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News - Children and their families will beneďŹ t from Ottawa’s premier running events.

On May 25, approximately 1,500 children between grades 3 and 8 will participate in the Scotiabank Ottawa Kids Marathon for CHEO, a fundraiser for the hospital.

The youngsters will have the opportunity to be a part of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend – known as the largest multi-race running event in Canada.

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A local Paralympian encourages students to get involved. – Page 34

“CHEO has done so much for the health of children in eastern Ontario, and Scotiabank’s commitment to charitable causes has made a real difference in communities across the country,� said John Halvorsen, race director, in a statement.

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News - A review of the botched pedestrian bridge over the Airport Parkway slams the city for setting unrealistic construction timelines, failing to obtain important documentation

and neglecting to keep top managers and elected ofďŹ cials in the loop.

The issues with the over-budget and overdue project were set to be vetted at a ďŹ nance and economic development committee meeting on Tuesday, March 4, after this newspaper’s deadline.

The bridge, which was supposed to cut an iconic ďŹ gure as visitors entered the city from its south-end airport while providing a safe route for cyclists and pedestrians, has become one of its most visible failures.

The unďŹ nished concrete structures around the Airport

Parkway sit as a reminder of the $6.8-million project that has ballooned in cost to more than $11 million and still isn’t close to being done, more than three years after its expected completion date.

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Runners in last year’s Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend participate in one of the races.

This year, the organization has reconfigured the kids’ marathon to be a fundraiser for CHEO, and as a mechanism to encourage youngsters to engage in sporting activity up until May 25.

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“We’re honoured to have the opportunity to use our popular Kids Marathon to work with Scotiabank and help raise funds for the CHEO Foundation.”

During the kids’ marathon, the children accumulate activity credits by participating in physical activities such as running, soccer, cross country skiing, basketball or hockey prior to race day.

Each half hour of activity qualifies for one kilometer of a marathon (the total is 41 km), and is recorded on their official activity tracking sheet.

Then on race day, the youngsters line up to complete their score by running the last 1 km of their marathon.

“The Scotiabank Ottawa Kids Marathon for CHEO is truly a great fit for us because it embodies the healthy, active, lifestyle that we encourage all of our youth to embrace,” said Kevin Keohane, president & CEO of the CHEO Foundation.

“We know that it will be very inspiring for our entire community to see students from grade 3 to grade 8 running on behalf of so many kids in our area whose health will not allow them to do so.”

“We are excited to partner with Scotiabank to be part of this great event and we encourage all runners in

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Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend to join these kids by fundraising in support of CHEO.” Director at Scotia Private Client Group Geoff Moore said in a press release that the young runners were getting a chance to participate in a worldclass event and at the same time, supporting a pediatric health and research facility.

“We look forward to cheering them on as they work towards their fundraising goals,” he said.

Race kits for youngsters in the Scotiabank Ottawa Kids Marathon for CHEO include a T-shirt, race bib, bag and a finishing medal.

The event will be held on Sunday, May 25, at 8 a.m., where children will then finish the last 1.195 km of their marathon.

The 2014 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend predicts that 48,000 participants will compete this year in six races, including the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon, the Scotiabank HalfMarathon, the Ottawa 10K, the HTG Sports 5K, the 2K and the Scotiabank Kids Marathon for CHEO. The Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon and Ottawa 10K are both designated Silver Label IAAF events by the International Amateur Athletic Federation.

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News - Senators Sports and Entertainment directly contributes $100 million every year to the city’s economy, according to a new study from the University of Ottawa.

The study, conducted over the course of two years, sought to quantify the economic impact of the sports and entertainment group had on the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Lead researcher Norm O’Reilly announced the study estimates the annual direct and indirect economical impact the organization has on the city is $204 million at the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce annual chair’s luncheon on Feb. 24. Of that figure, the study indicates $100 million is the

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Looking at the 21-year history of the SSE, O’Reilly said it was fair to estimate the club has generated more than $3 billion indirectly for the region since the Ottawa Senators made its return to the National Hockey League.

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“It’s another impact,” O’Reilly said. “These are the positive things you don’t associate with numbers.”

That information was collected by conducting interviews with organizations, residents and community groups.

Focused on the impact of the SSE, the study analyzed reports and finances of the Canadian Tire Centre and Sensplex facilities, including the Bell Capital Cup as well as other sporting events such as national championships and tournaments, concerts and major events.

Financials from the Ottawa Senators, the Ottawa Senators Foundation, the Rink of Dreams, Rogers House and other groups were included in the study and according to the university, offers the most detailed review of SSE’s regional impact ever conducted.

According to the study, the NHL team has at-

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tracted more than 118,000 people from outside the Ottawa-Gatineau region in both regular season and playoff games.

Tourism by non-local visitors to both the Sensplex and Bell Capital Cup, the study states generates $21.7 million annually.

Concerts and music events at the Canadian Tire Centre generate an estimated $4.3 million each year and since 1992, close to half a million people have participated in at least one of the club’s events.

Leeder said the club was committed to continuing offering area-residents new ways to demonstrate their contribution to the economic impact and prosperity of the region, including in time, upgrading the hockey experience in Ottawa -- which may include arena redesign, or additional ways to connect with local businesses.

O’Reilly’s full report is available at health. uottawa.ca/pdf/SSE_Impact_Study_Feb_2014_ Updated.pdf.

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River Coun. Maria McRae, who has been dealing with the project in her ward, declined to comment on the third-party report shortly after it was released on Feb. 25.

The document is long and complex and she needed time to review it before making a statement, McRae said.

Legal action against the initial contractor, Genivar, is still ongoing, as is a redesign of the bridge by Delcan.

Aside from legal issues over the design and construction and contractors that have gone into default, the city’s own processes and staff contributed to the never-ending stream of issues, according to a third-party review conducted by SEG Management Consultants, Inc. STAFF ISSUES

The report concluded there were serious project management issues at city hall. In particular, the level of management of the consultant contract was “not adequate to manage the project risks,” the review states.

The deputy city manager, Nancy Schepers, went as far as to say city personnel would be part of potential corrective action resulting from the review.

Schepers’ memo stated: “This action plan will include a process to evaluate progress against each of the recommendations and implementation of any necessary remedial or corrective action in respect of the department’s processes, procedures or personnel.”

City solicitor Rick O’Connor wouldn’t say whether those corrective actions could include firing staff.

“I know that the deputy city manager’s memo specifically added the words ‘personnel issues,’ so I anticipate that subsequent to the meeting at FEDco … that all of those matters will be looked at,” he said.

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South end residents have been waiting for a few years for a footbridge over the Airport Parkway.

Part of the issue was that the two project managers assigned to the bridge were senior project engineers – a role whose skill set isn’t quite a perfect fit for project management.

Project management is something the city needs to take more seriously, the review states. It noted the city’s own project delivery manual advises that adopting industry practices for project management would enhance the city’s ability to keep projects in line and would also encourage professional development.

Increasing accountability by adding performance indicators and authority limits for extended project deadlines would also help, the review states.

