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The rejuvenation of Hunt Club’s Paul Landry Park received a major boost when its namesake — an elite, record-setting Canadian runner — returned to his roots to help further plant the seeds of positive change.

Paul Landry, who lived in Hunt Club when he worked as Ottawa’s first deaf letter-carrier for Canada Post, still holds the Canadian records for fastest times in several distances: 800 metres, the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000.

“So who feels ready to race with him in the rain?” Alain Turpin, executive director of the Canadian Deaf Sports Association, said during the park’s rededication ceremony June 30.

Landry, who now lives in Vancouver with his wife Pauline and their two sons, set the bar high in competitive running in Canada. He competed in the Deaflympics six times, and participated twice as head coach of Canada’s athletic team.

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‘It’s a park worthy again of carrying Paul Landry’s name’ Landry to the crowd of about 40 people who gathered at the park.

Landry credited his wife Pauline, and Bill Arnold, who was his running club coach for 20 years.

“If I didn’t show up for training, Bill would call my wife,” Landry re-

He continues to coach at the international level, and recently completed a national coaching program.

“Paul, you have many accomplishments, really a rich history of competition among the deaf, even among the hearing,” said Turpin, who introduced

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He also earned six medals. In 1985 he became the first deaf athlete to win a gold medal in running. Landry raced for many years against deaf and hearing athletes.

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Elite runner and former Hunt Club resident Paul Landry (third from left) plants a hackberry tree in Paul Landry Park on June 30 with Alain Turpin (far left), with the Canadian Deaf Sports Association, Landry’s wife Pauline, River Coun. Riley Brockington, ‘park angel’ Dianne Nahal, John Sankey and Christine Johnson, president of the Hunt Club Community Organization.

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new children’s playground later this year. As well, the park has been cleaned up by local residents.

It marks a significant turnaround from five years ago, when garbage was a common sight in the park, which is often used as a shortcut from Uplands Drive to the Hunt Club Centre plaza at Paul Anka Drive and McCarthy Road, said Christine Johnson, president of the Hunt Club Community Organization.

The green space became a pet project of the association and a group of “park angels” has regularly gathered to clean up the city-owned park, she said.

“This is what makes it so magically Canadian,” said Johnson. “We’re doing it because we care.”

She hopes people will pitch in and care for the park, as well as continue to use it as a shortcut “or be distracted and stay awhile.”

“It’s a park worthy again of carrying Paul Landry’s name.”

called, before focusing his attention on his wife and her support.

“Sometimes I didn’t feel like going out and running. I didn’t feel like training,” he said via sign-language interpreter Karen Hennig. “Well, my wife would kick me out. And I thank her for it. Afterwards, I felt good.”

Running offered another type of challenge: loneliness. Landry was regularly the only deaf person at a running club.

“So I was lucky to have support from the Deaf Sports Association of Canada,” he said. “I had access to encouragement, for motivation and for support. Some people quit competing because of a lack of those things.”

The ceremony also included a treeplanting and groundbreaking at the park, named for Landry in 1993.

“Today is significant because Paul Landry Park is going through some changes,” said River Coun. Riley Brockington.

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A four-time Olympian’s namesake fitness park will finally be relocated in Mooney’s Bay Park more than a year after its aging structures were taken down.

At least eight new modern pieces of outdoor gym equipment will be ready for use at the south end of the park in late October, at the opposite end of where the Sue Holloway Fitness Park was originally built in 1988.

The city now needs permission from the National Capital Commission, which owns the park, before the project is tendered and a two-week construction period begins in September.

“It was hard not to have it,” Holloway said, following a consultation meeting held at the Riverside Churches – overlooking Mooney’s Bay – on June 26. “But I think it’s going to be really attractive … and very functional. It’s edgy. I like it.”

When she and fellow Olympian Linda Thom returned from the 1984 Olympics with medals, then Ottawa mayor Marion Dewar announced that city parks would be named in their honour.

Thom, originally from Hamilton, became the first female Canadian shooter to win an Olympic medal and the first Canadian to win a gold medal at the 1984 Games. She now lives near Linda Thom Park in Old Ottawa South, which features an oversized replica of her medal.

The Sue Holloway Fitness Park was eventually opened until 1988 to commemorate Holloway’s accomplishments in canoe-kayak sprinting. She became the first Canadian to compete in both the summer and winter Games the same year, in cross-country skiing and canoe/kayak sprinting.

Holloway, who moved to Riverside Park from Carleton Heights a year ago, is well known for her involvement at the nearby Rideau Canoe Club, especially as a dragonboat coach. She’s looking forward to working out at the fitness park once again with her paddlers, as well as with cross-country skiers from Nakkertok, a Cantley, Que.-based crosscountry ski club.

“It was unfortunate that we didn’t have

it because we incorporate it in all of our ski training because we train there on Wednesday nights all fall until there’s snow,” Holloway said of the park’s delayed reopening due to other projects staff were working on.

More equipment would have been a welcome addition to the reincarnated park. The exercise equipment, which is being supplied by Montreal-based Trekfit, will cover about 150 square metres.

“We’re down to probably half of what we had at the other one,” Holloway said, adding there were 14 pieces at the former park. “That being said, it’s a good start.”

River Coun. Riley Brockington said the city has up to $150,000 to work with to purchase eight equipment pieces, and possibly one or two more. The price tag will also cover construction and a woodchip ground covering.

“I’m looking at ways to provide free, outdoor recreational opportunities across River Ward,” he said.

The site’s new location at the north end of Mooney’s Bay offers advantages, such as being farther away from the festival hub at the south end.

The site selection and park design were decided based on input from community groups and athletic associations. Some didn’t want more green space used for a new structure, but Brockington said no trees are coming down (as they did for the mega-playground at the park).

As well, a light will be installed at the location to boost safety and augment the fading light at dusk for those wanting to work out in the early evening. Signage will also be added.

“I’d like to see … better recognition (at the park) of who Sue Holloway is, what her achievements have been,” Brockington said, adding that a sign at the previous fitness area was poor quality.

“I think we, as a city, need to do a better job of recognizing achievements of females in our society,” he added.

Even decades after the original fitness park was built and dedicated in her honour, Holloway said it’s still very much a privilege.

“It’s a huge honour,” said Holloway, who was inducted in the Canada Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986. “And it’s in my neighbourhood.”

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The rumour mill is in full swing in the Kingdom of Osgoode.

“There is a rumour this year that King Evan the Eloquent is looking to get himself married this year,” said Connie Bazil, chair of the Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival.

“He seems to be shopping for a bride. And he seems to be looking in Greely of all places.”

Courting or marrying is one thing, but to do so with someone from outside of Osgoode is sending shockwaves through the kingdom.

“It has a lot of intrigue because we really don’t like Greely,” Bazil quipped. “We’ve conquered most of the area around us. Greely seems to be a problem and we really don’t like it.

“As a matter of fact, one of the traditions is when you speak about Greely, you have to spit.”

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Though it will celebrate how people lived some 500 years ago, the Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival itself is 10 years old – a major milestone for organizers.

It was the vision of Osgoode businesswoman Judy Carey, who wanted to bring more people to the village “because nobody ever knew where Osgoode was,” said Bazil, who has been involved in the event since its inception. “We didn’t have a lot here. We’re a very, very tiny village.”

Since then, the annual showcase, which will be held on the east side of the Market Square Foodland plaza at 5673 Osgoode Main Street July 8 and 9, has grown in popularity.

The inaugural year of the festival, which was held at various sites around Osgoode, drew about 200 people. Last year, it attracted about 5,000, many of them in medieval costume,

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‘Sir William’ rides in the jousting competition during the 2016 Osgoode Medieval Festival. Jousting will return during the festival this year on July 8 and 9. As well, several new highlights will be featured during the event. since that is not only welcome, but encouraged. Festival-goers come from as far away as Montreal and New York State.

Attendance is expected to climb this weekend, though by how much will depend on the weather.

Some new features will be showcased, including a full two days of music and dancing, some by participants with Festival of India.

There will also be a free concert at Vibration Studios the evening of July 7.

