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Tower proposal knocked down Residents reject height proposed for Travelodge property BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

A redevelopment proposal for the Travelodge property on Carling Avenue received a “public flogging” at its first public meeting. On June 13, about 60 people attended an open house about the company’s plans to transform the site. After the meeting, River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington took to Twitter to express his thoughts. “Travelodge proposal for their Carling Ave site received a public flogging tonight. Many issues raised that must be addressed.” In an interview directly following the public meeting, Brockington said the proposal is too aggressive. During the first phase, the existing vacant mid-rise hotel would be demolished and replaced with a 20-storey residential tower affixed to a six-storey mixed-use podium along Carling Avenue and a ninestorey residential building along Archibald Street. Phase 1 includes 342 residential units. See PROPONENT, page 7

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Kai Hussey passes the ball to his classmate Taylor Kwan during a game of tunnel ball at Connaught Public School on June 14. Students gathered in the school yard to break the record for the number of students playing tunnel ball at the same time. The previous record was held by an Australian school and included 150 students. Connaught smashed the record by having about 250 play the over-and-under game. The world record attempt raised about $10,000 towards the installation of a kindergarten playground, basketball court and new sandbox. The fundraiser is part of a three year yard renewal project at the school.

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Despite the city’s efforts, parishioners from Our Lady of Fatima continue to oppose the plan to shut down Byron Avenue and extend the linear park. “The opposition will never go away, but I do think there will be a level of acceptance over time,” said Bev Binette, a parishioner and member of a subcommittee working on the closure. Earlier this month, members of the church sat down with city officials and area Coun. Mark Taylor to discuss their concerns directly, after many parishioners attended a public open house where they voiced their displeasure with the plan. As part of the city’s second phase of LRT, in an effort to make the Woodroffe Avenue and Richmond Road intersection safer, the city is planning to close access to Byron from Woodroffe. It would also close Byron from Woodroffe to Lockhart in order to make Byron Linear Park larger. “The parishioners do not agree with the city’s decision and have sent the message,” Binette said, acknowledging the intersection is dangerous and has to be fixed. She added the church even suggested that they would purchase the stretch of Byron from the city to keep it open. Byron is one of the main access points for churchgoers and it’s used for street parking during church services. The city has presented the church committee with several options, but none have been decided on yet, Binette said. The pastoral and finance councils are considering three options with parking and access in mind. “We’re hoping that perhaps in a month’s time all of it will be resolved,” she said. Some of the lingering opposition is because of when parishioners found out about the city’s plan. The city’s consultation process targets residences, not institutions, Binette said. So while the community association may have been working on its response to the proposals for a year, the church only found out months ago. “We checked our records and we did not receive anything,” she said. “There was no targeted consultation until after

the decision was made to close Byron. That’s a big irritant.” Their primary concerns are access and parking. The committee is now looking at all the input from parishioners to determine how to overcome the changes, including changing their own parking lot configuration. “The congregation will survive this adversity and we’ll continue to thrive at the intersection of Woodroffe and Byron with different circumstances but with the knowledge that we have a very strong congregation,” Binette said. Taylor said the city is working to help the church with the upcoming changes, including moving the street parking the church would lose to Knightsbridge, just behind the church, where currently there is no parking and on Lockhart. “That’s new city street parking that would replace the old city street parking and it’s no further away from the church, it’s just a different door to access the church,” he said. “We’ve heard the concerns around the age of the parishioner that goes there on average and the difficulties they have accessing their own site.” As a result, Taylor said, the city has been on site and has suggested a reconfiguration of the parking lot that will add 11 more spaces and provide better traffic flow and better drop-off opportunities for Para Transpo and people with accessibility challenges. The last piece of the meeting was showing parishioners there would be an opportunity to emphasize the front of the church. “Even though their physical building isn’t moving, by taking out the street there and expanding the park space, effectively their church would be at the corner of Richmond and Woodroffe,” Taylor said. He added he’s spoken with the church about moving the sign closer to the corner of Woodroffe and Richmond to bring more attention to the building. “At the end of the day we are waiting on their official feedback,” Taylor said. “There were a few that said they remained unconvinced and that any change would be detrimental, but the vast majority — once they realized that they wouldn’t be down parking opportunities net — started to turn their attention to what it could look like.”

