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The province’s go-ahead is needed to forge ahead with the partnership, which has been two years in development and is designed to reduce emergency room overcrowding and the wait for long-term Brier Dodge/Metroland care in Ottawa.

“It’s innovative,” said Dr. Jeff TurnSale 11.99 ea Reg 19.99 bull, chief of staff for the Ottawa HosPremium Grass Seed with Louise Davidson, 79, had quite the adventure on April 23 as the Eastern Ontario Ottawa HOG Chapter pital, who is hopeful the approval will took the Orchard View Living Centre resident for a ride on a Harley Davidson. The Greely retirement home SureStart Xtreme Technology. come within the next month.

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CHEO staff have received a glimmer of hope just days before the Ontario government is set to release its budget.

“It’s been a tough four years for us,” Tammy DeGiovanni, CHEO’s director of ambulatory care, told Premier Kathleen Wynne, who was at the regional children’s hospital on April 19 for a town-hall discussion with hospital president and chief executive Alex Munter.

Hospitals like CHEO have been forced to tighten their belts amid years of funding freezes. Innovative solutions have helped, but those have now been maxed out.

“There aren’t any easy efficiencies anymore,” DeGiovanni said, reason why she remains worried.

Wynne said she is cognizant of the financial constraints faced by hospitals across the province.

“At the risk of really annoying my minister of finance, I will just say we’ve heard this, we’ve heard this loudly and

clearly,” she said. “We know that you’ve done amazing work. We know that you’ve not just picked the low-hanging fruit. We know that you’ve gone up the branches.”

“And we know that we need to support you,” she said. “And we know that you need resources in order to do that.”

But she stopped short of saying just how much financial support hospitals could receive in the budget.

SOARING DEMAND

As the children’s hospital for eastern Ontario, western Quebec and Nunavut, CHEO continues to grapple with rising patient demand.

Its mental-health team has worked to drive down appointment wait times at its outpatient clinic from 200 days to 30 or 40 days, Munter said. CHEO also has the most efficient pediatric perioperative (surgery-related) services in the country, though it is burdened with the longest wait times due to demands.

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Budget to support hospital ‘transformations’ THINKING OF DOING“HOME”OR“BUSINESS” Continued from page 2

Munter stressed the capacity squeeze the hospital continues to face.

“Our mental-health unit last week was at 128-per-cent capacity, which is you’re admitting kids onto other units with not enough room in them,” he said, noting that critical-care units are also experiencing high demand.

Half a million children come through the doors of CHEO and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre every year, with more on the way.

“In this community, there are going to be 70,000 more kids in 20 years than there are today,” Munter told Wynne in front of a large audience of CHEO staff, as well as Ottawa-area MPPs John Fraser, Yasir Naqvi, Marie-France Lalonde and Nathalie Des Rosiers. “And in Ontario there will be 600,000 more kids. That’s like four cities of Kingston on top of the number of kids that we have now.”

Their “fireside chat,” as it was billed, was held eight days before Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Sousa delivered the Liberal government’s budget on April 27.

While the premier highlighted a drop in wait times for medical care over the past decade, she said there is still work to be done, such as improving efficiencies and ensuring there is enough money in the health-care system.

have the people that you need to do that (transformative work) and that you have the ability to keep those people to go through those processes,” Wynne said. “So the budget will at least, in part, speak to that.”

“Our mental-health unit last week was at 128per-cent capacity, which is you’re admitting kids onto other units with not enough room in them.”

ALEX MUNTER, PRESIDENT, CHEO

“We’re going to continue to push on those and look to the areas where we haven’t seen that same success,” Wynne said. “I know that’s what you really want to know about the budget, is how much more money are we going to have.”

Ontario’s government has been working to transform health care to better meet patient needs, though there continue to be constraints, she said before acknowledging that hospitals did not see a new infusion of funding last year.

“We need to make sure that you

Collaboration and partnerships are key when it comes to the health-care system, children’s health or good policy development in any number of sectors.

“If we don’t find ways to cooperate and collaborate with the people who have the best information, as politicians then we’re not going to make the best decisions,” Wynne said.

She also said she regularly hears that better co-ordination is important for health-care policy.

“The value of collaboration … is actually how we get things done,”

Wynne said.

She noted Munter’s example of the merger between CHEO and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre, which treats children with complex health issues. Announced a year ago, the change was spurred by a need to reduce waiting lists, speed up access and cut down on the duplication of services.

Wynne also spoke of the importance of those who require hospitalization being able access a bed, while others can tap into community supports.

“That goes for seniors and it goes for kids. That’s the ongoing transformation,” she said. “How do we support families to be able to give their children the care that we need?”

Munter stressed the need for linkages to home care, and his hope that bringing together the Local Health Integration Networks and the Community Care Access Centres would eliminate barriers to home care.

“I think that merging the CCACs into the LHINs and having a much more local and targeted strategy — my hope is that you’ll be able to see those successes,” Wynne said.

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Mayor’s Report

CREATING A LASTING GREEN LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS By: Mayor Jim Watson One of Ottawa’s most unique characteristic is its particularly large geographical scale. Its total land surface of 2758 km² is large enough to encompass the cities of Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Much of our City’s land surface is made up of rural and farming areas which boast a rich and diverse green space and tree canopies.

As our City’s population grows, so do our family-centric suburbs and vibrant urban neighbourhoods. To keep our urban core green and our neighbourhoods beautiful, Ottawa is working with numerous partners and organizations on tree planting initiatives that will see thousands, if not millions, of trees planted in our city this year alone.

2017 marks Canada’s 150th anniversary and in addition to the many exciting events and celebrations planned for our nation’s sesquicentennial, special projects are being implemented to leave a legacy for future generations. One of the legacy projects is the Canada 150 Maple Groves project. The City of Ottawa will plant a grove of 150 native Canadian maple trees in each of our 23 wards. These groves, which may take the form of a formal cluster of trees, linear groupings, or maples planted within a reforestation site or natural area, will consist of native Canadian sugar, red, and silver maples. The sites within each ward have already been selected, and tree planting will start this month. You can find more information on the City’s Trees and community forests at www.Ottawa.ca/en/residents/water-andenvironment/trees-and-community-forests.

Canada’s 150th birthday has also inspired Ecology Ottawa and Tree Ottawa’s One Million Trees legacy project. This ambitious project is a great example of collaboration, as local schools, community associations, corporations, charities and residents will work together to plant one million trees in the city of Ottawa.

