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The city has spent $40,000 on a new pilot project aimed at helping cyclists and drivers stay safe along O’Connor Street.

Nine posts will light up as cyclists approach the Waverly Street and O’Connor intersection, and Safer Roads Ottawa co-ordinator Rob Wilkinson said the $40,000 price tag is money well spent if it saves even just one life.

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The Waverly and O’Connor street intersection has seen at least two reported crashes, with one that occurred only hours after the bidirectional bike lanes opened in October 2016.

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New data shows an increase of car thefts in New Edinburgh

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A recent rise in car thefts in New Edinburgh has the community police officer concerned.

“It’s a fairly substantial increase,” said Const. Jonathan Kenney about the fact vehicle thefts in the neighbourhood have doubled this year.

After hearing from the community that there had been some vehicle break-ins, Kenney asked the Ottawa Police’s crime analyst to look in to what he was hearing as an increase.

According to Kenney, the analyst looked at the same period from March to September in 2016 and 2017. The data shows break and enters in the area are way down, but that thefts from vehicles are way up — double the amount. Kenney said the increase could be a combination of things and would not speculate on what would be causing the increase, but did say people are reporting the crimes, up by 20 per cent — which is half the

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New Edinburgh Community Alliance’s president Cindy Parkanyi said the community association intends to invite Kenney to an upcoming NECA meeting to provide advice on addressing the issue. Kenney said its important for car owners to be aware of what is left in their vehicles, as well as making sure all valuables are removed. As silly as they look, he adds, the police’s yellow “All Valuables Removed” warning cards are effective in reducing crime.

The cards are designed to remind vehicle owners to remove valuables, such as laptops, GPS, phones and tablets.

The cards, displayed in the driver’s side window display the message, “All Valuables Removed” letting potential thieves know to not bother searching the vehicle. Warning cards are available online, at Community Police Centres, police stations or by email request at pia@ottawapolice.ca.

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Nominations open for Canada 150 awards Recipients will take home a pin with Centre Block's copper roof

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Thirty deserving Ottawa Centre residents will soon take home a bit of Parliament Hill.

To celebrate Canada 150,

Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna is handing out the Canada 150 Sesquicentennial Pin — which contains part of the original copper that covered the roofs of Centre Block from 1918 to 1996 to individuals who best exemplify the Canada 150 themes: diversity and inclusion, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, environment and youth.

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According to Canadian Heritage, the Ottawa-Carleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OCAPDD) was gifted copper roofing in 1996, and the organization used some of it for different fundraising projects and crafts to support social and developmental support programs for its members.

The OCAPDD program is called Under One Roof.

Tonnes of copper were donated by the federal government and the same amount was stored in a Public Works warehouse in Hull, according to the organization’s website.

But the government’s copper stored in the warehouse was stolen.

So, for this year, Minister Melanie Joly requested that Canadian Heritage create an exclusive pin for MPs and senators to give out to their constituents to mark the year.

The Canada 150 Federal Secretariat with the collabo-

ration of the Ottawa-Carleton Association designed the pin — which uses the oxidized copper to make the shapes of the Canada 150 maple leaf logo.

In total 10,000 pins were produced.

It’s a small piece of that Canadian history that McKenna will be handing out.

McKenna is looking for 10 youth employers, 10 youth and 10 community builders in Ottawa Centre to recognize.

“These pins are very cool,” McKenna said. “It’s especially special for people who live in Ottawa Centre because parliament is in the riding.”

McKenna’s youth jobs advisory council will pour over the nominations for youth employers and she’ll pick the youth and community builders based on how they fit with the federal government’s themes for the year.

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Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna is asking for residents to nominate deserving youth, youth employers and community builders for the award. own communities to celebrate 150th anniversary of Confederation,” McKenna said.“It’s really important to me that people feel part of it and are thinking about the people who are making Ot-

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Nominations are due on Oct. 31 and can be completed online. For more information about the awards, visit cmckenna.liberal.ca/page/ canada-150-awards.

Quartier Vanier BIA names new executive director

BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

Nathalie Carrier may not have to help a large dragon walk down Montreal Road to enhance Vanier’s business improvement area, but she says she won’t be afraid to try.

Carrier is the new executive director of Quartier Vanier’s Merchants Association. Fresh off a contract working for Ottawa 2017 — where as manager of event production she saw to the success of La Machine, Red Bull Crashed Ice, the JUNO Awards and Picnic on the Bridge events for the organization.

Now, as the new executive director for the Vanier area, Carrier says she is ready to take on any challenge – including the latest – opposing the Salvation Army’s proposed shelter on Montreal Road.

“If I can make a dragon walk down the street, I can take on the Salvation Army,” Carrier said. “I know what the challenges are and I accepted the job ready to face them.”

Adding it might be a silly metaphor, but learning to work with and around the busy ByWard Market and have a largescale dragon walk among spectators definitely taught her how to work around what might seem like the impossible.

“I think it’s a very complex issue, and I am still quite new.

I do know the Vanier community, and I think we need to give Vanier the fighting chance that it deserves,” she added, saying that she will be ready either way

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Introducing Nathalie Carrier, the executive director of Quartier Vanier Business Improvement Area.

Carrier said the job feels a little like coming home, where she recalls the many times she frequented Vanier’s St. Charles Church — where her grandparents helped fundraise and renovate, her parents were married and she was baptized. to collaborate with the Salvation Army — but only when the organization receives approval for its project.

Now she said she will be working with the association’s members to do what is best for them.

She notes the one good thing about the Salvation Army’s proposal is that it has brought the community together – and

together they stand a chance to fight it, as well as make more significant changes to the community.

“Usually people become engaged in things because there is a want and a desire, whenever you have a community that is motivated, ultimately you’ve got a community that is saying we want a better community,” she said. “I think we can harness

that to make a better community.”

The Vanier native has deep roots in the community — with her grandparents and father living their entire lives in the neighbourhood. For Carrier, she said it will be like coming home, reflecting on the memories she has of frequenting St. Charles Church — where her grandparents helped fundraise and renovate, her parents were married and she was baptized.

“I really want to bring Vanier back to what it once was,” she said, adding to do that she feels it means bringing all residents of Vanier together.

President of the merchants association, Mark Kaluski said the board is excited about Carrier’s vision for the business community.

