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The sound of heavy equipment and chainsaws brought Wisteria Park residents out into their backyards, where they watched, shocked, as workers began clearing away a large swath of trees and brush. “That’s a lot of damage,” longtime resident Joanne Chew said, standing in a section of woodlot that has been reduced to overturned earth since the project began Sept. 25. “It’s almost like watching a documentary about a gas company clearing for a gas line. It doesn’t make sense.” With chainsaws and a bulldozer, workers contracted by Public Services and Procurement Canada cleared an easterly strip of trees owned by the Department of National Defence, located southwest of Hunt Club Road and Paul Anka Drive. The work was expected to take Erin McCracken/Metroland two weeks, wrapping up by Oct. 6, but DND confirmed it would likely Wisteria Park residents Jules and Klara Bruehlmann (at left), Joanne Chew, Marcel and Madeleine Sabourin and Kelly Brant are alarmed over what they say was the clearcutting of a section of woodlot owned by be completed by Sept. 29. See WORK, page 10
the Department of National Defence behind their homes. They say they were initially told there would be ‘significant pruning’ to address potential safety hazards.
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‘Brazen’ suspect wanted for break-ins at Rivergate Way apts BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
A female suspect wearing medical scrubs is wanted for entering at least one unlocked apartment unit and attempting to enter two more at
a building on Rivergate Way at Riverside Drive. The Sept. 12 crimes now have investigators with the Ottawa police break-and-enter unit examining 15 to 20 unsolved cases across the city earlier this year and in 2016 to deter-
mine whether the female suspect can be linked to those. “We have other unsolved break and enters where the M.O. is somewhat similar, also involving a female,” said Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, head of the break-and-enter
unit. “They’re going back to see if there’s anything more that can be gleaned from any of those files to put it all together and assist us in identifying her.” In late afternoon on Sept. 12, three unlocked units in an apartment building in the 3500-block of Rivergate Way were entered by a lone female. An undisclosed amount of cash was later discovered missing from one of those units.
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The suspect also opened the door of two more units but was confronted by the occupants, who told her she had the wrong address. She quickly left. “It’s very brazen,” Haarbosch said. “You don’t know until you open the door to walk in if there’s anybody in the unit or not,” he said, adding the woman didn’t knock before opening each door. “She’s certainly confident enough to deal with whatever she’s presented with inside the unit.” Haarbosch said it’s possible the suspect, who does not live in the building, targeted more than the three units. The suspect is described by police as a dark-haired Caucasian female, between 25 and 35 years old, with a slim to average build. She wore darkcoloured nursing-style scrubs. “I suspect it’s a possibility that she works in some kind of related
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Election 2018: Green Party candidate joins race in Ottawa South BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
A longtime south Ottawa resident is asking Ottawa South voters to think green in the next provincial election. Les Schram, a Billings Bridge resident who has lived in south Ottawa for almost 30 years, says he is ready to take on the job of a member of provincial parliament. “It’s really about being in touch with people,” said Schram, 71. “If you’re in touch with people and you’re in touch with their concerns, then you can develop legislation that makes sense.” His decision to seek the nomination took no time at all to make. He began volunteering with the Ontario Greens two years ago and became the chief financial officer of the party’s Ottawa South association. “I thought it was time to start looking after the future of my children and grandchildren,” said Schram, who has three grown children and six grandkids. “I thought it was time to make a commitment to making their future better – it’s really that simple.” “The Green Party represents a strong voice for changing the status-quo at Queen’s Park,” Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, said in a statement following Schram’s nomination this summer. “Green candidates can make the most difference in our communities, and will put forward solutions that will strengthen our environment and economy.” Politics, Schram said, is an ideal way to effect long-lasting
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A view from above Clockwise from far left: Riverside South’s Chris Nowak gives a thumbs up as Nepean’s Bernie Runstedler, a member of the ACM Warriors of Canada, tells him about his plane on Sept. 30. The Ottawa Flying Club hosted its annual Fly Day, a fundraiser for the Ottawa Rotary Home in Findlay Creek. For $45, participants enjoyed a 20-minute tour in the skies over central Ottawa. Pilot Zac Brady of Nepean volunteered to take people up in this plane for charity on Sept. 30. Those who enjoyed the bird’s eye view took in some of the National Capital Region’s major scenic highlights, including an aerial view of Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River. Photos by Brier Dodge/Metroland
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City to tighten payday Province to boost early years programs loan biz restrictions BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH
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Alta Vista has concentration of payday loan companies BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Council voted in favour of separating payday loan companies from banks on Sept. 27. The motion came from RideauVanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury, whose ward is home to a number of payday loan outlets. Fleury’s been working with antipoverty advocacy groups to rein in the lenders – who some say unfairly target low-income neighbourhoods. There are 70 payday loan outlets city wide, and 30 outlets in a five-kilometre stretch between the Vanier Parkway and Montreal Road, according to a report released in February by the Ottawa chapter of the Association of Communities for Reform Now. The provincial government has given the city the power to separate them out from banks with a zoning category, but it needed council approval.
Last April council voted to work on licensing payday lenders. The licensing, coupled with the new zoning category, would allow the city to control the proliferation of outlets. The city’s top planning boss, Stephen Willis, said the provincial legislation doesn’t deal with land use, so staff will work on a review over the next year. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who heads up the information technology subcommittee, said he wants staff to consider looking at other forms of payday loans – such as those available online. “We want to make sure we are looking ahead to the next century,” he said. “Not stuck in the last century.” Willis said staff will do what they can to stay current on the issue. ALTA VISTA
Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, who also has a concentration of payday loan companies in his ward, said it’s pretty obvious a payday loan company is not a bank. “I look forward to the planning department report,” he said.
A plan to ramp up Ontario Early Years and Family Centre programming, and reduce the wait-lists for things like play groups, was approved by the city’s community and protective services committee on Sept. 21. The province is merging four publicly funded Early Years programs into a unified system called the Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centre. The move came with a $6.7-million cash infusion in 2017, and $9.6 million slated for 2018. There are 99 locations across the city, which offer services such as play groups and first-word screening. They serve 27,000 children a year. Now that the city is in charge of running the provincially funded service, they have to conduct a needs assessment of local programs.
needs, holds discussions with stakeholders and puts policy into place. Committee chair Coun. Diane Deans wanted to know when families would start seeing new daycare subsidies. The answer was that daycare subsidies are a separate program. “There’s a lot of work to do in this transition year,” Deans said. “But it’s good news the province has provided more money for early years.”
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Go inside the locker-room with ‘Shorthanded’ play BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
When it comes to hockey, the excitement isn’t just reserved for the ice. The world premier of Shorthanded – A Ladies Game will let audiences peek in on the kind of talk that happens when eight female hockey players set their sights on winning a major championship, 20 years in the making. When the ITR rural volunteer theatre company’s reading committee first reviewed Elmira, Ont. playwright Michael Grant’s script a year ago, they knew they had scored big. But they also knew it would be challenging to find eight male actors in their 40s to play the parts. “We always have tons of women coming out to audition but relatively few men,” said the play’s executive producer Judy Beltzner, who then approached Grant to ask if he would rewrite it starring women. Grant agreed and set about consulting with women and researching to adjust the dialogue and locker-room storyline. “It’s fantastic,” Beltzner said of the result and the dialogue that touches on a wide array of topics, from men and marriage to chocolate, kids and teamwork. Billed as a comedy with poignant moments, the two-act, fulllength production takes place in a dressing room before and after hockey games, and between periods. “This team is shorthanded for the big championship game,” Beltzner said of the plot. “They blew a chance at that championship 20 years ago when they were playing ringette and they really want to redeem themselves. But they are shorthanded so that’s one source of tension.” The production is the last of three chosen to honour Canada’s 150th birthday. “But of all the ones we’re doing, it’s the most Canadian,” said Beltzner, an Osgoode resident. “And as our prime minister said when he was elected, it’s 2017 and women can do pretty well anything men can do, and they can play hockey in vast numbers,” she added. At one point in the script, there’s a knock at the locker-room door and a voice will say, “Come on ladies, it’s time to get on the ice,” said Beltzner. “Instead of doing a knock offstage, we’ve got five local wellknown people … who will walk onto the stage and say that line,” she said, declining to reveal who
will make those cameo appearances so as not to ruin the surprise for the audience. As well, an audio recording done especially for the production by Canadian star hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser has been integrated within the storyline. Another treat is in store for showgoers: The playwright will be in attendance for the first two productions for a question-andanswer session. The theatre company has long received support from Osgoode and Manotick when it comes time for the curtain to go up. New this year, individuals, organizations and companies from across Ottawa have stepped up to donate supplies. Hockey Eastern Ontario, the Gloucester-based governing body of amateur hockey in eastern Ontario, has outfitted the eight stars of the show with hockey equipment free of charge. And Cheryl Cooper, who owns Cooper Physiotherapy in Osgoode and Greely and coaches sports, including hockey, has loaned the actors hockey jerseys to help transform them into their characters. The script also has the characters drinking beer in the lockerroom, but since actors shouldn’t be drinking alcohol on stage, Kanata-based Big Rig Brewery has offered to can eight cases of water for the actors to sip on stage. “It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside,” Beltzner said of the support ITR has received. “I’m not a cynic by nature, yet I am still blown away by the incredible generosity and readiness of people to help.” SHOW DETAILS:
Directed by Osgoode resident Sheila Dubyk, whose assistant director is Helen Visbach of Oxford Mills, the play will be featured in the main hall at the Osgoode Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main St. Shorthanded opens Oct. 20 and the first dinner show is Oct. 21. Another performance happens Oct. 27 and a second dinner show is scheduled for Oct. 28. A 2 p.m. matinee takes place Oct. 29. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for students and seniors and $55 for the dinner show. Hockey players who wear their team jerseys can purchase eight tickets for the price of seven. The play is recommended for ages 16 and older. For tickets or more details, visit itrtheatre.com, call 613-800-1165 or email tickets@itrtheatre.com.