Just last month, Ottawa 2017 announced that the Red Bull Global Rallycross championship event will head to Ottawa for the very first time. In support of the One Million Trees project and to further support this important legacy of the sesquicentennial year, the series’ organizers have committed to planting 3,000 trees to off-set the event’s carbon footprint. Visit www.TreeOttawa.org and find out how you can also get involved!

Findlay Creek means business

Dozens of bags full of trash and debris were collected on April 22 during Findlay Creek’s third annual spring cleanup. The strangest item unearthed was a bag of bed sheets, according to Meagan Côté, president of the Findlay Creek Community Association (pictured here). She and her neighbours will have to wait until April 29, the day of Riverside South’s cleanup, to know which community will win the Golden Garbage Can Award for most trash collected.

The legacy would not be complete without honouring Ottawa’s history as a lumber town. Last season, Ottawa’s Canadian Football League and 2016 Grey Cup Champions the REDBLACKS, announced that for each touchdown the team scores at TD Place Stadium, a tree will be planted at the OC Transpo Trim Park and Ride in recognition of the thousands of football fans who use transit services to get to the games. The newly planted green space, the REDBLACKS Forest, will be a mix of different species of trees. 26 trees, the number of home touchdowns for the REDBLACKS in the 2016 season, will be planted in June. Ottawa football fans who cheered the REDBLACKS can now also celebrate the addition of green space. The REDBLACKS Forest is a great example of the City’s commitment to support an environmentally sustainable Ottawa, while leaving a lasting green legacy for future generations.

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne paints as Second World War veteran Jack Dods looks on during her visit to the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre on April 19. During her stop, she met behind closed doors with Ottawa Hospital and Perley Rideau executives, who are appealing for provincial approval of a proposed partnership designed to free up hospital beds, cut wait times and improve patient care.

Perley, Ottawa Hospital aim to free up hospital beds, reduce wait times long-term-care facility, such as people waiting for a long-term the Perley that specializes in the care bed in Ottawa, according to “It’s not something that’s been frail and elderly,” Turnbull said. the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, the umbrella done before in Canada, so we’re organization that co-ordinates very excited,” said Turnbull.

RELIEVING HOSPITAL care across eastern Ontario. Of Under the new model, elderly PRESSURES those, 1,674 are in their own patients would be transferred from the Civic and General Between 60 and 70 of the Ot- homes or a retirement residence, campuses to the Perley Rideau tawa Hospital’s estimated 170 while 373 are in hospital.

• Within the entire Champlain to complete their recovery from patients who are waiting for illness, surgery or injury and be long-term care would be eligible region, which stretches northcared for by specially trained to stay at the restorative unit, west to the Pembroke area and Perley nurses, with support from freeing up much-needed hospital southeast to Cornwall, there are 3,368 clients waiting for longOttawa Hospital specialist physi- beds. cians.

At any given time, more than term care. Of those, 2,822 are at The unit – which could take 30 patients admitted to hospital home or a retirement residence, just three months to launch once via the emergency room can’t be while 546 are in hospital.

The creation of the inaugural the province approves its special assigned a bed because none is designation – would also have available. That’s largely because restorative or sub-acute-care unit access to the hospital’s diagnos- of older adult patients who are at the Perley would help prevent tic labs and equipment, such as not well enough to go home, but frail elderly patients from deteriX-rays. who are not sick enough to re- orating during an extended hosTurnbull and Akos Hoffer, quire the urgent care the hospital pital stay, which can then lead to the need for admission to a longchief executive of the Perley is designed to provide.

Rideau, met behind closed doors “I don’t want people waiting term care centre.

“What we’re saying is, we can at the health centre on April 19 in our emergency department, with Premier Kathleen Wynne many of them for hours or even divert them from long-term care and Ottawa South MPP John days, to get into a bed,” Turnbull altogether by transferring them here (to the Perley) immediately, Fraser, parliamentary assistant said. to the minister of Health and The hospital is typically 110- by providing them with specialLong-Term Care. The pilot proj- per-cent full, depending on the ized care and then they can go ect was the focus of their discus- campus. It has even had occu- back home or to a retirement sion. pancy rates climb more than 180 home, but not into the long“This is the first time that per cent with patients awaiting term-care system,” said Hoffer.

“We need something in the you’ve taken the best of the long-term care, Turnbull said. acute-care hospital (and) moved The wait for long-term space middle,” Turnbull said. it into a place where you can means: combine it with the best of a • There are currently 2,047 See RESTORATIVE, page 7

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term care residents would have access to additional hospital resources. Specialist doctors, such as general internists, geriatricians and psychogeriatric physicians, could consult on Perley Rideau cases via video or teleconferencing.

“If you think about it, the Perley is less than one or two kilometres from here,” Turnbull said. “It’s not a major inconvenience for one of our specialists to go over for consult.”

The Perley Rideau is already wellequipped for the new unit since it has enough capacity as well as long-term care expertise. Nurses working in the specialized unit would be trained to provide enhanced medical support for diabetic and breathing management, for example, Turnbull said.

As well, Perley Rideau residents already have access to recreation and creative arts programming and nursing staff, as well as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and social work services.

“We’re designed to keep people moving and engaged and active. Whereas the hospital’s focused on curing acute prob- “We’re saying, ‘Here’s an lems,” Hoffer said. innovative model, it’s a Turnbull echoed that.

“We’re so focused on the very acute partnership.’ You could aspect of their illness that we tend to neglect a little bit about that long recovery replicate it anywhere phase that’s required for an elderly per- across the province.” son, and (the Ottawa Hospital) isn’t the AKOS HOFFER, CEO, PERLEY AND RIDEAU VETERANS’ right place for that to happen,” he said. HEALTH CENTRE Currently, some seniors are discharged too early from hospital, before they make a full recovery.

“We have a very high number of these people who return within 30 days to our emergency department. It happens every Such access would reduce the need day,” Turnbull said, adding that some return to the ER with a worsening prob- for Perley Rideau’s long-term care residents to be admitted to hospital for lem. treatment. Currently they must be transferred to the General by ambulance even FUNDING though it is just 900 metres away, said The pilot project would require a one- Hoffer, noting this can be a disruptive time cash infusion of about $1 million, experience, especially for those living Turnbull said, and any future expansion with dementia.

Being able to tap into specialized hosof the unit would only require a minimal pital support through the partnership capital investment.

The restorative unit would largely be would translate into improved care as financed through long-term care fund- well as lower costs due to fewer hospiing that is already in place, Hoffer noted. talizations.

“The idea is that our entire campus That initial investment would actually save money – about $100 per person would benefit from these additional reper day – which could be redirected to sources,” Hoffer said.

