Wednesday February 28, 2024

Today

❄️ Rain and Snow
High 14° Low -10°
🌞 6:43 am🌛5:47 pm

Tomorrow

☁️ Broken Clouds
High -8° Low -11°
🌞 6:42am🌛5:48 pm

See the 8 day forecast at the ottawan weather

Flash freeze warning for this evening. Roads and walkways may become suddenly icy. Yet today could also possibly be the warmest day in February ever.

 

HELLO OTTAWA

The National Capital Commission is redeveloping Ruisseau de la Brasserie (or Brewery Creek) and has an open house tomorrow from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The Commission not only wants to revitalize Montcalm Street in downtown Gatineau, but the plan will create public access to the water for the first time in a century.

The open house is at Artist-run centre AXENÉO7, 80 Hanson Street, Gatineau and you can read about the plan on the website.

– Martha and Darren

TODAY’S LINE UP

  •  Food + Drink Update
  •  Ottawa Stats
  •  City Hall Agenda
  •  What Ottawa is Talking About
  •  Events
  •  Deals of the Day

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FOOD + DRINK UPDATE

OTTAWA STATS

Number 

  • 100
  • – The number of years since the first bus route began in Ottawa. On Feb 24, 1924, the first gas powered bus ran from ‘the south end of Elgin Street, cross the Pretoria Bridge, proceeded down Hawthorne Avenue, on to Main Street and traveled south to Clegg Street’. The 5, 55, and 56 lines are on that route now. (William Eltherington at CTV)

Ottawan of the Day

  • Paul Poirier
  • – The ice-dancer and former Olympian has joined seven of his Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics team Canada collegues in filing a case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to be awarded the Bronze Medal. Last month, the International Skating Union took back Russia’s gold medal after proof of doping, bumping up the United States and Japan. The Canadians say that Russia’s points in the semi-finals should also be removed, which would give Canada the Bronze. (Tariq Panja in the New York Times)

Quote

  • I would never have moved here if I knew that in two years I would be paying over $2,000 more a month.

  • – Retiree Penny Eccles who is fighting a massive increase in rent at her Park Place seniors residence. The landlords, Alavida Lifestyles say that the increase is the ending of a ‘marketing discount’, not an increase in rent. (Nicole Williams at CBC)

Sports

  • 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 1 – Nashville Predators 4 last night

CITY HALL AGENDA

What’s going on at City Hall

Light Rail Sub-Committee
Thursday, February 29 at 9:30 am

  • Update on the LRT Action Plan – response to OLRT Public Inquiry recommendations
  • Stage 2 light rail transit project

📋 Agenda

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🚨 Ottawa Police Service Board

  •  The Ottawa Police Services Board has ordered a review into the response to the fireworks incident by Convoy supporters. In a statement, the Board said it ‘has been made aware that there may be a discrepancy between information provided to the Board at its public meeting on February 26th, 2024, and information circulating on social media with respect to the fireworks incident on February 17, 2024’. Police Chief Eric Stubbs had told the board that the Police did not observe any fireworks and none happened after officers left. However, videos presented to the Board showed fireworks with Ottawa Police officers present. (Luke LeBrun in Convoy Watch)

    Related Ottawa Police arrested a tow-truck driver for attempting to steal a car by hooking it up to his vehicle at 2:30 am.

🚊 OC Transpo

  •  The north-south Trillium Line extention has been pushed back from its expected April/May opening. OC Transpo says it may open in September. The line is now two years behind target. (William Eltherington at CTV)  

    Related The City and the National Capital Commission may have worked out a solution in the East End. The City wanted to build a major extention to Brian Coburn Blvd through a part of the environmentally sensitive greenbelt, while the Commission wanted the extention to be detoured. Each gave a little and despite new asphalt being laid, the ‘southern part of Renaud Road would be closed and returned to greenspace’.

