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The provincial government has put the brakes on impending school accommodation reviews, prompting a sigh of relief from residents in Alta Vista and Hunt Club, where dozens of schools were set to go under the microscope starting in September.

The delay is a response to feedback that Ontario’s Ministry of Education received from rural and northern communities this spring.

The plan now is to overhaul the school accommodation review process, which means school boards are not to begin any new reviews, with some exceptions related to “joint-use projects between school boards or for student safety,” the ministry said in a June 28 statement.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board was set to launch its Alta Vista/Hunt Club study in September.

“We’re relieved,” said Kris Nanda, president of the Riverview Park Community Association.

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His group has been collaborating with associations in Elmvale Acres, Canterbury, Alta Vista and Hunt Club to ensure local residents are in the loop and to play an advocacy role on behalf

of the neighbourhoods they represent.

The groups plan to continue to advocate that associations have a stronger voice at the decision-making table once the review launches, and encourage proactive consultation and engagement as school closures and program changes

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“We know dollars and cents are important,” Nanda said. “They just need to think long term and one size doesn’t fit all.”

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“It has spurred a coalition of community associations,” said John Marshall, president of the Canterbury Community Association. “We’re going to keep track of things and monitor how progress is made.

“Community associations, community groups and municipalities, in general, should have more input on this,” he said, adding that by having their ear to the ground they can help inform the board of future developments and population changes, which build the case to keep schools open.

“You can’t just make these decisions based on the short term. We listen to communities, we see our neighbourhoods transitioning,” he said. “We really think we should be asked.”

Likewise, Chris Ellis, trustee for Alta Vista and Rideau-Rockcliffe, said improved consultation is the desired outcome of the province’s temporary halt, to help inform decision-makers on the implications of school closures, particularly for low-income areas.

“I think we’re missing the fact of what is community and how do we have schools that facilitate that,” he said.

In its announcement, the education ministry said it is committed to reviewing and updating the review process to “allow for further community consultation regarding school closure decisions.”

But only time will tell how that plays out.

“I’m skeptical about just how extensive their intent is on coming up with a better process,” Ellis said.

The start of the Alta Vista/Hunt Club review had already been pushed from April to September to give staff and trustees more time to consider changes to its consultation process. This was prompted by the outcome of the recent western and eastern reviews, which led to school closures.

Rawlson King, president of the Overbrook Community Association, has a long list of complaints against the board in the wake of the eastern review, which resulted in the contentious closure of Rideau High.

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TRUSTEE CHRIS ELLIS Those include “lack of authentic engagement, an inability to engage marginalized groups within the school community, and a reliance on engagement tools such as email and online forums which were not accessible to immigrant or disenfranchised families,” King said in an email.

“Other process failings raised by our community included the board’s use of limited and faulty data to inform consultation and decision-making, along with a total lack of consideration of what impact closing the school would have on our vulnerable neighbourhood, which has a high number of Indigenous, immigrant and low-income youth,” he said.

For those reasons, the province’s pause “is a small victory.”

“We unapologetically believe that all children have the right to receive a quality education in the communities in which they live, especially if that community faces a host of socioeconomic challenges,” King said.

The Alta Vista/Hunt Club review likely won’t begin until after the 2018 provincial and municipal elections, and the start date will depend on what changes the province makes, and whether school boards will have to update their own policies, as a result.

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The province is delaying the start of any school accommodation reviews as it seeks to overhaul the review process used for the potential closure of schools. That means the Alta Vista/Hunt Club review has been placed on the back burner until further notice.

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Parents won’t want to enrol their child in a school that could be closed two years from now, said Ellis.

“So there is that guessing as to what schools are going to be up for closure and it could continue to exacerbate an issue of … not choosing their neighbourhood school for fear that school might be on the chopping block,” he said.

And without a review to identify cost savings, that means fewer dollars for schools in the meantime, said Ellis.

In Alta Vista/Hunt Club, Hillcrest High has fewer than 500 students, Brookfield High has about 500, while Ridgement High is under capacity.

Meanwhile, Canterbury High is bursting at its seams.

Because of this, it will be a challenge for low-enrolment schools to have a full range of courses while the provincial review is being examined, said Ellis, adding that there are also concerns around program inefficiencies, particularly for the less-popular English-stream schools.

“And the province has taken away the funding that used to

alleviate that,” Ellis said, referring to underfilled schools.

