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The same day a gas leak shuttered four downtown blocks during the afternoon commute, Gloucester-South Coun. Diane Deans asked for answers on the city’s light-rail project.

Rideau Transit Group — the consortium that’s building the first phase of the city’s multibillion-dollar lightrail project — has said a contractor doing landscaping work along Queen Street hit an abandoned gas nozzle connected to a nearby building, causing the gas leak.

The May 2 snafu follows a crane tipping over at the site of the University of Ottawa tunnel at Waller Street and last summer’s sinkhole on Rideau Street.

“I think there’s a simmering sense out there that something’s not quite right,” Deans said.

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Robbery squad makes headway solving jewelry store robberies

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Robbery investigators have charged a 19-year-old Ottawa man with two jewelry store smash-andgrabs that remained unsolved for al-

Shopping Centre on Jan. 4, 2016.

The suspect was actually in custody for an unrelated case when Ottawa robbery investigators laid the charges.

“Tenacity and good police work,” Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch said

most a year and a half.

The arrest last week is a major development in the two cases, the first of which took place at a jewelry store at the Carlingwood Shopping Centre on Dec. 23, 2015, and the second at a jewelry store at the Billings Bridge

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the video, police would be able to confirm whether they are associates of the charged teen, said Haarbosch.

Police are optimistic the public can help.

“There are some decent photos out there of some of the other suspects,” he said. Included in that mix is an image of a male who is wanted in connection with the purchase of hammers at a south-end hardware store on Jan. 3, 2016. Police suspect the hammers were used in the robbery at the Billings Bridge mall.

“That individual has not been held to account either,” Haarbosch said.

It’s possible those responsible for these two crimes may be behind other jewelry store robberies, Haarbosch said. There are about a half dozen since December 2015 that remain unsolved.

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The weapons charges are related to the use of a hammer that police said was used to smash open the glass jewelry cases at both malls.

In the wake of the two robberies, the robbery squad released a compilation of videos, as well as several still images.

“We’re encouraging people now in light of these charges for the one individual to go back and look at the video and the pictures to see if they can pull out any information on the other suspects,” Haarbosch said, adding there are at least three or four more people who remain at large.

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Ottawa police are working to identify a male suspect and two persons of interest in connection with an aggravated assault at a bar in Alta Vista.

Investigators were originally called to Ralph’s Sports Bar at 1571 Bank St. after a woman in her 40s suffered serious injuries in an attack by an unknown male. The assault is said to have occurred either late in the evening on Monday, April 17 or in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 18, said Const. Marc Soucy, Ottawa police spokesperson.

“It was outside, but we still don’t know why (the assault took place),” Soucy said.

It’s believed the male suspect and the male and female persons of interest were outside the bar having a cigarette.

The female victim then went outside for a smoke, which is when the attack is believed to have occurred, Soucy said.

The victim suffered non-lifethreatening facial injuries and was treated in hospital and released.

The suspect is described by police as a Caucasian male between 25 and 35 years old, five-feet-seven, with a thin build and short brown hair. He was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt

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Ottawa police are trying to ID a male suspect wanted for an aggravated assault of a woman at a bar in Alta Vista on April 17. over a white T-shirt, blue jeans, black shoes and a gold chain.

“A woman and a man were also seen with the suspect before and during the assault,” police said in a statement on May 3.

Anyone who witnessed the assault or who has information about the suspect or the persons of interest is asked to call the east criminal investigations section at 613-236-1222, ext.

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Flames ravage unused barn in Greely The cause of a fire that reduced an unused barn in Greely to smouldering embers cannot be pinpointed.

Leitrim firefighters were first to arrive at 7281 Parkway Rd., between Water’s Edge Way and Sale Barn Road, on May 2 at 8:15 p.m. By then, the wooden structure was completely engulfed in flames.

“The door was solid fire,” said Ottawa fire investigator Denis Lachaine.

A resident living across the road in the Water’s Edge neighbourhood of high-end homes spotted the inferno-ravaged barn, situated in a grassy field east of Bank Street.

Firefighters from Greely, Metcalfe, Manotick and North Gower also responded. Their defensive attack continued until the fire was largely reduced to a few hot spots at 10:17 p.m., about two hours after the 911 call, said Capt. Danielle Cardinal, department spokesperson.

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“I know that it’s been raining quite a bit. There are still some dry patches and it could potentially spread,” Cardinal said.

“They were putting on their bush packs or their forestry packs just to make the perimeter safer.”

To help knock down the fire and smother remaining hot spots, foam was deployed and almost 68,000 litres of water were trucked in.

said, adding that one possibility is that smoking materials, such as a cigarette, may be been carelessly discarded.

“It’s been known to be used by kids,” he said.

Once the flames got going, it wasn’t long before the entire structure was engulfed, given the strong wind blowing at the time.

“The barn wasn’t sealed from air – a perfect storm,” said Lachaine.

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Firefighters from the Greely station douse smouldering hot spots the morning after fire gutted an unused barn at 7281 Parkway Rd. the evening of May 2. to the site early the next day to continue his investigation, he called for Greely firefighters to return to douse spots that smouldered in the breeze.

“It’s all wet, but now it’s going to start drying and this hay is going to keep burning,” Lachaine said as he examined the guts of the former barn where there were remnants of blackened hay bales and long steel

bars that lay twisted on the blackened earth.

“For metal to twist like that you’re looking at 3,000 degrees of heat,” he said. “That’s how hot it was in here when it was burning.”

