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By all measures, a recent spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the Westboro Village Co-operative Preschool was a successful event. It brought out former families, current ones and community supporters to enjoy good food, drinks and entertainment. And it raised much-needed money for school supplies, as one of the larger fundraisers the co-operative hosts each year. But a recent string of break-ins in Westboro hit the house of one of the co-operative’s board members and the money from the event was stolen the same night it was earned. “We were really devastated and completely gutted,” Wendy Moir, registrar for the preschool said in a recent interview. Thankfully, the family whose home was broken into was OK and that was a relief. Then came the food bill and the invoice for the entertainment. “We were counting on that money,” Moir said. So Moir, a local artisan who makes felt birds, reached out to the artistic community and organized an online auction, explaining what had just happened.
“Out of complete desperation, I reached out to Ottawa’s wonderful maker community and asked for help,” Moir wrote on Facebook. By the time the auction closed on May 12, she had local artisans reaching out to her and more than 30 items were eventually sold, raising more than $1,100. “It covered our costs and almost recouped all of the money that was stolen,” Moir said. Her initial goal was to raise about $500. “It definitely restored my faith in humanity,” Moir said. In a recent newsletter, Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said, “there have been an uncomfortable number of break-ins in the past couple of weeks across the ward, including of homes and businesses.” He has reached out to police about it and suggested locking doors, windows, garages and sheds. It’s the same advice police are giving. “One thing we are seeing is a number of break-ins of sheds and garages now that the weather is nicer,” Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch, head of the Ottawa police robbery and break-and-enter units, said. See POLICE, page 2
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He added it’s important to close shed and garage doors when residents go to the backyard, for example, as it just takes a second for someone to pop in and steal something. “Make sure everything is properly secured and locked,” he said. In one patrol area, which extends from the Ottawa River to Baseline Road and Churchill to Preston streets, Haarbosch said from April 1 to May 23 there have been 26 residential break-ins. In the same time citywide, there have been 275. “It’s a significant number, but it’s not high compared to other areas of the city,” Haarbosch said. According to a recent police press release, in the event of a break and enter, police will ask about the availability of make, model and serial numbers of stolen property, and/or unique identifiers where relevant.
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Additionally, photographs of unique items or items again with unique identifiers, such as higher end bikes, assists investigators and increases the potential of the successful recovery of the stolen property. Anyone with information regarding a break and enter is asked to call the Ottawa Police’s Break and Enter Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 4533. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app. And as part of the maker community, Moir was overwhelmed with the generosity from that community as well. “I’m just so grateful and so happy to be part of a giving and caring community,” she said. Anyone wishing to contribute to the co-operative can do so by cheque at the preschool, or can visit www. facebook.com/damnfinebricabrac/.
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Glashan public school students depart for research trip to Sweden Students to investigate sustainable urban development in Stockholm BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
Ikea, Daniel Alfredsson, Erik Karlsson and ABBA. Before Glashan Public School students were selected for a trip to Sweden to learn about sustainability, their knowledge of the country was mostly limited to two Ottawa Senators players, a furniture box store and the music of Mama Mia. But it didn’t stay that way for long. The Grades 7 and 8 students were selected from 40 applicants, and their job will be to find out why Sweden is a leader in sustainable urban development. The students will stay with local families and take part in cultural and educational activities in the country’s capital, Stockholm, and in Uppsala, which is about a half-hour drive north of the city. Their itinerary includes visits to Stockholm City Hall, the Canadian Embassy, as well as Gamla Stan — a preserved medieval city. It also includes a site visit and presentation by staff at the Stockholm Royal Sea-
port project — an initiative that is transforming a former industrial area into the country’s largest urban development with more than 12,000 homes and 35,000 workplaces. The project won a prize for best sustainable urban development in 2015. Before jet-setting on May 17, the 12 students participating in the international learning opportunity walked through the gym doors to thunderous applause during their send-off, wearing matching blue jackets and big smiles. They each earned their place, creating a submission unique to their perspective and their strengths. Olivia Sims, who is also going on the trip, said it was interesting to hear from her peers about their applications. She submitted an essay. “Because I’m a writer, that made sense to me,” she said. She’s most excited about exploring the country and experiencing the “newness” of somewhere she’s never been. Student Sarah Wong said the application process gives students the freedom to create. She produced a video crossword that spelled success. “Even if I didn’t make it,
I knew I’d be successful,” she said, adding that the effort of putting herself out there is a lesson in and of itself. On decision day, the 40 students who applied for the spots were called into a classroom for the results. Wong was in the middle of a math test. “We were so nervous. I was wringing my hands and I honestly didn’t think I was going to make it,” she said. Even as some students realized they wouldn’t be joining their cohort, applause rang through the room. At the send-off party, Wong expressed how lucky she felt to be on her school’s Team Sweden. “I’m honoured to represent this community and for the opportunity to enhance my knowledge of sustainability,” she said. She said it’s an opportunity to explore, dream, discover, make memories and share it all with her peers after the trip. “And I, for one, can’t wait,” she said. Principal Jim Tayler said, students will prepare a report that they hope to present to Ottawa Centre MP and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna. He said by studying what Sweden is doing, students will SkilBilt Construction Inc. is an Ottawa based renovation company specializing in residential renovations and smaller scale commercial projects.
