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New festival aims to showcase the culture of Westboro Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
From dog fashion shows to a craft beer garden and 120-metre zip line, organizers of the inaugural Westboro Fuse festival are planning an event to bring residents out of their homes and onto the street. A taste of just what is in
store for the three-day festival this June 10 to 12 was on display at its launch event at Mountain Equipment Co-op on Richmond Road on April 19. A stilt walker, fire juggler and a dancer performing on the side of the outdoor gear store were a taste of what the festival will offer. See NEW, page 4
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Community housing gets $12.2-million for energy retrofits Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
Ottawa Community Housing’s CEO had reason to give out 12 million thank-yous last week. Stéphane Giguère, CEO of the city’s public housing corporation, shook hands with the area’s MPPs following an announcement on April 22, as the City of Ottawa received more than $12.2 million from the province’s Green Investment Fund for social housing energy retrofits, including the replacement of boilers, insulation and windows — money that would be coming in OCH’s direction. “We are at a point of renewing our portfolio and looking at the different avenues to make sure our
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tenants have homes that are really safe and comfortable and (decreasing our) impact on the global environment and ensuring that sustainability is part of our plan,” Giguère said following the announcement. The announcement took place at 280 Rochester St., where OCH completed a smart thermostat pilot project last year. OCH saw a 30 per cent utility consumption decrease. “We can invest back into improving the quality of life, potentially
redoing the common areas,” he said of the savings. As the city’s largest social housing provider, it’s also one of the city’s largest consumers. Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi said the goal of the $325-million Green Investment Fund is to fight climate change, boost the economy and create jobs. About $82 million is earmarked for social housing retrofits. “The money will be used to retrofit social housing in units right across our city,” Naqvi said. “Bringing these buildings up to speed and up to environmental standards will undoubtedly help us strengthen our community.” The money will be used on 23 buildings, which provide 4,971 homes — about one-third of the OCH portfolio. “Decent housing is more than just a shelter, it provides stability, security and dignity. I’m confident that these changes are also going to result in an improved and better quality of life for our residents in OCH,” Naqvi said. He said the investment is timely, not only because of goals to reduce greenhouse gases, but because the housing stock is aging. “Our tenants in Ottawa community housing deserve to have a good quality of life,” he said, adding it also saves money for OCH. “It’s a double win. Not only are we improving quality of life, we are saving money for a housing provider and we are having an impact on our climate by reducing greenhouse gases.” Any tenant currently paying for heat and hydro should see a decrease in the cost of their utility bills, which also makes their housing more affordable. That would help tenants who currently have to make choices between utilities and food.
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committee. She added the investment is welcome after the province downloaded social housing without any money for repairs. “We’ve come a long way, and we still have a long way to go, but this $12.2 million is a big step in the right direction, and we as a city are really grateful,” Deans said. About 10,000 people are currently on OCH’s housing waiting list.
“About 115,000 Ottawa residents, representing 40,000 households, are living in poverty and having to make impossible choices between paying the rent, putting food on the table paying the utility bill or having money for transportation,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, who also chairs the community and protective services
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“The focus was about creating a really good atmosphere on the street and finding ways to celebrate and share what Westboro culture was about,” said Trina Mather Simard, festival producer, following the launch. “It seemed the neighbours just really wanted a time and space to get together on the street, so we tried to create different spaces to capture all of that.” Local festival West Fest was previously held in
Westboro, but will move to Laroche Park in Hintonburg this year. Fuse will take its place, closing down Richmond Road from Golden to McRae. The event is a partnership between the Westboro Business Improvement Area, Aboriginal Experiences and Knock on Wood Communications. Dan Huang, Westboro BIA board chair, said the new event fits the rebrand of the village BIA. According to research completed for the rebrand, the area is chock-full of residents from every demographic,
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including young families and the recently retired. Residents are also physically active and pet centric. “It’s been a long time coming and we are so excited,” Huang said, adding Westboro has come a long way from a quiet, low-key neighbourhood. “This festival celebrates what makes Westboro unique.” Westboro Fuse kicks off with an event that showcases the active lifestyle of many of the residents; the MEC Mile is scheduled for Friday night, for runners of all ages and abilities. To animate the street, there will be main stage events, featuring cover bands and a comedy night at the local Royal Canadian Legion. Saturday will be full of family-friendly events, including four super dog shows near the Superstore. Ottawa Gymnastics will have a try-it zone and there will also be street yoga sessions and extended patios, for people to enjoy some food, as well as the sites and sounds of the festival. Using the urban landscape as their stage, aerial dancers from British Columbia Aeriosa will have shows throughout the day
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Ottawa-based comedian, magician and juggler Brian Wilson balances a lit torch on the tip of his nose during the launch of Westboro Fuse. The street festival takes place June 10 to 12.
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McCracken, a reporterphotographer covering communities from Eastway Gardens to Riverside South and Findlay Creek in several city wards including Alta Vista, Capital, River, GloucesterSouthgate and GloucesterSouth Nepean, took third place in the Sport and Recreation Story category. The win recognized her coverage of South Ottawa Mustangs football club coach, Paul Howard, a tireless volunteer who became the first Ottawa coach to receive the NFL Youth Coach of the Year award. And in a national news competition, McCracken earned second place in the Best Spot News Photo Coverage category, for community papers with a circulation of more than 12,500, in the 2016 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards. The national award recognized McCracken’s front-page photo taken last year of a little boy standing in front of his Riverside South home playing with a toy, as Ottawa firefighters clean up following a fire that ravaged an attached unit and damaged his own house. As well, Metroland Media reporter Melissa Murray, who recently joined the Ottawa news team as a reporterphotographer with the Ottawa West News, captured second place at the national level for Outstanding Reporter Initiative in the 10,000-plus circulation category. Murray was recognized for her three-part series titled, “The waiting game,” which she wrote as a reporter with Metroland’s Kitchener Post publication.
is fascinating. This piece is also a smooth, tidy read with some excellent details and great quotes. Nice work Brier Dodge.” Adam Kveton, reporterphotographer with the Kanata Kourier-Standard, was honoured with a third-place win in the Arts and Entertainment category for his July 2015 story, titled, “Flying for the circus.” Leading with a narrativestyle approach that drops the reader into the midst of the action, Kveton’s coverage explored the acrobatic skill of Cirque du Soleil performers in advance of their show that summer at the Canadian Tire Centre. CIRCUS
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There’s a lot Dean McCuaig likes about Westboro. He knows his neighbours’ first names, and it’s the kind of neighbourhood where residents have clotheslines outside their homes. That’s what he was looking for in a community. So a year ago, he decided to get involved and applied to join the Westboro Legion branch 480, after seeing a booth trying to attract new members. He thought he would give it a shot. “I was a bit hesitant because I was recently married — my husband and I are a same sex couple. It’s not an issue for me anywhere else but my thoughts were the legion is very traditional; I’m not sure they are going to be OK with this.” Not only were they OK with McCuaig joining, they sought him out to take over public relations for the branch. “I thought the legion was the same legion that my sister went to when she was a teenager and it’s not. A lot’s changed,” McCuaig said. “The bricks and mortar still look the same, but I had to take the time to look inside, past the bricks and mortar and see it’s different and there’s a space for me here, and I’m really glad I figured that out.” He and his husband attend many events at the legion and have been immediately welcomed. “I love the fact that nobody cares about the demographic I represent. It’s clear to them that I support veterans, and I support my community and that’s what they care about.” The legion has come a long way and has opened its doors to more and more people. It no longer requires members have a direct relative who served in the military. It’s open to everyone; just read the bright red letters saying so on its website. The Westboro branch currently has more than 370 members. “Too many people think the legion is where old white men drink and it’s so much more than that.” That’s one of McCuaig’s challenges; promoting the legion so everyone knows it has evolved. “The demographic of who our veterans are has completely changed because the people coming back from war or service are younger than they’ve ever been before,” McCuaig said, adding many have school-aged children, or are young and single.
