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In Today’s Edition
π Birthday Shoutout
Join us in wishing OTTAWAN member Marissa B a happy birthday on Sunday!
– Martha and Darren
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The opening bid for a ‘frozen artificial insemination breeding dose’ from Mountie horses Earl, High Spirits, and Morricone III.
The Mounties are auctioning off 70 doses, as well as sixteen mares, from horses that they have bred for the Musical Ride in Rockcliffe Park. The deadline for a bid is October 7.
OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
Monahan has been appointed as the new Associate General Manager of Transit Services for Ottawa.
The transit veteran has had 25 years of experience in the UK, where he had leadership roles with bus-and-train operator Arriva and the London Underground.
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– Orléans Member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde, declaring her intention to launch a private member’s bill to abolish Daylight Savings Time.
SPORTS
π NHL Ottawa Senators 1 – St Louis Blues 7, yesterday
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Monday, October 06 at 9:30 am
βοΈThe City has announced a 10 point plan to attract family physicians to Ottawa. The City reckons that we are short 270 family doctors. The 10 points are:
π The 56th Panda Game between the University of Ottawa Gee Gees and the Carleton Ravens is on Sunday. Here is the Carleton students’ newspaper take on the match vs the University of Ottawa’s students’ newspapers’ take. – CBC
π¨ The grand relic of the 1899 Hintonburg Pumphouse is now open to the public. A 1989 fire destroyed everything bar the stone walls, but a recent renovation has created a very handsome park on the Ottawa River with picnic tables and a boardwalk. The Pumphouse is located at 5 Onigam Street. – Peter Szperling at CTV
π§ There are all sorts of closures on the Queensway and O Train this weekend.
From 9:00 pm tonight until 5:00 am Monday, one eastbound lane from Rochester to Bank Street and one westbound lane from Rochester to the O-Train will be closed; during the night two lanes eastbound and westbound will be closed.
The Rochester Street westbound on-ramp will be closed all weekend but the eastbound off-ramp at Bronson Avenue will be closed until November 28.
O Train Line 1 is closed both Saturday and Sunday. A replacement bus service will run between stations. – Josh Pringle at CTV
π¨ The Chief Financial Officer of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board has resigned. Randy Gerrior says that he has resigned for personal reasons. – Joanne Laucius in the Ottawa Citizen
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Previously in ottawan polls:
We asked, ‘How do you deal with the falling leaves?’
4% Leaf blower
20% A rake and elbow grease
Commentary
βͺοΈ “Leaf blowers are great except on windy days! π it does a great job of mulching them up meaning less bags AND easier on the back than raking.”
βͺοΈ “The only leaves I see are the ones falling from the trees 14 floors below my condo window. ”
βͺοΈ “I figure they're called leaves for a reason.”
βͺοΈ “Our back neighbour’s tree leaves falls into our back yard and we have to rake the leaves. I wish that there was a bylaw where, when it’s the neighbor's tree, they should do the raking ... arrgghhhh.”
βͺοΈ “Leaf blowers should be banned. Noisy and useless.”
βͺοΈ “My boys are old enough to do the raking. Leaving the leaves allows mold to grow and plays havoc with our allergies.”
βͺοΈ “We rake the very small amount of grass that we have and leave the rest around the plants and on the garden. I absolutely hate leaf blowers. Nothing more than noise pollution.”
βͺοΈ “And safe spots for pollinators to spend the winter.”
βͺοΈ “Raking leaves is part of Lawn Culture, which has basically zero ecological value. Suburban sprawl is killing us.”
βͺοΈ “I'd ban gas leaf blowers city-wide if I could. So noisy and smelly!”
βͺοΈ “I actually find raking up the leaves to be quite therapeutic Get the gloves on, grab the rake, and zone out while earning credit with my mother-in-law by clearing the leaves from the torby tree out back.”
βͺοΈ “And LOTS of Big paper Bags that go out with the garbage on Recycling Days.”
βͺοΈ “PSA!! Unless you have a diseased plant to deal with please leave the leaves!! They provide overwinter homes for native insects like fireflies. DELIGHTFUL!”
βͺοΈ “Sometimes there are joys to condo living. Not raking leaves, no grass cutting, not shoveling snow and not having to clear my car off in the winter. I’m forever grateful for my life!”
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β³οΈ Means change from previous edition
Your ticket to Lowertown Brewery’s Oktoberfest celebration (today and tomorrow) includes a stein and your first beer.
You’re invited to Studio Space Ottawa (2477-A Kaladar) to explore the vibrant studios where artists create, experiment, and bring their visions to life. Discover original artworks, expand your collection, find unique gifts, and connect with the artists behind the work. Visit tonight from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm or tomorrow from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The largest second hand clothing and accessories sale in the Outaouais is back. La Grande Fripe opens this evening 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm and continues tomorrow at 425 boulevard Saint-Joseph in Gatineau. It’s free entry, but please bring your own bag.
Ride the ferris wheel or make friends with a farm animal at Metcalfe Fair.
