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Thursday, July 24 July 2025

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Hello Ottawa

In Today’s Edition

→ Grade nine and ten students in the Ottawa Carleton School District will once again sit end of year exams

→ Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Spice World at Beechwood Cemetery tomorrow

→ Deal of the Day on Canadian-made pieces from June Swimwear

– Martha and Darren

STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

$2,154,663
The amount of money that the City received as its spring payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for hosting the Rideau Carleton Casino (now known as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino).
Ted Raymond at CTV

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

Cedar, the moose
The blind baby moose calf was found on the roadside two months ago and brought to Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue in West Carleton.
The Rescue is looking for provincial permission to transfer Cedar to the Toronto Zoo.
Sarah Petz at CBC

QUOTE

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I know that the Key to the City has a lot of historical weight to it and so to be awarded this recognition is really, really special
– Gabriela Dabrowski on CFRA about being given the Key to the City of Ottawa in recognition of her tennis success.
Ted Raymond at CTV

SPORTS

🏀 cebl Ottawa BlackJacks 79 – Montréal Alliance 87 yesterday
⚾ frontier Ottawa Titans 10 – Down East Bird Dogs 4 yesterday

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

No more meetings this week.

Meetings and Agendas

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🎓 Grade nine and ten students in the Ottawa Carleton School District will once again sit end of year exams. The provincially appointed supervisor Robert Plamondon, who has surplanted the Board, made the decision yesterday. Plamondon says that problems with the District go ‘beyond budgeting’. – CBC

✂️ A new report finds that up to 24,000 Federal public employees jobs could be cut in the Capital. The analysis from the the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reckons that 57,000 full time equivalents could be cut by 2028, with the bulk in the Ottawa – Gatineau area. – Matteo Cimellaro in the Ottawa Citizen

🎤 The National Capital Commission has refused a permit for US singer Sean Feucht in a Gatineau park. In an email to the CBC, the Commission wrote ‘The NCC will not be issuing an event permit that had been requested for Jacques-Cartier Park North following consultation with the Gatineau Police Service and due to concerns about public safety and security for and around the event’. Parks Canada made the same decision in Halifax Tuesday for the same reason. Feucht is considered part of the MAGA movement in the US. – CBC

✈️ WestJet will be cancelling its Ottawa flights to Winnipeg and Fort Meyers this winter. WestJet blames shifting demand. – Josh Pringle at CTV

🛻 Chris Barber asks for an absolute discharge at his sentencing hearing. This would mean no criminal record. The laywer for coaccused Tamara Lich will make his request today. Lich and Barber were both found guilty of mischief for the January 2022 siege of downtown, with Barber receiving an extra count of ‘counselling others to disobey a court order’. The Crown has asked for sentences of seven and eight years respectively. – David Baxter in the Canadian Press

THE DAILY POLL

How would you feel about reduced Canada Post delivery?

The current 5 days per week is perfect

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Go back to morning and afternoon post and one on Saturday

Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘How close is Ottawa to becoming William Lyon McKenzie King’s ‘most beautiful capital in the world’?’
- 11% He succeeded. Ottawa is beautiful
- 41% It’s an ongoing process but it’s happening
- 24% An attempt was made but it has ended
- 18% No real attempt has been made
- 6% It’s a waste of time of money
Commentary

▪️ “Maybe not the most beautiful in the world but definitely a beautiful city 🙂.”

▪️ “Despite most Ottawan’s unending pessimism (my own included), Ottawa is making (slow) progress towards becoming a more sustainable, people oriented city. There are good plans in place, but implementation is always the real challenge.”

▪️ “Ottawa lost out on this point 6 or 7 decades ago when Greber Plan went into effect.”

▪️ “I love Ottawa so much!”

▪️ “It needs more attention to creating more beauty in the downtown and ByWard Market areas but slowly it's getting there.”

▪️ “Ottawa is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.”

