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While the proposed billboards met the proper size guidelines, the golf course falls under District 2 for the city’s sign and bylaw rules, which does not allow billboard signs in open-space areas like the golf course at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.
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Children enjoyed the bouncy castle during the 2014 Hunt Club Park Community Association’s SnowBlast Winter Carnival, one of many activities that will be featured during this year’s event on Feb. 14.
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Hunt Club Park residents are gearing up to embrace winter together at the upcoming SnowBlast Winter Carnival. Last year’s outdoor event, held for the first time in about a decade, drew between 500 and 700 people who enjoyed on- and off-ice games, horsedrawn sleigh rides, a campfire and hot food and warm drinks. “It was awesome. It was also a beautiful day and we’re hoping for great weather again this year,” said Jennifer Hirst, communications liaison with the Hunt Club Park Community Association, which is organizing the event that takes place Saturday, Feb. 14, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Elizabeth Manley Park, located at 1161 Blohm Dr. “We were really excited to start it up again, and it’s going really well,” she said. The carnival is a labour of love for five members of the volunteer association’s organizing committee, about 15 volunteers from the community and many more from local businesses that are sponsoring the many SnowBlast activities. Everyone is invited to bring their skates for on-ice games, such as puck shootouts, and the association will have hockey sticks available during the carnival. The fun will also include a bouncy castle, which was a
popular draw last year. “The new additions are the fact we’re going to have games off the ice for folks that don’t feel comfortable on ice,” Hirst said, adding there will be snowshoe races and parachute games. “It’s a very multicultural neighbourhood, so it’s important to have games on and off the ice.” For those who work up an appetite having fun on the ice and in the snow, the 137th Ottawa Scouts will be on hand for a second year overseeing a campfire and serving s’mores and popcorn. In addition, halal hot dogs will be sizzling on the barbecue and hot chocolate will be simmering.
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Horse-drawn sleigh rides will again be available this year, and their availability will be extended from two to four hours – the duration of SnowBlast. The Canadian Ice Carvers Society will return to demonstrate the art and precision involved in transforming a block of ice into a work of art, which was a “huge hit” for people to watch last year, Hirst said. And what’s a community winter celebration without a hockey game? Capping off SnowBlast will be a rematch between Ottawa firefighters and police officers, who will trade in their uniforms for ice skates and hockey jerseys to square off in a friendly hockey game. Hunt Club Park Community Association’s winter carnival is planned around Hockey Day in Canada, which takes place the same day. The day will feature hockey events held in communities across the country and broad-
cast on TV. “Our goal every year is to host this event on Hockey Day in Canada, and the reason we run (the carnival) between 10 (a.m.) and 2 (p.m.) is because the hockey games start (around) 3 p.m.,” said Hirst. “And so we’re having all the fun taken care of in the morning and then folks can go home after having a great time and watch hockey with their families.” After Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa South MPP John Fraser dropped the puck for last year’s police and firefighter game, the young spectators watching on the sidelines marvelled at the on-ice action. “It’s really neat to see our local firefighters and our local police play this great game,” Hirst said, noting that the game really adds to the excitement the carnival brings to the community. “The kids are shouting and they’re excited to see the officers.” Last year’s game came down to a six-person shootout at the end. “They were (each) wanting to win,
but it was a tie,” she said. “The kids were just howling. It was very exciting to watch the shootout, and no one got one in.” The community celebration is all about getting people outside to enjoy a winter day together. “Everybody loves it. Your neighbours are all there. You get to know
them a little bit there,” said Hirst. “We have a long winter. It’s fun to have a reason to get out and enjoy.” The event, including the hot chocolate and coffee will be free. Sleigh rides, hotdogs and cold drinks will cost $1 per person with proceeds going to the Hunt Club Park Community Association.
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A Montreal-based developer is looking to turn a vacant swath of Brookfield Road into a mecca for post-secondary students seeking rental accommodations. The first part of real-estate development company Redfoxco’s three-phase proj-
ect would see the construction of a six-storey 188-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail space on a 2.4-hectare parcel of land at 770 Brookfield Rd., south of a Canada Post administration building, west of Brookfield High School and east of Riverside Drive. Pending city approvals, the developer hopes to open the
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as bells and whistles that I think are going to make a lot of students’ lives a lot easier … in school,” Freddi said. He declined to provide specifics on the company’s plans, including the project’s cost, preferring instead to directly address residents at a public open house about the project on Monday, Feb. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Brookfield High School’s library, located at 824 Brookfield Rd. The open house portion of the meeting will take place from 7 to 7:30 p.m., and a presentation will get underway at 7:30 p.m. The project has already sparked some worries in the community that student ten-
ants may bring undesirable behaviour. “Some people equate students with various activities or behaviours that cause some concern,” said River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward encompasses the Riverside Park neighbourhood where the apartment buildings would be constructed. While the developer plans to market the residence to university and college students, non-students can’t be barred from living there too, Brockington noted. He has met with the developer and the project architect and has been assured the student residences will offer midto high-end accommodations.
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The plans include an indoor gym and pool, a 24/7 concierge, a central courtyard, security and underground parking. It also calls for one level of underground parking with 142 spots, according to Brockington. “These are not going to be student ghettos. It’s going to be a nice place to live,” he said, adding the design also incorporates ground-floor retail space and the property owner has expressed the potential for a pub or coffee shop. The plans also make room for 11 surface parking spaces for retail customers.
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Concerns have also been raised that the privacy of nearby residents whose homes back onto the property will be lost with the construction of the first six-storey building. But Brockington said the rental units will face east-west so tenants, whose homes face north-south, “won’t be looking into these people’s backyards.� The first student residence would go up on the east side of the property, and the current parking lot on the west side will remain, but will eventually be removed over the long-term development of the site. The company is tentatively targeting phase-one accommodations to be open for fall of next year, but “we’ll know more in the next week whether we can revalidate that,� Freddi said. “We’ll take it one step at a
time and phase one is targeted for September 2016.� It is unrealistic to think the site, which has been vacant for at least a decade, would remain undeveloped forever, said Brockington.
