#Quebec language watchdog orders a #Hull café owner to make her Instagram posts in French after nine years of doing them in English

#montreal #ottawa

cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/queb…

Trying to spend a little bit of time outside but...

#Ottawa

New instance, new introduction. Hello, I am Adam from Ottawa Canada. I am a totally blind man, identifying as he/him.
My primary interests are technology and music. I was a former professional drummer, playing the bar stages of Ottawa and the ocasional out-of-town show.
I've always been rhythmical, annoying the heck out of my parents at the tendor age of four on up banging on pots, pans, spoons, and whatever else I could get my grubby little hands on.
I got my first drum kit when I was 12, back in 1999. I got a couple of upgrades over the years, and then switched to electronic kits in 2007 when I managed to save and purchase a Roland TD-12 kit with my own money. That was like buying a car for me, LOL.
I was professionally active from 2007 until 2019.
Some hearing issues with extended loudness causing anxiety and unease started my issues with playing live shows, and then COVID19 really finished that career.

I've been interested in technology from a young age as well, receiving my first electronic note taker for the blind, a Blazie Engineering Braille Lite in 1996 at the age of 9.
I then got my first computer in the summer of 1998, learned DOS, then eventually Windows 3.1, 95, and on up.
I've had many, many, many computers and other technological devices since those days, and I have done any serious compute work in Linux, where in I am mostly referring to running servers, hosting things, and distributed compute projects.
Professionally, I am currently a systems/server administrator, backend web developer, database administrator, and infrastructure administrator.
Other interests include animals, documentaries, listening to most kinds of music, having deep intellectual conversations, and pondering the meaning of life.
#Mastodon #Introduction #Ottawa #Canada #Blind #Music #Technology

Hey friends! ottawa.place is now open for signups 🎉🇨🇦❤️

@andrew and I built it as a hosted-in-Canada, capital-region-focused (but open to all Canadians) instance.

Please boost so folks can find us! 👀

#fediverse #twittermigration #canada #ontario #ottawa #canpoli

ottawa.place

Mastodon instance for residents of Ottawa, Gatineau, and surrounding regions. Instance de Mastodon pour les résidents d'Ottawa, de Gatineau et des régions avoisinantes.

^{Hometown hosted on ottawa.place}

I'm looking for latt/long for ncc-ccn.gc.ca/business/park-be… & ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-ma…

But really I suspect you want me to visit these places and take photos or something neat like that.

#Ottawa #Benches #OpenBenches #OpenData #NCC #Canada

Park Bench Dedication in Canada’s Capital Region

Celebrate a loved one with a personalized bench plaque in one of the most beautiful parks in Ottawa–Gatineau.

^{National Capital Commission}