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Government selects winner for victims of communism memorial BY DYLAN C. ROBERTSON Metro Ottawa
The federal government has selected the design for the Memorial to the Victims of Communism, which they hope to unveil by November 2018. The winner, called Arc of Memory, is an abstract bronze sculpture that reflects light in different ways based on sunlight. “It remembers victims of oppression, but expresses hope,” lead artist Paul Raff told reporters Wednesday morning. “It invites fascination and exploration.” The sculpture consists of two curved wall-like metal frames that span 21 metres and rises about four metres in height. They hold more than 4,000 bronze rods along 365 steel fins, meaning the sun shines at a unique fold in the sculpture daily, reaching the middle at the winter solstice. That’s an intended metaphor, as it’s the darkest day of the year, Raff said. “Every moment in this vast his-
tory is made visible and tangible.” In early March, the government announced five proposals and 717 people completed a survey, with results splitting close among the proposals. Arc of Memory was rated highest for being “visually striking” and conveying “hope and freedom,” but the lowest for expressing “suffering and loss.” Heritage Minister Joly hand-selected the design after input from a jury. Another proposal that would show a Vladmir Lenin statue being toppled, a symbol of countries rejecting communism, gained the most media attention, but upset some diaspora groups, according to Andris Kesteris of the Latvian National Federation in Canada. “It would work counter to the concept of freedom, actually putting up these oppressors,” said Kesteris, compared it to a statue of a falling Hitler. The Tribute to Liberty charity has raised $1 mil-
lion for the project, which should cost about $3 million. The government said it will match donations up to $1.5 million, and has already allocated $500,000 for
‘It remembers victims of oppression, but expresses hope.’ LEAD ARTIST PAUL RAFF
construction costs. The memorial will carry the name “Canada, a Land of Refuge” and it will be built on the west side of the Garden of the Provinces and Territories, a seldomused park near the Portage Bridge, where condos are being built. The memorial has been talked about since 2008; the former Conservative government controversially
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Doors Open welcomes 39 new stops this year BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com
There are more than 150 reasons to check out Doors Open Ottawa this year. The annual city-run event is a free architectural event that celebrates the city’s built heritage. On June 3-4, there will be 162 buildings with its doors open from Carp to Cumberland for visitors to explore. “It was not hard to find 150 buildings,” said Amy Kudrinko, co-ordinator of Doors Open Ottawa. “Being that its Canada’s 150th we felt the interest. Everyone wanted to be involved.” Of the 162 buildings this year, Kudrinko said 75 per cent of the buildings are past building participants, however she said they are always on the lookout for new interesting buildings that fit into the mandate of the event. This year, thanks to Algonquin College students in the mobile application design and development course — there is a free app to help figure out which buildings visitors should check out. Gerry Hurdle, the program co-ordinator for mobile application design and development course, said the app developed by the college can work as a key to figuring out which buildings to check out. Hurdle said he was approached by the city in the summer of last year. “I didn’t initially think it was an appropriate project for the students because of the timing,” Hurdle said of the app for Doors Open Ottawa — which happens June 3 and 4. The course is a two-year program and is largely project based. “I don’t do exams, I do projects, just like in real life,” Hurdle said. Hurdle did think developing the app was a good learning opportunity, so he had students put together a showcase in December — at the close of the fall courses — and show their ideas to the city. After that, he put together a team of students to work on the project. The app — which will go live on the Apple and Google Play stores before the end of May, will show residents things like whether or not a building has accessible parking, or where to park your bike. It will also have the opening hours for the tours and a map feature that can point to sites that are near your location. Kudrinko said she was happy to work with the students and Hurdle. NEW BUILDINGS
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Province could axe OMB, replace with land-use tribunal BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Councillors will have to get better at deal making if the package of reforms to the land-use planning appeal system at the provincial level goes through, said College Coun. Rick Chiarelli.
“We have to be more creative without the guillotine of the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) there to focus us,” he said. “Councillors won’t be able to vote against something they know will be overturned at the OMB just to get applause.” The proposed reform, announced
May 16, by Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, will be a more streamlined approach that lends a hand to residents and places more importance on planning decisions by the municipal government. The Ontario Municipal Board would be replaced with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The reform would also eliminate lengthy and costly “de novo” hearings for the majority of planning appeals. The term de novo describes the practice of considering land-use appeals as though no decision had been made previously. Mayor Jim Watson, who was minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs from 2007 to 2010, said reform of the process has been a long time coming. “When I was minister, I would sign official plans and often times before the ink was dry there’d be an appeal,” he said, adding that pretty much every “ask” the city had for the reform is included in the government’s proposal. “One of the things is the effort on the part of the province (to have) more density around transitoriented development, as a result of billions of dollars of investment,” Naqvi said. “Developments would be protected or shielded to protect density around those zones, as opposed to getting into the kinds of disputes we often see at the OMB.” Sheila Perry, president of the Federation of Community Associations, said the change is a goodnews story. “To make a challenge to the OMB is quite daunting,” she said. “You have to have a planner and a lawyer, which is no small expense
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Attorney General Yasir Naqvi announced changes to the land use appeals process. The changes would result in the abolishment of the Ontario Municipal Board and create a process that’s easier for residents to navigate Naqvi said. for a community association.” While most people were in favour of the move to a tribunal system that’s less adversarial, Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said he saw one red flag. The package of reforms includes a piece that would prohibit appeals of development within 500 metres of a major transit station. Transit-oriented development would essentially be insulated. Naqvi said that’s because transit receives investment from all levels of government and the province wants to ensure success by promoting intensification around transit centres.
The most recent example is the approval of a 22-storey building on Scott Street, at the former Trailhead site. “I know that the height in the current community design plan wasn’t going to go ahead, but we could have come up with something that is a better transition,” Leiper said. But overall, Leiper said, the changes will be good news for residents, and keep land-use decisions in the hands of the people who have to live with the decisions. “There’s definitely more responsibility on the part of councillors to ensure good planning decisions,” he said.
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In Ottawa, there is a group of guardians dedicated to making sure every child grows up great. The Guardian of the Children Ottawa Chapter is a group of motorcycle riders who spend their time to helping children. President of the club, Sean “Superman” Leach, said he and about 11 other members started the chapter in April 2016 to stand up for children who may be being abused, bullied, or suffering from parental alienation. “We were all for it as many of us have been through what children and teens in our community are still going through today,” he said. “The difference is, there was nothing like this back when we were young.” Initially, the group found out about the organization — which has chapters
across Canada — through YouTube videos. When Leach contacted the organization, he found out there wasn’t a chapter in Ottawa to join, so he started one. “We started getting friends and family and put the call out there to anyone who wanted to help advocate and protect children and teens that are victims of child abuse and bullying,” he said. “We put together our chapter and started raising awareness.” To qualify, members must have a police check and go through some training. The group of bikers don’t necessarily look like a group you would want to approach your children, Leach said, but that is the point. “It’s a Catch-22,” he said. “This is the reason why it works. The perception of bikers is not always a good one. But for kids, we are cool. So we can help.” The guardians have partnered with
CHEO and work with the Ottawa Bullying Coalition, school boards, teachers, therapists, and councillors. “We are still fairly new and so many people are not aware of our presence in the community, so we do everything we can to get exposure,” Leach continued. One of those ways the group is reaching out is a motorcycle ride planned for June 10. The ride, Empower the Children Motorcycle Ride in Ottawa, will run from Kanata Recreational Centre to Petrie Island. “There are many rides that take place every weekend throughout the year, many of which are generally held outside the city,” Leach said. “Our ride will not only be held in the city, but ride directly through it. We want to raise awareness for child abuse and bullying — what better way to get the communities attention than by having 100-plus motorcycles all riding together through
do that. The funds they acquire, Leach said, pay for things like counselling or therapy that the child or teen may need, or are used to pay for a child or teen to take part in an after-school activity — even, at times, used to pay a medical or dental bill. “We want the community to know that their donations go to what they are donating to the kids,” he said. Aside from monetary donations, the group also accepts toys, clothing, and necessities. “We may not change the world, but you can change that child or teen’s world,” he said. “Bottom line is, it means the world to these kids that there is someone out there that will speak up for them and be there for them when they feel no one else is.”
