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Mooney’s Bay fireworks nixed Erin McCracken

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The largest Victoria Day fireworks celebration in Ottawa is fizzling out this year without a chairperson to co-ordinate the event, which last May drew an estimated 10,000 people from around the region to Mooney’s Bay Park.

“Last year the event was hugely successful,” said Craig Searle, who chaired the 2015 celebration on behalf of the Riverside Park Recreation and Community Association.

“It exceeded our wildest expectations. It was the biggest Victoria Day celebration in the city.”

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Lasting impression Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar signs a tuque he gifted to CHEO patient Imani Tshepelayi-Kabata, 4, of Ottawa, during a visit to the regional children’s hospital on Jan. 22. Pillar was joined during the visit by teammates Ryan Goins, Justin Smoak and Marco Estrada. For the full story and more photos, turn to page 25.

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Police seek male suspect in Elmvale Acres armed robbery Erin McCracken

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Robbery investigators are hoping the public can help them identify a male suspect wanted in connection with a pharmacy robbery

Pleasant Park Road on Dec. 10 around 7 p.m., just before closing, police announced Jan. 25.

“There’s always an effort to identify people internally here ... first,” Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch said of the reason behind

in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood late last year.

During the robbery, a lone knife-wielding suspect demanded staff hand over specific prescription drugs, including Fentanyl, at a pharmacy in the 1000-block of

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who was in the store and then left in the preceding hour before the crime.

“With respect to that individual, my advice would be to contact us directly,” said Haarbosch. “At this point he’s not wanted or anything.”

Police want to determine whether he has any information regarding their case.

“We’re not saying at this point that he’s wanted in the robbery – he’s just somebody that we want to speak to,” Haarbosch said.

Police describe the male suspect as black, five-foot-10, with a medium build.

He wore a scarf over his face, a dark jacket, jeans, white gloves and carried a bag at the time of the crime.

The person of interest is described by police as a black male, in his early to mid 20s, with a medium build.

He wore a comb in his black hair, dark pants and a black longsleeved shirt underneath a black puffy vest with a red design over the left breast.

If you can help police identify the suspect or person of interest or have any details about this crime, call the robbery unit at 613236-1222, ext. 5116.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477.

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During the crime, the suspect obtained an undisclosed quantity of the drugs he was after and fled to a waiting vehicle, said Haarbosch, declining to reveal the other drug the suspect demanded due to investigative purposes.

For the same reason, he refused to detail what kind of knife the suspect was allegedly armed with.

However, he said no one was injured in the incident.

Fentanyl made headlines last year after the opioid was linked to a number of overdose deaths across Canada, particularly in the western provinces.

“That’s probably the most commonly sought after drug that we see being demanded in our robberies – that’s a fact,” Haarbosch said of the prescription drug, which he characterized as highly addictive.

At the time of the crime, two other males were seen sitting in the waiting getaway vehicle outside the premises, Haarbosch said, adding that while there is no video footage of the car, “there are some pretty unique descriptors” of it.

Witnesses at the scene described it as a silver two-door Honda Accord with a broken driver’s side window covered with plastic.

Police are also looking to speak with a male person of interest

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Police are also trying to identify a male person of interest who was seen inside a pharmacy on Pleasant Park Road before it was allegedly robbed at knifepoint on Dec. 10.

Break-ins down after suspect arrested: detective Erin McCracken

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A break-and-enter crime spree that plagued the Ridgemont and Southgate areas of Ottawa since early December came to a halt with the arrest of a suspect in Ottawa’s east end, according to break and enter investigators.

A 37-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested in Orléans on Duford Drive on Jan. 14 at approximately 12:36 p.m. after local residents spotted him kicking in the door of a neighbour’s home, police announced on Jan. 15.

“The witnesses just saw him do it and they did the right thing – call police – and that’s why we were able to respond so quickly and catch him in the act,” said Det. Mike Bouwmeester, with the Ottawa police east district break and enter section.

It was a relief to investigators who had been working to solve a rash of break-ins at homes in the Ridgemont community and near the Southgate Shopping Centre.

“We’ve been working on this

for the past six weeks so we’re happy it’s done and he got arrested,” Bouwmeester said.

“And now residential break-ins have gone down significantly.”

Once the witnesses reported the Orléans crime-in-progress, “Officers quickly arrived and

found in possession of a stolen pickup truck, which was stolen but not yet reported, as well as all of the property obtained in the two break and enters,” investigators said.

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found a vehicle parked in the driveway occupied by one suspect and the second suspect leaving the residence carrying stolen property,” police said in a statement following the arrests.

Patrol officers apprehended one of the suspects after seeing him flee the residence while still more officers took the second fleeing suspect into custody.

Police work revealed the pair had allegedly committed a second break and enter elsewere in Orléans just before the Duford Drive home was targeted.

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surveillance camera footage of a break-in at a home in the Ridgemont neigbourhood on Dec. 23.

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Hotson, a mem“It will be a showcase berNorman of NCC’s board, said for visitors coming to he would like to see all the renovations completed at the capital.” the same time.

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The board added an Transport Canada has amendment to their apapproved phase 1A of the proval, which directed plan to the tune of $15 mil- planners to look at comlion, but it’s only a small ments from the board and advisory committee on ispart of the 2020 vision.

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The image is an impressive one: hundreds of men, who rebuilt Parliament after it burned down in 1916, defiantly standing in front of the half-finished new building.

When Paul Couvrette first looked at the photo in the basement of Irene’s Pub in the Glebe, he quickly scanned it in search of a specific face.

His great-grandfather was actually standing among the crowd.

An enlarged copy of the picture hangs on a wall below Irene’s Pub, where patrons wandering past on their way to the washroom stop to inspect it.

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Dave Smith, National Capital Area Crime Stoppers board member, left, Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, MPP Yasir Naqvi, minister of community safety and correctional services, Richard McMullen, president of National Capital Area Crime Stoppers, Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau and Dave Forster, president of the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers, cut a cake at police headquarters on Jan. 22, to recognize January as Crime Stoppers Month.

While tips to Ottawa’s Crime Stoppers program were down four per cent last year compared to 2014, the quality of tips improved, allowing police to net more guns, drugs, stolen property and suspects.

“The quality of the tips has dramatically improved and that helps investigators when they go to close a case or investigation,” said Richard McMullen, president of National Capital Area Crime Stoppers, one of 38 chapters in Ontario.

“Clearly, the number of results, in terms of arrests and criminal cases being cleared, has dramatically increased.”

Last year, 3,900 calls came in. In several, tipsters provided more details, such as a suspect’s last known address and full name.

That has helped police recover more stolen property.

Last year, investigators seized $81,123 worth, compared to just $2,625 in 2014, likely because of the higher value of property recovered, McMullen said.

Tips also allowed police to seize 15 guns in 2015, up from

five in 2014.

“Gun violence is something that we take seriously, as do the police partners that we engage with, and 15 fewer firearms is significant,” McMullen said.

“That has a direct impact on making our community safe.”

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“For the police, the Crime Stoppers program contributes to shorter investigations and better evidence,” Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau said during a ceremony at Ottawa police headquarters on Jan. 22, held to recognize Crime Stoppers’ success last year and mark January as Crime Stoppers Month.

Tips to Ottawa’s Crime Stoppers also led to 74 arrests in 2015, an increase from 36 the year before.

The quality of the tips

resulted in the approval of $13,750 in reward money to tipsters last year, up from $6,740 in 2014, which is funded by private donations, fundraising efforts and sponsor support.

Criminal charges laid in Ottawa also rose as a result.

There were 291 charges laid in 2015, an increase from 150 in 2014.

Police also seized $179,389 in narcotics last year, up from $104,617 the year before, thanks to anonymous tips.

“That has a direct impact on making our community safe,” said Bordeleau, who was joined at the ceremony

by McMullen, West CarletonMarch Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, Dave Forster, president of the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers, and Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, minister of community safety and correctional services.

The ministry provides the Ontario association with $225,000 annually to help fund the Ontario Crime Stoppers 24-hour call centre.

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“I can’t help but think an increase in all of these reported metrics has something to do with our increased engagement with the community,” said McMullen.

The 31-year-old Ottawa organization, which was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2012-13, has doubled its efforts since then to boost its presence at community events, including those in vulnerable Ottawa neighbourhoods.

“Sometimes it might be a Saturday group barbecue in Russell Heights or any number of communities,” McMullen said. “We’ve done a fair bit of work at the Jasmine Crescent community and participated in grassroots community events (where) we’re able to get exposure and be out in the community.”

Media partners and social media have helped get the word out, linking the public with videos, images and descriptions of crimes and suspects.

Continued exposure is key to dispelling misconceptions that tipsters who report information to Crime Stoppers are expected to testify in court or that their information is passed on to police, McMullen said.

“We are not the police. We are independent,” he said. “We don’t take the (caller’s) information to begin with.

“Quite frankly, we go out of our way to keep that information as confidential as we can,” McMullen said.

“That’s what makes it successful, is that trust.”

Anyone with information on crimes is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or visit crimestoppers.ca.

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Winterlude Activities at City Hall Winterlude is right around the corner offering fun family activities for residents of all ages. From Jan. 29 to Feb. 15, the City of Ottawa is partnering with Winterlude 2016 to host a number of free events at City Hall.

Join us for the 12th Annual Enbridge Pancake Breakfast on Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. for free pancakes and hot chocolate, or Cool Science Saturday on Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the National Research Council. Want to get active?

The Family Day Skating Party at City Hall takes place Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with free hot chocolate and a visit from local mascots. As always, the Sens Rink of Dreams at 110 Laurier Ave. W. (City Hall) and the Skating Court at Lansdowne Park are both open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., weather permitting.

Reminder of Regulations for Community Outdoor Rinks With the winter season upon us and cold-weather activities in full swing, it is important to know the rules of conduct for community outdoor rinks to ensure the enjoyment and safety of you and those around you. Skating is open for the public from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, weather permitting. If you’re with younger children, appropriate supervision by a responsible adult is recommended. Carrying children on the ice, including baby carriers, is prohibited, as well as the use of skating aids other than wheelchairs, strollers, and E-Z gliders.