“It’ll rejuvenate Brookfield, which ‌ is desolate now.â€? RILEY BROCKINGTON RIVER WARD COUNCILLOR
“This road is fairly deserted. It’s underutilized. I don’t want to see it vacant like it is now,� he said. “I want to see a smart development and I want to see the road revitalized. “There are opportunities here to develop Brookfield, make it either a smart street or improve the bicycle connection to
the paths in Hog’s Back (Park) which take you to the four corners of the city, and there may be on-street parking during offpeak time to allow shoppers to pop in,â€? Brockington said. “It’ll rejuvenate Brookfield, which ‌ is desolate now.â€? Whether this project is the smart development the councillor is hoping for is “a good question,â€? said Brockington, who is looking to hear from Riverside Park residents before answering that question. “We know we want to incorporate (the) developer’s request with community desire to not adversely affect the community,â€? he said. “I think we can have a win-win here and just go forward together.â€? Redfoxco is currently seeking the city’s approval for phase one of the development with its application for site plan control, a process that allows the
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fter nearly two years, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand how Premier Kathleen Wynne intends to reinvigorate this moribund province. She assumed office on Feb. 11, 2013 and won re-election on June 12, 2014 in the Ontario general election. During that time, the province has seen marginal improvement in such indices of well-being like the unemployment rate, but so has the rest of the country. Marginal improvement isn’t really the reason voters handed Wynne and her party a majority though, is it? It’s not as though the provincial government has been idle. It has banned smoking in parks across the province, it has tightened regulations on child care and given those working in the industry a raise, it has boosted the minimum wage and has pledged to conduct a thorough review of the Beer Store monopoly. For the most part, these efforts fall short of moving Ontario away from its current have-not status in Canada. Ontario still has a significant budget deficit,
and with the recent economic headwinds stirred up by the falling price of oil, the prospect of growing the economy out of its present hole are dim in the short term. Yes, Ontarians are paying less at the pump, but that may be short lived as Wynne has mused about introducing a carbon tax. Those savings on gas are also offset by a falling dollar (raising the price of imports) and the skyrocketing price of electricity (projected to climb by 42 per cent from 2013-18). This brings us to Wynne’s speech at the Canada 2020 lunch last week. During her talk, she raised the idea of a nationwide infrastructure partnership, calling on the federal government to take the lead by significantly boosting spending on things like bridges, highways and mass transit systems. These things might very well lead to increased economic growth, but is that the best Wynne can do? Does her best plan to get Ontario’s house in order simply involve asking others for money? Ontario needs to get its act together, starting with better ideas from the person charged with leading us.
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while ago, an American newspaper did an article in which it said the main hope for excitement in the sleepy ByWard Market was that a wine store had opened. Predictably, everybody here got excited about the story, rising to the defence of the market and the nonsleepiness of Ottawa. That was civicminded of everybody, but there is a serious question about whether being non-sleepy is something to aspire to. Be careful what you wish for, is the old saying. What happens when our city becomes exciting is not always all that wonderful. Like the shootings on and around Parliament Hill last fall. Ottawa was at the top of page one all around the world, led all the newscasts. A little of that goes a
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those articles about how safe and clean their city was, as if somehow it wasn’t a real city until it had real city dirt, real city gridlock and real city crime. Well, now it has at least some of that, even if the crime rate doesn’t begin to approach that of major American cities. Toronto is edgier now, less sleepy, and guess what? People don’t like it all that much. Ottawa is starting to get some shootings too, linked to gangs. That’s not dullsville. A few more and the outside world will begin to take notice. Is that what we want? Wouldn’t we be happier with more traditional Ottawa-style headlines, such as “City to hold public consultation on micro-retailers on Wednesday� and “Ottawa River pollution
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last week, were able to evacuate the downtown hotel quietly in the middle of the night, so as not to alert the suspect, using OC Transpo vehicles to transfer guests to other hotels. There’s bad sleepy and there’s good sleepy, right?
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ake a look around. Are you wondering who your next manager may be? Don’t overlook that spunky kid at the desk beside you. You know, the “kid” born in the 1980s? By the end of the year, millennials – those aged 18 to 34 in 2015 -- will outnumber baby boomers to become the largest living generation in the United States, reported PEW Research Center in mid-January. It also means they will dominate the labour force. And while the numbers aren’t necessarily paralleled in Canada, millennials across the developed world are poised to make their marks in workplaces. This is a good thing, if you know what to do with them. A couple of years ago, I coauthored a report for the Network of Executive Women, an association of female executives in the U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industry. What our overview of research found is that millennials actually want a lot of the same things that women have been demanding in the workplace for decades: opportunity to be part of something bigger than their own roles, flexible working hours and arrangements, good benefits, vacations and parental leave, and opportunities to be appreciated for a job well done. One of the papers I cited in
BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse the report was from PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2011, the company conducted a survey of more than 4,000 graduates from across 75 countries. More than half of the millennials surveyed said they preferred employers who offered opportunities for advancement, while 35 per cent cited “excellent training/development programs” as a top incentive. Ninety-five per cent of millennials surveyed said work/life balance was important when determining where to work. Other studies have found many millennials also want to have their opinions acknowledged and be given autonomy in their work. It may sound like a tall order. But companies that have come to understand and accept these demands from millennials, and the women who came before them, will find themselves in a better competitive position a few years from now. When millennials are engaged in their work and feel
valued by their employers and colleagues, they can be among the most creative, hardworking, technology-savvy generation in the office. They aren’t afraid to experiment and new try new things, make connections or learn new technology. Since they’re about to outnumber us, it’s probably a good time to think about how to work with them and develop them into great managers. In fact, they have already started to rise through the ranks, surpassing the boomers and genXers that mentored them. If that idea worries you, it shouldn’t. With millennials at the helm, workplaces are already starting to look a whole lot different from the structured, siloed, friendless, isolated layouts of the past. Think about what it could mean to have an innovative manager that believes in worklife balance and employee engagement – not to mention someone that can keep you up-to-date with the latest app technology. So I say, welcome millenni-
als. My generation never had a chance to make it to the top of the food chain. (As the PEW Research Center suggests, we, Gen-Xers are the middle child), but hats off and good luck to the younger crowd. I hope you treat me right.
Notice of Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Second phase of Low-rise Infill Housing Study In accordance with the Planning Act and Section 5.2.3 of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, notice is hereby provided that a Zoning By-law Amendment proposal has been initiated by the Planning and Growth Management Department of the City of Ottawa. Lands subject to the proposal The Zoning By-law Amendment is a City-initiated proposal affecting low density residential zones within the green belt. More specifically, the amendment affects Residential First Density to Fourth Density Zones (R1, R2, R3, R4) within Wards 7 to 18. Purpose and effect of the City-initiated amendment The nature of the City-initiated amendment is to introduce additional regulations with regards to building height and mass, rear and side yard setbacks, and permitted projections. The additional regulations are proposed in order to: - Ensure rear yards are at the least equivalent to building height - Ensure access to rear yards - Limit the mass of houses on large lots - Allow intensification on corner lots - Allow relief on lot width for narrower built forms - Limit projections into required yards - Reduce building height - Limit the size of accessory structures - Limit the projection of roof top patios and their access above the maximum building height - Require amenity at grade - Limit the size of roof top patios and their access Further information For any information or materials related to the amendment, including full details of the proposed zoning, please contact the undersigned, or visit ottawa.ca/infill Submission requirements The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the undersigned via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the undersigned.
