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News – When I was young, I saw the stars, and drew them with yellow crayon, on the inside cover, of a library book.

So begins Mirjana Villeneuve’s poem titled “The Girl Who Cried Snowflakes,” which examines the harsh reality surrounding modern day slavery.

It was a subject Mirjana, who lives in Riverside South, did not know much about initially. When the Grade 11 St. Francis Xavier High School student found out about a writing contest being organized through Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking of Humans - Ottawa, she knew she had to enter.

Mirjana ended up winning first prize in the creative writing contest. Her school’s social justice club promoted the contest.

PACT Ottawa held their first annual writing contest for an End Slavery Day event held on Dec. 2. Prizes were awarded for the top three winners.

Mirjana said she entered the contest because of her passion for writing, and because she wanted to be educated on a subject she knew very little about.

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News - The National Capital Commission ended 2013 with an icy finish - opening the Rideau Canal Skateway for the 44th season on Dec. 31.

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Marc Corriveau, director of urban lands and transportation for the NCC, marked the opening by raising the NCC flag at the Fifth Avenue gate and rest area.

“The NCC, and its skateway operations team, contractors and concession operators are proud and happy to bring visitors and residents of the capital this absolutely unique Canadian winter experience,” he said.

The remaining 4.6 km, Corriveau said, will open in the upcoming weeks, if not sooner.

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“I’m always looking for ways to raise awareness about social justice issues, and this seemed like a good opportunity,” she said.

“I’m not involved in any organizations to deal with modern day slavery, and I hadn’t really heard much about this issue until I entered the contest.

Actually, I learned most of what I know now about modern day slavery at the event.”

She said she enjoyed the challenge of writing the poem while ensuring her facts were all correct.

“I spend most of my time writing or thinking about things I could write about,” she said.

“I live to write.”

The contest also encouraged the normally shy Mirjana to step outside her comfort zone and read the poem out loud to the audience.

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Sarah Sambles, a member of PACT Ottawa who was the lead reviewer for the contest entries, said the panel chose Mirjana’s poem because it was both powerful and touching.

“The reader wants to know how someone can cry snowflakes,” she said.

The poet’s style caught the eye of judges.

“The writing style takes the reader on a journey from an innocent, dayto-day image of a child drawing, in which the writing style is more pro-

saic, to a more violent and jarring description of the abuse, where the writing style becomes more poetic with the use similes and unusual choice of adjectives,” said Sambles.

The poem’s ending is profound; ending with an explanation of what it means to cry snowflakes, she said.

“The choice of snowflake imagery helps communicate the idea that abuse stops someone from being who they are, it ‘freezes’ them,” Sambles said.

The contest was launched this year with a mission to encourage young people to learn more about human trafficking, harness the creativity and energy of young people and inspire them to talk about the issue, raise awareness of the crime and help prevent it.

Creative writing styles included not only a letter, but a song, short story, personal essay or memoir, or film script/play.

“When it came to judging the contest, we were looking at an original and sensitive approach to the topic, effective communication, engaging, its literary style, written style suiting the medium chosen, and the entry being realistic and accurate.”

“Overall, we were very impressed with the maturity and creativity of all the entries.”

Mirjana said she was honoured to be chosen as the winner and receiving feedback on her writing is icing on the cake.

“It’s always nice to hear that someone likes my writing, so it was really an honour to win,” she said.

“I love writing, and I want to do something to help the people in this world who are suffering. So if I can do both at the same time, that is amazing.”

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Even though weather dipped down to -20 C on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve, skaters braved the cold to get their ďŹ rst skate in on the canal.

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The skateway will also play host for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual winter festival, Winterlude, as one of the festival three main sites. Winterlude takes place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17.

Change rooms and washrooms are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. They are located on the ice near Mackenzie King Bridge, Concord Street North, Fifth Avenue, Bronson Bridge, Dows Lake (on both the skateway and at the Pavilion), Patterson Creek (on land, not universally accessible from the ice) Food and beverage concessions, picnic tables, ďŹ rst aid, skate patrollers, lost and found and skate rentals are also available along the skateway.

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Winterlude gets ready to launch on Jan. 31. Operated by Canadian Heritage this year, the three week festival will host a number of events at its three official locations as well as communities within the city.

• The Snowflake Kingdom at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau will feature winter sports and games, to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

The games will invite all ages to try their luck at a winter obstacle course, get photographed in a bobsled, learn to downhill ski, as well as meet with former

members of the Canadian luge team.

Culinary activities will also make a strong showing this year, with the 2014 Gatineau Winter Beerfest and the Fascinating World of Bread Making as well as the annual free pancake breakfast on Feb. 1 at city hall.

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News - Canadian Heritage promises to have a little something for everyone at this year’s 36th edition of the annual Winterlude festival.

The festival will get underway on Jan. 31 at three official sites: the Rideau Canal Skateway, Confederation Park and Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau. There will also be a number of community events taking place across the city.

“For this 36th festival, many partners from every corner of the country have come together to showcase our country’s sports, winter traditions, and artistic talent,” said Shelly Glover, minister of Heritage and Official Languages, at a press conference in December.

Activities at the three main sites will include super slides, the 27th International Ice-Carving competition, the 31st annual Winterlude Triathlon, the Giant Tiger Interactive Hockey Zone and specialized events at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Along with the returning activities and events, Canadian Heritage said it will mark defining moments in Canada’s history during Winterlude.

• For the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences, Prince Edward Island and Quebec’s folk traditions will blend together with electronic music to create a “kitchen party” at Confederation Park.

• Veterans Affairs Canada plans to present an ice sculpture made from 100 blocks of ice to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. The sculpture will be unveiled during a lighting ceremony at Confederation Park.

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News - The sight of a school bus parked in a driveway is as rural as a EMMA JACKSON/METROLAND farmer’s field.

The city is looking into whether changes can be made to a bylaw that restricts the length of vehicles alBut it turns out, parking the big yellowed to park in a private laneway – including school buses. low buses in Ottawa driveways isn’t actually allowed.

Osgoode Coun. Doug Thompson Public Vehicle/Equipment Auction discovered that after a resident in his ward complained about a neighbour who drives a school bus and parks the vehicle in their driveway.

9:00 am “All those people who park their Civic #2250, County Road 31, Winchester, ON buses are doing it illegally,” Thomp613-774-7000 or 1-800-567-1797 son said.

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In Thompson’s mind, school buses are a special case because they serve children.

“Bylaw (services) had to react,” Thompson said. If more people start calling in complaints after learning that parking school buses in driveways is illegal, Thompson is worried it “could mushroom out of control.”

The ultimate fear is enforcing the bylaw could put part-time bus drivers out of work, Thompson said. Someone from Stock Transportation, one of the largest local school bus companies, contacted Thompson’s office after hearing about the bylaw issue.

“A number of their employees park their buses at home,” Thompson said.

“It would be a dreadful situation if in fact this process would not be allowed.”

