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Expect extra security for Canada Day bash Larger crowds, Royal family, recent terrorism spark push for more police officers BY MELISSA MURRAY
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Get a grip Receiver Daje Johnson makes a sideline catch during the Ottawa Redblacks training camp on June 1. The former NFL draft pick is looking to move forward with football following a tumultuous college career. For the full story, see page 10. Jake Davies/Metroland
There will be a heavier police presence in Ottawa for Canada Day. “Naturally, there will be a much heightened level of police preference,” Mayor Jim Watson said of this year’s celebrations. “We have been planning 2017 for a couple of years at the municipal level and we will have a very, very strong security presence here to ensure people are safe as visitors and as residents.” He cited a few reasons for the increased security: recent terrorism around the world, the presence of the Royal Family, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Governor General, as well as larger crowds. Watson talked security on June 4, following recent attacks in the United Kingdom — first with 22 killed and more than
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100 injured at a concert in Manchester, and then, just days ago, when seven people were killed and almost 50 injured on London Bridge and Borough Market. “You begin to think, can that happen here? And sadly, the answer is yes. We are a G7 capital, but I have great confidence in our police to provide the necessary mechanisms to ensure the safety of our residents and visitors.” Last year, in response to a Christmas market attack in Berlin, security was ramped up for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Dump trucks and front-end loaders were used to block off cross streets and protect the schoolchildren that participated as torchbearers during the celebration. The heavy machinery acted as a barricade. See OFFICIALS, page 2
What a mess The Downtown core won’t be construction free in time for the city’s Canada Day celebrations. On top of record crowds, expect some LRT construction equipment to remain in place.
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“It’s always a wake-up call for us in roles of leadership that we have to be vigilant in the world we live in that a simple knife and a motor vehicle can be the new weapon of choice of a terrorist or someone who wants to cause harm to people in a community.” Watson said local police are in contact with international agencies as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to ensure the safety of residents and visitors, not only on Parliament Hill, but also at other events across the city that day. He added that other municipal police services would supplement the work of local officers. “We live in, regrettably, times in the world where there are evil acts taking place, and we have to be vigilant and we have to rely on the police and the public if they see something that they feel is suspicious.” But Watson emphasized there’s no guarantee. “There’s no 100 per cent solution to terrorism. If terrorists want to come into a community, sadly, as we’ve seen in other jurisdictions
around the world and we’ve seen here with the death of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, that people can do harm to other fellow citizens. So our job is to be as vigilant as possible and to ask the community for their eyes and ears because we can’t have a police officer at every corner.” Since Cirillo’s death and the attack on Parliament Hill, security has been increased, with House of Commons security officers being armed and increased measures to prevent access by unauthorized cars. Vigilance was a message echoed by Ottawa Centre MP David McGuinty, who will chair a national security and intelligence committee, once legislation is passed through the Senate. McGuinty said there are a couple of things to draw from the attacks in London, including that this is a global phenomenon. “And we’re not immune to the phenomenon in Canada. The mayor is right that we have to remain vigilant,” he said. “Canada, so far, has escaped a vast majority of these terrible occurrences, and we hope it will continue to stay that way.”
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Hitting the right note Clockwise: Snake Boy, from House of Paint, puts his mark on a public mural during Westfest. The public worked on the mural until late afternoon before artists used it as the background to their own work. Clapping to the beat, Adrienne Silnicki and Grace, 2, from Old Ottawa South, take in some of the acts at Westfest on June 3. The three-day festival featured 150 acts that performed in Laroche Park in Mechanicsville. The festival featured an indigenous pavilion, beer tents, performance artists, buskers, food trucks and more. Westboro Beach resident Quinn Maheux, 6, plays some air guitar while rocking out at Westfest on June 3. Clint Everson leads his band during a set at Westfest on June 3.
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Nomination process called into question by PCs in riding Meanwhile, Rick Dykstra, vote in Ottawa West-Nepean by tive Party of Ontario specifically.” Neither Brown nor Macgregor president of the Ontario PCs re- saying future nominations will responded to attempts to contact plied to a request to comment on be monitored by PriceWaterthe decision not to call for a new HouseCoopers. There will be no new vote for them. a Progressive Conservative candidate in Ottawa West-Nepean, despite several allegations of voter fraud during the original nomination meeting. Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown intervened in the appeals process Saturday and appointed City of Ottawa Karma Macgregor as the canNotice of Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Secondary Plan didate for the area, according to Ottawa West-Nepean Progressive Mer Bleue Urban Expansion Area Community Design Plan Conservative Association presiIn accordance with Section 22(6.4)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 11.(1) of Ontario Regulation dent Emma McLennan. 543/06, notice is hereby provided that an official plan amendment and secondary plan proposal is This nullifies the appeal filed by being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department at the City Jeremy Roberts after he lost the of Ottawa. nomination by 15 votes on May 6, according to McLennan. The proposed Official Plan Amendment (OPA) affect properties located in Ward 19, Cumberland. The “I’m disappointed,” she told CDP area is generally bounded to: the west by Mer Bleue Road; the east by Tenth Line Road; to the north Metro. “It looks like Patrick by Mer Bleue area (Avalon West development), and at southern limit the boundary runs along Wall Road Brown is condoning voter fraud.” through community of Notre Dame Des Champs to Tenth Line Road (running approximately the mid-way Last month, McLennan sent point between Wall Road and Navan Road). several letters to the Ontario PC Three concurrent and integrated Class Environmental Assessment Studies/Master Plans were initiated: Party detailing several allegations a Master Servicing Study (MSS) for water, storm drainage and sanitary; an Environmental Management of voter fraud, including that Plan (EMP) for the natural environment and select stormwater management components; and a there were 28 more votes than Master Transportation Study (MTS) to provide the street network;. These reports have been prepared the number of people registered in conjunction with the Community Design Plan (CDP). The CDP is being brought forward for approval to cast them, and there was also by Planning Committee and Council at the same time as the proposed OPA. Approval of the CDP and evidence of ballot stuffing, with subsequent development applications under the Planning Act will be supported by the EMP, MSS and 17 ballots eventually disallowed. MTS. The purpose of the OPA and Secondary Plan is to provide policies that implement the land use McLennan said she had also components of the Mer Bleue UEA CDP. found “suspicious irregularities” The main effects of the proposed OPA are to: (1) change the land use designation in Schedule B from in the membership list. Developing Community (Expansion Area) to General Urban Area; (2) designate McKinnon’s Creek and a Brown’s decision to appoint significant woodlot as Urban Natural Features; (3) update various schedules to reflect the expansion of Macgregor Saturday “proved transportation facilities within the CDP area; (4) update the natural heritage system feature. The effect that the party is not committed of the Secondary Plan is to provide the planning framework and policies that are required to implement to an open, fair and transparent area’s vision with future development applications or public works. nomination process,” McLennan To review additional information and materials related to the proposed amendments, please contact the wrote in a post on the associaundersigned planner, go to Ottawa.ca/merbleuecdp or to Ottawa.ca/devapps and input the File Number tion’s Facebook page, saying the D01-01-17-0006 in the “Search” criteria. The City of Ottawa would like to receive comments regarding decision “has several negative imthe proposed amendments. Please forward comments to the undersigned planner via mail, facsimile plications that damage the party’s or e-mail by June 20, 2017. Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the proposal. credibility.” “It is my belief that many PC If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, you must make a written request to the City of Ottawa. supporters, including myself, now feel disenfranchised by the party If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and and we will have to do some serilocation to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the before the ous thinking about who we vote proposed official plan amendment is adopted and the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body for in the coming election,” she is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Ottawa to the Ontario Municipal Board. wrote. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and Roberts called the decision dislocation to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed heartening in a post on his Faceofficial plan amendment is adopted and before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body book page. may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in “My campaign attracted many the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. young people with high energy Dated at Ottawa June 8, 2017. who got involved in politics and the PC party for the first time to Taavi Siitam, Planner support me,” he wrote. “Seeing us Planning and Growth Management Department lose through fraud and manipulaCity of Ottawa tion was a crushing experience for 110 Laurier Avenue West them. I fear that many of them Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27788 will be turned off politics in genFax: 613-580-2459 eral and, particularly troubling Ad 2017-508-S_Mer Bleue_08062017 Email: merbleuecdp-pcc@ottawa.ca for me, the Progressive ConservaALEX ABDELWAHAB
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YOU’RE INVITED! OTTAWA WEST-NEPEAN CELEBRATES CANADA’S 150th BIRTHDAY! SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 12PM-4PM AT THE RON KOLBUS LAKESIDE CENTRE (BRITANNIA BEACH) Anita Vandenbeld, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, invites you to celebrate 150 years since Canadian confederation at a celebration that will showcase the best of local art and culture in our community. Throughout the summer Canada will be celebrating 150 years of Canadian heritage and the diversity that has proven to be a pillar of our strength as a country. Join your neighbours at a family fun day to celebrate this special occasion with art displays, a photo exhibit, musical and dance performances, a multi-cultural fashion show, face-painting, a free BBQ and fun and games for the kids. Focused on inclusion, creativity and respect for our neighbours, the event will include an indigenous reconciliation ceremony, cultural performances from around the world, youth expression through spoken word poetry, and artwork by newly arrived Syrian refugee children. Our community in Ottawa West-Nepean is inclusive and hard-working, creating opportunities and inspiring innovation founded on the understanding that everyone is welcome. So join us and add your unique story to that of our country, and celebrate who we are today and where we want to be in the next 150 years!
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n late May, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made a much-anticipated announcement that her government will increase the province’s hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2019, from the current $11.40. Critics came out of the woodwork, calling the plan a job-killing disaster. One pundit suggested the rate hike would trigger the immediate loss of 100,000 jobs in the province. Others argued small businesses would bear the brunt of the cost, while large enterprises would exit Ontario en masse in search of cheaper labour. The arguments aren’t completely unfounded, but they are hyperbolic. Records of minimum wage hike increases from the last 50 years show a number of significant jumps in minimum wage from year to year. From $. 90 in 1965, the wage jumped to $1.30 in 1969, an increase of 44 per cent in four years. Subsequently the rate continued to climb, more than doubling to $2.25 by 1974. Minimum wage increased annually throughout the ‘70s, spiking by more than 45 per cent in the first half of the ‘80s to $4.35.
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There are many pundits arguing that minimum wage increases trigger job losses. But the historical data, at a glance, doesn’t back this claim. Over the last few decades, Ontario’s unemployment rate has, in fact, remained relatively stable at between six and seven per cent, with some exceptions. In 1984 and 2009 the provincial unemployment rate peaked at more than nine per cent. But one would be hard pressed to argue that minimum wage hikes were the catalyst. In the latter case, for example, world markets were crumbling and entire countries declaring bankruptcy. Triggers for spikes in unemployment are complex and multiple. Although the 9.1 per cent spike in 2009 did coincide with a one dollar minimum wage increase (to $9.50), the high unemployment rate arguably had more to do with the mass layoffs in Ontario’s manufacturing sector during the financial crisis than it did with increasing people’s basic hourly wage. There are also many examples where the numbers don’t spike simultaneously. In 2004,
Youth unemployment is already signififor example, unemployment remained stable at 6.8 per cent, despite the occurrence of the cantly higher than average unemployment among adults. Employers that rely on sumfirst minimum wage hike in nine years to mer students and part-timers may be forced $7.15 (from $6.85 in 1995). to eliminate these positions in the absence of There’s no doubt the minimum wage government incentives to counterbalance the increase is a strategic vote-buying tactic for a party and a premier that are almost setting additional costs of labour. Consumers will also bear the brunt of records for their lack of popularity in the costs. Bread basket items have been climbing polls. Even the least cynical among us see that. And while it’s true that minimum wage for years, something that’s almost guaranteed to continue as labour increases aren’t about to costs trickle down to bankrupt the job market, consumers. the reverse also holds — But is a 32 per cent they’re not doing much increase in the hourly to stimulate it either. minimum wage going to As much as the Premier Records of minimum bankrupt the province? would like us to believe wage hike increases No. Ontario has seen 28 otherwise, a higher minimum wage increases minimum wage doesn’t from the last 50 years in the past 50 years and encourage greater parshow a number of not a single one has led to ticipation in the labour the economic apocalypse economy. significant jumps in currently predicted by the The hyperbolic pundits minimum wage from caviar class. It’s OK to don’t lie. There is potenremain skeptical of motial for some negative year to year tives behind the premier’s side effects, particularly decision to do this now, outside of the Toronto but at the end of the day, bubble economy where every Ontarian deserves a these decisions are made. livable working wage. Small businesses — and It’s up to the Premier — or possibly her even large manufacturers and those in the agsuccessor, depending on the outcome of the ricultural industry — may opt out of hiring or shut down Ontario operations altogether next election — to put incentive measures in place to mitigate the adverse effects that if labour costs spike too high too soon, something that would have a huge impact on higher labour costs may have on employers smaller cities and towns across the province. and consumers.
