In Today’s Edition → Special needs programmes will remain in OCDSB schools → Learn to Attach Anything To Your Drywall workshop from Ottawa Tool Library tomorrow → Deals of the Day fashion from Melow, experiences at Brookstreet Hotel → 🌧️ High 16° Low 6° and chance of rain ☀️ 5:42 am 🌛 8:17 pm |
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WEDNESDAY DINING + DRINKING UPDATE |
🥟 Chef Resa of Baccanalle is cooking up a special to celebrate ByBlacks Restaurant Week, the Ontario-wide initiative to promote black-owned hospitality businesses. Get four of her signature patties in your choice of vegan or beef flavours for $10 from May 12 to 18. 🍖 Summer is coming and there are going to be outdoor gatherings. Brush up on your grill skills with the Meatings BBQ 101 workshops: All Things Brisket (May 15); All Things Ribs (May 29) 🥕 Vegans Who Snack Food and Art Festival is back May 30 at the Parkdale Market. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm 1 🏅 Four Ottawa restos have made the 2025 Canada’s Best Restaurants list: Atelier, Arlo, Perch, and Riviera. 🫴 Starting today, Gatineau restos will now present suggested tip amounts as a per centage of the before-tax price, now that a new Québec law is in effect. – CBC 🍲 The first-ever Fun Philippines Ottawa Food and Music Street Festival has been postponed because of safety concerns after 11 people were killed at a Vancouver Filipino festival. The festival was set for May 17-18 on Wellington Street. – Josh Pringle at CTV 🍩 Ottawa Tourism has released ‘A guide to Ottawa’s street food spots’. Included are: Pizza Nerds, Cô Châm, Smash Daddy, Merry Dairy, Paninaro, Shawarma Palace, All Out Burger, Suzy Q Doughnuts, Wolf Down, La Bottega Nicastro, and Thailicious Food Truck. THE OTTAWAN thinks the guide is misleadingly named. This is indeed a list of ‘street food’, of a sort, but, except for Thailicious, none of them are sold in the street – they are all restaurants. We have no real objection with the entries though. – Ottawa Tourism, A guide to Ottawa’s street food spots ☕ Seven patios that are work-from-home friendly and provide wifi: Planet Coffee, Elgin Street Happy Goat, Casa Di Moni, Arlington Five, Drip House, Art House, and Little Victories. – Jordan Pizzuti in the Ottawa Business Journal ↪ In the same publication, Tracey Clark, the founder of Bridgehead Coffee, talks about her hole-in-the-wall Vanier shop that she opened in 2019, Linden Pizza. –Marissa Galko in the Ottawa Business Journal
Mother’s Day experiences you can still book:
Mother’s Day Tea at Saunders Farm includes a gift for mum, MOMosas made with the farms’ own cider, and finger sandwiches. Get a free bar of locally made, small batch coffee soap with purchases of $90 or more at Equator Coffee. Pick up something sweet from 3 Tarts & Sons, where they’ve got individual flourless Chocolate Almond Fudge Cakes as well as mini pies in Strawberry Rhubarb, Lemon Raspberry White Chocolate, Caramel and Chocolate Pecan Pie flavours. Moms who love craft beer will want to try the Mother’s Day Brunch offering at Spark Beer by Chef Jeff (aka King of the Poached Egg); think brunch pizzas, coffee, beermosas … and fun from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The 11-dish Mother’s Day Brunch @ Home by NeXT is four waves of excellent eating and drinking.
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NUMBER - 90%
- – The portion of the $50 million worth of film production commissioned by American companies that are potentially at risk by a proposed new tariff by the United States. US President Donald Trump set the ball rolling to tariff movies made outside the country by 100 per cent.
- The Hollywood Reporter has eight questions about how a tariff on films could actually work.
