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Public support sought as festival deals with change Erin McCracken

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Ottawa’s dragon boat festival needs you now, more than ever before.

Plans to build a giant playground at the north end of Mooney’s Bay Park, where the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival has been held for more than 20 years, have organizers appealing for the public’s backing.

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Residents picnic in protest of mega playground Area’s councillor to advocate for grant program reform at city hall Jennifer McIntosh

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Despite the heat, dedicated residents camped out in grass at Mooney’s Bay on May 27 to protest a mega park proposed by Sinking Ship Entertainment.

The $2-million, 4,600-square-metre playground will be in place for the country’s 150th birthday and will be designed to emulate a map of Canada with 10 mini parks representing the provinces.

The construction will be filmed with the help of child volunteers recruited from across the country for a TVO television show called Giver.

The city will contribute $959,000 to the project under the capital grant partnership program.

Those funds come from the citywide cash-in-lieu of parking fund, money developers pay when they construct new buildings with fewer parking spaces than usually mandated by the city.

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Linda Payne, who camped out with a picnic basket and a blanket, said she was participating because it was the best way to show her dissatisfaction with the process.

Payne said she talked with a resident who lives

next to Mooney’s Bay who didn’t understand her opposition.

“We should have a say,” she said.

River Coun. Riley Brockington, who tried to put forward a motion at council on May 25 to stall the construction and consider other sites, said he’s planning to work with city manager Steve Kanellakos on reforming the process around the grant program.

Aside from the lack of public consultation, Payne said she worries about the nearby shoreline.

“It’s over your head,” she said of the water level immediately adjacent to the proposed park.

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Construction of the first Anna Pellizzari, left, Linda Payne, Julie Nadeau, and her four-year-old twins Jessica and mini park is set to take place Zachery Gratton, and former city councillor Karin Howard sit with a picnic basket in in July. protest of the proposed mega playground at Mooney’s Bay Park on May 27.

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Council kills bid to delay playground project River councillor’s motion doesn’t make it to voting stage Jennifer McIntosh

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A Hail Mary attempt at stalling the proposed mega playground at Mooney’s Bay by River Coun. Riley Brockington fell flat around the council table on May 25.

The motion put forward by Brockington would have suspended work on the project, asked staff to consider alternative sites and made the financial details of the project public.

The motion never made it to a vote because that would have required a two-thirds majority of council to suspend advance notice procedure rules to address the motion directly.

“I am very disappointed,” Brockington said in an interview with Metroland Media after his motion failed to garner any traction at council. “There are all kinds of motions at committee and council that require

a suspension of the rules. I can’t recall a single time where the motion wasn’t even heard.”

The proposed $2-million, 4,600-square-metre playground will be built by Sinking Ship Entertainment for a TVO show called Giver. The show will feature 10 episodes and will star six kids in each episode who will help design and create the 10 mini-parks that will represent the provinces and create a map of Canada.

The show will be aired in time for Canada Day 2017, which means deadlines are tight and construction is only weeks away.

Brockington said his motion was aimed at addressing residents’ concerns over lack of public consultation surrounding the site selection process and design of the park.

Karin Howard, who served as the councillor for the area between 1995 and 1999, called the project dirty politics.

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“I think council should be ashamed,” she said. “Virtually every other motion that requires

a suspension of the rules is heard. It has been a done deal from the beginning.”

The city is contributing just shy of $1 million towards the project, under the capital partnership grant program which uses city-wide cash-in-lieu of parking funds. The TV show would cover the rest of the cost.

“Throwing a million dollars on the table is all it takes to subvert the process here,” Howard said.

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Parks and recreation GM Dan Chenier took some questions on the file from the community and protective services committee back on May 19.

Chenier told the committee at the time that staff had known about the project in January.

Mayor Jim Watson said he had a meeting about the proposal in March.

Watson said some of the concern over the project is exaggerated.

“It’s one acre of a 72 acre site,” he said, adding the only park in place at Mooney’s Bay

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Dragon boat organizers want city to understand importance of event Continued from page 1

“We can’t change what’s happening at the park. We can ask the public to come out and support us, because that will support the longterm of the event,” said John Brooman, president and chief executive of the festival and the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation, which generates $350,000 to $400,000 annually for charity.

The event, which will be held on the Rideau River and in Mooney’s Bay Park June 23 to 26, is the single biggest festival fundraiser in Ottawa.

This year funds will go to the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation and the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation Community Fund.

“The biggest thing people can do to support the festival, to keep it moving in the future through this jungle gym issue, is to support us, support our foundation,” Brooman said, after watch-

ing a truck hoist a dragon boat into the water at the park on May 26. “Let’s really show the city what this is worth.”

While festival organizers won’t yet know the full scope of how the playground structure will impact the four-day celebration, there will be some effects this year, perhaps more in 2017 after the structure is built and the space gobbled up.

Team tents will have to be weighted down with sandbags rather than pegs due to a surface membrane going in at the north end of the park ahead of the playground’s construction this summer.

Given the controversy swirling around the play structure since it was announced May 13 over the lack of public consultation, cutting down of trees and outrage from protesters, some teams have been slower than usual in registering.

“It’s not a big portion, but there’s that last 10 per cent,” Brooman said, but noted city officials have agreed to a deal

that the site will be clear of workers and activity starting June 16 to allow the festival to move in.

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Billed for many years as the largest dragon boat festival in North America, it has actually made an international name for itself and can now be considered the world’s largest festival of its kind, Brooman said.

All told, the races, concerts with all-Canadian acts, family activities, exhibitors, food and beverage vendors – which are all free to enjoy – are expected to attract about 65,000 people over the course of the four-day event.

It will draw an estimated 5,000 paddlers on about 200 teams.

“There’s no other festival that’s doing what we’re doing in the world,” Brooman said.

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Reg Charette, a volunteer with the Rideau Canoe Club, helps guide a boat toward the Rideau River at Mooney’s Bay Park on May 26. Dragon boats were brought in from Toronto for use by teams practising for the 23rd annual Ottawa Tim Hortons Dragon Boat Festival, June 23 to 26.

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this year to see ice dragon boating in action, which involves participants using paddles with picks to move a boat on skates on the ice.

“It is looking very promising that we’ll be hosting an ice dragon boating festival on the canal during Winterlude in 2017,” said Brooman.

Now the Chinese delegation is coming to Ottawa to check out the summer dragon boat festival, and to check out the canal for a winter festival.

It’s also hoped that China will send 600 people to take part in the summer races in 2017.

As well, this year a Philippines team will be competing in the June races.

“They and others have been looking at our model for years and have been saying, ‘How are they doing this?’” Brooman said.

“Now there’s an opportunity to take our model elsewhere to the rest of the world,” he said, adding the

festival is a crown jewel, not just for Ottawa, but for Canada.

“That’s the message. Support us this year and through 2017 as we absorb all these changes,” he said.

“The more (people) can do this year in terms of supporting everything we do, the higher likelihood we have of surviving this.”

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Overcoming packing anxiety

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ur family vacation budget is minimal. Typically, when we do go on vacation, it’s in a tent in a provincial park for a few days. The first trip of the season is always tricky, but after that, we’ve got our list, the camping gear is kept in a single place and the rest of the summer is a no-brainer.

Getting the five of us ready for a two-week long trip to Europe, with minimal luggage allowance, however, seemed like a mammoth task.

I’ve long suffered from packing anxiety. It’s not about having a list. Lists are easy. I love lists. I can make lists until I’m blue in the face.

But something always causes me to deviate from said list. And there’s that constant, undermining voice in my head: What if I

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse forget something? How can I prepare for every possible event and weather situation?

How will I survive with only two pairs of footwear?

Whether it’s a short weekend jaunt to visit family or something more elaborate like an overseas flight, I have enough trouble packing my own suitcase.

Attempting to co-ordinate a week’s worth of outfits for the offspring had the potential to drive me to drink.

(Call it medication).

Fortunately, my spouse is

pretty sane and level headed and generally makes up for my shortcomings in this area. He offered to send me to the spa for a day while he packed everything, including my wardrobe. I had flash thought of my colourblind spouse co-ordinating outfits, shoes and jewelry for me and the children and decided to get over myself and my packing anxiety pronto.

Two weeks before the trip, I washed everything in the house, including towels,

clothing and outerwear. After it was all folded and consuming most of the basement floor, I donated half of it to charity. (I figured the packing anxiety that’s only existed since I became a mother, partly stems from having too many items and therefore too many choices).

Then I packed the obvious – a week’s worth of underwear and socks for each family member and, because we’d be spending the bulk of our time in Scotland, rain gear. Lovely to know the weather will be reliable.

From there, I hit a wall.

Again, not because I didn’t have a list to tell me we each needed two bottoms, five tops, a sweater and a toothbrush. I had the list. But I still had to make choices from the remaining items on the basement floor about which bottoms, which tops, which sweater and which toothbrush.

Then I read the best piece of packing advice ever: figure out what you normally

wear in a week and pack that. Perfect. Not only practical, it also gave me an excuse to procrastinate.

‘Lists are easy. I love lists. I can make lists until I’m blue in the face. ‘

So I waited a week. I monitored my clothing and my kids’ clothing in what happened to be a week of

typically Scottish weather.

At the end of the week, I looked at what was in the laundry hampers, washed it and immediately packed what came out of the dryer.

Then, in accordance with the article, I removed half the items and slammed the cases shut.

We’re still a few days away from our trip. In my mind, however, the packing is complete. The undermining, anxiety-inducing voice continues to pop up from time to time, but I just quash it by telling myself that it doesn’t really matter what I’ve packed, the airline will likely lose our suitcases anyway.

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Sens and city big winners with Phillips

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t was expected.

The May 26 retirement of Chris Phillips as an NHL player was a day of celebration in more ways than one.

A celebration of what is so rare these days, a professional sports career that started and ended with the same team.

A celebration of all that Phillips had accomplished on the ice as a hockey player, and a celebration that Phillips, after just under 20 years as a staple of the Senators’ blueline, will be staying with the team in a front office role that involves community programs, alumni relations and business development.

That front office role plays to Phillips’ strengths not only as a former hockey player but as a man, who along with his wife Erin and his family, has shown over his time in this city that as a member of the community he now calls home, he has always been an all-star.

Let’s be honest, as a No. 1 overall NHL draft pick in 1996, Phillips was not the game changer for an organization that some other number ones have been.

He was no Sidney Crosby or Mario Lemieux, or Connor McDavid.

He had a long, and productive career for the Ottawa Senators, but you could never call Phillips a superstar on the ice.

The Senators did not score a so-called generational top draft pick player such as Crosby has become, when they picked Phillips first overall in the NHL draft.

But the Senators did score big with Phillips in getting a special person who has enriched our community through his tireless efforts with charities and other community initiatives that he, and his family, have taken to heart.

Phillips has been a community superstar, and at the end of the day, that will always be more important than how many points a player gets. “Today is a happy day,� Phillips, who goes down in team history as having played more games for the organization than anyone else, said at his retirement press conference.

Indeed, despite all the well-deserved accolades that have been coming Phillips’ way, perhaps the best news is that Phillips and his family now call Ottawa their home and they will continue to enrich our community for years to come.

And, for the City of Ottawa, that is as big a win as you can get on or off the ice.

Laser awareness may not be good enough

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eople do behave badly and preventing them from doing so is one of the things we expect government to do. So it was with a certain amount of interest that we anticipated Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s response to a growing misuse of laser pointers.