“We wanted to thank the people of Ottawa for putting up with us,” Bazil said.

For the first time, festivalgoers may very well see Vikings on the grounds.

And for a second year there will be a silent auction with proceeds going to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Items include gift certificates, costumes and art, as well as swords.

“A lot of it will appeal to people who like medieval things,” Bazil said, adding the event generated $1,100 last year. “We’re hoping to double it this year.”

Returning festival highlights, which people look forward to year after year, will include

sword fighting, jousting, wagon rides, a costume-judging contest and birds of prey demonstrations courtesy the Canadian Raptor Conservancy.

“After the show, you get up close to the birds,” said Bazil.

“They like to educate everybody about the birds.”

Several new vendors will be added to the medieval market with a bounty of eclectic items, such as art, a sugar shack and silk saris.

The children’s area at the festival will be back with games and other activities.

An estimated 50 to 60 volunteers will help transform the grounds into a Middle Ages showcase that is both entertaining and educational.

“There’s a lot of fantasy involved in it,” Bazil said of the reason the festival is growing in popularity. “The romance of that time, the knights in armour, princesses.”

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Two community hubs are receiving funds from the federal government to reinvigorate their spaces.

The Boys and Girls Club – Police Youth Centre, and the Soloway Jewish Community Centre each received a Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program grant.

The money, $410,000 for the Boys and Girls Club on Prince of Wales Drive, will be used to reconfigure the interior of the old fire hall and to add more washrooms for women and girls.

Because it’s an old fire station, there’s only one stall for the 60 girls that attend the centre after school.

The renovations are part of phase 1 of the renewal of the centre, which will begin this fall. The second phase, to start next year, includes creating a full-size gym and the eventual installation of a Sens Rink.

Last year, there were 20,000 visits to that location, and there are about 800 members.

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The Boys and Girls Club – Police Youth Centre, and the Soloway Jewish Community Centre each received a Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program grant, which was formally announced on June 30 by Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna (centre). tre, on Nadolny Sachs Private, is using $180,000 for new boilers, to fix the building’s masonry and roof, as well as to upgrade the emergency generator.

“We need good places to come together,” Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna said at the announcement on June 30.

“With these investments more people, more kids can enjoy these amazing places,” she added.

Colleen Mooney, executive director of the club, said they are beyond thrilled about the contribution for the big renovation, which will help create right-sized spaces by opening up some of

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A piece of police tape attached to a post at Ledbury Park serves as a reminder of the gun violence that erupted in the Banff-Ledbury neighbourhood around 1 a.m. on June 28. One male teen was taken to hospital suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. A second male teen was arrested at the scene, but the shooter or shooters are still at large, according to Ottawa police.

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Targeted shooting sparks worry, surprise in Banff-Ledbury

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A shooter or shooters remain at large after a 17-yearold boy was shot multiple times in the Banff-Ledbury community.

Several 911 callers reported hearing gunfire coming from the vicinity of Banff and Ledbury avenues on June 28 at 12:55 a.m.

Police and paramedics arrived within minutes to tend to the victim at the city-owned Ledbury Park. Residents living nearby said they could see him running into the park away from patrol and tactical officers.

The victim, who is known to police and who is not a resident of the Banff-Ledbury Ottawa Community Housing neighbourhood, according to River Coun. Riley Brockington, was assessed at the scene and transported to CHEO with non-life-

threatening injuries.

Another male teen attempting to flee the scene in a car was quickly apprehended by officers. The K9 unit was also deployed to the neighbourhood, and the guns and gangs unit is leading the investigation.

“We did apprehend or arrest somebody,” said Const. Chuck Benoit, Ottawa police spokesperson. “We have one person in custody, although he is not the shooter.

“There is still a suspect or suspects that we will be looking (for).”

The teen in custody faces two charges, including breach of court-ordered conditions.

No details about the second charge are being released in order to protect the integrity of the investigation.

Reports indicate that several people were in the vicinity of the park at the time of the shooting.

Asked whether the crime

is gang-related, Benoit said, “There’s a possibility, but we’re not labelling it that because we don’t have the evidence to corroborate that.”

While the shooting is considered a targeted attack, incidents such as these pose a risk to those living in the neighbourhood.

“There are always possibilities of people getting hurt,” said Benoit.

Brockington, whose ward includes Banff-Ledbury, agreed there is always a chance innocent bystanders could get swept up in the violence.

“Sometimes when there are stray rounds, I am always concerned about innocent people being hit, property being damaged,” he said. “Where do those bullets go?”

That’s why it’s so important for local residents to report suspicious activity, said Benoit.

See IT’S NOT, page 7

‘It’s not a reflection of the Banff-Ledbury community’: Coun. Brockington “This has shaken every- residents who live in 118 police tape tied to a post at at the Banff Avenue Comthe field house at Ledbury munity House, considered body up a little bit because Ottawa Community Hous“Some communities, Park. Scraps of the tape lit- a safe and program-rich it’s very surprising,” she ing homes.

In the aftermath, house said. “So I’m sure there’s they feel they have the presresidents concerned about staff planned to provide sure of being (labelled) rats what’s going on and why support to any worried resior they’re snitches and it’s “The police believe that the risk to this happened in the com- dents actually a counter effect to the community is very low.”

“My plan is to connect munity.” having a more secure enThe unknown can create with communities and see vironment. “People have RIVER COUN. RILEY BROCKINGTON what people are feeling, see uncertainty. to step up. They have to “As time goes, more in- what they want to do, what acknowledge that it’s their hub for children and adults formation will go out and kinds of supports we can community. It doesn’t mean tered the street. we’ll be able to rally around provide for them,” Manser Nearby, an unmarked alike. the community is bad.”

“I was very surprised, our community, support said, noting that staff are Police patrols will be police vehicle was parked stepped up — a normal in the lot at the centre, over- very surprised that this is them the best way we can,” working with their Ottawa protocol after such inci- looking a playground. Two happening in the commu- Manser said of the house’s Community Housing colplainclothes officers, each nity,” said Sylvie Manser, mission to create a safe leagues and the area comdents. space for the more than 500 munity police officer.

“The police believe that holding notepads, walked house executive director. the risk to the community through the community, is very low,” said Brocking- speaking with locals.

One neighbour told ton, but added that “OCH will be adding patrols to Metroland Media he heard heighten visibility in the six to eight shots in rapid succession. area.”

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You are invited to join me and your neighbours on Tuesday, July 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to check out the new Bruff Park play structure! Bruff Park is located on the Greenboro pathway between Lorry Greenberg Drive and Pike Street, just a bit east of the Southgate Ball Diamond. Come out to enjoy a great afternoon of music, refreshments, and fun activities in the park including, a magic show, balloon animals, and more!

I am also excited to announce that I will be hosting my first annual Family Picnic event at Eccolands Park on Thursday, July 13 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Bring along your picnic lunch and blanket and join me for an afternoon of live music, cake, balloon animals, Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo and lots more family fun, all for free! This family friendly picnic will be held at Eccolands Park, a hidden gem of Gloucester-Southgate ward, located at 334 River Road. For more information on these two events please contact my office at 613-580-2480. I hope to see you there!

Gloucester-Southgate’s Canada 150 Maple Grove

To mark Canada’s sesquicentennial, the Government of Canada, Tree Canada and CN have generously contributed to the Canada 150 Maple Groves project. This endeavour seeks to plant 150 maple trees in each of the 23 wards in Ottawa which will consist of sugar, red and silver maple trees. The maple leaf is the iconic symbol of our nation, and these maple groves reflect our pride and appreciation of our natural environment. The maple grove for Gloucester-Southgate was planted earlier this year along the Greenboro pathway between Bruff and Reston parks. I know that future generations will see these natural living legacies grow along with our community and city.

Property Standards By-law Review Update

Residents are invited to take part in the City’s upcoming Property Standards By-law Review by providing their feedback on the issues of lighting, safe passage (snow and ice accumulation), fences, and graffiti. There will be an in-person consultation on Monday, July 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the McNabb Recreation Centre (180 Percy Street) or residents can take part in an online survey. Final recommendations will be presented to the Community and Protective Services Committee on August 31, 2017. For more information please visit www.ottawa.ca.

