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Ottawa police had a eureka moment when DNA evidence allegedly linked Ian Bush, the 59-year-old Orléans man accused in the December 2014 home invasion robbery and

attempted murder of Second World War veteran Ernest Côté in New Edinburgh, to three unsolved murders in south Ottawa. Alban Garon, Raymonde Garon, and Marie-Claire Beniskos were killed in their Riverside Drive condominium in

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Police waited until Bush finished a psychiatric evaluation stemming from charges related to last year’s home invasion and attempted murder before formally charging him with three counts of first-degree murder on Feb. 20. The police robbery unit has also pressed an additional 11 charges related to firearms stemming from last year’s home invasion. Bush had already been charged for the attempted murder of Côté. “In the last few weeks, investigators have worked to establish evidence to warrant the homicide charges,” said deputy police Chief Jill Skinner at a Feb. 20 press conference. She said investigators decided, in consultation with the Crown, to charge Bush once his psychiatric evaluation was complete. See EVIDENCE, page 2

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Look out below! Gabriel Munn-Venn, 11, enjoys winter with gusto while sledding down the Riverview Park community’s only toboggan hill during the fourth-annual Riverview Park Forest Winter Adventure. Upwards of 80 people came out during the event on Feb. 22 to enjoy sledding, snowshoeing, snowboarding and skiing.

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Hundreds of police officers have been involved in the triple murder case over the years, including the robbery unit, which investigated the recent home invasion. Staff Sgt. Bruce Pirt, with the police major crime section, wouldn’t release much information on the links between the murders of the Garons, a married couple, and their neighbour, Beniskos, and the New Edinburgh home invasion and attack, or the evidence. When pressed if there were any more suspects or potential accomplices in the murders, Pirt said he can’t comment on the police investigation, but the murder case has now been closed by police. “It was a good, solid seven-and-ahalf years of investigation that got us here today,” Pirt said. “I’m relieved. I was part of the investigative team in 2007, and I’m a part of the investigative team now, and I’m proud of everyone who put this together.” Still ongoing is the comparison of the evidence to other similar cases, in

Ottawa and across Canada, Pirt said. He wouldn’t comment on specific cases, such as the unsolved murder of Paul-André Simard, killed in Nepean several months before the three south Ottawa murders. Bush is being held in police custody. FAMILIES REACT

The families of the three south Ottawa victims put out a statement through police, following the Feb. 20 announcement. “We are very pleased with the results of the investigation. The three families sincerely thank the police service for the tireless teamwork it has demonstrated since 2007. The friendship that linked Marie-Claire (Beniskos), Raymonde and Alban (Garon) also unites our families by force of circumstance. “We wish to thank all those who have supported us during this ordeal and who continue to lend us their strength against all that is yet to come. We now ask media to kindly respect our privacy.”

School board files paperwork on new Findlay Creek school ‘There’s no Plan B:’ school board trustee Erin McCracken

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Findlay Creek may be one step closer to having an elementary public school built in the growing south Ottawa community. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has submitted a site plan control application to the city for the construction of a two-storey public elementary school on a vacant parcel of land the board owns at the northwest corner of Findlay Creek and Kelly Farm drives. “It’s one of our highest priorities in Findlay Creek, so we’re happy to hear it,” said Meagan Lydan, president of the Findlay Creek Community Association. “People have moved to this community to send their kids to school in this community. We’ve been promised it a long time and so they’ll be excited,” she said. Jason Smith, who handles

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The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, which owns this parcel of undeveloped land at the corner of Findlay Creek and Kelly Farm drives in Findlay Creek, has submitted an application to the city for the construction of a new public elementary school in the community. the community association’s education portfolio, said the board’s application to the city was “a longtime coming.” “It’s been a gruelling pro-

cess,” he said, referring to the project moving up and down on the school board’s list of priority capital projects over the years. “It was expected to be a

lot sooner and with those expectations not coming, I think part of it is, ‘We’ll believe it when we see it.’” The school board still has

to develop and submit its prioritized list of school projects to Ontario’s Ministry of Education. The province is expected to ask for that in February or March. Mark Fisher, public school board trustee for Zone 7, doesn’t yet know where the Findlay Creek school sits on that list, but said he doesn’t see how it can’t be placed at the top given the closure in 2017 of Elizabeth Park Public School at the former Uplands base. “We’re in an emergency situation right now,” he said, adding that the majority of the more than 400 students at the Uplands school live in Findlay Creek. “It can’t be anywhere else on the list but at the top because we’re running out of time to be able to build (it) and there’s no Plan B.” The province is aware the board can’t funnel Elizabeth Park students into Blossom Park or Sawmill Creek public schools, which are already near capacity, he said. Fisher said the ministry was also made aware of and, in fact,

encouraged the board when it was set to begin spending the $1.2-million it had set aside for the engineering, design and permit process ahead of the construction of the kindergarten to Grade 8 school, estimated to cost $13 million to $15 million. Now all that’s left is the province’s funding announcement and permit approvals. If those are secured early enough, the board could break ground this fall and the school can be ready for September 2017, said Fisher. “I never like saying a guarantee, but I think it’s going to happen. Everybody has aligned on the need that this new school is a priority and we’re running out of runway to get this school built,” he said. The board’s application to the city was welcome news to Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, who lobbied for funding for the school’s construction in a letter sent to Minister of Education Liz Sandals in January. See LATEST, page 4

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“I’m not sure that there’s ever been an application from the school board where it didn’t actually go forward,” said Qaqish, whose ward includes Findlay Creek. “It’s only step one. There’s lots of steps to go, but this is a positive step, that’s for sure.” A centrally located school in the community would give parents more options, said Eddy Kwan, a Findlay Creek resident whose three-and-a-halfyear-old daughter, Olivia, will be attending junior kindergarten at St. Thomas More School in the Hunt Club Park community in September. Depending on when the new school is constructed, Kwan said he may enrol his second child, who will be born later this year. He may also consider transferring his daughter at that point “just for the sake of the location.”

Coun. Michael Qaqish If he were to transfer Olivia, Kwan said it would mean shorter travel times. “She can just walk back home,” he said. The city’s approval of the board’s site plan control application is required to ensure any land developments are safe, functional and orderly and that applicants abide by development standards set out by the city and other agencies.

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Cell antennas proposed for Blossom Park en a pass or fail. The public consultation process for the application was triggered by the total height of the rooftop antenna system, which will be more than 25 per cent of the height of the automobile dealership, said Theresa Gilchrist, a Novatech planner. The structures will be 2.8 to 4.57 metres above the roof, for a total height of 11.48 metres. This site was chosen because there were no other cellular towers in the immediate area that could be used to mount the new antennas, she said, adding this rooftop was also selected for its lower overall height. Rooftop installation was the preferred method to enhance coverage, “and the fact that the profile rooftop antennas would be less obtrusive than a standalone tower,” Gilchrist said. There are homes on Albion Road to the east of the property, Sawmill Creek lies south, and there are commercial properties to the north and west. “Within that 120-metre radius of the antennas, there’s only a few residential properties,” Gilchrist said during the meeting attended by representatives from Deans’ office and city planner Ann O’Connor. Installation of the antennas would take a few weeks and, depending on the approval process, would begin this summer or fall, Rinfret said. Public input on the proposed project must be submitted in writing by March 5 to r.gilchrist@ novatech-eng.com.

