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Busting out cancer Yoga instructor Mark Laham of MindBody Kinect leads more than 250 people through yoga moves during the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Bust a Move for breast health event at the Ottawa Athletic Club on Feb. 22. Participants committed to raising $1,000 each for the event, which has pushed the event to more than $1 million raised over the last three years. A local community group continues to thrive in the south. – Page 5

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News - For the first time since Ottawa introduced the green bin, residents are recycling more than half of household waste. Some of the material residents put into their green bins is ending up in the dump even though the city thinks it’s recyclable. That’s because Orgaworld, the facility contracted to process the organic waste, didn’t accept all the waste that was collected. A contract that’s currently in arbitration stipulates the city must provide 80,000

tonnes of processable organic waste each year. Even though the amount of organics collected jumped from 67,000 tonnes in 2012 to 83,000 in 2013, the city is still paying to process tonnes of those organic materials twice. Orgaworld only processed 69,000 tonnes or 83 per cent of the organic waste collected in 2013, said River Coun. Maria McRae, the chairwoman of the environment committee. NOT ALL PROCESSED

“In a word, it’s disgraceful that we have collected 83,000 tonnes and all of that waste has not been processed,”

McRae said. “This city did its job. Our residents did their job. We picked up 83,000 tonnes. Why is that not being processed? That’s the question we should ask.” Due to arbitration confidentiality there’s not much the city can say about the issue that’s preventing Orgaworld from accepting and processing all the organic waste put into green bins, said city solicitor Rick O’Connor. O’Connor said that arbitration decision – and the completed city audit on the Orgaworld contract – will be made available to the public sometime this year, he said.

The achievement of boosting the amount of material diverted from the landfill from 45 per cent in 2012 to 52 per cent in 2013 is a bittersweet milestone until the city can ensure all of that diverted material doesn’t end up in the Trail Road landfill, McRae said. The jump in diversion can mostly be attributed to a change in waste collection aimed at extending the lifespan of the city’s landfill, McRae said. In September of 2012, the city started collecting garbage every other week in an effort to get residents to put more waste in recycling bins. The

green bin was introduced in 2010. Those efforts have already extended the use of the landfill to about 2040, McRae said, putting off a very divisive and expensive effort to site a new landfill. MULTI-RESIDENTIAL UNITS LEFT OUT

Only 160 of the city’s estimated 1,000 multi-residential buildings – like condos and apartments – are using the green bin. That represents approximately 7,770 units across the city.

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Even though Ottawa residents recycled almost 24 per cent more waste last year than the year prior, there are still thousands of tonnes of organic waste being dumped at the city’s landfill. The city can’t say why because of a contract arbitration with Orgaworld, the facility hired to process organic waste.

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Participation is voluntary for multi-residential buildings, McRae said. “If superintendents and landlords want to make it happen, we’re making it easier for them,” she said. Organics recycling in multi-residential buildings began as a pilot project with 10 buildings in March of 2011. The city makes some efforts to encourage apartment buildings and condos to adopt the green bin: it provides smaller dumpsters and larger

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ComicCon shines with horror, fantasy guests Ottawa favourite Robert Englund, Breaking Bad actor highlight annual convention Rabbit? (1988) and The Addams Family (1991). Horror icon and Ottawa favourite Robert Englund, best known to fans as Freddy Krueger in eight films from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, will also be one of the major guests. The American Film Institute rated Freddy Krueger as one of the most important movie villains, and the movie franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

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News – The roster for this spring’s annual Ottawa ComicCon is growing. Celebrity guests, panels, activities, and more are set to take over the Ernst & Young Centre in south Ottawa this May 9 to 11. Heroes from all sides of the fantasy fiction world will gather then, engage with audiences and fans for the annual convention. Organizers promise this year to be a bigger and better event with more emphasis on the horror factor, said ComicCon spokesperson Leeja Murphy. Many horror, science fiction, and fantasy celebrity guests have already been added to the list and are just the beginning of many guest announcements. In late January, ComicCon announced Breaking Bad break-out star and villain Giancarlo Esposito would headline the top of this year’s celebrity guests. Esposito played Gustavo “Gus� Fring in the hit AMC series, which ended its run in late 2013. Esposito is also a central character on Revolution, playing yet another rogue, this time as Major Tom Neville in a world fueled by warring republics who cope with living with no electricity. He’s joined by Star Trek’s Karl Urban, who plays Dr.

Leonard “Bones� McCoy in the recent Star Trek movies. He also plays Eomer in the second and third instalments of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Urban also plays main character John Kennex in the television series Almost Human. Both are making their first appearance at this year’s ComicCon. Christopher Lloyd, best known as the beloved Emmett “Doc� Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, opposite Michael J. Fox, is also one of the featured guests at this year’s event. He made his big-screen debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), which won five Academy Awards, including for best picture. Since then, fans have seen him on television shows like Taxi and Road to Avonlea, and a multitude of high-profile films including Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Clue (1985), Who Framed Roger

celebrated for his work in Wolverine and the X-Men and Danger Girl. As per usual, local artists, exhibitors and oth-

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In addition to the aforementioned celebrities, other guests include Evil Dead actor Bruce Campbell, Canadian actress Amanda Tapping of Stargate SG-1, and hockey-mask wearing Jason Voorhees himself, Kane Hodder, from Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood. There will also be something for avid comic book fans, including a roster of guest artists spearheaded by The Walking Dead co-creator Tony Moore, who served as the interior artist when the series launched over 10 years ago, but stayed on as the cover artist for more than two years. In addition, British comics artist Simon Bisley, known for his art of different mediums and artists for Lobo and Heavy Metal Magazine, will also join the line-up. Returning to Ottawa is Atlantic-born Nick Bradshaw,

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News - Editor’s note: The following is the third in a series of profiles on community associations in the South Ottawa area. The story offers a glimpse of the association, the development issues, and the types of events they plan on an annual basis. The South Keys Greenboro Community Association has been around for four decades. The board itself, said president Barbara D’Amico, has two generations of directors on the board currently, as well as a member who has been on the board for 30 years. The community has grown dramatically over the years, she added. “It’s exciting to be a part of a community made up of brand new families, established families that have raised their children here, seniors who have been here since the community was ďŹ rst built, university students, owners and renters,â€? she said. “The diversity is what makes us great and was brought volunteers to the association year after year, decade after decade.â€?

The mandate of the South Keys Greenboro Community Association is to provide, with the support of the City of Ottawa, programming and events which serve the residents of the South Keys and Greenboro areas, said D’Amico. The association ensures these events are relevant and responsive to residents’ needs, as well as foster a sense of community and inclusiveness. The organization is always looking to improve the lives of people in the community in a variety of ways, including offering social events to strengthen the bond of the community, and providing recreational activities for residents. “We do this through the hard work and dedication of many community volunteers,� said D’Amico. “The majority of our events and activities are organized and run by volunteers.� DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

There are a number of issues and initiatives underway throughout the city of particular interest to the community and association, said D’Amico. A few of these issues include the South Keys to Blossom Park community design plan, which the community is heavily involved in, said D’Amico.

