☀️ High 31° Low 18° and sunny ☀️ 5:19 am 🌛 8:55 pm In Today’s Edition → A now-former City Hall staffer has been arrested for defacing the National Holocaust Memorial → Wednesday’s Dining + Drinking Update, including restos to try now → Deals of the Day on swimwear from Beth Richards, denim from Form Era, and jewellery from Loftan |
WEDNESDAY DINING + DRINKING UPDATE |
🥕 The Farm Store at BeetBox Farm has new summer hours: Fridays 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Visit the farm to pick up fresh, local produce for the week. 🍽️ In Apartment 613’s Best Bites column, Kiersten Vuorimaki ate at Casa México (The ‘mole was nutty and complex, with a hint of spice topped with tangy pickled onions’), The Clarendon Tavern (‘’I’ll be thinking about that meal for a long time), and Exit Lounge, located in the old Ottawa Citizen building (‘I’m here to tell you that we were not expecting to have such an amazing meal’). Vuorimaki was also happy with new Côte d’Ivoire street food resto, Baguette Brochette. ‘French influences of the baguette and beignets, but that the spices and ingredients are common across most of Africa’. is the vibe. 🥪 At Eat the Strip, Ameya Charnalia finds superior sarnies at Farmer's Pick, inside a small grocer next to a passport office. ‘And at just under ten dollars, it feels like theft’. 🥯 In the Ottawa Citizen, Sofia Misenheimer did a tasting tour of the Capital’s Montréal-style bagelries: Kettlemans, Bobino, Cadmans, and Bagelshop. Misenheimer also found a poutine made from gravy, cheese curds, and ... gnocchi, replacing the fries, at Parma Ravioli. ‘We had an overwhelming response. Everybody who tried it loved it,’ says co-owner Carlo Zucconi. 💐 Have you ever wondered about where the flowers on Ottawa’s patio restaurants come from? It turns out that hundreds of them come from Brantim Farm and Garden Centre.
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$200,000 – The annual budget that the City has set aside to fund the 200th anniversary of Bytown celebrations. The 200th Anniversary Celebration Advisory Committee has already been created, with 25 members appointed. The Committee will be funded for four years, 2024 to 2027, with money from the tourist tax charged to hotel rooms. Bytown was born in 1826 when Rideau Canal builder Lieutenant Colonel John By laid out streets and lots for a community that locals jokily named after him. - Randy Boswell in the Ottawa Citizen
The members of the 200th Anniversary Celebration Advisory Committee are:
- Mark Sutcliffe (co-chair), Mayor
- Stefanie Siska (co-chair), Co-owner C’est Bon Ottawa; chair, Ottawa Tourism
- Stéphanie Plante, Rideau-Vanier ward councillor, City of Ottawa
- Mathieu Gravel, Chief of Staff, City of Ottawa
- Aïsha Paquette-Dioury, Director, Issues & Outreach, City of Ottawa
- Michael Crockatt, President & CEO, Ottawa Tourism
- Catherine Callary, VP, Destination Development, Ottawa Tourism
- Kelleagh Alexander, Director of Experience Development, Ottawa Tourism
- Alexandra Badzak, President and CEO, Ottawa Art Gallery
- Andrea Steenbakkers, Executive Director, Barrhaven BIA
- Andrew Peck, Executive Director, Downtown Rideau BIA
- Carl Poirier, Chair, Regroupement des gens d’affaires
- Cassandra Olsthoorn, Executive Director, Arts Network Ottawa
- Michelle Groulx, Chief Advocate, Ottawa Coalition of BIAs
- Kelly Belair, Executive Director, Manotick BIA
- Kelly Eyamie, Executive Director, Ottawa Bytown Museum
- Luc Fournier, Chief of Staff & Commission Secretary, National Capital Commission
- Mairi Brascoupe, National Gallery, Ottawa Tourism Indigenous Advisory Circle
- Mélanie Brulée, Executive Director, Ottawa Music Industry Coalition
- Sarah Chown, Board Member, Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association
- Steve Ball, President & CEO, Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association
- Sylvie Bigras, President, Lowertown Community Association
- Tannis Vine, Executive Director, Heart of Orleans BIA
- Tara Shannon, Executive Director, Ottawa Festival Network
- Zach Dayler, Executive Director, ByWard Market District Authority
