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Only 30 per cent of the English language is visible on someone’s lips when they speak, making everyday life for someone profoundly deaf a challenging experience as they try to make out what’s being said around them. This was an everyday reality for Monica Elaine Campbell, who used to criss-cross Canada to meet with individuals in her role as a Veterans Affairs classification officer. “It involves high mental gymnastics, so it’s very tiring,” said Campbell. Though her aim in life was to overcome her disability and serve in the federal government, the Civic Hospital neighbourhood resident’s life took a series of turns she couldn’t have anticipated. See MONICA, page 2
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It was her current role as deaf culture advocate and founder of the volunteer-led Deaf Palliative Care Team that earned her an appointment to the Order of Ontario on Jan. 13. Formed in 2009 with Campbell and a dedicated group of deaf volunteers trained in palliative care, the team provides care, advocacy and interpretation services for deaf patients in the Ottawa area. It now offers the services of six deaf individuals and eight sign language interpreters. “Honestly, I’m shocked – very shocked – and deeply humbled,” said Campbell of being named to the Order of Ontario. “When I got the news about the honour, it made me stop and think about all I’ve been doing for the last 15 years.” Born profoundly deaf in Prince Edward Island in 1957, Campbell was determined at a young age not to let her disability prevent her from enjoying a full life and career. Moving to Ottawa in 1990 to work at Public Works and Government Services Canada, she used her boundless energy and enthusiasm to overcome the communication gap with colleagues and clients. A quick appeal to speak slowly while facing her was normally all the extra help Campbell needed to read the lips of the speaker. However, in Ottawa she learned of a service that would end up being her life’s passion. “It wasn’t until I moved to Ottawa that I learned about interpretive
services for government employees,” Campbell said. “In P.E.I., we didn’t have interpreters. I think my job would have been made easier if I had have access to interpretive services for some meetings.” It seemed to Campbell that she was standing on the cusp of a bright future. But fate dealt a harsh blow. A serious viral infection, followed by a car accident that left her with debilitating injuries, threatened to snuff out that future. Separated from her promising career due to lack of energy and mobility, Campbell lingered on long-term disability, wondering what path was left for her to take. “The injuries from the accident were serious enough to have to go on medical leave and then retirement,” she said. “I wondered – I had worked so hard to come this far in my career, and now I’m on long-term disability. When I started to improve a bit, I began to question the purpose of my own life … I didn’t know sign language at the time, so I decided to take sign language courses – one at a time – though my stamina remained very limited.” Despite her physical limitations, Campbell persevered, and after completing her fourth course came to a stunning realization. “I felt like I had gained a new identity,” she explained. “I no longer felt like a broken person who needed to be fixed. When I was growing up, I was struggling very hard to fit in the hearing world and to fit in the deaf world. I was teetering back and forth, never really fitting in in either world.
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quickly branched out to the realm of long-term care and the rights of all deaf people to be able to access professional interpretive services. At all levels of government, Campbell made herself heard. She remains an invaluable resource for deaf Canadians and a passionate advocate for disabled rights and patient respect. “This type of work really adds a lot of meaning (to my life),” she said. “It’s a very rewarding experience, working with many wonderful people, and to have the privilege of serving patients who need interpretive services. It’s something that I never imagined would happen in my life.” Despite the positive change Campbell and her team has managed to create in the lives of deaf Canadians, she knows there is much more work to do. “The need will always be there,” she said, referencing both the culturally deaf and the newly deaf, as well as the hard of hearing. “It is an ongoing struggle for deaf patients to have access to interpretive services, whether it’s at the hospital,
a hospice or at their doctor’s office.” The number of people needing better communication will only grow as the country’s population ages. In Ontario, legislation aims for all government offices and businesses to be made accessible to those with disabilities by 2025, the deaf included. “We’re still involved in meetings with hospitals concerning interpretive services and the right of the deaf to have access to those services,” said Campbell. “We see wheelchair ramps in many places and braille next to elevator doors, but deafness is an invisible disability. And the needs of the deaf are not all the same.” Though Campbell, who turns 60 next year, plans to continue her work as long as she is able, she is eager to see the efforts of her team continue, and grow. “I’m not going to be able to do this forever,” she said. “We have a wonderful deaf palliative care team, with wonderful, dedicated volunteers – some of them a lot younger than I am – so my hope is that I can pass the torch to them.”
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BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse backyard rink-building was not a hobby, but a vocation. Subsequent emails to the author revealed the same. I shrugged this off. What’s a little backyard rink? I began in earnest by redistributing the snow from an igloo that dominated the centre of the backyard. I packed down snow for hours one Sunday afternoon. Despite Caddell’s advice to the contrary, I applied water directly to my seemingly level snow base. I flooded several times one
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Put Down the Nextflix: Room on the Broom flies into Ottawa March 20 with puppets galore Have a little Gruffalo lover in your midst? Tall Stories Theatre Company of London’s West End flies Room on the Broom into Centrepointe Theatres on March 20, 2016 for two shows that will thrill the juice box set. Since their successful puppet adaptation of the beloved children’s storybook The Gruffalo, Tall Stories has transformed another award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler into a colourful spectacle with unique characters that you can’t help but love. True to Axel Scheffler’s illustrations from the book, Room on the Broom’s witch hits the stage in her signature purple skirt accompanied by her tiger-striped cat. The story comes together with a witch, her cat, a dog, frog, bird, dragon and mud monster. Each puppet takes about 120 hours for the designer to build for a total of ten full days of work on each one – and each puppet must be duplicated for the tour! Since show’ss first appearance eight years the show ago, there have been seven birds, six cats, five witches, and
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creations clean with an ingenious hack: nightly wipe-downs with vodka. Resourceful? Very. Puppets just anyone can DIY? Not even close. The detail and beauty built into these characters will astound anyone who has popped through the puppet pages of Pinterest. There is so much magic in Room on the Broom - flying, fire-breathing and spells have audiences impressed and enchanted. No wonder the production was nominated for an Olivier Award - the British equivalent of a Tony. The show is an ideal family treat for fans of the book, where kids can
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It’s hard to believe the slick dragon costume was initially upcycled from a bike helmet and a pair of Wellies and all the colourful puppets have been created from old tshirts. Meticulous designer Yvonne Stone has also been known to cut up teddy bears and other stuffed toys for her prototypes. From odds and ends to used apparel, these works of art are precious but constantly handled. Tall Stories keeps the
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January can be cruel skates. I started with a zig-zag across the ice widthwise. I looped to the top, and glided in a little circle. The hollow echo that resonated under me was telling. I had made this thing. I had created it! Where there was once nothing but a patch of snow and an igloo, there was now a living glacial organism, cracking and groaning and shifting under me. The next morning, it rained. And for the entire day following. January in Ottawa can be cruel. But, a few days later, we were back to deepfreeze. The kids finally got to try the rink. They skated before and after school. Then it was Saturday. They started at 8 a.m. and invited one of the neighbour kids to come over. The three of them spent five solid hours playing hockey. When the neighbour returned home, he said to his mom, “You see? Some parents love their children enough to build them a rink.” She and I laughed about it. But truly, it has been an act of love. I don’t like skating that much. I hate the act of lacing up skates. I also detest sub-zero temperatures and kids making noise in