Another area of interest is the development of facilities in the area. “We have been working with the city on the building of the hockey shack in Pushman Park,â€? said D’Amico. Another issue is the Main Street renewal project. “Lane reductions of northsouth arteries in the city have a signiďŹ cant impact on residents in the south who work downtown, both from a public and private transportation perspective,â€? said D’Amico. “Informing our community and voicing their perspectives is an important part of our role in the community.’ Lastly, the association is supportive of expansion plans for the Sawmill Creek Pool Facility. “A number of our community members, many of whom are seniors, use this facility on a regular basis,â€? she said, “Expansion of recreational facilities in any community are always welcomed and supported.â€? EVENTS

The association runs a few programs for the community, including a kids co-op and playgroup, as well as a children’s soccer program. The soccer program is the

most popular one with registration beginning in early March. “We usually ďŹ ll up within a few hours of registration being open,â€? she said. This year, the association is looking to reinitiate a yoga program and a seniors’ program called Home Alone. The group will also see if they can reinitiate these programs or try something new such as a Bike Club/Bike Rodeo program; or a Girls in Action program for girls in grades 4 to 6irls; or a Saturday Kids Club for kids ages 5-12. “We are always keen to explore new ideas for programming or activities/events,â€? she said. Other annual events held during the year include a winter festival, fall festival, Canada Day bike parade, spring clean-up, Shakespeare in the Park, Halloween Haunted Open House, as well as pub nights and card tournaments. MEETINGS

The organization meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenboro Pavilion, located at 14 Tapiola Cres. “We welcome all of our neighbours to take part in our meetings and events,� said D’Amico.

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News - The Ottawa public school board’s committee of the whole got a sneak peek at the 2014-15 budget on Feb. 11. The public consultation on the budget won’t happen until June, after the province announces funding, but the public school board is already looking at the pressures. “I think we have to assume there will be very little growth in the funding,” Mike Carson, the board’s superintendent of facilities, told trustees. The provincial deficit, coupled with the commitment to full-day kindergarten being in all schools by fall of 2015, will mean a fiscal crunch for all levels of government. “We need to make priorities,” Carson said. While the school board ended the 2013 fiscal year with a $45.8 million surplus, there are pressures in the form of future employee benefits, as well as increased transportation costs for busing high school students in the city’s urban transit area and pressures related to increased costs for snow removal because of the heavy snowfall this year. Meanwhile, the board will take

in an additional 2,000 full-day kindergarten students starting in September 2015. Carson said allocating $7 million for the future employee benefits should leave the board with a surplus of roughly $32 million. He said the board’s strategic plan would take into account its strategic priorities of emphasizing academic

wa on a project to engage street kids and get them back in classrooms. Several trustees were concerned about keeping the surplus down to ensure continued funding levels from the province. Theresa Kavanagh, who represents the zone that corresponds with the municipal Bay Ward, asked if a surplus was a record amount. “I am just worried the board might get punished for being good with the books, by getting diminished funding,” she said. Rob Campbell, who represents the zone that corresponds with the Rideau-Vanier and Capital wards, asked if the surplus should be limited to two per cent of the board’s revenue. Carson said the surplus is often used for capital projects – with permission from the Ministry of Education – and would ideally be around three per cent, or $24 million. “I don’t want us to get so dazed by the surplus that we open up the tap and let the dollars fall in the sink,” Campbell said. Shirley Seward, who represents the zone that corresponds with River Ward, said she will hold budget consultations in her ward. “I think we need to look at closing the gap for students in special education,” she said. “There is also a desperate need for EAs (educa-

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fter a winter of significant snowfall, everyone needs to take extra care around the waterways of the capital region this spring. According to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, the snowpack in the area is twice the depth normally measured in the middle of February, posing a significant risk to low-lying areas in the watershed. If we get significant rainfall during the remaining weeks of winter and early spring, that will only increase the flooding risk. While a flood risk may not be imminent, the conditions are ripe for there to be a significant threat as temperatures rise. Residents living in traditionally flood-prone areas are advised to watch for flood warnings that could be potentially issued by the conservation authority. This flood risk is borne not just by those who live near rivers and lakes in the area, but also by those who enjoy spending recreational time in city parks and other riverside areas. Especially at risk are children and pets, who could easily stray too close to high water and be pulled under by swift currents. This means parents need to explain the dangers to their children and keep them away from moving water. Dog owners likewise should keep

their pets on a leash whenever they are near rivers or ponds. Children and pets are also prone to venturing out on the rapidly thinning ice. In past years, the Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition has warned about the risks of thin ice, reminding residents that “one can never tell the true depth or the thickness of the ice by the colour on the surface.� The best advice is to simply stay off the ice. Emergency services typically responded to dozens of ice and waterway related calls at this time of year, and drownings are unfortunately an all-too-common occurrence. With the potential for increased flooding risk this spring, this trend threatens to continue if people fail to remain wary of the dangers. These tragedies are something no one wants to experience and it falls to all of us to stay safe near waterways this spring. Several authorities have made clear the risks presented by high river levels and thinning ice. It is now our responsibility to ensure everyone heeds those warnings. The last thing a parent, sibling, friend or pet owner wants to do is lose a loved one. Stay aware of the risks, heed the warnings and stay away from rivers, ponds and lakes until the threat has passed.

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ou get a little nervous when the people who make a product you like have started thinking. Sometimes thinking is the worst thing that can happen. Thinking means changing and sometimes changing is the worst thing you can do. That’s one reaction to a headline last week: “Tim Hortons brews up changes.� The story under the headline says that there has been a steady decline in the number of people buying food and coffee at Tims, because of the challenge of cheaper coffee at some competitors and greater varieties of coffee at others. The article goes on to suggest that the Tims will consider changes in everything from cup size to decor to doughnut selection. The notion of change is going to make some Tims fans nervous. Change is not always bad. Bigger bathrooms would be a hit with members of the travelling public who sometimes face lineups. But the thing Tims doesn’t want to change is its personality, which has always been its most important advantage. It seems to be a natural tendency in business for companies to imitate their competitors. This can result in a sameness that is frustrating for consumers looking for something distinct. Tims has so far avoided this. If you

