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A chorus of upset councillors says any increase in the amount of facility rental times given to new sports groups each year would need a new round of public consultation. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury’s bid to in-

crease sports field, ball diamond and ice time redistribution met with 19 dissenting votes at the March 23 council meeting. Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder took the reins in criticizing Fleury’s motion to change the city’s rental policy refresh currently in development, saying it came out of left field. “Some of us were part of this allocation process and this is news to me,” she said, before asking for clarification from staff. “Certainly the people who are our users and who we support with

our sports programs and facilities are not expecting this, just like we were not expecting it.” Staff determined the current redistribution of five per cent of facility hours each year is enough, giving returning groups a chance to adjust to whatever their new schedule allocation might be. It would also allow for about 1,000 new users to rent out the city’s arenas, said Dan Chenier, manager of the city’s parks and recreation department. “With the five per cent,

even though it sounds like a small percentage, it actually equates to a significant amount of hours that the city has the ability to transfer in each year of the four years before we do it all again in year five,” he said. Fleury told his colleagues he was “sad” over their reaction given the “fulsome discussion” that previously took place at the committee level that began with 30 percent, which he understands is a big risk. However, he pointed out that committee members said they were willing to go down to 10 per cent on the spot, which he said would have sufficed for a growing sport. “It’s a great step in the right direction,” said Fleury, whose motion was supported by Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney and Osgoode Coun. George Darouze. “It really corrects the issue we had in terms of the historical allocation, the unfair advantage that male

hockey teams have, in this case, over women’s hockey teams, and applies across different sports categories. “I’m concerned that we’re just re-establishing a new historical baseline.” If staff were given the authority to dole out up to 10 per cent of available rental times to emerging groups, staff would use their discretion to only take what’s needed and when, Chenier added. Harder said those councillors who worked on the rental policy revamp initially faced an uphill battle with a lot of “push back” from sporting groups. Even with their input, the eventual decision wasn’t easy to make. “To change it now is absolutely wrong,” said Harder, adding that deviating from five per cent would require another round of public consultation. Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans agreed. “If we want to go to 10 per cent then we should go back and do it all over again,” she

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he new federal budget may be awash in red ink, but the federal Liberals did exactly what they promised they would, pouring money in the coming years into infrastructure and transit systems that have been on the wish list for municipalities for years, including here in Ottawa. As Liberal Orléans MP Andrew Leslie says, the budget is good for light rail transit development in Ottawa. The budget allocates $3.4 billion to public transit infrastructure over the next three years through a new Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, and listed accelerated design for new light rail transit lines in greater Vancouver and Ottawa as examples of projects that might see money from the new fund. This is music to the ears of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and those sitting around the council table in Ottawa who hope to not only go forward with their grandiose plans for LRT in the nation’s capital, but hope to make some of the future phases of the massive multi-billion dollar project move forward at a faster pace.

In fact, Leslie thinks fast tracking extensions of LRT to Trim Road and the airport, and beyond may be something that is now possible. “Mayor Jim Watson is doing a great job at articulating that these phase two pluses should be looked at as the same sort of package,” Leslie told Metroland Media after the budget was presented in the House of Commons last week. “So we have to get it from Blair to Place d’Orléans, then to Trim, but my intention is don’t stop. Don’t go to Place d’Orléans and say, ‘Oh, we’re done.’ Keep going. And the same thing with the airport extension. Don’t stop, just keep going.” “Keep going” sounds good, although exactly how much of the public transit infrastructure fund that the City of Ottawa will eventually get its hands on will have to be determined in the future as Ottawa will be competing with numerous other cities in Canada seeking that cash. But for now, Ottawa’s LRT plans seem to have been given a greenlight to speed up in the coming years.

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tut-tutted that he was hurting the city’s image, a rather misplaced concern. In fact, it didn’t do Ford’s cause one bit of harm to have establishment tastemakers attack him. That was just more proof that he was standing up for the little guy against the elites. You can see that happening with Trump too. In a smaller way, you could see it in the success of Larry O’Brien when he ran for mayor of Ottawa on a simplistic platform of freezing taxes and cutting red tape. Underestimating such politicians didn’t work, doesn’t work. Taking their supporters seriously does. Most of us think we have it pretty good here, and we do, compared with the rest of the world. But that doesn’t mean that everybody is happy. Many of those who aren’t feel that they are being cheated. They see wealth and exaggerated happiness all around them,

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particularly on television, and they sense unfairness. They are aware of tastemakers who disrespect what they eat, what TV shows they watch and what they drive. They want to hit back and are happy to find a politician who says he wants to hit back too. Rob Ford was a politician like that. He was not the last.

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Stormwater fees need work To the editor,

The city’s proposal to initiate a stormwater fee separate from water and waste water charges has stirred much passion. In the heat of the argument, the basic principle underlying a stormwater fee needs to be reasserted: you pave, you pay. These facts will also help clear the fog: * managing stormwater (runoff from rain or snowmelt) has nothing to do with providing drinking water to residents and businesses or with managing their wastewater (formerly known as sewage); * roadside ditches and culverts are part of our stormwater infrastructure – not to be confused with municipal drains that benefit farmers’ fields and fall under a totally separate financing and maintenance regime; * a small but significant number of households and a smaller number of businesses, mostly in rural but also in some urban areas, do not receive a water bill, yet many of them do have rainwater run off their properties. Two straightforward directives follow from the principle of you pave, you pay: 1. paying for capital and operating costs of stormwater infrastructure (from ditches to pipes and ponds to treatment devices) should be in proportion to the amount of hard (impervious) surface on one’s property; 2. reducing the amount of runoff at one’s property should be rewarded by seeing one’s payments lowered.

This means that setting stormwater fees in proportion to assessed property values may be administratively simple but is neither fair nor logical, and offers no way to provide incentives for reducing run-off. We could be asked to pay for stormwater infrastructure either on the tax bill or on the water bill but the water bill has the edge. We’ll see what we pay every other month, not just twice a year, and we’ll be happy to see the reward for efforts at reducing runoff that much more often. Psychologically, seeing the charge on the tax bill could suggest that assessed property values and stormwater management are related, which they are not. Is providing incentives to reduce runoff at the lot level – resulting in less pollution and less need for infrastructure – an impossible dream? Not at all! Dozens of cities across North America have done it. Not all have succeeded, so getting the rate structure and incentive design right is important. Ottawa’s extensive rural areas present a complex picture. Many rural residences have their own wells and septic fields and therefore do not help pay for the cost of stormwater management in the way residents who receive a water bill do. Others have one but not the other. Some infrastructure elements such as ditches and swales may be privately owned and controlled, or are financed by local improvement charges. Certain road maintenance work also serves

stormwater management but how the city is accounting for this is not clear. The city’s proposals do not come to grips with this complexity and finding out who pays how for what is fiendishly difficult. It would appear that the city has more homework to do to clarify the status quo and seek consensus on a fair solution. MINIMIZING RUNOFF

The controversy over a stormwater fee is obscuring a key point: controlling stormwater volumes at the lot level delivers proven benefits. They come in addition to improved quality of the runoff and include reduction of peak flows, reduced flooding, reduced erosion and sedimentation in receiving water bodies, improved groundwater recharge, better aquatic habitat and greater resilience to climate change. Reducing stormwater runoff at source is also good for the city’s finances. Storm sewers suffer less wear and tear, sediment in stormwater ponds accumulates less rapidly and creek erosion is reduced, resulting in less maintenance and rehabilitation costs. The current review of the city’s water rate structure seems geared exclusively at tapping into new revenue streams and ignores the opportunity to move us one step closer to a more sustainable way of living. The opportunity should not be wasted. Erwin Dreessen Co-chair, Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital

