In case you’re wondering why
#centretown
residents and the rest of urban Ottawa are losing our minds…my watch was showing dB readings hitting 105 dB at Bank & Queen. This occupation has ZERO sympathy from us anymore.
#OttawaOccupation
#GoHomeConvoy
#ottcity
Thanks to the lovely
#centretown
chalk 🧑🎨 who graced the sidewalks with a warm welcome to the forthcoming 🏍 🤡 show descending upon our city.
#RollingBlunder
#Ottawa
WARNING: Turn down 🔈
As of 1900 it has basically been like this for the past 6 hours. The worst to date with dB readings peaking at 110 dB. I counted a number of kids and toddlers in strollers in the vicinity. People, this is Day 20 of the
#OttawaOccupation
#OttCity
Soooo...
@OttawaBylaw
has served me with a complaint that I need to cut my grass by Sunday 02 September 2024. Slight Problem:
✨I don't have any grass (see 📸s)✨
I left a message and made multiple calls...nothing. Is someone pranking me? Does my garden suck? What am I missing?
BTW, I went to visit my friend afterwards and she was like “You do realize you smell like 🤢 petrol/gas/exhaust fumes on your clothes”
And that was from literally only walking 1.5 KM along Rideau/Wellington to Bank to Slater to Colonel By/Sussex for about 45 minutes.
OMG! The
#FreedomConvoy2022
trucks are gone and it’s quiet at Rideau/Sussex. For those keeping score:
✅ Orange Bronco 💥
✅ TABARNAK Freedom truck 💥
✅ Jesus Evildoers UHaul 💥
✅ DJ Cotton Eye Joe 💥
✅ 45 dB at Rideau/Sussex 🥂
#RamRanchResistance
#Ottawa
#ConvoyGoHome
Can someone explain to me why 1000+ people/hour are squished onto the sidewalks so a handful of 🚘s can needlessly drive around on 🇨🇦 Day of all days in the busiest part of the city. It is so completely absurd 🤷♂️
#ottcity
Hey
@OttawaPolice
anytime you want to come by Albert near O’Connor, basically every truck here has been violating the injunction. I saw 101 dB show up on my watch. Taken at 21:02 this evening (and this is one small sample no doubt).
#ottawaoccupiers
#ottcity
#ConvoyGoHome
@613_Me
This camera angle tells a vastly different story. I’m hopeful that this gets more airplay/reach than the Rebel News angle.
@glen_mcgregor
has been superb with his coverage of the Convoy right from the start. This is a really dangerous precedent.
I’m a raver and have stood next to a Funktion One sound system in Fabric at London with D&B/Jungle legend LTJ Bukem on the decks. My watch maybe maxed out at 95 dB for reference.
Thank god
@DowntownBank
got the support to extend the pilot. The picnickers are mushrooming and I’ve never seen so many happy people on Bank St. What an awesome Saturday night in our lovely city.
@PaulChampLaw
I think this is more than generous and shows that despite the significant harms being done to all of us in
#ottcity
, we are willing to be reasonable. We’re all behind Paul, Emilie, and those who’ve put their names behind this lawsuit.
@JoelHardenONDP
@cmckenney
Bravo! This is the action and leadership we need in this city. There will be zero doubt whom I'm voting for mayor of Ottawa this year.
@dieworkwear
Biden. Not even close…and it is amazing that he’s practically double DeSantis’s age, looks healthier, and is rocking a pretty nice beach look that probably required 2 seconds of contemplation on Biden’s part.
I guess the 🎄 🚲 thing is getting more normalized in Ottawa now? I biked down Clarence and Dalhousie to get my tree home and not one 🚗 🚶♂️ 🚴 in the Market seemed to care there was an 8 foot tree on my bike! Once I arrived in New Ed, more attention came.
#ottbike
So in the meantime...we wait to see if disgruntled sourpuss lodges another complaint or if this was a one-off blip in the matrix. Either way, I'm surprised these complaints get auto-generated with no vetting. I had assumed Bylaw was out there 🕵️♂️ on my garden for weeds 🤣.
@_MarkSutcliffe
Seriously Mark, what is your beef with
#ottbike
? We use our bikes for 🛒 🎄 ✈️ and taking our kids to school in the ❄️ when the 🚌 is cancelled. We’re ALL OVER THE CITY and use them to go all over the city. We get a plan for a larger number of users…not just 🚗s.
And this is why I drove from Ottawa to IKEA MTL, biked to Mont Royal whilst scaling fences, mud, and usurping the giant parking lot that was urban MTL. The descent into complete darkness across the horizon was breathtaking.
