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STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 1,300

• The approximate number of additional students who will be using the Ottawa Network for Education breakfast programme this autumn, joining the existing 22,000 student in 243 schools across Ottawa. 

• — CBC

OTTAWANS OF THE DAY

• Claire Champ and Kerry McMaster Wassenaar

• The creative developer and lead exhibition designer, respectively, have organized the newest – and timeliest – exhibition at the Canadian Museum of War, Close to Conflict – Canada and the American Civil War.

• — Reilly Armstrong in the Kitchissippi Times

QUOTE

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• Chi, something exploded

– Kanata’s Moo & Bean Café owner Chi Blondin relating what her employee told her over the phone last Saturday night.

An electrical room explosion at neighbouring business, Bob’s Rehab on Silver Seven Road, has damaged multiple local businesses, including Moo & Bean, which will be closed for months.

— Abyssinia Abebe in the Ottawa Citizen

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

THE DAILY POLL

Are you ready for school to start next Tuesday?

🔘 Yes, I love the kids but it’s been a long summer

🔘 No, I’ve loved having the kids around and will miss them

🔘 What in the name of Champlain’s Astrolabe!?! I had no idea school was starting so soon!

🔘 Not sending off any kids, it’ll just be another Tuesday except with more traffic

🔘 I am one of the kids going back to school. An actual OTTAWAN-subscribing kid.

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  Previously in OTTAWAN polls:

• Do you think candidates who run unopposed should have a yes/no vote by the public?

  • 24% Yes, we don't want the wrong person to get into office purely by chance

  • 45% No, there has been ample opportunity to find another candidate if people are unhappy

  • 17% And if the vote is no, then what happens? Yet another election? Council appoints someone they like?

  • 14% City Council should be like jury service, people are picked randomly to serve periodically

Commentary

▪️ “If people aren't organizing against a candidate, then that person wins. That’s how democracy works.”

▪️ “We need a more democratic approach that encourages residents to vote even if the candidate, in their riding, is acclaimed.”

▪️ “The fact that no one chose to run against the candidates acclaimed means that ward residents are happy with their current councillors. Let the acclaimations stand.”

▪️ “Seems like the only plausible solution is to let them get in again by default. More worrying is it seems fewer people want to get into politics given the hate, threats, 24/7 demands and stress.”

▪️ “An acclamation is still democratic as long as potential candidates are not prevented from running.”

▪️ “In lieu of a yes/no vote (which would cost a ton) where there is only one candidate after the deadline, the deadline should be extended to allow for opposition. Then, if no new names appear, that can be considered a ‘yes’.”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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TUESDAY

• 🆓 Songs from the Shed welcomes queer performers as Capital Pride continues (Sparks Street). Later, Politics with a Drag Queen is the talent show that you never saw coming. (Downtown)  

• Comedy at the Carleton is going weekly starting September 1. Meanwhile, head there tonight for local comics and an early bedtime.  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Tony, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma  

• Mayfair Theatre: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, Looking For, Restless in the Dust 

Gigs

• The Suffrajettes and Mama Mush. House of TARG

• Michael Benny. Night Oat

• Suzanne Nuttall & Uann Simon. The Shed

WEDNESDAY

• The Mayoral Candidate Forum and Meet & Greet will quiz candidates about their ideas for building ‘a resilient, inclusive & greener Ottawa’. Nepean Sportsplex Hall A (Nepean). 

• Australia’s The Wiggles are the big time in children's entertainment. Ottawa’s toddlers-in-the-know have already got their tickets for one of today’s two performances; there’s still time to nab tickets for the 2:30 pm matinee.

• Punk royalty visits Dominion Tavern tonight: Maus Maus from Sheffield, UK has been producing lively tunes since the 80s, meanwhile, Dresden Germany’s High Society will make their Ottawa debut. Ottawa’s own BALM Squad will play singles off their upcoming album, and The Defamed will open.  (ByWard Market) 

• There are still a few Wednesdays left to enjoy Akoustik on Beechwood (35 Barrette St, Vanier, ON K1L 7Z9) Tonight’s lineup: Edra Silva, and Mikhail Laxton's 613 Soul. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Tony, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 

• Mayfair Theatre: Two Pianos, The Little Mermaid, Hedwig and the Angry Inch  

Gigs

• Enemies of the Crow, Bella Donna, Celestia. House of TARG

• Marty O’Reilly. Black Sheep Inn

• Hammond B3 Blues night with Don Washington and Jamie Holmes. The Robo Lounge

THURSDAY

• 🏳️‍🌈 Capital Pride offers a Community Breakfast in Dundonald Park (Centretown)

• 🏳️‍🌈 Ottawa Miniature Gallery is one of the city's most intriguing, and this month the six tiny galleries feature exhibitions by 2SLGBTQI+ identifying artists. View them at the National Art Centre's Atrium O’Brien all this month or head to the official opening tonight. (Downtown) 

• 🆓 The Plaza Bridge at Elgin and Rideau Streets will host the brand new Soundscape Festival this evening. The lineup includes Puppy Sierna, OK Naledi, and Tone Cluster.  Look for additional Soundscape events in September. (Downtown) 

• Smurfs screens at the final outdoor movie night at Lansdowne Park. (The Glebe)  

• The Home Alone Safety for Kids one-day course teaches the skills designed to give young people confidence to be at home alone. (Barrhaven) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Tony, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma  

• Mayfair Theatre: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World 

Gigs

• Jude Zappala. Fono

• Blank Notion. LIVE on Elgin

• Ash Ravens Band. Rainbow Bistro

• Luke Bryan. Canadian Tire Centre

JUST ANNOUNCED

• 🆓 Knippel Garden Centre is holding its first ever Oktoberfest Market on Saturday September 26. With more details to come, they say we can expect a Craft Biergarten, more than 30 vendors, and free parking. (Gloucester)

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has been publishing ‘Good morning Ottawa /Bonjour Ottawa’ photos on BlueSky most days since he was elected. The photos are sometimes profound, sometimes twee, sometimes weirdly gloomy. But none of them ever have a location added.

But Ottawa is technically beautiful, and some enthusiasts have launched Live.Laugh.Mayor which crowdsources where the photos were taken and maps them. Nicholas Kohler in the Ottawa Citizen explains why.

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