the city?” The ride finishes at Petrie Island, where there will be a free barbecue, music, silent auction, and a 50/50 draw. There will be lots of activities for children, including a balloon toss and possibly a dunk tank. Riders who are looking to participate can contact the group at goc-ottawa@outlook.com. Registration for the ride costs $25. All the money donated goes straight to the children, Leach said. “We do not even use the money that is donated to us to fund our events. The $20 you donate goes back to the children and teens in our community 100 per cent.” The group doesn’t even use any funds that are donated to fund the organization’s expenses — its members
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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eadership in politics is what energizes and motivates people and engages them in the political process. But while good leadership excites, bad leadership discourages. And we have seen recent cases that have covered this spectrum. Let’s call it The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, with apologies to the 1966 spaghetti western starring Clint Eastwood. “The Good”, obviously, is federal Conservative Party interim leader Rona Ambrose, who has announced she is leaving politics. She guided the party to something of a rebirth after its disheartening defeat in the last election. After a relatively mediocre stint as a cabinet minister under former PM Stephen Harper one might have wondered about her leadership qualities, but over her term as interim leader she has rebuilt the party into a formidable and respected opposition. She has done this, we would suggest, with dignity, poise, intelligence, and integrity. She has demonstrated what leadership should be all about. Compare this with “The Bad” and “The Ugly.” “The Bad” is Liberal defence minister Harjit Sajjan, who not once but twice took credit for mil-
itary planning in Afghanistan that he simply did not do. That much is pretty clear. What is not clear is why Sajjan, a respected and decorated soldier in Afghanistan, did this? By way of explanation, he said that he had “made a mistake in describing his role.” Really? He may describe it as a “mistake”; others might term it downright lying. But what is truly disappointing in this situation is that the minister did not have the integrity to resign from his position. That’s why he merits “The Bad” label. And as for “The Ugly,” the Duffy episode was bad enough, lowering the public’s esteem for the Senate immensely. But now comes Senator Don Meredith, who used his position to pursue an inappropriate sexual relationship with a very young woman. The Senate’s ethics committee called his behaviour “one of the most egregious breaches” by a senator of what is expected. It called for his expulsion from the Senate, the first time that would happen. The senator avoided this by eventually resigning, ending this “ugly, ugly” situation. So, there you have it. “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” And some wonder why so many get turned off on politics these days.
Airline travel certainly no walk in the clouds
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here seems to be no shortage of news stories about people getting kicked off airplanes. Typically, people get on an airplane, the airline discovers that there are not enough seats, and then determines that a particular passenger, along with his family, should leave the flight in order for other passengers to board. In the worst case (so far), the passengers booted off the plane were unseated in order to make room for airline employees. In a less-bad case, the passengers were booted off the plane because of what seemed to be a rather minor irregularity in ticketing. In all cases, passengers were seriously inconvenienced, when not physically harmed. In all cases, the airline apologized, sometimes belatedly, sometimes grudgingly, and announced that its primary concern was to serve the
Funny Town public in the best possible way. For example, here is how Delta Air Lines ended its apology for kicking off an entire family, including an infant: “Delta's goal is to always work with customers in an attempt to find solutions to their travel issues.” These stories resonate with us, because when we read them we realize that it could happen to us. Having passed through security, having waited and waited, having presented our boarding pass and our photo I.D., we could be safely in our assigned seat, breathing a sigh of relief when somebody from the airline comes along Vice President & Regional Publisher Peter Bishop pbishop@metroland.com 613-283-3182
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and demands that we get off, for a reason that doesn’t even matter. It could happen to us. And we are powerless to stop it. That’s what makes it worse — our powerlessness. Powerlessness is part of the air travel experience for all of us. We dare not make a joke. We dare not question authority. Because at any moment we could be singled out and denied the right to fly. If we want to know what living in a totalitarian society is like, this is it. There are nice airports in the world, and Ottawa’s is one of them, but the over-all impression of the flying experience is that we are treated like cattle. In a largely free and largely democratic society, it is difficult to imagine other areas of life in which this is so. In most places, if we are treated unfairly, arbitrarily, we object. We DISTRIBUTION 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
argue. Someone in authority comes to talk it over with us. We might win the argument, we might lose it, but at least there is a discussion. Not so in the airline world. The airline world has us over a barrel because we need to get on the plane, and will endure whatever mistreatment is on offer in order to do so. We will pay for things that we shouldn’t have to pay for (checked baggage, room for our knees), we will take off our belts and shoes, sit through unexplained delays and, it appears, look on without comment as our fellow passengers are chucked off the plane. Fortunately, one thing aggrieved passengers can do is go to the news media. As the result of extensive coverage of recent unpleasantness, the Canadian government promised last week to take legislative action, including a 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
provision that passengers cannot be bumped off planes against their will. Many more rights need to be restored before we can feel like free people when we fly, but that’s a step ahead.
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Mary didn’t need lessons on how to pray
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here I sat, as I did every Sunday, in the same pew, in the same row, in the same church. Only a calamity of the highest order would keep us away from the Lutheran Church in Northcote on a Sunday morning. And it was always an ordeal for me. Goodness knows, I tried my best to understand what the minister was talking about, but as usual, I had no idea what he was saying. His very voice sent chills up my spine. I couldn’t understand why. When he came to visit, I wasn’t the least bit frightened of him, but everything changed when he came swooping down past our pew leading the choir. Once the minister lumbered up to the pulpit, he paused, scanned the entire church, and I was absolutely sure when his eyes lit on me, he knew I was scared out of my wits. I wondered if my fright had something to do with his flowing robes, since my brother Emerson whose imagination was many notches above mine, said they
MARY COOK Memories reminded him of a huge black vulture getting ready to swoop down on us. His voice thundered through the church, and his face got redder and redder. But I had to pay attention, because soon he would send us children off to Sunday School. And the woman who taught us, it was rumoured, could recite the bible cover to cover, and she would be waiting for us, with her arms folded that she reminded me of a praying mantis. She would ask us what the message was from the minister. And of course, I would have no idea. I would purposely go into a coughing fit in the hope she would bypass me and go onto one of the other poor souls waiting to be grilled on what it meant to be a Christian. Thankfully the questions
would end, and the teacher would begin the lesson, which had everything to do with being a better person. Well, praying was no ordeal for me. Not only did we say our prayers kneeling at Mother’s knee before we went to bed, I had long ago developed the habit of praying for just about anything I wanted, from new white ankle socks with lace around them, to praying for bad Marguirite to move to some foreign country. I even prayed my red hair would turn black, and that one morning I would wake up and every last freckle would have vanished through the night. And on she would go. And she always seemed to know when the last hymn was being sung upstairs, because she would tell us to bow our heads for the closing prayer. Each of us would be given a little folded piece of shiny paper with a story printed inside, and always there was a picture of Jesus on the front page, which I loved, and which was far different from the one hanging in the church upstairs.