Trustee Mark Fisher, whose zone includes schools in Hunt Club Park, Blossom Park, South Keys and Greenboro, said the delay will provide more time for reflection ahead of the Alta Vista/Hunt Club review, but that it will stall positive change.

“I would see that as a very big negative in terms of the length of the pause and the fact that we need to start looking at these issues in Alta Vista/Hunt Club now, not two years down the road,” Fisher said.

The benefits are improved

programming, ensuring equal access to programs and more effectively managing capital.

“Any delay in allowing us to get into these issues in these critical areas obviously prevents us from finding those efficiencies that might benefit the system in the short term,” Fisher said.

The ministry will seek input on its accommodation review from stakeholders, including other ministries, school boards and municipalities, this fall.

Boards will then update their policies, and public consultations will be held over several months, according to the education ministry.

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Council uses bylaw to halt bunkhouses

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Week In Review!

Kids’ Fishing Day The Osgoode Township Fish, Game and Conservation Club (OTFGCC) held its Annual Kids Fishing Day recently at Taylor Park in Osgoode. This incredible event for kids was packed with excited kids who were eager to put their skills to the test.

The organization provides fishing rods, a reel, and bait for the first 100 kids between the ages of 4-12.

The OTFGCC also provided a free bbq and drinks to finish off the busy morning of fishing. This event is part of the “Ontario Family Fishing Week”. What a wonderful way to introduce the fun sport of fishing to a whole new generation of young people. Thank you to all of the great volunteers that spent their day helping and organizing this event.

Kingdom of Osgoode 10 th Annual Medieval Festival This unique and entertaining festival is celebrating their 10th year Anniversary, which takes place in Osgoode Village with hundreds of visitors coming from all over. This year was no exception, as the gates were flooded with visitors that wanted to take part in the contests and activities while viewing the always exciting Jousting contests. The costumes were as impressive as always! The reigning King and his entourage could also be seen wandering the Kingdom of Osgoode. If you’ve ever had the chance to visit this festival, you will see how so many people roll back in time for a unique experience.

Once again this year, I was honoured to judge the costumes of visitors that signed up for a chance to win a prize for their outfit. Congratulations to King Evan, his court and the many volunteers that put this wonderful festival together each year.

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Parking and trash are just some of the headaches councillors whose wards are home to the multi-bedroom residences deal with.

On July 12 council did something about it.

In a rare move, council approved an interim control bylaw that will put a one-year freeze on multiple bedroom residences — more popularly known as bunkhouses.

“I don’t support these lightly,” Capital Coun.

David Chernushenko said of the bylaw.

“It’s meant to target extreme cases. We are talk-

ing about four to six units on one floor of a building.”

Chernushenko said the high number of units in a building meant as a single- family home or a small low-rise apartment building puts a burden on the city because there isn’t the set up to store the waste that the number of residents create.

He said residents don’t know each other and are often unfamiliar with the city’s trash pick-up schedule — which could create a real mess for the surrounding neighbours.

The bylaw will coincide with a review of the zoning for multi-unit dwellings in residential neigh-

bourhoods. The interim bylaw buys council and city staff more time for that review.

The so-called bunkhouses, or illegal rooming houses, are often singlefamily homes split into several units.

The bylaw will concentrate on Sandy Hill, Heron Park, Old Ottawa East, Old Ottawa South, Centretown and Overbrook.

River Coun. Riley Brockington asked city staff how the areas were selected as targets for the bylaw.

The answer, from John Smit, manager of economic development and planning, said staff concentrated on areas of the

city that have demonstrated problems with bunkhouses.

“It’s meant to target extreme cases.”

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Developers can appeal the bylaw at the Ontario Municipal Board, but the bylaw would remain in effect until the outcome of the appeal is determined, staff told council.

The city’s planning boss Stephen Willis said staff would need a year to work with the public on a new policy.

Perhaps the most vocal of neighbourhoods dealing with the bunkhouse issue is Sandy Hill.

Just the day before, Rideau-Vanier Coun.

Mathieu Fleury held back delegated authority for

a site plan on a densely populated building proposed for 70 Russell Ave. in Sandy Hill.

Members of Action Sandy Hill spoke to the city’s planning committee about the project, condemning bunkhouses and their impact on the neighbourhood.

The development would see a single-family home replaced with a four-unit 21-bedroom building.

Willis said the application checked all the boxes, and the building plan has been reviewed, but Fleury said it “smells like a rooming house.”