“The demographic of who makes up our veterans has changed, therefore, the services we provide have to adapt to those changes.” So the legion aims to bridge the traditional with the modern.
I was a bit hesitant because I was recently married — my husband and I are a same sex couple. It’s not an issue for me anywhere else but my thoughts were the legion is very traditional; I’m not sure they are going to be OK with this. WESTBORO LEGION MEMBER DEAN MCCUAIG
It hosts events, like this weekend’s commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic — a parade and wreath-laying ceremony starting at the legion on May 1 at 1:30 p.m., which remembers the Royal Canadian Navy’s 1,965 men and 24 ships lost during the Second World War. After the ceremony, there’s a potluck dinner and entertainment at the branch from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. It also hosts dances, live music, bingo and even presented a social media workshop, explaining Facebook to those interested. During
the neighbourhood’s Westboro Fuse festival this summer, the legion will host a comedy night fundraiser. “We do have parts of our organization that celebrate our traditions, we do have parts of our organization that celebrate the fabric of today, and we have a section of our organization that is looking at what’s coming next, what’s changing and how do we get ready for that.” Doug Cody, the branch’s president, joined the branch in 1994. “Most of the legions were a lot livelier,” Cody said of how the legions were doing when he first joined. Cody served in the Canadian military as a communications reservist, travelling to Egypt in 1979. “But age has not helped us, our parking has not helped us. People have either died off or aged out or don’t get out anymore or have found other things that have interested them.” That’s the challenge with finding new members. There are so many other organizations looking for members or volunteers. “People who are a lot younger have other things to do,” Cody said. To modernize, the Westboro legion has “come out of the stone age,” Cody said, mentioning the branch’s Wi-Fi, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and electronic newsletters. “Activities we have are not what would have been around a few years ago,” he said, referencing a trivia night fundraiser where the branch
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this is a good place to be and there are benefits to being members,” Cody said. Will legions survive? Cody thinks so, but they won’t be the same. “Will it be exactly as it is now? No. There will be fewer legions, there’s no question about that.” But what helps the Westboro legion survive, he said, is its place in the neighbourhood and its support of the community, whether it’s providing a place for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings or fundraisers. “We’re not dead yet. Could we do better? Absolutely, but by making this place attractive to people for just a social time or coming in for a wedding or a meeting, we become part of the community.”
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donates money to the winner’s charity of choice. But even with all of that change, there’s one challenge the legion can’t seem to get over. “One of our biggest problems is that I keep hearing, and I shake my head, ‘Oh I thought you had to serve to be a member of the legion.’ And I’m thinking that’s been gone for a long, long time.” To bring in members, Cody said it’s important to show them what the legion has to offer and what it’s about — remembrance, supporting veterans and community service. They also can’t be scaring people off by waving membership forms in their faces. “We want them to realize that a
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Code of conduct should not target dissent Ottawa Carleton District School Board chairwoman Shirley Seward and all but two trustees have finally got their code of conduct for school board trustees ready to bring the hammer down on those who don’t play well with others. There was really only one holdout when the board’s newly developed code of conduct was passed at a committee of the whole meeting, and that was trustee Donna Blackburn. The other trustee who didn’t support the code abstained from voting. The board takes an official vote on the matter on April 26. The fact Blackburn didn’t support the code after she made an attempt to make sure such a code could not be used to silence dissent was defeated is not surprising considering Blackburn, and some of the comments she has made in the past, have rubbed many of her colleagues the wrong way. Having a code of conduct for school board trustees seems perfectly reasonable, but the devil is in the details. And one detail of this code is the rather open ended definition of conduct the code
will police. Blackburn says she is worried the code will be used as a tool to silence dissent, and despite what Seward says, that’s a valid concern. “It’s the same set of behaviours we expect from our staff and our students,� Seward said. But there is a big difference between what is expected of staff and students and what should be expected of trustees who are elected representatives of the people. Yes it is perfectly reasonable to expect trustees to treat each other with respect, and have rules governing such things as harassment. But anything that even hints at being a means of stifling dissent is problematic. If Trustee A thinks a decision of Trustee B is wrong, they have every right, and in a democracy one can argue an obligation, to speak up and say so regardless of what other trustees think. And considering that Blackburn’s motion to clearly state that a difference of opinion is not subject to some code of conduct test, was defeated, that is a worrying sign of how this code of conduct can be used in the future.
Safe injection sites might meet everyone’s needs
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t’s easy to understand why many people, including the mayor of Ottawa and the city’s chief of police, oppose a supervised injection site in the city. The idea goes against all logic: you want people to stop being addicted to drugs, but you provide a place where they can have access to them. It’s hard to get your head around that, yet many people have been able to do so, including reputable people in both the health and law enforcement fields, in Ottawa as well as elsewhere. They argue, most importantly, that safe injection sites save lives. They also point out that safe injection sites save money that would be spent dealing with people who overdose on the street or contract HIV and hepatitis C from infected needles.
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tion. We are stuck with a social problem — alcohol abuse, drug addiction — and we can’t eliminate it, try as we might. So we seek to minimize the damage. We regulate the sale of alcohol and impose certain restrictions on its consumption. Similar procedures will be put in place with regard to marijuana. The safe injection site idea follows similar logic. Ottawa’s mayor has argued, and he is not alone, that what is needed is not a safe injection site but more drug treatment centres, and that’s a good point. But the difficulty is getting addicts to those treatment centres in the first place. Perhaps the clinching argument is this: A safe injection site can also be a place where addicts are offered help from trained professionals to deal with their addictions. Not all of them will take advantage of that, but some will. Addicts don’t want to be ad-
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dicts; 99 per cent of the time it’s not fun. But they need to get to a place away from the street where professional help and advice is available. Paradoxically, that place could be the same place they go for their injections. To paraphrase what they say in the movies, it’s so counter-intuitive it might just work.
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Getting fit just got a whole lot easier A BRYNNA LESLIE
Capital Muse guilty if I miss a few days. Achieving my weekly goal has the added benefit of encouraging me to stretch myself beyond the minimum.
In the past, I’ve criticized public health folk for reducing minimum exercise recommendations. But I may have been wrong.
