NUMBER - 19%
- – The decrease in rubbish sent to the Ottawa landfill after the three-item garbage limit was put into effect.
- In the first five months of 2025, residents sent 41,506 tonnes of garbage to the landfill. During the same period last year, we sent 51,279 tonnes and, for comparison, we sent a similar amount of 51,504 tonnes in the first five months of 2023.
- Josh Pringle at CTV
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OTTAWAN (OUTGOING) OF THE DAY |
Jo Oyama The infielder for the Ottawa Titans has had his contract picked up by the Seattle Mariners, only the third time a Titans player has been grabbed by a Major League Baseball team. Originally from Naha, Japan, the 24 year-old joined Ottawa after college baseball in California. Davis Legree in Compass News
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SPORTS - 🏈 CFL Ottawa RedBlacks 26 – Saskatchewan Roughriders 31 yesterday
- ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 6 – Brockton Rox 7 yesterday
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⚡ The City’s agriculture and rural affairs committee voted to oppose officially backing a battery storage system project in West Carleton. While Gatineau-based Evolugen has approval from the Province’s energy regulator, the regulator prefers that local municipalities also be on board for private projects. Ottawa City Council punted the question to the rural affairs committee with little debate last week; the question will now go back to Council: should it overule the rural affairs committee or endorse the ban? Evolugen’s battery storage system would buy electricity from Hydro One overnight when it is cheap and sell it back during the day when it is dear. Some local residents are opposed due to fears of contamination to air and water supplies in case of fire, amongst other concerns. Evolugen is owned by Brookfield Renewables, which itself is 60 per cent owned by Brookfield Asset Management, which is the company most recently chaired by New Edinburgh resident Prime Minister Mark Carney. – Ben Andrews at CBC
💰 Investigators have found financial irregularities at the Renfrew Victoria Hospital in Renfrew. The financial operations of the hospital were put under provincial control last year when whistleblowers reported an unusual relationship with a related non-profit called Renfrew Health. The current investigation found that executive bonuses were undocumented and many corporate credit card expenses did not have receipts. – Isabel Harder at CBC
✂️ The Department of Justice is laying off 264 Federal public employees. The Department blames ‘significant budgetary pressures.’ It did not say how many in the Capital would be affected. – Matteo Cimellaro in the Ottawa Citizen
🗳️ Osgoode ward residents, today is your advance polling day to elect a new City councillor. Regardless of your address – within Ward 20 – you can vote at Osgoode Village Community Centre, Parkway Church, or Carlsbad Springs Community Centre until 8:00 pm. The official voting day is Monday, June 16. – City of Ottawa |
The Poll: Last time, we asked ‘How do you make arrangements to meet up with friends?’ 30% One phones the other, date set, and boom, all goes to plan 13% Say ‘Let’s Get Together Soon’ and never, ever meet up 36% Text potential dates back and forth, settling on a date far in the future that one of you will double book 11% Notify everyone that you are welcoming guests on a set date at a set time; come or don’t 6% Good Lord, who’d want to socialize? 5% Other Today’s Poll: |
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Please use our easy event submission form ✳️ Means change from previous edition FRIDAY What were Canadian kids listening to in the latter part of the 20th century? Find out in Retro - Popular Music in Canada From the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, at the Canadian Museum of History. "A good time" means different things to each of us. Whether you like to smash things up, watch magicians, people-watch in a beer garden, eat food from cool trucks, play games with the family, climb a wall, play a round of mini golf, place at bet in a casino, or watch a performance, Blackburn Hamlet FunFair will tick the boxes. It's on until Sunday. From the Accordion Show at 6:00 pm to the DJ ALAMUSIC set from 9:30 to 10:30 pm, there's entertainment for the entire family on the Italian Week Ottawa stage. 