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Scores of small business properties to be created? ‘Corner store’ study could give hundreds commercial zoning laura.mueller@metroland.com

Entrepreneurs wanting to open a small business could find a slew of potential locations if a city study on commercial properties is approved. The project, which began as a way to protect longstanding corner stores, is still in the consultation phase, but staff is recommending almost 500 properties in the city’s central wards

be rezoned to allow some types of businesses and shops. While some of those properties already have businesses like corner stores, many are residential homes in neighbourhoods where no businesses are located. In those cases, the commercial use would be limited to a selection of business types that could only occupy the first floor. See WALKABLE, page 2

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Walkable communities, healthy business environment sought the barber shop, the florist, the bakery – that sort of thing.” The residential-commercial option made some residents, particularly from Alta Vista, uncomfortable. Carole Moult, who lives in Riverview Park in Alta Vista, was

“You could stay residential, but your ground floor could be commercial,” said Andrew McCreight, the city planner in charge of the study. “Rather than just allowing the convenience store that’s there today, we’re permitting other uses such as

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The zoning wouldn’t allow for the business to provide any parking, since the shops are intended to serve people who live in the community and would walk or bike there.

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among a group of a dozen or more neighbours who came to a Jan. 21 open house tell the city they don’t like a plan to allow businesses to open on a dead-end street next to a park. “Why would you even consider putting it there?” Moult said. Another Riverview Park resident, George Stairs, said from his perspective as a small businessman, the idea of allowing small bakeries, cafes, food stores, artists’ studios and other businesses to operate in residential areas is “an unrealistic view of business.” “You can’t survive on walk-up business of 200 to 300 people a year,” he said. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said he will be looking for feedback from his residents, particularly since residential-commercial zoning is proposed along Parkdale and Holland avenues, which were studied and rejected as locations for businesses during community design plan studies.

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McCreight said the goal is to support walkable communities by providing opportunities for small businesses to open up and by protecting existing convenience stores. “We still want to protect the integrity and the character of our residential areas, but if we look at the new Official Plan and policies, we want to encourage having complete communities and walkable neighbourhoods – convenient access to goods and services, basically.” The idea excited J.P. Simbandumwe, who owns a Crichton Street building that used to house the Sconewitch restaurant, among other businesses. “I kind of like what that neighbourhood is all about,” he said. “Designing a neighbourhood that’s not all about cars – that’s a good thing.” Simbandumwe’s real estate agent, Paul Jackson, also lives in the area and said he and his neighbours are used to having a restaurant or some amenity there that they can walk to, so they are excited to see a business will be able to open up there once more. Dan Shipley, whose Marier Avenue residence is proposed to be rezoned to allow some commercial

uses, is also in favour of the project. “I’m not sure how well travelled other people n this city are, if you could show me a city in the rest of Canada, the us and Europe that doesn’t do this, I’d be surprised,” he said. Bringing people and investment to a corridor like Marier, which connects Montreal Road to Beechwood Avenue, can only be a positive for the area, Shipley said, provided the parameters to keep businesses small are followed. The locations proposed to get some commercial zoning permissions are scattered throughout Somerset, Capital, Kitchissippi, RideauVanier, Rideau-Rockcliffe and Alta Vista wards in locations where there is high pedestrian and cycling traffic, McCreight said. Of the 359 people who live in the affected areas and answered an online questionnaire, more than 70 per cent of respondents said they’d like to see something like a convenience store, restaurant or community garden in their neighbourhood. Businesses like artists’ studios, personal service providers, retail facilities or health clinics had slightly lower rates of support, but still, more respondents wanted to have those services than those who rejected the option. McCreight has also been attending community association meetings to provide information and seek comments on the study. Further comments can be emailed to him at andrew.mccreight@ottawa.ca. PATIOS

One of the main topics that McCreigt is seeking feedback on is the ability for any of the proposed local commercial properties to set up a patio. The size of the patios is still under discussion, McCreight said. While he included a guideline of 30 square metres in his draft report, he set up a 15-square-metre demonstration patio during the Jan. 21 meeting at city hall. Leiper felt the patio size was probably too large. “My first reaction is that it’s too big,” he said. “You could fit a dozen people fairly easily. Resident might be concerned about noise.”

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Ottawa’s Jewish community is readying a list of good deeds to perform in anticipation of Mitzvah Day. Set for Feb. 8 at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, Mitzvah (good deed) Day brings together members of the city’s Jewish community in the aim of helping others - both inside the community and outside. During the event, adults and children get to work on a number of initiatives, among them: preparing food for clients of the Ottawa Mission, serving a meal at the Shepherds of Good Hope, baking bread for distribution to the Kosher Food Bank, preparing care packages for Canadian troops overseas, creating “warmth packages” for the city’s homeless, and collecting toys for the Make a Wish Foundation. Returning as chairs for this year’s Mitzvah Day are Warren and Linda Melamed, who have enlisted sons

“It reaches out to both the Jewish community and the greater Ottawa community at large.” Josh Engels Partner at Ginsberg, Gluzman, Fage & Levitz LLC

Michael, 14, and Jacob, 17. “It’s a great event - the whole community comes together on one day to perform mitzvah,” said Warren Melamed. “The idea is to make the world a better place, one good deed at a time.” Melamed said he and his wife decided to get their sons involved, because “we want them to think of others before they think of themselves.” Youth involvement in the event is key, said Melamed, because it instils values of generosity and philanthropy at an early age. At Mitzvah Day this year, youth are planning to organize a dance workshop and football challenge

to raise money for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada. The sponsor of the event, Ginsberg Gluzman Fage & Levitz Chartered Accountants, has been an active participant for the past nine years. The Ottawa firm, in operation since 1946, provides financial donations and sees participation from staff members. “When the opportunity came up nine years ago to associate our sponsorship with an event, Mitzvah Day seemed a good fit,” said Josh Engels, a partner at the firm. “It reaches out to both the Jewish community and the greater Ottawa community at large.” Each year, about 15 people from the accounting firm take part in Mitzvah Day activities at the Jewish Community Centre. A full list of activities planned for Feb. 8 can be found at mitzvahdayottawa.com. Pre-registration begins at 8:45 a.m. at the Jewish Community Centre.