super fit because I walk around in gym gear every morning. When I started going to the gym last fall, I vowed I would go twice per week, minimum. Setting the bar low guarantees success. This guarantee of success means I don’t have to feel
On average, I hit the gym four times per week. It’s my new addiction. I know from experience, however, that it’s hard to get moving if you’re in the habit of being dormant, watching back-to-back episodes of Breaking Bad or otherwise binge-watching
Netflix. Sometimes the thought of having to meet the 150 minutes of physical activity per week recommended by health experts is too daunting. But perhaps setting the bar low is a good way to start, suggest the findings from a new study In Britain’s medical journal, The Lancet. It turns out that 15 minutes of exercise each day – or 75 minutes weekly – may be all you need to increase your life span and ward off disease. In the study of 416,175 individuals conducted between 1996 and 2008, the researchers found that people in the low-volume activity group – those who engaged in just 15 minutes of moderate physical exercise daily — had a 14 per cent reduced risk of all-cause mortality and had a three year longer life expectancy than those in
is a much less daunting number than 30 minutes, and it’s very likely that getting people into the habit of regular exercise will encourage them to increase the amount over time. If the findings in The Lancet translate to the
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Tolls make transit people’s first choice To the editor,
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Driver. Contrary to your assertions, evidence has shown that road tolls are indeed an effective tool to
help manage traffic flows in urban settings. You state that it’s “beyond galling” to have
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drivers pay for the roads through taxes, and then also charging them to drive on those roads. Well, by that logic, electricity should be free, because we paid for the hydro lines. Water should be free too, because we paid for the pipes and treatment. No, we charge for consumption of these services in order to cover for the costs inherent in providing that service, and to help manage demand. The same principle should apply to roads – as it does successfully across many U.S. states. When Ottawa’s LRT comes online (finally) we will have an effective way of travelling through the downtown core, at all times of day. Our existing crosscity rapid transit will feed into the LRT, instead of into the downtown core, giving us the opportunity to expand our downtown green space, pedestrian-on-
ly areas, and cycling lanes to make the core a more livable place, and much more attractive to tourists. Evidence has shown that this can more than compensate for the problems we see in Ottawa such as, like you mention in the editorial, suburban shopping malls with massive parking lots (and poor transit service). You state that if LRT means more people leave their cars at home that will be a “sign of success.” Traffic demand management is far more complex than that. If we’re constantly widening roads and keeping gasoline prices low, then we’re pushing people into their cars. Carrots are great, but sticks are more effective when it comes to getting people onto transit. Academic research has in fact specifically recommended road tolls for Ottawa. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has also recommended congestion charges, road tolls and ad-
ditional fuel and parking taxes as practical ways to increase transit ridership in Canada. We should listen to this advice. When travelling within Ottawa, the default option needs to be transit – or biking or walking where feasible – not using a private vehicle. To help contribute to such a reality, road tolls should be collected at appropriate points (perhaps during peak periods only), with the funds preferably funnelled into transit. While city council chose recently to not even study the issue, I hope that cooler heads will prevail down the road and we will look at bringing in common sense traffic control measures, including road tolls. I commend Coun. David Chernushenko for initiating this discussion as tolls, while perhaps not politically popular, are nevertheless the right thing to do. Mark Johnson Nepean
Committee approves plan to use reserves to shore up childcare services after funding shortfall Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
A new set of regulations and decreased funding from the province have created a budget shortfall in childcare services, the city’s community and protective services committee heard April 21. Aaron Burry, the general manager of community and social services, said staff was anticipating an increase of $1.2 million – instead Ottawa received a $1 million cut. The gap to cover the existing fee subsidy program is $2.2 million, Burry said, adding the department also had to hire four new staff to deal with changing regulations around subsidies and the centralized waiting list. The reason the capital
got short changed was due to some tweaks to the provincial funding formula and Statistics Canada information that Ottawa has a lower proportion of low income families than other municipalities, Burry said, adding that Ottawa had $3 million in unused subsidy dollars in 2014 – which the province took into account. Committee chair Diane Deans said it would seem the new provincial system is flawed. The gap could mean 260 fewer subsidized spaces and an increase in the wait list, bringing the total to over 1,200, according to the city report. Prior to September 2015 subsidies would be attached to an individual childcare centre instead of to the family in need. With
the change in rules the fee subsides are now floating, which means they apply to the family. The change means parents can pick a daycare that suits their needs, rather than simply because a spot was available. But changes to the act that governs daycares has caused some growing pains, as centres grapple with new rules around child to caregiver ratios, health and safety requirements and in some cases – families moving to centres that better suit their needs. The city has a $11.5 million stabilization fund, that was created to help agencies with some of the costs associated with converting to the new rules. See DROP, page 12
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Staff propose using $5.7 million from reserve funds to deal with the subsidy shortfall and $3.5 million in emergency bridge funding for child-
cares that are transitioning to the new provincial model. Burry said staff have positioned the funding, to align with the spending priorities under the new provincial funding system
and hope to get a boost next year. But in the interim, the slate of changes around childcare could spell problems for a francophone childcare centre in Lowertown.
Beausoleil child care centre on York Street was closed temporarily for repairs last summer, but Burry said that the closure may be longer than anticipated. “We have to balance the vacancy rate, and if there’s enough demand in the neighbourhood to fill it,” Burry said. But Rideau-Rockliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum said the closure may have created a false situation where it looks like there isn’t the need to support it. “Families would have found other, less convenient arrangements,” he said. The city doesn’t lease the space currently, so whatever goes in would be a brand-new license and have some start up costs, Burry said. FILE
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Councillors want staff to keep an eye on refugee settlement jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Several city councillors at the April 21 community and protective services meeting expressed concern about the cost of helping the influx of Syrian refugees after federal funding expires. So far, 1,500 refugees have come to the capital. The majority – 1,118 are government sponsored and have already been housed. But community and protective services committee members such as Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury, who chairs Ottawa Community Housing, are worried that the increased demand once the federal government bows out will end up putting a financial burden on city taxpayers. “The city needs the supports and the private landlords to be there,” he said. “We have a set of priorities for affordable housing and the list is long.” Aaron Burry, general manager of community and social
services, said the city is paying extra attention to the specific needs of the families that are already here in preparation for “month 13.” He said the city usually welcomes 2,000 refugees annually, with much of the same needs as the Syrian population. The only difference is the work that they’re doing now to stabilize the families so that they have housing, employment and other supports that doesn’t usually start until the end of the first year. Burry said staff is working on identifying those families that will need to be on Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program. Past experience says that 40 per cent of government-sponsored refugees end up on social assistance. “Typically those who move to Ontario Works, end up being on social assistance for approximately 15 months,” Burry said. The province funds the social assistance, but Osgoode Coun. George Darouze is
worried about other costs in the form of staff to process applications or shore up community support services. “A year is not sufficient to get refugees on their feet, we need to plan for pressure on support services,” Darouze said. Burry said he doesn’t anticipate any additional cost to Ottawa taxpayers as a result of resettlement efforts. Hindia Mohamoud, director of the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership, said that despite initial struggles at the start, studies show immigrants are twice as likely to start a business than Canadian-born residents. Coun. Michael Qaqish, who was appointed as be the liaison for the mayor’s working group on refugee settlement, said there’s a lot of work going on behind the scenes. “It’s a lot to ask that they learn to speak the language and get a job in the first 12 months,” he said. “But we are working on a job fair in June.”
Coun. Michael Qaqish, who was appointed by Mayor Jim Watson to act as liaison to the working group on refugees, said that settlement agencies and staff are working on getting ready for month 13, when federal funding for the Syrian refugees ends. FILE
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Hoping to raise about $10,000 this year, the annual Nepali Gala hosted by the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa will take place April 30. It also falls just days after the oneyear anniversary of the earthquake in the same country that killed more than 8,000 people. “People are still living in tents and shelters. You don’t have to do very much to improve their lives,” said Susan Mellor, a member of the organizing committee. The event, now in its 10th year, features a Nepali-inspired dinner and folk dancing, as well as the sale of hand-woven scarves, jewelry, saris and a silent auction of goods and services. A weekend resort retreat is also being given away as a door prize. Proceeds for the annual event go to the Women’s Foundation of Nepal. Mellor said they are hoping for 100 people to attend. WFN provides immediate shelter for abandoned and abused women. They also have a co-operative where women make the scarves, textiles and jewelry that will be sold at the gala. “Last year they had that massive earthquake, and a lot of their resources went to feeding the community even before the major aid organizations got to do their business.
They really depleted their resources.” After the earthquake and aftershock, WFN used its dye vats as cooking vessels, in order to feed the community. They also continue to provide emergency relief to people in rural areas, providing blankets, clothing and a sack of rice per family. Mellor is planning to volunteer with the organization later this year. Many of the other women who work on the organizing committee have also been to the shelter, which is located in Kathmandu. “It’s such a beautiful country, but so impoverished,” she said. Patricia O’Regan, co-oordinator of the Nepali Gala, has also visited the country and learned about the importance of WFN. “One of the most memorable aspects of my visit was the extraordinary hospitality … and that it was all about the children there,” O’Reagan said in a release. The event will be held at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa at 30 Cleary St. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Tickets for the event are $35. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Patricia O’Reagan at 613-820-4061 or email ottawanepaligala@gmail.com. More information about WFN can be found at www.womenepal.org.
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Trustees support code of conduct Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Ottawa Carleton District School Board trustees overwhelmingly voted in favour of a code of conduct at a committee of the whole meeting on April 19, with one notable exception — Barrhaven trustee Donna Blackburn.
Blackburn, who faced censure from the chair of the board for comments she had made about some of her colleagues, said she’s worried the code will be used as a tool to silence dissent. She proposed an amendment, to allow trustees to express their personal political views, but it was defeated.