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 9:30 a.m. The item listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting, which will be held in the Champlain Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca. Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250: Anomalies and Minor Corrections Q1 2015 Part of 1575 Diamondview Road, 5906 Fernbank Road, 104 and 110 Falldown Lane 613-580-2424, ext. 43011 – robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – 9:30 a.m. The items listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting which will be held in the Champlain Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca. Zoning – 1780 Heron Road 613-580-2424, ext. 16616 – kersten.nitsche@ottawa.ca Zoning – 845 Carling Avenue 613-580-2424, ext. 13856 – douglas.james@ottawa.ca Zoning – 948 Hunt Club Road 613-580-2424, ext. 16187 – melissa.jort-conway@ottawa.ca Zoning – 566 Hilson Avenue and 148 Clare Street 613-580-2424, ext. 23032 – kimberley.baldwin@ottawa.ca Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250: Anomalies and Minor Corrections Q1 2015 3400 and 3428 Woodroffe Avenue; 820 Belfast Road; 165 Trainyards Drive; 450, 500, 535 and 585 Terminal Avenue; 605 Industrial Avenue; part of 15 Colonnade Road; MD - Mixed-Use Downtown zone; 3525 River Run Avenue; unaddressed parcel west of 1100 Regional Road 174, and part of 1100 Regional Road 174. Ad # 2015-01-7001-25672-S R0013109489 613-580-2424, ext.43011 – robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Ottawa to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Comments received no later than Friday, February 27, 2015 from residents will be considered in City staff’s recommendation to Planning Committee. Dated at the City of Ottawa this 29th day of January 2015. Steve Gauthier, Planner Planning and Growth Management Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27889 Fax: 613-580-2459 E-mail: steve.gauthier@ottawa.ca Website: ottawa.ca/Infill Ad # 2015-01-7004-25630-S
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Memorials not best way to spend our money To the editor,
Thank you to Charles Gordon for putting into print “Make sure we are memorializing the right thing” – the
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criticisms of the public regarding the proposed memorial to victims of communism. I agree that the government needs to rethink the concept, the location, and as Gordon says, the language. Personally I do not think anything should intrude upon the space dedicated to the Supreme Court of the land. I also do not think, given the financial concerns of the country
at this time, that any money should be spent on memorials when we need a new science and technology museum, extended LRT to the growing suburbs, infrastructure repairs or replacement of bridges, national policies on our public health care (including dementia care), and affordable housing and public child care, to name only a few. Building anything with
celebratory language would be preferable to using the word “victim” or any reference to war. I want our history to reflect our peaceable natures, not our war activities as our present administration seems to want to focus on. Carolyn Herbert Ottawa
Winter cycling costs too much To the editor,
Confederation Line East Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension Ottawa Road 174 / Prescott-Russell County Road 17 Widening Environmental Assessment Studies Open Houses Tuesday, February 3, 2015 R. J. Kennedy Memorial Community Center Hall A & B 1115 Dunning Road, Cumberland 6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex 1490 Youville Drive, Orléans 6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 Guy Faubert Hall 954 Giroux Street, Rockland 6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Thank you for your Jan. 8 article regarding the cycling proposal for next winter. I read this article, and I was outraged that the city might be allotting $250,000 to clear the snow away more for cyclists in the winter. The view that the city has that if we would only make it easier for people to cycle,
then the streets would be less congested is ridiculous. Really? In the winter? How many people would decide to ride their bikes in the winter just because more of the snow is cleared? I wouldn’t, and I think the vast majority of the population wouldn’t either. The reason that most people are driving their car is that it is winter! It is cold out! As a taxpayer, I am stunned and disappointed that this is even being considered. These are our tax dollars, and I can think of many better ways to spend a quarter of a million dollars of it. I would really like this reaction to be read by somebody on the city council. Maybe they will reconsider this idiocy. Paula Dickson Ottawa
Confederation Line East LRT Extension The City of Ottawa is undertaking an Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the extension of LRT from Blair Station to Trim Road along the Ottawa Road 174 (OR174) corridor in accordance with the Transit Projects Assessment Process. This LRT line will provide fast, reliable service to the communities of Beacon Hill, Blackburn Hamlet, Orleans, and rural Cumberland. A total of eight stations are proposed between Blair Station and the Trim Park and Ride. Highway 174/County Road 17 Widening The United Counties of Prescott and Russell in partnership with the City of Ottawa are undertaking a Class EA study for the OR174 and Prescott-Russell County Road 17 (CR17) corridor from Highway 417 to County Road 8 (Landry Road). This Study is being carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class EA process.
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Consultation was held in 2013 to introduce the need for alternative solutions to address problems on the OR174 and CR17 corridor. Open House information and presentation UÊ Ê}i iÀ> Ê«À iVÌÊÕ«`>Ìi]Ê V Õ` }ÊÌ iÊ Ìi}À>Ì Ê vÊ ,/Ê ÊÌ iÊ",£Ç{ÊV ÀÀ ` ÀÊvÀ Ê > ÀÊ-Ì>Ì Ê to Trim Road UÊ / iÊ`iÛi « i ÌÊ> `ÊiÛ> Õ>Ì Ê vÊÌ iÊ Ìi}À>Ìi`Ê> } i ÌÊ> ÌiÀ >Ì ÛiÃÊv ÀÊÌ iÊ ,/Ê> `Ê",£Ç{Ê widening including the preferred plan West of Trim Road UÊ / iÊ`iÛi « i ÌÊ> `ÊiÛ> Õ>Ì Ê vÊ> ÌiÀ >Ì ÛiÊÀ >`ÊV ÀÀ ` ÀÃÊvÀ Ê/À Ê, >`ÊÌ Ê > `ÀÞÊ, >`]Ê including the preferred road corridor This is the second round of public consultation for the OR174/CR17 widening EA study and the first round of public consultation for the East LRT Extension EA Study to review and discuss the project with the study team and solicit feedback. The East LRT extension is one of three environmental assessment studies underway as part of Stage 2, the City’s plan to extend the benefits of rail to residents further east, west and south that will add 19 new stations and 30 kilometres to our LRT network.
THE GAME IS SOLD OUT
Our game Sunday, February 1 at TD place is sold out. We’d like to thank our fans and our foes–Connor McDavid and the Erie Otters.