#Eclipse2024
#Montreal
#totality
#ottbike
If grumpy-pants complains again, a Bylaw Officer will be dispatched to look at the situation and find a resolution, if warranted/needed. However, the Bylaw person over the phone looked at the streetview of my address and chuckled that this wouldn't be a problem for me! /2
Kudos to the OC Transpo driver on the 6 Rockcliffe who de escalated a pretty volatile situation with an inebriated passenger this evening…a 🧵
@OccTranspo
@OC_Transpo
@wickdchiq
Awesome thread. You’re among the very few who rightly point out the notion of racism/fascism/general bad behaviour is pretty rooted in 🇨🇦 and not an imported problem (although our friends to the south help fan its flames). This made-in-🇨🇦 sweep under the rug is very problematic.
The monumental stupidity of this city knows no bounds. I along with every other 🚶 now has to slide down the shitty🍁 hill because of this ridiculous gate. There’s literally nowhere else to go when you take the stone dust path across MacDonald Park 🤷🏻♂️.
#ottwalk
Had the fortuitous pleasure of bumping into
@jen_keesmaat
in Chinatown today: “I follow you on Twitter, I think you’re awesome, and I hope you win!”
#keesmaat4mayor
So Sparks Street is looking a whole lot more awesome for
#winterlude
as I spotted some fun stuff getting setup on my walk back home.
I may have to pause my
#ottbike
commute at some point this week to try out the funky teeter-totters!
Update: Bylaw did finally get back to me. Basically any complaint like this results in an automatic form letter sent to the owner. Typically in valid situations, the owner will rectify the situation without any officer intervention unless grump-pants complains again.
Nice to know that the
@NCC_CCN
understands that Ottawa’s 18 months of winter doesn’t actually begin on August 27th. The Riverhouse was packed and people were really enjoying the 19C water temp (incl me 😎) on this glorious Autumn day in Ottawa.
#ottweather
#ottcity
Thrilled to see the 🚘s have been given the 🥾 in favour of a wonderful
#Winterlude
installation of a Sonic Runway in the
#BywardMarket
🎉
PS - I braved -30C windchills and biblical snow squalls to retrieve my 📱 with my bare hands and take this 📸.
#ONStorm
#ExtremeCold
@nilikm
Regardless of the highly undesirable outcome of running out of time, kudos to yourself and supporters for bringing this motion and to
@LyraEvansOtt
for masterfully Chairing what has got to be one of the most challenging meetings I've certainly seen.
@BridgieCasey
Left-leaning, NDP voting, bike riding pinko here: my anecdotal take on PP’s “base” is that most of his policies wouldn’t benefit/help them materially in any way. America’s aversion to taxation is not anything I want to see become the norm here in 🇨🇦.
I realize
@_MarkSutcliffe
has the vast resources of an entire bureaucracy at his disposal but a quick scan of the Global
@Strava
heat map and my own speaks volumes to the active uses of QE.
I would love to get my hands on the global Strava data for this!
#ottbike
#ottcity
Update: Bylaw did finally get back to me. Basically any complaint like this results in an automatic form letter sent to the owner. Typically in valid situations, the owner will rectify the situation without any officer intervention unless grump-pants complains again.
Soooo...
@OttawaBylaw
has served me with a complaint that I need to cut my grass by Sunday 02 September 2024. Slight Problem:
✨I don't have any grass (see 📸s)✨
I left a message and made multiple calls...nothing. Is someone pranking me? Does my garden suck? What am I missing?
As much as we complain about
@OC_Transpo
, I will say the staff generally handle these very difficult situations really well…but this particular driver was exemplary.
This was bus 4503 on Murray in front of Chez Lucien around 21:40.
A mere handful of seconds before this, a massive rumble of thunder and bright flash of ⚡️ briefly illuminated the sky before raindrops the size of grapefruits came down.
#ottweather
#onstorm
I was beyond thrilled to bump into
@cmckenney
and their lovely team canvassing in Lowertown yesterday evening. We had a great chat and they indulged me in taking a great 📸 too!
#OTTpoli
#McKenneyForMayor
I seriously can’t get over how beautiful the ❄️ is right now. That stiff gust of wind has yet to materialize here in New Edinburgh after what 35+ CMs of heavy wet snow!
#OttWeather
#ONStorm
#seenonmywalk
@DaveBikeSki
Even the Minto Bridges with wooden planks/decking for pedestrians is winter maintained by…drum roll…the City of Ottawa (per exhibit A below).
I would love to know what is so technically different between these three bridges that makes that one not plowable? It’s baffling 🤷♂️
@ladybugspicnic
@OttawaBylaw
I didn't realize the whole ROW thing until now...I reckon the wrought iron fence and garden has been there for 30+ years. I actually thought it was because someone thought I didn't "cut the grass". I will definitely email my Councillor because this seems odd.
