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Former Osgoode councillor seeks provincial nomination Kelly Kent kkent@metroland.com

Retirement just doesn’t suit him.

Doug Thompson, a Greely local with more than 31 years of experience in local politics, recently announced his intent to seek nomination for the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party in the new riding

of Carleton.

“People keep asking me why I can’t just enjoy retirement,” Thompson said. “I guess I just feel I have more I can give.”

In the 2018 provincial election, the existing provincial riding of NepeanCarleton will be split in two.

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“I know the area,” he said. “I think I would be an asset to the community in an MPP role.”

Thompson has been a resident of the local area for more than 40 years. He began his political career after retiring from 35 years as a teacher and principal, serving as a councillor of Osgoode for 14 years.

He hung up his councillor’s hat when he was elected to be the mayor of Osgoode in 1997, where he served until amalgamation with the City of Ottawa in 2000.

From 2000 to 2014, Thompson resumed his position as an Osgoode councillor, this time within the city’s realm. He retired of his own accord in 2014 and has been busy ever since.

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NAV Canada is working on reducing airplane emissions by updating arrival routes at the Ottawa International Airport, and some of those changes could be happing in the airspace over Greely.

By introducing required navigation performance (RNP) technology in up to 25 per cent of aircraft arriving at the airport, NAV Canada will be able to use more efficient routes and reduce their environmental impact. This is part of Canada’s Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

“This will allow us to reduce the overall environmental footprint of the industry,” said Jonathan Bagg, manager of community relations with NAV Canada, adding that with the combined use of the technology and the updated flight paths, emissions could be reduced by 750 metric tonnes.

NAV Canada hosted a public consultation on June 2 to discuss proposed flight paths that would pass over Blackburn Hamlet, but also mentioned proposed changes to arrival paths over Greely.

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Flight paths over Greely could change in the coming months, but residents shouldn’t notice a change. Shown here: 24 hours of arrivals (blue) and departures (yellow) at the Ottawa airport.

Greely currently sees over-flight as arriving airplanes approach Ottawa’s Runway 32. While flight paths are being modified slightly to improve efficiency, the approach over Greely should remain largely the same, Bagg said.

“Residents in Greely shouldn’t notice a change,” he said.

In fact, Greely residents could be treated to quieter flights over their neighbourhoods, as the RNP technology allows for less noisy continuous descents.

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Thompson hopes to return to politics after 31 years as local councillor Continued from the front

“I’m still very active within the community,” he said.

Thompson is involved in dozens of community organizations. He is the chair of the South Nation Conservation Authority, a director of Conservation Ontario, a director of the Greely Business Association, a director of the Metcalfe Agricultural Society and a director of the Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association to name a few.

Even so, he said he’s excited about the opportunity to get back into politics on another level.

“It’s something different. I’m ready for a new

challenge,” he said.

If he were to be successful in receiving the PC nomination and then in winning the election, Thompson said he has a good idea of what he’d like to champion.

Energy costs for rural residents in particular, he said, are a major concern.

“My first day on the job I’d be working on that,” he said.

Thompson would also like to work on youth issues and engagement, programs and assistance for seniors and bettering the health care system. Thompson was quite involved in the opening of the Osgoode Youth Association (O-YA) and is still working with the Os-

goode Care Centre board today.

“I really, truly believe that my experience in local politics would be an asset on the provincial level,” he said, adding that his familiarity with the area’s constituents would also be helpful.

All in all, Thompson said the motivation to seek party nomination comes from a feeling that he still has a lot to give to his community.

“I just feel I have a lot to offer,” he said. “Politicians have the power to get things done. You can help take care of things that matter to the residents.

“Politicians can make a difference if they really want to, and I want to make a difference.”

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Doug Thompson, former councillor and mayor of Osgoode with 31 years of experience in local politics, recently announced his intent to seek party nomination for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in the new riding of Carleton.

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tion in 2018 or 2019. For now, the city is looking for feedback by their June 21 deadline. Questions and concerns can be sent to John.Bougadis@ottawa.ca. Bougadis can also be contacted at 613-580-2424

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Residents had the opportunity to learn more about the proposed Manotick Watermain Loop during the Manotick Village Community Association’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 7.

John Bougadis, senior project manager, and Kelly Roberts, environmental consultant, attended the meeting to give a presentation on the proposed watermain, which would link Manotick to the Riverside South system.

“The main objective was to apply a secondary water supply to the region,” Bougadis said.

The loop is to be a secondary water supply into the village, since the area is currently serviced by a single feed.

A public process has already determined the preferred route, and ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The MVCA’s AGM on June 7 was an opportunity to look back on the previous year’s accomplishments. · • The association’s Keep it to 40 campaign made strides in 2015 and 2016, winning speed reductions on a portion of Bankfield Road and Manotick Main Street.

• Community events such as Shiverfest and the Soap Box Derby were a success.

• Manotick’s Remembrance Day celebrations continue to be the second largest in the city.

• Work on Remembrance Park is moving along, funding is in place In 2016 and 2017, the MVCA hopes to accomplish many more projects, such as: • Championing the repaving of Bridge Street and repairs to local sidewalks.

• Supporting a pedestrian crossing on Manotick Main Street at Tighe Stree.

