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The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre will be home to a new unit where elderly patients will be transfered from the Ottawa Hospital to complete their recovery in an effort to return them home sooner.

CFS Leitrim army cadet Master Cpl. Zachery Wareham, 13, of Winchester, joined the colour party marking a remembrance service at the cenotaph at the Osgoode Township Museum in Vernon on Oct. 28. The memorial, organized by the Osgoode & District branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, drew dozens of people, including a choir of grade 2 and 3 students from Castor Valley Elementary School. For related coverage, please turn to pages 4 and 12.

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Of what he hopes viewers will take away from seeing Second Life, Reyes says, “I hope people will question how our relationship with technology will be, moving forward. It’s an imagination of what the future could hold.”

The film won’t be released to the public until after its festival run, about a year from now, but people can watch Reyes’ other works on his personal portfolio, at benjaminreyes.com, or on his production company’s website, capitalartsproductions.com.

Canterbury High School’s literary arts program. He said he worked to showcase the writing skills he developed there in the film’s storytelling, giving audiences a lot of material in a condensed period of time.

“I was inspired to tell a story that talks about issues we have with technology that influence our relationships,” he says.

The film follows a character named David, who struggles between the real world and the virtual world. After meeting someone in the virtual world, he receives an ultimatum and has to decide which reality he wants to be part of.

Reyes came up with the story after some intense research. He wanted to point out society’s addiction to tech-

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Tha..tha..that’s all folks. Animator selling off collection

By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Peter Adamakos is ready to say goodbye.

The Hunt Club resident and professional animator has toiled away for the past two years cataloguing more than 10,000 items he amassed over several decades, preparing them to be sold off at what is being billed as the ‘Animation Celebration’ at Algonquin College Nov. 4 and 5.

“I’ve come to grips with it, mostly because if I haven’t looked at a book in 20 years, I think it’s time to pass it on to someone who can enjoy it,” said Adamakos, who still teaches animation at the Ottawa School of Art and runs his own award-winning animation company, Disada.

“It’s time to let go or have them pry it out of my hands.”

His vintage animation items, including original artwork, books, movie posters, records, colouring and comic books and toys dating back to the 1930s, will be sold in support of three charities: the Kidney Foundation of Canada, Fire Prevention Canada and one chosen from a list of 15 by show attendees.

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Among the 10,000 animation collectibles Hunt Club resident and animator Peter Adamakos will be selling at the Animation Celebration will be several original sketches of Chernabog the devil, drawn by Bill Tytla for the 1940 film, ‘Fantasia.’

The collection is unrivalled.

That’s why museums have tapped Adamakos over the years to borrow treasures for exhibits. He’s also donated items to the Academy of Motion Pictures.

As well, Disney has also asked for rare items for its archives, such as images from Steamboat Willy and the Jungle Book.

“We probably have the best representation in Canada, but now it’s getting into the hands of the people who appreciate it,” said Adamakos.

“I think that’s where it belongs. I’ve

been the caretaker for many years.”

Adamakos can fill almost any request for original artwork and other memorabilia, such as Pinocchio, Snow White, Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Cinderella and the Flintstones.

“They’ll be able to have real touchstones of the history of their favourite character or film,” he said. “They’ll find Dumbo and they’ll find Nemo – old and new.”

Prices range from $1 for stickers dating back to the 1960s and buttons featuring Mickey Mouse from

the 1930s, as well as artwork priced in the thousands.

Adamakos remembers a time in the 1970s when he was among a handful of people from Canada and the United States who collected animation art.

“We’d buy and sell and trade to each other for ridiculously low prices,” he said.

The auction houses later became interested and sold off original works by well-known animators, making certain items hard to find.

As well, Warner Brothers “bulldozed all its artwork into landfills” in 1962, including original images of Bugs Bunny and the Road Runner, he said, noting this also impacted the market.

“They never saw any further use for it,” said Adamakos.

That makes his collection unique.

“It’s pretty rare,” he said. “Most people today specialize in their collections.”

The upcoming Animation Celebration will also feature guest speakers, animation demonstrations, a drawing area, a trivia challenge and workshops. It takes place Nov. 4 and 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Algonquin’s T Building in Room T-120. Admission is $2.

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Osgoode Legion issues urgent call for flag bearers

By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Flag bearers are urgently needed to help fill the colour party ranks at several Remembrance services in south Ottawa.

The Osgoode & District branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is again involved in organizing a number of ceremonies: a multi-branch service on Nov. 4 at the Veterans Memorial Park at Highway 416 and Rideau River Road, two on Nov. 5 in Kenmore and Osgoode and a final service on Nov. 11 in Metcalfe.

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together enough help for the Vernon service on Oct. 28, thanks to Legion members, an Ottawa firefighter and army cadets. But future events are still in jeopardy.

“We have one (service) in each of the villages,” said Gail Burgess, a longtime volunteer with the Greely Legion. “We can’t get the help.”

“It’s sort of disappointing and people must think there’s something screwy going on somewhere when we can’t get enough people to carry the flags,” said Osgoode Ward resident Wilburn Cowan, who has been a member of the Osgoode Legion for about 45

years and today serves as the branch’s sergeant-at-arms.

Members are feeling the pinch as their usual roster of volunteers with the 2951 CFS Leitrim Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp will be away on a special trip to Vimy, France for Remembrance Day services there.

Over the years, the cadets have helped out at several local ceremonies by carrying flags, standing guard at the cenotaphs and escorting people who lay a wreath.

Burgess said it’s important that each community have an opportunity to pay tribute, especially since each of those

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Volunteer flag bearers are urgently needed to fill the ranks of colour parties at upcoming Remembrance ceremonies in Metcalfe, Osgoode, Kenmore and at the Veterans Memorial Park north of Kemptville. south Ottawa villages has a cenotaph, many of them with the names of Canadian military members who died in the First and Second World Wars.

“They’re local people.

That’s what makes (these events) have more of an impact on the local people of the community itself,” said Burgess, who created a help wanted poster appealing for volunteers to march in five colour parties.

“We’d like to keep it going and pay respects to the fallen,” said Cowan, whose father served in the First World War. The Legion branch welcomes any serving or retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Legion, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, cadets and Pathfinders and Rangers with Girl Guides of Canada. They must be in dress or operational uniform and can volunteer for one or more of the ceremonies.

“We try to bring the com-

munity into it,” said Burgess, a Metcalfe resident and retired RCMP civilian employee. “And this is one of the ways. We need help this year particularly, but there’s no one to do it.”

Five flags need to be carried during each of the upcoming services to represent Canada, Ontario, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the Legion.

“We’d like to keep it going and pay respects to the fallen.”

Sergeant-at-arms Wilburn Cowan

While a Legion member is required to carry the Legion flag, the challenge today is that many don’t have a uniform to wear during the service due to cost.

“As a result, we’re often short of flag bearers,” said Cowan.

Another barrier is that some of the members are older and have mobility issues.

“They’ve got to keep in step,” Burgess said, adding that some rely on canes or other assistive aids. “And they need two hands for the flag.”

Cowan said he himself pitched in to carry a flag during the Vernon service a few years ago when they were shorthanded, even though his role was to serve as the sergeant-at-arms.

Since time is now of the essence, there is a chance the Osgoode Legion won’t get the helping hand it needs this year. In that case, Burgess said they will forge ahead anyway and make do.

