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Apartment plans downsized Norberry Cres. proposal scaled back to 5 storeys

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Residents living in the Mooney’s Bay area may one day have hundreds of new neighbours.

GreatWise Developments from Toronto has unveiled a blueprint for change at an apartment complex on Norberry Crescent and Springland Drive.

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focus of a public meeting on Oct. 13 at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre.

Since advertising the meeting and sending out what details he has on the project to residents, Brockington has been in wait-and-see mode for public feedback.

“I want to listen to the people who live on Norberry and the surrounding communities,” he said.

The property has been the focus of a number of development proposals since January 2015 “that have gone from being quite aggressive to more reasonable,” Brockington said.

proposed for the site, which would bump up the number of apartment blocks on the property to seven and the number of units to 959.

“There is a need for rental housing,” said River Coun. Riley Brockington, who actually lived in one of the apartment buildings at 840 Springland Dr. for four years before he purchased his first house several years ago.

“It’s popular with university students and new Canadians,” Brockington said of the 761 units that currently make up the Norberry Residences.

He also said they offer an affordable housing option for others as well.

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Youth engagement With support from her father Clinton Cowan, Éloise, 5, sets out her priorities for the city’s 2017 budget during a consultation meeting held at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre on Oct. 6. Éloise, who is an Alta Vista resident, asked the mayor and area councillors for more police, safety vehicles and bike lanes. See story, page 5.

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“It’s pure stupidity. You’re going to have 600 to 700 people doing U-turns everyday.”

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change the look and feel of the road,” he said. “I am not opposed to the project. It’s (that) the profile has come off the radar. We’ve got to restart the motorboat here.”

Paul’s property backs onto Baseline and she’s concerned about the city expropriating some of her land, and declining property values because of noise pollution and smog.

With some land being taken from the Central Experimental Farm in order to accommodate the project, she said the plans are another example of how governments are trying to develop the farm. There’s a plan for a 15-metre buffer strip along the farm’s frontage to protect against wind, erosion, snow and salt spray.

Several residents also raised questions about snow removal, not only on the street, bus and bike lanes, but also where residents would put snow shovelled from their driveways if land is expropriated from their properties for the project. Jabbar Siddique, a city senior project engineer, said logistics will have to be worked out, but the route might need more regular snow removal and not just plowing.

In total 173 residential properties will be affected by the project: 15 will be required in full, 44 commercial properties will also be affected, as well as 10 federal and provincial properties.

Ken LaRose, who lives near Baseline and Southwood Drive, will have a corner taken from his property when the corridor is built. He wanted to know when discussions about acquisition would start. “I don’t want my kids having to argue with you people,” he said.

But negotiations won’t begin until funding for the project is secured.

The new route is supposed to shave 11 minutes of commute time off in each direction. About 10,000 riders are expected to use the corridor once built, according to city documents.

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The project will be built in two phases – the goal for the first, from Baseline Station to Heron Station, is for it to be operational before 2031.

The estimated cost is $161 million, but to move forward, the project relies on securing funding from provincial and federal partners. The second section is proposed for after 2031, but interim measures would be implemented, costing about $7 million.

If the project is built, Doug Warren, who lives near Baseline and Clyde Avenue, and his neighbours will have to make a U-turn at the intersection to get into their condo complex because the bus lanes would block access.

“It’s pure stupidity,” Warren said.

“You’re going to have 600 to 700 people doing U-turns everyday,” he said.

Limiting access by having the bus lanes in the middle of the road and promoting U-turns was also a problem for resident Colleen Barnes-Scrive.

“It’s very, very dangerous – you’re going to be killing people,” she said.

She added emergency vehicles will have a harder time navigating the new bus lanes.

There were also concerns raised about who was informed of the meeting.

Sue Paul, who lives near Baseline and Fisher, said she was one of only a few neighbours who received notice of the meeting. She said some didn’t even know about the proposed project even though consultations began in April 2012.

“You’re dropping this into our neighbourhood and not contacting us about it,” she said.

Before the meeting, River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington expressed similar apprehensions about the project. “My frustration is few people know about this,” he said.

The plan was initially introduced through the transportation master plan that came out in 2013, but the last consultation was about two years ago.

“Overall I am supportive of the project, but people need to be aware that there’s a major road project being considered for Baseline. It’s going to

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Suspect charged with child sexual assault in Leitrim

By Erin McCracken

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An Ottawa man has been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl at a building located in the Leitrim area.

Ottawa police were alerted on Sept. 28 that “a man had broken into a building in the rural area off of Bank Street and Leitrim Road and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl who was not known to him,” police announced Oct. 5.

Police did not disclose the type of building where the crime is said to have occurred.

The police sexual assault and child abuse section launched an investigation, which led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man.

“Sexual assault and child abuse investigators are concerned there could be other victims,” police said

in a statement.

The suspect has been charged with sexual assault and break and enter.

He appeared in court Oct. 5 and was released to await his next court date, which was not immediately known.

“Sexual assault and child abuse investigators are concerned there could be other victims.”

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Anyone with details about the case is asked to call the sexual assault and child abuse section by calling 613-236-1222, ext. 5944, or call in anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers to 1-800-222-8477.

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Past plans called for the construction of an apartment tower in the centre of the rental apartment site that would have topped out at between 30 and 40 storeys, and would have involved demolishing other buildings at the location to make room.

A city review team has been working with the developer for about the past two years to refine the scope of the project to make it a better fit for the neighbourhood.

“I’m not going to say what we have now is perfect, but compared to what I’ve seen going back to early 2015 – and I know the former councillor (Maria McRae) was engaged and involved as well – there was some much more aggressive proposals that were being considered,” Brockington said, noting the current proposal of five storeys is a significant reduction in size.

Asked if he has any concerns about future construction at the site, the councillor said he is “... always very sensitive to adding development in an already established residential community.”

He said he is also sensitive whenever density is increased in a proposal.

In this case, the density would not result in the need for a zoning change. It would, however, require a rezoning bylaw amendment to bring down the number of parking spots. Parking areas would be constructed at the back of the new apartment buildings.

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This artist’s rendering portrays one of the new apartment buildings being planned for the Norberry Residences, a rental apartment community in Riverside Park near Mooney’s Bay. transit. “The spots that would be not paved would become landscaped green space. I kind of like that.”

Approval would also be needed for a site plan application.

“My preference is if you’re going to build, build inside and not on the outer periphery,” Brockington said of the proposal, which has earmarked two buildings for the south end along the crescent and another on the east side of the property.

“But we’ll see how the reaction is from the community and see how much more of this proposal can be refined once the community has had their first look,” said Brockington.

The public meeting is Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., and will be held at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre.

“One of their issues is they are swamped with parking and there is relatively low demand,” said Brockington.

Only half of the 759 resident and visitor surface and parkade spots are used, he said. The proposal also includes scaling back the lot size, demolishing the parking structure, adding a landscaped area and putting in a new vehicle entrance to the west.

According to the developer’s site schematic, the plan appears to call for 623 tenant parking spots, plus 48 for visitors for a total of 671.

“I’m relatively OK with (a parking reduction) because they have consistently over time demonstrated their tenants don’t subscribe to that need,” Brockington said, noting that many people who live in that neighbourhood travel by public

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At just five years old, Alta Vista resident Éloise Cowan has already drafted her wish list for the city’s 2017 budget.

“I want more cops, and more safety vehicles and more bike lanes,” she said during what was touted as the city’s best attended budget consultation meeting so far, held at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre on Oct. 6.

The young girl’s budget requests have already been fulfilled, said Mayor Jim Watson, with the hiring of 12 more paramedics and 25 new police officers this year, plans to hire another 25 officers in 2017, and with the opening of the O’Connor Street segregated bike lane slated for the first week of November.

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Talk turned to long-term costs the city will have to cover, such as light-rail transit.

“We’re not paying for that cash on the barrelhead (at the time of purchase) because it’s like your house. You mortgage it because you get the use out of it over many decades,” Watson said.

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While the two-per-cent cap worked well in the past, Paul Norris, president of the Hunt Club Park Community Association, asked if it can be reevaluated to see if it is still the best fit.

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“When are we going to start addressing the infrastructure deficit with regards to our roads here in Ottawa?” he said, pointing to declining investments in the city’ on Ottawa’s transportation capital budget since 2014.

Watson said the answer lies with those who set the price tag.

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Alta Vista resident Dave Kidd asked whether new funding methods can be identified to ensure increased city costs can be covered by the right revenue streams.

“I understand how the city’s costs grow with the size of the city and the population, and also with inflation,” he said, but given low inflation and dropping home values he doesn’t understand why property taxes “would increase as opposed to the amount of revenue generated by property tax.”

Watson said the challenge is that Ottawa spans 2,600 square kilometres, its population will hit one million in three or four years and growth areas such as Barrhaven, Riverside South, Kanata and Orleans are very costly.

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“If your industry gives us better pricing, we can do more roads,” he told Harley. “We know you have lots of capacity. We want you to sharpen your pencil.”

Deans said the theme of the budget meeting was competing priorities for limited dollars, which has led to “piecemeal” repairs on such roads as Hunt Club where one lane was reconstructed.

“We could have been more financially effective if we had done the whole thing, but we just don’t have the money to do it,” said Deans.

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Quicker turnarounds on bike lanes, more crosswalks and complete streets, and the construction of a multi-use pathway between the Trainyards Shopping District and the new Tremblay LRT station by way of the Via train station were also requested.

That path is subject to a site plan agreement and it is progressing, said Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier.

