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Politicians and community representatives, including Mayor Jim Watson (centre) and councillors Jeff Leiper (left), David Chernushenko, and Jean Cloutier, joined local residents in the official re-opening of Main Street in Old Ottawa East on June 17. The opening of the newly configured complete street was feted by east and south Ottawa residents alike because it is a principle downtown route used by residents living in Riverview Park, Alta Vista and beyond.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally announced $1.15 billion in funding for LRT Stage 2 in Ottawa, which includes extending light rail to Trim Road and the airport.

The Stage 2 project will be built in phases, with the airport line and spur being built first and due to open in 2021.

The east line will follow, with a planned 2022 opening. The west extension to Moodie Drive will open the following year.

Orléans MP Andrew Leslie had confirmed the March federal budget included funding for Phase 2 of the LRT project at a breakfast he hosted on April 3.

Trudeau was at the Belfast rail yard on June 16, where OC Transpo is putting together the trains for the first phase of LRT, due to open in 2018.

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Look up, way up. Greely fireworks show doubled for July 1 party — more than ever before — in a fireworks display designed to be worthy of Canada’s 150th birthday.

“There’s a lot going on and a lot of work put into it,” said Bruce Brayman, past-president of the Greely Community Association, which is hosting the

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day. We’ve never done from 2 p.m. and we’ve never had a beer garden,” Brayman said, adding that, in recent years, the celebration has attracted upwards of 500 during the day and 2,000 for the evening light show.

Hosted by Perth Brewery, the beer garden will be staged at the outdoor rink area, which is surrounded by boards. It will be open from 2 to 9 p.m., and that’s where Findlay Creek’s Spencer Scharf and the Cat Murphy Band will perform. The Retrosonics are scheduled to take the main stage from 6 to 9 p.m.

Asked whether the beer garden will be included in next year’s Canada Day celebration, Brayman said that will depend on this trial run.

“We’ll see how it goes,” he said.

“We’ve talked about it before, and because it was Canada 150 … it kind of came to fruition. We thought it would be a nice addition.”

It also gave the association the chance to offer a few more elements earlier in the day, such as two bouncy castles to suit little and big kids, from 2 to 8 p.m., and children’s games, such as Frisbee, soccer and possibly some lawn checkers.

Pony rides for the kids happen from 2 to 4 p.m., and everyone can enjoy a horse-drawn trolley ride from 4 to 6 p.m.

The birthday will feature a free barbecue, from 4 to 7 p.m., courtesy of

Osgoode Coun. George Darouze, followed by demonstrations by local firefighters at 7 p.m.

Kick back on the lawn and be entertained by the winners of the most recent Greely Idol, who will sing O Canada and a few other tunes, starting at 9 p.m.

Then the fireworks begin at 10 p.m., drawing people from as far away as Little Italy and Riverside South.

“It’s going to be a fantastic day, instead of going downtown with the 500,000 people and the security measures that are going to be in place — it’s a nightmare,” said Brayman.

He and many Greely residents live near the community centre and can walk to the July 1 party, while others live even closer.

“I know people who just have barbecue parties,” Brayman said, adding they can watch the fireworks from their own backyards.

Those driving to the community centre, located at 1448 Meadow Dr., are encouraged to park on the side streets as Meadow Drive and the centre’s parking lot will be closed to traffic.

For details, visit greelycommunity. org or go to facebook.com/greelycommunity. Pets and personal alcohol will not be permitted on the grounds. Volunteers, including high school students, are welcome, and can get information by emailing president@greelycommunity.org.

Canterbury to embrace nation’s birthday with inaugural July 1 bash

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John Marshall, president of the Canterbury Community Association, and his son Owen, 10, are in countdown mode as their community prepares to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday on July 1 at the Canterbury Community Centre. will be featured on stage, such as Monkey Rocks music and magic acts.

Cloutier has already signed up to be one of those willing to be dunked.

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For the first time, Canterbury will mark Canada’s birthday, which this year will be a major milestone: the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

“We’ve never done this before. It’s definitely the biggest thing we’ve ever done,” said John Marshall, president of the Canterbury Community Association, which is partnering with the nearby Alta Vista Baptist Church for the Canada Day bash.

They also secured funding from Ottawa 2017, and sponsorships from a number of community partners, including Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, Urbandale Construction and Enbridge Gas. There will be no shortage of fun as about 60 volunteers prepare to put on an enormous afternoon bash at the Canterbury Community Centre on July 1, from noon to 4 p.m.

“It’s an alternative to downtown, or a pre-party to downtown,” Marshall said of the downtown Canada Day fes-

“I think we will learn a lot about organizing things outside away from the centre because we’re all about organizing things inside the centre,” Marshall said, referring to the community association’s annual spring garage sale, breakfast with Santa and Christmas craft sale.

Those driving to the July 1 bash can park on nearby side streets, as the community centre’s parking lot will be closed to traffic. The community centre is located at 2185 Arch St.

is the weather.”

In the event of rain and thunder and lightning, organizers plan to move as much of the fun indoors at the community centre. There will also be large canopies set up outside.

The celebration will be an ideal test run for large-scale events in advance of the opening of the Canterbury outdoor covered rink that is slated to open at the site by December.

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The second driver was passing the first, but the police investigation determined the driver in front then went to pass though the other vehicle was already travelling past, said Const. Chuck Benoit, Ottawa police spokesperson.

“The one who lost control avoided the other vehicle,” he said, adding the first driver was charged with making an unsafe lane change.

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“The one who lost control avoided the other vehicle.”

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Firefighters used chainsaws to clear away trees and create a path for other emergency responders to enter the area, which was about three to five metres (12 to 18 feet) from the road.

And due to potential injuries and the location of the vehicle, the female crash victim was loaded into a Stokes basket and onto a backboard and was carried out to the road, Cardinal said.

Ottawa paramedics then tended to the patient, who was transported to hospital suffering from non-life-threatening injuries, said Benoit.

Smoking materials blamed for Billings Bridge house fire

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Improperly discarded smoking materials are to blame for a fire that caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to a home in the Billings Bridge community late last week.

Even from a distance, flames could be seen coming from the roof of the house at 1281 Parkhill Circle, about a block from the Billings Estate Museum. The 911 call came in on June 15, just after 2 a.m.

Once on scene, firefighters initiated a second alarm.

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when the first firefighter approached, they were able to coach them out of the vehicle,” said Capt. Danielle Cardinal, Ottawa fire department spokesperson. “They were able to selfextricate.”

balcony, and luckily ... it was her detector that woke her,” said Capt. Danielle Cardinal, Ottawa fire spokesperson.

The fire started on the second-floor balcony of the two-storey home.

“There was heavy fire damage to the roof on the exterior,” said Cardinal.

A possible cause was improperly discarded smoking material,s she said, which refers to cigarettes, cigars, matches or lighters.

With the recent hot, dry weather conditions, now is the time to be especially vigilant when snuffing out a cigarette, Cardinal said, recommending that lit butts be snuffed out in a deep, sturdy ashtray or submerged in water.

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Leslie said the announcement won’t be a surprise to anyone who has been following LRT news and the city’s plans as they’ve moved forward, but people wanted to see a formal announcement from the prime minister.

“This was a real announcement, real dollars. They’ve gone through Treasury Board,” Watson said following the announcement.

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“It’s a project that will create jobs – nearly 1,000 full-time jobs for people here in Ottawa,” Trudeau said. “It’ll create better quality of life.”

It was an exciting morning for the workers at the yard, including some of those employed in LRT construction, who paused work for an hour to surround the platform where Trudeau made the announcement.

Trudeau didn’t take questions from the media.

Mayor Jim Watson said Trudeau committed to funding the fedeal portion of Phase 2 of the LRT project two years ago, in an evening call to Watson’s rarely-used landline phone at home.

“True to your word, today you have delivered,” Watson said to the prime minister.

The city had already been planning Stage 2 of the LRT project based on the commitment of the federal government to fund its share of of the second phase.

Still, it’s always good to see the plans finalized, said Mark Laroche, Ottawa International Air-

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He said he’s been encouraged by conversations with entrepreneurs and landowners about future development that can take place around the stations confirmed to be built at Place d’Orléans and Trim Road.

“The Ottawa LRT will make a huge difference in people’s lives,” said Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli. “The Stage 2 LRT project is definitely going to get people moving.”