Calls to Stock Transportation were not returned.

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“Investment fraud can be devastating financially, but research also shows that it can affect your emotional and physical well-being, says Tom Hamza, president of the Investor Education Fund (IEF). “Knowing how to recognize a scam can help you protect your savings.”

Here are four signs that an investment might be a scam: • You can make a lot of money with no risk. Investments that are considered low risk typically have returns close to current Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) rates.

If your expected return is higher than this, you’re taking more risk with your money.

• It’s a hot tip or insider information. If the hot tip is false, you will lose your money if you act on it. If the inside information about a public company is true, acting on it would

be illegal. Ask yourself why someone would share this information with you, and how they might stand to benefit.

• You’re pressured to buy right away. Scammers know that if you take time to check out the details, you probably won’t fall for their scheme.

• The individual or the company are not registered to sell investments.

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In Ontario, you can check their registration – and whether they’ve been in trouble with a securities regulator – with the Ontario Securities Commission.

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Ottawa’s municipal election 2014 underway All the info voters – and candidates – need to know as campaign season kicks off

Nomination papers and all other election information – including a list of nominated candidates – can be found at ottawa.ca/vote.

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News - Ottawa citizens won’t go to the polls until Oct. 27, but the 2014 municipal election is already underway.

The last municipal election in 2010 amounted to something of a housecleaning. Ten new faces appeared around the council horseshoe and six incumbents lost their bids for re-election. In addition to 20 candidates for mayor, a total of 110 people vied for 23 council seats.

Turnout in the last election was down: 44 per cent of eligible voters, or 269,547 people, cast ballots, compared to 55 per cent in the prior election in 2006.

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Nominations opened Jan. 2 and will continue until Sept. 12, which is also the final day nominations can be withdrawn.

Anyone age 18 or older can run in the election if: • They are a resident of Ottawa

or an owner or tenant of land in the city. Spouses of landowners and tenants are also eligible.

• They are a Canadian citizen who is not prohibited from voting by law.

A candidate must file nomination papers in person or by an agent acting on his or her behalf. The signed hard copy must be filed at the elections office at city hall or at any city client service centre. There is a $200 fee to run for mayor and a $100 cost to file a nomination for city councillor or school board trustee.

Councillors each earned $93,999 in 2013, while the mayor’s salary was $168, 102.

In addition to the mayor’s seat and council positions for all 23 wards, school board trustees for the four local school boards (public and Catholic English and French boards) will also be elected.

Council must pass a bylaw by Sept. 27 to set advanced voting dates.

Any candidates who are unchallenged will be acclaimed on Sept. 15 after 4 p.m.

The qualifications for electors are the same as for candidates: you must be a Canadian citizen at least 18 years old who is not prohibited by law from voting, and you must be an owner or tenant of land in Ottawa or the spouse of someone who is.

The city’s voter list is compiled with information from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. It can be viewed at the city hall elections office or any city client service centre, where you can also fill out an application to be added to the list. Revisions to the voters list can be made after Sept. 2.

Voters will need to show one piece of identification that lists your Ottawa address, like a driver’s license or an Ontario photo health card, at the polling station on election day. That can also include a utility bill , pay cheque stub or campus residence documentation.

paign can qualify to receive money back under the city’s contribution rebate program. The program is meant to encourage citizens to participate in the election. Candidates, their spouses and dependant children are not eligible, nor are corporations or trade unions.

In addition to the mayor’s seat and council positions for all 23 wards, school board trustees for the four local school boards (public and Catholic English and French boards) will also be elected.

The rebates start at 50 per cent for contributions up to $100. Donations of more than $100 qualify for rebates of $50 plus 25 per cent, to a maximum of $75.

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City employees, including councillors’ staff, can participate in any election campaign provided the volunteering is done outside of work hours and doesn’t use city resources.

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Signs must be at least 50 centimetres away from sidewalks or the shoulder of the street, or two metres away from the edge of a roadway.

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Putting fun back in hockey

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ttawa rang in another new year with the 15th edition of the Bell Capital Cup. Despite the almost record low temperatures over the past few weeks, it warms the heart to watch children from all over the world gather at arenas across the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital in celebration of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game.

The five-day tournament provides a welcome economic boost, drawing more than 15,000 visitors to the city, with thousands of hotel rooms rented for the event. The tournament has also raised more than $2.4 million in support of minor hockey and local charities since it began in 1999.

More than 6,500 youth hit the ice to participate in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest hockey tournament on community ice rinks across Ottawa from Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, with the opening ceremonies held at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata. This amounts to 310 teams in 19 divisions for the annual atom and peewee hockey tournament, with participants coming from Canada, China, Japan, Finland, Germany, Austria and the United States.

The Ottawa area is always well represented at the tournament, with a number of teams competing for the top spot, including the Kanata Blazers, the Nepean Raiders, the Ottawa Sting, the Ottawa Silver Seven and the Gloucester Rangers.

But this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a competition centred around which team racks up the most victories, or who wins their division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the highlight of the festival is, as it always has been, the lasting memories created for the both the children and their parents. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about kids having fun playing games, enjoying each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company, sharing laughs and making new friends. The glory of hockey, the reason itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s woven into our national fabric, is it can be enjoyed by girls and boys, men and women, and as those with physical disabilities.

Often we forget that hockey is just a game, distracted by our fanatical devotion to professional teams chasing Stanley Cup glory. Too often, we celebrate the bloody fist fights that mark the â&#x20AC;&#x153;competitive spiritâ&#x20AC;? of National Hockey League teams, driven to win precious points to make the playoffs.

For fans, the success of a team is marked in the back pages of the paperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports section, recording a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wins and losses, as well as the goals and assists tallied by players. Concepts such as good fellowship, laughter and fun usually take a back seat to goals against average, plus-minus and power play and penalty kill percentages.

Tournaments such as the Bell Capital Cup remind all of us why we enjoy playing hockey, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the true glory of the event.

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Making some fearless predictions for 2014

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There will be 7,345,187 instances of fearless predictions for 2014, journalists having nothing else to write about over the holidays.

2. The year will begin with a flurry of speculation about who will run for mayor of Ottawa in 2014. Virtually everyone will be mentioned except for Daniel Alfredsson and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Detroit most of the time. This flurry will last until people grow tired of it, which will be in mid-February.

3. In mid-February, downtown Ottawa will officially disappear in cloud of construction dust. People will eventually grow weary of looking for it and look for other downtowns to frequent, such as the downtowns of Kanata, Barrhaven and OrlĂŠans. When downtown Ottawa re-emerges, around 2022, everyone will have forgotten where it is.

4. The same goes for Lansdowne Park.

5. In a related development, enterprising Glebe homeowners will turn once again to a historical revenue-producing activity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; renting out their lawns for parking. The more visionary of these will create underground parking beneath their lawns.

