In Today’s Edition → Ottawa Valley man charged with canoeing while impaired →It’s Tamarack Race Weekend to either watch or avoid →Deal of the Day: Beachy Vibe Collection at Judy Design → ☁️ High 10° Low 6° and overcast ☀️ 5:24 am 🌛 8:36 pm |
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- – Where Ottawa-Gatineau lies, out of 1,000 cities, on advisory firm Oxford Economics’ annual Global City Index based on economic, cultural, environmental, and political factors.
- New York is number one, Toronto is number 20, Vancouver is number 37, Montréal is number 43, Calgary is number 61, Québec City is nymber 116, Edmonton is number 131, Halifax is number 143, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo is number 163, Winnipeg is number 183, and Hamilton is number 248.
- Oxford Economics [PDF]
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Jay Conohan The active duty Ottawa Police Service officer has a sideline as chief executive of LoudCup, a bestselling hot/cold beverage tumbler that doubles as a horn. Since creating the first one with a 3D printer, he has sold hundreds of thousands of the cups. Mia Jensen in the Ottawa Business Journal
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Is that really legal? - – Member of the University of Ottawa Student Union housing caucus, Elnaz Enayatpour, on the question that many students ask when seeking housing and find such things as boarded-up bedroom windows or a single bedroom subdivided into two.
- Ryan Clark in the Capital Current
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SPORTS - 🏒 PWHL Ottawa Charge 1 – Minnesota Frost 2 yesterday
(Game 2/5) - ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 6 – New Jersey Jackals 9 yesterday
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💰 The City’s public works and infrastructure committee has voted to walk back some of the proposed new parking meter charges. Instead of extending parking charges to 9:30 pm from 5:00 pm, the committee voted to split the difference at 7:30 pm. Areas that have Saturday parking charges would have extended that to Sunday but that idea has been dropped. A final decision will be made at an upcoming City Council meeting. – Arthur White-Crummey at CBC ↪ If you need to get or renew a parking permit, the City is launching a new online system that will actually remember your previous information. The new system begins June 4 at MyServiceOttawa.
🛶 An Ottawa Valley man has been charged for canoeing while impaired on Golden Lake. Last week, the Ontario Provincial Police rescued the man whose canoe had capsized in the lake near Eganville and took him to hospital. After a blood test, the man was charged with operating a watercraft while impaired, which also results in a driver’s licence suspension for 90 days. – Natasha O’Neill at CityNews
💼 The Canada Revenue Agency will be laying off 280 Federal public employees, most of them in the Capital region. The Agency says that it would ‘initiating voluntary-departure programs’. – Ottawa Citizen
🛏️ Montréal ‘sofa-in-a-box’ retailer Cozey is opening a pop-up shop in June. The eight month residency will launch at 137 Rideau St June 12. While Cozey started as an online-only company, it now has a store front in Toronto. – Ted Raymond at CTV
🚧 There will be multiple street closures over the next few days. Here are all the downtown streets closed for the Tamarack Race Weekend. Here are all the downtown streets closed for the the King and Queen’s drop-by on Monday and Tuesday. ↪A Gatineau man is attempting a break a world record at Tamarack: fastest half-marathon running in Crocs. |
The Poll Last time, we asked ‘Are you in favour of opening streets to pedestrians / closing them to cars for the summer?’ 44% Yes, pretty much always 5% No, never never never 32% Yes, in limited cases, where the increased pedestrian traffic clearly outweighs the inconvenience of driving where I want 19% No, except for the odd street festival and the like Today’s poll: |
