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Paper declaration cards are still available in case they are needed; passengers on an incoming flight during the media demonstration in the kiosk area went through border security the good oldfashioned way with paper slips.

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That was where Malala was shot in the head by Taliban assailants when she was 15 years old. Even at a young age she had become an outspoken advocate for the right of girls to attend school.

In the wake of that near-fatal shooting, Malala became an international role model and continued to push for the advancement of the rights of women and girls to attend school. For her efforts, she was made a co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest ever to win this.

“She’s extraordinary what she came back from,” said Van Aarle, prompting agreement from her mother.

“She’s holding our flag up (figuratively), that’s the least to say,” Rana said.

Their daughter and granddaughter, Duniya, was apprehensive about missing school for the event, but Van Aarle and Rana both wanted the nine-year-old to witness a historical moment and perhaps have the chance to see Malala, who represents a strong voice for girls.

“She stood up for all of us in such a way you should never forget,” Rana said, adding that it is critical that the 19-year-old’s inspiring message be passed to the next generation.

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Malala’s trip to Ottawa began with a surprise morning visit to Ridgemont High School in Alta

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Also in attendance were Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Maryam Monsef, federal minister of the Status of Women, and Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of International Development and la Francophonie. They were scheduled to take part in a question-and-answer session with students to speak on education and gender equality.

Malala was then zipped downtown to address Parliament, the youngest person ever to do so. The prime minister also presented her with an honourary Canadian citizenship. She was actually granted that honour in October 2014, but the ceremony was delayed by the Parliament Hill shooting.

“The people of Canada are leading the world in their response to the refugee crisis,” Malala said in a statement in the lead-up to her visit to Ottawa. “I am honoured by Parliament’s invitation and look forward to visiting this great nation of heroes.”

Trudeau planned to meet with Malala and speak on the importance of empowering girls through education and how they can “actively contribute to the sustainable development of their communities and countries.”

“Ms. Yousafzai’s courageous response to those who threatened her life, and her advocacy for girls’ education, has inspired many millions of people around the world,” Trudeau said in a statement in the days leading up to the ceremony.

“Her story is one of determination and dignity, and Canada is proud to call her an honorary citizen of this great country.”

It is for that reason that Alta Vista Lindsey Barr brought her children and others from Alta Vista Public School to the steps of Parliament Hill.

It was an historical moment the children could learn from “to show Malala that we value education for girls as well,” said Barr, the founder of World-Changing Kids, which strives to bring together kids to work on projects and initiatives to make the world a better place.

Malala also serves as an important role model for boys, Barr noted. “(It gives) the children the experience of seeing a youth leader, to empower them, to know that she is so young but can make a difference.”

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When it comes to Canterbury’s annual grad shows, audiences have come to expect productions that push the envelope.

The high school’s graduating dramatic arts students are back this year with a double bill designed to turn heads with Lysistrata of Aristophanes, a Greek comedy set in 411 BC that, despite having been written in ancient times, will serve as a comment on modern society.

“I’m pushing the envelope,” said Sheila Knight, the play’s director and a longtime Canterbury drama teacher. “I think it’s very timely.”

The story follows a woman who rallies local women to develop a plan to stop the Polynesian War, which has been dragging on for several years.

Women on both sides of the conflict decide to withhold sex from their husbands, as a form of antiwar protest.

While thought-provoking,

the storyline is also laugh-outloud funny. However, the show isn’t for all ages given its mature subject matter, but is considered ideal for teens and an older audience.

“It’s the idea that women do have the power to make change and that, I believe, down the road if women were in the power positions in the world we would have peace,” Knight said.

“It’s really relevant to an issue that is important today,” said Sofie Milito, an Orléans resident who stars as Lysistrata, the central character in the political satire.

“It’s got a lot of feminist elements and characters who try to bring equality to women,” the 17-year-old said. “It’s also got great big hilarious characters.”

Sarah Conway, who will perform as a masked male chorus member, agreed.

“I think the audience will be crying by the end in laughter,” said the 17-year-old Manor Park resident.

As funny as it is, the story

raises important issues and questions about how far women’s rights have come, compared to ancient Greek times, Sofie said.

“The point is that we’re not perfect and that there is still a lot of room to grow. Even in ancient Greece this was a thing, this isn’t a new problem,” Sarah said. “We really want to highlight the fact that we need to keep trying new things and doing the best that we can.”

DEATH OF A PERFECT STRANGER

Paul Griffin, head of Canterbury’s drama department, is directing his class of students in Death of a Perfect Stranger, which will be the world stage premier of two of Canadian Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce murder mystery novels. Griffin and eight students adapted Bradley’s first two novels for the stage.

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Curtain to go up on world premier of novels adapted for stage The characters in Bradley’s books are deeply central to what makes the storyline fun and exciting, Jeff added. “For us, a big portion of the writing process was translating those characters faithfully from the page to the stage,� the 17-year-old South Keys resident said.

For Griffin, the opportunity to adapt two books for the stage

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When Griffin first read Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag, he was immediately struck by how enjoyable they were “in that young adult fiction way.� “They’re darker in some ways.

The deaths are strong, but no worse than Harry Potter,� he said. “The difference is the 11-year-old loves all the death.�

Griffin is referring to Flavia de Luce, a young amateur sleuth.

Set in England in 1950, the play will feature a whodunit flare.

It will be ideal for all ages, particularly preteens and up. “There’s a kind of magic to it that I like,� said Griffin. “It’s about this 11-year-old girl who is seemingly not liked by anyone, who has to fight against whatever she’s got.�

Flavia is often reminded of her young age, that she is just a girl.

She has a parent who ignores her and two sisters who torment her, telling her what she can and cannot do.

Flavia’s aunt ultimately tells her to remain true to herself and “you’re a volcano and you’ll transform the world,� said Griffin.

Grade 12 students Sadie Laflamme-Snow, who performs

was a unique educational experience that has allowed his students to delve deeply into the stories and the analytical process. “It’s a great exercise in understanding how to be flexible, how to be elastic, how to transform something easily without making it more difficult, and yet be more concise,� he said.

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Canterbury High School’s graduating dramatic arts students are preparing for the curtain to go up April 25 to 29 for their double bill of plays, including a Greek comedy called ‘Lysistrata of Aristophanes,’ in which Sofie Milito (left), of OrlĂŠans, and Sarah Conway, of Manor Park, perform. The second show is a 1950s murder mystery and student-written world premier of ‘Death of a Perfect Stranger,’ based on the books of Canadian Alan Bradley. the role of Flavia, and Jeff Clement, who plays Frank Pemberton, who is writing a book about English architecture, were part of the student team that adapted the novels for the stage.

They continue to tweak the

script as rehearsals ramp up. “It’s an interesting challenge,� said Sadie, 17, of Westboro. “We can’t keep everything, but what we have kept highlights probably the most magical and the best concept.�

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ears ago, I had a neighbour who suggested my kids would fall behind in the high-tech world because I restricted their use of screens when they were toddlers.

“This is the generation that has technology in their diapers,” she said.

“If you keep it away, they’ll never learn how to use it.”

They had such limited awake time in those days – between naps and 11 hours of nighttime sleep – that I chose to fill their waking hours with other, more traditional activities. We read books, listened to and played music, dug in the dirt, baked muffins. Television and video games weren’t really part of their lives until much later.

