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• The per centage of the Move 100 playlist that is now devoted to Christmas songs, the first station in Ottawa to make the change. It begins ... 

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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

• Rachael Wilson 

• The chief executive officer of the Ottawa Food Bank since 2021 has been named as the new president of United Way East Ontario. She will start her new position in January.

• Ted Raymond at CTV

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• When you think about this, your prize for having an excessively long commute one way is that you get to pay twice, right? 

• – Barrhaven West ward councillor David Hill agreeing with some commuters’ complaints that transit tickets expire before they have finished their bus routes.

• City staff argue that increasing the transfer time to 120 minutes would reduce OC Transpo revenue by $900,000.

• Emma Weller at CBC 

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  SPORTS

• 🏒 WPHL  Ottawa Charge 0 – New York Sirens 4, last Friday

• 🏒 NHL  Ottawa Senators 3 – San Jose Sharks 2, last Saturday

• 🏒 OHL  Ottawa 67s 5  – Kitchener Rangers 3, last Friday

• 🏒 OHL  Ottawa 67s 1  – Owen Sound Attack 2, last Saturday

• 🏒 CHL  Les Olympiques de Gatineau 2  – Les Foreurs de Val-d’Or 6, last Friday

• 🏒 CHL  Les Olympiques de Gatineau 1  – Les Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda 4, last Saturday

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  WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

  Community Services Committee
  Tuesday, November 25 at 9:30 am

  • Draft 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets – Community Services Committee
  • Long-Term Care Accreditation Governance Standards
  • Status Update – Community Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending November 7, 2025

  Agenda

  

  WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

  🗳️ After losing the Gatineau mayoral election, Mario Aubé is leaving his civic party, ‘Mario Aubé’. Gatineau not only has parties at the municipal level, this party was named after its founder. Councillor Timmy Jutras has been appointed as the new Mario Aubé of Mario Aubé. Aside from Aubé the man, Mario Aubé the party did well in the recent election, winning 7 of the 20 council seats.   – CBC 

   

  🦫  The Rideau Canal National Historic Site will receive $36.2 million for infrastructure upgrades from the Federal government. Parks Canada will use the money for projects at Lock 14 in Manotick, the Brass Point Bridge near Kingston, and Clowes Weir near Burritts Rapids. – Natasha O’Neill at CityNews

   

  🚰 Well users can relax slightly – but only slightly – says the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. The recent rain has helped replenish the water tables, which has been under a Level 3 warning since September. At Level 3, the Authority advised well users to avoid using water for anything but essential needs. Now at Level 2, it advises cutting water use back by 20 per cent from usual. – Natasha Baldin in the Ottawa Citizen

  

  THE DAILY POLL

  Will you be attending any Ottawa Black Bears lacrosse matches this season?

  🔘 Yes, Lacrosse is Canada’s official summer sport so I must support it this winter

  🔘 No, I’m not interested in lacrosse

  🔘 Maybe. I enjoy sports that play in arenas that are far too large for their fanbase

  🔘 Of course, I want to see the Champions Cup of the National Lacrosse League come home

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    Previously in ottawan polls:

  • We asked, ‘How will Ottawa Charge do this year?’

    • 44% They will take the Walter Cup. We almost did it last year

    • 12% They’ll make it to the finals, but fall short

    • 11% The Charge won’t even make it to the finals

    • 33% No. Just no. Our hearts have been broken far too many times to allow hope

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    Commentary

  ▪️ “Good for Ottawa!”
  
  ▪️ “Pretty annoying and ironic that the cup is named after a man though.”
  
  ▪️ “A better question about the very successful Charge would be, will they stay in Ottawa? Where would they go in the NCR?”
  
  ▪️ “I will allow myself to be pleasantly surprised.”
  
  ▪️ “Go Charge!”
  