“Her experience navigating challenging projects, and her work with the JUNO Awards Music and the Ottawa Music Cities initiatives will serve our thriving artistic business community well,” Kaluski said.

Carrier says she sees herself working her mornings outside of the office, possibly seated at local business, Bobby’s Table,

to meet with residents and merchants to learn what is going on in the community. As far as planning any events, she says she has some ideas up her sleeve.

“I love the direction of the mural, I like the addition of art and culture,” she said.

“I saw what 2017 did, when you dream big, little by little, when you break them down, problems become opportunities. And I see that in Vanier – a vibrant community very motivated to fight for itself.”

Whatever the challenge, or

opportunity, Carrier says she is ready.

“I think it’s a healthy mixture of feeling challenged and excited all at once,” she said. “And I think the first thing that I need to do is listen to the community and get my ear to the ground. As any good leader, I think I need to listen, and then analyze.”

Carrier will be slowly transitioning in to her new role this month, and will officially start on Nov. 1.

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Generation disrupted: screen technology

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’ll be the first to admit that I go through phases of addiction with my Smartphone. If you ever want to gauge my level of boredom — or procrastination — check out my activity on social media.

Being of a certain age, Facebook is my preferred vice. I can “catch up with friends”, make witty comments, stay on top of internet memes and swipe through a previously-filtered-tomy-bias selection of news sites without spending too much time thinking deeply.

Admittedly, after a day of responding to every beep and light and offhanded joke through Messenger, I feel like crap. My family has picked up on the signs. Mom has a headache; she’s a little jumpy; she complains about having accomplished very little throughout the day. “Where does the time go?”

Usually, they send me out for a walk and tell me to breathe deeply.

So that’s me. But what happens when an entire generation is engaging in this type of activity for the majority of their waking hours every day?

According to psychologist and author Jean M. Twenge, this has become the dangerous reality for the generation of kids and young adults born

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse between 1995 and 2012, which she has labelled iGen. “Theirs is a generation shaped by the smartphone and by the concomitant rise of social media,” writes Twenge in the September issue of The Atlantic.

As a psychologist, Twenge has been researching generational differences among adolescents for more than a quarter century. The most dramatic changes in attitudes and behaviour she’s seen from one generation to the next have occurred between millennials and iGen. It’s not all bad news. Twenge notes that teens today are waiting longer to date, engage

in sexual activity and get their driver’s licences, all of which make them physically safer than adolescents in previous cohorts.

But kids today also spend less time on homework, less time socializing with friends and less time working.

“So what are they doing with all that time? They are on their phone, in their room, alone and often distressed,” she writes.

But she goes onto paint a disturbing picture of a generation of adolescents who are more distracted, isolated and physically lethargic than any other she’s studied from the 20th century — all due, she says, to their smartphone and social media addictions.

The summary of her latest findings are frighteningly dystopian. Beyond mere distractibility, today’s teens are suffering from depression, anxiety and mental illness of endemic proportions.

“Rates of teen depression and suicide have skyrocketed since 2011,” writes Twenge. “It’s not an exaggeration to describe iGen as being on the brink of the worst mental-health crisis in decades. Much of this deterioration can be traced to their phones.”

There are a few things at play. For one, young people, staring at their phones, are often missing out on the most fundamental social time, which includes making eye contact with others.

Human interactions are falling by the wayside. Cyberbullying is a hot button topic.

More subtle, however, are the feelings that arise when one sees photos of a group of friends together — those feelings of being left out.

As she delved deeper, Twenge found a direct corelation between smartphone

use and depression. Accounting for every variable — race, class, family makeup — Twenge still makes the shocking conclusion that kids are better doing just about anything than staring at a screen.

“There’s not a single excep-

tion,” Twenge writes. “All screen activities are linked to less happiness, and all nonscreen activities are linked to more happiness.”

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Injection sites must meet the demand

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ithin a matter of weeks, Ottawa’s pop-up safe injection site in Raphael Brunet Park in Lowertown may be redundant.

Many nearby residents will be relieved if it closes. We ask them to be patient.

No one would want an unauthorized tent site outside their front door. That’s understandable.

The tale of the tent is an interesting one. The city is expected to have a legal safe injection site open soon in Sandy Hill. Because it was taking a while to open, well-meaning volunteers set up their tents.

The police haven’t acted to shut them down because – while illegal – the tent site is likely saving lives.

The mayor won’t press the police to act, and that’s a good thing. Our police need to operate at arm’s length from our politicians.

Police lay charges, Crown attorneys decide if the case can be won, and judges and juries con-

sider evidence. It’s a system we can all rely on.

Keep in mind that no city in Canada has acted to shut down an illegal injection site. And that Ottawa Public Health supports the work of the volunteers.

Wait-and-see is the best course of action for now. We need to keep all options open until Sandy Hill opens.

And once the Sandy Hill site is up and running, the city can gauge demand, and decide if Ottawa should apply to the federal government for a second – or more – safe injection sites.

If there is a need for more locations, it appears the city is home to enough people willing to take matters into their own hands and create safe spaces. We should be thankful for that.

Until then, the tent site needs a little more time. That’s what it will take.

Shutting down the tent site is a potentially life-and-death decision. And no one wants to follow the letter of the law if it means someone dies.

Dealing with the Halloween problem

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alloween didn’t use to be controversial. But then, that’s our world, isn’t it.

All of a sudden things we used to do are things we shouldn’t have done and shouldn’t keep doing.

People who say that often get scoffed at, but often they are right.

For the last week or so the media have been full of discussion about schools and school boards issuing guidelines, sometimes even edicts, concerning what is or isn’t appropriate costuming for Halloween.

The aim, of course, is to avoid children wearing outfits that could be offensive to other children, or their parents, or, most likely of all, nervous education bureaucrats. We live in nervous times and are sometimes more nervous than we need to be.

The predictable cry has gone up,

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town that grown-ups are taking Halloween away from the kids. But, of course, Halloween was taken away from the kids long ago. It became a huge commercial event at the shopping centres, it became a night for some adults to dress up and party, it became the subject of countless horror movies.

Halloween became an industry, in other words. Kids still like it, miraculously enough, but we are kidding ourselves to think that it is for them any more.

The latest developments have oc-

casioned the predictable complaint about political correctness and there is something in that, in the extreme cases. I mean, witches have the right to be witches and goblins have the right to be goblins.