“The service goes on,” she said.

To volunteer, call Cowan at 613-826-2383 or call Burgess at 613-821-4409 or email her at g.burgess@sympatico.ca.

‘Cutting edge’ diversion unit coming to Perley Diane Deans

By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A new partnership will return more hospitalized seniors to their homes, diverting them from extensive long-term care wait lists and freeing up hospital beds.

Calling it “a turning point,” Akos Hoffer, chief executive of the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, said starting in the New Year, elderly patients who are close to recovering from illness or surgery will be transferred from the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic and General campuses to the Perley’s new 20-bed enhanced convalescent care unit.

The pilot program is considered the first-of-its-kind in Canada.

The institutions are collaborating, thanks to $750,000 from the Ontario government, to ensure elderly patients heal quicker and return home, rather than remain in hospital for upwards of three months, possibly decline and end up in long-term care, which can take months to years to secure.

It’s expected to free up hospital beds, reducing wait times in emergency rooms.

Of the 150 patients currently at the Ottawa Hospital waiting for a long-term care bed, at least 60 would be eligible to recover at the Perley’s new unit, said Dr. Jeff Turnbull, the hospital’s chief of staff.

“We hope this will significantly improve flow,” he said.

“Our goal today is to take pressure off hospitals and long-term care homes by helping seniors get better so that they can return home and avoid lingering in the hospital,” said Hoffer.

Average stays at the Perley’s SAFE unit, or sub-acute care for frail elderly, will be three to four weeks.

During that time patients will be cared for by their family doctor, but also have access to diagnostics, such as blood tests and X-rays, as well as specialist physicians from the Ottawa Hospital who will make rounds at the unit, and also Perley staff trained in acute care.

As they recover, they will also benefit from a roster of services and programs, ranging from physical therapy and paint classes, as well as experts and volunteers already available at the health centre.

“We have a lot to offer,” Hoffer said.

The 450 people who already call the Perley home will also benefit from the increased access to the Ottawa Hospital’s in-house diagnostics and physicians.

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The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre is partnering with the Ottawa Hospital to create a first-of-its-kind unit for elderly hospital patients. Taking part in the Oct. 27 announcement were the Ottawa Hospital’s Dr. Jeff Turnbull (left), Ottawa South MPP John Fraser, Chantale LeClerc, representing the Champlain LHIN, Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli, and Akos Hoffer and Ray Bailey with the Perley Rideau. fit for the neighbouring institutions (the General campus is just 900 metres from the Perley).

“We realized we were caring for the same people,” said Hoffer.

“We had an institution right beside us that specializes in care of the frail and elders,” said Turnbull.

Chantale LeClerc, chief executive of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, said this “cutting-edge” initiative is an answer to the pressures faced by the health-care system.

“Our population is growing; it’s aging; our diseases are getting more complicated; our treatments are getting more complex,” she said.

But this pilot is a “beautiful example of thinking outside the box,” said Leclerc. “This is really about stretching our thinking about our concept of hospital. It’s stretching our thinking about our concept of long-term care homes, and it’s coming up with something that bridges the two and is a little bit different.”

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Calling the new unit “a first step,” Hoffer said it could become the approach to follow.

“We know there’s going to be a massive increase in the number of seniors everywhere, but especially here in Ottawa and especially in this area,” he said.

The Perley has already been in discussions with the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Nepean.

“If we, as one hospital, have at least 60 (eligible patients) you can imagine what the Montfort, the Queensway Carleton and others might have too,” Turnbull said.

“There’s a huge need.”

There is also potential to expand the unit at the Perley if the pilot program proves successful.

Today, it is home to 235 war-service veterans who served overseas, plus another 15 modern veterans who became eligible to live there earlier this year. Another 40 modern vets are on the waiting list for long-term care.

But the reality is, the numbers will decline.

“There are going to be less veterans, so we’re going to have less priority access beds,” Hoffer said of the Perley’s mandate to reserve a certain number of its beds for veterans. “We have capacity to do more.”

The creation of the new unit comes on the heels of the Ontario government’s announcement on Oct. 23 that it will provide $100 million for 1,200 hospital beds and $40 million for home-care services.

In Ottawa, that will translate to 45 beds at the Ottawa Hospital, five at the Queensway Carleton, five at the Montfort Hospital, 12 in supportive housing at Bruyère Continuing Care and the Perley’s 20-bed unit.

It’s about supporting “unique, innovating things that we haven’t tried yet,” said Ottawa South MPP John Fraser, parliamentary assistant to Ontario’s minister of health and long-term care.

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On November 8, OC Transpo will begin customer testing of fare gates and ticket machines at the Greenboro station. OC Transpo would like to remind customers that to reach the train and bus platforms at Greenboro, you can enter through the fare gates by simply tapping your smartcard (Presto, U-Pass or STO Multi cards), scanning your bus transfer or scanning a ticket purchased at the station. Please note that when exiting the station, there is no need to tap or scan a card, transfer or ticket as the gates will open automatically when the customer approaches.

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Nadine Carter Stouffville, ON 2016 Ontario Junior Citizen Nadine’s efforts to lobby for a forgotten WW1 hero resulted in a weekendlong celebration, historic plaques being placed in his honour, and a new marker being placed on Captain Brown’s previously unmarked grave.

As I read this insightful column, “Generation disrupted: Screen tech,” by Brynna Leslie, I kept counting my blessings of having been born and raised in a pre-tech time.

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national Indigenous healing centre at the top of her agenda, and endorsed the Gréber plan central park on Chaudière Island next to the falls. The conservative chair would have fought placing 2,000-unit, 14-storey condos on the site.

Purposeful incompleteness is a good way of describing Mìwatè. It is indeed dazzling, a jewel to distract. Imagine putting a loud techno sound-and-light performance in the middle of Canterbury Cathedral, in front of the Wailing Wall, around the Kaaba, and then not saying anything about the place. That’s what they have spent $700,000 of taxpayers’ money on.

That you cannot hear the falls at all for the disrespectful din shows that we are there to be amazed, not healed or think about the 5,000-yearold site.

Smoke and mirrors hide the unnecessary hydro dam that imprisons the sacred falls, which was North America’s No. 2 falls destination after Niagara. It stopped eel migration, starving Indigenous people of 70 per cent of their nutrition. The lack of any treaty for the entire Ottawa Valley is not discussed, though the sad history of Pikwakanagan First Nation is.

That Akikodjiwan is the place for the first Peace Tree and that people came from Labrador, Ohio, Lake Superior and James Bay for thousands of years does not merit a mention. Nor the basic fact that this is the Peace Pipe Bowl Falls, a sign from Creator that this was the place for peaceful negotiation.

Mìwatè succeeds in showing that the falls exist.

As a respectful act of reconciliation it does not.

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Pedal power to get tailwind with Brookfield Rd. multi-use pathway

By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A raised 500-metre-long multi-use pathway along Brookfield Road will be added to Ottawa’s cycling network within the next two years.

The tentative plan calls for widening the sidewalk on the south side from about 1.8 metres to three metres from the roundabout off the Airport Parkway to Riverside Drive.

The new link would provide a continuous connection from the Sawmill Creek Pathway that winds along the east side of the parkway from Hunt Club Road to the roundabout, and on to the Confederation O-Train Station and west to the National Capital Commission’s pathway network off Hog’s Back Road.