That day I was very quiet on the way home, as I tried to figure out why Sunday church was so different from the days when we went to church for the strawberry social, the Christmas concert, the pot-luck suppers, and the once-a-year lawn social when we ran races, played ball, and ate home-made ice cream. And I decided, maybe I wasn’t a very nice person. Maybe no amount of praying would make me any better. And even though I had no idea what Father meant when he said it, but I wondered if that was my fate. When someone did something just a bit off centre, or the news in the paper was doom and gloom, he would say, “the world is going straight to Hell in a basket.” I wondered. Would that too be my fate? Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
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in the weeks leading up to the market-cooling measures announced April 20. Cooper expects price increases to moderate in the second half of the year, dropping to five per cent or less in 2018. Cooper also foresees no significant jump in interest rates this year, which remain at or near record lows. “I don’t think the Bank of Canada is going to hike interest rates until maybe the middle of next year,” she says.
Dominion Lending Centres Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper: Soft Landing Coming for Homebuyers By: Gord Hamilton The tide is turning in Canadian real estate markets with more moderate growth replacing the volatile price spikes that have characterized the hottest regions, says Dominion Lending Centres chief economist Dr. Sherry Cooper. She sees encouraging signs that the boom will not be followed by a bust. “It’s a soft landing,” she says. There are early signs of an upswing in the number of new listings in most Canadian real estate markets that is providing buyers with more choice, which Cooper sees as a sign that
the real estate market is returning to more normal growth patterns. Her advice to sellers: The tide is turning. Don’t wait any longer expecting prices to climb dramatically higher. Start making decisions to sell. For buyers, she says there is no need to panic that you are going to miss out. More supply is coming onto the market so don’t get yourselves into competitive buying situations that could cause you to pay more than a property is worth. Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe in particular witnessed a noticeable surge in new listings
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Nation-wide home sales are increasing – up 1.1 per cent from February to March – with centres like London and St. Thomas, Ontario showing growing strength. In Montreal, an improving economy has buoyed the housing market, where Cooper says a shortage of new listings has created “a bit of a seller’s market.” Prices are down slightly in Quebec, which, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. describes as a buyer’s market. In Atlantic Canada, sales are generally steady and prices stable, with some exceptions, such as Halifax, where prices are up 2.6 per cent. In B.C., prices in the Lower Mainland have moderated after market-cooling measures were introduced last year, and sales activity is beginning to pick up. Alberta is experiencing the beginnings of a recovery from the downturn that followed the collapse in oil prices. The number of listings and rental vacancy rates is still higher than the longterm average in Calgary, but Cooper believes real estate prices have bottomed. Although oil prices have recently declined, oil production has likely bottomed with a return of job growth
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coming. That will moderate the current supply of home listings. Although real estate activity is driven by local conditions that create variations in supply, demand, and affordability across the country, national trends can provide important indicators. Cooper says there is a significant connection between what happens in the major housing markets and the Canadian economy as a whole. Housing as a percentage of GDP is at a record high. Affordability is still an issue in many major centres, and speculation on residential property remains a concern in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, but the overall trend of a return to moderate growth spells good news for the economy as a whole.
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Chef, dietician serve up healthy lesson to students at Food Bank BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Chef Kenton Leier pours broth into a heated pan, something he’s done countless times over his long career, but never before inside the warehouse at the Ottawa Food Bank. The executive chef of the Westin Ottawa served up a healthy cooking lesson to students from Ottawa Technical Secondary School as part of a new initiative designed to teach young people about the needs of food bank clients and what they can do to boost their own nutrition. “People need to know how to cook,” said Nick Lahan, 17, an Alta Vista-area resident who is in Grade 11 at the school in Castle Heights. It was his first time visiting the Ottawa Food Bank, and the opportunity on May 17 also allowed the students to pitch in to help unload 6,000 boxes of Catelli pasta. The company makes the major donation every year, but this was the first time students were brought in to help and also watch a cooking demonstration. The experience proved eye opening for Nick and his peers. “It’s very important to give to the people because I know it costs so much money to cook for one family, and some
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Ottawa Technical High School student Nick Lahan, 17, slices a lime during a cooking lesson provided by Westboro dietician Debora Sloan and Westin Ottawa executive chef Kenton Leier at the Ottawa Food Bank on May 17. people can’t do that (without the help of the food bank,” he said. “It’s a good place to come for food and feed their children and themselves.” As the students looked on, Leier walked them through the steps of creating a soup made with trout, leeks, asparagus and pasta — all ingredients
that food bank clients have access too. The organization feeds 41,540 people in Ottawa each month, and almost 50 per cent of the food that is distributed is fresh, including meat, dairy and vegetables. Leier developed the recipe based on ingredients selected by Westboro-based dietician
Debora Sloan. Both were chosen to create a healthy and inexpensive dish for an online recipe book sponsored by Catelli Foods. “It’s looking at how to beef up your pasta dish a little bit,” said Sloan. “And it’s supposed to feed a family of four on a budget.”
As well, the value of teaching kids to cook means passing on important skills, such as making wise ingredient choices. “They can see how easy it is to make something, and how you can stretch out a meal that can feed a lot of people,” Sloan said.
Leier has passed on his cooking expertise to students before when he was taught food demonstration classes at Algonquin College from 2006 to 2011. But this was his first time doing a demo at the food bank. “I think it’s a great cause, and it’s chance for me as a chef to give back to the community to showcase, I think, a simple, healthy recipe that people can cook at home,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be everything out of a can.” The cookbook they contributed to can be downloaded and shared for free. For every download and share, Catelli Foods will donate a serving of pasta to food banks in Canada. The company’s recent pasta donation to the Ottawa Food Bank is part of a national initiative, but bringing in local students to help unload the food is new and served as a chance for kids to see the food bank behind the scenes. “The kids come to the food bank and learn a little about an organization in the community that is working to help people in need,” said Michael Maidment, executive director of the Ottawa Food Bank. To download the free cookbook, Out of the Box: Healthy Family Pasta Meals on a Budget, visit catelli.ca.