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Crime Prevention Ottawa says it can start up a program to help adult criminals exit the gang life – it just needs funding from the city. Mayor Jim Watson has committed to look for funds to put towards the program, which tackle an existing gap that’s preventing Ottawa from making strides to reduce gang activity, said Nancy Worsfold, head of Crime Prevention Ottawa. “If we are so lucky, we are pre-

pared to put into effect on the ground an exit service within a reasonably short length of time,” she told the police board during an update on the police service’s guns and gangs unit on Jan. 26. Worsfold wouldn’t speculate about how much money it would take to offer such a program. She said that while the city is already tackling one gap – providing services aimed at preventing younger siblings of gang members from entering that lifestyle – there are no services to aid adults who want to reform

and leave gangs. While there are “excellent services” for gang members under the age of 17 who are charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Worsfold said, “There is very little for the men who are currently shooting each other.” Years of gang activity erupted into a spate of non-fatal shootings during December’s holiday season, capping a year that saw the number of shooting incidents in Ottawa rise to 49 in 2014, up from 30 in 2013. With communities on edge, particularly in west-end Ottawa Com-

munity Housing complexes, police board chairman Coun. Eli El-Chantiry invited activists to give their perspective to the board during the Jan. 26 meeting. “We all know this is not just a police issue, but a community issue,” said El-Chantiry, who is the councillor for West Carleton-March Ward. “As a city, we need to turn our minds to what is happening and why.” Rev. Terry Orchard, who runs the Britannia Baptist Church out of a school in the west end, said the city won’t see improvement until it starts

tackling the causes and effects of poverty in a holistic way. Orchard said kids in the projects grow up knowing the names of gang members and seeing crime around them. It can make them tough, he said. Compounded by a lack of positive male role models in many cases, a fear and skepticism of the police, little food security and limited options for the future, the living conditions in neighbourhoods like Ritchie Street, Michele Heights and Penny Drive can lead kids to get involved with gangs, Orchard said. “There are bigger social issues involved,” he said. “You don’t hear the issues below the surface – it’s like an iceberg.”

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fter nearly two years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming increasingly difficult to understand how Premier Kathleen Wynne intends to reinvigorate this moribund province. She assumed office on Feb. 11, 2013 and won re-election on June 12, 2014 in the Ontario general election. During that time, the province has seen marginal improvement in such indices of well-being like the unemployment rate, but so has the rest of the country. Marginal improvement isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really the reason voters handed Wynne and her party a majority though, is it? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as though the provincial government has been idle. It has banned smoking in parks across the province, it has tightened regulations on child care and given those working in the industry a raise, it has boosted the minimum wage and has pledged to conduct a thorough review of the Beer Store monopoly. For the most part, these efforts fall short of moving Ontario away from its current have-not status in Canada. Ontario still has a significant budget deficit,

and with the recent economic headwinds stirred up by the falling price of oil, the prospect of growing the economy out of its present hole are dim in the short term. Yes, Ontarians are paying less at the pump, but that may be short lived as Wynne has mused about introducing a carbon tax. Those savings on gas are also offset by a falling dollar (raising the price of imports) and the skyrocketing price of electricity (projected to climb by 42 per cent from 2013-18). This brings us to Wynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech at the Canada 2020 lunch last week. During her talk, she raised the idea of a nationwide infrastructure partnership, calling on the federal government to take the lead by significantly boosting spending on things like bridges, highways and mass transit systems. These things might very well lead to increased economic growth, but is that the best Wynne can do? Does her best plan to get Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house in order simply involve asking others for money? Ontario needs to get its act together, starting with better ideas from the person charged with leading us.

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while ago, an American newspaper did an article in which it said the main hope for excitement in the sleepy ByWard Market was that a wine store had opened. Predictably, everybody here got excited about the story, rising to the defence of the market and the nonsleepiness of Ottawa. That was civicminded of everybody, but there is a serious question about whether being non-sleepy is something to aspire to. Be careful what you wish for, is the old saying. What happens when our city becomes exciting is not always all that wonderful. Like the shootings on and around Parliament Hill last fall. Ottawa was at the top of page one all around the world, led all the newscasts. A little of that goes a

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CHARLES GORDON Funny Town long way. Similarly, last week there was the episode at a local hotel involving hazardous chemicals and the arrest of a man from Nova Scotia. Back to the top of page one we go, back to the lead on the newscasts. Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it make you a bit nostalgic for the days when we were dullsville on the Rideau, or whatever it was we were called? This is not the only city with aspirations to be a bit more edgy. Torontonians used to chafe at all

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those articles about how safe and clean their city was, as if somehow it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a real city until it had real city dirt, real city gridlock and real city crime. Well, now it has at least some of that, even if the crime rate doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin to approach that of major American cities. Toronto is edgier now, less sleepy, and guess what? People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like it all that much. Ottawa is starting to get some shootings too, linked to gangs. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not dullsville. A few more and the outside world will begin to take notice. Is that what we want? Wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we be happier with more traditional Ottawa-style headlines, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;City to hold public consultation on micro-retailers on Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ottawa River pollution DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES 4RACI #AMERON ADMINISTRATION: $ONNA 4HERIEN DISPLAY ADVERTISING: 'ISELE 'ODIN +ANATA $AVE 0ENNETT /TTAWA 7EST "RAD #LOUTHIER /RLEANS #INDY 'ILBERT /TTAWA 3OUTH 'EOFF (AMILTON /TTAWA %AST 6ALERIE 2OCHON "ARRHAVEN *ILL -ARTIN .EPEAN -IKE 3TOODLEY 3TITTSVILLE *ANINE +IVELL /TTAWA 7EST 2ICO #ORSI !UTOMOTIVE #ONSULTANT 'REG 3TIMPSON !UTOMOTIVE #ONSULTANT

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levels declineâ&#x20AC;?? Headlines like that are signs of a city trying, in a rather dull way, to get better without alarming anybody. For a bit of harmless excitement, we might allow ourselves headlines such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senators extend win streakâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canal re-opens for skating.â&#x20AC;? An unsleepiness level much above that might be, well, hazardous. Some day the virtues of sleepiness will be recognized worldwide. When that happens, it would be only proper if the headline over that story recognizes Ottawa as global leader. Cited might be our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achievement in protecting corner stores, limiting disease to trees and educating its population to separate recyclables. And mention might be made of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuing tradition of avoiding being visited by crews from CNN. By the way, a testament to our sleepiness is the fact that police, in the hazardous chemicals situation CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES:

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last week, were able to evacuate the downtown hotel quietly in the middle of the night, so as not to alert the suspect, using OC Transpo vehicles to transfer guests to other hotels. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad sleepy and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good sleepy, right?