“It would be a continuous high-quality connection for people looking to travel northsouth from those areas of the city,” said city transportation planner Sam Roberts, who specializes in cycling infrastructure.

The city would like to see wider pathways between Riverside Drive and Prince of Wales Drive.

It will have to work with the National Capital Commission and Parks Canada, which own part of that Hog’s Back corridor, said Roberts.

“The section towards Prince of Wales Drive is probably held up by the narrowness of the swing bridge (and the fixed bridge), so we may end up not doing anything there at this time,” he noted.

River Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward includes that stretch, said there is “definitely a need to connect those cycling and pedestrian networks.”

“It’s sort of been a sore point that Brookfield is this connector without any infrastructure,” he

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The city is designing a multi-use pathway on the south side of Brookfield Road between a roundabout off the Airport Parkway and Riverside Drive to provide cyclists with safe cycling passage, and to connect them to the NCC’s pathway network to the west. said. “So I’m very pleased the city is proceeding with not just with design, but hopefully with some dollars, to get this done within the next year or two.”

It will take a year to design the pathway and another year for construction, tentatively scheduled for 2019. The price tag for construction is not yet known.

PERFECT TIMING

The link is coming at an ideal time, given a proposal to construct apartments for post-secondary students at 770 Brookfield Rd., said Roberts.

“One of the reasons we’re doing this … is that we’re trying to create transportation options

for residents living in this area,” he said. “If there are more residents living here, then that’s more people to use the facility and we need to consider where they’re going to and from.”

Shared by pedestrians and cyclists, much of the multi-use pathway will be constructed along the city’s right-of-way, but “a small amount” of land may need to be acquired from landowners in the area.

“That is what our study is looking at,” Roberts said.

The south side is home to Fire Station 34, the Brookfield Restaurant & Confectionary, Brookfield High School, Kodiak Security Systems, Sports Action as well as a vacant parcel of land at 770 Brookfield

HAZARDS

Joyce Aboud, owner of the Brookfield Restaurant, said the new pathway will be a welcome addition, particularly for

to cross than at the roundabout.

But that would be more complex since land on the north side is owned by the federal government, said Roberts.

As well, a north-side path would not attract Brookfield High students who would have to cross at the Hobson light and cycle back to get to school, which is closer to the roundabout.

“If we can encourage lots of children to ride to school on this pathway then maybe serving them directly would help,” said Roberts.

Brockington agreed.

“The south side makes sense.

You’ve got the school, a new development, the confectionary at the end,” he said.

Public feedback on the project will be sought online later this fall.

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“When I sit outside the store in the afternoon, I see a lot people riding bikes … down Brookfield Road,” she said. “I think it’ll be a very good safety addition to this busy street.”

Brookfield Road has a speeding issue, particularly when vehicles turn right off Riverside Drive.

“They come whipping around that corner,” Aboud said.

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Nothing veiled in Bill 62 racism threat

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uebec’s Bill 62 barring those who choose to cover their face from receiving public services is, as Mayor Watson has written to Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, an infringement of the fundamental Charter right of freedom of individuals to express their religion in the manner they choose and discriminates against women who choose to express that freedom.

But the mayor is being nice. It is much more than that — it is racism and bigotry, wrapped up in a false claim it is being done for public safety reasons.

There is absolutely no evidence that covering one’s face in any way is a precursor of violent behaviour.

We are somewhat disappointed in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s rather weak response to this discriminatory action by the Quebec government.

He should be coming out forcefully and unequivocally against this law as he has a responsibility to defend Canadian values and to battle so-called “values” politics like this wherever it might raise its ugly head.

This is not something to play politics with, worrying about winning or losing votes in Quebec.

Rather, this is something that goes to the very core of our Canadian beliefs and must be opposed as strongly and firmly as possible. There is just no place in Canada for such feelings of racism, bigotry and discrimination against women.

It is even more important to quash this racism and bigotry in its tracks right now, not only because

of this new law in Quebec, but in light of the new Statistics Canada data about Canada’s population.

The data shows that Canada is more diverse than ever, with 22 per cent of Canadians now identifying themselves as part of a visible minority. In addition, the Indigenous population is growing rapidly and more and more immigrants are arriving in Canada, coming from countries like China and India rather than traditional northern European nations.

These trends are going to continue, with Statistics Canada estimating that by the year 2036, visible minorities will represent more than 35 per cent of Canada’s population. This will require all those in society to be tolerant, welcoming and accepting of such rapid change.

These are all traits Canadians as a whole accept today as evidenced by the recent outpouring of support for Syrian refugee families. Indeed, Trudeau has often remarked on this openness and tolerance of Canadians.

In such a scenario and facing such a future, there is no room for the racism and bigotry that is evidenced by Quebec’s law barring public services to those who cover their faces due to their belief system. That’s why such pandering to society’s base racist instincts must be stopped now. This is a cutand-dried issue — there is no grey area here. You either believe in fairness, equity and tolerance or you don’t. There is no place for a law like Quebec’s Bill 62.

Viewing life through a three-inch cellphone screen

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t is said that more than 1.3 million people saw the MosaiCanada 150 exhibition at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau during the threeand-a-half months of the show. Large crowds trooped in awe through horticultural depictions of famous Canadian scenes and moments.

To the untrained eye, it was difficult to tell whether we were seeing something spectacularly beautiful or spectacularly kitschy, but either way it was spectacular and people seemed to love it.

You could tell that by the way they kept stopping on their way around the park to have their pictures taken. As each new spectacle approached — Jos Montferrand, a Mountie on a horse, a muskox — so did the obstacles in front of it, consisting of people standing still while someone with a phone took their pictures.

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Some people, with long arms, took photos of themselves. Either way, it slowed things down. This is a fairly new phenomenon, new since phones developed into pretty good cameras, and it will have to be addressed at some point.

Mind you, the world has many problems more serious than congestion in public places caused by cellphone cameras. Still, this is one problem that can actually be solved.

In the days when cameras were fairly complex items and it took some skill to use them well, families tended to special-

ize. One person was the photographer and others looked after other activities, such as mowing the lawn, writing letters to Santa Claus and changing the light bulbs. Now, everybody is a photographer, thanks to the cellphone camera.

From the number of pictures that are taken, it’s a wonder that light bulbs get changed at all. Now, when a family of four arrives at an event such as MosaiCanada 150, it is not enough for one photo to be taken of, say, Anne of Green Gables or Paul Henderson scoring the winning goal in 1972. Now, all four cameras must capture the image.

This all takes time. There are big thinkers among us who theorize that modern technology has changed our approach to the things we witness. We are now intent more on recording them than on looking at them. Our preference is to look at things on a three-inch screen as

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opposed to large as life. And why? Who knows.

All we do know is that the etiquette of sightseeing is undergoing a subtle change. Where once we stood politely and waited for someone’s photo to be snapped before moving on, now we just charge ahead and if that ruins the photo, so be it. The alternative is to spend hours waiting for photos to be taken. And anyway, it is not as if film is being wasted.

As noted, it is not a big problem, as big problems go. But can anything be done? The Japanese, who are often a step ahead of the rest of us, have given the ediTorial matter some thought.

At major tourist Managing ediTor: attractions, such as shrines and temples, Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 where thousands gather, there are theresa.fritz@metroland.com signs.