While laser pointers have many positive uses, aiming them at airplanes is not one of them. An increasing number of people have been doing that. In the U.S. there were more than 5,000 laser incidents reported last year, up about 1,000 from the year before. In Canada, there were 600 incidents and there have been 148 incidents so far this year.

Some laser pointers can shoot beams as far as eight kilometres.

When someone on the ground aims a high-powered laser at an airplane, the pilot can be temporar-

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ily blinded and disoriented, with potentially disastrous consequences for him and his passengers.

The head of the Air Canada Pilots Association, wants laser pointers to be listed as banned weapons that could be seized by border agents and police.

The British Airline Pilots association demanded that laser pointers be classified as offensive weapons after a Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to turn back after it was struck by a beam outside Heathrow Airport in March.

So, what did Canada’s transport

minister do? He said the RCMP and local police will step up enforcement. He said offenders will face up to $900,000 in fines, five years in prison, or both.

That was good. But mostly he announced an awareness campaign. It will make use of social media to tell people that pointing lasers at airplanes is bad. There’s a hashtag and everything. And there’s a YouTube video too.

Will that really do it, do you think? The former Conservative government tried something similar a year or two ago. Obviously, it didn’t work, so there should be some incentive to go further.

But this government isn’t much in favour of outright bans, as witness its policy on marijuana. The same day as Garneau’s announcement, Bill Blair, parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice and the government’s point person

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on the legalization of marijuana, criticized the number of marijuana dispensaries that are popping up in Canada’s big cities.

They were reckless and illegal, he said. But he didn’t say if the feds were going to do anything about them. Cities are trying to handle the problem through municipal licensing department.

Perhaps the feds could shame them on Twitter?

Returning to lasers, doesn’t it make sense to stop these things from being sold and distributed?

Even those who celebrate the positive uses of lasers say that there is no justification for laser pointers beyond a certain power.

It is already illegal to point a laser at an aircraft, so it is not as if there is no precedent for acting.

The government could draw a line, referencing the power of a laser, beyond which it would be illegal to sell or own.

That might be more effective than hashtags and YouTube videos.

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After his announcement, the transport minister was asked about the possibility of such action.

According to the CBC, he said “We will evaluate whether our attempt to re-educate Canadians is successful.�

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Blossom Park neighbours spring into action in wake of shooting Erin McCracken

weapon had been located or if the suspect fled the scene with the gun used in the shooting.

“He’s considered armed and dangerous because of what he did. We can’t talk about the weapon, because that’s part of the investigation,” he said.

A warrant for his arrest has not yet been issued, though this will be a likely next step, Soucy added.

Any potential for possible

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Ottawa police continue to hunt for an “armed and dangerous” murder suspect wanted in connection with the city’s eighth homicide of the year.

As several gunshots rang out in rapid succession on May 23 around 9:35 p.m., some Blossom Park West residents thought it was the sound of fireworks given the Victoria Day celebrations the day before – until they heard a woman’s call for help.

One man was just returning to his home on Ferriers Lane after a run when he heard six quick bangs coming from the vicinity of his backyard.

“We were like 10 feet away from where it happened,” said the man, who would not give his name. “I instantly called 911 and, as I was running, I saw the guy laying on the ground with chest wounds.

“As I was about to try and help him I heard screams of ‘help’, so I went to see the girl,” he said.

He saw a woman sitting down, suffering from a wound to her right shoulder.

“Her (left) knuckle was shot off,” he said.

After checking on her welfare, he raced back to the male victim and together he and the property superintendent administered first aid.

“I was holding his head while I gave the superintendent my shirt,” the man recalled, adding the superintendent used the shirt to apply pressure to the male victim’s two chest wounds.

The neighbour then saw police officers nearby and raced off to guide them to the scene. He resumed his position, once again holding the victim’s head.

“He was having a really hard (time) breathing because he was shot twice right around here,” the neighbour said, pointing to the upper quadrant of the left side of his chest.

The victim, later identified by police as Nicholas Kim, 30, of Ottawa, then went limp in his arms.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service said in a statement issued the same night as the double shooting that paramedics treated one man at the

gang ties will be followed-up over the course of the investigation.

For now, it’s too soon to tell.

“The investigation is still in its infancy. They’re going to look at all that,” said Soucy.

“All three are known to police but as to how and if they are involved in gangs, I don’t know that yet.”

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Officers with the Ottawa police emergency services unit comb for evidence in a Blossom Park West neighbourhood on May 25, the morning after a man was fatally shot and a woman suffered gunshot wounds at a home on Ferriers Lane. Police have appealed to the public for help in locating an ‘armed and dangerous’ male suspect wanted in connection with the double shooting. scene. He “received a number of invasive treatments for gunshot wounds. He was listed in critical condition with life-threatening injuries on arrival at hospital.”

Ottawa police soon announced the man had succumbed to his injuries Within an hour-and-ahalf of the gun violence that played out near several attached rowhouses, a children’s playground and ten-

nis courts, police announced they are looking for a lone male suspect, identifying him as a 32-year-old Ottawa man.

Police continue to protect the identity of the 27-year-old female victim, who the neighbour said only moved into the complex late last year.

He also said he had never before seen Kim visiting the woman.

Police are also not disclosing the connection between

the woman and the suspect.

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As teams of officers with the Ottawa police emergency services unit combed the property for evidence the day after the shootings, sweeping the ground near homes and the tennis courts with metal detectors, Ottawa police spokesman Const. Marc Soucy would not reveal if the murder

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Canada’s largest wind tunnel opens doors for first time in a decade Erin McCracken

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Long shadows stretch across a section of the cavernous steel shell as spotlights shine through the spokes of a massive fan. Voices echo as sound bounces off the hightech structure.

You can almost hear the soundtrack of a James Bond 007 movie as you enter the largest wind tunnel in Canada, owned and operated by the National Research Council of Canada at its sprawling Uplands campus near the Ottawa International Airport.

At nine metres high by nine metres wide, the tunnel is like something straight out of a movie, and in fact, it was recently scouted as a potential filming location.

“I don’t think a lot of TV dramas would have a wind tunnel as part of their plot device, but if they do, we’re here,” said Raymond LeBlanc, the NRC’s Uplands facilities manager, who runs two tunnels at the campus —

the nine-metre tunnel and a neighbouring one that can generate supersonic speeds.

To celebrate the research council’s centennial this year, the doors to a portion of the nine-metre tunnel will be opened to the public for the first time in a decade during Doors Open Ottawa on June 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

While on the tour, visitors can step inside the main chamber of the tunnel and see some of the different high-tech vehicle scale models that can be tested against wind speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour.

Some of the 30 experts who work at Uplands will be on hand to answer questions about the science and math involved in the wind tunnel’s design and operation, how air is pushed quickly yet smoothly to create ideal testing conditions BRANCHING OUT

Built in the 1970s, the tunnel, which from the outside looks like a massive white

bulbous loop, tested the aerodynamic properties of short takeoffs and landings of various aircraft models, such as the Dash 8.

When the aviation industry hit a low, NRC staff branched out from aviation aerodynamics to also test the properties of buildings, such as a scale model of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.

As well, a nearly one-kilometre scale model of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was tested inside the tunnel.

“It was almost to the ceiling,” LeBlanc said. “We’ve got the largest wind tunnel of this size in the country (with) this speed.”

Putting the model through its paces allowed designers to answer critical questions.

“What kind of wind loads is it going to see during a storm? Or more importantly, what’s going to happen to the buildings around it?”

LeBlanc said.

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Raymond LeBlanc, facilities manager of the National Research Council of Canada’s Uplands wind tunnels, stands near the massive fan inside the nine-metre tunnel. The fan features eight blades that turn 200 revolutions per minute, generating wind speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. A portion of the wind tunnel and a number of scale vehicle models will be on display June 5 during Doors Open Ottawa.

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Given the technology the tunnel has to offer, it draws up to a dozen clients a year.

Some come for a few short days while others stay for one or two months.

The next six months are completely booked, mostly with trucks and light-duty vehicles, such as SUVs. The NRC also tests several vehicle scale-model prototypes at the facility.

“This is not the type of stuff you’re going to find over at Hobby Mart,” LeBlanc said, adding that a CF-18 fighter jet model tested at the tunnel cost about $1.5 million to make.

Testing is not as simple as parking a model in the tunnel and flipping a switch. The experts must account for the smaller size of a mock vehicle.

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Raymond LeBlanc, Uplands wind tunnel facilities manager, stands beside a scale model of a tractor trailer truck, which is rigged with sensors that collect wind tunnel data. pressure.”

It’s not enough to just rely on computer calculations to determine how a vehicle or building will function out in the real world.

“Nature always has a bit of randomness to it,” said LeBlanc, who worked for 13 years for the Canadian Space Agen-

cy as a thermal engineer at the David Florida Lab, before coming to Uplands in 2013.

For a time, Nascar vehicles and Formula 1 race cars were being put through their paces inside the tunnel.

Because of that, a rolling road was developed, that is, a conveyor belt that runs down

the middle of what looks like a large blue turntable built into the floor.

When a full-size vehicle, such as a transport truck, is placed on the turntable, the conveyor belt simulates how air travels under the moving vehicle. Sensors also measure drag.

“It’s on a turntable so we can actually correlate a cross wind,” LeBlanc said.

Designing a vehicle to get better gas mileage translates to cost savings and also offers environmental benefits.

“If ever you drive down the highway and you see the full skirts sometimes on the bottom of the transport trucks, that comes from some of our research,” he said.

Testing is also done on fairings, or the frames on the top of truck cabs that direct wind up and over the trailer.

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Spring Safety Series Event on June 6 On Monday, June 6 from 6:45 to 8 p.m., I will be hosting my annual Spring Safety Series event at the Greenboro Community Centre, Rooms A & B, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive. This year’s theme is fraud, scams and identity theft and will include an interactive, informative presentation by the Ottawa Police Service. A question and answer period will take place after the presentation.

Please join me on June 6 for this educational event. If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact my office at diane.deans@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2480. I hope to see you there!

‘Disturbing, odd items’ left in Ridgemont park lead to charges Erin McCracken

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Residents who frequent Edge Hill Park in the Ridgemont neighbourhood can likely breathe a sigh of relief now that a suspect has been arrested and charged with mischief and committing an indecent act.

In response to reports by local residents, east district neighbourhood officers have been conducting surveillance at the neighbourhood park since last December in hopes of nabbing the person responsible for “disturbing and odd items left behind in plain view on picnic tables or near play structures,” police said in a statement on May 27.

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“Items consisted of 1980s pornographic magazines, used condoms, plastic cups, etc.”

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Results of Bruff Park Public Consultation On May 17, I met with the South Keys-Greenboro community to hold a public consultation on the redevelopment of Bruff Park. During that meeting, we had a successful vote to choose the play structures that will replace the existing structures that have reached the end of their lifecycle. These include an accessible senior climb structure for children ages 5 to 12, an accessible junior climb structure for children ages 10 months to 5 years, a sandbox, and a swing set that includes an accessible swing. The concept plan is available in the window of my Ward office at the Greenboro Community Centre.

The design will be completed in 2016 and construction will begin in early 2017 with an opening before summer, weather dependent. If you have any questions about this redevelopment, please contact my office at diane.deans@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2480.

Reminder: Celebrate the Greenboro Library and Community Centre’s 10th Anniversary!

On Saturday, June 4, the Greenboro Library and Community Centre along with my office will be celebrating our 10th anniversary! The entire community is invited to celebrate with a bilingual family story time, a magic show, arts and crafts, a barbecue, tours of the facility, and a green screen photo shoot. The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library will also be holding an anniversary book sale all day.

