– The per centage of Treasury Board staff that complied with the new extra-day-in-the-office rules in October.

Robson has written and Bateman illustrated a new children’s book on the history of Amberwood Gardens in Stittsville. A Magic Garden tells the story of a bunny travelling through time looking at the changes next to Poole Creek. Copies can be purchased at the Community Crafters, Producers and Vendors Market on Saturday or via Amazon. 

– Tony Fleming, who is the Integrity Commissioner for 80 municipalities and also doubles as the town lawyer for 20 of them. Some residents in Tay Valley Township, near Perth, says this means that he would be investigating his own client.

▪️The University of Ottawa students’ union threatens to pull out of the U Pass programme if OC Transpo raises fees by 5 per cent. The City seemed unaware that its contract with the students limits increases to 2.5 per cent. University of Ottawa students give $20 million per year to OC Transpo for the passes. A similar arrangement has been made with Carleton University, Algonquin College, and St. Paul University.

▪️Porter Airlines’ new Florida routes to Tampa and Ft Meyers begin next week. The airline will fly between Ottawa and Tampa on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays starting next Friday, and starting next Thursday, flights to Ft Meyers on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Porter is treating the two as seasonal routes, so no guarantees what will happen next summer.

▪️Convoy siege coörganizer Pat King has been found guilty in two charges of mischief. King was found not guilty of intimidation. A sentence has not yet been announced.

▪️ The inaugural ByWard Winter Market Tree Lighting starts at 5:30 pm. Check out the festivities, activities (skating!) and shopping every Thursday through Sunday until January 5, 2025. 

▪️ You’ll find prints for the art lover in your life at the SPAO Open Housetonight from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. You can also take in the current exhibitions. 

▪️ There’s still time to purchase the Anna Stubbe Advent Calendar. You’ll find 25 solid chocolate treats inside a festive red box. $42. 

▪️ Meanwhile, across town at Stubbe, there are only about 20 Advent Calendars remaining. 

🆓 Local rockers Sussex will open the Ottawa Christmas Market tonight at 6:30 pm. Arrive in time for the lighting of the Lansdowne Christmas Tree at 6:00 pm. 

▪️  Road Trip: It’s all about gingerbread in Westport this weekend, as the Holiday Shop N’ Hop takes over the down town area. Christmas Markets, a Santa Claus Parade, and lots of seasonal shopping await.  

▪️ Ian Tamblyn headlines the Riversong 2: Concert for the Kichi Sibishow at First United Church. 

▪️ Santini Gallery’s Stocking Stuffer & Holiday Gift Market means shopping for items that start at $5. Plus, the gallery offers complimentary gift wrapping. Until Sunday (November 24) at 422 Preston St. 

▪️ The weekly Holiday Gloucester Night Market launches tonight, so expect hot chocolate, coffee, local vendors and artisans, and gift shopping opportunities. 

▪️ Station 11 – the new event space in a refurbished fire station – welcomes all to the Christmas Market Social from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm tonight. Sip and shop and get in the mood for Christmas. Tickets are $10, of which $5 is going to the Parkdale Food Centre. 

▪️ There’s a “no phones on the dance floor” policy at Poa Tiki Bar’s Groove Society Fridays, to encourage actual socializing. Plus, $5 Happy Hour from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. 

🆓 Wander the stalls of more than 50 makers at the 613Artisan Market. This evening from 5:00 to 10:00 pm in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park, then 10:00 am to 4:00 pm all weekend. 

▪️ Today’s European Union Film Festival screenings: One Million Minutes (Germany), Fathers and Sons (Netherlands) 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Anora, All We imagine As Light, Bird, Drunken Cinema: Showgirls 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Never Look Away, Blitz, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

Gigs

▪️ Jeremy Fisher. Red Bird

▪️ Zoobombs with TBWNIAS, Shook Boys. House of TARG

▪️ Claud Munson. Irene’s Pub

▪️ Mecca of Stank, Nitro Turtle, and the Lionyls. Overflow Brewing Co. 

▪️ Unchained. Avant-Garde Bar

▪️ The Nick Cooper Trio. Queen St. Fare

▪️ Marianas Trench (The Force of Nature Tour). National Arts Centre

▪️ The Dead Pennies Celebrate Kim Brown’s Retirement. Rainbow Bistro

▪️ The Strum Chums Duo. Southside Tap & Grill

▪️ Revel in the old-timey vibe at the Watson’s Mill & Dickinson House Christmas Market in Manotick. 

▪️ Beyond the Pale has a double celebration today: the brewery turns 12, and they’re officially opening their new ByWard Taproom. 

▪️ From 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the skies will glow above the All Saints Anglican Church courtyard in Westboro at the annual Light Up the Village ceremony. 

▪️ La Pêche, QC’s Apiverte presents a Holiday Open House 

▪️ Curious about eco-friendly final resting places? Check out Green Goodbyes: Alternatives to Traditional Burial and Cremation at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. 10:00 am. 

▪️ Artist Hilda Oomen is inspired by suburban homes and gardens. Check out the landscape artist’s new show at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill. Today’s Vernissage runs 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 

▪️ Today’s European Film Festival of Ottawa screenings: Never Say Never (Slovakia), Boléro (France), Light Light Light (Finland).

