Apparently Carney is a fan of the saying “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” #CdnPoli bsky.app/profile/ersh...

Avoid unnecessary travel as #OttCity recovers from today's storm. To report flooding issues, please contact 3-1-1. For more information on storm impacts, service disruptions, road closures, and safety information, visit: https://bit.ly/4vK1VLV

#CanadaDay 🫎🇨🇦🦫 @weathernetwork.bsky.social www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...

Ottawa 👨‍🦳: now is not the time to act on climate Also Ottawa: images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a...

8:37 pm July 1 2026. Getting a little tired of a forecast of “a few showers” from someone in Toronto when we have been seeing ongoing “training storms” with drenching, FLOODING rains in and around Ottawa since 2pm. #ONStorm

I'm sure this is a long-shot, but if anyone has a gas-powered sump pump they can spare, I've got a family in my neighborhood with water almost up to their basement ceiling who sure could use it. If so, email me at [email protected]

This was not an LRT issue. It was a trespasser on the track issue. Spread the word.

For the latest updates on the current heat event and a list of places to cool off that are open on Canada Day check out ottawa.ca/en/heat-warn...

As of today in Ontario, if your driver’s licence is from a jurisdiction that does not have a driver’s licence exchange agreement with Ontario, you need to first pass a G2 road test, then wait at least 12 months to take the G road test. 🚙🚗 #ONpoli 🚘 www.ontario.ca/page/exchang...

If you’re out celebrating today, it’s a good idea to keep water and sunscreen on you. Drink plenty of water and be sure to spend time in the shade throughout the day. Look out for friends, neighbours and older adults living alone who may need extra help in the heat and check in with them.

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🦫🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🦫🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦 Bonne fête du Canada!

@evansolomon.bsky.social Can the Canadian government please quit pushing this scam industry run by billionaires out to destroy knowledge and the planet? “He seemed to use it more as a digital priest whose primary purpose was to confirm that he was right and everyone else was mistaken.”

#CdnPoli bsky.app/profile/tjhe...

‘Let’s grab a couple of pints and watch the game in the ACE district’ said no one going to the ByWard Market.

Is the @ncc-ccn.gc.ca just not posting here any more? Eastern Bridge over the Ottawa River: “The Government of Canada is moving forward with the next phase of the new interprovincial bridge project on the Montée Paiement–Aviation Parkway corridor.” #Ottawa #Gatineau ncc-ccn.gc.ca/projects/eas...

Get ready for the heat and humidity, Ontario, as peak temperatures this week will reach into the 30s while feels-like values could make their way into the 40s. #ONwx https://ow.ly/HkBX50ZhYYX

Well, at least they created "Ai Ambassadors" to help you get used to the slop :-) Over 40yrs the most often used phrase is the "new thing" was going to be "transformative for #education." That is, until it isn't. If you have to say that, then your PR is just bull shite! www.ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

Canada day is going to feel like 47° C (33c with 74% humidity) Reminder: If the person is suddenly confused or has lost consciousness or cannot be woken - call 9-1-1. It's almost always a life-threatening event. Stay hydrated with electrolytes Listen to your body Reapply sun screen frequently

Here in #OttCity I’d guess half our LRT runs thru miles of greenbelt/farmland or is buried along a river, and/or has stations orphaned at highway off-ramps. This was a conscious choice, to hamstring dev because it was cheap. Inept planning, lack of leadership to see value.

Through an FOI request, I got a copy of the unreleased Ottawa Speed Zone Policy Update (page 158). Lots to read through! sjamieit.github.io/files/A20260... They also included the existing 2009 Speed Zoning Policy, and it has some... interesting mocking and dismissal of complaints about speeding.

Saw something like this just a couple of hours ago on Sussex Driver gets a little past a cyclist in the bike lane, then pulls in front, into the bike lane and stops Red plates They would’ve gotten a pretty significant rap on the window if they did that to me

The @en.ottawa.ca really needs to start enforcing laws about cars parking on bike lanes. I just saw a car stop in front of a cyclist on Sussex, forcing her to suddenly go into car traffic. #Ottawa @bikeviewca.bsky.social

One Tank Trips: Bonnechere Caves

M 7.1 earthquake 21 km W of Morón, Venezuela earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

34 operators looking to be hooked up in the next two years. The demand is 86% of the current demand for the entire city. That's nuts. You're going to have to hook yourself up to the provincial grid on that one.

