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HELLO OTTAWA

There are two interesting Civic debates going on tomorrow, in both of which you can participate from the comfort of your own home (if you choose).

🏢 The Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation will be held tomorrow as part of the regular City Council meeting.

The Corporation houses 32,000 people in Ottawa, and four members of City Council sit on its board, plus there's an automatic seat for the mayor. You can watch the meeting starting at 10:00 on the City’s YouTube channel.

🚲 The Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Study of the Glebe section is looking at options for improving the experiences of transit users, pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchair users, and more. It’s from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Zoom – but you must register today here.

– Martha and Darren

STATS

    Number 

    • $977,000
    • – The amount of funding that the Diefenbunker has received from the Federal government to ugrade the air ventilation systems, upgrade the electrical systems, and improve access for those who have difficulties with mobility. Considering the state of the world, the ottawan is only slightly concerned that the Federal government is paying to fix up the Diefenbunker – just in case.  (Mark Buckshon in Ottawa Construction News) (The Diefenbunker)

    Gatinoise of the Day

    • Audrey Leduc
    • – The 25 year-old sprinter at the University of Laval has been selected as the female U Sports athlete of the Year by the Canadian Athletic Foundation. Leduc will receive a $5,000 scholarship for postgraduate studies. (Donna Spencer in the Canadian Press) 

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    • I am not the night mayor

    • – New Ottawa Night Mayor Mathieu Grondin, whose appointment was announced this morning by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Grondin says that he is ‘beyond humbled and excited to stand before you as Ottawa's first-ever Nightlife Commissioner’. The now-former Montréaler founded MTL 24/24, a non-profit that advocated for improved nightlife in that city. (Josh Pringle at CTV)

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    CITY HALL AGENDA

    What’s going on at City Hall

    Ottawa City Council
    Wednesday, June 12 at 10 am

    • 11.1 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC)
    • 12.1 Motion - Councillor Brown - Living Snow Fence Pilot Program
    • 13.1 Capital Adjustments and Closing of Projects - City Tax and Rate Supported
    • 13.2 2024 Tax and Rate Operating and Capital Budget Q1 Status
    • 13.3 2023 Procurement Year in Review
    • 13.4 Ᾱdisōke Project Update
    • 13.5 2023 Report on French Language Services
    • 13.6 100 Constellation Drive – Option to Purchase
    • 14.1 Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project
    • 15.1 Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 14
    • 15.1.1 Tompkins Diversion Municipal Drain – Appointment of Engineer
    • 15.1.2 Blaser Municipal Drain – Appointment of Engineer
    • 15.2 Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 15
    • 15.2.1 2023 Investments, Endowment, and Other Treasury Activities
    • 15.2.2 Lease Financing Agreements 2023
    • 15.3.1
    • Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of May 29, 2024

    📋 Agenda

    WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

    🪧 Canadian Border Services Agency

    • The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Customs and Immigration Union have reached a tentative agreement with the Treasury Board. Details have not been released but some subjects under negotiation were pay parity with the Mounties, remote working, and retirement benefits. A strike was scheduled to begin Friday. (Catherine Morrison in the Ottawa Citizen)

    🎓 University of Ottawa

    ✈️ Ottawa International Airport

    •  Mexicana Airlines is mulling direct routes between Ottawa and Tijuana. The Mexican state run airline made an announcement the other day detailing its plans to create new routes to Montreal, Vancouver, Portland Ore, and Ottawa, as well as an expansion of its existing US hubs. The airline has not made a formal announcement of specific routes, nor has it yet negotiated with the Ottawa International Airport. (William Eltherington at CTV)

    🚧 Bank Street

    • Prepare for traffic disruptions on Bank Street for the next few years. Starting today, phase one of the Bank Street Renewal Project will reduce traffic to one lane each way between Riverside Drive and Collins Avenue. Everything is getting an upgrade: watermains, sanitary and storm sewers; further, there will be a rebuild of the road and sidewalks, and new cycle tracks, street lighting, and traffic signals will be installed. (Bank Street Renewal Project)

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    • Ottawa Fringe Festival 2024 roars into being with performances in eight different areas of Arts Court, special events, and the watering hole the Fringe Courtyard, which will be open throughout the festival for meeting other ticket holders or just relaxing with a drink and a snack. The festival runs until June 23. 
       
    • Local, Quebecois, and international musicians descend on Major’s Hill Park today for Festival Franco-Ontarien 2024. Single evening tickets are on sale now. Save on weekend and VIP Passports until June 12. The festival runs until Sunday at Major’s Hill Park, Mackenzie Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 1G8
       
    • Author Tim Gilchrist will be discussing the newly released third volume of his exhaustive series Ottawa Valley Whereabouts, including his methodology for ferreting out the half-forgotten hidden locations that form the history of the area. Upper Ottawa Valley Heritage Centre (Founders Hall) on Thursday June 13. 1021 Pembroke St E., Pembroke ON. K8A 7R9


      Gigs

    • JTK Live in Ottawa (Hello World Tour). Cafe Dekcuf

    • Ian Thomas…Not Gone Yet! Centrepointe

    • Furture Free, Class of 91, Juventud. House of TARG

    • Zakari Frantz Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

    • Art of the Duo. Gigspace

    • Comedy Night. Pour Boy

    • Mivule, Aurora’s Reef, Yace. Rainbow Bistro

    • James Leclair and Chase van Dune. Overflow Brewing

    • Dayglo Abortions, Blackout, Baited, Forx, Ad Nauseam. Dominion Tavern

     

    Just Announced / Now Booking

    •  🆓 Sample wines from the Niagara region’s Divergence Wines, with small bites from the Red Apron Kitchen available to purchase. There’s no fee to attend this Sip and Sample, but you must RSVP by emailing info@redapron.ca. Thursday, June 27 at Red Apron (410 Gladstone Ave K2P 0Z1).
       
    • We realize the summer is just getting underway, but don’t forget to mark Labour Day weekend and the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival on your calendar. You’ll do more than watch fearless types fly over the festival grounds; enjoy a Silent Disco, a car show, fireworks once the sun’s gone down, an amusement park with rides for the kids, illuminated balloons at Night Glow, a multimedia show projected onto a 30ft high balloon, and yes, hot air balloon flights so you can experience the magic yourself.

       

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    DEALS OF THE DAY

    One for the crafters: Fabrications is offering 25% off Imaginary Flowers quilting cotton. Use the code SALEOFTHEWEEK when you check out online; the sale is also happening in-store. The sale ends 11:59 pm on Sunday June 16.

    BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

    As the O Train is years late in opening, OC Transpo has released another way to experience the service: 360° virtual walkthroughs. From the comfort of your seat, you can walk through a carriage, walk through a new station, or take the new arm to the airport. And if your computer shuts down while you are in the middle of a virtual trip, that’s just extra verisimilitude.

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