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HELLO OTTAWA

If you own residential property in Ottawa, you have only a few days left to complete your Vacant Unit Tax declaration. Declarations after March 21 will incur a $250 fine.

Residential properties that are vacant more than 184 days per year are subject to a tax of 1% of the property's assessed value.

There are some exception to the 184 day rule: primary residences are excluded, as are some cases of house sales, legal entaglements, medical issues of the owner, and construction. But you still must declare.

Details and the form are here.  It is also in your MyServiceOttawa account.

– Martha and Darren

    TODAY’S LINE UP

    •  Ottawa Stats
    •  City Hall Agenda
    •  What Ottawa is Talking About
    •  Events
    •  Deals of the Day

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    OTTAWA STATS

      Number 

      • 180
      • – The number of people who were stuck in Cancun for three extra days after Flair airlines cancelled their flight. The passengers waited for hours on Thursday night, then were deplaned. On Saturday, they were again boarded and again, after several hours, were sent away. The passengers made it back to Ottawa yesterday. (Sam Houpt at CTV)

      Ottawan of the Day

      Quote

      • This tragedy has shaken me and my family deeply ... I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the public for their thoughts and prayers as I navigate through the aftermath of this tragedy

      • – Dhanushka Wickramasinghe in a written statement yesterday after the public memorial for his wife Darshani Dilanthika Ekanayake, his children Ranaya, Ashwini, Kelly, Inuka, and family friend Gamini Amarakoon. (Benjamin Lopez Steven at CBC

      Sports

      • 🏒 PWHL Ottawa 1 – Boston 2 last Saturday
      • 🏒 NHL Ottawa Senators 2 –Carolina Hurricanes 7 last night

      CITY HALL AGENDA

      What’s going on at City Hall

      Environment and Climate Change Committee
      Tuesday, March 19 at 9:30 am

      • Presentation - Environmental Excellence Awards – 2023
      • Urban flood information report
      • Financial statements for in-house solid waste collection – External audit results
      • Status update – Environment and Climate Change Committee – Inquiries and motions for the period ending 8 March 2024

      📋 Agenda


      Accessibility Advisory Committee
      Tuesday, March 19 at 6 pm

      • Accessibility Advisory Committee - Workplan 2024 update
      • Accessibility Office update

      📋 Agenda

      WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

      🚨 Abdirahman Abdi

      🗳️ Ottawa Centre

      •  Former Ottawa city councillor Catherine McKenney is considering running for the federal Ottawa Centre seat for the New Democratic Party. Last Friday, we mentioned that Joel Harden, who holds the provincial Ottawa Centre seat, has filed papers to run. McKenney has not yet filed any papers. (Toula Mazloum and William Eltherington at CTV)

      👀 Supervised Consumption Sites

      •  The Somerset West health centre has opened a temporary outdoor supervised consumption site. The Centre closed its site last month when staff complained of feeling sick, possibly from inhalation. (Elizabeth Payne in the Ottawa Citizen)

      🚒 Ottawa Fire Service

      •  The Ottawa Fire Service had an unusual weekend.

        On Saturday morning, the Service helped free a small boy who had his fingers stuck in a bathtub drain, past the knuckles. After soap didn’t work, firefighters cut apart the bathtub, then the drain, and eventually carefully cut away the bits near the boy’s hand. (Alex Black at CityNews)

        Later that day, the Service rescued a man who built a raft and was carried away on the Ottawa River near Westboro Beach. The man, who wore a t-shirt but no life jacket, was cold but otherwise fine. (William Eltherington at CTV)

      🚧 Highway 417

      •  There will be delays on Highway 417 east of Casselman between April 1 and December 1. Eastbound and westbound lanes from 1.5 km east of the Highway 138 will be reduced to one lane for grading, drainage, paving, and electrical improvements. (Alex Black at CityNews)

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      MORE FROM THE OTTAWAN

      EVENTS


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      Today

      •  The Whole MeGAYllah: a Purim Variety Show invites you to celebrate Purim with local queer Jewish performers in a unique space. Arts Court.

      •  ByTowne CinemaRu, One Life, Love Lies Bleeding

      •  Mayfair TheatreThe Taste of Things, Perfect Days, Frogman

        Gigs

      •  Bluegrass Mondays: The Monroe Sisters. Red Bird

      •  Open Mic Night. Art House Café

      •  Karaoke Mondaze. Atomic Rooster

      •  Trivia Night. Select Royal Oak Pubs

      •  Trivia Night. Hurley’s Neighbourhood Grill (Kanata)

      Tomorrow

      Wednesday

      •  The International Film Festival of Ottawa continues with Canadian Masters: Deepa Mehta. The evening begins with Deepa Mehta in conversation with Carleton University Associate Professor of Film Studies Malini Guha, followed by a screening of Funny Boy.

      •  Learn the moves at the workshop or just go for the social dancing at the Capital Kizomba Monthly Special at Arts Court.

      •  ByTowne CinemaOne Life, The Third Man, Love Lies Bleeding

      •  Mayfair TheatreThe Taste of Things, Perfect Days, Frogman

        Gigs

      •  Storytelling Open Mic. Old Firehall Community Centre (Old Ottawa South)

      •  Cinzia & The Eclipse: Springland. LIVE on Elgin

      •  Shit Happens (Winnipeg Crust Punk) with FORX, Altoona, Brutal Play

      •  In Bloom Transformations. Atomic Rooster

      •  March Game Dev Show N Chill. Avant-Garde Bar

      •  Tap Room Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing Co

      •  Vinyl Nights. Cold Bear Brew Co (Arnprior)

      Just Announced / Now Booking

      DEALS OF THE DAY

      Save 30% with Winnipeg brand Stephanie Smith Clothing.

      If you need to update your bedtime wardrobe there are excellent deals to be hat at 49th Apparel.

      BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

      That little start-up on Sparks Street, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, doesn't need a lot of promotion from the likes of the ottawan but we enjoyed this week’s This is Ottawa podcast on ‘Why is it so hard for Ottawa to shed the label of “the city that fun forgot”?’.

      And, as always, check out our Constantly Curated List of Ottawa Based Podcasts.

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