But, you know, it probably doesn’t hurt to help kids (and their parents too) become aware that mocking a nationality or an ethnic group, even just kidding, can hurt feelings, particularly the feelings of other kids.

Not to mention the fact that showing up at the door dressed in certain ways is a guaranteed way not to get any candy.

Now, what is offensive and what is not? I know someone who wanted to go out as the Grim Reaper. She was asked if she really wouldn’t prefer to go out as a butterfly. Grim Reapers are fun, sure, but perhaps if you were

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really sick you might not want one showing up at your door, asking for candy.

Eventually, she decided to be a witch.

As in all things, there is a balance between what is ridiculously overprotective and what is just common sense. Common sense is a shifting thing and in this case it shifts with shifts in the population. At some point in history, kids would think nothing of dressing up as different nationalities or different ethnic groups. Now, we are a nation of different nationalities and different ethnic groups. You don’t dress up as the guy next door.

That’s common sense.

And when you come to think about it, no one is being deprived of a lot of fun by not being allowed to dress up in certain ways. Kids will always think of something – baseball and hockey players, lumberjacks, deep sea divers, royalty of various EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR

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sorts, ghosts, ninjas, all the animals anyone can imagine, clowns. And, of course, witches.

Speaking of clowns, don’t forget politicians. It is likely that you will be seeing a fair number of Trump masks at your doorstep. Some people will be offended by that, but hey. Being protective only goes so far.

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Safer Roads Ottawa began the conversation about creating the new cyclist detection system on the street nine months ago with a local startup company from Stittsville, SmartCone Technologies Incorporated to help build a prototype of a sensor technology for cyclists on the street.

In as little as nine months the two had come up with the resulting posts. The system was up and running as of Oct. 12.

The project plans had to be altered from the original concept because, as Wilkinson said, the team noticed the lanes are used by more than just cyclists — but also by skateboarders, scooters and mobility devices — all which operate slightly different from one another.

What the posts do is light up as a cyclist (or person on a moving device) approaches the intersection. This gives drivers another tool to help them be aware of the person before making a turn onto the side street, Wilkinson explained.

Cameras positioned around the intersection capture the motion of the cyclists approaching and sends that information to a computer, which in turn, sends the information to the light posts to blink. The LED lights flash to alert the motorists.

SmartCone founder Jason Lee said the overall goal is to reduce accidents, adding he would love to eliminate them all together, but that issue remains in the hands of both drivers and cyclists, he said.

Ottawa Police Sgt. Mark Gatien cautions both cyclists and drivers to not simply rely on the technology to save a life.

“Every intersection you have to assume the unexpected,” Gatien said.

“When it comes to car versus a cyclist — whether you have the right of way or not, the cyclist is going to lose.”

Gatien said he has already pointed out some features of the new pilot project that need to be tweaked in order to function better. The officer would like to see signage letting drivers know what

the posts and their blinking lights mean, as well he would like to see the lights themselves be brighter.

Lee said he is already working on making those tweaks, but changing the brightness of the lights will take a bit of time — as the LED lights are battery powered, and the brighter they are, the more battery power they will use up.

Ultimately, Lee said electricity right to the posts would solve that problem, but also adds a larger cost to the product.

“If it was wired, we could solve the problem right now,” Lee said.

“It’s a huge challenge because it's not wired, but we want to solve it because there are a lot of intersections in the city that could benefit from this technology.”

Wilkinson said he would love to see the pilot project expand to other problem cycling lanes in the city, as well as more intersections along O’Connor — but that decision will be left up to the city.

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Firefighters battling fires with science ceiling in winding ribbons of heat.

Smoke gathers in a thick blanket in the darkened interior as an Ottawa firefighter releases small jets of water from a hose to cool the hot smoke, which can ignite when fuelled with oxygen.

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Flames blacken thin slices of wood before quickly climbing the nearby wall of a sea container and ominously licking their way across the

The working lab, based at the Ottawa Fire Services’ fire dynamics training site east of Richmond, provides an immersive environment to simulate live-fire conditions for the training of the department’s more than 1,500 firefighters.

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The new site, created a year ago, is where they now hone their skills in the science of firefighting, one of the key tenets of new firefighting curriculum developed in Ottawa.

“Modern fires are fundamentally different from 10, 20 years ago,” said Deputy Chief Sean Tracey. “If we continue to fight fires using those past practices and tactics, we are going to kill firefighters, individuals will lose lives and there will be property losses.

“We need to adapt and understand,” he said. “Firefighting is becoming a real scientific-based, researchbased program, and so you need fire departments that are skilled and capable and understanding (of) that.”

Ottawa’s urban firefighters will be trained in the modern tactics over the next six months to a year, while rural volunteer firefighters, because of their work schedules, will be fully trained within the next two years.

“We’re sitting in the middle of the experiment,” north Kanata-based firefighter Greg Lough said after emerging from a controlled burn at the training site on Oct. 6.

“It becomes a really valuable learning opportunity, so that as we talk about the theory and the concepts and as we advance in our understanding of fire behaviour, then we can reinforce that with live-fire demonstrations,” said Lough, an instructor on the new curriculum and a 25-year firefighting veteran.

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Deputy Chief Sean Tracey says the new fire dynamics course curriculum, led by Ottawa Fire Services, will soon be available online for fire services worldwide.

‘THIS IS PREVENTION’

The project has been in development for a decade and incorporates research, experience and best practices gleaned from 13 countries and international agencies and four Canadian universities.

The curriculum attracted a $1.2-million grant from the federal government’s Canadian Safety and Security Program, $4.2 million in in-kind labour and materials, including almost $1 million from industry partners, as well as $500,000 from the U.S. department of defence for e-learning.

The model is designed to help firefighters battle fires more efficiently and effectively to minimize damage.

Safety is also a key component of the training.

For example, Ottawa firefighters now wear special rubber gloves under their work

gloves to give them an extra layer of protection, so their hands don’t come into contact with toxins while removing their bunker gear after a fire – a practice introduced just a year ago.

There are certain types of cancers that firefighters are statistically predisposed to get because of their hazardous work, making bunker gear decontamination practices essential, said Lough.

