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EMC news - After a hardfought struggle to get through a persistent winter, Ottawans took to the outdoors in droves this past weekend, soaking up the sunshine and temperatures exceeding 20 C. However, along the Ottawa River the ground was having trouble soaking up high water that spilled over the banks in several places. Several sections of the Ottawa River pathway were flooded between Tunney’s Pasture and the Champlain Bridge, causing cyclists and runners to portage along the parkway embankment. In low-lying Britannia Village, flood gates were up while parts of Britannia Park were under water near the Ron Kolbus Centre. Water levels along the Ottawa River started rising

dramatically on April 20 as spring runoff from tributaries further to the north began filling Lac Deschenes. Rainfall in the area compounded the problem. After three unusually mild winters, this year’s snow and cold temperatures provided a reminder to property owners that weather – and water levels – can fluctuate greatly. Britannia Village put its current flood defences in place following a 1979 flood that saw water levels peak at 60.26 metres (above sea level). The berms and sea wall installed in 1981 can protect against water levels of 60.4 metres. This spring saw two water level peaks on the lower Ottawa, according to the Environment Canada depth guage at Britannia Bay. See PROVINCE,page 2

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Sweet ride Hintonburg tot Elijah Deschamps giggles on his new tricycle at the 1st Kanata Scouts annual bike swap on April 27. The event sells and swaps 400 bikes in the span of a few hours, raising about $4,000 to help the scouts buy camping gear and subsidize annual fees for low-income participants.

Narrow vote sees councillors ditch Little Italy mews plan Laura Mueller

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Kids ready to lead adults on urban discovery as part of Jane’s Walk weekend. – Page 27

EMC news - Narrow road passageways won’t be part of an upcoming plan to guide the evolution of Little Italy. City staff wanted to keep the option of “access mews” – narrow roads at the end of dead-end streets to provide extra mobility – on the table, but Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess lead a successful charge to

scrap the mews idea. The mayor and mainly urban councillors were on the losing side of a 12-11 vote to scrap the mews concept during the April 24 city council meeting. Bloess said it was clear at planning committee that both community members and developers who spoke to the planning committee on the issue rejected the idea of mews. Bloess, who used to live in

the Little Italy area, asked how the mews idea got “influence” that kept it in the plan. One of those proponents, according to planning committee chairman Coun. Peter Hume, is developer Taggart, which has a nine-storey building proposed for the area. He said Bloess’s motion was “absolutely” the result of lobbying. “What I think Taggart believe is if you got rid the mews, city staff would support nine

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storeys,” Hume said. “I’m not sure that’s the case.” City planners said it would be smarter to keep the option open as they use the PrestonCarling district plan – which was approved – to draft a full community design plan for a broader area. A series of north-south private mews east of the OTrain tracks would allow for medium-profile development in those areas, according to a

report from city staff. “In the end, we may not be recommending it, but we felt it would be a good idea to keep it in the plan at this point,” said city planning general manager John Moser. Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, who represents the area, agreed with staff that it was not the time to eliminate the option of mews. See LOBBYING, page 14

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The first, on April 24, saw the level rise to 59.73 metres, according to the Environment Canada depth gauge in Britannia Bay, followed by a rebound to 59.76 metres on April 29. The aver-

age spring flood at Britannia is 58.8 metres. In advance of the high water mark, the Ottawa River Regulation and Planning Board issued a forecast that predicted minor flooding and continued high water levels through this week.

Bruce Reid, and engineer working for the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, put this year’s water levels into perspective by stating 24 out of the last 89 years saw water levels rise to similar levels. Records at Britannia go back to 1916.

“The levels reached in 1979 haven’t been reached again,” he stated. “The closest we’ve come since then is 59.99 metres was reached in 1985.” The spring of 2002 and 2008 also saw water levels at or higher than those being experienced this year. Flood control project back on track?

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While Britannia’s flood defences -- in some cases bolstered by private property owners -- have held back water levels, several residents have called for a comprehensive approach guaranteed to stop a one-in-100-year flood. The authority lists a 1:100 year flood in Britannia as reaching 60.8 metres. Protection from such an event is more than just worry about material loss, as protection would dictate what homeowners could build on their properties. “As a matter of provincial policy we use the 1:100 year event as the thing they’re protected against,” said Reid, referring to all properties near flood plains in the province. In 2007, the city partnered with the authority to develop and approve a planning and design process aimed at increasing protection to Britannia Village properties. The Britannia Village Flood Control Project would have met the 1:100 flood stage while adding another 30 centimetres of protection over that level (totaling 61.1 metres). The project came in over-budget in 2010 and despite working groups meeting until early 2011, the project

had to be shelved until the extra funds were made up. Last week came tentative news that an announcement could be looming on new funding for the project. Bay Coun. Mark Taylor told the Ottawa West News that talks have been occurring between the city and the provincial government that will likely lead to a funding announcement sooner rather than later. Until the beginning of this year, Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli served as Minister of Infrastructure, and remains a strong advocate for this project, he said. “Recently the province of Ontario came forward to say they were willing to contribute money to the project,” said Taylor. “We’ve been exchanging back-and-forth on that… Hopefully we get to the point where we have a workable project.” The design that was explored during the project’s active phases was a comprehensive one aimed at combining aesthetics with effectiveness, Reid explained. “If an investment is made, it will be a collection of (measures) that will work as a system,” he explained. Taylor called the solution an “elegant” one that he hopes can be implemented. “If the provincial funding comes through, and I suspect it likely will, we will be in a space where we can move forward on this,” said Taylor. “But, we’re not at a point yet where we can make an announcement.”

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Sections of Britannia Park, near the Ron Kolbus Centre, were flooded by rising water levels starting last week. Levels were forecasted to remain elevated for some time.

Correction In an April 18 editorial regarding Department of National Defence jobs moving from Orléans, the Ottawa West News stated, “there is no way for (Ottawa-Orléans MPP Phil) McNeely to know how many of the affected employees currently live in Orléans, or where they would prefer to live.” In fact, McNeely has received federal numbers that show there were 2,722 civilian employees, 1,412 regular force’s employees and 472 reserve force personel who live in Orléans. The Ottawa West News maintains that no one knows where those employees would prefer to live. The Ottawa West News regrets the error. 2

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Stormchaser and host of OLNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Angry Planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; George Kourounis shares some workplace stories to a Centrepointe Theatre audience on April 24.

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and thousands of bats known to carry a deadly, Ebola-type virus. After being bit by a bat following a lapse in judgment, Kourounis spent an agonizing weekand-a-half waiting to see if he would fall victim to the virus, which liquefies the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internal organs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the scariest time of my life, and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass in a flash -- it lingered,â&#x20AC;? he said. Since transitioning into his life as an adventurer, Kourounis has gotten married (naturally, the wedding was held on top of a volcano) and can reflect on the path that brought him to this point. He dispensed some advice to the audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had, you have to do something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never done before,â&#x20AC;? said Kourounis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the essence of adventure: getting out of your comfort zone, and loving it.â&#x20AC;?

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EMC news - Two Ottawa agencies are joining forces to offer immigrant settlement services after realizing they could do a better, more efficient job by working together. Currently, the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization and Jewish Family Services of Ottawa offer many of the same services. Now, with the help of a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, they will be creating a new partnership while streamlining both operations. The $169,800 grant was announced by Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli at OCISO’s Hintonburg offices. Chiarelli congratulated both organizations for their “foresight” in initiating the project. “This will serve as a model for other organizations to consolidate and streamline their services,” said Chiarelli. “Both organizations have always been known for their commitment to these causes and their dedication. Nobody’s in it to make a lot of money -- people are in it to make a difference, and that comes through

each time I go to the JFS office or OCISO.” Wali Farah, director of programming and acting executive director at OCISO, said the funds will be used to create a new centre of excellence for immigrants seeking services in Ottawa. “We are committed to building our community through mutual respect, and strong and meaningful partnerships that strengthen our capacity to best serve immigrants and refuges in our city,” said Farah. “The grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will help OCISO and JFS Ottawa’s collaborative projects; the main objective of this collaboration will be building a strategic partnership in three areas – settlement services, senior support services, and clinical counseling.” Mark Zarecki, executive director of Jewish Family Services, thanked Chiarelli and Trillium for their investment in social services, adding he is looking forward to the outcome of the partnership. “(It’s) a very different model, which doesn’t take away from either agency’s independence, but it will create synergies for us to work and grow together,” he said.

