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Now that this year’s event is over, it’s worth remembering that the Ontario government this year denied funding the Ottawa International Writer’s Festival – a first in a decade.

To help the Festival return next year, it’s asking for support from the public, either with a sustaining donation or by adopting an author.

– Martha and Darren

TODAY’S LINE UP

•  Ottawa Stats
•  Food + Drink Update
•  City Hall Agenda
•  What Ottawa is Talking About
•  Events
•  Deals of the Day

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FOOD + DRINK UPDATE

•  Le Cordon Bleu has a number of exclusive culinary experiences in November and December, some of which have already sold out:
  
  🍴 Enjoy a formal French dining experience prepared by Le Cordon Bleu students. Blue Ribbon Fridays: A Taste of Excellence is a series of dining events, features a three course meal, wine available to order by the glass throughout, and cocktails (also available to order throughout). This week is sold out but there are a few tickets remaining for the second seating on November 17.
  
  🍴 On December 7 enjoy cocktails and canapés at the Noël Gourmet Soirée: A Festive Celebration, with all food and drink prepared by the Intermediate Culinary Students.
  
  🍴 The Plant Plate: Le Cordon Bleu’s Plant-Based Soirée will offer canapés prepared by the Plant-Based Diploma students plus cocktails and wine (the latter two available for separate purchase). Friday December 8.
•  If cheese plays a big role in your house during December, take note: Grace in the Kitchen is offering a 12 box of its best-selling cheeses for $50.00. The Twelve Days of Cheese-mas Boxes are available for pre-order now through November 15 and will be ready for pickup starting December 1.
•  Restaurants Canada says that 56 per cent of Ottawa restaurants are in ‘dire straits’. 
•  Faces magazine’s ‘Ottawa’s Must-Try Brunches’ are: Feast & Revel, Vanitea Room, and Cocotte Bistro. Come on, Faces, what is with these three-item lists?
  
  ➕Related The best brunch winner and runner up in the ottawan’s fourth annual Best of Ottawa awards are: The Manx Pub and Wilf & Ada's.
   
•  Crave Food & Wine Festival returns with two days of some of the city’s finest food and drink, plus a series of masterclasses with top chefs, mixologists, and wine makers. November 10 and 11 at Shaw Centre. Faces magazine recommends buying 20 sampling tickets.
•  Kiersten Vuorimaki and Hannah Manning at Apt 613 have recommendations for nine cozy fall drink cafés: sweet potato pie latté at Red Door Provisions, French toast latté at Ten Toes Coffee House, spicy apple cider at Art House Café, cocoa chai at Arlington 5, iced dalgona latté at Equator Coffee Roasters, spiced cappucino at Little Victories, spiced cardamom fog at Morning Owl, pumpkin spice latté at Cloud Forest Coffee, and orange cardamom latté at Happy Goat.
•  Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen went down to Almonte to try out Sterling but was not happy with his destination. He found the room lovely but ‘greater attention to details and higher standards for the food were needed to make our meals match our beverages’. He did like the drinks.
•  Ameya Charnalia at Eat The Strip has discovered the next breakfast joint that Martha and Darren will check out: Cozy’s Express, located in an industrial park, near the train tracks. Now open Sundays from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm.
•  Jordan Pizzuti in Ottawa Life has discovered Yi Ryo on Bank Street, where the menu consists only of five pan fried buns, four noodle dishes, and three soups. Of the Beef Broth Bun, Pizzuti says, it is a ‘melange of herbs and spices blend[ed] together, creating a liquid I would happily inject directly into my veins’.
•  Also in Ottawa Life, Jane Staples has five wine recommendations for chilly November nights: Carpineto Chianti Classico 2020, Carpineto Riserva Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2018, Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (not available at LCBO, this link goes to the SAQ), Carpineto Farnito Toscana 2020 (this one goes to the SAQ as well), and Carpineto Farnito Vinsanto del Chianti. (This doesn’t seem to be at either LCBO or the SAQ)

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CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall.
 

