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How to rate cities

June 22, 2009

in Economics, Ottawa

When I lived in Vancouver, I remember seeing newspaper stories several times a year about some organization or another rating Vancouver one of the most ‘liveable’ cities in the world. While it seems plausible that Vancouver would be high in the global rankings, there are obvious problems of methodology associated with coming up with any [...]

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2009 Ottawa Fringe Festival recommendations

June 13, 2009

in Daily updates, Ottawa

A note to fellow Ottawa residents: this year’s Ottawa Fringe Festival will be running between June 18th and 28th. Last year’s was a lot of fun.
Some shows that have been recommended to me include:

Countries Shaped Like Stars and Inclement Weather by Mi Casa
On Second Thought, a one-man comedy from Toronto.
Jonno Katz’s The Accident
Lana Schwartz’s Grandpa [...]

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Bixi bikes in Ottawa

June 11, 2009

in Canada, Ottawa, The outdoors

The Ottawa area now has four bicycle rental kiosks – two in Gatineau, and two on the Ottawa side. The company that provides them is called Bixi and they are priced to encourage brief usage: free for 30 minutes, $1.50 for the next thirty, $3.00 for the next thirty, and then $6.00 for each half [...]

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Gyms in Ottawa

May 31, 2009

in Daily updates, Ottawa

Do any readers have experience with gyms in Ottawa? I am thinking about joining one as a complement to cycling – especially for the winter months, when the roads are all serious ice hazards. Benefits would include being close to LeBreton Flats, being open at unusual hours, being inexpensive, and offering a discount to government [...]

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Interesting Ottawa author

May 30, 2009

in Ottawa, Writing

Those with an interest in reading some things with an Ottawa connection should have a look at local author and performer Sylvie Hill’s website. It includes things like more than eighty of her weekly ‘Shotgun’ columns for Ottawa XPress, articles on art, book reviews, a thesis on sexual frustration in Joyce’s Ulysses, editorials, Ottawa news [...]

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Energy efficiency and Ottawa’s Dominion Observatory

May 24, 2009

in Canada, Daily updates, Geek stuff, Ottawa

Wandering around the experimental farm, I ran across one of my new favourite buildings in Ottawa. Natural Resources Canada has an Office of Energy Efficiency housed in an old observatory that would look at home in Oxford, Myst, or a neo-Victorian steampunk fantasy. It has great brickwork, an attractive green copper dome, interesting detailing, and [...]

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