🌺 Don’t forget Remembrance Day is Monday.

The National Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place at the National War Memorial, starting at 10:30 am. The Royal Canadian Airforce will perform a fly past between 10:50 am and 11:59 am.

Those parts of Wellington, Metcalfe, and Elgin Streets, and the Queen Elizabeth Driveway near the Memorial will be closed from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Stittsville Legion will be hosting a ceremony at the Stittsville cenotaph at Johnny Leroux Arena. All are welcome. A parade of veterans will march from the Stittsville Legion (1481 Stittsville Main Street) to the cenotaph at approximately 1:45 pm. Stittsville Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic between Warner-Colpitts Drive and Abbott Street during this time.

There will also be a presentation at the Cumberland Cenotaph. 

The Ottawa Voyageurs Walking Club will lead a group near Kind Edward Avenue during the OVO Remembrance Day Walk. Registration 9:15 am to 9:45 am inside the Champagne Fitness Facility, Lowertown.

Last Wednesday, the City unveiled cours Jessie Chenevert Walk in Riverside South, commemorating the late Lieutenant-Colonel Jessie Chenevert who was one of 60 Canadian nurses to serve in the Korean War.

The Canadian War Museum has a livestream of the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. The Memorial Hall was built so at exactly 11:00 am, sunlight shines through a single window to frame the tomb. Admission to the Museum is free Monday.

Also on Monday, the Ottawa Citizen will publish its final ‘We Are The Dead’ profile of a soldier who died in the service of Canada. Since 2011, the Citizen has Tweeted the name of one of the 119,531 war dead each hour to the account @wearethedead. Thirteen years later, the list has been completed.

In recognition of the day, THE OTTAWAN will not be publishing. We’ll see you again Tuesday.

🍫 It’s Giveaway time. We’ve got three gorgeous advent calendars from Purdys to give away. Remember, you must live in Ottawa, the Ottawa Valley, or Gatineau to enter, because we’ll be hand delivering the calendars in person to the winners. 

Martha‘s mom will draw one name each from her choosin’ hat for the following Purdy’s chocolate advent calendars next Friday morning, November 15.

Braille Advent Calendar 

📧 brailledraw@theottawan.com with the subject line "Pick me please (Braille)" for your chance to win the Braille Advent Calendar 

Vegan Advent Calendar 

📧 vegandraw@theottawan.com with the subject line "Pick me please (Vegan)" for your chance to win the Vegan Advent Calendar

And, for OTTAWAN Members only, an extra prize Holiday Reindeer Advent Calendar 

📧 chocodraw@theottawan.com with the subject line "Pick me please (Member)" for your chance to win the Holiday Reindeer Advent Calendar (Note that only Member supporters of the Ottawan may enter this one; if you’re not already a member you can sign up here before you enter the giveaway 

– The amount of the decrease in revenue expected by Algonquin College due to the Federal government’s cap on international students. The college expected to enrol around 9,600 international students but has now revised that number to around 7,400.

- The director of the Metaresearch and Open Science Programme at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute has been awarded the The John Maddox Prize which recognizes researchers ‘who stand up and speak out for science and evidence-based policy’. In particular, Cobey is known for advocating an end to the ‘publish or perish’ ethos for researchers.

– Ottawa Citizen national defence reporter David Pugliese explaining to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security why accusations that he is a Russian asset are ludicrous. Two weeks ago, former Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander testified that he had seen documents that said Pugliese was an agent for the Soviet Union in the 80s. 

Besides repudiating the notion entirely, Pugliese says that not only was he not living in Ottawa at the time, like the alleged documents say, but that he was a ‘correspondent for a Washington publication called Armed Forces Journal which was produced for the US Army.”

▪️Tennis fans should watch TSN tomorrow at 8:00 am for the WTA Finals. Gabriela Dabrowski and her Kiwi partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand will compete against the winner of a match between Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, and Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova for the title. Dabrowski would be the first Canadian WTA winner should she pull it off.