• Researching a possible dock on Tighe Street.

• Looking into the possibility of a water taxi.

• Potentially creating a Great Manotick Garage Sale event.

• Researching the creation of an amphitheatre in Centennial Park

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The Manotick Village Community Assocation (MVCA) elected a new board at their AGM on Tuesday, June 7. From left: Judy Beltzner, Brian Tansley, Sheila Dubyk, Klaus Beltzner, Andrea Strawbridge, Giulio Maffini. Not pictured: Grace Thrasher. the goal is to build the leg by 2018 or 2019.

The focus of the presentation was on the North Island Link of the watermain.

In order to connect the existing watermain on Rideau Valley Drive and the proposed Manotick Watermain link, a main has to be constructed across the northern tip of Long Island.

Two routes have been considered: the first travels along Bravar Drive, and the second travels behind it along the front of the park.

Roberts, who handled the North Island Link portion of the presentation, said many factors were considered when choosing the preferred route, including the social environment, constructability and cost.

In terms of respect for the island’s social environment, constructability, functionality and

cost, the park route made more sense, Roberts said, while the Bravar Road route made more sense in terms of respect for the natural environment.

“The option to go through the park is the preferred option,” she said.

The route would avoid the majority of the established trees in the park, but a few butternut trees – a species at risk – would be impacted. Roberts said all care would be taken to disturb as few trees as possible, and that those that were disturbed would be compensated for.

The watermain would be constructed at a depth of 2.4 metres, not deep enough to require blasting or to disturb area wells, Bougadis said. It is not expected that blasting will be required on the island.

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here was good news on the morning of June 8 when the earth opened up and a massive sinkhole swallowed a section of Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa.

Despite the giant hole in the heart of the city, no one was injured.

That no one was injured, except for the city’s civic pride, is a blessing considering the number of OC Transpo buses that go by the very spot where the road collapsed, not to mention all the cars and pedestrians who flow through that part of town on a weekday morning.

Within 24 hours city crews stabilized the sinkhole by pouring concrete into it, and the foundations of nearby buildings had all been secured and the hole was no longer expanding, according to the city.

Now the investigation into why this happened is underway. “It took a month for us to find the answers with the sinkhole on Waller Street, and this is significantly larger,� said Mayor Jim Watson during a media briefing with emergency services and city department heads the day after the large sinkhole made national headlines.

The media briefing was the second within 24

hours.

And there are plenty of questions that need to be answered with the two most pressing before moving forward being: Did the tunnelling for the city’s light rail project have anything to do with the road collapsing and is the city’s infrastructure in such bad shape that water main pipes are bursting all over the place?

The mayor and senior city staff say it could take weeks to get Rideau Street in front of the Rideau Centre back in service, and may take a couple of months before all the answers to what went wrong are known.

The timeline is the least of the worries right now. How long it takes to determine the reasons for this near tragedy is less important than getting those answers right, so that such a situation does not happen again, especially since there is a lot of tunnelling going on downtown for the LRT project.

What should be first and foremost in all of the investigations surrounding the sinkhole is that public safety should be the No. 1 priority going forward. And that means if it takes a month or two, or even longer, to get to the bottom of this “hole� mess, so be it.

Homelessness needs to be faced head on

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egardless of what finally happens with Ogilvie Square, the debate over it will turn out to be helpful for the city and those who live in it.

Last week the plans for the square were unveiled — a blocklong plaza on Nicholas Street between Rideau and Besserer, closed to traffic and available for special events.

It will have trees and bicycle racks but no chairs or benches.

Various reasons have been given for this, including the need to maintain access for emergency vehicles.

But that’s not what people are talking about. They’re talking about what seems to be a conscious effort to discourage panhandlers and homeless people, of which there are many in this part of town.

A city planner said that “we’ve

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town chosen to take a more adaptable approach and be able to monitor the success and failures of the seats as opposed to putting something in permanent and then having nothing but complaints come in for people ... loitering or panhandling ...�

In other words, benches attract the homeless, so no benches. I usually avoid reading Comments sections online, but the one below the original Citizen article on this issue is worth a look.

It shows the range of attitudes on homelessness in this city.

Among the attitudes expressed are some very enlightened ones.

They say, among other things, that people other than panhandlers need places to sit.

More significantly, they say that keeping homelessness out of sight is not the way to deal with it.

There are other opinions, of course, such as the view that the homeless are coddled in Ottawa, but they are far outnumbered by those who believe the city has made a mistake here.

Online Comments sections are not always accurate reflections of public opinion, but my guess is that City Hall is getting an earful on this subject and, on the basis of the strength of the arguments presented, will change its mind.

This was so close to a great idea — creating a new public space in an area that needs it, closing it to traffic, sticking some trees in there. All it needed was something to make it more invit-

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ing, such as a place to sit down.

That would be nice for older people and people with disabilities, among others.

If that turned out not to work, for whatever reason, the city could always take the benches away.

That might cost some money, but everything costs money. Putting up that elaborate playground at Mooney’s Bay costs money.

All the 150th anniversary hoopla is costing money.

The homelessness issue is frustrating. But let’s not forget that it’s the homeless who are the most frustrated.

To those who say Ottawa coddles the homeless, imagine yourself in that position. It’s not a walk in the park.