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A Telus rooftop cellular antenna system is being proposed for an automobile dealership in the Blossom Park community. The proposal calls for the installation of eight new telecommunications antennas and an accompanying equipment shelter designed to improve coverage for Telus Mobility customers. “Telus is proposing to construct this antenna system in order to provide improved wireless and voice-data service to their customers in the area,” Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans said at the start of a public information session at the Greenboro Community Centre on Feb. 19. No one from the community attended the meeting. “In that spot we have a hole in our network,” said Marc Boustani, a Montreal-based Telus radiofrequency design specialist, adding the system’s coverage area would span one kilometre. Before the installation goes ahead on the roof of the Donnelly Ford Lincoln dealership at 2496 Bank St., Telus must have its municipal concurrence application approved by the city. Public consultation is required in this process, as set out by Industry Canada, which regulates radio-communication and broadcasting antenna systems. The municipal concurrence and public consultation process was brought into effect in Ot-

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Power outage doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet Hydro Ottawa standards To the editor:

Re: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Power outage in south Kanata,â&#x20AC;? Jan. 29, KKS. On Jan. 26, a lengthy power outage affected portions of Glen Cairn and Bridlewood. Both Hydro Ottawa and Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley worked together to communicate the latest developments regarding the situation to residents affected by this lengthy outage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which certainly is not accurately captured in this

article. Hydro Ottawa is very appreciative of Coun. Hubleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to disseminate this vital information to his constituents, and we were in contact numerous times to ensure residents were getting any assistance required. The outage on Jan. 26 was prolonged by a combination of factors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the type of equipment failure, the configuration of the electrical system during planned work, the cold weather and the location of the failure,

among others. A power outage this lengthy certainly does not meet our standards to supply the power reliably. Hydro Ottawa would like to thank its customers for their patience as crews worked to make repairs and restore power on this very cold day, and Coun. Hubley for his work serving the community. Daniel SĂŠguin Manager, Media and Public Affairs Hydro Ottawa

Editorial off the mark To the editor,

Re: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speed limit plan poorly-hatched,â&#x20AC;? Feb. 12. I was very disappointed to read your editorial on speed limits. I would like to highlight issues with several of the points you made. â&#x20AC;˘ Driving requires a licence and compliance to specific laws, including not drinking and not speeding . However, drivers typically exceed the speed limits by 10 to 20 kilometres per hour. If the limit is high, the speeds are even higher.

â&#x20AC;˘ City staff are now definitely backing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;complete streetsâ&#x20AC;? approach, which includes a combination of measures, one of which is lower speed limits. â&#x20AC;˘ The pedestrians and cyclists being killed and injured should not be casually referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;errant urchins.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ As vehicle speeds are reduced to 30 kph, the statistic for injuries drops to zero. Surely you support lower injury rates. â&#x20AC;˘ Just because some drivers ignore the rules, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that the rules should not be there.

â&#x20AC;˘ Both road design and enforcement are linked to speed limit. Lower speed limits would result in higher fines for the same speed and different design criteria can be applied by road engineers for road widths. â&#x20AC;˘ All the technology in the world is not going to stop an accident by a vehicle travelling too fast for a given situation, probably piloted by someone distracted by all the technology in the vehicle. Steve Harris Ottawa

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Re: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuts force support group to turn away sex offenders,â&#x20AC;? Feb. 19, Ottawa South News. With interest, I read this article. It is absolutely appalling and disturbing that the federal government will cut off funding to a rehabilitation program (Circles of Support and Accountability) that is proven and effective and has reduced re-offending by high-risk sexoffenders by more than 80 percent following their release from prison.

But this same government is proceeding with a costly a sexoffender registry. The U.S. has had these registries for years. Research in that country shows that these registries are not effective in protecting the public, but actually put the public at greater risk. And this government wants to get rid of a program that works! Correctional Service Canada has helped fund CoSA since 1994. There are 17 CoSA programs in Canada. In 2014, the government spent just $650,000 on this volunteer driven program across the country, an insignificant amount in the grand

scheme of things when weighed against the annual cost of sexual victimization in this country which is well over $4 billion a year. An objective of the program is to protect the public. A study in 2007 revealed that sex offenders involved in the program witnessed an 83 per cent reduction in sexual reoffending compared to offenders not involved it the program. Another classic case of this government pandering to its base. Politics over science. Go figure!

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ollowing the presentation of a short list of qualified proposals for the development of National Capital Commission land at LeBreton Flats, the future of the site has begun to take shape. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great thing for the city, as the significant swath of land perched on the shoulder of the Ottawa River, just west of the Parliamentary precinct, should be one of the jewels of the capital. As it stands now, and as it has been for the better part of 60 years, all that resides on that prime piece of property is a brownfield (the Canadian War Museum and a few stout condo towers notwithstanding). Yet while we can see the future peeking over the horizon, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still rather hazy. What we know for certain is each of the four proposals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted by Claridge Homes, Devcore Group, Focus Equities, and Rendez Vous Lebreton Group (backed by the Ottawa Senators) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will feature a mixture of residential and commercial development, as well as green open spaces, with some sort of cultural or

institutional feature at its core. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about all we know at this point. Any additional details wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be made public for about a year. In the interim, what Ottawans should be hoping is going on in the minds of each of the participating groups is a distinct focus on people. What the redevelopment of LeBreton should not be is some vast expanse of manicured green space surrounding a performance hall, an arena or an office building, no matter how architecturally appealing they might be. No, the redevelopment of LeBreton needs to be focused on bringing people back to what was once a populated working class neighbourhood. People lived their lives in LeBreton, and they should have the opportunity to do so once again. There should be shops, services and other employment in addition to entertainment or other attractions. The NCC has said it wants to see some sort of â&#x20AC;&#x153;anchorâ&#x20AC;? to make LeBreton a â&#x20AC;&#x153;world-class destination.â&#x20AC;? What will help achieve that goal is a friendly, thriving space anchored by people.

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nless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of those smiling winter activities fanatics, cold eventually makes you sad. A bit of it is all right. It reminds us about being Canadian and we take pride in that, our ability to endure. In Ottawa we take pride in our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to deal with snow and make our life at least a bit more liveable. A little cold is fine. We are used to that week or so of wicked temperatures in January. But February has been an unpleasant surprise and too much, really. It makes a lot of people just want to just stay in the house, which makes them sad. There are those who say that cold is a virtue, that surviving it makes us strong and that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not good to

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that great for the national psyche. We crank the furnace up, put on sweaters and then look at newspaper photographs of people cross-country skiing in this stuff, which makes us feel inadequate and guilty. This is probably reflected somehow in House of Commons debates. Second, all this cold is making people too smug about climate change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Global warming?â&#x20AC;? they sniff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can there be global warming when my car wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start?â&#x20AC;? You can understand that. This is the second consecutive year of long and brutal winter. It makes it far too easy to forget that polar ice is melting and many parts of the world are experiencing their hottest summers ever. The third thing is that the cold is

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ave you registered your kids for summer camp yet? I’m asking because, you know, it’s minus 100 degrees outside and it’s still February. Several years ago, I realized that to get the best choice of summer camps, one had to start thinking about forking out a lot of cash within six weeks of Christmas. Nowadays, typically on the coldest day of the year – the only day of the year my kids don’t play outside, which this year was on Family Day -- I start talking to my family about summer vacation, sports and camps. It drives my husband crazy. What’s the urgency, he asks, as I start racking up sport and camp fees on the credit card. Urgency? Truth is I start scanning the calendar and the previous year’s offerings around Dec. 26. And I check Groupon and talk to friends to find out where their kids are going and what sports they’re playing and who’s carpooling this year.

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We’re extremely lucky to live in a city like Ottawa. We pay heftily for property taxes that look likely to increase. But we also have great community centres, with free public skating at most arenas every weekend until the end of March funded by RBC (in case you’re looking for an indoor activity until the thaw). And I’ve always

been impressed with the high quality of the local camps. I also like to get my kids into at least one specialty camp each summer. If you are looking for something a little out of the ordinary this year, check these out: • Aviation and Music Camp. This was a new offering put on by Sonart Musique from Gatineau and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum last year. For the museum, it was somewhat a godsend, as their camp ideas had dried up. Rumour has it they were contemplating cancelling camp in 2014 until Sonart made the pitch.

