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Elmvale Acres mall redesign sparks new group to form Erin McCracken

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RioCan’s proposed redevelopment of the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre has residents warming up their collective voice.

“People were genuinely concerned about the proposed RioCan Elmvale mall redevelopment and

how it could affect certain aspects of life within the community, including such things as traffic issues on our residential streets, as well as potential parking issues in front of people’s homes,” said Kevin Kit, president of the Elmvale Acres Community Association.

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They managed to get out on their own, said Bruce Raymond, assistant deputy fire chief.

The two teenagers, accompanied

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“And that goes for the pets as well. Keep them on the leash.”

Raymond echoed that warning.

“We did have a record warm December which created late-forming ice, and people just assume that every year in January the ice is going to be thick enough to walk on,” he said. “And this year was a bit different.”

The fire department responds to about 10 calls on average each winter reporting people falling through ice.

It’s still too early to tell at this point whether the department can expect to see an increase in such reports due to the fluctuating temperatures so far this winter.

“The message we’re trying to get out is it’s never safe to go out on the ice with the anomaly of the weather trend this year – that it’s even more dangerous to go on,” Raymond said. “And even if it might look safe, because there’s snow on top it may not have been thick enough to support your weight.”

And once a person falls in, there is also the current to worry about in addition to freezing water temperatures.

He considers the teens fortunate that they didn’t suffer more severe health issues, since it doesn’t take long for hypothermia to set in.

“You’re muscles tie up and it does affect your ability to self-rescue,” he said. “I think you’re always putting yourself at risk at any time you’re immersed in cold water.

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by another teen, had reportedly been walking on the ice when they fell, closer to the eastern shoreline.

The water rescue team from the Riverside South fire station arrived on scene by 4:30 p.m. and spotted the trio on the ice as they made their way from the shoreline to the bridge following their fall.

“Two were wet up to the shoulders,” Raymond said.

The witness and his wife had met up with the trio and were trying to convince them not to return for their backpacks, which were still in the river.

The bags were eventually recovered by the water rescue team.

The decision was made to take the teens to nearby Station 44, a firehall in Barrhaven, where they were assessed and treated by paramedics.

Fire crews from that station, and others, had been called to the scene in the event responders needed help locating the youths and to serve as backup, said Raymond.

Only one of the wet teens required medical attention, said Ottawa paramedic spokesman J.P. Trottier, adding that none required hospitalization.

“We did a full assessment on this young man and nothing bad was found other than he was shivering deeply,” Trottier said.

The veteran paramedic said the incident serves as a good reminder why it’s important to stay off the ice, no matter how cold the winter weather has been.

“At any time of the year you never know how thick the ice is,” Trottier said. “So backyard ponds, rivers, lakes, whatever the case may

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An eyewitness called 911 on Feb. 2 after seeing two teens fall through the ice and into the Rideau River near Vimy Memorial Bridge, which connects Riverside South and Barrhaven. One teen was treated for minor hypothermia.

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Speaking to about 70 residents during a meeting on Feb. 7, Kit said he has reached out to the Glebe Community Association, given its experience dealing with large-scale developments in that neighbourhood, such as TD Place and Lansdowne Park. It also surveyed residents regarding the changes.

He has also contacted a real-estate lawyer, who he said has agreed to look over RioCan’s proposal and work with the association on a pro bono basis at this time – an idea that drew applause from the crowd.

“We’re making sure that our interests and our rights are protected,” Kit said.

The association, which only recently formed in response to residents’ concerns about the redevelopment, is now developing an online survey to gauge the views of locals about the mall’s redesign and a plan

to build four rental apartment buildings on the property.

The questions the association plans to ask, once the survey is officially launched on its website in the coming weeks, so far focus on building heights, traffic and parking at 1910 St. Laurent Blvd.

“They are not the only issues. They are the core ones,” A.J. Blauer, association vice-president, told the crowd.

ZONING

Many worry about the addition of the towers, “that in some cases (are) four times above the current zoning limit,” Kit said, referring to the proposal to build four towers with nine, 12, 22 and 26 storeys over the next 20 to 25 years.

There will be 815 one- and two-bedroom units, as well as one-bedroom apartments with dens.

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Cloutier has since confirmed the site is currently zoned for up to 12 storeys.

Changes to the mall would see the indoor space replaced with an outdoor walk-through, as well as the addition of green space. At a November open house, RioCan vice-president Stuart Craig said the goal is to revitalize the shopping centre, add new retailers and retain and strengthen many of the current commercial tenants.

It’s one of three shopping centres the company is seeking to overhaul in Ottawa, including the Westgate Shopping Centre and Gloucester Centre on Ogilvie Road.

The association’s draft survey, unveiled during the meeting, includes questions about RioCan’s bid to realign two mall roadway entrances to connect them directly to Hamlet Road and Chapman Boulevard.

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“The proposal is to line up the access points to the site with the ends of those streets,” said Blauer.

Another question centres around traffic.

According to a RioCan traffic impact study, projections indicate there will be 15 to 30 vehicles travelling south per hour along Othello Avenue, and 50 to 85 per hour heading north during peak commuter times, Blauer said.

Mike Hayes, who lives on nearby Westin Drive, suggested the survey provide an overview of the plan so that residents can better answer the questions.

“This is the first that I’ve even seen information about opening up Chapman as a freeway into the shopping centre,” he said.

Nickee Blundell, who lives on Chapman Boulevard, said she would prefer the two exits from the mall onto nearby Othello Avenue be closed.

“Something we can change, is very concrete, is the exit onto our beautiful Othello street and into our neighbourhood,” she said. “We can say, ‘No, we don’t want you to move them, we want you to close them.’”

Other concerns raised ranged from traffic and pedestrian safety to parking overflow and the potential impact on property values.

Kit said some feel community consultation has been lacking and that they are not being kept in the loop on the city’s approval process for the project.

That is unfortunate, he said, “because Elmvale is the place where we all live and where we all call home. We all have the

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A.J. Blauer, vice-president of the Elmvale Acres Community Association, holds up a laptop featuring the online draft survey that will soon be launched to gauge concerns of residents regarding the proposed multi-phase Elmvale Acres mall redevelopment. right to understand what is going on in our community and to participate in the process if we wish to do so.”

CONSULTATION

The developer has filed an application seeking official community plan and zoning amendments.

While the deadline to submit the first round of comments about the project ends Feb. 11, Cloutier said there will be several more opportunities.

Residents will be able to offer feedback during the upcoming secondary plan consultation process when RioCan will be developing site-specific policies on density, height and parking, for

example, he said.

“There will be public consultation in the spring on this secondary plan, where a lot of the concerns that have been passed on to the developer will be addressed,” said Cloutier, who was not at the recent community meeting.

The project may evolve during that time frame.

“We might see a new plan.

We might see a new application that is tweaked to take into consideration some of the traffic concerns, and the height concerns and the density con-

cerns of their original proposal,” he said. “That is exactly what the process is supposed to deliver.”

Cloutier said he shares similar concerns local residents have about the potential impact of traffic on side streets and the amount of on-site parking.

“We certainly want it to be a transit-oriented development because the Elmvale transit station will be integrated ... into some of the (new) buildings,” he said, adding the hope is tenants in those new residential units will choose transit over cars.

RioCan’s application won’t go to the planning committee until at least the fall, Cloutier said, when there will be another opportunity to provide public feedback. If given the green light at that time, the project will go before council within three weeks of that date.

Next steps for the association include fine-tuning the survey before it goes live online, following the next community meeting, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 28 at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church.

Survey results will be submitted or presented to the city, For details about the Elmvale Acres Community Association, its upcoming meeting and its survey, visit elmvaleacres.org.

RioCan’s plans for the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre can be viewed at jeancloutier. com/elmvale-shopping-centreredevelopment/.

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New Audible Signals and Pedestrian Countdown Timers Coming to Gloucester-Southgate I am pleased to announce that three intersections in Gloucester-Southgate Ward will be receiving updates to their pedestrian crossing functions. These new installations are an important part of improving pedestrian safety in our community.

The intersections located at Bank Street and Johnston Road, and Walkley Road and Heron Road, will each have countdown timers installed by March of this year. The intersection of Hunt Club Road and Conroy Road will have both countdown timers and audible signals installed this summer.

Notice of Blossom Park West/Rosebella Avenue Public Information Session Please be advised that a public information session will be held Feb. 17 on upcoming roadwork in the Blossom Park community. The open house will showcase the traffic calming measures that are being installed as a result of the Blossom Park Area Traffic Management Study. Residents will also learn about the watermain renewal work that will be happening at the same time on Rosebella Avenue from Mavis Street to Bank Street and from Eighth Street to Conroy Road. Construction for both projects is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2016 (weather dependent).

Affected residents are invited to attend this session on a drop-in basis, with representatives from the City and the design consultant available to discuss the details of both projects and answer any questions. The open house will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17 between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Blossom Park Public School (3810 Sixth Street).

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Lifestyle factors play a large role in determining the risk of certain cancers.

Identifying them can spur beneficial changes that can lower the risk.

To this end, Cancer Care Ontario offers a confidential risk assessment tool that individuals can use to determine their own personal risk of the four most prevalent cancer types: breast, cervical, colon and lung.

