Hello Ottawa
In Today’s Edition
→ It’s a perfect storm of traffic snarls as the Great Glebe Garage Sale meets Tamarack Race Weekend
→ Also this weekend: a jumble sale, seedling sales, and the return of the Original Navan Market
→ Deals of the Day: 20 per cent off at Loko Sport and meat specials at Slipacoff's
– Martha and Darren
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STATISTICS OTTAWA
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34
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The number of new recruits who have joined the Ottawa Police Service. Collectively, they hold post-secondary qualifications in ‘civil engineering, criminology, police foundations, business, law, sport psychology, and personal training and physiotherapy support’.
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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
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Mike Herzog
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To enhearten his front line worker-wife during the early days of COVID 19, the Alta Vista resident mowed a heart in the path on the hydro corridor where she walked to work.
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Five years later, Herzog maintains a 2.5 km path between the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre and Alta Vista Road for his neighbours to enjoy.
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Now, his mowing is fundraising with Cuts 4 Cardiac Care, in hopes of raising $10,000 for the Ottawa Heart Institute.
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– Michael McBean in the Ottawa Citizen
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The NCC historically has not proven itself to advocate fairly for farmers and it's moving away from its original mandate of keeping agriculture as its priority
– Gaia Organic Seeds owner Manish Kushwaha after a meeting between greenbelt farmers and the National Capital Commission over plans to refresh greenbelt strategy.
– Nathan Fung at CBC
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SPORTS
🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks 90 – Brampton Honey Badgers 93, yesterday
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 3 – New York Boulders 2, yesterday
Tonight
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans vs Sussex County Miners
Saturday
⚽ NSL Ottawa Rise vs Montréal Roses
🏀 CEBL Ottawa BlackJacks vs Montréal Alliance
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans vs Sussex County Miners
Sunday
⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa vs Hamilton Forge
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans vs Sussex County Miners
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL
No meetings Monday
Meetings and Agendas
Whose flag is flying at City Hall today? Yemen, Eritrea (Sunday)
City Hall flies the flag of embassies and high commissions on their national days.
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🚧 It’s a perfect storm of traffic snarls as the Great Glebe Garage Sale meets Tamarack Race Weekend.
The Glebe Community Association details the street closures around the Glebe here – and note that the City didn’t coördinate with them.
Most of the major streets downtown will be closed Saturday and Sunday from as early as 5:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturday and 2:00 pm Sunday for the Tamarack Race Weekend.
↪ Canadian Olympians John Gay, Natasha Wodak, and Rory Linkletter have a live podcast, The Shakeout, dropping this evening for Tamarack fans.
🏒 A Stanley Cup semi finals watching party at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau has been cancelled because of Sens TV rights. Although the Sens are no longer in contention for the Cup, the team did not give its approval to show the Montréal Canadians semi-final tomorrow. The Sens have exclusive TV rights over all National Hockey League games within 80 km. – Thomas Gerbet and Martin Comtois at Radio-Canada
🚰 Water fountains at the downtown headquarters of the Department of National Defence have been taken out of service because of asbestos. Unions representing staff say removal of the asbestos could take years. – Dylan Dyson at CTV
↪ Canada Revenue Agency employees have been told that they will be returning to the office four days per week by the end of July.
↪ Federal employees in Gatineau are saddened by the iminient closing of an official co-working space. Boulevard de la Cité will close next month after the lease ends.
💾 US Department of Justice and Ontario Provincial Police have charged a man over cybercrime. After searching an Ottawa home, the 23 year-old has been accused of ‘helping develop and operate Kimwolf, a botnet that — along with Aisuru — is responsible for hacking millions of devices and servers worldwide’. – Aedan Helmer in the Ottawa Citizen
🏵️ Youth Ottawa is seeking nominations for its annual 21 Under 21 Youth Awards Gala. Nominees sought are ‘14-21 years of age who have made a significant contribution to their local or global community and who show initiative, enthusiasm, and leadership’. The awards were previously known as the Spirit of the Capital Awards. – Youth Ottawa
🗳️ Ottawa Civic Election
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THE DAILY POLL
What type of person will you be this weekend?
▪️ “CBC Gem for the olympics and sports coverage.”
▪️ “How else can I reheat Heated Rivalry?!?”
▪️ “Mine is PBS.”
▪️ “We find a lot of stuff on Crave, and we use TiviMate to watch sports. CBC Gem was great for the Olympics. Prime has too many ads. Netflix is decent. The others are too $$$.”
▪️ “I had to choose Apple TV because there was no option to choose Dropout TV.”
▪️ “I got rid of Netflix and have never looked back. All kinds of good films and documentaries are available for free on CBC Gem or the Ottawa Public Library’s Kanopy. I don’t think enough people are aware.”
▪️ “I only subscribe to one of the listed ‘streamers’ the others I want are part of my TV package. Cheaper – probably not, but since this is important enough to rate a question here its likely a lot easier.”
▪️ “Really, how much TV, podcasts, streams can one possibly watch? I've got a life to live.”