Please remember to wear your CSA-approved helmet and report any accidents or injuries to the outdoor rink attendant or seasonal recreation staff at 613-580-2590. If you are bringing any food or drink, please enjoy it off the ice surface to minimize spills and debris.

For the full list of rules of conduct, please visit the City’s website at Ottawa.ca.

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“There was all sorts of junk in this basement and I found this in what was left,” he said. “I’ve always been fascinated by anything historical like that.”

Bujold and Couvrette were not alone in their historical curiosity. The Bytown Museum recently contacted Bujold to include the photo in an exhibit marking the 100th anniversary of the fire, which ripped through Parliament on Feb. 3, 1916.

The exhibit, called Forged in Fire, will chronicle the history of Parliament Hill, from the time before European settlement up until when the buildings were rebuilt after the fire.

The blaze started in the Commons Reading Room and quickly spread to engulf all of Centre Block except for the library, which was saved by its iron doors.

A cornerstone ceremony was held on Sept. 1, 1916, exactly 56 years after the original cornerstone was laid.

Construction was complete on the Peace Tower 11 years later.

“We no longer have the people

who were working the stone and lumber to restore it but their children and grandchildren have mementos of that occasion,” said Grant Vogl, a curator with the Bytown Museum.

“It’s a great way to reintroduce a story that is moving out of memory and into the history books.”

In Bujold’s photograph, Couvrette’s great-grandfather stands among electricians, architects, labourers and even a future prime minister – Arthur Meighen can be seen sitting in the front row.

“I was absolutely stunned by the odds that my great-grandfather would be suddenly appearing before me,” Couvrette said. “The odds of that happening must be a million to one.”

By complete coincidence, Barry Meabry, Couvrette’s friend who alerted him to the existence of the photo just a couple months ago, found out that his great-grandfather is also in the photo and standing right next to Gedeon in the picture.

The Bytown Museum’s exhibit will open Jan. 29 for Winterlude and will run until the end of October.

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Clinics are open at the South-East Ottawa CHC at 600-1355 Bank St. on the first Friday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and on the third Monday of the month at the same times. Appointments are available and can be booked by calling 613-737-4809.

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OPINION

Connected to your community

Thank you for reading, dear readers

I

f you’re reading this then you’re most likely a believer in print newspapers.

It’s an admirable trait in these webfocused and fragile economic times, when newspapers are grasping for a toehold to survive staggering losses in subscribers, readers and revenue as the world jumps ship to the Internet.

Journalists across the country watched as news broke on Twitter on Jan. 19 that 90 journalists at Sun papers in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, including 12 at the Ottawa Sun, had been axed from the Postmedia newspaper chain, the latest round of deep job cuts in an industry already reeling from recent eliminations at the CBC and CTV. Postmedia chief executive Paul Godfrey explained the downsizing in a staff memo: “As you know, we have announced a cost cutting program aimed at finding at least $80 million in savings before the end of fiscal 2017.

“That significant of an initiative requires looking at everything in a new way and considering approaches we have never taken – truly nothing is off the table. We know that we can’t make meaningful headway against our challenges without great effort.”

And, most obviously, not without extraordinary loss – people-wise.

A dozen crucial voices gone in a blink from the Ottawa reporting landscape, taking their perspectives and encyclopedic knowledge of their beats with them. No longer digging up the stories our dwindling numbers strive to tell on multiple platforms.

Godfrey said in each of those markets, one editor will oversee two newspaper brands, that most newsroom resources will be shared and ...

“Stories covered will be adapted by platform at a rewrite desk dedicated to ensuring that the right voice and content makes it to the right brand and platform.”

The advent of rewrite desks and the silencing of 90 journalists is a tremendous blow, and not only to remaining journalists and sources.

Ultimately, the readers lose out. And the trend – whether in axe form or buyouts – will continue.

So thank you, dear reader, for believing in newspapers, for not just skimming the headlines, and more importantly, for not skipping them altogether. Those of us still working our beats are glad you do.

Living in a city we can easily live with

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eople have been having a rollicking good time in the local media fighting over whether Ottawa is as great a city as it should be.

I particularly enjoyed Paul Wells’s devastating take in Maclean’s (www.macleans.ca/news/ canada/world-class-whine-whyottawas-haters-are-wrong/).

If you have lived in Ottawa for a while, you know it all by heart.

But you never get tired of it. It’s an essential feature of life in the nation’s capital.

The main arguments should be familiar by now. Ottawa lacks world-class this and world-class that.

Ottawa not like Paris, too few good restaurants, museums not up to snuff, crowded road from the airport, Ottawa not like Washington, NAC looks ugly from the

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outside, need a library, Ottawa River shorelines under-used, Ottawa not like London, Ottawa not like Paris.

You can agree with all or some of these points. I would argue, as I have argued probably too frequently, that most of the points miss the point.

The majority of the great-city arguments are about how Ottawa impresses the visitor, the person from out of town. But a city is, first and foremost, for the people who live in it all year. And many

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of the things that make that city great, or not, are invisible to the visitor.

The visitor doesn’t see the school system, the policing, the snow removal, the recreation program, the garbage pickup, the recycling system. Aside from the road to and from the airport, he has little experience of the traffic or the transit. He sees, or doesn’t see, wide boulevards, big statues, lavish convention facilities and decides that this is a great city, or isn’t.

This would be after he has a five-minute chat with the taxi driver to take the pulse of the community.

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anywhere near the centre of town.

That would be true of Vancouver too, often cited as a great city.

Is it a great city if you can’t afford to live in it? Is it a great city if the streets and bridges leading downtown are clogged?

Looked at it this way, Ottawa may well be a greater city than Vancouver.

To look at it from another perspective, a visitor might deplore the spread of ugly condo developments in downtown Toronto and deem it unworthy of a great city.

And of course we love it when we hear people trash Toronto.

Yet those unsightly condo developments enable people of less than huge incomes to live downtown and support stores, restaurants and bars. That can’t be a bad thing, maybe a great thing, although of no visible impact to someone from out of town.

(Another thing that makes Toronto great: competing daily newspapers.) ediTorial Managing ediTor: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6261

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Predictable as the debate is, it’s useful to have it from time to time (as we do). It never hurts to discuss what makes a city great, what a city lacks and doesn’t lack.

It doesn’t hurt to appreciate what we have and identify what we need.

And it helps to pass the time while we wait for LeBreton Flats.

Editorial Policy The Ottawa South News welcomes letters to the editor. Senders must include their full name, complete address and a contact phone number. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and content, both in print and online at ottawacommunitynews.com. To submit a letter to the editor, please email to theresa.fritz@ metroland.com, fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to the Orléansw News, 80 Colonnade Rd. N., Unit 4, Ottawa ON, K2E 7L2.

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OPINION

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2016 – The year of creativity

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s a professional writer, I can tell you that it is simultaneously one of the best and the worst occupations one could have.

I could never quite put my finger on it until another professional writer – one you probably know much better than me – nailed it: to make money from your creations is one of the best ways to kill inspiration, writes Elizabeth Gilbert in her latest book, Big Magic.

Gilbert is best known for Eat, Pray, Love, an anecdotal novel which documented her post-divorce soul-searching and subsequent recovery. But her latest tome – part writer’s memoir, part self-help book – has an entirely different feel. For anyone who’s tried to create something, for pleasure or vocation, Gilbert offers a straight-talking guide book to lure you out of those moments of self-doubt, self-pity and self-hatred to actually create.

Make no mistake. Gilbert doesn’t promise you’ll become a best-selling author like she accidentally did when she poured her heart and soul into Eat, Pray, Love. In fact, she warns against making that end the means to start creating.

For her, the success of the book came precisely because she wrote such an honest, heart-wrenching – and often funny and self-deprecating – portrayal of the rollercoaster of emotions and experiences she witnessed after her marital breakdown, without contemplating an audience or a paycheque at the end of the journey.

What Gilbert does offer is a brutally honest assessment of the artist at work, many elements of which hold us back from actually creating.

She defines inspiration (Big Magic) as these ideas just

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse floating all around us, with the singular goal of being materialized.

When we are ready to receive inspiration – generally when we’re relaxed and open to new ideas – we may just get lucky enough for inspiration to choose us. If we’re closed, depressed, worried about failure or worried about success, we may inadvertently send a message to inspiration to go choose the next creator.

Gilbert kills the notion of the tortured artist, which is probably one of my favourite elements of Big Magic, since I’ve had a lot of firsthand experience with that persona. Creation should come from a place of love and it should be enjoyable, she writes. Specifically, the idea is that we get into our flow as artists when we’re nurturing creation and engaging in the creative process in a loving way, the same way we’d nurture a child.

That’s not to say that creating isn’t hard.

Gilbert acknowledges the wide range of self-defeating thoughts that enter into the process. I can tell you, at the worst time in my professional life as a writer, every word, every sentence was a chore. I may have been writing about insurance products or paint drying (seriously, one of the first trade magazine articles I ever wrote was a lengthy feature on curing industrial coatings), but the

niggling thoughts in the back of my head were, “You’re a fraud; what makes you think you can write about this; you’ll never work again; the editor will read this and chuck it out; why did you bother starting this project; you’ll never finish this project.”

And, of course, the critics are always out there. I receive emails weekly from readers of this column.

Some are nice. Others have been filed away in a legal file for being not-so-nice.

I’ve been attacked on Twitter; and sometimes my friends and loved ones have said to my face, “This isn’t your best work.” Subjective criticism is a harsh reality if you have the guts to put your creation out to the world, says Gilbert, but it shouldn’t be a show-stopper.

Creating something from nothing is hard and it requires a lot of discipline.

If you want to create, you must prioritize the time to sit down and do it. Thinking about things does not make a person creative; creating things does.

