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June 27, 2013 | 40 pages
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The Dragon Boat Festival marks 20 years afloat. – Page 11
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Two workers at a Hunt Clubarea day care have been fired after allegedly using masking tape to keep children in their cots during nap time. Three or four children were involved in the incidents at the day care at Bayview Public School, but none were injured, according to reports. The early childhood educators were suspended and later fired following an investigation by the nursery in February, by the Ottawa School Day Nursery, a not-for-profit organization that leases 13 facilities at elementary schools from the Ottawa public school board. “They don’t fall under the school district,” said Hyacinth Haddad, spokesperson for the board. Mark Fisher, trustee for Gloucester-Southgate/Osgoode, said he was taken aback by the reports of abuse at the Bayview centre. “I was just shocked when I read it,” he said. “I was just
floored.” He said the self-governing nursery will fall under the board’s governance starting in September. “OSDN will be merged back into the school board so we can use those assets and those people to help run the full-day kindergarten program,” he said. INCIDENT REPORTED
President of the Ottawa School Day Nursery Inc. Deborah Cooper said three or four children of unknown ages were not injured by the taping. The investigation was done in response to complaints from parents after it was revealed a child had been taped to a cot, Cooper said. Cooper said she was not aware of an incident of this nature happening already before. Cooper said she contacted the Children’s Aid Society and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, as she is required to do, as they are responsible for Ottawa School Day Nursery Inc.
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High hopes Sedric Antonin, 4, takes a kick at a rugby ball during CHEO’s annual teddy bear picnic on June 22. This year, members of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams set up sport stations across the lawns of Rideau Hall to let kids try Olympic sports they may have never considered before.
Vets celebrate new affordable housing wing Sabine Gibbins sabine.gibbins@metroland.com
The War of 1812 will be permanently marked on Parliament Hill. – Page 35
EMC News –The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Centre continues to grow its affordable housing options for seniors. The official opening of the first phase of 45 new affordable rental housing units for the facility’s Seniors Village was held on June 19. The project is a partnership between all three levels of government.
There to mark the grand opening was Premier Kathleen Wynne, Alice Wong, minister of state for seniors, and Mayor Jim Watson. The hospital received $4.5 million from the federal and provincial governments under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program Agreement to create more housing for veterans and seniors living on low incomes. One of the largest not-for-profit longterm care centres in Ontario, the centre
has expanded its programs and services to create the Perley Rideau Seniors Village, which includes two buildings with 139 specially designed apartments, assisted living services for those in need at home or in the new apartments, respite care to help caregivers of family members with dementia, convalescent care, and other health services. “Our government is investing in affordable housing here in Ottawa, to help create jobs and improve the qual-
ity of life of our seniors,” said Wong. “This initiative will help seniors living on low-income in our community access safe and affordable housing that meets their needs.” Wynne said putting seniors first is a priority for the Ontario government. “It is part of our proud history, but it is also an essential factor in our collective vision for the future,” she said. See VETERANS, page 3
We can take back Ontario and make it prosperous again. www.mattyoungpc.ca MATT YOUNG Ontario PC Candidate
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