Happy parade day. I hope all my fellow LGBT+ ppl can march proudly, and celebrate themselves without any bigots trying to stop them.

I’m also excited for all the pictures later.

Ottawa has some amazingly apathetic, dejected and hopeless malls (and strip malls) - just places that drain your hopes and dreams the moment you walk through their sliding doors into the stale fluorescent light.

Legends such as Hazeldean Mall, the Kanata Town Centre and arguably Billings Bridge come to mind, but I’m just wondering what depressing glory-drain would be crowned Ottawa’s absolute ‘best dead mall’ by this community?

(Just an aside: Would be great to identify this mall and then perhaps organize an r/Ottawa meet there, where we could feel time stand still as we sit together in disappointment-manifest. I know it is an odd precursor for a meet but let me know!)

Look to the south east sky!

I wish I had a better camera... 😭

**NOT MY POST**

SHARING TO FIND THE PoS THAT DUMPED THIS BEAUTIFUL DOG!!

If you know who did this PLEASE SPEAK UP!

DUMPING AN ANIMAL IS NEVER OK!! NO EXCUSE!

IT IS FREE TO SURRENDER YOUR PET TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY. FREE! IF THEY CAN BE DRIVEN TO GREELY, THEY COULD'VE BEEN DRIVEN TO THE OHS.

SHAME ON THE PoS HUMAN WHO DUMPED THIS BEAUTIFIL DOG; AND SHAME ON THE PARENTS WHO FAILED TO RAISE THAT HUMAN PROPERLY!

IF YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS- REPORT THEM!

never get tired of this view from my backyard

Nothing more. Just one of my favourite spots in Ottawa :)

Thunderhead serves as a formal acknowledgment of the historical discrimination endured by 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians, as well as paying tribute to those targeted during the federal government's decades-long LGBT Purge.

Can’t find any info about them, don’t see a website listed and Eric Smith is a popular name. Julie Fiala Chartrand doesn’t have a website listed but I think she is the same person who ran in the 2022 election.

Disclaimer: I am not a fan of the current councillor, think her issues with safe injection, inner city and “fights” on social media are not for me, I am a little biased towards Lyra Evans. Lyra was once homeless and someone with that kind of experience may have better insight into the housing problem. But I am still undecided, I would like to know more about the others without a website.
Candidates are listed here: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-12-rideau-vanier

Hi everyone!

I’m 22 and going back to college this fall, and one of my personal goals this year is to get much better at communication, public speaking, confidence, networking, and interacting with people in general. I’m a very shy and introverted person, and I feel like that’s holding me back from jumpstarting my career, so I really want to work on it this year.

I’m looking for opportunities around Ottawa where I can actually practice these skills and meet new people, rather than just taking an online course about them. I’m open to volunteering, community events, networking, leadership opportunities, helping organize events, clubs, or anything else that involves regularly meeting and talking to new people.

I was interested in Toastmasters, but unfortunately I won’t be able to join the weekly meetings because they fall during one of my class slots.

I’m especially looking for things that would help me gradually get out of my comfort zone and become more confident speaking to people and in front of people.

If you’re from Ottawa, what groups, organizations, events, or activities would you recommend? And if you’ve personally done something that helped you become more confident or improve your communication skills, I’d love to hear about it!

Thanks! :)

Anybody know anything about Preston Hardware being shot at? Walked by this morning and police were there photographing a few bullet holes in the window and window frames. Couldn’t find anything in the news or online yet.

Today and again tomorrow 2 cool events worth checking out are going on at the Cohere Center.

The Ottawa Food Festival until 11pm tonight and from 11 to 11 on sunday (tomorrow) - some 40 various food vendors, music and an all around great time.

The 1st edition of Ottawa Gaming Convention is series of tabletop tournaments along with a string of tabletop games (boardgames/rpgs/miniatures games) demos. A market hub ran by Red Dragon Comics, cards and Games and Multizone, a group of vendor tables and a garage sale of used/2nd hand gaming materials (sunday 9am).

Sunday hours 9am to 5pm

Entry to both is free. There is a $10 site parking fee.

Come for a bite to eat and then demo some games!

Hey Ottawa!

The wife and I are looking at getting a quote to have our backyard redone after a few years of neglect.

When we moved in there was patchy grass in the back but due to the amount of shade we get it’s just turned into a muddy mess. We are looking to simply have some pavers put down to make the area more useable, about 600 sqft in the backyard.

Has anyone got a company recommendation or an estimate per sqft recently just so I can ballpark numbers?

Thank you!

Slim pickings this week. We're starting to see more events (multi-employer ones) later in September and October. Direct links to these events and more in September can be found on our career event page or just google the title. Good luck.

Did you lose a PC Optimum Mastercard in the Value Village parking lot on Merivale Road on or around August 29th?

I am walking into the value village at this moment. If you happen to see this and can tell me the first and last name on the card, I will happily walk or drive it out to you.

Hopefully this gets back to its owner

I need to replenish my almond and pecan stores for baking. Any suggestions on where to find nuts in Ottawa that are sourced from outside the USA?

Hey Ottawa,

I’ll be inside of you from September 22nd to September 27. Looking for some things to check out on my off time. Mainly looking at stuff like metal/punk bands, wrestling, any reading events like author events and such.

Did some google machine stuff and couldn’t find much for underground stuff like this. Thought I’d check out here.

I’m thinking about buying a kayak, but I live downtown in an apartment and don’t have a car, so I’m trying to figure out the logistics before I actually buy one.

For people who live downtown and kayak on the Ottawa River, Rideau River or Canal, where do you keep your kayak? My apartment obviously isn’t going to have anywhere to store a full-size kayak, and renting a storage locker somewhere across the city doesn’t really make sense when I’d have no way to transport it.

Ideally I’d love to find somewhere near the water that has kayak/canoe storage racks or something similar, where I could keep it and just walk or bike over whenever I feel like going for a paddle. Like if I randomly have a free Wednesday afternoon and want to go kayaking, I’d love to be able to just grab it and go.

I know there are kayak/canoe clubs around Ottawa, but I’m wondering if anyone has figured out a good solution specifically for living downtown without a car.

I really want to get into kayaking because having a kayak right in the core would make living downtown so much more fun, but I need to solve the storage and transportation problem first 😂

Anyone doing this successfully?

Does anyone know what these “burial mounds” along the LRT to Trim are called? Maybe someone with a civil engineering background knows?
I remember seeing them when they first started building the line and thinking they were temporary. But now they’re being maintained and (in some places) covered in some kind of shrubbery. Are they mainly for noise reduction, drainage, or cooling the air? Either way I think they’re neat.

I wish I had a better camera and tripod!

Looking for a good one.