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While current Severn Avenue Public School students were listing off things they had learned from their teachers — including shapes, measurement and times tables — a school alumnus had come back to show students something he learned as well. On March 30, Juno-award winner Peter Lenton stopped by his childhood stomping grounds to show off what he learned about at Severn: music. It was at the same school the singer-songwriter developed a passion for music from his Grade 6 teacher, Mr. Sheldric. He still remembers singing Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road. That song was one of the ways his teacher taught him about how music can help kids learn. “That’s where this guitar thing started I guess,” he said to a gymnasium full of students before the concert got underway. See VISIT, page 3
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“Sanctuary cities are safer cities,” said Aditya Rao, with the Sanctuary City Network, adding the fear that illegal immigration will increase as a result of a sanctuary city mandate is unfounded. He said being an illegal immigrant does not inherently mean that person is breaking the law. Delegations continued to hammer at an at-times obscure concept, while members of the committee searched for concrete measures or examples. One example used by Andrea Balfour, from the City for All Women’s Initiative, was documents required by the food bank to access help. Food banks often require proof of income and residence before clients are served. “Are you suggesting that people should be able to walk into the food bank and simply say, ‘I need food,’” Egli asked. The only speaker in a marathonlength list of delegations to speak against the concept, was 17-year-old Woodroffe High School student Angelo Spezzano, who called the idea of turning Ottawa into a sanctuary city “shameful.” Spezzano told the story of his grandfather, who came to Canada in 1968. “Things should stay the way they are,” Spezzano said. McKenney said in the event she tables a motion for consideration of council, she will give proper notice. “Today was just to hear from people,” McKenney said. “I am not prepared to move forward with something just to have it fail.” City solicitor Rick O’Connor said it’s likely the city would have to retain outside legal expertise on immigration law in the event a motion is tabled. While definitions vary, sanctuary cities generally instruct their staff not to ask people about their immigration status when accessing municipal services.
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crimination, and many are afraid to try and access services, like health care, she added. At the outset of the meeting, there was some bickering between councillors and committee chair Diane Deans, who wanted to hold off on questions to staff until after the more than two dozen delegations spoke.
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there will be a motion forthcoming. Many committee members had questions about the direction of the report, and whether the city could actually do anything to improve the situation of undocumented immigrants by declaring Ottawa a sanctuary city. “We need to know what Coun. McKenney proposes to do,” Egli said. “It would be helpful.” Osgoode Coun. George Darouze said without input from staff, councillors are faced with a solution to a problem they aren’t sure exists. “We are here today to hear from people on the front lines, whose opinion may differ from city staff,” Deans said. McKenney said the report today was for information, and any actions forthcoming, will be a result of information from the speakers. She added the concept has two important components; Don’t ask, and don’t tell. A lot of undocumented people languish in immigration limbo, through no fault of their own, said Leighann Burns, from Harmony House, who helps women escape domestic violence. Other cities like Toronto and Vancouver have already adopted similar policies, but there has been some push back from councillors here in Ottawa. Burns said it’s the job of advocates to speak for the clients and shine a light on the problem. “The women we work with cannot be out in the streets with placards,” she said. “That’s why I am here to advocate.” Burns told stories of two women. The first came to Canada to marry a man who abused her child. When she reported him, he pulled his sponsorship. Another woman was sold into the sex trade. She came to Canada because her abuser had no ties here.