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you have a distinctive personality? You might, perhaps, if you thought that consumers had changed. In terms of coffee places, have they? Political strategists have this theory that voters can be divided into Starbucks people and Tim Hortons people -- with the Tims people having suburban and rural lifestyles and voting Conservative, while the Starbucks people think like downtowners and vote Liberal and NDP. In reality, as opposed to politics, things are not so simple and neither are we. Most of us are a mixture. Sometimes we feel like taking the laptop to the Starbucks and splurging on some exotic coffee-related concoction. Other times we just feel like a coffee, quick and cheap, in a well-lit place where you don’t have to wait for a dozen people with laptops to vacate a table. (This last may change, now that Tims is offering free Wi-Fi.) On the road, people probably prefer Tims, the washrooms notwithstanding, because they are easier to find, have good parking and are kid-friendly. Those are things that Tims would be crazy to change. And they might be wary of offering new coffee flavours, since that just slows things up in the ordering line. If Tims is really thinking about serious change, here’s a vain hope that they might

consider getting out of the drive-thru business. The problems with drive-thru have been welldocumented, most notably clogged streets and emissions from all those idling vehicles, as well as slower service within the stores for those who had the energy to walk from their cars. The end of the drive-thru won’t happen unless municipal authorities see the light, which mostly they haven’t. But Tim Hortons could gain a lot of public goodwill by such a gesture. Then maybe other businesses would follow, since companies, as we have seen, tend to imitate their competitors.

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new poll from Sun Life and Ipsos Reid suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians expect to rely on the value of their homes for retirement income, with 17 per cent expecting home equity to be their main income source. Perhaps more illuminating is that 60 per cent of Canadians have no work pension plan, which of course means we should be saving big bucks for retirement. Sadly, less than a third of people surveyed suggest their personal savings would make up any of their retirement income. Let’s face it, saving seems hard. Most of us have considerably less disposable income than the previous generation. At the same time, the cost of living continues to increase dramatically. Nevermind that savings expectations would have been less in the early part of the last century, given that most people worked until the moment they died. But life expectancy has increased – and it sometimes seems insurmountable to think about funding a retirement that may last a quarter century. Think about it: if the average career lasts 35 years, followed by a 25 year retirement, it would make sense that we save up to 42 per cent of income during our working lives to fund those golden years. Despite these realities, most of us – around 70 per cent, in fact – aren’t saving at all. With the lure of low interest rates and cheap credit, we are a society up to our eyeballs in debt. Any good financial planner would tell you eliminating debt is the most important first step toward financial security. At the same time, experience has taught

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse me that there is no harm in saving simultaneously. If you think you don’t have a penny to spare, it may be time to reconsider. There are a number of things that block people from saving money. A big one is feeling like we simply don’t have enough money left over at the end of a pay cycle to save anything. But this is why the “pay yourself first” principle is sound. The idea is to have a certain amount of money removed from your bank account automatically each time you get paid. Think

... if the average career lasts 35 years, followed by a 25 year retirement, it would make sense that we save up to 42 per cent of income during our working lives to fund those golden years you’ll miss it? Well, start small. What if you had $10 per week directly debited from your account into a registered retirement savings fund? Of course, I know what you’re thinking – how is $10 per week supposed to fund my retirement. Put simply, it

won’t. But it will go a long way toward getting you into the habit of savings. The “why bother saving if it’s only a few bucks per week?” is a huge thing that deters people from saving at all. The thing is, once you’re in the savings habit, you can start to increase the percentage you save over time. One of my favourite TED Talks of all time is called “How to save for tomorrow tomorrow,” by behavioural economist Shlomo Benartzi. His theory is that we don’t save because we can’t afford it today, but we tell ourselves that next month, next year, or at some point in the future we will have more money and then we’ll start saving. The problem is, with this way of thinking, tomorrow never happens. Instead, Benartzi says we should establish that savings for tomorrow now. If you know that you’re going to get a cost of living allowance increase or a raise six months from now, contact your financial institution and tell them that, on that date, you want your savings contribution increased by the same percentage as your income increase. At the end of the day, it all comes down to ownership. If you’ve never had the money in your hot little hands – whether it’s that initial contribution of $10, or a small percentage increase off your raise – you’ll never miss it. I guarantee it.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT Notice of Intention to Designate The City of Ottawa, on February 12, 2014, established its intention to designate the 2659 Roger Stevens Drive under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Description of Property 2659 Roger Stevens Drive is a one and one half storey wood frame farmhouse with red brick cladding. The house was constructed in 1876 and is located west of the village of North Gower in former Marlborough Township in southwest Ottawa. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value 2659 Roger Stevens Drive has cultural heritage value for its association with the early settlement of Marlborough Township, design value as a good example of the Gothic Revival style and contextual value for its location in a rural setting. 2659 Roger Stevens Drive has cultural heritage value for its association with the Bradley family and the early settlement of the interior of Marlborough Township. The house was constructed in 1876 for Edward Dailey, replacing an earlier log house on the site, and was purchased by Moses Bradley in 1900. The Bradley family of Marlborough Township were one of a number of Irish Protestant who arrived in Carleton County in the mid-19th century and quickly prospered through a combination of hard work and excellent farmland. They were one of the pioneering families near the hamlet of Pierce’s Corners in the northern part of the township and Moses, followed by his son Charles, farmed the land until 1960. The house at 2659 Roger Stevens Drive has design value as a good example of the Gothic Revival style popular in rural Ontario in the late 19th century. The Gothic Revival style became popular in Ontario in the 1860s and quickly became popular for farmers as they replaced the log houses associated with initial settlement. Typical of the style are its L-shaped plan, dichromatic brickwork, decorative bargeboard and veranda. 2659 Roger Stevens Drive is important in retaining and reinforcing the existing agricultural character of this area of Ottawa. Set back from the road by a long drive, the house is physically and functionally linked to its surroundings.

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Residents call for Bank Street make-over Community design plan focuses on southern portion of Bank Street Sabine Gibbins sabine.gibbins@metroland.com

News - A new look for a southern portion of Bank Street is long overdue, say residents. Residents turned up a community design plan meeting for Bank Street from the CN railway corridor south to Queensdale Avenue on Feb. 20. The meeting was hosted by Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans and city planner Jillian Savage. The plan is a good follow-up to a previous one done for Bank Street north of Billing’s Bridge to the CN railway tracks, said Savage. Over-all, residents would like to see the area become more pedestrian-friendly and have more of a community appeal. “With all the development coming our way, we need to at least be prepared even if we don’t want the development,� said Roy Thistle. The goal of the plan is to transform this portion of Bank Street in the Gloucester-

Southgate Ward from a street heavily used by vehicles into a more pedestrian and cyclingfriendly roadway. The community design plan will set a vision for a more improved and safer corridor, Coun. Deans said in an earlier interview. Parent Allison Frankson said the community at large would like to see more safety measures put into place, and a more livable space. “I think it would be great to see more of an appealing arterial road where people don’t feel barred from walking down a busy road, because that’s how some people feel,� she said. “It’s not pleasing to walk along a road that has zero appeal. Some landscaping can be done to spruce it up.� KEY AREAS

The study area is nearly 3.5 kilometres in length, and includes any properties that touch Bank Street as well as properties located between Bank and Sawmill Creek, said Savage.