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Starting in July, there will be a new stop for the Bookmobile in Carlington. For one year, the Bookmobile will stop at the Alexander Community Centre on Wednesdays from 2:15 to 3 p.m. It’s a pilot project that will be evaluated next spring. River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington said that, as the public library was reviewing locations and times for the Bookmobile, he and members of the community pushed for a new stop in the Alexander neighbourhood. “I’ve been vocal about improving outreach in the community and access to programs and services,” Brockington said in a
recent interview. A change.org petition was circulated asking for residents to speak out about the need for more library services, specifically for the Bookmobile to make regular visits to the area. It has almost 70 signatures. Brockington said the petition and passion showed by the community helped to convince the city’s library service to try out the location. Carlington is the largest neighbourhood in River Ward, and it doesn’t have a library. Brockington pushed to amend the time of the other Bookmobile stop in the neighbourhood at Caldwell to accommodate children and families after school hours and that brought out even more people to use the service.
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hanging parties in politics usually does not work out too well. There are a few exceptions, such as former Liberal MP and NDP provincial premier Bob Rae, but normally switching parties as an elected politician is a prescription for defeat and political oblivion in the ensuing election. So, it will be interesting to follow the happenings in the new Kanata-Carleton provincial riding in next year’s election and see if former Progressive Conservative MPP Jack MacLaren, now a member of the new Trillium Party, will be re-elected or not. His participation in the election for the Trillium Party should have an impact on the PC vote in the riding. Whether he will be re-elected, just split the Tory vote, or have minimal impact remains to be seen. The new Kanata-Carleton riding is more urban than the existing Carleton-Mississippi Mills and this may reduce conservative strength somewhat, with or without MacLaren’s ejection from the PC caucus and his switch to the ultra-conservative Trillium Party. The Liberals may seize this opportunity of discord among conservative forces to run a strong candidate who
might just sneak into office thanks to a vote split in the right-of-centre ranks. Some insight might be found from the name of MacLaren’s new party affiliation, the Trillium Party. Trilliums — specifically, white trilliums — have been the official flower for Ontario since 1937. If grown from seed, it takes a trillium up to two years just for the seed to germinate and then takes another five to seven years for the plant to bloom. In other words, it is a long process and very similar, we would suggest, to the future of the new party. If the Trillium Party were to “germinate” in two years and were to “bloom” in only five to seven years, we would rank that as an amazing political story. It is also known that if the leaves and flower of a trillium are picked, the plant will die as it will lack any means to produce the energy needed to survive the cold blasts of winter. If MacLaren fails to win for the Trillium Party in the upcoming election, the party may die just like a picked trillium, lacking the means to produce the energy needed to survive the blasts of the political weather in this province. MacLaren’s decision to switch parties is a story that promises an interesting ending come election season.
Canada’s birthday plans big on show, not substance
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ast week I was leaving a Blue Jays game in Toronto. The home town had won and everyone was happy — except for the homeless men whom we encountered at intervals, sitting on the pavement with their empty paper cups in front of them, hoping for the best. It’s not a perfect metaphor, but something about the scene made me think of our upcoming 150th birthday celebrations. There is going to be a considerable amount of noise, a few royals around, cheery speeches — but not much of that energy is being harnessed to improve the lives of people who need help. This may be why I detect a distinct lack of enthusiasm about the whole thing. Politicians and officials are smiling away and making pronouncements about how great it’s going to be. But ordinary people are yawning,
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town just wanting to get on with summer. And some of them, like me, wonder if that sesquicentennial money could be better spent. Locally, it will be nice to see the National Arts Centre unveil its new look and the new Canadian history hall at the Museum of History. But those probably would have happened without the sesquicentennial. Otherwise, Canada Day will probably feel like most other Canada Days, except in Toronto where the provincial government is spending $120,000 to bring a gigantic American rubber duckie to its waterfront. There will be other events, other
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projects, some even more worthwhile than gigantic rubber duckies, but my guess is that this is not, unlike 1967, going to be a year we will look back upon with nostalgia. Several things made 1967. For one, the federal government was not just going through the motions. Unlike today, it was not afraid to spend. So tons of government money was committed, all over the country, to things that mattered. It felt like every community in the country was getting a new concert hall, a new arena, a new library. For another thing, there was an optimism, an idealism in the country that was different from what we have now. Expo 67 made us proud and attracted world attention, which made us prouder. Despite the Cold War and the spectre of Vietnam, despite the growing signs of separatism at home, Canadians were confident 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
about the future, eager to make it better. It doesn’t seem that way now. Although the world was a perilous place in 1967, different kinds of peril face us now. Recent events, particularly to the south of us, have created an uncertainty that may make us less inclined to party. And less inclined to take on the big projects that would really make life better for Canadians — not to mention the less fortunate of the world, to whom we have been paying less and less attention. To go back to those unfortunate souls at the beginning of this column, few of our political parties campaign on getting rid of homelessness and poverty. They talk about making things less difficult for the middle class. That’s a far cry from idealism. To take another important topic, there have been some bold words EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR Nevil Hunt, nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Mellissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com - 613-221-6161
about climate change, probably the defining issue of our age, but few bold steps. This year, the 150th, would have been a good year for some of that. Instead we get fireworks and rubber duckies.
