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Fourth Orléans Scouting pitched in to help build a community garden at the Rochester Height Community House. They hope to grow beans, cucumbers and radishes to share with the Rochester Street community. From left are Ryan Picotte, Aidan Blake, Logan Ingram, Finn Tourangeau, Emma Linzmager, Maria McKiel, Marianne Lessard, Rohnan Frei, Edward Tse, Meagan Ann Gordon, Chloe Lepine and Deanna Lopez.

Decades of volunteering recognized with awards BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

For 29 years, Gail Jones worked at the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, working her way from laundry, to

housekeeping, to the kitchen. But even after retiring, her work with the hospital wasn’t finished. Since then, Jones has spent 13 years volunteering with the hospital in the medicine and transitional care unit at

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More than 1,200 people volunteer at Ottawa Hospital has raised more than $1.1 million for advanced vision research, inspired by a family member’s vision loss. “Medical research is one of the most underfunded areas in our society,” Moore said. “With my work, I get to see the direct benefit

for Volunteers on April 26 during a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin. Jones was lauded for remaining “fully committed to helping patients and to making a difference in the lives she touches.” Medal recipient Greg Moore

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“Each has their own story,” she said. Jones, along with 19 volunteers with either the hospital or with the hospital’s foundation, was recognized with the Sovereign’s Medal

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Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin presents Gail Jones with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers at a ceremony on April 26 at the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus. Twenty volunteers with the hospital and the hospital’s foundation were recognized.

Registration up for CN Cycle for CHEO BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

The countdown is on to CN Cycle for CHEO. Taking place May 7 on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats, the annual event brought out about 3,000 participants last year with another 1,000 there to cheer them on. And registration is already up about 40 per cent over last year, according to Len Hanes, director of communications for the CHEO foundation. CHEO has a service area that includes not only Ottawa but also eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and parts of northern Ontario. Last year, the event raised more than $953,400; it’s the hospital’s largest annual fundraiser in support of those affected by pediatric cancer. Over the last eight years, CN Cycle for CHEO has raised $5.8 million. The event includes a 70-kilometre and 35-km cycle, 15-km cycle and inline skate, and 5-km and 2-km walks. “My favourite part of the event is seeing so many oncology patient families — some cured, others still going through cancer treatment —

and we hope to see record crowds this year.” The money raised will benefit kids with cancer. CHEO is the main beneficiary, but a portion of the proceeds also goes to Candlelighters and Ronald McDonald House. After participants finish their route, there is a family fun zone, entertainment, a barbecue and petting zoo. The wrap-up ceremony with awards and a cheque presentation is planned for noon. Anyone wanting to support the event can register online to participate, donate or volunteer at www.cncycle. ca. The website also includes a list of road closures for the event.

seeing those people out and participating and walking and cycling alongside thousands of people who support them,” Hanes said. “It’s so heartwarming to see them and see the support they are getting from everyone else.” Organizers are also still looking for volunteers to help with route assistance. “The fact that this event continues to make a huge difference in the lives of children with cancer makes us very proud,” said David Miller, assistant vice-president of government relations for CN, in a press release. “Seeing the thousands of people riding, rolling and walking for kids with cancer is very inspiring

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One hundred and fifty indigenous and nonindigenous students have gathered to hear from each other about how to move reconciliation forward. Màmawi Together, a local grassroots reconciliation initiative to honour survivors of residential schools and bring Canadians together, organized the event. The first day of a two-part event brought together students from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Ottawa Catholic School board April 26 to discuss and debate their personal and collective actions toward reconciliation. The day started with some speeches and guests, before the students went back to the cafeteria to brainstorm. “The circle activity we’re doing is really important,” said Grade 12 student Audrey Henry, who goes to school at John McCrae Secondary School in Nepean. “It’s amazing to see how many nonindigenous students are engaged and to hear their insights and passion,” said Henry, who is Mohawk and from the Akwesasne region. Henry’s personal goal is to be a voice for indigenous youth. She has been invited to speak to teachers in her board to help teach others. “We are the future of the country and we need to be the voices of a country that we want to live in. It’s important to have ideas about making the future better for us.” Henry said it’s important for youth to learn about different cultures and the history of residential schools in Canada. “Learning about the truth and what happened is important, so we can support each other, listen and move forward,” she said. Henry was especially excited about the event’s second part, where the ideas the students come up with will be presented to the public. As a followup to the education day,

Sen. Murray Sinclair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, honorary witness Shelagh Rogers and representatives from the 150 youth will talk about and discuss what happened during the youth day. The event is scheduled for May 11, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Hilcrest High School, 1900 Dauphin Rd. A slew of high-profile guests have been invited to partake. “It’s a great opportunity to talk to decision-makers about what we think needs to be done,” Henry said. When the education day started, Kyrstin Dumont, a student from Rideau High School, said she was filled with anxiety, but that quickly eased as she realized how many of the students were interested in other cultures. The Grade 11 student hopes to be a social worker, to be a strong voice for others and to encourage others to be a voice for themselves. Margaret Embleton, founder of Màmawi Together, said she couldn’t be happier with the event. “This has never been done before. It’s groundbreaking,” Embleton said. She said it was important for her to get youth involved in finding solutions to move reconciliation forward. With a lot of high-level things happening, including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, she wants to inspire people at the grassroots level to get involved and talk about moving forward. “We can’t just have another report sit on a shelf collecting dust,” Embleton said. “So much work still needs to be done and it can start with small actions at the community level,” she said of what inspired the group to start a speaker series five years ago. Because it’s Canada’s sesquicentennial she wanted to do something different.