A few key areas of the plan include the South Keys Shopping Centre, Sawmill Creek, the South Keys and Greenboro transit stations, the large intersection at Bank and Hunt Club Road, an area east of Bank at Hunt Club which currently has industrial zoning, and the Jewish Memorial Gardens cemetery. This project is unique as it is taking a portion of Bank and finding out what some of its characteristics could be, said Savage. One of the challenges will be to find way of balancing the means of transportation on the major route, while ensuring it remains pedestrian-friendly. With environmental assessments underway for the Greenboro and South Keys transit stations in preparation for the possible extension of the O-Train line, it is important now more than ever to start the plan, said Savage. Savage said the areas around the two transit stations will experience development pressure first. The plan will ultimately see

the physical landscape of both public and private properties change as time goes on, said Savage. The community of Gloucester-Southgate is already on board with the project, Deans said, as stakeholders from different areas of the public have helped comprise three different groups – a business advisory, a public advisory, and a technical advisory group. SAFETY AT RISK

Residents at the meeting said they would like to see

South Keys mall be completely revamped to include a safer pedestrian way. “We can’t physically walk from one corner to the other, and there definitely needs to be some landscaping done to make it more pleasing to look at,� said resident Shirley Connelly. Deans said the mall would be a large part of the community design plan. Savage noted some examples of the redevelopment could include making it more of a walkable and pedestrianfriendly entity. The other part residents

would like to see be improved is the natural space surrounding the Sawmill Creek. Residents would like to see the wetland become more of a natural habitat in the future and have a pathway system weave throughout the creek. “It would be nice to enjoy the natural surroundings,� said Rod Cooper. Residents had the opportunity to take a look at the projected plans for the area before the meeting began. Comments can be sent to jillian.savage@ ottawa.ca or diane.deans@ ottawa.ca.

NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AND ADOPTION OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA Notice is hereby provided that the Council of the City of Ottawa passed Zoning By-law No. 2014-64 and adopted OfďŹ cial Plan Amendment No. 131 on the 12th day of February 2014. The OfďŹ cial Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment affects properties within the study boundary which includes the lands north and south of Scott Street from Northwestern Avenue to Bayview Road. More details on the properties affected by the OfďŹ cial Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law can be found at the Study’s website under Scott Street Community Design Plan: www.ottawa.ca/scottstreetcdp. The purpose of OfďŹ cial Plan Amendment No. 131 is to implement key directions of the Scott Street Community Design Plan into a Secondary Plan for the area. The Secondary Plan is the policy direction to guide the long term design and development of lands in the area such as land uses, building heights and density. The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to implement the zoning in the study area to reect the Scott Street Secondary Plan. By-law No. 2014-63 will implement the Scott Street Secondary Plan.

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Canadian hockey fans celebrate Sidney Crosby’s goal at the Royal Oak on Uplands Drive, making the men’s Olympic hockey final 2-0 for Canada against Sweden on Feb. 23. Though drinking laws were not altered to allow hockey fans in Ottawa to have a pint during the game as in other cities, pubs were gathering places for those anxious to watch. The Canadian Men’s hockey team won 3-0, defending Canada’s title as the home of hockey.

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Getting Greener The City’s first Environment Committee meeting of 2014 took place on February 18, 2014 and I had the distinct pleasure of beginning the meeting by providing a snapshot of environmental initiatives taking place in the City. I am happy to provide a brief overview of my remarks. Many projects untaken by City Council in the last three years are transforming Ottawa. They are making our city more liveable and have made a significant positive impact on our environment. But none of these accomplishments are achievable without the support of our community. Thank you for your role in keeping Canada’s Capital clean, green and healthy.

Solid Waste – Extending the Life of Our Landfill, Saving Taxpayer Dollars Two years ago, the City implemented weekly green bin collection and bi-weekly residual garbage collection. For the first time in Ottawa’s history, the curbside diversion rate is above 50% at 51.9%. The total amount of organics collected (including household organics and leaf and yard waste) increased from 67,000 tonnes to 83,000, which is a 24% increase since 2012. We have diverted close to 43,000 tonnes of material from the landfill, which is equivalent to 4,300 full sized garbage trucks! Reaching this milestone is an outstanding achievement. Most importantly, Ottawa residents must be congratulated for doing their part in bi-weekly garbage collection, saving taxpayers $10 million per year, extending the life of our landfill from 2027 to 2045 and thereby avoiding the immense cost of a new landfill of at least $250 million.

Vigorously Protecting Our Tree Canopy In 2013, the City continued its fight against the Emerald Ash Borer by inoculating trees, planting new trees (2 to 1 ratio) and beginning a new biological control program to vigorously attack this pest. Across the city, we planted 133,565 trees and we will continue this trend in 2014.

Reducing Emissions and Costs The City is continuing to invest in technologies to help reduce our emissions and reduce costs. For example, our Green Fleet is comprised of hybrid vehicles, electric Zambonis and 1 electric vehicle. By investing in technologies such as the Green Fleet, we have reduced our fuel consumption by thousands of litres in 2013 and reduced our GHG emissions by 179 tonnes.

Water – Simply the Very Best Ottawa has the best water in the world and we are committed to keeping it that way. In 2013, the City received another perfect inspection record for our drinking water quality. We advanced projects in the Ottawa River Action Plan and remain strongly committed to ensuring that we protect the Ottawa River for future generations to enjoy. The City will continue to work with our Federal and Provincial partners to protect our gem. I look forward to working with my City Council colleagues and our community to continue making sure that Ottawa remains clean and green. If you would like to read the full remarks that I made at the Environment Committee, please visit MariaMcRae.ca or call my office.

REMINDER: March Break Camps Offer Adventures in Your Neighbourhood A quick reminder that school is out from March 10th to 14th for the March Break and during this week the City is offering a range of fun-filled activities. Select from over 100 action-packed camps in sports, arts, swimming and more. Register for your neighbourhood adventure online at ottawa.ca/ recreation, by phone at 613-580-2588 or you can visit a recreation facility or Client Service Centre.

Your Strong Voice at City Hall As always, I appreciate hearing from you and encourage you to keep in touch with me as it allows me to serve you better. It is an honour and a privilege being your strong voice at City Hall.

