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The Ministry of Transportation has formed a plan on how to deal with some of Ottawa’s aging Queensway bridges, meaning residents will see a years-long period of repair and replacement. A total of 23 bridges in 12 locations throughout the city core and west side are included in the MTO’s
preliminary design and environmental assessment study. The spans, located between Holland Avenue and O’Connor Street, were constructed in the early-to-mid-1960s and are nearing the end of their lifespan. Residents attending a Feb. 26 open house for the project (the second so far) learned what preferred options the MTO has for each span. See ASSOCIATION, page 10
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east side, but the improvements will see the creation of one on the west side. A lack of traffic signal at the McRae-Scott intersection means that the street’s use as a cycling route is limited, said Leiper. “I haven’t heard much appetite for cycling infrastructure along the route, but it is a very busy pedestrian corridor,” said Leiper. During the construction period, local traffic and emergency vehicle access will be allowed on McRae, though there could be periods of up to a week where trucks serving the condo site will have to unload from the Wilbur Street cul-de-sac. “Trucks will back into the cul-desac,” said Leiper. “My chief concern is to have flag people for that operation. (Developer) Brocollini will coordinate with city staff on that.”
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About $23,000 in cash-in-lieu payments from a future development at 99 Parkdale Ave. will be used to improve Laroche Park in Mechanicsville. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper put forward a motion at planning committee on Feb. 24 asking that $22,829 be redirected to the community park since staff determined it’s not possible to spend the money on benches and planters for Parkdale as planned. Leiper recognized the money won’t go very far in terms of providing tangible benefits like a new field house or even improved play structures, but putting the money into planning for those things instead will give residents more bang for their buck, he said. “What I want to do is create a shovel-ready plan for Laroche Park so when we do find money from whatever source we have plans that are ready to go,” Leiper said. “This
money will help us kick start the planning.” Leiper said he’d like to see an expanded field house for the park – a project that could cost around $300 million for a storage shed with public washrooms to up to $1 million for a community space complete with kitchen and programming areas. The cash has what Leiper calls a “convoluted history”: it was originally approved by council in 2013 as part of a special cash-in-lieu of parking payment from Urbandale Construction to add planters, benches and other street improvements along Parkdale near the Civic Hospital. Once it was determined there wasn’t enough room on the sidewalk to actually follow through with that plan, staff began looking for other ways the money could improve the Civic Hospital area, Leiper said. This motion was to make sure the money would instead benefit residents in Mechanicsville, who will be directly impacted by the future development.
Wheelchair basketball enthusiast wins diversity award Emma Jackson
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Westboro resident Anne Goodchild was always taught to relish people’s differences. “My mother always said if we were all the same the world would be a boring place,” Goodchild said. The city employee has taken that mantra with her into her job as a program co-ordinator in the parks and recreation department, where she has spent the past eight years working with what the city deems “priority populations”: women, low-income families, new Canadians, children and people with physical disabilities. She’s made it a personal priority to increase access to sport and recreation for these groups, whether that’s by filling programming gaps, offering subsidies so people of all incomes can participate or encouraging the city at large to invest in accessible equipment and infrastructure. “My passion and my background is deeply rooted in parasport,” Goodchild said. “It’s
the lens I’ve looked through and I’ve always advocated to make sure it was accessible as possible.” For her efforts, Goodchild recently received the city’s 2014 Diversity and Inclusion Award, which was announced at city council on Feb. 25. Part of her recognition, Goodchild suspects, stems from the fact that she practices what she preaches. Although she’s an able-bodied athlete, Goodchild has been playing competitive wheelchair basketball since she was 18. She’s competed in the highest level that able-bodied athletes are allowed to play, and has coached at the national level. It all started when a friend of a friend invited her to try it out for fun. “I’ve always been athletic so I don’t really say no to a new sport,” she said. “I got in a chair on a Thursday evening and haven’t gotten out.” She’s transferred that passion into her work life in the form of a free wheelchair basketball session for kids as part of the I Love To program she
now runs full-time for the city. The program offers 10 types of sports to low-income children completely free of charge, in partnership with the Jumpstart charity run through Canadian Tire. Every year, 3,000 kids get admission to the sport of their choice and all the equipment they need to play – equipment they keep at the end of the session. Goodchild has been developing that program for the past year and a half, and she said the city has been very supportive of her push to add wheelchair basketball to the mix. In fact, Goodchild said she’s continually impressed with the city’s efforts to be inclusive of all abilities – and she promised she wasn’t just saying that because she works there. “Ottawa’s got a very interesting dynamic. The city of Ottawa’s parks and recreation department is very mindful of developing policies and procedures that are inclusive,” she said. “They are very mindful of citizens with disabilities.” That said, Goodchild said
most programming is offered through community groups. The city, for the most part, fills gaps where necessary. Goodchild said more can always be done, because there are always barriers facing priority populations, particularly people with disabilities. “There are multiple barriers: accessible transportation, accessible venues, accessible programming that can incorporate someone’s different abilities, adaptable equipment which is very expensive,” she said. “Also just society’s understanding of disabled sport is extremely limiting.” The city’s Bylaw and Regulatory Services inclusion team won a diversity and inclusion award in the team category.
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Parks and recreation co-ordinator Anne Goodchild, right, won the city’s 2014 Diversity and Inclusion Award for her work with the I Love To program that helps 3,000 low-income kids access sports each year. Goodchild received the award from Coun. Allan Hubley, left, Mayor Jim Watson and city manager Kent Kirkpatrick on Feb. 25.