A year after My Cancer IQ went online, Cancer Care Ontario choose World Cancer Day – Feb. 4 – to add two more cancer types to its assessment tool.

Kidney cancer and melanoma can affect anyone, and thus belong on the list, said the Ottawa Hospital’s Dr. Catherine Dubé, a gastroenterologist who leads the province’s colorectal cancer screening program.

“My Cancer IQ was launched a year ago, and at the time it was about the cancers that are … the leading causes of death,” said Dubé.

“There was always a plan to expand to include other cancers. The decision to include kidney cancer and melanoma was made because both cancers are on the rise in Canada and Ontario. Both have risk factors you can work on to reduce the risk.”

MELANOMA

Melanoma is one of the most preventable cancers, said Dubé. Practising safe

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This image shows the homepage of Cancer Care Ontario’s My Cancer IQ assessment and screening tool, which recently added two new forms of cancer. sun exposure, using a high-SPF sunscreen and staying away from tanning salons is anyone’s best bet to avoid this aggressive form of skin cancer.

Kidney cancer is less understood, but enough facts exist to allow it to be combatted through lifestyle changes.

“We don’t know all the risk factors (of kidney cancer), but we do know it’s related to obesity and tobacco use,” said Dubé.

The risk factors for various cancers are not the same for all parts of the population, said Dubé. For example, cervical cancer disproportionally affects young women, while breast and colorectal cancers affect mainly older populations.

She added that many risk-reducing lifestyle changes are simply a good thing to do, regardless of cancer fears. Getting more exercise, avoiding obesity and eat-

ing right are not just beneficial in reducing the likelihood of a number of cancer types.

Now that My Cancer IQ has added the new cancer types, the tool – which saw more than 146,000 risk assessments in its first year – has gained even more importance.

Designed for people to use from their own home, the tool excels “at primary prevention and screening,” said Dubé.

“Once a person gets a rating (of risk factors), they can print or email it, go to a primary care physician and discuss how best to reduce their risks. One thing about it is that it’s evidence-based – there’s research behind every section of the tool, deciding what are the known facts that can be used.”

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Herbert Waye’s day went from routine to earthshaking in a heartbeat.

The RCMP constable was in his police cruiser on Parliament Hill when a radio call went out on Oct. 22, 2014. A gunman was inside the Centre Block, within metres of then-prime minister Stephen Harper and hundreds of MPs. “There was never any question that we (RCMP officers) would back up the officers inside (the building),” Waye recalled in an interview with Metroland Media.

Waye joined other RCMP officers in the halls of Parliament who moved along a hallway in a tactical formation designed to approach an armed suspect while protecting members of the team.

It’s this group – and Waye with gun drawn – that can

be seen on a shaky cellphone video shot by a Globe and Mail reporter and replayed on newscasts all over the world.

In the video, Waye turns to the camera and orders the reporter to take cover, all the while moving forward and protecting the back of the formation. At the time, none of the police officers could be sure if they were dealing with one gunman or multiple threats.

FINAL SHOTS

Moments later, the video captures the sound of the gunman’s final shots, their echoes mixing with the shots that killed him, fired by Kevin Vickers, then Parliament’s sergeant-at-arms.

“I don’t think the response (by security service members) could have rolled out any better than it did,” Waye said.

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minutes.”

On Feb. 8, Gov. Gen. David Johnston pinned a Medal of Bravery onto Waye’s red serge uniform during a ceremony at Rideau Hall that saw 16 men and women recognized for their actions on the day of the shooting.

Waye said the events of Oct. 22, 2014, were unexpected, but he credited the RCMP’s training for the response.

“You never know what’s going to happen,” he said, but there was no hesitation; officers moved towards the sound of the gunfire. “It was a very controlled first response.”

Before the gunfire inside the Centre Block, shots had already been fired at the National War Memorial, and Canadian Forces sentry Cpl. Nathan Cirillo lay dying, but Waye said the RCMP officers and Hill security staff were unaware of that.

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Environment laws blatantly rigged

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developer in north Kanata wants to develop land; no surprise there.

What’s surprising is the process, because it turns out the developer – KNL Developments Inc. – can destroy the habitat of protected species, and even kill any of that species present, as long as the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is satisfied that KNL will somehow provide a final outcome that benefits the protected species.

That could mean other land is set aside for the rare Blanding’s turtles, and that butternut tree seeds are collected and spread elsewhere.

If approved, KNL will bulldoze the land, cut down trees and blast into the bedrock for new pipes and wires.

It’s hard to see how running over protected turtles with bulldozers or chopping down rare trees could end up benefiting said flat turtles and dead trees, but that’s how the system works.

Those are the laws our elected representatives at Queen’s Park have enacted on our behalf.

We are told we should be satisfied.

The public has a chance to provide comments, but bizarrely does not get to know what

KNL will do in return for killing protected species.

The developer need only provide ideas of what it might do.

In a sick version of Let’s Make a Deal, the contestants (the public) can ask to keep what they have (rare turtles, trees etc.) or choose Door Number 1, all without any certainty of what they’re trading for.

On the game show someone wins a car or gets a gag gift. What Natural Resources and Forestry offers is the status quo or possibly dead stuff and some kind of mitigation elsewhere.

No sane person could favour the latter option. And no one at all could make an informed decision without all the facts.

The public is being asked to comment, but those comments are clearly not valued, not even worth the paper they’re printed on.

The process is flawed.

The system doesn’t work.

It’s up to our elected representatives to fix it or we can all play Let’s Make a Change when the next election is called.

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here are fresh developments in the ongoing saga of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism.

The new government, having determined that the memorial should be different from that originally imagined and on a different site, has now asked Canadians for their thoughts on the matter. This takes the form of a brief questionnaire on the Department of Canadian Heritage website.

The government should know by now that nothing good can come of asking the people what they think, at least not on the Internet. It has only to think of John Scott, or Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf.

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They are asked what they think the “visitor experience” should be.

They are asked about the scale of the memorial. And they are given an open-ended opportunity to enter any other thoughts they might have about the design.

Here is where disaster lurks.

Here’s where the goofy ideas come in, the politically motivated and the just plain silly. Get ready for it.

And in a way it would serve the government right. The memorial, whatever form it takes, will be art and you don’t create art by public opinion survey.

Picasso didn’t survey his audience before putting paint to canvas.

Michelangelo didn’t ask anybody what David should look like. The Group of Seven didn’t ask the public whether they should be Seven or perhaps Eight.

It is easy to see the government’s motivation and, in a way, applaud it. Had the Harper government

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This will be small consolation for the present government, however, when it finds itself facing an urgent popular demand for a memorial to the victims of John Scott.

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’ve always been a bit of a high-strung individual. In many ways, this has helped me achieve a lot of my goals in life.

I always did everything at a sprint pace, finishing projects before most people had a chance to contemplate the title. From the age of 14, when I discovered coffee, there was no stopping me. I’d plow through breakfast – or skip it altogether—be at band practice for 6:30 a.m. and finish yesterday’s homework before the bell rang at nine.

In university, I had two jobs and a scholarship to maintain. I was a straight-A student, who woke at five every morning, worked until nine and just went full steam ahead until I crashed at midnight. One time for an English literature exam, I listened to my own voice on a recording all night long “while I slept” to help me memorize 400 years of poetry.

Working in buzzing newsrooms for several years, I was in my element.

But I discovered recently that buzzing through life isn’t always the best thing. For one, I tend to be a little on the impulsive side.

Now in my late 30s, I also find staying up late and getting up at the crack of dawn is a recipe for disaster. With lack of sleep, I’m more likely to be distracted, impatient and disorganized.

Something had to be done. They say you can’t really change your personality – OK – but surely I could do something to calm myself down, and paradoxically lift myself up, without resorting to alcohol or Ativan.

And then I discovered dopamine. No, it’s not some kind of recreational drug. It’s a neurotransmitter, a brain chemical that ex-

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I realized that buzzing through my early adult life had perhaps led me to ignore dopamine, which some scientists call “the happy chemical.” Despite pushing myself through the highs all the time, I was tending to wear myself right down. And the lows were getting ever lower, which some suggest is a side effect of low dopamine.

The awesome thing is that there are natural and easy ways to boost dopamine. The most obvious one is exercise.

A few months ago, I started hitting the gym almost daily to try and lose a few pounds and just generally do something decent for my health. The positive side effect of all this physical activity is a post-workout euphoria, which is linked to an increase in dopamine.

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John and Project Stitch at CHEO Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the construction and reorganization of CHEO’s day care surgery and recovery units. This undertaking, fondly called Project Stitch, will dramatically increase patient flow, improve patient privacy and have a direct impact on the quality of care provided to young patients in Ottawa. I am very proud that the Government of Ontario will be investing $8.6 million dollars in Project Stitch.

CHEO provides the high quality care that all of us would want and expect for our children should they require surgery. In 2015 alone, over 7,700 procedures were performed in the operating rooms at CHEO, and CHEO surgeons spent over 6,400 hours operating on children and youth. Project Stitch will help improve our hospital’s surgical unit and cut wait times for children and youth needing surgery.