COMMUNITY POLICING

The importance of keeping community police officers on the job, helping

Residents listen as Christine Johnson, president of the Hunt Club Community Organization, appeals for community centre upgrades during an Oct. 6 budget consultation meeting. to prevent incidents from escalating, also surfaced.

“How are you going to manage to do that given there is talk about a twoper-cent tax increase?” said Kris Nanda, president of the Riverview Park Community Association.

“You need to be careful about reduction of services and cutting the city jobs just to meet this target and that includes putting things in the long term,”

he said.

Without safety and security, the benefits of prized destinations such as the new Mooney’s Bay Park playground and Lansdowne will be for nothing, said Craig Searle, vice-president of the Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association.

Violent crime is up, residents are afraid to go to unsafe parts of the city, he said. As well, a stronger police pres-

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ence and more community police officers are needed, in addition to the hiring of 50 new officers, he added.

Deans agreed that community policing is “a hallmark of policing” when it comes to prevention.

Watson, meanwhile, said a commitment to boost the number of red-light cameras by 20 will free up more officers for more serious work. The city is also pumping $400,000 into a long-term gang exit strategy.

River Coun. Riley Brockington, who plans to speak to the police services board about resource allocation, highlighted police Chief Charles Bordeleau’s top priorities of targeting guns and gangs, speeding and violence against women.

“And yet there is is a disconnect between what the police are doing, how they prioritize their resources and communicating back to the community,” he said, noting that the public’s involvement must be part of the equation.

“We need community members to work in conjunction with police as well,” he said.

WISH LIST ITEMS

There were also appeals at the meeting to ensure affordable programs for marginalized people through social

service agencies, as well as requests for improvements to Herongate’s Sandalwood Park and upgrades to the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre.

Residents also questioned a freeze of subsidized child-care spaces and a lack of funding for organizations, such as the Grandparents’ House at the Bronson Centre, that support isolated seniors.

While the city needs to be responsive to the needs of an aging population, it comes down to money, Deans said.

ALL ABOUT BALANCE

Despite concerns raised about eroding services and infrastructure, Watson said in his closing remarks that there are “two sides to a ledger.”

“They have to balance,” he said, adding he doesn’t want to mislead people by agreeing to everything.

“My philosophy is let’s make sure we continue to have one of the most livable cities in the country.”

The city’s draft budget is scheduled to be tabled Nov. 9 and approved a month after that.

Public input can be submitted by emailing budget2017@ottawa.ca.

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Pleas garner pedestrian crossing for Perley Rideau veterans, seniors

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While the city’s 2017 budget is still being ironed out, one item, at least, on Joan Olinik’s wish list has been granted.

The Greely resident and longtime volunteer at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre had long been advocating for a safe crossing outside the centre on a very busy Russell Road, as well as repaired sidewalks.

“Some of our veterans are going down the side of the road in their wheelchairs because they cannot access the sidewalks,” Olinik said at an Oct. 6 budget consultation meeting at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre just before Mayor Jim Watson delivered the good news that a new pedestrian crossing will be going in.

“An accident is waiting to happen or worse,” said Olinik, whose father lives at the Perley Rideau.

In addition to a bevy of emailed appeals, she had met with Alta Vista Coun.

Jean Cloutier three times over the matter. Olinik also made her pitch at townhalls and during the 2015 budget consultation meeting.

And she invited Cloutier out to see the situation for himself last year, and the challenge posed by speeders and traffic.

Before having her wish granted at the recent meeting, Olinik expressed frustration with bureaucracy and the length of time it was taking to see commitment become action.

“Our veterans deserve nothing but the best. They gave their best to us,” she said. “And I really feel we need to give our best to them.”

Cloutier and Watson agreed.

The mayor said Cloutier came to see him about this and was “very insistent” that something had to be done.

“I gave him the assurance that by July 1 of next year you will have a PXO (pedestrian crossing) installed at

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Joan Olinik advocates for a safe crossing for Perley Rideau residents during an Oct. 6 budget meeting. that intersection,” Watson said, drawing applause and Olinik’s thanks.

“I really do appreciate it,” she said with a big smile.

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back. I’m going to be clicking my heels and jumping up and down.”

As for a repaired sidewalk, that may take some time since that cash would have to come from lifecycle maintenance funding.

“We are a little behind on that,” Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans said, but added she hopes extra money can be put into the pot for sidewalks, roads, parks and playgrounds in the next city budget.

“Proper maintenance is a priority.”

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Through investments like the Ottawa River Action Plan (ORAP) and Light Rail Transit (LRT), we have made tremendous strides in ensuring the health of our city and its residents by cutting down carbon emissions, reducing pollution and waste, protecting our green spaces and much more.

As an organization, the City of Ottawa needs to strike a balance between developing the city as a green community, while ensuring the long-term affordability of services.

Alongside Energy Ottawa, a subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa, I recently had the pleasure of announcing the installation of solar panels on eight City buildings as part of our ongoing commitment to expand renewable energy generation in Ottawa. This is following the success of the 2010 pilot project, where smaller solar energy systems were installed at City Hall and at the Integrated Transit Operations Control Centre on Belfast Road.

Once all eight solar projects are complete, the system is expected to generate nearly 3,000,000 kWh/year; the equivalent of removing more than 300 homes from the grid annually. The renewable energy generated from these panels is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 41,382 metric tonnes over the next 20-years.

Additionally, the City of Ottawa is expected to receive approximately $85,000 a year or $1.7 million in revenue over the 20-year contract. That’s revenue for important services from renting roof space that otherwise would not be used.

The cost of solar panels has reduced dramatically, which is why solar projects and this partnership with Energy Ottawa makes good sense.

The ultimate goal is to add solar panels on all city buildings that can accommodate them, as long as it makes financial sense – and so far, it does. As solar panels and other green technologies become more affordable, these projects will become more widespread.

In 1885, Ottawa became the first city in the world to light all of its streets with electricity. It’s fitting that we continue to pioneer innovative new green technology.

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Transit plan just the ticket

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ood ideas sometimes get shot down because many of us can’t think in the long term.

Humankind would never have visited the moon if short-term thinkers had held sway in the American government in the 1960s.

While Ottawa’s long-term transit plans aren’t quite on par with a moonshot, the possible revival of plans to expand bus rapid transit deserves widespread support.

Ottawa’s Transitway has shown that when the massive expense of a subway line can’t be supported by the current population, bus rapid transit is a viable option.

There are plans being revived for bus lanes down the middle of Heron and Baseline roads, creating a link from the O-Train station on Heron to the future light rail station at Bayshore.

A subway would be nice – and cost billions of dollars – but faster bus commutes

at a total cost of $200 million fits the bill.

It may seem like a lot of cash, but it pales compared to the cost of expanding the city’s roads to accommodate the seemingly never-ending flow of new cars on the road each year.

And remember that even if you don’t think you’d use such a public system, every new rider on a bus or subway is one fewer driver clogging up your travel route.

The best case scenario for bus rapid transit on Heron and Baseline would see the lanes constructed so they may be converted to rail or streetcars at a later date – when demand increases.

Ottawa’s Transitway and our many kilometres of bus lanes have kept this city moving for decades. If municipal politicians 30 or 40 years ago had failed to see the possibilities, all of us would be spending much more time stuck in traffic today.

Kudos to the planners for dusting of a bus rapid transit plan our future selves will value.

No doubt: poverty is in our midst

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any mornings I wake up and neglect to feel grateful for the basics in my life: the coffee brewing on the timer in the kitchen, access to Internet and a roof over my head. These are all material, of course. I’m also extremely grateful for the health and well-being of my family, and that I have the means to feed them today.

For many in Canada, that’s not the case. It’s easy to turn a blind eye to the poverty that exists at every corner. But the reality remains that as middle-class families contemplate the purchase of a second vehicle or a weekend at the cottage, one in eight Canadians is currently living in poverty.

Oct. 17 is the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Poverty is a difficult concept to

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse grasp. At its heart, it’s measured by material means. Do adults, children and families have enough money for the basic necessities of life – shelter, food, water and clothing? But a closer examination of the statistics of Canadians who live in poverty shows us that poverty is a much more allencompassing issue.

Canada Without Poverty, an advocacy group that has been lobbying the federal government for an anti-poverty strategy since 2008, has compiled a number of statistics from various sources. Even a brief examination shows that who we are at

birth has an enormous impact on our chances of living life free of poverty.

Half of all status First Nations children live in poverty; people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty as those without disabilities; more than one in five single mothers live in poverty.

Among those who are homeless, nearly half are estimated to have a disability, including debilitating mental health issues.

It’s easy to recommend magic bullet solutions, such as a universal basic income for all Canadians. But with the complexities of poverty, a report released in early October from left-wing think tank, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), suggests a no-strings attached program may not be the way to go. Much like the universal childcare benefit introduced under the previous Conservative federal

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government, a universal model in its most basic form doesn’t discriminate by income. This would inevitably see funding withdrawn from existing poverty-reduction programs, suggest the report authors, to subsidize the wealthy.

The CCPA report highlights instead a more targeted approach, which would identify those living below the poverty line – including people among the working poor – and offer specific non-taxable benefits.

Beyond basic income, however, there are inequalities built into our social system. Three years ago, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) cited poverty as the No. 1 barrier to good health. The report highlighted Canada’s appalling record, with a poverty rate three times higher than comparable countries such as Sweden, Norway and Finland.

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and provincial levels. The organization also advocated for a housing first approach for homeless people living with chronic care conditions.

Other recommendations included a national food security program, federal investments in health insurance and a focus on lifting children out of poverty, something which successive governments have promised, yet failed to deliver decade after decade.