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Becoming a hero for CHEO as easy as picking up the phone Erin McCracken

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A simple phone call can make a huge difference.

Organizers of the CHEO Telethon are preparing for the 33rd annual 24-hour event June 4 and 5, the CHEO Foundation’s largest fundraiser in support of the regional children’s hospital, which provides care to children from across eastern Ontario, western Quebec and from as far away as Nunavut.

Last year it raised a record-breaking $7.94 million, up from $7.1 million in 2014.

“It really shows that the community doesn’t want the hospital to go anywhere,” said Jacqueline Belsito, vicepresident of philanthropy and community engagement at the CHEO Foundation.

“They really secure the future by participating.”

Televised on CTV, the live broadcast launches on June 4 at 7 p.m. and will feature poignant interviews with current and former patients and their families, as well as some of CHEO’s medical team.

They will reveal “the real breadth and depth that’s going on here,” Belsito said.

“It’s not just an emergency

She took part in last year’s telethon, answering phones with some of the 1,000 volunteers who made the event a success.

“It was so nice to talk with donors and actually thank them verbally and express how much gratitude and appreciation we have for them taking the time to acknowledge the work that we do for our patients,” she said.

Six patients will be the stars of the show as they share their experiences at CHEO, including a teen diagnosed with a severe brain injury and a baby diagnosed with cancer while still in the womb.

“There’s some real miracles,” said Belsito.

The telethon will also highlight key advancements CHEO researchers and scientists are making towards improved treatment and care.

Money raised this year during the telethon will go toward research, staff training and toys, games and crafts for patients, as well as medical equipment.

CHEO is looking to buy another digital mobile x-ray unit that can be wheeled right to a patient’s bedside. Priced at $220,000, it’s considered a

department.”

More than 70,000 infants, children and youth come through the hospital’s ER doors every year, but there is so much more that’s offered in terms of long-term and complex care, she explained.

Allison Franceschina, a nurse and manager of CHEO’s neonatal intensive care unit, the neonatal transport team, follow-up clinic and clinical care respiratory therapy, will appear on the upcoming show.

She will help tell the story of a new isolette deck being donated for the transport unit, which is a mini intensive care unit on wheels.

It has a ventilator, suction machine, respiratory support, a full monitoring system and lighting and will improve care for the team’s youngest and smallest patients that the team responds to throughout eastern and northern Ontario.

The purchase of such expensive equipment is largely thanks to the community’s support.

“We have to find equipment that fits a 23-week preterm gestation baby up to a child that’s 18 years of age, ” said Franceschina.

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Alta Vista residents to showcase awesomeness with sale, picnic Picnic offers new science twist, teacup ride Erin McCracken

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They call it awesome for good reason.

Alta Vista residents are prepping for one of the biggest events of the year in their community: the Awesome Alta Vista Weekend, which includes a picnic and a community garage sale.

“It’s become the premier family event in the community. It’s great if you’re new in the neighbourhood, to come and connect with all sorts of people in the neighbourhood,” said Clinton Cowan, president of the Alta Vista Community Association.

It’s also designed to serve as a family reunion to welcome past Alta Vista residents who may have moved outside the area, he said.

This year ,event organizers with the Alta Vista Community Association, will be ramping up the fun to mark the association’s 50th anniversary.

The garage sale on June 11 will see dozens of residents put out plenty of deals on their properties, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“It’s hard not to find a street participating,” Cowan

said.

And to add to the awesomeness, the association has once again lined up a jam-packed roster of family fun for the 26th edition of the Awesome Alta Vista Community Picnic, which takes place at Billings Estate Museum on June 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be several returning features offered during the gathering, which typically draws hundreds of people over the course of the day, but also several new scientific twists.

In keeping with the picnic’s new science theme, for the first time, staff from the Canada Science and Technology Museum will be on hand with their museum-onthe-go science-mobile, allowing children to try out experiments and crafts.

“The relationship with the science museum is a very important one in the community and a lot of young parents go there a lot,” said Cowan.

“So we’re keen to bring a little bit of that science experience right here to the picnic.”

Staff from the Ottawa Public Library will also be present with their high-tech van featuring 3D printing technology and mini-maker crafts.

“They’re also doing story time for little ones throughout the picnic,” Cowan said.

Midway attractions will be another new element, includ-

ing a teacup ride and a zerogravity throwing game.

Also in keeping with the science theme, the teacup ride will demonstrate centrifugal force, Cowan said.

Alta Vista residents will also be able to enter their names in a raffle for a chance to win a youth bike, and players with the Canterbury Soccer Club will be hosting soccer skills demonstrations.

The picnic will also include a number of popular returning attractions that picnic-goers can enjoy while munching on barbecued goodies.

Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo will be bringing some of their creatures and the Fiddleheads will perform music.

There will also be wagon rides and bouncy castles.

The entertainment roster will include the talents of young vocalists from the GleeCeptional choir and glee club, many of whom are from the Alta Vista community.

“It’s all local,” Clinton said of the day’s line up of attractions. “It’s a neighbourhood showcase.”

Attractions during the picnic, with the exception of the barbecue, will be included in the cost of admission, which is $5 per person and $10 per family.

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Éloise Cowan, 5, and her dad, Clinton, who is president of the Alta Vista Community Association, try out the teacup ride, which will be a new highlight at the annual Awesome Alta Vista community picnic on June 12. The Awesome Alta Vista community garage sale takes place the day before on June 11.

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Council will ask province to allow civilians to direct traffic Jennifer McIntosh

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A motion by the city’s police board chairman Eli El-Chantiry asking the province to loosen the rules in the Highway Traffic Act to allow civilians to direct traffic was approved by Ottawa council on May 25.

“If we do need a police officer we can call a police officer,” El-Chantiry said. “If we don’t, we will have traffic staff dealing with those issues.”

El-Chantiry has said with construction underway for the city’s light rail project, now is the time to ask the

province.

El-Chantiry estimates that the city pays between $600,000 and $700,000 per year on costs related to having officers direct traffic during construction or special events.

“If we do need a police officer we can call a police officer.”

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Mayor Jim Watson has been vocal about his stance on the issue, saying that he’d rather see cops and their cruisers fighting crime instead of manning street barricades during parades.

When El-Chantiry first introduced the motion at the end of April, Watson said that with scarce dollars

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City agrees to pitch a special bus pass to the province

Local Poverty Reduction Fund As the MPP for Ottawa South, I am pleased to announce that the Ontario government will now be accepting applications for the Local Poverty Reduction Fund’s second round of funding. Last year, our government announced the Local Poverty Reduction Fund in an effort to better combat the issue of poverty within our communities. Now in its second year, Ontario is inviting a broader range of groups including not-for-profit organizations, charities, public sector organizations, and indigenous organizations to apply for a second round of funding.

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The fund is committed to investing $50 million over six years to support innovative, community-driven solutions that help tackle the challenges faced by those affected by poverty. Beginning this year, up to $10 million will be targeted for projects related to homelessness over the 2016 and 2017 rounds of funding and a minimum of $2 million will be committed to support projects run by indigenous organizations.

This year our government has also partnered with the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to help further advance the program.

The OTF will assist in providing proposal support for applicants and in the process of issuing and overseeing funding agreements with organizations.

Organizations must submit their funding applications by 5pm on June 29th, 2016. For more information regarding the Local Poverty Reduction Fund, please visit www.otf-lprf.ca or contact 1-800-263-2887.

The city will petition the province to pay for a discounted bus pass for low-income residents.

A staff report said a pass discounted at 62 per cent would likely cost the city $3.3 million in lost revenue, and while the city’s transit commission struggled to find ways to afford it, it did agree to ask the province to foot the bill. Council approved the move on May 25.

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“The transit commission heard many examples of the benefits of residents being able to access transit.”

Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans took the idea one step further.

Deans put forward a motion asking the province to include transit in the calculation of basic needs for social assistance programs such as Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.

Deans said even with a discounted pass, low income residents may still not be able to afford the cost of taking a bus.

“The transit commission heard many examples of the benefits of residents being able to access transit,” Deans said.

The city already offers discount passes for students, people on disability and seniors. The discounts cost the city $16.3 million annually.

A staff report estimated that 8,800 people are considered low income who don’t fall into those categories so they pay full price for their transit passes.

More than 40 social service agencies, including the Healthy Transportation Coalition and Making Voices Count, have expressed support for a low-income pass.

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The province announced on May 25 it will widen Highway 417 in an effort to ease congestion and shorten commute times.

Province announces plans to make Hwy. 417 wider Michelle Nash Baker

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The province plans to widen Highway 417 in an effort to ease congestion and shorten commute times in Ottawa.

The announcement was made at the Ministry of Transportation office on May 25 by MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean Bob Chiarelli, MPP Ottawa South John Fraser and MPP for OttawaVanier Madeleine Meilleur.

Work is expected to begin this fall and is anticipated to be completed in 2020.

The improvements planned include: • Widening Highway 417 from three to four lanes in each direction between Maitland Avenue and Carling Avenue • Repairing Merivale Road overpass bridges • Replacing sections of existing noise barriers “This project will create jobs and opportunities for residents and businesses living and working in the region,” Chiarelli said.

According to the provincial government, the Highway 417 project is part of the largest infrastructure investment in Ontario’s history, about $160 billion over 12 years. The exact cost of the local work was not released, as the government is still in the tendering process for that work.

The government reports approximately 160,400 vehicles travel Highway 417 every day.

Chiarelli said the widening is in response to the need to reduce congestion, but added people should be encouraged to ride their bikes or take transit.

“We will need roads for the foreseeable future,” Chiarelli said. “We are not banning roads, but we are very transit oriented for the near future.”

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The city’s light rail transit Confederation Line, which runs from Tunney's Pasture station in the west to Blair Road at Highway 174 in the east (Blair station), is expected to open in 2018. wThe province announced part of the funding will include paving and replacing overhead signs on Highway 416 between Fallowfield Road and Highway 417 and repairing bridges on Highway 417 from Richmond Road to Maitland Avenue.

Paving overheard sign replacements will also be completed on Highway 417 from Island Park Drive to Nicholas Street, and paving will take place from the Highway 174 “Split” at Highway 417/Ottawa Regional Road 174 through to Ramsayville Road.

Chirelli said the expansion of Highway 174 from Trim Road to Rockland is the city’s responsibility, adding the idea of widening the road has been resisted by the city.

Currently, the Ontario government has provided funding to conduct an environmental assessment on the potential to widen the road.

Meilleur said that conversation is ongoing, but there are no current plans to widen the highway at the moment.

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Nature museum unveils brand new dino Bones unearthed from Montana basement after decade with family Michelle Nash Baker

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It’s not very often that people get the chance to see an entirely brand new, never before seen dinosaur skeleton.

But for six-and-a-half months that is exactly what will be on display at the Canadian Museum of Nature.

Spiclypeus shipporum, or affectionately known as Judith, was unveiled on May 24 in the national fossil collection at the museum.

The horned dinosaur was discovered a decade ago in Montana by Bill Shipp and was acquired by the museum in 2015.

Shipp, who found the bones by chance while walking on his property in 2005 with a palaeontologist, said it was an incredibly exciting time thinking that they had found something that has been around for 76 million years.

Shortly after finding the bones, Shipp hired professionals to excavate his findings.

Judith moved from the hard Montana ground to Shipp’s basement, where it remained for 10 years.

It was a fellow scientist that urged Shipp to sell the bones to a museum.

