904...Lansdowne Park

A park in Ottawa about 3 kms south of Parliament Hill, Lansdowne has been a park since 1868 and has had a stadium since 1889. Last refitted completely in the mid 1960's the time has come to redo Lansdowne.

My friend and Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi sent me a note with a list of meeting places next week that will be dealing with this issue, an issue that doesn't just impact Ottawa but also impacts the country.

Public Consultation Schedule

Monday, September 28, 6 to 9 p.m.
Lansdowne Park, Salon A
1015 Bank Street

Tuesday, September 29, 6 to 9 p.m.
Ron Maslin Playhouse, Lobby
1 Ron Maslin Way, Kanata

Wednesday, September 30, 6 to 9 p.m.
Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Place
110 Laurier Avenue West

Thursday, October 1, 6 to 9 p.m.
Jim Durrell Complex, Elwood Hall
1265 Walkley Road

Monday, October 5, 6 to 9 p.m.
Tom Brown Arena, Hall
141 Bayview Road

Tuesday, October 6, 6 to 9 p.m.
Shenkman Arts Centre, Lower Lobby
245 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans

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761...Capital Pride Was A Blast/Thank You

For showing restraint and not mobbing me as I marched with my MPP Yasir Naqvi and others in the Gay Pride Parade.

Being World Famous can be embarassing.

Delusion on the other hand is a blast.

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739...Pride Week Continues

Don't forget the parade this Sunday, rolling by Parliament Hill.

Look for me in the rainbow sombrero marching with our great MPP Yasir Naqvi, fellow CKCUer Emily O and other positive members of our community.

Clay Aiken was not available for comment.

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733...Pride Week In Ottawa

The gay kind.

The parade by the way is this Sunday; look for me marching with Yasir Naqvi, with my rainbow colour sombrero, with sequins of course. The parade basically goes down Wellington Street past the Hill and meanders down Elgin Street to City Hall.

Clay Aiken was not available for comment.

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606...Happy Colonel By Day

For those of us living in Ontario, August 1st is a holiday. It used to be called Civic Holiday but, of course, that is way, way, way to simple. Cananot have that, eh? So now each region gives the first Monday in August a local name.

My MPP, Yasir Naqvi, sent me an email informing me that in Ottawa the day is Colonel By Day. He is the guy who, for trade and defense against the Yankees, dug a ditch from Ottawa to Kingston, the Rideau Canal.

Yay.

Bonus points are scored living on the border with Quebec because, as is the way with many things, if Ontario says up, Quebec says down and La Belle doesn't have a holiday on August 1st. Western Quebec does have some rocking sales in the malls including my personal favourite, 24s of beer, quality beer not Wildcat, for well under 20 dollars.

Vive la difference.

446...For Those Of You In Ottawa, It Is On

The Yasir Naqvi Cup at St. Luke's Park, between Elgin and Cartier in downtown Ottawa.

Free burgers, free dogs, free pop and a great basketball game between the Ottawa Police and the St. Luke's Bulls.

For you.

It is on now til about 5 o'clock.

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443...Free Food In Ottawa Sunday Noon To Three

Please come, St. Luke's Park, Elgin and Frank Street in Ottawa.

We have a wading pool, hot dogs, hamburgers, a basketball game with the Ottawa Police versus the St. Luke's Bulls for the Yasir Naqvi Cup.

Please come, St. Luke's Park, Elgin and Frank Street in Ottawa.

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440...July 4 Ottawa Jazz Festival OMG

The Bad Plus and Al Di Meola, ce soir, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Confederation Park, downtown Ottawa.

I will be there with my mellow mauve sombrero on.

Yasir Naqvi, Ottawa Centre MPP, will be there to introduce Al DiMeola.

You will be there because it is too much fun.

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437...Watermelon May Be Nature's Viagra

Find out tomorrow from noon to 5 at St. Luke's Park, Frank Street between Elgin and Cartier in Ottawa when Yasir Naqvi, the Ottawa Centre MPP, puts on a bbq/basketball game that features, among other things, 20 watermelons.

The thing in watermelon that helps prevent erectile dysfunction is citrulline; it might not only treat erectile dysfunction but also help prevent it. In the body, citrulline is converted to arginine, an amino acid known to improve the heart and circulatory system and to boost the immune system. Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center in College Station has done extensive research on the subject. Newsmax.com quotes him as saying “We’ve always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study.”

Just one more thing that MPP Naqvi is doing for the community.

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426...Free Food For You From Yasir Naqvi For You

Free Food for you at St.Luke's Community BBQ Sunday July 5th.