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Herongate community developer to share know-how in east end

By Erin McCracken

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Community clean-ups, barbecues, resource fairs, movies in the park, a winter fun day, and a new gathering space and community association are evidence of a transformation now underway in Herongate.

More positive change may be on the way thanks to a bounty of cash that will pay for a community developer to continue working there for a third year – but three days a week instead of the usual five.

A portion of Crime Prevention Ottawa’s one-year $80,000 contribution will ensure the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre’s staffer will spend three days a week on community building efforts in Herongate and two days a week supporting work being done by the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre in the east-end Jasmine Crescent neighbourhood of Gloucester.

“I think we can both learn from each other, and we can both share experiences, which leverages skills, knowledge and

dollars,” said Kelli Tonner, the health centre’s program director.

“With a small agency like Eastern (resource centre) and a single community developer that does the whole (eastern) catchment, there’s a lot of work to do.”

Two years ago, the health centre surveyed Herongate residents, community leaders, area landlord Timbercreek Management, social service agencies, school boards and resettlement groups, among others, to gauge local needs.

Staffer Valérie Assoi became the community developer in 2015, thanks to Crime Prevention Ottawa funding. She has since been bringing people together and helped create a stakeholder steering committee.

The east-end resource centre took note of the collaborative relationships that developed, modelled after a No Communities Left Behind strategy put to work in the neighbouring BanffLedbury community more than a decade ago.

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A clean-up in Herongate’s Sandalwood Park in 2015 was one of the first community building events held after a community developer was hired to mobilize local residents to drive positive change. A new community developer will be hired to work in Herongate and also the Jasmine Crescent community, with support from Valérie Assoi (at left).

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New funding sources needed to ensure long-term change Continued from page 9

“Those are things that looked very different two years ago,” Tonner said. “And while we’re still working on it, they’ve been tremendously successful and have resulted in community clean-up days, movies in the park, our community barbecues.”

A workshop about pest management was successfully held this year for residents whose first language is not English. A Cedarwood Community Hub in a Timbercreek high-rise was also established.

Stakeholder groups also came together to support Herongate rental tenants who were evicted last fall and winter to make way for the planned demolition of an aging Timbercreek townhouse complex.

“Two years earlier you would never have seen a collaborative meeting … for residents affected,” said Tonner.

More change is coming.

The French Catholic school board will launch a new French homework club in Herongate two days a week starting at the

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Herongate residents gather to clean up Sandalwood Park in 2015, thanks to efforts by a community developer to boost community engagement. The community building program is being expanded to the Jasmine Crescent community in the east end. end of October. This comes on the heels of a twice-weekly English homework session that kicked off in September at the hub.

Community mobilization efforts help residents gain access

to the services they need and encourage them to take on leadership roles and drive change, said Tonner.

“We’re trying to build a sense of community,” she said, noting that a Bhutanese Nepali

association has also formed as a result.

A tight-knit community becomes a safer community – another goal of the initiative.

“We’ve definitely given people a forum for talking about

(safety), and give people some assurances that when they do have concerns or when they do have ideas about how to feel safer in their neighbourhood, that there’s a collective of people who are willing to listen to that and support that and move that along,” Tonner said.

A workshop is also being planned to teach people who to call in times of need, whether it’s bylaw or emergency services.

“Two years ago we would not have had a network of 28 providers … and 15 community leaders to give this information to,” said Tonner. “I feel like we are having an impact.”

Just as there is work to do in the Jasmine Crescent neighbourhood, Herongate still needs support, which is the reason why the health centre and its partners will seek other funding sources to ensure a community developer can continue beyond the next year.

“We think that coordination role is really important,” said Tonner. “But we feel confident that we have a really great existing group of partners who have already taken on the lead

in some of the things our staff have been doing over the past two years.”

There are no plans to apply to Crime Prevention for additional dollars as there was never an expectation it would provide long-term funding, she said.

Tonner acknowledges Herongate still faces a lot of challenges.

More engagement is needed beyond special events. There was a shooting there on Sept.

26, though no one was injured.

No arrests have yet been made.

“You’re not going to eliminate poverty, you haven’t eliminated crime, but I think we’ve made some great gains,” Tonner said, which is the reason why a developer is needed to ensure the momentum continues for the long term.

“There’s no beginning, middle and end to community development,” she said. “It’s an ongoing process. It’s never over.”

A health centre staffer will transition into the community developer position within the new two months. Assoi will continue in a supporting role.

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Billings Estate to transform into ‘Haunted House on the Hill’

By Erin McCracken

erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Heart-pounding.

Creepy.

Figures lurking in the gloom.

This usually doesn’t describe the historic Billings Estate Museum, though strange and unexplained occurrences have reportedly spooked staff there over the years.

But as Halloween approaches, the estate will be transformed – for the first time ever – into a ‘Haunted House on the Hill,’ a chilling spectacle designed not for the faint of heart.

“We’re really focusing on people’s phobias, and using those phobias to create an experience where people will have to confront their fears,” said Amy Kudrinko, project manager for Haunted House on the Hill.

Groups of four can dare to go on a heart-pounding 30-minute self-guided tour of the 3.4-hectare site. Visitors – who are welcome to dress in costume – will start out at the guesthouse, and brace themselves for what’s to come.

While waiting their turn to begin, visitors can watch the

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Brahm Lewandowski, the city’s museum administrator, hangs out with the Grim Reaper at the Billings Estate Museum. The heritage home in Alta Vista will be transformed into a chilling spectacle during its inaugural Haunted House on the Hill. silent film Nosferatu, which is based on the Dracula story.

Guests can then bravely follow a lit trail around the grounds, past a cemetery where almost 150 people, including about 16 members of the Billings family, were buried be-

tween 1820 and 1960.

Upwards of 30 volunteers and staff members will be dressed in costume to heighten the thrilling adventure.

Once darkness falls over the grounds, the property becomes the perfect setting for scares.

“The site is creepy at night,” Brahm Lewandowski, the city’s administrator, said of the home which used to be known as Park Hill – thus the hill reference.

At night, the sound of the creaking house is chilling.

“When the house is closed

and dimly lit, it takes on a different light,” he said.

During the event, people will also be allowed into the house to experience five different scares, featuring both subtle and obvious frights, on the main floor, upstairs and – of course – in the basement.

“It’s really an experience that people are going to have to come to see for themselves,” Lewandowski said, remaining tightlipped about what’s in store for those who will brave the event, which is being designed for ages 16 and up. Those aged 13 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

There will be safety mechanisms in place in case guests become too scared.

Lewandowski said the event is not be gory, but the spooky spectacle is designed for people who enjoy a good fright, and to draw in fans of Halloween.

“I think people like pushing the boundaries of their comfort level to some extent. And this is one way to do that.”

Halloween on the Hill takes place Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 14 to 29, beginning at 7

p.m. The last tour gets underway at 10:30 p.m.

The cost is $10.20 per person, and visitors can reserve specific time slots in advance.

More volunteers are welcome, and those interested must sign up by Oct. 16. Last-minute admission may be possible at the door, but is not guaranteed.

For details, reservations or to volunteer, call 613-247-4830, or email museums@ottawa.ca.

FUN for Little kids

The estate will also host toned-down Halloween events.

Two séances, featuring a psychic medium, planned for the evening of Oct. 23 and 30 have already sold out. And an annual Halloween party geared to children ages three to 12 will be popular. As well, families are invited to dress in costume and drop in on Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for a bevy of activities, including trick-or-treating and crafting fake blood and flapping bats. There will also be a costume parade.

The cost is $6.15 each, $10.20 for two and $16.35 per family.

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Chills await: Haunt Nights add thrill factor to Watson’s Mill

By Erin McCracken

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Turn down the lights, and add a healthy dash of the unknown and a pinch of history.

Those ingredients have helped Haunt Nights become a time-tested recipe that draws hundreds of people for three nights of eerie thrills to Manotick’s Watson’s Mill.

Dozens of volunteers – most of them high school students – will be stationed on three decorated levels of the heritage site Oct. 20 to 22, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Spooky scenes will be acted out and visitors should brace themselves for characters popping out from the shadows.

“They can expect to walk through all of those floors (the basement, ground and second floors) and encounter different scenes and different themes there,” said Elaine Eagen, the mill’s programming and visitor experience officer.

Last year, the site was infested with creepy porcelain-

like eyeless dolls, as well as a voodoo group of skeletonlike beings.

“There’s lots of jump scares and this year we’re adding a few new elements to do with animatronics,” Eagen hinted. “We don’t want to give too much away, but we have purchased a few items that may be a bit more scary than people are expecting.”

Eagen doesn’t mind revealing the ground-floor theme will incorporate all of the traditional Halloween decorations you can expect at this time of year, from witches to vampires.

The basement will offer the biggest thrill of all, with its low lighting and the mystery of the unknown. Its theme and that of the second floor are being kept very hush-hush for now, Eagen said.

Those who don’t like being scared will be loaned a battery-operated flickering candle so volunteers will know not to jump out at them.

See HALLOWEEN, page 15

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Watson’s Mill is no stranger to spooky occurrences. With Halloween coming up at the end of the month, the heritage site is preparing to host its popular three-evening Haunt Nights Oct. 20 to 22.

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Halloween fun also planned for younger crowd Continued from page 14

The mill’s haunting story is also top of mind at this time of year for many visitors.

Within a year of the sudden death in 1861 of Ann Crosby Currier, the second wife of the mill’s co-founder, Joseph Currier, strange reports began to surface.

Many people have reportedly seen and heard her ghost at the mill. Others insist she has reached out and touched them, said Eagen.