The signs say: “No group photos.” news ediTor What a great idea, especially given the nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 size of someNevil Hunt, of the groups. Applied here, it might even deter the family of ediTorial Managing ediTor: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225

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four cellphones. If not, perhaps a more politely Canadian reminder might be better, such as: “Don’t forget to look at the exhibits.”

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Conduct case comes with hefty price tag

By Jennifer Mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

CPR Class in Riverside South On November 4th, Dave McEvoy, from Life Beats Training for Life is hosting a Level C CPR (adult, child and infant) with defibrillation certification course in support of the Riverside South Community Association. The Course will take place at Moncion’s Your Independent Grocer from 1-4pm. The cost is $35 per person. To register please visit riversidesouth.org.

Know Who to Call and When to Call There are three key numbers in Ottawa to call for help and information. These numbers may be confusing, especially to newcomers, immigrants and vulnerable seniors. It is important for everyone to know who to call and when to call. For life threatening emergencies including fire, medical or a crime in progress call 9-1-1. If you have questions about services that the City of Ottawa provides including garbage and recycling, recreation programs and your property tax bill to name a few, you would call 3-1-1. If you are looking for information on government and community based health and social services, housing, elder abuse and meals for seniors and people with disabilities, you could call 2-1-1. If you would like a “Who to call” Neighbourhood Toolkit fridge magnet, please e-mail: cpo@ottawa.ca.

ReCollect Collection Calendar App Since September 2012, The online ReCollect calendar has been in use. This provides residents with a reminder of their collection day and the type of material scheduled for collection. There is now a new mobile app available, free of charge for Apple and Android. By downloading the collection calendar app, residents will be able to receive notifications about their collection and quickly reference their collection calendar on their Apple and Android devices. ReCollect apps are currently used by over 100 municipalities across North America and have been very well received by residents.

Access to Flu Vaccine in Ottawa During the 2016-2017 flu season, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) administered 7,400 influenza vaccines at community clinics, and distributed over 253,000 doses of the vaccine across the City to physicians’ offices, hospitals and long term facilities. Pharmacies also received over 118, 300 doses of the vaccine. For the 2017-2018 flu season, OPH will again focus on providing access to the flu vaccine to the general population through physicians’ offices and pharmacy providers, as well as targeted outreach to vulnerable populations. For the upcoming season, 210 Ottawa pharmacies will be offering the influenza vaccine, which is up from 184 pharmacies last year. In addition, more than 300 physicians’ offices across the city will be offering the flu vaccine to their patients.

For more information and for a full list of participating pharmacies and OPH community clinics, please visit OttawaPublicHeath.ca.

Riverside South Older Adult Survey The Riverside South Seniors Group together with the Barrhaven Seniors Council are working with the Social Planning Council of Ottawa with funding from the Ontario Seniors Secretariat to prepare a strategy for seniors. They are looking for residents to let them know what you feel is needed in Riverside South for seniors. If you can spare 15-20 minutes to complete their survey, this will help to serve as a foundation for the strategy development. The information can be submitted anonymously. The survey questionnaire, which is available in English, French, Arabic and Mandarin is available on-line by visiting Riversidesouth.org. It can also be requested by e-mailing seniors@riversidesouth.org or by picking it up in person, either at the Rideauview Community Centre located at 4310 Shoreline Drive or at Moncion’s Your Independent Grocery Store at 671 River Road.

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An investigation into the conduct of Barrhaven public school board trustee Donna Blackburn came with a price tag of more than $51,000, she’s learned.

“That could have paid for an educational assistant,” Blackburn said of the expenditure.

The latest code of conduct complaint involves an interaction between Blackburn and members of the special education advisory committee. The investigation ultimately resulted in no formal sanctions for the trustee.

Blackburn asked members of the committee why a review of the board’s gifted program wasn’t on the agenda.

The meeting was in December 2016.

She recorded the meeting and there were “dozens” of people in attendance who could have bore witness to what happened, she said. The fact that an investigation continued, despite evidence that she hadn’t committed any infractions, isn’t right, Blackburn said.

Trustee Donna Blackburn The decision to go ahead with complaints under the code of conduct is under the purview of board chair Shirley Seward and vice-chair Erica Braunovan.

The complaint that resulted from the meeting was made by trustee Christine Boothby, who represents Kanata.

Boothby also filed a second complaint after Blackburn spoke publicly about the events of the December meeting.

Blackburn opted not to apolo-

gize nor resolve the complaints informally. She said she sought legal advice from a friend, and knew she would be vindicated.

“I said they should investigate formally or drop the complaints,” she said.

The $51,000 price tag is as a result of “legal interpretation and facilitation supporting the resolution of the complaints,” board spokesperson Sharlene Hunter wrote in an email.

The code of conduct is relatively new, and Hunter said due to its infancy, the board sought legal advice.

“The advice and facilitation was very useful to staff and to the participants and will inform future work in school board governance,” she said. “Code of conduct issues are important, but it is equally important that they are dealt with in a way that does not distract the board from making decisions on student achievement and well-being.”

In a March 2016 interview with Metroland Media, board chair Shirley Seward said she hoped to never have to use the code of conduct.

“It’s meant as something that

all trustees can agree with and that in itself, I think, is the real value of it, the fact that it discourages people to do things because the code of conduct is there, the whole board will have eventually a role in approving it, and it’s common language that is understood by all,” she said.

Seward wasn’t immediately available to discuss the cost of the dismissed code of conduct complaint.

Former board chair Cathy Curry said the $51,000 bill is likely only a fraction of the real cost.

“The incalculable amount, I would estimate, is likely many times that amount,” Curry wrote in an email.

“The staff time required to manage all of the related issues to this issue is not included. Nor is the cost of what wasn’t done by staff while they were dealing with all of this.”

Curry said the staff required to handle this issue in its entirety would span many different departments thereby impacting the work in those departments, and added that the whole process is very discouraging.

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Mayor denounces Quebec’s Bill 62; bus drivers won’t enforce By jennifer mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Mayor Jim Watson says a new Quebec law, Bill 62, won’t be enforced by OC Transpo drivers in the capital.

The controversial law will require women to remove face coverings such as the burka or niqab while they are accessing public services — such as transit.

Watson, who sent a letter to Quebec’s Premier Philippe Couillard on Oct. 25, called the law “draconian” and says the provincial government has no business telling women what to wear.

The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau have started a transit working group to try and deal with congestion issues related to residents on either side who cross the bridges to go to work each day. Watson said he’s sent a copy of the letter to Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin.

The working group will meet for the first time in January. Watson said he’s hoping that either the law will have been challenged under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or the government will have abandoned the idea soon.

“Almost every legal opinion on this matter is that the law is unconstitutional,” Watson said, adding the city would support a legal challenge of the law.

He said Ottawa bus drivers will be told not to follow the law that would force the “humiliation” of having to remove a face covering.

Transit is the only cross-border service between the two cities in the National Capital Region, Watson said, making it the focus of his commentary on the issue.

Because OC Transpo and the Gatineau counterpart — Société de transport de l’Outaouais — offer cross-provincial service and are therefore governed by the federal government, Watson said he felt confident the law wouldn’t be enforced on STO buses

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“I sincerely hope that, with the opportunity for reflection, your government will abandon what can only be described as a thinly-veiled appeal to populist sentiment, in light of the divisive effects of similar efforts to which we have been witness of late,” Watson wrote in his letter to Couillard.