“We’d known Judith for 10 years, and she was as much a part of our family as inanimate, fossilized bones could be,” Shipp said.

“And there was satisfaction in knowing we were one of the few who had their own dinosaur bones. But at the end of the day, I was a scientist and I needed to let her be a part of science.

People said she was special and I began to feel guilty.

I had something sitting in drawers that needed to be studied.”

Shipp said of all the museums in the world, picking Canada’s nature museum was the easiest choice to make.

“It’s the best in the world,” Shipp said. “It was an easy decision.”

The museum sent its palaeontologist, Jordan Mallon, to check out the bones to confirm that it was an entirely new dinosaur.

Shortly after checking out the bones in Shipp’s home, Judith was packed up and sent to her new home in Ottawa.

After a year of studying the bones, Mallon discovered Judith had an incredible story.

“She was living with a bone disease; she was incredibly resilient,” Mallon said.

Mallon said looking at the fissures in the bones show that the disease came early in Judith’s life, but for whatever reason, the horned dinosaur managed to live well into adulthood. However, Mallon added, living with the disease would have

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Paleontologiest Jordan Mallon shows off Judith’s skull, now on display in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s national fossil collection. Mallon identified that this creature was a new species of horned dinosaur. left the dinosaur to fend for itself.

Now, Judith’s skull, parts of her legs, hips and backbone are on display for all to see.

Born and raised in Ottawa, visiting the museum as a child, Mallon said working with Judith and confirming that the dinosaur was indeed a new species was like having a childhood

dream come true.

“It’s not every day you get to name a new dinosaur,” Mallon said.

Mallon completed the scientific analysis that pinned down the dinosaur as a new species – one of a growing number of newly discovered ceratopsids (four-legged dinosaurs generally characterized by horns on the face and elaborate head frills).

Judith’s formal name – Spiclypeus shipporum – is a combination of two Latin words meaning spiked shield and a nod to Shipp, who found the bones.

Judith’s nickname comes from where it was found, in Winifred, Montana, near the Judith River Formation – based on the bones found, it’s not actually known if the dinosaur was male or

female.

Mallon said there are about 40 horned species known to date.

Judith’s skull and bones will remain on display until Nov. 13. Afterwards, the bones will be sent to the museum’s collections facility in Gatineau but Judith’s skull will remain on permanent display in the museum’s fossil gallery.

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Lone suspect remains at large Continued from page 9

Kim, the victim, has been identified on Facebook by friends under the name Jakob and Jopok Boss.

According to his Facebook page, he is from Toronto but had moved to Vancouver last November.

His Facebook posts also reveal his enjoyment of working out, motorcycles, and photos of himself reveal his many tattoos.

A status update from January shows he graduated from a pipefitting program at Camosun College in Victoria, B.C. Another man living near the crime scene said he heard four or five bangs that he initially thought were fireworks going off.

FIREWORKS

“We had fireworks the night before, but these were louder,” said the man, who also refused to disclose his name.

Neighbours living next door to him heard a woman calling for help and ran into their

backyard and into the shared common area that three rows of attached homes back onto.

They saw the wounded female victim “and dragged her away,” he said, adding that they also raced over to the male victim but by then “it was too late for him.”

Though the suspected shooter is still on the loose, the neighbour said he isn’t worried about his safety or that of his neighbours given reports it was a targeted attack.

Quality of life in the area has improved in recent years, he said, after police ramped up their presence to stave off the regular presence of young people hanging out at night doing drugs in nearby Trappers Park.

“It used to be bad,” he said.

“It’s been pretty good for at least five years.”

Another young woman who lives in another section of rowhouses on Ferriers Lane said she heard a series of loud pops close by. Her brother also heard them and tried to reassure the family that it was just the sound of fireworks.

Nearby, a close family friend who lives in the same housing complex, was washing dishes when she heard “yelling and screaming.”

“She dropped everything and opened her window. She said the shooter ran toward the trees,” the woman said, motioning to dense woods southeast of the playground.

The female resident said there are several trails and abandoned buildings in the woods, and that they would make an ideal spot for anyone wanting to hide out.

The suspect wanted by police is described as a white male with brown eyes, is sixfeet tall, 251 pounds with a heavy build. He is balding but has some dark brown hair.

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Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the suspect or has information on the case is asked to call the Ottawa police major crime unit by calling 613-236-1222, ext. 5493, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.

Notice of Commencement Transit Project Assessment Process Western Extension of the Confederation Line Light Rail Transit The Project The City of Ottawa is proposing to expand the City’s Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) network, currently under construction, to the east, west and southwest regions of the City. The Western Extension of the Confederation Line Light Rail Transit includes extending the Confederation Line further west from Tunney’s Pasture Station to Baseline and Bayshore Stations as well as a developing a Maintenance and Storage Facility in the Nepean-Woodroffe corridor, south of Norice Avenue. The purpose of this project is to provide a higher level of transit service to growing communities in the west and southwest of the city, a need identified in the City of Ottawa’s 2013 Transportation Master Plan.

The Plan will: • Add 13 kilometres of rail and 10 LRT stations to the City’s overall transit network at Westboro, Dominion, Cleary, New Orchard, Lincoln Fields, Iris, Baseline, Queensview, Pinecrest, and Bayshore.

• Connect directly to the West Transitway and the Southwest Transitway to facilitate connections to the communities of Kanata and Barrhaven.

The Process Planning efforts have been completed and this project will be assessed according to the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08. As part of the TPAP, an Environmental Project Report (EPR) will be prepared by the proponent; the City of Ottawa, to document the study process, the environmental conditions, alternatives considered, the planned project, anticipated environmental impacts, appropriate mitigation and the project’s consultation program.

During the Notice of Commencement phase of the environmental assessment, copies of the draft Environmental Project Report (EPR) will be available to provide interested parties time to review and provide feedback prior to the formal 30-day public review period following the posting of the Notice of Completion.

The draft EPR will be available in print at the locations below: City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1

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A digital version of the draft EPR will be available for downloading, in whole or in part, at the following web address: Ottawa.ca/westernlrt.

NAV CANADA is seeking public input regarding proposed changes to flight paths for aircraft arriving to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.

Consultation Interested persons are invited to review the work completed to-date during the planning phase including a study summary, previous consultation efforts and reports presented to City Council. This information is available on the City web site at:

The proposed flight paths are estimated to save up to two minutes flying time for arrivals while greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions are estimated at 750 metric tonnes each year. Where possible, portions of flight paths have been relocated over less populated areas.

Ottawa.ca/westernlrt Given the extent of prior consultation, and the availability of a draft Environmental Project Report (EPR) for public review, it is anticipated that the City will issue the Notice of Completion in early September 2016 (which is within the maximum 120-day period in the TPAP Regulation). Notification will be provided in advance of the formal 30day public review period. Further information on the Transit Projects Assessment Process is available at:

Some of the new approach paths will lever new technology – known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP) – that combines satellite-based positioning with modern flight management systems, allowing an aircraft to fly a precise route. This allows for the design of flight paths that are shorter and that provide for a continuous descent.

Ontario.ca/document/guide-environmental-assessment-requirements-transit-projects To Submit Comments If you have project-related questions or comments, or have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the Project Manager on behalf of the proponent, the City of Ottawa:

Initially, only a small portion of aircraft – less than 25 per cent – will be equipped to fly the new procedure. As part of the proposed redesign, some standard arrival routes are also being updated.

No changes are proposed for departure routes.

NAV CANADA has made information – including maps – on proposed flight path changes available online at www.navcanada.ca/YOW. Residents are invited to learn about changes and provide feedback using the comment tool available on the website by June 30, 2016. Residents can also attend one of the following Open House Consultation Events: June 22, 2016 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Notice of Completion of Environmental Study Report Ottawa Road 174 / Prescott-Russell County Road 17 Class Environmental Assessment The United Counties of Prescott and Russell in partnership with the City of Ottawa have completed the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for improvements to Ottawa Road 174 from the Highway 417 Interchange to Canaan Road and improvements to Prescott-Russell County Road 17 from Canaan Road to Landry Road (County Road 8).

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Ministry of Environment and Climate Change 103-2430 Don Reid Dr., Ottawa

During the public review period, interested persons are encouraged to read the ESR and provide comments to one or both of the co-proponents by July 4, 2016. Please direct written comments to: Angela Taylor, P Eng. Senior Project Engineer Transportation Planning Branch Planning and Growth Management City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 15210 Email: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca

Electrifying news for a day trip along the Rideau Canal New boat 100 per cent electric, largest in North America Michelle Nash Baker

The Executive Summary of the ESR will also be available for download at www.hwy174and17study.ca in both French and English.

Marc R. Clermont, P. Eng. Director of Public Works United Counties of Prescott and Russell 59 Court St., P.O. Box 304 L’Orignal, ON K0B 1K0 Tel: 613-675-4661, ext. 3100 Email: MClermont@prescott-russell. on.ca

Robert Taillefer, president of Ottawa Boat Cruise, gets ready to launch his 100 per cent electric boat in the Ottawa River on May 26. Taillefer said he was very excited to see the boat in the water and was happy to share the moment with his son, Zachary.

Valerie McGirr, P. Eng. Consultant Project Manager AECOM 302-1150 Morrison Dr. Ottawa, ON K2H 8S9 Tel: 613-820-8282, ext. 243 Email: Valerie.McGirr@aecom.com

If you have discussed your issues with one or both of the co-proponents and you object to the project, you may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change order a change in the project status and require a higher level of assessment under an individual Environmental Assessment process (referred to as a Part II Order). Reasons must be provided for the request. Copies of the request must be sent to:

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Things are about to get electric on the Rideau Canal.

Starting mid-June, Ottawa Boat Cruise will be launching its first, and one-and-only in North America, 100 per cent electric boat on the canal.

The company tested the waters on May 26 in Sanscartier Park in Gatineau,

where the boat was released into the Ottawa River for the first time.

Ottawa Boat Cruise president Robert Taillefer said he was interested in building an electric boat in an effort to reduce emissions along the canal, adding that he is proud of the elctric boat project and it will be a legacy for his children.

Marc Marine in Gatineau built the boat in 12 weeks and it took about 2,000 hours. Martin Lauzon of Marc Marine said the vessel will be very quiet as it makes its way along the Ride-

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Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 A copy of the request must also be sent to the United Counties of Prescott and Russell and/or the City of Ottawa. If there are no requests received by Monday, July 4, 2016, the United Counties and the City may proceed to design and construction as presented in the ESR. Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), personal information included in a submission to the City of Ottawa and/or the United Counties will not be disclosed to any third parties without having obtained the prior consent of the person to whom the information pertains, except when MFIPPA permits disclosure or other applicable law requires that the City/United Counties disclose the personal information.

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

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“I’m really proud of it, I can’t wait to see it on the water,” Lauzon said.

The boat has large solar panels on its roof, and can seat 98 guests in a new, hop on and hop off, service.

Taillefer said Ottawa Boat Cruise will run tests in the Ottawa River for the next week or so, with the goal being to have the cruise open for business by the middle of June.

For more information about the new electric boat, go to www.rideaucanalcruises.ca.

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Taking transit to Bluesfest just got a little easier for ticketholders.

OC Transpo and the annual festival reached an agreement on May 20, which will see the festival pay $100,000 to the city’s transit system each year for the next five years to help recoup costs.

“We feel the end result of this is good for the music fan; that’s what was most important,” said AJ Sauve, director of media relations for the festival.

The agreement also includes cost recovery of all extra charges related to deployment and managing the service for the festival, including supervisors and

security requirements. This year that will cost about $9,000. The service agreement is also subject to increases in the city’s urban transit levy.