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When it comes to the wall, immediately north of Jamieson, that leaked, Taylor said the cause was a leak in the water membrane that was placed between the stone walls. “It was not a torrent, just a little stream of water coming through.” Terry Davidson, director of regulations for the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, said they were pleased with the berm’s performance. “There was leakage on the one side, but the contractor is going to be fixing that,” he said. “It still held back the water.” The berm cost the city about $1.8 million. This includes the initial design, realignment designs and construction. Now that residents know the berm works, Taylor said work is beginning the process of creating a two-zone designation, which will take some of the building restrictions off of properties in the flood zone.

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“While we are in there wherever we think we need to do a little something we’ll do a lot of something so it’s doubly protected as well,” Taylor said. Those changes can include making some small shifts in how the berm is placed for better water flow and to have it pool more desirable places.

“Residents are anxious to get going on that process,” Taylor said, adding the berm has to be completed before the city can apply to the province to have that work done. “We are doing all of our homework and paperwork on that process now, so that we don’t have to lose time when the time comes,” Taylor said. Right now, in the village, property owners in the flood plain can only rebuild something the same size. Pulling those restrictions off, means homeowners can build bigger. But it will still have limits, said Taylor. The change could help encourage homeowners to reinvest in their properties, Taylor said. “At some point when you tip the scales and have too many people choosing not to reinvest in their properties it’s going to start to look rundown. It’s not their fault. It just doesn’t make good financial sense to do it,” he said. “We don’t want to incent development in a flood prone area, but what the two-zone designation would allow is it would allow for renewal or existing properties within reason.”

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The current three-storey hotel would be demolished for phase 2 and replaced with two 20-storey residential buildings attached to a six-storey mixed-use podium along Carling and another nine-storey residential building along Meath Street. The full build out includes 30,000 square feet of commercial space as well as more than 900 residential units. Gavin MacDonald, vice-president of development at Holloway Lodging Corporation, said the property is in obvious need of redevelopment. “We’re excited to move forward and do something interesting here.” He said phase 1 could begin in about 18 months, the entire project wouldn’t be completed for about a decade. To build it, the proponent needs site plan control and zoning bylaw amendments. “It’s too big and the concerns are significant enough that this should be rethought,” Brockington said. During a question-and-answer session, residents took aim at the height of the towers and the traffic plans. Louis Simard, who lives on Thames Street, which the development abuts, said his street can’t sustain increased traffic. He said access to the site should be restricted to Carling Avenue, noting the side streets are not good options. “I am excited about the walkability of retail without crossing Car-

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Just say no to all-night noise

ight rail is a positive for most people in the city. Fewer cars, faster commutes. Who could grumble? Yet there will be a few negatives. Some people will have to deal with noise from the occasional trains. The good news is the trains won’t run past anyone’s home all night. It’s a different story when it comes to maintenance yards. Those facilities will be active when the trains aren’t running – the middle of the night is perfect for cleaning and upkeep. Because of the potential for all-night racket, the city must do all it can to keep the noise down. And instead of building a yard and then trying to mitigate the noise coming from within, the city should ensure future yards are as far from residents’ homes as possible. That brings us to Moodie Drive in Nepean. The city’s preferred location for a future rail maintenance yard is east of Moodie, 232 metres from the nearest home in Crystal Beach. Yet there are two other sites – not “preferred” in part due to cost – west of Moodie, about five times as far from the nearest bedroom.

The extra $15-million cost of the more distant sites is due to the need for an overpass or underpass to get trains over or under Moodie Drive. That may seem a steep price to pay, but that overpass or underpass is going to be built when the next stage of light rail is extended to Kanata. That work could begin very soon after the first train rumbles to Moodie Drive. The $15 million will not be wasted, it just needs to be spent a little sooner so the maintenance yard is built where it makes sense. The additional bonus is that the sites distant from Crystal Beach will be side-by-side with the future rail line to Kanata. Trains will have an easy in-and-out, instead of in the city’s preferred option – a dead end yard further from the main line. Yes, we should be thankful that light rail will reach Moodie Drive by 2023. We should be thankful that the provincial and federal governments have pitched in funding to get it done. But we shouldn’t delay further funding if it means an all-night rail yard bangs and clangs next to a community because we built it in the wrong place.

