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More puzzle pieces are being slipped into place as Riverside South’s future town centre takes shape, at least on paper.

A combined community centre and library and park space will be built on 10.7 hectares along the transit line southwest of Earl Armstrong and Limebank roads by 2021 or 2022 at the latest, “if everything goes on time,” Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish said during the unveiling of the preliminary plan on Nov. 8.

The 1,950-square-metre community centre will include a full-size gym, fitness and weight centre, multi-purpose and meeting rooms. There will be a large central lobby shared by the community centre and the library, similar to the Greenboro Community Centre.

The 1,393-square-metre library will feature glass, and well-lit open spaces, a children’s programming area, a teen space, a large area for adults, plus tutoring and study rooms.

It will be WiFi-equipped, and patrons can reserve personal computers and borrow Chromebooks. There will also be a creative space.

“At Nepean Centrepointe, we have a maker-space that has a laser cutter and a 3D printer,” said Richard Stark, manager of facilities development with the Ottawa Public Library.

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Outside, the park space will include sports fields, such as for soccer and ultimate frisbee, a large children’s play area with water play, an outdoor rink, possibly one that could be permanent, a puddle rink, a fitness circuit park, tennis and basketball courts and a skateboard park.

The city’s draft 2018 budget, tabled at council last week, sets aside $4.1 million to purchase the property from Urbandale, which is contributing $2.9 million to the project.

It will cost about $25 million to 30 million to construct the centre, library and park.

It’s hoped the community centre will have dedicated space for the Riverside South Community Association, especially for youth and seniors’ programming.

Having to book space for each event doesn’t provide flexibility.

“It doesn’t give a sense of community for seniors, for youth or for the association,” said Bruce Lindsay, president of the association, which meets at the atcapacity Rideauview Community Centre. The group also wants a say in some of the programming that’s offered.

“We don’t have a space where people can come and talk to us, and we have to pay for our meeting space when we organize things,” he said. “I know they’re trying to maximize the space and cost

efficiencies, but I think they lose something in terms of having every room shared at any given time.”

It’s not yet known how close a lightrail transit station will be built to the community centre, and whether it too will be southwest of Earl Armstrong and Limebank roads.

“... I think they lose something in terms of having every room shared at any given time.”

Bruce Lindsay, president, Riverside South Community Association

“There’s a lot of moving factors there now because … we’re getting light rail to Earl Armstrong and Bowesville, and we’re currently working with staff and the developers to see if we can extend that to Limebank, a three-kilometre stretch,” Qaqish said.

The design plan for the community, which was updated and approved in recent years, will, in part, need a refresh over the coming year, given the changes to the rail alignment and the addition of another 800 metres of rail closer to Riverside South.

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Phase two could include pool Swatch of heritage farm to be

expropriated for park-and-ride

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The goal is to get the line deeper into the future heart of Riverside South when the Trillium Line extension is complete in 2021.

“This is going to be the hub of our community and we want to make sure we get it right from a planning perspective,” Qaqish said.

The community centre will have enough parking for about 150 vehicles, but it’s hoped people will get there by walking, cycling or transit.

“It’s in the town centre for a reason,” said Qaqish “Obviously, we want to have decent parking too, but at the same time we don’t want to waste the footprint with asphalt either.”

Despite this, there might not be enough parking given the scope of the centre, said Lindsay.

“Hopefully people will use their bicycles and walk and use public transit to get to those facilities,” he said.

“I wouldn’t want to lose park space for parking.”

Room for a Phase 2 expansion may be factored into the community centre plan.

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Residents have until the end of November to provide the city with input on the plans for the centre.

“I doubt if we’ll go up (by adding a second floor) because the cost to put the structural foundations would all go in the first phase, which means you’d end up with less,” said Paul Landry, senior project manager in the city’s parks, recreation and cultural services department.

“So better to go out (along the ground floor), whether it’s potentially a pool or it’s additional community centre space.”

Residents have long asked for a pool, Lindsay said.

There are two options, Landry said. Design the new centre so that a pool can be added as development charges are collected from local developers, or collect

the charges and put them toward a larger recreation complex identified for a future district park near a future extension of Earl Armstrong and Spratt roads.

It will cost $10 million to $15 million for a pool.

“I’d rather see it here (at the community centre site) because we’d see it sooner,” Qaqish said.

“If we wait for that district park (with the rec complex), we’re probably talking beyond the 10-year affordability plan at the city.”

Feedback must be submitted by the end of November to Paul Landry by calling 613-580-2424, ext. 24392, or emailing paul. landry@ottawa.ca.

The Quinn family is losing a 30-acre parcel of heritage family farmland to the city, which is expropriating it for an 800-vehicle park-and-ride at the future Bowesville light-rail transit station near Riverside South.

That site, located southeast of Bowesville and Earl Armstrong roads, is currently the home base of the Riverside South Mini Storage, owned by Dan Quinn and his wife.

Quinn and his parents, Carl and Joanne Quinn, found out their land would be expropriated just days before the city announced on July 5 that the Bowesville LRT station location would be pushed farther south to the farm site, bringing it closer to Riverside South.

“We’re learning with everybody else,” Dan said of the plans, which are still under development. The goal is to have it ready when the southern rail extension officially opens in

2021. “There’s not much you can do about it.”

His father Carl is the sixth generation Quinn to farm the land, which spans 100 acres that his ancestors settled around 1840. It was once a beef and crop farm, but is no longer a working farm.

“We don’t like it,” Carl said, adding there was a meeting a couple of years ago that indicated the rail line

would be built farther north, but that it wouldn’t touch the Quinn property.

“This is a shocker,” said his wife, Joanne.

Dan, who has for the past decade operated the mini storage business on the property (which is severed from his parent’s farm) said he likely won’t relocate his business.

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The Quinn family, of High Road, will lose some of its heritage family farm to make way for the Bowesville LRT park-and-ride at the southeast corner of Bowesville and Earl Armstrong roads. City staff say the rail realignment farther south will protect environmentally sensitve lands.

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It’ll also mean his brother will have to shut down the Riverside South Community Gardens, which are on the eastern edge of the parcel of land.

“The problem is when you’re dealing the city it’s not like dealing with a developer,” Dan said. “They tell you it’s expropriated and they tell you what they’re going to give you.

“They’re taking the only privately owned land.”

Lands to the north are federally owned and managed by the Ottawa International Airport Authority. There is also a golf course nearby.

The financial deal the city will work out with the family won’t be publicly revealed.

“The lands required for the Earl Armstrong/ Bowesville Station are subject to ongoing negotiations with a private party, and we cannot disclose details at this time,” Chris Swail, who heads up O-Train planning at the city, said in an email to Metroland.

Negotiations with “landowners” began earlier this summer and are ongoing, he said.

Other options were looked at for a Bowesville site.

“We did consider federally held lands to the north of this location for this facility but these are undeveloped and more environmentally sensitive,” Swail said, referring to the land the Ottawa International Airport Authority leases from Transport Canada immediately north of Earl Armstrong.

But Carl said the city’s reason for tracking the line through his land doesn’t make sense.

Swail “talking about that other site being environmentally sensitive, that’s bull,” he said during a meeting last month in which staff presented the plan to move the Bowesville Station another 800 metres south along an already existing rail corridor. “Does he not think there’s bobolinks (birds) in that property they’re going through?”

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Appointees of Canada’s new security watchdog committee revealed by erin mccracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

For the first time, legislators have been granted the highest top-secret security clearance to peel back the curtain on 18 to 20 national security and intelligence agencies.

The 11 appointees, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 6, are tasked with striking the right balance between protecting Canadians, their Charter rights and privacy and the powers exercised by Canada’s security agencies, said Ottawa South MP David McGuinty, chair of the new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.

“For the first time in Canadian history, a very powerful committee of parliamentarians — legislators — have been given responsibility to examine this and to hold all of our security apparatus to account,” said McGuinty, who has been working for more than a year on the de-

Ottawa South MP David McGuinty, chair velopment of the independent oversight committee.

It’s a win for voters, giving them “a proxy group” of elected officials who are privy to Canada’s security secrets and are granted the right to ask questions, request studies and analysis and examine security and intelligence activities, he said.

“One of the enormous parts of the responsibility here is the sheer power of this committee,” said McGuinty. “There has not

been a committee this powerful in recent Canadian history.”

The watchdogs, who will likely begin meeting twice weekly before the Christmas break, will be required to submit at least one annual report to the prime minister, who can then make recommendations for change and table those in the House of Commons.

Their scrutiny will also include a financial accounting of each of the federal departments and agencies it is tasked with overseeing.

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“Up to now there has been no scrutiny because no parliamentarians were cleared to hear the details of the work underway.”

The committee’s creation will improve Canada’s co-operation with the other Five Eye nations — the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, which have an intelligence-sharing alliance.

“We’re the only Five Eye country not to have a legislative oversight body,” until now, McGuinty said.

