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In Today’s Edition
– Martha and Darren
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That portion of working hours that workers in Ottawa-Gatineau spent outside the home in May 2025.
StatCan says that is a 9.5 per cent increase from May 2024, the largest increase out of 15 Canadian cities, and counterintuitively, the lowest per centage of those cities.
Vancouver was highest at 79.2 per cent.
OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
The traveller has won a signficant case in a hearing by the Canadian Transport Agency over a cancelled WestJet flight in 2021.
Ready to return home to Ottawa from Regina, Lareau had his flight cancelled by the airline when the pilot called in sick. WestJet argued that this counted as a ‘safety’ issue and was thus it was not required to pay any compensation.
The Agency ruled in Lareau’s favour, awarding him $1,000 and, more importantly, establishing a precedent for other passengers.
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– Premier Doug Ford to reporters in Toronto after speaking at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
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Ottawa City Council
Wednesday, August 27 at 10:00 am
📆 City of Ottawa workers have been ordered back to the office five days per week. City manager Wendy Stephanson made the announcement in a memo to senior staff and council members today. City employees have a slight reprieve however – the order doesn’t go into effect until January 1. – Aidan Helmer in the Ottawa Citizen
🚴 Another cyclist is leaving team Israel-Premier Tech, this time it’s Derek Gee whose says it is over a contract dispute. We mentioned the other day that fellow Ottawa native Mike Woods was retiring after 11 years in racing. Woods is also currently with team Israel-Premier Tech. The details of the dispute are not yet public but the Team says Gee is still a member. – Matt Hansen in Canadian Cycling Magazine
♻️ Kids are being asked to bring home their plastics, glass and metal because the schools are dumping recycling bins. The Ottawa Catholic School Board and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board have cancelled their contracts with recycling companies and expect their students and staff to bring their recyclables back home and bin it there. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🌳 Ecology Ottawa is accepting applications to its EcoYouth Council.
Applicants should be:
The deadline for applications is September 5. – Lesley McKay at Stittsville Central
Should the kids be bringing their recycling home from school?
Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘Should Ottawa Police arrest protestors who block public events from happening?’
50% Yes, they can have their moment but when they are told to go, they make a choice
24% No, as long as no one is at risk, their Charter right to protest is guaranteed
2% Yes, but only if I don’t agree with the protestors’ position
24% No, that puts the decision as to who is worthy to protest and who is not, on the police
Commentary
▪️ “The answer speaks for itself.”
▪️ “I fully support Q4P and am still disappointed the parade was cancelled. It’s unfortunate for everyone.”
▪️ “I would add here that while I said yes it’s a qualified one based on whether or not blocking an event from happening means physical intervention by protesters. Peaceful protests that don't interfere with public right of ways are fine.”
▪️ “‘Should police intervene to prevent some people being inconvenienced?’ is a ridiculous question. We have the right to protest and counter-protest. The grand marshal and many parade groups stood with Q4P. Pride is and has always been political!”
▪️ “Pride is a protest, not a corporate PR event. If you think Palestine is a ‘pet issue’ or roll your eyes at the word ‘genocide’ then you are on the wrong side of history. You want an absence of tension, not a presence of justice.”
▪️ “Also please please please reevaluate the comments about who cancelled pride.”
▪️ “Within reason; blocking something like a parade is very different from slowing down, disrupting, etc. Also, input from the public event organizers should be considered, IMO.”
▪️ “Disruptive protests without a permit should not be permitted to stop events that do have a permit. It’s not asking police to decide who can protest. What happens instead if a homophobic or transphobic group decides to stop the parade?”
▪️ “So sad what happened to Pride this year! I think of the folks who maybe this was their first time attending and it got ruined/stopped! Some people are so selfish.”
▪️ “You don’t just get to trample charter rights because you’re annoyed!! Sorry!!! They’re not hurting anyone and they have a right to protest!”
▪️ “The protestors don’t do themselves any favours by ruining events for the greater community. Make your point and then when asked to leave, do so.”
▪️ “As a side note, here’s a statement from Queers 4 Palestine, that tells a slightly different story than the one we've heard so far: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNwcb2EWi7L/.”