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Trevor Haché, secretary for the Healthy Transportation Coalition, says the plan to look at a single-fare option for low-income riders of OC Transpo will help the “poorest of the poor.” The city’s transit commission approved having staff look at options to deliver a low-cost single fare option on May 31. The city announced the EquiPass, a discounted monthly pass option for those living under the poverty line in November. At a cost of $57 a month — while deeply discounted from the regular fare — it’s still out of reach for many, Haché said. Original estimates by staff suggested that 4,400 riders would be eligible for the subsidized pass, which would cost the city $2.7 million. A memo to councillors from transit commission chair
Stephen Blais and Mayor Jim Watson in advance of the May 31 meeting, said that 2,300 riders had already taken advantage of the pass. “And that number grows daily,” said Pat Scrimgeour, manager of customer service and transit planning for OC Transpo. Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said while she supported the plan, she wanted to ensure the costs for the subsidized, single fare option wouldn’t be borne on the backs of other riders. Transportation GM John Manconi, said that and other questions such as the delivery of the option would have to be ironed out by staff before budget deliberations in the fall. The transit commissioner lauded the idea, and said the lowest income residents likely can’t afford a monthly pass. “A proper examination is the way to go,” he said. For Blais, it’s simply the
time to take the next step. “There’s been uptake on the EquiPass, it’s time to explore a single-fare option,” he said. Haché agreed with the move, but said the city needs to look at the overall issue of transit affordability. “The plan is to increase fares by 2.5 per cent every year until 2048,” he said. “That means by then a return trip will be $14.” Haché says the coalition — which is a consortium of advocates and special interest groups spanning the city — also plans to host a transportation equity summit at city hall in September. The panel isn’t ironed out yet, but they have confirmed a speaker from the Portland transit authority’s equity department — something he said he’d like to see in Ottawa. Council will have to approve the commission’s recommendation to allow staff to study the issue, at which point work will begin.
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Redblacks working on opportunity to defend title at home BY JAKE DAVIES jake.davies@metroland.com
Back-to-back Grey Cup appearances is a pretty impressive record for a CFL team with only three completed seasons. Winning a ring in one of those games is even more impressive. Now the Ottawa Red-
blacks have the opportunity to something incredibly rare in the league — defend their title on home turf. This year the Redblacks host the Grey Cup game at TD Place and are hard at work, getting this year’s squad ready for that test — but that is not the team’s focus.
“It’s just about getting better, from one year to the next, one week to the next,� general manager Marcel Desjardins told Metroland Media. “We’re just trying to find the right pieces to make us better in terms of the players and then what we can do away from the personnel side of things to make our
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environment better.� The Redblacks are right in the middle of training camp leading in to the first preseason game Thursday, June 8. Camp ends a week later with their final pre-season game in Montreal on June 15. Desjardins, coach Rick Campbell, wide receiver Brad Sinopli and defensive lineman Ettore Lattanzio spoke with Metroland Media following training camp Day 5’s practice to talk about the upcoming season. “We’re working, which is good — we’re working hard and getting better at stuff,� coach Campbell said. “I think the whole key is to keep getting better every day. I’d say, so far so good. But we can’t be content. I always give the guys the speech, when you walk out the door at night, that you walk out better than when you cam in. If guys keep that attitude and keep working at it, we’ll be competitive.� The front office is working at getting better, too, which is a tall task when you’ve lost three-time Grey Cup champion, two-time CFL Most Outstanding Player and future hall of famer, quarterback Henry Burris. But one thing the Redblacks has done well in its brief history, is make sure the most important position in football has been well staffed. Last year, the team
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Trevor Harris comes in to the season as the undisputed starter for the Redblacks for the 2017 season following the retirement of Henry Burris. brought in Trevor Harris to back up Burris, and Harris played in 12 games, completed 242 passes for 3,301 yards and 16 touchdowns. The speedy pivot also ran for two touchdowns.
This year the team signed Drew Tate to back up Harris and both Desjardins and Campbell are confident in the quarterback position. See TEAM, page 11
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Team coming together ahead of season start Continued from page 10
“The quarterbacks have been doing well,” Campbell said. “It’s good to have Trevor back obviously. He played for us last year and played very well so it is making the transition for all the guys a little easier and just having the continuity with all of the offensive coaches being back. It makes that transition easier. We hope to not miss a beat.” We’re not naïve enough to think we’ll ever be at the level we were last year with both Henry and Trevor, but having Trevor and Drew as a combination is a pretty good combination,” Desjardins said. “For us, even Brock Jensen (released on June 5) and Ryan Lindley as three and four as of right now, is a good situation, so we feel good about that position.” Redblacks six-foot-four veteran wide receiver Brad Sinopli, who caught 90 passes last year, many of those from Harris, says the quarterbacks are looking good in camp so far. And the former Ottawa Gee Gee quarterback knows a thing or two about the position. “Harris is doing a great job,” the Peterborough native said. “I know he’s been working hard in the off-season to get better in every little way he can. I think he’s been waiting for this for a while so he’s excited and I think the whole team is excited to have him as our leader.” Wide receiver was another position that has seen a lot of change over 2016 (in a league where teams regularly have major turnover from year to year). Speedy
receiver Chris Williams and Ernest Jackson were two of the four Redblacks receivers who surpassed 1,000 yards receiving last season. Both have new homes this year with Williams taking his talents to British Columbia and Jackson joining the Montreal Alouettes. Desjardins has been bringing in pieces, even as late as a couple of weeks ago, to fill out the hands unit. “The core guys that were instrumental the last couple of seasons, Sinopli and Greg Ellingson are still here,” he said. “Juron Criner (six-footthree, 220 pounds) came into the mix partway through the season after Williams got hurt and we signed two guys from Toronto — Kenny Shaw (six-foot, 170 pounds) and Diontae Spencer (fivefoot-eight, 185 pounds) and they both fit in very well, not only in terms as players. They fit in to our locker-room very well. We have Jake Harty (sixfoot-two, 210 pounds) as a Canadian who’s been here. We have numerous options of younger guys, Canadian and American, that we feel will be able to give us the depth we need because we know during the season not everybody is going to play every game.” Sinopli says the receiving group is looking good early in camp. “It’s going well,” he said. “I think everyone has the offense down pretty well now. As always, when you have a bunch of new guys it takes a little while for it to come together and we’re just kind of feeling each other out. We’re just trying to work hard. The last five or six days is all in-
the Redblacks and agrees the defence is coming together nicely. “I think we’re ahead at this time of year then we were at this time last hear,” he said. “The DBs are getting a lot of picks, which is really nice to see. The D-line is applying a lot of pressure and that’s allowing the DBs and linebackers to do their jobs well.” Despite Ottawa hosting the Grey Cup for the first time since 2004, the team, from top to bottom, is feeling no extra pressure attempting to be a competitor in the game. “I’d say for the average person that should seem to be the case,” Lattanzio said. “But honestly, we haven’t even talked about it and that really comes down to coach Campbell’s whole mentality. He keeps everything super even keel and doesn’t put that pressure on us. We are all adults and we all know what we can achieve and what’s at stake if we underachieve. So there’s no need to put that added pressure on us. We just need to play football and perform.”
