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Finally. That’s the reaction by Overbrook and Eastway Gardens residents to the reopening of Belfast Road on Dec. 18 after an 18-month wait, but five months ahead of schedule

since it was originally slated to reopen in May 2016. “I’m personally ecstatic,” said Rawlson King, president of the Overbrook Community Association “We’re very pleased because it basically reopens an important link to the Trainyards shopping district.

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Mayor Jim Watson, Antonio Estrada, chief executive of the Rideau Transit Group, to the right of the mayor, and Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier join project leaders and local residents to mark the official reopening of Belfast Road during a low-key ceremony at the corner of Belfast and Tremblay roads on Dec. 17, the day before the route was to open to motorists. “We’ve had to put up with a lot of pain … with the bridge being shut down because everybody would have to detour.” With the road’s closure in May 2014, residents living to the north of the Belfast Road overpass over Highway 417, which linked to Coventry Road in Overbrook, were forced to drive the long way around, heading south on the Vanier Parkway and cutting across via Industrial Avenue. “Basically, it adds a lot of time to the trip, and it also put a lot of pressure on businesses in the Trainyards because it wasn’t as easy to access the Trainyards,” King said. “A lot of people stopped going and as a result some businesses did suffer.” The news was also welcome by Mike Ayoub, who has co-owned the White Horse Restaurant in Eastway Gardens with his wife, Rachel, for the past 17 years. “I felt like singing and dancing the rest of the day,” he said. The restaurant, located at the corner of Belfast and Tremblay, had been caught in the middle of the LRT construction. “It was the most stressful two years,” said Ayoub, adding that his staff hours had to be cut because business was impacted. Now the couple is anxiously waiting to see if and when business picks back up again. “All we can do is hope,” said Ayoub. “Maybe to get them back is going to take a while – to get back all the customers that we had,” Rachel Ayoub added. City officials, including Mayor Jim Watson and Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, joined Antonio Estrada, chief executive of the Rideau

Transit Group, along with a few local residents and project leads for a low-key ribbon cutting at the corner of Belfast and Tremblay roads on Dec. 17, the day before Belfast officially reopened. Stephane Robert, senior engineer in the city’s rail implementation office, said the road’s early reopening can be attributed to the unseasonably warm winter, allowing paving and street-line painting to be completed in a timely manner. The scope of the construction project was massive, with workers digging nine metres down to create an underground rail tunnel that forks east and west below the intersection. The new LRT connection also had to be constructed under a Via Rail line in the area. “They had a big water main they had to put it under the tunnel, under the split,” Robert said. “So this was a lot of work.” Tracks inside the tunnel will be laid beginning in January, eventually connecting to the east LRT line that will link to Blair Station and a westerly connector that will hook up the line that continues on to a stop at Tremblay Station. The reopening of Belfast also marks the unveiling of a new paved multi-use pathway that runs along the west side of the road. “It’s easy to get to the Adàwe Crossing,” Cloutier said, referencing a newly opened pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Rideau River that links Donald Street and Somerset Street East. “The community has put up with a lot of disruption with this construction,” he added. “It’s just the light at the end of the tunnel for the community.”

Criminal charges possible after fire ravages Sheffield Glen home Girl credited with alerting eight people to smoke and flames Erin McCracken

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Two families nearly lost their lives after fire ravaged a rowhouse unit on Southvale Crescent in the Sheffield Glen neighbourhood early Monday morning. ey. CHARGES POSSIBLE

Criminal charges may be laid against the property owner under Ontario’s Fire Prevention and Protection Act in connection with the fire. The maximum penalty

that can be handed down upon conviction is one year in jail and a fine of up to $50,000. “We do not believe there were any working smoke alarms on the property,” Tracey said.

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A pre-teen girl visiting from out of town is being credited for saving the lives of nine people, including her own, after the smell of smoke woke her in the middle of the night on Dec. 21. “Just by chance someone awoke and smelled smoke and saved nine lives in this case,” said Ottawa assistant deputy fire chief Sean Tracey. “We stress that people do not normally wake up to the smell of smoke. “This could have been a near-miss and a tragic situation.” The youngster quickly alerted her family of three and the family of five she and her relatives had been staying with at unit 109, 2570 Southvale Cres., between Russell and Lancaster roads in the Sheffield Glen community. Flames were already licking at the kitchen downstairs, in and around the refrigerator, blocking access to a main escape route to the outside. “They were able to quickly get out of the property before the kitchen area flashed over,” said Tracey. The families headed for a secondary route and made it safely outside the rental home, before going to their neighbours to urge them to evacuate their attached homes. By the time fire crews were notified of the emergency at 3:07 a.m., the privatelyowned unit was engulfed in flames. “Had it not been for luck or fate this could have been nine fatalities,” said Trac-

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U.S. marines and navy team up to play Santa for CHEO patients Erin McCracken

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They’re tough on the outside, but softies on the inside. U.S. marines and their U.S. navy counterparts say they were on the receiving end, even though they were the ones doing the gift-giving at Ronald McDonald House Ottawa. The group of American military members came bearing 400 toys – from dinosaurs to princess dolls – during an annual stop at the homeaway-from-home for young CHEO patients and their families on Dec. 18. “It’s very emotional,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Antoinette McCreary, with the U.S. navy, who works out of Canadian Forces Station Leitrim. It was the first time U.S. navy personnel took part in the marines’ annual tradition at the home, located near CHEO at the Smyth Road hospital complex. After learning about the marines’ Toys for Tots drive back in October, naval members wanted to do their part. They collected about 100 toys, bringing the total to about 400 this year – the marines’ largest contribution since the toy campaign began in

