Hello Ottawa
In Today’s Edition
→ Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod is taking a leave of absence to continue her treatment for breast cancer
→ Empire Records fans will celebrate Rex Manning day tomorrow with vendors of vintage LPs, fashion, and 90s shopping tunes at House of TARG.
→ The Deal of the Day is on lunch, featuring a grilled cheese sandwich, at Manor Lounge
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– Martha and Darren
STATISTICS OTTAWA
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It used to be all about the racing, and now it’s all about the casinos. It’s been, unfortunately, a slow death for harness racing
– Stable owner Mark Steacy on the end of horse racing at Rideau Carleton Raceway after 60 years. This will be the final season for the track, now owned by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
SPORTS
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⚽ CPL Atlético Ottawa 0 – Halifax Forge 2, last Saturday
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🏒 PWHL Ottawa Charge 0 – Montréal Victoire 3, last Friday
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🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 6 – Carolina Hurricanes 3, last Sunday
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🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 1 – Minnesota Wild 4, last Saturday
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL
City Council
Wednesday, April 8 at 10:00 am
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Ottawa Rural Clean Water Program 2021-2025 Review and Renewal
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Urban Design Review Panel Procedural and Reporting Updates
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Motion - Councillor D. Brown - Review of Rural Transit Areas A and B Funding Model and Feasibility of Private Mass Transportation Partnerships
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Motion - Councillor I. Skalski – Management of Excess Soils
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Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Semi-annual Report on Follow-up Procedures
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Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – 2025 Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline
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Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – 2025 Annual Report
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Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – OC Transpo Recruitment and Staffing Investigation
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Heritage Permit - 180 Lansdowne Road South
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Food Premises Licensing Review
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2026 Tax Policy and Other Revenue Matters
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2026 Budgets and Special Levies for Business Improvement Areas (BIA) and Sparks Street Mall Authority
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Conservation Authorities 2026 Levies
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Land Exchange Agreement - Bank Street Renewal Project - City of Ottawa andNational Capital Commission
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Five Year Review of the 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan
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Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - 951 Gladstone Avenue and 145 Loretta Avenue North
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Inclusionary Zoning Policy and Regulatory Framework - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendments
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Road Modifications for the Manor Park Integrated Road, Water and Sewer Project (Arundel Avenue, Kilbarry Crescent, Braemar Street, Finter Street, Farnham Crescent and Jeffrey Avenue)
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Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Feasibility Study
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Flagstaff Drive and traffic calming
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Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Budget Reallocation
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Designation of the Ellis House at 2400 Bank Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
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Designation of 8679 Bank Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
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Heritage Permits Issued Through Delegated Authority, 2025
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Large Quadricycle Pilot Program Report
Plus the Committee of Adjustment at 1:00 pm
Whose flag is flying at City Hall today? Senegal (April 4)
City Hall flies the flags of embassies and high commissions on their national days.
WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
🏒 Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod is taking a leave of absence to continue her treatment for breast cancer. After announcing her diagnosis in November, MacLeod had continued to coach the team home and away. Assistant coach Haley Irwin will become interim head coach. – Sportsnet
🍽️ The Ottawa Mission set a new record for meals served during Easter week. The mission served 18,302 meals, a slight increase of last year’s 18,275 meals. – Abyssinia Abebe in the Ottawa Citizen
💰 CTV has listed the seven most expensive properties in Ottawa right now.
The seven are:
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Stone Ayre - $15,000,000
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Delong Drive - $9,999,995
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Kanata Rockeries – $5,986,000
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Piccadilly Avenue - $5,795,000
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Manor Avenue - $5,490,000
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Mariposa Avenue - $4,990,000
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Willingdon Road - $4,950,000
– Josh Pringle at CTV
THE DAILY POLL
Did you watch the Artemis II launch?
▪️ “Their very first game and it was FANTASTIC! Can’t wait to go see many more games.”
▪️ “Season ticket holder :-)”
▪️ “PWHL is great hockey! The energy at the games is electric. Ottawans love their team!”
▪️ “I’m not a sports person, but I can see the importance of the team to the city.”
▪️ “It was a great time! We would go to more, but we also love the Black Bears. 67s, Sens, Manotick Mariners, junior hockey, and minor hockey. Have to spread everything out.”
▪️ “It was great at Lansdowne but won’t go to CTC to far ... all the bragging by mayor of them being here. Then to screw them by cutting seats. Sucks.”
▪️ “The atmosphere at games is energetic and it got me into watching hockey again.”
▪️ “The energy and atmosphere is fun, welcoming, and positive, and the hockey is fantastic!”
▪️ “We’ve been season ticket holders from day 1! It’s the best hockey, the best crowds and has a community of amazing folks.”
▪️ “On the other hand, it will be hard at their new location ... pity for Landsdowne 2.0.”
▪️ “And going tomorrow!”
▪️ “They’re way better than the Sens! The atmosphere at Charge games is so much better, it’s not even comparable.”
▪️ “Excited to read that 17k tickets sold unless, of course, there will 10,000 Victoire fans at CTC.”
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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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✳️ Means change from previous edition
TUESDAY
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Practice the Art of Letting Go over the next six Tuesdays with the Kadampa Meditation Centre. Tonight: Letting Go of Overthinking. (Chinatown)
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Enjoy half priced wine and the solo acoustic guitar stylings of Jamie Douglas at the Heart & Crown (ByWard Market)
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National Arts Centre English Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, and fu-GEN Asian Theatre Company present the world premiere of cicadas, an eco-thriller that began as a an Irresistible Neighbourhoods radio play.(Downtown)
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Ottawa Senators play Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre (Kanata)
Cinema
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The Meteors. House of TARG
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Kingdom of Birds. Rainbow Bistro
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Swing & Spritz with Ottawa Vintage Swing. Night Oat
WEDNESDAY
Cinema
Gigs
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Pop Culture Trivia. Night Oat
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Jazz Jam with The Beeched Wailers. Irene’s Pub
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Dave Draves plays Elton John. The Robo Lounge
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Marleau. Club SAW
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Joshua Bell. National Arts Centre
THURSDAY
Cinema
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ByTowne Cinema: The Drama, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: L’histoire de souleymane, Ciné-Club d’Ottawa: Deux femmes en or
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Mayfair Theatre: ‘Wuthering Heights’, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie
Gigs
JUST ANNOUNCED
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Take a road trip to the seat of your pants. Wayward Improvised Theatre’s Wanderlust: Improvised Tales of Travel, Love & Longing will be a different show every night. This Saturday (April 11) at Arts Court.
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For those who think home ownership is out of reach, Lafontaine & Company and Night Oat present Adulting ... The Fun Part on May 12. An anonymous Q & A will answer any questions about the buying process. Welcome drink and bites on arrival. (Centretown West)
MADE IN CANADA DEAL OF THE DAY
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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...
Architecture critic Suneeta Millington has a delightful rant for everyone who believes that most new buildings are really ugly. ‘The country’s architecture is offensively bland. Now’s the time to make it beautiful’, she writes.
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THE END
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