Hello Ottawa
In Today’s Edition
→ Sens captain Brady Tkachuk is heading to the Florida Panthers after requesting to be traded
→ Watch Cirquonscient faeries and aerial artists perform in Strathcona Park tomorrow
→ The Deal of the Day: Mattresses at Dufresne
– Martha and Darren
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STATISTICS OTTAWA
NUMBER
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4
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The number of days that some people camped out in front of the Minto Avalon Vista new homes sales centre on Tenth Line Road in Orléans to have first crack at 12 new builds.
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The draw is the temporary rebate on the Harmonized Sales Tax on new builds, which some waitees said would save them $80,000 - $90,000.
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– Natalie van Rooy at CTV
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OTTAWANS OF THE DAY
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David Brush and Maureen Coyne
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After a two year courtship, the Canadian Air Force veteran, 84, and retired educator, 81, respectively, married in Nepean.
– Camille Wilson at CTV
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QUOTE
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There is grief in closing certain chapters. There is hope in opening new ones
– Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in her newsletter, announcing that she is moving from Ottawa back to the Montréal neighbourhood in which she grew up.
– Chris Stoodley in Yahoo! Life
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SPORTS
🏈 CFL Ottawa RedBlacks 24 vs Toronto Argonauts 44, last Saturday
⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 1 vs AFC Toronto 1, yesterday
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 2 vs Québec Capitales 6, yesterday
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 13 vs Québec Capitales 8, last Saturday
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 1 vs Québec Capitales 7, last Friday
🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks 98 at Saskatoon Mamba 101, yesterday
🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks 80 at Scarborough Shooting Stars 108, last Friday
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL
Community Services Committee
Tuesday, June 23 at 9:30 am
Agenda
Whose flag is flying at City Hall today? None
City Hall flies the flag of embassies and high commissions on their national days.
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🏒 Sens captain Brady Tkachuk is heading to the Florida Panthers after requesting to be traded. In return, the Sens will receive three first-round draft picks and a second-round pick. Tkachuk’s brother Matthew already plays for the Panthers. – William Eltherington at CTV
🌷 The Canadian Tulip Festival says funding cuts are putting its future at risk. This year saw approximately 50 per cent of its government funding – about $200,000 – to be cut, forcing the Festival to be streamlined. While the National Capital Commission plants the tulips, the Festival does all the programming. – Amanda McLeod in the Kitchissippi Times
🚄 The Federal government has told Alto to consider adding Kingston. The high speed rail plan was originally conceived to connect Québec City – Trois-Rivières – Montréal – Laval – Ottawa – Peterborough – Toronto. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says that based on what he has heard from public consultations, he wants a southern route and Kingston considered. – Christopher Reynolds and David Baxter in the Canadian Press
🚨 An Ottawa Police Service staff sergeant has been charged in Oakville after a vehicle collision. The staff sergeant, who was off-duty, was charged with one count of assault. – Ottawa Police Service
🗳️ Ottawa Civic Election
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THE DAILY POLL
Should funding for the Tulip Festival be increased?
▪️ “The map says it’s about 24 KM to walk to the CTC from Centretown, so it’s probably about as fast to walk there as taking the bus.”
▪️ “Also love the Charge!!”
▪️ “I live in West Carleton so will finally buy a season ticket.”
▪️ “I’ll follow them to the CTC and hopefully to Lebreton thereafter. Go Charge Go!”
▪️ “City Council is so out of touch on Lansdowne 2.0 plan. Nobody likes it. It has serious flaws but they don’t care.”
▪️ “It still defies belief that the new Lansdowne will have a smaller capacity, when, in its previous incarnation, it regularly sold out for a winning team that will now move away. Way to go, City Council, you know best.”
▪️ “Honestly love the Charge and would go frequently but I can't stack the cost of transit/carpool on top of the tickets when prior it was walking/biking distance the $6 pop is already insane :')”
▪️ “Further evidence that Lansdowne 2.0 was a bad idea!”
▪️ “Much as I hate the CTC I like the Charge more. Hopefully it will only be for a few years.”