The committee is coming at an ideal time, given the acceleration of security issues globally, he added.

“I don’t think this is something we can neglect anymore.

I think that it’s something that’s really foundational.”

Next steps include the prime minister recommending McGuinty’s appointment to the Queen’s Privy Council, and the creation of an independent secretariat that will be overseen by a deputy minister and tasked with supporting the committee.

Its staff will provide support, research and analysis, and provide consistency when committee appointees change.

Together, the committee and secretariat will also have their own budget, and though that has not yet been finalized, it will likely be in the millions each year due to travel, salaries and research and analysis, said McGuinty.

When asked if the formation of a secretariat will add another layer of bureaucratic red tape, McGuinty said “this is about overseeing. It’s not about adding layers.”

In fact, he said, the passing of Bill C59, the National Security Act, has paved the way for a new overarching review body, known as the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, which will bring together key decision-makers.

Currently under development, it will be made up those who sit on Canada’s Security and Intelligence Review Committee as well as heads of the country’s security agencies, such as the RCMP commissioner.

“The creation of a strong, accountable, and multi-party com-

mittee of dedicated parliamentarians will help us ensure that our national security agencies continue to keep Canadians safe in a way that also safeguards our values, rights, and freedoms,” Trudeau said in a statement.

“This independent group will help strengthen the accountability of our national security and intelligence work,” he said. “In our system of responsible government, there is no substitute for scrutiny by parliamentarians.” ​National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians appointees include MP Gordon Brown, Conservative, Leeds-Grenville Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, MP Tony Clement, Conservative, Parry Sound-Muskoka, MP Emmanuel Dubourg, Liberal, Bourassa (Montreal), MP Hedy Fry, Liberal, Vancouver Centre, MP Gudie Hutchings, Liberal, Long Range Mountains (Newfoundland), MP Brenda Shanahan, Liberal, ChâteauguayLacolle (Quebec), MP Murray Rankin, NDP, Victoria, Percy E. Downe, Senate, Frances Lankin, Senate, and Vern White, Senate.

City to pour more money into road resurfacing in 2018 budget Property tax increase will be two per cent

by Jasmin.

“There are no one-time fixes,” Watson said. “The numbers are all solid.”

City treasurer Marian Simulik also called the numbers solid. She said one of the things city manager Steve Kanellakos did was look at where the city was vulnerable in terms of the budget estimates.

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Mayor Jim Watson said he’s heard from residents that they’d like to see more money put into the city’s roads and winter maintenance.

Spending on roads will increase to $12.6 million in 2018 – bringing the annual budget to $112.4 million.

Snow removal will get a little more than a $2-million bump, bringing it to a total of $68.3 million.

The figure for snow removal is based on recommendations by KPMG, a consultant the city hired last year to look at snow removal targets.

Watson said snow removal is one of the biggest challenges. “You never know how much snow you’ll get,” he said, adding that in lighter years, surplus funds in the budget get put into a “snow reserve.”

The city released the draft budget at the Nov. 8 council meeting.

In what has become status quo over the last five years, the property tax increase will remain at two per cent, but provincial uploading of costs for administering the Ontario Works program and childcare, as well as a staff restructuring at city hall implemented after city manager Steve Kanellakos first took over the helm, has given the city some wiggle room to invest in key priorities.

It’s also worth noting that the budget includes a two-per-cent increase to recreation fees, a 2.5-per-cent increase to transit fares, a four-per-cent increase to water rates and a fiveper-cent increase to waste water and stormwater rates respectively.

The city’s total budget is $3.42 billion. Forty per cent of that is related to labour, said deputy treasurer Isabelle Jasmin.

The other top cost pressures include: policing, water and sewer and

have to be filled.

“We still have two or three areas to work on,” Simulik said, adding there’s always going to be surprises – like lawsuits, and a change to the minimum wage.

“We simply cannot be all things to all people,” Watson said in his budget speech. “It’s also about setting priorities – and I believe that Budget 2018 balances those key priorities in a manner that will broadly secure our residents’ support…”

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Spending on city roads will equate to $12.5 million in the city’s 2018 budget. Council reviewed the draft budget on Nov. 8. community and social services.

The rural areas are also going to see a windfall for investments in their roads and culverts, Watson said – with the total number hitting more than $44 million.

Because of the rain and heavy snowfalls last spring and winter, the city has been plagued with more than the usual number of potholes this year, prompting a $400,000 increase to that budget. Watson also said he’s asked staff to explore the possibility of a city-run and owned asphalt plant to ensure we are using the highest quality asphalt and getting a competitive price.

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In the past, Chiarelli has been vocal about the deficit – the debt load that it carries year over year.

This year it stayed at $2.27 billion, the same as last year, but it has steadily increased over the last decade.

Just comparing 2016, when the deficit was at $1.78 billion to the 2018 number, there’s a more than 27-percent increase.

While Chiarelli wasn’t immediately available for comment, Watson spoke to allegations in the briefing following the budget’s release. “The reality is I ON THE MOVE would encourage members of council Getting around seemed to be to read the budget before they crititheme, as Watson announced there cize it,” Watson said, adding Chiarelli will be 20 new bus routes in the capi- missed the presentation of the budget tal. Those routes will largely be in the suburbs such as Kanata, Orléans and Stittsville, but there’s one slated BEST BUY CORRECTION NOTICE NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE for the newly minted community of BEST BUY NOVEMBER 10 CORPORATE FLYER Wateridge – the former home of CFB Jaybird Run True Wireless Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones Rockcliffe.

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Licence plate scanners make city’s roads safer

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he city’s police force is seeking a budget increase that’s drawing some questions, but there’s one piece of equipment for Ottawa cops that should be a slam dunk.

The police would like a second automated licence plate reader.

Considering that the first reader used by our police caught 200 suspended drivers in its first year of operation, it’s a purchase everyone should support.

The only people who might say otherwise are those caught driving when they shouldn’t be.

The automated readers are mounted on police vehicles and “see” licence plates that pass nearby. The reader can check the plate number in a database and alert officers if a suspended or wanted driver may be on the road.

It’s a privilege to drive, and police aren’t using the plate readers to track anyone’s movements, just taking a snapshot of a car at one

point in time. The process is not like a facial recognition scanner on a street, which could track who is where. That would never meet with Canadians’ support.

The plate scanners do nothing more than a police officer could do with his or her own eyes and a laptop – just much faster.

Keeping suspended drivers off the streets means we’re all safer. The next suspended driver caught could be a serial drunk driver – or any other driver who is motoring around town without liability insurance.

The city nabbed 200 suspended drivers during the first year using a plate reader. While some may be purely administrative scofflaws, some will have been suspended drivers we don’t want behind the wheel. Without even knowing such a plate reader is out there on our streets, we’re all safer because of it.

The police should take advantage of technology when it can make us safer while leaving us our freedoms.

Hockey is a business, just in case you forgot

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hat’s it!” somebody I know said. “I’m not cheering for the Senators any more.”

That, you will know, was reaction to the Kyle Turris trade. But it could have been reaction to the Jason Spezza trade, or the Senators letting Alfie go, or the Mike Fisher trade, or letting Chris Neil go.

Events like this happen every couple of years and they shake the affection of the fans.

Perhaps it reflects a gap in our lives, or perhaps it’s just that we develop an honest interest in the members of the team we cheer for.

Either way, it’s a wrench for many when a favourite leaves town.

Interestingly, the players themselves are less affected. When interviewed, they express sorrow at having to leave the team and the town but, they add, it’s a business.

Their teammates say the same thing:

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Hate to see him go but we’re excited to welcome the new guy.

Owners and general managers, of course, feel the same way and so do most journalists. Watch the betweenperiods commentary of any televised game, where the talk is less about the game being played and more about trades and salary caps.

Most fans are not so cold-blooded, however. They develop loyalties to players, particularly those who have been with the team for a while and those who develop a presence in the community.

Kyle Turris was such a player and

Jays? Perhaps it’s just life. Heaven knows we see it in commerce (where head office shuts down the neighbourhood store that everyone loves) such a person. There was nothing sive or not likely to fit into some new and politics (where — well, ask Tom not to like about the way he played system.

Mulcair). the game. His community involveIn all but a few cases, the team But we always hoped sports were ment has been well-documented and survives whatever outcry develdifferent. was much-admired. The same goes ops. The season goes on, the team for people like Fisher, Alfredsson competes, new stars emerge and new and Neil. loyalties.

Only last season, the newspapers Even kids, those who are often and TV sports shows were featurhardest hit, come to understand Editorial Policy ing a touching story: Kyle Turris, the cold hard facts of professional after scoring the overtime winner sports. Which is too bad: the bad The Ottawa South News welcomes letters to the in a playoff game, going straight news of a hero getting traded can be editor.

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Transit budget includes EquiFare option

By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The 2018 draft transit budget includes a 2.5-per-cent bump in fares, as well as 2.5-per-cent increase in the transit levy.