Mayor Jim Watson said he thinks the bunkhouse issue is an important one.

“It diminishes the quality of life in a neighbourhood,” he said.

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Truly, I’ve let go of the reins of healthy eating.

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‘I’m the meanest mom ever’ of sugar daily. That’s the equivalent of 24 grams.

Many of us are consuming But here’s the thing – we more than 10 times that each now know that overloading day. on sugar is really bad for Sour keys aside, there are humans. Overconsumption 32 grams in a juice box and of sugar has been linked 39 grams in a can of Coke. to diabetes, heart disease, poor cognitive function and Moreover, two-thirds of processed foods in Canada have cancer. sugar added. My kids could Earlier this year, a study start their day with a glass of out of King’s College in O.J. and a bowl of cereal and London, U.K. also linked high sugar levels to increased be well on their way to dangerous spikes in sugar before dementia risk, an incurable the sun rises. disease that affects more This is bad for their longthan half a million Canadians, as well as 45 per cent of term health outcomes, as the studies have shown. But it residents in long-term care also impacts their attention homes.

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is fresh fruit and water. Yes, penny candies are fine on occasion. But no, I don’t want to find their not-so-sneakily hidden wrappers in the car door on a daily basis.

In other words, I’m the meanest mom ever. But I’m OK with that. After a day of running around and eating lunches filled with whole grains, proteins and fresh vegetables, they were starving after summer camp.

They went straight for the forbidden cupboard (where, admittedly, I stocked up on cheap Vachon cakes to take camping), but I stopped them in their tracks.

Fifteen minutes later, I presented them with a fresh couscous and chickpea salad.

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All workers deserve fair pay

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inimum wage.

Two words that are leading to a maximum amount of discussion these days.

Should it go up to $15 as the provincial government is proposing or is this $3.60-per-hour increase in wages an action that will cause distress and, some suggest, even cause bankruptcy for businesses?

Some economists predict doom and gloom from this increase in the minimum wage. Others say that it will spur the economy. What, oh what are we to believe?

It seems this decision should not be made on economic predictions as there are economists on both sides of the issue, putting forth what at face value appear to be valid and opposite suppositions.

Rather, this is a decision that very much should be made in the context of our Canadian values. Canada is a country that prides itself on equality, fairness and acceptance.

In so many situations, Canadians step forward and do (or try to do) what is right and fair and just. It’s part of our DNA. It’s why our society and country are so admired around the world.

And so when we know that the prescribed so-called minimum wage is not adequate, we as Canadians should apply our principles of fair play and justice and equality

and do something about it.

This is what the provincial government is proposing to do, but not without lots of pushback from the business community which seems to view “minimum wage” as the “maximum wage.” These businesses don’t want to pay a fair wage, just the lowest possible wage. They have been built on low minimum wages and any change will threaten their existence — or so they say.

These are businesses that have absorbed increasing electricity rates and presumably will be benefitting from lower power rates beginning this summer. These are businesses that are always susceptible to rent or tax increases. All these varying costs are managed when they happen, either through increasing the charge for products or services or improved, more efficient management.

So too can any wage increases.

It’s time businesses stopped relying on this minimum wage crutch and started treating employees with fairness and equality, paying a fair wage for work provided.

That’s the Canadian way.

We do it in so many of our actions. It’s time we did it for the rate that we pay the workers on the bottom rung of the economic ladder. They won’t be getting rich, but at least they will be closer to earning a living wage that is fair and just.

Public transit needs to be convenient and affordable

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et another highrise development, this one on Richmond Road, is gradually moving ahead. Yet again, the approval of the development is keyed to its closeness to light rail.

We watch all these decisions, one after another, and we’re thinking: “I hope they know what they’re doing.”

Because if they don’t …

We all know the reasoning: Highdensity development near the LRT line will bring about a new Ottawa, one in which easy access to rapid transit will reduce people’s dependence on cars, thus creating a new, less polluted and less congested city.

Many developments have been approved in recent years, based on this premise. And many of those developments are at a height greater than is customarily allowed.

But it’s all for a good cause, planners and city councillors agree.

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Let’s hope so.

Because, if it isn’t, if the premise is wrong, we are stuck with a city full of tall buildings, blotting out the sunlight and casting shadows over streets clogged with even more cars.

That’s not pleasant to contemplate, but it wouldn’t do us any harm to assume that the high-density promised land won’t come about automatically because tall buildings are allowed to sprout. A few things may need to be done.

