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New Year’s Eve Celebration at City Hall The New Year is right around the corner and you are invited to attend the kick-off to the Ottawa 2017 festivities at City Hall on December 31 at 6:15pm.

Join residents of Ottawa for this early-evening, family-friendly celebration that will include the lighting of a spectacular cauldron at Ottawa City Hall. The ignition of this special landmark will cue hundreds of Ottawa-area students to form a human chain 750 metres in length from City Hall to Parliament Hill, connecting young people from diverse backgrounds and weaving a line of youthful optimism through downtown. After the Fire of Friendship from City Hall re-ignites the Centennial Flame, stick around Parliament Hill to ring in 2017 in patriotic style. There will be two fireworks displays.

The first is scheduled for 8:17pm (aka 20:17). The second will take place at midnight. In between, stay warm with the hot sounds of some outstanding Canadian recording artists: Carly Rae Jepsen, Radio Radio and Brett Kissel. Ride on OC Transpo free of charge starting at 4:30pm up to 3am on Jan 1.

New Bus Fares Starting January 1 New and simplified OC Transpo fares will go into effect on January 1, 2017, as part of preparations for the launch of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018. Fare prices were set by City Council in the 2017 budget. Fare change highlights include the following: All routes will require regular fare only, express fares will no longer be charged and a unified monthly pass will replace the separate Regular and Express Passes, (ii) cash fare is reduced, (iii) a new Youth Pass for those aged six to 19 will replace the Student Monthly Pass. Children aged five and under continue to ride for free, (iv) no top ups will be required on Para Transpo, including for Community Pass holders who are Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recipients, (v) A new Access Pass will be available to Para Transpo registrants who are not ODSP recipients. The Access Pass will be the same price as the Community Pass and provides unlimited travel on conventional service and a one-third discount from the single-ride fare for trips on Para Transpo.

River Ward Winter Movie Night The first of three, free River Ward Winter Movie Nights will take place on Saturday January 7 at 6pm. The movie, Spy Kids 4, will be shown at the Carlington Recreation Centre, located at 1520 Caldwell Avenue. Doors open at 6pm, movie to follow at approximately 6:15pm. Bring a blanket and yoga mat. All are welcome, but kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Winter, spring, summer and fall: LRT development in 2017

BY BRIER DODGE brier.dodge@metroland.com

There’s light at the end of the tunnel. The new year will see a significant amount of work on the city’s light-rail transit system, including the completion of most of the infrastructure for Phase 1 in 2017.

City staff are working within goals that are set for the year, which lineup with the four seasons. Here’s a roundup of what milestones and targets light-rail construction and planning are expected to meet in 2017.

WINTER

The final piece of tunnel excavation will be finished early in the winter, propbably in January, said Steve Cripps, the city’s director of LRT Phase 1 construction. As of mid-December, there were only 20-metres of tunnelling excavation left to go.

Vehicles five through eight will be in assembly, finishing up early in the winter. Some vehicles are already ready to go and being used for testing.

From there, work will start on the rest of the 34 vehicles, which are expected to “just continue to come off the assembly line,� said Cripps.

As the vehicles are completed, they’ll be added to an expanding test track. At the start of the new year, the test track that recently opened between Cyrville and Blair will expand towards St. Laurent. Testing will continue through the year and into 2018 (see sidebar).

Tremblay Station, which connects VIA Rail with light rail, is scheduled to be completed this winter. Blair, Cyrville and St. Laurent sta-

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tions are almost complete, and the final elements will be finished in early 2017.

Also early 2017, documents detailing plans for Phase 2 will be completed, said Chris Swail, director of O-Train planning. The city’s reference documents were nearing completion at the end of 2016, which include details, such as what kind of platform a specific station might need, and how bus service and LRT will be integrated together at specific locations.

City council will then receive a report on how staff recommend the city procure all of Phase 2.

Then, the city will start with the request for qualifications process – where companies begin the process of bidding on the Phase 2 contract. Companies have to be screened before they can bid on the project.

Planners will be hoping to secure federal funding for the “Phase 2 plusâ€? stations before the plans go to the request for proposal stage in the spring. If the proposed airport link and extension to Trim Road are going to be built, it is hoped that funding from the feds will come in before the spring RFP process. “We’ve gone ahead with our preliminary engineering teams to design both the airport link and the extension to Trim because we got the commitment from the province in July to fund 50 per cent,â€? Swail said. “So we’re prepared; we went ahead with the preliminary design ‌ our hope is we get some sort of announcement from the federal government.â€?

He said it is hoped that the federal funding commitment will receive Treasury Board approval before the project goes out for RFP. See SPRING, page 5

What testing needs to be done?

Testing basically falls into three categories, said Steve Cripps, director of Phase 1 construction.

Testing is done on design clearances, to make sure a vehicle has enough room so it can move and sway as it goes. The train will have foam padding put around it, representing the design clearances to make sure they are okay. “They’ll put that down the track and if everything is clear, it’s met the design clearance,� Cripps said. “They call that the dynamic envelope.�

Testing will also be done on different parts of the vehicle to make sure it works properly.

