In Today’s Edition → New-style parking meters discussed for downtown → Ottawa Urbanism Book Club discusses When Driving Is Not An Option tomorrow → Deals of the Day on registering for the Army Run and Navy Bike Ride → 🌦️ High 11° Low -1° and light rain. ☀️ 6:44 am 🌛 7:30 pm |
🎉 Birthday Shoutout Happy birthday to OTTAWAN member James E!
Eid Al Fitr
Thirty days of Ramadan ended yesterday. Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate.
Comments? Questions? Send them to ‘hello@theottawan.com’ – Martha and Darren |
OTTAWAN OF THE DAY - Jeannie Hunter
The teacher at Nepean High School was honoured with the 2025 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award on stage at the Junos last night. Hunter is a founder of Brookfield High School’s ‘World Voices Choir,’ an instructor with Orkidstra, and serves on the Ontario Music Educators’ Association Board of Directors. The award comes with $10,000 and a Juno statuette. Josh Pringle
|
SPORTS - 🏒 PWHL Ottawa Charge 2 – Boston Fleet 1 last Saturday
- 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins 2 last Saturday
- 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 0 – Columbus Blue Jackets 1 last night
- 🏒 NLL Ottawa Black Bears 13 – Philadelphia Wings 5 last Friday
|
PLEASE SUPPORT THE OTTAWAN |
THE OTTAWAN was launched in 2020 as the daily answer to the questions: What’s going on? What should I do? Where is somewhere good to eat? Please consider joining the many other readers with a monthly, annual, or one-time donation to keep THE OTTAWAN on its mission. All annual or one-time donations over $60 get a free OTTAWAN or historic logo t-shirt of their choice. |
Membership levels ✅ $5 mo / Technically Beautiful ✅ $10 mo / ByTowner ✅ $20 mo / City that Fun Remembered ✅ $25 mo / Truly OTT ✅ Or make a one-time donation JOIN US |
|
WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
Finance and Corporate Services Committee
Tuesday, April 1 at 9:30 am - 2025 Tax Policy and other revenue matters
- Disposition of 2024 tax and rate supported operating surplus/deficit
- 2025 budgets and special levies for Business Improvement Areas (BIA) and Sparks Street Mall Authority
- Conservation Authorities 2025 levies
- Office of the City Clerk 2024 annual report
- 2024 report on French Language Services
- Status update – Finance and Corporate Services Committee inquiries and motions for the period ending 21 March 2025
- Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan implementation update
- Municipal Land Strategy – Surplus land declaration and authority to transfer City-owned lands for affordable housing
- Delegation of authority – Acquisition and sale of land and property – 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024
- Application for approval to expropriate lands report No. 2 –Baseline transit priority phase
- Motion – Councillor G. Gower - Waive the disposal of real property policy
Agenda The Committee of Adjustment also meets at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm |
WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
🅿️ Parking - The City is contemplating changing its parking meters downtown. The current system is ‘pay and display’ – pay at a machine, get a receipt, then display it in the window. With the new system you would enter your licence number at a machine or by smartphone app, pay the fee, then walk away – no receipt needed. Parking enforcement is easier as staff can just scan plates rather than check windshields.
Josh Pringle at CTV
✈️ London, innit |
The Poll Yesterday, we asked ‘Which local animal most represents Ottawa?’ 26% Raccoon 25% Groundhog 6% Coyote 5% Deer 1% Rat 28% Grey Squirrel 5% Otter Readers also suggested the wild turkey, the swans, and ‘the genus politician’.
Today’s Poll:
|
To which city would you like to see direct overseas flights from Ottawa? |
|
HISTORIC OTTAWA LOGO T-SHIRTS |
Ottawa Xpress T-Shirt The Ottawa Xpress was Ottawa’s beloved alternative weekly, published from 1993 – 2012. Help support the ottawan by buying one of our historic logo t-shirts. BUY A HISTORIC LOGO T-SHIRT |
|
THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR |
Is there an event we should know about?