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Deans asked staff to report back to the city’s finance and economic development committee about the Ministry of Labour’s orders, whether or not the project is meeting important milestones.

The city’s transit commission approved the $1-million ready-for-rail marketing campaign in April. At that same meeting, transportation services GM John Manconi said the train would enter into revenue service when it was ready.

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Deans said one key milestone should be a cleaned-up Rideau Street for the Canada Day celebrations this year.

“I was in the downtown and there’s a lot of work to be done to meet that milestone,” she said.

Manconi did say at the April 19 transit commission meeting that RTG would be paying for extra construction hoarding and promotional signs to hide work during the country’s 150th birthday celebrations.

Deans said she’s also worried about whether the project is sticking to the budget.

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Hoards of volunteers who filled thousands of sandbags over the weekend are the reason many homes have been saved, city officials said during a flood update on May 8.

“The work is a testament to the dedication, generosity and resiliency of our community and it’s having a tremendously positive impact during this very difficult time,” Mayor Jim Watson said.

“As a city, we’re deeply grateful.”

Water levels in the Ottawa River hit record levels after a nonstop deluge of rain in recent days.

Volunteers came out to fill sandbags, forming walls and barriers protecting homes from the water. Some homes were saved, but there will likely be houses that won’t be salvageable because of damage from the flooding.

“I want to say thank you to the many volunteers who really stepped up to the plate,” said West Carleton Coun. Eli El-Chantiry. “On Saturday afternoon, I couldn’t believe it. People were coming to me and the mayor and thanking us for being there.

They’re the ones who were losing their home. I can’t believe the response we have from our residents. “ The area hardest hit in the city is El-Chantiry’s West Carleton Ward, with an estimated 275 homes affected. Watson said there were an additional 25 homes affected in Cumberland, and 10 in Britannia.

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Residents construct a wall of sandbags in the backyards of flooded properties in Cumberland on May 7. and to allow the community centre in West Carleton to stay open around the clock.

There is a command centre set up at each of the three communities most affected by the flooding, including West Carleton, Cumberland in the east and Britannia in the city’s west end.

“Residents are physically exhausted from working so hard,” said Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais, who has toured the sites since last Wednesday to monitor water levels. “They’re working in cold and shoulder-high water for days on end. They’re emotionally exhausted from the experience and the reality and tragedy of the situation that they and their neighbours are facing.”

Watson responded to comments that he hadn’t declared a state of emergency, saying the status isn’t as commonly used in cities with more significant resources, compared to smaller towns like

Clarence-Rockland, which did declare a state of emergency.

“It has to be something where we’re so overwhelmed we don’t have the resources – financial, personnel or equipment – for the situation,” he said.

He added there is a representative from the Canadian Armed Forces in the city’s operations centre, and if needed, military assistance would be only “a call away.”

City staff believe the water has already hit its peak.

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Ottawa’s emergency dispatch centre was flooded with calls May 3 reporting that gunshots were heard in the vicinity of Hawthorne Meadows and Sheffield Glen.

Callers also indicated that a number of men were seen fleeing on foot and in vehicles from a home in the 2000-block of Russell Road, near Walkley Road around 10:30 p.m.

“They have seized on-scene evidence of the shooting,” said Const. Chuck Benoit, Ottawa police spokesperson, adding that bullets and shell casings have been collected.

In the days following the crime, the east district investigations unit had not made any arrests, nor had any injuries been reported to authorities.

It’s believed that none of the shots fired struck homes or other buildings in the neighbourhood.

Asked if there was more than one shooter, Benoit did not know. He declined to reveal how many suspects are being sought by police.

Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the Ottawa police at 613-221-6219, ext. 3566.

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Three adults and two cats were forced from their home in Riverside Park after fire broke out in an attached garage.

Multiple 911 callers reporting smoke and flames prompted Ottawa firefighters to respond to a two-storey ranch-style home at 2789 Springland Dr., east of Riverside Drive, on May 6 just before 2 p.m.

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Smoke and flames were spotted at an attached garage in Riverside Park on May 6. extensions,” the dispatch team said, not long after the initial 911 calls came in.

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Welcome to the Neighbourhood I’d like to welcome a new business, Toll Small Engines, to our community at 5389 Bank St. South, in Greely. Both, Toll and Tyler Pike have many years of experience in repairing small engines in snowmobiles, lawn mowers to power sports items. Stop by and check it out!

Young At Art Awards This year’s winner of the Young at Art Award is Valentina Donato from Greely. She also won the Arteast Honorable Mention, Fondateurs d’artistes en herbe, and my Councillor George Darouze Award for Outstanding Work prize for her “BTS” pastel artwork. Her pastel piece has been on display at the Shenkman Art Gallery in Orleans along with all the other entries across the East end of Ottawa. These awards are open to youth from 12-19 years of age across Ottawa.

Metcalfe Meet & Greet in the Street Just a reminder that Metcalfe’s 3rd Annual Meet & Greet in the Street will take place on May 13th along Victoria Street and 8th Line in the Village.

I will be hosting my annual FREE BBQ in the park also in conjunction with the Meet & Greet. Come out for some local shopping and see what the Village has to offer.

90th Birthday for Lois Brownlee It was a special day to drop by the birthday celebrations for Lois Brownlee that turned a very young 90 years of age last weekend. brought along birthday wishes and a certificate from the Mayor as well as my office while joining with MP Pierre Poilievre and MPP Lisa MacLeod for the celebration. Thank you for making me a part of your special day. I wish you continued good health and happiness for the future.

