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In the sanctuary of a church residents gathered to discuss how to make the rest of the city a safe place for everyone. A sanctuary city is one that adopts a policy to ensure all residents have access to municipal services, regardless of their immigration status. Recently, Canadian cities including Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Hamilton and London have passed motions to implement sanctuary policies. The idea is that when accessing services, there’s a don’t ask, don’t tell policy, so that people with precarious status can live without fear of being reported to federal immigration officers. According to the Sanctuary City of Ottawa Network, which organized the March 16 meeting, it’s about giving people access to services they are entitled to like getting a library card and feeling safe to do things like call the police without the fear of deportation.

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Nutritionist and author Kathy Smart shows arts camp participant Desmond Aldo how to roll some treats during a cooking demonstration at the Ron Kolbus Clubhouse on March 16. The workshop was part of a one-day March Break camp for 25 OCH residents to learn about the arts.

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In a busy room, filled with 25 kids from Ottawa Community Housing, Desmond Aldo helps make a healthy snack by squeezing honey

into a bowl full of oats. Desmond and Amillia Riabko acted as sous chefs during a cooking demonstration at the Boys and Girls Club’s Ron Kolbus Clubhouse. The demo was part of a one-day arts camp on March 16 that the hous-

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It’s an issue close to law student Graciela Flores Méndez’s heart. During the panel discussion at Knox Presbyterian Church, she told attendees she was born in Mexico, but when she was five years old her family moved to the United States to re-

“I was just living a lot of lies because I knew I was not safe speaking about my immigration status,” she said. At one point, she made her way back to Mexico, hoping to apply for a visa at the advice of someone she called a “fraudulent lawyer.” She was later smuggled across the border.

unite with her father, who was working there. “We were living in the U.S. without status. When I was old enough to understand what that meant, I was in my teens and having teenage issues.” She would lie to friends about having forgotten her identification; she didn’t have a library card.

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“It was clear to me that whether or not I had papers, it was my home.” She put out a call to those listening to her story, to help create the kind of city residents want to live in. “We need to make this city more of what we want it to be,” she said. But to do that, the sanctuary city policy can’t just be token or symbolic. That was a sentiment echoed by many members of the panel, and also in some of the questions posed at the end of the session. “We need a policy that is robust, and that has teeth, to be clear despite what you may have heard from some media and some corners of council, a sanctuary policy is not symbolic,” said Karen Cocq, a member of the Ottawa Sanctuary City Network. She reiterated that a policy would have to encompass all city-funded services, including police, public health and libraries. She would also like to see the policy include a review of all services and barriers to those services, a plan for implementation and training of employees implementing the policy, as well as regular review, oversight and public consultation. “We cannot say that we are a sanctuary city and people will be safe when

accessing services if we do nothing to make that a reality,” Cocq said. “This is a trap, not a sanctuary city.” A report on making Ottawa a sanctuary city is expected to be part of the March 30 Community and Protective Services committee agenda. A recommendation on the report could be heard at a council meeting in April. “Make no mistake we are facing some opposition not just from some members of council,” she said. Coun. Jeff Leiper and Coun. Catherine McKenney, who is preparing the report on making Ottawa a sanctuary city, both attended the meeting. Following the remarks, Leiper said if the topic is debated at a future council meeting, he’d vote in favour of making Ottawa a sanctuary city. “I’m absolutely supportive and we know several councillors are, but we’ve heard vocal opposition from others,” he said. Leiper said it will be important for proponents of the policy to tell their stories and talk to their councillors. “One of the key things that has to get out there is the clear message that this isn’t about giving people access to free services, this isn’t about encouraging people to come here illegally,” he said.

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The Ottawa Sanctuary City Network held a public meeting at Knox Presbyterian Church on Elgin Street on March 16. The meeting included panelists Jennifer Ridgley, Graciela Flores Méndez, Jack McCarthy and Karen Cocq before breakout sessions about lobbying efforts, mobilizing the community and more took place.

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Gatineau mayor says he was elected on plan to connect cities by Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Any future light rail plans must consider Gatineau, said the city’s Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin. While Ottawa formally voted on entering into discussions around the Prince of Wales Bridge on March 8, discussions have been going on behind the scenes for quite some time, Pedneaud-Jobin said. “One of the first conversations I had with Mayor (Jim) Watson after he was elected was about public transit,” he said. Pedneaud-Jobin was elected in 2013. Last year, the two cities

had a couple of meetings that included the mayors, heads of transit and transportation committees, and the city managers in charge of transit. “It’s the first time that’s ever happened,” Pedneaud-Jobin said. The biggest problem they see is the two cities build their transit systems separately, then try to make them fit, when they should be planning transit together. The problem is, the pot of money comes from different places. “Priority for spending is done in Quebec (City),” Pedneaud-Jobin said. “Even at the federal level, so it can be difficult to work together.”

