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News - A lot of imagination is needed to currently picture the interior of 7 Bayview Rd. as a cutting-edge, youth-friendly business incubator, but that is what the future holds for the long-derelict structure. Media were invited to tour the cavernous building on March 5, as work begins to turn it into the Innovation Centre, the first part of a twophase plan to house the offices and entrepreneurial offshoots of an expanded Invest Ottawa. The former public works facility dates from the early 1940s, and the years of neglect endured before a plan came together last year to make use of the facility was plain to see. However, an interior plan crafted by design firm prototypeD is already in the early stages of being

realized, with construction expected to wrap up in 2016. When opened to clients, the building will boast office space (both rental and corporate), a digital media/animation lab, sound recording space, even a café and “techo lounge” that would be open to the public. The interior layout reflects the needs and tastes of the young, technology-oriented people who both created it, and who would be using it. Construction of the facility, which will be managed by a non-profit corporation, will be financed by $30 million split evenly between the city and the province. The city’s $15 million share is partly made up of the appraised value of the land on which the facility sits ($8 million), with operational costs expected to be met by revenue from users of the facility. See PROVINCE, page 10

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crossing facility is being developed by the Ministry of Transportation and will likely be signed off on by the summer, said Phil Landry, manager of traffic management for the city. Once it’s included in the regulations for implementing the Highway

Traffic Act, the new rules would allow for a mid-block crossing that uses signs to give priority to pedestrians, Landry said. That’s a cheaper option to give pedestrians a way to cross to the other side of the road, said Kanata North Coun. Marianne

Wilkinson. The city’s hands have been tied in that regard because the only current option used in Ottawa a fully signalized mid-block crossing that can cost $100,000 to $150,000 or a pedestrian crossover, which involves flashing lights to alert motorists which costs about $70,000.

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unique beverages produced by Beyond the Pale Brewing Company has led its owners to seek a new, larger home.

zoning bylaw amendment for a unit (108/110) at the City Centre complex, located at 250 City Centre Ave.,with the hope of establishing a microbrewery, tasting room and retail store. The amendment is required to permit a light industrial use, limited to a brewery operation. The larger operation would help the company expand their production and reach new customers and markets. Beyond the Pale’s webpage reflects the company’s intentions, stating, “we plan to upgrade to a shiny new (1,800-litre) brew system, and

will hopefully make an appearance in the LCBO.” The Hamilton Avenue facility currently operates a 400-litre brew system. The brewery and retail shop would serve to further animate the City Centre complex, which traditionally served as a shipping and storage facility. The Art Is In Bakery occupies space at the facility, and operates a café within the premises. Beyond the Pale’s zoning bylaw amendment is scheduled to be considered by the city’s planning committee on June 10.

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News - Glashan Public School needs all of Ottawa’s support to help turn a patch of pavement into a park. The grades 7 and 8 Centretown public school is one of 10 across Canada in the running for a $20,000 outdoor classroom from Majesta Trees of Knowledge 2014 competition. It begins on April 7 and in order to win the grand prize, the school must gather as many individual online votes as possible before May 5. The only Ottawa school in the contest, principal James Tayler said his goal is to have everyone in the city supporting the cause. “Glashan is one of Ottawa’s oldest schools, but because of its location it needs all the help it can get ensure we can make a small part of the space better.” The goal is simple, Tayler said: to get as many people in Ottawa to vote for Glashan. Located between Bank and Lyon Streets, the school’s yard is mostly paved and winning the competition would go a long way toward helping turn a portion of it green. “We don’t have the kind of yard other schools do and we want to change that,” Tayler said. According to Jim Schedler, vice president of marketing for Majesta, the bathroom tissue company created this competi-

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There are a number on our property and this began with trying to figure out a way to replace the trees that we will be losing. From there it became more than just trees.” The council formed the Green Team and began applying for grants and reaching out to community partners to help get the project off the ground. Tayler said the school wants to be able to create two green spaces in the yard -- a shaded area fit for reading and sitting, and another spot they wish to turn into a small outdoor theatre. As far as winning the contest is concerned Tayler said he has already been reaching out to colleagues in the district who have already had their own successes in an online voting competition including, most recently, Vincent Massey Public School’s recent win of a $90,000 from Aviva to help build a play structure. “It is going to take a concentrated effort of our school community, engaging alumni, parents, staff and the larger community to help win this,” Tayler said. “We plan to convey that Glashan is the school to vote for.” The school is planning to kick off the contest with a large event at the school. Voting begins in 24 days at majestatreesofknowledge.ca. Anyone six years of age and up is eligible to vote once a day until the contest is complete. To find out more about Glashan’s project, or to keep tabs on the contest, follow Glashan Public School on Twitter at @glashanleads or email Tayler at james.tayler@ ocdsb.ca.

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News - Ottawa’s places of worship could soon become sanctuaries for the homeless. The city is looking at allowing churches, synagogues and other places of worship to operate temporary shelters and provide meals and overnight shelter for people who don’t have anywhere else to spend the night. In Toronto and other Canadian cities, it’s known as Out of the Cold – a rotating series of temporary shelters offered by groups who co-ordinate the use of space in places of worship. Now, Ottawa is looking at allowing something similar in its zoning bylaw. There are 116 places of worship in the city’s urban area and the study will look at different zoning schemes for allowing them to operate temporary overnight shelters. The program is badly needed in Ottawa, especially for youth, said Jason Pino, director of Restoring Hope Ministries. The group has quietly been offering a small, six-bed overnight shelter for youth in the basement of the First Baptist Church in Centretown for more than a year. After getting a one-year exemption from the city, Restoring Hope recently got the OK to make the once-a-week shelter permanent and expand to 10 beds, Pino said. He was working as a youth outreach worker when he had the idea to start up the shelter.

“I would be connecting with these kids and they wouldn’t have a place to sleep for the night,” Pino said. There are two youth shelters in Ottawa – one for men and one for women – and they’re constantly full, Pino said. He would ask youth where they planned to spend the night. If they couldn’t crash on a friend’s couch, they’d make their way to a parking garage, some bushes in a park or under a bridge. Over the past year, 35 to 40 of those youth have had a warm bed to sleep in – at least on Fridays. If youth stay with Restoring Hope more than once, they tend to keep coming for about two months, Pino said. Over that time, he can see a profound change in many of them. “We call ourselves Restoring Hope – the idea being that if you don’t have hope, you stop caring about yourself and you stop caring about the situations you put yourself in,” Pino said. “We reinforce to them they are worth the effort, they are worth taking care of and they are important.” Neighbouring businesses were “leery” at first, Pino said, but the ministry has not received any reports of criminal activity or complaints. “They gave us a chance … Now they see that it can work,” he said. Beth Desmarais is the city planner charged with studying whether it can work on a broader basis in other places of worship. She said staff felt the Restoring Hope program was a good idea and wanted to study whether it should be expanded. “If we’re going to allow it in one church basement, why not come out with any regulation to allow it in any church?” Desmarais said. “You may as well not do it as a band-aid approach.” A consultant has been

contacting local churches while gathering background research for the study, and “more and more” places of worship are approaching the city to express their interest in offering the service after they find out about it, Desmarais said. Ottawa hasn’t yet drafted a strategy for how the program would work here. The study will look at parameters including a cap on the number of beds and how to ensure the shelters operate on a temporary or occasional basis – not every night, Desmarais said. Pino said his program is fortunate because there are no residences near the church at Elgin Street and Laurier Avenue and most of the officeworker oriented businesses are closed by the time the shelter opens at 9 p.m. on Fridays. But places of worship in other areas might face different circumstances and challenges, he said. The planning committee is expected to review Desmarais’ forthcoming recommendation on April 8. Members of the public can submit comments to elizabeth.desmarais@ottawa.ca. If the planning committee and city council were to adopt any changes, Desmarais said it would then be up to volunteer groups and congregations to set up a program to offer the shelters on a rotating basis in a number of places of worship. Restoring Hope Ministries is looking for volunteers willing to staff the overnight shelter and connect and support youth. Visit restoringhope.ca for information.