▪️The City has decided on the locations for temporary shelters, neither of which are in Barrhaven. Tents will be erected at 1645 Woodroffe Ave, near the Nepean Sportsplex, for use by refugees and asylum seekers. If more space is needed, more will be erected at the Eagleson Park & Ride, 40 Hearst Way in Kanata. Residents in Barrhaven had been protesting in the streets over rumours that the tents may be erected in their neighbourhood.

▪️A judge has ruled that Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter will be allowed to argue that search warrants and seizures used against it violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Six months after the explosion that killed six employees in January 2022, Ottawa Police Services used a search warrant to seize documents from the business. Eastway argued that the Police seized more than what was permitted by the search warrant and wants those documents disallowed and returned. The ruling allows Eastway to have a hearing on what should happen to the documents.

▪️An Ottawa Police Service officer has been cleared over use of a non-lethal anti-riot weapon inside the Montfort Hospital. In July, hospital staff called the Service over a violent 26 year-old patient. After arriving the officer fired a round from the Anti-Riot Weapon ENfield, which subdued the involuntarily-admitted patient. The Provincial Special investigations Unit ruled found that it had ‘no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident’.

▪️Filmmakers David Randall and Amir Zargara talk about their short films Triage and A Good Day will Come in CKCU FM’s Conversations with Canadian Creatives. Both films will be screened at the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival tonight. In Triage, ‘a simple car ride to the vet escalates into a full-blown crisis’ and in A Good Day will Come, a professional wrestler must ‘decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent’.

▪️Ottawa Citizen sports writer Bruce Garrioch chats with Bruce McLean on his podcast. Sportscaster McLean, who formerly coached, general managed, or presided over the Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets, discusses the Sens and how hard it is to make it to the playoffs these days. 

▪️CBC Ottawa just won a Best National News audio award from the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada for its podcast, The Banned Teacher. The Banned Teacher concerns an educator who moved from school to school in Ontario, targeting different girls along the way. Click here to listen.

🆓 Do not miss internationally renowned artist Bhat Boy’s new work alongside that of 19 others at Artissima on The Other Hill. If you can’t make the Vernissage tonight, catch the exhbition this weekend. 

▪️ Feels Like Home and Skull Gate are both holding album release parties at SAW Centre. 

▪️ Visit 260 Fingers Exhibition and Sale at the Glebe Community Centre this weekend and get up close and personal with 26 of the finest ceramic artists to be found in Ontario and Québec. Tonight’s opening party runs 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm; tomorrow and Sunday you can visit from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

▪️ Urban Legends Poetry Collective presents a poetry slam featuring Lucia de Luca, as well as an Open Mic. Pay What You Decide with a suggested donation of $10. Masks are required. 

▪️ View - and perhaps buy - pieces by artists from Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto, and beyond at Noir Art Festival, today through Sunday at Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park. 

▪️ The Esencia Flamenca Canada tour makes a stop at the Shenkman Arts Centre on Friday November 8. This mesmerizing production was created by the Castro Romero siblings, recognized as some of the best flamenco dancers and choreographers in Spain. 

▪️ Road Trip: Locally made crafts, cocktails, and entertainment are on the menu at the Holiday Night Market in McNab/Braeside near Arnprior. 

▪️ The Craig Ferguson Pants on Fire gig at Algonquin Commons Theatre is nearly sold out but you can get tickets if you book fast. 

▪️ Likewise there’s just single seating remaining at Disney’s the Lion King tonight. 