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Rise of the millennials

T Confederation Line East Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension Ottawa Road 174 / Prescott-Russell County Road 17 Widening Environmental Assessment Studies Open Houses Tuesday, February 3, 2015 R. J. Kennedy Memorial Community Center Hall A & B 1115 Dunning Road, Cumberland 6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex 1490 Youville Drive, Orléans 6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.

Thursday, February 5, 2015 Guy Faubert Hall 954 Giroux Street, Rockland 6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.

Confederation Line East LRT Extension The City of Ottawa is undertaking an Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the extension of LRT from Blair Station to Trim Road along the Ottawa Road 174 (OR174) corridor in accordance with the Transit Projects Assessment Process. This LRT line will provide fast, reliable service to the communities of Beacon Hill, Blackburn Hamlet, Orleans, and rural Cumberland. A total of eight stations are proposed between Blair Station and the Trim Park and Ride. Highway 174/County Road 17 Widening The United Counties of Prescott and Russell in partnership with the City of Ottawa are undertaking a Class EA study for the OR174 and Prescott-Russell County Road 17 (CR17) corridor from Highway 417 to County Road 8 (Landry Road). This Study is being carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class EA process. Consultation was held in 2013 to introduce the need for alternative solutions to address problems on the OR174 and CR17 corridor. Open House information and presentation UÊ Ê}i iÀ> Ê«À iVÌÊÕ«`>Ìi]Ê V Õ` }ÊÌ iÊ Ìi}À>Ì Ê vÊ ,/Ê ÊÌ iÊ",£Ç{ÊV ÀÀ ` ÀÊvÀ Ê > ÀÊ-Ì>Ì Ê to Trim Road UÊ / iÊìÛi « i ÌÊ> `ÊiÛ> Õ>Ì Ê vÊÌ iÊ Ìi}À>Ìi`Ê> } i ÌÊ> ÌiÀ >Ì ÛiÃÊv ÀÊÌ iÊ ,/Ê> `Ê",£Ç{Ê widening including the preferred plan West of Trim Road UÊ / iÊìÛi « i ÌÊ> `ÊiÛ> Õ>Ì Ê vÊ> ÌiÀ >Ì ÛiÊÀ >`ÊV ÀÀ ` ÀÃÊvÀ Ê/À Ê, >`ÊÌ Ê > `ÀÞÊ, >`]Ê including the preferred road corridor This is the second round of public consultation for the OR174/CR17 widening EA study and the first round of public consultation for the East LRT Extension EA Study to review and discuss the project with the study team and solicit feedback. The East LRT extension is one of three environmental assessment studies underway as part of Stage 2, the City’s plan to extend the benefits of rail to residents further east, west and south that will add 19 new stations and 30 kilometres to our LRT network. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call 3-1-1 or e-mail the project lead below before the event. If you are not available to attend the Open House or would like additional information, please visit the study web site at ottawa.ca/easternlrt or at www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en/public-works/major-projects or ottawa.ca/hwy174and17study or direct your comments and questions to the contact person below. The Open House presentation material will be posted to the study web site. For further information on this project, or to be added to our mailing list, visit the web site or contact: East LRT and OR174/CR17 Widening Angela Taylor, P. Eng. Senior Project Engineer City of Ottawa Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 15210 E-mail: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca

OR174/CR17 Widening Marc R. Clermont, P. Eng. Director of Public Works United Counties of Prescott and Russell Tel: 613-675-4661, ext. 3100 E-mail: MClermont@prescott-russell.on.ca

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BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse company conducted a survey of more than 4,000 graduates from across 75 countries. More than half of the millennials surveyed said they preferred employers who offered opportunities for advancement, while 35 per cent cited “excellent training/development programs” as a top incentive. Ninety-five per cent of millennials surveyed said work/life balance was important when determining where to work. Other studies have found many millennials also want to have their opinions acknowledged and be given autonomy in their work. It may sound like a tall order. But companies that have come to understand and accept these demands from millennials, and the women who came before them, will find themselves in a better competitive position a few years from now. When millennials are engaged in their work and feel valued by their employers and colleagues, they can be among the most creative, hardworking, technology-savvy genera-

tion in the office. They aren’t afraid to experiment and new try new things, make connections or learn new technology. Since they’re about to outnumber us, it’s probably a good time to think about how to work with them and develop them into great managers. In fact, they have already started to rise through the ranks, surpassing the boomers and gen-Xers that mentored them. If that idea worries you, it shouldn’t. With millennials at the helm, workplaces are already starting to look a whole lot different from the structured, isolated layouts of the past. Think about what it could mean to have an innovative manager that believes in worklife balance and employee engagement – not to mention keep you up-to-date with the latest app technology. So I say, welcome millennials. My generation never had a chance to make it to the top of the food chain, but hats off and good luck to the younger crowd. I hope you treat me right.

