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Staffing shortage puts handcuffs on missing person unit Erin McCracken

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The temporary reassignment of one of two of the Ottawa police department’s investigators who handle thousands of missing person investigations every year has

left the unit even more short-staffed than usual.

As a result, Sgt. Reno Rushford, who heads up the unit, and his lone investigator, are unable to focus on unsolved cold cases.

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Accused arsonist was moving between homes gutted by fire: police

Firefighters combat smoke and flames at a home on Walkley Road on Feb. 28, that police later said was the result of arson. A 78-yearold male suspect has been charged in connection with the Walkley Road fire and another fire that gutted a home later the same day on Leitrim Road.

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An elderly man accused of setting fires at two houses he was renting at the time was charged with two counts of arson causing damage to property on March 2. .

A 78-year-old Ottawa man, who is known to Ottawa police, was arrested the same day flames ravaged two homes just hours apart on Feb. 28, first at 1248 Walkley Rd. and then at 4100 Leitrim Rd. “He was transitioning from Leitrim Road to Walkley Road,” said Sgt. Dave Christie, Ottawa police arson investigator.

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It’s believed the suspect had been living at the Leitrim address, located just west of Ramsayville Road, for about two decades before he recently began moving into a single-family home on Walkley Road at Banff Avenue.

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that the windows at the back of the residence had blown out and flames could be seen at the rear of the house.

Damages to the structure and contents are estimated at $325,000.

It was there that several witnesses reported seeing a male suspect leave the scene in a van while the house fire was in its early stages, Christie said.

“So that certainly led to the suspicion,” he added.

The witnesses were able to identify the male suspect for investigators.

But it wasn’t until after emergency crews knocked down another large fire at a single-family home on Leitrim Road, which had been reported a few minutes before 1 p.m. later that same day, that police announced the two fires were related and an arrest had been made.

Patrol officers pulled over the suspect in his vehicle following a brief pursuit that ended at Highway 417 and Pinecrest Road.

“Based on his proximity, fire patterns and observations at the scene and what I believe to be the use of an accelerant, it led us to believe that both fires were deliberately set,” Christie said.

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An examination of both locations revealed telltale fire patterns and evidence of ignitable liquids, he said, but noted exhibits have been sent to the Centre for Forensic Sciences for analysis.

Those results are expected back in three to four weeks.

Damages to the Leitrim home were initially estimated at $350,000, but have since been assessed at closer to $450,000 to the structure and contents.

The house is a total write-off and will have to be demolished, said Christie.

Police only laid charges – two counts of arson causing damage to property – against the suspect on March 2 after he was discharged from hospital. He had been receiving treatment for burns, which Christie said were not serious.

Investigators are not seeking any additional suspects in connection with the case, nor are further charges expected. The Ottawa man was released on a promise to appear in court. Police said his court date will be held sometime later this month.

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A robbery suspect is seen in video surveillance footage approaching a counter in a convenience store in the 4000-block of Bridle Path Drive on Feb. 24. sharp lines that require regular upkeep.

“It’s low on the face and kind of rides the periphery of the jaw,” Haarbosch said of the man’s beard, while looking at the image of the suspect taken at the Bridle Path Drive store.

Police are hoping someone can identify him by recognizing either him or the unique Cannondale-brand cycling jacket he wore during the Bridle Path Drive robbery.

“I don’t think there’s too many people (who wear that), especially this time of year,” Haarbosch said.

The suspect was also wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt under the black jacket, which featured a green vertical stripe along the zipper line. He also had on a light-coloured baseball cap and sunglasses.

Police are encouraging anyone with information about the suspect or the crimes to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116.

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The same armed suspect is likely behind robberies at two convenience stores in Blossom Park and Nepean, according to Ottawa police.

In the first case on Feb. 24 at 8:35 p.m., a lone male entered a store in the 4000-block of Bridle Path Drive in the Blossom Park neighbourhood. He was holding a handgun as he walked into the store and approached the clerk behind the counter, said Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, who oversees the robbery unit.

After demanding the clerk hand over cash, the suspect was given an undisclosed sum. He was in and out of the store in just minutes, Haarbosch said.

The next day on Feb. 25 at 9:25 p.m., police believe the same suspect struck again, robbing a convenience store in the 800-block of Meadowlands Drive, just west of Prince of Wales Drive in Nepean.

This time though, the suspect pulled out a handgun after the employee refused to hand over cash, Haarbosch said.

The suspect escaped with an undisclosed quantity of money and was last seen running westbound on Meadowlands Drive.

There were customers were in the store at the time, but no one was injured.

Haarbosch said police typically recommend store staff give the suspect what they are seeking “to mitigate any possibility of (the situation) escalating and getting into the possibility of injuries as a result.”

There are a number of reasons why police are linking the two robberies.

“The photos (are) of sufficient quality, that along with suspect description, and the way the crimes were carried out – we’re satisfied that it’s the same guy,” said Haarbosch.

The English-speaking suspect is described by police as a Caucasian male, between 20 and 30 years old, five-foot-eight to fivefoot-10, with a slim to medium build. He had dark hair, and did not speak with an accent.

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Diane Deans Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward

21st Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast I was pleased to host my annual International Women’s Day breakfast on March 8 to celebrate and recognize the women in Gloucester-Southgate Ward and the City of Ottawa. The event was a great success bringing together local women of influence and women from the community in celebration of our achievements.

My special guest speaker, former CTV News Ottawa anchor Kimothy Walker, was an inspiration through her message of the power of women to build a brighter future. Kimothy’s passion for advancing the status of women in our society and her vitality for life and her career were evident and appreciated by all. I’d like to thank everyone who came out to my event for supporting this important cause.

City of Ottawa Spring Maintenance Spring is just around the corner, and the City of Ottawa is already busy repairing our streets and preparing for the season ahead. The City will be mending potholes to ensure driver and cyclist safety, which is routine to see this time of year given the change in temperatures.

Residents are encouraged to report potholes to Ottawa. ca or by calling 3-1-1.

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Experience your City this March Break With every child’s favourite week approaching, there are numerous fun, family-friendly activities to take part in this March Break from March 14-18.

Senators seek ways to cut the fat Michelle Nash

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A Senate report on obesity did not sugar coat the problem – it is becoming a major Canadian crisis.

The standing senate committee on social affairs, science and technology released its report on obesity at the Taggart YMCA in Centretown on March 1. Committee members Senators Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie and Art Eggleton presented the report, calling on all levels of government to lead Canadians to a leaner future.

“We need a national campaign to stop obesity,” Eggleton said.

The report highlights 21 recommendations to help promote healthy lifestyles, which include: • updating Canada’s food guide, • banning advertising food and drink to children, • a possible tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

“Obesity is not only leading to poor health for far too many Canadians, but it is also resulting in increased health care costs for all of us,” Eggleton said. “It is paramount that all levels of government come together to create a national campaign to combat obesity.”

According to the report, almost twothirds of Canadian adults are now either overweight or obese and 33 per cent of children are overweight or obese. This, Eggleton said, has direct and indirect health care costs estimated between $4.6 billion and $7.1 billion in this country annually.

The report also found that the situa-

tion for Canada’s aboriginal population is very concerning.

Thirty-five per cent of adults in aboriginal communities are overweight and 35 per cent are obese, while 63 per cent of children under 11 are overweight or obese. The committee said this can be attributed to the lack of safe drinking water, the continually rising cost of perishable foods in Northern and remote communities, and government subsidies for fresh foods under the Nutrition North program that are not working.

The committee said the answer is simple – make changes today that can positively impact individuals’ future.

“We all have a role to play,” said Ogilvie.

Creating and implementing a national strategy, which should include goals, timelines and progress reports, can accomplish positive change, Ogilvie said.

“These measures will make a difference,” he said.

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The proposed sugar tax on sugarsweetened and artificially sweetened beverages is not about a new way to make a profit for government funding, Ogilvie said.

“The purpose is to get people to think twice,” he said.

The senator said the tax could help fund other nutrition programs, and make healthy foods more affordable via food subsidies or the removal or reduction of existing taxes.

The recommendation calls for the federal government to conduct a study on

the potential sugar tax and report back to the Senate committee at the end of this year.

Held at the local YMCA gym, Ogilvie commended the organization for its current efforts in making a difference promoting healthy eating and lifestyle.

Rob Adams, associate vice-president of childcare and camp youth engagement said the Centretown Taggart YMCA has made fighting obesity a top priority. Adams said the Y’s children’s programs and services aim to teach its children physical literacy and healthy eating.

“It’s about having kids engage in healthy choices on a day-in, day-out basis,” Adams said.

Bob Gallagher, president of the YMCA, said the organization has always been in the business of modeling healthy lifestyles for its members.

“It’s not about designing only for adults,” Gallagher said. “It’s the impact on the whole family. We are about working with the community.”

Adams said that for families or individuals who can not afford a membership, there are options, including the YActive Assist – a fee assistance program which adjusts memberships fees based on what individuals can afford.

“We work to break down barriers,” Adams said.

Adams said 15 per cent of its Ottawa membership is receiving assistance.

When it comes to the recent report, both Adams and Gallagher hope the obesity report will gain public attention. “ It’s about taking small steps,” Gallagher said. “We need to start working with kids today.”

The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum at the Experimental Farm is hosting Barnyard Break, where children can learn about butter making, the science of maple taffy, and meet all the barn animals. Not for the faint of heart, the Canadian Museum of Nature will be presenting bilingual cooking demonstrations with real bugs.

