news
What Ottawa is talking about
🏗️ Housing
- Landlord of inexpensive apartment building is evicting residents before redevelopment approval. The owner of the buildings on the east side of Bank Street between Nepean and Lisgar wants to redevelop the block with 263 apartments and ground floor retail and has offered tenants money worth 12 months of rent. Some of the apartments are currently renting for around $500. (Guy Quenneville at CBC)
📈 Ottawa City Hall
- City manager Wendy Stephanson has restructured the staff chart with a new Strategic Initiatives department. The new department will oversee the existing Economic Development Services, Housing Solutions and Investment Services, and Climate Change and Resiliency Services department. Stephanson says no new positions will be created with the reshuffling. The aim seems to be having fewer managers overseeing more departments. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen)
➕ Related ‘This is the first time ever that the sitting prime minister of Canada has come to Ottawa City Hall for a meeting with the mayor’ said Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on receiving New Edinburgh resident Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss things like transit funding and the need for a refugee reception centre.
We were going to make a crack about how previous prime ministers couldn’t bother to make the walk but it’s actually a 45 minute trek between 24 Sussex Drive and City Hall.
⚕️Ottawa Public Health
- Ottawa Public Health says monkeypox is on the rise. Newly renamed to mpox, Public Health notes that four of Ontarios 26 cases in 2024 were in Ottawa. Public Health recommends a two-step vaccination for a) men who have sex with two or more male partners, b) males and females involved in sex work, and c) those living in the households of a or b persons who are immunocompromised or pregnant. (Isabel Harder at CBC) (Ottawa Public Heath mpox page)
💥 Highway 417
- A driver going the wrong way on Highway 417 was killed in a collision yesterday. The driver was heading eastbound in the westbound lane at around 3:30 am near Aviation Parkway. The two people in the second vehicle were taken to hospital with serious injuries. (Ottawa Citizen)
🐈🐕🐖🦎 Ottawa Humane Society
- Today is the Ottawa Humane Society’s double Day of Giving. An anonymous donor has promised up to $120,000 in matching funds for donations received today. (Andrea Bennett at CityNews) (Donate)
🚲 Online Bike Route Map
- Up in the Number section above, Neil Saravanamuttoo mentions an online bike route map that he had created. It's no-frills but it looks pretty comphrehensive and it works on mobile phones. (Ottawa Bike Map)
features
Get a jump on Easter chocolate
Chocolate bunnies wait for no one.
What to do this Family Day weekend
Road trips, special events, and karaoke with the kids.
❤️ More Valentine’s Day Experiences and Gifts
14 different ideas.
❤️ Valentine’s Day greeting cards
When you can’t find the words to express your feelings, a well chosen card can help. There’s no need to buy mass a produced greeting when there are so many locally- and Canadian-made options out there.
Get a jump on Easter chocolate
Chocolate bunnies wait for no one.
What to do this Family Day weekend
Road trips, special events, and karaoke with the kids.
❤️ More Valentine’s Day Experiences and Gifts
14 different ideas.
❤️ Valentine’s Day greeting cards
When you can’t find the words to express your feelings, a well chosen card can help. There’s no need to buy mass a produced greeting when there are so many locally- and Canadian-made options out there.
food + drink
The latest food and dining news in the Capital.
Weekly update for Wednesday April 17
New Glebe breakfast joint Yolks, new brewery in Merrickville Gather Brewery and Glassworks, and reviews of Turkish Anatolian Restaurant and Sushi 29.
The latest food and dining news in the Capital.
Weekly update for Wednesday April 17
New Glebe breakfast joint Yolks, new brewery in Merrickville Gather Brewery and Glassworks, and reviews of Turkish Anatolian Restaurant and Sushi 29.
locally made podcasts
Discover a local podcast from our constantly curated collection
deals of the day
Monday April 22, 2024
|
|
Thursday April 18, 2024
|
|
Wednesday April 17, 2024
|
|
|
Tuesday April 16, 2024
|
|
Friday April 12, 2024
Stylegarage is offering a 20% discount on any made-to-order sofas, sectionals, banquettes, storage, dining, and beds between April 18 and April 28. These will be heirloom quality, made-in-Canada pieces that will hold pride of place in your home. Every piece is made to your specifications and can only be ordered via a consultation. |
Thursday April 11, 2024
49th Apparel is making room for new collections with a big ol’ Spring Cleaning Sale. Get Made in Canada sleepwear that’s up to 60% off the regular price. Flannel nightshirts are just $59, Mens Slim Boxer Pants are $39, and the Emilia nightshirt in Chippewa Falls Big Check Flannel, which doubles as a daytime dress, is $59. |
Wednesday April 10, 2024
Everything is 30% off at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore until April 14. Visit the in-person locations in Stittsville and at Trainyards, or shop online. |
Tuesday April 9, 2024
Almond Fingers, Koekies, and Stroopwaffles – and other biscuits to enjoy with your favourite hot bevvies – are on sale at the Dutch Groceries store on Merivale Road. |
stats
number
4:01:07
- The time Mayor Mark Sutcliffe achieved in London yesterday, his 41st marathon. In the 55-59 category, Sutcliffe came in at #797, for men #15,396, and for all runners he came in at #21,324 (of around 50,000). (London Marathon results)
ottawan of the day
Catherine O’Grady
- The former executive producer of the Ottawa Jazz Festival has been declared one of 33 2024 Jazz Heroes by the International Jazz Journalists Association. (International Jazz Journalists Association)
quote
I come from a big Jewish family. I’ve had some raucous Passover Seders … but what we have in common, and we as an industry have in common, is this fundamental belief that we have a right to exist
- LawyerandUniversity of Ottawa professor Solomon Friedman, who is not talking about antisemitism but the treatment of his video company Pornhub.
- We again point out that this would not normally be a subject of interest to the ottawan but Pornhub is Ottawa’s largest Internet business, and probably Canada’s.
- The story itself is quite an interesting walk through of Friedman’s thinking legally, financially, and personally. (Hallie Lieberman in the Washington Post)
t-shirts
Historic logos of Ottawa