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An environmental advocacy group is asking residents to pressure their councillor to make sure Ottawa follows through on its climate-change commitments. Graham Saul, executive director of Ecology Ottawa, said four out of five commitments laid out in the city’s Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan, approved in May 2014, are not yet included in the city’s draft 2015 budget – and the onus is on residents to make sure they get in there. “We’re asking our supporters to write to their councillors and let them know they care about these issues,” he said. “We’re meeting with councillors and talking with them about this issue.” Being an election year, the 2015 budget process is more complicated because the new council still has to set its term priorities for the coming four years. Since that likely won’t happen until late spring, staff have put aside
a $37.4-million pot of money for “strategic initiatives” to be divvied up once those priorities are confirmed. Saul said that means the climate change projects he expected to see in the 2015 budget will now have to compete with other municipal interests, be it recreation programs, arts funding or transportation projects, to get a piece of the pie. “The race is on for everyone,” Saul said. In May of last year, the previous council unanimously passed an updated climate-change plan that outlined a number of targets and initiatives meant to help the city hit its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Five items were highlighted for inclusion in the 2015 budget: converting the city’s streetlights to LED bulbs by 2020, increasing the number of solar panels on city buildings, introducing a computerized fleet management system, identifying and prioritizing land for protection, and completing a forest management strategy.
Only forest management could be considered funded; Capital Coun. David Chernushenko said it was included in the 2014 budget as part of the $1.2 million set aside to help fight the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle that could destroy 25 per cent of the city’s canopy. Perhaps Ecology Ottawa’s biggest ally around the council table is Chernushenko, who was recently appointed chairman of the environment committee. He said the city has every intention of making sure it follows through on its climate change commitments, although he admitted they’re currently “up for discussion” as part of the strategic initiatives debate. He said the issue is a top priority for him. “Certainly all four (outstanding items) are the bare minimum,” Chernushenko said. He noted the budget already includes a number of other initiatives that are pushing Ottawa towards his ultimate goal of becoming a truly green city. That includes continued sup-
Chernushenko said. Saul agreed the city is generally doing well on environmental issues, and support around the council table is strong. “But they have not yet translated that into the budget,” Saul said. “The signals that we’re getting are that the resources necessary to follow through on the plan will be provided for, but as of right now they are not there.”
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One of six new trains arrive at Carleton station on March 2 with Transit Commission chairman Stephen Blais, left, and OC Transpo general manager John Manconi aboard. Beginning March 2, the Trillium line from Greenboro station in the south to Bayview station near downtown was supposed to run four trains at a time instead of two, increasing frequency to every 10 to 12 minutes instead of 15. That’s slated to go down even further to eight minutes as crews refine the system over the coming months. The O-Train, once it’s up and running, is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. on
weekdays and at 6:30 a.m. on Saturdays, with runs every 10 to 12 minutes. Total end-to-end travel time, according to OC Transpo general manager John Manconi, should be about 17 minutes. He couldn’t say what the end-to-end time was before the expansion project began. Sunday service will start at 7:30 a.m. with runs every 10 to 15 minutes. The expansion project included the purchase of six new Alstom Coradia Lint trains, new passing tracks and upgrades to the signal system. A regular O-Train user, who wished not to be named because he works for a government department regulating transit, said on Monday he’s not convinced the O-Train is any better for all its changes. “I take it every day and I’m not sure it’s a step forward,” he said. The train is usually an excellent connection for him to get to work in Gatineau, he said. While he expects the service to get better once the glitches are fixed, he said city officials knew there were still problems to be worked out before they planned the launch. “They should have waited until they got the signals fixed, but they wanted the big day,” he said.
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City staff are asking for patience as crews scramble to deal with a flood of frozen water pipes. Dixon Weir, general manager of the city’s environmental services, said crews have fielded 253 calls for frozen pipes since November, compared to only 134 calls in the 2013-14 winter season. As of Friday, Feb. 27, 64 properties across the city were without water because their pipes have succumbed to the unseasonably cold weather in Ottawa during the past month. While 189 properties have successfully had their pipes thawed out since the start of winter, Weir said February’s cold weather has created an unexpected spike, particularly during the past two weeks, that has kept crews busy – and residents filling their bathtubs with melted snow. “In an average year, Ottawa experiences periods of extreme cold, but those are broken up by periods of relatively warmer weather,� Weir told reporters Friday, Feb. 27. “Unfortunately this year, as we all know, we’ve experienced an unusually long stretch of record-breaking low temperatures.� With so many calls, it could take crews up to six days to get a property’s water flowing again. In the meantime, staff are providing bottled water and residents can shower for free at the closest recreation centre. Weir wouldn’t say how much more this spike in service will cost the
city, either for the extra staff working around the clock or for the water bill reimbursements for properties with a history of freezing pipes. Approximately 2,000 homes and businesses received letters this winter asking them to continually run a small amount of cold water from an indoor tap all winter – at a cost of $3 to $4 per day. “Our focus is just on restoring service,� Weir said. Weir said he didn’t immediately know how much calls for frozen pipes cost the city last year, either. “We didn’t run into this situation last year, although it was a very cold winter.� If a resident’s property has a his-
tory of freezing pipes, the city recommends leaving the tap water running slightly (approximately 0.5 centimetres in diameter, about the size of a straw) until April 15. Property owners should also make sure indoor air temperatures are at least 6 C, particularly around the water meter. To report a frozen pipe, call 311.