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Stage 2. An interprovincial report by the National Capital Commission in 2013 recommended the extension of the O-Train across the Prince of Wales bridge to better integrate transit between the two downtown cores. Watson also pitched the idea again at the last NCC board meeting in January. He told the board of directors that the intent of purchasing it several years ago was to convert it to a rail bridge. The city’s numbers show that just converting the bridge for pedestrian use would cost $10.5 million. The estimate for converting the bridge for rail would be anywhere from $20

to $40 million. Gatineau is also considering rail as they extend the western leg of their Rapidbus system to help alleviate congestion in areas like Aylmer. “Nearly two-thirds of the growth in Gatineau comes from Aylmer,” Pedneaud-Join said, adding that it’s also the suburb that has the highest concentration of people that commute to work. Pedneaud-Jobin has been calling for rail since he took office. “There’s never been more money for transit at the federal level,” he said, adding that Hull-Aylmer MP Greg Fergus supports the plan for the Prince of Wales Bridge.

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Police Youth Centre ready for big changes we have to wait sometimes for kids to leave the gym before we can let in more.” To help, the club is undergoing a massive renovation, which will allow even more kids to use the clubhouse. “We love to be able to have more kids come and be a really welcoming and wonderful space for them so it feels like their clubhouse,” she said. Last year, there were 20,000 visits to that location, and there are about 800 members. Mooney said after renova-

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At the Police Youth Centre, on Prince of Wales Drive, there are times when there are more kids wanting to use the gym than can fit in the old firetruck bay. “We are seeing so many kids in that neighbourhood,” said Colleen Mooney, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. “We run a Saturday evening youth program that is packed;

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some work to be done to raise the remaining $800,000. The renovation will get started soon — in the next couple of months — and is expected to wrap up in 2018. And it could just be the start of some changes to the club, as an expanded gym is also on their wishlist. Recently, the Boys and Girls Club went to council and had the land transferred to the organization. According to city documents, it purchased the land from the National Capital Commission in 1966 to build a fire station. When it was decommissioned in 1986, the property was declared surplus and was leased out as community space. In the interim years it was used by the Ottawa Police Association, Youth Services Bureau and Debra Dynes Tenant Association. The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa has been operating the community centre on that site for the past 22 years. The report also outlines that the building is outdated, with poor sight lines, low ceilings, outdated electrical and plumb-

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Renovations are coming to the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa’s Police Youth Centre. The former fire station is cut up into several smaller rooms and the renovations will help open up the space, allowing more kids to take part in the programs offered. that the city has allowed us to operate a clubhouse there and it’s in a much-needed area and we’re thrilled for the land transfer and thankful to the city. They are a great partner for us,” she said. As other areas of the city are gentrifying, it’s putting more pressure on the Prince of Wales Club. “There’s been quite a lot of growth in the last five or six years. As other areas get gentrified, you see more challenging people have to move to other areas,” Mooney said.

ing. In the report, River Coun. Riley Brockington said the Boys and Girls Club on Prince of Wales is an important community hub. “The existing building is presently bursting at the seams and this agreement will help facilitate a much-needed upgrade to the building. I welcome future expansion of the facility that will provide a greater range of programs and services to area residents and youth,” Brockington’s statement reads. “We’ve really appreciated

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though it appeared as though the fire was out. Fire spread via cupboards, hood fans etc. can be devastating if left undetected,” says the release. Some tips for safe cooking: • The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. • Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.

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for mental health needs, as well as bring change to police services — points to Montsion’s scheduled court appearance for March 6, when he was deemed a “no-show” for his bail hearing and when he was released from the police station when charges were laid. “It is disturbing that the very institution mandated to prosecute in this case is turning a blind eye to preferential treatment being afforded to an officer charged with manslaughter,” said Farhia Ahmed, co-chair of the coalition, in the release. “The simple fact that there was no straight answer for ba-

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Vanier resident Holly Petersen, 24, relies on transit almost daily in the winter. Even in the summer, she says it’s difficult to travel around Ottawa without it because of distances. When the city officially approved a low-income bus pass in November 2016, Petersen says she was happy to have an equalizer for low-income residents. But when the EquiPass application opened on March 10, Petersen was stopped in her tracks when she read, “You should not apply for an EquiPass if you receive transportation benefits from Social Services (including Ontario Works).” Petersen, like many other low-income Ottawa residents, receives assistance from Ontario Works. Petersen is a co-founder of Street Folk, a volunteer-based organization that helps people who are homeless or at-risk. Petersen also attends a weekly art group, but living in Vanier, she says it’s difficult to get around when public transportation is so expensive and the cri-

teria for getting transportation allowance from Ontario Works is so specific. “I spend most of my time helping others, listening to others, reaching out to help people in any way possible,” says Petersen. “I feel that the EquiPass not accepting OW clients would bring down the overall selfesteem of those on OW who are trying to better their lives, seeing it as a resource that they cannot use when they have every right.” According to Healthy Transportation Committee secretary Trevor Haché, the environmental advocacy group met with the mayor’s office in December regarding the EquiPass. The city made it clear that people receiving Ontario Works transportation benefits would not be eligible. “I asked for clarity regarding what the province would consider worthy for Ontario Works transportation benefits, and they emailed me back saying funded transportation options in Ottawa include medical transportation and employment-related expenses,” says Haché. But what about people like