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here’s an old adage that says never judge a gardener by his own garden. The gardener is too busy tending to others’ gardens to bother working on his own. His garden is therefore left to become overgrown or wither and die, while the gardens of his clients are neatly tended, and thus bloom and prosper. Dealing with an extended family emergency recently, I started thinking more seriously about the gardener’s garden. There are a wide range of professional skills in my extended family, and I’m sure many people are very good at their jobs. But frankly, when it came time for us to use those skills in a crisis situation, we all fell down. Could it be that we’re all prone to gardener’s garden

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse syndrome when attempting to deal with our own lives and families? We presume people will step up in their areas of expertise. I should be the great communicator; the financial advisor must have a good succession plan in place for his business; the social worker in the family is presumed to be resourceful and a good listener. In the most recent scenario, in fact, none of us stepped up. Not only did

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than persuading, those around me. As for writing, even scripting a shopping list was a chore. Don’t get me started on the lackadaisical thank you cards I crafted “on behalf of.” A trained monkey could have done a better job. The social worker in the family, whom we expected to be a great asset to “figuring out next steps,” instead out-talked everyone. She failed to listen to the experts on the case, frequently interrupting or groundlessly questioning their assessments. When it came to finding resources, she couldn’t seem to identify much that was useful, instead overwhelming us with unrealistic options. The financial advisor, who is incredibly successful helping small business owners and individuals plan for the future admitted there was no succession plan. So much for long-term planning. Maybe I’m too harsh in my critique. After all, the

disappointment in myself and others may have had something to do with unfulfilled expectations. But on a deeper level, I think many of us fail to bring our best professional assets to bear on our personal lives.

Dealing with an extended family emergency recently, I started thinking more seriously about the gardener’s garden

I know a woman who is a professional cleaner. She’s frequently telling me how cluttered and dusty her own house is because she’s rarely home. One friend, who works as a family therapist is divorced and has a teenager struggling

with addiction, yet she’s managed to keep countless families together in a harmonious fashion. A lawyer pal is a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom – a master litigator -- and yet she doesn’t fight in a fair or reasonable fashion when it comes to her personal relationships. When I’m in work mode, I put on a different hat. My brain is trained to be precise in language. Correspondence with clients is brief, clear and polite, and well thought out. The social worker can be a great listener and a great resource for her clients, precisely because she has no deep emotional connection to them, which offers an element of objectivity. As for the financial planner? Well, there’s really no excuse for him. He is the true gardener among us. He has tended to the finances and businesses of clients extremely well, at the expense of his own. But frankly, he should have had a succession plan.

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The proposal for a 19-storey high-rise apartment and mixed-used retail building near the Westboro Transitway station is more than just asking for 13 storeys above what the city has planned. If staff recommended approving the developer’s application, “that’s just another nail in the coffin of the city’s planning processes,” said Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper. The application, submitted by Fotenn Consultants on behalf of the estate of Carson Unsworth, asks for a zoning change to increase the permitted height for the site from six storeys to 19. The plans are for 320 McRae Ave., 1976 Scott St. and 315 Tweedsmuir Ave, an area that totals 5,260 square metres. On the site now are two detached dwellings, a surface parking lot and an automotive service station. The requested zoning change would allow for three mixed-use buildings. One would be three storeys tall in places, and reach 19 storeys elsewhere. The two others would be four floors in height. A total of 238 underground car parking spaces are proposed, along with 175 indoor bicycle spaces. TRANSIT NEARBY

Though the city’s secondary plan caps the height of buildings in that area at six storeys, such a large height increase might be permitted due to city policies indicating that intensification should be allowed near

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A developer is hoping to build a 19-storey building on this site near Westboro Transitway station - 13 storeys higher than is permitted according to city plans. transit stations. “It’s an area that is under most of the policies the city has, going to intensify, but it would be good if we were doing so in a way that was actually planned for,” said Leiper. “I think we need to take a principled approach to it. Residents have made it really clear that they expect the city to plan for growth and then to stick to those plans,” he said. “In this instance, as in so many, a oneoff application seems poised to render our plans nearly meaningless.” Leiper said he does not believe the developer is asking for 19 storeys in hopes of getting a lesser height approved. That bait-and-switch ploy that has been used elsewhere. “There was a notion a couple of months

back about bringing the height down to maybe 14 storeys,” he said, “but those fourstorey buildings that are along McRae would then, in the developer’s view, have to go up to six storeys in order to make the project economical. I think they are asking for what they want and I at least hope that this is not a negotiating tactic.” If the proposal does pass, Leiper said, “It speaks to the difficulty we are having defending the plans that we have in place. It would just be the latest in a long string of approvals in the face of our community planning efforts.” The city’s planning committee is expected to consider the application on June 14. To comment on the proposal, contact city planner Kersten Nitsche at 613-580-2424, ext. 16616 or email at kersten.nitsche@ottawa.ca.

Carling Avenue convenience store robbed Feb. 28 Tanya Molloy

Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for a convenience store robbery which took place on Feb. 28. At approximately 6:50 p.m., a lone male suspect entered the convenience store along the 2900 block of Carling Avenue. Armed with a kitchen style knife, the suspect made a demand for cash, which he was unable to obtain. He then fled the scene with an undisclosed quantity of cigarettes. No injuries were

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It was a sellout for the Station Theatre in Smiths Falls on March 12, proving the Beatles can still pack them in. The venue hosted the launch of the book The Beatles in Canada – The Origins of Beatlemania! by author Piers Hemmingsen. Hemmingsen, who now calls Toronto home, has spent many years researching the Beatles, and his book contains 468 pages of captivating stories, little known facts, artifacts and photos of the English rock band’s important history. Moreover, the book comes with a CD of radio interviews and recordings of the band playing. The Beatles in Canada – The Origins of Beatlemania! sold for $60 on March 12, a one-time price for the books to support the Library and promote Smiths Falls as the birthplace of The Beatles’ music in North America. Earlier in his life, Hemmingsen moved to England with his family, residing in Larkhill, near Salisbury Wiltshire. They stayed from 1961 to 1963. It was here Hemmingsen first experienced the Beatles, listening to his older brother’s copy of Please Please Me, the Fab Four’s debut studio album. In addition to the title track, other popular singles included Love Me Do and I Saw Her Standing There. Also during the time, the Hemmingsen family watched the Beatles perform on British television – in black and white, of course. STORYTELLING

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Victor employee Charlie Dalton, Beatles Fan Club founder Trudy Medcalf, photographer Lynn Ball, Gary Comeau of The Esquires, and Chris Saumure, the owner of the former RCA Victor plant. “You are going to hear a very important story tonight,” Staples said. He noted it was a tale about the Beatles in Canada and the significant part played by the RCA Victor plant in Smiths Falls.

