HELLO OTTAWA | → The Federal government has found nine properties in the Capital to convert to housing | → Jane Urquhart will discuss her best selling novel In Winter I Get Up at Night tomorrow night. | → No man is an island, but is that bit between Lowertown and Carleton University one? | → ⛅ High 14° Low 6 and clear skies | – Martha and Darren | | STATISTICS OTTAWA | | 1 | – The number of tickets issued over Saturday’s Panda game. The ticket was for excessive noise at a house party with a fine of $940. | | | | Natasha O’Neill at CityNews |
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| OTTAWAN OF THE DAY | Frank Horvat | - The Westboro-raised composer will have the premiere of his work, Almost
Homeless – Ottawa, featured as the opening work at the inaugural Ottawa New Music Festival. The Festival, which celebrates “exciting new music and sounds in Canada’s National Capital Region,” runs Oct 17 and 18 at the the Ottawa Art Gallery. | | | | Charlie Senack in the Kitchissippi Times Ottawa New Music Festival |
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| QUOTE | | ❝ | | | If you’re only getting the program going, and then you’re already talking about cutting it … why did we even start it to begin with? |
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| – Vice-president of cycling advocacy group Bike Ottawa, Dave Robertson, on a June announcement by the City that it would be cutting what it spends on bike parking services by 25 per cent. The newest addition to bike parking, three banks of bike lockers operated by Velo-Transit, have had teething issues such as empty lockers marked as full and low use. | | | | Owen Spillios-Hunter in Capital Current Bike Locker programme |
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| SPORTS | If it’s Tuesday, that means we transposed the weekend scores yesterday. | 🏈 PANDA GAME Carleton Ravens 32 – University of Ottawa Gee Gees 35, last Sunday | Thank you to the many U of O alumni who let us know. | And for the Sens, it was 🏒NHL Ottawa Senators 4 – Montréal Canadiens 2, last Saturday | Thank you to the Sens fan who let us know. | | | | PLEASE SUPPORT THE OTTAWAN | THE OTTAWAN was launched in 2020 as the daily answer to the questions: What’s going on? What should I do? Where is somewhere good to eat? | Please consider joining the many other readers with a monthly, annual, or one-time donation to keep the ottawan on its mission. | All annual or one-time donations over $60 get a free ottawan or historic logo t-shirt of their choice. |
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| | WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL | Planning and Housing Committee
Wednesday, October 9, 9:30 am | Zoning By-law Amendment – 6208 Renaud Road Zoning By-law Amendment – Part of 375 March Valley Road and Part of Unaddressed Parcel (PIN 045170492) Zoning By-law Amendment – Part of 3432 Greenbank Road Omnibus 2 - Official Plan Amendment Build Ottawa – Amended By-laws Build Ottawa 2023 - Annual Repor
| 📋 Agenda | Joint Planning and Housing and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday, October 9, 11:00 am | | 📋 No online agenda available | | WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT | 😮💨 Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee | ▪️A City report is recommending that vape sellers be required to hold a license. There are 71 vape-only stores in Ottawa, while there are over 300 shops licensed to sell tobacco which also sell vape items. The new $930 fee is proposed to pay for increased inspections. | | | | Josh Pringle at CTV |
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| 🚌 Renfrew County | ▪️Refrew Country school buses may start running again in two or three weeks. A dispute between the bus company and the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium over driver pay had kept the buses off the road since school returned. The two parties have now reached an agreement. | | | | Emma Weller at CBC |
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| 🏗️ Housing | ▪️The Federal government has allocated seven properties in Ottawa and two in Gatineau for conversion to housing. The government plans to sign longterm leases for the properties with developers. The properties are:
• Hurdman North, west of Riverside Drive and south of Highway 417, (up to 4,000 units) • 315 Terminal Ave., Ottawa (up to 300 units) • 1460 Riverside Dr. Ottawa, (up to 500 units) • 1250 Ledbury Avenue, Ottawa (up to 200 units) • Southern Corridor, Woodroffe Avenue at Norice Street South, Corner to Merivale Road at Colonnade Road West Side, Ottawa (up to 1,000 units) • Baseline Road at Cedarview Road south-east corner, Ottawa (up to 200 units) • 1730 Robertson Road, Ottawa (up to 500 units) • 1055 Aylmer, Gatineau (up to 200 units) • 210 Laurier, Gatineau (up to 400 units) | | | | Catherine Morrison in the Ottawa Citizen |
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| | THE ROLLING 3 DAY CALENDAR | Is there an event we should know about?
