HELLO OTTAWA | → O Train is now publishing the daily testing scorecard publicly | → A full weekend of things to do | → A small municipality south of Ottawa has gone through three integrity commissioners | → ⛅ High 19° Low 2° and sunny | 💐 In a new innovation, the winner of the Ottawa Wedding Show pass for two was drawn from Darren’s mom’s choosin’ hat instead of Martha’s mom. Congratulations to Marina O., and thank you to everyone who entered. | – Martha and Darren | | STATISTICS OTTAWA | | 1 | – The per centage of households which exceeded the three item limit for garbage during the first two weeks of the new rubbish rules. Until December, the rubbish engineers will collect everything but leave a note that there were too many items. After that, the extra items will be left behind, with a note explaining why. | | | | Josh Pringle at CTV |
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| OTTAWANS OF THE DAY | Quinn O'Malley and Fiona Smith | | QUOTE | | ❝ | | | If current laws and bylaws are already so toothless that they can’t adequately deal with acts or threats of hatred or violence, we should be looking at strengthening them and toughening enforcement before we add new layers of prohibitions |
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| – Bruce Deachman in the Ottawa Citizen arguing against a proposal by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Kanata South ward councillor Allan Hubley to create a bylaw that would ban protests outside churches, mosques, synagogues, schools and other institutions that support vulnerable community members. | | | | Bruce Deachman in the Ottawa Citizen |
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| QUOTE | 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 1 – New Jersey Devils 3, last night |
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| | WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL | No meetings Monday | 📋 Agenda | | WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT | 🚊 O Train | ▪️OC Transpo is now publishing the O Train testing scorecard on its website. OC Transpo is testing reliability for the new Trillium Line and requires an average of 98.5 per cent over 14 days to pass. As of yesterday, it is running an average of 99.5 per cent. However, it has been revealed that trips that are cancelled because of lack of operators are not counted, nor will any any of this test be run in winter weather. | | | | O Train Scorecard |
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| 🐝 Westboro | ▪️Nine Carleton University students will spending the next two months teaching residents of Westboro the value of pollinator gardens and how to start their own. Pollinator gardens are designed to attract birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and small mammals to help keep the ecosystem healthy. The group will have a community planting day outside Mountain Equipment Company, 366 Richmond Rd, on November 2. | | | | Ivy Mendoza in Kitchissippi Times |
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| 🔎 Rideau Lakes Township | ▪️Rideau Lakes Township has so far this year voted on four integrity commissioner reports and fired two integrity commissioners. The municipality south of Ottawa – Westport is the biggest community – only has nine members. | | | | Campbell MacDiarmid at CBC |
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| | THE ROLLING 3 DAY CALENDAR | Is there an event we should know about?
Please use our easy event submission form | TODAY | ▪️ Road Trip: Brockville comes alive for Ladies’ Shopping Night with swag, photo ops, limo rides, giveaways and major retail therapy. ▪️ On the topic of shopping, there’s lots of it at the National Women’s Show, plus food and drink, entertainment, and demos. ▪️ Speak to psychics, palm readers, numerologists, and Tarot card readers at Ottawa Psychic and Crystal Fair. ▪️ Tonight’s ArohaFest programming — including Kathak dance by Aroha Fine Arts and Garba dance and workshop by the Gujarati Cultural Association of Ottawa — is free. ▪️ Halifax-based cellist, composer, and improviser India Gailey, Montreal-based percussionist David Brongo, and Ottawa-based harpist Michelle Gott perform their latest compositions at Ottawa New Music Festival. ▪️ Enjoy a season-appropriate visit to the Creepy Doll Museum, which is spending a couple of spooky days at House of Commons Studio. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Widow Clicquot, The Outrun, Rumours, Boo-Tone Burlesque: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: A Different Man, Lee, Häxan Gigs ▪️ Slo’ Tom & The Handsome Devils. Irene’s Pub ▪️ Aeroforce: A Tribute to Aerosmith. Overflow Brewing ▪️ River City Junction. Rainbow Bistro ▪️ Terra Spencer. Red Bird ▪️ Live Animals. Café Dekcuf ▪️ Emblematics. Avant-Garde Bar |