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I purchased 1000 square feet of the stuff, and layered it over the snow. Over the next few days, I attempted to fill it up like a pool. One corner was glassy perfection. The rest, where the snow hadn’t actually, really, for sure been leveled, was bumpy. Day after day, I could still see the igloo base. No matter how much water I applied, it wouldn’t go away. And then one day, it was slightly less there, and an hour later, slightly less again. I know this because I became completely obsessed. I could see my rink from above – out the kitchen window. Over the next several weeks, I was either maintaining my rink, looking at my rink, taking pictures of my rink, looking at pictures of my rink, posting pictures of my rink on social media or researching how to make it better. The only thing I hadn’t done was skate on my rink. One evening, I went out after the kids were in bed, hose in hand. I was about to start watering, when I ran back into our walkout basement and laced up my
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anadians will have their chance to weigh in on the two competing proposals to develop anywhere from 9.1 hectares to 21.6 hectares of land west of our downtown. But some key information seems to missing from the process. Daniel Peritz, vice-president of Canderel, which is one of the parties in Devcore Group that proposed Canadensis said shovels could be in the ground after the approvals in 2017, but didn’t outline the timelines for the three phases of the project. It’s the one that includes an arena and a library. Wait, that’s both groups. First of all, Canadians likely expected a bigger range of options when it came to develop a tract of land that has remained vacant for decades. And that both proposals include a library supposes that Ottawa will want to move their central library there. That process is separate and ongoing – with five sites being considered. It’s possible that the size of the project and the expenses involved prohibited some other players from entering the arena, but the lack of costing in the proposals means we will never know. Canadians are being asked to evaluate two
huge proposals involving valuable crown land without having concrete information about construction timelines or how much the individual proposals will cost. Considering whoever gets the successful bid has a $170-million remediation job ahead of them before the first brick gets laid down, it would be good to know that the parties involved have the capital needed for such a large-scale venture. And what will happen to the Ottawa Senators? That’s the big question. It’s such a big question in fact, that it’s clouding the issue. Why would Devcore include a NHL-calibre arena in their plan without talking to the owner of the team? But, on the other hand, is it fair for Eugene Melnyk to hold the team hostage as a negotiating tool to push his team’s bid into the public eye? Melnyk said he won’t sell the team for any price, while the competing team has said they’re willing to talk about many scenarios to facilitate the Senators playing downtown. We hope that this information will come to light soon, but with the clock ticking on the Feb. 8 public comment deadline, we feel we are being asked to make a decision without having all the facts.
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CHARLES GORDON Funny Town taurants, not to mention a library. Initially, people were skeptical about a hockey arena being a central part of the plan. The idea has been expressed that an arena serves only the people of Ottawa — while presumably something like an aquarium serves all of Canada. It’s a bit of a dubious proposition, but it’s one of the things the National Capital Commission will have to consider. At any event, we will have a new arena if either of the two proposals now under consider-
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ation is accepted. And it’s actually a good thing. The Canadian Tire Centre, which many of us still think of as brand new, is actually showing its age a bit. Expensive renovations lie ahead, if it stays where it is. And the kind of improvements it needs, such as a widened concourse area, can’t be done given the present structure. So a new arena is not as ludicrous an idea as it first seemed. Plus, its presence in LeBreton Flats, convenient to downtown, served by public transit and with a community of stores, restaurants and bars within walking distance, can only be an asset to the city — and even to tourists: remember that not only hockey will featured. In the coming days, more details will emerge about the two proposals and opinions will solidify. One thing that an overwhelm-
ing majority of us can agree on is that we should get on with it. It’s absolutely ludicrous that such a large and central chunk of land should sit empty for more than 50 years. And we’re not even sure why. Obviously, much of it has to do with our capital being blessed with so many jurisdictions – the city, the NCC, Public Works, two provinces and the federal government, in the political sense. But much of it has to do with a kind of institutional caution. We have to study everything. But first we have to study how to study it. Then the studies that emerge have to be reviewed. Documents have to be translated. The public has to be consulted. The environment has to be considered. There needs to be consultation about that. Then a government changes and everything has to start again. Added to that is the easily per-
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ceived fact that some key players are just afraid to make a decision. Even considering all this, 50 years, going on 60, is a long time. And what we fear is that this unveiling of proposals represents the beginning, rather than something near the end. Please, don’t let it be so.
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lands to the Boreal forest,” said Richard Brisbin, an Ottawa architect. The plan is to complete construction on 22 hectares of the property over a 15year period. The first phase would include a YMCA, an elementary school and 1,100 residential units. Construction could begin as early as 2017 if all the approvals are in line, said Canderel vicepresident Daniel Peritz. “There’s something for everyone,” he said. “Young adults, empty nesters, seniors.” Plans also include an NHL-calibre arena, which would be housed in an event centre. There’s a big snag with that part of the plan, however, since Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk sits on the team of developers that submitted the competing proposal – and he said he won’t sell his team, nor will he allow the Sens to play in an arena he doesn’t
own. Melnyk and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group have teamed up with Trinity Developments, and more than 30 other partners, including developers Windmill, Brigil and Mattamy Homes, the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation and architect Barry Hobin. Together they are called the RendezVous LeBreton Group. Their ‘Illumination LeBreton’ plan includes five distinct neighbourhoods: Bayview Pimisi, Aqueduct, Asticou and Quartier Lebreton. All would ring the event centre – which would be the Ottawa Senators’ new home. Hobin said the revival of LeBreton Flats has to deal with the derelict waterway, so there’s an aqueduct, which would serve as a skating rink in the winter, running through the development. See BOTH, page 11
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Both Illumination LeBreton and Canadensis promise to have no carbon footprint. Hobin said to avoid bisecting the site, there will be another level built over the light rail, as part of the Illumination LeBreton concept. That second level would create a street, known as Canada Drive, and connect Nations Plaza and LeBreton Square.
Hobin said Ottawans can take ownership of the site like they would the ByWard Market. Place de la Gare, another square-type area, would connect the waterfront to Bayview Station and offer a view of the Canadian War Museum. The site would also feature a National Abilities Centre, a Canada House for members of the military and Preston Canopy, a square of sorts featuring projections
and a water show, designed to drive traffic to it. The NCC hosted public consultations Jan. 26 and 27 at the Canadian War Museum. Canadians have until Feb. 8 to submit comments on the proposals at ncc-ccn. gc.ca. Mark Kristmanson, chief executive of the NCC, said Ottawa’s light-rail plan is the catalyst for the development. “We are at a defining moment in the history of LeBreton Flats,” he said.