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City moving ahead with pair of parking studies Review focused on reducing amount of parking required for new homes Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

Two studies that will impact people’s ability to park their vehicles will get underway this year. A sure-to-be-controversial review of how many parking spaces should be required for new residential developments is on tap for 2015, provided the planning committee approves its work plan this spring. The study will result in a requirement for fewer parking spaces, said Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, the new chairwoman of the planning committee. “They are going to lower the targets for them,” she said. “I think that’s good.” Harder said she supports having fewer parking spaces for residential developments because people can walk, cycle or take transit. “I think that with the amount of money we’re investing in cycling and in walking and all of the things that we’re doing, there are some areas where it doesn’t make a lot of sense to have that amount of land taken up (by parking),” Harder said. But as a suburban representative, Harder said she understands the suburbs are home to a different lifestyle that is more car-oriented. Between the parking requirement study and the ongoing “Building Better Suburbs” study, the city will look for a solution such as a different way to deal with visitor parking in suburban developments, Harder said. “I think we have to be realistic and remember that we have a very diverse city with three particular bands (urban, suburban and rural),” she said.

committee that the parking ban was very problematic. “It’s not working well,” Wylie said last May. “It’s not co-ordinated well with the (snow removal) operations.” The overnight ban is automatically put in place every time Environment Canada forecasts more than seven centimetres of snow. But crews often aren’t out plowing every residential street until a day or two later. Bylaw officers issued 10,848 tickets during on-street parking bans in 2013. Last year, Wylie said it doesn’t make sense for bylaw officers to ticket motorists for parking on the street during a ban if the snowplows don’t need to get through during that night. Luc Gagné, who has taken over Wylie’s role as manager of road services, agreed that it takes a large amount of resources for bylaw offi-

cers to check for vehicles parked all the residential streets. Both Wylie and Gagne said they understand there are concentrated residential areas where street parking is a necessity. Gagné said snow removal crews know they have to “be diligent” and keep returning to

Notice of Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Second phase of Low-rise Infill Housing Study In accordance with the Planning Act and Section 5.2.3 of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, notice is hereby provided that a Zoning By-law Amendment proposal has been initiated by the Planning and Growth Management Department of the City of Ottawa. Lands subject to the proposal The Zoning By-law Amendment is a City-initiated proposal affecting low density residential zones within the green belt. More specifically, the amendment affects Residential First Density to Fourth Density Zones (R1, R2, R3, R4) within Wards 7 to 18. Purpose and effect of the City-initiated amendment The nature of the City-initiated amendment is to introduce additional regulations with regards to building height and mass, rear and side yard setbacks, and permitted projections. The additional regulations are proposed in order to: - Ensure rear yards are at the least equivalent to building height - Ensure access to rear yards - Limit the mass of houses on large lots - Allow intensification on corner lots - Allow relief on lot width for narrower built forms - Limit projections into required yards - Reduce building height - Limit the size of accessory structures - Limit the projection of roof top patios and their access above the maximum building height - Require amenity at grade - Limit the size of roof top patios and their access Further information For any information or materials related to the amendment, including full details of the proposed zoning, please contact the undersigned, or visit ottawa.ca/infill Submission requirements The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the undersigned via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the undersigned. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Ottawa to the Ontario Municipal Board.

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The second parking study, which is just getting underway now, will look at the issue of overnight streetparking bans and street-parking permits in relation to snow removal. The issue came up last spring, when the former manager of roads, traffic operations and maintenance, Kevin Wylie, told the transportation

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Comments received no later than Friday, February 27, 2015 from residents will be considered in City staff’s recommendation to Planning Committee. Dated at the City of Ottawa this 29th day of January 2015. Steve Gauthier, Planner Planning and Growth Management Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27889 Fax: 613-580-2459 E-mail: steve.gauthier@ottawa.ca Website: ottawa.ca/Inﬁll

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clear the snow. “That’s a tough one,” Wylie said last spring about the street-parking permit program. “In some of the areas of the city, they have parking permits because they have nowhere else to park – they have no parking garages and no

driveways.” At the time, Wylie predicted the study would look at different ways to solve the problem, but would not likely result in changes or reductions to the on-street parking permit program. An upcoming public consultation will be planned to see if residents have any ideas on how to best tackle the issue, Gagné said.

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are sending their children. • How are different age groups divided? Are boys and girls divided? Can my child be in the same group as his/ her friend? • What if my child doesn't like the camp? Do you offer a guarantee? What is your cancellation policy? • Where can I find more information about your camp? Do you have a web-site? Can I register online? Can I pay by credit card? • Can you accomodate children with special needs? life-threatening allergies? • Which weeks of camp are still available? • How and when will I receive confirmation of my reg-

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Unfortunately not only are children with overweight or obesity at an increased risk of potential medical problems, they’re also at a higher risk of: • Poor self-esteem • Feeling socially isolated • Depression • Impaired social skills • Higher levels of stress and anxiety • Behaviour and/or learning problems as a result of psychological difficulties related to childhood obesity

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There are hundreds of reasons for kids to go to camp. Here is a partial list followed by expert advice on why every child should go to camp to: • make new friends (the number one outcome cited by children who attend camp) • learn new physical skills (arts and crafts, sports, swimming, waterskiing, archery) • learn new social skills (communication, leadership, teamwork) • gain an appreciation of people's different abilities (we are all gifted in some way or another) • experience the feelings of love, safety, and security • enjoy being a kid and clowning around • experience the freedom to make choices, decisions, and mistakes • do chores without being paid (kids help to clean up after lunch and to keep the camp area clean) • have one outstanding teacher (we have lots of the non-academic kind here) • see positive adult role models in a fun environment • experience a community where everyone is welcome regardless of race, colour or religion ! • learn how to swim (many ! provide daily swimcamps

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ming opportunities) • receive praise for who she is and what she has accomplished (counselors do this all the time) • turn off the television for a week (there are no TV's at most camps) • to gain leadership skills (within a group of their peers) • experience many things for the first time • build confidence in all the things they can do • feel comfortable being themselves (all personalities are encouraged and celebrated at camp) • learn to adjust to new environments, various social situations • gain a greater sense of personal satisfaction, self-esteem, and leadership • develop personal habits that lead to a healthy lifestyle • discover and explore their interests, values and talents • participate on teams • take responsibility for others and help out • increase their problemsolving skills • meet a new circle of peers (outside of their school friends) • create life-long friendships • learn to adjust to new environments • gain a greater sense of personal satisfaction and personal habits that lead to a healthy

lifestyle • trust their own instincts and gain a sense of independence • Most importantly. to have fun A camp experience is without equal. Even those campers who during the school year have behavioural problems, difficulty concentrating or who cannot relate well to their peers are highly successful. How is all of this accomplished in a recreational/educational setting that is overseen by a few camping professionals, but is administered for the most part by high school and university students? The answer is complex, however, the key to the success of camp is that all its efforts are