stall, so we have a lot on our plates, but so far it’s going really well.” On the stop side of the ball, the Redblacks secondary has seen a lot of change heading in to 2017. Desjardins says there is enough experience remaining with Redblacks 2014 draft pick safety Antoine Pruneau (six-foot, 200 pounds) Jonathan Rose (six-foot-one, 190 pounds) returning to the team. Desjardins brought in A.J. Jefferson (six-foot, 190 pounds) from Toronto who was a CFL All Star last season to play opposite Rose. “We have several other returning players and some new guys, so we have a lot of very good options in the back end,” Desjardins said. “We’re actually very comfortable with where we’re at.” So far during training camp, the offensive side of the ball has been spotted doing more pushups than the defence following head-tohead drills — a sign the defence seems to be gelling well. Ottawa native Lattanzio (six-foot, 252 pounds) is entering his third season with
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Jason Gennaro, spokesperson for the SIU, said a police officer was driving near the area of Dalhousie Street and Clarence Street and around the same time, a man was shot on the west side of Dalhousie and north of Clarence. That man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. When the police officer tried to arrest a male suspect, the man fled. At that point, a 43-year-old man was shot; he was rushed to the hospital and later pronounced dead. The police officer followed the suspect around the corner into a parking garage east of Dalhousie off Murray Street. Inside, there was a confrontation between the officer and the 31-year-old suspect. “Several shots were fired, the man was pronounced dead on the scene,” Gennaro said, adding the police officer was
not injured. “The SIU, in this particular situation, has an interest in the confrontation that occurred in the parking garage.”
‘The SIU, in this particular situation, has an interest in the confrontation that occurred in the parking garage.’ JASON GENNARO SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SIU
The parking garage was cordoned off until around noon on June 4. At that time police reopened the garage for people to remove their vehicles. In a press release, Ottawa Police Service said it had no comment on the investigation.
The SIU does not have consent to release the names for either victim, but said postmortems for both men would be held on June 5. Those results are considered evidence and will not be made public. The SIU has identified one subject officer and two witness officers. It has also assigned 10 officers, three forensic and seven investigators, to the case. In the coming days, officers will be canvassing the area looking for surveillance footage and witnesses. It is also appealing for help in its investigation. Anyone with information about any of the three shootings is encouraged to contact the SIU. The agency is also asking for any video or surveillance footage to be submitted through their website, www.siu.on.ca. The SIU will determine whether the officer involved has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident.
NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF AN AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BY-LAW OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA FOR THE IMPOSITION OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Ottawa passed By-law 2017-175, an amendment to Development Charge By-law 2014-229 on May 24, 2017 under Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997; AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board under Section 14 of the Act, in respect of the development charge by-law, by filing with the City Clerk on or before July 4, 2017 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection. The revised development charges imposed by By-law 2017-175 are as follows: Additional Development Charge Amounts Effective May 25, 2017:
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(4) The following table is added to By-law 2014-229, Schedule “B”, as amended under the heading “Outside the Greenbelt (Area #2) following the table entitled “Effective October 1, 2014”: Additional Development Charge Amounts Effective May 25, 2017:
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MAYOR JIM WATSON in which an Ottawa couple could not order a 7Up in French on an Air Canada flight. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. “The last thing we need are a bunch of lawsuits that will cost taxpayers a lot of money,” Watson said. Des Rosiers said there is no difference between her private member’s bill and the city’s current bylaw, only that she believes her bill will make bilingualism in
Ottawa official. “Essentially, I used the terms of the bylaw and the bilingual policy,” she said in an interview, adding that this bill is essentially a symbolic gesture to ensure the original framework of the city’s bylaw reflects the current reality on the ground. The legislation would recognize Ottawa’s “special character,” she said in a statement. Des Rosiers said she reached out to the Bilingual Ottawa project and the city to hear what their concerns were before drafting the bill, and looked at previous propositions that were made. “I did my legal homework and tried to find words that capture what is important,” she said, adding this is a conversation she will continue to have with Ottawa residents, as the bill goes through its first to third readings. See BILL, page 15
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The former lawyer said she is willing to discuss it with people who may have suggestions to amend or add to the bill, but that she thinks in the end the bill reflects the current reality in the city and she simply wanted to make sure that it was official. In response, Watson has echoed a stance he took last September on the bilingualism debate after advocates with the Bilingual Ottawa project proposed changes to the city’s bilingual policy to make the municipality officially bilingual. The quest to ensure future city councils respect the current level of bilingualism came on the heels of a survey, sponsored by the Montfort Hospital, La Cité collegial and two Frenchlanguage school boards. It revealed 54 per cent of the 750 polled (most of them Anglophones) were in favour of the idea. Another 13 per cent showed some level of support. However, at that time Watson expressed satisfaction with what he said was the city’s “exceptional” level of bilingual services. He also noted then the im-
portance of ensuring bilingual city staff are stationed strategically based on demographics, though residents can be served in the language of their choice no matter which ward they call home. When reviewed by the city’s legal department, Des Rosiers’ proposed legislation states the obvious: that the city has a language bill and it must be followed, said Watson, who also noted he was never approached by Des Rosiers to discuss her private member’s bill. “We’re quite happy that they’re not telling us what to do. The legislation states in it that the city bylaw is supreme,” he said. “The passage of the bill will not change things. We’ll continue to provide services in both English and French and our bylaw is a very good bylaw that ensures all people are served in their language.” He acknowledged the city’s language policy and its 2001-enacted bylaw are not at the same level of the federal government, but said they still serve the community well. Residents can be served in French and English, city publications are bilingual,