It’s frustrating and complicated and Ottawa has made some good efforts to help. What this debate shows is that there could be significant public support for more effort.

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Ottawa is not without senior officials who are on good terms with the folks at Queen’s Park.

Good for Ogilvie Square. It has reopened an important debate about homelessness and shown that there is support for doing something genuinely useful.

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New Hydro One ombudsman hears rural complaints Kelly Kent kkent@metroland.com

Don’t shoot the messenger.

On Thursday, June 9, rural residents had the opportunity to voice their frustrations to the new Hydro One ombudsman, Fiona Crean, at a public meeting at the Greely Community Centre.

Hosted by MPP Lisa MacLeod, Osgoode Coun.

George Darouze, RideauGoulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt and GloucesterSouth Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, the meeting was part of a tour of meetings Crean will conduct in the coming weeks. Attendees were encouraged to express all of their concerns and ask all of their tough questions about Hydro One’s service.

“I actually think that complaining is a good thing,” Crean said to the packed crowd gathered at the meeting. “It’s a courageous thing, and it’s a time consuming thing.”

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Rural residents had the opportunity to voice their complaints about Hydro One to the company’s new ombudsman, Fiona Crean, at a public meeting on June 9 at the Greely Community Centre.

One’s delivery charges are an added expense that has many residents struggling to pay.

“Hydro One (bills) are too high,” said Osgoode Coun.

George Darouze. “I hear about it from residents all the time. People can simply not afford this any longer.”

“The intent here is to make sure (Crean) understands what people are experiencing with their bills,” echoed Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt.

Crean’s job is to mediate the relationship between Hydro One and its customers, ensuring that residents are not being treated unfairly.

“I investigate complaints about the unfairness in the delivery of services,” she said, adding that her main focus is to make sure all residents are treated with respect.

Hydro One has only recently created an ombudsman position and hired Crean in March. She’s received more than 700 complaints since then, and they just keep rolling in.

Residents of rural Ottawa, in areas such as Manotick, Osgoode, Greely and even Orléans, have been dealing with high hydro bills since before amalgamation. Several rural residents are serviced by Hydro One, while urban residents in the core of the city are serviced

by Hydro Ottawa. While the two companies charge the same rates for hydro, Hydro

FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS

To kick off the meeting, Crean gave a brief presentation about her roles, responsibilities, and authorities to help residents in their fight for fairness.

As ombudsman, Crean reports to Hydro One’s board of directors. She is able to investigate and mediate cases of unfairness, but does not have the authority to change existing policies or rates.

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Fighting was a bit of a sport for the boys of the family

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’m not interested!

Mother almost yelled in Earl’s direction, as he framed the kitchen door crying his eyes out.

His nose was spouting blood like a fountain, and covered his shirt, and I could see he had also scraped his knees.

He yelled louder, this time adding that Emerson had almost killed him.

Again, Mother said, “I’m not interested. And go out and sit on the back stoop.

You’re getting blood all over the floor that Audrey just scrubbed.”

That’s how Mother dealt with fighting among the boys. Come to her for sympathy or to have her intervene, and they were sent packing.

I was more interested in the fights than was Mother.

The three brothers were all

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories different sizes, and it had nothing to do with their ages.

Emerson, the middle brother, was a whopper. At 12 years of age, stood just under 6-feet tall. Everett was somewhere in the middle, even though he was the oldest of the three.

Earl was the youngest, but growing fast, and it looked like he would soon be taller than Everett. So they were a mixed lot.

But when it came to fighting, Emerson usually came out on top.

I found out that a fight

could start over the simplest disagreement.

It often had to do with barn chores. Whose turn it was to milk Ethel, the cow who wouldn’t stand still, and who you could count on kicking over the milk pail at least once every milking.

Or whose turn it was to shovel the manure out the back door of the barn.

A simple argument would spill over into a dragged out fight at the drop of a hat.

The boys also fought over slingshots. Slingshots were everywhere.

They sat on the rail at the back door, and hung from the post at the gate. Always at the ready.

There was always a squirrel or mouse to get rid of, or empty tin cans to knock off the back fence.

Who owned what sling shot was the cause of many a scrap.

Finally, Everett started scratching his initials on the ones he had made.

But that didn’t work, because the three brothers had the same initials … and so the fight was on when it came to ownership.

The boys never went to Father to settle a fight.

His response was completely different from Mother’s.

While Mother sent the injured packing, Father would simply find jobs for the three boys to do, and

they were never jobs they particularly enjoyed.

Raking up the smoke house ashes was a hateful job, and the three brothers knew perfectly well if Father was asked to settle a fight, he almost always sent the complainer to the smoke house.

It would take days to get the smell of smoldering hickory off the offender’s body.

Even several dips in the Bonnechere failed to do the job.

So going to Father to settle a fight was a last resort.

Although I often argued with Emerson, he knew better than to make body contact.

Back then boys simply did not hit girls.

My sister Audrey and I never fought. I was too

in awe of my much older sister, who I thought was just about the smartest girl in all of Renfrew County.

But I was always amazed at Mother, who could be most sympathetic to our woes and concerns, but could simply turn her back on my brothers fighting.

Audrey said it was because she never liked to take sides.

Audrey said she could be defending the very person who started the fight in the first place.