ON-SITE PARKING IS SOLD OUT
All TD Place pre-paid parking spots have sold out in advance of the game. If you’re coming, please take transit–it’s free on game day with your ticket. Check ottawa67s.com for details.
Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call 3-1-1 or e-mail the project lead below before the event.
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If you are not available to attend the Open House or would like additional information, please visit the study web site at ottawa.ca/easternlrt or at www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en/public-works/major-projects or ottawa.ca/hwy174and17study or direct your comments and questions to the contact person below. The Open House presentation material will be posted to the study web site. For further information on this project, or to be added to our mailing list, visit the web site or contact: East LRT and OR174/CR17 Widening Angela Taylor, P. Eng. Senior Project Engineer City of Ottawa Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 15210 E-mail: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca
OR174/CR17 Widening Marc R. Clermont, P. Eng. Director of Public Works United Counties of Prescott and Russell Tel: 613-675-4661, ext. 3100 E-mail: MClermont@prescott-russell.on.ca
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A letter to parents dated Jan. 20 and signed by board liaison Eddy Abou Nehme explained the closure was decided in the wake of “substantial financial losses in the past four months” that the daycare operation was amassing and was expected to continue suffering in the near future. “The board has been struggling for over four months with this decision,” said the letter from the parish council of the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral. The “major blow” came when the government introduced all-day junior kindergarten last September, resulting in a nearly 30 per cent decline in enrolment at St. Elias from the previous year, the letter stated. Worried parents met Jan. 24 with Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli, River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington, Ottawa South MPP John Fraser and a representative of Ottawa South MP David McGuinty in hopes they could expedite permits and approvals for the creation or relocation of a daycare to another site in the area, such as at the Villa Marconi Long-Term Care Residence in Nepean or the federal government’s Sir Charles Tupper building on Riverside Drive. Both were previously
home to daycares. Brockington agreed at that meeting he would try to broker a discussion this week between church representatives and parents. The parish council confirmed a meeting is, in fact, scheduled for this week between the council’s daycare committee and a parent committee and other parties. The goal is “to discuss extensions and other issues,” Charles Saikaley, an ex officio member of the board, said in an email. The parish council declined to comment on the situation ahead of the meeting. “I need to get them all in my office and say we need an extension, we are willing to pay what it costs the church to have us there,” Brockington said, adding the hope is the church will keep the centre open until August. “Both sides need to give here. We need to have a winwin for both sides and if the reason why the childcare centre closes is money, tell us what it costs.” Some parents at the meeting are still searching for care. And while he feels it likely that an application for the creation of a new daycare will come, it will take time, reason why he said the extension is needed. “Right now we’re in emer-
gency mode,” Brockington said. “If I’m a parent, I’m starting to sweat.” Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli who represents a number of parents in his ward affected by the centre’s closure, said the Villa would benefit from a new tenant, but any deal would have to be brokered between the residence and future proponents. He told parents on Jan. 24 the city is prepared to help them find available childcare spots in the area. He and his political colleagues at the meeting expressed a desire to help and “whether that’s facilitating or speeding up the permit (process) or different types of approvals, we’re all happy to sit down with our respective staff and say, ‘What can we do to make this go a little faster?’” McGuinty’s office has already contacted the federal government about the Tupper building and other potential locations in the riding. “That’s what I’m trying to find out – what other federal space is there or provincial space or municipal space in the riding, within proximity to a lot of families in the district here and we’ll see what we’ve got,” said McGuinty, who is
currently waiting for a response from the office of Diane Finley, federal minister of public works and government services. According to the parish council letter sent to parents, seven children were pulled out of the daycare program amid rumours that began circulating about two weeks ago. “Cost-cutting measures were limited to ministry guidelines re: teacher-child ratios, etc.” the letter stated, and explained the centre’s continued operation “was not feasible.” “The board looked at many options in the past three to four months. None of these worked out.” While de Bellefeuille-Percy acknowledges all-day junior kindergarten may explain the centre’s financial straits – her daughter started junior kindergarten last fall but has continued to rely on St. Elias for before- and after-school care and programming in the summer, during March Break and on PD Days and snow days – she doesn’t believe the church board explored every available option before deciding to close. “I am angry because there’s been no sense that they were open to negotiating, no sense that they cared enough about
the children and families to want to work it out,” she said. “I feel like one of those options might have been to sit down with families and tell us what was going on.” Church officials didn’t communicate with parents early on in the centre’s struggles, nor did they consider increasing daycare fees. “I mean I would have gladly paid more to stay there,” de Bellefeuille-Percy said. “So I don’t believe that all options were explored.” In the meantime, the working mother of two “scrambled like mad” and has managed to secure alternate care for her children in two different places for the beginning of February – none of them within walking distance to her home. “So this means longer days for the kids. It means longer commutes for us,” she said. “I’m sick over it. I hate it.”
While that spells some relief for de Bellefeuille-Percy, she said she still wants to advocate that something be done to protect daycares from being closed down and support staff, like those at St. Elias, who are out of a job as a result. When she learned St. Elias was closing for good she wrote to Brockington and Shirley Seward, public school trustee for River Zone. “We need to rally to stop this from happening, because what if this is the tip of the iceberg?” she said, referring to the sudden closure late last year of Tupper Tots Child Care Centre in the nearby Sir Charles Tupper building. “St. Elias absorbed all of those children, so those poor families are going through this a second time in two months. That’s devastating,” de Bellefeuille-Percy said. “I feel this needs to be looked at.”
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Partial demolition of Billings heritage home OK’d Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com
A decision to allow the partial demolition of a heritage Billings home highlights the challenges in preserving historic buildings and making them appeal to homebuyers, says the project’s architect. Respected local architect Barry Hobin designed a two-storey addition to a one-story pioneer cottage-style home built for Charles Billings, son of Braddish Billings, sometime before 1850, which received heritage designation last year. City heritage staff say the home is a rare example of the Ontario cottage style that was popular here from the 1830s to the 1870s. The home is affiliated with the prominent Billings family and the early settlement of the area, which predates the street pattern. On Jan. 20 the city’s planning committee OK’d a plan to demolish 20 per cent of the rear of the existing home to enable the addition Hobin designed to be built, more than doubling the size of the original 102-square-metre structure for a total of 350 square metres.