Ottawa nine years ago. “It’s good to give back,” said navy Chief Petty Officer Shawn Dougherty. Their generosity meant the world to Veronika, a Carleton Place resident who has been staying at the house with her husband off and on since early July while her son, Peter, 3, receives treatment at CHEO for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “It’s very overwhelming and I get so emotional,” said Veronika, who declined to provide her last name due to privacy concerns. The family will likely spend Christmas at the house and the children’s hospital. Not ones to ask for help, she said the support they have received from house staff and volunteers has been humbling. “To accept all this love and all this support is overwhelming,” Veronika said. “One day I will find a way to give back because what they bring to us – there’s no way to express our gratitude.” Seeing the expressions on the faces of the young patients as they spotted Santa and the enormous stash of unwrapped presents spilling out from under a large Christmas tree was all the gift that McCreary

needed. “It’s a very warm feeling to see the kids’ eyes light up,” the American navy member said. “I like to see the end result.” U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman, and his wife, Vicki, also took part in the event. “The marines have taken on this as an initiative to help children-inneed all around the world,” Heyman said. The marines’ Toys for Tots campaign actually dates back to 1947 when it was launched by William Hendricks, a marine corps colonel. Calling it “a pleasure” to take part in the annual tradition, Heyman said the marines collected a record amount of unwrapped toys from embassy personnel this year. “We’re very, very excited to be able to share a little bit of joy for those people who are here being treated, families … that aren’t able to be back at home,” he said. “And so we’re just really happy to give a little bit of pleasure this holiday season from the United States.” A dozen families will be at Ronald McDonald House for Christmas, and the gifts will offer a bright spot in the day, said Carol Houston, the home’s executive director.

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U.S. marine Sgt. Colton Hamilton, right, talks with Ethan Graham, 8, of Orléans, as they look at a mountain of unwrapped toys under the Christmas tree at Ronald McDonald House Ottawa on Dec. 18. The marines, stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, dropped off 400 toys for CHEO patients, which will be distributed at Ronald McDonald House Ottawa at Christmas and throughout the year. Some of the toys the marines dropped off will be distributed throughout the year. “It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” Houston said, overwhelmed by the

marines’ generosity. “They robbed the North Pole this year,” she joked. “There’s no presents left anywhere – they’re all under our tree.”

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the creators wanted to see what would happen.â&#x20AC;? In all, hitchBOT made 19 stops across Canada, attending weddings and going on two ferry rides. On the same day that the museum announced on Dec. 15 that it had acquired the treasure, hitchBOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creators also released a joint statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pleased that

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Tom Everrett, communications technology curator at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, has brought hitchBOT, a Canadian hitchhiking robot, home to Ottawa, where it will be added to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection.

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A made-in-Canada robot that hitchhiked more than 10,000 kilometres across Canada in the summer of 2014 recently emerged from retirement to begin a new adventure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this time in Ottawa. Known as hitchBOT and designed in 2013 by McMaster and Ryerson university reseachers, the interactive robot now calls the Canada Science and Technology Museum home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Everrett, the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curator of communications technology, who picked up hitchBOT at its creatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in Port Credit, Ont., buckled it into the passenger seat of his car and drove it back to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital in November. While the national museum has not finalized its plans for the 11-kilogram, one-metre-tall robot, or how it will be displayed once the museum reopens in November 2017, its trip to Ottawa likely wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be its last excursion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an active retirement for hitchBOT. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the museum as a final resting place,â&#x20AC;? said Everrett. Together with the cre-

ators, he plans to develop ways the public can interact with the artifact and showcase the data it collected on its cross-country trip. It will likely also be shown at schools and public events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want people to be able to talk to hitchBOT,â&#x20AC;? Everrett said. The museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acquisition of the robot, which can see, hear and speak, came about after Everrett learned of the hitchhikerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adventures through a friend who had been keeping tabs on hitchBOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey as it travelled across the United States this summer. Everrett contacted the robotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creators, David Harris Smith, an assistant professor at McMaster University, and Frauke Zeller, a Ryerson University assistant professor, to find out their future plans for their creation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At that point I thought there was only one hitchBOT like everyone else did,â&#x20AC;? said Everrett. He was surprised to learn they had actually retired their first hitchBOT after it completed its 26-day cross-Canada adventure, from Halifax, N.S. to Victoria, B.C. in August 2014. It turns out the researchers, who had developed the project to learn whether

robots can trust humans, had constructed two hitchBOTs, but maintained one identity for them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the Canadian trip it was all covered in signs, pins and buttons and stickers and all these other gifts that people gave him along the way, so they decided to retire it and upgrade some of the hardware for subsequent journeys,â&#x20AC;? said Everrett. The professors told Everrett they could discuss their plans for both robots once the little hitchhiker - which had also travelled around Germany earlier this year - crossed the U.S.Â Halfway into its trip from Salem, Mass. to San Francisco, Calif., it was destroyed in Philadelphia on Aug. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So that was the big news, that the Canadian one never died â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still alive,â&#x20AC;? Everrett said. The bot, which has blue pool noodles for arms and legs, yellow rubber boots for feet and a clear cake lid for its head, represents several innovations and a novel approach to artificial intelligence, the curator said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And on the social side, hitchBOT tells us, really, this wonderful story of Canadians connecting with

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Herongate swarmings spike spurs request for more police in area Robbery unit making dent in crime wave with recent arrests Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

The police robbery unit has alerted officers from other units that the Herongate area needs extra attention to deter would-be criminals in the wake of a rise in the number of swarmings. “Certainly, our district and our front-line people are aware of the spike of robberies in that area,” said Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, who leads the police robbery unit. Since mid-November there have been 12 swarmings in the area – the majority of them in Herongate, one in Alta Vista and others just across Walkley Road in nearby Heatherington. Haarbosch said the spike in such robberies could be due to the mild weather. When asked if he requested other units to ramp up patrols in Herongate, Haarbosch said by notifying patrol, district and neighbourhood officers of the rising trend in swarmings – which are street robberies committed by more than one perpetrator – his intent was to put Herongate on their radar. “That’s the expectation when we provide the patrol officers with information like this, is that they pay some extra attention to these areas,” he said.