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hen is the best time to learn how to use a compass? Before you get lost in the woods or when/if you survive? Should a student learn how to measure the angles in a triangle before the geometry test or after? And lastly, do we make sure kids know sexual activity can have negative consequences before they are sexually active or after they are pregnant, diseased or damaged? Arming children with information they need to make good decisions is what we ask our schools and teachers to do. In a perfect world, parents would provide all the sex ed information their child needs before they need it. Kids’ questions at home would be answered and the lines of communication would allow discussion and continuing learning. The Ontario government recently introduced new health and sexual education guidelines for teachers. The goal is clear: get information to stu-
dents at appropriate times, knowing that they will need it before they face important decisions. Playing the part of the ostrich is Campaign Life Coalition, which immediately set about trying to scare parents. The coalition’s press release warned the new curriculum, “... will discuss oral & anal sex in G. 7, masturbation in Gr. 6, homosexuality in Gr. 3 and sexual body parts in Gr. 1.� Take any parent who has a problem with anal and oral sex being discussed in Grade 7 and ask them: when do you plan to discuss it with them? The answer is likely never, which leaves their kids at greater risk of a bad decision than those who learn the risks at school. Naming sexual body parts happens in the home, well before a child gets to school. Kids have questions, and parents provide names. By the first day of junior kindergarten, every kid will know that boys and girls are different. So what’s to be scared of? In a word, ignorance.
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he National Gallery folks are commissioning one of those studies to find out why attendance isn’t great. I hope part of that study includes common sense, because you know how studies work. It is not encouraging to know that the gallery, in its request for proposals is looking for “new baseline data to assist us in achieving our visitor-centric approach.� The study will also concern “motivation, expectations, brand attributes and intrinsic values.� Language like that, so common around here, gives you that sinking feeling, and yet there is nothing in the gallery itself that should give cause for alarm. It is a gem, both inside and out. The Great Hall, a
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you can always find snobs who sneer at it, but that’s not important. The permanent collection seems fine to a non-expert and some of the recent exhibitions have been stunning, such as the recently concluded Jack Bush, the continuing M.C. Escher and the continuing Shine a Light, an eclectic grouping of Canadian pieces. Shine a Light is a startling demonstration of the many and surprising ways art can be made. One piece, Leaves of Grass, by Geoffrey Farmer, consists of about 20,000 photos and illustrations from Life magazine from 1935-1985, glued together and arranged along a table that is 124feet long. Another, The Cave Painter, by Shary Boyle, uses plaster, wood, glass and overhead projectors to create an eerie tableau. Further along are huge, dramatic photographs by Edward Burtynsky. It is art with intelligence and wit, plus an emotional whack that doesn’t CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES:
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require technical expertise to appreciate. This kind of thing, perhaps more than blockbuster exhibitions of famous Europeans, could save the gallery, by showing people art doesn’t have to be exclusive. It is for them.
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he new Ontario health curriculum – the first revision since 1998 – was released in February under much fanfare and much criticism. Critics of the document say the curriculum teaches children too much, too soon. Typically, the critics are religious groups, conservatives , those without school-aged children and people who live much of their lives in a cocoon. Most parents with school children understand kids need to learn about health matters that concern them. They need to do it in a structured environment where they can safely ask questions on subjects that they kind of, sort of know about, without feeling like buffoons. The focus is on organizing knowledge. Kids have lots of ideas about the world from a young age. They’re exposed through songs on the radio, playground and school bus chatter, glimpses of news headlines and overhearing adult conversations. I’m sure all of us can think back to our
BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse childhood and some of the general misconceptions about the world that plagued us. From the age of six, I was convinced snakes lived in the sewers after glancing at a Hamilton Spectator headline about somebody’s pet boa constrictor found in an apartment toilet. I checked the bowl and sat down cautiously on the edge of the seat for years afterwards. Make no mistake, no matter how protected your kids are, even if they aren’t listening to Top 30 hits on your watch or having exposure to news, they are exposed to sex culture, and there’s always at least one Joe the Big Mouth – a kid who’s been more exposed to sex culture than others and feels it his duty to impart stories on the playground – to help them fill
in the gaps. In one of my favourite all-time movies, Singles, character, Steve, has a flashback to the ’60s, when his single mother takes him to the family doctor to learn about sex. A young and conservative Steve sits and listens to the old doctor referencing a penis on chart paper, while he clinically describes sex. The next scene flashes forward to eight-year-old Steve on the playground recounting to his friends the sex act: “The guy just moves on top of her until something comes out of his penis?” “What?” “Spam!” “Eeew!,” shriek the kids. Flash forward a couple of decades and sexual education in my day was much about a red-faced public school teacher plowing through names of body parts on a poster, while attempting to keep the giggles to a minimum. We didn’t learn much except how to look and feel really uncomfortable – and make your audience feel uncomfortable – during an oral presentation.