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sitive. As part of a relatively small group they make friendships and establish bonds that will last a lifetime. The trust that is established allows them to take risks, experiment, challenge themselves and learn from these trials. Day-to-day they face a multitude of real life situations for which they find their own solutions or work closely with others to resolve them. They develop logical thinking. They assume various roles within the group based upon their strengths. They are better able to make choices for themselves that meet their needs and the needs of others. They become part of a community as they get caught up in the enthusiastic displays of spirit and singing

that make camp distinct. Moreover, without realizing it they develop skills that relate directly to academic subjects such as geography, mathematics, kinesiology, meteorology, biology, natural sciences and languages. Their ability to communicate with their peers and their leaders is enhanced. They learn to accept and appreciate individual differences and are willing to reach out to assist others or allow themselves to be helped. Through challenging and creative activities they develop skills that will be useful as they cope with everyday life. From each experience they become more self confident and develop an increased self esteem which allows them to continue to reach out and look for more. All this in a fun-filled, stress free environment. Camp is a place where strengths are reinforced, where people recognize and accept that all of us have varying abilities and talents. In so doing, each participant can applaud the efforts of peers. Feeling that support, the young person is willing to attempt more complex and challenging activities without the fear of failure. In this environment the “poor student” has an opportunity for recognition and leadership that may otherwise be denied. Camp is for every child regardless of talent and ability. Matt Barr is the owner/ president of Camps Canada, a summer camp based in Ottawa.

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Creamy roasted mushroom soup makes great meal for a cold day The extra prep is worth the effort for this company worthy soup. Dress it up by garnishing with sliced cooked mushrooms and fresh herbs. Preparation time: 30 minutes. Cooking time: 30 to 35 minutes. Roasting time: 15 to 20 minutes. Serves four to six. Ingredients

• 250 g (8 oz) each shiitake, button and cremini mushrooms • 45 ml (3 tbsp) olive oil • 15 ml (1 tbsp) chopped fresh thyme • freshly ground pepper • 2 leeks, white part only, chopped • 1 onion, chopped • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 125 ml (1/2 cup) dry white wine • 1 L (4 cups) sodium-reduced chicken or vegetable broth • 1 large potato, peeled and diced

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minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in a large pot, heat the remaining oil and thyme over medium heat and add the leeks and onion and cook until they’re softened, about eight minutes. Add the garlic, roasted mushrooms and wine, and cook over medium-high heat for two minutes. Add the broth, potato, salt, bay leaves and cayenne. Bring the mixture to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until the potato is tender, or about 15 minutes. Let it cool slightly, then remove the bay leaves. Purée in batches in a blender, then return the soup to the saucepan and stir in the milk and balsamic vinegar. Season with additional freshly ground pepper, if desired. Reheat gently until hot.

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Dog days of winter An annual tradition took place on Jan. 24 as the grounds of Rideau Hall were transformed into a winter playground, complete with skating, dog sledding, carriage rides and food from a number of featured countries. Above, Tracy and Isabella Manis get taken for a ride by a team of happy Huskies driven by Sylvain and Julie Bérubé. Left, youth were given a scale-sized lesson in curling by members of the Ottawa Valley Curling Association. Here, Cindy Luckett, coach at the Manotick Curling Club, teaches William St-Jean the basics.

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It was Aunt Bertha who taught Mother how to make felt slippers to help keep our feet warm on the floors of a house with no cellar. It was Aunt Bertha who showed Mother how to put yellow beans in brine so they would taste like they had just been picked from the garden during the winter. And it was Aunt Bertha who helped put together a quilting frame and who showed Mother how to put together blocks of print and fine-stitch them, turning them into warm covers for our beds. And it was Aunt Bertha who showed Mother what could be done with flannelette sheets when they became thread bare down the middle where they got the most wear.

And so, it was on a bitterly cold Saturday in the winter that Mother sent Audrey upstairs to take off the flannelette sheets from the bed in the back bedroom where my brothers slept. The kitchen table was cleared, and the sheet thrown across it, just like a tablecloth. Mother made sure it was on exactly right, with the same amount of sheet hanging down on each side of the table. Then she took the scissors and with Audrey holding one side and me the other to keep the sheet in place, Mother cut the flannelette sheet in half, down the middle. Then the outer edges of the sheet were put together, Mother hauled it over to the old Singer sewing machine, and with Audrey and me feeding it up off the floor, the outer edges became the

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Early childhood educators at licensed daycare facilities in Ontario started making $1 more per hour as of Jan. 1, MPPs Yasir Naqvi and MarieFrance Lalonde announced on Jan. 19 in OrlĂŠans. The province will pay for the $1 increase, which will go up another $1 per hour in

2016 for early childhood educators at qualified daycares. Staff who make $26.27 per hour or more are ineligible for the raise. The wage increase is available to eligible staff in all licensed child care centres and licensed private home day cares. Naqvi said the wage increase is to close the gap between the rates that early

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cator with the school board starts at $20.09 per hour, and can move up to a maximum pay of $26.27 once he or she has four or more years of experience. At the YMCA in Ottawa, an early childhood educator would make about $32,000. Staff at the OrlĂŠans YMCA, where the MPPs made the announcement, said they have lost several staff members

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Residents are invited to a public open house and consultation session that I am hosting regarding a proposed development at 1110 Fisher Avenue. This meeting will be held on Thursday February 19 at the Alexander Community Centre, 960 Silver Street, off Shillington Avenue. The open house will commence at 6:30pm, followed by a presentation at 7pm. This session is being held in cooperation with the Carlington Community Association. The current proposal is a Planned Unit Development (PUD) with two semi-detached dwellings proposed for the front of the property and one semi-detached and one townhome dwelling proposed for the rear. The total number of units proposed for this PUD is nine (9). The buildings are separated into four blocks, two in the front, two in the rear, with a driveway and parking access located in the centre. Elevations have been provided, and they illustrate the proposed four-storey height limit, or 14 metres. The proposed vehicular entrance is situated roughly in the centre of the frontage on Fisher Avenue, leading to the parking spaces and garages of the units on the interior of the site. Two parking spaces are provided for each unit in tandem design (one in garage, one in driveway) and the private way access is a two-lane, two-way access. This width is consistent with the private way required width as per the Planned Unit Development provisions contained under Section 131 of the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law.

