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This handsome fella was pointed out to me by another birder. I was hoping to see a bird of prey this year and I did which is super cool.

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Been waiting a while for this!

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Hope this is allowed…it’s monthly event that I host. Next event is Tuesday August 8th.

Love solving puzzles? ..with friends? …while having a pint? Come join us for a nerdy night out with friends!

It’s easy…

  1. Form a team (solo puzzlers also welcome)
  2. Solve the location puzzle to find out where we are meeting (posted on the Friday before at www.puzzledpint.com)
  3. Show up. Receive an envelope with a themed pack of puzzles
  4. Solve with your team while having a few pints

It's free, newbie friendly and very laid back. Visit the Puzzled Pint website for more information and to see sample puzzles.

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It feels like there's been tornado warnings non stop this summer.

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Sigh.

Why does it seem as though admission that they don’t know when the LRT will run again is actually the first glimmer of a hope for resolution?

Even if the price tag will be staggering…

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Had no idea this was happening.

It’s great that swimming access in the rivers is being restored. Hopefully, we will continue to have years like this one’s with low E. coli and other bacteria counts so that local residents have opportunities to swim in open water.

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Stay safe out there!

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This is the first time I've received an emergency alert for one. Usually I just get weather alerts from my app...

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Last year, voter turnout in the Ontario provincial election was 44%. Please get out and vote.

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We had a chat at work about the good old days where ISPs were local startups.

I was with Magma, he was with Primus. We were trying to find the other ones that were out there ! Help us remember Lemmy!

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While advocates of the active use program are in support of the driveway's closure, some residents are leaning more towards Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's stance.

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To address long-standing bearing problems in the axles of light-rail cars, the axle hub assembly is going to be completely redesigned, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced Monday. "That alone will not solve all of our issues, but I and the team at OC Transpo are hopeful that this redesign will be a giant step forward. At last we are working on the root problem, and not just the issues that arise from it," Sutcliffe said.

To help deal with the bearing issue in the short term, equipment will be installed at 16 points along the Confederation Line to grease up the track in tight curves, Holder said. It will take several weeks to complete the installations. Staff are also working to optimize a maintenance plan for the system, Holder said. R1 buses are currently running the length of the line, except for Cyrville station. A shuttle instead connects Cyrville and St-Laurent stations.

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This place reeks 🤢🤮 between H&M and the exit

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Found this in a science community, neat to see that some wild ideas come out of the concrete blocks

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The Ottawa Puzzled Pint chapter has been running for 7 years. It’s a monthly newbie-friendly nerdy event that’s free. It’s not competitive. Next event is August 8. Runs every second Tuesday of every month.

The location changes every month and you have to solve an online puzzle (posted the Friday before) to find out where we meet.

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Be careful out there!

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People with plans to drive into or through Ottawa on Highway 417 this weekend should probably find another way to get there.

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