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STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 87

• The number of registered nurses being laid off by Queensway-Carleton Hospital in a cost cutting move.

• – Josh Pringle at CTV

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

• Gio Petti 

• The filmmaker of the documentary on the O Train, The Train to Nowhere, will take part in a screening and a panel discussion at the ByTowne Cinema at 10:00 am Saturday.

– Good Golly Zines

QUOTE

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• Normally we’re like, ‘OK, it’s going to start to get a little bit chill,’ right?  It has not been chill.

–  Former Natural Resources Canada employee and current manager at Hintonburg’s Full Cycle bike shop Grant Burke on the huge increase of people riding cycles because of the Federal government’s return-to-office mandate.

– 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

Does Ottawa need a renoviction bylaw?

🔘 Yes, tenants have few protections against landlords who want to evict them and relet at market rate

🔘 No, it’s just more nanny statism. We shouldn’t make it harder for landlords to maintain their property.

🔘 Moving is expensive, once you’re evicted most will not be able to afford to move back after renovations even if it was guaranteed

🔘 Landlords can’t survive if tenants are paying rent that was market rate years and years ago

🔘 Anyone who is evicted should be allowed to store their stuff at 24 Sussex Drive

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  Previously in OTTAWAN polls:

• What is the best item to BBQ?

  • 23% Hamburgers

  • 10% Hot dogs

  • 15% Sausages

  • 39% Steak

  • 13% Other (specify in the comment)

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    Commentary

▪️ “Chicken.”

▪️ “Steak is too expensive, hot dogs will kill you, sausages will explode or dry out. Hamburgers are the only way.”

▪️ “Come on, any vegetable! Eggplant, mushrooms, peppers, onions, cherry tomatoes, corn …”

▪️ “Veggie Dogs/Burgers. With Cheese.”

▪️ “Dougie K’s home made patties. Can’t be beaten!”

▪️ “I’m Brazilian. Hamburgers and hot dogs? What sort of sad barbecue is that?! Give me picanha, steak, ribs!”

▪️ “Spring onions!”

▪️ “Vegetables too! Big fan of zucchini and potatoes on the BBQ.”

▪️ “Veggies dogs.”

▪️ “Chicken grills up nicely. Marinated in just about any sauce from teriyaki to BBQ. Yummy.”

▪️ “Only because the Hotdog button doesn’t work.”

▪️ “Everything is delish. But I love sides: potato salad, Mac and cheese, baked beans, cornbread …”

▪️ “Polish of course!”

▪️ “It’s just special, that’s all.”

▪️ “Nothing like a thick juicy steak all seasoned well, done on the barbecue. That's heaven on earth right there!”

▪️ “T-bone or rib steak is favoured, followed closely by chicken thighs then ribs.”

▪️ “Chicken!”

▪️ “No ribs on the poll? What are they, chopped liver?”

▪️ “Salmon on a cedar plank.”

▪️ “Tandoori chicken or salmon on a cedar plank, back in the day.”

▪️ “Definitely chicken, shrimp & veggies!”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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THURSDAY

• Explore 200 Years of Music in Ottawa at 2:00 pm this afternoon as Music and Beyond Festival continues (Centretown). At 7:30 pm, Ottawa’s gifted and definitely going places violinist Kerson Leong plays works by Arvo Pärt, Johann Sebastian Bach, and others. Also at 7:30pm, Ottawa cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne performs a program of his own works.

• Create a seasonal bouquet of locally grown blooms while quaffing fine beer by Manor Park Brewing. (Manor Park) 

• There’s a Canada Day do-over at the Orléans Legion, where Mark Mulligan will continue where the rain forced his show to end prematurely on July 1. (Orléans)

• Stride on down to ByWard Market Square after work, where you’ll find the Barrow Gang Buskers, food vendors, and serious good times from 5:00pm to 9:00pm.  