The draft transit operating budget is $519.6 million, funded largely from a mix of property taxes: $285 million in 2018, as well as $196.6 million in customer fares and another $38 million from other sources of revenue, such as the gas tax.

It was presented to the transit commission on Nov. 8.

Among the highlights is the creation of a low-income, singlefare option to complement the EquiPass. The EquiFare will be $1.75 per trip and be offered to riders below the Statistics Can-

ada-defined low-income cut-off who aren’t currently receiving bus passes through Ontario Works or other aid programs.

When city staff reported back on the EquiPass, the estimated number of eligible riders was somewhere in the neighbourhood of 3,000, said Pat Scrimgeour, director of customer systems for OC Transpo.

The city had budgeted $3.7 million for the initiative, and is ramping up public education on the new low-income fare to make sure it’s fully subscribed.

OC Transpo top boss John Manconi said staff are budgeting $150,000 for campaigns to let people know about the new fare. They’re also working with community partners.

It’s estimated that 4,100 tran-

sit customers would be eligible.

The option will be available on June 30, 2018.

Knoxdale-Merivale Coun.

Keith Egli asked about how the fare would be administered. He didn’t want any stigma associated with using the lower cost option.

Scrimgeour said it would be offered on the Presto card and wouldn’t be noticeable to anyone else.

‘EXTREME HARDSHIP’

Manconi said in cases of “extreme hardship” the city has a few Presto cards they can offer free of charge – otherwise the riders would have to purchase a card to be able to load the EquiFare.

Also on the horizon is the creation of multi-day passes, which will be available for purchase at O-Train stations.

A one-day pass would be $10.50 starting in 2018, a threeday pass would be $25.75, a fiveday pass would be $41.25 and a seven-day pass is $49.00.

Manconi said there’s a “science” to figuring out the price points so that the city doesn’t want to lose money, but wants to offer a discount.

In addition to new passes, there will be 20 new routes, serving the areas of Kanata, Stittsville, Riverside South, Barrhaven, Findlay Creek, Orléans and Wateridge.

Council will vote on the draft budget for all departments on Dec. 13.

Central library build absent from budget Library board to vote on draft budget Dec. 13

financial report had come to the board when it was supposed to — in June — whether the money would have been an “ask” in the next budget.

McDonald said it was never the intent for it to be part of the budget process.

She added the allotment for the process of developing the business case is $1.5 million.

The financial plan has to include the city’s contribution after selling the existing

By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

While the city’s library budget is well within the mandated two-per-cent property tax increase cap, noticeably absent from the Nov. 7 discussion was a plan for the central library.

The Ottawa Public Library’s CEO Danielle McDonald said the reserves are in good shape. The draft budget presented to the board includes the $2 million slated for the renovation of the Rosemount branch, but it’s still unclear where the funds for the city’s portion of the proposed $168-million mega library set to be built at 557 Wellington St. will come from.

The draft document asks for a $1.49-million increase — bringing the total budget envelope up to $49.39 million. That number includes a new bookmobile to replace an older vehicle, as well as inflationary increases.

Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson wanted to know where the business case for the new central library fits in.

The plan was to begin construction of the new branch

branch on Metcalfe Avenue.

Board chair Tim Tierney said there will be more information on the central library coming in the new year.

Residents will have their say on the budget through online channels and their local councillor’s offices.

The library board will meet again on Dec. 5 and vote on the draft budget. Council will vote on the budget as a whole on Dec. 13.

Diane Deans Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward

Ottawa 2018 Budget The City of Ottawa’s draft 2018 budget was tabled at the last Council meeting on November 8, which proposes a property tax increase of 2%, a transit fare hike of 2.5% on new passes beginning in January 2018, a water rate increase of 4% and a wastewater and stormwater increase of 5%. On an average property tax bill, these increases translate into roughly $76 more per year for urban homeowners and $62 per year for rural homeowners.

In Gloucester-Southgate Ward, residents will see resurfacing work take place on the Airport Parkway between Hunt Club Road and Brookfield Road; on the tennis courts at Aladdin Park (located at 3939 Alboin Road); on the park pathways in the Hunt Club Park neighbourhood; along with design work on the replacement of the play structure in Karsh Park (located off of Topley Crescent); and the replacement of the tot lot in Russell Boyd Park (located at 1735 St. Bernard Street).

As with any budget, the devil is in the details and I’ll be spending the next few weeks combing through the documents and getting answers from City Staff regarding what this all means. I strongly encourage residents in Gloucester-Southgate to attend standing committee meetings to have their say on the 2018 draft budget.

Residents can do this by registering in advance as a public delegation at a standing committee meeting online or by calling 3-1-1.

Grey Cup Festival The 105th Grey Cup Festival kicks off on Tuesday, November 21 and runs through Sunday, November 26, at Lansdowne Park.

As the countdown towards Canada’s most anticipated game of the year gets lower, the list of Grey Cup Festival events keeps growing. The Festival will transform our city, and will include a number of free and ticketed events, for fans from coast to coast to enjoy. With over 30 events, this year’s Grey Cup Festival promises to be a great time for everyone with performances, live music and activities that build a sense of pride and unity and showcases Canada’s culture. For more information, please check out www.greycupfestival105.ca.

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Library board chair Tim Tierney says more information about plans for a new central library will come out in the new year - after the city’s budget is passed. in the 2018 calendar year. The facility would be a joint venture between the OPL and Library and Archives Canada, but the feds haven’t committed to the project.

The city’s share of the price tag would be $99 million.

Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, whose ward would be home to the new library, wanted to know if the

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Monday, November 20 Ottawa Police Services Board – Finance and Audit Committee - Public Delegations - 2018 Budget 10 a.m., Honeywell Room Tuesday, November 21 Environment and Climate Protection Committee - Budget 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room Accessibility Advisory Committee - Budget 6:30 p.m., Champlain Room

The City of Ottawa has been circulated on a site plan application for a new business condominium to be developed in two phases.

The site is currently vacant and is located at the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Conroy Road. Phase 1 will be along the most easterly and southerly portions of the site and will contain two linear two-storey buildings with a total of 18 units. Phase 2 will consist of a similar building along the westerly portion.

The application includes 141 parking spaces for Phase 1 and a further 65 for phase 2. The site will contain an internal ring road accessed from St. Laurent Blvd.

The application does not require any amendments to the City’s Official Plan, Zoning By-law, or application to the Committee of Adjustment for a minor variance. For more information or to comment on this application please contact Mr. John Bernier at john.bernier@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2424 ext. 21576. Please note that comments are being accepted until November 29.

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Carleton students push for public toilets at Greenboro station

By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

An estimated 20,000 people use the Greenboro O-Train station a day.

For a group of Carleton students, they see that as a lot of potential much-needed flushes not happening until individuals can find a free, safe place to go to the washroom.

And that, they say, is just not right.

In an effort to showcase the desperate need for public washrooms at the Greenboro station, the students held a mock ribbon cutting of a public toilet at the station on Nov. 13.

Troy Kenny stood in for Mayor Jim Watson, who “cut” a ribbon of toilet paper after making a speech about how long overdue the opening of the washroom was.

Kenny’s classmate, Asia Barclay, said at a station as frequently used as Greenboro’s, washrooms are a must.

“You shouldn’t have to pay to use the washroom,” Barclay said, motioning towards the South Keys Shopping Centre stores.

The students have partnered with Ottawa’s GottaGo! campaign for safe, free, clean and environmentally responsible

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Marianna Rankin (left) and Rachel Macdonald stage a mock opening of a public toilet at Greenboro O-Train Station on Nov. 13. Carleton University students demonstrated the importance of public washrooms. The group has partnered with Ottawa’s Gotta Go! campaign. public toilets.

“Thousands of people use park-and-rides and there are no toilets,” said Joan Kuyek, chair of the GottaGo! campaign.

The GottaGo! Campaign launched in 2014 when the group submitted a petition to with more than 1,000 signatures to city council demanding that

public toilets be installed at all light-rail transit stations.

In July 2015, council agreed to consider how they might include public washrooms inside

the new Hurdman and Bayview stations when they were built.

In 2016, the group released a report called Flushing Inequality, which pointed out the city’s municipally-funded toilets were lacking.

The study used feedback from an advisory committee of community members to create a comprehensive visual assessment tool to assess the availability, accessibility and quality criteria of a sample of 92 public toilets owned, operated and maintained by the city.

The key findings of the study included: • While 82 per cent of public toilets in the city are equipped with sanitary waste disposal units, only four per cent are equipped with biohazard waste disposal units, • 63 per cent of public toilets in the city deemed to be “wheelchair accessible” pose at least one accessibility barrier to service users with mobility challenges, • Only 21 per cent of public toilets in the city are equipped with a gender-neutral or family facility, • Although assessed during standard operating hours on weekends and weekdays, at the time of survey, 45 per cent of the city’s public toilets were un-

available for access, either due to seasonal or daily closures, • Among public toilets located within 100 metres of a transit stop, 25 per cent of these public toilets were closed to the public at the time of survey, • 85 per cent of public toilets lacked signage outside of the facility to indicate the presence of a public toilet.