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“It’s very exciting to be in this gym where I played floor hockey and upstairs I learned math,” said Lenton, who also goes by the stage name Peter Puffin. Lenton lives in Alberta, but used to live near the school on Connaught Avenue. “I’m going to show you how to use music to be even smarter, to learn faster and make new friends,” he said starting off his mini-concert for the students. Lenton was back in Ottawa for the April 2 Juno Awards. Lenton’s album Proud Like a Mountain won the Juno Award for Best Children’s Album in 2011. He’s also a teacher and received the Alberta Teacher’s Association Distinguished Fellow Award and Alberta Emerald Foundation Award for inspiring environmental excellence in education. “It means a lot for me to be back at Severn,” Lenton said following his hour-long concert. School principal Hanif Jamal said the visit had been long in the works, as he welcomes alumni to come back and share their stories with current students. He
said Lenton’s message of perseverance, which was featured in couple of the songs performed, meshes well with what the school’s educators are trying to teach students. “Music is a powerful tool that engages students,” said Jamal in a news release. “Peter is a perfect example of someone who uses music to inspire people to be their best selves. “ That’s been Lenton’s dream, he said, to inspire children and also teachers to use music to reach more kids and help them learn. While the peer-recognition he gained from winning the Juno was an honour, he said the award brings a lot of other people pleasure as well. Before he had even unpacked the award he brought it to a school for a performance and had the kids pass it around. “I try to create an atmosphere of mutual trust for the kids to feel safe to share their gifts of creativity,” Lenton said. Following the performance, Jamal lead students by saying “If he can do it …” “We can do it,” the students followed.
Top: Juno-Award winning singer and songwriter Peter Lenton, also known as Peter Puffin, performs a special concert at his old school, Severn Avenue Public School, on March 30. Bottom: Students from Severn Avenue Public School show off the moves to a song by Peter Lenton during a special concert. Lenton was in Ottawa for the April 2 Juno Awards.
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here’s lots of possible talking points among friends and acquaintances these days. There’s Ottawa as a sanctuary city, the legalization of marijuana, the fentanyl drug crisis, the flood of refugees, the value of naloxone kits or the plethora of potholes in our roads this year. Lots of serious matters for a person to ponder, to comment on and to argue about. And then there’s Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the upcoming Tulip Festival, the Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup run and even the Masters golf tournament, if you want lighter matters in which to engage with friends or even strangers on the elevator. From a patriotic perspective, there are the upcoming Vimy Ridge celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of that milestone battle in Canadian history, an event generally acknowledged as being one of the foundational moments in the creation of the Canadian identity. Imagine the thrill of being there, as many Canadian students will be. So, lots to talk about for sure.
But the topic that seems to be at the top of any chat list these days is, what else, the weather. And these discussions are universally similar — like, just when is this ongoing, up and down winter, going to end. It has been like the Energizer bunny — it just keeps going and going and going! A couple of weeks ago, we moved the clocks ahead. Remember that adage: “Spring ahead, fall back.” Well, we may have sprung ahead but it wasn’t to spring but just to more of the same old, same old — cold winds and snow, with a tantalizing day of springlike sunshine perhaps thrown in, just to tease us. So, where are those April showers? Where are those warm early spring days that rejuvenate you after a long snowy, cold winter and make you look forward to the days to come. Instead, more snow, more cold, more winter. It is getting, we think, to be maple syrup time. This happens as spring breaks and winter is no more. Indeed, there is a reason why maple syrup is sweet — because spring itself is so sweet. But where, oh where, is it this year?
Canadian music needs support
the way of Canadian content at the multiplex. Despite the gains that have been made, despite the razzle-dazzle of the Junos, all is not rosy in Canawanted to hear, and in effect they hey made a big deal out of dian music. While we do have big were right. But they were right only the Juno Awards in the city because Canadians weren’t hearing Canadian stars who do well here on the weekend, and rightly and internationally, most others music by Canadians. so. While awards shows are struggle, victims of the same forces That changed when the CRTC often corny and silly, the very fact that afflict artists everywhere — the rulings went into effect. Canadian that the awards are being given — Funny Town availability of free or cheap content stars — Anne Murray comes to that there is excellence to celebrate mind — emerged overnight and new on the Internet and the tendency of — is what matters. The Juno Awards, which celebrate percentage of music played on radio ones have been emerging ever since, potential attendees to stay home and watch Netflix. helped by the CRTC policy that so Canadian music, have been around stations be Canadian. Government funding of the arts, many people opposed. for less than 50 years. And that is There was a lot of criticism of Some of those people now argue while it is improving, is nowhere largely because Canadian music, that ruling, and you can understand near where it should be. Canadians that those Canadian stars would in all its forms, has only been in it. Music is supposed to be univerthe Canadian consciousness for a sal, not national, and people should have emerged anyway, but a look at tend to look at the American model, the Canadian film industry will give where government funding is unimrelatively brief time. For most of our not forced to listen to one form or portant, rather than the European you an idea what the music indushistory, whatever Canadian music another. But those objections preone, where government support is there was blurred into the identity supposed that a free market existed try might have looked like without substantial. What we overlook in of North American music. And the in music. It didn’t. Powerful market the Canadian-content regulations. rejecting the European model for bulk of Canadian recordings went forces, particularly in the pop music Many excellent Canadian movies are being made and hardly anyone is the American one is that Americans largely unheard. field, caused a virtual monopoly have large and generous foundations seeing them. Cities large enough to That changed in 1971 when the of airplay by music from the U.S. and wealthy and generous patrons, CRTC introduced content regulaRadio stations could argue they were have independent cinemas may get two things that we mostly lack. a look, but you don’t find much in tions that required that a certain only playing the music Canadians
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The Junos are a good way of raising consciousness about the musicians we produce, particularly those in the less commercial genres. The celebration should not be allowed to obscure the need for work to be done by artists, by governments, by the corporate sector, and by fans of the music. No matter where it is located, music does not support itself.
