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In Todayâs Edition â Where to watch tonightâs Canada - USA match â Get your day off to a great start with Volunteer Ottawaâs Community Breakfast tomorrow â Deal of the Day: #madeincanada Up! Pants are 50% off â âïž High -6° Low -13° and partly cloudy. âïž 6:56 am đ 5:38 pm The Poll Yesterday, we asked how many days worth of events listings would you like to see in THE OTTAWAN each day.
42% Today, tomorrow, and the day after 19% Today and tomorrow 3% Just today 5% Just tomorrow 32% Once per week
That seems pretty decisive. Weâll stay with three days. And yes, we know it adds up to 101%. Itâs a rounding thing.
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Are you in favour of Alto, the new High Speed Rail plan between Québec City and Toronto through Ottawa? |
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We welcome any comments âhello@theottawan.comâ. â Martha and Darren |
đŠ« CANADA VS đŠ
USA FOUR NATIONS FINAL |
Where to watch the game tonight: |
NUMBER - $20 million
- â The amount of money that the Ottawa Carleton District School Board needs to cut from its annual $1.2 billion budget. The Board has not yet decided how that will happen.
- Joanne Laucius in the Ottawa Citizen
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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY - Peter Crockford
- The Earth Sciences assistant professor at Carleton University has been awarded one of the most prestigious honours in research, an Alfred P Sloan Research Fellowship in Earth System Science.
- Crockfordâs team researches âthe co-evolution of life and Earthâs surface environment throughout historyâ and âhow to extract meaningful information about ancient seawater chemistry from highly altered sedimentary recordsâ.
Aside from the honour, the fellowship also comes with US $75,000. - Carleton University
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WHATâS GOING ON AT CITY HALL |
WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT |
đ Gatineau - The City of Gatineau is asking residents to turn in their neighbours with Ontario license plates. Residents now pay a new $90 per year vehicle fee, some of which goes to local transit. The City says that some people have moved to Gatineau from Ontario but have not changed their license plate within the 90 day limit, depriving the public of its rightful money.
Ontarians who have been turned in can avoid the fee if they can show that they do not live in Gatineau or that their property is a secondary residence.
Isabel Harder at CBC
đłïž Ontario Election âžïž ByWard Market - The diminutive synthetic skating rink on William Street in the ByWard Market has been removed. The ByWard Market District Authority has not said why the dinky rink was taken away.
Josh Pringle at CTV
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THURSDAY Bring your current reading material to Absinthe CafĂ© for some quiet time this afternoon at the Silent Book Club Meetup. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - and enjoy happy hour cocktails, too. The Children continues at The Gladstone Theatre. Controlled Damage continues at National Arts Centreâs Babs Asper Theatre. đ You need to register for your place at Art House CafĂ© Music Trivia night. đ Itâs all fun and games at Broadhead Brewingâs Bingo Thursday. Indulge your love of thrillers and mysteries at Westboro Booksâ Thursday Murder Book Club. $34.99 for the book and book club session (Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight) Bytowne Cinema: Check before heading out; may still be closed due to technical difficulties Iâm Still Here, 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action, Detour: Deep Cover Mayfair Theatre: Babygirl, Nickel Boys, Wild at Heart
Gigs Ireneâs Blues Sessions. Ireneâs Pub Comedy Night. Pour Boy Trivia. Ottawa Sailing Club Sonic Souvenir. House of TARG The Healey Brothers. The Rainbow Bistro Dear Rouge, Bleeker. Bronson Centre Ramsayâs Quintet. Night Oat Karaoke Thursdays. Atomic Rooster
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Celebrate the rich culture and heritage of the Black community through music, dance, and spoken word performances at Bikkurim Music Studioâs Black History Month Performances. If you want to donate some of your time to a worthy cause this year, plan to be at Volunteer Ottawaâs Community Breakfast. Youâll enjoy a continental breakfast, hear about the VOâs programs and services and connect with others working to make Ottawa a better place for everyone. $20 Ottawaâs urban maple syrup experience, Vanier Sugar Shack, is now open. Explore the maple syrup operation and order a delicious breakfast. Headig to the Ottawa 67s game against Niagara Icedogs? Be sure to check out the East Coast Experience pre-game and intermission performances. Start dreaming of the warmer days ahead with a trip to the Ottawa Boat & Outdoors Show. Controlled Damage, the story of Viola Desmond, continues at National Arts Centreâs Babs Asper Theatre. Dance to Nostalgic Hip Hop against a backdrop of breathtaking pyrotechnical displays at Feux Sur Glace festival. Aylmer Marina in Gatineau. ByTowne Cinema: The Brutalist, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Drunken Cinema: Barbie Mayfair Theatre: Universal Language, Iâm Still Here, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gigs Mojo Bros. Southside Tap and Grill Daft Punk Night. The 27 Club 80s Dance Party with DJ Remi Royale and The Retrogrades. House of TARG Code Seventy Three. Stray Dog Brewing Company Table 9. The Carleton Tavern Finely Tuned Elephant. Ireneâs Pub Antilife, TrĂ©pas, Qlipha. Dominion Tavern Th3rd Fridays Dance Battle. Bronson Centre The Turning Lights. Rainbow Bistro Steve Lee Olsen - Country Night in Canada. Algonquin Commons Theatre
SATURDAY If you like your comedy new and untested the Amuse Bouche Variety will tickle your funny bone. Comics will bring their new material to the stage to win audience approval and the chance to headline a future show. Meet local maker Elena Minnow of Twenty20 skincare at Maker House. The new date for Black Future Market! (which was snowed out last week) is today, Saturday February 22 at Next Door Market. đ Find cool stuff for your wardrobe, home and even your tummy at 613Flea. Celebrate the achievements of Ottawaâs Black Women at the Leading Ladies Canada Black History Month celebration. Blu Legacy Convention Centre 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Enjoy an evening of films celebrating love. Pyralume, the new streaming service that aims to bridge the gap between indie filmmakers and their audiences, and which is launching on March 8, presents Love Notes Indpendent Film Showcase at Art House CafĂ©. Improv under hypnosis says it all, really. Oh - Colin Mochrie, too. ByTowne Cinema: The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, Detour: American Psycho. Paying For It with Director Sook Yin Lee Q&A. Mayfair Theatre: Green Border, Universal Language, Babygirl, Blue Velvet, Saturday Night Sinema Gigs Fanatical Jack. Carleton Tavern Skyzoo. Brass Monkey Red Bird Family Band. Red Bird Nick Posthumus. LIVE on Elgin Customer Appreciation Night. Moose McGuireâs Huntclub Vinyl Revival. Blackburn Arms Pub Ottawa Jazz Orchestra. National Arts Centre Fantomfex. Avant-Garde Bar
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING Venus Envy has several grown-ups only workshops on the horizon, including âG Marks the Spotâ this Sunday February 23 (online). Tickets for one of Ottawaâs glitziest events are now on sale. The 2025 Governor Generalâs Performing Arts Awards rolls out the red carpet at the National Arts Centre on Saturday June 14. If you have a 10 to 13 year old who loves spending time in the kitchen, sign âem up for the Kids Baking 101 course at Urban Element. Itâs a six-hour, hands-on masterclass in red velvet cake, focaccia pizza, cruditĂ©s and dip, and more. March 10 at Corner Peach Kitchen.
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