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STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 10,000

• The number of new jobs that were created in the Ottawa-Gatineau region in April, dropping the local unemployment rate from 6.3% to 6.2%.

• – The Canadian Press

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

• Tim Tierney 

• The councillor for the Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward has been elected as president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities at its meeting in Edmonton yesterday.

• Demonstrating his committment to the job, Tierney had a maple leaf with the letters FMC tattooed onto his arm.

• – Abyssinia Abebe in the Ottawa Citizen

QUOTE

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• Right now, a made-in-China product has a 10 per cent tariff. So if I’m selling a $50 product, I pay $5. But if I sell a CUSMA-compliant product, I’m paying $10 to the broker just to certify and have the paperwork that it’s CUSMA compliant

– Ray Kanani, co-owner of Notting Gate-based Good Fortune Puzzle Co. on how having a product covered by the free trade agreement with the US is no guarantee that it won’t be hit with other non-tariff fees

– Kevin Maimann at CBC

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

THE DAILY POLL

Are you getting FIFA World Cup fever?

🔘 Yes, and I’m thrilled there are matches in Canada for the first time

🔘 Yes, but I get the feeling that no one else cares

🔘 No, the money and effort could have been spent on better things

🔘 No, I’m just not interested in the sport

🔘 Even the World Cup isn’t enough to entice me to go to Toronto

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  Previously in OTTAWAN polls:

• Will you be taking part in Doors Open Ottawa this weekend?

  • 45% Yes, I am a huge lookyloo

  • 21% No, I’m not interested in what’s behind closed doors

  • 16% I like the idea, but the place I’d like to see never opens (Write in comments!)

  • 18% What’s really important is to see what is in our heart, and that doesn’t require a ticket

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    Commentary

▪️ “At some point a lot of open doors places switched to tickets only. It used to be only the American embassy needed registration in advance, and now it feels like everywhere does. I just want to wander in and touch stuff. Is that so bad?”

▪️ “What is Doors Open Ottawa?”

▪️ “I chose yes, even though I’ll be out of town. Most unfortunate.”

▪️ “Traffic centre! Was open only one year and by far the coolest doors open but hasn’t happened since.”

HISTORIC OTTAWA LOGO T-SHIRTS

Talisman Motor Inn T-Shirt The Beachcomber Room tiki bar at the Talisman Motor Inn was where Ottawa swingers could be found in the early 60s Help support the ottawan by buying one of our historic logo t-shirts. Shop for t-shirts

THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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✳️ Means change from previous edition

MONDAY

• ✳️ 🆓 Overcome performance anxiety with other musicians at Adult Music Sharing. (Vanier) 

• Events are planned all over the city for Ottawa Innovation Week, today through Friday. If you're in the tech sector there's an event for you.   

• Take a free Argentine Tango Class with Siempre Tango Ottawa.(Chinatown)  

• Head to Hintonburg Public House for The Pixies night. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: The Art of Adventure, A Tribe Called Love, Backrooms 

• Mayfair Theatre:  Little Lorraine, 49th Parallel, Class of 1984  

Gigs

• The 5-Star Monday Band. The Laff

• Karaoke Mondays. Atomic Rooster 

TUESDAY

• Buster’s Music Bingo costs just $5 per card. Bring your friends. (Kanata) 

• FC Supra du Québec visits Atlético Ottawa for the first time (The Glebe)   

• It’s New Girl Trivia at the Prescott, so be sure to bring a charged phone (but not a flip phone. Schmidt would hate that). (Little Italy)  

• Wild Birds Unlimited will welcome Patty McLaughlin, education program manager at the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre, for a session on birds, nests, eggs, and babies preparing to take flight. (Kanata) 

• The latest art show at Atomic Rooster, The Album Show, is a series of artists' renditions of lp covers. Bring your art money to tonight's Vernissage; the pieces will be sold directly off the wall. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Do You Love Me, Transpotting 4k Restoration, Backrooms 

• Mayfair Theatre: Little Lorraine, Silent Friend, Class of 1984 

Gigs

• Rachel Bobbit, Lia Pappas-Kemps. The 27 Club

• Gilles & The Barnburners. Night Oat

• Trivia Tuesday. Irene’s Pub

• Open Mic Night. LIVE on Elgin

WEDNESDAY

• Field Notes Jazz Duo will play originals and covers at Fono.  

• Kelly Beaton, MPA, RHN, of Eat Well Be Well will host a workshop on Nutrition and the Aging Brain at Old Town Hall (61 Main Street) from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. Registration is $25. (Old Ottawa East) 

• Pianist Dave Draves' monthly Elton John Hour is all Rocket Man, from greatest hits to lesser known gems. Bar Robo (The Glebe) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Dossier 137, IXIM: El amor no tiene género (Love Has No Gender), Backrooms  

• Mayfair Theatre: Silent Friend, Little Lorraine, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter 

Gigs

• King Falcon, Sun Dried Flies, Four Eye Muscle Man. House of TARG

• Jazz Jam with the Beeched Wailers. Irene's Pub

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• Kanata Sailing Club’s Learn to Sail programs for adults, teens, and children will suit anyone with an interest in getting out on the water. No experience is necessary. 

• Digital Arts Resource Centre’s Video Camp for Youth is more than 50% booked already. If you know a creative teen who would thrive at this camp, book soon. (Downtown)

• In just one week, Pique Festival #20 brings performances, workshops, panels, exhibitions, installations, and screenings to Arts Court (Downtown). Tickets are Pay What You Can.  

DEAL OF THE DAY

Find the perfect gift for Dad in Stanfield's Dad-Approved, Canada-Made, 25% off Sale. Fill his underwear drawer with well-made underwear, or choose a hoodie or a tee from the Strong & Free collection.

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

In Capital Current, Douaa Qadadia talks to ‘Mira’, one of the three anonymous proprietors of the @Ottawanisms account on Twitter and Instagram, where somehow complaints about the city are accidentally celebrations of it.

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