  ▪️ “Charge forward for the cup!!!!”​​​

  

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  THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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  ✳️ Means change from previous edition

  MONDAY

  • Are you getting married next year? What are you going to serve your guests? Just as we thought - you haven’t got that far yet. No probs. Just book you and your SO into the Wedding Tasting Event by Meatings Barbecue where you’ll sample appies, grazing boards, freshly smoked meats, and incredible side dishes. It's happening at Broadhead Brewery (Orléans). 

  • Take a peek at the past of a beloved Ottawa neighbourhood at Hintonburg Histories Evening: Worker’s Houses & Early Apartment Living 

  Cinema

  • ByTowne Cinema: Sentimental Value, Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers)   

  • Mayfair Theatre: Jay Kelly, Shelby Oats 

  Gigs

  • Karaoke Mondays. Atomic Rooster

  • Geek Trivia. Level One Game Pub

TUESDAY

• Author Vanessa Kelly chats with author Ellen Yardley about the former’s new Regeny-era mystery, Murder at Donwell Abbey.  The Spaniel’s Tale from 6:30 pm (Hintonburg) 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Lovely Day (Millie secretes mille dangers), Sentimental Value, Restoration: Jacob’s Ladder 

• Mayfair Theatre: It Was Just An Accident, Jay Kelly, One Battle After Another  

Gigs

• Open Mic Night. The Brass Monkey

• Life Drawing. Art House

• Trivia Tuesday. Barley Mow Orleans, Merivale

• Questionable Behaviour Trivia. Overflow Brewing

• Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLeCreme - the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show. Algonquin Commons Theatre

WEDNESDAY

• New festive market alert: visit the indoor Holiday Mini Market in Little Italy, launching today and running every Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at 347 Preston St. (Little Italy) 

• In PWHL action, Ottawa Charge meet Vancouver Goldeneyes at the Arena at TD Place. If you’re counting, the Charge played host to 7,300 fans at TD Arena last Friday. Also last Friday, the Goldeneyes welcomed more than 14,000 to their first match in Vancouver. (Lansdowne)  

• Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich makes his National Arts Centre Orchestra debut, in a program of Barber, Brahms & Bach. (Downtown) 

• Westboro Village gets seriously festive with the launching of Light Up the Village - Shop the Season. Retailers will be staying open later and offering special deals and sweet treats. (Westboro)  

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra brings its special blend of prog rock, rock opera, and Christmas music to Canadian Tire Centre. (Kanata)  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Sentimental Value, After the Hunt 

• Mayfair Theatre Jay Kelly, It Was Just An Accident, One Battle After Another  

Gigs

• Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing (Orléans)

• Fusion Ensemble. House of TARG

• Celtic Celebration. Red Bird

  
   

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• The special preview performance of A Sherlock Carol by Ottawa Little Theatre will support Options Housing.  The event also features a silent auction with prizes from local businesses, a live painting auction, a 50/50 draw, and more. 2:00 pm curtain. Elmwood School (Rockcliffe Park) 

• Coyote Watch Canada will present an information session to learn how to co-exist safely with the animals in suburban settings. No registration necessary. Thursday December 11 from 6:00 pm. Tony Graham Recreation Complex Kanata) 

MADE IN CANADA DEALS OF THE DAY

Use the code BLACKFRIDAY2025 to save 15% on Monkey Rock Music sessions in January and February. Code expires November 28.

Today only, all single in-store meals are 20% off at  Meal Prep Ottawa (Nepean or Westboro)

If you have purchased a Festival Pass to  next summer’s Music and Beyond Festival, you can buy three tickets for the price of two to hear Messiah on December 10.

BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

This is an odd tale.

In The Walrus, Katharine Lake Berz has the story of Montréaler Amarjot Singh who has been fighting accusations in India that he is a terrorist, accused of leading the mob that threw two grenades into the High Commission of India on Springfield Road in March 2023.

Don’t remember that? Nobody else does either. The news items of the day report a quiet, uninteresting protest, with attention mostly being paid to a visiting US President Joe Biden. But that hasn’t stopped Singh from being hunted by India’s National Investigation Agency.

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