“It wasn’t even close,” Blackburn said, adding one trustee called it a “get out of jail free card.” The code, which has been in the works for the better part of the year through an ad hoc committee, defines acceptable behaviour for trustees and lays out a set of procedures should one trustee lay
a complaint against another — including hiring an outside investigator. Blackburn, who fears the code is a way to silence her sometimes unconventional take on the comings and goings of the board, said she isn’t clear on how a complaint would pass a “smell test” before it went to the board. Board chair Shirley Seward has long championed the code, saying it’s similar to
ones used by other boards across the province. “It’s not meant to be punitive,” Seward said. “It’s the same set of behaviours we expect from our staff and our students. In most cases, it won’t ever get to formal sanctions.” Seward said after the chair is made aware of a complaint, an attempt will be made to resolve the matter. “In some cases we may
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Kitchissippi residents are calling for city to crack down on cutting of mature trees Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
A group of Kitchissippi residents wants to speak for the trees. The city’s urban tree conservation policy, meant to protect mature trees from being chopped down during development, is flawed and ineffective, critics say. A permit is required to cut down “distinctive” trees under the bylaw. That means, a tree that measures more than 10 centimetres in a diameter on private lots that are less than one hectare and trees that measure more than 50 cm on lots that are more than a hectare. Staff released a report on tree felling permits at the April 19 meeting of the
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bylaw was first introduced there was a period of education, with property owners given warnings if they cut down trees they shouldn’t have. But Carleton professor and Kitchissippi resident Daniel Buckles said that culture of education has led to a situation where no one takes heed of the bylaw. “Now no one takes it seriously,” he said. Buckles said the bylaw should be co-ordinated with the committee of adjustment and building permits. “That way those regulatory bodies would have a sense of what trees are on a property, before work begins and they get cut down,” he said. See TREES , page 18
An example of how a mature tree could be endangered during a rebuild on a neighbouring property. Kitchissippi residents are asking the city to enforce the urban tree bylaw. FILE
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Best Theratronics Ltd. is a Canadian company of TeamBestโ ข. We became a member of the Best family in May 2008. We manufacture external beam therapy units and selfcontained blood irradiators. We have created a new product line of cyclotrons (B14p, B35p and the B70p) for radioisotope production. The team brings with it a diverse range of knowledge from around the world. TeamBestโ ข is driven by one primary goal - to provide the best products and services to customers. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: t *OTUBMMT NPEJรถFT BOE USPVCMFTIPPUT B WBSJFUZ PG electrical, electronic and control devices used in manufacturing company products. t 1MBOT BOE EFUFSNJOFT JOTUBMMBUJPO QSPDFEVSFT CZ TUVEZJOH EBUB GSPN XPSL PSEFST KPC TQFDJรถDBUJPOT BOE circuit diagrams. t *OTUBMMT FMFDUSJDBM PS FMFDUSPOJD DPNQPOFOUT TVDI BT motors, power supplies, control and sensing devices and electronic computing and control systems. t 8PSLT UP DMPTF UPMFSBODFT FNQMPZJOH B WBSJFUZ PG hand tools, test probes, control meters and electronic testing devices. t "OBMZTFT TZNQUPN PG FRVJQNFOU GBJMVSFT UP EFUFSNJOF cause of malfunction. t $POOFDUT XJSJOH UFTU BOE BEKVTUT FMFDUSP NFDIBOJDBM EFWJDFT UP TZODISPOJ[F PQFSBUJPOT XJUI TQFDJรถDBUJPOT t 5SPVCMF TIPPUT EFGFDUT VTJOH GVODUJPOBM UFTU FRVJQNFOU EJTNBOUMFT NBMGVODUJPOJOH FRVJQNFOU and parts and replaces with suitable substitutes. Must be aware of Electrostatic dissipation principles. t 3FRVJSFE UP QFSGPSN IFBWZ QIZTJDBM XPSL XIJMF avoiding potential safety hazards. t 1FSGPSNT PUIFS SFMBUFE FMFDUSJDBM BOE FMFDUSPOJD EVUJFT BT SFRVJSFE t 1FSGPSNT DPNQVUFS IBSEXBSF BOE TPGUXBSF DPOรถHVSBUJPOT BT SFRVJSFE QUALIFICATIONS: t /PSNBMMZ $PNNVOJUZ $PMMFHF HSBEVBUJPO GSPN B ZFBS &MFDUSPOJD &OHJOFFSJOH 5FDIOJDJBO 1SPHSBN PS UIF FRVJWBMFOU QMVT ZFBST EJSFDUMZ SFMBUFE FYQFSJFODF t .VTU IBWF B UIPSPVHI LOPXMFEHF PG FMFDUSJDBM BOE electronic principles and be able to understand and follow technical instruction and be able to diagnose FRVJQNFOU NBMGVODUJPOT t .VTU CF BCMF UP QFSGPSN BSJUINFUJD DBMDVMBUJPOT t .VTU CF BCMF UP JOUFSQSFU ESBXJOHT BOE TDIFNBUJDT and be able to work with parts and assemblies. t ,OPXMFEHF PG 1-$ DPOUSPMT BO BTTFU t .VTU DIFDL GPS EFGFDUT BOE CF BCMF UP EFUFDU EBNBHFE components, loose or broken wires & connections and must be able to work with small fasteners and DPNQPOFOUT JO DPOรถOFE TQBDFT t .VTU CF LOPXMFEHFBCMF PG BOE DPNQMZ XJUI TBGFUZ precautions. t .VTU IBWF FYDFMMFOU JOUFSQFSTPOBM TLJMMT BOE UIF BCJMJUZ to work effectively in a team environment.
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OUR AODA COMMITMENT Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to FOTVSJOH FRVBM BDDFTT UP FNQMPZNFOU PQQPSUVOJUJFT GPS DBOEJEBUFT including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons XJUI EJTBCJMJUJFT JO UIF SFDSVJUNFOU QSPDFTT VQPO SFRVFTU *G ZPV BSF TFMFDUFE GPS BO JOUFSWJFX BOE ZPV SFRVJSF BDDPNNPEBUJPO EVF UP a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview. Please apply to Walter Dubas at wdubas@perfprint.ca
All applicants should apply in writing with a cover letter and resume to Human Resources: Email: jobs@theratronics.ca or Fax #: (613) 591-2176 NOTE: Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews.
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Shelves emptying fast at city’s food banks Need increased with Syrian refugees not able to make ends meet Michelle Nash Jennifer McIntosh michelle.nash@metroland.com
The cupboards are bare at the Heron Emergency Food Centre – and it’s not the only food bank in this city that is suffering based on an increased need as Syrian refugees living on social assistance can’t make ends meet. Louisa Simms, head of the food centre, said that in February and March the centre – at 1480 Heron Rd. – served 684 Syrian refugees. Simms said they were completely unprepared for the influx of refugees. “We were told they were moving to buildings on Donald (street),” she said. “We didn’t really expect to see the demand here.” While Simms said the centre had 119 volunteers last year – about 60 of which are regulars – they had to scramble to find people who could speak Arabic to help deal with the new population.