Survey on Snow Plow Driveway Markers

The City’s By-law and Regulatory Services Department is initiating a new public consultation with respect to formalizing current guidelines for snow plow driveway markers. The guidelines are primarily intended to standardize the use, locations and appearance of these markers, while protecting residents and the City’s snow clearing equipment from unsafe installations and minimize disruptions to neighbourhoods. Residents are encouraged to provide comments on the current guidelines

by July 20, 2017. For more information, please contact Leslie Charles at leslie.charles@ottawa.ca.

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OPINION

Connected to your community

Graduates have what it takes

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ast week was high school graduation time.

Mortarboards and gowns, that traditional graduation garb, set the fashion trend for the week as Grade 12 graduates at every high school strode and received a secondary school diploma from a principal, vice-president or teacher, with beaming smiles all around.

These smiles were not only on the stage, but throughout the audience, on the faces of proud teachers, parents, family members and friends of the graduates.

These graduation diplomas represent more than just the successful completion of 14 years of schooling, starting with junior kindergarten and continuing through to Grade 12. Quite simply, these diplomas represent the future.

You only had to be at one of these graduation ceremonies to appreciate not only the accomplishments of these graduates to date, but also the unprecedented opportunities which await them in the coming years. Whether they are off to university, college or the world of work, these graduates have before them endless possibilities for further personal growth and additional learning. Whether it is in nursing, law, social work, interior decorating, software development, animation, marketing, engineering, construction or any other field of endeavour, these young graduates have been armed with all of the tools necessary to succeed in their chosen pathway.

But more than this, this generation of graduates has developed a sense of social justice and community volunteering that will ensure a future that is not only more compassionate, but more participatory.

That’s because the high school education of today goes beyond just the “three Rs” and the curriculum. In high school, youth get to know about taking responsibility for this world of ours, for preserving it and for making it a better place to live, work and play.

They get to know how to do this, in part, thanks to the clubs and extracurricular activities in which they participate in their high school years. But they also know how to do this because, besides their learning, they have developed what it takes to succeed in today’s world — skills like collaboration, digital fluency, critical thinking, resiliency, perseverance and empathy. They are globally aware. They respect and accept others for who they are.

This all gives so much hope, not only for where society is headed in the future, but also for seeing how our goals and aspirations as a country of communities are going to be realized. It will all happen because of these young people who this past week strode across a stage to receive a secondary school diploma.

They have what it takes to take us to the next level as a country and as a society. We can’t wait for it to happen.

There’s something to be said for team sports

S

o, the kids are out of school — at loose ends — complaining about being bored, while you try to figure out how to keep them away from screens.

It’s an age-old dilemma, although there are a lot more screens than there used to be.

Myself, I’d get them into team sports. Yes, they went out of fashion some time ago, when lots of people decided that competition was an ugly thing — and indeed it can be, when carried to extremes. That goes for life, not to mention politics, as well as baseball.

One of our great national heroes, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was not a team sports guy. Dubbed a “single-combat warrior” by the great Canadian journalist Richard Gwyn, Trudeau preferred judo and canoeing to baseball, although he was knowledgeable about the latter.

CHARLES GORDON

have baseball games going on, which reflects a bit of a comeback for the sport. The ugly days of major league strikes and steroid scandals are in the past, and the recent successes of the Funny Town Toronto Blue Jays have stimulated a renewed interest in the sport.

Baseball as big business has its faults. If you visit the Rogers Centre in Toronto to see the Blue Jays, you But, times change and the pendulum swings back. A more contempo- will be overwhelmed by the noise and rary Canadian hero, Barack Obama, commercialism and underwhelmed by the comfort of the seating. was a team sports guy; a pickup On a smaller scale, such as at basketball enthusiast.

RCGT Park in Ottawa — where the In our town, every available field has some team or another playing on Ottawa Champions play — some of the age-old attractions of the game it. reappear. The grass is real, the fans There is a lot more soccer than there used to be, which partly reflects are close to the action and the sounds changing demographics and partly re- of the game are not drowned out by flects economic practicalities: to outfit electronic clatter.

Add to this the small-scale charm a soccer team, all you really need is a of the minor leagues, cheesy betweenball, although jerseys are nice. innings contests, the 50-50 draw.

Many of those available fields

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A new one on me is the Poutine Batter promotion, in which one opposition player is designated the Poutine Batter, and every time he comes to bat, the crowd has a chance at free poutine if he strikes out. Although this has the virtue of being a uniquely Canadian event, it seems a bit petty of us to be wishing ill on a player just because we’re hungry.

One day I was there, the Poutine Batter was a member of the Cuban National Team called Juan Torriente.

He disappointed the fans five times, although he got to two strikes twice, causing brief excitement.

By contrast, on the smallest scale EDITORIAL of baseball — the Little League MANAGING EDITOR: diamondsTheresa Fritz — I didn’t, 613-221-6225 hear anybody cheeringtheresa.fritz@metroland.com for opposing players to strike out. I also didn’t hear any parents NEWSatEDITOR or coaches yelling the 10-year-old Nevil Hunt, players or 14-year-old umpires. I just nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 saw kids, boys and girls, bonding, EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225

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encouraging the other players on their team and saying “good try” even when they failed.

That’s how team sport is supposed to work. I’m glad it still does.

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Social isolation of seniors a real concern BRYNNA A

few years ago, a friend of ours was contemplating a move out of the home she’d lived in for more than 35 years. It was a lot to care for the place. Her children, in their 60s and on the verge of retirement themselves, urged her to look into a seniors’ home.

“I can’t move into a seniors’ home,” she said. “I’m too young to hang out with that crowd.”

She was 88 at the time.

Despite having suffered some hearing and vision loss due to age, she was in good overall health. Every day she would walk for fitness. Having lost her driver’s licence due to her eyesight degeneration, she walked to appointments, the grocery store and to visit friends, most of whom were in care homes.

She had regular appointments at the National Arts Centre and various galas as well, among the reasons she eventually moved into a condo

LESLIE

Capital Muse ...researchers note that ”the No. 1 emerging issue facing seniors in Canada is keeping older people socially connected and active.” closer to downtown.

She often commented on how well she slept, which struck me as odd.

It’s a proven fact that, as people age, their sleep deteriorates, and yet here was an octogenarian frequently saying that she felt fresh after a good night’s sleep.

New research out of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania may help explain the connection between my friend’s good sleep and her active social life.

Researchers there studied the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and found that social

isolation in that species contributes to sleep loss.

The sleep-deprived flies suffered cellular degeneration.

Specifically, they found that cellular stress due to sleep deprivation activates a defence mechanism called the unfolded protein response, something that’s common among many species, including humans.

“Although its short-term activation helps protect cells from stress, chronic activation can harm cells, long-term, harmful activation of the unfolded protein response is suspected as a contributor to the aging process and to specific age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes,” writes Science Daily.

A report released last June

by Canada’s National Seniors Council highlights the extensive economic and social costs borne by all Canadians when seniors are isolated.

In “Report on the Social Isolation of Seniors,” researchers note that “the No. 1 emerging

issue facing seniors in Canada is keeping older people socially connected and active.”

Although social isolation is different from loneliness, the authors report that a lack of social interactions can contribute to depression and greater feelings of loneliness among seniors, even when they’re in the company of others. It’s estimated that one quarter of Canadian seniors live with depression.

Social isolation also puts seniors at risk of negative health behaviours including drinking, smoking, being sedentary and not eating well.

The National Seniors Council Report notes that seniors who are socially isolated “have a higher likelihood of falls; and, have a four-to-five times greater risk of hospitalization” than those who are more socially active.

“Research also indicates that social isolation is a predictor of mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke.”

There are a number of things that contribute to seniors’ isolation.

In rural areas, a lack of public transport and poor Internet connections leave many older people unable to connect with their communities.

And while we often think the answer is installing seniors into care homes, this doesn’t appear to diminish feelings of isolation. More than 40 per cent of seniors living in residential care homes exhibit symptoms of depression on a regular basis, nearly one-third more than the average.