The proposal, which has received open up more hospital beds and offer more enhanced support and timely care, backing from the Champlain LHIN, was submitted to the Ontario Ministry said Turnbull.

“The reality is we think each one of of Health and Long-Term Care more these beds is cheaper to be over at the than a year ago. There is already hope Perley than it is in our acute-care hospi- the restorative unit could be expanded tal,” he said. “We think that because of to meet the needs of even more hospital the cost differential, we can make this patients, especially with the growth of an aging population. better care at a reduced price.”

It could also become the model to folHospital care comes with a heftier price tag, due in part to higher overhead low.

“We’re saying, ‘Here’s an innovative costs associated with urgent care and a model, it’s a partnership,’” Hoffer said. higher nurse-to-patient ratio, he said.

The Perley Rideau would benefit “You could replicate it anywhere across from the partnership since its 450 long- the province.”

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Premier Kathleen Wynne is welcomed to the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre by chief executive Akos Hoffer on April 19. During Wynne’s visit, she met behind closed doors with Ottawa Hospital and Perley Rideau executives, who are appealing for provincial approval of a proposed partnership designed to free up hospital beds, cut wait times and improve patient care.

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Goodbye, home sweet home!

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here’s no place like home. This phrase is most famously associated with Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz who voiced this sentiment after arriving back in Kansas after her experience with the Yellow Brick Road and the Emerald City.

Home is a unique place, as Dorothy observed.

Indeed, crooner Bing Crosby tied the lure of home with the appeal of Christmas in his 1943 hit “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” a song which is now considered a Christmas standard, probably because it ties together those two most beloved concepts: home and Christmas.

Since pioneer times, a home has always been a most desired goal for Canadians. Early settlers worked endlessly to clear their land so they could build a home there, however modest in the beginning.

But whether modest or eventually palatial, having a home has been paramount for generations of Canadians. And why not? A home evokes a special feeling. It’s where you can relax, feel in control and be yourself. It’s that small piece of the world where, whether you are a labourer or banker, you are in charge. It’s your space, pure and simple.

And now this longtime scenario is being threatened, not by decreasing demand or a change in societal attitudes, but rather by rising prices. The real estate market in Canada’s two most prominent cities, Vancouver and Toronto, is running rampant. In Toronto, average house prices have reached $916,567, up more than 33 per cent from just a year earlier.

For these two cities, home ownership has become exclusively for the rich, not a realizable goal for the everyday person.

Unfortunately, the province’s reaction to this loss of a dream has been lame and half-baked.

The so-called Fair Housing Plan ushers in a non-residential speculation tax and the widening of rent control to all rental units. But where is the hope for first-time home buyers in these markets and, indeed, in all of Canada?

It’s fast becoming a situation where there is no place like home, because there will be no home.

Is this why our ancestors cleared the land and set up their homesteads — so that today’s young families would have no chance to have a home?

It is a tragedy in the making and our political leaders seem to have no idea how to save the family home.

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couple of years ago, I spent a weekend in Boston with family. What a nice city.

What nice people. We rode the great subway system, went to a baseball game at Fenway Park — a place I thought might be overrated but wasn’t. We explored interesting residential neighbourhoods, walked all over the downtown. The day was warm and sunny, the downtown full of parks, museums, history and friendly people.

Two years later, we hated Boston.

We had to. The Bruins played there and the Senators had to beat the Bruins to move on in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

No doubt many other people in our city had visited Boston, enjoyed it immensely and now hated it.

We watched the games. In our completely objective view, Boston

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town was mean. There were cross-checks in front of the net, pushes and shoves after the whistle, even punches to the face. Fortunately, one of those was noticed by a referee, who gave Boston a penalty in overtime and Ottawa scored the winning goal on the ensuing power play.

That served Boston right, we thought. The Boston fans weren’t happy, nor were the players and coaches, who complained about the penalty after the game. Some of the fans did more than complain. They threw stuff on the ice. One of them

tried to take Chris Wideman’s stick as the Senators left the ice. He got rapped on the knuckles by Erik Karlsson.

Serves them all right, we thought, completely objectively. Their guy punched our guy in the face.

It was interesting, later, to look at the Boston papers online and read the sportswriters and reader comments.

Somehow they failed to realize that justice had been done. According to them, it was the Ottawa team that played dirty and the refs let them get away with it. The Boston folks thought they were being objective too.

So it goes in the not always completely objective world of sports fans.

Some of those Boston fans who hate Ottawa have probably visited here and found our city quite charming, told all their friends how friendly we all are up here, how polite Canadians are.

And we are, too. Two baseball

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seasons ago, there was that matter of fans in Toronto throwing beer cans onto the field because they didn’t like an umpire’s call during a playoff game.

But it was a really bad call, explained the objective fans, who were in the process of hating Texas at the time.

Next year they hated Cleveland, where many of them had probably had nice visits, exploring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and other attractions. You don’t really get much choice in whom you hate.

So the hating goes on. Fortunately, it is not real hate, only sports hate, which is not the same, we hope.

This year in hockey, there is a chance that there will be a Canadian team to cheer for in the final. That won’t be easy for some Canadians, those who have spent their hockey lives cheering against Toronto, or Montreal, or even Ottawa.

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Is Canada ready for legalized cannabis?

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rue to its promise, the federal government has introduced legislation to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Canada as early as June 2018.

On April 20 — 4/20, a significant day for pot-smokers everywhere — throngs of people showed up to toke on Parliament Hill in support of marijuana legalization.

Within the collection of pot legalization bills tabled in the House of Commons on April 13, adults would be allowed to have up to 30 grams of dried cannabis in their possession and can cultivate four plants in their homes.

At the same time, fines for trafficking marijuana to minors would be severe, while the sale of edible cannabis products and cross-border trafficking remains illegal.

The government is citing the new bills as a robust legal means to keep marijuana out of the hands of Canadian youth, while better regulating the safe supply and distribution in the market.

According to dozens of

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Capital Muse polls, the majority of Canadians support the legalization of marijuana. But there are many who don’t, among them medical professionals, some law enforcement officials and the insurance industry.

One key concern is the lack of understanding among Canadians about how marijuana use can impair driving ability.

In an online poll conducted in March by insurance firm State Farm half of Canadians who smoke marijuana said they believe marijuana use has no impact on their ability to drive.

“Just about 50 per cent believe that smoking marijuana and diving does not impact their ability to do. So we found

that alarming,” State Farm’s John Bordignon told 660 News.