“The plant near Montreal was getting old and they were looking for a place to build another plant. Many people (who worked there) came from Montreal; however, there was local talent too.” AUTHOR PIERS HEMMINGSEN

The record pressing plant, which cost $750,000 to build, opened its doors in 1954, at the site of the current Cornelia Court – 91 Cornelia St. W. “The plant near Montreal was getting old and they were looking for a place to build another plant,” Hemmingsen said. “Many people (who worked there) came from Montreal; however, there was local talent too.” RCA Victor was a successful American company. The Smiths Falls record pressing plant employed hundreds (three shifts), and about

“We had the plant running like a Swiss watch and by the time Beatlemania happened in Canada in the mid-1960s, Smiths Falls could handle it.” RCA VICTOR EMPLOYEE CHARLIE DALTON

80 per cent were women. Dalton was employed at RCA Victor in Smiths Falls for 26 years. He worked in both shipping and production control. “We had the plant running like a Swiss watch,” he said, “and by the time Beatlemania happened in Canada in the mid-1960s, Smiths Falls could handle it,” he said. FIRST RECORD

The first Beatles record ever pressed in North America – Love Me Do – was done at RCA Victor in Smiths Falls. The Smiths Falls plant was also instrumental in crafting the music of Elvis Presley. “Elvis was huge,” Dalton said. He recounted vacationing at a cottage when the King of Rock and Roll died in 1977 at age 42. To indulge the certain sentimental rush, “my boss called me and demanded I come back to work,” he said. “The plant pressed a million records in about a month.” Other presenters included Medcalf, who, in 1963, as a teenager, met the Beatles at a concert in England. She would later become the president of the largest North American fan club for the band, with over 100,000 members. Ball, an award-winning photographer, lives just outside Smiths Falls. He photographed the Fab Four in 1964 and 1965. A number of his photos were displayed on March 12. The Esquires, based in Otttawa, were co-founded by Comeau. The group developed a strong local following during the 1962-1963 period, and were signed to Capitol Records in 1963. CLOSED IN 1978

The band won the first Juno (Gold Leaf Award) in 1964, and was the opening act for major performers, including the Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Roy Orbison and more. Last year, Hemmingsen asked Staples to hook him up with individuals who worked at RCA victor in Smiths Falls, including Dalton. A number of Dalton’s artifacts were on display at the Station Theatre, including Nipper, RCA Victor’s mascot. The RCA Victor plant in Smiths Falls closed its doors in 1978, with the opening of a plant in Toronto. Books are available at the Smiths Falls Community Hospital Auxiliary gift shop.

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he snow had all but gone from the fields, and our long lane was down to mud ruts showing the many trips to the Northcote side road by the sleigh and cutter over the winter. When we walked the lane on the way to school, we arrived with our gum rubbers covered with mud, and Miss Crosby made us leave them out on the step until they dried off, and at recess, the mud was scraped away with a twig from the big maple tree in the yard. The days still had a bite in the air, and until it really warmed up, you couldn’t smell spring. I loved the smell of spring, which my sister Audrey insisted smelled like any other time of the year. It was this time now, that Mother seemed to build up an energy, and it was like she was waiting for something important to happen. Winter

MARY COOK Memories wasn’t her favourite time of the year, when the snow piled up around us, locking us into months of ice and cold that seemed to go on forever. And so with the first sign that winter was coming to an end, Mother had a restlessness about her, as if she couldn’t wait to see the first robin, or get her little boxes of vegetable seeds planted, or get into the spring housecleaning. That Saturday, there wasn’t enough snow to take the cutter into Renfrew, and so Father hitched up the buggy, and Mother set off early to peddle her eggs,

butter, a few chickens, and of course her sticky buns. Audrey and I were left to do our chores and put dinner on the table when Father and the three brothers came in at noon hour. It was mid-afternoon before we saw Mother coming down the lane, with Nellie at an even trot. Stopping at the back door, and with what I thought was a real spring to her step, Mother brought in the supplies she had bought with the money realized from her sales in Renfrew. And there was a bag, which I recognized immediately having come from Walker’s Store.

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I wondered what plans Mother had for it. New blouses for Audrey and me? A house dress for herself ? She had just made fresh flower bag curtains for the kitchen, so the new Dan River material wasn’t for that.

It was mid-afternoon before we saw Mother coming down the lane, with Nellie at an even trot And it was much too pretty for just plain aprons. “Nineteen cents a yard ... a bit pricey I thought. But well worth it,” Mother said, still rubbing her hands back and forth over the material. I finally asked her what purpose she had in mind for it. “Don’t really know,” she

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To build on the work already underway to fight the effects of climate change, Ontario is laying a foundation to join the biggest carbon market in North America by introducing new legislation today

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While the snow melts and days getting longer, another busy construction season is set to begin. While we can expect some delays, crews will be hard at work improving how quickly and comfortably residents move around our city. Luckily, crews working on the Confederation Line Light Rail have been hard at work throughout the winter. The Confederation Line project continues on-time and on-budget and I am excited to update you on several significant milestones. • Phase 1 – will be up and running in 2018 • 2016 will see the final section of running tunnel between Rideau and Parliament stations excavated. • Excavation of the Lyon Station was recently completed, while Parliament is over 90% complete and Rideau soon to reach 80%. • More than 3.5 kilometres of track have been installed to date. • All 13 LRT stations will be under construction before the end of 2016. • Testing on some of the world-class Alstom CITADIS Spirit LRT vehicles will begin within the next year. As many of you know, this is just the first phase of the system we will be constructing over the next decade. The next chapter of light rail is just around the corner: Stage 2 of LRT.

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When Stage 2 is complete in 2023, residents will be able to catch a train as far west as Bayshore and Algonquin College, as far east as Place d’Orleans, and as far south as Riverside South. This will bring close to 70 percent of the city’s population within five kilometres of rail. This will fundamentally transform the way our city moves and grows. Bringing light rail to Ottawa will be the single largest infrastructure project since Colonel By built the Rideau Canal. With a project of this size and scope, some disruptions are unavoidable for commuters. To ensure the fewest disruptions to your commute as possible, I encourage you to access construction and traffic management information by: • Visiting the City of Ottawa’s interactive traffic map at traffic.ottawa.ca • Calling 3-1-1 • Following the City of Ottawa’s Traffic Twitter feed @Ottawa_Traffic • Signing up to receive regular e-mail updates at Ottawa.ca/confederationline For those who make use Ottawa’s extensive multi-use pathway network, all efforts will be made to ensure access is maintained during construction, where safety permits. Detours will be provided where necessary. Thank you for your patience as the O-Train Confederation Line continues to grow into reality. The way our city moves and grows will benefit our economy, our environment, and our families for generations to come.

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The Lanark and District Maple Producers Association will be hosting the 2nd Annual Maple Weekend on April 2 and 3, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. During the event’s first year, hundreds of people took the opportunity to drive out to a local sugar bush and join the fun at a local sugar house. Local sugar producers are planning to make this year’s event even bigger and better. Local maple syrup producer Dave Fairbairn, who chairs the Maple Weekend organizing committee, says that “Maple Weekend is a great opportunity for people to come out and see first-hand how a maple syrup operation works. It is an opportunity to ask ques-

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It also offers customers the chance to rate a driver. The taxi app mirrors another driving app available in Ottawa, Uber Ottawa, which connects customers with individually-owned and operated drivers for trips in the city. Since its introduction in Ottawa two years ago, there has been a battle between licensed taxi drivers in the city and drivers who work for Uber. With below market costs for a ride through Uber, local taxi drivers have complained that they are losing customers. Hanif Patni, president of Coventry Connections, which operates both Blue Line and Capital Taxi, said this new mobile app isn’t about offering customers the same thing as Uber – a taxi at the tip of their fingers – the eCab option is a safer, authorized and licensed option. The main concern with Uber, Patnif said is that the cars are not always new, or in good, reliable order; there is no police checks, or licensing from the city and ultimately,

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A developer’s proposal for an “upscale coffee house” with a drivethru is getting a firm no from the community and the local councillor, Jeff Leiper. However, the idea of adapting the unused heritage building at the southwest corner of Island Park Drive and Richmond Road into some kind of restaurant is something he and the community could get behind, Leiper said. The building has served as a gas station and used car sales centre in the past. It’s the traffic issues a drive-thru could cause that’s the major issue, said Leiper. “It would be a traffic gong-show,” he said. “The community has responded actually fairly well to the proposal to put some kind of a restaurant use in there. I think we are all kind of excited about the notion of having that terrace out front. It could be a really lovely spot. “But there has been fast and furious objections that I completely share against putting a drive-thru at

the corner of Island Park and Richmond Road,” said Leiper. The site is currently zoned as a traditional mainstreet, which does not permit drive-thru facilities, said the city’s notice about the proposal. “Our goal for the entire Somerset, Wellington, Richmond strip is to make it a walk-able, inviting pedestrian and cycling environment,” said Leiper. However, that vision is already muddied at Island Park Drive, which Leiper said “is approaching being a failed intersection for the traffic that is moving north-south between the interprovincial bridge and the Queensway.” A drive-thru would only make things worse, he said. “Inviting hundreds of cars an hour into the neighbourhood, increasing congestion, having cars idling and – maybe most important – the cars going back and forth across our sidewalks, really does nothing to make it an inviting pedestrian environment,” he said. However, the rest of the developer’s plan, which includes a 65-square-metre addition to the building – making it 170 square

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application on June 14, though Leiper said he thinks city staff will recommend against the proposal, and that council will ultimately reject it. But that doesn’t mean the site will remain unused, he said. “I am absolutely confident that

something will go in and I am patient enough to wait for that appropriate use to be proposed.” To submit comments on the application, contact city planner Andrew McCreight at 613-580-2424, sext. 22568 or by email at andrew. mccreight@ottawa.ca.