301 Preston St. Ottawa's new choir Bold Voices presents Music Down in My Soul, a program of pieces by Black composers. 🆓 Shop for unique items by Métis, Inuit, and First Nations makers at the Summer Indigenous Art Market. National Arts Centre from 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Manotick's Dickinson Days are filled with food, parades, live music, and fireworks. 🏳️🌈 The theme of this year's Youth Pride Prom is Enchanted Fairytale. The ByTowne Cinema's screening of Chicago is preceded by fabulous burlesque from Frisqué Femme Productions. Guitars and Gasoline Festival celebrates motorsports and music with a 100% Canadian line up including Blue Rodeo, Josh Ross, Theory of a Deadman, and more. Tent sites, yurts for glamping, and RV spots are all available. In Volleyball Nations League - Women's, Dominican Republic faces Netherlands at 4:00 pm, and Serbia takes on Japan at 7:30 pm. ByTowne Cinema: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Secret Mall Apartment, Chicago with Frisqué Femme Burleseque Mayfair Theatre: One to One: John & Yoko, Friendship, American Psycho Gigs AnjChito. Night Oat Café Afro Jazz (Vol 2). First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Uncle Strut. LIVE on Elgin Backseat Dragon. Rainbow Bistro Nature Pleads Revenge, Concessions, Bury The Past, The Jenova Projekt, Under the Influence. Dominion Tavern
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✳️ 🆓 Take an entertaining guided historical walk to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the village of Chelsea, QC. Choose the French walk at 2:00 pm or English at 4:00 pm but either way you must register in advance. ✳️ See Josh Ross, Theory of a Deadman, Headstones, and Alexa Goldie on the Guitars and Gasoline main stage. 🚗 Road Trip: Visit Arnprior's Tent Sale in the parking lot behind Shopper's Drug Mart, where you'll find women's wear and vintage goodies on sale from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Starting at noon across town at the Robert Simpson Park, enjoy Priorpalooza Music Festival with eight bands, Cold Bear's beer tent, and food vendors. Doors Open Ottawa (today and tomorrow) allows us to peek inside buildings that are often difficult to access. The City has list a few cool buildings to visit such as Arts Court, where you'll see what all of the tenants are up to, including Possible Worlds, Ottawa Valley Grain Products in Carp, the Parliamentary Precinct Rehabilitation, SPAO, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Choose from daytime or evening sessions at the Orléans Craft Beer Festival. Performers from Mādahòkì Farm present pow-wow drumming and dancing and other Indigenous cultural practices at the Canadian Museum of History. Art in the Park is rain or shine at the Glebe's Central Park. Have Wellington West and Hintonburg-style fun at the Loretta Ave Block Party. 🚗 Road Trip: Enjoy a rural shopping experience at the Blondie Apparel showroom, today only. Arts Court comes alive with Debaser's Pique Festival: Summer Edition. You'll find performances, installations, and exhibitions in every space, and tickets are Pay-What-You-Can. Mechanicsville Day is a fun afternoon of BBQ, beats, games, and a dog parade. Manotick's Dickinson Days continue. At Volleyball Nations League - Women's, it's Canada vs Japan at 4:00 pm and Bulgaria vs Serbia at 7:30 pm It's Pollinator Appreciation Day. The Ecology Ottawa Tree Giveaway will have White Pine, Red Pine, American Elm, and Black Walnut seedlings on hand. Supplies are included in the Santini Gallery x Sandra Mijia: Italian Festival Paint in the Street event. The good times continue at the Blackburn Hamlet FunFair. It's opening day at Cumberland Farmers Market. 🆓 (but non-perishable food donations are welcome) The Flamenco for Food and Fun Project will support the Partage Vanier Food Bank with dance lessons and music. Kitchisippi Community Garage Sale goes ahead today if it's sunny (rain date tomorrow). Seek the Wild, Wild Westboro Garage Sale behind the Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Orléans Craft Beer Festival continues under the tents. ByTowne Cinema: Sherlock Jr with R.E.M's Monster and New Adventures in Hi Fi - A Silents Synced Film, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Secret Mall Apartment, Pavements Mayfair Theatre: Friendship, Vampire Hunter D Gigs Nick Adema. Art House Café Out By Lucy. Rainbow Bistro Boom 99.7 Dance Party. Bronson Centre The Racket, The Sellouts, The Yodas. Pineview Golf Course Gaga Nyght. House of TARG