Petersen, who rely on public transit for things the province does not approve for funding, like grocery shopping or even taking your children to school? There are strict limitations to the things Ontario Works deems as appropriate reasons to receive transportation benefits, but Haché says it’s a subjective issue. Some things that the province might not approve for one client could be considered worthwhile for others. Haché encourages those who feel they are stuck between not receiving enough transportation allowance from Ontario Works and being unable to apply for an EquiPass from the city to contact the Healthy Transportation Committee or even their local MPPs. “We want to make affordable public transportation a priority for low income people,” says Haché. “If there are still barriers up for them, we’d love to communicate that to the province and resolve any shortcomings.” David Pepper, the manager of business and operational services at OC Transpo, says receiving the monthly benefit and

getting assistance from Ontario Works to attend things like doctors appointments and job interviews are not the same thing. Pepper says if someone is unsure of whether they are receiving the full benefit from Ontario Works or whether they should apply for the EquiPass, they should speak with their caseworker. “The transportation benefits for Ontario Works are very specific,” says Pepper. “It is itemized for $113.70. If someone is not in receipt of that amount from social services, they may certainly apply for the EquiPass.” Although she is not eligible, Petersen still plans to apply and says others should do the same. “Even if they deny every applicant, I believe if there is a mass amount of OW receivers applying, perhaps they will notice there is an obvious need,” says Petersen. “If not, then there will be angry people demanding change which is more likely to happen, or at least, so democracy dictates.” For those who are eligible, the EquiPass will be available in April for $57.

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ur hydro bills may be going down this summer, but don’t pop the bubbly just yet. While Ontario residents will see an average 25 per cent reduction on the bottom line, what they won’t see is what it’s going to cost future generations and the current structural inefficiencies and ongoing bad planning that make electricity expensive for us in the first place. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the savings this month saying it was the fair thing to do. She heard from families struggling with their bills and struggling to understand why rates have skyrocketed. Unfortunately, because the history of hydro and its mismanagement is such a long and complicated one, politicians looking to distract would-be voters benefit from its current complexity. People don’t get it and don’t have the time, the comprehension or the willingness to figure it out. What they do get is how hard it is to pay a huge bill. So Wynne’s Liberals are waving a shiny 25 per cent hydro cut over here, while over there, our expensive hydro system continues to plod along. The lower bills come from refinancing the

term of payment the province owes to private power providers — from 20 years to 30. So we’re deferring costs to future generations in order to get some immediate relief. And we’re incurring about $25 billion in extra interest charges over that time. Additional relief will be coming through lowincome and rural subsidy programs, but that too comes at a cost of $2.5 billion over the next three years charged to Ontario’s treasury and taxpayers. As tempting as it is to celebrate lower bills, with an election year in 2018, we need to hold all parties to account to do more than float distractions. Ontario generates more power than it knows what to do with and we’re forced to sell it to our neighbours at a discounted rate. Sometimes we have to pay for them to take it. The sale of Hydro One has locked us into guaranteed contracts with private power providers whether we need that power or not. There’s little transparency as to the details of private contracts and that takes accountability right out of the system. We need a comprehensive plan and a system overhaul. Keep that in mind when you’re told to celebrate your June power bill. It’s not nearly enough.

Is loneliness the next health epidemic?

“Today’s busy parents ‘cocoon’ themselves by devoting all of their nonwork time to children, leaving no time for partners, friends, and other forms of social contact,” the authors households have a single occupant. few years ago, I said write. Many of us who do live with others farewell to my family as There is no shortage of research to opt for big houses, where everyone they left for school, work tell us that all this loneliness is killing has a room of their own. Individuals and daycare, and I slumped forgo social interactions in favour of us. into the living room chair. have linked loneliness It was October and I was alone. Capital Muse social media; they telecommute. We to Studies poor cardiovascular health and live alone, we eat alone and we sleep I had been feeling lonely for a long increased risk of depression. alone. time. Loneliness has also been recogBut it’s not just physical isolation The demands of three kids and someone. nized as a key breeding ground for that triggers loneliness. my own business had burned me out. Instead, as I looked around, it addiction. The frenetic pace of modern life I was told to take some time off. I seemed everyone had a friend, a A 40-year-old study on rats found has seen a decline in social connecdidn’t realize at the time I was doing colleague or someone with whom that those who lived alone were easily tions essential to making us feel part it all wrong. Instead of taking the to engage in a lively and stimulating hooked on heroin. But rats who lived of something bigger than ourselves. sabbatical to engage in exercise, join conversation. In The Lonely American: Drifting in a haven with regular social interacan art class or explore something new, Sitting in the middle of that I was alone, day after day, lacking crowded coffee shop, I felt more alone apart in the 21st Century, authors Jac- tion chose to avoid the drugs they queline Olds and Richard S. Schwartz were force-fed. purpose and company. than ever. Social studies have noted people note that a culture of self-reliance I’m a gregarious person, so I knew Loneliness is rampant in modern has led to the deterioration of social require a depth of social connecit was important that I didn’t sit at society. home and stare at the walls. More people live alone than at any relationships, something evident in ev- tions to overcome or avoid addiction erything from our work and financial altogether. That particular day, I drove to a time in history. Loneliness has less to do with coffee shop, silently hoping I’d meet More than 27 per cent of Canadian lives to our parenting styles.