Some have suggested that restricting the number of parking spaces for the residents of the new buildings may

do the trick. But people are resourceful, none more so than those who are desperate to hang on to their automobiles. They will find ways to stash them somewhere.

So that alone won’t work. A more productive approach would be to provide incentives for people to use that new public transit we are so expensively providing for them. One obvious way would be to make that public transit good. Putting gleaming new trains close to their tall homes should accomplish that (although it would be nice to think that the improvements could also be brought to those who live farther from the LRT lines).

The mere existence of the LRT line is certainly an incentive but there are disincentives too. Cost would be one.

While it is undeniably true that the cost of relying on transit is far less than the cost of owning and main-

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taining a car, that fact may not be obvious to all. It may not be enough to offset the perceived convenience of using a car instead of public transit.

There are two ways of attacking that. One is to make using a car less convenient. Traffic congestion alone accomplishes that. Making parking less available downtown can help as well, but not many city officials would be prepared to take the political rap for that.

Plus, the shopping centres away from the centre of town offer ample parking and no one is going to take that away.

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less expensive. That means not just NEWS holding a lid on fareEDITOR increases but Nevil Hunt, evennevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 lowering fares.

Why not? If public transit relieves EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225

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congestion and pollution, then it serves even the people who don’t use it, and deserves to be subsidized much more than it is now.

Just putting up tall buildings is not the answer.

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parky was older than I was. And he ruled the roost as far as the cat population went at the farm. He was an orange colour, and one eye was green and the other blue. He certainly wasn’t much to look at.

The barn cats, and there were many of them, could be held and cuddled. Not Sparky! If I tried to pick him up, he would go stiff as a board, snarl, and glare at me, and act like maiming me for life was a distinct possibility. So, I left him alone. The barn cats were never allowed in the house.

Mother thought anything walking on four feet should be in the barn! I never knew where all the kittens came from. I thought everyone in Northcote had a pile of them, and I heard that some people, when the numbers grew, put them in a grist bag and threw them in the Bonnechere River.

I was grateful none of our cats came to that end.

No one could remember when or where Sparky came from. But one day my older brother Everett said it was Sparky who was responsible for the pack of cats we housed in the barn.

I couldn’t imagine how that was possible. He never left the place to bring a new

and my greatest joy was when it snuggled down and started to purr. Never in 100 years could I do that cat to the farm.And when with Sparky!

I mentioned that fact to Some of the barn cats Everett, he just threw back were black and white, and his head and laughed. sometimes a grey striped Sparky was as big as a kitten would appear, and small Collie dog, and he Memories occasionally, I would go always looked like he had into the barn and find had a serious confrontaa new batch of kittens tion with some wild animal huddled in the hay, and in the bush, which he whether to root for the cat time he was the only one in they would be the spitting frequented often. Sometimes he would be gone for or the mouse, since I loved the barn who had different image of Sparky.

Once I found one new coloured eyes. days, and as soon as Father animals of every descripkitten that even had two On hot summer days, would say “good riddance,” tion. So if the cats survived one of my favourite places different coloured eyes. I there Sparky would appear on mice and milk, they could never figure out how sure flourished. I once tried was sitting on the cement as large as life. That was a new kitten could look platform that held the when I first heard that a cat to give them names, but pump and often a barn cat like old Sparky. My brother had nine lives. How anyone so many of them looked alike that I gave up. Except would wander over, and I Everett would just say, “old figured that out was Sparky’s been at it again.” beyond me. I did know the for Sparky. For the longest would take it on my lap, barn cats survived many close calls though. Often a cow would kick a cat and it would land several feet away, stand up, shake itself off as if getting rid of the chaff from the hay laying around, and walk off as if nothing had happened.

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BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The city needs to look at Airbnb and short-term rentals before we end up with a situation similar to that of Uber, said College Coun. Rick Chiarelli.

Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans introduced a motion at council on July 12 due in large part to complaints she’s received from residents of Hunt Club Park.

A home in the area has been renting out the basement and there are complaints of traffic, noise and waste.

Paul Norris, president of the Hunt Club Park Community Association, said residents haven’t come to him with complaints, but invites people to air their grievances at the community association’s annual general meeting on Sept. 26.

Chiarelli said in his area, it’s been an increasing problem since school ended.

“...You can’t circumvent laws just because there’s an app.”

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“Students vacated rooms in April and people are renting out those rooms under Airbnb, but you can’t circumvent laws just because there’s an app,” he said.