Genre Gems film festival continues.
The new H&M store opens at St. Laurent at 11:00 am. Expect in-store specials, a live DJ set, and more.
Looking for a second job? The In-Person Hiring Event - School Van Drivers will offer same-day interviews. Bring your resumé.
Swifties: the Taylor Swift Theme: The Life of a Maker market is more than a local vendor night market. Expect Taylor Swift-inspired mocktails, her new album Life of A Show Girl playing on repeat, a make-your-own friendship bracelet station, and surprises. 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Ray Friel Recreation Complex.
ByTowne Cinema: À bicyclette (Ride Away), Eleanor the Great, The Smashing Machine, The Killer
Mayfair Theatre: Peak Everything, The Roses, Edgar Allen Poe’s The Oval Portrait
Gigs
Generation Alice. The Brass Monkey
Raw Sugar. The Carleton Tavern
The Tina Trons 80s Dance Party. House of TARG
Blues at the Rainbow featuring Steve Hill. Rainbow Bistro
On Track. The Prescot
Good2go 25th anniversary show. Irene’s Pub
Len O’neill, Claire Hunter, Abby Mboquet. Art House
80s Dance Party with DJ Remi Royale. House of TARG
β³οΈ Enjoy an afternoon of music, movement, snacks, and fun for the kids at the Parkdale Food Centre’s Right to Food Block Party (noon to 3:00 pm at Parkdale Park (366 Parkdale Ave).
β³οΈ Bicycle Craft Brewing's Oktoberfest and 11th Anniversary Party are rolled into one day of fun from noon to 6:00 pm. Purchase a very cute, limited edition stein and pay $8 for 20 oz pours all day.
β³οΈ Two exhibitions at Wall Space Gallery bring Ottawa’s forgotten diners and dark corners to life. There’s a double Vernissage this afternoon from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for Afterglow, a solo exhibition by Toronto-born painter Brian Harvey, and Time Out, a solo photo exhibition by BΕaΕΊej Marczak. 1090 Bank St.
β³οΈ π Capital Pop-Up Cinema closes the season with a screening of The Phantom of the Opera in Beechwood Cemetery, with a prescreening event accompanied by live music from Gatineau’s Orchidae. Bring a blanket, wear a sweater.
β³οΈ Bike, walk, roll, or run on Robert Grant Avenue to celebrate the new segment (between Abbott East and Hazeldean Road) before the road opens to vehicles mid-October. 1:00 p m - 5:00 pm.
π Road Trip: Downtown Arnprior comes alive for Fall Fest with vintage and antiques, contemporary decor and fashion, warm drinks, live music, and fall fun for the fam, all over town.
Storytelling, spooky vibes, and aerial feats combine in the Shadows & S’mores show at LabO theatre.
π The 7th Annual Fall Harvest Festival at Kiwan Farms & Garden Centre has a lineup to keep the entire family busy: a Photo Booth, pumpkin painting, and a vendor market, just for starters. It’s also pet friendly.
The Heart & Crown Barrhaven’s Garden Party will take full advantage of the forecasted good weather, with a covered patio, DJ tunes, and drinks specials.
The entire community is invited to Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy’s Block Party, where you'll find bouncy castles a BBQ fundraiser, face painting, and lots more fun. 59 Iber Road.
π The Imjin Hockey Classic is inspired by the historic games between two Canadian regiments during the Korean War.
Genre Gems film festival continues.
Create your best Halloween costume yet with a shopping trip to the Orpheus Musical Theatre Sale.
In Manotick, One World Bazaar welcomes the Embassy of Indonesia for a three day cultural showcase and traditional food options.
Donate to CHEO and enjoy a tasty pancake breakfast courtesy of Station 71 in Navan.
Add to your collections at Geeked Out: Ottawa’s Toy & Collectible Sale.
π A new tradition is born at Robert Plante Greenhouses today: Touch a Truck is fun for the entire family.
π Shop with a curated selection of vendors, and try your hand at the free workshop at Square Lemon’s Spooktacular Craft Market.
π₯¨ Road Trip: Enjoy a beer and pretzel combo for $10.00 at Base Camp Brewing’s Oktoberfest celebration in Almonte.
If it’s time for some self-care, the Pamper Yourself Market can help. 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at Next Door.
You could do some early Christmas shopping at 613Flea, or you could keep the treasures for yourself *shrug*.
Award-winning actor, writer, and director Teri Loretto leads the Intro to Screenwriting: Writing the Short workshop series, starting today at Digital Arts Resource Centre and online. Continues until October 21.
π Take the kids to the Carp Farmers Market Harvest edition, where they can design their dream pumpkin and enter to win a pumpkin and carving kit.
Shop and eat at Urban Art Collective’s Made by Us, Just for You: Fall Market.
Ottawa Jazz Orchestra performs Duke Ellington’s Far East Suite on the NAC's Fourth Stage.
Visit Miller’s Farm just south of Manotick where you’ll find seasonal veggies and decor, a pumpkin patch for picking, wagon rides, a corn maze, and even a garden centre.