But Gilbert argues that, despite the time discipline and stick-to-itiveness required to make inspiration materialize, creation should ultimately be enjoyable. If you think about something you’ve created – as a hobby or as a professional – where you really got into the flow, where you just loved every minute of the process, that’s creativity at its best. If it’s a chore, why do it?

That sounds trite if you’re forcing creativity to pay the monthly bills. But if you’re doing something as a hobby with the hope of creating something that will make you a millionaire best seller and guzzling tequila just to get through the process, you may be in the creativity gig for the wrong reasons.

Gilbert believes there’s an artist in all of us. We just have to open our hearts to receive and materialize inspiration. So, go forth and create, for the sake of creation itself!

. . .

HELP FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS As the MPP for Ottawa South, I would like to remind all members of our community of the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP).

This new program provides assistance directly to eligible low-income electricity consumers.

For many families in our community, paying electricity bills can present a major challenge. However, if you are a customer of an electric utility and in a lower income home, you may qualify for a reduction on your electricity bill through the OESP. The OESP will reduce the cost of your household electricity by applying a monthly credit directly to your bill. The amount of the credit you may be eligible for depends on two factors – the number of people living in the home and your combined household income. For example, a home with 4 people and an annual income of $37,000 will receive an onbill credit of $34 each month.

To apply for the OESP, please visit OntarioElectricitySupport.ca. Once you complete the application located on the website’s home page, print and sign the consent form and mail it to the address provided on the website. If you are eligible, the credit will appear directly on your electricity bill in about 6 to 8 weeks from the date of approval.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP 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

Tuesday, February, 2 Finance and Economic Development Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room

Please feel free to contact me at my community office if there are any provincial issues I can assist you with.

My staff and I will always do our best to help you.

John Fraser, MPP Ottawa South

Wednesday, February, 3 Transportation Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room Thursday, February, 4 Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 10 a.m., The Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive Did you know you can receive e-mail alerts regarding upcoming meetings?

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REMOVAL OF THE CONCRETE BARRIER AT RIVERSEDGE CRESCENT AND TEWSLEY DRIVE. With construction nearly completed in the Landing development, the city intends to remove the concrete barrier situated near the intersection of Riversedge Crescent and Tewsley Drive. The removal of the barrier will allow access to neighbours in the Landing community, as well as the signalized intersection at River Road and Tewsley Drive. This will make the turn into the neighbourhood much safer and improve snow plowing operations in the area. In collaboration with the local developer and city staff, I have asked that “no construction traffic” signage be placed at this location. We hope to have the barrier removed by the end of January. Please do not hesitate to contact my office should you have any questions.

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Down the hatch Bagpiper Robert Miller, Chaplin George Winters and Tom Fernie toast the haggis with a glass of Scotch during the Strathcona branch of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Robbie Burns Day meal on Jan. 23.

Thank you very much to all of the seniors who came out to the Meet and Greet held at Moncion’s Independent Grocer last Monday morning. It was great to see seniors from the west and east of the river together and hopefully this will be the start of many events to come. I would like to thank Donald Winchester, President of the Barrhaven Seniors Council and Riverside South resident Pam MacCormack for organising this event. A special thank you also goes out to Marcel and Linda Moncion for hosting. If you would like more information on future events or how to get involved, please contact the Barrhaven Seniors Council, they can be reached at barrhavenseniors@gmail.com or by calling 613-440-3620.

RED BULL CRASHED ICE COMES TO OTTAWA IN 2017 I was pleased to take part in a special announcement this past week that Red Bull’s Crashed Ice will be coming to Ottawa in 2017 as part of our 150th year celebrations. This is an event where skaters, dressed in hockey gear, race down a 400 metre track to the finish line with many twists and turns in between. An event such as this one is estimated to bring upwards of $10 million to our local economy.

This extreme sport is very popular in many parts of North America and Europe and we are very excited to be bringing the excitement to Ottawa.

BABYTIME AT RIDEAUVIEW COMMUNITY CENTRE The Rideauview community centre, located at 4310 Shoreline Dr in Riverside South will be hosting a Babytime event on March 2nd 2016 from 2:30-3pm. Babytime is put on by the Ottawa Library and it allows parents or caregivers to come together with other parents and caregivers to enjoy stories, rhymes and songs for babies aged 0-18 months. There is no need to register, simply drop in. If you would like further information, please feel free to contact the Rideauview Community Centre directly at 613-822-7887.

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Ana Kovalenko and Alex Cossocee play foosball in the Game Den area of the Ottawa Home & Remodelling Show at the EY Centre on Jan. 24. The four-day show featured eerything from tools to cars to creative lighting solutions.

The third public meeting as part of the Environmental Assessment on the Airport Parkway and Lester Road widening study will be held on March 10, 2016 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road starting at 6:30pm. Although lesser than expected development charges are now projected to come in over the next decade, (the sole funding source for this project), which has resulted in this project being deferred a few years, the EA study continues. I highly encourage all residents and local community groups that live/operate along the Parkway corridor to attend this very important meeting.

City staff will present their final recommendations at this meeting and I will be in attendance to listen to staff and discuss with residents.

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Ottawa police officers and firefighters square off in a friendly hockey game during the Hunt Club Park Community Association’s SnowBlast Winter Carnival in 2015. Planning for this year’s celebration, on Feb. 13 at Elizabeth Manley Park, is well underway.

Hunt Club Park prepares to party in the snow Erin McCracken

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Hunt Club Park residents know how to party in the snow.

Volunteers with the Hunt Club Park Community Association are gearing up for the annual SnowBlast Winter Carnival on Feb. 13, continuing its successful run for a consecutive third year after it was revitalized in 2014 following a 10-year hiatus.

The celebration is designed to foster a stronger sense of community.

“January, February, even a bit of March – folks just hibernate in their houses. So to have an outdoor activity that brings the community together and lets neighbours say ‘hi’ to one another and come together is our goal,” said Jennifer Hirst, spokeswoman for the community association.

“It’s all about … (introducing) folks to each other, providing that vehicle for (people) to socialize and get to know their neighbours,” she said.

Despite -30 temperatures during last year’s SnowBlast, it was well attended by 600 to 800 people, said Hirst.

The party in the snow’s trademark fun and games will once again be offered this year when residents gather at Elizabeth Manley Park, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This time around, the carnival is being organized by a different round of association volunteers.

“It’s nice to see a turnover for the folks who have done it the last three (years) and the folks who are doing it now,” said Hirst. “We’re pleased to see folks taking their turn at organizing this really fun event.”

Children’s on- and off-ice games, horsedrawn carriage rides around the park, a Scouthosted campfire, and food and drinks will once again be highlights.

Residents are invited to bring their skates and helmets to take a turn on the park’s outdoor rink. Off-ice games were added to the lineup last year to make the event more inclusive for those who don’t have skates or don’t feel comfortable out on the ice.

To add to the outdoor festivities, music will be playing and the 137th Ottawa Scouts will be back for a third year to pop popcorn and roast marshmallows for s’mores over a campfire.

Volunteers will also be cooking up halal hot dogs on the barbecue, at a cost of $1 each, and serving steaming cups of hot chocolate and coffee to ward off the chill.

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On the skating rink, there will be games, such as a puck shoot, and everyone is invited to watch from the sidelines and cheer on as Ottawa police officers and firefighters compete for bragging rights in their annual SnowBlast hockey game.

“Even the teenagers, you see them lining up around the boards, and they’re yelling and screaming,” Hirst said of the cheering section.

“It’s exciting for them to see their community liaison officers out on the ice.

“It’s just great to show that the firefighters and police work with us – they’re on our side, they’re part of our community. It’s a good thing.”

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There’s a fight, but instead of in the schoolyard, it’s around the board table.

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board chair Shirley Seward said she’s seeking legal counsel to figure out how to censure a fellow trustee for comments to the media.

Donna Blackburn, the trustee for Merivale-Knoxdale and Barrhaven, spoke out against her colleague Shawn Menard, calling trustees who opposed the hike “whack jobs” and swearing in an Ottawa Citizen article published Jan. 14.

Blackburn said she was frustrated over the debate around a rate hike for board-run programs offered in schools before and after class hours.

The program is facing a $1.8–million deficit, and staff are proposing job cuts to save $10 million.

The new rate for the before- and after-school programs could represent a 32-per-cent increase for some parents.

Blackburn said she is sympathetic about the potential impact, but she thinks parents want her to talk about the deficit and not about language in a newspaper article.

“The issue has become that I dropped an F-bomb, but not what drove me to it,” Blackburn said, adding the vote over the rate hikes included an amendment to exempt parents who receive subsidy from paying a $50 registration fee.

Blackburn said without increases to the childcare rates, there will have to be cuts to other board services – like social workers or educational assistants.

“Trustees were asked to vote on something we didn’t have any information for,” she said, adding staff didn’t have the figures available at the meeting to show the impact of the proposed fee exemption.

Seward wants to keep the debate at the board, citing a board communications policy.

The policy reads that the chair or designate is the spokesperson for the board and is responsible for external communications regarding matters under consideration by the board, as well as explaining decisions and positions.

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Seward said it’s not about silencing the other trustees, but simply having a cohesive message on board-wide policy.

“Trustees have always been free and encouraged to discuss matters that pertain to their own zones,” Seward said, adding debate on boardwide issues should happen at committee meetings, not in the media.

She called Blackburn’s remarks unprofessional and expressed concern about students reading the paper and seeing the language.

“We are dealing with (programs for) kids as young as two-and-a-half, and we are just trying to do what’s best for the kids,” Seward said.

Seward was elected to chair the board this year and Blackburn also ran for the position.

The board doesn’t have a code of conduct, something Seward said could change.

“That’s why I will be seeking legal counsel, to see what the appropriate course of action is,” Seward said.

Seward said the public is able to attend committee of the whole and board meetings to hear the debate – so there’s no need for trustees to publicly call out their colleagues.

But Blackburn calls that illogical, saying parents don’t have time to go to every meeting, and she will continue to voice her opinion when asked.

“The minutes are not verbatim,” Blackburn said.