I welcome and applaud Project Stitch, and I look forward to hearing about its progress in the coming months.

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Bullets rip into Eastway Gardens home Erin McCracken

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Guns and gangs investigators remain stymied by a shooting in which three bullets ripped through the front door of a home in the Eastway Gardens community.

Police have been plagued by several unanswered questions due to a lack of witnesses, suspects and motive after a resident living in the 400-block of Tremblay Road, which runs east of Avenue R, reported the bullet holes on Feb. 2 just before 4 p.m.

“It’s too early to tell whether it’s targeted, whether it’s related to something else,” said Det. Shane Stroughair, with the guns and gangs unit, who is the lead investigator on the case.

Investigators don’t yet know whether the resident of that address was the intended target, however, Stroughair said the person is being “very co-operative.”

He also said the victim has not been on the radar of police, nor does that person know why their home was shot up.

Given the lack of leads, Stroughair said solving the crime will be a challenge.

“It’s not looking very promising to solve this one unless we discover a smoking gun there today somehow,” he said, adding that knowing someone is still out there with a gun is “very concerning, especially for the victims.”

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Bullet holes were found in the front door of a home on Tremblay Road in the Eastway Gardens community on Feb. 2. door, and a third was found lodged in the front door frame.

“We recovered two from just inside the foyer,” Stroughair said, adding that one bullet was found lying on the floor and the second was pulled from a closet wall in the foyer.

For that reason, he said, it was lucky the resident wasn’t home at the time of the shooting.

The gungs and gangs team is currently awaiting the results of ballistics testing to determine the calibre of bullets fired.

One of the challenges frustrating investigators is the lack of a timeline for the crime.

“We still have no idea when it happened because they discovered it when they got home,” Stroughair said. “We still have a bunch of ongoing investigations, like canvassing (the neighbourhood) to try and narrow (the timeline) down.

“The ones we’ve spoken to so far didn’t hear anything,” he said.

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The body of Sarif Said, 21, from the Blair Court community housing neighbourhood in the Riverview Park community, was found the morning of May 3, lying in the middle of Tremblay Road near Belfast Road.

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leading up to the discovery of bullet holes in the home.

People in the area might have heard at least three loud pops, said Stroughair, or possibly the sound of a vehicle fleeing the scene.

“We don’t even have reports of people driving away fast,” Stroughair said, adding that traffic camera footage also hasn’t helped, given the distance of cameras from from the home in question.

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Police were initially investigating whether the Tremblay Road shooting could be connected to a report of several gunshots heard nearby earlier that same day in the vicinity of a parking lot at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre.

“The initial information that we had, it looked like it may have been related because it’s so close,” Stroughair said of the two calls.

After tracking down the male caller the evening of Feb. 3, guns and gangs investigators determined the incident was, in fact, not a shooting, and that the sounds that pierced the air just after 10 a.m. on Feb. 2 was likely that of cars backfiring.

“He initially said on the call he heard gunshots and that was pretty much it,” said Stroughair.

But when police tracked down the caller, further questioning revealed the man had heard “four sets of 12 to 15 bangs consecutively.”

“If that actually happened and that was gunfire, we’d have a lot more than just one call,” said Stroughair, adding that police would also have found bullet casings.

Mall security also followed up and reviewed internal surveillance camera footage of the area.

Anyone with information on the Tremblay Road shooting is asked to call the guns and gangs unit at 613-236-1222, ext.

5050, or report anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477.

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Kids can master their minds with Mindmasters 2 Megan DeLaire

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Danika Fleury, a Grade 4 teacher at Berrigan Elementary School, demonstrates one of the relaxation and mindfulness activities outlined in MindMasters 2 with students during the launch of the program on Feb. 9. ing to its original elements new techniques and features such as a mobile app. It combines audio and visual elements with games and interactive activities to teach kids how to stay calm in different situations.

The new and improved version was developed by CHEO and the Child and Youth Health Network for Eastern Ontario, in collaboration with medical professionals, childcare experts, and other community partners.

Although the mobile app and web-based tools are designed to be accessible to anyone, anywhere, MindMasters 2 is specifically adapted for use in classrooms. There, teachers are often called on to help students cope with feelings such as anger, frustration or isolation.

Its concepts are meant to link with existing Ontario classroom curriculum, and teachers at Berrigan Elementary School who have helped pilot the program.

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The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario has teamed up with medical and child-care experts to launch a tool designed to help children master their own minds.

MindMasters 2 provides adults with a set of tools to help teach children between the ages of four and nine crucial emotional skills to cope with the stress.

“I think the big picture is just teaching children about the importance of learning these skills,” said MindMasters 2 program co-ordinator Julia Kurzawa. “But then also really giving these adults the tangible tools to use with these children to help them build these skills.”

CHEO unveiled the program at a public launch at Berrigan Elementary School in Nepean on Feb. 9, with students and teachers demonstrating how they have used the program’s techniques over the past nine months.

MindMasters 2 uses 11 calming activities developed to strengthen three core skills students can use to manage their emotions: relaxation, positive thinking and imagery, and mindfulness. Many of the activities involve breathing techniques, imagination and play.

CHEO psychologist Dr. Phil Ritchie said at the launch that seeing the way his young patients struggle to cope with anxiety and isolation makes it clear to him the need for institutions to work on helping kids deal with those emotions before hospitalization becomes necessary.

“We know that there are lots of demands on our time and resources, so we have to get better at treating this,” he said.

“We would never deny children access to help for their physical illnesses, and we have to be the same way about mental illness.”

MindMasters 2 is now available to the public for free online, though a supplemental guidebook for teachers, counsellors and parents can be purchased for $17. A free, interactive mobile app designed to complement the web tools will launch later this month.

The tool kit builds on the original MindMasters program – developed by University of Ottawa professor Terry Orlick and launched in 2000 – by add-

Janis St-Jermain teaches City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal Grade 2 at Berrigan Elemen- River Ward/Quartier Rivière tary School and started using Riverside Park Winter Carnival MindMasters 2 with her students in September.

The Riverside Park Community and Recreation “Sometimes there are very Association invites local residents to their winter carnival logical times in the day when to be held in Pauline Vanier Park on Harkness Ave on the activity level is very high, Sunday February 21 from Noon to 3pm. Skating, a and I need to sort of centre horse-drawn wagon ride, a firetruck and refreshments (the students) and calm them will be available. I look forward to seeing you and your down,” St-Jermain said. “Befamily at the park. cause it works so nicely with our health curriculum, it’s a River Ward Movie Night magic fit.”

The next River Ward Movie Night will take place But St-Jermain said the on Saturday February 20 at the Carleton Heights program’s biggest asset may Community Centre located at 1665 Apeldoorn Ave. The be equipping youngsters with doors open at 6pm and the movie (Rio 2, rated G) starts the vocabulary to explain their at 6:30pm. This is the second of three movie nights I feelings, and talk about how to am hosting across the ward in the winter. Feel free to cope with them. bring a blanket and yoga mat to sit on. The Carleton “Most importantly, it’s given us a common language so Heights and Area Residents Association will be hosting that if someone’s feeling upset, their winter carnival in the late afternoon to piggyback I can refer back to some of the on the movie night. Come early and enjoy the outdoor activities we did in class togethfestivities and enjoy a hot dog and cocoa before the er,” St-Jermain said. movie starts. There will also be a concession stand According to Kurzawa, available during the movie.

CHEO is currently working Pot Holes are Back with school boards across eastern Ontario to come up With the seesaw temperatures this winter above and with strategies to expand the below the freezing point, more and more potholes are program to other elementary springing up on our roads. The best way to alert the City schools. to a local pothole is to call 3-1-1. If you don’t see any To learn more about Mindimprovement after calling, please contact my office.

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The lane closure is only required when the contractor is working. I have insisted that all lanes remain open when work is not being performed.

Syrian Refugee Update As of the end of January 2016, the City of Ottawa has welcomed 706 refugees from Syria. 636 are federal government sponsored and 70 are privately sponsored.

The City continues to work with the Catholic Centre for Immigrants and Refugee 613 to help support newcomers’ needs, including access to recreational activities and library services. Ottawa Public Health is continuing to provide health assessments, immunizations and dental screening.

Tree Canada Grants Available Tree Canada is offering grants up to $4,000 to community groups that are interested in a tree planting program that will grow fruit and nut bearing trees that will be used to share within the community. If you would like to learn more about this project, please contact my office. The deadline to apply is February 27.

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Final Bust a Move to fund new After the Bell post-cancer retreat Erin McCracken

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For cancer patients, the ringing of the bell marking the end to their treatments and the all-clear given by their oncologist is much more than just symbolic.

What comes next has inspired the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation to develop a brand new After the Bell retreat program to help cancer survivors adjust to life post-treatment.

“They’ve spent so many months and/or years in treatment that once they’ve rung the bell ... they really have to navigate what that next step is going to be,” said Melissa Shabinsky, who is co-chairing Bust a Move Ottawa this year, a one-day fitness fundraiser that will help pay for the two-day retreat so that cancer survivors can enjoy it for free.

The foundation plans to develop it this coming summer, and tentatively launch it as a pilot program this fall or winter.