And Audrey said, that in itself, could start another donny-brook.

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Massive machines coming to Ottawa for 150th national birthday bash Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

What’s a national 150th birthday celebration without a large-scale dragon and massive spider?

Well, thanks to Canada’s 2017 organization committee, Canadians won’t have to wonder what a 150th birthday celebration without them is like.

The committee announced on June 1 at the Canadian Museum of Nature that a large-scale dragon, known as Long Ma, and a giant spider, Kumo Ni, will take over a downtown Ottawa street next summer with the goal that the extraordinary machines will help both local residents and tourists alike ring in Canada’s 150th birthday bash.

The machines, which are indeed a sight to see as the dragon breathes fire and the spider’s eight legs are enormous, are exactly what Canada and Ottawa need for the big birthday celebration, according to Guy Laflamme,

executive director of the Ottawa 2017 organizing committee.

“It will change the way people view Ottawa,” Laflamme said at the Ottawa 2017 announcement.

“This will not only be a Canadian first, but a first for North America.”

The company behind the curtain of these massive machines is La Machine, a French production company based in Nantes, France.

Laflamme met with the company in 2015, knowing that they would be able to offer a captivating component of the 150 celebration’s programming. “Their majestic creatures and style of roving theatre will enchant and create cherished, unforgettable moments,” he said.

The exact location is still yet to be decided, but the entirely free show is set to go on for four to five days, 24 hours a day, to the tune of an orchestra. A team of artists, technicians and theatre designers will be operating the machines.

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the unusual theatre objects with a team of artists, technicians and theatre designers.

“Taking a production of this magnitude to the streets, where a collective imagination, an intangible heritage and a shared identity come into being, is not a trivial matter. A nation’s identity and culture stems from these grassroots,” François Delarozière, artistic director of La Machine said in a statement.

“We hope our art form will connect with and inspire Ottawa residents and all Canadians in 2017.”

Also announced June 1 is that Bell will be the premier partner for the 2017 birthday celebrations.

A Canadian company founded in 1880 — only 13 years after confederation, the largest private sector company in Ottawa, Bell said it is proud to be a part of the upcoming event.

Along with Bell, the Ottawa 2017 organizing committee announced CIBC as its lead sponsor in May.

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Greely gears up for Canada Day celebrations Kelly Kent kkent@metroland.com

While the city focuses on Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, Greely is gearing up for a huge party this year.

The Canada Day celebrations in Greely are one of the biggest within Ottawa.

Bruce Brayman, president of the Greely Community Association, says the fireworks show is close in scale to the city’s show, but with less of a crowd.

Things kick off on July 1 at 5 p.m. at the Greely Community Centre (1448 Meadow Dr.) with kids’ games, a bouncy castle and food vendors.

Later, attendees can participate in horse-drawn wagon rides between 6 and 8 p.m., watch firefighter demonstrations at 7 p.m. and visit the Waupoos Family Farm petting zoo, complete with a mini horse.

Live music will be featured all evening, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Then, at 9 p.m., the Greely Idol winners – Savannah Elder and Isabella MunevarPelton – will take the stage.

nity each year.

‘I’ve even had people say (the fireworks) are better than at Disney.’

Brayman said that the Greely Community Association has always been committed to providing affordable activities for children, but they’ve gone a step further with their Canada Day event this year.

AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES

BRUCE BRAYMAN, PRESIDENT OF GREELY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The main event, of course, is the fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Brayman said the show typically runs between 20 and 30 minutes long, and draws crowds from near and far.

“I’ve had people who told me they came from Preston,” he said. “I’ve even had people say they are better than at Disney.”

The Greely Community Association budgets $15,000 for the fireworks show every year, funding comes from grants and business donors.

The Greely celebrations draw between 2,000 and 3,000 people to the commu-

For the first time, the association has committed to making the wagon rides and bouncy castle free for children. This gives more families the opportunity to come out and enjoy the day, Brayman said.

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Ombudsman visits rural areas to discuss Hydro One concerns Continued from page 11

“I do not deal with public policy,” she said later in the meeting. “I deal with the implementation of public policy.”

What this means is that Crean can investigate cases where policies are being used incorrectly or unfairly.

For example, Crean said she recently dealt with a case where a neighbourhood had been classified low density, which is more expensive, when it turned out it should have been classified middensity instead.

While she said she under-

that individuals will be treated fairly regardless of factors such as education, literacy level, ethnicity, geographic location and a multitude of others.

“It is about ensuring that people are treated fairly, not necessarily identically,” Crean’s presentation states.

stands that the high cost of hydro bills is a problem for residents, she can only help if the bills are incorrect.

Crean does not have the authority to investigate hydro rates or delivery charges, which are set by the Ontario Energy Board.

“If I do nothing else,” she said, “I want to get that bill redesigned to help you understand what you really owe.”

Crean said there are three factors of fairness her office employs: procedural fairness, substantive fairness and equitable fairness.

Crean assured the crowd

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The majority of the meeting was reserved for residents to voice their frustrations.

“I want to give all of you the opportunity to speak to (Crean) and express your concerns,” MacLeod said.

Residents’ concerns followed one main stream: bills are too high, and something has to be done about reducing costs.

