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• College ward councillor Laine Johnson has an idea for the City’s exploding rat population problem: the ‘pill’.
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  Johnson wants Health Canada to approve a new contraceptive product that has been used in the United States. The product doesn’t kill the vermin but prevents new baby rats from being born.
   
• ‘It’s delicious and very sweet, so the rats are attracted to it as they would be anything else, but what’s kind of neat about this particular product is the rats don't die afterwards’. 
• Johnson will be bringing the idea to City Council, which she hopes will endorse the idea.

– Martha and Darren

WEDNESDAY FOOD + DRINK UPDATE

• Before Darren And Martha’s epic road trip from Toronto to Vancouver two summers ago, neither one of us had heard of Haskap berries (if you’re not familiar, they look like stretched-out blueberries, and they’re quite yummy). We hunted for them in the Prairies, finally sourcing a package of frozen berries in a Moose Jaw natural foods store (to be fair, we were searching for them after the season had ended). Now it seems they’re everywhere. Get fresh, certified organic Haskaps at Wakefield’s Ferme Juniper Farm this weekend.
• Get a glass of premium wine and a poke bowl for $20 + fees at Mill Tavern Manotick’s Wine Night. Thursday (June 13) from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at 5544 Manotick Main St.
• Where does the guy who owns Play Food + Wine, Beckta Dining & Wine, and Gezellig go to eat himself? Stephen Beckta says he heads to Town, North & Navy, Fraser Café, Bar Lupulus, Stofa, and Thali when he needs a nosh.
• Ottawa has three restos on Open Table’s list of 100 Best Restaurants in Canada for Outdoor Dining: Arlo, Bar Lupulus, and Social Restaurant + Lounge.
• Ameya Charnalia at Eat the Strip says Idirss Mediterranean is the kind of restaurant that slowly slips one into a food coma. His dining companion said, ‘Picture the best lamb stew you’ve had and then times it by 10’.
• In Apartment 613, Kiersten Vuorimaki’s Best Bites column chows down on Sherwood Market & Deli (‘Anytime you have the option to get egg bread, you take it!’ ), Baja Burger Shack (‘An unexpected highlight of a gorgeous day at the beach’), and Mr Mango Hawaiian Café (‘One of the yummiest fruit drinks I’ve had in a very long time’). 
• Peter Hum in the Ottawa Citizen found sophisticated sushi and a sleek attractive room when he dined at Jfuse.

More foodie gifts for Father’s Day

•  If he loves spirits, get him the Sampler from SFR Distillery and Lounge (Silver Seven Road, Kanata), where he'll receive six 60ml bottles of the distillery's locally produced gin, whiskey, vodka, liqueurs, and moonshine. 
• $1 from every bunny ordered at the Grand Opening of Egg Bunny Bistro on Father’s Day will be donated to various local charities. What is an egg bunny, you ask? According to the business' instagram, it’s a homemade bun with eggs and assorted meat and veg toppings. The fundraising event runs until Sunday June 23. Visit the store at 125-390 March Road, Kanata from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
• Give him a sausage making session at Piggy Market on June 17 or June 24. $120.
• Overflow Brewings Father’s Day Tool Bench is a case of 24 cans including 4 cans of Crosswalk APA, 8 of Rise & Shine Belgian Wit, 8 of Vienna Lager, and 4 of American Dry Hopped Amber, for 67 bucks. Available for pick up or delivery. Also from Overflow: the Father’s Day Gift Basket with two concert tickets, five beers, a branded glass, coasters and more.
• Make it a father+child private dining event and take Dad to Ridge Rock Brewing Co’s 4 Beers and 4 Plates evening on June 18. $125 per person.
• Satisfy his sweet tooth with something from 3 Tarts’ dessert lineup: Coconut Cream Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb Tart, Mini Pies in a range of flavours, Milk Chocolate Cheesecake, Lemon Cloud Cake or that June favourite; Strawberry Shortcake. Order online for pickup.
• The Chocolate Lovers Gift Box from Maker House is, like everything else at this shop, all Canadian made. Dad will enjoy sweet stuff by Hummingbird Chocolate, Fraktals, Peace by Chocolate, Brittles n’ More, and Truffle Pig. $69.95

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Ottawan of the Day

• Sonya Shorey
• – The vice-president of strategy, marketing, and communications for Invest Ottawa has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of Invest Ottawa. Shorey has been the interim president since December. One of her priorities is ‘doubling down on Ottawa as a startup capital’. See the Number above. (David Sale in the Ottawa Business Journal) 

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• By this summer, we will be the largest carrier out of Ottawa based on flights and seats in the market

• – Porter Airlines president Kevin Jackson enthuses over the growth of his business in Ottawa, the airline’s first ever destination back in 2006.  (Chris Kinasz in TravelWeek)
  
  Porter also played host to Mr. Porter’s House Party last week at Zibi House. Click if you want to see photos of influencers eating, drinking, and dancing.