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Advocates renew calls for change on National Day of Mourning More political will, courage needed, says father of killed construction worker BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

The hazards of a downtown Ottawa job site cost Olivier Bruneau his life. In the year since the 25-year-old was killed by a large chunk of falling ice at a Claridge Homes construction site in downtown Ottawa, his family has grieved his loss and also fought for change. In the days that followed the tragedy, Olivier’s father, Christian Bruneau, learned that a judge had fined another company $5,000 after a worker suffered two broken arms, two broken legs and a punctured lung while on the job. Calls of “Shame!” came from the large crowd that gathered at Vincent Massey Park in Ottawa during a National Day of Mourning ceremony on April 28. The same month Olivier died – March 2016 – an Ontario justice slapped a master’s degree student with a $25,000 fine for unauthorized access of a medical file. “So on one hand we have $25K (fined) to a student for snooping into medical reports and on the other hand $5K for serious worker injuries,” Bruneau said before appealing for the Ministry of Justice to level serious fines against companies deemed responsible for unsafe work-

ing conditions. “Do we have two standards here? That’s a question I ask.” His son was at the bottom of a cavernous pit where a condo building was being constructed on Preston Street when the 25-year-old employee of Bellai Brothers Construction suffered traumatic injuries when ice fell from the side of the site. Media reports revealed that the Ministry of Labour had investigated a similar incident in which a different worker had been struck by ice at the same workplace. Following Olivier’s death, the ministry levelled charges against Claridge and Bellai Brothers Construction, according to the United Steelworkers. But the union took issue with this and pressed for criminal charges to better hold the corporations accountable. In the wake of the fatality, the City of Ottawa approved a motion to call for a series of changes, including education and training for Crown attorneys to apply the Westray provisions in the Criminal Code that make it possible for employers to be criminally charged for negligence causing workplace death and injury. The provisions are the product of the Westray coal mine explosion in Nova Scotia that killed 26 miners in 1992. Bruneau renewed his own pleas for stiffer penalties. “Ministry of Labour fines have become a cost of doing business and have no deterrent effect,” he said. “In Canada, companies can buy a right to kill a worker for $250,000. This is the usual

fine applied to worker fatalities.” While the Canadian government has previously acknowledged the need to make corporations more accountable for the safety of workers under the Criminal Code, there remains a lack of enforcement. “Over the last 13 years, 13,000 workers have died from a workplace accident, with only four convictions under the Westray act,” said Bruneau. More political will and courage are needed to achieve change, he said, but added there is progress with the federal government’s recent unveiling of an action plan to ensure the Westray Bill is effectively enforced. Unions also view it as positive change; that the Criminal Code provisions will be more effectively enforced when it comes to the criminal prosecution of negligent employers. Calling this a “major step in the right direction,” Bruneau said he wants the Ontario government to show the same courage. “Perhaps next year when we meet again the list of killed workers will have drastically decreased,” he said. The Ottawa National Day of Mourning ceremony also featured Donald Lafleur, executive director of the Ottawa Labour Congress, Sean McKenny, president of the Ottawa and District Labour Council, Robert Blakely, with the Canadian Building Trades, and Rodger Cuzner, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.

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wildlife are going to come. DuBreuil suggested the creation of policies to manage wildlife in public areas. She also supports education about co-existing with wildlife.

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Agriculture and AgriFood Canada is spending more than $2,700 to capture and relocate coyotes away from the Central Experimental Farm. In an emailed statement, the federal department said, “The safety of the public and our employees is a priority, which is why AAFC proactively hired a company to explore humane options for the capture and relocation of coyotes.” The decision to capture and relocate the animals has several groups up in arms. “Relocating makes no sense,” said Donna DuBreuil, president of the Ottawa Carleton Wildlife Centre. “Basically, if you have a natural food source there,

‘Relocating makes no sense.’ DONNA DUBREUIL PRESIDENT OF THE OTTAWA CARLETON WILDLIFE CENTRE

“We need to educate about how to co-exist because wildlife are going to continue to come,” she said. “The whole thought of taking one or two coyotes out is not only silly, but it’s a bad thing because you are opening up space for another coyote pair to come in. If it is a pair, there could be pups and you are leaving them to die.”

DuBreuil pointed to other cities, including Oakville, which created policies and programs to educate residents about living with wildlife, some specific to coyotes. Even the City of Toronto held a recent public education meeting about how coyotes are here to stay. “Other cities are far outstripping us in terms of being proactive and more progressive in terms of co-existence programs,” she said. She said the farm should be happy to have coyotes on the farm, helping to reduce populations of mice and voles and keeping damage to crops under control. “If you use common sense to protect your pets, they don’t present any risk, and they don’t present any risk to people.” The Animal Protection Party of Canada, Coyote Watch Canada and OttawaCarleton Wildlife Centre have spoken out about the decision to relocate the coyotes. They also highlighted that

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will spend $2,700 to capture and relocate coyotes from the Central Experimental farm. the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and Regulations prohibits relocations further than one kilometre. “At the end of the day,

you relocate the coyote, but as long as there’s an attraction site — either a denning site or a food source — other animals are going

to move in. What are you going to do, just keep relocating things? And where do you move them to?” asked DuBreuil.