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| TOMORROW | ▪️ The Glebe’s newest vintage clothing store officially opens with door crashers and even free items hidden in the racks. Visit The Jungle at 858 Bank Street from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ▪️ Watch as 10 comedians compete for the audience-voted title of Maestro: Competitive Improv Comedy. ▪️ Road Trip: Visit 20 vendors at the first-ever Vintage and Collectibles Show by Pembroke Vintage Chic Boutique. Find midcentury kitchen and dining items, video games, vinyl, VHS and cassette tapes, retro Christmas decor, vintage clothing, and more. 🆓 Get ready for the season at the Ottawa Ski Snowboard and Travel Show. ▪️ Urban Art Collective’s Furry Friend Market is the place to shop for treats, toys, and accessories from local vendors. ▪️ It’s true you’ll find locally crafted goods of the candle, beauty, stained glass, baked treats, pet supplies, herbal remedies, and clothing varieties at the Haunted Halloween Craft Show; however, we are compelled to tell you that there will also be trick or treating. Bring the kids, wear the costume. 🆓 Head to Greely for Horsehead’s Hootenanny, a pop-up of vintage shopping, live music, and yummy food. 5770 Bank Street (on the site of Greely Good Market). ▪️ Road Trip: Spend a pleasant afternoon checking out the Red Trillium Studio Tour, a self-guided driving excursion to artists’ studios in West Carleton. ▪️ Road Trip: The very small Switzer’s House of Beer in Arnprior officially opens today with its Backyard Beerfest. Tickets are still available for the 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm session, but they won’t last long. ▪️ Next Door’s Formal Wear Pop-Up Fundraiser marries your passion for previously loved special occasion outfits with your desire to help Cornerstone Housing for Women. Today only from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ▪️ You’re bound to bag a bargain at the Riverside United Church Book Nook Sale. 9:00 am to noon at 3191 Riverside Dr. ▪️ Road Trip: It’s theatre, darling, with an added road trip vibe. The Smiths Falls Station Theatre presents Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic and Old Lace until October 26. ▪️ Whiprsnapr is pulling out all the stops as they ring in 10 big years in business. There’s family fun from 12:00 to 4:00 pm and then the grownup party begins. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Ottawa Korean Film Festival: The Sin, Widow Clicquot, The Outrun, Rumours ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Lee, Hävan Gigs ▪️ 4DAYWKND, Futura Free. Rainbow Bistro ▪️ Darkspeed Live. Queen St Fare ▪️ The Angelique Francis Band. Irene’s Pub ▪️ Mari Millano. Club SAW ▪️ AnjChito. Sonny’s Bar and Grill ▪️ The Start: Ultimate 80s Night. Overflow Brewing Co. ▪️ Galleon 40th Anniversary Party with Where’s Mike? The Brass Monkey |
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| SUNDAY | ▪️ Start your Sunday at the Family Friendly Coffee Concert with cello and piano music, and gaze at the Fall colours blanketing the hills in Chelsea, QC. ▪️ If you’ve always been curious about Line Dancing, drop in to the D.A. Studio the Beginner Line Dancing session. $20 cash or e-transfer will get you on the floor. ▪️ Broadhead Brewery’s 13th birthday week continues with Dragoween Brunch. Don’t forget to dress up! 🆓 Find essential oils, spells, and more at the Ottawa Fall Holistic Healing Fair ▪️ Can’t read my poker face: Hellenic Community of Ottawa Poker Tournament will raise funds for The Ottawa Hospital ▪️ Ottawa 57s face the Barrie Colts. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Ottawa Korean Film Festival: Past Lives, The Outrun, Matt and Mara, Rumours ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Murderess, Behind The Haystacks, Audition Gigs ▪️ Danny Brown. Bronson Centre ▪️ Sunday Night Revue. Irene’s Pub ▪️ Green Eyes, Witch Hands. LIVE on Elgin ▪️ Whiskey Jack. Red Bird |
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| MONDAY | ▪️ Comedian and host of CBC’s The Debaters Steve Patterson performs his show The Keynote Comedian as part of Ottawa Public Library’s Joy of Reading series. Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe. ▪️ Bilingual and francophone kids will love Story Time with Luana at National Arts Centre’s Peter A. Herrndorf Place. ▪️ Go for a walk and enjoy peak season autumnal colours. ▪️ ByTowne Cinema: The Outrun, The Battle of Monte Cassino (Czerwone maki), Rumours ▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Lee, 34 Ways to Die, Audition Gigs ▪️ Paula Abdul Straight Up! To Canada tour. TD Place ▪️ Open Mic Night. Art House Café ▪️ Trivia Night. Royal Oak Pubs Kent St |
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| JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING | | | | DEALS OF THE DAY |  | Ottawa Tool Library |
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| Road Trip: Arnprior’s Bee Savvy Fine Foods is holding daily specials during Small Business Week. Tomorrow (Saturday October 19) is Donut Day alongside a Freezer Sale. |
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| | BUT, ONE MORE THING … | The municipality of North Grenville, south of Ottawa, is considering opening a pet cemetery. There are very few pet cemeteries in Canada, and almost none are operated by a municipality. Brockville used to operate one on the edge of the city cemetery, but services are currently suspended. North Grenville is investigating the idea after it was noted at a council meeting that many cities in the United States are discovering the need. | | DAILY QUALITY CONTROL | What did you think of today’s OTTAWAN? | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great ⭐⭐⭐ Satisfactory ⭐ Needs Improvement |
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