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🎧 CBC Ottawa’s This is Ottawa podcast is looking for people to talk to host Robyn Bresnahan. In particular, she’s looking for people to talk about small festivals, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, amazing walking trails, or little-known attractions. 

🎧 The editor of Press Progress  is a guest on CityNews’ The Big Story podcast, where he talks about the weird ‘Ottawa International Food and Book Expo’.

Swimming:

Registration for swimming programmes at City facilities opens tonight at the not-weird-at-all time of 9:00 pm. The City suggests that you open an account before you register.

– Martha and Darren

Ottawan of the Day

• Dru Brown
• – The 27-year old is the new ‘No 1’ quarterback for the Ottawa RedBlacks, currently in training camp. The home opener will be June 13 against Winnipeg. (Tim Baines in the Ottawa Citizen) 

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• This story needs to be told … over and over

• – Cat rescuer Janice Richard, who is pleading for cat owners to keep their moggies inside the house or on a catio. In the recent two weeks, she has found five cats killed by coyotes or fishers in Stittsville, and there are many more missing. (Lesley McKay in Stittsville Central Warning: upsetting photo)

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CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall

Ottawa City Council
Wednesday, May 15 at 10 am

• 10.1 Library Services Asset Management Plan
• 11.1 Motion – Vacant Unit Tax Exemption for Rural Abandoned Homes
• 12.1 Motion - Proposed Irish Famine Grave Monument at Macdonald Gardens Park, Ottawa
• 12.2 Consideration of Objection to Notice of Intention to Designate 290 City Centre Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
• 13.1 An Administrative Penalty System for Parking and Camera-Based Automated Enforcement Violations
• 13.2 2024 Asset Management Plans
• 13.3 Declaration of Surplus Land – 250 Forestglade Crescent and Transfer to Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
• 14.1 2024 Provisional Development Charges Background Studies and By laws
• 15.1 New Zoning By-law – Draft 1
• 16.1.1 Amendment to By-law 2004-293 with Respect to Fee for Fence Viewing
• 16.1.2 Zoning By-law Amendment - 5494, 5500 & 5510 Boundary Road and 5900 Thunder Road
• 16.1.3 Motion - Adjusting the inflation calculation for West River Drive Sewer Connection Charges  
• 16.2.1 Conservation Authorities 2024 Levies
• 16.2.2 Office of the City Clerk 2023 Annual Report
• 16.2.3 City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan – Annual Update (2024)
• 16.3.1 Zoning By-law Amendment - 1158 Old Second Line Road
• 16.4.1 Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’

📋 Agenda

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🚕 Taxis

•  Taxi owners have won their lawsuit against the City over unenforced laws benefiting Uber. When Uber started operating in Ottawa in 2014, taxi owners complained that the law was being broken. Only taxi owners who had city-created ‘medaillons’ were permitted to pick-up and drop-off the public at their request. The law was changed in 2016 to accomodate ride sharing services like Uber. The taxi owners had asked for $215 million in damages, but the penalty phase will be at a later date. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)

🛩️ Speeding Tickets

•  If you are one of those people who scoff at the ‘Speed enforced by aircraft’ signs, Darren, the Ontario Provincial Police is calling your bluff. A plane from the OPP’s Aviation Services will be monitoring 400-numbered highways this holiday weekend. (Ian Pringle at CTV)
  
  ➕ Related A 2015 Globe & Mail article: ‘Are those 'speed enforced by aircraft' signs a bluff?’

🐕 Beware of Bread

•  Somebody has been placing pills in pieces of bread in the Rolling Meadow Crescent area, apparently targetting dogs. The Ottawa Police Service says a large amount of the pieces were in a grassy area largely used by dog walkers. The Service did not specify the location. (Ted Raymond at CTV)

🚨 Donald Street Apartment Fire

•  The man accused of setting the Donald Street apartment fire has now been charged with murder. One of the two children and one woman sent to hospital, a three month-old baby, has now died. Fifty-six people have been displaced from the building. (Guy Quenneville at CBC) (Donate via Eastern Ontario Resource Centre)

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EVENTS

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Today

•  Ottawa Public Library’s Tuesday Movie Night selection is Leave No Trace, about a military veteran father with PTSD who lives in an Oregon forest with his daughter. The free screening starts at 6:00 pm in the auditorium of the Main Branch.

