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The rising Ottawa River is getting serious once again. It is expected to peak on Friday, shooting past last week’s peak by 20 centimetres.

West Carleton Disaster Relief is again asking for volunteers to fill sandbags for use by homeowners at risk. Better to have them and not use them than the other way around.

– Martha and Darren

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•  Dominion City’s new release Smooth Operator, a strawberry creamsicle IPA sounds like an appropriate tipple for the upcoming Coronation this weekend.
•  Going hand in hand with the beer above: Diamond Life Lover Boy by Sadie Bean’s Ice Cream, which features house-made strawberry creamsicle ice cream that’s topped with strawberry pop tart brittle and ruby chocolate fudge. Order when you purchase your Dominion City beer, and pick up both from the brewery.
•  Maker Feed Co’s Surf and Surf Night is a evening of seven fish and wine pairings. $129 per person. Wednesday May 17 at Maker Food Co, 2607 Old Montreal Rd, Cumberland, ON.
•  Biagio’s has Mother’s Day lunch and dinner menus with a huge choice of dishes. The dinner menu is fixed price at $55 per person. 1394 Richmond Rd.
•  Cocotte Bistro is putting a French spin on Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day Brunch includes pastries followed by your choice of six main courses that cover brunch-y eggs, poultry, fish, granola, Eggs Benedict, and something called “Grande-Dejeuner” that takes a croissant, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, Gruyere cheese, potatoes and tomatoes and turns them all into one magical dish. Two course brunch, $45 per person, Saturday May 13 and Sunday May 14 at Cocotte Bistro at the Metcalfe Hotel, 123 Metcalfe St.
•  Bring your mother figure to Deacon Brodies for a whisky tasting. On Sunday May 14, You’ll taste four fine drams, which will be accompanied by chocolate and little bites. $56 per person (plus tax).
•  Peter Hum at the Ottawa Citizen didn’t really like the food he found at Little Amsterdam on Dalhousie but he disliked the service even more. The Dutch desserts, however, were a different story.
•  Ralf Joneikies at Capital Eats takes a pasta making lesson from the chef/owner of Cibus, Cristian Lepore. Lepore is offering classes to the public.
• Here are some snaps from Beckta Dining and Wine's 20th birthday party. 
•  In its final issue, Hattie Klotz of Ottawa magazine talks to two purveyors of locally ground grains: Almanac Urban Mill and Bakery and Mississippi Mills Malting Company.
•  Klotz also visited the year-old Le Petit Bar à Vin in Gatineau Park for the wine, and stayed for the snacks.
•  Ottawa Newbie says she has the complete guide to the best and cheapest Happy Hours in the city. To wit: Grounded Kitchen, Coffee, and Bar; Marzitelli, Trofi Ottawa; Office Resto Pub; SOCIAL Restaurant & Lounge; The Gilmour; Lowertown Brewery; Clocktower Brew Pub; Al’s Steakhouse (PDF); and Craft Beer Market.
  
  We can‘t judge the veracity of any of these. Happy hour to us is that very short period of time after the cats have eaten before they join forces and start campaigning for food once again. Let us know your Happy Hour picks at hello@theottawan.com

🎙️ Ottawa Carleton District School Board

•  New restrictions have been put on members of the public at meetings of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Delegates must be a student, a parent or caretaker of a student, or a resident of Ottawa. Delegates can speak on any item on the agenda, or off agenda at the discretion of the chair. Once a decision has been made by the Board, no new discussion on the topic will be allowed by the public for 12 months unless there is new information or the Board wishes to reopen the topic. The Chair has the power to cut off a speaker, remove the speaker, or require them to speak virtually. Delegates can also be required to speak at a different time or shunted to a committee instead. People who make inappropriate comments about trustees or staff, at the discretion of the chair, may be removed from the meeting. (Joanne Laucius in the Ottawa Citizen)

🌳 Queen Elizabeth Parkway

•  The National Capital Commission is considering opening the Queen Elizabeth Parkway to bikes and pedestrians permanently. At yesterday’s City finance committee, the head of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group complained that the idea would harm Lansdowne by inconveniencing drivers. Queen Elizabeth Driveway from Somerset to Fifth will be open to bikes and pedestrians only on weekends starting May 13, every day between July 1 and Sept 4, and then weekends again until Thanksgiving. The National Capital Commission says that it has not made a decision yet. (CTV)
  
  ➕ Related  The City may not recoup its investment in Lansdowne unless it invests more money says Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group

🥊 Britannia Beach

•  Britannia Beach has turned into a scene from Fight Club. Dozens of teens answered promotions on social media to come every Friday to  for drinking, fireworks, and boxing.  (Stu Mills at CBC)

🚨 Ottawa Police

•  An on-duty constable has been charged with assault. Constable Muhammad Omair Khan was charged over an allegation of an assault against a youth in November 2022. Khan has been assigned to administrative duties. A court date is set for next month. (CBC

📯 Convoy News

• The premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, was found on video endorsing both the Ottawa siege and the Coutts border blockade. Filmed before she was premier, Smith said ‘The federal government has so much more planned, they have so much more coming and I think this is the reason why we want to see this win.’ (Luke LeBrun in Press Progress)

🪧 Federal Civil Servants strike

•  The Ottawa Citizen has looked at what the rules for remote work look like going forward. While working-from-home was a major issue in negotiations, the pending agreement left did not include remote working clauses. The union and the Treasury Board did agree to ongoing discussions of the topic in a separate letter. As it stands:
  
  • Remote work is voluntary and arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis by a manager
  
  • The Federal government currently requires two or three days in the office, depending on department
  
  • Managers who deny working-from-home must put the reasoning in writing; unreasonable denials can be escalated to a joint panel
  
  (Catherine Morrison in the Ottawa Citizen)
  
  ➕ Related Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says Canada Revenue Agency workers, who are still on strike, will picket the Liberal Party convention tomorrow at the Shaw Centre.

🛫  Air Transat

•  Air Transat is adding two new flights from Ottawa to the south next winter. The airline will add an additional flight to Cancún, Mexico making it three per week, and adding another flight to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, also three per week. (Newswire)

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