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Wellington West businesses will wear their hearts on their sleeve for the next month, and in their storefronts. February is Heart Month in Ottawa, with events and fundraisers in support of heart health planned across the city. The City of Ottawa and the Heart and Stroke Foundation kicked off the initiative at the Record Centre on Wellington West on Jan. 30. According to Wellington West Business Improvement Area executive director Zachary Daylor, numerous west-end businesses will be engaging in friendly competition by selling paper hearts (benefitting the Heart and Stroke Foundation) to store patrons, while others will compete to create the best heart-themed storefront decorations. BIA members will vote on the displays, with a winner announced Feb. 21.
“We’ve got lots of businesses that are pretty keen to sign up and participate, so you’ll be seeing a lot of hearts in the windows,” said Daylor. “We’ve got one group – Twiss & Weber – who are painting two canvas dresses with Alison Fowler, a local artist, and auctioning them off with proceeds going to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.” In his comments, Ottawa city councilor Bob Monette said that every Canadian life is affected by heart disease or stroke in one way or another. “I’ve done this at schools and other events, and when I ask that question, everybody lifts their hand up,” he said. “They say 90 per cent (of the population) is affected, but I believe it is even higher.” Attending the kickoff was Ben Tunnell, 19, a former CHEO and University of Ottawa Heart Institute patient. Born with congenital heart disease, a condition where not enough blood flows through the heart, Tunnell was low on en-
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ell it can’t get much worse, Mother said, as she put a fresh bandage on Emerson’s wrist where he had slashed it with his pocket knife when he was making a new sling shot. It had been a bad week. All our heads had to have the coal oil treatment after Miss Crosby found someone had head lice at the Northcote School, a fox had made off with a couple of our best hens in broad daylight, Earl lost a gum rubber in the Bonnechere River when he was ice fishing, he was getting a cold, and this was the week my cherished sister Audrey would be getting ready to leave the Northcote School to do housework in Renfrew. “It never rains but it pours,” Mother said with a heavy sigh. None of the misfortunes compared with the grief I felt over Audrey going off to work to live
MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories away from our family on the farm, leaving school before she even had a chance to finish the Entrance Class. Yes, a bad week indeed. The Depression had closed in on us. There were bills to pay. Always there was enough food for the table, but no money for other essentials, like coal oil, flour, sugar, a piece of harness that had to be replaced, cough medicine and other necessities, causing Mother and Father to run up bills at ‘Briscoes’, and the drug and hardware stores. The few dollars Father and Everett made in the bush on Saturdays did little to help. In my anguish over
losing my sister, I had even untied the corner of my hanky from my washstand to add a few pennies to the pot, but I could only come up with 17 cents. What Audrey earned and turned over to Mother and Father would be what Mother called a lifesaver. Audrey’s clothes, and a scant wardrobe it was indeed, had been washed and ironed, and sat in neat piles on the trunk in the upstairs hall. Her shoes had been polished. She would be ready to go off in a week. Just after breakfast that morning the phone rang. Mother was well known for her sticky buns and
someone wanted to know if she could make a few dozen for a dinner the Oddfellows were holding. And yes, they would be glad to pay whatever she was asking, and could she have them in to Renfrew by Saturday? If she made four dozen buns that would mean an extra two dollars! Two dollars badly needed. Our good fortune wasn’t to end there. Everett came home from school with a ‘cheque’ from the School Board for three dollars, his pay for going to the school every morning in the winter to start the fire and clean out the ashes. Without a word, he handed the cheque over to Mother. After supper, more preparations were made for Audrey’s move into Renfrew. I sat well away, silently crying behind my library book, pretending to read. The week was going far too quickly to suit me. The next day, coming home from
school, I plucked the mail out of the box at the end of our long lane. There were two letters, and I recognized the writing immediately. One was from Uncle Lou in New York, who wrote Mother regularly, and one from Aunt Freda in Chicago, who wrote only when she had something important to say. Mother sat at the end of the table looking like she was glad to take a break from working away at getting Audrey ready for her big move from home. She opened Uncle Lou’s letter first, and out fell a $100 bill!! I had never seen a $100 bill in my entire life. Uncle Lou, in his letter, said he had just landed the job of doing some work on the Empire State Building and wanted to share his good fortune with his sister. Mother, of course, broke into tears and I felt obliged to do the same. With little interest, Mother got around to opening Aunt Freda’s letter and inside, right before our eyes, was a crisp $5 bill, with in-
structions that Mother was to go to Ritza’s Drug Store and buy a packet of valentines for the children to take to the Northcote School. I knew it would never see Ritza’s Drug Store. I was sent to the barn to fetch Father. By the time he came into the kitchen, Mother had all the money laid out in a row on the table. I had no idea why we were all crying when there was so much joy in the air! Finally Mother told Audrey to go upstairs and put her clothes back in her washstand, and said she would be phoning Renfrew that night to tell them my sister would not be quitting school after all. I ran my hand over the money on the table. “It never rains but it pours, eh, Mother?” was all I could think to say. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords. com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
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While tips to Ottawa’s Crime Stoppers program were down four per cent last year compared to 2014, the quality of tips improved, allowing police to net more guns, drugs, stolen property and suspects. “The quality of the tips has dramatically improved and that helps investigators when they go to close a case or investigation,” said Richard McMullen, president of National Capital Area Crime Stoppers, one of 38 chapters in Ontario. “Clear-
ly, the number of results, in terms of arrests and criminal cases being cleared, has dramatically increased.” Last year, 3,900 calls came in. In several, tipsters provided more details, such as a suspect’s last known address and full name. That has helped police recover more stolen property. Last year, investigators seized $81,123 worth, compared to just $2,625 in 2014, likely because of the higher value of property recovered, McMullen said.
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Ottawa also rose as a result. There were 291 charges laid in 2015, an increase from 150 in 2014. Police also seized $179,389 in narcotics last year, up from $104,617 the year before, thanks to anonymous tips. “That has a direct impact on making our community safe,” said Bordeleau, who was joined at the ceremony by McMullen, West Carleton-March Coun. Eli ElChantiry, chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board,
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Theme for 2016 is collaboration: Watson refugees beyond their 12-month sponsorship. Watson said Qaqish may be involved in fundraising efforts as well. “His ability to speak Arabic will be valuable,” Watson said, adding it’s in the city’s best interest that our newest residents succeed in the capital. The city has welcomed 500 Syrian refugees to date.