While it’s not guaranteed you will experience something similar, there will be enough to spook you during the upcoming Haunt Nights.

The event, which has been held annually since at least 2013, is billed for ages 10 and up. It’s targeted for tweens and teens as many of the dozens of volunteers doing the scaring will be students.

“This is one of our major events in October and actually brings in a lot of the younger crowd that otherwise wouldn’t come to Watson’s Mill,” Eagen said.

Grownups are also invited.

“It’s not super scary, but

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Haunt Nights at Watson’s Mill are targeted to ages 10 and up, while a children’s party planned for Oct. 30 will be for kids up to age 13 and their parents. adults can come if they don’t want to be very scared. It’s kind of like a medium-scary situation,” Eagen said with a laugh.

Admission is $5 per person.

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13 and their parents or guardians are welcome to get a head start on Halloween by taking part in a children’s Halloween party on Oct. 30.

The event will include games, crafts and a chance to “stick your hands in some Frankenstein brains,” said Eagen.

And there will be plenty of candy to enjoy, as well.

“It’s something parents can do with younger children when they know they’re not going to be staying up late for Halloween the next day,” she explained.

By hosting a family friendly Halloween event at the historic mill, there’s a good chance the curiosity of younger generations will be piqued enough to want to return to learn more.

“With these events especially it allows people to remember Watson’s Mill and say, ‘I really want to go back there,’” Eagen said of the working mill where wheat is ground into flour on Sundays between 1 and 3 p.m.

The flour is also available for purchase.

“It’s the only industrial heritage site in the Ottawa region.”

The free party is from noon to 4 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come dressed in costume, including parents.

For event details or to volunteer during the upcoming Haunt Nights, call 613-6926455, email office@watsonsmill.com, or visit watsonsmill. com.

Diane Deans Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward Snow Tour 2016 In preparation for the upcoming winter season, I will once again be taking part in my annual Snow Tour of Gloucester-Southgate Ward.

City Staff from the Public Works Department will join me to review areas which could be the cause of snow maintenance issues during the winter months. If you have an area in mind that has an ongoing snow clearing problem please contact my office at diane.deans@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2480 to be added to the list.

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Haunted House on the Hill, Billings Estate National Historic Site Looking for a Halloween event this weekend? Be the first to experience the newest haunted house brought to Ottawa at the Billings Estate National Historic Site. Come up close and personal to your worst fears in this 19th century estate that is transformed into an exciting yet terrifying experience. Every Friday and Saturday night (October 14- October 29) face your fears with friends and families, children under 13 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Tours begin at 7pm and reservations can be made via phone 613-247-4830 or email at museums@ottawa.ca. You will have 48 hours to pay ($10.20/person) and pick up tickets (Maximum 4 per reservation) from the following locations: Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, Billings Estate National Historic Site or the Nepean Museum. Pick up times are Tuesday through Sunday (10am-5pm).

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On the case: Watson’s Mill focus of paranormal investigation

By Erin McCracken

erin.mccracken@metroland.com

When it comes to investigating paranormal activity, timing and patience are everything.

Daniel Touchette, founder and operations director of the Haunted Ottawa Paranormal Society, was sitting with his team of paranormal investigators in the attic of Watson’s Mill, watching and waiting for evidence of the mills’ resident ghost, Ann Crosby Currier.

The team had just asked the spirit whether she had been courting with someone other than her new husband – when the answer came like a shock.

“I was actually pushed,” the Kanata resident said of experiencing the chilling phenomena about six years ago.

“We were at Watson’s Mill asking a question and the spirit did not like the question so I was actually pushed.

“It was not an attack. It was a warning,” Touchette said.

Daniel Touchette/Haunted Ottawa Paranormal Society/Submitted

An undated photo taken by Daniel Touchette, founder and operations director of the Haunted Ottawa Paranormal Society, photographed what he said appears to be the spirit of a woman at the base of the stairs in the basement of Watson’s Mill during a visit a number of years ago. Touchette and his team of investigators, will be conducting an investigation and workshop for the public at the mill on Oct. 15.

Just the week prior, they were at the historic site in Manotick and asked Crosby Currier whether she was with child when she died suddenly

in 1861.

“Kabam. A burst of energy hit me right in the chest. I fell backward,” said Touchette, who also has a

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The investigation will start off with a two-hour workshop about the tools of their trade and the research that goes into each case.

“And then you get to spend the night – until 12 a.m. – in the mill actually using the equipment to find any of our spiritual friends there,” said Elaine Eagen, the mill’s programming and visitor experience officer, adding this will be the first time the event goes until midnight.

And after night falls, participants will join in on a bilingual investigation conducted by Touchette and his team as well as those with Outaouais Paranormal from Quebec.

By allowing just 20 people to take part, it will provide a more intimate experience and help investigators with their work.

“The more people you have the less likely the accurate readings you’ll have on

the equipment,” said Eagen.

“So we’re trying to limit any contamination.”

If anyone becomes afraid or too uncomfortable during the investigation, there will be a well-lit room in the mill where they can go to take a breather, said Eagen, who will be there that night.

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While many people may have heard about the story of Crosby Currier, the second wife of the mill’s cofounder Joseph Currier, the upcoming investigation will provide an opportunity to learn about her in in a whole new light.

She was a new bride when she died. While on the second floor of the mill, her dress became caught in one of the revolving drive shafts.

“She was pulled off the stairs and hit her head on a support beam that was nearby and was killed instantly,” said Eagen.

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Former mill employees and others have reportedly heard Crosby Currier’s spirit walking on the second floor when no one was supposed to be up there.

Some have said her ghost has physically touched their arms or ankles as they descended the stairs, Eagen said, adding that on dreary days people have reportedly seen her looking out of the second-floor window.

Touchette and his team of paranormal investigators will be prepared in the event they encounter Crosby Currier once again.

They will have high-tech equipment at the ready, including infrared cameras, temperature gauges, electronic voice phenomenon recorders, electromagnetic frequency readers, recording devices and motion sensors.

But it’s not all about the gadgets. The team has seen, felt and heard things – at Watson’s Mill and other Ottawa locales.

Four years ago, Touchette was at the Ottawa Little Theatre when he saw a shadow pass by.

times – that now has Touchette “100-percent convinced” that the heritage site is haunted.

“We captured a shadow on video. It almost looks like a silhouette of a person,” he said, adding other strange occurrences include a text message from an investigator’s lost cellphone and a museum office sprinkled with dust.

“My data became evidence,” said Touchette, who has been investigating the paranormal for more than 21 years. “There’s something in Bytown Museum.”

Soon he and his team will try to introduce the public to Crosby Currier’s ghost.

Spirits will often haunt a particular site where they felt most at home when they were

alive, said Touchette. Others may be stuck between the physical and spiritual plains, while some ghosts – like Crosby Currier – may frequent an area where they have unresolved issues.

“So she tries to come back and communicate with people,” he said.

The workshop portion of the upcoming investigation, from 7 to 9 p.m., will include an introduction, a talk on investigation theory and equipment training. And from 9 p.m. to midnight, the investigation will unfold.

The event is for ages 16 and up. Tickets are $45 per person and are available by calling 613-692-6455 or sending an email to office@ watsonsmill.com. The mill is located at 5525 Dickinson St. in Manotick.

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The annual Metcalfe Fair celebrated their 160th year this past weekend with so many people coming through the gates not only from around the area but from all over the city and outside the city too. This Fair has an outstanding reputation as an incredible rural fair. So many great events such as the livestock shows and judging, the quilting contests, baking and art contests, a ladies tea and the list goes on and on. It is the last Fair of the season in the rural areas and that also makes it quite appealing for people to enjoy the rides and shows one last time before winter arrives.

My booth was busy with so many people stopping by to sign my Fair Hydro for Ottawa petition. This was one of the last chances before I, along with MPP Lisa Macleod, head to Toronto and present it to the Provincial Government in mid October. We had over 700 signatures collected during the Fair alone. People read on my Facebook and Twitter that it was their last chance to sign, and it made a difference for sure! I entered the Demolition Derby once again with a new yellow beast called “Lebneck Councillor”. It was a short run, but a good one all in fun! Thank you to Brett for driving and getting the car ready. The Mayor joined in the Fair and handed out ribbons for the miniature horse show along with myself, while also greeting many people throughout the grounds. His foremost desire for fair food was to sample some fresh mini doughnuts and that was the easiest to accommodate! The weather for the most part was perfect for a Fall weekend and found many people in great spirit! It was a great time. Thank you to everyone that stopped by my booth to say hello and sign the Fair Hydro petition and help themselves to fresh hot popcorn. Hope to see you all throughout the community and at the next Metcalfe Fair for sure!

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This week South Nation Conservation staff and volunteers began planting 300 trees of various species in the Ward on Cooper Hill Road. This project was to help preserve the shoreline of a creek running through a property and replenish a grassy area with much needed trees to help prevent erosion. It was a great project and I was happy to participate in the tree planting.

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t was time. There was a bite in the air. This was the day the Findlay Oval would be moved from the summer kitchen back into the house. It had been allowed to go out the night before after supper on Friday, so it would be well cooled off by the time it was moved.

Being Saturday, the brothers were home from school, and it would take every hand to move the big stove back where it belonged. With any luck, the stove would be up and running in time for supper. Heaven forbid that Father didn’t have a full meal at the end of the day!