6. In March, local sports commentators will demand that Senators coach Paul McLean be fired.

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8. In May, Daniel Alfredsson will announce his retirement from hockey and speculation about his run for the Ottawa mayoralty will resume. This will be immediately booed by Toronto Maple Leaf fans. Pundits will suggest that Alfredsson has no chance, since he lacks many of the qualities of a successful mayor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for example, he does not have addiction problems and he can button all the buttons on his shirt.

9. In June, the Senators will no longer be in the playoffs and most of the snow will be gone.

10. Practices will begin for the Ottawa

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RedBlacks, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Canadian Football League franchise. Team members will have to be helicoptered in because there is not enough parking in the Glebe. On a positive note, Ottawa residents will stop complaining about the team name. As one season ticket-holder says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;At least itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than Ottawa BlueOranges.â&#x20AC;?

11. Ten more outdoor stores and 21 more restaurants will open in Westboro in July. Centuries from now, archaeologists will wonder why all the remains discovered in one section of Ottawa suggest that every resident was overweight and wore hiking boots.

12. In July, the RedBlacks will win their first game, defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Winnipeg coach will explain that his team was disoriented, suffering an identity crisis after moving from the West Division to the East Division and back for the second time in 20 years. Winnipeg sources will also reveal that, because of the success of the RedBlacks, the Winnipeg team might change its name to the BlueGolds.

13. In September, Daniel Alfredsson will announce that he is definitely not running for mayor of Ottawa. Toronto Maple Leaf fans will boo him anyway. As of mid-month, the only officially announced candidates will be Jim Watson and John Turmel.

14. In October, tunnelling workers will accidentally bury the Senate building and a nearby McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant. Frantic attempts will be made to save the McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

15. Later in the month, the city will be consumed by rumours of an early federal election, because there is nothing else to talk about. When the snow comes, election talk will cease.

16. Predictions of a catastrophic snow storm will dominate the airwaves and the catastrophic snow storm will not appear. This will be the ninth catastrophic storm not to appear in 2014.

17. Jim Watson will narrowly defeat John Turmel in the Ottawa mayoralty race. Experts will say the difference-maker was Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promise to find downtown Ottawa and put a casino in it.

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It’s a fact: loneliness can kill you

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t a time when the majority of us are living in urban centres, it’s profound how isolated our lives have become. The ice storm in Toronto made me acutely aware of this. It was shocking to me the number of people, without power and lacking family or friends to take them in, that ended up in temporary shelters over Christmas.

In November, a feature in the Globe and Mail covered the gamut of research suggesting that social isolation – in other words, loneliness – has become a major problem in our society. Ironically, as writer Elizabeth Renzetti pointed out, as our lives have become faster, more connected technologically and more urban, we find ourselves increasingly isolated. And it’s making us sick.

“Loneliness, it turns out, is as bad for your health as smoking, or being obese,” writes Renzetti. Among many studies Renzetti cites, she highlights research out of the University of Chicago’s Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, which

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse has documented the ill-effects of being cut off – emotionally and physically – from those around us.

“It shows that loneliness suppresses the immune system and cardiovascular function, and increases the amount of stress hormone the body produces. It causes wear and tear on a cellular level, and impairs sleep,” she summarizes.

Renzetti points to another irony: Despite Canadians being among the most active social media users in the world, these electronic interactions may be making us more lonely, more depressed.

They don’t actually replace real live contact, and in many ways they end up making people feel worse about their lives. “Everything is rosy

on Facebook,” as one of my friends likes to point out.

Renzetti again summarizes the trend beautifully: “Talk to enough lonely people and you’ll find they have one thing in common: they look at Facebook and Twitter the way a hungry child looks through a window at a family feast and wonders, ‘Why is everyone having a good time except for me?’”

It’s the barren woman reading about the thriving children of others; it’s the jobless reading about another friend that’s received a promotion.

Over the holidays, some of us are more aware of the needs around us. We donate more to the food bank. We make a point of serving at a mission or helping out in a hospice. We visit a recently

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widowed neighbour and bring cookies. We have parties with our friends and family, should we be so lucky.

Then January comes, and many of us are back to our usual grind – working, making dinners, running our own kids from one activity to the next, and generally putting others out of mind. This individualism – fostered by everything from the one-car commuter to urban design around single-dweller condominiums and roads rather than parks -- contributes to a general lack of emotional empathy, something Renzetti highlighted in her feature on the issue.

But the need doesn’t go away after the holidays – and not just for people we automatically associate with loneliness like seniors and the homeless. Certainly, there are many who are shut out, living in shelters year-round and relying on the charity of others to get them through. But there are also many who are shut-in – among them, if statistics are to be believed, are your neighbours, colleagues and friends.

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The Beer Store on Somerset Street West is proposed to be redeveloped with a one-storey, three-unit commercial building.

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News - Redeveloping the Centretown West Beer Store into a one-storey commercial building is a missed opportunity, says the local community association president.

The developer, Starbank Developments, needs relief from some of the setback and landscaping requirements to reconstruct a one-storey building that will still contain the Beer Store, but will also expand westward into the underutilized parking lot in order to add two more stores.

The committee of adjustment will hear the variance application on Jan. 15.

“I would like to see something other than a suburban strip mall,” said Thomas McVeigh, newly-elected president of the Centretown Citizens Community Association. “My gut instinct is that they are underdeveloping that.”

The association hasn’t viewed the minor variance application or formed an opinion on it, but McVeigh said personally he’d rather see a larger building of around four storeys, which is what the zoning allows. Adding residences on top of the retail units would not only be de-

sirable because they would look out onto one of the area’s few urban green spaces, Dundonald Park, but it would also help put more “eyes on the street” to help reduce any perceptions of safety or crime issues in the area, McVeigh said.

Residential units would be better than offices on upper floors because it would help the site mesh in with the residential neighbourhood around it and also ensure there is activity around the building at all hours – not just when businesses are open, McVeigh said.

Starbank Developments couldn’t be reached for comment before this newspaper’s deadline.

The 882.5 square metre building will have 19 surface parking spaces at the western edge of the site, next to another building that’s for sale. Expanding the plaza with a longer building will occupy 33.5 metres of the total 60.5 m lot frontage. The current Beer Store only takes up 15 m of the frontage.

Most projects listed on Starbank’s website are in the Toronto area, but Starbank also has a recent Ottawa project: the 2.8-hectacre Fairlawn Centre commercial plaza on Carling Avenue near Woodroffe Avenue.

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News - Riverside South lit up the night sky this past Christmas.

The Riverside South Community Association marked the seventh annual Christmas lights competition.

Association president Mark Rogers said the winners were selected by a panel of judges which included Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches.

“They drive around the entire neighbourhood in the evening and try to take in all of the lights,” said Rogers.

“In recent years, we have offered an online signup for residents officially enter the competition, and to help the judges target specific houses in our ever growing neighbourhood.”

There’s only one set category the judges decide upon, and three winners who claim the best overall lighting display.

