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• In today’s ottawan:

  → The Trillium Line will miss its August opening, which wasn’t really promised anyway.

  → Get tropical tomorrow at Carivibe Reach the Beach Weekend on Petrie Island 

  → Ottawa receives a compliment? Stop the presses!.

– Martha and Darren

STATS

Number

• 300 to 400
• – The number of people in Ottawa who die each year due to air pollution, according to a Health Canada report. The article’s author says that Ottawa Public Health does not have the equipment to measure air quality citywide, and the province has only one air monitoring station, located on Wurtemburg Street. (Jake Cole in the Ottawa Citizen) (The Report)

Ottawans of the Day

• Milo Cheung, Isaac Bogle, Declan Faloon, Sophia Tang, Terrence Tang, and Madison Zwetko
• – The six St Mark High School students took silver at the grade 7/8 division of the Reach for the Top finals. (Mannotick Messenger)

Quote 

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• Feckless

• – Nepean resident Kevin Brown’s response to the help he received from Member of Provincial Parliament Lisa MacLeod with his driver’s license issue.
• For over thirty years, Brown has had problems renewing his driver’s license or has been stopped by the police as someone who shares his name has had their own license suspended.
  
  Last month, the Ministry of Transporation wrote Brown a letter saying it noticed that there were two driving records with the name Kevin Brown, so it was merging them together, resulting in the immediate suspension of this Brown’s license. 
• Brown’s license is still suspended. (Guy Quenneville at CBC) 

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No more meetings this week.

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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🚊 O Train

• The Trillium Line will not be open before school returns warns OC Transpo. OC Transpo general manager Renee Amilcar says that a 21-day trial running period will be the final step before opening to the public, and she does not know when that will happen. The line was originally projected to open in August 2022. (Josh Pringle at CTV)
  
  ➕Related Richmond Road and Byron Avenue between McEwen and Cleary avenues will close for three years Saturday for O Train construction. When it reopens, Richmond Road will have pedestrian and cycling pathways as well as updated water and sewers.

♨️ Boil Water Advisory in Aylmer

• Aylmer residents are advised to boil their water. The reason for the advisory by the City of Gatineau was not provided. Water should be boiled for one minute, and that includes water for pets. (Toula Mazloum at CTV)

🚨 Ottawa Police Service

• PSA to criminals: the Ottawa Police Service has picked eight corners where they are watching for you. Using a computer and statistics and a map to work it out, the Service will increase patrols in the following spots:
    

  1. Rideau Street near Sussex Drive/Colonel By Drive

  2. Rideau Street near Dalhousie Street

  3. William Street and ByWard Market Square between George Street and York Street

  4. Dalhousie Street between Rideau Street and George Street

  5. Daly Avenue between Cumberland Street and King Edward Avenue

  6. Clarence Street between Sussex Drive and Parent Avenue

  7. King Edward Avenue between Besserer Street and Rideau Street

  8. Rideau Street and Besserer Street between King Edward Avenue and Nelson Street

  If you are a criminal and reading this, please do not move a few blocks away. (Ted Raymond at CTV)
  
  ➕Related More than double the number of Ottawa Police cars were caught by speed cameras in the first three months of this year over last year, 75 compared to 32. As police cars are owned by the City, no police officer has ever had to pay a ticket.

💥 Buvette Daphnée

• Buvette Daphnée will reopen for dining at the end of the month. The restaurant, which has been lauded for its retro-Québec interior design, has been closed since May after a staff walkout over chef Dominique Dufour’s management. Dufour has now said that she is stepping back from the resto for health reasons as she is six months pregnant. (Peter Hum in the Ottawa Citizen) (Buvette Daphnée)
  
  ➕Related The new Chick-fil-A opened today at Tanger Outlets. Martha and Darren tried their first Chick-fil-A in Syracuse a few weeks back and the verdict was ‘pretty good’. Note the chicken outlet is not open on Sundays.

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Today

• 🆓 Come and enjoy an outdoor concert on Thursday nights in July in the beautiful Fitzroy Provincial Park. Tonight, Jamie McMunn and the Family Tradition hit the stage. Voluntary cash donations at the gate will be divided between CHEO and West Carleton Disaster Relief. BBQ onsite are hosted by the Scouts and the Robotics Club. Gate opens at 6:00 and the concert starts at 7:00 pm, rain or shine. Cash only, and please bring a lawn chair. 5201 Canon Smith Dr, Fitzroy Harbour, ON K0A 1X0
   
• The 34th annual Ottawa Lebanese Festival is (mostly) all about the food, but it also features entertainment, cultural traditions, a midway for kids of all ages, a marketplace, and a tour of the festival venue, St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral. Admission is free before 5:00 pm, thereafter $3 for those aged 13 and over. Saint Elias Centre Conference and Banquet Facility 750 Ridgewood Ave, Ottawa, ON K1V 6N1 
   
• It’s another insider trading night from 5:00 pm to close at Beyond the Pale. If you haven't heard of the Beer Stock Market, it's when pint prices rise and fall throughout the evening according to what people are buying most. 
   
