andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦
@ottawandrew.bsky.social
Graphic designer. Lapsed political scientist. Following 🇨🇦+🇺🇸+🇬🇧+Ottawa municipal politics and 🇬🇧 comedy podcasts. 🦁🦁🦁🏴⚽️ (Ottawa, Canada - not the other one in Illynoise).
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward - you’re better than this.
ME: June 2025: no way will the East End light rail be running
OC Today: we hoped to have proved you wrong…. April 1 2026 now.
Call me, Nostradamus
OC Today: we hoped to have proved you wrong…. April 1 2026 now.
Call me, Nostradamus
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward - you’re better than this.
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“The fares will increase until ridership improves” - #autowa mayor
Transit Committee to vote on budget that includes fare increases
Transit Committee to vote on budget that includes fare increases
Ottawa’s Transit Committee is set to vote on the city’s latest budget, one that includes fare hikes for transit riders. CTV’s Kimberley Johnson reports.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“The fares will increase until ridership improves” - #autowa mayor
☠️ 🌀.
Transit Committee to vote on budget that includes fare increases
Transit Committee to vote on budget that includes fare increases
Ottawa’s Transit Committee is set to vote on the city’s latest budget, one that includes fare hikes for transit riders. CTV’s Kimberley Johnson reports.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
☠️ 🌀.
📰 July 9, 2025: Vehcile rams into downtown Ottawa apartment building
📸 November 23, 2025
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📸 November 23, 2025
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November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📰 July 9, 2025: Vehcile rams into downtown Ottawa apartment building
📸 November 23, 2025
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📸 November 23, 2025
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2 new LEGO Botanicals sets to add to the collection 😍
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
2 new LEGO Botanicals sets to add to the collection 😍
It’s absolute car f*ckery on Bank Street (Christmas Market and Santa Claus parade (along QED) convergence at Landsdowne)
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It’s absolute car f*ckery on Bank Street (Christmas Market and Santa Claus parade (along QED) convergence at Landsdowne)
May the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future bestow upon you a visit this holiday season.
It was a beautiful night to kick off the holiday season at Lansdowne with the annual tree lighting, and the Christmas Market is officially open.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
May the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future bestow upon you a visit this holiday season.
There is no known universe where this stretch of sidewalk remains cone and signage free.
✅ sidewalk replaced
✅ cones removed
❓NEW SIGN - ‘no sidewalk plows beyond this point’
✅ sidewalk replaced
✅ cones removed
❓NEW SIGN - ‘no sidewalk plows beyond this point’
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There is no known universe where this stretch of sidewalk remains cone and signage free.
✅ sidewalk replaced
✅ cones removed
❓NEW SIGN - ‘no sidewalk plows beyond this point’
✅ sidewalk replaced
✅ cones removed
❓NEW SIGN - ‘no sidewalk plows beyond this point’
F*ck you Danielle Smith and f*ck you all those in Alberta who think this is OK.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
F*ck you Danielle Smith and f*ck you all those in Alberta who think this is OK.
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The sidewalk is now officially open however those wishing to pay their respects to the cones are still able to do so.
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The sidewalk is now officially open however those wishing to pay their respects to the cones are still able to do so.
Mayor of Amalgamation Town buoyed by 'positive feedback' from suburban and rural residents.
There’s nothing more valuable than speaking directly with residents at their homes and hearing what matters most to them. It was great to hear such positive feedback from residents about the direction we’re taking. I always appreciate the honest conversations at the door.
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mayor of Amalgamation Town buoyed by 'positive feedback' from suburban and rural residents.
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One year, 4,464 calls, 92% required no police intervention. The Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) in Centretown is sending the right people to help in cases of mental health or substance use crises. It represents the de-tasking of police and it works.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Centretown crisis response team handled thousands of calls in its 1st year, report shows | CBC News
Launched in August 2024, the Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) team responded to 4,464 calls in its first year, according to numbers in a new city report. The pilot program aims to pr...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
One year, 4,464 calls, 92% required no police intervention. The Alternative Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR) in Centretown is sending the right people to help in cases of mental health or substance use crises. It represents the de-tasking of police and it works.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What’s the matter Chilli Heatwave boy, afraid you might taste some yuletide whimsy? 😏
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What’s the matter Chilli Heatwave boy, afraid you might taste some yuletide whimsy? 😏
The former Hudson Bay location on Rideau could be turned into one of these too.
