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STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

• 4

• The number of months in a row that OC Transpo has reported fewer passengers than over the same time last year. For example, this April, the O Train and buses saw 5.6 million passengers. In April 2025, there were 5.9 million passengers.

• – Josh Pringle at CTV

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

• CJ Fournier

• The mystery writer won the second annual Toby Award for his novel, The Pathfinder. Ottawa author Gary Coffin received an honourable mention of  All That We Lost.

• The Toby Awards were created by ReBound Press in Ashton to honour self-published mystery authors. Winners receive a ‘rusted metal sculpted dog sitting on a birch base reading a book,’ named after the Award founder’s dog. 

• – Lesley McKay at Stittsville Central

QUOTE

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• Until we’re selling out games like we were our first few seasons, we haven’t accomplished our objectives

– Ottawa RedBlacks president, Adrian Sciarra, promoting the family friendly events the team has planned for the upcoming football season.

Santino Filoso at 3 Down Nation

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

THE DAILY POLL

What would you choose in a modern day ParticipACTION?

🔘 Number of times making a plan to go out, then attempting to get out of it when the day arrives

🔘 Minutes spent convincing the cat that you are in fact dead when it tries to wake you at dawn

🔘 Length of a walk/hike/bike decided by the best restaurant/pub at the end of it

🔘 The highest number of streaming episodes binged in one day

🔘 Number of days of good heart health counted by glasses of red wine

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  Previously in OTTAWAN polls:

• Are you concerned about the planned nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River?

  • 19% Yes, there only needs to be one accident for a terrible outcome, no matter how careful they are

  • 24% No, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has been handling radioactive material there for decades without issues

  • 1% Won't somebody think of the turtles? And the two kinds of bats?

  • 0% It has the word nuclear in it – that’s all I need to oppose it

  • 56% I’m not opposed to the plan in general but surely there is someplace to put it that is not next to a major river

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    Commentary

▪️ “Congrats on the band for convincing the court.”

▪️ “Very happy to hear that the courts are siding with Kebaoek First Nation - best news in a long time.”

▪️ “We don’t want to be known as death valley.”

▪️ “My biggest concern is the umlaut in coöperation. Who does that?”

▪️ “Crazy that 3 endangered species were enough to reverse their decision – thousands of species must have been affected since the 40’s.”

▪️ “I did a paper on this for my MA! The site is needed but due diligence was absolutely not done. They have the opportunity to do it correctly now, and hopefully they do.”

▪️ “I worked at a nuclear facility there back in the 60s and was totally impressed with the safety and environmental protocols.”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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✳️ Means change from previous edition

TUESDAY

• Kanata-March Horticultural Society presents its June speaker: Elizabeth Johnston of Ramsay Creek Greenhouse, who will provide helpful information about outdoor planters.  

• Think you have your finger on Ottawa’s cultural pulse? Test your knowledge at Underground Ottawa: Trivia About Ottawa’s Arts & Culture Scene. (Centretown)   

• Longform Improv’s Longform 101 and Sketch Writing 101 students have completed 8 weeks of training and are ready to strut their stuff in front of an audience. (Sandy Hill) 

• Student showcases continue at Absolute Comedy, where Pierre’s Standy Up Comedy class grads take to the stage. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Calle Málaga, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Backrooms

• Mayfair Theatre:  Holy Days, I Swear, True Stories 

Gigs

• Le R Premier - Concert TROY. Club SAW

• Basil Park. Folk Collusion and Le Hibou (Wakefield)

WEDNESDAY

• ✳️ 🆓 This week’s Doors Open for Music at Southminster concert, Dear Teacher, honours the influence of mentors. Pianist Stephen Eckert will perform music by Robert humber, Charlotte Bray, Juro Kim Feliz, and Clark Ross. (Old Ottawa South)  

• Obey the impulse to catch one of Keith David's early performances in John Carpenter’s They Live, this month’s (Bad) Night at the Movies. (Downtown) 

• 🆓 Orkidstra’s Heron Gate Hub End-of-Year Concert is a family-friendly evening is relaxed and welcoming. No tickets necessary, just show up. Donations to support OrKidstra’s programs are welcomed. Free parking (Ellwood) 

• Parkdale Market stays open late every Wednesday night from today until October 7. Enjoy live music while you forage for something special for dinner. (Hintonburg) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Backrooms, At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) Q&A, Staff Picks: Dope 

• Mayfair Theatre: I Swear, Holy Days, Chopping Mall 

Gigs

• Woods & Gummeson Trio ft. Alex Mastronardi. The Robo Lounge

• The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene’s Pub

• Dali Van Gogh, Motherland, Refuse. House of TARG

THURSDAY

• Franco-Ontarian singer songwriter Geneviève RB performs French-lanuage pop songs at the Jukebox Lunch Concert at the NAC. (Downtown) 

• Jazz vocalist Angela Verbrugge sings timeless songs at The Robo Lounge, accompanied by Ray Gallon on piano.(The Glebe)  

• The village of Manotick will take a step back in time with the Founders Table event this evening. Guests dressed in contemporary elegance or Bridgerton-inspired costume will be seated at a very long communal table in Dickinson Street in support of Watson’s Mill.

• 12 artists face off in three 20 minute rounds in Art Battle at Overflow Brewing. (Heron Gate)

• In pro basketball: Ottawa Blackjacks meet Winnipeg Sea Bears at TD Place. (The Glebe)  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Calle Málaga, The Green Bench, Backrooms 

• Mayfair Theatre: Holy Days, They Are Sacred  

Gigs

• Sundown Trio+. Night Oat

• Elizabeth Royall EP release with Corascene. LIVE on Elgin

• Kyle Jordan and Erik Johnson-Scherger. MacKay United Church 

• The Listros. The 27 Club

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• Grab a ticket to the Amber Daze show at Klimat’s Wakefield location on Saturday June 13. Expect ‘An indie/folk/surf rock evening filled with music, good vibes and (a lot of) fun’. Also on offer that evening: food, beer, and flash tattoos. 

• 🆓 * Soak up the beauty of a professionally designed outdoor space with a place on the Rose Gardens Tour at the Central Experimental Farm (Saturday September 19)
  
  *It’s free but you must complete the registration form to take part. We suggest you do it soon because these sessions sell out. (Central Park) 

DEALS OF THE DAY

The Classic Shrub Short from UP! Pants, which just so happens to be made in Canada, is on sale for … $25.60. Yes, you read that right.

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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

Andrew King’s Ottawa Rewind has taken a look at Samuel de Champlain’s diaries and found that this week, in 1613, Champlain was in our neck of the woods. On June 1, he almost died in the rapids near Hawkesbury. June 2 and 3, he camped – probably – on Miller Island, across from Montebello. But on June 4, Champlain and company make it to the future Ottawa/Gatineau proper.

RAPID RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL

Comment of the Week: ‘Well organized; good local information; maybe more on Gatineau would be appreciated’

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