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Hunt Club Park hosts summer launch party Hydro bucket rides added to fun day

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Something’s sizzlin’ in Hunt Club Park, and it’s not just the weather.

The community is invited to the Hunt Club Park Community Association’s fourth annual Summer Sizzling Carnival at Elizabeth Manley Park on June 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Organizers are excited about a new attraction that has been added this year. Ottawa Hydro will be providing bucket truck rides, weather permitting.

“It’s a good event for them to get out and show people what they do,” said Paul Norris, association president.

“That’s our plan now going forward, is just to add new events.

“It’s something different that they haven’t done.”

Other activities will include a children’s bouncy castle, games, horse-drawn wagon rides, face painting, clowns and animal balloons, as well as a Halal barbecue and music.

Churros — a sweet fried dough treat — will also be available for the first time.

There will also be karate demonstrations.

“Most of the kids are from the area so they know most of the kids who are attending the event,” Norris said of the karate athletes, who train in Greenboro. “Everyone gets kind of excited watching their friends from school performing.”

And everyone is invited to cool down in the pool for free.

As well, Ottawa firefighters will be bringing their truck.

“It’s something different,” Norris said.

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It’s all about selection in the hopes of drawing similar sized crowds as last year.

“It’s a different event each time,” he said.

“We’re trying to introduce different things to the community.”

Some of the activities and food will be available for one or two tickets, which each cost $1.

Proceeds from the bucket truck rides will support Hydro Ottawa’s charitable campaign committee for the United Way. Political dignitaries will also join in on the fun, including Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

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Just say no to all-night noise

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ight rail is a positive for most people in the city.

Fewer cars, faster commutes. Who could grumble?

Yet there will be a few negatives. Some people will have to deal with noise from the occasional trains. The good news is the trains won’t run past anyone’s home all night.

It’s a different story when it comes to maintenance yards. Those facilities will be active when the trains aren’t running – the middle of the night is perfect for cleaning and upkeep.

Because of the potential for all-night racket, the city must do all it can to keep the noise down.

And instead of building a yard and then trying to mitigate the noise coming from within, the city should ensure future yards are as far from residents’ homes as possible.

That brings us to Moodie Drive in Nepean.

The city’s preferred location for a future rail maintenance yard is east of Moodie, 232 metres from the nearest home in Crystal Beach. Yet there are two other sites – not “preferred” in part due to cost – west of Moodie, about five times as far from the nearest bedroom.

The extra $15-million cost of the more distant sites is due to the need for an overpass or underpass to get trains over or under Moodie Drive.

That may seem a steep price to pay, but that overpass or underpass is going to be built when the next stage of light rail is extended to Kanata.

That work could begin very soon after the first train rumbles to Moodie Drive.

The $15 million will not be wasted, it just needs to be spent a little sooner so the maintenance yard is built where it makes sense.

The additional bonus is that the sites distant from Crystal Beach will be side-by-side with the future rail line to Kanata. Trains will have an easy in-and-out, instead of in the city’s preferred option – a dead end yard further from the main line.

Yes, we should be thankful that light rail will reach Moodie Drive by 2023. We should be thankful that the provincial and federal governments have pitched in funding to get it done.

But we shouldn’t delay further funding if it means an all-night rail yard bangs and clangs next to a community because we built it in the wrong place.

When neighbourhoods become trendy, taxes go up

W

hat is happening to the Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa is part of a distressingly similar pattern in growing cities. The Westboro club’s property tax bill has tripled, posing an unexpected financial challenge to the club and its members.

This isn’t the first time this has happened in Ottawa and it won’t be the last, unless some creative thought can be brought to bear on the issue.

Imagine it. You’re minding your own business, operating in a neighbourhood where you’ve been for more than 50 years and all of a sudden the neighbourhood becomes hot. People have decided it’s the place to be. Businesses have decided they want to move there. (And, in the case of Westboro, the city has decided it wants to locate light rail stations there.)

Then what happens? New houses are built. Old houses are torn down to

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town make room for bigger ones. Property values increase. Rents go up. Taxes go up, including yours. And what did you do to deserve this?

Nothing. You just stayed where you were. For that, you and other oldtimers in the area are paying a higher price. Some of the old-time businesses will close, replaced by others whose owners have deeper pockets. Many of those will be chains, diminishing the local qualities of the neighbourhood.

This has been happening in Westboro for some time. It is happening now in Hintonburg and will start happening somewhere else in the city any

minute now.

Recognizing that it needs to be stopped is easier than figuring out ways to stop it. Taxes need to be fair.

Fairness dictates that affluent areas have higher assessments than less prosperous ones.

For example, it’s fair to tax those who profit by selling their properties in hot neighbourhoods. It is not unfair that those who fuel the fire by paying inflated prices for properties wind up paying higher property taxes. And it is probably not unfair to increase the assessment on those who put on massive additions and expand the city’s roster of hot tubs.

But those who just stayed put and watched the neighbourhood boom around them? What did they do to deserve a tax hit?

Still, it is difficult to conceive of a solution that favours long-timers over newcomers. You can’t have next-door

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neighbours with radically different assessments, assuming that one isn’t radically overbuilt compared with the other.

Maybe the only solution is a longterm one, an attack on the factors that make property values increase so dramatically (and which, incidentally, make affordable housing increasingly scarce). Some of those factors are built in to our economic system, the product of supply and demand. Not much we can do about them.

But we can attack a large cause of the rise in property values — namely, speculation. In the more fevered centres of rising prices, attention is being paid to this. Ontario and British CoEDITORIAL lumbia are MANAGING taxing property purchases EDITOR: by non-residents.

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out anyone living in them. It shouldn’t be beyond the capabilities of our lawmakers to put a stop to that.

Anything that helps make city life affordable again can only help our neighbourhoods.

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Carrying the mental load often falls to women

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n a recent visit to our house, my aunt noted that our household seemed to be rather organized. It’s doubtful she was referring to cupboards, overflowing with towels and Tupperware, nor was she making comment on our overall tidiness. We can only uphold tidy appearances — after days of intense cleaning and stashing — for about five minutes after the arrival of guests.

Specifically, she said to my 11-year-old son, “You really seem so prepared for everything — soccer practice, swimming lessons, school lunches — I don’t know how you do it!”

To which my son replied, “Oh, it’s thanks to Mom. She has the calendar in her head.”

Wide-eyed and laughing out loud, I was reminded of a lengthy illustration that made the rounds on the Internet this spring.

French artist Emma made a splash in the UK’s Guardian Newspaper with “The gender wars and household chores.” In it, she articulates what feminists call “the mental load,” the intense burden of logistics planning that, more often than not, falls to women in the nuclear family unit.

Her illustrated commentary highlights the work women do that often falls under the radar, chronicling several day-in-thelife moments of a family with children, poignantly positioning

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mom as the project manager of the household.

“When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he’s viewing her as the manager of household chores,” notes the artist.

What exactly is this mental load? Well, as my son said, a big part of it is “the calendar in my head.”

“The mental load means always having to remember,” notes Emma.

She offers a few examples: “Remember that you have to add cotton balls to the shopping list; remember that today’s the deadline to order your vegetable delivery for the week; remember that we should have paid the caretaker for last month’s work by now; that the baby grew another 3 centimetres and can’t fit into his trousers; that he needs to get his booster shot …” and on it goes.

A few weeks ago, in my attempt to plan a birthday party for my son, I reached out to one of the

dads at a sporting event. “We’re thinking of the 17th,” I noted.

“I’ll have to check with my wife,” he responded. “She’s in charge of the calendar. I don’t have a clue what’s going on most of the time.”

My husband’s a pretty liberal guy. He does laundry. He woke up for early morning feedings. He cooks dinner several times per week.

But despite all of this, I’m the one who conceptualizes it. That’s the mental load.

As Emma notes, it’s the women that bring all the disparate pieces together — planning the meals, shopping accordingly, overlaying every family member’s calendar in different colours in Google. (Yes, I do have some help from Google).

The mental load is the stress that no one sees and it often goes unappreciated.

It’s me planning and preparing dinner, organizing the soccer carpool to try and free up some time, driving child and friends to carpool and leaving other kids in my husband’s trustworthy hands, only to return home three hours later to find the dinner dishes still on the table.

It’s mapping out every kid’s activities, planning to be at a military base in Kanata at 8 a.m. on a Sunday, sending email and text reminders to my spouse to have the other two ready for swimming on the other side of town, only to

return from my precisely planned transit route to find the kids still in bed. “I thought swimming was at 9:30,” he said.