Local Artist shows his best for Canada 150 Local Osgoode artist, Gary Briggs, showed off his beaver sculpture which depicted what he sees during our celebration of Canada 150. Gary has been producing fantastic pieces for years out of his in-house studio. Along with the Canada 150 beaver sculpture, he has crafted amongst other things, mud stone ovens, weather vanes, birds in flight, maple leafs and various garden sculptures.

Having a tour of his studio was quite interesting as he spoke of the multiple stages it takes to sculpt one piece. Great talent and wonderful show pieces!

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OPINION

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Council must protect the city’s history

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ity council will soon consider an application containing more than a touch of folly.

A family in Rockcliffe Park is seeking approval to demolish a 1940s heritage home. A folly indeed, and one council should turn down.

The applicants say the house has bats, mould and asbestos. All those issues can be remedied for a small sum of money when compared to the value of the existing home – well over $2 million.

And it’s a good bet the current owner didn’t skip the home inspection before plonking down millions of dollars.

There’s little doubt the owner has the means to make the home as nice as it was in the ’40s. It’s equally clear the current owner – who purchased the home in the last decade – knew what they were buying.

It begs the question: did they buy the home with the intention of knocking it down?

When there are people in the city without homes, knocking down a massive, elaborate, and quite livable house, just to build an even more elaborate residence is wasteful in the extreme.

Beyond the irony of demolishing livable space to make new livable space, council should also consider the wastefulness in terms of actual waste.

Somewhere a landfill will be a little closer to full when tons of debris and rubble arrive. And truckloads of new building materials will need to be manufactured and trucked to build the planned mansion.

If the owner wants a brand new, massive house, there is land for sale within the city limits where one could construct a Kardashian-style home that the neighbours would likely accept with a shrug.

Rockcliffe has history. It has character. It has homes more than a few years old, and that’s a good thing. The city should turn down any request to knock down Ottawa’s heritage.

Work still needed to make Ottawa walkable city

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he Council on Aging of Ottawa has just released its Age-Friendly Walkability Progress Report. The council’s seniors transportation committee studied various neighbourhoods with the help of local students and other volunteers who went out and walked in the winter and reported on their findings.

The timing of the report (which is available on the council’s website www.coaottawa.ca) couldn’t be better. Winter is still fresh in our memory and many of the council’s observations concern winter walking.

And, speaking of timing, the report coincides with new census information on population trends in Canada. According to the 2016 census, Canadians 65 and over now outnumber Canadians 14 and under.

The trend will continue. In 15 years, almost one quarter of Canadians will be 65 and older.

intersections; the need for free public toilets in parks, major transit stops and other public areas; and the need for better-marked pedestrian crossings and for measures to reduce speed Funny Town in residential areas.

In a separate study, the council learned that the majority of seniors in Ottawa do not find their neighbourSo, how is Ottawa doing in makhoods to be easily walkable. It was ing life on foot easier for its people, also discovered that fewer than 25 per particularly older ones? The answer cent of seniors use public transit. is mixed. On the positive side, the The report notes that “pedestriCouncil on Aging notes that the city ans walk for recreation and social government has responded well to connections, for health, and to access recommendations and complaints essential services, goods and public made in previous reports. transit. When faced with poor walkOn the less positive side, many ability conditions, they face increaschallenges remain in the areas the Council on Aging studied. They are ing isolation and an increased risk of falling and sustaining injuries.” about what you would expect, in a The report concludes that “if we winter city — icy sidewalks, snow and really want to get people out of their slush making sidewalks inaccessible for those with walkers (and strollers); cars and using active transportation inaccessible bus stops and mailboxes; (walking, cycling and public transit), it is time to rethink spending and insufficient crossing times at major

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The point about getting people out of their cars is worth underlining.

City planning policy has long been pointed in that direction, with transit expansion and the encouragement of denser population around transit hubs. So improving walkability fits right in. So does improved access to transit. It may also be that the trend to taller buildings and denser neighbourhoods will create new challenges to walkability that will need to be studied.

As the Council on Aging notes, the city has been taking some steps. But the population trends dictate that the challenge will be a continuing one, as well as one with certain political implications. City politicians now know, if they didn’t know it already, that seniors will make up an increasingly large segment of the voting population. And city politicians already EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225

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know that seniors, unlike younger groups, actually turn out to vote.

You can bet that city councillors will paying attention to this report.

It’s in their best interests. Fortunately, it’s in the best interests of the community as well.

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Talking about mental health is first step

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uring the first week of May, I obsessively groomed my lawn.

I fertilized, I hauled and spread 3,000 kilograms of compost, and I overseeded three separate grass areas. I was outside a lot. I live on a corner, so I get a chance to meet a lot of people — dog walkers, people with strollers, and seniors walking to the local Mac’s store for milk and lottery tickets.

But it wasn’t until the third casual conversation I had about mental health, spade in hand, that I clued in that the first week of May marked Canada’s 66th Mental Health Awareness Week.

That I was speaking openly and honestly to friends and neighbours about mental health and mental illness strikes at the heart of the #getloud campaign, introduced by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) a handful of years ago.

“On the one hand, #getloud implies that talking openly about mental health is important for people who are struggling, and to create awareness and understanding among those who don’t,” says Tim Simboli, executive director at CMHA. Simboli notes, by being more forthright, people suffering from mental illness or dealing with mental health issues are better able to reach out for help and tap the resources available to them.