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sharing physical space with individuals than it does making the emotional connections required to gain a sense of belonging. Some medical studies show that prolonged isolation can have the same impact as a long-term smoking habit. In other words, making an effort to forge stronger friendships could just extend your life.

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The city’s graphics show the project area and plans for the road, sewer and watermain construction planned for Dynes Road and Prince of Wales Drive this summer.

Part of Prince of Wales Drive, Dynes Road to be reconstructed this summer Staff

The city is planning a reconstruction of a chunk of Prince of Wales Drive and Dynes Road to include bike lanes and sidewalks, starting this summer. A public meeting about the reconstruction of Dynes Road and Prince of Wales Drive is scheduled for March 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in St. Pius X High School’s cafeteria, where city staff will present the preliminary and detailed design plans for Dynes Road from Fisher Avenue to Prince of Wales Drive, and Prince of Wales Drive from Dynes Road

to Forest Hill. The reconstruction project aims to improve the storm sewer system. The sanitary sewer and water main will also be replaced due to its age. Along with the sewer and water main construction, the city is proposing: • Full-road reconstruction on Dynes Road (Fisher Avenue to Prince of Wales Drive) including replacing curbs, replacing existing sidewalks with 1.8-metre wide sidewalks and new 1.8-metre wide sidewalks on the south side of the road between Fisher Avenue and Claymor Avenue.

• On-street bike lanes on both sides of Dynes Road between Fisher Avenue and Prince of Wales Drive. • Removal of on-street parking on the south side of Dynes Road between Fisher Avenue and 847 Dynes Road to accommodate the proposed bike lanes. Parking bays will be provided on the south side of Dynes Road between 847 Dynes Rd. and Morley Boulevard. • Full-road reconstruction on Prince of Wales Drive (Dynes to Forest Hill) including new curbs, sidewalks and cycle tracks on both sides of

the roadway. • Reconstruction of the Dynes Road / Fisher Avenue and Dynes Road / Prince of Wales Drive intersections with protected cycle-track crossings. Parking bays will be provided on the east and west side of Prince of Wales Drive between Maryland Avenue and Villa Crescent. • Relocation/reconstruction of utilities, as required. The tentative schedule for

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River Coun. Riley Brockington (left) and Mayor Jim Watson present Carlington resident Lee Ann Napiorkowski with the Mayor’s City Builder Award during a ceremony held in city council chambers on March 8. Napiorkowski was honoured for her dedication and commitment as an inclusion co-ordinator teacher at St. Peter Catholic High School in Orléans, focusing on the inclusion of high-needs students in high school life. She also serves as head coach of the school’s senior boys’ rugby team. She is also a longtime volunteer coach with the Ottawa Beavers-Bengals Rugby Football Club, and has volunteer with several provincial and regional teams, including Carleton University’s men’s team.

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City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière Final Winter Movie Night – March 25 Join me and other families from River Ward at my final Family Movie Night of the winter, on Saturday March 25 at the Alexander Community Centre on Silver Street with doors opening at 6pm. Admission is free and a concession stand will be in operation, thanks to the Carlington Community Association. Bring a yoga mat and blanket. All are welcome.

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A 40 year-old worker was injured working on the city’s light rail tunnel. Firefighters responded to an injured worker in the afternoon of March 18 near the light rail transit tunnel entrance at the corner of Kent and Queen streets. According to Ottawa fire, reports were that a worker had been severely injured within the tunnel and the firefighters on the scene and personnel that were on site removed the worker. No other information was given at the time of the accident. In a news release issued by paramedics an entire day later, on March 19, paramedics said the worker had been struck in the head by a large hose. Paramedics reported assisting the worker out of the tunnel, into an ambulance, and transporting the man to hospital as a precaution.

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Crossfit Bytown owner Everett Sloan speeds through a tire flip event at the the first Survivor Strong Strongman and Strongwoman Competition on March 18. Held in Kanata at the Bell Sensplex, the event saw more than a dozen men and women compete in feats of strength, including car deadlifts, clean press and flipping 800 and 400 pound tires for time and distance.