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Area residents unhappy with west LRT plan; NCC throws wrench Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC news - Carling Avenue boosters came out in force at a city meeting to discuss routes to take light rail west from Tunney’s Pasture to Baseline Station. But running rapid rail transit down Carling Avenue is off the table, said transportation committee chairman Keith Egli. That comment was met with shouts of derision and participants saw exiting the city-hall meeting. The meeting stretched late into the evening as speakers who stood up from among a crowd of around 300 people took turns deriding the process that led to them being blindsided by the city concluding it prefers one of the 15 routes it originally began studying. The chosen route – coined the Richmond Underground – would skirt along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway before reaching a new, above-ground station at Cleary Avenue and then dipping underground. The line, which wouldn’t be built for another decade, would continue under Richmond Road until just before Lincoln Fields, where the Sir. John A. Macdonald Parkway and existing Transitway meet Richmond Road. The route was chosen as an “elegant solution” to address concerns raised by the community and National Capital Commission last year, including a desire to preserve the Byron Linear Park and access to green space along the parkway. City staff struggled to explain the concept of putting a secondary transit line on Carling in the future – something like a tram that would be slower and have more frequent stops. The route to the north would be a rapid line mainly serving commuters, although it would provide two new local stations: one at Cleary and another at New Orchard. Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs, whose ward in-

cludes a portion of the line, said she doesn’t support a route that runs down Carling. “I don’t want to do that to you,” she said, adding that cutting off communities in her ward from the benefits of a light-rail line would be detrimental. Negative exclamations about a lack of political representation in response to Hobbs’ statement didn’t sway the councillor’s sentiment, but she said there are 24 councillors who will jointly make the decision of which route to choose. Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, whose ward would contain a large section of the western LRT extension, said he was council’s biggest Carling booster last summer – but not anymore. “I wish they could have found a way to connect (Carling),” Taylor said. From both a financial perspective and an engineering perspective, Carling isn’t a feasible route to run rapid rail. The preferred Richmond underground route would cost an estimated $900 million. The Carling option would be the most expensive of all the studied routes at $2.3 billion. Those numbers could all change by as much as 25 per cent by the time the rail line might actually be constructed. “Carling compromises the overall (transit) network,” said Nancy Schepers, the deputy city manager in charge of overseeing transportation matters, adding “(it) is not a good transit solution for the future of the city.” It would mean that buses would still have to run on the

parkway to serve the communities to the north, it would eliminate the option of extending light rail over the Prince of Wales Bridge and it would force riders to have more transfers by cutting off the O-Train at Carling, Schepers said. “Carling is off the table,” said transportation committee chairman Keith Egli. Residents at the meeting weren’t having it. “Does it not make sense to have the train going through the centre of gravity of the city?” said one man. “No one lives in the river.” Others said it doesn’t make sense to ignore people to the south. One man who said he lived on Carling said he would love to have the rapid transit line run there. Shortly after a technical briefing on April 22 to update councillors and the media on the preferred route, National Capital Commission chairman Russell Mills sent out a media release stating the commission is still opposed to any route that runs rail on the parkway. The Richmond Underground as proposed would “kiss” the parkway, Schepers said. Putting that portion underground at Rochester Field would obviously increase the cost. What followed became a back-and-forth between Mills and Mayor Jim Watson. Mills indicated the NCC’s board was caught off guard by the city’s assertion that one option has been chosen as the preferred route, while Watson maintained he had made it clear during a meeting with the NCC two weeks ago.

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Plan, Walk, Play, Enjoy May is Physical Activity Month and there is no better time to lace up your sneakers and put your best foot forward. Ottawa Public Health is sharing some tips to get residents moving!

PLAN Whether you walk for leisure to get reacquainted with your neighbours or as a useful way to get from point A to point B, there’s an “App” for that. Think about ways you can plan your trips and activities. Take advantage of new technology and Plan! Use websites such as Map my walk to map your own routes or visit National Capital Commission and Gatineau Park trails network websites for information on trails, maps, and route distances throughout Ottawa-Gatineau. OC Transpo has smartphone Apps that can help plan your trip. Or maybe you want to bike but the distance is too far? Find out what buses have a Rack and Roll.

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walk to work or school, to the store or simply to get a coffee. Walk with a friend during lunch or take the bus to work and build walking into your everyday activities. Getting off a stop earlier will add extra minutes of physical activity to your day. When heading to the mall, grocery store or work, park at the far end of the parking lot - will also help avoid parking lot car door dings! Change your walking routes, borrow a pedometer from the library or rediscover Ottawa by taking walking tours – it will keep things interesting and fun.

PLAY Children need a variety of physical activities throughout their day! Ensure your child takes part in active and structured play. Active play is childled, fun and energetic while structured play is adult-led, teaching movement skills like running, jumping, climbing and balancing. Children learn these skills by playing games, participating in sports and activities such as dance. Visit the ‘Active for Life’ or ‘Bring Back Play’ websites for ideas and games to make play and physical activity fun for you and your family.

ENJOY: You need to enjoy what you do to stay active. Plan a date with friends and head to a local city pool for a swim, sign up to a run or a cycling race or head to a dog park for human-dog social time. Whatever it is that brings you joy, put your best foot forward. Get off the couch or out of your ofﬁce chair and start enjoying a more active lifestyle – it’s easier than you think! For more tips and ideas follow Ottawa Public Health on Twitter @OttawaHealth, Facebook, Pinterest or visit our blog at OttawaPublicHealth. ca For questions or more information call or email the Ottawa Public Health information line at 613-580-6744 healthsante@ottawa.ca.

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Be aware of your surroundings • Seeing and hearing is key – be aware that cellphones and earbuds can lower your awareness • Make eye contact with drivers and cyclists before you step off the curb, make sure they stop for you • If no sidewalk is available, walk facing trafﬁc • Notice uneven surfaces to avoid falls

Be Seen • Wear bright coloured and reﬂective clothing especially on rainy days and during dark hours • Choose the safest route, even if you have to walk a little further • Plan your route and cross at intersections or marked crossings • Be predictable and follow the rules of the road

Be a role model • Children need adult supervision to cross streets until they develop an ability to judge speed, depth and distance of cars. This usually occurs with teaching, around 10-11 years of age

• Let children see your commitment to following the rules of the road Enjoy your walk and invite someone to join you! Remember your comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen and water. To ﬁnd out more information on walking safely visit Safe Kids Canada www.safekids. ca and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

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s a comprehensive transit plan too much for residents on both sides of the Ottawa River to ask for? Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that we don’t have a cohesive plan to direct the expansion of public transit services in the capital region. The National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa are at odds on a pair of issues, namely a regional transit plan commissioned by those two organizations and the city of Gatineau and the preferred route for the western branch this city’s light rail system. For better or worse, Ottawa and Gatineau sit on opposite banks of what has long been Canada’s great divide. Despite those linguistic, cultural and political differences, people cross that divide on a regular basis to work, play or otherwise live their lives. This means leaders of both cities and the NCC, representing the federal government, need to consider how transit will evolve not only in Ottawa or Gatineau, but across the whole region. For example, the city’s transit commission chairwoman Diane Deans rejected the findings of a regional plan because it didn’t align with goals for transit in Ottawa. Was this because it sought to

envision something bigger than just the needs of this city? Did it dare to think of the capital as something more than just those living on the south side of the river? But then during discussions surrounding the western route of the LRT, maintaining the Prince of Wales Bridge as a potential interprovincial transit crossing was referenced as reason to reject using Carling Avenue for light rail. So then is regional transit planning important after all? These questions make one wonder if the western LRT considerations are being made in isolation, or if they truly are part of a larger plan. If they are part of such a plan, what is it? Does the NCC know what those plans are? Does Gatineau? As veterans of the eastern interprovincial bridge saga can surely attest, decision making across the provincial divide is anything but easy, but are necessary in order to make effective decisions about how to spend billions of dollars and that affect more than a million people. Let’s not make decisions in isolation. Let’s keep lines of communication open. It may not be easy, but it’s the only way the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau and the NCC can deliver the kind of public transit the capital region deserves.

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Or, as they used to say on the left, you can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs. In this respect, it’s intriguing to see how many different perspectives there can be on one project. A guy was complaining on the radio the other day, a guy who probably doesn’t live too far from me, about the west-end LRT route that has been proposed by city planners. The route goes beside the parkway, then up to the Richmond-Byron corridor, where it tunnels underground and emerges somewhere around Lincoln Fields. This was going to be awful, the guy said, in effect. Get ready for the lawsuits. I didn’t catch exactly where the guy lives, but I can feel his pain. I live a few blocks from where some of the work will being done and my feelings, while less intense, are certainly mixed. Which is the way it goes with projects of this magnitude. On the one hand, looking at the big picture: I’m glad that there is going to be more light rail. The city needs it. How many of us have just about stopped going downtown because parking and traffic are so difficult? I can see a day when I can walk a few blocks

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Richmond Road and accustomed to a nice view across the parkway to the river, it may not please you to know that trains will be coming along. And if you’re used to walking or biking along one of the paths beside the parkway, you may not be pleased at the thought it might disappear and be replaced by tracks. To dismiss such concerns at NIMBYism is unfair. NIMBYism is when you object to a proposed group home on your street – or someone else’s street. Being concerned about a tunnel being dug in front of your home is something else, as is being concerned about a 19-story condo going up beside you. Of course that’s one of the other perspectives on this particular transit project. Proximity to light rail makes an area attractive to developers, as if Richmond Road wasn’t attractive enough already. So with the light rail come more 19-story towers. The character of the neighbourhood changes – for the better, say the planners. Maybe not, say the neighbours. Still, it could have been worse, couldn’t it? The whole linear park could have been torn up. The parkway could have been given over to light rail, making the National Capital Commission sad.

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Managing change is not easy for anyone. Imagine what it must have been like to live near the Queensway as it was being built in the late ’50s and early ’60s. That would have been serious noise. Then, just for fun, imagine what would have happened had opponents of the project won the day. Let’s see. No quick way into town from the suburbs. People who worked downtown would have to live downtown. Rapid transit would be a low priority. And no one would be arguing today about a tunnel along Byron. Sorry if that ruined your day.

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he other day, my boys got off the school bus. It was one of those days where the driver had enforced silence for the entire 20-minute trip, so they were quite chatty – talking over each other, mixing French and English. It was making my head spin. I was trying to respond to a text message from a friend. Later that evening, I was waiting for them to go to bed. I thought I’d check my email and Facebook accounts. While I was sitting in my office, my eldest came in to tell me about a presentation they’d had at the school – something about electricity and a pickle. The next morning he asked me about the pickle. I was confused. “I told you about it last night,” he said. “Oh yeah,” I said. “What was that about again?” The sad reality is most adults these days go about their days in a state of halfpresence. I would wager mothers, in particular, are so busy that we’re actually missing the moments we’ve vowed to appreciate.