But this year’s #getloud campaign had a distinctly political undertone as well — with the CMHA explicitly asking people to use mental health week as a launch pad for activism.

“We are literally sick of waiting,” notes the CMHA website, encouraging Canadians to take to social media, write to members of provincial parliament and demand adequate community services to address the mental health crisis in society.

“This year’s #getloud campaign is about being more proactive,” says Simboli. “It’s about standing up and saying we are not tolerating a lack of services or stigma around mental illness, or any of those things that keep people from getting the help they need.

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Simboli notes that there are huge segments of the population currently unserved or underserved by mental health resources, including seniors, many in medium income brackets, and even children.

Indeed, at a town-hall meeting held at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario on April 19, the hospital’s president and CEO made a point of expressing how desperately funds are needed for community-based — rather than purely hospital-based — mental health services.

functional, they are very efficient and cost effective.

“ACT teams work in the community, not out of an institution,” says Simboli. “You don’t have to be an in-patient; you don’t have to go to a medical campus.”

Simboli notes that those in the lowest income brackets, including homeless people, are currently the bulk of people benefiting from communitybased services. The very wealthy and those who have benefits as part of work can perhaps afford $180 hourly to see a private psychotherapist.

But the vast majority of Canadians are caught in the middle, unable to access any services OVER CAPACITY at all.

Simboli says the solution is “Our mental health unit last quite simple — start funding week was at 128 per cent capac- community-based services for ity, which is you’re admitting everyone. kids onto other units with not “Most of the time, what enough room in them,” Alex individuals need is really good Munter told the town hall audi- counselling and a medical ence, which included Ontario professional to manage the Premier Kathleen Wynne. application of drugs,” he says.

Simboli notes that CHEO “We don’t need hospital triage has excellent service capacity, to manage this.” and efficient means of assessing Simboli says community proand treating children suffergrams can also help with most ing from mental illness. The mental health crises, many of problem, he says, is that the which are episodic in nature. hospital is overrun by patients “There’s currently a gap for who could be better served in those people trying to cope their own communities. with mild-to-moderate or “The overcapacity issue isn’t episodic mental illness,” he says. because hospitals aren’t doing “Perhaps something’s happena good job,” says Simboli. ing in their life and they are “It’s because there hasn’t been depressed or anxious. enough investment in commu“What’s available to these nity resources.” people?”

For its part, the CMHA “Mental health and mental offers a number of front line illness don’t recognize class,” programs including direct Simboli adds. “They can hit intervention with the chronic anyone at any time. Many homeless, an estimated 75 people we see in the shelters per cent of whom suffer from have had very successful lives chronic mental illness. until their mental health kicked in. There is no longer time to Simboli notes that where CMHA’s assertive community be quiet about this. We need to get loud.” treatment (ACT) teams are

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Cultural showcase to celebrate nation’s birthday in Hunt Club

By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com What do Scottish bagpiping, Arabic-style dancing and Spanish singing have in common?

For starters, they each will be just some of the cultural star attractions at a one-of-a-kind birthday bash, billed as Harmony in Cultures and slated for May 13.

“For us, we are so happy that all of the cultures come together in this area of River Ward, to celebrate the diversity of the community,” said Valérie Assoi, community engagement officer with the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre, which is organizing the multicultural celebration in partnership with the Hunt Club Community Organization.

“I think it’s just wonderful working together in partners. It’s always a challenge but everyone wins in the end,” said Christine Johnson, president of the Hunt Club Community Organization.

Their efforts have produced a full slate of free activities for May 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at McCarthy Park near the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre.

There will be music, dancing, storytelling, stilt walkers, Chinatown Remixed will be on hand to create a mural, as well as cultural food samples from around the world, plus children’s activities, including bouncy castles, henna hand art, books and a free halal barbecue courtesy of Enbridge Gas. Food vendors will also be on hand.

Several organizations will also be there to provide information to people, including Crime Prevention Ottawa, the La Leche League, Correctional Services, and the Scouts, among others. Several other organizations are taking part, including Jewish Family Services and the African-Canadian Association of Ottawa.

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First Nations elder Albert Dumont will be opening the event, and a Somali religious leader will also be conducting a special reading and sharing a story Harmony in Cultures will be a recognition of the diversity in Hunt Club and Riverside Park.

“Hunt Club alone has the biggest population of Arabic-speaking people in the whole Ottawa area, amongst others,” Johnson said of her Hunt Club community.

“Of course, we have many Somalis, we have many nations from Africa represented, a growing Asian population.

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ABOVE: Longtime wood carver Colin Harwood, of Nepean, showed off his whittling prowess during a contest held at the Outaouais Wood Carvers Club’s 29th annual competition at the Kars Recreation Centre on May 6.

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Information about the project’s background, existing conditions on the site, and pond alternatives will also be available at the meeting.

The City of Ottawa has initiated this Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for a proposed stormwater management pond at the northeast corner of Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue. A stormwater management pond was initially recommended in the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Stormwater Management Retrofit Study (2011) and underwent further assessment in the Feasibility Study for a Surface Stormwater Management Facility at Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue (2015).The proposed pond will provide water quality treatment and flow control for runoff from some 435 hectares that currently drain uncontrolled to Pinecrest Creek.

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A contractor working for the company building the first phase of the city’s light-rail network struck a gas line while doing excavation work on Queen Street on May 2, according to Kathryn Keyes, a spokesperson for Rideau Transit Group, which was awarded the construction contract.

The excavation was being done as part of landscaping work along Queen, between Metcalfe and O’Connor streets.

