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The group – which included local politicians – filled a section of the parking lot outside of Chiarelli’s office and waved signs at traffic on Carling Avenue bearing messages like Hydro Bill Bigger than My Mortgage, and Heat or Eat. The Ottawa rally comes as people across the province prepare to descend on Queen’s Park on May 13 to protest a host of issues related to the provincial hydro utility. Protesters on April 18 said they are frustrated by excessive extra fees for rural delivery, the alleged inconsistency of smart meter readings and, most recently, the provincial government’s plan to sell a percentage of the utility in an initial public offering. Protester Michael Vorobej is an urban resident of Ottawa. While he does not incur the extra fees that have rural residents concerned, he said he is incensed by the prospect of privatization. “At the end of the day the private companies are only coming in to make money. That’s why they exist,” Vorobej said. “But this is short-sighted; this is a desperate measure to get a few bucks up front. It is a public utility, it is a public trust, and we should
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Ontario residents will see a big jump in their hydro bills after May 1, after the Ontario Energy Board announcing increases to its time-of-use rates. As anticipated, the board has increased the gap between the off-peak and on-peak rates, which had been singled out as a reason for hydro users’ lack of conservation. That gap had narrowed significantly in the years since the time-of-use pricing was introduced. The new pricing, which will come into effect May 1, increases all rate periods, but leaves the largest increase for on-peak times. Off-peak pricing rises 0.3 cents to 8.0 cents/ kWh, while mid-peak pricing rises 0.8 cents to 12.2 cents/ kWh, and onpeak times rise a whopping 2.1 cents to 16.1 cents/kWh. The OEB estimates the increase will add an extra $5.71 to the average family’s electricity bill, and increase of 4.6 per cent to the bill’s total. The large increase to on-peak times puts the ratio between cheapest time of day and most expensive at 2 to 1. “Through recent OEB consumer
research, Ontarians have signalled a need for pricing that provides greater incentives to conserve,” stated the OEB in a media release. “This ratio shift was also recommended by Ontario’s environment commissioner, who called on the OEB to significantly widen the peak to off-peak price differential in his 2014 annual energy conservation report, ‘Planning to Conserve.’” The price hikes mean people who shift their highest electricity use to off-peak times will still pay more than before, but not as much as if they did it during on-peak times. In May 2010, the on-peak rate was 9.9 cents/kWh and the off-peak rate was 5.3 cents/kWh, meaning on-peak rates have risen by 61 per cent in five years and off-peak rates by 66 per cent. At the beginning of next year, the 10 per cent Ontario Clean Energy Benefit will be eliminated from hydro bills, and a new fee to subsidize the bills of lower-income earners will be added. Though the debt retirement charge will also be retired, last month Ontario energy minister Bob Chiarelli announced that these regulatory changes alone would cause hydro bills to rise by $120 a year in the coming year.
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Bank of Canada Remains On Hold With Hopes of Economic Rebound As was widely expected, on Wednesday April 15, 2015 The Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Core inflation, at 2 percent, is a reflection of the dampening effects of a slowing economy offset by the pass through effects of the lower dollar.
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The Bank is hopeful that global growth will strengthen in coming months to 3-1/2 percent—consistent with their forecast in January’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR)—as a direct result of central bank rate cuts and quantitative easing in Europe. Lower commodity prices will boost growth in some countries. The Bank also believes that strong growth will resume in the United States after a weak first quarter, which, of course, has yet to be confirmed. First quarter growth in Canada has been revised downward to 0.0 percent in the April MPR (from 1.5 percent growth
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growth of 1.9 per cent in 2015, 2.5 per cent in 2016, and 2.0 per cent in 2017. The Bank also believes the risks to the outlook are balanced, an upgrade since the last policy meeting in March. As a result of this view, they judge that the current degree of monetary stimulus is appropriate and have left rates unchanged. I am cautiously optimistic that the Bank has got it right, but I continue to believe that the risks are on the downside for the economy and inflation. My forecast for Canadian growth this year is 1.5 percent-below the Bank’s 1.9 percent forecast. Much hinges on the U.S. economy. The April MPR revised down its U.S. growth forecast for this year from 3.2 percent to 2.7 percent.
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Responding to recent news reports about the IMF warning of an overheated Canadian housing market, the Chief Economist for Dominion Lending Centres, Sherry Cooper, says the prospect of a soft landing is good news for homeowners, “there is no doubt that letting some steam out of the roiling markets is a good thing because were prices to rise rapidly for too long, a nasty correction would be likely.” Cooper, one of North America’s most respected economic experts, points out that existing home sales were down 2 percent year-over-year in January, but were still up moderately outside of Alberta. Later data suggests that in February, sales rose month-over-month as gains in Toronto and Vancouver offset faltering markets in other parts of the country. More recently, Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in March from February, led by gains in the big Toronto and Vancouver markets. Sales were even up in Calgary where sales had slowed in recent months in the wake of the oil price decline. “With home ownership at a record high of 70 percent of households and interest rates at record lows, national sales growth will stabilize at a modest pace,” says Cooper. “However, steady demand from immigrants and non-resident purchasers in Toronto and Vancouver should continue to support housing markets. In addition, Millennials are in their first-time home-buying years. While many might be priced out of the single-family home market, many will take the plunge into condos.” On the supply side, housing starts and completions are down and are now trending slightly above household formation rates. Taking replacement demand into consideration, the current pace of overall home construction is at appropriate levels to meet long-run demand. We have also seen evidence of a recent increase in dedicated rental housing construction as institutional investors are providing increased funding in this long-overlooked area of the housing market. Condos have effectively replaced traditional apartment units and are an affordable alternative for those who are priced out of Toronto’s detached housing market. Rental vacancy rates remain at extreme lows in Vancouver and Toronto. Cooper says the bottom line is that there is little evidence of an upcoming U.S.-style housing crash anywhere in Canada, even in the hardest hit energy-centered markets.
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ince-wide, placing an emphasis on youth employment. The Ottawa Community Loan Fund will use the $250,000 it received to provide financing to local fledgling enterprises. Ottawa-Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi said that job growth and community improvements don’t need to be mutually exclusive things. “For some time I’ve been talking about the benefits of social enterprises, not just in terms of economic growth and job creation, but also the social good that can come out of (it),” said Naqvi. “It’s a great way of marking making money and improving your community – they’re not exclusive, they can work together.” Admitting that Queen’s Park isn’t the right entity to determine where money should go to build such initiatives, Naqvi said the province is partnering with 11 intermediary organizations to help build the partnerships and make decisions on individual grants and loans. Those players can then leverage private sector funds to grow the initiative and the projects that are
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Windmill Development’s plans for the Chaudiere and Albert islands in the Ottawa River are the target of a lawsuit by First Nations members that aims to return the land to aboriginal stewardship. The 37-acre site at the base of Chaudiere Falls would be home to the Zibi development, Windmill’s multi-phase project to transform the former Domtar lands. That project, which would contain an environmentallyfriendly mix of commercial and retail properties, con-
dominiums, a hotel, waterfront parks and open spaces, launched in February after being approved by city council last fall. Aboriginal rights groups and representatives of the Algonquins of Ontario protested the decision, claiming the development is taking places on unceded Algonquin territory, and the development was slammed by outgoing Kitigan Zibi chief Gilbert Whiteduck. The lawsuit, levelled by Stacy Amikwabi (McQuabbie) on behalf of the Amikwabi family of the Algonquin Nation, the Amikwabi Na-
tion of Algonquin/Nippissing Nation and Algonquins in Ontario and Quebec, targets Windmill, the City of Ottawa, the National Capital Commission, and the provincial and federal governments. The lawsuit, filed by Ottawa lawyer Michael Swinwood of Elders Without Borders, lists a number of demands, though the main intention is to gain “an order that sacred sites identified by the Plaintiffs to be declared under the stewardship of the Algonquin/Amikwa/Nippissing Nation and thereafter controlled and supervised by the Nation pursuant to their laws, tradi-
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“For many years Hintonburg and especially Mechanicsville were considered food deserts,” Leiper said. That’s been mitigated somewhat with the opening of the Hintonburg Market and the West End Well co-op on Wellington Street West, but access to a range of fresh food at affordable prices is still lacking, he said. “People in the neighbourhood would like to have something that is more of your traditional grocery store.” But Hintonburg Community Association member Jay Baltz isn’t put all his eggs in that basket. “Every single proposal that has come through has drawn a grocery store on the ground floor because they know they’re popular,” Baltz said. “That’s just a pretty picture.”