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Nicole Chénier looks at two faded photographs and wonders what the two men in the black-and-white copy were like. She never met Olivier or Wilfrid Chénier. If the First World War – and the Battle of Vimy Ridge – had never taken place, she would likely have known them very well. Olivier and Wilfrid were brothers, growing up on a farm in nearby Buckingham, Que. They enlisted in the Royal Canadian Regiment the same day. They served together, and then died together the same day at Vimy at age 26 (Olivier) and 27 (Wilfrid). Today they are
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Nicole Chénier never got to meet her cousins Olivier and Wilfrid Chénier. Both died the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
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often told stories, but never had much to say about her cousins Olivier and Wilfrid. “I think my dad was too young,” says Nicole. “He didn’t know a lot about them. I think for some reason (the family) never talked about it.” Nicole has an elaborate package of research about the Chéniers (at one time spelled Chené) and the family’s centuries in Canada. The family dates back to the 1600s in France. Despite the 100 years since Vimy Ridge took the lives of more than 3,000 Canadian soldiers, there are still holes in families – and family histories. Those who died are still remembered, even as the decades pass.
If they had survived the war, Nicole is sure Olivier and Wilfrid would have returned to work on the family’s farm. She would have been much younger than them, but is sure they would have spent time together. “I think the family would have been really proud of them,” she said. “I’m sure they would have been heroes in the family.” Olivier and Wilfrid Chénier died on April 9, 1917, the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They are buried in Cabaret Rouge Cemetery, near Souchez, France.
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, we honour and remember our Canadian soldiers who fought so valiantly and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
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The blue line in this City of Ottawa graphic shows the old alignment of the Stage 2 LRT route to Lincoln Fields. The red line is the new route. It had to be moved to avoid a flood plain. City of Ottawa/Submitted
Residents push for tweaks to LRT through Woodpark BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
A realignment of the city’s Stage 2 light-rail system — previously called a win-win — isn’t winning over residents. Residents are mobilizing through the Facebook group Keep the Park in Woodpark. According to Paola St-Georges, who runs the page, residents want the city to move the LRT closer to the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway and away from homes on Edgeworth Avenue. The routing through that area was changed because of a nearby floodplain and the National Capital Commission’s desire to re-naturalize the covered Pinecrest Creek. At the meeting where the commission approved the rerouting, board members said it was a win-win for the commission and the city. “We were completely broadsided,” St-Georges said of the new route. “The track is going quite literally through our backyard,” she said. The western extension continues the city’s LRT from Tunney’s Pasture as far as Moodie Drive. About 300 metres west of Dominion Station, the LRT is buried, but it will emerge in the backyards of residents living on Edgeworth Avenue. The group is asking to keep it buried underground until it reaches Lincoln Fields Station. St-Georges lives on Edgeworth Avenue and she bought her home knowing it would be close to LRT, she just had no idea how close it would be. She said extending the LRT tunnel would allow the area to remain more natural and would help retain the character of the park and the public orchard featured on the National Capital Commission’s land. In order to get the city, the commission and province to
listen, residents have started a letter-writing campaign and also on March 26, residents met in the park at Lincoln Fields where yellow tape was placed to mark the route the LRT will take through the orchard, where according to Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, half of the trees will be untouched. Of the second half, about 30 to 40 per cent will have to be removed for the transit system. A community meeting also took place last month to focus on the concerns of Woodpark residents. St-Georges said the gym was packed with people. “I think we left disappointed in some ways,” St-Georges said of the meeting, adding many of the questions she had about the alignment and mitigation measures went unanswered. She pointed out some positive changes on the route, including the realignment near Cleary Station, which avoids the Unitarian campus and instead will take out a strip mall. She said now it’s time to fight for what’s right at New Orchard and Lincoln Fields stations. “It does nothing for the community,” she said of the current plan. At New Orchard Station, Larry Laddell, chair of the transportation committee of the Woodpark Community Association, would like the access for station relocated within the Byron Linear Park. Currently, the surface building cuts the park in half and residents would like it moved north as close to Richmond Road as possible. “The station is just in the wrong place,” he said. “We don’t want to seem ungrateful,” Laddell said, adding many in the community support the LRT extension. “At the same time, we do want to