- Jayden Dill at CBC
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The Ottawa Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 recipients for 2025 This year’s recipients, who will be recognized at a June gala at the Casino du Lac-Leamy, are:
- Alberto Aguilar, 28, Founder and CEO, Plantaform
- Talal Al-Atassi, 39, Cardiac Surgeon and Assistant Dean, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Jenniffer Alvarenga, 39, Real Estate Broker and Co-Founder, Goodstory
- Ghina Annan, 36, Principal and Decarbonization Business Lead, Stantec
- Nadine Atkinson, 37, Partner, BDO Canada LLP
- Maximillian Bailey, 37, CEO, Spoonity
- Jennifer Beckert, 39, Director of Finance Transformation, Shopify
- Kyle Biggar, 38, Chief Science Officer and Scientific Co-Founder, NuvoBio Corp.
- Diana Birsan, 36, Co-Founder and CEO, Downpay
- Julien Bourgeois, 36, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP
- Matthew Brown, 33, Vice-President of Customer Success, Solink Corp.
- Mary Anne Carter, 37, Principal and Partner, Earnscliffe Strategies
- Alexander Caudarella, 39, CEO, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
- Varsha Chaugai, 38, CEO, Evoke Health
- Kyle Crawford, 39, Vice-President Sales and Rentals, Hansler Industries/Venturis Capital Corp.
- Evan Dudley, 34, Director Sales North America, Giatec Scientific Inc.
- Marry Gunaratnam, 37, Senior Vice-President, Northern Credit Union
- Erin Hennessy, 39, Director of Operations, CVE Inc.
- Christian Jennings, 39, President, Jennings Real Estate Corp.
- Tessa Kampman, 39, Senior Project Director, bbb architects ottawa inc.
- Joel Kowalski, 36, River Operations Manager, Wilderness Tours
- Pamela Lai, 38, Medical Director, ExecHealth
- Michael Lalonde, 39, Co-owner and Founder, Purecolo Inc.
- Marty Landry, 36, Vice-President of Sales, Field Effect
- Sébastien Lavoie, 33, Owner, La Vie en Bois
- Brett Merriman, 39, CEO, TryCycle Data Systems Inc.
- Andrew Montague-Reinholdt, 35, Partner, Nelligan Law
- Liam Mooney, 37, CEO, Jackpine
- Ryma Nasrallah, 39, Partner, BLG
- Rose Caddy Nwaha, 39, Owner, Rocaderm Clinic Ltd.
- Emma Pollon-MacLeod, 36, CEO, NutriChem
- Rumi Prince, 39, General Manager, Prince Mortgage Team
- Liam Remillard, 37, Senior Manager and Chief Statistical Adviser, Abbott Point of Care
- Idan Scher, 37, Rabbi, Congregation Machzikei Hadas
- Dedrick Sterling, 39, Owner, Merakey Construction and Management
- Sarah Vandenbelt, 38, Broker of Record and Founder, Paradigm Commercial Real Estate & Brokerage Inc.
- Patrick George Vice, 33, Vice-President of Engineering, Product and Platform, Fullscript
- Tori Waugh, 38, Founder and CEO, Conservation Ag
- Kody Wilson, 39, Partner, GGFL LLP
- George Zahalan, 36, Owner and CEO, Pharmacist Valley Health Pharmacies
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
French Language Services Advisory Committee
Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 pm - French Language Services Advisory Committee Mid-Term Report 2023-2026
- Presentation - Orientation session for members of FLSAC
- Adoption of French Language Services Advisory Committee Procedure By-law
- Recommendations - Transit Services Department
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
🏫 Special needs programmes will remain after trustees voted against changing them in Ottawa Carleton District Schools. The previous plan had been to phase out most special needs programmes and send kids with learning disabilities to regular classes. Parents have been objecting for weeks. – Nathan Fung at CBC
💥 The City is proposing a voluntary notification system for protest organizers rather than the current requirement to request a special event permit and insurance. The staff report says that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms recognizes freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and the City is more interested in public safety and preventing traffic congestion. The proposed Highway Events Bylaw would not include vehicles. – Josh Pringle at CTV ❓Chelsea is looking for suggestions on what to call its residents. Demonyms suggested include: Chelsois and Chelsoise; Chelseacois and Chelseacoise; Chelski; Chelseaite; and Chelois, Cheloise, Chelseas. The municipality is taking suggestions here.– Josh Pringle at CTV
🚊 Say goodbye to text messages from OC Transpo on bus cancellations. The transit operator will no longer text the cancellations as of tomorrow. OC Transpo says the text messages are done manually and are time consuming. People with smartphones can still receive the messages using the Transit App and, for reasons not explained, text messages for O Train cancellations or changes will continue. – Paula Tran in the Ottawa Citizen ↪ O-Train Line 1 will close at 8:00 pm Sunday, rather than 11:00 pm, in preparation of service to be extended from Blair Station to Trim Station. Replacement buses will be available. – City of Ottawa
For the Federal public employees, a couple of items.