He said major grocery stores rarely feel they have enough parking or customer base to justify opening a store in the bottom of a condo. A total of 174 parking spaces and 144 bicycle parking will be provided underground to serve tower B, which includes plans for the grocery store. Tower A will have 116 parking spaces and 80 bike parking spots. The bigger issue, Baltz said, is the traffic-generation effect of the towers, which will be 19 storeys higher than the zoning originally allowed. A traffic study found that peak hour traffic would increase by about 120 vehicles in the morning and 150 vehicles in the afternoon – acceptable for all traffic lights in the area, except for Parkdale and Scott, which will get a new left-hand turn lane northbound on Park-
dale to help it operate better. Baltz said the intersection is already so bad it’s going to be hard to fix. Not to mention, traffic studies are often done in isolation, he said. “When they have approved 20 big towers in one area, there has to be an acknowledgement that all 20 are going to have an impact,” he said. Leiper agreed the traffic will be a major concern moving forward, even though he doesn’t expect the buildings to break ground until after the light-rail transit system is finished in 2018. “There are legitimate concerns around the impact of traffic,” he said. The Parkdale and Scott intersection is already considered failed, Leiper noted. “It’s just not going to make it more failed.”
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Hydro Quebec and Hydro Ottawa, which continue to operate hydroelectric generation facilities there. After purchasing the land from Domtar in 2013, Windmill consulted with numerous stakeholders, including First Nations representatives. Zibi is already the sub-
ject of an Ontario Municipal Board case launched by Ottawa architect Douglas Cardinal, who appealed the project to the OMB last November, stating that the lands shouldn’t be developed privately. That case is still pending, with a prehearing date set for June 3.
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Holocaust commemoration looks at yesterday, today 70 years after end of genocide, anti-Semitic violence still an issue Steph Willems steph.willems@metroland.com
Seven decades after the end of the Holocaust, remembering the systematic genocide of European Jews has gained new
importance as the number of survivors diminishes and new religious violence flares up in Western Europe. The end of April marks a period of remembrance for those of the Jewish faith, with
many solemn events held to keep alive the memory of the Holocaust, and those who perished in it. Locally, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa partnered with the Azrieli Foundation to bring
Chapman Mills Drive Extension and Bus Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment Study Notice of Study Commencement and First Open House Thursday, May 7, 2015 Walter Baker Sports Centre (Barrhaven) Library Meeting Room (Concourse Level) 100 Malvern Dr, Ottawa, ON K2J 2G5 6:30 to 9 p.m (Presentation: 7 pm) Transit Access: Route # 170 The City of Ottawa has initiated the Chapman Mills Drive Extension (Longfields Drive to Strandherd Drive) and Bus Rapid Transit (Greenbank Road to west of Cedarview Road) Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation infrastructure requirements around the Barrhaven Town Centre area. This first Open House will provide an overview of study progress to-date including: • The evaluation of alternative corridor alignments • An overview of design alternatives which will be considered in the next phase of the study Your participation in the Open House meetings is important and we encourage you to discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback. The study is being undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s EA Act, fulfilling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule C project. The EA process will involve developing, assessing and evaluating alternatives. This will result in a Recommended Plan which will be presented to City Council for approval. Information on the EA Study is available on the City’s project web site at: (ottawa.ca/ chapmanmillsextension)
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Julien Klener, president of the Belgian Jewish community, spoke of modern anti-Semitic violence in Europe during the Jewish Federation’s Holocaust commemoration ceremonies on April 15. well as those attending the JFO’s commemoration event, heard from Pinchas Gutter, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and six concentration camps. Though his entire immediate family was murdered, Gutter lived to share with others his hope for improving humanity. By telling his story, he hopes to erode the evils of humanity and create a peaceful world. Julien Klener, president of the Belgian Jewish community, was a “hidden child” in Brussels during the Second World War – one of many children who were handed over to non-Jewish families in a bid to save their lives. Though the horrors of the Holocaust were 70 years ago, Klener sees a worrisome trend of anti-Semitic violence in
Western Europe, with several high-profile attacks leaving many in the Jewish community wondering where they might raise a family in safety. In the last year alone, deadly attacks targeting Jewish people in Brussels, Paris and most recently Copenhagen have forced French and Belgian authorities to guard Jewish schools and synagogues with military forces. Reports of lesser violence – graffiti, assaults – against Jewish people have risen dramatically as well. “The buildings are protected by paratroopers, there’s barbed wire – what kind of a life is that?” asked Klener. “Who wants to take their kids to a school or a synagogue where there’s soldiers patrolling with machine guns? Is that a healthy upbringing? Don’t we have enough anxieties already?” The unanswered question of where this trend will lead has prompted many Jewish families to consider moving to other countries, he said, adding that he doesn’t feel he is spreading panic by mentioning such things. As a realist, Klener said all he can do is speak to those who allow him to speak, even if it is “in my own corner.” His ideal world? “Where all people dance together and love each other – it never happens, but we dream of such a society,” said Klener. “Maybe one day it will happen.”
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survivors and high school students together for two talks at Algonquin College on April 15 and 16. The Toronto-based foundation – formed in 1989 by Holocaust survivor and philanthropist David Azrieli – pays to transport students to such events and covers the hosting expenses. In its quest to preserve the memories of survivors who moved to Canada, the Azrieli Foundation has amassed journals, memoirs and other written remembrances of the survivors for publication, in order to carry on the first-hand knowledge after their passing. The collections can be ordered for study free of charge. “David Azrieli passed away in July – this is our first year without him,” said Jody Spiegel, director of the foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs program. “We feel, now more than ever, an urgent need to remember.” Spiegel said the memories collected by the program, and from the survivors who travel with them to speaking engagements, allow high school students to relate because the speakers were only children when they were sent to concentration camps in Nazi-occupied territory. “There’s a mix of stories,” said Spiegel, adding, “They wrote what they thought they should share … These are lessons and stories that go beyond geography and religion.” Students at Algonquin, as
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The City of Ottawa invites you to an Open House to learn more about Complete Streets and the plan for implementation within our city. Complete Streets integrate physical elements creating an environment of safety, comfort and mobility for all users of the street regardless of age, ability or mode of transportation. In the November 2013 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update, recommendations were included to support the development of Complete Streets. The Implementation Framework will recommend a process for transportation projects: UÊ / >ÌÊi ÃÕÀiÃÊ>Ê « iÌiÊ-ÌÀiiÌÃÊ>««À >V UÊ / >ÌÊ ÃÊÃi Ã Ì ÛiÊÌ ÊÌ iÊÕ µÕiÊ>ëiVÌÃÊ vÊëiV wVÊ>Ài>à UÊ / >ÌÊ `i Ì wiÃÊÀ >`ÊÕÃiÀÃÊ> `ÊÌ i ÀÊÛ>À ÕÃÊ `iÃÊ vÊÌÀ> ë ÀÌ>Ì VViÃà L ÌÞÊ ÃÊ> Ê « ÀÌ> ÌÊV à `iÀ>Ì Êv ÀÊÌ iÊ ÌÞÊ vÊ"ÌÌ>Ü>°Ê vÊÞ ÕÊÀiµÕ ÀiÊëiV > Ê>VV `>Ì ]Ê please call 3-1-1 or e-mail the project lead below before the event. For further information about this project and/or to submit comments, please contact: Colin Simpson, MCIP RPP Senior Project Manager Transportation Planning Branch City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON, K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27881 E-mail: colin.simpson@ottawa.ca
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Ontario government rings changes on beer landscape Supermarkets to sell six packs, craft brewers get better retail access steph.willems@metroland.com
As promised, the Ontario government has announced changes to the way beer is sold in the province, but the recommendations require a careful reading of the fine print. Based on the findings of the Ed Clark-headed premier’s advisory council of government assets, the April 16 announcement confirm that beer will be sold outside the confines of the privately-owned Beer Store and publically-owned LCBO for the first time since before Prohibition in the 1910s and 1920s. The changes – referred to as the New Beer Framework - were sparked by growing public outrage over the Beer Store’s quasi-monopoly on sales in the province. The Beer Store is owned by three foreign-owned brewing conglomerates and donates heavily to political parties and their campaigns. The beer changes were announced alongside a decision to sell off of 60 per cent of the provincally-owned Hydro One. Premier Kathleen Wynne lauded the changes, calling them crucial for making investments in provincial infrastructure. “By making smart business decisions now – decisions that unlock the value of assets and that ensure that every public dollar is at work for the people of Ontario – we are positioning our province to thrive, long into the future,” stated Wynne. Under the framework, a number of grocery stores, limited to the 450 licenses the province is selling, will be allowed to sell six-packs of beer as well as single cans, while small brewers will be allowed to occupy 20 per cent of the Beer Store’s shelf space. An arms-length governance model is also planned for the Beer Store, with the creation of a beer ombudsman to oversee complaints. A lower buy-in charge for small brewers, and the ability for small restaurants to purchase from the Beer Store at regular retail prices is also part of the changes. The Beer Store will continue to be the go-to place for returning empties, and will invest $100 million into its stores to do away with locations that still employ the “wall,” moving them to a self-serve format. At the LCBO emphasis will be placed on craft beers, with dedicated boutique sections a possibility. Online ordering will be available, and the organization will change its wholesale purchasing arrangements in order to
free up more profits for the province, while maintaining current prices. A pilot project, initially limited to 10 stores, would allow the LCBO to sell 12-packs of beer. The changes are expected to be implemented slowly, over the course of four years. The province predicts that, once in effect, the changes will see an additional $100 million in revenue land in provincial coffers each year. REACTION, FINE PRINT
The framework contained much small print that could raises questions, and possibly objections. Not included in the news releases from the province, but detailed in the report produced by Clark’s council, was the fact that Ontario will raise further revenues by adding a new beer tax to the existing list of federal and provincial tariffs and taxes that make up the cost of a case of beer. The province has stated that it has a commitment from the major brewers to not raise the retail prices of their volume brands before May 1, 2017. In an interim report released earlier this year, the council floated the idea of extracting a franchise fee from the Beer Store in exchange for their continued existence in the marketplace. That fee didn’t make the final cut, but a before unmentioned beer tax did. By naming large grocery stores as
the only outlets allowed to purchase licenses, convenience stores – which have been advocating for the right to sell beer – are left out. “Large convenience stores are in fierce competition with grocery stores – especially in urban centres,” said Dave Bryans, CEO of the Ontario Convenience Store Association, in a media release. “One needs to look no further than grocery stores opening small convenience-oriented stores and purchasing smaller competitors to see this happening. I am disappointed that the Clark panel did not adequately consider the tough competition that exists between convenience stores and grocery stores as it developed its proposal for modernizing alcohol retailing in the province. We have concerns that this plan would give a few dominant corporations an unfair advantage over
a break-even cash flow basis” for a nominal fee, though the existing owner-brewers will ultimately remain responsible for the business. Four independent directors will take seats on the 15-person board of directors, with policies and beer categorization determined by a majority vote of those four directors. The Beer Store will move to a break-even, co-op model, with a tiered rate sheet to lower the retailing cost for smaller brewers. “In addition to the expanded shelf space at the Beer Store and tiered costs, small brewers will be able to deliver their product jointly to TBS and licensed establishments. Third-party carriers and warehousing would be allowed, along with the ability for a brewer with two production facilities to have a retail store at both locations. The changes to the beer retailing model will have to be passed as legislation before any changes come into effect.