▪️ “You have the right to peaceful protest. No group should be able to stop you, as long as you are not a danger to the public. Even when you don’t like who or what they are protesting or supporting, one must support the right to protest.”
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Canada Agriculture and Food Museum’s Memories Are Made in the Kitchen explores the traditions, objects, and stories from kitchens throughout Canada. It's included with your museum admission until September 30.
To mark its 150th birthday, the Supreme Court of Canada is offering activities and exhibitions all year. Explore the history of the court in the special exhibit at the grand entrance until October 9.
Play unlimited games from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm at House of TARG, when you pay the $12.50 + tax cover fee.
ByTowne Cinema: Eddington, Staff Picks: Little Miss Sunshine, Sorry, Baby
Mayfair Theatre: The Last Class, Shouleymane’s Story, There Will Be Blood
Gigs
Quarter Cocked Trivia. Atomic Rooster
The Havoc. Dominion Tavern
✳️ Klo E’s new project, Somserset Love, hits Bar Robo for a cool blend of jazz, soul, and vintage-inspired grooves. ( 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm). No cover.
For a mid-week adventure, you’d have to try hard to do better than Metalachi, ‘The World's First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band’ at Overflow Brewing.
Is your Grammar Police badge polished up? Irene’s Pub hosts Glenys Marshall's Spelling Bee, with tough questions, games, and big words.
ByTowne Cinema: Hola Frida!, Restoration: Ikiru, 2025 Cat Video Fest
Mayfair Theatre: The Last Class, F1, Manhunter
Gigs
Rare Groove Wednesdays. Atomic Rooster
Mikhaiil Laxton, Angelique Francis Band. St Charles Market (135 Barrette St)
Mary Shelley. Dominion Tavern
Celtic Celebration. Red Bird
Wednesday Night Swings with Somerset Love. Bar Robo
The Count Ferrara, My Hill, Bttr Wrlds. House of TARG
It’s glamping, but without the messy, sleep-deprived, ‘did a bear just sniff my yurt?’ stress. The BGC Ottawa Western Winds Glamping Gala offers all of the fun of dressing up in lam cowboy outfits, dancing under the stars, sipping cocktails, and tantalizing small bites.
🆓 Vinyl Night with Concept Open Air & Signal at Metcalfe Plaza will go ahead rain or shine.
🆓 Experienced players and noobies alike are welcome at The Chess Hive at Art House.
🆓 There’s more chess (plus board games) happening at Wizard’s Tower.
Games start at 7:00 pm at Moose McGuire's Orléans’ Open Dart Night.
🆓 Members of the North American Welsh diaspora will celebrate the best in Welsh music at WelshFest on Sparks. Join them for music and dancing.
Insider Trading is back at Beyond The Pale’s City Centre location. The price of beer will rise and fall all night.
ByTowne Cinema: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Detour: Heat
Mayfair Theatre: Some Like It Hot, The Last Class, There Will Be Blood
Gigs
Molly Leona, Hannah Vig. Songs from the Shed (Sparks St)
Equator, The Lookout, DoubleTalker, BirdDog. House of TARG
Chilliwack (Gone, Gone, Gone Tour). Bronson Centre Music Theatre
Johnny Franco Duo. The Laff
Bingo Thursday. Broadhead Brewery
Open Mic. Stray Dog Brewing
Josh McFarlane. The Mill (Manotick)
Lovers of the scary season should mark their calendars for October 2 to 4, when The Company of Adventurers mounts a Halloween-flavoured production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Gladstone Theatre. Halloween costumes are encouraged.
Walk or run 1K or 5K in the Ottawa-Gatineau CIBC Run for the Cure on Sunday October 5.
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Salmon cakes are 2 for 1 at Wellington Butchery, while supplies last. |
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A couple of new editions of regular, local podcasts have dropped.
The Better Ottawa Municipal Panel talk about what to expect for the 2026 City of Ottawa budget, why beaches don’t stay open in late season heatwaves, delays to the release of the City’s new long-range financial plan, and the National Capital Commission and the Sens agree to a LeBreton Flats land sale.
Meanwhile, over at OttaTalk, Kale Brown, the City’s director of Housing and Homelessness is asked ‘How can we resolve homelessness?’.
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