The Ottawa Fire Services, in partnership with Fire Service Women Ontario, is pleased to announce an application call for Camp FFIT (Female Firefighters in Training) 2017. Young women between the ages of 15 and 19 are invited to apply. Camp FFIT is designed to educate young women about the career of firefighting. Participants will have an opportunity to perform many tasks, including, but not limited to, search and rescue, auto extrication, forcible entry, catching hydrants, high rise operations and aerial ladder climb, wWearing full PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), fighting simulated kitchen and car fires. Applications are available now at ottawa.ca and must be returned to Ottawa Fire Services Training Centre located at 898 Industrial Avenue no later than May 26, 2017. Camp FFIT will run from August 21-25, 2017 at the Ottawa Fire Services Training Centre, 898 Industrial Avenue (Ottawa). For questions, please email campffit@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2424 ext 29621. Last summer I spent an afternoon with the young women in the program and attended their graduation. I am very supportive of Camp FFIT and encourage young women to consider this opportunity. Earth Day ‘Sustainable Ottawa’ Essay Contest

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This year, Earth Day will be celebrated on Saturday April 22 and you are invited to join me at my annual Earth Day event at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre from 2-4pm. Two dozen environmental organizations will also be in attendance for the trade show. As well, local politicians and a special guest speaker will be on hand. In the lead-up to Earth Day, River Ward students who live and/or attend school in grades 7, 8 and 9 are invited to submit an essay. The essay topic is “What is your vision of what a sustainable Ottawa will look like in 50 years? How will Ottawa change over the next 50 years? What role will I (the essay author) play to make these changes happen? How will these changes positively impact the city?” Essays are due now. Please contact my office for more information/details. Hydro Ottawa is sponsoring this event and cash prizes will be awarded for the top three essays. Time to Clean River Ward Spring is here! The annual springtime Cleaning Up the Capital Campaign starts April 15. To register your work party call 3-1-1 or go online at www.ottawa.ca/clean. I will be hosting two special clean-up events in River Ward this spring, one in Frank J Licari Park on April 29 and the other in Raven Park on May 6. Come on out from 10am-Noon to help clean-up, followed by a free community bbq. I will be providing updates on a number of local initiatives, come on over and say hello.

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Camp shows off the arts to OCH youth Continued from page 1

Camp participant Shauna Derival, an aspiring fashion designer, was really excited about the afternoon session with former community housing tenant Christo Bilukidi, a retired NFL player who is now a coowner of Idlewood Bespoke, a company that specializes in tailored men’s suits. “I don’t know a lot about design, but some tips would be really good,” she said, adding she dreams of going to design school in Japan or France. She also really enjoyed the cooking demonstration. “I thought it was really delicious,” she said of the sweet and healthy treat that was prepared with the help of nutritionist and author Kathy Smart. During the demonstration, the kids swarmed the table, answering questions and getting as close to the action as possible. “Children are very transparent; they either love

you or they have no time for you and just that they showed so much interest in how to learn to cook healthy and their enthusiasm that was my favourite moment,” Smart said of her participation in the camp. “I love inspiring people and especially children, so if I tweaked one person, then I’m happy.” The day was organized by Stefan Keyes, TV host and tenant ambassador. “I wanted to organize a day to do something for the kids that wasn’t just preaching at them and talking at them all the time,” Keyes said. He also taught the kids about theatre and acting in a workshop during an afternoon session. He wanted to bring his skills to the kids to provide them with some exposure to the arts. “For me, the arts played a big role not only in something to do, but also an outlet, also a way to explore different lives that were so different from my own.”

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Amillia Riabko is surprised to find that local Coun. Mark Taylor attended the same school as she does during his remarks about the one-day arts camp held at the Boys and Girls Club on Dumaurier Avenue on March 16.

Jetson Pierre was full of questions for politicians and Ottawa Community Housing tenant ambassadors at a one-day arts camp on March 16. Twenty-five kids from OCH met and learned from local celebrities during March Break about different areas of the arts – from fashion to painting.

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Looking for a perfect way to start your morning or complement your next get-together? Give these French toast muffins a try. Cinnamon bread tossed with sweet and crisp apples and baked with eggs, milk and maple syrup make for an easy and delicious breakfast. Preparation time: 15 minutes Baking time: 25 minutes Serves 6 (Makes 12 muffins) Ingredients • 8 cups (2 L) cubed (1/2inch/1 cm) cinnamon raisin bread • 2 apples, peeled and coarsely chopped (about 2 cups/500 mL) • 5 eggs • 1 cup (250 mL) milk • 1 cup (250 mL) maple syrup Preparation instructions In large bowl, combine

