STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 1,000,000,000

• The estimated number of times that the ‘icicle kick’ by Atlético Ottawa’s David Rodríguez has been viewed across the world.

• Soccer fans have been fascinated – or had their minds blown –  by the snowcovered championship final of the Canadian Premier League held in Ottawa last week.

• The Canadian Press

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VANKLEEK HILLIAN OF THE DAY

• Trena Byrne 

• Bryne has written and published the Vankleek Hill and Champlain Township Word Search book, 112 puzzles involving life, business, landmarks, and history in Vankleek Hill and vicinity.

• James Morgan in The Review 

QUOTE

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• The origin of the fish remain a mystery

• – River ward councillor Riley Brockington on the City’s plan to remove and euthanize 1,000 goldfish from a stormwater pond in Celebration Park. The City considers the creatures an invasive species that can harm native fish populations. 

• Eight months ago, 1,000 dead koi were found in the same stormwater pond.

• Josh Pringle at CTV

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  SPORT

• 🏉 NLL Ottawa Black Bears 11– Oshawa Firewolves 8, last Saturday (preseason)

• 🏒 NHL Ottawa Sentators 0 – Los Angeles Kings 1, last Saturday

• 🏒 OHL Ottawa 67s 6 – Niagara Icedogs 2, last Saturday

• 🏒 CHL Gatineau Olympiques 1 – Les Tigres de Victoriaville 4, yesterday

• 🏒 CHL Gatineau Olympiques 2– Cape Breton Eagles 0, yesterday

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  WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

  Accessibility Advisory Committee
  Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00 pm

  • Private Approach By-law Review
  • Urban Design Guidelines for Mid-Rise Buildings
  • Gladstone and Gilmour Bikeway

  Agenda

  Plus the Committee of Adjustment meets at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm

  

  WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

  🛷 Although there is no money, there is a plan to turn Mooney’s Bay into a sledding destination. A new report recommends  a ‘14.6 metre “thrill hill,” a 5.7 metre “bunny hill”, and a cross-country ski training hill’ at a cost of $3.1 million. No money has been allocated to the plan. The hill at Mooney’s Bay has always been a desirable sledding location but has been officially closed to the activity in 2017. After a young girl was killed by hitting a tree in 2021, the City has actively fenced off the hill.  – Guy Quenneville at CBC 

   

  🫶 The pilot Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response programme in Centretown responded to 4,000 calls in its first year. The project is intended to allow an emergency response to people with mental health issues by medical professionals rather than police officers. Centretown residents call 211, rather than 911, to request help. Ottawa Police Service officers are available in the case of violence or criminal activity.   – Liam Baker at CBC

   

  🚨 Ottawa Police are asking the public to help identify four suspects in a ‘bank investigation scam’. The scammers pretend to be from the bank and phone the victims, telling them that they are victims of a fraud and to cut up their credit and debit cards and put them in an envelope. Soon after, an associate of the scammers, posing as a bank courier, comes by and picks up the cut cards. Despite being cut up, the scammers can read the card numbers and CVV and usually tap will still work. – Ottawa Police Service

   

  🛒 We’ve never heard of a pint-sized IKEA but Gatineau will be getting one. Called a ‘plan and order point’, the mini IKEA at 1100 Maloney Ouest Boulevard will have staff to help plan and design spaces and take orders for home delivery from the catalogue.  – Adam Beauchemin at CTV

  

  THE DAILY POLL

  Did you watch the Grey Cup yesterday?

  (Those other Roughriders won 25 - 17 over the Montréal Alouettes)

  🔘 Yes, it doesn’t matter who is playing

  🔘 No. No RedBlacks, no viewing by me

  🔘 I would have but I had no idea it was on

  🔘 Sports is the opiate of the masses

  • 
    Previously in ottawan polls:

  • We asked, ‘How do you discover new music?’

    • 3% The student stations like CKCU, CHUO, and CKDJ constantly unearth new music

    • 191% Ottawa’s commercial music stations are excellent in separating hits from the unlistenable

    • 32% People with good taste keep me informed (my own friends, or commenters under YouTube videos, for example)

    • 12% I don’t. Music is the opiate of the masses.