And it’s difficult to off-load the mental load. After whining to my therapist, she suggested I share some of the planning with my husband.

As a result, I haven’t logged into the school registration system — for field trips, school uniform orders, verifying grades and pizza days — since April 2015. In fact, I don’t even have the login information.

But it doesn’t work.

I frequently receive email reminders from teachers to register for a trip on the day of the deadline, (which I then have to forward to my spouse and overlay in my calendar, because I’m the project manager). I lose track of those elements of my children’s schedules, which sees me booking orthodontist appointments on the same day as standardized testing, despite half a dozen emails warning us, on pain of severely sharp looks of disgust from the school administration, not to do this.

And my kids haven’t had a pizza day in two years.

There’s no easy answer, but it seems to me that if the women are carrying the mental load, the men should, at the very least, be implementing it.

When I figure out how to make that happen, I’ll let you know.

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Election of secretary will take place at their next meeting in September.

I would like to thank Bruce and his family for all of their devoted years of service. Together you have made the GCA a great Community Association and a very active one too! Bruce will remain a part of the executive as “Past President” of the GCA. O-YA’s Block Party for Canada 150 Osgoode was a lively place to be this past weekend with lots of celebrating going on at O-YA centre for their block party. They had live music, caricature drawing, cake and much more! The block party was a celebration of Canada 150. Lots of planning went into this event and it paid off! Great job!

Ottawa Fire Services Luncheon City Council was treated to a great luncheon in between Council business this week. The luncheon was a chance to bring together the many people in the background of the firefighters such as trainers, nutritionists, first aid instructors, and many more that keep our firefighters healthy and fit. It gave my Council Colleagues and myself a quick insight into what goes into keeping the fire houses in shape!

Castor Valley Elementary School Castor Valley hosted their annual Fun Day this week where many families gathered to enjoy a petting zoo, BBQ, face painting, bake sale, basket raffles, cotton candy, and so much more. The school fun nights are a wonderful opportunity to meet up with neighbours and friends!

Always a pleasure to attend these community school events. Great job to Cynara for all your hard work and your team of volunteers.

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We finally we did it! Greely Village Park was officially opened this past Saturday with Mayor Watson cutting the ribbon. MP Pierre Poilivere was also in attendance as was GCA VP Adam Sooley and developer Dan Anderson. It was a fun filled day of activities for kids playing gigantic outdoor games provided by Rural South Recreation, skateboarding, and BMX biking to name a few. Safer Roads Ottawa, Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa Police Services, Volunteer Firefighters, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Elephant Ears, Live 88.5 FM, Champ from the Ottawa Champions Baseball, Mini Horse drawn wagon rides, and the Ottawa 2017 Banner for signing were all there to greet the hundreds of visitors. Also joining us was Aquahaulics with their water dispensing truck where people could refill their bottle or fill up their new ones. Skateboard demonstrations were provided by On Deck owner Trevor as he wowed the kids with tricks. Parkway Pentecostal Church provided a great number of volunteers, washrooms, and free parking as well a terrific live band. It was a great time and I hope to see many families from all over the Ward enjoying this beautiful new park. There are plenty of benches and tables, play structures, and tennis courts for use. It is located on Parkway Road near Bank Street South.

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The public school board approved a $928.1-million budget on June 12. It includes a capital investment of $77 million.

The budget bucked the tradition of those since 2013-2014 and added jobs instead of cutting them.

A motion by Barrhaven trustee Donna Blackburn at a committee-of-the-whole meeting on June 5 passed, adding a psychologist to the board’s staff roster.

Blackburn said the demand for psychologists has increased in the last few years, with staffing numbers staying at status quo.

A motion by Rideau-Vanier trustee Shawn Menard also proposed using money from the central supplies budget to hire another office administrator for elementary and another for secondary schools.

DONNA BLACKBURN, TRUSTEE The closure of six schools will save $1.2 million, but reduced funding from the province means the number is actually half what was achieved by the closures.

The increased staffing in Menard’s and Blackburn’s motions would cost about $398,000, according to staff at the June 5 committee-of-the-whole meeting.

Thanks to $6.7 million in local priorities funding, the board can hire 87 staff,

but Menard said he wants to bring the levels back up to what they were in 2013.

The two-year local priorities funding is for enhancements in special education staffing, or to maintain or enhance staffing in office support, custodial and maintenance groups.

The board will invest $90 million into school facilities, and a windfall of $18.3 million from the provincial government will also help.

An announcement by provincial Education Minister Mitzi Hunter at Agincourt Public School heralded an addition to that school, as well as a retrofit to Woodroffe Avenue PS and a retrofit to the gym at Sir Robert Borden Secondary School.

“This budget balances revenues and expenses while aligning with the district’s strategic objectives,” budget chair Keith Penny wrote in a statement. “Our decision-making was directed by our commitment to provide needed resources to support student learning and well being. We believe we have developed a budget that puts students first, while balancing our responsibility to produce a reasonable and sustainable budget.”

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Residents north of the Vimy Bridge who have been asking for the city to get drivers to slow got some satisfaction on June 14.

The speed limit on River, between Lowen Drive and 110 metres south of Tewsley Drive, will go down to 60 km/h, from the current 70 km/h.

Some councillors were skeptical that the move would change driver behaviour, and the staff report suggests the same.

But Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish said he and Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans have spent a lot of time working with the community to come up with a solution.

“There’s been two years of work with the community on traffic calming solutions,” Qaqish said. “There’s buy-in.”

Qaqish added there is a section of the road where residents have trouble getting out of their

COUN. MICHAEL QAQISH driveways because of the speed of oncoming traffic.

A group of River Road residents launched a petition in early September to coincide with their ‘Take Back River Road’ campaign.’

Robert Squires, a member of the campaign who lives in the Cedardale community at the north end of River Road, told Metroland Media in November, that road rage and aggressive and intimidating drivers have

become the new norm.

Deans said the city spent a lot of money to widen Limebank Road, but drivers are still taking the path of least resistance and speeding down River Road.

She said the change might not go far enough, and suggested the stretch could be dropped to 60.

A traffic services report says the speed of traffic is 87, based on an international standard that calculates the actual speed of traffic in order to set a safe speed limit.

Rideau-Goulbourn Coun.

Scott Moffatt said driver compliance with the speed limit is really low, and suggested dropping the limit won’t help much without increased police presence.

Osgoode Coun. George Darouze had the same opinion, saying the speed limit already fluctuates too much on that road.

“This isn’t a subdivision, you can’t drive 60,” he said.

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When you ask what he likes most about soccer – or football as it’s called in the United Kingdom where he moved to pursue the sport – Ibrahim Higazy will tell you it’s the excitement of the game.

Ibrahim practices daily, and prides himself on his discipline.

Originally from Riverside South, Ibrahim moved to the United Kingdom with his parents and younger brother Malik.

Malik, 6, is now playing with Arsenal and Ibrahim will be signing a contract with the MK Dons in the United Kingdom – both soccer academies in England.

Ibrahim is back in Canada over the summer as part of a program to help Canadian kids access the level of expertise he’s

been able to receive by moving to Europe.

“It’s a totally different culture over there,” said Dan Vila, manager of the GNW Lions Soccer Academy, adding kids are on the soccer pitch even earlier than Malik and Ibrahim.

The brainchild of the GNW Lions is ex-professional player Gifton-Noel Williams.

Williams is a UEFA certified coach and has done similar summer camps in the United States for the past few years.

The UEFA is the governing body for soccer in Europe.

It’s the first year in Canada, but Williams said he’s confident the interest is there.

“We want to foster a love for the sport, for kids who may not have had that much access,” he said, adding for kids that have a higher level of interest there will be access to expertise, scouts and training techniques,

not available through their local clubs.

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1 at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility on Riverside Drive.

To drum up interest in the camp, Williams, Vila and Ibrahim have been visiting schools and soccer pitches across the capital.

For his part, Williams said, when he looks at a prospective player to determine whether they’ve got what it takes to make it professionally, he looks for passion and discipline.

“It’s every day,” he said.

“The training and the drills.

They have to have the discipline to stick to the routine and eat right.”

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Gifton-Noel Williams, Dan Vila and Ibrahim Higazy (centre) check out the Terry Fox Athletics Facility in preparation for the GNW Lions Soccer Academy this summer.

