Hello Ottawa
In Today’s Edition
→ The executive director of the Byward Market Authority has been fired months after her appointment
→ Cirquonscient brings the Faerie Picnic PopUp to the trees in Strathcona Park tomorrow
→ Made in Canada Deals of the Day: Womenswear from Miik and fruit shrubs at Knippel Garden Centre
– Martha and Darren
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STATISTICS OTTAWA
NUMBER
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$1
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The amount of money that the City of Ottawa paid for a park that it has operated for 68 years.
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When doing some research for upgrades to Amberway Park, Stittsville ward councillor Glen Gower discovered – five years ago –that the City did not own half of the property.
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After uncovering the original property owner’s will, the City tracked down William Albert Savage’s grandson in Nova Scotia and worked out the $1 purchase price, plus $4,352 for legal fees and transfer tax.
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— Kristen de Jager at CBC
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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
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Kaylee Gagné
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The graduate of École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais has won of of Canada’s most prestigious awards, the Schulich Leader Scholarship from Queen’s University.
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The $120,000 scholarship will cover cover tuition and room and board.
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QUOTE
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The parking, the traffic, the poor road planning around the arena makes it just too annoying. It can take as long to get out of the parking lot there as it does to drive home
– Charge season ticket holder Jackie Dawson who speaks for many fans over their lack of enthusiasm to watch matches at the Canadian Tire Centre over TD Arena.
— Bruce Deachman in the Ottawa Citizen
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SPORTS
Yesterday
⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 2 at Supra du Québec 1
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 15 at Gateway Grizzlies 5
Last Saturday
⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 3 at Calgary Wild 4
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 5 at Gateway Grizzlies 6
Last Friday
🏈 CFL Ottawa RedBlacks 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 6 at Gateway Grizzlies 8
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL
Put on your dancing shoes, it’s the Committee of Adjustment at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm tomorrow
Agenda
Whose flag is flying at City Hall today? Gabon, Indonesia
City Hall flies the flag of embassies and high commissions on their national days.
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🧺 The executive director of the Byward Market Authority has been fired months after her appointment. Victoria Williston was appointed last January after serving as the Market’s communications director. While the Market would make no comment beyond ‘going in a different direction’, Market observer Barry Padolsky says it is an admission that the organization has a structural problem. – Abyssinia Abebe in the Ottawa Citizen
🚨 It’s not funny but this is the actual headline: ‘Bagpiper injured in ‘unprovoked’ altercation in downtown Ottawa’. A man has been arrested for assaulting a bagpiper on on Wellington Street near the Château Laurier. The bagpiper’s injuries were non life-threatening and police do not have a motive. – Abyssinia Abebe in the Ottawa Citizen
🅿️ The City is proposing to allow places of worship to rent out their parking lots to give returning Federal employees somewhere to park. The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment would allow places of worship downtown and near transit stations to rent out their lots without requiring a business licence. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🗳️ Ottawa Civic Election
‘Sutcliffe to make campaign pledge for $95 monthly adult transit passes’ – Arthur White-Crummey at CBC
‘Put Yourself in Neil Saravanamuttoo’s Shoes. The mayoral campaign is past the half-way mark and it looks like this will be a four-way contest’ – Evan Harold Potter at City of Ottawa Politics
‘Did I Attend Mark Sutcliffe’s Final Mayor’s Barbecue? I went to the Mayor's BBQ and discovered vital municipal services’ – Evan Harold Potter at City of Ottawa Politics
‘School board trustees on the ballot this October, despite being stripped of their power’ – Emma Amodio at CityNews
‘Candidate nomination and withdrawal deadline for the 2026 Municipal Elections is Friday, August 21 at 2:00 pm’ – City of Ottawa
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THE DAILY POLL
When is the last time you went to the Byward Market?
Commentary
▪️ “Collecting anything to do with Plymouth Argyle to go in my Argyle St. It’s the only part of the house over which I have jurisdiction.”
▪️ “Chainmail is basically metal crochet and maybe the most ‘classic’ hobby I have.”
▪️ “I am creating a collection of all the aircraft flown by the RCAF/RCN/CAF.”
▪️ “Canadian stamps. Very old-school and hopelessly boring to most people, but the layout on the page is very satisfying.”
▪️ “Also handweaving, spinning, and quilting!”
▪️ “I just moved and don’t want to collect anything to avoid clutter.”
▪️ “Does homebrewing count?”
▪️ “As someone who was the executor of a hoarder’s estate, please don’t collect things. Even a collection of ‘reasonable’ size is too much. No one cares! It’s a pain to sell off and you’ll get a fraction of what it’s worth when sold. Travel.”
▪️ “Needlepoint too.”
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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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✳️ Means change from previous edition
MONDAY
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✳️ Choose one or all five of ACE Arte Studio’s Adult Summer Art Camp workshops this week. Each evening session (5:30 pm to 8:30 pm) dives into a different discipline: Mixed Media (tonight), Mindful Watercolour (tomorrow), Play with Clay (Wednesday), Explore Oil Pastels (Thursday), and Make an Art Mobile (Friday). (Orléans)
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Allow the facts and tidbits taking up too much real estate in your brain free rein at Geek Trivia. (Sandy Hill)
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Take a drop-in Tango class.(Sandy Hill)
Cinema
Gigs
TUESDAY
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🆓 Experience 19th Century Acadian Celtic music traditions of La Famille Leblanc as they play free concerts today through Thursday at National Arts Centre's Wood Terrace. (Downtown)
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Make new friends at The Robo Social Club. (The Glebe)
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Cirquonscient brings the Faerie Picnic PopUp to the trees in Strathcona Park. The hour long aerial and circus skills show is suitable for families. Bring a picnic blanket. (Sandy Hill)
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, The Invite
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Mayfair Theatre: Marty Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, The Invite, Obsession
Gigs
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Dummy Pass, Monach, Pareidolia. Rainbow Bistro
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Letlive, Oxymorrons, F!TH. Overflow Brewing
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Seren Dube & Friends. Night Oat
WEDNESDAY
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Sink deep into nostalgia in several regions of the city tonight: First, grab your eyeliner for some of the 80s’ biggest alternative bands: China Crisis, Big Country, The Vapors, and Icicle Works play the Bronson Centre (Centretown). At LeBreton Flats, the Nostalgia Music Festival launches with Black Dog (who perform as Led Zeppelin) and Floydium (playing the music of Pink Floyd). (North of Centretown West). Or travel to Kanata for Deep Purple and special guests Kansas, at Canadian Tire Centre.
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The intimate Robo Lounge becomes the passion and pageantry of Fin de Fiesta Flamenco.(The Glebe)
Cinema
Gigs
JUST ANNOUNCED
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🆓 Whether you're a latte lover or you just love a properly brewed cup of Joe, the Coffee Right Yow festival is going to froth your flat white. Experience the brews of 25 roasters from across Canada, buy beans and merch, and do some coffee talking with other bean heads. Saturday September 12 (Parkdale Market)
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THE OTTAWAN is written and edited every working weekday by Martha and Darren.
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