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse In fairness, we have limited hours in the day to socialize with kids, while also trying to feed them, discipline them and run them from one activity to another. But perhaps the biggest culprit is technology. As I noted in a recent column, I don’t have an iPad or a smartphone, so I’m probably using technology less than some – but I do like to text, use Facebook and send emails. Unfortunately these communication tools are making it increasingly difficult to communicate with those actually within my physical space. So I’ve decided to be more present. It’s not easy. But here’s what I’m trying: when the kids get off the school bus, even if I’m mid-text, I just hit send and pocket the phone. When we get inside, I sit and talk with them while they have a snack. I ask them about

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building would create, so the developer supports the city putting that part of the report aside to study further. Council will reconsider the decision to ditch the mews during its May 8 meeting. Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Peter Clark called for the reconsideration due to the close vote.

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Motion from planning committee chairman leads to pilot project on conversions EMC news - In a surprise move to deal with conversions of homes to apartment buildings, the city’s planning committee chairman sponsored a motion to put a temporary hold on any conversions in Sandy Hill, Vanier and Capital Ward. The rare measure of using the interim control bylaw is one of the strongest tools the city can use and it’s not undertaken lightly. The temporary moratorium on certain types of conversions will give city planning staff time to look at how to address issues created by housing 16 or more people in houses that used to be home to one family. Things like garbage, parking, bicycle parking and noise led to the implementation of a pilot project requiring something called site-plan approval for conversions in Sandy Hill, where pressure to provide off-campus housing for students has resulted in many such conversions. The ward’s councillor, RideauVanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury, said he and city staff quickly realized that site-plan control wouldn’t be enough to deal with the fallout of cramming several times the number of residents into a home than previously resided there. “We realized ‘site plan light’ was addressing what we were hearing … but it wasn’t getting to the core,” Fleury said. When the same issues were identified in Old Ottawa South, Capital Coun. David Chernushenko asked the planning committee to adopt the same type of siteplan controls for his ward. Instead, planning committee chairman Coun. Peter Hume surprised him by proposing the much stricter interim control bylaw. “We were making it clear that this is a big problem,” Chernushenko said. “There are times when your public servants say… ‘This isn’t looking good.’ “We’re pressing the pause button as we look for a solution.” City staff will report back in four to six months on a more permanent fix for controlling conversions, said John Smit, the city’s manager of urban development review. Fleury said he hopes the rules Smit and his team come up with result in housing conversions that “respect the mature neighbourhood that Sandy Hill is.” Part of the challenge is finding a way to encourage the University of Ottawa to build student residences in the community, he said.

Chernushenko said he has had discussions with developers about the seriousness of the issue and how he hoped to tackle it, so the move shouldn’t come as a surprise to builders who were planning to convert homes. Chernushenko is hoping the solution staff find is sensitive to the need for a mix of housing types. He doesn’t want any changes to reduce the availability of more affordably housing geared at students or people with low incomes and seniors. “Let’s be very careful that this isn’t about students and apartments,” he said. “We can’t set the rules (so) tight that we’re precluding ourselves from reaching diversity and affordability goals.” The portion of Capital Ward south of the Rideau River is not included in the interim control bylaw.

At the City Council Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, I made the following inquiry: Can City staff please provide City Council with a summary of the legal and procurement requirements with respect to municipal construction projects and the use of financial penalties and/or liquidated damages when such projects are late or not up to standards? I look forward to receiving a thorough staff report and will keep you updated in this regard.

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Complaints from residents living in neighbourhoods near the city’s colleges and universities led the city to begin examining the impacts of homes converted into student housing.

O-Train service is suspended this spring and summer to allow for major upgrades in preparation for expanded service in 2014. OC Transpo bus Route 107 is replacing the O-Train from April 27 to September 2. Buses will operate from 6:30AM until midnight, with appropriate frequencies as follows: Monday to FrIday: 15 minutes in most time periods, 7/8 minutes in peaks, 30 minutes late evenings saturday: Every 15 minutes until 9:00PM, then every 30 minutes

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The race is on Mayor Jim Watson broke out the silly string for a goofy on-land dragon boat race with other city councillors, including West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, at city hall to launch the annual fundraising campaign for the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation on April 24. So far, more than $12,800 has been raised towards the $450,000 goal in support of seven local charities, including CHEO, the Youth Services Bureau and the Ottawa Humane Society. The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival – the largest of its kind in North America – will take place at Mooney’s Bay June 20 to 23.

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Hospice at May Court looking for hikers Annual event aims to raise $120,000 for facility Sullivan, executive director take place after the hike as for Ottawa Hospice Services. well. The hike will begin at She said this event along EMC community - Hikers with similar one being held 9 a.m. Registration is $25, are gearing up and preparing in Kanata on the same day, which includes a commemoto descend on Old Ottawa are looking to raise a total of rative shirt, the food and entertainment. South this weekend to help $180,000. Resident and hospice supThe May Court hike will a local palliative care facility continue providing support start at the hospice, located at porter Chris Warburton participated in the hike in the for patients and their families 114 Cameron Ave. Participants will then walk past and said it is a great way from across the city. The Tracey Arnett Realty along the streets of Old Ot- to bring the local community together to support a great Hike for Hospice is one of tawa South. On the morning of the cause. the Hospice at May Court’s “We look forward to seelargest fundraisers and this hike, there will be coffee, year organizers aim to raise tea and Timbits from Tim ing everyone and are truly $120,000 for the facility, Hortons. Mayor Jim Watson, thankful for all the support funds which will go directly will make opening remarks we receive,” Warburton said. People are being encourbefore the hike commences to patient care. Friends of the Central Amis de la Ferme to gather pledges to both “Hospice palliative care and awards for the top fund- aged Experimental Farm expérimentale centrale is such an important need in raisers will be presented raise awareness and funds for our community and we need alongside a lunch provided hospice palliative care. For more information to fundraise over one third of by the Red Apron. A number of fun activities please visit hospicemaycourt. our dollars in order to provide these key services,” said Lisa for hikers of every age will com. Michelle Nash

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EMC community - Always a hit with the ladies, Friends of Hospice Ottawa is set to host its seventh-annual Girls Night Out event on May 31. This year, the evening event will take place at Algonquin College. Tickets are $70, which includes dinner and wine, and a silent auction with more than 200 items. “The big attraction is that we have firefighters escorting the ladies to their tables, helping with the raffle and then they help with carrying out the heavy items at the end of the evening,” said Alice Holst, a volunteer with Friends of Hospice Ottawa. “We have entertainer extraordinaire George Thomas. He’s promised us he’ll have everyone up singing and dancing, clapping along and enjoying the music.” The fundraising goal for the event is $75,000, with proceeds going to the hospice’s services and programs that are provided at no charge. “We encourage people to come out,” said Holst. “It’s a nice way for them to support us while they’re enjoying themselves.” Friends of Hospice Ottawa

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Friends of Hospice Ottawa will host its seventh-annual Girls Night Out on May 31. The event will take place at Algonquin College and proceeds support the palliative care organization. Firefighter Nathan Jaques escorts Joanne Belli to her table during a past Friends of Hospice Ottawa Girls Night Out. is a palliative care registered charity, serving residents of Kanata, Stittsville-Goulbourn, Nepean, West Carleton, Manotick and Kars. The hospice organization offers in-home, caregiver and bereavement support, as well as a day hospice, transportation, community education, emergency residential care, and provides information and

referrals free of charge to terminally ill clients and their families. The organization recently bought Trinity Presbyterian Church on McCurdy Drive to help co-ordinate all its efforts under one roof. For more details, you can visit friendsofhospiceottawa. ca or call 613-591-6002 ext. 27.

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EMC community - Four of Ottawa’s urban schools are using innovative programs to increase attendance and bridge language gaps. Samuel-Genest Catholic, Notre Dame High, Rideau High and Ridgemont High schools are defined as high priority, receiving extra funding for programs like a breakfast club and after-school programming. The funding is meant to improve the quality of education in and out of the classroom – from forging better links with parents to improve attendance, to increasing the community police officer’s presence in the school to reduce crime and make students more comfortable with police. Representatives from the four schools came together on April 25 to discuss some of the challenges they face and solutions they deal with on a day-to-day basis. “When we think of success, it’s a lot different at our schools,” said Geordie Walker, east Ottawa’s Rideau High School principal. Walker said that many students face significant challenges or roadblocks to completing their high school education, so for Rideau, helping a student finding a path that works for them constitutes success. The talk was part of Crime Prevention Ottawa’s speaker series, titled “Pursing student success in urban schools.” Bonnie Campbell, principal at Notre Dame in west Ottawa spoke about equalization methods the school uses to put all their students on a level playing field. It includes an after school program, which includes bus transportation home, where tutors can help students with their homework, and English as a second language (ESL) students with their English skills. The program also partners with Dovercourt Recreation Centre to put on swimming, sports and activities – such as sewing – with the students. “It’s very easy (for Dovercourt) to serve families in Westboro, but harder to serve those several kilometres west,” Campbell said. She added that some of the new Canadian students haven’t had access to swimming lessons before, and take part in the “Swim to Survive”

program. Argel Jon Javier, a Grade 11 honours student at Notre Dame, said he started coming to the program when he was in Grade 7, new to Canada and needing English help. “I recently gave a presentation to new students,” he said. “This would not have happened without that support. It helped me with English and social blending.” Walker and Ridgemont principal Richard King, who presented together, said attendance is a real problem for the schools. In Ontario, students legally have to attend secondary school. The schools are faced with the challenges of up to 45 languages spoken at the school, and not all parents being able to communicate with teachers and school administration without a translator. “We need to help create situations where our students can see themselves successful,” Walker said. “If we look at it through the lens that it is possible, it can happen.” He said that for many Rideau students, it’s finding an alternate path to success – like finding outside classes or coop positions that can get students closer to graduation. They’ve also adopted the mentality of turning both Rideau and Ridgemont into community hubs, bringing services like community police officers, drug and alcohol counsellors and social workers into the school. The hope is that these relationships will continue after high school, and students can encourage others in their community to access the same services. King said that he has become a big believer in the restorative justice practice, an adapted punishment plan that is meant to address the specific incident and problem instead of issuing a blanket punishment – like a suspension. He said he became a convert several years ago, after two students were suspended for five days for fighting. Their first day back at school, they got in another fight. “But this one was very bloody. The five day suspension had no impact,” King said. “They had time to let their feelings fester.” Ridgemont, in south Ottawa, now has reduced the number of serious incidents and issued suspensions.