“This is prevention. This is going to stop that from happening,” longtime firefighter Louise Hine-Schmidt, who works out of Station 43 in Bells Corners, said of the advanced training curriculum.

“It wasn’t as prevalent years ago,” Lough said of the safety advancements integrated within the new model. “Now we have the knowledge.”

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Fighting fires is no longer about beating a fire into submission, he added.

“This training delves deeper into the advancements and industry changes, health and safety awareness protocols,” he said.

“There has been an evolution in understanding the science of firefighting and how buildings behave under fire conditions.”

The way firefighters battle blazes is different now than it was 20 years ago when Acting Lieut. Scott Field started out as a rookie firefighter in the former city of Kanata.

Thanks to the proliferation of plastic materials in just about everything, rooms and homes burn much quicker than they used to.

“Our TVs, our La-Z-Boys, our couches (are) comfortable gasoline,” said Field, who now works out of Station 43 in Bells Corners.

“Those fires burn much faster and they get to the flashover stage much quicker than they used to 30 years ago just because it’s (made from) plastics.”

Field is one of a number of Ottawa fire instructors involved in creating the new curriculum and says the training will save lives.

“We’re teaching them how fires develop, how they grow and how it starts to affect the gases that they give off, and how those gases can become explosive,” he said.

Modern materials, both construction and furnishings, have the same burning rate as gasoline, said Tracey.

New construction today can create flashover conditions in 3.5 to four minutes, which is a typical firefighting response time. Compare that to woodbased construction practices years ago, which posed a flashover in the 17- to 20-minute range, Lough said.

“It allows us to really demonstrate clearly the tie-back to the concepts and the theories and the best practices that we’re developing here,” he said of the training model.

SEEING THROUGH THE SMOKE

Inside the sea container, veteran firefighters point to long ribbons of flame snaking across the ceiling. Even with a trained eye, the tendrils are difficult to spot through the thick smoke though keeping track of them is essential to attacking a fire.

A thermal-imaging camera is de-

ployed, and the advancing flames are monitored to ensure firefighters are safe from a flashover, which is when contents can simultaneously ignite.

“What we’re trying to do is prevent flashover,” Lough said. “That all ties back to the science and our new built environment.”

Fourteen-year firefighter Brad Bignucolo, from Station 31 in Hunt Club

‘When we look back on this in 10 years time, nationally, internationally, we’ll see this project here was one of those watershed moments, historical moments, in what we do and how we teach and train firefighters.’

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Firefighter Cheryl Hunt, from Station 47 in Barrhaven, demonstrates a flashover at the Ottawa fire department’s fire dynamics training site on Oct. 6. the dollar losses down, we’re going to be seeing a reduction in firefighting injuries,” Tracey said.

“When we look back on this in 10

years’ time, nationally, internationally, we’ll see this project here was one of those watershed moments, historical moments, in what we do and how

we teach and train firefighters.”

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Park, has been involved in the curriculum’s development as a project team member since 2015, and says it offers firefighters an advantage by providing a standardized approach to battling blazes smarter.

“Our training would be very influenced by who we worked with or the station we went to,” Bignucolo said.

“We wouldn’t necessarily get the same perspective or the same standard approach to training.”

The model could very likely become the one to follow on a global scale.

“Our motto is from knowledge to practice,” Bignucolo said. “What we have a tough time doing is taking that science, the engineering, that research and now bridging the gap for (a firefighter) to apply it.”

This approach to fire literacy gives firefighters the tools and resources to adapt their practices to the changing science and behaviour of smoke and fires.

“By doing so we can reduce loss (from) fires,” said Tracey. “We can make it safer for firefighters while they’re fighting fires.”

There is already evidence these advancements are making a difference, and that proof will grow in time.

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ome fall seasons Mother liked more than others. When it got so cold, we had to start wearing our felt slippers after supper, and the frost came early, Mother got a look of despair on her face.

Winter wouldn’t be far off, and that would mean snow, ice, and trips into Renfrew only when necessary. It would mean the small panes of glass in the windows would be frosted up, and the trees in the yard, would be as bare as badgers.

But that year, fall held off, and the warm days Mother loved, held on.

A few bright orange and red leaves still clung to the big maple tree in our backyard, but the ground around formed a soft blanket of vivid colours.

Mother loved the fall

MARY COOK Memories leaves, and when the warmth of a late summer hung on, she didn’t seem to mind the coming of winter so much. That year Mother went out to the backyard under the maple tree, and choosing very carefully, the most perfectly formed, and the brightest of the coloured leaves, she brought them into the house.

She would take a slab of hard wax, which came in sheets of four or six in a box, and melt it on the back

of the cook stove. The wax would have been bought for melting and then pouring into the tops of jars of relishes, pickles, jams and jellies to prevent mould from forming.

The pot stayed on the reservoir to keep it from reforming into a hard mass.

All the leaves Mother had picked so carefully from the backyard were perfectly formed and with their stems still attached.

They would be gently

placed on a tea towel on the bake table, in order of size.

I could watch, but I couldn’t touch a leaf in case it would break.

This was a job for Mother alone.

Bringing the pot of melted wax to the bake table, very carefully she would gently take one leaf at a time and dip it into the melted wax. Then each waxed leaf was put on a spread-out copy of the Renfrew Mercury, where it sat until the wax had hardened to Mother’s liking.

The leaves would be used to decorate the centre of our dinner table, bringing what Mother thought was a touch of colour to an otherwise drab and ordinary place for our meals.

FALLEN LEAVES

When she first waxed fallen leaves a few years

back, Father thought it was a waste of time, and made the comment, “We burn those, you know.” But that didn’t stop Mother from doing what she did every year when fall came.

Of course, the leaves would be lost on the old red and white checked oilcloth, worn at the corners. And heaven forbid that our one and only white linen tablecloth used only for special occasions and when company came, be brought out of the trunk in the upstairs hall. And so, Mother would take two white flour bag sheets and overlap them on our old pine table, covering the checked tablecloth completely. And in the centre she would carefully arrange the waxed maple leaves ... the larger ones in the middle and the smaller ones fanned out around them. And I would think how clever was my mother!

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And I would wait for Father’s reaction the first time the table was decorated. He saw them, all right. But it looked like he finally accepted what Mother did in the kitchen, and what she did to the table was up to her, and he actually had a bit of smile on his face. I knew, after several days of the leaves being on the table, and with the heat of the Findlay Oval, having an effect on them, the leaves would start to curl at their edges.