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This architect’s rendering shows the original 1830s-era Charles Billings estate outlined on the right, with a proposed addition that necessitates partial demolition of the original cottage. That partial demolition was approved by the city’s planning committee Jan. 20. Some city councillors and at least one neighbour weren’t in favour of the changes. Nina Dekker, who lives in Alta Vista Ward, said the original building is an irreplaceable part of the community. “I feel strongly that the entire building needs to be saved,” Dekker told the planning committee on Jan. 20. When it comes to creating a plan that preserves all or part of a heritage
home, Hobin said he makes those decisions on a case-by-case basis, depending on the size and layout of the original building. “It’s not just a matter of retaining the heritage property, it’s about creating something of value,” he told the committee. “You have to look at the asset,” Hobin said. “In this case, it’s a small cottage form, which is not about high
architecture but about vernacular craft ... In other cases you’re dealing with a spectacular house where you’re trying to save everything.” Hobin said he faces a challenge in trying to repurpose heritage homes so they can appeal to the types of buyers who can afford them. “I think in this case, the real challenge of trying to retain the heritage building is to make it not feel awkward and make sure the plan flows with the feel of what would be a normal house,” he said. “In other words, you don’t have to be a heritage zealot in order to buy this house. It should feel normal.” Still, new homes are far more popular with homebuyers than heritage homes, Hobin said. People are willing to pay up to 30 per cent more for a new home, he said. Planning committee members who spoke in support of the plan echoed comments from Heritage Ottawa president Leslie Maitland, who said a partial demolition and renovation is the best option to retain and restore the home’s heritage character, which had been left to deteriorate. “We’re looking on the balance of a fairly innovative approach to intensifying on the lot, looking at a building
that was the victim of demolition by neglect,” Maitland told the committee. In preparation for the alterations, the property’s owner has already demolished several additions that had been added to the home over the years, but were in disrepair. Those additions were not included in the heritage designation. In comparison, the old additions had a footprint of 170 square metres, while the footprint area of the new addition will be 203 square metres. Dekker accused the site’s owner and developer of trying to maximize profits by severing the original large lot to allow for another new home, leaving less space for an addition onto the Billings house. “The only purpose of the demolition is to pack in as much house as possible,” Dekker said. The lot severance issue concerned Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum, the newly appointed chairman of the built heritage subcommittee, who said his committee will look at the issue of lot severances in relation to heritage-designated properties to determine if the subcommittee should be informed or have a say before lots can be split.
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Constables Rebecca Vanderwater and Mahamud Elmi, south Ottawa-based community police officers, say more people need to pick up the phone and report incidents and suspicious activity. ties to police. Elmi and Vanderwater, whose jurisdiction includes part of River and Capital wards and all of Alta Vista and Gloucester-Southgate wards, have heard many different reasons why residents haven’t called. Too often, the officers hear from hesitant residents who say they haven’t called to report an incident for fear of bothering police. “You’re not bothering us. It’s our job,” said Elmi, who used the example of the value of calling in incidents in which people congregate for suspected illegal activities. “Report the incident and let us do our job. “What’s important is everything needs to be reported and that way we (can) at least track it,” said Elmi, who has been an Ottawa police officer for almost 10 years, and served as a school resource officer before this assignment. “It might be absolutely nothing to you. You
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City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal fic, speeding, drivers roll- River Ward/Quartier Rivière ing through stop signs – they should all be reported. 770 Brookfield Road--Public Consultation “If we get a number of calls at this intersection the chances You are invited to attend a public consultation session are we’re going to deploy re- to learn more about the proposed development for 770 sources into that area to moni- Brookfield Road on Monday, February 2, from 7-9pm in tor, especially at the time that the library at Brookfield HS. these incidents are happening,” I invite all interested residents to attend the session as well Elmi explained, adding that the as provide your comments and feedback. Information problem can’t be addressed if on this development can be found on my website at people just complain amongst RileyBrockington.ca. I look forward to seeing you there. themselves. “It’s important that they re- Airport Parkway Bridge – Safety Audit port it to us because as an organization … we always deploy Residents are invited to participate in a safety audit of the Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge and the connecting our resources according to the pathways on Tuesday, February 3rd. As you may recall, need of the community,” he this initiative is being undertaken after a number of said. residents contacted me to discuss various safety-related Vanderwater and Elmi, who matters. If you would like to participate in the walkabout, are based out of the Leitrim po- please contact my office at 613-580-2486. lice station, have also heard on several occasions that people Ottawa Public Library Kiosk Success don’t call because they think In August 2014, the Ottawa Public Library launched an others will pick up the phone. innovative project whereby 34 lockers were installed at the “Don’t ever assume that Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre to be used someone else is going to make as a hold/pick-up centre. These lockers allow customers that call,” said Vanderwater, to request items from the Library catalogue and select the who has worn the Ottawa po- Kiosk as the pick-up location to retrieve their items seven lice uniform for 12 years, and days a week, during regular operating hours. In the first served in the mental health and week of service, 38 customers used the lockers and by missing persons units before October 2014, the lockers were consistently all in use. becoming a community police As a result, 20 additional hold-lockers have been purchased officer. This is a true “Because someone might and were installed on January 15. success story for our community, one that I am trying to think, ‘Oh, someone else saw this so they’ll call,’ and then no replicate in the north-end of River Ward. one ends up calling,” she said. Sewer Lining Program Embarrassed that you left your vehicle’s doors unlocked The City of Ottawa has undertaken a project to rehabilitate and something was stolen, and storm and sanitary sewer pipes through a trenchless technology called Cured-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP). Two are hesitant to report it? Elmi said it happens a lot and locations in River Ward have been completed (Nesbitt people don’t report it, though Place and Hartman Cres) with one remaining site to be they should, even if it was just done (NCC fields just east of Plante Drive, near Hunt Club). loose change that was taken. “It’s not really your fault The work is to be completed February 9-13, during evening because you’re not the one hours, 10pm to 6am. There are very large sanitary flows who went into the vehicle and at this location during the daytime. By allowing the work stole,” he said. to be done at night, this work can be completed faster.
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If you can’t beat winter, you might as well get outside and enjoy it, says the president of the Fairlea Community Association. The volunteer-based organization is re-launching Fairlea Winterfest, which has been on hiatus for at least a couple of years, for residents who live along Fairlea Crescent and sections of Heatherington and Walkley roads. Several outdoor activities, including traditional games in the snow and free horse-drawn sleigh rides, will take place at Fairlea Park on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 12 to 3 p.m. “It’s fantastic to bring people together,” said association president and longtime Fairlea resident Peter Stockdale. “You have two choices: either you hide from the cold or you embrace it.” “I’m about building community and trying to help people get along with each other and understand and discover each other,” Stockdale, who has lived in Fairlea since 1987, said of his reasons for wanting to get involved in the association and help organize community events like
Winterfest. “And so events like this are very good opportunities for that kind of mutual discovery.” The diversity of the Fairlea community “requires a fair bit of discovery,” he added.
