HELLO OTTAWA 🌪️ Tornado Watch 🚊 NO Train: Day 1️⃣7️⃣ Here is today’s update on the closure of the Confederation Line. 🛻 Convoy Opinions Wanted the ottawan often makes fun of how the ease of responding when the City asks for public comments depends a lot on how far a decision has already been made. If the City really wants the public’s opinion, there are such things as publicized meetings, an info web page, and online surveys. When public opinion is an annoyance, an email address to a City manager suffices. The Province is somewhere in-between. The Provincial government has looked to the Emergencies Act inquiry to improve on the failures from the Convoy siege. And now the Ministry of the Solicitor General has posted draft regulations and is looking for input from the public. For example, one major proposal is to have the Ontario Provincial Police as central for communication and coördination between local police and the Mounties rather than leave the various police forces to fend for themselves. Pros: It’s a webpage, and the public can answer with an online form. Cons: The details are all in a PDF and there is no explanation of what is going on or being changed. Nor do they seem to be publicizing this very well amongst the citizens of the City who experienced the siege. Read and respond to the draft proposal here. – Martha & Darren | ottawa historic logo t-shirts | Ottawa Valley Ale T-Shirt Long forgotten, but Ottawa’s first craft brewery was Ottawa Valley Ale, incorporated in 1985. Help support the ottawan by buying one of our historic logo t-shirts. | | | Weather - ⛈️ 70% chance of showers or thunderstorms. High of 24°, low of 16°.
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- – The age to which bodychecking should be raised in kids hockey due to risks of brain injury, according to a new University of Ottawa study. Hockey Canada currently permits bodychecking to start at age 13 . (Dave Charbonneau at CTV) (The Study)
Ottawan of the Day - Edith Dumont
- – Dumont has been appointed as the next Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The 2017 Order of Ottawa recipient attended the University of Ottawa for psychiatry and a Master in education as well as the Université du Québec en Outaouais for orthopedagogy. She will be the province’s first Franco-Ontarian lieutenant governor. (Prime Minister’s Office)
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| 🏍️ Rolling Thunder 🚲 Commanda Bridge - The newly pedestrianized Commanda Bridge isn’t open yet but cyclists haven’t noticed. Despite fences, cyclists have been crossing the Ottawa River using the bridge. The City does not yet have an open date. (Andrew Duffy in the Ottawa Citizen)
🚨 Voyeur - A former Ottawa ByLaw officer has been convicted of 33 counts related to filming women in the shower and toilet. Andrew Seangio was a current ByLaw officer when he was charged, as well as a mentor for aspiring police officers in Algonquin College’s police foundations programme. The Crown is asking for significant jail time. (Gary Dimmock in the Ottawa Citizen)
| Wear the only be-logo-ed t-shirt authorized by the ottawan itself. | | Send us your event listings for consideration in the newsletter Today - There are still places in the Ottawa Senators Summer Hockey Camps for Girls Only. These camps target specific skills like Shooting (August 14-18 at Bell Sensplex), Complete Player Development (August 8-11 at Richcraft Sensplex, and August 14-18 at Bell Sensplex), and honing of advanced-level Competitive Player skills (August 8-11 Richcraft Sensplex).
- All-female band Lipstick Rodeo gets the party started at Country Festival Gatineau (7:00 pm) before headliners CCR Reborn heat up the stage at 9:00 pm.
- The Ottawa Psychic and Crystal Fair returns to Nepean Sportsplex today through August 6, but you already knew that.
- If your idea of football involves a soccer ball, you should check out the Ottawa Swans Training session at the Ottawa Polo Club. The Ottawa Swans Australian Football Club will be training both the Men’s and Women’s teams, and they welcome players of all levels to take part. 6:00pm to 8:00pm at 1600 Backfield Road. /
- A Company of Fools' production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet plays parks and venues around Ottawa and region this summer. Tonight’s venue is Robert Simpson Park in Arnprior. Showtime 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
- Merry Dairy’s Postal Code Pop-Up visits Memorial Grove Park in Gloucester (K1X 0C8).
- Ottawa Recreation and Culture screens The Super Mario Bros Movie as part of Lansdowne Movie Night. In case of rain the film will be shown inside the Aberdeen Pavilion.
- Did you know you can pick your own flowers at GreenCorners Flower Farm? Well, you can, each Thursday to Monday weather permitting. You’ll need a timed ticket.
- Hate to say it, but it’s kinda, sorta late summer. One of the upsides, though, is sunflowers. Every Wednesday to Sunday you can wander through a field of them, take selfies to your heart’s content, and even pick other flowers like dahlias and zinnias for your table at Fields of Gold. 17650 Strathmore Rd, Monkland.
Tomorrow - The Country Festival Gatineau lineup incudes The Day After, Phil Denault, and JC Harris. Stage shows start at 1:00 pm.
- Celebrating 30 years, Ottawa International Busker Fest returns to Sparks Street today through August 7. Watch the three stages and wandering the street, and try your hand at juggling, plate spinning, and other free workshops, each day from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. Sparks St. between Kent and Elgin.
- Merry Dairy’s Postal Code Pop-Up visits Dunrobin Community Centre (1151 Thomas A Dolan Parkway) from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm, and Richardson Heritage Park in Kanata on Arkose Street at 5:30 pm. (K2T).
- A Company of Fools' production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet plays parks and venues around Ottawa and region this summer. Tonight’s venue is Patterson Creek in the Glebe. Showtime 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
- Capital Ribfest sets up shop at City Hall (110 Laurier Ave W) until Monday, bringing BBQ and smokehouse flavours downtown. If ribs aren’t your ou'll also find poutine, pulled pork, chicken and brisket on the menu.
- Wander the sunflowers at Fields of Gold $35 per person. 17650 Strathmore Rd, Monkland, ON
Saturday - August 5 is Food Day Canada. Darren and Martha will be celebrating by gorging on the big, juicy strawberries that keep appearing in our garden. We’re confident that our strawberries are a Product of Canada, but when it comes to more processed foods, it’s a little more complicated.
- Cold Bear Brewing in Arnprior is throwing a good, old fashioned East Coast kitchen party. Expect tunes from fiddler Kyle Felhaver, seafood chowder on the menu, and fine pints of really good locally brewed beer, including a new, non-alcoholic sour made with hibiscus and lemon zest.
- The Canadian Museum of History offers a refuge from our weird world with a screening of Jane Goodall - Reasons for Hope this weekend. It’s included with the price of admission.
- Merry Dairy’s Postal Code Pop-Up visits 200 Central Park Dr in Nepean (K2C) from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
- Wander the sunflowers at Fields of Gold $35 per person. 17650 Strathmore Rd, Monkland, ON
- A Company of Fools' production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet plays parks and venues around Ottawa and region this summer. Tonight’s venue is Alexander Grove in Stittsville. Showtime 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
- Spend some time at Urban Art Collective's Antique & Vintage Market this Saturday. Not only might you find the decor items or wardrobe updates of your dreams, but there will be lovely coffee, drinks, and food to keep you going. 1088 Somerset St. W.
- Escape to the country and visit a farmers’ market further afield. Metcalfe Farmers’ Market has 50 vendors, and there’s an ATM on site. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. (2821 Eighth Line Road, Metcalfe)
Just Announced / Now Booking - The Ottawa Masters Indigenous Games (August 24-27), a four day sport and cultural event at TD Place, is open to Indigenous Peoples from around the world and includes competition in the traditional Indigenous sports 3D Archery, Canoeing, and Lacrosse. The Lansdowne Park cultural festival running adjacent to the competitions will be free and open to the public.
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