“That’s a five per cent increase on average over the same question we asked Canadians last year.”

He added that many Canadians are concerned that roadside tests for drugged driving haven’t come far enough to be effective in a prohibition-free state.

Canadian police chiefs agree.

In a report released earlier this year in response to proposed cannabis legalization, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police noted that while driving under the influence is a problem now, they fully expect it to become more problematic with legalization.

“We are very concerned that the prevalence of driving under the influence of drugs is not on Canadians’ consciousness,” the report noted.

Besides driving, impairment from cannabis use is hard to detect in the workplace as well.

“Although our policies say that consuming alcohol or drugs on the job site is prohibited, there are human resource regulations in place that don’t allow us to test employees for use,” said a construction industry health and safety officer I interviewed. “Unlike alcohol effects, it can be much harder to determine if someone has been using marijuana, especially if it’s consumed through an edible product.”

Many supporters of legalization argue that regulation will be comparable to alcohol.

But those opposed say the prevalence of the drug and the reduced stigma around its use may actually contribute to greater access and use of cannabis among kids.

One may be hard-pressed to find an adult born in the ‘70s that hasn’t tried the drug

illicitly in their youth.

But there are questions whether greater use among young people as marijuana becomes more accepted in society could lead to long-term societal health issues.

The jury is out on the addictiveness of marijuana, but studies note that one in eight users becomes dependent on the drug.

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A number of studies over the years have also linked excessive marijuana use among teens to schizophrenia.

While most doctors would agree that marijuana doesn’t cause psychosis on its own, there is evidence showing that those with a family history of mental illness are two times as likely to develop schizophrenia if they use cannabis than those who don’t.

In its report, the police chiefs association warns that allowing homegrown cultivation will fuel the black market in cannabis and that the four-plant limit proposed under the legislation

is impossible to enforce.

The police chiefs further note that home cultivation is in direct contradiction with the government’s promise to create a highly regulated environment that minimizes youth access to the drugs.

And unlike alcohol, marijuana very much revolves around a sharing culture, which to me suggests a greater likelihood of peer pressure for use, especially with the justification that it’s now legal. Moreover, with edibles out under the new legislation, smoking is in.

In a legalized environment, that means a non-user like me will be exposed to the smoke and the effects of the skunkweed, indeed whether I like it or not.

I’ve walked along Amsterdamn’s canal. Headache city, man.

Until the government can appropriately address some of the major concerns around legalizing marijuana, the bills should be shelved.

Let’s hope sober heads prevail. In this particular instance, I’m counting on the Senate.

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Batman fans answer the call of the bat signal (Ottawa Comiccon)

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

When it comes to Batman fans, loyalty knows no bounds – regardless of the era or the re-imagined image of the caped crusader.

Just ask Dan Page.

The Nepean resident is considered Ottawa’s Batman,

given the various Batman costumes he wears to special events, delighting children and grownups alike and helping raise money for children’s charities with the other 20 costumed members of the local League of Super Heroes.

“I’ve always liked Batman.

I grew up with Batman,” Page said. “I started with the comic

books.

“He’s always smarter than everybody else. He’s always ahead of the game. He doesn’t rely on super strength or flying or any X-ray vision,” he explained. “He’s always been there to help people – bottom line. I’ve always liked that part about him.”

He’s both a fan and he has

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a legion of his own dans when he suits up in his Dark Knight costume – a process that requires 30 minutes of assistance from his wife, Darlene.

He’ll soon be transforming into his alter ego for Ottawa Comiccon at the EY Centre May 12 to 14.

“I get a kick out of it,” the 44-year-old said.

Modifying his Batman suits also helps keep cosplay fresh and exciting for himself.

“But the reaction is always the same,” said Page. “People are always flabbergasted The kids come running up to you and they hug you.”

He’ll be in fan mode at the upcoming comic convention when he lines up for an autograph from Adam West, star of the 1960s Batman television series. West’s anticipated appearance has generated major buzz, particularly since he was supposed to attend the event in 2013, but cancelled at the last minute due to a back problem.

“We’ve been trying every year to get him back,” said Cliff Caporale, Ottawa Comiccon program director. “It’s just timing and this year we were able to get him. We’re quite excited to finally meet him.”

West will be available for photos and autographs with fans, and he’s scheduled for a panel discussion on May 13.

To further feed Batman super fans, a 1966 Batmobile will be brought in from the U.S. For Page and Darlene, the convention will be a chance to meet West for a third time.

They met him twice before at Toronto’s Fan Expo. This time, they have their fingers crossed about West’s Ottawa visit.

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Batman, a.k.a. Dan Page, of Nepean, representing Ottawa’s League of Super Heroes, and three-year-old Batman Jack Cranfield, from Ottawa’s west end, demonstrate their superhero might during the Ottawa Parent and Child Expo at the Nepean Sportsplex in March. Page will be unveilling a new Batman costume at Ottawa Comiccon, which takes place at the EY Centre, May 12 to 14.

“If we can coerce him to get him to the booth to get a picture with the group that would be awesome,” Page said his fellow League members.

He first became enamoured with the character as a kid in the 19070s watching West as Batman on TV every Saturday

and Sunday morning.

Page’s boyhood collection of Batman toys and action figures grew from there. He now has several thousand comic books and estimates he has more than 500 collectibles.

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“Pfft. Probably more,” Darlene said with a laugh.

When they first became a couple 15 years ago, Darlene knew Page was a serious Batman fan and that he came with a vast collection.

“I was OK with it. It wasn’t all over the house like it is now,” she said laughing.

Today, she has her own display cases filled with her prized collectibles. She’s also adept at sewing costumes from scratch.

“You know how some people bowl together?” Darlene said. “This is our thing that we found that we do together – making costumes.”

Dan first embraced transforming into Batman in 2010 when he made his eldest son a costume for Halloween.

“I made him a Star Wars suit and … I said, ‘Well, if he’s doing Star Wars, I’m doing Batman,’” Page said. “It was a lot of craft foam and glue and burning myself enough times.

You learn from your mistakes.”

Since then he and his wife have enjoyed cosplaying at Ottawa Comiccon every spring and at Toronto’s Fan Expo every Labour Day weekend.

Darlene still remembers dressing up for the first time at the Toronto convention.

“We were nervous,” she said, reason why the couple left their costumes in the trunk of the car.

But when they saw how many people were dressed up, they turned around and changed, transforming into She-Ra and the Dark Knight.

“We were mauled,” Darlene said of the response, which has grown more enthusiastic with time.