“The government is still doing what it continually does, which is raising prices,” one woman said. “What can you do for us?”

However, Crean said she is virtually powerless to change existing costs; prices are set by the Ontario Energy Board. All Crean can do is investigate cases of unfair billing.

Other residents asked Crean what can be done about getting all Ottawa residents into Hydro Ottawa. Coun. Moffatt fielded these.

In order for Hydro Ottawa to purchase the 45,000 Ottawa residents serviced

by Hydro One from the competing company, they would have to fork over $600 million. This is simply not feasible, he said. The only alternative option is for the province to force the change, which is also not likely.

Still, the division upsets residents.

“We look across the river and see people with their lights on when we are in the dark,” said one resident.

Crean encouraged residents to contact her office with questions and concerns. She can be contacted at 416-345-1505 or at 1-844608-8756.

Alternatively, residents can email her at ombudsman@hydroone. com. An online complaint form can also be found at www.HydroOneOmbudsman.com.

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ll over the countryside, farmers are raising your Thanksgiving dinners. We brought our turkey chicks home a couple weeks ago. The Farmer had carefully shored up the convertible horse stalls again. They have been used in the past to raise chicks, birth cattle and protect newborn lambs, as well as their intended purpose which was of course to shelter our two horses. Now that we no longer have horses we use the stalls because they are small and close to the house.

So we can easily be roused if there is a ruckus therein.

This morning the call of turkey chicks attracted me to the barn. I noted the Farmer had put a live trap on the back porch in the attempt to catch the fat, lazy raccoon who eats the cat food every night. At first

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife I wondered why the cat’s water bowl was full of mud every morning. Then one night I flicked the porch light on after dark and there she was. The roundest, fluffiest raccoon I have ever seen was crouched there over the feeding station, carefully washing the cat kibble in the water bowl before stuffing it in her mouth. I hissed at her and she gave me a look of disdain, then waddled away.

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night. So far she has evaded us by being too large for the live trap. I hate to think we can’t live in peaceful coexistence with all beasts on the farm but sometimes an animal ventures too far into forbidden territory and their basic instincts kick in. Next thing you know, we’ve got a massacre on our hands. It ain’t pretty. I am going to research how to scare away raccoons. It’s for her own good.

It’s getting nice and warm out now, and my daughter wants to take the baby in the pool. The Farmer

cleaned and treated the pool, and it’s warming up nicely. The only problem is we have strategically placed bird droppings all around the pool ledge. In the fifteen+ years the pool has been there, we have never had bird droppings on the ledge.

I scraped the poop off the pool ledge, cleaned it with bleach spray and then attempted to place uncomfortable-looking, colourful objects around the perimeter to deter the bird.

A pool brush, a dustpan, a few floating candles. It did not deter the birds. They returned, and what they did next really surprised me.

As I watched in amazement, the bird landed precariously on the pool ledge in between the assortment of colourful objects.

She carried some sort of sac in her beak. Placing the sac

on the ledge, she flew off.

Moments later she returned with another sac, and placed it a few inches from the first sac. She continued this activity – or perhaps it was more than one bird helping out – until the north edge of the pool was once again covered in tiny sacs of bird poop. I went online to find out what the heck was happening.

My bird expert friends explained. A grackle has been cleaning her nest by depositing her babies’ fecal sacs on the edge of our swimming pool. Charming, and yet disgusting all at the same time.

The good news is, when the baby birds leave the nest, there will be no more deposits on the pool ledge. I was happy to hear that, because the last time I watched, she was dropping the sacks directly into the pool.

Maybe if we bought a pool blanket the bird would have to take her little bags of poop elsewhere. Because the bird experts say she really wants to deposit them beside a pool of water. She can carry them to the creek as often as she likes and I won’t say a word.

There is one type of animal on the farm who seems to be taking this peaceful co-existence thing a bit too far. The barn cats seem to be confused about their job descriptions. Not only are the birds free to soil the pool unchallenged, but I just saw a mouse walk by.

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Ultimate Dinosaurs take over Nature museum Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

Young or old, if you love dinosaurs make your way to the Canadian Museum of Nature this summer.

The museum opened its latest exhibition, Ultimate Dinosaurs, that features dinosaurs from the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.

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A big kid himself, Mallon admits there is some pretty cool dinosaurs in the exhibit he was excited to see.

“Some of them are just so different and weird to us, they are bigger and stranger,” he added.

“I’m as excited as the kids are about this.”

The biggest part of the show is of course Giganotosaurus — no, that really is it’s name — he’s huge — larger than T-Rex, at 12 metres long, this dinosaur is thought to be the largest land predator ever to have lived.

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Despite a number of residents who called for a halt to a multi-million dollar, multiphase plan to widen the Airport Parkway, the city’s transportation committee approved the environmental assessment for the project on June 1.

If the funding can be secured, work on the first phase – widening the parkway from Brookfield to Hunt Club roads – would start in 2020.

The first phase would include a Walkley Road offramp for a total cost of $31 million.

The total cost of the project, which would have three phases, is $91 million.

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The city’s transportation committee approved the environmental assessment for a multi-million dollar, multi-phase plan to widen the Airport Parkway on June 1. from the Airport Parkway to Bank Street.

Bryson Juno, a resident who spoke against the project at the committee meeting, presented a petition with 175 signatures, asking for the widenong project to be halted.