💼 Kathryn May in Policy Options wonders if Rockcliffe via New Edinburgh resident Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to implement United Kingdom-style ‘mission government’ in the bureaucracy, a system that helps ‘break down silos, unite departments, and can rally the public around bold but achievable goals’. Professor Mariana Mazzucato, director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Policy, and Camden council leader Georgia Gould have more details on the concept. 💉 An employee with Transport Canada who tried arguing that the forest was his church in a bid to avoid suspension for not taking the COVID vaccine was turned down by Federal Public Sector Relations Board. |
The Poll Last time, we asked ‘Will you visit the Tulip Festival, which starts this weekend?’ 61% Yes, at least once 20% Yes, but only at the end when everything is nearly dead because I forgot about it 10% Not interested
Today’s poll:
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✳️ Means change from previous edition WEDNESDAY ✳️ Kanata Theatre opens its next production, the Paul Rudnick comedy I Hate Hamlet, which will run until May 17 at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. ✳️ Ottawa Little Theatre mounts Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, running until May 24 at 400 King Edward Ave. The noon time concert by Doors Open for Music at Southminster (DOMS) presents Simple Pleasures: Works for Guitar by Brownell, Tarrega, and Granados, as well as works by Andrew Mah (guitar) and Nikki Buechler (viola). Poet and novelist Shani Mootoo and poet Janice Jo Lee recite works to sounds by cellist and composer Raphael Weinroth-Browne at SAW Centree’s Riverbed Reading Series. A (Bad) Night at the Movies returns for another season at the OPL Main Branch. Tonight enjoy a rare opportunity to view Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo on the big screen. Be there 30 minutes before showtime so you can find a seat and take in the preshow. 🆓 Enjoy relaxed drinks and maybe make some new friends at Women+ Queerly Speaking: Love, Laughs, and Lipstick. It’s free to attend but you must book your space in advance. Make it a hump day to remember: Bingo & Bangerz means nothing but 2000s and 2010s hits on the dance floor at House of TARG. Oh, and bingo. ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, German Language Film Festival of Ottawa: From Hilde, with Love, Detour: Batman Forever Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Animation Show n Tell Ottawa 3
Gigs MJ Lenderman and The Wind. Bronson Centre The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene’s Pub Trivia Night: Royal Oak (Bank at Maclaren, Barrhaven, Centrepointe), O’Grady’s Outpost. Jazz Nite with Justine Duhaime. Bar Robo Open Mic. EveryPerson Café
THURSDAY
The 40th annual Ottawa Children’s Festival rolls out at its new home, Lansdowne Park and the Horticulture Building. Before and after the show you’re seeing, visit Imagineliand to learn a circus skill, visit Little Medical School and Little Lion Dental Centre (to learn, not to get a tooth pulled), craft a button badge, go for a spin in the roller skating rink, have an animal encounter, and more. Tyler Kealey and Dave Kali bring their Dueling Pianos to the taproom at Overflow Brewing, where they’ll be joined by Todd Huckman on guitar. Spend time with your mother figure crafting a charm bracelet or necklace at Grounded Kitchen. Find cool stuff at Urban Art Collective’s Hintonburg Night Market. Axé WorldFest Empowering Women in the Music Industry Conference asks participants to Rise, Connect, Create. Attend the workshops and panels, and take in performances by local and international talent. Up first: this evening’s Networking Mixer at Beyond the Pale (ByWard Market location). Let Art Credo Music and Poetry Night inspire you. $15 or PWYC. Lose your fear with the Learn to Attach Anything To Your Drywall workshop from Ottawa Tool Library. Suitable for beginners. Those with a love of Mustangs (the cars, not the horses) should head to 101 Marketplace in Barrhaven, to ogle the models on display. Be ready to buy a ticket to the 50/50 draw in support of the Snowsuit Fund. Drop by Y’s Owl Co-Operative Centre for the 3rd Annual Spring Sale, where in addition to pottery and gift baskets, you’ll find coffee by The Artery roasters. