City Council
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00 am
- Appointment of a Medical Officer of Health – In Camera
- Ottawa Police Service Board Annual Report - 2024
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Revised Terms of Reference
- Island Park Drive Heritage Conservation District Feasibility Assessment
- Transition of Centre éducatif Pinocchio to a high needs area
- 2025 Update to Local Rules Under the Housing Services Act, 2011
- Ottawa Paramedic Service 2024 Annual Report
- By-Law and Regulatory Services 2024 Annual Report
- Acquisition of Property for Barrhaven Civic Complex
- Declaration of Surplus and Authority to Transfer – 172 O’Connor Street
- Transportation Master Plan – Part 2
- 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
- Application for alteration at 168 and 174 Murray Street, properties designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Lowertown West Heritage Conservation District
- Designation of 410 - 412 Besserer Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
- Property Acquisition – Realigned Greenbank Road – Park n Ride, 3882 Barnsdale Road
- Motion – Councillor C. Kitts - Avalon Vista Community
- Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment – 240 Presland Road
- Zoning By-law Amendment 3380 Jockvale Road
- Motion - Councillor L. Dudas - Innes Road - No Parking Zone
- Motion - Councillor L. Johnson - Entry Gateway Speed Limit
- Motion – Councillor C. Kitts - 30 km/h Gateway Speed Limit
Agenda
Plus the Committee of Adjustment.
WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🚊 The manufacturer of the O Train carriages blames the tracks for past derailments, a freedom of information request has found. In public, Alstom and Rideau Transit Group, the builder of the tracks, refrained from blaming each other for flaws in the O Train system. However Alstom’s report, Ottawa LRT Recommendations for a Sustainable Solution puts the blame completely on the rails, saying they were not built to industry standard and were designed for the wrong temperature. – Arthur White-Crummey at CBC
🗝️ Nominations are now being accepted for the Ottawa Heritage and Urban Design Awards. Categories are restoration
rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, infill, addition, government, heritage grants, and with limited explanation, other. Deadline is Friday, September 5. – City of Ottawa
🌊 Bay ward councillor Theresa Kavanagh wants warnings of strong currents and dangerous conditions to be placed at Deschenes Rapids. So far this year, there have been 13 calls for rescue by Ottawa Fire Service compared to 15 for the entirety of 2024. – Kimberley Johnson at CTV
THE DAILY POLL
When is the last time you visited a cinema?
▪️ “The cost isn’t really worth it either — cost me over $30 for 3 scooters for a 10 min ride. Less expensive to Uber!”
▪️ “Not sure why they are not allowed on NCC trails, seems dangerous on the road.”
▪️ “Big but, no pun intended, I worry about our youth getting even less excercise as I see more and more kids using these as transportation as opposed to bicycles. Could just be old man disease.”
▪️ “The more ways people have to get around that aren’t cars, the better off we all are. But different modes need their own space, eg bicycles and scooters separated from cars and pedestrians.”
▪️ “The main reason people hate them is because our transportation systems aren't built for them, so there’s no space for them. But in terms of what causes actual danger on our roads, that’s 100% cars, to which we give huge latitude. This is backwards.”
▪️ “My partners response: ‘they’re fun, they’re awesome!’”
▪️ “A great way to complete the last few kilometres of an LRT trip.”
THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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TUESDAY
Bring your own supplies to the Art House Life Drawing evening. All skill levels welcome. $20 per person.
Today at Chamberfest: Prime Time: Reed Trios with Petersen, Rice, Krehm, and Hicks at 10:00 am, Bring the Kids: Ayorama Wind Quintet at noon, Chamberfest in Almonte: Tchaikovsky & Brahms Sextets, Record Centre: Jenna Richards, and Tchaikovsky & Brahms Sextets is repeated, this time in Gatineau.
If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Glabar Park from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
ByTowne Cinema: Sorry, Baby, Eddington
Mayfair Theatre: To A Land Unknown, The Phoenician Scheme, Videodrome
Gigs
Open Mic. The Laff
Trivia. Braodhead Brewery, Manor Lounge
Tuesday Arcade (unlimited games for $12.50 cover). House of TARG
WEDNESDAY
Tavern on the Island takes the fun outside. Starting tonight, sing your heart out at Karaoke Under the Stars each Wednesday evening.
Love yoga and animals? Puppy yoga: Yoga with Fuzzy Fluff Ballsis for you. You'll be guided through the moves by Ottawa Puppy Yoga founder Sabrina Steczko, and led into chaos by adorable Shih Tzu puppies. The cuddles start at 5:00 pm.
Every Wednesday afternoon this summer, kids of all ages can climb aboard the Summer Train Ride at Canada Science and Technology Museum. Members of the Bytown Railway Society will be operating a train comprised of a 1923 caboose that's pulled by a 1946 engine.
It’s a Very Peachy Wednesday at Broadhead Brewery. The beer, snacks, and tunes will be just peachy.
🆓 Tonight CA & Sonny and the Monroe Sisters perform at Vanier BIA’s Akoustik music series at St. Charles Market (135 Barrett St).
Today at Chamberfest: At 11:00 am, Chamberfest’s Rising Stars Showcase selected from a round of springtime auditions, Prime Time: Hoanna G’froerer & Michelle Gott perform at 4:00 pm; at the 4:30 pm Masterclass, pianist and Honens Laureate Illia Ovcharenko shares his professional insight with local students. At 5:30 pm the Chamber Chat features conversations with Shunske Sato and Shuann Chai; and finally at 7:00 pm Ottawa-born musicians Wallis Giunta (mezzo-soprano), Suren Barry (piano), and Carson Becke (piano) perform a concert of works anchored by a special arrangement of Gustav Holst's The Planets.
If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Tanglewood Park from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
- ByTowne Cinema: Sorry, Baby, Eddington, Detour: Opera
Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, To A Land Unknown, Man Bites Dog
Gigs
Jazz Nite with Woodshed. Bar Robo
Trivia. Brew Revolution
The Sunburns with Bluestone Collective. LIVE on Elgin
THURSDAY
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)
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