▪️ “Heated Rivalry!!!”
▪️ “As I don’t have cable – and don’t pay for streaming, CBC Gem is my consistant service.”
▪️ “FuboTV and TennisTV.”
▪️ “Our favorites are actually BritBox and Acorn, both of which we access through Amazon Prime.”
▪️ “Netflix keeps me reeled in with great series or feature movies.”
▪️ “Cancelled all my American streaming cuz I refuse to support their state sanctioned bigotry & authoritarian rule.”
▪️ “Important to support Canadian commercial providers – so Crave and then CBC Gem.”
▪️ “It’s frustrating that I can’t get CBC Gem on my TV but when I connect to it it on my laptop, there are plenty of good shows and lots of intelligent info, especially with ‘About That’.”
▪️ “To clarify, I love the shows on Crave but the app is terrible!”
▪️ “What, no Britbox!”
▪️ “I subscribe only to CBC Gem to support local but for everything else ... it’s my Plex server. IYKYK.”
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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
FRIDAY
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The organizer of the Karaoke Night at the Prescott says it will take place in the ‘elegant hall downstairs’. Huh? There's an elegant hall? Downstairs? Send photos! Better yet, get a photo of you standing on stage and singing your heart out at the Karaoke Night and send that to us. Because we want to celebrate your talent (and moxie) and we want to see this elegant hall. (Little Italy)
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House of TARG welcomes a slew of Ottawa’s best bands in a benefit for the ByTown Cup (‘Good People Playing Bad Hockey’). Dark Plains, Expanda Fuzz, and Neck are all playing.
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The Heart of Robin Hood continues at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. (Kanata)
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Road Trip: The Smiths Falls by the Rideau Market is located by the Rideau Canal and features performances by the Next Step Cloggers, locally grown produce, crafts, and more. (Smiths Falls)
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Nepean Choir, Castenchel Choir, Nepean High School Choir, The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, and guest soloists bass Matthew Li and mezzo-soprano Gabriela Comeau-Gort collaborate to present Better is Peace at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.(Centretown)
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Hit your daily protein target at the Kanata RibFest, today through Sunday.
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Hit your weekly carbs target at the Orléans Mac My Cheese fest. Today through Sunday
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There’s another fine benefit show, this time at Avant Garde Bar: Red Light Run, Fantomfez, BirdDog, Dying, and Tara Holloway are playing in support of The Door Youth Centre.
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You don’t have to run very far to join the circus this weekend. Ottawa Circus Festival offers performances, workshops, and social events where artists mingle with enthusiasts. (Sandy Hill)
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Dogs are welcome at the Ottawa Titans’ ‘Bark in the Park’ game vs Sussex County Miners.
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: I Love Boosters, Silent Friend, Drunken Cinema: Shrek
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Mayfair Theatre: Everyone Is Lying To You For Money, The Drama, The Wicker Man
Gigs
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The New Hires, the Varitones, Yellow Magnolia. Rainbow Bistro
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Isaac Baronikian. Red Bird
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Cassidy Houston, Magic Machine. Night Oat
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Fever Pitch Hot Jazz. Art House
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Jessica Kirson. Bronson Centre
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Beats’n Keys. Hard Rock Ottawa
SATURDAY
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✳️ Today’s an exciting day for the folks at Marrow Dinner Club: they’ll be opening up their second venture, The Lab by Marrow, for an Open House. Come see the products you can buy and learn about June's upcoming culinary courses: Chef’s Chicken Cordon Bleu/ Chicken Kiev, Chef's Beef Tartare / Wellington, Chef's Fish Stock / Fumet / Filet, Chef's Pastas / Sauces, and Chef's Famous Breads & Compound Butter. (Orléans)
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✳️ The Heart of Robin Hood concludes its run at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. (Kanata)
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Road Trip: We’re intrigued by the notice from the village of Clayton, which is holding a fundraising Newfie Breakfast, plant sale, jumble sale, and bake sale at the Community Centre from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
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LeMonde Studio’s Dog Island Summer is an interactive installation built for family and four-legged friends. Explore it with your pupper, then wander around the Village. Winston Square from 1:00 pm (Westboro)
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Meet adoptable rabbits, buy treats in the bake sale, talk with rabbit rescues, and have a generally great time at Ottawa Bunnypalooza. (Britannia)
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Score new-to-you film cameras, equipment, and photo books at the SPAO Garage Sale. Today and tomorrow at 77 Pamilla St. (Little Italy)
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Visit the new 1st Annual Ottawa Book Expo at Rideauview Community Centre, to find something new for your bedside stack, discover new authors, and make new bookish friends. (Riverside South)
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This week at Carp Farmers Market: Authentic Ukrainian dishes for your freezer, like Perogies (potato & bacon, potato, feta, & dill, and potato and caramelized onion), Cabbage Rolls, and Pumpkin/Butternut Squash Soup, all care of Ukrainian Soul Roots.