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The curtain will go up on the ITR theatre company’s ‘Shorthanded – A Ladies Game’ at the Osgoode Community Centre. Characters include (back row from left) Liz ‘Ender’ Szucs, Christine ‘Pads’ Erdos O’Malley, Janice ‘Fitzy’ Marks, Andrée-Cybèle ‘Weller’ Bilinski, and (front row from left) Pam ‘Rookie’ Masey, Cheryl ‘Sparks’ Zimmer, Anne ‘Suds’ Peterson, Sophie ‘AWOL’ Hall.
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I am excited to let you know that I will once again be launching my annual Gloucester-Southgate Ward Essay Contest for students in Grade 9 to 12 living in the community. This year’s topic will be ‘Local Government Matters’. For the third year in a row, Hydro Ottawa has graciously agreed to sponsor this contest with cash prizes for the top three submissions. Contest details will be posted on my website at www.dianedeans.ca in early October. O-Train Trillium Line replaced by bus Route 107 on October 15th and 22nd. OC Transpo’s O-Train Trillium Line service will be temporarily replaced by Route 107 bus service from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 15th and Sunday, October 22nd. These temporary closures will allow for site inspections in preparation for future service expansion. The temporary shutdown will allow bidders on the Trillium Line Maintenance Contract for Phase 2 LRT the opportunity to inspect and assess the line. The inspections are scheduled to occur on Sunday mornings to minimize inconvenience to riders. Route 107 buses will travel parallel to the Trillium Line routing between Bayview and South Keys stations every 15 minutes, with limited stops along the way to provide service in proximity to the Trillium Line stations. In addition to Route 107, there may be other bus route options that work better for some customers. For schedules and travel planning assistance, visit octranspo.com (link is external) or call 613-741-4390. Thanksgiving Day holiday schedule changes I would like to remind you of a number of schedule changes for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Monday, October 9th. All City of Ottawa client service centres will be closed on Monday, October 9th but will reopen business as usual on Tuesday, October 10th. 3-1-1 will however be open for urgent matters. All garbage and recycling pick-up services will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week of October 9th. OC Transpo services will operate on a Sunday schedule during the holiday Monday, October 9th. Some recreation centres will be open on a modified schedule as well; however all public libraries will be closed on the holiday Monday October 9th. For details and what’s open on the holiday, check out the City of Ottawa website for more information. Pumpkinferno at Upper Canada Village Are you someone who loves Halloween? Have a creative spark inside of you? Many others share this with you and are exhibiting their skills and love for Halloween at this year’s Pumpkinferno. Located at the Upper Canada Village, you can take part in the spectacular outdoor exhibit of close to 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins. Open Thursdays-Sundays for the Month of October. Prices vary with children 5 and under FREE! For more information and pricing, check out the Upper Canada Village website http://www.uppercanadavillage.com/.
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he Ottawa Public Library is funded handsomely by taxpayers not only to be a publicly-accessible repository of information and other resources but also to be a representative beacon of pride for the municipality. That’s why, for example, there’s a push to have an impressive new central library branch, to be a symbol of all that is good and prideful about the city. But how can anyone take much pride in a public library that places its theoretical status as the defender of intellectual freedom ahead of ensuing a safe environment for its patrons, especially its youthful ones? It may have been that at one time the public library had to be the defender of intellectual freedom, providing unrestricted access to the information of which it was virtually the sole source. But things have changed — the public library is now only one of the gatekeepers of information. Its traditional role has been overtaken by Google and the internet in general. So, why does the Ottawa Public Library’s adherence to intellectual freedom take precedence over its role as a supporter and upholder of public morals? This makes no sense.
Instead of only tweaking its policy regarding the viewing of pornography and other obnoxious subjects, the Ottawa Public Library should have opted to totally block all pornography and other offensive material, putting the interests of patrons first. The viewing of pornography, whether legal or not, is not an appropriate activity in a public place. It’s that simple. But, instead, the Ottawa Public Library still places the onus for public morality and standards on the shoulders of each and every patron. A complaint has to be lodged before any action is taken to police pornography. We should expect more from a publicly-funded institution like the Ottawa Public Library. We should expect leadership that eliminates all blatantly offensive material. We should have a childfriendly library, not an X-rated library. And if this infringes a little on that sacred cow of freedom of information, so be it. There are lots of sources of information in today’s social media world. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of sources of public morality and behaviour. The Ottawa Public Library should be one, but unfortunately it has shown it is not.
Here we go again on fixing Sparks Street I f you had a nickel for every time somebody tried to fix the Sparks Street mall you’d have more than a few dollars by now. And it begins again. Another nickel. Another consultant hired to study the street and figure out how to make it better. Mayor Jim Watson says he’s serious about this. Well, people have always been serious. They were serious when the pedestrian mall began in 1967. They were serious when they put up statues, then took them down, when they put odd structures in the middle of the street then got rid of them, when they experimented with markets, when they agonized over buskers, when they suggested maybe putting traffic back on, and then withdrew the suggestion. Most people recognize the main source of the problem: not enough people around, particularly at night. Not
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enough people live downtown and not enough people drive downtown in the evenings. Those who do go to the ByWard Market. So it is not just that there too few people around. There is also a failure to attract the few people who are around. The mall is competing with the market, with suburban malls and their late hours, with suburban cinema complexes — not to mention Netflix and all the other diversions that are located in people’s homes. And Sparks Street is competing, as it always has, with the Rideau Centre,
which scooped up a number of Sparks Street stores and a lot of Sparks Street customers when it opened in 1983. That might have been the beginning of the end for Sparks Street, but Sparks Street didn’t do much to help itself recover. The policies of Public Works, which owns many of the buildings on the street, have been much discussed, but the merchants contributed to their own difficulties by refusing to stay open late. An underlying problem was the lack of people living downtown. Most of the buildings within walking distance of Sparks were office buildings and emptied at night. So even if Sparks Street had been jumping at night there were few people around to take advantage of it. Still, other North American cities have faced similar difficulties and pedestrian malls have thrived in other cities. Ottawa has taken a few ideas from else-
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where, but these are mostly gimmicks — mini-festivals of one sort or another: ribs, poutine, etc. Nice stuff, but you can’t run them every day. What does Sparks Street need? Something visually striking: a really great fountain, perhaps, that people could hang out around. Something permanent and interesting: a museum — hey, what about the portrait gallery? Some distinctive retail: stores that can’t be found in any shopping centre in the city. Or, more generally, something that no one has thought of yet — a bold piece of entrepreneurship that makes up for all the years of dullness and caution. EDITORIAL In the long run, help may be on the MANAGING EDITOR: way. MoreTheresa Fritz bars and restaurants are open , 613-221-6225 on the mall. More residential constructheresa.fritz@metroland.com tion is promised for the area. In the even NEWS longerEDITOR run, Sparks Street Nevil Hunt, maynevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 receive some positive spin-off when LeBreton Flats is completed and more EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225
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people come downtown for hockey games and other LeBreton events. Those people might be looking for something fun to do before or after. Will Sparks Street be ready for them?
