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STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 2,000

• The number of needles that a clean-up crew from the National Capital Commission says that it found at a former emcampment near the Bayview and Pimisi O-Train stations.

• – Josh Pringle at CTV

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

• Diane Guignard 

• The University of Ottawa professor of mathematics and statistics took first place at the 19th annual Bytown Walkers One-Hour Race on the Terry Fox Athletic Facility track, possibly the only one-hour racewalking event in Canada.

• Guignard covered  12.337 kilometres in one hour, breaking the meet record of 11.891 kilometres.

• – Martin Cleary in the Ottawa Business Journal

QUOTE

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• There’s a lot of trepidation, and a lot of unknowns. And there are concerns, definitely, homeowners that are very worried about expropriation

– Alta Vista ward councillor Marty Carr on the concerns of Eastway Gardens that the new Alto high speed railway may use the existing VIA Rail station and disrupt their neighbourhood. 

– Ben Andrews in the Ottawa Citizen

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

THE DAILY POLL

What do you think of onions?

🔘 Like Darren, I think they are the devil’s vegetable and ruin everything they touch

🔘 Love them, they are the base of all good cooking

🔘 Cooked, grilled especially, they are delicious but not a fan of raw

🔘 Nothing is more heartbreaking than ordering a sandwich and finding onions mixed in. Nothing.

🔘 What’s the deal, OTTAWAN? Did Big Onion not make your payola payment this month?

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  Previously in OTTAWAN polls:

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  We asked ‘What are your plans this long weekend?’

  • 7% Relax and do nothing at all

  • 53% I have a long list of tasks that I can finally get to

  • 21% I’m going out: a restaurant, out of town, see friends, etc.

  • 15% Nothing whatsoever will change with me, long weekend or not

  • 4% I’ll be lying back and thinking of England, wearing nothing but black, and, if I have time, choosing national capitals almost at random
    
    Commentary

▪️ “My wife and I will be spending our 45th at the Ord Valley Muster in Kununarra, Australia.”

▪️ “I’ve managed to unlock the ‘everyday is Saturday’ achievement. What can I say, the stock market in 2020 was a generational wealth event.”

▪️ “Ahhh! The arrival of the first looooooong weekend of spring/summer is very welcome for all those who have been awaiting this with bated breath and freezing toes!”

▪️ “Tulip Festival tomorrow.”

▪️ “Alas, I am working all weekend. I’ll try for a nice long walk, though.”

▪️ “We’re retired. This weekend means our normal Monday will be restricted due to closures. Let’s hope for sunny and warm, not ready for HOT yet, but will test AC.”

▪️ “Really we are at the cottage. Traditional. We live in a condo so happy to be here checking out our gardens!”

▪️ “Typically this long weekend signals the unofficial start of summer with nicer weather. Get outdoors and enjoy it even if you putter around.”

▪️ “My favourite long weekend. We take Friday off and go to the Parkdale Market. We buy our flowers, herbs and vegetables. We used to start the day with breakfast at the Carleton Tavern but the new owners don’t serve breakfast.”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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TUESDAY

• Pitch ImPerfect is celebrating its 10th birthday tonight, so expect an extra dose of fun as you sing joyful tunes like the Monkees’ ‘I’m a Believer’, ‘YMCA’ by the Village People, and ‘Celebration’ by Kool & The Gang. (Nepean)

• Exercise your brain with Questionable Behaviour Trivia, pulling up tonight at Wild Wing Orléans.

• The long weekend is over but House of TARG is keeping the fun going with unlimited pinball games (they've got more than 45 games, fyi) for $12.50 + tax. (Old Ottawa South)

• The Heart of Robin Hood continues at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. (Kanata) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Blue Heron, Spectacle: Where is the Friend's House? The Last One for the Road 

• Mayfair Theatre: The Christophers, Calle Málaga, Exit 8 

Gigs

• Ian Mitchell at the Folk Collusion. Le Hibou

• Eliza Rankin. Night Oat

WEDNESDAY

• At today’s Doors Open for Music at Southminster: Composer-guitarist Andrew Paul MacDonald performs lyrical works for solo archtop guitar. Free, but donations are encouraged. 

• Ottawa Charge need the win against Montréal Victoire at tonight’s Round 2, Home Game 2. 

• Stittsville Village Association, Birdgirl Arts, and Pretty Pots have received funding for mural project to be completed on Stittsville Main Street. Organizers are seeking youth ages 12 to 25 who wish to participate. Check out tonight’s info session for more details (Stittsville) 

• The Kiwanis Feeds Kids fundraising event features the city’s chefs, brewers, and distillers of distinction, and supports school-aged kids facing food insecurity. (Lansdowne)

• Banish the mid-week blues with the Beatles sing along at the Robo Lounge. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema:  I Swear, The End of the Internet with Installation Experience, Restoration: Nowhere  

• Mayfair Theatre: Calle Málaga, The Christophers, Lorne  

Gigs

•  Jonathan Plays The Beatles. The Robo Lounge

• Girls to the Front: host Kristine St-Pierre, with Loch Nisse and Krista Hartman. Irene's Pub

THURSDAY

• The folks at Moto Social are an extremely friendly bunch; they invite everyone, motorcycle enthusiast or not, to join in their hangs every third Thursday from May to September. This month they’ll be meeting up at Red Door Provisions on Beechwood for coffees and a good old chinwag. (Beechwood/Vanier)  

• 🆓 Take a dance class at Zibi tonight. Each month you’ll learn a new dance style (Bollywood, Afro-Caribeean, K-Pop are all on the menu). 7:00 pm (on the island between Ottawa and Gatineau)

• Ottawa Art Galley’s Give to Get Art Auction has something for everyone, from art, to live music, great food and even activities. Ticket purchases help the OAG stay free for art lovers, fuel the careers of emerging artists, and enable the creation of exhibitions. (Sandy Hill) 

• The intimate Red Bird is filled with the sounds of Canada’s East Coast as Nova Scotia’s Dave Gunning performs his new album Field Notes. 