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Join other listeners around the globe as the ByTowne Cinema presents Thom Yorke & Mark Pritchard’s Tall Tales: A Global Listening Event. Art House launches the latest exhibition, Adel Manji’s The Boneyard with a vernissage at 7:00 pm. Crohns and colitis Canada’s glam Martini Madness fundraiser promises Martinis, Music, Eats & Art! Bring your wallet and bid on the art while you sip. ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: Nos belles-soeurs, Thom York & Mark Pritchard’s Tall Tales: A Global Listening Event Mayfair Theatre: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tenebrae
Gigs Val d’Avalon. National Arts Centre Music Trivia. Broadway Bar & Grill The Funk You Up Show with Crusade. LIVE on Elgin Bingo Thursday. Broadhead Brewery Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing
FRIDAY ✳️ The news that TACTICS is closing down may be sad, but there’s a full weekend ahead of remembrance and celebration of all that the independent theatre organization did in its 12 years of existence. This weekend, the TACTICSSunset Season Festival will include readings, performances and tributes, all taking place at LabO, 60 Waller St. 🆓 As the Canadian Tulip Festival gets underway, give yourself a free, self-guided tour of the gardens. Then, plan to watch one of the two free moviesscreening at the festival: Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (4:00 pm) and Twisters (8:00 pm) Check out the 1-800-Got-Junk? Upcycle Garden, made completely of, you guessed it, recycled materials. See more than 200 quilts on display at the Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild The Valley Blooms Quilt Show. The show continues tomorrow. Nepean Sportsplex, $10 admission. The Children’s Festival continues at Lansdowne Park. Twilight fans will be dressing up, talking back to the screen, and possibly swooning under the vampy influence of it all as the ByTowne Cinema runs Breaking Dawn - Part 1. Poet, actor, and singer/songwriter Tom Waits’ catalogue is explored and reinterpreted in Songs from a Drunken Piano. It’s Royal Oak Orléans turn to host Trivia Feud, where teams compete just like on the TV show. Kiwan Farms Season Opening (3485 Hawthorne Road off Hunt Club) will have Mother’s Day Specials (think hanging baskets) amongst the locally grown produce. ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, Maurice, The Way, My Way, Interactive: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Mayfair Theatre: Bob Trevino Likes It, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Kryptic Gigs Neon Ghosthouse, F!TH, Cardamom Years, Nakedburn. Rainbow Bistro Adrenaline 001, Arise, Hard Techno. City at Night Global Holocaust, Genetic Error, Acid Rot, Chilopoda. Dominion Tavern Lucky Songs Songwriters’ Round with Chrisine Graves, Elle Sherlock, and John Carroll. Meow! That’s Hot Sworn Enemy, Brick by Brick, War Nerve, Hyena. House of TARG German Sparkle Party. White Rabbit
JUST ANNOUNCED/ NOW BOOKING One of the biggest events in Martha’s annual TV watching calendar is the Eurovision Song Contest Final, which can range from a car crash of incomprehensible Scandinavian heavy metal, to OTP autocue-d warbling and pyrotechnics from the Eastern European nations, and “nil points” for the UK entry (for various political reasons too longwinded to mention here).
Whatever this year brings, it’s happening on Saturday May 17. Martha likes to shout at the proceedings in the privacy of her home, but if you prefer to watch with other excited music and spectacle lovers, Alliance Française and Club SAW will be presenting a live screening.
But that’s not all: Included in your ticket price are karaoke, a quiz for prizes donated by participating embassies, a photo booth, and bingo. The whole thing will be hosted by Acadian drag queen Sami Landri. $20 or $10 for members. Transformation, Line & Form is a week-long exhibition starting with a vernissage event at Gallery 101. Celebrate the craftmanship of clay artworks made by BEING artists in collaboration with Gladstone ClayWorks. Meet artists and enjoy the variety of artworks made during the workshop series. Enjoy complimentary food and beverages as you explore the artwork! May 22.
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