Deans’ motion will ask city staff to look at what control the city has over short-term rentals under the city’s bylaws.

Chiarelli said it’s possible there will need to be a specialized bylaw created or possibly a subsection of the city’s rules around home-based businesses or bed and breakfasts.

“We place a lot of requirements on hotels in terms of health and safety, parking and impact to neighbourhoods,” Chiarelli said, adding someone rent-

ing out their apartment or home doesn’t take any of those things into account.

The city also needs to know just what the volume is. Chiarelli said he isn’t convinced the uptake in his ward can be attributed to Canada 150 celebrations, but he’s certainly hearing more about issues than he was last year.

“No one wants their street turning into a carousel for hotel rentals,” Chiarelli said.

As the popularity with the app increases, the issue gets more attention.

Chiarelli said among the problems are the number of people to a room and the additional traffic on streets designed for use by residents of single-family homes.

Among the things he’d like to see considered under a new bylaw would be a cap on the number of people per room.

“I think we would also like to limit the ability for people not living in their home to be able to rent it out on Airbnb,” he said.

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BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The city’s agriculture and rural affairs committee approved an application for a new development at the site of the former Falls House on July 6.

The house, which was demolished last fall despite largescale disappointment from the Manotick community, sat on the corner of Manotick Main Street and Maple Avenue.

What’s being proposed is a three-storey mixed-use building with retail at grade and office space on the top floors.

Greg Gillir, the architect for the project, said there could be a mural for the west side of the building.

Currently, there is not enough parking on site. The staff report said the developer has purchased additional land from the adjacent property to get the necessary parking spaces.

Grace Thrasher, newly elected president of the Manotick Village Community Association, endorsed the plan.

“The design has come a long way,” she said, adding no one wanted to see Falls House, originally built in 1896, demolished.

What’s proposed in its place,

were cracks in the walls, and in one room the ceiling had caved in.

At the ARAC meeting, Moffatt said once it was determined the building needed to come down, the community was consulted on what would replace the structure.

“The new design is functional, yet speaks to the history of the village using materials that complement some of our heritage buildings,” Moffatt said.

Council will get final say on the project approval in the fall.

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When it was purchased in 2015, the owner, a Manotick resident who works in the financial sector, hoped to turn it into a coffee shop and build office space in the back, Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt told Metroland Media.

From the outside, it looked great,” he said of the 120-yearold home. “Inside, it was another story. It was never maintained.”

The rooms were small, and the second floor had been blocked off and hadn’t been heated, causing significant damage. There

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OPINION Notice of Completion of Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (Bayshore Station to Heron Station) Planning and Environmental Assessment Study

The Project The City of Ottawa has completed an Environmental Project Report for a Baseline Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facility between Bayshore Station and Heron Station, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08.

The corridor follows an alignment which includes Holly Acres Road, Richmond Road, Baseline Road, and Heron Road (Figure 1).

Near the Baseline Station area, it travels via Constellation Drive, Navaho Drive, College Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue to link the Centrepointe community and Algonquin College campus. The project proposes dedicated bus-only lanes (generally in the median), 25 new transit stations and new pedestrian and cycling facilities along the length of the 14-km corridor. The project will incorporate all elements of a complete street while also maintaining the function of the road as an Arterial Road.

This project is part of the Rapid Transit and Transit Priority Network identified in the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 2013 and connects to other existing and planned rapid transit corridors, including the West Transitway, the Confederation Line, the Southwest Transitway, the Trillium Line, and Southeast Transitway. The project will accommodate the anticipated growth in transit ridership as contemplated in the TMP and support the growth management policies identified in the City’s Official Plan (OP).

The Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and documented in an Environmental Project Report prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings.

The Environmental Project Report documents the entire study process, including a description of the planned project, its anticipated environmental impacts, and the project’s consultation program.

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Seeking Farm Wife’s support before marriage proposal

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e’s been preparing for this moment for months. Just as he does before a championship match, the professional fighter plans ahead by marking the date and moving backwards on the calendar. Sometimes he has weight to lose to drop him into the next class. He often has skills to work on, muscle to build, reflexes to sharpen. In this case our young man planned ahead by making two very important lunch dates: one with his girlfriend’s mother, and one with her father.