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McLachlin moved to Ottawa in 1989 “That was what (people) said, but that was not my experience,” she said. “Neighbours planted flamingos on my lawn as a sign of welcome.” McLachlin said that the city embraced warmly and enthusiastically, making the relocation easier. “Ottawa, in every sense of the word, has become our city,” she said. “It is Ottawa’s spirit that makes it an extraordinary and pleasing place, not just to visit but to inhabit.” Watson delivered a speech tracing McLachlin’s meteoric rise to the top of the Canadian judicial system, while Johnston predicted that her accomplishments would be remembered along with some of the most prominent aspects of Canadian history. “When the history of our civilization is written, this Chief Justice - the first female Chief Justice in the British Commonwealth … the longestserving Chief Justice in Canadian history - will be known as

one of the most distinguished jurists ever to serve in the British Commonwealth,” he said. After the speeches, Watson handed McLachlin a framed “key” to the city, making her the 78th recipient of the honour. The Key to the City is awarded to distinguished people and honoured guests of the city, with roots stretching centuries back. Although Ottawa’s first key was presented to then Gov. Gen. Lord Tweedsmuir and his wife Lady Tweedsmuir in 1935, the tradition dates back to medieval times, when admission to a city was made difficult by legal restrictions, walls and locked gates. Some high-profile recipients of Ottawa’s most prestigious award include author Margaret Atwood, Hollywood actors Lorne Greene and Sandra Oh, actor and musician Dan Aykroyd, Queen Elizabeth II and former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson. Watson also received the award in 2000.

Public Meetings All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts or visit ottawa.ca/agendas, or call 3-1-1.

Tuesday, April 5 Finance and Economic Development Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room Wednesday, April 6 Transportation Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room Megan DeLaire/Metroland

In her acceptance speech, delivered after receiving the key to the city from Mayor Jim Watson on March 22, Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin described Ottawa as an extraordinary and pleasing place, to visit and inhabit. Occasionally, institutions, groups and inanimate objects have also received the Key to the City. Those recipients include the South African

Lawn Bowling Team, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the University of Ottawa and Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship “Carleton.”

Thursday, April 7 Community and Protective Services Committee – Special (possibly continue on Friday) • Regulating Vehicles for Hire in the City of Ottawa – Taxis, Limousines and Private Transportation Companies 10 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall Did you know you can receive e-mail alerts regarding upcoming meetings? Sign up today at ottawa.ca/subscriptions.

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that support the health and well-being of Indigenous survivors, families, affected communities and even the perpetrators of violence Policing and justice, including developing a new police training curriculum Prevention and awareness, including public education campaigns to change harmful attitudes and norms that perpetuate violence against Indigenous women and girls Leadership, collaboration, alignment and accountability to continue to build strong relationships with Indigenous partners and the federal government Improved data and research to guide the partners in developing new programs and policies that fit the needs of Indigenous communities. The strategy is one of many steps on Ontario’s journey of healing and reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. It incorporates a number of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and reflects the govern-

ment’s commitment to work with Indigenous partners. The strategy recognizes the important role provinces play in this national conversation, which is why Ontario will continue to support the federal government’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Walking Together is part of Ontario’s plan to provide

more security, protection and opportunity for Indigenous women and communities. Indigenous partners in Ontario are leading the way on this strategy, and the Ontario government is honoured to support them on this journey. The strategy will help ensure that everyone in the province can live in safety - free from the threat, fear or experience of violence.

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ernment to raise awareness of and prevent violence; provide more effective programs and community services that reflect the priorities of Indigenous leaders and communities; and improve socio-economic conditions that support healing within Indigenous communities. Walking Together focuses on six areas of action: Support for children, youth and families, including launching a new Family Well-Being Program to support Indigenous families in crisis and help communities deal with the effects of intergenerational trauma. Ontario will provide funding to programs that Indigenous communities and organizations will design and deliver to meet their unique needs Community safety and healing, including developing a survivor-oriented strategy to assist in the identification, intervention and prevention of human trafficking in Ontario. The government will also develop and expand programs

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“Black lives matter” and “stop shooting us” came the chants. More than a dozen young people, most of them University of Ottawa students, converged on city hall, shouting their frustration over the unfair treatment of black people. “People like to pretend like racism here isn’t a thing. People like to pretend that black people and white people get along and everyone’s being treated equally,” said the group’s spokesperson, Centretown resident Vanessa Dorimain, who is black. “But that’s not the case. Our lives specifically are being targeted.” Ottawa police officers, security personnel and eventually some city councillors watched as the students, many of them members of the Canadian Federation of Students, chanted into a megaphone and waved signs. They shouted loudly but

said they came in peace to call for change as well as to garner donations in support of the Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter. “Black Lives Matter Toronto – they’re talking about issues, not just there in their city, but around the whole country,” Dorimain said. There is no Ottawa chapter at this time, but that could change given enough interest, said Dorimain, a social sciences major at the university. Ottawa needs to have a voice in championing equal rights for black people, she said. “I feel like Ottawa, specifically, is very silent around issues with police brutality and things like that,” Dorimain said, adding that, in general, black people are being unfairly targeted by police and some officers are not being held accounted for their treatment of people of colour. She also pointed to the police practice of randomly

stopping people, known as carding, and questioning and collecting identifying information from them. “Just because it’s against the law now, it doesn’t mean cops have stopped doing it, specifically targeting racialized folks, black people,” Dorimain said. She pointed to the decision not to lay charges against a Toronto police officer who last year fatally shot Andrew Loku, a 45-year-old black man with a history of mental illness. Only through demonstrations will issues such as that remain in the spotlight, she said. Ottawa has seen a recent spate of shootings, which have claimed the lives of a number of young black men. Dorimain said the significance of these tragedies have been overshadowed by a debate over whether there are enough guns and gangs officers to counteract gun violence. “People recognize that we’re not all treated equal-

ly,” Coun. Catherine McKenney told reporters after speaking with Dorimain. “We have to make sure that people who are more vulnerable in our society are recognized as such. “While violence happens to everyone, it doesn’t happen equally.” Here in Ottawa, there was universal disapproval when a Black Lives Matter mural in her ward was defaced last September. “We got feedback from across the city from people who wanted to express it. They were outraged with what happened,” McKenney said. She was the only councillor to approach the group of protesters after the morning’s council meeting came to a close. The students had hoped to gather statements from Mayor Jim Watson and his council colleagues in support of the advocacy work being done in Toronto. Dorimain was surprised

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Centretown resident Vanessa Dorimain, left, speaks into a megaphone as Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, centre, looks on. About a dozen demonstrators, many of them University of Ottawa students, chanted “black lives matter” and spoke out against racism during a protest at city hall on March 23. when she learned city staff had locked themselves and councillors inside council chambers during the council meeting when protestors entered city hall. “That’s unbelievable,” she said. “That tells me that my body is automatically criminalized, that every

time I walk in somewhere just talking about my life and how I want to be respected, I’m automatically seen as a criminal.” To see a video of the demonstration, go to ottawacommunitynews.com, or visit facebook.com/ottawacommunitynews.