They’ll also be testing to make sure that the systems can all operate in extreme temperatures – which is vital for Ottawa’s climate.

And then the systems that make everything run and talk to each other will have to be tested, such as the closed-circuit televisions.

The dynamic envelope testing has already happened, and most vehicle component testing is done before a train gets on the tracks.

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Spring and summer will see multimedia show, track installation wraps up Continued from page 4

SPRING

By early spring, the concrete lining, which is the final lining for the stations in the LRT tunnel, will be complete, which Cripps said is a “huge milestone” for the project.

Lyon Station, the first underground station for those travelling eastbound, is scheduled for completion in the spring. It’ll give access to an underground north-south pedestrian route.

Companies will start the backand-forth with the city to put together bids for Phase 2, which can include requesting more information on specific items, or presenting potential designs to city staff to see if they fit with the vision. This process will go on throughout the year, and continue into early 2018, said Swail.

SUMMER

Pimsi Station, which will run across a raised Booth Street Bridge, should be complete in the summer.

Pimsi Station will include a theme to celebrate the culture of the Algonquin people. Lees Station is also scheduled to be completed in the summer.

While Lyon Station won’t be completely finished, it will be open for a celebration timed for Canada Day. Prior to Canada Day, Lyon Station will host a multimedia event, where people can come in and see what the

nearly-complete station looks like. station will be a hub for Westboro, The sound-and-light show will and nearby government offices.

Bayview, uOttawa and Hurdman MILESTONE: stations should also be complete in In early spring, the late fall.

Parliament and Rideau stations full concrete lining for all stations were also expected to be completed in the LRT tunnel in the fall, but they’ve been delayed is expected to be due to the 2016 sinkhole issues, said Cripps. completed.

“They didn’t progress as much as planned because they need to run for 10 weeks, and be free to the continue hauling material out. You can’t really finish a station when public.

Late in the summer – potentially you’re hauling material out,” he stretching into early fall – the track said. He said the stations will be installation should be completed done in 2018 instead of late 2017, for Phase 1. During the same time but it won’t impact the overall frame, operator training will be- schedule.

There have been discussions gin and OC Transpo operators will start to learn to operate the light- about forestry issues in the west end of the city for Phase 2, and fall rail trains.

A variety of other projects will be could potentially bring some changwell underway, such as the assembly MILESTONE: of the actual vehicles. The first veStations including hicle was put together in upper New Tunney’s Pasture, York State by the manufacturer, Bayview, uOttawa and work will continue on the reand Hurdman are maining vehicles until there are 34 expected to be completed trains.

completed in the fall.

FALL

By the fall, work should be wrapping up on “the true hard construction and civil work,” Cripps said.

That includes the catenary system (see sidebar) and any finishing touches on the track.

Tunney’s Pasture Station construction should wrap up in the fall after a summer 2016 start. This

es in the Byron Linear Park, where trees may be transplanted to other locations. The exact timeline is unknown, but Swail said discussions are underway for transplanting and advancing plantings in areas where trees could get five to six years of growth to provide a visual screen along the Phase 2 route.

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A sinkhole that opened up on Rideau Street on June 8, 2016 delayed the Rideau Street Station.

2018

The project remains on track to be completed in the first half of 2018, Cripps said.

Overtime hours and extra staff have helped to mitigate the delays from the sinkhole on Rideau Street back on June 8, 2016.

And 2018 will also be when shovels hit the ground for Phase 2. Any physical work done on Phase 2 in 2017 would just be the moving or planting of trees, or working with city utilities, so 2018 is when Phase 2 construction will really begin.

The winning bid will also be selected for who will build Phase 2 in 2018.

What’s a catenary system?

It’s a technical term for the system that supplies the electricity to the vehicles. The trains have a connection to a wire overhead that provides the power. The overhead wire and poles, which look similar to hydro poles, are known as the catenary system.

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29-year-old man faces charges following Albert Street stabbing

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

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A 36-year-old Ottawa man is accused of making and distributing child pornography.

Ottawa man faces 23 charges relating to child pornography

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

An Ottawa man is facing more than 20 charges for making and distributing child pornography following a cross-border investigation.

David Sharpe, 36, is charged with one count of distribution of child pornography, three counts of possession of child pornography, six counts of making child pornography, as well as two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference and nine counts of voyeurism.

According to Const.

Chuck Benoit, more charges could be forthcoming as the investigation continues. On Dec. 20, police executed a search warrant in the 1400-block of Prince of Wales Drive.

Benoit said police received a tip about a photo sharing website and Ottawa police and Quebec police worked together to investigate Sharpe and execute the search warrant.

“There’s lots of things that they gather when it comes to this material,” Benoit said,

mentioning cameras and other electronics.

Police are still engaged in an forensic examination and victim identification.

“Sometimes we are not able to identify victims because sometimes victims are not from this area and sometimes we never identify them because we can’t show pictures,” Benoit said.

But it’s not unusual for other charges to arise during an investigation, he said.

“Sometimes a name rings a bell … and there’s more to the story they can add.”

Ottawa police have arrested a man for attempted murder and several other offences after a victim was stabbed on Albert Street on Dec. 20.

