Wednesday June 26, 2024

Today

🌧️ Moderate Rain
High 24° Low 15°
🌞 5:15 am🌛8:55 pm

Tomorrow

🌧️ Light Rain
High 20° Low 11°
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  • 13
  • – Where Ottawa lies on a list of 24 Canadian cities with the most affordable property taxes. At 1.19564%, a $500,000 house in Ottawa raises $5,978 in property tax. Vancouver is the cheapest, at .29681%, making that $500,000 house owe $1,484. The most expensive is Sault Ste Marie, at 1.79814%, making the tax on a $500,000 house there $8,945 per year. the ottawan can’t help but notice that the higher the property tax, the less expensive the property market in that area and vice versa. (Zoocasa)

Ottawans of the Day

  • Matthew Zhou and Rohan Bahl
  • – The two grade 12 students at Merivale High School have created a software programme that finds the safest routes for pedestrians and cars using historic accident data. The two don’t plan on commercializing it and have released the code to the public for developers to use in their own programmes. (Andrew Duffy in the Ottawa Citizen)

    A demo site is here but may not always be up in order to save website costs.
  • Computer geeks may be interested in looking at the code on Github here.

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  • Government funding needs to be made available to distribution companies like ours

  • – Chief executive officer of Hydro Ottawa, Bryce Conrad, who says that increased electric heating and electric cars are requiring it to build a new substation every year, rather than every five years. The City-owned utility paid $20 million in dividends from its profits to the City last year. (Arthur White-Crummey at CBC

Sports

  • FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 4 – New England Knockouts 2 last night

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CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall

Transportation Committee
Thursday, June 27 at 9:30 am

  • Ceremonial presentation - Bruce Timmermans Awards
  • On-street parking rate changes
  • Kitchissippi parking study update
  • Parking Services 2023 annual report
  • Councillor Gower - Fernbank area speed reduction

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Ottawa Police Service Board Finance and Audit Committee
Thursday, June 27 at 12:30 pm

  • Budget 2025 Process Update

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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🚨 Ottawa Police Service

🤑 O Train

  •  City Council has authorized a secret settlement to somebody over stage two O Train construction. Who is being paid? Secret. How much? Secret. Is it for the east, west, or south extension? Secret. Does the City owe or is it getting paid? Secret. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)

🛫 Ottawa International Airport

  •  Air Canada has a new route to Tulum, Mexico this winter. Air Canada is increasing frequencies on some winter routes, flying twice per week to Tampa, four per week to Orlando, and six per week to Fort Lauderdale, and four to Punta Cana. The new Tulum route will fly weekly. (Pax News)

💥 Cars Driving into Houses

  •  A fourth car has driven into a house this month. This one was in Coulson Court in Kanata, yesterday. The others were Deerfield Drive near Algonquin College last Friday, and a double home-crash day June 7 on Allanford Avenue and Uplands Drive. When we first started publishing the ottawan in 2020, we commented at the time that there seemed to be an unusual number of vehicles crashing into buildings in Ottawa. Our observation seems to be holding up. (Josh Pringle at CTV

🏒 The Sens

  •  The Sens have released a photo of its jersey for the next season. The jersey is designed by specialist sports designer Fanatics, and will be manufactured by SP Apparel in St-Hyacinthe, which has made National Hockey League uniforms for 50 years. (Josh Pringle at CTV)

    ➕ Related Tim Baines in the Ottawa Citizen has a Q&A with former scout Grant McCagg on how the Sens may handle the upcoming NHL draft.

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Today

  •  🆓 The final Doors Open for Music at Southminster concert of the season (from noon to 1:00 pm) features jazz arrangements of pieces by Leonard Cohen, John Lennon, Paul Simon, Gordon Lightfoot and Paul McCartney. The Mark Ferguson Quartet performs. Attend in person at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave at Bank St K1S 5G4 or watch the show on YouTube.
     
  •  The new second location of Third Son Tailor shop opens today. Book an appointment at 796 Bank St. In The Glebe for bespoke mens’ tailoring and alterations as well as upholstery projects.
     
  •  Ottawa Jazz Festival highlights: Sakina Abdou, Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie, Chris Potter Trio, Ottawa native Kathleen Edwards, Mats Gustafsson, Lemon Bucket Orchestra.
     
  •  🆓 Nepean Concert Band plays Andrew Haydon Park from 7:30 pm (weather permitting). Bring your own lawn chair. Carling Ave at Holly Acres (3127 Carling Ave, K2H 5A6)
     
  •  🆓 Kanata Fun Fair is set up at Tony Graham Recreation Complex until Canada Day. Admission is free; pay for rides on site.
     
  •  🆓 Canada Food Agriculture and Food Museum is free to enter from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Tonight’s Welcome Wednesday theme is Planting Roots, and visitors will have the chance to roll up their sleeves and take part in soil activities.