You know we can just say no... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sounds just like ON where there’s $20 billion in backlogged repairs to schools across the province. Not to mention healthcare, transit, housing, the destruction of the Ontario science center, a mega spa on the waterfront BB airport expansion But hey buck a beer and a tunnel under the 401…

Completed in 1964 for the CBC as its Ottawa headquarters soon after the George Dunbar Bridge over the Rideau River was completed, 1500 Bronson Ave one of the first buildings in a cluster of federal government buildings in Confederation Heights. #Ottawa #613history www.instagram.com/p/DL2zs5Txq-...

Confederation Heights, including the iconic CBC building beside Bronson Avenue, are set for redevelopment. 🏢🏠🏠🏠🏢 #Ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Yes, I have been wearing my old Ghana football shirt all day. #Ghana #WorldCup 🇬🇭⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Why are we being asked to subsidize condo developers for their failed real estate speculation? #CdnPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawa struggles to shift its transportation focus from car-centric infrastructure to more sustainable options. The city's budgeting, mandated by Ontario laws, prioritizes road maintenance, consuming most funds.

Roàds are required to sell sprawl, which is required to move cheap development. We need to get at the root of the cancer. We have very rich organizations that all have a vested interest in very poor urban development. Thankfully though, land value matters. So we have some allies.

Is this what Canadians voters wanted? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

OPINION: "Congress enacted the 13th Amendment on Jan. 31, 1865, abolishing slavery. It was not until June 19, 1865, that word of the amendment reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, marking the origin of the Juneteenth holiday," Rodney Coates writes. buff.ly/1AYGSTT

#OttCity earmarks hundreds of millions annually for new roads/road widenings that look good on paper & ribbon cutting; by time it’s over capacity again it’s some other poli problem. We’d get better outcomes by investing in transit & #PlacesForPeople

Well. 🇨🇦⚽️🏆 #WorldCup www.cbc.ca/sports/lives...

CBC: “Environment Canada has issued a yellow severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern Ontario Thursday that includes the possibility of tornadoes starting late in the morning.” #Ottawa #Gatineau #KingstonON ⛈️🌪️⛈️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Earthquakes Canada has reported a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in Eastern Quebec Thursday morning at 10:21 a.m. EDT. https://ow.ly/L26Z50ZehOU

A Special Weather Statement has been issued for Ottawa for potentially locally heavy rain in showers and thunderstorms. High 20° (norm is 25°). Wind SE 20-40 turning SW 40 gusts >60. Low 15°. A 60% chance of pm ☔️ or ⚡️ Fri. High 19°. Similar weather Sat. 40% chance of ☔️ or ⚡️. High 19°.

From @en.ottawa.ca on FB: “The City is conducting two Environmental Assessment Studies along Hunt Club from just East of Gibford Drive to West of Mac Street as well as at the Hunt Club and Bank Intersection. […] When: June 25, 2026 Time: 6 – 8 pm Location: Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre…”

Lots of US media are pushing that one study. A study done in the midst of multiple crises, all of which are major confounds on their dubious results. It also skips questions of urban design and known pre-existing problems of social isolation. It’s like when they pushed the line that eggs are bad.

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I’m on Waldo’s trail. He’s in Ottawa. I think he wants to be found. #WheresWaldo

A group stuck waiting for the pedestrian light to cross Carling to get to the Dow’s Lake LRT station across the street. The group grows, waiting waiting. Finally the light changes, we all cross the street, and reach the station in time to see the train leave before we can get down. @octranspo.com

Thanks to the end of Hockey Night in Canada and public broadcasts of NHL games, the next generation of Canadians won't have the same relationship with the NHL and maybe even with hockey in general. So more money for the NHL now, but a lot less money in the long term. #HNIC www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Museums hold collections for a reason: “Perhaps, he says, the next big breakthrough in charting our solar system’s deepest history won’t come from exploring some distant world but rather from studying samples of space rocks …from a drawer in a museum.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare...

Bradish Billings is the topic of this week’s episode. You know the name, you know the bridge, come learn about the person and his time! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

What if neighbours worked together to make solar, battery backup, and home electrification easier and more affordable? I'm exploring a community-led model for Ottawa. No sales pressure. No exclusive vendors. Just transparency and shared learning. mgifford.github.io/neighbourhoo...