It’s Lansdowne 2.0 all the way down. The joint meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee and the Finance and Corporate Services Committee have passed the discussion over to City Council. 

Ottawa City Council – Special Meetings on Lansdown

• Wednesday, November 8 at 1pm

• Thursday November 9 at 12:00 noon

• Friday November 10 at 9:00 am

• Saturday November 11 at 1:00 pm (if needed)

• Sunday November 12 at 9:00 am (if needed)

The meetings will all be carried on the City’s YouTube channel.

The Ottawa Citizen is liveblogging today’s meeting.

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🚨 Ottawa Fire Service

•  Three people have been injured in an explosion at a new fire station under construction in Kanata. The three are not considered to have life-threatening injuries. The new station on the 1000 block of March Road did not receive structural damage and work will continue. (Ottawa Citizen)

⚒️ National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan

•   Parliament’s Veterans Affairs committee has denounced the Federal government’s change of designer for the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan. A years-long selection process chose a design by Quebec-based designers Team Daoust. The government overruled that and chose a design by Alberta-based designers Team Stimson based on an online poll. Art critics and policy makers are incensed that an online poll trumped an expert panel. The eventual monument will be placed in LeBreton Flats. (Randy Boswell in the Ottawa Citizen)

🏢 Corkstown Road Retirement Home

•  A vacant retirement home at Carling Avenue and Corkstown Road will be leased by the City for family housing. The 170-unit building will be used for families leaving the city’s emergency shelters until permanent housing can be found. The use of a retirement home as a family shelter was a suggestion by a citizen who noticed the empty but well maintained building. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)

💉 Centre 507

•  Centre 507, a adult drop-in centre for adults to get a hot meal and access to social services, is installing washroom motion detectors to prevent overdose deaths. The monitors will alert staff if a person in a toilet stall has not moved in two minutes. The centre said that it sees about five cases a week of people needing medical intervention. (Matthew Kupfer at CBC)

🏫 St. Joseph’s Catholic High School

• The Renfrew Catholic high school student who was expelled over his opposition to mixed-sex washrooms has won his appeal for a new hearing to return to class. Josh Alexander was excluded from school by the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board, which refused to hear his appeal because he was not 18 years old and not legally responsible for himself. Alexander took his case to the Superior Court of Justice, which ruled in his favour. The student will appear at the School Board appeal hearings November 15 and 17. (Rachel McEwan in the Eganville Leader)

🛻 Convoy News

• Convoy co-organizer Pat King’s trial has been put back to next May after he requested a change to be heard by a judge rather than a jury. King is charged with mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, disobeying a court order, and obstructing police. (David Fraser at CBC)
   
• King’s attire was worthy of description by the CBC, noting he ‘appeared in virtual court with his hair slicked back, wearing a plaid blue shirt with a small “Harley Davidson” logo over the left breast’.

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EVENTS

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Today

•  Flags will be at half mast from sunrise to sunset to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, which honours the men and women who fought for Canada in two World Wars and the Korean War, and who continue to work in peacekeeping missions today. Engage in quiet reflection at the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Confederation Park (100 Elgin St.)
•  In the 1930s and 1940s, Wilfrid John Flood worked for the Department of Mines and Resources by day and painted scenes of Ottawa in his off hours. His portraits, landscapes, and urban scenes capture the Ottawa of nearly a century ago. Firestone Gallery at Ottawa Art Gallery until February 4, 2024. Admission is free.
•  The Poppy Drop projection continues at Parliament Hill.
  
  Gigs
   

•  Joey O’Neil, Joe McLeod, and Steve Judd. Avant-Garde Bar

•  Jazz Nite with Gerri Trimble and Kevin Barrett. Bar Robo

•  Spark Trivia with DJ Geoff Paquet. Spark Beer

•  Open Mic. Pour Boy

•  Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing Company

•  Hannah Georges. Club SAW

   

Tomorrow

•  It’s Soirée Quiz Night at the Vanier Muséopark Sugar Shack.
•  View more than 30 Japanese floral arrangements at the Canadian Museum of Nature, presented by the Ikebana International Ottawa Centennial Chapter. Only until Sunday (November 12).
   