Juno suggested building the Alta Vista Transposta-

tion Corridor, or expanding the Trillium line as alternatives to the widening.

“Widening the road is old thinking and doesn’t solve congestion issues,” said Terry Woods, another resident who was against plan.

Transportation committee chairman Keith Egli said city staff consulted the pub-

lic on the plan extensively.

“We are not a small town,” Egli said. “Transportation has to be about balance, there has to be options available – not just transit, not just cycling and not just cars.”

But councillors David Chernushenko and Catherine McKenney questioned

going ahead with a plan in advance of the extension of the Trillium line south past the airport to Bowesville Road.

“I am not convinced we need to widen roads, especially those roads that run beside a transit line,” McKenney said.

Chernushenko questioned staff about designing the road to accommodate peak levels.

“Designing the roads to peak levels means we don’t have the right kind of road the rest of the day,” he said, adding he can’t support the environmental assessment because he doesn’t see a need to widen the entire road.

Krista Kealey, a representative from the Ottawa International Airport Authority, said the authority supports the plan, but would like to see tighter timelines on the subsequent phases of the widening.

Kealey said the parkway was never designed to be a commuter road, and that halting the widening at Hunt Club just means traffic will

get jammed up on the one lane in either direction to Lester Road.

Kealey said the parkway was never designed to be a commuter road, and that halting the widening at Hunt Club just means traffic will get jammed up on the one lane in either direction to Lester Road.

“The proposed widening will increase the safety and efficiency of the parkway,” Kealey said.

“Ours is the only airport serving the region, our success is the city’s success.”

Orléans Coun.

Bob Monette said Ottawa’s chamber of commerce is in support of the widening project for the parkway because there are economic benefits that come to the city.

“I support it,” Monette said. “It’s people’s first impression of the city.”

If council as a whole approved the environmental assessment for the project on June 8, the city will still have to find the $91 million in funding to undertake the entire project.

Church Services A Welcoming Community Sunday 10:30AM, 507 Bank Street Sorry No Worship Service in July

Sunday Services Worship Service 10:30am Sundays Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30 10:30 a.m.

Rev. James Murray

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Sunday Worship - 10:00 a.m.

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SPORTS

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Youth get up close and personal with Fury FC players Brier Dodge brier.doge@metroland.com

For a young athlete, meeting a sports hero is a memorable

experience.

Ottawa Fury FC is offering its Fury Fanatics program for the second year, and has expanded the number of clubs participating.

The program gives youth soccer players aged 14 and under free access to games at TD Place all season, and the teams which are the most successful in selling tickets to adults and

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Farhan Mirza, who runs the Fury Fanatics program, said young players are excited to be able to meet the professionals.

The program has grown this year to include six more clubs, upping the total to 30,000 players who have access to the Fury FC games. The tally includes clubs in the city, but also rural based clubs from areas such as Arnprior, Almonte. Perth and Kemptville.

Clubs are asked to help promote the Fury to their players and distribute passes that give players free access to the games.

While it’s community involvement for the Fury, it also means parents and non-soccer family members are purchasing soccer tickets to accompany the youth players.

“As long as they’re a minor soccer club, we’re open to working with them,” Mirza said. “The best benefit is the opportunity to watch professional soccer right in their backyard, for no cost.”

To see if a club is participating in the Fury Fanatics program, visit the website www.furyfanatics.com.

PUBLIC MEETINGS All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted.

For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts or visit ottawa.ca/agendas, or call 3-1-1

Monday, June 20 Audit Committee 9:30 a.m. Champlain Room Ottawa Board of Health 5 p.m., Champlain Room Tuesday, June 21 Environment Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room

Wednesday, June 22 City Council Meeting 10 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall Thursday, June 23 Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee 6:30 p.m., Champlain Room Did you know you can receive e-mail alerts regarding upcoming meetings?

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Annual Shroomfest comes through for community groups in Osgoode Joseph Morin joe.morin@metroland.com

Shroomfest has done it again. The annual fundraiser that helps community groups in Osgoode brought in $40,600 this year.

Over the past 11 years, the all-male event has raised more than $400,000 for the Osgoode community.

Shroomfest is sponsored by more than 100 businesses in Osgoode, small and large.

This year’s Shroomfest was held on April 29 in the entertainment building at the Metcalfe Fairgrounds.

Twenty-three community groups will benefit from the funds raised this year.

The Shroomfest organizing committee, along with representatives of the community groups who will be receiving funds, gathered at the Metcalfe Curling Club to officially hand out cheques on June 8.

Daryn Hicks, a member of the organizing committee, was pleased to be able to help so many community

groups. He said putting together Shroomfest is easy with all of the support it gets in the community.

“It is lots of fun,” Hicks said. “It is always done with the support of the community.” He said the Metcalfe Lions Club provided the volunteers who manned the gates at the event and for that he was thankful, adding that this year’s Shroomfest was the most successful one yet.

“James Auction Services did a great job,” Hicks said, referring to the live auction at the event.

Osgoode Home Support is one of the groups helped

by Shroomfest. It received $6,000. “My time here has been simply amazing. We connect people. We connect seniors to programs and services that they need,”said Courtney Rock of Osgoode Home Support.