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One step away from debt crisis

he Kathleen Wynne government turned the fiscal page Thursday and introduced a balanced budget, and if you listened carefully you could hear the congratulatory backslapping from Toronto all the way to Port Severn. It was 10 years ago when Ontario ran balanced budgets in 2006 and 2007, but that gave way to $20-billion-a-year deficits in 2008 and 2009 when the economy tanked and the Grits had no choice but to hand the auto industry a $3.3 billion lifeline, or face the collapse of auto manufacturing in Ontario. At the time, then premier Dalton McGuinty made a promise to balance the budget by 2017, and while the Liberals should be commended for getting their budget in order, there’s a bogeyman lurking. The provincial debt for this fiscal year is expected to hit $312 billion, and in a recent meeting with Metroland Media editors, Senior Economist with RBC Robert Hogue said “tough medicine” is needed to tackle the debt. “Debt has increased quite significantly and debt to GDP is running at 40 per cent,” he said.

In 2016/17, the province expects to spend $11.4 billion on interest payments on that debt. That’s nearly $1 billion a month just to service existing debt, and in case you need to be reminded, that coin comes from your pocket. We agree with Hogue when he says it’s time the province create a plan to tackle the debt by creating a “hard target for debt to GDP ratio” that sits much lower than where we are now. However, we didn’t get that Thursday. What we did get was a desperate Liberal government waving costly carrots in voters’ faces. The Wynne government’s shopping list includes a drug plan for those under 24 costing $465 million a year and $200 million next year to increase affordable licensed child care spaces. Noble programs for sure, but not at a time when the province continues to add about $10 billion a year in new debt as long as they hold power, and if the Wynne government continues to spend like drunken sailors on shore leave — generations of Ontario residents will be buried under a mountain of debt from which they may never escape.

Silence is the most welcome sound of all The warm weather comes and with it, the noise. It’s not that the noise wasn’t there before. It’s just that now the windows are open and we hear it. Perhaps the people who govern us have their windows open too because noise has come back to city council, which has been discussing what to do about noise bylaws. It sounds mostly like tinkering, changing the hours in which noise can be made — for example on construction projects or private snowclearing — and in some cases, the hours may even be extended, such as for special events at Lansdowne Park or the Canadian Tire Centre. Those who live near such places will complain but the adjustments made in their favour will be thin, if history is any guide. If they are counting on a groundswell of public opinion, they are

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town counting on the wrong thing. Noise no longer angers people the way it once did. The sad fact of it is that we’ve become accustomed to noise. Way too accustomed. Noise is all around us in the city and we hardly even notice. Briefly we become aware, perhaps, when the warm weather comes. There’s always a power mower going on the street. There’s always a house being built, or rebuilt, or torn down. There’s always roofing going on. There’s hammering and sawing. There’s always a radio being played

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at top volume. And there’s the constant hum of traffic from whichever main thoroughfare is nearby. It’s just what happens in a city and we get used to it. If we are lucky enough to get away for a week or so, we temporarily rediscover silence, broken from time to time by the call of a loon. When we return to the city, it seems much noisier. But we get used to it. The contrast between city and cottage isn’t what it once was. Music is more portable than ever and it carries well over water. Plus, more and more noise-making devices have found their way to the lake, both power tools and power toys. It may be a losing battle. People keep inventing new noisemakers (the leaf-blower still in a class by itself as the champion worst invention), companies keep marketing the noisemakers and people keep buyDISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES Traci Cameron - 613-221-6223 ADMINISTRATION: Donna Therien - 613-221-6233 HOME BUILDERS ACCOUNTS SPECIALIST Geoff Hamilton - 613-221-6215 DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Gisele Godin - Kanata - 613-221-6214 Connie Pfitzer - Ottawa West - 613-221-6209 Cindy Gilbert - Ottawa South - 613-221-6211 Carly McGhie - Ottawa East - 613-221-6154 Jill Martin - Nepean - 613-221-6221 Catherine Lowthian - Barrhaven/Bells Corners 613-221-6227 Mike Stoodley - Stittsville - 613-221-6231 Annie Davis - Ottawa West - 613-221-6217 Rico Corsi - Automotive Consultant - 613-221-6224 Blair Kirkpatrick - Orleans - 613-221-6216 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES: Sharon Russell - 613-221-6228

ing them. Those who would regulate them can’t keep up, and barely even try. A lot of those noisemakers are popular and there is political risk in cracking down on them. Still, it’s possible that the technology that produced noise-making gadgets can make them quieter. Already, personal watercraft and outboard motors are quieter than they used to be. Could a lightly purring leaf blower be far behind? And what about trucks that don’t beep when they’re backing up late at night. Progress is possible. The car alarms that used to drive neighbourhoods crazy on a nightly basis now sound far less frequently. Other progress will depend on us. City hall can’t do everything. Maybe we could all decide which noisemakers are really essential — such as the hammer hitting the nail EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR: John Curry john.curry@metroland.com - 613-221-6152 REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Mellissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com - 613-221-6161

— and which ones can be dispensed with — such as the music that accompanies the hammer hitting the nail. A world with less noise might take some getting used to, but there’s a good chance we’d enjoy it.