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In her memo to city council, Schepers said the city had already moved to improve project management protocols, including by boosting training and certification of key staff members.

The bridge project has “significant issues,” but there is no data from other projects to compare and confirm whether it was an anomaly, the review says.

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The proposed bridge’s complex design wasn’t fully vetted as required by the city, SEG found in its

review. Although the technical complexity of the stay-bridge structure was well documented – the designer himself even wrote that his was the only company in Ontario “at the forefront of this revolutionary design approach” – the city didn’t follow up on a constructability review it was supposed to obtain before the design was completed.

Despite the designer writing that he had to “go a long way to convince” the advisory groups that the bridge could be constructed safely as designed, the city didn’t address constructability issues until after a meeting in August of last year that

resulted in the city ordering a separate independent review.

The problems carried into the construction phase, with the contractor experiencing “issues” with details of how the tower was to be constructed. More than one subcontractor had to be fired and replaced after concrete pouring and anchor plate fabrication wasn’t up to snuff.

The review also found the original three-year timeframe for construction would have been reasonable – had the project not hit a number of roadblocks. The most serious setback was an eight-month delay due to staff’s “internal workload issues” at the start of the environmental assessment process, which shrunk the time available for construction from a year to just four months. While two of the construction companies bidding for the work told the city the timeline was “totally unrealistic,” there’s no record of the city responding, according to the SEG review. There’s also no record of staff in either the planning department or infrastructure services questioning the tight timeline.

The report also criticizes the “unco-ordinated” communications, whether it was between city staff and officials or to the public. Despite “significant” email communication and substantial media interest in the delays, there is no evidence senior management or elected officials were made aware of the issues in the initial construction phase.

That improved in April of 2012 after the bridge was handed over to a dedicated project team, SEG states.

Last fall, the city made some changes to head off similar issues in the future, including adding more strict pre-qualification rules for engineering consultants. More recently, the city has also developed a two-phase review process for major structural projects to require thirdparty technical oversight of constructability.

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It was revealed last week that the city has hired an outside consultant to look at whether or not it would be feasible to have OC Transpo buses stop at rail crossings, much like school buses are currently required to do. Buses in Gatineau also follow this practice, something OrlĂŠans Coun. Bob Monette pointed out during debate surrounding the issue at city council on Feb. 26.

Whether or not such a move would do any more than just ease public fears about this issue remains to be seen. At many level crossings in the city, such as where the Via tracks cross Merivale Road just east of the Woodroffe Road crossing where the crash occurred, stopping every time may be all that can be done.

But at the specific crossing in question, where the Transitway meets the Via tracks near Fallowfield Station, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to see how requiring buses to stop is the best answer. The initial reports following the incident show that the safety arm was down and

in place when the collision happened, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to say it would have been effective to have the bus stop at the crossing. Safety procedures can help reduce the number of potential hazards, but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prevent everything, including human error.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big problem when it comes to rail crossings. Any failure to heed warnings or follow safety procedures has the potential to result in a significant loss of life. This is why there can be no margin for error when it comes to the Woodroffe crossing.

At any other crossing, speed is much lower, and buses are travelling on public road. Forcing those buses to stop wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a big deal. The Transitway running parallel to Woodroffe is not a public road and is designed for efficient movement of public transit at high speeds. Making the crossing at Fallowfield Station safe through additional procedures is not only unrealistic, it would defeat the purpose of the Transitway.

This leaves only a more drastic course of action: grade separation or, in laymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terms, an overpass or underpass. If light rail ever goes to Barrhaven, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need one anyway. Create one for traffic on four-lane Woodroffe, too, while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at it. It would be expensive, but the benefit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; safety â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would surely outweigh the cost.

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uried away in a complicated recent report about the Canadian Mint and how it earns money was a statement by a Finance Department spokesman that there is no intention of doing away with the nickel.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a relief. Or is it?

Many of us were relieved when the penny was finally put out of its misery. What with accumulation of one cent coins, it was getting so there was no room on the dresser for paper clips, old credit card receipts and phone numbers that you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember whose they were.

On the other hand, some of us had a nostalgic attachment to the thing: we remembered how it felt to be a kid, collecting pennies and getting ready to take them to the store when there were enough of them. But it was difficult to cling to the nostalgia when it became clear that a penny didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy anything anymore and even two pennies werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth a lot either.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually quite difficult to discover what two cents will buy you. The Internet is not helpful, except to inform us that what used to be known as penny candy is now sold in bulk or online.

The same goes for a nickel. You might be

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other side of the coin, is merchants complaining about how much they have lost in the process.

Maybe we are growing up. As long as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about ice dancing we seem capable of staying calm.

So should we encourage the government to hold on to the nickel? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nice-looking little coin, with a beaver on one side and the Queen on the other. Never did anybody any harm. (Neither did the Queen, although the beaver is not without its critics.)

The nickel was bit cooler when it had 12 sides instead of its current none, which was given to us in 1963. But you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have everything and, no matter what small misgivings we might have about the nickel, it is not pleasant to contemplate a future in which the dime fulfils the functions now filled by the nickel and previously occupied by the penny.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing, though: is the nickel really all that useful to you anymore? Do you spend them? Do you stick a bunch of them in your pocket the way you used to do with pennies, so that you might be able to get rid of some of them?

Or are you already resigned to the nickel going and the dime becoming the new penny?

Certainly there has been agitation for this since the penny was eliminated, even in political circles. NDP MP Pat Martin said a year ago that the nickel is â&#x20AC;&#x153;just a drain on the economy as well as an unnecessary cost to the mint.â&#x20AC;?

He pointed out, as others have before him, that it costs more to mint a nickel than a nickel is worth.

Martin even introduced a private memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill in the House of Commons urging the abolition of the nickel. Obviously it failed, since the nickel is still with us.

But for how long?

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ant to be wealthier? Get married.

According to a new study by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada, marriage is a powerful protector against poverty.

At the same time, people within a marital union have a greater chance of accumulating wealth.

It makes sense. A family headed by a couple often means there is more than one person contributing to household income. But according to researchers Philip Cross and Peter Jon Mitchell at the institute, the significance of marriage to family income – and to the overall economy -- runs deeper than that simple equation.

Marriage, they argue, provides both emotional and financial stability, not just for individuals in the marriage, but for the overall economy.

Their research shows, for example, that married couples are more likely to be supported through stressful life

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse events. As one person interviewed by the institute said, when you’re married, “you know someone’s always got your back.”

But it’s more than just the spouse that has your back, say Cross and Mitchell.

Married couples, generally, experience more stability in relationships with their extended families as well – so they also tend to have greater access to emotional and financial support from in-laws, parents and other relatives when the going gets tough.

The natural co-relation to the economy, therefore, is that married people are less stressed, less prone to illness

and therefore less likely to be absent from work.

And the marriage income gap is more pronounced than you may think.

In 2011, according to Statistics Canada, 86 per cent of people in high-income families were married, compared to just 12 per cent in the lowest income families.

About half of middle income families have tied the knot.

