The Ottawan Newsletter

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In Today’s Edition

→ Look out for military drones over downtown next month

→ Read our list of local ceremonies recognizing Truth and Reconciliation Day tomorrow

→ Check out the deal of the day on skirts (not desserts) at Desserts & Skirts

– Martha and Darren

STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

9
The number of Starbucks locations that the company has suddenly closed across Ottawa. Starbucks announced last Thursday that it was shuttering one per cent of its 32,000 stores worldwide.
The closed Ottawa locations are: 455 Bank Street, 1050 Bank Street, 4055 Carling Avenue, 690 Hunt Club Road, 4240 Innes Road, 1620 Scott Street, 1200 St Laurent Boulevard, 1910 St Laurent Boulevard, and 330 West Hunt Club Road.
Ted Raymond at CTV

GATINOISE OF THE DAY

Linda Wood
The 75 year-old celebrated her birthday by parachuting with her granddaughter as a fundraiser for Hospice Care Ottawa. Wood says she initially planned to make the leap on her 70th birthday but the pandemic shutdowns interfered.
Katelyn Wilson at CTV Donate

QUOTE

Even though public address announcements at Canadian Tire Centre are made in both English and French, the Senators have a considerable fan base in Ontario, where the majority of residents speak English
– Jack Sutherland in House of Hockey mocking the Sens organization for having yesterday’s preseason match against the New Jersey Devils broadcast only in French. On television, the match was only available on the French-language sports channel RDS and local radio station TSN 1200 skipped the match because of technical difficulties.

‘Ottawa Senators Called Out by Journalist for Embarrassing Broadcast Blunder’

SPORTS

⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 0 – AFC Toronto 1, last Friday
⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 3 – Calvary FC 0, last Saturday
🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 2 – New Jersey Devils 0, yesterday
🏒 OHL Ottawa 67s 3 – North Bay Battalion 1, last Saturday
🏒 OHL Ottawa 67s 7 – Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 3, yesterday
🏒 CHL Les Olympiques de Gatineau 4 – Rimouski Océanic 7, yesterday
🏒 CHL Les Olympiques de Gatineau 4 – Drummondville Voltigeurs 3, last Saturday

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

No meetings tomorrow

Meetings and agendas

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🪁 Look out for military drones over downtown next month. The Canadian Armed Forces will be testing technologies to track mini-drones from various levels of high rise buildings. The exact locations haven’t been disclosed. – David Pugliese in the Ottawa Citizen

🚗 Car sharing service Communauto will soon allow Ottawa and Gatineau users to pick up their car in one city and drop it off in another. Communauto has been around for awhile in both cities, allowing members to book a car in their neighbourhood using an app for a few hours, then return it to its same parking spot. The new rules mean that members can make one way trips. – Communauto

🗝️ Ottawa community agencies are seeking new residences for 136 asylum seekers after the Federal government announces it will stop paying for hotel rooms as of tomorrow. Some fear that they will be transferred to other Canadian cities as shelters in the city are already over capacity. – Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang at CBC

🌪️ The Arlington Woods community unveiled its new Trend Arlington Community Pavilion, built as a memorial to the devastation caused by the 2018 tornado. The pavilion is built from some of the white pines in Arlington Woods uprooted by the tornado. Artist Jennifer Kelly provided the included public art, 18 butterflies suspended from the rafters.

Nathan Fung at CBC

THE DAILY POLL

Have you ever wanted to parachute?

🔘 Yes, and I have done it

🔘 Yes, and one day I’ll do it, I promise

🔘 No way, no how, under no circumstances

Previously, in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘What should be done about Wellington Street?’
- 18% Creating a pedestrian Parliamentary district with a tram sounds great
- 32% Traffic on Wellington is vital and shouldn't be interrupted
- 18% The National Capital Commission should stick to parks not urban planning
- 32% The National Capital Commission has a far better vision for the city than the City itself does
Commentary

▪️ “This city has no vision.”

▪️ “The tram vision is gorgeous!”

▪️ “And open up Sparks to vehicles.”

▪️ “No alternate routes available so it is important to keep Wellington Street open to public traffic.”

▪️ “I wanted to vote for pedestrian Parliamentary district, but that’s not feasible with traffic as it is and OC Transpo not capable of making the city the kind where you don’t need a car downtown or only need one in suburbia.”

▪️ “The City has no interest in creating a livable city that would be worthy of a capital. The NCC is.”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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✳️ Means change from previous edition

MONDAY

There’s something new brewing at the Canadian Museum of History. Retro: Musical Mondays with Monkey Rock is a 45 minute program of music to make the whole family get down. It’s free with the purchase of a museum addition.
Ottawa entrepreneurs are invited to the Business Network Ottawa Meet & Mingle at Queensview Cafe starting at 6:00 pm.
Learn about pollination, honeybees, and more at the Buzz & Bloom Workshop at Place d'Orléans.
ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor the Great Ottawa Architecture Week – Movie Night
Mayfair Theatre: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jimmy and Stiggs

Gigs
Village Trio. Kaffe 1870
Endless Swarm, Pavel Chekov,. Dominion Tavern
Yukon Blonde. National Arts Centre
Joe Policastro Trio. Minotaure

TUESDAY

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events (in town and beyond)

Canadian Museum of History
Reconciliation Through Art (Almonte)
Canadian War Museum
First National Child & Family Caring Society will partner with Assembly of Seven Generations and Beechwood Cemetery with Reconciling History Walking Tours and other activities.
The Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville hold a commemorative event at the labyrinth and trails of W J Bell Rotary Peace Park at 1751 Main Street in Stittsville (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm).
Ceremony at the Diefenbunker (Carp).

Songs from the Shed presents Qattuu. 12:30 to 1:30 pm.
Make your own Junk Journal at the Recreated Designs workshop this evening.
ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor the Great, A Better Tomorrow III
Mayfair Theatre: Splitsville, Bau, Artist at War, Jimmy and Stiggs

Gigs
Mark Brownlee. Night Oat
Kota the Friend. Bronson Centre
Trivia Tuesday. Barley Mow (Merivale, Orléans)

WEDNESDAY

St. Andrew’s Church presents an Accessorizing Sale, featuring a beautiful selection of gently used jewellery, hats, and handbags – perfect for adding a touch of flair to your office wardrobe (or any outfit!). 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 82 Kent St.
At today’s Doors Open for Music at Southminster, enjoy Golden Hills. Celtic and Gaelic traditions blended with newly composed works, performed by Sheila White (flute) and Lucile Brais Hildesheim (harp).
A (Bad) Night at the Movies screens the 1959 classic The Tingler, directed by William Castle (The House on Haunted Hill). Will you scream? Unclear. Will you laugh? Probably.
🆓 It’s your second last chance to visit the Parkdale Night Market this fall. Shop from cool vendors and get something yummy for dinner.
ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor the Great, Free Screening: Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za, The Zone: Seconds
Mayfair Theatre: Bau, Artist at War, Dead Lover, A Useful Ghost

Gigs
Danko Jones. Overflow Brewing
Bluegrass Wednesdays with Handsome Molly. Red Bird
No Joy, Greathunter, Push Come Shove. The 27 Club
Gizmo, Leeny & The Boys, Funeral Culture. Rainbow Bistro
Kibble by Friday. LIVE on Elgin

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

The Orléans Cork & Fork Festival is a cosy but elevated wine and food event with add-on experiences and live music. November 7–8.
Thirteen Strings turns 50 in 2025. The chamber season begins November 1 with Human Passions: Elisa Citterio.