• Sam Roberts Band headlines Kemptville Live Music Festival tonight. 
   
• Stop by Urban Art Collective’s parking lot to see who’s selling cool stuff and who’s playing live music at the Hintonburg Night Market. 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm at 1088 Somerset St. W.
   
• 🆓 Spark Beer has created a lively new pilsner in collaboration with Side by Side Weekend  (July 26 - July 28). The limited release beer will be available at the festival, but if you just can’t wait you can get your mitts on one today (Thursday July 18) from 8:00 pm at 702 Somerset St. W. 
   
• 🆓 William Street becomes the ByWard Night Market, with Cinq à sept musicians serenading you while you shop and eat. From 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on William Street between George and York.
   
• Drag icons Saltina Shaker and Sunshine Glitterchild return with their guests to Heart & Crown in Barrhaven for a show you won’t soon forget. If you want in on the action, during the second set audience members can take part in the dance battle for the chance to win prizes. This show is 19 and older. Tickets from $17.31. Find the fun at 3161 Strandherd Drive #300 Ottawa, ON K2J 5N1
   
• A Company of Fools open air theatre is back, this time bringing a fresh take on Shakespeare's Macbeth to the stage. Catch the play tonight at Lansdowne Park in the Glebe. 
   

• Festi Biere Gatineau continues at Hôtel Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau (until July 27). 

• ByTowne Cinema: Challengers, Thelma, MaXXXine

• Mayfair Theatre: Tuesday, In a Violent Nature
  
  Gigs

• The Liquor Store. Rainbow Bistro
   
• Good 2 Go. Irene’s Pub Restaurant
   
• Passarim. National Arts Centre
   
• Nick Posthumus and the Soft Maybes. LIVE on Elgin
   
• Indie Thursday - The Rambles. Overflow Brewing
   
• Supernatural Buffalo. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

Tomorrow

• 🚗 Magic, mystery, and friendly ghosts sharing your old house; that’s what what's in store at Outerbridge Magic: Mysteries of the Keyhole House. The show runs a the Carleton Place Town Hall and Auditorium until July 28. 175 Bridge Street Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8 
   
• Go tropical as Petrie Island welcomes Carivibe Reach the Beach Weekend with Caribbean cuisine, drinks, performances, and dancing. Tickets from $14.64.  Trim Rd. Ottawa, ON K4A 3P4
   
• Prehistoric, Friday Skye, Remen Kimi, and DJ Kid Koncussion play City Sounds Live tonight from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Ogilvy Square, 3 Nicholas St. 
   
• Ottawa Asian Fest brings K-Pop performances, beer gardens, music, and more than 70 vendors selling everything from Bubble Waffles to Squid on a Stick to town this weekend. Friday July 19 to Saturday July 20 from noon to midnight, and Sunday July 21 noon to 8:00 pm. Lansdown Park. 
   
• The 34th annual Ottawa Lebanese Festival continues until Sunday at (mostly) all about the food, but it also features entertainment, cultural traditions, a midway for kids of all ages, a marketplace, and a tour of the festival venue, St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral. 
   
• 🚗 The Avonmore Fair opens for the 164th time tomorrow, but you can get into the country spirit tonight from 7:30 pm to 1:00 am with the Barn Dance, featuring the County Lads and The Whiskey Brooks. $20.
   
• 🚗 If you need another reason to visit the gorgeous town of Perth this weekend, take note of Stewart Park Festival. Not only is there a full lineup of music on the main stage, but after hours you’ll find a whole new roster of performers at the town’s Crystal Palace and Perth Brewery Patio.
  
  This is the 33rd year for the festival, which is bringing artists like Kathleen Edwards, Ian Tamblyn, Skydiggers, Allysan Mei, and the Commuters to perform in the park. Alongside the music, shop for food and crafts at the marketplace and don't forget to visit the Secondhand Stories booth, where book sales will support their chicken sanctuary. Entry to the festival is by donation.
   
• Canadian icon Burton Cummings headlines Kemptville Live festival. 
   

• A Company of Fools open air theatre is back, this time bringing a fresh take on Shakespeare's Macbeth to the stage. Catch the play tonight at Lion’s Park in Westboro.

• Festi Biere Gatineau continues at Hôtel Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau (until July 27).