For a week of kid-friendly fun, there are still some openings with the City’s March Break camps. Browse through preschool camps for the little ones in neighbourhoods around the city, art and dance camps, robotics and science-themed camps, activities for all types of sports, and many more. Visit Ottawa.ca to see what camps still have open spots and to register.

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More women should reach for the top: Deans Erin McCracken

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Women not only can make it to the top, they are needed there, said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, one of five women serving on the 24-seat city council.

“I think that is starting to resonate,” she said during her annual celebration to mark International Women’s Day on March 8.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has helped reinforce that message with his appointment of an equal number of women and men to cabinet, she told the crowd of women who gathered in the ballroom at a high-rise on Rivergate Way. “But we still have a long way to go. In 2015, the World Economic Forum predicted that it would take – get this – until 2133 to achieve global gender parity.”

The theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘pledge for parity.’

“Tell me if I’m asking too much – I for one am not willing to wait 117 years for women to

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Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, centre, hosted her annual International Women’s Day celebration on March 8, bringing together dozens of women, including Lynne Hamilton, left, national chair of Equal Voice, Eva MacLeod, Hunt Club Park-area resident, Kimothy Walker, former CTV News Ottawa anchor, and Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson. take up 50 per cent of the seats on Ottawa city council,” said Deans. “I think we can do better than that.”

The United Nations is campaigning to speed that up, and Deans said it’s possible that Ottawa city council could see an even gender split by 2030.

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In 2015, 56 per cent of Canada’s largest companies adopted policies to address the deficit of women on their boards, which Deans said is encouraging. But that leaves more than 40 per cent that still need to embrace

new policies.

Research shows those women in leadership roles are making a huge difference.

But worldwide, half of women are unemployed and those who do have paying jobs make three-quarters of what their male colleagues earn in the same position and with the same education, she said while wearing a white Equal Voice Tshirt with the words “… because it’s 2016.”

During Deans’ event, organizers with Equal Voice announced a new three-week social media campaign to drive home the message that more women need to be elected at all levels of political office in Canada.

The campaign coincides with a fundraising sale of T-shirts.

“While we have come so far ... we’re not there yet,” said Kimothy Walker, former longtime CTV News Ottawa anchor, who served as the keynote speaker during Deans’ celebration.

“We’re spreading the message that the time is now.”

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If you’re a mother, you can safely double the time you spend cleaning and caring for the home and those in it. And while the gender gap is narrowing in Canada, men are still doing less than women, even in couples where both partners work.

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Get him to wash your delicates and you’re clear on a number of fronts.

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At the end of the ad, the father writes a letter, apologizing to his daughter for reinforcing gender stereotypes in the home by never helping her mother

with the housework. The ad is complete when the old man returns home and insists on doing his own laundry.

Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, summed up the meaning behind the ad quite nicely.

“The real win is the way they are changing stereotypes and showing that a more equal world would be a better world for all of us,” Sandberg wrote on her Facebook page, tagging “#Dads #ShareTheLoad and #LeanInTogether for equality.”

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Researchers in the U.S. found that marriage created a housework hierarchy.

According to a University of Michigan study, marriage creates seven hours of extra housework each week for a woman.

A man, meanwhile, is saved an hour of chores each week when he “takes a wife.”

No surprise that when children are added to the equation, women are ever more likely to be dust-busting their way around the house.

“They found that young single women did the least amount of housework, at about 12 hours a week. Married women in their 60 and 70s did nearly twice that amount, while women with more than three children spent 28 hours a week cleaning, cooking and washing,” Reuters reported at the time of the study’s release.

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Gates pulled 2014 U.S. data from the OECD’s gender, institutions and development database and cross-referenced with more nuanced numbers to demonstrate that the gender gap starts in childhood and is perpetuated by the media.

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We have yet to pronounce full equality on the home front.

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or decades the people of Ottawa – if not all of Canada – have dealt with a form of taxation without representation.

The National Capital Commission bills its responsibility as making the capital “a dynamic and inspiring source of pride for all Canadians, and a legacy for generations to come.”

It’s a lofty goal, paid for by all Canadians.

The decisions of the NCC board may often puzzle the locals, but without the NCC, Ottawa would be planned from a purely municipal outlook, when it certainly deserves a greater world view.

This is the capital city for all Canadians.

Unfortunately, the NCC has had to deal with federal governments that also believe in political interference, governments that have considered short-term political expediency the trump card, forgetting the “legacy for generations to come” part that is a function of taking a long-term view.

Big plans and big budgets can draw our focus to the short term; we want what we

want, and we want it now.

Those big plans and budgets also make politicians – who must keep their eyes on getting re-elected – over-excited, ready to build themselves a legacy.

Every decision made by the NCC should be taken with the long-term implications as its primary focus. We are all here on a temporary basis. With a clean slate, the Trudeau government has set new and welcome parameters for the NCC. That doesn’t mean there will be no political interference, but it has already delivered some good news.

Someone in the federal government has realized that the NCC’s physical jurisdiction actually overlaps that of local governments in two provinces.

The mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau are now non-voting members of the NCC board of directors.

That this is a new situation, when the NCC has been around since 1959, is shocking. But what’s done is done. Bring on the clean slate.

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t is almost comical, the disputes we get into over how to protect ourselves from ourselves.

Many difficult situations, not to mention a lot of arguing, could be prevented if we just behaved better, but that is not our nature.

Here are a couple of examples – noise bylaw enforcement and photo radar.

In a perfect world we wouldn’t need them.

But people drive too fast and people have parties and people who have parties have neighbours.

In days gone by, this situation was dealt with by a combination of bylaw officers and police.

But now there is talk of scaling back, with some residents fearing that no one will show up to ask

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If there were a larger police force, there would be less need to drop low priorities – of which noise is deemed to be one.

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That’s the question of too-fast driving in residential areas. Photo radar has been proposed by an Ottawa city councillor and the debate has begun to rage.

There are two issues really: effectiveness and civil liberties. The second is easier to deal with.

While it is true that surveillance cameras, such as photo radar, intrude on our privacy, these would not be the first.

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Would photo radar work? It got good reviews when it was in effect in the early ’90s on Ontario highways, before it became politically expedient to end it.

But how well could it work in neighbourhoods?

You can see it working on major streets, where the buses run.

But major streets are not what concerns parents.

Major streets have stoplights and, in key areas, crossing guards.

What worries a parent is his own quiet street which somebody uses, too fast, as a shortcut, or is just not paying attention.

The driver doesn’t even have to be speeding to be a danger to children playing on that street; 50 km/h or even 40 is way too fast.

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But can you put cameras on every street like that? Well, maybe you don’t need to, as long as drivers think the cameras might be there.

The mere thought of cameras can act as a deterrent to would-be speeders. There are a lot of tricky details to work out, for sure, including the fact that cameras show cars, not people.

But there’s no harm in trying.

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Technology can help track down missing seniors, but the onus is on retirement home officials, families and caregivers to adopt it, the sergeant said.

Available technology ranges from a GPS-enabled cellphone application to door alarms. ID bracelets can also help, Rushford noted.

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“If we’ve got 16 on the board missing ... instead of two people going through and making sure everyone’s covered, I’ve got one person looking at everyone now,” said the 29-year Ottawa policing veteran who has been leading the unit for just over a year.

“It’s very difficult. It’s hard to get in a car and go start seeing people because you have to prioritize, obviously.”

His reassigned officer, who left late last year to help offset the department’s patrol-staffing shortage, is expected to return in May. In his absence, the small team must rely on other units, such as patrol officers and district investigators.

“When they do have the bodies to be able to do go looking for people, then they definitely do help, especially after hours and weekends – they take good carriage of the files,” Rushford said of the district officers.

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Ideally, Rushford’s remaining constable would like to follow up on each case herself.

“In a perfect world, I’d settle for three at the lower end,” he said of his wish for more officers. “I wouldn’t mind four, five, six.”

Three would mean each officer could get out of the office and engage with chronically missing youth, who make up the bulk of the caseload.

“Oh, you’ve been gone 30 times in the last month? I’d love to be able to go and sit down and (say), ‘Let’s have a chat here. What’s been going on? What can we do to make this stop?’” said Rushford.

That’s why building a rapport with those kids who are considered “frequent flyers” is essential, but remains a challenge given staff limitations.

“Right now, with one person doing over 2,000 missings in a year, you can’t get out to do that,” Rushford said.

His unit is dealing with “a sizable increase” in cases. In 2014, the unit fielded 2,500 reports, while last year, it dealt with 2,739 cases.

With a six-officer unit, Rushford said officers could work staggered shifts to cover the entire day and investigate more files.

Despite the pressure, there

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Sgt. Reno Rushford, head of the Ottawa police missing person unit, says the temporary reassignment of one of the unit’s two officers means fewer resources and less time to investigate more than 2,700 missing person cases every year. are no immediate plans to add more officers, said Insp. Joan McKenna, who oversees the unit.

“We will always be investigating missing persons to a certain extent, but we always have the resources should (the risk factors) escalate to another level,” she said. “So we’re not going to augment (the unit) at this time.”

After-hours reports are triaged, with patrol officers assigned to follow up to gauge the urgency of the case and a missing person’s risk level.

Officers from the emergency services unit can be assigned at any hour to search for an elderly person, for example, who has walked away from their residence and may be at risk due to extreme weather conditions. Mental state is also a factor, and missing children are priority cases.

