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– The amount that home sales in Ottawa dropped in January over one year previous. In January 2022, 933 homes were sold, last month it was 606. (Anil Jhalli at CityNews)
Ottawan of the Day
Deanna Longfield
Longfield is the first person in the world enrolled in a study of a new treatment for hemorrhagic strokes, the most deadly kind. She’s doing well at 80 years-old, after her 2021 stoke. (Elizabeth Payne at the Ottawa Citizen)
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‘You feel like you can't really do anything. And we're not talking like 40 centimetres of snow here’
– Former Paralympian and Manor Park resident Sally Thomas on how the City is neglecting people with disabilities by leaving sidewalks uncleared. (Giacomo Panico at CBC)
🏢 Working from Home
A Parliamentary committee has recommended that a hybrid House continue, with members working from their non-Ottawa homes permanently. There is definitely a generational split, with younger MPs preferring the stay in their riding option. The Federal government has not yet said what it recommends. (Maura Forrest in Politico)
💸 City Budget
Kitchissippi resident Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the budget review is not personal. Sutcliffe says that every City service will be subject to review and nothing will be kept simply because it's old, nor will a service be cut if it is needed. Council will discuss the service review plan March 1. (Taylor Blewett in the Ottawa Citizen)
Across the Ottawa River, visit the Aurora Expérience Hivernale Festive/ Festive Winter Experience from today through February 12, and enjoy illuminations, live music as well as DJs, a coffee and donut bar, and more. La Filature at Ruisseau de la Brasserie, 84 Rue Hanson Gatineau https://experienceaurora.ca/en/home/
Camp Fortune closure: Due to the impending really-freaking-cold weather, night skiing is cancelled tonight, as are Skyline Quad and Meech Quad. The Pineault Quad and Valley Quad will be open from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Aux Délices bakery is supplying this year’s official Winterlude cookie. Buy them at event locations February 4 through 20 while supplies last.
Tomorrow
The Mod Nite: 1960s Rock & Soul Dance Party at Live on Elgin won’t just include music from the Quadrophenia era; enjoy drinks specials, prizes, giveaways and maybe you’ll be inclined to enter the Twist competition? $10 cover. 220 Elgin St, Second Floor.
After a month long reno, Working Title Kitchen at All Saints Event Space launches its new brunch menu today, with a focus on fresh local ingredients.
The Bad Alibi in Orléans will be the site of a Chili Chook Off to benefit Cleaning for a Reason, the nonprofit that offers free cleaning services to cancer patients in Canada and the US. 2:00pm to 6:00pm at 5935 Jeanne D’arc Blvd S., Orleans.
More than 10 vendors are expected at the Queer Pop-Up Market at Gallery 101 (280 Catherine St.) Free admission, with payment by cash or etransfer. Masking is mandatory.
The Braeside Winter Carnival starts at 8:00am with a pancake breakfast ($10 adults / $7 children 10 and under), followed by retro video games, bouncy castles, outdoor winter games, and maple taffy.
Give the Argentine Tango a try at the free one hour beginner class at 3:00pm from Siempre Tango. If you end up loving it and wanting more, you can pay $35 on the spot to stay for the Beginner Bootcamp to dance and learn even more. 430 Churchill Avenue N in Westboro.
Use the code TWENTYOFF site wide at Bather until 11:59pm Sunday night. Swim trunks in mens’ and boys’ sizes, beach robes, and sweats are all included in the sale.
This is a screen shot from Frank magazine’s RSS feed showing a $10 package of Kleenex in the vending machine at CHEO. Can anyone confirm if this is real?
We will see you Monday – Martha and Darren
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