Tel./Tél.: 613-580-2486 Maria.McRae@ottawa.ca MariaMcRae.ca @CouncillorMcRae

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News - It’s only 10 a.m. and Linda Morin’s phone is ringing off the hook. The Look Beyond Boutique Wellness Centre and Juice Bar, a mastectomy clothing store, juice bar and wellness centre for people battling or recovering from cancer, has only been open a few weeks, but word has already started getting around. Morin has received phone calls from customers across the greater Ottawa area, from OrlĂŠans to Lanark County. “The phone hasn’t stopped,â€? said the Kanata woman. “Women are calling me from all over. “A lot of them are emailing me and calling me because I’ve been there, I can relate to them,â€? said Morin, a cancer survivor who has had four surgeries including a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy. One customer came to her store carrying an oversized breast prosthesis, and was looking for a more comfortable option, she said. “Oh my God! How can you wear this thing?â€? she said to

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Breast cancer survivor Linda Morin is celebrating the opening of the Look Beyond Boutique Wellness Centre and Juice Bar, a mastectomy clothing store and wellness centre located in the Spa Day Retreat, on Castlefrank Road in Kanata. the woman. “It’s so huge.� Morin showed her a selection of her line of prostheses, made from a variety of materials such as fabric, plastic or with a bean filling, all of them selected for a comfortable fitting. “I know exactly what a

prosthesis feels like,� she said. “I don’t have breasts; I try them on before purchasing them for the store.� There are a few other stores in Ottawa that sell clothing for women who have had mastectomies, but they are nothing like the Look Beyond Bou-

tique, said Morin. “I am one of a kind because I’ve lived it,� she said. Morin came up with the idea of opening a mastectomy clothing store and wellness centre while writing her book The Courage to Look Beyond, which details her diagnosis

of cancer and double mastectomy in 2007 and her long journey to recover her health and accept her new appearance. The book is on sale at Kanata Chapters and Rainbow Natural Foods, located at 1487 Richmond Rd. The boutique sits on the third floor of the Spa Day Retreat, located near the corner of Castlefrank and Hazeldean roads in Glen Cairn. The boutique is divided into several rooms with large couches, where customers can relax and enjoy a selection of juices and smoothies, such as calm chamomile banana and mint foam, served at the juice bar in an open kitchen. “When I saw the kitchen I said, ‘Hey, I could do this juice bar,’� said Morin. Jewelry and prostheses are on display in glass cases, and customers can browse bras, scarves, hats, bathing suits, lingerie and racks of clothing. In the near future, Morin plans to sell natural hair wigs and creams for women who have undergone radiation cancer treatment. Customers can choose from a selection of bathing suits with and without prostheses

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Morin took a 10-week course on how to heal yourself through juicing at the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Fla. In the weeks leading up to her hysterectomy, Morin drank six ounces of wheat grass on an empty stomach, a recommendation from a woman who had used juicing to help her recover from cancer. Two ounces of wheat grass is the nutritional equivalent of five pounds of vegetables, said Morin. “People heal themselves through wheat grass.� Morin also offers health workshops every two weeks at the boutique, with topics and times listed on her website: thecouragetolookbeyond.ca. The classes cover topics such as juicing, how to prevent breast cancer, self examination techniques and healthy eating as well as yoga sessions offered once a week. See BOUTIQUE, page 20

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Manotick residents working to get youth centre Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

News - A Manotick mother is leading the charge for a new youth centre. Janice Domaratzi, a mother of three teens led a Feb. 13 meeting of volunteers and stakeholders who have been working on a proposed centre that would give area youth something to do to stay out of trouble. The initiative started after 17-year-old Tyler Campbell died from a Fentanyl overdose in 2012. “That was a real blow to the community,” Domaratzi said. “It was scary because even good kids can do something stupid when they’re bored.” Kyle Kearnan, a community developer with the Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre, said a needs assessment for services in the area showed a real gap in services for youth. “Basically there isn’t anything unless you played hockey

or some other sport,” Domaratzi said. Another parent, Sue Davidson, echoed the sentiment, and said she drives her 16-year-old sun to Barrhaven for swimming lessons. The small group of volunteers – dubbed the Manotick Youth Centre Committee – began working with NROCRC and the South Nepean Satellite Community Centre on an action plan to find funding to build a multi-use centre for youth that would offer recreational activities and things like counselling and mental health services. Kearnan said NROCRC offers counselling for young people once a week, but it covers the resource centre’s whole catchment – 21 neighbourhoods stretching from Nepean to North Gower, Osgoode and Manotick, and more than 200,000 residents – and the counselling takes place at the centre’s home base on Merivale Road. “That makes it difficult for young people in the rural areas to get to it, and it fills up pretty

fast,” he said. Volunteers have been looking for a place a youth centre might go, deciding on a plot of land roughly three-quarters of an acre in size near Centennial Park. In the meantime they have been working on filling the gap with rotating events for youth once a week. The rotating, Friday-night events at the Manotick Arena and the Legion are made possible by funding from three grants. Marissa Moher, a community developer with the South Nepean Satellite Community Health Centre, said three grants totalling almost $30,000 – a rural affairs grant, one from the United Way and one from the Community Foundation – make it possible for the youth nights to be supervised by two university students hired by NROCRC. The staff also receive help from a team of 12 local young people, called the Youth of Manotick Association. The team has representatives from Kars on the Rideau Public School, St.

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Mark Catholic High School and South Carleton High School. “It’s a four youth, by youth model,” Kearnan said, adding a similar program was set up in the Nepean neighbourhood of Parkwood Hills. The rotating Friday night events that most recently included a Valentine’s Day party, are a stop-gap measure until a centre can be built. In addition to working on creating a board of directors, the group of volunteers is helping a group of students from Algonquin College’s media and television programming to create a documentary on creating a youth centre in rural Ottawa. The documentary could be a great way to drum up publicity and support for the cause, Kearnan said. But the timeline is tough, because the student’s documentary would have to be complete by the end of the school year. The group planned to meet again in the next month to hammer out the roles on the new board.

“There’s going to be different classes every single month,” said Morin. “Different classes and different guest speakers.” Morin teaches women how to wear a compressive sleeve, an elastic garment custom-fitted to a person’s arm that reduces the pain and swelling caused by arm lymphedema, when exercising. Lymphedema is a swelling caused by the accumulation of lymphatic fluid, a watery substance produced by the cells. Ordinarily the fluid is filtered by the body’s lymph nodes, but when a person has their lymph nodes removed, they are at risk of developing lymphedema. “I’m trying (to offer classes on) what I didn’t know,” said Morin. “These are topics nobody ever talks about.” TABOO

One of those taboo subjects is body image and sex after cancer, said Morin. “When I had cancer, I didn’t feel sexy anymore. I didn’t feel good. I was ashamed of my body,” she said. “We have to talk about sex after cancer.” Morin has encountered men who have told her their wives won’t let allow physical contact following a mastectomy. “Men who said, ‘My wife won’t let me kiss her, sleep with her, she’s

hiding from me.’” Morin said. “I know they’re taboo, but these are thing that need to be said.” During the workshop on sex after cancer, Morin will ask her female students to bring their partners when they are comfortable with sharing themselves. “I want to be here to help these women because I know what they’re going through and I know what they need.”