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The city will speed up the process of finding new monikers for streets with duplicate names. Renaming the duplicates has been on the city’s to-do list since amalgamation in 2001 because the dual names can cause confusion, particularly for emergency responders. Some of the duplicate streets have been renamed over the years and the city made good headway on the project, renaming approximately 150 streets so far. But there are still around that many still waiting to be renamed, said Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley, who said he wants to see the job get done. He has been pushing for the changes since 2012, when he

submitted an enquiry asking why the renaming were only being done at a pace of one or two a year. “The city amalgamated over a decade ago, so that was the need for this,” Hubley said. He credited retiring chief building code official Arlene Gregoire with creating a plan to get the rest of the renamings done by 2016. “I really want to congratulate her and her staff for giving us a solution so that we can clear up the backlog,” Hubley said. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli is also keen on seeing the renaming fast tracked because he has a number of confusing duplicate streets in his ward. “I have two Hadley streets in my ward and on different occasions, the wrong vehicles have gone to the wrong streets and this is a very unsafe situation,” Chiarelli said.

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Each unit is approximately 200 square metres. Units have balconies located generally at the rear, either overlooking the interior of the site, or the rear yard. The fourth floor, however, has balconies on the front façade.

The developer and city staff will present an overview of the application and you will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments to them, as well as myself.

steps to address that issue last year by giving the director of building code services delegated authority to correct the spelling of a street name and eliminate duplication. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper asked city staff to make a list of the affected streets available as quickly as possible. Information on the street renaming project will be posted on ottawa.ca this spring, including a list of streets that will be renamed. Residents will be invited to submit suggestions for new names online. The final name selections will be made by city staff in consultation with the appropriate city councillors. The cost of replacing street signs will be covered through the existing public works budget, according to the memo from city staff.

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The total number of parking spaces for the nine (9) units within this PUD is eighteen (18).

Soft landscaping is provided in the rear yard, the front yard and side yards, and notably in every available space in the vehicle access area in the interior of the site.

Planning committee chairwoman Jan Harder, councillor for Barrhaven Ward, said part of the reason the process has taken so long is people’s reticence to accept some of the changes that resulted from amalgamation, which didn’t sit well with some residents. Now that more time has passed, it is becoming easier, Harder said. “Some people aren’t going to want their street name changed, but in the end it doesn’t matter,” Chiarelli said. “We have street names so people can find places. So when the street names become the reason why people can’t find places, it becomes antithetical to the point of their creation.” Limited staff resources are also to blame, according to a memo from the planning department. City council took

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A decision to allow the partial demolition of a heritage Billings home highlights the challenges in preserving historic buildings and making them appeal to homebuyers, says the project’s architect. Respected local architect Barry Hobin designed a two-storey addition to a one-story pioneer cottage-style home built for Charles Billings, son of Braddish Billings, sometime before 1850, which received heritage designation last year.

City heritage staff say the home is a rare example of the Ontario cottage style that was popular here from the 1830s to the 1870s. The home is affiliated with the prominent Billings family and the early settlement of the area, which predates the street pattern. On Jan. 20 the city’s planning committee OK’d a plan to demolish 20 per cent of the rear of the existing home to enable the addition Hobin designed to be built, more than doubling the size of the original 102-square-metre structure for a total of 350 square metres.

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Some city councillors and at least one neighbour weren’t in favour of the changes. Nina Dekker, who lives in Alta Vista Ward, said the original building is an irreplaceable part of the community. “I feel strongly that the entire building needs to be saved,” Dekker told the planning committee on Jan. 20. When it comes to creating a plan that preserves all or part of a heritage home, Hobin said he makes those decisions on a case-by-case basis, depending on the size and layout of the original building. “It’s not just a matter of retaining the heritage property, it’s about creating something of value,” he told the committee. “You have to look at the asset,” Hobin said. “In this case, it’s a small cottage form, which is not about high architecture but about vernacular craft ... In other cases you’re dealing with a spectacular house where you’re trying to save everything.” Hobin said he faces a challenge in trying to repurpose heritage homes so they can appeal to the types of buyers who can afford them.

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This architect’s rendering shows the original 1830s-era Charles Billings estate outlined on the right, with a proposed addition that necessitates partial demolition of the original cottage. That partial demolition was approved by the city’s planning committee Jan. 20. “I think in this case, the real challenge of trying to retain the heritage building is to make it not feel awkward and make sure the plan flows with the feel of what would be a normal house,” he said. “In other words, you don’t have to be a heritage zealot in order to buy this house. It should feel normal.”

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A charity golf tournament aims to engage the entire national capital region this year to support members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Professional Golf Association Tour Canada and the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services announced its new partnership and a new name and logo for an Ottawabased event at the Morale and Welfare Services offices on

Jan. 20. Formerly known as the Forces and Families Open in 2014, was organized by the director of Forces and Families John Randolph, who served as tournament director. A Toronto resident, Randolph decided to pass along the torch to the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services to host the tour this year. The organization announced the tour is now the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops. PGA Tour Canada president

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Professional Golf Association Tour Canada president Jeff Monday and associate director of Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services Doug Langton announce a new partnership between the two organizations for an upcoming charity golf tournament on Jan. 20. event. We encourage everyone in the region to come to Hylands to watch in person what is sure to be an exciting tournament.” Langton will serve as this year’s tournament director. Last year he said the event saw young golfers vie for the chance to join the likes of Canadian golfers Mike Weir, Graham DeLaet, Brad Fritsch.

Former PGA Tour member and Manotick native Brad Fritsch will return as the event’s ambassador of golf after lending his support to the event in its inaugural year. Members of the military and their families will have complimentary access to PGA Tour Canada events, as well as clinics from tour players will be available.

