In Today’s Edition → Former City employee and landlord charged in kickback scheme → The 40th annual Ottawa Children’s Festival launches Thursday → Deals of the Day on Dutch black liquorice, stainless steel pans, and the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival → 🌧️ High 24° Low 12° and chance of rain ☀️ 5:44 am 🌛 8:16 pm |
Correction We provided a bad link to the Kate Austin Peggy scarf in yesterday’s OTTAWAN. The correct one is here. – Martha and Darren |
NUMBER - 4,878
- – The number of homes for sale last month in Ottawa, an increase over the 2,589 homes available in April 2024 .
- Ottawa Business Journal
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Amy Miller Miller is a two-time Olympian in equestrian sports, now training show jumping athletes, both horses and riders. ‘The great horses know when it’s a big competition—they try harder because they want to please their rider and hear how great they are’. Steve Warne in Faces Magazine
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Embrace the suck - – Christina Lennox, describing the sign that she posted while convalescing from being thrown off the upper deck in the 2019 Westboro bus crash. Sixteen other passengers were also severely injured and three passengers died.
- – Guy Quenneville at CBC
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Planning and Housing Committee
Wednesday, May 7 at 9:30 am - Zoning By-law Amendment – 300 Eagleson Road
- Authority and Fees for Affordable Rental Unit Agreements entered into pursuant to the Development Charges Act, section 4.1
Agenda
An additional session of the Committee of Adjustment meets at 1:00 pm. |
WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
🤝 A City employee and a landlord have been charged in a kickback scheme to get higher rates from City housing funds. The employee was charged with breach of trust and accepting a bribe; the landlord charged with bribery and fraud of $5,000. The now former employee worked for the department that arranged housing for refugees and other newcomers. The City’s auditor brought the scheme to light last December. – Natasha O’Neill at CityNews
🏒 Yesterday, THE OTTAWAN wondered if the Ottawa Charge would receive the equivalent of the Sens Mile. The answer is yes: Bank Street between Sunnyside Avenue and First Avenue will be adorned with Charge Avenue signs to recognise the women’s team’s place in the Walter Cup playoffs. – Don Brennan in the Ottawa Citizen 🚨 Neighbours have tipped off 1,400 vehicles to Gatineau Police for sporting out of province plates. In Québec, residents can be fined $400 if they don’t change the licence plate within three months of moving in from another province. Police say there are 140 active cases, with five tickets issued. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🎧 The latest edition of The 613’s Better Ottawa podcast has dropped. This edition, featuring economist Neil Saravanamuttoo and former journalists Jon Willing and Joanne Chianello, discusses where red light camera money should go, new legislation to boot bad city councillors, and how last weekend’s free transit days went. – Better Ottawa podcast |
The Poll Last time, we asked ‘Will the Charge take the Walter Cup this year?’ 41% Yes, all the way 33% No, but they’ll win the semi-finals 20% No, Montréal Victoire has it for the semi-finals 7% No, just no. Our hearts have been broken far too many times to allow hope.