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Vernon Remembers Above: Silver Cross mother Barbara Brogan, of Osgoode, and her son Fred, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force, place a wreath at the cenotaph at the Osgoode Township Museum in Vernon on Oct. 28.

At right: Wilburn Cowan, sergeant-at-arms for the Osgoode Legion branch, leads the colour party.

At left: Cadets and Legion members joined dozens of people for the service, organized by the Osgoode & District branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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By Jake Davies

On November 9, thirteen months after I hosted the first public information session, I will be hosting a second information session for the public to learn more about the slightly revised plans for the Norberry Residences expansion. The meeting will be held at the Riverside Churches, located at 3191 Riverside Drive, commencing at 7pm. If you are unable to attend this meeting and have specific questions, please contact my office.

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Riverside Park Community Safety Night All are welcome to attend my third community safety night this autumn, to be held in the Riverside Churches, 3191 Riverside Drive, on November 15 at 7pm. Presentations from the Ottawa Police, OC Transpo Security and Ottawa Bylaw will be provided.

Two Commemorative Namings for River Ward The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on two separate naming proposals in River Ward. The first is to name the gymnasium in the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre the “Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium”. The second naming proposal is to name the Sawmill Creek Settling Pond the “Wendy Stewart Pond”. Residents may provide comments on either or both proposals by sending an email to namingottawa@ottawa.ca. The 30-day public consultation runs October 13 – November 11.

River Ward Older Adult Summit-Huge Success On Friday, October 27, I hosted the first-ever River Ward Older Adult Summit at the Hunt Club - Riverside Park Community Centre on Paul Anka Drive. Over 110 attendees took part in what Mayor Watson indicated was the only Older Adult Summit hosted by a Councillor in Ottawa.

Three informative information sessions were held as well as four special guests also spoke, Councillor Deans, CarolAnne Meehan, Mayor Watson and Ottawa South MPP John Fraser. The Summit will become an annual event.

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With new ownership, Impact Wrestling is using Ottawa as its home base to rebuild its brand with its biggest event of the year.

Some of society’s largest and strongest men and women are in town to put their pride, honour and bodies on the line starting Nov. 5, taking over the Aberdeen Pavillion for six straight days of wrestling mayhem.

The week kicks off with Impact Wrestling’s biggest pay per view television event of the year, Bound for Glory.

The wrestling promotion was founded in 2002 as National Wrestling Alliance-Total Nonstop Action, before becoming known solely as TNA in 2004.

The promotion sold around 60,000 Bound for Glory PPVs at its peak in 2006, but those numbers have slipped since then.

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Impact Wrestling’s Bobby Lashley (left) and world champion Eli Drake take questions from the audience during an Oct. 20 press conference held at Crust and Crate Pizza to promote the Bound for Glory pay per view being broadcast live from Aberdeen Pavillion on Nov. 5. tainment in 2017, then renamed Impact Wrestling after its main television series. Impact, known for it’s six-sided ring (as opposed to the more traditional

four-sided ring), is bringing its entire roster of wrestlers — some 50 to 60 giant men and women — to Ottawa for a week of taping, which kicks off with

Spraying Along Reforested Areas This past spring, the Airport Parkway, at the rear of Plante Dr and Cromwell Dr, was reforested with seedlings to replace ash trees that were removed last winter. Please note, that the City’s contractor will be applying a rodent repellant to the seedlings this week. This involves spot spraying a product called Skoot adjacent to the seedlings which will prevent small rodents from feeding on the seedlings through the winter months. This product is registered with Health Canada for this purpose. The Contractor will be posting signs ahead of the application with product and contact information.

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the live Bound for Glory PPV Sunday night.

On Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, Impact Wrestling brought two of its biggest stars to Ottawa to help spread the word.

Impact Wrestling’s GFW Global Champion Eli Drake and MMA fighter and Impact wrestler Bobby Lashley spent two days in Ottawa promoting the weeklong tour stop as much as possible.

Champ Drake (real name Shaun Ricker) knows a thing or two about rebuilding after starting his career in 2003.

“If you are talking about 2003 to 2013, not making a dime, that pretty much describes the first 10 years of my career,” Drake, 34, told Metroland Media.

“A lot of it was me shooting myself in the foot, me not knowing how to ask for what I wanted, and finally, it got to a point where I learned how to do all that. And finally, opportunities presented themselves in 2012 to 2013.”

For Drake, making his first trip to Canada, opportunities came in 2013 in the form of a WWE tryout and getting a spot on a reality show called The Hero — hosted by Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson — at roughly the same time. Drake was the first contestant eliminated in episode four of The Hero and was eventually released from his WWE contract in August 2014.

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Ottawa to serve as new home base Continued from page 4

“After I left there, it kind of was a blessing in disguise, because I ended up at Impact, where I was given an immense amount of freedom, have been taken care of fairly well — financially and otherwise — and am really happy to be where I am after 14 years,” Drake said.

Now, the Los Angeles native — also known as the Namer of Dummies — is the global champion, winning the title on Aug. 24.

He also hosts his own segment on Impact Wrestling called Fact of Life, where he regularly calls out his peers for their shortcomings, and of course, names dummies. He’s happy to be on top of the Impact roster.

“It doesn’t feel like there’s a heavy hand on you; there’s not everyone walking on eggshells,” Drake said of Impact.

Now, he can focus on the promotion. Impact Wrestling is taking a risk by hosting its big event in the capital city. Ottawa has hosted the WWE and other, much smaller wrestling promotions before, but never a promotion’s top pay-per-view event.

Impact is hoping Ottawa’s starving wrestling fans will come out, take advantage of an opportunity to see a week of live wrestling and help Impact rebuild its brand. Drake — all six feet, two inches and 232 pounds of him — is happy to help carry that load.

“The goal now is to build Impact,” said Drake, who will be defending his title against Johnny Impact on Sunday night.

“We’ve been on a bumpy road the last couple of years with some bad management choices, and now, with the change over of a new management group and new owners, I think that’s a good step in the right direction for us. It’s a rebuilding process, to be honest.”

Lashley, who is six-foot-two and 245 pounds, will be competing as part of a tag-team in a steel cage match at Bound for Glory.

He was a collegiate amateur wrestler before joining the United Stated Army. He’s had a stint with the WWE and several other promotions and independent outfits.

At 41, he’s a mixed martial artist with a 17-2 record.

“When I got introduced to pro wrestling, it felt natural,” Lashley said. “I wrestled all my life. I had a strong base, because I had my amateur wrestling background;

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Brittania area resident Charlie Skinner, 9, was pumped to witness the Impact Wrestling press conference on Oct. 20 promoting the wrestling outfit’s largest pay per view of the year. but then, I got brought into WWE which was a great experience. I and I kind of learned their system, learned a lot from the people I

was wrestling with. I think I was fortunate, because I was working with people like Fit Finley, Booker T, The Big Show — all these guys held my hand and walked me through it.”

His experience tells him Impact is the place to be.

“We have all the pieces of the puzzle pulled together at the right places with the right people. It’s going to start new feuds; it’s going to end old feuds. It will be a good time. We are a hands-on group, so the fans here in Ottawa, we’re trying to get to know these people,” he said.

“We’re going to have one of the best wrestling shows of the entire year, and after that, we’re going to go party with the same people that came and watched.”

