WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🏫 In another reversal, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has reopened kindergarten registration at four alternative schools. The Board had previously said that it was phasing out its alternative programme and thus would not be accepting new students at Regina Street, Riverview, Lady Evelyn, and Churchill schools. Now, they are.– CBC
💧 The City says it will know – and will tell you – if you have a possible plumbing leak. Homeowners will first need to register a My Service Ottawa account with the City, where water usage will be automatically monitored. If an unusal amount of water is seen continuously over seven days, the City will send an email. – William Eltherington at CTV
🛶 The Ottawa Valley chapter of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is looking for youth between the ages of 18 and 30. Participants in Nature for Everyone, Everywhere! will experience the outdoors through a wilderness expedition, hands-on workshops and mentoring, and a three day canoe trip on the Dumoine River (transportation, equipment and food provided). There is no charge. – Green Living Ottawa Apply Here
🎛️ If you have anything to do with the music business, The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition wants your opinion in its survey. Results of the survey will help develop the City’s music strategy. – Greggory Clark at Apt 613 Take the Survey Here
THE DAILY POLL
Do you pack your own lunch?
▪️ “You can never trust the weather in March. Don't let your guard down or your hopes up!”
▪️ “A few years back we had 50cm of snow in the middle of March!”
▪️ “We wait to take off snow tires. Probably around April 15-20th. It is NOT really Spring yet.”
▪️ “Next week’s forecast is for subzero highs again. First official day of spring isn’t until later this month, and even then, it’ll probably snow in April.”
▪️ “Too early for spring. Ask me again in 2-3 weeks.”
▪️ “I live in the moment and take it one day at a time. This kinda stresses some people around me but I am never disappointed 😊”
▪️ “Keep getting fooled year after year!”
▪️ “Ottawa is where the cold goes when everywhere else is doing global warming! 🥶”
▪️ “Today, Monday March 9th, temperature in Ottawa was Celsius wooow that’s it folks summer's over ...”
▪️ “Our groundhog said early spring, not six more weeks. Willie for the WIN! (chew on it Sam)”
▪️ “A friend always says ‘April Fools’ when the inevitable snow-storm/freeze happens in that month.”
▪️ “The weather in March is always all over the map! Case in point sunny & 14 degrees today in Ottawa and a freezing rain storm and extreme weather event predicted two days later with people being told to stay home!”
▪️ “Not falling for that old trick ... there will be snow before the end of March ...”
▪️ “Two more significant snow falls.”
THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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TUESDAY
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: L'Étranger, Spectacle: Days of Heaven, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie
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Mayfair Theatre: Hamnet, All That’s Left Of You, Pillion
Gigs
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High Valley. Algonquin Commons Theatre
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Ottawa Trivia League. The Robo Lounge
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Daniel Weiss Quartet. Night Oat
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Trivia. Moose McGuire's (McCarthy Road)
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Tuesday Arcade: Unlimited Games. House of TARG
WEDNESDAY
Cinema
Gigs
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Disney Themed Trivia. Beyond the Pale (City Centre)
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Questionable Behaviour Trivia. Overflow Brewing
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Shawn Tavenier. Broadway Bar & Grill Central
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Nate Haller. SAW Centre
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12 Year Anniversary Jam with the Beeched Wailers. Irene’s Pub
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Dave Draves plays Elton John. The Robo Lounge
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Trivia Night. Beyond the Pale (ByWard Market)
THURSDAY
Cinema
Gigs
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Holy Void, The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol, Pallbearer Industry. House of TARG
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Shane Pendergast. Red Bird
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Quite Alright. Night Oat
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
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Ottawa’s instrumental quartet Finely Tuned Elephant will celebrate the release of their third and most ambitious album, No Goats, with a hometown performance at the Rainbow Bistro on Friday, March 27, 2026. The show will cap the official release day of the new record, a project that perfects their signature jazz-rock fusion sound with their most technically ambitious work to date.
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