HELLO OTTAWA |
→ Ottawa Police Service constables to get 19.35% raise over five years |
→ Sing-along carols at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa tonight |
→ Federal workers now competing for coworking spaces rather than going downtown |
→ ☀️ High -1° Low -5° and mist |
– Martha and Darren |
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STATISTICS OTTAWA |
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17,789 |
Yet another record setting number of Christmas dinners were served at the Ottawa Mission and through its food truck yesterday. It’s an increase of 389 meals over last year. Donations to the Ottawa Mission can be made here. | | | | Katelyn Wilson at CTV |
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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY |
Luca Pinelli |
The captain of the Ottawa 67s has been selected for Team Canada at the upcoming 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. The Juniors are at Canadian Tire Centre and The Arena at TD Place December 26 to January 5. | | | | Canadian Hockey League |
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QUOTE |
| ❝ | | | It’s much quicker for me to leave here than to leave downtown with the traffic |
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– Federal public employee Joannie Campagna who finds it much easier to use a government-supplied coworking space at Place d'Orléans rather than travel downtown. Like other Federal coworking offices, staffers queue up before 7:00 am at Place d'Orléans in hopes of claiming one of 30 seats. Some bring folding chairs while they wait. | | | | Emma Weller and Estelle Côté-Sroka at CBC |
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SPORTS |
🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins 2, last Saturday |
🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 3 – Florida Hurricanes 0, last Friday |
🥍 NLL Ottawa Black Bears 7 – Buffalo Bandits 18, last Friday |
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Planning Advisory Committee
Tuesday, December 17 at 5:30 pm |
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Agenda |
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
🏚️ Vacant Unit Tax |
▪️The City’s Vacant Unit Tax programme has introduced some new excuses for leaving a residential property vacant. New excuses are: rural ineligible properties (Such as over 100 years old or used a hunt camp), property used for medical care, hazards outside of owners’ control, and one-time retrofit renovation per property and owner, where the unit is occupied within one year. Without a valid excuse, property owners are charged one per cent on the assessed value for residential properties that are left empty. | | | | Ted Raymond at CTV |
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⁉️ Care Homes |
▪️Health care workers at Villa Marconi long term care home are ‘washing residents with pillowcases and torn bedding and drying them with paper towels’, their union says. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says that in addition, Villa Marconi owes back pay to workers. The Union wants a full investigation by the Ministry of Long-Term Care. | | | | Elizabeth Payne in the Ottawa Citizen |
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🚨 Ottawa Police Service |
▪️Ottawa Police Service officers will receive a 19.35% raise over 5 years in their new contract. The Ottawa Police Association ratified the agreement with the Ottawa Police Board Friday, two weeks before the current agreement expires. Ottawa constables currently start at $111,000 per year. The agreement also gives constables 35 weeks of parental leave at 93 per cent pay, an increase from 15 weeks of maternal leave and 10 weeks of paternal leave. Next up is the agreement with the Senior Officers Association, whose contract also ends at the end of the year. | | | | Nathan Fung at CTV |
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OTTAWA HISTORIC LOGO T-SHIRTS |
An Ottawa Historic Logo t-shirt would probably make a terrific Christmas or Hanukkah gift – but it’s too late.
You can order if you like – we’d never say no to a sale – but the chances of the t-shirt making it to you before Dec 23 is pretty much none. It’s a great way to ring in the New Year, though. |
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THE ROLLING 3 DAY CALENDAR |
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TODAY |
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TOMORROW |
🆓 The Polished Brass Quintet present a free concert at First Unitarian Congregation this afternoon at 2:00 pm. ▪️ Taco Tuesdays at Flora Hall Brewing: the tacos are freshly made in the scratch kitchen every Tuesday, with new flavours each week, including both meat and veggie options available. Only $5! Open 4 p.m., 37 Flora St. ▪️ Take your big brained squad to a Royal Oak pub (Hunt Club, Orléans, and Beechwood) for some competitive trivia games. ▪️ Trivia is also on the menu at the Prescott, where all questions reference The Office. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: The End, Restoration: Mommy, Queer ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: All We Imagine as Light, Conclave, Gremlins Gigs ▪️ War on Women, The Anti Queens and Positive Charge. The 27 Club ▪️ Masters in the Hall. National Arts Centre |
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WEDNESDAY |
▪️ What are your lunch plans? At noon, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ottawa and Doors Open for Music at Southminster present a Festive Holiday Concert at Southmister United Church. ▪️ Paper Picture Productions presents The Awakening, a one-woman cabaret and two hander play, today through December 21 at the Gladstone Theatre. ▪️ The NAC Orchestra performs Handel’s Messiah tonight and tomorrow night. ▪️ Enjoy an intimate evening of opera at Rainbow Bistro. Tickets for Operatic Revelry – Midnight & Mistletoe are on sale now. ▪️ You don’t need a math or science background to enjoy ‘Exploring the Dark Universe,’ a lecture by Professor Daniel Stolarski from Carleton University's Physics Department. Attend in person or join the zoom lecture. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Yesterday Girl, The End, Queer ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Conclave, Bucha, Gremlins Gigs ▪️ Pete Woods Holiday Jazz Nite. Bar Robo ▪️ Rideau Ramblers and the Ottawa Celtic Choir. National Arts Centre ▪️ Customer Appreciation Party. Irene’s Pub |
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JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING |
▪️ The Canadian Canoe Museum launched its inaugural summer camps back in July and August to fantastic feedback. Summer 2025 day camps, five day canoe trips and 10 day canoe trips for kids aged eight through 12 are taking bookings now. |
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DEALS OF THE DAY |
 | Aurelius |
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| Nab a tasty deal from Aurelius: save 10% across the store, and score Three Free Mystery Minis when you spend at least $40. (Darren and Martha have purchased the minis in the past, and can assert that these adorable little bottles of flavour fit into the average Christmas stocking with ease. Just sayin’.) Use the code HOLIDAY10. |
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| Mini Mioche is offering a 20% deal on kids’ organic fabric rompers. |
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