The 29-year-old man is also charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, unlawfully being in a dwelling house, forcible confinement, theft and commit an indecent act with intent to insult or offend. The arrest went off without incident in the 700-block of Albert St. The suspect he was interviewed and charged.

According to Ottawa police Const. Chuck Benoit, police received a call about an injured man after 8 a.m.

Dec. 20. The victim, a man in his 20s, was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Benoit said there were multiple stab wounds. “(The suspect) forced his way inside the residence and from there an individual, the victim, was assaulted and stabbed inside the unit,” Benoit said of the alleged incident. Later the victim was able to flee from the residence and call 911.

Benoit said the victim and

suspect knew each other, but weren’t friends.

“There was no threat to the public at the time of the incident. This was an incident that occurred at this location for a reason, although it was not targeted towards this individual — the victim,” Benoit said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the police’s central criminal investigation unit at 613-2361222, ext.5166.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.

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very year, as the kids anticipate Christmas, I try to limit their expectations. Santa visits us, but he only fills a stocking with small items and no electronics. Grandparents like to give cash, but the kids have to carefully ponder how they’ll spend that money.

(Based on the clean-up of the toy cupboard in the lead-up to the big day, I said no cheap plastic toys).

Sadly, however, nobody limits my expectations. It’s not about gifts for me, not at my age. It’s about attempting to create a harmonious day, where kids feel they are equally loved via the gifting of material goods. I always have a dinner plan, with the goal to make

Well, I forgot to take it out of the freezer, so thawing on Christmas Day involved some turkey in the bath time, at a time when I wished to be bathing.

certain dishes a day or so in advance.

Typically, however, I’m up until 2 a.m. on the night before, wrapping presents and waiting for the man in the red suit.

The children, loathe to wake on time for the school bus most mornings, are up a few hours later ready to dive into those socks full of candy and gadgets. Photos of me on Christmas morning generally show bagged eyes and me in pyjamas until noon. Sometimes I throw some tacky Christmas earrings on in case anyone shows at the door.

By the time turkey hour rolls around, I’m pretty much spent.

The living room is piled to the ceiling with colourful paper and plastic ribbon; the kids are fighting (ie: ready for a nap that will never occur); my husband’s a bit grumpy from the

was missing ingredients. And with a plan to go sober for the holidays, I didn’t even have a glass of wine to calm my nerves.

We survived. We did. But next year, I’m thinking of changing up our tradition in a big way. I’m thinking simplicity – cabin in the woods, a single homemade gift each, canned beans, snow gently bathing. I should have been putting the gobbler in the oven, falling outside as we all quietly when the in-laws showed up for play Scrabble by the fire. It will a brunch I hadn’t yet prepared. never happen, but it’s good to I was exhausted and realized I dream.

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Capital Muse realization I may have gone a teensy bit over budget (or way over); and the kitchen looks like someone painted it with egg and maple syrup. Usually around this time, we have to feed the offspring again or risk an all-out coup.

Generally, this is when a sophisticated elderly neighbour shows up at the door to witness us in all our messy glory.

I thought this year would be different. First, I vowed to be thrifty around presents. I sourced a pair of downhill ski boots for five dollars! I bought a rug for my daughter’s room from Kijiji for six. I kept an eye out for the odd fun thing, but also focused on getting the kids things they could use – such as sweaters and ski gear – rather than things that would end up broken in the bottom of a toy bin by this time next year – such as superhero figures. In November, I sourced a number of unique gift items in a certain small town hospital gift shop – all proceeds to charity – and I shopped the clearance section.

But I blew it in the final week. I went to stores one day to get one little thing. And I went the next day as well.

And as I started examining the thrifty gifts, I realized there was an uneven amount of material love to be distributed among the offspring; I realized that secondhand gifts are okay, but maybe my daughter needed a princess Barbie in all her fine store packaging. For the next three days, I found myself in and out of malls and before I knew it, I’d blown the budget big time.

And then there was the turkey. It always looks so easy.

I cook dinner six nights of the week.

How hard can it be to cook a bird? Well, I forgot to take it out of the freezer, so thawing on Christmas Day involved some turkey in the bath time, at a time when I wished to be

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Bonjour, je m’appelle Anita Vandenbeld, députée d’Ottawa Ouest-Nepean et de ma famille à la vôtre, joyeuses fêtes! C’est le temps de joie, de générosité et de célébration. Cette saison des fêtes j’encourage tous les Canadiens à partager l’esprit des fêtes - à passer du temps avec nos familles et nos proches et à partager notre joie avec tous nos voisins.

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Best wishes for 2017 W e hope your holidays are going well. No matter your religious beliefs, it’s the time to think ahead to how things might get better in

2017.

For many, 2016 has been a bit of a downer.

The good news? The year 2016 is nearly over.

We would like to wish a few folks some good things for the coming year: For the Ottawa RedBlacks and their fans: a Grey Cup victory at home, on the field right here at TD Place.

For the Ottawa Senators and their fans: an outdoor game with a win over the Montreal Canadiens, then a playoff berth and maybe something silver. And smooth sailing for plans to move to LeBreton Flats.