Carleton student Sarah Shima, who participated in the mock event, said the group wanted to point out that the two-per-cent tax increase proposed in the city’s budget will not help make more washrooms a reality.

The group, Shima added, hopes the event will bring attention to the issue – and needed funding – to help get public washrooms installed at transit stops and in parks across the city.

Kuyek said GottaGo! campaign’s current goal is to get enough funding for 20 portable toilets at splash pads, park-andrides and parks.

Aside from portable toilets, Kuyek said the group is pushing for a compost toilet at the Eagleson park-and-ride in Kanata.

“They are in even a worse situation than at Greenboro,” she said.

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South Ottawa among community safety award recipients By jennifer mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

A Grade 10 student at Holy Trinity High School took the safety of cyclists into her own hands.

Sarah Becker, who received the Youth Award during the Crime Prevention Ottawa’s annual safety awards, hosted at city hall on Nov. 6, read about the number of cyclists involved in collisions each day and decided to act.

“I was surprised by how many collisions there were,” Sarah said.

She invented a backpack, powered by an LED light that charges with solar energy and offers two hours of illumination after dark.

The backpack tells cars if a cyclist is turning — left or right — as well as stopping, through a wireless remote control connected to the bike’s handlebars.

The inspiration came in part due to a cousin’s tragic death following a motorcycle accident.

The theme of this year’s award was building safe communities.

Crime Prevention Ottawa board chair Shad Qadri said it can be as simple as a new safety product — such as the bike backpack — or offering a safe space for a neighbour.

There were nine award recipients from across the city, including Timbercreek Communities, which nabbed the Landlord Award for

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“I do it because that’s the kind of community I want to live in.”

Nicole Courchesne, Greenboro volunteer

that worked in the community and with the school board to see why there were a disproportionate number of Somali youth involved in the criminal justice system.

Nicole Courchesne, who received the Volunteer Award for her work in the

Neighbourhood Watch at the Alliance Housing Cooperative in Greenboro, said she visits with an elderly neighbour during the day to offer company and crosswords.

“I do it because that’s the kind of community I want to live in,” she said.

This year’s award recipients are: • Community Program Award — MERIT • Volunteer Award — Nicole Courchesne • Landlord Award Timbercreek Communities • Youth Award — Sarah Becker • Business Award — Circle K Stores • Volunteer Program Award — Canadian Somali Mothers Association • Longstanding Contribution Award — National Capital Area Crime Stoppers.

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Norberry Residences Proposed Expansion On November 9, I hosted a second public forum with local residents to learn more about the revised plans by the Norberry Residences to expand the number of units on their complex. Rezoning for the expansion is not required, as the land was rezoned in 2008. The Norberry Residences has submitted an application to receive permission to offer less parking than what the City bylaw demands. Their argument is that since their current parking is undersubscribed by almost 400 parking spots, their anticipated demand for parking will roughly be the same, therefore, why pave over greenspace unnecessarily. They also propose to build parking spaces within the existing front entrance half-circle lanes at each of the four buildings. The Planning Committee will hear the arguments for this application in the winter, 2018. If you were not able to attend the public meeting, and would like more information about the proposed expansion, please contact my office.

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Above left: Canterbury resident Diane Whalen crafted a mountain of hand-knitted, sewn and crocheted stuffies to sell at the annual Canterbury Christmas Craft Sale at the Canterbury Community Centre on Nov. 12.

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The Riverside United Church, located at 3191 Riverside Drive, just south of Walkley Road, will host its annual bazaar on Saturday November 18 from 10am-2pm. There will be many items to buy including crafts, quilts, knitting, jewelry, gourmet items, baking and much more, including a sit-down lunch. All are welcome. I will be there bright and early at 10am to sample the Christmas goodies.

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Help Santa Toy Parade This Saturday also marks the Help Santa Toy Parade.

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Please consider making a cash donation or bring a gift which will be used to ensure all children in Ottawa receive something special this December from Santa.

Grey Cup Festival Next Week In the lead-up to the 105th Grey Cup that will be played at Lansdowne Park on Sunday November 26, the Grey Cup Festival will kick off on Thursday November 23 and last for four days. Multiple events are planned in the city, many of which are free and family oriented, such as the Family Fun Zone at Lansdowne, a great place for families looking to participate in fun, interactive, outdoor activities, including obstacle courses, getting your face painted, running into your favourite player, meeting mascots and catching various cheer team performances throughout the week. There is also a free pancake breakfast on Friday November 24, from 11am-1pm, at the Lansdowne Plaza, thanks to the Calgary Grey Cup Committee.

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A Year to Remember at the NCC Dr. Mark Kristmanson Chief Executive Officer

It’s certainly hard to believe that after so much effort, and so much anticipation, the celebrations of 2017 and the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation are almost behind us.

When I look back, I see a year of real achievement on the part of the National Capital Commission – a year when so many projects and initiatives finally came to fruition.

I am particularly happy with the way we were able to work with so many individuals and organizations in the community, including the indigenous Canadians of the Capital Region, to make it such a year to remember. Never before have so many people been part of working toward our shared vision of a great 21st-century Capital.

The result of these partnerships will be a real, tangible legacy of 2017. The dramatic renewal of the National Arts Centre, the opening of Canada’s new National Holocaust Monument, the remarkable MosaïCanada display in Jacques Cartier Park, the Confederation Pavilions, and the hundreds of thousands of Canada 150 tulips that will now bloom every year in the Capital are just a few examples.

And, of course, we launched the new Plan for Canada’s Capital 2017-2067 – an exciting blueprint for the development of the Capital between now and Canada’s bicentennial that is the result of an unprecedented collaboration with literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast.

There is so much more to say about these projects, and more, and the legacy they will leave – and I invite you to learn more about them on the NCC’s website (ncc-ccn.gc.ca).

Meanwhile, at the NCC we are always looking to the future, and continuing our work to build a Capital that is meaningful and inspiring to every Canadian.

One priority will be tackling the challenge of deferred maintenance of the NCC’s many assets.

These assets are substantial, with a value in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Looking after them all on an annual capital appropriation of just under $23 million requires sometimes-difficult choices, but I think our staff does a remarkable job maintaining it to a very high standard.

Our other priorities in the year to come include advancing transformational initiatives such as the development of LeBreton Flats; the creation of new riverfront parks on both sides of the Ottawa River; the renewal of Nepean Point; the renewal of the Gatineau Park Master Plan and the NCC’s environmental strategy; and the implementation of the Plan for Canada’s Capital.

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Family appeals for High Road traffic relief Continued from page 4

By rerouting the rail alignment along the city’s pre-existing rail corridor, environmental gains were made: protecting a woodlot with a bird habitat home to two species-at-risk, a natural meadow, another woodlot with wetlands and “significant” habitat with bobolink songbirds.

The team is working to cross Mosquito Creek at its narrowest point, and a naturalized crossing will be constructed in the area to allow animals to freely and safely cross the tracks freely and safely.

“We own it, we might as well use it,” Swail said of the rail corridor. “The impact of that is it reduces a lot of the environmental impacts that would otherwise be produced as a result of the project, in quite sensitive lands that were associated with the previous alignment.”

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The Quinns are also worried about the traffic that will further clog High Road once the train is up and running and commuters head to the park-and-ride.

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Pushing the Trillium LRT line farther south to Bowesville and Earl Armstrong roads will mean a parcel of privately owned land will have to be expropriated by the city for the construction of a station park-and-ride.

“You can’t get out of your driveway in the morning,” Dan said. “That’s just the beginning of it – and coming from all directions.”

Earl Armstrong Road was to have been extended east from High Road to Albion Road a decade ago, providing a more direct route and taking traffic off High Road. However, that has faced delays.

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“That’s the only thing that’s going to solve it, is to go ahead with that,” said Dan. “But it’s still not there. Everybody’s still driving by my front door. It’s crazy in the morning.

I’m sure every school bus in the city goes by.”

This summer, the city gave the go-ahead for an environmental assessment of the extension to Hawthorne Road, which is being planned for sometime after 2031.

“You’re right, it’s a busy intersection, also made busier by the expansion of the casino, as well,” Swail said at the meeting.

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With new sites in all corners of the National Capital Region, Phoenix innovation is building where you want to live.

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“These three floorplans focus on the built-in income generating rental suites in the basement. There is a 35’ bungalow model, a 35’ 2-storey home and a 50’ two storey home. All homes have the superlative sound and fire separation as well as separate mechanicals so the tenant and the owner of the home can both control their environment.”

The Income Series homes will be available on any Phoenix building site that has the appropriate lot size. For example, the two 35’ homes and one 50’ home will be available at Pathways at Findlay Creek, while the two 35’ homes will be available at Fernbank Crossing. The 50’ home will also be available at the Strandherd Meadows site in Barrhaven.

