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Thursday, September 23, 2021

The Ottawan


HELLO OTTAWA 

Weekend plans: get organized for Thanksgiving

Summer’s now a fond memory and It’s time to start planning for Thanksgiving.  Since it feels like the holiday lands in our lap with no warning, this year we're taking the final weekend of September to get ready in plenty of time. Of course, if we don't feel like cooking, Ottawa's restaurants and caterers can help. 

▪️Baccanalle’s Thanksgiving Dinner has heat and serve dinners comprised of your choice of single, four, or eight servings of either Jerk-spice or Apple-spice roasted Turkey. Sides range from curried pumpkin soup to Caribbean-style Mac & Cheese to their in-house cornbread stuffing, and dinner’s rounded out with Chocolate Marble Sweet Potato Cheesecake. Orders close October 3rd. 

▪️If you’re based in Chelsea, Restaurant Les Fougères is offering a three course Turkey dinner on Saturday October 9th with classic dishes like Dauphinoises potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce, and for dessert their Pumpkin Tartlet with Chantilly Cream sounds divine. $49 per person with the option to add bottles of wine to your order. Pickup only. 

▪️Thyme and Again has a range of Thanksgiving packages and individual dishes so you can create your perfect festive dinner. Meal packages can feature turkey ($145 for the bird plus gravy, stuffing and cranberry or $220 for a fun feast for six to eight). If turkey isn't your thing, they also offer Baked Side of Salmon or Prime Rib.  Their selelction of sides is full of standouts like Potato & Leek Gratin, Braised Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Chestnuts and Pomegranate Seeds, and Mashed Sweet Potato with Harissa  ($28 each). The desserts look lush too. Orders close Friday October 1st or sooner if they sell out.

Table setting ideas

Expect over 90 vendors at the 613 Flea taking place at Lansdowne Park on Saturday (September 25th) from 10:00am to 4:00pm. You’ll find classic pieces for the table, and cool vintage outfits for hosting a gathering. Check out 613 Flea’s stories for the latest news about vendors. 

 

We'll see you tomorrow – Martha and Darren


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STATS

Weather: ?️ Rain, sometimes heavy. High of 23°, low of 14°

Number: 20. The number of rabbits available for adoption at the Ottawa Humane Society in a bunny explosion. [CityNews] [Bunnies!]

Ottawans of the Day:  Darlene Joseph, Zak Lewis, Joel Hazzan, and Abderrahim Moussa. The four coaches of amateur sport were honored with Ontario Coaching Excellence Awards. [Ottawa Sport Pages]

Quote: ‘When you're in the big city like Ottawa or Toronto, everything is new and shiny. But to get that Norman Rockwell painting, you're going to find that still in Arnprior and Pembroke and Petawawa’ – Director Brian Lutes, who has just finished his potential Netflix film Painted Sharks, which was filmed throughout the Ottawa Valley. [CTV]

Sports: CFL  Ottawa RedBlacks 7 – Hamilton TiCats 24, last night. 
 

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Data is from this morning, comparisons are with yesterday
 

ONTARIO

caseschangedeaths
581,908? 6779,677 ? 7
? Eligible people with one dose86.1% 
? Eligible people with second dose80.3%


Ontario COVID Page    Ontario Vaccine Rates 

QUEBEC

caseschangedeaths
405,728?75411,347 ? 7
? Eligible people with one dose89.6%
? Eligible people with second dose83.3%


Quebec COVID Page     Quebec Vaccine Rates



OTTAWA

cases changedeaths
29,476? 33

595 ? 0

? Eligible people with one dose

811,093 (88%)
? Eligible people with second dose755,933 (82%)


Ottawa Public Health     Ottawa Vaccination Rates.    Ottawa Wastewater 
 

OUTAOUAIS

caseschangedeaths
13,539?23220 ? 0
? Number of doses of vaccine 579,182


As of September 15, 2021 Updated Weekly

? Eligible people with one dose301,774 (73.3%)
? Eligible people with second dose279,388 (67.8%)


Outaouais Public Health    Quebec Vaccination Rates
 

EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT

caseschangedeaths
5158?24113 ? 0
? Eligible people with one dose159,142 (87%)
? Eligible people with second dose147,040 (80.4%)


Eastern Ontario Health Unit  Eastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates

 

COVID-19 NEWS

⭕ Quebec plans to ban COVID-19 protests around hospitals and schools as early as today. [CBC]

⭕ The increase in COVID-19 in children has led the City to open a pop-up vaccination clinic at McNabb Arena. [CTV]
 

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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

▪️The Rainbow Bisto has been given a temporary lifeline by local business people. The network has agreed to cover the shortfalls to keep the doors open at least until the end of 2021. [CBC]

▪️City Council voted against discussing issues with the O-Train at its meeting yesterday. Councillors Jeff Leiper and Shawn Menard (not Shawn Mendes! Not Shawn Mendes!) needed 18 votes to have the issue added to the agenda but only wrangled 16. Mayor Jim Watson was one of the members against discussing the O-Train’s problems. [Ottawa Citizen]

▪️Ottawa Police will submit a budget that has no increase. The police say that they will submit a budget that is the same as the previous year but assume that there is zero per cent inflation. If costs do rise, they figure, it's out of their hands. [Ottawa Citizen]


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