“They’ve had months or years of people taking care of them and now they have to integrate back into their lives,” said Shabinsky, a Wellington West resident who is taking part in Bust a Move with her own 14-member team, known as Team BFF – Breast Friends Forever.

That new set of challenges can include self-esteem and body image issues, as well as feelings of isolation, according to the cancer foundation.

The retreat, which will feature cancer coaching, reiki, group coaching workshops on stress and time management, laughter yoga and information on reconciling relationships, fitness and nutrition, will be offered to all cancer survivors.

That’s largely thanks to funds raised during the fifth and final Bust a Move for Breast Health, an all-day fitness event designed to empower women and men and boost awareness about breast health.

Almost 30 teams from across Ottawa – from Orléans

to Kanata and beyond – have so far signed on to take part on March 5 at the Ottawa Athletic Club on Lancaster Road, off Saint Laurent Boulevard, for six different fitness sessions, from yoga to kickboxing, designed for all fitness levels.

The goal is to generate more than $350,000 this year, which would bring the total raised to $1.5 million – funds that have in the past helped support breast cancer research, clinical trials and the cancer foundation’s cancer coaching program.

In addition to the fun on the big day, which will see some RedBlacks football players taking part and Jesse Palmer, former NFL quarterback and season five start of The Bachelor, serving as a fitness instructor, Bust a Move also brings attention to After the Bell, said Shabinsky.

Cancer has impacted many people she knows, which is the reason why she first got involved with the fundraiser during its inaugural year.

“I just feel like this is a fab-

ulous way to not only raise funds but raise awareness for something that touches so many women,” she said.

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In advance of the big day, the campaign kicked off with the grand opening of the Pink Lounge at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre on Feb. 6.

“It was a really big success,” Carrie Irvine, the shopping centre’s marketing director, said of the opening, during which Nicole Burris, Bust a Move honourary co-chair and wife of RedBlacks quarterback Henry Burris, helped cut the grand opening ribbon.

This year marks the fifth year the mall and its parent company, Morguard, are sponsoring Bust a Move, and the second year the mall is hosting the lounge.

“We’ve created this lush outdoor garden,” Irvine said of the space where customers can sit and relax.

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‘We just did our job:’ Star of Courage recipient Continued from page 7

The Governor General said Canadians owe an “enormous debt” to the men and women who stopped the attack.

“It was said Ottawa came to a standstill on Oct. 22,” Johnston said to the Medal of Bravery and Star of Courage recipients in remarks at the start of the ceremony. “You didn’t come to a standstill.

You ran towards the danger.

“It reminds us that while people are capable of doing the worst to each other, there are also people capable of doing their best.”

When the gunman entered the Centre Block, Parliamentary security Const. Samearn Son grappled with the gunman’s rifle and was shot in the leg by the gunman.

Son’s security colleague Const. Louis Létourneau arrived near the rotunda at the entrance moments later. He spoke about that day following the medal ceremony.

“I arrived about two sec-

onds after Const. Son was shot and I never took my eyes off him (the gunman),” Létourneau said. “I was there from the first shot to the end.”

Two House of Commons protection services officers – Cpl. Maxim Malo and Const.

Charles Thom – took cover and exchanged several rounds with the gunman after he entered the building.

Létourneau tracked the gunman down the Hall of Honour toward the Library of Parliament and fired at him several times.

Eleven RCMP officers – including Waye – entered the Centre Block. Their approach towards the gunman helped corner him where he was eventually killed.

Létourneau received the Star of Courage for an act of “conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril.”

He said the recognition is difficult for many officers to accept.

“We feel a bit like imposters maybe,” he said. “We deserve it, but we just did our job.”

He added that the officers involved have a “special bonding” because of the events, but said he sometimes experiences flashbacks to the day of the shooting.

“When I first went back to the Hall of Honour, it was a strange feeling,” Létourneau said. “Now it’s just like a regular day at the office.”

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In addition to Waye, Malo and Thom, six RCMP officers received the Medal of Bravery: • Const. Michelle Bergeron, • Const. Gary Bubelis, • Const. Somoza Célestin, • Const. Sylvie Marcoux, • Const. Michel Palmer, and • Const. Patrick Ruest.

In addition to Létourneau, Son and Vickers, there were four RCMP officers who received the Star of Courage: • Const. Curtis Barrett, • Cpl. Dany Daigle, • Const. Martin Fraser, and • Sgt. Richard Rozon.

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HOUSEHOLD PERSPECTIVES OF CLIMATE CHANGE – PARTICIPANTS NEEDED A resident of the Ward and PhD student of Environmental Studies at Carleton University has asked me to spread the word that she is looking for participants for her study in the Riverside South and Leitrim area. She will be conducting a study that aims to increase awareness of how residents understand climate change impacts and adaptation at the scale of the individual household. Participants will be provided with information about climate change impacts and suggested measures to adapt to these impacts specific to their neighbourhood. For more information on this study please visit www.householdstudy.org. If you are interested in participating or have further questions please contact Magda Goemans at Magdalene.goemans@carleton.ca or by phone at 613-290-2611.

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Coinciding with the Pink Lounge, the mall is offering a $500 shoppingspree contest, pink carnation giveaways

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The St. Laurent centre also has a team that is raising funds the day of Bust a Move.

“We are all in for this event,” Irvine said. “Not only do we sponsor it, but we also participate on the day.

“I think everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer.

It’s a terrible disease,” she said of why the shopping centre got involved.

“Secondly, what I love about Bust a Move is all of the money stays in our community,” Irvine said. “Everything that we are able to raise goes toward people who are battling this disease in Ottawa.”

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STAY SAFE AND BE SEEN I would like to take this time to encourage residents to wear reflective clothing when they are out walking in the early morning or early to late evening. We remind our children to wear reflective clothing around Halloween but this is a safety concern throughout the year, particularly in the darker winter months when coats tend to be dark colours. Please stay safe and warm this winter and please remember to BE SEEN.

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As part of its strategy to fight climate change, the province plans to make it easier – and cheaper – for homeowners to realize efficiencies with natural gas heating.

Through a partnership with major natural gas providers Enbridge and Union Gas, the province will invest $100 million from its Ontario Green Investment Fund to allow the utilities to offer rebates on home energy audits and retrofits.

The retrofits and upgrades would allow homeowners to reduce their gas bills while lowering the overall amount of greenhouse gas emissions – something the province pledged to do as recently as last year’s climate change conference in Paris.

Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli made the announcement on Feb. 4 at the Baseline Road Home Depot, itself a partner in many provincial programs.

“This investment will deliver investments on many fronts,” said Chiarelli.

“Homeowners across the

province will directly benefit, as the program will help lower their monthly heating and cooling bills. Ontario will directly benefit, as using energy wisely reduces the need to build new energy infrastructure.”

Home energy retrofit programs “work well,” said Chiarelli, adding that for each dollar spent on efficiencies, consumers receive up to $4 in savings, or $400 in annual savings, for an older home.

The province predicts the investment will allow 37,000 homeowners to conduct energy audits, after which they could benefit from measures such as the replacement of furnaces and water heaters, upgraded insulation or installation of “smart” thermostats.

The $325-million Ontario Green Investment Fund is tied to the province’s capand-trade program.

Because the program is being offered through utilities with existing energysavings programs, “this program can hit the ground running with little or no ramp time,” said Chiarelli.

Jim Sanders, a vicepresident with Enbridge

Gas and Distribution, said his company believes collaboration between government and business, and investment of proceeds into cleaner systems, are key to cap-and-trade agreements.

“Conservation is the most effective way to reduce per-customer consumption of natural gas, which simultaneously reduces emissions and customers’ bills,” said Sanders.

“Between 1995 and 2014 our energy efficiency programs collectively helped Ontario residents and businesses avoid 18 megatons of carbon emissions. This is equivalent to taking 2.4 million cars off the road every year.”

Also at the announcement were representatives of Nest Labs, maker of a product that can be installed to create a custom schedule for heating and cooling in a home.

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“The Ottawa Public Library is an integral part of the fabric of our community,” Chiarelli said in a media release. “With support from the provincial government for this project, the library will be able to deliver even more benefits and continue to enrich people’s lives in our region.”

The library’s A La Carte Project aims to strengthen communities across the city through food literacy by launching a host of health and nutrition initiatives over two years.

According to the Ontario Public Health Association, food literacy involves understanding where food comes from, the impacts of food on health, the environment and the economy, and how to grow, prepare and prepare healthy, safe and nutritious food.

In addition to community outreach, the project will include educational sessions for families, new web tools and mobile apps developed to improve access to nutritional information and the creation of a community garden residents can use to grow fresh produce.

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Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli announced the funding at the Nepean Centrepointe branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Jan. 29.

In order to make these happen, the library will partner with groups such as Ottawa Public Health, the Ottawa International Writers Festival and Just Food.

“The idea is to have the library take our role as a community resource and work with several partners in the food literacy world to help bring the community together around food literacy,” said Elizabeth Thornley, the library’s manager of program development.

All library branches will participate in the project, and all will have access to funds from the grant to help carry out programming. While programming offered through the A La Carte Project will vary from branch to branch, services such as the mobile app

and web tools will be available across the city.