I know from experience that, with a busy family life, managing our own work and social schedules can be trying. The seniors are often easily forgotten.

With Canada’s over-65 population now outnumbering children for the first time since Confederation, however, we all have a responsibility to ensure the elders in our lives are respected as valuable contributors to our society.

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Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “1” and “2” attached hereto for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project (“Stage 2 LRT Project”), including, but not limited to, facilitating the construction, operation and maintenance of light rail infrastructure, tunnel guideway corridors, tunnel portals, at-grade guideway corridors, guideways, stations, station entrances and station to surface access points, platforms, multi-use pathways, bridges and bridge approaches and including temporary easements, varying in duration from 36 to 61 months as described in Schedules “1” and “2” hereto, for purposes including, but not limited to, construction of station entrances, traffic management and detours, storage of excavated materials and construction materials and equipment, temporary power supply and to enter on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, grading and relocation of utilities and for construction of berms, walking paths, multi-use pathways, fences, retaining walls, landscaping features and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Stage 2 LRT Project.

The drawings referred to in Schedules “1” and “2” forming part of this Notice are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “1”, and “2” attached hereto.

Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice.

The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Dated at Ottawa this day of June 29, 2017.

CITY OF OTTAWA Gordon E. MacNair Director, Corporate Real Estate Office

Schedule “1” Confederation Line – West Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1. All of PIN 04282-0677 (LT), PART LOT 24, CONCESSION 1OF, PARTS 2 AND 3, 5R12409; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_018a.dgn 2. All of PIN 04751-0121 (LT), PART OF LOT 27, CONCESSION 1 (OTTAWA FRONT) NEPEAN, BEING PARTS 1 AND 2 PLAN 5R10438; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_055b.dgn 3. Part of PINs 15260-0001 (LT) through to 15260-0097 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 260; PART LOT 27, CONCESSION 1OF, PART 1 PLAN 4R4562, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT389316; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_56a.dgn An estate, right or interest in the nature of a permanent easement in the following lands: 4. Part of PIN 03957-0391 (LT), LOT 1039, PLAN 413452; SUBJECT TO INTEREST, IF ANY, IN CR369486, CR384866; SUBJECT TO CR414377, CR430760E; OTTAWA/NEPEAN; SUBJECT TO EXECUTION 95−005519, IF ENFORCEABLE designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_093.dgn 5. Part of PIN 03957-0311 (LT), LOT 970, PLAN 413452; SUBJECT TO INTEREST, IF ANY, IN CR369486, CR384866; SUBJECT TO CR414377 OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_097.dgn An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of fifty-five (55) months in the following lands: 6. Part of PINs 15260-0001 (LT) through to 15260-0097 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 260; PART LOT 27, CONCESSION 1OF, PART 1 PLAN 4R4562, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT389316; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_56a.dgn An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of thirty-six (36) months in the following lands: 7. Part of PIN 03957-0391 (LT), LOT 1039, PLAN 413452; SUBJECT TO INTEREST, IF ANY, IN CR369486 AND CR384866; SUBJECT TO CR414377 AND CR430760E; OTTAWA/NEPEAN; SUBJECT TO EXECUTION 95−005519, IF ENFORCEABLE, designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_093.dgn Schedule “2” Confederation Line – East Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1. Part of PIN 04391-1007 (LT), PART OF LOT 15 CONCESSION 1, OTTAWA FRONT, GLOUCESTER, PART 1 PLAN 4R18846; CLOSED BY OC282644; OTTAWA; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PART OF LOT 15 CONCESSION 1, OTTAWA FRONT, GLOUCESTER, PART 6 PLAN 4R27933 CLOSED BY BYLAW OC282644 AS IN OC1599052 designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18695-PRP_006a.dgn 2. Part of PIN 04363-0065 (LT), PCL 42-1, SEC 4M-422; BLK 42, PLAN 4M-422, SUBJECT TO NS222573 (LT356142); GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18695-PRP_009.dgn 3. Part of PINs 15353-0001 (LT) through to 15353-0045 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 353; PART LOT 15, CONCESSION 1OF, PARTS 1 AND 2 4R5402, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT481561, SUBJECT TO LT483009; GLOUCESTER, designated as Parcels 1 and 2 on drawing 18695-PRP_013b.dgn An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 4. Part of PIN 04363-0065 (LT) PCL 42-1, SEC 4M-422; BLK 42, PLAN 4M-422, SUBJECT TO NS222573 (LT356142); GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18695-PRP_009.dgn

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Goat provided entertainment

E

velyn wasn’t the most popular girl at the Northcote School. She wasn’t unpopular, either. She was just there, minding her own business, doing exactly what Miss Crosby asked of her, and always had her homework done, and her desk drawer in perfect order.

Evelyn wasn’t much of a talker, either. So, although we knew her family as neighbours, I knew little about what Evelyn did at home. Did she play with dolls? Did she have a pet cat, or a pet chicken like I did? I knew she worked hard at the farm, an only child with no brothers to help with chores.

But, what Evelyn did at home for fun, I didn’t know — until the day I was invited to her farm on a warm Saturday to play. I was thrilled beyond words. Finally, I would find out what my schoolmate did when she wasn’t at school.

Like our farm, there was a long lane off the Northcote Side Road, and Father took me over in the buggy and dropped me off at the gate leading into the barnyard. Mother sent some sticky buns, as was the custom then.

When one visited for the first time, a jar of jam or some other little treat went with you.

Evelyn was waiting for me at the gate, and she led me right to the kitchen to say hello to her mother and hand over the sticky buns. When we went outside, I was impressed to see that Evelyn had a playhouse, filled with a make-believe stove and real little table and chairs. This little playhouse was right outside the summer kitchen, and Evelyn

MARY COOK Memories said she often had her lunch out there, which to me was right up there with a trip to the movies on a Saturday night. Imagine, eating your lunch in your very own little playhouse.

Then, Evelyn looked up at the summer kitchen roof, and in a voice that sounded as mad as a hatter’s, yelled at the top of her lungs, “Buster, you get off that roof this minute.” There, on the very top of the summer kitchen, was a goat — almost the size of a pony. It just glared down at Evelyn, stomped its front foot, and looked like it defied anyone brave enough to challenge it.

How it got on the roof was beyond me. “You heard me, Buster. Get off the roof.” She grabbed a branch on the ground, which looked to me like it was always at hand to deal with the goat, which seemed to have a mind of its own. She swung the branch over her head in the air.

“He’s already torn the shingles off one side of the house, and my father said if I couldn’t control him, he was going to sell him to the butcher in Renfrew.”

Well, Buster either knew of the threat over his head or he didn’t trust Evelyn with the branch. He made one leap and landed on all fours in front of us. Then, he turned his back on Evelyn, made a snort and kicked her with his back feet, sending her sprawling — and then

the chase was on. The two of them tore around the barnyard like two maniacs in a race for survival. Every time Evelyn got near Buster, he raised his hind legs and defied her to come any closer. It was obvious this wasn’t the first time Buster and Evelyn met horns.

Finally, Buster ran toward a back field, and Evelyn very carefully put the branch right back where it was when the fight began, ready for the next challenge with the goat.

I asked Evelyn how Buster got onto the roof. She said she had no idea, and neither did anyone else. No one knew how he managed the leap, and she lost count of the times the goat did it. She thought he took a running leap when no one was around, and her father said the goat was too smart for its own good, and if one more shingle was ever seen on the ground, Buster would be taking the trip into Renfrew in the truck.

During my short visit, I heard that Evelyn’s pet cat never left the barn since one day Buster kicked it about 10 feet into the air. I asked her if she considered Buster a pet. We were eating cookies in her playhouse. “I did when he was little. But, not anymore. And if he gives me one more kick like that last one, I’ll help Pop load him into the truck myself.”

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Grannies offer helpful lesson Bayview students learn value of keeping fit ahead of summer holidays

BY SHIRLEY MANDER Grassroots Grannies, Submitted

Members of the Grassroot Grannies gave students at Bayview Public School in the Hunt Club community a little extra homework as they prepare for summer holidays.

