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Ottawa Fire, 1900

On this date 125 years ago downtown Hull, Lebreton Flats and Rochesterville burned down. Source.

The Weight of Snow

The Slater Street parking garage has collapsed beneath the weight of snow. Source.

Ottawa's Dagger

No military doubletalk in this World War Two funding drive, just naked bloodlust. Source.

Boy Scout Totem Pole

This pole was created by Kwakiutl carvers Mungo Martin and Henry Hunt and has stood in front of Boy Scout headquarters on Baseline Road since the 1960s. Source.

Splitflaget

The Danish Embassy, upstairs from the Empire Grill in the Byward Market, flies the swallowtail Splitflaget reserved for government offices. Source.

Little Byward Market

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Mining Claims Within the City of Gatineau

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Thelonius Bair

Ottawa-born Thelonius Bair played in Motherwell's 2 - 1 loss to Morton in Round Five of the Scottish Cup February 9th. Aside from that, 2023-24 was his best season to date, with 15 goals in 41 appearances. Source.

Morton have signed 22-year-old Owen Moffat, late of Celtic, Blackpool and Dunfermline Athletic. And 20-year-old Arron Lyall, formerly of Rangers, ICT and Airdrieonians.

Vancouver FC [0 - 4] HFX Wanderers

[Wanderers finally get it together. Two goals each for Telfer and Nimick.]

Scrosoppi vs Hamilton United (June 19) (postponed on account of heat)

Scrosoppi [0 - 0] Vaughan Azzurri

Tokushima Vortis [1 - 0] Mito HollyHock

Unity FC vs [Hamilton City 1 FC 0 - 4 ] Serbian White Eagles

[The CSL has added two more teams and rewritten its schedule.]

Þór/KA 3 - 1 Fylkir (June 21)

Sfida Setagaya 0 - 1 Iga Kunoichi Mie (June 22)

ReinMeer Aomori 4 - 0 Verspah Oita (June 22)

Arthurlie FC 1915-16:

1916/5/6        Arthurlie 2 - 3 Abercorn    PChCup R1

1916/4/29      Dykehead 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/4/15      Paisley Academical 2 - 4 Arthurlie    RVCup

1916/4/8        Renton 3 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/4/1        Arthurlie 1 - 2 Clydebank    WSL

1916/3/11      Arthurlie 1 - 1 Queen's Park Strollers    benefit match

1916/3/4        Clydebank 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/2/26      Arthurlie 6 - 0 Dumbarton Harp    WSL

1916/2/19      Abercorn 0 - 1 Arthurlie    RVCup

1916/2/12      Arthurlie 4 - 0 Dykehead    WSL

1916/2/5        Albion Rovers 2 - 1 Arthurlie    WSL

1916/1/29      Arthurlie 4 - 3 Johnstone    WSL

1916/1/22      Moorpark Crusaders 0 - 6 Arthurlie    RVCup

1916/1/8        Arthurlie 7 - 0 Paisley Academical    RVCup

1916/1/1        Abercorn vs Arthurlie (abandoned)    RVCup

1915/12/25    Arthurlie 4 - 1 Johnstone    RVCup

1915/12/18    Arthurlie 10 - 3 Moorpark Crusaders    RVCup

1915/12/11    Johnstone 4 - 0 Arthurlie    RVCup

1915/12/4      Vale of Leven 6 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/11/27    Arthurlie 5 - 0 Stevenston United    WSL

1915/11/13    Arthurlie 2 - 2 Abercorn    RVCup

1915/11/6      Arthurlie 2 - 1 Royal Albert    WSL

1915/10/30    Arthurlie 4 - 1 Renton    WSL

1915/10/23    Arthurlie 1 - 1 Wishaw Thistle    WSL

1915/10/16    Dumbarton Harp 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/10/9      Stevenston 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/10/2      Arthurlie 1 - 2 Abercorn    WSL

1915/9/25      Johnstone 3 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/9/18      Arthurlie 2 - 2 Albion Rovers    WSL

1915/9/11      Royal Albert 6 - 2 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/9/4        Arthurlie 3 - 7 Vale of Leven    WSL

1915/8/28      Abercorn 2 - 0 Arthurlie    WSL

1915/8/21      Wishaw Thistle 5 - 3 Arthurlie    WSL

The Renfrewshire Victoria Cup was played as a league this season.

(Sources: Scottish Football Historical Archive for West of Scotland League, the Renfrewshire Victoria Cup and the Paisley Charity Cup; the Glasgow Herald for 1916/3/11.)

PWHL: Boston at Ottawa

Women's hockey has come a long way in terms of paid attendance. I watched an Ottawa Raiders game with about 25 other people at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena in the days of the first NWHL. Source.

Boston visits Ottawa looking to move into a playoff spot. Ottawa is fourth with 30 points and a game in hand. Boston is fifth with 28. Toronto is already into the playoffs, and Montreal and Minnesota should soon join them. If Ottawa win in regulation time today they will eliminate sixth-place New York. New York is the only team that could be described as a bust this first PWHL season, less for the hockey than for the attendance. (See below.) It would not be a surprise if they got relocated to Detroit in the off-season.

The PWHL's championship trophy has been named the Walter Cup, after the league owner.

[3 - 2. Ottawa win in the shoot-out.]

How many points did Ottawa players earn in the 2024 Women's Worlds?

                                G    A    P

Akane Shiga            2    3    5

Emily Clark               2    1    3

Aneta Tejralová        1    2    3

Tereza Vanišová       1    2    3

Savannah Harmon    1    2    3

Hayley Scamurra      0    3    3

Brianne Jenner         1    1    2

Ashton Bell                0    1    1

Top attendances in the PWHL so far:

21,105    Toronto at Montreal        Apr. 20    Bell Centre

19,285    Montreal at Toronto        Feb. 16    Scotiabank Arena

13,736    Ottawa vs Boston           Mar. 16    Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

13,316    Montreal at Minnesota    Jan. 6      Xcel Energy Centre

10,186    Boston at Minnesota      Feb. 25    Xcel Energy Centre

10,172    Minnesota at Montreal    Feb. 18    Place Bell

10,172    Ottawa at Montreal         Mar. 10    Place Bell

 Bottom:

     728    Montreal at New York      Mar. 6     Total Mortgage Arena

People's Credit, 1955

People's Credit Jewellers, 190 Sparks Street, Ottawa, 1955. Source.