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Morin is selling tickets for a presentation by one of her guest speakers, Brian Clement, the director of the Hippocrates Health Institute, who will come to Kanata on April 7 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Ottawa Kanata. Tickets for the event are $30 (earlybird tickets are $25) and can be purchased at the boutique or by calling 613-831-4004. The Look Beyond Boutique will hold its grand opening on March 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. Morin said cancer has transformed her life. “I find that I’ve had cancer and now I’m healthy and cancer’s changed my whole life. I’ve taken the negative and put it into a positive.”

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News - Plans to build a new fourstorey student residence on campus is in the works, the University of Ottawa announced last week. The university revealed its plans for the $17.5-million project as part of its Destination 2020 strategic plan. The building will be located on Henderson Avenue, behind the Advanced Research Complex, which is currently under construction. The residence will include 169 single rooms, a kitchen on each oor and common spaces on the ground oor. “Living in residence is one of the key elements in the rewarding experience we want to offer our students,â€? said Marc Joyal, vice-president of resources. “That’s why we’re investing the money and effort needed to increase the number of places so more students can live in residence.â€? Joyal added a student residence is more than a place to eat and sleep, and it will offer students additional resources for academic success. STUDENT HOUSING STRATEGY

Whether or not the new residence will help alleviate any off-campus student housing concerns, Action Sandy Hill has gone ahead with making its concerns known to the mayor and the area councillor, releasing its student housing strategy letter on Feb. 18 -- the same day the university

announced its plans. In total, the association gathered the endorsements of nine other community associations for its off-campus housing proposals, which call on the city to create a student housing strategy to address the issue. Action Sandy Hill’s planning committee member Dean Pallen was involved in contacting a total of 15 community associations from across the city about the letter. “The idea is to get community associations together who then could in turn go to the city and formally request and ask the city housing student housing strategy,� he said. The letter calls for enforceable standards for all types of student housing, implementing an immediate freeze on the development of any student housing that is not on the campus of a post-secondary educational institution and asks the city to examine current zoning bylaws and policies to determine what elements could be strengthened and enforced immediately to shape the strategy. Aside from Sandy Hill, the Glebe Annex, Ottawa East, City View, Dalhousie, Overbrook, Hintonburg, Ryan Farm, Queensway Terrace North and South Keys/Greenboro associations signed the letter. The other associations contacted, for the Centretown, Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Vanier and Queensway Terrace South/Ridgeview neighbourhoods, did not sign because of concerns with the implications signing such a request could have. “In terms of occupancy type, we

don’t say, ‘No this type of housing is not allowed,’ or that ‘No, only lawyers or engineers can live there,’ so we shouldn’t do that to students either,� said Bobby Galbreath, the Glebe Community Association’s planning committee chairman. The Vanier Community Association echoed that sentiment. “Making it seem like it was just a ‘student problem,’ we became aware

that it was simply they just didn’t want students,â€? said Chris Penton, chairman of the association’s sustainable development committee. Association president Mike Bulthuis agreed, saying he would be happy to talk about a larger housing strategy, and barriers for ďŹ nding housing, but not a moratorium on housing for students. Currently the university has 3,000

places for students on campus and this new addition will help meet the university’s own goal of adding nearly 1,000 places in the coming years. The new building is self-funded project managed by the university’s housing service. As for the new on-campus residence proposed, the university said it plans on beginning construction in early summer.

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do with if she was needed at home. Even though she was only a few years older than I was, she was the oldest girl of a large family, and the chore of helping her mother often fell on her shoulders. We were poor like most other families around us deep in the Depression, but Audrey said her family was even poorer than we were. Her father worked in the bush miles from their farm, and was often away for weeks at a time. That left her mother to tend the farm, leaving little time to look after the younger children, so my little classmate, more often than not, had to stay at home to lend a hand. There was always a sadness about this young girl. You could see it in her face. She had long dark hair, and often she would tell me how she wished she had coloured ribbons like I had to tie it off her face. I knew without a doubt there simply wasn’t

enough extra money for hair ribbons to replace the elastic she used to tie her hair up in a knot on the top of her head. My hair ribbons were bought at Walker’s Store in Renfrew only if Mother had a few extra pennies from selling her wares door to door, but at least I had hair ribbons. So I decided I would take two or three of my best ribbons, put them in a little paper bag, and hand them to the young girl at school. It was on one of the rare days she was at school, and I told her not to open the bag until she got home. “No peeking,� I said. When I got home, I told Mother what I had done, and said I felt so good about it I was going to phone my best friend Velma and tell her about my good deed. Well, Mother told me to sit down, and I knew without a doubt, another lesson on life was coming -- she had that

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Please note that to register for any programs residents will require a client barcode and family PIN number. You can receive these by visiting a recreation facility or Client Service Centre, calling 613-580-2588 Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except on statutory holidays) and follow the prompts, or by visiting Ottawa.ca.

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Heatherington Park Tree Removal I have heard from several residents who are asking about the work being done in Heatherington Park. As part of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Strategy, the City of Ottawa identiďŹ ed Heatherington Park for the woodlot rehabilitation program. This program addresses the safety issues and necessary tree removals within parks and woodlots. Dead or declining ash trees were removed from Heatherington Park this winter and stumping and planting will follow later this year. A variety of calliper trees will be planted in the removal areas. For more information of the EAB strategy please visit Ottawa.ca.

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Sports - Beaverbrook twins Ashleigh and Jenna Dodunski are swimming in success since being named to a premier cheerleading team in Cambridge, Ont. The two, who train with the Great White Sharks, recently returned from a competition in California with first-place honours. “We just went to California and we won there against a bunch of American teams,� said Ashleigh. “It was so fun; it was awesome.� The twins moved from Kanata to Cambridge in September. The Dodunskis are living with another team member and finishing Grade 12 while training and com-

peting with the level-five cheer team (there are six levels in cheerleading). The Great White Sharks are hoping to earn a bid to compete on the world stage in Orlando, Fla. in April at the provincial competition this March. Ashleigh said it’s really special because she’s training and competing with her twin. “I don’t think I would do it if it was just me,� she said. Jenna wasn’t available for comment before the Ottawa South News deadline. Ashleigh and Jenna are flyers – those at the top of stunts who get lifted and thrown. They began their training with the Cheer Sport Sharks on Iber Road in Stittsville and coached many of the younger cheer-

2014 Paint it Up! Mural Program The City’s Paint It Up! Program is a way to create murals in neighbourhoods experiencing a high incidence of grafďŹ ti vandalism. If there is a wall, underpass, or some other space in the community that is tagged frequently with unwanted grafďŹ ti, I encourage you to look into creating a mural project through Paint It Up! Applications for the 2014 program are available on the www.crimepreventionottawa.ca or by calling 3-1-1. The deadline for applications is April 3 at 4 p.m. For more information about the Paint it Up! program and how to apply, applicants are invited to register for a public information session by calling 3-1-1 or e-mailing CPO@ottawa.ca. Information sessions will be held on the following dates:

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phen Blais wants the city to push for the province to allow the installation of cameras on school bus stop-sign arms, similar to the ones used to catch drivers who run red lights. “We’ve had a lot of concern from school bus operators about more and more people running stop signs when the school bus is stopped,” Blais said. The complaints prompted the police to do targeted enforcement in January and February. “It yielded good results in terms of they got a lot of people, but it’s bad results because it means a lot of people are going through stop signs,”

Blais said. Police handed out more than 200 infractions for violations in school zones over two days in January, Blais said, adding that it’s “an outrageously high number.” That includes speeding, as well as failing to stop for a school bus, which carries a fine of between $400 and $2,000 and six demerit points on the first offence. The technology to attach a camera on a school bus stop sign exists, but the problem is provincial legislation, Blais said. Cameras are already used in Alberta and in some United States counties.