For our mayor, Jim Watson, and the city’s commuters: light-rail on time and on budget, with not a sinkhole in sight.

For our sick and injured: a paramedic service that’s well funded and able to respond when called.

For our health care workers: bigger budgets

and more peers.

For the Ottawa Hospital: quick approvals for a new Civic campus and maybe even shovels in the ground.

For our police: the best training possible on use of force, and a even better relationship with all Ottawans (since the vast majority respect the work they do every day).

For gang members: a change of heart, or at least a change of address far, far away from the nation’s capital.

For our aquatic wildlife and the city’s beachgoers: cleaner water as the Ottawa River Action Plan gets started.

For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: peace, order and Sunny Ways. And great patience when the next guy on our list visits Ottawa.

For future U.S. president Donald Trump: good advisers, and listening skills at least on par with the average eight-year-old.

For Ottawa 2017 party planners: a great imagination, great success and great weather.

For all of us: a 150th birthday for Canada we’ll remember all our lives.

2016: you’re welcome to it

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anuary: Pick-and-pay system for cable television subscribers begins. It will completely fail to revolutionize television viewing in Canada.

February: The finalists for the development of LeBreton Flats are unveiled. It only took 50 years to reach this stage which, in geological time, is pretty quick. As of today, it is safe to say that LeBreton Flats has moved about as far ahead as pick-and-pay.

The new Liberal government, desperate to be inclusive, unveils a questionnaire which will get the views of people about the Victims of Communism Memorial. As a result, the memorial has progressed just as far as LeBreton Flats and pick-and-pay.

But all Ottawa talks about is the trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs that brings Dion Phaneuf, a star defenceman, to the Ottawa Senators.

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April: The Senators don’t make the NHL playoffs but, on a happier note, plans begin to emerge for Ottawa’s 2017 celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. One very positive aspect of the 2017 celebration: it will, unlike most other projects mentioned earlier, be over before 2018.

May: The Tragically Hip start their farewell tour. Scalpers get most of the tickets. Another reason to hate the Internet.

June: The festival season begins in Ottawa. People leave their houses and discover how truly dug up downtown Ottawa is.

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sway again. This could mean that the Queensway will be dug up as well to allow people to get downtown to see how dug up downtown is.

July: Everybody goes away.

August: People chase Pokémon whatsits all over town, turning up in the hundreds in public places and your front yard for reasons that are not easily explainable. There are assurances that it will be gone before LeBreton Flats is finished.

September: Along with the idea of widening the Queensway comes the idea of narrowing the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. Don’t ask.

October: Something unexpected happens along the road to legalized marijuana: People open stores to sell the stuff. Why weren’t we warned?

November: Photo radar is proposed, once again, this time for areas around schools. No one seems to have strong arguments against it and we may see it around the time pick-andpay arrives.

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ing can begin. Our RedBlacks win the Grey Cup. Hordes of newly-arrived Americans wonder where the fourth down went.

December: The Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital is moving to Tunney’s Pasture, then it isn’t. To compound the mood of illogic that sweeps over the city, the province announces plans to widen the Queensway again.

Onward and downward to 2017.

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O-Train Station to get name change to ward off confusion

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

To head off the potential for confusion, the city is planning to rename the Trillium O-Train transit station in the Confederation Heights area.

The busy hub, which serves as an OC Transpo bus depot and a light-rail station at Heron Road and Bronson Avenue near the Airport Parkway, will likely be renamed in 2017.

“The name Confederation Station needs to change next year because we have the pending Confederation (lightrail transit) line – the eastwest line – opening in 2018,” said River Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward includes that station.

The station was originally named because of its proximity to the Canada Post headquarters, the Sir Leonard

Tilley building that houses the Communications Security Establishment, as well as the Revenue Canada Data Centre.

“It’s called Confederation because the entire federal government complex in the Heron-Riverside area (is) all called Confederation Heights,” Brockington explained.

“Confederation Heights was a mouthful so they shrunk it to Confederation.”

In addition to being used by federal government workers and local residents from Heron Park and Riverside Park, Confederation Station also sees west-end residents transferring there from eastbound buses.

As well, it is also a transfer point for riders heading to and from Carleton University, Brockington said.

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‘Spectacular’ light and fire show planned for New Year’s Eve

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The New Year will begin with a bang and set the tone for other events to follow in 2017, says Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017.

Laflamme outlined a number of large-scale events planned throughout the city to celebrate Canada’s 150th at the Beaverbrook library branch in Kanata on Dec. 8.

“Our plan with 2017 is to spark our imagination and inspire our future,” he said. “I don’t think people will see our city the same way after 2017.”

It begins on New Year’s Eve with the lighting of a “spectacular” cauldron – a threedimensional rendering of the Ottawa 150 logo – in front of city hall at 6:15 p.m., he said.

The fire from the lit cauldron will then travel about 800 metres along a human chain of hundreds of Ottawa youths holding torches to relight the Centennial Flame – which will

turn 50 years old on Dec. 31 – in front of Parliament Hill.

