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• The number of Federal public employees that are being moved from the Department of National Defence’s office at 400 Cumberland St. due to complaints by staff of street harassment. An email to staff advised they ‘remain vigilant as they travel in the area’, travel in pairs, and avoid using phones or headphones.  (Catherine Morrison in the Ottawa Citizen)
  

ottawan of the day

Sharon DeSousa

• DeSousa has just been elected as the new national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Her priority: ‘I want to create a new frontier of remote work and that’s something that our members want to see’. (Ian Bailey in the Globe & Mail) 
  

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Kanata keeps building and building. There is nowhere for the wildlife to go anymore

• Kanata resident Tara Cawley who saw a baby moose roaming around the Beaverbook neighbourhood this morning. Ottawa Bylaw says if you see the loose moose, call 613 236 1222 as the department is trying to relocate the animal to a less stripmall-y location. (Toula Mazloum at CTV)