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A new bylaw that allows developers to split their property in half and build more homes on smaller lots promotes housing not in character with the neighbourhood, according to the Alta Vista Community Association. This corner-lot provision is part of the low-rise infill housing plan, which was adopted by the city in April 2013. Tony Bernard, president of the Alta Vista Community Association,
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5 to program, created in11999 help revitalize blues music in Ottawa, has seen a lot of changes over the years, said Alan Marsden, the Blues in the Schools community program manager. “This is my first year managing it, but from what I’ve seen, working with the program as a supplementary lessons teacher, it’s grown tremendously,” said Marsden. During the first four days of the program, musicians visited Ottawa schools to demonstrate various types of music, and taught the culture and heritage of the blues. The event was open to the entire student body of each *
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15 in charity called Scientists School, where she works as a presenter. Rather than write a fiction story to teach children, Ross chose non-fiction, as she is a science teacher. “Kids these days are tapped in and ready for nonfiction,” she said. “They just know so much more. It’s unbelievable what a four-yearold knows.” The book’s poems teach children about hibernation, migration and adaptation. The book was intended for children in Grade 2 and below, but Ross has been surprised by the number of adults and older children *
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For Cindy Missen Ross, learning to read is as much about the auditory as it is the visual. The Hunt Club resident’s new non-fiction book, Awaiting Winters End, provides an interactive animal puzzle for children. The book gives children verbal clues and partial illustrations about nine mystery animals. “The kids have to use those few little visual clues to figure out which animal it is,” Ross said. The book was illustrated by Ross’ daughter, Steph, using colourful watercolour paintings that depict half of an animal, or just its legs so that children have to work out what the creature is. “My main reason for putting the book together is that young children tend to take their clues from the auditory as well as the visual,” she said. “I wanted them to have
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See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. 2Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet/Buick/GMC/Cadillac car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada from March 3, 2015 – March 31, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available on Chevrolet: Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Volt, Trax, Malibu (except LS), Buick Encore and Verano; $1,500 credit available on other eligible Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles (except Chevrolet: Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS, GMC Canyon 2SA and 2015 Cadillac Escalade). 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Brynna Leslie: getting closer to the dream
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warning to my regular readers: This column may be poetical. I’m currently sitting in a ski chalet looking at a forest. And in this moment, I feel like I could live out the rest of my days here. It hit me in the middle of my winter vacation: There’s a gap between the person I am and the person I want to be. The thought occurred to me one evening, while my family and I were tobogganing on a closed ski hill at sunset. Like something out of a Tom Hanks romantic comedy, a beautiful Nordic-looking woman with blonde, wavy hair emerged at the top of the mountain on snowshoes. The landscape behind her was vast. It looked as though she’d been borne out of the snowstorm, a blonde standard poodle bounding down the mountain at her
BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse side. My husband saw her too. We looked at each other and exchanged a knowing glance. That’s the person he imagines I am on my best days. I’m hardly ever that person, but that’s the person I want to be. Now you’re probably wondering what kind of weirdo wants to be a tall, beautiful Nordic woman on a mountain in snowshoes with a dog that looks like her. Or wait, maybe you’re not. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be a tall, beautiful Nordic woman with a matching dog?
But my thought was less shallow than it first appears. Deeper than the image was the smiling face and rosy cheeks behind the image, and the landscape and the sheer adventurousness of emerging at the 800-foot summit of an otherwise abandoned mountain in a sunset snowstorm. I spoke to my spouse about the woman later. He seemed to understand my infatuation. I frequently suggest we should abandon city life to live in nature. I typically make this statement while we’re on vacation in nature, camping
or kayaking or cross-country skiing. My closest friends and family members know I am a happier, healthier person when I’m active and in the woods. They’ve gone so far as to say I’m a different person in nature. I think the underlying meaning is they like me better when I’m not running the city rat race. The thing is I like nature Brynna better too. I want to be rosy cheeked and happy and mostly away from electronic devices, not just when I’m on vacation, but all the time. I want to look and feel pure. Sadly, I also really like the convenience of walking to the store for milk, and I also have this thing where I crave the company of others. I’m a social butterfly and extroverted. I’m not the type of per-
son who’s content in my own company for more than five minutes, which is why writing is probably a particularly bad career choice for me. But I digress. I see a lot of me in my middle child. He voiced my dream while we were skiing the bunny hill together the day after spotting the Nordic goddess. “Mom, can we just buy a house and live here?” “That would be wonderful,” I said. “I’d love to wake up in the morning and go up the mountain or go down to the lake in the summer,” he said. “The only thing is I’d miss my friends and my school.” Exactly. So the question is how to fill the gap. I decided maybe it’s possible to take mi-
cro-steps to get the daily grind a little closer to the dream. The dream is to wake up in the morning with a coffee and sit on a dock and look at a lake and a mountain. But perhaps the reality could be making a coffee and going for a walk around my neighbourhood, which is rather pretty. The dream is to scrap the daily commute staring at my smartphone for an hour on an OC Transpo bus. So maybe it’s time to join the thousands of Ottawans who physically commute to work year-round. And I’ve got some other ideas too. Vacation’s over later today and then it’s back to reality. And here it is: I may never be a blond goddess with a matching poodle, but I suppose I could be a slightly more authentic me with a somewhat slimmer cat.
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C Transpo has once again missed the bus. Only a few weeks after the transit company came under fire for the postponed launch of the much-heralded O-Train Trillium line, it was singled out for mismanagement by the city’s auditor general. It seems the folks who make sure the buses run on time aren’t doing such a great job, according to a report tabled on March 12 by auditor general Ken Hughes. And soon enough they’ll have trains to run. The company’s cancellation notification system isn’t working, according to the report. OC Transpo uses its website or Twitter account to alert passengers of cancellations of any of the routes across the city. But a survey taken between May 1 and 15, 2014, found the notification of a cancelled route would arrive late a third of the time. “I think the purpose of the notification system is to allow people to change their plans and give them enough time to make alternate arrangements,� said Hughes, when he announced his findings. “If that notification comes one-minute or 20 minutes after
the bus was supposed to arrive then it is of little value.� We couldn’t agree more. Customers shivering out in the cold at their bus stop won’t react kindly to a tweet informing them the bus they’ve been waiting for has been cancelled – nearly a half-hour after it was supposed to arrive. It’s like adding insult to injury. The auditor general also criticized the city for not using an open bid process to outsource its lost and found program. The city should have been issuing requests for proposals to fairly assign the lost and found contract. OC Transpo’s ongoing comedy of errors should next fall under the scrutiny of city council. This year, council actually had the gall to ask transit users to pay more for a deteriorating service: buses are too often late and there are fewer runs thanks to the “optimization� of route schedules. Enough’s enough. If OC Transpo can’t get the job done, maybe it’s time to start “optimizing� management.