see more done to accommodate the impacts.” Laddell noted the $4 million promised to reinvigorate the linear park is a step in the right direction. That number was presented at the open house, which was put on at the request of Woodpark residents, the ward’s councillor said. The money can be used to install more active features in the park and to provide gathering spaces it currently doesn’t have. “There was a lot of dialogue and good feedback,” Taylor said of the meeting, adding he welcomes the constructive feedback that will make the city’s plan better. He added a major concern of residents is providing a visual buffer for residents living near Edgeworth. He said as it stands, as the trains emerge from the tunnel, residents will be seeing the top of the vehicles. He said he’s planning to go out to the area this summer to stake out the route and looks forward to future talks with the community to see if there are measures that can be implemented now, before construction even starts to put the community at ease — and if the community prefers a treed barrier, some of that work could go ahead this summer. “We talked to them about berming in places and plantings in others and opportunities to route pathways that are there that are more advantageous to the community,” Taylor said. With LRT cutting through the community and stopping in two places, the neighbourhood will be heavily impacted by construction. “We want to make sure that when it gets put back it’s up the community’s expectation.”
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Right Bike’s owner Samuel Benoit shows off the new storefront at 366 Rideau St. The bike rental, repair and sale shop was located in Hintonburg but starting in April, the organization will be operating out of EnviroCentre’s Welcome Zone. The bike shop opened in Hintonburg in 2012, but due to funding constraints the social enterprise had to move. Michelle Nash Baker/Metroland
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Right Bike is on the move. Since 2012, the bike shop has operated in Hintonburg but starting this spring, the business is moving east to 366 Rideau St. “I hope this popup works well, and gain new customers, and to keep going The organization will be operating out of Envirocen-
tre’s Welcome Zone, a storefront on Rideau Street. The shop will open its doors the week of April 6 and operate out of the space for this year’s biking season. Benoit said he is excited to be partnering with Envirocentre for the year, and added that next year, they might try another part of the city. Right Bike is a community-owned and operated bike sharing service that got start-
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“A lot of the people we employ, are people who have gaps on their resumes, or don’t have a lot of work, we have found that we help build the confidence,” Benoit said. The enterprise will remain a part of the Causeway Work Centre. Over the years, the organization has received grants to help operate, as well as expand to training programs and offer bikes in various neighbourhoods in the city. Now, in an attempt to rely less on public funding and more on their business model, Benoit said they needed to move to a more affordable space. “We had to basically change our focus in 2016 to make sure everything we were doing was generating customers and business,” he said. “We just don’t have the funding the same, and we aren’t trying to rely on funding, but to try to rely on the market.” Now shop offers affordable tune-ups as well as they attend a lot of community biking events. “The tune-ups are focused on the needs of riders. We want-
ed to be affordable and focus on people who need their bikes,” Benoit said. In the early years of the organization, they expanded to bike rental locations across the city, with purple bike racks popping up in neighbourhoods such as the Glebe and Vanier. Benoit said this year they will be offering less of those community bike rack spots and concentrating more on the business from the shop at 366 Rideau St. “It’s not a big part of our business moving forward,” he said. “Really we had to focus on our mission – to provide training and jobs for people who have barriers.” EnviroCentre’s executive director Michael Murr said the organization was thrilled to be able to bring affordable bike sales, rentals and repairs to Rideau Street. “We are long-time supporters of Right Bike’s work and have collaborated on many projects in the past,” Murr said. “This is a much-needed service for the neighbouring community.” The space is much smaller than what Benoit said he is used