And it was then I knew that Father had finally accepted Mother’s idea of bringing a bit of the outdoors inside. Because he took the salt and pepper shakers, and very carefully placed them on the very edges of the leaves that were starting to curl, to keep them in shape a bit longer. Not another word was said about burning leaves.

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TARTAN HOMES LAUNCHES COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF WE THE PARENTS Four model homes at Tartan Homes’ Poole Creek development in Stittsville will be transformed into art galleries, bakeries, interior décor studios and chefs’ kitchens in a series of free events in support of families battling the opioid crisis.

Called Welcome to Our Home, the project kicks off with a vernissage on Oct. 26, featuring prominent local artists Andrew King, Lise Butters, Sandy Sharkey, Sarah Lake, Alison Fowler and Crystal Beshara.

A special exhibit of art by local high school students will also be part of the ongoing event, from Oct. 26 to Dec. 2.

A free baking-and-tasting demo by The Sweet Room’s pastry chef, Renee Saunders, is planned for Nov. 4, while Jennifer McGahan Interiors and Sharon Bosley House from Avant Garde Designs will create holiday tablescapes on Nov. 18.

The project wraps up on Dec. 2 with “Four Chefs, Four Homes”, in which wellknown chefs Michael Blackie (NeXt), Jesse Bell (The Albion Rooms), Josh Gillard (Amuse Kitchen & Wine) and Steven McDonald (Aperitivo) will create holiday hors d’oeuvres for the community – all for free.

“Ever since our company was founded, we’ve taken the words ‘community builder’ seriously. But it’s not enough to just build the bricks and mortar – we must be an active voice in the community, to be good neighbours. And that means opening your doors to your neighbours when they need you,” says Tartan Homes’ co-owner, Bruce Nicols.

“The events that have been unfolding with our youth and the opioid crisis in this part of Ottawa affects every parent. We may not have the answers right now. But encouraging our kids through creativity, and supporting grassroots groups like We the Parents, are the first steps in the journey,” adds Tartan Homes president, Ian Nicol.

We the Parents was founded by Kanata father and businessman Sean O’Leary in response to the opioid addiction crisis that has been unfolding in Kanata-Stittsville and across Ottawa. The non-profit grassroots organization advocates for prevention through education and government engagement, and is creating a family navigation service in support of those needing resources for substance abuse disorders.

All events are free to the community.

However, donations to We the Parents can be made at wetheparents.ca/donate/ or in person at the Four Chefs, Four Homes event on December 2nd.

For more information, please contact Julie Beun, juliebeun@gmail.com or 613 371 9060. Schedule of events follows:

Art at Home!

Oct. 26 to Dec. 2

Art is for everyone! Four model homes at Poole Creek will be transformed into art galleries featuring prominent local artists, as well as work by talented high school students. The galleries will remain open to the public until Dec. 2.

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Come nibble holiday treats created just for you by prominent chefs, including Michael Blackie (NeXt), Steven MacDonald (Aperitivo), Josh Gillard (Amuse Kitchen & Wine) and Jesse Bell (The Albion Rooms).

Meet the chefs, mingle and learn more about the critical work of We the Parents.

HOW TO CREATE CURB APPEAL THIS FALL We all know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, however when it comes to real estate, first impressions go a long way.

“Homebuyers tend to use the exterior of a home and its yard as a gauge on what the inside looks like,” says Patricia Verge, president of the Ontario Real Estate Association. “Buyers will often do a ‘drive-by’ before deciding whether or not to request a showing. First impressions are critical to capture the attention of homebuyers and send the message that the home has been well cared for, inside and out.”

To ensure your home stands out and gets noticed for the right reasons this fall, Verge recommends taking care of these simple steps before listing: • Cut: Make sure trees and bushes are neatly trimmed.

• Clear: Remove leaves and sticks from gutters. Make sure the lawn is mowed, leaves are raked and weeds are removed.

• Clean: Wash windows, pressure-wash dirty siding and decks, and kill mould and mildew on the house, sidewalks, roof and driveway.

• Paint: If you can’t afford to do the whole house, a fresh coat of paint will transform your front door and provide a more welcoming entrance.

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• Primp: Add a boost of colour to your garden with fall bloomers like mums and pansies.

• Upgrade: Change outdated locks and handles on your front door, replace rusty fixtures and add lighting to the front porch and yard.

“Preparing the exterior is one of the most important things sellers can do to ready a home for sale,” says Verge. “With

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Spring and summer may be the seasons most often associated with landscaping and lawn care, but tending to lawns and gardens is a year-round job. If lawn and garden responsibilities dip considerably in winter, then fall is the last significant chance before the new year that homeowners will have to address the landscaping around their homes.

Fall lawn care differs from spring and summer lawn care, even if the warm temperatures of summer linger into autumn. Homeowners who want their lawns to thrive year-round can take advantage of the welcoming weather of fall to address any existing or potential issues.

• Keep mowing, but adjust how you mow. It’s important that homeowners continue to mow their lawns so long as grass is growing. But as fall transitions into winter, lower the blades so the grass is cut shorter while remaining mindful that no blade of grass should ever be trimmed by more than one-third. Lowering the blades will allow more sunlight to reach the grass in the months ahead.

• Remove leaves as they fall. Much like apple-picking and foliage, raking leaves is synonymous with fall. Some homeowners may wait to pick up a rake until all of the trees on their properties are bare. However, allowing fallen leaves to sit on the ground for extended periods of time can have an adverse effect on grass. Leaves left to sit on the lawn may ultimately suffocate the grass by forming an impenetrable wall that deprives the lawn of sunlight and oxygen. The result is dead grass and possibly even fungal disease. Leaves may not need to be raked every day, but homeowners should periodically rake and remove leaves from their grass, even if there are plenty left to fall still hanging on the trees.

• Repair bald spots. Summer exacts a toll on lawns in various ways, and even homeowners with green thumbs may end up with a lawn filled with bald spots come September. Autumn is a great time to repair these bald spots. Lawn repair mixes like Scotts® PatchMaster contain mulch, seed and fertilizer to repair bald spots, which can begin to recover in as little as seven days.

Before applying such products, remove dead grass and loosen the top few inches of soil. Follow any additional manufacturer instructions as well.