Perhaps the discipline of martial arts training has leaked over into other aspects of his life. I believe this is what is supposed to happen, if you’re doing it right. In any case, many people might be surprised to hear that he treated me to a meal at one of

Attn: Yves Dagssie, Special Project Officer Environmental Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto ON M4V 1P5 General Inquiry: 416-314-8001 • Toll Free: 800-461-6290 Fax: 416-314-8452 E-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca If not otherwise provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry.

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DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife his favourite Thai restaurants, so that he could ask for my approval. He wanted to know he had my support before about him. She too is a thinker.

When he took me for lunch, I asked him where we should sit and he chose a chair directly opposite a poster of a Muay Thai fighter. “I’m sitting here,” he announced. “For strength!”

I was pretty sure I knew what he had summoned me for, and I was happy to give my blessing.

Her father probably gave him a bit more of a challenge.

I’m sure he too is very approving of this young man for his daughter but he isn’t about to ‘let her go’ without a test or two. Always discreet and polite, the young man just said that dinner with the old man went well. He was turning 28, and we usually celebrate birthdays as a family on the farm.

So he orchestrated a bit of an ‘Inception’ moment, where I suggested that she invite his family to the farm dinner as a birthday surprise for him.

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Strawberry spinach salad with Live proposal held at the farm grilled prosciutto a tasty side Continued from page 12

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Unbeknownst to her, they had already been invited by him, and accepted.

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He thanked us for coming, and for sharing his birthday this way. My eldest daughter smiled, familiar with our family tradition of giving a wee ‘speech’ on the occasion of your birthday. And then he was done. And still standing there.

The room was silent. All you could hear was the puppy, whining in his crate, likely protesting his exclusion from the gathering.

She stared at him, and her eyes glazed over. I wondered what she was thinking, watching him run his fingers through his hair and shift his weight back and forth. (Later she told me she had had a horrific thought that maybe he was going to announce he was terminally ill. But that soon passed and she realized what he was doing.)

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They had discussed marriage and looked at rings together. He chose wisely.

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There is no rush to set a date. They live together and are saving for a home. She is in no hurry. She has been waiting for this moment her whole life — since she was a little girl, dressed in a gold floor-length gown, watching Belle dance with her man on Beauty and the Beast.

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Expo 67 exhibit to offer walk down memory lane

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

If you weren’t at Expo 67 in Montreal, Hunt Club resident Peter Adamakos can assist with time travelling to the epic celebration that rang in Canada’s centennial.

A museum-worthy collection of memorabilia he amassed over the duration of the six-monthlong event will be showcased and sold off, with proceeds going to charity, at St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church in Alta Vista on July 29.

“The world came to Montreal, is a cliché that’s true, and you could be part of it,” said Adamakos, who grew up in Montreal and visited Expo 67 every few days. “When I think of it, I think of a dear friend. It gave you something that you would keep with you for the rest of your life.”

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A black-and-white photo depicts Peter Adamakos on the grounds of Expo 67 in Montreal.

papers dating back to 1891. The “Just the size, the scale, the lines.

Erin McCracken/Metroland display will also feature originals That was the place to be.”

Another highlight at the show Hunt Club resident Peter Adamakos (left) and Greenboro of the Montreal Gazette, chroniMike Woodley will be bringing Expo 67 to life again with cling visits by Queen Elizabeth will be viewings throughout the II and Charles de Gaulle, former day of the Academy Award-wintheir Expo 67 and Nostalgia Show. pins, maps, guidebooks, movie posters, postcards, menus, photos, pennants, ashtrays, plates, newspapers, magazines, records and films.

“They tell me I can’t take it

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There will also be centennial mementos, as well as a host of other collectibles, including news-

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Mike Woodley, a Greenboro resident who has been helping Adamakos catalogue and sell his collection, went to Expo 67 on a Hillcrest High field trip.

“It was quite a show,” he said.

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ning film A Place to Stand, which was shown at Expo’s Ontario Pavilion. The film was groundbreaking when it premiered.

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has moving images throughout,” Adamakos said. “It’s a whole different film language that Christopher Chapman developed.

There’s over two and a half hours of movie within this 18 minutes.”

In addition to drawing some 50 million visitors, Expo 67 attracted the movie stars of the day, including Warren Beatty, Laurence Olivier, Harry Belafonte, Faye Dunaway and director John Ford.

“It was so well done. It was first class all the way,” Adamakos said of the Montreal celebration.

“That last day, you saw people in tears everywhere. Their chests were out to here in pride.”