The increase in the Herongate area bucks the trend across the city as incidents of swarming are actually down for the city ads a whole this year as compared to 2014. There have so far been 178 swarmings in 2015, down from 204 this time last year. PROGRESS

Police have made some progress in tackling the spike in Herongate, arresting a 16-year-old male in connection with a Dec. 7 swarming. In that case, a female was walking near the intersection of Baycrest and Cedarwood drives when three males “accosted” her around 7:25 p.m., according to police. One suspect grabbed her bag and the trio took off on foot, separating at one point, Haarbosch said, adding the female victim was not injured in the incident. Patrol officers responding to the call located one of the suspects in the area a short time later. The teen was arrested without incident, and has since been charged with one count of robbery and is scheduled to appear in youth court Jan. 5. The other two suspects in that case are still on the lam. Police are not releasing suspect descriptions or whether they were able to recover the victim’s bag due to investiga-

An increase in the number of swarming incidents in the Herongate area since mid-November has prompted the head of the robbery unit to alert other police units about the trend in the hopes that police presence in the affected neighbourhood will be increased.

tive reasons. Arrests were also made in connection with three backto-back swarmings in Herongate on Nov. 30 and another on Nov. 27. Two teen males were apprehended and charged with robbery and weapons offences in relation to those incidents. A third male wanted in relation to the Nov. 27 robbery remains on the loose. Each of the robberies has been a crime of opportunity, according to investigators, with suspects often in search of cellphones and cash. MAKING CONNECTIONS

Given the spike in the number of swarmings in Herongate, the robbery team has been re-examining similar unsolved cases in the area for any connections. The same goes with the Dec. 7 attack. “We’re looking at exploring the possibility of linkages to some of the other robberies that occurred previously in that same area,” Haarbosch said. “So (it’s) very much an ongoing process at this point,” he said. Part of the challenge for investigators is that in each of the cases the suspects have taken steps to commit their crimes when they think they are least likely to be caught.

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“It was dark, they committed these in areas where there’s low light – it creates some issues for us,” Haarbosch said. Though police have made progress in tackling the increase in incidents and there have been no reports of swarmings in the Herongate area for several days – not

since Dec. 7 – Haarbosch said there is legwork to do and suspects to be identified. “What would concern me is if we can’t arrest them, they sit back and wait and potentially return to old habits,” he said. “That’s why the investigators are still actively pursing this, and, again, exploring

the possibility that these are linked to some of the others.” Police are urging anyone with information on the recent rash of swarmings to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116, or report anonymous tips by calling Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477.

Investigation into fire is ongoing Continued from page 3

“It is just outrageous that in this day and age we still do not have every property in this city protected with working smoke alarms, as a minimum,” he said. “We do have issues that property owners now have to make sure that their tenants are keeping the systems working and operational.” Fire investigator will look at facility maintenance and inspection records as part of the case. “It could be that it was done and it could be that the tenants had disconnected (the alarms) or not, but that is all part of the investigation that is ongoing,” the deputy

chief said. Since March 1, 2006, it is manditory in Ontario that there must be one working smoke alarm on every level of a residence and one outside all sleeping areas, Tracey said. “In this day and age if we’d had that multiple fatality fire in the city, it’s just unconscionable.” Ottawa firefighters, he said, go into communities twice a year to promote the department’s Wake Up program and the requirements for working smoke alarms. They’ve added carbon monoxide alarms to the program now that it is the law that they must also be installed.

Ottawa fire inspectors have laid criminal charges before under the act. That the Southvale Crescent tenants and their visitors couldn’t escape through the kitchen door also serves as an important reminder: “The second message that we want to have people remember is to make sure you have two ways out,” Tracey said. Once on scene, crews battled the flames for about 40 minutes before bringing them under control. No neighbouring units were damaged. The suspected cause of the fire is electrical, though Tracey said the investigation is ongoing. Ottawa South News - Thursday, December 24, 2015 7

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s youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning your Boxing Day shopping, spare a thought, and a dollar or two, for your local merchants. They are your neighbours working to eke out a living in their modest businesses. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy being an independent businessperson these days. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult competing against the glitzy displays put on by big competition. And nowadays thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the added competition from the surging online-based business sector allowing customers to shop from their armchairs. However, your neighbourhood merchants deserve patronage. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget it is they who help you pay your city taxes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the local shopkeepers who sponsor your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports team, supports CHEO and other hospital campaigns that fund crucial health care equipment, and provide prizes for fundraising raffles and contests aiding a variety of local causes. There are not many days when small busi-

nesses donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive a request or two to support a community campaign of some sort. A generous public ensures that schools, hospitals, youth groups, sports teams, heritage organizations and a myriad of other offerings that make this area a great place to live are able to acquire the extras that allows them to continue to serve their community so well. That support is especially important for the most vulnerable in our community. This time of year most are able to share in the joy and largesse of Christmas because the public rallies around a number of causes from local food banks, to the Mission to the Salvation Army. An important part of that support comes from the local business community. So when you are setting out on post-Christmas shopping, and spending any monetary Christmas gifts you were lucky enough to receive, stop by your local businesses. Close out 2015 by giving the gift of patronage to your hometown retailers who contribute so much to your community year-round.

Christmas is more than just sales at the mall

veryone is anxious for Christmas to arrive, most of us for the traditional reasons. True, some people are anxious for Christmas to arrive so that it will be over. And you can understand that. From Nov. 1 on, Christmas is an assault on the senses, both in a negative and positive way. There are the Christmas concerts and church services and the wonderful way the NCC lights up our downtown. But there is also the music pumped up in the shopping malls, the Christmas movies hogging the television schedule, the constant safety warnings about this and that, the endless discussions on radio, in the newspapers and on the Internet of Christmas as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;problem.â&#x20AC;? There was one such on the radio

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So no wonder Blue Christmas blares non-stop, no wonder those schmaltzy movies keep getting cranked out, no wonder the toy manufacturers try to create hysteria at the malls, and no wonder television commercials play on our guilt and envy. And sure, some of us get suckered in from time to time, spending too much and unwisely, over-eating and drinking, fretting about how to make Christmas more perfect than it is possible to make it. A lot of tension is created when we are ordered to be happy and there doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be enough time and money for it. Yet, somehow, it usually turns out to be not bad. When the time finally arrives, the stores are closed and the TV is turned off, families are able to close the door on the outside world and retreat into themselves, their annual rituals, hugs and jokes. Most of the time, it works.

