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2,000

• The number of households and businesses in Ottawa where the water pipes are not buried deep enough to keep from freezing. The City has seven tips to keep your water flowing. (City of Ottawa)

ottawan of the day

Firdaus Kharas, Linda Jane Manzer, and Nikita James Nanos

• The three were named to the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon for advancing social change, for being one of the world’s leading luthiers, and leadership in market research and public opinion, respectively. (Governor General)

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They have no teeth

• Osgoode Village Community Association chair Rob McLellan on the uselessness of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. The area’s only bank will be closing in July, meaning residents must travel 40 km to find banking services. (Guy Quenneville ·at CBC)