“We’re going to create an almost one kilometre stretch of light and fire between the grounds of city hall and Parliament Hill,” said Laflamme.

“Just imagine the spectacular stretch of light and fire on Elgin Street.”

At 20:17 (8:17 p.m.), the Governor General will reignite the Centennial Flame with the fire from the city.

The federal government will then host a 20-minute “musical pyro” show on the Hill followed by live music, more fireworks at midnight and a DJ set until 1 a.m.

“What we will do is complementary to what the federal government will do in our city,” said Laflamme.

He said his team is responsible for 120 “major productions” that will take place throughout 2017.

These include music events, sound and light shows, cultural performances, sporting

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The New Year will begin with a bang with the lighting of a ‘spectacular’ cauldron in front of City Hall. events and more.

“This is not only about the downtown core,” said Laflamme, adding events will take place “across the city in all wards.”

To see a full list of activities, visit ottawa2017.ca.

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Ottawa and Gatineau artists earn more per capita than artists in six other major municipalities, but funding for the arts is still comparatively low, a report released by the Community Foundation of Ottawa says.

The report was part of a series of Insights put out by the foundation on topics, from education to the arts. The latest insight was released at the Shenkman Arts Centre on Dec. 15.

Rebecca Aird, director of community engagement for the foundation, said that too much attention has been paid to the median income of artists.

“It’s a relatively small data set and an after tax income of $25,000 is not really that much,” she said.

The median income of the overall population is $41,000, Aird said.

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ronto, Aird said.

The information from the latest report comes from 20 or 30 original sources, including Statistics Canada and the Canadian Benchmarking Network.

When it comes to funding from the city and upper levels of government, Ottawa lags behind other cities such as Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

The funding equals approximately $9.40 per capita, which is line with Edmonton and Calgary, but behind Montreal, which is closer to $11.

In 2015, the city spent $9.3 million on grants for arts and culture, up from $8.7 million in 2012. But anticipated increases were not maintained beyond 2014, the community foundation says.

“The funding for the arts did receive a bump this year, but it’s still below the levels promised in the 2012 arts action plan,” Aird said.

The foundation’s analysis comes just a week after the arts

community made a plea for more money during the city’s budget process.

Sean Wilson, who heads Ottawa Festivals, told the community and protective services committee on Dec. 8 that money from the city tends to unlock funds from higher levels of government.

The community foundation also looked at arts funding from the two largest federal sources — the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts.

The city’s 113 annual festivals make up a large part of the arts and culture, and organizers are worried the dollar won’t stretch as far this year, due to increased costs as a result of 2017 celebrations.

The Ottawa Public Library is doing well comparatively, with a 9.4 per cent bump in circulation – the highest rate among Canada’s six major municipalities.

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Mayor puts 2016 to bed, ready to party in 2017

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH Jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

A lot of what Mayor Jim Watson has to be thankful for in 2016 includes transit, be it funding from other levels of government or finally getting moving on a file that was stalled for years before he took office.

“It’s great that we have been able to test trains in the east end,” Watson said, adding that if the north-south light rail line hadn’t been cancelled under a former council, the project would be closer to completion.

The city has moved on some key files under this term of council, Watson said, pointing to the revitalization of Lansdowne, light rail and the Arts Court expansion.

“People were tired of the foot dragging and talking about these files,” Watson said, adding Lansdowne is a great example of good urban design – where people can live, work and play.

Watson said there’s a real community feeling on the site and the Grey Cup victory of the RedBlacks this year has been real vindication for the trials and stress leading up to the revitalization.

BUDGET

This year council accepted the city’s budget unanimously and were able to maintain a two per cent tax increase for the seventh year in a row.

Watson said he’s particularly proud of the low-income or EquiPass, which will be offered to families with incomes under the low-income cut off as defined by Statistics Canada for less expensive access to transit.

The city has estimated the pass will cost $2.7 million to implement, but there is a contingency fund in case it’s oversubscribed.

Watson said he’s also pleased to be able to offer a $610,000 fund for social service agencies help to deal with growing demand among their clients.

ARTS

While there are some that claim the arts funding in the budget still falls short of the amount pledged in the 2012 Arts Action Plan, Watson said the arts community is pleased with the commitment from the city.

The Ottawa 2017 Bureau has two $250,000 funds; one for arts and culture, and one for festivals. There’s also an additional $150,000 fund for

Jennifer McIntosh/Metroland

Mayor Jim Watson said sustainable tourism and arts funding will help Ottawa from getting a ‘2017 hangover.’ His wishlist from the feds for 2017 will include a firm agreement on contributing to the second stage of light rail. arts and a commitment for funds to local community organizations to host their own festivities in Canada’s 150th year.

Watson said with the Junos and Agri 150 rural celebration, there will be a chance to show off Ottawa’s gems from the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orléans to Manotick.

Promotion and events for Canada’s 150th have reached a cost of $40 million, with the city chipping in a little more than $5 million. Watson said it’s chump change compared to the projected $330 million in economic benefits. Watson added the festivities will likely create 3,000 jobs.

Watson said Ottawa 2017 executive director Guy Laflamme has worked hard to keep costs down.

