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In Today’s Edition
– Martha and Darren
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Where Ottawa lies on a list of the safest cities in Canada. Québec, Oakville, and Burlington were first, second, and third, respectively.
OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
The University of Ottawa violin professor and virtuoso has been loaned a 311 year-old Stradivarius, estimated to be worth $30 million, for his research in the cultural relevance of classical music in the 21st century.
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– Orléans West-Innes ward councillor Laura Dudas, who wants City staff to develop a new policy on the feeding of wildlife. Dudas says irresponsible feeding causes animals to become dependent on humans resulting in aggressiveness.
SPORTS
🥌 CO-OP TOUR Team Holman 8 – Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni 2
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Ottawa City Council
Wednesday, October 22 at 10 am
Plus the Committee of Adjustment meets at 1:00 pm.
💸 Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has announced new details about the Lansdowne 2.0 site reduction. Sutcliffe put a positive spin on the project, announcing:
As for the reductions
Capital ward councillor Shawn Menard says the $418.8 million amount is misleading, as it does not count the cost of a new $19 million parkade and $44 million on a retail strip.
Menard says the real cost is $483 million, a $64 million difference.
Ottawa Bulldog has helpfully posted the five City reports and agreements for Lansdowne 2.0.
🚋 Vandals caused the closure of Line 2 between Mooney’s Bay and South Keys Sunday night. Emergency repairs were made overnight and the O Train reopened at 10:00 am yesterday. OC Transpo would not say what damage had occured. – CBC
🛠️ The City has launched a new online tool to help local businesses at each stage of its existance. Those stages being: plan, launch, grow, and cash out, err .. ‘transfer’. You can try out the tool here. – City of Ottawa
Which are the worst wildlife critters?
Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘Should the O Train be extended to Kanata, Stittsville and Barrhaven?’
Commentary
▪️ “Yes extend it, but only once the kinks are worked out on the rest of the line.”
▪️ “Those areas are developing quickly. If decided to move forward today, by the time an extension is approved and built the need will only be greater.”
▪️ “Let’s fix public transit for everyone.”
▪️ “Or we could de-amalgamate! That would work too!”
▪️ “No more rail. Expand the Transitway.”
▪️ “We should be expanding the O-Train and light rail in general to all corners of the greater 613!”
▪️ “As a Barrhavenite, I would welcome the O Train! Thanks for considering us :)”
▪️ “Barrhaven has a dedicated bus transit way now, I’m skeptical that extending the LRT would decrease commute times significantly.”
▪️ “If you’re going to be anti-car, you need reliable public transpo in the suburbs, esp from the burbs to the urban core. You’re not going to hate the burbs away. So even tho they’re not pop-dense, the O Train is needed there.”
▪️ “For god’s sake Ottawa, don't stop now. Put your big city pants on and act like a first class city and not the giant sprawling suburb you currently are. The LRT should elevate this city, do it right!”
▪️ “It is critical to get people out of their SUVs and onto public transit. We are killing the planet. If Ottawa wants to be a world class city, public transit is a must.”
▪️ “They should get the current lines working reliably first. But yes, eventually have them reach western communities.”
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A project launches today that will revitalize the outdoor spaces of Heritage Academy in Little Italy. From 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm students and volunteers will be planting in the new multi-functional green space that features native plant beds and accessible outdoor teaching and play areas.
As part of Fairtrade Month, in partnership with Fairtrade Canada, Bridgehead Roastery presents an exclusive ‘Talk & Tasting’ where you'll learn about the journey from bean to cup.
It’s a double book launch at Perfect Books, with Katie Welch (Ladder to Heaven) and James Cairns (In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times)
ByTowne Cinema: Colours of Time (La Venue de l’avenir), Köln 75, Orwell: 2 + 2 + 5
Mayfair Theatre: Eleanor the Great, Ballad of a Small Player, The Return of the Living Dead
Gigs
Grand Malheur, Quit It!, Matty Grace. Avant-Garde Bar
Michael Benny. Night Oat
✳️ Councillor Theresa Kavanaugh’s Open House: See What's Happening in Bay Ward is a family-friendly opportunity for residents to meet local organizations like Ottawa Tool Library, explore programs, and share ideas. You'll also get to explore a fire truck, a recycling truck, and a new line-painting truck. 7:00 pm at Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Ave.
The Fall edition of the Ottawa International Writers Festival opens with a conversation with Anishinaabe visual artist Quill Christie-Peters, and Michael Redhill, who will discuss his latest novel The Trial of Katterfelto. It’s all happening at that mid century gem, Library and Archives Canada.
