HELLO OTTAWA
City Hall has figured out fun! Today’s council meeting has approved the creation of Ottawa’s first Night Mayor. To support creating a culture of spontaneity, City staff have written a 13 page report explaining its four page, 10 item Powerpoint of fun. First on the agenda for the new, as yet unappointed Night Mayor: ‘Establish a Nightlife Ambassador Council comprised of industry and community leaders to provide feedback and support to the Nightlife Commissioner Office.’ We have our dancing shoes on already. – Martha and Darren | - Find seasonal produce like Fiddleheads at the Lansdowne Outdoor Market this Sunday. 9:00am - 3:00pm Aberdeen Square.
- Almanac’s Salted Caramel & Chocolate Ganache Tars are back, just in time for Mother’s Day. Or for yourself. When I saw the photo on my desktop I almost licked the screen. $3.55 each. 9-5510 Canotek Road.
- Ridge Rock Brewery in Carp has a tasty sounding Breakfast Sandwich on the menu all day long on Mother’s Day: it’s a fried egg, avocado, bacon jam, tomato, and let’s on a brioche bun. $16. The Bruch menu ($10 - $18) has Benedict options, enchiladas, omelettes, French toast, yogurt parfaits, and even Breakfast Poutine, topped off with Caesars or Mimosas for six bucks. 421 Donald B Munro, Carp
- Heads up, food vendors. Debaser is looking for artisans, makers, and food vendors for the next Pique outdoor Art Market, happening June 10 at Arts Court. You have until May 19 to apply.
- Hattie Klotz at Ottawa magazine rates the food at Ottawa’s museums: the National Gallery of Canada was the best followed closely by the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian War Museum has a palatable chicken taco, but you're better off bringing in a brown bag to the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
- Peter Hum at the Ottawa Citizen says the soup at Jinsei Ramen is amongst the best in Ottawa. But don’t be late: Jinsei Ramen is only open for lunch, on weekdays and Saturdays.
- Here's a recipe from Joe Thottungal’s cookbook My Thali: A Simple Indian Kitchen for fried tilapia.
- Bachelor In Paradise Canada host Sharleen Joynt shares her favourite Ottawa restaurants in NarCity. They are: Gezellig, Supply & Demand, and Art is In.
- Stittsville is the newest location for Japanese fast food chain Edo Japan. The new takeaway opens May 22 in the Crossing Bridge Square shopping centre.
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Number - $11.84 million
- – The cost to rehabilitate the old CPR Railway bridge over the Rideau River in the ‘Hurdman’ precinct. The City plans to replace the pedestrian and cycle-only bridge with a new one for $9.86 million. Little maintenance has been done by the City on the bridge, with its last painting done in 1969. The City took control of the bridge in 1996. (Barry Padolsky in the Ottawa Citizen)
Honorary Ottawans of the Day - 250 Indigenous Guardians
- – The Indigenous Guardians programme are environmentalists who monitor caribou movements, keep track of other wildlife, identify and harvest local plants for medicinal uses, monitor water quality and act as the search and rescue teams for visitors – amongst other things. Two hundreds and fifty Guardians are meeting in Ottawa this week to network and compare ideas. (NNSL)
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- Is it the environmental emergency or is it the housing emergency?
- – Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward councillor Tim Tierney, before City Council voted against adopting rules for greener, high performance buildings. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)
Sports
- ⚽ Canadian Championship Atlético Ottawa 1 – Hamilton Forge 1 last night. That knocks Atlético Ottawa out of the playoffs for this year.
| | 🪧 Public Service Alliance of Canada Agreement - The Public Service Alliance of Canada has released the agreement made with the Treasury Board for members – and the public – to view. We’ve all heard the headline items but adding National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a designated paid holiday is new. (Catherine Morrison in the Ottawa Citizen) (The Agreement)
🏎️ Speed Limits - The City has reduced the speed limit on a section of the March Road from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. That particular stretch of the road in Kanata, which was built as a six-lane divided highway, unsurprisingly has drivers driving fast. No change to the road itself will be made. In 2019, 26 collisions were reported. (CBC)
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