Dear Rouge headlines a night of Canadian acts at Overflow Brewing’s second annual HOPE RockFest, which will benefit the Helping Other People Everywhere non-profit.
ByTowne Cinema: À bicyclette (Ride Away), Eleanor the Great, The smashing Machine, Boo-Towne Burlesque: Hocus Pocus
Mayfair Theatre: Mare’s Nest, The Blue Trail, The Last One for the Road, SirΔt, Genre Gems Film Festival
π‘ Road Trip: Enjoy all the fun of the Metcalfe Fair under a warm autumnal sun.
Gigs
Bryan Adams. Canadian Tire Centre
Share the Mic featuring Andrew Burr. La Fab sur Mill (8 Chemin Mill, Chelsea)
Electric City Pulse. Barley Mow Merivale
Women of Country. Irene's Pub
Darsombra, Teh Burningtree, Bella Donna. Avant-Garde Bar
ByWard Barket is all about the doggoes. Find treats, apparel, and even a doggy fashion show, and it's all pet-friendly. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Geeked Out: Ottawa’s Toy & Collectible Sale continues.
Covered Bridge Brewing and Limestone Acres Farm present a Fall Harvest Festival with food trucks and live music, from noon to 4:00 pm.
Run, walk or wheel your way through the RBC Race for the Kids and help CHEO raise $500,000. You must register before race day, and pick up your bib at one of two locations either on Friday or Saturday.
Planet Botanix is offering 20 minute mini treatments for $25 (cash only), tea samples, giveaways, and more at the Open House (11:00 am to 4:30 pm)
The Butterfly Run in support of Roger Neilson Children’s Hospice has raised more than $42K of its $50,000 goal, which means there is still time for more people to register to walk or sun on Sunday.
Like THE OTTAWAN, KΕ«lt barbershop and salon in Orléans had the audacity to start up during the pandemic. They’re celebrating five years in business with a block party today from noon to 4:00 pm. What to expect: La Ha Tacos (who tell us there'll be a taco eating contest), a kids zone, a barber area, a photo booth and more food and drink vendors. 3746 Innes Road.
Genre Gems film festival continues.
Master Knifemaker Masashi Yamamoto will visit Knifewear Ottawa (800 Bank St) to offer blade engraving to customers. Plus, catch three of Ottawa's best chefs demonstrating their knife skills.
π Road Trip: If you're up for some pumpkin patch perusing, corn-maze adventuring, or movie watching at one of the area's few remaining drive-in theatres, check out the list published in yesterday’s edition of Inside Ottawa Valley.
π§Ά Road Trip: Visit the coziest craft show in McNab / Braeside, just outside Arnprior.
π‘ Road Trip: The gates and midway of the final day of the 169th Metcalfe Fair open at 4:00 pm. Check out the intriguing sounding Grease Fire Demo at 6:00 pm.
ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor the Great, À bicyclette (Ride Away), The Smashing Machine, The Killer
Mayfair Theatre: The Regulars, The Ice Tower, Dracula, The Hyperboreans, Resurrection
Gigs
The Sunday Night Revue. Irene's Pub
Gus Englehorn, Dart Trees. Rainbow Bistro
Pierre Bensusan. Red Bird
Sophie’s Body, Motherland, Sourpuss. LIVE on Elgin
Femininomenon. The Laff
Is your garden just too bright and cheery? Is it crying out for dark and moody plants? Get the lowdown on the Goth Garden trend tonight at the Manotick Horticultural Society's The Goth Garden & Full Moon Experience + Late Fall Design Show And Goth Costume Party. Non-members may attend for a $5 entry fee.
π Artists of all levels are invited to a two-hour Powwow Life-Drawing session at the National Arts Centre (Fourth Stage), this evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Beyond the Pale’s City Centre location has moved Insider Trading night to Mondays. From 5:00 pm to closing, the price of beer will rise and fall with demand.
Tickets go on sale today for the Canadian Museum of Nature Open House, on Saturday October 18. Go behind the scenes at the museum's research and collections facility in Gatineau. The tickets are free, but you'll need one to get in.
ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor the Great, The Smashing Machine Audition
Mayfair Theatre: The Roses, Peak Everything, Edgar Allen Poe’s The Oval Portrait
Gigs
East Coast Voices. LIVE on Elgin
Max McNown. Bronson Centre
Karaoke Mondays. Atomic Rooster
Skip the hassle of cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and grab Thanksgiving Brunch at Camp Fortune (October 12 and 13). bamarica@campfortune.com 819-
Spend the evening with a certified chocolate taster and a wine sommelier at Jojo Coco's Chocolate and Wine event on Thursday October 16.
Area thespians: get your audition tapes ready for Elevator Theatre Company’s production of August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. Videos must be submitted by the end of day Sunday, November 2.
βͺ Suzart Productions is looking for a volunteer director, music director, and choreographer for next September’s production of Come from Away. Application deadline is October 17.
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