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A year ago, the city provided Restoring Hope Ministries with a temporary exemption to allow it to operate this shelter at Centretown’s First Baptist Church once a week. Now Ottawa is looking at changing bylaws to allow other places of worship to do the same.

NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Ottawa passed By-law Number 2014-74 on February 26, 2014, under Section 34 of The PLANNING ACT. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or public body, who, before the By-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to City Council, may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to the By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the City of Ottawa, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An appeal must be accompanied by the Ontario Municipal Board’s prescribed fee of $125.00, which may be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Minister of Finance. A notice of appeal can be mailed to the City Clerk at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1, or by delivering the notice in person, to Ottawa City Hall, at the Information Desk in the Rotunda on the 1st floor, 110 Laurier Avenue West. A notice of appeal must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 2, 2014. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law is passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Should the By-law be appealed, persons or public bodies who wish to receive notice of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing can receive such notice by submitting a written request to the planner identified in the explanatory note that accompanies this Notice. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law and a description of the lands to which the By-law applies is attached. Dated at the City of Ottawa on March 13, 2014 Clerk of the City of Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW No. 2014-74 By-law No. 2014-74 amends the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250. The amendment will affect properties in Rural General Industrial, Rural Heavy Industrial, General Industrial and Heavy Industrial zones city-wide. The proposed amendment will add a “medical marihuana production facility” as a permitted use in the Rural General Industrial, Rural Heavy Industrial, General Industrial and Heavy Industrial zones. A medical marihuana production facility will not be permitted within 150 metres of a residential or institutional zone. These facilities will not be permitted in a dwelling.

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Community - The frosty morning of March 6 brought with it warm news for Hintonburg residents. On that day, the doors of a long-awaited LCBO outlet – located at 987 Wellington St. West – were thrown open to a community that had grown weary of trudging to Westboro or Centretown to purchase liquor and wine. When news of the new tenant of the former carpeting store broke at a meeting of the Hintonburg Community Association late last year, it prompted boisterous murmur-

ing and speculation about the opening date. “This community has been eagerly awaiting having a liquor store opening back up,” said Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs at the store opening. “(This is) the kind of a store that increases business for all the businesses around it. … It improves, overall, the viability of our business area here in Hintonburg.” A heavy emphasis was placed on the community benefits that stem from the LCBO’s provincial revenue generation, as well as its annual fundraising campaigns. This, plus the prominent placing of Ontario wines across

the front of the store (with new “Our wine country” labeling), made it hard to ignore the ongoing political rhetoric surrounding the agency’s role in the Ontario alcohol landscape. “This store will contribute to the over $5 billion in sales the LCBO does, and gives over $1.7 billion back to the province of Ontario,” said LCBO president and CEO Bob Peter, congratulating the staff of the new location for their help in fundraising at other Ottawa outlets.. “(Our) two big campaigns – one for the United Way and the other for SickKids hospitals and MADD Canada

NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Ottawa passed By-law Number 2014-80 on February 26, 2014 under Section 34 of The PLANNING ACT. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or public body, who, before the By-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to City Council, may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to the By-law, by ﬁling with the Clerk of the City of Ottawa, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An appeal must be accompanied by the Ontario Municipal Board’s prescribed fee of $125.00, which may be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Minister of Finance. A notice of appeal can be mailed to the City Clerk at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1, or by delivering the notice in person, to Ottawa City Hall, at the Information Desk in the Rotunda on the 1st ﬂoor, 110 Laurier Avenue West.

– have raised over $7 million. This past Christmas, for the children’s hospitals – there are four of them in Ontario – we raised over $2.1 million.” Peter said the LCBO had been seeking a return to the Hintonburg market for about five years, and while he’d liked to have seen a larger store, the current location was the best opportunity they had. Providing a first-hand account of some of the community benefits realized by the LCBO’s fundraising activity, CHEO Foundation president and CEO Kevin Keohane told guests of the good done by last year’s $312,000 cash infusion. “As result of these efforts, CHEO has now been able to purchase a neonatal transport unit,” said Keohane. “Basically, this is a miniature intensive care unit that will now be used by CHEO’s neonatal transport team when they fan out to community

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LCBO board member Laurel Murray, left, joins CHEO Foundation president Kevin Keohane, Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs and LCBO operations manager Phil Algan in toasting the opening of a new store in Hintonburg on March 6. hospitals throughout eastern and northern Ontario. When they do that, they’re doing so for one purpose, and that is to retrieve usually a premature baby who has a critical, life-

threatening condition.” The opening ceremony ended at 10 a.m., when the doors opened for the first time. By that time, about 20 people had assembled outside the door.

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A notice of appeal must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 2, 2014. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law is passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Should the By-law be appealed, persons or public bodies who wish to receive notice of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing can receive such notice by submitting a written request to the planner identified in the explanatory note that accompanies this Notice. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law and a description of the lands to which the By-law applies is attached. Dated at the City of Ottawa on March 13, 2014. Clerk of the City of Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1

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Community - A developer is seeking to expand the Holland Cross complex by adding a 12-storey office tower. A zoning bylaw amendment submitted to the city by Fotenn Consultants on behalf of the complex’s owner describes a new addition to the existing two-tower office and retail plaza. The proposed building would have a floor area of 16,820 square metres, and

would be integrated into the existing complex. A first-floor podium would match the existing podiums of the neighbouring eight-storey office buildings. The existing underground parking garage would serve occupants of the new tower, though the capacity of the garage would fall by 34 spots due to structural supports needed for the new building. A total of 24 bicycle parking spaces would be added on site. Access to the underground garage would be unchanged.

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With the site already built out on the sides fronting Holland Avenue and Scott Street, the new structure would rise from the southeast corner of the site, adjacent to Hamilton Avenue North. The proposal’s planning rationale shows a glass-clad exterior for the building, with a pedestrian walkway connecting Hamilton to Holland along the south side of the building. Public comments about the proposal will be accepted until March 24, with comments accepted by planner Douglas James at 613-580-6006, ext. 13856. Emails will be accepted at douglas.jamesd@ ottawa.ca.

By-law No. 2014-80 amends the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250. It establishes new rules for the location of driveways in the outer suburban area (being generally the area between the inner boundary of the Greenbelt and the boundary between the urban and rural area, including Barrhaven, Stittsville, Orleans, Kanata and Riverside South, but excluding Blackburn Hamlet and Bell’s Corners.) It removes, in the outer suburban area, the prohibition on extending driveways in front of the front wall of the residential use building. Such extensions are limited to 1.8m in width and must be ﬁnished in alternatives to asphalt or monolithic concrete. It also clariﬁes that driveways are permitted to be extended into the extension of the side yard into the front yard.