• Hintonburg Night Market has a new vendor and music line up every week, so you never know what you'll find. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema:  The Wizard of the Kremlin, Interactive: 10 Things I Hate About You 

• Mayfair Theatre. The Christphers, Calle Málaga, Exit 8   

Gigs

• Dave Gunning. Red Bird

• Human, Nature. Art House

• Ian Tamblyn. The Robo Lounge

• Kick-Off Event ft. Satellite Birdhouse, Danielle Allard, Jai Vinyl. Rainbow Bistro

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• Join one of the Split Tree Cocktail Co mixologists for the Canadian Cocktails Workshop, a journey through three variations on classic Canadian drinks. Thursday July 2. (Westboro) 

DEALS OF THE DAY

This is a lunch deal alert for tomorrow (Wednesday): Manor Lounge is offering a Grilled Cheese on Sourdough bread with either soup or fries for $9.   Save 30% on MIIK's Kiya high waisted wide leg pleated pant and Ginny faux wrap midi skirt.

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

The Ottawa Public Library has announced the winners of the 2026 Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. Over 337 kids entered their poetry, short stories, and comics.

Nine to 12 years old

Poetry (English)

1^st place: Emma Mai (11 years old), St Cecilia Catholic School, Wake Me Up

2^nd place: Leanna Paske (9 years old), École élémentaire catholique George-Étienne-Cartier, Let Love Be Your Lantern

3^rd place: Alina Wang (11 years old), Stittsville Public School, Spring Blossoms
 

Poésie (français)

1^st place: Maève Dutrisac, École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, Les saisons

2^nd place: Adèle Taillefer (12 years old), École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, La femme invisible

3^rd place: Neesha Laur (9 years old), École élémentaire publique Michaëlle-Jean, Mon rêve

Short Story (English)

1^st place: Addison Waselnuk, Homeschool, Zora and the King’s Rule

2^nd place: Serena Willow Kenall (12 years old), Letters

3^rd place: Max H. Barnett (11 years old), Churchill Alternative School, Celsius

Nouvelle (français)

1^st place: Chloé Shedden (11 years old), École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-Pitre, Madame Pistache à la recherche du diamant

2^nd place: Maéve Dutrisac, École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, La bouteille

3^rd place: Éloïse Poirier (12 years old), École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, Retour à la montagne

Comic (English)

1^st place: Nadia Idnani (10 years old), Homeschool, Life with Brothers

2^nd place: Andrei Osotkin (10 years old) and J.J. Scagnetti (10), École élémentaire publique Grande-Ourse and Sir Winston Churchill Public School, The food-verse!

3^rd place: Violet Ahlgren (11 years old), Roch Carriere Public School, The Missing Statue

Bande dessinée (français)

1^st place: Megumi Villeneuve (9 years old), École élémentaire catholique Montfort, Être normale, est-ce possible?

2^nd place: Annabelle Revie (12 years old), École secondaire De la Salle, Une fée en ville

3^rd place: Andrei Osotkin (10 years old), École élémentaire publique Grande-Ourse, Les grilles-pains sont chaud

13 to 18 years old

Poetry (English)

1^st place: Jena Diab (13 years old), Frank Ryan Catholic Intermediate School, "I Sat Watching Them”

2^nd place: Sara Mahdavi (14 years old), Canterbury High School, From a distance, everything behaves.

3^rd place: Maria M (14 years old), 9 Lives

Poésie (français)

1^st place: Mayssara Boudjeltia (18 years old), École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois, Mais que diable faisais-je ici?

2^nd place: Edith René (17 years old), École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, Face à l'abîme

3^rd place: Mustafa Abu-Dieh (17 years old), Entre plume et algorithme

Short Story (English)

1^st place: Sara Mahdavi (14 years old), Canterbury High School, Halfway

2^nd place: Violet Stocker (13 years old), École secondaire catholique L'Escale, One Last Chance

3^rd place: Chethna Adikari (15 years old), Merivale High School, Decadence to Deception

Nouvelle (français)

1^st place: Edith René (17 years old), École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, Lettre d’amour à la littérature

2^nd place: Eli Ernst-Fontaine (18 years old), Dissidence

3^rd place: Felix Madon (16 years old), École élémentaire catholique George-Étienne-Cartier, La Guerre de la Pensée

Comic (English)

1^st place: Sienna James (17 years old), Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School, All in a Day’s Work

2^nd place: Aubrey Caron (15 years old), Canterbury High School, Eugene the Mudskipper

3^rd place: Raphaël Rival (14 years old), Colonel By Secondary School, So Who Brought the Frisbee?

Bande dessinée (français)

1^st place: Anabelle Hall (13 years old), École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, Le vampire divergent

2^nd place: Sofia Cipcigan (16 years old), École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers, Manie minou

3^rd place: Edith René (17 years old) and Isla Elieff (18 years old), École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, Tout ça pour un projet de science...

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