    • 34% Unless it is on CD, cassette, 33 1/3 rpm vinyl, or 8 Track, it is not real music

  • 
    Commentary

  ▪️ “YouTube and Instagram keeps me informed with new music also I’m a gym instructor and I love to have new music for my classes.”​​​​
  
  ▪️ “Our house enjoys the hosts and themed shows on CKCU. Better curated music that the commercial stations.”​​​​
  
  ▪️ “I mostly listen to commercial radio or new releases from old bands I already like. A lot of new stuff is crap, but so is a lot of old stuff.”​​​​
  
  ▪️ “Actually, I find it through Spotify, or I Shazam a good time when I hear it.”​​​​
  
  ▪️ “Podcasts, internet radio and streaming services.”​​​​
  
  ▪️ “Vinyl is BACK!”​​​​
  
  ▪️ “I don’t listen to the radio anymore, but I have Facebook friends with great taste that help me discover new and old music.”​​​​

  

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  THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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  MONDAY
  

  • The live show is sold out, but you can still purchase streaming tickets to Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless: A Sharp, Witty Storytelling Event featuring Tom Lips. Presented by Ottawa Storytellers. 

  • ByTowne Cinema:  Jay Kelly, Shelby Oaks, Wrong Husband, Sammy Obeid: Live in Ottawa, Nouvelle Vague  

  • Mayfair Theatre: Left-handed Girl, What Is It?    

    Gigs

  • Karaoke Mondays. Atomic Rooster

  TUESDAY

  •  Leave the office a bit early for a Winter Wander down Sparks Street. Enjoy the tree lighting with a free hot chocolate. 

  • Ukulele players: it’s time for another BUG Jam Live, at Ottawa Masonic Centre. 

  • Beginners and listeners are always welcome to the Tuesday Acoustic Guitar Singing Session at Brigid’s Well. 

  • ByTowne Cinema: Nouvelle Vague, Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara), Detour: The Handmaiden      

  • Mayfair Theatre: Left-Handed Girl, It was Just an Accident, The Long Walk  

    Gigs

  • Men Without Hats. Algonquin Commons Theatre

  • Friends Trivia Night. The Prescott

  WEDNESDAY

  • At today’s Doors Open for Music at Southminster, vocalist Rachelle Behrens sings Latin American Jazz in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, and is joined by Mark Ferguson (piano), Tom McMahon (bass), and Jose Monchito (drums). 

  • Liz Hogg plays classical guitar at Bar Robo’s regular Wednesday Night Swings.

  • The Peter Hum Trio leads the Night Oat jam session.

  • Odyssey Theatre’s Music Bingo Fundraiser is an 80s-era party, as the group launches its 40th anniversary season.  

  • ByTowne Cinema: Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara), Nouvelle Vague, Restoration: Angel’s Egg   

  • Mayfair Theatre: The Next, Left-Handed Girl, The Long Walk   

    Gigs

  • Rare Groove Wednesdays. Atomic Rooster

  • Open Mic Night. Pour Boy

  • Pink Mountaintops, C. Ross. The 27 Club

  • Twilight Trivia Night. Small and Local Beer Co.

  JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

  • 🆓 OrKidstra Centre Hub will perform a mix of seasonal faves and songs from around the world at the concert on Tuesday December 16. 

  • Farmgate Cider will summon the Christmas spirit with their Carolling in the Barn singalong on Thursday December 18. 

  • Let the sounds of Handel, Torelli, Vivalid, Tchaikovsky, Holst, Herbiet, Berlin give you the festive season feels at the Christmas with Music and Beyond concert on Sunday, December 21. 

  

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  BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

  Katherine Caspersz in the always exuberant NarCity Ottawa has published this article: ‘7 enchanting Christmas towns less than 3 hours from Ottawa for a magical weekend getaway’. If you were wondering, those enchanting Christmas towns are Perth, Carleton Place, Merrickville, Brockville, Wakefield, Almonte, and Mont-Tremblant. 

  

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