to, and so the business will be using every inch of the retail space to offer their tune-ups, new bikes for sale as well as having those purple bikes for rent. Bikes for sale will also be more likely to be lined up outside during the day and brought back in at night. Benoit said despite the lack of space, he is looking forward to the new location.“We might loose some of our customers, but the beautiful thing about 366 Rideau, is that there is a gap in bike shops, and we are getting right in the middle of that.” Benoit added he is confident that they will maintain many of their current clients. The move is bitter sweet, Benoit said, having been set up in Hintonburg for the past six years. “I’m definitely going to miss Hintonburg,” Benoit said. “We want to thank the neighbourhood for the support they have received, and they have supported us from the beginning and have continued to over the years.” For more information about the organization, bike rental prices or store hours, visit rightbike.org.
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Trailhead development given green light Dear neighbours, On March 8, 2017, my council colleagues and I approved the Staff recommendation that Stage2 of the LRT west be extended from Bayshore to Moodie Drive. A public consultation was held on March 22 to provide residents with more information as well as the opportunity to ask questions. I was happy with the turnout and the excitement over the project! Ongoing developments and upcoming consultations will be on BayWardLive.ca. The extension to Moodie Drive is an important development for our ward and I look forward to working with residents to finalize the plan. This month we also held public consultations on the redesign for the Bayshore Field House and Maki Park Playground renewal. The public feedback was excellent and I look forward to these projects being completed based on community needs. Thanks to all who participated in the process!
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arelli expressed concern that a lessening the density proposed by Colonnade BridgePort could impact $600,000 in contributions to the ward, through Section 37. That city policy is designed to take in funds from developers that markedly increase density. The funds can then be used for ward-specific initiatives to serve the increased local population. Chiarelli expressed sympathy for nearby residents on Clifton Street, but said ultimately the number of homes affected wasn’t enough for him to vote against the development, given the proximity to transit. “I think the applicant has done everything you can expect them to do as long as you accept there’s going to be a development,” Chiarelli said.
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Jeff Leiper said isn’t realistic given the proximity to transit. “There’s a huge area within 600 metres of light rail,” he said, adding it might be time to open up the CDP. Leiper voted against the development, saying he isn’t against intensification on the site, but wanted to see an updated vision for the area. He said the city is engaging in ad hoc “spot zoning” and needs to have a vision for the area. “If the committee approves this, I don’t know how we will tell residents that a community design plan will offer any protection for their neighbourhoods,” he said. The committee approved the application by a vote of seven to three. College Coun. Rick Chi-
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Despite opposition from the local city councillor, a proposal to replace the Trailhead Paddle Shack on Scott Street with a highrise was approved by the city’s planning committee on March 28. The 22-storey building will include retail at grade, as well as four storeys of office space and residential units. Four residents spoke in opposition, citing the community design plan for the area, and concerns about traffic and the character of the neighbourhood. “The secondary plan calls for intensification that is compatible with the adjacent community,” Cecilia Alpern, the immediate neighbour to the
site, said. “It’s not compatible.” Gary Ludington, chair of the Westboro Community Association, said residents knew what they were doing when they created the community design plan, and the development is not what the plan intended. “To put it bluntly, this thing is off the rails. I would turn this down and come to a compromise on storeys,” he told the planning committee. Planning chair Jan Harder said the work for the community design plan was done in 1998 and completed before light rail was destined for the neighbourhood. “To hold the CDP up as sacrosanct, you have to realize the times are different,” she said. The CDP calls for four to six storeys on the site, a number even the Kitchissippi Coun.
