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Coun. in talks to expedite Bank St. widening through Findlay Creek

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Findlay Creek residents who have repeatedly asked that Bank Street be widened through their community to relieve traffic pressures have been given

a glimmer of hope.

“We’re talking about potentially getting into a front-end agreement with the developers that are in the area now to try and advance that work,” Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish

told more than 40 residents who gathered at the Fred Barrett Arena on Oct. 26 to learn about future developments in the community.

Qaqish said he recently met with reps from Claridge, Urbandale, Tartan/

Tamarack and the Regional Group, but that nothing is set in stone.

“It’s very preliminary,” he said, adding he plans to continue working with them.

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A public park that will embrace aboriginal themes is in the works for a new neighbourhood currently under construction in Findlay Creek.

The concept for Anishà Park, which means ‘just for fun’ in the aboriginal Algonquin language, was developed in consultation with the Algonquins of Ontario.

“We worked quite closely with them to develop appropriate cultural themes,” Marina Signer, a landscape architect with Lashley + Associates, told about 40 Findlay Creek residents who gathered for a community association meeting at the Fred Barrett Arena on Oct. 26.

The 1.2-hectare space, which will be centrally located within a developing 550-home Tartan and Tamarack community at Kelly Farm Drive between Sora Way and Kestrel Street, west of Bank Street and south of the shopping district, will feature preserved natural vegetation currently growing at the site.

The centre of the park where many elements will be constructed will echo the design of a medicine wheel. Compass points will set the course for the location of the main pathways.

There will be an open pavilion to provide shade and shelter, said Signer.

Play elements will include a splash pad designed to resemble a natural river course, a play structure for two

to five year olds, another for five to 12 year olds, a double swing bay with belt swings, an accessible swing and a tot swing. There will also be a game table.

“The play elements are going to be themed natural and made out of wood,” Signer said. “It just builds into our natural theme and trying to get people connected to nature.

“We have also included an expression swing, which is a toddler and adult swing that is built together, so you can swing with your child facing them,” she said.

The park will also feature a sand play area, a grassy mound and a basketball court where youth and teens can shoot hoops.

“Around the site we have pathways that create a fitness loop,” Signer said, adding that fitness signage and benches will be stationed along the recreational trail.

The construction of Anishà Park is proposed for spring of 2017, and be ready for use by Labour Day, according to Tartan’s website. Public comments about the park proposal must be submitted to the city by Nov. 14 by emailing planner Jennifer Shepherd at jennifer.shepherd@ottawa.ca, or calling 613-580-2424, ext. 13771.

It’s expected that the subdivision will be serviced in the next month, and the plan calls for constructing new back-to-back Tamarack Homes there. A minor zoning amendment application has been filed with the city.

Greenboro library volunteers honoured with mayor’s award

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Volunteers have shaped the Greenboro library branch into the destination it is today, a decade after the community centre opened its doors.

For that reason, the Friends of the Greenboro Library Branch were awarded the Mayor’s City Builder Award at the start of the Oct. 26 council meeting. “I nominated the library because this summer we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Greenboro library,� said Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans.

Over the past decade, the volunteer team has donated more than 25,000 hours to the library, welcomed high school students to earn their community service hours at the library branch and fundraised more than $100,000, which has helped pay for audiovisual equipment, shelving for DVDs and furniture for the

children’s area. “The way they raised it is they run a used bookstore and a cafĂŠ in the hallway between the community centre and the library,â€?

Deans said of the impressive volunteer effort. “They’ve been so successful.�

She credits the volunteers for making the library and community centre the thriving place it is today.

“I think they’ve made the library and the community centre a much more lively gathering place,� said Deans, whose ward office is located in the busy hub, where residents congregate for a variety of social activities. “That’s possible because of those volunteers,� she said. “They add to this as a people place. They are well-loved and appreciated by the community.�

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Front-end agreement ‘very preliminary’: Qaqish Continued from page 1

Making the city’s transportation master plan a reality has been met with delays, beginning with the Airport Parkway being pushed back, Qaqish said, adding this has had a domino effect in the south end, specifically with advancing plans to widen Bank Street in phases, from Leitrim to Blais Road and eventually to Rideau Road.

A front-end agreement could

close to $20 million, which is a lot of money,” he noted. “That way we’re moving it up by at least four or five years.”

It would benefit the developers, said Qaqish, helping them better market homes in the area.

“One of the biggest things people complain about is traffic congestion,” he said.

He also told residents at the meeting the discussions also focused on modifying the in-

see developers cover the cost to widen the street to Findlay Creek Drive or Blais Road in 2018 or 2019, but be paid back without interest in 2025 by the city when development charges kick in.

“This is what I’m asking for,” Qaqish told Metroland Media, but said ideally it would be widened in one shot to Blais where another subdivision is planned.

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“If we deal with that we would be able to relieve some of the traffic in the short term until the road can be widened,” said Qaqish, who later told Metroland Media that realignment would cost between $5and $7-million.

“It’s a big job,” he said.

The city is also working on a plan to further modify Leitrim and Albion roads, which Qaqish hopes will be done during this term of council.

The best solution is the southern extension of the Trillium O-Train line to Leitrim and Bowesville stations in stage two of the city’s light-rail plans.

WIDENING IS KEY

Pierre Dufresne, vice-president of land development for Tartan, said the Bank Street widening is key. The company is planning to put in more than 1,000 units southwest of Bank and Leitrim in the coming years.

“One way or another it needs to happen,” he said.

When asked if Tartan and other area developers can use their influence to help speed up the project, Dufresne said, “It would be nice to see that happen with influence but there are budgetary constraints of course.”

He was referring to the city’s budgetary limitations and competing funding priorities for transportation projects.

“Funding is limited to the acceleration of development because it’s all paid for by development charges,” he said.

“Sometimes it can be a competition.”

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During an Oct. 26 community meeting at the Fred Barrett Arena in Leitrim, Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish said he has met with area developers to try and expedite the widening of Bank Street in Findlay Creek to alleviate traffic pressures.

He confirmed there have been discussions at the city about possibly putting in roundabouts at Blais Road and Bank Street and another farther south where the Regional Group is planning to develop a subdivision at 4800 Bank St. When asked what his company’s ideas are to alleviate traffic pressures, Dufresne said, “We want convenient, quick access for everybody, whatever works best.”

REMER, IDONE LANDS

A new Findlay Creek subdivision spearheaded by the Regional Group will become home to an estimated 840 units, beginning as early as 2018.

The company acquired the Remer lands, located at 4800 Bank Street, about five years ago. It is located in the southern part of Findlay Creek.

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Regional Group drafting plan for a second subdivision and Urbandale Construction and HN Homes are slated to begin constructing 235 single-family homes, 221 townhouses and 56 semi-detached houses in 2018.

The full build out will wrap up in 2020 or 2021, followed by the construction of a small plaza on Bank Street at the west end of the subdivision.

Land has also been earmarked for two parks, pedestrian linkages, and the French Catholic school board is currently negotiating for land for an elementary school, according to Timothy Chadder, associate chief planner with J.L. Richards & Associates, which is working on the plans.

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While the proposal is for 840 units, Regional Group planner Josh Kardish said, “It’s a bit of a moving target because the plan continues to change on a monthly basis.”

There will be an estimated 440 single-family homes, about 250 freehold townhouses, another 90 townhouses on private roads and about 60 or 70 low-rise condominium apartments.

The neighbourhood will feature three parks and pedestrian linkages connecting the southern part of the subdivision with Findlay Creek’s boardwalk system, said Kardish.

“We have three house builders lined up to build in this community right now,” he said, referring to eQ Homes, which is affiliated with the Regional Group, as well as Richcraft and Phoenix Homes.

The Regional Group has filed its applications with the city, and the plan is to begin servicing the subdivision in 2017. The home builders are slated to set up sales centres in 2017 and “you will be welcoming your first new neighbours in 2018,” Kardish said during the meeting.

The full build-out is expected to take eight or nine years once the first person moves there in 2018.

The company is seeking suggestions for street names. A commer-

cial area has also been set aside, but there are no designs yet, Kardish said.

The Regional Group is also drafting its vision for a parcel known as the Idone lands, located not far away at 4840 Bank St. “We have not submitted an application as of yet, and we probably won’t be for another year,” he added.

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Conservatives cry foul over Carleton nomination process ‘I think they hold better elections in Somalia’: Doug Thompson

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH AND ERIN MCCRACKEN jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A nomination race to select the Progressive Conservative candidate for the newlyformed provincial riding of Carleton has both the local riding association and the party distancing themselves.

So far, two candidates who sought the nomination have been disqualified and one has stepped down.

The latest disqualification is Jay Tysick, former chief of staff for College Coun. Rick Chiarelli. Tysick said he was sent a one-line email Oct. 28 saying he was out of the race.

“I wasn’t given a reason,” he said, adding he’s asked the riding association to explain.

One of his rivals, Ottawa lawyer Goldie Ghamari, is listed on her website as an associate director with the riding association.

While that’s not against the party’s constitution for a candidate to be on the board, according to a spokesperson for the party, several long-time Conservatives are crying foul.

“To me, this process has shown a disregard for democratic principles, and has made it clear that the opinions of many people in the Carleton riding aren’t welcome in this Progressive Conservative Party,” Tysick wrote in a press release.

Nick Bergamini, press secretary for Ontario PC Party leader Patrick Brown, said in a statement that two candidates had been disqualified so far, but didn’t name Tysick directly.

“The Ontario PC Party is committed to the principles of inclusiveness and tolerance,” he said in the emailed statement. “Two applications were rejected by the Ontario PC Party, including that of Michael Nowak and one other applicant.”

Nowak, a farmer and mechanical engineer, called Tysick a “man with deep com-

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In response to concerns raised, Ottawa lawyer Goldie Ghamari says the Ontario PC party sets out the rules governing local riding associations.

Former Osgoode councillor Doug Thompson dropped out of the race for the Carleton PC riding nomination earlier this fall, citing party politics as the reason.