The Kanata-based grannies group raises awareness and funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign to help African grandmothers caring for their orphaned grandchildren.

The focus of the grannies’ May 2 presentation at Bayview was on helping others and keeping fit.

Through slides and discussion, students were able to see that their counterparts in Africa lived lives with significantly fewer resources and opportunities.

This was where the helping others part was highlighted.

The group sang a song about everyone being sisters and brothers and how important it is to share with those who have fewer resources.

The keeping fit part of the presentation referred to the grannies’ Ride to Turn

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Members of the Kanata-based Grassroot Grannies group challenge students to help others and to stay fit over the summer months. Marg Terrett (left), Shirley Mander, Lina Halle, Stella Val and Deanne Ryan visited Bayview Public School in Hunt Club in May. the Tide event, a three-day, 260-kilometre fundraising bicycle ride that will take place Sept. 6 to 8.

The focus of the ride is to raise funds and awareness for African grandmothers and the children in their care whose lives have been devastated by the AIDS pandemic over the past many years.

As each of the 26 participants in the ride pays for their own expenses, all funds raised go directly to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign. Last year, the group raised more than $65,000.

With Bayview students now out on summer vacation, they take along with them the challenge of remembering to help others and to have fun while keeping fit.

In the meantime, the grandmothers will be out training and looking forward to a warm welcome from the students when cyclists make a stop at their school around 11 a.m. on Sept. 8.

For details on the grannies or the ride, please visit grassrootgrannies.com.

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Suspect hunted after Upper Hunt Club break-in

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Ottawa police are hunting a lone male suspect wanted in connection with a break and enter.

An investigation was launched after a home located in the 3000-block of Sable Ridge Dr. in the Upper Hunt Club community was broken

into on May 29 around noon, police announced on June 27.

“It was a forced entry,” said Det. Trevor Smith, with the east break and enter team.

A number of items were taken, such as jewelry and electronics, “nothing unique to the victims, more or less the same type of items that are taken at break and enters all the time,” Smith said, adding

this home was likely randomly targeted.

The suspect was caught on a local resident’s surveillance camera in the aftermath of the crime. The image was circulated internally at the Ottawa Police Service, but no one recognized him.

For that reason, investigators are now appealing to the public for help in identi-

CITY OF OTTAWA NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby provided that zoning by-law amendments are being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa.

LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL These City-initiated zoning amendments will affect lands throughout the City of Ottawa

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Zoning amendments affecting the urban area: To expand the list of employment related uses permitted in the Kanata South Business Park (IP4 subzone); To permit instructional facilities within Local Commercial zones; To adjust the boundaries of zones adjacent to Trim Road to match its realignment; To permit parking within the required front and corner side yards of a lot in the Community Leisure zone; To rezone lands at the corner of Cote Street and St. Laurent Boulevard to an Arterial Mainstreet zone; To clarify the application of a step-back requirement under the Mixed Use Centre subzone 16 as only being applicable to that part of the building facing the front lot line; To permit amusement centres within the Traditional Mainstreet zone; To rezone various properties within a phase of the Fernbank Crossing subdivision where the zone boundaries are misaligned with the subdivision’s lot fabric; To revise the exception applicable to 47 Havelock Avenue to account for a portion of the parking structure within a required yard; To introduce amendments to support land efficiency and flexibility at school sites; To add office as a permitted use over a portion of the lands occupied by DND Headquarters at the former Nortel Campus; To remove the maximum number of storeys from Schedule 367, affecting 1960 Scott Street; To permit a day care at 1200 Walkley Road.

Zoning amendments affecting the rural area: To revise Section 107 regarding the location of driveways and to reinstate permissions for a driveway to be located in the yard between the front or corner wall of a building and the street.

Zoning amendments affecting both the rural and urban areas:

To modify the requirements for accessory buildings to permit former agricultural buildings as accessory to a dwelling; To exempt auto related uses from the prohibitions on outdoor storage and limitations on display and sales areas within Industrial zones; To establish a minimum three metre frontage requirement within agricultural and rural countryside zones; To permit the use of parking spaces for electric vehicle charging stations; To establish a definition for payday loan establishments and to permit this land use wherever a bank is currently permitted; To clarify the application of Section 126, dealing with heavy vehicle parking in residential zones, to trailers; To permit the temporary use of lands for construction related activities, where the construction is taking place at a different location; To modify the definition of kennel to bring it in line with the City’s kennel licensing regime; To modify section 93, which permits lands to be considered as one lot, to include instances where lands are divided because of a condominium approval; To clarify the definition of gross floor area; To clarify the setback requirements for walking surfaces surrounding a hot tub; To clarify the parking requirements for a storage yard; To clarify the permission for accessory structures within the front yard, but outside of the required front yard setback.

Additional items to correct anomalies (errors) in the Zoning By-law may be added on a priority basis.

RELATED PLANNING APPLICATIONS N/A

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please go to ottawa.ca/omnibus or contact the undersigned. To provide your comments please contact:

Rob MacLachlan By-law Writer and Interpretation Officer Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 28315 Fax: 613-580-2459 Email: Rob.maclachlan@ottawa.ca SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Ottawa police break and enter unit is appealing to the public for help in identifying a lone male suspect wanted in connection with breaking into a home in Upper Hunt Club on May 29.

fying the male, described as Caucasian, about 40 years old, six-feet-tall and about 200 pounds. He was wearing a black leather jacket, blue pants and Nike running shoes.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the break and enter unit at 613236-1222, ext. 3515, or submit tips to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477.

Ottawa Police Service/ Submitted

Notice of Completion Baseline Woodroffe Stormwater Management Pond Class Environmental Assessment Class Environmental Assessment Study Report Available for Review The City of Ottawa has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the construction of a stormwater management (SWM) pond at the northeast corner of Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue. The pond will provide treatment and flow control for runoff from some 435 hectares that currently drain uncontrolled to Pinecrest Creek.

The Baseline Woodroffe SWM pond was identified as a priority project in the Pinecrest Creek/ Westboro SWM Retrofit Study (P/W Study), completed in 2011. The P/W Study was completed as a Master Plan under the Municipal Class EA process, identifying a preferred SWM retrofit plan composed of multiple projects. Prior to implementation, individual infrastructure projects recommended in the retrofit plan are required to complete additional Class EA requirements.

For the Baseline Woodroffe SWM pond, the process for a “Schedule B” undertaking has been followed in accordance with the Municipal Class EA (2000), as amended 2007 and 2011.

A Class EA Study report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, evaluation of pond options and the selection of the preferred solution, public and agency consultation as well as potential construction impacts and mitigation measures.

The Report is available for public review at the following locations for a period of 30 calendar days, starting on July 6, 2017: City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2400 Nepean Client Service Centre 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, ON K2G 5K7 Tel: 613-580-2940 Or by visiting the City website: ottawa.ca/baselinewoodroffepond Interested persons should provide written comments within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice to: Darlene Conway, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 3rd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27611 Email: darlene.conway@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order). Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by August 11, 2017. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa at the address listed above. If there are no requests received by Friday, August 11, 2017, the project will proceed to design and construction as presented in the Class EA Study.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change The Honourable Glen R. Murray 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto ON, M7A 2T5 Tel: 416-314-6790 • Fax: 416-314-6748

The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the undersigned planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail by August 3, 2017. Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the amendments.

With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Dated at the City of Ottawa this 6th day of July, 2017.

This Notice first issued on July 6, 2017.

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South Ottawa to shine at pro event

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

South Ottawa has achieved a hole in one.

The Canadian Pacific Women’s Open golf championship is expected to attract more than 70,000 spectators to watch and cheer on 156 of the world’s top golfers at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Aug. 21 to 27.

The club, located in the Hunt Club community at 1 Hunt Club Rd., hosted the event twice before; in 2008 and 1994.

That the major tournament is returning to the nation’s capital the same year as Canada 150 celebrations is a significant milestone.

“It certainly ties in with that theme,” said River Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward includes the private golf club, which celebrated its centennial in 2008, but actually predates 1873 when it had an equestrian focus.