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their competitors.” The grocery stores that do purchase a licensing fee will be limited to selling around $1 million worth of beer each year, according to the report, but nowhere does it say how the province would cut off the taps if this occurs. As well, the stores would only be able to sell within fixed hours, while offering no deals on their products. Ontario Craft Brewers, on the other hand, “enthusiastically welcomed” the news, as the framework contained a number of measures that would be beneficial to small operations. “We believe that this package of fundamental changes, when fully implemented, will unlock craft brewers’ true growth potential, allowing us to quickly double or triple our direct brewery jobs,” said Cam Heaps, chairman of Ontario Craft Brewers. According to the panel’s report, the Beer Store will be “opening up its ownership to all brewers with facilities in Ontario and operating on
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he Ontario government announced last week it was making significant changes in the way beer is sold in the province, but it amounts to little more than tweaks and more taxes for consumers. Those looking for radical changes, such as beer being made available in corner stores or sold in a competitive manner where retailers can choose prices are bound to be disappointed. Those looking for wine to be sold anywhere other than at the LCBO or existing Wine Rack stores are just out of luck. What drinkers in Ontario can look forward to is six-packs and single cans and bottles of beer being sold at no more than 450 supermarkets in the province. Companies will have to apply for one of those licences, and set up special sections in stores where the beer will be sold. So that means you can just nip into a Loblaws at 6 p.m. on a Sunday to grab some suds, after the Beer Store closes at 5 p.m., right? Wrong. The beer sections will be limited to the same hours as the
current retailers: the Beer Store and the LCBO. Other changes will see the LCBO carrying 12-packs and setting up boutique locations to sell things like craft beer. Those craft brewers who were recently rallying for change to the current system will get better access to retail space at the Beer Store, and they appear to be relatively happy about it. What about the rest of us? We should be disappointed. Aside from the rather slight changes to retailing, consumers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting much. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still beholden to a retailing system that is designed to squeeze as much revenue out of the business as possible, run without regard for the customer. On top of this, an additional tax of $1 per 24-pack will be levied on top of what the provincial government hailed as Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lowest beer prices. Anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visited a depanneur in Gatineau knows none of this benefits the Ontario beer drinker. Fortunately, a rational system for beer retailing is just a short drive away, across the river.
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Instead of a prayer there was only silence at the start of the April 15 city council meeting. Mayor Jim Watson opted for a moment of reflection just minutes after the Supreme Court found a Quebec council’s Catholic prayer tradition to infringe on freedom of conscience and religion.
The high court’s ruling ends an eight-year-old battle to maintain the Catholic prayer before council in Saguenay, Que. But in its lengthy decision, the Supreme Court also addressed municipal governments in general, finding that the state has a duty to remain neutral on such religious matters. That means “it must neither favour nor hinder any particu-
lar belief, and the same holds true for non-belief.” “The state’s duty to protect every person’s freedom of conscience and religion means that it may not use its powers in such a way as to promote the participation of certain believers or non-believers in public life to the detriment of others,” the ruling said. Usually, before Ottawa council business begins, the
chairperson recites a short bilingual prayer which says in English, “Almighty God, let us work together to serve all our people.” But just as the April 15 council was getting under way, Watson said the chamber would observe a moment of silence instead. “The alternative is to offer a personal moment of reflection so people can pray privately,” Watson said.
He said he doesn’t think the city’s prayer – which has been in use since at least the mid-1990s – is disrespectful, but he said council will follow the Supreme Court’s ruling anyway. The city’s solicitor will review the court decision and advise whether the new rules will allow Ottawa council to permanently replace its prayer with a moment of silence, Watson added.
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Green space should take priority over mailboxes: McKenney Emma Jackson
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In a ward that features least amount of green space in the city, Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney wants to show just how much of it would disappear if Canada Post pushes through with its community mailbox plan over the next five years. The downtown councillor asked staff on April 15 to calculate how much land the city stands to lose from parks, front lawns, street corners and storefronts as the community mailboxes are installed. If McKenney’s own calculations are correct, it could add up to all of Dundonald Park. On one block of Arlington Street, for example, there are currently 90 individual mailboxes, McKenney said. At 16 mail slots a piece, Canada Post would need six super mailboxes to replace just one block. “It’s not doable,” McKenney said. “It just wasn’t thought out.” According to Canada Post, communities can give feedback on whether they would like to see many small groups of super mailboxes – three or four clumped together, generally on a side or corner lot to serve about 50 customers – or
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Advocates continue to call for more homelessness funding The city will channel $36 million into affordable housing projects between now and 2020, but advocates continue to call on the mayor to fulfil his promise for more homelessness support. Ottawa has plans to put $55 million into housing projects, renovations and rent support between now and 2020 as part of the investment in affordable housing program, which channels federal and provincial funding to municipalities to help them address housing needs. The province and federal governments have allocated $48.3 million for Ottawa, and the rest will come from the city coffers. According to a spending plan presented April 14, nearly $36 million of the investment will go to new affordable housing units across the city, with a priority on accessible housing, supportive units to get longstay shelter users into permanent homes, and “mixed-composition housing” that would suit everyone from families to individuals to seniors. But only $6.9 million of the capital funding is coming from the city, down from $17 million during the last round of investments, which amounted to about $42 million over four years. That’s partly because $4 million previously earmarked for capital projects as part of the city’s housing and homelessness investment plan has been moved to the operations ledger.
That’s to help plug a $9.3 million hole caused by inflation and higher operating costs, according to city staff. The mayor’s office said the increase in provincial and federal funding – nearly double provided in the last round – has allowed the city to redirect municipal funds to address operating pressures. While this is welcome news for supporters of the city’s housing first strategy, advocates are still anxious to see the mayor make good on his promise to add another $2 million in program funding. Last fall, housing advocates rejoiced when Mayor Jim Watson and 18 other councillors campaigned to increase housing and homelessness funding from $14 million to $16 million annually. So when Watson won the October 2014 election, advocates were surprised the money didn’t actually end up in the 2015 budget. “What we saw in the budget was a bit of a change from what we expected. It was curious,” said Mike Bulthuis, president of the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa, an umbrella group that represents more than 45 local housing organizations. “I heard from a lot of members asking why it was not in the budget when it was supported by an overwhelming majority.” The alliance is hoping the promised $2 million will be taken out of a $37.4 million bucket of money set aside for “term of council priorities,” which council will carve up this summer. The mayor’s office has confirmed to Metroland Media that
the funding will indeed be included. “These funds have not yet been allocated as they will be part of the strategic initiatives process in June,” said a spokesman for the mayor. “Building on the continued commitment of $14 million annually, this would be one of the largest affordable housing investments in the city’s history.” But not everyone wants to see an increased emphasis on programs – at least not to the detriment of building more affordable housing units as well. Ray Sullivan, executive director of the non-profit landlord corporation Centretown Citizens Ottawa, said baseline capital funding will drop from $16 million last term to about $11 million on average for the next five years. He warned that reducing capital spending will put the 40,000 Ottawa households who can’t afford their current living situation at risk. “We have to ask ourselves how that total drop in funding ... is going to affect the city’s ability to meet its own goals and objectives under its 10 year plan to end homelessness,” Sullivan said. Of course if council so chose, that money could be moved back into the capital side in future budgets – but it would come at a cost, according to housing services administrator Janice Burelle. “You could potentially do that at the risk of closing programs that align with the Housing First (strategy) and all the other goals and objectives in the 10-year plan,” she said.