Always, the stove was rolled in and out on logs, but Father had a better idea that year. He spent hours in the work shed building a platform on wheels and it was his intention to hoist the stove onto this trolley and slide it right into the kitchen. Of course, it would have to be lifted onto the trol-

MARY COOK Memories ley first. And I remembered how the brothers and Father struggled to get it onto the logs and then roll it into the summer kitchen. Father said it weighed more than two work horses put together. Everyone was in bad humour by the time it was all over. So the trolley, I hoped would work out just fine. The stove pipes had to be taken down first and it was my sister Audrey’s and my job to shake the soot out and make sure they were clean enough to attach back to the stove when it was back in the kitchen.

I stayed well away from the

summer kitchen when the lifting started. I couldn’t bear to see the red faces and the veins standing out in their necks, as they struggled with the load.

Well! That move was different from all others! Father could be heard swearing at Everett, who was yelling at Emerson, who was blaming young Earl.

Someone, Father roared, had forgotten to empty the reservoir and as soon as the stove was tilted in the move, the water sloshed out and covered Father from his waist to the top of his work boots.

To say he wasn’t happy was an understatement!

So there sat the stove. Two legs on the trolley and the other two on the summer kitchen floor, with the water pouring out like a rushing river. I stood in the doorway and it was like watching a Hop-a-long Cassidy Movie.

For a few minutes Father stood and looked at the water running down his front and the reservoir door hanging open. Emerson, Everett and Earl stood looking at Father for further instructions. I was amazed at how much water the reservoir could hold. With the toe of his work boot, Father maneuvered the braided rug that was close by, over to the pool of water on the floor. Of course, that only spread the water further and did nothing to sop up what can come out of the reservoir.

He sent Earl in the for the rag bag. “And don’t bring one rag. Bring the whole bag,” he hollered. In the meantime, he was asking who had the job of

emptying the water. Emerson pointed to Everett and Everett pointed in the general direction of Earl going out the door for the rag bag, shaking his head and saying “not me.”

Earl brought in what used to be an old flour bag pillow slip, now filled with pieces of old underwear, sweaters, and anything else that could no longer be considered usable.

Father grabbed it and without taking one thing out of it, used the entire full bag as a mop. Mother would not be pleased and I knew the rags would have to be washed, dried and restored in the bag for further use.

Finally, as much water as possible was wiped up, the stove heaved onto the trolley and moved back into the house. The pipes were put on. It took several hours to put everything back in order, a new fire lit, and supper put on the stove to cook.

Father was as cross as a

bear with a sore paw, the brothers were still accusing each other of failing to empty the reservoir and I was sitting in a corner of the kitchen pretending to read my newest book from the Renfrew Library. But I couldn’t help thinking of the night before when the whole house was getting ready for the big move and Mother, right in the middle of the chaos said, “I think Mary is old enough to help this year. She can empty the reservoir.” I was grateful Mother didn’t remember giving me the job and I reasoned owning up to it would just add more chaos to an already out-of-hand situation.

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The OHS is grateful for the support from our community in this new frontier to reduce cat homelessness in Ottawa and to help preserve the human-animal bond by providing services that allow more pet owners to keep their pets. The OHS is on its way to its goal of sterilizing 6,000 cats by the end of the second year of operations and making a real difference in the number of cats living on the streets and entering the shelter each day.

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clinic. The OHS is currently serving 10-20 cats per clinic day with this program. To facilitate a high-volume mobile clinic, the program adheres to a structured daily schedule to help provide the best care for the most number of animals each day: 7 a.m.: Staff drive the mobile clinic to the community location.

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Manotick couple shares unique homegrown ghost story

By Erin McCracken

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The words were as clear as a bell.

The thing is neither Garry Burke nor his partner Sharon Parke had spoken a word as they sat together at the kitchen table a few years ago.

The couple had just finished breakfast at Burke’s Manotick home. Neither the TV nor the radio were on.

“Each of us had a piece of the newspaper reading it and we both heard at the same time, ‘Oh! Oh!’” Parke recalled. “I said to (Burke), ‘What did you say?’ and he said, ‘I didn’t say anything. I thought you said that.’

“And we both looked at each other and said, ‘Oh, what was that?’”

When they began dissecting what they had just experienced, both agreed it had sounded like a young boy’s voice right at their ear level – kid height, said Parke.

The couple aren’t ruling out anything since there is little else to explain the voice they both heard clear as a bell, but both suspect there may be a paranormal explanation.

It was in 1965 that Burke’s eldest child, Jimmy, who was six at the time, was struck by a mailman’s vehicle as the little boy was riding his bicycle home from Manotick Public School.

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Garry Burke and his partner Sharon Parke hold a framed photo of Burke’s son, Jimmy, who passed away in 1965 at age six. Burke’s Manotick home has been subject to unexplained occurrences, which the couple think could be Jimmy’s spirit.

It was the Easter long weekend, said Burke. Little Jimmy passed away at the hospital that same night.

Up until the couple heard the voice, they typically were always away for Easter long weekends. But that year was an exception as Burke was home recovering from major heart surgery.

“It would have been around that time that he died,” said Burke. “Never

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anything like that. I found it strange.

“We looked at each other to say, ‘It had to be somebody,’” he said.

Both were taken aback though it didn’t give them much cause for concern. Asked what the ‘Oh, Oh’ meant, Burke said it was like someone thought they were in the wrong spot.

The couple shared their experience with Burke’s son Bruce. But that’s

when he revealed his own experiences in the family home.

“He claimed that when he lived here as a young man lots of times he’d wake up and the lights would be all on in the basement (where his bedroom was),” said Parke. “And nobody turned the lights on. And he wouldn’t have left the lights on.”

In fact, Bruce disclosed that one night he heard footsteps and giggling upstairs.

“He came up the stairs and he went and checked on his parents and they were sound asleep and no lights were on,” Parke recalled. “He said it made the hair on the back of his neck stand up.”

But Bruce kept it a secret.

“They either think you’re a little strange or they just don’t want to talk about it,” said Parke.

She admits she is superstitious, having been raised by an Irish mother who had premonitions through her dreams, could read tea leaves and had a sixth sense.

In fact, Parke believes her husband has haunted her own Kemptville home from time to time since he died suddenly 21 years ago.

A week after he died, she was laying on the couch.

“When I was sleeping someone

slammed the door and I woke up and I called and nobody answered,” Parke recalled.

It happened two more times, upsetting her. So she got up and looked through the house, but came up empty handed.

Her son came in from outside and Parke asked him to stop slamming the door. “He said, ‘Mom, I have not been in the house for hours,’” she recalled and chalked it up to her husband Gary Parke, who loved to slam the door of their 115-year-old house.

Closet doors in the master bedroom would also be open in the morning.

Visitors have insisted her house must have a resident ghost.

And Parke has felt like someone was watching her from her empty home as she puttered about in the yard.

Another time the lights went out though they were working just fine.

Burke and Parke take it all in stride, and refuse to worry about what people may think.

“Both of us heard it,” Burke said of the little boy’s voice.

Regardless of what they experienced, Parke said it’s not something to hide away for fear that people will laugh, nor is it something negative.

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They might not be fuzzy and cuddly, but the 19 reptiles that have taken over the fourth floor at the Canadian Museum of Nature are a sight to see.

The museum’s latest travelling exhibition Reptiles: Beautiful and Deadly opens on Oct. 7 and gives the average museum goer a chance to see the 19 live reptile specimens in re-created natural habitats.

Among the creatures on display, there is a chance to watch a cobra slither around a bull skull, or a chameleon stand as still as the tree it’s perched on. Better yet, have a go at trying to

find all four of the geckos in their encasement.

There are also giant tortoises, a Gila monster, an American alligator and a python to check out.

The largest travelling reptile exhibition in the world was created in 1999 by Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland in Allenwood, Pa. This exhibition focuses on the “cold-blooded” reptiles, which depend on outside sources of heat to warm their bodies.

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Watching the reptiles move about is only half the fun in this new exhibition – there are a number of interactive components where visitors can learn about fangs, skulls, shells, milking a viper and how to tell the difference between and an alligator and a crocodile.

Visitors are also able to see historic specimens from the museum’s own national reptile collection, which curator of the vertabrae and zoology collection, Kamal Khidas, said he was most excited about.

“It’s a chance to showcase a small portion of our collection that is in Gatineau,” Khidas said.

According to Khidas, the museum has over 64,000 specimens or 545 species in their collection.

Khadis added he loves the fact this exhibition is open, with a lot of space for patrons to move around, so even on the museum’s busiest of days, people will have a chance to get up close to the animals.

Kathryn Allen, one of the zookeepers on hand for the exhibition, said she hopes people come to check out the reptiles because while they aren’t as fuzzy or cuddly as panda bears, they offer up just as much to learn.

“I was teaching people how amazing they are and I ended up falling in love with them,”

Allen said of how she ended up wrangling snakes and lizards for a living. “I wanted to work with lions and tigers, but everyone loves them. It’s much harder to get people to love a crocodile. They are less fuzzy, but just as important.”

Thanks to the museum, here are some cool facts about reptiles: • Today most biologists classify animals by their evolutionary family tree, an approach called cladistics. The animals that evolved an outer covering of dry, horny scales are called reptiles. Their living descendants include turtles, crocodilians, lizards, snakes and birds (feathers are modified scales).

• There are more than 10,000 species of reptiles in the world.

In Canada, there are 54 species and sub-species.

• The structure of the turtle shell has changed little since the age of the dinosaurs. Scientists disagree about where turtles fit in the evolutionary tree of life.

• The first known warmblooded lizard, the tegu, can heat itself to as much as 10 C above its surroundings, making it unique among reptiles.

• Snakes are lizards that have lost their legs, ear openings and eyelids—possibly ancient adaptations for an underground existence.