The authors look at the decline in marriage over a 35-year-period. They note that the incidence of marriage has declined in all income groups since 1976, with the largest increase in divorce and separation

occurring after changes to the Divorce Act in 1986, and most prevalent among the lowest income earners.

But – and for proponents of marriage, this is good news – marriage numbers have levelled off since the 1990s, while divorce levels have declined. In the lowest income group, there was actually a moderate increase in marriage from 1998-2011.

What about cohabitation?

Since the early 1980s, when Statistics Canada first began tracking the number of common-law unions, there has been a threefold increase in these types of partnerships, from 5.6 per cent in 1981 to 16.7 per cent in 2011.

Supporting research has shown that common-law unions and marriages that began as common-law unions are “statistically less stable” than marital unions, report the authors.

In other words, the positive co-relation between wealth and marriage does not hold true for couples that are

co-habiting.

So what does this mean and why should we care?

The authors make the argument that governments should take the economic benefits of marriage seriously and continue to form policies in all areas that are marriage friendly.

This includes everything from income-splitting and

... the positive co-relation between wealth and marriage does not hold true for couples that are co-habiting tax credits to the creation of family-friendly work policies, which they argue could remove some of the pressure from dual income-earning families and marriages.

They even make the case for government-sponsored

marriage counselling. Starting in July this year, the Australian government has been doing just that, offering $200 vouchers that couples can use for therapy, financial counselling or other required interventions.

Cross and Mitchell argue governments have a valid economic reason to educate the public about the benefits of delaying parenthood as well. They point to research out of the United States that suggests individuals who complete post-secondary school, get a job and marry before having children are highly unlikely to ever live below the poverty line.

What’s the takeaway? If you’re single and feeling out of pocket since that recent RRSP contribution, maybe it’s time to get hitched. If you’re married, well, the next time you’re arguing with your spouse, you may just want to keep the peace and think about the financial stability of your union instead.

UNICEF calls for donations to help 59 million children Largest emergency appeal on record, almost 40 per cent for Syria and region News - UNICEF has appealed for almost US$2.2 billion to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance in 2014 to 85 million people, including 59 million children, who face conflict, natural disasters and other complex emergencies in 50 countries.

UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children 2014 appeal highlights the daily challenges faced by children in humanitarian crises, the support required to help them survive and thrive, and the results that are possible even in the most difficult circumstances.

“In the Central African Republic,

2.3 million children need protection,” said David Morley, UNICEF Canada’s president and CEO. “Children are directly targeted in violent attacks, recruited into armed groups, subjected to sexual violence or decapitated. These children are counting on us – all of us.

“Partnering with national governments, civil society, and humanitarian agencies, we must do all we can to provide life-saving support to the children who need us most, in the most inaccessible of places.”

For Syria and the sub-region, UNICEF is appealing for US$835 mil-

lion to deliver life-saving assistance including immunization, water and sanitation, education, and protection; and to support the social cohesion and peace-building skills needed to build a more sustainable future.

Funds raised by the appeal will also help UNICEF in its work with partners to strengthen communities’ abilities to cope with future conflict or natural disaster shocks, by reinforcing national preparedness systems and developing resilience among children and communities.

Contributions to UNICEF’s 2014 appeal will allow the organization

to build on its work in 2013, during which the following results were achieved: • 24.5 million children immunized against measles; • Nearly 20 million people provided with access to safe water for drinking, cooking and bathing; • 2.7 million children provided with access to improved education, both formal and non-formal; • 1.9 million children treated for severe acute malnutrition; and • 935,000 children reached with psychological support.

UNICEF particularly seeks resources that are not ear-marked for specific programs or emergencies.

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Geek culture Ottawa residents beat the winter blahs by shopping to their heart’s content at Ottawa’s annual Geek Market, which took place at the Nepean Sportsplex on March 1 and 2. The family-friendly event provided guests with the opportunity to shop, dress up in costume, and indulge in all things geeky, while also raising money for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. Clockwise, from top left, vendors from across the city set up shop and showcase their crafty items, such as east Ottawa’s Robin Dostaler’s steampunk fashion jewelry; Amanda Wu entices geek market attendees to put a little “bang” into their hair-wear by displaying her custom made headbands and accessories, and lastly, attendees check out a table selling clothing and other merchandise.

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Driveway widening now OK in suburbs Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

News - After a delay, more suburban homeowners now have the right to widen their driveways in an effort to ease parking woes.

Council was supposed to vote on the policy change at its last meeting, but the policy’s champion, Barrhaven Coun.

Jan Harder, asked to delay it to ensure city staff have detailed information to respond to other councillors’ concerns about the change possibly exacerbating issues with snow storage and stormwater drainage. Those concerns were expressed loud and clear after the transportation committee heard on Feb. 5 that the city overspent on snow removal by $21.5 million in 2013.

Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess wasn’t convinced and continued to push the snow and stormwater issue during the Feb. 26 council meeting.

“For every action there is a reaction,” he said.

City zoning and intensification manager Alain Miguelez said staff doesn’t expect the change to result in a significant decline in stormwater drainage or space to put snow

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Most suburban homeowners can now widen their driveways to take up half the width of their lot after city council approved a new policy allowing parking space to extend in front of the main home. because the new rule only alters where the wider portion of the driveway can be located – not how much it can be widened by. However, Miguelez did say the change could have a “minor impact.”

By allowing homeowners to use pavers, stones or ma-

terials other than asphalt to expand the driveway in front of the main home, it’s expected that more people will be able to take advantage of a pre-existing rule permitting driveways as large as half the width of the property for lots of a certain size.

For most lots, the additional driveway width would amount to an extra 1.8 metres. The smallest properties, like townhome lots, wouldn’t qualify.

No permit is needed to widen a suburban driveway.

The policy includes a lastminute change prompted by Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley to prevent larger suburban driveways from having

wider openings to the road.

Bloess also said the city should look into whether it can do more to compel developers to explicitly list and highlight the parking capacity of a home for sale.

dards for building dense new suburbs don’t allow developers to provide space for the amount of parking needed to support suburban lifestyles.

“We set certain rules and certain designs in the suburban areas and then we find out it just doesn’t work,” Bloess said. That broader issue is the crux of an ongoing study called Building Better Suburbs, said John Moser, the manager of planning and growth management. The study will redefine standards for how subdivisions are built: the size of lots, the parking requirement minimums, utility placement, park and green space size and more.

“It’s an issue we’re aware of (and) it’s an issue we’ll be dealing with,” Moser said.

Harder, who serves as the vice-chairwoman of the planning committee, said the study will acknowledge the differences in lifestyle and quality of life in the suburbs.

That study was to wrap up in June but it has been extended into the fall to allow time for another public meeting later this spring.

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Overbrook beautification project engages area youth Tires turned into flower planters to be given free to neighbourhood Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

News - An art project in Overbrook is working at repurposing both the energy area youth as well as old used tires.

The Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre launched the program as a way to offer programs and activities for young people beyond run-of-the-mill sports.

The new program will be a combination of youth engagement and neighbourhood beautification.