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Does Ontario’s basic income pilot project go far enough?

he new Ontario Budget was hardly earth shattering. But for proponents of a guaranteed basic income, it was a signal that their years of activism are finally gaining traction. A few days before the budget, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced a threeyear pilot project that will affect 4,000 households in Hamilton, Thunder Bay and Lindsay. Over the next three years, low-income applicants in those cities that will be chosen at random, will receive a guaranteed minimum income, regardless of whether or not they’re working. Under the scheme, individuals will receive a living allowance of up to $17,000 per year and couples could receive up to $24,000 annually. Recipients of the money can still work, with half of their earning dollars deducted from the basic income amount provided by the province. The pilot, which will cost the province $50 million over three years, is welcomed

is distributed more equally than in the U.S., Canada’s 12th-place ranking suggests it is doing a mediocre job of ensuring income equality,” the authors note. The report further highlights that, while Canada experienced some success in the 1980s in reducing income disparities, it plummeted in the rankings in the 1990s and has since stagnated. Vallee, also the founder and current president of Ottawaby many. years while income inequality based high tech firm, Pythian, But it has its critics from relentlessly increases, destabi- notes that rapid advances people across the political lizing our society and polarin technology compel us to spectrum, including those izing our political discourse.” rethink traditional income and who would have liked to see a Vallee points to Conference labour policies. broader introduction of uni- Board of Canada research “The rate of job disruption versal basic income (UBI). which shows income inequal- due to technological innova“While I welcome the On- ity has steadily increased over tion is continuing to accelerate tario experiment and I believe the last 20 years. and we could easily wait too it will make a meaningful conIn its annual report card long to deploy a UBI,” he says. tribution to our understand- comparing Canada to othHe would prefer to see a ing of the effects of deploying ers in the Organization for more aggressive and immedia UBI,” says Paul Vallee, a Economic Co-operation and ate introduction of a truly director at the Basic Income Development (OECD), the universal income for all CanaCanada Network (BICN), “I Conference Board ranks Can- dians, that would guarantee am concerned about the strat- ada 12th out of 17 countries. a monthly allowance for all egy of studying the idea for “Although Canada’s wealth working-age citizens, regard-

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less of employment status with simultaneous tax bracket reformation at provincial and federal levels. Although not quite so aggressive, Finland is considered an innovator in this public policy area. Earlier this year, Finland became the first country in Europe to introduce a nationwide guaranteed income scheme for all unemployed citizens of working age. Launched January 1, the two-year pilot replaces existing social benefits with a guaranteed, unconditional monthly allowance of 560 Euros, (equivalent to around $830 Canadian per month). Under the pilot, unemployed Finns between 25 and 58 are entitled to receive the benefit, and will continue to receive the money without penalty even if they find work. With the current and growing trend of job insecurity and the displacement of people by technology in many sectors, other nations and cities are also experimenting with this

400-year-old utopian idea. Basic income has had proponents from all sides of the political spectrum, with those on the right frequently citing it as an improvement on the current mishmash of social services that are riddled with red tape and frequently abused. Those on the left see basic income as the means to look after the most vulnerable in society. Both sides see the virtue of a guaranteed income to help stabilize the labour economy. The Ontario basic income pilot is a step in the right direction. Let’s hope there’s enough flexibility built into the plan that, should it turn out to prove successful, it can be immediately scaled up. More than two decades of income disparity should be proof enough that the time has come to stop talking and studying basic measures and start taking some bold, worldleading action, ideally with federal co-operation as well so all Canadians can benefit.

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Alcohol program reducing emergencycare visits Expertwithdrawal calls for more funds for long-term Wait times for long-term care up to three years, doctor says

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hol withdrawal treatment is As the number of elderly already paying off. people suffering with demenAbout ago, isThe tia grows, atheyear province facRoyal Mental Health ing a crisis situationCentre in the launched mediavailabilitythe of alcohol long-term care, cal clinic,at an said intervention chief geriatrician the outpatient proQueensway program CarletontoHospivide access to Miller. alcohol withtal, Dr. Fraser drawal services. Modern medicine has beSincevery then, the clinic has come good at treating reduced Ottawaheart Hospital and preventing disease and stroke, visits but there areper still emergency by 13 improvements to 83 beper made cent and reduced centin theits treatment ensuing cogof patients’of30-day revisnitive impairment, he said. its. Miller isspoke lunch “This what atwea were event onfor,” April 20 Dr. hosted hoping said Kimby Nepean-Carleton Lisa Corace, director ofMPP clinical MacLeod. MacLeod hosted programming and research thetheevent at substance the Barrhaven at Royal’s use Legion for people will be and concurrent who disorders planning for their own care as program and co-creator of they age. theMacLeod new clinic.said the govern“We hoped that if weagingput ment’s strategy to fund something together at-home programs over that longwould offer rapid isaccess to term care facilities a misfire. patients whensaid they need exit MacLeod a great the most, it would result in ample is a family in her own these types of positive outconstituency. comes.” “The wife had Alzheimer’s