The music academy has several successful camps in Gatineau, including one at the Chateau Cartier that all include two hours of music instruction per day in various instruments. Add space exploration and aviation, including a ride over Ottawa in a 1930s vintage plane, and you’ve got yourself a winner -- the camp sold out in its inaugural year. • The YMCA’s Camp Otonabee. For anyone not familiar with this program, it gives kids the experience of overnight camp without the overnights. Camp Otonabee is located in Dunrobin, west of Kanata, on the Ottawa River. The YMCA offers school bus transit from various parts of the city to get kids there and back daily. The basic adventure camp has kids as young as four swimming, hiking and exploring the woods. Older kids can be more specialized by registering for sailing and paddle sports. All that for less than $200 (plus a premium for sailors) is a steal. They also have a sleepover

something a little more frugal, there are a number of vacation Bible schools and church-run half day camps across the city that are minimal or no cost. In years past, the Ottawa Catholic School Board has also offered a free morning Mandarin camp. Kids get language lessons in the morning and parents have the option to pay for afternoon camp in local schools. It may be cold and the groundhog may be hiding for a while, but planning for summer in February – even if it gets my husband’s back up – makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

version for camp veterans. * Carleton University Radio Camp. My kids haven’t tried this one. The journalist in me thinks it looks really cool. Kids get to learn all aspects of radio, including advertising, participating in a play and hosting a live radio program on the university radio station CKCU 91.3FM. They also get to mess around with the sound board and learn behind-the-scenes production. Can you imagine how many fart sounds make it into the broadcast with a group of 10-14 year old kids? If you’re looking for

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CITY OF OTTAWA NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF A ZONING AMENDMENT In accordance with Section 34(10.7)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 3.(1) of Ontario Regulation 545/06, notice is hereby provided that a zoning by-law amendment proposal is being considered by the Planning and Growth Management Department at the City of Ottawa. LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL The zoning amendment proposal affects various lands throughout the City of Ottawa. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT This report proposes substantive changes that provide for a new intent with regard to a permission for a property or to a general provision of the Zoning By-law, as well as technical amendments to correct anomalies in the Zoning By-law as provided for by Section 5.2.3.3 of the Official Plan. Additional anomaly items may be added to the report on a priority basis. Where an amendment is reliant upon the policies in Official Plan Amendment 150, that amendment will not come into effect until such time as the applicable policies introduced by Official Plan Amendment 150 also come into effect. Amendments affecting both the rural and urban areas: Amending the Section 59 requirement that vehicle access be from the frontage on a public road; amending the existing reduction in required automobile parking spaces where locker/shower facilities are provided for cyclists to apply only to non-residential uses; amending the definition of “dwelling unit” to clarify its intended meaning; amending the zoning of certain lands west of March Road, shown on Schedule 183, so as to include the schedule symbol S183 in the zone code; amending the zoning regulations regarding basements and cellars; and modifying the definition of ‘diplomatic mission’ to clarify that it is a ‘residential use building’, and subject to zoning regulations applicable to residential uses. Amendments affecting the rural area: Removing the heritage overlay over lands at 5906 Fernbank Road that are now vacant; rezoning a remnant parcel, east side of Van Vliet Road, south of Bridge Street, to VM3 (Village Mixed Use) subzone; amending the definition of “bunk house dwelling” to remove reference to temporary farm workers; and permitting the use “dwelling unit” in the RC12 (Rural Commercial) subzone. Amendments affecting the urban area: Amending minimum required front yards to 6 metres and corner side yards to 3 metres on lands fronting on Mason Terrace and Echo Drive to recognize existing conditions; addition of Briarcliffe Heritage Conservation District to the heritage overlay; new urban exceptions to permit the development of small community centres in specific parks (Sandalwood, Palmerston, Bingham and Loyola); amending S.209(1) to permit a park in the T2C (Ground Transportation Zone – Fallowfield Train Station) zone; exception to permit minimum lot widths of 19m in the R1D zone in Fringewood; requirements for glazing and entrances in the TM (Traditional Mainstreet) zone; removing the reference to sea level in Schedule 89; reference to new maximum parking rates not applying (in the interim) that was mistakenly omitted from four TD (Transit-Oriented Development) exception zones located in the Cyrville, St. Laurent and Blair TOD Areas; rezoning part of 1450 Woodroffe Avenue from I1B to EP, in recognition of its Urban Natural Feature designation; correction to the zoning reference for part of 2960 Riverside Drive; inserting missing text in the Bylaw regarding parking in planned unit developments; addressing missing provisions for parking and rooftop amenity areas at 12 Stirling Avenue; amending the zoning for lands within Loyola Park to match the park boundaries; amending height provisions in Table 186A (AM3 - Arterial Mainstreet Subzone provisions);amending Exception [1769] to permit reduced lot widths for townhouse units; correcting minor errors regarding where high-rise vs. mid-rise apartment dwellings are permitted uses in the GM (General Mixed Use) zone and elsewhere based on the building height permitted in the zone; rezoning lands at the northwest corner of McArthur Avenue and Lafontaine Avenue per the intent of the 2014 Zoning Review; and clarifying where a community health and resource centre is permitted in the L1 (Community Leisure Facility) zone and amending the zoning at 4061 Strandherd Drive to permit a park. FURTHER INFORMATION To view the proposal or any information or materials related to the proposal, please contact the undersigned planner, or visit the project website at Ottawa.ca/omnibus. RELATED PLANNING APPLICATIONS N/A SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the undersigned planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail by Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the proposal. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and location to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed bylaw is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Ottawa to the Ontario Municipal Board. 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Mooney’s Bay daycare closes despite extension hopes Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

St. Elias Child Care & Family Resource Centre has closed its doors for good, despite attempts by concerned parents to lobby for an extension they said would give them more time to seek out alternate childcare. In the lead up to the Feb. 20 closure, a promising proposal was developed between parents of children at the nonprofit daycare and parish council representatives with the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, which managed the centre in the Mooney’s Bay Park community. But the proposed terms outlining a daily increase of $6 per child, the requirement that parents enrol their children for a set timeframe and a minimum 40-child enrolment were

ultimately denied by the parish council about two weeks before the site ceased operations. Despite the suggestion that fees be increased, the parish board said it would continue losing money if the closure were extended, reason why the board initially told parents the daycare would shut its doors. In a letter to parents on Jan. 20, the board said the daycare had suffered a 30 per cent decline in enrolment because of the full implementation of junior kindergarten last September. “Simply put, payroll objectives could not be met to make the operation even close to break even,” Charles Saikaley, an ex-officio parish council member and lawyer who provides the board with volunteer legal counsel, said in an email. “That, coupled with the withdrawal of about half

the students in the weeks after they received notice, made the operation of the daycare economically infeasible. “St. Elias daycare centre regrets the closure, but it was left with no choice.” An interview request with a parent representative who lobbied on behalf of parents was not returned before press time. The decision was disappointing to River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington, who brokered a meeting between parents and parish council members in the wake of the closure announcement in January. “I thought there was hope here for an acceptable resolution that both sides could live with in the interim until August, but as more and more parents found placements and began to withdraw their child or children, the financial framework that the church was looking at operating under just wasn’t feasible anymore,” he said. See DAYCARE, page 13

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Daycare closure highlights need for more childcare options Continued from page 11

The closure and outpouring of concern from parents who initially struggled to find other childcare options in the ward in the lead up to St. Elias’ closure underscores the need for an established daycare operation in River Ward, said Brockington, who has expressed this need since late January. There are home-based daycares throughout the ward as well as one nursery school, “but as an established entity in the community or a church … that is not happening,” he said. St. Elias parents expressed alarm and were left scrambling after they were informed by the parish council in a letter on Jan. 20 that the childcare centre would close, giving them one month to find spots elsewhere for their children. Several concerned parents then met with local municipal, provincial and federal political representatives on Jan. 24. Though a number of possible daycare sites were floated as replacements, including the federal government’s Sir Charles Tupper building on Riverside Drive and the Villa Manconi Long-Term Care

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Despite efforts by concerned parents to extend the closure of the St. Elias Child Care & Family Resource Centre, the request was denied by the parish council. The daycare in Mooney’s Bay Park permanently closed its doors on Feb. 20. Centre in Nepean – both home to former daycares – nothing could be established in the short term. In the days that followed, parent reps met with parish council members, who agreed to review the Feb. 20 closure date and examine staff-

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allow the facility to continue until the end of August. In addition to payroll costs, the council told parents that enrolment had dipped to 29 children with more departures expected, and that some staff had already found work elsewhere. “Unfortunately, and despite the best efforts of the daycare committee – a volunteer group of parishioners – who spent a lot of time in the past three months trying to make it work, the continued operation of the daycare was not feasible,” Saikaley told The Ottawa South News. Brockington said that while there was “overwhelming support” among parents for the centre to continue, many immediately began looking elsewhere given the uncertainty about the daycare’s future. “I can’t blame them for that. I’m a parent with children in childcare,” he said. In the wake of the parish council’s decision not to grant the extension, Brockington said his office did not receive calls from St. Elias parents seeking help finding other daycare. Families receiving subsidized care at the Mooney’s Bay Park centre have been successful in making alternative arrangements, he said.