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Fans get up close with favourite artists City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière E-waste Collection – April 22 As part of my annual Earth Day celebrations, I will be hosting an electronics waste drop-off depot at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre on Saturday April 22 from 10am to 4pm. Please do not drop off any hazardous products, such as paint, solvents, oils, chemicals, etc. In addition, they will also not accept smoke detectors, CF light bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs, old style mercury furnace thermostats. Keep it simple, if your electronics item has a plug, bring it in. I am working in collaboration with Junk That Funk to divert old electronic material from our landfill. Please bring in all your e-waste for proper disposal and recycling. This is a free service. OC Transpo Bus Shelter and Pad As part of the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) funded by the Federal Government, OC Transpo will be able to provide new bus shelters and bus pads across the city, including River Ward. Construction will take place during the 2017 calendar year. Locally, we will see improvements at the following locations: New bus shelters will be added on Admiral Avenue, east side, at Anna Avenue (Stop#7467). A new bus pad will be added for the bus stop at Laperriere Avenue and Cavan Street (Stop#4829).
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Slow Down for Us Signs I would like to remind local residents that I have ‘Slow Down for Us’ signs available for posting on residential properties. If you are interested in a sign, contact Shannon at Shannon.Hall@Ottawa.ca. They are available for pickup from the Ward Office, 3320 Paul Anka Drive in the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre or we will deliver to your front door. These signs are intended to remind motorists that there are children in the community and to mind their speed on local streets.
Dynes Road and Prince of Wales Infrastructure The City of Ottawa is undertaking the reconstruction of Dynes Road and Prince of Wales Drive (Forest Hill to Dynes). The existing storm sewer is to be replaced with a larger storm sewer. The sanitary sewer and watermain will also be reconstructed along sections of the two roadways. In addition to sewer work, full-road reconstruction on Dynes and Prince of Wales will take place, including curbs, sidewalks, bike lanes and removal of most (not all) on-street parking. Construction will commence on Dynes Road first, followed by Prince of Wales in 2018. For more information about this major infrastructure project, please contact my office.
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From left, Amelia Bennett, from Riverside South, Manotick’s Jenna Grainger and Logan Lemaire, also from Riverside South, were excited to meet members from the bands The Strumbellas and July Talk. she said with a laugh following the encounter. “He used to come to our house to use the microwave because his parents didn’t believe in microwaves. So he would come to heat up his pizza pops and hang out around our house.” Kerman’s first band – Foam to Mesh – got its start in Mendelson’s basement with her sons Alex and Eli, she said, adding Kerman invited her to attend the Juno Awards. Kerman’s father Michael, who also attended the Fan Fare event, said he was excited for the awards show on Sunday where his son’s band is up for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.
