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Thomas Burrowes, a key figure in early Bytown and the Rideau Canal, gained immortality through his paintbrush. The latest in the Ottawa 200 series explores how an avocation became legacy.

Someone went exploring and found writing from the ancients scattered around Ottawa. The kind of discovery that makes you stop and think about what was here before.

That construction site near the Walmart on Baseline looks abandoned—just frozen mid-build. Someone walks by every day wondering what happened and why work just stopped.

Someone on Bank and Wellington is living in a blue tent—this week it's hitting 35 degrees. How do unhoused people manage through Ottawa's brutal hot and cold seasons? A Redditor's planning to drop off coolers of bottled water and asking what else the community can do.

Ottawa Poets Laureate David O'Meara and Véronique Sylvain are leading a nature walk Saturday through the Bill Holland Trail and Fletcher Wildlife Garden near 865 Prince of Wales Drive. Eight poets sharing new work. $20 tickets at verseottawa.ca. Rain reschedules to Sunday.

Free live music every Wednesday night on Wellington and Hinton — 8 weeks of jazz, Latin, blues, rock, pop, country, and French songs from local pro musicians. 7 to 9 pm, June 17 through August 5. Bring a chair, grab food nearby.

Check your mailbox if you live in Greenboro-Hunt Club. Two young women were seen stuffing graphic anti-abortion leaflets in mailboxes Saturday morning around 9:30 on Apple Hill Drive.

Thinking about buying your first used car? A newcomer to the 613 is asking for trusted dealer recommendations on Reddit, especially wary of Dilawri-connected spots. Join the conversation if you've got a dealer you'd actually trust.

Lalande Conservation Park has reopened after a coyote den was decommissioned. The park had been temporarily closed as a precaution.

Someone caught by a cat at Fallowfield Tree Farm (near Stittsville) needs a lift to the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre at 822 Cedarview Road. They're open 8am–6pm. If you can help, jump on the Reddit thread.

The O-Train is moving slower than usual heading east from uOttawa toward Blair. Check the transit app before heading out.

Ottawa Fountain Pen Society gathers once a month on the last Tuesday (September through June) — about 35 members into pens, inks, paper, and the art of writing. Central location, easy parking, totally welcoming.

Ottawa West Beginners Hockey league is going all summer — co-ed and women's-only leagues start in two weeks, plus weekly 3v3 and 5v5 scrimmages every Thursday and Friday. Non-judgmental, inclusive, drop-in option too.

Anti-abortion group has posted giant dismembered-baby images at Baseline and Clyde — at least 10 feet tall. Content warning if you're heading through that area.

Jurassic Kingdom didn't open Friday, June 26. Staff weren't even told; people showed up with tickets and nothing was running. Check email for updates before heading out.

City Stream Watch is running volunteer invasive species removal projects at seven locations starting Saturday, June 27. Sessions run through late July at spots like Richmond Conservation Area, Brown Natural Area, and Hunt Club Creek. Email citystreamwatch@rvca.ca to sign up — great for high school volunteer hours.

A festival medic's guide to surviving Escapade this weekend: cover your nipples (seriously — lots of ripped ones), wear closed-toe laced shoes with non-cotton socks, bring your own ear plugs, and chill on the energy drinks. Full thread has more survival tips.

Rainbow Conceptions at Labo Fringe Ottawa this weekend explores one queer person's journey to having a baby independently. Tickets link is in the show video.

The NCC gave the green light to redeveloping Confederation Heights—seven federal properties that have been sitting empty. The plan includes dense housing and reshaping major roads like Airport Parkway. Big changes coming to that part of the city.

OC Transpo buses are packed and breaking down at least three days a week, and riders are exhausted. It's becoming routine at this point.