There is no voting from residents, but the association is considering moving the competition to the social media next year where they can post images of houses in the neighbourhood and have residents vote online for their favourite.

THIS YEAR’S WINNERS

First place: 900 Goose River Ave., Chris

Moffat From the judges: “A classic festive display of lights and decor, including a brightly lit roof line and a nice complement of white, red and green colours throughout the property. Judges were impressed with the complete coverage of lights and overall Christmas feel.”

Second place: 116 August Lily Cres., Sandra and Steve Lamothe From the judges: “A pleasing lights display combining traditional lights with wreath, bells, and candy cane decorations, as well as fun and festive lawn ornaments.”

Third place: 880 Sandy Forest Pl., David Carriere and Caroline McKnight From the judges: “A full display of multi-coloured Christmas lights and decorations ranging from lit trees, roof lines, and fences.”

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Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report REFLECTING ON THREE YEARS IN OFFICE

By Jim Watson It is hard to believe that it has been just over three years since our Council began its term. The time has ďŹ&#x201A;own by as my Council colleagues and I have tried our best to work together in a calm and professional manner to move the Ottawa forward on a number of fronts. As we begin the last year of our term, it is worth looking back on what we have accomplished so far. ) CAMPAIGNED IN ON A PROMISE TO LIMIT ANY ANNUAL TAX RATE INCREASE TO A MAXIMUM OF ) AM PROUD TO SAY THAT WE BEAT THAT TARGET IN EACH SUCCESSIVE YEAR IN IN IN AND JUST FOR 7HILE CONTROLLING TAXES IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THE necessary investments in the future of our city. We must constantly upgrade roads, sidewalks, sewers and water mains and at the same time provide the services that everyone demands each and every day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; police, ďŹ re, paramedics, libraries, parks and recreation facilities and programming, public transit, fresh water, waste removal and recycling, and much more. We have found a balance to do just this and also maintain Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong credit ratings.

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News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A 21-year-old Ottawa man has been charged after a stabbing in Kanata on Dec. 28.

Ottawa police received a report of the stabbing on Barrow Crescent at around 6 a.m. that night.

Police located a suspect across town on Wallack Private, located near the intersection of Hunt Club and Conroy roads.

After a short pursuit on foot, police arrested the suspect and have charged him with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, use of a dangerous weapon and two counts of breach of probation. He remains in police custody.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Ottawa police west division investigations section at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666 or call Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477.

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Ottawa police are seeking information from the public concerning a stabbing that took place in Kanata on Dec. 28. A 21-year-old Ottawa man was arrested in south Ottawa and remains in custody.

Over the past three years we have had projects of all sizes get off the ground that taken together are beginning to transform our City for the better.

We managed to freeze recreation fees for four years to beneďŹ t young and old across the city and we have invested in libraries across Ottawa.

Brand new recreation facilities have been completed in Kanata and Orleans and another is under construction in Barrhaven to better SERVICE OUR GROWING COMMUNITIES )N ADDITION THE NEW 3ENSPLEX %AST will open in the fall of 2014 to bolster our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rink capacity for teams and skaters of all ages. On the larger scale, Lansdowne Park will open in the summer of 2014 replacing 26 acres of asphalt with a new urban PARK AND MIXED USE FACILITY THE CITY CAN BE PROUD We have invested $340 Million in road, sidewalk, bike lane, sewer and watermain infrastructure through our Ottawa on the Move program.

This work has been disruptive for some but it is short-term pain for long-term gain and the more than 400 projects that are part of it will help bring our infrastructure and entire transportation system up to the level needed before the opening of our Light Rapid Transit system (LRT).

The LRT is the single most important infrastructure project in our City since the digging of the Rideau Canal. After years of delay and false starts the mammoth $2.1 Billion 13km project is now under CONSTRUCTION WITH A lXED PRICE CONTRACT AND A ROUTE THAT WILL TRANSFORM the way people move around our city. We have secured a world-class consortium of companies to do the work and I know we are all looking forward to the Confederation Lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completion in 2018.

Lastly, we have taken several proactive steps over the last three years to improve the accountability of city council. We have appointed an Integrity Commissioner and implemented a Council Code of Conduct, set up both lobbyist and gift registries, and made it so that Council EXPENSES ARE POSTED ONLINE 4HIS PACKAGE OF INTEGRITY MEASURES HAS made us more accountable as elected ofďŹ cials and made us a leader in the province and Canada with regards to transparency at the municipal level. Most importantly, we did it because we wanted to, not because of scandal.

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Do you regret not learning to play a musical instrument, being the super star in a sport or tripping the light fantastic on the dance floor? Live, those childhood dreams now.

Adults can get an introduction to tap, piano, badminton and lots more!

Check out the thousands of courses available in the Fall-Winter Recreation eGuide. There are sports, classes and activities offered for all ages!

In the Fitness and Wellness section, soon-to-be and new moms can find opportunities for keeping active over the winter. Pre and Post Natal classes include indoor cycling, Mambo mamas and boot camps. You can also find Diaper Fit and Pre Natal aquafitness classes in many of our pools. Make friends as you socialize and exchange tips about being a new parent.

Active living is easier than you think and City Wide Sports can help you move from bystander to player! Whether you want to learn a new sport or brush up on your skills, our trained leaders offer skill development programs as well as drop-ins and leagues.

Whether it’s playing tennis indoors, brushing up on your skating skills, or putting in a basketball team, it’s all happening in safe, nurturing, and fun environments.

Sisters, mothers and daughters, and friends playing together is where it is at. Girls n’ Women and Sports provide sport and physical activity opportunities for girls and women in female-only programs. Find activities under the Sports section of each age group.

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Audrey Wilshaw and her father, Tim Wilshaw, and Community Activities Group volunteer Cara Pelletier-Thompson warm up by the fire at the Old Ottawa East’s Winter Party in the Park in Brantwood Park at last year’s Winter Party in the Park on Jan. 20. This year promises the same amount of activities, including hot dogs, warm drinks, skating and a sleigh ride around the park.

Annual party set to warm up winter Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

News - From sleigh rides to skating-skill competitions, on-ice games to snowman building, there are more than enough fun things to do for the entire afternoon at this year’s Old Ottawa East Winter Party in the Park.

The party will take place on Jan. 19 in Brantwood Park with a number of activities for the whole family.

The day’s events offer lots of food from hot

dogs to hot chocolate and it’s all free.

Organizers have said this event is much-loved and the party offers families to hang out regardless of the temperature. That sentiment proved right last year when a large crowd braved winds blowing up to 70 kilometres an hour and temperatures dipping down to -20 C to play hockey, take a sleigh ride and warm up by the fire.

The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Additional information, including weather cancellation information is at ottawaeastcag.ca.

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The Canada Day Challenge has a theme for 2014: Canada: Strong and Free.

The three categories seek entires, including posters, digital photos and literary works in the form of a short story, poem, or essay. The deadline for entering the contest is Feb. 15.