Brandon Purcell is the only candidate left to face off against lawyer Goldie Ghamari to serve as the PC candidate for the newly formed Carleton riding.

Jay Tysick, former chief of staff of College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, was disqualified from the PC nomination race in the new provincial riding of Carleton.

Micheal Nowak, a mechanical engineer and farmer, was disqualified from the nomination race over comments made about rival Goldie Ghamari.

munity roots and impeccable conservative credentials.”

Thomas DeGroot, the eastern regional vice-president for the party, said he wouldn’t comment on inter-party issues. The region he represents includes the Carleton riding.

Nowak, who was disqualified for making a racial comment regarding Ghamari according to media reports, said rejecting candidates without a reason isn’t unique and has been happening in two-dozen ridings across the province.

riding of Niagara West-Glanbrook over Ontario PC Party president Rick Dykstra, as proof that the party doesn’t meddle in the local nomination process.

But it would seem many aren’t convinced.

“It’s understandable that, as leader, Patrick Brown has full authority under the rules of the party to impose that decision unilaterally, and after the shocking upset in Niagara West-Glanbrook last week, he likely feels compelled to limit

Doug Thompson painted of the founding meeting of the executive on Aug. 31 at the Alfred Taylor Centre in North Gower.

“There was no guideline for the meeting itself, there was no oversight,” he said, adding people were lined up at Ghamari’s table thinking it was the general registration table, and Ghamari’s people were handing out papers with certain names for executive roles in the riding association.

“People were just copying

ment about member concerns or Tysick’s disqualification.

The nomination of a PC candidate will be held at the Alfred Taylor Centre on Nov. 5, but many people are concerned about the size of the space.

Brewster and another longtime conservative, David Presley, said that a barbecue stationed beside an RV outside of the centre was completely inappropriate.

“It didn’t take me long to realize it was just Goldie’s people,” said Presley, a Manotick resident. “It was a founding meeting of a new riding association and I thought we were there to do an election, not to have a barbecue.”

Presley said he’s not sure if the barbecue breaks any rules, but added the optics are questionable.

OPEN AND FAIR

Tamara Macgregor, director of communications for the Ontario PC party, told Metroland Media the party has an open and fair nomination process ... “and that includes our nomination meetings.”

In a scrum at Queen’s Park on Oct. 26, Brown said the local competitions are healthy for the party and bring in thousands of new members.

“Only the riding associations that gave consent to having a nomination meeting are having a nomination meeting,” he said. “So, it’s only with local support that a nomination happens.”

Now with Tysick and Nowak disqualified, the vote will be a choice between Conservative aide Brandon Purcell, who hails from Ohio, but now lives in the Ottawa area, and Ghamari.

Bergamini pointed to the recent selection of Sam Oosterhof, a 19-year-old political science student in the

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opposition to his favoured candidates,” Tysick said in a statement sent to Metroland Media. “That said, if he cares at all about democracy, he should open the process to all and let people have their say.”

Among the chief concerns addressed by several conservatives who spoke with Metroland Media were the size of the venue, where the election of the riding executive was done in August and where the candidate nomination meeting will be held on Nov. 5. There was also little to no communication about key dates and application deadlines, insiders say.

It would seem the deck was stacked in favour of Ghamari, according to the picture former city councillor

her list right onto the ballot,” Thompson said. “I think they hold better elections in Somalia.”

On Ghamari’s website, it says there was a strong showing at the founding meeting.

“In fact, we were successful and elected 100 (per cent) of the board members endorsed

by Goldie and her team,” her website reads.

Liz MacKinnon, the Carleton PC riding association president, said the executive has just been following party guidelines.

“The only role I had was to select the venue,” she said.

Ghamari echoed the sentiment of the association, saying the party determines the rules, but didn’t respond to multiple requests for com-

SIZE CONSTRAINTS

“There have been some concerns about the venue,” said Purcell. “We held the founding meeting there with 350 members and it was at capacity.”

According to a representative with the Alfred Taylor Centre, the space can hold between 250 and 400 people, depending on the type of event.

Purcell said the riding executive will have to find a way to compromise.

“Not allowing people to vote would be against the party’s constitution,” he said.

A notice sent to Conservatives by the PC constituency association of Carleton said the members must be in the building by 10 a.m. to register before the meeting begins in order to be eligible to vote.

Purcell estimated 1,000 memberships had been sold up to a week before the nomination meeting.

Osgoode resident and conservative Rob Brewster won’t be attending the meeting because of his concerns over the way the August event unfolded.

“I walked away,” he said of the voting process for the association’s executive. “In my mind it’s not legit.”

INDUCEMENT?

“I would think of that as the same as having some kind of inducement at a poll,” he said.

Brewster agreed, saying, “On election day, you’re not even allowed to have one of your signs outside a polling station.”

Conservative Bob Cook, who helped Thompson sell memberships during his campaign, said the candidates seeking an executive position weren’t even introduced to the crowd.

“Mickey Mouse would have been proud,” said Cook, who lives in Carsonby, just outside North Gower. “This was kids-in-the-playgroundtype stuff.”

Aside from the venue, several people expressed concern over the timing of the upcoming nomination meeting.

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Originally, the vote wasn’t expected until spring 2017, but the date has been moved up a couple of times, insiders say.

Thompson said November isn’t great timing since it’s deer-hunting season.

Former longtime Ottawa CFRA radio host Nick Vandergragt has also weighed in.

“What’s the rush?” Vandergragt said of the timing.

“There are a lot more than 300 people in that riding that would have wanted to vote.

And they only make room for 300? Something stinks in Denmark.”

Vandergragt isn’t a resident of the riding, but he’s a small “c” conservative and has been keeping an eye on the race.

He hosts an online radio show broadcast from Greely.

Like Tysick, Vandergragt seems convinced the party’s upper echelon is hand-picking candidates.

“I think these kinds of things that are going on under Patrick Brown are provincewide, not just in Carleton,” he said, adding traditional conservatives are going to stay home on Nov. 5 and not cast a ballot.

Cook echoed the sentiment, saying the perceived behind-the-scenes meddling could cost the party the riding in 2018.

VOTE IN JEOPARDY

“Something like this is not good for the riding and not good for the people in it,” he said.

Thompson went so far as to say the Ontario PC Party is offering up the new riding on a platter for the Liberals.

“They’re alienating a lot of people, not just in Carleton, in other areas,” Thompson

Week In Review!

Thursday October 27th was a very special day for myself and my Council colleagues as it marked the 2 year anniversary since the 2014 municipal election. Every day I am more passionate than the next to work hard for the community, support my residents and get the job done! I thank each and every resident of Osgoode Ward for their confidence in me to represent them at the Council table. It’s hard to believe 2 years has gone by already! So much has been accomplished and much more still to come. Thank you to everyone and I look forward to seeing you around the ward!

On a rainy Friday evening, it was a pleasure to drop in to the Manotick Legion and join fellow Councillor Scott Moffatt for a few words to the Youth of Manotick Association (YOMA) on rural programs for youth.

The spaghetti dinner with all the fixings was a fundraiser for the group to continue to have programs. This association started only four years ago by teenagers that were inspired to take action after a young teenager tragically passed away from a drug overdose. It shook the community hard and the youth decided that there needed to be a place for kids to feel safe and a group to be a part of. This program is directed at youth from ages 12-17 and has weekly “Pre-teen Activity Nights” for ages 8-12. If anyone is interested in joining the group they can check out the website at www.yoma.ca or call 613-296-1202. Great organization and excellent team building skills at work here!

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Many longtime Conservatives are concerned the choice to hold the upcoming PC riding nomination meeting at the Alfred Taylor Centre in North Gower is shortsighted. said. “If I was a Liberal in this area, I would be licking my chops, saying, ‘This could be the one that we would be willing to put up a big fight to wrestle it from the PCs.’” Presley and his wife Lyn are big supporters of the party and current MPP Lisa MacLeod – who’s riding of Nepean-Carleton, is being split to form the new Nepean and Carleton ridings.

“Quite frankly, I would wonder if … it’s a good idea for a party that can’t even run a founding meeting properly, how are they ever going to run a government properly?”

Presley said.

“I would have to hold my noise to vote Conservative this time, and I hate not to. I would just not vote probably.”

Waupoos Family Farm took part in Clean the Capital Fall program with 50 registered volunteers including kids and adults. Despite the pouring rain, they were hard at it on Saturday cleaning up the area. I stopped in to give them t-shirts and Tim Horton gift cards as an appreciation for doing their part in making our Ward clean.

Thank you to all the volunteers that showed up to help out. Many hands made the work lighter and faster!

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This past Saturday was SmallBizSaturday which is a day to stop in to small businesses to thank them and appreciate all the effort that goes into maintaining a business. It was a pleasure to stop into two small businesses. One was Bakkers General Store on the corner of Manotick Station Rd and Mitch Owens Rd. This general store has been around for a number of years and is a family run business specializing in imported foods. Their bakery, deli and craft sections are wonderful to look at and even better to taste! Next time you are in the area, drop in and try a great deli sandwich and pastry. Don’t forget to try there imported cheeses...they are the best! So lucky to have this so close to my house!

The next stop was at Kelly’s Landing on River Road. Kelly’s has also been around for a number of years and a favourite stopping place for boaters as well as motorists. Located on River Road, facing the Rideau River, the summers here are a breath of fresh air with great food, service and being out of the City! Kelly’s also has a Gas Bar and corner store to serve those just passing by or people that live in the Ward that want somewhere a little different to dine. The restaurant is open all year long, in the summer to late fall they have a great deck to sit on and enjoy life!

This past weekend was so rainy and damp but it didn’t dampen the spirit of the Osgoode Village residents that showed up to support the Osgoode Public School (OPS) fundraiser for a new playground. Where else could you have an indoor picnic, bouncy castle, face painting and pumpkin decorating than upstairs in the Community Centre? Hundreds of people also agreed as it was a packed house! It was extraordinary to see so many young families and people drop in to experience all the activities.