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South Ottawa swarming spree spreads to north Kanata Ottawa police urge victims of similar unreported crimes to come forward BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
A string of violent swarmings in south Ottawa now includes north Kanata. The Ottawa police robbery unit has been piecing together a timeline of crimes in which teens targeted other teens for their cash and cellphones on July 22 and Aug. 3 and 7 in South Keys, Elmvale Acres, Hunt Club Park, Greenboro and Findlay Creek. “We had reason to believe that one or more of these suspects had gone beyond the initial area that we were looking at that we had reports about in the south end of the city primarily,” said Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, head of the robbery unit. But after making a series of arrests of a 14-year-old, an 18-year-old and two 16-yearolds and seizing a car, officers began analyzing old cases dating back three months to ferret out any missing links. That led to another development: a 14-year-old previously arrested for the July 22 crime has now been charged in connection with a summer swarming in north Kanata, police announced Sept. 25. On Aug. 2 around 11:20 p.m. a teenaged boy was in a parking lot in the 800-block of March Road when he was accosted by four to five males. He was restrained, searched and robbed of his wallet, said police. They fled the scene in a light-coloured, four-door vehicle. The victim wasn’t injured in the altercation. A 14-year-old boy turned himself in to police on Sept. 20. He was previously charged with robbery, kidnapping, forcible confinement and conspiracy, as well as breaching probation and overcoming resistance to render someone unconscious. His new charges include robbery and another count of breach of probation. He was scheduled to appear in youth court again, this
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The Ottawa police robbery unit is turning to the public for help in identifying a person of interest who may be connected to a string of swarmings in which teens were kidnapped and robbed in south Ottawa. Investigators say the crimes are linked to an Aug. 2 incident in Kanata. time on Oct. 3. “It was us revisiting it with the victim, and then putting together enough evidence to lay the charge,” Haarbosch said of connecting the Kanata crime in with others. The description of the vehicle used in the March Road case also caught the attention of police, since a similar vehicle was used in each of the others in south Ottawa. “That and the fact there were multiple suspects involved in that file, as well,” Haarbosch added. FIFTH SUSPECT
The investigative team is also trying to identify a fifth suspect connected to the Aug. 7 crime, who may be a person of interest. He was spotted on a surveillance camera at a south Ottawa bank branch with other swarming suspects who used a stolen bank card on Aug. 8. He is described by police as
an 18-year-old olive-skinned man with facial hair. He was wearing large, black-framed prescription eyeglasses. The swarming spree and the level of violence demonstrated by such young men, and the fact the crimes happened rapidly, one after the other, surprised investigators. “Some of these are among the most serious charges there are in the Criminal Code. When you talk about robbery, kidnapping, forcible confinement — those are very significant and serious charges,” Haarbosch said in a previous interview with Metroland Media. “When you start to apply those to people who are 14 and 16 years old, that’s disturbing.” In the first reported south Ottawa case, a teen got into a car with other teens he had arranged to meet. He was robbed and repeatedly assaulted. In another case, a teen was forced into a car and was choked, stabbed in the leg and his cellphone was snatched. In another incident, a teen said he was ordered into a car in Findlay Creek and forced to rob a convenience store at knifepoint. Investigators are urging anyone who was the victim of a similar crime that has not yet been reported to contact the robbery unit. Police say there are at least three more unidentified victims because of the cellphones they seized during their investigation. That message urging victims to come forward was initially reserved for those living in the south end of the city. That has changed with the fourth swarming, in Kanata. “I think it’s now important that that message is also delivered to people in the west end of the city, that if they’ve been the victim of something like this with a similar M.O. — that light-coloured vehicle, multiple suspects, that we have those phones — if they haven’t reported it, they need to give us a call,” Haarbosch said. Anyone with information on these cases is asked to contact the robbery unit by calling 613-236-1222, ext. 5116, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
Notice of Study Commencement Vanguard Drive Extension Environmental Assessment Study Project Overview The City of Ottawa has initiated an Environmental Assessment (EA) study to develop a Recommended Plan for the extension of Vanguard Drive from Lanthier Drive to Mer Bleue Road. Study Area The EA study limits for the extension of Vanguard Drive will extend from Lanthier Drive in the east to Mer Bleue Road in the west. The Study Area as shown in Figure 1 will cover a broader area extending westerly to west of Frank Bender Street and easterly to Tenth Line Road, to address environmental impacts, operational issues and to co-ordinate with relevant on-going studies and projects. This ensures that a reasonable range of alternatives can be developed and assessed. Rationale for Extension of Vanguard Drive The Official Plan, as amended by Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 150, identifies the westerly extension of the Vanguard Drive on Schedule EA as a future east-west collector road. The existing Vanguard Drive is an east-west collector road with an urban cross-section that runs between the arterial road Tenth Line Road and the local road Lanthier Drive. In September 2016, the City of Ottawa Planning Committee established a strategy and work program for the construction of the Vanguard Drive extension to support economic development of the South Orléans Business Park. The EA study will identify and protect a corridor for the roadway extension. Study Process The study is being conducted in accordance with Ontario’s EA Act, fulfilling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule C project. The City must consider alternative designs for the project, undertake public and agency consultation, assess the potential environmental effects of the Recommended Plan and identify measures to mitigate any such impacts. As part of the study process, an Environmental Study Report (ESR) will be prepared for public review. Following the public review period, the project will be considered to have EA approval and may proceed to implementation once funding is in place. Study Timeline The EA process will include a consultation program involving many stakeholders, including the City of Ottawa, the Government of Ontario, the Government of Canada, and other approval and regulatory agencies, local community associations, businesses and institutions, special advisory and interest groups, and members of the general public. The study is expected to be completed by late 2018. Get involved! You are encouraged to participate in the study by attending consultation events or by directly contacting the study team with information, comments or questions. Updated project information may be posted periodically on the study website. The study will also have the benefit of input from agency, business and public consultation groups that will meet at key points during the study. Two open houses will be scheduled throughout the study as an opportunity for interested persons to learn about the study and provide input. Notifications for the open house will be provided through local newspapers, emails to the study mailing list and postings on the website. To have your name placed on the study mailing list or to submit comments or questions, please contact: Asad Yousfani, P.Eng. Project Manager, Infrastructure Approvals Planning Services Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.16571 Email: Asad.Yousfani@ottawa.ca Ottawa South News - Thursday, October 5, 2017 9
Work a response to complaints, safety concerns: DND Continued from page 1
Several residents in the Wisteria Park neighbourhood whose homes back onto the urban forest, which covers 230,000 square metres, are left frustrated by DND’s decision to take out such a large tract of trees, rather than just the dead, sick and leaning trees, some of them killed by the emerald ash borer. Now that several have been axed, residents say they are already feeling the heat since their properties are no longer shaded from the sun, and they worry about the reduced barrier that has buffered them from airport noise and pollution. “The air conditioners will be working harder and harder and harder,” said longtime resident Kelly Brant. Wisteria Park residents were first notified that “significant pruning” was needed to address potential safety hazards in a Sept. 14 letter written by Maj. Denise Sweet. As the officer commanding the National Capital Region detachment of the Canadian Forces Real Property Operations Group, she responsible for maintenance and operations of DND owned and occupied buildings and lands in the NCR. “It’s in no way clearcutting,” Sweet said in an interview with Metroland Media. “We are addressing the safety concerns that were brought to us by, one, our general inspection of the woodlot and multiple complaints from this spring about trees falling on fences.” Two complaints were made about trees on fences this spring, and a num-
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Wisteria Park residents Jules and Klara Bruehlmann created signs imploring workers not to cut healthy trees at a DND-owned woodlot behind their homes. ber of other complaints were reported about trees that appeared sick and diseased. While some may appear healthy, some are as tall 24 metres and are of a weak species known to blow over in storms, she said. “We’re just trying to protect the safety of the residents,” she said. When homeowners first saw workers surveying the woodlot within the past month, they were told there would be some clearing within nine metres of backyards. Locals have estimated that several markers are now 15 metres away and were informed by workers that a small
bulldozer was brought in to clear a path to make room for larger machines to remove all trees within the staked area. Sweet said an area 10 metres from nearby backyards would be impacted, and individual trees that pose a hazard outside that swath would also be removed, such as those killed by the emerald ash borer. There is a plan to replant young, non-invasive tree species that won’t grow as high. “It’s not a safety issue if you have a healthy tree,” insisted resident Klara Bruehlmann. “What kind of reasoning is that?”
“Just leave the live trees,” Chew said. “Why do you have to take everything out and bring in new trees?” But Sweet said a “safety corridor” must be established and preserved from now on. “They will be maintaining a level of a corridor so we can access and maintain the site better in the future,” she said. She said the measure is also required to safeguard military personnel and visitors at the former Canadian Forces Base Uplands. There are military homes south of the woodlot. “There is no specific use by the military of that woodlot on our property,” said Sweet. “That being said, Uplands is an open base and any individual, whether they live in the (military houses) or the public that back onto that property, have access to that woodlot.” This work is about ensuring the safety of those who access the forested area, she said. Residents are also frustrated that Sweet’s letter did not give an accurate portrayal of the extent of the project. “It said pruning not deforesting. Big difference there,” said Marcel Sabourin, who has lived in the neighbourhood since it was first developed a decade ago. “The big thing is there was no consultation at all.” “It’s like this whole thing is happening under the radar,” Chew agreed. “Nobody seems to know anything.” Consultation is not required because the work is being done on DND land and not on private property, said DND spokesperson Evan Koronewski.
“If plans changed and more significant tree removal was required, essentially, that’s the department and the government’s purview to work with the contractor on what was indeed required,” he said. “There is no obligation for us to consult for what we do,” said Sweet. “The letter was completely 100 per cent a courtesy to the residents so that they have a heads-up when the workers are out back.” Ottawa South MP David McGuinty agrees the consultation process wasn’t enough. “That’s an antiquated form of consultation in my view,” he said of DND’s letter after he was alerted about the issue by residents on Sept. 26. “This is federal land and something I will raise directly with the minister of defence to see what the plan is in terms of advising the residents of what’s going on, and hopefully learn from this to ensure this kind of thing does not happen in the future.” He said he couldn’t ask Minister Harjit Sajjan to issue a stop-work order so that residents could be better informed about the work plan. As well, he said the arborist’s studies and the reasons for the treeclearing appear to be “a perfectly balanced, reasonable and rational plan with mitigation measures and followup.” “The challenge here, and what’s unacceptable in my view, is the extent (to which) the departments of national defence and public works actually consulted with the residents and actually informed them of what was going to happen here,” McGuinty said.