  •  ByTowne Cinema: Thelma, Robot Dreams, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

  •  Mayfair Theatre: Challengers, The Great Escaper, Boxcar Bertha

    Gigs

  •  Side Eye and Grace (2:00 pm show). Bar Robo

  •  Peach Jam: A Gay Ass Variety Show Featuring Meghan Burns and Maggie

  •  Harder. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

  •  Operatic Revelry - Bards and Bohemians edition. Rainbow Bistro

  •  Rare Groove Wednesdays. Atomic Rooster

  •  Celtic Celebration featuring Rideau Ramblers. Red Bird

Tomorrow

  •  The Log Farm is open Thursdays through Sundays for family fun, and they’ve added more kids’ activities on weekends. Head to the Kids Barn this weekend for a Dinosaur themed suite of activities.

  •  The Ottawa Arts Council and Arts Network Ottawa are joining forces for their Annual General Meetings tonight. The merger will be discussed before the AGMs, and attendees will see the unveiling of the organizational model for the new Arts Service Organization. Anyone can attend the AGMs, however you must be a member to vote. 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1233 Wellington St W. K1Y 0G7

  •  Ottawa Jazz Festival highlights: Huntertones, The Lake Street Dive, Gabi Hartmann.

  •  Enjoy comedy on land and water at the Comedy Cabaret Cruise. 588 Hog’s Back Road.

  •  FREE Who knows what you’ll see at the Stittsville Porch Fest concert series, where residents are encouraged to perform live music for the benefit of strolling walkers and cyclists from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The event is also collecting donations for Royal Ottawa Place.

  •  The NAC Orchestra brings the Jurassic Park musical score to life during screenings of the 1993 film. Until June 29.

  •  That big top tent at 1200 St Laurent is the home of Cirque Italia’s Water Circus Gold show, in residence from today through July 7.

  •  ByTowne Cinema: Thelma, Cinema Slumber Party: Clueless, Robot Dreams

  •  Mayfair Theatre: The Great Escaper, Challengers, Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome edition)

    Gigs

  •  Release the Bats! Goth party. Cafe Dekcuf

  •  Steel Cut Oats, Sleepy Kicks, Sunny Spot. Avant-Garde bar

  •  Multicultural Celebration Day with Miguel de Armas & friends. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

  •  The Dive Tones, Petty Cache, James Gibson, abby m boquet. Rainbow Bistro

  •  Irene’s Thursday Blues Sessions with Guest Host Jeff Rixx Graham

  •  They Grieve, Grandmother, Loversteeth. House of TARG

  •  Hans! With Lizard the Bird, Les Gaustises. LIVE on Elgin

Friday

  •  Ottawa Quad Rollerskating Club’s regular indoor skate evening rolls into Norm Fenn Gym at Carleton U. 1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5B6. From $9.31 per person.
     
  •  Get down with Funky Monks, Ottawa’s Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band. They’ll be at Overflow Brewing, with hard rockers Dead Air Republic opening.
     
  •  Ottawa Jazz Festival highlights: Ches Smith and We All Break, Laufey, Butcher Brown

  • The NAC Orchestra brings the Jurassic Park musical score to life during screenings of the 1993 film. Until June 29.

  •  Road trip: Head on down to Brockville for the hydroplane races and nightly entertainment at 1000 Islands Regatta & Festival. Canadian legends 54-40 headline tonight.

  •  Jabulani Vineyard & Winery’s Foodie Friday features one of Ottawa’s best loved food trucks: Angry Dragonz. 8005 Jock Trail, Richmond K0A 2Z0 

  • That big top tent at 1200 St Laurent is the home of Cirque Italia’s Water Circus Gold show, in residence from today through July 7.

  •  ByTowne Cinema: The Great Escaper, Hit Man, Tuesday, Drunken Cinema: Cursed

  •  Mayfair Theatre: Challengers, Thelma, Big Shark

    Gigs

  •  Audrey Saparno, Val d’Avalon. The Shed

  •  Ryan King. Broadhead Brewing

  •  Leeny and the Boys, Mr. Power, emmersonHall. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

  •  80s Dance Party. House of TARG

  •  The HIRS Collective, Jetsam, Crisis Party, Hyperserx Banshee, Reaching Needles. Dominion Tavern

  •  Friday Night Live Music with Liam O’Connor, Ben Rutz, Michel Delage. Fresco’s Tap & Grill

  •  Samuel Cousineau Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

  •  Encephalon, ooluu, Line, Lilith. Cafe Dekcuf

  •  Kasador, A Short Walk to Pluto, Juventud. Rainbow Bistro

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DEALS OF THE DAY

The Americanada Sale is live at Tate & Yoko. The special prices will last until July 7. Shop online or visit the flagship store in Montréal.

 

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Richard van Duyvendyk, writing in the Millstone News, is advocating that the ancient biffy at the bottom of his garden be given heritage status as the Leaning Outhouse of Corkery. Adding to its allure, the Leaning Outhouse of Corkery is actually a fairly rare double seater.

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