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Rehabilitation of the Walkley Road Transitway overpass and Sawmill Creek culvert has stalled and the city has fired the general contractor hired to do the work for breach of contract, according to River wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s councillor. Ottawa-based Dalcon Enterprises was hired by the city in May to repair and update the span over the Transitway and the Sawmill Creek multi-use pathway, as well as do some drainage culvert work near the creek for $2.038 million. Dalcon ran into â&#x20AC;&#x153;multiple delays all year,â&#x20AC;? said River ward Coun. Riley Brockington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was all supposed to be done this calendar year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not possible.â&#x20AC;? The company was to have rehabilitated the structure, replacing access link slabs to each Transitway stair tower, installing new concrete columns under those slabs, and putting in new abutment bearings and longitudinal joint seals, as well as repairing the deteriorated concrete in the sidewalks, medians, deck soffit and abutment walls, Carina Duclos, a city design and construction manager, said in an email. A drainage culvert was to receive a polymer coated liner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city is now working with a bonding company to ensure the project is completed in 2016,â&#x20AC;? she said, noting â&#x20AC;&#x153;all construction activities will be suspended on the Walkley Road bridge construction project during the winter months.â&#x20AC;? In an email obtained by Metroland Media, the city said last month that once a new contractor is hired, workers are expected to be on site next May and complete the

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Completion of work on the Walkley Road overpass over the Transitway has stalled after the project suffered multiple delays in recent months. Dalcon Enterprises, the general contractor hired by the city to do the work, has been fired, and recently filed its intent to declare bankruptcy. job in August. Troubling signs loomed this fall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; before the company filed its intent to declare bankruptcy on Nov. 26 with the federal Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that led to the city terminating its contract with Dalcon on Dec. 1. The city was advised on Nov. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;that the contractor was unable to fulfill its obligations under the contract,â&#x20AC;? Jeff Byrne, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief procurement officer, said in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city was formally advised of the contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insolvency on Dec. 11, 2015.â&#x20AC;? Brockington said he raised questions with city staff in September about the project, three months after work started in June. The contract was awarded in May. It was in mid-November â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when the project was to have been com-

pleted â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that word came the maintenance project wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to meet deadline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I inquired again and (city staff) said the delays are so significant that the project has now been cut into two phases,â&#x20AC;? Brockington said, with the second phase rescheduled to begin in the spring. Multiple calls to Dalconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head office were not answered or returned. However, when reached for comment, Dalcon site superintendent Frank Boisvert, who did not oversee this project, confirmed there was talk the company was filing for bankruptcy and that there were just three employees remaining, down from 100 at its peak. His last day with the company was this week. Dalcon has done extensive work with the city before.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since amalgamation, the city has awarded Dalcon 77 construction contracts valued at approximately $32.7 million,â&#x20AC;? Byrne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dalcon was in good standing with the city at the time of (the) contract award in that it had satisfactorily completed most of its recent past construction projects.â&#x20AC;? The second phase of the Walkley project will centre around the concrete slabs connecting the Walkley bridge and the southeast and west towers, new concrete columns under the link slabs of the bridge, replacement of the bridge deck asphalt as well as waterproofing and bridge deck repair, Duclos said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a bond held by a trustee and so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to recoup costs,â&#x20AC;? Brockington said. The city has already paid out about $452,000, excluding HST. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any additional cost over and beyond the contract price of $1,438,386.48 (not including tax) required to complete the project, including the second phase, will be borne by the bonding company up to the value of the bond (which is 50 per cent of the contract value),â&#x20AC;? Byrne said. Several issues were to blame for delaying the project. Those reasons were cited as â&#x20AC;&#x153;... equipment malfunction or failure of equipment to be delivered to the site on schedule, lack of contractor productivity, insufficient skilled personnel for some specific tasks, lack of contractor co-ordination and understanding of efficiencies to do the work. Also Dalcon took excessive time to remediate some deficiencies,â&#x20AC;? according to a city email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have some sympathy if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to lay concrete and it rains for 10 days in a row,â&#x20AC;? said Brockington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just seems like they were unprepared or unable to fulfill the contractâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obligations. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fired. Why would I want

them to do phase two?â&#x20AC;? Walkley Road and Hunt Club area residents contacted Brockingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in recent weeks, complaining their travel times had been affected â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially after it became obvious that no work was being done on the overpass and lanes were closed for no apparent reason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on here? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been forever. The workers are gone. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get these two lanes open,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? came the comments, Brockington said. The extended closures caused other problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People in the left lane are going 80 and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to pass everyone in the lane because as you get up to the bridge the left lane has been closed,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting this raceway effect.â&#x20AC;? The lanes were expected to be reopened by Dec. 18, though additional clean-up work at the site may also mean temporary/minor lane closures for a couple more weeks. Work crews have recently been on site to secure it for the winter months and remove debris. Lane reductions will again be put in place when construction resumes in the spring. Despite the many delays, Brockington said these havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t created any safety issues with regards to the structural integrity of the overpass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I specifically asked if the work that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done thus far meets code and our standards and the reply was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yes,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; that the work has been inspected,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a very minor issue that they identified that Dalcon fixed but the work that has been done has been satisfactory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased with that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just taken so darn long to meet the various deadlines or key milestones of this project.â&#x20AC;? The bridge, which was built in 1972, was last rehabilitated in 1993.

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Ottawa’s first dedicated neonatal transport unit is rolling out with the goal of reducing travel delays and improving outcomes for CHEO’s tiniest and youngest patients, as well as ensuring the health and safety of medical teams. “It will make a huge difference for some of the frailest and most vulnerable patients in our health-care system,” CHEO president and chief executive Alex Munter said during an announcement at Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters off Walkley Road on Dec. 22. CHEO’s neonatal transport team now has access to a dedicated Ottawa ambulance for the emergency transport of newborns back to the children’s hospital as part of a year-long pilot project. Up to now, an ambulance crew picked up the team and its specialized equipment at the regional hospital and raced off to a call in CHEO’s expansive coverage area.