Keyes said that at 1:25 p.m., workers hit an abandoned nozzle on a four-inch gas main connected to a nearby building.

‘The subcontractor called 911 immediately and notified (authorities) of the situation,” Keyes wrote in an email.

“Buildings in the vicinity, the tunnel and the station entrance sites in that area were evacuated as a precaution.”

Emergency services controlled the site until the gas could be turned off, Keyes said.

Keyes said RTG is investigating the incident and work quickly began to repair the gas line.

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Sale to support food bank The community sale is a chance for different neighbour“If they’re free that week- hoods to come together and end, it’s just a good opportunity hold a collaborative event with a to check out what’s available, wide reach, Briggs said. they’re going to meet their neighbours and it’s a free barbecue,” said Brian Briggs, a longtime “It’s just a good board member of the South Keys Greenboro Community opportunity to check Association. “And it’ll be nice out what’s available, weather.”

In South Keys and Green- they’re going to meet boro, residents are invited to set their neighbours.” up a table or rent one for $5 to BRIGGS, SOUTH KEYS GREENBORO put out their goods at the Green- BRIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION boro Pavilion, located at 14 Tapiola Cr., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Last year’s sale at the GreenBriggs, who is again organizing the South Keys and Green- boro Pavilion drew plenty of boro sale with Marc Sarazen. “I shoppers who perused a wide think we have a long ways to go variety of goods, from household items to childrens’ toys, said though.”

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If you fly, you know who’s getting you in the air. But it may be time to give some thought to who’s getting you off the ground.

In the case of Ottawa’s flying public, few may know that the city’s airport is operated by a not-for-profit organization.

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“We receive no government funds,” said Mark Laroche, the Ottawa International Airport Authority president and CEO. “As a not-for-profit, we pay rent to the government, the businesses that operate here pay taxes. We even pay for the police.”

Speaking at the authority’s annual general meeting on May 4, Laroche said Canadian policy means users pay 100 per cent of the cost of air travel.

“Customers won’t benefit if airports are privatized – the math does not add up,” Laroche said, adding the federal government could still be tempted by the “one-time revenue” that could be raised through a sale.

Laroche pointed to the United Kingdom and Australia, where airports have been sold

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Ottawa’s airport has seen passenger numbers and revenue increase while facing the possibility of being sold by the federal government – along with other large Canadian airports – to for-profit owners. The airport authority says owners driven by profit will probably mean higher costs and reduced services. off to private interests.

“In Australia they’ve said it’s damaging their economy as costs rose and service levels fell.

We have no reason to believe it would be different here.”

The Australian government’s Airport Monitoring Report 2015-16 noted: “Higher aeronautical charges have been used to both cover increasing costs per passenger and to grow profit margins. For example, costs per passenger have risen by 50.9 per cent at Perth Airport and 48.9 per cent at Melbourne Airport over the last decade.”

Laroche said the authority has called on Minister of Transport Marc Garneau to

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“We’ve been very vocal,” he said. “We want to protect Canada’s world-class airports.

“There’s a real risk if the owner concentrates on the return for their investors instead of reinvestment in services and infrastructure. (Privatization) can only be done by increasing fees or cutting operations.”

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Domestic passenger numbers jumped 5.5 per cent, while the far less frequent flights to the U.S. and other international destinations saw passenger totals down 8.5 and 9.6 per cent respectively.

The authority brought in $125 million in revenues (up 3.1 per cent over 2015) coming from sources such as airport improvement fees, which currently add $23 to each ticket. On-site parking and rent paid by stores and services in the terminal are other sources of revenue.

He said Ottawa’s limited nonstop flights “will continue to be a challenge because airlines like the hub-and-spoke model.�

Toronto and Montreal are the hubs – and are expected to remain so – while Ottawa sits at the end of a spoke. The frequent connections to those two cities are evident on YOW’s departure boards; travellers can choose from 47 daily flights to Toronto’s two airports alone.

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During a question period, Laroche said terminals in Upstate New York – along with many U.S. airports – are subsidized by their federal government. “It’s artificial,� he said. “How long can it continue? I don’t know. They need billions of dollars in infrastructure according to President Donald Trump. “I hope their model creeps to our model (of user-pay). Let’s see how this plays out, but at the moment rates are probably cheaper here because of the exchange (on the dollar), the distance and crossing the border.�

Ottawa airport users likely flew right by YOW’s biggest change in 2016 – an investment of $60 million in a new baggage handling system that went operational last summer. It was installed while the existing system continued to move bags, with no downtime. “The project has been compared to changing the tires on a vehicle while it’s moving at 100 kilometres per hour,� Laroche said.

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my piece of cake, and besides, we had cake every Sunday, so that was no treat either. I talked it over with my sister Audrey, and we both decided celebrating birthdays at home with only the family was far better than getting all dressed up, just to come home with a butterscotch sucker!

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there with the dipper in her hand, and her arm stretched out. Three-Mile knew what she was after, and he pulled the wax paper-wrapped dime from his pocket and handed it over, which was then handed over to Cora. Cora licked the cake off the wax paper, and tore upstairs with the dime to put it away for safekeeping.

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exciting than just sitting around doing nothing.