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David Alexander Jones, Maureen Anne McTeer, Theresa Tam, Bruce Alexander Anderson, Ronald Bisson, Brian Anthony Crane, Col (ret) Michel W. Drapeau, Allison Audrey Eddy, Paul Hindo, David F Pelly, and Susan Peterson d’Aquino The eleven were all appointed to the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon on Tuesday in the Canada Day honours. You may have heard that actor/entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds also received the honour; this actually happened last December. He was in town yesterday to accept it in person. - Governor General
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SPORTS - 🏈 CFL Ottawa RedBlacks 16 – Toronto Argonauts 19 last Sunday
- ⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 2 – Cavalry FC 0 last Saturday
- 🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks 90 – Montréal Alliance 77 last Saturday
- ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 4 – Brockton Rox 4 yesterday
- ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 8 – Tri-City ValleyCats 10 last Sunday
- ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titan – Tri-City ValleyCats postponed
- ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 1 – Tri-City ValleyCats 8 last Friday
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Thursday, July 3 at 10 am - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Terms of Reference
- Status Update – Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiries and Motions – for the Period Ending June 23, 2025
- Zoning By-law Amendment – 2050 Dunrobin Road
- Zoning By-law Amendment – Anomaly Report to Update the Flood Plain Mapping for 4840 Whispering Willow Drive
- Isaac Moore Municipal Drain – Appointment of Engineer
- Engineer’s Report amendments to the Wilson-Cowan Municipal Drain – Court of Revision
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
🌊 There are several water related items from over the weekend: • Boaters are worried that Chelsea is closing the Gatineau River launch, restricting access by motorized craft after 50 years of use. – CBC • In the past week, Ottawa Firefighters have rescued eight people from the Ottawa River, either around the Little Chaudière Rapids or the Deschênes Rapids. They are called Rapids, people, stay away from them. – Natasha O’Neill at CityNews • No, sewage does not flow into Dow’s Lake and yes, it’s very clean. – Olivia Grandy in Capital Current • Testing by Carleton University’s Global Water Institute shows that the Rideau River is also safe for swimming. – Sadeen Mohsen in the Ottawa Citizen
🚨 A now-former City Hall staffer has been arrested for vandalizing the National Holocaust Memorial June 8. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says 46 year-old Iain Aspenlieder is no longer employed by the City in its legal department. Aspenlieder, who has been charged with ‘mischief to a war memorial, mischief exceeding $5,000, and harassment by threatening conduct’ for painting smears and the words ‘Feed Me’ in red on the Memorial, was denied bail and will remain in custody until his hearing July 9. – Paula Tran in the Ottawa Citizen
↪ A Kanata man has been charged with shooting paintballs at a ‘symbolic’ flag on a neighbours property between June 10 and 17. Neither the flag nor the man’s name were identified. The man has been charged with ‘two counts of harassment by threatening conduct towards another person and three counts of mischief/damage to property not exceeding $5,000’. – William Eltherington at CTV
🚶♀️ The Federal Public Service will need to be reduced by 24 per cent to meet promised savings says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Centre says that Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on ‘$6 billion in savings in 2026-27 and $13 billion a year in 2028-29’ which would result in massive cuts to the public service by the Centre’s calculations. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🛒 Gatineau is one of three Québec cities that will allow stores to stay open until 8:00 pm on weekends. Gatineau, Laval, and Saint-Georges will take part in a trial to determine how the change will affect consumers and employees. Aside from grocery stores and restaurants, shops close at 5:00 pm on weekends in Québec*. The trial will begin sometime this summer and last one year. – CBC
* There are all sorts of loopholes and exceptions, but work with us here. |
Should Ottawa adopt Québec-style shopping hours? |
