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In Today’s Edition
– Martha and Darren
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The amount of money that the City’s Community Services Committee would free up to repair Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s five buildings if the City remortages the properties. Ottawa Community Housing Corporation provides 12,000 housing units.
OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
At 95, d’Entremont is the oldest cyclist in the 36 kilometre Gran Fonda Baie Sainte-Marie in Nova Scotia.
“None of my friends were in shape to do it, but I thought I’d go for it,” he said.
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– Premier Doug Ford speaking in support of Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s position that the City will continue fighting Clublink over the golf course’s housing development plans.
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Ottawa City Council
Wednesday, September 24 at 10:00 am
Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee
Wednesday, September 24 at 4:00 pm
Update – 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan
🛫 Reverse ferret! Air Canada will continue flying to London over the winter. The airline previously announced that it was ceasing the Ottawa – London service mid-October, to return in the spring. Air Canada and Air France’s Paris service are the only non-Americas international flights from Ottawa International Airport. – Air Canada News Release
↪ The new Alt Hotel Ottawa Airport should be open for the end of the year and is now accepting bookings for April 2026.
🗳️ Thirty Ottawa Police Service constables will be equipped with body cameras starting November. The cameras will be issued to officers assigned to the Crisis Intervention Team, who respond to mental health and crisis intervention calls. – Josh Pringle at CTV
📢 The City has cancelled fines for pro-Palestinian protesters issued for noise violations. City bylaw officers issued 17 fines of $400 each under the Noise By-law in late 2023 and early 2024 to protesters using loudspeakers and amplifiers. The City believes that the cost of collection would outweigh the public benefit. – Josh Pringle at CTV
↪ OC Transpo has hired 12 fare inspectors, who have issued 4,059 tickets since January.
🚀 MDA Space, the builders of the Canadarm, have signed a sponsorship deal with the Sens. ‘The partnership will feature a range of engaging activations and initiatives designed to reach STEM audiences across Canada, raising awareness through the significant platform provided by the league,’ says the Nepean-based company – MDA Space
🗳️ There is an open house about the transportation changes for Bank Street tomorrow. The Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Feasibility Study is envisioning major changes to the street, including dedicated bus and cycle lanes.
The open house will be tomorrow, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Blessed Sacrament Parish, 194 Fourth Avenue, Ottawa, K1S 2L6. – City of Ottawa
Will you be going somewhere to view the changing of the leaves?
Previously, in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘Have you turned the heat on in your house yet?’
16% No, I wait until October
55% No, I wait until the temperature has dropped to below zero
22% Yes, I am a delicate hot house flower
7% My heat was never turned off
Commentary
▪️ “I also program it fairly conservatively (the only area of life in which I am conservative, I suppose–because we are talking here of conservation). So, even once the thermostat is set in mid-October, the heat isn't automatically on ...”
▪️ “I’m a delicate hot house flower... But I also have a husband who insists the house should be below 21°C.”
▪️ “Maybe not until below zero but I do wait until it gets cold as I hate the dryness in the house from the forced air and to reduce our carbon footprint.”
▪️ “Only when indoor temperature goes below 18. I keep window cracked open most of the winter also.”
▪️ “Brrrr!”
▪️ “Only once thus far and only long enough to remove the overnight chill from the air ...”
▪️ “I’m still using Air Conditioning.”
▪️ “Apartment buildings are mandated by law not temperature when to turn on (and in spring off) the heat. Some years we really do get chilly.”
▪️ “Come to Florida! It’s still toasty down here!”
▪️ “Up until about six years ago, my neighbour and I, who both lived in semi detached houses, used to see who could get as close to Christmas without turning on the heat. We usually gave up about the same time but I remember our annual contest fondly.”
▪️ “I’d rather be cold than hot. I’ll put on a sweater. We sleep with the windows open 12 months of the year.”
▪️ “I’ve insulated my condo so well that AC stays on until the building turns if off near end of Sept. Heat won’t be flipped on until mid-Nov depending on weather!”
▪️ “We keep our house at a comfy 21-22°c. That means alternating heat and AC during this seasonal transition. Basement would be too cold and upstairs too hot otherwise.”
▪️ “5c outside is my cutoff.”
▪️ “October... Below zero... We turn on the heat when it needs turning on, whether that’s September or May. It’s not on yet this year.”
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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)
✳️ DOMS’ next free noontime concert, Geniuses (re)Discovered, presents a program of sonatas by Mozart and George Enescu performed by pianist Dane Ko.
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
Build Canadian content section of your closet with the Workshop & Flock Sample Sale, today through Sunday.
Europa Super Circus begins a four day residency at Lincoln Heights.
Agricultural Fair season continues in Carp today through Sunday at the Carp Fair. 3790 Carp Road.
Whether you want to play, sing, or just listen, drop by the Wednesday Acoustic Guitar Singing Session at Brigid’s Well.
🍫 Road Trip: Grace in the Kitchen and Hummingbird Chocolate present the Chocolate & Cheese Pairing in Almonte.
🌽 Road Trip: This evening Almonte comes alive with sidewalk sales, street eats, and pop-ups in the Fall Night Market.
View animated shorts and features from around the world at Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Fill your ears with the sound of heavy metal on vinyl. Ten Toes’ Chinatown location.
🆓 Harvest for Hospice: A Night Market Event has all the ingredients for a special early Fall night under the stars: 50 vendors, live music, face painting, tarot reading, and a community vibe will be waiting for you from 4:00 pm at Kemptville Campus Greenhouse. Donations to the Beth Donovan Hospice will be appreciated.
ByTowne Cinema: Ottawa International Animation Festival: Feature Competition 3: Olivia and The Invisible Earthquake, Universe Room – A Tribute to Clyde Henry, Short Film Competition 2, Feature Competition 4: Tales from the Magic Garden, Short Film Competition 3, Feature Competition 5: ChaO
Mayfair Theatre: Riefenstahl
Gigs
CelloFellos. Carleton Domiinion-Chalmers Centre
Matthew Mullings. LIVE on Elgin
The Huge Groove Trio. Night Oat
Artillery Live. Bronson Centre
Friendly Frog Freak Show. House of TARG
Tommy Alger. Avant-Garde Bar
The New Edinburgh Artists’ Studio Tour takes you to the workspaces of 31 artists, photographers, jewelry makers, potters, and others. This Saturday and Sunday September 27 and 28.
The Maker House Miniature Gourd Workshop will teach you how to use Polymer clay to create a teeny, weeny collection of Fall display items. Tuesday October 7.
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Gary Dimmock in the Ottawa Citizen has waded through the muck of municipal speed cameras and come up with some home truths.
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