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A full house on the farm DIANA FISHER M y daughter Anastasia needed a place to stay between houses. We agreed that she should move in to the farm for a week. That was great news, because it meant I would get to see my granddaughter quite a bit. Unfortunately it also meant I would be seeing and hearing more of Annie’s German Pointer, Skor.

Skor is a beautiful dog.

He is a sweet, energetic and fun-loving three year old. But he has a bad case of nerves. He is constantly jumping up on things including people, the furniture, parked cars and the door to the house. Within a few hours of being at the farm, Skor had scratched the front door beyond repair, busted a doorway through the wooden lattice work under the porch and formed a path through the three-foot-tall flowers in the front bed. Annie said she would repair whatever Skor wrecked. It’s a good thing she is only staying a week because I don’t think she could afford any more damage.

Our pup Fergus loves having Skor and his considerably better behaved brother Rupert the Yellow Lab on the farm. Rupert puts up with Fergus bobbing up and down under his chin, nipping at his jowls and his ears. The

The Accidental Farmwife bigger dog even teases the pup and engages him in play. Fergus is in heaven.

One day Annie needed someone to watch the baby. Of course I volunteered. Leti and I were having a great day together, splashing in the pool and playing with her Barbie and pony collection. Then I noticed Fergus was missing. He had wriggled under the snow fence that I had strapped to the bottom of the barnyard fence. He was standing on the rock pile on the cattle side of the fence, challenging a groundhog he had discovered within.

I called him to come back but he ignored me. I picked up my 18-monthold granddaughter and started toward him. He’s a smart dog, and he knows he isn’t supposed to be in the barnyard, where he could be harmed by a bull or overprotective cow. I approached him carefully.

The trick is to catch up to him before he notices and starts running in the opposite direction. That’s when I saw the coyote.

Not much bigger than

Fergus, the young coyote was bounding along the fencerow toward my little dog. He appeared to want to play, but my instincts told me to get Fergus out of there. I picked up the pace, Leti bouncing and giggling along on my hip.

I waved my free arm at the coyote and made as much noise as possible, hooting and hollering.

Leti helped. That seemed to scare him, because he turned tail and ran back in the direction from which he had come.

Then I bent down and scooped up my gangly and awkward Golden Retriever pup. A dog on one hip and a toddler on the other, I turned and headed back to the house.

It must have been quite a picture. Fergus was all wiggly and squirmy in my arms. He wanted to be released so he could go back to investigating groundhog hill. Leti kept trying to reach around and stick her fingers in Fergus’ mouth. I tried to keep them separate while walking as fast as physically possible, back out of

the barnyard and across the lawn to the house.

It’s possible that the coyote thought Fergus was one of his kind and just wanted to play, but I wasn’t taking any chances.

For the next two days my back ached from the effort of carrying nearly fifty pounds of human and fur baby while running across a rocky pasture.

The Farmer was less than enthusiastic when he learned we would have house guests — some of them with four legs.

We kept the dogs in the basement or out on the porch when the Farmer was around — no use in poking the bear.

On their second night with us, the baby wasn’t feeling well. Fever kept her up most of the night and so no one got more than a couple hours sleep. In the morning, Skor tested our bedroom door and found it to be unlocked.

He bounded up onto the bed and licked the Farmer right across the face. That day my husband packed up his fishing equipment and took off to the lake with a few of his closest twolegged friends. The only full house he wants to see in the next week is in a card game.

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“You have this report in front of you every five years; you can always change course,” Simulik said, adding the plan doesn’t make assumptions about the tax rate beyond the current term of council.

West Carleton Coun. Eli El-Chantiry asked if gas tax revenue could be used for renewal projects — specifically on roads — but Simulik said those dollars are already committed to transit projects.

The city is currently reviewing some of the uses for its facilities, starting with arenas, said city manager Steve Kanellakos, adding that could free up some money.

Deans said that review is less likely to be accurate because council is approving the review before knowing what the criteria will be.

She said she’d hate to see some communities lose out because their city facilities aren’t regional enough to have the traffic to justify them.

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Ava Pilkington, 7, of Riverside South enjoys a bird’s eye view from the bucket of a Hydro Ottawa truck as Graham Schwartz, an Almonte resident and Hydro Ottawa powerline maintainer, looks on. The bucket rides were one of the many highlights offered during Hydro Ottawa’s Family Fun Day held at the Four Seasons Park in Riverside South on June 17.

Coming together As her daughter Shanza Paracha, 7, looks on, Barrhaven resident Nadia Mushtaq paints a design on the face of a young girl during the fourth annual Community Eid Bazaar at the South Nepean Muslim Community Centre and Mosque in Barrhaven on June 18. The event brought residents together to prepare for the upcoming close of Ramadan, a holy month in the Islam religion.

A large-scale free celebration, known as Eid al-Fitr, is planned for June 25 at the EY Centre, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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New Summer Service Starts June 25 All Signs Point to 2018 New summer schedules, service adjustments and new route numbers take effect Sunday, June 25. Many of the changes happening will help us get ready for rail and prepare for the opening of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018.

New Route Numbers We are continuing to introduce new route numbers for many routes throughout the city.

Check the table to see if your route number is changing.

New Schedules and Service Changes Schedule changes this summer will reflect lower seasonal ridership levels and respond to changing customer needs. New timetables are available for many routes. For more information about these changes, new timetables or trip planning, go to octranspo.com, visit an OC Transpo Customer Service Centre, or call 613-741-4390.

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Bus service at Hurdman Station will move to the nearby bus platforms that have been constructed next to the future O-Train Confederation Line platforms. Customers will continue to pay their fares on board buses until the fare-paid zone at Hurdman is established in 2018.

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• New Route 179 will provide peak-period service for the new office and retail locations at CitiGate, west of Strandherd.

• Current Route 170 will be extended to serve the CitiGate development and to better serve residential areas along Maravista and Kennevale between Cedarview and Strandherd.

• The rush hour trips to/from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency location on Fallowfield Road will be provided by new Route 179 instead of Route 170.

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Hurdman Station is Moving

Summer Service to Museums Returns Special weekend service to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (Route 129), the Experimental Farm and Canada Agricultural Museum (Route 185), and Petrie Island (Route 198) will return this summer. The service will operate every 30 minutes during the day on weekends only until Monday, September 4, plus on these holidays: Canada Day, Colonel By Day and Labour Day.

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A special schedule will operate with extra service to the Canada Day festivities.

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Canada Day in Riverside South promises to be bigger and better Riverside South, Findlay Creek partner for third annual fireworks display

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Bigger and better will be the signature of Riverside South’s upcoming Canada Day celebration.

In honour of the country’s 150th milestone birthday on July 1, the Riverside South Community Association has expanded the line up of activities that will take up all of Claudette Cain Park, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“This year we’re expecting even more people,” said Lesia Gilbert, the association’s events co-ordinator.

The 2016 celebration drew an estimated 3,000 people, up 50 per cent over the previous year.

This year’s community celebration will likely draw even more this time since the south Ottawa suburb now has more than 5,000 homes, and many residents will have family and friends visiting from out of town because of the country’s historic birthday bash in the nation’s capital.

But Riverside South’s 15th annual Canada Day party will serve as a viable alternative to

the downtown festivities, particularly for parents with young children, said Gilbert, a mom to three children.

Regardless of how many people show up this year, volunteers have been working to ensure that more is in store. While there is always plenty to do for children ages four to seven, Gilbert said she has been focused on adding activities for kids ages eight to 12.

“This year, with that in mind … we’ve added laser tag, zorbs — those big inflatable bubbles you can get in and roll around in,” she said, as well as new inflatables in the form of archery, a wrecking ball and rock climbing.

“This year, the event has also gotten so big that we’re also taking over the north soccer field,” Gilbert said. “We couldn’t fit everything into the south field.”

A second children’s train has been added, and will run between the two sections of the park.

Also new this year, the Ottawa South Basketball Association will offer skills competitions, there will be a bubble zone, and a battle of the bands featuring local talent will take

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Canada Day festivities in Riverside South are expanding so much that volunteers will be handing out maps so that no one misses any of the fun when the party takes over both the north and south fields of Claudette Cain Park on July 1. over the stage, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bands have until June 25 to register for the contest at musicfactory.ca. The top prize, valued at up to $2,7000, features studio recording time.

Returning favourites include a petting zoo, pony rides, cotton

candy and a zip line.

“It’s going to be quite a show,” Gilbert said.