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Const. Mahamud Elmi, the community police officer at Ridgemont High School, speaks to the crowd at the Crime Prevention Ottawa speaker series on priority schools in Ottawa. The community police officer for Ridgemont – a graduate himself – is there several times a week, and participates in athletic programs with students. Cst. Mahamud Elmi said he’s had students that wouldn’t have normally felt comfortable talking to police approach him for help in problems. The problems faced by some of the students in priority schools are often quite serious, said Lee Blue, the full time social worker at Rideau. “Gone are the days of ‘my boyfriend broke up with me and I’m upset,’” she said. “These students deal with some very adult issues. Rideau has implemented special parent nights for different communities, especially those with language barriers, to use translators. Next year, the school is going to take a new approach to communication with parents, beyond sending a letter home when a student’s attendance is poor. Some families frequently change address, and parents may not understand the English letter – if they even get it. The school wants to develop a system to send teachers, support stuff and translators if needed to speak with families on individual basis. The programs have helped the schools to begin to bridge gaps, but there is still work to be done. Attendence in pri-

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“Some students think, 51 per cent gets a credit, and we’re okay with that,” Walker said. “We’re trying to raise that bar.”

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CALL FOR NOMINEES… We are looking for representatives from the community to serve on the Board of Directors of the Centre. If you are committed to the vision, mission and values of the organization, and would like to contribute your skills and expertise to the work of the Board, we would like to hear from you. For this coming Board term, we are looking in particular for: individuals who have a knowledge of the health care system; individuals who can represent the interests of Francophones, and individuals who bring ﬁnancial background/experience. For more information visit our website at www.pqchc.com or call Stephanie Chiasson at 613-820-4922 ext. 3418. Applications for the Board must be received no later than May 24, 2013 in order to be considered. RUTH WILDGEN AWARD NOMINEES SOUGHT In September 1999, Ottawa lost one of its key community leaders, Ruth Wildgen. In her memory, a fund was established through Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre. The purpose of this fund is to assist west-end grass roots community groups in their efforts to improve the quality of life of their neighbourhood. Applications should include the name of the group, the name of the individual making the nomination and a brief description of why they have been nominated. Nominations should be returned no later than June 1, 2013. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS If you know of an organization or community group that has made a positive difference in our community, we’d like to hear from you. There is also an award called “Health is a Community Affair” which recognizes the contributions of individuals, organizations, agencies and others who demonstrate an understanding of the determinants of health. These awards will be presented at our annual meeting. Nominations should be returned no later than June 1, 2013. All nominations for Board members and/or awards should be sent in writing to s.chiasson@pqchc.com or PQCHC-1365 Richmond Road, Ottawa, K2B 6R7. Ottawa West News EMC - Thursday, May 2, 2013

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EMC news - Despite expressions of anger and regret over a secret deal struck between a group of developers and the Centretown community association, the mood at an April 23 community design plan meeting was civil. The Centretown Citizens Community Association called the 11th-hour meeting to seek public comment on the deal struck by its board. The choice put to community members basically boiled down to whether people favoured the community design plan supported by city staff or the deal reached between a group of developers and the Centretown community association’s board. Reasoned arguments were made on both sides, with community association planning committee member Debby Hanscom lamenting the negotiations that even she was left out of, and community association board member Brian Bourne defending the board’s

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Church basement. But the results of the consultation were murkier. Many people who spoke admitted they were becoming involved in the process late in the game and had trouble comprehending the complex information that had evolved over three years of work and consultation. In the end, the vast majority of people in attendance put up their hands to vote that they didn’t know which option would be best. The show of hands is just one factor the community association board will use to form its position on how to move forward, Charbonneau said. The association will also be looking to communications from residents and word of mouth. LAURA MUELLER/METROLAND

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Centretown resident Jane Oulton checks out poster boards at an April 23 meeting about the Centretown community design plan. Oulton was just one of the participants to say she hadn’t been very engaged in the process until she heard about a secret deal the community association representing her neighbourhood struck with a group of developers. ings. Under the community design plan supported by city staff, this would be done under a landmark buildings policy. Most people on either side of the argument agreed that the application for the policy would be limited to only a handful of properties in Centretown. It would place a list of restrictive requirements on where a “landmark” building could go and what it would have to look like. I would also require builders to include either a community use, cultural or institutional facility, or a large public open space comprising 40 per cent of the property. “I like that because it confirms just how extraordinary and selective theses sites would have to be to exceed the max nine storey height limits,” Hanscom argued in her presentation. Some residents, including Thomas McVeigh, agreed. He said he’s not afraid of tall buildings, but he is afraid of losing Centretown’s vibrant street life. Allowing a small number of very tall buildings will also allow Centretown’s population to grow while preserving the low-rise neighbourhoods on the east and west sides of Centretown, he said. Another resident, Diana

Forbes, said the landmark buildings policy might be beneficial if it helped create a space for something beneficial to the community, such as a new central library.

could see a proliferation of 15storey buildings as opposed to the nine-story limit set out in the community design plan.

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But most people at the meeting seemed undecided or unsure of the details of the policies and what they meant. Doug Williams, a resident of the Golden Triangle, called it a “headlong rush to the finish line.” “It feels premature,” he said. The Centretown community design plan has already seen multiple delays and it is now set to be considered for final approval by full city council on May 8, said Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes. Before that happens, there will be one final public meeting during which city staff to reveal its response to the deal between the developers and the community association board. That meeting was set to take place at city hall on April 30 at 1:30 p.m. Moving forward, Charbonneau said getting involved with the community association is the best way to ensure the group represents residents’ interests. The association has around 100 paid members and a mailing list that goes to 250 interested people.

People who reject the tall landmark buildings policy saw removing all limits on building heights in Centretown save for the Parliamentary view plane would be ludicrous. Instead, they favour something that would help green Centretown in smaller ways, by offering modest increases in building height in exchange for a certain amount of public open space on the property, which is referred to in the community-developer deal as the “small moments” policy. Ted Fobert of FoTenn Consultants said the group of seven developers he represents are “looking in a truly altruistic way at the community of Centretown” by giving up the opportunity to build tall towers under the landmark buildings policy. But people on the other side of the argument said the developers would be gaining, not giving anything up. Far more properties in Centretown would qualify under the “small moments” provisions, meaning Centretown R0012069986

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EMC news - Aruna Papp never questioned the beatings she received from her husband and her father until she moved to Canada. Papp, who grew up in India and was married by the age of 17, began working as a shortorder cook at York University after immigrating in the ’70s. After finding a second job as a women’s locker room attendant, she secretlybegan taking sociology courses in the building next to where she worked. After coming home one night and learning from her daughter that her father had instructed her husband to beat her “because that’s the only language she understands,” she escaped and lived in her car for two weeks before finding a bachelor apartment. Since then she has founded the South Asian Family Services and works with the York Regional police to educate them on cultural differences and honour based violence. The author of Unworthy Creature: A Punjabi Daughter’s Memoir of Honour, Shame and Love, Papp told the group at an Algonquin

College workshop on April 23 that telling her story was tough, but it became necessary to help women gain equal rights. The workshop, In the Name of Honour: Responding to victims of Honour-Based Violence and Forced Marriage, was hosted by the college’s victimology program, the Ottawa police victim crisis unit and the Department of Justice. The workshop marks the fourth year of the college program. It’s a one-year graduate certificate course that takes grads from social work, policing and nursing. The program was created four years ago. Each year, the speaker panel is made up of people who have been victims of violent crime, along with police officers, counsellors and social workers who have worked in various parts of the country’s judicial system. Donna Watson-Elliot, manager of the Ottawa police victim crisis unit, said in a press release that organizers identified a need to train and inform staff to respond to issues of honour-based violence. “Many of the young women we have worked with here in Ottawa have been in high-risk

situations,” she said. “While we are certain the cases we are seeing are just the tip of the iceberg, many young women have come forward seeking assistance from police.” SOMETIMES THE HELP ISN’T THERE

To illustrate what can happen when police aren’t aware of risky situations in honourbased societies, Papp showed the 2012 documentary of a young Kurdish girl who was killed by her family in 2006. Banaz Mahmod, who moved to the United Kingdom as a teen, was murdered by her father, uncles and cousins because she left an abusive husband and fell in love with someone else. Banaz: A Love Story opens with a taped conversation Mahmod had with police about the constant abuse – both physical and sexual in nature – that she received at the hands of her husband. The marriage was arranged by her parents when she was 17. Two years later, she walked out, but went to police because she feared what her family might do for bringing shame on them.

Despite the fact that Mahmod kept logs detailing the surveillance from the community and her family, police did very little. Her story ended with her body being buried in a suitcase. Papp said it’s often a lack on knowledge on the behalf of police that can lead to problems identifying risky situations. Papp said her work with the York Regional Police came from a Sunday afternoon barbecue with her son, who is an officer, and his friends. Now Papp hosts workshops twice a year to explain honour-based violence. Benjamin Roebuck, the coordinator for the Algonquin College victimology program, said the school is happy to provide space for training and dialogue about effective responses to criminal victimization. “We recognize the mutual benefit derived from strategic partnerships between Algonquin College and front line service providers such as the Ottawa Police Services victim service organizations, domestic violence shelters, child protection agencies and other key community programs,” he said.

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Aruna Papp, speaks at the Algonquin College workshop entitled In the Name of Honour: Responding to victims of Honour-Based Violence and Forced Marriage on April 23. Papp came to Canada in the ’70s, was in an abusive relationship for 18 years. Since making the decision to leave her husband she founded the South Asian Family Support Services and consults with the York Regional Police on cultural issues.