“High risk guarantees immediate attention,” said McKenna. “It all depends on what are the risks of each individual call.”

While the unit’s caseload runs the gamut, from looking into international cases such as a parent refusing to return a child to their other parent in Ottawa, to following up on leads for other Canadian police departments, the majority of the investigations involve youth who fail to return to their group homes before curfew.

Rushford’s unit often turns

to the human-trafficking section to ask officers there to keep an eye out for a missing kid. They have the expertise, experience and connections that make them an invaluable partner.

“My one person can’t do that,” Rushford said.

In 2014, 29 per cent of the unit’s missing person files involved youth living in Ottawa’s group homes. That number climbed to 32 per cent between January and September last year. At least 75 per cent are repeats.

Social media and cellphones have become a means to track down missing youth.

“It’s better now that we have more tools available to us,” Rushford said, adding that activity on a youth’s Facebook page can help police determine if a teen is in trouble.

His unit also relies on human-trafficking investigators, the police mental-health unit, as well as school resource officers, who have proven indispensable in connecting with teens.

“They actually deal with the kids, which is what I’d like my investigators to be able to do,” Rushford said. “But we don’t have the time to do it.”

With an upswing in Ottawa’s aging population, the specialty unit is fielding more and more reports of missing seniors – many of them elderly patients who have walked away from hospitals, psychi-

atric facilities and retirement residences.

But it can be challenging for officers to gain timely access to details that can help officers track someone down.

Police frequently receive conflicting or outdated information about a senior’s medical condition. There have also been times when retirement home staff insist they can’t access a resident’s file without a manager – which can be a roadblock after hours.

“It’d be nice to know when you walk in: What bank does he deal with? What’s his cellphone (number)? Is he on any kind of registry? What is his actual medical condition diagnosed by a doctor?” said Rushford.

Encouraging retirement staff to share relevant information can be a tough sell with some managers uneasy about revealing confidential information.

“We’re trying to save someone’s life here,” said Rushford, adding that a person can be found more quickly and tens of thousands of dollars in police time saved if certain details are shared from the get-go.

With seniors trying to stay in their homes longer, the unit also regularly fields calls about individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s who have walked away from their own homes.

“Fifty years ago everyone on your street knew every-

With the unit’s staffing pressures, prioritizing cases remains key.

Rushford and his lone investigator doesn’t have the time to open or review unsolved or cold cases.

There are files that “we should be looking at once a year ... get fresh eyes looking at them,” Rushford said. “It’s something that best practices would indicate that you would do. However, with our manpower we just can’t do that.”

There are currently at least seven missing person files that have run cold, though there are 11 listed on the Ottawa police website.

Rushford said some of those are being handled by major crime officers, who investigate homicides or suspected cases of foul play. Another seven files involve suspected parental abductions of

children taken out of Canada.

Often times, cold cases, such as that of Justin Rutter, will make the news on the anniversary of when the person was reported missing.

The 14-year-old was reported missing by his family after he failed to return to his Lowertown home on Oct. 8, 2009.

Unless a new lead or tip comes in, the unit doesn’t have the time to sift through historic files, including Rutter’s case, said Rushford.

With a larger missing person unit, more officers could review cold cases and conduct follow-up calls.

“But with one person, unless something specific comes in with regards to it, nothing’s happening,” he said. “If someone’s been missing for 10 years, they’re not as much as a priority as a 14–year-old that went missing last night.”

McKenna insists cold cases are reviewed, and were last examined by the missing person and major crime units more than a year ago before Rushford was assigned to the team.

However, McKenna acknowledged that any followup of a cold case is usually only spurred on by a tip.

“If there is new information that does come forward, then we will do work to follow that up,” she said.

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Mayor Jim Watson said he’s anxious to begin working with the National Capital Commission as an ex-officio member of the board.

“I think we (Ottawa and Gatineau mayors) can bring a unique perspective,” he said. “And we can bring the NCC perspective to council. They are not always right and we are not always wrong.”

The commission announced on Feb. 29 that the board of directors had voted in favour of having the two mayors – Watson and Gatineau’s Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin – join the board as non-voting members.

The city has been asking for a voice on the commission’s board for a long time, namely because the commission’s decisions have an impact on city planning.

Watson said he was pleased the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly worked so quickly on the file. Joly recommended the board amend its

MAYOR JIM WATSON bylaws to include Watson and Pedneaud-Jobin.

“I look forward to attending the first board meeting,” he said.

“I am delighted with the NCC’s decision to invite the mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau to their board meetings as observers,” Joly wrote in a press release. “In this spirit of openness I intend to ensure that aboriginal people are also represented on the commission’s board. Our government is committed to raising the

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bar in terms of openness and transparency, and these decisions are part of an effort to serve the public interest.”

The mayors’ participation will be governed by the same code of conduct, confidentiality provisions and conflict of interest rules required of NCC board members.

A statement from the commission said the mayors would be present during all board discussions with the exception of certain items, including lawyerclient privilege, human resource or privacy matters and matters concerning the official residences.

“The board’s decision today is an opportunity to further deepen the NCC’s relationship with our municipal partners,” said board chairman Russell Mills. “We believe this decision will foster a strategic regional alignment in building Canada’s capital as a dynamic and inspiring source of pride for all Canadians.”

The decision could mean the future involvement of other municipalities in the capital region.

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store at knife point is still on the loose – after one of 29 retail robberies plaguing Ottawa so far this year, according to investigators.

On Jan. 31 around 11:10 p.m., a lone male suspect entered a convenience store in the 4100-block of Spratt Rd. in Riverside South. He pulled a knife, walked up to the clerk at the counter and demanded cash, said Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, who heads up the Ottawa police robbery unit.

After getting the cash, the suspect fled the store.

It was all over in a matter of minutes, and no one was injured.

Police are now hoping images of the suspect taken during the crime will help crack the case, though most of his face is concealed.

“It’s more of a situation if somebody has specific knowledge about this individual that we’re hoping they’ll give us a call or call Crime Stoppers … as opposed to somebody being able to make an identification from the images that we have,” said Haarbosch.

Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian male, five-foot-eight, with a medium build. He may have walked with a slight limp.

He was wearing a purple hooded sweatshirt, light-coloured cargo pants, black gloves and grey running shoes.

It’s hoped the suspect got chatty about the crime after the fact, giving police the break they need.

“Or even beforehand, that he was planning to do it and now that they see the (media) release and (say), “OK, he actually did do it,” and give us a call and share that information with us,” Haarbosch said of getting tips from the public.

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of retail robbery reports in 2016, including a number of instances that were very violent in nature.

So far this year, there have been 29 retail robberies across the city, up from 17 at this time a year ago.

“It’s early in the year, but it’s obviously a trend that we’re going to be monitoring,” Haarbosch said.

“If that trend continues longer, then it’s definitely going to be of concern.”

“If that trend continues longer, then it’s definitely going to be of concern.”

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But even one arrest can make a big difference, helping prevent future crimes from happening, since some suspects reoffend until caught.

“You start to make some arrests and things will taper off,” said Haarbosch.

While robbery is considered by police to be an inherently violent crime, Haarbosch said a number of recent cases have been more violent than police typically see in the city.

“We’ve seen a few more lately where they’ve been a little more aggressive,” he said, noting the example of a suspect who pushed a clerk to the floor and held a knife to his throat while robbing a convenience store on Alta Vista Drive near Bank Street on Feb. 25.

In the case of the Spratt Road robbery, the suspect entered the store waving a knife around, said Haarbosch.

It’s worrisome because anything can happen while a crime is being committed since people react differently.

“It’s always concerning when somebody comes into one of these things with a weapon,” Haarbosch said. “You never know how either one of the parties or somebody else is going to react – the suspect or victim or potentially a citizen that may be in there as well.”

Effort to rally council around CRTC decision falls flat Coun. Stephen Blais says motion would have hurt rural areas Jennifer McIntosh

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A motion by Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper aimed at getting support for freeing up the information highway fell flat on Feb. 24.

Leiper’s motion was intended to show public support for the recent Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ruling that smaller Internet providers can piggyback on existing fibre optic infrastructure created by

telecommunications giants such as Bell.

Toronto and Calgary have already come out in favour of the decision.

But Ottawa’s council wasn’t in favour, with the motion failing by a 17 to seven in the negative.

The idea behind the controversial CRTC decision is to open up the market place for smaller companies to offer high-speed Internet access at a lower rate.

But many councillors felt it wasn’t their place to of-

fer their input on the decision of a federal regulatory body.

“As a citizen, I support the CRTC decision,” said Innes Coun. Jody Mitic.

“But as a councillor, I don’t see the benefit for taxpayers.

It looks like a high-five to them to say, good job.”

Knoxdale-Merivale Coun.

Keith Egli echoed Mitic’s view that the issue was outside of council’s bailiwick.

He questioned why the issue didn’t come up at the city’s IT sub committee and added that outside the public comment period held by the CRTC, he didn’t see what impact a letter of support would make at this stage.

“This isn’t the magic bullet that will lead to cheaper Internet,” Egli said. “There

“We don’t want to create a digital divide in our city. In our lower income neighbourhoods, kids in this city that live below the poverty line and rely on breakfast programs, can’t afford high-speed Internet all the time.”

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has to be some way for those who do the research and development to recoup the money they spend.”

Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais called the move “anti-rural high speed,” and said that allowing smaller companies to piggyback on infrastructure built by companies such as Bell would act as a disincentive for them to expand coverage in rural ar-

eas.

But Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans said Internet access is a public good and it’s completely appropriate for council to have input on an important public policy that impacts residents.

“I am not worried about Bell, Bell will be fine,” she said.

Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney added that

she has spoken with many families and seniors who can’t afford the service.

“We don’t want to create a digital divide in our city,” McKenney said.

“In our lower income neighbourhoods, kids in this city that live below the poverty line and rely on breakfast programs, can’t afford high-speed Internet all the time.”

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All city departments will be encouraged to go green when buying new vehicles thanks to a motion by Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury introduced at transportation committee on March 2.

The motion essentially means that any new vehicle purchased will be either hybrid, or electric, unless there are operational requirements that prohibit that.

In that case, the departments will have to report back to council on why they didn’t go with an eco-friendly option.

The cost difference for a hybrid or electric vehicle over the traditional choice would come from the green fleet fund – which is $500,000 annually.

Committee chair Keith Egli expressed concern that the policy change may exhaust the fund, and impair the city’s ability to replace vehicles.

But public works manager Kevin Wylie said the green fleet fund would only be used to cover the incremental cost difference, and the city would replace vehicles under the regular budget.

Fleury said the move was in line with the city’s updated climate change action plan.

“Right now there’s nothing

to mandate staff to purchase vehicles of equal value on the green front,” he said.

Couns. David Chernushenko and Stephen Blais cautioned staff should be skeptical about vendors’ claims and use examples from other municipalities.

Blais said the hybrid buses the city purchased in 2012 failed to meet the city’s projections for cost recovery.

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The projected cost savings didn’t take into account the distances Ottawa buses travel and the highway driving.

Chernushenko said there’s value in increasing the transparency about the decisions to purchase – or not purchase green vehicles.

If council approves the motion it would be the standard for vehicle purchases for 2017 and 2018.

REPORT A POTHOLE ONLINE It is that time of the year when the snow is melting and the roads are covered with potholes. The City of Ottawa asks that residents report these potholes whenever possible so they can be filled and fixed quickly. Please call 3-1-1 if the pothole issue is related to construction activity, is an immediate hazard to people or property or if it affects your personal accessibility. Potholes can also be reported on Ottawa.ca using the ServiceOttawa tab, there is an option to find the exact location on a map and even upload a photo.

City departments are being encouraged to think green when buying new vehicles. Capital Coun. David Chernushenko says there is value in boosting transparency around the decisions to purchase city vehicles, including eco-friendly options.

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Better Strength, Better Balance! Is a fall prevention exercise and education program for people aged 65+. It is funded by Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) through Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre and is a collaborative effort between Ottawa Public Health and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. This is a beginner level program for those wishing to improve their strength and balance. Participants attend class twice a week for 12 weeks using a variety of simple equipment such as bean bags, cones, stretch bands and balls. For more information or to register please call Ottawa Public Health at 613-580-6744 or visit Ottawa.ca.

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Women’s Wellness Workshops to Commence The South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre is about to commence a series of women’s wellness workshops. Each workshop will be in the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre from 6-8pm, light dinner provided. The following topics will be offered: March 15-Communicating with Youth, March 22-How the City Works, March 29-Nutrition and Healthy Eating, April 5-Celebrating Diversity. Please note that the March 22 workshop will commence at 5:30pm. If you are interested in attending, please register by calling 613-218-0428 or email jacquelines@seochc.on.ca. Alternatively, you can contact Allison Everett, 613-247-1600 Ext. 326.

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Working up a sweat never felt so rewarding.

Hundreds of people worked up a sweat for a good cause, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer survivors during the fifth and final Bust a Move Ottawa fitness fundraiser, held this year at the Ottawa Athletic Club on March 5.

It generated $301,000, helping to bring the final total raised through Bust a Move to more than $1.5 million.

“Everybody has put in so much time and effort and have really dedicated themselves to the cause,” said Jess Palmer, former NFL football player and New York City-based Good Morning America commentator, who served as the event’s celebrity fitness instructor.

The much-needed dollars this year will help offset the cost of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s After the Bell pilot program, that is set to launch this coming fall or next winter, which will allow cancer survivors to benefit from a free two-day retreat where they can learn how to transition back to regular life after they get the all-clear from their oncologists.

Programs such as After the Bell and the foundation’s unique cancer coaching program, which pairs cancer-care experts with cancer patients and their relatives to help them navigate the daunting challenges they face following a diagnosis,

Outdoor Rink Volunteers: Winter Heroes On Saturday February 27, I was privileged to attend, along with the mayor and many Councillors, the annual appreciation breakfast for the City’s outdoor rink volunteers. I was proud to see so many residents from River Ward attend. These men and women do fantastic work, in unfavourable and always challenging weather conditions. Their work, usually in bitter cold and late at night, affords our communities with free, outdoor fun that every Canadian girl and boy remembers in to adulthood.

To the men and women of River Ward who provided exceptional skating opportunities this winter at our 16 outdoor rinks, I thank-you very much for your service.

Hunt Club Spring Food Feast The Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) will be hosting a Spring Food Feast on Saturday March 19 from Noon to 4pm in the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre to help raise funds to welcome Syrian families to the community. The afternoon will include great food, fun, music and friends. Please join Mayor Watson, myself and your neighbours at this great event.

Ottawa Police to Address Distracted Drivers The Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on distracted driving and unsafe lane changes during the month of March. Between 2010 and 2014, there were 25,565 collisions resulting in 6,928 injuries and 18 fatalities due to distracted driving.

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Palmer not only has a personal connection to Ottawa – he lived for almost two decades in Nepean’s Pineglen community, he has also been touched by cancer.

He lost a good friend, former New York Giants linebacker Quincy Monk, to an aggressive form of the disease last November. Monk was 36.

“I went and visited him in North Carolina as he was struggling and going through it,” Palmer recalled. “That’s really when I realized how many people it affected.”

The disease didn’t just impact Monk following his diagnosis, but also his wife and their young children and Monk’s parents and brother.

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“I think (cancer) impacts men and women very differently, physically and emotionally.”

them,” Palmer said, adding that’s where programs offered by foundations come in to provide a holistic approach, helping families cope together.

The After the Bell program will fill a gap for men and women trying to get back to their regular lives post-treatment, he added.

“I think (cancer) impacts men and women very differently, physically and emotionally,” said Palmer.

There may be confidence issues due to physical changes, such as weight and hair loss, caused by cancer treatments, and some survivors might be trying to cope with a change in attitude towards them – something they can seek help with at an After the Bell retreat.

They may be seen as more fragile due to their health issues, he said, when they just want to be treated as they were before they became sick.

Cancer’s impact on Ottawans is staggering, said Palmer, adding that every two hours someone in Ottawa is diagnosed with cancer, and that there are more than 7,000 new cases here every year. As well, every eight hours a woman living in Ottawa is diagnosed with breast cancer.

“You’re not just affecting 7,000 people, you’re affecting 7,000 people plus their circle,” Palmer said of the need for specialized care programs. “So it’s a lot.”

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The city’s sports commissioner Jody Mitic is stoked about the announcement that Ottawa will host its first UFC fight night event in June.

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The city’s sports commissioner, Innes Ward Coun.

Jody Mitic, is stoked about the announcement that Ottawa will host its first UFC fight on June 18.

As to where the fight will take place, he won’t tell you.

“We don’t know yet,” Mitic said. “But it’s probably going to be Lansdowne or the Canadian Tire Centre.

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White confirmed the news on March 4.

Mitic said he’s been work-

ing to bring the sport to the capital since taking on the role of as the city’s sports commissioner.

As the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier national curling championship started in the city, Mitic said his two priorities were UFC and curling, in response to requests from residents.

Mitic said on his first day in office, he emailed Tom Wright with UFC Canada to put the capital on the radar.

June 18 will mark the 20th UFC event in Canada.

Mitic said the UFC has a great practice of promoting the city where an event is be-

ing held.

While he didn’t have the exact numbers on hand, Mitic said, there’s millions of dollars to be realized in restaurants and hotel stays.

Ottawa has a pretty strong UFC community, Mitic said, adding the Ottawa Martial Arts Academy has a mixed martial arts league.

UFC president Dana White confirmed the welterweight fight between Canadian Rory MacDonald and American Stephen Thompson during a press conference in Las Vegas.

The fight will be at a venue that is yet to be announced.

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Board’s inaugural code of conduct policy step closer to approval erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A new policy that would give Ottawa’s English public school board the power to sanction trustees for unethical or chronically disrespectful behaviour is another step closer to becoming reality.

“There’s always been a need to get something in place which clarifies where you get disagreements among trustees, that are personal disagreements as opposed to disagreements over an issue,” said Lynn Scott, trustee and chairwoman of the OttawaCarleton District School Board’s subcommittee that is developing the inaugural code of conduct for trustees.

“How do you mediate that?” she said.

The subcommittee’s five trustees unanimously agreed on March 2 to send the draft policy to the board’s next committee of the whole meeting for debate on March 22.

Once approved, the board would have the power to cen-

sure a trustee who breaches the code, bar a trustee from attending all or part of a board or committee meeting or ban a member from committee meetings for a period of time set out by the board.

“There was concern expressed at the meeting that could be indefinite, and that’s why we’re deciding whether there should be a specific time in there and what that specific time should be,” said Shirley Seward, River trustee and board chair.