It gave many people, including myself, a chance to catch up on what is going on in their lives and remind them that they are more than welcome to stop in any Tuesday in Metcalfe (1-5pm) for my Open Door. Another great show of community spirit came alive when the Kars on the Rideau Public School presented OPS with a $2,000 cheque towards the playground! The evening finished off with a performance by River Town Saints that was sold out! The event organizers and all the extra volunteers are to be congratulated on a great event!

The Halloween Hoedown organizing committee is full of gratitude for the outpouring of support by our little Village. Our final fundraising total is in! Together, we raised $18,014.52 for Osgoode Public School to put towards a new kinder play structure. Thank you once again to Rory Gardiner and River Town Saints for joining us on stage and to all our sponsors and volunteers. Amazing!

A special ceremony took place this week at St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Ottawa that I was proud to be a part of. It was the I-Walk 2016 Awards ceremony in which Osgoode Public School was recognized for their efforts of improving and promoting active transportation. In other words, they promote students walking to school as a part of keeping active and being more “green”. I joined them earlier this year in a walk to promote the program in Osgoode and was amazed at the number of students that participated. This is the first time that the I-Walk program had been extended out to the rural area. After saying a few words, I accepted the award on behalf of the Osgoode Public School. Congratulations to the students that have participated in this program in Osgoode.

This past Wednesday, the Greely Lions joined me in hosting a Tea for seniors in the Metcalfe Town Hall. I wanted to give seniors in the community a chance at one more social outing before the snow came. The Town Hall was transformed into a beautiful Fall themed room with lots of brilliant colours, corn stalks, decorated pumpkin centrepieces and live entertainment by Spencer Scharf. He kept the audience well entertained with a vast array of music that had them joining in by clapping and singing along. We had over 80 people stop in for the tea.

They enjoyed a hot cup of tea, a tray of sweets and a chance to be with family and friends. All in all, a great day and huge thank you to all our sponsors that contributed to the event: Moncion’s Independent Grocer (RSS); Rideau Carleton Raceway; Phyllis’ Homebaking; Millers Farm& Market; Orchard View Wedding & Event Centre and Donevelyn Farms. Without all of you, it would not have been possible to have such a great afternoon. Last but not least, I want to thank the Greely Lions for co-hosting, the Volunteer Firefighters, my staff and volunteers that helped bring this altogether. I look forward to another social event in the new year.

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Ontario tackles an age old question

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ow soon after the first pubic safety entity was created – hundreds of years ago – did some ask the question: Who will police the police?

The province is hoping to improve the way the police in Ontario are managed. There are three bodies that investigate police actions, with the Special Investigations Unit the best known.

Justice Michael Tulloch is touring the province, listening to Ontarians’ suggestions and complaints. It’s a worthwhile endeavour.

All of us need to have faith in our police. We need to know that when we raise a concern, an independent investigation will occur. Two of the stated purposes of Tulloch’s review are greater transparency and accountability.

The SIU operates at arm’s length from the police, and the organization’s investigators deliver their reports to the Ontario attorney general, but not the public. That’s the first fix that’s needed. Public reports ensure transparency.

The arm’s-length relationship – great in theory – can also be questioned. Most, if not all, of the SIU’s investigators are former police officers. While police departments are obvious sources of good investigators, their resumes don’t pass the sniff test for some people

who complain about police actions. There is no doubt there’s an appearance of a conflict of interest, which in turn can make the public less confident that investigations turn over every stone.

The answer would be to train investigators to work for the SIU, even if they have never worked for law enforcement before. There would clearly be a cost as the education wouldn’t be simple. But if Tulloch is to create a fair and complete report, hiring non-cops for the SIU must be an option.

Another way to stretch the arm’s-length relationship between police and the SIU would be to expand the geographic scope of the people who investigate police officers.

A provincial body such as the SIU means investigators – former police officers – may have personal relationships with members of the forces they investigate. If Canada had a federal unit instead, that could ensure personal relationships are less likely or avoided altogether – a former police officer in Alberta could be assigned cases in New Brunswick, for example.

If we are going to continue to fund investigations of our police, we should receive results all of us trust to be fair, complete and public.

Downside of hockey is no fun at all

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happened to be on the other side of the world recently, tuned into CNN for a glimpse of life back on our continent — in other words, the latest complications in the life of Donald Trump — when what should appear but a story about hockey.

Hockey! On CNN! In Asia!

The story, as it turned out, was about Auston Matthews, the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie, and how he had scored four goals in his National Hockey League debut. What a debut! What a player!

Etc. Somehow I already knew what the score of that game was and I patiently waited for CNN to tell the world which team won that game. “Tell us who won,” I kept telling the TV set. Finally, as an afterthought, CNN told us: The

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Ottawa Senators had beaten the Leafs in overtime.

By the way, you must have noticed that we are in the midst of the semi-annual TV sports heaven, with the NHL underway, the NBA just starting, the World Series, the CFL and, for those who like that sort of the thing, the NFL all going on. This may be why the kids had such a hard time getting anyone to answer the door on Halloween.

Now, the Senators victory over Toronto was certainly appreciated here, as was Auston Matthews’

performance appreciated in Toronto. But there is a clear divergence in the two cities’ approach to their hockey fortunes.

The Sens get off to a nice start, winning more than they lose, and people are quite content – not too excited, not talking Stanley Cup yet, but fairly happy with how things are going.

Toronto has been talking Stanley Cup ever since Matthews was signed. And then, almost instantly, in a state of despair when he failed to score four goals in his subsequent games.

There is already a goaltending controversy in Toronto, angry words between the coach and media, all duly reported. And reported and reported.

To hear people talk down there, you wouldn’t know that there are another 70 or so games left in the

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season.

We’re calmer in Ottawa. Perhaps it’s because there are other things going on, such as politics. It’s not that the Senators don’t get coverage. It’s just that we are not subjected to such drastic ups and downs.

We saw this a bit in the justconcluded baseball season. The Toronto Blue Jays did just fine, almost advancing to the World Series, but at various points in the season it was panic in the sports media. Every two-game losing streak was met with demands to fire the manager or trade half the team.

The upside of this volatility is that when the team wins, the joy is intense. But the downside is no fun at all.

Around February, the sports community here will begin talking about playoff chances. Between now and then there will be the occasional mutter after a particularly difficult loss. But we will keep our EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225

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perspective.

In Toronto, because interest is so intense, some players may experience pressure from the fans that they wouldn’t feel in other cities.

And that just makes things worse.

It’s all very well to talk about living and dying for the home team. But it’s nice to avoid the dying part.

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The baby box good for infant and mother’s health

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nyone who’s had a baby knows how stressful the first few weeks and months can be. Sometimes, however, they can also be fatal.

When my first child was born, my husband was traveling for work. Within a week, I was left pretty much alone, determined to breastfeed and really unsure what to do when this live thing started screaming or crying.

I was in and out of breastfeeding clinics. An Ottawa public health nurse visited twice.

But really, it was my mother-inlaw, God love her, who saved us.

She’s a retired nurse, who specialized in neo-natal care for more than three decades.

We didn’t speak the same language and we didn’t know each other very well at the time, but she insisted after two weeks that the baby have a bottle.

I was determined that it wouldn’t happen – after all, “breast is best” was the constant message.

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse In my mind at the time, failure to breastfeed would mean failure as a mother. Eventually, she snuck

him some formula while I was in the shower, at an appointment; anytime she could get some extra

food into him, she did.

As it turns out, she probably saved his life.

A few days after she initiated that first bottle, a nurse at the Montfort Hospital told me my son, at three-weeks-old, was on the verge of “failure to thrive.” Without my mother-in-law’s intervention, he may have died.

Fast forward 11 years and my boy is thriving. More than 52 kilograms and 1.6-metres tall, he’s the average build of a kid years

older than him. Thank goodness for public health, my mother-inlaw and the breastfeeding clinic at the Montfort (which no longer operates).

Nunavut has the highest birth rate per capita and the highest infant mortality. In late October, the territory’s departments of health and education initiated a baby box program, modeled on a system launched in Finland in 1939.

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For new mothers any assistance can be a big help Continued from page 9

Across the territory, firsttime mothers with newborns will be sent home with a box that doubles as an infant-safe bassinet. Inside the box, there are blankets, diapers, clothes and breastfeeding aids. There are also children’s books and other baby supplies. The boxes also include information about family planning and condoms.

It may sound like a small thing, but in Finland, the baby box program helped reduce infant mortality to less than two in 1,000 from 90 in 1,000 live births.

For new mothers, any assistance can help. Nunavut’s infant mortality rate, at more than 21 per 1,000, is nearly five times the national average. Mothers in Nunavut are typically young, by today’s

standard. According to Statistics Canada, the average age of a first-time mother in the territory in 2012 was 25.

Government of Nunavut recognized that young mothers are particularly vulnerable. On the government website it’s noted that women who have their first child when they are younger are less likely to have completed high school and typically have fewer resources to care for an infant.

The baby box program is a great initiative. For now, it’s a pilot project that’s been introduced in 25 communities across Nunavut.

For all new mothers, however, the baby box program could go a long way toward reducing the stress and dangers of parenting a newborn. In Nunavut, the contents of the box are provided gratuitously

by a number of private companies. No doubt, Pampers and Johnson & Johnson will earn great customer loyalty from providing those supplies in the early days.

If the program is successful in Nunavut, Canada should do right by all mothers and introduce the baby box program across the nation. The baby box goes a long way toward infant health, but toward maternal health as well.

Editor’s note: In May an American company, Baby Box Co., announced a program that would provide sleep-safe baby boxes to new parents in Canada. In late August some of the baby boxes were distributed in the Ottawa area, as reported by Metroland Media at the time.

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Diane Deans Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward

Fall Planting Program This fall, Forestry Services will be running their fall planting program. This program is scheduled to begin the week of October 3rd and will run, weather permitting, until the third week of November. This includes tree planting in parks, at City facilities, and along streets throughout the city of Ottawa.

