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The teen was unconscious when paramedics arrived at the scene of the collision, in the 2000 block of Bank Street, north of Hunt Club Road, between Dazé Street and Johnston Road, on April 22 at 12:40 p.m.

The teen remained unconscious as he was transported to hospital.

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The boy also had other traumatic injuries, such as fractures.

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The collision is under investigation by patrol officers, reason why Benoit could not yet say if anyone is at fault or who had the right of way.

It’s believed the teen was walking alone when he was hit by the car.

“Nobody else was injured, that’s something we do know,” Trottier said.

The driver of the car was assessed at the scene by paramedics, but was not taken to hospital.

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A kitchen fire at a row house in the Fairlea community on April 24 caused extensive damage to two units, displacing a dozen Gateville Private residents. An investigator has ruled the fire accidental.

out, just prior to or during the investigation, our crews will make sure the whole scene is safe, and that means we will pull down ceilings … or pull apart walls to make sure that there’s nothing smouldering underneath or behind fire walls,” Rainboth said.

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A dozen people have been forced to find other places to stay after a kitchen fire broke out in a row house and spread to a neighbouring unit in the Fairlea community, causing an estimated $460,000 in damages.

A family of four, including two adults and two children, wasn’t home when smoke and flames were spotted at 79 Gateville Pvt., near Heatherington and Walkley roads, on Friday, April 24.

A next door neighbour called

“There was extensive damage to two units. and it will (require an) extensive rebuild.”

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check to make sure nothing else is burning where we might not see.”

A fire investigator has ruled the fire accidental and it is suspected the flames broke out on a stovetop in the kitchen, Rainboth said.

The displaced residents were assisted by the Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

(require an) extensive rebuild,” said Capt. Bob Rainboth, fire department spokesman.

No one was injured in the fire, which was brought under control at 10:52 p.m. The flames were fully out at 11:23 p.m., and crews remained at the scene to ensure the fire did not rekindle.

“Once the fire has been put

Thursday, May 7, 2015 Walter Baker Sports Centre (Barrhaven) Library Meeting Room (Concourse Level) 100 Malvern Dr, Ottawa, ON K2J 2G5 6:30 to 9 p.m (Presentation: 7 pm) Transit Access: Route # 170 The City of Ottawa has initiated the Chapman Mills Drive Extension (Longfields Drive to Strandherd Drive) and Bus Rapid Transit (Greenbank Road to west of Cedarview Road) Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation infrastructure requirements around the Barrhaven Town Centre area.

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Balcony fire in Herongate quickly knocked down Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Smoke coming from a 12thfloor apartment balcony at a high-rise tower in the Herongate community prompted almost 40 firefighters to respond.

Fire crews spotted the smoke as soon as they arrived at 2851

Baycrest Dr. at 8:23 p.m. on April 23.

The balcony fire was quickly doused by 8:37 p.m., and fire crews remained on scene for about another 20 minutes to ventilate smoke from the affected apartment unit.

No one was injured in the incident. Ottawa paramedics and

police also responded.

A fire investigator was not called “because it was just a simple fire on the balcony that the first-in crews put out immediately,” said Capt. Bob Rainboth, fire department spokesman.

The call prompted a large response of 14 trucks and 37

NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Main Street Renewal Project Monday, May 11, 2015 6 to 9 p.m.

Room 120 Saint Paul University Laframboise Hall, Ground Floor 249 Main Street, O awa The City of O awa invites you to an Open House for informa on about a construc on project that is scheduled to begin this spring with final comple on in 2017. Design drawings will be on display for your review. Staff will also be on hand to provide informa on and receive comments.

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The exis ng street infrastructure has reached the end of its life-cycle, and the City has iden fied the need for reconstruc on. The recommended design was approved by City Council on July 17, 2013. The City planned this project under Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process. The EA process was finalized in September 2013 a er the comple on of an Environmental Study Report. On this basis, Main Street will be renewed as a “complete street” featuring cycle tracks, wider sidewalks, on-street parking, and space for streetscaping.

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The street design varies along its approximately 2 km length.

WHAT: The construc on work will renew infrastructure in your neighbourhood. Specifically, the works proposed include the introduc on, rehabilita on and/or replacement of: • Sidewalks, cycling facili es, and transit facili es • Opportuni es for street ameni es including landscaping and public art • Street ligh ng and signage • Watermains, sanitary, storm and combined sewers • Lateral services to the property line • U lity reconstruc on as required • Traffic control signal system • Road structure and pavement WHEN: This work is planned to begin in spring 2015 and final comple on is an cipated for summer of 2017.

At this me, all interested persons are invited to a end a fourth Public Open House. The purpose of this Open House is to present the plans for street reconstruc on. This includes: • The final detailed designs • Construc on phasing and ming • Traffic management plans, including detours • Interim transit service • Interim pedestrian and cycling routes • Stakeholder communica ons It is important to note that for sec ons of Main Street, only southbound traffic will be maintained during construc on. Northbound traffic will be detoured via Riverside Drive, Bank Street and Isabella Street.

Addi onal informa on on the traffic management plan and associated detours can be found at h p://o awa.ca/en/city-hall/planning-and-development/main-street-renewal.

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A balcony fire at an apartment building in the Herongate community was quickly brought under control by Ottawa firefighters on April 23. About 40 firefighters and paramedics, victims services and police responded to the emergency call.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, May 7, 2015 – 10 a.m.

The item listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting, which will be held in The Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca.

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“Whenever there’s a commercial or a high-risk (structure), such as an apartment building, there’s a set response and once it goes into a working fire – we’re using water and hoses to put things out – that bumps it up in that circumstance,” Rainboth said.

“Fires in that scenario, as we saw with Deerfield, go quickly,” he said, referring to a massive fire that destroyed a housing complex on Deerfield Drive near Algonquin College on April 19, displacing 75 people.

“So the number of vehicles is directly related to the possibility of it extending quickly.”

The cause of the balcony fire and cost of damages to the unit and building from the smoke, water and flames were not known at press time.

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Bank of Canada Remains On Hold With Hopes of Economic Rebound As was widely expected, on Wednesday April 15, 2015 The Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Core inflation, at 2 percent, is a reflection of the dampening effects of a slowing economy offset by the pass through effects of the lower dollar.

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in the January MPR); however, the second quarter is expected to see a rebound to 1.8 percent growth, revised up from earlier expectation. The Bank continues to assert that, “Underneath the effects of the oil price shock, the natural sequence of stronger non-energy exports, increasing investment, and improving labour markets is progressing.”

This will be aided by an improvement in the U.S. economy and the easing in financial conditions.

Chief Economist for The Bank is hopeful Dominion Lending Centres that global growth will strengthen in coming months to 3-1/2 percent—consistent There remains a good deal of uncertainty with their forecast in January’s Monetary in this sequence: While March Policy Report (MPR)—as a direct result employment in Canada improved of central bank rate cuts and quantitative substantially, business investment easing in Europe. Lower commodity remains disappointing, manufacturing is prices will boost growth in some weak—especially in the auto sector—and countries. The Bank also believes that the improvement in trade has been less strong growth will resume in the United than expected.

States after a weak first quarter, which, of Real GDP growth is projected to rebound course, has yet to be confirmed. in the second quarter and subsequently First quarter growth in Canada has been strengthen to average about 2 1/2 per revised downward to 0.0 percent in the cent on a quarterly basis until the middle April MPR (from 1.5 percent growth of 2016. The Bank expects real GDP

growth of 1.9 per cent in 2015, 2.5 per cent in 2016, and 2.0 per cent in 2017.

The Bank also believes the risks to the outlook are balanced, an upgrade since the last policy meeting in March. As a result of this view, they judge that the current degree of monetary stimulus is appropriate and have left rates unchanged.

I am cautiously optimistic that the Bank has got it right, but I continue to believe that the risks are on the downside for the economy and inflation. My forecast for Canadian growth this year is 1.5 percent-below the Bank’s 1.9 percent forecast.

Much hinges on the U.S. economy. The April MPR revised down its U.S. growth forecast for this year from 3.2 percent to 2.7 percent.

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Responding to recent news reports about the IMF warning of an overheated Canadian housing market, the Chief Economist for Dominion Lending Centres, Sherry Cooper, says the prospect of a soft landing is good news for homeowners, “there is no doubt that letting some steam out of the boiling markets is a good thing because were prices to rise rapidly for too long, a nasty correction would be likely.”

Cooper, one of North America’s most respected economic experts, points out that existing home sales were down 2 percent year-overyear in January, but were still up moderately outside of Alberta. Later data suggests that in February, sales rose month-over-month as gains in Toronto and Vancouver offset faltering markets in other parts of the country. More recently, Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in March from February, led by gains in the big Toronto and Vancouver markets. Sales were even up in Calgary where sales had slowed in recent months in the wake of the oil price decline.

“With home ownership at a record high of 70 percent of households and interest rates at record lows, national sales growth will stabilize at a modest pace,” says Cooper. “However, steady demand from immigrants and nonresident purchasers in Toronto and Vancouver should continue to support housing markets.

In addition, Millennials are in their first-time home-buying years. While many might be priced out of the single-family home market, many will take the plunge into condos.”

On the supply side, housing starts and completions are down and are now trending slightly above household formation rates.

Taking replacement demand into consideration, the current pace of overall home construction is at appropriate levels to meet long-run demand. We have also seen evidence of a recent increase in dedicated rental housing construction as institutional investors are providing increased funding in this longoverlooked area of the housing market. Condos have effectively replaced traditional apartment units and are an affordable alternative for those who are priced out of Toronto’s detached housing market. Rental vacancy rates remain at extreme lows in Vancouver and Toronto.