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This is the year of collaboration, said Mayor Jim Watson, during his annual state of the city address during the Jan. 27 council meeting. The calendar for 2016 is jam packed, Watson said adding he expected the city to be able to break ground on the new Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards this year. Watson also has plans for a trade mission to India – similar to the work that’s been done in China. He’s working with Ottawa-based IT company EION Wireless. “They are a local business looking to build on the high bandwidth and WIFI products they have already deployed for public and private sector clients in India,” Watson said. “At over 1.2 billion and a large middle class, India in an important market for the city to have a presence in.” Continuing with the focus on the economy – Watson announced an education and economy summit to be held this year under the direction of River Coun. Riley Brockington. “With his background in education, he’s the perfect fit,” Watson said. Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier will head the tourism summit set to happen in the spring. Watson said the summit was aimed at developing a long-term plan for the city’s third largest eco-
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The city will enter into the final phase of the Ottawa River Action Plan. Watson said workers will break ground on the final portion of the project: the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel. In the spring and fall of 2017, the city will plant 150 sugar, red and silver maples trees in each of the city’s 23 wards. Watson said staff will work with councillors to identify appropriate locations for the trees. It is my hope that we will collaborate with community associations, schools and other interested groups, as we pass along this gift to our community during Canada’s 150th,” Watson said.
Chabot Grant Thorton Park, (RCGT Park ) formerly called Lynx Stadium and Coventry Road. The bridge is close to the Cancer Survivors Park and CHEO – where Keeping donated much of his time and money. “I think this would be a perfect fit to recognize a man who gave so much to our community. The idea would have to be approved under the city’s commemorative naming process. Watson also wants to honour the Supreme Court of Canada’s Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin. McLachlin is the first woman to hold the post and the longest serving Chief Justice in Canada’s history. She will be given a key to the city on March 22. “She will receive our highest
civic honour….,” he said. “And she will do so as a role model, a leader and a nation builder who deserves to be recognized by our city.” 2017
Ottawa will host the 2017 Juno Awards and Watson named Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper as his representative on the host committee. “He is working hard with the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition to bring together members of our music community,” Watson said. The city is also working on bids to host 2017 Grey Cup game and the NHL Heritage Classic. Watson said heading into the next year, council will continue to work on ensuring a high quality of life in Ottawa.
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The largest Victoria Day fireworks celebration in Ottawa is fizzling out this year without a chairperson to co-ordinate the event, which last May drew an estimated 10,000 people from around the region to Mooney’s Bay Park. “Last year the event was hugely successful,” said Craig Searle, who chaired the 2015 celebration on behalf of the Riverside Park Recreation and Community Association. “It exceeded our wildest expectations. It was the biggest Victoria Day celebration in the city. “Having said that, many people I have talked to since then feel it’s maybe outgrown a neighbourhood type of event and is a city type event.” As Searle learned in the 10 months he spent organiz-
ing the last celebration, it was “a huge undertaking” and required more time than he could provide this year. He notified his community association board last fall that he was stepping down, and despite efforts to save the event, such as unsuccessfully trying to find a replacement chairperson, the decision was made in early January to axe it. “They have been a victim of their own success,” said River Coun. Riley Brockington. “They are very challenged to find a critical mass of volunteers to assist with the main preliminary organization and work that this entails. “They need bodies. They need key people to help,” he said. While a chairperson is essential, an influx of more than the 25 volunteers who donated their time last year would alleviate some of the
pressure by divvying up jobs like parking, security, fundraising, advertising and promotion, Brockington added. “It’s not just volunteers,” said Searle, who also serves as the association’s vicepresident. “Someone needs to step forward and chair the event because otherwise, no matter how many volunteers you get, someone’s got to lead it.” It’s simply too big to be a one-man operation, Brockington noted. “You can’t put this all on one person’s shoulders.” The fireworks cancellation is a loss for the community, said Brockington. “This has been a staple in Riverside Park for 30 years,” he said. Those interested in volunteering with the community association, are asked to email info@riversidepark. ca.
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For many women trying to escape domestic violence, leaving their beloved pets behind or permanently surrendering them is not an option. One of the only programs of its kind in Ontario that provides foster care for these pets, SafePet Ottawa has quickly become a much-needed lifeline, allowing more women, children – and their pets – to escape the dangers they face. “The whole idea of SafePet is that the animal that has been your only comfort, your only friend,
should not be taken from you,” said Ayala Sher, president of the charitable organization. SafePet volunteers spring into action when they receive a call from a participating veterinarian clinic that has been alerted by shelter staff that a woman will be dropping off her pet. SafePet co-ordinators match the animal to the right foster, who will then go to the vet clinic to pick up the animal. The foster never meets the pet owner. Women and their pets both need protection “because in 61 per cent of the cases done in a survey of animals left behind, (pets) were killed in retri-
A woman holds her cat in this photo illustration. Studies show many women often stay longer in abusive relationships because they are unwilling to leave their pets behind. SafePet Ottawa has helped remove that barrier by fostering animals free-of-charge for women entering emergency shelters, according to shelter staff. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ADAM KVETON/METROLAND
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She can also point to stats dating back to 1998 that reveal 48 per cent of women in Ontario who should have exited into a women’s emergency shelter actually weren’t leaving because they were afraid to leave their animals behind. “We think the number is higher,” Sher said, adding that the numbers are even higher in rural, more isolated communities. A 2000 study by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found that 44 per cent of women in shelters reported their partner had killed or abused one or more of their pets, according to the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. As well, 42 per cent said their partner had threatened to hurt or kill a family pet, the federation said on its website. NO LONGER HAVE TO CHOOSE
Keri Lewis, executive director of Nelson House, a 15-bed Ottawa-area women’s shelter, said staff regularly get calls from women trying to escape violence who want to bring their pets.