• More people die from bee stings each year than snake-

bites. In the United States, about 8,000 people receive venomous snakebites. Only nine to 15 of those people die.

• Most venomous snakebites in North America are from copperheads, water moccasins and rattlesnakes.

• Alligators, crocodiles, caimans and the gharial are the closest living relatives of birds.

They have bird-like hearts, digestive tracts, ear canals, and rib cages.

• Alligators and other crocodilians are the “loud mouths” of the reptile world. Calls vary widely depending on species, age, size and sex. Some species can communicate over 20 different kinds of messages through sound alone.

• Chameleons change skin color to express a mood or aid in camouflage. Tentacle-like chromatophores move pigments up and down through the layers of skin. The closer the pigment gets to the surface of the skin, the darker the animal appears.

For more cool facts about reptiles, visit the exhibition which will be on display at the museum until April 8, 2017, at 240 McLeod St. in Ottawa.

In addition to regular museum admission, a surcharge of $6 applies for this special exhbit.

For hours, admission, and other information, visit nature.ca.

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A new report on a strategy to help keep young men and women from joining gangs claims the strategy is working – but it does take time.

Crime Prevention Ottawa presented the draft report on Oct. 3 and executive director Nancy Worsfold said the report, which looks at the first three years of working towards finding solutions to street-level violence, indicates the work the community is doing is having an impact – but it is a complex issue.

“While we feel we are making progress, there is a complexity of issues,” Worsfold said.

Roadmap

According to the report, the Ottawa Gang Strategy offered a roadmap to help the city address gangs and street-level violence.

The partnership, made up of social service agencies, community organizations, police, schools and others, developed and implemented 12 initiatives that aimed to address the problem from every angle.

The Ottawa Gang Strategy steering committee was formed, with Worsfold saying members were drawing on their expertise, knowledge of the issues, networks, resources and determination to work collectively to address the problem.

The report states there are eight known gangs in Ottawa,

with the estimated number of gang members in the city at 435 in 2015.

Most of those in gangs are young men, between age 20 and 30.

However, the report adds, the talk of gangs has shifted.

The city’s drug trade, weapons offences, violence and sex trade have not all been linked to organized gangs.

“What we are really seeing is that it’s street violence which is not that organized and calling them gangs is giving them more power than they deserve,” Worsfold said.

The partners are key, Worsfold said, indicating the work that the John Howard Society and the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services is doing with the gang exit strategy – a strategy still in its infancy — is working, but is also taking time.

“We are putting things in place to give them hope of a different kind of lifestyle,” Worsfold said. “But stepping away from that lifestyle is like trying to quit a drug or alcohol dependency, there is going to be ups and downs.”

The draft report outlines the strategy’s outcomes and results, which it indicates are measured through an independent evaluation that took place this year.

The report highlights both short-term and medium-term progress.

Short term progress:

• Increased awareness of ser-

vices • Improved service delivery to children, youth and families • Better awareness and integration of community services • New and improved partnerships between community and organizations • Positively engaged young people, families, schools and communities Medium-term progress:

• Increased access to services • Enhanced cross-agency collaboration and service coordination • Improved service delivery to children, youth and families • Sustained community partnerships • Prevented individuals from entering gang life by addressing risk factors • Prosecuted and convicted gang members While the draft report summarizes what was achieved in three years, Worsfold said the work on gangs and street-level violence continues and the strategy will evolve and change based on the understanding of the issues and the shifting realities in the city.

The next steps for the draft report will be that it be submitted to the city’s community and protective services committee on Oct. 20. After that, Worsfold said Crime Prevention Ottawa will go back to the community to see if there are any gaps in the strategy, as well as focus on what is working and what is not.

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The first thing that came to Monaghan’s mind in regards to what he wanted people to know about Queensway Carleton was about the staff.

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Working at Queensway has taught Monaghan many things over the 18 years he has been a surgeon within its walls.

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The way Monaghan summarized his experience with Queensway Carleton Hospital really highlights the way he feels about it.

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The word Monaghan chose to describe Queensway Carleton Hospital, a place that has been entangled in his family’s lives for so long? “Compassionate.”

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Manotick author shares lessons learned from the ‘last guide’

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It was a phone call and then a milestone birthday that inspired Ron Corbett to cast his line for the sequel of a story that first hooked him almost two decades ago.

The Manotick author and former Ottawa journalist recently released his second book on the life lessons Frank Kuiack has learned – many of them the hard way – during his 73 years of guiding fishing enthusiasts to choice locations in the Algonquin Highlands.

“I think he has a world view that’s unique to him,” Corbett said of chronicling the wisdom Kuiack has shared in The Last Guide’s Guide (to family, money, fishing and everything else that matters), which was published this summer.

“Every other fishing guide stopped doing it,” said Corbett, whose first book about Kuiack, The Last Guide – A Story of Fish and Love, was published by Penguin Books Canada in 2001. “Nobody does it anymore.”

Corbett was chasing a story for the Ottawa Citizen about the wolves of Algonquin Provincial Park when he first encountered the fishing guide and bushman. When they met, Corbett knew he had a different story on his hands.

“Immediately, there was something

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Corbett’s first book about the “ornery,” “cantankerous,” and “really kind” man, focused on Kuiack’s life and work in his hometown of Whitney, Ont., located south of the park.

“People just connected with his story,” Corbett said, noting that readers were drawn to the inspirational story of a man who gave up drinking, saved his marriage and turned his life around, among a host of other experiences and adventures.

Kuiack was just eight years old when he began guiding. Today, the 81-year-old is still on the job, though he’s scaled back his schedule to some degree.

Corbett’s sequel, published earlier this summer by Ottawa Press and Publishing, zeroes in what the lifelong guide himself has learned over the decades.

And there is much to be gleaned from him, though Corbett narrowed down the life lessons to 12. He himself has learned more than a thing or two.

“This is a gentleman with three years of education. I look to him for advice from time to time,” the author said. “He’s just so capable in the

fish poorly. (Corbett said of his own skill on the water, “I’m a transitioning fisherman. It means I’m bad going to something else.”)

Kuiack underwent surgery and recovered, and the sense of urgency to finish the book was diminished, that is, until the guide called up Corbett in the spring of 2015, inviting him to his 80th birthday party.

With the reminder that his friend was advancing in years, Corbett decided to buckle down and finish his sequel. Despite being an octogenarian and scaling back on his guiding Erin McCracken/Metroland regimen, Kuiack is still impressive at Author Ron Corbett holds a copy his age. He could “kill you in an arm of ‘The Last Guide’s Guide,’ the wrestle,” Corbett said with a chuckle.

The 12 lessons in The Last Guide’s follow-up to his first book about Guide range from ‘how to fall in love’ Frank Kuiack. and ‘the five lures you’d be an idiot not to own’ to ‘how to belong somebush. It’s astonishing.”

After the first book came out, Cor- where’ and ‘how to raise good kids bett and Kuiack developed a friend- and spot bad ones.’

“The idea of the book is he is a ship. And when he learned about five years ago that Kuiack had lost the vi- guide. He is a teacher,” said Corbett, who readily admits he has sion in one eye, he was worried.

“There’s no such thing as a blind asked Kuiack for advice over the fishing guide,” said Corbett. “I start- years.

“Frank has some things figured ed thinking whether it was coming to out. He is one of the most content an end.”

So they went fishing together that people I know. Happy too. Stresssummer of 2011, and again in 2012. free,” he explained. “There is no secCorbett took notes, but continued to ond-guessing with Frank. He’s not

trying to find his place in this world.

He’s exactly where he wants to be.”

Kuiack has said the second published installment is a guide to “all practical wisdom, not the stupid stuff,” said Corbett. “And I think it is. It’s a 12-step guide to everything you need to know to be happy.”

NEXT STEPS

The Last Guide’s Guide is Corbett’s seventh published book. He is already penning his next page-turner, this time his first work of fiction, called Ragged Lake.

The crime novel’s main character is called Frank, and it features many of the same themes as The Last Guide’s Guide. Fishing is also referenced. The idea for the story had been “kicking around for several years,” said Corbett, who recently signed a three-book deal. The first book is scheduled to come out in the fall of 2017.

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T

he Friday before Thanksgiving we reached a high of 25 degrees in the sunshine. It was one of those days with absolutely no respect for the date on the calendar. Unlike some areas of Saskatchewan that were digging out of over two feet of snow, however, we were sunning ourselves.

Perhaps it was the uncharacteristically warm weather heightening the aroma of ripe apples and tomatoes on the vine. Maybe it was the sound of the tractors on the neighbouring fields, taking the soybean off. Whatever it was, the autumn fever was driving our farm animals crazy.

One of our cows (not Mocha this year – I guess she is getting old and lazy) keeps breaking out of the barnyard and wandering into the yard in search of

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife something different to eat.

She spends her time leisurely grazing on our lawn or the neighbour’s, before heading into the cornfield or under the apple tree for dessert.

When I confront her she just stares at me. She knows she is in trouble but she also knows she has time. I have to go and get my boots on and I have to open the gates to the yard. She heads down the driveway and turns right to stroll up the road. I have to get her before a car whips around the corner. I start running through the pasture to head her off at the pass.

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Like I need this excitement this morning. I just had my hair done.

I grab a stick and whack it on the fencepost, being careful not to come in contact with the electric wire. The force of the Gallagher would send me flipping backward into last week. I’m thinking, I don’t need to be in the hospital this weekend. We have about 40 people coming for dinner.