Cooper says the bottom line is that there is little evidence of an upcoming U.S.-style housing crash anywhere in Canada, even in the hardest hit energy-centered markets.

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ith both the federal and provincial governments showing their hands when it comes to transit infrastructure funding last week it will be incumbent on city council to ensure Ottawa gets its slice of the pie.

With planning efforts in full swing for Phase 2 of Ottawa’s light rail system, both senior levels of government flashed the cash for municipal transit projects. The federal government will be establishing stable, regular funding that will reach $1 billion per year by 2019. How that money will be doled out remains to be seen, but one would imagine there will be a portion of that available to Ottawa.

The province, meanwhile, announced in its 201516 budget that it will be spending $31.5 billion in the next decade on transit, nearly half of that sum outside the Greater Toronto-Hamilton area. This news came days after Queen’s Park committed to footing the whole bill for the $1.6-billion light rail project planned for Mississauga and Brampton.

With so much money whirling around for transit, the onus now falls to Mayor Jim Watson and city

councillors to ensure that when the bill comes in for the next phase of Ottawa’s transit system, that residents aren’t stuck with an undue portion of the bill.

Watson has said that it would be “ideal� for another level of government to pick up the tab for new rails running to Orleans, Bayshore and Algonquin College, but the efforts to secure that funding must start now and must be relentless.

Ottawa has forged ahead boldly in the past decade with transit plans, securing funding from the federal and provincial governments, but also helping to pay its own way. Other cities in Ontario have kicked and screamed about the dire need for better transit and the lack of means to pay for it. They’ve proven at least a bit successful in getting it.

There is a certain pride in paying for something yourself, but it can also make one feel like a sucker for not begging for a free lunch. Toronto has shown little pride in grovelling for money from the province, and it also has lower transit fares than Ottawa.

With so much money now on the table, it’s time Ottawa demanded its fair share.

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lthough we usually take it for granted and mostly pay no attention to it, every once in a while the national anthem makes the news.

Sometimes it is because someone finds a word or two offensive and recommends a change. Given how easily people take offence these days, it happens quite frequently. Nothing much usually comes of it.

But sometimes the actual singing of the national anthem gets into the news. That usually happens because someone mangles or forgets the words or, as in one memorable U.S. example, makes up a new melody.

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That’s a bit reminiscent of the Baltimore fans, who give a special emphasis to “O�, the first syllable of the Star Spangled Banner – the Baltimore Orioles being often

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called the O’s.

It’s a bit tacky, isn’t it, the anthem being used for partisan purposes and it’s yet another reason to stop singing it. Over the years, national anthems have been cheapened. Where once the anthem was sung straight-forwardly and with a steady pulse, it often becomes, in the wrong hands, a torch song, dripping with phony emotion and lasting forever, evoking not the true north but Las Vegas.

The great anthem singers – Lyndon Slewidge, Roger Doucette in Montreal, the great opera singer Robert Merrill in New York – were never guilty of that sort of thing, but in far too many cases, the anthem has become a kind of performance piece, and all you want is for it to be over.

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when, as so often happens here, it’s necessary to have two anthems.

It’s not surprising that the anthem has been juiced up of late. The anthem was becoming routine. But the reason it was becoming routine is because it was being performed on routine occasions – at every game, important or not. Sometimes it is sung at school concerts, at local government meetings. Once I heard it sung when the Parliament Hill Christmas lights were turned on.

Fortunately, they don’t play it at the movies any more.

The thing is, when we play or sing the anthem at trivial occasions, what is left for the important occasions?

The anthem needs to have its dignity reinforced, its sense of occasion restored. At the right moment and in the right hands, it’s a fine anthem.

The only way to save it from itself is to stop singing it, except when it really matters.

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Remembrance Day would be one such occasion. Canada Day would be another. The swearing in of a government would qualify. As for sports, only the important games, such as Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. It would be nice to hear that here.

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It was a good lesson in shopping around, something recommended in a recent article on Parents.com. The article offered age-by-age tips for teaching kids about money. One of the clear lessons for all ages – teach kids the value of money, even when they’re too young to really understand that the bigger coin (nickel) isn’t worth more than the little one (dime).

Besides teaching kids to comparison shop, be honest about how money comes in and out. My children see our monthly household budget so when we book vacations or choose sale items at the grocery store, or stay in for dinner, they know precisely why we’ve made those choices.

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A simple exercise, but they know how to quickly work out 13 per cent tax (almost), and they always ask for a receipt, so they can present it to me with the change. Seeing what’s leftover is important.

My eldest was asking to play two sports this summer. I’d already registered him for one which represents a good chunk of his recreation budget for the year. I showed him the receipts and asked him how we would come up with money for the extra sport, plus equipment.

He did a bit of digging and realized he didn’t need special equipment because it would be provided, but there was still the issue of the registration fee. In January he had $50 saved from his own allowance.

He said he would approach his grandparents and ask for money toward the registration fee for birthday and Christmas instead of material gifts. (Grandparents can be great banks). In the end, he saved up 75 per cent of the fee and deposited it into his savings account.

Now ready, I had him get online and fill out the registration form. It took him almost an hour, which gave him a new appreciation of the time and money to get him to his goal.

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Not a question one’s child would normally ask. But my eldest did just that. As a business owner, I was up to my eyeballs in receipts and spreadsheets earlier this month. Perhaps his base level knowledge of the tax game was me repeatedly saying, “Don’t come in the family room – I’ve got receipts all over the place!”

But I like to think his understanding, at age 10, goes beyond this. My kids aren’t immune to a bit of spoiling now and again. We’ve been rather inconsistent with allowance money, truth known.

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Last year, for example, my son won a fundraising competition at his school.

The prize was a $150 gift certificate for a shopping mall.

For two years, he’d wanted to buy a portable gaming system. I took him to the mall to have a look. The first store had the game system available for $150. I explained to him there would be tax over and above the price and that he’d have no money left over for a game.

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For us, this transformation must centre around improved staff and inmate safety, increased access to rehabilitation programs, enhanced mental health supports, and community-based reintegration partnerships.

It must be done by working with our correctional staff and partners, civil liberty and mental health experts, the judiciary, and our community partners in these key areas.

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Stage two LRT funding looking good for Ottawa Emma Jackson

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Mayor Jim Watson is optimistic his light rail dream will become a funded reality after an exciting week of public transit announcements from both the provincial and the federal governments.

It began on April 16, when the Ontario government announced it would sell 60 per cent of Hydro One to put an estimated $4 billion into a “transit trust” for major projects.

The following week, the province solidified its plan to pump $31.5 billion in major transit infrastructure across the province, sending nearly half of that outside of the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area, in its budget on April 23. Ottawa’s Stage 2 project was specifically mentioned in the budget.

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The feds have also stepped up. On April 21, the federal government unveiled its Public Transit Fund as part of the 2015 budget – a pot of money that Watson says is welltimed to put stage two shovels in the ground.

That fund will start slow, with $250 million available in 2017 but working up to $1 billion a year beginning in 2019, if the budget is passed and the Conservatives hold on to “That was way to easy!”

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“From our perspective - I can’t speak for other cities – the timing works well in Ottawa’s favour,” he said.

The benefit of the new federal fund will depend on whether it’s truly reserved for the country’s most significant transit projects as the finance minister suggested, or if it will be open to all Canadian municipalities.

“If it was a fund for every municipality to apply, that $1 billion would be diluted very quickly,” Watson said, noting he’s fairly confident the fund will be reserved for the “top five or six projects” across the country.

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By Jim Watson Since I was elected Mayor in 2010, my top environmental priority has been to clean up the Ottawa River. I believe this would be the perfect gift for future generations as Canada approaches its 150th birthday in 2017. Having recently announced that we have secured funding from my Federal and Provincial counterparts, to make this dream a reality, I am excited to share with you our progress so far and what’s to come.

Ottawa is a city of almost 1 million people, and our roads and sewers are feeling the pressure in order to protect our communities, green spaces, and waterways, we need to upgrade sewers and pipes that in some cases are over 140 years old.

In the older parts of Ottawa, storm water and household sewage mix together in the same pipe, called a combined sewer. During heavy rainfall, this older part of the system is designed to avoid flooding by sending excess water into the Ottawa River. The unfortunate result is that some untreated sewage flows directly into the River as well.

Before I took office, in 2006, there were annual combined sewage overflow volumes of 1.09B litres into the Ottawa River. That’s the equivalent of 436 Olympic-sized swimming pools per year. Spills like these add to high bacteria counts in the Ottawa River, which can negatively impact the health of our river and our beaches.

In the nation’s capital, we cannot accept having sewage flow into the river behind Parliament nor see frequent pipe bursts in our neighbourhoods.

In 2009, we started working on a set of infrastructure projects called the Ottawa River Action Plan. The action plan is focused on protecting the quality of the Ottawa River by reducing the volume of combined sewage overflows and reducing the impact of stormwater on the Ottawa River.

The City partnered with the federal and provincial governments to significantly enhance key parts of our wastewater infrastructure. This has included maximizing our use of the capacity available in our existing sewer system, better pipe monitoring, separating storm sewers from sanitary sewers and measures to reduce the risk of basement flooding. We also completed a lot of sewer work as a part of other road projects to ensure we did not need to tear up streets more than once.

The progress to date has been remarkable. These efforts have reduced sewage overflow volumes up to 80 percent in recent years. These improvements are also helping to ensure the consistent delivery of drinking water to our homes and reduce the risk of basement flooding.

