OPINON | Pellerin: We're throwing the book at little libraries. Could anything be more 'Ottawa'? View this email in your browser OTTAWA CITIZEN PHOTO: Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA PHOTOS: A rare look inside the massive Parliament Hill renovation project By Catherine Morrison Ottawa’s historic Centre Block opened its doors to media this week, allowing for a rare peek into the decade-long renovation project which is billed as the “largest and most complex heritage rehabilitation ever seen in Canada.” We donned hat hats, steel toes and protective gloves to bring you a behind the construction-scenes look at the work being done to modernize Canada’s iconic Centre Block. One of the most complex and challenging technical aspects of the project is the construction of the basement that will house the new Parliament welcome centre. READ MORE  'WE'RE NOT GOING HOME'  Family flees 'apocalyptic' wildfire, aims to build back safer LATEST OTTAWA COVID STATS Newly Reported Cases and Deaths 46 4.4 2 New Cases Reported Rate per 100,000 of COVID-19 New Deaths Reported in Previous 7 Days Reported in Previous 7 Days Since Previous Report 136 - 196 136 - 196 Hospitalizations and Ongoing Outbreaks e 5 0 7 9 Currently in Hospital Currently in ICU New Outbreaks in Ongoing Outbreaks in Because of anActiv... BecauseofanAc.. Institutional Settings Institutional Settings Cumulative Cases Deaths 91,925 39 0.0 - 109 Years 1,075 Total Cases Median Age of Cases Age Range of Cases Total Deaths Over the Last 30 Days COVID-19 Wastewater Viral Signal, Ottaw: @Nomalzed Viral Copies' 7 Day Ave. Normalized Viral Copios 00010 0.0005 Normalized Viral Copies 245 255 265 275 285 295 305 315 016 026 036 046 056 066 076 086 096 106 116 126 136 146 156 166 176 186 Sampling Date 0.0000 Viral copy data is normalized using a seasonally stable fecal biomarker. For additional information on COVID-19 wastewater surveillance in Ottawa, please visit 613COVID.cawastewater. Updated June 20, 2023 Source: Ottawa Public Health *The COVID-19 dashboard is updated once a week on Wednesdays. Your Evening Update was curated and assembled by Lois Kirkup. If you’d like to support the team of journalists who write, edit and curate the stories you see in this newsletter, please consider purchasing a digital subscription. PHOTO: Family handout Teen on Titanic sub was 'terrified' but went because it was Father’s Day, aunt says By Lynn Chaya The aunt of the youngest passenger aboard the Titan submersible said that her nephew was “terrified” of the expedition but wanted to join his dad because it was Father’s Day. Suleman Dawood, 19, and his father, British-Pakistani tycoon Shahzada Dawood, were among the five people who perished on the submersible when it suffered what the U.S. Coast Guard said was a “catastrophic implosion” while diving to the wreck of the Titanic. Azmeh Dawood, Shahzada’s sister, told NBC News that her nephew expressed hesitation about the trip with his father. She said that the teenager had told a relative he “wasn’t very up for it” and felt “terrified”, but joined on the expedition to please his father who had been obsessed with the Titanic since childhood. READ MORE  BACK WITH A VENGEANCE  Mosquito season is worse this year, but TikTok user says she has a solution PHOTO: HANDOUT Canadian military identifies two pilots killed in Chinook helicopter crash near Petawawa By David Pugliese The Canadian Forces has identified the two pilots killed Tuesday when a Chinook helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River. Capt. David Domagala, 32, and Capt. Marc Larouche, 53, both died in the crash near Garrison Petawawa. The families of both men requested that their names be released to the public. Capt. Larouche, originally of Amos, Que., earned a private pilot’s license before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot. After attaining his pilot’s wings in 1993, he served with several squadrons, flying the CH-135 Twin Huey, CH-146 Griffon and CH-147F Chinook helicopters. He deployed internationally on Operation DELIVERANCE in Somalia and domestically on Operation PODIUM in British Columbia. Capt. Domagala, originally of Woodstock, Ont., served in the Canadian Army Reserve before applying to become a pilot. After graduating from the Royal Military College, he completed pilot training and was posted to 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in 2019. He deployed as a liaison officer on Operation CALUMET in Egypt, for which he received a Commander Commendation from Canadian Joint Operations Command. He commenced his training on the CH-147F Chinook upon redeployment. READ MORE  WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ  What is the City of Ottawa doing to combat its rat problem? - Advertisement TRENDING * Transportation committee approves 'restrictive' new rules on gardens grown on city rights of way * 'Warnings unheeded': James Cameron sees similarities between sub disaster and Titanic * Hydro Ottawa unionized workers in legal strike position Wednesday * Carleton Place hospital emergency department again closing overnight * Ontario moves to ban 'ugly' floating homes after controversy in cottage country * Why Conservatives unanimously supported the Liberals' child-care bill after vehemently opposing it  * OPINON | Pellerin: We're throwing the book at little libraries. Could anything be more 'Ottawa'? THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE Click on the photo to play today's puzzle PHOTO OF THE DAY Image A man on a bicycle rides towards an underground tunnel near Hog's Back Falls in Ottawa, June 23, 2023. 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