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new study published in the Social Science & Medicine journal suggests there may not be much difference in long-term outcomes for babies whether they are breastfed or bottle-fed. The research, led by Ohio University sociology assistant professor Cynthia Colen has been met with skepticism by breastfeeding advocates. Bottle feeding proponents, on the other hand, are circulating it as evidence that cuts through the overblown criticism of formula feeding. Colen’s study initially did comparisons seen elsewhere, although her sample was larger than usual – around 8,000 – and the age range greater. She examined children between the ages of 4 and 14. Overall, Colen found breastfed children performed better in 10 of 11 health indicators, including BMI, obesity, asthma, various intelligence measures, hyperactivity and attachment. But then she did something

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse different. Colen nearly perfectly controlled for race, income and age by comparing children within the same family, which made up 25 per cent of her original sample. These “discordant sibling pairs” were children with the same mother, where one was bottle-fed and the other nourished at the breast. “When the team restricted the sample to siblings who were fed differently within the same families, the scores showing breast-feeding’s positive effects on 10 of the 11 measures for child health and well-being were not statistically significant,” reported Medical News Today. In fact, the only difference was

that breastfed children were more susceptible to asthma than their bottle-fed siblings. Yes, you read that correctly. The only statistical difference was a disadvantage to breastfed babies. This study comes at a time when “breast is best” hyperbole has reached new heights. Countries as disparate as The United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom are seeking to “enforce” breastfeeding culture. The former is considering a law that would make two years of breastfeeding mandatory, the latter a pilot program that would pay women in low income groups the equivalent of $365 if they breastfeed to six months. This is despite the fact that 81 per cent of British women in all income groups already breastfeed their babies. Thus, the study comes as a breath of fresh air. For those of us who want a choice in how to safely feed our babies, while maintaining a career and doing other stuff that

feminists do, you know, besides being tethered by the nipple, it’s nice to have some affirmation that we’re making OK choices. In a few years, my own family would make a great case for Colen: I breastfed all children from birth ranging from three weeks to 5.5 months. (That elusive six month minimum). All, God bless them, have been extremely healthy – no ear infections, no learning delays, no major vomiting viruses. The only one that now has issues with allergies and food sensitivities? The middle child – the one that was breastfed the longest. My reasons for choosing how to feed my babies are highly personal. So it is for all women. What sickens me is the expectation that women should breastfeed, regardless of whether or not it works or whether or not they want to. The benefits of breastfeeding have been so overstated that one would imagine all the world’s problems would be

Chaudiere Falls hydro generating station to expand Steph Willems steph.willems@metroland.com

News - The waterfall that helped power the first lightbulb in Ottawa in 1882 will soon be lighting many more. On March 7 Hydro Ottawa was granted a 40-year contract to construct new generating capacity at its Chaudiere Falls hydroelectric generating station, boosting its output to 58 megawatts – an increase of 29 megawatts. The municipally-owned utility claims the increased capacity at the century-old station is enough to power 20,000 homes annually, and would see the city reap financial benefits from the power sent to the province’s electrical grid. The Ontario Power Authority decision was announced by Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli. “Waterpower is a vital component of Ontario’s clean energy sup-

ply mix,” stated Chiarelli in a media release. “The Chaudiere Falls facility will contribute to Ontario’s clean, modern and reliable electricity system while creating local jobs and increasing revenue for Hydro Ottawa.” Hydroelectric power drawn from Chaudiere Falls fostered Ottawa’s industrial roots in the 19th century, powering sawmills and factories on Lebreton Flats, and generating the electricity that powered the city’s

first streetlights and electric streetcar system in the 1880s and 90s. The Ring Dam that funnels river

Hydro Ottawa buildings on Chaudiere Island took place in the last decade, while the generation capacity was slightly boosted in 2007. Construction on the new generating facility will begin in 2015, and will last two years.

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solved if we could just domesticate women and force them to breastfeed for increasingly longer amounts of time. The worst is the suggestion that breastfeeding is so economical that women would be financially better off as a result of that choice. Slate blogger Jessica Grose points to a poignant Hanna Rosin quote featured in The Atlantic in 2009: “When people say that breastfeeding is ‘free,’ I want to hit them with a two-by-four. It’s only free if a woman’s time is worth nothing.” Exactly. And now we have a study that confirms that bottle feeding can be just as healthy as breastfeeding. So kudos to Colen. Because at the end of the day, as the study’s author notes, we should be spending a lot less time dictating to women how to feed their babies and a lot more time introducing social policies, like affordable housing and childcare, that are going to give them – and their children – real choice for the future.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – 9:30 a.m. The items listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting which will be held in the Champlain Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca.

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athletes, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more inclusive by being less intimihe 2014 Ontario 55+ Summer Games will dating for a wide range of seniors. The games also inbe hosted this August in Windsor and Amclude events like euchre for those who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t herstburg and it should be part of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s want to challenge their physical limits. Yet there is goal to help as many seniors as possible still some stiff competition for those who want it. take part. Most importantly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a major social event, so it The recent concluded Winter Olympics are all about sport. The senior games go beyond the physical affects seniors by keeping them active and interacting with others their age that they know and those they challenges we witnessed at in the Winter Olympic are just meeting and Games in Sochi and take competing against. on the important aspects Some seniors face of social and mental Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not aimed at top athletes, challenges raising the interaction. In a way, the funds for the travel to the games for our senior citi- so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more inclusive by being games and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where zens offer a workout for less intimidating local organizers need the whole individual. the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s asThe Ontario 55+ sistance. In west Ottawa, Summer Games expect a fundraiser and open house is planned for March to host more than 1,000 participants from across the 22 at Crystal View Lodge between 11 a.m. and 3 province who will take part in 18 events like bocce, p.m. The west Ottawa district tries to make it easier cycling, swimming, slo-pitch and euchre. In most cases, the activities will get them healthier financially to do this as they subsidize transportation to the games, with the capacity to take 120 athletes to physically. Many offer a mental workout, too. Windsor. And if we in the wider community can help The games â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the travel time to and fro â&#x20AC;&#x201C; imour senior citizens to make the trip, they will have proves the retired experience by giving seniors a every opportunity to be the best at something, and revenue to meet and compete against new people, as mind the rest of us that there are golden years ahead. well as a reason to stay healthy. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not aimed at top

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he people we used to call yuppies (young urban professionals) have been the salvation of many cities. They have revitalized older neighbourhoods. With their buying power and political activism they have demanded and got better restaurants and stores, improved schools and daycare facilities for their children. But there is a downside too, as some cities have begun to notice. As neighbourhoods become revitalized, property values go up, and along with them, property taxes. As the trendy stores and restaurants move into the neighbourhood shopping areas, rents go up too. All of a sudden, there is this wonderful neighbourhood and only the well-to-do can afford to live in it. But of course there are people who are not well-to-do living there. These are the people who lived there before it was fashionable to do so, when it was possible for a person of modest means to own a home in the neighbourhood. These are the people who had family-owned stores on the now-fashionable street. Unless these people get help, the locally owned stores disappear, the modest houses are sold and torn down to make room for much larger ones with three-car garages. The neighbourhood has been revitalized, but its character has been destroyed.

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modest means are not unduly penalized. At the same time, there is some political risk in doing so, since the revitalization process, with its march of new condos, is a continuing source of new tax dollars. A city politician who will forgo a source of revenue is a rare bird, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that a crisis of sorts is in sight. Obviously the residents of American cities, because of the 2008 mortgage crisis, are in more of a bind than Canadians, but you only need to walk around a Canadian city to see that the problem applies to us too. The Glebe might have been the first neighbourhood to become (a) really nice, and then (b) unaffordable. Westboro has obviously followed and Hintonburg is next. What has happened on the residential level has been matched in the retail sector. Neighbourhood store after neighbourhood store has succumbed to increased taxes or increased rents. Too often the replacement has been a chain. Too often a hardware or grocery store has been replaced by a coffee shop or a fitness centre. The result: more power to the car culture that forces us to drive every time we need some little thing. Since our city government, like other city governments, says it wants to reduce the impact of the car culture, our city, like other cities,

should be trying to find ways to keep small stores in business, just as it should find ways to keep lower-middle class and working people in their homes. Failing some remedial action, the look of the future is there already for us to see: pleasant but unaffordable urban neighbourhoods surrounded by suburbs clustered around giant shopping centres, the two linked by a clogged river of cars. Gentrification, along with intensification, has been seen as the salvation of our cities. Well managed, it probably can be. But cities need to be for everyone.

