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• In today's ottawan:

  → Some Federal workers get to stay home because there are no desks for them downtown

• → Put down that phone and watch the 2024 Cat Video Fest at the ByTowne

• → There are three new bike lockers in the city

• Reader Mail: Regarding yesterday’s announcement the new name for Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team, Ottawa Charge, reader Louise M had this to say:

• ‘I am very disappointed in the name chosen for Ottawa’s women’s hockey team. That name for French speakers is full of negative connotations. « Une charge » usually refers to 1-a burden, or 2-an illegal attack on an adversary. I would think that the nation’s capital could come up with a suitable bilingual name.’

• Another take, seen on Twitter, is the new logo is way too similar to that of the Calgary Flames.

– Martha and Darren

STATS

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• 370%
• – The increase in property values – and property taxes – homeowners will receive next year in the village of Danford Lake, an hour north of Ottawa. One of the poorest municipalities in the Pontiac, residents who paid $3,000 in property taxes last year will see them increase to over $12,000 next year. (Dylan Dyson at CTV)

Ottawan of the Day 

• Debbie Stewart 
• – The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation vice-president has joined the City as its first-ever General Manager of Strategic Initiatives. Strategic Iniatives is a brand new department set up by the City to ‘deliver on Council’s highest priorities, including economic development, housing solutions and investments, and climate change and resiliency’. (Ken Gray in the Ottawa Bulldog)

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• [F]or the next two or three weeks, we ought to look at the coming limits as an opportunity to get rid of a bunch of stuff that has been cluttering our homes, and lives

• – Ottawa Citizen columnist Bruce Deachman reminding everyone that the three item limit on garbage collection begins September 30, so you have only three more weeks to clear out the junk in your house for cheap.

Sports

• ⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 1 – Valour FC 1 last night

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CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall

Planning and Housing Committee
Wednesday, September 11 at 9:30 am

• Demolition Control By-law Amendment
• Zoning By-law Amendment – 6310 and 6320 Hazeldean Road
• Official Plan Amendment – Kanata North Economic District
• Zoning By-law Amendment – 246 Westhaven Crescent
• Zoning By-law Amendment – 3484 Innes Road, and 240 and 270 Lamarche Avenue
• Zoning By-law Amendment – 1770 Heatherington Road
• Community Benefits Charge By-law (2022-307) Update
• Bill 185 Implementation with respect to Development Review, and Bill 109 Monitoring Report

📋 Agenda

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

💰 2025 Budget Directions

• Keep your 11:30 am open tomorrow, as Mayor Mark Sutcliffe will be speaking on the City’s 2025 Budget Directions. He’ll be joined by City Manager Wendy Stephanson and Finance and Corporate Services Interim General Manager and Chief Financial Officer Cyril Rogers (City of Ottawa) (YouTube)

🌲 Celebratory Trees

• For only $1,000, you can have a tree planted in the Dominion Arboretum of the Central Experimental Farm to acknowledge an event or special person. Applications begin at noon, September 17. The link shows the area and type of trees available, but you are welcome to make a real life visit. (Friends of the Farm)

🖥️ Federal Public Employees

• Lack of desk space has kept some Federal public employees at home this week, despite the extra day in the office mandate.When asked by Radio Canada, Shared Services Canada, Ten Employment and Social Development Canada, and Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada all said that it did not have enough desk space for everyone. (CBC)

🚌 School Buses

• Some parents are reporting that some kids are getting lost after boarding the wrong school bus home. School staff are responsible for the kindergarteners, but grade ones and up are on their own. Drivers are supposed to return extra children back to the school. (Natalie Stechyson at CBC)

🚲 Bike Lockers 

• The City is creating bike lockers for the public to use while they are downtown, in the ByWard Market, and the Glebe. The lockers are good for two hours of free storage, and 50¢ per hour after that. Currently, there is no time limit. Each location can store six bikes at a time, and cyclists must book and pay for the lockers using a smartphone app, which will also report availability. (Josh Pringle at CTV) (Vélo-Transit app Android or iOS) (City of Ottawa info page)

🚊 O Train

• The Confederation Line was closed during rush hour this morning, not because of square wheels or for going too fast, but because the cameras were not working. The onboard cameras started working again around 8:00 am and service was resumed.(Ottawa Citizen)

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Today

• National Arts Centre Orchestra and National Arts Centre Dance present UAQUE, a “meditative dialogue between dance, visual arts and music” with Artistic Director and Choreographer Andrea Peña, Photographer Edward Burtynsky, and Music Director and Conductor Alexander Shelley. Tonight and tomorrow night in National Art Centre’s Southam Hall. Tickets from $31. Arrive early on both nights (at 6:45 pm) for the bilingual pre-performance talk. 

• Cock Show 2024 continues at Atomic Rooster: experience the best rooster art you’ll see all year until October 13. 

• ByTowne Cinema: Close Your Eyes, 2024 Cat Video Fest, Didi 

• Mayfair Theatre: His three Daughters, Across the River and Into the Trees, Cuckoo 

  Gigs

• Trivia Tuesday. Irene’s Pub

• 200 Stab Wounds, Zero State, Mortal Rites, Blood Moon Occultation. Rainbow Bistro

• Open Stage. Red Bird Live

Tomorrow

• Ticket sales end at 8:00 am this morning for the chat between Governor General’s Award-winning novelist Kim Thúy and Canada’s 1996 Gold Medal Olympic champion Doovan Bailey. Tickets from $20 for members, up to $100 for a Meet-and-Greet. Museum of History. 