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✳️ Means change from previous edition FRIDAY Ease into the weekend with the Capital Music Week Jazz Series at Bar Robo. Pianist and composer Miguel De Armas brings his rich Afro-Cuban jazz stylings to life with dynamic energy and sophistication, while rising vocal powerhouse Samantha Christ François delivers soulful, genre-defying vocals that move effortlessly between jazz, R&B, and beyond. Visit Kanata Ribfest and Pountine for the aforementioned delicacies, but also mini donuts, BBQ chicken, live music, and a fun fair. See you at 400 March Road. 🆓 The Ottawa Kennel Club Dog Show (May 23-25) is like Christmas for dog lovers. It's free to go, but you'll be asked for a donation to the Canadian Guide Dogs. Parking is $5. No dogs allowed except those registered in the events (and service dogs). Classic Albums Live: The entirety of Pink Floyd's The Wall will be played, note for note. ⚾ Take yourself out to the ball game: New York Boulders visit Ottawa Titans. Gates open at 6:00 pm. ByTowne Cinema: That Ballad of Wallis Island, The Teacher, Friendship, Drawn In: Vampire Hunter D Mayfair Theatre: That They May Face the Rising Sun Gigs Table 9. The Carleton Double Experience. Rainbow Bistro Tuulikki Bartosik. National Arts Centre Thunder Glove, The Great Octopus, The Reverb Syndicate, Victor20. House of TARG Leeroy Stagger. Red Bird Matt Gower. Art House Café Skydiggers. Bronson Centre
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✳️ See the Bees up close at Gees Bees every Saturday and Sunday this summer. Settling in for some competitive gaming at the Canadian Tabletop Championship. Our friends at Orléans Connect newsletter gave us a heads-up about the Cumberland Bike Rodeo. Geared (sorry) towards kids 6 to 12, the interactive event will teach the basics of cycling safety. 🆓 Odawa Traditional Powwow: "50 Years of Odawa" is a powerful celebration of Indigenous culture, community, and resilience at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre. All are welcome. Continues tomorrow 815 St. Laurent Blvd. It's Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, and you can participate or watch as runners and walkers look to perform at their personal best. As the official beer of the race weekend, Beyond the Pale Brewing Co will manage the beer garden at Marion Dewar Plaza. Wander more than 6000 sq ft of retailers, artists, writers, and creators at Capital Comic Book Convention. RA Centre (2451 Riverside Dr). Enty to the National Capital Concert Band show is Pay What you Can. 🚗 Road Trip: Franktown Lilac Festival is about more than just the gorgeous blossoms that fill this community. Expect Highland Dancing demos, horse drawn wagon rides, the Junkyard Symphony, kids' activities, a craft market, and more. Kanata Ribfest and Poutine continues. Ottawa jewelry brand will be popping up at MUST boutique 🚗 Road Trip The Appleton "Toonie" Book Sale raises funds for education and other opportunities for youth in Piñán, Ecuador. Nearly new books can be bought for a donation of one toonie each. 280 Wilson Street, Appleton. Get your hands dirty and support the SPCA l'Outaouais with the Plaster Art Workshop presented by 1st Aylmer Cubs & artist Dana Cote. ByWard Market becomes Polish Fest, a day of traditional Polish dancing and great food. ByTowne Cinema: Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death, The Teacher, RAN 4K Restoration, Friendship Mayfair Theatre: That They May Face the Rising Sun, The Big Lebowski https://mayfairtheatre.ca/schedule/ Gigs Smelloship. Rainbow Bistro Claude Munson. Irene's Pub Willem James Cowan. Art House Café LeVolume. Red Bird Vox Clamantis. National Arts Centre Livingston. Bronson Centre
Today's garage sales: Rain or shine, the Great Glebe Garage Sale is an annual community event with sales on every street. It coincides with InTheGlebe's Bank Street Sidewalk Sale. Bring a donation for the Ottawa Food Bank. Go hunting through the camera gear, equipment, photo books and more at the SPAO Garage Sale. Organized by Murray's Flea Market, Carleton Place's 9th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale will go ahead rain or shine. 🚗 Road Trip: visit sweet Winchester for the Southgate Yard Sale. Cross the Ottawa River for the Mega Garage Sale at L'Encan Larose, where more than 100 vendors will help you source unique finds at low prices.
Today's Plant Sales: BeetBox Farm's Local Vegetable Seedlings sale runs today and tomorrow. Ecology Ottawa's Tree Giveaway is at Glebe and Lyon, in the heart of the Great Glebe Garage Sale. Visit Gloucester Horticultural Society's Plant Sale at Orléans Fruit Farm Ferme Juniper Farm's organic seedlings sale continues this weekend and next. Carleton Place and District Horticultural Society’s Spring Plant Sale is short and sweet (8:30 am to 11:30 am).