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ment at the Juno Fan Fare event on April 1. “I’m here as a present to me,” said the 27-year-old. “It’s to help lift up my spirits.” Mavretic, who has cystic fibrosis, underwent a double lung transplant three years ago and a liver transplant in 2006. For the past year, her body has been rejecting her donated lungs, according to a Facebook page that chronicles Mavretic’s journey. “The music manager of Universal Music (Canada) gave me tickets to come here,” said Mavretic, adding she also received passes to attend the Juno Awards on April 2 at the Canadian Tire Centre. More than 1,500 fans packed into an area of the Rideau Centre to meet some of their favourite Canadian bands and recording artists – including Marianas Trench, The Strumbellas, July Talk, Arkells, Coleman Hell and Ruth B. Caitlin Bauer, 18, came dressed in a T-Rex costume and was at the front of the line with friends Maggie Merkley, 17, and Morgan Nordskog to meet Vancouver’s Marianas Trench during the second half of the Fan Fare event. The Stittsville residents said they were hoping to win tickets to more Juno festivities. Leslie Mendelson, who travelled to Ottawa from Hamilton, said she was looking forward to attending the awards show. She elicited a large laugh from Arkells frontman Max Kerman as she moved through the greeting line. “We have a long history that goes back,”
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Ottawa police $6 million in the red at end of 2016 BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau told the media at a March 27 police services board meeting that the department faced a $6 million deficit at the end of 2016. He said early retirements, settlements in civil cases and reduced cash in taxation accounts all contributed to the gap. “A large majority of the deficit ($3.7 million) comes from the tax rate,” BordeFOR SALE
ment would overspend its overtime budget by $2.5 million, but that number grew to $3.3 million. Changes to the front line deployment model – expected to make the force more nimble – was part of efforts to deal with high rates of overtime and increased staffing costs. The force imposed a spending freeze on discretionary spending in the final quarter of last year and that helped to rein in overtime costs — bringing the overage
leau said of the taxation accounts, where the force’s portion of property taxes is drawn from. A record year of homicides, with 24 killings, and increased gun and gang activity created a strain on the budget in the form of overtime. The police force doubled its overtime budget for 2016 as a result of the increased crime. When the police budget was released in November, it was expected that the depart-
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Early retirement, settlements in civil cases and reduced cash in taxation accounts all contributed to a $6 million deficit, Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau told the media at March 27 police services board meeting.
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smell. And there were other signs too. Just into the new year, Mother would have received her packets of vegetable seeds, ordered from the Steele-Briggs catalogue, and little slat boxes would be sitting all over the house. And I could see sprigs of vegetables pushing up, and what would be flowers coming through the earth. I would put my nose as close to the little plants as I could get without touching anything of course, and I would smell Spring. Some of the little flat boxes would be in the parlour, which would still be closed off for the winter.
Mother said some of the little plants had to be in a cool spot, and the room would take on the sweet smell of growth. The smell of spring. Once the winter was broken, Mother would tell Audrey and me to open the upstairs windows when we were doing our Saturday morning chores. Even though there was still a bite in the air, Mother ordered the windows open while we stripped the beds, dusted the furniture and the floors, and turned the feather mattresses. And wafting through the open window was the smell of spring And where I noticed it more than any other place, was when I went into the part of the barn where the sheep were kept. New
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lambs were arriving regularly, as they did every spring. I could smell the wool. To me it had an odour all its own when winter was breaking, and not like the wool on the sheep when they were full grown. And I would think it was the
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Relative newcomers as pets, full-grown degus are about the size of a pet rat, with a long tail, large eyes and mouse-like ears. They are highly social animals and are happiest when sharing their habitat with other degus. Zoe and her sisters Zara (ID# A199503), Billie (ID# A199502), Nina (ID# A199504), and Eloise (ID# A199505) have been together their whole lives and are looking for a home together.
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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you have been waiting for some sort of compensation, this could be the week that it arrives. Remain patient and that patience will ultimately be rewarded.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, this week your thoughts could turn to faraway places or daydreams may distract you from the daily grind. An upheaval of some kind is imminent.
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Botanical Explorations in the Dolomites with speaker Anna Leggatt, Ottawa Valley Rock Garden & Horticultural Society. Public welcome, Non-members $5, annual membership $20. Westboro Masonic Hall, 430 Churchill Ave. 1:30 p.m. For more info, call 613-722-3084 or visit www.ovrghs.ca. Botanical Explorations in the Dolomites with speaker Anna Leggatt, Ottawa Valley Rock Garden and Horticultural Society. Public welcome, Non-members $5, annual membership $20. Westboro Masonic Hall, 430 Churchill Ave. 1:30 p.m. 613722-3084.www.ovrghs.ca
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 613-721-1257. 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. 613-2303276 friendsofthefarm.ca/ master-gardener-lectures/ Ottawa Lifelong Learning for Older Adults (55 plus) meeting at 10 a.m. at St Timothy’s Church 2400 Alta Vista Dr. Speaker is Francois Jeanjean who will give an illustrated talk on his travels. Please contact Ann Coolen 613-749-0704 for more information.