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Hockey artifacts wanted for anniversary celebrations Brier Dodge

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Attention all hockey fans: memorabilia and artifacts are wanted for 2017. With the Canadian Museum of History opening a hockey exhibit in February 2017 for the 100th anniversary of the NHL, the Ottawa Senators’ 25th anniversary, and Canada’s 150th birthday, the city, museum and hockey club have put out a call for borrowed or donated items to put on display. Hockey history is part of Canadian history, said JeanMarc Blais, director general of the Canadian Museum of History at a press conference held by the Ottawa Senators on March 22 at the Canadian Tire Centre. “It’s hockey, but it’s also part of Canadian history and how we define ourselves,” he said. The museum will highlight Canadian hockey history in 2017, and has already acquired the first known hockey

stick. There will be a committee to determine what items go to who: items of national significance would go to the museum, for example, and items of local or regional significance would be more likely to go to the city archives, said Paul Henry, a city archivist. The city’s archives doesn’t have a budget to acquire items, but a tax receipt can be given to those who choose to donate their items, instead of loaning them out. Some of the Senators’ players, and former players, have already loaned personal items to the club, such as Laurie Boschman’s jersey from the first ever Senators season and Chris Phillips’ rookie season stick. The organizations involved are still seeking items with historical significance, from amateur, professional, women’s and international hockey. Ideal items would be game worn uniforms, letters, player contracts, programs and

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Former Senators captain Laurie Boschman, left, current captain Erik Karlsson, team owner Eugene Melnyk, former captain Daniel Alfredsson, and alternate captain Chris Phillips hold memorabilia marking the club’s 25th anniversary at a March 22 press conference at the Canadian Tire Centre. Some of the players have loaned the club their own personal memorabilia to display. memorabilia. They would like items with significant historical value over items with personal value, such as a signed piece of memorabilia. “We’re really looking for

unique items,” Henry said. “Every item should have a story.” Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk said his personal hope is that the city can have a permanent

display of local historical hockey items, perhaps in a new downtown rink. The city archives currently has sports memorabilia on display at the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame at city hall.

The Senators have developed a website with more information on lending or donating items. For more information, visit www.ottawasenators.com/sensartifacts.

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If You Care, Leave Them There As the temperature warms, wildlife becomes more active and birthing season soon follows. Humans start to go outdoors more and the wildlife/people conflict begins to heat up too.The most obvious sign is the carnage on our roadways that we begin to witness. The sign here at the OHS is the influx of wild animals. Sadly, many of these creatures will be juveniles that would have been safer had they been left where they were. There simply aren’t enough rehabilitation spaces for all the wildlife in our region, and most didn’t need our help in the first place.

A wild animal presented to you by a cat or dog Bleeding An apparent or obvious broken limb Evidence of a dead parent nearby Unusual or uneven loss of fur Difficult or raspy breathing or sneezing Body covered in fleas

Otherwise, please, if you care, leave him there. For more information about wildlife and human wildlife conflicts, please visit www.ottawahumane.ca/wildlife before you act. Pet of the Week: Sam (ID #A188013) Meet Sam (ID# A188013), a friendly and active boy looking for his forever home. Sam is a playful boy who has oodles of doggy energy! He would love to find a new family as active as he is who will spend plenty of time with him. He enjoys going on long walks and playing with fun, interactive toys.

While Sam loves people, he can be a little nervous when meeting new dogs. He would benefit from being introduced slowly to friendly and respectful dogs to help him build his confidence. If you have previous I know that stumbling upon a baby animal that appears to need help experience with big, playful dogs like Sam, why not come meet him brings out a helping instinct in all of us but spotting a baby animal today! by himself doesn’t necessarily mean he’s an orphan. Many wildlife parents leave their young alone during the day, sometimes for long For more information on Sam and all the adoptable animals, stop periods. The mother is usually nearby and quite conscious of her by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd Check out our website at young. Also, keep in mind that despite their small size, many young www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption. animals are actually independent enough to fend for themselves.

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Edison (Edi) is a two-year-old Standard Poodle. He is well known around the Beaver Pond and has quite a few besties in the neighbourhood. He is a foodie, who is always willing to ‘help’ in the kitchen and with unpacking groceries. A typical teenage guy; he is at the hairstylist every six weeks to get his hair just right. His favourite toy is Crazy Chicken (a stuffie)… whom he carries around in his mouth, whining after he eats.

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Côrdydd, a prize-winning mixed choir from Cardiff, Wales, will perform in Ottawa during a gala concert on Saturday, April 23, as part of the Ontario Welsh Festival.

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Calling all people of Welsh descent and everyone interested in Welsh culture and music Long-time Westboro resident Alison Lawson originally hails from Llandudno,

in north Wales and her heart is divided equally between Canada and her country of birth. Over the years she has been involved in a variety of ways to try to raise the profile of the Welsh among Canadians. She has held vari-

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While many Canadians might not know that St. David’s Day, celebrated on March 1, is to the Welsh what with St. Patrick’s Day is to the Irish, almost everyone is aware of the fact that the Welsh love to sing. We will all have the opportunity to enjoy a feast of Welsh music during the Ontario Welsh Festival which will take place April 22 to 24. The festival is an annual celebration of Welsh music and culture, drawing visitors from all over Canada, the United States and Wales. First held in Niagara Falls

in 1961, the festival has travelled throughout the province from Ottawa to Windsor since then. This year it is Ottawa’s turn to enjoy this feast of music. Ottawans will have the opportunity to hear the renowned Côrdydd, a prizewinning mixed choir from Cardiff, Wales, together with extra-special guests, the world-renowned Three Welsh Tenors, taking part in a gala concert on Saturday, April 23. It will be a night to remember. The other main highlight of the festival will be traditional hymn singing sessions, known in Welsh as a Gy-

manfa Ganu, at Dominion Chalmers United Church on Sunday, April 24. The public is invited, and if you have never heard the Welsh sing hymns in four-part harmony, don’t miss this opportunity to experience it and join in. There will be two sessions, one at 10.30 a.m. and one at 1.30 p.m. An added treat will be songs by Côrdydd and the Tenors during each session. There will be a free-will offering. For more information call Alison Lawson at 613725-2705 or visit www.ontariowelshfestival.ca or e-mail publicity@ontariowelshfestival.ca.

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St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church

2400 Alta Vista Drive (613) 733 0131 Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; Ample parking; A warm welcome OC Transpo route 8 awaits you. Rev. Dr. Floyd McPhee sttimothys@on.aibn.com www.sttimsottawa.com

located at 2536 Rideau Road (at the corner of Albion) 613-822-6433 www.sguc.org UNITED.CHURCH@XPLORNET.CA

Building an authentic, relational, diverse church.

Giving Hope Today

Ottawa Citadel

Email: admin@mywestminister.ca

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WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

470 Roosevelt Ave. Westboro www.mywestminster.ca

613-722-1144

You are welcome to join us!

Sunday 11:00 a.m. Worship & Sunday School 1350 Walkley Road (Just east of Bank Street) Ottawa, ON K1V 6P6 Tel: 613-731-0165 Email: ottawacitadel@bellnet.ca Website: www.ottawacitadel.ca

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Gloucester South Seniors Centre

4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd.) (613) 277-8621 Proclaiming the life-changing message of the Bible

Family Worship at 9:00am

205 Greenbank Road, Ottawa www.woodvale.on.ca info@woodvale.ca www.woodvale.on.ca (613) 829-2362 Child care provided. Please call or visit us on-line.