The city was initially asking for the festival to pay $200,000 to offset the cost of increased frequency of buses. But Bluesfest executive director Mark Monahan sat down with OC Transpo to negotiate the deal.

“The way it was going, fans paid to get on the bus and then they were also asking us to subsidize the cost,” Sauve said.

Instead of having Bluesfest pay the $200,000 and have festival attendees paying fares, Bluesfest is paying half that amount and fares are waived when boarding. OC Transpo basically

becomes a supply sponsor, Sauve said.

Those who buy passes to the festival – taking place July 7 to 17 at Lebreton Flats – before June 1 will receive free access to transit three hours before the gates open until two hours after the day’s shows end. Those buying tickets after June 1 will pay a flat rate of $2 for transportation for the ticket dates. Sauve wouldn’t speculate on how much money would be generated from the fee.

Transit doesn’t only mean buses. The passes also work for the O-Train and ParaTranspo, according to Sauve.

The agreement is similar to the one that exists with the Ottawa Redblacks.

“It’s a lot easier on and

Baseline/Woodroffe Stormwater Management Pond Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and Functional Design The City of Ottawa has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for a proposed Stormwater Management Facility at the northeast corner of Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue. A stormwater management pond was initially recommended in the Pinecrest Creek/ Westboro Stormwater Management Retrofit Study (2011) and underwent further assessment in the Feasibility Study for a Surface Stormwater Management Facility at Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue (2015).

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The City of Ottawa is conducting a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the North Island Link Watermain in Manotick. The study will identify the preferred alignment to link the existing watermain on Rideau Valley Drive to the proposed Manotick Watermain Link at the north end of Long Island. The North Island Link will provide additional capacity and reliability of water supply to the urban area south of the Jock River.

The study is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, and 2015). In order to satisfy the requirements of the Class EA process, alternatives of the stormwater management pond will be confirmed, assessed and the process documented, considering the work already undertaken. The Class EA will identify a preferred alternative and functional design for the pond.

The Process The study is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

Consultation At the meeting, residents will learn of the preferred alignment for the watermain.

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback. Comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record.

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Darlene Conway, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager/Policy Development and Urban Design City of Ottawa Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27611 Email: Darlene.Conway@ottawa.ca

$185,000 for the service.

“But, this has clearly ceased to be a discussion about cost recovery,” Leiper wrote.

He also pointed out that the reduced cost for transit could make it more attractive, driving the need for even more service and costing taxpayers more money overall.

If the policy can’t be followed, Leiper suggested it should be re-evaluated.

“Given that festivals such as Bluesfest generate millions in economic activity for the city, I believe it should simply be rewritten if it can’t be implemented in more coherent fashion than this.”

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Leiper wrote he’s “left wondering whether we’ve blown a hole in our transit event policy just a few weeks after it was published.”

The city heard late last year that about 40 per cent of concertgoers use city transit services to get to the event.

According to figures Leiper received from OC Transpo about last year, the cost of adding additional service to Lebreton Flats was $285,000. New fare revenue amounted to about $87,000. That means bus service last year cost the city just short of its original ask at $198,000.

This year, assuming the same frequency and overall cost and adding in the $100,000 contribution by the festival, the city will pay

North Island Link Environmental Assessment and Functional Design Study Public Presentation at the Manotick Village and Community Association Annual General Meeting

Notice of Study Commencement

Interested persons can provide comments at any time during the Class EA process. There will be opportunity for feedback through the City of Ottawa’s website, ottawa.ca/baselinewoodroffepond. With the exception of personal information, comments received become part of the public record.

off the bus – it makes for expedience,” Sauve said.

“The end result is positive for all involved.”

In an email, Pat Scrimgeour, assistant general manager, customer systems and planning for the city, said with public transit being the best way to travel to Bluesfest, the agreement makes it easier for those attending, and comes with added benefits.

“By including the cost of transit in the concert ticket, we encourage more people to take the bus to Bluesfest festivities, thereby taking cars off the road and reducing traffic congestion around Lebreton Flats.”

But one councillor expressed his concern about the deal in a blog post.

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Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please contact the project lead or email pgmpublicengagement@ottawa.ca by noon on Monday, June 6.

More project information is available at ottawa.ca/northislandlink.

For further information or to provide comments, please contact: John Bougadis, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning and Growth Management 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel.: 613-580-2424 ext.14990 Email: John.Bougadis@ottawa.ca This Notice first issued on May 26, 2016.

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Algonquin College unveils new senior care innovation centre Megan DeLaire

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Canada experienced a population surge in the 20 years following the Second World War, and it is facing another demographic boom as the babies of 1946 become the seniors of 2016.

With Ontario’s population of two million people over age 65 expected to double over the next 20 years, that demographic is driving critical dialogue around senior care in the province.

Moved to action by that dialogue, Algonquin College officially unveiled its new Garbarino Girard Centre for Innovation in Seniors Care at a May 25 event at the school’s Woodroffe campus.

“The need for a new approach to health and wellness is clear, and this new approach means that we must transform the way we train and prepare the next generation of health and wellness workers,” said Algonquin College president Cheryl Jensen. “So we need to think differently, we need to be innovative.”

The centre is the product of an ongoing collaboration between the college, the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, Bruyére Research Institute, the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and Carleton University.

Nicknamed the “smart apartment” by those partners, it serves as a learning lab for Algonquin College students in various nursing and community studies programs, an applied research facility for Bruyére Research Institute, and a space where

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Megan Rathwell, a teacher in Algonquin College’s occupational therapist assistant and physiotherapist assistant program, demonstrates how to use the Garbarino Girard Centre’s mechanical lift with colleague Sam White during a public tour of the space as part of its official unveiling on May 25. the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre can host a day program for seniors with dementia. It represents an approach to senior care that sees seniors increasingly served within their communities and homes, rather than in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

During the centre’s unveiling, Marie-Lison Fougere, Ontario’s deputy minister of francophone affairs and senior affairs, stressed the need for healthcare centres, service providers and educational institutions to collaborate in order to approach care for the province’s aging population more holistically.

“This drive towards better

co-ordination and greater integration is absolutely critical if, as a society, we want to continue to improve access to social services,” Fougere said, adding that seniors represent the fastest growing segment of Ontario’s population.

“By 2017, Ontario will be home to more people over 65 than children under 15. That’s six months from now.”

Students have worked with resource centre staff to care for 30 seniors each week since the centre first opened in February with help from a $365,000 contribution by the Champlain LHIN, but an additional $1 million dona-

tion by the estate of the centre’s namesake, Anita Garbarino Girard, will help outfit it with ground-breaking technological features. That donation is what prompted the May launch of the centre and the announcement of its official name.

“Through Mrs. Garbarino Girard … this centre will be the standard for compassionate care for seniors, accelerate the learning for hundreds of students, promote the integrity of the healthcare professions,” Jensen said. “And underscore the need for respect of a generation that has given so much to ours.”

The open concept space in

the college’s A-building was built to allow retrofitting as more funding for monitoring technology becomes available.

Eventually, the centre will be outfitted with motion sensors that can track the speed and steadiness of patients’ strides, and floor sensors that can recognize a fall or monitor the ease or difficulty with which patients climb in and out of bed.

“We’re currently starting a collaboration working on exploring what sensors can go into the structure,” said Jodie Taylor, research manager with Bruyére Research Institute. “Now we’re looking more and more at integrating the multiple sensors to look at mobility and cognition as a whole.”

Designed to have the feel of an apartment, the centre features a laundry room with accessible shelving for clients in wheelchairs, a kitchen with an accessible stove and sink, a sitting room with an activities area, senior-friendly seating and a herb garden, and a bedroom with a mechanical ceiling lift, geriatric chair, and a closet with accessible shelving.

Although features such as the smart apartment’s mechanical bed and ceiling lift are not likely to be used by the its casual day program clients, Amy Desjardins, executive director of the Algonquin College Foundation, said that students nevertheless practice using those tools on a regular basis.

“When the clients aren’t here, our students are still using the apartment as a lab for their classroom,” she said.

“That’s how we all learn

right? We learn by practice, and that’s what this smart apartment is going to allow.”

Besides providing a handson training environment for students and a lab where researchers from Bruyére can continue to develop senior care technology, the incorporation of the day program hosted by the centre three days each week helps relieve over-taxed senior service centres in the city’s west end, according to Cathy Jordan, executive director of the Western Ottawa Community Resource Center.

“This program is providing solutions in an overburdened healthcare system, by reducing the west end adult day program waiting list, by reducing utilization of acute care resources, and by delaying admissions to long-term care facilities,” Jordan said.

With June officially recognized as Seniors’ Month in Ontario, and the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation nearing its fundraising goal for the hospital’s new Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, the centre’s May 25 unveiling helped underscore the prominence of senior care as a growing healthcare challenge in the province.

According to Champlain LHIN CEO Chantale LeClerc, the space also serves as a reminder of how that challenge should be met.

“I honestly can’t think of a better example to illustrate how we can do better for the people we serve,” LeClerc said.

“But also for the future generation of healthcare workers that are going to be asked to deliver services in a different way.”

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Dog walkers trek along a four-kilometre loop around Andrew Haydon Park on May 29 as part of the Dollars for Dogs fundraiser for the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. The fundraiser, in its 32nd year, raised $22,000 for the organization, with at least 63 people participating.

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River Ward Strawberry Social River Ward’s seniors are cordially invited to attend my annual Strawberry Socials next week. Two events are planned, June 8 at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre and June 9 at the Alexander Community Centre, both from 1-3pm. Please reserve your seat by calling Sarah Barber at 613-580-2486 or email Sarah.Barber@Ottawa.ca. Looking forward to seeing you at another great event.

Ottawa Police Delivery Model Review The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is launching public consultation to gather feedback on changes being considered to its service delivery model. These changes are part of a strategy at the OPS, called the Service Initiative Program, which is designed to improve how they serve the community given a number of pressures facing policing, such as increasing costs, city growth, changing demographics, growing demands for service, and the increasing complexity of crime. Community partners and key stakeholders are invited to a facilitated session on June 7, Noon-2:30pm or June 9, 6-8:30pm. For more information about the Service Initiative program or how to register, please visit ottawapolice.ca/serviceinitiative.

Door-to-Door Sales Local residents have identified aggressive salespeople in the neighbourhood who don’t take no for an answer.

You are under no obligation to permit any salesperson from entering your home as part of a sales pitch for air conditioners, furnaces, home heating plans or any other offer. If you are not interested, say so, and close the door. If the salesperson does not leave your property, call the police.

Brookfield HS One-Act Plays The Brookfield HS drama department is hosting a set of one-act plays from June 2-4pm at Brookfield HS starting at 7pm. A $5 admission is in effect. Come on down and support our local high school’s drama students.

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Stay tuned for more announcements about these events this summer. Some parks remain closed because of their proximity to schools or for maintenance reasons. Visit www.ottawa.ca for a complete listing or call my office if you have questions about your local park.

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New lecture series pays tribute to MP Bélanger Michelle Nash Baker

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The University of Ottawa has announced it will launch a lecture series as a tribute to Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Bélanger this fall.

An alumni, Bélanger has dedicated 21 years of his life to the public service and the lecture series will honour his contributions to the university and the Franco-Ontarian community. It will also foster discussion and dialogue on political issues.

“Mauril has remained close to his alma mater, the University of Ottawa,” said Allan Rock, the university’s president and a former federal Liberal cabinet minister who worked with Bélanger in the House of Commons in the past.