Because inside the cake we knew there would be a few coins wrapped in wax paper, including etting invited to a whole dime. No one knew who a birthday party would get the dime. It depended didn’t happen very entirely on where Cora’s mother often. Birthdays, if cut into the cake. I was told by celebrated at all, were left to the Mother before I left home that family. And if your birthday was if I was the lucky one, I was to close to Easter, or Christmas, hand the dime over to Cora, like mine was, all you got was which I didn’t think the least cake with well-used candles on bit fair. it. There would be no money for Well, I needn’t have worried, even the simplest of presents. because Three-Mile-Herman But Two-Mile-Herman’s home got it, and that’s when the was different. fight started. Two-Mile told There were 11 children in his always see eye-to-eye, and it was boys to separate from the girls, his cousin to hand it over to family, some of them married an everyday occurrence to see going outside to play tag, shoot his sister Cora, but Three-Mile and on farms of their own, and them come to blows behind the tin cans off the fence with their already had it in his pocket, there was young Cora, who was Northcote School over someand announced he’d be leaving slingshots, or sitting on the my age, and when her birthday thing as simple as failing to hit pump platform playing marbles. because his Father would be rolled around, those of us who the ball, or make it to first base. Cora’s friends elected to stay waiting for him at the Northcote were in her grade were simply Presents weren’t expected inside, never taking our eyes off Side Road. Two-Mile threw invited by an older brother or either. And if one was offered, it the big mile high cake in the cen- himself at Three-Mile and they sister at recess at the Northcote would be something simple like tre of the kitchen table. It seems went rolling on the kitchen floor School. There was no such thing a little fancy hanky taken from to me, all we were there for was barely missing the cook stove. as written invitations. a Christmas present, received to eat cake and go home with a The rest of us sat around the And so, one Saturday, my kitchen table eating cake as if from a rich aunt months before, butterscotch sucker. brother Everett drove me over a free-for-all between the two or a toy watch from a box of Cora’s mother eventually to the Barr Line in the buggy cousins was an everyday occurcrackerjacks. You were there to went to the back door, banged for Cora’s birthday party. The have fun, eat, and go home with a wooded spoon on the bottom rence, which it was. place was fair jumping by the Cora’s mother simply went one of the butterscotch suckers of a tin pot, and the boys tore time we got there. All Cora’s to the pump in the kitchen, gathered together with an elastic into the kitchen and with us friends from school were there, band, and bought at Briscoe’s pumped out a dipper of water, girls circled the huge table that as well as various cousins, and threw it over the two boys, General Store for a nickel a easily sat Two-Mile-Herman’s including Three-Mile-Herman. bunch. which brought the fight to a complete family. It was cake Now, the two cousins didn’t It didn’t take long for the time, which to me was far more sudden halt. She just stood

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Being a mom is one of the best jobs on Earth. It’s very rewarding. It’s also completely thankless sometimes, if that makes any sense. Mom doesn’t usually get a thank you when she wakes up in the middle of the night to change diapers and provide food for her new babe.

She will likely get more complaints and protests than gratitude when she makes healthy snacks and lunches for her child.

And she probably won’t get many thanks when she drags that kid out of bed for school, church or hockey practice early in the morning, even though they know it is for their own good. But she will keep on doing all of those things, because she is a mom.

It often isn’t until we are moms ourselves, or we lose our moms, that we realize how much they did for us.

Probably the best gift you can give your mom (I’m speaking from my own perspective as

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DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife the mom of three, stepmom of two and grandma of one) is your time and attention.

She doesn’t need you to buy into the commercialism of the event and spend a lot of money on a gift — but if you want to, that’s perfectly fine. What Mom really wants, I’m guessing, is to hear your voice on the phone, see you on Skype or FaceTime, or spend time with you on Mother’s Day. We don’t all have those perfect movie script motherchild relationships, so if you can’t imagine sitting across from your Mom for an entire lunch date, why don’t you ask what she wants to do. Maybe

it’s going to a movie together, and sharing a laugh. Or go through old photo albums together, tidying up her storage room at the same time. Don’t forget the wine.

Your Mom might want to go somewhere with you, or she might just want you to tell her all about what you have been up to lately. Detail by detail. You can sacrifice the time. Think of all she has done for you.

If you don’t have a mom figure in your life, there might be another woman you can honour on Mother’s Day. Maybe a favourite teacher or coach, who was your confidante during difficult times

while you were growing up.

Or maybe there is a mom in your life who is missing her own children and would love to spend some time with you on Mother’s Day. If you’ve lost your Mom, maybe you can honour her memory by pulling her old recipe box out of storage and making some of her favourite dishes.

Looking for a last-minute gift idea for the mom who has everything? Here are some of my favourites.

1. Book a photo session together. I did this one year and it was quite an experience.

The photo shoot itself was moving, because you don’t usually spend that much time hanging on to this person you call Mom. Spending an hour in each other’s embrace, laughing and goofing off for the camera is a memory you will treasure forever. With the photos to match.

2. Buy tickets for an upcoming concert and plan to go together. Make sure it’s music that Mom likes.

If she isn’t into loud noises, consider a play or a comedy show. It will give you another experience to share and look forward to.

3. Plan a day trip together.

Go for a drive, do some window shopping and include some destinations from your past, with at least one stop for food. Stir up some memories and take the time to chat about the good old days.

4. Book a spa day together, if you’re into that sort of thing. This can be a manipedi and hair experience at a salon, or a massage and soak at the hot springs. The idea is to have some laughs and spend time together with no cellphone distractions.

5. Make a photo book.

If you don’t have a lot of time to spend with Mom on Mother’s Day but you want her to know how much you appreciate her, scan or take photos of old photos, and download recent ones onto a USB stick or your phone.

