Richard * nasty Canadian 🇨🇦*
@richardkbethell.bsky.social
Nerd/geek, musician, interested in Ottawa topics, science news, and (out of necessity) world news and culture.
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Shepherds of Good Hope’s ‘Diversion Pilot Project’ aims to ease pressure on Ottawa’s shelter system
Shepherds of Good Hope’s ‘Diversion Pilot Project’ aims to ease pressure on Ottawa’s shelter system
With more people in need of a place to stay, there’s a new pilot program at the Shepherds of Good Hope that offers those in need of a different path alternative housing options before they enter the shelter system.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Shepherds of Good Hope’s ‘Diversion Pilot Project’ aims to ease pressure on Ottawa’s shelter system
Ottawa LRT chaos: Passengers walk on tracks after train stalls
YouTube video by CTV News
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January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay
FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay
WASHINGTON – Following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis, FBI director Kash Patel has advised American citizens participating in anti-ICE demonstrations to leave their firearms at home...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM
FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay
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This happens everyday at alarming rates. People are spending easy, 200 a month just to get to work on time.
The city is lucky, that people are wealthy enough to have options, and those that are less fortunate, are largely voiceless.
We're really screwing the pooch here.
The city is lucky, that people are wealthy enough to have options, and those that are less fortunate, are largely voiceless.
We're really screwing the pooch here.
Paid my fare to get into Greenboro station. got downstairs. looked at the board. My bus was cancelled. Took an Uber, and out of pocket four bucks for nothing.
#octranspo
#octranspo
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This happens everyday at alarming rates. People are spending easy, 200 a month just to get to work on time.
The city is lucky, that people are wealthy enough to have options, and those that are less fortunate, are largely voiceless.
We're really screwing the pooch here.
The city is lucky, that people are wealthy enough to have options, and those that are less fortunate, are largely voiceless.
We're really screwing the pooch here.
Paid my fare to get into Greenboro station. got downstairs. looked at the board. My bus was cancelled. Took an Uber, and out of pocket four bucks for nothing.
#octranspo
#octranspo
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Paid my fare to get into Greenboro station. got downstairs. looked at the board. My bus was cancelled. Took an Uber, and out of pocket four bucks for nothing.
#octranspo
#octranspo
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🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
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By the numbers: OC Transpo bus fleet
(New data on recent cancellations, and an interview with GM Troy Charter)
glengower.substack.com/p/by-the-num...
(New data on recent cancellations, and an interview with GM Troy Charter)
glengower.substack.com/p/by-the-num...
By the numbers: OC Transpo bus fleet
Nw data on recent cancellations, and an interview with GM Troy Charter
glengower.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
By the numbers: OC Transpo bus fleet
(New data on recent cancellations, and an interview with GM Troy Charter)
glengower.substack.com/p/by-the-num...
(New data on recent cancellations, and an interview with GM Troy Charter)
glengower.substack.com/p/by-the-num...
It is always the civilians and innocents who pay the highest price. Always.
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Photos show people reacting to a US attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and the capture of the president
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months...
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It is always the civilians and innocents who pay the highest price. Always.
apnews.com/photo-galler...
apnews.com/photo-galler...
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Trump's regime has murdered people in the water. He has seized ships on the high seas. He has invaded a country and kidnapped their leader.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Trump's regime has murdered people in the water. He has seized ships on the high seas. He has invaded a country and kidnapped their leader.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
Well there goes Captain Peace Prize's chances for 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Well there goes Captain Peace Prize's chances for 2026.
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13 things that will cost you more in Ottawa in 2026
13 things that will cost you more in Ottawa in 2026
Ottawa residents will be paying more to board public transit, use City of Ottawa services, stay in hotels and to park in 2026. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at 13 things that will cost you more in Ottawa in the new year.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
13 things that will cost you more in Ottawa in 2026
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According to the team at Environment Canada there's going to be freezing rain,
*check notes*
...and more freezing rain, and then some snow.
Here's what you need to know:
🧵 1/3
*check notes*
...and more freezing rain, and then some snow.
Here's what you need to know:
🧵 1/3
December 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
According to the team at Environment Canada there's going to be freezing rain,
*check notes*
...and more freezing rain, and then some snow.
Here's what you need to know:
🧵 1/3
*check notes*
...and more freezing rain, and then some snow.
Here's what you need to know:
🧵 1/3
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Plan ahead & stay safe - significant freezing rain on the way.
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Plan ahead & stay safe - significant freezing rain on the way.
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YOW - Ottawa airport received Santa's manifest. His sleigh has entered North American airspace.
Follow Santa's progress at santanorad.org
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Follow Santa's progress at santanorad.org
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
YOW - Ottawa airport received Santa's manifest. His sleigh has entered North American airspace.
Follow Santa's progress at santanorad.org
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Follow Santa's progress at santanorad.org
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
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Joyeux Noël, Canada.
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Joyeux Noël, Canada.
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Merry Christmas, Canada.
December 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Merry Christmas, Canada.
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this is terrible!!!!
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Ottawa community radio station going off air after 50 years
After five decades of broadcasting, an Ottawa community radio station will be off the airways.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
this is terrible!!!!