Unlike a red-light camera, which acts as its own evidence of the crime, images from a camera mounted on a school bus stop sign are not admissible in court, meaning the bus driver would have to show up to corroborate the information. Blais already wrote to the minister of transportation and Ottawa-area MPs to request a change to the legislation that would allow automatic ticketing for stop-sign camera violations, similar to the way it’s done for red-light cameras. On Feb. 12 he gave notice that he’ll bring a motion to the next city council meeting to ask for the city to officially back

his push and write to the minister requesting the change. In the meantime, Blais said the city’s transportation department has a couple ideas in the works to tackle the issue. First, an education campaign including new roadside signs will launch this spring to remind drivers to stop behind school buses. Second, Blais is hoping the city will sponsor a pilot project to put the cameras on some school buses. The councillor has been discussing the issue with ML Bradley, the major school-bus operator in Cumberland and the city’s traffic department.

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ports estimated it at around $200 million. Now the owners of the mall, Morguard Investments Ltd., have scaled back their plans. The company now plans to invest $25 million in a renovation of the facility. According to Margaret Knowles, the senior vicepresident of development at Morguard, the decision to renovate instead of expand, which included the realignment of Coventry Road, was decided based on existing lease constraints and the decision to upgrade first before getting bigger. “A decision by the board of the Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust to first upgrade the existing centre and work with re-merchandising opportunities within the existing mall,” Knowles said. The St. Laurent Shopping Centre opened in 1967 and its last major renovation took place in 1996. It currently houses 195 stores and services and has more than 4,100 parking spaces in above-ground lots and garages. The proposed expansion would have made it Canada’s 10th-largest mall.

The retail centre announced it renovation plans on Feb. 18. Work on the project will officially begin in March and Knowles said the company aims to have it complete before the holiday rush in November.

“The mall is overdue for a refresh,” Knowles added. Plans include new lighting and floors, new entrances, new washrooms, a family room, an upgrade to the existing food court and a new facade. Knowles did not say wheth-

er there were new stores moving in, but that the company is dedicated to attracting new retailers. As for the realignment of Coventry, something area residents anticipating, will not be completed by Morguard.

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Pet Adoptions Meet Ruby (A164680), a fun-loving four-year-old Labrador and Doberman mix seeking an active home where she can run and play with her forever family. Ruby is a super-social gal who would love to be matched with an experienced owner with older kids who are as energetic as she is. Her first language is French but she’s a quick learner who would have no problem learning commands in any other language. She’d like to be the only dog in your life. Ruby would benefit from obedience training to help her bone up on her doggy manners so she can be the best dog possible.

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A new glass front and a new centre court are part of the makeover the owners of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre will complete this year.

For more information on Ruby and all our adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Check out our website at ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.

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Arts - For the first time since the program started, the public school board’s grade 8 and high school all-star jazz bands took the stage on the same night for their Evening of Jazz showcase Feb. 13. The bands, made up of students drawn from all corners of the city, played for an audience of family, friends and jazz lovers at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School in Barrhaven. OCDSB’s All-Star Jazz program includes both a Grade 8 and high school band, with musicians in the district auditioning for a spot each October. After that, there are just a few months until their Evening of Jazz showcase. The challenge is a tough one for young musicians, said the Grade 8 band’s director, Neil Yorke-Slader. “It’s not unlike what we are witnessing at the Olympics, when you bring hockey players from a whole bunch of different teams together and they all have a lot of talent but you need them to play as a team,” he said, adding, “They come from as far west as Kanata and as far east as Orleans.” Yorke-Slader has directed the Grade 8 band since the program started about six years ago, and every year the band is vastly different. “It’s a box of chocolates,” he said. “This year’s batch is really, really strong on the teamwork aspect. They are the most attentive group I had ever had, probably in my career, never mind involved with this All-Star Jazz band.” The evening began with the Grade 8’s alternating between classic jazz pieces and Canadian jazz, followed by the high school band, and ending with a final piece with both bands

playing together. Having the two bands interact more gives the younger musicians something to shoot for, and puts the older musicians in more of a leadership role, said high school All-Star Jazz band director Mike Tremblay. “It’s a chance to see how strong they (Grade 8’s) can become,” he said. “They (the high school musicians) sound really good. “This year’s group was the strongest group that we had at the beginning of the session,” said Tremblay, allowing for more pieces, more complicated content and more solos. With the high school band now getting auditions from former Grade 8 AllStar players, the program is only getting stronger. While other opportunities for young jazz players exist in Ottawa, like the Nepean All-City Jazz Band, the school program gives musicians without a year’s worth of time to grow their skills and meet more fellow musicians. “What they can get out of (the program) aside from the regular musical things that we work on in rehearsal is a chance to hear students from other schools and maybe get together with them afterwards and perform.” While the program could mean better jazz for Ottawa in the long-run, YorkeSlader said his goal is much simpler than that. “It’s more at this stage about catching the bug of playing,” he said. “When you ask somebody who is 14, 15, 16 years old, ‘Tell me about yourself,’ and if in the first four sentences they say, ‘I play the trumpet,’ then they have caught the bug because they are self identifying as being a musician. “This is the type of experience that hopefully contributes to that.”