@cathmckenna
@cmckenney
The whole speech was a masterclass IMO. But the first 60 seconds was absolute brilliance and helped heal my 💔 as a staunch supporter of them.
@Ward_Verschaeve
@cmckenney
I just about fell out of my seat when I saw on their Wikipedia site that they're 61...there's clearly some superhuman genetics going on here. It also required a bit of digging to unearth the ultra trail marathons (50+ K) they've competed in.
At this point, the City should just rename the MUPs to GUPs —> Goose User Priority because at this time of year, it seems like it’s basically their path 😂
🪿🐥 🛑
Behold my 2023🎄 ➡️ 🚲 submission!
My friends at Rick & Dan’s in the
#bywardmarket
are always up to the task of getting my 8 ft Fraser Fir onto the front rack of my
#ottbike
. Was a great source of entertainment for all my flybys & honourable mention for the
#carryshitolympics
.
@PaulChampLaw
“I live in the country and cannot bike everywhere like you privileged
#ottbike
loving
#centretown
lawyers…ergo I did not wear a mask.”
Sooooo
#ottbike
, we’re apparently living rent free inside the minds of the Freedom Convoyers! Our mere existence is why they didn’t mask! 😂
I’ve heard the Ottawa 🐉 🚤 festival will be called off when the AQHI >= 6. It’s looking pretty apocalyptic out there already….
#ottweather
#ONfire
#smoke
#ottbike
@_MarkSutcliffe
Mark and
@NCC_CCN
: please post your data on this. My anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise.
Also emergency vehicles have access to this road if they need it...this is not a real impediment IMO.
The QE MUP is a disaster when the road is closed for AT during peak usage times.
I was reminded how awesome this stretch of Somerset is w/⛔️🚗 as I was devouring fried chicken, grits, and curry fries to a lovely live band. While I miss
@DowntownBank
’s shutdown during 2020…I’m so happy for this stretch of paradise in
#centretown
on a hot evening like tonight!
@cmckenney
Seriously, you’re best! I will always treasure helping out your campaign however I could and the serendipitous chance encounters in the wild as you were canvassing with your amazing team. ❤️ 👊🏼
@LoblawsON
@Toon_Dreessen
You can rest assured that if an actual fire were to break out in that store, I’ll be channeling my inner Beyoncé and will ruthlessly smash through that useless barrier to free myself and the other shoppers. What an awful design.
Sign envy no more!
The lovely
@cmckenney
🪧 brigade dropped off a delightful present in my front garden this evening. The colours match perfectly if I don’t say so myself!
#McKenneyForMayor
#ottpoli
Here’s my Happy New Year
#stravaart
submission for all of my Ottawa crew who are 🚲 🏃 🚶 ♿️ ⛷️ 🛼 ⛸️ 🏊 into 2023!!!
For those interested, a quick 🧵with 📸s on how I 🏃♂️ the streets of
#centretown
#ottawa
to make this happen:
@SjamieIt
Taken over the last 10 years, anytime the City opens any of the Market's streets for pedestrian use and brings cool stuff to the Market, people come in droves...whether it's the Cinco de Mayo festivities this weekend or giant mechanized fire breathing 🐉s roaming the streets!
@_MarkSutcliffe
This is a bizarrely unbalanced way to go about collecting the opinions of residents in the city. Am I to conclude:
For = Num respondents to your petition
Against = 1000000 - (For)
Seriously, how are you going to infer opposition to this?
Decided to do this big Gatineau loop in flip flops, festive trunks, and kept going through the downpours. I even passed some people (much to their dismay). Probably thought my
#Brompton
was a e-bike. Anyways, it was a fun
#ottbike
challenge (coupled with a glorious
#bikeswim
)
@stopfascism_now
@OttawaBylaw
I have gardens in the back that have some weeds I tend to monthly. I also have Vinca, thyme, and other ground covers because of the trees and shade in the back. I get a landscape service to do a massive cleanup in late May each year and they didn't identify anything noxious.
@cmckenney
Seriously, this city is immensely fortunate to have someone with the leadership, experience, and vision of
@cmckenney
. They have demonstrated in the plainest of language what they're going to do and why. It's refreshing on so many levels!!!
OK
#ottbike
,
#velogat
,
#ottwalk
,
#ottroll
, this survey took me ~4 minutes to complete. Given the supposed furor around this, I suspect it would be helpful to give the NCC some real data from the people who actually like this program.
Because
@DowntownBank
closed the street 3 weeks ago, I’ve spent every Saturday here pub and restaurant crawling! Broke out the picnic blanket for extra awesomeness!