• ByTowne Cinema: Mother, Couch; Thelma; Sisi & I, The Crow: 30th Anniversary 

• Mayfair Theatre: Thelma, I Saw The TV Glow

Saturday

• 🆓 Manor Park’s Pints in the Park returns for the fifth year and it’s better than ever, with Reif Wine on site for non-beer drinkers. Original Local Lager and Orléans Brewing will supply the beer. Although it’s adult focused this event has lots for kids to eat, drink, and play on. 
   
• This year’s Lock & Paddle event by Parks Canada will be held in three regions, including the Rideau Canal here in Ottawa. Canoers and kayakers of all ages and skill levels come together to paddle the canal and ride the locks in a colourful display - so be sure to wear your loudest paddling gear. The usual lock fee will be waived. 
   
• 🚗 Woven By Hand: Contemporary Canadian Tapestries opens at the Mississippi Valley Textil Museum. 1:00 pm at 3 Rosamond St E, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0 
   
• 🚗 Like any respectable country fair, Avonmore Fair’s 164th edition promises Cattle, Horse, Dog, and Car Shows, musical entertainment, a petting zoo for kids of all ages, a beer and wine garden, and fiddlers, but if you're there at the right time you'll find the Baby Show, rock climbing, St. Albert’s cheese curds, and something called Agricultural Mystery Objects. Admission: $15. 16301 Fairview Drive, Avonmore, just off Cty. Road 43.
   

• The Thali Biryani and Craft Beer Festival, winds down today. Alongside dishes like Lobster Biryani, Lamb Shank Biryani, and Assorted Vegetable Biryani, choose a pint from the participating local craft breweries: Beau’s, Bicycle Craft Brewery, Dominion City, Flora Hall, Overflow Brewing, Stray Dog, and White Water. 130 O’Connor St.

• 🆓 Expect to find treasure at Urban Art Collective’s Comic and Geek Night Market, with vendors selling comics, kitsch, Gamer items, and pop culture finds. 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm at 1088 Somerset St. W, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3C7. 

• Carivibe continues at Petrie Island. 

• If you’re having a gathering tonight, dress your table with a bouquet that you'll create yourself at the Ottawa Flower Market Collective. They’ll be at Parkdale Public Market from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. 

• Dean Brody headlines the Kemptville Live Music Festival. 

• There’s an intriguing sounding gig at Avant-Garde Bar tonight: as Pho Bo Ga Jazz plays improvised music, wander the space and gaze at the art work of self-described underground artists. Poetry readings will round out the evening. It’s Pay What you Can or $10 at the door. 135 1/2 Besserer St. 

• Montréal band Gulfer is breaking up and will play its final gig ever at the Rainbow Bistro tonight.

•  🚗 Outerbridge Magic: Mysteries of the Keyhole House continues at the Carleton Place Town Hall and Auditorium until July 28. 175 Bridge Street Carleton Place, ON K7C 2V8

• Ottawa Asian Fest continues. 

• Find Halloumi Fries, Bibi’s Magic Hibiscus Lemonade, Little Victories coffee giveaways, and food samples on the menu for this Saturday’s Open House at Bibi’s Middle Eastern Kitchen. 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at 1087 Wellington St. West, 

• A Company of Fools open air theatre is back, this time bringing a fresh take on Shakespeare's Macbeth to the stage. Catch the play tonight at Beechwood Cemetery, Manor Park. 

• ByTowne Cinema: Mother, Couch; Thelma; Sisi & I, The Crow: 30th Anniversary 

• Mayfair Theatre: Thelma, I Saw The TV Glow 
  
  Gigs

• Bloom: Leah Mac Album Release Party. Bar Robo

• Lazzy Lung with the Great Diversion, Wychwood, Chester Rose. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• The Yodas. Barley Mow Merivale Road

• Backseat Dragon, Root Cause, Sullen, Silkhound. House of TARG

• Charles Cleyn, Baker. Red Bird

• The Jays. Stray Dog Brewing Co

• Drag and Draft. Broadhead Brewing Co. 

• Emo Night. The 27 Club
  
  Sport

• Australian Rules Rugby: Ottawa Swans (men) vs Grand River Gargoyles at Manotick Polo Field 
   

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• Show off your aim and tossing ability at the Stray Dog Brewing Co Cornhole Tournament on Sunday July 28. Your $20 entry will get you a minimum of five games, poutine, the chance to win cash prizes, and a whole lot of fun. Noon to 4:00 pm at 501 Lacolle Way, Orléans, K4A 5B6. 

• Combine networking with Redblacks football at Invest Ottawa’s Women in Tech: Leading the Field event on Thursday August 8. 

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

This is something that we have never, ever seen before: a Montréaler saying that Ottawa was better than their city in something. Why is Ottawa so much better about nightlife than Montréal?, asks Montreal Gazette columnist Brendan Kelly. His main argument is Ottawa has hired a Night Mayor. 

The reporter repeats his argument on this podcast. 

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