Nelson House can’t accommodate pets due to allergies. “Before SafePet was around, we would try to problem-solve,” said Lewis, a former longtime crisis counsellor. Sometimes a woman could take her pet to a friend, neighbour or relative. “But other times there was just no one, there were no resources, and so a woman would be in this position where they would have to choose to leave their pets behind,” Lewis said. “But that’s not a good choice because often abusive partners or men will threaten to kill the pets or have hurt the pets in the past, so they don’t want to leave them in the home.” The violence and threats are done out of retaliation and as a means to control a woman, she said. “At a time when SafePet was not available, I recall one woman …(who) had to leave her pet behind because it was a really dangerous situation,” said Lewis. “She came, and then the pet was killed and left at a family member’s house in the front yard. “It’s not uncommon for pets to be harmed by abusive men. And
it’s really, really scary.” A batterer will even buy his partner a pet to further tie her to him, said Sher. The demand was so great for an Ottawa SafePet fostering program that two months after it opened in June 2014 with 10 fosters, they were overwhelmed with requests. Intake was temporarily halted and a “massive” foster drive was launched. “With that first round, we were just stunned by the response because we thought we’d get a handful,” Sher said. NETWORK WAS KEY
Since reopening in November 2014, it has grown to include almost 40 volunteers fosters, though more are needed to serve women entering shelters across Ottawa, Lanark County and in Winchester. SafePet has strict rules around fostering given the sensitive nature of their work. Dogs, for instance, can’t be fostered in the same part of city they are rescued in case they are recognized. For that reason, and others, they can’t be off-leash, nor
can they be taken to off-leash dog parks. Cats become indoor pets. With more fosters at the ready, all types of pets are welcome: cats, dogs, birds and little critters, like hamsters and ferrets, as well as goats, snakes and pigs. When Sher reached out to the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association in spring 2013 about the SafePet program – which she said it developed about 13 years ago with the Ontario Association of Interval Transition Houses and Shelters – she learned it wasn’t functioning and lacked a network. Shelter staff didn’t know which vets were participating. Vet clinics serving as drop-off sites were boarding pets for two weeks, as well as providing free exams and updating vaccines. But a two-week stay wasn’t long enough, Sher said. “The more I researched and the more people I spoke to the more distressed I was to discover that the program wasn’t working. Women still weren’t exiting,” she said. “The shelters were being asked to set up their own veterinarian foster networks.” The program was the focus of
an information meeting hosted by the Ottawa Kennel Club in January 2014. Given the need for the program, the information meeting turned into a planning session that same night, Sher said. Since then every sector of the animal companion community in Ottawa has contributed fosters, from breeders and pet rescue volunteers to individuals from all walks of life, from lawyers and massage therapists to teachers and people on disability. “We are a coalition. It runs the gamut,” said Sher, adding that the work is rewarding and the pets are in good hands while their owners rebuild their lives. “Our task is to get them out and have them not worry about their animals,” she said, adding that while there is a part of her that wishes the organization wasn’t needed, the demand remains. “No woman in Ontario should be forced to stay in an abusive relationship because she’s afraid to leave her animals behind.” For details about SafePet Ottawa, to volunteer or donate funds or supplies, or for a list of women’s shelters and their contact details, visit safepetottawa.com.
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There were plenty of camera flashes and smiles as athletes from almost every sport in the city accepted awards on Jan. 27 at Algonquin College at the annual Ottawa Sports Awards. The top performer in each sport, ranging from athletics to wrestling to figure skating, were presented with a plaque at the banquet. Not every athlete was present, as some – such as the female athlete of the year winner Melissa Bishop– are away, training or competing. The runner won a silver medal in the 800-metre event at the 2015 world championships. “If you’re a runner or anybody in sport or chasing after dreams in general, I’d like to say continue on. Enjoy the ride,” said Bishop in a press release. “It’s not going to happen overnight. It took me almost 15 years to get here, so enjoy the ride. The ups and downs will come, but I promise all the hard work is totally worth it.” See DUSTIN, page 30
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All prices and payments are plus applicable taxes and license fee. Example cost of borrowing $10,000 plus taxes over 84 months @ 4.99% COB IS $2127.44. For factory orders a customer may take advantage of eligible raincheck Ford retail customer promotional incentives available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of delivery but not both or combinations thereof O.A.C. Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/CPG or daily rental incentives, the commercial upfit program or fleet incentives. The new vehicles must be delivered or factory ordered before January 31st 2016 O.A.C. Applicable taxes will be calculated before the $750 winter warm up rebate is deducted. All available rebates have been deducted from the sale prices. Please contact dealer or campbellford.com for any additional info.
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$
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or
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236
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2013 Escape
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or
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2013 Explorer
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bi-weekly*
2014 F-150 SuperCrew
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$
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220
bi-weekly*
bi-weekly*
2013 Mustang Convertible
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$
or
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167
bi-weekly*
2012 Focus SE Hatchback
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$
2015 Escape SE
$
or
121
Auto, air, 55,000km, Stk 920670
or
$
68
Hatchback, Auto, Air, Power Group, Stk 919510
11,900
$
or
81
bi-weekly*
2012 Beetle
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$
or
$
16,780
113
or
bi-weekly*
2014 Fiesta
$
$
bi-weekly*
$
or
bi-weekly*
2013 Mazda 3
9,980
V8, Auto, 4x4, XLT, 75,000 km Stk 1611081
25,980
$
81
or
$
or
bi-weekly*
or
or
bi-weekly*
bi-weekly*
$
8,980
61
bi-weekly*
2015 Fusion
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229
$
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$
33,980 45,000 km, Air Cond, Stk 919450
2014 Focus SE
$
bi-weekly*
2013 Fiesta
37,980
256
156
$
AWD, Loaded Stk 1612951
$
22,980
Only 15,000km Stk 921080
2014 Explorer Sport
$
$
2014 F-150 Supercrew XLT XTR
11,980
$
bi-weekly*
2010 F-350
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5-Spd, Air, Power Group Stk 920860
$
14,980 or $101
$
or
bi-weekly*
$
21,980
148
bi-weekly*
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The male athlete of the year also had a 2015 with a silver lining. Despite currently being injured, Nepean High School graduate Dustin Cook won a silver medal at the World Alpine Ski Championship last year. Normally, the Mont-SteMarie athlete would be away and training as well at this time of year, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently rehabilitating a knee injury. He gave his recovery one-and-a-half thumbs up when asked by presenters how it was going. He also had a ski trail named in his honour at his home mountain in Quebec. The teams of the year were both highly successful, and repeat winners of the award. The Rachel Homan curling rink won the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team of the year honours, and the
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Eyeing a record Ottawa residents came armed with gloves, toques, and a lot of sticks at Lansdowne Park’s TD Place field on Jan. 31, ready to set a new world record for most snowmen built in one hour. The event, organized by Cracking up the Capital Comedy Festival, aimed to raise awareness about mental illness. Above, Friends Maxine Elliott, Elena Arambasic, Sarah Rourke, and Naomi Kronen display the forest of twigs they brought for use as snowman arms. Top left, Mohammed Salama and daughter Nour get ready to take part in the world-record-setting snowman-building contest.
Discovery of hand grenade leads to evacuation of store Megan DeLaire
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A Value Village thrift store on Clyde Avenue was forced to close for an hour on Jan. 26 after staff found what appeared to be a hand grenade among donations to the store. The store and its parking lot were evacuated at 10:45 a.m. as patrol officers and members of the Ottawa police bomb squad arrived and began to investigate the suspicious item.