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ardly a day goes by that an email doesn’t arrive asking about the people appearing in my stories. The most common question is: “Did they really exist?” “Was there really a Cecil? And what about bad Marguirite and Ronny?” After talking with my editor at this paper, we thought it was time to deviate from my usual story line and enlighten our readers about the people who have become familiar over the years. Needless to say, I won’t be able to write about all of them, but I will try to work in as many as I can in the space I am allowed. Of course, there was my mother and father. And my sister Audrey and brothers Emerson and Everett — and although Earl was really a cousin who came to live with us when his mother and father died at an early age, he was always considered a brother, and is referred to in my stories as one of my three brothers. Aunt Lizzie, Aunt Freda, Uncle Henry, Aunt Vanetta, Aunt Lil, Uncle Lou and cousins Richard, Terry and Ronny were all very real. Sadly, Terry is the only one left. Velma and Joyce were indeed my very best friends at the Northcote School, and we kept in touch right up until their deaths. In fact, both were able to recall for me many happenings I

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had long since forgotten, and I was able to create a host of stories based on their memories. Now, what about Cecil? He is one I am so often asked about. Did he really exist? Was he the scamp I made him out to be? Last year, while making a speech up in the Valley, someone in the audience asked that very question. I pointed to a young man sitting a few tables away and introduced Cecil’s son, Richard, who had come to the event that evening. He agreed his father Cecil was indeed a jokester who liked nothing better than to cause a bit of a stir. Incidentally, one of Cecil’s granddaughters, Janet, works in one of my favourite restaurants in Arnprior. So yes indeed, Cecil did exist. The Northcote School still stands on the Rink Road off Highway 60 between Renfrew and Douglas, and now serves as a community centre. Briscoe’s General Store is still standing, but alas, no longer exists as a stopping place. Our old farm is up the road from that store, but sadly, the only thing left is the barn, which can be seen far off in the distance. Miss Crosby did indeed exist, but with another name. It is my understanding that on her death bed, a few of her last words were, “Don’t let Mary Cook put my name in her books.” So, she became Miss Crosby, and will remain Miss Crosby.

The stores I write about in the town of Renfrew remained a vibrant part of the town for decades after we left the farm. Most old-timers remember them, and when I visit Renfrew, I see the places where those stores were on Raglan Street — and in my mind’s eye I see the Dime Store, as we called it, and the O’Brien Theatre, still there. There really was a Dr. Murphy. And he really did make house calls out in the country and was often paid with a couple of chickens or a bag of potatoes if the patient didn’t have the $2 he charged for the trip. Now, what about bad Marguirite? Well, I am not stupid enough to call her by her right name, and she really is a composite of all the bad little girls I went to school with when I was a youngster. I appreciate very much all the feedback I get from readers, and I try to answer every email and letter personally. Hopefully, this column will have answered your questions about some of the people in my stories, and it has given me the opportunity to thank all of you who have written your appreciation to me over the many years this column has appeared in your weekly paper. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www. smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.

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Committee breaks ground for Lord Stanley’s Gift sculpture By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

Hockey’s top prize will always have a place to call home in Ottawa. One hundred and twentyfive years ago, Canada’s then governor general Lord Stanley of Preston, a hockey dad himself, bought a silver cup for 10 Guineas, or $50 Canadian at the time. At the corner of Elgin and Sparks Streets, he gifted this cup to Canada’s top-ranking amateur hockey club. In 1926, the National Hockey League adopted the cup, christening it the Stanley Cup, and made it the top prize in professional hockey. Now, steps away from where Stanley originally handed over the cup, a monument to mark the gift is going to be erected.

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in the life of our country,” he said. Commenting on the unique tradition of the cup where players and staff from the winning team each get time to spend with the cup, ultimately having the cup go all over the world, Johnston said he thinks this new monument will offer people from all over Canada and the world who visit it a chance to share in the glory of the Stanley Cup. Braving the cold morning temperatures on March 18, young hockey players from the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven donned jerseys to represent the teams of the NHL at the ceremony.. Proud moms Joanne McNally of Carp and Mandy Vanvliet of Stittsville said it was a great opportunity for their boys to participate in. “I think they would rather be cold |and celebrating this 613-221-6228 | 613-283-3182 613-432-3655 part of history than not be here,” McNally said. George Hunter, president www.ottawacommunitynews.ca of Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument, took the moment to re-

For the organizing committee, Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument, this monument will act as a place to forever mark the original gift by Stanley in Canada’s history. On March 18, Canada’s current Governor General David Johnston was on hand at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of this monument. “My predecessor Lord Stanley would be so pleased to see us here, at the corner of Elgin and Sparks Streets in Ottawa. The heart of Canada’s capital is a fitting place for this monument,” Johnston said at the ceremony. Johnston went on to say the cup is a symbol of Canada, of excellence, of grit, grace and hard work. “This monument honours the legacy and will further cement the Stanley Cup’s place