Reminder of the Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge Safety Audit I want to remind residents of the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) Audit of the Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge which will be held on Tuesday, February 3rd from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Members of the community will be meeting at the corner of Plante Drive and Cahill Drive West and I encourage residents to come out and take part. Please remember to dress warmly as the walkthrough is outside. If you have any questions or concerns or would like to register to attend please contact my office at 613-580-2480 or diane.deans@ottawa.ca. Experience Ottawa’s new light rail vehicle at the Aberdeen Pavilion
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Beginning Friday, January 30 and continuing until the end of March, Ottawa residents will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the future of Ottawa transit. A full-sized mock-up of the Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle, which will roll on the O-Train Confederation Line and will serve as the backbone of Ottawa’s new light rail transit system, will be on display at the Aberdeen Pavilion at the new Lansdowne Park. The introduction of these quiet, zero-emission light rail vehicles will provide cleaner and greener transit options for the public. Replacing bus and car trips with the zero emission electric trains will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 38,000 tonnes per year by 2031 — the equivalent of taking 7,300 cars off of Ottawa streets. The display will be open seven days a week; from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors can climb aboard and explore this fast, safe and reliable vehicle, as well as learn more about the O-Train Confederation Line.
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Fostering community connections is part of the mandate of the Fairlea Community Association, which has been in existence since 1985, and represents approximately 600 households. In past years, the winter festivities have drawn out 150 people looking to have fun on a cold winter day. This year, games of shoot-to-win, egg and spoon races and three-legged races will hark back to a by-gone era. Horse-drawn sleigh rides will be a returning highlight, a cost that is being covered by the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre. Hot food and warm drinks, including halal hotdogs and hot chocolate, will be available for a nominal cost. See EITHER, page 18
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Winterfest will also bring out a number of dignitaries and special guests, including Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans and Ottawa South MP David McGuinty. Mayor Jim Watson has been invited, and Stockdale is hoping Ottawa paramedics and police will attend the event to mingle with festival-goers. “It’s great fun and extremely rewarding to see people
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of 10:1 is probably the maximum ratio you would want. • Are snacks or a lunch provided? Is the lunch program optional or mandatory? • What do you do on rainy days? Are your facilities airconditioned? • Do the children swim every day? What are your rules for supervision at the pool? Is there a wading pool for young campers? • What is included in the price of camp? Do you take any field trips? Do you offer any discounts for multiple registration, multiple weeks? • Can you provide a list of references or testimonials? Word of mouth is the best reference. Ask around and find out where other parents are sending their children. • How are different age
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When Marlon Oneid’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, her fight was not only against the brutal disease, but also in her struggle to understand and be understood. “She had difficulty in the hospital being serviced in her own language,” said Oneid, a governor with the Canadian Lebanese Chamber of Commerce. His three sisters took turns staying by their mother’s side 24 hours a day, seven days a week so they wouldn’t miss out on updates from her doctors and nurses. “And that’s an impact on … the cancer patient, on the families of the cancer patient,” he said. “We’re equal in everything else, so why not serve in that language as well?” For that reason, he and several of Ottawa’s faith leaders applauded the Jan. 20 official opening of a new multifaith and meditation suite at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft Centre on Alta Vista Drive. The room will complement a range of services offered through the centre’s cancer coaching program that has helped more than 2,000 cancer patients, their caregivers and families since it launched about four years ago. The suite was made possible thanks to a $135,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that will roll out over two years. It will also cover the cost of translation services for cancer coaching clients unable to speak English or French, among other services, which the foundation hopes will encourage more people from linguistically and culturally diverse communities to use its free cancer coaching program. More than half of Ottawa residents are of different religions and ethnic backgrounds,
and 165,000 people here speak Arabic – the third most spoken language in the nation’s capital, Oneid said, adding that of those, 45,000 are Lebanese Canadians, many of them seniors who don’t speak English. “It behooves us to ensure there is an environment that is made available to everybody,” said Oneid, one of several faith leaders whose input was sought for the design of the suite where cancer patients can retreat for prayer, reflection and meditation. When Rabbi Reuven Bulka was asked for his ideas on the initiative, he wanted the room to be welcoming for people who don’t identify with a religion.
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Investing in High-Quality Child Care Our government recognizes that investing in our children’s future will ensure that they have the best possible start in life. Those who care for our children have a big responsibility – one that requires skill, talent, and dedication. This is why the Government of Ontario has taken action and announced that we are increasing wages for early childhood educators and front-line child care professionals in licensed child care settings.
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Ottawa’s Jewish community is readying a list of good deeds to perform in anticipation of Mitzvah Day. Set for Feb. 8 at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, Mitzvah (good deed) Day brings together members of the city’s Jewish community in the aim of helping others - both inside the community and out. During the event, adults and children get to work on a number of initiatives, among them: preparing food for clients of the Ottawa Mission, serving a meal at the Shepherds of Good Hope, baking bread for distribution to the Kosher Food Bank, preparing care packages for Canadian troops overseas, creating “warmth packages” for the city’s homeless, and collecting toys for the Make a Wish Foundation. Returning as chairs for this year’s Mitzvah Day are Warren and Linda Melamed, who have enlisted sons Michael, 14, and Jacob, 17. “It’s a great event - the whole community comes together on one day to perform mitzvah,” said Warren Melamed. “The idea is to make the world a better place, one good deed at a time.” Melamed said he and his wife decided to get their sons involved, because “we want them to think of others before they think of themselves.” Youth involvement in the event is key, said Melamed, because it instils values of generosity and philanthropy at an early age. At Mitzvah Day this year, youth are planning to organize a dance workshop and football challenge to raise money for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada. The sponsor of the event, Ginsberg Gluzman Fage & Levitz Chartered Accountants, has been an active participant for the past nine years. The Ottawa firm, in operation since 1946, provides financial donations and sees participation from staff members. “When the opportunity came up nine years ago to associate our sponsorship with an event, Mitzvah Day seemed a good fit,” said Josh Engels, a partner at the firm. “It reaches out to both the Jewish community and the greater Ottawa community at large.” Each year, about 15 people from the accounting firm take part in Mitzvah Day activities at the Jewish Community Centre. A full list of activities planned for Feb. 8 can be found at mitzvahdayottawa.com. Pre-registration begins at 8:45 a.m. at the Jewish Community Centre.