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Sens sign Brookfield High grad to $19.6M contract extension Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com

The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Marc Methot, a Brookfield High School graduate, to a fouryear contract extension. “Honoured and excited to be a part of this great organization for the next four seasons,” Methot posted on his Twitter account after inking the deal with Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray on Feb. 16. “I’m proud to remain an Ottawa Senator. Thank you.” The 29-year-old will continue playing for the National Hockey League team until the end of the 2018-19 season as part of the new contract worth $19.6 million US or $4.9 million US per year. The deal carries a 10-team, no-trade clause, the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club said on Twitter, the same day the paperwork was signed. “And I certainly can’t forget to thank Bryan Murray and (club owner) Eugene Melnyk for giving me the opportunity to play in this great city,” Methot said in a tweet that was shared by 109 followers and favourited 461 times. His fellow defenceman and team captain Erik Karlsson was equally

enthusiastic the team had reclaimed Methot. “It feels amazing to have you for another four years, my friend,” Karlsson tweeted to Methot. Methot’s record with the Senators up until Feb. 16, includes five assists, 10 penalty minutes and a plus-eight rating in 17 games, according to the NHL club. An injury, widely reported to plague his hip or back, forced him to the sidelines for 37 games. The Ottawa native, who stands at six-foot-three and weighs in at 230 pounds, has scored eight goals and made 31 assists, earning him 39 points in 138 games in his three seasons with the Senators. In 10 playoff games with the team, he has garnered one goal and four assists. Methot first started wearing the Number 3 jersey for the Sens after he was traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2012. During the 275 regular-season games he took to the ice with the Blue Jackets, Methot scored seven goals, made 55 assists and racked up 208 minutes in the penalty box. The Blue Jackets scooped up Methot as their sixth-round pick in the 2003 NHL entry draft. He was the 168th draft pick overall.

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excellent performance ratings, based on patient perceptions,” the research corporation said in its report. “The top performing hospitals that have been named in this report may have leading practices in place from which others can learn.” The corporation, which assists healthcare providers in measuring and improving the experience of their customers, is encouraging hospitals to share their knowledge about how best to deliver excellent patient experiences. In the wake of the report, CHEO said it will keep striving for excellence. “We will continue to make improvements at CHEO through our CHEONext action plan, so that we can raise the bar for pediatric health-care quality,” Munter said. “We aim to deliver the best possible care to our patients, improving their lives, the lives of their families and our community.” The hospital’s action plan, which was developed from an in-depth strategic review at the hospital, outlines areas in which it aims to improve, such as inpatient experience. To request a full copy of the National Research Corporation Canada’s patient experience report, visit nationalresearch.ca.

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Spring and Summer Recreation eGuide – Online now! Looking for something to do that’s creative, active and healthy? The online Recreation eGuide is the place to find your perfect activity. Get active – take a fitness class! Parks, Recreation and Culture offer quality fitness classes with knowledgeable staff in facilities in your neighbourhood and across the city. City facilities have gyms, aerobic studios, weight rooms, pools and arenas. Register for a spring class, purchase a membership, or drop in today. From aquafitness through to Zumba®, we cover the spectrum from beginner to experienced, from crawling babies to sitting yoga. Learn a new sport, practice your skills and drills, and sign up to play the game. You can count on us to activate your spare time. Learn a new hobby! From painting to karate, spring is the perfect time to take a class with a friend or meet people with similar interests. Learning a new skill and experiencing different activities stretches your brain and increases your confidence. Learn Spanish for your vacation, take ballroom dance with your partner, or teach your dog some new tricks. Family time action! Spend quality time with your friends and family skating at our arenas, or swimming in city pools. Drop in for badminton, basketball or ping pong. Check out the Recreation eGuide for family classes and workshops this spring. Check the lineup for summer camp Discover the camps for children and youth that are being planned in your neighbourhood and across the city. Register before June 1 to be entered in a draw to win a free week of camp. Fifty winners will be selected. It’s all in the eGuide! Discover a whole world of opportunities to do in your leisure time in the City of Ottawa Spring-Summer Recreation eGuide at ottawa.ca/recreation, or visit your local community centre to find out what’s happening in your neighbourhood. Registration for spring classes and summer camps opens soon.

Spring into Action! Cold for a cause The Polar Plunge was held at TD Place in support of the Special Olympics. Participants collected donations to jump into freezing cold water outside. The Ottawa police, who were on hand on Feb. 21 for the event, will host the 2015 Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Floor Hockey Championships at Carleton University from May 7 to 10 in partnership with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. Above, Dmitri Ashawasegai, left, who was visiting Ottawa, and Algonquin College student Vivian Snowboy hold hands as they jump into the pool during the Feb. 21 Polar Plunge. Below, Rockland’s Adam Joiner reacts to the freezing cold water during the Feb. 21 Polar Plunge.

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Reducing Speed Limits Enhancing the safety of roads in our community, for both drivers and pedestrians, remains a priority to our government. This spring, Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will begin consultations that will consider changes to the Highway Traffic Act to allow municipalities to set new default speed limits. As urban areas continue to intensify across the province, lower speeds may be appropriate in high pedestrian areas to enhance pedestrian safety. This is why a number of municipalities have requested a change to the default speed limit. Municipalities have the best information regarding municipal road use. Therefore, MTO will be conducting comprehensive consultations across the province with all the municipalities, and a decision will only be made after careful consideration of the feedback heard from all the stakeholders across Ontario. Some options being considered include: • Maintaining the current default speed limit of 50 km/h;

• Permitting municipalities to set a different default speed limit inside municipal boundaries or neighbourhoods, and requiring the posting of a sign at each entry point of the municipality or neighbourhood. The City of Ottawa will have a chance to participate in the consultations this spring and have the opportunity to provide input into the impacts of the proposed options, area and boundaries of application, and how any changes could be safely implemented into our community.

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Fun in Findlay Top: Three-and-a-half-year-old Olivia Kwan enjoys being pulled through the snow by her father, Eddy, during the Findlay Creek Community Association’s Winterfest at Diamond Jubilee Park on Feb. 22. Between 500 and 800 people enjoyed the festivities, such as an ice-skating show, skating on the outdoor rink, carnival games in the snow, music from Jump 106.9 FM radio station and tasty treats. Bottom: Though temperatures were milder, Sonny the dog needed some help staying warm thanks to Overbrook resident Jessica Stewart, who visited her Findlay Creek relatives and dropped by the Winterfest celebration.

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Ivanie Blondin landed on the podium at the long track speed skating world single distance championships, which wrapped up on Feb. 15 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women’s mass start, her strongest event. She already has won two gold, two silver and a bronze in the event on the world cup circuit this season. Blondin finished 0.15 seconds behind the Dutch winner, Irene Scouten. “I would have preferred the gold medal, but finishing first at this stage of my career remains a big accomplishment for me, so I’m still super pumped with second place,” said Blondin in a Speed Skating Canada press release. “I’m ecstatic with the result, which follows a fantastic season.” Blondin also was part of the fourth-place women’s pursuit team, alongside Regina’s Kali Christ and Kamloops, B.C.’s Josie Spence. It’s an improvement for the Canadians; at the last world single distance championship, held in 2013, Blondin was on a team that finished eighth. She also raced in the 5,000-metre race, where she finished sixth. She was beat in her pairing by Olympic champion Martina Sablikova, a Czech skater.