“They are very patient,” Simms said, adding the families come well prepared with the paperwork they need. But registering families with four or five children, when the parents only speak a handful of English words takes time. Simms said the food bank only has the capacity to deal with 50 people during the hours it’s open. “We would have liked some advance notice that they’d be coming,” Simms said. “It would have helped us to prepare.” Simms said the situation would have been worse, but residents have really stepped up to the plate to donate. “We’ve also had some help from churches,” she said. On April 16, Jenny Tierney, Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney’s wife, organized an emergency food drive in response to a cry for help from the Gloucester Food Cupboard. The need was directly re-
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“We were ready, we were always ready,” he said. “We understood they would be receiving the equivalent of social assistance. Essentially what we are talking about is what we know all too well already – what they are getting is what people on social assistance get – and there is a great need from people on social assistance. Over 50 per cent of who we service are people on social assistance … so I am not surprised we would see refugees turn to the food bank. The numbers are high and I hope they don’t continue.” A large majority of the 1,500 Syrians already living in the capital – 1,118 – are government sponsored, which means they needed help locating housing and other supports. In response to the resettlement plans, the United Way Ottawa launched a United for Refugees cam-
paign. To date, the campaign has raised $850,000 to help Syrian refugees. To help determine how to
distribute the funding, the United Way issued a call for proposals to invest the donations. Of the 52 appli-
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Always in need, with the increase of Syrian refugees using the food bank to supplement their gap in groceries, the Ottawa Food Bank is urging people to continue to give. According to the Ottawa Food Bank its 2015 Hunger Count in March noted that 47,653 people used food banks in the city monthly. Since the federal government began resettling Syrian refugees in November 2015, more than 1,100 refugees have moved to Ottawa. The food bank reports that there are 390 refugee families visiting food banks each week. According to executive director Michael Maidment there are 12 city food banks that have seen an increase in demand. * Pavilion Food Bank * Caldwell Family Centre
* Carlington Community Health Centre * Sadaqa Food Bank * Morrison Gardens Emergency Food * Rideau Rockcliffe Emergency Food Bank * Gloucester Emergency Food Bank * South East Ottawa Community Health Centre (Hunt Club site) * Centertown Emergency Food Bank * Heron Road Emergency Food Bank * Russel Heights Family Centre * Debra Dynes Family House * St. Joe’s Supper Table * St. Joe’s Women’s Centre Four centres, Gloucester Food Cupboard, Heron Road Emergency Food Bank, Sadaqa Food Bank and Centretown Emergency Food Bank are experiencing the biggest increase in demand. Maidment said the best thing peo-
ple can do is donate money. “Every gift is meaningful and I don’t think the food bank will ever do away with the food bin, because it is real and people like to buy two things at the grocery store and donate,” Maidment said. “But cash really lets us leverage the gift that much more.” Maidment explained that every $1 donated can be turned into $5 worth of food. The food bank is able to stretch a donor dollar further because of our large quantities of bulk purchases, and food industry partnerships, Maidment explained. He added that aside from donor dollars, people can also donate time by volunteering. To donate or find out more information about how to volunteer, visit ottawafoodbank.ca.
the funds will be invested and will announce this decision in June. In the meantime, food banks like the Nepeanbased Halal food bank, the Sadaqa Food Bank, helps feed close to 500 people a week, a number that the organization’s manager Mumta Akhtar expects to rise even more. “Syrian families are large,” Akhtar said. “We are very overwhelmed.” Even though the organization is handing out food weekly to families that are coming from across the city, the emergency food bank still seems to manage to fill its shelves. “We have a strong community,” Akhtar said. That being said, he added the increase is growing each week. Jenny said she challenges other wards to also hold food drives to help fill the gap. See TIME, page 28
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“It has to continue,” she said. “It can’t just be one offs.” Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, who was appointed liaison for the working group on refugee settlement by Mayor Jim Watson, said there’s a lot of work going on behind the scenes. “We are aware that we need to co-ordinate efforts to stabilize families once the federal funding stops,” he said. “So we are getting to know their needs.” Qaqish said he’s not surprised to hear there’s demand on local food banks and community health resource centres. “This is a family of five or six, living on the same amount as a typical family living on social assistance,” Qaqish said. “A large portion of the monthly income has gone to pay for rent, so there’s not a lot left over for food.” Qaqish said they’ve all been housed in the Donald towers in the east end, Norberrry residences near Mooney’s Bay and in the Pinecrest area. “Private landlords have
been really generous, either exempting first and last month’s rent, or giving a discount on the monthly amount,” he said. During an April 21 meeting of the city’s community and protective services committee, manager Aaron Burry laid out the municipal immigration strategy, which prompted some councillors to question what happens once the federal funding dries up. Rideau-Rockliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum asked if the city would advocate on behalf of local community health resource centres that are feeling the pinch. Nussbaum said some centres in his ward were feeling a strain on their food banks and English tutoring services. Qaqish said he’s been in conversations with Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi and John McCallum, the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Metroland Media attempted to get information on what type of additional supports that could be coming from the ministry, but it did not respond to repeated requests for that information before press time.
Qaqish said a lot of Syrians are in the skilled trades sector, so staff has been working with the unions on possible training or employment opportunities. “We’ve also got quite a number who were chefs back home, so we are talking with restaurants,” he said, adding a job fair is planned for June. In the meantime, nearly 200 children have been integrated into local schools and families have been tutored on riding the bus by OC Transpo. In the meantime, for people who want to help, Qaqish said to donate to local food banks, which have been facing increased demand as a result of resettlement efforts. “People can also donate to the United Way,” he said. But for those who don’t want to donate money or goods, sometimes your time is even better, Qaqish said. “People can contact my office if they’d like to invite people over for a dinner with a typical Canadian family,” he said. “The goal is to make people feel welcome. Sometimes even a smile makes a big difference.”
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Other ideas included having more space for laptops and individual workstations, community meeting rooms, a better configuration of the children’s area, making the washrooms accessible and adding multi-use furniture. Another high priority for the group is maintaining the building’s heritage and character. Facilitator of the session Wesley Petite, a Carleton PhD student, relayed some priorities for the Ottawa Public Library, if a new space was considered. Those include a one-storey, 930-square-metre space that has “reasonable” operating costs. When finding out the city’s optimal size for a new space, resident Wanda Goneau thought it wouldn’t be enough. With Rosemount already jammed at the seams at about 557 square metres, she said, “It won’t cut it.” Prindiville asked, “If talking about new location, why think small?” When it comes to location, however, the group
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Those in attendance generally agreed planning and research money should be spent in part to look at adding a mezzanine to the building and looking at the demographics of the area and the library’s use, so that any work done to the branch will not only meet today’s demands, but make it relevant in the future. “We shouldn’t just be planning to catch it up, but looking forward,” Prindiville said.
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Gisele Bouvier, of the Ottawa poverty advocacy group ACORN – Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now – said she is excited to begin public consultations on how to license predatory payday loan companies such as Money Mart. Council approved a motion by Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury on April 13 aimed at controlling the number of loan company outlets. Bouvier said the Vanier area has the highest concentration of payday loan outlets in the country. ACORN, along with the Vanier Community Association and the Vanier Business Improvement Area, have been working
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with the councillor since November 2015, Bouvier said. “We are happy about this latest step,” Bouvier said. Fleury’s motion will initiate licensing for new payday loans locations. Peter Kucherepa, a Vanier-based lawyer who wrote a discussion paper on municipal policy options for payday loan companies that was released in February, said within his community there are more than 30 outlets in a five-kilometre stretch between the Vanier Parkway and Montreal Road. After council carried his motion, Fleury thanked the community for all their hard work on the project. In addition to licensing new locations, the city will petition the province to
limit the number of stores in low income areas. Fleury said that the province could require a certain amount of distance between locations; similar to the powers the city has for determining the location for strip clubs. Kucherepa said the city can deal with the proliferation of payday loan operations in Vanier by working on zoning that would prohibit payday lenders from setting up shop within a kilometre of another outlet. Kucherepa said at a February press conference that council could also require a business license when a lender opens. The annual fee could be used by the community to mitigate some of the negative social impacts that can occur as a result of the payday loan cycle the borrowers can fall into.
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It wasn’t her hair Maria Hawkins woke up early to blow dry. To clear her vision, she would take out her hair dryer and use it to dry out her eye. Hawkins has known for years that she has an eye condition called fuchs endothelial dystrophy. According to the US National Library of Medicine, fuchs endothelial dystrophy affects about four per cent of people over 40. Deposits form in the centre of the cornea, causing vision problems. Tiny blisters can also form. Hawkins would wake up with blurred vision and drying out her eye would help it clear up enough that she could be ready to help students and the community with her music and motivational programs, Blues in the Schools. “The schools I taught in couldn’t be sitting around waiting for me to dry out my eye,” Hawkins said in an interview. After completing five albums and working with schools for more than 30 years, Hawkins decided to retire because her vision was failing. To fix her vision, Hawkins needed two partial cornea transplants. She received the first, on her left eye, late last year. Dr. Kashif Baig performed it at the Eye Institute at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus. The transplant involves a series
of four surgeries, which can cure the condition completely. But Hawkins’ second eye surgery was delayed after she slipped and hit the side of her face on the hood of her own car. The fall left her with deep bruising that needed to heal before the surgery. It pushed back her surgery about four months to July.