Staff will be seeking legal advice on what would be a reasonable period of time.

“Right now, the policy doesn’t talk about any term of time and doesn’t specify that boards of trustees should be judicious or fair,” Seward said.

The policy would not allow a trustee to be removed from the board.

Committee member Donna Blackburn, trustee for Barrhaven and MerivaleKnoxdale, expressed concern that an elected trustee who is barred could be replaced

with a board-appointed representative.

She pointed to the case of an Ontario trustee who was barred from board meetings for three years before she resigned and was replaced.

“There needs to be something in this code that prevents a trustee from being ineffective,” Blackburn said during the meeting, adding this “is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed.”

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Blackburn herself was recently the focus of a complaint by a trustee for remarks made to the media in January, in which she called colleagues who oppose a proposed rate hike for beforeand-after-school programs “whack jobs.” She also dropped an F-bomb.

After receiving a written complaint, Seward said she sought legal guidance on how to deal with it in the absence of a code of conduct.

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New rules would not apply to trustee for past remarks: chair Continued from page 19

“As far as I’m concerned that is over,” Seward said.

“She did apologize. Her apology was accepted and that’s it.”

Once the policy comes into effect, the code would give the board the ability to govern trustee conduct, holding them accountable for illegal or negligent actions, libelous or slanderous statements, or for not conducting themselves in a professional manner.

It also states they should not make personal, demeaning or disparaging comments about staff or board members, and should respect the views of others and not share confidential information.

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The policy also sets out the steps that would be taken once a concern, ranging from the complainant speaking with the trustee whose behaviour is in question to an informal review. If that

trustees.”

Seward agreed, and said in an interview she hopes the board never has to use it.

“It’s meant as something that all trustees can agree with and that in itself, I think, is the real value of it, the fact that it discourages people to do things because the code of conduct is there, the whole board will have eventually a role in approving it, and it’s common language that is understood by all,” she said.

“It should be a deterrent.”

While there is a code of ethics in place, the board of trustees began informally looking at developing a code of conduct during the last term of office, something the province asked all boards to develop a number of years ago, said Seward.

“We’re one of the few boards that doesn’t have one yet,” she said, adding the subcommittee met last June and September, but the process was delayed amid a teacher labour dispute.

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is unsuccessful, a formal review could be launched by the chair or vice-chair and investigated internally or by an outside party.

If a trustee breaches the code, any levied sanctions would require a public vote by at least two-thirds of the 12-member board of trustees.

“She did apologize.

Her apology was accepted and that’s it.”

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Mayor Jim Watson answers questions about the city’s financial status at city hall on March 1.

City council will consider a plan to balance the books for 2015 by dipping into the city’s reserve funds.

The city ended last year with a $42-million shortfall, which city treasurer Marian Simulik said is much better than the numbers originally forecast.

Simulik credited the savings to minimal snowfalls in November and December, as well as the city’s hiring freeze.

She suggested the city’s reserves are healthy enough to use them to deal with the deficit. Even with the removal of $42 million, reserves are expected to hit $267 million by the end of the year, Simulik said.

During a March 1 finance and economic development committee meeting, Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans asked how much of the reserves – that come from sources such as the gas tax – are earmarked for specific items that need to be used for transit projects.

Simulik said approximately $100 million comes from the gas tax, which the city is using to build the light rail the Confederation Line.

City staff plan to do an inventory

of the city’s reserves and report back before the end of this year, Simulik said.

“We haven’t had refresh of them since 2002,” she said. “There’s new methodology out there that takes a risk-based approach to figure out how much is enough. There’s a sweet spot between not too much and not enough.”

HIRING FREEZE

Deans question whether the city’s hiring freeze impacted service levels, and said she wonders what will happen to the budget once it’s lifted.

City manager Kent Kirkpatrick said there’s still a freeze at the executive level, which will be in place until the city meets the reduction targets set out during the budget process.

He said the hiring freeze only applies to positions that don’t impact front line service.

Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley congratulated staff on their “quick action,” to deal with the deficit.

Mayor Jim Watson cited lower than expected water meter revenues, high snow clearing expenses and OC Transpo maintenance costs as unforeseen aspects of recent spending.

“We have reserves for the reason that we can’t always budget precisely,” Watson said, calling the reserves a kind of rainy day fund.

Watson added the budget performance review – brainchild of Hubley and Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli – will help to create an early warning system if a department is in danger of going over budget.

Watson also said the city would review snow clearing standards.

“In some cases we will be increasing the level of service and in some cases, where we are going above what we need to, we will be decreasing it,” he said.

Watson recounted a story from the west end neighbourhood where he resides. A plow was out pushing back snow banks that weren’t really blocking the roadway. He said a review could mean a better use of the city’s resources.

Watson said the city is on much more solid ground financially than at the close of 2015.

“We heard today the reserves are healthy,” he said.

The finance and economic development committee’s decision to use the reserves to pay off the deficit will need to be approved by council.

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United Way inspired by 2015 community builders Jennifer McIntosh

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The United Way celebrated the city’s volunteers on March 2.

The Ottawa chapter adding 32 names to the Wall of Inspiration that sits in Jean Piggot Hall at city hall.

Among those added were former police chief Larry Hill, who was recognized for his volunteerism with the Britannia Woods Community House, Michele Heights Youth Drop in and other groups. Mayor Jim Watson, who has been part of the organization’s recognition committee, said visiting the volunteers to give them the news is like Publishers Clearing House – without the cash.

“There are people from all walks of life working to make the community a better place to live,” Watson said.

Tim Sheahan, a Barrhaven resident who is the vice-president of operations for the Bell Warriors Football club, said that the team came out to a practice to give him the good news.

Sheahan said his coaching career began 10 years ago, when his youngest was in the Tyke (nine to 10 year olds) program. Now his oldest son goes to Bishop University in Quebec, where he plays for the Gators.

“You’re a Warrior for life,”

Sheahan said, adding players are taught about a lot more than football.

Jane Bachynski, who is a board member for the Boys and Girls Club and a long-time volunteer for the United Way, was named volunteer of the year.

Bachynski said volunteers are necessary to build strong communities.

Joseph Cull has spent more than a decade volunteering at the YM/YWCA as a seniors fitness instructor and as an organizer of the popular “Just Dance!” event in support of the YM/YWCA’s Strong Kids Campaign.

He also lends his time and energy to the “Slice ‘N Dice” annual fundraiser for the Hospice at Maycourt, the Cornerstone Housing for Women annual charity event, and many other causes in our community.

Cull said it’s all about putting the “neighbour back in neighbourhood.”

“There’s more to do,” he said.

The 2015 recipients join the names of the more than 750 people whose names have been added to the wall since its inception in 2000.

In additional to the ceremony on March 2, the United Way will host a Community Builder of the Year Awards gala at the Shaw Centre on June 2.

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The United Way honoured 32 community builders from across the city on March 2 by adding them to the Wall of Inspiration.

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

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.

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 30 days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice;

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Part of PIN 04430-0268 (LT) being part of UNIT 72, PL 4D-17, S/T LT449329, geographic Township of Goulbourn, City of Ottawa, designated as Parcels 1 and 2 in Property Sketch No. 18336-2c.dgn Part of PIN 04430-0325 (LT) being part of PT UNIT 65, PL 4D-17, being Parts 1, 4 and 7 on Plan 4R-17172, geographic Township of Goulbourn, City of Ottawa, subject to an easement in favour of The Corporation of the Township of Goulbourn over Part 4 on Plan 4R-17172 as in LT445881, designated as Parcels 1 and 2 in Property Sketch No. 18336-3c.dgn.

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Part of PIN 04430-0325 (LT) being part of PT UNIT 65, PL 4D-17, being Part 1, 4 and 7 on Plan 4R-17172, geographic Township of Goulbourn, City of Ottawa, subject to an easement in favour of the Corporation of the Township of Goulbourn over Part 4 on Plan 4R-17172 as in LT445881, designated as Parcels 3 and 4 in Property Sketch No. 18336-3c.dgn.

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Twins Bronwyn and Sloane Parker came into the world so fast and furiously, their parents didn’t even have time to process the date.

The fraternal twin girls were born on Feb. 29, a date that only comes around every four years, at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital.

Tammy Parker went into labour at 5:15 a.m. at her Carleton Place home, and husband Jamie sped to the hospital.

They arrived at 6:05 a.m., and before 7 a.m. came around, both their twin girls had entered the world via caesarean section.

Bronwyn was born at 6:53 a.m. at 3.8 pounds, and sister

Sloane was born two minutes later, at 3.7 pounds.

“It honestly went zero to 60,” said Tammy, of her quick and early labour. “We both came in flying and freaked out.”

She wasn’t due until April 28, though she had a caesarean section scheduled for mid-April. It’s common for twins or multiple babies to be born early.

She’d even been in the hospital the night before feeling ill, but there were no signs she’d go into labour overnight.

Because of the quick labour, the babies had already entered the world before Tammy and Jamie realized the uniqueness of their birth date.

“It didn’t really register until much after they were born,” Jamie said. “They leapt into the leap year.”

Even though they were born early and will likely stay in the special care nursery for a few weeks, both babies are healthy,

and their parents are thankful for the hospital staff who delivered and have looked after them.

Between the Civic and the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus, 12 babies were born on Feb. 29 this year. Another eight were born at the Montfort Hospital on Feb. 29, so there will be more than a handful of parents who will have to decide when to celebrate their child’s first birthday next year.