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Drive down an established community within the Greenbelt and it’s likely a lush canopy of trees will be seen dotting front yards, ready to change colours any day now. It’s a dream for those in some of Ottawa’s newer suburban communities, where restrictions have prevented large trees, and sometimes trees at all, from going in front yards. “I hated the vision that we had,” said planning committee chair Coun. Jan Harder at a Sept 26 planning committee meeting while discussing a
BARRHAVEN COUN. JAN HARDER 2005 rule passed by city council limiting the types of trees that can be planted. “Just imagine
if the biggest thing you get is a crab apple – if you’re even lucky enough to get any kind of a tree.” New guidelines were presented to the planning committee that outline ways more types of trees can be planted in new and existing subdivisions that have a specific type of soil. After the city was held liable after a tree damaged a building’s foundation, a 2005 policy came into effect that prevented all but four types of trees from being planted on city property where sensitive marine clay soils exist. The approved trees don’t need a lot of water and have to be planted a certain distance
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away from a building’s foundation. It’s created a situation where many new developments built since then have streets of only maple, serviceberry, crab apple and Japanese lilac, and streets with no trees at all. The report says that more than half of the vacant land within the city’s urban limits has the potential to contain the sensitive soils. Guidelines were reviewed by the Greater Ottawa Homebuilder’s Association and city staff, and the report was put together. “When we started building some of these new subdivisions, not only were we as shocked as the developer that we were able to plant so few trees, but we were hearing loud and clear from (homeowners) they were disappointed in those street tree canopies that would never happen,” said Rob Pierce, with the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association. He said with higher density housing, it’s a constant competition for space between parking spots, sidewalks and cycle paths. Staff who presented the report showed an example of a tree-lined street located near another street with barely any trees on it at all. Harder said that street could have been any street in Kanata, Stittsville, Barrhaven, or development in the east end since 2005. “Its just so evidential when you go and look any of these streets,” said the Barrhaven ward councillor. “You have 18 town homes in a row with two spruce trees on either end of the 18 homes.” Peter Giles, the city planner who wrote the report, said the most visible change will be more medium-sized trees in new developments. Harder said she’s been talking to developers about how to remedy the communities built in the last 12 years that don’t have sufficient trees. No firm plan has been decided on yet, but there is the possibility the city and developers could fund, or partially fund, adding trees to existing communities built under the former guidelines. “I think there’s some simple ways we go back, and we can put some in now,” she said. “It’s too early to say (how), but just because we’ve come to this point today where we have a plan, doesn’t mean we close the door.”
Hunt Club woman tackling cat population, one feline at a time BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Rebecca Belinko-Rotenberg gingerly opens the bedroom door, calling softly to a black-and-white cat hiding in the shadows. She steps inside, scanning the room for her new charge. When she spots him, huddled under a piece of furniture, she gently scoops him up, cooing to him. Belinko-Rotenberg began helping with Ottawa’s cat population about three years ago after a neighbour had difficulty caring for his cat one winter. “I built it a shelter because I was waking every 10 minutes to let it in,” she said. Then came an 11-year-old cat she cared for after its owners moved away and left it behind. “It’s serious. They don’t neuter and spay, then they leave them behind and they reproduce,” said Belinko-Rotenberg, who retired from the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa four years ago. “Then one after the next they began to come and find me.”
Her mission today keeps her busy in the south end of the city as well as farther afield into west and east Ottawa neighbourhoods, where she checks on strays, including colonies of wild or feral cats. “I made 27 shelters last year and distributed them in areas where I know they are homeless,” said Belinko-Rotenberg, who makes the daily drive to an undisclosed south Ottawa location where she tends to one of her sheltered colonies and feeds the cats. “Because the rescues are so full we have no choice but to leave them outside. “I’m the non-rescue who tries to pick up the slack for the rescues,” she said. This summer, not unlike the others before it, was a veritable feline frenzy. While cat season arrived a bit late this year, with June’s arrival the number of cats brought into the Ottawa Humane Society began rising dramatically. Of the 10,000 animals that arrive at the shelter each year, about
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Hospital worker helping Mexico pick up pieces after earthquake BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com
When Victoria Casanova left to visit Mexico on Sept. 15, it was supposed to be a fun in the sun adventure hanging out with an old friend. Instead, the Centretown resident who works at the General campus of the Ottawa Hospital found herself looking at the aftermath of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked central Mexico on Sept. 19. The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla, Morelos and the Greater Mexico City area. “When the earthquake occurred, I was not in Mexico City, I was away for the weekend in Zihuatenejo in the state of Guerrero, where I did feel the earthquake, but never did I imagine the repercussions would be so severe back in Mexico City,” Casanova said. The earthquake happened a couple of hours before the flight she and her friend, Alexandra Regehr, were scheduled to catch back to Mexico City, which was then cancelled due to possible
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Victoria Casanova (third from left) and her friends are helping where they can after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Sept. 19. structural damage at the international airport in Mexico City. They managed to get back to the city the next day. It was then that Casanova saw the extent of the damage. Casanova said there are more
than 40 buildings collapsed, hundreds of people missing, and a collapsed elementary school where up to 30 children were believed to be trapped alive. “Driving from the airport I saw many fallen buildings and
rescue teams looking for survivors,” she recalls. The area where Regehr’s home was one of the hardest hit by the earthquake. The two couldn’t stay in Regehr’s apartment for fear of the building
next door collapsing. The point in which Casanova turned from shock to feeling the need to help came because of a story in the news. “On the radio of my Uber they were covering the rescue of a 12-year-old girl trapped in a school … l felt so helpless and saddened for the family of the children and staff that lost their life at this primary school,” she said. “I couldn’t sleep thinking about this little girl trapped in the school. I went downstairs to the living room and started looking at the news anxiously waiting to hear of her rescue. I have never felt so useless in my life.” And that’s when it occurred to her to start a GoFundMe page at gofundme.com/mexicoreliefeffort. Casanova is looking to raise $4,500 in donations to go toward the purchase of baby food, tents for temporary structures, food, diapers, tools, gas, water and other essentials. Using social media, Casanova, Regehr, and their other friends called out looking for any one in need and they received a response from the com-
munity of Jojutla in the state of Morelos — three hours from Mexico City. They began to put all their efforts into helping this community. “With a death toll rising every day, and blocks upon blocks of the world’s most populated city [sic] torn to the ground, the need for aid seems insurmountable,” Casanova wrote in her appeal. “With your help, I hope to remain in Mexico City for another week and work with the Red Cross delivering supplies, aiding rescue workers, and trying to help in some small way to get this beautiful city back on its feet.” Casanova, originally from Venezuela, moved to Orléans as a teenager, where she went to high school. After completing a biotechnology program at Algonquin College, Casanova started her career working in logistical services at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus. It is her Ottawa background and education that sparked the need to help. See HELPING, page 15
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Helping those in need ‘heartwarming’ Continued from page 14
“I kept reading ‘need for construction tools, medicine, water, antibiotics.’ Working in the health field, I know how essential these things are, especially for people in shock,” she said. Casanova reached out to her best friend in Ottawa, Katherine White, who created the gofundme page, and the two quickly shared it with everyone they know. In seven days the page raised $4,125 toward its goal. “Vic (Casanova) is one of the most empathetic people I know, and as soon as I heard the news of the earthquake I texted her asking her to come home already knowing that she wouldn’t,” White said. “Her decision to stay to support her friend who lives in Mexico City and attempt in some small way to help the community of Morelos get back on their feet seemed inevitable.” Casanova said she has extended her stay in the city for an extra week to make sure the funds that are raised are be-
ing used appropriately and to create a plan for the weeks to comes as she believes Mexico City cannot be put back together quickly. Casanova and Regehr teamed up with Reghr’s em-
“... We should take a moment to think about how fortunate we are in Ottawa, in Canada, for all the resources we hold.” VICTORIA CASANOVA
ployer, a local company, LooT MX, to start the initiative of delivering supplies to areas most affected by the earthquake. So far, White says the donations generated on the gofund-
me page have helped make it possible to deliver truckloads of food, tents, tools and supplies to communities in need. Beyond sending in donations, Casanova said she would like Ottawa residents to think about how lucky they are. “I’m not a religious person, but we should take a moment to think about how fortunate we are in Ottawa, in Canada, for all the resources we hold. Just to even think about running drinking water … people don’t think about these things, we are very lucky in Canada,” she said. Positive this experience has changed her, Casanova said she is amazed to have seen and experienced the people of Mexico coming together to help one another. “There is something beautiful and heartwarming to have shared this experience with them,” she said. “I think that this won’t be the last earthquake Mexico will see, but it will serve as a learning experience for the next to come, and hopefully each time they will be more and more prepared.”
Baby born on the scenic route BY BRIER DODGE brier.dodge@metroland.com
You can’t blame one of Ottawa’s newest residents for wanting to make her debut into the world along Ottawa’s heritage site, the Rideau Canal. A woman went into labour in the Alta Vista and Pleasant Park area, and called paramedics to be taken to the hospital. COULDN’T WAIT
The baby girl couldn’t wait that long, though, and was delivered Sept. 30 at 1:06 a.m. on the Bronson Bridge right along the canal. “The baby decided that she wanted to be delivered on the canal,” according to Ottawa paramedics in a
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YOW 2038 – Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) Master Plan Update The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) is updating the Airport Master Plan (last updated in 2008).
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WHAT IS AN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN?
The Airport Master Plan establishes a strategy to address your airport’s future by creating a 20-year development framework (to 2038) that will ensure the best use of YOW’s fundamental resource – land. The YOW 2038 Master Plan will identify how:
the needs of stakeholders and the communities we serve will be met in the future; growth in passenger, aircraft, and cargo volumes will be accommodated; the longer-term viability of the airport will be supported; and the airport’s key strategic objectives will be achieved.
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Transport Canada requires the airport to update its Master Plan every 10 years. The Master Plan assists airport management in making informed decisions about the timing and estimate d costs of future improvements, action plans, and preferred development solutions.
PUBLIC MEETINGS - ROUND 2 (OTTAWA AND GATINEAU)
The first round of public meetings was heldin July 2017 to introduce the Master Plan update. The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority invites you to attend the secondround of public meetings to review and provide input on the Airport’s PreferredLand Use Plan which maps land use designations and identifies where andhow future growth and development of the airport lands will occur over the next 20 years. The Land Use Plan was last updated in 2008. Proposed key changes include:
The designation of a section of land adjacent to the existing terminal building andparkade structure will be changed to “Commercial Aviation/Non-Aviation Employment Area” to reflect the future development of a hotel; The designation of some leased lands located north of Taxiway A will be changed to “Government Employment Area” to reflect current tenants; and The existing “Greenbelt Linkage” designation will be expandedacross th e southern lands of the airport.
