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Monday, August 30, 2021

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HELLO OTTAWA 

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We got emails about our item on Friday that reported the Ottawa Airport had removed a bench featuring statues of Sir John A MacDonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier, owing to the former's establishment of the residential school system. We pointed out that the airport itself is officially named Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport but try to find that anywhere on their website. And no, it has not been renamed.

But without asking, readers wrote in suggestions for new names, such as:

✈️ Alex Trebek International

✈️ Sandra Oh Ottawa

✈️ Tom Green Field

✈️ Paul Anka Aerodrome

There was also a suggestion to return to the airport's original civilian name Uplands, which is how Martha's mom refers to it even to this day.

Do you have a better suggestion? Send it in: [email protected]
 

Podcast update

We’ve added a new podcast to our curated list, Ottawa Business Journal’s Beyond The Headlines. You can hear it and the others here.

We'll see you tomorrow – Martha and Darren


?️ Is there something that Ottawa should know about? Email us at [email protected]. We read every single comment.

STATS

Weather: ?️ 30 per cent chance of showers. High of 27°, low of 13°

Number: $9.1 million. The amount of money paid – with $5.5 million to come later – that Dream Impact Trust and Dream Asset Management Corp. have paid to gain 100 per cent control of the Zibi development. The multi-billion dollar residential and commercial development on the shoreline of Gatineau will be completed in 2032.  [Real Estate Exchange]

Ottawan of the Day: Timothy Johnstone. Johnstone, a foreman on a crew working on the Parliament Hill renovations, discovered a memorial near the cliff. Rather than remove it, he had his team enclose it in plexiglass to protect it from the building operations. The site is a memorial to Rico Iannucci, who died in a workplace accident when his backhoe went over the cliff in 2005. [CBC]

Quote: ‘We’re also seeing lots of people coming in from Toronto, where paying $1 million for a house is not a big deal’ – Realtor Paul Rushforth on who is paying so much for houses in suburban Ottawa. [Ottawa Citizen]

Sports: CFL Ottawa RedBlacks 12 – BC Lions 24, last Saturday. Ottawa plays host to Montréal September 3. CPL Atlético Ottawa 2 – Halifax Wanderers 2, yesterday. Ottawa welcomes York Wednesday. AUDL Ottawa Outlaws 13 – Toronto Rush 23, yesterday. Ottawa visits Toronto next Saturday.
 

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Data is from this morning, comparisons are with Friday

 

ONTARIO

caseschangedeaths
565,025? 22699,489 ? 11
? Eligible people with one dose83.5% 
? Eligible people with second dose76.7%


Ontario COVID Page    Ontario Vaccine Rates 

QUEBEC

caseschangedeaths
387,230?61211,285 ? 0
? Eligible people with one dose86.9%
? Eligible people with second dose78.7%


Quebec COVID Page     Quebec Vaccine Rates



OTTAWA

cases changedeaths
28,339? 147

593 ? 0

? Eligible people with one dose

789,147 (85%)
? Eligible people with second dose728,284 (79%)


Ottawa Public Health     Ottawa Vaccination Rates.    Ottawa Wastewater 
 

OUTAOUAIS

caseschangedeaths
12,856?27215 ? 0
? Number of doses of vaccine 554,785


As of Aug 11, 2021 Updated Weekly

? Eligible people with one dose284,626 (69.4%)
? Eligible people with second dose238,925 (58.3%)


Outaouais Public Health    Quebec Vaccination Rates
 

EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT

caseschangedeaths
4829?10112 ? 0
? Eligible people with one dose151,713 (82.9%)
? Eligible people with second dose139,433 (76.2%)


Eastern Ontario Health UnitEastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates

 

COVID-19 NEWS

⭕ Mayor Jim Watson asks Premier Doug Ford to create an Ontario vaccine passport. Besides its utility in keeping new COVID-19 cases at bay, the Mayor says that vaccinated people in Ottawa will flock to Gatineau, hurting local businesses. Quebec has barred unvaccinated people from restaurants, pubs, and gyms. [CBC]
 

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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

▪️More than 2,000 students are being told to take OC Transpo as the school bus authority cancels 15 routes. The school bus system is short of drivers and can't staff the routes. [CTV]

▪️The building that housed Eldon's Restaurant caught fire Friday, displacing all the residential tenants, including the ownersThe Glebe restaurant will open on Saturdays only and then move to Carp. [Ottawa Citizen] [Go Fund Me]

▪️Thanks to the rain, the open air fire ban has been lifted. That's for people in rural Ottawa, of course. Those in the urban areas have never been allowed to burn stuff in their yard. [Ottawa Citizen]

▪️Gatineau is appealing demolition order of Aylmer mansion built too close to the road. The owner and the City were in a lawsuit over the mansion, the owners say that the City approved all permits for its construction, the City says that an employee made an error. Then a judge ordered the house demolished, which no one had asked for. [CBC]

▪️Discussion of Ottawa's Official Plan has been put back a month. The official plan, a provincially mandated blueprint for the City which indicates the areas to be gentrified, where transit will be located, what infrastructure goes where, and where new development can be built will now be discussed October 14. Community groups had complained that the originally September meeting was too soon to fully digest the plan. [Bulldog Ottawa] [Official Plan Page]
 

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1230 Firestone Crescent, Queensway Terrace South

3 bed, 2 bath

Year built: 1961
Bungalow with charm as well as contemporary updates. Highlights include a greenhouse window in the kitchen and parking for three cars. 

$650,000

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29 Homestead Street, Carleton Heights

3 bed, 3 bath

Year built: 1983
Situated on a quiet street, this family home has loads of entertaining space thanks to the thoughtful renovation. 

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146 Harmattan Avenue, Fairwinds (Stittsville)

3 bed, 3 bath

Year built: 2007
Freshly painted and offering a potential-filled unfinished basement, this tasteful townhome is located near schools, parks and the shopping on Hazeldean Road. Security finishes include smart door lock and wired camera system. 

$564,900

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4762 Navan Road, Navan (Orléans)

3 +1 bed, 3 bath
 

Year built: 2012
Really interesting and attractive rural home only a short drive from Orléans. The property includes a forest of 500 seedlings. Indoors, radiant heated floors, crown moulding, and locally sourced, custom hardwood floors are just a few of the amenities.

$975,000

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