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In Today’s Edition
🍎🍯 Shanah Tovah
Happy Rosh Hashanah! The Jewish New Year begins this evening and continues until Wednesday night.
– Martha and Darren
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How much more the Ottawa Carleton District School Board spends on special education than it receives from the province, according to an audit team.
OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
The senior geospatial data analyst for the Ottawa Police Service created a webpage to allow the police – and the public – to analyze how traffic stops by police are related to race. You can view it here.
Kurbakovskaya’s work was highlighted at the Academy Awards of geographic imaging – the Environmental Systems Research Institute User Conference Keynote Plenary – in July.
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– Kanata resident Uzair Ahmed on OC Transpo’s new real time screens at the Eagleson park and ride. Amongst other issues, the information on the screen does not line up with OC Transpo’s smartphone app.
SPORTS
🏈 CFL Ottawa Redblacks 18 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24, last Saturday
🏒 NHL (preseason) Ottawa Senators 3 – Toronto Maple Leafs 4, yesterday
🏒 OHL Ottawa 67s 6 – Kingston Frontenacs 2, last Friday
⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 3 – Vancouver Rise 0, last Saturday
⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 1 – Hamilton Forge 1, yesterday
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Community Services Committee
Tuesday, September 23 at 9:30 am
🪿 The City is using a tiny car to harass Canada geese off of Mooney’s Bay Beach. The 81 cm long, 10 kg remote control car is operated by City staff, who attempt to divert the birds from pedestrian and cycle paths. – Rachel Morgan at CityNews
🗳️ The Gatineau civic election kicks off today. Residents will vote for a mayor and 19 ward councillors November 2. If you’re thinking of running. you must get your papers in by October 3. – Emma Weller at CBC
🏒 ⚽ A Sens player wants to come back; a Rapid player is planning to leave. Veteran defenseman Nick Jensen, who had major hip surgery in May, has been practising with his teammates but is still unsure when he can return.
Rapid midfielder Desiree Scott had planned to retire after the end of the inaugrual 2024 season but changed her mind and signed up for 2025. She plans to retire after this season.
🎧 Two local podcasts have dropped.
After skipping a week, The 613’s Municipal Panel pod has a huge agenda: the Mayor’s pledge to end youth homelessness; Councillor Menard’s election spending; the City’s return to office mandate; City’s report on climate progress; the Premier’s war on speed cameras; reversing course on sidewalks in Manor Park; and the City half-heartedly freezing its headcount (48:31) – The 613
Over at This is Ottawa, Robyn Bresnahan hears the stories of Sussex Drive’s legendary folk venue Le Hibou. – This is Ottawa
Martha and Darren always vow to never turn on the heat before October. This year is just another broken vow.
Have you turned the heat on in your house yet?
Previously, in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘What can the City do to create more affordable housing?’
6% Reduce or eliminate fees charged to developers
31% Provide no-interest loans to groups who want to build apartments or coöps
16% Create a department to direct where and when housing should be created
15% Remove zoning and approve everything as it comes
32% Other
Commentary
▪️ “Reduce fees, taxes and red tape.”
▪️ “Solving the affordable housing issue will not be solved by private sector developers. They do what they find most profitable, not what the community actually needs.”
▪️ “Help existing renters purchase the buildings they live in and convert them to co-ops, maybe a city-wide housing coop.”
▪️ “You can’t build subsidised houses you can only subsidise the rent of the people who are going to live there.”
▪️ “Any bottleneck/or pain point on a survey which would not by-pass critical steps but fast track where delays are very costly for owners/developers and do same to eliminate the rigor for small business, especially when trying to opening on a timeline.”
▪️ “Taxes and levies have gone up 12% this year with another 12% likely next year. 25% in just 2 years! This affects housing and rental affordability more than anything. Council has to reduce taxes.”
▪️ “Stop requiring builders to include car parking in new developments. It’s ridiculously expensive and wastes space. If builders want to include it, fine, but it shouldn’t be mandated.”
▪️ “City needs to fund more affordable housing rather than providing even more sweeteners to developers.”
▪️ “Give interest free loans to those who want to build co-ops or rent geared to income housing.”
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✳️ Means change from previous edition
✳️ ⚫ Road Trip: Bring your own LPs to Cold Bear Brewing’s Vinyl Night.
✳️ Wayward Improvised Theatre is back with another edition of The Wheel of Whatever. This week’s theme is "Improv Book Club."
🆓 Think you’re Ottawa’s biggest Swiftie? Be fearless. The Taylor Swift Music Bingo Night at Boston Pizza Barrhaven could prove you right.
Oktoberfest fun isn’t just for weekends. The Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern’s Steinholding Competition will feature Beyond the Pale’s four Oktoberfest beers but the highlight will be the traditional stein hoist.
ByTowne Cinema: Peak Everything (Amour apocalypse), The History of Sound, Spectacle: La Haine
Mayfair Theatre: Splitsville, Wolf Children, Magadoc
Gigs
Yungblud. Hard Rock Live
Stick to Your Guns, Big Ass Truck, Soulkeeper, Burn the Evidence. Overflow Brewing
Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Rooster
Get your dose of free music during Songs from the Shed. Today's songs are courtesy of Chanté & Kev, and Kaiday.
The Paint Night at the Orléans Legion will benefit It Takes a Village Dog Rescue. Contact rcl632orleansentertainment@
🆓 Meet likeminded gamers at the Wizard’s Tower Board Game and Chess Meet-up from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
All skill levels are welcome at the Life Drawing sessions at Art House. Bring your own supplies.
ByTowne Cinema: The History of Sound, Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse), City on Fire
Mayfair Theatre: Riefenstahl, Splitsville, The Toxic Avenger
Gigs
Carson Cameron. Night Oat
Trivia Tuesday. Irene's Pub, Barley Mow (Orléans and Merivale locations)
The Ottawa International Animation Festival gets underway at Arts Court, ByTowne Cinema, and Ottawa Art Gallery.
Visit Parkdale Night Market from 5:00 pm to find something interesting for dinner.
ByTowne Cinema: The History of Sound, Ottawa international Animation Festival Feature Competition #1: Death Does Not Exist, Short Film Competition 1, Feature Competition 2: The Great History of Western Philosophy
Mayfair Theatre: Splitsville, Megadoc, Megalopolis
Gigs
Joey Cape, Butch Klotz, Dave Dedrick. Minotaure (Kent Street in Gatineau)
Glenys Marshall's Spelling Bee. Irene's Pub
Can*Con Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Literature Conference brings author talks, workshops, pitch opportunities, and a vendor marketplace to Brookstreet Hotel October 17- 19.
Mark Friday November 14 and Saturday November 15 on your calendar for Crave, the interactive culinary festival. Expect delicious food samples, cooking demos, and one of Ottawa's best foodie experiences.
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The City is looking for public opinion on the commerating or renaming of five public amenities after Ottawa worthies. The amenities proposed to be renamed are:
The deadline to complete the survey on Engage Ottawa is October 15.
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