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NHL alumni Dave Keon, left and Frank Mahovlick, far right, help officially break-ground for the new spot of Lord Stanley’s Gift monument – a large silver cup – the Canadian way, with a face off. Lord Stanley’s Gift committee president George Hunter and Governor General David Johnston on March 18 on Sparks Street. flect on the hockey dream and those of the boys standing in front of him. “The monument, the ground-breaking for the which we celebrate today is all about dreams,” Hunter said, adding that the simple bowl in which Stanley purchased has gone on to represent the ultimate achievement and dream in hockey. According to the commit-

tee, the historic, simple silver bowl donated by Stanley is what inspired the winning design for the sculpture. The sculpture will rise from a white paved “hockey rink” with imbedded stainless steel lines evoking skate marks and 39 granite discs engraved with the names of the Stanley Cup winners from 1893 to 2017. A 1.4 metre black granite

bench in the form of a “hockey puck” will complete the ensemble. The monument will be donated to the city and unveiled in December 2017. The unveiling will be part of the 2017 celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary, the 100th anniversary of the National Hockey League, and the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Senators.

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Westboro family Rob, Brady, Lindsay and Emily Pascal said they were really excited to check out the Toronto Maple Leafs name on the Stanley Cup on March 18 at the Aberdeen Pavilion in Lansdowne Park. The Stanley Cup had a busy weekend in Ottawa, and aside from Lansdowne Park, it was on display on Sparks Street, the Canadian Tire Centre and Rideau Hall.

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Champions host all-star celebration By Michelle Nash Baker

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Getting on board with Canada’s birthday celebrations, the Ottawa Champions will host an AllStar event. The league will host a 2017 all-star game with the CanAm League and the American Association on July 25 at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park. The game will be just a small part of the larger, FOR SALE

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Residents still hope for tweak on LRT plan for local park By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

While some may say the time has run out, residents in the west end community of Queensway Terrace North are still trying to get the city to tweak plans for a LRT flyover in their local park. The city wants to put the rail junction in the National Capital Commission green space between Carling Avenue and the Queensway where the transitway currently runs. Westbound trains would enter a tunnel at the southwest corner of Connaught Park. Area resident Dave Sharpe said the NCC gave their approval for the use of the land in a board meeting, but residents weren’t given notice of the meeting. Aside from their issue with the use of their green space, Sharpe said residents simply

weren’t informed. Bay Coun. Mark Taylor wrote in an email that NCC meetings are public and attended by, and reported on by the media. Taylor also added that an open house in the community was well attended by the community. “At that meeting we gave information on how the public could input into (the) EA (environmental assessment) process, which they did in several ways,” Taylor said. Sharpe and a coalition of concerned residents have been knocking on doors since the fall, trying to get their neighbours on side with their cause. “When we asked people, it seemed 75 homes that were within 30 metres of the park weren’t notified,” he said, adding he thought they should have been given a heads up through

the environmental assessment process. Wayne Shimoon, a resident who spoke at the finance and economic committee meeting that approved the Stage 2 LRT alignment and procurement plan, said residents could consider a lawsuit if the plan to tunnel and do a flyover bridge that bisects the park goes forward. Sharpe said realistically the next steps will be to gather signatures for a petition to make their case to higher levels of government. Sharpe said the project should be subject to peer review. “I am a geologist and my work is peer reviewed all the time,” he said, adding the only conversation the city wants to have about the park is how many bushes will be in place to mitigate the noise from light rail. While Sharpe said residents are in favour of light rail in the community, he doesn’t see the point in sacrificing a local park to get it. Sharpe said he believes the city could “tweak” the route to follow the existing transitway, rather than going through the park. Sharpe has been told by

Chris Swail, the head of the city’s rail implementation office, that trains can’t navigate the turns required for that plan. “He said the turns are too sharp,” Sharpe said. “But I’ve ridden the train in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and at points it nearly does a U-turn.” Sharpe said residents are considering having engineers

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take another look at the plans. “John Manconi (OC Transpo GM) says that cities like Edmonton didn’t have peer reviews of their LRT, but are they putting their rail through a park? I don’t think so,” Sharpe said. At its highest point, the bridge will be five metres above the ground. The western leg of the $3-bil-

lion Stage 2 LRT plan would send trains in two directions once they pass Lincoln Fields travelling westbound. Some trains would go west to Bayshore Shopping Centre and others will head south for Algonquin College. “I will be able to wave at people going to Moodie from my porch,” Sharpe said.

The Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning is seeking candidates for election to its volunteer Board of Directors at its upcoming Annual General Meeting in May 2017. We are looking for candidates who reside in and around the Westboro or Greenboro communities. Elected Board members will ideally serve a three-year term with annual renewal.