The cost of fun passes is $10 for children ages three and up, and adults get in for free. The pass covers everything except for the pony rides, ice cream and the barbecue.

Two local vocalists will sing O Canada at 1 p.m., followed by opening remarks by politicians and cake.

So much is in store, that maps will be handed out this year so that people won’t miss anything.

“Now that we’ve taken over

the entire north field as well, they need to know the stuff that’s going on,” Gilbert said, adding the handout will include the entertainment schedule.

“Then they can plan out where they want to go.”

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Volunteers are beefing up the refreshments to make sure partygoers won’t be hungry — in response to a food shortage last year.

“We’ve made some significant improvements to the barbecue,” Gilbert said. “So we’re going to be cutting down the lines significantly.”

Three commercial-size barbecues will be cooking non-stop, and Gilbert is working with Moncion’s Your Independent Grocer next door to ensure supplies won’t run out.

As well, an ice cream truck will be returning, and new this year a coldtreat cart will circulate the grounds.

A new addition will be a seniors’ refreshment tent where free lemonade will be served.

“It’s a place for them to sit down in the shade and relax a minute,” Gilbert said. “They can also learn about some of the programs that are available to seniors in Riverside South.”

Everyone is invited to return to the park at 8 p.m. to purchase glow sticks and enjoy free live music in the south field courtesy of the Riverside

South-based 10 Cent Wings band, followed by fire dancing at 9:15 p.m.

Then the Riverside South and Findlay Creek community associations co-present a $10,000 fireworks display at 10 p.m.

Already 150 volunteers have signed up to help during the festivities, but another 100 are needed, especially from 4 to 7 p.m. in exchange for free pizza. Those who volunteer during the carnival earlier in the day will receive free fun passes for their children and free food for themselves.

“I’ve worked really hard to make this an event worthy of Canada’s big birthday,” Gilbert said.

To register as a volunteer, to purchase fun passes and food tickets, or for a complete schedule of events, visit riversidesouth.org. For volunteer inquiries, please email events@ riversidesouth.org.

Parking will be available at the Moncion’s grocery plaza across from the park, located at 660 River Rd., or at the OC Transpo park and ride at the southeast corner of Earl Armstrong and River roads.

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

The Ottawa police arson unit is investigating the cause of a fire that wreaked an estimated $100,000 in damages to a row-house unit in Riverside South over the weekend.

“I’m not saying it is criminal, but they are investigating this matter,” confirmed Const. Chuck Benoit, Ottawa police spokesperson.

“It is suspicious. There was no cause that was reported as being either electrical or (another cause) at the start, so it becomes suspicious at that time,” he said.

Several 911 calls flooded the Ottawa fire department’s dispatch centre on June 17 just before 7 p.m., reporting smoke coming from the roof of the middle unit of a five-unit rowhouse complex that was under construction at 218 Larimar Circle at Portico Way, southwest of Earl Armstrong and Limebank roads.

“They were confirmed unoccupied,” said Danielle Cardinal, Ottawa fire department spokesperson.

When crews arrived, they con-

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A rowhouse fire in Riverside South is being investigated by the police arson unit. firmed smoke at the scene, and firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to attached vacant units, she said.

The interior fire was brought under control at 7:37 p.m. No one was injured in the incident.

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BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Ottawa will contract out services from other cities to deal with the influx of hundreds of thousands of people expected to visit on Canada Day, said Anthony Di Monte, general manager of emergency and protective services.

Using manpower from cities like Cornwall and Belleville will help shore up available forces in the rural parts of the city and allow Ottawa paramedics to be available in the downtown.

A total of 510 events have been planned for 2017; 426 are annual events and 84 events have been initiated through the Ottawa 2017 Bureau. Crowd estimates based on historical counts are 500,000 at the height and 350,000 at the low end.

There will be enhanced protection for city facilities, like city hall, which normally isn’t done, Di Monte said.

City hall won’t be closed though, he said, adding staff have to balance a need for security and allow the public to use the space because that’s who it’s

meant for.

Already some changes are taking place, such as access to the elevators from the parking garage. In the days leading up the Canada Day weekend you won’t be able to access city hall directly from the garage.

On the big day, there will be a MASH-style hospital unit downtown with doctors and nurses. It will have the capacity to treat people who get hurt or ill during the celebrations. The idea came from the Ottawa Hospital, to reduce strain on emergency rooms, Di Monte said. There will be a staging or triage area and treatment space.

There will also be security checkpoints set up on Wellington Avenue to free up space on Parliament Hill.

Planning for large-scale events, requires co-ordination between a large number of services including: the city’s emergency operations centre, Ottawa police, fire and paramedics, OPP, RCMP, OC Transpo and traffic management, among others.

It’s the hallmark of the special event advisory commit-

tee; something Di Monte said sparked the interest of visiting members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently.

The city’s information on possible threats comes from the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre — which includes the RCMP and CSIS. “This isn’t the first time doing this, but the public will see a visible difference from what we normally do,” Di Monte said.

Committee chair Coun. Diane Deans wanted to know how likely it is the city will be reimbursed from the federal government.

“I get there’s a cost to be the nation’s capital, but I think at some point we should know what that is,” she said during the city’s community and protective services committee meeting on June 15. She also wanted to see a staff report on the expenses.

Di Monte said costs associated with a Royal visit will be borne by the feds, but historically, the city doesn’t get money for Canada Day celebration costs.

“It’s been part of our annual budget,” he said.

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could sense Mother’s fear.

She moved from the stove where she was working to take a quick glance out the window to the West Hill. I sat on the creton couch holding one of my favourite dolls, which helped the nervousness I felt because of Mother’s growing concern over what she saw beyond the river to the back reaches of the farm.

Black clouds were coming closer, and thunder could be heard in the distance, like a heavy barrel being rolled across the kitchen floor. Even though it was the middle of the day, Mother lit two coal oil lamps and set them in the middle of the table. For some reason, she felt safer if the kitchen wasn’t so dark.

of time until our old log house was struck by lightning and everything we owned would be burned to the ground, and unless we took extreme precautions, so would we. Fire Memories and an electric storm, I knew, were the only real fears Mother had. And that day, the storm sweeping toward us had turned There wasn’t much Mother the sky black as pitch, and by feared. She could work among the time it hit the barnyard, the the livestock as well as someone rain was pelting down and you could scarcely see beyond the born and raised on the farm, and often at night, when it was pump.

Father, of course, was in the blistering hot, she would take a kitchen chair and sit outside barns, and there he would stay. on the back stoop, alone in the Not to escape the lightning, darkness. But an electric storm but the rain. Father had no fear of a storm, even though we had her blood run cold.

And one was coming, there once lost 11 cows when the big maple tree on the West Hill was was no doubt about it. She struck by lightning. But that was sure it was just a matter

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day was never far from Mother’s mind whenever a storm hit.

Those of us in the house had to sit on chairs in the middle of the floor. No being near an outside wall or a window!

It wasn’t unusual, if the storm seemed to be a real dilly, for Mother to hang a blanket in each of the two kitchen windows to shut out the storm, and she fully believed that by doing so, she could actually keep out the lightning.

She also thought if we had something made of rubber in our hands, that too was a safeguard, and so there sat my sister Audrey, who thought it sheer nonsense, and I inside the house with our feet stuck into two pairs of rubber boots!

If we could get our hands on a rubber ball, so much the better. And if the phone rang off the wall, we were forbidden to go anywhere near it! And

that day, our number rang two or three times, and we just sat there and looked at it. Now, the storm was raging. Mother counted the seconds between the lightning flash and the clap of thunder, which she said was a sure way of telling how close it was. At that young age, I caught the fear of an electric storm from Mother. Hiding under the covers in my bed was no solution, because it was vital that I be downstairs in case we got hit.

Of course, if a storm came in the middle of the night, we were all ordered out of our beds, and made to sit in the middle of the kitchen until it blew over. Father, of course, never moved a muscle, and slept through the most raging storms as if they were happening in some other country.

But he would hear again from Mother how electric

storms were much worse in Renfrew County than they were in New York City. Living beside the high buildings, she said, shielded her from the fierceness, but out in the country there was nothing to stop the roar of the thunder or the cracking of lightning. The storm was over almost as soon as it came, and all I could hear was the distant rumbling of the thunder, as it headed away from Northcote.

