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All four Kitchissippi Ward candidates agreed to show up Wednesday, October 14 at Bayview Yards for a live debate. Nine community associations funded and organized the thing. Format: opening statements, three questions from the CAs, open-mic questions from the in-person crowd, plus selected questions from the livestream (which is on YouTube). Moderated, with muting if people won't stop talking. In-person seats still available.
Someone's scouting west Ottawa for nice free spots to shoot Christmas card photos this November—timing it for Vistaprint's sale so cards arrive before the holidays. Where's the best backdrop in the area?
Miller's pumpkin patch in Manotick was the spot on Thanksgiving Monday. Fall activities, photos, all the seasonal vibes.
Job-hunting week: YMCA's got OPP recruitment sessions, the Aboriginal Coalition is hosting a career fair, plus hiring events at Bayshore Home Care, Miller Waste, and ski hills ramping up. Check the career event page for full details and direct links.
A loose dog with tags has been eluding capture in the Don Reed Drive and Heron Walkley area for almost two hours. Bylaw and the person following it can't get close enough. If you're nearby and the dog approaches, try to help.
A CF-18 took off from YOW (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International) this morning. No word yet on where it's headed or why.
Someone got a property tax break for their basement flood on July 1 — works out to about 6.6% of their 2026 taxes. Better than nothing, but tenants are saying it feels light if the place was unusable for half the year.
Ottawa food bank is holding a donation drive to meet demand it says is at levels never seen before.
Fall colours are hitting around Lac Philippe right now. Oranges and reds reflected in the water, the kind of sunset that stops you mid-scroll.
Reddit found a lost cat. Peppercorn went missing and the community helped search — he turned up on the corner of Centrepointe, down the street from where he lives. He's getting microchipped and an AirTag this time, and his owner's daughter woke up to the best news.
Someone's been caught urinating on the same street twice this year — ring camera footage now in hand. If you've seen the same person doing this in your neighbourhood, you're not alone.
A gathering of 12 turkeys shut down Rockcliffe Street on Thanksgiving Eve—someone said it felt organized. Reddit poster didn't stick around to ask questions, but the whole thing made their Sunday. 🦃
a reporter a mayoral debate on CFRA radio and streaming it at 10 a.m. Wednesday the 16th—but it's not on television. Reddit users wondering why the broadcasters aren't putting candidates on TV for an election this important.
someone spotted a cat at Commissioner's Park and posted asking if it's yours. check r/ottawa if you're missing one.
friendly tabby, matted fur, no collar — someone's looking for this one. very hungry right now. if you recognize them, hit up r/ottawa.
Polling analyst Quito Maggi called out CTV Ottawa's latest mayoral poll, saying it should be deleted and an apology posted to residents and candidates. Maggi pointed to disappearing poll respondents and weird weighting as mathematical impossibilities that make the data unreliable.
Mark Sutcliffe keeps claiming an 8% jump in Ottawa housing starts, but critics point out he's using Ontario CMA data that includes Arnprior and Beckwith, not Ottawa proper. He was already called out on this during a debate but continues spinning the same figure.
Quebec's PQ formed a minority government with just 28% of the vote this week—and Ottawa's got 14 mayoral candidates running. Under first-past-the-post, a fractured opposition means you can win with 25-30% if everyone else splits the vote. Sound familiar?
Juniper berries are absolutely everywhere in Ottawa right now — a local says they haven't seen this kind of abundance in over 30 years. Anyone know what to do with them?
Someone was opening doors in Blossom Park at 3:31am on Friday morning, Oct 10. Police closed the case same day saying there were no identifiable features. Lock your doors.