• Aerate the turf. Aerating reduces soil compacting, facilitating the delivery of fertilizer and water to a lawn’s roots. While many homeowners, and particularly those who take pride in tending to their own lawns, can successfully aerate their own turf, it’s best to first have soil tested so you know which amendments to add after the ground has been aerated. Gardening centers and home improvement stores sell soil testing kits that measure the pH of soil, but homeowners who want to test for nutrients or heavy metals in their soil may need to send their samples to a lab for further testing.

Fall lawn care provides a great reason to spend some time in the yard before the arrival of winter.

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The result of Phoenix Homes’ leading edge innovation, The Income Series features three styles of multi-residential dwellings that contain a full home as well as a private, separate apartment all under one roof.

Styled to appear from the curb as large, luxury single homes, the Income Series features private entrances and living space, plenty of storage and state-of-the-art design and construction.

Many people today are trying to hedge their income to create investment securities that will pay off in the years ahead.

“These three floorplans focus on the built-in income generating rental suites in the basement. There is a 35’ bungalow model, a 35’ 2-storey home and a 50’ two storey home. All homes have the superlative sound and fire separation as well as separate mechanicals so the tenant and the owner of the home can both control their environment,” says Rahul Kochar, Vice-President of Phoenix Homes.

“There will be separate addressing for the two units as well, but from the street the homes will appear to just be a regular single family home. An investment property of this type not only provides income to offset the cost of purchase, it builds equity that can turn into a sizeable security for your future.”

At 4,376 sq. ft. the Klondike is the flagship of the Income Series. Built on a 50’ lot, this massive home features a 1,478 sq. ft. income unit plus a 2,898 sq. ft. main home. The rental unit has its own separate garage with inside, main floor access as well as a ground level porch. The unit also features a large second floor loft, all private and separate from the main living areas.

The Klondike main home is loaded with popular features such as a huge kitchen with central island, a coffee bar, walkin pantry and separate formal dining with cathedral ceiling.

The Klondike has a main floor office, four bedrooms and optional loft or fifth bedroom on the second level, plus an expansive master suite with ensuite, walk-in closets, soaker tub and stand-in shower, with all the latest comfort features.

At up to 3,040 sq. ft., the Miraposa PLUS is a stunning 2-storey home with a classic stance on a 35’ lot. The rental unit features a spacious 855 sq. ft. one-bedroom apartment complete with private entrance, kitchen-dinette, large living room, and combined laundry/washroom.

The Miraposa PLUS main home has all the room a growing family needs with a massive master suite with walk-in closet, ensuite with soaker tub as well as two more large bedrooms plus a bonus room along with upstairs laundry. The first floor has a covered porch, separate dining and family rooms plus a breakfast nook, main floor powder room and inside access to the garage.

For those who prefer one-level living but still want to benefit from a rental unit, the Sonora is a modern 2,156 sq. ft. bungalow with all the amenities within easy reach, on a 35’ lot. The large 976 sq. ft. rental unit has two bedrooms, eat-in kitchen and large living room.

With common access to a shared entrance, the Sonora main floor home has two bedrooms, the master featuring two large closets, ensuite with separate shower and soaker tub. The large, well-laid kitchen opens to a spacious dining room, separate from the family room, complete with gas fireplace and opening to a private rear deck.

The Income Series homes will be available on any Phoenix building site that has the appropriate lot size. For example, the two 35’ homes and one 50’ home will be available at Pathways at Findlay Creek, while the two 35’ homes will be

available at Fernbank Crossing.

“We will be building the 50’ model, the Klondike, at our Pathways site starting late this year with a launch in the spring of 2018.”

The 50’ models will also be available at Strandherd Meadows and Diamondview Estates.

“All of our homes are pre-ordered and tailored to the buyers needs and specific selections of interior finishes.”

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Longwood Homes in Deevy’s Homestead and Richmond Gate are nearly sold out For more than 25 years, people in the Ottawa region have been coming home to Longwood.

In fact, respected Ottawa builder Longwood Homes has created neighborhoods with more than 1,250 single homes, adult lifestyle bungalow communities and condominiums for growing families and people who are downsizing.

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Rare disease isn’t slowing down Ottawa resident

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It has been a busy year for Jane Gibson.

She got married, got a new puppy and got an answer about why she couldn’t catch her breath.

She’s not letting that diagnosis, idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, slow her down.

“It can be invisible. I don’t look like I have this chronic and lifethreatening disease but I do,” she said.

The rare disease, affecting between 2,000 and 10,000 Canadians, impacts both the heart and lungs, leaving people with PAH gasping for air and tiring quickly.

“I was noticing some issues, I couldn’t play hockey very well. I couldn’t bend over to pick things up

off the floor. If I brought in groceries and I would be out of breath.”

She thought it could just be sports induced asthma, or that she was just out of shape, but with some prodding, she got checked out at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus, before being referred the next day to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Gibson, who was diagnosed last November at age 26, considers herself one of the lucky ones.

Because PAH is hard to diagnose.

“So within a week we had the right heart catheterization, which confirmed that this was pulmonary hypertension,” she said.

What happens during the procedure is a doctor guides a small hollow tube to the right side of the heart and into the pulmonary artery.

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First noticing some shortness of breath and and tiredness Jane Gibson underwent several tests that aided in her diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension last November at age 26. lungs and the pressure determines whether patients have PAH. There’s no known cause, but it means Gibson’s arteries in her lungs are closing up, causing the heart to work harder. Left untreated it can lead to heart failure and death.

Dr. George Chandy, co-director of the University of Ottawa Heart

Institute’s pulmonary hypertension clinic, said if left untreated PAH can lead to death in just two-and-a-half years.

With the advent of more modern treatments and different medications, patients are living longer. If those don’t work, lung transplants, considered a cure for PAH, can be

considered. Though, a new pair of lungs doesn’t last forever, more like five to 10 years.

But not all medications are available in each province, or covered by provincial health care. So access to treatment isn’t universal.

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That’s not uncommon for rare diseases, Chandy said. It has to do with the cost drug.

If only a few hundred people need a certain medication, the cost can be much higher, as opposed to something like a flu shot.

“Access to drugs can be sketchy across Canada,” he said.