▪️ Tonight’s Ottawa Canadian Film Festival screening of eight short films starts at 7:00 pm. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Blitz, Anora, Ottawa Canadian Film Festival 2024 Day 2. 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Outrun, The Piano Lesson, The Substance 

Gigs

▪️ Gin & Tonic. Heart & Crown Preston Street

▪️ Salem Trials. Club SAW

▪️ Trixter. The Brass Monkey

▪️ Video Premiere and ‘Nurture Nature’ Album Release party. Overflow Brewing Company

▪️ Jazz Night with the Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band. Lavender Grill

▪️ Table 9. Conspiracy Theory Brewing

▪️ Radican. Dominion Tavern

▪️ Sage Reynolds. Montgomery Scotch Lounge  

▪️ Leo Stakos hosts the 2nd Annual Sound of Remembrance concert at the National War Museum on Saturday, November 9. This year’s concert is in support of Soldier On Canada and will include a formal cocktail reception followed by performances from George Canyon, Graham Trade, and Jason Price.

▪️ Cranium launches Legends, a new monthly live music event. 

▪️ Road Trip: Library After Dark brings a night of music by Jeremy Lyall and his friends to the Perth Public Library. 

▪️ Road Trip: Merrickville hosts the Art is Magic Art Show, featuring the work of more than 20 local artists, live music, door prizes, and treats from the Starving Artist Café. 

▪️ Artissma On The Other Hill continues. 

▪️ Meet local vendors at the WE Gowling Public School Craft Show and Fundraiser. All proceeds will go towards the school playground project. 

▪️ Act fast to get your ticket to Renée Landry & The Cool’s performance of Back to Black (A Tribute to Amy Winehouse) tonight at Irene’s Pub. The Friday night show is sold out. 

▪️ The 18th Annual Remembrance Day Benefit Show at Dominion Tavern features Out of Order, The Scally Cap Brats, Vanier Shank, and Uncle Depressant. 

▪️ Celebrate the final work of the late Ottawa poet Jacqueline Bourque and listen to readings by other writers at Manx Pub. “Without Beginning or End” starts at 5:00 pm. 

▪️ Meet Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue as well as some of their clients who are searching for forever homes, at the Adoption Event and Fundraising event. Pet Valu 970 Smyth Road. 

▪️ Improv artists looking to hone their abilities in the skill of The Haroldshould check out the workshop at Bronson Centre this afternoon. 

▪️ Listen as author Catherine Allard recounts the challenges and triumphs of her life while she navigated. life following two massive strokes at a young age. 

▪️ Veterans and active members of the Canadian Armed Forces will receive 15% off (in-store only) at Aurelius Fine Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars. 

▪️ St Laurent Shopping Centre’s Remembrance Day experience to honour Canadian veterans will feature strings, pipes and drums, and Highland dancers. 10:30 am to 11:30 am.  

▪️ Learn effective bystander intervention techniques to combat racism. The Practicing Disrupting Racism workshop isn’t a sit-and-watch affair; you’ll get the chance to practice the techniques with the other attendees. Entry by donation. 

▪️ Ottawa Canadian Film Festival closes with a screening of the feature Stealing Vows. 

▪️ Over Here, Over There is a play created from actual diaries kept by a First World War soldier and his wife back home. Orléans United Church, 6:30 pm. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Anorak, Blitz, Ottawa Canadian Film Festival 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Outrun, The Godfather 

🎄 Christmas Craft Markets and Church Bazaars: 

🆓 National Capital Artisans need two gyms on two days (Saturday and Sunday) for their massive Holiday Magic Craft Show. Please bring cash or a non-perishable donation for the Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard. 

▪️ 20 local artists and resellers will be set up at Next Door Market & Event Space for the Artful Market, this Saturday and Sunday. 

▪️ The Fall Vendor Market at Woodroffe United Church features more than 45 local vendors and artisans. Bring a non-perishable food donation for the organizers’ hamper drive. 

▪️ Find indoor plants, sporting equipment, collectibles and more at the Carleton Memorial United Church Fall Bazaar. 

▪️ Road Trip: Take a drive in the country and visit the 42nd annual Kinburn Community Association Christmas Craft Market. 