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To the editor, Your report on the Feb. 5 Ecology Ottawa event, The Future of Snow and Skiing in a Warming World, held at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, contains information to which I would like to reply: 1 – The International Climate Science Coalition asserts that the causes of climate change are not properly understood due to the immature nature of the science. We “deny” nothing. We say that human activity causes climate change by land use change, urban heat island effect, and emissions of greenhouse gases. However, we doubt that rising GHG is causing dangerous climate change either now or in the fore-

seeable future. ICSC advocates increased funding for research so that someday we may be able to better predict future climate change, however caused. We also advocate helping vulnerable populations prepare for climate change and extreme weather. Of the $1 billion a day spent across the world on climate finance in 2012, only six per cent of it went to adaptation. The rest went to trying to stop what might happen decades in the future. We regard this as immoral, effectively valuing the lives of people yet to be born more than those suffering today. 2 – The museum’s media relations representative was wrong to say that

I asked them cancel the event. I left it up to the museum to decide what course of action to take in response to my complaint concerning the biased nature of the meeting. I have asked the museum to send a letter to the editor correcting their error but they have not responded. 3 – ICSC is not a lobby organization and, unlike the David Suzuki Foundation which had nine registered lobbyists active in the past year, I have never engaged in lobbying. Until the public better understand climate science, lobbying is pointless. Consequently, ICSC focuses on public education. 4 – I did not prompt the audience

to misbehave. My question about the exclusion of scientists from the panel who did not support the climate scare was measured and polite. If anyone prompted bad behaviour, it was the Ecology Ottawa meeting chair who indirectly encouraged the audience to engage in bully-boy behaviour against me for daring to question their belief that skiing is endangered due to global warming, a phenomenon that stopped 17 years ago. Indeed, winter snow cover in the northern hemisphere has increased over the past half-century.

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Saad Bashir, the city’s director of economic development and innovation, said the business plan for the Innovation Centre will go before the city’s finance and economic development committee on May 6. Once council approves the plan, requests for procurement can begin for the construction phase, with the fivemember non-profit’s board of directors guiding that process. “It’s very much like Invest Ottawa,” said Bashir. “(The board) has one seat that is taken up by the city – the mayor sits on that board – so it’s very similar to an Invest Ottawatype of an entity.” Ottawa city manager Kent Kirkpatrick said there has been constant contact with the province on the project. “They were very impressed of the progress that’s been made to date,” said Kirkpatrick. “We sketched out that business plan for them in a meeting…We expect we will get

provincial approval of that business plan prior to May.” Kirkpatrick said the tenants of the building will be mixed. Startups and corporate tenants such as marketing and legal services will have a “symbiotic relationship” within the facility. Startups will have a subsidized rent, with corporate tenants paying market rates. The board of directors decides who pays what rent. “The business plan that we will bring to FedCo is going to describe the criteria, because it has to be a transparent process,” said Bashir. “The board is going to operate under set rules of the game, and that will determine who gets that subsidy and who doesn’t.” The market rents are designed to cover the subsidized rent of the startups, said Mayor Jim Watson, adding that the aim is to have startups prosper and move into the second phase of the development – a newly-built tower – where they will pay market rents, covering the cost of building the tower. “Invest Ottawa is a victim of its own success

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Media, politicians and business partners gather inside the future Innovation Centre at 7 Bayview Road on March 5, following a tour of the formerly abandoned public works facility. – it’s crammed to the corridors over on Aberdeen Street,” said Watson. “This will give them more space and more opportunity to expand the

entrepreneurship centre, the accelerator space, the resident mentoring program. You end up with a onestop shop for creativity.”

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News - The Canada Aviation and Space Museum will temporary close for remodeling for a couple of weeks in the early spring. The museum will close from March 17 to 21 and April 22 to 25 to make changes to the main exhibition, including adding new features and elements for a focus on the centennial of the First World War. “The (museum) will feature a new exhibition with aircraft that have never before been on display to commemorate this event,” said Stephen Quick, the museum director. “As we enter into a period of significant milestones and commemorations, we take our responsibility to ‘never forget’

very seriously.” According to the museum, the remodelling will include adding more aircrafts of that era from the museum’s current collection as well as showcased important innovations and aircraft transformations to help characterize the period. Recently the museum announced the last remaining Hawker Typhoon, an aircraft which helped lead air operations over Normandy 70 years ago, will also be on display. After years in storage with the Smithsonian Institute, the Typhoon was returned to the Royal Air Force Museum in 1968. It became the centerpiece for the London museum in its D-Day commemorative display in 1994. The typhoon is on loan from that museum and will help commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The closure of the museum will not affect March break or the Easter long weekend.

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Grassroots jam The third annual Grassroots Festival announced this year’s line-up at Pressed on March 5. The community event offers free family programming during the day and evening performances from Ottawa-area folk singers and bands. The festival will take place from April 25-27 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Montgomery Branch at 330 Kent St.

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Arts - The Ottawa Little Theatre is adding a few chuckles to its roster with two comedic performances lined up this month. Comedians Trent McClellan and Sean Cullen will be in town for the two shows, with McClellan performing on March 15 and Cullen on March 22. Speaking via telephone from Toronto, Cullen said he is looking forward to the performance. “I loved to perform in theatres and I think it’s going to be lots of fun,” Cullen said. “I will be performing a lot of my classic stuff. I think its going to be really enjoyable.” Cullen, who began his career as a member of a musical comedy group Corky and the Juice Pigs, is known for his improvisation and throwing music into the mix. Cullen has performed on CBC, television shows and late-night comedy shows and is a regular guest star on the Comedy Network show Match Game. McClellan has appeared at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, comedy special for CTV, and CBC radio’s the Debaters. In an effort to entice any Ottawa residents who aren’t already planning on attending his show, Cullen said those who do will have the rare opportunity. “I am going to be recording the show,” Cullen said, “so laugh loudly to get your voice heard.” Tickets are available for both shows at the Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward Ave. or online at ottawalittletheatre.com.

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Community - The city is encouraging community groups to take paint to the pavement. The city hasn’t granted permission for murals to be painted on road surfaces in the past, but that’s changing this spring. Not only can groups get the thumbs up from city hall – they might also qualify for a $2,500 grant. The project was dreamed up by the city’s new Neighbourhood Connection office, said Andrea Flowers, who is in charge of Paint the Pavement. “It was us looking at the inspiration fun, beautiful projects that were happening elsewhere,” she said. The projects are aimed at encouraging community building, resident engagement and beautification, she said. Some believe the design also make roads safer by slowing down motorists. The only known street painting in Ottawa before now

