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• The number of tires on a car stopped by the Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 417 Monday. The driver told the officer that the tire fell off. (Ontario Provincial Police Twitter)
  

ottawan of the day

Mary Taggart

• The editor-in-chief and publisher of Ottawa at Home magazine is hanging up her pen after 15 years. Taggartbought the magazine from the publishing company coöwned by mayor Mark Sutcliffe. (Editor’s Note) 
  

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A lot of us were surprised you could move it whole, over that distance, in one piece, without it falling apart

• Kitchissippi ward councillor Jeff Leiper on the successful move of the 90-year-old heritage ‘cottage’ gas station from its home at the corner of Island Park Drive and Richmond Road, to a temporary perch across the street. A nine-storey, 103-unit residential development will be built on its former site, after which the station will be moved back as part of the decor. (Marlo Glass in the Ottawa Citizen)