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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REMINDER - A winter weather parking ban will be in effect tonight, December 10 at 7 pm.
Please do not park on #OttCity streets until 7 am tomorrow morning. This will help crews plow easily and effectively.
Details: https://bit.ly/4iPtsWn
Please do not park on #OttCity streets until 7 am tomorrow morning. This will help crews plow easily and effectively.
Details: https://bit.ly/4iPtsWn
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
REMINDER - A winter weather parking ban will be in effect tonight, December 10 at 7 pm.
Please do not park on #OttCity streets until 7 am tomorrow morning. This will help crews plow easily and effectively.
Details: https://bit.ly/4iPtsWn
Please do not park on #OttCity streets until 7 am tomorrow morning. This will help crews plow easily and effectively.
Details: https://bit.ly/4iPtsWn
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Also:
- Continued fare freeze for Equipass (low-income riders) and Community Pass (ODSP recipients)
- Overall operating budget $938-million (up 11% over 2025)
- $11.2-million for transit priority measures
- $295-million for Baseline-Heron Transitway
- Continued fare freeze for Equipass (low-income riders) and Community Pass (ODSP recipients)
- Overall operating budget $938-million (up 11% over 2025)
- $11.2-million for transit priority measures
- $295-million for Baseline-Heron Transitway
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Also:
- Continued fare freeze for Equipass (low-income riders) and Community Pass (ODSP recipients)
- Overall operating budget $938-million (up 11% over 2025)
- $11.2-million for transit priority measures
- $295-million for Baseline-Heron Transitway
- Continued fare freeze for Equipass (low-income riders) and Community Pass (ODSP recipients)
- Overall operating budget $938-million (up 11% over 2025)
- $11.2-million for transit priority measures
- $295-million for Baseline-Heron Transitway
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Approved by Council (pending final vote):
- LRT frequency: every 6 minutes 9am-3pm; every 7.5 minutes 6pm-7.30pm
- Youth ride free: After 5pm + Sat & Sun + plus all of July & August. (Starting July 1)
- Seniors 4 free monthly rides on Para Transpo
- Afternoon transfer time extended to 105 minutes
- LRT frequency: every 6 minutes 9am-3pm; every 7.5 minutes 6pm-7.30pm
- Youth ride free: After 5pm + Sat & Sun + plus all of July & August. (Starting July 1)
- Seniors 4 free monthly rides on Para Transpo
- Afternoon transfer time extended to 105 minutes
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Approved by Council (pending final vote):
- LRT frequency: every 6 minutes 9am-3pm; every 7.5 minutes 6pm-7.30pm
- Youth ride free: After 5pm + Sat & Sun + plus all of July & August. (Starting July 1)
- Seniors 4 free monthly rides on Para Transpo
- Afternoon transfer time extended to 105 minutes
- LRT frequency: every 6 minutes 9am-3pm; every 7.5 minutes 6pm-7.30pm
- Youth ride free: After 5pm + Sat & Sun + plus all of July & August. (Starting July 1)
- Seniors 4 free monthly rides on Para Transpo
- Afternoon transfer time extended to 105 minutes
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The United States and Canada have some unbelievably beautiful national parks, and if you want to visit them as an international tourist next year, one country will charge you extra, while the other will offer free admission.
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The United States and Canada have some unbelievably beautiful national parks, and if you want to visit them as an international tourist next year, one country will charge you extra, while the other will offer free admission.
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$23.3-million in new funding for affordable housing. Our pipeline currently includes 1,565 units receiving funding support, with 903 units under construction, 470 nearing construction start, and 192 in pre-development.
glengower.ca/information/...
glengower.ca/information/...
Committee approves budget with $23.3-million investment in affordable and supportive housing - Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville
La version française suit The Planning and Housing Committee approved its portion of Draft Budget 2026, which includes $91.8 million in net operating funding and $24.1 million in capital funding. The ...
glengower.ca
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
$23.3-million in new funding for affordable housing. Our pipeline currently includes 1,565 units receiving funding support, with 903 units under construction, 470 nearing construction start, and 192 in pre-development.
glengower.ca/information/...
glengower.ca/information/...
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Ottawa Charge won't play at smaller Lansdowne arena, PWHL says
Ottawa Charge won't play at smaller Lansdowne arena, PWHL says | CBC News
"We'd like to find a solution that works for us to stay in Ottawa," a league executive says of the Ottawa Charge. "But the city hasn't made it easy for us."
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Ottawa Charge won't play at smaller Lansdowne arena, PWHL says
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#Ottawa #biking news:
After five months of road resurfacing all summer on Hunt Club from Airport Parkway to Bank St, the lines have been painted, including reinstating our #bike lane!!
This may be of interest to @richardkbethell.bsky.social & #ottbike
#bicycle #cycle #cycling
After five months of road resurfacing all summer on Hunt Club from Airport Parkway to Bank St, the lines have been painted, including reinstating our #bike lane!!
This may be of interest to @richardkbethell.bsky.social & #ottbike
#bicycle #cycle #cycling
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM