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We have made it back from Montréal safe and sound today.

To be honest, ‘Oh no, we’re snowed in; we must stay in Montréal overnight’ is not the kind of disaster that we are entirely upset about.

Pourtant, c'est formidable d'être de retour à Ottawa.

– Martha and Darren

OTTAWA STATS

Ottawan of the Day

• Alan Wong
• – After training as a paramedic then working with buses at OC Transpo, Wong has found his passion as the new president of VegOttawa, a non-profit founded to promote veganism in Ottawa. (Stephanie Taylor in the Algonquin Times)

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• I don’t think that they’re going to axe it

• – Transportation committee chair and Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward councillor Tim Tierney on the future of electric scooter rentals downtown. The 2024 season is the final year of a three year test run. Last year, 50,000 people took 179,000 trips on the scooters. (Toula Mazloum at CTV)

Sports

• 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 0 – Florida Panthers 6 last night

CITY HALL AGENDA

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

💰 Housing

•  City Council says that it will not spend Federal funds on supportive housing in neighbourhoods where residents fear the project will increase crime. River ward councillor Riley Brockington brought forward the ban proposal, requiring the City to study the ‘cumulative effect and community impact’ of housing homeless persons or people with addictions. Brockington said residents in his ward say crime has increased with the addition of a new Shepherds of Good Hope facility. The ban passed 17-7. (Sam Konnert at CBC)
  
  ➕ Related Premier Doug Ford presented Ottawa with a $37,502,947 cheque for making progress in home starts. The money, from the provincial Building Faster fund, was in recognition of 10,213 housing starts in Ottawa last year. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the money will go to infrastructure and transit.
  
  ➕ Related An office building at 200 Elgin Street will be converted into residential apartments by its owner. The 1966 building has 11 floors.

🚨 Gatineau Camera Creep

•  A nineteen year-old man who placed a camera in the ceiling of his old elementary school, École l'Oiseau-Bleu, has been given an 18 month community service. Matthias Deschenes is banned from parks, schools, or employment where kids under 16 years of age would be, and must provide a DNA sample to police. (CBC)

⚖️ Eastway Tank Explosion

•  Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Ltd and its owner Neil Greene have pleaded guilty to the explosion that killed six. Charged under Occupational Health and Safety Act, the company and Greene must pay $850K in fines and fees. The Office of the Fire Marshal found that the explosion was linked to accidentally mixing diesel and gasoline when calibrating equipment. (Andrew Duffy in the Ottawa Citizen)

👟 London Marathon

•  Some people are questioning the timing of Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s Team Ottawa trip to London and his entry into the London Marathon. Sutcliffe says that the trip was organized by Ottawa Tourism and when he realized the overlapping dates, he bought his own entry to the Marathon since he'd already be there. Ottawa Tourism does not receive City of Ottawa funding. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)

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EVENTS

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Today

•  Be there to say you were there: ‘Adventure groove’ pioneers Archivers play their first gig ever tonight at Art House. The Ottawa music scene veterans will be joined by Yarns, described as ‘a succession of sound paintings about escapism and removal’.

•  Experience the Canadian Museum of Nature in a different way, with dance. As DJs fill the building with sound, wander the four floors of exhibitions and then dance until midnight.

•  Canadian songwriter Michel Pagliaro performs his French and English hits at the Bronson Centre Music Theatre.

•  Originals Spring Craft Sale continues at EY Centre.

•  ByTowne Cinema: Iris et les hommes (It’s Raining Men), The Old Oak, Exhuma

•  Mayfair Theatre: Poor Things, American Fiction, Carol Doda Topless At the Condor

  Gigs

•  Destroyer. The KISS Tribute. Overflow Brewing

•  Story, Status, Teenage Fiction, Just Fine. Dominion Tavern

•  Capital Professionals Open Mic (CAPO). Rainbow Bistro

•  Shaggy 2 Dope. Brass Monkey

•  Cevilain, The Space Between, The New Hires. Club SAW

•  Medve, A Fisherman From Maine, John Daniel. Avant-Garde bar

•  Fagan, Elliott, Reynolds Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

•  Rarity, F!th, Don’t Try, Neon Ghosthouse. The 27 Club

•  3MFrench Live in Ottawa. Mavericks

•  Organ Concert with Anne Laver. St. Andrew’s Church

Tomorrow

•  Road Trips:  Across the province today and Sunday (April 7), sugar shacks will be throwing open their doors and offering up sweet treats and experiences in Ontario Maple Weekend. Westport, Ontario’s The Pie Bar and Blair Brothers Maple will have pastries and other baked goods, fresh taffy on snow, a kids’ zone where the littles can learn first hand about tapping a tree, and more. 9266 County Rd 42, Westport, ON.
   
•  Closer to home, book a visit to Log Farm and pick up some locally produced maple syrup.
   
• Eat, shop, and check out the gifts at Eid Expo. Nepean Sportsplex from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
   
•  613 Flea is back at Lansdowne Park.
   