She said home support helps with little things that connect people such as just having the time for a chat with a senior. The help from

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Members of 23 Osgoode community groups shared $40,600 from the 2016 Shroomfest.

Shroomfest helps make all of their efforts possible.

“You guys, (Shroomfest) helping, allows us to continue helping our community.”

The Osgoode Care Centre, a cherished community asset, received $7,500.

“This is a very generous donation,” said Richard Woods, a care centre board member. “The Canadian Health Information Institute has rated the Osgoode Care Centre as one of the

top three care centres in the Champlain area,” he said.

Woods explained that even though the care centre is open to all residents of Ottawa, 80 per cent of its residents are from the Osgoode area.

He said the funds from Shroomfest will go directly towards the purchase of lifts to help centre residents.

“Over the next few years, to meet provincial regulations, the Osgoode Care

Centre will have to undergo significant redevelopment,” Woods said. “This donation is very much appreciated.”

The Osgoode Youth Association (O-YA) received $1,500. Nicole McKerracher, O-YA executive director, said young people in the community are taking advantage of having O-YA in their community.

“We have had a huge increase in the number of youth participating,” she

said, pointing out that there’s been a 30 per cent increase since 2015 and O-YA has enjoyed the benefit of having plenty of enthusiastic volunteers.

Judy Hicks spoke on behalf of the CIBC Run for a Cure. The event received $500. Hicks said this was the second year for the run, which is in memory of her sister who had breast cancer. She is optimistic about positive results from cancer research.

“Hopefully, we will find a cure,” Hicks said.

Coun. George Darouze was at the curling club watching as the Shroomfest committee handed out the $40,600.

“This is a recipe for success right here,” he said, addressing Shroomfest committee members.

Then, gesturing to the different community groups in attendance, Darouze said “and then we have all of you making a difference in our community. I could not be prouder.”

Pet Adoptions

MARBLES

Hello, My name is Marbles, I am a Blue Merle Pomeranian and I am 5 months old. My mom got me from California in December. I have beautiful blue eyes and a very fluffy coat. I love being around kids, it’s my favorite thing in the world and I love to cuddle with my mom.

I also have an Instagram page with my sister who is a pom too @thepommyduo.

MEET MYSTY (ID# A186892)

They Need a Special Place in Your Heart Our June adoption promotion is Behind the Label.

It’s our play on Behind the Music from the cable music station VH1. It is all about finding homes for special needs cats. We hope that you will look beyond the term special needs and see the real cat behind the label.

Animals at the OHS are special needs for a lot of reasons. They are generally relatively minor: a heart murmur with no discernible symptoms, arthritis, allergies which require a special diet, or another health issue that a loving and committed family would accept.

To promote the special ones, we reduce our usual adoption fee by half, and in June we are offering the equivalent of a first free vet visit by waiving the other half of the usual fee.

Of course,special needs animals are only adoptable if our community will adopt them. We can do the pre-adoption medical work, we can promote the heck out of them, but at the end of the day, it is only you who can provide them a home.And when you do give them a home, it really isn’t the animal that’s special, it’s you.

Pet of the Week: Mysty (ID# A186892) Meet Mysty, a friendly girl looking for her purr-fect match.

Mysty is a beautiful grey tabby who enjoys having her fur brushed. She is an affectionate cat who absolutely loves chin rubs.

Mysty gets along great with adults and children.

She enjoys the company of canine friends, but would prefer to be the only feline in the home.

Could Mysty be the pet for you?

For more information on Mysty and all the adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Check out our website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.

Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us:

Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258 Manotick News - Thursday, June 16, 2016 25

Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: manotick@metroland.com We welcome your event submissions. Please email event details to manotick@ metroland.com by Friday at noon.

June 18 Euchre Tournament Registration begins at 12 p.m. Playing starts at 1 p.m.

Cost is $15 per person at the Greely Legion, 8021 Mitch Owens Road. Information: 613-822-1451 or 613-826-6128. Light lunch served at noon. Prizes for first, second and third places.

The Barrhaven/Nepean & District Old Tyme Music & Dance Corp. invites you from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. to its traditional old time country music & dance at the Walter Baker Center, Upper Level Hall, 100 Malvern Dr. Refreshments

available, musicians and those who love to dance or just come to listen are most welcome. Club membership available. Additional info call 613-859-5380.

June 20 Once again the Greely Lions will be hosting a Charity Golf Tournament, this year at Metcalfe Golf Course Monday June 20, 2016. The proceeds from events such as this help make possible the Greely Lions ongoing support for local community activities and organizations. For this year’s event, the Greely Lions will continue our strong relationship and support our local Osgoode Care Centre (OCC) ranked in the top three long term care homes within the National Capital Region! If you are interested in participating

or sponsoring this event please contact Lion Paul Elford at 613-821-4562.

June 23 Live and Learn Resource Centre’s SUMMER FUN DAY June 23, 9-11:30am in the courtyard of 8243 Victoria St. Metcalfe. Entertainment by Rythym Room, and Dr. Kaboom. Crafts, Sensory fun, hotdogs and hamburgers. Sponsored by Metcalfe Lions Club, and thanks to Russell Foodland.

Entrance fee $5.00 per family.