Following the PPV, Impact will host wrestling events every night until Nov. 10 at the pavilion, with the goal of taping about six to eight weeks of television.

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This investment includes $100 million for hospitals to address increased demands for care, and $40 million for post-hospital care making more than 1,200 additional hospital beds available across Ontario. This funding includes 55 additional beds at The Ottawa Hospital, Queensway-Carleton Hospital and Montfort Hospital.

In the 2017 Budget, Ontario committed $24 million to ensure patients are receiving care in the right place. As part of this, the province will provide $21 million to fund 22 projects for short-term, transitional care, and $3 million to help seniors in hospital who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless with permanent housing and community support. A patient requires an alternate level of care when they are ready to be discharged from hospital but are waiting for appropriate and permanent living arrangements.

One of these projects is a 20-bed pilot Enhanced Convalescent Care Unit at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre.

This project will repurpose 20 shortstay and rehabilitative care beds for frail, elderly patients who are planning to move back home or to a retirement home or assisted living facility. These beds will help approximately 80 patients in the first few months of opening.

This funding comes as hospitals are preparing for an increase in demand for their services during flu season. In addition to these investments, it was also announced that the publicly funded flu vaccine is now available across the province through primary care providers, local flu clinics, or at local pharmacies. I encourage everyone to go and get your flu shot.

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Green Light Awareness Campaign I am proud to announce the official launch of the Green Light Awareness Campaign! Ottawa’s rural communities are served by 470 volunteer firefighters, many of whom are equipped with green flashing lights on their personal vehicles. When you see a green light flashing from a driver’s dashboard, it means the driver is a volunteer firefighter responding to an emergency. Drivers are asked, as a courtesy, to please yield the road to these vehicles with green flashing lights. Pulling over when you see a firefighter’s green light can have a big impact, as every second counts. You may notice additional road signs and billboards reminding drivers of the meaning of flashing green lights. They will help spread awareness and educate drivers on the meaning of flashing green lights in vehicles and why we should pull over for them.

This project has been in the works for a long time, and it all started here in Osgoode, after a conversation with Jean Johnson from the Osgoode Village Community Association who brought the issue to my attention. I brought the campaign to the attention of other Councillors and we worked to bring the signs and this program to the rural communities in Ottawa.

Photos by Erin McCracken/Metroland

Octogenarians on ice

Above left: At 89 years old, Greenboro resident Larry McNab was the oldest hockey player to compete in a Canada vs. U.S.A. Classic 150 championship hockey game featuring players 80 years old and up at the Jim Durrell Arena in Alta Vista on Oct. 28. The game was one of a series of events marking an induction of octogenarian hockey players into the 80+ Hockey Hall of Fame.

I’d like to thank Osgoode Village Community Association, Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore, Deputy Fire Chief Paul Hutt, District Fire Chief Adrian Dearman, the Community Protective Services Committee, and all my colleagues who helped bring this campaign to the forefront for rural Ottawa.

Secondary Sump Pump Rebate Program At Council this week,a 2-year pilot project was approved that will give 100 Ottawa residents a rebate of up to $400 when installing a secondary sump pump with back-up battery power. Launching in early 2018, the federal government will provide nearly half of the funding for the pilot, through the National Disaster Mitigation Program, which aims to address the rising risks and costs of flooding. A secondary sump pump with back-up battery power reduces the risk of basement flooding during a power outage. While this project is still in development at this time and may change closer to launch, staff have indicated that for residents to qualify for the program they will have to have a functional sump pump already installed and be up to date on their taxes. Applicants for the project will be selected on a firstcome, first-served basis, so we will keep you posted on any new details that emerge and on the specific date that this program launches so you can apply fast.

Above right: Kanata resident and coach Bill Cantwell, 77, mans the gate during the game.

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You can find a calendar of upcoming events in the community on my website: www.georgedarouze.com.

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Newly appointed Gov. Gen. Julie Payette said she was honoured to receive the first poppy to mark the start of the annual National Poppy Campaign.

“I am so pleased to be here for the first time,” Payette said, adding that she feels Canadians are fortunate to have a military that serves with honour.

During Payette’s address at Rideau Hall on Oct. 23, before the dominion president of the Royal Canadian Legion pinned the first poppy over Payette’s heart, she remarked that years ago, as a student studying abroad, she had the opportunity to visit Flanders, a region in Belgium.

“I did not know what it meant to have a poppy, and someone explained it to me,” Payette recalled.

Now, she adds, to her, the poppy is a symbol of history.

“It reminds us that spirit will bring us forward,” she said. “Together we can all do great things and I think that the poppy campaign exemplifies that.”

Retired major-general Richard Blanchette spoke on behalf of the legion.

“By wearing the bright red poppy, you and millions of Canadians show a deep appreciation for all our veterans,” Blanchette said.

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David Flannigan, dominion president of The Royal Canadian Legion, pinned the first poppy on Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to kick off the official launch of the National Poppy Campaign at Rideau Hall on Oct. 23.

Blanchette noted the famous poem

by Lieut. John McCrae In Flanders Fields, known as the reason generations come together to pin a poppy on their lapel, may have been a poem written in sorrow, but now means so much more.

“Today it (the poem) gives us comfort to come together,” Blanchette said.

“On Remembrance Day we will be together as a proud nation to honour our heroes.”

The National Poppy Campaign was officially adopted in Canada in 1921 by

the Great War Veterans’ Association (the predecessor of today’s Royal Canadian Legion). Poppies are recognized as the national symbol of remembrance for the 117,000 Canadian men and women who gave their lives during military service around the world.

Each year, more than 20 million poppies are distributed across Canada.

Funds raised during the National Poppy Campaign go back into communities across Canada to help support veterans and their families.

You are invited to attend a free session hosted by the CHEO Foundation’s Legacy Advisory Committee.

Learn how you can protect what you have accumulated in your lifetime and how to leave those assets to family, friends and your favourite charities. Experts in estate law, taxes, and estate planning and insurance will answer your questions and demonstrate how proper planning can give you peace of mind while allowing your estate to benefit from tax savings.

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THANK YOU We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their overwhelming support shown to our family after the devastating farm fire that destroyed the machine shed, heifer barn and dairy barn on September 8th.

At this time, we would like to say a special thank you to the local farmers, our family and friends who helped us the day of the fire and the following Monday and Tuesday with the clean up. In addition, thank you to the farms that are generously housing our remaining cattle that have been displaced.

Unfortunately we cannot thank everyone individually as we had an amazing outpouring of support from our family, the community, fellow farmers, city folks, rural communities, parishioner’s of St. Monica’s, neighboring associations, local schools our children attended and people from across the province. Thank you for the phone calls, cards, letters, visits, prayers, food, gifts and financial support given to us. We would also like to thank the organizers of the Gofundme page and the organizers of the Blackrapids Farmfest event.

We are forever grateful for the kind generosity shown to us by so many people. Thank you so very much.

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Father believed there was always a solution for everything

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t had been a hot summer. Many times Mother said how grateful she was that Grampa had bought us a Barnett icebox. Oak, it was. And it filled a whole corner in the kitchen.

It meant we could keep our food from spoiling, and the ice it held from the ice house could be chipped and put into well water for a cold drink on a hot day.

But as summer turned into fall and the days got shorter, even though it was much colder, it was still a long time before the Bonnechere would be frozen and more ice brought into the ice house.