“The Mauril Bélanger Lecture Series was created as a way of honouring his involvement with and devotion to multiple causes, notably linguistic minorities and the Francophonie, particularly in Ontario.”

The series is made possible thanks to the support of the Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair, which is devoted to the study of Canadian political institutions and their transformation in response to the changing

conditions and practices of contemporary democratic governance.

Bélanger expressed his gratitude to the university, stating he was truly touched by his alma mater’s initiative. “This series will be a great opportunity to discuss issues that are important to me just as much as they are to Canadians.

My deepest thanks to the University of Ottawa,” Bélanger said.

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Bélanger has been Ottawa-Vanier’s MP since he won a byelection in 1995.

He was easily re-elected in the 2015 election, with more than 57 per cent of the vote.

Upon re-election, he submitted his name for the position of Speaker of the House of Commons, but withdrew his candidacy after he was diagnosed with ALS. This past March 9, members of all parties in the House of Commons applauded as Bélanger sat in the Speakers chair in the House of Commons for the day, presiding with the use of an iPad app that generated a computerized voice because he can no longer speak.

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Potatoes are growing along with food donation program

June 4th Big Give and Riverside South Community Garage Sale The Riverside South Community Association is coordinating the annual Riverside South Community Garage Sale on Saturday, June 4th, 2016 – rain or shine. With 200-300 garage sales listed in the past years, this event continues to grow. It provides residents with the opportunity to clear out some un-needed items, and neighbours and visitors might find their own new treasures.

Residents have an opportunity to promote their individual garage sale by registering their address and listing items they have for sale. Visit www.riversidesouth.org for more information.

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In its second year of operation, a program that donates potatoes to soup kitchens and food banks is expanding across the city.

The Soldiers Helping Soldiers’ potato program ran a pilot program last year with children at Orléans’ The Little School growing potatoes to donate for distribution.

The idea was thought up by a Soldiers Helping Solidiers volunteer, Cpt. Victoria Ryan, who had a daughter at the school and wanted to try it on a small scale before expansion.

This year the program is growing and organizers are challenging any and all groups to plant and grow potatoes to donate.

Soldiers Helping Soldiers is primarily a bridge organization that connects veterans who are homeless or at risk with services, and works with partner agencies in the city.

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A “Big Give event” is happening June 4th 2016 and will be hosted

by The Gathering Ottawa at the Mountain Meadows Park on 3740 Mountain Meadows Crescent. It will include family friendly events, bouncy castles, cotton candy, popcorn and a movie night featuring Zootopia will be starting at 6:30 pm.

Hydro One Ombudsman Public Meeting Have your questions about Hydro One answered when I join MPP Lisa MacLeod and fellow councillors George Darouze and Scott Moffat to host a Hydro One Ombudsman Public Meeting.

The Hydro One Ombudsman Fiona Crean will be speaking and taking questions from the public. Join us on June 9th from 7 - 9 pm at the Greely Community Centre located at 1448 Meadow Drive.

Please contact lisa@lisamacleod.com or 613-823-2116 with any questions regarding the event. #Ottawa4FortMac Following the tragic events that took place in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the City of Ottawa is rallying together to help support the tens of thousands of residents who have been displaced by the devastating wildfires.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa Senators defenseman Chris Phillips have teamed-up to organize a fundraising event to help support residents of Fort McMurray through these extraordinarily challenging times. The fundraiser, #Ottawa4FortMac, will be held on Wednesday, June 8, from 6:30 to 10 pm at the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park.

Tickets for the event cost $80 and are available for purchase online at www.JimWatsonOttawa.ca/Ottawa4FortMac, or by cash payment at Big Rig Brewery locations and in the Mayor’s office at City Hall. Tickets purchased online are eligible for a $50 income tax receipt.

Water Infrastructure Upgrades – Open House Invitation The City of Ottawa is hosting multiple sessions to inform residents about a water pressure zone change scheduled for 2017 that will affect residents of Barrhaven and Riverside South. The open house will be an opportunity for City staff to explain how Ottawa is improving water infrastructure to meet the growing demands of the South Urban community. Impacted residents should have received a notice in the mail with session details being held at the Minto Recreation Complex, 3500 Cambrian Drive in Barrhaven, from 6:30-8:00 pm on June 7th.

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roughly 50 times a year, we’re not just helping vets,” said potato program manager Dannelle Gauthier, a retired service member.

The goal is to donate potatoes to organizations that serve the general community, but also that homeless or struggling veterans could be referred to – such as a soup kitchen.

It’s easy to grow potatoes at home, and the cost is low.

“You’re looking at under $20,” Gauthier said, of the cost to get started and grow about nine kilograms of potatoes. “You can grow them anywhere.”

People have bought planters, used a thick garbage bag, or even an old tire to grow potatoes in. The people who grow the potatoes are responsible for the start up cost and purchasing what’s required to get going.

It simply takes planting seed potatoes in a star formation, watering them, and leaving them up unwashed upon picking to have food to donate.

“They’re very nutritious and

they’re very versatile,” Gauthier said. “They’re also very filling.”

She joined Cumberland Ward Coun. Stephen Blais, who is growing potatoes in his own backyard.

He said it’s an important cause, particularly in Orléans where there is a large military population.

At the Little School beta project, which launched in September 2015, Blais said he’d like to explore ways the program could grow and the city could become involved.

Soliders Helping Soliders will have a drop off day on Sept. 17, with locations still to be determined, to collect potatoes from volunteer growers.

There will be prizes for the individual who grows the most potatoes, as well as other groups – such as churches or daycares that grow the most.

The goal is to collect just over 18,000 kg of potatoes to donate.

For step by step instructions on how to grow potatoes to donate, visit Just Food at http://justfood. ca/soldiers-helping-soldiers.

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Tickets Available for Mayor’s Canada Day Breakfast with Seniors Tickets are now available for the Mayor’s Canada Day Celebration for Seniors, which will take place on Friday, July 1st from 8:30 to 11 am. Returning to the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park again this year, this sponsored event includes breakfast, served until 10:30 am, as well as door prizes and live entertainment. Please note that there is no reserved seating, and tickets are required for entry.

Tickets are available by calling the City of Ottawa at 613-580-2424, Ext. 25683 or by emailing protocolrsvp@ottawa.ca by Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis while quantities last, with a limit of two tickets per person.

A limited number of VIP tickets will be available to couples celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary in 2016. These tickets are available by calling the City of Ottawa at 613-580-2424, ext. 25683.

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Ottawa fire extrication team’s work is all about saving lives Jessica Cunha

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I could hear them coming.

I heard their feet pounding, heard them shouting to one another that they could see a crash, that there was a patient inside a vehicle.

There was a blur of movement as the firefighters moved in, assessing the situation.Then someone was at the driver’s side window.

The firefighter asked me for my name then he stabilized my head in case of spinal trauma. He asked me if I was hurt and where, if I had any existing medical conditions, and what kind of medication I was on. Then he told me he and his team were going to get me out of the car.

I can’t imagine being extricated from a car wreck in a real collision. Thankfully, the one I was in was staged as part of a training exercise for the Ottawa Fire Service’s competitive extrication team.

It was still scary.

Hearing the tools go to work on the crushed wreck I

was sitting in, the pops and screeches of metal as pieces of the car were cut away, not being able to move, having a blanket put over my face as all the glass was cut away – it’s scary.

But these firefighters knew what they were doing.

The six-man team had me out in 18 minutes, five seconds.The goal is to extricate a patient in 20 minutes.

“There’s a stopwatch running,” said Scott Deugo, a firefighter with Station 43 in Bells Corners and assistant coach for the team. “You’re trying to get them out as fast as you can without making their injuries worse.”

The Ottawa Auto Extrication Team – which has won a number of regional and national competitions – had been training for months for the All Ontario Vehicle Rescue Challenge that was scheduled for May 26 to 28.

The team features four rural firefighters from Station 64 in Carp – Jake Sinclair, Nick Wade, Andrew Higgins and Adam Filoso – and two full-timers from Station 43 in

Bells Corners – Kent Keuninckx and Jimmy Madden.

Each one has a specific role when the team arrives at a collision scene.

“You should know who should be where, when – it’s like a play,” said Scott Langstaff, firefighter with Station 64 and head coach of the team.

The team invited me to participate in one of their training sessions, along with fire spokeswoman Danielle Cardinal.

Cardinal’s scenario was serious; the vehicle she was in hit a hydro pole. The roof was crushed and a pole was driven through the windshield. The driver’s side was against a barrier, making access difficult, and a second vehicle with a propane tank in it had crashed into the passenger’s side. It took the team 20 minutes and 30 seconds to extricate her.

“Firefighters work to respect a parameter called the ‘Golden Hour,’” she said.

“The clock starts after the collision occurs and only stops when the patient is

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A member of the Ottawa fire auto extrication team puts cribbing in place to stabilize a car before the team begins extricating a patient during a training exercise.

receiving further treatment at the hospital. Ottawa Fire Service crews know that they have to be diligent and effective in extricating persons because the clock is ticking.”

Deugo and Langstaff help the team figure out where they can improve in timing and technique. They record the practice extrications to watch with the team and hold a debriefing.

The competitive scenarios mimic real collisions with crushed vehicles and props

such as propane tanks, concrete barriers, hydro poles and a live patient. Vehicle extrication is a “high-level emergency” that requires great skill, Cardinal said.

“Frequent auto extrication training helps reduce on-scene times and delivers quicker care for the persons involved in the crash,” she said.

Different strategies and tools are used depending on the make and model of the vehicle and where it was

damaged.

“You’re always learning.

You see how others do stuff,” said Langstaff of taking part in competitions. “We’ve been able to bring a lot back here.”

And that is the real purpose of the competitions; as nice as it is to win, the real goal is to save lives.

“The faster, the better we are at this, the more chances we have to save someone,” said Deugo. “They’re going to be better because of this experience.”

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Cricket players pitch in at Featherston school New cricket pitch generates interest from across Ottawa Erin McCracken

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Vidun Jayakody and Josh Wolf are barely into their teens, but they already foresee big things for cricket at their school for generations to come.

They hope to return one day as adults to see the next crop of young players using the cricket pitch behind Featherston Drive Public School, competing against other students from across the city in an established league.

Their school’s pitch, which officially opened on May 27, is the first of its kind at a school in Ottawa’s English public school board, and just one of a handful of pitches in Ottawa.

“It means a lot,” said Vidun, 12, an eight-year veteran of the sport who has been teaching other kids at his Alta Vista-area school to play, along with classmate and friend, Aathavan Uruthirapathy.

A dedication ceremony marking the grand opening of Lafrange Field – the name of the new pitch – drew school and board officials as well as Alta Vista Coun.

Jean Cloutier.

The main attraction of the celebration was a cricket tournament starring kids from Featherston, nearby Vincent Massey Public School and D.A. Moodie Intermediate School. That west-end school sends students once a year to Featherston to play cricket.

Vidun’s classmate, Josh, has quickly grown to love the sport in recent years – even when he and his peers could only play on an old baseball diamond.

The 13-year-old said it’s nice to know the pitch will be there for future generations, and that he and his friends will one day be able to look back and say they were a part of helping the sport grow locally.

“We want to come back and see it one day,” Josh said with a grin, drawing agreement from Vidun.

“It’s nice to say we made a mark,” Vidun said.

STUDENTS DRIVING FORCE

Nick Janna, the Featherston teacher who first came up with the idea to build a cricket pitch, said the project’s driving force was his students. About two years ago, he brought out his own cricket bats and balls during recess and the kids quickly gathered around.