We are particularly interested in diversifying the Board’s expertise in the areas of Accounting, governance, labour relations, stakeholder outreach and engagement, and communications. The Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning is an incorporated, non-profit, charitable organization that offers early childhood education and care for children eighteen months to twelve years of age. The organization consists of two purpose built facilities: The Westboro Children’s Centre, established in 1979 in the Westboro community, connected to Hilson Avenue Public School; and the Greenboro Children’s Centre, located at 1400 Cahill Drive East in Ottawa South since 1989. The two centres are licensed under the Ontario Ministry of Education. Together, they accommodate over 200 children and have a staff of 35 employees, the majority of whom are Registered Early Childhood Educators. For further information, please contact the Board at cbcelboard@gmail.com or contact the Executive Director, Cathy Romano-Franzese, at executivedirector@cbcel.ca Visit our website for more information: http://www.cbcel.ca/hws/cbcel.php Working together to give all the children the same quality, the same chance. We deliver a program that is safe, nurturing and promotes the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of young children.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com

March 25

River Ward is hosting a free movie night and doors open at 6 p.m. The movie begins at 6:20 p.m. The movie featured will be Ice Age: Collision Course. Snacks will be available for purchase, with all proceeds doing to the Carlington Community Association. The event takes place at the Alexander Community Centre, at 960 Silver St.

March 25

The Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch will host 2 events In the morning from 10:30-12 p.m. it’s “Genealogy: Back to Basics” where we will learn about the wealth of information found in church records. Then from 1-3 p.m. David Walker will present his amazing genealogy quilt. David and his wife Suzan will talk about this unique quilt entitled ‘They Came on Ships’, which showcases the

migration of 25 of David’s ancestors to the New World! All are welcome, both events are free. City of Ottawa Archives (Room 115), 100 Tallwood Dr. For details visit http://ogsottawa.on.ca.

March 26

Paint with Janet at the Westboro Legion with Under My Wing Pug Rescue. The bar will be open. You must register in advance. Cost is $40 per person to participate. To register please visit Under My Wing Pug Rescue’s Facebook Page or e-mail undermywingpugrescue@ gmail.com.

March 31

Arts night. 7:30 p.m. Please come and see Peter Sorokan, Q.C., writer: Sandra Marshall, ceramic sculptures and Althea Bassude, vocalist, talk about, demonstrate or perform their art. First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary

Ave. (off Richmond Rd.). Admission: $5. For information: 613-725-1066. Come to the Westboro Legion’s Bi-Annual Down-East Kitchen Party and Charity Fundraiser for Pathways to Independence - Brain Injury Support Group. Admission is $10 and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Irish Dance lessons from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and live music starts at 8 p.m., featuring Ottawa’s Irish, Celtic, Newfie, Country and Bluegrass jam sessions. Cash Bar, Seafood Chowder and Pub Grub. Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Road, between Churchill and Roosevelt. For Tickets: (613) 725-2778 or downeast.kitchen@magma. ca.

April 1

Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. St Mark’s 1606 Fisher Ave. Original works by

more than 40 local artists. Admission $2, children under 12 – free. for more info call the church office 613224-7431, email stmarks@ stmarksottawa.ca or visit www.stmarksottawa.ca.

April 2

St. Basil’s Benefit Concert at 1:30 p.m., the National Capital Concert Band, under the direction of Rocco Romeo, will be performing a concert in support of St. Basil’s Renovation Campaign, featuring select songs performed by the up and coming vocalist Tzietel Abrego. Located at 940 Rex Ave. Tickets are on sale after each Mass — March 25 at 5 p.m. and 26, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. — and will be available for purchase at the door on April 2. Proceeds to the renovation. Adults $15, children 12 and under are free, family $50. More information at stbasilsparish.ca.

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The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 - 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. behind Hunt Club Nissan. A Tupperware fundraiser will be held at the end of the meeting. Refreshments

are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

April 9

The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods and crafts at the OHS Easter Open House Sunday April 9th 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd. behind Hunt Club Nissan. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

April 11

Ottawa West Women’s Connection Event at 9:15 a.m., featuring singer and speaker Cathy Goddard on Blessings in Adversity. Special feature Aisling Keenan, Senior Discovery Tours, on The World is a Tour Away. At Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McClelland Ave., Included in $5 and first timers $2 cost fun, food, door prizes and childcare. To reserve call 613721-1257. Sponsored by RSVP Ministries. Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture from 7 to 9 p.m. Pruning: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Laura Moses. Participants will gain knowledge to perform proper

pruning. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures/

April 19

Friends of the Farm Annual General Meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Public is welcome, membership not required. Guest speaker is Richard Hinchcliff, whose topic is Bloomers are the Craze: Images of the Farm¹s Gardens. Meeting and presentation at K.W. Neatby Bldg with free parking. To register for this free event call 613-230-3276 or info@friendsofthefarm.ca.

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The Ottawa Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale, April 22, noon to 5 p.m. and April 23 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Need a spring pickup? Visit the Ottawa Orchid Society’s 36th annual orchid show at the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Dr. Society members will provide growing tips and free advice. Free parking. General admission: $12, Seniors /youth $10. Discount coupon, on web site, must be presented at entry. For more information or a coupon go to www.ottawaorchidsociety.com.

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