The public meetings will be held in both Ottawa andGatineau. Airport staff and its consultants will be available to answer questions. Please visit the project website (www.yow.ca/2038) to review digital mapping of the Preferred Land Use Plan and provide comments. DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 TIME: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. LOCATION: Riverside UnitedChurch (Sanctuary) 3191 Riverside Drive Ottawa, ON
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Thanks to a camera installed in a resident’s room, the city was able to catch evidence of an employee of the Peter D. Clark Long-term Care Centre in Nepean; the city was able to document four incidents of verbal abuse by an employee in late August and early September. In a memo to councillors sent on Sept. 28, Janice Burelle, the general manager of community and social services, said the city is working with police and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. These latest allegations follow a director referral order from the ministry to improve conditions at the city’s long-term care homes, following allegations of abuse and neglect at the Garry J. Armstrong facility on Lodge Island Road. CHANGE COMING
Staff outlined plans to work with stakeholders on a solution Sept. 21 during a presentation to the city’s community and protective services committee. The staff work will continue, Burelle says in the memo — as well as an independent, third-party review. Burelle called the language in the video “disturbing and offensive” and added that the employee in question has been fired, along with two employees who witnessed the verbal abuse and didn’t report it. Also caught on video was a comment about another employee not providing medication; Burelle said that employee is also under investigation. Part of the city’s work plan was to provide supplementary training on the city’s abuse policy. All staff are to receive the training by Dec. 1. “Any incident of abuse, verbal or otherwise, is completely unacceptable and at odds with our stated mission and our commitment to the health, well-being, and safety of our residents,” Burelle said. Staff have begun the search for a qualified independent reviewer and will advise council when one has been recruited, the memo reads. “I am deeply saddened by that this resident was subjected to verbal abuse at one of our homes,” Burelle said.
Gun, knife drawn at Billings mall ERIN MCCRACKEN
Help us raise money for school breakfast programs in Nunavut. REALIZING THE NEED Eva von Jagow, a student from Stittsville, was researching Nunavut for a school project when she came across the harsh reality of nutrition in our Far North.
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A fight between two men outside the Billings Bridge Shopping Centre escalated to the point where both drew weapons, one a gun and the other a knife. The sound of more than one gunshot outside the mall, located at Bank Street and Riverside Drive, prompted multiple bystanders to call 911 on Oct. 2 at 3:35 p.m. Bystanders at the scene who were in the mall’s pet store at the northwest end of the shopping centre could hear a fight happening outside before shots were fired. The mall was placed in a partial lockdown in the wake of the violence. By the time officers arrived on scene, the suspects had fled. Two males later turned up at a local hospital suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. “They’re superficial leg injuries,” said Const. Marc Soucy, Ottawa police spokesperson. “Their injuries are
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Ottawa police descended on the Billings Bridge Shopping Centre on Oct. 2 in response to multiple reports of gunshots. Two suspects were apprehended. consistent with a fight. One may have been a gunshot wound and one may have been a puncture wound from a stabbing.” It’s not known why the men were fighting, how many shots were fired or how many others were with them at the time the fight broke out. Both suspects, who are known to Ottawa police, were apprehended by officers but later released, said Soucy. “No charges have been laid. They’re not co-operating, so
we don’t have the gist of everything,” he said, adding that east criminal investigators planned to return to the mall the next day to examine surveillance video footage. No other suspects are wanted by police, Soucy confirmed. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the east criminal investigation unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 3566, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. - With files from Chris Whan
THE GREY CUP FESTIVAL IS COMING
She was shocked to see a photo of a jar of peanut butter costing $18.99 in a Nunavut supermarket! Eva quickly learned even with federal shipping subsidies, a head of cabbage can cost over $20. A three-litre container of orange juice is typically $9. In the winter months especially, fresh fruit and vegetables are exorbitantly priced and of poor quality. All this means that many Nunavut children start off their school day with poor nutrition. In Canada, a country that is hailed as having one of the highest standards of living in the world, no child should be going to school hungry or malnourished.
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The idea for the All That Glam fundraiser itself came to her while helping her mom clean out her closet and jewelry box. Like many women, Eva’s mother, Karen, wore the same 10 to 20 pieces of jewelry and used the same five handbags most of the time. That’s when Eva thought, “Women donate their clothes all the time; why not their jewelry?” This realization sparked the idea to create a gently-used jewelry and handbag sale to raise money for Nunavut schools. NOURISHING CORAL HARBOUR SCHOOL’S BREAKFAST PROGRAM The All That Glam Sale has become an annual event. For the 5th year running, the fundraiser will collect donated jewelry and handbags from the community and resell the pieces at a one-day sale to raise money needed to provide nourishment to children in Nunavut. To date, All That Glam has donated over $100,000 to Sakku School in Coral Harbour (with corporate fund matching) which wouldn’t have been possible without the support and generosity of the local community and our sponsors. A heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. A special thanks to the Breakfast Club of Canada for directing the money raised to the Coral Harbour School. For more information on the Breakfast Club of Canada and their initiatives, please visit The Breakfast Club of Canada’s website.
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Opioids Crisis Since hosting my Community Information and Resource session on Ontario’s opioid crisis earlier this year, I participated in the first Mayor’s Table on Opioids. Joined by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Eric Hoskins and representatives from ten municipalities across the province, we sat down to discuss the issues and solutions needed to address the dramatic increase in rates of addiction and overdose deaths due to prescription narcotics and opioids. The meeting stressed the importance of community partnerships and working together to provide a comprehensive and effective response to the opioid crisis in our province. As a result, Minister Hoskins announced $14.65 million in additional investments for new measures our government is taking to tackle Ontario’s opioid crisis. The new funding will increase the number of frontline addiction and mental health workers, including nurses, in Ottawa and communities across the province. We still read about too many youth dying from overdoses in Ottawa and across Canada. Increased awareness and open dialogues must take place now more than ever because the reality is that this problem is in our community. According to a 2016 report released by Ottawa Public Health, it reveals there were a dozen annual visits to emergency rooms from Alta Vista residents alone who accidentally overdosed on drugs from 2013 to 2015. That makes Alta Vista the fourth highest of the city’s 23 wards. I feel that now more than ever, we must be having these difficult but important discussions around drug use with our children and grandchildren so that they are made aware of the new dangers in drugs circulating through our community. Last week, I attended a joint opioid awareness night hosted by the Canterbury and Elmvale Acres Community Associations which brought in Senator Vern White, the former Ottawa Chief of Police and Leila Attar, a fentanyl overdose survivor and advocate. She took her first drug at age 16 and almost died at age 19 due to an overdose. I thank her for her candor and was in awe of her courage and determination to spread the word about drug use in teens and how we should all work together to find solutions. In Ottawa, there are a number of addiction service providers. Please contact these local resources if you know someone in need of them:
Agriculture minister ‘fully aware’ of farm’s value Hawthorne student helps plant shelterbelt’s 150th tree BY NEVIL HUNT nevil.hunt@metroland.com
With slices of the Central Experimental Farm being set aside for a bus rapid transit expansion and other plans, the grassroots Friends of the Farm organization is concerned the federal government doesn’t take the green space seriously. On Sept. 27, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay visited the farm for a tree-planting ceremony, and made a point of thanking Friends of the Farm members in attendance for speaking up for the farm. “We have to be careful and we are fully aware of the value of the farm,” MacAulay said after the ceremony, about slices of farmland being sold off or set aside for development. “We need to make sure there is enough property to do the
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Hawthorne Public School student Thomas Davidson (left) joins Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay in planting the 150th tree in the Merivale shelterbelt, on Sept. 27. work required.” One section due to be paved over runs along Baseline Road. The city has received approval for a bus rapid transit corridor along Baseline that will require widening the street to use land currently behind the
central farm’s fence line. MacAulay said the value of the farm will only increase as the world’s population grows and food demands increase, and added the central farm’s scientists produce seeds that need less fertilizer, less water
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Dental disease can be a big problem for cats and dogs. By age three, the majority will have some degree of dental disease, potentially leading to some serious health consequences for your pets. Over time, plaque and tartar gradually build up on your pet’s teeth. Eventually, this build up will start to move under the gum line causing
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inflammation of the gums, known as gingivitis. Gingivitis is one of the earliest signs of periodontal disease, the majority of which happens below the gum line, making it very difficult to see the extent of the damage in your pet’s mouth. As periodontal disease gets worse, it destroys the bone around your pet’s tooth. This will continue until the tooth is eventually lost. This can cause significant pain and infection. Pets with periodontal disease also tend to have bad breath. Untreated, this can lead to pathologic jaw fractures from bone loss, infection of the jawbone, and nasal infections. Aside from periodontal disease causing oral problems, it can also have systemic consequences, affecting the kidneys, liver and heart. Another very common dental problem in cats is feline oral resorptive lesions. These are often referred to as “cat cavities” and are caused by normal cells of the teeth eating away at the cat’s own teeth. These are very painful lesions once they are in the advanced state. Cats are also commonly plagued by a condition known by many names but most commonly called feline plasma cell gingivitis/stomatitis. This disease is an immune mediated problem causing severe and often painful inflammation of the gums and mouth. Other oral problems include orthodontic issues, dead/worn/fractured teeth, unerupted teeth, and retained baby teeth. The Ottawa Humane Society see all of the above on a regular basis. Many of the cats and dogs at the OHS have to undergo a general anesthesia for a complete oral health assessment and treatment, since it is impossible to provide a thorough dental cleaning and oral examination on a pet that is awake. We remove tartar via dental scaling and then we polish the teeth to help prevent the accumulation of more tartar. We take dental radiographs as needed to assess various dental conditions. We pull severely diseased/worn/fractured/retained teeth when necessary and to correct painful underbites and overbites. Regular veterinary visits are crucial to monitoring your pet’s oral health. Your veterinarian will do a preliminary examination of your pet’s mouth at your annual general check up. Your veterinarian can recommend many ways to help your pet’s mouth stay healthy, which is an important part of caring for your pet’s health.