“It certainly raises the profile of golf in Canada and women’s golf especially,” he said. “There are certainly some talented women golfers.”

Among them will be Smiths Falls’ Brooke Henderson. The 19-year-old professional golfer has earned major tournament wins already this year.

Henderson, who is a member of the Hunt and Golf Club, and Canada’s Lorie Kane were at the 27-hole course on June 21 for an event detailing what will be in store during the championship, Aug. 21 to 27, and its charity of choice.

“I think the calibre of golf is at the highest it’s ever been and I think having people like Brooke Henderson doing so well raises not only the profile, but people’s interest and desire to attend these events,” said Brockington.

Henderson and Kane, who

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Golfing champion Brooke Henderson, of Smiths Falls, will compete in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Aug. 21 to 27. is a four-time LPGA Tour champion, are ambassadors of the Canadian Women’s Open, which is sponsored this year by Canadian Pacific.

The railway company is supporting the tournament host community by donating to the CHEO Foundation to help fund upgrades to the hospital’s pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory, through its CP has Heart campaign.

“It’s a win-win for the community,” Brockington said of the tournament and the local charity.

“Having this event in Ottawa is amazing,” Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans said.

“It’s great for the south end of Ottawa, and the Hunt Club is obviously a beautiful course.”

Boris Uvakov, the club’s chief operating officer, said the facility has previously hosted two women’s national championships and one men’s Open.

“The big difference this year from previous Opens is the course itself,” he said.

Originally designed by Willy Park Jr., who was hired in 1920, the course underwent a recent “significant redesign” by Michael Hurdzan.

“After two years of construction I can proudly say that this course would be among the tops in Canada,” Uvakov said before thanking the club’s members, who will be postponing their own rounds to make way for the tournament.

In addition to the tens of thousands of spectators who will watch from the sidelines, the Open, which is relying on 1,200 volunteers, will be seen by millions of viewers on TV. “You’re going to have the best golfers in the world here and we’re going to have a 19-yearold Ottawa Valley native, who’s a Hunt Club member, who will be one of the favourites,” Uvakov said.

“So when people ask, ‘Is the Ottawa region excited about this event?’ You bet we’re excited. We’re expecting to set attendance records and we know that the crowds will be loud and proud.”

Spectators can park off site at the former CFB Uplands military base and be shuttled to the golf club. Kids 17 and under can watch the week’s worth of golf for free.

For ticket information, visit cpwomensopen.com.

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Eastway Gardens shops for LRT noise wall treatment options Second wall option to muffle Via train sound faces opposition

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Eastway Gardens residents are another step closer to having a noise wall built in back of their homes to block sound coming from a light-rail yard that will be expanded over the coming months.

But from out of left field, they were surprised to learn the city is floating the option of building a second wall about 250 metres along their property lines to help muffle the sound of passing Via trains.

Via approached LRT officials to see if the city would be willing to construct a noise wall on the north side of the tracks, closer to homes “and essentially kill two birds with one stone because they get lots of complaints apparently about the Via trains going by,” said Chris Swail, who heads up the city’s Stage 2 LRT project. “The trains are by far the loudest things going by.

“We are protecting a budget that could build a wall on the (north) side of the tracks that would be designed to reduce the train noise by about five decibels,” Swail said, noting the approval of two-thirds of residents is needed. “We will build it if they want it.

“Dropping any sound by five decibels is noticeable,” he said.

That project would be in addition to the imminent construction of a noise wall on the south side of the tracks,

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Eastway Gardens residents preview noise wall options explained by Keith MacKenzie (right), program manager with the Owner’s Engineer group working on Stage 2 of LRT, during a drop-in meeting at the Belfast light-rail maintenance and storage facility on June 29. closer to the rail facility.

But some residents oppose the second wall.

“We don’t need another wall,” said Dee Derby. “It takes about 10 seconds for those trains to go by.

“It’s a lot of money to do that and it makes no sense to me whatsoever. Save that money. Fix the potholes.”

Derby’s neighbour, M.J. Beauchamp, said the second wall is just too much.

“I have a fence and then

there’s a chain-link fence.

Then there’d be the wall, then there’d be the tracks, then there’d be a chain-link fence, then there’d be a seven-metre wall, and then there’d be a building,” she said. “That would be the southern view of Avenue P.” ‘You know Mr. Gorbachev?

Tear down that wall,” Derby said. “Mr. Watson, don’t put up that wall.”

But Kim Lamont, president of the Eastway Gardens

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“I think panels look nicer, you get more light,” she said.

As for the wall that will soon go up on the south side closest to the Belfast yard, residents have three design options to consider: • Base option of a slate grey wall, similar to the wall in place at the northeast end of LRT yard, • Base option plus a stonelaminate image on one side, and • Absorptive wall that is perforated and filled with mineral wool.

Each have the same ability to block much of the noise coming from the train maintenance yard. As well, the sound of passing Via trains won’t appear louder once any of the wall options go up.

Residents had long complained the sound of these trains bounced off an earthen berm behind the yard and back onto their houses.

That dirt wall is currently being removed to make room for the seven-metre-tall and

450-metre-long noise wall, as well as for a $100-million expansion of the LRT facility.

The dirt should be fully removed by the end of July, and construction on the noise wall is to begin in August.

“The science did say that we should see an increase, but it was below the level that is normally considered perceptible,” said Keith MacKenzie, program manager with the Owner’s Engineer group working on Stage 2 of LRT. “So we would say it’s barely perceptible.”

According to noise readings, the difference between having a wall there or not was 1.3 decibels louder for the two base wall models, and 0.3 decibels louder for the perforated wall option.

“Basically, you can’t hear the difference,” MacKenzie told residents during a dropin information session at the Belfast facility on June 29.

“Unfortunately, the benefit that we get from the soundabsorptive material is minimal,” he said of the perforated model. “It’s an imperceptible range.”

“If it were my money, I

don’t think I would invest it in the sound absorptive material because I don’t think the community is going to recognize the benefit,” MacKenzie said.

The base options could each be fully built by the end of October, but the absorptive wall wouldn’t be done until November since it would be a custom order. It’s also more expensive.

The wall, the price of which is included in the Stage 2 LRT budget, will be constructed at the same time the foundations go in, marking the start of the facility’s expansion to house more trains.

A number of residents at the meeting preferred the stone effect wall treatment.

“It’s a little easier on the eyes,” said Marion Murray, who lives on Avenue S. Beauchamp agreed.

“That is the most pleasing one to my eye, esthetically,” she said.

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The flood waters have receded, but the damage is already done.

Fixing pathways damaged from the flood this spring will cost the National Capital Commission $3.4 million.

During the commission’s board meeting on June 29, Marc Corriveau, director of urban lands and transportation, and Gary Lacey, executive director of capital stewardship, gave members an update on the flood that affected 12 capital commission areas in early May. About 20 kilometres of paths were under as much as four to five feet of water. So far, about 17 kilometres have been reopened.

Three pathways will remain closed into 2018.

That includes a one-kilometre section of the Ottawa River Pathway, behind Parliament Hill, between Portage Bridge and the Rideau Canal Locks, and the Lac des Fees Pathway, near the soccer field in Gatineau Park.

“This spring, we not only had record water levels, but record velocity and when you combine (them), it makes a heavy impact on the shores and the waterways of any region,” Lacey said.

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The NCC will spend $3.4 million fixing pathways damaged from the flood earlier this year. Three of the paths that are still closed will not reopen until 2018. downed limbs and sinkholes.

Before water even peaked, National Capital Commission staff and contractors went out to minimize damage. They went to the aboriginal centre on Victoria Island to help secure some of their assets and worked to armour the banks at the navy monument, at Richmond Landing beside the Ottawa River.

“It has been a very trying time. As soon as the water levels started to recede we immediately began the site cleanup,” Lacey said.

“We continue to work to get the remaining banks stabilized and the trail open. Unfortunately, the pathway still underwater is behind the Parliament Buildings and we know it’s an important commute for people with bicycles and also a popular place for people to bike and walk.”

Construction to fix the pathways will begin late this summer or early fall and will include upgrades of some of the electrical

infrastructure as well. Tender documents will be completed in early July.