• 🆓 Doors Open for Music Southminster is back for another season of free lunchtime concerts. This week, Montréal pianist Fiona Wu plays a solo recital of J.S. Bach’s final composition, The Art of Fugue. The program begins at 12:00 pm or you can watch on YouTube. 15 Aylmer Ave at Bank, K1S 5G4 

• It looks like the weather’s going to be fabulous for CityFolk Festival, today through Sunday at the Great Lawn, Lansdowne Park. The Beaches headline the TD Stage at tonight’s opening show, with guests Softcult and Päter. Meanwhile, Hawksley Workman plays the Fasken Stage. Tickets from $58. 

• Kanata Theatre’s production of Peter Shaffer’s Lettice and Lovage opens the new season at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. Single show tickets and five-play subscriptions are available. Until September 21. 

• UAQUE continues at the National Arts Centre. 

• ByTowne Cinema: L’étoile filante (The Falling Star), Wings of Desire, Didi 

• Mayfair Theatre: Across the River and Into the Trees, His Three Daughters, Repo Man 

  Gigs

• Jazz Nite with Woodshed. Queen St. Fare

• Spoon. Bronson Centre

• Drag me to Live! LIVE on Elgin

• Supersonic Hearts Band. Atomic Rooster

• An Evening with Daniel O’Donnell. National Arts Centre

• Petunia & The Vipers album release. Rainbow Bistro

• The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene’s Pub

• Tyler Kealey’s Urban Campfire. Red Bird

• Stick&Bow. Richcraft Theatre, Orléans

Thursday

• 🆓 As part of City Sounds Live, May Davis, Mars Aspen, Kaiday, and The North River perform at Greenbank Hunt Club Centre. The music is only part of the story: you could also win prizes like a free hair cut from McGee’s Barbershop, a Relax Massage Therapy gift certificate, or a Stirring Jewelry gift bag. Arrive early and stop by the swag tent for fun merch. Plus, grab dinner from one of the food vendors on site. 250 Greenbank Road Suite 230 Nepean K2H 8X4

• At CityFolk 2024 Festival, tonight’s headliners Greta Van Fleet are joined by Crown Lands, and Charlie Edward on the TD Stage, while Fred Eaglesmith, Jacob River Milnes, and the Tennessee Cree play the Fasken Stage. 

• No one knows what’s going to happen at Mash Up the Jam at the 2024 Ottawa Improv Jamboree; that’s because the host will only give the performers their instructions only once their name is called and they’re on stage. This is edge-of-your-seat performing. Tickets are Pay What You Can with $15 as the suggested minimum. 

• This week at Hintonburg Night Market: eat, drink, relax and shop in the Urban Art Collective parking lot. 

• There are more than 30 games available to play at Art House Beats & Boards. 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at 555 Somerset St. W. 

• FREE More games: There’s a FLINTA* games night at the Royal Oak pubat Kent and Slater. It’s free to attend but because space is limited you’ll need a reserved ticket. Arrive for six to get yourself fed, and be ready for play starting at 7:00 pm.

• ByTowne Cinema: Nos belles-sœurs (Sisters and Neighbors!), L’étoile filante (The Falling Star), Didi

• Mayfair Theatre: Across the River and Into the Trees, His Three Daughters, Repo Man 

  Gigs

• Shawn Phillips. Red Bird

• Boy Golden. Club SAW

• Ignite. The 27 Club

• GASM. LIVE on Elgin

• Handsome Sandwich. Overflow Brewing Company

• Jaheema. Montgomery Scotch Lounge.

• Art of the Duo. GigSpace

• Karaoke Thursday. Atomic Rooster

Long Runs

• Cirque du Soleil ECHO continues in Gatineau until September 22. 

• The University of Ottawa created the Department of Visual Arts 50 years ago. The Ottawa Art Gallery commemorates those five decades with the exhibition Art School Confidential, until September 22.

Just Announced / Now Booking

•  Harvest: A Feast of Fall is a multi-chef food and beverage experience that brings together the city's top award-winning chefs, artisanal beverage producers, and passionate foodies for a night of Farm to Table-inspired delights. All proceeds go to Youturn, the non-profit that helps the most at-risk youth, whose mission is to provide evidence-informed, individualized service to help develop the skills to become strong participating members of the community. Wednesday September 18 at Ottawa Art Galley, 10 Daly Ave. 

• The Kichesippi Shores Music Festival 2024 is back at Beetbox Farm on Saturday September 21. What you’ll experience: no corporate sponsors, two stages, 14 bands, and plenty of West Ottawa food and drink vendors (including adult drinks from Kichesippi Beer Co) to keep you energized from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. You’ll save dough by buying your tickets in advance: adults pay $30 ($40 at the door,) and teenagers pay $15 ($20 at the door). Kids 12 and under get in for free. 

• Heart has announced its rescheduled show at Canadian Tire Place to April 4. The band’s August 1 concert was cancelled after lead singer Ann Wilson stopped touring while being treated for cancer. Wilson says that she is recovering steadily.

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

The latest This is Ottawa podcast from the CBC attempts to answer a question that we're all asking: ‘What’s the new Night Mayor’s plan to revitalize Ottawa’s social scene from sundown to sunrise?’

The new City hire, Gatineau’s Mathieu Grondin, says he’s been in listening mode all summer. Here is what he heard.

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