On February 4th we tabled Budget 2015 with a proposed tax revenue change of 1.75%. This marks the fifth consecutive budget since I took office in 2010 in which the tax revenue change is lower than the previous year and keeps my 2014 campaign commitment not to raise property taxes above 2% in any given year. Through the investments proposed in Budget 2015, we will continue our momentum towards building a more affordable, caring, sustainable, and prosperous city. In addition to continuing the important funding of our coming LRT system, road and sidewalk repairs, cycling infrastructure investments, and water and sewer infrastructure investments, Budget 2015 also includes: • Freeze on garbage fees for the third consecutive year • A reduction of 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) City positions, bringing the reduction of FTEs to a total of 228 since 2012. • A proposed $3.1-million annually for Ottawa Community Housing infrastructure renewal • An expansion of our Guns and Gangs Strategy with $400,000 annually, to fund a combination of exit strategies and employment opportunities for at-risk individuals. • Increased tree planting funding to $1.3-million while partnering with Ecology Ottawa to plant one million trees by 2017. • Increased funding for the School Crossing Guard Program. • A plan to host a Tourism Summit in 2015 to develop longterm growth strategies for Ottawa’s third-largest industry, as the spotlight moves to the nation’s capital for Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations in 2017. As Council deliberates on Budget 2015, we took into account priorities brought forth from each corner of our City through the recent municipal election. Public consultation was a priority for all. To that end, we hosted public consultations in the East, West, South, and Central parts of our city. Before Council considers the final budget recommendations there will be several more opportunities for public consultation. All Standing Committees of Council and Boards will hold meetings to consider the 2015 draft budget for their respective areas and listen to public delegations who wish to attend. You are encouraged to register in advance at Ottawa.ca or by calling 3-1-1. You can also get involved by submitting your ideas for the budget by email to budget2015@ottawa.ca or on Twitter using the hashtag #ottbudget. These sessions have already provided us with valuable feedback and I’d like to thank those who have already taken the time to offer their input on Budget 2015. I look forward to hearing from many more residents before the vote on the final budget takes place on March 11.

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Vaccination saves lives! It is safe, effective and has reduced and even eliminated many diseases. Immunization is a priority at Ottawa Public Health. Next to sanitation and clean drinking water, vaccines have been called the greatest public health intervention in history. Many diseases that once disabled and killed millions are now at their lowest levels, thanks to vaccines. Some say that vaccines are a victim of their own success. Thankfully in Canada, we don’t often see many of the vaccine-preventable diseases that used to be commonplace. On average, vaccination coverage rates are high in Canada, and overall Ottawa is well protected against vaccine preventable disease. The return of measles in various pockets of Canada is a prime example of what happens when we become complacent about the importance of immunization. Measles in Disneyland and in many U.S. states; recent measles cases in Toronto, Niagara, Winnipeg and Quebec have resulted in many questions and concerns from residents.

Children in Ontario must be immunized and show proof of immunization to attend school or daycare. Your child’s docMeasles, also called red measles, is a very contagious infection that is caused by tor will give you a record of all your child’s vaccinations. As a the measles virus. It is usually more severe in infants and adults than in children. parent or guardian, you are required to contact Ottawa Public Health to report every time your child receives a vaccine. This can be done online at OttawaPublicHealth.ca or by calling How can I protect myself against measles? 613-580-6744 (TTY: 613-580-9656).

What is measles?

The best way to protect yourself against measles is to receive the measles vaccine. It is combined with the vaccine for mumps and rubella and is known as the MMR vaccine. MMR is very safe. One dose of the measles vaccine provides immunity for 85% to 95% of individuals, and a second dose increases immunity levels to 99%. The vaccine is given to children at 12 months of age and again at 4 to 6 years of age.

How do I know if I am protected against measles? After being infected with measles, immunity is generally lifelong. Immunization with 2 doses of the measles vaccine provides almost 100% protection against measles. Adults born prior to 1970 are generally considered as having acquired natural immunity to measles – since measles was common place in the population. Adults born in or after 1970 without evidence of immunity to measles should receive 1 dose of the MMR vaccine. If you are unsure of your immunization status, contact your health care provider.

This record is very important and should be kept safe with other documents such as birth certificates and passports. Immunization records may be needed for travelling outside the country, going to summer camps, starting university or college, and for many occupations. A schedule of publicly-funded vaccines can be found at OttawaPublicHealth.ca and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has an interactive and very useful tool on their Facebook page to help understand the schedule. Immunize.ca has an app that can help you keep track of your family’s immunizations however, you still need to report your children’s immunizations to Ottawa Public Health. You can report immunizations online or by calling 613-580-6744 (TTY: 613-580-9656).

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Last year’s Carefor Chocolate Competition drew 400 chocolate enthusiasts and raised $35,000. The 11th-annual fundraiser at Tudor Hall on March 7 will allow chocolate lovers to enjoy a savoury breakfast and sample and vote for their favourite chocolate desserts created by nine competitors.

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Satisfy your sweet tooth, give in to your chocolate cravings and, at the same time, help Ottawa residents living with dementia and their caregivers. Billed as Ottawa’s sweetest fundraiser, the 11th-annual Carefor Chocolate Competition will see nine competitors present their unique chocolate desserts on March 7 at Tudor Hall in the Hunt Club community in hopes of winning the coveted judges’ and people’s choice awards. “If you have chocolate cravings, this is definitely the place to go,” said Beth Monaco, Carefor fundraising specialist. The competition is the sig-

nature fundraiser for Carefor Health & Community Services, an Ottawa-based registered charity that provides healthcare and community-support services. Through it, organizers hope to generate $35,000 to help pay for upgrades at three Carefor facilities that support people living with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s. Carefor runs adult day programs for people with dementia and seniors living alone who suffer from depression at a centre on Carling Avenue. It also operates the 12-bed Guest House at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre that provides short-term respite care, as well as the 16bed Richmond Care Home for women with dementia.

“So we need new flooring, new carpeting. We need the sprinkler system updated,” said Monaco. “We need some new furniture at all of those spaces.” The Carling Avenue day program centre operates six days a week, “so the furniture and the wear and tear on the facility … is quite heavy (and) the flooring is constantly needing to be changed,” she said. “The furniture needs to be changed regularly just because of the use six days a week.” Last year, the sold-out chocolate competition drew 400 people and generated $35,000, allowing Carefor to subsidize its program and services for people in need. See JUDGES, page 25

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Edible works of art will be sampled by food experts and guests during the annual Carefor Chocolate Competition at Tudor Hall on March 7. The fundraiser will help the charitable organization pay for upgrades to three facilities that provide care for people living with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s. Karl Butler

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Larger portions of the dessert entries will be plated and presented to four food experts for the chance to win the judges’ choice award. They include food journalist Ron Eade, who has judged the competition since its inception, Altaf Sovani, chair of the Algonquin College School of Hospitality and Tourism, chef and fifth-generation chocolatier Heinrich Stubbe of Stubbe Chocolates Ottawa, Algonquin College food services executive chef Russell Weir, who is also president of the Ot-

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Two weeks before the upcoming event on March 7, 64 per cent of tickets had been sold. When guests arrive at 10 a.m., it won’t be long before their stomachs are filled with a savoury breakfast, topped off with the sweetness of a chocolate and fruit fountain. They’ll have to find room to sample each of the nine chocolate dishes crafted by four new and five returning competing chefs, and then vote for their favourites.

tawa chapter of the Canadian Culinary Federation. “So for the judges, they’re looking for creativity, taste and presentation,” said Monaco. “And guests are looking at creativity and taste.” In the past, the edible works of art have featured chocolate drizzles, gold flakes and other tasty decorations. “They’re beautiful,” Monaco said. The fundraiser will also feature the musical talents of a guitarist and vocalist. And guests will be able to bid on several silent auction items, including a Tiffany necklace, Ottawa Senators tickets, a tailor-made SLDR 460 driver and accompanying golf bag, an overnight stay and breakfast for two at the Westin Hotel Ottawa, National Arts Centre tickets, as well as several gift certificates for a wide range of services. “It certainly is a unique event,” said Monaco. “It’s a serious competition, but it’s very family friendly and fun, and a lot of the competitors know each other.” Carefor’s chocolate competition takes place March 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Tudor Hall, located at 3750 North Bowesville Rd. Tickets are $75 for adults and $40 for children, and are available by calling 613-749-0239, ext. 2180, or visiting chocolate.carefor.ca.