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At Canterbury High School, the dance program is made up of girls and boys from all different types of dance backgrounds and studios in the Ottawa area.

Though students each have their independent strengths when it comes to dance, when they’re in class, they push aside their differences to learn the technique, history, and theory of modern and ballet uniquely.

Although those are the school’s two main branches of dance, its dancers are usually trained in many other genres of dance, classes of which they take outside of school.

It is those dancers’ time to shine at the program’s annual Dance Coffee House. At this show, students can show off their skills in not only ballet and modern, but also jazz, hip hop, tap, lyrical, contemporary, highland, acrobatics and ballroom.

“It’s a really good opportunity to express your creativity,” said Georgia Brown, a student of the program who performed in the show last year. “It’s a chance to practise your dance skills that you might not have the chance to learn in dance class.”

The show also allows the younger students of the program to perform, as they don’t get as many occasions to dance onstage during the year as the

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Canterbury High School dancers in a Grade 11 modern class execute a centre exercise. Junior and seniors will participate in a public show at the school on Nov. 16. seniors.

Katie Macintosh, a Grade 11 dancer who performed in past shows as a junior, said, “In Grade 9, you don’t get to dance a lot in the program, so it’s an opportunity to exceed and learn and practise choreographing your own dances.”

Dancers will split up into groups with their friends to perform a dance they either choreographed themselves or already know.

Money raised at this event will help pay for accompanists, guest choreographers, costumes

and other supplies.

Dance Coffee House is the first of two shows the dancers of Canterbury put on throughout the school year, the second being Dance Night in May. This year, the informal show will take place on Nov. 16. In a change from previous years, it is a by-donation entry, meaning people will pay what they can at the door. Baked goods and hot chocolate will be sold.

The show will take place at 7 p.m. at Canterbury High School, 900 Canterbury Ave. For detils, visit chsdance.ca.

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Paying tribute

Above left: Veterans Affairs Canada employees Valérie Claveau (left) dressed as a Royal Canadian Navy nurse circa 1915-16 while Annie Desjardins dressed in HMCS Cataraqui naval attire prior to the start of the annual Veterans Appreciation Day service at Billings Bridge Shopping Centre on Nov. 8.

Above centre: Golden Triangle resident Bill McLachlan, 94, looks on during the service. McLachlan, who served during the Second World War, is a fixture at the mall, handing out poppies every November.

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Action Plan for Seniors to Live their Best Life The province is taking action to make sure that all seniors are able to access the support they need at every stage of their life with the just announced Aging with Confidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors. We are improving supports in key areas that focus on needs, rather than age. The plan empowers people to make the choices that are right for them when it comes to their care, their independence and how they access government services, whether that is finding ways to keep up an active lifestyle or getting the support needed to live at home longer.

This includes a once-in-a-generation investment in long-term care: we will create over 30,000 new long-term care beds to keep pace with the changing needs of an aging population.

The new action plan offers: • A one-stop website where seniors — about 70 per cent of whom go online every day — can find information about tax credits, drug coverage, powers of attorney, recreation programs and more. Seniors will also be able to get information over the phone in more than 150 languages • An annual high-dose influenza vaccine, targeted to protect seniors, will be available free of charge as part of the Ontario Universal Influenza Immunization Program • Support for “naturally occurring” retirement communities by investing more than $15 million over two years for apartment buildings or housing developments where many seniors already live close to one another • More volunteering opportunities connecting seniors and youth, fostering learning and mentorship while reducing older people’s risk of social isolation • 5,000 new LTC beds over the next four years and 15 million more hours of nursing, personal support and therapeutic care annually for residents in LTC homes, as well as a 10-year plan to create more than 30,000 new beds over the next decade, working with the long-term care sector.

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Pledge made to fix water in Edwards By jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

A solution may be coming down the pipe for residents of a mobile home park in Edwards, who have been plagued with rust-coloured water for decades.

A Nov. 6 media advisory from Osgoode Coun. George Darouze says that a new, stateof-the-art water treatment plant will be placed at the Lynnwood Gardens community, located on York’s Corners Road.

The fix will cost approximately $400,000 — a big investment since the park only holds 50 homes.

Improvements to the water system include a new 30,000-litre cistern to store treated water, as well as reverse osmosis membrane filtration — a water purification technology that uses a semi-permeable membrane to remove ions and larger particles from drinking water. Ultraviolet light will disinfect the water and reduce the chlorine required. The pump house will be in a new building with an upgraded water supply.

Ottawa Public Health issued an advisory telling residents of Lynnwood not to drink their water in June 2016.

The issue garnered the attention of Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, who publicly called out the park’s owners — Killam

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Properties — in the provincial legislature in March of this year.

MacLeod called it “third-world quality water in the capital” and said Killam should be ashamed.

MacLeod said she’s been working on a fix for this “public health issue” for the last decade. She even tried working with Ontario’s environmental commissioner at one point to push for a clean water supply at the park.

MacLeod pledged to solve this problem before handing over the Carleton portion of her riding after the next provincial election.

“This was one problem I wanted solved before concluding my mandate in Carleton.

Today is a good day,” MacLeod wrote in an email.

MacLeod gave credit to former councillor for the area, Doug Thompson, as well as “diligent media” and city officials for working on a solution.

At one point, MacLeod wanted to send a glass of water from Edwards to the company’s executives, much like a scene in the movie Erin Brockovich.

Killam Properties spent two years (20072009) investigating a connection to the Township of Russell’s water supply, but was unable to work out an agreement — even though the water in Russell is City of Ottawa water that bypasses Edwards.

Consultants also looked into connecting to the Carlsbad trickle feed system, but the estimated cost was between $1.2 and $1.7 million. It wasn’t a financially viable option for residents, company spokesperson Pam Cromwell wrote in an email on March 29. Killam also dug an exploratory well in 2008 to try and find better quality water, but the supply wasn’t large enough for the park.

Cromwell said the property management company has thanked residents for their patience. “Killam is pleased to have completed major upgrades to the Lynnwood water supply, including a state-of-the-art water treatment plant, which is providing high-quality drinking water to residents,” she wrote in a Nov. 6 email.

Darouze said he approached Killam a yearand-a-half ago to offer assistance.

“I greatly appreciate the efforts and investments that they have put forward,” Darouze said in a statement. “Killam and I are grateful for the patience and support of residents during the construction and testing phases of this new and significantly improved water system.”

For related coverage, see page 25

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, November 23, 2017 – 10 a.m.

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Resident remains skeptical of water fix

By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Despite accolades from the local councillor, a long-time resident of the Lynnwood mobile home park in Edwards is skeptical about the property management company’s fix.

Kim Prevost, who has lived in the park for more than three decades, wrote in an email that residents are able to wash clothes without risking rust stains for the first time in 40 years. But Prevost is worried how the cost of the $400,000 fix will trickle down to residents.

Prevost said pressure from the city and the Ministry of Environment pushed Killam Properties to fix the water.

Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod called attention to the issue in the provincial legislature in March — calling it Third World quality water in the capital.

“Today is a good day,” she said upon hearing about the plans to improve the water.

But Prevost isn’t so sure. She said the system is up and running, and residents have been told they’ll be billed for the water testing, outside their regular rent. It’s unknown right now how the new system will be billed.

“We await to see how the tenants will be affected,” she said, adding that for residents on a limited income, it can be difficult to deal with any increase in costs. “(It’s been) years and years of waiting for a company that could finally figure out how to obtain somewhat close to good water,” Prevost said, adding she’s skeptical about the price and the fact that sodium levels may still be too high for anyone with heart problems to drink the water.

Prevost said Killam has fixed a lot of issues with the neglected park, but figures they bit off more than they can chew.

“That is the purpose of what they do,” Prevost said of Killam. “To get ‘good’ prices,

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Kim Prevost, a long-time resident of Lynnwood mobile home park in Edwards, is happy the city has lifted the do not drink advisory for their water, but she’s skeptical about the fix and how much it will cost residents. and many times (they) will renovate. But Lynnwood Park … was not necessarily a well-informed purchase.”

Improvements to the water system include a new 30,000-litre cistern to store treated water, as well as reverse osmosis membrane filtration — a water purification technology that uses a semi-permeable membrane to remove ions and larger particles from drinking water. Ultraviolet light will disinfect the

water and reduce the chlorine required. The pump house will be in a new building with an upgraded water supply.

“I greatly appreciate the efforts and investments that they have put forward,” Osgoode Coun. George Darouze wrote in a Nov. 6 release.

Killam Properties spent two years (20072009) investigating a connection to the Township of Russell’s water supply, but was unable to work out an agreement — even though the water in Russell is City of Ottawa water that bypasses Edwards.

Consultants also looked into connecting to the Carlsbad trickle feed system, but the estimated cost was somewhere between $1.2 and $1.7 million.