When neighbourhoods become trendy, taxes go up

hat is happening to the Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa is part of a distressingly similar pattern in growing cities. The Westboro club’s property tax bill has tripled, posing an unexpected financial challenge to the club and its members. This isn’t the first time this has happened in Ottawa and it won’t be the last, unless some creative thought can be brought to bear on the issue. Imagine it. You’re minding our own business, operating in a neighbourhood where you’ve been for more than 50 years and all of a sudden the neighbourhood becomes hot. People have decided it’s the place to be. Businesses have decided they want to move there. (And, in the case of Westboro, the city has decided it wants to locate light rail stations there.) Then what happens? New houses are built. Old houses are torn down to

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town make room for bigger ones. Property values increase. Rents go up. Taxes go up, including yours. And what did you do to deserve this? Nothing. You just stayed where you were. For that, you and other oldtimers in the area are paying a higher price. Some of the old-time businesses will close, replaced by others whose owners have deeper pockets. Many of those will be chains, diminishing the local qualities of the neighbourhood. This has been happening in Westboro for some time. It is happening now in Hintonburg and will start happening somewhere else in the city any

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minute now. Recognizing that it needs to be stopped is easier than figuring out ways to stop it. Taxes need to be fair. Fairness dictates that affluent areas have higher assessments than less prosperous ones. For example, it’s fair to tax those who profit by selling their properties in hot neighbourhoods. It is not unfair that those who fuel the fire by paying inflated prices for properties wind up paying higher property taxes. And it is probably not unfair to increase the assessment on those who put on massive additions and expand the city’s roster of hot tubs. But those who just stayed put and watched the neighbourhood boom around them? What did they do to deserve a tax hit? Still, it is difficult to conceive of a solution that favours long-timers over newcomers. You can’t have next-door 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

neighbours with radically different assessments, assuming that one isn’t radically overbuilt compared with the other. Maybe the only solution is a longterm one, an attack on the factors that make property values increase so dramatically (and which, incidentally, make affordable housing increasingly scarce). Some of those factors are built in to our economic system, the product of supply and demand. Not much we can do about them. But we can attack a large cause of the rise in property values — namely, speculation. In the more fevered centres of rising prices, attention is being paid to this. Ontario and British Columbia are taxing property purchases by non-residents. More could be done. News reports in recent months highlight instances of houses that are purchased and sold again, sometimes several times, withEDITORIAL: 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

out anyone living in them. It shouldn’t be beyond the capabilities of our lawmakers to put a stop to that. Anything that helps make city life affordable again can only help our neighbourhoods.

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Carrying the mental load often falls to women

n a recent visit to our house, my aunt noted that our household seemed to be rather organized. It’s doubtful she was referring to cupboards, overflowing with towels and Tupperware, nor was she making comment on our overall tidiness. We can only uphold tidy appearances — after days of intense cleaning and stashing — for about five minutes after the arrival of guests. Specifically, she said to my 11-year-old son, “You really seem so prepared for everything — soccer practice, swimming lessons, school lunches — I don’t know how you do it!” To which my son replied, “Oh, it’s thanks to Mom. She has the calendar in her head.” Wide-eyed and laughing out loud, I was reminded of a lengthy illustration that made the rounds on the Internet this spring. French artist Emma made a splash in the UK’s Guardian Newspaper with “The gender wars and household chores.” In it, she articulates what feminists call “the