Residents should expect to see utility locate flags and paint on the ground prior to planting. Planting in our Ward is expected to commence the week of November 14th.

For more information regarding locations or types of trees please contact my office at diane.deans@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2480.

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Coun. Deans launches second essay contest for local high school students Essay theme will shine a spotlight on Canada’s past, and on our future

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

High school students in Gloucester-Southgate Ward are invited to share their vision for Ottawa’s future as the country prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday.

Coun. Diane Deans recently put out a call for essays for the second edition of her annual writing contest.

While last year’s contest was open to Albion-Heatherington high school students, this time around she has opened it up to Grade 9 to 12 students across her ward.

“Because we’re coming into this sesquicentennial year – Canada’s 150th anniversary – we thought it appropriate to, in

one place, take a look back at the last 50 years and how Canada has changed,” Deans said.

“And then using that jumping off point to look at the future and say, ‘What do we imagine the next 50 years will look like,’” she said.

The essay contest is about creating a vision for 2067, Deans said.

Participants are asked to consider how the community, city and country will change over the next five decades, and what role they will play in those changes and how they think the changes will positively impact society.

“The prizes are again fantastic,” Deans said, adding that Hydro Ottawa is once again sponsoring the contest prizes

and will be contributing $1,000 for the first-place entry, $500 for second place and $250 for third place.

When she launched her inaugural essay contest last fall, it was open to just Albion-Heatherington high school students. Its theme then was “Vibrant Communities equal Healthy Communities.”

Last year’s top three winners were Kallid Ibrahim, Abdulrehman Mattan and Chelsee Pierre-Jerome.

Deans is hoping the cash prizes, the larger pool of students eligible to take part and the essay theme will entice teens to use their imagination and create enthusiasm for 2017 celebrations and inspire youth to become engaged in their communities.

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do to shape the future,” Deans said.

The original essays must be 500 to 750 words, written in French or English, identify the writer’s current address and contact information and be submitted by Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.

“Once they start thinking about it and start talking about it with other young people (I hope) that they’ll start maybe thinking about what they could do to shape the future.”

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One of the province’s most delicate responsibilities is investigating its own police officers.

The process of digging into police action – or inaction – requires investigative skills and investigators who are independent from the officers under the microscope.

To ensure public faith in the system, independence is key.

Ontario is reviewing the way police oversight is conducted, and Justice Michael Tulloch is travelling across the province to gather ideas from the public and concerned groups.

Tulloch introduced a public discussion in Ottawa on Oct. 26 by explaining the scope of his work – dubbed the independent police oversight review.

“I am free to critically examine how these oversight bodies operate,” Tulloch told a group of more than 50 people gathered at the Wabano Centre on Montreal Road. “I can assure you that, in this process, you will be heard.”

In Ontario there are three bodies that may investigate police: • The Special Investigations Unit is best known to the public. The civilian investigators are called in when police are involved in incidents of serious injury or death.

• The office of the independent police review director oversees complaints about police officers.

• The Ontario Civilian Police

Commission conducts hearings on police discipline and deals with disputes about the provision of police services.

Tulloch is tasked with writing a report and making recommendations to Ontario’s attorney general on how to improve transparency and accountability of the oversight bodies, and ensuring those bodies are effective and don’t overlap responsibilities.

Tulloch is scheduled to issue his report on March 31, 2017.

While the justice isn’t dealing with individual complaints about police conduct, he will surely hear some difficult stories during his tour of the province.

Among the Ottawa attendees was Matt Cicero of Vanier, who said he was badly beaten

by Ottawa police about 20 years ago, when he was in his early 20s.

Cicero said he wasn’t complying with officers’ orders at the time, but said officers went too far when they stripped off his clothes and pepper sprayed him before dragging him into a cell.

“I still have the scars,” Cicero said.

He said the incident left him with a lack of trust for police.

He decided to attend the oversight review after speaking with people at a community conference about the death of Abdirahman Abdi. The 37-year-old Ottawa man died after an encounter with Ottawa police in July, and the SIU is currently

investigating that case.

Cicero said he’d like to see the province “make SIU reports available to everyone.”

Fairlea Community Association president Peter Stockdale also attended Tulloch’s oversight review in Ottawa. He said he wants a dedicated civilian unit for police investigations that is “completely separate” from police.

That would mean civilian investigators who are not all former police officers – a complaint the SIU has always faced.

Stockdale said there are other ways oversight investigations can be kept separate from the day-to-day investigation police carry out, including different labs to handle forensic evidence.

Even the courts can be a concern.

“Our court system is used to relying on the police,” Stockdale said, alluding to the risks of placing too much trust in evidence given by police officers.

Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi – who is Ontario’s attorney general – said he attended the review meeting strictly as a local MPP, as he is, in effect, Tulloch’s boss.

“The report will come to me with policy recommendations,” Naqvi said of Tulloch’s work.

Naqvi said the idea of a national unit to investigate police would require a wider conversation, and he expressed support for a continuing provincial mandate.

“I think it’s better if it’s local in nature, so to speak,” he said of the provincial management

of oversight.

On the possibility of hiring oversight investigators who are not former police officers, Naqvi avoided prejudging anything Tulloch may put in his report.

“It’s exactly that kind of

thing we’re looking to Justice Tulloch for his recommendations,” he said.

Naqvi said Ontario is a leader among North American jurisdictions when it comes to the way police actions are in-

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“Yet we still think we can do better,” Naqvi said.

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Riverside South for Refugees – A Night at the Races I am happy to support the local group “Riverside South for Refugees” who are raising funds to support their sponsorship of two Syrian Refugee families coming to Ottawa. They will be hosting “A Night at the Races” on Thursday November 10, 2016. This event will take place at the Rideau Carleton Raceway located at 4837 Albion Rd and will feature races, a buffet meal and a silent auction. 100% of the proceeds will go to South Gloucester United Church to aid in their efforts to raise the remaining money required to bring the Syrian families to Canada. For tickets please send an e-mail to rs4refugees@gmail.com or phone 613-822-9666.

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The Ottawa police robbery squad suspects that two bank robberies on back-to-back days – one at the Towngate Shopping Centre and the other in Bells Corners – are connected.

The first, on Oct. 13 around 8:45 a.m., made the headlines when one of the suspects tossed cash from the getaway vehicle as it headed along Hunt Club Road. Now police are releasing images of a trio of suspects in hopes they will attract tips.

The robbery unfolded when two suspects set their sights on a bank branch in the 2400-block of Bank St. near Hunt Club Road, at the Towngate plaza.

“One suspect proceeded into the branch while the second suspect remained inside but close to the door,” Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch said in a statement.

A note was produced demanding money and the pair fled with a small but undisclosed amount, he said, adding no one was injured in the incident.

Investigators suspect the two men passed over a pedestrian

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The male suspects are described by police as black, 18 to 25 years old, about five-foot-six with slim builds. They were carrying knapsacks.

The female getaway driver’s description was not provided, but all three are suspected to have had a hand in a second bank robbery a little more than 24 hours later.

It was on Oct. 14 around 12:50 p.m. that a lone female suspect, who Haarbosch said was armed with a knife, entered a bank branch in the 2100-block of Robertson Rd. in Bells Corners.

She produced a note demanding money, he said. “The suspect was provided an undisclosed quantity of cash and fled the premises to an unknown vehicle.”

She is described as young, with a light complexion. She wore “makeup or similar to blacken her face,” Haarbosch said, adding that at the time of the crime, the suspect wore a red sweatshirt, a black tuque over a baseball cap, and had a grey knapsack with green trim.

She also had on tight, dark-coloured pants.

If you have any information about these crimes, you are urged to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.

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“Staff didn’t believe there was a problem or the need to extend additional resources so we have to consider their opinion and councillor Fleu-

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Staff will continue to monitor the situation, but with 2017 celebrations getting close that may not be enough, Fleury says.

At an Oct. 20 community and protective services meeting, College Coun. Rick Chiarelli said he worried unanswered noise complaint

calls may encourage residents to resort to vigilantism. He recounted the story of an elderly man taking revenge on some partying students by starting two loud lawn mowers at the edge of the property line early the next morning.

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Cemetery land sale ignites worries in Findlay Creek munity Association development-themed meeting at the Fred Barrett Arena on Oct. 26. “We wanted to put (in) a gazebo, feel like we were at the cottage, but still feel like we were in town.�

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

of the open green space. “We went away with the absolute conviction that there would never be houses in a cemetery,� he said.

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As Tartan rep Melissa CĂ´tĂŠ, right, answers questions, Findlay Creek residents get a closer look at the layout of a proposed subdivision for a parcel of land that recently was part of Hope Cemetery. The project was one of a number of developments discussed during a Findlay Creek Community Association meeting at the Fred Barrett Arena on Oct. 26.

The couple then sought a similar promise from a Hope Cemetery official. “He said there will never be buildings there, so we made our decision (based) on the (promises of the)

cemetery director and on Tamarack,� said Paulette. “We wanted somewhere where we could sit in our backyards and have peace and quiet,� she said, following a Findlay Creek Com-

See STAKEHOLDERS, page 18

A number of Findlay Creek residents are hopeful an area developer will meet them halfway as it prepares to build a new subdivision that will back onto their homes. “There has to be bungalows built against our bungalows, otherwise it’s too much,� said Doug Brousseau, who lives on Bulrush Crescent, which will back onto a 150-home Tartan neighbourhood currently working its way through the city application process. “We don’t want a two-storey house in our backyard.�

Yvon and Paulette Landry’s view won’t be fully impacted, since the plans call for new homes behind the house attached to theirs on the west side.

Still, when they were shopping for their new Bulrush Crescent house in 2009 they said Tamarack reps assured them the cemetery lands would remain vacant.

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Stakeholders to gauge concerns at consultation meeting Continued from page 17

The neighbours are part of a group that recently wrote a joint letter to the city to express their concerns.