It wasn’t a financially viable option for residents, company spokesperson Pam Cromwell wrote in an email back on March 29.

Of the latest fix, Cromwell said the property management company thanks residents for their patience.

“Killam is pleased to have completed major upgrades to the Lynnwood water supply, including a state of the art water treatment plant, which is providing high quality drinking water to residents,” she wrote in a Nov. 6 email.

Prevost says the city should step up and deal with the bigger problem of water quality in the area.

Connecting to the Russell water supply, which actually had to bypass Edwards to get to Russell, should have been the first option, Prevost said. She added that the cost would be a barrier. To connect to the main would be high, but there would be the added benefit of making growth more stable for rural south Ottawa.

“To me, it would have been a win-win situation, but you blew it” choosing not to connect to a better source of water for the area, she said to council, .

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Osgoode Legion Remembrance Dinner Each year the Osgoode Legion hosts a Remembrance Day Dinner for the families and friends of Veterans. This dinner is a formal one where everyone that has a uniform, shows up in it. The colour that is added to the hall with the mix of uniforms is really quite inviting. I was honoured to attend, say a few words and mingle with military both present and retirees in the room.

416 Remembrance Ceremony The ceremony held each year at the 416 memorial for Veterans is always a colourful, muscial and well-attended event. Dignitaries from all levels of government are present along with many Veterans with family and friends. Cadets, a pipe band and colourful flag party made up the long procession lineup paying respect for fallen soldiers and the Veterans. It is always one of the largest, most colourful ceremonies.

Remembrance Day Ceremonies Several villages held their Remembrance Day Ceremonies this past weekend. Kenmore, Osgoode and Greely all had their tributes back to back, and in the rain most of the time. The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of those that came out though. Each village had their own line up of special guests to lay wreaths, including current military personnel, government and municipal figures. It was my distinct honour to attend these ceremonies to lay a wreath on behalf of the City. Remember them, never forget.

Lynwood Gardens New Water Treatment Facility Killam has recently commissioned a new, state of the art water treatment plant that will substantially improve the water quality of the private wells that serve the Lynnwood Gardens neighborhood in the community of Edwards.

Improvements to the water system include a new 30,000 litre cistern to store the treated water, additional treatment equipment with advanced technologies, including the Reverse Osmosis membrane filtration to substantially reduce the sodium and soften the water; ultraviolet light to disinfect the water and reduce the chlorine required and a new building with upgraded power supply. These upgrades represent an additional investment of approximately $400,000.

I approached Killam about a year and a half ago to offer my assistance as they worked toward their goal of a better and more reliable water system for Lynnwood, and it has been a pleasure working with them. I greatly appreciate the efforts and investments that they have put forward.

Killam and I are grateful for the patience and support of residents during the construction and testing phases of this new and significantly improved water system. I would also like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of Killam staff and the support of the MOECC and OPH in bringing the water treatment plant on-line.

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t’s a matter of days until festivities for the 105th Grey Cup festival kick off in Ottawa. There may be some grumbling from non-football fans, as traffic clogs in the city centre and noise levels at Lansdowne hit peak levels.

For me, an Ottawan by migration, the festival signifies something fresh about a city that’s been trying to prove something for the last decade or so.

No longer are we a boring, homogenous government town. We know how to have fun!

We know how to throw a party. And we can sell-out a football stadium of 36,000 more than a month before the big event.

More than a decade ago, when the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67’s owner Jeff Hunt led the pitch for yet another Ottawa-based Canadian Football League franchise, there were a lot of skeptics. I’ll admit, after Ottawa’s hiatus from the CFL, which followed the failure of the Renegades, I was one of them. I remember my uncle – a lifelong TiCats fan – calling me

as mascot.

I’ll be the first to admit that football used to leave me scratching my head. I didn’t understand why there was so much standing around.

It took me a number of years and some tutoring from my son before I started to recognize the overall strategy behind the game. I’ll be I still don’t know why they punt the Capital Muse honest, ball on third down. But at least I know what a down is!

With three kids who play sports, I’ve become a spectator sports convert. After nearly up: “What is a RedBlack anyway?”

10 years without, I actually went against the As it turns out, it’s all of us. Hunt and grain and purchased a cable TV package so I his team have made sure of it. They know can sit down and watch every pro sport imagit’s cold for a good portion of the football season and the marketing has been brilliant. inable on the big old TV my cousin dug out of What citizen in Ottawa doesn’t own a piece of his basement for us.

Soccer, one of my favourite games to play, red or black clothing? Who doesn’t want to celebrate Ottawa’s origins as a lumber town? doesn’t quite pack the punch of a football or a It’s a theme that appeals to both English and hockey game on TV. But I sit with my kids, watch UEFA, MLS and all the other soccer league acroFrench speaking populations, particularly nyms, and learn rules I never knew before. with the legendary, tough-talking, man-ofHockey Night in Canada is the newest tradition the-people, French-Canadian Joe Muffaraw

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And then there’s football – specifically the CFL. When the teams kick off I imagine a group of men going into battle. A friend, graduate of the military college, noted there are similarities between football and war strategy. With football, I can see excitement in every play and every player. It’s the one game where each play is a game unto itself.

Even when it looks like the player isn’t actively involved, he has a position to hold and a job to do.

There’s always someone to watch. So nevermind the grumbling over a week of disruption in Ottawa. Let’s embrace our status as a destinationlocation for something other than a G8 meeting.

Ottawa has its problems, but we’ll avoid talking about sinkholes. For now, we can all don our warmest winter gear and welcome the sports fans and others to our exciting old lumbertown.

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Help Santa Toy Parade returns to Bank Street

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The Nov. 18 Help Santa Toy Parade is going back to its route.

After being detoured because of the construction at Lansdowne, the parade is making a return down Bank Street.

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tenburg, chair of the parade, it was important to get back to the traditional route in time for Canada’s 150th year.

“I’m excited, It’s a lot more work this year. There’s more road closures, but it’s going to be good.”

The 48th annual parade will start at city hall at 11 a.m. and

will head down Laurier Avenue to Bank Street where it will turn south towards Lansdowne, to finish at TD Place.

There will also be a postparade celebration in the Aberdeen Pavilion. The Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters’ Association has organized the parade since 1969, collecting toys

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Notice of Study Commencement and Open House Albert and Slater Streets Functional Design Study and Slater Street and Bronson Avenue Environmental Assessment Study Tuesday November 28, 2017 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Presentation at 6:30 p.m.)

Council Chambers and Jean Pigott Place Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Albert and Slater Streets Functional Design Study The City of Ottawa is studying Albert Street, Slater Street and the Mackenzie-King Bridge between Empress Avenue and Waller Street. The study will explore opportunities to improve walking, cycling, transit and general traffic along these streets by reallocating existing Transitway lanes after the O-Train Confederation Line opens in 2018. The study findings will contribute to the City’s planned integrated road reconstruction west of Bay Street and for interim roadway modifications east of Bay Street.

Slater Street and Bronson Avenue Environmental Assessment Study The City of Ottawa is conducting an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate design alternatives for Slater Street between Empress Avenue and Bronson Avenue and for Bronson Avenue and Commissioner Street between Albert and Slater streets. The EA process will involve developing, assessing and evaluating alternatives, leading to a Recommended Plan to improve pedestrian circulation, cycling facilities, traffic circulation and access to adjacent properties. This study will follow the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) for a Schedule “C” project, undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. Your participation in the Open House is an important part of the study where you can discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback. Comments are welcome throughout the EA process and will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. Information about the studies is available on the City’s website at ottawa.ca/albertslater Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. Contact the City’s project managers for additional information or if you require special accommodation.

Please confirm your registration at albert-slater@ottawa.ca by November 24, 2017.

If you are unable to attend the open house, the information will be posted to the study web pages.

Nelson Edwards Senior Project Manager, Transportation Planning Transportation Services Department Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 21290 Email: albert-slater@ottawa.ca 30 Ottawa South News - Thursday, November 16, 2017

Vanessa Black, P. Eng. Transportation Engineer – Network Modification Transportation Services Department Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 12559 Email: albert-slater@ottawa.ca

The 2017 Help Santa Toy Parade will head towards Lansdowne after starting at city hall 11 a.m. on Nov. 18. After changing the route to avoid construction at Lansdowne, the parade returns to Bank Street year. along the route to be distributed to children in need in Ottawa.

Last year, $27,000 in toys was collected.

“No matter where you stand, you’ll see Santa. Bank is a long stretch so there’s lots of space to line up,” Clattenburg said.

The parade will last about an hour. Organizers are anticipating it will arrive at Lansdowne by 12:15 p.m.

Every year, tens of thousands of people line the route and donate cash or new, unwrapped toys while taking in the sights and sounds of floats, bands and clowns.

There will be rolling street closures along the new route, starting early Nov. 18.

Laurier Avenue will be closed at 7 a.m., and Bank Street from Laurier to Gladstone will start

to close at 9 a.m, along with the east and west side streets between O’Connor and Kent.