Chandy, as well as his patients, including Gibson, advocate for better access to treatments.

“We have a situation where some patients are covered and for others that might not be covered that drug might be the best for that individual,” Chandy said.

He knows of patients that have moved to Quebec for precisely that reason – better access to medications.

“It puts patients in an interesting situation of inequity of care in a public system.”

Chandy said the key to PAH is early diagnosis, continued research and funding, as well as effective treatment.

Modern medicine means patients are living longer and the clinic at the heart institute is growing.

Gibson is on two treatments, which she said has greatly improved her quality of life, allowing her to continue to play softball, and hopefully get back to playing hockey as well.

“When playing softball it’s quite OK if I hit a pop-fly and the other team catches it and that means I don’t have to run as much,” she said.

“I’m not going to let this diagnosis ruin my life.

I’m going to try to push forward.”

Her private insurance helps pay for the medications, but without it, she could be paying $50,000 per drug per year.

“It could be just shy of $100,000, which is ridicu-

lous.”

The medications have reduced her chest pains and heart palpitations. But she still has regular appointments that include a six-minute walk test.

“Life goes on,” she said.

Gibson is now fundraising for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada, which supports research into the rare disease.

The group is hosting a 6-Minute Walk for Breath campaign at the heart institute from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 4.

It’s the same practical test used in the assessment of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, including hypertension, and is the same test Gibson undergoes on a regular basis.

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Pilot project strengthens access to justice in French

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

What started as a pilot project to beef up French-language services at the Ottawa courthouse has worked and will continue, Ottawa-Orléans MPP Marie-France Lalonde announced on Oct. 11.

Lalonde, who is the Minister of Francophone Affairs and Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, was uniquely suited for this project.

“The government engaged with stakeholders to see what the barriers are to accessing services,” she said.

It some cases it was as simple as adding a “Hello/Bonjour” greeting, other initiatives were more complex.

François Boileau, French Language Services Commissioner, said since the pilot project was imple-

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From left, From left François Boileau, French language services commissioner, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi and Marie-France Lalonde, French Language Services Commissioner pose for a photo following the release of the Seamless Access to Justice in French report on Oct. 11. mented two years ago, there have been no complaints from people be-

ing unable to get services in the language of their choice.

“And we had a number of complaints about the Ottawa courthouse before,” he said.

Aside from changing the greeting, the government also worked on training and recruiting bilingual staff.

All police forms have been translated and are available in both official languages and everywhere in the courthouse — from family to criminal to civil and small claims — there’s signage to explaining French Language rights specific to each department.

Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said Ottawa was a good location for the pilot, both because it’s the Nation’s Capital and the proximity to Quebec.

“The goal was to empower francophones to access services in the language of their choice,” Naqvi said.

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Funding could eliminate child care subsidy waiting list

BY MELISSA MURRAY

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The city could eliminate its wait list for child care fee subsidy, with the help of increased funding from the provincial and federal governments.

Indira Naidoo-Harris, minister responsible for early years and child care, announced that federal and provincial funding for child care in Ottawa will increase by $12.2 million to a total of $87 million in 2017.

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With that money, according to Mayor Jim Watson, the city is already working to eliminate the 700-person subsidy waitlist for children up to six.

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The subsidy can cover all or part of a family’s child care costs for children up to age 12 and is based on income. Also considered are whether parents are working, going to school, looking for work, if the child or parent has special needs or if there’s a referral from a professional agency like the Children’s Aid Society.

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A new set of provincial regulations and decreased funding meant that the city lost 260 subsidized spaces last year, bringing the total number of fee subsidized spaces to 1,200 and increasing the size of the wait list, according to a city report released in April.

“We are making changes to our service delivery models that includes adequately resourcing the office to ensure children have access to fee subsidies as quickly as possible,” Watson said.

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This year, the city has acquired 11 new hybrid vehicles, the transportation committee heard on Oct. 4.

Of the 11 new vehicles, eight of them were for bylaw services.

For 2018, the city plans to spend $25.7 million to replace 97 vehicles and pieces of equipment for greener alternatives.

There are also plans to buy 16 new vehicles in the coming year.

Funding for the extra 16 will be sought during the upcoming budget process.

The city could begin introducing electric vehicles into its fleet this year, where it makes sense and meets operational needs.

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury asked about the recent purchase of nine propane-powered Zambonis, instead of electric.

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The city currently owns 72 hybrid vehicles.

The work this year to make our fleet more efficient includes the in-

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All smiles at CHEO treatment centre

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

It was all smiles at the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (OCTC) School on Oct. 12, as the new space was unveiled to the public.

Thanks to donations from the Ottawa 67’s and the Smilezone Foundation, the school is a riot of colours — with murals, sensory stations, physical education space and more

storage space.

Nicole Stanger, whose daughter attends the school, said the space “morphed in a matter of weeks.”

“The colours exude happiness,” she said of the signature yellow and purple used in Smilezones across the province.

Alex Munter, the chief executive officer of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), where the

OCTC School is housed, compared the size to that of a convenience store.

“It was built in the ‘70s,” he said. “And it wasn’t up to the task of housing the wonderful work the staff does here.”

Scott Bachly, co-chair and co-founder of the Smilezone Foundation, said working with the foundation has been the most humbling and gratifying experience of his life.

There are 150 Smilezones

efit children,” Bachly said, adding the charity hopes to move outside Ontario soon.

When the foundation first met with staff at the OCTC, the plan was for them to provide new cubbies. It quickly moved to a makeover.

Jeff Hunt, owner of the Ottawa 67’s, who chipped in for the renovations, said it was the easiest decision he’s ever

across the province in everything from pediatric oncology to mental health centres.

It originally started in Oakville.

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“We are just along for the ride,” he said.

The OCTC School serves medically complex and technologically dependent students from kindergarten to Grade 3.

“If you want to be inspired, come here and watch these amazing little people,” Munter said.

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Research exploring the link between brain health and heart health in teens recently received a $100,000 prize.

On Oct. 5, Dr. Benjamin Goldstein received the Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, according to a press release.

His research looks at the relationship between bipolar disorder and heart health in teens.

“My hope is to get to adolescents early; we want to reduce the number of poor outcomes. One thing that particularly drew me to the treatment of bipolar disorder is there is the capability to lead a totally fulsome life if symptoms are properly controlled,” said Goldstein, a clinician scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, in a press release.