“We understand the process, but the least they can do is ensure that they don’t build two-storey houses against our bungalows,” said Brousseau.

Benoît Bariteau, director of cemeteries with the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, which owns and operates Hope Cemetery, said as far as he is aware no promises had been made at that time, but that there were no plans to sell in 2009.

Archdiocese officials have been in regular talks with area developers for years because of nearby advancing subdivision construction.

The decision to sell the section was made because “if we would have kept it, (it) would be used in maybe 150 years from now,” Bariteau said.

“Cemetery services have changed,” he added.

In terms of demand, when the cemetery first opened after farmland was bought in the 1950s and 1960s, cremations made up 10 per cent of requests. Now cremation requests have climbed to 75 per cent, far surpassing casket burials.

As well, knowing that Tartan’s subdivision plans to the north include space for an elementary school, archdiocese officials wanted to help make the area a walkable community for schoolchildren, said Bariteau, adding that Hope’s surplus land could help make that happen since it backs onto what will become the extension of Kelly Farm Drive.

It will serve as a connector between the established Findlay Creek Village to the south and the larger subdivision to the north, said Dufresne, adding the development will also trigger the continuation of Kelly Farm Drive, north of White Alder Avenue, to Leitrim Road, where there will be a signalized intersection.

The sale was “a studied decision” that also took into account the quality of the terrain, which is part wetland, Briteau said. While it would have been usable, it would have required significant resources such as drainage and fill, he added.

comment period really,” he said following the meeting.

“No decisions will be made until after we get through the process, have all the concerns and comments, and start to move forward.”

Tartan is planning to build about 150 homes on

“No decisions will be made until after we get through the process, have all the concerns and comments, and start to move forward.”

PIERRE DUFRESNE, VICE-PRESIDENT, LAND DEVELOPMENT, TARTAN

When asked if there is potential to construct lowrise homes to pair the house heights in the established section, Pierre Dufresne, Tartan’s vice-president of land development, said public input will be sought during a public consultation meeting in late November.

“Right now we’re going through the approvals process and we’re in the public

6.1 hectares of land purchased from the cemetery, which is located at 4660 Bank St. and owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa.

Construction of the mostly single-family homes, townhouse blocks and possibly some semi-detached houses is slated to begin in 2018, said Dufresne.

Pending approval, the

cemetery parcel will be developed at the same time a 900-unit subdivision of single-family dwellings and townhomes is built up on the north side along Leitrim Road, west of Bank Street.

Construction is expected to begin in 2018 and continue for eight to 10 years, Dufresne said.

According to the City of Ottawa’s website, Tartan’s plan call for about 61 singlefamily homes, 89 townhouses and three new streets.

CONCERNS UNDERSTANDABLE

Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish said it can be upsetting for home buyers when they are promised specific amenities only to find out later that change is coming.

“Plans do change,” he said at the close to the meeting.

“I understand it’s frustrating for residents.

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land or ravine or cemetery and then they have a change of heart and they go and do it,” Qaqish said. “They’re allowed to do it under the Planning Act. Now, does that mean I’m a big supporter or not?”

While he doesn’t sit on the city’s planning committee, he said he won’t support the application if he has issues with the project. That’s where the upcoming consultation meeting comes in. The date will likely be scheduled for late November, but had not yet been finalized before press time.

“I want to listen to the arguments being made on both sides,” Qaqish said.

As for the future of Hope Cemetery, Bariteau said while he can’t promise another chunk of cemetery land won’t be sold off, “the chances are very slim” that more will be parcelled off.

“The bread and butter of any cemetery is the land,” he said. “We cannot build a mausoleum out on the street.”

New French high school in Barrhaven will serve Riverside South Province puts money towards school expansions

BY MEGAN DELAIRE mdelaire@metroland.com

A $25-million investment by the province will drive the expansion of French and Catholic schools in Nepean, Kanata, Riverside South and downtown, area MPPs said in an announcement on Oct. 28.

Ottawa South, Ottawa-Orléans and Ottawa Centre MPPs John Fraser, Marie-France Lalonde and Yasir Naqvi gathered at Michaelle-Jean public school to outline three construction projects expected to break ground by the end of 2017.

“We cannot say enough how our youth is our future,” Lalonde said.

“Let’s make sure that we have the best possibilities, and it starts with their education.”

FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL

Of the $25-million investment in Ottawa, $13.4 million will go to the construction of a new French public high school in Barrhaven, near the intersection of Strandherd Drive and Fraser Fields Way. According to Linda Savard, chair of the French public school board, the school’s ground breaking will probably take place in fall 2017.

of the city.

“We’re the only school board in the (Ottawa) area that doesn’t have a high school in Barrhaven,” she It will hold 404 students, with a said. “So we’re losing quite a lot catchment area covering Barrhaven of children to the immersion proand Riverside South.

Savard said schools within her board tend to have large catchment areas, as there are fewer of them in Ottawa compared to English boards.

lowertown, at $6.8 million.

• an addition for 230 students at Holy Redeemer Catholic Elementary School in Kanata, at $5 million.

grams.”

The rest of the Ottawa investment will be split between: • the construction of a new gymnasium and an addition for 210 students at De La Salle high school in

See PROVINCE, page 20

“When (schools) are overcrowded, when students feel like they’re living on top of the other, it prevents them from feeling like they have space, like they have a belonging in that building.”

ELAINE MCMAHON, CHAIR OF THE OTTAWA CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD

She said the need for a French public high school in Barrhaven is undeniable, since the only options for French language public school students are attending a French immersion program in the english public board, or commuting to French high schools in other parts

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While the construction of Barrhaven’s first French language public high school will allow French speakers in the area to study closer to home, the expansions planned for De La Salle and Holy Redeemer are expected to reduce over crowded conditions in those schools.

Construction at De La Salle high school should follow the same timeline as the board’s new Barrhaven high school, Savard said.

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Ottawa South MPP John Fraser (left), Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, French public school board chair Linda Savard and Ottawa-Orléans MPP Marie-France Lalonde were some of speakers who gathered at Michaelle-Jean public school on Oct. 28 to talk about the expansion of schools across the city. to give us extra funds, and it is our acknowledgement to say we need it.”

McMahon said she did not know when construction would begin on the addition at Holy Redeemer.

The three projects are part of a in initiative by the pro-

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Over the next two years, the provincial government will invest $2.7 billion in school additions and renovations.

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Notice of Completion Chapel Hill Park and Ride – Alternate Site Class Environmental Assessment The City of Ottawa has completed the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the Chapel Hill Park and Ride – Alternate Site.

This Study was carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule ‘B’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011 and 2013) document for Municipal Transit Projects.

The Project The City of Ottawa has developed a plan to provide a park and ride facility on the north side of future Brian Coburn Boulevard, between Navan Road and Page Road. The plan includes new intersections on Navan Road and Brian Coburn Boulevard to access the site, a transit access at the future Navan/Brian Coburn roundabout intersection and a parking lot capacity of roughly 600 parking stalls. The alternate site will provide interim transit service to Chapel Hill and the East Urban Community until the Cumberland Transitway is constructed.

The Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an EA Project File has been prepared according to the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011 and 2013) document for Municipal Transit Projects. The Project File documents the study process, including the selected solution, an environmental inventory, consultation and mitigation/impacts of the plan.

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Let it snow: road crews prep for snow clearing duty

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Scott MacKInnon, manager of fleet training services, said the city trains 450 plow, loader and sidewalk machine operators in advance of the winter season. Before trying out this Trim Road course, drivers had to do two days of classroom theory.

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The city has begun training snowplow operators for the upcoming winter.

More than 400 drivers are being trained to navigate the roads and drivers should give them plenty of room, said Scott MacKinnon, manager of fleet training for the city.

“It’s the ultimate in multi-tasking,” MacKinnon said. “You have to drive, pickup the snow and operate the salt spreader.”

The average snowplow truck is 30,000 kilograms.

MacKinnon trains drivers for the plows, loaders and sidewalk machines.

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Part of the training includes an obstacle course at the Trim Road works yard. Plastic construction barrels are used to simulate mailboxes. The course also simulates narrow streets and snow drifts.

But before operators get behind a wheel, they have to do two full days of in-class theory practice.

MacKinnon said ideally an operator would take a refresher course every few years to keep up on the latest snow removal technology.

The city has a massive snow-clearing budget, and ran a deficit in 2015 for the fourth year in a row. The city spent $67.4 million — $7.6 million more than was budgeted.

A slate of changes to way snow is cleared in the city that came out of a review of the city’s snow operations by consultant KPMG was considered by the city in July.

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Police located the Ottawa man around 7:30 p.m. at 1485 Caldwell Ave., which is part of Ottawa Community Housing, when they responded to a call for service.

The man was assessed by paramedics and transported to the Ottawa Hospital civic campus for treatment.

At the time, he was listed in stable condition. According to a Tweet by police duty inspector, the man suffered a single gunshot wound.

This was the city’s 58th shooting this year, according to Const. Marc Soucy.

He said on Oct. 31 there was no one in custody and police continue to investigate.

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ith each new season, came a different set of emotions from Mother. My sister Audrey, who was much wiser and much older than I was, was aware of it, too. She said it was because Mother, when each season broke, compared it with New York, the city she left, and which still held a special place in her heart.

When spring came, it never came early enough to suit Mother. She said when the snow was still on the ground in Northcote, the parks and streets would already be in bloom in New York. She said she could even smell the flowers in her mind’s eye, which seemed mighty strange to me. Before I could smell anything, it had to be right in front of me.

Mother said it took ages for her to get the smell of winter out of the house.

MARY COOK Memories Even though the house was cleaned from top to bottom every Saturday, there was always ash and soot from the cook stove being in the closed up kitchen over the winter months. And then she would lament that in New York, no one had a cook stove, and the only ashes came from the fireplace in the parlour, which was cleaned out every time it was used. And I would try to picture the fireplace, and I knew there would have to be a very large parlour to hold it, not a little room off the kitchen like we had in Northcote. “Sure miss New

York in the spring time,” she would say.