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The Ottawa Paramedic Service and CHEO have partnered to create a new dedicated neonatal transport unit to transport sick newborns to the hospital without delay. The ambulance and crew would return to Ottawa to tend to other calls while the neonatal specialists stabilized their patient. But that required a different ambulance from the local area be called in to take the team and patient back to CHEO, often causing the team to be stranded for hours. “Therein lies the problem and therein lies the delay as well,” said Dr. Stephanie Redpath, medical director of CHEO’s neonatal transport

team. “It takes away that service from that region.” The team responds to an average of 440 of these types of calls every year. But thanks to the new partnership, as well as a donation made to the CHEO Foundation from Scotty’s Angels Fund, Ottawa paramedics can now remain at the call. As part of the new initiative, the dedicated ambulance has been outfitted with a Stryker-brand powered stretcher, which can easily lift and load

specialized and heavy neonatal equipment in and out of the ambulance with the touch of a button. Previously, it took a team of four to lift a regular stretcher bearing that much weight, which impacted mobilization times, Redpath said. “It’s a health-and-safety advancement for us because we’re no longer lifting a 400-pound incubator,” said Peter Kelly, acting chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service. All too often the team becomes stranded in regions waiting for hours for transport back to their home base in Ottawa. But thanks to the new partnership and funds donated to tåhe Ottawa Foundation from Scotty’s Angels Fund, the Ot-

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An Ottawa man has been arrested in Gatineau in connection with four pharmacy robberies in October. In two of the four cases, the suspect fled empty-handed, while in another case cash was taken. The suspect escaped with drugs and cash in yet another case, police allege. In at least two of the four crimes, a second suspect was seen outside the premises. Haarbosch declined to comment on that person’s description or the nature of their “participation.” “But at the end of the day they’re involved in a criminal conspiracy so they’re parties to the offence, so the charges are applicable regardless of their role,” he said. The robbery unit is still trying to determine whether the second suspect may be linked

to more than just two of the crimes. “The investigation remains ongoing with respect to the second suspect in connection to all four of those robberies, not just the two,” Haarbosch said. A vehicle was also seen waiting in at least two of the robberies, which police later determined had been stolen the morning of Oct. 3 from the 1900-block of Jasper Ave. in the Banff-Ledbury neighbourhood. “It was quite possible it was used in all four,” Haarbosch said. “But at a minimum, it’s probably involved in the latter two.” The vehicle was later re-

These crimes are among the 29 retail robberies committed at pharmacies across Ottawa so far this year, well up from 13 as of this time last year, Haarbosch said. There have been 127 retail robberies so far this year, representing a 36 per cent increase compared to 93 this time last year. “I’m concerned,” Haarbosch said of the increase in the number of pharmacies that have been targeted. “The trend disturbs me.” However, he noted that arrests have been made in more than 60 per cent of cases in 2015, “which is a pretty good number.” Anyone with information on the October robberies or the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Ottawa police robbery unit by calling 613-236-1222, ext. 5116, or Crime Stoppers at 613-2338477.

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Chief credits police training, experience in de-escalating armed conflicts Erin McCracken

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Police training and experience helped safeguard the community during two separate incidents involving two knife-wielding men, according to Ottawa’s police chief. Patrol officers were called to an undisclosed south-end residence on Dec. 18 at 1 a.m. after a woman reported her intoxicated son had kicked in her front door, and assaulted another woman in the home before dragging her into the hallway. Confronted by police, the man armed himself with two large kitchen cleavers and locked himself in a bedroom, the department said in a Dec. 18 news release. “The man became further agitated, smashing windows inside the locked bedroom,” the statement reads. “When he came out of the bedroom with both knives the officers deployed a conducted energy

weapon and were able to apprehend him without further incident.” A 39-year-old was arrested and taken into police custody. Ottawa paramedics were called in to treat the victims, while the police victim crisis unit was tasked to provide support. “Our members come upon dangerous and difficult circumstances every day and often put themselves in harm’s way,” Bordeleau said in the statement. Earlier in the week, on the evening of Dec. 15, a police constable responded to a mental-health call involving an armed suspect at a westend residence. A 911 caller reported a man had been stabbed. “Once on scene, the officer found himself in a faceto-face confrontation with a man armed with a knife,” police said, adding that the man had a self-inflicted wound.

“The officer drew his firearm and instructed the man to drop the knife, but the man refused,” the statement reads. “At one point the man used large sweeping gestures with his hand and told the constable to ‘Do it, Do it.’” The suspect pointed his knife at the officer and growled at him, according to police. In an effort to de-escalate the situation, the officer continued speaking with the distraught man. He eventually complied and dropped the knife. He was apprehended and taken to hospital. “These are just two examples of how training and experience contributes to keeping our community safe,” Bordeleau said. Const. Chuck Benoit, Ottawa police spokesman, declined to elaborate on where each incident took place to protect the identity of those involved. FILE

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The quiet of Blair Court was shattered over the weekend with an early morning shooting. Police say an altercation involving several people on the street ended in gunfire and one male was taken to hospital after suffering minor, non-life-threatening injuries to his back. The gun violence broke out in the 1400-block of Station Blvd., near Blair Street in the Riverview Park community, on Dec. 19 just before 1:20 a.m. The victim was taken to hospital, but the status of his condition was not immediately known. Investigating patrol officers spoke with a number of people in the wake of the violence. “Several people were observed fleeing from the scene in a beige vehicle,” police guns and gangs investigators said in a statement. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident. The shooting came as a surprise to Kristy Donnelly, executive director of the neighbourhood’s Blair Court Community House, who said the biggest safety con-

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Kristy Donnelly, executive director of Blair Court Community House, has expressed concern for her neighbourhood after shots rang out early Dec. 19. One male was injured in the shooting. No arrests have been made. cerns residents have with any frequency revolve around poor lighting and smashed glass at the communal recycling bin. “It’s a fairly quiet community,” she said. “Guns and drugs and shootings are not part of the everyday thinking of residents of Blair Court.”