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EMC news - Algonquin College students are calling for a stop to what they call unfair bus fare hikes. The college’s students association filed a petition with more than 10,000 signatures with the city clerk on April 15, asking for council to reconsider a decision to cap the age of

student bus passes at 19. An age restriction was placed on student bus passes during changes to the whole rate package as part of the intended introduction of Presto payment cards. Right now students over the age of 19 will have to purchase an adult pass, which David Corson, the president of the Algonquin College Students’ Association, said costs

him $40 more per month. The students association has waged a nearly eightmonth battle with the city in an attempt to get rid of the age cap. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who has been acting as a liaison between the association and council, said a lot of his colleagues were hesitant to get rid of the age cap when it was introduced because it was part of a larger fare rate pack-

age. “A lot of council like the package as a whole and were worried that undoing the age cap would reset the whole package,” Chiarelli said. “But I don’t think we’d have to reset the whole package. I am confident we can reverse the age cap.” Chiarelli said the student bus pass was aimed at helping the condition of being a

student. “If you’re 35 and you quit your full-time job to be a student you face the same financial challenges as someone who is 19,” Chiarelli said. Corson, who is nearly 50, agrees. “A lot of people have said it’s the difference of a case of beer,” he said. “That’s really insulting. My budget is pretty tight; I

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haven’t had a case of beer in quite a while.” In October, Corson said the students association was considering a human rights challenge with the province. While he agreed the age cap does discriminate against students, he said he hoped to deal with the issue by talking with council and the city’s transit commission. The students were set to meet with the transit commission on April 18. Chiarelli said the petition is the largest in the city’s history.

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Helping Protect Our Community’s Most Vulnerable Seniors -By Yasir Naqvi, MPP The new Ontario government is helping keep seniors and people with dementia safe by ensuring their families, caregivers and the community are prepared to act in case they go missing. Currently, almost 200,000 Ontarians have dementia. This is an increase of 16 per cent over the past four years, and by 2020 close to 250,000 seniors in Ontario will be living with some form of dementia. As the number of people with dementia rises, so too does the risks associated with missing incidents. Three out of five people with dementia go missing at some point, often without warning, and 94 per cent of seniors who go missing are found within 2.5 kilometers from where they disappeared. Sadly, 50 per cent of seniors missing for 24 hours or more, risk serious injury or death from exposure to the elements, hypothermia and drowning. The risks of people going missing are greater when the community, caregivers or people with dementia themselves are unaware of the potentially severe consequences. Preparation and planning are crucial to prevent people with dementia from going missing, and to ensure they are found safely and quickly. Currently, there is a very low awareness of missing incidents in our communities and many people do not know where to seek help.

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Heart of hockey The Real Tim Hortons team faced off against the Econo Group during the Hockey for Heart charity tournament for the Heart and Stroke Foundation at the Minto Skating Club on April 27. Community teams competed Friday and Saturday before 10 NHL and OHL alumni returned for a pro stars game. The two-day event was in memory of Ottawa 67s alumnus Bill Kitchen and raised more than $70,000 for heart and stroke research.

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EMC news - A group of young, imaginative minds would like to welcome other youthful urbanites to go for a walk around Sandy Hill this weekend. Jane’s Walk is set to take place all over the city on May 4 and 5, and in Sandy Hill a trio of eight-year-old tour guides will be leading the way. “This is a chance to see the neighbourhood through the eyes of a child,” said Sandra MacPherson, a co-ordinator for Ottawa’s Jane’s Walk. This children’s walk will be the first of its kind for the Ottawa Jane’s Walk. MacPherson said she came up with the idea to present a walk where anything goes, imagination is welcome and inquiring minds are encouraged. “This walk is about the simpler things that most of us just walk by and don’t see,” she said. “To me all rocks kind of look the same, but kids see the detail, and they say, ‘No, this rock is different.’ ... It makes you realize that there is complexity in nature that is fascinating and to me that is what Jane’s Walk is all about.” The annual event takes place in cities all over the world and is named after writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs. The walks are typically held on the first weekend of May to coincide with Jacobs’s birthday. The walks are led by volunteers and, like the walk that is taking place in Sandy Hill, can focus on just about anything. The mother of one of the eightyear-old tour guides and a PhD student studying the impact of urban literature, MacPherson said she wanted to create a walk that included young children and promoted urban

living. With that idea in mind, she approached her daughter’s daycare, Bettye Hyde, for support. “They (Bettye Hyde) have been amazing in making this come together,” she said. The daycare will be providing teachers for an art activity after the walk. In preparation, MacPherson said she took her young leaders out with a group of younger children. “It was fascinating to watch the walk,” she said. “The older kids were leading and the younger ones were so attentive. They would stop and look at something and the younger kids would ask a question and the older kids would give their opinions.” This scenario is what MacPherson hopes the May 5 walk will be about. It will lead children and their parents through Sandy Hill to Strathcona Park and along the Rideau River pathway. “What’s really interesting about our walk is that we look at art on people’s lawn, the diversity of the lawns and urban landscape and then we will walk along the river and Strathcona Park,” she said. “I think we are special to have this urban-nature mix. That is a huge part of our walk.” Passionate about promoting urban living and landscapes, MacPherson said she loves events such as Jane’s Walk because to her, these walks are all about getting people to love where they live. “These walks are about enjoying where you are living, and the kids are just one part of that overall enthusiasm,” she said. “The city doesn’t have to be a demonized place, that we only live here because we have to, but that it’s actually a wonderful place, where people can make a change and I think if the children

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“Each organization will be given the chance to explain its role in the community and most importantly how it works together with others to achieve its goals,” Aubin-Robert said. “We want other communities to look at Vanier and say “Wow, what an amazing and diverse community.’ “Vanier is a changing community. We want to showcase these changes and make people aware of the wonderful innovative projects and initiative going on in this amazing community.” Sandy Hill is only one of the neighbourhoods’ participating in this city-wide event. Walks are also taking place in Vanier, New Edinburgh, the ByWard Market, the Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Manotick, Kanata and Barrhaven among others. There will

also be some French walks available. In New Edinburgh, local volunteers will be leading a walk titled Bring Back Beechwood, which will reminisce about changes to the street since a March 2011 fire destroyed a portion of the neighbourhood’s main shopping district. “It will be about remembering when, but it will also feature a visioning of what it can be,” said organizer Isobel Bisby. New Edinburgh’s walk will begin at 10 a.m. on May 5 and will start at the New Edinburgh Community and Arts Centre and will end at St. Charles Church. To find out about other neighbourhood walks, visit www.janeswalkottawa.ca.

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Plans to update Rideau Centre facade OKed by NCC Michelle Nash

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EMC news - The National Capital Commission has given the green light to plans that will see an update to the facade of the Rideau Centre. Cadillac Fairview, owner of the downtown shopping centre, has proposed changes that will affect the facade on portions of Rideau Street, Colonel By Drive, Nicholas Street and McKenzie King Bridge. Christopher Hoyt, the senior architect overseeing the project, presented the recommendations to the NCC board at a recent meeting. The presentation included preliminary images of revamped Rideau Street and Mackenzie King entrances, an updated pedestrian bridge between the shopping centre and the Hudson’s Bay store on the opposite side of Rideau, and a new garage entrance on Nicholas Street. The commission does not own the land, but a restrictive covenant was part of the 1981 sale to then-owners of the property, the Viking Rideau Corporation. which states any alterations to the exterior or new structures built are subject to the approval of the NCC. The covenant affects the facade along Rideau Street and Sussex Avenue, Colonel By Drive, portions of Nicholas Street, portions of Mackenzie King Bridge and the rooftop terrace near Mackenzie King Bridge.

Hoyt said signage for the building was not approved and would need to be discussed at a later meeting. The proposed plans were well received by the NCC board and were unanimously approved. The board, however, did consider whether the roof-top terrace needed to remain as a NCC-operated property. Fred Gaspere, director of federal approvals and environmental management for the NCC, said commission staff have recommended the mall owner take over responsibility for the terrace. “I can confirm that we would like to have a discussion with them about the entire project, including the rooftop terrace,” he said. “Absolutely we have put it to the centre.” Board member Jason Sordi expressed reservations about the current state of Rideau Street, concerned that if hoarding is placed along the street during construction, it could provide more places for people to hide or make the street more unsavory then it already is. Board member Kay Stanley said she was intrigued by the project and felt that as the renovations move forward, some concerns about safety and pedestrian use Rideau Street will improve. The board approved the preliminary designs with the following conditions

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• That the roof terrace plans and detailed design be provided to the NCC for review. • That the building design and construction drawings, specifications, and material samples as pertaining to roofscape, building envelope, site and landscape development be provided to the NCC for review for major drawing issues.

