Hello Ottawa
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In Today’s Edition
→ OCDSB trustees have been locked out of their emails by new supervisor
→ Rockcliffe Airport has an acoustic jam tomorrow
→ Deal the Day from Yoga Jeans
– Martha and Darren
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SPORTS
- 🏈 cfl Ottawa RedBlacks 33 – Edmonton Elks 39 yesterday
- 🏀 cebl Ottawa BlackJacks 104 – Saskatchewan Rattlers 83 last Saturday
- ⚾ frontier Ottawa Titans 15 – Sussex County Miners 14 yesterday
- ⚾ frontier Ottawa Titans 12 – Sussex County Miners 2 last Saturday
- ⚾ frontier Ottawa Titans 4 – Sussex County Miners 3 last Friday
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL
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Built Heritage Committee
Tuesday, July 8 at 9:30 am
- Island Park Drive Heritage Conservation District Feasibility Assessment
- Application for alteration at 168 and 174 Murray Street, properties designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Lowertown West Heritage Conservation District
Designation of 410-412 Besserer Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
- Status Update – Built Heritage Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending June 20, 2025
Agenda
The crazy kids at the Committee of Adjustment also meet at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
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📨 The trustees of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board have found themselves locked out of their emails. Last week, the Province installed Robert Plamondon as the supervisor of the District, replacing the Board, after concerns of ‘financial mismanagement’. While trustees don’t have any jobs to do at the moment, the lack of email means they are unable to communicate with parents. – Paula Tran in the Ottawa Citizen
🏠 The first office building in Ottawa to be converted into shelter space has opened. The former office building at 230 Queen St will house 140 single adults who are experiencing homelessness. While owned by the City, the three levels of ‘sleeping pods’ will be managed by the Catholic Centre for Immigrants. – City of Ottawa
🌊 Nominations are being solicited for Canada’s best splash pad. Sponsored by otherwise newsy website National Observer, all splash pads are in consideration as long as they are working and open to the public. Deadline is July 11. – Cloe Logan in the National Observer
💥 A vehicle has driven into a Baseline Road Beer Store. An elderly man was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Can you believe it's been nearly a year since we last mentioned this seemingly-only-in-Ottawa phenomenon. – The Ottawa Citizen
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Previously in ottawan polls:
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We asked, ‘Do you think Bluesfest should change its name?’
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22% No, because blues is a hard sell but the crowdpleasing acts bring in patrons who may see the blues bands on the side stages
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19% Yes, if it doesn't feature blues on the main stage, it is wrongly named
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43% No, if we are that pedantic then CityFolk and the Jazz Festival would also need to rename themselves
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16% Yes, and to be pedantic, CityFolk and the Jazz Festival also need to rename themselves
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0% Other
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
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CYRO, aka Rockcliffe Airport, invites one and all to the Acoustic Jam Night from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Bring your own guitar or other instrument as well as your friends. This event is weather permitting, so keep an eye on the skies.
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Take a sonic journey into Organ Music of Canada this afternoon with musician Matthew Larkin, as Music & Beyond festival continues. At 7:30 pm, Canadian Brass performs a program of popular music along with classics from Bach, Mozart and others.
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🎺 Road Trip: Music & Beyond stretches its reach to Almonte where the Bennewitz Quartet will perform pieces by Haydn, Schulhoff, and Dvořák.
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If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Lynwood Park (Lynwood Park Tennis Clubhouse) from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
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Ottawa Street Markets has a new pop-up Farm Store location in Zibi. Check out the wooden frame on Head Street Square (Google 310 Miwate Private) from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm every Tuesday until October 21.
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ByTowne Cinema: Hot Milk, Materialilsts, 40 Acres
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Mayfair Theatre: Les Barbares (aka Meet the Barbarians), The Phoenician Scheme, The Brood
Gigs
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We were Sharks, Neon Ghosthouse, Outta Hand. The Dominion Tavern
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Open Mic. The Laff
WEDNESDAY
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BBC Northern Ireland will be filming an episode of its show The Band at Dominion Tavern on July 8. Be part of the excitement as Canada's oldest civilian pipe band, Sons of Scotland, plays along with Pop Culture Icons and Colorsfade.
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Bring your own project to Mad About Patchwork’s Big Tent, where every Wednesday evening you'll experience live acoustic music, creativity, and community. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at 2477 Huntley Road in Stittsville. $5 in advance, $12 on the day.
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Music & Beyond presents Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat at 2:00 pm and the English version A Soldier’s Tale at 5:00 pm. At 7:30 pm, Johan Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations are interpreted by pianist Stewart Goodyear at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Also at 7:30 pm, Ottawa Wind Ensemble plays a wide-ranging program at Tabaret Hall. Meanwhile, Montréal’s Kleztory puts its own spin on traditional klezmer music at The Church of St. John the Evangelist.
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Games take over Art House as Beats & Boards returns. Bring your own or enjoy one of the in-house games.
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If the weather allows, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Hiawatha Park from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
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ByTowne Cinema: Materialists, The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop with Director Q&A, Detour: The People Under the Stairs
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Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Les Barbares (aka Meet the Barbarians), Endless Cookie
Gigs
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Love and Mayhem. House of TARG
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Jazz Nite with Wayne Eagles. Bar Robo
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Trivia Night. Night Oat
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
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MADE IN CANADA DEALS OF THE DAY
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When Martha and Darren lived in England, the guilty pleasure television show to which we always returned was Come Dine with Me. The premise is four stangers in the same town stage a dinner party each night for the others, with one of them winning £1,000 or something. The prize doesn’t matter, it was always about the characters (and sometimes about the food). One memorable UK episode involved the host ordering delivery from a local pub, which then handed her the dishes through her kitchen window while she attempted to pass it off as her own cooking (we didn’t say it was Masterpiece).
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Now, Come Dine with Me Canada is seeking ‘amateur chefs in the Nation’s capital’ for its version on the Food Network.
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If you’re interested, the deadline is July 25.
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