One day, however, I’m confident my boys and their friends in the neighbourhood have the potential to be in charge of our robot overlords. These kids can read, write, and given the opportunity, they can solve complex mathematical problems, even while they lack the basic mathematical training to do so.

More than just passive consumers of media, learning how to construct and dissect has helped them in basic pattern

turning any of us into savvy coders.

“In terms of digital skills – the focus always seems to be on the digital economy and producing people who are good at using the services,” Geoff White, general counsel for the Public international peers.

“Given the centrality of written com- Interest Advocacy Centre told the Canadian Internet Forum last June. munication and basic mathematics in White noted that using the technolvirtually all areas of life, coupled with the rapid integration of ICT (informa- ogy isn’t enough; we have to also have a tion and communications technology), mind to understand it and manipulate Capital Muse individuals must be able to understand, it. Many university IT graduates in process, and respond to textual and nu- Canada lack the basic skills required merical information, print and digital, to adapt to new technologies in the if they are to participate fully in society workplace. recognition. Their first introduction “When we talk about digital skills, – whether as citizens, family members, to coding came rather later than I expected, but the uptake in this exercise consumers, or employees,” the authors we’re not just talking about the skills that allow you to use the technology,” note in the Conference Board’s How was rapid because, as it turns out, all said Sarah Anson-Cartwright, director Canada Performs. that knitting and Lego-playing in the Our lack of collective problem-solv- of skills and immigration policy for early days has made them great probing ability represents an enormous eco- the Canadian Chamber of Commerce lem solvers. at the CIF, hosted by the Canadian nomic challenge. Canada, like the rest And as it turns out, Canadians of the world, is already experiencing a Internet Registration Authority. overall aren’t great problem solvers. major talent shortage of IT professionAccording to the Conference Board als. By 2020, it’s anticipated companies of Canada, 55 per cent of Canadian here will need to fill more than 200,000 adults tested in 2012 had “inadequate positions in high tech. And while we’re problem-solving skills” to function great consumers of media, this isn’t in the workplace when compared to

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Sens fever has struck!

S pring has sprung, at last, and with it comes spring fever, the Ottawa Senators version – you know, the fever that turns you red, raises your voice and otherwise turns you into a rabid fan.

Sens flags start appearing everywhere. The Red Mile along Elgin Street comes to life as those afflicted with “the fever” flock there not in search of any cure but in search of the camaraderie and contact with others that this fever craves.

And the fever seems to loosen tongues so you hear everyone – on the bus, around the water cooler, at the bar, around the kitchen table – talking Sens hockey. Erik Karlsson is the best defenceman in the National Hockey League, some say.

No, Karlsson is the best player in the whole world, others counter. And that Clarke MacArthur – boy, what a story it would be when he sparks the team to the Stanley Cup. And what about that Derick Brassard? He has flourished in the Stanley Cup playoffs before and that is why the Sens got him in the first place.

Sens goalies Craig Anderson and Mike Condon are great stories – Anderson supporting his wife

Nicholle in her battle with cancer and Condon showing he is one solid goalie when other teams gave him a pass.

There’s just so much to talk about these Sens of ours. But then, that’s the fever, isn’t it? Even the smallest of things can affect the fever and make it go viral.

Case in point – Marc Methot’s finger. Imagine that, a little pinky playing a role in a Stanley Cup playoff series. Who would have guessed?

But this is what “the fever” can and does do.

And, you know what? In a world that at times seems so dangerous and unpredictable with terrorists, chemical warfare, famine and eccentric leaders, it is refreshing and relaxing in a way to be affected with Sens fever. You can be passionate and cheer heartily and, at the end of the day, you get to enjoy the victories and lament the losses and know that, Stanley Cup or not, there will be only good times all along the way.

There is, thankfully, no vaccine or antidote for Sens fever. We should be so glad of that. Hopefully this year it’s going to be a long, long fever season, lasting for weeks and weeks. Go, Sens, go!

Time to get outside, despite lure of hockey playoffs

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eople walked out of their houses on the first warm day and looked around.

A guy saw a neighbour.

Hadn’t seen him since the snow fell.

The neighbour was looking up at his roof. Hadn’t seen the roof since the snow fell.

The guy looked up at his own roof. It looked all right, and it was nice to be able to see the roof with no snow on it.

And it was nice to talk to neighbours. They talked about roofs, about water in the basement, about the house for sale down the street.

Were they going to knock it down?

If so, that meant months of construction on the street.

Neighbours talked, of course, about the Stanley Cup playoffs, a nice easy topic, and a safe one, unless the neighbour was a Leafs fan.

Then it would be a short conversation.

changed for the better.

Down the street a guy was hacking at a chunk of snow beside the driveway, breaking it into pieces and shovelling them out onto the Funny Town road. That seemed crazy. The sun was warm and it would, pretty quickly, melt all that snow and save the guy some work.

But at least a conversation.

But he probably wanted to get at In Charlotte, N.C., and Nairobi, it. For some people, spring means Kenya, and even Victoria, B.C., this conversation wouldn’t be such getting at it — getting a start on a a big deal because people had been perfect lawn, for once, getting the garden ready, getting rid of whatoutside conversing all year. They ever it was that caused the water in probably didn’t even look at their the basement and, oh yeah, taking roofs.

People like that were missing the the Christmas lights down if it’s not too soon. change of seasons, something CaGetting at it for some people nadians talk about all the time, sort meant cleaning stuff. Hosing down of in self-defence. Some of them say they would miss the change of the driveway, washing the car, raking the lawn. seasons if they lived in Charlotte, People could take off their jackN.C. ets when they did that work, which They usually say that in the was pleasant. spring, when the seasons have

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The park was mostly puddles and mud, but the baseball gloves would be out there any day now and the dogs would have to share the space with running kids. Usually that worked out.

The only problem with getting at it was that the TV was getting at it too.

The TV had big golf tournaments, hockey and basketball playoffs and the beginning of the baseball season.

The change of seasons is a also miraculous time for people who want to delay getting at it.

That includes getting at the income tax, perhaps the least likeable sign of the changing season, along with last year’s dog poop.

On balance, though, it is good to be able to see the neighbours, good to be able to see the playoffs — especially in Ottawa — and good to be able to see the roof.

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Battle lines drawn in Findlay Creek, Riverside South cleanup challenge

By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Though friends and collaborators throughout much of the year, when it comes time for the annual cleanup challenge that pits Riverside South and Findlay Creek against each other, the gloves come off.

The communities are gearing up for their annual challenge, and the trash talk is in full swing for the third consecutive spring as Findlay Creek prepares for its cleanup on April 22 and Riverside South gets set to launch its cleanup and festival a week later on April 29.

Clutching the coveted Golden Garbage Can award tightly in one arm, Bruce Lindsay, president of the Riverside South Community Association, decided to bring it out early to show off the trophy.

“I brought it because I know we’re going to have it for another year,” he quipped.

But Meagan Côté, president of the Findlay Creek Community Association, says she and her neighbours plan to reclaim it and bring the trophy home where it belongs. Findlay Creek won it for collecting the most trash during the community’s spring cleanup three years ago, the first year of the friendly competition with Riverside South.

“I know we let you have it last year just to be sportsmanlike,” she said, holding her six-month-old daughter Esmée, who Côté said will also likely be at the event providing moral support amid Findlay Creek’s almost guaranteed victory.