With all three levels of government having committed the remaining funds to complete the most significant remaining project under the Ottawa River Action Plan, called the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel. This project will greatly expand our ability to store combined sewer overflow that can then be treated and returned safely to the Ottawa River. When this project is complete, Ottawa’s sewage overflows will be dramatically reduced to only one or two occurrences in most years.

We are moving ahead swiftly on this project, which will be undertaken in summer 2015 as part of the Confederation Line LRT project. We will ensure the downtown core is free from any disruption that would impact the 2017 celebrations, and work towards full completion of the project in 2019.

Province, feds make major transit funding promises Continued from page 11

But there’s more.

Earlier on April 21, the province also had Watson’s attention as a large group of Toronto-area MPPs gathered to announce Ontario would be willing to bank roll the entire $1.6 billion price tag for a light-rail project connecting Mississauga and Brampton west of Toronto, even if the feds and the municipality don’t show up with cash.

Watson said he immediately called some of the Toronto-area MPPs involved. He’s looking for details on how this project came to be potentially 100 per cent funded when Ottawa has so far only been promised a third. “(I’m trying) to get clarification on what the announcement was all about and why they’re eligible for 100 per cent,” Watson said. “Obviously ... if we can get our share funded 100 per cent by the province that would be ideal.”

That’s not how it’s worked so far. Watson said he always felt that, when it comes to major infrastructure projects, all three levels of government should pay their fair share – a third each.

That’s certainly been the case for the city’s $2.1-billion light rail project currently being carved out under Ottawa’s downtown as part of Phase 1 of its city-wide transit plan. In fact, the city’s paying slightly more than its share at about $900 million, with the province and the feds each picking up a $600 million tab.

The provincial commitment Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca confirmed in an email on April 22 that the province fully intends to support the proj-

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Mayor Jim Watson is feeling confident that Stage 2 of the city’s lightrail plans will keep moving after the federal and Ontario budgets both included major transit dollars. ect once the city submits a formal funding request for stage two.

“We were first at the table for Phase 1 of the LRT with $600 million and we will be at the table for Phase 2,” Del Duca wrote.

Of course, Watson also recognized the next stage of Ottawa’s light-rail project is likely three times more expensive than the 23kilometre Hurontario-Main LRT plan, which Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie admitted in January her city couldn’t afford.

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on transit -- the second-term mayor campaigned on the city’s light rail plans last fall and won back his office with a 76 per cent landslide.

Stage 2 is currently in the middle of three environmental assessments for western, eastern and southern extensions, which Watson said would further define the project’s cost.

It’s currently estimated at just shy of $3 billion, and would add 30 kilometres of rail and 19 new stations to the network.

He plans to submit a preliminary funding request this summer.

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Jean Roger ticks off the names of his best friends and chorus mates – there’s Wayne, also a tenor, and Dieter and Bruce, both in the bass section.

Roger joined the Ottawa Police Chorus in 1972, its inaugural year.

Forty-three years later, he still looks forward to driving in from his home in Casselman to rehearse every week, as well as perform in 20 to 30 events throughout the year.

Singing is just part of what has kept him coming back, even after he retired from the force in 1997 after 30 years in policing.

“It’s my passion,” the 73year-old said. “I love singing.”

A strong bond has formed among the 43 members of the chorus, who range in age from their 30s to 80s, and the friendly atmosphere during rehearsals quickly envelopes new recruits. Nine men

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Potential new recruits look and listen as members of the Ottawa Police Chorus sing during rehearsal at the Salvation Army Citadel on Walkley Road on April 23. and women were treated to songs performed during an open rehearsal at the chorus’ home base at the Salvation Army Citadel at 1350 Walkley Rd. on April 23.

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ment mode in an effort to boost its ranks to 50.

Though Panayiota Karaiskos is one of the choir’s newest members, the alto singer already considers herself “a lifer.”

“The people there are so friendly and there’s this warmth,” said the Nepean resident, who joined last September. “You really feel like a family, right away from the beginning.”

“It’s like a big family,” said Roger, a high tenor.

Once a month, they have a casual luncheon at the citadel, where they practice every Thursday. Each vocal section takes turns bringing in food.

“We have an annual Christmas party and we have a picnic at somebody’s place when we break off (for the summer),” said Roger.

“Sometimes we go grab pizza after practice.”

Rehearsals are relaxed and uniforms aren’t worn, though they give the songs their all under the direction of Geoff Linklater. Barbara Duggan manages the group, and they are accompanied by pianist Carol Gurofsky.

Quips abound and laughter fills the church between numbers.

“No matter how I start a rehearsal, at the end of it I’m singing on my way to the car. I have a bounce in my step,” said Karaiskos.

But when the volunteers don their smart navy blue police chorus uniforms for

all the concerts, parades and performances every year, their posture is impeccable and their songs are memorized – they sing by heart.

Rochon said he’s learned hundreds of songs over the years.

“It’s a sense of pride that you belong to something special and you want to honour the uniform in how you present yourself,” said Karaiskos, who works at the Canada Border Services Agency.

After the chorus first started under the watch of former police chief Leo Seguin, it grew to about 40 members – all of them male police officers, ranging from constables to inspectors.

“It was started in 1972 to enhance the image of the police service by contributing musically to the community and police functions,” said Roger.

It presents a different side of the police department to the public.

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Retired police officer and Bel-Air resident Monica Cullum, right, rehearses with members of the Ottawa Police Chorus at the Salvation Army Citadel on April 23. The chorus is currently recruiting experienced singers.

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“When I grew up, if you saw a policeman, it was like, ‘Ooh,’” he said. “You’re scared of police officers. So it was to enhance the image of the police within schools, within the community.”

There are no police officers on the chorus at the moment, in large part because officers today work 12-hour shifts – at one time they worked eight – making it difficult for them to make the commitment.

Like Roger, long-time chorus members Paul Rochon and Wayne Barry are retired police officers.

The chorus has undergone significant change over the years. In 1991, female officers were allowed to join, and membership was also opened to retired police and civilian personnel, as well as people in the community.

“The chorus broke a bit because there was a lot of people who wanted it just to remain a male chorus,” Roger said. “The change brought (about) a four-part chorus ... and it sounds a lot better, too.”

Over the years, the chorus has performed abroad in Bermuda, Bahamas, Barbados and Germany.

Closer to home, they’ve sung at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and the National Arts Centre with other choirs, and in schools, churches, retirement residences. They’ll soon perform in the Senate in June and every September they sing on Parliament Hill during the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in honour of officers who have died in the line of duty “You get police choirs coming in from all over Canada,” said Roger. “It’s quite emotional. Whenever you’re singing certain songs, it kind of gets to you.”

Like Roger, Karaiskos said the smaller audiences mean just as much.

“Some of my favourite ones are when we go to seniors residences and you just see the difference you’re making, the joy you’re bringing to other people.”

“You see the glint in their eye and they’re clapping their hands. It’s really hard not to be moved,” she said. “In a very beautiful way it’s connecting people through music that way.”

The Ottawa Police Chorus is currently recruiting experienced choral singers of all voices – soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The ability to read music is an asset.

For more information, call 613-236-1222, ext.6187, or email chorus@ottawapolice.ca.

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With winter over, Ottawa residents are bracing for the city’s only other season – construction.

The theme of this year’s road work is “short term pain for long term gain” as city workers ramp up construction on the Confederation light-rail line, set to open in 2018.

Crews will also be renewing 120 kilometres of city infrastructure this summer and building another 50 kilometres brand new.

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As well, another 85 kilometres of roads will be repaved by the end of the 2015 construction season.

Traffic planner Phil Landry said the bulk of the effects will be felt downtown, while east-west commuter traffic should flow a little better.

“The 417 will be done, so that’s going to be a big relief,” Landry said, noting that some minor construction work will continue on the sidelines until the fall. “That being said, there will now be buses on it.”

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As our temporary rink boards come down in parks, spring cleanup will commence. These activities include placing out all seasonal park furniture such as litter receptacles, picnic tables, bicycle racks, litter cleanup and sweeping of pathways. The City hopes to complete park clean ups by end of May. This time of year also signals the start of construction season, where the City is on the move with major construction and renewal projects. I encourage you to plan ahead when possible, by checking the City’s up-to-theminute travel information available on Twitter, and the Travel and Mobility web page via Ottawa.ca.

Beginning on Monday, April 27, there will be lane reductions on Main Street between Echo Drive and the Rideau River. This is a frequently travelled north/south route for many south end commuters and these lane reductions will impact traffic. Motorists using Main Street should anticipate delays as only southbound traffic will be maintained during construction. Northbound traffic will be detoured via Riverside Drive, Bank Street and Isabella Street. Additional information on the traffic management plan and associated detours can be found at Ottawa.ca.

Site Plan Amendment at 660 Hunt Club Road, Otto’s BMW The City’s Planning Department has received a site plan control proposal for the Otto’s BMW dealership located at 660 Hunt Club Road (southwest corner of Hunt Club Road and Paul Anka Drive). The proposal includes the expansion of two separate two-storey additions to the existing building, development of a new parking lot, as well as a new access off Hunt Club Road on the lands immediately to the west of the dealership. The proposed separate twostorey additions to the Otto’s BMW dealership proposes to create a total gross floor area of approximately 4,214 square metres. The additional parking lot will be located southwest of the dealership, on leased land from the Ottawa International Airport Authority.

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Imagine families picnicking and children playing at dusk wearing glow bracelets before a dazzling fireworks show lights up the night over the Rideau River.

Craig Searle is already envisioning what he expects will be a magical evening at Mooney’s Bay Park as his Riverside Park neighbours and other Ottawa residents gather for what is shaping up to be a Victoria Day festival of sorts on May 17.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 people are expected to attend, maybe more if the weather cooperates.