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St. Timothyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church 2400 Alta Vista Drive (613) 733 0131 Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; Ample parking; A warm welcome OC Transpo route 8 awaits you. Rev. Dr. Floyd McPhee sttimothys@on.aibn.com www.sttimsottawa.com
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We welcome you to the traditional Latin Mass - Everyone Welcome For the Mass times please see www.stclement-ottawa.org 528 Old St. Patrick St. Ottawa ON K1N 5L5 (613) 565.9656
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Caramel (ID# A168754), a gorgeous, one-and-a half â&#x20AC;&#x201C;yearold, longhaired Peruvian Guinea pig waiting for his happily ever after. Caramel enjoys his daily meal of pellets and hay but he especially loves to snack on spinach, romaine lettuce, carrots, green, red peppers and apples. He squeals in delight at the sound of the fridge opening when he thinks he is getting his favorite treat! Once Caramel has had a chance to warm up to a new friend, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sits quietly on laps and enjoys being pet. He is a very social little guy and would enjoy the attention of the entire family. For more information on Mia and all our adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Check out our website at ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.
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The Ottawa Humane Society has once again joined National Cupcake Dayâ&#x201E;˘ for SPCAs & Humane Societies, and we would love for you to participate and raise funds by baking cupcakes in exchange for much needed donations for the animals! These cupcakes arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ordinary cupcakes. These cupcakes save lives. They rescue animals injured by the side of the road. They protect animals from abuse. They perform life saving surgery. They teach young people responsibility and compassion. How can you make a cupcake this
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Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us:
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5. Hold a National Cupcake Day Party and collect donations. 6. Show off your creations to the world via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 7. Send in the donations collected at your National Cupcake Day Party to the Ottawa Humane Society (245 West Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, ON K2E 1A6) by March 13. 8. Celebrate your success. The funds you raise will change the lives of animals! For more information and to register, please visit www.ottawahumane.ca/ cupcakeday.
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YOUR HOROSCOPE ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 There is no harm in being ambitious, Aries. But a little humility to accompany that ambition can go a long way. Accept any recognition you earn in an appropriate manner.
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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Postpone chores that are not essential, Gemini. This way you can make the most of your upcoming free time with friends and family. You deserve a little break now and again.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, try to avoid stretching yourself too thin in the coming weeks. Your ambition and energy are at an alltime high, but if you do not slow down, you can easily get burnt out.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 It’s impossible for people to try to contain all of your energy this week, Leo. Direct your energy in a positive way and use it to reach your goals.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Express your feelings without any inhibition, Virgo. Others will appreciate your honesty, especially if you employ some tact when sharing your opinions.
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51. Merchandising 54. Libreville is the capital 58. Incapable of flexibility 60. Language of Andorra 62. Repeat in concise form 64. Dark areas 65. Enough (archaic) CLUES DOWN 1. Disk jockeys 2. 9th Greek letter 3. Fish of the carp family 4. Medical prefix for within 5. Short for synthesizer 6. What part of (abbr.) 7. Farm state 8. Thermionic vacuum tube 9. Employee stock ownership plan 10. A crane 12. Filippo __, Saint 13. One below tens 16. Impatiently desirous 17. Inflict a heavy blow 20. As fast as can be done (abbr.) 22. Ma’s partner 25. Carrier’s invention
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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, no matter how crazy your life is right now, you still manage to come out looking no worse for wear. You have a handy way of making lemonade out of sour lemons.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Your long-term career opportunities are looking good, Scorpio. If you do what makes you happy, you will always end up on top and financial rewards will follow.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, although you see lucrative career opportunities at every bend, you are not ready to make a big change. You will know when the moment has come to make a change.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Proceed gently if you want to make any real progress, Capricorn. You’re feeling more optimistic, but you still need to exercise caution. Common sense can keep you grounded.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, friends may arrive at your home with plans for fun and adventure. Any kind of celebration or social situation is what you crave right now. Go ahead and enjoy yourself.
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• 250 g (8 oz) each shiitake, button and cremini mushrooms • 45 ml (3 tbsp) olive oil • 15 ml (1 tbsp) chopped fresh thyme • freshly ground pepper • 2 leeks, white part only, chopped • 1 onion, chopped • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 125 ml (1/2 cup) dry white wine • 1 L (4 cups) sodium-reduced chicken or vegetable
broth • 1 large potato, peeled and diced • 7 ml (1-1/2 tsp) salt • 2 bay leaves • 0.5 ml (1/8 tsp) cayenne pepper • 370 ml two per cent or fatfree evaporated milk • 25 ml (2 tbsp) balsamic vinegar Preparation
Remove the stems from the shiitake mushrooms, and half or quarter all the mushrooms, depending on size. In a medium bowl, toss the mushrooms with 25 ml (2 tbsp) of the oil, half of the thyme, and pepper to taste. Spread the mushrooms evenly in a single layer on a baking sheet. Roast in a 230 C (450 F) oven until they’re tender, for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring
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he winter parcel from Eaton’s that year was more scant than usual. There were the usual sets of combination underwear for Father, and long johns for the brothers. I was given my sister’s castoffs, as that was also the year it was determined Audrey was old enough that she no longer had to wear the hateful long underwear under her lisle stockings. They were much too long for me, so Mother simply cut off a few inches from the upper leg, sewed them back together again, and so I still had the ribbed ankles to wrap under my stockings as I tried desperately to make them less visible. Every night I washed the cuffs only, wrung them out as tightly as I could, and draped them over a chair by the stove pipe upstairs. By the time they had gone through a full day, they had
MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories lost their tightness again, and the whole exercise would have to be repeated. And so, as well as not getting any new underwear in the Eaton’s parcel, that year there would be no fresh flannelette sheets either. I would miss the scent of brand new flannelette sheets, which smelled the same as the Dan River bolts of cotton at Walker’s Stores in Renfrew. That year, Mother said we would have to do with the already threadbare ones on our beds. There was money only for the bare essentials. Well, as so often happened after Mother came to the
farm in Northcote fresh from living in New York for 18 years, she had a lot to learn, and she relied more and more on Aunt Bertha Thom across the 20 Acre Field on the next farm. It was Aunt Bertha who taught Mother how to make felt slippers to help keep our feet warm on the floors of a house with no cellar. It was Aunt Bertha who showed Mother how to put yellow beans in brine so they would taste like they had just been picked from the garden during the winter. And it was Aunt Bertha who helped put together a quilting frame and who
showed Mother how to put together blocks of print and fine-stitch them, turning them into warm covers for our beds. And it was Aunt Bertha who showed Mother what could be done with flannelette sheets when they became thread bare down the middle where they got the most wear. And so, it was on a bitterly cold Saturday in the winter that Mother sent Audrey upstairs to take off the flannelette sheets from the bed in the back bedroom where my brothers slept. She was going to follow Aunt Bertha’s instructions to the letter. The kitchen table was cleared, and the sheet thrown across it, just like a tablecloth. Mother made sure it was on exactly right, with the same amount of sheet hanging down on each side of the table.