April 12
Ottawa Central Women’s Connection invites you and your friends to: Gardening Made Easy – Green Thumb Gardening. Faith Story of Margaret terHAAR: From Paralysis To Peace. Sonja Milsom. Sang off Broadway and Ottawa Musical Theatre. $8 at the door/first timers $2. From 1 to 3 p.m., Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Rd. RSVP: Kay 613-591-6326 or Lois 613-421-2773. All
women welcome. For more, see rsvpministries.com.
SHOP SMART
Perennial edibles: Telsing Andrews of Aster Lane Edibles talks about more than flowers and fruit but the vast array of useful, perennial edible plants and how to use them in our gardens. 7:30 p.m. Barrhaven Garden Club, Larkin House, 76 Larkin Dr. Guests $3. www.barrhavengardenclub.ca.
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.
April 20
The Westboro Legion and the Military Family Resource Centre of the National Capital Region are hosting motional and resiliency speaker and blogger Monica Bobbit for an evening of truthful sharing about resiliency…..after the doorbell rings. Please join us on the second floor of the Westboro Legion between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. and meet Monica. All are welcome. For more information visit our website at http://www. rcl480.com.
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Ottawa West News - Thursday, April 6, 2017 27
Gus’s Kitchen and Bath
30” WHITE SOLID WOOD VANITY & MARBLE TOP
50% off
SPRING BLOWOUT SALE
- Floor Model Clearance
695
$
LARGE VARIETY OF VANITIES
Faucets for vanity when purchasing a Vanity & Counter top combo
SHOWER HOUSE
Many Colours, Sizes and Accent Pieces
Rain Shower, 6 Body Jets, Handspray, Frameless Tempered Glass With Seat
$
1395
Reg. $2295 37” x 37” x 87”
$
1495
Reg. $2495
EURO STYLE VANITIES WITH PORCELAIN TOPS
“NEW” PIVOT DOORS
• Chrome Mazak metal alloy • 6MM glass • Has 5” of micro-adjust ability to fit shower openings in the following sizes: 24"-29"W x 79"H • 29"-34"W x 79"H 34"-39"W x 79"H • 39"-44"W x 79"H
• Available in Dark and White stains • sizes 28”, 36”, 48” $
Starting From
695
30” MODERN SOLID WOOD VANITIES WITH PORCELAIN TOPS
Starting From
$
• Also Available in 36” & 48” sizes
SALE
$
895
5FT STAINLESS STEEL SHOWER DOOR
SALE 1695 $
1000 GRAM DUEL FLUSH TOILETS NEW 18” HIGH MOUNTS
Reg. $395
NEW CYCLONE SKIRTED
• 2pc toilet • 4.8L Single Flush • 3”Flush Valve • Fully glazed trapway
• 1pc dual flush toilet • 17’’ comfort height • 1.8 & 4.8 L per flush
SALE
295
$
Reg. $595
169
LINEAR FOOT.
• Solid Maple Doors in 5 different stains • 3/4” Plywood Box Construction • Shaker and Mitered door style • Soft close hinges and draw slides
BATH TUBS
SHOWER PANELS 1pc stainless steel
$
SALE 995
SLEEK DUAL FLUSH
$
• New Cyclone Flush system • 17” Bowl Height • Fully glazed trapway
SALE
395
$
Reg. $695
Reg. $550 On Sale: $300
295
Starting From
495
$
ONE PC QUARTZ WALLS
50% OFF
• Fully stainless steel (all parts) • 10mm glass • Frameless
60” x 32” Acrylic $ Base
over 12 models on our showroom floor to view
Starting at
$
Reg. $2595
195
Starting From
60”x 36”
• Available in white or espresso • SOFT CLOSE DOORS AND Drawers
SALE
595
SOLID WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS
PIVOT SHOWER DOOR AND SIDE GLASS WITH ACRYLIC BASE
60” SOLID WOOD VANITY WITH MARBLE TOP
$
41” x 41” x 87”
NO GROUT LINES!
795
$
20
Reg. $2295
Sq. Ft.
Reg. $40 sq. ft.
2183 Carling Ave. www.guskitchenandbath.com 28 Ottawa West News - Thursday, April 6, 2017
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