The Ottawan Newsletter

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Meanwhile, police budgets remain protected from the scrutiny every other service is forced to endure. ‘Efficiencies’ apply everywhere except in the one area the city never dares to question.
– Public-sector finance professional David Bellerive in the Ottawa Citizen questioning why housing, transit, and infrastructure budgets are always being squeezed to ensure arbitary limit on property taxes.
– ‘Ottawa taxpayers get no respect in latest budget proposal’
SPORTS
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 5 – New York Boulders 11, yesterday

WEDNESDAY DINING + DRINKING UPDATE

🎃 Vodkow Pumpkin Spice Cream is the grown-up drink equivalent of a warm and cozy sweater. Like all of the best Fall flavours, though, it will only be around for a limited time.

🍎 Farmgate Cider’s Autumn Cider & Chocolate Pairing Workshop will feature tasty treats by Hummingbird Chocolate. October 5 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

🐟 Petit Bill’s Bistro is serving up its first Traditional Newfoundland Supper of the cooler season on Sunday September 7. What's on the menu: Cod Tongues, Seafood Chowder, Rabbit Stew, and other Newfoundland specialities.

🍺 It’s fitting that Covered Bridge Brewing, which is now located at a country crossroads, is holding a Farrmers Market pop-up with Stonecrest Acres this Friday. (1:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
🌮 In the Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum takes one for the team as he set himself on a quest to find the best tacos in Ottawa. He found them at Ay Dios Mio Tacos, Fiesta and Tequila, La Ha Tacos, Que Pasa Tacos, and Yakko Taco. Hum says that tacos from that last one ‘blew me away’.
🥘 Sultan Ahmet Turkish Cuisine, in the former Clocktower Pub in the Glebe, has reopened under new ownership. It had closed last month over rent arrears.
🍟 Old Ottawa East, you’re getting a McDonald’s.
🍽️ In the Ottawa Business Journal, Jordan Pizzuti checks the homework that recommended two Ottawa restaurants to OpenTable’s Top 50 Hotel Restaurants in Canada list, the Shore Club and Zoe’s. He also recommended Norca, as an alternative that did not make the list.

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

No more meetings this week

Meetings and Agendas

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🦟 The first Ottawa cases of West Nile virus of the year has been confirmed in both a human and a horse. Ottawa Public Health again warns residents use the usual methods to protect themselves from mosquitoes. – CBC

👎 City Council will reprimand Rideau-Vanier ward councillor Stéphanie Plante but not dock her pay. The Integrity Commissioner had recommended the garnishing after she found that Plante had ‘harassed and intimidated residents using memes and emojis’ over the building tents for refugees last year. – Ben Andrews at CBC

↪ Ottawa Bulldog has one of the cartoons that put Plante in hot water.

👑 Whitewood Avenue Park in Manotick will be renamed Mary Simon Park. City Council approved a proposal by Rideau-Jock ward councillor David Brown to rename the park after the sitting Governor General (and Manotick resident) at today’s meeting. – Ted Raymond at CTV

🛫 Fort McMurray will soon be a direct flight from Ottawa International Airport. Porter Airlines will start service November 17, flying Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Porter is the only airline servicing the Ottawa – Fort McMurray route. – TravelWeek

↪ A new bus service will link Kemptville to Ottawa Monday through Friday starting September 15. NGtransit will offer two trips each morning and afternoon, linking Limebank Station and Kemptville Municipal Hall. (h/t Ottawa Road Trips)

THE DAILY POLL

Do you thing that Stéphanie Plante should have been reprimanded for responding to residents on social media with mean memes?

Yes, she’s an elected official and has a duty to remain professional

No, elected officials are not employees. Debating with the public is part of the job.

I won't even pretend to understand what a ‘meme’ is

I refuse to learn about whatever this is about, it seems so out there

Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘Should the kids be bringing their recycling home from school?’
- 12% Yes, they brought it there they can bring it back
- 72% No, all our public facilities should be recycling
- 4% If you only feed your kids junk food, they don‘t need to bring anything back
- 12% It’ll be the board staff’s laundry next
Commentary

▪️ “You’d think being schools they’d understand kids better. They’re not going to bring it home.”

▪️ “In reality, it will just go into garbage cans at the schools. No kid is going to pack up recyclables and bring them home. Very anti-green initiative on the Boards’ parts.”

“Do that, and you’re going to see a HUGE increase in the amount of litter on the streets students travel to get home from school. Either that, or the recyclables will wind up in trash bins at the schools.

▪️ “I think the litterless lunches are a good idea. Even when on picnics etc. we bring our garbage home to recycle/compost so we are used to it.”