“And people want to be informed.”

Blackburn sits on the board conduct committee responsible for developing a code of conduct if a motion is passed at the board level to require one.

Blackburn has a reputation for sticking to her guns – one that was solidified after Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder and Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod called for her resignation in April 2012 after she voted in favour of funding a remodelling of Broadview Public School.

Blackburn didn’t bend to pressure to change her vote, and she won’t bend now, she said. She said it’s her responsibility as an elected official to voice her opinion when she feels it’s warranted.

“I will not be told what to do,” Blackburn said.

But Seward said if Blackburn doesn’t like the communications policy as it is, she’s free to propose an amendment.

“If Donna’s unhappy with the policy, despite all kinds of media attention in the past, she can make a motion and we can have a policy discussion at a board meeting,” Seward said.

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10 questions with Tom Green Megan DeLaire

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Tom Green is going back to school this month, but the Canadian comedian won’t be sitting through any lectures while at Algonquin College – he’ll be running the show.

The Ottawa-raised prank engineer turned actor, interviewer and stand-up co-

median will take Algonquin Commons Theatre’s 2015-16 comedy series back to local roots with a show on Jan. 30.

The show will be Green’s first on campus since graduating from the school’s TV broadcasting program in 1994.

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by MTV, appearing in films and touring worldwide as a stand-up comedian.

Green has also interviewed the likes of Buzz Aldrin, Crispin Glover, Pamela Anderson, and comedians Joe Rogan and Andy Dick among others on his various late-night talk and radio shows, and collaborated with Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company on their

Tom Green Beer in 2013.

Between stand-up comedy tours, Green continues to produce the Tom Green Radio Show, which launched in 2013.

The Ottawa native is the 2015-16 comedy series’ third act, following Gilbert Gottfried, who performed in September, and Posehn, who appeared in November.

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Los Angeles, shed some light on his most recent projects in an interview with Metroland Media. This interview has been edited for length.

Can you tell me about your current tour? Is there a theme to your show?

The tour itself … we can call it the Tom Green Tour.

How about that? This leg of the tour is a little bit different in the sense that I’m coming up and doing a bunch of shows in Canada.

It’s kind of a Canada-heavy year, which is exciting for

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Ottawa police able to offer rewards from third parties Contract extensions for police brass approved

Bordeleau said enforcement isn’t the only way to deal with crime, and added police will work with the neighbourhood coalition on

the extension of Bordeleau’s contract to May 2019. It was set to run out in March 2017.

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“We are proud of the performance of the Ottawa Police Service, its members and its leadership in serving this community.”

Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau said allowing the police to work with third parties offering rewards will just be one more tool police have to catch criminals.

The Ottawa Police Services Board approved the policy change on Jan. 25.

Before, police could offer small rewards, but couldn’t co-ordinate with anyone willing to offer one.

Board vice-chair Jim Durrell expressed some concern that the new system would give the appearance of two-tier policing.

“We don’t want it to appear a case is favoured because of a reward,” he said.

Bordeleau said there will absolutely not be any favouritism.

“Cases will be assigned priority just like they always would have,” he said. “The only difference is the reward might generate more tips, which we would follow up on.”

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After the meeting, the board announced

“We are proud of the performance of the Ottawa Police Service, its members and its leadership in serving this community,” Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, who serves as board chair, said in a statement. “As a board, one

of our roles is to ensure the (Ottawa police) has consistent and strong leadership. The extension of the chief’s contract ensures that.”

The board also extended the contract of Deputy Chief Jill Skinner to June 2018. Her contract was originally set to expire in June 2016.

Deputy Chief Ed Keeley, however, refused a contract extension that was offered to him.

His contract will end in July 2017.

El-Chantiry and vice-chair Jim Durrell were also re-elected during the meeting to continue in their roles with the civilian police oversight board in 2016.

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In the chief’s verbal report he highlighted the work officers have been doing in break and enter and guns and gangs investigations.

He said officers have been moved to the guns and gangs unit as police continue to grapple with an increase in gun-related crimes.

“The reality is that guns are more readily available and criminals in possession of them are more willing to use them,” Bordeleau said.

In 2015, 150 people were charged under the guns and gangs umbrella. There were a total of 1,200 charges and 76 illegal guns seized.

Bordeleau also highlighted the work of the break and enter unit, which nabbed suspects involved in a series of smash and grabs over the holidays.

Investigators arrested the suspects earlier this month and tied them to 11 incidents and laid 42 charges.

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‘They have been a victim of their own success’: Brockington While a chairperson is essential, an influx of more than the 25 volunteers who donated their time last year would alleviate some of the pressure by divvying up jobs like parking, security, fundraising, advertising and promotion, Brockington added.

“It’s not just volunteers,” said Searle, who also serves as the association’s vice-president. “Someone needs to step forward and chair the event because otherwise, no matter how many volunteers you get, someone’s got to lead it.”

It’s simply too big to be a one-man operation, Brockington noted.

“You can’t put this all on one person’s shoulders.”

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“Having said that, many people I have talked to since then feel it’s maybe outgrown a neighbourhood type of event and is a city type event.”

As Searle learned in the 10 months he spent organizing the last celebration, it was “a huge undertaking” and required more time than he could provide this year.

He notified his community association board last fall that he was stepping down, and despite efforts to save the event, such as unsuccessfully trying to find a replacement chairperson, the decision was made in early January to axe it.

“They have been a victim of their own success,” said River Coun. Riley Brockington. “They are very challenged to find a critical mass of volunteers to assist with the main preliminary organization and work that this entails.

“They need bodies. They need key people to help,” he said.

LOOKING AHEAD

The decision to cancel was also prompted by the Riverside Park association’s goal to channel its energies into a community celebration to mark Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. The association hopes to apply for city funding and partner with another

local group to co-host a celebration to mark the birthday.

The city’s funding application deadline is in June 2016, not long after the Mooney’s Bay fireworks, Searle said.

The association’s local 2017 celebration could see a return of the Mooney’s Bay fireworks next year, but that will depend on volunteers, funding and co-ordination, said Searle.

The association is also setting its sights on co-hosting a small winter event this February, with skating, a barbecue and hot chocolate at Pauline Vanier Park. No date has been set.

“What the RPCRA has decided to do in lieu of (the Victoria Day fireworks) is that we’re having a small family fun day co-ordinated with the Hunt Club Community Organization,” said Searle.

Though the association has officially cancelled the fireworks for this year, Searle said it’s unfortunate since there is already a foundation for a co-ordinator to work with.

There is even money in the bank to put on a 2016 Victoria Day event, which cost about $12,000 last year. A $2,100 city grant has been secured, there is $1,900 left over from 2015 and Brockington’s office, which last year provided $2,000, promised to chip in again.

Hands Fireworks, which put on the light show in 2015 at a discounted price, has offered to return.

The fireworks cancellation is a loss for the community, said Brockington.

“This has been a staple in Riverside Park for 30 years,” he said.

Searle said he had mixed emotions about stepping back, but added he is willing to shadow a replacement.

“It’s like when you have a child and you raise it up and it’s time to say goodbye when they go to university,” he said.

“You don’t want to say goodbye, but it’s time.”

Those interested in volunteering with the community association, are asked to email info@riversidepark.ca.

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I definitely pace myself but it’s the kind of thing that I love doing and it’s a real adrenaline rush and also quite cathartic to get up on stage and tell jokes and have a great time laughing with people all over the world.

Whenever I stop touring for even just a couple of weeks I start to get antsy and I want to get back out there.

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They should expect to come to the show prepared to have a great time and it’s gonna be a ridiculous night. I’m not doing any performance art or any stunts but there’s a lot of different elements to what I do when I do stand-up. I’m talking about the world that we’re living in, I’m talking about society, I’m talking about relationships, I’m talking about my personal life. I’m doing a lot of crowdwork, I’m interacting a lot with people. It’s sort of a high-energy show.

Having graduated from Algonquin, how do you feel about returning to the campus for this show?

It’s my first time performing there. I don’t think that theatre was there when I was at Algonquin or I would have been there for sure.

It’s gonna be fun. I’m gonna talk about my days in television broadcasting at Algonquin College and try to connect with the students that are there. But I always personalize my show toward cities that I’m in, and with Ottawa I certainly have so many more points of reference because more than half my life was spent in Ottawa. I have a lot of things and a lot of subjects I can address to have some fun talking about Ottawa. It’s gonna be a good time.

How often do you make trips to Ottawa?

I’m often in Ottawa when I’m not performing. I’ll come back to Ottawa sometimes to see friends and family. I’m around town.

What are your favourite things to do while you’re in the capital? Do you have any favourite haunts?

When I was growing up we used to always go down to the market and we used to hang out there and skateboard downtown, and to Elgin Street and places like that. So whenever I’m in town I tend to spend a fair amount of my time down in that area with friends, grabbing some beers in the market, drinking some Beau’s beer in the market. Drinking some Tom Green Beer and having a good time.

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No, there’s only one Tom Green beer. It is the Tom Green beer – exclamation mark. I’m not planning on making any more. Beau’s, of course, makes all sorts of amazing beers and they’re an incredible brewery. The Tom Green beer is a milk stout and it’s always going to

be a milk stout. They made it a milk stout because I used to always cut milk bags open on my TV show and squirt milk all over the place.

Who are your favourite comedians of all time?

If you’d asked me 20 years ago I would probably say David Letterman is my favourite thing in the world. I can’t really even think about anything without talking about David Letterman first. I grew up loving his TV show and it was his TV show that really connected with me at a young age and made me want to do the Tom Green Show.

When I was a teenager I discovered live stand-up comedy. I wasn’t in New York or L.A., I was in Ottawa and I was going to Yuk Yuk’s and I was lucky to see some of the great comedians of the world today when they were just young kids starting out. I certainly look up to and am inspired by some of the great comedians like George Carlin and Richard Pryor and some of the modern comedians like Chris Rock and Louis C.K. Are you recording any music these days?

