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STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 3

• The number of owners that Bingham House, a two and a half storey brick house at 120 Boteler Street in Lowertown has had in 127 years, as of this year.

• – Dave Bowen in the Lowertown Echo

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

• Caroline Leal 

• The mom of two has launched Ottawa But With Kids, an Instagram account that describes ‘going to non kid places with kids and reporting back’.

• –  Iya Mendoza in the Ottawa Citizen

QUOTE

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• You can’t see it, you can’t taste it, you can’t smell it, but it’s there and it’s there in large numbers right now in Ottawa

– Director at Aerobiology Research Laboratories Ottawa, Daniel Coates, who says that allergy season is particularly bad this year.

– Cameron Mahler at CBC

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

THE DAILY POLL

Are you suffering from pollen allergies right now?

🔘 Yes, it’s terrible this year

🔘 Yes, but this year is not really much different than other years

🔘 No, I sometimes suffer from pollen allergies but not this year

🔘 It never affects me

🔘 Allergies are fake and a sign of eating a poor diet

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  Previously in OTTAWAN polls:

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  What type of person will you be this weekend?’

  • 13% Tamarack Race Weekend watcher

  • 22% Great Glebe Garage Sale shopper

  • 24% Out of Town to Avoid the Chaos leaver

  • 18% Attempt to Grow Something, Anything gardener

  • 23% Hide in my home all weekend with the curtains drawn enjoyer

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    Commentary

▪️ “My favourite part of Ottawa race weekend is catching the recaps after getting back to town the following week.”

▪️ “I’ll be at the Atletico Ottawa game ... which is also in the Glebe this weekend ... and it's an afternoon game.”

▪️ “Up at 6:00 am to find parking in the Glebe!”

▪️ “Having knee issues makes running out of the question ... except in a dire situation ... knowing what I know now, I would have NOT done the wide angle squat exercise with my arthritis ... as it made my knees worse :(”

▪️ “Supporting my niece who’s doing the Marathon on Sunday.”

▪️ “Running/jogging in my first 5km race, I don’t know what to expect.”

▪️ “Have been awaiting this edition of the Great Glebe Garage Sale with SO MUCH anticipation! It’s always a blast and LOTS OF FUN even if it rains or is cool.”

▪️ “If it is not pouring rain!”

▪️ “Visiting family in BC. Feels like dealing with a 3-month old is less trouble than dealing with Ottawa traffic right now...”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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MONDAY

• Old Skool Cinnamon Rolls are just $5 each today at Cinnaholic’s 5th anniversary event at Exhibition Way. (Lansdowne) 

• At this week’s Campus to Stage show at the Robo Lounge: Laura Seaborn and Mark Ferguson  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: I Love Boosters, Silent Friend   

• Mayfair Theatre:  I Swear, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Chopping Mall

Gigs

• Superheaven. Bronson Centre

• Locksmith. Rainbow Bistro

TUESDAY

• Be at the Ottawa Horticultural Society’s Plant Auction & Sale early to register for a paddle if you want in on the auction action. It starts at 7:00 pm sharp.(Britannia Beach) 

• Learn the Art of Letting Go at the Kadampa Meditation Centre. This week's topic: Letting GO of Bad Habits - The Practice of Guarding The Mind. (Chinatown) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema:  Silent Friend,I Love Boosters 

• Mayfair Theatre: Everyone Is Lying To You For Money, The Drama, The Darjeeling Limited 

Gigs

• Fit For A King. Bronson Centre

• Country Night. Atomic Rooster

• Quid Pro Quombo. Night Oat

• Caneiro, Mozart & Goodyear. National Arts Centre

• Punk Rock Factory au Minotaure

WEDNESDAY

• Enjoy music for flute and cello at the Miniatures concert by Doors Open for Music at Southminster. (Old Ottawa South) 

• 🆓 NEIPA babies, celebrate the New England India Pale Ale in all its hazy glory at Broadhead Brewery. Free parking, live music, corn hole, and $6 pours of Broadhead's fave NEIPA, Danger Juice. But that's not all: Broadhead also presents Patio Pints & Pups every Wednesday. Bring your doggo for pup cups (not of beer!) and treats on the patio. (Orléans) 

• The Robo Lounge presents a free Happy Hour show of Spanish guitar with Raymundo Pizana. (The Glebe)

• 🆓 Support the young musicians of OrKidstra Vanier Hub at the End of Year concert. No tickets required. (Vanier) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Silent Friend, I Love Boosters  

• Mayfair Theatre: Everyone Is Lying To You For Money, The Drama, The Darjeeling Limited 

Gigs

• Mizmor. Dominion Tavern

• Open Mic followed by Rare Groove Wednesday. Atomic Rooster

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival isn’t until October, but Weekend Passes go on sale on Tuesday June 2. The festival always sells out quickly, so if you want to go, you'd better be buying a pass on June 2 (just sayin’). 

• Thirteen Strings celebrates 50 years of music-making in the Capital with an elegant soirée at the residence of His Excellency Michel Miraillet, Ambassador of France to Canada. Thursday, June 11. (New Edinburgh)

DEALS OF THE DAY

Made in Canada dresses and kaftans are on sale at The Sleep Shirt.

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Rob Attrell at the delightfully-named New Orléans blog has created a nearly 51 minute video on the redesign of the Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard overpass over Highway 174. It’s quite facinating.

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