The lamps were blown out, the windows opened to daylight, and Mother’s Rosary put back in her bedroom. We survived yet another raging electric storm in Northcote.

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Solutions sought as Ottawa’s gang strategy undergoes refresh Steering committee seeks to identify gaps as gang violence changes

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN

erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Gang violence is changing in Ottawa.

In an effort to curb the problem, residents, business owners, faith leaders, community groups and service agencies are invited to an evening of roundtable discussions to examine how the Ottawa Gang Strategy is working and ways it can be improved.

The 2013-16 strategy, which includes 12 programs and initiatives that are now underway to address neighbourhood cohesion, prevention, intervention and enforcement and suppression, needs to be updated by this fall.

“Part of our commitment was to continue with what we were doing, but to re-engage a consultation process to refresh the strategy to make sure we were doing the right thing,” said Nancy Worsfold, executive director of Crime Prevention Ottawa.

While much of the work is long term, progress has already been made, according to an evaluation of the strategy that was presented to the city’s community and protective services committee last October.

Since then, Crime Prevention Ottawa has been seeking feedback on its successes and whether there are gaps that need to be addressed.

Five focus groups with adults and youth in neighbourhoods directly affected by street violence have been held. As well, 25 youth and young adults, who are clients of the Time for Change Gang Intervention initiative, have been interviewed.

“Part of what I am hearing is a need to communicate more with regards to what we are doing,” Worsfold said. “What we’re also hearing is we

need to continue and not let up.”

The strategy does not map out easy fixes.

“Complex problems require complex long-term solutions,” she said.

Refreshing the strategy will also help identify solutions to the changing nature of gang activity.

“We think that the problem has changed, or evolving, or our understanding of the problem is evolving,” she said, adding that even the word “gangs” doesn’t accurately identify the problem.

‘Complex problems require complex longterm solutions.’

NANCY WORSFOLD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA

“What we are seeing is shifting relationships of disorganized crime, which is violent, and the issue that we need to address is the street violence,” Worsfold said. “The American idea that there are groups of young men warring with each other is probably not reflective of our current reality in Ottawa.

“What we have is shifting alliances of young men who are using weapons,” she said.

While it’s often connected to the drug trade, the violence isn’t just a result of territorial disputes.

“The arguments are often over things which might seem a little mundane,” Worsfold said, such as fights over women.

And today, the street-level violence is happening more often in commercial areas than in residential neighbourhoods, which the gang strategy steering committee wants to address.

“We have not really looked at commercial districts, and that door has been opened through the consultation,” said Worsfold. “That’s where

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The public is invited to offer solutions that could curb gang and street-level violence, during a June 28 forum in south Ottawa. Consultations are now underway as Crime Prevention Ottawa seeks to update the Ottawa Gang Strategy by this fall. some of the violence has been happening.”

Though long-term in its scope, the strategy has already achieved a number of successes.

A program to reach younger at-risk siblings of gang members has received long-term provincial funding. Links have also been made between immigrant communities and the criminal justice system, such as through tours and talks at the William E. Hay youth detention centre on Hawthorne Road.

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A brand new program — not identified in the strategy — is also underway to bring together kids living in “stressed neighbourhoods” with po-

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The program, Real Talk: Positive Youth-Police Relations, began in March and is being held in four communities, though Worsfold declined to identify those neighbourhoods so as not to further stigmatize them.

“It’s improving trust. It’s improving relationships. It’s building healthy connections,” she said of the program.

Building trust means kids and young adults are more likely to reach out to police or other agencies for help exiting a gang.

“Or if they’re not involved, they’re more likely to report (criminal activity), and engage positively,” said Worsfold.

The key now is to figure out what

else can be done, or what can be done better to curb gang activity and streetlevel violence in Ottawa.

“If there are things we need to be doing, our ears are open,” Worsfold said.

“Street violence affects pretty much everybody on the globe in some form.”

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VOLUNTEERS BRING NEW “VIBE”TO ACE UNIT

REFLECTING ON A

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In November 2016, Queensway Carleton Hospital officially opened its new Myers Automotive Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit to the community. The 34-bed ACE unit is only the second of its kind in Ontario, uniquely designed to provide patients with a calm, quiet and family-friendly environment. Natural light fills patient rooms, glare-free flooring, extra wide hallways and spacious dining and lounge rooms invite families to be participants in the healing process, sharing in daily walks, meals and quiet times.

40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital 2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY It was a year filled with gratitude, as our Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) community celebrated 40 years serving West Ottawa and the surrounding region. It’s been 40 years of striving to provide the best possible care to our patients and our community. In many ways, this year marked a new chapter in our hospital’s journey, celebrating our past and planning for our future.

In this Report to the Community, we want to share with you some of the hospital’s highlights that support providing you and your family with exemplary care. Together, we are committed to being your hospital of choice as we embark upon our next 40 years of care.

ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH CARE AT QCH

INNOVATIVE NEW CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICE CONNECTS PATIENTS WITH RESOURCES Meet Payam Noshad, a Registered Nurse who supports Queensway Carleton Hospital’s new Crisis Intervention Service. Implemented in June 2016, the Crisis Intervention Service runs seven days a week, 12 hours per day, to provide faster and more effective care to patients in crisis in QCH’s Emergency Department. Over the past three years, mental health visits to QCH’s Emergency Department have increased 19%.

As a specialized mental health crisis nurse, Payam’s role is to support patients and connect them to community mental health resources and follow-up care. The team helps patients avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and ensures that they have a plan in place before they leave QCH, providing a much needed sense of comfort.

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“PATIENTS TELL US THAT THEY LEAVE QCH FEELING MORE HOPEFUL FOR FUTURE TREATMENT AND GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT OF OUR TIME.” ~Payam Noshad, Registered Nurse The results of this new service have been tremendous; 99% of patients in need of our Crisis Intervention Service who have been discharged from the Emergency Department have left with community plans in place and the comfort of knowing what’s next.

To say it’s from an era gone by might be an understatement. A product of the late 1970s, Queensway Carleton Hospital’s Mental Health unit was not designed to support the optimal care of the thousands of patients our interdisciplinary mental health team cares for each year.

As we have had to accommodate more patients, the unit simply fails to offer enough room for personal therapeutic interactions with the many professionals that support and care for them.

This past year we were proud to announce, with local MPP and Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli and our committed donors that we have received approval to move forward with the total redevelopment and expansion of our mental health unit.

The expansion and renovation is a giant leap forward in caring for our patients, fully transforming the current space into an environment designed for optimal healing and support.

“FROM HER FIRST MOMENTS ON THE UNIT,THE DIFFERENCE WAS CLEAR. THIS IS A UNIT THAT WAS BUILT TO INSPIRE WELLNESS AND GET [PATIENTS] BACK HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” ~ACE patient family member

QCH is fortunate to benefit from the generosity of over 500 volunteers who give more than 44,000 hours of support to QCH each year. As QCH has grown, so too has our committed team of volunteers. And so, as our Acute Care of the Elderly unit welcomed its first patients this fall, QCH also launched its newest volunteer program, Volunteer Involvement Benefiting Elders or “VIBE” as they are happily known on the ACE unit.

QCH’s VIBE volunteers focus on the small, every day interactions that help maintain a baseline of functional and cognitive stimulation for patients’ health and wellbeing. Patients are accompanied by VIBE volunteers to the dining room to socialize during meals and they remind patients of the importance of hand hygiene and hydration throughout their stay. Reading the morning paper together or sharing in an afternoon crossword puzzle helps to encourage cognitive stimulation.

Like the ACE Unit’s physical construction, the VIBE program is designed with purpose, to support the care of our elderly in the best possible way as integral members of the ACE care team.

PRECIOUS MINUTES MATTER When every moment counts, the hospital’s new “Code OB” ensures that the clinical team is alerted to the possibility of an obstetrical emergency and is ready to act within minutes. In collaboration with the Canadian Medical Protective Association, a multidisciplinary team made up of physicians and clinicians from obstetrics, anesthesiology and nursing collaborated to dramatically drive down the time to delivery for obstetrical emergencies at QCH. The “Code OB” project far exceeded the team’s expectations – decreasing time to delivery in an obstetrical emergency by 50%, surpassing the team’s goal of 30%. With support from across the hospital, this project increased collaboration and ultimately improves the care of our tiniest patients and their families.