▪️ Revisit the 80s as Glass Tiger plays the National Arts Centre. Special guest Erica Ehm. 

▪️ Road Trip: Z.R. Waste Removal + Year End Crap Sale is really just a big recycled item / flea market project of items that have been saved from landfill.  It’s short and sweet: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. First come, first served. 4320 Pinkus Dr., Williamsburg.

▪️ Road Trip: Spencerville’s cafe and entertainment hub The Odd Spot is closing, and they’re putting everything from coffee beans to games and puzzles on sale this weekend. Today and tomorrow from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 

▪️ Shu Flora visits Bridgehead Coffee at 750 Bank St (the Second Ave location) for a A Cup Of Florals pop-up. When you spend $10 you’ll receive one flower, spend $20 and you’ll take home two. If you spend $50 you’ll get a special bouquet. 

▪️ Road Trip: The Arnprior Santa Claus Parade will meander down John Street and Daniel Street from 6:00 pm. Wander along the route and see what the businesses are offering. For example, business housemates Mallards Milk Bar and Switzer’s House of Beer, will have a cosy bonfire going in the back yard. Stop by for hot chocolate and beer. 

▪️ Burn off some of that seasonal stress at the Dance Dance Dance! All 80s, All Disco at Queen St Fare. 

▪️ Meet the potential next furry love of your life as well as merchandise and crafts at Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue, who are popping up at the Pet Value at 1980 Baseline Road. 

▪️ Pro wrestling is back at Broadhead Brewery tonight. Enjoy the spectacle with fine craft beer, obvs. 

▪️ Bring your doggo to have his photo take with the man in red. Ottawa Humane Society’s Santa Pet Pics will be popping up at Rens Pets locations around the city until December 22. Today you’ll find them at 245 West Hunt Club. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Bird, Golden Age: The Big Heat, All We Imagine As Light, Detour: Jackie Brown 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Blitz, The Substance 

Gigs

▪️ The Creepshow, The Oscillators, Chick 182. House of TARG

▪️ Hysteria: Def Leppard Tribute. The Brass Monkey

▪️ Wyatt Flores. Bronson Centre

▪️ OBS Blues Bash. Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts

▪️ Get ready for another season of Byward Winter Market fun on Sundays, with sounds by Solé, hot chocolate, skating, and all the seasonal fun you could ask for. 

▪️ The Barn at Stittsville Market welcomes a mini pop-up with Sugar Tarts Bakery, Lachapelle Farm and Studio, Crochet Customs, Rosemary and Fleur and Rainbow Station. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. 6154 Abbott St.  

▪️ Stay in Stittsville and visit the Goulbourn Museum for an Old-Fashioned Christmas, where you can make some crafts, roast marshmallows by the fire, listen to a holiday reading, and visit with Santa. Free, but donations are encouraged. 

▪️ Today’s European Union Film Festival screenings: The Invisible Fight (Estonia), Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated (Portugal). 

▪️ Road Trip: You’ll find more than 60 vendors at the outdoor Jack Frost Fair in Kemptville. Entry is by donation to the Salvation Army Food Bank. 

▪️ Road Trip: Visit pretty McDonald’s Corners for the Christmas Craft Show. 

▪️ Legendary jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny plays Alqongin Commons Theatre. 

▪️ As if you need another excuse to visit Broadhead Brewery: The Hoppy Holiday Makers Market is back, and Mavericks Donuts, Gatineau’s Brown Bag Coffee Roasters (BBCR), Meatings Barbecue, and many other food and Christmas gift vendors will be on hand. 11:00 am to 4:00 pm 

▪️ The Apiverte Holiday Open House continues in La Pêche, QC. 

▪️ The Soca Kitchen is holding a 10 year anniversary party with a massive buffet from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. In person dining only. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: All We Imagine As Light, Bird, The Zone: Solaris, Anora 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Godfather Part II 

Gigs

▪️ Still Youth, Living Hour, Bathwash. Rainbow Bistro

▪️ Pat Travers Band. The Brass Monkey

▪️ Sunday Revue. Irene’s Pub

▪️ Phoenix Big Band. Atomic Rooster

▪️ Free-play Sunday. House of TARG

▪️ The Ottawa Board of Trade launches #BUYLOCALOTTAWA at 11:00 am 

▪️ Ottawa Urbanism Book Club will be meeting to discuss Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transitby Steven Higashide. OPL Sunnyside branch 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm. 

▪️ Panwar Music and Dance Productions present Ram Leela - A Dance Drama that tells the story of the ancient Indian through dance and theatre. Shenkman Arts Centre. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Temporarily closed for maintenance work (reopening Wednesday)

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Blitz, Never Look Away, My Old Ass 

Gigs

▪️ Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Rooster

▪️ The Ottawa Jazz Festival Holiday Special Concert & Fundraiser is not just an evening of fabulous music. Refreshments, Secret Santa Stockings, limited edition Jazz Festival merch, and appies from North & Navy are also on offer. Tickets $59. Tuesday November 26 at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. 

▪️ A third Elliott Brood show has been added at Red Bird. Book Friday March 7 before it sells out (like the Saturday and Sunday shows did).