The cow sees me. She looks surprised – alarmed, even, to note that I have made it so far ahead of her down the field. With just a

fence between us, she now feels her freedom is threatened. She turns tail and hops over the stone fence, re-entering the neighbour’s yard. I hear their tiny dogs barking in the house. I can see their little furry faces in the window, their mouths wide open. Oh well, at least the cow is off the road.

I ran back up to the barn, whacking the fence as I go to push the cow up the field.

She decides to check the gate into the barnyard, which I managed to swing open for her before my cross-country sprint. Predictably, she stops trotting and strolls through the gate. I hop the fence and push the gate closed behind her.

“Bad girl!” I holler, and she moos something rude in response as she joins her friends at the new hay bale the Farmer put out before he had to leave. He had an

appointment to bring turkeys to the processor and he was running late. Seems someone left their door open and they decided to seize the moment too. I wish I had seen my husband running around the field, herding his turkeys.

That would have been worth catching on video.

This is the third time this year we have had escapee animals – and with them wandering toward the roadway, it’s a bit of a concern.

We will have to take some time this weekend to walk our fence line and shore it up where we see breaks. There are a few more weeks of wonderful smells to tempt my cows into bad behavior.

Once it snows, they stay home.

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Moffatt spoke up this spring after council approved a pair of levies – one to deal with mosquitoes in Kanata north and another to help build a rink in the Canterbury area.

Moffatt’s motion, which was carried by the finance and economic development committee on Oct. 4, asks staff to look at options to set guidelines around special area levies.

The guidelines would be tied to those of a local improvement charge, which requires approval of two-thirds of property owners in an area.

It also has a set appeal mechanism.

Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said she would have welcomed guidelines when implementing the $35 levy for a mosquito control program in her ward.

“I basically had to create my own process,” she said.

Moffatt said the idea is to protect residents from an arbitrary tax.

“This way 20 per cent of the population can’t dictate what the other 80 per cent pay for,” he said. “And there’s an appeal process.”

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Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt is moving forward with a plan to put some guidelines in place around special area levies.

Nancy Wilson, from the City View Community Association, spoke against the proposal, saying that the status quo works well as a way to implement community initiatives.

She called Moffatt’s plan an attack on democracy, but Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder supported Moffatt, saying that was what he was trying to protect.

Wilkinson said the plan for a special area levy in Kanata was well publicized, but it was tough to get residents to participate in consultation.

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t get it to drink,” she said.

Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, who brought forward the special levy involving the Canterbury rink, said councillors are not imposing special

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“In my case, it’s an issue that I ran on,” Cloutier said of the levy imposed for the ice rink.

Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans said she’s seeing the practice used increasingly south of the border.

“It creates have and have not communities, because poorer neighbourhoods can’t afford the levy,” she said.

Mayor Jim Watson said Cloutier and his predecessor Peter Hume “set the gold standard” for consultation on levies.

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Trevor Haché, from the Healthy Transportation Coalition, says the Oct. 4 announcement of a low-income transit pass is a good start.

“We will wait to see what’s next,” he said.

Mayor Jim Watson and transit commission chair Coun. Stephen Blais announced the city will implement a discounted transit pass for riders with a household income under the lowincome cut off, as defined by Statistics Canada.

The Healthy Transportation Coalition and Making Voices Count have been advocating for the pass, said Lisa Quesnel.

Quesnel, a newly minted Algonquin College student and single mother of three, said she used to miss work some days because she couldn’t afford to shell out the $103.75 for an adult monthly pass.

“I was really happy to hear this,” she said of the mayor’s announcement. “Everyone worked really hard.”

Watson said he heard from constituents that they want to see a low-income pass.

“But they didn’t want it to be on the backs of regular adult pass holders,” he said.

The details were slim, as Watson said the cost of the discounted pass and the source of the revenue to pay for it won’t be announced until the draft budget, but he did say the city would continue to seek funding from the province.

“I was really happy to hear this.

Everyone worked really hard.”

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When the transit commission considered the pass in May, staff estimated there are 8,800 riders who don’t currently get a pass through the Ontario Disability Support Program or the city’s senior pass, and would be able to take advantage of the low-income pass.

The two options presented at committee were offering an adult pass at the price of a student pass – which would cost the city $1.4 million. Another option would lower the price from $103.75 to $58. That option would cost the city $3 million.

“We would like to see a low-income pass at the same price as a community pass,” Haché said.

A community pass is $41.75 monthly.Watson said the city is still looking to the province for funding for the pass, which could allow for a deeper discount than what the city is already considering.

Haché said even with the good news, its important to keep the pressure on.

The coalition and Making Voices Count will hold a rally outside city hall on Nov. 9, starting at 8:30 a.m. – the same day the draft budget is set to be released.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING GRADE, PROGRAM AND ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY

New Findlay Creek Elementary School Over the past few months a locally formed working group has been meeting to discuss potential accommodation proposals associated with the scheduled September 2017 opening of a new elementary school in the Findlay Creek Community (4180 Kelly Farm Drive).

The opening of the new school will coincide with the closure of Elizabeth Park Public School (15 De Niverville Drive) at the end of the current 2016-2017 school year.

A Public Consultation Meeting will be held to seek feedback on a proposed plan.

Input received at the meeting will assist staff in developing their recommendations to the Board. Some of the specific issues we will be seeking feedback on include: •

a proposed grade structure, program offering and attendance boundary for the new school, and student movement to the new school from Elizabeth Park Public School;

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planned revisions to Middle French Immersion program attendance boundaries in order to more properly align with the above changes.

Please plan to attend this important meeting to be held on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Elizabeth Park Public School, in the Gymnasium 15 De Niverville Drive (Uplands Base) At the meeting there will be a brief presentation by Board staff, followed by a Question & Answer session. Staff will be available to answer questions on an individual basis following the meeting. An information package providing details of the study and the proposals will be available at the meeting.

Additional information about the study can be found at http://www.ocdsb.ca/sch/as/Pages/New-Findlay-Creek-Elementary-School.aspx 38 Ottawa South News - Thursday, October 13, 2016

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My name is Philipp and I am a Grade 11 student at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School, but for the next few months I will also be reporting on the communities that enrich the city of Ottawa as a whole.

As a part of my high school studies, I have chosen the cooperative education program to gain experience in the field of journalism; this is a profession I would like to explore more in depth in my future. I am grateful to be given such an opportunity to gain experience in the field of journalism, as well as being surrounded by motivational and professional reporters and editors, who can provide advice while I am with Metroland Media.

Some of my courses at Longfields-Davidson Heights are writing-based classes, as well as communication technology (photography and journalism).

Upon completion of high school I plan to go to Carleton University, where I will seek a degree in journalism, with a minor in entrepreneurship.

I am also planning to create my own media organization after graduation, where I can comment on the latest political and top stories in Canada.

Along with my school based-training, I have more than five years of journalism knowledge through many of my news blog posts, on my own website entitled Dooda Chatter (www.

doodachatter.com). It is a non-profit organization that I established three years ago and which is dedicated to providing high quality news coverage of local, national, and even worldwide events.

As a resident of Nepean, I value the NepeanBarrhaven community greatly. I have lived in the area for more than a decade, and have been informed on many of the paramount political, and social events that are organized annually.

I have also received many compliments on my fundamental writing skills, as well as my political analytical knowledge. Through my experience I have developed cohesive knowledge that should assist me through my journalism career, here at Metroland Media’s community newspapers and beyond.

In my spare time, I attend the Rideau Canoe Club where I follow yet another interest of mine — water sports — primarily kayaking. It is an enjoyable pastime.

Occasionally I compete in regatta races – mainly in the summer and occasionally my family and I go on a leisurely paddle along the Rideau River.

Another hobby of mine is cycling. I mostly bike near the downtown area, relishing the beautiful weather near Mooney’s Bay, as well as the wildlife.

I am deeply honoured to be a journalist with Metroland Media for the next three months, and vow to provide readers with accurate news coverage that will keep residents of Ottawa informed and connected to their communities.

Unique fashion show highlights Ottawa’s artsy side

BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER

michelle.nash@metroland.com

Ever flipped through a magazine, or watched a fashion show on television and thought – I want that?

Well, a fashion show in Ottawa will offer its guests just that – the ability to purchase exactly what the model is wearing – only moments after they saw it.

Art in Fashion 613 is this different type of fashion show that will take place on Oct. 15 at the Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., starting at 6 p.m.

It is not just a fashion show. The evening offers the combination of a fashion show, a meet and greet with designers and an artisan market all in one.

Kym Brown of Bombshell Revival Designs and Rene Trim from Creative Ottawa partnered to create the show last year as a way to showcase that art can be fashion and fashion can be art.

“I’m hoping that this event will change people’s mind, that fashion is art,” Brown said. “Fashion is a statement about yourself and that is an art form.”

Considering it was their first time trying something different last year, Brown said the show seemed to resonate with people.

At last year’s inaugural event, Brown said nearly 300 people attended – many of which asked her when her next show would be held.

“I’m hoping that this event will change people’s mind, that fashion is art. Fashion is a statement about yourself and that is an art form.”

And pretty much since the curtain fell on the October 2015 show, Brown has heard from multiple vendors, designers and shoppers about when show No. 2 would take place.

Laughing, Brown added, the first four tickets to this year’s event were sold in April.

“There has been some great buzz, we are very proud of it,” Brown said.

Kym Brown

FOR SALE

The evening includes food, sweets and a night market, where local artisans will be selling their wares.

Also up for sale will be every design seen during the fashion show.

“That was a must – all designers must have their designs available for sale,” Brown said.

A designer herself, Brown said she has heard many times her designs are wearable pieces of art – and she said that is always what she has aspired to do – create pieces that people can wear, but admire too.