“Family activities start at 5 p.m.,” said Craig Searle, event co-organizer and vice-president of the Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association.

“And we’re hoping for people to come, bring a blanket, explore the park, have a picnic, bring food,” he said, adding the Beach House Bistro will be open and there will be several displays to keep people entertained before

the fireworks show gets underway.

“We want to maintain that community spirit, that family atmosphere, family activities,” he said of the celebration, which dates back 30 years at its original location at Pauline Vanier Park in the neighbourhood.

The event will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lt.Col. John McCrae’s First World War poem, In Flanders Fields, which will be read before the fireworks show begins.

“We knew it was the 100th anniversary and we wanted to celebrate that event leading up actually to the 150th anniversary of the (country) in 2017, and Vimy Ridge, which will be celebrated,” Searle said.

The festivities will also feature a significant military component in recognition of the large contingent of retired and currently serving military personnel living in Ottawa.

The 30th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, will be bringing a C3 105-millimetre howitzer gun.

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Craig Searle, co-organizer of the upcoming Victoria Day fireworks at Mooney’s Bay Park, needs several more volunteers to help with such tasks as selling glow bracelets. because John McCrae was an artillery officer,” said Searle, a retired naval officer.

As well, naval reserve unit, HMCS Carleton, will have a rigid inflatable boat on display.

A bagpiper from the Ottawa Police Pipe Band will play from the top of the hill at the park

around 9:30 p.m., just before the fireworks begin around 9:40 p.m.

Other highlights will include a visit by the public library’s Bookmobile, a fire truck and a Dodge Prowler.

The Riverside Park Nursery School will provide face

painting, National Capital Area Crime Stoppers will also have an information booth, as will the Rideau Canoe Club.

Ottawa community police officers will be fingerprinting children and providing information about the Neighbourhood Watch program.

“Ottawa Public Health will be talking about topical things like vaccinations,” Searle added.

And Dylan Black from radio station Boom 99.7 will MC the event.

To add to the fun and festivities, volunteers will be selling glow bracelets at a cost of three for $2 to help offset the expense of the event.

After the bagpiper begins playing at the top of the hill, the light show by Hands Fireworks will cascade over the Rideau River.

“And the people (on) the hill will have a spectacular sight,” Searle said.

Last May, Searle and his wife Carolyn wandered over to the park to check out the event.

The show “was so spectacular,” prompting him to become involved in the association and

organizing the Victoria Day festivities.

This year though, Searle may be too busy ensuring everything goes off without a hitch to look up at the 12-minute light display.

“We’ve got security guards, we’ve got police, we’ve got all these static displays. People are going to be asking me all sorts of questions. I can just see it coming,” he said with a laugh.

In the event of lightning or high winds, the fireworks will be moved to May 18.

Parking will be available at Mooney’s Bay Park for $10, with proceeds going to the community association to help cover the cost of the fireworks.

While event organizers have about 20 volunteers waiting in the wings to provide assistance during the party, at least 10 more people are urgently needed with everything from parking to clean-up. High school students are welcome.

To volunteer, email fireworks@riversidepark.ca.

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Amid the thounderous applause and cheers that erupted among Steve MacLean Public School students, teachers and staff, Helena Kelly sat quietly, with tears in her eyes.

She was overwhelmed with emotion after the Grade 6 French immersion students revealed on April 23 they had raised $24,000 – $9,000 more than their goal, for the construction of two classrooms for an overcrowded school in Haiti.

“I’m crying tears of joy because it makes such a difference in your lives,” said Kelly, who co-founded the Gatineau-based charitable organization, Solidarité-Haiti, with her husband, Benoît Bégin, almost 20 years ago.

“Look at how many people from the community have gotten involved,” she told the children in the school gym, glancing at several business people who took part in the celebration in recognition of their financial support.

“So it’s like a little flame that

started with a few people and it grows and grows, and it’s a flame of solidarity, of reaching out to others, a sharing,” Kelly said.

The 56 Grade 6 French immersion students, under the tutelage of teachers Natalie Martyn and Marc Tremblay, will likely never meet their schoolage counterparts at Notre Dame de Fond Jean-Noël school, though there are hopes they can connect online one day.

Through their venture, which they called Be the Change – One Brick at a Time, the kids hoped to raise $15,000.

Charles Goodfellow, owner of Goodfellow Cleaners in Riverside South, had no idea what to expect when he was asked by the students to be their business mentor.

“Their enthusiasm, their belief in what they were doing, they really lacked an understanding of failure because to them, anything was possible,” he said. “And that’s the magic of young people – their belief that they can do anything.”

Their principal, Cheryl Sevigny, initially thought their goal

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Grade 6 Steve MacLean students Ryan Mortimer, back left, Illyas Charania, Logan Keillor and Elsa Faisal presented a $24,000 cheque to Helena Kelly, front left, her husband Benoît Bégin and Steve Harris of Solidarité-Haiti on April 23. was very ambitious.

But Sevigny said she has never seen a class of schoolchildren in the 10 years she has been involved with the Learning Partnership’s Entrepreneurial Adventure program, through which the school fundraiser was done, raise this kind of money.

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“It’s community power in action,” said Steve Harris, a Cantley, Que. resident who is involved with Solidarité-Haiti.

He travelled to Haiti in February to see the school that Steve

MacLean is supporting.

It has between 300 and 400 students, so many that they have to attend classes in shifts because there isn’t enough room.

“When people get together and decide to help, they can do wonderful things,” Harris said.

“It’s very inspiring to see these kids, these parents, this com-

munity has raised this amount of money to basically help another community pick themselves up.”

At first, Emma Shimizu, 12, was also skeptical she and her classmates could achieve their initial $15,000 goal, but with each passing fundraiser, their excitement grew.

The day of the cheque presentation, she wished she could still make phone calls asking businesses and individuals for donations, and helping organize fundraising events.

“I kind of wish that the project would continue on because I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot of life lessons,” she said.

When teacher Marc Tremblay told the students on April 18, after their final fundraiser, that they were done, the students were upset.

“It can’t go back to like a regular class. I know that they’ve changed. I know that their expectations are so much higher.

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“Right now, Michaëlle-Jean is really, really full,” Savard said. “And it’s still growing all the time, because a lot of kids in that area are immigrants. And quite often the francophone immigrants are not Catholic.”

That means local French Catholic elementary schools in the area, such as Bernard-Grandmaître in Riverside South, would not be an option for elementary students.

In fact, some Riverside South students have been allowed to attend Michaëlle-Jean, but once the new public school is built, they will be transferred.

It may also be “quite possible” that children from Riverside South are currently attending nearby schools in other boards, said Savard, such as English schools that offer French immersion programming.

“So quite often when we open a French public school, people that are in immersion will back to us because now they have that choice,” she said.

A new French public school in the south Ottawa community would entice more people to move to the area, she said.

“And the developers are always keen to say that they have the four boards there because that obviously attracts people,” Savard said.

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The board already has approximately five hectares earmarked in Riverside South for a French high school, with space for 575 students in grades seven to 12.

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The French public school board will soon construct its first elementary school in Riverside South. if the site is accessible by road and services have been installed, according to the school board.

The school likely won’t be built until at least 2020 “depending on how things are going,” Savard said, adding the application process with the city has not begun and no provincial dollars have been secured. According to the school board, the opening date has not yet been confirmed.

Currently, the only high school in Riverside South is St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School, and the nearest French public secondary school is Omer-Deslauriers on Chesterton Drive in Nepean.

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The L-shaped two-storey French public elementary school will include a daycare centre for very young children that will also offer before- and after-school care for schoolchildren.

On the grounds of the 2,600-square-metre facility will be a parking lot with 51 spaces and a bus-loading zone.

It will also include a fenced-in play area with a small soccer pitch, as well as grass and asphalt play areas, a small sledding hill and a naturalized area with a trail at the north end of the parcel of land, according to the school board’s site plan control application submitted to the city.

A map accompanying the documents outlines space at one end of the school that will be set aside for future expansion.

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“You first reserve the land. Then when the developers are ready, then we start asking the government for funding,” she said. “You have to have the land otherwise it becomes very difficult.”

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Soldier looking to set new world record at fitness festival Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

For United States National Guard Sgt. Ken Weichert, attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest boot camp with people using resistance fitness bands, while exciting, isn’t quite on the same scale as helping first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder.

“The record?

Great,” Weichert said. “Even if we don’t get the record, just if they left impacted then we’ve served our purpose. We’ve helped them find resiliency in their lives.

“Just look at the definition: you either fall apart or you bounce back. But when you bounce back you don’t bounce back to where you were before, you bounce back to a higher place because there was growth.”

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“We wanted something that was going to mean something,” he said of the record attempt.

Before it gets underway at 11 a.m., he will speak on resiliency, a unique division of life coaching that helped him learn

to turn stress and suffering into a source of strength after he suffered from PTSD following his last tour of duty to Iraq in 2006.

“My normal wasn’t normal,” the military reservist said. “My wife kept dealing with it and just trying to manage the reasons why I was waking up in

the middle of the night, why I was bitter, short-tempered, tired all the time – physically, emotionally, mentally.”

The Nashville, Tenn., resident attended the first resiliency program offered through the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center in 2009 and 2010.

“It was a complete epiphany for me,” said Weichert.

Weichert, the lead life coach for Tennessee’s suicide prevention task force and founder of the Warrior Fit Camp program, adapted the resiliency program for national guard members in his home state.