• 🆓 Come and watch comedians go out on a limb by pulling random topics out of a bucket, then riffing on them. It's all part of the four day Just For Laughs event at Pour Boy Pub. (Centretown) 

• Gather your puzzle loving crew for the Speed Puzzle Competition at Royal Oak Barrhaven. You'll be racing against the clock to complete a 500 piece puzzle.

• Jody Johnson headlines opening night of Ottawa Bluesfest. 

• 🆓 Spies in Disguise launches the Lansdowne Park season of movie nights at 9:00 pm. Note that if it's threatening to pour down like it did on Canada Day, the event will be canceled. Check the Facebook page for updates.  

• 🆓 The Metcalfe Plaza comes alive with Afrobeats, Hip hop, and R&B courtesy of Ttrills, Spexialkay, and Xannie. 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. (Downtown) 

• 🆓 Hintonburg Night Market is all about Comics and Geeks this week. Check it out. (Hintonburg)

• Come in out of the scorching heat (or torrential downpour, depending) and settle into the air conditioned comfort of the National Arts Centre for the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie in concert. The Hans Zimmer score will be played by the NAC orchestra. Additional screenings tomorrow and Saturday.(Downtown)  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema:  Romería, The Big Lebowski, Detour: In the Month of Madness 

• Mayfair Theatre: Unidentified, The Sheep Detectives, Stop!That!Tain! 

Gigs

• Edra Silva. Beyond the Pale ByWard Taproom 

• Blues Double Bill: the Joel Depuis Band and the Justin Saladino Band.  Rainbow Bistro

• Free happy hour show with Dave Draves. The Robo Lounge

• Woodshed Jazz. Motel Chelsea

FRIDAY

• 🆓 Unwind with Orléans Unplugged outdoor concert series at Centrum Town Centre every Friday at 6:00 pm. 

• Limp BizKit headlines Bluesfest, with special guests like Cypress Hill, Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band, Steve Earle, and others. Later, head to the ‘unofficial after party’ at the 27 Club’s EMO Night. 

• Arthouse becomes a folk paradise with Graven and Ottawa-based singer songwriter Elizabeth Royall performing. Friday Night Folk happens bi-monthly and is presented by CKCU FM (Centretown) 

• Rahim Salsa Friday night sessions include a lesson, a variety of DJs, and regular bachata breaks, all in an air conditioned venue. No experience or partner are necessary.  (Golden Triangle in Centretown) 

• The day’s programming at Music and Beyond Festival begins with a noon talk about the physics of resonance on bowed stringed instruments such as the violin (with Kin-Wai Leong (speaker) and Kerson Leong (violin)). The evening concerts include JS Bach and Andrew Balfour: A Dialogue Between A Baroque and an Indigenous Composer, with Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral (Centretown). There's also another concert in the Ottawa 200 series, Music from 1826. (Centretown)

• Three new outdoor public spaces to note: 
  
  ⛱️ ByWard Square, at which Just_Woan performs on Friday night; also check out the bar and food pop-ups 
  
  ⛱️ Snider Park (Slater and Bank streets) has greenery, music, free WiFi, and local art. (Centretown) 
  
  ⛱️ Street Seats in Chinatown will have free performances all summer   

• Ottawa Titans play three home games against the Tri-City Valleycats (from upstate New York), starting tonight. It’s also Love Island Night, so expect some drama. (Overbrook)  

• Frequency Shift presents a two-stage music event at SAW that features an international artist and rising DJs with Escapade Music Festival credentials in each space. (Downtown) 

• The Peter Hum Trio brings smooth, modern jazz sounds to the Robo Lounge.  