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse mental load,” the intense burden of logistics planning that, more often than not, falls to women in the nuclear family unit. Her illustrated commentary highlights the work women do that often falls under the radar, chronicling several day-in-the-life moments of a family with children, poignantly positioning mom as the project manager of the household. “When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he’s viewing her as the manager of household chores,” notes the artist. What exactly is this mental load? Well, as my son said, a big part of it is “the calendar in my head.” “The mental load means always having to remember,” notes Emma. She offers a few examples: “Remember that you have to add cotton

balls to the shopping list; remember that today’s the deadline to order your vegetable delivery for the week; remember that we should have paid the caretaker for last month’s work by now; that the baby grew another 3 centimetres and can’t fit into his trousers; that he needs to get his booster shot …” and on it goes. A few weeks ago, in my attempt to plan a birthday party for my son, I reached out to one of the dads at a sporting event. “We’re thinking of the 17th,” I noted. “I’ll have to check with my wife,” he responded. “She’s in charge of the calendar. I don’t have a clue what’s going on most of the time.” My husband’s a pretty liberal guy. He does laundry. He woke up for early morning feedings. He cooks dinner several times per week. But despite all of this, I’m the one who conceptualizes it. That’s the mental load. As Emma notes, it’s the women that brings all the disparate pieces together — planning the meals, shopping accordingly, overlaying every family member’s calendar in

different colours in Google. (Yes, I do have some help from Google). The mental load is the stress that no one sees and it often goes unappreciated. It’s me planning and preparing dinner, organizing the soccer carpool to try and free up some time, driving child and friends to carpool and leaving other kids in my husband’s trustworthy hands, only to return home three hours later to find the dinner dishes still on the table. It’s mapping out every kid’s activities, planning to be at a military base in Kanata at 8 a.m. on a Sunday, sending email and text reminders to my spouse to have the other two ready for swimming on the other side of town, only to return from my precisely planned transit route to find the kids still in bed. “I thought swimming was at 9:30,” he said. And it’s difficult to off-load the mental load. After whining to my therapist, she suggested I share some of the planning with my husband.

As a result, I haven’t logged into the school registration system — for field trips, school uniform orders, verifying grades and pizza days — since April 2015. In fact, I don’t even have the log in information. But it doesn’t work. I frequently receive email reminders from teachers to register for a trip on the day of the deadline, (which I then have to forward to my spouse and overlay in my calendar, because I’m the project manager). I lose track of those elements of my children’s schedules, which sees me booking orthodontist appointments on the same day as standardized testing, despite half a dozen emails warning us, on pain of severely sharp looks of disgust from the school administration, not to do this. And my kids haven’t had a pizza day in two years. There’s no easy answer, but it seems to me that if the women are carrying the mental load, the men should, at the very least, be implementing it. When I figure out how to make that happen, I’ll let you know.

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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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Ice dragon boat races are coming back to Ottawa this winter. As organizers get ready for the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, taking place on the water from June 22 to 25, CEO and president of the event John Brooman confirmed he’s going to give the winter version another go. “We learned a lot in the first year. We think it’s something that will be a good long-term bit of fun for the city of Ottawa.” About two weeks ago, Brooman declined to say wheth-

er last year’s Ice Dragon Boat Festival, which was a North American first, would see a second year. He said it “went very, very well” despite some melting on the Saturday. “Overall, it was a huge, huge success. It garnered an incredible amount of international media exposure, so from a tourism perspective it was off the charts,” he said. Brooman said the ice is a big mystery and so is the weather. He said it can’t be too cold for the competitors and spectators, or too warm because the ice melts. “Like any new event there were so many unknowns. We didn’t even know if we’d get the

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Barrhaven trustee works in an additional school psychologist BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The public school board approved a $928.1 million budget on June 12. The budget includes a capital investment of $77 million. The budget bucked the tradition of those since the 2013-2014 budget and added jobs instead of cutting them. A motion by Barrhaven trustee Donna Blackburn at committee of the whole on June 5 passed, adding a psychologist to the board’s staff roster. Blackburn said the demand for psychologists has increased in the last few years, with staffing numbers staying at status quo. A motion by Rideau-Vani-

er trustee Shawn Menard also proposed using money from the central supplies budget to hire another office administrator for elementary and another for secondary schools. The closure of six schools will save $1.2 million, but reduced funding from the province means the number is actually half what was achieved by the closures. The increased staffing in Menard and Blackburn’s motions would cost about $398,000, according to staff at the June 5 committee of the whole meeting. Thanks to $6.7 million in local priorities funding, the board can hire 87 staff, but Menard said he wants to bring the levels back up to what they were in 2013. The two-year local priorities funding is for enhancements in special education staffing, or to maintain or enhance staffing in office support, custodial and maintenance groups.