However, she expressed concern in the wake of the incident. “You’re always worried about it when something happens and you don’t get much information and everything is on the downlow,” Donnelly said. “But the reality is I think that for any neighbourhood, when you hear

something that’s happened, there’s an immediate panic after and then things kind of go back to normal. “And I think that’s true for Blair Court as well.” The community house, which offers support, services and free programming to families living in Ottawa Community Housing units on Station Boulevard, has held safety awareness meetings and engaged in other proactive neighbourhood engagement activities in the past. Consistency remains a challenge, as does knowing the right agency to call when residents have concerns, as well as feeling comfortable enough to report incidents. “I think the problem is that there is no sure fire way for people, citizens to come forward, whether they live on Station Boulevard or whether they live on Kilborn ... and be anonymous,” said Donnelly. “And I think when it’s something as serious as a shooting, there’s always that concern about retaliation and who said what.” That fear holds people back from speaking with the authorities, “especially in a neighbourhood where you have 70 families living virtually on top of each other,” she

explained. “Everybody knows everybody’s biz.” There have been times when people have submitted anonymous tips to police and other agencies, and then authorities show up on the tipster’s doorstep to ask more questions, Donnelly said. “It just doesn’t work.” Often times, residents worry that if they do provide information, they’ll be asked to testify in court, she added. Though tips can be anonymously submitted to Crime Stoppers, Donnelly said it’s still a challenge getting that across to people. Donnelly said there are plans in the New Year to try to restart the community’s Neighbourhood Watch program if there is enough interest and engagement. Insp. Chris Renwick, who oversees the Ottawa police guns and gangs unit, could offer no update on the case, only that police are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the guns and gangs unit by calling 613-2361222, ext. 5050. Tipsters can also anonymously call National Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 613-2338477.

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arguirite’s voice rang out like a cowbell on a frosty night. “Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to Stand Alone”, she bellowed, drowning out everyone on the makeshift stage of the Northcote School. It was the night of the Christmas concert, and the little one room building was packed to capacity. We were all in our best Sunday clothes, and that night I was allowed to leave the navy blue bloomers at home, and I had on a pair of my sister Audrey’s lisle stockings, folded over many times high on my leg and held securely with a tight elastic garter. I felt very grand, indeed. Marguirite, of course was dressed in a frothy white creation that looked like it had just come out of a store in Ottawa, and not from Walker’s in Renfrew. To further aggravate the rest of

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to throw our fists in the air, Marguirite raised her arm, thrust it backwards, which we were told by Miss Crosby not to do, and she smacked Cecil right in the middle. You could hear the whack, I was sure, all the way over to the Barr Line. Well, that tore it for Cecil, who didn’t want to be on the stage in the first place. He grabbed Marguirite’s hand, and held firm. We were then into the last verse of Dare to be a Daniel, and we were, in unison, supposed to point our open hands towards the windows, which in Miss Crosby’s opinion signified the East. Well, of course, Marguirite couldn’t move. And neither could Cecil.I thought Miss Crosby was going to explode. She took the little whistle, which was used only to start us on the right note, and blew it several times to no avail. Finally, two fathers who

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Despite the taxi union’s announcement that the four-month labour dispute involving airport fleet drivers has been resolved, their employer insists no deal has been struck. “We are a little miffed about Unifor’s statement,” said Hanif Patni, president and chief executive of Coventry Connections. “Whenever a decision is being made about moving a group of people from one fleet to another, you need the agreement of two parties,” he said. “You need a proper, agreed, negotiated settlement and then it has to be ratified by the drivers that are involved.” Unifor announced Dec. 15 that its Ottawa airport drivers had unanimously voted the day before to get back to work following several days of bargaining. It also said it has disbanded the airport taxi bargaining unit since drivers are now directly working for Coventry, a taxi dispatch company that owns the airport and BlueLine fleets, meaning “the employees will be working under the BlueLine roof sign,” Unifor said. But Patni said the union’s announcement “had a lot of false statements in it,” and that no agreement has been reached. “I haven’t signed off on anything,” Patni insisted, nor has Unifor consulted with its BlueLine or Capital members about absorbing the airport drivers. “So to make a statement that they’re all going to join BlueLine and to suggest that they’re going to do that by abrogating their rights and abandoning – is the word that they used – their airport drivers, is quite amazing,” Patni said, adding that while Coventry wants to take in the drivers, a conversation first needs to take place between Unifor and BlueLine. But Harry Ghadban, Unifor’s eastern Ontario director, said a vote isn’t required. “We don’t agree that we have to go to the other units, that we have to bargain a resolution to this one,” he said. Now that the airport cabbies’ exclusive right to pick up airport clients has been terminated, there is no longer a collective agreement or

bargaining unit. As a result, they automatically fall under the BlueLine Ottawa collective agreement, Ghadban said. “Since there is no other collective agreement, there’s one that applies to everybody and that resolves the whole issue,” he said. The union has put the company on notice that if it doesn’t take the airport fleet drivers back, incorporating them in the BlueLine fold, it will file a grievance with the Ontario Labour Relations Board. “As far as we’re concerned the dispute’s resolved and if the company doesn’t comply with that then there will be litigation and labour board hearings and arbitration and if they’re found wrong they’re going to owe a whole bunch of money,” Ghadban said, adding the union will be seeking financial compensation for losses the drivers incur from not being allowed to return to work. “So if I were them, I would put those people into the bargaining unit and move forward so that this dispute is behind us.” But under BlueLine’s current collective agreement, there is a 542taxi cap limiting the number of drivers under the BlueLine banner. Even if the cap were raised to allow the absorption of about 200 airport fleet drivers, Elias Karam, BlueLine driver and local BlueLine union rep, doubts his drivers will welcome the airport cabbies. “I don’t believe they’re OK with it,” he said. “It’s bad enough our business has been down because of Uber and the lack of enforcement of the city bylaws.” They don’t have a choice, said Ghadban. Some airport fleet drivers have been trying to work, picking up fares at city taxi street stands downtown. “There is very limited income for them to do that,” Ghadban said. “And that’s why we’ve said to the company, ‘If you don’t do this and do this quickly then we will be seeking compensation for all their losses,’” Ghadban said. The airport taxi drivers were locked out of the Ottawa airport on Aug. 11 after refusing to abide by a new contract struck between Coventry and the Ottawa International Airport Authority, requiring them to pay a $5 per fare fee increase.