and are resistant to disease. “It’s of vital importance — probably more so than the last 150 years.” Friends of the Farm president Judy Dodds said the organization has expressed concern about the loss of farmland. “It’s just one more piece gone,” Dodds said. “We understand the need for improved transit, but it’s unfortunate it always comes at the expense of the farm.” She said in exchange for the loss of land along Baseline for bus transit, a shelterbelt — a long stand of trees along the farm’s perimeter — will be put in place along Baseline. The existing Merivale Road shelterbelt received its 150th tree during MacAulay’s visit. The shelterbelt was started in 2005 to reduce the amount of snow that blows onto Merivale Road. The belt is a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, and includes a recreation path. MacAulay invited Hawthorne Public School Grade 8 student Thomas Davidson to join him in planting a red oak — the official tree of MacAulay’s home province of Prince Edward Island. MacAulay said he received a letter from Thomas expressing how much he likes trees and thanking the agriculture ministry for operating the Dominion Arboretum, located adjacent to the farm. “I have received a lot of letters in my time, but yours stood out,” the minister said to Thomas and 10 of his classmates. “You’re a person who cares about trees and cares about the environment.” MacAulay took the opportunity to encourage the students to consider a career in agriculture. “It doesn’t mean you have to milk cows like I did,” he said in reference to his farming background in P.E.I. “There are scientists working here (at the farm). You could be minister of agriculture one day.” Thomas also helped MacAulay unveil a plaque at the shelterbelt’s pavilion, near the intersection of Merivale and Baseline roads. The plaque bears the names of all past prime ministers and ministers of agriculture and commemorates the 150th anniversary of Canada and the ministry.
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mass extermination of more than six million Jews and millions of other victims at the hands of the Nazi regime. The war museum played host due to inclement weather at the outdoor monument. The monument is now open to the public at the corner of Wellington and Booth streets. The design of the monument – entitled Landscape of Loss, Memory and Survival – may at first appear haphazard, but when viewed from above forms a Star of David. Inside the walls are paintings and interpretive panels, as well as space for quiet contemplation. One stairway provides visitors with a framed view of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. The day included emotional speeches, none more so than Eva Kuper’s story of escape from the Nazi death camps. Kuper was two years old when she and her mother were put on a train destined for the Treblinka death camp. Her mother allowed a woman who was not being sent to Treblinka to claim Eva as her own. Eva was passed to safety over the heads of people jammed in a cattle car, while her mother stayed on the train and was later killed at the death camp. Kuper, 76, immigrated to Canada and now lives in Montreal. She said she
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Holocaust survivor Eva Kuper prepares to add a candle to others to mark the inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument on Sept. 27, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits his turn. arrived in a country that had no public health care and few services designed to help newcomers. “I want to express thanks to Canada that those services are in place today for people who have faced genocide,” Kuper said. Rabbi Daniel Friedman of Edmon-
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But the summertime stats also coincide with cat birthing season, and because more people spend time outside and spot wayward felines. But in the last two years, the society has been following a North American trend to not take every suspected stray into care. “Partly because of that the numbers have dropped,” Roney said, adding this has reduced the load by about 15 per cent annually. “But 6,000 … is still a heck of a lot of cats we’re caring for every year.” Given that number, the humane society issued a public alert in August asking for people to become fosters and care for cats in their homes. The organization has almost 300 volunteers, but there is a need for more since there are an estimated 60 cats waiting for a foster home, but a total of 300 at the shelter. In recent weeks, there have been 238 cats in foster care. “What’s backing us up is dental surgery, so they’re waiting for that,” Roney said of those on
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Hunt Club-area resident Rebecca Belinko-Rotenberg snuggles with a black-and-white feline she rescued and has since rehomed through an area cat rescue. BelinkoRotenberg is on a mission to give Ottawa’s strays a second chance at a better life. The society also relies on its the foster waiting list, while others are waiting for other types of pet store partners to help resurgery or not doing well in the lieve population pressures at the shelter by adopting felines right shelter.
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from their businesses. “On both ends, that’s what really allows us to care for that number of animals,” Roney said. Rescue groups are a big part of the solution to Ottawa’s cat problem, he said, though it’s important to note that a stray cat legally still belongs to someone else. “We recommend people call us and we’ll check it against a lost report,” he said. After confirming they are strays, including having the animals checked for identifying microchips, Belinko-Rotenberg will take in a cat in need and arrange for a local rescue to care for it, but not before helping those organizations cover related costs. She has also helped reunite owners with their pets since she first began her grassroots efforts. To date, she has worked with about a half-dozen shelters and rescues and has directly helped rehome at least 40 cats. “You do not have to dump your cat to be rid of it,” BelinkoRotenberg said. Also helping with the booming feline numbers is the society’s mobile spay/neuter clinic,
which launched a year ago. The custom-made van, manned with a medical team and specialized equipment, makes scheduled stops across the city, such as at mall parking lots. It’s designed to remove barriers associated with the average $300 vet bill for spaying or neutering, as well as providing a convenient alternative to getting an animal to the vet. “When you’re caring for close to 10,000 animals a year, it’s really nice to do work that’s going to solve that problem,” said Roney. “We wouldn’t expect to see changes overnight. It’s a brand new model and there’s a lot of cats out there.” To date, about 1,100 cats have been spayed or neutered through the mobile clinic. “We thought we were going to have to promote it. Word is getting out very, very quickly,” Roney said. The society will also send out the mobile team to spay or neuter feral cat colonies if the owner of the property where the colony is located is OK with the cats living there. Other requirements include ensuring there are no
communicable diseases running through the group. A colony caretaker is also a must. “In those conditions, we will help that caretaker maintain that colony and we hope sterilize it out of existence,” said Roney. For Belinko-Rotenberg, small acts can make a big difference for those working behind the scenes to address the problem, including donating food, towels, Canadian Tire money and volunteering. The help also starts at home by spaying or neutering “Do not let your unspayed cats out to roam, especially your females,” she said. HOW CAT OWNERS CAN HELP:
• Have your cat spayed or neutered, • Keep your family cat indoors to protect it from vehicles, wild animals and annoyed neighbours who poison them, Roney said, and • Identify your cat by having it wear ID tags and by microchipping it.
City backs off proposed 13% stormwater hike BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The city will finance more work on water infrastructure through deficit thanks to a decision to back off a proposed increase in revenue from stormwater fees. Instead of the recommended 13 per cent per year over the next decade, proposed by staff at the city’s environment committee on Sept. 19, council voted on a motion that would keep the increases to five per cent per year. The council vote was held Sept. 27. Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder was in support of the compromise. “When we did the fee structure review, we went back to the drawing board to come up with something more fair,” she said of the changes to the water and stormwater billing done last year. The city needs $2.6 billion over the next 10 years to deal with the backlog of capital investments in the water infrastructure. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper pointed out that deferring fee increases will mean another $1 million in debt financing down the road. Leiper, along with GloucesterSouth Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish and Osgoode Coun. George Darouze, voted against the stormwater motion. Darouze said he hasn’t had the opportunity to properly consult with his residents on the proposed increase. “Saving a couple of bucks per
City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal the knowledge that the city’s water infrastructure is being prop- River Ward/Quartier Rivière erly funded. “And no resident feels like 770 Brookfield Road & Multi-Use Pathway they’re being unjustly charged,” On Tuesday, October 10, I will be hosting a combined he said. meeting in the Cafeteria of Brookfield High School for The stormwater fee was com- two projects of interest to the local community. Between bined with the road tax before the 6-7pm, there will be an Open House for residents to city amalgamated in 2000. Since learn more about the proposed plans for a new multi-use rural areas were absorbed into the pathway link from the Brookfield/Flannery roundabout City of Ottawa, they hadn’t been to Prince of Wales Drive. At 7pm, we’ll switch gears and learn about a potential development application for paying for the upkeep. The city has 8,500 kilometres 770 Brookfield Road. It has been 2.5 years since the last of stormwater, water and sanitary proposal and the land has remained for sale since that pipes. There are 92 pump stations time. The plan is to construct two, phased apartment and 5,800 culverts. There’s also building complexes, intended to operate as a private the Lemieux Island and Britannia sector post-secondary student residence. I invite all interested residents to join me for one or both of the water treatment facilities. According to the capital asset aforementioned information sessions. Metroland file photo management report, which was South-End Councillors’ Budget Consultation Council has voted to keep stormwater fee increases to five also presented to the committee, You are invited to attend the annual budget forum, per cent per year, as opposed to the previously proposed 13 93 per cent of city assets are in fair co-hosted by four City Councillors, including myself. to very good condition. per cent hike. The forum will be held Thursday October 12 at the Jim The infrastructure that needs Durrell Recreation Complex at 1265 Walkley Road. An year for residents now will create nushenko, who heads the city’s repairs is triaged according to open house will run from 6-6:45pm, followed by a budget a debt problem for the future,” environment committee, said he’s need, based on the city’s risk- presentation and Q&A session. I encourage all River Ward proud to support the motion with based approach. Leiper said. residents to come out to participate in the discussions City treasurer Marian Simulik and provide input. said staff will have to come back Ridgemont Community Safety Night to council on the fee increase for I will be hosting a community safety night for the Ridgemont 2019. She also said staff will look neighbourhood on Thursday, October 19 at the Ledbury at “non-financial measures” to Park Pavilion, commencing at 6:30pm. 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Former Alta Vista resident snaps new book BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