The Magia Vestis Café Orchestra celebrates folk traditions from Europe, Quebec, Venezuela, and Louisiana, as Doors Open for Music at Southminster returns.
Ditch the leftovers and spend a unique lunch hour at ‘Discover Horses: Hands-on Horsemanship for all Ages’ at Ian Millar School of Horsemanship. Explore the basics of grooming, leading, and connecting with horses.
Renowned pianist Roman Timofeev performs a program of Mozart, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky at St. Peter's Lutheran Church (400 Sparks Street)
Simpsons fans: if you know your Treehouse of Horror (episodes 1 through 10), get yourself to The Gilmour for Classic Simpsons Trivia. Reservations recommended. (613) 787-7778
Reserve your spot at Brew Revolution’s Music Bingo.
ByTowne Cinema: Köln 75, Orwell: 2+2=5. Suspiria
Mayfair Theatre: Ballad of a Small Player, Ju-on: The Grudge
Gigs
The Exploited. Brass Monkey
Open Jazz Jam featuring Mathieu Brown. Jazz@248
Indie Folk Night with Ema Jean, Aaron Wylder, Mars Aspen. Art House
The Rocky Horror Show opens for a week’s run at Gladstone Theatre.
Storyteller and speaker Jan Blake tells Bottle Lamp Tales - An Evening of Whispered Legends and the Jamaican Night - at Arts Court. Presented by Ottawa Storytellers.
The Ottawa International Writers Festival fall edition continues. The Festival Café opens at 5:00 pm, offering a menu of reasonably priced soup, salads, sandwiches, and desserts. Up first on stage tonight is former CBC journalist Brian Stewart, who discusses his memoir On the Ground: My Life as a Foreign Correspondent. He’s followed by What Dreams May Come: a conversation with novelists Sara Peters and Mona Awad.
This Saturday and Sunday mark the first of two Open Weekends at the Loft Open Studios. Located inside the heritage-designated Standard Bread Building, tonight's Opening Party from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm is a chance to step inside the studios, view the artwork, and meet the artists.
Oatcake Supply Company presents a beginner Fabric Drum Lampshade Workshop at the Ottawa School of Art Orléans campus.
Buy direct from miners, artists, and rock specialists at the Ottawa Rock N’ Gem Show, today through Sunday at EY Centre.
ByTowne Cinema: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: Ma Mère, Dieu & Sylvie Vartan, Detour: An American Werewolf in London
Mayfair Theatre: Eleanor the Great, Monster Pool 9, Ju-on: The Grudge
Gigs
Rebelle, James Blonde. Rainbow Bistro
Terri Clark & Paul Brandt. Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
Open Mic. Stray Dog Brewing Co.
Sam Wood. Night Oat
The World Provider, Greathunter, ALgoRiddemz. House of TARG
Black Pistol Fire - A Flagrant Act of Bliss Tour. Bronson Centre
Mount Mural, Absolutely You, Twin Turbo, Glowveins. Avant-Garde Bar
Comedy Night. Kichesippi Beer
The Young Professionals Advisory Board at Cornerstone invites you to the Halloween Haunts & Hope fundraiser on Monday October 27. The $25 ticket includes access to board games, tasty appetizers, a costume contest, and raffle prizes.
Arteast Ottawa’s juried exhibition, Mosaic 2025, will celebrate the artists and award recipients on Thursday October 30 at the Trinity Art Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, in Orléans. The exhibition will then run until January 13, 2026.
Tickets are now on sale for Chroma Film & Arts Festival, a new four-day event focused on queer creative connection in Ottawa. Through documentary and narrative screenings, workshops, live performances, curated lectures as well as guest artist Q & As, the festival will ‘tell our queer stories, build community, and push back against disconnection’. Friday November 7 to Sunday November 9 at Arts Court.
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Forbes magazine decided to drop by Ottawa and has an unusual take for a magazine that revels in its capitalistic ethos: ‘Eco-Friendly Ottawa: Fun And Sustainable Ways To Explore Canada’s Capital City’. Usually, we like listing the suggestions but it's a lengthy list.
Travel Weekly has published ‘Our guide to Ottawa, Canada’s underrated capital city’ and makes suggestions that would be obvious to someone who has never visited the city.
Meanwhile, the Ottawa Business Journal is full of ‘aime’ for Gatineau, with its article ‘Ottawa’s ‘cool little sister’: Outaouais finding a niche as a tourist destination, officials say’.
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