June 25 Painting with All Saints: Join All Saints Anglican Church at 7103 Parkway Rd. in Greely for this fundraiser on Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. Our artist in residence, Carloe Lemay, will walk us through the

creation of a painting. Level of expertise: beginner!

Cost: $25 (includes your canvas, easel, paint and brushes.) To register contact Grace Jones at gracemj@ rogers.com or 613-821-2530 to book your spot. Only 25 spots available.

The Ladies’ Orange Benevolent Association of Osgoode #389 is sponsoring a Strawberry Tea on Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Rosemount Orange Hall, 41 Rosemount Avenue in Ottawa. Light refreshments and strawberry shortcake will be served at a cost of $10.00. For more informaion please contact 613-445-8092 or 13-8221373.

July 21 to 24 Greely Legion’s 9th Annual Country Music Festival, weekend pass, advance: $45 per person. At-the-gate: $50 per person. Day pass: Thursday: $10 per person.

Friday: $20 per person.

Friday (after 5 p.m.): $10 per person. Saturday: $20 per person. Saturday (after

5 p.m.): $10 per person.

Breakfast available Friday, Saturday and Sunday: $7.

Supper available Friday and Saturday: $12.

Ongoing Do you need to know how to send emails with attachments, how to forward emails, blind copy to a list, organize your desktop or create documents? Volunteers at the Osgoode Legion can help seniors better understand their computers. We will help them in their own homes. Call Gail Burgess at 613-821-4409 to arrange for an appointment.

Ovarian Cancer Canada offers a free presentation called Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power, about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of the disease.

To organize one for your business, community group or association, please contact Lyne Shackleton at 613-488-3993 or ottawakip@gmail.com.

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niors meet at 4550 Bank St., Leitrim for a full schedule of activities every week including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, five hundred, shuffleboard and chess. Membership is $15 per year. The club is easily accessible by OC Transpo 144 and free parking. Call 613-821-0414 for info.

Mondays and Thursdays The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank St. (at Leitrim Road) meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m., and there are immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal at 613-821-1930 for more information.

Mondays Play 4-Hand Euchre at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall, 5338 Bank St. on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. excluding holidays. You do not need a partner. Enjoy complimentary light refreshments.

Admission is $5. For info, call 613-769-7570.

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43. Helps animals metabolize nitrogen-containing compounds 44. Make neat 45. Ancient Greek sophist 49. A quantity of no importance 50. Used to have (Scottish) 51. Straighten 53. Early multimedia 54. Recommending 56. Greek sorceress 58. Michigan 59. Off-Broadway theater award 60. Watered 63. Small Eurasian deer that lack visible tails 64. Basic amino acid 65. A way to pick CLUES DOWN 1. Wept 2. All persons

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35. Go against flow 36. Tree native to India 37. A major division of geological time 38. Yakut God of Light __ Toyon 40. Utah city 41. Supporting musicians 42. Magnesium 44. Scottish cap (slang) 45. Performing artists 46. Slang for mistake 47. More well ventilated 48. Most guileful 50. Grinder 51. University of Dayton 52. Sodium 54. Fashion designer Chapman 55. Brood of pheasant 57. Doolittle was one 61. Equally 62. “Bring Em Out” rapper

This week’s puzzle answers in next week’s issue

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You are motivated to explore new relationships this week, Aries. Do so without jeopardizing existing relationships. Speak about your plans with others as you work things through.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, it’s best to address an uncomfortable topic or situation directly, even if you would rather sweep it under the rug. Choose your words wisely and you will get by.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You may be sitting on edge as you try to manage a sticky situation, Gemini, but rest assured that things will work out in your favor. Do not worry about things for too long.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, while you may want to steer clear of large groups this week, in some instances, it just may be unavoidable. Look for friends at large gatherings and enjoy the time together.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, push past your hesitation and try something that scares you. You may be surprised at how much you actually enjoy it when you give new things a chance.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Do not waste too much time over-analyzing your feelings, Virgo. Trust your gut instincts because you are on the right path and you will soon realize it.

The 4th annual Lemonade Standemonium was the BIGGEST ever!

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, take some time to smell the roses this week. No matter how hectic your schedule, a little time to relax and appreciate the little things is just what the doctor ordered.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, spend some time on your own this week without the noises of the outside world creating any interference. It is good to recharge once in a while and clear your head.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Focus your attention on those actions that will help you be most successful, Sagittarius. This means not getting swept up with trivial things in your path.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, progress is hard to come by lately. Find a system that works for you and you will soon start to gain some momentum. Allow events to unfold at their own pace.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Straightforward actions will help others see your motives more clearly, Aquarius. Make time to share your intentions with friends or coworkers if you desire their support.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, long-term planning becomes a priority in the week ahead. Put future goals that involve finances at the top of your list.

Congratulations to the more than 540 children (and their families) who took part in the campaign. Lemonade Standemonium participants have poured thousands of cups of lemonade and together you have raised more than $281,602 over the last 4 years.

Thank you to our incredible sponsors,

$91,553.30 raised!

participants and donors for making this year’s Lemonade Standemonium a huge success!

Thank you for helping us put the SQUEEZE on cancer!

To see more pictures from this years special event please visit: www.ottawacancer.ca/lemonade

Thank you to our generous sponsors

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