And when summer finally came, she lamented about the heat that closed in around our old log house like a vice. The only relief came from rests in the grape arbour on the wood swing, fanning ourselves with folded-up copies of the Renfrew Mercury. And Mother would talk about the big electric fans that cleared the heat out of the house in New York, and with the sweat poring off her face, I knew her thoughts were a million miles away.

And then there were the

summer house flies, that Mother was sure had had a stop in the cow byre before finding their way into the house. She swatted, and sprayed with enough flytox to kill all the flies in Renfrew County, and she would say, “hardly ever saw a fly in New York.” And it didn’t matter how tight money was, she could always find enough to fill the handpumped can with flytox, and sending everyone outside, she filled the kitchen with the mist that hung like gossamer clouds from the ceiling to the floor. And she would say the flies carried enough germs to wipe out our entire family! And she would repeat again, that she could count on one hand the number of flies she ever saw in New York.

And when she wasn’t lamenting about the summer flies, she was lamenting about the fierceness of the

thunder and lightening that roared through the countryside in the Ottawa Valley.

The log house, with no foundation, shook with every clap of thunder, and with we five children huddled beside her, locked tight inside, we waited out the storm, catching Mother’s fear, and sure that the next bolt of lightning would send us all into oblivion.

And again, Mother would liken the valley storms with those she saw in New York, where the high skyscrapers dulled the sounds and where electric lights diminished the lightning. “No comparison,” she would say, “no comparison at all.”

And with fall in the air, and the onslaught of winter just around the corner, she would prepare for the long cold days ahead, ever mindful that when the snow came, there was a good chance that we could be locked in at home for days

while Father worked at clearing the long lane of the drifts.

There would be no car until spring. And sometimes it would be too bitterly cold to make it into Renfrew 12-and-a-half miles away, and on those Saturdays there would be no eggs, chickens, butter and sticky buns delivered door-to-door to add to the egg-money in the sugar bowl in the cupboard. And she would sit at night, at the end of the pine table writing in her diaries, and I knew without a doubt, she would be putting into words her memories of another place and another time.

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New museum sponsored student award unveiled

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Students have something new to strive for thanks to the local science museum.

The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Foundation announced it is launching a new award program for Canadian youth who are pursuing a post-secondary education in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM.) Alex Benay, president and chief executive officer of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, and parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister for Youth, MP Peter Schiefke, were at Lisgar Collegiate Institute on Oct. 24 to make the announcement.

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forward means finding new ways of reaching out to people that make science exciting and relevant. That is why the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Foundation is pleased to partner with cutting-edge companies and organizations to create the STEAM Horizon Awards in support of the country’s next generation of great innovators,” a statement read.

In order to be eligible to apply, applicants must: • Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada; • Be 16 to 18 years of age at the time of application; • Have been recognized for accomplishments in a formal capacity (such as selected as a winner or participant of a science fair, patent application, conference presentation) or less formal capacity (such as founding a coding club, developing a course for kids,

creating an interactive art installation); • Have obtained—over the previous year of study—an academic average of 85% or higher; and • Be preparing to enrol, or are currently enrolled in, the first year of post-secondary education (university or college) in a STEAM field in Canada.

Up to seven Canadian students will be awarded $25,000 each to attend a Canadian university or college to study in a STEAM field. Two of these awards will be given to Indigenous students.

The winners, from outside this region, will be flown to Ottawa and recognized at the Foundation’s first annual National Science and Innovation Gala on May 18, 2017.

More information about the award program or to apply is available at steamhorizonawards.ca.

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BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

It was oh so cold. Temperatures had plummeted to minus-20, and the snow blanketing the frozen pond at Fawn Meadows Park in the Blossom Park community was about a foot deep.

But warmed by his plan to surprise Andrea, his then girlfriend of 14 months, with a wintertime marriage proposal on Jan. 10, 2015, Greg Lister headed off to the naturalized stormwater pond.

There, he used a shovel to scoop out the words to his marriage proposal: “Andrea will you be my ∞?” (The sideways figure eight is known as a mathematical infinity symbol.)

Three hours later, Lister headed home to wait for An-

drea who was coming over to enjoy his signature fettuccine alfredo dinner.

“We love the outdoors. I love snow, in particular,” said Lister.

“I was looking for some way of doing my proposal with snow involved.

“It was a spontaneous thing too. I was looking for something outdoorsy I could do where I wouldn’t have a crowd around us.”

When Andrea arrived, he asked if she wanted to go outside for a breath of fresh air.

“She was kind of hesitant,” he recalled. But she agreed, saying “ Let’s get this over with.”

They still joke about that today.

“She says, when we go for walks, ‘Let’s get this over with.

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They bundled up and headed for the park. As they walked, she didn’t immediately notice in the gathering darkness the Xs and Os he had written in the snow along the path.

Farther down in the glow of a streetlight Andrea spotted a happy face in the snow and giggled. They went into the park and he steered her towards the pond where they had enjoyed a skate together just the week before.

Andrea noticed the lettering in the snow and stopped for a closer look. Lister got out his powerful headlamp, and his girlfriend then spotted the infinity symbol before she began reading the words aloud.

“I then got down on my knee,” said Lister. He pulled out the engagement ring they had picked out together about a month before. Andrea didn’t know he’d bought it not long after they went window-shopping.

“She was very taken aback, just so overjoyed by the whole way that it unfolded. She was very surprised,” Lister said of his then new fiancée, whom he first met in 2013 while taking a fitness class she taught. “She said yes really quick.”

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Blossom Park East resident Greg Lister is hoping the city will approve an application to have the pond at his neighbourhood’s Fawn Meadows Park named Proposal Pond in memory of the marriage proposal he wrote in the snow topping the ice for his then girlfriend Andrea.

24, 2015 at Carleton Memorial United Church in Nepean, Lister wrote to GloucesterSouthgate Coun. Diane Deans to share his story, asking if he could put up a sign at Fawn Meadows Park naming the body of water, Proposal Pond.

Through his research, he learned that while the park had a name, the pond did not.

“I’ve been here eight years and I think there’s a lot of attachment there and the significance of the proposal and all,” Lister said.

The 39-year-old said he has shovelled off the pond countless times and also played shinny hockey there with his neighbours on several occasions.

He and Andrea, 37, also had their engagement photos taken there.

It was the first time Deans received such a request, with such a love story attached.

“This is one of a kind,” she said.

In keeping with the city’s commemorative naming policy, naming or renaming applica-

tions for parks, streets and facilities are for a person’s name or that of a family.

“However, members of council can request a name that is not that of a person, persons or a family,” Deans said, reading the policy.

She also noted there are a number of city parks that don’t feature commemorative names, such as Winterwood Park, Firefly Park and Ladybug Park, among others.

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Police board to monitor number of officers with accommodations

BY BRIER DODGE brier.dodge@metroland.com

Some members of the police services board want to keep a close eye on how many

police officers are being accommodated with special modifications to their work for health or family reasons.

Coun. Tim Tierney requested information at a past

police board meeting on how many city police officers are receiving these accommodations and if the numbers are in line with other police forces of similar size.

Ottawa’s police force has officers with accommodations for both medical reasons and family status, but a report tabled at the board on the issue focused on those with medical accommodations.

As of July 31, 9.2 per cent of officers – which works out to 123 – had health-related accommodations.

Tierney asked if the numbers are indicative of a mo-

rale issue within the department, and if board members should be concerned.

“It’s hard to compare apples to apples in this type of collection of data because (different) police services don’t always collect data in the same way,” Police Chief Charles Bordeleau said. “I think we have the duty to ensure that the members of the Ottawa Police Service who have restrictions for a variety of reasons, that

we respect them.”

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Bordeleau said they can’t deny someone overtime because they need a medical accommodation, but their accommodations would be reviewed and overtime shifts they are not capable of performing wouldn’t be offered.

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Tierney said his inquiry wasn’t meant to be an attack on officers who need medical accommodation, but there have been some concerns voiced, including about how that affects the number of boots on the ground.

“From a human perspective, what’s the impact on the rest of the force by trying to accommodate?” asked Coun.

Jan Harder. “I think we need more discussion on this.”

Tierney also asked to see

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Board member Jim Durrell said it’s dangerous to listen to rumours on the street of someone trying to cheat the system.

“Yes, there is probably someone who has diddled the system once or twice,” he said. “But we’re drifting down a little path here that I’m not happy with … I have confidence you are dealing with this properly.”

The board agreed to have accommodation numbers for the force presented on a quarterly basis.

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“We’re here a lot, we’re on call a lot,” he says, touching on the long hours at the hospital. “Both of our children were born here, and we live close by. We’re involved in fundraisers for the hospital. My wife is involved with the QCH Foundation. I’ve been quite active in developing our program here. It would be hard to imagine my life without Queensway.”

Chawla pauses, then talks about the people he works with.

“Our colleagues are more than colleagues – they’re friends. We socialize with them; we share our troubles and our joys. It’s really like a family.”

The fundraisers that he is involved in were what Chawla touched on in regards to his memorable moment.

“I remember we did a fundraiser last year for the hospital called SEVA Walk. It’s an event that my wife and I organized, to fundraise for the new ACE Unit. The community

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needed to raise $3 million for this to proceed.

“My wife and I are from the Sikh faith, and we thought it was a good way to get our community involved in giving back to the hospital.”

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Chawla said that it was important to him to get his community involved.

“Historically, as Sikhs, we like to give back to the community. Coming to a new country, people have a hard time trying to find a niche in how to do this.

“The community was very receptive to this. They thought it would be great to show who we are, show that we are giving back to Canadian society. It was a nice way to bring up who we are.”

Chawla works with his wife, Dr. Ramandeep Chawla, in the same department. They were hired together, they organize events together, and they have a life outside of the hospital together.

There were two words Chawla chose to describe QCH. “Friendly and collegial,” he begins. “That’s what makes us a community hospital. We try to keep that feel in here. That’s very important. I think as long as we maintain that, we’re going to be very successful in the future.”

