WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🚌 If you are looking for a high profile job, the City has posted the job application for General Manager of OC Transpo. The City is looking for 10 years experience, transit expertise, and what it gently terms ‘political acuity’. This upcoming Friday is the last day current general manager Renée Amilcar’s tenure. Amilcar is off to run transit infrastructure in Québec. – City of Ottawa
↪ Carleton University will not be issuing parking passes to students that live in Ottawa and have access to OC Transpo. Carleton blames high demand and the closure of one of its garages. Students who live outside OC Transpo’s bounds can apply for a parking pass but only if they waive the student friendly transit pass. – Camille Wilson at CTV
↪ Presto card holders will now be guaranteed that they won’t spend more than a monthly pass. People who tapped with a credit or debit card were already capped, but Presto card users would need to keep topping up. The new cap begins August 1. – CBC
🔥 A burn ban has been placed all across Ottawa. Even if you have a valid burn permit, there are no fires permitted until further notice. – Ted Raymond at CTV
🦈 Leamy Lake beach is closed due to a ‘spill’. The National Capital Commission has banned swimming but says dry land activities are still permitted. What’s in the water has not yet been disclosed. – CBC
🎧 The latest edition of the City’s podcast, OttaTalk, has dropped. This episode deals with by ByLaw officers possibly showing up at your door. – CBC
THE DAILY POLL
How do you rate Renée Amilcar’s term as head of OC Transpo?
Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘What do you do when the air gets smoky?’
Commentary
▪️ “I also mask up. On a trip in June to Vancouver with the smokers/tokers and exhaust fumes from cars, I masked up on the street. Got some ‘looks’ ... but if I had been tattooed up and down my body, nobody would have even given me a look at all!? LOL”
▪️ “Depends on how bad it is”
▪️ “Close all the windows and stay inside”
▪️ “You need an option for ‘Stay inside; mask up and turn on the HEPA air filters’!”
▪️ “I always mask as covid is still in the air as well among other things like measles. ”
▪️ “Stay in during the worst of it.”
THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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TUESDAY
🆓 Franco-Ontarian five-piece Les Rats d’Swompe play a fusion of rock, pop, and punk on the NAC's Wood Terrace.
🆓 Explore artifacts from Greece, Rome, and Egypt on the Museum of Classical Antiquities Tour at Desmarais Building (55 Laurier Ave East, 3rd Floor).The tour is repeated again on Tuesday July 29. Yes it's free, but you must book.
Music and Beyond’s final full day of programming begins with a 2:00 pm concert by Caelis Academy Ensemble & Junges Vokalensemble Hannover. Also at 2:00 pm, harpists Lori Gemmell and Jennifer Swartz play pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gilad Cohen, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Carline Lizotte, and Sharlene Wallace. At 7:30 pm, enjoy music by Poyadora Tango Ensemble and guests or Forester Guitar Ensemble.
Hintonburg Public House becomes Hintonburg Comedy Houseevery Tuesday evening. It's PWYC to enter, and whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the comedy circuit, you'll be welcome.
If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Bel-Air Park in Nepean from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
ByTowne Cinema: L’aventure commence (Lumière! The Adventure Begins),4K Restoration: Dogtooth, Super Happy Forever
Mayfair Theatre: Materialists, The Phoenician Scheme, Hotspring Sharkattack
Gigs
Cece Winans. Palais des Congrès (50 Bd Maisonneuve, Gatineau)
Trivia Tuesday. Manor Lounge
Not Normal Experimental Music Night. Possible Worlds (2 Daly St)
Tuesday World Famous Open Mic. The Laff
WEDNESDAY
At Bluesfest today, noted bluesmen Def Leppard headlines the RBC Stage, while The Decemberists play River Stage. Reignwolf leads the way at Lebreton Stage, and D. K. Harrell plays Barney Danson Theatre.
The Canadian Museum of History will be closed today (July 16) and tomorrow (Thursday July 17) or a private event. This includes Panorama Café, the Second Cup, CINÉ+, the Gift Shop, the Canadian Children’s Museum as well as the parking garage.
Bring your current sewing project and enjoy live music under the tent at Mad About Patchwork.
All aboard the Summer Train Ride at Canada Science and Technology Museum. Members of the Bytown Railway Society will be operating a train comprised of a 1923 caboose that's pulled by a 1946 engine.
If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Stonewall Park in Nepean from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
🆓 Franco-Ontarian five-piece Les Rats d’Swompe play a second evening of rock, pop, and punk on the NAC's Wood Terrace.
ByTowne Cinema: Materialists, Art House Classics: The Green Ray, Black Dog
Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, Scanners
Gigs
Music Trivia. Art House
Pallbearer Industry, Reaching Needles, Gong Seer. House of TARG
Campfire Chaos. Clocktower Brew Pub Westboro
The Montvales. Red Bird
THURSDAY
The lunchtime series Songs from the Shed continues on Sparks Street.
The Canadian Museum of History will be closed today for a private event. This includes Panorama Café, the Second Cup, CINÉ+, the Gift Shop, the Canadian Children’s Museum as well as the parking garage.
The NAC’s Symphonic Waves: Beethoven for Everyone concert will "sweep you away with pure sound and emotion!" All tickets are $20.
Today at Bluesfest, Sean Paul headlines RBC Stage, Peach Pit play River Stage, Moontricks play Lebreton Stage, and Harry Manx tops the bill at Barney Danson Theatre.
‘Up Yours! A Butt Workshop’ by Venus Envy is pretty self explanatory, and will be presented as a hybrid irl and virtual event.
Insider Trading is back at the City Centre location of Beyond the Pale Brewing Co. The taps open at 8:00 pm and prices rise and fall throughout the evening.
ByTowne Cinema: Black Dog, Super Happy Forever, Drawn In: Millennium Actress
Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, Contempt
You have a choice of wonderful night markets to meet your retail therapy needs:
- Ottawa Mystic Market (5:00 pm –10:00 PM at 955A Gladstone Ave) is a night of spiritual energy and local makers. Free market entry from 5:00 – 8:00 PM, followed by a live psychic reading with @TristenSky at 8:00 PM. Tickets: $35
- Hintonburg Night Market by Urban Art Collective is pet friendly as usual.
- ByWard Night Market by Minerva Ottawa rolls out on William Street.
Gigs Settle For Sleep. Dominion Tavern
Music Bingo! Brew Revolution
Open Mic. Stray Dog Brewing Co
Bingo Thursday. Broadhead Brewing
Corky Kealey, Vince Halfhide. Irene's Pub
The Foreign Resort. House of TARG
PAKT: Progressive Jam-Fusion Supergroup. Rainbow Bistro
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