And so it was that fall day, when Father said we had to be careful, or we would run out of ice before the winter set in.

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wagonload after wagonload of sawdust was dragged from the sawmill to cover the ice.

The big black tongs hung on a spike outside the building, and only Audrey or Father were the ones to bring a block into the icebox when needed. And now, Father said, it looked like we might run out of ice before the Bonnechere froze over.

Now, the block in the Barnett was allowed to melt until there was nothing to prove it had ever been there. My job was to empty the basin of water that piped down when the ice melted, and I was both glad and anxious when it now had to be done only every second day.

Glad that I didn’t have to worry about the water filling the pan and spilling out on the floor through my neglect, but anxious, wondering where we would put our food when the ice house was empty.

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the nice fall days were over. It would just be a matter of time before winter would close in around us. But February, which was usually the month Father took ice from the river, was still months away.

I worried every day that we would Memories run out of ice, our food would spoil and my entire family would either die of starvation or food poisoning. But burned. And each day was sunny and Father didn’t seem to be that worried. warm but with frosty nights, telling us soon we would be blocked in with drifts He, as always, had a solution ... one that had been used on that farm for three of snow and impassable roads, but generations. cutting ice in the river still a long way Out in the summer kitchen was an off. Mother, I knew, was worried. More than once she said to my sister Audrey, old table that held cans of paint, bits and pieces of wood, and other things “Take the smallest blocks of ice first.” which didn’t seem to have a home.

And then suddenly the weather Father moved it to the centre of the changed. We got up one morning to temperatures that had dropped through floor, took four empty tin cans, filled the night, chilling the very rafters of the them with coal oil, and put one under each leg. Mother covered it with a worn house. Father had stoked the Findlay Oval as always before going to bed, but piece of oilcloth, and that table became by morning it had burned down, and we our “icebox.”

Mother, whose concern was that a knew, as soon as our feet hit the floor,

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mouse would get onto our food, was assured by Father that no mouse could climb a table leg over a can of coal oil.

And so leftovers were wrapped in wax paper, then in many layers of the Renfrew Mercury, and taken out to the summer kitchen, where they either froze or were kept well chilled until used in a meal. No longer did we have to worry about running out of ice from the ice house. There were still a few blocks left for chipping into a glass of well water, but the big oak Barnett lay idle, its shelves empty, but its big door left ajar to air out until once again, it would be filled with a block of ice from the Bonnechere. Father was right. If you use your head, there is a solution for just about everything.

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The city launched an awareness campaign to remind drivers to yield for vehicles with flashing green lights on their dash.

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The funding for the awareness campaign came from Safer Roads Ottawa.

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these signs to our rural communities,” the Facebook post on Oct. 26 reads.

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here was a moment, one Christmas morning not too long ago, when we realized we had overdone it. After opening our dozens of gifts, we could not move from our seated positions on couches and chairs around my sister’s living room. It had finally happened. We had too many gifts. It was an embarrassment of riches.

As our children mature, they begin to want to take part in the gift-giving ritual.

Soon they are not only the recipients but also the givers of gifts. That’s when it becomes complicated. The last thing you want at Christmas is for your children to become stressed over the length of their Christmas lists. It bothered me to see my daughter racing around town on Christmas Eve, trying to find the perfect gift for every last person on her list instead of enjoying the festivities.

But Christmas isn’t about that.

Christmas is about spending time together, celebrating traditions. And yes, you can do that with a few token gifts.

But it isn’t supposed to induce panic. Somewhere along the way we lost sight of that.

So last year, as we dug our way out from under another mountain of tissue paper and coloured wrapping, one of our daughters announced that she would like to establish a new family gift-giving tradition.

She wanted to do a Secret Santa name exchange.

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife It sounded like a great idea.

Each of us in our immediate family would draw a name, and buy a Christmas gift for that person.

The maximum value for that gift is $100.

We can also buy gifts for the other people in the family, but there is no obligation to do so.

In fact, it might prove embarrassing or uncomfortable if you have gifts for people and they don’t have gifts for you.

The Farmer, who normally hands me the money and lets me do the shopping, is neither comfortable nor enthusiastic about the Secret Santa program.

“I’m buying my daughters gifts,” he announced.

“That’s fine,” I said.” But if you didn’t draw the person’s name, the gift limit is $20.”

I got something like a “harrumph” in response.

I explained that by introducing the gift exchange, we would be taking stress off the girls and allowing them to buy the things they really needed with their money, instead of racing around obsessed with buying gifts for everyone at Christmas. The Farmer was not convinced. He has not bought into this whole deal yet.

I personally am really looking forward to being able to focus on holiday gatherings that are not centred around opening gifts.

I am looking forward to reconnecting, celebrating memories, and building new traditions for our growing family instead of just opening present after unnecessary present.

It feels good to be cutting back on this indulgent, unbalanced tradition.

I will be able to take my time finding one significant gift for the person whose name I drew.

And I’m telling you right now, most of the other people in my family will be getting books.

Because I love books, and also because they most often fall under the $20 limit that has been established. Now that I don’t have to spend hours upon hours in the hell known as a shopping centre at Christmastime, I might actually have time to get creative and make something. I can make chocolates, or almond bark, package them up in colourful tins from the dollar store and give those as gifts instead of spending all my hard-earned cash on things my family members do not need.

When buying my gifts, I will make every attempt to shop local. I do this every year but it should be much easier this year with such a simple objective. I won’t be spending thousands of dollars this holiday season, but the money I do spend will stay in the community.

It feels good to know that in our own way this year, our family is cutting back on waste and overspending and taking the time to highlight the important things about the season. And it will feel really good to have time to talk, eat, drink and maybe play a game, watch a movie or go for a hike instead of just opening gift after gift this Christmas morning.

Trashed unit leads to review of housing for homeless program

By Jennifer mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Reports of a trashed Vanier apartment have led to calls for a review of the city’s housing first program.

The program, which aims to combat chronic homelessness by working with partners like the Salvation Army, the Canadian Mental Health Association and the John Howard Society to match tenants with units, fell short for a Vanier landlord whose unit was trashed.

The landlord in question had an agreement with the Salvation Army and the city and agreed to rent his unit to a homeless man.

The Salvation Army’s landlord partnership program works with partners to match available housing to those facing “housing barriers,” according to the Salvation Army’s website.

The program provides a housing allowance of $250 per month; the rest of the rent is paid through the tenant’s primary source of in-

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Rideau-Vanier Coun.

Mathieu Fleury

come — be it Ontario Works, Canada Pension Plan or the Ontario Disability Support Program.

According to the website, tenants are pre-screened and offered long-term supports “to ensure successful tenancies.”

But Mayor Jim Watson said media reports that a caseworker hadn’t met with

the tenant in seven months mean the program needs another look.

“I’ve seen the footage,” Watson said of television reports inside the apartment that show overflowing garbage and maggots.

“It’s absolutely disgusting. I have great sympathy for the landlord; he was trying to do something good and help a

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homeless person.”

Watson said he’s asked city manager Steve Kanellakos to come back to council with information on what happened.

“There were many hands on that project,” he said.

Watson said council has put a record amount of funding into homelessness initiatives and there will more dollars available in the next budget.

He declined to give specifics, but said he’s proud of how the draft budget is shaping up.

“Housing is a priority of this term of council,” he said.