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Ottawa’s Talent Exposed to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program From April 10th - 12th talented male players, ages fourteen to seventeen had an opportunity to impress Craig Dalrymple, Technical Director for the Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS) Residency program. With the likes of Vana Markarian and Dario Conte (both Force Academy graduates) already in the Whitecaps system, Dalrymple knew there had to be more talented players in the Ottawa region ready to springboard themselves into a professional academy. Close to eighty (80) boys took part over the threeday event which began with presenting the Whitecaps FC youth development system to the players and their families, followed by a chance to step on the field over the weekend and showcase their ability. OSU is thankful to soccer community in Ottawa, in particular our affiliates Gloucester Hornets along with Cumberland Cobras and Capital United for their support in having their talented players attend the event. Ultimately, the purpose of the event was to give players an opportunity to move on to the next level. Whitecaps FC are regarded as one of the top programs in North America, they have produced 8 MLS home-grown players over the past few seasons which illustrates this. Players who attended the event will now be part of the broader Whitecaps scouting database and continue to be monitored and compared to the top talent across the country. It is believed that boys across each age will be invited to Vancouver now to participate in further trials with Whitecaps FC. This represents another tangible opportunity provided by OSU, not only to OSU players but also to the talented boys across the region, regardless of their club affiliation. Looking back on the past weekends Ottawa Combine, “the Whitecaps FC Residency program is committed to identifying high potential players in Western Canada and neutral MLS territories in Canada, with the objective to invite them into our full time and fully funded Residency program. Ottawa has proven to be a hot spot for young promising soccer players, clearly the work of the community infrastructure is providing a good foundation for player development. This inaugural player identification combine hosted and supported by the Ottawa South United SC was a tremendous success. The event was open to all high performance players in Ottawa and the surrounding neutral territories, and there was a pleasing amount of talent on display from a number of clubs. I am pleased to report that players from all attending age groups (2001 to 1999) have been identified as top prospects. I want to thank the soccer community in Ottawa for supporting this tremendous player identification initiative, and look forward to continuing to identify players in the Ottawa region” noted Craig Dalrymple. For more information, please visit: www.osu.ca
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Elgin patio to make way for wheelchairs City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière
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Relocation of Ottawa Civic Hospital On November 3, 2014, the federal government announced plans to assist with the relocation of the Ottawa Civic Hospital, currently located at 1053 Carling Ave, to a 65-acre site directly across the road on Agriculture Canada property. I have been working with other elected representatives as well as the Hospital to host a public information session that will provide the greater community with a better sense of the hospital’s vision and timelines for this project. This first meeting was originally scheduled for April 30, 2015 but the Civic has requested a postponement. When a date for a public meeting is re-established, I will ensure you are notified promptly. Visits to Merivale Road Businesses On April 7 and 8, I visited and met with every business owner/manager of the stores along Merivale Road between Kirkwood Ave and Carling Ave. In addition to introducing myself and stressing that I will do what I can to ensure they are as successful as possible in the Carlington community, I listened to their concerns about various issues in the neighbourhood. Let’s do our part and support our local businesses!
Johnny Farina’s 26-person patio will get a little cozier this summer after the city asked the popular restaurant to leave a wider sidewalk for pedestrians. The Italian restaurant at 216 Elgin St. will have to chop 0.2 metres, about eight inches, off its outdoor space so that pedestrians have a full two metres of unencumbered sidewalk to get by. Right now the patio allows 1.8 metres of sidewalk, which meets the city’s accessibility design standards. But because of the high pedestrian traffic in the area and a busy bus stop right out front, it’s hard to get through. That’s especially true if
you’ve got a wheelchair or similar mobility aid – something resident Linda Paul knows all too well. Paul uses a mobility scooter to get around, and she said patios last summer made it incredibly difficult for her to move down Elgin Street to access her doctor’s office and other local spots. Not only were some of the patios bigger than allowed, she said the sidewalk that was left for her was often cracked and broken, or littered with obstacles like hydro poles, sandwich board signs and fire hydrants. “When you’re travelling down the sidewalk you’re zigging around a patio then zagging around a post or a hydrant and then you have to keep wandering around the sidewalk
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which adds to the congestion,” Paul said. “We don’t expect cars to do that, we don’t expect bikes to do that. Why do we expect pedestrians and people on mobility scooters or wheelchairs to have to zig-zag down the sidewalk around all of these obstacles?” City staff committed to making sidewalk repairs a priority on Elgin this spring. As for fire hydrants and hydro poles, moving those will have to wait until the street is redeveloped in 2018. While the sidewalk will get a little wider at Johnny Farina, south of MacLaren Street patios will still be allowed to maintain the 1.8 metres. That’s because the intersection at Elgin and Lisgar Street near Johnny Farina sees about 10,000 pedestrian movements over eight hours compared to only about 3,000 south of MacLaren over the same period. Johnny Farina owner Dino Iafelice said it will cost him about $6,000 to modify his patio. Waitresses will also have a tighter squeeze moving between tables, he said, but he doesn’t expect the modifications to mean fewer seats for customers. His is the only restaurant that has to make changes this year, but Iafelice said he’s able to swallow that pill as long as oth-
er, smaller patios don’t have to in the future. “I just hope we haven’t opened up a can of worms for the other businesses. Because if they have a two metre clearance, they’re dead,” he said. Woody’s Pub owner Keith Loiselle told the transportation committee just that. His restaurant is located south of MacLaren, so he doesn’t have to shorten his patio this year, but if that’s on the table in the future he said his patio would absolutely have to close – and he knows other businesses are in the same boat. And if the Elgin patios were to close, there’s no way the street would be able to compete with areas like the Byward Market, Glebe and Preston Street, he said. Thomas McVeigh from the Centretown Citizens Community Association said nearby residents by no means want to see the patios disappear, but the structures have to be supportive of pedestrian traffic. “It’s crucial for us to have that as an accessible pathway for people,” he said, noting Elgin is home to the community’s schools and recreation centre. “If we can come up with a solution that keeps our streets lively, we support the general idea of having those patios. He said he wants the city find some way of widening the sidewalks. He supported an idea from Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney to try a boardwalk set up that would use road space to host patios rather than the sidewalk.
On Saturday May 9 at 11am the Alexander Community Centre, members of the community will be on hand to join me in launching the Carlington Book-Box. This community-based program of drop a book, take a book, with facilitate book sharing within the community. A big thanks to Carlington resident Anna Du Vent for spearheading this initiative and Rick Lane, our carpenter. Street Sweeping on Local Streets Street sweeping crews are out in full force in River Ward, helping to beautify our local streets and sidewalks. It is sometimes necessary to pass-by a few times, as dry roads and heavy grit and debris require more than one pass. If parked cars are in the way, the street is noted and a return visit will be scheduled. If you have any concerns with this service, please contact me to let me know.