Sarah Lafontaine, a youth worker with the resource centre, helps run the program and is pleased with the results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea was to bring recycling, art and youth together,â&#x20AC;? Lafontaine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now you see they are really enjoying themselves and their work is amazing.â&#x20AC;?

The concept is a simple one: take donated vehicle tires and turn them into garden planters.

It was up to the young artists to turn the old tires inside out and paint patterns and designs along the sides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main thing was to not make it too difficult,â&#x20AC;? said Adelina Fetahu, one of the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participants.

The idea of teaching the group about recycling and the value of repurposing materials is going over rather well, if the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm is any indication. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where ever it goes, I am going to stand beside it and shout from the roof tops - that I painted that planter,â&#x20AC;? Fetahu said.

She is not alone. All the students who are working on the project are incredibly proud

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Young artists Adelina Fetahu and Faduma Amin proudly show off a beautified tire. The art project aimed at interesting high school students in the Overbrook area to participate in the after school beautification project, which will have these tires turned into flower planters for the community. of their work. Instructor Claudia Salguero said it has been amazing watching the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talent and enthusiasm grow over the course of the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a different kind of engagement, because of the

medium, but in general the response has been really good,â&#x20AC;?

Salguero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it has been fun more than anything else.â&#x20AC;?

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Medhi Louzouaz, community development co-ordinator for the resource centre, helps run the program and is pleased with the results.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The big thing for us is to connect the youth with the community,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The project is near completion and once finished, Lou-

zouaz said the tires will be donated to the Overbrook Community Centre as well as other community spaces, and up for residents to take home as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will have a plant placed in them and people will have the opportunity to adopt them,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The program, which has been running since October, is funded through the Community Development Fund, which covers Salgueroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costs, as well as supplies and food. The Overbrook Community Centre, where the artists work, donated the room as well as storage space.

Louzouaz said this donation has made the project go from an idea to a successful program for Overbrook youth.

The idea, he added, is not to stop here -- Louzouaz wants to create more programming like this. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to do just one project, we are hoping to build on this,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Aside from creating art pieces, the other aspect, Louzouaz said is to create a larger community connection with the youth and area residents and centres. The resource centre is planning to host a community celebration to showcase the planters in the spring.

To learn more about the program or to get information about the community celebration, please contact Louzouaz at 613-745-0073, ext. 145 or email him at medhi.louzouaz@crcrr.org.

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Affordable housing tops mayors’ list of priorities Leaders of large Canadian cities gather in Ottawa for discussions Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

News - Canada’s civic leaders tried to shift the focus away from Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and onto the major priority outlined by the mayors of large Canadian cities on Feb. 26: affordable housing.

But while the mayors’ caucus claimed the Ottawa meeting was a productive, outside those closed doors the presence of Ford and the controversy surrounding his drug use overshadowed the discussion of important municipal issues.

When asked whether Ford was a disruption during the Feb. 26 session, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson told reporters he was glad for the large turnout of municipal leaders – “I think this is the biggest showing of big city mayors gathered in many years,” said Robertson, the chairman of the Big City Mayors Caucus.

“It’s good to see so many in the room together.”

Mayors from Quebec were

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When some of the mayors present weren’t shunning

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The mayors didn’t have much to say about Canada Post eliminating door-to-door delivery in all urban areas in favour of community group mailboxes. That issue was still under discussion when they ducked out to appear at the press conference, Robertson said.

Pressed on the issue later on, Robertson said the primary concern of mayors is that cities and municipalities were not consulted about the mail delivery change. Although the caucus couldn’t dispute that some changes to mail delivery are warranted, Robertson said mayors are worried about potential effects on streetscapes and finding space for the large mailboxes, as well as litter from flyer mail.

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The caucus called on the federal government to reverse its withdrawal of $1.7 billion in annual social housing investments and draft a nationwide plan for affordable housing.

“We need to avert a housing disaster,” Robertson said.

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Transit and transportation is another unifying concern amongst the urban mayors, who quoted statistics from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities claiming traffic costs the economy $10 billion in lost productivity each year and that the average Canadian spends 34 days per year in their car. Of course, each mayor has local issues that top their own list of concerns, like the Ottawa River Action Plan needed to clean up the city’s main water source, said Mayor Jim Watson. But with an overall consensus that

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Sports - Roger Huestis is looking for you. Yes, looking for you if you are age 55 and over.

The 55-plus crowd can participate in any of 10 winter sports with the Ontario 55+ Summer and Winter Games Association, including alpine skiing, nordic skiing, badminton, curling, able tennis, volleyball, ice hockey, duplicate bridge, skating and 10-pin bowling. Or perhaps one of the 18 summer sports will get your attention, including, bid euchre, euchre, bocce, carpet and lawn bowling, contract bridge, cribbage, darts, swimming, golf, prediction walking, tennis, horseshoes, shuffleboard, cycling, 5 pin bowling, pickleball, or slo-pitch.

“There is something for everyone” says Huestis.

Every senior knows it’s beneficial to get exercise, stay in contact with people and keep mentally engaged. Sometimes it’s difficult to find a place to meet people who are around the same age and share the same interests as you.

District 7, which includes Ottawa, invites you to get together with some people and try any of the activities. Who knows where your involvement will take you.

The Ontario 55+ Summer and Winter Games Association has an ultimate goal of keeping seniors active to promote healthy living. With an eye on increasing participation and offering opportunities for seniors in Ottawa to stay physically and mentally active, Huestis is also looking for men and women age 55-plus who would like to represent the district in the Ontario Senior Games in 2014 and/or the Winter Games in 2015.

For information, email sportinglylg@gmail.com or call Roger Huestis at 613 822-4539.

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OSU Force Academy Player Selected To Play In FC Barcelona Tournament While young local soccer players dream of an early thaw so they can get back on the field earlier, Ottawa South United’s Ronan Kratt will be living out a dream as he takes to a Spanish pitch for the April 14-16 FC Barcelona Escola International Tournament.

“I’m looking forward to it a lot,” says the Grade 5 student who’s been kicking the ball around in the snow recently at St. Leonard Catholic School in Manotick. Kratt found out that he’d been invited to the exclusive tournament when his parents called him into his room before school to show him the note they’d received from the famed La Liga side. “It was really exciting,” recalls the 10-year-old. “I was pretty happy – if you saw the video my dad was taking.”

Ronan’s father smiles at the memory. “It took him awhile to realize what was happening,” recounts Martin Kratt, who will also make the trip to Catalonia for a week around Easter. “And then he started jumping up and down, screaming, ‘I’m going to Barcelona!’” Kratt calls himself “a really big fan of FC Barcelona” and is keen to play in the event at the club’s training grounds. “It’s exciting just to go to Barcelona. Not many people get to go there,” notes the dual-footed striker who owns a juggling record of 419 bounces. “I really like their players, like Messi and Neymar, and their style of play.”