“We just received an unsafe donation and our team members know that when they get something they’re not sure about, to call a manager,” said the store’s sales manager Liz Etter, adding that the item appeared to be a grenade. “Then we notify the police just to make sure everything is safe.” Value Village stores accept donations of clothing, footwear, accessories, toys, electronics and more, which are then resold or donated to other organizations for
repurposing. Etter said the stores have safety protocols in place for potentially hazardous scenarios, and occasionally experience false alarms. “We’ve had a few false alarms where we’ve evacuated everyone safely, but nothing this serious,” she said. Police allowed staff and shoppers to re-enter the store at 11:40 a.m. , after rendering the grenade safe. “Our (bomb squad) team were called to go on scene to investigate a suspicious
Shoppers outside of a Value Village store on Clyde Avenue in Nepean wait to enter the building after police re-open the store parking lot following their investigation of a suspicious object inside. Both the store and the parking lot were evacuated after store staff reported finding something that looked like a grenade among donations to the store on Jan. 26. MEGAN DELAIRE/ METROLAND
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opportunity to remind the public to contact them for help disposing of dangerous items like ammunition, explosives and firearms, and advised against discarding these items in public places.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact investigators at 613-236-1222, ext. 2166. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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National Capital Region YMCA welcomes new CEO Bob Gallagher takes over Feb. 16 Jennifer McIntosh
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The National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA is getting a new captain. Bob Gallagher, who comes to the capital from Peterborough, Ont., has 36 years of experience working with the charitable organization. He will take over as president and CEO on Feb. 16. The Y serves more than 70,000 people across Ottawa each year. Gallagher, whose wife has family in Ottawa, said he loves the city and is excited to start in his new role. He has already met with Mayor Jim Watson to talk about the Y newcomer services that will help with the settlement of Syrian refugees. “Ottawa is a wonderful community,” Gallagher said, adding the Y in the
capital is often the strategic lead for programming. Gallagher said the settlement of Syrian refugees isn’t a huge challenge for the organization, because newcomer services like language assessment, resume writing and housing support are things they already do for new Canadians every day. While the organization offers a wide range of services, Gallagher said an issue that’s near and dear to him is the health of children. “As a society we need to change how we address health, the spirit, mind and body,” he said. “There’s an epidemic of obesity in Canada.” Gallagher said the Y looks at ways to help the family exercise together – and understand that it can be a fun part of normal life. He added it’s even more
important to talk about diet and exercise as low income families deal with rising costs for produce. “If five tomatoes costs $10, we need to look at the impact of that,” Gallagher said. He added the economy has an impact on demand for services. Any given night, 325 Ottawans call the YMCA-YWCA home. None of this would be possible without generous donors, he said. “The strength and dedication of the donor base in Ottawa is amazing,” he said. In his current position, Gallagher oversees an organization that impacts thousands across Belleville, Peterborough, the City of Quinte West and surrounding communities. He said he’s excited to move to an area where all of the facilities are in one city. “No more hour-anda-half drives along the (Highway) 401,” he said.
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LEAVEYOURLASTING MARKFORCHEO’S CHILDREN&FAMILIES AFTER A CAREER WORKING WITH KIDS AT CHEO AND AS A LONGTIME VOLUNTEER, LYNN MADE A DECISION THAT WOULD FOREVER LINK HER TO CHEO, A PLACE THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A BIG PART OF HER LIFE. SHE NAMED CHEO AS THE BENEFICIARY OF HER WORK LIFE INSURANCE POLICY AND ALSO OF HER PENSION. By making a planned gift to CHEO you not only help future generations of children, but you also provide some tax relief to your estate, while still providing for your family members. Here are some ways you can create your Forever CHEO legacy: make a bequest in your Will; create an endowment fund; name CHEO as the beneficiary of your RRSPs or RRIFs; or take out a life insurance policy with CHEO as the beneficiary.
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Para Transpo users take to the streets Riders take issue with on ramps, obstructions Jennifer McIntosh
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A dedicated group of Para Transpo users rallied at city hall on Jan. 27 to try and get some action on what they see as safety issues with the new buses. The issues include: steepness of ramps, an obstructed rear emergency exit, lack of leg room for ambulatory customers and tripping hazards. The city started using two of the new buses as pilots in September 2014, but accessibility advocate and Para Transpo user Catherine Gardner said she told staff about the steepness of
the ramp before the buses were even on the road. “There were about six or eight of us at the public consultation held at the building on Belfast (Road),” she said, adding one of the buses were inside so that riders could take a look at the new wheels. When Gardner tried to get on, she said the ramp was too steep and it would require a sidewalk to gain enough momentum to get onto the bus. Troy Charter, assistant general manager in Transit Operations for OC Transpo, said they’ve heard back from many customers who appreciate the new mini buses, the low-floor design with the ramp, and the improved suspension. “OC Transpo incorporated the feedback provided by customers and stakeholders in the design of these buses and they meet and exceed all legislated vehicle safety and accessibility requirements,” he said.
“Para Transpo Operators are always there to assist customers with boarding and disembarking the minibus when using the ramp and are trained on how to do this properly and safely.” PAINFUL RIDE
Ryan Lythall, who is confined to a wheelchair and is a long-time user of Para Transpo, said the ride on the old buses was bumpy and would cause him pain. But even with that improvement, the ramp worries him. “Some drivers are better able to help me up the ramp,” he said, adding him and his chair weigh several hundred pounds. Lythall organized another rally for users in March 2015. At the time some of the concerns were around late arrivals of buses, inflexible hours and missed trips. While he said the city has added trips, there’s
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The Ottawa Humane Society is witness to the toll life on the streets exacts from our feline friends. It’s tragic. Cats can often be seen wandering the sidewalks alone, dodging cars and scurrying under bushes. All too often, someone rushes in carrying a cat hit by a car, arriving to the OHS for help that will come too late. It’s outrageous and completely unnecessary. Disease, traffic, and attacks from other cats or other animals are too common. The intentional infliction of injury by humans also ranks high. There are voices out there that argue cats are happier and healthier when they’re allowed to roam free, just like their wild ancestors. It’s what grandma did with her cat, then mom. Now it’s what we’re teaching our kids. But now that we know better, we should be doing better for our cats. The cats around today are fully domesticated. They depend on their human caregivers. There’s simply no kind of evolution that will prevent the senseless suffering of a cat on the street; we see the consequences when they arrive at the OHS emaciated after weeks lost on the streets or frozen solid from a cold winter night. The streets are hell for a cat. A similar debate raged about dogs in the middle of the last century, with some arguing that since dogs descended from wolves, they needed to run free! I’m not sure that anyone now thinks that dogs would have longer, healthier lives if they were allowed to roam our streets. This is just as true for cats. So why is this happening? Like most animal welfare crises in our community, the root cause is human behaviour — specifically irresponsible behaviour. The sad reality is that ultimately, this is so widespread that it leads to the conclusion that it’s not simply a number of individuals causing a terrible situation but rather a community problem stemming from the fact that cats are simply not valued, certainly not to the same degree as our vaccinated, sterilized, collar-wearing, leashed canine friends. We can do better for cats. We want to hear from you. Share your ideas for getting the message out there that cats don’t belong on the streets on Facebook at Facebook.com/OttawaHumane. Only working together can we change the future for our cats.