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idiculing small towns is a favourite big-city thing to do, so it was no surprise that Taber, Alta., attracted a ton of sneers when it tried to do something to improve the behaviour of its residents. Taber was concerned about things like yelling outside bars, obscene language, spitting and other distasteful stuff. So it passed some bylaws that would fine people for such behaviour. There was a $75 fine for spitting in public, $150 for yelling, screaming or swearing in a public place. Taber also tried to cut down on late-night noise from bars and said police can order groups of three people or more to disperse. Immediately, everybody was all over them, many likening Taber’s situation to an old Hollywood movie,
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Taber were forced on the defensive, explaining that they did not mean to ban dancing or impose a fascist state, only clean things up a little. Some of the measures advanced had been used in larger cities with nobody snickering at them. Calgary bans spitting, evidently. In France, the health minister is talking about banning the use of anorexic models in fashion ads. Mayor Henk De Vlieger tried to be philosophical about his town’s notoriety. “I think everybody knows where Taber is,� he said. “That’s a good thing. So we’ll dwell on that and we’ll tell the whole world what a good place it is to live, work, retire and play.� When you get past all the scorn and snark, it sounds like the people who run Taber have their hearts in
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the right place. Wouldn’t you like it if yahoos made less noise and people didn’t expectorate all over the sidewalk? The best argument against such rules is that the offences they are aimed at might already be covered under existing laws. As for wanting its citizens to be nicer, who can blame Taber, really? In fact, wouldn’t a lot of us, even in super-sophisticated cities such as ours, actually like it if our city authorities were able to ban certain loathsome practices? Admit it. Let’s start with just about anything involving the public use of cellphones. Specifically, let’s ban talking on the phone as you approach the checkout counter and continue talking throughout the transaction. Let’s continue with several aspects of St. Patrick’s Day. How about the hockey shootout? Wouldn’t you like to see a bylaw banning that? Lots of folks are trying in various
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Only one side of climate issue being considered To the editor:
When local resident Dan Black mentioned the uncertainty in the science backing the Wynne government’s plans for ‘carbon’ pricing at the March 11 climate change town hall in Ottawa, the reaction from activists in the audience was fierce. It was as if Black had questioned the existence of God in front of religious extremists. The meeting moderator did not chide those yelling out for their intolerance. Instead, he ruled out further discussion of the validity of the science backing the government’s plans, explaining that such concerns were ‘outside the box’ of acceptable discussion
that had been defined for the meeting. This makes no sense. An appreciation of the degree of uncertainty of a perceived threat is key to rational public policy making. If we knew with near certainty (we never have absolute certainty about future events) that our actions today will cause climate Armageddon for future generations, then the most sensible policy options would be very different to those selected if the likelihood is only medium or low. Focusing primarily on mitigation (i.e., trying to influence future climate states), as the Ontario government now does, is rational only if we have high confidence in our ability to
accurately forecast the future. Otherwise, we should concentrate most of our resources on helping people prepare for and adapt to climate variability in the present, whatever the cause. Yet, in an apparent effort to hide the scientific uncertainty from Ontarians, the government’s Web page summary of the Ottawa town hall omits all reference to the over 10 minutes of skeptical input from the public. Instead, they report only those comments which supported the government’s interpretation of the science, even highlighting the ludicrous demand that “temperature increase [be] kept at 1.5 degrees,” as if humanity could control the climate of our plan-
et like a thermostat. Given this whitewash, how can we trust the government to accurately reflect what happened in the 14 other town hall meetings held across Ontario? This question was e-mailed to Ministry of the Environment spokesperson and Ottawa town hall leader Karen Clark. She has not responded. Via a Web page form, the government encourages proposals from the public, “which respond to our key questions. Comments which are not related to these questions … may be removed.” But the government’s “key questions” are based on the mistaken idea that their position on the science is the only one worth holding. This leaves
little room for those who wish to debate the scientific foundation of Ontario’s climate plans. While justifiably complaining about the high costs of ‘pricing carbon’, the Progressive Conservatives acquiesce to activists on the science. Consequently, Ontarians who are not aware of the debate in the science community about climate change causes, and who see it as the developed world’s responsibility to lead the world to solve important global problems, don’t take the party’s opposition to Wynne’s climate plans seriously. The Government of Ontario should immediately convene open, unbiased hearings into
the current state of climate science, inviting experts from all reputable points of view to testify. And, the next time a member of the public brings up the uncertainty in the science, the government should welcome, and properly report on their input. Otherwise, as I said to Ms. Clark after the meeting, the Ministry of the Environment comes across like the propagandic Ministry of Truth in Oceania, the dystopian society of George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Tom Harris executive director, International Climate Science Coalition, Ottawa
Confederation Line West Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension 100 Day Working Group Solution Open House Monday, March 30, 2015 Jean Pigott Place, City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West 5 to 8 p.m. Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Complete Streets Implementation Framework Open House
Further to the joint announcement between the City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission’s (NCC) 100 Day Working Group, you are invited to an Open House to review and provide feedback on the proposed alignment between Dominion and Cleary Stations. At the Open House you will have the opportunity to view the preferred solution, which is to allow the City’s Confederation Line West LRT extension to run fully buried under the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. This integrated transit solution meets the NCC’s criteria, while protecting the Byron Linear Park and Rochester Field, and meeting the City of Ottawa’s affordability requirements. It also advances the creation of a waterfront linear park.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Jean Pigott Place, City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West 5 to 8 p.m., Presentation at 6:30 p.m. Transit routes 5, 14 and Transitway Routes The City of Ottawa invites you to an Open House to learn more about Complete Streets and the plan for implementation within our city.
The Confederation Line West extension is one of three environmental assessment studies currently underway as part of Stage 2 (Ottawa.ca/stage2), the City’s plan to add 19 new stations and 30 kilometres of rail farther east, west and south of the City.
Complete Streets integrate physical elements creating an environment of safety, comfort and mobility for all users of the street regardless of age, ability or mode of transportation. In the November 2013 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update, recommendations were included to support the development of Complete Streets.
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Spring and Summer Recreation eGuide – Fun for Everyone! Looking for something to do that is creative, active and healthy? The City of Ottawa Recreation eGuide is the place to find your perfect activity. Get active – take a fitness class Parks, Recreation and Culture offer quality fitness classes with knowledgeable staff at the various gyms, aerobic studios, weight rooms, pools and arenas located within your neighbourhood or at our other facilities throughout the city. From aquafitness to Zumba®, we cover the spectrum from beginner to experienced, and from crawling babies to sitting yoga. Learn a Sport for Life; practice your skills and drills and sign up to play the game. You can count on us to activate your spare time. Register for a spring class, purchase a membership, or drop in today. Learn a new hobby From painting to karate, spring is the perfect time to take a class with a friend or meet people with similar interests. Learning a new skill and experiencing different activities stretches your brain and increases your confidence. Learn Spanish for your vacation, take ballroom dance with your partner, or teach your dog some new tricks. Family time action! Spend quality time with friends and family skating or swimming at City pools and arenas. Drop in for badminton, basketball or ping pong. Check out the Recreation eGuide for family classes and workshops this spring. Check the lineup for summer camp
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Seniors’ discounts still necessary: advocate City’s older adult plan to get a refresh Emma Jackson
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A call to retire seniors’ discounts as Canada’s largest demographic also becomes one of the wealthiest should be carefully weighed to make sure Ottawa’s most vulnerable citizens are not left behind, said seniors’ advocate Carol Burrows. The prolific community volunteer – a senior herself – was the keynote speaker at a city event to refresh the Older Adult Plan that has been in place since 2012 to make the city more accessible and welcoming for seniors across Ottawa. On March 18, about 100 seniors, service providers and experts gathered at city hall to “check the compass” on that plan and address outstanding issues for the 2015-2018 term.
“We started out on a path four years ago where we wanted to get to a spot where we had an age-friendly city that was inclusive for everybody,” deputy mayor Mark Taylor said to the crowd. “Now it’s at the point where we hit pause, check the compass again and see if we’re still headed in the right direction.” In the three years since council approved the plan, steps large and small have been taken to make the city more liveable for seniors. With an annual budget of $500,000, city staff tackled 74 action items, including: • 34 extra benches in seniordense areas • 55 more self-serve grit boxes to cut down on winter falls • 12 intersections updated with longer crosswalk times • 18 city facilities retrofitted with automatic doors and washroom grab bars • Printed activity guides and seniors’ resource books • 9,000 participants in a Bet-
ter Strength, Better Balance program • 1,100 seniors trained in computer literacy and Internet safety. On transit, the city reviewed potential barriers like technology and snow removal at bus shelters. OC Transpo’s senior fares were also tweaked in 2012 to make public transit more affordable, and five more community agencies now offer a travel training program to help coach older adults on using the bus. Burrows commended Ottawa for its efforts to accommodate its senior population, but warned that trying to meet the needs of such a diverse group of people will be a challenge going forward. For one thing, Ottawa’s approximately 117,000 seniors range in age from 65 to 100 and beyond – the widest age gap of any demographic – and, accordingly, a range of income levels. See MONEY, page 16
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Seniors’ advocate Carol Burrows was the keynote speaker at a refresher consultation on the city’s Older Adult Plan on March 18. While she congratulated Ottawa for being a relatively welcoming place for seniors to live, she said growing old is “not for sissies” and there is more to do to make sure older adults are being included in civic life.
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The debate over new wildlife protection standards is getting a little squirrelly as city planners prepare to bring their new construction protocol to council later this spring. The Protocol for Wildlife Protection during Construction is the first update to the city’s strategy for keeping birds and animals safe on development sites since the regional municipality adopted a one-page guideline in 2000. If passed, the protocol would apply a new standard condition of approval to all plans of subdivision, plans of condominium and site control plans that are located near wildlife habitat – defined broadly to include everything from tall grass to abandoned buildings, depending on what a wildlife survey finds on site. To have their projects approved, developers would be required to complete a wildlife mitigation plan that outlines the project’s construction schedule – including any impacts on sensitive nesting and breeding times – and their plans to protect wildlife from injury and death while construction work is underway. The mitigation plan would be considered a “living document” that gets updated as construction schedules change, according to the draft protocol released for public feedback in January. City planner Amy MacPherson has been the lead on this file since council directed staff to update the guidelines in its 2013 wildlife strategy. The policy developed in 2000 is out of date, she said, and due to “competing priorities” after amalgamation never had the complementary guidelines and documentation developed to expand on its ideas. The new protocol – now 19 pages instead of just one – is meant to close that gap. Last summer, MacPherson and her team reached out to stakeholders for input on how the old protocol might
be updated. But somewhere along the line the industry side got missed, so developers didn’t really get a chance to voice their thoughts before a draft was created last fall, MacPherson said. “We had a bit of a miscommunication there, which I really do regret,” she said. Councillor Jan Harder, chairperson of the planning committee which will consider the new protocol this spring, asked staff to extend the feedback period by a month to give developers more time. John Herbert, executive director of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association, said the industry is now scrambling to retroactively address what he considers major barriers to construction – barriers that might not have been included at all if developers had been at the table all along. “City staff didn’t have the benefit of industry advising them of what was manageable and achievable and what wasn’t,” he said. He said the draft’s suggested site preparation timeline is a non-starter, because it encourages developers to do the bulk of their clearing and site preparation during a six-week window from late summer and early fall to avoid most nesting, breeding and hibernation periods. The development industry is al-
ready restricted as to when it can build, Herbert said, through legislation like the provincial Endangered Species Act. That law restricts work during certain times if an endangered or at-risk species is present on site, or if the work affects its habitat. And the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act restricts the taking of nests (or trees which contain those nests) if protected migratory birds are present at the time. The city’s current wildlife protocol also recommends avoiding construction between mid-May and the end of June. With constant approval delays from the city always keeping developers guessing, he said it’s impossible to expect they wait until fall once they’ve finally gotten the green light. But MacPherson said it’s a gross misinterpretation of the new protocol to suggest that it requires all construction work to occur between mid-August and the end of September. “It is completely unrealistic to expect that all site-clearing in the city will only occur in the six to eight weeks in the fall. It can’t be done,” she said. “That’s the least disruptive time for most species, but at other times of the years, (the protocol says) ‘here are additional mitigating measures we expect you to be using.’”