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Previously in OTTAWAN Polls: Last time, we asked ‘What are your Canada Day plans?’ 32% Food and drinks at home with friends/family 12% Go watch fireworks 12% Travel out of town 31% No change in routine whatsoever 3% Convince some neighbouring local jurisdictions to confederate and form a new country 9% Other Reader Percival says ‘Learning more about indigenous cultures, engage in beading, listening to pow wow music and cooking on the BBQ!’. |
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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR |
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Please use our easy event submission form ✳️ Means change from previous edition WEDNESDAY Maker House, the shop that celebrates Made in Canada every day of the year, welcomes the Old Soul Soap Company for in-store demos today from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 🆓 Get ready for a truly (Bad) Night at the Movies and watch in wonder as Janet Leigh and a team of early seventies B-listers drag themselves through Night of the Lepus. Experience world premiers of new works for brass quintet and percussion by local composers, courtesy of Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Bring your own lawn chair as well as ice cream money, because Merry Dairy will be there too. This evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Alexander Grove Park, Stittsville. ByTowne Cinema: The Phoenician Scheme, Familiar Touch, I don't Understand You Mayfair Theatre: The Life of Chuck, Mighty Joe Young, The Ritual Gigs Open Mic. Pour Boy Little Window, Rae Spoon, Band Zone, Salmon Ella. House of TARG The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene's Pub Hot Jupiter, Love Mayhem, Hotskins. LIVE on Elgin Virvum. Dominion Tavern Bluegrass Wednesdays ft. Crooked Creek. Red Bird
THURSDAY
FRIDAY Crowd pleasers ByTown Sea Shanty Collective warm up the crowd for headliners The Mudmen on opening night of Almonte Celtfest 2025. Entry is $35 tonight and by donation on Saturday and Sunday. Bring your own chair. Cirque du Soleil brings "OVO" to the Canadian Tire Centre. Take some time for yourself at the 8:00 am Outdoor Yoga Class in Mooney's Bay Park. It's all heating up at Overflow Brewing. Art Battle Ottawa City Championshipspits winners of the regular season against one another for the the chance to represent our town at the National Championships in Toronto later this month. Experience world premiers of new works for brass quintet and percussion by local composers, courtesy of Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Bring your own lawn chair as well as ice cream money, because Merry Dairy will be there too. This evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Riverside South's Claudette Cain Park. ByTowne Cinema: The Phoenician Scheme, Hot Milk, Materialists, 40 Acres Mayfair Theatre: Les Barbares (aka Meet The Barbarians), The Phoenician Scheme, Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary Gigs Hannah Vig album release. Rainbow Bistro I'm in Love Indie Dance Party. The 27 Club Birdie Whyte & The Missed Connections with special guest Alexander Gallant. Irene's Pub Mtl Girl Rock. LIVE on Elign Out by Lucy, The Get Alongs, Mellow Casualty, DJ Pussy Willow. House of TARG Siaka Diabate. Art House Café The Ed Lister Group - Residency. Night Oat
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
Music &. Beyond invites you to listen to the sweet sounds of pianist Frédéric Lacroix and other musicians at Music in the Afternoon. Live from the air conditioned comfort of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Thursday July 10. Get creative at the Making Macrame: Plant Hanger workshop at Manotick's Lume. Saturday July 15.
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MADE IN CANADA DEALS OF THE DAY |
- Ash Ravens
- Ben Globerman
- Brother H
- Céleste Lévis
- Dawn Sev
- Jessie Simmons
- Joey Maze
- JOLY
- Kellylee Evans
- Lisette Potvin
- Malia Rogers
- Mecca of Stank
- Mel Mrabet
- Nick Schofield
- Orchidae
- Raphael Weinroth-Browne
- Salem Mars
- Satellite Birdhouse
- Silla
- Simora
- Terry Gomes
- The Commotions
- The Lionyls
- Vincent Bishop
- YAO
You can listen the list either by calling City Hall and asking for something time consuming, or you can listen to the Spotify playlist here. The City staffer who compiled the Spotify playlist chose a version of ‘L’amour serait bienvenu’ by Vincent Bishop that is not availble in Canada. YouTube music has a version here. |
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