I’m always basically doing music and recording. I’ve built a new recording studio here in Hollywood. That’s where I do my podcast, and (I) just moved into a new location in January and it’s an exciting time. I’ve always loved making music, but now I’m really trying to satisfy that itch and make some funny songs this year that I’m probably going to incorporate into my live show at some point.

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Ryan Goins looks down at his wrist and touches a green and blue bracelet he is rarely seen without.

His smile is evidence he enjoys being asked about the plastic band, emblazoned with ‘Matthew the Brave’ in white lettering.

“I passed a bunch around to the team,” the Toronto Blue Jays second baseman and shortstop said of the bracelets he received from the Paravan family of Carlingwood, and wore all last season, including during the team’s American League Championship run.

“It’s kind of his motto, you know, just going through what he’s been going through,” Goins said inside CHEO’s fifth floor playroom on Jan. 22, just moments before reuniting with Matthew Paravan, 9, a CHEO patient for whom the bracelets are named.

Matthew, who suffers from seizures and an autoimmune condition that have confined him to a wheelchair and stolen his ability to speak, first met some of the Blue Jays players while undergoing treatment in Toronto.

Since then he has become friends with catcher Josh Thole, Jamie Campbell, host of Blue Jays Central, and Goins, who began wearing a Matthew bracelet after he saw Thole with one.

“And so Ryan has worn one every day since then,” said Matthew’s mom, Stephanie. “If you look at clips (from the American League Championship games), you can see the pictures of Ryan wearing his ‘Matthew the Brave’ bracelet.

“For Matthew and his brother it’s amazing,” she said.

While Matthew is nonverbal, the Blue Jays fan conveyed his excitement during the players’ recent visit using communication cards.

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CHEO patient Claire Dane poses for a photograph with ToronJamie Campbell, host of Blue Jays Central, visits his friends, Stephanie Paravan and to Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada on Jan. 22. Estrada joined her nine-year-old son Matthew, of Carlingwood, at CHEO on Jan. 22. Campbell, who teammates Kevin Pillar, Ryan Goins and Marco Estrada and joined four Blue Jays players during the visit, first met Matthew by chance when the other team officials for the CHEO visit, as part of their two-day youngster was undergoing treatment for a still undiagnosed condition in Toronto. winter tour in Ottawa.

“That’s where stuff like this makes a huge difference,” Stephanie said, adding that it was wonderful to see Matthew so excited. “It helps. It’s a boost (for the kids), which, in turn, boosts us, keeps us going.”

Making connections with kids like Matthew and other young patients who are facing extraordinary health challenges keeps things in perspective, said Goins.

He was joined during the visit by pitcher Marco Estrada, first baseman Justin Smoak, outfielder Kevin Pillar, and other team officials.

“It’s good to come back and see him again,” Goins said. “Whether I’m having a good day or bad day, I always look down at my wrist and know that there are people you still make happy no matter what happens.”

The afternoon visit was just one pit stop during the players’ two-day winter tour in Ottawa, which also included time spent at the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa, an Ottawa Senators game and, on

Jan. 23, an autograph session with fans at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.

“We come in here just trying to boost morale,” said Pillar. “On the flip side for us, it keeps our lives in perspective.

Our lives can be very overwhelming and tough at some

“He had a basketball camp in my area every year. He was just someone to look up to,” Pillar recalled.

“When he talked, you listened. He was a good role model for a lot of us to want to be like.”

Haley spoke to youth

“On the flip side for us, it keeps our lives in perspective. .”

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points, especially playing a game like baseball where you fail so much.”

Such visits are as beneficial to the famous players, said Pillar.

“We learn from each other.

Hopefully, we teach them that dreams are possible you can overcome,” he said.

The first sports celebrity he interacted with as a kid growing up in Los Angeles was Jack Haley, a former NBA player who passed away last year.

about overcoming adversity and failure, “getting back up and trying it again,” said Pillar, who planned to share a similar message with kids at the Boys and Girls Club, following the CHEO tour.

“I honestly believe if you work hard enough at something, no matter how many times you fail, you’ll find a way to succeed,” said Pillar.

He said though he didn’t play ball at a prestigious college and was only drafted to the big leagues later in life, he

hopes to serve as an example to kids, that if he – “a normal person” – can realize his dreams, they can too with a lot of effort.

“I’m extremely fortunate to have gotten to where I’ve gotten, but I’ve also understood the type of sacrifice and the type of hard work (needed to succeed),” he said.

Estrada, meanwhile, said he hopes he can inspire youth just as he found inspiration from his own childhood baseball heroes.

“I’m hoping to have somewhat of a same effect on them,” he said during the CHEO visit, but adding that brightening a young child’s day is equally rewarding.

“This is very meaningful,” the pitcher said.

“I know they’re going through tough times and if I can, just for at least a couple minutes, put a smile on their faces, it’ll mean the world to me.”

JAYS COME BEARING GIFTS

As the players mingled

with patients, their parents and hospital staff, they handed out Blue Jays tuques and signed them for their young fans, from infants to teens.

In addition to the tuques, the players and officials from TD Bank and the Jays Care Foundation presented the CHEO Foundation with a $20,000 cheque, which will help pay for specialized hospital equipment.

“This visit really is lifting the spirits of the kids that are coming here today,” said Kevin Keohane, president and chief executive of the CHEO Foundation.

“It really does make a difference.”

One of the young patients, Wills Jones, 16, presented the players with a homemade paper baseball bat card decorated with drawings and patient signatures.

“It helps a lot of people,” Campbell said of the work the hospital is doing for its young patients and their families.

“I don’t think the work that you do here goes unnoticed by those of us in Toronto.”

Dog’s passing prompts complaint about animal hospital Nevil Hunt

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Tears still come easily to Leonard Braun, even in a crowded coffee shop.

A large man – at six-foot-eight – he has to pause every now as he remembers what he calls the hardest decision of his life: to have his seven-year-old dog, Echo, put down in December.

What hurts much more is that Braun believes Echo would still be alive if an animal hospital had not ejected him and his German Shepherd.

Because Ontario’s Veterinary Act requires vets to complete treatment of an animal in their care, Braun plans to file a complaint with the College of Veterinarians of Ontario about his visit to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital on Dec. 10.

None of the allegations regarding the animal hospital’s actions have been proven in a court of law.

NIGHTMARE

Braun said Echo woke him up on Dec. 10 at 2 a.m.

“He was making a high-pitched whine, like a shriek, that he’d never made before in his life,” Braun said.

“He couldn’t walk up stairs from the basement. I tried to touch him but he wouldn’t let me.”

He called some friends who arrived with a station wagon and

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Echo was taken to an animal hospital in the city’s west end.

“They said to take him to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital,” Braun said, adding that the Alta Vista site has the only MRI machine for pets in the city.

“That’s when the nightmare be-

gan.”

Echo was examined at the Alta Vista Animal Hospital.

Notes that Braun later requested showed that a Dr. DeAbreu examined Echo and found he had “pain on palpitation of lumbar spine.”

The notes also say two things were

administered by injection: Hydro (hydrocodone, a painkiller) and Metacam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory usually prescribed for dogs with joint pain.

Braun and Echo returned to their Kanata home, but later the same day, Echo was feeling worse.

“He could barely move his head,” Braun said.

After visiting a west-end animal hospital, Braun was told Echo had a problem with a disc in his spine, and to seek an MRI and treatment at the Alta Vista Animal Hospital.

Braun called the Alta Vista office and says a neurotechnician told him a vet there who is known as a specialist in canine spinal surgery was “ready to go” and even if he was not at work, the doctor would be called in immediately.

Braun took Echo to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital, arriving around 5:30 p.m. with his pet and a friend.

At 7 p.m., Braun was told there were three dogs ahead of Echo awaiting treatment. He says he and the friend waiting with him asked again at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., but they received no information.

A little later, Braun says the office manager asked him to step out of the waiting area. Braun says she pointed her finger at him.

“She said, ‘We’re denying you service, get out,’” Braun says.

Braun says Echo was rolled out of the animal hospital on a gurney by two vet technicians.

“He was muzzled; my friends can tell you this. One tech grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and the other grabs him where he’s hurting, and they just threw him in the back of the car.”

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Owner says pet was released before treatment completed Brian Element, a friend of Braun’s, was there when Echo was rolled out. It was Element’s car that the animal hospital staff put Echo into.

“They picked him up and shoved him in,” he said. “He screamed in pain. I’ll never forget that sound.”

Element said he asked to talk to the office manager.

“She didn’t give us any reason, just that they were refusing service,” he said, adding he even offered to stay at the animal hospital and have Braun leave.

His suggestion was also refused without any explanation, Element said.

In a panic, Braun called other animal clinics around the city seeking help, but says he was told the same thing over and over again; “They all said Alta Vista (Animal Hospital) is the only place in Ottawa (that can do the surgery).”

Braun left the Alta Vista Animal Hospital at 10:30 p.m., returning to the first hospital he had visited earlier in the day.

“There I had to face the hardest decision of my life,” Braun said.

Further MRI and surgical options could be available in Montreal or Toronto, Braun said, but the cost was estimated at $8,000 to $10,000.

Echo would also face a drive that would clearly be painful.

“I had no idea what to do. I’m still beside myself,” Braun said a month later, with tears in his eyes.

“At midnight he was put down.”

Braun recalls how smart Echo was.

“He could get a carton of milk from the fridge,” he said.

He said a purebred German Shepherd like Echo has a life expectancy of 12 to 14 years. He purchased him from a breeder he knew well, near his childhood home of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., who imports dogs from Europe.

“I took him to the vet every five or six months, he had

all his shots,” Braun said.

“My friends called him a marshmallow. He was super laid back.”

LEGAL CASE

Braun has paralegal training and knew evidence of the Alta Vista Animal Hospital’s conduct would have to be preserved if he decided to take legal action or seek professional sanctions from the College of Veterinarians of Ontario for the way Echo was treated.