Minto funds the Ottawa 2017 Bureau office at Fifth Avenue Court. A bakery will be providing the baguettes for the interprovincial bridge picnic and Roots has donated T-Shirts for the volunteers.

OTTAWA RIVER ACTION PLAN

Work has begun on the caverns under downtown that will eventually form two interconnected tunnels to run east-west from LeBreton Flats to Stanley Park in New Edinburgh.

Watson said there will be “shortterm gain for long-term pain” in some neighbourhoods as crews finish work on the $231-million project. It’s actually 17 projects in one that will

lead to a cleaner waterway, he said.

The project is set for a 2019 completion date and will reduce sewage overflow into the Ottawa River.

“It’s something that should have been done 20 years ago,” Watson said, adding visitors and residents alike will be happy once the city’s beaches are no longer closed due to bacteria levels.

Watson was awarded a ceremonial paddle from the Ottawa Riverkeeper for his work on the file. He said he accepted on behalf of the group of people who worked to clean up the city’s iconic river.

Mayor’s Report

SAFER ROADS FOR OUR CITY By: Mayor Jim Watson Whether dealing with winter weather or summer construction, residents of Ottawa are well acquainted with the many challenges that affect Canadian drivers. However, more than either of those issues, I often hear from residents about the need for speed reduction in our neighbourhoods.

With more than 5,400 km of roadways and 1,580 km of sidewalks, the City of Ottawa is committed to delivering the safest roadways and neighbourhoods possible, regardless of what form of transportation you choose. In fact, Ottawa even has approximately 40kms of cycling networks maintained throughout the winter.

With so many commuters choosing alternative methods of transportation, awareness and road safety become vitally important.

Alongside Transportation Chair Councillor Keith Egli, I was proud to unveil 20 additional red-light cameras to be installed throughout the city by the end of 2017. These 20 red-light cameras will be in addition to the existing 34 cameras currently in operation across Ottawa.

In 2014, there were 655 reportable collisions at signalized intersections in the city. It is difficult for police to enforce red-light running because they must follow offenders through the light in order to catch them. This can endanger other motorists, cyclists and pedestrians as well as the officers.

As collisions resulting from red-light running tend to be more severe than other collisions, these cameras are an important step towards educating drivers and reducing collisions at intersections that have increased collision rates. The cameras will also free up significant police resources to respond to issues across our community.

Road safety is a top concern in neighbourhoods across Ottawa and as a Council we are committed to making sure that all of our road, path and sidewalk users feel safe. That is why, on behalf of Council, I appealed the Province of Ontario to allow the City of Ottawa to conduct a pilot project that would reduce the current default speed limit from 50km to 40km on residential streets. 2016 also saw the addition of a new annual fund for Councillors to invest in traffic calming initiatives at the neighbourhood level.

These are just a few of the initiatives Council has undertaken alongside the innovative Safer Roads Ottawa Program. Safer Roads Ottawa is collaboration between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Public Works Department.

The program was developed to prevent or eliminate road deaths and serious injuries for all residents, including the most vulnerable users of our roads and pathways.

Although we have made great progress so far, until we have eliminated road deaths and serious injuries, we still have much work to do.

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Watson said he only has two things on his wish list for 2017. The first is a combined provincial and federal plan to deal with the issue of social housing. While the city has made significant investments as part of the plan to end homelessness, the feds need to come up with a sustainable plan.

“It’s a job creator as well as providing a public good, in the form of housing,” he said.

While there’s surely lots on his Christmas list, Watson said he didn’t want to seem greedy, and asked only that the commitment to fund the second stage of the city’s LRT comes sooner rather than later.

“It makes a big difference when there’s collaboration among all levels of government,” he said.

Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Bob Monette and Transportation Chair Councillor Keith Egli, pose with signage installed alongside the first of the new red light camera’s to be installed, located on St. Joseph Blvd in Orleans.

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Maple yule log a holiday favourite This holiday tradition is even more Canadian with the addition of pure maple syrup. Spread maple syrup-flavoured whipped cream on the maple sheet cake and roll up. This can be made up to three weeks ahead, assembled and frozen. Preparation time: 30 minutes, baking time: 12 minutes, and serves: 10 to 12.

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SENIORS

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Time would tell if Emerson could build his dreams

T

here was nothing left in the house to remind us that Christmas had ever happened. The tree, as bare as a badger, was in the backyard, the few decorations packed away, and the last of the shortbread long gone.

We children were left with a few presents as reminders that just a few days before, our lives were filled with carol singing, the smell of the tree, and a table laden with turkey pie, Christmas cake and Mother’s French Tourtieres. Now it was all leftovers.

But there was still the thrill of enjoying the few presents, one from Santa, and of course, the usual new mitts, socks and underwear. And a book.

Mother always managed to find a few pennies to buy each of us a book for Christmas.

But it was my brother Emerson who always knew even before Christmas morning, what one of his presents would be. And even though he knew what it was, he was always thrilled to

MARY COOK Memories open the same present he would get every year.