But it was on the playground we got our “real” sex-ed. In Grade 6, circa late ’80s, it was widely-rumoured among 11-year-olds that boys and girls could have safe sex in a couple of ways: oral sex and anal sex. The message from Joe the Big Mouth was that everyone could be guaranteed a thrill without getting a girl pregnant, a myth that sadly persisted well into high school, if gossip is anything to go by. There was no curriculum, no teacher, no public health professional to inform kids of the dangerous realities of unprotected sex. And so, kids experimented, just as they have since the beginning of time. For parents, it’s hard to contemplate our innocent children thinking about sexual activities, other than in the abstract. Certainly kids are not thinking about it all the time. But they do have ideas. From the time kids start toilet training, they become aware of their bodies. By kindergarten, most kids know the difference
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In each case, extensive rehabilitation or outright replacement is planned, though that work won’t be for a few years. “You’re going to see some minor maintenance work – some minor patch work – probably in 2016, and that’s really with the goal of getting to what we consider the major rehabilitations or the replacements, which we’re planning on 2018 and outwards,” said Don Rowat, senior project engineer with the MTO’s planning and design section. “We obviously can’t do all the bridges in one year, for a
variety of reasons. You don’t want to be closing off adjacent streets at the same time – you try and span them out between several construction seasons.” Rowat sees the end period of construction as being 2025, with the ministry co-ordinating work with the city as much as possible. The preferred solution for the Holland, Parkdale Avenue, Fairmont Avenue, Bayswater Avenue, Bank Street and O’Connor bridges is rapid bridge rehabilitation, while the Preston Street, Rochester Street, Booth Street, Bronson Avenue and Percy Street spans would see rapid bridge replacement.
The designs for the repaired spans show upgraded, contemporary facades for the bridge frames and sound barriers. New asphalt, waterproofing, approach slabs and substructure refacing are included in the planned repair work. Two staging areas for the construction of the replacement spans were identified in the study – one in the surface parking lot on Beech Street between Preston and Rochester, and the other on the site of the former school board building at Bronson and Chamberlain Street. The MTO already owns that building and plans to demolish it later this year in prepara-
tion for the staging area and a street realignment that is part of the Queensway bridge project. The realignment will see vehicles coming off the eastbound Bronson off-ramp continue east on Chamberlain, without having to turn right, then make a left at the current intersection. Like past projects, the replacement of the bridge spans would be accomplished in a weekend, with traffic re-routing plans put into effect for each location. Lane reductions would be required for the repair work. Before any of these bridges see serious work, the most complicated span will require replacement – that being the existing three-span crossing of the O-Train tracks and PrestonCarling multi-use pathway. “The CPR/O-Train bridge
itself, we would like to have that begin in late 2016, with major construction beginning in 2017,” said Rowat. “We still have approvals to go through to make that happen.” Information boards at the open house showed the many options the MTO considered in coming up with a preferred plan for the O-Train bridge. The most advantageous option would be to create new backfilled abutments on either side of the tracks, with a single, shorter span that could be slid into place. The removal of 47 Young Street would be required to facilitate the construction of the span. The remaining area underneath the new span would be able to accommodate twin O-Train tracks, as well as the existing multi-use pathway. Peter Eady, vice-president of the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association, said he’d like to see a final design that preserved a narrow cor-
ridor of land on the west side of the O-Train tracks, opposite the multi-use pathway. The secondary plan for the area has a west side corridor drawn into it, he said. “Doing it this way precludes it,” he said, adding, “I’d like to know the cost (of keeping it in the plan). Because if the difference is negligible, the community would like to see it preserved.” Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper, whose ward terminates at the O-Train tracks, said the construction of the new bridge over that corridor would likely take two construction seasons, and that he would explore whether the corridor could be kept in place on the west side of the tracks. Comments on the study and its recommendations are being accepted by the MTO until March 13. Information on the study can be found – and comments submitted – at queenswaymidtownbridges.com.
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Deputies filling in for Watson Mayor recovering after snowmobile incident Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com
Deputy mayors Bay Coun. Mark Taylor and Orléans Coun. Bob Monette will be doing double duty for the next few weeks while Mayor Jim Watson recovers from a pelvis fracture. Taylor and Monette are splitting up Watson’s public commitments for the next few weeks, based largely on schedules and interest. Taylor will fill in at the International Women’s Day event on March 6, while hockey-loving Monette will preside over a key to the city ceremony for former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson on March 5. The deputies will also chair meetings as necessary – including the March 11 budget meeting. “The mayor’s still able to
sign things and communicate (but) if there’s meetings that need to be chaired, we’re standing in for those things,” Taylor said. Watson was training on a borrowed snowmobile on Feb. 28 in Osgoode Ward ahead of a ride through the area with members of the Osgoode-Carleton Snowmobile Trail Association and several city councillors. Before even hitting the trails, Watson slid off the machine when he turned a corner, fracturing his pelvis “in several places,” according to Taylor. Gloucester South-Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish was one of the councillors along for the ride. He said Watson was in visible pain after his fall, and wasn’t able to put any weight on his leg. Watson’s assistant drove him to the QueenswayCarleton Hospital.