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Glebe residents have been pleasantly surprised to see more fans taking transit to football games at Lansdowne Park than expected, but they’re still looking to the city to solve day-to-day parking problems on nearby side streets. More than 60 per cent of Ottawa RedBlacks ticket holders used an alternative form of transportation to get to games last year, via public transit, cycling, walking or free shuttles provided by the stadium. That’s a far cry from what many Glebe residents predicted would happen when the park redevelopment was proposed seven years ago. Residents were convinced the area would be overrun by drivers trying to get to games. At a transportation committee meeting on April 20, Capital Coun. David Chernushenko said he’s happy to report no
one can say, “I told you so.” Surveys from four different RedBlacks games found that 50 per cent of ticket holders took transit or shuttles, while 14 per cent walked and four per cent rode their bikes. And traffic flow has remained fairly steady on game days. Speeds averaged between 46 and 59 kilometres per hour in the lead up to the first five games, according to the city’s traffic data. The results were also positive for Ottawa Fury and Ottawa 67s games, which didn’t benefit from free park and ride shuttles. Despite that, the Ottawa Sport and Entertainment Group, which operates the park, doubled its expected number of transit users to more than 20 per cent, per game, on average. NO PARKING
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been hailed a great success, residents living around the park want the city to address the day-to-day parking squeeze as more and more retail opens up. Brian Mitchell, chairman the Glebe Community Association’s traffic committee, said side streets across from Lansdowne like Wilton Lane, Melgund Avenue, Monk Street, Oakland Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue used to have 40 per cent of their onstreet parking spots in use at any given time in 2009. “Today its 90 per cent utilization, which more or less means you can’t find a parking spot,” Mitchell said. The free parking that used to be available to local workers at Lansdowne is gone now, which has pushed hundreds of extra cars onto side streets, which west of Bank still offer three-hour parking. The change has cost the Glebe Centre long term care
home more than 100 volunteers – almost a third of the unpaid army the non-profit centre needs to deliver its services – with most citing lack of parking as the reason they quit, Mitchell said. The centre could not be reached for comment. Lansdowne’s commercial area is about 85 per cent occupied now, according to OSEG CEO Bernie Ashe, and many of the stores are the first and only locations in Ottawa, including Whole Foods, Sporting Life and, most recently, a 10-screen “VIP” movie theatre that serves alcohol during films. That’s drawing a whole new crowd of shoppers to the area who are using on-street parking to avoid paying fees in the underground parking garage. And Mitchell said Lans-
downe employees are also starting to opt for on-street parking. He said the Glebe community association would like to see parking limits reduced to one hour west of Bank, as they have been on the east side along Holmwood Avenue, Adelaide Street and O’Connor Street. So far city staff has not taken residents up on the suggestion to reduce the west side to one-hour limits, but traffic planner Phil Landry confirmed at a transportation committee meeting on April 20 that the city will be increasing signage and sharrows to make sure drivers know the bridge is a cycling priority area. Mitchell said a key solution to the ongoing day-to-day issues is to get more people onto transit. To that end, the community association has asked staff to consider testing a nofare zone along Bank Street
to help tourists and shoppers access the Glebe during the busiest times, such as weekends and Thursday and Friday evenings. OC Transpo operations manager Pat Scrimgeour said it could cost “multiple hundreds of thousands” a year to implement such a zone, depending on the scope and scale of the project. However OC Transpo will increase weekend service on routes 1 and 7 this spring to try to accommodate extra visitors to the area. At the city committee meeting, Ashe said OSEG would also be open to allowing parking on the stadium field in the winter months, when the stadium field is otherwise buried in snow. That doesn’t solve the problem in high season, but by summer 2016 a 150-spot parking garage at Second Avenue should also take some pressure off.
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‘Ride the Rideau’ event renamed, rerouted following tragedy Ottawa Hospital Foundation creates legacy fund for scholarship Erin McCracken
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When Dr. Jim Walker pedals 108 kilometres this fall to raise money for cancer research, he will not only be thinking of the cause, but also of Laurie Strano, who was killed during the Ride the Rideau charity cycling event last September. Emergency responders hadn’t yet arrived when Walker came upon the accident site on River Road in Manotick where Strano, a 40-year-old mother of two, had died after she was struck by a garbage truck. “Obviously, the loss of Laurie Strano was a huge loss,” said Walker. Following the tragedy, the division chief of dermatology at The Ottawa Hospital, was part of a six-member event review task force, which ultimately recommended the ride continue, but that it be rerouted and renamed. “(The task force) met with very mixed emotions because
obviously Laurie can never be replaced,” Walker said at the hospital’s General campus on April 16 where the changes to the event were revealed. “But it would be a shame to lose the ride as well because of that. “And I think Laurie Strano of all people would be the last person who would want that ride to come to an end because of her,” he said, overcome by emotion. Ride the Rideau is now known as The Ride, and will take place on Sept. 13. Other changes include adding more signage along the route, increasing volunteer and police presence, and moving the event from Saturday to Sunday when there is less traffic. “The tragic event of last September continues to weigh heavily on our hearts,” said Tim Kluke, president and chief executive officer of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, which has organized the ride the past five years, raising $8.8 million for cancer research at
the hospital. “As CEO, I truly felt that any decision of the future required a detailed review of the past,” said Kluke, who served on the task force, which spent six months analyzing feedback on the 2014 event from hospital and city staff, Ottawa police, cycling clubs, first responders, as well as riders through surveys and focus groups. Its recommendations led to the addition of a 50-kilometre route that will be closed to motorists, allowing participants to loop the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway three times. “We really feel that the inclusion of the 50-kilometre route will encourage a lot of people who are not regular, avid (cyclists),” Kluke said. Rather than ride out from the EY Centre, which was the starting point in previous years, and through Manotick along the Rideau River, cyclists taking part in the 108-kilometre option will begin from Tunney’s Pasture.
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Tim Kluke, president and CEO of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation, left, and Dr. Jack Kitts, president and chief executive officer of the Ottawa Hospital, announced several changes to the foundation’s Ride the Rideau charity event during an April 16 press conference. They will head west on the Parkway and Carling Avenue out to north Kanata and on to the Carp and Dunrobin area before heading to the finish line at Wesley Clover Parks. From there, they will be bused back to Tunney’s Pasture. Both routes were chosen for road quality, traffic flow and because the parkway could be closed to vehicles for the shorter ride. “We stayed away from arterial roads,” Kluke said.
New this year, registrants must agree to watch a safety video. Riders will also wear brightly coloured jerseys, and be given flashing lights. Organizers are confident the upcoming ride will be just as successful in raising funds for cancer research. The 2014 event drew more than 900 riders. “A number of our leading ride teams are back in, they’re ready to go,” Kluke said. Registration is open, and
can by done by visiting dotheride.ca. The Ottawa Hospital, through its foundation, has donated a portion of the proceeds from the 2014 ride to create a $100,000 legacy fund in support of a University of Ottawa scholarship in Strano’s name. “Those who knew her have been unanimous in their desire to remember and pay tribute to her,” said Dr. Jack Kitts, president and chief executive officer of The Ottawa Hospital. Many of Strano’s colleagues and loved ones created the scholarship, which will be available to a student working toward a master’s in health administration, which Strano completed at uOttawa before she went on to work at The Ottawa Hospital and then The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care Centre. “Every year, in perpetuity, the interest from that (legacy) fund will go to the scholarship in Laurie’s name,” Kitts said. “So every year, deserving students will have access to the kind of education that Laurie believed in and supported throughout her life.”
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Imagine sleeping on a thin foam mattress on a concrete floor beside the only toilet, where urine gets splashed on you and staff and inmates walk on your bedding “because you’re three crowded into a space meant for one or two.” This is day-to-day living for many prisoners at the OttawaCarleton Detention Centre, said Irene Mathias, speaking for a group of mothers of prisoners who have formed a support and advocacy group, known as Mothers Offering Mutual Support, or MOMS, which is calling for improved conditions at the Innes Road jail. Imagine a place where medication is not regularly administered, where phone calls to the outside world are disconnected and access to physical activity, fresh air and natural light is restricted, where family visits are cancelled, diseases abound and “where you
may not even be given toilet paper for your days in segregation,” Mathias told the 150 people who gathered on April 15 at city hall for a public forum on crowding and conditions at the jail. “We the public are responsible for this,” said Aaron Doyle, associate professor of sociology and criminology at Carleton University, who is part of the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project, a group of students and professors from Carleton and the University of Ottawa that is campaigning for the rights of prisoners at the jail. Over the past 18 months, the group has interviewed more than 100 former and current prisoners, family members and jail employees and volunteers. “Our taxes pay for OCDC, we vote for the provincial government that runs it. It’s our problem,” Doyle said, reason why a community-based approach is needed. The jail didn’t use to be like
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Shaun Shannon, a former prisoner at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, speaks at an April 15 public forum on crowding and conditions at the Innes Road jail. this, said former detention centre inmate Shaun Shannon, who spoke along with human rights lawyer Paul Champ, Bryonie Baxter, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa, Ottawa resident and former inmate Jim Angelis, who was eventually acquitted of second-degree murder, and Meredith Porter, chairwoman of the new OCDC community advisory board. When Shannon was behind bars in the late 1980s and ear-
ly 1990s, he said prisoners at the jail could access a chapel, drug treatments, recreation programs, library books and a school program. “People who sit around in a cell like that and have nothing to do ... just get frustrated,” he said. “You’ve got to keep yourself sane. You’re waiting to go to court, you’re always tense and you think, well, it’s a powder keg.” While jail officials attended the forum, they didn’t speak
publicly. Yasir Naqvi, Ontario’s minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, sent Doyle a statement saying the ministry “has begun transforming Ontario’s correctional system with a constant focus on improved staff and inmate safety.” Changes include providing effective rehabilitation and reintegration programs, strengthening mental-health supports and reviewing the ministry’s segregation policy. “Conversations like this one are essential to ensuring we have a correctional system that fulfills the ministry’s objective of protective rehabilitation and reintegration,” Naqvi wrote. The supports and policy review are among sweeping changes negotiated by human rights lawyer Paul Champ and his client, Christina Jahn, who was jailed at OCDC in 2011 and placed in solitary confinement for more than 200 days. “We brought this case to the human rights tribunal arguing that people with mental illness in prisons should not be treated by the use of segregation,”
Champ said. The case was settled, Christina was compensated and the province agreed to several legally binding promises, including studying proper facilities for treating people with mental illness while in regular detention centres, and training frontline jail staff and managers on the impact of solitary confinement and use of force on those with mental illness. The province also agreed to provide inmates with documentation on their rights, which Jahn lobbied for after her grievances while behind bars never received a response. The lawyer said he recently received a ministry report that details a model for the treatment of mentally ill prisons that would make Ontario a leader in corrections. “If it’s done the way this report recommends, I think there can be a real cultural change in corrections where we don’t just have control and custody, but we also have care and treatment,” he said. “We don’t want people coming out as powder kegs.”