“I’m just like stunned,” Janna said of their response.

Construction of the sports field was only completed a few days before it officially opened, but already word had spread. Janna said he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw adults playing together on the new turf.

“They were giddy like kids. They’re like, ‘This is beautiful,’” he said.

“It was wild.”

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Above: The new cricket pitch at Featherston Drive Public School in Alta Vista, now known as Lafrange Field, was made possible thanks to funding provided by the school’s parent council and Ryan Lafrange, at left. The pitch was spearheaded by Nick Janna, a Featherston teacher, at right. They helped celebrate the opening of the field during a dedication ceremony on May 27.

At left: Wicket keeper Josh Wolf, 13, looks on as Kalpa Jayanetti, an educational assistant at Featherston Drive Public School, takes his turn at bat on the new cricket pitch at the school, which opened to much fanfare on May 27.

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Bowler Mazhar Choudhry, with Cricket Ottawa, winds up to deliver a ball to a waiting batter on the new cricket pitch that opened at Featherston Drive Public School on May 27.

School celebrates new cricket pitch Continued from page 33

Ottawa’s newest cricket pitch has also caused a stir beyond Alta Vista.

Janna said other clubs and associations have been calling, including Cricket Ottawa, the Cumberland Cricket Club and the Ottawa Valley Cricket Council Junior Cricket, which has already offered to provide free coaching clinics to Featherston students.

When Peter Gamwell, a superintendent with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, heard about the new sports field, he had to see it for himself.

“It’s so interesting with all these different cultures here,” he said. “Cricket is such a natural point of connection for people.”

He got a kick out of listening to the students speak excitedly about the sport he grew up playing back in England.

“It’s so curious to see it at the very beginning stages,” he said. “It’s just magic.”

That’s precisely why Ryan Lafrange matched the $5,000 that the Featherston parent council contributed to the construction of the pitch.

Having grown up in nearby Elmvale Acres, Lafrange said he had a lot of friends who went to Featherston and nearby St. Gemma Catholic Elementary School.

“I just wanted to help (Janna) give back a little something to his school and to the community,” said Lafrange, who threw the first bowl during the dedication ceremony.

The field is named in memory of Lafrange’s father, Pat, a lawyer and active community member and volunteer who donated his time to local associations and coached sports in the Alta Vista area.

Pat, who passed away almost five years ago, had his two sons playing sports from an early age – hockey, baseball, soccer and lacrosse.

“Sports were a big part of our upbringing,” recalled Lafrange, a realtor who now makes his home in Old Ottawa South. “Great memories.”

Lafrange said his father would have loved to see the cricket pitch open amid such a large community celebration.

“I guarantee he wouldn’t know what cricket is, but (he valued) giving back to the community and having kids play sports,” he said.

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with water. Additional water tankers were also shuttled in since there are no fire hydrants in the area.

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Tonya Pomerantz clutches a tangled ball of colourful yarn in her right hand. In her left hand, she holds her first published book.

“Life is messy,” she says.

“But this is the guide book.”

Whether you’re in high school, college, university, fresh out of school, feeling directionless or looking for a different or new challenge later in life, Pomerantz says her new published work, Unlock Your Future: The 7 Keys to Success, can help you navigate the road ahead, and all the bumps, detours and obstacles you will encounter along the way.

“People think that life is as straight as a ruler,” says Pomerantz, a career coach.

“You go to school, you graduate, you go to university or college, you get a job.

“That’s not what life is like. Life is a tangled, confused mess of stuff,” the Hunt Club resident says.

“We’ve created this book as a roadmap to help navigate the twists and turns that are absolutely part of living.”

Pomerantz wrote the book in collaboration with Divya Parekh, a global business relationship and leadership mentor and coach who lives in North Carolina.

The pair self-published their book through CreateSpace.

Pomerantz hopes to see her book in careers and co-op classes, libraries and guidance counsellor offices in high schools and postsecondary schools.

Thirty-five-year careers have become a rarity, and young people today are faced with a new set of challenges as they map out their

career path.

“Millennials have very specific challenges ahead of them, but they also have some incredibly wonderful gifts,” says Pomerantz, adding that one of the biggest challenges for young people these days are helicopter or lawnmower parents.

Helicopter parents tend to hover around their children while lawnmower parents get in front of their kids, trying to get rid of any obstacles that lie in their way.

“They’re never given an opportunity to fail,” Pomerantz says of these young people.

“Failure does build that sense of resilience.”

They’ll need to know how to fail when they go into the real world and try to build their careers, but will likely struggle to cope with life’s hurdles.

One of the most essential ingredients people need in order to grow and succeed in life is what Pomerantz calls “true confidence.”

See CONFIDENCE, page 41

Confidence creates sense of security Continued from page 40

“Not the confidence you get just for showing up,” she adds. “We want the book to help people be able to show how confident they are and develop self confidence, understand their definition of success.

“That is the absolute key.”

Confidence allows people to gain a sense of security within themselves and they become better able to identify their strengths and limitations, says Pomerantz, a certified professional coach through the International Coach Academy.

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With chapters on creating your vision, discovering your career voyage, decision making, setting goals, taking action, mentoring and networking, her book is designed to guide readers through the entire process when it comes to charting their career path.

It’s advice and guidance that is also for adults, whether they are switching careers, have been laid off or need assistance with their current career.

“The same principle applies whether you’re starting out or figuring out or whether you’re 45 or 50 or older and you’re at a different place,” says Pomerantz.

The web of yarn she holds in her hand looks impossible to untangle, but Pomerantz says it can be done.

“On its own, this ball of yarn is a hot mess,” she says.

“But when a person has the knowledge, tools and confidence to knit, they can create something amazing.”

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Her book is $15 and is available at Chapters at the Kanata Centrum, located at 400 Earl Grey Dr., Indigo at 125 Riocan Ave. in Barrhaven, Singing Pebble Books at 206 Main St. in Old Ottawa East, Octopus Books at 251 Bank St. in Centretown and Books on Beechwood at 35 Beechwood Ave. in New Edinburgh.

It can also be ordered through Pomerantz’s website at puddlejumpcoaching.com.

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other put her hand on my shoulder and looked me square in the eye. I was about to head out to school, and I knew exactly what she was going to say, so I put my hands behind my back and crossed my fingers. I had it on good authority that if you were about to tell a lie, crossing your fingers made things right.

“Now don’t you and Velma go walking in those ditches of water on the way home from school. It’s still too cold, and you’ll come with a death of the cold, and we’ll have to call Mrs. Beam and you know what that means: the onion treatment.”

With my fingers knitted behind my back, I assured her we would stay clear of the ditches, knowing full well that Velma and I, once we got rid of our brothers and sisters, would do what

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories we did just about every day coming home from the Northcote School.

The ditches still had water from the spring run-off, and heavy rains for several days made them look like little streams, and were too inviting to be ignored. As soon as the coast was clear, Velma and I headed behind a cluster of cedars, peeled off our shoes and stockings, crammed them into our book bags, and tucked our skirts into the elastic legs of our navy blue fleece lined bloomers.

Making sure no one was on the Northcote Side Road, we squealed with sheer joy as our bare feet

hit the water. The grass underfoot was like silk, and, of course, there was never any garbage thrown in the ditches back then, and we sloshed along at our heart’s content, heading from the side road from the school, almost to where our lanes began. Not once did I think of Mother’s words, as I left for school in the morning.

After all, I had my fingers crossed.

By the time we reached our long lane, we had run out of water in the ditches, and we reluctantly had to abandon what we considered the utmost joy, walking barefoot in the water-filled ditches of the Northcote

Side Road.

Our book bags hung from our shoulders, and we reluctantly left the ditches as we neared our lane, which was just before the Thom’s, gingerly stepping onto the dirt road and heading for the cluster of cedars behind the rail fence. We sat on the big rock and let the sun dry our legs, which were now the colour of beets freshly pulled from the garden, and still dripping wet from the water in the ditches.

Our legs had to be dried completely before we could put on our long stockings and shoes. And Velma and I laughed and delighted in the conspiracy of the whole escapade. Knowing perfectly well, as long as the ditches held the water, we would repeat our adventure.

We couldn’t spend too much time getting back into our stockings and shoes, or our mothers would be suspicious when we didn’t arrive

home when they expected us. After all, it was only three-and-a-half miles between the Northcote School and our farms, and so we had to be quick about it.

I tore down our long lane like someone possessed, and the last I saw of Velma, she was already at their mailbox. I wasn’t that far behind my sister and brothers, tearing into the house out of breath, and heading right upstairs as I always did to get out of my school clothes, passing Mother who was busy at the Findlay Oval getting supper ready for the table.

I kept my fingers crossed as usual, just in case she questioned me about walking in the water-filled ditches. My stockings were damp, so I draped them over the chair near my bed, tucked my not too dry shoes under the washstand, and headed downstairs in my play clothes.

“I bet you and Velma walked the ditches on your way home,” my hateful brother Emerson said at the supper table. I dropped my fork, put my hands behind my back with my fingers crossed, and denied it vehemently. Mother was too busy filling our plates to take notice, as I shot daggers at Emerson.

My beloved sister Audrey vowed she saw Velma and me walking on the Northcote Side Road all the way home from school, and we were nowhere near the ditches. She had her hands behind her back, and I knew, without a doubt, her fingers were crossed.

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Community bids farewell to a beloved Hunt Club resident Sharon Fotheringham Submitted

Some people stay quietly in the background not expecting recognition for acts of kindness and neighbourliness and one of these is Alexandra Howard, fondly known as Alex or Mrs. Howard by various generations.

Alex and her husband, Jim, lived in the original development of Hunt Club for more than 35 years and raised four children on Avocado Street off Plante Drive.

Jim at 6-foot-5 was quite in contrast to diminutive Alex at 5-foot-2, and they had been married 48 years when he passed away in 2013.

Every Christmas Day for 25 years, Alex spread the festive joy by sending Jim, dressed in a Santa outfit, to deliver 30 plates of her beautifully decorated homemade cookies to neighbours near and far.

Easter offered another opportunity for local friends to discover a basket of Easter

chocolates and treats created

by Alex on the doorstep.

Parents in the know made sure to accompany their kids to Avocado Street on Halloween night as Alex came dressed in costume to the door with chocolate bars for the kids, and had an urn of hot coffee spiked with Bailey’s to keep the parents warm.

Alex has been the embodiment of hospitality with her thoughtfulness and generosity, creating a special bond among us in Hunt Club Chase.

After years of working and supporting Jim while he completed his education degree, following a career in the Canadian Armed Forces and raising four talented and entrepreneurial children, Alex worked at Delcan and Carleton University in secretarial work.

Retirement did not mean relaxation or selfish pursuits, but more time for others.

She volunteered at Maycourt Palliative Care Centre for many years supporting

patients and their families.

She was an active member of Holy Cross Parish following the closure of the small Holy Family Catholic Community Parish, doing pastoral care, and supporting various committees with her organizational skills. She visited many shut-ins, bringing communion to them or driving them to church.

She has always been willing to help with various duties at the parish and beyond as she has gains great strength from her religion and lives her faith. Her day usually includes mass and there has rarely been an event where people did not enjoy her baking.

Alex has quietly attended numerous funerals and taken many of her ‘lemon funeral cakes’ to families in Hunt Club and beyond when there is a relative, friend or parish member who has passed away.

Alex has always been willing to support various charities in our community from Jump Rope for Heart to the

Salvation Army to cancer.