The grand prize for this year’s three national winners – one from each category – is a trip to Ottawa to visit Canada’s national institutions and to celebrate Canada Day 2014 on Parliament Hill. As special guests of Parks Canada, they will also visit select Parks Canada sites.

Runners-up in each category will also receive prizes.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for young Canadians to show their love of Canada at the Canada Day Celebrations in our nation’s capital and to then experience some of Canada’s wonderful natural and historic heritage,” said Leona Aglukkaq, minister of the environment.

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ven though the Depression was all around us, and money was as scarce as hen’s teeth, there always seemed to be enough to have many newspapers come into our house in Renfrew County.

The Renfrew Mercury and the Ottawa Farm Journal came as regular as clock-work, and the Family Herald and Weekly Star, thick as the sole of a boot, was delivered by the mail man and had something in it of interest to everyone in the family.

As well, when Mother could spare the 25 cents, she brought home the Philadelphia Inquirer from Ritza’s Drug Store, just because there was plenty of news in it about her beloved New York.

Every paper was read cover to cover. The Renfrew Mercury was a real farmer’s paper, with a spattering of social news, like who had visited who for afternoon tea, and of course, it was full of ads of the stores in Renfrew that were offering not-to-be-missed sales of the week, like long underwear for $1.

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MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories was just that, a journal for farmers, but offered plenty of news about what was going on at Parliament Hill, enough to cause Father to swear in German when he read it.

The Family Herald and Weekly Star came from some far off place, and when it arrived in our mail box at the end of the lane, it was as exciting as getting the new issue of the Eaton’s catalogue.

There were puzzles, pen pals to exchange letters with, a pattern Mother could send for 10 cents, and my favourite, a picture to be coloured with crayons.

Mother’s Philadelphia Inquirer was of no interest to anyone but Mother. When she was finished with it, it looked like a piece of Swiss cheese.

She spent hours clipping and pasting into her scrap books

any mention of New York.

Every scrap of newspaper, once it had been read, was saved for another use. The papers were piled in the wood box beside the Findlay Oval at the ready. When the pile got too high, they were moved to the summer kitchen.

The soot-covered lampshades on the coal oil lamps were cleaned with bunched up newspapers. This was a job I hated, but since I was the youngest, with the smallest arms, it was my duty to clean them. I hated the feel and the sound, which reminded me of a piece of chalk rubbed the wrong way on the blackboard at Northcote School. It didn’t take long for the first wipe to turn the paper black as ink. By the third wipe, you could at last see inside the glass shade, and by then my hand and arm

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right up to the elbow were covered with soot.

Newspapers were used to put a shine to the burners of the kitchen stove too. This was done when the fire had died down. Mother would take a blob of pork grease, dab it here and there on the lids, and with a big wad of newspaper, she would clean off the stove. The smell of singed grease would fill the kitchen, and Emerson, to add a bit of drama, would pretend he was choking to death, clutch his throat, and hold his breath until he turned red in the face. The smell would stay in the house until the next time the stove was stoked and the remains of the grease burned away.

And of course, Father couldn’t start the fire in the morning without a good supply of newspapers from the wood box. They were scrunched up, the kindling put

on top, then the smaller blocks of wood, the papers lit, and the stove was set for the day.

The well-read newspapers got a real workout every Saturday morning too. Once the floors had been scrubbed, papers were spread out to keep the floors as clean as possible for as long as possible, which wasn’t long once winter had set in. To save the braided mats from taking the brunt of the snow off our boots, several layers of newspapers were spread out on the mats at the door, and when they were sodden through, rolled up, tucked back into the wood box to dry out, and then fed into the Findlay Oval, where they sizzled and spit in the fire.

It wasn’t unusual, if a pair of shoes came in the hand-medown box from Aunt Lizzie that were too big, for a wad of newspaper to be crammed in the toes. My three brothers al-

ways used several thicknesses of newspaper folded tightly and placed under their felt innersoles to help keep their feet dry in the winter.

Always, when the stove wasn’t covered with boiling pots, sizzling fry pans, and the white granite tea pot, sitting on the reservoir would be three or four bricks. When we were leaving the farm on a blistering cold day or night, the bricks were wrapped in thick layers of newspapers and then put at our feet in the cutter or sleigh to help keep us from freezing.

We never had to just burn newspapers to get rid of them.

There was a use for every one of them.

Every newspaper that came into the house back in those Depression years went on to another life. It was recycling at its highest, long before the word was ever invented.

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Bircher Muesli a Swiss favourite Lifestyle - Oats are soaked beforehand instead of cooked in the morning, making it an ideal healthy breakfast for time-starved cooks. While the recipe originates in Switzerland, it makes use of Ontario’s apples, honey or maple syrup and calcium-rich dairy.

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The 310 participating teams were vying for the Allen J. MacDonald Memorial Trophy, which was bestowed upon each division champion. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field was comprised of teams from seven different countries, including Austria, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Japan and the United States.

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Diane Deans Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward

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Site Plan Control Proposal for a new Training Building located at 2464 Russell Road – William E. Hay Centre The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application to construct a new auto body and woodworking training building, to be located within the secure grounds of the William E. Hay Centre at 2464 Russell Road. The subject site is located in the industrial park at the north-east corner of Russell Road and Hawthorne Road, just south of Walkley Road.

The application seeks site plan control approval for the development of a proposed auto body and woodworking training building for educational use by its residents on the north-east corner of their site. The proposed building will have a gross floor area of 379 square metres and a height of 8.75 metres. There will be 15 new parking spaces added, for a total of 57 vehicular parking spaces on site. This new proposed building will be located within the existing secure grounds, and will see an additional 3.6m security fence separating the new building from the existing facility. The training building will be largely screened from Russell Road by existing trees and plantings. Some trees require removal and as such a Landscape Plan and re-planting schedule are proposed for this application.

I invite you to attend a public meeting to hear a presentation from the developer on this application. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 14th at 7:00 p.m. in Training Rooms 1 & 2 at the City’s Public Works Building located at 2799 Swansea Cres. The applicant will make a formal presentation at 7:00 p.m. and will answer questions and receive comments from the community shortly thereafter.

Information related to this application is currently available online at, Ottawa.ca/devapps, and by inputting file number D07-12-13-0219 in the search criteria.

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News - After a long string of disappointing results, Devon Nicholson finally got the negative he wanted.

Nicholson, from Orléans, wrestled professionally and contracted hepatitis C, a lifethreatening disease often transmitted through the blood.

He has spent much of the past year undergoing an aggressive experimental treatment, loaded with negative side effects. He decided to undergo the treatment after consulting with specialists at the American Mayo Clinic.

Called Incivek triple therapy, doctors at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital pumped Nicholson full of heavier doses of the medications normally used to treat his disease, as well as new medications.