The Parkers haven’t decided yet if the twins will celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1 in non-leap years, and said it might depend which day is closer to the weekend each year.

“It’s really cool, and not something we ever thought would happen,” Tammy said. “It’ll be a neat thing to go back and look at.”

There are likely to be a lot of family jokes as the girls grow up as they will only celebrate their first real birthday in 2020 when they are four-years-old.

“It means when they’re 16, I can put a four on their fourth birthday cake,” Jamie said. “And it’ll be a long time before they get the car.”

Bronwyn Parker, above, two days old, was born on Feb. 29, alongside her fraternal twin sister Sloane, right.

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In February 2001, the City of Ottawa completed a Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to review sanitary sewer infrastructure upgrades for the West Urban Community area of Ottawa. In the 2001 Environmental Screening Report (ESR), the preferred alternative identified several projects which would increase the overall performance and capacity of the sanitary servicing for the West Urban Community. The ESR concluded that a new trunk sewer would be constructed to convey flow from the Kanata North area, and the existing Tri-Township Collector (TTC) sewer south of the railway line and the March Ridge Trunk (MRT) sewer would be relined and rehabilitated to extend their service life.

More than 10 years have passed since completion of the 2001 EA and the condition of the TTC has deteriorated. A review of the original EA in the current planning context was undertaken to evaluate the rehabilitation of the TTC and the MRT. The TTC is currently at its maximum capacity and it is proposed to be replaced with a new larger diameter sewer to convey future projected flows for 2021 and 2060. A portion of the MRT will also be replaced and lowered to eliminate the existing siphon under Watts Creek. The EA Review has identified the preferred alignment for the TTC and MRT replacement sewers and confirmed that this revised solution does not present any new environmental implications as compared to the 2001 EA. By this Notice, the EA Review is being placed on the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2000, as amended 2007 and 2011). Please note that only the changes proposed in the EA Review are open for review.

For further information on this project, to submit comments or to inspect a copy of the EA Review report, please contact the City of Ottawa’s project manager at the address below: Adrian Munteanu, M.A.Sc., P. Eng. Infra Assessment Engineer – Infrastructure Renewal Water Resources Assets Asset Management Branch / Infrastructure Services Department City of Ottawa 100 Constellation Crescent, 6th Floor Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 13822 Fax: 613-580-6068 E-mail: adrian.munteanu@ottawa.ca If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved in discussion with the municipality, a person or party may request that the Minister of Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environment assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of the first publication of this Notice. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City at the address below. If there is no request received by April 9, 2016 the project will proceed to detailed design and construction as presented in the planning documentation.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Operations Division Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 This Notice issued March 10, 2016. *Information will be collected in accordance with Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Ad # 2016-507-S_EA TTC_10032016 Ottawa South News - Thursday, March 10, 2016 31

Declining enrolment leads to public school job cuts Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com

Public school board staff presented a report on March 1 that painted a more detailed picture of the positions to be cut in the 2016-17 school year.

The Ottawa-Carleton Dis-

trict School Board’s latest staffing report outlines a reduction of 89 positions, but says that 50 additional cuts are necessary.

Of the 89 cuts, some are positions provincially mandated to meet classroom size requirements, because student enrolment is expected

to drop by 300 elementary students and 25 secondary students in the 2016-17 academic year.

The rest of the cuts, including support staff and administration, are up to the discretion of the board.

See REPORT, page 33

Nepean South Infrastructure Projects Open House Monday, March 21, 2016 Walter Baker Sports Centre, Upper Concourse, 100 Malvern Drive 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Residents are invited to attend an Open House at which four infrastructure projects planned for Nepean South will be presented.

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the projects with the study teams and provide feedback.

Municipal Class Environmental Assessments (EA) These Municipal Class EA studies are being undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. Comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record.

Chapman Mills Drive Extension and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m.

The City of Ottawa has initiated the Chapman Mills Drive Extension (Longfields Drive to Strandherd Drive) and Bus Rapid Transit (Greenbank Road to west of Cedarview Road) EA Study to determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation infrastructure requirements around the Barrhaven Town Centre area. The EA study is being undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act, fulfilling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule ‘C’ project.

At this third and final Open House, participants will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the Recommended Plan. Residents are encouraged to provide comments by April 4. For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca/chapmanmillsextension.

Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility The City is conducting a Municipal Class EA and Functional Design for the expansion and retrofit of the Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility. The existing facility is an online wet pond that was constructed in 1976. The facility will be retrofitted to meet current City of Ottawa and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change stormwater treatment standards and expanded to meet the demands of the development of Nepean South.

At the Open House, participants will learn of the preferred alternative for expanding and retrofitting the facility. For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca/kennedyburnett.

Greenbank Road Watermain The City is conducting a Municipal Class EA and Functional Design Study for the Greenbank Road watermain between Jockvale Road and south of the Jock River. The study will determine the most appropriate alignment for a 610 millimetre diameter transmission watermain including methodology for crossing the Jock River. The watermain will improve water supply and reliability in the Nepean South development area. Planning and construction of the watermain will be coordinated with the approved widening and realignment of Greenbank Road. The study is carried out in accordance with the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class EA. For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca/greenbankwatermain.

Planned Construction Nepean Collector Sewer - Phase 2

MEGAN DELAIRE/METROLAND

The City is constructing a 2.4 kilometre long, 1050 millimetre diameter sanitary collector sewer. Phase 1 of the South Nepean Collector Sewer was constructed in 2005/2006 and ends at Jockvale Road just north of the Jock River. Phase 2 will extend from Phase 1 toward Strandherd Drive and will service the development of Nepean South. Sewer construction is scheduled to begin this summer and to be completed by spring 2017.

For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please contact the project lead or email pgmpublicengagement@ottawa.ca before the event.

For further project information or to provide comments, please contact: Chapman Mills Drive Extension and Bus Rapid Transit Jabbar Siddique, P. Eng. Sr. Project Engineer, Environmental Assessment

Planning and Growth Management 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 13914 E-mail:Jabbar.Siddique@ottawa.ca Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility

John Bougadis, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning and Growth Management 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.14990 E-mail: John.Bougadis@ottawa.ca This notice first issued on March 10, 2016

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Greenbank Road Watermain

Joseph Zagorski, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning and Growth Management 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 22611 E-mail: Joseph.Zagorski@ottawa.ca South Nepean Collector Sewer - Phase 2 Jonathan Knoyle, P. Eng.

Senior Engineer, Infrastructure Projects Infrastructure Services Department 100 Constellation Crescent, Ottawa, ON K2G 5J9 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 16436 E-mail: Jonathan.Knoyle@ottawa.ca Ad # 2016-507-s_Nepean South Infrastructure Projects_10032016

Public school board staff and trustees gather on March 1 to discuss job cuts both inside and outside of classrooms in the 2016-17 academic year.

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Moving on Players with the Ottawa Senators junior development sledge hockey team, in white, faced off against the Mississauga Cruisers during the first round of playoff action at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre on March 6. The Sens co-ed Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario team, which features players ranging in age from six to 20 who have various physical challenges, won the game 8-0, allowing them to move on to the next round of play in Whitby on March 13 against the Durham Steelhawks. The Sens team also includes players who are able-bodied, but who temporarily cannot stand due to surgery or injury.

Report makes job cut suggestions Continued from page 32

The report said some cuts – like those of 27 provincially mandated elementary teaching positions and two provincially mandated secondary positions – are the direct result of declining enrolment.

“In spite of what we thought was an extremely conservative projection last year for elementary (enrolment), we saw that we’ve lost kids at a number of grade levels, not just in the kindergarten grades,” said Mike Carson, the board’s chief financial officer and superintendent of facilities.

While previous reports by staff suggested that 35 discretionary teaching positions should be cut, the most recent report calls for 55 reductions, including 14 resulting from the recently approved changes to French language instruction in kindergarten and the learning disability program.

These 55 reductions include 42 elementary positions, 9.5 secondary positions and four school administrator positions.

Discretionary cuts – tar-

geting positions that aren’t bound by provincial class size requirements – come as the board faces major budget pressures, including the challenge of saving $7 million in staffing costs in the upcoming school year.

The board originally needed to curb spending by $14.4 million, but saved $4.4 million by restructuring the extended day program fee structure, French instruction in kindergarten and the learning disability program.

The board expects to save another $2.5 million to $3 million through service and utility efficiencies, leaving the remaining $7 million. Board staff said that discretionary academic staffing cuts are expected to save $5 million.

RESOURCE TEACHERS

Beyond teaching positions, board staff suggested that discretionary cuts should include staffing at adult high school, elementary level English as a second language, and teachers assigned to help students with hearing or visual impairments.

Staff suggested that 11 learning resource teacher positions could be cut, and admitted that students could feel the effect of that loss inside of the classroom.

“Although this reduction will have some impact on services available in schools … staff will work closely with (human resources staff) and principals to maximize the effectiveness of the learning resource teacher and learning support teacher positions,” the report said, adding that it would ensure “that allocations are equitable across schools.”

Cutting several vice-principal positions is also recommended in the report.

According to staff, the remaining 50 cuts not outlined in the report could affect positions outside of classrooms, like central and school-based administrative, clerical and technical positions, supervisory staff, education assistants, professional staff, maintenance and senior administration.

Board staff will present their final recommendations during the March 22 committee of the whole meeting.