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Ottawa needs to get real with nature To the editor: I totally agree with Donna DuBreuil and am writing to support her article recently printed (Groups oppose coyote relocation, May 4) Ottawa has to stop being a ‘backward’ city and to get real’ with Nature! Removing and relocating coyotes is absurd . It’s time we work with Nature and not against. it. If other cities can live in harmony this way, why can’t we? Pretty sad when Canada’s national city is being outshone by others (ie Oakville). This was the coyotes land first until we encroached upon it. (Sound familiar?)
My husband and I viewed a nature series that brought exactly that to mind. Elk were dying off in the north (Alaska, I believe) and the city decided it was the amount of wolves there causing the problem (which is bizarre for anyone who knows wolves. Wolves bring down the weakest of the herd, thus allowing the elk to grow and strengthen in numbers) They removed and relocated the wolves. What happened was that the elk population exploded and the trees and sapplings special to the area disappeared. The elk population started taking over and even
roaming into human territory for they had no predators. The people didn’t know what to do. So what they did was bring back wolves from Canada. The result? The elk population was brought back to it’s normal numbers. Man has to learn to leave Nature alone. She will look after her own. We have better things to do than to interfere. It’s time to stand up against these beaurocrats who think relocating is the answer. Do that and be prepared to suffer the consequences. Margaret Churchill Ottawa, ON
Cedarview Pathway Upgrades Online Consultation: May 26 to June 9, 2017 ottawa.ca/cedarviewpathway The City is planning to improve sections of the Holly Acres / Cedarview multi-use pathway between Richmond Road and Bruin Road. This is one project in the Community Connectivity Projects. The planned improvements include the establishing a bicycle cross-ride across Baseline Road to connect the pathway from the Queensway Carleton Hospital to the east side of Cedarview Road. The cross-ride will be constructed with clearly delineated multi-use pathway providing access on either side or the road and incorporating the northbound bike lane on Cedarview Road. Improvements to the pathway along the Cedarview Road retaining wall, beneath the train tracks, and the pathway connecting John Sutherland Drive to the Queensway Carleton Hospital will be evaluated during detailed design to determine if it is within the budget of this project to make these improvements. A second area of planned improvement is the intersection of Cedarview Road and Bruin Road. The upgrades include crosswalk, sharrows, signs for wayfinding and tactile walking surface indicators for people with visual impairments. Please view the plans and provide your feedback between May 26 and June 9, 2017 by visiting the project website at Ottawa.ca/cedarviewpathway For more information contact: Adam Hortop, M.Sc., P.Eng. Project Manager Transportation Planning Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue, 4th Floor East Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 20234 Email: adam.hortop@ottawa.ca
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A family doctor who worked in the city’s west-end is facing multiple sexual assault charges. The Ottawa police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse unit has charged Walid Al-Houssan, 56, with three counts of sexual assault, one count of sexual interference of a female under 16 and one count of sexual exploitation of a person with a
disability. The investigation started in 2016 and dates back to 2012. So far, three female complainants have been identified by police. According to his registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Al-Houssan’s primary practice location is at the Sunrise Medical Centre on Merivale Road in Nepean. He also practices in Kemptville. He graduated from
the University of Damascus in 1986, and has been a member of the Ontario College since October 2006. His specialty is family medicine. Al-Houssan was scheduled to appear in court on May 18. Anyone with information on the investigation can call the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section at 613-236-1222, ext. 5944. Anonymous tips can be called into Crime Stoppers.
Brittany Drive Pumping Station Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA)
Revised Notice of Completion The City of Ottawa is planning a replacement of the existing Brittany Drive water pumping station located at 565 Brittany Drive with a new facility to serve the Montreal Road Pressure Zone. The proposed new pumping station is required to provide water system capacity and reliability to the existing users and new development in the zone. The planning process for this project followed the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and was completed in November 2005 as a Schedule B undertaking. The timing of the station replacement was connected to the former Rockcliffe CFB Redevelopment project which was delayed for several years. The City consequently also delayed the detailed design and construction of the new Brittany Drive Pumping Station. Since the period of time from filing the first Brittany Drive Pumping Station Class EA Notice of Completion to the proposed commencement of construction for the project exceeds 10 years, the City reviewed the project planning to ensure that the project preferred solution and associated mitigation measures are still valid. The review concluded that no changes to these recommendations are required. If you would like to review the updated Project File or to provide written comment, please contact the City project manager at the address below within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. M. Joseph Zagorski, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager Asset Management Branch – Infrastructure Planning City of Ottawa - Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development 110 Laurier Avenue West, 3rd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel.: 613-580-2424 ext. 22611 • Email: Joseph.Zagorski@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change to order a change in the project status and require a higher level of assessment under an individual Environmental Assessment process (referred to as a Part II Order). Reasons must be provided for the request. Any such request must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the Part II Order request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa project manager at the address above. If there is no Part II Order request received by June 20, 2017, the City of Ottawa intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project as outlined in the Project File. Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block, Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Please note that all personal information included in a Part II Order submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the ministry’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434.