Minister - Rev.William Ball Organist - Alan Thomas Nusery & Sunday School, Loop audio,Wheelchair access

Worship services Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

South Gloucester United Church

Sunday Services at 9 or 11 AM

Worship 10:30 Sundays

Watch & Pray Ministry

3500 Fallowfield Road, Unit 5 in the Barrhaven Crossing Mall. Phone: (613) 823-8118

Minister: James T. Hurd Everyone Welcome

Sunday Services: Bible Study at 10:00 AM - Worship Service at 11:00 AM A warm welcome awaits you For Information Call 613-224-8507

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The Redeemed Christian Church of God

Heaven’s Gate Chapel Heb. 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever

Tel: (613) 276-5481; (613) 440-5481 1893 Baseline Rd., Ottawa (2nd Floor) Sunday Service 10.30am – 12.30pm Bible study / Night Vigil: Friday 10.00pm – 1.00am Website: heavensgateottawa.org E-mail: heavensgatechapel@yahoo.ca

Sunday 7 pm Mass Now Available!

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church

Sunday Services: 9:30 AM and 11 AM

Sunday Worship - 10:00 a.m. Nursery and Sunday School April 3rd - Climbing: up or down?

meets every Sunday at The Old Forge Community Resource Centre 2730 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 7J1

Only south Ottawa Mass convenient for those who travel, work weekends and sleep in!

www.goodshepherdbarrhaven.ca

10 Chesterton Drive, Ottawa (Meadowlands and Chesterton) Tel: 613-225-6648 parkwoodchurch.ca

The West Ottawa Church of Christ

in Metcalfe on 8th Line - only 17 mins from HWY 417 613 821-3776 • www.SaintCatherineMetcalfe.ca

Rideau Park United Church

2203 Alta Vista Drive Good Friday 11:00 am Easter Sunday 6:30 &10:00 am www.rideaupark.ca • 613-733-3156

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Driver distraction still number one factor in road deaths

Notice of Completion of Transit Project Assessment Process Confederation Line East Light Rail Transit Extension

The City of Ottawa has completed an Environmental Project Report in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08 for the Confederation Line East Light Rail Transit Extension Planning and Environmental Assessment study.

Submitted

The Project The City of Ottawa has developed a plan to extend and expand the City’s existing Light Rail Transit Network. Speciﬁcally the plan includes extending the future Confederation Line further east from Blair Station to an interim terminal at Place d’Orléans station and, ultimately, to Trim Road (see Ottawa.ca/easternlrt or Ottawa.ca/tlrest for further information).

“If you are texting, you are not driving”: OPP Heading into its annual distracted driving campaig, the Ontario Provincial Police confirmed that 2015 marked the third consecutive year that driver distraction as a causal factor exceeded all other categories of road deaths on OPPpatrolled roads. Last year, 69 people died in road crashes in which driver distraction was a factor, compared to 61 speed-related, 51 seat belt-related and 45 alcohol/drug-related deaths. Numerous studies have been conducted on the risks associated with distracted driving – in particular, texting or talking on a cell phone while

The plan includes options to service the community of Orleans and adjacent lands. New stations will be located at Montreal Road, Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, Orléans Boulevard and the terminal station at Place d’Orléans. Additional stations will ultimately be constructed at Brisebois Crescent/Mockingbird Drive (Orleans Town Centre), east of Tenth Line Road and the terminus of the line at Trim Road. Preliminary engineering review has resulted in design reﬁnements to the alignment between Blair Station and Montreal Road Station. These changes have no additional environmental impact, reduce implementation costs, and have been incorporated into the Environmental Project Report.

driving. Many of these studies have confirmed that this form of distracted driving is as dangerous as driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Each year for the past three years (2013-2015), OPP officers have laid about 20,000 distracted driving charges throughout the province, which is more than double the number of impaired driving charges they laid over the same three-year period. “If you are texting, talking on your cell phone or preoccupied with other activities while behind the wheel, you are not driving safely,” said OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes. “It does not suffice to keep your eyes on the road. Driving involves sharing space with drivers, their passengers, mo-

torcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians and it is impossible to do so safely unless your eyes and mind are solely focused on driving.” Ottawa-area MPP Yasir Naqvi, who serves as minister of community safety and correctional services said “distracted driving is just not worth it.” “It has been shown to be just as dangerous as drinking and driving – something we all know is wrong,” he said. The OPP is encouraging passengers of all ages to take a zero tolerance approach to distracted driving. Take charge of your own safety and speak up when you are in vehicle being driven by someone who is not paying attention to the road.

Impacts to private property are not anticipated as the preferred alternative for the East LRT alignment is entirely within the right-of-way of Highway 174. The Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and an Environmental Project Report (EPR) prepared according to the Transit Project Assessment Process as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings. The EPR documents the entire study process, including a description of the planned project, its anticipated environmental impacts, and the project’s consultation program. The EPR for the Confederation Line East LRT Extension project will be available for a 30-day public review period starting March 24, 2016 at the locations noted below during their regular business hours.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change City of Ottawa City Hall Information Desk 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Carleton University MacOdrum Library 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa ON K1S 5B6

University of Ottawa Morisset Library 65 University Private Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

Ottawa District Oﬃce 2430 Don Reid Drive Ottawa ON K1H 1E1 Cumberland Branch 1599 Tenth Line Rd. Ottawa ON K1E 3E8

In the Matter of the Ontario Heritage Act

Ottawa Public Library Environmental Approvals Branch Main Branch North Gloucester Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 120 Metcalfe St. 1st Floor 2036 Ogilvie Rd. Toronto ON M4V 1P5 Ottawa ON K1P 5M2 Ottawa ON K1J 7N8 There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. The Minister may require further consideration or impose conditions if he is of the opinion that: Orléans Branch 1705 Orléans Boulevard Ottawa ON K1C 4W2

NOTICE OF PASSING OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT PLAN BY-LAWS BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA The City of Ottawa, on March 23, 2016, passed the following by-laws: By-law 2016-89 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan. By-law 2016-90 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the Daly Avenue Heritage Conservation District Plan.

• the transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • the transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is ﬁrst published.

By-law 2016-91 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the King Edward Heritage Conservation District Plan

If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change no later than April 22, 2016 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

By-law 2016-92 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the Stewart/Wilbrod Heritage Conservation District Plan

Attn: Dorothy Moszynski, Project Oﬃcer, Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto ON M4V 1P5 General Inquiry: 416-314-8001 • Toll Free: 800-461-6290 • Fax: 416-314-8452 • E-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca

By-law 2016-93 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the Sweetland Heritage Conservation District Plan

For further information on the proposed transit project or if you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the Project Manager, Angela Taylor, at the following coordinates: Angela Taylor, P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer, City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424 ext. 15210 • Fax: 613-580-2578 • E-mail: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca

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If not otherwise provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry.

Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), personal information included in a submission to the City of Ottawa will not be disclosed to any third parties without having obtained the prior consent of the person to whom the information pertains, except when MFIPPA permits disclosure or other applicable law requires that the City disclose the personal information. Direct submissions to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act. Unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person. Notice ﬁrst published on March 24, 2016 Ad # 2016-507-S_NoC East LRT_24032016

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By-law 2016-94 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the Wilbrod Laurier Park Heritage Conservation District Plan By-law 2016-95 being: A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation District Plan. Dated at the City of Ottawa on March 31, 2016. Clerk of the City of Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1

Police investigating after shot fired on Eiffel Avenue Staff

Police are investigating a shooting on the 900 block of Eiffel Avenue after at least one resident reported hearing a gunshot on the

morning of March 28. Officers responded to the call in Ottawa’s west end at 9 a.m. and discovered a shell casing outside of a residential complex. No injuries were report-

Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND

ed, and the guns and gangs unit is leading an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the unit at 613-2361222, ext. 5050.

IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto for the purposes of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (the “CSST”) project, including but not limited to, facilitating the construction, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of CSST infrastructure including two inter-connected concrete lined combined sewage tunnels, associated shafts, flow control/diversion structures, odour control and operational support facilities, and buffer zones, and including subterranean and surface temporary working easements 30 months in duration for purposes including but not limited to for the purpose of constructing, operating and ultimately decommissioning a temporary tail tunnel to facilitate the storage and removal of excavated materials, and for the purpose of the storage and removal of excavated materials, debris, construction materials and equipment, and to enter on, under and through the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, excavation, grading and all other improvements and works ancillary to the CSST. The Property Sketches referred to in Schedule A forming part of this Notice, are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within 30 days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING

The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1. The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1. Dated at Ottawa, March 15, 2016.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 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.

CITY OF OTTAWA Gordon E. MacNair Director, Real Estate Partnerships & Development Office

Zoning – 6191 Renaud Road 613-580-2424, ext. 13483 – Evode.Rwagasore@ottawa.ca

Schedule A Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

Zoning – Part of 6069 Fourth Line Road 613-580-2424, ext. 24487 – Sarah.McCormick@ottawa.ca

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.

Zoning – Part of 175 and part of 375 March Valley Road 613-580-2424, ext. 28318 – Kathy.Rygus@ottawa.ca

All right, title and subterranean interest in the stratified portion of the following lands:

Zoning – 190 Michael Cowpland Drive 613-580-2424, ext. 15430 – Shoma.Murshid@ottawa.ca

Zoning – 89, 91, 97 and 99 Beechwood Avenue 613-580-2424, ext. 27967 – Erin.O’Connell@ottawa.ca

3. 4.

Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250: Omnibus Amendments Q2 2020 Walkley Road; 1540 Tenth Line; 51, 53 St. Francis Street; Part of 605 Longfields Drive; O1L S144, affecting lands north of the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Wellington Street, in the vicinity of the Booth Street Bridge; Part of 405 Huntmar Drive and part of 3001 Palladium Drive; 2627 Pagé Road; 628 Industrial Avenue; Section 54 - Definition of retirement home; Section 54 – Definition of community garden; Section 82 – Community Gardens; To permit a retail food store, limited to a farmers’ market, in additional zones, I2 – Major Institutional Zones, L1 -Community Leisure Facility Zone, L2 - Major Leisure Facility Zone, RC - Rural Commercial Zones, I1 - Minor Institutional Zones, O1 - Open Space Subzones, where community-type uses, such as community centres are already permitted, O1A, O1B, O1D, O1E, O1F, O1G, O1H; Section 85 - Outdoor Commercial Patios; Section 55 – Accessory uses, buildings and structures, with regard to satellite dishes and tower antennas; Section 120 - Accessory Satellite Dish or Accessory Tower Antenna in Residential Zones; Section 126 - Heavy Vehicles and Recreational Vehicles associated with a Residential Use; Table 137, Amenity Area; Group Home Provisions - Section 125(1)(c) 613-580-2424, ext. 28457 – Carol.Ruddy@ottawa.ca

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Official Plan and Zoning - Amendments to the Flood Plain Mapping – Phase 1 613-580-2424, ext. 28457 – Carol.Ruddy@ottawa.ca

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING Friday, April 15, 2016 – 10 a.m.

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The item listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting, which will be held at The Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca.

14. 15.

Zoning – Part of 6096 Third Line Road 613-580-2424, ext. 24487 – Sarah.McCormick@ottawa.ca

16.

Zoning – Part of 3244 Shea Road 613-580-2424, ext. 24487 – Sarah.McCormick@ottawa.ca

17.

Zoning – Part of 4740 John Shaw Road 613-580-2424, ext. 24487 – Sarah.McCormick@ottawa.ca

18. 19.

Zoning – Part of 5883 McCordick Road 613-580-2424, ext. 24487 – Sarah.McCormick@ottawa.ca

Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250: Omnibus Amendments Q2 Part of 3440 Eagleson Road, part of unaddressed parcel fronting on Perth Street and part of 5873 Perth Street; Section 54 - Definition of retirement home; Section 54 – Definition of community garden; Section 82 – Community Gardens; To permit a retail food store, limited to a farmers’ market, in additional zones, I2 – Major Institutional Zones, L1 - Community Leisure Facility Zone, L2 - Major Leisure Facility Zone, RC - Rural Commercial Zones, I1 - Minor Institutional Zones, O1 Open Space Subzones, where community-type uses, such as community centres are already permitted, O1A, O1B, O1D, O1E, O1F, O1G, O1H; Section 85 - Outdoor Commercial Patios; Section 55 – Accessory uses, buildings and structures, with regard to satellite dishes and tower antennas; Section 120 - Accessory Satellite Dish or Accessory Tower Antenna in Residential Zones; Section 126 - Heavy Vehicles and Recreational Vehicles associated with a Residential Use; Table 137, Amenity Area; Group Home Provisions - Section 125(1)(c) 613-580-2424, ext. 28457 – Carol.Ruddy@ottawa.ca

20. Ad # 2016-508-S_Dev Apps_31032016

Official Plan and Zoning - Amendments to the Flood Plain Mapping – Phase 1 613-580-2424, ext. 28457 – Carol.Ruddy@ottawa.ca

Part of PIN 04122-0516 (LT) being part of PT LTS 19, 20 & 21, PL 30 , S/S CATHERINE STREET ; PT LTS 19, 20 & 21, PL 30 , N/S ISABELLA STREET ; PT LTS 13 & 14, PL 30 , E/S KENT STREET ; ALL BEING PARTS 1 & 4, 5R11360, S/T N486420, S/T THE INTEREST IN CR646393 AS AMENDED BY N335848 ; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site09-05c.dgn. Part of PIN 04112-0061 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LTS A & 1, PL 3922 , N/S SLATER ST, AS IN N612933 ; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site01-02d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0046 (LT) being a strata interest in part of LT 3, PL 3 , W/S KING EDWARD AVE ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W¬01d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0055 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 22, PL 3 , PART 1 , 5R9962, S/S BOLTON ST; T/W N739749 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-02c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0056 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 22, PL 3 , PART 2 & 3 , 5R9962 , S/S BOLTON ST; S/T & T/W N593238 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-03c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0057 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 22, PL 3 , AS IN CR426651, S/S BOLTON ST; T/W CR426651 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-04c.dgn. Part of PINS 15440-0001 (LT) through to 15440-0006 (LT) inclusive, being a strata interest in part of the common elements on Carleton Condominium Plan No. 440, PT LTS 21 & 22, N/S CATHCART ST, PL 3, PTS 1, 2, & 3 4R6145, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT581924 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-05f.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0053 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LTS 21 & 22, PL 3 , AS IN N531355, N/S CATHCART ST; T/W N321511, N321512, N321513, N321514 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-06c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0052 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 21, PL 3 , AS IN N432559, N/S CATHCART ST; S/T N321514 & T/W N321511, N321512, N321513 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-07c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0051 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 21, PL 3 , AS IN N710356, N/S CATHCART ST; S/T N321513 & T/W N321511, N321512, N321514 N321515 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-08c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0050 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 21, PL 3 , AS IN N343003, N/S CATHCART ST; S/T N321511 & 321512 & T/W N321513, 321514 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-09d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0444 (LT) being a strata interest in part of ART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PART 1 ON PLAN 4R-26188.; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PARTS 3 AND 4 ON PLAN 4R-26188 AS IN OC1369397; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PARTS 2, 3, 4 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26188 AS IN OC1369418; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PART 1 ON PLAN 4R-26188 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PARTS 2, 3, 4 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26188 AS IN OC1369419; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-10c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0142 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 28, PL 42482 , AS IN N734803, S/S CATHCART ST; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-11c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0141 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 28, PL 42482 , PART 5, 6, 7, & 8, 5R13041, S/S CATHCART ST; S/T & T/W N530719; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-12c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0140 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 28, PL 42482 , PART 1, 2, 3, & 4, 5R13041 , S/S CATHCART ST; S/T & T/W N510841; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-13c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0126 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 27, PL 42482 , PART 1, 5R9267, S/S CATHCART ST; T/W N591819; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-14d.dgn. Part of PINS 15407-0001 (LT) through to 15407-0021 (LT) inclusive, being a strata interest in part of the common elements on Carleton Condominium Plan No. 407, PT LT 27 S CATHCART ST & PT LT 27 N BRUYERE ST PL42482, PT 1 4R5991; AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT543510 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-15d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0127 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 27, PL 42482 , PART 1 & 5, 5R13744, N/S BRUYERE ST; S/T & T/W N540783 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-16c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0128 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 27, PL 42482 , PART 2 & 3, 5R13744, N/S BRUYERE ST; T/W N631855 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-17c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0280 (LT) being a strata interest in part of LT 27, PL 42482 , S/S BRUYERE ST; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W¬18d.dgn.