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Medical marijuana centre coming to Hintonburg Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com
A medical marijuana “gatekeeper” could open its doors this spring on Hintonburg’s main street. National Access Cannabis spokesperson Colin Trethewey said the company is in the process of taking over the Heavens to Betsy boutique at 1111-B Wellington St. just east of Rosemount Avenue. Although the company hasn’t yet signed a lease, Dawn Carlisle, who owns the boutique currently in the space, said contractors and an interior designer were taking measurements for the new facility on Tuesday afternoon. Trethewey stressed the centre will not be a dispensary, and there will be no cannabis products on site. Instead, the company considers itself an information centre, a gatekeeper, of sorts, for people already using medicinal marijuana, or for those who have heard of the benefits and want to know more. “It’s helping patients un-
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derstand medical marijuana and then guiding them through the process, because it’s quite a complicated process,” Trethewey said. A big part of it is convincing a physician to issue a medical document, the legal piece of paper that allows a patient to order cannabis from a licensed provider. The only way patients can receive cannabis right now is by mail order through Canada Post, so Trethewey said fears of a drug dispensary setting up shop in Ottawa’s downtown won’t be realized – at least for a very long time. And if someday the rules did change to allow National Access Cannabis to provide some sort of pick-up service, the current stores would have to find new locations that could offer the appropriate security, he added. The Hintonburg centre will offer patients a chance to meet with an on-site pharmacist to discuss proper dosage and use, recommended strains for various ailments and potential adverse interac-
tions with other prescription drugs, Trethewey said. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said he hasn’t done enough research to say whether or not he supports the new facility, but he said the city doesn’t have much control over the matter other than to issue a business license and enforce existing by-laws. “Ultimately the zoning is for a traditional main street and this kind of use would be allowed,” Leiper said. “It would fall under a pharmacy or a medical clinic.” His main concern, other than encouraging the new business owners to engage with the community, is to make sure the community is comfortable with a drugrelated business setting up shop. “This community has had its challenges with drugs in the past, but 15 years ago, 10 years ago, the challenges in Hintonburg were associated with hard drugs like crack and heroin and with street prostitution,” Leiper said. “Obviously medical marijuana is
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different.” While he said he’s not sure how the community will react, it’s not a stretch to think most people will be supportive. “When I was campaigning this summer, the smell of weed was often in the air,” he said. “It’s a pretty progressive ward ... The tide toward legalization is probably unstoppable.” Carlisle said she’s not against the idea of a cannabis centre in principle, but she said she had hoped the space where she ran her store would continue to offer a more inclusive space. “It’s not really a place to shop or to gather ... like a cafe or a restaurant or a shop,” she said. “I know a lot of our customers have said, ‘I hope it’s another interesting shop in here.’” A marijuana centre, conversely, will appeal only to a specific group of people, she said. Trethewey said the company is also looking at opening another location somewhere on Bank Street.
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In a heavy plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. In batches, add the beef to the bag and shake to coat. Discard any excess flour mixture. In a large non-stick skillet, heat
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End of an era Two weathered artifacts that were stationed for decades in Technology Park outside the front doors of the Canada Science and Technology Museum were removed Feb. 25. The removal of the Convair Atlas 5A rocket, on loan to the museum from the United States air force since 1973, and an oil pumpjack was prompted by staff concerns that museum visitors could be injured by the deteriorating landmarks.
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Orléans residents Willi and Lise von Schmidt skate up the canal on its record-breaking day on Feb. 25. capital. The previous record of 46 consecutive days of skating was in 2003-04. The average number of skating days the city has seen over the last five years was 42. As of Feb. 18, the canal has
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School vowed it took away any shape they might have. In the summer time, the woolsey-gansey became simply a gansey. It was made of sheer dimity material, but I hated it just as passionately. Marguerite, my rival at the Northcote School, vowed she never had to wear a woolseygansey. She certainly wasn’t old enough for a brassier, so I couldn’t imagine what she wore under her blouses and sweaters. For a long time this dilemma caused me to ponder for hours at a time. And I took to looking closely at Marguerite to see if I could glimpse any tell-tale sign that she in
He chased the girls around the posts that held up the floor, and hid behind the wood pile to emerge when the meekest of us were within grabbing distance. I saw him head for the darkest corner of the basement. He was sneaking around quietly as if he was hiding from someone. He made a pounce behind the woodpile. When he came out his hands were thrust deep in his pocket and he wore that look on his face that told me we were all to be in for a surprise. He walked ever so slowly up behind Marguerite. Then like chain lightning, he locked one arm around under her chin and thrust the other down the back of her blouse. In his hand I could see a squawking and very agitated field mouse. It was nothing to see any number of mice seeking shelter in the basement of the Northcote School, which didn’t make it the most pleasant place to be,
fact did have on a woolseygansey. The whole issue came to a head one winter day. Marguerite had few friends at the Northcote School. Her uppity attitude did little to endear her to any one of us. Cecil considered it his personal mission in life to bring to Marguerite as much misery as possible. Ever since the day she told him he was a freak because he could move his ears up and down, Cecil spent much of his time plotting revenge. And Cecil was scared of nothing. He respected Miss Crosby our teacher, but even her severest reprimand made little impact on the young farm boy who stood close to six feet tall at 11 years of age. The day he caused near havoc in the Northcote School was bitterly cold. Miss Crosby had ordered us all into the basement at recess, and we were to be on our best behaviour. That meant little to Cecil.
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even on a cold winter’s day. Well, what a commotion Cecil caused. Marguerite made a beeline for the stairs and most of us were right behind her. Within seconds Miss Crosby assessed the situation, and ripped the blouse from her shoulders. I saw something far more interesting than the mouse that scurried quickly to the nearest hole in the baseboard. There for all to see was a woolsey-gansey exactly like the one I had on that very minute. It probably had come from Eaton’s catalogue just as mine had. Even though Marguerite was still hysterical and Miss Crosby had gone into the basement to seek out the criminal who had done what she called a “dastardly” act, I walked over to my nemesis and ran my finger around the neck of her undergarment. “Aren’t those woolsey-ganseys the most hateful things?” I asked, my voice dripping like sugar. Marguerite was a long way off from wearing a bra. She would be in a gansey, just like the rest of us young girls at the Northcote School.
