Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 22nd, 2026

When the Artemis II capsule executed a majestic splash-down into the Pacific Ocean, it turns out an Ottawa-based company played a key role in that portion of this historic NASA expedition. Guest host Andrew Pinsent chats with Rhiannon Iles, the President of HFI Pyrotechnics, in Hour 2. She describes the business boom following Artemis’ legendary descent. Later in the program, we receive some cautious optimism along certain sections of the Ottawa River, as water levels have started to stabilize. And later this week, flood waters are expected to recede. However, dozens of properties and roads across Ottawa and Gatineau have already been submerged due to heavy rainfall and the recent snow melt. We check in with Allan Joyner, a Public Information Officer with the West Carleton Disaster Relief. Plus, CFRA's Chris Holski talks about the private jet that was quickly jettisoned. See what we did there?