Before 10 a.m., Bank Street between Gladstone and Glebe will close. Streets should reopen after 1:30 p.m.

For a full list of road closures and times, visit www.racepoint. ca/maps/toyparade.html. Toys are also accepted at any Ottawa fire station until mid-December.

Heron Road Separated Cycling Facilities (Data Centre Road to Bank Street) Open House and Online Consultation

Open House Monday, November 27, 2017 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Jim Durrell Recreation Centre - Elwood Hall 1265 Walkley Road OC Transpo route 44 Free parking is available Online consultation November 23 to December 4, 2017 Ottawa.ca/HeronWestCycling

The City of Ottawa has initiated a functional design study for separated cycling facilities in the Heron Road corridor between Data Centre Road and Bank Street. This project is jointly funded through the Government of Canada’s Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.

Functional design drawings of the proposed cycle tracks will be available online and at the Open House. Potential connections between Heron Road and nearby pathways and transit stops will also be shown in plan form. Both the online consultation and the open house drop-in format give you the opportunity to review the designs, to provide your comments and to direct questions to City staff.

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or e-mail the contact below before the event.

Tell Us What You Think

You have the opportunity to review the functional design and fill out the feedback questionnaire at the open house on November 27, 2017 or online at ottawa.ca/HeronWestCycling between November 23 and December 4, 2017.

Next Steps

The functional design will be refined based on comments received from the public. The detailed design will be carried out in early 2018. The project is not currently funded for construction, and so no date for implementation can be provided at this time.

Complete the feedback questionnaire or email your questions/comments by Monday, December 4, 2017 to the project manager below.

Paul Clarke, P.Eng. Project Manager Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 29882 Email: Paul.Clarke2@ottawa.ca

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Keeping a log house warm during the winter City of Ottawa Draft Budget 2018 At last week’s meeting of City Council, Mayor Jim Watson tabled the 2018 Budget, which presents a balanced, affordable and progressive future for Ottawa. Draft Budget 2018 demonstrates Council’s commitment to growing our city by investing in the things that matter most to residents: continued protection of our critical infrastructure and assets, keeping our communities safe and vibrant, and making the environment a top priority. Some of the Budget highlights for Ward 22 include funding for the detailed design for the Riverside South Community Centre and Branch Library as well as funding for Diamond Jubilee Phase 2 design and development. For more information and a full list of highlights, please visit Michaelqaqish.com.

Breakfast with Santa The Riverside South Community Association (RSCA) and the Findlay Creek Community Association (FCCA) will be hosting their annual Breakfast with Santa events at the beginning of December. The RSCA will be hosting their event on December 2nd at St Jerome Catholic School, located at 4330 Spratt Rd. They will be hosting two sittings, one at 9:00am and one at 10:35am. To purchase tickets please visit riversidesouth.org. The FCCA will be hosting their event the following day on Dec 3rd at the Fred Barrett Arena, located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. They will also be hosting two sittings, one from 8:30am-9:30am and the second from 10:00am-11:00am. For tickets please visit Findlaycreek.ca.

I hope to see you there!

Name the Train Contest As we prepare for Ready for Rail in 2018, a fun new contest has been launched for children and youth aged 16 and under. We want to give youth the opportunity to name the train cars that are part if the biggest infrastructure project in Ottawa’s recent history. Encourage your children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren to participate. A total of 40 trains will be named. The contest ends December 8th and winners will be announced in 2018. The entry form, along with more contest details, can be found at octranspo.com/ready4rail OC Transpo Christmas Food Drive Get in the holiday spirit and help us fill a bus with food for the Ottawa Food Bank! OC Transpo will have buses parked outside your local grocery store in hopes of filling them with food to distribute this holiday season. Stop by to donate on Saturday December 2nd from 9am to 6pm. In Ward 22, you can donate locally at Loblaws at 3201 Greenbank Road or at Moncion’s Your Independent Grocer at 671 River Road.

Mayor’s 17th Christmas Celebration Join Jim Watson at the Mayor’s 17th Annual Christmas Celebration. It is taking place on December 9th from 2:00pm – 6:00pm at City Hall at Marion Dewar Plaza and in Jean Piggott Place. There will be Beavertails, ice skating on the Rink of Dreams, marshmallow roasting, Christmas carols and live entertainment for all to enjoy. Santa and Mrs. Claus are also rumored to be coming and will be housed in their very own outdoor cabin! Admission to this event is a non-perishable food donation to the Ottawa Food Bank.

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atching Mother get the house ready for the cold blasts of winter, told me that soon the fields would be blanketed with snow as far as the eye could see, and a path would lead us to the barns and the pump in the yard.

The long underwear and navy blue fleece-lined bloomers would be ready to replace the flour bag underpants we wore.

But Mother, after coming from New York City, to a log house with no amenities, soon found out it took more than the heat from the Findlay Oval to keep the house warm during the long winters.

First, she took the rag bag from behind the kitchen door, cut long strips from ragged underwear no longer fit to wear and laid everything out on the kitchen table.

Then with a kitchen knife, she stuffed every window frame in the kitchen, so that not a breath of air could

come in, while preventing heat from going out.

When she finished, the window looked like it had been wrapped for Christmas.

Bed sheets would be replaced with flannelette, which I thought were more than a step up from the four flour bags sewn together.

Mother would bring in from the summer kitchen the same four bricks that had been stacked out there since spring, and they would be put on the back of the cook stove after supper had been cleared away so that by the time we went upstairs to bed, they would be hot ... too hot to handle, so would be wrapped in newspaper and then in a towel.

Just before we crawled into bed, Mother would put the hot bricks in our beds.

Sometime through the night, and I could never catch her at it, my sister Audrey with whom I shared the bed, would remove the bricks when they had lost their heat, and in the morning I would see them stacked

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at the stair step to be taken back down to the kitchen.

And when it was obvious that winter was here to stay, the parlour, the smallest room in the house, would be closed off.

A braided rug would be rolled and placed on the floor tight to the door to keep the precious heat in the kitchen.

The parlour would only be opened if it was our turn to host the Saturday night party, when hopefully enough heat from the kitchen would warm it up before neighbours moved in to play euchre.

With no foundation under the house, the floors were always cold and drafty.

Aunt Bertha, our next door neighbour, showed Mother how to make simple felt slippers, which were really only two pieces of felt held together with blanket-stitching, but helped a little.

But when we sat around the old pine table at night, we each had our own cushion to put under our feet as well.

Father, of course, never complained about the cold house. At night he sat in the rocking chair by the stove, with his feet on the oven door.

His long combination underwear served as his pyjamas, and hand-knit sox from Mrs. Beam left his feet only when Mother forcibly removed them from his feet to add them to the Monday wash.

When the serious blasts of winter finally came to Northcote, the pine table, which at other times sat in front of the window looking out to the grape arbour, was moved out from that wall, more into the middle of the kitchen when we had our meals, or after supper when we sat around it involved in the amusements that helped us wile away the time before we climbed the stairs for bed.

The kitchen, the biggest room in the house, would be as warm as toast in the evening.

I knew before he went to bed, Father would stoke the Findlay Oval, wait for it to catch so we wouldn’t have a flue fire, and as winter closed in around us, everything that could be done, had been done to help us through the bitterly cold winters of Renfrew county.

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he cattle are gone. We are a livestock-free farm. I posted on Facebook that I was sad to see them go and within minutes their new owner posted back: “They are in good hands. The move went well and they all settled in without an issue. Apples and grain for all upon arrival.” He already knows the way to their hearts. I can rest easy.

With no bull in the barnyard and no cattle in the pasture, we can now wander our property freely.

The Farmer and I decided to take the Ferg on a walkabout.

We went through the gate to the barnyard and had to coax him along on the end of the leash. The last time he went through that fence he got zapped by his wireless security collar.

He has a good memory.

Now he knows it’s OK to go out of his boundaries, if one of us is with him. It took him a few tries to get used to going down the driveway as well.

I think at eight months he is now old enough to know the difference.

We let him off his leash and he bounded across the barnyard after a squirrel, whimpering when it darted up a tree out of his reach. He stopped

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife

“...he burst into action, running in frantic circles as fast as he could go. I think he was trying to tell us he was happy.” to pick up a dried cow patty, but dropped it immediately when scolded.

“Go find a stick,” I encouraged him.

We reached the edge of the forest and opened another gate.

Stepping into the trees, I heard a whimper and turned to see Fergus sitting there at the gate. “It’s OK, Ferg.

Good boy. Come on now.” And he gingerly stepped into the ferns.

That first section of the forest was

a bouquet of fallen leaves, deer marks and porcupine poop for Fergus to discover.

He leaped over tree stumps and limbo’ed under fallen branches, following one scent trail after another.

The second part of the forest, closer to the creek, was less fun. I was getting snagged and scratched through my jeans by thorny bushes at every step. He didn’t complain but I imag-

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ine it wasn’t very comfortable at dog level either.