Early in the fall, Mother would have gone into Ritza’s Rexall Drug Store for its ‘onecent-sale’ and for 10 cents she would buy one large white writing pad ... and for another nickel, she would get five more.

These would be tucked away until Christmas, then wrapped and put under the tree for Emerson. Emerson loved to draw.

Not animals, or trees, or scenes of the country, but buildings.

He could sit for hours drawing the most outlandish buildings you ever saw! He drew big glass

buildings, never before seen on the face of the earth ... all made of glass. For heaven’s sake!

Glass! Who ever heard of glass buildings? And he would use a crayon and colour the glass windows gold, and said one day we would see buildings just like the ones he had put to paper.

And we would laugh our heads off. Imagine, glass buildings with golden windows!

And he would draw elevators on these glass buildings going up on the outside. Now, that really sent us into hysterics.

Imagine! Elevators going up on the outside of buildings! “Poor

Emerson,” my sister Audrey would say. “He’ll never amount to a hill of beans with those crazy ideas in his head.”

One building looked like a good gust of wind would blow it over. From its base, many stories were added, going up like dominoes, stretching out and away from the base. And with his ruler and soft leaded pencil (also bought at the one-cent-sale), he added glass walls. He certainly loved glass walls. And the pile of pictures of buildings would grow, using up page after page of the white pads Mother had bought at the ‘one-cent-sale’ weeks before Christmas. Once a page was filled, he would put it with the pile already under his bed.

Mother forbid us to say anything to Emerson about his crazy drawings. We could laugh ourselves sick behind his back, but he was to be left alone with his fantasy buildings.

And so while Everett and Earl whittled with their new jackknives, Audrey wrote in her

new red diary and I dressed and undressed the little doll Santa had brought me, Emerson lost himself in his drawings of outlandish buildings, insisting

of buildings, in years to come, really would fill the streets of a city? What if you really could see an elevator shaft if you were standing on the outside? Would

Mother forbid us to say anything to Emerson about his crazy drawings. We could laugh ourselves sick behind his back, but he was to be left alone with his fantasy buildings.

that one day we wouldn’t be laughing. “You just wait and see,” he’d say. “One day, even in Ottawa, we’ll see these very same buildings and then you won’t be laughing!”

Poor Emerson, I’d think, what a waste of time drawing buildings that no one in their right mind would ever think of putting up.

And then I would stop and wonder. What if those kinds

we ever see glass buildings shining like gold? And what of my brother, I would wonder.

Would he ever grow up to see his drawings put to use? I knew only time would tell.

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Free buses start at 4:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve

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Anyone celebrating on New Year’s Eve will be able to use OC Transpo

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Teams from around the world have descended on Ottawa to participate in the annual Bell Capital Cup tournament.

Hundreds of atom and peewee players from 19 divisions are participating in the 18th annual tournament, which was scheduled to hit the ice Dec. 28.

The tournament runs to Jan. 1.

Teams from Europe, the United States, and from across Canada and Ottawa – from Stittsville to Orléans and everywhere in between – are vying to hoist the Allen J. MacDonald Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to each division champion.

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Cup.” Players are encouraged to trade pins, take part in friendly games, skate in an All Star game or participate in skills competitions throughout the four-day tournament.

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Ten hockey teams for players with special needs will play at the Nepean Sportsplex on Dec. 29, following games that were to be held at the Bell Sensplex the previous day.

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Cold Weather Tips for Pets Just because animals have built in fur coats doesn’t mean they are immune to the harsh realities of a Canadian winter. With a bit of thoughtful planning, your best friend will be warm and safe when the snowflakes fly. With winter on its way, here are some tips for animal care in cold weather: Limit exposure: When the mercury plunges, exercise caution and limit your pet’s exposure to the outdoors.

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

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

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

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

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, emails and texts might fill your week as everyone wants to speak with you in the coming days. Schedule a break from your devices if you find yourself overwhelmed.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Career progress is more complicated than you had originally thought, Taurus. You might need to take a step back and reassess your career path.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, doors are opening for you all over the place, but you don’t know which one to choose. Speak with someone you trust who can serve as an advisor and mentor.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you have a need to be emotionally connected to others at this time, but you also want to exert your independence. You might have to make some decisions.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, others are on your mind this week. You feel a need to help in any way you can, so use this week to explore volunteer opportunities in your Here’s How It Works: community.

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each You may need an adjustment period to tackle a new assignment, Virgo. row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric This is not something to rush, so take your time even if the results are clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! slow to come along.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Prior commitments this week may prevent you from doing something you’ve long wanted to, Libra. Keep your head up and another opportunity will present itself.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 It could be now or never, Scorpio. You want to make your mark but are cautious in keeping your intentions to yourself. Eventually your master plan will come to light.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you’re increasingly busy this week, but things are not what you expect. You could be running around for all of the wrong reasons.

Reexamine your plan, if necessary.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your focus may be on personal gains this week, but you might want to shift it to something else. An unforeseen opportunity awaits if you can recognize it.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, it’s difficult to contain your excitement the next few days. But keep your cool so others do not start to look at you strangely. Your time to shine is coming.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 You have a secret to share, but you must wait to do so, Pisces. Do your best to avoid spilling the beans before the time has come.

