Step-daughter of a friend of ours saw the 11-yr old kid get killed in Rockland, by someone driving a school bus, while they were riding their bike. What the fuck…
I’ve said it a bunch of times but I completely changed the route we take to the kids school which is only 1.2 kms away. We take a ~ 2 km route to avoid the utter mayhem that takes over people during drop offs and pick ups, esp school bus and transport vans #ottawa#ottbike#biketooter#onpoli
I despise this whole section of highway all the way to North Bay. Good fucking thing raising speed limits will produce better outcomes in head on collisions… JK I know the speed limits aren’t being raised here and they are also not enforced. I’d be happy to never have to use this highway ever again #ottawahttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/highway-417-ottawa-arnprior-kinburn-1.7203959
It is beyond wild to me that the city cut annual funding to the Tulip Festival. Ya’ll are baffled on how to connect Dows Lake and the Byward Market?? Seriously?? The NCC couldn’t even close all of the QED, but no shade to them when they are responsible for any livability in #ottawa The festival weekends at Dows Lake are the best weekends in this city in the entire year and props to the Feds #onpoli#cdnpoli https://obj.ca/feds-provide-130k-canadian-tulip-festival/?no_cache=1715612135
The kid and I spent every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday last year during the festival. We watched the movies, we walked on the QED, drank lemonade and just enjoyed the space without having to listen to or be around people driving. And then this all goes away without a thought. The 6-8 seater golf carts go away, all the people walking and biking have to be squeezed back onto the worst section of MUP in the city #ottawa#onpoli#cdnpoli
Physical copies of “2600: The Hacker Quarterly” are hard to come by. But, if you’re ever in Ottawa you can pick up a copy at “Globe Mags & Cigars” located at 57 William St.
I've been adding to my collection recently.
If you're Canadian and want a peek into the digital underground, the only in person meetings are in Calgary.
Our 4-yr old dropping tonight that some of his friends at school have autism wasn’t near the top of my list of things he would randomly drop. It’s clear his teachers have approached this with a lot of care and empathy and he’s really intrigued and excited that he has friends whose brains, well may or may not work the same as his and that he’s lucky to have friends with autism… I was probably 25 the first time I heard the term at all #autism#ottawa#kids
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Criminal trial of Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King begins today
King was outspoken throughout the demonstration, [ it was an occupation!] and documented his experience with frequent livestreams on social media. Many of those videos are expected to be entered as evidence during his criminal trial.
Commanda Bridge to Alexandra Bridge to the Corktown Bridge is the best parkway to QED connection on weekends. Esp with the new separated lane by the Senate building now, it’s the lowest stress route we’ve taken in a long time #ottawa#ottbike#biketooter
@casseagull they did! I was shocked to be honest. It’s really good for #ottawa I must say. Definitely worth skipping Laurier or whatever Wellington is supposed to be
This business felt a bit stretchy on the parkway today but… it’s at least something that’s not flexi-posts?!! Also the whole idea that the parkway couldn’t be single lane is bullshit. The problem at island park is one of public transit, not a lack of lanes for car traffic #ottawa#ottbike#biketooter
Saturday: Slept in, puttered around, and timing worked out for me to join the Critical Mass Ride through the city. Came across @jessrawk near the end, so I stopped to catch up.
My world for a uni-directional eastbound lane on the parkway and a permanent westbound lane for active use so this could be a permanent loop #ottawa#ottbike#biketooter