“But now we have to come back with a vengeance.”

Despite this, Riverside South isn’t feeling any pressure.

“I’m asking (residents) just to go to the (Rideauview Community Centre) and have a good time.

It’ll be that easy,” said Lindsay.

For the first time, the Riverside South cleanup day will feature live music performed by St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School students, as well as volunteer assistance by Kiwanis members.

There will also be free coffee and hot chocolate provided at the centre as people arrive to gather up their cleaning tools, such as garbage bags and gloves, and head out to collect trash from 9 a.m. to noon. Riverside South firefighters are scheduled to be at

the centre at 11 a.m. with a fire truck to add to the festivities.

The first 150 people to register for the cleanup event will re-

couraging people to come out, clean up their neighbourhoods and give Riverside South a run for its money. However, Côté did

“Bring your kayaks, bring your friends, bring your geocachers.”

Meagan Côté, president, Findlay Creek Community Association

ceive a free tree sapling from Ecology Ottawa.

“We’ve got just tonnes of people,” Lindsay bragged, prompting Côté to shake her head.

“Bribes,” she quipped.

Findlay Creek is not deploying the same tactic and instead is en-

say that Ecology Ottawa will be at Diamond Jubilee Park the morning of the cleanup handing out tree saplings, while the South Nation Conservation Authority will be giving away shrubs.

“We’re promoting it as a competition that we need to

win,” she said with a grin, adding that last year’s cleanup drew 150 to 200 people.

“Bring your kayaks, bring your friends, bring your geocachers.”

Five new caches will be planted and there will be prizes for geocachers and others taking part.

“Talk about bribery,” Lindsay said.

Findlay Creekers can head out to Diamond Jubilee Park as usual or opt to go to Dragonfly Park or Tiger Lily Park to register, pick up cleaning supplies as well as some treats during the event, which begins at 9 a.m. and wraps at 11 a.m.

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Week In Review!

All-Way Stop Signs Passed in Council I am very happy to announce that Council voted in favour to install the two all-way stops in Osgoode Village on Osgoode Main and Elizabeth St and on Osgoode Main and Gordon Murdock Rd. This was a community effort to get this implemented. Thank you to all the community groups like the Osgoode Village Community Association, the Osgoode Ward Business Association and the Osgoode Ward Advisory Committee who were instrumental in getting this initiative passed.

Easter Bunny Breakfast in Metcalfe I started out my busy weekend at the Metcalfe Arena for their annual Easter Bunny Breakfast. I enjoyed delicious pancakes, sausages, and fruits prepared by the dedicated volunteers at the Live and Learn Centre. There was live music, dancing, crafts, and fun games for the entire family!

It was great to see MP Pierre Poilievre, MPP Lisa MacLeod, Mayor Jim Watson, and Goldie Ghamari all come out to support their community. Thank you to everyone who participated in the silent auction and helped raise funds for the centre!

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Raising of the Ottawa Senators Flag Let’s go Senators, let’s go! We raised the Ottawa Senators flag and marked Elgin Street as Sens Mile on April 12th in support of our home team. Let’s cheer on our city team as they work hard during the playoffs to bring home the cup!

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South cleanup around noon on April 29.

Côté said she’s hoping Riverside South will just throw in the towel halfway through its event so that residents there can get a head start on giving the trophy back to Findlay Creek where it belongs. That happened the first year, she said with a grin.

“You’re going to have to wait ‘til 12,” Lindsay said with a laugh.

For more details and to register, go to findlaycreek. ca or to facebook.com/findlaycreek. To sign-up for the Riverside South cleanup, head to riversidesouth.org or to facebook.com/groups/riversidesouth.

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Meagan Côté, president of the Findlay Creek Community Association, has a new recruit for this year’s annual cleanup challenge in the form of her six-month-old daughter Esmée. Bruce Lindsay, president of the Riverside South Community Association, doesn’t seem to mind. He says he is confident his community will retain the Golden Garbage Can award when the two communities go head to head in their upcoming cleanup events.

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REMINDER: Family Earth Day Scavenger Hunt on April 22 On Saturday, April 22 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, I will be hosting my fourth annual Earth Day event at the Greenboro Community Centre. This year’s theme in Canada is EarthPLAY for Earth Day: Connect to your Nature. To celebrate this theme, I will be organizing a family friendly scavenger hunt focused on encouraging youth to be adventurous and to explore all that our beautiful outdoors has to offer! All scavenger hunt participants will have a chance to win a child’s bicycle that has been generously donated by Canadian Tire – Heron Road. Residents will also have an opportunity to hear from volunteers about how we can better connect children to nature through outdoor play.

I hope to see you there!

OC Transpo Spring Service Adjustments

On April 23, OC Transpo will introduce new route numbers for many bus routes in preparation for the opening of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018. There will also be other spring service changes that include adjusted schedules and seasonal reductions to select bus routes. The Rack & Roll program will return with bike racks on more than 600 buses, including the #98 route.

OC Transpo customers should visit www.octranspo.com and use the travel planner to see if their regular trips are affected.

‘It’s a way of showing kids we believe they can go further’ Banff Avenue Community House bursary available for two students

By Erin McCracken

That means college or university are in their future, and in the coming years they’ll find out there is a chance to receive a $1,000 bursary through the house, which high school graduates can put toward the first year of their post-secondary studies.

currently trying to get the word out about the program to local kids in Grade 12 who are heading off to college or university in September.

They are invited to apply for one of two $1,000 bursaries that the not-for-profit house has awarded annually since the

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School has just let out and it’s not long before the neighbourhood kids head for the doors of the Banff Avenue Community House, a beacon of educational, social, recreational and lifeskill-building programming.

Mohamed Tom and Latifa Ibrahim are among the excited group. Today, the students will be treated to nutritional slushies at a homework club offered at the house.

Mohamed, 11, has dreams of one day becoming a trained photographer, while at 10-years-old Latifa already knows she wants to become a doctor.

“It’s more than just the money, it’s getting them to think about post-secondary school.”

Gwendy Herring, senior program administrator, Banff Avenue Community House

“It’s a way of showing kids we believe they can go further than Grade 12,” said Gwendy Herring, senior program administrator at the house. “So when we say to them, ‘You’re going to apply for this money,’ sometimes it’ll be their first time that somebody’s said that to them.”

Charlotte Locke, a child and youth worker at the house, is

program was founded in 2009 by former co-op-student and youth worker, Michael Swan.

He built up a solid base of $10,000 and since then the program has received donations from individuals and organizations that have helped keep it going.

“It’s been building. He definitely started us off on a good footing,” said Herring.

Exterior bus announcements will also be rolled-out starting on April 23 and continue through May. These announcements will provide customers waiting at a bus stop or station platform with an audible, bilingual announcement of the route and destination.

Street Sweeping Spring Clean-Up

The annual spring clean up is now underway across Ottawa until May. Every year, the City sweeps over 12,000 kilometres of roadway and over 2,200 kilometres of sidewalks to keep Ottawa clean and green. This work includes sweeping all paved roads and hard surfaces, to remove debris and materials that have accumulated throughout the winter that could pose dangers to traffic, pedestrians and cyclists or clog catch basins.