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were affected by flooding in recent weeks. The relief is thanks to more than $7 million Canadians have so far donated to the Red Cross spring flood fund. Donations specifically earmarked for Quebec have climbed to $5.3 million, and $2.1 million has been dedicated for other regions impacted in Canada. “That continues to climb, and that money will be used to address the needs of those who are most vulnerable going forward,” Elliott said. She did not know when more money will be made available to flood victims. “This is a long road to recovery for many people.” She said she wasn’t sur-
Public Information Session O-Train Confederation Line West (Stage 2) Extension Queensway Terrace North Saturday, May 27, 2017 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Woodroffe High School, 2410 Georgina Drive Please join the City of Ottawa to continue the discussion of the future Lincoln Fields LRT Station, including the rationale for the LRT alignment route, landscaping in the areas affected by construction and connectivity to the future station under the LRT elevated structure and over Pinecrest Creek. The afternoon includes a presentation by staff, as well as several break-out sessions that will focus on four specific areas related to Lincoln Fields Station and the Pinecrest Creek/Connaught tunnel LRT alignment: • Alignment and Route • Connectivity and Landscaping • Local bus service and the City’s Ready for Rail campaign • Staging and mobilization plans for when construction begins Following the break-out sessions, the meeting will finish with a summary of what was heard (prepared by City staff), followed by a question-and-answer session for all participants. The Ward Councillor will also be providing an opportunity for residents to sign up for a councillor-led Working Group related to LRT design and construction issues of importance to the community. Agenda: • 12 p.m. – Doors open: Residents will have the opportunity to view the information boards and speak to City staff about them • 12:30 p.m. – Presentation begins • 1 p.m. – Breakout sessions begin (option to attend two of the four sessions) • 2:15 p.m. – Question & answer session begins • 2:45 p.m. – Summary of what was heard • 3 p.m. – Session ends Ward Councillors and City staff will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation or for more information, please email your request to stage2@ottawa.ca or contact: Damon Berlin Stakeholder Relations Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 12764 Email: damon.berlin@ottawa.ca Ad # _2017-506-WLRT Queensway Terrace North_18052017
Residents in Carlington are petitioning the Ottawa Public Library for a second Bookmobile stop in the neighbourhood at the Alexander Community Centre. The president of the local neighbourhood association says the Bookmobile stop is the community’s only option for alternative library services. Ottawa Public Library
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Neighbours of the Alexander Community Centre are petitioning the Ottawa Public Library for a bookmobile stop at the local hub. With 60 supporters coming together in the last couple of months, they are asking that OPL, which operates two bookmobiles that contain a selection of books, films and other items, to set up a second stop. There is a stop for the mobile library in Caldwell on Tuesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. “Since Carlington does not have a permanent library space, the bookmobile is an important way for residents to access library services,” the change.org petition reads. One petitioner, Sevda Lisiecki, wrote about how difficult it was to drive twice a week to the Carlingwood Mall library. “The bookmobile for proposed area would be a great addition to the community. I hope everyone will have great time visiting the bookmobile,” her petition post reads. Jason Dubois wrote, “I believe in this cause. Our neighbourhood does not have enough access to library resources and I think a bookmobile stop at Alexander Community Centre would be very valuable.” River Coun. Riley Brockington agrees. “With no library anywhere in River Ward, residents must rely on the Bookmobile or travel outside the
ward to the library,” he said in an email. Some petitioners highlighted the diversity of the neighbourhood, and the significant number of people living in the catchment area. There are about 10,000 people living in Carlington and it is growing. “Given the importance of literacy to advancing in today’s society, but also for opening up young hearts to the joys of literature and reading in general, I am fully supportive of alternative ways of getting the library’s books to Carlington residents,” wrote Mark Dallaire. Carlington Community Association president Cameron Ketchum said the community has been looking for more library resources for a couple of years. One community member even had a little library installed outside the community centre. “We know that if we ask for a new library in Carlington, that’s not going to happen,” he said of the community’s petition. While there was an effort to install a library dispenser in the popular centre, its age — last year was its 50th anniversary — meant significant upgrades would be needed. The dispensers are a vending machine style delivery system for library books. There are several libraries surrounding the community, there’s the Emerald Plaza branch off Merivale Road, and the Carlingwood and Rosemount branches. “It’s one of those classic scenarios
where we’re right in the middle and none of them are easily accessed, especially those off really busy roads,” Ketchum said. As the area councillor tries to get the community centre upgraded, Ketchum said he feels the community will be looking for library services to be at the top of the wish list, but until then, residents are turning to the bookmobile. “The bookmobile is the only option,” Ketchum said. There are 23 bookmobile stops, spanning from Vars to Carson Grove and Morgan’s Grant. Alexandra Yarrow, manager of alternative services for the library, said the bookmobiles travel about 34,000 kilometres every year, which is the equivalent of two round trips from Ottawa to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s a service that has been offered since the 1950s. The Caldwell stop has been operating since 1989. Yarrow said there’s some room in the service’s schedule for new stops, but they are almost at capacity. “We’re run off our feet,” she said. The selection of stops is based on a formula that weighs things like population demographics. It’s also guided by the alternative service framework that guides services like the vending machines and bookmobile. “We try to find the right fit in place for each neighbourhood,” Yarrow said, adding all feedback from the community will be used to evaluate the right level and mix of services.
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Three additional autism classes being added for this September BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
Ottawa’s English public school board is adding three additional Autism Spectrum Disorder classes, starting in September. According to a board memo, 26 referrals have been received for this school year. Staff originally predicted just two additional classes. First Avenue Public School, Regina Street Public School and Longfields Davidson Heights intermediate school will each be getting an extra class. Board chair Shirley Seward said the number of students at the board requiring specialized programs is increasing and is tracked carefully so staff and trustees can understand why trends are occurring and the long-term implications. “Demand continues to grow,” Seward said, adding the quality of the board’s programs also brings in new students.
“Unfortunately, we don’t have a crystal ball, so we can’t predict what’s going to happen in the future.” The board’s autism program isn’t the only one seeing unanticipated referrals. Seventeen have been received for the Behaviour Intervention program, for students who struggle with behaviour in regular classes. As a result, an extra class is required at Bells Corners Public School for primary and junior students. Seward said this increase in referrals is not keeping pace with the increases for autism classes, but it’s something they are keeping an eye on, different resources. For September, there have also been 72 new referrals for the board’s gifted program. The board memo states that four existing classes had zero enrolment at three sites, providing the opportunity to reallocate staffing. Two primary English gifted classes will be reduced at First Avenue Pub-
lic School, one junior early French immersion gifted class will be reduced at Hilson Avenue Public School and one will also be reduced at Henry Larsen Elementary School. The memo highlights that no students will be displaced from their current schools as a result of the changes. Seward said most of the changes can be accommodated within the existing budget by offset costs from lower demand for other classes. However, contingency funding for Autism Spectrum disorder classes will be required for educational assistants for the three new classes, according to the board document. The board will receive its budget on May 30 at the committee of the whole meeting. The budget must be approved by the end of June, and the staff has scheduled a final vote on the budget on June 26. Public delegations and committee questions are planned for June 5.
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Notice of Commencement Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (Bayshore Station to Heron Station) Planning and Environmental Assessment Study The Project The City of Ottawa is proposing to construct a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facility between Bayshore Station and Heron Station. The corridor follows an alignment which includes Holly Acres Road, Richmond Road, Baseline Road, and Heron Road (Figure 1). Near the Baseline Station area, it travels via Constellation Drive, Navaho Drive, College Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue to link the Centrepointe community and Algonquin College campus. The project proposes dedicated bus-only lanes (generally in the median), 25 new transit stations and new pedestrian and cycling facilities along the length of the 14-km corridor. The project will incorporate all elements of a complete street while also maintaining the function of the road as an Arterial Road. This project is part of the Rapid Transit and Transit Priority Network identified in the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 2013 and connects to other existing and planned rapid transit corridors, including the West Transitway, the O-Train Confederation Line, the Southwest Transitway, the O-Train Trillium Line, and Southeast Transitway. The project will accommodate the anticipated growth in transit ridership as contemplated in the TMP and support the growth management policies identified in the City’s Official Plan (OP).
