Ottawa, often dubbed the ‘city that fun forgot,’ hears the unwanted slogan once again
The organization in charge of several pieces of land in the National Capital Region shut down a lemonade stand being operated by two young girls on Canada Day long weekend. They didn’t have permit.
After making $52, the girls’ father said a cyclist told them they weren’t allowed to be there, and an official with the National Capital Commission (NCC) later followed with more detailed reasons.
The girls were operating on NCC land, and needed a permit.
The NCC then shut down the stand.
‘Relax a bit’: Kid-run lemonade stand shut down by NCC for failing to have permit https://t.co/yRuVBXgauJ #ottnews pic.twitter.com/HfOzxVwh1N
That sparked a rash of negative comments about the NCC’s action.
Critics of the shutdown included the former cabinet minister responsible for oversight of the organization.
Seriously: What a bone-headed decision. The NCC should apologize to the girls and invite them to restart their lemonade stand. 3/3
@cfedio Spoil sports! NCC should be able to distinguish between two kids lemonade & commercial venture!
— @dnkidd
Great work by the NCC keeping us safe from rounge lemonade stands. One of the agencies top priorities.
@JessDonovan8 @CBCOttawa @NCC_CCN omg ncc needs to get over themselves.
@CBCOttawa OMG, are you kidding me. Maybe they need a Federal or Provincial grant to get their small business going.
@CBCOttawa Nooooo?! ????? Give your head a shake! What a messed up world we live in now. Chill!
@CBCOttawa The @NCC_CCN, never missing a chance to miss a chance.
Ottawa’s old and unwanted slogan also returned.
@CBCOttawa the most #Ottawa story of all time. #thecitythatfunforgot
@CBCOttawa. National capitals: London, Rome, Paris, Berlin and ………. Ottawa, the city that fun forgot
@CBCOttawa town that _ _ _ forgot
However, some sided with the cyclist and the NCC.
@CBCOttawa Kids did not come up with this idea on their own- what point is father trying to make? Responsible dad should have followed rules
@CBCOttawa Well, the father got the publicity that he was looking for. Think of the chaos if everyone did this.
Cyclists stop to buy lemonade at a stand on Colonel By Drive that was later shut down by the National Capital Commission for failing to have a permit. (courtesy of Kurtis Andrews)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lemonade-stand-shut-down-reaction-social-media-1.3663410