is a pansy that residents of Pansy Avenue have painted on their street as far back as 1997. The “guerilla” project was led by City Repair Ottawa, which at the time was modeled after a Portland, Ore. group of the same name, Flowers said. The city has received interest from about a dozen communities who want to paint street murals, Flowers said. Adorning a street isn’t as easy as heading to the hardWEDNESDAY ware store for THURSDAY a bucket of City of Ottawa/Submitted paint. This example of a street mural in another city is what could be coming to Ottawa thanks to a new Paint the Pavement The application process, city grant. MARCH MARCH which closes April 1, requires month before the date of paintgroups to jump through a propose up to three possible groups to work with local art- cause safety concerns. Locations must be supporting. number of hoops. Information streets, in case the city’s re- ists to develop the designs, Three street mural proposview findsSATURDAY that one of the sug- Flowers said, which is one of ed by the community. That incan be found by THURSDAY searching for FRIDAY the reasons the grants were includes signed letters from all als will be chosen next month. “Neighbourhood Connection gested roadways is too busy. The reason for limiting the creased from $1,000 to $2,500 of the property owners whose Winning projects must use Office” on ottawa.ca. MARCH theMARCH lots would touch the painting, traffic paint for the murals, paintings MARCH to calmer streets is for each community. First and foremost, The proposed design can’t as well as 66 per cent support which will increase traction proposed location must be to reduce the amount of wear on a quiet residential street and tear the murals will have cause driver confusion or im- of the neighbours living within and reflectivity and withstand ply any visual narrowing of a block of the location. A let- wear and tear. to endure.SATURDAY that doesn’t haveTHURSDAY a bus route. FRIDAY Groups will also have to apThe chosen street also can’t the road or a tromp d’oeil ef- ter of support from the ward That means a street that sees ply for a special events permit councillor is also required. fect, Flowers said. It also can’t be scheduled for any upgrades fewer than 2,500 MARCH vehicles passMARCH MARCH through in any given 24-hour that would tear up the pave- include any words or logos, That support can be demon- from the city in order to close as well as images that evoke strated after the application the street down for painting, period. For that reason, Flow- ment before 2015. The city is encouraging traffic symbols, as that could period closes, but at least one Flowers said. ers suggests each community

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ways cut the slices into little squares before piling them on a dinner plate in the middle of the table, moving the sugar bowl and spoon holder to make room. Memories Happy St. Patrick’s Day The whole pile would vanish in minutes, and we would head off I would like to take this opportunity to to bed with sugar-filled stomEpsom salts, but to me it was achs and a feeling of complete delicious. Had I stopped to think wish you and your family a Happy St. joy. about it, it wasn’t something Patrick’s Day! A quick reminder that the Audrey became an expert at handed out willy-nilly – in fact, making fudge. No one could we only got it in the dead of 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade talk to her when she was at the winter. It was a big glass of takes place this Saturday, March 15, 2014 job. I would sit at the table and molasses, water and a heaping at 11:00 a.m. The parade departs in front listen to her slap the big wood tablespoon of baking soda. It spoon around the pot which fizzed up, often pouring out of City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West). was inside another pot of cold of the glass, and I considered water. It had to be just the right it a real treat, which pleased Top of the morning to you!! consistency before she poured it Mother. It was never handed into a buttered pie plate and left out on a school night, of course, to chill. because the result of this special Speeding in Our Community When she wasn’t looking, treat was many trips to the I would go out to the summer outhouse. Audrey called it “our More Resources for River Ward kitchen where the pie plate of winter clean out,” but to me, it fudge was sitting, and press my was a treat. Community safety, including traffic safety, finger into it, just to make sure Then there was oven toast. continues to be a top priority of mine. it was hardening. If Audrey How I loved oven toast. It noticed the finger marks, she didn’t come out looking like the In response to community concerns said nothing. toast made on top of the stove, about speeding, in addition to Police That night, when we were over hot coals. Every one of sitting around the old pine us considered it a special treat, enforcement, speed boards are available table, each engrossed in their and when Mother asked, “Who for exclusive deployment throughout our own activity, Audrey would cut would like a piece of oven Ward. the fudge into little squares, toast?” we all squealed with and dole them out like they anticipation. Only Mother could While the Ottawa Police Service and I know were chunks of gold. Once the turn out oven toast the way I maple syrup season started, and like it. She would lay out slices about some of the speeding “hot spots”, Mother retrieved a pot of sap of thick homemade bread on if you would like City Traffic engineering from the big flat pan boiling in the bush, simmering it down staff to assess your street for the use of a to a right thickness, we had speed board, please give my office a call. “taffy on snow,” a special treat BE A on a Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. Mother of course, made sure the snow brought in IN YOUR COMMUNITY Reporting Winter Operations from outside was nowhere near Damage 1 the barn yard, and well away O Canada!UnitedWayOttawa.ca from the house. Heaven forbid Was your lawn or curb damaged by snow UnitedWayOttawa.ca/superhero that a stray animal had put a O Canada! Our home and native #UWOtt land removal this winter? If so, please call my Ward City Councillor • Conseillère, quartier Rivière foot within a county mile of the River True patriot love in all thy sons command. snow my brother brought in on office we will addour youmagnificent to the Springcountry by lease join me and in celebrating the big roast pan. The hot syrup With glowing hearts we see thee rise 2014 repair list. During the late spring would be drizzled on the fresh The true north, strong and free proudly displaying our flag in your F A L L 2 0 1 1 snow, left to harden, and then O Canada! and early summer, the City’s Roads • Canada derives its name from the Iroquois word kanata, we lifted it off with buttered From far and wide, O Canada O Canada! Our home and native land meaning “village” or “settlement” . Maintenance team repair residential home orwill business. fingers and sucked the taffy like True patriot love in all thy sons command. We stand on guard for thee. • James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. @CouncillorMcRae Please join me in celebrating our magnificent country by we would a sucker bought at lawns and• Canada’s curbsofficial thatcolours were inadvertently With glowing hearts we see thee rise – red and white – were God keep our land glorious and free Briscoe’s General Store. proclaimed by King George V in 1921. The true north, strong and free proudly displaying our flag in your damaged during snow removal operations I shared a special treat with O Canada! We stand on guard for thee From far and wide, O Canada • Canada’s “Maple Leaf” flag was first flown on Audrey that no one else in the this winter. home or business. February 15, 1965. We stand on guard for thee. O Canada! We stand on guard for thee. family seemed to relish. When • Terry Fox inspired millions of Canadians during his 1980 God keep our land glorious and free a jar of preserved plums would cross-country run to raise money and awareness for O Canada! We stand on guard for thee be brought up from the dug-out cancer research. O Canada! We stand on guard for thee. Your Strong Voice at City Hall cellar for a meal, and the pits were all that were left in the gnez-vous à moi pour célébrer notre merveilleux pays en As always, I appreciate hearing from you little fruit nappies around the O Canada! Joignez-vous à moi pour célébrer notre merveilleux pays en table, Audrey would get out the and encourage you to keep in touch with O Canada! affichant avec fierté notre votre résidence • Canada est un drapeau terme dérivé dudans mot iroquois kanata, qui O Canada! Terrerésidence de nos aieux breadboard, and the little tackaffichant avec fierté notre drapeau dans votre signifie « village » ou « colonie ». me as it allows me to serve you better. It O Canada! Terre de nos aieux hammer, and she’d break open • James Naismithentreprise. a inventé le basketball en 1891. Ton entreprise. front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! ou votre ou votre is an honour and a privilege being your the pits freeing the pulp from • Les couleurs officielles du Canada – le rouge et le Car ton bras sait porter l’épée Car ton bras sait porter l’épée inside. We would wait until all blancat – ont été proclamées strong voice City Hall. par le roi George V en 1921. Il sait porter la croix! the pits had been smashed open, • Le drapeau arborant la feuille d’érable a été hissé pour la Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une épopée and then Audrey and I would première fois le 15 février 1965. Des plus brilliants exploix. Ton histoire est une épopée move to the creton couch near • Terry Fox a inspiré des millions de Canadiens et de Et ta valeur, de foi trempée Canadiennes lors de son marathon transcanadien en the Findlay Oval, and between Des plus brilliants exploix. Maria McRae Protégera nos foyers et nos droits R0082545067-0313 1980 en vue de collecter des fonds pour la recherche us, we’d devour the fruit nappy River Ward City Councillor sur le cancer et de sensibiliser la population à cet égard. Et ta valeur, de foi trempée Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Conseillère, quartier Rivière of pits as if they were storeMaria McRae bought candy. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits Those long-ago days of the River Ward City Councillor Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Depression years were years of Conseillère, quartier Rivière City of Ottawa/Ville d’Ottawa, 110, avenue Laurier Avenue West/ouest, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Police the most simple pleasures, and Tel./Tél.: 613-580-2486 Tel/Tél. : (613) 580-2486 Fax/Téléc. : (613) 580-2526 Maria.McRae@ottawa.ca Fire / Incendie 911of an outlay of montreats free Maria.McRae@ottawa.ca 311 www.MariaMcRae.ca @CouncillorMcRae Ambulance ey, and long before cholesterol MariaMcRae.ca was part of our vocabulary. @CouncillorMcRae