On Dec. 11, the morning following Echo’s death, Braun delivered a legal letter to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital requesting a number of records that would have been created during Echo’s treatment, including videotapes from security cameras that might show how Echo was treated during his stay and during his removal from the Alta Vista hospital by two technicians.

So far, he has only received some medical notes about Echo’s visits.

The demand that the hospital preserve all evidence prompted a quick response.

“Seven hours later two lawyers were at my door with a letter that says, ‘If you come back to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital you will be charged with criminal trespass,’” Braun said.

Braun shared a copy of the letter from the Alta Vista Animal Hospital’s lawyer, Vicky Satta, of the Ottawa law firm Emond Harnden.

The letter accuses Braun of being “derogatory, demeaning and insulting” to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital’s staff.

The letter also states that the animal hospital staff “assessed your pet and provided appropriate medical care,” and says a manager asked Braun not to return to the Alta Vista Animal Hospital “for service in future,” but makes no mention of his being asked to leave while Echo still required treatment.

The letter ends by informing Braun that if he returns to the animal hospital, he

will be “prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”

Braun said he later asked the friends who were waiting with him if he acted inappropriately.

“They said I was just crying,” he said.

“If I was derogatory or demeaning, why not supply me with the videotape (of the waiting area)?” Braun asks.

“If I was derogatory and demeaning, why did you let me sit there for four hours?”

HOSPITAL RESPONDS

The hospital director at Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Steve Sidoli, said Braun was “belligerent” during the Dec. 10 evening visit.

Sidoli said Echo was “treated and stabilized,” and that when Braun was asked to leave, staff offered to make an appointment for Echo with a neurologist elsewhere.

“The relationship (between the hospital and Braun) is frustrated,” Sidoli said.

A key question the College of Veterinarians of Ontario must consider based on a complaint is if the Alta Vista Animal Hospital released Echo before he received the care he needed.

Asked if Echo needed surgery when he was released by the Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Sidoli said Echo “needed to see a neurologist, but it wasn’t urgent.”

“That’s not a medical opinion as I’m not a medical professional,” he said.

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Sidoli said Alta Vista Animal Hospital staff provided Braun with contact information for a clinic in Montreal that offers neurological care before Braun left the Alta Vista hospital on Dec. 10.

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Tickets at www.AlgonquinSA.TicketFly.com Call 1-888-732-1682 Braun understands the or in person at the Algonquin Commons Theatre Box Office courts consider pets to be property and will only measure Echo’s value in dollars.

He bought Echo for $3,000 and while he would like the Alta Vista Animal Hospital to be responsible for that amount, he’s more interested in having other pet owners know how he was treated.

If the case does go to civil court – and Braun plans to file a case in court – Braun expects evidence from the Alta Vista Animal Hospital, including videos, could be presented, along with statements from the animal hospital’s staff.

If a compliant goes forward at the College of Veterinarians of Ontario, discipline ranges from reprimands to NEW fines to revocation of a vet’s ! licence if a member of the college has shown “disregard for the welfare” of an animal.

He was the best faithful and loyal companion,” Braun said of Echo.

“I miss him greatly; coming to me when I come home, putting his head on my lap.

“I feel like they should have fixed him and they wouldn’t.”

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SPORTS EŽƟĐĞ ŽĨ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ŽĨ dƌĂŶƐŝƚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ WƌŽĐĞƐƐ dƌŝůůŝƵŵ >ŝŶĞ džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ dŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ KƩĂǁĂ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĂŶ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů WƌŽũĞĐƚ ZĞƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ ZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ ϮϯϭͬϬϴ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ dƌŝůůŝƵŵ >ŝŶĞ džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ƐƚƵĚLJ͘ dŚĞ WƌŽũĞĐƚ dŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ KƩĂǁĂ ŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ Ă ƉůĂŶ ƚŽ ĞdžƚĞŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ĚŝĞƐĞůͲƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ KͲdƌĂŝŶ dƌŝůůŝƵŵ >ŝŶĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ 'ƌĞĞŶďŽƌŽ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽǁĞƐǀŝůůĞ ZŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ KƩĂǁĂ DĂĐĚŽŶĂůĚͲ ĂƌƟĞƌ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŝƌƉŽƌƚ͘ dŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ >Ğŝƚƌŝŵ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝƌƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ůĂŶĚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƐ ŶĞǁ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ůŝŶĞ Ăƚ 'ůĂĚƐƚŽŶĞ ǀĞŶƵĞ ĂŶĚ tĂůŬůĞLJ ZŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƐƚĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ŽŶĨĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ͘ /ŵƉĂĐƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĂƌĞ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ >ĞƐƚĞƌ ZŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ >Ğŝƚƌŝŵ ZŽĂĚ ŐƌĂĚĞ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ WƌŽĐĞƐƐ dŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁĂƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů WƌŽũĞĐƚ ZĞƉŽƌƚ ; WZͿ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ dƌĂŶƐŝƚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ WƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĂƐ ƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ŝŶ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ ZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ ϮϯϭͬϬϴ͕ dƌĂŶƐŝƚ WƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ dŽƌŽŶƚŽ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ Authority Undertakings. dŚĞ WZ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƐƚƵĚLJ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ ŝƚƐ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͛Ɛ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘

Connected to your community

Wheely good time Alta Vista resident Celia McInnis heads out on the Citizens for Safe Cycling fifth winter bike parade on Jan. 23, along with dozens of other cyclists.

The group, which met at city hall, celebrated increased snow clearing on bike paths this year.

ADAM KVETON/ METROLAND

dŚĞ WZ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ dƌŝůůŝƵŵ >ŝŶĞ džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ϯϬͲĚĂLJ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϮϮ͕ ϮϬϭϲ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚŽƵƌƐ͗ Ministry of the Environment

ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ Θ ƉƉƌŽǀĂůƐ ƌĂŶĐŚ Ϯ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ǀĞŶƵĞ tĞƐƚ͕ &ůŽŽƌ ϭϮ dŽƌŽŶƚŽ͕ KE Dϰs ϭ>ϱ

KƩĂǁĂ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ KĸĐĞ ϮϰϯϬ ŽŶ ZĞŝĚ ƌŝǀĞ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭ, ϭ ϭ

City of Ottawa ŝƚLJ ,Ăůů /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĞƐŬ ϭϭϬ >ĂƵƌŝĞƌ ǀĞŶƵĞ tĞƐƚ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭW ϭ:ϭ

Carleton University DĂĐKĚƌƵŵ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ ϭϭϮϱ ŽůŽŶĞů LJ ƌŝǀĞ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭ^ ϱ ϲ

University of Ottawa DŽƌŝƐƐĞƚ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ ϲϱ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭE ϲEϱ

Ottawa Public Library ZŽƐĞŵŽƵŶƚ ƌĂŶĐŚ ϭϴ ZŽƐĞŵŽƵŶƚ ǀĞŶƵĞ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭz ϭWϰ

ůƚĂ sŝƐƚĂ ƌĂŶĐŚ Ϯϱϭϲ ůƚĂ sŝƐƚĂ ƌŝǀĞ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭs ϳdϭ

'ƌĞĞŶďŽƌŽ ƌĂŶĐŚ ϯϲϯ >ŽƌƌLJ 'ƌĞĞŶďĞƌŐ ƌŝǀĞ KƩĂǁĂ͕ KE <ϭd ϯWϴ

dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ Žƌ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ŝƚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŝƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ͗ ͻ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ Ă ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ŚĂƐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ǀĂůƵĞ Žƌ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͖ Žƌ͕

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING

ͻ dŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ Ă ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůůLJ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů Žƌ ƚƌĞĂƚLJ ƌŝŐŚƚ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂďŽǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ĂŶLJ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ŽďũĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ Žƌ ƐŚĞ ŵĂLJ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ϯϬ ĚĂLJƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ EŽƟĐĞ ŽĨ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů WƌŽũĞĐƚ ZĞƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ LJŽƵƌ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽŶĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ŽďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŶŽ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ Ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϲ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďĞůŽǁ͘ ůů ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŵƵƐƚ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶ ŽďũĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ĂŶLJ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ƚŽ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ;ŶĂƚƵƌĂůͬ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚͿ Žƌ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘

ƩŶ͗ ^ŽůĂŶŐĞ ĞƐĂƵƚĞůƐ͕ ^ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƉƉƌŽǀĂůƐ ƌĂŶĐŚ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ůŝŵĂƚĞ ŚĂŶŐĞ ϭϯϱ ^ƚ͘ ůĂŝƌ ǀĞŶƵĞ tĞƐƚ͕ ϭƐƚ &ůŽŽƌ dŽƌŽŶƚŽ͕ KE Dϰs ϭWϱ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů /ŶƋƵŝƌLJ͗ ϰϭϲͲϯϭϰͲϴϬϬϭ dŽůů &ƌĞĞ͗ ϴϬϬͲϰϲϭͲϲϮϵϬ &Ădž͗ ϰϭϲͲϯϭϰͲϴϰϱϮ ͲŵĂŝů͗ 'ĞŶΛŽŶƚĂƌŝŽ͘ĐĂ /Ĩ ŶŽƚ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ͕ Ă ĐŽƉLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽďũĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽŶĞŶƚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͘ &Žƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ Žƌ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗

Zoning - 6345 Garvin Road ϲϭϯͲϱϴϬͲϮϰϮϰ͕ Ğdžƚ͘ ϭϮϲϴϭ ʹ EĂƚĂůŝĞ͘WĞƌƐĂƵĚΛŽƩĂǁĂ͘ĐĂ ŽŶŝŶŐ Ͳ ϱϬϲϯ hƉƉĞƌ ǁLJĞƌ ,ŝůů ZŽĂĚ ϲϭϯͲϱϴϬͲϮϰϮϰ͕ Ğdžƚ͘ ϭϮϲϴϭ ʹ EĂƚĂůŝĞ͘WĞƌƐĂƵĚΛŽƩĂǁĂ͘ĐĂ Zoning - 5985 Frank Kenny Road ϲϭϯͲϱϴϬͲϮϰϮϰ͕ Ğdžƚ͘ ϭϮϲϴϭ ʹ EĂƚĂůŝĞ͘WĞƌƐĂƵĚΛŽƩĂǁĂ͘ĐĂ Zoning – 5511, 5537 McCordick Road and 5510 Fourth Line Road ϲϭϯͲϱϴϬͲϮϰϮϰ͕ Ğdžƚ͘ ϭϮϲϴϭ ʹ EĂƚĂůŝĞ͘WĞƌƐĂƵĚΛŽƩĂǁĂ͘ĐĂ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŽŶŝŶŐ LJͲůĂǁ ϮϬϬϴͲϮϱϬ͗ ŶŽŵĂůLJ Ͳ ϮϵϰϬ͕ Ϯϵϰϲ ĂƐĞůŝŶĞ ZŽĂĚ͕ ϱϳϬϱ ,ĂnjĞůĚĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ ϲϴϬϭ ,ĂnjĞůĚĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ ϲϭϯͲϱϴϬͲϮϰϮϰ͕ Ğdžƚ͘ Ϯϴϰϱϳ ʹ ĂƌŽů͘ZƵĚĚLJΛŽƩĂǁĂ͘ĐĂ

dƵĞƐĚĂLJ͕ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϵ͕ ϮϬϭϲ ʹ ϵ͗ϯϬ Ă͘ŵ͘

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butter until melted and add enough milk for a creamy consistency. Stir cabbage into mash. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Tip: Rutabaga takes longer to cook than potatoes, so cut rutabaga into small cubes.

Cut potatoes into chunks.

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Eastern Ontario workers injured or sickened on the job will no longer have to travel to Toronto or Sudbury for medical consultations.

On Jan. 21, Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn joined chief prevention officer George Gritziotis in opening Ottawa’s new Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers on Carling Avenue.

The clinic, created with $777,000 in provincial funding and a pledge for ongoing financial support, joins five previously existing clinics in other areas of the province. Besides the Ottawa area, the clinic will serve both the Ottawa Valley and seaway, from Kingston to Cornwall.

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Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn, centre, joins provincial and municipal colleagues in cutting the ribbon on a new Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers clinic on Carling Avenue on Jan. 21.

A board of directors headed by David Chezzi, a labour union executive specializing in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board services, will guide

the clinic.

“It’s great news for eastern Ontario, and great news for Ottawa,” said Flynn.

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New centre to fill gap Red Bull Crashed Ice set for 2017 Continued from page 35

“We are one of the safest jurisdictions in the world, and we should take some satisfaction from that, but I don’t think we should be entirely satisfied with that. We should be proud of what we’ve been able to do – in the past decade, we’ve reduced workplace incidents by 40 per cent. We should be proud of that, but by no means should we be satisfied with that.”

Flynn said the clinic at 1565 Carling Ave., near Churchill Avenue, will be a “valuable partner” to the Ministry of Labour, providing workers with medical diagnosis, preventive information, and services sick or injured workers need to recover and return to work.

“It’s a no brainer – when you can get this much value for that much money, you take that opportunity and make that investment,” said Flynn. “You’ve got such an excellent reputation and bring so much credibility to the table … It makes it a very easy decision.”

To date, the province’s OHCOW clinics have responded to

over 100,000 workplace inquiries, worked on 31,000 patient cases, staged 11,500 workplace interventions, and developed 500 workplace prevention tools.

Gritziotis, who has held the role as chief prevention officer for five years, oversees six health and safety organizations, of which OHCOW is one.

He came to the ribbon-cutting armed with facts and figures that explain the clinics’ net worth.

“When we look at occupational fatalities in the province – both fatalities resulting from accidents and exposure to toxic substances – occupational diseases account for almost two-thirds of all fatalities in our province,” he said, adding that the number stands at 200 to 250 per year.

“There’s so much more work that needs to be done, and I look at what OHCOW is doing as being really groundbreaking, watershed work … When we look at occupational disease, about 20 per cent of those fatalities are attributed back to eastern Ontario.

“As the minister said, it didn’t take much to figure out that we needed that capability in eastern Ontario.”

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Skaters from across the world will hurl themselves down an icy hill full of jumps to compete for the world’s best ice cross downhiller next winter in Ottawa.

The Red Bull Crashed Ice world championship event will be hosted in March 2017 beside the Chateau Laurier at the Ottawa Locks.

Red Bull Crashed Ice events have been held in Quebec City in the past, and feature a downhill course, approximately 400 metres long, with jumps.

Red Bull Crashed Ice sports director Christian Papillon called the sport a combination of power skating and ski cross. Skaters can travel up to 82 kilometres an hour while skating downhill.

Racers compete four at a time, with the first two to cross the finish line advancing to the next round.

Papillon said it’s exciting to introduce a new audience, Ottawa, to the sport.

“People growing up here are built for the sport, and Ottawa provides a great urban backdrop.”

Event organizers have made a point to host their events in urban ar-

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The Red Bull Crashed Ice world championships will come to Ottawa for the first time in March 2017, organizers announced on Jan. 21. eas with interesting backdrops.

The course is built with spectator stands all around, lighting for evening events, and often features music and DJs. “It will have a modern, edgy and appealing image for youth,” said Guy Laflamme, the Ottawa 2017 executive director. “We are gearing up for a big, bold year.”

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Watson has also been in talks with

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He said the goal is to have events spread out throughout the year to bring visitors to Ottawa all through 2017.

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For many women trying to escape domestic violence, leaving their beloved pets behind or permanently surrendering them is not an option.

One of the only programs of its kind in Ontario that provides foster care for these pets, SafePet Ottawa has quickly become a much-needed lifeline, allowing more women, children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and their pets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to escape the dangers they face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole idea of SafePet is that the animal that has been your only comfort, your only friend, should not be taken from you,â&#x20AC;? said Ayala Sher, president of the charitable organization.

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SafePet co-ordinators match the animal to the right foster, who will then go to the vet clinic to pick up the animal. The foster never meets the pet owner.

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She can also point to stats dating back to 1998 that reveal 48 per cent of women in Ontario who should have exited into a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency shelter actually werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leaving because they were afraid to leave their animals behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think the number is higher,â&#x20AC;? Sher said, adding that the numbers are even higher in rural, more isolated communities.

A 2000 study by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found that 44 per cent of women in shelters reported their partner had killed or abused one or more of their pets, according to the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies.

As well, 42 per cent said their partner had threatened to hurt or kill a family pet, the federation said on its website.

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Keri Lewis, executive director of Nelson House, a 15-bed Ottawa-area womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter, said staff regularly get calls from women trying to escape violence who want to bring their pets.

Nelson House canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accommodate pets due to allergies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before SafePet was around, we would try to problem-solve,â&#x20AC;? said Lewis, a former longtime crisis counsellor.

Sometimes a woman could take her pet to a friend, neighbour or relative.

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Studies show many women often stay longer in abusive relationships because they are unwilling to leave their pets behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But other times there was just no one, there were no resources, and so a woman would be in this position where they would have to choose to leave their pets behind,â&#x20AC;? Lewis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a good choice because often abusive partners or men will threaten to kill the pets or have hurt the pets in the past, so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to leave them in the home.â&#x20AC;?

The violence and threats are done out of retaliation and as a means to control a woman, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a time when SafePet was not available, I recall one woman â&#x20AC;Ś(who) had to leave her pet behind because it was a really dangerous situation,â&#x20AC;? said Lewis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She came, and then the pet was killed and left at a family memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house in

the front yard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for pets to be harmed by abusive men. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really, really scary.â&#x20AC;?

A batterer will even buy his partner a pet to further tie her to him, said Sher.

The demand was so great for an Ottawa SafePet fostering program that two months after it opened in June 2014 with 10 fosters, they were overwhelmed with requests.

Intake was temporarily halted and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;massiveâ&#x20AC;? foster drive was launched. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With that first round, we were just stunned by the response because we thought weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get a handful,â&#x20AC;? Sher said.

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Since reopening in No-

vember 2014, it has grown to include almost 40 volunteers fosters, though more are needed to serve women entering shelters across Ottawa, Lanark County and in Winchester.

SafePet has strict rules around fostering given the sensitive nature of their work.

Dogs, for instance, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fostered in the same part of city they are rescued in case they are recognized. For that reason, and others, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be off-leash, nor can they be taken to off-leash dog parks.

Cats become indoor pets.

With more fosters at the ready, all types of pets are welcome: cats, dogs, birds and little critters, like hamsters and ferrets, as well as goats, snakes and pigs.

When Sher reached out to the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association in spring 2013 about the SafePet program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which she said it developed about 13 years ago with the Ontario Association of Interval Transition Houses and Shelters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she learned it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t functioning and lacked a network. Shelter staff didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which vets were participating.

Vet clinics serving as dropoff sites were boarding pets for two weeks, as well as providing free exams and updating vaccines. But a two-week stay wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long enough, Sher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more I researched and the more people I spoke to the more distressed I was to dis-

cover that the program wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working. Women still werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exiting,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The shelters were being asked to set up their own veterinarian foster networks.â&#x20AC;?

The program was the focus of an information meeting hosted by the Ottawa Kennel Club in January 2014. Given the need for the program, the information meeting turned into a planning session that same night, Sher said.

Since then every sector of the animal companion community in Ottawa has contributed fosters, from breeders and pet rescue volunteers to individuals from all walks of life, from lawyers and massage therapists to teachers and people on disability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a coalition. It runs the gamut,â&#x20AC;? said Sher, adding that the work is rewarding and the pets are in good hands while their owners rebuild their lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our task is to get them out and have them not worry about their animals,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that while there is a part of her that wishes the organization wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t needed, the demand remains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No woman in Ontario should be forced to stay in an abusive relationship because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s afraid to leave her animals behind.â&#x20AC;?