and council meetings feature bilingual interpretation. Osgoode Coun. George Darouze said Ottawa is already bilingual. “We don’t need to put more layers on being officially bilingual,” he said, adding this could come with a financial cost, as well. But Des Rosiers said this isn’t the case. “The bill amends the City of Ottawa Act to provide a recognition of its ‘bilingual character,’ the words currently used by the bylaw,” she said. Likewise, Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt said the bill comes down to optics and serves no purpose. “It’s all just for show,” he said. “Don’t do stuff that does nothing. Do stuff that does something. As well, Watson said a city report released the same day Des Rosiers’ bill was introduced revealed “a dramatic decrease” in the number of complaints the city received in 2016 about its French language services. There were 23 complaints that year, down from 83 the year before. “We get more complaints about raccoons,” said Moffatt. - With files from Jennifer McIntosh
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With about a month to go before Canada Day festivities get underway in downtown Ottawa, the city’s core is still pockmarked with light-rail construction sites. “I would have loved to have had all of that work done before 2017,” Mayor Jim Watson told reporters on May 31, the day before the one-month countdown to the nation’s birthday, which is expected to draw record crowds to Ottawa’s downtown as the country marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Several streets are a patchwork of construction, including sections of Rideau, Nicholas, Laurier and Wellington. But Watson pointed the finger at a previous council that cancelled a light-rail project, setting back its development by four years. “But we can’t turn back the hands of time,” he said. See CONSTRUCTION, page 20
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The plan now is to install better hoarding, or construction boards, around the construction sites “and minimize the blight, if you will, on the streetscape,” said Watson. The plan also includes minimizing the sight of equipment as much as possible, though some will remain in place on July 1. “I don’t want to sugar-coat it,” he said. “We’ll do our best. It’s not the perfect situation obviously, but I think most people understand that this is a project that is important to the city and we’ll impress residents and visitors alike when they come to the downtown on July 1.” And, the rest of the city “is in great shape,” including Parliament Hill and the ByWard Market, he noted. However, there are cranes and scaffolding at the complex’s West Block, which is being rehabilitated. “I think people understand when they see cranes, it is a sign of progress, but there will be a much better look to the downtown core in 2018 when LRT construction (comes to an end for Stage 1),” said Watson, though he acknowledged the work currently being done at the Hill. “In fairness, the look people get is the Centre Block and the cranes are on the West Block and at the back of Centre Block,” he insisted. The City of Ottawa has “worked out a deal” with the federal government to have a Canada 150 logo featured on a wrapper covering the Four Corners building, at Sparks and Metcalfe streets, as well as on the historic Central Post Office building on Sparks. Watson said the city is also working with the feds to have a similar look for Centre Block, which is set to undergo a decade-long interior and exterior heritage renovation, beginning in 2018.
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After closing several schools in the public school board, the savings didn’t quite add up for some trustees as they got their first look at the proposed budget. Staff estimates the money saved from the closures will be $1.2 million. Reduced funding from the province means the number is actually half what was achieved by the closures. The figure was presented on May 30 during a presentation of the proposed budget of $928.1 million for the 2017-2018 school year. This year it will cost the board about $200,000 to keep the buildings secure and maintained before they are disposed of. The savings were also hampered by increased transportation costs: providing passes to students transferring to Gloucester High, as well as the increased price of OC Transpo passes, inflation and increased demand for small and large buses. All told, transportation costs will increase by $2.2 million, though some of it is offset by related revenue. “I think we’re going to have to justify that,” said Theresa Kavanagh, trustee for the Bay zone, who added busing costs were just one of the concerns highlighted by parents through the accommodation review process. “That’s a big jump.” Chief financial officer Mike Carson reminded trustees that cost savings are not the primary reason for completing accommodation reviews — the primary goal is to give students more programs and more opportunities
at the right number of schools. “The dollars and cents by itself do not drive that,” he said. But when Jennifer Adams, director of education and secretary of the board, mentioned an investment of $700,000 for mobile technology was a “very tiny amount of money” or a drop in the bucket, Rideau-Vanier/Capital trustee Shawn Menard took aim. The savings “turns out to be relatively low in the grand scheme of things if $700,000 is a drop in the bucket, we are talking about two or three drops in the bucket,” he said. “So it’s important to keep in mind with school closures, how little effect this has on our budget overall.” Chair Shirley Seward said, “We all know the reasons for these reviews. The learning objective is a key reason and also the financial objectives for doing this. The fact is that we are actually losing money from the province for top-up funding.” With all the time spent on accommodation reviews, she asked staff if selling off the buildings or disposing of them more quickly could be a priority so that the board could see the full picture of realized savings. “I love playing monopoly and I understand the importance of keeping properties, but we are in difficult times and I’d rather see finances come from that reinvested in our schools,” she said. DOLLARS AND CENTS
If not for some extra provincial funds, the Ottawa-Carleton School Board’s budget
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The board has meetings planned for June 5 for public delegations and committee questions and June 12 for the start of debate. Budget debate would continue on June 19, if required, and the recommendation would be made to the board. The budget is scheduled for approval on June 26.
