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In Today’s Edition

→ The Tewin project lives another day after City Council vote

→ Events: pumpkin carving, mystical shopping, and haunted houses

→ Deals of the Day from MTN Head and Cheekbone Beauty

– Martha and Darren

STATISTICS OTTAWA

NUMBER

$8 million
The amount of money provided by the Province to upgrade the Alexander Community Centre in Carlington. The money will be used to build an additional gym for basketball, pickleball, volleyball, and other sports.
Rachel Morgan at CityNews

OTTAWAN OF THE DAY

Ruth Shevel
Shevel has reached a personal milestone by completing her 1,000th crocheted blanket for donation to the cancer centre at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus.
After losing her daughter Kelly to cancer 25 years ago, Shevel created Project Comfort Crochet to comfort patients during their treatments.
Leah Larocque at CTV

QUOTE

Do I need to call 911 … I’m calling 911. I don’t back down from nobody.
– Township of Rideau Lakes councillor Deborah Hutchings after a member of the public shouted from the gallery, ‘I just can’t believe the behaviour of you five’. The council had been discussing the seven, yes seven, reports issued by the Township’s integrity commission against councillors.
The mayor has requested that the province immediately call new elections.
Rideau Lakes is an hour southwest of Ottawa and entirely surrounds, but does not include, the town of Westport.

Tyler Fleming at CTV
SPORTS
🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 4 – Buffalo Sabres 8, yesterday
⚽ NSL Ottawa Rapid 2 – Halifax Tides 0, yesterday

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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL

No more meetings this week

Meetings and Agendas

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🏗️ The Tewin project lives another day after City Council vote. Bay Ward councillor Theresa Kavanagh, who believes approving the giant new suburb in the rural southeast is a mistake, attempted to have Council reconsider the approval. However, the majority voted against discussing it and will let it lie until sometime in the future when the millions of dollars of water, sewer, and infrastructure must be dealt with. – Micah Petti in the Capital Current

🪧Gatineau transit workers are planning to strike next Monday. The union representing 50 mechanic supervisors and trainers are asking for better pay and job security. There may be disruptions and cancellations. – CBC

📷 In appreciation of those residents who set up pre-authorizations to pay property taxes and water bills, the City will now charge them 55¢ for each payment. The City says it costs $0.74 per transaction to offer the service. If residents choose to not make it automated and pay when only when they get a bill, it’s free.– Josh Pringle at CTV

🌻 Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library needs volunteers to pack seeds into packets this Saturday. Newbies welcome. You can also take home whichever seeds are available. Jack Purcell Community Centre 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.– Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library

🛒 Every week, @stromanker reads all the grocery flyers and posts the deals on Ottawa Reddit. This week, he highlights corned beef brisket ($6.99/lb at Food Basics), apples (69¢/lb at No Frills), and milk ($5/4L at Real Canadian Superstore). – /Ottawa

THE DAILY POLL

Do you automate your payments or do you wait for the bill?

🔘 I put everything on autopay and I never stress about nonpayment or extra charges

🔘 I worry that something like a stray $1,000 payment will be accidentally collected and it will take forever to sort out

🔘 Every month I put cash into a series of envelopes and put it into a drawer for when I go to the bank

🔘 What do you mean, water and sewer and electricity aren’t free?

Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘Did you use the Canada Stong pass this summer?’
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▪️ “Museums are free in the UK too and we should follow suit so that all people can access our culture and history.”

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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR

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THURSDAY

Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of Big Band dancing at Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre.
Comedian Elena Gabrielle will aim to Disturb the Vibe in her show at LIVE on Elgin.
ByTowne Cinema: Phantom of the Opera with Live Music by Invincible Czars, Nosferatu with Live Music by Invincible Czars
Mayfair Theatre: The Roses, The Fog

Gigs
Chilopoda, Rat Piss, Insade, Acid Rot, Reaching Needles. House of TARG
Joe Nolan. Red Bird
Sad Girl Café. Gigspace

FRIDAY

✳️ 🆓 After a 10 year hiatus, Nuit Blanche night time arts festival will return to Ottawa in Fall 2026. To prepare for what's coming, watch the breathtaking aerial spectacle ‘Mobile Homme’ by the world renowned company Transe Express tonight at 8:30 pm on York St.
Pinoy Oktoberfest is a celebration of beer and all things Filipino, including live music.
The Folk music community will gather at Westboro Masonic Hall for the Spirit of Toby Turner Award Concert, with performances by Tony Turner, Marilyn Stratton- Zimmer, Freshwater Pearls, and Kat Francis.
Find the singing bowl of your dreams, get a palm reading, or visit a Tarot card reader at the Ottawa East Psychic and Crystal Fair.
Irish comedy trio Foil Arms & Hog visit National Arts Centre.
ByTowne Cinema: Köln 75, Colours of Time (La Venue de l’venir), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Drunken Cinema: Scream 3
Mayfair Theatre: Eleanor the Great, Ballad of a Small Player, The Room