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Liz Manley gathers friends for a good cause Two-day fundraiser aims to raise money for mental health, youth services groups Michelle Nash

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Olympian and mental health advocate Elizabeth Manley wants everyone to know her latest show, Liz Manley and Friends, is about so much more than figure skating. “Just because it says Liz Manly and friends, it doesn’t just mean it’s a figure skating show. It’s far more than that,” Manley said. “I want people to support the show for the cause and I want people to say, ‘Wow, that was a show.’ ” Liz Manley and Friends is a two-day fundraiser on Feb. 13 and 14. A gala dinner at the Brookstreet Hotel on Feb. 13 which includes a silent and live auction and up-close-andpersonal meet and greet with Olympic champions Manley, Elvis Stojko, and world champions Javier Fernandez and Kimmie Meissner. The main

event will be an evening show the following night, on Feb. 14 at TD Place which will feature skating, live music and this year will see aerobatic performances incorporated into the show. The event aims to raise money for two charities, Do It For Daron and the Youth Services Bureau. Alongside Manley, Stojko, Fernandez and Meissner, Spanish dance team Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz will dance on the ice, Violetta Afana Sieva and Pete Dack will perform aerobatic skating acts and Emmanuella Balmorie an aerial hoop performer will fly across the ice. Alan Frew will perform Glass Tiger classics such as Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone and Someday. In addition to the Olympians and stage performers, two local skaters, one from the Gloucester Skating Club and one from

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Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bondar, who trains with the Gloucester Skating Club, plans to not let nerves get the best of her when she skates as part of the Liz Manley and Friends show at TD Place on Feb. 14. the Nepean Skating Club, will also participate in the show. “It’s really cool to be in the show,” said Chloe Bondar from the Gloucester Skating Club. “Liz (Manley) said she sees me as a rising star which was really cool to know she thinks of me like that.” This will be Chloe’s biggest

show yet, and the young skater said she is nervous, but also incredibly excited to be performing with Olympians. She added she plans on asking some of them tips about the best way to one day become an Olympian herself. “She is such a doll,” Manley said. “I have known Chloe

PET OF THE WEEK Hi, I may be biased, but I think our pets are adorable! Peyton, a 7 year old spayed female, is the sweetest black pug you’ll ever meet. She loves to wake you up in the morning by smothering you with kisses! She doesn’t like the cold and prefers to sleep on the couch with her new friend, MK. She loves treats, going for drives and watching TV.

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know there are people to talk to and help is available. “If I hadn’t had someone come forward and say they wanted to help me I don’t know what would have happened,” Manley said. “I was at my worst of worst at 16 -- I had lost all my hair, gained a bunch of weight, all my dreams were gone. It’s important to let them know they are not alone. I take it to heart when I hear about a teenager committing suicide, because something could have changed. And that is what these charities are doing so well at – letting them know there is hope.” Manley said there is still much to do to ensure all youth who are suffering from some type of depression have resources to help them through the tough times. “We are on the right road, but as you know, things take time and money and that’s the reason why I am doing what I am doing,” she said. Tickets are available at tdplace.ca or by calling 613232-6767.

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How to Make a Cupcake Perform Miracles for the Animals The Ottawa Humane Society has once again joined National Cupcake Day™ for SPCAs & Humane Societies, and we would love for you to participate and raise funds by baking cupcakes in exchange for much needed donations for the animals! These cupcakes aren’t ordinary cupcakes. These cupcakes save lives. They rescue animals injured by the side of the road. They protect animals from abuse. They perform life saving surgery. They teach young people responsibility and compassion. How can you make a cupcake this 0129.R0013108178

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since she was yay high and she has what it takes.” Manley, best known for her silver medal win at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, first started hosting a charity skating show in 2012. She said the Liz Manley and Friends show has always had one thing in mind: to raise money and awareness for mental health wellness and youth services. Last year the event raised $40,000. “The money I am raising makes it possible for these organizations to help teens,” Manley said. “We still have a long way to go, but the more awareness and the more we talk about it and more understanding give these organizations the opportunity to make sure there are doors open for these kids to be able to talk about it.” As a 16-year-old, Manley suffered from depression and has opened up about her experiences. For her, she said the most important thing is for make sure teenagers who may be suffering from depression

miraculous? Just bake them and participate in Cupcake Day this February. It’s a sweet way to help the animals. Here’s how to host a National Cupcake Day Party: 1. Register for FREE at www. ottawahumane.ca/cupcakeday. 2. Plan and promote your Cupcake Day Party by personalizing your Online Bakery and by using the materials in your host kit. 3. Encourage co-workers, friends and family to support you by donating online through your Online Bakery. 4. Bake cupcakes.

5. Hold a National Cupcake Day Party and collect donations. 6. Show off your creations to the world via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 7. Send in the donations collected at your National Cupcake Day Party to the Ottawa Humane Society (245 West Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, ON K2E 1A6) by March 13. 8. Celebrate your success. The funds you raise will change the lives of animals! For more information and to register, please visit www.ottawahumane.ca/ cupcakeday.

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

Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258 Time to make

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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

Jan. 30

First Unitarian Church will host Arts Night on Jan. 30. Please come to see Shellina Merani, comedian, Lucia Alloggia, portrait artist and Lisa Goodnough, pianist talk about, demonstrate or perform their art. The church is located at 30 Cleary Ave. Admission is $5. For more information, call 613-725-1066.

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Jan. 31

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting Trivia Night at St. George’s Parish Hall, located at 415 Piccadilly Ave., on Jan. 31 from from 6 to 8 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 Pm for registration. Teams can consist of two to six people. The cost is $15 per person, which includes light snacks. Cash Bar. Prizes for the top two teams and honest team. For tickets and further info contact st.georgetrivianight@ gmail.com.

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Feb. 3

Tree Ottawa is hosting a workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the RBC in the Convent Glen Shopping Centre located at 6505 Jeanne D`Arc Blvd., where we will introduce Tree Ottawa and the scope of our work to the residents of Orléans. A range of experts will present on topics such as the emerald ash borer and the city of Ottawa’s tree planting program, the benefits and considerations of planting local indigenous trees, and on how to organize a successful tree planting event in your neighbourhood. Admission

is free.