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more work to do. Charter said OC Transpo said staff undertook a… “three phase customer and stakeholder approach” that looked for priorities and features to include in the request for proposal. As of today, there are now 22 new minibuses in service, with the remaining 60 minibuses to arrive in a staggered approach by mid2016. Charter said the original pilot mini buses will be retrofitted to incorporate the feedback received from customers and stakeholders provided during the pilot. Gardner said she was disappointed the Mayor and councillors didn’t take the time to talk with users during the rally. “They knew we were going to be there,” she said, adding she plans to make a presentation to the city’s transit commission. COLLECTION LETTERS
Besides safety issues, rid-
ers took issues with collection letters that were sent out this month, some with balances as low as $1.15, that could prevent customer from taking Para. General manager of customer systems and planning, Pat Scrimgeour said 1,368 collection letters were sent out in January. While some of the overdue amounts are quite high, Gardner said, there are some amounts that are quite small. After some investigation, she found her balance of a little more than $4 was from trips in May and November 2014. “To wait a little more than two years to collect that? It’s ridiculous,” she said. There are amounts that are more, in some cases in the hundreds, Gardner said. She added there shouldn’t be a way for riders to accumulate that much in unpaid ride balances. “Unless you’re coming
home from the hospital, or some other emergency situation, you should be prepared to pay for your ride,” she said, adding regular OC Transpo users can’t get on the bus without the fare. Users have asked the city to forgive debts under $10, but city staff have said that won’t happen. “We know and care about all our Para Transpo customers and we work with them directly to provide their transportation needs. Recovering money, regardless of the amount owed is a City audit & finance requirement - like all services,” Scrimgeour said. Lythall said the next steps will be to work with staff on a solution that will address users concerns, but he doesn’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. “The older buses were 10 years old and did need to be replaced,” he said. “For a lot of people there is no other option.”
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Once renovated, the space will be home to newly combined day surgery and recovery units, a new family waiting room, five new bed bays in the day care surgery, three new bed bays in the post-anesthetic care unit, two new minor procedure
rooms and a new $3.6-million 3T MRI machine. Other new features will include private meeting areas for families and surgeons, separate areas for infection prevention, renovated staff change rooms and new washrooms. “This is such a tangible project. It’s going to make
such a difference,” Rozon said. “Yes, from an efficiency perspective, I completely agree, but definitely from an experience perspective.” The project is the latest step in the hospital’s ongoing efforts to whittle down wait lists. Since 2012, it has
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Charles-Antoine Rozon, who is involved in Project Stitch fundraising efforts, still remembers the day his daughter, Jade, was born with a rare and severe congenital malformation affecting her lower stomach. Jade, now 8, has had multiple surgeries at CHEO since then, including an operation last October that lasted more than eight hours. The renovation will mean patients waiting for surgery and their families won’t have to sit near reception and watch as other patients are brought in after their procedures. Hearing other children coming back from surgery, “… just elevates the anxiety level,” said Rozon, a Blackburn Hamlet resident. “It doesn’t help with the experience. “And it’s such an easy answer in terms of changing the flow and what it’s going to do, but you can’t imagine the impact that it will have on the families,” he said. Following his daughter’s surgery last fall, Rozon
scaled those back by 25 per cent and is now able to use 12 per cent more operating room time. Though the hospital is considered the most efficient pediatric surgical program in Ontario, it still has the highest number of surgeries that surpass provincial wait-time targets of all pediatric centres in Canada. Munter said Project Stitch is an investment in the future of CHEO, its patients and the community, amid rising demand for health-care services. “There will be 70,000 more kids in our region in 20 years than there are today,” he said. “We need to stay ahead of that.” The renovation project is being funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Health to the tune of $8.6 million, while the CHEO Foundation, through community donations, has generated $4.5 million of its $5 million goal. The foundation is expecting to raise the remainder in the coming months.
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Board scales back proposed child care rate increases Jennifer McIntosh
jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Ottawa public school trustees voted to scale back a proposed rate hike for before- and after-school care during the board meeting on Jan. 26. As part of the early learning initiative by the
provincial government, schools were told to offer extended day programming in addition to all day kindergarten, unless programming was already available through a third party. That was great news for parents, but a logistical problem for the board, since the program is losing
money. The before and after school program has a deficit of $1.7 million. In addition, the board needs to cut another $11.9 million to deal with overspending in instruction, special education, transportation and facilities, according to a report from staff in the Jan.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT Notice of Intention to Designate
11 committee of the whole minutes. That means the 20162017 school year will start with a plan to reduce $14.4 million in spending – thanks in part to a provincial requirement that the board have $4 million in reserves for the 2017-2018 year.
The decision at the committee of the whole meeting to raise the childcare rate by up to $29 per day would have meant that parents who only use a few sessions per week, rather than the full 10 sessions, could pay up to 32 per cent more. That would be an increase from $22 to $29 per day.
One of the reasons the program has issues with cost recovery is because while parents can pay per day, the program has to be staffed as if it was being used full time – Monday to Friday, both before school and after school. See DISAGREEMENT, page 39
Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.
notice of application for approval to expropriate land
The Boyd House has historical value for its association with the Boyd family from its construction in 1887 until the 1970s, when the last descendant ceased to farm the lands. The Boyd family was one of a number of Irish Protestant families who arrived in Huntley Township in the mid-19th century and quickly prospered through a combination of hard work and excellent farmland. The house is one of a number built for these early families, probably by the same Scottish stonemason that built the nearby Hartin House.
IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto for the purposes of the widening and renewal of Main Street (the “Main Street Renewal Project”) between Echo Drive and the Mcllraith Bridge, including facilitating the construction, use, operation, installation and maintenance of an improved right-of-way, cycling and pedestrian corridors, bus stops, curbs, retaining walls and landscaping features, and including the re-grading of the right-of way and relocation of any utilities, and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Main Street Renewal Project. The Property Sketches referred to in Schedule A forming part of this Notice, are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice. The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa ON K1P 1J1. The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa ON K1P 1J1. Dated at Ottawa this 15th day of December, 2015.
The Boyd House has contextual value because it is historically linked to its surroundings as one of the few remaining farmhouses in this area that serve as a reminder of the agricultural history of Huntley Township and the historic rural character of the area.
citY of ottaWa Gordon e. Macnair Director, Real Estate Partnerships & Development Office
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This Notice first published on the 17th day of December, 2015.
The City of Ottawa on January 27, 2016 established its intention to designate the Boyd House, 173 Huntmar Drive under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. Description of Property The Boyd House, 173 Huntmar Drive, is a one-and-one-half-storey stone farmhouse located in the west end of Ottawa in the former Township of Huntley. Statement of Cultural Value or Interest The Boyd House has cultural heritage value for its contextual value as an important reminder of the historic agricultural character of Huntley Township, design value as a 19th century farmhouse and historical value for its association with the Boyd family and the early settlement of Huntley Township. The Boyd House’s design value lies in it being a good example of a Gothic Revival farmhouse built in the late 19th century to replace the earlier log house built upon the initial settlement of the land. Typical of this style, it features decorative bargeboard trim, a steeply pitched gable roof, segmental arched windows, including one in the gable end, and a veranda with wooden trim.