The designers will be set up in a special section in the market, as well there will be a total of 30 artisan vendors from varying areas of artistic expression – painting, sculpture, jewelry and clothing that were picked to fit with the art and fashion theme of the event.

The key to the event, Brown said, is to make it easy for guests to shop and enjoy looking at the designs –

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Art in Fashion 613 will be an evening that organizers say will prove that art can be fashion and fashion can be art. The event is on Oct. 15 at the Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St.

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which is why, this fashion show also has no stage to speak of.

“Last year we had a stage, with the fashion show first and the night market followed, but what we found was many people left as soon as the show was over,” Brown said.

This year, Brown said they decided to change things up and have the fashion show take place right through the market.

“The models will be weaving through the guests,” Brown said.

This way, Brown said, shoppers will be able to see a design and then walk right over to the designer.

Aside from showcasing up and coming Ottawa designers, the evening will include live vocal performance from TÙ and John Mielke from BlastTheRadio.com will host the evening’s fashion show.

The first 200 guests will receive a complimentary treat from Sue’s Sweets – which will be designing a special treat for the event.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com The deadline for event submissions is Friday at noon. Email your events to ottawasouth@ metroland.com.

Until Oct. 15

Metcalfe – The Metcalfe Farmers Market takes place every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 15. There will be farm-fresh produce, baking, furniture, honey, meats, preserves, locally roasted coffee, locally blended loose leaf tea, wood crafts, clothing, takeaway food, jewelry and artisan work.

Oct. 14

North Gower – The Rideau and District Old Tyme Fiddlers Association invites you to its traditional old tyme fiddle and country music at the Alfred Taylor Centre, 2300 Community Way, on Oct. 14, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Memberships will be available.

Alta Vista – Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus will hold its next macaroni and bean supper for the public on Oct. 14 at the Sainte-Geneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. The meal includes beans and macaroni, bread and butter, coffee, tea, onions in vinegar, and dessert. Cost is $8 for adults and children under 12 eat for free. Proceeds support a children’s Christmas fundraiser.

Oct. 15

Osgoode – There will be an Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison event at the Osgoode Legion branch at 3284 Sunstrum St., on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 each and are available at the bar, which is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 4 p.m. to closing.

Vernon – Osgoode Township Museum hosts an adult paint and perk workshop on Oct. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Local artist Susan Bruner of Bruner Brushstrokes will host the session. Register for one or several paint dates. A different painting will be featured every month, and all participants will create their own rendition of the painting to take home.

Call the museum at 613-8214062 or email education@ osgoodemuseum.ca to register.

Materials will be provided.

Cost is $45 per class. Coffee and tea will be served.

Leitrim – St. James Anglican Church of Leitrim hosts its Christmas in October Craft and Vendors Event on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gloucester Senior Centre, 4550 Bank St. The entrance fee is $2. We will also be providing lunch if desired and games, plus every 30 minutes there will be a free draw for all attending. All proceeds will go towards our Christmas lights.

Oct 16

Alta Vista – Please join us for an afternoon of music and tea on Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Relax with chamber music by an instrumental ensemble. After the concert, enjoy sandwiches, squares, tea (and coffee). All are welcome. Proceeds will support Rideau Park’s Refugee Fund. Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 613733-3156, ext 229, or at the church office, or at the door.

For details, visit rideaupark. ca.

Hog’s Back – A concert Open Heart, Open Mind - will be presented by Evensong Ensemble at Carleton Memorial United Church, 740 Melfa

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Cres. on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The event will feature music theatre vocalist Leah Cogan, Peter Woods on saxophone, James McGowan on piano, and Jamie Holmes on drums. Come and be empowered ... jazz, gospel, folk, and pop style music, both secular and sacred. Tickets are $20 or $10 for students, and will be available at the door or by reserving in advance by emailing silvercadencemusic@gmail.com.

Oct. 18

Alta Vista – A public presentation on the school accommodation study and school closures by Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustees takes place Oct. 18 at noon. A ‘persons day tea’ is at 11 a.m., all at the Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. The Ottawa Council of Women works to improve the lives of women, families and communities. For details, call 613-731-2739.

Alta Vista – A school accommodation study and school closures in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will be the focus of a discussion with school trustees on Oct. 18 at noon, and there will be a Persons Day Tea at 11 a.m. - all at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. The Ottawa Council of Women works to improve the lives of women, families and communities. For details, call 613-751-2739.

Oct. 21

North Gower – A frozen berry sale takes place at North Gower United Church. Order raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, triple berry or sour cherry flavours by Oct. 21 at 6 p.m.

The pick-up deadline is Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. at the church, 2332 Church St. To order, call 613-

489-9737 or email gowerberries@gmail.com.

Oct. 22

Greely – The Greely Legion hosts an Oktoberfest dinner and dance on Oct. 22 at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. A dinner of traditional German food will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the dance, featuring Bavarian music performed by the Accordion Miesters, starts at 8 p.m. Tickets for the dinner and dance are $20 and just the dancing is $10. For tickets, call Linda Wyman at 613-8220233, Arlene Preston at 613826-6128 or the Legion office at 613-822-1451.

Manotick – Maple Hill will perform live at Manotick United Church with special guests Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf on Oct. 22. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Manotick Office Pro and the Manotick United Church by calling 613-692-4576 or going to 5587 Manotick Main St. For details, go to manotickunitedchurch.com.

Leitrim – A Caribbean dinner takes place on Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. at the Gloucester South Seniors Centre, located at 4550 Bank St. The event is sponsored by the Watch and Pray Ministry. For details, call Pastor Rickey at 613-277-8621.

Oct. 28

Alta Vista – The FROGS Band and the Kids Today Band will perform at a Halloween coffeehouse event on Oct. 28, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Refreshments will be available. Freewill offerings will be accepted. The musical evening will support a new Canadian family sponsored by St. Thomas and the Church of

the Resurrection Refugee Outreach Working Group. The Church of the Resurrection is at 3191 Riverside Dr. Greely – Jericho Road Ministries will host its annual live and silent auction and standup reception on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Parkway Road Church, 7275 Parkway Rd. in Greely.

There will be food, as well as entertainment by the Ottawa police chorus, a barbershop quartet, special music from the discipleship house members and celebrity auctioneer Dave Smith. Auction proceeds will support mental-health support and addiction recovery, and meeting the needs of the homeless, addicted and mentally ill in Ottawa. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by calling 613-567-5134 or emailing info@jerichoroad.ca. For details, go to jerichoroad.ca.

Oct. 29

Vernon – Osgoode Township Museum hosts a kids craft day with a Halloween theme on Oct. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Kids ages six to 12 can join in to make spiders, bats and masks. The cost is $10 per child, siblings are $15 and a family of three or more is $20.

Call 613-821-4062 or email education@osgoodemuseum. ca to RSVP.

Oct. 31

Vernon – Osgoode Township Museum is open for trick-ortreaters on Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Mondays

Alta Vista – The Alta Vista library branch is hosting babytime with stories, rhymes and songs for babies up to 18 months and a parent or caregiver on Mondays until Oct. 31, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Registration is not required.

Near Greely – Play four-hand euchre at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall, 5338 Bank St. on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. excluding holidays. You do not need a partner. Enjoy complimentary light refreshments. Admission is $5. For details, call 613-7697570.

Metcalfe – Four-hand euchre takes place every Monday at 7 p.m. Holy Trinity Anglican Church hall, Victoria Street in Metcalfe. Light refreshments will be served.

Manotick – Play social duplicate bridge every Monday at 7 p.m. in the basement of St. Leonard’s Church on Long Island Drive in Manotick.

Bring a partner and enjoy a pleasant evening of bridge (no masterpoints). The cost is $3 per person weekly.

Mondays and Thursdays

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

Tuesdays

Heatherington – Attend an English conversation class at the Salvation Army’s Ottawa Citadel every Tuesday at 7 p.m. The citadel is located at 1350 Walkley Rd. For information, call 613- 731-0165.

Alta Vista – The Alta Vista library branch is offering family storytime with stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver on Tuesdays until Oct. 25, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is not required.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it is not possible to postpone the inevitable this week. It is better to get right into action and tackle anything that comes your way promptly.

Resisit the urge to procrastinate.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Do your best to keep handling some pressure in your professional life, Taurus. You may be in for a few more days of scrutiny, but your performance will be appreciated.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, when working with a group, understand that everyone is in it together and that there is no reason to try to trump another person’s victory. Everyone will share the glory.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Expect to be hard at work tackling an important professional project, Cancer. While you might be able to handle it solo, don’t hesitate to call in reinforcements.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a conflict today might be seen as a valuable learning experience tomorrow. Look for the silver lining in any situation that appears to be heading in the wrong direction.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Trivial things may get blown out of proportion in the coming days, Virgo.

Try your best to concentrate on work and let meaningless distractions fall by the wayside.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a flexible attitude may open the door to some wonderful opportunities that present themselves at the most unexpected times. Keep an open mind.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Allow your emotional intensity to subside for a bit, Scorpio. The future is looking brighter now that you have made some major overhauls in your life. Keep the momentum going.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, trust your instincts this week. You harbor some passionate feelings about certain things, so try to voice those feelings to the people who will be affected by them.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Secrecy will not work for you, Capricorn. Come up with a different strategy this week. It can sometimes be uncomfortable, but honesty is always the best policy.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Some emotional storm clouds have finally started to clear out, Aquarius.

Your mind is open to possibilities that were previously hidden. It’s time to make some serious choices.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, take your time when mulling an important decision. Only you will know how much time you need, so don’t allow others to pressure you.

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