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• Struck skunk loused up operations at Ottawa airport

  29-09-2018 23:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Republic Airlines passenger jet raised a stink at the Ottawa International Airport when it struck and killed a skunk upon landing.
  The twin-engine jet, inbound from from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, hit the skunk while landing at night on Sept. 11, according to a report published Thursday by the Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System, a federal database of aviation incidents.
  A following aircraft was instructed by air traffic controllers to circle and make a second lan
  
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• The 50th Annual Panda Game to attract thousands dlvr.it/QlmgN

  29-09-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
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• City pledges aid to tornado victims anxious to repair homes before winter

  29-09-2018 21:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has promised to expedite building permits for homeowners who have suffered tornado damage as they scramble to repair roofs, windows and walls before winter arrives.
  Mayor Jim Watson told a Saturday morning information session at Woodvale Pentacostal Church on Greenbank Road that the city has made disaster recovery its first order of business. All fees for city demolition and building permits to rebuild homes will be waived, he said, and the city may reduce or refund prope
  
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• Search continues for missing elderly man considered at 'high risk'

  29-09-2018 17:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police continue to search for Jose Rey, 85, who has been missing since Thursday and who is deemed at “high-risk” due to medical requirements.
  Rey was last seen at about 2 p.m. in the area of 936 Vances Side Rd. in the Dunrobin area.
  He is described as being of Hispanic descent, five feet four inches (163cm) tall, weighing 170 pounds (77 kg), balding with short greying hair and no facial hair.
  He was last seen wearing a short sleeve shirt with light green stripes and light
  
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• Military reserve intelligence company in Ottawa searches for new part-time operators

  29-09-2018 17:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Across the country Canadian Forces Army reserve units are opening their doors to the public on Saturday as part of a major recruiting effort.
  7 Intelligence Company, the reserve intelligence element for the National Capital Region, is looking for recruits to become military intelligence professionals.
  One of the company’s vehicles is in downtown Ottawa on Saturday at Cartier Square Drill Hall, 2 Queen Elizabeth Street as part of the Canadian Army’s reserve cross-country open house th
  
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• Weather: Pleasant daytime temperatures, risk of frost Saturday night

  29-09-2018 17:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  The capital region can look forward to pleasant daytime temperature Saturday and Sunday, albeit with a chance of showers.
  Saturday is expected to reach a high of 16 C, with a 40 per cent chance of showers Saturday. The UV index is expected to be about 4 or moderate.
  Cloudy periods will extend into Saturday night, with a slight chance of showers, before clearing around midnight.
  The low is expected to be a definitely autumnal 2 C, with a risk of frost.
  Sunday should be mainly sunny, but with
  
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• Struck skunk louses up operations at Ottawa airport

  29-09-2018 16:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  A Republic Airlines passenger jet raised a stink at the Ottawa International Airport earlier this week when it struck and killed a skunk upon landing.
  The twin-engine jet, inbound from from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, hit the skunk while landing Thursday night, according to the Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System, a federal database of aviation incidents.
  A following aircraft was instructed by air traffic controllers to circle and make a second landing attempt while
  
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• #ICYMI: Information sessions for tornado-affected residents ottawamatters.com/local-news/inf…

  29-09-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
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• In his new cookbook, Ottawa star chef Marc Lepine reveals Atelier restaurant's story and secrets

  29-09-2018 15:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa chef Marc Lepine used to be an avid cookbook reader.
  “The last four or five I bought, I’ve been too busy — I haven’t had time to get into them. I’ve stopped buying them,” says the chef-owner of the award-winning restaurant Atelier on Rochester Street.
  It’s hard to dispute Lepine’s priorities given that in 2012 and 2016 he was named the Canadian Culinary Champion on the strength of breathtaking dishes that, in each case months earlier, had wo
  
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• Wilson: Living by candlelight – what the tornado teaches us

  29-09-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  I spent a number of years of my adult life living in the Dominican Republic, at one point very much barefoot and pregnant. The halcyon picture we carry of the tropical life is so distant from what much of day-to-day is truly like, and a major part of that was our limited – or in some cases, non-existent – access to fresh water, electricity or the ever-so-elusive hot shower.
  We Canadians often see the world through rose-coloured glasses, spending thousands of dollars on all-inclusive
  
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• Today's letters: Governor General's a tricky job

  29-09-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  You needn’t be a rocket scientist to be the Governor General
  Re: Failure to launch, Sept. 22.
  Being Governor General is one of the most difficult jobs in the country, because it’s not necessarily a task for a highly educated achiever who wants to change the system. It’s a job for a traditional, duty-bound, diplomatic person.
  It’s also endless travelling, tiresome hand-shaking, constant handing out of awards and medals, numerous public functions, and an understanding that
  
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• Sherazi: Remember 'diversity' isn't just about race, gender and age

  29-09-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Much has been made of the fact that we have some diverse candidates in the municipal elections. Four candidates, for example, hope to open the door to greater representation at city hall by becoming the capital’s first black city councillors. And in a recent opinion column in the Citizen, Amira Elghawaby suggested more be done to attract diverse groups.
  While it is heartening to see discussions about diversity, it strikes me that the discussion is often narrowed to race, sexual orient
  