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Jensen said the closure of Everest shouldn’t be seen as an indictment of private schools. “There are good private colleges in Ontario,” she said. PROVINCE ‘STANDING IN THE WAY’
Herzing College founder Henry Herzing said his schools are willing to take in former Everest students, whether or not they get a tuition refund from the province. Herzing said students arriving with transcripts from Ever-
est will get academic credit at Herzing colleges – including the Ottawa location – and if they’ve already paid their tuition at Everest, they’re good to go at Herzing, even if they never receive a tuition refund. “We’ll give them credit, both academic and financial,” Herzing said from the private college’s head office in Milwaukee. “So far we’ve been able to accommodate them and we’ll do everything possible.” If a student does join Herzing and later gets a tuition refund from their time at Everest, Herzing said the student should pay for the time spent
at his schools, but he doesn’t want anyone turned away because of money. “There is a cost to this. In some cases we may have to start another class (because of increased student numbers).” Herzing said the only thing holding back Everest students is the provincial government. He said Everest was covered by the province’s tuition recovery fund and had a bond that could also offset debts, but students’ desire to get back inside a classroom are being delayed by the Ontario government, which is processing the refunds.
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Algonquin’s Janice Pryce is co-ordinating the college’s communication with Everest students. “We’ve probably seen about 100 requests (for information),” Pryce said on Feb. 25. “We’ve talked to them about the college and giving them some options.” Some were very close to completion of their Everest course, taking part in work placements that had to come
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At Toronto’s Centennial College, preparations are underway to deal with potential demand for the school’s programs that are similar to those offered at Everest, courses such as personal service worker, law enforcement, massage, esthetics and physical therapy. “We’ve alerted academic advisers in those areas to be ready for inquiries,” said Mark Toljagic of Centennial’s communications department.
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Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities said staff have provided information sessions to more than 2,000 students at the 14 Everest campuses to advise them of next steps and distribute training completion assurance fund packages, which are designed to help eligible students complete their training at another institution, or arrange refunds. The ministry has received 735 student claim forms for training completions or refunds under the fund.
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“The government is standing in the way,” Herzing said. “The province is saying, ‘Don’t go to another school. Do nothing.’ We’re ready for them to come on in. “I feel like I’m at the scene of an accident and people need help, and the government is saying, ‘Wait a few days.’” Herzing said some programs at Everest were similar to Herzing’s offerings, but there’s also hope for former Everest students and faculty in other programs if a course can be approved at other colleges. “Everest had some financial problems, but it was nothing to do with the quality of the programs,” Herzing said. “I haven’t heard any complaints about the quality of their courses. He said it’s possible – if the province acts quickly – to add new programs at his schools that Everest’s students could attend and the defunct college’s instructors could teach. “We are willing, and probably other schools are willing, to do that,” Herzing said. As of Feb. 25, the Ontario
to an end suddenly because, with Everest’s demise, they would be uninsured while in a workplace. “Some were a day away from graduation” Pryce said. She said students in Everest’s personal service worker program form the largest contingent of people seeking information from Algonquin. Algonquin may increase capacity in some programs so the extra applicants can be accommodated. Pryce said demand is coming from students in early childhood education, dental assistant, office administration, paralegal, accounting and payroll programs.
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Victim of Bells Corners fire remembered as ‘tenacious’ More than 50 firefighters needed to put out fatal three-alarm blaze Alex Robinson
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The partner of a woman killed in a Feb. 19 fire says the victim, Luda Vidisheva, once told him she found scorched insulation near a wire in the basement of her Bells Corners home. Police said the fire was accidental, but the office of the fire marshal had not determined a cause yet. Shawn Charland, Vidisheva’s partner, said she told him about the scorched insulation, and he said he told her to alert the fire department to come take a look at it, but he does
not know if she ever did. Fire crews found Vidisheva’s body on the main floor of her two-story unit at 421 Moodie Dr., after they put out the blaze. Charland remembered her fondly as an animal lover and a tenacious fighter who never gave up, no matter how bad things got. “She’s really the most selfmade person I’ve ever met,” he said. “She had a small but very, very important life. Van Gogh never sold a single painting in his lifetime, but once he died, everybody noticed what he was doing, and I see Luda
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products or serve tourism, because they create jobs for all Ottawans. And he shared a stat that makes attracting bright people – and getting them to stay – all the more critical. “An immigrant in Ottawa is seven times more likely to start a business than someone from here,” Westeinde said. “What are you doing to make Ottawa sticky for these individuals?” Among the potential new permanent Ottawans are the roughly 120,000 students who come here to study at the city’s colleges and universities. Westeinde grew up in Ottawa, attending elementary school in Kanata and high school at St. Pius X in Ne-
pean. “I left Ottawa at 18 and travelled all over the world,” he said, adding that when he returned, he noticed the city had grown. The growth in population should prompt growth in vision, Westeinde said. “A small city says, “We can’t do that.” A big city says, “Why not?” he said. Westeinde encouraged association members to throw their collective weight around and support new ideas when they come forward. “Lansdowne was a game-changer,” he said, but lamented the fact that the people behind the redevelopment of
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Ottawa draws bright minds but too often the city sees them leave for pastures they may think are greener. Jeff Westeinde wants to make Ottawa “sticky.” Maybe the students and visitors should meet Westeinde during their stay. The developer is one of this city’s biggest cheerleaders. During a speech to the city’s construction industry leaders on Feb. 24, Westeinde called on his audience to do everything they can to “get the best and brightest to stay” here in Ottawa: the definition of a sticky city.
