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Checking In - September 2022
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dewlineIt's been a couple of years, yeah, but I wanted to check in with everyone still active hereabouts...?
Business Resource: Together Apart
Apr. 15th, 2020 08:47 amdewlineI just heard about this via NCF and CBC Ottawa. If you're in the Ottawa area, this might be helpful to you. You can search by category and neighbourhood. If there's an equivalent resource for Gatineau, please let me know so that I can add it?
https://www.together-apart.ca/
https://www.together-apart.ca/
dewlineDetails and links here for anyone interested:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/octranspo-covid19-safety-bus-lrt-1.5498997
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/octranspo-covid19-safety-bus-lrt-1.5498997
Coping With COVID-19
Mar. 17th, 2020 06:06 pmdewlineHow's everyone here doing so far?
We'll try to get a list of relevant links set up later today or tomorrow, but any suggestions on what to add in are welcome.
We'll try to get a list of relevant links set up later today or tomorrow, but any suggestions on what to add in are welcome.
dewlineHoping this doesn't mess up anyone's day or night...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-gatineau-traffic-march-9-2020-1.5490688
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-gatineau-traffic-march-9-2020-1.5490688
Herongate Situation as of End of Feb 2020
Feb. 27th, 2020 03:33 pmdewlineBeen watching this play out from a distance over the last year or two. A few friendly acquaintances have either lived or worked in the affected area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/legal-fees-piling-up-heron-gate-residents-1.5477429
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/legal-fees-piling-up-heron-gate-residents-1.5477429
27 Feb 2020: Blizzard Mode
Feb. 27th, 2020 09:08 amdewlineLooks like we've got a partial urban shutdown underway due to today's weather. Details here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/closures-winter-storm-ottawa-gatineau-thursday-1.5477273
Or here:
https://ottawastart.com/useful-links-to-help-you-survive-a-winter-storm-in-ottawa/
En français:
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/tempete-hivernale-transport-scolaire-annule-en-ontario-ecoles-fermees-en-outaouais-9c2560f31c5f708cf6d1a03daefaff4c
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1542468/tempete-outaouais-gatineau-ottawa-neige
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/ottawa/lo-train-paralyse-durant-la-tempete-de-neige-777eaf6d377e1dfc6527d04a899ae4a5
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/closures-winter-storm-ottawa-gatineau-thursday-1.5477273
Or here:
https://ottawastart.com/useful-links-to-help-you-survive-a-winter-storm-in-ottawa/
En français:
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/tempete-hivernale-transport-scolaire-annule-en-ontario-ecoles-fermees-en-outaouais-9c2560f31c5f708cf6d1a03daefaff4c
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1542468/tempete-outaouais-gatineau-ottawa-neige
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/ottawa/lo-train-paralyse-durant-la-tempete-de-neige-777eaf6d377e1dfc6527d04a899ae4a5
CBC: Mrs. Tiggy Winkles Closing Down
Feb. 26th, 2020 08:25 pmdewlineThis toy store has been an Ottawa-the-city institution for decades. Yes, I've bought the odd gift for relatives and friends there since moving to Ottawa. It's going to hurt to lose them for a lot of people.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mrs-tiggy-winkles-closes-1.5477333
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mrs-tiggy-winkles-closes-1.5477333
Open Transit Thread
Jan. 31st, 2018 08:18 pmdewlineAnyone else got the sense that our transit drivers were getting more trouble than they deserved this afternoon?
Net Neutrality Protests?
Dec. 6th, 2017 12:29 pmdewlineNoting this:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/net-neutrality-protests-start-thursday-how-to-find-one-near-you/
Does anyone know of such events being planned for Ottawa-Gatineau?
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/net-neutrality-protests-start-thursday-how-to-find-one-near-you/
Does anyone know of such events being planned for Ottawa-Gatineau?
Local Newspapers
Dec. 3rd, 2017 09:42 amdewlineSince the latest round of chain-owned newspaper closures was announced by TorStar and PostMedia this past tenday or so, someone was smart enough to work up a list of neighbourhood-specific weeklies and monthlies being published across Ottawa-Gatineau:
http://ottawastart.com/a-list-of-community-news-outlets-in-ottawa/
If you don't see yours on the list, let them know which one(s) and where to find them on the web if possible.
http://ottawastart.com/a-list-of-community-news-outlets-in-ottawa/
If you don't see yours on the list, let them know which one(s) and where to find them on the web if possible.