“We have 22 suicides a day in the U.S. military, which is every 80 minutes,” Weichert said.

He said he has helped hundreds of soldiers heal through resiliency training.

“Because everyone can benefit from turning stress into strength and obstacles into opportunities,” he said.

It’s a message he plans to share at Activate Expo – that

resiliency strategies can stop counterproductive thinking and allow people to put situations into perspective, in addition to providing other benefits.

It’s something everyone will be able to relate to and learn from, Weichert said, whether they are first responders or anyone who has stress in their lives.

“This is not (just) something to be done when you’re broken, it’s something for everyone to do as regular practice in regular life,” said the 26-year military veteran.

Fitness has as much to do with the mind as it has to do with physical health and nutrition, said Connie Beaulieu, a Riverside South-based personal trainer who founded Activate Ottawa, a fitness festival for people of all athletic abilities, which was first held in Ottawa last year.

“This is for physical and mental health. We want to raise awareness on resilience,” Beaulieu said of the event.

“My husband is (an Ottawa) police officer, so I do see that they need a lot of support and community support and awareness, and for me I just wanted to send a really strong message in two-fold,” she said.

“Number one is to help people become more resilient mentally and physically through Ken’s classes, and number two is come together in support of first responders and the military and let them know they’re not alone and they are supported.”

Weichert’s group boot camp will also serve as a fundraiser.

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National Capital Area Crime Stoppers is offering its maximum financial award for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of five suspects wanted in connection with seven bank robberies in Ottawa this year.

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If you know something about one or more of the seven bank robberies in the city that remain unsolved, you may be able to claim $2,000 for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of five suspects.

“If they have knowledge about all five they could collect $2,000 per incident potentially,” said Richard McMullen, president of National Capital Area Crime Stoppers, which is offering the cash incentive in partnership with the Canadian Bankers Association.

If Ottawa bank robbery investigators are able to nab the five men, Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, who heads the unit, said it would solve the remaining unsolved bank robberies that have plagued the city this year.

Sixty per cent of bank robberies this year – there have been 27 bank robberies since January – have already ended with arrests. Last year, police investigated 30 bank robberies.

“If we were ever to be able to identify all five of (the suspects), I think we’d probably (have) a perfect solvency for the year,” said Haarbosch. “It would pretty well wrap everything that’s left outstanding.”

At least three of the five suspects are wanted in connection with multiple bank robberies spanning the south and east ends of the city, in-

cluding in the Heron Road and Bank Street area of Alta Vista.

Investigators said they are confident people in the community have valuable information about the crimes.

Crime Stoppers, an anonymous tipster not-for-profit organization, last offered its top award in February for

“If they have knowledge about all five they could collect $2,000 per incident potentially.”

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two unsolved bank robberies earlier this year.

A number of tips poured in because of that offer.

“We’re very encouraged and pleased with the results and we’re pleased to offer the maximum amount again,” McMullen said.

“It’s about engaging with a potential tipster … (and) the hope being that it could discourage a would-be bank robber from taking that path,” he said, adding that both the financial award and the public exposure about the crimes could add pressure.

The organization has worked with the Canadian Bankers Association before.

That national organization is putting up some of the financial award in this case.

“A couple of years ago we

didn’t have the resources to finance these types of things and this helps,” said McMullen.

Crime Stoppers in Ottawa was actually on the brink of bankruptcy in 2012-13.

This award is significant, McMullen said, but the reality is that the majority of tipsters never claim their financial reward.

“Most people want to provide us with information and not necessarily for the reward, but the reward is absolutely an enticement to give people courage to do the right thing.”

Police are encouraging anyone with information on these cases to contact the robbery unit by calling 613236-1222, ext. 5116, or call in anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Ontario parents are likely getting apprehensive after both the public elementary and Catholic teachers’ unions voted in favour of strike action.

Public secondary school teachers have already taken to the picket line in Sudbury and Durham region, with warnings that the OttawaCarleton region could follow (though the discussions continue amongst bargaining parties in that area).

On April 24, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) returned a strike vote of 94.2 percent in the wake of an unpalatable bargaining proposal from the provincial government.

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In a galaxy not so far, far away – Kanata to be exact – Geoff Buck guides wood trim through an electric saw.

His wife, Kim Buck, and Kanata resident Elijah Phillips stack towering dark grey wooden frames, while Mark Templeton of Richmond pushes a large broom along the sawdust-covered floor. Wellington West resident Rob Murphy has just left on a supply run to a hardware store.

What they and a legion of other members with the Capital City Garrison Star Wars costuming group are constructing is big when it comes to the Star Wars universe. Not quite Death Star big, but the members are expecting it to draw crowds and generate buzz during Ottawa Comiccon, May 8 to 10 – the biggest event of the year for the club, which took part in 68 events last year.

They plan to bring back their detention centre to the convention, where attendees can be imprisoned by and with Star Wars characters – think Darth Vader and Stormtroopers – and released for a charitable donation.

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Members of the 501st Legion’s Capital City Garrison take part in the Mandarin MS Walk at Tunney’s Pasture on April 26, including Stormtrooper Kim Buck, left, Snowtrooper Andy Pegan, Stormtrooper Mark Templeton and Derek McDonald, dressed as Darth Vader. The costumed members take part in several events throughout the year to help generate funds for charities. The group has big plans for its exhibit at Ottawa Comiccon at the EY Centre, May 8 to 10. said Buck, a North Gower resident who usually dresses as a red Imperial Guard, but is planning to reveal his new Shadow Trooper costume at Comiccon if he can finish building it in time.

“How often do you get to be arrested by Stormtroopers and kept in jail with Vader?”

“Some people weren’t too sure when we had the Death Trooper in there,” said Derek

McDonald, a Sandy Hill resident who dresses as Vader and is the garrison’s commanding officer.

“They stayed away from him,” said Buck, one of 51 ac-

tive members in the group. “It’s hilarious.”

The holding cell, which they first unveiled at last year’s Comiccon, is currently being modified; sliding doors that open from what will be a booking area have already been added.

A few steps away inside the massive warehouse behind Kobold’s Corners tabletop gaming and comic book store in Kanata, is an Endor bunker. The Star Wars fans and builders hope it will look like it came straight out of the Return of the Jedi movie scene in which Han Solo and Princess Leia tried to override the bunker controls to destroy a shield generator, allowing Rebel pilots up in space to blow up the Death Star.

“As a fan you will recognize it from orbit,” said Mark Templeton, who dresses as a Stormtrooper. “‘Oh my God, it’s Endor,’ and you will beeline towards it and the next thing you know you’ll be in front of it taking selfies, putting money in our donation box, going ‘I just helped make a wish,’” he said, referring to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the garrison’s charity during Comiccon.

The volunteers have been working late most week nights.

Weekends are also often a juggling act, with members working in the warehouse as well as

wearing their costumes at charity events across Ottawa and as far away as Petawawa, Kingston and Cornwall.

The large wooden Endor bunker looks plain now, but in a week it will be transformed with a lot of time and hard work.

“It’s for the love of Star Wars,” said McDonald.

“And for Make-A-Wish,” added Buck.

During last year’s Comiccon, they generated more than $16,000 in donations for the foundation.

“It’s a hobby and a passion,” said Buck. “It’s one of the hobbies that you can actually go out and make a difference in the sense that you’re actually putting smiles on people’s faces, and also raising money for charities.”

Last year, the group directly and indirectly helped raise about $218,000 for charitable causes.

This weekend alone, members will be busy at various locations from Nepean and Barrhaven to South Keys and Orléans for Free Comic Book Day, as well as marking May 4, a day when Star Wars fandom is celebrated around the world.

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Drawing inspiration from urban activist Jane Jacobs, the group holds a series of free walking tours every year that explore the city, seeking to push people to discover the city around them.

“Jane’s Walk for us is a way to try to get people more aware of what’s around them in Ottawa,” said Leigh Thorpe, of Jane’s Walk.

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More than a quarter of Ottawa’s chronically homeless population are young people – just one of several jarring results from a survey conducted by the Alliance to End Homelessness over the course of four days in April.

The local advocacy group teamed up with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness to survey 461 people facing homelessness in the city between April 18 and April 21.

The survey offers a snapshot of homelessness in the city that goes beyond the shelter system. Volunteers reached out to people using drop-in centres and other facilities, and about a third reported they sleep somewhere other than a shelter

– be that the street or a friend’s couch.

“Until now we’ve had really good shelter data,” said executive director Mike Bulthuis.

“This is looking at homelessness in different kinds of spaces.”

Bulthuis said the youth results were particularly shocking: of the 128 young people they interviewed, nearly half had been homeless for a year or more – a long time for people so young.

“I don’t think of kids living on the streets for more than a year,” Bulthuis said.

As a group, those between 16 and 25 self-reported a high prevalence of mental health conditions – 91 per cent – and 78 per cent said they suffered from some sort of substance abuse.

That’s an issue if we want to make sure young people are getting the help they need as fast as they need it, Bulthuis said.

“We don’t want our young people to become chronically homeless adults,” he said.

But the results for adults

were also troubling: 311 people surveyed said they suffer from a “serious health condition” (ranging from asthma to HIV/ AIDS) and 54 per cent faced a trifecta of mental, physical and substance abuse issues.

In 2014, more than 6,500 people used one of Ottawa’s emergency shelters at some point.

Canadian alliance president Tim Richter called it a tragedy

about its 10-year commitment to end chronic homelessness by 2024. To that end, council has committed $14 million a year to help build affordable housing. That includes permanently housing the city’s 250 most vulnerable shelter users in the next 12 to 18 months.