He said anyone who reads the news today may worry about the future. “But we’re world-beaters,” Westeinde said. “Ottawa is a talent hotbed. It’s where the smart people live.” Westeinde used his presentation to the Ottawa Construction Association’s annual general meeting to share statistics that could make the most pessimistic feel bullish about Canada’s economy, and Ottawa’s as well. Despite being near top of so many lists that assess quality of life and the business environment, Ottawa falls to 152nd spot when major cities around the world are ranked in order of cost of living. He lauded companies that export
Lansdowne – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group – didn’t get more vocal support from others in the construction industry. He took a poke at the Friends of Lansdowne, a group opposed to the plans that were delayed but finally approved, saying, “I’d bet they are friends with what Lansdowne has become now.” He said at LeBreton Flats – where four proposals have been short-listed by the NCC – there will be special interest groups which will speak out against them. The redevelopment of the former Rockcliffe airbase is also expected in the future. Westeinde told the construction industry audience to have their say when new ideas come forward. “You’ve got to speak up if you want to see game-changing things happen in this city.”
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Lowertown rectory up for heritage designation Emma.jackson@metroland.com
A rectory built in the 1920s behind Saint Anne Catholic church in Lowertown will be designated a heritage building if a city planning committee decision is approved by council. Saint Anne’s rectory at 17 Myrand Ave. off Old St. Patrick Street is an ornate BeauxArts style building designed in 1921 by W.E. Noffke, the same architect responsible for the Champagne bath on King Edward Avenue and the Elisabeth Bruyère Hospital down the street. Noffke designed several Roman Catholic rectories in Ottawa in the early 20th century, but according to the city none are as large or as grandiose as Saint Anne’s. “The assertive style and considerable size of Saint Anne’s rectory makes it a visual focal point at the edge of (Jules Morin Park) and a transition point between the highrise infill and the small scale
housing of the neighbourhood,” a staff report presented to planning committee said. “Saint Anne’s rectory is both a visual and historic landmark in Lowertown.” The two-and-a-half storey former clergy residence is now home to the National House of Prayer, a Christian organization that welcomes representatives from across the country to live in residence and pray for Canada’s leaders. Fran Parker, the organization’s co-founder and permanent resident in the rectory, said she and her husband are happy the city is protecting her home of 10 years. “It is a beautiful building and we just want to see it protected,” she said. The “striking building” certainly makes an impression, with an arcaded balcony on the west side and gable dormers across the top and front doors that are accessed by a short flight of steps leading to a two-storey veranda with large columns.
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Saint Anne’s rectory on Myrand Avenue is now the National House of Prayer. The city’s planning committee has recommended council name the rectory a heritage building. It’s even prettier inside, Parker said, noting that only the kitchen has been modernized. The intricate fireplaces and ceiling mouldings are still intact, and original cherry
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and oak panelling throughout give it a rich feel similar to the Parliament Buildings, she said, adding it’s large enough to accommodate up to 40 visitors.
Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said the building may be tucked away behind the church, but it gets more glory now that the park has been redeveloped.
“With the renewal of Jules Morin Park, people are going to see that property,” he said. “It ties it into the park in many ways.” The park was once known as Angelsea Square, and in 1852 became the first piece of land the city put aside for public use. After the rectory was built in the 1920s, the building became an impressive focal point at the northern end of the space. Fleury said the heritage designation is especially positive because all parties are on side; often the property owner is against the designation because it can add maintenance costs and limit future expansions. “In this case we haven’t heard from them, so they must have a strategic plan,” Fleury said. Members of the planning committee passed the recommendation unanimously, with the exception of Coun. Stephen Blais, who was absent. Council will consider the designation on March 25.
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Pawsitive winter activities for you and your dog OK, so you’re feeling fed up. You want to be the best pet owner for your dog and you know that means providing plenty of exercise and stimulating activities each day. But let’s face it – that’s not the easiest thing to do during a winter like this one. The walking paths and trails are buried in snow, you’re up to your knees trying to walk through the park, and the sidewalks are becoming more and more difficult to distinguish from the snow banks. The roads are covered in salt and, honestly, your dog seems just as cold and miserable as you when you assume your winter warrior persona and head out to endure a barely bearable February stroll. Good news: You don’t have to do this! There are plenty of alternatives to simply walking the dog each day through the winter. If you’re looking to try something – anything – else, here are some ideas to help keep your pet happy and healthy until the sunshine and green grass return. • Indoor games: Many dogs can easily learn to play hide-and-seek with you. Games
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like this provide some indoor exercise, as well as mental stimulation and fun, for your pet and your family! • New toys: Stock up on toys that are interactive and stimulating for your pup. Tug toys, for example, will provide fun, exercise, and interaction. Stuffable toys that make your dog think and work to get to a treat are also great, but make sure you’re not overcompensating fewer walks with far more treats! • Nose work: Challenge Rover’s nose by hiding treats throughout the house for him to search for; create an obstacle course to be sniffed through to find his dinner; or create interactive challenges for your dog by hiding a treat under one of several covers, and praising him when he finds it. • Outings: Next time you’re heading out to your local pet store or animal shelter, take your dog with you. He’ll be excited to get out of the house, see and sniff new people and animals, and show off some of his good manners and
obedience training in hopes of coming home with a new toy or treat. • Join a class Take your dog’s training to the next level by joining a new obedience or agility class. This will provide a regular outing for both you and your dog to look forward to each week, and give you new interactive tricks to practice together at home. • Plan a FUN outdoor activity: Find a scenic, pet-friendly location for snow shoeing, crosscountry skiing, or winter hiking. Invite some friends along to make for an enjoyable group activity. • Spice up the walk: Alternate between walking and jogging with your dog every 10 minutes or so. This will help keep things interesting for your pup, and it will help keep both of you feeling warmer while you’re out. Pausing the walk for snowball fetch is another exciting activity for your dog, and you don’t have to worry about favourite dog toys getting lost in the snow!