▪️ Road Trip: The St James Church Snowflake Bazaar in Carleton Placeis an excellent opportunity to shop for knitting, sewing, jewellery, and vintage gifts. Please note: it’s cash only. 

▪️ Road Trip: If you can’t make this Saturday’s Christmas Farmers’ Market in Metcalfe, there’s another one on December 14. 

Gigs

▪️ Los Desperados: tribute to The Eagles. Overflow Brewing

▪️ Barrelhouse: tributes to the Beatles, Steely Dan, and The Allman Brothers. Rainbow Bistro

▪️ Lady Soul: A Tribute to Motown and Soul. Carleton Tavern

▪️ Pop Culture Icons, Dirty Cheetah, Crooked Jacks. Café Dekcuf

▪️ The Vice Parade. D’Arcy McGee’s Sparks St. 

▪️ Norma Jean, Teeth. The Brass Monkey

▪️ Apes of the State, Rent Strike, The Dreaded Rebels, Rich Chris. House of TARG 

▪️ Where to eat Sunday dinner: The Soca Kitchen will run an all-you-can-eat Mexican Tacos buffet for $28 per person. 

▪️ Keep the weekend going with a night of Free-Play pinball at House of TARG. You just pay the $12.50 entry fee and then play on, friends. 

▪️ Ottawa Farmers Market moves indoors for the 2024/2025 winter season. Note that this year the market is based in the Horticulture Building while Aberdeen Pavilion undergoes repairs (starting in January). 

▪️ Artissima continues in Sandy Hill. 

▪️ Grab a totally chill few hours: book your spot at A Queerly Crafty Afternoon (November edition) at The Grove. Bring your current project. Entry by donation. 

🆓 National Capital Artisans Holiday Magic Craft Show continues at Lester B. Pearson High School. Please bring cash or a non-perishable donation for the Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard. 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Conclave, Anora, Blitz 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: Daleks’ Invation of Earth 2150 AD, The Piano Lesson, The Substance 

Gigs

▪️ Electro-folk duo Moontricks. The 27 Club

▪️ Rachelle Behrens. Irene’s Pub

▪️ 56 Blvd. Blues. Atomic Rooster

▪️ Dart Trees. Rainbow Bistro

▪️ Alex Whorms. LIVE on Elgin

▪️ Dr. Julie Ponesse speaks at the 2024 Diefenbaker Lecture. 

▪️ Road Trip: Visit participating business in Renfrew Ontario for the Appelicious Food and Drink Event (November 11 through 17). 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Blitz, Sammy Obeid - Fresh in Ottawa! Anora 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Piano Lesson, The Substance 

Gigs

▪️ Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Rooster

▪️ Open Mic. Art House Café

▪️ Julian Taylor. National Arts Centre Fourth Stage

▪️ Release your inner Hobbit: join the Lord of the Rings movies Trivia Night at the Prescott. Your $10 entry fee must be booked in advance.

▪️ Help Ottawa Celtic Supporters (the Scottish Premier League football team) raise money for the Ottawa Mission’s Christmas Dinner initiative. Entry for the Charity Quiz Night* for Ottawa Mission is $10 per person (* “Quiz night” means “trivia night” in UK-speak). 

▪️ ByTowne Cinema: Anora, Blitz 

▪️ Mayfair Theatre: The Outrun, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150AD, The Substance 

Gigs

▪️ Trivia night. Royal Oak Pub at 188 Bank St., Beechwood

🆓 New restaurants open in Ottawa all the time, and if you’re harbouring your own culinary business dream, you should register for the Opening a Food Establishment in the City of Ottawa (Virtual) info session. Wednesday, November 13. 

▪️ The Canadian Labour International Film Festival celebrates 16 years on Saturday November 16. This year’s event is virtual, with an online screening time of 1 hour 29 minutes. 

▪️ A tradition for many, the Thirteen Strings Joy of Christmas and the Holiday Season concert returns December 3.