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Figure 1: Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor The Process The City of Ottawa has completed a preliminary planning phase and is commencing the Environmental Assessment Phase in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08. Consultation A draft Environmental Project Report (EPR) has been prepared. The draft EPR contains the basis on which this project is being carried out, an analysis of existing environmental conditions, supporting studies, an analysis of impacts the project may have, recommendations on potential mitigation measures, and a record of consultation that has taken place during the study period. A digital version of the draft EPR and other project information is available for downloading, at the following web address: ottawa.ca/baselinecorridor.
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The draft EPR is also available in print at the locations noted below: Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch 120 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5M2
Interested parties are invited to review the project information. Within 120 days of the issuance of this notice, a subsequent Notice of Completion will be issued. A final EPR will be made available for a formal 30-day public review period at that time.
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here I sat, as I did every Sunday, in the same pew, in the same row, in the same church. Only a calamity of the highest order would keep us away from the Lutheran Church in Northcote on a Sunday morning. And it was always an ordeal for me. me. Not only did we say our figure out why Sunday church Goodness knows, I tried my prayers kneeling at Mother’s was so different Brier Dodge/Metroland from the days best to understand what the knee before we went to bed, when we went to church for minister was talking about, I had long ago developed the strawberry social, the but as usual, I had no idea the habit of praying for just Christmas concert, the potwhat he wasNebil saying. Woodroffe’s Idris (right) leads the pack early on in the senior boys 3,000 metre very voice sentdays chills runHis on the first of two of high school track and field championships at the Terry Fox up my spine. I couldn’t Athletic Facility. The city championships for high school track and field athletes were held understand on May 17 andwhy. 18. When he came to visit, I wasn’t the least bit frightened of him, “I had long ago developed the habit of but everything changed when he came swooping praying for just about anything I wanted, down past our pew leading from new white ankle socks with lace the choir. Once the minister lum- around them, to praying for bad Marguirite bered up to the pulpit, heKanata Light Rail Transit paused, scanned the entire to move to some foreign country. I even Planning and Environmental Assessment Study church, and I was absolute- prayed my red hair would turn black, and Open House #1 ly sure when his eyes lit on that one morning I would wake up and me, he knew I was Monday, June 5, 2017scared out of my wits. I wondered every Kanata Recreation Complex, Hall A, last freckle would have vanished if100 myCharlie frightRogers had something Place, K2V through 1A2 the night.” to do with his flowing robes, 5:30 tomy 8:30 brother p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.) since EmerOC Transpo routes: 92, 96, 167, 118 son whose imagination was Parkingnotches is available many above mine, said theyofreminded him of this Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) study The City Ottawa has initiated atohuge black vulture gettingPlan to extend Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Moodie Drive develop a Recommended ready to swoop down onand us. EA Study will define a corridor for the future expansion of to Kanata. This Planning His thundered through the voice City’s LRT network to Kanata. 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Recommended Plan and identify And measures mitigate mantis. she always seemed to know When someone did someShe would on askthe us Kanata what the Information LRTwhen Planning Study is available ottawa.ca/ the and last EA hymn was be- thingatjust a bit off centre, message was from the minisKanataLRT or Ottawa.ca/kanatatlr. received will beorcollected and ing Comments sung upstairs, because the newsunder in theTPAP, paper was ter. of course,ofI personal would she would tellwill us to bow our gloom, with And the exception information, become partdoom of the and public record.he would have no idea. I would pur- heads for the closing prayer. say, “the world is going Accessibility important for the City of Ottawa. If you require special posely go intois aancoughing fitconsideration Each of us would be given straight to Hell in a basket.” in the hope she would bypass accommodation, please call oraemail the project manager below before theWould event.that too little folded piece of shiny I wondered. me and go onto one of the paper with a story printed be my fate? comments, pleaseincontact: For further information or to provide other poor souls waiting to be side, and always there was a Interested in an electronic Angelaon Taylor, grilled whatP.Eng. it meant to be picture of Jesus on the front version of Mary’s books? Go aSenior Christian. Project Engineer page, which I loved, and to https://www.smashwords. Thankfully the questions which was far different from Transportation Planning com and type MaryRCook would end, and the teacher Transportation Services Department the one hanging in the church for e-book purchase details, would the lesson, which upstairs. City ofbegin Ottawa or if you would like a hard had to do15210 with beTel: everything 613-580-2424, That day I was very quiet copy, please contact Mary at ing a better person. Well, on the way home, as I tried to Email: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca 2017-507-S_Kanata LRT_25052017 wick2@sympatico.ca. praying was no ordeal for
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The app — which will go live on the Apple and Google Play stores before the end of May, will show residents things like whether or not a building has accessible parking, or where to park your bike. It will BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER also have the opening hours michelle.nash@metroland.com for the tours and a map feature that point to sites that gaare Ascan Ottawa’s biggest near your rage salelocation. gets underway, Kudrinko she was hapthere is onesaidgroup deterpy to work withsure the nothing students mined to make and Hurdle. gets tossed in the garbage. TheNEW Great Glebe Garage BUILDINGS Sale will take the Doors Open place Ottawain conGlebe onbe May tinues to the 27. second-largest The annual orgaDoors Open event, architectural nized byNorth the Glebe Commuevent in America. Since nity Association (GCA), is a it began in 2002, over 920,000 community-wide garagesome sale visitors have discovered that sees hundreds of homes of the city’s most prestigious buildings including Earnparticipate and thousands scliffe: Officialhunters Residence of of bargain come the British High Commisout. sioner, the Supreme Court of As for the association’s Canada, the Embassy of the environment committee, United States, and the Sir John they will be watching what A. Macdonald happens after Building. the sale ends. Kudrinkothesaidenvironment she’s lucky, “What as part of her to tour committee of job the isGCA is
the buildings before the event, however, this year, with so many buildings participating, even the co-ordinator is looking forward to checking out some of the new additions, including the Ottawa Hospital Minimally Invasive Surgitrying to and do the with our encal Suites Embassy of vironmental stewardship Hungary. initiative is there to channel the All in all, are 39 new leftovers ofcheck the out neighbourbuildings to this year, including St.garage Bartholomew’s hood-wide sale to Anglican Church in New Edreuse and recycle opporinburgh, Christ Bells tunities,” said Church committee Corners Chapel Cemetery member Angelaand Keller-Herat 3861 Old Richmond Rd. zog. which built in is1879, the The was committee providGlobal Centre for Pluralism at ing the neighbourhood with Sussex Dr., the brandmap new a330drop-off donation station,community Ottawa Firepartners Services with Station 47, Hazeldean who are keen to receive Mathe sonic Lodge, one of the few goods. remaining heritage structures in The Kanatadrop-off and Wallislocations House a are all within theCounty neighbourformer Carleton Prothood as Keller-Herzog estant and, General Hospital built puts it,that hopefully will help in 1873 was converted into every unsoldcondominiums item find a new 47 high-end in home. 1996. “Ideally, veryaboutlittle “The nice thing Otof stuff puta wide out area for tawathe is that its such the garage sale should with so many different types end up in the garbage,”
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Audiences can follow the story of a violinist’s quest to be concertmaster in Plosive Productions’ upcoming show, Maestro. The comedy’s script, written by Claude Montminy and directed by Gilles Provost, follows the struggle of National Arts Centre Orchestra’s principal second violin while she invites the conductor home to convince him to promote her — the conductor has other things on his mind. With shows in both French and English, actors take the stage beginning on May 25 for the French opening. The English opening takes place on May 26. Each show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Gladstone Theatre. The show features actors Manon Lafrenière, Serge Paquette and David Whiteley, who also produced the show.