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Take the protocol’s stance on pipes, for example: it asks developers to avoid accidentally providing shelter for animals, suggesting workers block off open-ended pipes so they don’t inadvertently become death traps disguised as cozy dens. “There are hundreds of pieces of pipes on a site every day,” Herbert said. “Do we want crews spending the morning taking caps off and the afternoon putting them back on?” But environment committee chairman Coun. David Chernushenko called the draft “reasonable” – and dismissed any laments that “never again will a home be built in Ottawa.” “That’s hyperbole that we have to be wary of,” he said. “It just seems to me it’s common sense practices and I hope that’s the way it will be seen and will come forward. There’s nothing draconian in it.” The Capital ward councillor added that the protocol could have been much more restrictive. “It could have mandated windows instead of guidelines, it could forbid construction during certain periods in certain areas, but it doesn’t,” he said. “It seems like pretty sensible middle
ground.” And the protocol won’t even be enforceable in any measurable way; as a condition of approval the city can ask a builder to stop work if it’s not complying, or illegal tree removal may be covered under the urban tree conservation bylaw depending on where the development is located.
“It just seems to me it’s common sense practices and I hope that’s the way it will be seen and will come forward. There’s nothing draconian in it.” Capital ward Coun. David Chernushenko
“A lot of the information in it is best practice and the only real mechanism we have to enforce it is through the condition of approvals,” MacPherson said. “We do not have a wildlife protection bylaw, nor were we directed to do that.” File She said staff will compile all feedback into The city is facing some pushback from developers over its updated wildlife proteca report for the planning and agriculture and ru- tion protocol, which asks builders to avoid site clearing during sensitive breeding and ral affairs committees, which will likely come hibernation periods. forward this spring.
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As the days grow longer and the snow starts to melt, it’s always exciting to see how eager people are to get outside and enjoy our city. While residents put away their skates and lace up their runners, it becomes apparent how active our city really is. Whether you are an amateur athlete, sports fan or just like to enjoy the outdoors, Ottawa has something for you this season. With the Ottawa Champions bringing pro-baseball back to our city in May and another season to look forward to from the Ottawa Redblacks and Fury FC, Ottawa is quickly emerging as a sporting hub in Canada. Not only is this exciting for fans but sporting events can be a major boost to our local economy, filling restaurants, shops and hotel rooms. In fact, tourism is the third largest contributor to our local economy, behind the high-tech and government sectors. With all eyes on Ottawa as the center of festivities for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, strengthening our tourism industry by attracting major sporting events becomes even more important. That’s why I recently asked city council to appoint Innes Ward Councillor Jodi Mitic as Ottawa’s first Sports Commissioner. With a keen interest and passion for sports, Councillor Mitic will act as an ambassador to pitch Ottawa as a host for high-profile sporting events of all types. With his experience and team mentality, I am excited to see the opportunities Councillor Mitic, working with partners like Ottawa Tourism, is able to bring to the city. Continuing our collaborative efforts, the City of Ottawa and Tourism Ottawa’s “bid more, win more, host more” program will further foster economic and social prosperity within our city. We have made great strides already, securing several major events for 2015-2016: • FIFA Women’s World Cup • Rugby Canada National Championships • Canadian Sprint Canoe/Kayak National Championships • Canadian Little League Championships • Capital Karting Grand Prix The City’s reputation as a premiere destination for major sporting events continues to grow with the announcement that Ottawa will host the 2017 Roar of the Rings curling championship. In addition to its major economic contributions, this will determine which teams will represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Ottawa was also recently named host of the 2016 Brier Curling Championships for the first time since 2001. A major Canadian championship, the Brier is projected to bring more than 10,000 room nights to hotels and over $4.5 million to the local economy. As significant as these economic contributions are to Ottawa, sporting events make an even larger contribution to our city. Each event brings with it, its own community who have the opportunity to experience and contribute to our city’s culture of diversity and inclusiveness. If you would like to know more about these exciting events and many more, visit http://www.ottawatourism.ca/.
Much media attention has been given to the idea that millenials are the poorest generation these days. But Burrows stressed that many seniors over the age of 65 live on a fixed income of less than $25,000 a year, and still need the discounts and subsidies that are currently built into Ottawa’s service fees and transit fares. “Many older people need this assistance to encourage participation in an active lifestyle. Others may not,” she said. “It’s a challenge and it’s a conversation that will need to be held in the years ahead.” With such a large cohort of seniors comes the fear that challenging the status quo on seniors’ discounts could result in an uprising of “angry grey-power grannies demonstrating and singing – always in weird hats,” Burrows said. But the need for the discussion is no laughing matter. “Future policy decisions must be carefully crafted and wisely administered to understand what seniors need while guarding against resentment from younger groups, who in the future are going to carry the burden of support,” she said. Taylor said he doesn’t see changes to the city’s current subsidies structure in the near future, but given that the senior population is expected to double in the next 20 years he expects council will even-
tually have to start applying subsidies based on more than just age. “In 2030 we’ll have more seniors than kids under 15,” he said. “When there’s more people accessing the discount than not, that’s not a discount, that’s just the price.” HOUSING
The accomplishments of the Older Adult Plan to date have focused largely on mobility and accessibility in various public spaces, but advocates are now asking for a larger focus on affordable housing.
“It’s a challenge and it’s a conversation that will need to be held in the years ahead.” Carol Burrows, seniors’ advocate
The plan’s housing accomplishments from 2012 to 2014 included accessible renovation funding for 74 seniors, stakeholder participation in an affordable housing roundtable with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, LGBT education training for staff at longterm care homes, and software implementation to track repair needs in social housing buildings. But Burrows said it’s got to be
about putting roofs over heads. “Seniors’ affordable, supportive housing is a major need in Ottawa,” she said. “Budgets are tight, we all have an understanding of that, but that kind of support needs to continue into the future ... I hope the housing branch and council will make development of this housing a priority for capital funding for the future.” Social services general manager Aaron Burry said about 15 per cent of the infrastructure money coming from the federal and provincial governments over the next four years will be devoted to seniors’ affordable housing across the city. Developers are starting to catch up to demand, as well. “There’s a growing interest with the private sector where the sectors that deal with seniors housing are looking at how they can bring affordable housing to the market,” Burry said. Taylor added that funding for affordable housing is not broken out in the older adult plan specifically, but low-income seniors go to the top of the waiting list ahead of single people and couples. But there’s always more to be done. “We’ve created more, yes, but is it enough? No,” Taylor said. He’s hoping the city’s housing and homelessness investment will jump from $14 million to $16 million as part of the city’s strategic initiatives process this spring.
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Ottawa police stopped more than 100 drivers during a school zone safety blitz on March 23, the first day back to school after the March Break. Police monitored the areas around 20 different schools, which were selected based on statistics and community feedback. A number of the charges, including several examples of the worst driving seen that day, were from parents driving to and from the schools said Const. Jonathan Hall. He said it’s common for parents to be the ones pulled over during the school zone enforcement blitzes. One parent was pulled over going 77 kilometres per hour in a 40-km/h zone – with four children in the car and a suspended licence. Another was pulled over with a muffin for breakfast in one hand and a cellphone in another while driving their
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Ottawa police issued 47 charges during a school safety blitz on March 23 after March break. child to school. “Those two in particular were the ones of note,” Hall said later the same day. “It is common (for it to be parents). Today actually I had one parent – within five seconds of pulling out of the school parking lot after dropping off his kids – he was pulled over for speeding.” He said sometimes drivers develop bad habits and simply need a warning issued as a re-
minder to correct behaviour. “We all think we’re great drivers,” Hall said. “Sometimes we have bad habits.” Police paid attention to speeding in school zones, failure to stop or yield to pedestrians at school crossings, failure to obey crossing guards, failure to obey school bus signs, and distracted driving. Police issued 47 charges and 54 warnings during the blitz.
