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I know the Tea Store in the Byward Market has a nice selection of loose teas (highly recommended), but I'm hoping to find something nearer to downtown or Elgin. Not looking for bagged teas, but a place that actually stocks some loose teas where I can conveniently stop for a while without the detour to Byward Market. A restaurant is fine. It doesn't have to be a tea shop. Thanks!

Participate here 👉 https://engage.ottawa.ca/auditor-general-2026-2027-workplan-public-input-survey/surveys/public-input-survey1

Elizabeth Yao, the graduating valedictorian at Bell High School in west Ottawa, was told not to go to school on Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremony.

If for no other reason than to fill the 'Ottawa in the Fediverse' space :) Found this recently, it's apparently hosted on an ActivityPub compatible service. No idea if direct Lemmy cross-compatibility would work (probably not), but still something interesting/that some users passing through may want to contribute to in some form.

Just sayin'.

General history, preferably. Perfect Books has some niche histories and trivia, but I want to read the whole thing from the beginning (in hardcopy, not digital).

Thanks!

Included is a link to a post I made on Reddit, which also includes a link to an article that inspires these posts.

If the link doesn't work, essentially, I would like to help set something up for youth aging out of foster care and bring together other people who may be inclined to similarly help.

Starting June 2025, the City will start to manage and adjudicate parking ticket infractions through its Administrative Penalty System (APS), transitioning from the existing Provincial Offensive Act (POA) courts. The City’s new APS program will next extend to red light camera and automated speed enforcement infractions.

Ottawa (@en.ottawa.ca) is now Blue Check Verified on Bluesky. However neither other municipal organizations nor councilors are have blue checks at the moment.

City: @en.ottawa.ca

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Hydro Ottawa: @hydroottawa.bsky.social

Ottawa Public Health: @ottawapublichealth.ca

OC Transpo (This account is not monitored, classic OC Transpo) : @oc-transpo.bsky.social

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Mayor Mark Sutcliffe: @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social‬

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Councillor Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland : Matthew Luloff :

Councillor Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes : Laura Dudas : @lauradudas.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 3 Barrhaven West : David Hill :

Councillor and Deputy Mayor Ward 4 Kanata North : Cathy Curry :

Councillor Ward 5 West Carleton-March : Clarke Kelly : @clarkekelly.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 6 Stittsville : Glen Gower : @glengower.ca

Councillor Ward 7 Bay : Theresa Kavanagh : @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 8 College : Laine Johnson : @lainejohnson.bsky.app

Councillor Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale : Sean Devine : @seandevine9.bsky.social and @knoxdale-merivale.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 10 Gloucester-Southgate : Jessica Bradley :

Councillor Ward 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville : Tim Tierney : @timtierney.ca

Councillor Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier : Stéphanie Plante : @stephanieplante.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe : Rawlson King :

Councillor Ward 14 Somerset : Ariel Troster : @arieltroster.com

Councillor Ward 15 Kitchissippi : Jeff Leiper : @jleiper.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 16 River : Riley Brockington : @riverwardriley.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 17 Capital : Shawn Menard : @shawnmenard.bsky.social

Councillor and Deputy Mayor Ward 18 Alta Vista : Marty Carr :

Councillor Ward 19 Orléans South-Navan : Catherine Kitts :

Councillor Ward 20 Osgoode : Office vacant :

Councillor and Deputy Mayor Ward 21 Rideau-Jock : David Brown :

Councillor Ward 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek : Steve Desroches :

Councillor Ward 23 Kanata South : Allan Hubley : @kanata23.bsky.social

Councillor Ward 24 Barrhaven East : Wilson Lo :

Join us TODAY from 10 am to 4 pm at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre for everything BUNNY! 🐰💕

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Kawartha Dairy, known for its Canadian-made ice cream, is opening its first Ottawa location in the city’s west end this summer. 

The 600-square-foot drive-through location at 2200 Carling Ave. is near the intersection of Carling and Fairlawn avenues and across the street from Carlingwood Shopping Centre.

“This summer we’re excited to welcome customers to visit us in-store or through the convenience of our (drive-through) to pick up milk, cones and custom-made milkshakes,” the Crowe family, owners of Kawartha Dairy, said in the email.

There are many things you can do for free in Ottawa this spring, including exploring the tulips, visiting museums and free activities for kids. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at 10 things you can do for free in Ottawa this

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They sure went out of their way to not say "Ottawa"

Some councillors want to legally require developers to create parking spots.

New housing proposals that don’t include parking spots will be rejected.

Other councillors disagree.

Hello! My wife and I are currently living in Spain but are going to have a kid soon and looking to move back closer to my family in Ottawa. Ideally we would like to live some place walkable and are looking for some advice on neighbourhoods in Ottawa to explore. My family is in Carlington near Carling & Merivale and I’m not a huge fan on that area, Carling isn’t that pleasnt to walk around and the closest grocery store is Food Basics which isn’t that far away but involves walking around Carling and the 417 exit to get to.

I got some mixed advice about lower town and center town. I’ve heard that they are generally walkable but can be sketchy. Is this true in general? For example is lower town sketchy all over or just around Rideau? Like if we found a place south of Laurier would it be sketchy over there?

Are there other neighborhoods you’d recommend in the city that are walkable? I think the big things for me would be, being able to walk to a grocery store that you can get most of what you need, a pharmacy, and having decent access to transit. We’ll have a car but I really don’t enjoy driving and would like to avoid having to drive on daily basis.

Boosting this for awareness as I don't see much of it on the other SM forums I am on.

Chris Barber and Tamara Lich have been found not guilty of most charges against them for their roles in the 2022 truck convoy protest in Ottawa.

On Thursday at the Ottawa Courthouse, Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey found the pair not guilty of four charges apiece relating to intimidation and obstructing police.

They were both found guilty of counselling others to commit mischief. Perkins-McVey also found them both guilty of committing mischief themselves, but that finding was stayed at the request of Crown lawyers.

Barber alone was found guilty of counselling others to disobey a court order. Lich was not charged with this.

All told, Barber was found guilty of two charges, not guilty of four and had a seventh stayed. Lich was found guilty of one, not guilty of four and had a sixth stayed.

In case you missed it you can follow the City of Ottawa on BlueSky at @ottawacity.ottawa.ca et aussi à @ottawaville.ottawa.ca as of about a month ago.

Be sure to check out their following page for other prominent Ottawa-related accounts.

A transformational shift in city zoning rules has taken another step forward, but some councillors worry people won't pay attention until it starts upending the look of their neighbourhoods.

The second draft of a massive rewrite of Ottawa's comprehensive zoning bylaw went through council's planning and housing committee on Monday, with only minor changes from the first.

It still axes rules that force developers to build a minimum number of parking spaces in new buildings, and only slightly walks back major increases to building heights and housing density in much of the city.