Father was always working hard Continued from page 18
I knew he would be stripping in the wood shed before coming into the house for his supper. He sat with the plow-point between his knees, anchored tightly so it couldn’t move. And I wondered how he could endure the pain of its weight on his legs, as he held it firmly so that he could work on it. And I knew why he was sitting on the rim of the water trough that was there to quench the thirst of the livestock in the hot summer weather. He had in his hand the whetstone and he was trying to sharpen the plow point to make the job yet to be done easier. I saw that the very point of the plow point had worn away, leaving that part jagged, but there was enough left to finish the job if he could once again create a sharp edge. And that was what he was trying to do on that hot summer day. You just didn’t buy a new plow-point because a bit of it had worn off! I once asked Father how something so hard could wear down to that point, and he said it was because the land, even
though his ancestors had done their best to remove them, still had buried stones in the ground. The constant contact with the stones was what had worn the plow-point down. Father, with his hands bare, scraped the stone over and over the edge of the plowpoint, stopping only long enough to dip
And again, in my mind’s eye, I could see him walking mile after mile behind the plow pulled by our horse, and I wondered at how he could stand the monotony of it all. the whetstone into the trough of water, trying to create a new sharp edge. I went to the pump close by and brought him a cup of cold water. He took the cup with his weather-beaten hand and swallowed it down without stopping. He handed the cup back to me, only nod-
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Cancer research gets out of the lab with $4 million grant BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
A multimillion dollar grant is going to help researchers further their study into stimulating patients’ immune systems to fight cancer. The researchers, who are co-led by John Bell of Ottawa Hospital and Dr. Marcus Butler of the University Health Network, will receive the grant from the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research (OICR), a not-for-profit organization that funds cancer research. Grant money will be used to fund three separate trials of immunotherapy, which uses drugs, cells and viruses to target different cancers. Trials will involve nearly 200 patients, who carry various cancers, including lung, breast, ovarian and kidney, among others. “It’s clear that current therapies are not good
enough, they make people sick as well and don’t give them a good outcome,” Bell said. “So we are really excited to do things that have a lot of research behind them, new approaches that are based on good knowledge about how cancers evolve in the first place and being able to test those ideas in people and see that they actually work and can benefit people and can change the way that patients get treated. “That’s really, really exciting.” The first clinical trial combines a made-in Ontario viral therapy with an immune-stimulating drug. It uses two viruses and a drug to try to treat lung cancer. The second trial combines a viral therapy with a patient’s own geneticallyenhanced immune cells. The third will develop a new kind of immunotherapy, based on removing a patient’s cancer
cells and infecting them with a virus, before reinserting them into the patient. “Obviously the best case is that we are going to cure everyone we treat, but that’s not going to happen, so instead we have to look for things that tell us we are on the right track,” Bell said. “What we are looking for is do these patients develop a good immune response against their own cancer, because if they do, that means they have the opportunity to fight their own cancer.” Thanks to the funding scientists can take the research out of the lab. “Without this money it just wouldn’t happen in the near future and in patients.” The funding proposal took more than a year to be completed and vetted by a panel of scientists and doctors from around the world. The team has four years to spend the money.
Roger (ID# A201072)
Check out our website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.
Found a Baby Animal? Check With the Experts for How to Help
Roger (ID# A201072) Meet Roger, a loveable cat looking for his purr-fect match. Roger is a goofy boy who will keep you entertained as he plays with his favourite cat toys. He’d love a new home with lots of cozy places to nap. Roger would prefer to be the only feline in the home so he can have all of his family’s love to himself. For more information on Roger and all the adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd
Stumbling upon a baby animal that needs help usually brings out the maternal instincts in all of us. But spotting a baby animal by himself doesn’t necessarily mean he’s an orphan. Many wildlife parents leave their young alone during the day, sometimes for long periods. The mother is usually nearby and quite conscious of her young. Also, keep in mind that despite their small size, many young animals are actually independent enough to fend for themselves. Wildlife rehab centres in Ottawa are filling up with animals that wouldn’t have needed the service had they been left alone. So how can you tell if an animal needs your help or should be left alone? Please call the Ottawa Humane Society at 613-725-3166, ext. 221, or visit www.ottawahumane.ca/juvenile-or-baby-wildlife/ for information on what to do if you find a baby animal. You may also call the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary at 613-258-9480 for help.
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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Neither 4. Edema (archaic) 10. Geological time 11. Confidence 12. Cerium 14. Virtual audio cable 15. World’s longest river 16. A way to inform 18. Agents of one’s downfall 22. Secretly follow 23. Put into a position 24. Of the desert 26. And (Latin) 27. Spanish city 28. Over there (archaic) 30. Regard 31. Midway between south and southeast 34. Entrap 36. Married woman 37. A place to explore 39. Assist, usually in some wrongdoing
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, when your mischievous side comes out to play, others better watch out. You certainly can be a force … a very fun force. Just don’t let things get out of control.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, others can’t read your mind, so if something is bugging you, then let them know. Doing so will help you collectively develop a solution that much faster.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Your social life is about to heat up, Sagittarius. You might find your calendar going from empty to chock full in just a few days. Pace yourself to avoid burnout.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Other people around you seem to be the epitome of positivity, but you just may not be able to muster the same level of giddiness, Taurus. That’s okay, as this is just a phase.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, keep your mind open to all the possibilities this week. You may be surprised at what you can accomplish if you maintain a willingness to try new things.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, while it is important to take care of others, you shouldn’t do so at the expense of your own health and happiness. Give yourself a break this week.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Things that have been on your mind come right out without a thought, Gemini. Your honesty is commendable, but you may need to self-censor some things.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you don’t need any extra encouragement to go after what you want. You are quite motivated at the moment, putting a lot of possibilities within reach.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Don’t be afraid to take the next big step in your love life, Aquarius. Your partner may be feeling the same way. Communication is key in this situation.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a casual comment by a friend sets off a powder keg of ideas in your mind. This is the inspiration you have been waiting for, and now you can’t wait to get busy.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 If you want a particular relationship to thrive, then you have to work together with a partner, Scorpio. No one is out for herself or himself in this situation.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, your emotions may have been all over the place the last few days, but you will be able to reel them in soon. Enjoy the respite
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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
June 10
Friends of the Farm June Blooms 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., by donation. Join us to celebrate Canada’s 150th with guided tours of the historic CEF Ornamental Gardens, meet Blooms book author Richard Hinchcliff, refreshments. www. friendsofthefarm.ca 613-230-3276. St Mark’s Annual Garage Sale. 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For info call the church office, 613-224-7431, email stmarks@stmarksottawa.ca or visitwww.stmarksottawa.ca. Take part in the Copeland Park Community Alliance’s (CPCA) Neighbourhood Yard Sale. From 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. with a rain date of June 11. Check out the website for tips on how to have a successful sale and for the map. www. copelandpark.ca. The Curvy Girls Scoliosis Support Group of Ottawa (CGO) Sixth Annual Scoliosis Awareness Walk & Roll, Saturday, June 10, Stan-
ley Park, 193 Stanley St., New Edinburgh. Join us for the 2 kilometre walk and other activities: face painting, hair coloring, zumba, silent auction, nordic walking. Registration is $30 at the event from 8:30am or @ www.curvygirlsottawa.ca. Contact us at 613233-7182 or curvygirlsottawa@ gmail.com for more information. This event is held to raise awareness, educate teenagers and families and promote early diagnosis and treatment of Scoliosis which is an abnormal curvature of the spine. Prose in the Park, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Parkdale Park, 366 Parkdale Ave. Featuring, story tellers, and the festival opens at noon with a bilingual ceremony. A replica of a centuries-old trumpet will be used to call all the spectators to Stage 2. At 12:30 p.m. on Stage 2, M.C. Sang Kim will do a thirty-minute interview with readings with Terry Fallis, twice winner of the Leacock Medal. Visit www.proseinthepark.com for details.