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Ottawa’s police force has been given the green light to buy another 100 Tasers for its front-line officers at a cost of nearly $196,000. The new Tasers will be deployed by the end of 2015, bringing the number of conducted energy weapons available on the road to a maximum of 39. Right now there are only between five and 15 Tasers on the road at any given time, since most are deployed to supervisors and tactical teams, who don’t always attend calls for service. It’s a tiny number for one of the largest municipal police forces in Canada, a board report said, and a 2013 internal survey found that 59 per cent of the force’s members had attended a call where a Taser was necessary but wasn’t available. The police developed a two-
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“John was the impetus,” McDonell said of her former business partner, who later became a beloved high school music teacher at the Ottawa Technical School. “He was the creative genius behind all this.” Within weeks of MacDonell’s initial idea to host a reunion fundraiser, the event quickly blossomed. “What we’re doing is, we’re taking the spirit of that adorable, wonderful little cafe/bar and we’re recreating it for one night to raise funds to provide support for Sarah,” said MacDonell. The Sarah Stott Fundraiser is set to take place Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at Tudor Hall, located at 3750 North Bowesville Rd. “For one night we’re bringing back lots of friends, lots of people who never knew (John) but just want to support Sarah,” said MacDonell. “And if you didn’t know (TJ’s), this is the perfect time to come to understand what it was all about, because this will be a night of music and a night of singing and dancing for Sarah. “It’s about supporting John’s daughter.” The goal is to raise at least $15,000 to help pay for Sarah’s rehabilitation and prosthetic limbs. MacDonell said it is Sarah’s goal to drive again one day. In the aftermath of Sarah’s accident, a number of fundraisers were launched to help offset
Ontario provides a variety of tax benefits and credits under the personal income tax system so that eligible individuals and families can receive some added—and often much-needed—financial support. Unfortunately, many Ontarians may miss out on tax breaks because they don’t know what they are eligible for. In fact, even if someone receives social assistance or did not earn an income in 2014, they could still be eligible to receive money back. Through these programs, our government is working to help ease the financial burden faced by many residents throughout the community. Some of the Ontario tax credits and benefits include: • • • • • •
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Ontario offers a number of non-refundable tax credits as well, which can help to reduce any income tax you may owe. Most of these credits are similar to federal non-refundable tax credits, although the amounts may differ. Low-income residents of the province may also apply for the Ontario Tax Reduction, which may reduce or eliminate the amount of Ontario income tax payable. To get a copy of the 2014 Ontario General Income Tax and Benefit Package, or to find out more information about filing your tax return, the Ontario Tax Reduction, or applying for other credits and benefits, please visit cra-arc.gc.ca.
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$200,” she said, adding that they haven’t seen each other since 1975. Others have purchased tickets and are coming from outside Canada to attend the fundraiser, which Sarah is considering attending. “It’s overwhelming,” said MacDonell. Well-known Ottawa philanthropist Dave Smith will be hosting the live auction during the fundraiser. Entertainment will be provided by the roots rock group, Moondogs, whose drummer, Fred Pantalone, was John’s childhood best friend. Gilchrist’s 10-piece Samsara band, which includes a horn section, will also perform. The live and silent auction
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, April 14, 2015 – 9:30 a.m. The items listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting which will be held in the Champlain Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca. Zoning – 68 Cooper Street 613-580-2424, ext. 16616 – kersten.nitsche@ottawa.ca
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these expenses. A gofundme.com campaign has generated more than $90,000 towards a $500,000 goal. Sarah is currently receiving rehabilitative care at the General campus of the Ottawa Hospital, closer to where her mother and older sister live in the Ottawa area. In the past three months, MacDonell has been overwhelmed by the generosity shown by residents and business owners. Many don’t know Sarah personally, but were touched by what she has suffered. Some know MacDonell and haven’t seen her for several years, but still wanted to contribute. “I had a friend from grade school give me a cheque for
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A fundraiser will take place at Tudor Hall in April in support of Sarah Stott, who was hit by a train in Montreal late last year.
items that so far have poured in include an Ottawa RedBlacks football jersey signed by quarterback Henry Burris, several works of art, jewellery, fashion items and numerous gift baskets, including one from Mayor Jim Watson. The treasures include a copy of Outlander signed by bestselling author Diana Gabaldon, Funhaven Family Fun Centre passes, gas cards, spa certificates, wine, luggage, a psychic reading, tickets to Ottawa Fury soccer games, the Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa Jazz Festival and theatre shows, as well as guitar lessons. There are also several gift certificates to restaurants and sporting events, golf packages and golf and athletic club memberships. Planning the event has become something of a full-time job for MacDonell, an executive recruiter. She is already looking beyond April 25 in hopes of organizing future fundraising initiatives for Sarah. “I want to keep the momentum going,” she said. Tickets to the event are $20 and can be purchased online at snapuptickets.com, by searching for ‘Sarah Stott,’ or at Compact Music in the Glebe at 785 Bank St. or downtown at 206 Bank St. To reserve a $200 table of 10 in advance, email carolann@magma.ca. For more details, visit facebook.com/sarahstottfundraiser.
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“Challenging implementation.” “Moving target.” “Struggle.” “Chaos.” “Crisis.” Those were just some of the telling descriptions city staff had for the province’s new social assistance system at an update to the community and protective services committee on March 23 – a system that has caused nothing but headaches and extra costs for the city since it was imposed by the province last fall. The new software management system, known as SAMS, was rolled out across Ontario on Nov. 12, and since then issuing cheques for Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support program has become exponentially difficult for the approximately 600 area social workers who don’t have enough training or the manpower to address the problems that have cropped up. “What it was intended to do was to make applying for social assistance easier ... to make things smoother, faster, more efficient,” said Aaron Burry, the city’s social services general manager. “That’s certainly not what we’ve seen to date.” Instead, the number of client calls to the city’s four social assistance offices has jumped an average of 27 per cent (and 250 per cent on pay days), walk-ins have tripled and wait times to get issues resolved have ballooned from minutes to hours and sometimes even days, Burry said. It can take three times longer just to do a routine task like change an address. A small percentage of cheques have been leaving the office with errors, so staff has had to put in time-consuming stopgaps to make sure the system isn’t churning out bogus payments. The client services offices, once humming centres of productivity, are now dens of chaos as staff try to cope with the backlog. “When you get off the elevator now there is racket everywhere,” Burry told the committee. “That tells me there are multiple things not working.” It is currently costing the city about $35,000 extra every week in added staffing costs to fill vacancies, bump part-timers to full time and pay some overtime. Burry said the worst-case estimate is an extra $4 million in implementation costs over the next two years. While the province has paid about $221,000 of that back already and plans to send the same amount again this quarter, Burry said Ottawa has not received any commitment from the province that the city will be fully reimbursed for its
trouble. Committee chairwoman Diane Deans, councillor for Gloucester-Southgate ward, compared the botched implementation to last term’s Presto transit card roll-out, “only I think it’s much worse, because it affects the most vulnerable citizens.” Not to mention, she said, this time it’s not the city’s fault. “It’s not a problem of our making, it’s a problem that has landed on our table and one that we need to deal with.” LITANY OF ISSUES
The province initially announced the new electronic welfare management software in 2010, and it was supposed to hit Ontario cities in the spring of 2013. That rollout was delayed until November 2014, but despite the extra time Burry
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Woodlot Rehabilitation Project Due to the presence of Emerald Ash Borer in the community, the city has been implementing a Woodlot Rehabilitation Plan. They will be removing ash trees from city-owned woodlots and continuing to maintain most of the non-ash species. They will then proceed with planting a variety of native species to replace what has been removed. Planting will take place See PROVINCE, page 22 throughout the spring and fall.
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Traffic Calming Initiatives Continuing on the work that the former Councillor initiated in River Ward, all locations that had the yellow flex-sticks in the middle of the street will return again in 2015. In addition to those streets, City staff are adding a few streets as well including: Uplands Drive (between Rhapsody and Huntwood), Paul Anka Drive, Kimberwick (between Chancellor and Riverside), Kitchener Avenue (between Banff and Jasper), and Fielding Drive (between Hartman and McCarthy). I wish to acknowledge that not all residents are enamored with the yellow flex-sticks, I heard you when I visited you on your front step. My current focus is to deploy inexpensive, yet effective, options that are proven to reduce speed. I always welcome your constructive feedback on other viable options to consider on our residential streets. In addition to the flex-sticks, I am managing a portfolio of over 40 locations where speed display boards are located in the ward. This past winter was brutal on the batteries of the boards, which curtailed their use, but the boards will return in alternating sites through-out the spring. Speed data are recorded, compiled and analysed by traffic staff and shared with me as well. I have been in discussions with the Ottawa Police Service regarding increased vehicle speed enforcement. Various streets in River Ward have had police presence lately and there is more to come. If there are specific issues related to traffic that you would like me to pursue, please contact me. McCarthy Road Rock Stabilization Public Works has notified me that commencing later this year, the rock facade on both sides of McCarthy Road, approximately 25 metres to the south of Walkey Road will need to be re-stabilized. This work will require the closure of one lane of traffic and one sidewalk during the project. The timelines of work are unknown at this time, but will be shared as soon as I become aware.
“We’ve never had a 100 per cent successful week,” he said. The city asked to the province to send software experts to help staff on the ground, but so far that hasn’t happened. Compounding the problem is the fact that the province is trying to fix the software on the fly. Just when staff gets familiar with the new program, a series of upgrades will come in over the weekend, Burry said. “It takes them until about Wednesday to get comfortable
“Much of the other work that we’re required and want to do we’re not able to do, and that’s specifically helping to steer clients to community agencies and employment centres.” Aaron Burry, city social services general manager
with those changes, they feel like they’re accomplishing something by Thursday or Friday, and then when they come back in Monday it’s like, ‘I’ve got to start all over again, I’ve got to relearn things,’” Burry said.