Today’s poll:
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Will you visit the Tulip Festival, which starts this weekend? |
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✳️ Means change from previous edition TUESDAY Any baseball diamonds that didn’t open last weekend will do so today. Check the City of Ottawa Outdoor Rentals pages for updates. So you think you’re an expert in all things Harry Potter? Know the first three movies back to front? Better book a ticket to Harry Potter Trivia Movies 1-3 at the Prescott. $10 per person. Do some vocal warmups because Pitch ImPerfect Singers are back at Trinity United Church, this time singing All Time Favourites. Everyone - regardless of singing ability - is welcome. Listen to excerpts from two new works of poetry at Perfect Books’ Double Book Launch: Myth & Seed Beetle. ByTowne Cinema: The Penguin Lessons, Bonjour Tristesse, Mickey 17 Mayfair Theatre: The Spoils, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tenebrae Gigs Trivia Night: Irene’s Pub, Pour Boy, Royal Oak (Beechwood, Hunt Club, Centrepoite, Stittsville)
WEDNESDAY
The noon time concert by Doors Open for Music at Southminster (DOMS) presents Simple Pleasures: Works for Guitar by Brownell, Tarrega, and Granados, as well as works by Andrew Mah (guitar) and Nikki Buechler (viola). Poet and novelist Shani Mootoo and poet Janice Jo Lee recite works to sounds by cellist and composer Raphael Weinroth-Browne at SAW Centree’s Riverbed Reading Series. A (Bad) Night at the Movies returns for another season at the OPL Main Branch. Tonight enjoy a rare opportunity to view Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo on the big screen. Be there 30 minutes before showtime so you can find a seat and take in the preshow. 🆓 Enjoy relaxed drinks and maybe make some new friends at Women+ Queerly Speaking: Love, Laughs, and Lipstick. It’s free to attend but you must book your space in advance. Make it a hump day to remember: Bingo & Bangerz means nothing but 2000s and 2010s hits on the dance floor at House of TARG. Oh, and bingo. ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, German Language Film Festival of Ottawa: From Hilde, with Love, Detour: Batman Forever Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Animation Show n Tell Ottawa 3
Gigs MJ Lenderman and The Wind. Bronson Centre The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene’s Pub Trivia Night: Royal Oak (Bank at Maclaren, Barrhaven, Centrepointe), O’Grady’s Outpost. Jazz Nite with Justine Duhaime. Bar Robo Open Mic. EveryPerson Café
THURSDAY
The 40th annual Ottawa Children’s Festival rolls out at its new home, Lansdowne Park and the Horticulture Building. Before and after the show you’re seeing, visit Imagineliand to learn a circus skill, visit Little Medical School and Little Lion Dental Centre (to learn, not to get a tooth pulled), craft a button badge, go for a spin in the roller skating rink, have an animal encounter, and more. Tyler Kealey and Dave Kali bring their Dueling Pianos to the taproom at Overflow Brewing, where they’ll be joined by Todd Huckman on guitar. Spend time with your mother figure crafting a charm bracelet or necklace at Grounded Kitchen. Find cool stuff at Urban Art Collective’s Hintonburg Night Market. Axé WorldFest Empowering Women in the Music Industry Conference asks participants to Rise, Connect, Create. Attend the workshops and panels, and take in performances by local and international talent. Up first: this evening’s Networking Mixer at Beyond the Pale (ByWard Market location). Let Art Credo Music and Poetry Night inspire you. $15 or PWYC. Lose your fear with the Learn to Attach Anything To Your Drywall workshop from Ottawa Tool Library. Suitable for beginners. Those with a love of Mustangs (the cars, not the horses) should head to 101 Marketplace in Barrhaven, to ogle the models on display. Be ready to buy a ticket to the 50/50 draw in support of the Snowsuit Fund. Drop by Y’s Owl Co-Operative Centre for the 3rd Annual Spring Sale, where in addition to pottery and gift baskets, you’ll find coffee by The Artery roasters. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This reminder would usually appear in Wednesday’s Drinking and Dining update but since it will likely sell out by then here’s your notice to book your $5 personal cheese platter at Manotick’s The Mill Tavern. Remember: you must buy a bevy too (but at $3.50 for a glass of wine it won’t set you back too much). Join other listeners around the globe as the ByTowne Cinema presents Thom Yorke & Mark Pritchard’s Tall Tales: A Global Listening Event. Art House launches the latest exhibition, Adel Manji’s The Boneyard with a vernissage at 7:00 pm. Crohns and colitis Canada’s glam Martini Madness fundraiser promises Martinis, Music, Eats & Art! Bring your wallet and bid on the art while you sip. ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: Nos belles-soeurs, Thom York & Mark Pritchard’s Tall Tales: A Global Listening Event Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tenebrae
Gigs Val d’Avalon. National Arts Centre Music Trivia. Broadway Bar & Grill The Funk You Up Show with Crusade. LIVE on Elgin Bingo Thursday. Broadhead Brewery Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing
JUST ANNOUNCED/ NOW BOOKING 🆓 This Saturday May 10 is World Migratory Bird Day and there are a number of free events happening at Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre. Spaces are filling up for the day of Guided Birding Walks, Shoreline Bird Observation, and opportunities to meet local groups that are working to protect the birds. 🆓 Friends of Stittsville Wetlands have similar events planned on Saturday May 10. Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities will include an Interpretive Walk to learn more about the Goulbourn Wetland Complex. Free spaces are filling up fast.
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