▪️ “I’ve loved watching the Charge downtown, but there’s just no way to pop over to the game after work on a weekday when it’s in Kanata. Sad to let my season’s ticket go but what choice do I have if I can’t get there?”
▪️ “Happy that the team is doing well and interest is high. However, with the travel time and hassle getting to the CT Centre, I will no longer attend. 🤔”
▪️ “Once Le Breton has been developed the Charge will be back downtown, in the meantime, Kanata has some great pre-game dining spots:)”
▪️ “Yes, I will follow them to Hamilton!”
▪️ “I’ve been a STH from the beginning and I’m not giving up now (and also both places are just as far for me 🤷🏻♀️)!”
▪️ “Waste of money. Funds could be used elsewhere.”
▪️ “I’m not interested in going all the way to Kanata from Orleans. Perhaps I’ll return when they move the arena downtown.”
▪️ “Lansdowne 2.0 is a clown show. It continues to cause problems for itself. It’s like the Emperor’s New Clothes but for real estate/sports.”
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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
Is there an event we should know about?
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✳️ Means change from previous edition
MONDAY
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: La Femme la plus riche du monde (The Richest Woman in the World), Le Chant des forêts (Whispers in the Woods), Hokum
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Mayfair Theatre: A Private Life, Raging Bull
Gigs
TUESDAY
Cinema
Gigs
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Three Autistic Musicians Walk Into A Bar ft. Vincent Bishop, Erin Adair, and Spencer Scharf. Avant-Garde Bar
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Trivia Night. Irene’s Pub
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Half-cocked Trivia: Fashion Edit. Atomic Rooster
WEDNESDAY
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Release all that pre-Canada v Switzerland match tension with Lunchtime Yoga at Britannia Park. (Britannia Heights)
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🆓 Councillor Stephanie Plante and the Swiss Embassy present a watch party of Canada v Switzerland at the Vanier HUB. 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm at 267 Marier Ave (Vanier)
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🆓 No ticket is required at these Ottawa Jazz Festival shows today: Sage Reynolds plays improvised music and his own compositions at noon with friends from across the country at CF Rideau Centre, Level 2 in front of the Dining Hall (ByWard Market), while Pimento plays spicy Latin jazz at Confederation Park at the same time. Rowan Bell Petrusic Trio plays jazz at the World Exchange Plaza at 4:00 pm (Downtown).
Elsewhere at Ottawa Jazz Festival: Charley Rose Trio brings the "Dada Pulp Tour" to to the NAC's Fourth Stage (Downtown), the Plastic Waste Band plays the Main Stage at Confederation Park (Downtown), find the Orrin Evas Trio at the NAC's Azrieli Studio (Downtown), and MA:Q plays the Elgin St Stage, Confederation Park.
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: La Femme la plus riche du monde (The Richest Woman in the World), Sing-Along! Grease, Restoration: Amores Perros
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Mayfair Theatre: A Private Life, Tuner, The Adolescence of Utena
Gigs
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The Lockmasters. Dominion Tavern
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Wednesday Band Open Mic. Atomic Rooster
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Kenmujo, Hypersex Banshee, Runner-Up, Leach. Avant-Garde Bar
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
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The Stray Dog Brewing Euchre tournament is harder to get into than your favourite restaurant on New Year's Eve; you must book early. Here's your nudge to book the next Brewchre Tournament on Monday July 6. (Orléans)
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Latin Sparks Festival returns September 5 but tickets are already going fast.
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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...
Well-known magazine Travel + Leisure has an interesting feature: ‘This Charming Canadian City Is Less Than 2 Hours From the U.S.—and It’s the Perfect Summer Escape’. And it’s us!
It rounds up the usual restaurants and things to do, but we did like the line ‘In Ottawa, you can paddleboard across the city’s canal and end up enjoying one of the country’s best tasting menus’ because, who in the Capital hasn’t done just that? (And we think it is Atelier to which he is referring. We haven’t checked if the coatcheck accepts paddleboards).
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RAPID RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL
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THE END
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THE OTTAWAN is written and edited every working weekday by Martha and Darren.
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