The Expo 67 and Nostalgia Show takes place July 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church, at 2400 Alta Vista Dr. Proceeds from the event will go to Fire Prevention Canada, of which Woodley is a board member.

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1. Pile up 6. Midway between south and southeast 9. Canadian law enforcers 13. Bollywood director Prawaal 14. Body part 15. Ancient Greek City 16. Steep cliff 17. Korean ruler 18. As might be expected 19. Takes kids to learn 21. Absorption unit 22. Parts of the feet 23. Political action committee 24. Cerium 25. Former CIA 28. Of she 29. Japanese city 31. Expression of sorrow 33. Artificial body in orbit 36. Expressed violent anger 38. A way to surface 39. Northern gannet

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SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Are you spreading yourself too thin, Sagittarius? Instead of dabbling in five or six plans, stick to one or two.

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TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, settle into your comfort zone at home and take on all of the domestic tasks that have fallen by the wayside. You are very happy in your personal haven, Taurus.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, don’t be afraid to unload some clutter in the weeks ahead.

Inventory all of your belongings and see what can be donated or removed. Enjoy the feelings of freedom this inspires.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Don’t be too hasty to accept things at face value, Capricorn. Investigate a little further before you invest any of your time. And especially before you hand over any money.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may need to sort out a complicated relationship that has you trying to figure out who is friend who, if anyone, is foe. Play it carefully until you have all of the facts.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Sift through all of your financial matters and start to get your ducks in a row, Cancer. This is a prime time to take an assessment of your income and spending habits.

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49. Of I 51. Cash machine 52. Discounts 54. __ Dickinson, poet 56. Watches over 60. Hindu queen 61. Steep banks 62. Fertility god 63. Port on Danube 64. Liquids 65. Greek war dance 66. In addition 67. Data acquisition system 68. Crash an aircraft

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your social schedule in the coming days is as busy as ever, but you don’t know how you will find the time. Make a list of your biggest priorities.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, it’s best to check your sense of direction from time to time to make sure you are not going the wrong way at full speed. Use a friend as your personal GPS.

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AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 It’s time to get off the fence, Aquarius. You have to make a decision even if the answer you are leaning toward is painful or complicated. Once you move on you’ll be content.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Now is the time to wrap up a few loose ends, Pisces. You know what areas of life need a little touching up. Get started as soon as you can.

30. Book of maps 32. Publish in installments 34. Ink (slang) 35. American inventor 37. Unclean 40. Snag 42. Mars Excursion Module 43. Abnormal rattling sounds 47. For each 49. Country music legend Haggard 50. Electronic communication 52. Drenches 53. Type of sword 55. Lodgings 56. Messenger ribonucleic acid 57. Figure skater Lipinski 58. Acquire by one’s efforts 59. Stony waste matter 61. Offer 65. Without issue

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Please note that pet dogs are not permitted at this event.

Eastway Gardens – Eastway Gardens residents are invited to a Summer Fun Day at Cecil Morrison Park on July 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature firefighters and police officers, slushies, face painting.

Everyone is invited to bring a picnic lunch, but snacks and drinks will be sold.

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Alta Vista – Home is Where the Art, a creative program for children ages four to six years old, will be featured at the Alta Vista library branch on July 27, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is required.

Greely – The Greely Legion’s 10th annual Country Music Festival happens July 27 to 30.

A weekend pass costs $45 in advance, or pay $50 at the gate.

For more information, call 613-822-1451 or 613-822-0233, email contact@greelylegion.ca, or visit greelylegion.ca.

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Alta Vista – Enjoy Syrian food during a dinner in support of efforts to resettle a Syrian refugee family in Ottawa. The event takes place July 28, from 6 to 10 p.m., at Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd. Dinner is $50. For details, visit facebook.com/RS4Refugees.

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Increased Danger to Pets Left Alone in Cars as High Temperatures Hit the City: Ottawa Humane Society Hot weather poses a great risk to pets left alone in cars, says the Ottawa Humane Society’s executive director.

“These temperatures can kill an animal left alone in a hot car,” said Bruce Roney, OHS executive director. “If you’re running an errand, leave your pet at home. Don’t take the risk. It’s a choice that could mean the difference between life and death for your best friend.”

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Summer heat makes it crucial people never leave their pets alone in a hot car, Roney said, adding that a dog left in a sweltering vehicle can quickly overheat, leading to brain damage and even death.

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Bryson (ID# A198039) Meet Bryson, a cuddly boy looking for his new best friend.

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