“Last year in Toronto we had to get security to help us because we got too mauled. We couldn’t move.”

The Montreal Comiccon last year also saw a crush of fans request photos with the pair.

“We didn’t walk,” Page said.

“I’ve even given up trying to take pictures of other things because there’s just no point,” Darlene added.

Their friends and family no longer bat an eye at their cosplaying prowess.

“At first they were kind of like, ‘Whaa?’ And now they’re proud,” Darlene said. “My mom thinks it’s cool. His mom thinks it’s great.”

If Page can do his part to

Week In Review!

Manotick Firefighters Easter Pancake Breakfast What a great day in Manotick for the Firefighters’ Easter Pancake Breakfast last weekend. The Firefighters cooked and served up a delicious breakfast. It was a fun time for children and parents alike with the Easter Bunny walking around handing out chocolates and having the ladder truck out for kids to climb. It was wonderful to see the great community turn out and running into Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore on his day was a pleasant surprise.

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Dan and Darlene Page, of Nepean, will soon suit up for Ottawa Comiccon as members of the Ottawa League of Super Heroes. One of the highlights of the event for the couple will be the chance to meet Adam West, star of the 1960s Batman TV series. Dan, who regularly dresses as the Dark Knight, has a vast collection of Batman collectibles, including costume pieces that resemble West’s original Batman attire.

“There’s so much Marvel help others become excited about his comic book hero, he out there,” he said with a grin. is all in with helping create an- “You see Spiderman and Hulk other generation – another le- everywhere you go.

“I’ve got to get more Batman gion – of Batman fans.

fans out there.”

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Metcalfe Farmers’ Easter Market Easter wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Metcalfe Farmer’s Easter Market! The market was held at the Greely Community Centre and featured both new and old vendors. The Metcalfe Farmer’s Market will be officially opening up their 2017 season in Metcalfe on Saturday, May 13th in the Fairgrounds.

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Annual Meet & Greet in the Street The 3rd Annual Meet & Greet in the Street in the Village of Metcalfe will take place in a few weeks on Saturday, May 13th. The second last planning meeting for this super community event took place this week with over 35 participants! Ottawa Police Services joined in as well with a community update.

A special treat was a presentation by guest speaker Marie-Soleil from Ottawa2017 on the events that have taken place and what is coming throughout the year to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday! Another special guest was 9 year old Jacob Taylor who has now joined the MCA to bring a youthful voice and ideas to the table. He is truly beyond his years and well organized to take his position very seriously.

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Metcalfe Community Association The Metcalfe Community Association (MCA) held its’ AGM in Metcalfe with a great turnout of residents. It was great to hear updates from a variety of community organizations. The general elections were also held and saw the re-election of Natalie Elliott back as the President. Metcalfe Matt was also recognized as a great volunteer over his years in Metcalfe. Matt has moved from Metcalfe but still remains a part of the volunteers in the community.

Congratulations Matt! As our community grows, it is important for everyone to play a part in a positive development. If you have time to volunteer, community associations are always looking for more helping hands.

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MP welcomes youth ideas at inaugual advisory meeting

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Conservative Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre has set up a youth advisory group to get the views of youth in the sprawling riding, which takes in communities ranging from Manotick to Stittsville.

“It’s important for me to know what issues are important to local youth and engage them and promote their civic duty” Poilievre said.

“They are our future,” he said.

And now the Carleton Youth Advisory Board has held its first meeting with the MP, with more meetings to come.

The first meeting was held at Poilievre’s constituency office in Manotick.

Poilievre was pleased with the turnout at the initial meeting that was held on April 19, as well as the level of discussion among the members.

The meeting followed a roundtable-discussion format in an effort to learn what issues and topics are top of mind for youth in the federal riding.

“The purpose of this board is to start a dialogue and encourage students to become more involved in their communities. These meetings are also designed to encourage students to broaden their thinking about the direction of our country,” he said.

A date for the next meeting is yet to be set, but more information will be available in the future on Poilievre’s Facebook page.

As well, those interested in more information and updates can call his riding office at 613-692-3331.

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Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre (centre, back row) met with the new Carleton Youth Advisory Board at his riding office in Manotick on April 19 for the first time. The MP, whose sprawling riding includes communities such as Manotick and Stittville, says it is an effort to engage youth in ‘their civic duty.’

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Finish-line smiles: Alive to Strive tackles ‘silent disease’

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Watching people cross the finish line is just part of the reward for Marie-Eve Chainey.

“The participants that mark me the most is actually dialysis patients who, for the very first time, are walking a full kilometre,” said the co-founder, race director and president of the annual Alive to Strive Race, which will start out this year on April 30 at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility and Hog’s Back Park in the Riverside Park community.

“When you see the smile at the finish line, it’s amazing.”

Race proceeds for the Alive to Strive Kidney Fitness Project’s active living grant program go to individuals in the region to help them lead an active lifestyle, which can make all the difference for those with chronic kidney disease.

“Some of these people have never been active in their lives and they’re now in a situation where they need to be healthier or lose some weight in order to have a kidney transplant and be successful,” the 34-year-old Ottawa resident said.

The race, which drew almost 1,000 people last year, also generates awareness about the disease, which impacts two million Canadians. There are 1,000 people on dialysis in the Ottawa area alone.

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Almost 1,000 participants took part in the 2016 Alive to Strive Race in support of kidney health and awareness about chronic kidney disease. tion since many people don’t know they have the disease until later in life.

“Kidney disease is a very silent disease,” Chainey said.

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“And that’s the last time my kidneys worked,” she said.

Despite relying on dialysis since then, she continues to compete. Being active has helped her manage her illness, and aid both her physical and mental well-being.

In November, Chainey was approved for a special medication, and because of that she will be able to receive a kidney from her aunt this summer.

“This is actually my last Alive to Strive Race as a kidney dialysis patient,” she said.

When the Kidney Fitness Project first launched, Chainey said there were no resources available at the time to help people with kidney disease stay active.

The last six races have generated a total of $130,000, the bulk of which has financed grants to help people pay for gym and bowling memberships as well as dance classes, among other activities.

In the past five years, more than 230 grants have been awarded.

Of the total raised, $50,000 has supported other charities, such as the Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Kidney Research Centre at the Ottawa Hospital and Diabetes Canada. Chainey said those with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing kidney disease.

“We really wanted to be able to

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Runners embrace the 2016 Alive to Strive Race in support of those living with chronic kidney disease, which impacts two million Canadians. The Ottawa race generates funds for grants that encourage and support healthy, active lifestyles. take (away) the barrier of finances,” she said, adding those receiving dialysis several times a week often can’t work full time and therefore don’t have the money to pay for fitness classes or to hire a personal trainer to help them get started.