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here’s goin’ to be heck to pay,” Emerson said at recess that day when the warm spring weather had finally arrived and the entire school was out in the schoolyard – even Miss Crosby. She was sitting on the stoop working on her daybook and enjoying the warm sunny day. Emerson went on to explain: “Miss Crosby told Two Mile Herman it was his turn to clean off the blackboards after school. And when I went back in the school to get the ball glove out of the cloak room, there was Marguirite wiping the blackboards like a maniac. The chalk dust was flying everywhere. I tell you Miss Crosby won’t be happy and Two Mile Herman will

ing the big green tin waste basket at the end of each day. One of the jobs nobody wanted was one assigned on the last school day of every month. Because it was a detested job, it always went to a boy from Senior Fourth. He would carry the pail of lime out of the cupboard at the back of the school, carry it to the outhouse and shovel in a heaping dose. Inside the outhouse there was a tin can of lime which we were supposed to use when we went to the bathroom for serious business, but I was pretty sure back then that very few pupils bothered. And every morning, just after singing God Save the King, Miss Crosby would announce the name of the person who would be given the privilege of cleaning off the blackboards and that day, the job fell to Two Mile Herman. Thinking she was going to get on the good side of Miss Crosby, Marguirite sneaked back into the school during afternoon recess and stole the job away from Two Mile Herman right out from under his nose. Well, when Miss Crosby rang the bell and we marched back in (all in order of course – the youngest of us at the front of the line, the oldest ones bringing up the rear), there was Marguirite beaming ear-to-ear with the blackboards rubbed clear. What she hadn’t done, which was always part of the job, was to take the brushes outside and pound them together to get rid of the chalk dust. She left them sitting on the ledge

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories we did it happily and even a bit smugly. It was an honour and one not to be taken lightly. There was no such thing as a school caretaker back then. We scrubbed the floors once a month, took ashes out of the stove, washed the windows and one of us, for a whole week, had the job of empty-

just about kill Marguirite.” Back then it was a privilege to be asked to do any of the cleaning necessary to keep the school as neat and tidy as possible. Miss Crosby had to be careful not to give the privilege to the same person too often or the rest of us would be mad. Whatever job we were given,

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‘Young lady, if you are so anxious to work, you can take these outside and get rid of the chalk dust and when you are finished, you can go to the cloak room and get the pail of lime and go to the outhouse. You know what has to be done.’

I was sure he would get a taste of the leather strap which hung on a cup hook on the side of the teacher’s desk. And Marguirite, sitting so smug you just wanted to slap her, was beaming. Well, it didn’t take the rest of the day for Miss Crosby to settle the issue. She didn’t say a word to Two Mile Herman. Not a single word. Her face was turning beet red and she marched to the front of the room, took the brushes off the ledges – the ledge ran the full length of the blackboard at the front of the school and all down the south side, so there were six brushes in all – and marched right down to Marguirite’s desk. “Young lady, if you are so anxious to work, you can take these outside and get rid of the chalk dust and when you are finished, you can go to the cloak room and get the pail of lime and go to the outhouse. You know what has to be done.” Her voice had risen to a high pitch and she practically threw the brushes at Marguirite. Marguirite was livid. Lime in the outhouse – that was a boy’s job! But there was no negotiating with a teacher back in those days. Her command was the law. It took a few minutes for the rest of the school to settle down, but we could hear Marguirite slapping the brushes together outside. We could also hear her crying and I was pretty sure I could hear her stamping her feet, which she was prone to doing when upset. The last we heard was the scraping of the lime pail going down the cement steps on its way to the outhouse.

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Parking lot revamp at Glebe centre set to begin Project will also upgrade landscaping at community-operated facility Michelle Nash

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EMC news - After years of raising money, planning and consulting members of the community, a parking and landscaping project at the Glebe Community Centre is finally ready to move ahead. The Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group has been working on plans to add more parking and an outside play area at the Glebe Community Centre for the past three years. With the groundwork for that project finally laid, the remaining work to see those plans become reality is set to begin this June. Landscape committee member Kate McCartney said the project is the final step in renovations to the centre. “This is the completion of a landscape development plan that was first envisioned back when the GCC was renovated,” she said. “The current parking is actually only temporary parking pad that

never got upgraded when the renovations were done, nor in 2007 when the walkway down to the front door as done, due to insufficient funds at those times. It was always the intention to finish the job.” The construction of the new parking area will create what the committee describes as safe zones around the two school crossing areas at the end of the block and will move the sidewalk to where pedestrians will be safer. The project will also increase the available parking from six spaces and one handicap space to 18 total spaces. Four bicycle racks will also be added, which Capital Coun. David Chernushenko has donated towards the project, McCartney said. The current parking area will be turned into a picnic area, something the committee has indicated is missing for the centre. “Total green space will increase by approx 400 square feet (37 square metres),” Mc-

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The Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group will improve parking and landscaping in the front of the Glebe Community Centre, a project set to begin in June. Cartney said. “There will not be a loss of trees or added pavement to an area that is already green space.” In addition to the picnic

area, a community garden is also being planned. This project has been primarily funded by the community. Multiple fundrais-

ers were held, including January’s Taste in the Glebe event. The group is receiving financial assistance from

Cherenshenko for all bike-related costs, from the city for all the tree-related costs and the Glebe Community Association is helping fund the garden-related costs. The association has also applied for a grant to help cover the cost of the outdoor furniture, McCartney said, but the group is still waiting to hear about the status of that grant application. McCartney added that all construction and design will be done at cost and the city waived all administrative and legal costs. The committee has done extensive consultations with the community regarding the project, including halting plans to start construction back in the fall to consult further with residents. “The project was driven throughout by community input and was initiated and brought to completion by volunteer members of the community,” she said. McCartney said the group has been told hard landscaping construction should take at least a week. Digging for the trees will take place in the fall.

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New Edinburgh centre gets creative for fence fundraiser Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

EMC news - The New Edinburgh Community and Arts Centre has launched a campaign to spark some creativity and raise much-needed funds into the non-profit organization. The centre launched its Buy a Stake campaign at the beginning of February to encourage community members to get creative and design one stake for a fence at the centre that will be built in June. “We are inviting the community to make this centre their own,” said Melanie Davis, the centre’s executive director. The cedar stakes are $50, for which the centre will issue a charitable receipt for $40. Davis said the centre has been hosting decorating parties, where those who have purchased a stake can person-

alize their own piece of the fence. Otherwise, the donors can take them home to decorate or commission one of the centre’s artists to get creative on their behalf. Acrylic, oil or exterior house paint is recommended and the next decorating party is planned for May 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. The centre is hoping to raise $15,000 from the campaign to update the facility in order to meet current building and fire codes. The building where the community centre is currently operating was purchased in September 2011. Since the non-profit organization moved in, the group has launched new programming for the New Edinburgh community, but the facility itself must be upgraded. The centre must have a fire exit on each floor of the three-storey building. In addition the group aims to make

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Executive director Melanie Davis, left, and programming manager Sue Hall shows off some of the decorated stakes residents have created for the New Edinburgh Community and Arts Centre’s fundraising campaign, Buy a Stake. the first floor wheelchair accessible. Davis said she decided to launch this creative fundraiser as a way to generate community involvement, raise much needed funds and add some artistic flair to the outside of the building. The fence will frame the

property and so far it is shaping up to be a unique mix of colours, ideas, images and concepts. Davis said really, when it comes to the design, it’s the artist’s choice. “It’s a way to draw attention to the fact this is a community and art centre,” Davis said. “New Edinburgh is a

creative community and we felt this was a great way to show that.” To purchase a stake in person or over the phone, Davis said to call the centre at 613745-2742. Purchased stakes must be returned by May 25, when they will be coated with seal-

ant and then built into the fence. The complete fence will be revealed on June 1, when the centre participates in Doors Open Ottawa, with a community event in the front yard. Please visit www.nectarcentre.ca for more information.

Radio frequency identification funds speed up library expansion Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

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EMC news - The Ottawa Public Library Board has given a green light to a construction contract that would see the Emerald Plaza branch nearly double in size. The board approved the $500,000 contract with FiA Group on April 23. Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli said the library is

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well used because that area of the ward’s densely populated so an expansion has been on the books for nearly a decade. The library was slated to get funding for renovations under a program that will retrofit all of the city’s libraries for radio frequency identification. The radio tags keep track of books and reduce theft. Because of the new technology, which will allow the books to be scanned and sort-

ed more efficiently, the expansion shouldn’t require any new staff, Egli said. The total area will grow from 1,720 square metres to 3,205 – encompassing a vacant, space adjacent to the existing library. In order to minimize service interruption for customers, the branch will remain open throughout the majority of the construction process. However, the branch will require branch closures during the project, including six days in May, about six days in July and roughly 10 days in August. Egli said the library hasn’t had any renovations since its construction in 1988. He added that per capita it’s one of the busiest libraries in the city. Library board chair Jan Harder said in a press release that Emerald Plaza is one of the city’s top eight facility renewal priorities. “It’s about time. There are kids from Fisher Heights who use it to do their homework after school and lots of community groups that meet there,” Egli said. “The one thing that stands out is how much the residents value that library.”

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Team Homan draws full house Curling champs appear as guests during last-ever sports club Hot Seat Blair Edwards blair.edwards@metroland.com

EMC sports - The house was rocking at the Kanata Sports Club for the ďŹ nal Hot Seat of the year on Friday night, April 26. Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national curling championship team were special guests for the last-ever Hot Seat hosted by Mark Papousek, who announced he was retiring this year. Homan and her three teammates Emma Miskew, third, Alison Kreviazuk, second and Lisa Weagle, lead, took questions from a crowded clubhouse inside the Jack Charron Arena in Glen Cairn. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long road to the top, said Homan, from practising the game at local Ottawa rinks as children to raising the championship trophy after winning the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ont. in February and later winning a bronze medal at the 2013 World Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of hard work and dedication and a lot of sacriďŹ ces,â&#x20AC;? said the 24-year-old Navan woman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But in the end it paid off for us and we had to sacriďŹ ce a lot. There were some universities we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to and some jobs we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dedicated to this team and our teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Ottawa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our main

goal. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our main focus.â&#x20AC;? The team said they were happy to visit the Kanata Sports Club and were impressed with the membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; knowledge and enthusiasm for curling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to go to local curling clubs when we can, but our seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been very busy, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really excited weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to be here today,â&#x20AC;? said Neagle. Homan, Miskew and Kreviazuk have been a team for a dozen years now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Weagle joined three years ago, replacing former lead Lynn Kreviazuk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ever since Miskewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father called Homanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad, asking if the girls would like to curl together. All four women started their careers at Ottawa rinks: Homan at the Navan Curling Club; Miskew at the Rideau Curling Club in downtown Ottawa; Kreviazuk at the City View Curling Club in west Ottawa and Lisa at the Granite Curling Club in Westboro. Their home rink is now the Ottawa Curling Club. Homan won four straight provincial bantam championships from 2003 to 2006. A year later, she skipped Team Ontario to a gold medal win at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon. In 2010, Homan together with Miskew, Laura Crocker and Lynn Kreviazuk won the Canadian Junior Curling Championship with an undefeated record of 13-0, earning the

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Rachel Homan, left, and her teammates Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Neagle discuss a whirlwind curling season culminating with a win at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in February followed by a bronze medal at the world curling championship. right to represent Canada at the 2010 World Junior Curling Championship, where they lost in the ďŹ nal to Sweden. Curling can be a superstitious sport, said Homan during an interview after the Hot Seat, ranging from sucking lucky mints, to wearing the same shirt or set of socks after winning a match.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just keep the same socks on if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re winning,â&#x20AC;? said Homan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we lose Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll change my shirt into a different jersey.â&#x20AC;? It will be another four months before the team enters another competitive match â&#x20AC;&#x201C; time used for practice, training at the gym and recuperation. The women share the same goal.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to take into account our long-term goals of maybe one day heading towards the Olympics,â&#x20AC;? said Homan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always the driving fuel behind everything, setting your goals. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re younger you have to set them a little bit smaller, accomplish small goals at a time, then eventually theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll lead to a big one.â&#x20AC;?