Gigs
The Brains, Screamin’ Sins, Fast Food Fairies, Taco Bandits. Dominion Tavern
Brian A Quartet. Night Oat
Phasez. Avant-Garde Bar
Go-Go Penguin. National Arts Centre
Amy Millan. Club SAW

SATURDAY

African Cultural Weekend at One World Bazaar in Manotick will offer performances and flavours of the continent, culminating in a live show today (Saturday) from noon to 1:45 pm.
🆓 613Flea will be inside the Aberdeen Pavilion from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We have it on good authority that there will be butter tarts.
The Red Trillium Fall Tour opens the doors to rural artist studios in far West Ottawa. The self-guided tour continues tomorrow (Sunday October 19).
It’s Pumpkin Day at Carp Farmers Market, so take your skills to the free Pumpkin Carving Workshop (bring your own pumpkin and tools) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Book dinner at On the Rocks in Calabogie, which has just won a VineRoutes magazine award. Note that wines from Canada comprise 20% of the resto's cellar.
Walk or run the 9runrun 2k, 5k, 10k and 15k routes in support of the Ottawa First Responders Foundation.
🆓 Shouldice Farms opens its doors to the whole family for the Pumpkin Patch Party. Wear a Halloween costume.
Have your pet microchipped for $60 at the Ottawa Humane Society Pop-up Microchip Clinic at Beechwood Pet Valu.
Tickets for the 2nd Firefighter Calendar Party, which raises funds for the CHEO Foundation and which will include the opportunity to meet and get your photo taken with the firefighters in this year's calendar, will set you back a mere $8.99.
Maker House turns 10 with a bash offering free snacks, beer samples, music, games, and a special appearance from Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, MPP Catherine McKenny and others.
🆓 Visit the Faelight Immersive Market for a Tarot reading or to peruse the mystical wares. Dress code: cloaks and crowns optional.
👻 Road Trip: There's no guide when you wander the darkened corridors of Smiths Falls (Haunted) Heritage House after hours. Once you’ve made your way through the house, check out the pumpkin walk outside and warm up with apple sider.
🆓 ArohaFest Diwali Dhamaka is an afternoon of interactive and immersive workshops and performances, henna painting, a Yoga session, and a collaborative Rangoli community mural.
In Stittsville, the Dungeons & Dragons event at the Goulbourn Museum is a spooky two days of mysteries, battles, and adventure, for new and experienced players.
Broadhead Brewery is celebrating 14 years of fine beer with a Halloween Drag show.
Princesses, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gabby (from Gabby's Dollhouse) and sundry superheroes will all be on site at the Ottawa Parent & Child Expo.
Vpop613’s Ottawa Retro & Antique Market offers two days of fabulous shopping at Next Door, today and tomorrow.
Covered Bridge Brewing presents a night of comedy with Jim McNally and host Kris Kingsbury.
🆓 The Outsider Collective Goth Clothing Swap is strictly for those with punk, industrial, witchy, etc. clothing to exchange. No tickets or entry fee. Bronson Centre noon to 3:00 pm.
🎪 Road Trip: The details are few, but Pembroke’s Nightmare Circus seems like a scarily good time, with a haunted house, escape room, and carnival. Every Wednesday through Sunday until October 31.
🎃 Road Trip: Metcalfe Farmers Market waves goodbye to the 2025 regular season with a Halloween Market from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Costumes encouraged.
Secondhand Stories presents Pumpkin Fest With the Chickens, at which rescue chickens will be treated to their own feast.
Find the singing bowl of your dreams, get a palm reading, or visit a Tarot card reader at the Ottawa East Psychic and Crystal Fair continues.
🆓 An entire city block becomes the Glebe Halloween Village from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
ByTowne Cinema: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Art House Classics: Hour of the Wolf, Köln 75, Suspiria
Mayfair Theatre: Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party, Volume 38 - Halloween Month Edition!, Ballad of a Small Player, Nosferatu (Silent Film with live music from VOC Silent Film Harmonic!

Gigs
The Truth Untold. Avant-Garde Bar
Touched Fables, Voyageur Statique, Perestroika, Frissons. House of TARG
Funky Monks (tribute to the Red Hot Chili Peppers). Overflow Brewing
The Steadies. Heart & Crown Barrhaven
Emo Night Ottawa. 27 Club

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

Make your own fungal-dominant compost workshop is exactly the kind of headline that makes us glad that we subscribe to the West Carleton Online. The workshop is 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Saturday, October 18 at 4925 March Road (near Almonte). The first 25 participants will take home a free 10 litre bucket of fungi compost.
The RBC 21 Under 21 Awards Gala (November 5) at the Canadian Museum of History will celebtrate a group of future leaders in academia, community service, arts, and environmental advocacy.
Enjoy a screening of Dirty Dancing to a live soundtrack, then dance to the hits after the credits. Saturday April 4, 2026 at National Arts Centre.