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:
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March 6
The Calvary Christian Reformed Church is hosting the World Day of Prayer on March 6 at 1:30 p.m. This year, the focus country is Bahamas. All are welcome to this service, which will be followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments. The church is located at 3782 Russell Rd.
Call 613-737-4063 for more information.
March 7
The MacKay Concert Series welcomes back pianist Maria Guénette in a solo recital of late nineteenth century French music on March 7 at 7:30 p.m. Her program, titled Fauré:
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Friends and Foes, refers to a period in French musical history when there was discussion about promoting French music, stoking creative disagreements among composers such as Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, D’Indy and Franck that produced a rich legacy of musical achievement that Guénette will bring to life. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors and students, and are available from Books on Beechwood, the Leading Note, MacKay United Church (613-749-8727) and at the door, 39 Dufferin Rd. at MacKay St.
March 7-8
The Ottawa West Arts Association presents The Art of Music on March 7 and 8. Visit the OWAA gallery to view resonating new artworks from local artists and fill out a people’s choice ballot of your favorite work at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex 1500 Shea Rd. The gallery is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
March 8
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Solos for Strings, a concert featuring the Strings of St John’s and the Lisgar Collegiate Institute String Ensemble, will be performing on March 8 at 2 p.m. at First United / All Saints Church in Westboro. Featured in the concerts are Donnie Deacon and Janet Roy, respectively the current and former principal second violins of the NAC orchestra. Tickets are $20 and
are available online through our website (stringsofstjohns. ca) and Facebook page, at The Leading Note and Gaia Java (Stittsville) as well as at both church offices and at the door.
event takes place at 1 p.m. at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Rd. Please RSVP by calling 613435-2222.
Join the Catholic Women’s League of Assumption Parish for a St. Patrick’s Dinner on March 8 at 5 p.m., 320 Olmstead Street in Vanier. Good food and good friends. Great Irish Entertainment by the McCann Family. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For tickets, contact the parish office at 613-746-8503 or Tina Kuchciak at 613-731-8687.
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March 10
The Ottawa West Christian Women’s Club presents Taking Care of My Health - Preventing Falls, by registered nurse Helene Carriere, on March 10 from 9:15 to 11 a.m. at 225 McClellan Rd. Arlington Woods Hall. Light refreshments, door prizes and childcare are available for $5 or $2 for first timers. Please RSVP by calling 613-7211257 or 613-829-2063.
March 11
Ottawa Central Women’s Connection invites you and your friends to Healthy Aging with Dr. Jackie Rogers. Speaker Carolyn Klicermann will share a faith story titled Super Achiever to Super Believer, and music will be provided by Barbara Bedley and Debi Moberg. Admission is $8 or $2 for first timers. The
Members of St. George’s Parish will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day dinner and social on March 15 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Parish Hall, 415 Piccadilly Ave. The evening will include home cooked Irish stew, colcannon, salad, dessert, coffee and tea. The event will feature live Irish music, dancing, a cash bar, and 50/50 draw. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12, and can be acquired from the parish secretary via email at secretary@saintgeorges.ca or by telephone at 613-729-6596. Come see the Premiere performance Magic of the Gospel presented by Legari Magician/Catechist at St. Basil’s Church (899 Maitland Avenue at the Queensway) at 2 p.m. Studies have revealed the average person will remember six per cent of what he or she hears, but they will remember about 60 per cent of what they see. This visual presentation of the Gospel now makes it possible for a person not only hear the gospel, but see the gospel. They can see the problem, they can see the solution, they can see the results of receiving Christ.
March 16
Join the Gloucester Horticul-
tural Society on March 16 for Butterfly Basics – Host Plants and Habitats, at 7:30 p.m. at Top Generation Hall, 4373 Generation Ct. Rick Cavasin will talk about the intimate connection between butterflies, their larval host plants, and the diverse habitats in which they grow. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required by calling 613-7498897.
March 21
Meet your neighbours at the Epiphany Anglican Church Good Food farmers market on March 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. We will offer affordable fresh and healthy fruits, vegetables and dry goods as well as free refreshments. The market will take place indoors at 1290 Ogilvie Rd. For more information, contact Kelly via email at kdjessop@rogers.com or call 613-746-9278.
April 7
David Hinks will present a master gardener lecture discussing “planting for incredible edibles. The lecture will show that yes indeed you can grow a bounty of vegetables in your urban space. The event runs from from 7 to 9 p.m. and the cost is $12 for members, or $15 for nonmembers. The event takes place at Building 72 at the Central Experimental Farm arboretum, east of the Prince of Wales Drive roundabout. Call 613-230-3276 or visit friendsofthefarm.ca for more information.
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 You impress everyone with your creativity this week, Aries. Allow this creativity to be the inspiration behind projects you have been putting off of late. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Keep your goals relatively simple for the next few days, Taurus. You can benefit from the positive reinforcement of completing tasks and getting things done. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you have been immersed in work and are starting to show the ill effects of keeping long hours. Now is a great time to take a few days off or enjoy a mini-vacation. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you have a lot to get done, but resist the urge to micromanage every detail, as this could be a surefire path to burnout. You need to take a few breaths. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, avoid the temptation to get started on another new project. You already have plenty of other things on your plate. Finish those tasks before moving on to something new. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 It is sometimes easy to miss the forest for the trees, Virgo. Try taking a step back so you can look at a puzzling project from a new perspective.
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