Clients have suffered for it as well, he said. Some people have to come to the office three or four times in a month to resolve issues, and they’re anxious to make sure their cheques are issued correctly and on time.
There’s been a rise in angry outbursts, Burry said, and a decline in the amount of time staff can spend helping clients get back on their feet. “Much of the other work that we’re required and want to do we’re not able to do, and that’s specifically helping to steer clients to community agencies and employment centres,” he said. “The promise was more face time with clients, not less.” He said a number of major fixes are scheduled for the end of the month. He promised to update the committee again in April.
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Applicants should have no less than a high school diploma, with 2-4 years experience in the customer service ďŹ eld. They must to be able to communicate effectively through written and spoken word along with the ability to solve problems within structured guidelines. The successful candidate will be responsible for deciphering customer needs within the guidelines of company policy and able to work well under pressure.
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Renfrew Victoria Hospital is seeking to hire an Administrative Assistant, Emergency Services. Reporting to the Medical Director of Emergency Services, the key function of this position is to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Medical Director, Clinical Manager Emergency Department and other physicians. The successful candidate must be a graduate of an approved OfďŹ ce Administration program or related course, and possess a minimum of 5 years of scheduling experience and knowledge of physician billing practices, preferably in a hospital setting. He/she must also have strong communication and interpersonal skills, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work without supervision in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
The RMC department is responsible for nurturing and managing incoming leads. This division works directly with the sales departments in all three of our locations to effectively move leads into sales. Additionally the Director of the RMC is directly involved with customer satisfaction and helps direct future policy changes within the company. Founded in 1969, George’s Marine & Sports has grown from one location dealership to three stores in Eganville, Ottawa and Kingston. We offer numerous beneďŹ ts including, medical coverage, product discounts, use of products for demonstration purposes and a competitive salary plus bonus, all within a fun work environment.
Completion of a vulnerable sector check within the past six months is a requirement of employment. QualiďŹ ed applicants are invited to submit their resumes by April 2nd, 2015, to hr@renfrewhosp.com or Julia Boudreau, V.P. Corporate Services, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, 499 Raglan Street North, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 1P6. RVH is an equal opportunity employer, offering a competitive compensation and beneďŹ ts package. Although we appreciate all responses, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.
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To apply send your resume to: 2825 Carp Road, Ottawa, ON K0A 1L0 ATT: Jeff Wilcox or via email: jwilcox@gmas.ca
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Do you want to work for one of Canada’s top 500 Fastest Growing Companies? Do you enjoy being continuously challenged? Do you excel at thinking outside the box? Do you enjoy working in high performing teams? Are you a life-long learner? Do you connect with our values – trust, respect, integrity and professionalism? Are you comfortable with key performance indicators? If all of this appeals to you, please send us your resume and prepare yourself to work in a company where you will be considered the organizations most valuable asset.
Responsible for R&D, Production and sales of fiber optic components, such as fiber pigtailing of laser diode/lasers, polarization maintaining fiber components, high power components, opto electronic hermetic packaging, test equipment or sensors. Must have 5 years experience in either of the above fiber optic fields and have a University or College degree.
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FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN/ASSEMBLER Responsible for the manufacturing of Fiber Optic Patchcords and/or components. Must have 5 years plus experience in mass production environment BUYER/ PURCHASING AGENT Must have 5 years experience as a buyer. Knowledge of fiber optic parts is an asset. MATERIALS MANAGER Must have minimum of 7 years experience in Managing and have ERP/MRP experience with a College diploma or University degree in business PRODUCTION SCHEDULER / PLANNER Must have minimum 5 years experience in production scheduling TRAFFIC CO-ORDINATOR The candidate is to organize and ensure all items are properly packed all required paperwork and documentation is done. 5 years’ experience required in worldwide import / export rules and regulations and courier software.
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University of Ottawa to transform Quality Hotel into student residence Alex Robinson
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The University of Ottawa is set to convert a former Quality Hotel building into a residence that will house 414 students, the school announced on March 18. The university recently signed a long-term lease for the hotel after it was sold to new owners last year. The transformation will take place over the summer and the building, which sits near the intersection of Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue, will welcome its first students this September. The building will be the first hotel conversion the school has ever done. In the lead up to the announcement, university housing staff consulted other institutions, such as McGill University, which
converted a Marriott Hotel into a residence in Montreal. The hotel’s rooms will go largely untouched and the bulk of the work will be on the main floor of the building, the former site of Don Cherry’s Sports Grill. The school plans to work within the commercial zoning of the bottom floor, and hopes to build a coffee shop there, said Michel Guilbeault, the director of housing services at the university. “We want to respect the zoning that’s in place there,” he said. The university conducted a study two years ago that found the school needed an additional 1,000 beds to accommodate the amount of first year students that were living in private housing off campus. To deal with the problem,
the university converted a seniors residence on Friel Street into student housing last year. The university is also building a new 172-resident building on Henderson Avenue. The new residence will help fill the rest of that gap, said Marc Joyal, vice president of resources at the university. “This new residence will allow us to provide more services to a greater number of University of Ottawa students, along with the structured and enriching experience of living in residence, which greatly eases the transition to university life and fosters academic success,” he said. Action Sandy Hill, a community group that has opposed building some other off-campus housing developments, welcomed the announcement, saying the new
residence would not be detrimental to the area as would be on main streets and not in an established neighborhood. “Off-campus residences such as this should be professionally managed, ideally directly by a university or college, and should be located on main streets, not in the heart of established communities, unlike the uOttawa residence currently under construction on Henderson Avenue,” the group said in a statement. The group added the new hotel residence is proof the school can build off campus housing that does not disrupt the community. Peggy DuCharme, the executive director of the Downtown Rideau Business Improvement district, also welcomed news of the resi-
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The University of Ottawa is set to transform the Quality Hotel, at the corner of Rideau Street and King Edward Street, into a 414-bed residence. dence, saying 414 new students would mean more than 400 new consumers for the surrounding businesses. “Students are consumers so that’s always a good
thing,” she said. “We’ve also heard comments from businesses in that vicinity that they were really looking forward to having a coffee shop there,” she said.
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Algonquin College signs up for OC Transpo deal Alex Robinson
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Chair of the Board shirley.seward@ocdsb.ca
www.shirleyseward.com 613-851-4716 As Chair of the Board, the Ontario Ministry of Finance invited me to submit our Board’s input into the next provincial budget. Working with my fellow Trustees and senior staff, we identified the following issues as some of the most important needs of our Board and the 70,000 students we educate and support.
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FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN- LARGE CLASS SIZES The Ontario Government has invested heavily in early learning through the introduction of full day kindergarten in our schools. However, in a number of our schools, classes are larger than is optimal. The result of this is that our Board has set up new classes, using our dwindling reserves. This is not sustainable.
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CHILDCARE FUNDING – NOT ENOUGH CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES The Ontario Government initiated extended day programs, before and after full day kindergarten, to enrich the early learning of children. Our Board has taken leadership in this area in the province. However, because parents have to pay for this service, the program has benefited those who can afford it but not the poor. More childcare subsidies are needed to ensure all children have access to this early learning opportunity. This is an equity issue.
Algonquin College has become the fourth post-secondary institution in the city to sign up for cheaper access to the OC Transpo network. Representatives from the school’s administration and student association signed the universal transit pass (U-Pass) agreement on March 13. The UPass will give the school’s 16,000 eligible students bus and train access for the reduced rate of $192.70 per semester. “It’s going to save students a lot of money,” said Christina Miller, president of the Algonquin students association. The U-Pass will be charged as part of tuition and students will only be able to opt out of the plan if they are registered as blind, live outside the OC Transpo network, or are leaving the city for more than 60 days on a co-op assignment. In the past, many Algonquin students have paid $403 – up to $497 for express service – for four months of bus access, as OC Transpo student rates are only
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Algonquin College president Cheryl Jensen with student association president Christina Miller, Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais and John Manconi of OC Transpo, as Mackenzie Campbell, vice-president of the association, signs a U-Pass agreement on March 13. Students at the college will be able to use public transit at a reduced rate. available for those under the age of 19. Algonquin students will join Carleton University, the University of Ottawa and St. Paul University in the program. The city
has boasted the U-Pass is one of the largest programs of its kind in Canada, with 71,000 students signed up. “We’re pleased to welcome Algonquin students to the U-
Pass program, offering huge savings for existing riders,” said Cumberland Ward Coun. Stephen Blais, who serves as transportation chairman. “Transit is the convenient, environmentally sustainable way for students to commute, and we hope the U-Pass will attract even more Algonquin students to let OC Transpo do the driving.” In addition to putting money back in student commuters’ pockets, Miller said the U-Pass will provide them with a safe way to get home from a night of drinking. It will also make them more mobile and will give them the option of living further away from campus, she said. “They won’t have to live really close to the college,” Miller said. A proposed Baseline station in the city’s light rail transit project will give students access to downtown as well as places further east when the long-term rail plans are completed. The revamped rail circuit will also link Algonquin College to the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION – FUNDING DOES NOT MATCH NEED Our Board has placed high priority on the needs of students with special needs. On an ongoing basis, we have used our dwindling reserves to provide extra support in this area. The needs are growing year by year and we are feeling the constraints. There is an increased requirement to take funds from elsewhere. This too is an equity issue. No child should fall between the cracks.