The grants have made a difference.

“We’ve had patients that have received a kidney transplant only because of the programs we of-

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This campaign will use a variety of communication formats and channels, including bus ads, videos and social media posts, to provide key facts and simple “how-to” demonstrations about the new customer journey and new system experience, such as using fare gates and transferring.

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City to launch $1 million campaign to ready riders for rail

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

When the Confederation Line opens in 2018, the city wants customers to be ready to ride the rails.

The transit commission heard on April 19 that the $1-million Ready for Rail campaign will roll out next month.

Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun.

Tim Tierney expressed concern that the bulk of the money for the campaign went to consultants that helped created the marketing program. “One million is a good chunk of change,� he said.

Despite the concern, Tierney said he’s a big proponent of advertising to make sure residents are kept abreast of all the changes happening to the city’s transit system.

Tierney even sported a shirt with the Confederation Line map on it.

Transportation services GM John Manconi said the budget was by no means busted by hiring consultants to pave the way.

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Some stations, such as Parliament Station, will not be exactly where the name suggests.

The Parliament Station will be on Queen Street. All the downtown stations will have signs to identify them at ground level and an underground concourse with fare gates.

The consultants were paid $355,000 — approximately a third of the $1-million budget for the marketing program.

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Manconi said, adding it’s the job of OC Transpo staff to take care of customers from their door to their destination.

Blais said the most important thing to riders will be how their commute changes. “I think the message is getting out there slowly and this campaign will kick it up a notch,� he said.

The Alstom Citadis Spirit Cars will be able to hold 300 passengers apiece. At peak periods, the cars will be coupled, giving the trains the capacity to transport 600 people every five minutes or fewer.

Each of the doors is done in black to make them noticeable on the train, which has the same colour scheme as an OC Transpo bus.

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The charges came on April 19 after a year-long investigation by the Barrie police internet child exploitation unit into a file-sharing peer-to-peer network used to exchange child pornography files, such as images and videos, Ottawa police announced April 19.

The investigation was first launched in late May 2016.

“The ICE investigator identified an IP address, believed to be in the Barrie area, (that was) sharing files of prepubescent children being sexually abused,” said police. “A production order, however, revealed the IP address to resolve to the Ottawa area, resulting in a consequent investigation by

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A Heatherington man is facing child pornography charges in connection with a year-long investigation by the Barrie Police Service’s internet child exploitation unit. the Ottawa Police Service ICE unit.”

That prompted investigators here to execute a search warrant at a Heatherington home on April 19. The digital devices seized from the property were forensically analyzed, police said.

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Woman suffers serious facial injuries in assault outside bar

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Ottawa police are appealing to the public for help in identifying a male suspect who reportedly assaulted a woman outside an Alta Vista bar.

Officers with the east criminal investigations section are investigating “a serious assault� outside Ralph’s Sports Bar, at 1571 Bank St. just north of Heron Road on April 17, police announced April 19.

The pair were outside smoking a cigarette when the woman was physically injured, said Const. Marc Soucy, Ottawa police spokesperson. “They were facial injuries, non-life threatening,� he said.

The woman was treated in hospital and later released.

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Ottawa sees rise in homeless youth needing shelters, homes business opportunity to succeed Each year the alliance releases a progress report, to access Ottaand to me that is the key.”

Operation Come Home is wa’s progress toward this goal.

The report was released on On any given night in Ot- one of a group of shelters and tawa, there are at least 1,000 organizations that form the April 11.

In it, it found that while the Alliance to End Homelessness youth looking for shelter.

Sometimes they are hopping Ottawa. Together with its mem- number of youth staying within couches, others find a spot at a shelter. Others, if it’s warm enough, sleep on the street.

“Young people are full of hope and want to For Elspeth McKay, executive director of Operation get on with their lives.”

Come Home, an organization ELSPETH MCKAY, that helps hundreds of at-risk EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATION COME HOME and homeless youth in Ottawa, bers, the alliance gathers infor- Ottawa’s youth shelters desomething needs to change.

“Young people are full of mation and knowledge to help clined from 387 youth in 2015 hope and want to get on with achieve an end to homelessness. to 287 in 2016, their average The city adopted a 10-year length of stay increased from 32 their lives,” McKay said. “Affordable housing is one piece, housing and homelessness plan to 47 nights. but not the only piece. They in 2013, which committed to need to have education, or a ending chronic homelessness.

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The city adopted a 10-year housing and homelessness plan in 2013, which committed to ending chronic homelessness. Each year the alliance releases a progress report, to access Ottawa’s progress toward this goal. The report was released on April 11.

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However, the proportion of young people aged 16 to 17 within youth shelters has increased.

McKay said she was happy to see the number of youth has decreased but the report doesn’t properly reflect the number of youth living on the street or in shelters.

“Once they turn 18, they are allowed in an adult shelter,” McKay said, adding she understands the difficulty in capturing the number of youth properly.

“The alliance report card reported only youth that are recorded in the shelter system,” she said.

“It’s much more serious than the report card is laying out — it’s not their fault, they are just using the numbers that they have.”

Operation Come Home defines youth as anyone between the ages of 16 to 24 years old, and so for her that is how she can comfortably estimate that there are more than 1,000 youth looking for permanent homes.

Right now, McKay said, the city’s efforts to help find permanent homes is going in the right direction and coupled with new legislation that helps crown wards of the Children’s Aid Society to be supported until they are 18 years old, will help battle the number. But she noted still more needs to be done.

“What young people need is assistance in finishing high school, finding work, or help starting their own small business,” McKay said.

And that, she added, is what Operation Come Home does.

The organization offers an alternative option to completing high school, business opportu-

nities and courses.

“At the end of the day it comes down to motivation, and some people are motivated to make a change and some people aren’t,” McKay said.

McKay said she believes that ending chronic homelessness is a possibility, but that is made possible through prevention as much as finding homes for individuals.

“The issue has to be tackled on prevention and those who are already homeless,” she said.

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Keeping up with whether the city’s promise is on track is just one of the things the report card does said alliance executive director, Mike Bulthuis.

“The one message we want

port shows that the city is doing well, there is still work that needs to be done.

“I think that it’s important to note things are going in the right direction,” Bulthuis said.

“It’s (the report) a reminder.

We are committed to ending chronic homelessness in 2024.

We have to ensure that plan is monitored, and right now some of the data is going the wrong way.”