Sidewalks, bus stop pads and medians are cleaned first by a variety of methods using sidewalk sweepers, flusher trucks and hand brooms. City streets are swept by a flusher truck, which uses water pressure to flush the debris to the side of the curbs. A vacuum sweeper truck then picks up the majority of grit, debris, small particles and dust. This operation might be repeated several times to ensure a clean surface. If vehicles are parked on the street, the unswept area is noted and crews will return to sweep that portion. If you think a street has been missed, please call my office at 613-580-2480.

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“It’s been pretty good that we’ve been able to do it that long,” she said of the eightyear-old initiative. “It goes straight to education.”

The goal is to inspire kids. So far, so good.

Those who have received the bursary in past years have gone on to finish their higher education. It’s designed to be empowering, to demonstrate there are people in the community that are in their corner.

“It’s more than just the money, it’s getting them to think about post-secondary school,” Herring said.

House staff have also been working with youth to show them how to apply for college or university and Ontario Student Assistance Program funding. Locke recently held youth sessions at the house to teach teens different skills, including how to navigate post-secondary websites.

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House staff help students navigate next steps Continued from page 12

Many kids from the BanffLedbury area are first generation Canadians or the first in their families to attend college or university.

That means the graduating students may not have a lot of help during what can be a stressful and daunting multistep application process.

“Any exposure we give them helps them,” said Herring.

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managing school and homework, plus sports and other extracurricular activities.

“They don’t have any free time,” she said.

The info sessions she recently held that focused on these important next steps have helped.

“One girl who applied for college actually did it in our homework club,” Locke recalled.

“And she got into everything she applied to. It’s very exciting.”

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Locke said it can be overwhelming to juggle so many Two bursaries are available things at that age: post-sec- to students entering their first ondary and OSAP applica- year of college or university tions, holding down a job, and who live within the im-

mediate Banff-Ledbury area or in the surrounding catchment area, which extends north to Kilborn Avenue, south to Hunt Club Road, east to Conroy Road and west to Bank Street.

Applicants must have received confirmation of their acceptance into a post-secondary institution, as the bursary will be paid directly to the school.

The deadline to apply is June 28 at 4 p.m. Recipients will be notified by July 31 and a ceremony will be held in August.

Bursary application forms are available at banffcommunityhouse.ca, or by calling the community house at 613739-5702.

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Charlotte Locke, a child and youth worker at the Banff Avenue Community House in the Banff-Ledbury neighbourhood, stands outside the community hub with Mohamed Tom, 11, and Latifa Ibrahim, 10. The house is promoting its annual bursary for local students heading off to their first year at college or university. Mohamed and Latifa, who attend the house’s homework clubs, already have their eye on post-secondary schooling with dreams of one day becoming a photographer and doctor, respectively.

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OTTAWA REGION HOME BUILDERS FEATURE APRIL 2017

LUXART HOMES THE ART OF LUXURY Estate Living 20 minutes from Kanata from $499,900.00

FLOOR PLAN April 2017

Now that winter’s freeze has loosened its grip on us, it’s time to turn our thoughts to more springlike endeavours. While the last of the snow still hangs on in spots, the signs of rebirth are all around: the birds are chirping loudly, the first daffodils are peeking from the ground and backyard barbecues have emerged from hibernation.

So what better time than now to start looking for that new home?

Maybe you’re the head of a young family looking for that new residence near schools and other amenities. Or you’re simply looking to expand your living space, growing out of a tight townhouse to a singledetached home with more property to call your own?

As we’ve mentioned before in this space, Ottawans are fortunate to live in a community many of Canada’s best builders call home. With that in mind, there is no shortage of newhome options available across the city. But where do you turn to get your search started? That’s where we come in. Welcome again to Floor Plan, a monthly supplement found in your Metroland community newspaper. Throughout these pages, you’ll find information on some of the latest designs brought forward by the most innovative builders in Canada. Whether it’s the hottest trends you’re after or a touch of tradition, Floor Plan gives you the information you need to make an informed decision.

And be sure to check out our next edition of Floor Plan in our May 18, 2017 Metroland newspapers.

STEP BY STEP: Organize your garage and open up space Steps to a more organized, functional garage Organization can help homeowners transform their homes into less cramped, more spacious oases without forcing them to finance potentially expensive expansion projects.

Homeowners who park in their driveways may find that their garages have become crowded, cluttered spaces in which searching for tools can feel like scouring a haystack in search of a needle.

Organizing a garage can create extra room in a home while affording homeowners the chance to protect their vehicles from the elements.

Homeowners who want to turn their garages into something more than cluttered storage units can employ the following strategies to transform these largely overlooked areas into more valuable spaces.

• Host a garage sale. Homeowners who want to organize their garages and make a buck at the same time can host garage sales. Make only those items that are still functional available for purchase, and let neighbors and bargain hunters do the bulk of your organization work for you.

• Designate areas of the garage for certain items. Once the items that won’t be going back into the garage have been sold, donated or discarded, organize the garage by designating areas for certain items, making sure to separate items that can pose safety risks. For example, store kids’ bicycles and outdoor toys in a corner of the garage that is opposite the

corner where potentially dangerous items such as power tools and gas cans will be stored. Keep the center of the garage open for vehicles.

• Periodically park cars in the garage.

Homeowners who are comfortable parking their vehicles in their driveways can improve their chances of maintaining organized garages over the long haul by periodically parking in the garage. Doing so not only prevents the gradual buildup of clutter that can slowly take over a garage, but also protects homeowners’ automotive investments.

Maintaining an organized garage can help homeowners make more practical use of the space in their homes.

Ready to work

• Choose the right day. Garages tend to be separate from the rest of the homes they’re a part of, meaning the only way to organize a garage is to first remove all items from the garage and into the driveway. Because items removed from the garage will be exposed to the elements, homeowners should choose a day that’s temperate and sunny to clean their garages. If possible, homeowners should opt to organize their garages in late spring, summer or early fall when there are additional hours of daylight. This protects homeowners from having to work in the dark should the job take longer than they initially anticipated.

• Discard or donate duplicate items.

Duplicate items are some of the main culprits behind cluttered garages. As garages gradually become more cluttered, homeowners may buy tools they already have simply because they cannot find their original tools. When organizing the garage, create separate piles for duplicate tools, placing still-useful items in a pile that can be donated to neighbors, local charities or organizations and another pile for old tools that are no longer useful.

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Pantone’s top shade for 2017: GREENERY Pantone, the world’s authority on all things colour, has made a cheerful, vibrant green its 2017 colour of the year.

Greenery, a bright shade with a hint of yellow undertones, is a true reflection of nature’s beauty, conjuring images of rolling hills and dense forest canopies.

Let yourself be inspired by this greenest of greens to create or embellish a bohemian, chic, baroque, eclectic or contemporary design — the possibilities are endless.

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Bring the GREEN indoors: Houseplants can clEaN iNdooR aiR Gardening is a rewarding hobby that can pay a host of dividends, both for the planet and the people doing the gardening.

Healthy plant life can help clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and various air pollutants, while the act of gardening can help gardeners combat stress.

Published in 2011 in the Journal of Health Psychology, a study from researchers in the Netherlands found that gardening promotes relief from acute stress. In the study, two groups of participants were asked to complete a stressful task and then instructed to either read indoors or garden outdoors for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, the latter group had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol and even reported being in a better mood than the group instructed to read indoors.

But gardening does more than just provide gardeners with a reason to spend some time relaxing outdoors in an effort to relieve stress.