BBQ be firing up around noon and HOT 89.9 is going to be cohosting the event with Yasir Naqvi, our Liberal MPP in Ottawa Centre.

The centrepiece of the day will be a basketball game between the St. Luke's Bulls and the Ottawa Police for the Yasir Naqvi Cup.

Please tell all your friends, make this VIRAL and come down to St. Luke's which is on Frank St. between Elgin and Cartier in Ottawa.

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416...Yasir Naqvi Superstar

Yasir is, of course, the Ottawa Centre Member of Provincial Parliament.

Liberal MPP Naqvi and his crew helped the Ottawa Food Bank's fifth annual Capital Food Blitz of weekend last kick some serious ass.

The Ottawa Sun reports that Mr. Naqvi et. al., stationed at various Ottawa Metro, Loblaw and Great Canadian Superstores, collected over 61,000 pounds of food, over five times what they got last year.

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391...Capital Food Blitz Today

I will be with my MPP Yasir Naqvi at the Loeb's on Bank at 2nd in The Glebe, Ottawa.

Come, fill a bag with food for the less foodie.

Yasir is out there right now and put in six hours yesterday at the Great Canadian Superstore in Westboro collecting tons of food.

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328...Set Your PVR, TIVO, VCR, Yasir Is On TV

Next Thursday, TVO, Cable 2 in most towns, 8 pm on The Agenda With Steve Paikin.

Yasir Naqvi is the rookie MPP for Ottawa Centre and last appeared on Mr. Paikin's program in September of last year. At dinner last night Mr. Naqvi told me ths show is going to be about newcomers to Queen's Park and how they are adjusting their second year into their terms.

This will be fun.

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244...Wednesday Morning, Six

93.1 CKCU, it is my voice coming out of your clock radio.

I will be joined by Yasir Naqvi, the MPP for Ottawa Centre who will let you know what is up in the riding that really is the hub of Eastern Ontario. Even if you don't live in the OC, if you live in Ottawa or Gatineau what goes down in the OC affects you.

Later in the hour I hope to be joined in studio by my good friend tic who always has something to say and is always, in my opinion, wrong. Of course, he thinks I am a [insert your favourite pejorative descriptive word here] so we be even.

Also Grafton Timothy Reid will be offering a review of Tyson, the documentary on the life of Mike Tyson, that opens at the Bytowne Theatre in Ottawa Wednesday.

Additionally Lorrie Marlow is going to be with me for a few minutes to let us know about the return of Cheryl Parrot, a true pillar of the Hintonburg community who was involved in a horrific car accident in Saskatchewan and has just made her return to her home in Ottawa. The Hintonburg Economic Development Committee is having a welcome home party for her this Thursday night at the Carleton Tavern, Armstrong and Parkdale, and Ms. Marlow will have deets for you.

Don't forget to set your alarm, six bells, 93.1.

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11...Radio, Radio, Radio

Tomorrow, on the Ottawa's number 27 morning show, CKCU's Special Blend, I, the World Famous Dan Shields, will be talking with Yolanda Saito, a community activist from the centre of Ottawa who is adamant that SCAN, Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods, a law that is being triumphed by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi is bad, bad, bad. Last week, you, my fan, may recall that I spoke to my friend Yasir about this law for about twenty minutes; I offered him a platform this week but he is taking a well deserved vacation.



In addition there will be, at 6 20 am, my Valentine's Day Address To The Nation plus tic will join me, possibly, to explain to me how he is spending Valentine's Day [I am pretty certain that a man like tic, who claims he is more evolved than I, will not be doing anything on such a Hallmark Holiday, nonetheless, he has a girlfriend and if he knows what is good for him...] and I certainly hope he will give me an update on his fat new ride and any additional torments his unnamed dealer has foisted upon our hero.



Dat's about it, do join me tomorrow morning, and, re le blog, y'all come back now, y'hear?



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2...93.1 CKCU

I am thrilled to be able to tell you that I am on the radio for a full hour tommorrow morning, six to seven a.m.- - -prime time for the wireless.

Tommorrow is the day of the big meal for those on the lower rungs of our societal food chain here in Ottawa. It is at Heartwood House, 151 Chapel, right off Rideau and starts about Noon.

Pete Cassidy from Jewish Family Services will be on to chat with me about that. The Cassidy interview will be bookended with two of my fave crazies: Evy and Tyrone who will both be ranting about something, something, something.

And then it is off to Heartwood House to help serve with a number of local celebrities including CKCU's own tic [who's dat?] and Yasir Naqvi, the MPP for Ottawa Centre.

L8r,
G8r.

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