The schools I taught in couldn’t be sitting around waiting for me to dry out my eye. MARIA HAWKINS
After the setback, she found herself getting depressed. “For a couple of days, I stayed in bed because of the headaches and the horrible pain. “Then I had to kick myself in the pants because I thought if I can be an advocate for other people for my whole life, why can’t I be an advocate for myself.” Now, she is getting ready for her second transplant. “I can’t sing and it’s the love of my life. It’s my therapy, my joy, my love, my craft. It’s my life’s work,” she said, describing the pressure that builds in her head. Though Hawkins spent 30 years trying to help kids with learning disabilities or special needs, now she’s
asking for help to cover her expenses when she recovers from surgery. Her doctor estimates it will take about six months to fully recover. “I’m focusing on raising money to just live,” she said. “In 30 years working for the community, I never built up any savings; it was never about the money.” Hawkins has launched a crowdfunding page where she’s asking for help from the community. Even though Hawkins is working on fundraising for her recovery, it hasn’t slowed her down. She’s hoping to release an album this Christmas with the help of a producer. Working in short blocks of time, she’s laying down vocal tracks before her surgery. The Ellen DeGeneres Show has also contacted her, after being suggested as a guest by a community member. She’s hoping to launch a campaign to draw attention to her story, so the show invites her on. “That’s not something I ever thought I’d want, but I do want that. I want that a lot,” she said. She said there’s been an outpouring of support from the community, with testimonials on her crowdfunding page and already more than $5,000 raised. “I find myself overwhelmed by kindness, which makes me cry, which I’m not supposed to do.” To donate to her crowdfunding campaign, go to g o f u n d m e. c o m / m a r i a hawkins.
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OTTAWA NEIGHBOURHOODS – THE SOUTH
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Shopping: Old Ottawa South is one of the
well serviced by OC Transpo. There are a number of major bus routes, as well as easy O-Train access. There are also plenty of ‘VirtuCars’ available for those who prefer to drive but don’t own a car. Manotick is also serviced by public transportation, though not as heavily as Old Ottawa South. There is a major Park and Ride in Manotick, making it easy to commute to and from the downtown core. Kemptville lies off Highway 416 just outside of Ottawa. Through its Rural Partner Companies, OC Transpo provides bus service to the area.
most varied shopping districts in the National Capital Region. Not only is the area within walking distance of the Shops at Lansdowne, its bustling main drag, Bank Street, boasts a number of locally owned specialty stores ranging from toys and antiques to secondhand clothing and kitchens, all within short walking distance. The same vibe carries over to Manotick Main Street, which features a number of unique shops and street front cafes. Further south, Kemptville remains the shopping capital of North Grenville. On top of its specialty shops and dining options, a number of big-box stores have recently opened in Kemptville.
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some notable schools, including Glebe Collegiate Institute, the largest public secondary school in the region, and Hopewell Avenue Public School. There are four elementary schools in North Grenville as well as two high schools: North Grenville District High School and St. Michael Catholic High School. There is only one public elementary school in Manotick, which teaches kindergarten through Grade 5 in English and French. There is also a Catholic elementary school and a Catholic high school. South Carleton High School, located in Richmond, is the primary public high school for Manotick residents.
home to the beloved Mayfair Theatre, one of just two remaining neighbourhood theatres in the City of Ottawa. Across the street is House of Targ, a beloved venue for live music, pinball and perogies owned by three local musicians. There are also several pubs in the area that host a number of popular open mic nights. On top of its many yearround entertainment options, Manotick is the host of a number of annual festivals and events like Shiverfest, Dickinson Days, Harvest Festival and A Taste of Manotick. A new music festival recently launched in Kemptville. This year’s Kemptville Live Music Festival takes place from July 22 through 24.
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Along the banks of the Rideau River lie unique Ottawa neighbourhoods as rich with history as they are with modern amenities. Old Ottawa South — located between the Rideau Canal to the north, the Rideau River to the south, Avenue Road to the east and Bronson Avenue to the west — is home to hundreds of designated heritage properties and boasts more than 6,000 residents. The area is known for its walkability as a
variety of stores and businesses, the majority of which are locally owned, line the main strip along Bank Street. About 20 kilometres away from Old Ottawa South, in the rural southern part of the city, is Manotick, home to roughly 4,500 people. Manotick was founded by Moss Kent Dickinson and Joseph Currier, who built an old-stone mill on the shores of the Rideau River. Watson’s Mill remains Manotick’s most recognizable landmark and is still open to the public. Twenty minutes south of Manotick is the township of North Grenville (just outside of Ottawa), where its largest community, Kemptville, continues to expand — both in terms of residential and commercial growth — while still maintaining its small town charm.
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The landscape in Barrhaven has been slowly evolving over the past few decades and will look dramatically different with the ongoing development of the CitiGate lands, a 170-acre premier business park at the corner of Highway 416 and Strandherd Drive. Part of longtime Barrhaven City Councillor Jan Harder’s vision for the area is to make it more walkable by offering a wider variety of convenient
Walkable neighbourhood known for heritage homes Jen Traplin
shopping options as well as higher paying, local employment opportunities so residents don’t always have to commute downtown for work. “We’ve set the stage for that by approving the CitiGate lands, where we have zoning in place that will allow for more than 7,000 jobs,” Harder says. Andrea Steenbakkers, executive director of the Barrhaven BIA, agrees the CitiGate devel-
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Neighbourhood’s charm and ‘hometown feel’ nice for children and adults Jen Traplin When Brenda Lee decided to open a home daycare nearly 20 years ago, she knew Old Ottawa South was the neighbourhood she wanted to be in. “I was a nanny to a few different families in Old Ottawa South for six years and loved the neighbourhood. There are many home daycare providers there so I knew there would be a support system,” she explains. “There are so many things to do with children in the neighbourhood, between Brewer and Windsor parks, the Sunnyside Library and it’s variety of programs, the community centre, wading pools and our proximity to museums, I knew we would always have something fun and educational to participate in.” Over the course of her nearly two decades as a resident in Old Ottawa South, and as chair of the Ottawa South Community Association’s Special Events Committee, Lee has seen sig-
Many of the homes in Old Ottawa South feature architecture from the early 20th century. JEN TRAPLIN
nificant transformation in the small, urban neighbourhood. “There are fewer students in the area than there were 20 years ago. There has definitely been a surge in housing and in the prices of those homes,” she says. “The stores have changed as well from small places to buy beads and incense, garages and gas
stations, a St. Hubert, a couple of small Mom and Pop grocery stores and The Folklore Centre, to more pubs and high end restaurants, specialty shops and coffee shops.” Through it all, Lee says, one thing that has remained consistent is Old Ottawa South’s charming, small town feel. “It is a great community where people say hello
to each other on the street, they get involved in community causes, there are parks and activities and events that foster community,” she says. “I grew up in Renfrew and the population of Old Ottawa South is basically the same as Renfrew. It’s why I like it — I feel that hometown feel and closeness of neighbours and friends, but I can enjoy the bonuses of the city if I want to.”