Anyone who arrives at the emergency department with a history of withdrawal seiand the husband suffered with zures, delirium tremens, who cancer,” MacLeod said. “He drinkexpected more than was to caresix foralcoher.” holic drinks or haven’t Miller saida day long-term care been successful in their facilities are dealing withatintempts to stop drinking creasingly complex cases,areas referred to the program. patients arrive with physical In 35 perand centdementia. of cases, paconditions tients day, and Thevisit riskthe of same developing de55 per cent of referrals hapmentia increases exponentialpenpast within days. ly the three age of 80, Miller First, the patients are triaged, then the clinic may provide medication for alco“Usually these people hol withdrawal management or anti-craving are in the lastmedication. years They can also be referred to of their life,inso few other services theacommunity. is a big deal.” years “One of the strengths DR. FRASER MILLER and one of the keys to the success of this clinic is our strong partnerships. We have seamless transitions between said. multiple Symptoms organizations,” can include Corace said. paranoia, depression, aggresInand some cases,problems. members sion memory of Conditions the clinic’s can teamdevolve may determine patient needs quickly anda the system isn’t a bed at the Ottawa nimble enough to get Withpeople drawal Management Centre, into a facility quickly, Miller said. in the city’s east end. According the ChamThe clinic to is funded by

plain Local Health Integra- in hospital waiting on beds tion Network, the umbrella in long-term care facilities. organization responsible for While they’re waiting, those overseeing health care in east- beds can’t go to other paern Ontario, there are 2,047 tients, causing overcrowding. people on the waiting list for The LHIN says, at any long-term care facilities in the given time, 30 patients admitOttawa region. ted to hospitals don’t have Miller said the list means beds because they are taken a wait somewhere between 18 up by seniors who aren’t well months and three years. enough to go home, but don’t “Usually these people are really require the acute care in the last years of their life, hospitals are designed to proso a few years is a big deal,” vide. he said. “Hospitals really aren’t deThose wait times are for signed to deal with a patient general, ward-type rooms. suffering from dementia,” Patients with more complex Miller said. needs who prefer private or There are some creative sosemi-private rooms will wait lutions, like the ACE unit at Michelle Valberg/The Royal even longer, he said. the Queensway Carleton HosA new Alcohol Medical Intervention Clinic, co-created While there is funding to pital, a 34-bed unit that’s speby Dr. Kim Corace, was launched about a year ago at the help cover the costs, Miller cifically designed to provide Royalthe Mental Health is already said average clientCentre couldand acute care to seeing seniors.results, Perley including the reduction of emergency visits by 13 perHealth cent. expect to pay $18,000 per and Rideau Veterans’ month. Centre is also working on a from psychiatry andOttawa psytheThe Champlain Health partnership problemLocal is multi-facwith the chology. on a plan to provide Integration and it Hospital eted, becauseNetwork while individuAbout transitional 20 per cent unit of pareceives about the $430,000 eachto a 20-bed als are feeling pressure for tients gowaiting to the withdrawal year for its how operation. figure out to fund their patients for permacentre, 20 percare cent access clinic is staffed with endThe of life care, hospitals are nent long-term spots. addiction-medicine bursting at the seams. physi- one of the Royal’s in-patient arefiles treated cians, nurses a social Of the 2,047and people on the beds and the –rest with from waiting 373 as seniors are as outpatients. Erin McCracken worker, list, as well support

More than half of the tion and they were waiting patients are connected to for service because of availadditional community ser- ability, accessibility and this vices, which is co-ordinated filled that gap in the system.” Almost 70 per cent of the through an Ottawa addictions access and referral ser- clinic’s patients are male, and about 12 per cent were vices navigator. “Here in the clinic we at risk of losing housing. Data collected since the spearheaded and quarterbacked this program, but the beginning of the pilot projstrength is in our connec- ect showed that 60 per cent tions and it really speaks to of people had either modwhy co-ordination and inte- erately severe or severe degration to allow rapid access pressive symptoms and 50 of care is so important when per cent had severe anxiety it comes to serving this vul- symptoms. Others struggled nerable population,” Corace with other substance issues. On top of helping clients said. Corace said a large num- with withdrawal, the clinic ber of emergency depart- also helped reduce patients and depressive ment visits are related to anxiety substance use — and the symptoms, Corace said. “It speaks to the imporhighest number are linked to tance of treating people’s alcohol. “Withdrawal can actually mental health and also be life-threatening, and you treating their addiction and can prevent these complica- vice versa — that (separattions,” she said, adding wait ing) addiction from mental times before opening the health makes no sense,” she clinic for services were long said. Should funding continue and access was often limited. 2018, McIntosh/Metroland Corace is hoping “So you have this group pastJennifer Dr. Fraser who Miller, chief geriatrician at the theproject Queensway to expand to othof people need service Carleton Hospital, says the wait time for a spot in er emergency departments in right away and maybe withaverage aalong-term care facility is 18 months to three years. the region. life-threatening condi-