Gardeners who raise certain plants may be able to bring those benefits with them when going inside as well.

According to an article published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives in October 2011, houseplants can work wonders when it comes to improving overall health, removing toxins from air, soil and water by metabolizing some toxic chemicals and releasing harmless byproducts while sequestering such toxins by incorporating them into plant tissues.

Breathe easy

Clean indoor air is important for everyone, but especially so for those people who suffer from respiratory ailments like asthma. In fact, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology considers indoor air filtration an essential part of any strategy to improve respiratory health. But filtration systems and air purifiers are often not enough, and those who want the air in their homes to be as clean as possible may benefit from introducing certain houseplants into their homes.

The following are a handful of plants that can help to improve indoor air quality.

• Aloe vera: Aloe vera might be most often associated with hand creams and hand soaps, but the aloe vera plant, a succulent that even novice gardeners should have no problem

growing, can clear indoor air of formaldehyde and benzene, two common byproducts of chemical-based cleaners many people use in their homes.

• Spider plant: Spider plants are resilient, and that makes them great houseplants for busy men and women who tend to be forgetful when caring for their plants. In addition, spider plants are pet-friendly and can be used to combat benzene, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and xylene.

• English ivy: NASA researchers exploring the possibilities of long-term space habitation found that certain houseplants were more effective at cleaning air inside energy-efficient, nonventilated buildings than others. One such plant was

RiNG iN THE spRiNG with a new bistro set Take a table, add two chairs and voilà: you’ve got yourself a bistro set.

Specially designed for outdoor use, a bistro set allows you to soak up the sun and feel the fresh air from the comfort of your balcony or patio. Either on your own or with a friend, it’s finally time to savour the arrival of spring, fresh lemonade or soothing tea in hand.

Materials

Patio bistro sets need to withstand the fading, rust and mould that all outdoor furniture is subjected to.

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• Aluminum • Wicker • Ceramic • Resin • Polyester • Rattan

• Glass

Designed to combine functionality, durability and elegance, bistro sets are available in a variety of styles (rustic, urban, minimalist, etc.) to fit every homeowner’s needs. Before you head to the stores, however, make sure to properly measure the space where you intend to set up your furniture. It would be a shame to find the perfect ensemble, only to realize that it doesn’t fit on your balcony.

English ivy, which can effectively combat the formaldehyde found in certain household cleaning products.

• Bamboo palm: Bamboo palms also found their way onto NASA’s list. Bamboo palm plants thrive indoors, where they are especially effective at filtering out the chemicals benzene and trichloroethylene.

Relax

Gardening has been proven to be a soothing hobby that can help gardeners reduce stress. But the health benefits of gardening can extend indoors as well.

Hillside Vista towns going fast, making way for Condo Flats The hottest townhome location in east Ottawa is almost sold out.

Phoenix Homes Hillside Vista in Orléans is down to the last few townhomes.

With stunning views of the beautiful Gatineau Hills, conveniently located between Place d’Orléans shopping center and beautiful Petrie Island Beach, Hillside Vista is urban living only steps from hundreds of shops and restaurants as well as trails and gorgeous beach sunsets.

The Townhomes offer two or three bedrooms and feature a separate family room, open concept kitchen, living and dining rooms, as well as a single car garage and backyard. Only 52 townhomes were offered in this exclusive community.

“Our brand-new designs have amazing curb appeal with full brick fronts accented with French balconies,” says Phoenix Homes Vice-President Rahul Kochar.

There’s still time to enjoy a new townhome and all the amenities in this stunning community— the YMCA, Shenkman Arts Centre, Medical/Dental offices and Major OC Transpo stations are all within walking distance.

“We have just opened the “Highland Corner” model townhome at 500 De La Recolte Private in the townhome portion of the community.”

Hillside Vista borders on a thriving urban area with more than 20 restaurants to choose from, near Place D’Orleans Shopping Centre and a wide range of grocery stores, as well as schools and churches.

And when it comes to recreation, check out Complexe recreatif Ray Friel Recreation Complex or nearby White Sands Golf Course & Practice Centre, Orleans Bowling Centre, Millenium Sport Park, Innes Road Golfland, Landmark Cinemas and other area attractions.

Stop in to the sales office 500 De La Recolte Private, Orléans, or check www.Phoenixhomes.ca to learn more about the townhouses still available.

But don’t wait long, they will be gone!

Coming soon…Hillside Vista Condo Flats Shortly to be released at Hillside Vista, Phoenix Homes is proud to unveil their latest design in executive style condo flats.

Equipped with elevators and climate controlled, convenient underground parking, the five buildings with 18 units each, 90 units in total, are the center of a phased-in condominium community plan. Condo flats will start in the low $200,000’s, reflecting the latest in affordable design and high quality construction.

The condo flats at Hillside Vista are three storeys, with six units per floor. They feature one or two large carpeted bedrooms with an ensuite bathroom off the master, bright and spacious open concept living room/ dining room with hardwood floors, large kitchen with island, a den and laundry/utility room.

Each unit will have one parking space in the garage, with additional outside space available for purchase.

All but two units per building will have spacious private balconies, and corner units have unique balconies with panoramic views. Central air is included in all units and appliances will be included for a limited number of first units sold.

Condo flats offer convenient, single floor living complete with in-unit laundry, ideal for someone looking for a very cost effective alternative to bungalow living.

“Hillside Vista Flats are very affordable and have the benefit of a heated garage and elevator access that you would pay much more for in a larger condominium building. You also have a more intimate living scenario with a chance to really get to know your neighbour.”

The Hillside Vista community features a community park including gazebo and picnic area, all only

minutes away from a wide array of restaurants and shopping, recreation facilities, trails and more.

“There are plenty of options through our design centre for people to choose their own style and level of final finishing.

Owners will get to pick all of their finishings and the standard specifications are very impressive.”

“Our new Virtual Reality software will allow people to walk through these units when it is released in the coming months.”

Rahul Kochar and Phoenix Homes is proud to be on the threshold of opening the door to a new future in home design.

“Ottawa home design is really starting to get exciting,” he said. “It is changing faster than ever before, fueled by a new generation of buyers.”

The DCR/Phoenix Group of Companies is proud of the major role it has played since 1988, shaping the face of Canada’s Capital through its numerous innovative housing, commercial, and land development projects, and plans to continue this tradition of quality well into the future.

Check out www.Phoenixhomes.ca for the latest information on the remaining townhomes as well as to register for information on the upcoming Flats.

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Things to consider before DOWNSIZING your home The decision to downsize a home is often bittersweet.

Many couples who downsize their homes do so after raising a family. A home might be filled with memories, but downsizing a home helps couples save more money, and that financial flexibility often allows men and women to more fully enjoy their retirement.

But in spite of the financial impact of

Real estate market

The real estate market can be a seller’s friend or foe. Many sellers have a sale price in mind when they decide to sell their home, but the real estate market can be fickle, so homeowners should do their research before putting their home up for sale.

When downsizing to a smaller home, many couples realize their current furniture is unlikely to fit into a smaller home. That means couples will have to sell or donate their current furniture and then buy all new items for their new home.

If it’s been a while since you purchased new furniture, you might be in for some sticker shock on your first visit to the furniture store.

Another thing to consider regarding your furniture is which items you simply can’t live without.