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Big changes coming to Ottawa-area McDonald’s restaurants ‘Restaurant Experience of the Future’ creating 300 new jobs Erin McCracken

erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Big changes are afoot under the golden arches at 25 Ottawa and Ottawa Valley McDonald’s restaurants, leading to 300 new jobs and customized burgers tailormade to your taste buds.

The brand transformation process began rolling out in the region – from Pembroke to Cornwall and east to Casselman and Hawkesbury – over the past month. The new guest experience includes new in-house self-order kiosks where customers can customize their burgers – an experience McDonald’s says “puts burger lovers in the driver’s seat.� “It’s very much giving the guests the opportunity to personalize their burgers – like they do at home, put a little bit of mustard and a lot of mayo, whatever people choose to do,�

Natalie Saulnier, Montreal-

based McDonald’s regional vice-president, said during a media tour of a revamped McDonald’s on St. Laurent Boulevard in the Elmvale Acres community.

The large computerized tablets, which feature debit or credit payment options, allow customers to tap away at a touchscreen and build a burger from scratch, choosing from different buns, including a lettuce wrap instead of a bun, five different cheeses to various patty types, and almost 30 condiments – including a range of sauces and toppings such as jalapeno slices and guacamole.

They can also personalize their favourite McDonald’s burgers – from Big Macs to quarter pounders.

A build-your-own burger, which must be ordered in the restaurant, costs more than traditional burgers already on the menu, with a starting price of $6.99. Some condi-

Natalie Saulnier, Montreal-based McDonald’s regional vicepresident, left, stands with Tammy Curran, guest experience leader, at the McDonald’s on St. Laurent Boulevard in the Elmvale Acres community on March 7. The restaurant is one of 25 in the region to get a new customizable burger service, among other new features.

ments will come with a surcharge. “It’s still fantastic value for the quality of the product,� Saulnier said. “Our history is still to offer value, fast service and just a very consistent experience – that doesn’t change.� “If you’re looking for something different, you’ll be able to experience that also.�

WORKFORCE

ERIN MCCRACKEN/ METROLAND

The changes have also led to the creation of 300 jobs – or about 10 to 15 at each restaurant – including three new positions: chefs, guest experience leaders who greet customers at the door, helping them through the hightech ordering service or to the counter – as well as staff who serve customers their custom-made burgers right to their table. “I think everyone gets very excited with the build-

your-own burger, (and) with the kiosks, but it’s more about the overall experience,� said Saulnier.

The changes were first introduced in western Canada last fall. Ottawa marks the first leg of the transformation of restaurants in eastern Canada.

The plan is to bring the new ‘Restaurant Experience of the Future,’ as it is being billed, to 1,000 locations

across the country by the end of 2017, coinciding with McDonald’s Canada’s 50th anniversary, Saulnier said.

The redesign is meant to give customers a more personalized experience. “We personalize our music, we personalize the way we look at TV. Everything we do, I think, we try to find a way to make it our own,� she said. “So I think it was important to us to evolve to

that.�

Customers can still go up to the front counter to order their favourites. “It’s just a different way to experience McDonald’s,� said Saulnier.

Renovations at each restaurant will cost $200,000 to $250,000.

- With files from Metroland’s Scarborough Mirror.

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• 2 lb (1 kg) beef brisket pot roast • 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil • 3 onions, peeled and sliced into rings • ½ cup (125 mL) stout beer • 3 tbsp (45 mL) tomato paste • 2 tbsp (25 mL) each brown sugar and malt vinegar • 1 tsp (5 mL) Worcestershire sauce • ¼ tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper •1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch • 1/3 cup (75 mL) cold water • 8 onion buns, split PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

Pat meat dry. In ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium heat; brown meat on all sides.

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A

unt Vanetta, I thought, looked exactly like the Queen. With a cloud of snow-white hair, the bluest eyes I had ever seen, and so different from Uncle Johnny, I often wondered what they saw in each other.

With a bunch of other relatives, she lived at 129 Lyon St., all in separate apartments, and right next door to No. 2 fire station.

Goodness knows where everyone slept, because Aunt Lily and Uncle Dick and their son Richard, lived there too. I know all this because once we got the old Model T Ford in a trade, there was no stopping Mother from taking frequent trips into Ottawa and 129 Lyon St. How I loved to visit Aunt Vanetta and Uncle Johnny. It was said amongst the family that Aunt Vanetta practically lived at the Catholic Church a couple blocks away. Rain or shine, she went to mass every

MARY COOK

“It wasn’t above Uncle Johnny, who drove a huge steamroller for the City of Ottawa, to let out a string of swear words, for no reason at all.”

Mary Cook’s Memories morning without fail.

Family gossip also said Uncle Johnny never darkened the church door! He said Aunt Vanetta went to enough masses to bless the entire length of Lyon Street.

If we were lucky enough to be at 129 Lyon St. when she was going off to mass (she often went in the middle of the day too), we were first treated to a lecture on the importance of being “once a Catholic, always a Catholic,” aimed directly at Mother, which didn’t sit well with Father, a staunch Lutheran.

It wasn’t above Uncle Johnny, who drove a huge

steamroller for the City of Ottawa, to let out a string of swear words, for no reason at all. The only one who seemed to take offence, or even notice, was Aunt Vanetta. And her little hand would flutter to her chest to make the sign of the cross.

When I was alone, I tried to do it too, but I could never remember if you touched your forehead or your heart first.

It wasn’t unusual to see Aunt Vanetta off in the parlour alone saying her beads, which I knew were called a rosary, while everyone else was in the kitchen sitting

around the big oilcloth covered table. When the beads weren’t being fingered in her hands, they were kept in her spotlessly clean apron pocket.

I’m not sure if Aunt Vanetta thought there might be a flicker of hope that one of us from out there in Renfrew County would become Catholic, but one Easter, she presented the five of us children with our own rosary.

Mother, once a Catholic, said, “Isn’t that lovely,” and Father vowed to never again darken the door at 129 Lyon St. Of course, that threat was short-lived. He liked Uncle Johnny, and I often saw him laugh so hard that the tears

rolled down his face at the jokes and stories told around that kitchen table.

Often the big steamroller was parked in the yard beside the house, and it reeked of tar, and Uncle Johnny would let each of us country kids climb up behind the wheel, which was the biggest steering wheel I had ever seen, and he would start the engine just so that we could pull a rope that hung inside the cab. That tug would set off a horn that my sister Audrey said could probably be heard on the outskirts of Ottawa.

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When it was time to head back to Northcote, I would be very quiet in the Model T and relive all the excitement that swirled around 129 Lyon St. Aunt Vanetta and her strong faith, Uncle Johnny, who when he talked could be heard two blocks away, and the various cousins and aunts, all living together under one roof. It was like going to another world.

It would be many decades later that I saw 129 Lyon St. levelled to the ground to make way for a many-storied hotel, leaving me with warm and colourful memories of another time and another place.

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The great Canadian sport of curling is set to take over Lansdowne Park and TD Place as the Tim Hortons Brier kicked off on March 3, the same day opening preliminary rounds were set to be played.

Mayor Jim Watson welcomed Team Canada, defending Brier champions, to Ottawa for the men’s national curling championship at a kick off event held at Local at Lansdowne.

“It’s great to have the Brier back in Ottawa,” Watson said. “It’s a chance for us to showcase the beautifully renovated Lansdowne Park.”

Watson said the curling championship will have a $15 million impact on the city.

it all, but this year there are about eight.

“This is the toughest field I’ve ever seen for a Brier, so it’ll be the toughest defense ever,” said Team Canada lead Nolan Theissen. “It’s a whole new set of challenges and a whole new event. You’ve got to work your butt off and try and make the playoffs.”

Other contenders include Team Ontario’s Glenn Howard rink, the 2014 Olympic Gold medal team from Northern Ontario, which is skipped by Brad Jacobs, and twotime Brier winner Kevin Koe of Alberta.

The 2006 Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard, who is from Gatineau, will also likely draw a strong fan base for Team Quebec.

The Brier was last hosted by Ottawa in 2001.

Besides packing TD place for games, fans are expected to attend the Brier Patch – also known as the beer gardens – in Aberdeen Pavillion during the event that runs until March 13.

“To all the residents of Ottawa, come on down,” Watson said. “Come and watch some of the best curlers in the world come and participate in this amazing Canadian tradition.”

This year’s Brier field is especially strong. Members of Team Canada said it’ll be a competitive field, and tougher than other years.

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Sweet homecoming for “Johnny Mo” Brier Dodge

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John Morris might have flown in from Alberta to compete in the Brier, but the Ottawa boy will be a hometown favourite.

Morris, often known as Johnny Mo in the curling world, grew up in Beacon Hill, the son of well-known coach Earle Morris.

So coming back to Ottawa means he’ll have a whole crowd of family and friends in the stands to cheer for his team, Team Canada.

His Alberta rink is two-time defending Brier champions, though it’s John’s second year with the team.

“Love it. This still feels like home for me,” he said. “It just feels awesome to be back. I always love being a part of the hometown team.”

Morris will be coached by his father during this year’s Brier, and Earle will inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame during BRIER DODGE/METROLAND the event.

After his dad spent time coaching Like father, like son. John Morris, left, with his father Earle Morris, in front of TD Place where the Brier is being played. John grew up in Ot- other Canadian and international tawa, and now lives in Alberta. He’ll be curling for Team Canada, de- champion teams, such as the Rachel Homan rink, John said it’s pretty fending Brier champions, with his dad Earle as the coach.

special to be back on the same team.

