In Today’s Edition → Parking meter rates reduced 50¢ per hour in some areas → Go vote, then make some plans for the week → Deals of the Day: Pottery classes and summer camp for the broken hearted → ☀️ High 21° Low 6° and sunny ☀️ 5:55 am 🌛 8:06 pm |
💣 Thank you to the many readers who pointed out that Brownsburg, once home to to Bomb Girls, is 90 minutes east of Ottawa, not west as we wrote Friday. Darren’s birthday is not until January but if someone is looking to give him an early gift, a compass would not be amiss. 🗳️ Polling places are open until 9:30 pm tonight. Visit Elections.ca to find where to place your ballot. – Martha and Darren |
Aigah Attagutsiaq, Martha Flaherty, Malachi Kigutak, Simona Arnatsiaq, and Beverly Illauq In 2017, the five women founded the Inuit Women’s Sewing Centre for other Inuit women to meet and learn traditional skills. Morphing into Isaruit Inuit Arts, last year the Centre was given six weeks to leave its space to make way for a food bank but is now thriving at the Rideau Community Hub, formerly the Rideau High School Nehaa Bimal in Nunatsiaq News
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SPORTS - 🏒 PWHL Ottawa Charge 3 – Montréal Victoire 2 last Saturday
- 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 4 – Toronto Maple Leafs 3 last Saturday (Game 4 of Round 1)
- ⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 3 – Calvary FC 1 last Saturday
- And for the first time ever on THE OTTAWAN Sports Page
- ⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 2 – AFC Toronto 1 yesterday
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Audit Committee
Tuesday, April 29 at 9:30 am - Office of the Auditor General – Audit of the Automated Speed Enforcement and Red-Light Camera Programs
- Office of the Auditor General – Semi-annual report on follow-up procedures
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
💰 The City is reducing parking meter rates by 50¢ in Constellation, War Museum, Little Italy North, ByWard Market North/East, Glebe North, and Centretown South. The City has figured that the demand for parking in those areas is low, and reduced rates accordingly. The new rate is $3.00 per hour. – Josh Pringle at CTV
💰 An Ottawa safer-supply doctor is one of the province’s top billers to OHIP, at $2.5 million per year. The doctor, whose firm is named Northwood Recovery, also has clinics in North York, Hamilton, Manitoulin Island, Sudbury, Timmins, and Sault Ste. Marie. – Arthur White-Crummey at CBC
💰 Loto Québec is building a new convention centre on the grounds of the Casino Lac-Leamy in Gatineau. The $50 million project will cover 100,000 square-feet and take at least two years to build. – CBC
🍃 Hydro Ottawa has been admitted to the 2025 edition of Canada’s Greenest Employers. While the utility, 100 per cent owned by the City, is known to be the largest municipally-owned producer of green power in Ontario with its mix of mix of hydroelectric, solar and landfill gas power generation, it also owns one of the largest pollinator meadows of its kind in eastern Ontario. – Canada’s Top 100
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The Poll In the previous poll we asked, ‘In recognition of Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, Where do you buy your books?’ 48% Local independent bookstore 20% Chapters/Indigo 17% Amazon 8% Any online store that is not Chapters/Amazon 7% Books? Why not ask where I buy my videotape rewinders?
When the Federal election was called back in March, we polled you on who you thought would win the election. To see the difference a month makes, we’re asking it again:
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Who will be Prime Minister designate tomorrow? |
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✳️ Means change from previous edition MONDAY The Queer Music Jam is for beginner and intermediate musicians, roadies, and super fans. You’ll need to register in advance for $5 as space is limited. Bring your acoustic instruments if you have one. Another hosted Trivia Feud will unfold at Royal Oak Kanata this evening. It’s like being on TV without actually being on TV. ByTowne Cinema: The Shrouds, 2025 Federal Election: results Mayfair Theatre: The Way, My Way, Mountains on Stage: Summer Edition 2025 Gigs Outside the Box Trivia. St. Louis Bar & Grill (Eagleson) Eliza Niemi. Club SAW Karaoke Mondays. Atomic Rooster
TUESDAY
🆓 Chamberfest’s annual residency at Ottawa City Hall begins with a noon programme of romantic favourites performed by the University of Ottawa School of Music students. Ottawa City Hall, Tuesday April 29 at noon. Bring your lunch. ByTowne Cinema: En Fanfare (The Marching Band), Restoration: Picnic at Hanging Rock, On Swift Horses Mayfair Theatre: The Penguin Lessons, The Way, My Way, Naked
Gigs
Trivia. Broadhead Brewery, Pour Boy, Irene’s Pub
WEDNESDAY
🆓 Chopin’s Ballades take centre stage at the noon Doors Open For Music at Southminster concert. The kids become the heroes as larger than life puppets (and some tiny ones, too) tell the story of Dragons and Mythical Beasts. Red Bird’s Music Trivia Night will test your knowledge of tunes past and present. ByTowne Cinema: Golden Age: A Night at the Opera, On Swift Horses, The Shrouds Mayfair Theatre: The Way, My Way, Trail Running Film Festival, The Island Between Tides Gigs Video Game Music Live with 8Bit. House of TARG Open Mic. EveryPerson Café Gone Fishing, Robin Kenny, Tea & Oranges. LIVE on Elgin
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
If you’ve decided that the time is finally right to learn how to crochet, book a spot at Wabi Sabi’s Intro to Crochet Part 1, on Saturday June 21 and Saturday June 28. Lost Baggage Musical Theatre will mount Rocky Horror Picture Show in November 2025. Realise your musical theatre dreams and attend one of the casting calls on June 21, June 22, or June 23.
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