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BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF OLDER SCHOOLS As certain parts of Ottawa-Carleton grow, there is an increasing need for new schools, as well as an ongoing need for maintenance and upgrading of our older schools to meet safety, accessibility and environmental demands. One change that would help, and would not cost the Ontario Government anything, would be for the Province to redesign Education Development Charges (EDCs) that developers pay when the build new development communities. At the present time, EDCs can be used by the Board only to purchase new land, but not to build new schools on that land. Redesigning EDS for broader use could save the Province money that could be used for other pressing problems discussed above. These are some of the pressing needs we face as we develop our own budget for the 2015-2016 school year. To see our full submission to the Ministry of Finance, please visit www.shirleyseward.com
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Physically and emotionally exhausted, Rebecca felt as though the night would never end. She and her partner at the time had gotten into an argument last year “that ended violently.” He refused to let her leave the home. For hours, she said, he yelled at her and threatened her, before physically assaulting her. “The hours leading up to that was . . . torture, like I’m a hostage in my home,” she recalled. Not long after daybreak, Rebecca opened the door and walked out, leaving her partner behind. When she returned, he was gone and she picked up the phone to call a trusted family member “to cry and unleash.” Her relative promptly called Ottawa police to report the incident, though Rebecca wasn’t keen on involving them. Three officers arrived to investigate. One tried to convince her to go to hospital for her injuries, and eventually Rebecca
agreed to be checked over by paramedics, who suspected she had a concussion and recommended an examination in hospital. Much of that “very long” day was spent at The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, where she received medical care, answered officers’ questions and filed a report. “That was a terrible, terrible weekend,” said Rebecca, a pseudonym used to protect her identity. “You’re kind of like in shock. It’s very traumatic and you don’t even realize. You only come out of the fog later.” While in hospital, medical staff connected her with a worker with Ottawa Victim Services, a volunteer-based organization that provides support and information to victims of crime and people who have experienced traumatic incidents. “If it wasn’t for the hospital and the (victim services) volunteers, I would have gone bananas,” Rebecca said. Her initial interaction with the victim services worker was brief, but Rebecca came away with contact details and information, which she now says has
been a lifeline. After several hours at the hospital, police drove her to a family member’s home and was advised not to return to her own place right away. The next week and a half proved frustrating for Rebecca, who was uncertain when she could go home. She reached out to Ottawa Victim Services, who said, “‘We can get your locks changed within two hours.’ And I was able to go home within like three hours,” she recalled, relief evident in her voice. “I was like, really? I could have done that a week ago and saved my sanity. It was brutal.” Since then, Rebecca has experienced ups and downs, and often turned to the support of her victim services volunteer, who she said has provided her with emotional support, practical information and advocacy. A future call may be needed, as the criminal case involving her ex has not yet been resolved in court. Without that support “it would have been absolutely unbearable. I was already so ...,” Rebecca paused, searching for the right words to capture how
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Provincial government funding cuts that take effect April 1 will impact services provided by Ottawa Victim Services at a time when the organization is seeing hundreds more clients through a new partnership with Ottawa police, says Steve Sullivan, executive director of the volunteerbased organization. she felt during those dark days. “I was so overwhelmed with everything. “Without them I do not know how I would have functioned and made it through that. I really don’t know.” For that reason, she is alarmed at the provincial government’s decision to cut the organization’s $322,000 budget
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Dewar scolds Canada Post for community mailbox plan Alex Robinson
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Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar has called for a moratorium on the installation of any more community mailboxes until Canada Post performs additional public consultation on the issue.
Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar is fighting back against a Canada Post program to install community mailboxes. Facing massive revenue shortfalls, Canada Post plans to install clustered mailboxes for residents across the country, ending door-to-door service by 2019. Dewar called for a moratorium on March 18 to any more being installed, claiming there has not been enough community consultation on the plan. “It seems like a simple idea to actually ask people, but unfortunately Canada Post did not consult my constituents,” he said outside a home on Normandy Crescent, which has been designated for a community mailbox. The Ottawa Centre MP conducted his own flyer blitz to reach out to residents to get feedback on the program. Of the 400 responses he received, he said only three were in favour of having community
mailboxes. “We need to consult people, and that hasn’t happened,” Dewar said. Jon Hamilton, a spokesman for Canada Post, said the crown corporation has conducted extensive consultations in the areas where it has started the process, adding that more than 260,000 residents nationwide have responded to a survey about clustered mailboxes. Hamilton said the process to install the mailboxes includes a 10-month period of drawing up plans for the city and consulting residents. “It’s an extensive process,” he said. In the consultation process, Canada Post may be open to changing the location of a proposed community mailbox and it has done so in 25 per cent of instances so far, Hamilton said. “We’re consulting extensively through surveys, door knocking and mail,” he said. Carleton Heights residents Peter and Wendy McClintock,
claimed they received no such survey. The couple came home in early March one day to find a rendering of a community mailbox that had been proposed for their property. “I asked why it couldn’t be put in the community centre, where there is about a threeblock radius, great parking and open spaces,” Wendy McClintock said. “They said no. It was set here and that was it.” The McClintock’s said they are worried the mailbox might bring an increase in traffic around the house, resulting in a loss of privacy. They are also concerned about the value of their property going down. Some senior residents have expressed concern about being able to reach a community mailbox. “Somewhere down the road, it’s going to be a lot harder for me to get to a mailbox and I certainly don’t want to be in a situation where I have to move because I can’t get mail anymore,” said Don
Stewart, of the Westboro Beach Community Association. Canada Post said they have a plan in place to help the elderly get their mail, which includes distributing extra keys for caregivers to pick up mail to be delivered once a week. This did not go far enough for Dewar. “There is no real plan,” he said. “It’s ad hoc. It’s making things up and at the end of the day, there’s one thing we want from Canada Post –that’s to deliver the mail to people.” Around 8,000 residents in Kanata were transferred to the community mailbox program last year and Canada Post expects to convert 50,000 residents in Ottawa in 2015. City councils in a number of large municipalities, including Toronto and Montreal, have passed resolutions opposing the installment of community mailboxes. Ottawa’s city council has yet to follow suit.
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This is one of a series of several articles intended to build awareness about the impact of legacy giving to Forever CHEO. In addition to the spiritual and community benefits of gifting to a registered charity, naming a registered charity as a beneficiary in your Will can also be an effective way to minimize the final income tax liability
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Fury kick it up for sophomore season Chris Whan
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With outdoor fields still under snow, the Ottawa Fury have been practicing at Complexe BranchaudBriere – in a heated fieldhouse – in preparation for the upcoming season. Returning head coach Marc Dos Santos is looking forward to a new season and won’t let the burden of injury take away from the Fury’s inaugural season. “I think it had more to
do with lack of experience in the league as opposed to injuries,” said Dos Santos. “When you have everybody healthy it helps a lot but we were the expansion team last year.” Dos Santos hopes the 13 guys returning from last years’ squad will help strengthen bonds and mean they’ll be used to the style of play the Fury follows. The Ottawa squad plays in the 10-team North American Soccer League, finishing sixth in the spring season
last year, and ninth in the fall season. Nicholas Paterson was out for most of last season with a torn MCL, suffered during the opening game. He says that’s not going to stop him as he feels “very confident” in how he’s going to play this season. “I worked really hard and I feel 100 per cent,” said Paterson. Paterson was born in Scotland, beginning his professional career there for Motherwell Football Club.
Asked whether he’s gotten used to calling the game “soccer” yet, Paterson replied, “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that. ‘Soccer ball’ just sounds weird to me.” The Fury began their pre-season against the Rochester Rhinos on March 13 and their regular season begins April 4 when they visit the Carolina RailHawks. The Fury’s first home Chris Whan/Metroland game at TD Place is April Nicholas Paterson, left, attacks the ball as Philippe Davies attempts to 18 versus Minnesota deke him out at a Fury open practice at Complexe Branchaud-Briere in United FC. Gatineau on March 11.
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Bobby Ryan takes a shot during a floor hockey game with Ottawa police and Special Olympics teams to promote a Special Olympics tournament in Ottawa on May 7. and they’re a lot of fun to be around.” The Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Floor Hockey Championship takes place at Carleton University May 7 to 9. Teams from all over Ontario will come to play in order to qualify for national games. The championships will involve 24 teams, 384 athletes, 72 coaches, and more than 400 volunteers, parents, caregivers and supporters. For details, visit specialolympicsontario.com.