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When Louis D. was first brought to the Ottawa Mission, he was a broken man. He had been living in a tent in the bush near the Experimental Farm for six weeks and was addicted to crack cocaine. Louis, who asked that his last name not be used, is one of dozens of homeless men that has gone through the Ottawa Mission’s addiction services this year. A large group
graduated from the program’s three different stages at a ceremony on April 9. Louis’ journey at the mission started more than five months ago. He started living in the general population area, affectionately dubbed “the jungle” by its inhabitants. Six weeks before he arrived at the mission, Louis had taken off on his own after his partner’s family had cast him off at Thanksgiving. He spiralled into a deep, lonely existence of drug abuse until his partner found him living in his
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Louis D. celebrates his graduation from one of the stages of the Ottawa Mission’s addiction services programs on April 9. tent. She promised to get him help if he would stay away from drugs and alcohol. She took him to the Civic Hospital and then to the mission. Within three weeks of being in the jungle, and attending daily group counselling sessions in the mission’s day program, Louis was offered a spot in the stabilization program. In stabilization, participants abstain from alcohol and drugs and live in rooms separate from the general shelter population for 30 to 40 days, depending on their needs. They go through intensive one-on-one sessions with
counsellors, who guide them through their problems and their trauma. “Without the help from here, it’s a one way road out, and I’m not taking that road,” Louis said. He was diagnosed with cancer in his right shoulder a few months into the second program, but had a successful operation to remove the tumor. He has been through rehab programs before, but said coming so close to death is what makes his recent stint different. “I thought my life was over,” he said. “I’ve been given the opportunity to live life
cancer-free. What more could you ask for?” Louis has now graduated from stabilization and is currently in the last stage of the program, called Lifehouse. This last stage is a five-month intensive program in which participants live in their own rooms in a building beside the main shelter. Participants are gradually reintroduced to the community and to working or volunteering. In addition to the help they get from counsellors and staff, the men in the program gain strength from each other. They share a special bond and sense
of community, helping each other in their struggles. “A lot of the times we come to a conclusion and you walk away from the table feeling much better about yourself,” Louis said of therapeutic sessions. “The support from each one is different, but you get something from everybody.” Louis first arrived at the jungle wearing nothing but a pair of long johns, shoes and a T-shirt. He had broken glasses and had trouble hearing. He strolled through the Lifehouse complex on the day of his graduation from stabilization wearing a collared shirt, tie and vest, with new glasses and a pair of hearing aids given to him by the mission. “They rebuilt me,” he said. More than 70 people graduated from the stabilization program in 2014 and 22 completed the Lifehouse program. The mission continues to offer support to anyone who has graduated from Lifehouse and still needs counselling. The shelter operates two second-step homes in the city for a total of 11 men to continue counselling services after they complete an addiction treatment program. For Louis and so many of the men who have poured through the shelter’s doors, their journey through its addiction services programs have given them another chance. “I’m a clean person now, in more than one way,” he said.
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LRT work to shut down east Transitway this June emma.jackson@metroland.com
Predictions of 16-minute delays each way once the Transitway shuts down this summer will be but a happy memory once the light-rail system opens in 2018, according to transit commission chairman Stephen Blais. The Cumberland councillor said the service disruptions that will follow the closure of the Transitway between Hurdman and Blair stations this June are just a small bump on the road to making commutes faster for
both drivers and transit users. “We always have to be mindful of the reward and payoff at the end,” said Blais. “East end residents are very certainly bearing the brunt of the impacts of construction, but our reward will be the greatest.” OC Transpo officials announced April 15 that the eastern leg of the city’s bus-only Transitway will close permanently between Hurdman and Blair stations starting June 28, so crews can install light rail tracks. The construction will close
Cyrville station altogether, nix express service to Train, Hurdman and Lees stations, and add 37 new buses to reduce delays. Some local routes will be detoured to new stop locations, while express routes like the 94 will be kicked onto the new bus-only lanes on highways 417 and 174. For east-end residents, it’s just one more blow when it comes to ballooning commute times. Drivers have already endured three years or more of construction backlogs through the downtown as the 417 and
174 were improved to accommodate the influx of buses. Now as many as 55,000 transit users will experience the same pain as they absorb an extra seven minutes of travel time to get downtown. A smaller group, about 3,400 riders who take the 95 from Hurdman to Blair, will see their commutes swell by 13 to 16 minutes. But that’s an easy pill to swallow if you consider what transit will look like in Orléans come 2018, said Cardinal Creek resident Sean Crossan. “You’re going to hear some complainers, but that’s normal,” he said. “Its growth pains. That’s what you have to do to have a modern city.” He said once LRT comes to Blair station in 2018 – and especially if it expands to Place D’Orléans as part of the city’s stage two plans – east-end residents will be “the envy of the rest of the city.” At that point, every Orléans resident would live within five kilometres of commuter rail, and it would only take about
20 minutes to get to Tunney’s Pasture, instead of crawling through cross-town rush hour traffic, Crossan said. And commuters would be able to rely on a predictable travel schedule: no more worrying about snowstorms or car accidents holding you up. “Light rail is going to allow us to leave our cars at the park and ride and zoom downtown in record time,” he said. Not to mention, if stage two is approved Orléans would be the only Ottawa suburb to get light rail. The economic development opportunities wrapped up in that are huge, Blais said; with light rail in place, governments and industry will have more reason to build offices in the community – giving Orleans residents even more opportunity to avoid downtown traffic. Beginning June 28, OC Transpo has a slew of transit detours, modifications and transfer changes that will come into play to help commuters get where they’re going as quickly as possible.
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A new express route 91 will accommodate the majority of route 95 users moving between downtown and Orléans, adding about seven minutes to their trip. The westbound 91 service will stop at Blair and St. Laurent stations, skipping Cyrville, before bypassing Train, Hurdman and Lees to continue its downtown route from Campus. The eastbound route is similar, except it won’t serve St. Laurent – express route 94 will do that, as well as the 95 and 96. The new 91 will run between Trim/Place D’Orléans station and Baseline stations between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday to Friday. Other delays will impact: Routes 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 38, 221, 231 and 232, which will take five to seven minutes longer. Route 94 serving Blair and St. Laurent, which will increase anywhere from four to 12 minutes. Route 96 serving Hurdman and St. Laurent, set to increase by five minutes. Route 95, which will jump anywhere from six to 16 minutes.
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CNIB transitioning away from providing health-care services More volunteers needed to support those with vision loss Erin McCracken
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Mary Sweeney slightly turns her head to the right. “If I do this, I don’t see you,” she said. Five years ago, the west Ottawa resident, who suffers from glaucoma, was told by her doctor that her condition had deteriorated to the point where she had become legally blind. It was a huge blow. But when she turned to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, she found emotional help and information through the registered charity’s New Horizons, New Dreams six-week program, a peer-support group that provides helps seniors who have recently experienced vision loss.
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Perpetua Quigley, co-ordinator of volunteer services for the CNIB, left, Mary Sweeney, CNIB volunteer, CNIB chief executive officer John Rafferty, and Jane Beaumont, past chairwoman of the CNIB, celebrated National Volunteer Week at Rideau Park United Church on April 15. Sweeney was recently celebrated along with dozens of other CNIB volunteers during an appreciation event at Rideau Park United Church in Alta Vista on April 15. After graduating from the New Horizons program, Sweeney went on to help
make it possible for those who graduated with her from the course to stay connected, as well as get together every month at the church. “Last night I was on the phone for about three hours,” said Sweeney, who leads a group of volunteers who are
responsible for regularly calling and checking in with the group’s 140 members and remind them of group meetings. It’s services like New Horizons, as well as advocacy work, that CNIB hopes to fully devote its time to providing clients in Ottawa and across the country. For that reason, the registered charity is working with provincial health ministries and authorities to shift the rehabilitative services, such as therapy, it has traditionally provided clients into the health-care system. “Why is it if the diseases of your hip or knee are part of health care, and if it’s in your eye, it isn’t?” said John Rafferty, CNIB’s chief executive, during the volunteer appreciation event. “We spend a lot of energy trying to raise charitable money to do things which are fundamental health-care roles,” he said. These include providing
fundamental training to ensure people with vision loss are mobile and teaching them independent living skills so they can travel safely, for example. As a result, Rafferty said the CNIB can’t spend as much time doing the work it should be doing as a charity, such as providing peer support work, helping kids perform better in the school system, advocating for equality in the workplace and providing technology training for clients to boost their quality of life. Billions of needless dollars are spent in the health-care system on people with visual limitations who require medical treatment for falls or after they’ve taken incorrect medication because they can’t see. Those who lose their sight are three times more likely to have clinical depression, Rafferty said. He estimates that sight loss affects almost one million Canadians. “We need to draw an official and a kind of more formal
line and that’s what the strategic plan does,” Rafferty said, referring to the CNIB’s recent five-year strategic plan which was launched last September. The organization is currently working with ministry and health-care authorities to determine next steps in the transition process. “You are the heart of CNIB,” said Perpetua Quigley, co-ordinator of volunteer services with the Billings Bridge-based CNIB of Eastern Ontario, to the volunteers who gathered for the luncheon. The eastern Ontario branch currently has 75 volunteers assisting 4,500 clients, from Cornwall to Arnprior, including the Ottawa area. Of those, 100 people are in need of sighted volunteers to help out by ready mail, going running with them, for leisure activities and social outings, accompanying them to appointments. To volunteer, contact Quigley by calling 613-563-4021, ext. 5002, or email perpetua. quigley@cnib.ca.