•  Art House presents the Vernissage of Woman Life Freedom: November Special Exhibition, a group exhibition of artists who explore the lack of women’s rights in Iran. 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
   

•  Broadhead Brewery’s Bingo Thursday is free to play, and you might even win a prize.

•  Les Grands Ballets Canadiens perform Cinderella with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Until Saturday in Southam Hall.

•  The Poppy Drop projection continues at Parliament Hill.

•  Euchre Tournaments are still a big thing. If you don’t know how to play, head to Kichesippi Beer where the staff will teach you the card game's rules before the Taproom Euchre Tournament gets under way. In addition to competitive Euchre, the brewery will also be celebrating the launch of Carrot Cake Spiced Brown Ale, a very limited seasonal brew.
  
  Gigs

•   Comedy Night. Pour Boy

•  The Choices with Förx and Ciggie & the Darts. Dominion Tavern
   
•  Tear My Heart Out's EP release show. LIVE on Elgin
   
•  Ariel Posen. Club SAW
   
•  The Rough and Go, Tick, Born Reject. House of TARG
   
•  Blues Sessions with Guest Host Gregor Sneddon. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant
   
•  Steve Hill. Rainbow Bistro
   
•  Decades of Bond. National Arts Centre Babs Asper Theatre

Friday

•  Studio Space Ottawa will be opening its doors to the public on November 10 and 11 (Friday and Saturday) for the 3rd Annual Open Studio + Art Sale. See how the artists work and perhaps buy yourself a piece of locally crafted art in the disciplines of painting, drawing, textile, mixed media, photography, sculpture, installation, metalwork, or ceramic.
   
•  Today is the deadline to complete the Ottawa Public Library’s Survey. The OPL wants to know what Ottawans think, feel, and know about its services. In exchange for 10 to 15 minutes of your time (and your email address), the OPL will enter you into a draw to win one of 100 $50 Visa gift cards.
   
•  The revival of The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time is an opportunity to witness the final chapter of Walter Borden’s long-running one man show that reflects upon the life of a Black homosexual man. Until tomorrow (November 11) at the Azrieli Studio, the National Arts Centre.
   
•  Les Grands Ballets Canadiens perform Cinderella with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Until Saturday in Southam Hall.
   
•  Shop for clothes, crafts, Diwali knickknacks and delicious food at Diwali Mela today and Saturday at Nepean Sportsplex.
   
•  Explore the work of 26 artists potters, and ceramicists at 260 Fingers, the exhibition and sale at the Glebe Community Centre. Tonight from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm and tomorrow from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
   
•  Do some Friday night festive shopping at the Gloucester Night Market, every week until December 22.
  
  Gigs
   
•  Parabolus - Complete Tool Experience. Overflow Brewing Company
   
•  Cloud of Rock. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant
   
•  Pony Girl, Louella. Club SAW
   
•  Kataklysm, Echoes from Beyond, Hatred Reigns, ASFTW. Brass Monkey
   
•  Indie Rock Night with The Escape Society, the Andy Kaufmans, Nate Silva. Rainbow Bistro
   
•  Rube & Rake. Art House
   
•  Dom Louis. Mavericks


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Just Announced / Now Booking

•  The deadline is approaching to enter nominations in the Ottawa Sports Awards, which are the largest amateur sport recognition event in Canada. Nominations for the awards, which are celebrating 71 years in 2023, are due by November 15.

DEALS OF THE DAY

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

The Ottawa Design Club has created its largest ’zine yet. At 160 pages of print, Issue #6 — Renaissance launches tonight at the new Wall Space Gallery location in Old Ottawa South. Alongside releasing a very large print item, the event will feature an art exhibition and musical performances by Sofar Ottawa. 

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