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• 🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks 89 – Montréal Alliance 104 last night
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CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall

Transit Commission
Thursday, June 13 at 9:30 am

• Presentation – OC Transpo update – Rail, bus, and Para Transpo
• 2024 Transit operating and capital budget Q1 status report
• Capital adjustments and closing of projects – Transit Commission
• Delegation of authority – Contracts awarded for the period July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 for Transit Commission
• Status update – Transit Commission inquiries and motions for the period ending May 31, 2024

📋 Agenda

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🎶 Rideau Street

• Concert venue operator LiveNation has leased the former Chapters store on Rideau Street. Now owned by the National Capital Commission, the store has been empty since Chapters moved into the the Rideau Centre in 2022. LiveNation says the venue will open in 2025 after extensive renovations. (William Eltherington at CTV)
  
  ➕ Related The National Capital Commission has bought the building at 148-152 Sparks Street. The three storey structure has offices upstairs but is mostly recognizable by the Nate’s Deli on the ground floor. Although the Commission has long had a policy of acquiring buildings near Parliament as they come available, this purchase has caused some controversy as one of the sellers is a close friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Tom Pitfield.
  
  ➕ Related The City’s Built Heritage Committee has turned down a request by the Hudson’s Bay Company to retract a heritage designation of its Rideau Street store. The Company feels that the designation will lower the building’s sale value. City Council will make the final approval, or not, of new heritage designations – including The Bay’s – at an upcoming meeting.

🚨 Ottawa Police Service

• An Ottawa Police Service constable has been demoted for 14 months after pleading guilty to criminal charges of drunk driving. Constable Umer Khan was arrested at gunpoint in Gatineau after a high speed chase where the off-duty officer was found to have double the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. He received one year of probation and a $1,000 fine. The new demotion is under the Police Act, where Khan for discreditable conduct. (Marlo Glass in the Ottawa Citizen)

🔥 City of Ottawa

• The City has appointed Ryan Perrault as the new General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services. Perrault is currently the Interim GM of Strategic Initiatives and will continue in that position until a replacement is hired. (Ottawa Bulldog)

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Today

• 🆓 Bring your own board or use one on site at the Wizard’s Tower Chess Meet-Up. 1-80 Marketplace Ave, Nepean. K2J 5G3
   
• Road Trip: Award winning writer Margaret Macpherson discusses her latest work,Tracking the Caribou Queen: Memoir of a Settler Girlhood. Local writer Sarah Kerr will moderate; there will a opportunities for audience participation. Equator Coffee Roasters, 451 Ottawa Street, Almonte ON. K0A 1A0
   
• 🆓 It’s a NEIPA Day Party at Broadhead Brewery. What does that mean? Give the new release a try, and enjoy NEIPA (New England IPA) pours for just $6 each, and tacos also for just $6 each. Plus, they’ll have corn hole and live music. What a way to banish the midweek blues.
   

• There is just one more day until the 2024 Ottawa Fringe Festival unleashes its magic on the city (June 13- 23). If you’re overwhelmed by the choices of plays to see, tonight’s Preview Night allows actors to give a two minute pitch about their show. This preview show is an event in itself so get there early. Doors and bar open at 7:00 pm with the show getting underway at 7:30 pm. Arts Court Theatre & Studio, 2 Daly Ave. K1N 6E2

• ByTowne Cinema: Cottontail, The Wind Rises (subtitles), I Saw the TV Glow

• Mayfair Theatre: Dune: Part Two, Wildcat, It’s Such a Beautiful Day

  Gigs

• Matthew Chaffey. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• Outside the Box Trivia. Beyond the Pale

• Pride at the Rooster. Atomic Rooster

• Tyler Kealey’s Urban Campfire. Red Bird

• Jazz Nite with Jazz for Lovers. Queen St. Fare

• Open Mic. Pour Boy

• Video Game Music Live with F8-Bit. House of TARG

• Sade Awele: The Intuition Tour. LIVE on Elgin

Tomorrow

• Of course you can do some produce and pantry shopping at Marché Chelsea Market but it’s also a great place to pick up ready-made dinner. Running Thursdays 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm until October 17. This week, look for Julian’s Colombian Arepas, Grandmamy Gateaux (Algerian baking), Bonita Canteen (Rwandan Kefir, low sugar donuts and mango parfait), KoolBites Turkish sweet and savoury pancakes. Centre Meredith, 23 ch. Cecil, Chelsea, Québec J9B 0A5
   
• Ottawa Fringe Festival 2024 roars to life with performances in eight different areas of Arts Court, special events, and the Fringe Courtyard, open throughout the festival to meet other ticket holders, or just to relax with a drink and a snack. The festival runs until June 23.
   