Bulthuis added the concern of youth homelessness wasn’t necessarily as prominent in 2013 as it seems to be now and because of the rise, the city and the alliance should check in on a regular basis to recognize particular issues.

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“The alliance report card reported only youth that are recorded in the shelter system.”

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to share, is there has been a lot of discussion of the services downtown, but a lot of them are tied to ending homelessness” Bulthuis said.

“There are a lot more individuals that could be in programs that could connect with housing, but housing doesn’t exist — really what we need, is to allow the shelter to be an emergency response and that can only happen when appropriate, safe housing is there.

Just because we have provided housing, it doesn’t mean their needs are gone.”

The number of men using shelters has declined, but Bulthuis said although the re-

of stay is not declining as it is among men.

In particular, a growing number of older women are staying for longer periods in shelters due to a lack of alternative options to meet their health and housing needs.

From 2015 to 2016, shelters saw a 20.1-per-cent increase in the number of women over 50 and a 31.2-per-cent increase among those over 60.

For women over 60, their average length of stay increased from 76 days in 2014, to 82 days in 2015, to 86 days in 2016.

The full report is available at endhomelessnessottawa.ca.

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Arts, Culture & Heritage Program Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington St.

12 10 Canadian Tulip Festival • Lansdowne Park • Commissioners Park • The Garden Promenade Until May 22nd

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While the city may be readying to customers to ride the rails, transit chair Coun. Stephen Blais was surprisingly mum on the Confederation Line’s debut date.

“It will open in 2018,” Blais said, declining to give an exact date when pressed.

When council approved the $2.1-billion light-rail project, the anticipated start date was spring 2018.

Blais said there has been no decision to change timelines.

Transportation services general manager John Manconi said the city has “rigid testing protocols in place” and the trains will be fired up when everything is ready to go.

“Day 1 is important, but so is post-Day 1,” Manconi said.

The Rideau Street sinkhole – or infrastructure failure as the city has called it – caused about five months of interruption, Manconi said.

The setbacks also mean Rideau Street will not be as “clean” as originally promised for Canada Day.

COUN. STEPHEN BLAIS There will be asphalt on some sidewalks and the Rideau Transit Group, the consortium building the first phase of light rail, will pay for extra construction hoarding, signs and promotional rail material, Manconi said.

“Will it be perfect? No,” he added. “We had a sinkhole that impacted a lot of activities significantly in that tunnel.”

The downtown tunnel has also been plagued with reports of unsafe working conditions.

Manconi said RTG has a fairly good record, despite some

of the perceptions held by the public.

Manconi specifically spoke to the issue of a worker who reported an injury anonymously to the media.

“The employee didn’t report the injury to the employer,” Manconi said, adding RTG is required to meet provincial safety requirements.

Manconi also said rumours that the Ministry of Labour shut down the Lyon Street tunnel are false.

“We have to deal with facts; these are human lives,” he said.

Ottawa and District Labour Council president Sean McKenny meets with the head of the rail implementation office, Steve Cripps, and Manconi monthly to talk about concerns, Manconi said.

“It’s a busy place, it’s hard work and intense,” Manconi said, adding he takes issue with the characterization workers are “racing to finish” work on the tunnel.

“We need to remind ourselves, we had a massive sinkhole,” Manconi said. “No one got hurt, no one died.”

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Wave of suspected opioid overdoses floods emergency rooms

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Emergency departments were kept busy with 28 overdose patients rushing through hospital doors in the last week.

Officials cautioned the public on April 21 following a wave of suspected opioid-related overdoses — 15 in 72 hours.

The problem didn’t ease up over the weekend.

Within hours after warning the public, there were four more.

At one point, according to Dr. Guy Hébert, head of the department of emergency medicine at the Ottawa Hospital, there were six cases arriving at the Civic campus in just a couple of hours.

“We have to be open to the fact that this may be just the tip

of the iceberg, that more and more of these drugs are going to be on the streets and in our communities,” Hébert said.

“We are anticipating this could be a problem, we can’t know for sure, but we have to be ready.”

The hospital was prepared as it had been keeping an eye on what’s happening across Canada and in particular in British Columbia, where fentanyl, a potent, synthetic opioid pain medication, has caused a number of overdose deaths.

According to that province’s coroners service, there have been 139 illicit drug overdose deaths with fentanyl detected from January to February of this year. That represents a 90per-cent increase over the same period one year earlier.

A few months ago, the Ottawa Hospital increased its sup-

ply of naloxone, a drug that can reverse an overdose. Over the past week, Hébert said they’ve administered more of the drug than in the past six months.

“We were ready and certainly this weekend we were grateful for having (increased supplies.)”

While he couldn’t confirm the overdoses were linked to fentanyl, he said patients were overdosing from stronger opioids, which don’t respond as well to naloxone.

“We have to give them super high does of naloxone to reverse the overdose,” Hébert said of the antidote that helps with breathing and helps the patient wake up.

While one dose of naloxone has enough of an effect on patients suffering overdoses caused by the majority of opioids, including morphine, hy-

dromorphone or oxycodone, overdoses from fentanyl and its derivatives that are available on the streets are “so potent that the standard dose of naloxone is not enough.”

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Last weekend, doctors used up to 10 times as much. “We are highly suspicious that this is a high-potency opioid in the fentanyl class. Unfortunately we don’t have the laboratory proof that it is fentanyl,” he said.

If a blood or urine sample is collected it has to be sent to Toronto for testing.

Patients recovering from an overdose can spend anywhere from a couple of hours at the hospital to a couple of days.

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patients like this it does consume a lot of resources and we have to scramble to meet the challenge,” said Hébert.

Ottawa averages about three reported overdoses a day, said Andrew Hendriks, manager of Ottawa Public Health and chair of the Ottawa Overdose Prevention and Response Task Force. The number of overdoses are monitored daily.

“We are concerned about what we’ve seen in the last five days and we are going to continue raising awareness and let people know overdoses are happening in our community,” he said.

The task force is reminding people about the risk of overdose from counterfeit prescription pills in Ottawa, which have caused life-threatening overdoses and death.

“If you are using opioids there is a risk of overdose and depending on the type of drugs you are using, especially if you’re using counterfeit drugs.

There’s a risk that they are being laced or cut with a variety of different products and opioids could be one of them,” Hendriks said, adding there’s no way of knowing how toxic they might be.

“Unless you’re getting your drugs or medications from a pharmacist, you can’t trust where they are coming from, and the risk of overdose is there.”