Ongoing

The Olde Forge Friendship Club is welcoming new members. Seniors who are bereaved, new to the city, or looking for new friends are all welcome. Weekly meetings are held at the Olde Forge, located at 2730 Carling Ave. Call 613-829-9777 and leave your name and telephone number and you will be put in touch with a Friendship Club member. Ovarian Cancer Canada offers a free presentation, Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power, about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of the disease. To organize one for your business, community group or association, please contact Lyne Shackleton at 613-488-3993 or ottawakip@ gmail.com. The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as skiing, Scrabble, bridge, fun lunches, book clubs, Gallery tours, dinner club, and crafts. For more information visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or call 613-860-0548. The Active Living Club invites active seniors and adults 50+ to join us in the outdoor activities of hiking, cycling, canoeing, cross-country skiing and snow-

shoeing. All outings start at 10 a.m. from different locations in Ottawa/Gatineau, and range from 1.5 to 3 hours. The City of Ottawa offers these safe, healthy and fun filled outings, guided by first aid qualified leaders and tailored to different levels. Call City Wide Sports at 613580-2854 or email cws-psm@ ottawa.ca.

Mondays

Discover the unique thrill of singing four-part harmony with a group of fun-loving women who enjoy making music together. Regular rehearsals on Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Orléans United Church, 1111 Orléans Blvd. For information call Muriel Gidley at 613-590-0260 or visit bytownbeat.com. Confident, charismatic leaders were not born that way. In Toastmasters you will gain the practice to become the leader and speaker you want to be. Carlingwood Toastmasters meets Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Martin’s Church, located at 2120 Prince Albert Ave. For more information, visit carlingwoodtoastmasters.org. Practice and improve your Spanish speaking skills at the intermediate and advanced levels. We are Los Amigos Toastmasters and we meet at the Civic Hospital, Main Building, Main Floor, Room 3 at the back left of the Cafeteria Tulip Café on Mondays from 5:15 p.m. to

6:30 p.m. Call Carole at 613761-6537 or e-mail lucani@ sympatico.ca for more information. You can also visit us online at amigos-tm.ca.

Tuesdays

We need you! If you like to sing, please join our seniors choir. We meet every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Churchill Recreation Centre, located at the corner of Churchill and Richmond roads. Open to both ladies and gentlemen. If you are interested, please call Vera Clourier at 613-228-3428. The Hogs Back 50+ Club meets every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the front room of the Boys and Girls Club, 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. at Meadowlands and Hogs Back. Bring a bag lunch or come for cards, crafts, and friendly chatter. Drop in and check it out. For info call Shirley at 613-225-8089.

Tuesday & Thursday

A free community walking program is being offered from 6 to 8 p.m. at Merivale High School, located at 1755 Merivale Rd. Pole walk, run, stroll, stair climb -- get out and make new friends, all at no cost. The sessions incorporate information and education, including workshops and speakers, on all aspects of health and wellness. The sessions take place inside the school and the registration desk is beside the main office. For more information, phone Barbara at 613-225-3732.

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YOUR HOROSCOPE ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 There is no harm in being ambitious, Aries. But a little humility to accompany that ambition can go a long way. Accept any recognition you earn in an appropriate manner.

CROSSWORDS

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Your desires make it seem like anything is within reach this week, Taurus. You may have to work a little harder to achieve your goals, but hard work is its own reward.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Postpone chores that are not essential, Gemini. This way you can make the most of your upcoming free time with friends and family. You deserve a little break now and again.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, try to avoid stretching yourself too thin in the coming weeks. Your ambition and energy are at an alltime high, but if you do not slow down, you can easily get burnt out.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

It’s impossible for people to try to contain all of your energy this week, Leo. Direct your energy in a positive way and use it to reach your goals.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Express your feelings without any inhibition, Virgo. Others will appreciate your honesty, especially if you employ some tact when sharing your opinions.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Cut into cubes 5. Food flavorings 11. Longest tenured “Tonight Show” host 14. One being educated 15. British conservatives 18. End without completion 19. Boater 21. Indicated horsepower (abbr.) 23. Protects the chest 24. Expresses pleasure 28. Stiff hair, bristle 29. Blood type 31. Taxis 33. Ribbed material 34. Young female socialite 36. Game cube 37. Priest’s liturgical vestment 40. 2.1 km tributary of the river Seille 42. The golden state 43. Powder mineral 45. Coat with plaster 47. Far East housemaid 48. Digital audiotape

51. Merchandising 54. Libreville is the capital 58. Incapable of flexibility 60. Language of Andorra 62. Repeat in concise form 64. Dark areas 65. Enough (archaic) CLUES DOWN 1. Disk jockeys 2. 9th Greek letter 3. Fish of the carp family 4. Medical prefix for within 5. Short for synthesizer 6. What part of (abbr.) 7. Farm state 8. Thermionic vacuum tube 9. Employee stock ownership plan 10. A crane 12. Filippo __, Saint 13. One below tens 16. Impatiently desirous 17. Inflict a heavy blow 20. As fast as can be done (abbr.) 22. Ma’s partner 25. Carrier’s invention

26. Possessed 27. Invests in little enterprises 29. Summate 30. Rosary part 32. A large body of water 35. Woman’s undergarment 37. Essential oil obtained from flowers 38. Cripples 39. An explosion 41. Of, French 44. Fish of the genus Salvelinus 46. Bahrain dinar 49. Banded calcedony 50. Giant armadillo 52. In place of 53. Electronic countercountermeasures 55. Large package of cotton 56. 3564 m French Alp 57. European defense organization 59. Check 60. Former OSS 61. Not old 63. Goodwill promotion

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, no matter how crazy your life is right now, you still manage to come out looking no worse for wear. You have a handy way of making lemonade out of sour lemons.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Your long-term career opportunities are looking good, Scorpio. If you do what makes you happy, you will always end up on top and financial rewards will follow.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, although you see lucrative career opportunities at every bend, you are not ready to make a big change. You will know when the moment has come to make a change.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Proceed gently if you want to make any real progress, Capricorn. You’re feeling more optimistic, but you still need to exercise caution. Common sense can keep you grounded.

HOW TO PLAY :

Aquarius, friends may arrive at your home with plans for fun and adventure. Any kind of celebration or social situation is what you crave right now. Go ahead and enjoy yourself.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column, or 3x3 box.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Don’t worry about a potential conflict, Pisces. In due time you will realize this was nothing to get worked up about.

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