Side effects can include extreme insomnia, weight lost, mental issues and intense itching. The first time through the 36-week treatment, he had to stop on week 19.

This second time around, he made it through the 36 weeks.

“It was a nightmare-ish ordeal,” he said.

And now his final test results have come back negative for hepatitis C, meaning the wrestler is cured.

“That means the whole hepatitis C order for me, is completely over,” he said. “It wasn’t there at three months (after treatment), and it’s not here at six months.

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New challenges ahead for Devon Nicholson Continued from page 18

He said the only way for him to test positive again would be to contract the disease a second time.

The diagnosis made him press the pause button on his dream of wrestling in the World Wrestling Entertainment League – and it made him ineligible. After having to leave professional wrestling, he went on to win a medal at the Olympic trials in GrecoRoman wrestling, before starting his hepatitis C treatment.

He hasn’t ruled out returning to the WWE, and would be eligible to try if he passes medical screening and drug tests by the WWE’s doctors.

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The allegations have not been proven in court.

He’s taking Shreve to court in a case that is due to start March 31.

But for now, Nicholson has one negative to celebrate – being cured of the disease that has changed so much of his life.

“That was the biggest fight hopefully I’ll ever have,” he said. “I’m just happy it’s over.”

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Have fun at any of these parks: • Alexander Park: 960 Silver Street • Arnott Park: 691 Hartman Crescent • Bellevue Manor Park: 1520 Caldwell Avenue • Carleton Heights Park: 1665 Apeldoorn Avenue • Celebration Park: Central Park Drive • Frank J. Licari Park: 1990 Cochrane Street • Geoff Wightman Park: 89 Leopolds Drive • Ledbury Park: 1250 Ledbury Avenue • Lexington Park: 1404 Lexington Street • McCarthy Park: 3320 Paul Anka Drive • Meadowvale Park: 1205 Trenton Avenue • Owl Park: 185 Owl Drive • Paget Park: 801 Springland Drive • Pauline Vanier Park: 1015 Harkness Avenue • Raven Park: 1500 Larose Avenue • Rideauview Park: 960 Eiffel Avenue Green Bins Love Evergreens: Recycling Your Christmas Tree & Evergreen Boughs Christmas trees are collected each week with your regular organics materials. Please remove all decorations and plastic wrap, and place the tree and evergreen boughs at your curbside on collection day.

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Group mailboxes pose downtown dilemma Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

News - When Canada Post announced in December that it would do away with door-todoor mail delivery, municipal minds ďŹ lled with visions of vast community mailboxes crammed into downtowns.

The changes announced Dec. 11 mean the remaining one-third of the population that still gets mail delivered to their door will have to head to a more central hub to get their mail.

But the communal post boxes wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily look like the brown-and silver community mailboxes that are such a ďŹ xture in the suburbs, said Canada Post.

Nor should they, said experts in urban design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they can try, I think if they try that, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re silly,â&#x20AC;? said George Dark, a planner with Urban Strategies who the city has hired to deďŹ ne how communities like Centretown, Scott Street and the PrestonCarling area should grow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;RetroďŹ tting into the city is going to take a different mindset,â&#x20AC;? he said. He urged

Canada Post to hire industrial designers and â&#x20AC;&#x153;think through the problemâ&#x20AC;? of what a community mailbox will look like in a dense urban setting.

Avoiding the need for outdoor community mailboxes is probably a better solution, Dark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it would look terrible if these things are just dropped all over the downtown,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are going to have to ďŹ nd their way into facilities.â&#x20AC;?

Schools, churches, community centres or even stores could become the new spot for people who live in single-family homes to pick up their post, Dark said.

PUBLIC SPACE IS PRECIOUS

People who live in the densest areas, in multi-residential buildings, already have communal mail delivery in the lobbies of their buildings, said Canada Post spokeswoman Anick Losier. Their delivery wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change.

For everyone else in urban areas that were getting mail right to their door, the shift will begin later this year and

should be completed over the next ďŹ ve years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building the new generation of community mailbox,â&#x20AC;? Losier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on different models right now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do it in a thoughtful way, a way that makes sense,â&#x20AC;? she added.

That will be particularly important in dense neighbourhoods like the Glebe which have single family homes with door-to-door delivery, but no leftover space for a big community mailbox.

Coun. David Chernushenko, who represents the area, said the best option might be for Canada Post to rent space for mailboxes in commercial establishments.

Otherwise, Chernushenko said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re either going to have to use a piece of someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawn, or a piece of very precious public space.â&#x20AC;?

That was also paramount for Coun. Peter Hume, the chairman of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that they have to understand that public spaces, whether in urban or suburban areaâ&#x20AC;Ś are very important,â&#x20AC;? he

said.

The dialog could â&#x20AC;&#x153;provoke joy or massive amounts of anger,â&#x20AC;? Hume said. He hesitated to speculate on how communal postal boxes could be incorporated into urban areas out of a fear of creating either anger â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or expectations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dealing with something more concrete, even inspiring the public with something like they might get a post ofďŹ ce like the good old days,â&#x20AC;? Hume said, contrasting that to scaring people with visions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;faceless banks of mailboxes.â&#x20AC;?

At this point, there are more questions than answers, Hume said. He hoped Canada Post would engage municipalities in the implementation process as soon as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need to engage the communities,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Massive changes to public spaces require a lot of time and a lot of public consultation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just in the middle of all of that,â&#x20AC;? Losier said. No decisions have been taken on what the communal mail facilities will look like in urban areas, she said â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but the major consultation is completed, she

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Another part of the mail transformation will include providing options for where people want to have their mail delivered â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perhaps to a location near their place of employment instead of their home, Losier said.

GATHERING PLACES

Creating a reason for neighbours to gather or run into each other on a regular basis is widely seen as a positive side effect of something that has much more to do with the economics of physical mail in a digital world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no question, people would run into a neighbour occasionally more often,â&#x20AC;?

Chernushenko said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only upside I can see - it will force some people who are able bodied to go out for a walk.â&#x20AC;?

But mail carriers feel like part of the fabric of their neighbourhood, Chernushenko said, and their door-to-door visits will change the atmosphere of a neighbourhood and the feeling of home.

Preventing any outdoor community mailboxes from becoming an eyesore is also a concern. GrafďŹ ti taggers will surely ďŹ nd them to be a perfect spot for spray-paint markings, Chernushenko said. Depending on where the boxes are located, it could create issues for snowplowing, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is one more piece of street furniture that sidewalk plows have to make their way around,â&#x20AC;? Chernushenko said.

Canada Post is going to have to think hard about what role so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;junk mailâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unaddressed ďŹ&#x201A;yers delivered through Canada Post â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will play in the Crown corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future, Dark said.

If people canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dump unwanted ďŹ&#x201A;yers into a recycling bin, many of them will end up blowing around the streets, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you get junk mail in a remote location, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd it stays there,â&#x20AC;? Dark said.