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Plosive Productions brings comedy to the Gladstone Theatre in its upcoming show Maestro, opening on May 25. Pictured are from left: Serge Paquette, director Gilles Provost, Manon Lafrenière and David Whiteley. “It’s a very fun show. It’s a very lowbrow show about very highbrow subject matter,â€? Whiteley said. He picked the show because of his classical music background — he grew up playing violin and viola — and the city’s affinity for it as well,
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Preparing An Emergency Plan For Disasters Disaster relief has been on everyone’s mind a lot lately, mainly because of the tragic sight of homes under water from recent flooding. Coincidentally, May 14 was National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, and Ottawa Humane Society partner, Hills Science Diet, offers the following tips to help secure your pet’s safety in an emergency: 1. Use a microchip or collar ID with up-to-date contact information 2. Put a pet rescue decal on the door or window so first responders know a pet may be inside 3. Know where to look for your pet if they’re afraid so that you can evacuate faster
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Tickets available for French and English performances Continued from page 27
“People like accessible, entertaining, fun theatre and this show is accessible for both, so it’s perfect,” he said. The storyline is the perfect excuse for comedy, he added. “She’s so desperate for that next step in her career that she’ll do anything and madness ensued,” he said. This is the first time Plosive is putting on both French and English versions of the same show. “This is very much a bilingual city. There’s English theatre that happens, there’s
French theatre happening and they are treated and kind of separate domains, but there are so many people that speak both languages and would be ready to attend in either language and performers that can perform in either language,” he said. “We are getting the artists together to make it available to everybody.” The show is full of laughs, but the producer is hoping it’s not just empty calories of entertainment. “I hope there was something to make them think
about their own attitudes toward career and what they value in life and their own yard sticks they use to measure themselves against,” Whiteley said. Tickets for the show are $38, $34 for seniors and $22 for students and artists. English shows are scheduled for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. French shows are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday matinees at 2:30 p.m. For more info, visit thegladstone.ca.
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com
May 26
Biggest Lobsterfest of the year. Chicken also available. Centurion Center, 170 Colonnade Rd. South (free parking). Cash bar 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., dancing 8 p.m., silent auction. Lobster ticket $70. Chicken ticket $60. Contact p.mccumber@rogers.com or call 613-723-8971. Proceeds to organizations supported by Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West. Arts night at First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave. off Richmond. Please come and see Ruth Latta, writer; Charles Spratt, landscape painter and Clayton Connell, jazz musician, talk about, demonstrate or perform their art. Admission: $5. Information: 613-7251066.
May 27
Voices in harmony, featuring broadway and hit parade
classics. At Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Free parking . The Ontario Genealogical Society – Ottawa Branch will host two events on May 27. In the morning from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. is Genealogy: Back to Basics where we will learn about how to research using Quebec Records. Then from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. speaker John D. Reid will present “Researching Second World War British Child Evacuees to Canada”. All are welcome, both events are free. City of Ottawa Archives (room 115). For details visit: http://ogsottawa.on.ca.
May 31
Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa Annual General Meeting and Scholarship Presentation from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All are welcome. 2825 Dumaurier Ave. Info and RSVP: 613-2320925 Ext. 232.
June 1
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary’s 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 more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
June 2
River Ward hosts its third annual Strawberry Social at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, 3320 Paul Anka Dr., from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be a shuttle service leaving the Alexander Community Centre at 12:15 p.m., and returning to the centre once the event is over. Reservations are required for this transportation by calling 613-580-2486 or emailing shannon.hall@ ottawa.ca.
June 3
Big art and plant sale in Westboro from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave. (Two blocks south of Richmond Road). Affordable artwork and jewelry by local artists. Great selection of plants, books, treasures, home baking and our friendly café. Books, Baking and Blooms Sale, 9 to noon, Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Avenue. Pick up summer reads, something for your sweet tooth and plants for home and garden. Enjoy delicious bacon on a bun while you shop. For more information, call 613-722-9250. The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods, original crafts, plants, gardening magazines, jewelry, books and other treasures at its Spring Sale, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd., behind Hunt Club Nissan. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary. Annual Carlington Yard and Plant Sale. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Harrold Place Park. Enjoy live music while you peruse perennials, yard sales and more. For information email greening@carlingtoncommunity.org or visit www. carlingtoncommunity.org. Perennial plant and bake sale hosted by the Friends of Churchill Recreation Centre. Sale is in the parking lot at 345 Richmond Rd., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cash only please. Mensa Canada will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in Ottawa this year, along-
PUBLIC MEETINGS All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts or visit ottawa.ca/agendas, or call 3-1-1.
Monday, May 29 Ottawa Police Services Board 4 p.m., Champlain Room Wednesday, May 31 Transit Commission 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room
Yogis on the hill
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Hundreds of yogiis came out to Parliament Hill on Wednesday, May 17 to take part in Kundalini yoga led by PranaShanti Yoga Centre’s Devinder Kaur. This is the 10th anniversary for Parliament Hill Yoga, which takes place every Wednesday at noon, until Aug. 30, weather permiting.
Thursday, June 1 Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 10 a.m., The Chamber, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive
side Canada’s sesquicentennial events. If you ever wanted to take an IQ test, now is the time! A special discounted rate will be offered to test-takers at the annual gathering at Carleton University. To register, please send an email with “Mensa IQ Test Session” in the subject line to: ag2017@mensacanada.org. General info on the program of events at the annual gathering can be found at: http://ag2017.mensacanada.org/.
June 4
Autism Speaks Canada Walk Ottawa, from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata. It is free to register at www.ascwalk.ca. Autism Speaks Canada is a charitable organization that hosts annual fundraising initiatives like this Walk to support research, services, collaboration and awareness for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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