Corriveau said it’s the commission’s intention to rebuild everything to a higher standard.

Because of climate change, he said, it was important to reinvest in those higher standards.

For example, a portion of the trail behind Parliament Hill that was reinvigorated remained in tact post flooding. Older sections didn’t fare as well.

Some of the reopened pathways received temporary repairs to get them open and the commission has received some of the geotechnical studies required to move forward with the more permanent repairs.

“The damage to our sites … will be a challenge for us going forward, but it’s nothing compared to the people affected with their homes,” Mark Kristmanson, chief executive officer of the National Capital Commission, said during the meeting.

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Scott Moffatt unveil a statue of a veteran holding a young girl’s hand during the opening of Manotick’s Remembrance Park on July 2. Seven plaques in front of garden areas commemorate the Canadian Armed Forces, peacekeepers, the Merchant Navy, the homefront and the Clapp family.

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Occasionally he would summon the nerve to hop down the big set of stairs that his little legs could barely reach, so that he could lie on the cool green grass and nap. That was when he was nine weeks old.

Over the next month, Fergus’ legs grew so that he could leap up and down any set of stairs with ease if not grace. He began chasing the birds that had scared him by swooping down and dive bombing him when he had first arrived on the scene. He followed his nose down a groundhog hole under the playhouse and discovered the joy of running laps in the loose soil of my vegetable garden. Finally, after weeks of sitting on the back deck studying the cattle in the meadow, Fergus decided to wriggle under the fence to the barnyard.

On his first attempt he was scolded for eating the garbage ash around the burn barrel. He immediately understood that he was not to go into the barnyard again, after a sharp tap on the butt and a stern tone of voice from his master. However, the attraction

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was too great. The next time I caught him tip toeing deeper into the barnyard and peering around the corner of the shed toward the big barn.

“Fergus!” I shouted. He turned and looked at me, then turned back and ran as fast as he could toward the manure pile. I had just dumped the kitty litter there and realized, with horror, that he thought he could smell a potential midday snack. Over the next week we caught Fergus in the barnyard several times a day, sampling other disgusting delicacies. He developed a digestive issue.

The vet did a test on his feces and called me with the results. “We found something strange in Fergus’ poop,” she announced, “so we sent it off to someone who looks at this sort of thing all day long.” I can only imagine a few jobs worse than that.

“It seems Fergus has a rare parasite that is usually only found in earthworms!” she declared. “Is it possible that he has been eating mud?”

I had to laugh. Mud? Try mud, manure, cat litter, garden soil … any-

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We have inherited the invisible fencing collar that my daughter used with her hunting dogs. The first morning I walked the perimeter of the property with him on a leash beside me. Every time the collar beeped I told him “no no no” the way I always do when he is leaving his boundary. I made sure the system was set to encompass his established toilet area, the front and back porch and plenty of yard.

But he could no longer access the chicken shed, my vegetable garden, or his beloved barnyard.

I adjusted the collar to Fergus’ scrawny little puppy neck, and set him free. Within five minutes he was under the fence and trotting happily into the barnyard. Just then, the collar started to beep. He stopped, turned and looked at me, wide eyed.

“Come, Fergus!” I called, holding the gate open to the house yard. He turned to go farther into the barnyard, and then suddenly started hopping around and yelping as if he had been stung by a bee. He yipped and yelped and covered the fifteen feet between us in about three leaps, landing in my arms. He shivered and whimpered like a European football star who had just had his ear flicked during a match. I set the collar a little lower in intensity, realizing it had been dialed up to control Annie’s high-strung German Pointer, Skor. Surely a little Golden Retriever doesn’t need more than a subtle reminder of his boundaries.

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A Company of Fools has launched its 15th season travelling to city parks this summer, including several in south Ottawa.

Fools launch 15th season of Shakespeare park plays

BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

This summer marks a special year for the well-known travelling theatre troupe, A Company of Fools.

The organization will celebrate its 15th anniversary of the fools’ Torchlight Shakespeare Series, which brings Shakespeare plays to parks across the city.

For the special year, the company will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream — a tale about a love triangle, a feuding king and queen and, of course, an enchanted forest — a perfect mix for this silly group of actors.

The shows run until Aug. 19, and performances begin at 7 p.m.

Established in 1990 as Ottawa’s original professional Shakespeare company, the theatre group is most well-known for its travelling shows in city parks.

The Company of Fools takes the seriousness of Shakespeare’s plays and has fun with them — with each actor playing multiple roles, incorporating slapstick and physical comedy aims to make this production a hilarious, fast-paced experience for the audience.

There is also an interactive twist — which aims to give the audience a role as well.

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by Mary Ellis, and will feature per-

formances by Leslie Cserepy, Sarah Finn, Tamara Freeman, Catriona Leger, Geoff McBride, Andrew Moore, Mitchel Rose and Mahalia Golnosh Tahririha.

Live music will be composed by Melissa Morris.

To incorporate Canada’s 150th, the production will travel back in time to an era similar to that of the Victorian age, all while mixing it up with some familiar elements of the 21st Century.

Theatre-goers are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. The shows are free, with a pass-the-hat donation at the end of the production. The suggested donation is $20.

A full list of the company’s performances is available at fools.ca.

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BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A former city councillor has entered the provincial election race to vie for the Ottawa South seat at Queen’s Park.

Karin Howard is a well-known figure in the area, specifically River Ward, which she once represented before Ottawa’s amalgamation.

The Revelstoke resident, who has lived in Ottawa for 38 years, was acclaimed as the Ottawa South Progressive Conservative candidate at an Ottawa South PC Riding Association nomination meeting at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre on June 25.

Howard did not make the decision to seek the candidacy lightly. “It’s been coming on for a long, long, long time,” she said in an interview with Metroland Media. “When you’re involved in your community association, like I was, you start becoming aware of issues and you become aware of how government treats people at the grassroots level.

“And then you start lobbying for change,” said Howard, 62. “You see who listens, who doesn’t listen and why.”

It is essential that provincial and federal representatives tune in to local issues and remain connected to community associations, which have their ear to the ground, said Howard. Currently, that is not happening, reason why she said she is the best candidate for the job. The seat is currently held by Ottawa South Liberal MPP John Fraser, who plans to seek re-election. The riding has been held by the Liberals for several years.

Previous PC candidate Matt Young unsuccessfully attempted to defeat Fraser twice, and announced earlier this year he would not seek the nomination for a third time.

Hospital wait times, community care funding, light-rail transit and education are largely all provincial responsibilities — and provincial representatives must be at the discussion table to gauge needs and advocate for residents.

“If you’re the rep, you have to be there … and do something about it,” said Howard, who was — until about a year ago — involved on and off with the Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association over the past 25 years.

She served as the councillor for the Mooney’s Bay Ward, today known as River Ward, from 1994 to 1999. Halfway through her second term, she stepped down to move to China where her husband and three children had relocated due to her husband’s foreign affairs work.

Howard felt compelled to seek a seat on council when she was involved with her local community association, and the Confederation Heights area,

KARIN HOWARD including Vincent Massey Park and Mooney’s Bay Park, was going to be redeveloped. “If the community didn’t get involved and get organized, you would have a situation like Eastway Gardens where you have a community that wants something and it looks like it could use more muscle to fight back,” she said of the neighbourhood, which backs onto an expanding light-rail train yard.

Howard was also among those who protested the lack of transparency and faulty process around the installation of a playground at Mooney’s Bay Park last year without public consultation.

As a councillor, she supported accountability and transparency in government, and helped the city draft its ethics code, which was approved. Ontario PC party leader Patrick Brown recently proposed an ethics and accountability act that was voted down by the Liberals, including Fraser, Howard said.

“I was very disappointed to see that because ethics and accountability are exactly what we need to see at the provincial level,” said Howard, a taxation lawyer working on a master’s of law at Queen’s University focusing on government accountability.

Undoing the financial damage created by Liberal mismanagement is also one of her priorities, though Howard acknowledged it will take a strong plan and forethought to achieve a balanced budget after a 10-year debt accumulation, which will be further exacerbated by the “hydro appeasement mechanism.”