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Site plan for Norman Street condo filed Height halved from earlier plan, community still opposed Steph Willems steph.willems@metroland.com

Community - A controversial condo proposal in Little Italy is back on city books, but in a different form than before.

When Tamarack Homes’ first proposed an 18-storey, 159-unit condo for the end of Norman Street (abutting the O-Train tracks) in November, 2012, it caused a backlash.

The dead-end street is currently lined by low-rise buildings, a theme that carries over onto neighbouring streets, while access is only gained from a crowded Preston Street.

While taller building heights are proposed for select areas of the Carling-Preston community design plan study area, those heights would be located closer to Carling.

The process to create that plan, which is expected early in the New Year, saw residents tout the importance of retaining the low-rise character of residential streets stemming from Preston. The new plan for Norman Street doesn’t fit the low-rise category, but still comes in at half the height previously proposed. The site plan submitted to the city on Dec. 16 describes a nine-storey building that drops to five, then three storeys in height as it approaches Preston. A total of 117 units are contained within the residential building, along with 94 resident underground parking spaces and 10 visitor spots.

The site plan control compliments a revised zoning bylaw amendment and Official Plan amendment.

Dalhousie Community Association president Michael Powell said the proposal still doesn’t lend itself to the character and capacity of Norman Street.

“Going back to when we started this CDP process, the big thing was preserving the low-rise character of Little Italy,” said Powell. “Side streets in the area are barely a car width wide, and the thought of having nine storeys at the end of a road that’s only eight houses deep is concerning.”

The original 18-storey proposal was presented as a transition from the multiple 30-plus storey propos-

als slated for Carling. That rationale didn’t fly for residents in the area, as Norman Street isn’t adjacent to the Dow Honda site or neighbouring parcels pegged for high density development.

Those sites are all south of Adeline Street, while Norman lies two blocks north of that boundary, surrounded by tightly-packed standalone homes and small businesses.

Powell said that the removal of the ‘mews’ concept in

the CDP – essentially a road connecting the dead end streets between Preston and the O-Train line – means that the original staff report’s recommendation of 4 storeys as a limit in the area holds more weight. The mews concept would have allowed higher densities in that location due to the improved vehicle capacity and access.

“There’s already so much density going into the neighbourhood,” said Powell. “Even if four storeys were

placed straight across the block, it would be a substantial increase in density.” Between the existing housing stock and proposed condos, Powell said the community wants to ensure there is a range of housing styles for prospective residents. On behalf of the association, Powell has sent a letter outlining his thoughts to the city planner attached to the file. In the letter, Powell stated the proposal exceeds the CDP’s strategic direction, and is placed in “an unsuitable

location for (a) mid-rise. He went on to say that the top-floor penthouse should be counted as an extra floor, as it contains amenity space, rather than simply housing mechanical functions.

The comment period for the Normal street proposal runs until Jan. 13, with a city staff decision on the file expected by Feb. 22.

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Public art like that on King Edward Avenue could soon show up in Lowertown’s Bingham Park. The city is in the process of putting out a call to artists for the park.

Bingham Park to get artistic Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

News - The city will be issuing a call this year to artists to help brighten up one of Lowertown’s oldest parks.

Submissions from artists or groups of artists for a $160,000 public art commission for Bingham Park are now being accepted.

The winning artist or artists will be selected in early May, with the installation scheduled to be completed by spring 2015.

The project was initially proposed as part of the Sussex Drive reconstruction project.

With limited streetscape space on Sussex, however, the city asked area residents to help choose another area nearby that could benefit from an art installation.

“The artwork will be innovative and forward thinking in its design and will celebrate public art as practiced on the highest level of artistic excellence and complement the park design,” said Nicole Zuger, a program manager for the arts and heritage development.

Marc Aubin, president of

the Lowertown Community Association, said he encouraged the city to choose Bingham Park because of both its proximity to Sussex and its historic character.

According to Zuger, the vision for the project will reflect these elements.

“We had an initial meeting with (the city),” Aubin said.

“They were very kind; however, those who attended made it clear that they want to see the area and its history strongly reflected in the art. They also would like strong consideration given to functional art, such as a fanciful gateway entrance.”

Citing a difference of opinion on the significance the art project connected with the recent Rideau Street development, Aubin said he hoped this project would connect better with the community.

“I am greatly concerned that our interests will be shuffled aside like they were in the Rideau renewal art project and that this will become another exercise in praising elitist artists,” Aubin said. “However, this time we will have area residents on the steering committee, so I do hope to see

something much, much better this time. I won’t be as patient if I see proposals that have no connection with our area.”

Consultation for the project will begin in April, where residents can give some feedback on the shortlisted artist proposals.

The artwork, Zuger said, will integrate seamlessly with the site, with space, nearby homes and park use taken into consideration to whatever art project is picked.

Aside from adding a bit of art in the park, Bingham Park is already scheduled for some changes. With funding from a local non-profit organization, the Chance Foundation, and a matching city grant, the park will see upgrades worth about $75,000.

Included in those plans are new play structure for older children, more benches and landscaping.

Zuger said she has been working closely with the city’s parks and recreation planner for Bingham Park, taking its timeline into consideration.

More information about the city’s art renewal projects is available on the city’s website, ottawa.ca.

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Base your fitness resolution on knowledge, not numbers Lifestyle - As the calendar flips to a new year, many Canadians will use the celebration to make a personal resolution and, hopefully, wave goodbye to old habits.

When it comes to predicting the success of these personal promises, a 2012 study at the University of Scranton indicates this will be challenging for most Canadians.

The study discovered the top resolution is to lose weight and/or make a healthy self-improvement.

And, out of the 45 percent of people who make a New Year’s resolution, only eight per cent will fully accomplish it—with 39 percent of people experiencing “infrequent success.”

But that doesn’t mean you should return the workout clothes you received for Christmas or cancel the recently purchased gym membership.

Greek philosopher Plato reminds us that “a good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”

To increase the chance of triumph, three leading Canadian fitness experts share their ‘knowledge’ to help this year’s resolutions become a success story, not a number.

David Patchell-Evans, the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, has 33 years’ experience helping people achieve their fitness goals.

With 750,000 members, GoodLife’s enthusiastic founder has many tips, but the first one that comes to

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“A workout buddy serves many purposes when it comes to fitness motivation,” said Patchell-Evans. “They

provide comfort for people who might be entering a fitness club for the first time, they’re a great referee on the days when your motivation is wavering, and most importantly, they’re

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Pet Adoptions Meet Chaz (ID# A161131), a large and very friendly New Zealand white rabbit looking for her forever home.

Chaza is a lovely, sweet and patient bunny who has been a wonderful participant in the Brightening Lives program at the Ottawa Humane Society.

She has been a visitor to seniors’ residences and PD Day camps, getting along well with people of all ages.

Chaza would be a great bunny for a home with children or a dedicated firsttime owner who can give her all the love and attention she deserves.

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your cheering section when you begin to see results.”

