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In Today’s Edition

→ The good news: Lac Leamy deemed safe; The bad news: That same water now has E. Coli

→ Four days of fun ahead

→ Deals of the Day on Canadian-made womenswear at 1ère Avenue and local honey at Beetbox Farm

– Martha and Darren

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🛢️ The good news: Lac Leamy has been deemed safe after the mysterious hydrocarbon spill. The bad news: swimming there is banned due to E. Coli. While what was actually spilled into the water is still unknown, water testing has found it not harmful. But the water testing also found high levels of E. Coli, so, swings and roundabouts until further notice.  – CBC
 

🚧 Woodroffe Avenue between Richmond Road and Deschênes Street will be closed for three months, beginning Sunday night. The closure is for replacing sewers but also for parts of the Revitalizing Richmond Road project. Note that this is the bit between Carling and Byron, beside Carlingwood Shopping Centre, not the major part of Woodroffe.  – City of Ottawa
 

💰 Every month, CTV looks at how much income was needed to buy a house in Ottawa last month. This time the news is that you’d need a $1,900 per year raise. The average house price in June was $634,300, up from $629,800 in May, requiring a $135,960 salary for a typical mortgage.  Josh Pringle at CTV
 

🛒 Every week, @stromanker reads all the local grocery flyers and posts the deals on Ottawa Reddit. This week, he highlights bacon at $3.33/375g (Food Basics) and $4.44/500g (Walmart), cabbage 67c/lb (Produce Depot), and pork chops $2/lb (Real Canadian Superstore). /Ottawa

THE DAILY POLL

When do you think Richmond Road/Byron Road
will be finished?

This year

Next year

Before 2030

Time is a flat circle, so Colonel By himself will probably need to deal with it


  • Previously in ottawan polls:

  • We asked, ‘Have you ever been to the Ottawa International Animation Festival?

    • 2% Yes, once

    • 6% Yes, several times

    • 75% Never

    • 17% I watched Bugs Bunny on Saturday morning cartoons. I’m good.


  • Commentary

▪️ “I have never watched it but would definitely like to see it.”

▪️ “But FLOW is a great feature-length animation that almost makes me want to go to the Ottawa festival. Almost.”

▪️ “But soon.”

▪️ “Not into animation at all.”

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  • Register for the Beneficial Insects and Invasive Species: 2 Worlds Colliding session to find out about the beneficial insects that pollinate our gardens and help control invasive species. This event is part of the Friends of the Farm Speaker Series at the Experimental Farm. Pollinator Garden near Neatby Building, 960 Carling Ave. 4:00 pm Wednesday July 23 (rain date is the next day) 

 

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