“He’s taught me a lot of what I know about curling,” he said. “I don’t think he’ll be coaching for too many more years, so to have him along here with us this week, especially being in Ottawa, and him be-

“I always love being a part of the hometown team.”

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ing inducted into the hall of fame, is pretty special.”

Earle said a lot of his role as a coach has been to prepare the team through training sessions and camps, and act as a cheerleader during the event itself. He said he’s also helped John’s friends get outfitted in Team Canada colours in gear the family still has from the Olympics.

John won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

“I like to yuk it up with my friends,” Morris said. “Whoever’s

the most creative in the crowd for (wearing) Canada colours, I said, ‘Beers on me in the patch.’”

Morris said he expected about 40 to 50 friends and family to be out for the team’s first draw against Quebec, and they have tickets lined up all through the week.

While Team Canada is one of the favourites to win the 2016 Brier, it’s a strong field, and any hometown advantage or fan support can help.

“It’ll be good to have that type of support, it’s good to have the fans cheering for you,” said Team Canada lead Nolan Theissen.

Morris said it’ll be a great event for fans, whether they’re his high school buddies out to cheer him on, or casual curling fans at their first Brier.

“Come and join the patch. It’s all about experiencing the live curling action, coming down to the patch after and having a beer or two, and seeing the teams, getting your pictures with the players,” Morris said.

“The TV covers it really well, but there’s something about coming to the patch after that can’t be beat.”

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Meet Dyna (ID# A185899), a patient and easygoing girl looking for her purr-fect match. Dyna is a friendly calico who enjoys curling up in bed with her human companions. She loves her scratching post and hopes her new home has one she can play with.

Dyna gets along well with other cats and wouldn’t mind making a new feline friend in her new home. She is available for adoption from her foster home, so if you’d like to meet her call our adoption staff to make an appointment today!

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

What a difference a thousand makes

Malcolm Gladwell is an amazing writer. In his book, The Tipping Point, he describes, “... that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate.”

In the past year or so, we seemed to have reached a tipping point that Gladwell described. We have seen a relatively small dip in our numbers: about a thousand fewer animals need

our care in a year. This represents a less than 10 per cent drop, but the impact has been much greater. If you visit our Adoption Centre, it looks empty. Well, empty-ish. But here is the thing: we are adopting more animals than when the Adoption Centre and our holding area was jam-packed.

The relatively small dip in intake has had a remarkable knock-on effect.

Combined with other efforts to enhance our processes, the reduction in numbers has allowed animals to become ready for adoption much more quickly and steadily. Fewer animals stuck waiting for medical assessment, for surgeries,

or for fostering means all the animals can be adopted more quickly.

The result is less animal stress from a full shelter, and animals becoming available at a more constant rate, and therefore being adopted very quickly once available — and so the appearance of an empty Adoption Centre when in fact more animals than ever are finding forever homes. It is remarkable.

Of course, there are still close to 10,000 animals that need and will need our care — and need you — every year, but what an amazing result for those that do.

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 Ottawa South News - Thursday, March 10, 2016 45

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

March 10

Ottawa South Women’s Connection “RSVP Min-

istries (formerly Stonecroft Mininistries)” will be hosting their next event March 10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. Our feature is “A Quilting Journey” with Sheila Hills.

There will be a faith story,

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a singer, refreshments, door prizes, and child care will be available. Admission is $6.

Contact 613-249-0919 for details.

March 11

Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus hosts its next macaroni and bean supper on March 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Sainte-Geneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Adults eat for $8 and children 12 and under eat for free.

Proceeds from the monthly dinners will support the service organization’s annual children’s Christmas fundraiser. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Big Soul Project, a wellknown community gospel choir, will present a concert at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr., on March 12, at 7:30

p.m. Organized by St. Thomas the Apostle and Resurrection Anglican churches, this concert is a fundraiser to support the settlement of an Iranian refugee family. Advance tickets are $25 and $30 at the door. For information and tickets please contact St. Thomas the Apostle by calling 613-733-0336, Resurrection at 613-733-8185 or Rideau Park United at 613733-3056.

March 20

The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods and skillfully handcrafted items at the OHS Easter open house March 20, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Admission and parking are free. All funds raised support the animals. For more details, call 613-823-6770, or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

March 21

Garden design and structure will be discussed Top Generation Hall, located at 4373 Generation Crt. On March 21 at 7:30 p.m. Pat Beechey’s presentation will demonstrate how to plan a garden around functional elements. The event is hosted

by the Gloucester Horticultural Society. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required by calling 613749-8897. For details, visit gardenontario.org/site.php/ glouster/about/meetings/.

Ongoing

The Gloucester South Seniors meet at 4550 Bank St. in Leitrim for activities every week from Monday to Friday afternoon. The activities include carpet bowling, chess, contact bridge, euchre (4 & 6 hand), and five hundred. Membership is $15 per year. The club is accessible

by OC Transpo bus 144 and also free parking. For details, call 613-521-7540.

The Ottawa Hospital academic family health team will be leading the Heart Wise Exercise walking program at Hillcrest High School, located at 1900 Dauphin Rd. starting Nov. 2. Join in a walk of the halls in a safe, warm and friendly environment. The free program meets the criteria of a Heart Wise Exercise program and is endorsed by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital. Drop in for a light, moderate or vigorous walking route that doesn’t have stairs and is wheelchair and stroller friendly. There

will also be “Muscle Moment” stations. The walk is every Monday and Wednesday, Nov. 2 to March 23, 6 to 8 p.m. Bring comfortable walking shoes and a water bottle. Pedometers and enthusiastic volunteers will be there to help track your progress and guide you. For details, contact Kim Lavender at 613-798-5555, ext.

13512, or email klavender@ toh.on.ca.

The Strathcona branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosts social euchre every Monday at 1 p.m. and darts on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Bowling also takes place at the Walkley Bowling Centre every Thursday at 1 p.m., with an after-party at the legion at 3 p.m. Call the branch at 613-236-1575 for more information. The legion branch is located at 1940B Bank St. The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or who have experienced a significant life change to adjust by meeting women of similar interests and to develop friendships by participating in a variety of group activities. For more information, please visit ottawanewcomersclub.ca, or call Marilyn Porter at 613-860-0548.

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1. Exclamation that 35. South Dakota denotes disgust 36. Contains iron (Brit.) CLUES DOWN 4. Climbed over 38. Sees what the future 1. ___ up 10. Has 50 states holds 2. Rear of (nautical) 11. Able to move 39. The extended location 3. Purses 12. Prime Minister (abbr.) of something 4. Samarium 14. Cotangent (abbr.)

40. Cobalt 5. A way to take forcibly 15. Particle 41. Dwells 6. On or into 16. Fastened 47. Reprimand 7. Metric capacity unit 18. Wonders 49. Agree to a demand (Brit.)

22. Surpassing all others 50. Talented in or devoted 8. Assign to a higher 23. Provides basement to music position access 51. Gospels 9. Delaware 24. Daily 52. European defense 12. Post-traumatic stress 26. North Dakota organization (abbr.) disorder 27. Related to gulls 53. Edge of a cloth 13. Island 28. Provoke 54. Equally 17. Central processing 30. Lake __, one of the 55. Experience again unit Great 57. Female sheep 19. Pitchers 31. Police department 58. Made vanish 20. Long-winged member

of the gull family 21. Auld lang __, good old days 25. Term of affection 29. They __ 31. Polynesian wrapped skirt 32. Far down areas in the sea 34. Delivered a sermon 36. Any physical damage 37. A Seattle ballplayer 40. Raccoonlike animals 42. Odd 43. Delivery boys 44. Billy __ Williams 45. Icelandic poems 46. A Scottish tax 48. Central Florida city 55. Rhenium 56. -__, denotes past

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

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Without your knowledge, you have made it to the top of a very influential person’s list. This can only mean good things for your future, Aries. Be proud of yourself.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Friends and family who seem meddlesome may have more noble motives, Taurus. Give these loved ones the benefit of the doubt and be glad they care so much.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a big project means you will be working with others in the week ahead. Put your best foot forward and be receptive of others’ ideas and suggestions.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you are full of energy this week, but for whatever reason you are still holding back. Don’t be afraid to unleash that energy and get to work.

Others will be impressed.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Mull an invitation before responding this week, Leo. You can find both pros Here’s How It Works: and cons to accepting the invitation, and taking the time to consider it will ensure you make the right call.

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 healthy sense of ambition will move a project along much more clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! quickly than you or others had imagined. Once the work is done, you’ll have plenty of time to relax.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 A person from your past may come into your life, Libra. He or she stirs up old emotions, and you may need to take a step back in a current relationship. Think things over carefully.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, your ambition is growing, but you are already beginning to feel overwhelmed. You may need to put the brakes on any new endeavors for a little while.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Any business transactions you make this week can have a lasting effect on your financial status, Sagittarius. This means carefully considering every purchase.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, expenses are piling up, and soon your stress levels may be rising as a result. You can use a dose of good news, and it’s coming this week.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Someone is rubbing you the wrong way, Aquarius. Just walk away and don’t let this person get under your skin. Taking the high road will serve you best in the long run.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, the week ahead is full of promise. Your energy levels are soaring, and you are poised to meet new people and make things happen.

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