The investment is part of the Ontario Libraries Capacity Fund, a $10-million program to help public libraries support communities while better meeting the changing needs of Ontarians. The fund boosts new projects that can be adapted for use in other communities and that have the potential to benefit public libraries – and their clients – across the province.

“We’re so pleased and so thankful to the provincial government for supporting us,” Thornley said. “We really feel that we’re being recognized for something innovative, a way for libraries to connect with the community in a different way. It’s a non-traditional service for libraries.”

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Transportation ministry to retrofit noise barriers in downtown core Jennifer McIntosh

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Ottawans can expect some traffic jams this summer as the province begins work to replace five noise barriers on Highway 417, from Preston Street to Elgin Street.

Senior project engineer Dave Lindensmith outlined the work – which will include ramp and lane closures for up to two months – to the city’s transportation committee on Feb. 3.

The work will take place on the south side of Highway 417 between the O-Train and Preston Street, and on the north side between Bronson Avenue and Lyon Street, in addition to the south side ramps be-

Daytime closures will include: • one of the two lanes on the Metcalfe eastbound onramp, and • a lane redesignation on Isabella to retain the double left turn.

The combined work will take approximately two or three months, Lindensmith said.

The province will use panels for the noise barriers that include transparent acrylic sections, replacing existing concrete barriers.

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury argued the acrylic panels look “disgusting” when they’re dirty and urged the ministry to consider using other materials.

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It will mean night closures of the Rochester ramp and one lane eastbound on the highway for the first wall.

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“There are great materials on the Lees (Avenue) overpass,” he said, adding the acrylic noise barriers along the St. Laurent corridor look awful.

Lindensmith said it’s standard to use acrylic panels, but Fleury said he worried using different panels will make it “apparent the area that we’ve done these works.”

But Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney said she likes the panels. The panels can help to show off the city’s scenery, she said.

“They also allow more light into yards that back onto the highway,” she said.

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Ottawa Public Health providing vaccines, dental screenings for refugees Jennifer McIntosh

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The city’s public health department has provided 500 vaccines to Syrian refugees since their arrival in January, according to chief medical officer Dr. Isra Levy.

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health board on Feb. 8, he said Ottawa has welcomed 700 refugees.

So far, Ottawa Public Health has held 10 outreach clinics for refugees, which included access to vaccines.

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as they arise, Levy said.

“Our staff are working to adapt to a constantly changing dynamic,” he said.

Rideau-Vanier Coun.

Mathieu Fleury asked if the number of refugees in the capital is up that much because of the influx of Syrians.

“We have a number of refugees settle in this city every year and I wonder if there will be that much difference from the normal amount we see,” he asked.

Levy said it’s too early to tell.

“We’re just in the first three months,” he said.

Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, who has been appointed the city’s liaison for the resettlement efforts, said it’s not necessarily the amount of refugees, but the concentration.

“We have approximately 700 that have arrived in just a couple of months,” he said.

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Health board chair, Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri, said public health’s ‘every child, every year’ strategy – designed to bring Ottawa’s student immunization records up to date – has resulted in 3,800 school suspensions of one day or more, since the program was first implemented.

The program started in April 2015 – when staff found that of the city’s 150,000 school-aged children, records for approximately 63,000 were not up to date.

The report indicated that parents weren’t aware of their responsibility to report immunizations to public health.

Qadri said the possibility of school suspensions – while not ideal – has garnered 96 per cent compliance in the schools that have been surveyed.

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City council appointed Steve Kanellakos to replace city manager Kent Kirkpatrick at a special meeting on Feb. 8.

Kanellakos is a veteran – he was a former City of Ottawa deputy city manager and has 30 years of experience overseeing municipal projects and services – according to a press release issued by the city.

“We are delighted to have Mr. Kanellakos return to Ottawa city hall to continue his great work on behalf of Ottawa residents,” Mayor Jim Watson, chair of the hiring panel, said in the statement.

“He is a trusted leader and

STEVE KANELLAKOS consummate public servant with impeccable credentials in the planning and delivery of a broad range of municipal services.”

Watson added the city is undergoing unprecedented growth with the expansion of light rail, the opening of the new Innovation Centre and other city construction initiatives.

“Our council, residents, employees and stakeholders will be well-served by the dy-

namic and prudent management style of Mr. Kanellakos as the city moves forward with its challenging, ambitious priorities,” Watson said.

The city’s finance and economic development committee acted as the hiring panel for the new city manager.

All members of council provided input on their expectations for the ideal candidate.

Kanellakos worked as a manager for the city from 2000 to 2015, but got his start with the Gloucester police department in 1985.

During his tenure as a deputy city manager in Ottawa, Kanellakos was responsible for the majority of municipal employees and front-line service departments.

Kanellakos is the city manager for the City of Vaughan.

He is scheduled to take over his new post on May 2.

Current manager Kent Kirkpatrick will not seek a contract extension beyond March 2016.

Kirkpatrick has held the city’s top job since 2004.

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Tucked away on a quiet stretch of Brookfield Road, dreams are currently taking shape inside the doors of one of only two clubs in Ottawa said to be solely dedicated to the sport of boxing.

Music churns out over the loud speakers, though not loud enough to mask the sound of fists pummelling punching bags as athletes fill the main space at the Final Round Boxing Club, training for their turn in the ring.

“Harder,” barks a coach, encouraging his athletes to test their physical limits.

In the club’s main room, punching bags hang from the ceiling, and the only ring dominates one side of the space.

Boxers Taylor Page, of Orléans, and Danyk Croteau, who works in Riverside Park and the Southgate area, have just finished sparring.

The training partners are preparing for their upcoming debuts as pro fighters at Fight Club 18 on Feb. 21 at Hilton Casino Lac Leamy.

“I’m ready,” says Croteau, 25.

He’s been dedicated to the sport for about seven years, after getting hooked at age 16. He credits his training at the Final Round and another club is his hometown of Buckingham, Que. for preparing him, as well as the 38 amateur fights he already has under his belt.

He works out six days a week, in and out of the ring.

“I’ve been training hard,” he says.

Page, meanwhile, recently returned to Ottawa after fighting at the amateur level in Las Vegas since he was 21.

With more than 50 bouts to his credit, and just five losses, the 24-year-old says he’s looking forward to applying his strategic prowess

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Buckingham, Que.’s Danyk Croteau, left, Blossom Park resident Oni Joseph and Taylor Page, of Orléans, are regulars at the Final Round Boxing Club in Heron Park. Croteau and Page will be fighting other opponents during Fight Club 18 at Hilton Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau on Feb. 21. in the ring during his upcoming fight.

“In the professional line it’s more of a chess game, which few people understand,” he says of his decision to turn pro.

“It’s very strategic. It’s not just two people putting on gloves and trying to beat each other up and kill each other,” he says of the sport that first became an outlet for him at age 12.

Since then he has “trained every second of the day.”

“I’m ready,” Page says.

“I’ve been doing it for too many years now.”

He became hooked on the sport almost immediately.

“It was an outlet for a lot

of things,” he says. “It just makes you feel good. There’s just so much science behind what exercise does for your brain.”

After he and Croteau work up a sweat in the ring, others take their place, while still more gather in groups around the ring, sweating through intense workouts.

A gargantuan punching bag hangs from the ceiling in the middle of the workout floor.

Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury brought the bag in to train “because he’s six-foot-nine and all the other bags are too small for him,” club member Oni Joseph says with

a laugh. “He’s the current world champion. See how this place is hidden?”

Pro fighters like Fury tend to eventually make their way to the Final Round Boxing Club at various points in their careers, says Joseph.

Fury spent a month training there in 2013, and left his punching bag behind.

The gym has not only drawn champions. It’s also produced them, largely due to the vision of the club’s co-owner, manager and head coach Eric Bélanger, says Joseph.

She has made herself an unofficial promoter of the club and its fighters because of the powerful impact she

says the club has had on her life, health and outlook.

Croteau has been training with Bélanger for a year, while Page has been coached by him off and on for eight years.

Boxers come from across the city and beyond to hone their skills there with Bélanger’s guidance, Page says.

“It’s his mentality,” he says. “Quitting isn’t an option. The thing about boxing is and picking a coach is you have to connect.

“And he’s just so outgoing and funny, but he knows how to take it seriously too.

“When it comes time for business, there’s no excuses,” Page says. “There’s no jok-

ing. He pushes you to the absolute limit, and beyond.”

Joseph motions to Erica Adjei, a Canadian women’s boxing champion in the 54-kilogram weight class, who won in her division at the 2015 Ringside World Championships in Missouri.

Custio Clayton, a 2012 Canadian Olympian, also trains at the club when he’s in the area, Joseph says.

The dedication showcased inside the Final Round is just part of what inspired Joseph to take up and stick with the sport – that and the encouragement given to her by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

She and Trudeau attended Grade 1 together at Lycée Claudel private school.

Years later, Joseph ran into Trudeau and it was then she learned about the Final Round when it was in a previous location on McCarthy Road in Riverside Park.

Joseph, a mother of three, said she was about 320 pounds and was ready for a change.