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Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs for babies, up to 18 months, and a parent or caregiver at the Ottawa Public Library’s Alta Vista branch at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Registration is not required. The next session happens Mondays, Jan. 11 to Feb. 8, from 10 :30 to 11 a.m. Play 4-hand euchre at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall, 5338 Bank St. on Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Partners are not needed. Complimentary light refreshments will be provided. Admission is $5. For details, call 613-7697570. A drop-in Job Search Club will take place at the

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Enjoy family storytime featuring stories, rhymes, and songs for all ages and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Registration is not required. The activities takes place Tuesdays, Jan. 12 to Feb. 16, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

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Toddlertime takes place at the Alta Vista library branch featuring stories, rhymes and songs for babies, aged 18 to 36 months, and a parent or

caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Registration is not required. The next session is on Thursdays, Jan. 14 to Feb. 18, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Teens, ages 13 to 18, are welcome to a drop-in “crafternoon” every other Thursday at the Alta Vista library branch, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr.

Dec. 31

Ring in the New Year at the non-profit RA Centre in Clark Hall on Dec. 31, from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature dancing, a buffet and bubbly. Tickets are $80, including tax, and can be purchased at the centre’s east member services desk or by calling 613-736-6224. This event is open to everyone, including groups, couples and singles. A special invitation has been extended to

RA members and those with the Kanata and Gloucester singles clubs. The centre is located at 2451 Riverside Dr. A New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance Party, featuring the Douglas Connection, takes place on Dec. 31 at the Greely legion, located at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. Cocktails are served at 6 p.m., dinner is at 7 p.m. and dancing gets underway at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 before Dec. 15 and $60 after, and can be purchased by calling 613-822-0233 or 613822-1451. For more information, visit greelylegion.ca.

Jan. 8

Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus hosts its next macaroni and bean supper on Dec. 4 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.

Jan. 17

Ottawa South Women’s Connection “Stonecroft Ministries” will be hosting their next event on Jan. 14 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. Our feature, “Become Fit in 2016” will be presented by Human 2.o – Mobility Training and Rehabilitation. There will also be a faith story, singing, refreshments, door prizes, and childcare will be available. Admission is $6. For details, call 613-249-0919.

Jan. 18

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PHILIPS E WITH REF TIMBERLIN SYSTEM. WORK BOO 29.99 PHI8 sizes 8-12. 3000. Cord

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169.99 MAXIMUM 20V LI-ION DRILL AND IMPACT DRIVER COMBO KIT. 54-3196-8. Reg 299.99 SAVE $90 179.99 MAXIMUM 20V MAX LI-ION IMPACT WRENCH. 54-3245-2.

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Reg 269.99

SPECIAL BUY 8-PACK AVAILABLE AT ALL CANADIAN TIRE OTTAWA STORES 99

PHILIPS EL PHILIPS EL WITH REFL WITH REFL SYSTEM. MAXX 35˝ 4S SYSTEM. 4 BRUSH. 3 ro 29.99 PHIL 29.99 PHIL bristles with 3000. Cord 3000. Cord scraper. 30-4

169.99 99 169.99 MAXIMUM 20V LI-ION DRILL AND IMPACT 1 69.99 BISSELL MAXIMUM 20V LI-ION DRILL. AND IMPACT DRIVER COMBO KIT. 54-3196-8 Reg 299.99 CYCLONIC BAGLESS DRIVER COMBO KIT.SHAVER 54-3196-8. Reg 299.99 PHILIPS ELECTRIC SAVE $90 179.99 MAXIMUM 20V MAX CANISTER VAC. Colour may vary SAVE $90 179.99 20V. MAX WITH REFLEX ACTION LI-ION IMPACT by store. 43-6077-0 .WRENCH. RegMAXIMUM 139.9954-3245-2 LI-ION IMPACT WRENCH. SYSTEM. 43-8794-0 . Reg 79.9954-3245-2. Reg 269.99 2 139.99 BISSELL Reg 269.99 29.99 PHILIPS HAIR POWERGLIDE PROFESSIONAL FEIT ELECTRIC LED CLIPPER 60W A19 LIGHT BULBS, 3000. Cordless. 43-1473-6 . Reg 59.99 LIFT-OFF UPRIGHT 8-PACK. 299-4990-8. VACUUM.

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169.99 MAXIMUM 20V LI-ION DRILL AND IMPACT DRIVER COMBO KIT. 54-3196-8. Reg 299.99 SAVE $90 179.99 MAXIMUM 20V MAX LI-ION IMPACT WRENCH. 54-3245-2. Reg 269.99

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69.99 BISSELL 69.99 BISSELL CYCLONIC BAGLESS CYCLONIC BAGLESS CANISTER VAC. Colour may vary SAVE CANISTER VAC. .Colour may vary by store. 43-6077-0 Reg 139.99 % by 43-6077-0 . Reg 139.99 2 store. 139.99 BISSELL NOW 2 139.99 BISSELL POWERGLIDE PROFESSIONAL 99 POWERGLIDE PROFESSIONAL LIFT-OFF UPRIGHT VACUUM. ARM & HAMMER LIQUID LAUNDRY LIFT-OFF UPRIGHT VACUUM. 43-6877-6. Reg 279.99 DETERGENT. 35-50 loads or 24-count pack. 43-6877-6 . Reg 279.99 30L STAINLESS-STEEL 53-2464X/153-0120-0. Reg 4.99 storage. 40-7820-0 . . STEP CAN. 42-3043-0

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55-0322-4. Reg 899.99

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Regclearing 49.99 width. 243cc engine. LED lights. Heated 26˝ grips. Poly slide shoes. Colour may vary by store. 60-3753-6. Reg 1199.99

by store. 43-6077-0. Reg 139.99 SAVE

SAVE $305 594.99 99 CHAMPION GAS NOW 5500W running, 6250W surge. GENERATOR.