Please use our easy event submission form
✳️ Means change from previous edition MONDAY ✳️ Day passes for the Canadian Ringette Championships are available for games happening today through Saturday April 5. The deadline to enter the Ottawa Humane Society For The Love of Animals lottery, with its grand prize of a new 2025 Audi Q5 Technik 45 TFSI Quattro is Monday morning at 11:00 am. ByTowne Cinema: Miséricorde (Misericordia), Exhibition on Screen: Dawn of Impressionism:Paris 1874, The Penguin Lessons Mayfair Theatre: I’m Still Here, Flow, Mulholland Drive Gigs Anita Velvet, Neurotypes, Apostlebird. Dominion Tavern Daisy Chain Karaoke. The 27 Club Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Rooster ✳️ Trivia Feud. Royal Oak (Kanata) ✳️ Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Rooster ✳️ Anita Velveeta, Neurotypes, Apostlebird. Dominion Tavern
TUESDAY
🆓 The Indigenous Roots Ottawa Drum Circle is open to everyone: Indigenous, two-spirit, men, women, children, non-indigenous. No experience necessary. Please contact the organizers to let them know you’re coming. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at 1257 Joseph Drouin Ave, Orléans (Pierre Rocque Community Center a.k.a Orleans Tennis Club) Ottawa Urbanism Book Club will be discussing When Driving Is Not An Option by Anna Letitia Zivarts at the OPL Sunnyside branch. Help the homeless: SOS Street Outreach Society will be visiting Ottawa’s vulnerable people and offering food and clothing. This ain’t no April fools: Hintonburg Public House’s new weekly Comedy Open Mic nights start tonight. Hosted by Colin Smith. Split Tree has reopened on Tuesdays. Shop for cocktail mixers, bar tools, bitters, and zero proof spirits in person from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm at 98-J Richmond Road. ByTowne Cinema: The Penguin Lessons, Miséricorde (Miseriecordia), Detour: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Mayfair Theatre: The Way, My Way, I’m Still Here, Mulholland Drive Gigs Musical Bingo. Orléans Brewing Co. Trivia: Irene’s Pub, Atomic Rooster, Pour Boy, Moose McGuire’s (4025 Innes Road)
WEDNESDAY
🆓 Pianist Roland Graham plays J. S. Bach’s Italian Concerto and French Overture at Southminster United Church. Noon to 1:00 pm. 🆓 Writer Matthew A. MacDonald, PhD presents a public lecture on ‘Antiqua et Nova,” the Catholic Church’s document on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence. Another season of Bad Night at the Movies draws to a close with a screening of Creepers. OPL Main Branch 6:30pm. “Strike A Chord” Artists’ Alley brings poetry, music, an art action, and a photo booth under one roof to raise money for Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services. Your ticket to the Jazz Dinner at Brookstreet Hotel includes a two course meal, two sets of jazz, and complimentary parking. Presented by Ottawa Jazz Festival. Hummingbird Hall’s Open Mic has a drum kit, bass, guitar and amps for you to use. Nepean School of Music, 900 Greenbank Road ByTowne Cinema: The Penguin Lessons, Restoration: Swept Away, Miséricorde (Miseriecordia) Mayfair Theatre: I’m Still Here, The Way, My Way, Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai Gigs Acoustic Rooster. Atomic Rooster Jazz Nite with Peter Hum. Bar Robo Bluegrass Wednesdays: Handsome Molly. Red Bird Trivia Night: Arts Court, Bicycle Craft Brewery, Overflow Brewing, Stray Dog Brewing Vinyl Night. Tooth and Nail Brewing Open Mic. Pour Boy Catching Rain, GreenWing, Mama Mush, Zeelle. House of TARG
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
|
RAPID RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL |
What did you think of today’s ottawan? |
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great ⭐⭐⭐ Satisfactory ⭐ Needs Improvement |
|
Silver Award 2023 Best Email Newsletter Design Canadian Online Publishing Awards |
|
|