“My goal was to run because a friend of mine told me I was too fat to run,” says Joseph, 43.

She showed up at the club one day, and Trudeau, who was there training, was shocked, but pleased.

“This was when he was doing the big fight against Brazeau,” she recalls.

Both Trudeau and Sen. Patrick Brazeau made headlines in the lead up to their charity boxing match in March 2012. Both trained for the event at the Final Round.

Joseph hasn’t seen Trudeau at the club since he became prime minister, but she has since become a regular, dedicating herself to strength training, taking to the ring and running.

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“It was hard,” Joseph says of her transformation.

“I slowly started losing weight.”

Never once was she concerned about giving or taking a punch.

“I’ve actually had to fight for my life a few times,” she said, adding that growing up in one of the only black families in Blossom Park wasn’t easy as a child.

But, as she has learned since joining the club, boxing isn’t just about striking an opponent.

“It’s really Zen,” she said of the sport. “It’s meditation, it’s relaxing. It keeps you focused and strong, physically and mentally.”

She motions to several athletes who begin hammering at nearby punching bags.

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“This is the fountain of youth, as well,” says Joseph, whose boxing name is Oni the Haitian Sensation. “You’re so energized.

“You’re aware of your energy. You’re aware of your breath. If you want to stay young, you box.”

Joseph plans to be there when Page and Croteau step into the ring at the casino on Feb. 21.

“They’re world-class fighters,” she says proudly.

“They work really hard.”

The upcoming bouts at Hilton Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau take place Feb. 21, beginning at 6 p.m. The headliner will be Schiller Hyppolite from Montreal.

Tickets are $49 each and are available at admission. com, or by emailing the Final Round Boxing Club at info@finalround.ca.

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Buckingham, Que.’s Danyk Croteau, left, who works in south Ottawa, and Taylor Page, of Orléans, engage in some light sparring inside the ring at the Final Round Boxing Club in Heron Park on Jan. 28. Both will soon be turning pro.

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Public school board trustees pass French curriculum changes Approval comes after four-hour debate, appeals Megan DeLaire

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After hours of debate and emotional appeals from parents, English public school

board trustees approved several changes to French instruction in kindergarten, and an early French immersion program during a lengthy Feb. 2 meeting.

Trustees voted to change all kindergarten classes within the board to a half French, half English model, merging students in both the English and early French immersion programs, and changing the entry point for EFI from se-

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A proposal to change math instruction in EFI from French to English in grades 1 to 3 was also passed.

Trustees voted to accept a staff recommendation to cancel earlier plans that would have introduced 60 minutes of English instruction a day in the EFI program. Some parents worried it would make the French immersion program too Eng-

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Pending one final vote by the same trustees on Feb. 9 – which is expected to garner the same results – all changes will come into effect by September 2016.

Parents concerned about the impacts of the changes

on both English language and EFI students had an opportunity to speak at the meeting, which was attended by at least 60 people and ran until after 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night.

One mother, Anna Beith, worried that changing math instruction to English in EFI would dilute the amount of French in the program.

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‘I feel it was the right thing to do for our students’: board chair Continued from page 28

“The research shows that only 100 per cent French immersion is a certain path to achieving proficiency in (that) language,” Beith said.

“Everything else is a grey zone with ambiguously uncertain results.”

Stephanie Millius – whose son started EFI in senior kindergarten last September – said her son is struggling with the split French and English model already in place for students entering the program in that grade.

She said she worried that his struggles with the increased number of teachers in the classroom would be shared by all kindergarten students if the proposed kindergarten changes were approved.

“My son has nine points of contact,” Millius said.

“My son is not having a good year. He does not know the names of all his teachers. Parents and stu-

dents find the current 50-50 model (for EFI students) very challenging, and this model should not be applied to all kindergarten students.”

Ultimately six trustees voted in favour of the changes – including the proposal to use savings to assist students struggling with those changes – with four voting against and one abstaining.

“I feel it was the right thing to do for our students,” said Shirley Seward, board chair and trustee for River zone. “Trustees looked at all the material, including the surveys from the first phase and the second phase. We also did our own consultations in our own zones with our own constituents.”

The meeting followed two phases of public consultation, including two surveys of parents and school staff.

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The second round of surveys received 4,856 responses, which showed narrow support for the changes to kindergarten and EFI, while staff opposed the kindergarten changes and voted in favour of teaching math in English in EFI. “It just shows, first of all, how important the issue is,” Seward said of the public response to the surveys and the level of attendance at the meeting. “But secondly, I feel so proud as a trustee and as a chair of the board, that the community is so engaged in public education.”

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E

ven though the Findlay Oval was pounding out ferocious heat, I felt a coldness in the kitchen, which had nothing to do with the fast-burning wood diminishing in the stove, or the drafts coming from the frost covered windows.

I sensed it as soon as I sat down at the supper table. It looked like my beloved sister Audrey had been crying. And Father’s Grace was shorter than usual. Everyone was quiet.

Even my rambunctious brothers, who usually jabbed elbows when they took their place behind the supper table on the long bench under the grape-arbour window, sat like stones.

What was happening? Why was everyone so quiet? Mother broke the long silence.

“It may not be for long,” she said, looking at Audrey. “Once we get straightened away, you could quit.”

Quit what? I knew I was too young to be caught up in serious talk, but wasn’t I old enough to know what was obviously happening to my sister to cause tears, and turn the kitchen into a room of such

MARY COOK Memories coldness?

Sitting beside Audrey, I reached over and took her hand without saying a word, and looked up at her.

“I may have to go into Renfrew to work.” Now the tears started to run down her cheeks like little rivers. “But you can’t. You are still in school!” I said.

It was Father who brought the whole issue to a head. And as I listened I knew it wasn’t only for my benefit. He was trying to make sense of what was happening.

There just was no money. It was as simple as that. It was the dead of winter, and there were no vegetables to sell, the egg-laying had slowed down; just enough for our own table.

Mother’s blue jug was empty.

It had been a bad few months, Father said. There were bills to pay: Briscoe’s General Store, Scott’s

Hardware, and a small bill owing at Ritza’s Drug Store.

Father went on. I knew it wasn’t for my benefit, but just to repeat what everyone else already knew: we needed money to get through the rest of the winter.

Father and Everett were getting a few Saturday’s work at Helferty’s bush, but that only paid a dollar a day. Emerson and Earl were left to do the chores.

Going into Renfrew every Saturday with homemade soap, sticky buns and a few eggs did little to fill the blue jug.

Not only for my benefit, I knew, but to once more try to justify what was happening, Mother tried to explain.

The woman who ran the beauty parlour would take Audrey on to do housework, and help look after her growing family.

She would live with them, work seven days a week, and earn a few dollars which she would hand over to Mother and Father, and perhaps, Mother said, she may be able to keep a dollar for herself occasionally. Now, I was crying too.

“But what about school?” I asked. “Audrey is in the Entrance Class. How can you ask her to quit school when she only has a few more months to go?”

No one had an answer. And there wasn’t much supper being eaten either. I looked at the half-filled plates, and knew most of what was left would be going into the big granite soup pot on the back of the stove.

After the kitchen had been redded up, and the red-checked oilcloth wiped clean, no one made a move to enjoy the usual night-time activities around the table.

Father moved to the rocking chair by the stove, but the Ottawa Farm Journal lay across his knees unopened. Even Mother made no effort to bring her beloved diaries down from the cupboard.

The only sound came from Emerson playing with a deck of cards, snapping one down after another onto the table, gathering them up, and starting all over again.

Father got up and began getting the Findlay Oval ready for the night.

Using the iron poker, he jabbed away at the fire bed, laying down a big log from the wood box inside, and moving the rocking chair away from the heat, something he did every night before we went to our beds.

Long before our usual time, we

headed upstairs, Audrey leading the way with the coal oil lamp.

The bed was icy cold and that night Audrey took out the bedroll that separated us, tossing it on the floor, and put her arm around me.

I was sure she was pretending to be asleep, but I lay awake staring at the black ceiling, wondering what was happening to our family. My pillow was wet from silent tears, and I thought of the nights ahead when I would be alone in the big bed. There would be no one to sing me to sleep, or to stop the brothers from fighting in the next room.

And what about Audrey? She had never been away from home before. Where would she sleep?

My silent prayers that night were long and meaningful, and I made a deal with God. If he would find a way to keep my beloved sister at home, at least until she finished at the Northcote School, I would be the best behaved girl in all of Renfrew County. Would He hear my prayers? Would my prayers alone save my sister Audrey from leaving home?

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February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month This month, make the most important decision you can make for your pet’s life. It’s a simple fix.

Spaying or neutering your pet may not seem like a big priority, but putting it off, or deciding against it, can lead to bigger problems than you’re bargaining on — for you, your pet, and your community. How great are the rewards? Well, let us tell you...

1. Your pet’s health will benefit. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast cancer, which is fatal in about 50 per cent of dogs and 90 per cent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases. Neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer, if done before six months of age.