Our Care • By the Numbers

Emergency Visits

Day Surgery Cases

Mental Health Inpatients

Rehabilitation Outpatient Visits

77,989

The ACE unit’s intentional design runs far deeper than its construction alone. QCH is proud to have a specialized, interdisciplinary care team specifically trained in elder care to meet the unique needs of our complex, aging patients. And just six months after opening its doors, preliminary results have truly been encouraging. Patients are requiring less time on the ACE unit than expected, returning to health and home sooner than anticipated.

As the needs of our community change, QCH wants to be ready, and the ACE unit provides a solid foundation for care in the years to come.

666

Surgical Inpatients

19,254

5,026

81,902

745

Diagnostic Imaging Tests

146,043

49,856

Midwives

10

Employees Physicians

292

HOPES RISING is a campaign inspired by the hopes of families throughout our community to enhance QCH acute mental health services for late teens and adults of all ages in the greater Ottawa region. Through its success, this campaign will help Queensway Carleton Hospital deliver the right mental health care, at the right time, by the right people and in the right setting.

Funds raised will support an extensive renovation of the aging Mental Health Unit at Queensway Carleton Hospital, provide enhanced emergency programs and services for people in mental health crisis and, help strengthen connections to community mental health support services.

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Births

2,365

Cardiopulmonary Procedures

Volunteers

575

1980

Since kicking off HOPES RISING just over a year ago, the campaign has raised more than 50% of the fundraising goal of $5 million – a true sign of a community invested in mental health services.

5,094

Rehabilitation Inpatients

32,508

Clinic & Day Program Visits

Medical Inpatients

Volunteer Hours Contributed

44,933 Volunteer Visits

Nurses

804

14,647

OPERATING REVENUE

Ministry of Health Allocation Patient Revenue Other Revenue

155,917,000 24,138,000 27,265,000

(75%) (12%) (3%)

139,307,000 47,947,000 16,160,000

(68%) (24%) (8%)

OPERATING EXPENSES

Compensation Supplies & Other Expenses Depreciation

Audited financial statements for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 are available at www.qch.on.ca

For more information, please contact: Queensway Carleton Hospital 613-721-2000 ext. 5601 ∙ questions@qch.on.ca ∙ 3045 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P4 ∙ www.qch.on.ca Ottawa South News - Thursday, June 22, 2017 29

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2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital

Ottawa firefighters equipped with opioid antidote, training Ottawa police next to be trained, equipped with naloxone

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Ottawa’s state of readiness amid an “opioid crisis” has expanded with the training of hundreds of firefighters to use naloxone to temporarily reverse an opioid overdose.

“The whole purpose of the firefighters engaged in this is they’re often the very first at a medical emergency,” Mayor Jim Watson said June 13 at the fire department’s training centre on Industrial Avenue, where firefighters are being taught how and when to use naloxone nasal spray doses.

“It will save lives, plain and simple,” he said.

Since training began on May 23, 760 firefighters — 600 urban and 160 rural — out of the service’s almost 1,500 firefighters now have the expertise. Almost 70 trucks in the fleet are equipped with naloxone at a cost of almost $14,000.

“The firefighters getting trained was a very important step to make sure we have coverage across the whole city,” Watson said, adding the decision to train the service was made a couple of months ago following a spike in overdoses.

“We have responded to a few calls since we’ve had them (the Narcan-brand naloxone doses) on the trucks,” said Ottawa Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore. “We haven’t used it yet, but we’ve certainly took the training that we’ve learned to help the paramedics with the

successful outcomes.”

Firefighters responding to calls in which patients are unresponsive have the capability to administer naloxone if a drug overdose is suspected.

Opioids include fentanyl, morphine, codeine, methadone and heroin.

“They have the ability to apply the Narcan spray if the paramedics are still some time out,” said Pingitore. “What we’re actually training them to do is manage airways, observe, treat and work with the paramedic team that’s coming in.”

Given the growing problem of opioid addiction, expanding the city’s antidote network was essential, particularly for first responders responding to a scene where more than one patient has overdosed.

“That was one of our biggest fears, and that’s another reason to have them on the fire trucks, the police cars and the ambulances,” Pingitore said.

A day earlier, Watson was at Queen’s Park in Toronto to speak with provincial Health Minister Eric Hoskins “about the challenge the opioid crisis is facing us here in the city of Ottawa.” Mayors from around Ontario were there to share the local context.

In Ottawa, 2015 statistics — the most recent available — reveal that 48 people died of an unintentional drug overdose, according to the Ottawa Overdose Prevention and Response Task Force, which is comprised of Ottawa Public Health, area hospitals and community agencies, all working to track statistics, promote education and develop public safety messaging. The fire department joined this task

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Ottawa firefighters based at the Blair Road fire station, Allan Haystead (left), Allan Burns and Ryan Falls, practise managing a patient’s airway before administering the opioid-reversal medicine naloxone as instructor Sue Noël, with the Ottawa Paramedic Service, looks on during a course at the fire department’s training centre on Industrial Avenue on June 13. force three months ago.

Of the 48 deaths, 29 were due to opioids, and 14 involved fentanyl.

The day of the mayors’ meeting in Toronto, Hoskins announced plans to finance the hiring of more addiction and mental-health workers, such as nurses and outreach workers, to address opioid addiction and overdose.

The plan also includes distributing naloxone kits to public health units in each

community across the province. The syringe-equipped kits will be passed on to front-line organizations, such as shelters and community health centres.

Since March, more than 85,000 of these kits have been handed out for free by participating pharmacies, health units and other community organizations.

It is unlikely that Ottawa Community Housing could get on board with this.

“We don’t have the infrastructure in place at Ottawa Community Housing because there’s not a nurses’ station, per say,” Watson said. “But community health centres are scattered throughout the city, and I think it’s a good start.”

School boards are considering acquiring the kits, said Watson.

Ottawa police officers are next to receive training and be stocked with naloxone. The service approved a naloxone

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Currently, drug unit officers carry naloxone for their own safety.

“For the time being, we think the three emergency services make the most sense,” Watson said.

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A cyclist looks on as Billings Bridge resident Michael Forget drives a version of a Formula One car he and his fellow Carleton University engineering students built over the past year. In addition to racing it against other universities, the team showed it off during recent Italian Week festivities on Preston Street on June 17. Italian Week featured several family-friendly activities and events, including inflatable games, live entertainment, a parade of high-performance cars and bicycle races.

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It’s as predictable as the change in season: the second the weather warms up, the Ottawa Humane Society has an influx of seriously hurt cats who’ve fallen from open windows or a balcony.

It’s called High-Rise Syndrome — a potentially deadly but common annual happenstance.

There are two such cats at the OHS right now — Chico the tabby, who has been on strict cage rest with a broken pelvis since March 29, and Ti-Gars the Himalayan, who arrived June 3 suffering from a fractured hip. In separate incidents, both fell from third-floor balconies, suffered painful injuries, and face long recoveries.

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, extend your magnanimity to someone who may have recently spurned you.

This will demonstrate that you can always be counted on to do the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, discuss your social calendar with others so that dates do not get confused and parties do not overlap. This way guests will not have to pick and choose which events to attend.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you’re motivated to get started on a new project, but you may not have the means. Find out if anyone is willing to invest in your vision.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if others can’t see your vision, you may have to forge on and hope for the best. Not everyone understands your brand of thinking, and you need to accept that.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Ignore any hurtful comments that may come your way, Capricorn.

Your emotional strength is potent, and you can successfully ride out any storm.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Avoid conflicts by talking through the situation with someone who has opposing views, Gemini. When you understand others’ perspectives, you can be more accommodating.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, now might be time for a new career or a return to the workforce if you have been away. You just may discover a new identity through your work.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if life gets a little hectic this week, find a spot where you can relax and enjoy the quiet for a little while. Recharging the batteries may be all that’s needed.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Keep up the good work in furthering your relationship progress, Scorpio.

Your commitment is even stronger than it has been in the past. This is a great step forward.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, if you are being called on to wear many hats at work, it is only right that you be compensated accordingly. This is a week for showing the bosses you mean business.

