Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 8th, 2025

Today’s QOTD discussion stems from a news item that we first addressed on Thursday. And just to confirm for the final time, this is not a headline from The Onion. This is very real, and totally not satire. The NCC is thinking of installing a floating sauna at the NCC River House, which can be found at Ottawa’s East End. The proposed sauna must accommodate a minimum of 15 people, and as many as 25 people. It would operate 7 days a week, and throughout the year. Yes, even during January’s frigid temperatures. We set the stage in Hour 1 with CTV’s Kimberley Johnson. Meantime, Kristy’s Summer Hit List keeps on trucking for another full week, as a crowd of Bell Media personalities deliver their smoking-hot ways to soak in the Summer fun. Ottawa Now show producer Dani Dube, who just returned from an East Coast vacation, chimes in with some of her fresh ideas! But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.