Then head to a photo kiosk and print a hardcovered photo book. You can even add text if you want to. It’s a thoughtful gift and doesn’t have to cost much.

Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy every moment.

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

Quebec and Pit Bulls: Another Province Looking for a Quick Fix that Doesn’t Work Quebec has proposed new legislation to ban certain dog breeds. The focus of course, is pit bull terriers, as it was in Ontario more than a decade ago. In some ways, the Quebec legislation — Bill 128 — is even scarier, as it leaves the breeds to be banned open for future addition. That is, this or future governments will be able to add other breeds to the list much more easily:

by regulation, not by legislation. Already, the Quebec government has identified Rottweilers as another breed they will target.

So, why should you care?

You should care because breed bans don’t work. I was unable to obtain statistics for Ottawa, but the City of Toronto reports that the number of dog bites are up since the much ballyhooed legislation was introduced in 2005. Yep, you read that right: up, not down. In fact, a Global News report in February 2016, found that Toronto’s reported dog bites have been rising since 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 reached their highest levels this century, even as pit bulls and similar dogs neared local extinction.

You should care because other breeds will be next. The breed most commonly biting before the legislation? German shepherds, followed by pit bull and Jack Russell terriers. And the number one biter a decade later? Also German shepherds, now followed by Labrador retrievers and Jack Russell terriers.

It’s better to be a pit bull terrier in Ottawa, but only for now. The City of Ottawa has taken the approach that the legislation should be used to address individual situations and have, as yet, not enforced the global ban. The Ottawa Humane Society has refused to participate in mass euthanasia of a breed. We address dogs as individuals, not simply as breeds. Since pit bulls cannot be legally adopted in Ontario, we rely on out-of-province transfers, many to Quebec.

If this legislation passes, the OHS and other humane societies in Ontario will have fewer options for rehoming safe pit bulls.

So what does work?

Many jurisdictions have researched good solutions to the real problem of dog bites and have concluded that legislation to prevent dog bites and to manage aggressive dogs should focus on the individual dog and the owner not the breed.

In 2012 the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) commissioned a report into the causes behind aggressive dogs. The report found that there was little evidence to support banning particular dog breeds as a way of addressing canine aggression in the community. Instead, education of the public and legislative tools that equip animal management authorities to identify potentially dangerous individual dogs offer the best results in reducing incidents with aggressive dogs.

The report found that any dog of any size, breed or mix of breeds has the potential to be aggressive and to be declared dangerous so dogs should not be declared dangerous on the basis of breed or appearance. Each individual dog should be assessed based on its behaviour.

It added that the role of the dog owner is a critical factor.

Genetic predispositions are an important factor in animal behaviour, however the impact of the environment and learning are also critical. The tendency of a dog to bite is dependent on at least five interacting factors: • heredity (genes, breed) • early experience • socialization and training • health (physical and psychological) and • victim behaviour What can you do?

You can write the Minister of Public Safety, Martin Coiteux, especially if you are a Quebec resident. Tell him that breed bans don’t work, and that animals will lose their lives needlessly under his legislation. Tell him that you are concerned about human safety, but that there is a better way.

The minister can be contacted at: Email: ministre@msp.gouv.qc.ca Telephone: 418-643-2112 Fax: 418-646-6168 Mail: Martin Coiteux Ministère de la Sécurité publique Tour des Laurentides, 5e étage 2525, boulevard Laurier Québec (Quebec) G1V 2L2

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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.

Until May 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 until May 15, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required.

Until May 23

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

Until May 25

Alta Vista – Toddlers, 18 to 36 months old, and a parent or caregiver are invested to toddlertime at the Alta Vista library branch on Thursdays until May 25, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required. The branch is at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Alta Vista – The 50+ Exercise Group meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m. until May 25 at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Please join us and get moving, strengthening, and stretching. Fees are $57 for 19 classes, payable by cash or cheque at your first class.

Drop-in fee is $8. For more info, call Lisa Sadler at 613523-9101.

May 11

CFS Leitrim – Join the 2951 Army Cadet Vimy Trip Parent Committee for a Paint Nite fundraiser. It will be held at 7 p.m. at CFS Leitrim All Ranks Mess, 3545 Leitrim Rd. A portion of each registration fee will go towards the Cadet trip to Vimy Ridge this November. Register at paintnite. com/events/_1177195 before April 27. For details, email 2951pro@gmail.com.

Elmvale Acres – Everyone is welcome to attend the fifth annual Màmawi Together speaker series at Hillcrest High School, at 1900 Dauphin Rd., on May 11 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

For tickets, go to bit.ly/mamawi. Senator Murray Sinclair, with the Truth and Reconciliation, CBC host Shelagh Rogers and youth reps and others from the Ottawa community will reflect upon what took place during an April 26 youth reconciliation day, designed to foster discussion about reconciliation.

Leitrim/Findlay Creek – The Ottawa South Women’s Connection “RSVP Ministries” will be hosting their next event May 11, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Fred Barrett Arena, 3280 Leitrim Rd. Our feature will be Norwex with Shannon, and there will be a singer and faith story, refreshments, door prizes and child care will be available. The event is about women connecting with God, each other and their community. Admission is $6. Contact 613-801-8758 for details.

Greenboro – Home Buying Seminar: Come out to an informative evening hosted by RBC mortgage specialists.

Topics will include: how to buy a home as first time home buyers or newcomers to Canada, types of mortgages and how to buy real estate as an investment property. Greenboro Branch Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Register at biblioottawalibrary.ca or call 613-580-2940 for more information.