SUNDAY 🆓 Meet Outaouais farmers and producers, celebrate seasonal food, and of course, buy fresh, local asparagus at Ferme Agricola Farm's 3rd Asparagus Festival. A Company of Fools celebrates its 35th with a Mario Kart Tournament at Mayfair Theatre. More than 150 artists are showing work at Art in the Park. You can bring your own supplies to the Goth Colouring Meetup at Ottawa Art Gallery's Jackson Café, or you can borrow some from the organizers. The fun continues at the Blackburn Hamlet FunFair. Get access to some of the city's most iconic buildings at Doors Open Ottawa. The Ottawa Legacy Expo is an opportunity for curious locals and members of the deathcare industry to learn about the helpful and necessary services offered in Ottawa. 🚗 Road Trip: Priorpalooza is over but the music keeps on playing in Arnprior's Robert Simpson Park. Sundays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Pups are welcome at Beyond the Pale's Patio Paw-ty. 250 City Centre. 🆓 Enjoy Community Yoga from the South Keys Greenboro Community Association. Broadhead Brewery welcomes the gang from Ottawa Kitten Rescue for fun times including a silent auction, march, a 50/50 draw, and of course, outstanding beer. Remember loved ones at Bereaved Families of Ontario's Butterfly Memorial Event at Beechwood Cemetery The Barrhaven Community Concert Band plays Musical Odds and Ends at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe. Start Merengue Mania with a workshop and then enjoy the social dance and Latin party all night long. Meet the artists, eat great food, and relax under century-old trees at the Glebe's Art in the Park. Mitch Roberts brings the music to this week's Nepean Night Market. As well as satisfying your shopping urge at the indoor market, you can enjoy cocktails from Thirst Responder, live music, and yoga at the Loretta Avenue Block Party. 🚗 Road Trip: The stylish Vodkow Market on the Lawn is back. The craft cocktails, artisans, and lawn games are all waiting for you in Almonte. Catch the excitement at Volleyball Nations League - Women's at TD Place Arena. One ticket will get you in to these matches: 11:00am - Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 2:30pm - Bulgaria vs. Netherlands, and 6:00pm - Canada vs. Serbia 🆓 The dress code is Cosplay at Orléans Comic Book & Novelty Show (or jeans, capes, whatevs). Soak up the midcentury Louis Prima vibes as Jivewires hit the Italian Festival Weekend main stage at 4:15 pm today. Ottawa singer/songwriter Talia Aoude performs new music at Art House. Bring a lawn chair to the Family Music Show at Manotick's Dickinson Days festival. Get a sneak peek at Ottawa Little Theatre's upcoming production, 37 Postcards, at a special fundraiser performance for Right to Learn Afghanistan. ByTowne Cinema: Secret Mall Apartment, Art House Classics: Pother Panchali, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Pavements Mayfair Theatre: Mario Kart Tournament presented by A Compnay of Fools, Friendship, One to One: John & Yoko, Vampire Hunter D Gigs An Evening with EXTC (XTC's drummer Terry Chambers and friends). Rainbow Bistro Selias, Arcade Zero, Vivisected, The Disconnect. The Brass Monkey Clutch. Bronson Centre Femininomenom. The Laff
MONDAY 🆓 Learn the fascinating history and contributions of Italian women in Ottawa at a free panel discussion presented by Italian Week Ottawa and National Congress of Italian Canadians. You must register in advance. Story Café tells tales of Women of Strength and Courage. Across the river, Australia's Thunder from Down Under play the first of two shows a Hôtel Casino Lac-Leamy, while Southern Comfort play Minotaure. ByTowne Cinema: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Secret Mall Apartment Mayfair Theatre: About Maya, Friendship, One to One: John & Yoko, Vampire Hunter D Gigs Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Mondaze Daisy Train Karaoke. The 27 Club
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