Canvassers knew that they would receive a contribution when they rang her bell, and her mailbox fills with a stream of charity receipts.

She is loved by the many children who have grown up in our neighbourhood as reflected by the number of requests for her presence at their weddings. Aside from volunteer work enhancing community spirit in Hunt Club, she has beautified our neighborhood with her amazing garden. She says she is happiest there and willingly shares it with many a passerby.

Alex has been an active senior in attending various concerts and theatre events at the National Arts Centre, the Metropolitan opera series at our local theatre and is a collector of local art.

She is fiercely independent and happily takes public transportation rather than inconveniencing neighbours.

She is quiet, unassuming and far too modest about the impact she has had on others in

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Hunt Club Chase resident Alexandra Howard stands in her beloved garden. She will soon move to B.C. to be closer to her children and grandchildren, and friends and neighbours say they will miss her. our community. She has led by quiet example. Her only flaw is that she has been a long-standing fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Alex’s wide collection of friends have mixed feelings that she has sold her house to join three of her four children, spouses and four grandchildren in Smithers, B.C., at the end of July.

Selfishly we want her to stay here as she is a true

friend and embodies the spirit of goodness in her quiet Polish way. But we know that her family also need and want her. Avocado Street and Hunt Club will just not be the same place.

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The long National Hockey League career of Chris Phillips has come to an end after 1,179 games played, all of them in an Ottawa Senators jersey.

Phillips announced his retirement May 26 at the Canadian Tire Centre. The decision ends the run of the longest serving player in team history.

“Today is a happy day,” said Phillips.

The retirement news conference kicked off with a video package of many of his career highlights.

Family members and now former teammates, Chris Neil, Kyle Turris and Mike Fisher, were all on hand to show their support.

Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion made note of Phillips’ many accomplishments — from being active in the community to representing Canada at hockey events on numerous occasions.

“It’s a tremendous career,” said Dorion. He called Phillips an un-

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Chris Phillips, centre, is joined by Bryan Murray, left, and Pierre Dorion at the Canadian Tire Centre on May 26, as he announces his retirement as an NHL player. He will now join the team’s front office. derrated, smart player who also displayed loyalty to the organization over the course of his career on the ice.

Phillips, 38, was drafted first overall by the Senators in 1996 out of Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League. He tallied 71 goals and 217 assists over his 19 years with the club. He added another six goals and nine assists in 114

NHL playoff games.

While Phillips will no longer patrol the blueline for the Senators, that doesn’t mean he’s about to disappear from the organization.

He has accepted a front office position with the team that was offered to him by the team’s owner Eugene Melnyk and president Cyril Leeder. His new role involves community programs, alumni relations

and business development.

Phillips was a steady fixture on the blueline, but rarely one to net many points. The 2006-07 season offered up a career high of eight goals and 18 assists.

Phillips’ scoring touch wasn’t left unmentioned by former team general manager and coach Bryan Murray, either.

“Chris was a defence-defence-

man, and who got more excited about scoring a goal?” said Murray, now the senior hockey advisor for the Senators.

“He acted like it was the biggest goal of the game and some of them were.”

“He had good character, he tried hard and played hard,” said Murray. “We will miss his leadership and we had hoped he would come back, but we had some real good runs.”

Phillips actually played his last game on Feb. 5, 2015. A serious back injury kept him off the ice since then, and his retirement was not unexpected. “Professional hockey takes a toll on a body,” he said.

“The fans made Ottawa a true hockey city from the red mile to talking in the hardware store,” said Phillips, as he thanked his wife Erin and his kids, as well as his parents for their inspiration.

“I’m grateful for all of it,” Phillips said. “I’m excited to still be a part of it and look forward to the next chapter.”

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Marley can’t wait to find a new family to have fun outdoor adventures with this summer. She loves to go on long walks and play fetch with her favourite tennis ball. After all that exercise she likes to stretch out and relax.

Marley would like all of her new family’s love and attention to herself, so she’d prefer to be the only pet in the home. She is fully house trained, so she’d be a great match for a working family. Are you the one Marley’s been waiting for?

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

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Most people want a dog with good manners and social skills when interacting with people, they want a dog that doesn’t jump up, scare children, or pull on the leash, and can respond to at least simple commands. Most dogs aren’t born with great manners, but obedience training can correct unwanted behaviour and build a bond between a dog and their owner.

Obedience classes can also save a dog’s life.

By learning to recall, you can prevent your dog from being hit by a car or attacked by wildlife or unknown dogs. Obedience classes can lessen or eliminate those behaviours that can make living

with a dog a minor hell: destructiveness, excessive barking, and house soiling for example.

Dog obedience helps strengthen the bond between dogs and their owners. Not only do dogs learn how to be good canine citizens, but the sessions are also a valuable experience for new owners who learn how to help their new friend be the best dog possible.

The Ottawa Humane Society offers both group and private obedience classes along with workshops and seminars. Learn more at www.ottawahumane.ca/your-pet/dog-obedience.

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

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COOPER

Hello! My name is Cooper.

I am a gentle giant. I just had my second birthday this past February 5th. I love to be outdoors and I carry my ball with me everywhere. I also love to pick up big trees and drag them around when I go on walks. Sometimes I even trip my mommy with them. I have an awesome puppy dog face that gets me treats from my parents and strangers alike.

I like to announce it when we have guests. I love being outdoors and meeting new dogs.

Mommy and daddy like to take me out on long adventures but I don’t like to go outside when it’s raining. I am a spoiled boy but I am also a very good boy so that’s OK. Here is a picture of me as a puppy. Look how grown up I am now!!

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Eyes on the prize Above: Spectators look on as Ottawa Race Weekend marathon winner Dino Sefir, from Ethiopia, covers the final 80-metre stretch of the 42-kilometre race on May 29, seconds away from finishing with a time of 2:08:14.

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Come to “Tales and Tunes” featuring delightful stories by Canada’s own Stephen Leacock, as told by the Ottawa Story Tellers, with music by North Winds Brass, on June 4, at 7:30 pm, at the Rideau Park United Church, located at 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Tickets are available at the door. Adults pay $20, seniors and students pay $15, and children 12 and under pay $10. Everyone is welcome.

Proceeds support the work of the church. For details, call 613-733-3156, ext. 229.

The community is invited to celebrate the Greenboro Library and Community Centre’s 10th anniversary on June 4. Library festivities will include bilingual family story time, a magic show, crafts and a green-screen photo shoot. Coun. Diane Deans’ office will be open from 10:30 a.m. until noon.

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The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library will also be holding an anniversary book sale. Activities run from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. All programs are free and everyone is welcome.

Tea, talks and tours for ovarian cancer research takes place June 4. Come out and enjoy a high tea with friends, be inspired by the talks of our world-class researchers, tour the laboratories, and of course, support this worthy cause by making a donation.

It will be held at the critical care wing of the Ottawa Hospital, Room 5225. The event takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. There is no cost for the high tea but a donation to support research will be welcome. RSVP your attendance by emailing richard. loomes@ottawamasons.ca or call Richard at 613-291-2203.

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The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary spring sale will be held June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, located at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. There will be garden perennials, flowerpots, birdhouses, home baking, crafts, hidden treasures, and books. Call 613-823-6770 for details or visit facebook. com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

June 7

A Sjogren’s Sydrome support group for patients, family members and caregivers takes place June 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, located at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. Admission is free but your contribution of a nonperishable item for the food bank would be appreciated.

For details, call Gail at 613526-5433. The support group will break for the summer in July and August. Regular meetings will resume Sept. 6.

June 9

Ottawa South Women’s Connection “RSVP Ministries” will be hosting its next event June 9, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. Come and enjoy Wendy Farha, a comedian and singer. There will also be a faith story by Farha, as well as refreshments, door prizes and childcare will be available. Admission is $6. Call 613-249-0919 for details.

June 10

Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus hosts its next macaroni and bean supper on June 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Sainte-Geneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Adults eat for $8 and children 12 and under eat for free.

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

The Stan Clark Orchestra with special guest Johnny Vegas will perform on June 10 at Riverside United Church, located at 3191 Riverside Dr. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The 18-piece band will perform swing music, from 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door or in advance

at the church office. Your ticket includes a sandwich and dessert buffet. The church has free parking and is wheelchair accessible. For details, visit riversideunitedottawa.ca or call Susan at 613-731-0181.

June 11

St. Bernard Church is holding their second annual yard sale on June 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1720 Bernard St. There will be plants, baking, toys and treasures. There will be a breakfast starting at 8 a.m. for $5, followed by a barbecue and drinks. In case of rain, the event will be held indoors. Reserve your sale table now for $10 by calling the church office at 613-7381943, Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to noon, or email stbernard@rogers.com. All proceeds will go to various charities and church events.

A sale and barbecue take place on June 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. Goods will include toys to books.

To rent a table for $20 call Jim at 613-523-2487 or the church office weekday mornings at 613-733-0336.

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St. Aidan’s Anglican Church hosts a spring tea with musical entertainment on June 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. Please join us for an afternoon of fellowship. Tickets are $12 and are available in advance by calling the church office at 613-733-0102, or emailing staidans@bellnet.ca. The church is at 934 Hamlet Rd. A garage sale, book sale and barbecue take place on June 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. While scouting the neighbourhood during the amazing Alta Vista garage sale, stop by Rideau Park United Church, at 2203 Alta Vista Dr. You can also rent a sale table. Call 613-733-3156, ext. 229, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., by June 9.

The barbecue will feature hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages and drinks.

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Proceeds from the event, hosted by the St. Theresa the Little Flower Council 16005 will go towards hall renovations. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for teens and $10 for kids ages six to 12, and are available by calling Roger at 613-277-5423.

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The eighth annual Water Garden Tour, hosted by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society, will take place on June 25.

This year’s tour will feature 10 water gardens. One site will also be showcased at night. The event takes place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 9 to 11 p.m. Cost is $20 per person, and children 12 and under are free. Tickets and tour booklets for this selfguided tour are available at a number of south Ottawa locations, Artistic Landscape Design at 2079 Bank Pl., Peter Knippel Garden Centre at 4590 Bank St. Proceeds will go to a project involving a water feature at the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata.

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

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may desire to be somewhere else this week, but responsibilities keep you close to home. You can still have a good time and make lasting memories.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you initially felt good about choices you just made a few days ago, but now you’re not so sure. Ask around for advice before making any final decision.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Lately you are more willing to take risks, Gemini. It’s fine to want to try new things, but always let reason guide you. You do not want to bite off more than you can chew.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, the solution to a lingering problem is on the horizon, and you will get some closure. This week you will push past it all and finally move on.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, realizing your dreams is fully within your capabilities. Make a commitment now and stick with it. You have to work hard to get what you Here’s How It Works: desire, but it’s within reach.

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each Virgo, after running the show, it’s now time to hand over the reins to row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric someone else. Surrender some control and enjoy this respite from being clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! the go-to guy or gal.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your energy is focused on too many things at the moment. Focus your attention on just one thing for the time being, and your main goal will be realized.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may not be up to too many trivial tasks right now, so immerse yourself in a creative project that’s more about the big picture than the small details.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may have reached a turning point in a romantic relationship. Now is the time to fan those flames so that the relationship can grow into something special.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Keep riding this creative wave you seem to be on, Capricorn. It will take you far and in many different directions. Trust in your dreams and put a plan to realize them into action.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, assert yourself a little more at work so that you get the respect and the recognition you deserve. When you state your case, others will see your perspective.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you tend to see the best in everyone and that is why you are such a good friend to so many people. Maintain your positive outlook.

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