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Cancer survivor taking strides to raise awareness Erin McCracken
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Leslie Ann Black had a lot to look forward to. At 19 weeks pregnant, she and her husband had about four and a half months to wait before they could hold their second child in their arms. Just a few weeks earlier, doctors thought Black was miscarrying based on symptoms she was experiencing. But her baby was fine, her heartbeat strong. Still, Black’s symptoms persisted, and she went back to her doctor. Three weeks later, results from a biopsy came back positive for cervical cancer. “It was definitely unusual circumstances to be pregnant with cancer and pregnant with cervical cancer,” she said. “To get a 100 per cent clear diagnosis is impossible when you’re pregnant just because of the nature of what they need to do when you’re pregnant.” A different plan of attack was needed, but this proved difficult since her doctors had few precedents to look to. Terminating the pregnancy was not an option for Black. Over the days and weeks to come there were too many questions, and not enough answers: whether to undergo surgery or receive chemotherapy. Right away, the Findlay Creek resident said she went into “fight mode. I need to make these decisions and get all the information possible that’s out there.” “It wasn’t my driving
thought of ‘why me?’ I’m sure it happened at some point, but it was more just ... how do we get through this. It definitely was scary.” Black and her husband, Doug, a firefighter, spent hours researching. At one point, Black received one-third of a dose of chemotherapy, before her doctors decided not to continue this route. “It’s not a typical treatment for cervical cancer in a sense,” she said. Typically, the first step of treatment for non-pregnant women, depending on the stage of cancer, is to undergo a radical hysterectomy. Black’s tumour was visible, but had not invaded the surrounding tissue or the lymph nodes. Though she had very supportive family and friends, and Doug was there every step of the way, Black wasn’t aware of any other women who had been in a similar situation: being pregnant and battling cancer. Black, an educational assistant currently on extended leave from the Catholic school board, hopes she can inspire others and give them hope by sharing her story “because we just searched endlessly for anybody in my type of situation.” “And to know that you do come out the other side, stronger and changed and just, you can’t be really the same person as you were going into it. It does change you,” she said. “It changes your perspective on life.”
Less than a month before giving birth, Black took part in the Canadian Cancer Society’s 12-hour Relay for Life in Ottawa. She and her team raised more than $10,000 for cancer research that year. “It’s just a very inspiring event to see so many people there rallying for the cause,” said Black, who had never attended the relay before. Her doctors continued to monitor her closely, though her pregnancy made it difficult to accurately gauge the size of her tumour. Her second daughter, Charlotte, arrived early, and in good health. Black underwent a hysterectomy, but did not require chemotherapy or radiation. She continues to go for medical check-ups every three months. Last year, Black and Charlotte walked the survivor’s lap during the Relay for Life. “It was kind of emotional when we went walking around,” Black said. “It felt good to be there and holding her.” Her oldest daughter, Morgan, 6, and Morgan’s cousin got in on the cause and set up a lemonade stand last year. They took in more than $100, helping the team again raise more than $10,000 for cancer research. That is their goal again this year. “We’re quite determined,” said Black. For their fundraising efforts, she and her team of family and friends will again be holding a silent auction, from May 11 to
25. A garage sale is set to take place May 23. For Black, the relay is about giving back after all of the support she received from friends and family, as well as her family doctor, her oncology team at the General campus of the Ottawa Hospital and the high-risk pregnancy team at the Women’s Health Centre at the hospital’s Riverside campus. To donate to Black’s team, bid on an auction item and for details about the garage sale, visit facebook.com/ 2014RescuingLives.
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Leslie Ann Black was 19 weeks pregnant with her daughter Charlotte, now almost two years old, when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Today, the Findlay Creek resident is preparing to take part in her third Relay for Life fundraiser at the Nepean Sportsplex on June 5.
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Collectors also on look out for history behind dolls Doll show admission donations to support Ottawa Food Bank Erin McCracken
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Shirley Temple is alive and well at the Barrhaven home of Valerie Hennigar. In fact, Hennigar now has two Shirley dolls in her massive doll collection, after purchasing one that was in pieces
during the last Ottawa Doll Show and Sale in October. “She’s all original,” said Hennigar. “Now how could I resist this little doll who has her original clothes, original bonnet?” she said of the doll, which dates back to the 1930s and Temple’s movie, Little
Colonel. The composition doll has since been restrung. Her frilly pink dress and undergarments have been freshened up and her blonde curls have their bounce back. “So she’s beautiful,” Hennigar said. “I love her.” Hennigar, who has collect-
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ed between 300 and 400 dolls – most of them antiques – in the past 40 years, will once again be on the lookout for new additions at the next edition of the doll show on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the EY Centre. “We always shop,” she said with a smile. Steiff teddy bears, antique and vintage dolls as well as Barbies and miniatures will be showcased by 40 vendors during the fifth annual show and sale. “Barbies will always have a place,” Hennigar said. The member of the Ottawa Doll and Collectors Guild will also have a table of her own with dolls, doll carriages and other trinkets to sell, some of which will be sold with proceeds going to the Ottawa Food Bank. A few new vendors will be showcasing their wares this time, including a specialist who creates miniature flower arrangements for doll houses. At the October show, the event attracted more than 400 people, generating enough donations to allow the food bank to purchase almost $4,500 worth of food for people in need. The feeling of purchasing a doll, likely lovingly toted around by a child from a bygone era, and sprucing her up with historically accurate clothes is part of what draws Hennigar to keep adding to her collection. “That’s the fun part,” she said. She’s taken dolls that have seen better days, some of which were filthy, their clothes tattered or missing, and cleaned them up, fixed
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Valerie Hennigar, an avid doll collector, now has two Shirley Temple dolls, one of which was in pieces when the Barrhaven resident bought her at the Ottawa Doll Show and Sale last October. The next edition of the show takes place Saturday, May 2 at the EY Centre. their little wigs and sent them off to specialists for repair. Her recent Shirley Temple addition needed a lot of work. “I had to take her to a friend, who fixed the eyes,” she said. And like many passionate collectors, Hennigar enjoys piecing together the story behind the doll. It’s often the story, or provenance as it is known, behind the doll that adds to its meaning and historical significance. The first Shirley Temple doll she bought was also in pretty rough shape, but Hennigar took great care to restring her, re-curl her hair and dress her in a little outfit and shoes
representative of the 1930s. The doll’s story is also fascinating to Hennigar. It dates back to 1934 and was first purchased in Prince Edward Island by a woman who gave it to her daughter, then eight or 10 years old. “Provenance is really important,” Hennigar said. “Provenance on a real antique doll can add value … because you know where it came from.” The cost of admission to the Ottawa Doll Show and Sale is a minimum $2 donation in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. The EY Centre is located at 4899 Uplands Dr. For details, call Valerie at 613-825-9326 or email vhennigar@sympatico.ca.
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A few large dents litter the walls of the Keating family’s basement in Guelph. The holes have become reminders of a joyous competitive spirit that has been vital in the development of Austen Keating – the youngest of four brothers who has become one of the newest members of the Ottawa 67’s. The team’s general manager, Pat Higgins, drafted the 16-year-old forward with the 16th pick overall in the draft on April 11. Keating and his older siblings grew up playing hockey on the rink their father, Bill, built during the winter and in their basement in the summer. “They definitely brought
toughness out in me,” Keating said in an interview. “We’ve always had that competitive nature.” That competitive nature has served Keating well as he emerged to score 30 goals and 30 assists in 36 regular season games for the Guelph Gryphons Minor Midget AA team during his first year in midget hockey, attracting the attention of OHL scouts. The 67’s said Keating first landed on their radar when he scored three goals and six points in five games as a bantam-aged forward playing for the Gryphons at the OHL Cup. Expecting to be drafted in the bottom half of the first round, Keating was ecstatic when the 67’s picked him. “When I went there for the visit, they were great to me.