For the 16 percent of Canadians who have already joined a gym or fitness club, their resolution may be to

take their fitness routine to the next level.

Rod Macdonald, the vice president of canfitpro, the largest provider of education in the Canadian fitness industry, explains that one of the keys to success is enlisting professional help.

“Increase your support group. Hire a personal trainer, let your favourite group exercise instructor know about your resolution, and tell as many friends about it as possible,” Macdonald said.

Lisa Belanger, an exercise physiologist and doctoral candidate at the University of Alberta, says a third tip is to “make an emotional connection to your resolution. Keep reminding yourself the reasons for your actions to keep you going. For example, ‘I am going to the gym to stay active and keep up with my grandchildren.’ Or ‘I’m eating more vegetables to avoid getting heart disease like my mother.’

Although it is unlikely Plato was referring to New Year’s fitness resolutions, his statement offers perspective.

Base your good decision to become healthier on knowledge rather than shying away because of intimidating numbers. By taking realistic steps to reach your goal, you’ll be more likely to accomplish your resolution.

More ideas on setting and achieving your fitness goals can be found online at www.goodlifefitness.com.

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lost from time to time, tags are still important as a quick and visual way of identifying your pet.

The Ottawa Humane Society runs microchip clinics monthly.

Register by calling 613-7253166 ext. 221 or e-mail microchip@ottawahumane.ca.

The next clinic runs Jan. 12.

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A four-storey, six-unit condo is being proposed for 92 Stonehurst Ave., located near the Transitway, Laroche Park, and across the street from the Russian Orthodox church. The property is currently occupied by a twostorey detached home.

In the proposal’s rationale, owner/ applicant ModBox, Inc. refers to the site as “a highly desirable location for

intensification in a neighbourhood experiencing and in need of substantial upgrades to existing housing stock.”

Parking for the site would be located at the rear of the property, with the five parking spaces accessed via a rear laneway.

The proposed development was designed to conform to the site’s existing zoning, which allows for buildings of up to four storeys. That allows the developer to only seek city approval for a site plan.

Despite the low-rise nature of the proposal, ModBox consulted with the area’s councilor, Katherine Hobbs, and the Mechanicsville Community Association on the design of the

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The company has partnerships with architect Linebox Studio Inc. and contractor the Lake Partnership Inc. The comment period for the 92 Stonehurst application runs until Jan. 14, with a decision expected from the city’s planning and growth management department on Feb. 3.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com

Jan. 11

Friends of the Ottawa Public Library hold a half-price used book sale at the Greenboro district library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All the books are in good condition and the money raised goes to support Friends of the Ottawa Public Library. For more information call 613-580-2957, ext. 32626.

Jan. 20

Garden Soil Demystified – Organic Soil Amendments for the Urban Gardener, sponsored by Gloucester Horticultural Society. Simon Neufeld, Certified Crop Advisor, will review what’s available to ensure that your vegetables are grown in a sustainable and healthy way.

4373 Generation Court, 7:30 p.m. sharp. Free admission. Pre-registration recommended (613) 749-8897.

Jan. 25

The Sons of Scotland present Burns Night (largest Burns Event in Eastern Ontario). Celebrate the anniversary of the world-famous poet’s birth at the Delta Ottawa City Centre Hotel, 101 Lyon Street, Ottawa.

Includes traditional Burns Supper which includes haggis, ballroom and Scottish country dancing to the big band sound of the 7-Monterey; a cabaret show featuring Garth Hampson and Shawne Elizabeth and the Sons of Scotland Pipes and Drums. Time, cocktails: 6 p.m.; dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tickets: $65. For reservations call (613) 521-5625 or email: burnsargyle@gmail.com.

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Jan. 26

The Walk for Memories is Ottawa’s premier indoor fundraising walk. It

is scheduled for Sunday, January 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Carleton University Fieldhouse.

The goal this year is $275,000.

Funds raised stay in the community to help people living with dementia.

The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County provides support, education and resources for people with dementia, as well as their families and caregivers. Form a team, or come out as an individual and join in the fun. Ask your family, friends and colleagues to join you, or to sponsor your Walk.

To register, go to www.walkformemories.ca. For more information: www.alzheimer.ca/ottawa or contact thicks@asorc.org 613 523 4004 ext. 132.

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Strathcona Legion: Mondays: social euchre at 1 p.m., Wednesdays, social drop-in darts at 6:30 p.m. Friday dinner at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment at 7 p.m. (Small cover). Tables available for $20. Call the branch at 613-236-1575 for more information on these events.

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other women with similar interests.

We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as skiing, Scrabble, bridge, fun lunches, book clubs, gallery tours, dinner club, and crafts. For more information, visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or call 613-860-0548.

The Gloucester South Seniors meet at 4550 Bank St., Leitrim for a full schedule of activities every week including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, five hundred, shuffleboard and chess. Membership is $15 per year. The club is easily accessible by OC Transpo Route 144 and it offers free parking. For more information call 613-821-0414.

Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. Old Time Fiddle and Country Dance. First Friday of every month. 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. $5/person at the door or yearly memberships available. No charge for participating musicians and singers. Join us for a good time.

In Harmony, a woman’s chorus, is welcoming new members. Practices are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Call 613-722-0066.

Want to meet new friends? Have a great workout? Come to The MET (Metropolitan Bible Church) every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for a free women’s fitness class with a certified fitness instructor. Includes a five-minute inspirational fit tip.

Any questions? Contact the church office at 613-238-8182.

For 50 plus: Social and line dancing, superb music and friendly ambiance. Every second Saturday at 8

Deputy Mayor / Maire suppléant Councillor / Conseiller Ward 22 Gloucester – South Nepean 613-580-2751 Steve.Desroches@Ottawa.ca www.SteveDesroches.ca

Mondays: Improve your Spanish speaking skills with Los Amigos Toastmasters. The group meets at Tunney’s Pasture every Monday from 4:55 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Carole at 613-761-6537 or email lucani@ sympatico.ca.

Conversational Spanish classes meet at the Civic Hospital, Main Building, Main Floor, Room, Room 3, at the back of the cafeteria “Tulip Café”, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.amigos-tm.ca.

Friday afternoons: Senior bowlers required for Friday afternoons, VIP Bowling League, Walkley Bowling Centre. The objective of the VIP Seniors Mixed 5 Pin Bowling League is to encourage senior citizens, age 55 plus to participate in an activity that provides regular moderate exercise, requires no special athletic ability and to foster fellowship, goodwill and an opportunity to make new friends. Members range in age from 55 to plus 90.

There is no registration fee and the weekly bowling fee is $13. The league is a fun, social, non competitive league, experience not required.

Bowling takes place Friday afternoons, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 1 to mid May at the Walkley Bowling Centre, 2092 Walkley Road. Participants are placed on mixed four person teams. To register, phone Roy or Jean, 613-731-6526 or email royhoban@rogers.com.

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