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[J.OT13]

This one is for Harley613:

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[J.OT13]

Pretty interesting stuff. Gov auctions off a bunch of random stuff from a warehouse on Hawthorne.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1...ion-how-to-legally-buy-confiscated-goods

[BlueJay]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Pretty interesting stuff. Gov auctions off a bunch of random stuff from a warehouse on Hawthorne.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1...ion-how-to-legally-buy-confiscated-goods

This has been a thing for over 50 years across the country. I scored an escalade for next to nothing back in 2019. I just had to clean up the excess contraband tobacco all over the carpet and then it was good to go.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by BlueJay

This has been a thing for over 50 years across the country. I scored an escalade for next to nothing back in 2019. I just had to clean up the excess contraband tobacco all over the carpet and then it was good to go.

Just before car/truck prices went full apocalypse. Good score.

Also. Does anyone know offhand a spot close to Paul Anka/McCarthy opening early Sunday? I know there is Riverside pub, Royal Oak and obviously Moose across the street which are handy locations. I could call around to see if open but if anyone knows I would appreciate a heads up.

[lrt's friend]

I wish to complain about the pop-up ads on this site suddenly replacing the typing window resulting in accidental entering ad websites with no obvious exit back to the typing window. This has become particularly intrusive in the last few days.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

I wish to complain about the pop-up ads on this site suddenly replacing the typing window resulting in accidental entering ad websites with no obvious exit back to the typing window. This has become particularly intrusive in the last few days.

I've had that problem for a few months. Annoying too when trying to navigate through different sections.

I'll see if I can ask someone about that.

[rocketphish]

Are you not using an ad/popup blocker? The uBlock extension/plugin works great for me in Firefox or Chrome... I never see ads while browsing.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Are you not using an ad/popup blocker? The uBlock extension/plugin works great for me in Firefox or Chrome... I never see ads while browsing.

I've had problems with the website harassing me when I use pop-up blockers, or even not letting me in.

I don't mind some ads to help fund the website, but this is too much.

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Are you not using an ad/popup blocker? The uBlock extension/plugin works great for me in Firefox or Chrome... I never see ads while browsing.

I use my phone now. I have given up using my computer to work with this website.

[ponyboycurtis]

Hmm.. thats funny. Using Google I cannot exit the you are using an ad blocker message whether or not I make an exception.

So I use Firefox to browse here, stream hockey games and torrenting. My VPN is tied to Firefox and everything works on for me.

Feel free to DM me if you want a great site for hockey.

[Davis137]

After looking at the thread on the construction of the new Ottawa Civic Hospital, I got to thinking... perhaps once that project is done and operational, a partnership between all 3 tiers of government could come to fruition, to build a veterans hospital...like where the old NDMC is by Alta Vista and Valor drive? I say this, as many personnel who have recenlty, or will be released in the near future, are having a really hard time finding a doctor (a GP/Family one). I am one of those people. I was honourably discharged for medical reasons during the first week of September of last year. Here we are in nearly April, and I still can't find a doctor, or even a nurse practitioner that can work with me on medication renewals, as well as provide me with a clean bill of health that would enable my employability with the public service.

Do any of you agree that Ontario Health, the Ottawa Hospital and VAC should be working together to create a hospital for veterans?

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by Davis137

After looking at the thread on the construction of the new Ottawa Civic Hospital, I got to thinking... perhaps once that project is done and operational, a partnership between all 3 tiers of government could come to fruition, to build a veterans hospital...like where the old NDMC is by Alta Vista and Valor drive? I say this, as many personnel who have recenlty, or will be released in the near future, are having a really hard time finding a doctor (a GP/Family one). I am one of those people. I was honourably discharged for medical reasons during the first week of September of last year. Here we are in nearly April, and I still can't find a doctor, or even a nurse practitioner that can work with me on medication renewals, as well as provide me with a clean bill of health that would enable my employability with the public service.

Do any of you agree that Ontario Health, the Ottawa Hospital and VAC should be working together to create a hospital for veterans?

Is the Canadian Forces Health Services Centre at the Montfort Hospital not sufficient? Maybe it isn't... I have no idea.

[J.OT13]

I always assumed they shut down the one at Alta Vista when the one at Montfort opened, which possibly has a smaller footprint.

In general I agree VAC should do far more to support Veterans, and either expanding the Montfort wing or a new hospital would be beneficial.