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City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière River Ward Earth Day Event River Ward residents and guests are invited to my annual Earth Day event at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre, 3320 Paul Anka Drive, from 2-4pm this Saturday, April 22. Close to two dozen environmental organizations will be on hand, with Mayor Watson, other local elected reps and our guest speaker from Tucker House. A draw for a pair of tickets to Toronto on Via Rail will also take place, as well as the inaugural essay contest winner will be declared. Junk that Funk, an e-waste recycling company will be on hand from 9am-4pm to receive your electronics waste. The drop-off is free.

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New Trees for River Ward The City’s Forestry Department will commence its spring planting program as of May 1 and will run until the third week of June. This includes tree planting in parks, at City facilities, and along streets on the City’s right of way. River Ward will be receiving over 10,000 new trees, many to replace trees that were removed this past winter along the Airport Parkway due to emerald ash borer infestation.

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A man suffering from multiple stab wounds found help from a nearby shopkeeper who took in the victim.

“He went out of the residence he was in and stumbled to a merchant, a store, and that’s how we got the 911 call,” confirmed Const.

Marc Soucy, Ottawa police spokesperson.

Police and paramedics were called to the shop on April 13 around 2:14 a.m., where the victim was suffering from serious, but nonlife-threatening wounds.

“We received a call from a store saying they had a male with injuries,” Soucy said.

“We attended. We found out he had been stabbed several times.”

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A shopkeeper took in a man who was suffering from multiple stab wounds in the early morning hours of April 13. Police apprehended a male suspect at a residence in the 2700-block of Carousel Cres.

Bridle Path Drive and Albion Road. A number of apartment complexes are located there.

Investigators arrested one male. Police are not looking for additional suspects, Soucy said.

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A new mural that now adorns one large wall inside the Riverview Park-based French Catholic secondary school tells more than one story and is a reflection of what approximately 14 students in Grades 9 to 12 have learned about aboriginal culture.

“This mural is all about common ground,” Grade 12 student Michelle Landry said prior to the mural’s unveiling on April 12.

“I originally thought that we were going to be painting what the artist had presented to us, but instead … she wanted everything to do with our ideas,” said Michelle, who served as the student leader on the school’s art internship project.

The process began with a discussion between the students and Vanier graffiti artist Dominique Boisvenue about the Anishinaabe, one of Canada’s First Nations.

“We actually abolished a lot of stereotypes in our heads of what the culture is,” Michelle said, adding that she also

learned that aboriginal culture includes First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

The artist shared details about her culture and her own identity. That led to a brainstorming session that helped the students develop their vision for the mural.

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The colourful creation, which was developed and painted in a week, is called “From One Ocean to Another” and offers a visual representation of Canada, from coast to coast to coast.

The central figure of the mural is a falcon, which is the school’s mascot. Other creatures include the snowy owl, a beaver and a lobster.

Michelle said the art internship was a perfect fit for her since she hopes to study environmental science after she graduates high school “... because you mix people who are living with the land and cities and what the common ground is.”

Boisvenue, who regularly works in schools, said art brings people together and encourages learning and collaboration.

“It’s a way to communicate without language or words,” she said. “So it’s way more accessible.”

Maryse Paquette, FrancoCité’s culture co-ordinator, helped organize the internship.

“It’s in the air of the time,” she said of aboriginal issues and culture, adding that when classes resumed last August, she noticed posters inviting students to identify themselves as First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

She then spoke with a school board official, and their discussions were inspiring.

“I found this very fascinating,” Paquette said. “When I think about the 150th anniversary of Confederation, it’s not of the nation, it’s not of the country — maybe the political country, yes.”

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he spring melt had caused the Bonnechere to overflow its banks and even the little creek that ran below the west hill was flooding its shores. My three brothers checked the water levels every day, pitch forks at the ready.

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Although Mother’s protests did There were always racks of meat little good, Father never ended a meal hanging in the smoke house, with without taking a piece of well-buttered more canned in jars in the cellar. And bread and wiping his plate clean. We of course, every Sunday we had roast children were never allowed such behavchicken, goose or duck. Links of iour, of course. homemade sausages, smoked slabs of We would be well into summer bebacon, and head cheese (which became fore the sauerkraut barrel showed signs another one of my most hated foods of being empty, and we never seemed after I saw how it was made), and the to run out of potatoes, or vegetables little barrel of pickled herring in the summer kitchen, always assured us of a buried in sand in the cellar.

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by Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

LeBreton Flats has the potential to be a tremendous city-building development; that’s why our council needs to be represented at the table as plans roll out, Mayor Jim Watson said during council on April 12.

Watson and city manager Steve Kanellakos entered into “commercially confidential” discussions with the Ottawa Senators-backed RendezVous LeBreton Group after the National Capital Commission selected them as the preferred developer in November.

The NCC continues to negotiate the land-use deal.

Among the concerns is the cost to the city if the developer applies for a brownfield grant. Right now, the city waives development charges and taxes over a period of time as an incentive to clean up brownfields — properties that may have contamination from previous uses.

The grant will cover up to 50 per cent of the remediation costs.

happen to the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata once the Senators move to their new home.

“I am aware of the impact of the Senators moving out of the Canadian Tire Centre,” Watson said, adding he’s

hopeful the plan for the new arena will include bus fare included in the ticket price of events at LeBreton Flats.

It’s a practice that’s already in place at Lansdowne for RedBlacks games and it works well, Watson said.

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Mayor Jim Watson is looking for the city to be included in the planning stage of the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats.

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The cost estimates to remediate the land at LeBreton Flats have reached as much as $50 million.

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Watson said he and Kanellakos will bring a report to the city’s finance and economic development committee by the fall, with some answers to

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Pets & Kids: Life Lessons Through Pet Ownership For many people raising a family, adding an animal into the mix can be a somewhat daunting idea. The mere prospect has many parents contemplating more work, more noise, and more mess. However, many of us who have had pets as kids or have raised kids with pets in the household know that it can make a lasting positive impact on the life of a child, and make all of the hard work, added hullabaloo, and extra mess well worth it.

To start, a child with a pet regularly exercises compassion; they learn to love and care for something other than themselves and their immediate family. Understanding that their pet has an inner world of their own, with complex feelings and emotions, can be an invaluable tool in gaining emotional intelligence and can help children grow up to be kind and empathetic adults.

Families who have pets naturally tend to lead a more active lifestyle. The healthy habits kids learn at a young age (like getting out for regular walks with Fido) stick with them throughout their whole lives.

Children who grow up with pets also have a unique opportunity to take on a special kind of responsibility. Caring for a pet teaches them that the most enjoyable things in life often require commitment and a lot of work — but that the benefits are immeasurable.

Perhaps the most meaningful benefit to a child, is that a pet can be a source of comfort and be a best friend. It can be a child’s silver lining after a difficult day, or help them partake in interactive, exciting play. For children with special needs, a relationship with a family pet can be profoundly beneficial; an animal can be engaging and stimulating in ways that toys or television simply cannot.

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Infant, toddler, preschool programs face axe at public school board Closures proposed as solution to program deficits

by Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com

Public school board trustees are considering shutting down two of the district’s four infant, toddler and preschool programs and raising the daily fee for its remaining two programs.

Those are some of the suggestions laid out in a report presented by board staff during a meeting on April 4.

Whatever the outcome, staff are aiming to reduce the nearly $800,000 deficit incurred by the four programs since they opened in 2013.

