Monday, October 4, 2021

HELLO OTTAWA 

Best of Ottawa

It's almost time for the second annual Best of Ottawa awards. 

If you were around last year – and chances are you were not, our readership has quadrupled since then – you'll remember that we asked our readers for their votes in everything from best burger to best city councillor.

We work it in two rounds: later this week we'll be asking for the nominations in each category, then two weeks later we'll ask for your votes.

So start mulling it over, and don't let the chance of a $100 gift card colour your thinking.

We'll see you tomorrow – Martha and Darren

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STATS

Weather: ☁️ Cloudy. High of 16°, low of 12°

Number:  75,514 The number of houses in Ottawa at risk of being flooded out due to climate change, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices. [CBC] [The Report (PDF)]

Ottawan of the Day:  Jon Bartlett. The owner of artist representation firm Kelp Management has signed this year's Polaris Prize winner Cadence Weapon. [CBC] [Kelp]

Quote: ‘I kept my promise of not asking any questions. I got Ellie returned to me for the $1000 reward’ – Charlotte Hannington, whose dog Ellie was dognapped from her car while parked in Westboro. [CTV] 

Sports: CPL Hamilton Forge 3 – Atlético Ottawa 0, yesterday
 

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Data is from this morning, comparisons are with Friday
 

ONTARIO

Ontario COVID Page    Ontario Vaccine Rates 

QUEBEC

Quebec COVID Page     Quebec Vaccine Rates

OTTAWA

Ottawa Public Health     Ottawa Vaccination Rates.    Ottawa Wastewater 
 

OUTAOUAIS

As of September 28, 2021 Updated Weekly

Outaouais Public Health    Quebec Vaccination Rates
 

EASTERN ONTARIO HEALTH UNIT

Eastern Ontario Health Unit  Eastern Ontario Health Unit Vaccination Rates

COVID-19 NEWS

⭕ New Zealand has given up on its zero tolerance approach to COVID-19 and admits the virus will continue  [CTV]

⭕ Quebec company has created an elevator button that automatically disinfects itself. Elevator buttons can be quite nasty. [Le Droit]

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

▪️Panda Game partiers flip over a car during all-out revelry in Sandy Hill. Over 2000 people, mostly students, converged on Russell Avenue after the Panda Game match yesterday at TD Place. The Panda Game, Darren is told, is an annual football match between rivals University of Ottawa and Carleton University, with the winner receiving a stuffed panda, Pedro, as the prize. Residents say the car was flipped several times down the street. [Ottawa Citizen]

▪️Rental scammer advertised brand new townhouse on Kijiji, rented it out, and was paid two months rent before the owners discovered their new tenants. The owners gave the family, who paid $4300 to the scammer, a week to leave and now live in a relative's basement. Police think that a real estate service that allows agents to unlock houses remotely was involved. [CBC]

▪️The City has hired a new consultant to review what is wrong with the Confederation Line. Philadelphia-based TRA starts work today. The Confederation Line is still closed, for the third straight week. [Ottawa Citizen]

▪️Carleton University's annual biology butterfly show returns for its 22nd year. It's virtual only this year but live. [Carleton University]


            

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