May 12

Alta Vista – Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus will hold its next macaroni and bean supper for the public on May 12 at the Sainte-Geneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. The meal includes beans and macaroni, bread and butter, coffee, tea, onions in vinegar, and dessert. Cost is $8 for adults and children under 12 eat for free.

North Gower – A golf tournament takes place on May 12 from 1 to 6 p.m. in support of the Manotick Arena expansion. Everyone is welcome to Manderley on the Green in North Gower. There will be a

1 p.m. shotgun. The cost is $90 per person and includes golf, a cart, buffet dinner and prizes.

To register, go to manderleyon-the-green.golfems2.com/ event/2017-manotick-arenaexpansion-golf-tournament.

May 13

Hunt Club/Riverside Park – A Celebrating Harmony in Cultures, to mark Canada’s 150th birthday, takes place on May 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at McCarthy Park in the Hunt Club neighbourhood, at 3320 Paul Anka Dr. The cost is free.

The rain date is scheduled for Sept. 9. There will be dancing, music, storytelling, stilt walkers, live art, children’s activities, food samples, henna hand art, books and craft kiosks.

Metcalfe – As you are going to or from the Metcalfe Meet & Greet? Get a great car wash on May 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Metcalfe Fire Station #91, 8011 Victoria St. The 2951 Army Cadets will handwash your vehicle for a minimum $10 donation. The Meet & Greet celebration takes place on Victoria Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For a full schedule, search for Metcalfe Meet & Greet on facebook.com.

Osgoode – The seventh annual ‘Goode Run takes place May 13, featuring 2K, 5K and 10K options. The 2K family event welcomes dogs.

The community event starts and ends at Osgoode’s Stuart Holmes Arena. The Run is a fundraiser for the Osgoode Youth Association. For details or to register, visit raceroster. com/events/2016/7782/the2016-goode-run, call O-YA at 613-826-0726 or email race director, Heather Roe, at gooderun@gmail.com.

Alta Vista – A Spring Sale happens on May 13 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church, 2400 Alta Vista Dr. There will be used spring and summer clothing, small furniture items, home baking, flea market, books, toys and games.

Nepean – The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the

animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 to 3 p.m. May 4 at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613823-6770 or go to facebook. com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

Riverview Park – Emmanuel United Church, located at 691 Smyth Rd., is holding a Mother’s Day Fashion Show and Tea on May 13 at 1 p.m.

See the latest styles from local designer Judy Joannou, and place orders so you can be the envy of your neighbours and friends. There will be pop-up shop fashions and accessories available for purchase. Tickets are $20 each and can be ordered from Pat Harris at 613733-0437.

Greely – The Greely Legion branch, at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd., hosts its next euchre tournament on May 13, with registration and a light lunch at noon and play beginning at 1 p.m. The cost is $15 each.

For details call 613-822-1451 or 613-826-6129.

Greenboro – Get together with other gardening lovers and exchange plants, seedlings, seeds or cuttings at the Greenboro Branch Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive.

Drop-in anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Register at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca or phone 613-580-2940 for more information.

Tunney’s Pasture – Walk for Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County’s flagship fundraising event, takes place May 13 at Tunney’s Pasture.

All proceeds will stay in our local community to help provide programs and support to families affected by dementia.

The event is designed to be fun for the entire family with live music, food trucks, big family zone! For details or to register, visit www.alzheimerottawa.ca or call 613-523-4004. Make a difference and walk for someone.

May 16

Riverside Park – Brookfield

High School hosts a panel discussion on mental health and addictions in children and youth for parents and caregivers. You’ll learn about stress and anxiety factors, how to recognize signs and symptoms of potential issues, the importance of resilience for you and your child, and the services and support available in Ottawa and at your school.

Speakers include Mary Alexandrou with YouthNet and Natalie Markoff with Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario.

The event is May 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Brookfield High School. Childcare is available. Email brookfieldhsparentscouncil@gmail.com for details.

May 18

Greenboro – The 137th Ottawa Scouts Group is hosting their annual Scouts Canada Open House on May 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Greenboro Pavilion, 14 Tapiola Cres. Scouts offer active programs for youth, ages 5 up to 26. Bring the whole family and begin the adventure. Come meet the leaders, try some camp food, play fun games and activities, sing some camp

songs, see our Swim Up ceremony and learn all about Scouting. To find out more about this event or how to join Scouts, check out 137thottawascouts.com or scouts.ca or contact Yvonne by email at gc@137thottawascouts.com or sunshine137th@hotmail.ca or by phone at 613-526-1434.

May 20

Manotick – Dickinson House opens its doors for a new season on May 20. As well as celebrating Canada ’s 150th birthday, we are also celebrating the construction of the fine home that Moss Kent Dickinson built in 1867. The House in the Mill Square in Manotick would become the home of the Dickinson family for sixty years. In homage to the the Dickinsons’s, and two other milling families, the Spratt’s and the Watson’s who lived in the House over the years, the special exhibit this year is “A Walk through the Decades.” You are invited to come and see how life in Manotick has evolved. Starting May 20, the House is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; admission is free; donations are always welcome.

International speaker, Kari Mashos, is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing and a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

Thursday, 18, atat 7:00 PM PM Thursday, MayMay 18th, 7:00 First Church of Christ, Scientist First Church of Christ, Scientist 288 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa 288 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa This lecture is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ottawa, Ontario For more information please call: (613) 232-0748 Website address https://christianscienceottawa.ca/

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