The board offers each of its infant, toddler and preschool – or ITP – programs yearround, and kids are enrolled on a full-time basis with care provided during the day from Monday to Friday. Those programs operate out of Rideau High School, Woodroffe High

School, the Adult High School and Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate School.

When Rideau High School closes in September as a result of the board’s recent accommodation review, its ITP program will relocate to Queen Elizabeth Public School.

There are currently about 140 children enrolled in the board’s ITP programs, 71 of whom are accessing subsidized care, thanks to an agreement with the city.

But the report presented by staff during the meeting reveals that the school board is struggling to find a balance between offering high quality, affordable programs and recovering costs.

“When districts elect to operate child-care programs, the expectation is that they recover the cost of operating the programs, without making profit,” the report said. “Experience in the OCDSB has demonstrated that it is very difficult to recover the cost of operating the ITP programs.”

The report cited a number of reasons for operating deficits across the four programs, including, salaries, pension and benefits for OCDSB childcare program employees that are higher than those of many child-care operators in the city, and declining enrolment in the programs at Frederick Banting Secondary Alternative School and the Adult High School.

The review also claims that fees for the board’s ITP programs haven’t kept pace with cost of operating the programs, and don’t match fees of similar programs offered by non-profit agencies. Finally, staff said changes in direct government funding approved by the city in 2015 resulted in a $220,000 annual loss in funding that supported the operation of the board’s ITP programs.

“There are no simple or clear solutions,” Susan MacDonald, superintendent of instruction, told trustees during the April 4 meeting.

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Targeted programs under-enrolled: staff Continued from page 32

“However, staff have provided some options for your consideration. The options … consider both short- and long-term strategies to move towards the operation of ITP programs in a costneutral and fiscally-responsible manner.”

As of last September, the four programs were running a cumulative deficit of $660,000, a number expected to grow to $799,000 by the end of the current school year.

The programs at Rideau and Woodroffe high schools are at fully enrolment but at a high cost to the board. In the 2015-16 school year, the ITP program at Rideau ran at a deficit of $173,000 and the program at Woodroffe High School ran at a deficit of $203,000.

The programs at the Adult High School and Frederick Banting are struggling with low enrolment and operating at a significant deficit.

In the last school year, the Adult High School operated at a deficit of $69,000 and the program at Frederick Banting ran at a deficit of $164,000.

shifting toward a delivery model that transfers responsibility for ITP programs from the board to third-party providers in September 2018. While it would free the board from financial responsibility, the board would still have to deal with multiple providers addressing ITP needs across the district. There’s also no guarantee third-party operators would want to bid on programs currently operating at a loss, staff said.

The final option involves creating an arm’s length not-for-profit corporation to oversee program delivery and assume financial responsibility for the ITP programs.

This model would relieve the board of financial responsibility for ITP programs and allow for one provider to oversee all ITP programs in the district. While it doesn’t address current deficit issues, it could address larger structural issues contributing to the deficit.

Trustee Mark Fisher pointed to changes in the structure of government funding for preschool programs as a factor that has complicated the matter of planning ahead for operating the programs, but said the board needs to continue to grow in the area of childcare, not close programs.

“My vision is that we are able to develop a program that is high-quality care, is accessible, is affordable, and there’s seamless management between the board, the city and the province in implementation and execution,” he said.

“I think we need to be in the business. I don’t think we should be closing sites.”

Trustees are expected to vote on staff’s recommendations during a meeting on May 2.

If trustees vote to close the programs at Frederick Banting and the Adult High School, the programs will end as of Aug. 31.

Ward 22 resident Patrick Lin was awarded the Mayor’s City Builder award at last week’s City Council meeting. The Mayor’s City Builder Award is a civic honour created to recognize an individual, group or organization that has through outstanding volunteerism or exemplary action, demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to making our city a better place today and for the future. He was the founder of RideauStone Arts Centre; a not-for-profit organization based in Ottawa and was recognized for his work promoting cultural exchanges between Canada and China as well as his work with Regional Cancer Foundation, Invest Ottawa and many other programs to attract Chinese investment to Ottawa. In February of this year, Mr. Lin organized a concert for a musical celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary by the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra.

Findlay Creek Community Clean up and South Nation Conservation Shrub Giveaway On April 22nd residents in Findlay Creek will be gathering for the Findlay Creek Community Association community clean up. The clean-up will run from 9-11am and will start at Diamond Jubilee Park on Findlay Creek Drive. If you are interested in helping out please visit findlaycreek.ca for more information. At the same time the South Nation Conservation will be hosting the Findlay Creek Community Shrub giveaway. They will be handing out free shrubs including Nannyberry, Downy Serviceberry and Highbush Cranberry.

Four options

The first two options proposed by staff involve closing programs at Frederick Banting and the Adult High School, but the second option also proposes increasing the daily fee for the district’s remaining ITP programs for the first time since 2013.

Staff cited low enrolment at the school and expenditures exceeding revenue as reasons for closing the two programs.

“In spite of the efforts to attract new families to the preschool programs at Frederick Banting and Adult High School, the enrolment has declined steadily over the last number of years,” MacDonald said. Ending the two programs would reduce the ITP program deficit by $281,000, bringing the deficit down to $518,000.

According to the report, increasing daily program fees as well as ending the two programs would lower the deficit further, to $501,000.

The report recommends increasing the daily fee for infant and toddler programs to $89 per day from $61 per day, and increasing the daily fee for the preschool program to $66 per day from $45 per day.

The third option involves

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Ecology Ottawa is hosting the Ottawa Park Summit on Saturday April 22nd 2017. This is an innovative event that will bring people together from across the City of Ottawa who are active in their local parks, to generate ideas and build momentum for better parks in our city. For this event Ecology Ottawa will partner with Park People, an independent charity that builds strong communities by animating and improving parks. This event will be held from 1pm-5pm at Makerspace North, 200 Champagne Ave and will be followed by a brief reception.

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the Government of Ontario will be investing Ontario has eliminated$8.6 the $30million Drive Cleandollars test fee forin Project Stitch. light-duty vehicles.

The province is also implementing other changes to strengthen the Drive Program.

CHEO provides theClean high quality

care that all of us would want and

The Province isfor nowour accepting applications for the they new expect children should Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), which is require surgery. In 2015 alone, over making tuition free for more than 210,000 students. The 7,700 procedures were performed new also provide more generous grants. This in OSAP the will operating rooms at CHEO, Fall, increases to OSAP will take effect, allowing 80% of and CHEO surgeons spent over recipients to graduate with less provincial debt.

All students 6,400 hours operating on children areand encouraged to visit ontario.ca/osap. youth.

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These just await few oftimes the goodfor thingschildren happening atand the andarecut provincial community surgery. level. I want you to know that as youthand needing we prepare for the next Provincial budget, I am advocating I welcome and applaud Project on your behalf for continued investments in health care, Stitch, and I look forward to hearing education, our environment and jobs in our community.

about its progress in the coming months.

I would also like to invite you to a Post Budget Open House at my community office. Saturday, April 29, 2017, 11am-2pm at 1828 Bank Street (beside Value Village).

Light refreshments will be served.

We Are Here to Help

Please feel free to contact me at my office if there are Here community to Help any provincial issues I can assist Please free to My contact me at and my community if youfeel with. staff I will office always there are any provincial issues I can assist you with.

