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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
It's Tuesday, so what better day to find a different job? Today is travel and hospitality jobs.
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STATS Weather: ⚡️ Showers or thunderstorms. High of 23°, low of 16° Number: $9,184.46. The amount of money raised by the Stittsville Front Porch Concert Series for youth mental health. [Stittsville Central] [Help make it $10,000] Ottawans of the Day: Warren Yang and Ericka Hunter. The two, who are brother and sister, star* in the new Apple TV+ programme, Schmigadoon!, as two of the singing, dancing townsfolk. [Ottawa Citizen] [Schmigadoon! trailer] * Well, they should star. Actual screen time may be less than deserved. Quote: ‘In many cases, we're sharing stuff with folks that they just literally can't get anywhere else. That's great for us, that's great for our fans, and that's great for these other producers ... I think everybody's kind of winning at the moment’ – Josh McJannett, co-founder of Dominion City Brewing Company, who says that some COVID-19 emergency changes have been great for food and drinks businesses and should continue. [CBC] |
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE All data is as of this morning, changes are compared with yesterday. ONTARIO
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COVID-19 NEWS ⭕ Fully vaccinated Americans will be able to cross the border into Canada as of August 9. Unvaccinated Americans will still need to quarantine, children under 12 with fully vaccinated parents will not need to quarantine. [NBC] + Related The Ottawa airport will be open to international travel as of August 9 ⭕ Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table has released a roadmap for a safe return to the classroom for kids in the autumn. The roadmap anticipates a school experience like it was before the pandemic. [Ottawa Citizen] ⭕ River Ward councillor Riley Brockington and Orléans Ward councillor Matthew Luloff are offering rides to a clinic for anyone who wants a vaccine. Just call and ask. [CityNews] [Councillor Brockington] [Councillor Luloff] + Related The Hudson's Bay on Rideau Street has launched a COVID-19 vaccine clinic from tomorrow until Friday. ⭕ The Treasury Board Secretariat says that some Federal jobs will have COVID-19 vaccination as a requirement. [CBC] |
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT ▪️ Hydro Ottawa says scammers are contacting people and demanding payment over the phone or the power will be cut off. Hydro Ottawa says that it never demands immediate payment over the phone and people should just hang up. [Ottawa Citizen] ▪️Federal, provincial and city money has been announced to improve ByWard Market. $1.69 million will be spent to upgrade the building walls and windows of the market building. The money also includes a self-cleaning toilet, presumably available 24 hours per day. [Ottawa Citizen] ▪️That Barrhaven warehouse site has released a proposed design for the 40 acre site. The site woud include 500 parking spots for vehicles and 313 for tractor trailers, in addition to the 100 truck loading bays. The site would be in operation 24 hours a day and would see 400 truck trips a day. [Barrhaven Independent] ▪️The smog warning will continue throughout today. Wildfires in Northern Ontario have made the air in Ottawa hazy. [Ottawa Citizen]
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