WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
💰 The Auditor General’s tipline uncovered some City staff working a second job and others sleeping on the job, all while on duty. Nathalie Gougeon’s office found 57 cases being substantiated as fraud after investing 364 tips. Five City employees have been fired as a result. Unfortunately, the Auditor General only gives broad facts and not specifics on what happened. – Josh Pringle at CTV
🚧 A non-profit housing developer made a deal with the National Capital Commission for a property to develop affordable housing. Aside from being the first deal to be completed from the list of surplus Federal properties announced last year, the land itself is an oddity. Located near the Train Yards shopping centre, the 0.89 hectare plot of land is bordered on two sides by Riverside Drive and Industrial Avenues, with the O Train marking the third border. – Ben Andrews in the Ottawa Citizen
🗳️ The chief of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation has won reëlection. Greg Sarazin was initially elected in 2023. – CBC
🏒 The Sens have renovated and rebranded their team clothing store. Out is The Sens Store, in is the new look Ottawa Team Threads. The new concept doesn’t just have Sens jerseys but also Ottawa Charge and Ottawa Black Bears fits. – Sens
THE DAILY POLL
Did your garbage day change this week? (And give a hint of where you live in the comments)
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Previously in ottawan polls:
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We asked, ‘Would you rather fight one horse‑sized duck or 100 duck‑sized horses?’
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10% One horse-sized duck
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25% 100 duck-sized horses
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65% I’m a lover, not a fighter and would rather sit down and talk out our issues over hay and bread crusts
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Commentary
▪️ “Horses are way less aggressive than ducks, and duck sized ones you could just punt like footballs.
▪️ “Bread is bad for ducks! I will serve them corn instead.
▪️ “Though I probably would never give bread crusts to a duck cause it damages theirs feathers quite badly ... but seeds for sure!
▪️ “Massive chuckle when I got to the comments ▪️ “THE OTTAWAN is seriously digging deep on what to ask on opinion surveys/Polls! What's next, ‘Would you rather fight one horse‑sized duck or 100 duck‑sized horses?’”
▪️ “Except that bread is not good for ducks!
▪️ “I used to enjoy the rubber ducks race on the Canal near Carleton U. and Dow's Lake.
▪️ “Too funny! I appreciate your sense of humour
▪️ “One horse-sized duck. Please refer back to my answer to the smartest dog poll.
▪️ “I see what you did there! And I love it. Actually laughed out loud...
▪️ “Hold a skipping rope, spin in a circle, and take all the duck sized horses down at the knees. Trip those tiny suckers.
▪️ “They both sound horrifying.
▪️ “We would feast on hay and lettuce because bread makes the duckies’ tummies swell.
▪️ “One horse-sized duck vs my legion of Canadian geese.
▪️ “Nooooo, don't feed bread to the ducks!”
▪️ “I don’t mean to be a naysayer but this poll is quacked.
THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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MONDAY
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The end of VERSeFest is marked by a reading and Q and A with Karen Solie. (Downtown)
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Drummers Jude Zappala and Jesse Stewart explore rhythm from the inside out in The Deconstructed Drum Set at The Robo Lounge. Using extended techniques, unconventional instruments, and inventive sound textures, this performance transforms percussion into a vivid landscape of rhythm, resonance, and surprise. (The Glebe)
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It’s the ultimate country music tribute: Megastars of Country Music bring the best of Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Brooks & Dunn to Algonquin Commons Theatre. (Nepean)
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Gigs
TUESDAY
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Rose, with book, lyrics & music by Tomson Highway, direction by Kevin Loring, and starring an all-Indigenous cast, continues its professional world premiere run at National Arts Centre's Babs Asper Theatre. The play continues Highway's "Rez" cycle with a story of a community on the cusp of crisis. (Downtown)
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Mark Robertson of Montréal's Bullfrog brings his solo show to The Folk Collusion (Wakefield)
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100% of the profits from the Viba Salsa Fundraiser in Honour of Vicky Goyette will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Dance the night away from 6:30 pm to 1:00 am at Amigos. Entry is by donation. (Carlington)
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Gigs
WEDNESDAY
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Mike Tremblay of the Prime Rib Big Band presents a special show of the music of John Coltrane at Irene’s Pub. (The Glebe)
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Legendary Ottawa pianist Noel Dimar plays classic hits during happy hour at The Robo Lounge (The Glebe)
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uOttawa’s creative writing students are graduating. Listen to fresh poetry and prose at their final Capstone Reading at Club SAW (Downtown)
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Tomson Highway's Rose continues its professional world premiere run at National Arts Centre's Babs Asper Theatre.
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Gigs
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Bluegrass Wednesdays. Red Bird
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Trivia Night. Overflow Brewing
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Not Kidding Around. Avant-Garde Bar
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Hannah Green and Darcy Scott. Art House Café
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
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The Show Tune Showdown by Orpheus Musical Theatre is a night of musical theatre mayhem: part variety show and part trivia night, with a competition thrown in for extra tension. It all supports the theatre organization's artistic development programs for children and youth (including this summer's free camps, which are nearly sold out). MC'd by CTV's Stefan Keyes, with judging provided by City Councillor Ariel Troster, drag star Ruby Foxglove, and Broadway Friends Forever Laura Gauthier and Samara Caplan. Saturday, April 4 at Meridien Theatres @ Centrepointe.(Nepean)
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Solve your garden conundrum with Robert Plante Nursery’s new Design Centre, opening April 6. Book a consultation ($200 + tax) and plan your new garden bed, walkway, patio, or full backyard transformation.
MADE IN CANADA DEAL OF THE DAY
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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...
A masked intruder who got into a Hydro Québec substation caused a power outage to thousands of Gatineau residents yesterday.
RAPID RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL
THE END
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