Ikea ‘Plan and order point’ opening in Gatineau in 2026
Ikea ‘Plan and order point’ opening in Gatineau in 2026
Acquiring certain items from Ikea will soon be easier than before for residents of Gatineau, as the Swedish furnishing giant will be opening a Plan and order point at 1100 Maloney Ouest Boulevard.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The former Hudson Bay location on Rideau could be turned into one of these too.
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Woody the Talking Christmas Tree awakens in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!
Do you love him? Or? 🎄😅🤪
Do you love him? Or? 🎄😅🤪
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Woody the Talking Christmas Tree awakens in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!
Do you love him? Or? 🎄😅🤪
Do you love him? Or? 🎄😅🤪
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Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Unionized Starbucks Workers Are on Strike Across the US
Starbucks workers at 65 stores in 40 cities across the US walked out Thursday, striking against what they describe as unfair labor practices and the company’s stonewalling at the bargaining table. The...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
The owner of Somerset House is having a laugh at our expense.
- June 6, 2025 CTV article - ‘Major construction begins’
- Photo of construction site taken today.
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- June 6, 2025 CTV article - ‘Major construction begins’
- Photo of construction site taken today.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The owner of Somerset House is having a laugh at our expense.
- June 6, 2025 CTV article - ‘Major construction begins’
- Photo of construction site taken today.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
- June 6, 2025 CTV article - ‘Major construction begins’
- Photo of construction site taken today.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
TRUMP: Tariffs don’t raise prices!
ALSO TRUMP:
🌮.
ALSO TRUMP:
🌮.
BREAKING: President Trump suspends tariffs on a range of foods including beef, bananas and coffee, amid complaints of high grocery prices.
Trump issues order rolling back some of his food tariffs
The directive comes as the president has come under criticism for high grocery prices.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
TRUMP: Tariffs don’t raise prices!
ALSO TRUMP:
🌮.
ALSO TRUMP:
🌮.
Impressive.
Now imagine the stats that could be racked up with a bike share program.
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Now imagine the stats that could be racked up with a bike share program.
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2-hour, 28 km scooter ride the longest in Ottawa this summer
Neuron Mobility is providing statistics on e-scooter use on Ottawa roads over the summer as part of the City of Ottawa’s plan to allow the two-wheeled electric scooters to operate in the city.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Impressive.
Now imagine the stats that could be racked up with a bike share program.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Now imagine the stats that could be racked up with a bike share program.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
On the one hand I get it - people may want to go above and beyond to contribute to specific and sometimes unpredictable needs.
On the other hand, maybe some of the needs that are the recipients of these contributions could just be properly funded instead?
On the other hand, maybe some of the needs that are the recipients of these contributions could just be properly funded instead?
City of Ottawa Contribution Program to have specific directions for donations
City of Ottawa Contribution Program to have specific directions for donations
The City of Ottawa’s newly established City of Ottawa Contribution Program is intended to be refined for specific circumstances, according to the councillor whose motion introduced the program.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
On the one hand I get it - people may want to go above and beyond to contribute to specific and sometimes unpredictable needs.
On the other hand, maybe some of the needs that are the recipients of these contributions could just be properly funded instead?
On the other hand, maybe some of the needs that are the recipients of these contributions could just be properly funded instead?
Flu and Covid vaxxed 💉 💉earlier today and wallop! - the side effects are now kicking in 😬
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Flu and Covid vaxxed 💉 💉earlier today and wallop! - the side effects are now kicking in 😬
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This is your occasional reminder that provinces have the ability to raise their own revenues to fund the services in their fucking jurisdictions, but we have normalized letting them cry poor and blaming the federal government.
Budget signals lower increases to health transfers, end of funding deals
OTTAWA - The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in coming years, one economist says, as the Ontario government calls
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is your occasional reminder that provinces have the ability to raise their own revenues to fund the services in their fucking jurisdictions, but we have normalized letting them cry poor and blaming the federal government.