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NAC rejuvenation project gets green light NCC board members express concerns about lantern feature Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The National Capital Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors approved a $110-million facelift for the National Arts Centre on Jan. 20, with a caveat that the board have final say on

the management for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;lantern feature.â&#x20AC;?

The lantern feature â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a tall glass addition intended to serve as an electronic marquee with still and moving images over a new Confederation Square entrance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was a cause for concern at the board because of the

potential for over exposure of corporate sponsors.

The lantern will mostly feature performances at the NAC and local events like Remembrance Day, but 10 per cent of the space could be devoted to corporate sponsors, NAC representatives said.

Board member Norman Hotson said he would hate to see it used as a way to attract corporate sponsors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to see the lantern used for non-com-

mercial purposes,â&#x20AC;? he said.

While Hotson said he was enthusiastic about the renovations, he said he hopes to see more ambitious weather protection at the entrance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the form of an awning or some other covering.

Steve Willis, executive director of capital planning for the NCC, said the lighting in the lantern could be dimmed or turned off if needed.

The project was well re-

ceived by the NCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisory committee on planning, design and realty in December.

Hotson said he was happy to see the work completed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will finally be a front door on the street,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;something that should have been there all along.â&#x20AC;?

Hotson called the existing NAC building one of the worst examples of urban design in the city.

The design attempts to knit the old and the new, planners said, adding consultations with veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; groups took place to make sure the new facade worked well with the nearby National War Memorial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pedestrians will have a lot to look at when they walk by,â&#x20AC;? Willis said.

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Hot bricks warmed our beds at night. How I loved to crawl between the feather ticking that covered us, and the feathered mattress, and know that the bricks had warmed the bed first!

There was one brick that never touched the floor.

This one was scrubbed clean and sat on the bake table and was wrapped in cheesecloth. It was used to hold down anything we ate that needed to be “pressed” as Mother called it. And you better not touch it without washing your hands first, either.

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MARY COOK Memories But they were certainly put to good use by our family.

They were mostly used in the wintertime. Always a couple sat on the reservoir at the back of the stove, as Mother said “just in case”.

The “just in case” meant we needed a quick warm up for freezing feet on a bitterly cold day after being outside playing in the snow, or after our three and a

half mile walk home from the Northcote School. And if there wasn’t something cooking in the oven of the Findlay Oval, it wasn’t unusual to see a couple bricks heating up inside.

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The Cats for Seniors program brings together people 60 plus and felines age five and up. OHS staff match the cats in need with their new families for half the usual fee.

“These cats are often overlooked in favour of kittens so they tend to be here longer. The longer these cats stay in the shelter and not in a forever home, the greater their stress and risk of getting sick,” said Bruce Roney, OHS executive director.

“Cats for Seniors gets them out of here faster and into loving homes where they belong. It’s a wonderful happily ever after for everyone involved.”

Cats for Seniors has been in the works for a while because of the impact it will have on both senior and animal lives, Roney said.

“We’re always looking for ways to do more for the animals and for our community. This fulfills both goals,” he said. “Nothing compares to the love and companionship of an animal. And for an animal, there’s nothing like a loving forever home.”

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sities: door stops. Like so many other ordinary things put to good use on the farm, bricks coming to us from goodness knows where, served a purpose.

And when they were put at my feet, I wondered how many toes had touched them before me, and I would look at the covered brick at the back door, and marvel at the number of visitors who had passed beside it, and how often a foot had moved it out of the way to hold open a door on a farm that generations before me had called home.

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shed and the back summer kitchen were minus their corners from being kicked into place over decades.

But the two bricks that caught my fancy the most was the one that sat at the back door in the kitchen, and the one at the door in the parlour. Both of them were door stops, but because they were the first thing a visitor saw when coming into our house, you would never, at first glance, know they were bricks.

Long before Mother went to the farm in Northcote, someone had crocheted covers for these two bricks. They were made of bright red and green wool, no doubt left over from knitting socks or mitts.

As Mother said, the crocheted brick covers gave a bit of status (a word I had never heard of before), to two very ordinary neces-

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ather said he had no recollection of how the red bricks came to us on the farm in Northcote. They were always there. And yes, they served just about the same purpose as they did since he was a little boy.

He said they could probably have come from a building that was being built many years ago, such as the big red brick house beside Briscoe’s General Store, where the family lived for generations.

“If there were bricks laying around, and not being used, you could have them, I guess,” he said. And no, he doubted any money changed hands.

I accepted that explanation of how red bricks got to us when there wasn’t a building on our entire farm that wasn’t made of logs or boards.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com The deadline for community event submissions is Friday at noon. Email your events to ottawasouth@metroland. com.

Mondays

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs for babies, up to 18 months, and a parent or caregiver at the Ottawa Public Library’s Alta Vista branch at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Registration is not required. The next session happens Mondays until Feb. 8, from 10 :30 to 11 a.m.

Play 4-hand euchre at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall, 5338 Bank St. on Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Partners are not needed. Complimentary light refreshments will be provided. Admission is $5.

For details, call 613-7697570.

Tuesdays

Enjoy family storytime featuring stories, rhymes, and songs for all ages and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Registration is not required.

The activities take place Tuesdays until Feb. 16, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Thursdays

Toddlertime takes place at the Alta Vista library branch featuring stories, rhymes and songs for babies, aged 18 to 36 months, and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Registration is not required. The next session is on Thursdays until Feb. 18, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Teens, ages 13 to 18, are welcome to a drop-in “crafternoon” every other Thursday at the Alta Vista library branch, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Begin the year by joining the 50+ Fitness Group at Rideau Park United Church, at 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Get moving, strengthening and stretching to the familiar beat of great tunes, each Tuesday and Thursday until March 3, from 9 to 10 a.m. All levels of fitness will be encouraged and supported by Faiza, our experienced seniors’ fitness instructor. Fees are $44 for eight weeks or 16 classes, and are payable at your first class. The dropin fee is $8. There will be another session in March

and April. For details, call 613-733-3156, ext. 229, or visit rideaupark.ca.

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There will be a movie night featuring ‘War Room,’ from the creators of Fireproof and Courageous, on Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m., at the Gloucester South Seniors Centre, 4550 Bank St. For details, call Pastor Rickey of Watch & Pray Ministry at 613-277-8621.

Jan. 30

A Country Gospel Gathering concert, featuring the Gospel Matters Band will take place at the Church of the Resurrection at 3191 Riverside Dr. on Jan. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 613-733-0336 or 613-733-8185. Refreshments will be available. The event is being organized by the Refugee Outreach Working Group, a partnership between St. Thomas the Apostle Church and the Church of the Resurrection. Funds raised will help the group bring an Iranian family to Canada.

Support military families by attending the not-forprofit Military Family Resource Centre-National Capital Region’s third-

Jan. 31

The University of Ottawa Her Campus magazine is hosting its fourth-annual charity fashion show at the EY Centre on Jan. 30.

Proceeds from Capital Catwalk, which will also feature a silent auction, will support the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The show happens 7 to 11 p.m. For tickets, go to ow.ly/WBvCS.

St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, located at 2345 Alta Vista Dr., hosts its annual pancake dinner on Feb. 9. There will be two sittings, at 5 and 6 p.m. The supper will feature pancakes, sausages, ham, beans and ice cream. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Advance tickets are available at the church office on weekday mornings. For details, call 613-733-0336.

A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served at Emmanuel United Church on Jan. 30, with sittings at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under.

Proceeds will support the church’s global partners and pilgrimage trips. The church is located at 691 Smyth Rd. For tickets or more details, call 613-7330437.

You are invited to the “I Have A Dream” church service at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr., on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. The guest speaker is Carl Nicholson, director of Catholic Immigration Services, who will be talking about the opportunities and challenges posed by the current arrival of refugees to Canada. For more information, call 613733-3156 ext. 229, or visit rideaupark.ca.

Feb. 9

St. Aidan’s Anglican Church is holding its pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday on Feb. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Glutenfree pancakes will be available. The church is located at 934 Hamlet Rd. in the Elmvale Acres community. For details, call 613-733-0102.

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from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Fred Barrett Arena, 3280 Leitrim Rd. The feature will be a Pampered Chef demo, and there will also be a faith story, singer, refreshments and door prizes.

Child care will be available.

The event is about women connecting with God, one another and their community. Admission is $6. For details, call 613-249-0919.

Feb. 12

Youth are invited to a special PD Day program at the Alta Vista library branch, located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr., on Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. Roll the dice, pick a suit or grab a nunchuk.

There will be play cards, board games and the Wii. Teens are invited to enjoy an ‘un-Valentine’s Day’ at the Alta Vista library branch on Feb. 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tired of all the hearts and flowers?

Would you rather see a ‘Pal-entine’s Day’? Join us for a mushy-free afternoon.

The program is for ages 14 to 18. The branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr.

Feb. 15

The Forced Bulbs and Preserves Show takes place on Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Top Generation Hall, located at 4373 Generation Crt. The event will be hosted by the Gloucester Horticultural Society. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required by calling 613749-8897. For details, visit gardenontario.org/site.php/ glouster/about/meetings/.

March 11

Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus hosts its next macaroni and bean supper on March 11 at 5:30 p.m. at SainteGeneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Adults eat for $8 and children 12 and under eat for free. Proceeds from the monthly dinners will support the service organization’s annual children’s Christmas fundraiser.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, if you feel inspired to express yourself in creative ways this week, go for it. Others may appreciate your sense of humor and may commend you for making them feel better.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, a new visitor or someone from your past may put you in touch with another who could make a difference in your life right now. Changes will spring up rapidly.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Your thoughts may shift to more positive horizons, and your resulting optimism will prove attractive to others. Spread good cheer to as many people as you can.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Listen closely during all conversations, Capricorn. You can always jot down notes later if you really need to remember something in particular. Paying attention this week is crucial.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, the hectic pace you have been keeping may be catching up with you. It will be difficult to keep this up for much longer, so start to pare down your responsibilities.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 You may receive a call, text or email today that turns your life in a new direction, Pisces. Just wait for all of those doors to open for you.

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