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The Ottawa Public Library is also offering some great “out of this world” March Break programs. Explore the galaxy and space travel through stories, workshops and crafts for all ages. Residents can find out more about the activities planned at the Greenboro District Library or other libraries in our City by viewing the online calendar biblioottawalibrary.ca. Please note that some activities require pre-registration.

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he little black building on the north side of the barn had been ready since the fall. To me, it always looked like it was about to topple over, and yet it was solid. It had no windows, and the only door was nothing more than a slit in one side, just wide enough to take a large block of ice and the body of the person sent out to get a block for the ice box. That was always my sister Audrey, or my oldest brother Everett, both of whom were considered big enough and capable of abiding by all the rules set down for going in and out of the ice house: be quick about it, close the door behind you and brush off as much sawdust off the block of ice as you can before lugging it into the house. The ice house was made ready by the fall. For days the door was allowed to hang open, so that any remnants of the left over ice would melt and the building got a thorough chilling. My brothers would spend days shoveling out the wet sawdust and spreading it behind the silo where

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it rested until it rotted into nothingness. I could never understand why the sawdust couldn’t be used over and over again, but Father said the ice kept better with good dry sawdust, and besides, when the temperatures dipped way below zero, the clumps would freeze into hard and solid masses. By the last of November, most of the sawing bees in the Northcote area would be over. Everyone’s wood was sitting in piles in the back yards, ready to be loaded into the summer kitchen for the long cold days and nights ahead. And beside the wood, where the saw had been, there were small piles of sawdust, but there was never enough to fill the icehouses. And so, every year after the har-

vest was done, and fall was crisp in the air, Father and the brothers would make trips to the saw mill where the owner was more than glad to part with however much sawdust we wanted. The wagon would be hitched up with the team and the job of hauling the sawdust would begin. Load it on, and then load it off. Piled outside the ice house the mountain grew higher and higher until Father thought there was enough to do the job. This would take days, and sometimes weeks before there was enough. And the job had to be done between the other farm chores, and when the brothers were off school. So it was usually done on a Saturday when every hand could help. As for my sister Audrey and me, there was little we could do, other than make sure the barn cats were kept out of the little black ice house. When Father thought there was enough sawdust, it all had to be moved into the icehouse. It was piled high up the walls, like pastry in a pie shell, and there would be a foot-high layer on the floor.

Whatever was left over was piled against one wall away from the small slit of a door. My brother Everett said this was the hardest job because there was no light in the icehouse, and everything was done by feel. Father sometimes hung a lantern on a nail from a rafter, but it did little more than cast shadows. The sawdust was clean and fluffy and gave off the most wonderful smell. Father would check the roof to make sure it was tightly sealed and that no rain would get in. The roof slanted to the ground on one side so that the snow would slide off easily. It would never do to add moisture to the fresh sawdust before it had it come in contact with the ice. And then when it had all been moved inside, the wood lock was put in place to keep everything dry until Father was ready to haul in the ice. And then the waiting game began. The winter, I used to think, was half over before Father was able to bring in the blocks of ice from the Bonnecherre River. The water had to be frozen solid and Father liked to take the blocks from the centre where it ran deepest and clearest. It was usually early January, or even into February, before Father

thought the river was ready. And then when the cutting began, the blocks would be hauled up over the West Hill and across the fields to the little ice house. One by one, the entire floor would be covered with the blocks, weighing close to 45 kilograms each, and then they too would be covered with the clean sawdust. And so it went, until the little house was full, each block wrapped in its winter cloak. The exercise was not to keep the ice frozen in the winter – the cold Renfrew temperatures looked after that – but to make sure the ice would not melt over the long summer months ahead. And it was always like a miracle to me, that something as simple as covering the ice with sawdust would keep it as solid as if it had just come out of the Bonnecherre. Father would say a lot of things had to match up: the ice house had to be light proof, and the door small, to let in as little warmth as possible when it was opened, and the building had to be on the north side of the barn. And all those things together kept the ice from melting. The ice house, Mother said, was the most important building on the farm, right up there in importance next to the chicken coop.

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1350 Walkley Road (Just east of Bank Street) Ottawa, ON K1V 6P6 Tel: 613-731-0165 Email: ottawacitadel@bellnet.ca Website: www.ottawacitadel.ca

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All Saints Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Firefighters work to put out a fire in Bells Corners on Feb. 19 that took the life of a woman inside.

One person dead after Bells Corners fire Alex Robinson alex.robinson@metroland.com

Fire crews found the body of an unidentified woman after a fire at a residential building in Bells Corners on Feb. 19. The fire started sometime before 10:30 a.m. and tore through an eight-unit row house at 421 Moodie Dr., displacing residents and causing a considerable amount of damage. It was not immediately clear where the blaze started or what

its cause was, said deputy fire Chief Kim Ayotte. “It was very heavy smoke conditions,” he said. “Until we put the fire out and get investigators in, we can’t prematurely comment on that.” More than 50 firefighters were on scene battling flames as grey smoke billowed out of the building. Police closed off Moodie Drive near Hadley Circle into the evening hours. Fire crews had to deal with cold temperatures that the wind chill pushed below -20

C. “It’s always a challenge, making sure everything continues to work properly, which we’ve been very lucky it has, and making sure people are warm and that the crews are rotated properly,” Ayotte said. Responding authorities found the woman’s body in the mid-afternoon after the fire was put out. The Ottawa police arson unit and the office of the fire marshal are investigating the incident.

NCC unveils short list of Lebreton Flats proposals Steph Willems steph.willems@metroland.com

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NCC chief executive Mark Kristmanson, left, joined board members Pierre Lanctot and Kay Stanley on Feb. 18 in announcing the shortlisted groups who will develop proposals for LeBreton Flats. development consultant, which concluded that one proposal didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ t the initial criteria for consideration. In introducing the proposals, Stanley called LeBreton Flats an area of â&#x20AC;&#x153;rich history and one of the most beautiful waterfront sites in the capital.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;(This is) a unique opportunity to create an exemplary vibrant, urban destination in the heart of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital,â&#x20AC;? she said, calling the end result of the competition â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the most important legacy projects the NCC will contribute to in the National Capital Region.â&#x20AC;?