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‘Who doesn’t like a good love story?’: Deans Continued from page 29

“It’s not true that they’re all named after people of significance,” she said.

Deans submitted a naming application on Lister’s behalf and the request was approved by the commemorative naming policy committee on Oct. 19.

A 30-day public consultation is now underway and any comments must be submitted by Nov. 18 by emailing Lauren Burger, coordinator of legislative policy and projects in the city clerk’s department, at namingottawa@ottawa.ca, or calling 613-580-2424, ext. 25462.

“Ultimately it will be up to the residents there to weigh in and let us know if they agree or don’t agree,” Deans said, adding the application will go before a steering committee and then go before council early next year.

She said she is not married to the proposed name, but if accepted Proposal Pond could become a citywide destination for other couples about to become engaged.

“I think it’s very sweet and it’s a love story and who doesn’t like a good love story?” she said of the Lister couple’s engagement.

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for the show was the playwright’s ability to tell a story that is funny, but also touches the heart. “I’d be in pretty well any play that Norm Foster writes if I could get a part,� Beltzner said. “People can see themselves in his plays.�

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Next fall, ITR will showcase Shorthanded — a Ladies’ Game, an all-female version of Elmira, Ont., playwright Michael Grant’s play, Shorthanded. It will tell the story of a women’s old-timers’ hockey team. “And we’re going to be doing the debut performance,�

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Double the fun is in store for theatre-goers in Osgoode who take their seats for not one, but two productions crafted by highly regarded Canadian playwright Norm Foster.

The ITR Theatre Company is staging a double bill of one-act plays in November that is expected to draw plenty of laughs as well as resonate with audiences on a deeper level.

Four actors will perform Foster’s The Death of Me and another four will showcase My Narrator. The two one-act plays will only be separated by an intermission – and will, in fact, kick-off the theatre company’s line up celebrating Canadian-content plays in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. “Both plays are equally funny and Norm Foster’s ability to relate to the audience is amazing in the choice of depth that he uses,â€? said John Garroch, who is codirecting the double bill with AndrĂŠ Dimitrijevic. “They have a lot of comedy, they touch the heart, they ‌ give a nice feeling and they show hope and promise all the time,â€? the Casselman, Ont., resident said, adding that audiences will be able to relate to both. “So it’s nice to put on two plays together this way.â€?

Chad Wolfe, who moved to Manotick this summer, is returning to the Osgoode Community Centre stage for the second time as Miles in My Narrator, which tells the story of Lacy and Miles and how the little voices inside their heads take on a life of

their own when it comes to guiding their connection.

Their voices will be performed by two narrators.

As an average Joe, Miles “is between jobs and between women. He’s just having a hard time finding himself,� explained Wolfe. “He’s socially awkward and he doesn’t have a natural ability to filter what he says. It’s a lot of fun playing Miles.�

Part of the fun comes from being able to say socially inappropriate things while on stage, he said with a laugh. “It’s a hilarious show and the chemistry between the four characters in the show is really strong, and from the first rehearsal we all got along really, really well,� said Wolfe.

Judy Beltzner, president of the volunteer-based amateur theatre company, which is in its 44th year, and co-producer of the double bill, will take the stage in The Death of Me. In the story, the character John bargains for a second chance at life from the Angel of Death, Beltzner’s character. “She’s not what you’d call angelic, not all sweetness and light, that’s for sure,� the Manotick resident said. “There’s a touch of mischief about her,� said Beltzner who has performed a variety of roles in ITR productions in the past, but most have been on the more serious side compared to the character she is taking on this time. “As she says at one point, ‘I’m not like the other angels,’� she said. “She takes great delight in welcoming people to this new place they find themselves in, which is very confusing for them.�

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OPINION

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How I spent my summer vacation

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On July 3, I left my radio job in Kemptville and went to the big city to become the evening news producer at CFRA. The team was wonderfully supportive and welcoming.

I was very impressed with their company culture where everyone is on the same level and even the little guy gets a thank you for a job well done.

I learned how to scan the newswires and social media feeds for news tips, and whom to call for an interview at each of the main hubs – police, fire, paramedics.

There wasn’t the same connection with community as there is at the small radio station in Kemptville – but then we were speaking to a much larger group of people.

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife My commute was 150 kilometres round trip, daily.

I got up in the morning, did some work around the farm, made sure the Farmer had something to warm up for dinner, then I hit the highway for the city around 1p.m.

work. I wriggled my large Ford Explorer between two yellow lines every weekday afternoon.

Sometimes I had to crawl out through the passenger door so I wouldn’t hit the neighbouring car with my door.

After my shift I slipped out the back door of the studio onto York Street, keys splayed through my fingers like I was taught long ago in a self defense class.

Call me paranoid but I never did become relaxed after dark on my ten minute walk back to the car. Maybe it was the fact that I reported the public shootings and stabbings each day on the news.

One night mid-August I

NEVER SEE THE GUY

Quite often I had lunch with my husband before heading in – because otherwise I would never see the guy.

Once in the city, I made my way through heavy traffic and LRT construction to the Byward Market.

I pulled up to my parking lot on Clarence, just a ten minute walk from

‘One night mid-August I was greeted at the door and escorted across the parking lot as I often was, by Bonnie and Clyde – the two rats that lived in the back of the former Fat Tuesdays restaurant.’ was greeted at the door and escorted across the parking lot as I often was, by Bonnie and Clyde – the two rats that lived in the back of the former Fat Tuesdays restaurant.

Once out on the street, I was accosted by a blonde woman, about my age, who would be pretty if she had all her teeth. I reminded her that I didn’t hand out cash but I did have a rather soft ham sandwich she might enjoy.

She took it with thanks.

Later in the fall I came upon her sleeping in a doorway on a piece of cardboard. She yelled as I passed, “I’ll tell you a joke for a dollar!” and startled me.

I told her she should find

a safe place to sleep indoors.

She said it’s safer outside.

That same night I saw two people doing something questionable in the empty lot on the block where I parked. Another person was urinating in the corner beside the Shepherds of Good Hope building. Dozens of people sat outside, huddled in tight groups and alone.

The smell of marijuana wafted through the air.

A group of young men – probably in their mid-20s, with pants barely hanging onto their hips and hoods pulled up even though it wasn’t cold, followed me two blocks. It was a full moon that night. A strange energy thickened the air.

As I returned home after

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Some people – I’ve met them – would give their two front teeth to work in radio.

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Ottawa Jr. Senators win bid to host 2018 Fred Page Cup

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

The Ottawa Junior Senators have won big time – and not in the way you might think.

For the first time in the Junior A club’s history, it has

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It’s a major coup for the team, said Martin Dagenais, owner, head coach and man-

ager of the Junior Sens, reacting to the Oct. 25 announcement.

Hosting the Fred Page Cup also secures the team the right to play in the championship, which takes place the first week of May every year, re-

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gardless of the team’s standings that season.

Dagenais said it will give his players invaluable on-ice experience in front of a large hometown crowd and the chance to show off their skills to scouts from the National Hockey League, AA and major junior levels, as well as from Canadian universities.

“The visibility for the players is great at this event,” said Dagenais. “They want to see your players play against the best.”

A key component of their success as host will be selling enough tickets to fill the 1,600-seat arena, which will be largely contingent on how well they play.

So far this season, the 23-member team’s hard work is paying off, said Dagenais, an Orléans schoolteacher from Embrun.

Since their first game at the beginning of September, the Junior A team has won eight of nine consecutive games as of Oct. 27, for a total of 12 wins and six losses in the league’s Yzerman Division.

The young Senators made it to the semi-finals last season.

“We’re on the right path.

We’re on a nice streak,” the head coach said, adding his players have really gelled together despite the fact the team is very young, though the newest 16-year-old players are talented.

“We play as a unit. We don’t give up a lot of goals,” said Dagenais. “We don’t score a lot, but we are very sound defensively and that’s been a big

part of our success.”

Dagenais also credits his assistant coaches for each bringing something different to the ice.

Former American Hockey League veteran Francis Wathier, who played 10 games with the NHL’s Dallas Stars, is new to the club this season and is working with the defence. Ottawa native Chris Kushneriuk played many years in the East Coast Hockey League. And Jamie Mayo has been with the league for 15 years, including as the former head coach of the Cumberland Grads Junior A team.

“For the players, it’s a different voice for every practice,” said Dagenais.

THE WINNING BID

The Eastern Canada Championship selection committee chose the Junior Senators club over the Pembroke Lumber Kings to host the five-day Cup tournament in 2018.

“Both bids were excellent and the committee did extra time in reviewing them before reaching the decision for recommendation to the Central Canada Hockey League board of governors who approved Ottawa as the hosts for 2018,” Kevin Abrams, CCHL commissioner, said in a statement announcing the winning bid.

Previous hosts have been Brockville, Pembroke, Cornwall, as well as Kanata in 2012. The Fred Page Cup will head to Terrebonne, Que. at the end of the current season.

The team that wins the Cup

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FANS

While the Junior A team draws an average of 200 fans during home games during the regular season, the seats fill up with upwards of 800 people during the playoffs.

Their showing last season was record-breaking.

“Last year, Game 6 in the finals at Jim Durrell, we hit the 1,200 mark for the first time in attendance,” said Dagenais, who has served as the team’s owner and head coach for the past two years, but has been a hockey coach since he was just 18.

It’s a pricey endeavour to host the Fred Cup. The club will be required to cover the busing, hotel and meal costs to bring the three top teams in from the Maritimes, Quebec and the CCHLTier 1. That’s expected to cost about $85,000 alone.

That’s where ticket sales and sponsorships come in.

The club also has some highprofile support.

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goes on to compete at the national championships, which is held in a different location in May each year.

“The main thing was to show people that it can work even if we’re in the city, and people were telling us that would be the difficult part,” Dagenais said, referring to the competing presence of multiple hockey clubs in Ottawa.