▪️ “Ottawa is one of the most beautiful cities in Canada. I moved here from Montréal, almost 40 years ago and I’m still in love with Ottawa. It’s clean, green and beautiful and only getting better.”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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THURSDAY

Next Door comes alive for the Queer Roller Disco & Drag Party, featuring skate rentals, a cash bar, and big beats.
Meet your squad at Hintonburg Night Market for shopping, art, and great food. Bonus: tonight's market is also a meet-up of Vespa Club of Ottawa (unofficial), so get ready to ogle gorgeous bikes.
Ten Toes (837 Somerset St. W) launches City Limits, a new DJ series tonight. Head there at 8:00 pm for all-vinyl synth, techno, dark wave, industrial, post-punk, and New Wave vibes.
Voices of Hope Open Mic Night will spotlight emerging voices, amplify stories of healing and resistance, and raise funds for the Legacy of Hope Foundation, a national Indigenous-led charity working to educate and create awareness about the Residential School System and its ongoing impact.
Meet adoptable dogs at It Takes a Village Dog Rescue’s event. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at PetSmart 1750 Innes Road.
Today at Chamberfest: 10:00 am: David Marks (violist) and Max Cardilli (double bassist); Shunske Sato & Shuann Chai: Violin Sonatas with (Forte)piano (noon); Fortepiano Workshop with Shuann Chai (2:00 pm); Record Centre: Jenna Richards (5:00 pm); Pianist Illia Ovcharenko with Ironwood Quartet (7:00 pm); ᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ Awasowin: Cris Derksen & Friends (9:30 pm)
LA-based comedian Leslie Liao brings her observational and matter-of-fact material to Laugh Lounge.
Tavi Weisz meditates on the intersection of humanity, memory, and reflection in a new exhibition entitled The Quiet Between. Vernissage from 5:00 pm to 8:00 on at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill.
If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Lansdowne Park from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
ByTowne Cinema: Eddington, Sorry, Baby
Mayfair Theatre: To A Land Unknown, The Phoenician Scheme, Band of Outsiders
Gigs
Duo Joe Ray McDonald. Panorama Patio (Canadian Museum of History)
Tokoni, FAE. Songs from the Shed (Sparks St)
Shirley. LIVE on Elgin
The Lazys. 27 Club
Trivia Night. McIntosh's Cider House (Saunders Farm)

FRIDAY

Creative Mornings Ottawa will wake you up with an inspiring chat with dancer, registered nurse, and Moov Ottawa founder and artistic director Alea de Castro. Enjoy invigorating beats as you mingle and sample the coffee and treats, then settle in for the talk and Q&A with Alea, and maybe learn some new dance moves. It will all over by 10:00am, when you head out to work with a big grin on your face.
Shrug off the stresses of the week at Rahim Salsa. You'll start with a Bachata lesson and then dance the night away.
Music Bingo is back at Calabogie Brewing’s Kanata taproom.
🆓 Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Spice World at Beechwood Cemetery.
Road Trip: Visit some of your favourite local breweries at Almonte Craft Beer Fest outside the Old Town Hall. 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.
Today at Chamberfest: At noon: A Brahms Expedition, Vol. I: Beginnings with pianist Carson Becke, NAC Orchestra violinist Jeremy Mastrangelo, and cellist Julia MacLaine. Jenna Richardsplays again at Record Centre at 5:00 pm. Montréal Guitare Triocelebrates the release of their brand-new album at 7:00 pm and the day closes with Comedy Night with Sarah Hagen: Perk up, Pianist!
Side by Side Weekend art and music festival opens at Club SAW. Flexible ticket options including a completely FREE show on Sunday July 27.
Art House’s monthly 1920s speakeasy returns for an evening of Jazz, ragtime, and blues.
Drunken Cinema screens True Lies, a 1994 film about a spy who keeps his wife the dark about his job. TBH, Martha found the film depressingly sexist back in 1994, and she doubts it has aged well.
ByTowne Cinema: Cloud, Eddington, Sorry, Baby, Drunken Cinema: True Lies
Mayfair Theatre: Bad Shabbos, Life of Chuck, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gigs
Adrian Sutherland. Red Bird
QI de Abelha. Rainbow Bistro
Beervana: tribute to Nirvana. Kaffé 1870 (Wakefield)
Tribe 3. City at Night
The Keystrings. Ridge Rock Brewing
Mama Mush, Dantes Paradise, I Love You Dearly. Avant-Garde Bar
80s Dance Party. House of TARG
Cowboys From Hell: A Tribute to Pantera. Brass Monkey