Kratt was the lone player from OSU to attend an FC Barcelona camp last July in Tampa, FL. Over 2,500 players took part in the sessions at several points in the U.S., including some from as far as Mexico, Venezuela and Belize. “It was cool. I got to look at how different countries play,” highlights Kratt, who enjoyed the opportunity to learn from the Barcelona coaches. “They obviously knew a lot about soccer. It was really great to take on their knowledge.” Feeling a bit nervous initially, Kratt realized within his first few hours of training that he stacked up pretty well compared to the other camp attendees. “It was a bit easier than my club, I would say,” details Kratt, whose OSU team plays in the top regional league possible against an age group a year older than them. Kratt credits OSU Head Coach Paul Harris, formerly a coach for Everton FC’s youth academy, for playing a big part in his success. “He really encourages me to try things in games,” signals the athlete who attends twice-a-week practices with Harris at OSU’s Centre of Excellence.

“He tells me to try something exciting.” Kratt feels “proud” to have earned the chance to play in the tournament that will feature FC Barcelona academy teams, Barcelona’s Escola teams from elsewhere in Spain, and other entries from around the world such as South Korea, Poland, United Arab Emirates, China, India, Japan and Egypt. He’ll be one of two Canadian players – and the only one in the 2002/2003-born age group – to dress for the four sides assembled from the U.S. camps.

“We’re exceptionally pleased to see a player from our club earn this opportunity to compete in front of one of the world’s most renowned football franchises,” states OSU President Bill Michalopulos. “We look forward to having Ronan represent OSU and our continent on this big stage and showing off the talent developing here in Ottawa and our Force Academy”.

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I had the distinct pleasure of presenting the framework for Ottawa’s “Water Environment Strategy – Protecting the Health of Ottawa’s Watersheds – Phase 1” to the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee this week.

I look forward to working with our Advisory Committee on this strategy and other important issues. The Environment Committee will consider Phase 1 of the strategy later this month.

Time to Register for Spring and Summer Recreation Programs Registration for swimming and aquafitness classes began online and by touchtone phone (613-580-2588) on Monday, March 3 at 9 p.m. and in person at City recreation facilities on Tuesday, March 4 during regular business hours. Whereas registration for all other classes including summer camps began online and by touchtone phone on Wednesday, March 5 at 9 p.m. and in person at City recreation facilities on Thursday, March 6 during regular business hours.

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.

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Simply Cook and Enjoy This year, for nutrition month, Ottawa Public Health wants to encourage residents to get back to basics - Simply Cook and Enjoy. Meals made at home from basic ingredients provide the necessary nutrients for growth, development and well being – and they often cost less!

Get back to basics by choosing healthier options such as:

Fruit and vegetables Canada’s Food Guide recommends at least seven vegetables and fruit servings for all individuals 14 years of age and over. Making an effort to include a variety of vegetables and fruit in every meal and snack is an excellent way of ensuring that these recommendations are met.

Whole grain products that are high in fibre Whole grains are a great source off fibre fib and help reduce the risk of cardiovascular ova ascular disease. Fibre-rich foods help you u fe feel eel full d cts that duc h and satisfied. Choosing grain products

have ‘whole grain’ listed as the first item on the ingredient list are often the healthiest.

Lower fat milk products Milk products are important for developing strong bones and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Choosing lower fat milk and alternative products are a good source of calcium, vitamins D, and protein. For individuals over the age of 50, a daily vitamin D supplement of 400 IU is also recommended.

Lean meat and alternatives The meat and alternative group provides nutrients such as iron, B vitamins, and protein. Choosing leaner cuts of meats and including alternative sources such as beans, lentils and tofu will limit the amount of saturated fat in the diet. Nuts and seeds contain healthy fats, which are beneficial for cardiovascular health. Eating fish will also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

To find out more visit EatRightOntario.ca or call 1-877-510-5102 1 877 510 5102 to speak to a Registered Dietitian Dietitian.

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Many people have come to rely on processed and convenience foods instead of home cooked meals. Although some processed foods can be healthy, many contain added fats, sugars and salt.

Examples include canned soups, luncheon meats, breakfast cereal, frozen meals, salty snacks and candy.

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Opera Lyra Ottawa readies big 30th

Diane Deans Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward

March Break Programs at the Greenboro Library If you are looking for a great program for your child to take part in this March Break please remember to check out those being held at the Greenboro Library, located at 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive. There are a range of programs available for children of all ages including crafts, magic, Lego, and science.

These are a great way to keep children engaged during the break and more information can be found by visiting www. bilblioottawalibrary.ca or phoning 613-580-2957.

Hunt Club Road at Bridle Path Drive: Public Information Session City Staff and I will be hosting a public information session to discuss the upcoming construction project planned for Hunt Club Road between the Airport Parkway and Bank Street. The work will include: s -ODIlCATIONS TO THE INTERSECTION OF (UNT #LUB 2OAD AND Bridle Path Drive s 7IDENING OF (UNT #LUB 2OAD FROM THE !IRPORT 0ARKWAY TO Mac Street to accommodate bicycle lanes and bus only lanes s !DDITION OF A MIXED USE LANE BETWEEN -AC 3TREET AND Bank Street on the south side of Hunt Club Road s !DDITION OF A BUS ONLY TURN LANE ON "RIDLE 0ATH $RIVE Residents will be able to review the details of the entire project and City Staff along with the design consultant will be available to discuss the projects and answer questions.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in meeting rooms A and B at the Greenboro Community Centre, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive, Ottawa, /. &OR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT MY OFlCE AT DIANE deans@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2480.

Applications for Camp FFIT now available The Ottawa Fire Services is inviting young women between the ages of 15 and 19 to apply for a position in Camp FFIT, an annual camp aimed at educating young women about a CAREER IN lRE lGHTING 0ARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART in activities like search and rescue, aerial ladder climbs, AND lGHTING SIMULATED lRES 0ARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE A chance to interact with men and women who are students IN THE 0RE 3ERVICE &IRE &IGHTER PROGRAMS AND lRE lGHTERS from neighbouring communities. The camp will be held from August 11-15 at the Fire Services Training Centre located at 898 Industrial Avenue.

Applications are available at Ottawa.ca and must be returned no later than May 23rd, 2014. For more information or QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL CAMPFlT OTTAWA CA OR CALL EXT Voices of Council Do you know an individual or group from the community that has a talent for singing? Every year each City Councillor has the privilege to host an individual or group from their respective community to sing the National Anthem at the beginning of our City Council meetings. The group or individual must be able to sing the National Anthem in both English and French and must be available to travel to City Hall ,AURIER !VENUE 7EST FOR A M ON 7EDNESDAY !PRIL 23rd. If you know someone from the Gloucester-Southgate 7ARD WHO MIGHT BE SUITABLE OR ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART YOURSELF PLEASE CONTACT MY OFlCE

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Kevin Mallon steps in as artistic director Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

News - The 30th season of performances by Opera Lyra will feature music and performances to appeal to everyone.

The Ottawa opera companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 201415 season was announced on Feb. 25, featuring two operas, family-oriented activities and a continuation of its professional performance program for opera singers in Canada.

The season starts with Giacomo Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tosca, starring Canadian soprano Michelle Capalbo and David Pomeroy, running Sept. 6, 8, 10, and 13 in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre.