🏒 Le Bob

  •  Gatineau’s Aréna Robert-Guertin has made it to the demolition list. The 1957 building has been empty since the Olympiques de Gatineau moved to the Hush Puppy Arena in 2020. (Ottawa Citizen)

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EVENTS


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Today

Tomorrow

  •  Ottawa International Writers Festival and Author Meets Readers present Care Homes in a Turbulent Era: Do They Have a Future? The book’s editors will be in attendance to discuss the current and future challenges and possible outcomes of care homes. This event is open to Carleton students and members of the public. Irene’s Pub Restaurant 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
     
  •  Ottawa Bluesfest drops the 2024 lineup at 10:00 am. At the same time, information about the new festival passes will be released, from a revised VIP experience to the Platinum pass. These passes will go on pre-sale on Friday (March 1).
     
  •  43 Québec brewers will be represented at Festi Biere Gatineau, running today through Saturday at Place des festivals Zibi, Gatineau (60 rue Jos-Montferrand).
     
  •  Ottawa Farm Fresh’s Deep Winter CSA subscription starts today. Get a weekly dose of nutrient-rich locally grown organic veggies for 14 weeks.
     
  •  Pity the comedians who play Absolute Comedy’s Write ‘Em Up show: as they perform, writers are busily writing roast-jokes about everything the comics say an do on stage. Host Todd Van Allen will then read the roast jokes out loud.
     
  •  Disney’s Frozen continues at the NAC.
     
  •  ByTowne Cinema: La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Perfect days, The Monk and the Gun
     
  •  Mayfair Theatre: Ru, The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East

    Gigs

  •  Irene’s Thursday Blues Sessions with Host Joe Mcdonald. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

  •  Rebel Rock Concert Series with The Lazy. The 27 Club

  •  Love Language, Valley Girls, Grey Brisson. LIVE on Elgin

  •  Scott Reeves. Il Vicolo

  •  Aurora’s Reef. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

  •  Open Mic. Stray Dog Brewing Co

Friday

  •  Swing dancers have registered in their dozens for O-Town Showdown 2024, which is back after a hiatus of three years. While the competition slots are all filled, you can buy dance tickets and passes at the door for the social dancing on Friday night and Saturday.
     
  •  The Ottawa Polar Plunge dares you to be #freezinforareason to raise funds for the Ontario’s Special Olympics athletes. The current fundraising total is at 88% of the $30,000 goal.
     
  •  Visit almost 100 exhibitors at Salon du Vélo de Gatineau-Ottawa to learn the latest about cycling and cycling tourism in our region. Today through Sunday at the Gatineau Convention Center.
     
  •  Search for the big answers today through Sunday at the Ottawa East Psychic & Crystal Fair. Holiday Inn Ottawa East, 1199 Joseph Cyr Street.
     
  •  ByTowne Cinema: Perfect Days, About Dry Grasses, The Peasants, Mean Streets
     
  •  Mayfair Theatre: The Teachers’ Lounge, The Zone of Interest, Drugstore June 


    Gigs

  •  High Waters EP Release, Annie Martel, Megan Francoeur. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

  •  John Allaire. O’Brien’s Roadhouse

  •  Slo’ Tom record release plus The Reverb Syndicate, Doubletalker. House of TARG

  •  Excuses Excuses, Neon Ghosthouse, Rebel, Quiet Crimes. Rainbow Bistro

  •  Skid Row vs. Mötley Crüe. Brass Monkey

  •  Thievery Corporation. Bronson Centre

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DEALS OF THE DAY

Save 15% on Ash & Posy’s multi-use Cleanser/Moisturizer products until March 5, when you use the code Flexible.

Save up to 80% kids’ clothes at Mini Mioche, as the Canadian brand prepares to move to a larger warehouse.

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Randy Boswell in the Ottawa Citizen wonders who really was the first to promote skating the Rideau Canal Skateway. Former National Capital Commission honcho Douglas Fullerton usually gets the credit, but turn-of-the-previous-century journalist AC Campbell, 1870s Citizen-owner Andrew Holland, and 1950s Ottawa Board of Control* official CE Pickering were also early advocates.

* We just read up on the 1908 – 1980 Ottawa Board of Control. They were four people elected to do the executive work of the City because it was assumed City Councillors were not able to properly do their jobs as they were part time. If you have opinons on this odd state of affairs, let us know at hello@theottawan.com

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