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oodness knows we were reminded often enough that there was a Depression on. Just ask for something as simple as a pair of white stockings, or a new hair ribbon, and you were told once again of the scarcity of money. “There is no money for such frivolities,” we were told. And just as often were we told, “Eat every last scrap on your plate. If you don’t, you’re taking it right out of the mouth of a starving Armenian.” I had no idea who the starving Armenians were, but I was pretty sure they lived in Arnprior. Yes, wasting food was a sin, and if it cost money and wasn’t absolutely necessary, your chances of getting what you asked for were pretty slim indeed. Yet we had what I called treats aplenty back in the 1930’s. When the nights were bitterly cold, with the wind howling outside, rattling the windows, Mother could always come up with something that took the chill out of the old log house. Often it was a popper full of corn, laced with a jug of melted butter. Sometimes it was a treat that my sister Audrey said took the place of a good dose of

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News - City councillors grilled staff over a damning report on the beleaguered Airport Parkway pedestrian bridge during a finance committee meeting on March 5. Council members, including River Coun. Maria McRae, whose ward contains the incomplete structure, pressed for staff to be held to account after an independent review revealed major problems with oversight and project management at city hall. But that day of reckoning day will have to wait until the city manager conducts an internal review of what went wrong. That news was delivered by city solicitor Rick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor as councillors discussed an independent report into the debacle the city ordered from SEG Consultants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city has to do a thorough review to see if there were obligations breached,â&#x20AC;?

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go around,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is certainly a sense by my colleagues on city council that we have to get to the bottom of exactly what happened and who was responsible and at the appropriate time, when we have all the answers, that information will come ultimately to council and to the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to do better for the taxpayers,â&#x20AC;? the mayor said.

Deputy city manager Nancy Schepers assured council members that some internal changes are already being made and she will personally see that happens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will be monitoring that in terms of ensuring we have institutionalized all of the changes,â&#x20AC;? she said. She noted that 95 per cent of infrastructure projects in Ottawa are completed on time

and on budget. The main thrust of the SEG report focused on lax project management at city hall, including an eight-month delay due to â&#x20AC;&#x153;internal workload issuesâ&#x20AC;? with the staff on the project. That delay shrunk the construction time to four months, which city staff didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rethink despite being told by construction contractors that the deadline was â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally unrealistic.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could have fixed this before shovels went into the ground,â&#x20AC;? said Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli. McRae pressed Newell on why he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t visited the highprofile construction site until after problems were identified by councillors in the fall of 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is exactly part of the culture I want Schepers to comment on,â&#x20AC;? McRae said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I support them, the public service, (but) there are so many levels of bureaucracy in this place.â&#x20AC;? Newell said it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t protocol for upper-level managers to make site visits to construction projects unless there were issues or requests for additional oversight. The bridge is currently being redesigned by a new company and is on track to be built by the new deadline of November.

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News - While coyotes have gained a reputation as a nuisance or even a cause for alarm in some parts of Ottawa, community members gained a new perspective on the crafty animal during the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst wildlife speaker series event on Feb. 28. Urban coyote expert Stan Gehrt of Ohio State University made a presentation to a packed room at Centrepointe Theatre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a bigger turnout than he expected for a Friday night. But then, coyotes have been a concern for Ottawa residents for nearly a decade, with talk of packs of coyotes roaming streets in broad daylight in some rural areas several years ago. Doug Thompson, councillor for Osgoode ward, found himself defending a coyote hunt contest in his ward to help deal with the situation in 2010, and suggested that a cull may be the ultimate solution. But he and other members of the Ottawa community were treated to a different perspective on the animal. Far from just being a nuisance, their ability to live where people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them is amazing, said Gehrt. Over the past 14 years, Gehrt has conducted research into urban coy-

otes in greater Chicago, describing how the animals are adapting to live just about anywhere. There are more coyotes in North America than ever before, said Gehrt, as the animal is not native to Canada or much of the United States. In fact, coyotes are the only mammalian carnivore to double its range in recent history. With the largest brain to body mass ratio in the canidae family, and a body weight averaging about 18 kilograms allowing them to survive on smaller prey than their wolf cousins, coyotes are managing to exploit just about any environment available to them, said Gehrt. By now, the only new territory left to exploit is urban land. But not only are they exploiting it, they are thriving there, he said. Gehrt began his research in Chicago, doubting there would be enough coyotes to conduct a convincing study. Fourteen years later his team has trapped 749 coyotes and put electronic collars on 395. This has allowed Gehrt to track movements over much of the animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lifetimes, see how they reproduce, how large their territories are, and how they interact with urban and suburban environments. Among many other things, Gehrt

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Coyote expert Stan Gehrt holds the first coyote he caught for his urban coyote study 14 years ago. has found that coyotes live in very well deďŹ ned territories, and smaller urban areas than in rural environments. On average, he said there is less than one coyote per two square kilometres in rural areas, and four to ďŹ ve coyotes per square kilometre in urban and suburban areas. This is because they are ďŹ nding all the food they need in those smaller territories. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as dependant on trash and pets as you might think. By literally digging into coyote feces (generally a job given to grad students), even urban coyotesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; diets have been found to be mostly rodents, rabbits and other small animals, with

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very little human food and pet remains found. Though Gehrt said this doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t describe the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire diet, it gives a good indication of the kinds of things they tend to eat. The animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success in just about every environment it has chosen has been a major cause for concern among Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rural residents, beginning about 10 years ago, said Thompson. Pressure from farmers who were losing livestock, as well as other residents disturbed by the coyotesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; growing presence had Thompson pushing city council and the province for a solution.

Highlighting a hole in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to deal with wildlife, Thompson said he believes the coyote issue is what sparked Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new wildlife strategy which, among other things, suggested the wildlife speakers series. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise a coyote expert was the ďŹ rst to make a presentation, said Thompson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the information (Gehrt) presented about the coyotes was really quite startling and very interesting,â&#x20AC;? said Thompson. Despite having to deal with coyote issues on a regular basis, Thompson said that when problems started, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much to go on. The push for a coyote cull was more or less the only response he could come up with at the time, he said. Now, Thompson views education â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and bringing in experts like Thompson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as perhaps the best way to deal with wildlife problems going forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really think that we do have to work with educating people,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that he and residents are all better educated about coyotes now than they were. Despite all the problems the coyote question has caused for Thompson, he found himself more amazed than worried by the information Gehrt had to share. Considering how ardently the animals stay with their mates, and how intelligently they deal with living in cities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like looking both ways before crossing the street and even using crosswalks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it might be hard not to see them in a different light.