In the spring of 2015, the company will present Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy The Marriage of Figaro. Ottawa sopranos Wallis Guinta and Mirielle Asselin will lead the cast and the opera companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new interim artistic director, Kevin Mallon, will conduct the National Arts Centre Orchestra. The production will take place March 23, 25, and 28 in Southam Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m delighted to be presenting an exciting program for Opera Lyra, from lavish productions at the NAC to school shows, a new studio program for young singers- something for everyone, young and old,â&#x20AC;? Mallon said.

Opera Lyra announced it will continue its family-friendly, hour-long operas in the Arts Court Theatre, with Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairy-tale adventure The Magic Flute. The cast for the performance will be from Opera Lyra Studio artists, a seven-week training program for aspiring opera singers in Canada.

Beyond performances, the company will be hosting special events, including the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual garden party, Hockey Night at the Opera and the Winter Gala.

All the programming and events will be showcased on the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revamped website, operalyra.ca.

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News - Sparks Street is set to get a much-needed infusion of residents.

The downtown pedestrian street attracts tourists and lunching bureaucrats, but is maligned for having not much else happening, despite a raft of events planned by the local merchantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beginning to change as new residential projects come to Sparks Street, said the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representative, Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes.

The latest development to get planning committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nod is a retail and residential building at 106-116 Sparks St. Ashcroft Homes has planned a sixstorey building facing Sparks Street, which will be connected to an 18-storey tower around the corner at 111113 Queen St. via a one-storey link.

The taller building will be shaped like the letter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;? and include ďŹ ve ďŹ&#x201A;oors of hotel space and 13 ďŹ&#x201A;oors of condos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(This is) a good project, bringing much-needed retail at grade and residential units,â&#x20AC;? Holmes told the planning committee when it considered the application to alter the existing heritage building on Feb. 25.

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Ottawa Carleton District School Board He added that Sparks Street â&#x20AC;&#x153;pays a priceâ&#x20AC;? when buildings like the one up 133 Greenbank Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 6L3 for redevelopment on Sparks Street 4 s & are left to decay for ďŹ ve years while acebook.com/resultsforyou witter.com/MarkPFisher a redevelopment project is stalled. He blamed the National Capital Commission, which owns the property, for its neglect.

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The NCC will lease the site to Ashcroft Homes for 66 years.

Some of the original buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage features will be preserved and reused in the new building, which pleased Michele Leboldus, the great granddaughter of Benjamin Stapleton who owned the original 1870s business at that location: the Centre Theatre.

The facade and cornice will be removed and reconstructed according to archival photos. The facade is structurally unsound, so it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remain in place while the building is constructed, a city planning report states.

With a room full of small business owners and managers in attendance, Frank Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dea www.frankodea.com, CFRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steve Madely and The Ottawa Senators Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jonathan Bodden shared interesting insights during the launch of DymonDoc. DymonDoc is the new self managed, document storage solution from Dymon Storage. Ideal for small and midsized businesses and organizations, DymonDoc was born of Dymon Storageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven years experience of storing documents for Ottawa business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The advanced security, heavy duty racking, the business centre and the smartphone app that enables the tracking of files and boxes, all make secure document storage easyâ&#x20AC;? says Mike Marks, Director Sales & Marketing for Dymon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The great thing is it turns a costly and painful business problem into a competitive advantage for our clients while they spend lessâ&#x20AC;? Marks added. With most businesses forced to store confidential documents for operational, government or industry regulatory reasons this has become a very real problem for Ottawa business owners. Learn more at www.dymondoc.ca.

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Ontario Government Ensures Fairness for Hardworking Families Ontario is taking the next step to ensure the province’s minimum wage keeps pace with the cost of living, and that increases are fair for families and predictable for businesses in Ottawa South.

Last week, the province introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which, if passed, would tie future annual minimum wage increases to Ontario’s Consumer Price Index. Under the proposed legislation, increases to the general minimum wage and all special categories would be announced by April 1 of each year, and come into effect on Oct. 1.

The proposed legislation follows the province’s commitment to increase minimum wage from $10.25 to $11 per hour on June 1, 2014.

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Lifestyle - Loaded with carrots and onions, this simple Irish stew is made in the slow-cooker. Serve with mashed potatoes or colcannon. Preparation time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 4 to 5 hours. Serves eight INGREDIENTS

* Six large carrots, peeled * Four onions, peeled and quartered * 125 ml (1/2 cup) whole wheat flour * 5 ml (1 tsp) pepper * 5 ml (1 tsp) dried thyme leaves * 1 kg (2 lb) stewing beef, cut into oneinch (2.5 cm) pieces * 25 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil * 750 ml (3 cups) sodium-reduced beef broth

Paul P. Harris, an attorney, wanted to create a professional group with the same friendly spirit he felt in the small towns of his youth. On 23 February 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr’s office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago. This was the first Rotary club meeting. They decided to call the new club “Rotary” after the practice of rotating meeting locations.

Within five years clubs had formed across the country, from San Francisco to New York. In August 1910, Rotarians held their first convention in Chicago. The 16 clubs that existed at that time united to form the National Association of Rotary Clubs; the name Rotary International was adopted in 1922. By July 1925, Rotary had grown to more than 2,000 clubs and an estimated 108,000 members on six continents. Today, there are 1.2 million Rotarians in 34,000 clubs doing good all over the world.

Preparation Chop carrots diagonally into 2.5 cm (1inch) chunks. Place carrots and onions in slow-cooker.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, pepper and thyme; add meat and toss to coat.

In a large skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat; add half of the meat and brown. Add to slow-cooker. Repeat with remaining oil and meat. Sprinkle with any remaining flour.

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Cover and cook on low heat for eight to10 hours or on high for four to five hours or until meat is tender.

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News - Cineplex Cinemas announced last week that it will open a 10-screen theatre complex at a redeveloped Lansdowne Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delighted that Cineplex is bringing its visionary theatre concept to Lansdowne,â&#x20AC;? said John Ruddy, a partner in the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve succeeded in creating compelling environments for all ages and style preferences by re-imagining what a theatre complex can be in the modern age. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a remarkable concept and I know Cineplex will be a major contributor to Lansdowne becoming one of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular destinations.â&#x20AC;?

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and VIP will be able to accommodate up to 1,700 patrons. According to OSEG, the new theatre will feature a VIP section offering luxurious seating and food and will be licensed to serve alcoholic beverages.

It will also feature an UltraAVXauditorium -- a theatre aimed at offering a completely immersive movie-watching experience, where there will be reserved seating, wall-to-wall screens, and surround sound.

Aside from the new theatre, the company said in the coming days it will be announcing its full list of businesses that will be part of the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban village.

As of Feb. 27, OSEG announced it has leased more than 80 per cent of the retail space available at Lansdowne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We welcome the new businesses to the area,â&#x20AC;? said Greg Best, chair-

man of the Glebe Business Improvement Area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Glebe is a popular destination and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re conďŹ dent the shops, restaurants and services announced today will do well here in one of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most vibrant shopping districts.â&#x20AC;?