• Local, Quebecois, and international musicians descend on Major’s Hill Park today for Festival Franco-Ontarien 2024. Single evening tickets are on sale now. Save on weekend and VIP Passports until June 12. The festival runs until Sunday at Major’s Hill Park, Mackenzie Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 1G8
   
• The Ottawa RedBlacks welcome Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the season home opener at the Stadium at TD Place.
   
• Author Tim Gilchrist will be discussing the newly released third volume of his exhaustive series Ottawa Valley Whereabouts, including his methodology for ferreting out the half-forgotten hidden locations that form the history of the area. Upper Ottawa Valley Heritage Centre (Founders Hall) on Thursday June 13. 1021 Pembroke St E., Pembroke ON. K8A 7R9

  
  Gigs

• JTK Live in Ottawa (Hello World Tour). Cafe Dekcuf

• Ian Thomas…Not Gone Yet! Centrepointe

• Furture Free, Class of 91, Juventud. House of TARG

• Zakari Frantz Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Art of the Duo. Gigspace

• Blues Sessions. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• Comedy Night. Pour Boy

• Mivule, Aurora’s Reef, Yace. Rainbow Bistro

• James Leclair and Chase van Dune. Overflow Brewing

• Dayglo Abortions, Blackout, Baited, Forx, Ad Nauseam. Dominion Tavern

Friday

• One of the highlights of Italian Week Ottawa, the 17th Annual FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival is the place to be if you want to ogle more than 50 Ferraris and other rare and exotic sports cars. They’re all on display at Dow’s Lake this evening, and there’s a parade on Saturday afternoon.
   

• Belgian/Québecois singer songwriter Lara Fabian takes to the Southam Hall stage at National Arts Centre.

• Catch the Mexian Ballet of Montréal and Mexican rock band Banda Azul in Guelaguetza, tradition mexicaine, a celebration of the traditional dance and music of the state of Oaxaca. Shenkman Arts Centre, 250 Centrum Blvd K1E 0A1.

• Road Trip: Go East to Casselman for Spyder Rock and Blues Fest where you’ll hear great music and have the opportunity to test drive 3-wheeler 2024 model Spyder and Ryder motorcycles. Tonight and tomorrow at La Ferme Drouin.

• It’s Soirée Vibrations Hip-Hop et Rap night at Festival Franco-Ontarien 2024 at Major’s Hill Park. Single evening tickets from $20. Mackenzie Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 1G8

• Tonight’s Ottawa Fringe Festival picks: Murder, She Read (1908-set murder mystery), A Little bit Ado About Nothing (an abbreviated take on Shakespeare’s comedy), Robert Will Show You the Door (Tales of Being Fired). See the full schedule.

• Party like it’s 1977 at Sala San Marco Event and Conference Centre, with Disco Inferno. You’ll dance to live renditions of the era’s biggest dance floor fillers. Will you do the Hustle?

• Road Trip: Readers of a certain age will remember singing along to High School Confidential back in the day. Now’s your chance to sing with Carole Pope herself, who’s performing at StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard in Morrisburg (5242 Smiths Rd, Morrisburg, Ontario). Bring your own lawn chair. Pre-concert dinners can be purchased directly from the winery.

• ByTowne Cinema: Festin Boréal (Wild Feast), Banel and Adama, Kidnapped (The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara), Don’t Go Into the…Series: Tremors.

• Mayfair Theatre: Evil Does Not Exist, The Great Escaper, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
  
  Gigs

• Comedy Night. Pour Boy

• Jon VW. Heart & Crown Barrhaven

• Mookydook. Art House Café

• The Ethics Album Release with Groove Machina. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• Landon, A.R. Coleman and band. Bar Robo

• 80s Dance Party with DJ Remi Royale and The Start (80s UK hits). House of TARG

• Indie Rock Night: Guestroom Status, Out By Lucy, Victor Complex, Growing Fires. Rainbow Bistr

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•  Harmony House supports empowering women and breaking the cycle of abuse. Mark your calendar for October 17, when Harmony House presents the Opening Doors to a BrightHER Future at Sidedoor restaurant, a gala with chef stations, live music, and auctions. More information is coming soon.

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DEALS OF THE DAY

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

The smiling faces at Ottawa Bulldog have given out their 2024 Report Card on the City of Ottawa, and it looks like the City will have to redo the year.  In 29 Categories, there were only four passing grades, with a final mark of F.

The airport, fire department, public health, and animal control all got thumbs up. Bulldog’s opinion on transit, city council, local roads, and economic development, amongst other things, are all here.

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