2. Your pet’s behaviour — and your sleep — will benefit!

Unspayed felines can go into heat every three weeks during breeding season, yowling at all times of day and night as they seek out mates. Intact males tend to roam widely, escaping from houses and yards and risking injury in traffic and fights with other

males. They mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Many aggression problems can be avoided by early neutering. Neutered animals, on the other hand, tend to focus more attention on their human families.

3. Your pocketbook will thank you. Spay/neuter is a onetime cost. It’s a lot less than vet bills to treat your unaltered cat after it gets into a fight with a neighbouring tom, or the ongoing cleaning bills to rid the house of urine-marking odours.

4. Your community will thank you. Every year across our country, hundreds of thousands of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are abandoned. Too many suffer as strays; too many are euthanized.These high numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering. Even just one litter, and even if you can find them homes...those are homes that could have been taken by homeless animals in need.

This month, help us spread the word. Spaying and neutering is not just a good idea, it’s a life-saving choice.

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

Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258

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Notice of Completion of Transit Project Assessment Process Trillium Line Extension

University of Ottawa GeeGees player Catherine Traer, right, works her way past Ravens player Lindsay Shotbolt during the 10th annual MBNA Capital Hoops Classic at the Canadian Tire Centre on Feb. 5. The Carleton Ravens won the game 73-50, keeping ahead of the Gee-Gees throughout the game. Last year the Gee-Gees defeated the Ravens 46-40.

The City of Ottawa has completed an Environmental Project Report in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the Trillium Line Extension Planning and Environmental Assessment study.

The Project The City of Ottawa has developed a plan to extend and expand the City’s existing diesel-powered O-Train Trillium Line service from Greenboro Station to Bowesville Road and to the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.

The plan includes options to service the growing communities of Riverside South and Leitrim, the Airport and adjacent lands. The plan also incorporates new stations on the existing line at Gladstone Avenue and Walkley Road and a relocated station at Confederation Heights.

Impacts to private property are anticipated to be limited to the areas adjacent to the proposed Lester Road and Leitrim Road grade separations.

The Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an Environmental Project Report (EPR) prepared according to the Transit Project Assessment Process as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings. The EPR documents the entire study process, including a description of the planned project, its anticipated environmental impacts, and the project’s consultation program.

The EPR for the Trillium Line Extension project will be available for a 30-day public review period starting January 22, 2016 at the following locations during their regular business hours: Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Ottawa District Office 2430 Don Reid Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1E1

City of Ottawa City Hall Information Desk 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1

Carleton University MacOdrum Library 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6

University of Ottawa Morisset Library 65 University Private Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5

Ottawa Public Library Rosemount Branch 18 Rosemount Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1P4

Alta Vista Branch 2516 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1V 7T1

Greenboro Branch 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1T 3P8

There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right.

Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published.

If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change no later than February 22, 2016 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

Attn: Solange Desautels, Supervisor Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto ON M4V 1P5 General Inquiry: 416-314-8001 Toll Free: 800-461-6290 Fax: 416-314-8452 E-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca

IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

Notice of Intention to Designate The City of Ottawa on February 10, 2016 established its intention to designate the Flewellyn Jones House, 5897 Fernbank Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value.

Description of Property The Flewellyn/Jones House, 5897 Fernbank Road, is a one-and-one-half storey stone farmhouse located in the west end of Ottawa in former Goulbourn Township.

Statement of Cultural Value or Interest The Flewellyn/Jones House has cultural heritage value for its contextual value as an important reminder of the historic agricultural character of Goulbourn Township, design value as a 19th century farmhouse and historical value for its association with the Flewellyn family and the early settlement of Goulbourn Township.

The Flewellyn/Jones House has historical value for its association with the Flewellyn family, a prominent family in early Goulbourn Township who owned the house from the time of construction until the 1950s. The Flewellyn family came immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1863 and this property is associated with the settlement and farming of this area by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the mid-19th century.

For further information on the proposed transit project or if you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the Project Manager, Frank McKinney, at the following coordinates:

OBJECTIONS

Frank McKinney, P.Eng. Program Manager, City of Ottawa Transportation Planning – Environmental Assessments Unit Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 28540 E-mail: Frank.McKinney@ottawa.ca Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), personal information included in a submission to the City of Ottawa will not be disclosed to any third parties without having obtained the prior consent of the person to whom the information pertains, except when MFIPPA permits disclosure or other applicable law requires that the City disclose the personal information.

Direct submissions to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act. Unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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The Flewellyn/Jones House has design value as a good example of a Gothic Revival farmhouse built in the late 19th century to replace the earlier log house built when the land was first settled.

Typical of this style, it features decorative bargeboard trim, a steeply pitched gable roof, segmental arched windows and a veranda with wooden trim. The Flewellyn/Jones House is one of several houses in this area constructed with a similar plan. It features the same decorative bargeboard and layout as the Boyd House at 173 Huntmar Drive which was constructed one year later and may have been built by the same stone mason.

If not otherwise provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry.

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Any person wishing to object to this designation may do so by letter, outlining the reasons for the objection and any other relevant information. This letter must be received by the Clerk of the City of Ottawa either by registered mail or personally delivered within 30 days of the publication of this notice. When a notice of objection has been received, the Council of the City of Ottawa will refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing and a report.

For more information please contact: Lesley Collins, MCIP RPP Heritage Planner II, City of Ottawa Planning & Growth Management Department 110, Laurier Ave. West, Fourth Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 21586 E-mail: lesley.collins@ottawa.ca

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A contortion performance is just one of 29 acts set to take place at the Echoes of Winter variety show on Feb. 13 at Carleton University’s Kailash Mital Theatre.

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An Ottawa mom and her sister-in-law are in their 15th year of supporting both local talent and CHEO with variety show, Echoes of Winter, which will feature 29 acts on Feb. 13.

With performances ranging from musical acts to a rhythmic gymnastics presentation, a contortion performance, a cultural Indian dance display and more, the event, which is hosted by the Ottawa and Kanata Music Academy, aims to raise thousands of dollars more for CHEO, which has helped some of the participating performers.

Having raised nearly $40,000 since 2002, the event is meant to celebrate, encourage and grow young performers, while also raising money for a good cause.

Eight-year-old Abigail Collins from Hammond, Ont., one of the show’s younger performers, will be getting her first taste of singing on stage by performing at Echoes of Winter, singing Rather Be by Clean Bandit.

It will also be a way for her to say thank you to CHEO after an ear infection nearly ended her musical career before it started.

In addition to being treated at CHEO for scarlet fever, she also had an ear infection that was so bad it nearly perforated her eardrum, said her mom, Nancy Collins.

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“Those are the two experiences that we’ve used CHEO for and they’ve been absolutely great,” said Collins.

“CHEO, it’s something that touches everybody … Nobody wants children to go through what they need to go through, and to be able to donate or give back, it’s just a token to say thank you and to help those kids that need it the most,” she said.

At least one other performer is participating, not because of what CHEO has done for her, but because of what it does for others.

Baylianne Rich, daughter of one of the organizers of the event, Betty Rich from Kanata, had her first experience with CHEO last year after years of performing at Echoes of Winter.

A rhythmic gymnast, Baylianne injured her back during a June practice and could barely walk.

Nothing seemed to help, she said. An X-ray found no problem, but Baylianne’s symptom’s got worse, as her legs would periodically go numb and she lost bladder and bowel control.

She was then scheduled for an MRI through CHEO, which could take up to a year to schedule. But CHEO arranged for her to take the spot of someone who cancelled their appointment.

But even the MRI found no cause for her pain, she said.

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Now, Baylianne said she has given up finding the cause as the symptoms seem to be going away slowly.

Still, she’s had to reduce her rhythmic gymnastics training and stop playing rugby.

However that hasn’t stopped her from participating in this year’s Echoes of Winter performance as a solo vocalist and guitarist.

“It’s great helping other people out and

The Council of the City of Ottawa passed By-law 2016-47 on January 27, 2016, under Section 34 of The PLANNING ACT. Any person or public body who, before the by-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to City Council, may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to the by-law, by filing with the Clerk of the City of Ottawa, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An appeal must be accompanied by the Ontario Municipal Board’s prescribed fee of $125.00, which may be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Minister of Finance.

Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND

A notice of appeal can be mailed to the City Clerk at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1, or by delivering the notice in person, to Ottawa City Hall, at the Information Desk in the Rotunda on the 1st floor, 110 Laurier Avenue West.

A notice of appeal must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 2, 2016.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Should the by-law be appealed, persons or public bodies who wish to receive notice of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing can receive such notice by submitting a written request to the planner identified below.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the by-law and a description of the lands to which the by-law applies are included.

The land to which the proposed by-law applies is subject to an application to amend an official plan, file number: D01-01-15-0006. http://www.ottawa.ca

Dated at the City of Ottawa on February 11, 2016.

Clerk of the City of Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW 2016-47 By-law 2016-47 amends the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250. The zoning by-law amendment affects multiple properties in the Village of Manotick generally located in the village core and various park locations. This is a city-initiated zoning by-law amendment resulting from update of the Manotick Secondary Plan.

By-law 2016-47 implements the land use plan and associated policies found in the Manotick Secondary Plan adopted by City Council on January 27, 2016. The zoning by-law amendment generally affects properties along Manotick Main Street, Bridge Street, in the historic village area, the non-residential area west of Manotick Main Street, the Mews, and certain park locations.