#ibikeibuy
#ottbike
Chapeau to the NCC and everyone who came together to make this happen. Finally had my first 🏊♂️ and couldn’t be more thrilled!
The ONEC was buzzing with activity for a ☀️ mid-afternoon on a Thursday! Can confirm the water was a 👌🏼 23C (better than the 26C at the Pond nearby!).
@EvanLSolomon
@CBCAdrianH
I’ve been pretty disappointed in Ford’s bizarre inaction until now but I’m happy to see some movement and acknowledgement of this dire situation for us in Ottawa. I would *LOVE* to know what concrete action this is going to yield over and above the feeble measures to date?
My
#CapitalPride
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📸 highlights of an amazing day:
1) 🌈
#ottbike
(the only way to get around!!)
2) Fav costume: My Uterus My Rules - 🥇
3)
@cmckenney
(our future mayor 👊🏼) posing with their lovely wife!
4) Best selfie with
@laura_shantz
@PHfloor
This is what was there before. It's amazing now that 6 independent units exist in what was a single occupancy home. Interestingly enough, the CA was strictly opposed to the original design (big-box 3 storey semi) but the CA and BHSC endorsed the resulting redesign wholeheartedly!
@GurdeepPandher
@brittlestar
I could literally watch this on repeat all day. I cannot imagine anyone in Canada (or the world) who wouldn't crack a huge smile watching this. Bravo to two lovely Canadians!
@Sam_McAleese
I’ve held many an outdoor birthday/pizza party in the park. And seriously, who saves a dozen pizza boxes in their house and randomly decides one day to dispose of them in the city garbage 😂
On another note, there are other uniformed personnel (CAF, CBSA, etc.) that have guidelines on when/where they can wear their uniforms (and certainly carrying weapons off-duty)...so I imagine they aren't allowed to show up at their kid's schools in-uniform with weapons!
Many of them are leaders and role models in the community and also parents and volunteers at local schools. A parent who offers to visit her child's school to share her career experiences should not be turned away. I encourage the school board to reconsider their decision.
@CarymaRules
I hope the fines helped offset the costs of this equipment/staff deployed to remove the paint. Unlikely…but there’s always hope.
Seriously, this must’ve taken them a couple of hours to paint that…didn’t anyone think to step in and stop it after the 1st few brush strokes? 🤷🏻♂️
Q: Can you ride a
#Brompton
for a triathlon?
A: Hell yes!
This was my 1st 🏊♂️ 🚲 🏃♂️ and I loved it! Donning my sportiest 🩴s for the 🚲, I was able to do well uphill but was getting destroyed on the flats/downhills. What a great event and 👌🏼 setting!
#ottbike
#velogat
#Triathon
Thanks to the
@NCC_CCN
, I have never seen so many happy 🚴 🚶 🏃 🛼 🧑🦽on SJAM/SGEC today when they were reopened for us again. Oh yeah, the🥇
#ottweather
certainly helps too....
@ottawacity
I totally understand the need to preserve the surface to allow for grooming operations, but the point about concerns with plowing/salting/grit on steel heritage structure/timber decking, please explain why this works on the Minto Bridges in New Edinburgh:
@DaveBikeSki
Even the Minto Bridges with wooden planks/decking for pedestrians is winter maintained by…drum roll…the City of Ottawa (per exhibit A below).
I would love to know what is so technically different between these three bridges that makes that one not plowable? It’s baffling 🤷♂️
There’s a million signs that Ottawa is experiencing unprecedented wacky weather this year…but none more poignant than the sighting of this piece of
#ottcity
heritage a good month earlier than usual.
#ottweather
PS - My man LBG Ismael even slowed down so I could capture this 📸
@RebeccaBromwich
The rule of law I observed was the police springing into action at the mere whiff of any form of counter protest…but other than the Emergencies Act, the only relief to
#centretown
was the injunction that was truly a grassroots effort led by Zexi Li and
@PaulChampLaw
.
#ONStorm
#FreezingRain
#ottcity
PSA 🚨: the ice accretion and winds are creating the conditions for heavy tree branches to fall down (as evidenced by my lovely maple branch that scared the living daylights during a call as it fell down and thankfully injured nobody).
#ottweather
Hey
@ottawacity
FTFY!
It is seriously satisfying (and infuriating) to have to deadlift/toss these chunky signs off the sidewalk. And frankly they’re more visible to 🚘s as well in the after 📸. 🤷♂️
#ottcity
#ottwalk
#ottroll
@RachelDecoste
@Morneau_Shepell
Unreal yet unsurprising. When I was laid off, they were paid $5000/employee to provide outplacement services. Dudebro extolled the virtues of dog walking and fast food franchises to a room full of software devs...and told a war story of getting "Jew'd down" in a negotiation.