Today's Markets:
NEW DATE: All Things Bookish Market returns to Parkdale market. Local authors will be on site and vendors will the perfect book for your next shelfie. Meet some sheep up close and personal at Carp Farmers Market. 🚗 Road Trip: It's Metcalfe Farmers Market's 32nd season. Fill your crystal, clothing, and taxidermy needs at Ottawa Mystic Market. Today and tomorrow at Next Door Ottawa. The Spring Fever Craft Show at Parkdale United Church, has a handy Snack Shack for when your energy dips. 🚗 Road Trip: Author and artist Andrew King has a new exhibition of paintings exploring the world of Prince Edward County, at Mad Dog Gallery. 525 County Road 11, Picton K0K 2T0 Today's Theatre: The Prom continues at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe. It's nearly sold out, but Ottawa Little Theatre's And Then There Were None completes its run tonight. It's also closing night of Next To Normal, presented by Elevator Theatre Company
SUNDAY ✳️ We made a mistake last week and told you that Broadhead Brewing's Drag Brunch was last Sunday. It actually takes place this week, Sunday May 25. Thank you to reader Catherine C for pointing out the error. 🆓 The Borshch Cook-Off 2025 will gladly accept donations to support Ukraine. Navan Market returns for another season of fresh local produce and goods. If you missed the launch a while back, there will be a signing of Ottawa Made at Stray Dog Brewing Co at 2:00 pm today. Meet one of the authors, Sam Laprade, who will regale the assembled with stories behind the creation of this entertaining book. We honestly can't think of a better Father's Day gift than a signed copy of Ottawa Made and locally crafted beer. 501 Lacolle Way, Orléans. Learn the ins and outs of people photography including lighting, posing, and using backdrops and environments. Buy, sell, and trade at the Ottawa Guitar Show 🆓 The Borshch Cook-Off 2025 will gladly accept donations to support Ukraine. Kanata Ribfest and Poutine continues 🆓 Odawa Traditional Powwow: "50 Years of Odawa" continues at 815 St. Laurent Blvd. The Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend concludes with today's Tartan Ottawa International Marathon and Ottawa half Marathon presents day Desjardins. SBSW x Club Records' DIY Music Workshops are open to all ages and experience levels. The Merry Dairy will be popping up with dairy, non-dairy, and gluten-free cold treats outside Orléans United Church from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Barely Bruised Books' Open Mic Poetry Night returns. Bring your best poems to the tiny venue (limited to 20 people). The York Street Market brings 50 makers, artisans, painters, and knitters together in front of the OTTAWA letters. Pour Boy Pub hosts the Wubs & Wear: Rave Clothing Swap and Shop. Atlantic Voices: The Newfoundland and Labrador Choir of Ottawa presents Shorelines: a program of music from the Atlantic provinces. ⚾ Ottawa Titans host New York Boulders. ⚽ In Northern Super League action, Montréal Roses FC visit Ottawa Rapid FC at TD Place. ByTowne Cinema: The Ballad of Wallis Island, RAN 4K Restoration, The Teacher, Friendship Mayfair Theatre: Flow, Party Girl Gigs Ashbreather, The Aphelion, Nailed. Rainbow Bistro The Sunday Night Revue. Irene's Pub Last Sunday Songwriter's Circle. LIVE on Elgin Bonecat. Atomic Rooster
MONDAY JUST ANNOUNCED/ NOW BOOKING At the heart of Is a River Alive? is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings, who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Author, observer, and naturalist Robert Macfarlane chats with host David McGuffin on May 30. Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival is coming on June 21 and 22, with a powwow, performances, cuisine, and workshops for everyone. Workshops to make dreamcatchers, watercolour paintings, medicinal candles, and more are taking registrations now. Located close to the Eastern edge of Ottawa, Broken Stick Brewing Company overlooks the Hammond Golf Course. Get set for the Dandelion Festival Guided Beer Tasting on Saturday June 21. g Creative teens will love the two week, hands-on Video Camp for Youth at DARC (Digital Arts Resource Centre). Registration is open now for the camp, which runs July 28 to August 8
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