But there’s controversy about how that goal is being reached.

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“I think it’s hard to believe that we have this under control. I don’t think we do.”

Mike Bulthuis, executive director, Alliance to End Homelessness

that the nation’s capital continues to struggle with this issue.

“We look at Ottawa as the capital of our country, as a symbol of Canada, and to me it is striking and a little bit terrifying and aggravating that there is homelessness of this depth, this many people, this ill, in the shadow of Parliament Hill,” Richter said.

But it’s not all bad news.

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ously earmarked for capital projects as part of the city’s housing and homelessness investment plan has been moved to the operations ledger to help plug a $9.3-million inflation and operations hole, according to city staff.

That will be mitigated somewhat with another $2 million promised to come from a $37.4 million bucket of money set aside for “term of council

priorities,” which council will carve up this summer.

“These funds have not yet been allocated as they will be part of the strategic initiatives process in June,” said a spokesman for the mayor.

Bulthuis said that’s fine – he’d expect nothing less after 18 councillors campaigned on the promise – but more is needed.

“The 10-year plan is good, but at the rate we’re investing right now it doesn’t look like we’re going to make it. We need to step up a bit more,” he said. “I think it’s hard to believe that we have this under control.

I don’t think we do.”

That’s partly why the Ottawa alliance, which represents 45 local agencies, was so eager to join its national counterpart in the 20,000 Homes campaign inspired by a successful 100,000 Homes push in the United States.

Advocates hope to house 20,000 Canadians by July 1, 2018 – an ambitious goal, but one worth pursuing, Richter said.

The idea is that housing vul-

nerable residents – and keeping them permanently housed with appropriate supports – is healthier, safer and more sustainable than depending on emergency shelters.

It’s also more affordable, because it can reduce and prevent health and social problems – saving the public system money.

In Ottawa’s survey alone, participants reported 828 trips to the emergency room in the past six months – approximately two times per person – and 498 ambulance rides.

The 20,000 Homes campaign, which is set to formally launch in June, will put pressure on all levels of government to address the national situation with funding for affordable and supportive housing.

The U.S. campaign hit its goal last year, and Richter said he’s confident Canada can meet its goal as well.

“Canada Day 2018 is going to be more than a birthday party,” he said. “It’s going to be a homecoming for 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable people.”

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Geoff Buck passes a strip of wood through an electric saw at a warehouse in Kanata on April 23. Members of the Capital City Garrison Star Wars costuming group are creating an Endor bunker for their Ottawa Comiccon interactive exhibit. The costumers will be on hand to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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They have other props to go with the bunker and detention centre, including life-size Stormtrooper cutouts in which people can poke their faces through and have their photos taken. They’re also bringing back their popular blast-a-trooper in which kids and adults can shoot suction-cup darts at the costumed characters for a donation.

“What we’re trying to do this year is make a bigger Star Wars experience,” Buck said, adding they are also planning to stage skits.

The highly anticipated release of Star Wars: Episode VII – the Force Awakens in December has a lot to do with their excitement, plus they can’t help but want to push the creative envelope for Comiccon, which is expected to draw more than 42,000 people over three days next week.

As if their schedules weren’t busy enough, several members are also in the midst of constructing new costumes.

“I’ve got one right now. I’ve got two kind of on the go,” said Buck.

“We’ve got a box with pieces of stuff,” said his wife, Kim, who costumes as a Stormtrooper, video game character Darth Nihilus and is in the process of building a Sabine Wren costume from the Star Wars Rebels TV series.

“I’ve got a floor covered in (a costume) right now,” added Templeton, who is currently assembling a Stormtrooper costume featured in the new Force Awakens film. But it won’t be ready in time for Ottawa Comiccon.

He won the option to buy the costume, one

of a select number available from a company that produces official Star Wars costumes.

“I get my Episode VII rifle in July,” said Templeton.

These aren’t your run-of-the-mill costumes.

Members of the eastern Ontario garrison – part of the international 501st Legion which has more than 6,000 members in more than 47 countries, must create movie-accurate cos-

“What we’re trying to do this year is make a bigger Star Wars experience.”

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tumes before they can be worn during public garrison events.

The costumes are expensive and time-consuming to make, but the camaraderie among the volunteers and their passion for helping people is what makes them such a tight-knit group of Star Wars fans.

“If you have a hard day at work and then you troop that weekend, you get out there and troop with your friends and have a good time, making kids happy,” said Phillips, who also dresses as Vader. “Troop therapy, absolutely.”

For more on Ottawa Comiccon, visit ottawacomiccon.com, and for details about the Capital City Garrison, go to capitalcity501st. ca or facebook.com/CCG501st.

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3. Hot for Health Hot chili peppers, horseradish and hot mustards work as natural decongestants.

4. Honey Locally produced honey contains pollen spores picked up by the bees from your local plants, which can act as a natural “allergy type vaccine.” By introducing a small amount of the allergen, found in the honey, your immune system can build up natural immunity against it.

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The secret ingredient in these mini bites is orange! Oranges are the sunshine fruit in more ways than one, they are rich in Vitamin C and the white rind is full of bioflavonoids. Make sure to eat more of the white rind of your citrus fruits for even more antioxidant power!

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Mushroom orzo a colourful dish Looking for something a little different to serve with your main entree? Try orzo, a rice-shaped pasta. Here it is combined with a variety of mushrooms and vegetables for a tasty and colourful side dish. Preparation time: 10 minutes.

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Ingredients

• 15 ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil • 250 g (8 oz) mixed mushrooms (white, crimini and stemmed shiitake), sliced • 1 onion, chopped • 375 ml (1-1/2 cups) orzo pasta • 250 ml (1 cup) diced carrots • 5 ml (1 tsp) dried thyme • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 875 ml (3-1/2 cups) sodiumreduced chicken broth • Salt and pepper • 50 ml (1/4 cup) diced sweet red pepper • 25 ml (2 tbsp) chopped fresh parsley • 1 green onion, thinly sliced diagonally

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This dish takes 25 minutes to cook.

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In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Put the mushrooms and onion in the pan, and cook, stirring occasionally, for five minutes or until they’re softened.

Stir in the orzo, carrots, thyme and garlic, and cook for one minute, stirring occasionally. Add the broth and bring the mixture to a boil.

Reduce heat to low, and cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the orzo is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Remove from the heat and let stand for five minutes.

Fluff with a fork, season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the red pepper, parsley and green onion.

To make ahead: Reserve 125 ml (1/2 cup) of broth and do not add the peppers, parsley and green onion. Cool, cover and refrigerate for up to one day.

To reheat, stir in the reserved broth, cover and place in a 180 C (350 F) oven for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Fluff with a fork and stir in the red pepper, parsley and green onion.

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Earth Day About 125 people attended an Earth Day celebration and information event at the Greenboro Community Centre on April 22. Experts were on hand to provide information on how homeowners can conserve energy. There were also special giveaways up for grabs. Resident Andy Ng and Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans marked the occasion.

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In the wake of multiple media reports about the issues caused by understaffing at the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre, the correctional officers are on standby to strike.

The strike however, doesn’t have

much to do with the guards’ complaints of chronic understaffing, and more to do with typical contract negotiations, which focus on contract issues such as wages.

“We’re on standby for an all out strike across Ontario with OFSU (the correctional workers’ union) and corrections,” said OPSEU local

411 president Denis Collin. “Right now they’ve come to an impasse at the negotiating table.”

He said before a strike happens, an essential services agreement that determines what work is essential – because of the job correctional officers do, they can’t just all walk out at once and leave the jail unat-

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But Collin said the staffing is so bare bones, facilities are already operating at an essential services level.

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RAISING FUNDS TO HELP KIDS WITH CANCER THIS YEAR’S EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM & LEBRETON FLATS WITH

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Lansdowne traffic plan gets an A+ for big events per cent of ticket holders took transit or shuttles, while 14 per cent walked and four per cent rode their bikes.

And traffic flow has remained fairly steady on game days. Speeds averaged between 46 and 59 kilometres per hour in the lead up to the first five games, according to the city’s traffic data.

The results were also positive for Ottawa Fury and Ottawa 67s games, which didn’t benefit from free park and ride shuttles. Despite that, the Ottawa Sport and Entertainment Group, which operates the park, doubled its expected number of transit users to more than 20 per cent, per game, on average.

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Glebe residents have been pleasantly surprised to see more fans taking transit to football games at Lansdowne Park than expected, but they’re still looking to the city to solve day-today parking problems on nearby side streets.

More than 60 per cent of Ottawa RedBlacks ticket holders used an alternative form of transportation to get to games last year, via public transit, cycling, walking or free shuttles provided by the stadium.

That’s a far cry from what many Glebe residents predicted would happen when the park redevelopment was proposed seven years ago.

Residents were convinced the area would be overrun by drivers trying to get to games. At a transportation committee meeting on April 20, Capital Coun.

David Chernushenko said he’s happy to report no one can say, “I told you so.”

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traffic committee, said side streets across from Lansdowne like Wilton Lane, Melgund Avenue, Monk Street, Oakland Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue used to have 40 per cent of their on-street parking spots in use at any given time in 2009.

“Today its 90 per cent utilization, which more or less means you can’t find a parking spot,” Mitchell said.

The free parking that used to be available to local workers at Lansdowne is gone now, which has pushed hundreds of extra cars onto side streets, which west of Bank still offer threehour parking.

The change has cost the Glebe Centre long-term care home more than 100 volunteers – almost a third of the unpaid army the non-profit centre needs to deliver its services – with most citing lack of parking as the reason they quit, Mitchell said. The centre could not be reached for comment.