The new list of retailers coming to the park include Joey Restaurants, Goodlife Fitness, Whole Foods Market, an LCBO VQA destination boutique, South St. Burger Company, Local Lounge and Grill, TD Bank, and Sporting Life, PetSmart, Pharma Plus, the Source, Bank of Montreal, Telus, Rinaldoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Booster Juice, Jack Astorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Milestones.

Construction for the retail shops and residential portion of the park is FILE proceeding on schedule.

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Night market planned for ByWard this summer Food demonstration and Savour Ottawa stands to be added Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

News - The ByWard Market may have shifted from produce market to a nightlife hub, but a new idea could see those two identities merge.

A weekly night market in the historic Lowertown district is on tap for this summer after city council approved a new raft of pilot projects aimed at revitalizing the flailing market.

The night market is the most enticing of the 13 ideas that will take shape in the market this year, said Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury. It would be the only night market in the city â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something that could encourage people from other neighbourhoods to make the trek downtown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about finding a niche,â&#x20AC;? Fleury said. At the same time, a later opportunity to grab produce on the way home would better serve residents of the area, especially with the population booming thanks to new condo developments.

A night market with later hours once a week could help reinforce the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s branding as both a nightlife destination and also a produce vending spot with historic roots, Fleury

signs or flags to better indicate which products are produced locally.

The city is also working with the local business improvement area and the market merchantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association to set up a demonstration stand, where market vendors, merchants from food stores in the area and even local chefs could offer cooking demos.

That should help engage people and make the year-round market more than just a place to purchase items.

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The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only regular night market will be coming to the ByWard Market at least once a week this summer. said.

The ByWard Market will also poach an idea that spelled success for the Parkdale Market, which is also run but the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s markets management group: a Savour Ottawa farm

stand. There, local farmers could be invited to feature products not usually offered at market stalls. It will be located near the EQ3 furniture store in the ByWard Market.

Fleury would also like to see new

In order to make the market viable, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s during the day or at night, ByWard needs to attract new vendors, Fleury said.

A large part of the efforts this year will involve reaching out to farmers in the area to find out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preventing them from selling their wares at the Lowertown market. A new staff person has been delegated the task to reach out and understand what could entice new vendors to the market.

Selling at the ByWard Market can be tough on vendors, especially smaller producers, since it operates seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Many other Ottawa markets run only

on weekends. Adding more flexibility to allow producers to balance their time between growing and selling their products is a goal for the market this summer, Fleury said.

The city offers daily, monthly or annual permits for ByWard vendors, but Fleury said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical to look at how to make it easier for new vendors to set up shop.

Part of that might mean looking at how markets management and the merchantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association might facilitate joint stands and partnerships between producers so that they are still able to work on growing or producing their products at the same time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being sold.

Discounted permits for first-time vendors were already launched last year. The ideas are being tested out in the run-up to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 150th birthday celebration in 2017. At the same time new ideas are being piloted in the ByWard Market, the city is trying to decide the timing of the marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transition to being managed by a non-profit group instead of the city. There is a new staffer, Jake Rupert, on board who will be helping set the timelines to ensure tumult doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disrupt the sesquicentennial celebrations.

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News - Everyday life is different for six-year-old Camille Rochon.

The OrlĂŠans girl has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that affects mainly the lungs and digestive system.

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While she served as the ambassador, Zack Smith of the Ottawa Senators and MP Scott Reid served as the galaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-chairs. The gala raised money to help people with cystic fibrosis.

The Rochons are lucky to have health insurance that covers many of Camilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs, but some cystic fibrosis patients donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have insurance, or need expensive drugs that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t covered by the province, said Reid.

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News - There is no good time to discuss zone distribution, said one Ottawa Carleton District School Board trustee. It’s even worse to discuss changing the borders of zones trustees serve without the public present.

But that’s what the school board found itself doing at its Feb. 25 board meeting.

After a lengthy discussion surrounding when strategic priorities discussions should take place and to what degree stakeholders should be involved, the board delved into new business, with chair Jennifer McKenzie inquiring about what the board would like to do about electoral groupings.

Vice-chair Shirley Seward then posed several questions, asking why the board should discuss electoral zone groupings again, having already spoken about them in 2010.

Administration staff in attendance said the board is required to advise on the subject of zone grouping.

Another question from Seward found that the board could still change zone groupings until the end of March, even though candidates have already registered to run in particular zones in the next election, scheduled for the coming October.

It’s “painfully ridiculous” to think we could

decide on this before the next election, said trustee Rob Campbell.

However, Campbell brought up another issue: that the board was discussing how the public should be represented without notifying the public.

McKenzie replied that the discussion was meant only to ascertain how the board wanted to proceed, knowing it had to discuss the issue.

Neither that response nor Campbell’s own statement kept him from serving up his own opinion on electoral zone distribution, saying that the board should look at zones as the population gap between the largest and smallest zones has continued to grow, and questioning whether zones are being truly representative.

Though McKenzie advised Campbell to heed his own advice with regards to the discussion, Campbell said this might be his only “kick at the can” when it comes to this subject.

While trustee Lynn Scott said, at this point, the board is stuck with using existing boundaries, trustee Theresa Kavanagh commented that it’s “almost insulting to the public” to have a discussion about zone boundaries at the end of a board meeting without telling the public.

The conversation ended with an explanation that zones had to be based on the city’s wards, that the board could not create its own boundaries, and with McKenzie saying a report is needed on the subject.

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Redblacks’ first trade discusses coming home Football passion started with Bell Warriors: Justin Phillips Adam Kveton adam.kveton@metroland.com

Sports - The Ottawa Redblacks’ first ever trade deal has an Ottawa native coming home after a seven year career with the Calgary Stampeders.

Though it’s hard to leave the Stampeders behind, Defensive Lineman Justin Phillips said he is pumped to play in front of a hometown crowd.

The Redblacks announced the trade Feb. 11, about half an hour after Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel told Phillips about the trade. Nonetheless, news of the trade was not quite a surprise.

Though Phillips said he hadn’t requested a trade, he said he has spoken with Hufnagel before, saying he wouldn’t mind being closer to home.

“Ottawa has been my home my whole life,” said Phillips.

“Even my seven years with the Stampeders, every off season, I came back to the Ottawa Valley and made my permanent residence in Arnprior.”

After seven years in the CFL, Phillips admitted he is getting into the latter portion of his career and that getting to play in front of a hometown crowd would be a good way to finish off.

It’s a thought he has entertained for most of his career, as rumblings about an Ottawa franchise have been around since Phillips got his start in 2007.

Though Phillip said he is not ungrateful to the team that gave him his start, not to mention a Grey Cup win.

“It’s tough leaving,” he said. “(The Stampeders) showed a lot of faith in me by drafting me in the first round way back then, and they stuck with me.”

But playing for Calgary meant leaving family and his football roots behind.

While the Stampeders gave Phillips his start in the CFL, the Bell Warriors gave him his start in football.

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When a Grade 8 classmate mentioned his father coached football and that he was going to play, Phillips thought he would try out as well, “and I haven’t looked back.”