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people in Toronto since the city declared itself a sanctuary city. “They couldn’t give me examples of how people have been helped as a result of the resolution,” he said. “I am more of a pragmatist.” Watson said resolutions make some people feel good, but he prefers action, like the work done by public health, the federal government and service providers to help Syrian Refugees. Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney introduced the report on the feasibility of declaring Ottawa a sanctuary city at a recent meeting. McKenney said at that meeting that she wouldn’t put forward a motion only to see it fail. “Mayor Watson, Councillor (Michael) Qaqish and their allies have made it clear that, even in the face of overwhelming evidence and support, they refuse to support any policy that would make our city safer and more accessible for all,” said Karen Cocq, another spokesperson for the network.

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An Orléans Shoppers Drug Mart was the site of the Liberal announcement on April 28 that prescription medication for youth 24-years-old and under will be funded. As of next January, 4,400 medications in the Ontario Drug Benefit Program will be covered for young people and children in Ontario with valid OHIP cards. Ottawa-Orléans MPP MarieFrance Lalonde said it’s something that’s been in the works for some time in preparation for the

budget’s April 27 release. “Some of the most difficult times for us are when we have a young mother come in with a child and a prescription and they can’t afford their medication,” said the Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist owner Jason Shaw. “Sometimes that can be very heartbreaking.” Shaw said the list of medications covered is very broad, and includes most antibiotics, as well as prescriptions such as oral contraceptives. It also includes medications listed under the Exceptional Access Program. There will be no co-pay or fees

associated with picking up a prescription, Fraser said. The program will cost the province $465 million a year. Lalonde said the program will help families without access to benefits through an employer, and also young people entering the workforce. “If you’re graduating college or university, or after high school if you go straight to the workforce, you may not have a benefit package,” she said. “It’s to give a good start to our new graduates entering the workforce.” CHEO management sent out

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Some changes are coming to the way traffic will flow through the Woodpark neighbourhood. By the end of May, Coun. Mark Taylor is hoping residents can come together to decide the best way to control cut-through traffic in the neighbourhood. “Across the board, there is a broad desire to limit or manage the traffic flow between Richmond Road and the neighbourhood,” Taylor said, adding there are too many ins and outs for the size of the neighbourhood. Traffic is cutting through both from Carling Avenue and Richmond Road, which has allowed people to use the neighbourhood as a shortcut. “That has caused a lot of near misses,” Taylor said, adding one resident told him she has been hit twice because of people rushing down one-way streets. The other problem is on certain streets that are rightturn-only exits, drivers are twisting their cars to go to the left. “It’s dangerous and challenging from that perspective.”

A number of options are being put forward by the city, including one to extend Allison Avenue and create a new signalized intersection on Richmond and closing the entrance to Byron from Woodroffe. That option has brought in a lot of feedback, Taylor said, adding residents in that area aren’t thrilled with the proposal. “Folks who live closer to that end are not fans of the options that allow for that,” he said. Taylor said he’s planning to drop a flyer off at each home in the coming weeks to explain the options and the flyer points to an online and paper survey residents can fill out to provide feedback. On his website, a majority of commenters seem to prefer option four, which involves closing current access from Richardson onto Richmond Road and keeping the right-out exit at Ancaster onto Richmond. The intersection would also be redesigned to further discourage entry from Richmond. Access from Woodroffe and Byron would still be closed and there would be a new signalized inter-

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Mayor Jim Watson floated an inquiry to the city solicitor on April 26 in an effort to protect clients of the Morgentaler Clinic on Bank Street. The clinic has had trouble with protesters at the location. There’s a perception that protesters are supposed to stay on the opposite side of the street, but without a “bubble zone” similar to that of the clinic in Toronto, protesters can be on the sidewalk next to the clinic. Watson said the bubble zone was granted after a fire bomb forced the clinic to seek an injunction in court. He’s looking to see if the city can lend some support in order to help the Ottawa clinic avoid the expensive and complicated court process. “People accessing counselling and medical services, including abortion services, shouldn’t be harassed, blocked from entering and spat upon,” Watson said. “That’s unacceptable in a civi-

