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• Information Technology

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– Martha and Darren

TODAY’S LINE UP

•  Ottawa Stats
•  City Hall Agenda
•  What Ottawa is Talking About
•  Events
•  Deals of the Day

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OTTAWA STATS

Ottawan of the Day (Honorary)

• Linda Taggart
• – The Halifax resident is offering to pay the fees for any senior who take pottery classes at the Nepean Visual Arts Centre. The City is racheting up the price of the class to $450 from the current $149.
  
  Taggart discovered pottery herself after being diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer and finds the City’s decision ‘crazy’.  (Marlo Glass in the Ottawa Citizen)

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• I wanted to come and see the stars of the s— show

• – Ottawa police constable Pierre Fournier at his own disciplinary hearing determining his punishment after he was found guilty of discreditable conduct. 
• Fournier, representing himself, asked for ‘zero pay deductions and demanded letters of apology from the prosecutor and another senior officer, while also requesting a face-to-face meeting with Chief Eric Stubbs to explain his side of the story’.
• Fournier was found guilty of discreditable conduct over an altercation with dirt biking kids in a gravel pit in Greely. The kids were accused of no crime and nobody requested the off duty officer attend the private property. Fournier denied physical contact with a 15-year-old and placed the blame on his twin brother by ‘pulling the kid off me‘.  
• No, that was not a 1970s soap opera twist; the constable's twin brother Guy was actually present. (Aedan Helmer in the Ottawa Citizen) 

Sports

• 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 4 – Dallas Stars 1 last night

CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall

Ottawa Police Services Board
Monday, February 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM

• Chair’s verbal report
• Chief’s verbal report
• Update on demonstration activity
• Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 (CPSA)
• 2024 internal audit work plan
• Financial Accountability Procedures Manual update
• Renewal of Microsoft Enterprise agreement
• South facility project update – fourth quarter 2023
• Safe workplace update report
• Performance report – fourth quarter 2023
• Report on the Special Investigations Unit 23-OCD-243
• Report on the Special Investigations Unit 23-OCD-309
• Report on the Special Investigations Unit 23-OCD-375
• Workforce management report – fourth quarter 2023
• Legal Services status report – 2023 fourth quarter
• Outstanding board inquiries and motions: February 2024
• Letters of Commendation – February 2024
• In Camera Items:
• Operational update re: major events and demonstrations
• Legal Services report – fourth quarter 2023
• Labour Relations Unit report – fourth quarter 2023
• Labour relations matter
• Delay application

📋 Agenda

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

❄️🚜 Mr Plow

•  Inspired by the many other cities that do it, the City is launching a ‘Name that Snow Plow’ campaign. Announcing it on his Twitter, Beacon Hill - Cyrville ward councillor Tim Tierney offered up ‘Nickelback
  Express’ or ‘Darth Blader’.  Scotland, which has been nicknaming its ‘gritters’ since 2020, solicits new names annually. This year, ‘Keanu Freeze’ joins ‘Sleetwood Mac’, ‘Icesweeper Willie’, ‘Gritney Spears’, and ‘Betty White-Out’. Ottawa’s campaign has not yet started but will be limited to 16-and-unders, so expect pop culture references that you don’t understand. (Twitter)
  
  Never knowingly missing a chance to be a Grinch, Ottawa Bulldog suggests ‘You’re Late’, ‘Don’t Fill My Driveway Again’, and ‘What Will We Do With You As Climate Change Becomes More Serious’.  (Ken Gray in Ottawa Bulldog)

🛬 Ottawa International Airport

•  Lynx Airlines has gone bankrupt before flying its first route from Ottawa. The two year-old airline had planned to fly to Calgary and Ottawa this spring but now has cancelled all flights after midnight Monday. Lynx blames all the financial and regulatory conditions that existed when it started as the reason for its failure. (Brendon Ellis at CTV) (FAQ for ticket holders)
  
  ➕ Related WestJet is offering a 25 per cent discount off its economy fares for any passenger who bought a ticket on the same route as Lynx for flights after Monday.