Playing in the Mosquito, Peewee and Bantam levels with the Warriors, Phillips, surrounded by coaches and other passionate teammates, nurtured his love of the game.

“I can’t say I’ve had much more fun in my life than playing football back with those guys,” he said.

One of the biggest lessons playing with the Warriors was work eth-

ic, said Phillips.

“I always wanted to be the fastest, the strongest. I always wanted to be at the top, so from a very young age I developed a good work ethic and I’ve carried that through my entire career and through my life,” he said.

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To this day, Phillips recalls the coaches that made a difference for him: Jim Wagdin, Mike Wilson, John Buck and “Coach McQuillan.”

“They did a great job in teaching kids and trying to develop men.”

With those lessons in mind alongside his success on defence and with special teams with the Stampeders, Phillips said his new coaches are looking to him to be a “stabilizing force” on defence and a leader on special teams.

As a veteran on the newly formed franchise, Phillips said he is looking to help create a winning culture, as well as strengthen CFL interest in Ottawa.

“I think we are going to have a

chance to really develop strong football roots in this community,” said Phillips.

“Hopefully it will get more kids involved in football, more kids coming to the games and being inspired and hopefully developing football careers of their own and seeing where it takes them.”

With a mini-camp in April and the main training camp starting at the beginning of June, it won’t be until July 18 that the home crowd will get its first look at its new team, and welcome Phillips back home.

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Summer Paralympian speaks with students before Winter Paralympics Adam Kveton adam.kveton@metroland.com

Sports - Canadian Paralympian silver medallist Patrice “Pico” Dagenais of Canada’s wheelchair rugby team met with students at Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School on Feb. 26.

Dagenais came to share his story with students from Sir Guy and Centennial school who have mental and physical disabilities to encourage them to check out what sports they can get involved in, and to support the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games starting March 7.

Dagenais took silver along with Canada’s wheelchair rugby team in 2012 at the London Paralympics, defeating their arch rival, the U.S., in the semi finals by one point.

But getting to the Paralympics and the silver medal was a long time in coming for Dagenais, who explained how he became a paraplegic and subsequently discovered his passion for wheelchair rugby.

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Paralympian Patrice Dagenais shows his silver medal from the London 2012 Summer Olympics to students from Sir Guy Carleton and Centennial schools on Feb. 26. vertebrae.

At the time, Dagenais recalls not being able to move his legs or hands and thinking that perhaps his body was in shock and movement would return.

Despite surgery to fix his vertebrae, it didn’t.

“I had to learn to live all

over again,” he told the group of about 20 students. “Mentally, it was hard to accept.”

Dagenais grew up playing hockey and other sports, but initially shunned handicapped sports, hoping to learn to walk again.

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to a wheelchair rugby practice with a couple of friends. But it was worth it. “I had a great time,” he said.

It quickly became his passion and gave him a new goal: to compete for Canada in wheelchair rugby.

Dagenais played a video of some highlights from

the 2012 Paralympic rugby games, showing just why the sport has been referred to as murderball. Players in heavy duty wheelchairs speed up and crash into each other as fast as possible, knocking each other over to keep the team with the ball from wheeling into the end zone.

While there is a lot more to the game, the passion and energy of the players was evident in both scoring points and slamming into other players.

After working towards a national team spot for years and being cut from the roster before, Dagenais was finally on the national team for the 2012 Games in London.

Their’s was the last sport to start at those Paralympics.

With all that waiting, the Canadians were slow out of the gate, losing to the tough Australian team.

However, after defeating Belgium and Sweden, Canada was up against the U.S. in the semi finals.

Just like in Olympic hockey, the U.S. is the team Canada likes the least, said Dagenais.

It showed in the first quarter of the match, with Canada gaining a significant lead.

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left, the U.S. tied it up and had the ball.

Watching from the bench at the time, Dagenais described how his teammate managed to steal the ball from the Americans and score with less than a second left.

“I had tears of joy,” said Dagenais.

Though the Canadians would go on to lose to the Australian team again in the finals, Dagenais said he was still proud to bring back a medal.

With the next summer Paralympics taking place in Brazil in 2016, Dagenais said he is still working to stay on the national team and compete again. But for now, it’s about the Winter Paralympics.

Dagenais said that while the Paralympics have not enjoyed wide support, they are impressive and exciting to watch, and hugely important to Paralympians.

“I owe a lot to the sport of wheelchair rugby,” said Dagenais, who encouraged students to see what sports they can compete in, and to tune into the Games.

“If we want the Paralympics to be more televised, we have to support it,” he said.

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3D at the library Anyone curious about 3D printers had the chance to see a live demonstration at the Centrepointe branch of the Ottawa Public Library on March 1. Here, Leah Helmes, left, and Tessa Christi, volunteers for the Adventures in Engineering and Science program at the University of Ottawa, demonstrate how a 3D printer works, showcasing a technology printing experts Luc Lalonde and Jeff Ross say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see be implemented in libraries across the city.

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A St. Mark High School girls player carries the puck during a playoff series game against Louis Riel high school. Louis Riel won the first game of the best of three series 4 to 1. It was the first game in a best of three series in the citywide A/AA division, held in Manotick on Feb. 25.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com

March 12 Craftapalooza: Love to craft?

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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 beneďŹ t Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre.

Contact: info@globalallianceint.com, 613-890-4232.

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Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Board Game Night: I am starting up a board game night for the women in our community to unwind while spending quality time with

one another at a local community centre from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Space is limited.

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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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Family Storytime: stories, rhymes, and songs for all ages and a parent or caregiver at the Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

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(No registration required).

For more information on these events, please contact the library at 613-890-4232.

Toddlertime: stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver, 18-36 months, at the Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Session 1: Wednesdays, Jan. 15 to Feb. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. (No registration required). For more information on these events, please contact the library at 613-890-4232.

Ontario Senior Games 55+ Fundraiser and Membership Drive: In support of our

seniors wishing to participate in the Senior Summer Games this August in Windsor. The event will take place at Crystal View Lodge 6 Meridian Pl in Centrepointe 22 March from 11 am to 3 pm. Meet past medal winners, 50/50 draws, live music and more.

Call 613 225-4560 for further information.

Strathcona Legion Mondays: social euchre at 1 p.m., Wednesdays, social drop-in darts at 6:30 p.m.

Friday dinner at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment at 7 p.m. (small cover). Tables available for $20. Call the branch at 613-236-1575 for more information on these events.

Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests.

We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as skiing, Scrabble, bridge, fun lunches, book clubs, gallery tours, dinner club, and crafts.

For more information, visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or call 613-860-0548.

The Gloucester South Seniors meet at 4550 Bank St., Leitrim for a full schedule of activities every week including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, ďŹ ve hundred, shufďŹ&#x201A;eboard and

chess. Membership is $15 per year. The club is easily accessible by OC Transpo Route 144 and it offers free parking.

For more information call 613-821-0414.

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

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For 50-plus: Social and line dancing, superb music and friendly ambiance. Every second Saturday at 8 p.m. Cercle Amicale Tremblay, 164 Jeanne-Mance St., Ottawa.

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