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The Ottawa Senatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plan for a downtown arena is among the four proposals shortlisted by the National Capital Commission for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats. The proposals for the vast, underutilized site just west of downtown will be given until November of this year to submit detailed design proposals and ďŹ nancial plans to the NCC for consideration. The ďŹ nalists, of which only vague details are presently known, were announced on Feb. 18 by NCC chief executive Mark Kristmanson and board members Pierre Lanctot and Kay Stanley. The NCC is seeking an anchor tenant for the undeveloped lands to capitalize on its location to downtown, the Ottawa River, and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light rail system, which is still under construction. The redevelopment site is 9.3 hectares in size, with an additional 12.3 hectare â&#x20AC;&#x153;option landsâ&#x20AC;? available. Five proposals were evaluated by a selection committee, consisting of NCC staff, a hired architect and a

Claridge Homes, which has al- monitor to ensure the integrity of ready developed condos on the east- the process,â&#x20AC;? said Lanctot. Kristmanson said the request for ernmost LeBreton parcel, is proposing indoor and outdoor concert proposals that are to be submitted facilities, as well as â&#x20AC;&#x153;cultural en- by the four groups, and the details terprises,â&#x20AC;? all surrounded by green contained within, wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be released to the public, explaining that the space and mixed-use development. Devcore Group wants to build proponents needed time and space to develop their designs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;multiple cultural institutions When asked why the members around a central grand allĂŠe, as well as green spaces, and residential and of the four groups were instructed not to discuss the details of their commercial developments. Focus Equities wants the site to proposals with the media, Kristbe home to the headquarters of an manson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a public international organization (which debate on the merits of the prowas not identiďŹ ed), along with cul- posals after they develop their tural venues and mixed develop- proposals.â&#x20AC;? ment. Rendez Vous Lebreton Group, CORRECTION NOTICE: which is the banner under which the Ottawa Senators are submitting their proposal, envisions â&#x20AC;&#x153;a major events CORRECTION NOTICE: centre for sports and entertainment performances,â&#x20AC;? surrounded by green Please note our Ottawa PetSmart spaces and mixed developments. Lanctot said the public will be Herongate ďŹ&#x201A;yer states the incorrect store â&#x20AC;&#x153;asked to comment on these designs hours for Sunday. Our store is open from 10am to 6pm on Sundays. â&#x20AC;Ś in early 2016,â&#x20AC;? after which the The Grand Opening offers are valid from evaluation committee with make Mon. Feb 23 to Sun. Mar 1 their recommendation to the NCC board of directors. We apologize for any â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The process) will be under inconvenience this may cause. the scrutiny of an external fairness

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Tips for Fighting the Winter Blues From the Ottawa Humane Society

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As Ottawa residents, we are not strangers to winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harsh temperatures, treacherous weather conditions, and dull, dark, dismal days. Unfortunately, for some of us, winter can take its toll as we succumb to what is commonly known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;winter blues.â&#x20AC;? Common symptoms of the winter blues include loss of energy, increased appetite, and feelings of depression. Fortunately, when feeling the brunt of the winter season weighing down, we can ďŹ nd comfort and cheer in both the beneďŹ ts and responsibilities that come with caring for our pets. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how: UĂ&#x160;*iĂ&#x152;Ă&#x192;Ă&#x160;ÂŤĂ&#x20AC;Â&#x153;Ă&#x203A;Â&#x2C6;`iĂ&#x160;>Ă&#x160;Ă&#x2022;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;ÂľĂ&#x2022;iĂ&#x160;vÂ&#x153;Ă&#x20AC;Â&#x201C;Ă&#x160;Â&#x153;vĂ&#x160;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x201C;ÂŤÂ?i]Ă&#x160; Ă&#x2022;Â&#x2DC;VÂ&#x153;Â&#x2DC;`Â&#x2C6;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;>Â?Ă&#x160; Â?Â&#x153;Ă&#x203A;iĂ&#x160; >Â&#x2DC;`Ă&#x160; VÂ&#x153;Â&#x201C;ÂŤ>Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x153;Â&#x2DC;Ă&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2C6;ÂŤÂ°Ă&#x160; With a pet, any time together is

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Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us:

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CHEO experts talk eating disorders Of the adolescents that are diagnosed with eating disorders, many are triggered by information they learn at school or through some other educational outlet, CHEO experts said at a recent panel. That is why eating disorder experts have been pushing for schools to avoid teaching about the affliction in classrooms. “When eating disorders are taught in schools, it actually increases the prevalence of eating disorders,” said Dr. Clare Roscoe, the psychiatric director

of CHEO’s eating disorder program. CHEO eating disorder experts spoke about the perils of the disorders at a panel discussion at Sir Robert Borden High School on Feb. 19, aimed primarily at parents. Panelists told parents how they can help their child if they are suffering with anorexia or bulimia and explained a strategy that is being used to fight the maladies. A recent study of 10,000 girls aged eight to 12, found 17 per cent of them had induced vomiting or used laxatives to try to lose weight, Roscoe said. “Eating disorders don’t fall

out of the sky,” said Dr. Mark Norris, the president of the Eating Disorders Association of Canada. “They evolve when individuals become more and more preoccupied with shape and body image.” If a young person is already feeling vulnerable, suffering from anxiety and obsessed with body image, teaching them about the eating disorders can push them into dangerous habits, Norris said. Roscoe said people should not be taught about eating disorders until they are at least in their early 20s, as learning about these afflictions at any younger an age

can be extremely harmful. Parents and teachers should instead focus on promoting healthy eating and living, Roscoe said. Experts encouraged parents, students and teachers to promote positive body image and practise good eating habits. CHEO has a specialized eating disorder unit made up of doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and dieticians that has grown over the last decade. Experts encouraged any parents who think their child might be suffering from an eating disorder to reach out to their family doctor to have them assessed.

Site Plan Control Submitted for New Elementary School in Findlay Creek My office has recently received a Site Plan Control for a new, two story elementary school at the northwest corner of Kelly Farm Drive and Findlay Creek Drive. This is great news for the residents of Findlay Creek due to the planned closing of Elizabeth Park Elementary in 2017. As you may know, I recently wrote a letter urging the Minister of Education, Liz Sandals to support the building of a new primary school in the rapidly growing area of Findlay Creek. I will continue to work closely with our local school trustee and MPP to make this a reality within my term of council. Action Plan to Improve Performance and Service for Route 99 On February 18th, I met with the Assistant General Manger of Transit Operations for OC Transpo, Troy Charter to discuss and implement an action plan for the improvement of bus service for route 99. This would mean the stationing of supervisors at the Riverview Park and Ride and the beginning of the route, over the next few weeks to ensure proper start times. Furthermore, an assigned asset in the Transit Operation Control Room will be monitoring route 99’s morning and afternoon performance. These measures will allow us to gather information which will ultimately assist us in making some improvements with the routes reliability. As Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee, I will continue to work with staff to improve our local bus service. Riverside South Community Design Plan (CDP) Update Along with the City of Ottawa, I am looking for your feedback as part of the Riverside South Community Design plan update. In 2005, Council approved the Riverside South Community Design Plan to direct the long-term development of the community, and provide guidelines for city staff for the day-to-day decisionmaking on land use planning in line with the community’s priorities for the future. The City anticipates that the review and required updates to the CDP document will be complete by December 2015. We would like to hear from residents on a variety of issues like: the current size of parks, the widening of the transit corridor, review of building heights in our community core, a review of employment lands, and other issues. Once the updated CDP is approved by Planning Committee and Council, city staff will use the revised CDP to guide development in the Riverside South community when applications to change the development and zoning rules are received from developers and land owners. I will continue to ensure that residents are updated on any developments and on how you can contribute to this important discussion. To find out more and to have your say please contact our office or City Planner Don Morse, at donald.morse@ ottawa.ca. Paint It Up! Now in its sixth year, the Paint It Up! program supports community groups and at-risk youth with funding to create murals where graffiti vandalism is popping up at the highest rates in the city. Since 2010, the program’s debut year, 800 youth aged 12 to 22 worked on 43 projects across the nation’s capital. The outdoor murals have proved quite effective in managing graffiti vandalism, all while supporting arts and culture, contributing to economic development and providing youth with opportunities of engagement. This program is just one component of the City’s Graffiti Management Strategy. To apply for the 2015 Paint It Up! program, visit the Crime Prevention Ottawa website or call 3-1-1. The deadline to register is March 27th by 4pm.