🚏 Gatineau Transit

•  The City of Gatineau is considering changing vehicle registration tax based on fuel economy. There is currently an annual $30 vehicle fee that goes to the transit agency but a new Québec law permits municipalities to vary that fee based on fuel economy. Municipalities must inform the provincial insurance board, the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec, by March 15 of a change and must pass a law by May 31 to implement it next year. (Natalie Goodwin at CBC) 

🔥 Ottawa Fire Department

•  City Council has approved making volunteer firefighters casual city employees. Previously, volunteer fire fighters, who mostly work in rural areas, received a stipend but did not get Canada Pension Plan or Employment Insurance contributions. (Maude Lipsett in Capital Current)

🛒 Donovan Burey’s Weekly Grocery Flyer Review

•  Every week, Donovan Burey goes through all the grocery flyers and posts the deals on Ottawa Reddit. Usually we link this on Thursdays but we forgot. Super C has a great deal on boneless bottom blade beef at $4.75 per lb. (/Ottawa)

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EVENTS

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Today

•  Queers & Beers are meeting up at the British Hotel for an Aylmer Edition. With live music by OK Naledi. $10 at the door.
   
•  Elmdale Public Schools Bookfest is its biggest fundraiser of the year. Last year the event raised $23,000 and sold thousands of books, many priced no more than $3. The sale runs today and tomorrow (Saturday February 24) at 49 Iona St (but use the Java St. entrance),
   
•  African, Caribbean, and Black Wellness Resource Centre marks Black History Month 2024 with Black Expressions, Breaking Free! There will be music and dance as well as an exhibit of the achievements, contributions, and struggles of Black individuals throughout history. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
   
•  Immerse yourself the big hair decade at House of TARG’s 80s Dance Party. First up: The Start plays top British tunes from the era, after which DJ Remi Royale spin all your fave hits from around the world.
   
•  There’s another dance party going on across town at The 27 Club, where Friday I’m in Love features the indie greats. Not just for the cool alternative kids who skipped gym, this dance party is for everyone.
   
•  Cafe Dekcuf welcomes The Bloodbash, a two night aural extravaganza in support of Canadian Blood Services. Experience Resist the Throne and The Pop Cult Experience plus guests, a prize raffle, and head-banging fun. Tickets from $27.96
   
•  Whether Pink Floyd gets you comfortably numb or shaky with excitement, the Candlelight Tribute to Pink Floyd Family Show will enchant fans of the band from the ages of 8 to 98. Gladstone Theatre
   
•  Bytowne Cinema: The Promised Land, La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Perfect Day, Day of the Dead
   
•  Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

   

  Gigs

•  Kimya. National Arts Centre

•  Garret Warner. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

•  Cauchemar, Kapitur, Mesothelioma. Dominion Tavern

•  Garrett Warner. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

•  Bia Ferreira. Bar Robo

•  Cauchemar, Kapitur, Mesothelioma. Dominion Tavern

•  Fever Pitch monthly Jazz Show. Art House Café

•  Jacob Wutzke and Lucas Dubrovnik. LIVE on Elgin

•  Blingo Night. Pour Boy
   

Tomorrow

•  Yugirolls vegan Asian Food will be popping up at Dominion City from noon to 7:00 pm. This is a must-visit if you love potstickers, BBQ steamed bao, sticky rice, etc.
   
•  Join the Glebe Community Association Coffee Houses on Sustainability to learn about and discuss topics living a sustainable lifestyle. Today’s topic: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint.
   
•  At 9:00 am this morning (Saturday February 24) Beet Box Farm is launching a Sampler Box for those who can’t commit to the full weekly or monthly CSA experience. Purchase up to four produce boxes now, and pick them up when you want them between June and October. The boxes come in small and medium sizes, the latter of which will feed a family or two adults. Starting at $32 these boxes are a great way to become introduced to eating hyper-fresh produce and supporting local farmers.
   
•  Disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vanier Sugar Shack is open at the Vanier Museopark for the first time in five years. It’s one of the few active sugar shacks located within an urban setting in North America, sitting in just over 17 acres of forest, including 500 sugar maples. Enjoy a walk in the forest, learn about the history of the Sugar Shack, which dates back to the 1940s, and enjoy maple-themed meals from local producers.
   
•  Limited tickets are available for the Moov Ottawa Hip Hop Workshop and Mini Dance Battle with ‘Fines’, which brings Toronto Hip Hop star Kevin ‘Fines Birung’ for one day of teaching followed by the judging of a mini Hip Hop Battle. 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm at Bronson Centre. $45 in advance or $50 at the door (if it’s not sold out in advance).
   