Lansdowne’s commercial area is about 85 per cent occupied now, according to OSEG CEO Bernie Ashe, and many of

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But while traffic management for major events has been hailed a great success, residents living around the park want the city to address the day-to-day parking squeeze as more and more retail opens up.

Brian Mitchell, chairman the Glebe CommunityAssociation’s

the stores are the first and only locations in Ottawa, including Whole Foods, Sporting Life and, most recently, a 10-screen “VIP” movie theatre that serves alcohol during films.

That’s drawing a whole new crowd of shoppers to the area who are using on-street parking to avoid paying fees in the underground parking garage.

And Mitchell said Lansdowne employees are also starting to opt for on-street parking.

He said the Glebe community association would like to see parking limits reduced to one hour west of Bank, as they have been on the east side along Holmwood Avenue, Adelaide Street and O’Connor Street.

Other issues outlined in a traffic report published by the association in March include: • Weekend congestion on Bank Street, particularly on days the Ottawa 67s are playing • Lack of signage encouraging drivers to use the Queen Elizabeth Driveway to access Lansdowne • Unsafe crossing at the Bank Street Bridge on the Queen

Elizabeth Driveway • Cut-through traffic on Holmwood Avenue east of Bank • Dangerous cycling conditions on the Bank Street Bridge.

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During Ottawa RedBlacks games, city staff and managers at OSEG had predicted that about 20 per cent of ticket holders would use transit to access the park, about 4,800 people, while 36 per cent would take the free shuttles from park and rides set up at Carleton University, the RA Centre, Canada Post headquarters and Vincent Massey Park.

But those numbers ended up reversed; over the entire season an average of 37 per cent of ticket holders took public transit – as many as 41 per cent, in the case of the final game on Oct. 31 – while only 18 per cent used the free shuttles. The park and rides only had about 1,600 cars parked per game, even though 4,200 were available.

For 2015, OSEG planners suggested the off-site parking

spaces be cut in half and concentrated at only two locations, rather than continuing to offer four different shuttle routes.

The report also called for greater emphasis on OC Transpo park and ride shuttles, since they were so well used last year, and better promotion of the stadium’s secure on-site bike parking service, which only saw 1.5 per cent of the total modal share last season.

The Glebe association has also asked the city to make the shuttle routes on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway permanent.

The routes were altered halfway through the season because residents on Lakeside Avenue were incensed their street was full of buses.

The National Capital Commission, which owns the driveway, said it “continues to work with the city” to identify options for 2015 and beyond.

“The NCC feels that last year’s operation was successful.

We will inform the public once we’ve finalized this year’s solution,” said spokesman Mario Tremblay.

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t was unusual for Mother to be in such a hurry to get into Renfrew for our regular Saturday morning trip. The old Model T had been packed the night before with all the things she would peddle door-to-door.

What else was unusual was Mother going to the blue sugar bowl in the back-to-the-wall cupboard and pulling a hand full of change out of her egg money. Her Saturday morning purchases were always made out of the money she got from peddling her wares door-to-door. But that day, a handful of egg-money was crammed into her black purse. For a few minutes, I wondered if we were running away from home.

When Mother and I piled into the old car, the weekly copy of the Renfrew Mercury was on the seat beside us, and Mother kept patting it like it was made of gold. It had been folded over and the Walker’s Store ad took up the whole page.

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MARY COOK Memories the newspaper another poke with her finger. “Just look at that Mary: Dan River cotton on sale at Walker’s Store for seven cents a yard. Never have I heard of Dan River cotton on sale for such a price.”

The old Model T was fair humming all the way along the Northcote Side Road, and Mother kept saying “Please, don’t let us have a flat.” The old car was well known for having as many as two or three flat tires banging over the washboard Northcote Side Road.

But luck was with us, and we tore into Renfrew, right down Raglan Street, with Mother looking for a place to park.

“Just as I expected,” she said, chewing on her bottom lip. The cars and buggies were lined up on both sides of the street, and crowds of

women, many of them our neighbours from Northcote, were already lined up at the Walker’s Store door.

Without even asking a “by-yourleave,” Mother pulled into a small lane between two stores, grabbed her purse, told me to hurry, and we joined the lineup of women at the door of Walker’s Store.

A man, who turned out to be the manager, was beet red, and he had one of those things to magnify his voice by shouting into it, asked for everyone’s attention. Standing beside him was another man, whose red face matched the manager’s.

“There has been a terrible mistake.

This is the person who put the ad together for the Mercury, and instead of printing 27 cents a yard for the Dan River cotton, it came out as seven cents. The number 2 was mistakenly left off, and really, the price is 27 cents, not seven.”

Well, I thought there was going to be a riot. Those women from Renfrew and the miles beyond were having none of that nonsense. A woman shook her umbrella in the manager’s face, and with the sun shining and the heat of the day just

beginning, I guessed she brought her umbrella expecting a riot. “Now you know the law as well as I do, Mr. O’Kane, and you have to sell that Dan River cotton for what it was advertised.” And with that, and using her umbrella as a prodding iron, pushed back the two men, and plowed through the door, with all of us following her inside the store.

Mr. O’Kane vanished through a little door at the back of the store, slamming it shut, and the bedlam was left to the sole clerk who started removing the dozens of neatly folded bolts of Dan River off the shelves and pounding them down on the long counter.

I was sure we would never get out of the store alive.

Two women were both pulling at the same bolt, and I was sure it would just be a matter of time before the one Renfrew policeman was called to keep order.

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the original yardage tags were still attached.

We headed for the car, each of us carrying one of the bolts, and I stayed in the front seat while Mother peddled her butter, eggs, sticky buns and trussed up chickens all along the back streets of the town of Renfrew.

Before the next week was over, new mauve Dan River cotton curtains hung on the kitchen window, a yellow table cloth covered the red oilcloth, and I had two blouses to wear to the Northcote School. And there was lots of material left for which Mother was sure to find a use. It was my brother Emerson who tried to take the shine off everything when one morning, wearing my new mauve blouse and sitting on the bench under the kitchen window at the table, he said I matched the curtains. “All you need is a curtain rod through your hair.”

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Detention centre running on bare bones staff: union rep 300 correctional officers province wide by the end of 2015, and the addition of 380 beds - though the beds are part of new detention centre in Toronto and Windsor, not in Ottawa.

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“The staffing level hasn’t gone up for a long time, but the demands have increased,” Collin said. “It’s been so long that we’ve had staff that basically Ottawa is on a day-to-day basis, we’re working essentially at an essential services level.”

The jail has 175 full-time staff, which has been consistent. Where the inbalance has grown is in the decrease of fixed-term employees, who work full time but receive pay in lieu of benefits. While the number of fixed-term employees has shrunk to about 20, Collin said, they used to have more than 100 fixed-term employees a decade ago.

Not only has the number of fixed-term employees shrunk, the jail’s population has grown.

“I could hire 60 fixed-term staff, give them a very good living, and we’d absorb them easily. It’s those kind of numbers you need,” he said.

A written statement from the office of Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, minister of Community

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A portable set up at the edge of the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre on Innes Road displays the strike headquarters sign. Correctional workers may go on strike if a deal isn’t reached with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

Safety and Correctional Services, said 450 new correctional officers have been hired since 2013, which

includes 11 at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. It said the ministry anticipates hiring an additional

The negotiations will take time, Collin said it could be a matter of weeks, or it could be longer.

“Negotiations could take a bit of time,” he said. “Even though I say that, we could come up in a couple of weeks and suddenly it could be announced we’re going to be going on strike.”

A portable with a large sign that says “strike headquarters” has been set up on the edge of the jail on Innes Road.

Collin said there is a large building in the back of the correctional facility that was built by the provincial government to house outside workers or supervisors in case of a strike that began construction last May. “It’s the worst best kept secret that there is some infrastructure that

has been put together,” Collin said.

“That’s’ why we feel, no matter what happens, the strike was orchestrated.”

Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services said it’s important to have plans in place in case of disruptions to normal operating routines – such as a strike – and described the nature of the project.

“Work is ongoing at some of our correctional facilities which will help to ensure public safety and the well-being of both staff and inmates, while providing lasting improvements to institutions such as power and air quality upgrades, improvements to washroom facilities, as well as refreshing or adding programing and training space,” said the written statement.

“In the event of any disruption to normal operating routines, the Ministry must have plans in place to ensure that essential operations and services are maintained, including health care services, meals, and transportation of inmates to and from court.”

It also said they will not discuss specifics of the negotiations with OPSEU in the media.

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Jr. A teams, such as the Cumberland Grads and Smiths Falls Bears, will have a heavier affiliation with midget AAA teams next year as the new league structure will name each of the new 12 midget AAA teams after a Jr. A team. teams, each with a geographic centre. Players’ geographic centre will be measured by the home arena’s distance from their primary residence.

The changes are being made to provide a better development path for players, said Gary Hopkins, Cumberland district chairman.

Instead of five minor midget and five midget teams, there will be 12 midget teams under the new structure, bringing in more players than before.

The final draft structure and logistics still have some details to be worked out, Hopkins said.

The blind draft will work in a way

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Nowadays, you may bring your fourlegged family member to animal daycares, pet spas, off-leash parks, training classes, and a variety of animal-friendly events.

But let’s not forget the fundamentals: Do you take your pet to the vet?

Your pet should visit a veterinarian at least once a year, for its annual checkup and vaccinations, and more frequently if it experiences sudden or ongoing problems in health or behaviour. Yet, Canada’s Pet Wellness Report, produced by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, indicates that only 77 per cent of dog

owners and a mere 46 per cent of cat owners in Canada have taken their pet to the vet in the last 12 months.