▪️ “I can almost guarantee that not all kids will bring home their recycling items! It should be mandatory to have it available at schools! Also, encourage kids to have reusable stuff and not packaged. It's no brainer!”

▪️ “The Board is under financial duress. Cuts are being made. I’m not surprised in the least. It’s inconvenient but at least it’s not further harming education. That’s a story for another day.”

▪️ “Let's get serious about recycling now!”

▪️ “For elementary schools yes, teachers have more important things to do than make sure 25 kids are putting stuff in the right bins, so send everything home."

▪️ “My son’s school has janitorial staff that are very passionate about recycling. They introduced a program to educate the children about recycling. I am sure they will be very disappointed by this decision by their school board."

▪️ “Will end up in garbage."

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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WEDNESDAY

✳️ Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival lifts off with performances by Éric LaPointe, Justin Legacy, and Ghys Mongeon. Take to the skies with a balloon ride, and work your way through the carnival rides.
Klo E’s new project, Somserset Love, hits Bar Robo for a cool blend of jazz, soul, and vintage-inspired grooves. ( 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm). No cover.
For a mid-week adventure, you’d have to try hard to do better than Metalachi, ‘The World's First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band’ at Overflow Brewing.
Is your Grammar Police badge polished up? Irene’s Pub hosts Glenys Marshall's Spelling Bee, with tough questions, games, and big words.
ByTowne Cinema: Hola Frida!, Restoration: Ikiru, 2025 Cat Video Fest
Mayfair Theatre: The Last Class, F1, Manhunter

THURSDAY

✳️ Pride ain't over yet. Mööse Knuckle Boylesque: Pride Show is an all-male-identified burlesque revue at LIVE on Elgin.
It’s glamping, but without the messy, sleep-deprived, ‘did a bear just sniff my yurt?’ stress. The BGC Ottawa Western Winds Glamping Gala offers all of the fun of dressing up in lam cowboy outfits, dancing under the stars, sipping cocktails, and tantalizing small bites.
🆓 Vinyl Night with Concept Open Air & Signal at Metcalfe Plaza will go ahead rain or shine.
🆓 Experienced players and noobies alike are welcome at The Chess Hive at Art House.
🆓 There’s more chess (plus board games) happening at Wizard’s Tower.
Games start at 7:00 pm at Moose McGuire's Orléans’ Open Dart Night.
🆓 Members of the North American Welsh diaspora will celebrate the best in Welsh music at WelshFest on Sparks. Join them for music and dancing.
Insider Trading is back at Beyond The Pale’s City Centre location. The price of beer will rise and fall all night.
ByTowne Cinema: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Detour: Heat
Mayfair Theatre: Some Like It Hot, The Last Class, There Will Be Blood

Gigs
Molly Leona, Hannah Vig. Songs from the Shed (Sparks St)
Equator, The Lookout, DoubleTalker, BirdDog. House of TARG
Chilliwack (Gone, Gone, Gone Tour). Bronson Centre Music Theatre
Bingo Thursday. Broadhead Brewery
Open Mic. Stray Dog Brewing
Josh McFarlane. The Mill (Manotick)

FRIDAY

Musical guests Talk, Roxanne Bruneau, William Cloutier, and Anyma Ora’ bring the vibe to the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival stages.
Road Trip: Perth Fair promises a midway, a demolition derby, contests and competitions, and lawn mower races. Today through Sunday at 50 Arthur St., Perth.
Fever Pitch Hot Jazz takes over the entirety of Art House from 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:30pm).
Multicultural music festival Yowfest brings artists from across French and English Canada and beyond to Lansdowne Park for two days of music and cultural experiences.
Tri-City Valley Cats play Ottawa Titans at Ottawa Stadum.
Canada Aviation and Space Museum presents a public talk Fighting to belong: Stories from the LGBT Purge.11:00 am to 1:00 pm (including the talk and Q&A as well as a walk-through of the Cold War Exhibition).
ByTowne Cinema: Splitsville, Playtime, 35mm: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Gigs
Disco Night with Discolab. Metcalfe Plaza
Soul Hop Union, OLIMO, Liam Mayhew. LIVE on Elgin
Durs Cœurs, Spleen, Nuclear Family, License. House of TARG
Duelling Pianos. Overflow Brewing
Undercurrent: Nick Curly. City At Night
The Keystrings. Brew Revolution

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

Ottawa International Animation Festival is exactly a month away. Single event tickets and full festival passes are on sale now.
Taste of Wellington returns Saturday, September 20. Expect food samples, sidewalk sales, live demos and more at the world's longest street festival.