Then we reached the cornfield.

A section of corn about 10 feet wide had been trampled all around the perimeter. I thought a tractor had done it, but the Farmer said no, it was wildlife. Even raccoons can bring down stands of corn quite effectively.

What a mess.

Fergus pointed out the little highheeled hoof marks left behind by deer and the tiny clawed hand prints of raccoons.

When we reached the creek, Fergus lost his mind. He raced down to the water’s edge, lured by the smell of frogs.

As soon as he reached the water, though, he stopped short. I don’t think we have to worry about him jumping in just yet. It still takes a bit of convincing to get him to try something new.

We checked out the duck blind and Fergus sat quietly watching a family quacking along the edge of the creek.

When we turned to head back into the forest, however, he burst into action, running in frantic circles as fast as he could go. I think he was trying to tell

us he was happy.

He is off leash all the time around the house but going on a walkabout is a whole other experience. The assortment of smells must be quite a delight for his heightened senses.

When we returned from our trail walk the Farmer decided to cut a permanent trail through the woods for us.

I will look for cross-country skis so that Mina and I can enjoy them this winter.

For now, the trails will give us a great walking path for Fergus so that he doesn’t get attacked by thorns anymore. He can go off-leash and enjoy all 200 acres of his property safely.

We haven’t had a chance to try out the new forest pathways yet, because hunting season is now underway.

There aren’t supposed to be any uninvited hunters on our property, but we aren’t taking any chances.

We will have to wait a few more days until it is safe to once again venture into the forest with a doe-coloured dog that bounces through the brush like a deer. w w w. t h e a c c i d e n t a l f a r m w i fe. blogspot.com email: dianafisher1@gmail.com

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Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,799. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not combined with certain other consumer incentives. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. 1 Sierra 5-star Overall Vehicle Score applies to 1500 series vehicles. U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). 2 Visit onstar.ca for vehicle availability. Services and connectivity vary by model, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. Requires active OnStar service and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T or its local service provider. 3 The OnStar Basic Plan is available on eligible new and pre-owned vehicles equipped with OnStar 4G LTE hardware for 5 years or the remaining term. The Basic Plan is transferable to subsequent owners for the remaining term. It includes the monthly Diagnostics Report emails (capabilities vary by model), Dealer Maintenance Notification, access to select vehicle mobile app features and more. Your vehicle must have been compatible with the vehicle’s mobile app prior to the OnStar 4G LTE hardware upgrade, if applicable. This plan does not include emergency, security or navigation services. These and other services require a paid or Add-On Plan. Visit onstar.ca for vehicle availability, coverage maps, details and system limitations. Available 4G LTE with Wi-Fi hotspot requires WPA2-compatible mobile device and data plan. Data plans are provided by AT&T or its local service provider. 4 Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. Data plan rates apply. 5 Not compatible with all devices. 6 Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2017 Small Pickup segment and latest competitive information available at time of printing. Excludes other GM vehicles. 7 The 2-Year Scheduled LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2017 MY Chevrolet, Buick or GMC vehicle (excluding Spark EV) with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the Oil Life Monitoring System and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. 8 Whichever comes first, fully transferable. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for complete details. 9 Services vary by model, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. Unlock feature requires automatic locks. Remote start requires factory-installed and enabled remote start system.

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Mayor’s Report

RemembeRing Canada’s 150th anniveRsaRy and Ottawa 2017 By: Mayor Jim Watson As we approach the Holiday season, it is also a time to begin to say farewell to 2017 and to reflect on the incredible year our country’s 150th birthday was.

Ottawa 2017 did a fantastic job at organizing and celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial in our City, and I am thankful for the lasting memories they’ve created for residents and visitors alike.

It will be impossible to forget some of the year’s events, which transformed our City, captivated our imagination and elevated Ottawa onto the international scene.

Some of 2017’s highlights include the Juno Awards and Juno week, Red Bull Crashed Ice, MosaïCanada 150, the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open LPGA Tour, Mìwàte – Illumination of Chaudière Falls, Canada’s Table, the Interprovincial Picnic on the Bridge and the 105th Grey Cup and Festival.

Musical tribute

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The Canterbury High School choir sings ‘Flanders Fields’ during a candlelight tribute held at the National War Museum on Nov. 6.

Ottawa also saw record crows in 2017. Over 250, 000 guest celebrated close to 50 nations during their national days during Ottawa Welcomes the World at Lansdowne Park.

More than 325,000 people made their way underground to the future Lyon LRT station for the multimedia show Kontinuum, and got a glimpse into Light Rail Transit in our City.

But the most impressive crowd we had was most certainly the 750,000 people who immersed themselves into the magic that La Machine brought to our city. LongMa and Kumo will forever be engraved into our hearts and memories, and have changed the way we see our city.

We would not have been able to make 2017 the success it has been without the tremendous contributions from our funding partners CIBC, Bell, and the Governments of Ontario and Canada. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to the amazing local volunteers who were superstars throughout the whole year – 3,000 strong!

But the celebrations are not quite over yet. The month of December will be a winter sport extravaganza, with many exciting events taking place.

On December 16, the Ottawa Senators will face the Montreal Canadiens at Lansdowne Park during the 2017 Scotiabank NHL100 Classic™ outdoor hockey game. This historical game marks the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup, the 100th anniversary of the first NHL game and the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Senators.

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Construction of Canterbury’s $5.8-million outdoor covered rink, officially called the Jim Tubman Chevrolet Sens Rink, is nearing completion. A grand opening is being planned for mid-December, in time for the skating season.

Neuropathic Pain Treatment Study

The following day on December 17, the Ottawa 67s will host the Gatineau Olympiques for an exciting outdoor hockey game at Landowne Park and from December 2 to 10, the best men’s and women’s curling teams from across the country compete to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tickets for these events can be purchased at www.Ottawa2017.ca.

Lastly, residents will be able to taking the breathtaking views of our Parliament building while skating on an outdoor rink right on Parliament Hill from December 7 to 31, 2017. The skating rink will be free to access, and a great family-friendly activity.

As we head into 2018, I want to wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the very best for the New Year.

Queen’s University researchers are conducting a pain treatment study in people with nerve injury or nerve disease, not related to back or neck problems.

Requires 4 visits to Kingston over 18 weeks & no serious heart or kidney disease.

Study treatments provided free of charge.

For more information please contact: Sylvia Robb, RN, Dept. of Anesthesiology Kingston General Hospital 613-549-6666 x 3964

Jim Watson, Mayor, City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2496 • Fax: 613-580-2509

www.JimWatsonOttawa.ca

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you are anxious to go on an adventure, but you simply can’t find time in your schedule. You may just have to make it happen by turning off your devices and heading out.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Conversations with others should be kept light and easy this week to avoid any drama, Sagittarius. Delving deeper into others’ lives is the furthest thing from your mind.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your words and actions may not be matching up right now. This may be confusing to others. It may be better to just lead by example.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, even if you are sure that your perspective will win over the crowd, you have to accept there will be some who don’t agree with you. Be gracious and don’t step on any toes.

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40. Rip 41. Remove 44. Puts together in time 45. Rotary engines 48. Skeletal structure 49. Member of a labor organization 50. Japanese classical theater 51. Undergarments

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you have worked hard and are now beginning to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Treat yourself to whatever you would like. Be proud of your efforts.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, your self-esteem can soar this week if you surround yourself with the right people. Fill your days with fun and many activities.

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tails, call 613-822-1451 or 613826-6128.

Blossom Park â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Bernard Church holds its annual bazaar on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1720 Bernard St., with baked goods, crafts, books and treasures., and a tea and coffee corner.

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United Church, at 3191 Riverside Dr., hosts a bazaar on Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with lunch, crafts, quilts, knitting, jewelry, gourmet items, baking, books, and more.

Manotick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hosts its annual bazaar at 2015 River Rd. on Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon, with a silent auction, home baking, crafts, a tea room

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Alta Vista â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Emmanuel United Church, at 691 Smyth Rd., hosts â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Messy Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on Nov. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., with food, crafts, games and worship.

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Manotick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Manotick Art Association holds its autumn Inspirations Art Show

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Alta Vista â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Timothyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church, 2400 Alta Vista Dr., is holding its Candy Cane Bazaar on Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with baking, deli items, jewelry, crafts, a silent auction and Christmas treasures. A hot lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $15.

Kars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church hosts its annual Tartan Bazaar and Cafe on Nov. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Kars R.A. Hall. There will be home baking, pickles, knitting, sewing and crafts by the Gorgeous Grannies. Come and enjoy a delicious home-cooked lunch.

Alta Vista â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Christmas marketplace takes place at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. on Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with fashion accessories, gift baskets, deli and baked goods and crafts. Enjoy lunch for $10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Greely â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Greely Legion branch hosts its next euchre tournament on Nov. 11, with registration and a light lunch at noon and play at 1 p.m. The cost is $15. The branch is located at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. For de-

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