•  Euchre’s popularity continues. Email Stray Dog Brewing to grab your place at their Brewchre Tournament. $25 per person includes the tourney, one beverage, and two slices of pizza. info@straydogbrewing.ca.

•  Combine two of your favourite things with the Mill Tavern’s Taco Tuesday Trivia Night. 6:00 pm at 5544 Manotick Main St, Manotick, ON K4M 1L6

•  ByTowne Cinema: One Life, Evil Does Not Exist, Prince of Darkness

•  Mayfair Theatre: Common Ground, Irena’s Vow, Femme

  Gigs

•  Taylor Swift Trivia Night. The Prescott

•  Life Drawing. Art House Café

•  Open Stage with Clarissa Fortin. Red Bird

•  Trivia Tuesday. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

Tomorrow

•  Doors Open for Music Southminster presents ‘Dance With Me!’ a concert of instrumental dances by European and Russian composers. Noon at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave K1S 3X1.
   
•  Grab your laptop, purchase some lunch or a cocktail and settle in for an afternoon of working at Absinthe’s Office Hours 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at 1208 Wellington St. W K1Y 2Z7.
   
•  ByTowne Cinema: Terrestrial Verses, German Language Film Festival Ottawa: Alma and Oskar, Princess Mononoke (English subtitles)
   
•  Mayfair Theatre: Irena’s Vow, Purple Noon, Sasquatch Sunset

  
  Gigs

•  Jazz Nite with Peter Woods. Bar Robo

•  Jazz Jams with Ali Berkok. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

•  Gone Fishing, Valley Girls, Julia Camryn. LIVE on Elgin

•  Kings & Things. Atomic Rooster

•  Outside the Box Trivia (secret theme). Beyond the Pal

Thursday

•  Pony Girl is nominated in a massive five categories, but will they walk away with all the trophies? Is the Single of the Year award Zach Diamond’s to win? Get the answers to these questions and celebrate Ottawa’s bands, solo artists, venues, curators, producers, engineers, and music educators at the 5th annual Capital Music Awards at the Bronson Centre Music Theatre (211 Bronson Ave, K1R 6H5). Presented by the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition.

•  Ottawa Art Gallery’s Give to Get Art Auction is not just one of the coolest events on the Ottawa social calendar; the funds raised help keep admission to the space free and assist local artists. New this year: in addition to artworks participants will also bid on the chance to win commissions from a variety of artists. Tickets from $150.43. Thursday May 16 at the Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court.

•  Michaela Chung brings her Daddy Issues show back to Yuk Yuk’s. Laugh along as she spins comedy gold out of dating, sex, family, and religion. Yuk Yuk’s at Biagio’s (1394 Richmond Road, K2B 6R8.

  ByTowne Cinema: One Life, Terrestrial Verses

  Mayfair Theatre: Common Ground, Irena’s Vow, Femme

  Gigs

•  LustSickPuppy, Prolaps, Fire Manic. The 27 Club

•  Capital Music Awards afterparty. Rainbow Bistro

•  The Moto Social (meet-up). The Senate Tavern on Wellington

•  Country Nights - Southbound Boots. Heart & Crown ByWard Market

•  Actor/Filmmaker Social. Royal Oak 188 Bank St.

•  Moratorium, Ivy Gardens, Empress. House of TARG

•  Rachelle and Izzy & Wishkey Ghost (Indie Night). Overflow Brewing Company

   

Just Announced / Now Booking

• Volunteer Ottawa is holding its Spring Volunteer Expo on Thursday, May 23, 2024, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Rideau Hub Cafeteria (815 St. Laurent Blvd). This is a free, in-person event where you can speak with dozens of local charities about volunteer opportunities. 815 St. Laurent Blvd (Rideau Hub).

• Italian Week Ottawa Presents: An Evening with Celebrity Chef David Rocco to wind down this year’s festival. Be in the audience for this exclusive interview and visit 10 food and drink stations. June 13 from  7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Sala San Marco Event & Conference Centre, 215 Preston St. K1R 7R1

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

When the rain stops, Josh Pringle at CTV has six places to view the tulips on both sides of the river: Commissioners Park, Major’s Hill Park, Rideau Canal, Confederation Boulevard, Downtown Gatineau, and Beechwood Cemetery.

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