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It found a safe a barn cat could be brought into the technical shirt, and a love of getting out- ning shoes, awell BY MICHELLE NASHyet BAKER house at bedtime, but she wanted it out haven in some crevice in the old log took his eyesnutrioff the Ottawa Farm night IStarr saw Emerson Father set at least two traps before side he and Then April 25. books,dosupplies, and beingone active,” michelle.nash@metroland.com first thing in the morning. After that we house, and Audrey said she wouldn’t Emerson’s I was wouldtious send him went to bed, and it was nothing to said hear ofsomething “Ittowas awesome getting snacks.Journal. He was well used her charity of sure choice never knew if the cat caught a mouse be surprised if it stayed hidden over the antics, and unless he was causing someright off to reform school, which I a mousetrap snap in the middle of the Starr said she found out to meet the kids and putting Every year, the Tamarack for this year’s event. “These summerI’m and into the winter. 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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Accept that sometimes things will not go your way, Aries. However, you can learn to adapt and find balance in any situation you find yourself in.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Next week may be a better time to make a big decision, Leo. Coast along for a little bit longer and get a feel for the lay of the land before making your decision.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Think of something you can do that will be a big risk and out of character, Sagittarius. It may give you a rush of adrenaline this week and pave the way for new interests.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Discovering all of the answers need not be your goal all the time, Taurus. Keep in mind that the journey can sometimes be more rewarding than the destination.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Coming across memorabilia or old photographs may have you thinking about those who came before you, Virgo. It is a good week for introspection and reminiscing.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that you can handle whatever comes your way. You are the only one who can derail your plans.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, don’t hesitate to let others know how much they mean to you. Such simple gestures will be appreciated and help you maintain strong relationships with those you love most.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, don’t let any opportunity pass you by this week — even those that may seem like they won’t yield much reward. Everything is a learning opportunity.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Someone you wouldn’t normally look to for advice provides some invaluable wisdom in the days ahead, Aquarius. Heed this advice and express your gratitude.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, when in doubt, speak with someone who has more experience than you. It’s a big person who can accept help when it’s needed, and others will be willing to help.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Obsessive thoughts will not make the solution to a problem come any easier. It’s better if you clear your head and then maybe the ideas will arrive when you least expect.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, instead of focusing on all of the little details, look at the bigger picture. This will prove to be the inspiration you need to stay motivated.

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Paper, plastics recycling nets the city $10M City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière

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The city garnered $10 million from the sale of blue and black box materials in 2016, but Ottawa still needs a $5-million grant from the Ontario government’s provincial stewardship program to help pay for the cost of curbside collection. “The revenues from the sale of blue and black box materials help offset blue and black box to collect and process the materials,” according to a somewhat unclear emailed response attributed to Cameron Neale, program co-ordinator of the recycling and material diversion. The city sent 29,000 tonnes of fine paper and corrugated cardboard to recycling in 2016, generating $6.1 million in revenue. The tonnage has been steadily decreasing since 2010, Neale said, possibly because consumption is down. Bottles and plastics netted

Join Me in Raven Park This Saturday, May 6, I will be hosting a park clean-up in Raven Park (Carlington West) from 10am to Noon, followed by a free community bbq. Come on out and help beautify our local park. Bring a rake if you can. The Friends of Carlingon Hill will also be working on the Hill on Saturday morning and welcome your assistance. Local gardeners will be out on Saturday at the newly relocated Carlington Community Garden, located at McBride and Woodward. All are welcome at the free community bbq, come on out. Carlington Community Assn AGM Metroland file photo

The city garnered $10 million from the sale of blue and black box materials, but Ottawa still needs a $5 million grant from the Ontario government’s provincial stewardship program to help pay for the cost of curb side collection. $3.6 million for the city. In 2016, the cost to process organic material was $106.80 per tonne, said Anthony Brown, program co-ordinator of the recycling and material division. The total volume the revenue is based on is 71,000 tonnes, still

9,000 tonnes short of the amount that was set to go to Orgaworld’s composting facility. The city’s much maligned, 20-year contract with Orgaworld was for 80,000 to 100,000 tonnes per year. The province will roll out a new approach to deal with waste.

Under the proposed plan, producers of packaging would be responsible for the costs of collecting it, instead of the 50 per cent they pay now. The city is still waiting on details of the Waste-Free Ontario Act.

Glebe hosts green home event for old homes BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

On Earth Day this year, more than 300 people spent a good portion of their day learning how to make an aging home greener. The Glebe Old Home Earth Day event on Saturday, April 22 at the Glebe Community Centre offered homeowners the opportunity to learn tips and tricks, meet local contractors and find out about the new technologies available for energy efficient upgrades and changes for the home. Organizer Angela KellerHertz said the goal was to help people simply navigate turning an old home into an efficient, green home. “Our objective was to offer something on a community scale that helps reduce our carbon footprint and help people know where to go,” Keller-Hertz said. Three speakers and panel moderator Paul Dewar, the former Ottawa Centre MP, kicked things off with a onehour panel discussion in the morning. Dewar said making small changes to a home can

make a difference to the issue of climate change. Retelling how his wife scavenged when they were renovating their home, including stopping hardwood floors from being tossed into a landfill, Dewar said they were able to renovate their home in both a cost-effective and green way. Following the breakfast panel, participants could visit trade show-style booths and attend sessions on energy efficient renovations, solar panels, and retaining heritage elements when upgrading elements of older homes. The day’s events also included workshops, discussion zones and vendor tables. There were also presentations from Hydro Ottawa and Enbridge on the incentive programs offered through each company. After planning it for months, Keller-Hertz said she was really, really happy with how well the event turned out. “I think events like ours can help changes people want to make more smooth,” she said. - With files from Brier Dodge

