On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

So I'm on the mailing list for this stuff. It's publicly available to anyone interested, and you can sign up at the City Hall website, ottawa.ca. I missed the Finance-EcDev committee meeting this morning, but want to remind myself re: tomorrow and Thursday of this stuff...

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Finance and Economic Development Committee – Tuesday, May 4 at 9:30 am

Presentation - The Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic Campus development - a transformational healthcare city building project - project update
Conservation Authorities – 2021 levies

Transportation Committee – Wednesday, May 5 at 9:30 am

St. Laurent Boulevard transit priority corridor (Hemlock Road to Innes Road) environmental assessment study - statement of work
Intelligent transportation systems and connected and automated vehicle update 2021
All way stop control at the intersection of Queen Mary Street and Vera Street
Speed reductions gateway zones in Lowertown, Sandy Hill and Vanier
All way stop control at the intersection at Sweetland Street and Osgoode Street

Agriculture and Rural Affairs – Thursday, May 6 at 10 am

Zoning By-law amendment - 5564 William McEwen Drive
Ottawa Rural Clean Water Program 2016-2020 review and renewal
Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment - 2621 Donnelly Drive
Amendment to the engineer’s report for the Faulkner municipal drain
Open mic session - Osgoode Youth Association - rural Ottawa youth mental health collective survey results

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The bird-feeder hanging in the back yard is getting business. Squirrels are running this way and that, up and down tree branches and across the yards, front and back. At least one cat per month on average is getting the attention that requires "Missing" posters being taped onto community mailboxes. I've got a follow-up dental appointment tomorrow, and probably one more day of data entry work to finish after that's done. Also, I need to talk with my CPAP machine supplier about paperwork I believe I should have signed by now. The job search continues. This afternoon, ByMUG has a Zoom meeting for me to be part of.

Meantime, I have compression socks to take out of the wash to air-dry.

I went to a meeting of the local riding association for the provincial New Democratic Party tonight. My supper beforehand was British-style chips and a Coke. And I participated in an uncontested nomination meeting. Party leader Andrea Horwath showed up in person to rally the troops. Sat right in the row in front of me for the first few minutes before being called up to do that rallying. I expect that some of the local news services tomorrow will announce our candidate's name and some of her history. Maybe this will do some good.

While that was going on, Iran's current "management" rang in chapter two of the Evil-Kill-Dance between them and the Trump by firing rockets at two air bases in Iraq that US forces were stationed at in reply to the Trump's drone-assisted disposal of Qasem Suleimani's life over the weekend. Thanks to both governments' leaders for absolutely nothing of worth and value.

Meanwhile, the quest for exoplanets continues to accumulate successes. Of particular interest tonight are worlds orbiting TOI-700 Doradus and TOI-1338 Pictoris. The latter is already being compared to Star Wars' Tatooine system because of the binary stars angle.

(My apologies for mashing IAU standard star-naming/cataloguing practices up here like this. I just wanted to make clear which parts of our skies to look to.)

The worlds are a mess. And likely to stay that way.

More on other stuff as the night goes on.

I'll be attending Can-Con this weekend.

https://can-con.org/

Not sitting on any panels, if you're wondering. Just one more member of the audiences wandering between panel rooms and the dealers' room and the consuite. Just the way I started, back when I first got to town and attended Maplecon 7 back in the 20th Century.

That's okay.

I expect to be at this get-together tonight.

http://www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca/events/222358474/

If you're able to attend, we'd be glad to see you!

is this event:

http://www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca/events/178664842/

If you're in downtown Ottawa tomorrow night...?

Details here:

http://www.meetup.com/ottawasfs-ca/events/159824762/

Seems like this notice ought to be spread far and wide across Ottawa-Gatineau...

Originally posted by popelaksmi at New CAN-CON Meeting and Social

I'm going to this meeting:

Originally posted by popelaksmi at Next meeting

So, I went to this discussion on how to (re)build a better suburb last month. Allegra Newman hosted it, and here's the story with some pix from yours truly.