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Kemptville College: A Mill an architectural piece of local history gem in Manotick Kemptville College has helped train generations of Canadians who earn their livelihood working to provide food for others. Built in 1917, originally to support and strengthen farming practises in Eastern Ontario, Kemptville College specializes in programs related to agricultural and rural fields. Nearly 20 years ago, Kemptville College became part of the University of Guelph, as well as the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), a province-wide network of facilities for teaching and research in agriculture, food, the environment and rural communities. Two years ago, though, the University of Guelph announced it would no longer offer classes at Kemptville College after all current students had completed their programs this spring. Recognizing the impact that decision would have, not only on the local community but across the agriculture industry as a whole, the province of Ontario set up a working group to examine the future of the Kemptville campus. That group includes the municipality of North Grenville, which put together an am-
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bitious plan for Kemptville College. The community’s vision sees the school as a non-profit, multi-tenant education and community hub focused on low carbon innovation and reducing the agricultural impact on climate change. The group tasked with analyzing the feasibility of the North Grenville’s plan, BDO Canada, has endorsed its vision for the re-invented college, calling the plan both sustainable and unique.
For more than 150 years, the mill stones at Watson’s Mill in Manotick have been busy grinding wheat into flour. The mill is the only operational industrial heritage site in the Ottawa region and is still a stunning piece of architecture today. Built from limestone cut from the Rideau River, it’s supported by white oak beams and hand hewn pine ceilings. “Many architectural journals describe the Mill as one of the best examples of 19th century grist mill architecture in Canada,” says Elaine Eagen, Programming and Visitor Experience Officer at Watson’s Mill. “Our visitors not only learn about the process, but have the opportunity to see and feel the building and its machinery in action.” Throughout its lifetime, the mill has been owned by three local families. It was founded by Joseph Merrill Currier and Moss Kent Dickinson in 1860. It remained in the Dickinson family until 1928 when it was sold to Alexander Spratt. His family ran the mill until selling in 1946 to Harry Watson, who was the last owner to operate the Mill at an industrial level.
Nearly 20 years after Watson purchased the mill, he entered into a lease agreement with the National Capital Commission to open the Mill as a heritage attraction before it was eventually sold to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, who restored the building and re-opened it as a functioning grist mill and museum. Watson’s Mill is open to the public during the warmer months and hosts a variety of events. Watson’s Mill officially opens for the season on May 21, 2016. For more information, visit watsonsmill.com.
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Inaugural awareness walk to shine light on suicide, self-harm Funds raised support youth in crisis, Pieta House crisis centres Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Devastated by the loss of her younger brother who died by suicide last year, Linda Boland will hold his memory close when she walks in his honour just as dawn breaks on May 7 over Mooney’s Bay Park. Though painful to talk about her personal loss, she said organizing Ottawa’s inaugural Darkness Into Light awareness walk to bring suicide and self-harm into the light is important for her own healing. “It’s my journey. I think I have to,” said Boland, a west-end resident. Her sister has taken part in the Darkness Into Light walk in Vancouver, and her relatives in Ireland participate in one there. The first ever walk was held in Dublin eight years ago. But when Boland called Pieta House in Ireland and learned Ottawa has never hosted one, they suggested she spearhead its creation, adding to the list of 101 locations around the world where
the annual awareness event has spread. Other Canadian host cities have come to include Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. Funds raised through the walk will support the Ottawa Youth Services Bureau, which supports kids 12 and up who are in crisis. It offers a 24/7 crisis line and online chat service, a free youth mental health walk-in clinic, as well as youth and family counselling. The fundraising effort will also support the Pieta House Suicide and Self-Harm Crisis Centres in Ireland. Today, there are nine such prevention centres on the Emerald Isle that provide crisis counselling for those who are suicidal or harming themselves. Families can also access therapists. The free service boasts nearimmediate help and allows selfreferrals. “You do not need a doctor’s appointment. You can just walk in and get help,” said Boland, who is a cardiac nurse at the Civic hospital campus. “It’s amazing.” See WALK, page 49
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Linda Boland is part of an organizing committee spearheading Ottawa’s first Darkness into Light suicide and self-harm awareness walk and run, which is set to take place at Mooney’s Bay Park May 7. The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa.
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Ireland’s government proved instrumental in helping establish a Pieta House in New York City by providing a grant. “And there is talk of maybe starting one in Toronto,” she said. Though their services are free, the Pieta Houses are reliant on donations, further adding to the importance of the walks, which are all held the same day, May 7. After she decided to organize Ottawa’s upcoming Darkness Into Light walk/ run, Boland learned about the symbolic significance of a pieta, for which the centres are named. The Pietà is a famous Renaissance sculpture crafted by Italian artist Michelangelo, depicting Mary holding the dead body of her son, Jesus Christ. “It’s symbolic, where (Michelangelo) made Mary’s body bigger than that of Je-
sus and he made her shoulders broad and her lap very deep so that she was able to carry her son after he died,” said Boland. The image evokes strong emotion, just as the walk will, she said. “It’s going to be an event that carries sadness and joy. People will be walking in memory of people that died, and also in hope. “I think everybody is touched by suicide.” Part of the goal for the upcoming walk is to counteract the stigma and isolation associated with suicide, help those who feel alone, and foster a sense of hope. “We want a community to unite and show compassion,” Boland said. “That’s what Darkness Into Light is; bring them from despair into the light of hope. “We want people to start talking. People are not talking, they’re keeping it in-
side,” she said. “They’re living a double life.” The stigma comes in part from a belief that those who have died by suicide are dysfunctional or that they came from dysfunctional families, though that isn’t the case, said Boland. In the aftermath of her brother’s death, she learned suicide is more often prompted by a life crisis or event rather than chronic mental illness. “Most of these people didn’t even have psychiatric issues before they died by suicide,” Boland said. The death of her younger brother, who was 49 and left behind an eight-year-old son, came as a shock. Though extremely anxious and depressed just prior to his passing, there had been no long-term psychiatric issues. “I thought if my brother could do this, anybody could,” said Boland.
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Of course, we love our pets. We know it is our responsibility to take care of them – to ensure they are provided with all of their daily needs – but many of us also want to go beyond the basics. Nowadays, you may bring your four-legged family member to animal daycares, pet spas, off-leash parks, training classes, and a variety of animal-friendly events. But let’s not forget the fundamentals: Do you take your pet to the vet? Veterinarians are experts and an excellent resource for providing the optimum life-long health and happiness of your pet. Your vet plays an integral role in ensuring your pet receives important exams and treatments, including the following:
General Health: Regular checkups are the best way to help prevent health problems in your pet. Your vet will examine your pet and provide you with important information and tips on topics such as weight control and dental care. Vaccinations: Keeping your pet’s vaccinations up to date is another important way to prevent disease and health problems in your pet, especially as many of us these days enjoy taking our pets out to parks and into the community for events and activities where disease can linger and spread. Remember, rabies vaccinations are required by law. Sterilization: The Ottawa Humane Society receives and cares for more than 6,000 cats and 2,000 dogs each year.
Having your pet spayed or neutered is the best way you can play a part in controlling the pet population and helping reduce the number of homeless pets in our community. And, sterilization benefits your pet’s long-term health! Behaviour: Always take the time to chat with your vet about any unusual or challenging behaviour from your pet. Your vet will be equipped with tips and advice regarding what is normal behaviour and what you can do to be proactive in ending any misbehaviours before they get worse. April 30 is World Veterinary Day. If your pet is due for a checkup, why not make a call to your vet to book your next appointment and say thank you for all the work veterinarians do for our pets?
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April 29 Restaurant Grill 41, located inside the historic Lord Elgin Hotel, is pleased to announce it will host a World Fusion Gala Dinner this spring to raise funds for The Ottawa Mission. Tickets for the World Fusion Gala Dinner are $100 inclusive and can be purchased online at https://www.snapuptickets. com/events/detail/worldfusion-gala-dinner.
Hike for Hospice. This year Hospice Care Ottawa’s Hike for Hospice will originate at Field House, Carleton University campus (1125 Colonel By Drive). The 5km hike will meander along the beautiful campus trails, returning to the Field House for refreshments. Everyone is welcome. Registration starts at 8:30 AM and we’ll embark on the hike at 10:00 AM. Funds raised will support people living with a life-limiting illness and their families. Visit www.hospicecareottawa.ca to register or call 613-591-6002 ext. 27
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May 2
10th ANNUAL NEPALI GALA fundraising evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at First Unitarian Congregation, 30 Cleary Ave. As always gala proceeds support the operation of the Women’s Foundation of Nepal. Entrance fee is $35.00 and will include a delicious Nepali dinner, traditional Nepali folk dancing, silent auction and sales of saris and WFN hand-woven scarves. Reservations at 613820-4061 or ottawanepaligala@gmail.com.