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Community - Old Ottawa East’s Community Activities Group is looking to make a splash later this year with new summer programming. Registration is now open for city-run spring and summer programming, including the opportunity to learn how to canoe or kayak at Brantwood Park in Old Ottawa East after the area activities group announced it will offer educational camps for those activities. “These camps are a welcomed extension of our existing programming that responds to the community desires raised in last year’s survey,” said executive director Carol Workun. “Our neighbours spoke of a desire to utilize the benefits of the Rideau River, and Regatta

Ready Camps are an ideal response.” Available for children nine to 13 years old, the Regatta Ready two-week camps will offer participants the opportunity to learn balance, techniques, water safety and racing skills. No paddling experience is required, but participants must have a minimum swimming ability. According to the group, swimming ability is assessed without a lifejacket or other flotation device, and parents are welcome to swim along their child during the swimming assessment. Coaches from the Rideau Canoe Club will instruct the courses. The canoe club offers similar course in Orléans on Petrie Island. Chairman of the Old Ottawa East Community Activities Group, Nick Masciantonio,

said this program offers the community a great way to utilize living next to a river. “One of our goals for 2014 was to increase programming that took advantage of the natural beauty and inherent resources of the Rideau River,” he said. After the completion of a new dock in Brantwood Park, the community celebrated with a Summer Solstice Paddle event. “It was the launching pad for these camps and I am confident that they will become a mainstay of our pre-teen programming,” Masciantonio said. There are two camp sessions available: June 30 to July 11 and July 14 to July 25. To register or find out more information, please visit ottawaeastcag.ca/programs/summer/child/regatta.

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The corner of Rideau and Coburg streets could look significantly different as a company is proposing a 16-storey high-rise for the site. and it should not be six storeys,” he said. “Lowertown is not the only community that is dealing with density and I understand the pains, I do, but how can we respond to that as developers? We look at what is appropriate for the area and address sustainability. Six storeys may have come up at one time, but at this time it is not addressing the need for density. We need density on Rideau Street.” Marc Aubin, president of the association, said Sinha’s points were valid, but that to properly deal with developments, height and density, the answer should lie in working with the area councilor, Mathieu Fleury. “We need to turn to the councillor’s office and address the policies that we have in place and try and fix them,” Aubin said. “It is not an argument of why to do it, it’s an argument of how to do it right.” Comments were also made about the concern of losing the historic home that currently sits on the property. Sinha said he has walked through the home, and unfortunately, even

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of Rideau Street for a while. Beside Sinha’s proposed development, Ottawa Community Housing owns a 14-storey building, and beside that, height varies from four to 16 storeys. Across the street at 538,544 and

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News - Whether residents like it or not, one developer thinks Rideau Street needs to change. And with change, comes height. A 16-storey, high-rise condominium is being proposed for the corner of Rideau and Coburg streets. Former Lowertown resident and owner of Dharma Developments Akash Sinha is behind the potential development of the property. “I like to think about it (the development) as a way we can make this city better,” Sinha said. “We have a great piece of land here and we need to ask ourselves how we can make it and the street better.” The application consists of ground floor retail, restaurant and indoor amenity space, while the second floor will be utilized for office space. Contained on the remaining floors will be 100 residential units. An underground parking garage will offer 78 parking spaces, three visitor spaces and one loading space at ground level. Access to the parking garage is proposed to be located off Coburg. Under the city’s official plan, the lands are currently designated traditional main street with a height restriction of six storeys. This application requires a zoning bylaw amendment to allow for the extra height and is scheduled to be considered at the city’s next planning committee on March 25. Leading up to the committee date, Sinha presented the application earlier this year at the Lowertown Community Association’s Feb. 10 meeting. Residents who attended the meeting offered only contempt for both the height and the size of the building. “The current zoning is six in the Rideau Street community design plan. What makes you think the community has changed its mind?” said Sylvie Grenier, the association’s planning and development committee chairwoman, at the meeting. Sinha said that change is needed for Ottawa to grow up instead of out. “Rideau Street is a major corridor

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News - A modern, grayglass covered addition proposed for the ByWard Market isn’t appropriate to suceed the decrepit stone structure it’s set to replace, neighbours and heritage experts. Everyone at the city’s built heritage subcommittee meeting on March 3 agreed the poorly constructed building at 7 Clarence St. – a building owned by the National Capital Commission – needs to come down. But the NCC faced disagreement on whether its vision for a more modern gray structure met the guidelines of the Lowertown West heritage conservation district. The proposed two-storey structure would have a transparent glass lower level with an interior wall made of

grey stone – possibly some of the reclaimed stone from the original building – and an overhanging upper floor made of opaque grey glass panels and clear glass panels for windows. Leslie Maitland, president of Heritage Ottawa, said the stone is a good feature and the building is “appropriate in many respects” – but not in terms of the materials used. “The fact that it is grey does not replace a stone building,” she said, adding there are many examples of buildings using stone that reflect their own modern era. Liz MacKenzie of the Lowertown Community Association, agreed, saying the glass would detract from the historic aesthetic of the market. Another Lowertown resident, Jamie Robertson, was concerned that the material

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could deflect sound and compound potential noise issues. Robertson said he had worked for the military and suggested the glass could pose a security risk due to its effect as a projectile if there was an explosion at the nearby United States embassy. The nine-metre-wide building will be two metres wider than the one it replaces, which reduces access to the public court named after the historic Tin House that characterizes it. That troubled MacKenzie, who pointed out that a visioning exercise funded by the community group and the local merchants’ association looking at the future of the area specifically mentioned reduction in public spaces as a risk the market could face. The NCC’s architect David Scarlett said he was willing to consider going back to the drawing board to appease more of the stakeholders, so the committee approved a recommendation requiring additional consultation and

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A modern glass replacement for an old, poorly-constructed stone building located at 7 Clarence St. was roundly condemned at a March 3 built heritage subcommittee meeting. The structure used to house Memories restaurant but is currently surrounded by boards and protective netting due to possible safety concerns. for plans to be resubmitted before the final site plan is approved. The NCC also agreed to seek comments from the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office. While the addition at 7 Clarence St. is not on the federal review office’s list, the main building it’s attached to at 461-465 Sussex Dr. is. The NCC also faced criti-

cism over the maintenance – or lack thereof – of the building. The commission took ownership of 7 Clarence St. 25 years ago and a tenant – Memories restaurant – occupied it for much of that time, so most of the upkeep was exterior, said Scarlett. Sandy Smallwood, a citizen member of the subcommittee and a president of Andrex

Holdings, a heritage preservation landholding firm, criticized the NCC for using an incorrect type of mortar to repair the building. He said using a material that was too hard actually damaged the softer limestone used to construct the building. “This wasn’t neglect, it was incompetence,” Smallwood said.

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News - Catapults, 3-D imagery, a magic show, star gazing and learning the intricacies of what it takes to become an engineer are among the buffet of scientific delights available at the Canada Science and Technology Museum this March. The east-end museum announced a slew of science and technology-based activities beyond the mid-March Break which include building skills, astronomy, stargazing and a new 3-D experience called Curator’s Corner: The World in 3-D. According to the museum, the new exhibit will have technology-based objects on display that can be observed, measured and reproduced. During March Break, the museum will offer patrons the opportunity to test a catapult or construct a structure that can withstand the power of wind. A magic show and story-

telling is also available. March Break activities are currently underway, and will run until March 16. The museum will also offer a family astronomy workshop, called Ancient Zodiac Mysteries, on March 21 at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the museum’s inflatable planetarium, and children from six to 12 year-old can make their own zodiac artwork, learning the world of astronomy along the way. Registration is required at sciencetech.technomuses.ca. At the end of the month, the museum will host Earth Hour Stargazing on March 29 at 8 p.m. Participants will have the chance to gaze the sky with various telescopes including the 15-inch refracting telescope at the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory. All presentations will take place outside. For a full list of the museum’s activities visit technomuses.ca.

