Laura Smith
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Sure wish downtown churches (mine included) would advocate for better transit on weekends so that that would be a reasonable option for folks coming to church.
add a skeleton here at some point
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www.cbc.ca/life/food/re...
#BlueJays
#LetsGoBlueJays
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Must-make recipes for your Blue Jays World Series watch party | CBC Life
Chef Dwight Smith shares his best game-day recipes and tips for keeping things easy — so you don’t miss a single home run.
https://www.cbc.ca/life/food/recipes-for-blue-jays-world-series-watch-party-chef-dwight-smith-9.6952108
16 days ago
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24 days ago
It's been 25 years since One-Big-Ottawa was imposed on us. The world has finally taken note: this thing doesn't really work for urban or rural residents. I wrote about why and what's next.
glebereport.ca/articles/ott...
#ottawa
#ottcity
#deamalgamateottawa
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2 months ago
No one can say we don’t know how to prevent road deaths anymore. Lower speeds. Modern pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. Public transit that gets people out of cars. That’s it. The longer we resist the more families will be shattered by a preventable death.
#visionzero
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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2 months ago
Ottawa’s core is struggling. This Globe’s editorial takes note and makes a no longer radical recommendation to Doug Ford: break it up. “Some blame falls on the city and the province. Ottawa is too big and should be broken up into urban and rural municipalities.”
#breakupottawa
#onpoli
#ottawa
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Globe editorial: A rescue plan for Ottawa’s ailing core
There are things the federal government can do to help the capital reflect the nation’s G7 status
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-a-rescue-plan-for-ottawas-ailing-core/
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My reading project for the year is Robert Caro’s The Power Broker. Lots of lessons for city planning; this one seems particularly relevant for
#Ottawa
. Raising fares discourages people from taking transit.
#otttransit
#octranspo
#autowa
#RobertMoses
#RobertCaro
2 months ago
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Laskinator
4 months ago
@en.ottawa.ca
@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social
Is this the city you want? We can "master plan" all we want, but we need actual action.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Walked south on Bank St from Somerset to Second Ave during rush hour, because no bus came during that time. Not great,
@octranspo.com
.
#ottawa
#otttransit
4 months ago
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“You just have to have a strong heart.” Highly recommend this for a Friday smile.
#ottbike
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
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The very courageous six-year-old learning to ride a bike for the very first time
Brienne Glasgow’s quest to complete the childhood rite-of-passage offers a lesson on getting back in the saddle
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-toronto-girl-learning-to-ride-a-bike-mastering-it/
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Canada is an experiment on this land. To be a Canadian is to fully acknowledge the generations who have lived here, and finding in their struggles the courage, resolve and optimism to build a more equitable, just and fair society.
#happycanadaday
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Spotted on this morning’s walk near the
#SaultSteMarie
locks: a black-crowned night heron. Turns out this dude is outside its usual habitat.
#BirdSky
#BlackCrownedNightHeron
4 months ago
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Kevin Dorse
6 months ago
We can all agree the highlight of yesterday's
@torontobluejays.bsky.social
game was the opening pitch thrown out by Chef Dwight Smith! Very cool!
www.instagram.com/chefdwightsm...
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Kevin Dorse
7 months ago
Three hours in, on the first day of advance polls, and there is a line out the door at my polling station.
#cdnpoli
#cdnelection
#canadavotes
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Ottawa Transit Riders 🇨🇦🍁
7 months ago
We're mad about the focus on "fare evasion". Stop punishing people for riding the bus. The penalty is absurdly high ($260) - that's a lot more than parking in a bike lane.
capitalcurrent.ca/oc-transpo-c...
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OC Transpo crackdown on fare evasion draws ire of free-transit advocate - Capital Current
An Ottawa advocate for free transit service says an OC Transpo crackdown on riders who evade paying their bus or LRT fare is unfairly punishing low-income people who can’t afford the costs of travelli...
https://capitalcurrent.ca/oc-transpo-crackdown-on-fare-evasion-draws-ire-of-free-transit-advocate/
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Kevin Dorse
8 months ago
Say it with me: "prime minister-designate". Please share widely.
#cdnpoli
#parliamentarysystem
#liberal
#canada
#liberalleadership
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9 months ago
If you’re looking for a nice new breakfast spot in
#Ottawa
, Yolks is open on Bank in the Glebe, friends. The brand started as as a Vancouver food truck. Lots o’ space. Great service. Very good food.
#TheGlebe
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#OCTranspo
I know it has been a rough week but if you are going to detour and bypass two regular stops you need to tell people. Nothing on your website or the Transit app re: route 56. ☹️
9 months ago
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Ben Steiner
9 months ago
TSN and CBC will broadcast NSL on a mix of streaming and linear services. CBC will have 8 matches on its national channel. A "Game of the Week" will co-stream on CBC Gem and NSL . ca, while 24 other matches will co-stream on TSN+ and NSL . ca.
www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...
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CBC/Radio-Canada to broadcast, live stream games of NSL's inaugural season | CBC Sports
The NSL, Canada’s first professional women's soccer league, unveiled its schedule Thursday afternoon, with all 75 regular-season matches to air across CBC, Radio-Canada, TSN and RDS.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/northern-super-league-season-schedule-cbc-radio-canada-1.7462966
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Canadian History Ehx
9 months ago
Feb. 19, 1958: Ellen Fairclough is named Acting Prime Minister of Canada.
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Kevin Dorse
9 months ago
Ten years ago today the 17th mayor of Sault Ste. Marie was killed in a tragic accident while on his way to the library that now bears his name. At the time I knew nothing about him, but have since pored over clippings and books to help place him in the city's history
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L...
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James L. McIntyre - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._McIntyre
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OneSoccer
10 months ago
WOW 🤯
#CanWNT
ICON Desiree Scott joins Northern Super League side Ottawa Rapid FC 🇨🇦
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Carolyn Whitzman
12 months ago
These are the Housing First stories we need to share
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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First came the apartment. Then he got clean. Now he's giving back | CBC News
This past April, 47-year-old Colin Baudry of Ottawa finally got his very own apartment after living on the street for a year. It's that stability that allowed him to get clean, and now he's eager to start giving back to the community that supported him.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/first-came-the-apartment-then-he-got-clean-now-he-s-giving-back-1.7382339
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12 months ago
Ottawa’s pets-in-backpacks scene is reppin’ extra hard today.
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