After capturing photographs of zoos and aquariums in more than 20 countries, an Ottawa-born photojournalist is coming back for the homecoming launch of her newest book. Called Captive, the book asks its audience to look again and to actually see and consider the animal, said Jo-Anne McArthur, who grew up in Alta Vista. “When we go to zoos we spend a couple of seconds to about a minute staring at each ‘exhibit’ and we don’t really think about the individual there. We see them as a representative of the species … and that’s what the book is really drawing attention to and hopefully to these individuals paying the price for our amusement,” she said. The images from the book were taken on five continents. Because animal issues across the globe, whether fur farms, factory farms or animals in captivity, are a focus of a lot of McArthur’s work, she had a large archive of images to draw on. But when Born Free Foundation, an international wildlife charity, contacted her to photograph the state of zoos in
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Ottawa-born photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur will be back in town for the homecoming launch of her newest book, ‘Captive.’ Europe, McArthur felt she would have enough material for the 208page book. “The reason I wanted to make a book is because it’s a very timely subject matter. Zoos are very much in the spotlight right now and they
know they have to change and reform. So the book is my contribution to the growing mainstream conversation,” she said. McArthur is an Ottawa University grad and previously published her first book titled We Animals in January 2014. Earlier this year she also launched the We Animals Archive, a free-to-use resource with highresolution images of animals. It has been used by organizations, publishers and academics. By last December, Captive was funded through a crowdfunding campaign, raising more than US$36,000. Then starting Jan. 1, McArthur launched a Year of Captivity on her Facebook page, showing an additional image from her archive each day. Unlike some photo assignments, all McArthur needed to gain access to her subjects was an admission ticket, then she would spend hours and sometimes days photographing the animals and the interactions with visitors. “For me, it’s not just about getting that individual image, but you learn the story a lot more when, for example, in southern France I spent three days photographing this one elephant named Gina,
who was walking in circles going back and forth, not even a tree to hide under in the shade and no friend to be with,” she said. Her most successful images, McArthur said, are the ones that show the interaction between the animals and the visitors. They show the locks, the walls, the painted murals, the glass, the selfie-takers and the human element. One of her favourites is of a irey seal, surrounded by balloons, that is ignored by hundreds of people as they pay more attention to the commentator than the animal. “It’s a very celebratory, bright, colourful kind of picture and yet there’s an animal right at the centre of the image and we are failing to see the animal,” she said. “It’s like that for rodeos and circuses, we are so caught up in everything else and so caught up in having a day at the park, frankly, that we fail to see suffering or loneliness or ridiculousness right there.” The book launch is on Oct. 10 at Bar Robo on Somerset Street from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To see more of McArthur’s work, visit her Facebook page, facebook.com/captivebook. Captive is available on Amazon.
Seniors’ Tea for Ward 22 My office will be holding a Seniors’ Tea on Friday, October 13th from 1:30-3:30pm at the Chapman Mills Community building located at 424 Chapman Mills Drive. All seniors’ are invited to enjoy tea and light refreshments as well as entertainment by Ottawa based musician Spencer Scharf. Those interested are asked to please RSVP by October 9th, 2017 by phone at 613-580-2751 or by email at Michael.Qaqish@ottawa.ca Ottawa 2018 Budget Consultations Thank you to all of those who came out to our Budget Consultation meeting on Oct 3rd 2017 at the Emerald Links Golf Course in Greely. If you missed the meeting but you would still like to give your two-cents, you are in luck. I will be hosting a second Budget Consultation meeting on Thursday Oct 19th with Councillors Mark Taylor and Keith Egli at the Nepean Sportsplex in Halls C and D. The meeting will go from 6-8pm. I hope to see you there. Farmers’ Market in Riverside South – End Date Extended If you have not yet had a chance to visit the new Farmers’ Market in Riverside South, there is still time! They have a wide variety of vendors and the market has made a lovely addition to the community this summer. The market has been extended until October 29th and will run from 10am-2pm on Sundays at the Riverview Park and Ride, located at 650 Earl Armstrong Road. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the success of the market so far! Drinking-Water Quality Remains High in Ottawa
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Alta Vista artist to showcase exhibit at Shenkman Arts Centre BY ISABEL WOODS
Taking junk and turning it into art is an ongoing interest of photographer and artist Philip Ross, whose photographs and sculptures will be on exhibit at the Shenkman Arts Centre until Nov. 7. “I was walking down the street one day and found a skull,” Ross said about getting the inspiration for his unique artwork. He looks for scrap materials from the world around him and assembles them into whatever likeness he can. He was studying at the School of
might use in his sculptures. The photography aspect allows the public to bring his art home, but not the scrap materials.
the Photographic Arts in downtown Ottawa then, and decided to pursue this newfound hobby more seriously. At the upcoming exhibit, 24 photos will be on display, as well as three sculptures. “I get a range of reactions,” he said. “Some people find them a little humorous; some people look deeper into it. I just hope they find them interesting.” Ross said he does not consider himself a photographer so much as an artist. He says that the camera is merely a way for people to see his art without having to worry about the materials he
“I get a range of reactions.” PHILIP ROSS, ARTIST
Making these original pieces is not as easy as it looks. “Sometimes,” he said, “getting it together and finding the right pieces is
gave three pieces of advice: Get a mentor, talk to people and send your art out everywhere. He laughed, remembering how he once sent his photos to Berlin. “I call it the Volume Approach,” he said. “I sent my art to Vancouver and ended up getting an exhibit.” His art is on his Facebook page, Tumblr and his website, www.philipdavidross. com. There are also two meet-the-artist sessions being held at the Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, October 1 and 22, from 1 to 3 p.m.
hard. Sometimes it’s just not working.” But when it does come together, a notable and thought-provoking sculpture is usually created, which is then photographed and disassembled, its pieces to be used in another oeuvre. Out of the 24 photographs, Ross is most excited for the public to see “Skeleton,” which also appears on the exhibit’s poster. There is also a bigger photo with chains that he is looking forward to displaying. To up-and-coming artists who may be struggling to get their work seen, Ross
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Board approves police budget directions, despite criticism JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The Ottawa Police Services Board has approved the 2018 budget review and timetable that will draw $3 million from reserves. The budget, based on a two-per-cent tax increase and 1.3-per-cent increase from the growth in the assessment base, has drawn ire from board members for taking risks with budgets down the road. The $8.5-million budget
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under which Mayor Jim Watson was elected. Without using the reserves, the increase would have likely included a 4.3per cent increase the police services finance committee heard on Sept. 11. Among the pressures driving up the costs are $2.1 million to hire 25 new officers and $3 million in overtime. While the plan will keep the police within spending limits for 2018, it could leave them with a spending increase as high as 5.4 per cent
in 2019. The draft budget also includes $2 million in efficiencies every year for the next four years. Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley asked if police had looked at their fleet as a way to save money. “I am seeing a lot of onetime cost-saving measures,” he said at the Sept. 25 police services board meeting. “Have we done a review of the fleet and potential savings?” Debra Frazer, the direc-
tor general of corporate services, said the force participated in a fleet management review led by the city. Police started phasing out the Ford Taurus cruisers last year – opting instead for Sport utility vehicles. Police Chief Charles Bordeleau said the vehicle acts as a mobile office for members. “The vehicle needs to be safe and spacious,” he said. The draft budget will be officially tabled at the November board meeting.
Ottawa police push to recruit new members, boost diversity JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The Ottawa police force is ramping up efforts to recruit racial minorities and Indigenous officers and women, but they have to compete with other forces, the Police Services Board heard on Sept. 25. The report, titled Go Forward Framework – Diversifying the OPS Sworn Workforce, said there were 460 new sworn members between 2005 and 2012. About 125 of those were women, which is
status quo for the number of women. Racialized groups are on an upward trend according to the numbers, and Indigenous people are on a slight downward trend. Debra Frazer, director general of corporate services for the police, said the downward trend is partly because there are so few Indigenous officers, that any time someone leaves or retires it creates a bigger impact. Police Chief Charles Bordeleau said there’s work to be done, as the force doesn’t yet reflect the
community it serves. Insp. Carl Cartright, head of recruitment for the Ottawa police, said several forces are competing for the same number of recruits. “The OPP is looking for 500 new candidates,” Cartright told the board. “All police agencies are competing for the same candidates, with the same experience and credentials and we hope that makes a good police officer.” The force started identifying diverse candidates and fast tracking them in 2016.
Cartright said the force needs to work on reaching millennials (born between 1980 and 2000), by increasing outreach. But it’s not enough to just recruit, OPS has to work on retention, he said. Frazer said staff will meet with stakeholders and present a finalized report in January 2018. This is the third workforce census the force has done, she said. Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley said he’s concerned police are spending more money on consultants than actual recruit-
ment. “I don’t think you’re going to see a lot from external candidates,” Frazer said. “We did most of the work in-house.” She added there’s a small amount of consultant work to provide “evidence-based” research. Board member Carl Nicholson, who’s been working on the issue during the tenure of the last four chiefs of police, said staff should tap into existing officers. “We need to ask what attracted them to the service,” he said.
Nicholson said the force needs to be proactive. “Diverse youth are watching TV, and there’s the barrier of the perception of policing,” he said. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney said he wonders if candidates from low-income families that can’t afford postsecondary education are getting screened out. “We need to ensure we are hiring the best and the brightest,” Bordeleau said. The force is looking to hire 25 new officers in 2018.