Howard considers herself “very progressive conservative.”

She said new ideas need to be infused to help the Progressive Conservative party become more progressive, particularly around accountability and ethics, a passion of Howard’s.

The Ontario PC party’s platform is a good starting basis, said Howard, who plans to attend a party policy meeting in November and already attended the party’s preliminary policy meeting, held in Ottawa South, where input was gathered “to become the new party that we need to be,” she said.

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BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

A report by the city’s auditor general found the process surrounding the Mooney’s Bay Giver 150 playground didn’t break any rules, but also that it didn’t follow the principles of public consultation.

The city announced last May that it had entered into a deal with television production company Sinking Ship Entertainment to build a playground at Mooney’s Bay. The AG report said committing to 50 per cent of the construction costs without meaningful consultation on the site selection didn’t meet the city’s spirit of accountability and transparency.

The report was a result of complaints to the fraud and waste hotline.

The city’s portion of the project was $1 million.

The report stated that the

Office of the Auditor General agrees with a motion passed by council in November directing staff to develop a policy on projects of a similar nature.

The motion was introduced by River Coun. Riley Brockington, who said he’s pleased with the report’s findings and hopes the city can do better once a policy is in place.

“There needs to be consultation before the deal is signed, sealed and delivered,” he said.

“We can’t just make the public aware after everything is done.”

City recreation manager Dan Chenier echoed Brockington’s sentiments when he spoke to the audit committee on June 22.

He said staff are working on drafting a policy around the use of city-wide cash-inlieu of parkland funds, the pot of money the city’s portion of the Giver 150 project

came from.

“As a first step we would discuss with the proponent the importance of openness and transparency around concept and location,” Chenier said.

The draft policy is expected to come to council at the end of 2017, or early 2018.

There had been plans for an official televised park opening for July 1, but Brockington said instead a more low-key breakfast was planned for volunteers that day at the park.

He said there were still issues with landscaping, as well as with a bike rack and the nearby path.

“You don’t open a business when you’re still putting up drywall,” he said.

Brockington said he thinks there’s a place for public and private partnerships, as long as the city keeps residents in the loop.

“There can’t be any surprises,” he said.

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Grilled breakfast poutine For a fun and unique but oh-so-Canadian breakfast, grill these individual packages of potatoes, then top with bacon, mushrooms, cheese, tomato and a fried egg.

Preparation time: 15 minutes, Grilling time: 30 minutes, Cooking time: 10 minutes. Serves four Ingredients: • 4 large white potatoes, cut into wedges • 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil • 2 tsp (10 mL) paprika • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper • 4 slices peameal bacon (about 4 oz/125 g) • 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter • 1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced white button mushrooms • 4 eggs • 1 cup (250 mL) shredded mozzarella cheese • 1/2 cup (125 mL) diced Roma tomato • 2 green onions, sliced • 1/4 cup (50 mL) ketchup Preparation instructions In large bowl, toss together potatoes, oil, paprika, salt and pepper until well coated. Wrap in four separate foil packages, evenly distributing the potato wedges. Place on grill over medium-high heat. Grill, covered, for 15 minutes. Turn packages over and grill until potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, place bacon on separate part of greased grill over medium-high heat. Grill, covered, until cooked through, about two minutes per side.

Remove from heat, dice and set aside.

In small skillet, over medium-high heat, melt butter and cook mushrooms, stirring occasionally until tender, about five minutes. Set aside.

In large non-stick skillet over medium heat, break eggs into skillet. Cook until whites are set, but yolks are still runny, about four minutes.

Open each foil package and top potatoes with cheese, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, green onions and egg. Sprinkle with pepper and serve with ketchup.

Nutritional information 1 serving, Protein: 22 grams, Fat: 20 grams Carbohydrate: 39 grams, Calories: 416, Fibre: 4 grams,Sodium: 985 grams Foodland Ontario

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Riverside South’s Kelsey Jolliffe (left), Eva Mondor, Shae Campbell and Findley Creek’s Lidia Kovac volunteered their makeup expertise on June 28 to help Rideau High School students get ready for their prom. School community members helped organize the prom as a final farewell to the school, which closed its doors for good on June 29.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, allow time for others to process a big announcement you recently made. Patience is something you will need this week.

Viewing things from others’ points of view will help.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Very little that is holding you back this week, Taurus. You realize you can do anything that you set your mind to. Use this power wisely in the next few days.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 It’s the little things that make you happy this week, Gemini. Taking time to laugh with friends or enjoying a quiet dinner with family is just the thing to elicit a smile.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, lately life has been busier than ever before, but you can handle it. Go with the flow for a little while and wait for things to settle down.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, do not delegate to others what you can clearly do yourself.

Now is not the time to take shortcuts. Everything needs your stamp of approval.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, being the go-to person can sometimes be tiring. Many people lean on you for advice or to get things done. Consider it an honor.

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CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if it has been some time since you spoke to someone after a quarrel, don’t allow too much time to pass before extending an olive branch. Take the initiative.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you have been making many healthy changes as of late and it’s important to keep that momentum going. Some hurdles will be tougher than others, but stick with it.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 You have to walk before you can run, Pisces. Do not let the slower pace get you down. You will reach the finish line soon enough.

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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 July 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 until July 31 and on August 14, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Registration is not required.

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

July 7 and 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 July 7 and 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. Registration is not required.

July 7

Greely – Old Time Country Fiddle Music & Dance East/ Greely Association welcomes

all dancers, listeners and musicians on July 7, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr. in Greely. For details, call 613-489-2697.

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 third-place prizes.

The branch is at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. For details, call 613-822-1451 or 613-8266128.

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 be served at 10:30 p.m.

Members pay $13 and nonmembers pay $15. The dances are at the Carleton Heights Community Center, 1665 Apeldoorn Ave., 7:30 to 11 p.m. For details, please email pmpottawa@yahoo.com.

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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. that will include 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 kick-off party July 7 at 7 p.m. For details, visit osgoodemedievalfestival. com.

July 10 to 14

every day through arts, crafts, fun games and activities, such as drawing, painting, collage and sculpture. The cost is $125 per child. To register, call 613-821-4062 or email education@osgoodemuseum. ca.

July 12

Pineview – The non-profit organization National Capital Area Crime Stoppers hosts its 32nd annual golf tournament on July 12 at the Pineview Golf Course, 1471 Blair Rd. Enjoy lunch and a day on the links followed by a barbecue, live auction and prizes. The cost is $150, which includes the green fee, a power cart, lunch and a barbecue steak dinner. The dinner-only fee is $50. Register and pay by June 17 to be eligible for a $200 groceries draw. Registration closes at the end of July 7. To register or sponsor the event, visit crimestoppers.ca, call 613-482-7910 or email

admin@crimestoppers.ca.

Alta Vista – Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre presents Snippets 150 at the Alta Vista library branch for ages four to 12 on July 12, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The theatre will bring your favorite Canadian songs and stories to life in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday as part of the AOE Neighbourhood Arts 150 project. Each performance is tailored to the surrounding neighbourhood and will feature guest readers and lots of audience participation. Registration is required.

July 13

Alta Vista – All aboard for a marvelously messy adventure featuring crafts for ages four to six at the Alta Vista library branch on July 13, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is required.

July 14

Manotick – Watson’s Mill

will be hosting a Cape Breton Country Dance beginning at 7:30pm. It is a free event, meant to be a fun night out for families. There will be lots of good music and light refreshments.

Ongoing Hog’s Back – The 50+ club is looking for new members to play bridge/euchre at 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. We are open all year round in an airconditioned room. Free to try.

Contact bmjarmstrong@hotmail.com or 613-523-9702.

Mondays and Thursdays

Leitrim – The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank St. meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m., and there are immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal at 613-821-1930 for information.

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

Office of Mayor Jim Watson/Submitted

Mayor Jim Watson (centre) celebrated the official opening last week of the Kiwan family farm’s fruit and vegetable stand in Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans’ ward. The new stand is located at the corner of Hunt Club and Hawthorne roads.

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