On top Carleton’s Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles, left, rises above two University of Alberta players during a Canadian Interuniversity Sport semifinal game at the Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday, March 8. The Ashbury College grad helped the Carleton Ravens knock off Alberta and then the University of Ottawa in Sunday’s final. Carleton has now won four straight national titles.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com

March 8 - May 2

The Ottawa West Arts Association presents The Awakening, March 8 to May 2. Visit the gallery to view and purchase eclectic new artworks from local artists and fill out a people’s choice ballot for your favourite artwork at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, 1500 Shea Rd. in Stittsville. The gallery is open days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and can be found online at owaa.ca.

March 15

Join us at Southminster United Church, located at Bank Street and Aylmer, for a concert production of the Jules Massenet’s opera Werther. The performance, produced by Toronto company by Opera by Request, will feature children from Christ Church Cathedral, Jean-E. Hudson, Jeff Boyd, Norm Brown and Erinne-Colleen Laurin. For more information, contact Norm Brown at Norman_E_Brown@rogers. com or Jean-E. Hudson at 613-724-2889.

March 16

Members of St. George’s Parish will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day dinner and social on March 16 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the parish hall, located at 415 Piccadilly Ave. The evening will include homecooked Irish stew, colcannon, dessert, coffee and tea. It will also feature live Irish music, a cash bar, and 50/50 draw. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12. For tickets, please contact the parish secretary at 613-728-0201 or by email at secretary@saintgeorges.ca.

March 17

Moss – What is it? Jennifer

Doubt, chief collections manager -- botany section at the Canadian Museum of Nature, will share with us what moss is and how it fits in the plant world on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. The event is presented by the Gloucester Horticultural Society. Pre-registration recommended by calling 613-749-8897. Admission is free. for more informatin, visit gardenontario.org.

March 20

IODE Walter Baker Chapter will meet March 20 at 1 p.m. at 229 Colonnade Rd. South. Women of all ages are invited to attend and learn about volunteer work. For more information, please visit our website at iodewalterbaker. weebly.com or call Alia at 613-864-6779.

March 22

A fabric and yarn sale featuring a large selection of flea market items and collectibles plus sewing, knitting and craft materials and tools available will take place on March 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, located at 30 Cleary Ave. Donations of goods for the sale will be accepted from March 14-21 – sorry, no clothing or books will be accepted. For more information, contact the First Unitarian office at 613725-1066.

March 26

The Village Squares, your local square dance club, is holding an open house “bring a friend” night on March 26 at the Roy Hobbs Community Centre, 109 Larch Ave. at 7:30pm. Come on out and give modern square dancing a try. We guarantee you will have a good time! For more informa-

tion, call 613-479-2742.

March 27

A panel of experienced comic book and graphic novel artists and publishers will share their experiences and advice about writing, illustrating and publishing comic books and graphic novels on March 27 at 7 p.m. The event takes place at Good Companions Seniors’ Centre, 670 Albert St. Admission is $10 for guests. For information, call 613-425-3873 or visit oiw.ca. Crystal View Lodge, 6 Meridian Way at Centrepointe is hosting a fundraiser and membership drive in support of the Ontario Senior Games District 7 Ottawa West, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 22. The Ontario Senior Games Association is a not-for-profit organization committed to helping 55+ seniors to stay active through sports and social interaction. Funds raised will help send participants to the Ontario Senior 55+ Summer Games in Windsor/Amherstburg this August. Join us to meet previous medal winners, enjoy live music and partake in 50/50 draws and see what we have to offer. For more information contact Diana Honkanen at diana.honkanen@sympatico or Roger Huestis at sportinglylg@gmail.com.

March 28

The Unitarian Congregation invites you to an arts night featuring Mony Dojeiji, a writer, and Alberto Agrassi, an illustrator & sculptor, who are the authors of Walking for Peace: An Inner Journey. Also appearing will be saxophonist John Graham. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Congregation, located at 30 Cleary Ave.

Admission is $5. For more information, call 613-725-1066.

March 29-30

Flower arranging and seed starting demos and info sessions will be presented by the Gloucester Horticultural Society in partnership with the Ottawa Artisans Guild springtime show and sale of original handcrafted items. The event takes place on March 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lester B. Pearson High School, located at 2072 Jasmine Cres. Free Admission. For more information, visit gardenontario.org and search for the Gloucester Horticultural Society.

April 27

Twenty-first century parents will learn how Ottawa author Natalia McPhedran’s never-before-shared coaching secrets can improve communication with their children and keep them safe on the Internet. Create your own plan, complete with realistic rules that work, to ensure your children use technology responsibly. Best suited for parents and caregivers with children 12 and under. Natalia’s new book Life With Kids will be available for $10. The event takes place on Sunday, April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre, 738-A Bank St. at Second Avenue. Pre-registration required, and tickets are $35 in advance or $40 after April 1. For information, contact 613229-8955, email natalia@ nataliacoachingyou.ca or visit nataliacoachingyou.ca.

Ongoing

Ovarian Cancer Canada offers a free presentation, Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power, about the signs,

symptoms and risk factors of the disease. To organize one for your business, community group or association, please contact Lyne Shackleton at 613-488-3993 or ottawakip@ gmail.com. The Westboro Nursery School will be staying at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre for the 2013-2014 year and registration is in full swing. To avoid disappointment, download and fill out your registration forms today. Our play-based curriculum is led by early childhood education-registered teachers and includes introduction to French, sign language, school readiness, music, daily outdoor play and more. Visit westboronurseryschool.ca or email wns@westboronurseryschool.ca for details. The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as skiing, Scrabble, bridge, fun lunches, book clubs, Gallery tours, dinner club, and crafts. For more information visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or call 613-860-0548. The Active Living Club invites active seniors and adults 50+ to join us in the outdoor activities of hiking, cycling, canoeing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. All outings start at 10 a.m. from different locations in Ottawa/Gatineau, and range from 1.5 to 3 hours. The City of Ottawa offers these safe, healthy and fun filled outings, guided by first aid qualified leaders and tailored to different levels. Call City Wide Sports at 613-580-2854 or

email cws-psm@ottawa.ca.

Mondays

Discover the unique thrill of singing four-part harmony with a group of fun-loving women who enjoy making music together. Regular rehearsals on Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Orléans United Church, 1111 Orléans Blvd. For information call Muriel Gidley at 613590-0260 or visit bytownbeat. com. Confident, charismatic leaders were not born that way. In Toastmasters you will gain the practice to become the leader and speaker you want to be. Carlingwood Toastmasters meets Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Martin’s Church, located at 2120 Prince Albert Ave. For more information, visit carlingwoodtoastmasters.org. Practice and improve your Spanish speaking skills at the intermediate and advanced levels. We are Los Amigos Toastmasters and we meet at the Civic Hospital, Main Building, Main Floor, Room 3 at the back left of the Cafeteria Tulip Café on Mondays from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call Carole at 613-761-6537 or e-mail lucani@sympatico. ca for more information. You can also visit us online at amigos-tm.ca.

Tuesdays

We need you! If you like to sing, please join our seniors choir. We meet every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Churchill Recreation Centre, located at the corner of Churchill and Richmond roads. Open to both ladies and gentlemen. If you are interested, please call Vera Clourier at 613-228-3428.

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Romance is on your mind, Aries. That’s because you met a wonderful person and are interested in seeing where this relationship may go. You feel artistically inspired this week, Taurus. Use this inspiration to pursue an array of projects, whether you want to dabble in photography or make home improvements. Seeing a happy couple together inspires thoughts of a romantic nature, Gemini. Consider taking a budding relationship to a new level. Cancer, you aspire to learn a new skill or take on a new project this week. Forge ahead with this idea, which allows you to meet new people and learn some interesting things. Love, romance and marriage are on your mind, Leo. Work on strengthening an existing relationship or heighten your efforts to find a special someone. Virgo, you may have an unexpected visitor to contend with this week. This could mean a complete overhaul of your schedule and living space. It’s time to get to work.

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