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There simply aren’t enough rehabilitation spaces for all the wildlife in our region, and most didn’t need our help in the first place.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com Please email your events by Fridays at noon to ottawa_ south@metroland.com.

April 28

Old Ottawa South – Aaron’s Butterfly Run Ottawa/Gatineau will be holding a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Film Night and Panel Discussion on April 28 at 7 p.m. at Sunnyside Wesleyan Church, at 58 Grosvenor Ave. Admission is free. There will be a bake sale and locally handmade butterfly wings for children for sale for $30/pair. Proceeds and free-will donations will go to Aaron’s Butterfly Run in support of the perinatal hospice and perinatal loss support group at Roger Neilson House. For details, go to butterflyrunottawa.ca.

April 28 and 29

Alta Vista – Pick out bargains at the Spring Nearly New and Book Sale, April 28, 6 to 8:30 p.m., and April 29, 9 to 11:30 a.m., at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Proceeds go to community outreach work. For details, call 613-733-3156, ext. 229, or visit rideaupark.ca.

April 29

Ridgemont – Everyone is welcome to help clean up Frank J. Licari Park as part of Ottawa’s Clean the Capital Campaign on April 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event includes a barbecue. Volunteer hours are available for high school students. The park is off Cochrane Street.

Leitrim/Findlay Creek – The Gloucester South Raiders minor football club is holding its tackle football and cheerleading registrations for kids ages seven to 18 on April 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. upstairs in the Fred Barrett Arena. Online registration is always open at gsraider.ca.

Riverside South – Attend a Spring Shopping/Charity BBQ in support of Team Diabetes and Diabetes Canada.

There will be a barbecue, silent auction, Brad the Balloon Guy and a trade show with more than 20 vendors. A quilt will be raffled off at 4 pm. The event is April 29 from 12 to 4

p.m. at Rideauview Community Centre , 4310 Shoreline Dr. For details, email Rachel at secours1999@gmail.com.

Greenboro – The Doug Martin Jazz Trio performs at the Music in Greenboro Concert Series, April 29 at 2 p.m. at Gloucester Presbyterian Church, 91 Pike St. Admission is $10 or by donation.

Riverside South – The Riverside South Community Association hosts its annual spring cleanup challenge and festival on April 29, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Rideauview Community Centre.

There will be free supplies, coffee and hot chocolate, tree saplings as well as information tables, entertainment, and a fire truck at 11 a.m.

Vernon – The Osgoode Township Museum is holding an adult drawing workshop on coloured pencils on April 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $25. To register, call 613-8214062 or email education@osgoodemuseum.ca.

Greely – Enjoy an evening of music and dancing with the sounds of Two Beats Ahead Jazz Band, on April 29 at Orchard View Wedding and Event Centre, at 6346 Deermeadow Dr. The concert is presented by Manotick Veterinary Hospital in support of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. Meet future guide dogs when the doors open at 7:30 p.m. and groove to the music starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance by calling 613-692-7777.

The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 10. For details, visit guidedogs.ca.

Riverside Park – Riverside United Church, at 3191 Riverside Dr., hosts a garage sale on April 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be attic treasures, books, furniture, linens, toys, kitchenwares, hardware, homemade pies and pictures and frames. For details, go to riversideunitedottawa.ca or call 613-731-7735.

April 30

Riverside Park – The Alive to Strive Race raises funds for

and awareness about kidney health and takes place at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility and Hog’s Back Park on April 30. The races range from one kilometre to 10 kilometres.

For details, to register or volunteer, visit alivetostrive.ca.

May 1

Greenboro – Adults over 50, get ready to write for the Ottawa Public Library’s 50-plus short story contest. The contest runs until May 31. Several workshops are planned to help you write your short story, including at the Greenboro library branch on May 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Register at BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/50plus.

May 1 to 15

Alta Vista – Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs for babies up to 18 months and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch, located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr., on Mondays, May 1 to 15, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

tering and Vernon community members for a spaghetti dinner and silent auction on May 4 at the Vernon Rec Centre, 7950 Lawrence St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, ages 12 and up, and $10 for kids, ages four to 11, and seniors. For details, email youreventquestions@gmail. com.

May 5

Greely – Every first Friday of each month there is an Old Time Fiddle Music & Dance, hosted by the East Osgoode Greely Old Time Association, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr. We welcome all dancers, listeners and musicians of all ages. For details, call 613 489-2697.

May 6

Manotick – The 2017 Manotick Musicale is May 6, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Manotick United Church.

The event features the Village Singers, Manotick Brass and the Canterbury Trio. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are at the Manotick Office Pro, ROSSS offices in Manotick and Metcalfe and online at rosss.ca.

May 6

Alta Vista –Voices of Hope is a concert in aid of a family in Ukraine, on May 6 at 2 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church, 2400 Alta Vista Dr. The suggested donation is $20 for adults and families, and $16 for students and seniors.

Canterbury – Shannon Mercer, a soprano and vocal graduate of Canterbury High School will share her real-life story about her career on May 6 at the school’s auditorium, located at 900 Canterbury Ave. The Next Steps event begins at 7:30 p.m., and will feature a num-

ber of artists, authors and musicians as well as other interesting careers. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are at cacda. com or at the door.

Manotick – Kids in junior kindergarden to Grade 4 are invited to a Safe Cycle Bike Rideo on May 6, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Manotick Public School, at 1075 Bridge St. Bing a bike, wear a helmet and come with a parent or guardian. For details, visit manotickvca.org.

May 7

Manotick – Take part in the Manotick Miler on May 7, 8 a.m. to noon, at Centennial Park. The run starts at 5541 Main St. beside Allure Hair Design & Spa and end at 1135 Mill St. in front of Miller’s Oven. The 10 miler begins first at 8:45 a.m. A tailgate party takes place in Dickinson Square at 11 a.m.

May 2

Alta Vista – Patients, family members and caregivers are welcome to a Sjogren’s Syndrome support group on May 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 2345 Alta Vista Dr. The meetings are free of charge but contributions of a non-perishable food bank item are appreciated. For details, call Gail at 613-526-5433.

Sunday, April 30, 2017

May 2 to 23

Alta Vista – Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs for the whole family at the Alta Vista library branch, at 2516 Alta Vista Dr., on Tuesdays, May 2 to 23, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

May 4

Vernon – Enjoy a spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser benefitting the 2951 CFS Leitrim Army Cadet Vimy trip this November. The dinner is at the Vernon Recreation Centre on May 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for ages 12 and up and children ages four to 11 and seniors eat for $10. For tickets, email youreventquestions@ gmail.com.

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