Ottawa.Kanata.Beaverbrook resident. Engaged in Community Assoc., City Issues since 1992. Runner, x-country, cyclist, and sometimes tri-athlete. Tech - Data/Analytics, Data Privacy, Decentralized Digital Identity (SSI). Active in DIF, ToIP, MyData https://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mrasbstk6c2pI used to go to the ByWard. New to Ottawa (Kanata) in 1992, I found it was the only farmers' market/concentration of specialty foods I knew of in Ottawa. Today, as the article points out, markets and specialty foods are everywhere, and that's not a bad thing. https://www.ottawalookout.com/p/why-farmers-are-leaving-the-byward-market-and-how-the-city-hopes-to-bring-them-back22 Jul 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrasbstk6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mqgew4cvns2sSo what does it take in Ottawa to recognize that our Storm/Sanitation sewer system cannot handle 2026+ storms? I would note that Ottawa News organizations did not include communities outside the green belt that suffered major storm damage, which included hundreds of homes in Beaverbrook.12 Jul 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgew4cvns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mo46qsnrfs2qNew books from my favorite local book store, Perfect Books, Ottawa12 Jun 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo46qsnrfs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mo3t73ipws2cSo Ottawa's LRT line 1 needs $2m for catenary system heaters. Quelle Suprise. Ottawa has only ever designed for a sunny, 20C day, in June12 Jun 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3t73ipws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mnkcmyolf22bWhich is part of the reason I cancelled my subscription to the Economist years ago [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkcmyolf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mmdf4onkps23Taffy crossed the rainbow bridge today, with help, 3 months shy of 22 years old. My daughter's cat, she was starting to suffer and seemed to know it was time. Our home is emptier without her.21 May 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdf4onkps23https://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mkw34z6iqs2wThere is the real possibility that flights to US, Canadian and Mexican destinations for the FIFA world cup will be cancelled due to aviation fuel shortages. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw34z6iqs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mk7povjcxc2wNoted trend: building residential only subdivisions with no City, Ontario or in-community services, retail or guarantees of schools, libraries, is building people barracks, not communities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7povjcxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mjnuivuqbs2lThe EU may run out of jet fuel in 6 weeks. Absolute chaos coming. Example: The 2026 FIFA world cup may be DOA.17 Apr 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnuivuqbs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3milwyhlfhs2kCanada, like all G20 countries, urgently need to address our distorted demographics, including a plummeting birth rate, and broken immigration system, which needs to be part of the solution. I found the following useful. https://youtu.be/dv-jcZloUuk?si=4zYW7AiotpYikMAB03 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3milwyhlfhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mguiibi54k26https://ottawacitizen.com/news/kanata-golf-course-mercury-testing12 Mar 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguiibi54k26https://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mfaxbilzvc2yWell played... [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaxbilzvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/neiljt.bsky.social/post/3mf3qz3kqmc2oJames Moore was, let's just say, animated, on JJ's trip and CPC leadership. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:gnlsrfaxfskdcsfzaorortb2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3qz3kqmc2o