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• Editorial: Lessons from the tornadoes

  29-09-2018 12:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  The tornadoes eight days ago blew away a lot of assumptions. For instance, the assumption that we are insulated from large-scale disasters. Between the 1994 Aylmer tornado, the 1998 ice storm, the 2017 floods and the Sept. 21 twisters, we have learned that we are not.
  Another assumption was demolished too, however: that we live in an age of social isolation in which we lack empathy for others. Numerous acts of heroism, compassion and generosity this past week reminded us that disasters can also
  
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• Ontario to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  29-09-2018 06:30 via twitter.com
  Ontario to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  29-09-2018 05:30 via twitter.com
  Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Concert review: Elton John bids farewell

  29-09-2018 05:15 via ottawacitizen.com
  Concert review
  Elton John
  Canadian Tire Centre
  Reviewed Friday
  Elton John said goodbye to his Ottawa fans on Friday with a dazzling celebration of a concert at Canadian Tire Centre, part of his three-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour.He also said a few words of gratitude about the fans’ “incredible loyalty, love and kindness. It’s been a huge part of my life and I’m going to miss it,” he said late in the show.It was not a time for sorrow, though. In his sig
  
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• Tornado recovery volunteers fan out to affected areas. ottawamatters.com/local-news/vet…

  29-09-2018 04:30 via twitter.com
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• Tornado aftermath: Sixty buildings seriously damaged in Gatineau, some will be demolished

  29-09-2018 04:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sixty buildings, mainly in Hull’s Mont-Bleu neighbourhood, were seriously damaged in the tornado that ripped through Gatineau last Friday.
  Two of the most badly damaged buildings have already been demolished. The City of Gatineau says it has received six applications to demolish buildings, a process it is speeding up to help with recovery from the storm, which also damaged buildings in Aylmer and other parts of Gatineau.
  Gatineau was one of the hardest-hit areas in the storm that unleashed
  
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• New military jet crashes, pilot ejects in South Carolina. ottawamatters.com/world-news/new…

  29-09-2018 03:30 via twitter.com
  New military jet crashes, pilot ejects in South Carolina.ottawamatters.com/world-news/new…
  
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• Tesla faces a reckoning with CEO Elon Musk's job in jeopardy. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  29-09-2018 02:30 via twitter.com
  Tesla faces a reckoning with CEO Elon Musk's job in jeopardy.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: MacLeod, Harder announce $106,000 raised for the community

  29-09-2018 02:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod and Barrhaven ward Coun. Jan Harder announced Friday at the Walter Baker Centre that neighbours had come together to raise $106,000 for six different community organizations following last week’s devastating tornadoes.
  “This week, the outpouring of generosity has been extraordinary,” MacLeod said.
  The funds will go toward four local food cupboards, the Salvation Army and the Arlington Woods Free Methodist Church, which had most of the roof of its ch
  
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• Major counter-explosive threat training exercise to start Monday – police and military taking part

  29-09-2018 01:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  The largest counter-explosive threat training exercise to take place in Canada begins on Monday. Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER will continue until Friday, October 19 at Canadian Forces Base Borden and 4thCanadian Division Training Centre Meaford in Ontario.
  The aim of the exercise is to refine skills needed to defeat explosive threats that could be faced during operations, according to the Canadian military. Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER 2018 includes participation from various Canadian police agencies an
  
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• Ontario seeks extension on overdose prevention sites as it decides fate of facilities. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  29-09-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Ontario seeks extension on overdose prevention sites as it decides fate of facilities.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Fundraising events this weekend and beyond

  29-09-2018 01:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  There are a host of events this weekend and beyond that are raising money and other donations for people affected by the Sept. 21 tornadoes:
  Saturday
  Abbeyfield House, a non-profit seniors residence, is holding a fundraising garage sale from 9 a.m. to noon at 425 Parkdale Ave.
  Summer Knight Cruisers car club is hosting a fundraiser Saturday at the Rideau Carleton Raceway, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public are encouraged to come to a show, bring a donation — cash and non-perishable foo
  
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• Ottawa councillors alarmed cities won't control location of marijuana stores

  29-09-2018 01:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Several Ottawa city councillors say they are dismayed to learn that municipalities will have little power to control where marijuana shops are located.
  “It’s a tragedy,” Coun. Mathieu Fleury says of the Ontario Conservative government’s cannabis legislation.
  Fleury has spoken out against the “marijuana alley” of illegal dispensaries along Montreal Road. The same thing could happen when legal shops arrive because the province will place no limits on the number
  
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• BMO digital investing head says interest rising among young people, retirees. ottawamatters.com/national-busin…

  29-09-2018 00:30 via twitter.com
  BMO digital investing head says interest rising among young people, retirees.ottawamatters.com/national-busin…
  
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• Tornado aftermath: Ottawa's battered trees will live on, expert says

  29-09-2018 00:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa’s urban forests took a beating last week, especially the majestic white pines of Arlington Woods, but an expert on preserving old trees says it doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the trees or the cherished forest.
  “If a tree is alive and has well-established roots, there’s a good chance it will survive,” said Philip van Wassenaer, an arborist with Urban Forest Innovations Inc. and one of the authors of Ottawa’s 20-year management plan for its urban for
  
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