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HELLO OTTAWA

Ottawa Business Journal has reckoned who the 10 fastest growing Ottawa companies are:

Bushbalm (bikini line skincare and hair removal)
Noibu Technologies Inc. (detects, prioritizes and resolves critical e-commerce errors)
Sampford Advisors (provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services for technology companies)
Fellow (where teams gather to have productive team meetings and meaningful one-on-ones)

You know, this list started pretty simple with the skincare products and now we're really getting into the weeds here. - M&D
Food Cycle Science Corporation (inventor of the FoodCycler, the science-backed solution to food waste)
Sidi.io (performance and growth marketing firm focused on driving business results for clients)

OBJ is just toying with us now, aren’t they? – M&D
Aydin CPA Professional Corp. (small local Chartered Professional Accountant company in Stittsville)

Finally! We know what all those words mean – M&D
TryCycle Data Systems Inc. (digital mental health software company)

We can think of two people who could use some digital mental health at this moment ... – M&D
Purecolo (no-frills co-location facility offering data centre space and uptime peace of mind to clients)
Knak (codeless email and landing page creation for enterprise teams)

This last one seems to making millions in the newsletter business. This is not something we were aware could be done. – M&D

– Martha & Darren

the ottawan joins with Base Camp Brewing of Almonte’s family and friends in mourning the sudden passing of Brewer and Owner, Justin Francis. A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Justin’s family at this difficult time.
Bring the squad to NeXT, for their brand new, 16 course Tasting Brunch Sharing Menu.
Ridge Rock’s Monthly Keg Club gives you regular delivery of the Carp brewery’s good stuff to go in your very own, two-tapped kegerator.
Hintonburg Public House, which is open all Canada Day weekend, is changing things up in the dining room, and they need to empty the freezer. Get deals on HPH at Home meals until Monday. 20% of sales will go to Parkdale Food Centre.
Book dinner and show tickets at Biagio’s on July 7, when Tom Green will be trying out new material for an upcoming special.
Admission is free to the 4th annual Pints in the Park event July 22 at Manor Park. Local brewers and food vendors will take care of your thirst and hunger, and the live music will keep you dancing.
The new summer lunch menu at the NAC’s 1 Elgin focuses on fresh, seasonal favourites like Gazpacho, Lobster and corn chowder, and salads.
Jordan Pizzuti at Apt 613 has become a tofu convert after eating at Sula Wok in Old Ottawa East.
Peter Hum at the Ottawa Citizen discovered that Thai Kitchen has opened a restaurant after years of booths in Westboro, Barrhaven, Orléans, and Lansdowne Park farmers’ markets. Did Hum find ‘clear, complex flavours in a restaurant with a simple, tranquil ambience and keen-to-please, if basic, service’? Yes. Yes, he did.
After 50 years, Wellington’s Herb & Spice natural food store is closing July 14. Owner Mike Steinberg says staying open is a struggle, as is competing with the supermarkets. (The Herb & Spice Food and Wellness shop on Bank Street is under different ownership and will remain open)

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Weather

⛈️ 40% chance of showers. High of 21°, low of 14°. 🔥 There is an air quality warning today due to smoke from forest fires.

Number

$467 million
– The health cost of people in Ottawa to the Province due to the two rounds of dangerous air quality related to forest fires this year. (Elizabeth Payne in the Ottawa Citizen)

Ottawan of the Day

Kate Porter
– The longtime city reporter for CBC Ottawa is leaving the Mother Corp and joining Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication on a one-year appointment. (Carleton University)

Quote

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They have rejected virtually every single recommendation that calls for accountability and transparency. They have said no, they will not declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
– Luke's Place advocacy director Pamela Cross after hearing that the Ontario Solicitor General has rejected 68 of the 86 recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the deaths of three women in the Ottawa Valley. (CBC) (The recommendations)

Sports

🏀 Ottawa BlackJacks 70 – Brampton Honey Badgers 60 last night
⚾ Ottawa Titans 2 – Sussex County Miners last night

✈️ Ottawa International Airport

Ottawa is belatedly getting streamlined security, at least part time. NEXUS and Global Entry members, Canadian and US military, Canadian police, aircrew and airport staff will clear security without removing shoes or laptops during peak hours. Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal have the same service but 24 hours per day. (CBC)