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Ottawa Senators winger Bobby Ryan helped the Special Olympics floor hockey team to victory over the Ottawa police in a warm-up game at the Ottawa police headquarters on March 18, highlighting an upcoming Special Olympics tournament at Carleton University. With a crowd of media covering the game, the players showed their stuff with no sign of jitters usually associated with being on camera. Ryan is no stranger to working with the special needs community, having volunteered since he played for the Ontario Hockey League’s Owen Sound Attack. “I started to volunteer when I was 16 or 17,” said Ryan. “When you’re an athlete you have that obligation to give back to your community.” Ryan had nothing but great things to say about his Special Olympic teammates as well. “I’ve been fortunate to be a part of it (the Special Olympics program) for years,” said Ryan. “The athletes make it a lot of fun
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or a long time, it was a complete mystery to me how our neighbours in Northcote knew where the Saturday night house party was to be held. It was my friend Velma, who, much smarter than I was, said it was because Central simply called everyone on the line and told them. That made perfect sense to me. After all, Central knew everything that was going on in the area, and she certainly knew everyone’s ring. And so it was, that Saturday night, supper was early, the kitchen made spotlessly clean, the bake table cleared off, and the chairs pushed back against the wall. The parlour door had been opened early in the morning. The braided rug removed from where it sat rolled up tight against the bottom of the door to keep the heat out of the one room in the house unused during the winter un-
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guitars and one neighbour, who couldn’t hold a candle to Mother’s playing, brought his harmonica, a double-reed affair that his daughter told me cost a whole dollar at Scott’s hardware. It didn’t take long for we youngsters to head upstairs to play in the bedrooms; jacks on the bare floor, Parcheesi in the boys room, and we, the youngest of the girls, playing house with our dolls on one of the beds. Downstairs, cards would have started, and we could
hear the kitchen table being slapped and every once in a while someone would yell out “euchre.” Soon, the music would start, and we would know that the middle of the kitchen floor would have partners for a square ready to break into a square dance, big enough space for only one set. And the old log house, would be rocking with the music, the feet stomping on the floor, and with good-natured bantering at the card table. In the middle of the floor in the big upstairs hall which served as bedroom for my sister and me, was a large round grate circling the stove pipe which came through the floor from the kitchen stove below. Cecil decided he would see what was going on downstairs, so he stretched out on the floor with his face pressed against the grate. I have no idea how it happened, but he must have stuck his tongue through one of the small holes in the grate,
and he couldn’t get it out. His arms flailed, and his words came out like someone speaking a foreign language. Audrey bent over him and told him to stop yelling and it would release his tongue. Well, he either didn’t get the message, or he was too scared to pay any heed. No one could hear him downstairs because of the music and the loud chatter, so Audrey went down and brought Mother upstairs to see if she could release Cecil’s tongue from the grate. Finally, she lifted the grate out of the hole in the floor, with it still circling the pipe, and Cecil’s tongue with it. They sat crossed-legged facing each other, and Mother, holding the grate in one hand, being careful not to move the stove pipe, and with Cecil’s tongue between two fingers in the other, told him to breath in hard, and cough real loud. Taking in a deep breath to get ready for the cough, caused
his tongue to jerk back into his mouth and that finally freed it from the grate. Well, it was a pretty quiet Cecil after that. He said he had enough of playing upstairs, he was going to go down and watch the dancing and card game. His tongue was no worse for wear, because when it came time to eat the lunch, Cecil’s plate was piled high with cold pork sandwiches, and not one, but two pieces of chocolate slab cake. And not one of us was brave enough to bring up the incident ever again. Cecil was a force to be reckoned with, there was no doubt about that. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details. If you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@ sympatico.ca.
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As the city faces a potential $11-million shortfall in its winter maintenance pot, planners in the roads department are gearing up for a shake-down of how they keep Ottawa’s roads clear of ice and snow. Roads services manager Luc Gagné said his department is hoping to hold public consultations to talk about the road clearing system later this spring – likely May or June. The most contentious issue on the table will likely be the city’s overnight parking ban, a system Gagné admitted is not working as well as it could. The parking ban comes into effect whenever Environment Canada predicts a snow accumulation of seven centimetres or more overnight. Vehicles are not allowed to park on the roads
between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. unless the owner has a valid onstreet parking permit. But here’s the rub: between November 2014 and March 2015, the city issued nearly 1,400 on-street parking permits. That’s 1,400 cars the plows had to work around when trying to clear heavy snowfalls off the streets during the six parking bans the city has enforced so far this winter. And those are just the legally parked cars; bylaw officers also wrote 12,032 tickets for parking ban infractions during that time. Having that many cars on the streets can make it nearly impossible to get the job done, Gagné said, especially if they’re clustered together in one neighbourhood. “Obviously it takes a little bit of the efficiency out of plowing the streets,” he said. “If you had a street with no parked cars, we could go right down the street, we could hug the curb. But once a car’s there it makes it much more difficult to manoeuvre around.”
Clearing crews report the particularly bad streets so teams can come back the next day and hopefully clear away some of the gaps once the cars have left for the day. But it’s rarely as easy as that. “The danger is you get a warmer temperature like -5 C, and then it drops down to -25 and all that surface material where the car was parked is hard as rock,” Gagné said. “All of a sudden you’re dealing with this big block of ice (and) it becomes very, very time consuming. You almost need a different piece of equipment.” The public consultations will consider ways to limit the number of cars left on the street during parking bans, including the possibility of having cityowned facilities offer up their parking lots overnight. Another possible solution is enforcing a rolling ban, one with fluctuating ban times depending on the snowfall’s arrival. Right now if snow is scheduled to fall throughout the day, removal crews don’t get the benefit of a ban – they just
plow around parked cars as best they can. A rolling ban could have its benefits, Gagné said, but needs to be weighed against any negative impacts, too. For example, “Downtown where there’s a lot of activity and a lot of tourism, it wouldn’t be fair to the businesses in the (ByWard) Market to have a parking ban at 7 p.m.,” Gagné said. “That’s the dilemma we’re in.” He said the department hopes to bring solutions forward to the transportation committee in the fall, so changes can be implemented for the 2015-16 season. AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
The city’s winter maintenance costs skyrocketed in January and February, councillors heard during budget deliberations. Right now the city’s winter maintenance costs are $11 million more than projected. While Ottawa didn’t get the volume of snow seen in 201314, the record-breaking cold temperatures caused their own problems – including costs
stemming from the fact that the city’s road salt is only effective to -18 C. The snow the city did get this winter also fell in many small batches rather than a few big dumps, forcing crews onto the roads 33 days in the first two months of the year – more days on than off, in other words. That used up a lot of work hours and material, according to city treasurer Marian Simulik. “You’d clear the roads, you’d salt, and 24 hours later you’d be clearing the roads and salting again,” Simulik said. The winter maintenance review will likely put everything on the table, including the level of service residents can expect – and if that should change in the interest of saving money. Simulik suggested the assessment could prompt changes to base funding – the amount needed to cover contract obligations, equipment maintenance and other basic costs – and trigger “ways to curtail the spending by changing the standard or even changing how we deliver the service,” she told council.
According to Gagné, crews currently start clearing major roads as soon as a winter storm begins, while residential areas can expect to see plows after seven centimetres have accumulated. If only eight or nine cm of snow is predicted, crews might wait until the storm passes, Gagné noted, and a larger storm of 15 cm or more would be split into two passes. Contrary to popular belief – particularly among rural residents – Gagné said crews hit each part of the city at the same time. “If we deploy at 7 a.m., we deploy a unit to those (rural) areas just like we would to Kanata or Orléans,” he said. The rural areas do take longer to finish because streets and villages are spread farther apart. “But it’s not going to be hours or a half a day later than Orléans.” Of course, when each road clearing route is a 10- or 12-hour job, some residential streets are going to be done a lot later than others, Gagné said. “Unfortunately someone’s first and someone’s last.”
The Power of You. Legacy of Mother Élisabeth Bruyère Grows Through Others.
Lamia Saikaley joined the Broadway for Bruyère Dirty Dancing Gala committee last September knowing she wanted to do something good for the hospital and its patients. She just didn’t know how close her involvement would hit home. A few months later her friend suffered a stroke and he is in rehab at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital. “His family tells me he is receiving great care and they are very pleased.”
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GeTTING THINGS DoNe For the first time, Bruyère Foundation is partnering with Broadway Across Canada as they bring Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage to the National Arts Centre. A committee of successful leaders in our community are volunteering their time to ensure the Broadway for Bruyère gala is a night to remember on April 16, 2015. Some leaders from the committee share why they choose to volunteer their expertise: •
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The next year will see 12 artists display their work in the AOE Arts Council’s exhibition space at the Shenkman Arts Centre. The AOE Gallery is one of the seven exhibition spaces at the arts centre. Works are selected by a jury of professional artists and gallery curators. “We take great care to pre-
serve the flow and visual storytelling within each show,” said AOE Arts Council program manager Cassandra Olsthoorn in a press release. Each show will have a Sunday meet-the-artist event. In a recent survey, the arts council learned that there aren’t enough spots like their exhibition space, and artists would like to see more. “We heard this very clear
once again in our recent survey and consultations with the arts community as part of AOE Arts Council’s strategic planning process,” said executive director Victoria Steele. “Established and emerging artists have to work hard at getting exhibition opportunities and that is why the AOE Gallery and our annual fall Selections exhibit in the Trinity Art Gallery are so crucial.”