•  Music.Art.Ppl presents Aurora - A Celebration of Spring. Experience live art and live music, and dance under an incredible light show. Circus Arts Collective Cirquonscient will perform with an aerial rig.
   
•  Get Down! To Overflow Brewing for the Disco Inferno.
   

•  Whisky Wonderland 2024 continues at Hammond Golf 7 Country Club.

•  Bytowne Cinema: Perfect Days, The Promised Land, La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Day of the Dead

•  Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East, Super Secret Saturday Night Sinema

  Gigs

•  The Trews. Meridian @ Centrepointe

•  DJ Retro. Bar Robo

•  Hans! LIVE on Elgin

•  Salam. Mavericks

•  ICON Behaviour: Saturday Night Drag and 2000’s Dance Party. House of TARG

•  Bassett’s Birthday ft. R2B2, The LeBreton FlatBellies, Hold Maloyd. The Brass Monkey

•  Release Hip Hop Edition. Berlin Nightclub

•  The Bloodbath continues at Cafe Dekcuf

•  Mardi Gras Party. Irene’s Pub and Restaurant

•  Hans. LIVE on Elgin

•  Primary Colours, Era Silva. Gigspace

•  Martin Card Laroche Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

•  Out by Lucy. Rainbow Bistro
   

Sunday

•  Gabriel Pizza turns 47 years old today. Hit any location for a Medium 6 topping Gabriel Deluxe for $17.
   
•  The Ottawa Black History Month Afro Caribbean Indoor Tennis Championship reaches the finals today. Watch as Team Americas/Caribbean, Team East/South Africa, Team West/Central Africa, and Team World bring their skills to this friendly tournament. Free, but you must register for one of the 150 tickets.
   
•  Ottawa Pops Orchestra performs The Music of the Lord of the Rings at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Tickets from $17.31.
   
•  Seventeen Voyces present Monteverdi & the Italian Baroque, featuring the Ottawa Baroque Consort. $30. 4:00 pm at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, 150 Glebe Ave.
   
•  At Vimy Brewing’s Afternoon Delight Candle Making Workshop, you’ll curate a scent and create candles to take home. Plus, you’ll be able to sip Vimy’s fine beer.
   
•  Frozen continues at the NAC.
   
•  Bytowne Cinema: The Monk and the Gun, La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Perfect Days, The Promised Land
   
•  Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East

  
  Gigs

•  Acoustic Coffee House. Red Bird

•  Family Fun Day. Ottawa Pinball Arcade

•  Free Play Sunday After Dark. House of TARG

•  Mexican Rooster Party. Atomic Rooster

•  GRFN, Noise Hotel, The Extensions. LIVE on Elgin

•  Sunday Night Revue. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant
   

Monday

•  If you take your general knowledge seriously, get to Bar Robo for Ottawa Trivia League.
   
•  100 Women Who Care (Ottawa Chapter) will meet at Milestones Lansdowne (325 Marché Way) and make donations to their choice of three charities: Twice upon a time, Food for Thought  or Volunteer Ottawa.
   
•  Learn how to do a handstand in five one and a half hour sessions this week.
   
• Frozen has the night off but you can book tickets for the rest of the week. 
   
•  Bytowne Cinema: La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), The Monk and the Gun,Perfect Days
   

•  Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East, Rollerball (1975) 

  Gigs

•  Bluegrass Mondays ft. Bluegrass Junction. Red Bird

•  The Telegrams. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant

•  Guy Davis. Little Red Wagon Winery (Clarendon, QC)

Just Announced / Now Booking

• Running four miles every four hours over 48 hours is a thing, and it’s called a Goggins Challenge (after its inventor, the ultramarathoner David Goggins). This year’s Ottawa Goggins Challenge, which begins at 8:00 am on Friday March 1, aims to raise $20,000 for the Youth Services Bureau. Find out more about registering to run, the after party at Dominion City Brewing, and other ways you can get involved.

• Although it’s entitled Reflection - Music for Good Friday, Thirteen Strings’ concert on Friday March 29 will also contemplate Spring itself in a new work inspired by the Hindu Festival Holi. 

• Norah Jones will appear at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival on June 29.

   

DEALS OF THE DAY

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Brigitte Pellerin in the Ottawa Citizen has written about the urban redesign of Ottawa that few of us have heard about,  1915’s Holt-Bennett Plan. Should it have been implemented, Ottawa would have been laid out like a European capital under City Beautiful principles. (More details on the plan)

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