• Get on stage or support your brave friends at the Legion Branch 632 Karaoke Night. (Orléans) 

• Something special happens each Friday night in a government building parking lot. The Skate Board Club invites ‘Rad Moms, Dads, and their beans or anybody on the scene’ to skate with their boards. (Carlington)   

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: The Invite, Vivaldi Et Moi (Primavera), Detour: Cube  

• Mayfair Theatre: The Sheep Detectives, Maddie’s Secret, I Love Boosters 

Gigs

• Knitting. Fono Listening Lounge

• Peter Hum Trio. The Robo Lounge

• 80s Dance Party. House of TARG

• ALGRT, Harold Carrion, EP The Latino. Metcalfe Plaza

SATURDAY

• 🆓 Theatre Games with Chance Perry is open to people 8 years of age and up at the NAC. (Downtown) 

• Road Trip: The more than 55 vendors are waiting to serve you at Metcalfe Farmers Market, rain or shine. 

• 🆓 The outdoor party at Metcalfe Plaza promises food, drink, and hip hop. (Centretown) 

• Whether you’re playing or you’re there for the tunes, you'll dig the vibe at the 44th Hope Volleyball Summerfest 

• 🆓 Ghanafest offers a day of Ghanaian food, music, and culture at Brewery Way Park 

• 🆓 Discover more than 70 writers of spicy fiction at the Pages & Pleasures Romance Book Fair. (Overbrook) 

• A Company of Fools brings William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Westboro Kiwanis Park. The show runs 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Donations gratefully accepted. 

• If it’s your first time at the West Coast Swing and Hustle Social Dance evening, you’ll get in for free. No experience or partner are necessary. (Heron Gate) 

• Let the Afro-Fusion sounds of OK Naledi come to you as you relax on the bank of the Rideau Canal. The band plays aboard a boat that will slowly make its way from the NAC  to Lansdowne Park, before making the return trip. (Various)  

• As the Music and Beyond Festival continues, the King’s Singers present a matinée program of Romantic vocal music from European composers such as Elgar, Vaughn Williams, Schubert, Debussy, and others. This evening, come and see why the New York Times calls Avi Avital a Superstar Mandolinist. (Centretown) 

• Today at Bluesfest, Hardy headlines, with BXTHAPLUG, Patrick Watson and other special guests.(LeBreton Flats)  

• 🆓 I say, gather your mates and make your way to the 19th annual All British Car Day at Clarke Fields Park (Nepean). 

Garage Sales

• Find geeky goodness at the Ottawa Geek Garage Sales - South East event. (Elwvale) 

• The Fundraiser Garage Sale in Nepean supports Rocky Road Rescue, and you’ll get to meet some pups on site. 

• It's a little vague on the Facebook ad but it seems a Garage Sale is planned for Vanier North. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: The Train to Nowhere, The Invite, Vivaldi Et Moi (Primavera), Marie Antoinette (20th Anniversary)

• Mayfair Theatre: Maddie’s Secret, The Sheep Detectives, The Furious, Saturday Night Sinema 

Gigs

• TARG Dance X-Tendamix 1990 - 2020. House of TARG

• Lindy Vopnfjõrd. Red Bird

• Punk Night. Rainbow Bistro

• James LeClaire. The Robo Lounge

• Ambush. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• Celebrate peak summer with A Midsummer Night of Jazz on Friday July 24 with Rebecca Noelle.(Kanata) 

• Game Changers author Rachel Reid, whose books were turned into the Heated Rivalry TV series, will be at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre as part of the Ottawa Writers Festival Oct 7. Something tells us that event will be the festival's hot ticket. Tickets are on sale now.

• Yo-Yo Ma will perform at the NAC next May 18. Pre-sales are available today, general sales July 15.

DEALS OF THE DAY

Save on cute trousers at the Up! Pants sale.

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

It turns out Brady Tkachuk’s #7 is not the worst jersey number on the Sens.

Steve Warne in The Hockey News has run the stats and found that #17 is the unluckiest number on the team. Nineteen players have worn it and nobody has had long term success afterwards. 

‘I’m not saying Ottawa’s No. 17 is cursed. But after exploring its horrors, I'm not ‘not saying’ it either’, writes Warne.

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