47. Turn down the lights 49. Blood-sucking African fly 52. Provides info 56. Procrastinates 58. Tower with balconies 60. Where researchers work 62. Religious office 63. Must-have for office workers

16. Suffix plural 17. Painting technique 20. Small Eurasian deer (pl.)

22. Mr. T’s character “__ Baracus” 25. Progressive nerve disease 26. Shock therapy 27. Able to be sold 29. Suffix 31. Binary coded decimal 34. Goes well with a carrot 36. A way to measure performance 37. Doctor __, children’s book author 38. Jewish calendar month 40. Designated hitter 43. Polish village 45. Part of the mind 48. Hand (Spanish) 50. Hit with the open hand 51. Italian island 53. Shakespeare was one 54. Lake __, one of the Great 55. Oswald and Marvin were two

CLUES DOWN 1. In possession of 2. Aborigines 3. Early Syrian kingdom 4. Clip 5. Misleads 6. Cosmetic Ingredient Review 7. Calcium 8. United Talent Agency 9. Hair problem 10. Took down 12. Round Dutch cheese 13. Bicycle manufacturer

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Remember that being in a relationship requires a lot of work, Pisces.

Don’t keep your feelings bottled up and hope for the best.

57. Soak up using something absorbent 58. Kids’ dish __ and cheese 59. Expression of disappointment 61. The ancient Egyptian sun god

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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.

June 24

Manotick – Manotick Brass will present “A Canadian Odyssey” to celebrate Canada 150 on June 24 at Knox Presbyterian Church in Manotick. The program will feature Canadian music, including the world premier of a new work titled “Aurora”

by Saskatchewan composer Laura Pettigrew. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the church, located in Dickinson Square.

Tickets are $15 and are available at the church and Manotick Office Pro or call 613-822-8749.

Hunt Club Park – Hunt Club Park residents are invited to a Summer Sizzling Carnival on June 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Elizabeth Manley Park.

The event will feature a Halal barbecue, Hydro Ottawa bucket truck rides, bouncy castles, games, horse and carriage rides, and the local pool will be open.

Leitrim-Findlay Creek – St. James Anglican Church of Leitrim hosts its Country Strawberry Social on June 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gloucester South Seniors’ Centre, 4550 Bank St. The event will feature breakfast sandwiches, homemade strawberry shortcake, a barbecue, and yard, book, plant and bake sale tables, as well as a tombola table. There will be crafters, vendors and entertainment.

June 25

Ashton – The Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind is hosting its annual Nine & Dine Golf Fun Day and Lobster Dinner on June 25 at the Canadian Golf & Country Club, 7800 Golf Club Way, in Ashton. The cost is $99 per person.

To register, go to guidedogs.ca or call 613-692-7777.

Manotick – Watson’s Mill will be holding a Strawberry Social from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.; tickets cost $12 for adults or $6 for children 12 and under.

Expect slices of strawberry shortcake, piled high with strawberries, and a cool glass of lemonade. There will be a live band. To reserve tickets call 613-692-6455.

Kars – The Elmview Anglican Church – Presbyterian Cemetery Memorial Service takes place June 25 at 2 p.m.

It will be a service to honour and remember those who are missed, but never forgotten. A warm welcome awaits you at St. Andrew’s in Kars.

July 1

Manotick – Watson’s Mill will be celebrating Dominion Day on July 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with fun outdoor carnival games, a live band, free guided tours of the mill and sweet treats. Watson’s Mill will be decorated to reflect the Victorian period.

South Ottawa – Check next week’s Ottawa South News edition for a full lineup of Canada Day events in south Ottawa, from Canterbury to Vernon and everywhere in between.

July 3 to 31, August 14

Alta Vista – Babytime programming will feature songs, stories and rhymes for babies up to 18 months and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch on Mondays July 3 to 31 and August 14, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required.

July 4 to August 15

Alta Vista – Family storytime will feature stories, rhymes and songs for all ages and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista library branch on Tuesdays, from July 4 to August 15, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not needed.

July 2, July 12

Alta Vista – The Alta Vista library branch hosts a Lego Block Party where kids ages six to 12 can create and build with Lego on Fridays, July 7 and 12, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Manotick – The Manotick Legion will celebrate the official grand opening of the village’s Remembrance Park on July 2 at 2 p.m. at the park, located near Watson’s Mill at the corner of Bridge and Dickinson streets.

July 5

Alta Vista – Participate in a history of invention by creating and innovating at the Alta Vista library branch on July 5, from 2

to 3 p.m. Children ages seven to 12 are invited.

July 6

Alta Vista – Red, White and WOW! Paint the town red and white at the Alta Vista library branch on July 6, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The event is for ages four to six. Registration is required.

July 8

Greely – The Greely Legion branch hosts a euchre tournament on July 8. Registration and a light lunch begin at noon and playing starts at 1 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. There will be first, second and thirdplace prizes. The branch is at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. For details, call 613-822-1451 or 613826-6128.

July 10 to 14

Vernon – The Osgoode Township Museum has summer art camp for kids July 10 to 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

plus a theme-based movie until 5 p.m. A different theme will be explored every day through arts, crafts, fun games and activities, such as drawing, paint-

ing, collage and sculpture. The cost is $125 per child. To register, call 613-821-4062 or email education@osgoodemuseum. ca.

We The Proud Canada Day Contest Rules & Regulations No purchase necessary. Prizes will be awarded by 3 judges, (1 representative from a local Canadian Tire location, 2 representatives from Metroland Media newspapers). The Contest is open to residents of the Ottawa-Carleton Region, Ontario who have attained the age of 18 as at the start of the Contest Period. Judging will take place on Friday, July 14th 2017 at 10:00 am ET. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 1 grand prize is available to be won, a gift card valued at $1,000 to any Ottawa Canadian Tire location.

2 family packs consisting of 4 tickets to the Phantom of the Opera performance in Ottawa on October 18, 2017 will also be won by random draw by ballot. Please bring your ballot to your local Canadian Tire store. The ballot will be published in all 8 Metroland Media weekly newspapers on June 22nd, 29th and July 6th. (West Carleton Review, Stittsville News, Kanata Kourier-Standard, Ottawa West News, Ottawa South News, Nepean-Barrhaven News, Ottawa East News, Orleans News) Contest period opens at 12:01 am ET Thursday, June 22nd and ends at 11:59 p.m. on July 6th.

For information on how to enter and for complete contest rules visit www.ottawacommunitynews.com(bit.ly/2s4JRiw)

July 8

Carleton Heights – Enjoy Saturday night dances every two weeks courtesy of the People Meeting People notfor-profit. The dances are about people meeting people, singles and couples ages 45 and up. There is a DJ, refreshments, plus a light snack will served at 10:30 p.m. Members pay $13 and non-members pay $15.

The dances are at the Carleton Heights Community Center, 1665 Apeldoorn Ave., at 7:30 to 11 p.m. For details, email pmpottawa@yahoo.com.

Riverside Park – Everyone is invited to help the Brookfield Restaurant & Confectionary, at 704 Brookfield Rd., celebrate 50 years during Brookfest, a community celebration on July 8 from noon to 10 p.m. There will be a beer tent, live entertainment, a children’s fun zone, balloon art, mural painting, a fire truck, prizes and food. Donations generated during the event will be given to CNIB and the Kidney Foundation.

July 8 and 9

Osgoode – You are invited to enter the Kingdom of Osgoode for the 10th annual Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival July 8 and 9, which features jousting, a market, Vikings, birds of prey, knights and a 10th anniversary festival kickoff party. For details, visit osgoodemedievalfestival.com.

We the Proud

CANADA DAY CONTEST Sponsored by Canadian Tire

Enter for your chance to WIN one of 2 family packs of 4 tickets to see Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

Tickets will be for opening night, October 18th, 2017, 8:00pm at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

DROP OFF THIS BALLOT AT A PARTICIPATING CANADIAN TIRE LOCATION NEAR YOU

Name: Address: Phone:

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No purchase necessary. See store for details. Full contest details available online at www.ottawacommunitynews.com (http://bit.ly/2s4JRiw) Valid at participating locations ONLY until July 6th, 2017. Innes Road (613) 830-7000 • Ogilvie Road (613) 748-0637 • Coventry (613) 746-4303 • Heron Road (613) 733-5416 • Merivale Road (613) 224-9330 Carling Avenue (613) 725-3111 • Barrhaven (613) 823-5278 • Bells Corners (613) 829-9580 • Kanata (613) 599-5105 • Findlay Creek (613) 822-1289

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FREE SUMMER ARTS ACTIVITIES

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Beaverbrook Library, Kanata June 24: 3pm

Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre Ottawa Public Library Branches July 4 to July 19

Naomi Tessler – Playback Theatre Troupe

Barrhaven Community House July 7: 7:30pm

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Britannia Woods Community House July 29

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