Youngster goes from Iraqi refugee to Ottawa soccer star and their families have been supportive in raising the money to meet the funds required to be able to send Ali to Europe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a school, we want to make sure he obtains greater skills in soccer as well as on the academics,â&#x20AC;? said Saulig. Fury spokesperson Graeme Ivory said the tournament in France features the top soccer academies in the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a well respected and competitive tournament that helps our players develop their play,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Charles H. Hulse student chosen to play in prestigious European tournament eddie.rwema@metroland.com

EMC sports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For almost six years, Ali Audy lived a terrible existence in a Syrian refugee camp, after his parents were forced to leave war-torn Iraq. But he held onto his dream of one day becoming a soccer player. Two years ago, Ali and his family emigrated to Canada, leaving the horror behind them. When he arrived at Ottawa, the 12-year-old boy was enrolled at Charles H. Hulse Public School in Alta Vista. Ali had never studied in a school before, but he quickly discovered a common interest shared by his new Canadian friends. A love for soccer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could see it in the gym classes that he was very co-ordinated and with a lot of skills,â&#x20AC;? said Riaz Mo-

hammed, the Grade 4 teacher that ďŹ rst discovered Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent. Ali has now been selected by the Ottawa Fury FC to participate in the prestigious Mondial Pupilles de Plomelin youth tournament. Held in Plomelin, France, the tournament sees teams from all over the world come and compete against each other. For the past few weeks, Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schoolmates, teachers and the community have been fundraising to collect $2,000 towards his trip fund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided to fundraise for him because this is an incredible opportunity for young Ali, who is a talented soccer player and this could be a stepping-stone for his realization of his dreams of playing soccer professionally and to one day represent Canada,â&#x20AC;? said acting principal Marina Saulig. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is so skilled and talented that we want to do everything to promote

his success.â&#x20AC;? Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of soccer was encouraged by his parents and his older cousin. He said that sometimes he used the sport to block out the ugliness of the refugee camp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited to go to France. I love the game and I want to be a professional soccer player when I grow up,â&#x20AC;? said Ali. After observing the kind of talent that youngster had, his teacher said that if Ali could succeed at soccer it would give him the conďŹ dence to succeed in the classroom. Mohammed contacted the Fury to see if the club would give him a try out. Not only did Ali make the team he has now been chosen among four other boys to play in Europe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To see this boy that came from a horrible experience, being able to have doors open for him is amaz-

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Racing to support kidney research Runners kick off their 10-kilometre race at Hog’s Back Park during the Alive to Strive charity race for the Kidney Foundation on April 28. The third annual event attracted almost 500 runners, who were raising money for the foundation and its local programs leading up the event. To date, the event has raised more than $15,000.

EMC lifestyle - Fresh, topquality greenhouse vegetables enhance the flavours of Tuscany’s simple tomato bread salad. This salad’s fresh taste is excellent on its own or as part of a meal. Preparation time: 15 minutes. Standing time: about 10 minutes. Makes six to eight servings.

Italian ciabatta bread • Half a greenhouse cucumber (about 15 cm/6 inches), halved and sliced • 125 ml (1/2 cup) thinly sliced red onion • 125 ml (1/2 cup) lightly packed fresh basil leaves, slivered • 25 ml (2 tbsp) capers, rinsed

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Dressing • 50 ml (1/4 cup) extra-virgin olive oil • 25 ml (2 tbsp) red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar • 1 clove garlic, minced • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) salt

Salad • 5 medium greenhouse tomatoes, cored and cut into chunks • 1.25 l (5 cups) packed, 2.5 cm cubed (1 inch) day-old crusty

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In large serving bowl, combine the tomatoes, bread, cucumber, onion, basil and capers. Dressing: In small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad; toss until well coated. Let stand a few minutes until bread absorbs juices. Tip: To sliver basil, stack about five leaves at a time and roll tightly into cigar shape. Slice crosswise into slivers.

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Using a lawyer for buying or selling a house could be one of the best investments you ever make.

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B.A., LL.B. Elmvale Acres resident Courtney Symons signs a copy of her new book – Once, We Were Stolen – for a fan at the Chapters BARRISTER, SOLICITOR & NOTARY PUBLIC bookstore downtown on April 25. The book chronicles the story a brother and sister who are kidnapped for almost a year and their changing relationship with their captor. Symons, 25, self-published the novel, her first, as an e-book earlier this year and 90 Centrepointe Drive 613.226.3336 Email: vanier@vanierlaw.on.ca then published physical copies for sale in local bookstores.

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Home Instead Senior Care wins national award of excellence Jessica Cunha

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EMC news - A local seniors’ care organization was recently honoured for its quality and commitment to its cause. Home Instead Senior Care – which has offices based in Kanata and the Glebe, around the country and the world – received a gold medal of excellence in franchising at the 22nd annual Canadian Franchise Association National Convention, held in Montreal on April 8. Ottawa franchise owners Lesley Sullivan and her husband Mark accepted the award on behalf of the Canadian franchisees. “We are truly honoured by this reward and were thrilled to be in Montreal to accept it on behalf of all the Canadian Home Instead Senior Care franchisees,” said Lesley in an email. “To date, we have served over 1,400 seniors in Ottawa, allowing them to remain safe and independent in their homes for as long as possible.  We also employ over 100 caregivers,

many of whom are young seniors themselves.” Home Instead Senior Care has been operating locally for nine years, and within Canada for 12. “Over that period of time we have steadily built a reputation of providing top quality care for our clients, as well as education and support to their family members and other members of the public,” said Lesley. Home Instead Senior Care offers a wide range of support, which include transportation, meal preparation, housekeeping, errands and Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Around the December holiday season, Home Instead hosts its Be a Santa to a Senior program to provide gifts and companionship to older adults without family or loved ones. Home Instead was called “the leading provider of non-medical inhome care services for seniors,” in a press release from the 2013 awards ceremony. Home Instead Senior Care’s mission is to “enable Canadian seniors to live happy, healthy, and indepen-

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Safari photos help photographer win national award Images from Tanzanian, North American travels helped Randy Shaughnessy nab award Brier Dodge

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EMC entertainment - Ask Randy Shaughnessy what the biggest challenge is shooting wild animals on a Tanzanian safari, and he’ll tell you dust. Spoken like a true photographer, he’s more worried about protecting his lenses and getting a clear shot than the sweltering African heat or photographing wild lions. “You learn it’s not that risky, the cats see you not as a person in a vehicle, but a vehicle the size of an elephant,” Shaughnessy said. “Patience is a big thing. Cats in the middle of the day are pretty boring – it’s waiting around for something to happen.”

For his wildlife and nature photography, Shaughnessy was honoured with a premier Canadian Photographic Artist of the Year Award, which he received at the Professional Photographers of Canada Association’s annual conference in Vancouver. Awards were given for portrait, commercial, wedding and Shaughnessy’s award, specialist (photographic artist). He said judges look for variety in the photos selected, and imagines they haven’t seen before. His set included photos from Tanzanian safaris, and travels throughout North America. In 2012, he won the provincial Photographic Artist of the Year award, and best in class for the animal – wild/domestic category.

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Duke is 10 month-old energetic, neutered male, tricolor Coonhound who loves to say hello to everyone he meets. He was transferred to the Ottawa Humane Society from another shelter on April 5, and is now available for adoption. He’s got a tone of energy to burn so he’d love to go hiking and running on-leash daily. Mentally stimulating courses like agility, fly-ball or scent tracking would be

lots of fun for Duke! He gets along with other dogs that are big, silly and goofy like him and can handle his style of play. Duke needs a feline and small mammal free home as he may get the urge to chase them. Duke will need a detached home where his serenading of passersby won’t be an issue! Stubbs is a 5 year-old, neutered male, gray and white Domestic Shorthair cat

who love to be pet everywhere! He was brought to the Ottawa Humane Society as a stray on December 26, 2012 and is now available for adoption. This unique cat has a cute little stub of a tail, like a bunny. He gets along with anyone with an empty lap, or lonely-looking windowsill! He’s been patiently waiting in the Adoption Centre for someone to come scoop him up and take him home so he can offer all his kitty love. Stubbs is a “Special Needs” adoption as he will require a special diet due to possible underlying inflammatory bowel disease.

photos with little changes. Often when you go in and are judged, you get ideas of ways you can bring (your photos) up to another level.”