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News - Neighbours are worried a proposed new office building for the Royal Thai Embassy on Island Park Drive could set a precedent for more commercial buildings on the street. The winding residential parkway is already home to a number of embassies, which function as offices, but in many cases are located inside former homes. That surprised some neighbours, who assumed the embassies were actually residences for the ambassadors. The government of Thailand wants to tear down the old home it’s using as an embassy office for approximately 15 employees and replace it with a modern, glass-fronted structure that looks much more like an office than a house. That was a problem for most neighbours who attended an invitation-only meeting at the embassy on Feb. 18. “My personal concern is we are going to have an office building on Island Park Drive,� said Paula Ghosh, who lives on the street. “That is a beautifullooking building, sir. It would look wonderful in one of our office parks.� The proposed building would be two storeys and would fall within the 10-metre height limit for the area, said Vladimir Popovic, the architect. The peak of the existing building’s roof is eight metres tall. The new building would be set back 3.5 m from its neighbour to the south. The ambassador, Pisan Manawapat, asked if the embassy’s presence on the street had had disrupted the neighbours lives in the 27 years it has existed on Island Park Drive. “You are talking about the look of the building, not the function,� Manawapat said. Other residents worried the embassy site would never revert to a building that would fit in with the properties around it if it’s turned into something that can’t be re-used as a home. “It is an oddity,� said Henry Sano, an Island Park Drive resident. “It doesn’t contribute to the residential nature of the community.� Many of the neighbours said they sympathized with the embassy’s need to improve its cramped and dated quarters and agreed they would be on board with a new building that looked more like a home. “Admittedly, the embassy appears to have outgrown this space,� said Daniel Koepke, president of the Island Park Community Association. “My sense is that the community embraces the Thai Embassy and its function. We have no issues

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Pisan Manawapat, the ambassador of Thailand, speaks about a proposal to rebuild the embassy to neighbours in the embassy’s meeting room on Feb. 18. with the massing or the style of the building. The issue is the outward expression – it’s more industrial, commercial.� Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs attended the meeting and pointed out the city does not make decisions based on the style or look of buildings.

Hobbs said she has concerns about the industrial look of the proposed building, but wondered if it could be “warmed up.� She appreciated the detail of carved-wood doors to emphasize the embassy’s culture. Manawapat said the embassy receives around three to four

visitors a day, so it generates very little traffic. The number of employees and visitors is not expected to change after the new building is constructed, he added. The Thai government has not officially submitted an application for the new building. That’s partially because the Thais want to ensure the neighbours are engaged in the process from the start, Manawapat said. Part of the complexity is that the property has a “legal non-conforming right� to function as an embassy. That right is well-protected thanks to the provincial Planning Act and can only be revoked if the use of the property changes to something else that’s not allowed in the residential zone. Changes to a property that has legal non-conforming rights usually require an application to the committee of adjustment for a minor variance. In the case of the Thai embassy, the ambassador and architect are waiting to hear back from city planners they met with for a confidential pre-consultation on whether the project would need simple siteplan approval, a minor variance or a more serious zoning amendment.

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Harmony Club for Seniors, 11 a.m. at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. (at Cunningham). All seniors in the community are welcome to visit or to join. Lunch served at noon ($6). From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Robert Nelson will talk about his “Contrasting Experiences in Kuwait and Iqualuit”. Wheelchair accessible, free parking. Annual membership is $5. Non-members planning to attend this lunch and gathering are asked to call the church office (613-

733-3156 ext. 229) by Feb. 20. Please come. Meet new and old friends from the community.

March 1 Detoxifying Your Body: Join Dr. Ellen Simone, Naturopathic Doctor, for this information session on detoxifying your body using naturopathic medicine at the Greenboro District Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn how chemicals in the environment impact your health, how to reduce your exposure to these toxins, and how

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March 7 Pork stroganoff dinner with a 60s classic group for entertainment at the Strathcona Legion. Call them at 613-613-236-1575 for more information.

March 3 Protecting Your Computer: The average time it takes for an unprotected computer to be compromised after connecting to the Internet is under 15 minutes. Don’t let it be yours. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your computer from being hacked at the Greenboro District Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive. Register online at www. biblioottawalibrary.ca or phone 613-580-2957.

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Local Project Linus Chapter Receives Donation from Capital Memorial Gardens Thursday February 13 was a banner day for the local Project Linus Chapter that meets at Wool-Tyme. They were presented with a substantial cheque from the Arbor Memorial Foundation, the charitable foundation of Capital Memorial Gardens. With Wool-Tyme providing the yarn at wholesale prices, this donation will provide the Project Linus knitters with a year’s supply of yarn. This chapter of Project Linus has been providing blankets to sick children at CHEO since 1998. This dedicated group of volunteers has been meeting in the afternoons on the second and fourth Thursday of every month for 16 years (with the occasional cancellation due to weather). Each meeting is attended by an average of 10 people. From the laughter emanating from the classroom, the volunteers are enjoying the company, the tea, and most of all – seeing all the donated blankets that Ottawa Valley residents have taken the time to knit, crochet, or quilt. Stories are exchanged and the problems of the world solved while they sew the official Project Linus tags to the blankets. They have delivered over 12,700 blankets to the hospital. This donation from the Arbor Foundation will go a long way in providing many more blankets to the children at CHEO. Many thanks to all the staff of Capital Memorial Gardens for their generosity. Would you like to be involved with Project Linus? It’s easy and everyone is welcome. Donate some yarn or knit/ crochet a blanket or make some squares to be pieced together into a blanket. Donations (yarn or blankets) must be new material, machine washable and dryable, and be free of odours and pet hair. Donations of yarn or blankets can be dropped off at Wool-Tyme (190 Colonnade Rd S., Ottawa) during regular business hours. You can come and join the volunteers from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of every month to sew on tags, piece together squares, or make blankets. Yarn from this wonderful donation will be distributed during the regular Project Linus meetings. R0012568276

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Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Drive (at Cunningham) The supper is being prepared and served by the 28th Ottawa Scouts. All are welcome. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, please contact the church office at 613-733-3156 ext 229 (M-F, 9-4), or visit www.rideaupark.ca.

March 4 Pancake Supper Tuesday at Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd., between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. For $6 you can get two pancakes and two sausages or if you are really hungry, $8 gives you three pancakes and two sausages. Beverages included. If you have youngsters under 12, feed the family for $30. For information and tickets, please call 613-733-0437.

March 4 St. Aidan’s annual pancake and sausage supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $9. Ages 10 and under free. St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 934 Hamlet Rd. near Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre. For more information, call 613-733-0102.

March 17 Moss – what is it? Jennifer Doubt, Chief Collections Manager, Botany Section at the Canadian Museum of Nature, will share with us what moss is and how it fits in the plant world, 7:30 p.m. sharp. Presented by the Gloucester Horticultural Society, 4373 Generation Crt. Pre-registration recommended at 613-749-8897. Free Admission. http://www.gardenontario. org/site.php/glouster/about/ meetings/

March 26 Global Alliance International Foundation presents annual dinner and silent auction at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Silent auction viewing starts at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., catered by Dave Smith. Ticket $35. Proceeds benefit Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre. Contact: info@globalallianceint.com, 613-890-4232.

March 29 Flower arranging and seed starting demos and info sessions presented by the Gloucester Horitcultural Society in partnership with the Ottawa Artisans Guild Springtime Show & Sale of original handcrafted items, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lester B. Pearson High School, 2072 Jasmine Cres. (off Ogilvie). Free admission. Visit http://www.gardenontario. org/site.php/glouster/about/ meetings/

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