Goldstein’s research shows patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and it happens early. For teens with

bipolar disorder, the consequences of being sedentary or having untreated risk factors for heart disease increase. Other risk factors including diabetes and obesity negatively affect mental health and the ability to treat bipolar disorder.

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‘One thing that particularly drew me to the treatment of bipolar disorder is there is the capability to lead a totally fulsome life if symptoms are properly controlled.’

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His research aims to find new insights about the causes of bipolar disorder and how the treatments that help with heart disease also help to reduce

Dr. Benjamin Goldstein, second from left, was awarded the RoyalMach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research for his work linking bipolar disorder and heart health in teens on Oct. 5. Pictured are George Weber, president and CEO of the Royal; Goldstein, 2017 recipient of the Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for mental health research; Dr. Zul Merali, president and CEO of the Royal’s Instiute of Mental Health Research; and Scott McLean, chair of the Royal’s board of trustees. the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

Those treatments include a proper diet, exercise and medications.

“The world has moved from the belief that mental illness is all in your mind to recognizing it is in your brain.

We’re taking it a step further and saying that mental illness could be a multi-system disease that affects both brain and body,” said Goldstein.

The link between mind and body could also help with stigma, he said.

“We want to find evidence that proves it’s not all in your head.”

The prize was created in 2015 and acknowledges career mental health researchers in Canada.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: orleans@metroland.com

Oct. 20

St. George’s Parish, 415 Piccadilly Ave. will celebrate Oktoberfest with an evening of fine German food, local brewed beer, and good fun.

The event will take place in the parish hall between 5:30 and 9 p.m. Come and enjoy German sausages, potato salad, sauerkraut, dessert, coffee. tea, juice and cash bar. Cost: Adults $16; Children $8.00 (4-12 years). For Tickets contact 613 728 0201, secretary@saintgeorges.ca or on the parish website at: www.saintgeorges.ca.

Oct. 21

Friends of the Farm Used Book Drop Off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Save your books and re-gift them for a great cause. Please note we do not accept magazines, textbooks, or encyclopedia. Drive up to Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/.

Genealogy morning at Nepean Centrepointe. Two presentations by experts Lesley Anderson and Glenn Wright.

Circle of Life: Exploring Ontario Vital Records discusses the history of birth, marriage, death records in Ontario and how to make the most of them for your genealogy

at 7:30 p.m. Matinee: Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. More information available at ottawalittletheatre.com.

research. Using Ancestry DNA explains the popular DNA test for genealogy and what it can tell you about your family history. Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe Branch, 101 Centrepointe Dr., 9:30 a.m. Free.

Advance registration required: BiblioOttawaLibrary. ca/programs.

Information 613-580-2940.

Oct. 26

An event to raise critical funds in support of Nelson House, an emergency shelter for women, will be held on Oct. 26 2017 at Marconi Centre, 1026 Baseline Rd. The evening will be a “Roast ‘n’ Toast” event starring Marlene Catterall, one of Canada’s most successful female politicians and community activists. Tickets can be bought online at eventbrite. ca, by calling 613-298-3543 or by email at volunteer@ nelsonhouse.on.ca.

Oct. 25-Nov.11

Ottawa Little Theatre is proud to present the comedy classic Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring.

Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he’s a New York newspaper critic, he’s about to marry the preacher’s daughter, and he’s off to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement.

Mortimer always knew that his family has a bit of a mad gene – his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt – but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! When his other brother – a psychopathic gangster – shows up, the body count rises. This uproarious farce was made into a hit movie starring Carey Grant. Directed by Brian Cano, the comedy is sure to please.

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The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 - 3 pm Thursday November 2, 2017 at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd behind Hunt Club Nissan. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

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St. Aidan’s Anglican Church Yuletide Bazaar will be held on Saturday November 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Start your Christmas shopping early with our home baking, jams & jellies, crafts and ladies’ boutique. Take part in our silent auction and enjoy lunch in the Celtic Café. We are located at 934 Hamlet Rd., near Smyth and St. Laurent. For more information, call 613-7330102.

On Nov 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Tinsel Tea & Bazaar will take place at the Gloucester 50+ Centre, 2020 Ogilvie road (above Earl Armstrong Arena).

Start your Christmas shopping early at our Bazaar - bake sale, quilts/crafts and all kinds of treasures. For more information call 613-749-1974 or email: gsac@storm.ca.

Nov 16 to Nov 24

Friends of the Farm ‘Fall Frenzy’ Online Silent Auction. Going, going, gone!

Bid on great holiday gifts and services without leaving home, use PayPal, cash or cheque, pickup at Bldg 72 Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcefannual-events/

Nov. 18

Christmas Marketplace, 10 to 1:30 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, 2345 Alta Vista Dr. Help us support the Shriners’ kids when you purchase Christmas and other crafts, fashion accessories, gift baskets or deli and baked goods. You can enjoy lunch for $10 from 11 until 1 p.m.

Contact Ann Gordon at 613596-6961 for more information.

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5FT STAINLESS STEEL SHOWER DOOR

$

295

$ Starting From

1095

ONE PC QUARTZ WALLS

50% OFF

• Fully stainless steel (all parts) • 10mm glass • Frameless

NO GROUT LINES!

60” x 32” Acrylic $ Base Reg. $550 On Sale: $300

Starting at

795

Reg. $2295

20

$

Sq. Ft.

Reg. $40 sq. ft.

2183 Carling Ave. • 613-828-2284 www.guskitchenandbath.com 28 Ottawa East News - Thursday, October 19, 2017

STAINLESS STEEL KITCHEN SINK

Reg: $895

SHOWER PANELS

ON SALE

NEW 18” HIGH MOUNTS

189/

GRANITE KITCHEN SINKS

Rain Shower, 6 Body Jets, Handspray, Frameless Tempered Glass With Seat

Reg. $2295 38” x 38” x 82” Reg. $2495

SLEEK DUAL FLUSH

Starting at • Solid Maple Doors & Drawers • Soft Close Slides & Hinges $ lin.ft • 3/4” Plywood box Construction • Mitred & Shaker Door Styles

SHOWER HOUSE

$

$

SOLID WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS

Many Colours, Sizes and Accent Pieces

STORE HOURS

Monday-Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 12pm-5pm