Then she took the scissors and with Audrey holding one side and me the other to keep the sheet in place, Mother cut the flannelette sheet in half, right down the middle.
through the old worn sheets, turning the outsides into the centres, so that they would see us through at least one more winter, and if we were lucky, maybe two.
It was Aunt Bertha who taught Mother how to make felt slippers to help keep our feet warm on the floors of a house with no cellar. Then the outer edges of the sheet were put together, Mother hauled it over to the old Singer sewing machine, and with Audrey and me feeding it up off the floor, the outer edges became the middle of the sheet. I stood back and marveled at the cleverness of Aunt Bertha. There before me was a brand new sheet. It took Mother the better part of a month to work
Finally, they would be cut up and put into the rag bag. Mother had been taught yet another way of making do and surviving the Depression. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details. If you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@ sympatico.ca.
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com
New Community Police Officer for Riverside South and Findlay Creek Community I would like to welcome our new community officer for Riverside South and Findlay Creek, Constable Stephanie Lemieux. Our community officers work in collaboration with the community associations and local residents to address local safety issues and concerns. In the coming weeks, I will be organizing meetings with our local associations and Constable Lemieux to discuss specific priorities for the community. Ottawa Board of Health Budget Meeting On Monday January 19th I attended the first Ottawa Board of Health meeting for 2015. After being sworn in, the board tabled the 2015 draft budget which includes a City of Ottawa contribution of $12.9 million and a provincial contribution of $43.5 million. This represents an overall 1.2% increase over the 2014 budget, which is in line with the Council-directed target of no more than a 2.0% tax increase. This budget is the first step in my continued commitment to protecting and promoting healthy communities.
Join The Music Factory for a free Open Jam on Jan. 30. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The Music Factory is located at 15 Capella Crt., Unit 101. For more information, call 613-738-7733, or visit themusicfactory.ca. Come and warm up with a delicious dinner of roast pork and scalloped potatoes followed by lemon meringue pie, at Rideau Park United Church, located at 2203 Alta Vista Dr., on Jan. 30, starting at 5 p.m., with a second sitting at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Proceeds will go to the work of the church. For tickets and information, please call 613-733-3156, ext. 229, or come to the church office, Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Adults pay $18, children six to 12 years old eat for $10 and children five and under eat for free. See rideaupark.ca for details.
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The Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library will host Monday Babytime, featuring stories, rhymes and songs for babies up to 18 months and a parent or caregiver. No registration is required. The sessions run from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The library branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. For more information, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
Feb. 3, 10 and 17
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The Fairlea Community Association will be holding its annual Winterfest at Fairlea Park on Fairlea Crescent on Feb. 8, from noon to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy various winter activities. Halal food and hot chocolate will be served for a nominal price.
The Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library will host Wednesday Babytime, featuring stories, rhymes and songs for babies up to 18 months and a parent or caregiver. No registration is required. The sessions run from 11 to 11:30 a.m. The library branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. For details, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
Feb. 5, 12 and 19
The Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library will host Toddlertime, featuring stories, rhymes and songs for babies ages 18 to 36 months and a parent or caregiver. No registration is required. The sessions run from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The library branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. For more information, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
Feb. 5
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary is looking for new members. The next meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the shelter, located at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome. For more info, call Linda at 613-825-1621, or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
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The Ottawa South Women’s Connection and Stonecroft Ministries hosts an event on Feb. 12, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., featuring a faith story, singer, door prizes and refreshments at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. Door prizes will be available. Admission is $5. Call 613-249-0919 for details.
Feb. 13
The Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library invites children ages six to 12 to participate in Valentine’s Day crafts. Registration for the program requires a valid library card for each registrant. The event runs from 2 to 3 p.m. The library branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. For more information, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
Feb. 14
A free bra-fitting clinic will be held every second Saturday of the month at Milo Mode Women’s Consignment Bou-
Feb. 16
The non-profit Gloucester Horticultural Society hosts a Forced Bulbs and Preserves Show on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Top Generation Hall, located at 4373 Generation Crt. Admission is free and pre-registration is required by calling 613-749-8897. Visit gardenontario.org/site. php/glouster/about/meetings for details.
Feb. 17
St. Thomas the Apostle Church is hosting its annual pancake supper on Feb. 17. Sittings will be at 5 and 6 p.m. The meal will include pancakes, sausages, ham, beans and ice cream. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and are available in advance at the church office on weekday mornings. The church is located at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. Call 613733-0336 for details.
Ongoing High school students are welcome to the Alta Vista library branch to beat exam stress in the comfort of the library. Ask library staff questions. During the library’s Teen Exam Cram time, there will be giveaways for students seen studying at the library.
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On February 4th two Ward 22 residents will be presented with awards from The Ottawa School of Dance. Lois Chan is the recipient of the 2014 Rich Little Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts Scholarship and Jon Kubelka is the recipient of the 2014-2015 Stuart Conger Award. Congratulations to both Lois and Jon who exemplify the rich talent in our community.
Feb. 12
tique, located at 2901 Bank St. in Blossom Park. Women will be fitted and measured for their correct bra size by a certified bra fitter from The Ottawa Bra Clinic. Women are also invited to attend and ask questions during the event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The next session is Feb. 14. For details, visit ottawabraclinic.com.
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Congratulations to The Ottawa School of Dance Awards Recipients
A Black History church service will take place at Riverside United Church on Feb. 8, beginning at 11 a.m. The service will feature guest speaker Jean Peart. Everyone is welcome. There will be a coffee hour after the service. The church is located at 3191 Riverside Dr.
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Earlier this week, I wrote a letter to Education Minister Liz Sandals stressing the importance of building a new elementary public school in Findlay Creek. I know this is a priority for many local parents and I will continue to work closely with the province and local school trustee, Mark Fisher to move this file forward.
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Family Storytime, featuring stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. No registration is required. The sessions run from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The library branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. For more information, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
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The deadline for community event submissions is Friday at noon. Email your events to ottawasouth@metroland.com.
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January has been a busy month both in our office and in the community. In the past weeks I have met with Brad Nixon Transportation Representative for the Findlay Creek Community Association and Chris Hill, President of the Riverside South Community Association to discuss various issues ranging from traffic calming to transit. I am following up with staff to discuss solutions for these concerns. In the coming weeks there will be various events in our community including a hockey tournament in Support of Ryan Michael Boutilier on January 31st and February 1st, with a kids tournament on February 7th at Spratt Rink. I would also like to remind residents to join me January 31st from 10am until noon at Moncion’s Independent Grocer for a Coffee Open House to discuss the latest on the O-Train project and the City’s 2015 Operating and Capital Budget.
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