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Inside Findlay NEWS
Creek keeps spot on board list Eddie Rwema and Kristy Strauss
Ottawa south teens enjoy succesful year playing for Lake Placid, N.Y. team. – Page 12
NEWS
The City of Ottawa looks at creating neighbourhood connections. – Page 13
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EMC news – A request to build a new elementary school in Findlay Creek kept its spot on the Ottawa Carleton-District School Board’s capital priority list following the board’s business service committee meeting on April 30. The project continued to sit at position 12 on ranked capital priorities. The school board will however have to carry out a full accommodation review before any construction can begin. Area trustee Mark Fisher hopes to have the review begin this fall. “The later we do the review, the longer it will take to develop the business case for a need for a new elementary school in Findlay Creek. I want to make sure the review is done sooner rather than later,” said trustee Mark Fisher. BROADVIEW P.S.
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Bluesfest announces 2012 lineup. This year’s festival to have electronic feel. – Page 33
After weeks of debate among trustees, Westboro’s Broadview Public School has been re-designated from a renovation to a rebuild on the board’s capital priorities list to be submitted to the province by the end of the month. However, Broadview, which is currently fourth on the list as a $5.5 million renovation project, could be bumped to a place lower on the list as a $15 million rebuild. The school’s placement and the final capital priorities list will be approved at a board meeting scheduled for May 8 before it is sent to the province by May 31. W.E. Gowling School in Carlington was also added to the list, recommended for $1 million in renovations. SCHOOL BOARD, see 3
Eddie Rwema
Off to see the wizard Students of Steve Maclean Public School perform in Oz, a musical journey that reacquainted audiences with some of the most beloved characters from both literature and musical theatre.
City makes a splash in Fairlea Park Residents get first look at plans for splash pad during public meeting Eddie Rwema Eddie.rwema@metroland.com
EMC news – After waiting for nearly 14 years, kids in Fairlea in the city’s south-end can look forward to a new splash pad before the end of the summer. The City of Ottawa’s plans to build a splash pad in Fairlea Park were on display during a public meeting held at the Albion Heatherington Recreation Centre on April 24. The new water structure can accommodate up to seven different types of spray features, based on the available project
budget and the size of the splash pad, according to city’s senior project manager Paul Landry. “We want to hear from residents as to what they want to see in this pad and we will try to make it happen,” said Landry. Plans to construct the $185,000 splash pad were approved in this year’s city budget. City planners hope to have the shovels in the ground by mid-June with construction expected to be completed just before the end of summer. “We hope we can get some kids cooling off towards the end of the summer,” said Landry. “The sooner we get the shovels in the ground the better.” Splash pads are more affordable and they don’t require supervision, said Landry.
“They are important because they become one more gathering place for the community. They (provide) a great place to sit around,” he said. When open, the splash pad will provide hours of safe water fun to hundreds of kids and families in Fairlea. “This splash pad is extremely important to this community and it is something they have been hoping for, for a long time,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans. “We are very fortunate to get it.” She said Fairlea community has a lot of children and thinks the splash pad will be well received and used by residents. “I hope it will be a real magnet for residents to come out and enjoy their community park,” she said. FAIRLEA, see 2
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My colleagues and I are proposing legislation that would provide stronger protection for Ontario families when they sign cell phone contracts. The proposed Wireless Services Agreements Act would make it easier for consumers to understand the costs and terms of wireless services agreements, while ensuring that service providers are upfront with information before contracts are signed. Helping consumers make informed choices is part of our government’s commitment to educate, protect and serve Ontarians by ensuring a fair and informed marketplace.
Dalton McGuinty, MPP Ottawa South
1795 Kilborn Avenue Ottawa, ON K1H 6N1 | T: 613-736-9573 | F: 613-736-7374 | dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org