He started shooting the mountains in Alberta, where he grew up, as a youth, but kept photography as a part-time passion while working in information technology. The Orléans resident decided to dive in and become a full time photographer, shooting weddings, portraits, wildlife, and everything in between. “The last three years I’ve gone full speed into it, 90 per cent of my time is into photography,” he said. He operates a studio out of his home, Shaughnessy Photography, and travels around the world photographing people, landscapes and animals. Soon he will lead photo safari tours, helping other photographers with the small details he’s picked up along his travels in Tanzania. “There’s everything you can imagine there,” he said. Shaughnessy said when he goes on vacation, it’s different than most – while many are sitting on the beach, he’s hiking trails, camera in hand. He’s also getting ready to start teaching a continuing education photography course at St. Matthew High School. He hopes to enter a different category in future years to his different skills in photography. “It’s always keeping variety, so I’m going to look at some of the other options and continue doing what I’m doing,” Shaughnessy said. “Onward and upward, looking for more challenges.”

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Pip Pip is a little brown tabby, and Vanier resident. She is approximately eighteen years old but was a Humane Society rescue so her mom and dad aren’t quite sure how old she is. Even though she’s getting up there in years, Pip enjoys a hearty meal and will squeak to remind you that she’s hungry. Hobbies include resting on the heating vent and resting on the audio receiver.

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EMC news - A motion presented by the NDP could have Ottawa and all Ontario residents seeing a 15 per cent slash in their auto insurance premiums. The provincial New Democrats pushed for the motion after watching premiums go up and payouts go down. Since 2010, the provincial government has agreed to increase premiums by five per cent and cut benefits by more than 50 per cent, saving the insurance companies about $2 billion annually. Previously the typical payout a moderately injured customer would receive hovered around $100,000, but the cap has lowered that amount to $50,000 with the average receiving much less. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The vast majority of people are now being told they can only get up to $3,500 in coverage which makes our coverage amongst the lowest in all of Canada,â&#x20AC;? said Bramalea-GoreMalton MPP Jagmeet Singh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Insurance companies have enjoyed, and this is not an ex-

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EMC news - Pacers, partnerships and pledge forms are making the third annual Goode Run more appealing than ever for runners of all skill levels. The charity run on Saturday, May 11, is the largest fundraising event for the Osgoode Youth Association, and last year attracted about 400 people who walked and ran two, five and 10-kilometre routes on Osgoode’s multi-use pathway. This year, event organizers are raising the bar with professional elements like learnto-run clinics leading up the big day and pacers for the five and 10-kilometre routes. “There are people running the race that are more committed to improving their runs and making a certain time, and we had that request (for pacers) from a few people last year,” said Nicole McKerracher, ex-

ecutive director of O-YA. McKerracher and event organizer Heather Roe partnered with several elite runners from Good Guys Tri, a non-profit group that uses running events to support charitable causes. Several Good Guys members visited one of the weekly learn-to-run clinics hosted throughout March and April, and they will return as pacers on May 11. For the first time, runners can also collect pledges for their run, which McKerracher hopes will add a few thousand dollars to their fundraising total. In past years only sponsorship money and registration costs were collected. Still, every dollar counts, McKerracher said. “Because the run is entirely volunteer-led, 100 per cent of the money goes back into OYA,” she said. This year has been particularly challenging without funding from United Way, she added.

“2013 is the first year the United Way hasn’t put out a call for proposals in years, so that was a hard hit for us. That is a challenge all across the board for all of our programs.” Any money raised at the run - they’re hoping for about $25,000 - will be used to pay staff, keep the doors open and finance programs. Pledges or not, McKerracher said they won’t meet their goal if registrations don’t pick up soon. They are hoping for 500 participants, and so far they only have about 200 people registered, she said. A family two-kilometre run/walk begins in front of the youth centre on Osgoode Main Street at 9 a.m. along with the 10-km walk, which is new this year. The five and 10-km runs begin together at 10 a.m. To register visit www.oya.ca. For pledge forms email McKerracher at o-yacentre@ rogers.com.

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EMC entertainment - Brant Pethick took a less traditional route for his upcoming album release concert. The Orléans singer-songwriter launched his Awake album last September and is planning the release concert nine months later, at the Shenkman Arts Centre on June 15 starting at 7 p.m.. “I decided to wait to gain some traction, and with some radio play to be able to grow into the fan base,” Pethick said. The pop-rock artist has received play for two of his singles, “Only You” and “Awake”, on Christian radio across Canada, and mainstream radio in Western Canada. “The embracing life message, the positive messaging (in my songs) have really hit home with the community,” he said. The June 15 show will give him a chance to perform his entire album for friends, family and fans in Ottawa. He’ll be joined by two other Ottawa musicians, Colin Bernard and Dan Barkley, to round out the show. The guest artists represent the two aspects of Pethick’s music. While Dan Barkley is more pop-driven, Colin Bernard is well known in the Christian music scene, he said.

Bernard was a 2013 Juno nominee for contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year. Pethick has worked to incorporate positive messaging into his music, which can be played on Christian radio but embraced by a wide audience. Awake, Pethick’s second album, has 11 songs, several of which have been nominated for awards. The song “Imagine Someday” was a finalist in the 2013 Christian Song Competition, and two other songs were semifinalists in the International Song Competition. “These songs are real, and they’re getting some traction and people have been providing some great feedback,” Pethick said. It’s going to be the first time he’s played the 500-seat main hall at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Pethick is also looking forward to upcoming performances at the Ottawa Race Weekend and the Orléans Festival to promote his album release concert, along with promotions on CHRI, a Christian radio station. “From coast to coast, they’ve liked the music,” Pethick said. “I’ve worked really hard to connect with people and radio stations.” Tickets are on sale online prior to the show for $20 at www.capitaltickets.ca. Tickets will be available at the door the night of the show for $25.

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The Bel-Air Lions/Norsemen Football club are hosting a pre-registration barbecue on from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 4 at Raven Park, located at 1500 Larose Ave. The charity event is an opportunity to meet the coaches, managers, staff and current players. Practices start in July, while games run from August to October. For more information, visit belairfootball.com. The Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting a yard sale on May 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the club, located on the corner of Byron and Golden avenues. The “everything under the sun” sale will feature things ranging from baked goods, books, electronics, collectors items, kitchen gadgets, jewelry, household items, paintings

and more. The sale goes rain or shine. Refreshments will be available. The Bromley Road Baptist Church is presenting a spring concert, Broadway and Beyond, to be performed by the 60-member Orpheus Choral Group on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. This is a fundraising event to help the choir purchase new gowns for our upcoming 100 anniversary. Tickets are $15 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Tickets can be reserved by calling the church at 613-722-2834 or can be purchased at the door. A plant sale and spring bazaar fundraiser for Civic Hospital Area Parks Committee will take place on May 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the corner of Parkdale and Orrin avenues. The event will feature

homegrown perennials, exotic water garden plants, handcrafted necklaces and earrings, gourmet bakery items as well as dog and cat treats. Pick up something special for Mother’s Day, credit cards accepted. Visit www.chnaottawa.ca/events for details or email parks@chnaottawa.ca. Come out to the Hintonburg Community Centre on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Hintonburg Fabric Flea Market. Don’t miss out on quality fabrics and all things sewing related at bargain prices. Admission is $2 and proceeds from the door donated in support of the Salvation Army Grace Manor. Tables are also still available for the event at the centre, located at 1064 Wellington St. (east of Parkdale Market), and cost $30 per table. For

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com researcher and Goulbourn Museum board member. The event will take place on May 5 in the Sacred Space at Beechwood, the National Cemetery of Canada, located at 280 Beechwood Ave. The talk will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be followed by light

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friends to a Victorian tea. The event will feature Melody and Kary Long from Bath, Ont., be speaking at the event. The cost is $10 or $5 for firsttimers. The event takes place at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church located at 971 Woodroffe Ave. Please RSVP by calling 613-692-6290. All women are welcome. The Canadian Ceramic Circle presents a free lecture on the fabulous Peacock Room, which is now located in the Freer Gallery of Oriental Art in Washington. The room was decorated in 1876-77 by American artist James McNeill Whistler for his patron, British shipping magnate Frederick Leyland, to showcase Leyland’s Chinese porcelain collection. The room was moved to Detroit by industrialist Charles Lang Freer in 1904 and later installed in the Freer Gallery. The talk by Marti Todd begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Richmond Room, located on the second floor of the Ottawa city hall. For further information call 613-232-3497 or visit the Canadian Ceramic Circle on Facebook.

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May 10-12

munity Buddhist Society, together with Dr. Walasmulle Sirisumana Thero, invite the community to the ceremonial opening of the new temple of the Ottawa Buddhist Vihara on May 11 and 12 at 4 Christie St. The ceremony gets underway at 4 p.m. on May 11, with the giving of almsfor monks taking place on May 12 at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon for guests, which will take place at 1 p.m. For more information, call 613-565-0842 or email buddhistvihara@gmail.com.

The Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild presents A Festival of Quilts, an exhibit of bed quilts, wall quilts and more. Artists-in-residence will display and discuss their work. Learn about the hundreds of quilts that guild members make and donate each year. Vendor booths will offer quilting supplies and quilted items for sale. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the RA Centre located at 2451 Riverside Dr. Admission is $8. For more information, visit ottawavalleyquiltersguild.org.

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St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church will be hosting a plant and bake sale on May 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church, located at 579 Parkdale Ave. A wide variety of plants, including perennials, flowers, herbs annual seedlings will be for sale and avid gardeners will be on hand to provide advice on how to grow them. A variety of baked treats will also be available for sale. Project Tembo will be hosting a plant and used book sale on May 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A great selection of prennials, herbs, houseplants, annuals and more will be available at the event, which takes place at 2255 Fox Cres. All proceeds support Project Tembo, a charity that provides educational and microfinance opportunities for girls and women in Tanzania. For more information call 613-721-0126 or email info@ projectembo.org.

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