SATURDAY

Freedom Dog Rescue celebrates its 10th birthday with a BBQ at Stray Dog Brewing.
Bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket to Capital Pop Up Cinema’s screening of The Sandlot outside the Merivale Mall.
Today at Chamberfest: Yoga with Becky Radmore & and Julia MacLaine (cello); Masterclass: Shuann Chai (piano); Bring the Kids: Pianist and Comedian Sarah Hagen; The Gesualdo Six: Wishing Tree; Rideau Hall: The Central Band of the Canadian Forces; uOttawa Senécal Prize Winner Éric Bouchard: Romanticism, Past and Present (piano) ; Rideau Hall: The Central Band of the Canadian Forces; Chamber Chat: Jens Lindemann; Mozart & Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Shunske Sato;Jens Lindemann and friends: Tribute to Trumpet Greats
Carivibe Reach the Beach Weekend brings tropical sounds, food, and vibes to Petrie Island
There'a a double header of excitement at the Ottawa Valley Roller Derby this evening. First, Quebec Roller Derby comes to town to face the A-level travel team Ottawa Valley Rapids. Then, House League teams Valley Cats meet the Street Rats.
Thr33's Company Snack Bar's fifth birthday party is going to feature giveaways, samples, prizes, and loads of special food and drink.
Side by Side Weekend continues at SAW Centre.
The East Ottawa Wine & Fruit Tour is a trip along Ottawa's pioneer wine trail, starting with a visit to Domaine Perrault in Navan for a guided vineyard tour and tastings of three estate wines at Ottawa's oldest winery.
Treasure hunting
Go hunting at Urban Art Collective’s Antique, Vintage & Thrift Market (1088 Somerset St W); Ottawa Geek Garage Sales in Vanier; and The Knick Knack & More Community Garage Sale in Navan
Yoga
Do your cat/cows under a hot sun at March Meadow Farm’s Yoga at the Farm The $20 session is suitable for all levels; let them know you’re coming info@marchmeadow.ca; Get into Pure Flowon the patio of Tavern at the Gallery (National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr).
Road Trip: The town of Carleton Place is bringing magicians, artisans, food vendors, and fun for the whole fam to the Bridge Street Summerfest.
At the markets
Celebrate creativity, identity, and community at the Queer Market (Next Door, Saturday and Sunday), a queer-centered market spotlighting LGBTQIA+ makers, artists, and small businesses; Cumberland Farmer’s Market welcomes local growers, makers, and caffeine by Coffee Cartel and CCA Coffee; Road Trip: 45 vendors of local produce, treats, and crafts are waiting to meet you at Metcalfe Farmers Market. Meanwhile in Carp, Station 64 local responders will be on site at Carp Farmer's Market's Safety Day.
Down on the farm
BeetBox Farm hosts Ottawa Garlic Festival, a harvesting-bunching-contest and good time with tunes, food, and even a visit from … Santa. It’s all getting underway at 8:00 am. Join the Ottawa Farm Fresh’s Carrot Weeding Bee for a relaxed “shift” in the fields and a yummy lunch. Gees Bees Co offers a weekly meet and greet with the little buzzers for just $7 per person. Mingle with more than 50 vendors at the dog-friendly Fetch Local Market at Walter Baker Park (Kanata). If you’re curious about traditional, low-impact mowing techniques, the Scything Workshop at Gaia Organics is a good fit.
ByTowne Cinema: La Pie voleuse (Stealing Angel), Sorry, Baby, Cloud, Eddington
Mayfair Theatre: The Life of Chuck, Crash, Saturday Night Sinema

Gigs
A Night Between Amigos. Night Oat
Primary Colours. National Arts Centre
Honky Tonk Heroes. Gavan's (Quyon, QC)
Inferno. LIVE on Elgin
Shrek Rave. 27 Club
Joe Ray McDonald. Irene’s Pub

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

Enjoy early evening drinks at La Bottega Nicastro on Thursday August 7. Summer Aperitivo with Bar Amaro starts off with a Cappalleti Spritz and moves on to summer wines, and you'll enjoy antipasti and bread along the way.
See World War II tanks come to life at the Canadian War Museum's War Machines Weekend. Saturday August 9 and Sunday August 10. Free with admission.

MADE IN CANADA DEAL OF THE DAY

Check the sale pages at June Swimwear for specials on Canadian-made pieces you can wear this summer.

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Yesterday, we quoted William Lyon McKenzie King as saying “We may not come to have ... the most cosmopolitan capital in the world’.
Today, Win a Tractor!
Ottawa craft beer stalwart Beau’s Brewing Co is giving away a brand-new Kubota BX2380 tractor, complete with scoop loader, to one lucky urban farmer. Enter with a pin found in a box of Lug Tread lager or get a pin by emailing ohyeah@beaus.ca.

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