I met Travis Barron. He said good luck in the draft,” he said. Keating said he first developed an affinity for Ottawa when he visited to play in the Bell Capital Cup. His desire to play in the city was cemented after he recently came to Ottawa on a scouting visit to see a 67’s playoff game. “I was personally really excited to go to Ottawa. It’s a huge honour,” he said. “They have great players there. I think my type of player will fit in well with the Ottawa 67’s organization.” The young forward looks up to Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and aspires to be like the two-time Stanley Cup winner. “He does so many things right,” he said of Toews. “He’ll score big goals. He’ll
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com A seniors information fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ron Kolbus Centre, located at 102 Greenview Ave. at Britannia Park. This is the third annual edition of the popular seniors information fair and lunch,
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Under the baton of Antonio Llaca, Coro Vivo Ottawa presents Lux Aeterna: Songs of Light. In addition to Lux Aeterna, this concert will feature celebrated a cappella and accompanied choral works. The event takse place on April 24 at 8 p.m, at St. Joseph’s Church, 174 Wilbrod St. Tickets are $25 and children 14 and under free. They are available at the door, Leading Note, Compact Music or by calling 613-8413902. Arts Night will take place on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, located at 30 Cleary Ave. Please come and see Balwant Baneja, author, Bernard Poulin, painter, and Richard Carpenter, violinist, talk about, demonstrate or perform their art. Admission is $5. For more information, call 613-725-1066.
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April 26
Bytown Voices will host By Request, a spring concert, on April 26 at 3 p.m. at St. Basil’s Church on Maitland Avenue. Choristers will perform their favourite pieces from a wide range of choral genres including South Pacific, indigenous tunes from Bolivia and Peru, Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom, Handel’s Hallelujah Amen, You Are the New Day by John David and Mendelssohn’s Grant Us Thy Peace. Tickets $15 at the door, and children 12 and under are free. For information visit bytownvoices.com or call 613-521-4997.
for Mites (5-7yr) Flag Football (5-12yr) Girls Touch Football (13-18) and Tackle Football - Tykes, Mosquito, PeeWee & Bantam level players (8-16yr)
For more information or to register visit our website at www.hospicecareottawa.ca or call 613-591-6002 ext. 27
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All funds raised stay in our community!
Ottawa West News - Thursday, April 23, 2015
Join the Ontario Genealogical Society – Ottawa Branch for two events on April 25. First is Genealogy: Back To Basics, a short lecture on a genealogical topic, followed by a Q&A session with Ottawa Branch members. This month’s topic is Genetic Genealogy with Richard McGregor from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Next is our monthly presentation, this time on digitization. Kyla Ubbink will discuss the different kinds of equipment and software available as well as the techniques required for carrying out digitization. This session is from 1 to 3 p.m. Both sessions are at the City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Dr. and are free of charge. All are welcome.
St. Matthias Church, located at 555 Parkdale Ave., is hosting a spring flea market featuring clothing, jewelry, household items, toys, books, collectables and refreshments. The event takes place on April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information, call 613-728-3996.
Pre-registration BBQ
Come out and help us reach our goal of $170,000.
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April 25
atic Cancer’s fundraising for research to find a cause, early detection and a cure for this devastating disease. Pansies can be picked up at designated centres on April 25 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. To order your pansies, go to pancreaticcancercanada.ca and follow the links to “Pansies for Pancreatic Cancer”, then “Where to Purchase Pansies.”
April 28
The Ottawa Horticultural Society presents The Peonies of AP Saunders with Brian Marchand, on April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd. Non-members welcome, no guest fee. For more information, visit ottawahort.org or call 613-841-4550. Celebrate spring at The ART of Shopping Shepherds a benefit evening for AOE Arts Council. The spring fashion show will feature door prizes and refreshments and gets underway at 6 p.m. Tickets are $45 and are available at eventbrite.ca. Ten per cent of all evening purchases will be donated to AOE Arts Council. The event takes place at Shepherds Train Yards, 145 Trainyards Dr.
May 2
The Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club will host a yard sale on May 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- rain or shine. Everything under the sun sale from baking to books, to collectors items, jewellery, household items, paintings and more will be available. Refreshments available. The club is located at the corner of Golden and Byron avenues in Westboro. For more information, visit highlandparklawnbowling. ca.
2015 BEL-AIR LIONS/NORSEMEN FOOTBALL PRE-REGISTRATION
Join Hospice Care Ottawa at one of our hike locations for an exciting day that includes at 5km Hike, live music, food, children's activities and more!
Thank you to our generous 2015 Hike for Hospice Sponsors & In-Kind Donors
Kitchissippi United Church is holding its spring rummage sale on April 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. and April 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at 630 Island Park Dr. Come and browse through a good selection of clothing, collectibles, boutique items, jewellery, books, household items and toys. For information, call 613-722-7254.
Get an early start on spring blossoms by pre ordering a 10-inch pot of colourful, quality pansies now for $20. You will support Pancre-
The Hike for Hospice Palliative Care is a national event that takes place at many hospices across Canada to raise awareness and much needed funds for Hospice Care which supports those living with a life-limiting illness and their families. All programs and services are provided at no charge.
Thank you to our Hike Patrons
April 24-25
BEL-AIR NORSEMEN FOOTBALL (Midget-17-19yr) Registration June 23 & 25 or July 6,2014 6:00pm-8:00pm
MAY 2,2015 McKellar Park 11:30AM - 1:00PM at Fieldhouse, Raven Park, 1500 Larose Ave. 539 Wavell Ave. All equipment provided and practices begin in May (touch/flag) or July Mite/tackle). ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION is at www.belairfootball.com
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Hindu social class 6. Hassles 12. Pillsbury best seller 16. Midway between S and E 17. A President’s 1st address 18. The 24th state 19. Atomic #18 20. Most abundant mineral in the body 21. Golf score 22. 14th Greek letter 23. 12th Greek letter 24. 4-stringed Chinese instrument 26. Order of the British Empire women 28. Watering places 30. Atomic #58 31. ‘__ death do us part 32. Radioactivity unit 34. Consumed food 35. Six (Spanish) 37. Hosts film festival
39. S.W. plateau 40. Made of fermented honey and water 41. Et-__ 43. College army 44. Flower petals 45. Assist 47. An open metal dish 48. And, Latin 50. Supreme singer Diana 52. Gaelic name (morning) 54. Expresses pleasure 56. Overdose 57. Spanish be 59. A border for a picture 60. Doctor 61. Ancient Egyptian sun god 62. Lansing is the capital 63. Clothed 66. In contact with the surface 67. 70 year olds 70. Wall bracket for candles 71. Metrical romance (archaic)
CLUES DOWN 1. A member of the clergy 2. Gangster Capone 3. The brightest star in Virgo 4. Starkist’s Charlie 5. Amount of time 6. Loaner 7. Prefix denoting “in a” 8. 2nd largest Tunisian city 9. Schenectady Hospital 10. Toward 11. Totaled 12. As fast as can be done (abbr.) 13. Nonfeeding stage for insects 14. Old Irish alphabet 15. Brings out of sleep 25. Old Spanish monetary units 26. Roman God of the underworld 27. Pouch 29. For all ills or diseases
31. Jewelled headdress 33. Hostage for Pythias 36. Midway between E and SE 38. Financial gain over time 39. Tunes 41. In a way, ricochets 42. Direct a weapon 43. Stood for election 46. Harm to property 47. Plate for Eucharist 49. Monarch’s ceremonial seat 51. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization 53. A nostril 54. ___ Adaba 55. Without (French) 58. Wound fibers to make yarn 60. Nothing more than 64. Political action committee 65. Fail to keep pace 68. Personal computer 69. Indicates position
This weeks puzzle answers in next weeks issue
Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, your imagination is running wild, and that can be a good thing. You are full of inspiration and fun ideas this week, which only makes you more charming. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may need to open new lines of communication to complete an important project this week. Don’t be afraid to engage others as your deadline nears. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, this week is a great time to put plans you have been keeping private in motion. Enjoy this exciting time and don’t hesitate to share your excitement with others. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your love of competition comes to the forefront this week. This competitive spirit may open new doors for you. Make the most of these opportunities. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, use this week as a time to conduct some personal inventory. Opportunity awaits around the corner, and your work this week will help you make the most of this new development. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, make this week all about spending time with your significant other. Plan a date night or sit and snuggle. Enjoy every moment you get to spend together.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your responsibilities beckon this week. You enjoy being responsible, so don’t sweat it when you must make some decisions. Be confident that you will make the right calls. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you are ready to embrace the great outdoors and all it has to offer. You never know what adventure awaits you, but you know one is on the horizon. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you have a lot of energy this week. Put that bounce in your step to good use by fixing up something around the house or beginning a new fitness regimen. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Your words will carry significant weight this week, Capricorn. With that realization comes much responsibility. Make sure you wield your influence accordingly. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, a financial windfall might be headed your way in the weeks to come. Allow yourself some time to splurge, but do your best to save some money as well. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Bold action is awarded this week, Pisces. You are one of the few people in your circle willing to take a few chances, and that will pay off soon. 0423 Ottawa West News - Thursday, April 23, 2015
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