Any person wishing to object to this designation may do so by letter, outlining the reasons for the objection and any other relevant information. This letter must be received by the Clerk of the City of Ottawa either by registered mail or personally delivered within 30 days of the publication of this notice. When a notice of objection has been received, the Council of the City of Ottawa will refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing and a report. For more information, please contact: Lesley Collins, MCIP RPP Heritage Planner II, City of Ottawa Planning & Growth Management Department 110, avenue Laurier Ave West, 4th Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 21586 E-mail: lesley.collins@ottawa.ca Ad # 2016-507-S_Huntmar Drive Heritage_04022016
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Schedule A Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: all right, title and interest in the following lands: 1. Part of PIN 04204-0148, being part of Lot E, Plan 150, East side of Main Street, As in N690153; Geographic Township of Nepean, Now City of Ottawa, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 17792-2.dgn. 2. Part of PIN 04203-0001, being part of Lot 1 & Lot 2, Plan 28, As in N690153; Geographic Township of Nepean, Now City of Ottawa, Subject to an Easement in favour of Rogers Cable Communications Inc., as in OC343464, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 17792-4.dgn. 3. Part of PIN 04203-00726, being part of Lot 17 Plan 28, save and except Part 1 Plan 4R14071, Ottawa, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 17792-8.dgn. Ad # 2015_Expropriation-S_1712
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Disagreement abounds, but a compromise wins the day Continued from page 38
But some trustees balked at the rate increase – worrying about the impact on parents and called for staff to look at other ways of finding the money. The compromise was an option “B.” It was a motion introduced by trustee Shawn Menard, whose zone corresponds with the RideauVanier Ward. The alternative would mean $27 per day for anyone using less than nine sessions per week. Nine sessions would be $25 and full time would be $22.50. Menard said he thinks the role that Trustees play is very important. “…that means digging into the numbers and representing our communities,” he wrote in an email. “After getting more information, the board passed an
DONNA BLACKBURN amendment which will see fees go up less than what was originally proposed and will receive a report in May of 2016 that will help with future accounting of the EDP.” Donna Blackburn, trustee for the area that corresponds with the Barrhaven and Knoxdale-Merivale wards
has said publicly – under risk of censure – that her colleagues need to deal with the deficit. She expressed frustration that the board would “flip flop” after agreeing to Option “A,” the original rate increase structure. She said she understands parents might be relieved now, she wonders how they’ll feel if programs or services have to be cut to make up the difference. “The kids in the program still need access to things like social workers and psychologists,” she said. Board chair Shirley Seward wrote in an email that the board had two options to consider, and after more information, decided to go with the second option. “This option will go a long way towards resolving the financial challenges of
the Extended Day Program, but does not generate quite as much revenue for the school district,” she said. “The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board runs
an exceptional childcare program and has made every effort to ensure the program is accessible to as many families as possible, is affordable and offers qual-
ity programming. We can be very proud of our work and this most recent motion goes a long way to ensuring the financial stability of the program.”
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 Drop in 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Chamber Ben Franklin Place 101 Centrepointe Drive Are you concerned about the traffic on Centrepointe Drive or Hemmingwood Way? Do you notice speeding drivers or inappropriate behaviour? Would you like to get involved in a study that will improve the traffic? If so, drop in anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. and speak to City staff about the traffic study. Review the display boards that explain the existing conditions on Centrepointe Drive and Hemmingwood Way and provide your comments on anything that is missing or needs updating. By attending, you’ll help City staff to understand the traffic issues and the best ways to address them. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or e-mail the project lead below before Tuesday, February 9, 2016. More information will be available on the City’s website at ottawa.ca/centrepointedrive. If you cannot attend this meeting, e-mail your questions and/or concerns to wook.kang@ottawa.ca before Thursday, March 3, 2016. Wook Kang Coordinator, Area Traffic Management Planning and Growth Management 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 19285 E-mail: wook.kang@ottawa.ca Ad # 2016-507-Centrepointe Drive_04022016
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com Open stage night at the Westboro Legion with the host band the Feel starts at 8 p.m. For more information visit www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778.
Feb. 6
Saturday night dance at the Westboro Legion starts at 7 p.m. with Snap, Krakle, Pop. For more information visit www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778. The Westboro Beach Community Association welcomes you to its annual winter carnival to be held from 1 to 4 p.m.The carnival at Westboro Beach will feature a bonfire, toboggan-
ing and snow building and colouring. Hot chocolate and cookies will be available. For more information, please call 613-798-0880.
Feb. 9
Michele Leboldus will speak on Our Heritage and the Next Generation. The PROBUS Club of Western Ottawa meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 33 Leacock Dr. at 10 a.m. for coffee followed by a guest speaker. Visitors are welcome. For further information call Pat Thompson at 613-591-1390.
Feb. 10
Ottawa Central Women’s
Connection invites you and your friends to For The Love of Chocolate. The faith journey of Irene Williams, and musical guest Sonja Milsom. Cost is $8 at the door or first timers $2. New website and name: rsvpministries.com. Runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Rd. RSVP: Kay 613-591-6326. All women welcome.
Feb. 12
Open stage night at the Westboro Legion with the host band the Feel starts at 8 p.m. For more information visit www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778.
Feb. 17
The Ottawa Family History Centre is offering a series of free genealogy classes beginning Feb 17. Classes will be held in the Family History Centre at 1017 Prince of Wales Dr. on Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for eight weeks. Basic research techniques will be discussed as well as learning to do online research and making use of the genealogy portals available on the Centre’s computers. Several in town field trips will also be part of the course material. Contact familyhistory878@ gmail.com.
Feb. 18
The Nepean Horticultural Society meeting with guest speaker Mary Reid, Green Thumb Garden Centre, on the topic of Hedges - Planting, Maintaining, Renewing. Starts at 7:30 p.m. at
City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave. Everyone welcome. Non-members $4. Light refreshments. Information 613-721-2048.
Feb. 20
Annual Chinese New Year banquet and fundraiser, door prizes, entertainment, silent auction. Cost is $50, hosted by the CanadaChina Friendship Society. Reserve early. For more info see www.ccfso.org or call 613-729-3660.
April 1 and 2
Registration is now open for the 32nd Gene-O-Rama Genealogy Conference, hosted by the Ontario Genealogical Society - Ottawa Branch. Dynamic and informative presentations, a vendor marketplace, a computer room with access to online databases and a
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April 10
Ottawa Kennel Club eye clinic at 17 Grenfell Cres. Cost is $45 per dog. Please go to www.ottawakennelclub.ca for more information.
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