🛞 LeBreton Flats

A gigantic dead crow made of rubber tires is the latest public art in the city. Located on the pathway near the Pimisi LRT station, When the Rubber Meets the Road was created by Prince Edward Island sculptor Gerald Beaulieu. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)

🗳️ Kanata - Carleton Riding

Residents in Kanata-Carleton will be voting for a new Member of Provincial Parliament next month. Merrilee Fullerton, who was also Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, resigned in March for undisclosed reasons. Election day will be July 27. (Ted Raymond at CTV)

🏒 The Sens

Ottawa Senators head coach DJ Smith and his staff will keep their jobs for the next season. General manager Pierre Dorion was told by new Senators owner Michael Andlauer that staffing is Dorion's call. (The Canadian Press)

🔭 Jim Watson

The former mayor, Jim Watson, has surfaced with a board appointment to the Ottawa Community Housing Foundation. Watson, who did not re-run in the most recent election, has kept a low profile since he was excoriated in the Provincial Inquiry on the building of the O Train. (Ted Raymond at CTV)

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Today

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo Tour hits the Canadian Tire Centre until Sunday.
David Ranger & Rust Proof Bottom play Parkdale Park as part of WelliWednesdays.
Visit Parkdale Night Market from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. 360 Parkdale Ave.

Tomorrow

It’s Sketchy Thursday at Ottawa Art Gallery. Bring a small object to sketch in a realistic style. Free. 6:30pm to 8:00pm at 50 Mackenzie King Bridge
Next week, Australia marks National Aboriginals and Islanders Day and today the Australian High Commission in Ottawa is observing the occasion with a film screening. The Sapphires (2012) follows a group of Aboriginal singers as they travel to Vietnam in 1968 to entertain troops. SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St. A cocktail reception will follow the screening.
Overflow Brewing hosts the Art Battle Ottawa Regional Championship 2023. Watch as the artists compete through three timed rounds (two at 20 minutes, and a final 30 minute round), in the hopes of being selected to head to the Canadian National Championships in July. All of the artwork will be available at a silent auction. 2477 Kalador Ave.

Friday

Good to Go return to the stage at Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Tickets $10.
Get Canada Day started early with Ottawa Party Monsters PreCanada Day Event at 56 ByWard Market Square.
Be long weekend ready at Alpha and Omega Art Gallery’s Salsa Dance Party in the gallery and on the patio. Tickets $10 at the door. Bring your cocktail money.

Just Announced / Now Booking

83 To Infinity: 40 Years of Hip Hop in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region opens at Ottawa Art Gallery on Saturday July 8 with a free public reception followed by the after party hosted by Cranium. Tickets are required for the after party, which will run until 1:00am. 50 Mackenzie King Bridge.
If like us you didn’t know that Indigienous Canadian author and playwright Tomson Highway is also a pianist and composer, you have a chance to see him in action with Music and Beyond on July 6. Concerto in Cree Major: An Evening with Tomson Highway will combine classical and jazz music with readings from Highway’s canon.
OrKidstra is hopping on the bus for a series of performances around town on Friday July 7. OrKidstra’s free Wheels on the Bus tour will see 30 of the young musicians play at three stops: 1430 Heron Road, Minto Park, and 815 St. Laurent Blvd.

The Soca Kitchen is offering a 20% off deal to those who order their pickup meals directly through the website. Use the code Canadaday to save. They’ll be open for dining in on Canada Day (the discount only applies to take home pick up orders though).

Between June 30 and July 1 get 30% off online purchases at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

Musician ALLCAPYOW has combined rappers from Toronto and Ottawa on a new album, Ottawa x Toronto.

The 416ers are Casper, Duvy, 3MFrench, K Money, Road Runner, Golde London, Lil Berete, Young Smoke, LocoCity, and Dutchess.

The 613ers are Badda, FTG Reggie, Lindasson, Eazy Finesse, The LJ, KG Jay, GG Chevy, Dead Hendrix, OTG Stiffy, Nilla1Hunna, Sleepy13 and the late Lito.

Listen to the playlist here.

We will see you tomorrow – Martha and Darren

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