Please use our easy event submission form | TODAY | ▪️Pitch Imperfect Singers present another season of inclusive singalongs, with tonight’s song list featuring belters and ballads from Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Presley, Mariah Carey, and more. Entry fee is $10 cash, bring your own water. ▪️ByTowne Cinema: Lee,Paris, Texas, A Different Man ▪️Mayfair Theatre: 1995, The Critic, Ghostbusters Gigs ▪️Trivia Night. Royal Oak Pubs (Beechwood, Orléans), Pour Boy ▪️Fontine, Wyatt C. Louis, Neha Sin. Rainbow Bistro ▪️Noelle Francis. Stray Dog Brewing Company taproom |
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| TOMORROW | ▪️ The ByTowne Cinema screens Eno, Gary Hustwit’s documentary about prolific musician, artist, and producer Brian Eno. Hustwit’s other works include the design documentaries Helvetica, Objectified, and Urbanized. ▪️ Road Trip: It’s a museum with a 120 year history by day, but at this time of year Fulford Manor in Brockville is also the setting for evening ghost stories. Ghost Tours 2024 run twice nightly on Wednesdays and Saturdays through October 30. ▪️ Conductor Jessica Cottis leads guest pianist Jonathan Biss and the NAC Orchestra through two performances of Beethoven classic opuses with a contemporary twist. ▪️ Celebrate a century of Harvest Markets at Parkdale Public Market tonight. ▪️ Identifying the theme is part of the fun at Brew Revolution’s Outside the Box Trivia night. Call the brewery to make your reservation +1 613-672-2739 ▪️ Writers Festival presents Jane Urquhart, who will be discussing her best selling novel In Winter I Get Up at Night. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Lee, Eno, A Different Man ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Critic, Ghostbusters, Rosemary’s Baby Gigs ▪️ Justin Duhaime Organ Trio. Irene’s Pub ▪️ Jazz Nite with Crop Circle Catalysts. Queen St. Fare ▪️ Soft Machine, Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Archivers. Rainbow Bistro ▪️ Eden Moore’s Bubblegum Pop. LIVE on Elgin ▪️ Open Mic. Pour Boy |
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| THURSDAY | ▪️ Marking World Mental Health Day, Ottawa non-profit Pleo’s Art of Support event will benefit the families of children facing challenges. The gala event will feature music, live interactive painting with artist Allan André, and will be hosted by former Ottawa Rough Rider Jock Climie. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Ottawa Art Gallery. ▪️ Gaze at more than 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins while you’re serenaded by creepy sounds and effects. Don’t miss the 3D Blacklit Monster Maze. Find Pumpkins After Dark Ottawa at Wesley Clover Parks from tonight through October 31. FREE Microgreens Ottawa host Introduction to Growing Microgreens, a 1.5 hour beginner session covering all the basics. Call +1 613-915-8388 to book your place. ▪️ Flutist and bansuri player Lara Wong and Melón Jiménez compose flamenco infused with Indian, jazz, and world music. Tonight they present music from their first album Confluencias on the National Arts Centre Fourth Stage ▪️ If you’re considering entering this year’s 48 Hour Film Project, head to DARC for the Meet and Greet information session tonight. ▪️ DJ Shadow plays Bronson Centre Theatre. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema and the Embassies of the Baltic and Nordic nations present a screening of recent short films. ▪️ Conductor Jessica Cottis and the NAC Orchestra perform the second of two performances of Beethoven. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Lee, Bright Night: Baltic-Nordic Short Films, A Different Man ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Critic, Rosemary’s Baby Gigs ▪️ Taproom Trivia. Kichesippi Brewing ▪️ Scott Amey. Irene’s Pub ▪️ Grace Clark. Montgomery Scotch Lounge ▪️ Talel McBriar. Montgomery Scotch Lounge ▪️ Ringpop. LIVE on Elgin ▪️ Paul DesLauriers & Annika Chambers Band. Rainbow Bistro |
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| JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING | | | | DEALS OF THE DAY |  | Parkhurst |
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| | BUT, ONE MORE THING … | Ottawa resident Matt Bell may have just blown everyone’s minds. He wrote to CBC Radio host Robyn Bresnahan pointing out that the bit of land stretching from Lowertown to Carleton University is bordered on three sides by the Ottawa River, the Rideau River, and the Rideau Canal. Does this not mean that it is actually an island? | | DAILY QUALITY CONTROL | What did you think of today’s OTTAWAN? | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great ⭐⭐⭐ Satisfactory ⭐ Needs Improvement |
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