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of 30 months in the following lands: 21. Part of PIN 04122-0516 (LT) being part of PT LTS 19, 20, & 21, PL 30, S/S CATHERINE STREET; PT LTS 19, 20 & 21, PL 30, N/S ISABELLA STREET ; PT LTS 13 & 14, PL 30, E/S KENT STREET ; ALL BEING PARTS 1 & 4, 5R11360, S/T N486420, S/T THE INTEREST IN CR646393 AS AMENDED BY N335848 ; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 2 in Property Sketch No. 16478site09-05c.dgn An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of 30 months in the stratified portion of the following lands: 22. Part of PIN04134-0356 (LT) being part of LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 PLAN 71572, S/S CHAMBERLAIN AVE, OTTAWA, EXCEPT PART 1 PLAN 5R4664 EXCEPT PART 1 PLAN 4R21518 designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site10-02e.dgn. An estate, right or interest, in the nature of a permanent easement in the stratified portion of the following lands: 23. Part of PIN 04210-0078 (LT) being part of LTS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, PL 2275, E OF WALLER ST ; LTS 6 & 7, PL 2275 , N OF LAURIER AV ; LTS N, 1, 2, 3 & 4, PL 6 , S OF WILBROD ST ; LTS 1, 2, 3 & 4, PL 6 , N OF LAURIER AV ; PT LT D, CON DRF , BEING THE REMAINDER OF LTS O & N, PL 6 BTN THE SLY LIMIT OF WILBROD ST & THE NLY LIMIT OF LAURIER AV, PL 6 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site03c-02b.dgn.

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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 The deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon, a week prior to publication.

March 31 to April 3

Ikebana – exhibition of Japanese floral design by the Ottawa Centennial Chapter of Ikebana International. More than 40 floral arrangements will be on display at the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St. Open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Thursday until 8 p.m.). Cost included with museum admission. Info: Anne Breau at 613749-9045 or habreau@ sympatico.ca.

April 1 and 2

Registration is now open for the 32nd Gene-O-Rama Genealogy Conference, hosted by the Ontario Genealogical Society - Ottawa Branch. Dynamic and informative presentations, a vendor marketplace, a computer room with access to online databases and a closing banquet, all at the Confederation Education Centre, 1645 Woodroffe Ave..

April 2

Scrabble Fundraiser for diabetes and multiple sclerosis at St. George’s Parish, 415

Piccadilly Ave. from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost is $10/person or all-day six-game tournament ($30/person, must pre-register). Please bring a game if you have one. Contact: Pam Hunter at 613 761-1005 or pamhunter@ rogers.com or visit http:// www.ottawascrabbleclub. com. Volunteer recruitment orientation at 10 a.m. Come and meet garden team leaders in Bldg. 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. www. friendsofthefarm.ca/activities.htm Local Food Fair and Bistro at Merivale United Church is seeking vendors. Selling prepared meals, frozen meat, dressings, dips, cupcakes, cookies, teas etc. Tables for rent $30. We advertise for you. Contact eventsatmerivale@gmail. com or call 613-225-0248.

April 4 and 5

Grand opening of Toddler Games Ottawa, a new non-profit sports centered playgroup for toddlers, a great fun, safe and affordable addition to the Ottawa South Community. Open weekly Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $4/child and

free for adults and babies less than 12 months at 1860 Bank St. unit 3B. Visit www.toddlergames.ca or call 613-663-3670 for more information.

April 5

The Ontario Senior Games is holding a 5 Pin Bowling Challenge starting at 1 p.m. at Walkley Lanes. You are invited to become a member of the senior games and take part as a member of a team or in singles. This is a pins over average fun bowling event designed to encourage bowlers of all skill levels the chance to compete. Medals will be awarded to the winning team and singles winners, door prizes, 50/50 draw, followed by buffet supper at OLG casino on Albion Road. Call Roger Huestis at 613 822-4539 or email sportinglylg@gmail.com. CFUW Nepean scholarship trust luncheon at noon at Bells Corners United Church, 3955 Old Richmond Rd. The cost is $20 per person and any donation in excess of this cost will receive an official CRA tax receipt. The CFUW Nepean Scholarship Fund is a registered charity and awards scholarships annually to deserving students

in Algonquin College’s nursing program. Guest speaker: Lois Noth, an internationally renowned artist and replicator of antique dolls who has offered one of her dolls to be raffled off. Please plan to attend by yourself or with family and friends. Please reserve by March 30 with Kadri Campbell, 613-820-5536, Kadri.Campbell@ opera.ncf.ca or Sharon Carew,613-257-1747, sharonacarew@yahoo.com.

April 7

The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us 1:30 p.m. at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary. The Kanata Nepean Bicycle Club hosts an open house from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Mountain Equipment Coop, 366 Richmond Road. The open house is a good opportunity to meet the club executive, learn about the club operation and cycling tours. For KNBC club information please refer to www.knbc.ca or e-mail info@knbc.ca.

April 10

Ottawa Kennel Club eye clinic at 17 Grenfell Cres. Cost is $45 per dog. Please

go to www.ottawakennelclub.ca for more information.

April 21

Mental Wellness in the Workplace: Understanding/Working with PTSD, Addictions and Depression. Recognized experts in the area of mental wellness will speak on identifying and accommodating “invisible disabilities” such as PTSD, addictions and depression at 1505 Carling Ave. Info at 613-236-6636. Register at www.jewittmcluckie. ca/2016-conference.

Ongoing

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 bridge, mah-jong, fun lunches, photography ,art tours, walking, golf, crafts, movie nights and book clubs. For more information visit www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or email Marilyn at newcomersclubottawa@ gmail.com.

Tuesdays

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Mondays

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. Practise 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.

Mondays, Wednesdays

Golden Age Seniors (a 50plus group) exercises every Monday and Wednesday at Villa Marconi, 1026 Baseline Rd. A qualified instructor leads the classes and there is still room for new participants in the 11 a.m. class. All levels of fitness are welcome. For more information call Teresa 613-225-1878 or Carmela 613-723-6197.

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Do you want to paint, but just don’t do it at home? Join us on Tuesday mornings in a friendly group of all levels of ability in the Unitarian Church on Cleary Avenue. No teaching, so you do have to know how to paint already. For full details contact Clea Derwent at 613-695-0505 or clderwent@gmail.com.

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