides with the Adaawewigamig’s Summer Solstice Indigenous Night Market.
   
• 🆓 Croon your fave torch song or belt out the hits like the superstar you are, at the Ottawa Fringe Festival edition of Drag Karaoke with China Doll. Club SAW (67 Nicholas St) from 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm.
   
• Today’s Songs from the Shed line-up: ChristJay, Zaynab Wilson. Noon to 1:30 pm on Sparks St between Bank St and O’Connor.
   
• Today’s Fringe Festival picks: 1-Man No-Show is award-winning Canadian comedian Isaac Kessler’s new show that combines Aestheticism with Athleticism to answer the question ‘What is Theatre?’, 666! Explores the Santanic Panic, that weird episode a few decades back when thousands of people were accused of performing satanic rites, Almost 13 is a true coming of age story about a young girl growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1960s.
   
• Road Trip: Stroll one of the prettiest streets in town at the Almonte Summer Night Market. 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm starting at 60 Mill St. Mississippi Mills (Almonte), ON K0A.
   
• Ring in the longest day of the year with a stroll among the vendors at Adaawewigamig’s Summer Solstice Indigenous Night Market. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at ByWard Market Square (55 ByWard Market.)
   

• Urban Art Collective’s Hintonburg Night Market brings its expertly curated mob of artists, makers, food vendors and entertainers to the parking lot at 1088 Somerset St. W from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

• ByTowne Cinema: Kidnapped (The Abduction of Edgardo mortar), Midsommar - Summer Solstice Celebration!

• Mayfair Theatre: The Great Escaper, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
  
  Gigs

• Siji Olunuga. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Sunrise: 20 Years of Nostalgia (late night 9:00 pm to 3:00 am) Mavericks

• Irene’s Thursday Blues Session with Guest Host John Yemensky

• 🌈 Pride Party! Feura’s Feelin’ Faggy Tour with guests Fern Sully and Lucid Fog Disorder. Rainbow Bistro

• Daniel Lew Destiny Tour with Wild Remedy. Avant-Garde Bar

Tomorrow

• June 21 is the Summer Solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time of special cultural and spiritual significance for many Indigenous peoples. Mādahòkì Farm will mark the day with the opening of the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (on) today through Sunday). The festival celebrates diverse Indigenous cultures and offers fun for the entire family with live performances, workshops, a marketplace, and more. 4420 West hunt Club Road K2R 1H4.
   
• It’s Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival weekend, with races to watch (125 teams are competing this year), free concerts to attend, and food and drink to purchase from vendors like BeaverTails and Tropic Love. Mooney’s Bay Beach 2960 Riverside Drive.
   
• The second ‘Una Bulla! A Cuban Salsa Extravaganza’ is three days of salsa workshops, performances, and partying. Tickets from $22.63.
   
• The Fiddles on the Rideau Festival is a weekend of performances and workshops that support the Youth of Manotick Association. Experience the performances in Manotick United Church and, on Sunday afternoon, in a flotilla on the Rideau.
   
• 🌈 Drink great beer and meet people at the Queers & Beers Capital Pride Run Edition. From 6:00 pm at Lowertown Brewery (73 York St. K1N 5T2). Cover charge $6, part of which will support the fundraising work of the National Capital Pride Run in August.
   
• Humanist Ottawa welcomes the Summer Solstice with a dip in the Ottawa River. 6:00 pm at the NCC River House, 501 Sir-George-Etienne-Cartier Pkwy 
   

• How long has it been since you watched Rocky Horror Picture Show? If you’re due for a screening, make your way to the Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel parking lot at 75 Nicholas St at dusk (around 8:30 pm). Presented by Ottawa Fringe Festival and Capital Pop-Up Cinema. Costumes are encouraged but please leave the toast and other throw-ables at home.

• Today’s Ottawa Fringe Festival picks: Drinking with Plants (an existential crisis with plants), Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience (unpredictable and hilarious improv), Adonis and the Gods at War (retelling of the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite).

  Gigs

• $2 Bill live at Avant-Garde bar.

• Passenger Princess. Dominon Tavern

• Oceans and Time. National Arts Centre

• Essoudry/Reynolds/Morgan Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Geoffrey Keezer and Gillian Margot. National Arts Centre

• Nick Adema. Bar Robo

• The Dalton Hoolloway Revue with Leah Mac. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• IVYTIDE and Anna Justen. Rainbow Bistro

Saturday

• Yes, it’s about the budget friendly art (most pieces are under $1000, with many under $50), but the Sweetly Affordable Art Fair also offers great food and drink as well as live performances. Today and tomorrow at Wesley Clover Parks (follow the signs to the fair when you reach 401 Corkstown Road). 
   
• 🆓 Support Black Youth Entrepreneurs as they showcase their products and services at The CHNGE MKER HUB at the corner of York and Sussex Streets today and tomorrow.
   
• 🆓 Get your nose stuck into a new book at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair. Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Station Road.
   
• Inject some psychedelic pop, techno, acid and house music into your overheated veins at Bar Minotaure’s Fête de la musique 2024 in Gatineau. Tickets from $23.08
   
• ‘Power duo’ Cold Chocolate bring their unique sound (a mashup of folk, bluegrass, and funk) to StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard.
   
• Shop with more than 30 cool vendors at the Ottawa Mystic Market: Summer Solstice Celebration. 345 Richmond Road (parking lot at the Churchill Seniors Centre).
   
• Get in out of the heat with the Ottawa Pops Orchestra 2024-25 season launch party this Saturday afternoon at Rainbow Bistro. 76 Murray St. Tickets from $30
   

• ByTowne Cinema: Castle in the Sky (English dubbed), Thelma, Wildhood, Robot Dreams

• Mayfair Theatre: Saturday Morning & Sunday morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party, The Great Escaper, Challengers, Mad Max: Fury Road Black and Chrome Edition.

  Gigs

• Big Shiny Tunes Live! With DJ Jeff the Temp and Darkness of Greed (Rage Against the Machine Tribute) House of TARG

• Rock n' Rollercoaster with Hot Jupiter, Monteith, MNR, Dunham Nights. Cafe Dekcuf

• Barrelhouse Presents: Tribute tp Steely Dan and Allan Brothers. Rainbow Bistro

• The Monocle - Aurora Nealand. National Arts Centre

• Sarah Alena’s “One Hundred And One Nights” LIVE on Elgin

• Nick Jamers Beaton EP release with Graven and Matt Chaffey. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• Alex Tompkins Band. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Live comedy. Whiprsnapr Brewing Co

Just Announced / Now Booking

• The Canadian Film Institute presents Cafe Ex on Wednesday June 26. This on-going visiting artist series presents artist-curated evenings of independent experimental film and video in an intimate atmosphere. The series features Canadian experimental cinema, with guest filmmakers presenting their work and engaging in extensive discussions with audience members for a "pay-what-you-can" admission. Tonight’s event features the work of moving image artist Parastoo Anoushahpour.

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