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Mary relished in Mother’s special kitchen treats
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other put the last lid on the jar of plum p re s e r ve s. They had stewed on the back of the Findlay Oval all morning. Then with a slotted spoon, she put them in the big brown bowl, and when they were cool enough to handle with
her well-scrubbed hands, she squished out the stones, which were put on the breadboard. The pitted plums were then bottled. The stones were my treat. How I loved to smash them with the little kitchen hammer, and then eat the innards. To me, the pulp was as good as anything I could buy
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from the candy counter at the Five and Dime store in Renfrew. When Mother and I were alone in the kitchen, just the two of us, there were other treats to come my way too. “How would you like some oven toast?” she might ask. Would I? My mouth would water just thinking of it. Thin slices of bread would be slathered with butter on both sides, and put on a wire rack over a tin pie plate, and put in the hot oven. I could hardly stand the wait, as it toasted on the topside, and then the slices were flipped over to turn a golden brown on the other. It was crisp when taken out of the oven, and piping hot, and I devoured yet another treat of that magic time alone with Mother in the kitchen.
MARY COOK Memories I loved when Mother was making relish this time of year. The smell of the spices, as the corn, or beets, cucumbers, or tomatoes stewing on the stove filled the kitchen. Mother would ladle out a heaping spoonful into a fruit nappy, and I would butter a slice of homemade bread, and dip it into the relish, and devour it in minutes. I knew if I asked for a second helping, Mother would say, “Better not ... you don’t want to spoil
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your dinner.” Even if dinner was hours away, only one fruit nappy was all I was given, but how I loved that special treat. I think I was the only one in our entire family who liked crispy fried pork rinds. Before a slab of smoked bacon was fried, it was sliced thin, and the rind removed. Mother knew I loved this rind, and so while the bacon was frying in the big black pan, room was made for the slivers of rind for me, and when they were as
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crisp as little pieces of raw spaghetti, another special treat came my way. Our ample vegetable garden served us well. I knew we would never go hungry over the coming winters when those shelves in the dug-out under the house we called a cellar, were full of canned vegetables, preserves, jams and jellies. Mother would spend days this time of year, “putting down.” And if I happened to be in the kitchen when she was making cucumber relish, I never failed to have a cucumber sandwich. To me, thick slices between two pieces of freshly baked bread, well buttered of course, was a special treat. No one else in my family, it seemed to me, liked cucumber sandwiches. But I could make a meal of them, if I was allowed, but again Mother would say,
“Don’t spoil your supper.” Any one of these special treats would have been enough to amply satisfy me to replace my dinner or supper if allowed. But Mother saw to it that what I got was ‘just a taste.’ I would be expected to eat my dinner or supper as well. My sister Audrey, who was always concerned about gaining weight, could never understand why I was as thin as rail with all I ate between meals, and would say she could gain a pound drinking water! It wouldn’t have mattered to me if I grew as big as a house, nothing would stop me from those kitchen treats I loved with a passion. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go tosmashwords.com and type MaryRCook, or email wick2@sympatico.ca.
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n elementary school in Ontario made headlines across the country for its move to ban cartwheels on school property. A draft handbook of playground rules at M.T. Davidson Public School, in Callander, Ont., states that the popular kids’ gymnastics activity is on the no-play list for the 2017-18 school year. “The activity can cause concussions, and neck and wrist injuries,” principal Todd Gibbon told media outlets. He confirmed, however, the rules were not being implemented in response to an actual event. In other words, no one had ever been harmed during a cartwheel on the schoolyard. It’s the latest in a slew of ridiculous rules imposed by organizations
to prevent kids from taking risks of any kind. In Ottawa, where winters are long and cold, playground structures are generally outof-bounds for up to five months of the year. In 2010, a group of local kids made headlines when they launched a petition to reverse a rule at D. Roy Kennedy Public School which banned balls on the playground in winter months. We live in an age where soccer posts are wrapped in rubber mats and daycares ban scarves. Kids don’t go outside if it’s too hot, too cold, too sunny or too wet. Snowball fights are definitely on the no-no list. Dr. Mark Tremblay, director of healthy active living and obesity research at CHEO, says he was disappointed but not surprised when he
BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse “The more we restrict and confine what people can do in the outdoors, the more we restrict the possible learning that can be done...” read the news about the cartwheel ban. “This fear of litigation and the sterilization of play that has permeated our society, I’m not sure anything would surprise me anymore,” says Trem-
blay. He notes, however, that despite best intentions from school authorities, community organizations and parents around “keeping kids safe," we are doing more harm than good by
restricting children’s access to free, outdoor play. “In any other aspect of our lives — take finances for example — we would do a cost-benefit analysis before making any decisions,” says Tremblay. “But
when it comes to something like banning cartwheels, we only look at one side of the equation, which is the potential risk, without balancing the positive. “What good might come out of kids doing cartwheels? Maybe they’ll have fun, maybe they’ll have an opportunity to develop better motor skills, maybe they’ll get stronger.” Tremblay notes that in our efforts to keep kids safe by keeping them indoors, we are inadvertently having a negative impact on their physical, social and emotional health. “The physical health impact is extraordinary,” he says. “First, and intuitive to most people, if kids aren’t moving as much, their hearts, muscles and bones aren’t as strong.” Tremblay notes that while organized sport has emerged to take the place of free play, far more injuries occur within structured ac-
tivities, yet without the holistic health benefits of free outdoor play. By keeping kids indoors, always structured, often on screens, we are conditioning them to be risk-averse or paranoid of the basic things in life, he notes. As screen time displaces social time, we’re also severely limiting interactions with other humans. By restricting kids’ opportunities to find and solve challenges, we are raising generations of adults who have difficulty managing emotions, are prone to anxiety and other mental disorders and are often incapable of problem-solving. “The more we restrict and confine what people can do in the outdoors, the more we restrict the possible learning that can be done, the experiences children can have, the tools they can add to the tool box to be creative, problem-solving adults,” says Tremblay.
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VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Some exciting news is coming your way, Virgo. Just be patient for a little longer because it will be well worth it to hear what others can’t wait to tell you.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you prefer to do things in the most direct manner possible. However, you may have to take a roundabout route in the next few days to complete a particular project.
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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It is easy for you to keep other people’s secrets, Pisces. Work on keeping some of your own concerns closer to the vest.
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Leitrim/Findlay Creek – The Gloucester South Seniors meet at 4550 Bank St. for carpet bowling, chess, contract bridge, euchre (4 & 6 hand), 500 and shuffleboard every weekday afternoon. Membership is $15 per year. For details, call 613521-7540. North of Greely – Every Monday night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. until the end of May, play 4-hand euchre at OLV Banquet Hall, 5338 Bank St. Admission is $5. No partner is needed and light snacks are provided. For details, call Marcel at 613-797-8651.
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Vernon – The Osgoode Township Musueum has kindermusik musicand-movement classes until Dec. 14, from 11 to 11:45 a.m., for kids up to age four and their caregivers. Please call 613-821-4062 or email education@osgoodemuseum.ca to register. The cost is $90 for nine classes.
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Hunt Club – A Creative Art Club for adults of all ages are invited to bring their art supplies to the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre on Tuesdays, from 9:30 a.m. to noon until Dec. 19 and from Jan. 16 to May 22. The cost is a $2 weekly drop-in fee. For details, email d.arts@bell.net.
marketing techniques – a small business owner, an inventor wanting to market a great idea, a sales person. Join Wanito Bernadin of LeadAvant to understand product, price, place and promotion. The session is at the Greenboro library branch at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Register at biblioottawalibrary. ca or call 613-580-2940 for details.
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Greenboro – Even if you only have one plant or a small mixed vegetable garden, you can save seeds. Learn how to have good harvests year after year, and become self-sufficient. The session is at the Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Register at biblioottawalibrary.ca or call 613-580-2940 for details.
Oct. 12
Leitrim/Findlay Creek -- Ottawa South Women’s Connection “RSVP Ministries” will be hosting their next event on Oct. 12, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Fred Barrett Arena, 3280 Leitrim Rd. The feature will be “Alia N Tanjay Billings Bridge Fashion Show.” There will be refreshments, door prizes and childcare will be available. The event is about women connecting with God, each other and their community. Admission is $6. Call 613-801-8758 for details.
Oct. 12
Greenboro – Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. An afternoon book club meets the second Thursday of every month from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. On Oct. 12 we will discuss the book “I Don’t Have Time for This” by Katherine Arnup. Registration is not required. For a complete booklist, visit biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program. For details, call 613-580-2940.
Oct. 13
Canterbury – Enjoy a bean or macaroni supper at Sainte-Genevieve parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave., on Oct. 13. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and supper is served at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults, and children under 12 eat for free. Funds raised will go to the Alta
Greenboro – A Marketing 101 workshop is for all interested in learning
Oct. 13 and 14
Metcalfe – The Metcalfe Cooperative Nursery School hosts its annual garage sale on Oct. 13 from 4 to 8 p.m., and Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greely Legion branch, at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. There will be toys, clothes, décor, household items and baby gear. To sell or donate or for details, email metcalfenursery@ gmail.com. Riverview Park – You are invited to browse and buy at the Fall Nearly New and Book Sale on Oct. 13, 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Oct. 14, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. It’s all second time ‘round. Pick clothes for the whole family. Choose from a large array of recent and vintage. Proceeds support the work of the church. For details call 613-7333156, ext. 229, or visit rideaupark. ca.
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Greely – The Greely Legion branch hosts a euchre tournament on Oct. 14 with registration and a light lunch beginning at noon and playing at 1
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