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55 210

42-8407-6. Reg 19.99

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30L STAINLESS-STEEL HANDI-FOIL ALUMINUM FOIL. 12˝ x 500´. . SNOWBLOWER. STEP CAN. 42-3043-0 YARDWORKS 2-STAGE

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YARDWORKS 2-STAGE SNOWBLOWER. 30L STAINLESS-STEEL 26˝ clearing width. 243cc engine. LED lights. Heated 30L STEPSTAINLESS-STEEL CAN. 42-3043-0. grips. Poly slide shoes. STEP CAN. 42-3043-0 . Colour may vary by store. storage. 40-7 Reg 49.99

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CERAMIC HEATER.

9.49 LIKEWISE BLACK FOLDING CHAIR.

99 99 989 1999 19

16 7⁄10 x 18 1⁄5 x 28 3⁄5˝ h. 68-7578-4. Reg 14.99

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TIMBERLINE BY KODIAK QUANTUM2 8˝ CSA WORK BOOTS. Composite toe and plate. Men's

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Trim-101⁄2˝ x 81⁄2˝, Image-93⁄4˝ x 8˝ Reload 2 SATURDAY TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26-31, 2015 Hurry In! While quantities last. Sorry, no rainchecks. Check your local store for holiday hours.

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SELECTED TIRES

WHEN YOU BUY 4

2 Also available: Defender, Latitude Reload Tour HP, Balancing, taxes, eco fees are extra and BFGoodrich Long Trail T/A Tour Must purchase 4 of the same tire. Balancing, taxes, eco fees are extra.

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Sale 181.49 Reg 329.99 Garage Jack. 3-ton aluminum/steel model. 4 to 18 1⁄4˝ lift range. 09-1036-2. Always use jack with axle stands, and stands in pairs.

*See below for details. Min $200.

SELECTED WINTER TIRES

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140

47 ea, up

X-ICE XI3/LATITUDE X-ICE XI2 SAVE

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Innova OBDII Code Reader. Patented easy-to-read, all-in-one colour display. 25-1094-2. Sale 99.99 OVERALL Reg 199.99SCORE Innova OBDII Code Reader. 25-1030-4.

TIRE TEST RESULTS

97.2/96.9

TOTAL TERRAIN 12 EQUALW/T

WINTERPAYMENTS MONTHLY *See below for details. Min $200.

Balancing, taxes, eco fees are extra

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88 Sale 79.99Reg 157.97 ea, up 205/65R15 99T Reg 159.99 TOTAL PRICE OF 4 TIRES

I*PIKE RSV

NO FEE • NO INTEREST

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buy 4

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49 ea, up

30-70

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287 71 46 88 561TIRE TEST RESULTS

96 PROMO Reg 95.99 ea, up PROMO 83†† 82Q 49 175/70R13 ea, month TOTAL PRICE OF 4 TIRES up

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533 24 44 133 96 96 96 287 215 533 TIRE TEST RESULTS TIRE TEST RESULTS

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Reg 59.99 ea, up 175/70R13 82T TOTAL PRICE OF 4 TIRES

Reg 177.99 ea, up 245/75R16 111S TOTAL PRICE OF 4 TIRES

TIRE TEST RESULTS

OVERALL SCORE OVERALL SCORE 97.2/96.9

SCOREOVERALL SCORE 93.3 95.1OVERALL SCOREOVERALL 91.9SCORE 91.9 OVERALL OVERALL SCORE 93.3 95.1 HURRY IN!

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% Reg 43.99 Formula Sale 26.39 ea 1 Synthetic Motor Oil. Selected grades. 5L jug. 28-8712X.

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14.99 12V 6-Minute Portable Inflator. Sale 12.69-15.29 Built-in and easy-to-read tire gauge. Reg 14.99-17.99 Reflex Ice Sale 16.49 ea Reg 29.99 Castrol Great for tires, sporting equipment. Snowbrush. Pivoting head. GTX Conventional14.99 Motor Oil. Selected While quantities last. Sorry, no Extendable pole. 35˝ or 50˝ 12V 6-Minute Portable Inflator. Sale 12.69-15.29 grades. 5L jug. 28-9204X. rainchecks. 299-2642-0. lengths. 30-4481X.

Built-in and easy-to-read tire gauge. Reg 14.99-17.99 Reflex Ice YMENT PLANS by the due dateCastrol will no longer form partAVAILABLE of the equal payments plantires, and will CANADIAN Product andOTTAWA service availability, pricing and selectionPivoting and promotional offers may vary by store. Sizes quoted are Sale 16.49 ea Reg 29.99 a Great for sporting equipment. Snowbrush. head. ATinterest ALL TIRE STORES accrue on that amount from the day after the date of your next statement at the approximate. Some products may require assembly and delivery lead time. Regular prices shown are the prices payment plans (i.e. Special payment plans), such as equal INNES ROAD (613) 830-7000 • OGILVIE ROAD (613) 748-0637 • COVENTRY (613) 746-4303 • HERON ROAD (613) 733-6776 • MERIVALE ROAD (613) 224-9330 November 26, 2015. Regular prices in the flyer are at which the products have been sold by Canadian Tire as of regular annual rate. “No Payments, No Interest” for 12 months (unless Motor Oil. Selected While quantities last. Sorry, no Extendable pole. 35˝ or 50˝ deferred payment GTX plans, areConventional only available on request,CARLING on applicable AVENUE (613) 725-3111 • BARRHAVEN (613) 823-5278 • BELLS CORNERS (613) 829-9580 • KANATA (613) 599-5105 • FINDLAY CREEK (613) 822-1289 Canadian Tire’s suggested regular prices. Individual store regular prices may be lower and as such actual savings a Canadian Tire branded credit card issued by Canadian Tire stated otherwise): Payment will be required following the deferral period as per your grades. 5L jug. 28-9204X. rainchecks. 299-2642-0. lengths. 30-4481X . Market conditions may cause prices to change may vary by store compared to the Flyer advertised savings. s of items at Canadian Tire of $200 or more (excluding gift Cardmember Agreement. At the end of the deferral period, the balance outstanding

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