Join the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society for an exciting evening that blends science and art, featuring keynote conservation speaker Harvey Locke, and nature rap artist Baba Brinkman at the Library and Archives Canada Auditorium at 7 p.m. For more info and to buy tickets, visit www.cpaws.org.
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May 6 and 7 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre – Nursery Crime at 6 p.m. at Britannia United Church. Tickets are $30 and are available until May 3. Only 100 seats per night. Call 613-828-6018 or email office@brituc.ca for information.
May 6 Nepean Choir presents Songs of Love and Laughter with folk song arrangements by Canadian composers and excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance at Woodroffe United Church at 7:30 p.m. Tickets:$20, Children under 12: free. Info at www. nepeanchoir.ca.
May 7 Bel – Air Lions/Norsemen football pre-registration barbecue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for mites (5-7), girls touch football (13-18) and tackle football (8-16) at Raven Park, 1500 Larose Ave. All equipment provided. Additional information at www.belairfootball.com
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Come out for a great time and support your local charities.
The Carlingwood Community Association is having their annual garage sale, rain date Sunday. Streets between Woodroffe and Sherbourne, Carling and Byron. Poets’ Pathway annual fundraiser perennial plant sale at 649 Brierwood Ave., 9-noon, rain or shine. Wide selection of perennials plus some small shrubs and chives. Most plants $4 or less. 613792-4288.
May 16 Please join Carlingwood Toastmasters as it celebrates its 55th anniversary from 6:30-9:30pm at the Nepean Sailing Club at 3259 Carling Ave. Tickets are $30. For tickets and more information, please contact CarlingwoodToastmasters55th@ yahoo.com.
May 28
Best-selling authors Dr. Alex Pattakos and Elaine Dundon who will explore the question of how to live a meaningful life with insights from Greek culture in their Greek-inspired, award winning self-help Book of the Year: The OPA! Way: Finding Joy and Meaning in Everyday Life and Work, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Hellenic Meeting and Reception Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Dr.
Voices in Harmony Spring Concert at 7:30 PM at Woodroffe United Church 207 Woodroffe Ave. Tickets are $15, and children under 12 free, available from choir members, or at the door. Free refreshments, free parking. Call 613-836-9351.
May 19 The Nepean Horticultural Society! ANNUAL PLANT AUCTION/ PLANT SALE. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave., Nepean. Come Join Us! Cash Only! Enjoy a fun evening! EVERYONE WELCOME. Free Admission! Light refreshments. Information, 613-721-2048.
May 24 and 31 Interested in taking a course to improve your driving skills in your senior years? Then 55-Alive is the program for you! The next 55-Alive for Mature Drivers course is at The Olde Forge, 2730 Carling Ave. on Tuesday, May 24th from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and Tuesday May 31st from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Register by calling the Olde Forge (613-829-9777).
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Ongoing The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as bridge, mah-jong, fun lunches, photography ,art tours, walking, golf, crafts, movie nights and book clubs. For more information visit www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or email Marilyn at newcomersclubottawa@ gmail.com. Vendors wanted for the Woodroffe High School Tailgate (yard sale on wheels) sale. Get two parking spaces for $10. Event is being held on May 14, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine at 2410 Georgina Dr. Contact whstailgate@gmail.com or call Scott 613-868-3354. Sir Winston Churchill Public School Spring Garage Sale is booking tables now for our gently used children’s and household items sale. Tables are $25 each, and can be booked by emailing elias. naomi@gmail.com. Sale will be on May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the school gym.
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Ottawa Central Women’s Connection invites you and your friends to: Nifty Thrifty Fashion Show. Amazing Fashions For Under $25 Barbara Fuller’s faith story; national director of RSVP Ministries. Oh, The Places We’ll Go. The Sweet Music of: Daphne Dykhuisen $8.00 at the door/first timers $2:00, Dessert Party New Website & Name “rsvpministries. com” 1:00.- 3:00pm, Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Road RSVP: Kay 613-591-6326.
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Do you want to paint, but just don’t do it at home? Join us on Tuesday mornings in a friendly group of all levels of ability in the Unitarian Church on Cleary Ave. No teaching, so you do have to know how to paint already. For full details contact Clea Derwent at 613695-0505 or clderwent@ gmail.com.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Oliver __, author 6. Neuromuscular disorder (abbr.) 9. Ed Sheeran song 13. Flows in Greek Gods’ veins 14. Mounted soldier 15. Theron movie “__ Flux” 16. Greek portico 17. Buffaloes 18. Ribosomal ribonucleic acid 19. Types of bonds 21. Bura-__, language 22. Discharges 23. Principal ethnic group of China 24. Air Force 25. Dash 28. Patti Hearst’s captors 29. __ percha, trees 31. Expression of sorrow or pity
33. Kids play here 36. Fakes 38. Scottish Gaelic for John 39. Blocks 41. Split 44. DC Comics hero 45. Wrap 46. Cool! 48. Hengyang Nanyue Airport 49. Biblical Sumerian city 51. Radio direction finder (abbr.) 52. Gulf in the Aegean Sea 54. Actress Lathan 56. Class 59. Copyread 60. Blocks 61. Whale ship captain 63. Make angry 64. They product honey 65. One seeded fruit 66. Helios 67. Soviet Socialist Republic
68. Accepted practice CLUES DOWN 1. Female sibling 2. Behaves 3. Cream puff 4. Knighted computer scientist Tony 5. Citizen (senior) 6. Blackthorns 7. One-time Yankee sensation Kevin 8. Autonomic nervous system 9. Spider 10. Flavoring 11. Colonized by Ancient Greeks 12. “Thundercats” character 14. Protestant 17. Not straightened 20. Outdoor retailer 21. Brazilian lagoon 23. Expression of bafflement 25. Male parent
26. Brews 27. Gadoid fishes 29. Gives 30. Hindu calendar month 32. Breaks up 34. Take in solid food 35. Abba __, Israeli politician 37. A breed of goat 40. It’s above us 42. British Air Aces 43. Challenges 47. He’s a bounty hunter 49. Exploiters 50. Plays music 52. Cavalry sword 53. Drenches 55. Will not (obsolete) 56. Signals 57. Carla from “Cheers” 58. Other side of yin 60. Ed Murrow’s home 62. Satirist Samantha 65. Gold
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it is easy to get excited about the wrong things this week. Try not to be too reckless in your actions, and stick with someone like Libra to keep you grounded. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may be unable to keep your emotions in check this week, and you just might let more things slip than you hoped to. It’s okay to open up once in a while. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Pursue a moneymaking idea, Gemini, because a partnership project is something right at this venture in time. Create a solid relationship with someone you trust and get started. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you keep hitting a wall with regard to a project. Accept that you will not make too much progress now and move on to something else. You can circle back later. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 A particular goal may seem like an uphill battle to anyone else but you, Leo. You have the stamina, work ethic and the personality to overcome any obstacle. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may be ready to go out on your own and demonstrate your independence, but something is holding you back. A support system isn’t a bad thing.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may quickly tire of any tasks that are put in front of you this week. Repetition is just not your friend, so look for activities that may be more stimulating. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, repeatedly taking an unsuccessful approach won’t produce new results. It’s time to try a new tactic. Perhaps ask a friend for a different perspective. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, turn up the charm and you’ll have more opportunities to get things to go your way. Just don’t put on an act or others will see right through it. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you are often the one to help others, but this week you need some assistance. Accept any help you can get and thank those around you for their willingness to lend a hand. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, distractions may be enjoyable this week, but you have to limit them or you will get nothing done. There’s a lot on your plate that you have to complete. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Tackling some financial problems this week, Pisces. Focus on old debt or something that has been plaguing you for some time. 0428
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