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Dec. 31

New Year’s Eve Dance Party at the Westboro Legion with Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Gord Barnes and Unwound. Tickets are on sale at the Westboro Legion, $35 each. Hot and cold buffet.

Doors open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m. and ends at 1 a.m. There will be draws, raffles and party favors. Everyone is welcome. For more information please visit our website www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778.

Jan. 1

Please join us for our annual New Year’s Day Levee at the Westboro Legion. Cash bar opens at noon. We will have our traditional toast to the New Year at 1 p.m. with moosemilk and hot rum available. Live music will be performed by Andy King from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. There will be a Potluck supper served at 5 p.m. so please bring a food item to share with. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please visit our website at www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778.

Join the president and the Barrhaven Legion’s executive for a New Year’s Levee starting at 11 a.m. Enjoy live music until 6 p.m. and take in some famous Barrhaven Legion moosemilk and great food. Enjoy swingin’, singing and groovin’ to the music of Noel Dimar on the piano from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This will be followed by dance music from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. with the music of Snap, Crackle and Pop.

Jan. 3

Mindfulness based stress reduction is an approach to self-care that will help one to deal with stress, pain and illness. The techniques that are taught help people learn to focus awareness on body sensations, thoughts, and emotions in a nonjudgmental way. This course being held on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Mark’s Anglican Church on Fisher Avenue, beginning Jan. 3. For

information contact www. mbsrottawa.com. If the cost for you is out of reach, please contact the program director at steven.hick@carleton.ca

Jan. 5

The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. behind Hunt Club Nissan.

Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary

Jan. 10

Ottawa Lifelong Learning for Older Adults (55 plus) will host Lisa Sullivan, Executive Director of Hospice Care Ottawa at 10 a.m. at St Timothy’s Church 2400 Alta Vista Dr. Come join us.

Contact Ann Coolen 613749-0704.

Ottawa West Christian Women’s Connection Event: at 9:15 a.m. Featuring speaker Lynne Dixon: topic “Home Sweet Home” and Singer Rev. Jim Baldwin.

Also featuring Erin Langiano and laughter yoga.

At Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McClelland Ave. $5 and first timers $2. Fun, food, door prizes and childcare.

For Reservations, call 613721-1257. Sponsored by RSVP Ministries.

Mondays

Practise and improve your Spanish speaking skills at the intermediate and ad-

vanced levels. We are Los Amigos Toastmasters and we meet at the Civic Hospital, main building, main floor, room 3 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. E-mail membership@losamigos.ca or visit our website www.losamigos.ca.

Tuesdays

CHARA, your local community association, is searching for volunteers to fill open positions on our board of directors.

CHARA holds meetings on the last Tuesday of the month starting at 6:30 p.m.

As well, we are looking for volunteers to work on the community rink. and for supervision during the winter. Email info@carletonheights.org.

Set aside Tuesday mornings with the Painters’ Circle. We are a friendly group with a wide range of painting experience from beginners to people who sell their work. All media are welcome including oils.

This is not a class. We meet in the Unitarian Church on Cleary Avenue. Please drop in, but first contact Clea Derwent for further details at clderwent@gmail.com or 613-694-0505.

Thursdays

The Nepean-Kanata Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata, 101 Kanata Ave. For details, visit nepeankanatarotary.com.

Toastmasters meet every Thursday at the Bells Corners Legion, 4026 Richmond Rd. with a 6:45 p.m. meet and greet and 7 p.m. meeting. Call 613 828-3862.

Ongoing

Hospice Care Ottawa offers Day Hospice programs at the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice, 110 McCurdy Dr. These programs are open to individuals living with a life-limiting illness.

Other programs are available to support caregivers and those who are bereaved. Our nurses will visit you to provide assessment.

All programs and services

are provided at no charge.

Call 613-591-6002, ext. 23 for more information.

The Salvation Army needs Christmas Kettle volunteers! Just two hours of your time can make a lasting difference. We have 38 indoor kettle locations in shopping areas all around the city. For more info or to sign up visit www. ott awaboot hc e nt re.org/ kettle-campaign or call Kristine 613-241-1573, ext.

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The Kanata Food Cupboard is looking for adults who can volunteer on a regular or casual basis. If you are available weekday mornings, have a larger-sized vehicle (e.g. SUV, van, truck) and are comfortable with lifting boxes of food, please contact volunteer@kanatafoodcupboard.ca.

The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events. For more information visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or email Marilyn at newcomersclubottawa@ gmail.com.

The Management Development for Women Toastmasters (MDW) club is a perfect solution to develop your communication and leadership skills.

They meet the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. 1366 Coldrey Ave. in Ottawa. See first-hand how you will be uniquely empowered. Contact the MDW Toastmasters club at http://654417.toastmastersclubs.org/ to attend as a guest.com.

Positive birth and natural parenting meetings on the second Tuesday of each month 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Peer-to-peer support, empower yourself and meet like-minded women and build community. To RSVP and for address, please contact Leslie amagicalbirth@ hotmail.com or call 613829-8511.

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