“We’re very optimistic we can make this work.”

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Ottawa Junior Senators head coach Martin Dagenais, seen here during a playoff game in April 2016 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, says it is a major coup that his club has been awarded the Fred Page Cup tournament for 2018.

Pierre Dorion, general manager of the Ottawa Senators, will serve as the Junior A team’s guest of honour during the 2018 championship event.

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2. Salt: While the salt used on roads and driveways is helpful in preventing spills, it can irritate the sensitive pads on the bottom of your pet’s feet. Keep a towel by your front door and wipe down your pooch’s paws after a walk so they aren’t tempted to lick them clean.

3. Fresh water: If you keep any water bowls outside for your animals during the winter, be sure to check the supply a few times a day to ensure it isn’t frozen over. If you are unable to provide fresh, clean water regularly throughout the day you need to provide an insulated, heated water bowl in order to keep the water from freezing.

4. Car engines: Cats and wildlife are drawn to the heat generated by your car’s engine on cold days. Make sure you bang on your car’s hood to avoid injuring a sleeping creature.

5. Antifreeze: The taste of antifreeze is tasty to many animals, and they’ll readily consume it if given the chance. But even a small amount of antifreeze can be harmful, or even fatal, to your pet. When adding antifreeze to your vehicle, pour carefully and clean up any spills that may occur. It’s also a good idea to check that your car isn’t leaking fluid.

6. Identification: Having an animal run away from home at any time of the year is troublesome, but especially during the winter season. Make sure your best friends are equipped with proper identification, including a collar, tag and microchip to ensure they have the best possible chance of finding their way back to you.

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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 community event submissions is Friday at noon. Email your events to ottawasouth@metroland.com.

Remembrance ceremonies Nov. 6

Kars – The Remembrance ceremony begins Nov. 6 at 11:15 a.m. at the Kars cenotaph, located at Rideau Public School. Refreshments will be served afterward at St. John’s Anglican Church, 6699 Rideau Valley Dr. South.

Osgoode – A Remembrance service takes place in Osgoode on Nov. 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Osgoode Legion branch, located at 3284 Sunstrum St. North Gower – The Remembrance ceremony begins on Nov. 6 at 12:45 p.m. at the cenotaph located in North Gower on Perkins Drive. Refreshments will be served after the event at 2332 Church St. Old Ottawa East and Heron Park – The Strathcona Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will have its annual Remembrance Parade on Nov. 6 along Main Street in Old Ottawa East and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Brentwood Gates, located at Main Street and Beckwith Road. The parade takes place from 10 to 11 a.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend a reception after the event back at the Legion branch, located at 1940B Bank St. Greely – Join the Greely Legion, local dignitaries and community croups for the

Laying of Wreaths Service to honour those who have served or are now serving our country.

Personal wreaths may be placed. The service takes place Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. For details, call Linda Wyman at 613-822-0233 or 613-822-1451.

Nov. 11

Greely – A Remembrance Day service takes place on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the cenotaph in Greely, weather permitting. If the weather does not cooperate, it will be held in the Legion hall on Mitch Owens Road. Please meet in the Legion lounge at 10:45 a.m. Light refreshments and fellowship will follow.

Heron Park – The Strathcona Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a veterans’ roast beef dinner on Nov. 11.

The cost is $15. The branch is located at 1940B Bank St., near the Pizza Hut. Manotick – To mark Nov. 11, local citizens and the late lieutenant-colonel David L. Fromow and Barbara Fromow are being recognized for their contributions during the Second World War with a special display in Dickinson House in the Square in Manotick. The House will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Remembrance Day, as well as Saturdays and Sundays during November.

Manotick/South Carleton – A Remembrance Day parade by the Royal Canadian Legion South Carleton Branch 314 will

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Here’s the parade route: Starts out from the Legion branch on Beaverwood Road and on to Manotick Main Street, then north to Clapp Road and east to the Manotick cenotaph, located north of Watson’s Mill, for the ceremonial service. Then the parade will travel south on Dickinson Street, west on Mill Street, south on Manotick Main Street and west on Beaverwood Road back to Legion branch 314.

Metcalfe – A Remembrance Day event begins at 10:45 a.m. at the Metcalfe cenotaph, located at the townhall. The event will draw people from across Osgoode Ward.

Downtown Ottawa – Veterans of all wars and peace support operations, as well as dignitaries, members of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the Diplomatic Corps and youth representatives will join tens of thousands of spectators for the Nov. 11 televised National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial downtown.

Community events: Nov. 4

Riverside Park – Mike Mundell’s Fish Fry takes place Nov. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Riverside Churches, 3191, Riverside Dr. The cost is $20 per person and you can eat in or take out. Children 10 and under eat for $8. The meal will feature fish and chips, assorted salads, apple crisp, ice cream, tea, coffee and juice. There will also be a cash bar. Tickets available at the church office or at the door of the event. For details, call 613-733-8185 or 613-733-7735 or visit churchresurrection.on.ca or riversideunitedottawa.ca.

Nov. 5

Elmvale Acres – St. Aidan’s Anglican Church Yuletide Bazaar will be held Nov 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Start your Christmas shopping early with our home baking, jams and jellies, crafts and a ladies boutique. Take part in our silent auction and pick a prize and enjoy lunch in our Celtic cafe. The church is

located at 934 Hamlet Rd. For details, call 613-733-0102.

Elmvale Acres – Emmanuel United Church hosts its 43rd Christmas bazaar on Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be jewelry, vintage clothing, knitting and sewing items and the famous Emmanuel bake table, and lunch will be available.

Admission is free. The church is located at 691 Smyth Rd. For details, call 613-733-0437.

Alta Vista – An annual Christmas bazaar will take place at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, 2345 Alta Vista Dr., in Alta Vista, on Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

There will be baked goods, a clothing boutique, jewelry, handicrafts, books, CDs, plants and a general store.

Alta Vista – Rideau Park United Church, located at 2203 Alta Vista Dr., will host a Christmas Treasures Bazaar on Nov. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be Christmas decorations, crafts, jellies, jams, preserves, a deli table, baking, a general store, plants, a silent auction and books. Tea room tickets are $7. For details, call 613-7333156, ext. 229.

Alta Vista – Mark your calendars and join us on Nov. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr., for a Christmas Treasures Bazaar. The bazaar offers something for everyone, from meat pies to homebaking, jams and relishes. You can peruse the Christmas decor collection, the Ladies’ Boutique, cross-stitch gifts, and the garden centre. For details, visit rideaupark.ca, or call 613-733-3156, ext. 229.

Hunt Club – There will be a Zumbathon held to raise funds for Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation at the Hunt Club-Riverside Community Centre on Nov. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will showcase six Ottawa-area Zumba instructors. Tickets are $20.

For more information, email eviskrevis@hotmail.com.

Osgoode – St. Paul’s Anglican Church hosts a Nov. 5 holiday bazaar from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event will feature everything from greeting cards and jewelry to quilted items and baked goods. There will also be a homemade soup and biscuit lunch.

Nov. 5 and 6

Greenboro – Drop-in to view a model railway in action at the Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library, located at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. A 16 by 20 foot British-themed display of 20 interconnected modules will be on display Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Nov. 6 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. phone 613-580-2940.

Nov. 6

Riverview Park – The Riverview Park Community Association is hosting a fall social in support of the community and a Syrian refugee action group on Nov. 6. at Lebanese Place, located at 919 Industrial Ave. Cocktails and mingling begin at 6 p.m. and the buffet dinner is at 7 p.m. There will be door prizes, live entertainment, a silent auction and a 50/50 draw. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by emailing riverviewparkca@gmail.com or calling 613-731-6646.

South Gloucester – Our Lady of the Visitation will host its annual turkey dinner on Nov. 6 with sittings at 4 and 6 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend the OLV Banquet Hall, located at 5338 Bank St. Tickets are $15 each, children ages seven to 10 eat for $7 and those six and under eat for free. To reserve tickets, call Claudette at 613-822-2007 or email events@ olvottawa.ca. Proceeds will support the OLV mortgage fund.

Nov. 8

Manotick – Learn how to manage your finances during retirement at the Manotick library branch on Nov. 8, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required. For more details, visit biblioottawalibrary.ca or call 613-580-2940.

Nov. 10

Leitrim – Ottawa South Women’s Connection “RSVP Ministries” will be having its fall fair on Nov. 10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim

Rd. There will be a bake sale, books, jewelry, refreshments, door prizes and a faith story by Laura Pogson. Childcare will be available. The event is about women connecting with God, each other and the community.

Admission is $6. Call 613-8018758 for details.

Greenboro – Windows 10 represents a considerable change from Windows 7 and an evolutionary refinement from Windows 8.1. If you find Windows 10 confusing, or just want to know more about what’s hidden, this session is for you.

The free seminar takes place at the Greenboro library branch at 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. on Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Register at biblioottawalibrary. ca or phone 613-580-2940 for details.

Nov. 12

Vernon – A paint and perk workshop for adults takes place Nov. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Osgoode Township Museum in Vernon. Local artist Susan Bruner of Bruner Brushstrokes hosts a series of monthly painting workshops on Saturday mornings This month’s painting will be a Northern Lights scene. The cost is $45 per person, all materials will be provided as well as tea and coffee. Please call 613821-4062 or email education@ osgoodemuseum.ca to RSVP. Osgoode – St. James United Church, located at 5540 Osgoode Main St., welcomes you to its Hearty Breakfast on Nov. 12, from 8 to 10 a.m. If you have just moved to the area, you will find our breakfast is a full menu of eggs, sausage, ham, hash browns, pancakes, homebaked beans, toast, juice, fruit, coffee or tea, and plenty of friendly conversation at the tables. Everyone young or old is welcomed to this free offering event. It happens every second Saturday of the month.

Nov. 12 and 13

Greely – The Greely Players are looking for a cast of youth and adults for a March 2017 production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Auditions Nov. 12 and 13 by appointment. For details, visit greelyplayers.ca or call Michele 613-821-2306.

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