My staff do our best to help you. and I will always do our best to help you.

John Fraser, MPP Ottawa South

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The cat came back … to play with my emotions “The cat came back, the very next day … the cat came back — we thought he was a goner but the cat came back, he just wouldn’t stay away …” — Harry Miller, 1893.

Monday was not a good day. It started off OK, when the temperature rose to 23 degrees in the sunshine. But when I stepped out onto the back porch, the Farmer met me with a hard look on his face.

“Go back in the house, please.”

“Huh?” that was rude, I thought. Then … “Is there a dead cat in the pool?!” I guessed it. It has only happened a couple of times in the 10 years I have been at the

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife

farm, because most of our cats are far too smart to go near the pool.

We lost a kitten once, and a stray who was obviously unfamiliar with the landscape. I needed to know who the victim was this time, and I dreaded the answer.

“I need to see him,” I said, fearing the worst. Junior, one of our two barn cats who overwinters in the house, had only started his

springtime excursions the day before. Could he be the cat who fell in the pool? The Farmer didn’t want to show me. I grabbed the feed bag he was holding and peeked inside.

The wet body was mostly grey. I started to cry despite myself, and stomped off toward the house. It certainly looked like Junior the grey tabby to me.

“I don’t think he fell in,” said the Farmer. “He was on top of the ice.

It’s like he was in a fight with another cat and just died there.”

I slammed the door behind me and vowed to buy a pool cover so we would never lose another

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cat. I blamed myself for announcing the weather forecast to Junior and shoving him and his siblings outside. The other cats were acting strangely, sitting at the patio door and staring out at the pool.

Perhaps they had witnessed the entire unfortunate event. I cried intermittently throughout the day, whenever I thought of my cheerful, rambunctious cat who trusted me for his care and safety. I felt sick and couldn’t eat.

Tuesday was a little better. I had a number of work-related distractions and needed to focus on writing assignments so I successfully put Junior out of my mind for most of the day.

Wednesday morning I went outside to check on our lame calf.

I found her lying in the woodpile, out of the wind. Her foot is healing well, and I like that she lets me put my hands on her. That always makes it easier if you have to catch them to treat them or to take milk for babies in the future.

On my way back into the house, I heard a “mrrttt” and saw a grey blur shoot through my legs. Junior! The missing cat had returned from the dead. I followed him into the basement, where he allowed me to pet him as he filled his face with food. He seemed rather frantic, as if he had been through quite an experience. For the rest of the morning he was quite vocal, either purring with voiced breathing as he groomed himself in front of the wood stove, or sitting at my feet as I worked in the kitchen and at my desk, a barrage of kitty questions directed at me.

Junior spent a good part of Wednesday morning racing up and down the stairs after Sheila and Sammy. He appeared quite happy to be home. He rolled on his back and ripped at the carpet on the stairs, forcing me to lock him in the basement until he calmed down.

Junior is back.

I feel very bad about the cat who died in or around my pool, and will take steps to ensure no one falls into it and drowns ever again.

I still have no idea which cat ran out of his nine lives. I don’t think it was the white and black stray tomcat who likes to engage Sammy in fights that leave holes in his leg.

The cat I saw was grey. Perhaps it was another stray. This time of year the males are off wandering to see who they can fight for territory. They are looking for females to impregnate and leaving a trail of wounded warriors in their wake.

I suspect Junior knows, and is trying to tell me. www.theaccidentalfarmwife. blogspot.com; email: dianafisher1@gmail.com

Fire forces three from Riverview Park home Send in your news tips, photos Erin McCracken

erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Three people escaped a house fire in Riverview Park over the Easter long weekend.

Dispatch received a call on April 15 just after 8 a.m. from a man reporting that he could see and smell smoke coming from the vents of a singlefamily home at 511 Neighbourhood Way, southeast of Industrial Avenue and Alta Vista Drive.

“Firefighters observed smoke coming from the front outside wall as well as the eaves and declared a working fire at 8:11 a.m.,” the fire department’s communications team said in a statement.

Ottawa paramedics said three occupants safely evacuated the home and that no one was injured in the incident.

Damage is estimated at $15,000.

The cause of the fire was an electrical malfunction in an exterior wall, and has been ruled accidental, said Capt. Danielle Cardinal, Ottawa fire spokesperson.

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Alta Vista – Celebrate spring with a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings, followed by an ice cream dessert, at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr., on April 21, starting at 5 p.m., with a second sitting at 6:30 p.m.

For tickets, call 613-7333156, ext. 229, or come to the church office on weekdays.

Tickets are $18 for adults and children ages six to 12 eat for $10. Those five and under eat for free. For details, visit rideaupark.ca.

April 22

Hunt Club – River Ward’s Earth Day celebration takes place April 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, located at 3320 Paul Anka Dr. There will be refreshments, a chance to drop off your electronic waste, and environmental groups and organizations will have information available to the public.

Greely – The Greely Lions Club hosts its third annual charity fundraiser and barbecue, titled Junk in the Trunk, on April 22 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ottawa Camping Trailers, located at 4819 Bank St. It’s a garage sale in every trunk. The cost is $20 per

carload to sell, but it’s free to shop. For details, call 613-7461197 or visit greelylions.homestead.com.

Osgoode – Trinity Bible Church is showing Over 18 on April 22, a documentary produced by Canadian charity, Hope for the Sold. This movie tackles an issue that many people would rather ignore; the effects of pornography on children and youth.

A free showing will take place on April 22 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Bible Church, 4101 Stagecoach Rd. Check over18doc. com for details.

Osgoode – The Osgoode Township Museum hosts a kids’ craft day on April 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. Kids will create bird feeders using recycled materials. The cost is $10 per child, $10 for two siblings or $20 for three or more siblings.

To register call 613-821-4062 or please email education@ osgoodemuseum.ca.

Kars – Kars on the Rideau Public School is hosting a used book sale on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 22 and 23

Billings Bridge – The Ottawa Orchid Society’s annual show happens April 22, from noon to 5 p.m., and on April 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the

RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Dr. For details, visit ottawaorchidsociety.com.

April 23

Alta Vista – The Ottawa Doll Club is hosting its seventh annual Doll Festival and Sale at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre on April 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in celebration of 14 decades of Canadian dolls, honouring Canada’s 150th anniversary. Adult admission is $5. Children are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. There will be dolls, teddy bears, miniatures, clothes and furnishings as well as a tea party and other children’s activities. For details, call 613-521-6840.

Riverview Park – The Emannuel United Church, at 691 Smyth Rd., is hosting an information meeting on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. for the Musical Instruments for Cuba program. With the help of Friends for Cuba, a piano was purchased and shipped to Cuba, for use by the faculty of music in Matanzas. It is hoped another container of donated musical instruments can be shipped to Cuba next year.

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April 24

Greenboro – Learn the Power of the Inbox: Tips and

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Alta Vista – The Harmony Club for Seniors 60+ meets April 26 at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr., from 1 to 2 p.m.

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South Ottawa – The Ottawa South East La Leche League group will celebrate one year of renewed mother-to-mother breastfeeding support in south Ottawa. Like La Leche League Groups around the world, the Ottawa South East LLL Group holds monthly meetings where leaders facilitate informal, guided discussions. Meetings are free and pre-registration is not required. For more information, visit lllc.ca. For local meeting details, email LLLCottawasoutheast@ gmail.com.

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