The amendment will generally extend the VM (Village Mixed-Use) zone to the north and south along Manotick Main Street; prohibit uses in the VM zone that do not support a pedestrian-oriented mixed-use core; permit an increased gross leasable area at the Mews; re-affirms the future use of parks; re-zone properties and refines lists of permitted uses to be in keeping with the land use plan; and removes the Village Residential Enterprise overlay that applies to parts of the village core.

For further information and details, please contact: Rose Kung, Planner Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 13124 E-mail: rose.kung@ottawa.ca.

helping the hospital out,” she said.

“It’s wonderful, honestly … Although they couldn’t help me, when I first started I never went to CHEO before, and it’s just been great working with my friends and doing this all together.”

The event takes place Feb. 13, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Kailash Mital Theatre at Carleton University. To purchase tickets or for more details, contact the Ottawa and Kanata Music Academy at kanatamusicacademy.com.

IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto for the purposes of the widening and renewal of Main Street (the “Main Street Renewal Project”) between Echo Drive and the Mcllraith Bridge, including facilitating the construction, use, operation, installation and maintenance of an improved right-of-way, cycling and pedestrian corridors, bus stops, curbs, retaining walls and landscaping features, and including the re-grading of the right-of way and relocation of any utilities, and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Main Street Renewal Project.

The Property Sketches referred to in Schedule A forming part of this Notice, are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto.

Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice.

The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa ON K1P 1J1.

The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa ON K1P 1J1.

Dated at Ottawa this 15th day of December, 2015.

CITY OF OTTAWA Gordon E. MacNair Director, Real Estate Partnerships & Development Office This Notice first published on the 17th day of December, 2015.

Schedule A Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1. Part of PIN 04204-0148, being part of Lot E, Plan 150, East side of Main Street, As in N690153; Geographic Township of Nepean, Now City of Ottawa, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 17792-2.dgn.

2. Part of PIN 04203-0001, being part of Lot 1 & Lot 2, Plan 28, As in N690153; Geographic Township of Nepean, Now City of Ottawa, Subject to an Easement in favour of Rogers Cable Communications Inc., as in OC343464, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 17792-4.dgn.

3. Part of PIN 04203-00726, being part of Lot 17 Plan 28, save and except Part 1 Plan 4R14071, Ottawa, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 17792-8.dgn.

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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

Feb. 11

The Ottawa South Women’s Connection will be hosting its next event on Feb. 11, 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.

Local author Anne Raina will talk about her book, Clara’s Rib, the true story of a young girl coming of age in a tuberculosis hospital in Ottawa in the 1940s and ‘50s at the Greenboro library branch. Discover why, when Clara left the hospital for the last time, one of her own ribs was packed in her suitcase.

The talk takes place at Feb. 11, from 2 to 3 p.m. Registration is not required. For details, call 613-580-

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Feb. 12

Teens are invited to enjoy an ‘unValentine’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.

An employment and career consultant with Employment Ontario will provide tips on creating a tailored job-specific resume, electronic resumes for online job searching and information on how to tap into the hidden job market. The Job Search Strategies Workshop takes place Feb. 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Greenboro library branch. Register online at biblioottawalibrary.ca, or call 613-580-2940 for details.

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

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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 613-749-8897.

For details, visit gardenontario.org/ site.php/glouster/about/meetings/.

A public presentation, “Food Security - Food Access and Food Systems in Ottawa,” will be given

by Kaitrin Doll, anti-poverty coordinator with the Rideau- Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre, Moe Graham, executive director of Just Food, and community member Carissa Davis. The presentation happens Feb. 16 at noon at the Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. A light lunch will be available. The Ottawa Council of Women, which is hosting the information session, works to improve the lives of women, families and communities. For details, call 613731-2739.

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The Ottawa Family History Centre, which is part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is offering a free series of genealogy classes beginning Feb. 17. Classes will be held in the Family History Centre at 1017 Prince of Wales Dr. on Wednesdays, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., for eight weeks. Basic research techniques will be discussed as well as learning to do online research and making use of genealogy portals, which are available on the centre’s computers. Several field trips in town will also be part of the course material. If you are interested in attending or for more details email familyhistory878@gmail.com.

Feb. 18

Learn how to create a profile in LinkedIn to attract more viewers and learn how to use available tools, such as advanced search, company pages and groups to spread your business’ message. This session is ideal for people who have a LinkedIn profile but are not certain about what is possible in the businessoriented social networking service.

Presented in partnership with John Lepore of WSI Web Marketing, the event takes place Feb. 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Greenboro library branch. Please register online at biblioottawalibrary.ca, or call 613580-2940 for details.

Feb. 22

Are you a parent of a military member? If so, register for our Feb. 22 meeting. This month’s discussion will arm your toolbox with some tips and tools needed to be mentally ready and strong to face the military lifestyle with your loved one. To register, ask for Heather Cudmore-McCarthy at the Military Family Resource Centre of National Capital Region by calling 613-998-4888.

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Jackpot Hotline: 613-226-1741 Supporting over 30 charities for over 21 years including: Guide Dogs for the Blind Ontario March of Dimes, various Royal Canadian Legions and Cystic Fibrosis

The Harmony Club for 60+ Seniors will meet on Feb. 24 at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr., from 1 to 2 p.m. Congregation member Gunter Kurz will present, “Camino de Santiago: A Journey of a Million Steps,” about his experience in hiking the El Camino pilgrimage route in northern Spain.

All seniors in the community are welcome to attend this event. Prior notice is not required. The church is wheelchair accessible and parking is free. For more information, call 613-733-3156, ext. 229.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Construct 6. Seal 12. Last from Kent Haruf 16. A public promotion 17. Acutely insightful and wise 18. Yemeni riyal 19. __ Lang (country singer) 20. Blue Hen school 21. Decaliter 22. Point midway between S and E 23. 12th Greek letter 24. One point S of SE 26. Pools 28. Notes of hand 30. Algerian dinar 31. Metal cooking vessel 32. Short poking stroke 34. Mountain Standard Time 35. Dark hairs mixed with light 37. Hosts film festival 39. Frost

40. Former moneys of Brazil 41. Bodily perceptions 43. Baseball great Ty ___ 44. Before 45. __ Caesar, comedian 47. Containerful 48. Expression of uncertainty 50. Tells on 52. Bones 54. As fast as can be done (abbr.)

56. Singer Jolson 57. Atomic #73 59. Pigeon sound 60. Jr’s. father 61. 6th tone 62. Debt settled (abbr.)

63. Contrary 66. Chinese tennis star Na 67. 44th First Lady 70. Methyl phenol 71. Avid applause CLUES DOWN

1. Started growth 2. Biblical Sumerian city 3. Where Alexander defeated Darius III 4. Something to be borne or conveyed 5. Removed earth 6. Traveled by water 7. Hirobumi __, Japan 8. Antelopes 9. Japanese emigrant’s offspring 10. For instance 11. T cell glands 12. Acorn trees 13. Burdened 14. Wound deformity 15. Has faith in 25. Title of honor 26. Someone 27. Pouch 29. Comprehensive 31. Separates with an

instrument 33. Noble 36. US, Latin America, Canada 38. Snoot 39. About heraldry 41. Angel 42. Female sibling 43. Former OSS 46. Stressed-unstressedunstressed 47. An imperfectly broken mustang 49. Call out 51. A long scarf 53. Coconut fiber 54. Scene of sports & events 55. Bodily suffering 58. Cloths 60. A way to agitate 64. No seats available 65. Linen liturgical vestment 68. Atomic #103 69. Home screen

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

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, if you assumed you were right on track, you soon will see why it isn’t safe to assume. Do not take anything for granted and consider all potential outcomes.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Interpersonal dynamics are constantly changing, and you may have a challenging time wrangling in your relationship to where it feels comfortable, Taurus.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, even if you are uncertain about someone’s intentions, it is best to give that person the benefit of the doubt. However, an ounce of skepticism never hurt anyone.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, it is better to make your choices sooner rather than later this week. Putting decisions off only complicates matters. It may be an anxious time, but you will pull through.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Stop worrying about how others see you, Leo. This week own up to your Here’s How It Works: beliefs, even if they seem to go against the norm. You may be surprised at the support you receive.

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric Virgo, a hectic week leads to lots of demands on your time. Take things clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! one task at a time and do not be afraid to say “no” if you feel you are overwhelmed.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, frustration at work may not be directed at any one person, and you can’t let it consume your life. Make the frustration work to your advantage instead.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Romantic thoughts this week will have you on a mission to spend quality time with a loved one, Scorpio. You may do everything in your power to be near your significant other.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Don’t try to erect barriers, Sagittarius. This week you have to let someone in and unburden some of the problems or thoughts that have been weighing you down.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Accomplish something important based on what you learn this week, Capricorn. Keep your eyes and ears open to all of the possibilities around you.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Try not to take the easy way out, Aquarius. When faced with some tough questions, stay strong and true to yourself. You will be happier in the long run if you do so.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, take some time off if your job seems like a headache this week. If you have the time, enjoy a long weekend or a short jaunt during the week.

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