I've never been military, so I don't know how the system works.

[J.OT13]

Sutcliffe has been posting pictures on social media everyday with the caption "Good Morning Ottawa/Bonjour Ottawa" with just the most depressing hellscapes since, I don't know, a few years. It got picked up by the news this week.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-hellscape-ottawa-mayor-photo

Since then, he's been putting a little more effort into his pictures, like this morning.



https://bsky.app/profile/mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social

[Tariq20]

I just found out that Kingston got its own RLA/homestead building
https://www.themadeleine.ca

[ponyboycurtis]

In my travels around town yesterday I realized the Osgoode Properties logo is a little more accurate now as we are the proud owner of a building(s) with an angled roof.

[Richard Eade]

I didn’t see a thread that dealt with flooding in Ottawa, so I’ll just put this in under Random Conversations.

Ottawa got a very significant amount of rainfall during the afternoon and evening of July 1, 2026. The rate of rainfall exceeded the rate that infrastructure could handle – which led to uncontrolled over-land water flow and localized flooding.

But is it really so unprecedented?

Daily precipitation in Ottawa (over 40.0 mm) from Weather Stats:

1992-Jul-17 – 54.2 mm
1992-Aug-04 – 46.6 mm
1995-Jun. 03 – 66.6 mm
1995-Oct-06 – 76.0 mm
1995-Oct-21 – 58.8 mm
1996-Nov-08 – 42.2 mm
1997-Feb-21 – 40.0 mm
2000-Jun-25 – 46.4 mm
2000-Nov-26 – 46.2 mm
2001-Jun-22 – 45.8 mm
2002-Jun-11 – 52.0 mm
2002-Jun-27 – 57.0 mm
2003-May-24 – 42.4 mm
2004-Sep-09 – 135.4 mm
2005-Apr-02 – 46.2 mm
2005-Jun-14 – 41.0 mm
2007-Jul-20 – 67.8 mm
2008-May-31 – 47.8 mm
2008-Oct-25 – 44.8 mm
2009-Jul-18 – 47.8 mm
2009-Jul-24 – 40.6 mm
2009-Jul-29 – 47.0 mm
2010-Aug-15 – 42.4 mm
2011-Jun-24 – 90.4 mm
2012-Sep-18 – 45.4 mm
2013-Jul-09 – 42.6 mm
2014-Jun-24 – 55.6 mm
2017-May-01 – 45.4 mm
2017-May-05 – 40.4 mm
2017-Jul-01 – 42.0 mm
2017-Jul-24 – 79.0 mm
2017-Oct-30 – 56.0 mm
2018-Jul-23 – 43.0 mm
2018-Jul-25 – 61.4 mm
2020-Jun-05 – 52.1 mm
2021-Oct-16 – 49.4 mm
2022-Aug-07 – 47.6 mm
2022-Aug-08 – 57.9 mm
2023-Aug-09 – 77 mm
2024-Jun-06 – 44.1 mm
2024-Aug-09 – 45.5 mm
2025-Oct-07 – 58.6 mm
2026-Jul-01 – 82.4 mm

Oddly, Weather Stats did not have an entry for 2023-Aug-09, so I used the official 77 mm from Environment Canada. The actual local rainfall may have been up to 100 mm. Despite Weather Stats not having an entry, I know that it rained on that date, because the media was full of the reports of flooding:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/ot...six-hours-flooding-roads-and-properties/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/flooding-power-outages-ottawa-1.6932806

Also oddly, Google could not find me any news articles about flooding in Ottawa from the extreme rain from the remnants of Hurricane Frances on September 9, 2004. That was, it seems, the highest one-day rainfall amount Ottawa has received, at 135.4 mm. I must assume that that much rainfall led to flooding, as well.

So the Canada Day rain we just experienced was extreme, but it wasn’t unprecedented. That said, each of the above rainfalls seemed to have affected the city differently.

[urbanforest]

Where did you get 82.4mm from? 118.4mm is what fell on Canada Day.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by urbanforest

Where did you get 82.4mm from? 118.4mm is what fell on Canada Day.

And where did you get 118.4mm from?

[urbanforest]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

And where did you get 118.4mm from?

Environment Canada reported that number at the airport and it was widely reported in the news, in this article for example. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-gatineau-canada-day-storm-weather-cancel-9.7255678

YOW Weather Records also keeps track of these things and shares interesting stats online.