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Greely native Jordan Kennedy will breathe new life into that age-old debate between city dwellers and rural folk during two performances at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival next month. Kennedy grew up south of Ottawa before moving to Toronto as a young adult to immerse himself in the comedic genius often found in places like the Second City, which counts celebrities such as Dan Aykroyd, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Eugene Levy among its alumni. Kennedy will pit his rural upbringing against his current urban lifestyle to offer a new perspective on the question during the festival, which runs March 5 to 15 at several venues across the city. “The pros are that (rural life is) super safe and ... you get to have land and breathe clean, crisp air,” Kennedy said. “When I go back I can literally feel my lungs saying, ‘This is what I’m supposed to be breathing.’” Kennedy’s penchant for performance materialized early, developing into a well-earned reputation as the class smart aleck at St. Mark High School. He had lots of support from his friends, who helped him pull off absurdist gags – like the time they threw a goodbye party for a vice-principal who wasn’t actually leaving. “We got a cake and sang For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow,” Kennedy laughed. “They

knew we should be punished but they didn’t know how or why. We would try to explain ourselves which would obviously make things much worse.” These days, the characters in his sketches are less off-the-wall. “We’re trying to be more satirical and have more to say as we get older,” Kennedy said. Kennedy said his first love is improv, but sketch comedy is becoming a bigger part of his work. Having an open mind about the direction comedy can take you is important in a job that can be pretty unstable, he said. “What I’ve found with this work is if you’re looking to do one specific job, you could end up being disappointed because shows don’t last very long or you’re not a good fit for it,” he said. “It’s about having a broader goal of just working in the medium and working every day to get better at what you do. Treat it with the consistency that an accountant would.” He and his comedic partner – who together become Accidental Company – are returning to the festival after a hiatus of a few years. This will like their sixth time performing at the festival, which this year boasts Saturday Night Live performer Kate McKinnon as its headliner. Kennedy said he hopes to come home for the Ottawa Improv Festival this summer, but he still needs to be accepted on the roster. “I’ve always wanted to get back to Ottawa and perform for my old high school friends and family,” he said.

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

Feb. 28

A euchre tournament will take place on Feb. 28 at the Greely branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, located at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. Registration starts at 12 p.m., and playing starts at 1 p.m. The entrance fee is $10. There will be prizes for first, second and third place. For more information, call Arlene at 613-826-1295. The Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library will host “Strategies to Detoxify your Body” on Feb. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. The talk will reveal how to avoid environmental toxins in your home and work place. Residents will learn practical tips on how to improve your body’s ability to detoxify using naturopathic medicine which includes clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and lifestyle changes. Register online at biblioottawalibary.ca or call 613-580-2940 for more information.

March 3

Dr. Monia Mazigh, author of Mirrors and Mirages, six stories of Muslim women living in Canada, will discuss “Women in Islam: the myths and reality” at Emmanuel United Church, located at 691 Smyth Rd., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $20 per couple and $5 for students, and are available by calling 613-733-0437. Patients, family members and caregivers are welcome to attend a Sjogren’s support group on March 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, located at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. There is no admission, but your contribution of a non-perishable item for the food bank would be appreciated. For more details, call Gail at 613-526-5433.

March 5

The Ottawa South Women’s Connection and Stonecroft

Ministries will host a faith story and singer at the Fred Barrett Arena on March 5, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. There will be door prizes, refreshments and child care will be available. The event is designed to connect women with each other and their community. Admission is $5. For details, call 613-249-0919. The arena is located at 3280 Leitrim Rd. The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes all new members to its next monthly meeting on March 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the shelter, located at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. For more information, call 613825-1621, or go to facebook. com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

March 6

Attend services during the World Day of Prayer on March 6. The ecumenical celebration for 2015 was prepared by women in the Bahamas and focuses on the compassionate love and servanthood of Jesus Christ. For more details on services held at churches in the Ottawa area, contact Lise Gauvin by emailing gauvin13l@gmail.com, or calling 613-723-0465, or Rosalie Alexander by emailing pastoral@sympatico.ca or calling 613-736-0232.

March 7

The MacKay Concert Series welcomes the return of pianist Maria Guénette in a solo recital of late nineteenth century French music, entitled Fauré: Friends and Foes, on March 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and are available in advance from Books on Beechwood, the Leading Note and MacKay United Church, located at 39 Dufferin Rd. Tickets will also be available at the door of the event. For tickets or details, call the church at 613-749-8727, or visit mackayunitedchurch. com.

on March 8 at 5 p.m. Irish entertainment will be provided by the McCann family. Tickets for adults are $15 and children 12 and under are $5, and are available by contacting the parish office by calling 613746-8503.

March 16

Learn about Butterfly Basics - Host Plants and Habitats on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Top Generation hall, located at 4373 Generation Crt. Rick Cavasin will talk about the intimate connection between butterflies, their larval host plants and the diverse habitats in which they grow. The free event is hosted by the Gloucester Horticultural Society. Pre-registration is required by calling 613-749-8897. For details, visit gardenontario. org/site.php/glouster/about/ meetings.

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Join a 50-plus Exercise Group every Tuesday and Thursday morning in March and April, from 9 to 10 a.m., at Rideau Park United Church, located at 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Enjoy an hour of gentle, yet thorough movement for women and men. The fee for this spring session is $40 and will be payable at the first class in March. Plan to stay fit for walking, biking and gardening as spring approaches. For more information, please call 613-733-3156, ext. 229. Retired? Under-employed? Looking for an adventure? Why not tip toe through the tulips this spring as a volun-

teer with the Canadian Tulip Festival. The organization is currently recruiting volunteers who are fun, outgoing and love the outdoors. Prior knowledge of flowers is not required. Food, fun and camaraderie will be provided, from May 8 to 18. Email volunteer@ tulipfestival.ca for more information. Movie and animation fan volunteers are needed. The Kidney Foundation will be holding a major event in 2015 to sell a major collection of rare and fun movie and animation memorabilia, including tens of thousands of movie posters, books, photos, toys, original cartoon art and much, much more. Volunteers have been cataloguing the many items and more people would be welcomed. Please call 613247-9207 for details. Gloucester South Seniors offers a full schedule of activities every week, including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, five hundred and chess. Membership is $15 per year. The club is accessible by OC Transpo route 144 and there is free parking on site at 4550 Bank St. in Leitrim. For details, call 613-821-0414. The Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association is in need of volunteers to help with its Victoria Day fireworks display, which takes place May 17. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways, from parking and security to clean-up and onsite co-ordination, among other roles. For details, email fireworks@riversidepark.ca, or visit riversidepark.ca.

Local Parks’ Trees Removed You will no doubt have noticed that three local parks have received a significant “haircut” with the removal of all ash trees due to the emerald ash borer that has plagued our city. Paul Laundry Park, Ernie Calcutt Park and Marble Park have all been recently cut and all three parks will be replanted in the autumn of 2015. While it breaks my heart to see these small woodlands as bare as they are now, we will replant with native species and watch the parks rebound overtime. Poop and Scoop All dog owners are kindly reminded to pick up after their dog has done their business outside. This contributes to keeping our local communities clean and green and simply, it is the law. A number of complaints have been received about owners not cleaning up after their dog. Please keep this in mind. The minimum fine is $105. Rideau River Ice Breaking Soon Underway Although temperatures remain frigid and the arrival of spring seems like a dream at this point, residents are reminded to stay away from the Rideau River as ice breaking operations have begun on the Rideau River between the Rideau Falls and Hog’s Back. Blasting will follow starting on March 7. The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to alleviate possible spring flooding in floodprone areas. Once started, these operations are carried out daily, weather and ice conditions permitting. Rideau Canoe Club wins Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant I would like to offer my congratulations to the Rideau Canoe Club on receiving an Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant to upgrade the Mooney’s Bay Racecourse. This new racecourse will support the 2015 Canadian Sprint Canoe-Kayak Championships being held at Mooney’s Bay this August. On January 23, I met with the Rideau Canoe Club Board of Directors to discuss various issues, including their long and proud history in Ottawa, the programs they offer the Ottawa community, and local and national events being hosted by them this summer. The club is a hidden gem on the Rideau. 2015 Budget Consultations The City’s 2015 draft budget was released by Finance staff on February 4 and I have been at community meetings and City Committee meetings listening to residents all month long. There is still ample time to review the budget documents and provide your feedback before Council votes on the budget on March 11. You can view the budget documents online at www.ottawa.ca/Budget2015. Please submit your feedback to me, via email, call my office or we can even meet at the ward office. Should the City redirect resources to particular areas? Should the City remove resources from various areas? Let me know, I value your feedback. R0013149126

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