Mark your calendars, the Carlington Community Association will host their AGM on Wednesday May 24 at the Alexander Community Centre commencing at 7pm. Local residents who may be interested in running for election to the Board are asked to submit their name to Linda Dodd by email at lldodd@gmail.com. I will be in attendance as well and provide a detailed update on what has been a very busy and productive year. May is Bike to Work Month May is Bike to Work Month and I encourage all River Ward residents to consider biking to work, even just once, during the month of May. Biking to work provides many advantages including reducing car congestion, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and improving your health and well-being. One OPS Phone Number for Non-Emergencies Effective April 26, 2017, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) introduced a single telephone number to use for all non-emergency enquiries. If you need to reach police by telephone for a non-emergency, you can call 613-236-1222 to report vehicle theft to harassment complaints. All emergency or life-threatening calls will continue to be made utilizing 9-1-1. In response to evolving technology, residents may instead choose to file a complaint online. Some of the reports you are now easily able to file online include: Thefts, Damage to Property, Traffic Complaints, Drug Complaints, Fraud Complaints, and Hate Crimes. You may use this on-line link to report: www.ottawapolice.ca/en/contact-us/Online-Reporting.asp Parking Enforcement Blitz

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Bella (ID# A199943) Pet of the Week: Bella (ID# A199943) Meet Bella, a sweet and affectionate cat looking for her purr-fect match. Bella is a friendly cat who loves spending time with her human friends. She loves to be sung to while having her beautiful fur brushed. Bella is looking for a quiet home where she can be the only cat in the house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she would prefer to have all of her new familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love and attention to herself. Could you be the one Bella has been waiting for?

Does your cat or dog have a microchip? Tiny and virtually painless to implant, this life-long form of identification may mean the difference between never seeing your lost pet again and having her returned safely to you. May is Chip Your Pet Month â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a perfect time to get a microchip for your furry companion. A microchip provides a permanent means of pet identification. Each grain-sized microchip has a unique ID number that can be scanned at shelters and vet clinics. Important information about you and your pet is entered into a national database and can be used to contact you if your lost pet has been found. Microchips will not fade or be lost over time. Owner information can be accessed electronically and immediately, ensuring the speedy return of a lost pet. While tags may be lost from time to time, tags are still important as a quick and visual way of identifying your pet. The OHS holds monthly microchip clinics and the next one is May 7 from 9 a.m. - noon. The cost is $50 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a small price to pay for a lifetime of security. For more information, call 613-725-3166 ext. 221 or e-mail microchip@ottawahumane.ca.

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Bell-Air Lions/Norsemen football registration barbecue for mites, ages 5 and 6, and tackle football tykes, mosquito, peewee, bantam and midget levels. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Raven Park, 1500 Larose Ave. For more info, visit www.belairfootball.com. Spring flower show: 1 to 4 p.m. At city view united church, 6 Epworth Ave. Members of the Nepean Horticultural Society display tulips, other spring bulbs, houseplants and flower arrangements in 60 categories to be judged and awarded prizes. Opportunity table with recycled garden items for sale. Refreshments. Free admission. Come and get ideas for your own garden. Find out more about the nhs program throughout the year. (for more information: elaine at 613-721 2048 or nhs.elaine@gmail.com). Kanata Symphony Orchestra Concert at 7:30 p.m. at Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. Featuring Canadian Grand Master Fiddler – Louis Schryer playing La Bottine Souriante, Pastiche for Anne and Strings and Threads. Classical selections include Elgar’s Wand of Youth and Saint-Saëns Bacchanale. Tickets: Adult $15; Student/Senior $10; Family $30 (2 adults/2 children). Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club yard sale 8 a.m. at the corner of Golden and Byron in Westboro, featuring books, jewelry, baking, silent auction. Rain or shine. Refreshments available. For more, visit www.highlandparklawnbowling.ca.

Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture from 7 to 9 p.m. Gardeners Contain Yourself with Rebecca Last. Gardening in containers can be a great way to accommodate more plants, grow things out of zone or out of season. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures/. Ottawa Lifelong Learning for Older Adults (55 plus) meets on the second Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St Timothy’s Church 2400 Alta Vista Dr. Speakers for May 9th are Saeeda Akhur and co-presenter who will speak on “Experiences as Muslim Women in Canada”. Please contact Ann Coolen 613-749-0740 for more info. Ottawa West Women’s Connection Event, presents speaker Celeste Zugec, her topic is “On Another Note” at 9:15 a.m. Celeste is also the Singer and the Special Feature Presenter, her topic is A Mini Concert. At Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McClelland Ave. Included in the $5 and first timers $2 cost is: fun, food, door prizes and childcare. For reservations call: 613-721-1257.

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Murder Mystery Night at Britannia, dinner starts at 6 p.m. and doors open at 5:15 p.m. at Britannia United Church, 985 Pinecrest Rd., north of the Queensway. Highrise Mayhem, written by Maggie Taylor and directed by Jim Baldwin. Tickets are $30 and the cut off date is May 3.. They can be purchased from the Church Office (613-828-6018) or Verne and Marilyn Bruce. No tickets at the door.

Friends of the Farm flowering tree tour, 2 p.m. at building 72. Flowering Trees in the Arboretum, explore this urban gem with tour leaders, free and open to the public, register at trees@ friendsofthefarm.ca, donations kindly accepted friendsofthefarm.ca/ arboretum-tree-tours/.

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The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 - 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. behind Hunt Club Nissan. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For information, call Linda 613-8236770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

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