When asked if he’d consider lifting the two-per-cent property tax increase cap he set when he was elected, Watson said he thinks the city has the tools to deal with long-standing issues raised by residents without going after more money.

“For some there’s never enough money,” he said.

“We’ve decided to stick to the rate of inflation.”

Rideau-Vanier Coun.

Mathieu Fleury said for the city’s housing first program to work properly, there needs to be more “boots on

in 2012 to shift away from using shelters to house the chronically homeless, but there hasn’t been enough of a financial commitment to

“It’s absolutely disgusting. I have great sympathy for the landlord; he was trying to do something good and help a homeless person.”

Mayor Jim Watson

the ground.”

“We can’t just rely on city agreements and CMHA (the Canadian Mental Health Association) and think that’s OK,” he said. “The city needs to sit down with the landlord and find out what went wrong.”

Fleury said the fact that a landlord’s unit was trashed proves there are gaps in the approach.

He added the city approved the housing first plan

the change.

When the philosophy is applied properly, it works, Fleury said, pointing to a project two years ago with the John Howard Society that provided permanent homes to 42 men who had been using the shelter system.

Fleury said the city needs to do a review of all existing housing first clients to make sure what happened in Vanier is an isolated case.

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I remember when I was pregnant with my third child; my then five-year-old asked how the baby would get out. A few weeks later, his older brother asked: “But how did it get in there in the first place?”

My experience is that once we get over the initial uneasiness about broaching taboo topics and open ourselves up to listening, kids are more likely to come to us time and again with trust.

A few months ago, I had barely put my Sunday morning coffee to my lips when my 12-year-old cornered me in front of my newspaper: “Mom, what’s a hand job? And what are condoms?”

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As mother, listening isn’t always my strong point. By the time the kids roll in the door after school, I’ve got a list of chores and a calendar of activities to address. I want to ask them the essential questions — “How was your day and do you have homework?” — and move on to my role as military sergeant.

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baggage from the day. Sometimes the teachers “yelled all day”; sometimes a kid has been picking on them; and more recently, there have been questions.

My eldest is in a Grade 7 class where news issues get discussed. I began the school year with his daily summary of hurricane activity in the Atlantic and its co-relation to climate change. We’ve talked about Halloween costumes and cultural appropriation. I never pretend to have all the answers.

There are many misconceptions that have lead people to see reptiles as viable pets when in reality, they’re delicate creatures who belong in their native habitats. Here are some myths: Myth 1: Reptiles can live happily in a terrarium — Terrariums are never able to provide the natural environment that exotic pets need.

The many qualities of a natural habitat that these animals require is impossible to replicate in a home setting. Reptilian friends of many different species need more space than can be afforded to them by a terrarium.

Myth 2: Reptile diets are simple — In the wild, reptiles have the challenge of forging and hunting for their food. Often, households that have a reptile as a pet will tell you that their snake or lizard enjoys a diet of ready-to-eat insects or frozen mice. In actuality, pet reptiles are missing out on the variety of nutrients, tastes, textures, and smells that would be available to them in the wild.

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I listen, I correct and I encourage them to think and ask questions.

With so many instances of high-profile cases hitting the headlines, it was only a matter of time before questions about sexual assault came into our daily repertoire.

I take some time to listen first. What do they know? Perhaps more importantly, what do they think they know that’s wrong or misinterpreted? (Hint — a lot of it comes from the playground and friends who play video games rated mature 17).

Truthfully, it’s not easy to talk to my pre-teen boys about sexual assault. It’s probably one of the hardest concepts to explain to them, still innocent.

I started with the basics.

They have a much younger sister, who’s always having trouble getting a word in at the dinner table conversation. Why is it important to let her speak? It’s not only that it’s basic human decency, but also that girls and

women are often silenced in company with their male counterparts. We talk about how girls are too often portrayed as weak, how descriptive terms about girls are used to insult boys on the playground. “You play like a girl.” “Why are you crying like a girl?”

I explain that it’s important not to sexualize all relationships between men and women.

When a child as young as kindergarten talks about a friend of the opposite sex, it’s a misstep, often overlooked, to say: “Ooh, is that your boyfriend?”

We presume a physicality that most likely doesn’t exist.

They ask more questions and we move into the trickier territory. Boys and men, in fact, are sometimes physically stronger or in more powerful positions than women. They sometimes use this in a mean way or even in a violent way. Because of their ages, I tend to revert to broad truisms like: “We have a responsibility to protect each other, regardless of gender.” I

explain the importance of personal space and why we should always ask before touching or hugging someone.

As the kids get older, the details will emerge. They will need to know that engaging in sexual intercourse with a girl who’s under the influence of alcohol is dangerous. They need to know that if they find themselves witness to others engaging in sordid behaviour, they have a duty to call them out.

It’s astonishing to me how many sexist words, concepts and behaviours float around the sports fields, the playgrounds and casual conversations among friends, even among pre-teens.

For the most part, I like to think they are too young to understand what they’re saying most of the time. But that doesn’t take the onus away from my husband and me to correct it. We haven’t even hit the teen years yet. I predict many more difficult conversations in our future.

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Remembrance Services: Nov. 5

Osgoode – The Osgoode branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a ceremony on Nov. 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the Osgoode cenotaph, located at the Legion, 3284 Sunstrum St. There will be a short service indoors followed by the larger Remembrance Day service outside.

North Gower – The South Carleton (Manotick) branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosts a ceremony at the cenotaph in North Gower on Nov. 5 at 12:45 p.m.

Kenmore – Osgoode Legion members are planning a service at the Kenmore cenotaph located at the community centre for Nov. 5 at 9:30 a.m.

Greely – A service of remembrance will take place at the Greely & District branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd., on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. Federal, provincial, municipal politicians will join military personnel, police officers and fire service officials as well as local Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to hon-

our past and present military members with the laying of wreaths. Everyone is invited to the branch lounge for refreshments following the event.

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Kars – The Manotick Legion branch is organizing a ceremony at the Kars cenotaph on Nov. 6 at 11:15 a.m.

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Refreshments will be served in the Legion branch lounge after the service.

Veterans’ Memorial Park – Osgoode and Kemptville Legion members welcome the public to attend a service at the park, located at the north ramp off Highway 416 at Rideau River Road, north of Kemptville.

Manotick – The Manotick Legion branch hosts a Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11. The event begins with a parade starting from the branch on Beaverwood Rad at 10:30 a.m. It will continue along Manotick Main Street before arriving at the village’s new Remembrance Park near Watson’s Mill. The service begins at 11 a.m.

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Metcalfe – The Osgoode Legion branch has scheduled a Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m. at the Metcalfe cenotaph at the Old Town Hall, 8243 Victoria St. Refreshments will be served at the hall following the ceremony.

Greely – Old Time Fiddle Music & Dance, East Osgoode Greely Old Time Music & Dance Association is holding its annual silent auction dance night. We welcome all musicians, dancers and listenerson Nov. 3 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr. Everyone is welcome. Annual memberships are available. For additional information, call 613 489-2697.

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Gloucester – The Gloucester Historical Society hosts “Getting Started on Searching Your Ancestry,” featuring Mike More from the Ottawa branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. This lecture is designed to help budding genealogists on their way to researching family history on Nov. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Earl Armstrong Arena, 2020 Ogilvie Rd. For details, visit gloucesterhistory.com.

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