Westboro Beach Garage Sale from Remic Avenue and north of the Transitway to the Ottawa River, the beginning of an annual event. Rain date June 11. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.. Cash only please for the treasures you will find. We hope to see you all, For more info, visit infowestborobeach@gmail.com.
June 11
Friends of the Farm Tree Tour at 2 p.m. building 72. Insect Tree Tour. Tour leaders will point out evidence of insect activity on leaves, twigs and bark of various trees. They will also comment on insects that are found on or off trees. The tour will highlight the interdependence of plants, insects and birds, all providing support for the natural world. Free and open to the public, register at trees@ friendsofthefarm.ca, donations kindly accepted friendsofthefarm. ca/arboretum-tree-tours/. First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa invites you to an open house to celebrate 50 years in our beautiful building at 30 Cleary
2017 sprouts mini forests in Ottawa
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After 2017 has come and gone, groves of maple trees planted across the city will mark the 150th anniversary of Canada. At a tree-planting ceremony on June 4, Mayor Jim Watson announced the initiative that includes planting 150 native maple trees in each of the city’s 23 wards, saying it will serve as a living legacy. The initiative was a promise Watson made during the last election. “What better symbol than the maple leaf to mark the milestone in our country’s history. Whether it’s on the flag, the passport or your knapsack the maple leaf is an iconic symbol of our nation and makes us uniquely proud to be Canadian wherever we find ourselves in the world,” he said during his remarks. The city, CN, Tree Canada, the federal government and Lee Valley funded the project. Tree Canada was given $775,000 through the Canada 150 fund to complete 150 community greening initiatives across the country. The first groves were planted this May. On June 5, the community came together in Alta Vista to commemorate the planting. “In addition to being symbolic of
Canada’s 150th anniversary, these trees will benefit our residents in communities throughout the City of Ottawa,” Watson said. At the event, Ottawa-South MP David McGuinty said the project fits with the government’s goals for the 150th to promote diversity and inclusion, reconciliation with indigenous people, empowering young people and protecting the environment. “We are proud to support Tree Canada and its tree planting initiatives in communities in every one of our prov-
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inces and territories, and we know the quality of life in our urban areas is a key determining factor of our economic success going forward,” he said. The trees include three native maple trees — sugar, red and silver and are about 1.5 to 2 metres tall unless smaller trees would be more appropriate for the site. A commemorative stone will also mark the location of each of the groves. The announcement coincided with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities national convention and several delegates attended. For the past several
Bob Chiarelli, MPP invites you to the...
Annual Canada Day Seniors’ Tea Thursday, June 29, 2017 1:00 – 3:00 pm Ron Kolbus Lakeside Community Centre 102 Greenview Avenue
Ave. From 12 to 3 p.m. Join us for entertainment, guided tours and refreshments.
June 13
Ottawa West Christian Women’s Connection Event begins at 9:15 a.m. The speaker is Julie Eby, her topic: “Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?” and the singer is Sonja Milsom. The special feature topic is: “Canada’s 150th Celebration in Ottawa” Special feature presenter is: Marie-Soleil Bergeron. The event is held at the Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McClelland Ave. Cost is $2 for newcomers or $5 for regulars, which includes fun, food, door prizes & childcare. For reservations call: 613-721-1257. Sponsored by RSVP Ministries.
June 17
The OHS Auxiliary will be hosting a garage sale to raise money for the Ottawa Humane Society animals. 9 a.m. - noon. 59 Larkin Dr., Nepean. For more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
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. 2017 Father’s Day Dance: There will be a Classic Country Barn Dance at the Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Rd. in the main hall with Doug and Pam Champagne. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the dance will be from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bar and canteen will be open. Wear your best country outfit and dancing shoes. Admission is $10 per person or $15 per couple. We welcome all fathers to this event but especially members of our Armed Forces. Tickets are available in the upstairs bar at the Westboro Legion. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit our website at http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778.
years, a tree has been planted at each of FCM meeting, part of a legacy program with Tree Canada. “In historic moment like this all of us are driven to think of the legacy we are leaving behind, so let this tree stand as a profound commitment that municipal leaders and our partners have to strengthen our communities,” said Jenny Gerbasi, first vice-president of the federation. LOCAL GROVES
• Wesley Clover Parks in Bay ward • Trees will be distributed throughout Somerset Ward • Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway at Island Park Drive
Bob Chiarelli, député provincial vous invite au
Thé des aînés et de la fête du Canada Jeudi 29 juin 2017 13h00 – 15h00 Centre communautaire Ron Kolbus Lakeside 102, avenue Greenview
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