Veterinarians are experts and an excellent resource for providing the optimum life-long health and happiness of your pet. Your vet plays an integral role in ensuring your pet receives important exams and treatments, including the following: General Health - Regular “checkups” are the best way to help prevent health problems in your pet. Your vet will examine your pet and provide you with important information and tips on topics such as weight control and dental care.

Vaccinations - Keeping your pet’s vaccinations up to date is another important way to prevent disease and health problems in your pet, especially as many of us these days enjoy taking our

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pets out to parks and into the community for events and activities, where disease can linger and spread. Remember, rabies vaccinations are required by law.

Sterilization - The OHS receives and cares for more than 6,000 cats and 2,000 dogs each year. Having your pet spayed or neutered is the best way you can play a part in controlling the pet population and helping reduce the number of homeless pets in our community. And, sterilization benefits your pet’s long-term health!

Parasite Control - Your veterinarian is your go-to resource for prevention and treatment of fleas, ticks, and worms. Many of these parasites can live year-round in your home and can transmit dangerous diseases to your pet. This is another area in which your vet can help you to act preventatively, so that you may never have to deal with these unpleasant parasites.

15? No.” He said people are resistant to change with the structure, but the association has gone through intensive meetings to make sure it can develop the best players possible.

The new league will be put run as a trial for three years as. The new teams will have affiliations with Central Canada Hockey League teams at the junior level, such as the Cumberland Grads, or Carleton Place Canadians. Each of the teams will share a name with one of area’s Junior A teams.

Some details of the new league and its structure are still being finalized, and small tweaks may be made before the season starts.

“We think this is a winning program,” Dumais said. “We feel it’s a better program for our midget players.”

While Dumais believes the program is a winner, representatives of the Ontario East Minor Hockey League AAA have filed an appeal in protest of the new league structure.

The appeal has been filed with Hockey Eastern Ontario, the organization’s executive director Debbie Rambeau confirmed, and which had not yet been heard at press time.

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A three-year pilot program will see minor midget AAA hockey eliminated in the national capital region starting with the 2015-16 hockey season.

The program was put together by a subcommittee of the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association that did extensive research into how it would be structured and how other parts of Canada structure their midget leagues for 15-, 16-, and 17-year-old players.

Currently, 15-year-olds play in a minor midget league, while 16 and 17year-olds are separated into their own midget league.

The presentation the sub-committee put together indicated the minor program was struggling as some players jump into the older, junior level as 16year-olds, while they are still midgetaged.

The new league, which only affects players in the AAA skill level divisions, will blend the two age divisions together and reorganize the teams. Right now, there are five zones, each of which have one minor midget and midget team.

As of next year, there will be 12

that the closest geographic team that wants a midget player, will get them.

If a player from Cumberland is selected by both Cumberland and Gloucester, the player would go to Cumberland. But if the Cumberland player is selected by only Gloucester, that player would go to Gloucester.

Hopkins said the new geographic boundaries and draft structure will make sure the best players in the region are the ones making the AAA teams, while recognizing players develop at different rates.

“It really lets the players develop at a pace more consistent with their abilities,” Hopkins said. “Some develop earlier, some develop later.”

Denis Dumais, Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association president, said negativity has come from the parents of younger players who are worried that their children won’t make the cut for the new midget teams.

He said there has been false information spread through clubs about the new structure.

“It’s scary for parents. Parents think their 15-year-old won’t make it,” Dumais said. “If you’re a good player, would we throw you out when you’re

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May 3

The deadline for community event submissions is Friday at noon. Email your events to ottawasouth@metroland.com.

May 2

The next Ottawa Doll Show and Sale will take place at the EY Centre on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature dolls, teddy bear and miniatures. Admission is a minimum $2 cash donation in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. The EY Centre is located at 4899 Uplands Dr.

The “Bells In Spring” Concert takes place May 3 at 7 p.m.

You are invited to our annual Massed Handbell and Chimes Concert at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. The concert will feature the music of bell-ringing ensembles from three other local churches, including Emmanuel United, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, and Trinity-Kanata Presbyterian, as well as from the five handbell and chimes choirs at Rideau Park United Church.

The bell choirs will perform en masse, as well as individual selections. It is a treat that should not be missed. There will be a free-will offering. For more information, call 613-733-3156, or visit rideaupark.ca.

On May 3 at 7:30 p.m., MacKay United Church hosts the Silflay String Quartet, which will present “Shadows and Light,” a program that captures the anguish of war and the longing for the joy of peace.

Tickets are $25 for adults and

$20 for students and seniors and are available from Books on Beechwood, the Leading Note, MacKay United Church, by calling 613-749-8727, and at the door, located at 39 Dufferin Rd. For details, visit mackayunitedchurch.com.

May 4

Come to the Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library on May 4, from 1 until 3 p.m. for the Job Search Club. Share your job search stories: what’s working, what’s not, job leads and interview experiences.

The drop-in meetings are held every two weeks. The library branch is located at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr.

May 7

Do you like to sew, paint, bake, organize or sell? If so, consider joining the Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary and help raise funds to support the animals at the shelter. The group’s next meeting is May 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the shelter, located at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Everyone is welcome. For details, call Linda at 613-823-6770, email OHSAuxiliary@gmail.com, or

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May 8

The Lebanese and Arab Social Services Agency of Ottawa will provide an introduction to Canadian employment, including the National Occupational Classification, labour market information and tips on networking. The event takes place on May 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

Registration is recommended.

The branch is at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr.

May 9

A plant and seed exchange take place at the Greenboro library branch on May 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get together with other gardening lovers and exchange plants, seedlings, seeds or cuttings. Gardening accessories are also welcome.

The library branch is located at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. A free labyrinth workshop led by a certified labyrinth facilitator will be held May 9 at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church,

The Hike for Hospice Palliative Care is a national event that takes place at many hospices across Canada to raise awareness and much needed funds for Hospice Care which supports those living with a life-limiting illness and their families.

All programs and services are provided at no charge.

Come out and help us reach our goal of $170,000.

For more information or to register visit our website at www.hospicecareottawa.ca or call 613-591-6002 ext. 27

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Thank you to our generous 2015 Hike for Hospice Sponsors & In-Kind Donors

The Church of the Resurrection, located at 3191 Riverside Dr., will hold a garage, book and plant sale on May 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will also be a bake table during the sale. The church is wheelchair accessible, and there will be free parking. For details, call 613-733-8185.

Patients, family members and caregivers are welcome to attend a Sjogren’s Syndrome support group on May 9, from 1 to 3 p.m., at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, located at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. There is no admission, but your contribution of a non-perishable item for the food bank would be appreciated. For information, call Gail at 613-526-5433.

The Calvary Christian Reformed Church is having its ninth-annual yard sale on May 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a variety of plants, baked goods, books, toys, clothing and household items.

The church is located at 3782 Russell Rd.

May 12

Join Hospice Care Ottawa at one of our hike locations for an exciting day that includes at 5km Hike, live music, food, children's activities and more!

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On May 12 at 10 a.m., the Riverside Grannies will be showing a film released by the Stephen Lewis Foundation, “African Grandmothers Tribunal: Seeking justice at the front lines of the AIDS crisis.” The film follows three grandmothers from Uganda and Swaziland. Emphasis is on the need to provide better protection for the human rights of African grandmothers. The event takes place at the Riverside United Church, at 3191 Riverside Dr. Everyone is welcome. Coffee and muffins will be provided.

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SAVE UP TO $20 Portland Collection. Capturing the organic beauty of rattan, the all-resin wicker weave is weatherproof and easy to maintain. Quick-drying cushions repel water and spills.

88-1718X. Reg 79.99-220.00...69.99-200.00

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Outdoor Rugs. Dress up the patio with an eye-catching carpet for added colour.

68-7313X...39.99-109.99

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A. SAVE 20% Helena Oversized Club Chair. Cast Aluminum and wicker. 88-1709-2. Reg 249.99...199.99 B. SAVE $25 Salina Sectional Middle. 88-1722-8. Reg 250.00...225.00 C. SAVE $30 Salina Sectional Corner/End Piece. 88-1721-0. Reg 300.00...270.00

SAVE 10% Salina Ottoman (not shown). 88-1723-6. Reg 149.99...134.99 D. SAVE $100 Walden Gas Firetable. With 50,000 BTUs of flickering flames you can keep the conversation going long into the evening. 85-1236-2. Reg 599.99...499.99 R0013248444-0430

THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS

FRIDAY MAY 1 TO THURSDAY MAY 7, 2015

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Sale 4.99 Reg 7.99 Perennials. 1 gallon (red pot) and 20cm (black pot). Assorted colours. 33-4907X.

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Sale 1.74 Reg 2.49 4˝ Premium Geranium. Assorted colours. 33-3700-8.

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4.99 CIL Plus! Soils. Help improve existing soil with a variety of natural nutrients. Assorted types. 59-4554X.

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Sale 29.99 Reg 34.99 Scotts Turf Builder Lawn Fertilizer with Weed Prevent. 9kg. 59-2350-6.

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99 79.99 6 Cu-Ft Steel Wheelbarrow.

14˝ pneumatic tires. 60-4514-0.

Assorted Fruit Trees. 7-gallon container. Selection may vary by store.

33-6456X/133-0586X. *Off our regular price

AVAILABLE AT ALL CANADIAN TIRE OTTAWA STORES: INNES ROAD (613) 830-7000 ●

MERIVALE ROAD (613) 224-9330

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CARLING AVENUE (613) 725-3111

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BARRHAVEN (613) 823-5278

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