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Get down at 3 Brewers 240 Sparks St with Agua Dance. First, take an intro Salsa/Bachata dance class for $5, then boogie your heart out for the rest of the evening. (SOPA)
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Get your garden up to speed with the Vanier Seedling Sale: they'll have veggies, herbs, and flower seedlings ready for planting. (Vanier)
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Try the new menu at Bicycle Craft Brewery’s Kitchen Launch Party from noon to 4:00 pm (Riverview).
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There’s a tiny but mighty community market today at the Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Centre. Organizers promise local vendors, handmade treats, artisan crafts, coffee, and friendly faces. Bonus: you get to visit one of the most scenic residential areas in Ottawa. (Constance Bay)
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Revel in the sticky vibe at Kanata Ribfest until Sunday. (Kanata)
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Reasons to attend Opening Day at Metcalfe Farmers Market: 1. To visit more than 45 vendors, 2. to enjoy free parking, and 3. to indulge in your sporadic fantasy of moving to a pretty little town, away from big city problems.
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The Heart of Robin Hood continues at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. (Kanata)
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Mac My Cheese Fest enters Day 2 in Orléans.
Cinema
Gigs
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Luicidal (ft ex-members of Suicidal Tendencies), Blackout!, Mangler. Dominion Tavern
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Kanata Wind Ensemble. Parkdale United Church
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Thunder Glove, The Great Octopus, Remi Royale, Live Wrestling. House of TARG
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Alicia Kayley. Council Oak Stage at Hard Rock Ottawa
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La La Land in Concert. Hard Rock Live
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Sam Stone Band. Hard Rock Live
✳️ Other Seedling Sales
SUNDAY
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THE OTTAWAN sends our best wishes to all readers and members who are taking part in the Tamarack Homes Ottawa International Marathon starting at 7:00 am.
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Get your free tickets to the official Ottawa Race Weekend After Party
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After a long winter, the Original Navan Market is back, with more than 220 vendors, a Family Fun Zone, live entertainment, food, and more. (Navan)
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Crafters, come treasure hunting at The Cr-AfterLife: De-stash & Second-Hand Craft Supply Market at Next Door.(Little Italy)
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Head to Stittsville/Kanata for the Fernbank Crossing, Blackstone, Abbotsville Community Spring Garage Sale.
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There are still a few tickets for Chris Tucker, live at Hard Rock Ottawa.
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Meet in front of the Sugar Shack at 10:00 am for a guided walk of Richelieu Forest by Ottawa Field Naturalist Club president Owen Clarkin. (Vanier)
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You don’t have to run very far to join the circus this weekend. Ottawa Circus Festival offers performances, workshops, and social events where artists mingle with enthusiasts.(Sandy Hill)
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Road Trip: The Roscoe Brothers will be playing an intimate set in the Mallards Milk Bar Patio in Arnprior. Free or PWYC. 55 John St. North
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If your pup needs to mind his manners when he's playing, you shouid register for the Mouthy Players course at Ottawa Humane Society.
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: I Love Boosters, Silent Friend, Twin Peaks: Season 2 - Episodes 11-14
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Mayfair Theatre: Farewell My Concubine, Holy Days, True Stories
Gigs
MONDAY
Cinema
Gigs
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
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Jazz hands! Broadway Across Canada’s The Great Gatsby trots its way across the NAC’s Southam Hall Stage September 8 through 13, 2026. Don’t miss the show that Theatrely declared was ‘one wildly entertaining night at the theater and musical theater at its finest’*. Tickets are on presale now; use the code PARTY to get access. (*American spelling of theatre in original review)
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If the best that can be said about a film is ‘Film Threat’s Eric Campos gave the film a generally positive review’, you know you're in for a ride. Ottawa filmmaker Lee Demarbre (and co-owner of the Mayfair Theatre)’s homegrown cult classic Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) gets a 25th anniversary glow-up courtesy of a ‘brand new 2K scan from the National Library and Archives Canada from the 16mm negative, colour corrected by CineUnderground in Italy!’ Don’t worry about the plot, just go. Screenings happening the week of June 5. Tickets coming soon.
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Unbelievably, Ottawa Fringe Festival is nearly here. The festival runs June 18 through 28, and tickets are on sale now.
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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...
You may have heard that Natural Resources Canada has updated the plant hardiness map, showing that much of Canada has had an upgrade in plants that it can support.
Not Ottawa however, we’re still in Zone 5a.
For its part, the City of Ottawa is recommending residents create a rain garden to help direct water from creating puddles and go directly into the ground. If you live in the right areas, the City may have $2,500 for you.
Ottawa Public Health, however, is warning that all this wet weather is going to make 2026 a bad year for ticks.
At the University of Ottawa, the INSIGHT Lab is running the UPTick project to help understand ‘how urban landscapes affect human risk from Lyme and other tick-borne disease’. This year the study will be looking at ticks in Carp, Kanata North, Stonehaven, Findlay Creek and Blackburn Hamlet.
UPTick is also asking for your help: if you see a tick, take a photo and upload it to them.
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RAPID RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL
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THE OTTAWAN is written and edited every working weekday by Martha and Darren.
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