The AOE Gallery is open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on select Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. 2015/2016 shows are:
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Ministry insists funding won’t be reduced Continued from page 33
To offset the impending financial hardship, it has already trimmed volunteer mileage reimbursements and client expenses, such as emergency accommodation and supplies, like diapers. Another $67,500 is expected to be cut from its budget in April 2016, which would mean losing at least one more staff member. But the provincial government isn’t cutting funding for programs assisting victims of crime – only changing the way it is delivered, said Brendan Crawley, spokesman for Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General. Currently, the ministry funds three victim assistance programs: Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Services, the Victim Quick Response Program and SupportLink. Starting in April 2015, it will replace them with a single new program: Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario. “We are not reducing fund-
ing to any of these programs,” Crawley said in an email. “Instead, current funding for the three programs is being re-directed to the single program.” A new funding formula will be used for agencies administering the new program, said Crawley, with each provided with a base amount of funding, $183,359, adjusted by the number and type of victims it serves. “Under the new funding model, 28 of 47 agencies that deliver the programs will see an increase in their funding allocations and 19 agencies will see a decrease – the new funding allocations are more closely related to the number of clients served,” said Crawley. Ottawa Victim Services is one of the agencies that will be impacted. Based on the volume of victims served, the agency will receive $255,663 in 2015-16, a $67,200 cut to the current year’s budget of $322,862. The ministry will adjust funding based on the number of clients served every two
years, said Crawley. Adjustments can be made if agencies experience a significant increase in client volumes before the two-year review period, said Crawley. The changes come in response to a 2010 review of victim services programs, which found that the funding of agencies delivering victim services was not being distributed equitably, said Crawley. Combining the programs would improve its administration and efficiency as well as volunteer training, data collection and program monitoring, stated the review. Despite the bleak financial circumstances it is facing, Sullivan is hopeful the province will reverse course and reinstate these dollars. The ministry’s decision to cut funding – which comes out of a $12-million provincewide pot of court-levied victim surcharges rather than from taxpayer dollars – did not take into account a new service agreement the volunteer organization entered with the Ottawa
Police Service last August, said Sullivan. The partnership’s goal is to free up the police service’s Victim Crisis Unit to provide professional assistance and crisis counselling to more people impacted by violent crime and tragedy by referring hundreds more clients to Ottawa Victim Services. Since this began, the volunteer organization has seen more people affected by swarmings, robberies, break and enters, stalkings, non-domestic assaults, in addition to domestic and sexual assault cases, which have traditionally made up its client base. In the last three months of 2013, the service saw 90 firsttime clients come through its door or call for support. In the same quarter last year, that had jumped to 519 clients. In January and February of this year, 400 people sought out the service, and that number was expected to climb to 600
by the end of this month. “So we’re not being funded for what the numbers actually are,” Sullivan said. “They’re looking behind as opposed to looking ahead.” And the government only takes into account first-time visits at the victim service rather than the total requests for assistance, he added. “Some people who have really good supports in their family, who maybe have their own resources, it may be only once or twice (that they need help). You’re just helping them understand the information,” Sullivan said. “Other people who are isolated and maybe don’t have anybody, it can be five, six, seven times.” The ministry originally had announced it would cut $140,000 over two years, but recently amended that to $135,000, which Sullivan said is helpful, but still leaves the service in a precarious position. Appeals to Ottawa-Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, minister of community safety and correctional services, are helping to facilitate a meeting with attor-
ney general and Ottawa-Vanier MPP Madeleine Meilleur, which Sullivan hoped would happen soon. Ottawa police are keen on taking part in those discussions. Sullivan said there have also been very preliminary talks with the city about the potential for municipal funding. For now, he and his team are preparing for a difficult year ahead. “At some point, you know, something’s got to give and I think it will impact our services,” he said. YOU CAN HELP
Ottawa Victim Services is looking to raise funds to provide specialized death notification training for its volunteers through ticket sales to an upcoming comedy night. The organization will receive a portion of ticket proceeds for a special evening at Absolute Comedy, located at 412 Preston St., on March 31, at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. To purchase tickets, call Danielle or Lindsay at 613238-2762.
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• 500 g (1 lb) asparagus, trimmed • 50 ml (1/4 cup) butter • 1 clove garlic • 1 green onion, chopped • salt and pepper • 50 ml (1/4 cup) finely chopped fresh basil • 50 ml (1/4 cup) water • 15 ml (1 tbsp) all-purpose flour • 48 wonton wrappers (round or square) • 50 ml (1/4 cup) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
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Cut the asparagus stalks into five-centimetre (twoinch) lengths, and reserve the tips for garnish. In a large skillet, heat 15 ml (1 tbsp) of butter over mediumhigh heat. Add the asparagus stalks, garlic and green onion, season with salt and pepper to taste and stir to coat. Stir in half of the basil and 25 ml (2 tbsp) of water, cover and cook for three to five minutes or until the asparagus is tender. Purée the mixture and let it cool. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Stir together the flour and remaining 25 ml (2 tbsp) water to make a smooth paste. Working in batches, place the wonton wrappers on a work surface, and spoon 5 ml (one heaping teaspoon) of asparagus filling in centre of each. Brush the flour paste around the edges of each
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Beware the Ides of March, the soothsayer told Caesar, foretelling the day he would be assassinated. In the spring of 2015, the dire message should go to our local wildlife. As the temperature warms, wildlife becomes more active and birthing season soon follows. Humans start to go outdoors more and the wildlife/people conflict begins to heat up too. The most obvious sign is the carnage on our roadways that we begin to witness. The sign here at the OHS is the influx of wild animals. Sadly, many of these creatures will be juveniles that would have been safer had they been left where they were. There simply aren’t enough
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March 27
The Strathcona branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a dinner on March 27 at 5:45 p.m. that will feature garlic glazed prime roast beef. Cost is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. Entertainment, which gets underway at 7 p.m., will be provided by Assembly Required. The branch is located at 1940B Bank St. For details, call the branch at 613-236-1575.
March 27 to 29
The Irish Film Festival of Ottawa takes place March 27 to 29 at the Arts Court Theatre, located at 2 Daly Ave. A gala opening and reception takes place on March 27 at 7 p.m. Individual film festival tickets
March 29
The Strathcona branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting an Easter brunch on March 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $7. The brunch will feature eggs, bacon, sausages, home fries, pancakes and more. For details, call the branch at 613-236-1575. The branch is located at 1940B Bank St. The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling crafts and homemade baked goods at the Ottawa Humane Society’s Easter Open House on March 29, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the animal shelter, located at 245 Hunt Club Rd. There will be egg races, face painting, popcorn, crafts and a visit
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Get an early start on spring blossoms by pre-ordering a pot of colourful, quality pansies for $20 in support of pancreatic cancer research. Pansies can be picked up at designated centres on April 25, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. To order pansies, go to pancreaticcancercanada.ca and follow the links to ‘Pansies for Pancreatic Cancer,’ then ‘Where to Purchase Pansies.’
Mondays
The Alta Vista library branch, located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. is hosting babytime programming, featuring stories, rhymes and songs for babies up to 18 months and a parent or caregiver on March 30 and April 13 and 20, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required. For details, call 613580-2424, ext.30426.
Tuesdays
Family storytime for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver will feature stories, rhymes and songs at the Alta Vista library branch on March 31, April 7, 14 and 21, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required. For details, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Join a 50-plus Exercise Group every Tuesday and Thursday morning in March and April, from 9 to 10 a.m., at Rideau Park United Church, located at 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Enjoy an hour of gentle, yet thorough movement for women and men. The fee for this spring session is $40 and will be payable at the first class in March. Plan to stay fit for walking, biking and gardening as spring approaches. For more information, please call 613-733-3156, ext. 229.
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Stories, rhymes and songs for toddlers, 18 to 36 months, and their parents and caregivers will take place at the Alta Vista library branch on April 2, 9, 16 and 23, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required. For details, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
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The Ottawa South Women’s Connection and Stonecroft Ministries will host a “Getting Ready for Spring” event featuring Ritchie Feed & Seed on April 9, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. The event, designed to connect women with one another and their community, will include singing, door prizes, a faith story and refreshments.
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The Ottawa Orchid Society presents Orchidophilia on April 18, from 12 to 5 p.m. and April 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Nepean Sportsplex, located at 1701 Woodroffe Ave. The 34th-annual orchid show will feature an art gallery, orchid displays and orchid vendors. General admission is $12 and admission for seniors aged 60 and up and children, ages eight to 12, is $10.
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Spend your PD Day on April 24 engaging in some gardening fun at the Alta Vista library branch, located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr., from 2 to 3 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a glass jar to plant their mini garden and decorate it with any found treasures you have. For details, call 613-580-2424, ext.30426.
April 29
St. Aidan’s Anglican Church is hosting a presentation on ‘Questions Grievers Ask’ on April 29 at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Ian Henderson of Bereavement Education Ottawa. The event is free and open to the public. St. Aidan’s is located at 934 Hamlet Rd. For details, call 613-733-0102, or email staidans@bellnet.ca.
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