•  The Travel and Vacation show will cover prime destinations in Canada and beyond. Take your questions to the tour operators, resort reps and tourist boards on site, and attend the seminars taking a deeper dive into adventures, excursions, and experiences. Saturday and Sunday at the Shaw Centre. $10 at the door, but seniors 60 and over get in for free on Saturday.

•  The Calabogie 500 snowmobile race returns to Calabogie Peaks, and this year there will be live music. Today and tomorrow at 30 Barrett Chute Road, Calabogie.

•  Originals Spring Craft Sale continues at EY Centre.

•  ByTowne Cinema: Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus, Iris et les hommes (It’s Raining Men), The Old Oak, Exhuma

•  Mayfair Theatre: The South, American Fiction, Poor Things, The Room

  Gigs

•  Hailey Blais. National Arts Centre

•  River Town Saints, City Robinson. Brass Monkey

•  Big Shiny Dwayne. Bronson Centre

•  Barry and the Blasters. Rainbow Bistro

•  DB Cohen and the Revelers. Atomic Rooster

•  Dumai Dunai, The Oscillators, Area Resident. House of TARG

Sunday

•  Experience multiple versions of the Tamal as countries from the Caribbean and South America bring their recipes to the Tamal Festival. There are options for vegans and vegetarians as well as meat varieties with chicken, pork, and beef. Noon to 7:00 pm in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne.

•  The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra Quintet and Carleton University music students will collaborate on Sunday Socials 2.

•  Originals Spring Craft Sale ends today at EY Centre.

•  Using Monday’s solar eclipse as inspiration, the Carleton University Faculty of Science and Department of Physics present an afternoon talk about the wonder of the universe. Sun, Moon, and Science: An Afternoon of Celestial Beauty is open to everyone.

•  Stray Dog Brewing welcomes Pawsitive Steps to the taproom for a Puppy Meet and Greet Social event. Meet doggos looking for their forever homes, bring your pub for a by-donation nail trim, donate pet accessories, and groove to the tunes provided by the Orléans School of Rock house band.

•  The Calabogie 500 winds up at Calabogie Peaks.

•  It’s the final day of the Travel and Vacation show at Shaw Centre.

•  ByTowne Cinema: Iris et les hommes (It’s Raining Men), Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus

•  Mayfair Theatre: Rocky Road to Berlin, Carol Doda Topless at the Condor, Poor Things

  Gigs

•  Dave Hause, the 27 Club

•  Jamie Douglas. The Gilmour

•  Live Big Band Jazz Night, Lavender Grill

•  Monette (album launch and showcase). Rainbow Bistro

•  Preston Pablo. Canadian Tire Centre

•  Joe McLeod. LIVE on Elgin

•  River Town Saints. Brass Monkey

Monday – The Blindingest Day of the Year

• The eclipse will be partial from Ottawa. We'll get a 98-99% eclipse here, and the Moon will start obscuring the Sun at 2:11 pm.

• Experts are saying don’t look directly at the Sun, and that the safest method of viewing the entire eclipse is to watch it on the NASA website.

• There will be viewing events at the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum.

  
  Eclipse road trips:

• If you have time to get out of town for a few hours, the Christmas Farm at 3229 Forest Road, South Frontenac Township, will be open for the duration of the eclipse. Please bring your own lawn chair.

• Top Shelf Distillers will be distributing special glasses for the celestial event at 2:30 pm. $20 per person for light snacks and cocktails. 14 Warren Crescent, Perth ON.

• Ogdensburg, New York will be in the path of the total eclipse, and the town has provided a list of parking and viewing areas. (By the way, hotels in upper New York State allegedly filled up a year ago, so if you’re planning a visit, don’t count on getting a room on Sunday night.)
  
  Non-sky related events:

• Brew Revolution brightens up Monday evening with free dance lessons, a Cuba inspired menu, two featured cocktails, and more. You don’t even need to bring a partner.

• ByTowne Cinema: The Old Oak, Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus, Exhuma

• Mayfair Theatre: American Fiction, Poor Things, Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

  Gigs

• Bluegrass Mondays: The Gladsome Gentlemen. Red Bird

• Broadway Nights: Comedic Songs. Club SAW

• Open Mic Night. Art House Café.

• Trivia Night. Select Royal Oak pubs
   

Just Announced / Now Booking

• Parliament-Funkadelic will play Ottawa Jazz Festival June 22. Tickets at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.

• The Marshes, Matchwood, and Blackbird Falls golf clubs will all be opening April 9. Reserve a tee time now.

• The next City of Ottawa hazardous waste collection date is coming up fast. On April 21 take your hazardous waste to RCGT ballpark at 300 Coventry Road. If that date and place don’t work, the City’s website lists the collection dates and locations for the remainder of the year.

• NAC is running English and French versions of the Porte Parole production of Rose in the Machine to mark Autism Month. The French version, Rose et la Machine, runs April 25 to 27, while Rose in the Machine will be presented May 1 through 4.

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