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It’s time for our weekly feel-good thread! Let's take a break from traffic updates and construction and highlight the best of our community.

This week’s prompts:

• Shop Local Win: Did a staff member at a shop on Merivale or in Bells Corners go above and beyond for you this week?
• Neighborhood Random Acts: Did someone help you clear your driveway after that last slushy March snowfall?
• Sportsplex/Algonquin Shoutouts: Saw a great performance or had a positive experience at the Sportsplex or the College?
• The "Hidden Gem": Found a new favorite trail in the Pine Grove forest or a killer coffee spot in Centrepointe?

C'est l'heure de notre fil de discussion hebdomadaire positif ! Faisons une pause dans les mises à jour sur le trafic et les travaux pour souligner le meilleur de notre communauté.

Suggestions de la semaine :

• Succès local : Un commerçant de Merivale ou de Bells Corners vous a-t-il offert un service exceptionnel cette semaine ?
• Geste de bon voisinage : Quelqu'un vous a-t-il aidé à déneiger votre entrée après la dernière chute de neige fondante de mars ?
• Sportsplex/Algonquin : Vous avez vu une belle performance ou eu une expérience positive au Sportsplex ou au Collège ?
• Le « Trésor caché » : Vous avez trouvé un nouveau sentier préféré dans la forêt Pine Grove ou un super café à Centrepointe ?

Feel good story. Must read ☝️

Councillors just received the following from the head of emergency services:

There has been severe weather today with heavy rainfall in a short period of time. This has resulted in basement flooding. We encourage residents to call 3-1-1 to report basement flooding.

More information is available to residents at Ottawa.ca/flooding but in particular, what to do if their basements have flooded. Pooling water on roads is normal in these situations, but we still encourage residents to report through 3-1-1.

I got Tornado Warning. Did anyone else?

I am a one-person business. The business must have a mailing address, not a post office box. I don't want my home address publicly available as the business address. Clients do not come here, though I work from here. There are various services listed online that provide a business address for a monthly fee. Is anyone using any of these? The one called iPostal1 looks to be based at Staples on Merivale.

Bienvenue à notre rendez-vous hebdomadaire pour trouver la blague la plus gênante de Nepean. Sortez vos jeux de mots sur Merivale, le Sportsplex ou le Transitway !

🏆 Le gagnant de la semaine dernière : « Pourquoi est-ce qu'on ne joue pas à la cachette à Centrepointe ? Parce que tout le monde finit toujours par se retrouver dans le rond-point ! » — u/[Nom d'utilisateur]

🎯 Thème de la semaine : Le Sportsplex et le trafic de Merivale Avec la vente de jouets « Geeked Out » et les tournois de ringuette, le stationnement du Sportsplex est un vrai casse-tête. Donnez-nous vos meilleures (pires) blagues !

Welcome to our weekly search for the most cringeworthy joke in Nepean. Show us your best puns about Merivale, the Sportsplex, or the Transitway!

🏆 Last Week’s Winner: “Why don't they play hide and seek in Centrepointe? Because everyone eventually ends up in the roundabout!” — u/[Username]

🎯 This Week’s Theme: The Sportsplex & the Merivale Crawl Between the Geeked Out Toy Sale and the ringette tournaments, the Sportsplex parking lot is a total puzzle. Give us your best (worst) shots!

Alright Nepean, it’s time for some controversial community service. We live in the National Capital Region, which means we are far too close to Quebec to allow "Poutine Crimes" to happen in our own backyard.

The Golden Rules of Poutine:

1. The Squeak: If the cheese curds don't squeak, it’s a misdemeanor.
2. The Shred: Using shredded mozzarella instead of curds? That’s a felony.
3. The Soup: If the fries are swimming in thin, watery gravy until they become mush? Straight to jail.

The Question: What is the worst poutine crime you’ve witnessed in Nepean? Is it a specific topping (peas? ketchup?), or a local shop that uses the "wrong" cheese?

Tell us where to find the best authentic curds in Nepean, and who we need to report to the Poutine Police!

Bon, Nepean, c'est l'heure d'un service communautaire un peu controversé. Nous vivons dans la région de la capitale nationale, ce qui signifie que nous sommes bien trop près du Québec pour permettre que des « crimes contre la poutine » soient commis chez nous.

Les règles d'or de la poutine :

1. Le « couic-couic » : Si le fromage en grains ne fait pas de bruit sous la dent, c'est un délit.
2. Le râpé : Utiliser de la mozzarella râpée au lieu de fromage en grains ? C'est un crime grave.
3. La soupe : Si les frites baignent dans une sauce brune trop claire jusqu'à devenir de la bouillie ? Direction la prison !

La question : Quel est le pire crime contre la poutine dont vous avez été témoin à Nepean ? Est-ce une garniture spécifique (des pois ? du ketchup ?) ou un commerce local qui utilise le « mauvais » fromage ?

Dites-nous où trouver les meilleurs grains authentiques à Nepean, et qui nous devons dénoncer à la police de la poutine !

I wanted to share a quick story about the kindness I ran into today.

I was at the Service Ontario center at Carling trying to get my driver's license renewed before it expired. I arrived just as things were wrapping up, and they weren’t taking any more appointments. I was pretty stressed, thinking I was going to be stuck with an expired license.

Out of nowhere, this gentleman in his fifties stepped up. He realized he didn’t have all the right documentation on him to complete his own task, so he walked over and handed me his ticket. He actually took the time to talk to the clerk and convinced them to let me go in his place before they closed up.

He just left after that without needing any thanks.

Whoever you are—thank you. You really saved my day, and it’s a great reminder that the "better angels" definitely exist here in Nepean.