The board will invest $90 million into school facilities, and it received a windfall of $18.3 million from the provincial government on June 12. An announcement by the provincial education minister Mitzi Hunter at Agincourt Public School heralded an addition to that school, as well as a retrofit to Woodroffe Avenue PS and a retrofit to the gym at Sir Robert Borden Secondary School. “This budget balances revenues and expenses while aligning with the district’s strategic objectives,” budget chair Keith Penny wrote in a statement. “Our decisionmaking was directed by our commitment to provide needed resources to support student learning and well being. We believe we have developed a budget that puts students first, while balancing our responsibility to produce a reasonable and sustainable budget.”

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could sense Mother’s fear. She moved from the stove where she was working to take a quick glance out the window to the West Hill. I sat on the creton couch holding one of my favourite dolls, which helped the nervousness I felt because of Mother’s growing concern over what she saw beyond the river to the back reaches of the farm. Black clouds were coming closer, and thunder could be heard in the distance, like a heavy barrel being rolled across the kitchen floor. Even though it was the middle of the day, Mother lit two coal oil lamps and set them in the middle of the table. For some reason, she felt safer if the kitchen wasn’t so dark. There wasn’t much Mother feared. She could work among the livestock as well as someone born and raised on the farm, and often at night, when it was blistering hot, she

MARY COOK Memories would take a kitchen chair and sit outside on the back stoop, alone in the darkness. But an electric storm had her blood run cold.

Fire and an electric storm, I knew, were the only real fears Mother had. And that day, the storm sweeping toward us had turned the sky black as pitch, and by the time it hit the barnyard, the rain was pelting STORM COMING down and you could scarcely And one was coming, there see beyond the pump. Father, of course, was in the barns, was no doubt about it. She and there he would stay. was sure it was just a matter Not to escape the lightning, of time until our old log house but the rain. Father had no was struck by lightning and fear of a storm, even though everything we owned would we once lost 11 cows when be burned to the ground, the big maple tree on the West and unless we took extreme Hill was struck by lightning. precautions, so would we.

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But that day was never far from Mother’s mind whenever a storm hit. Those of us in the house had to sit on chairs in the middle of the floor. No being near an outside wall or a window! It wasn’t unusual, if the storm seemed to be a real dilly, for Mother to hang a blanket in each of the two kitchen windows to shut out the storm, and she fully believed that by doing so, she could actually keep out the lightning. She also thought if we had something made of rubber in our hands, that too was a safeguard, and so there sat my sister Audrey, who thought it sheer nonsense, sitting inside the house with our feet stuck into two pairs of rubber boots! If we could get our hands on a rubber ball, so much the better. And if the phone rang off the wall, we were forbidden to go anywhere near it! And

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Ottawa to draw on support from other cities for July 1 Mobile hospital will be set up in downtown during celebrations BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Ottawa will contract out services from other cities to deal with the influx of hundreds of thousands of people expected to visit for Canada Day, said Anthony Di Monte, general manager for emergency and protective services. Di Monte briefed the city’s community and protective services committee on June 15. Using manpower from cities like Cornwall and Belleville will help shore up available forces in the rural parts of the city and allow Ottawa paramedics to be available in the downtown. A total of 510 events have been planned for 2017, 426 are annual events and 84 events initiated through the Ottawa 2017 Bureau. While Ottawa has handled this before, there is going to be a heightened presence, Di Monte said. Crowd estimates based on historical counts are 500,000 at the height and 350,000 at the low end. There will be enhanced protection for city facilities, like city hall, which normally isn’t done, Di Monte said. City hall won’t be closed though, Di Monte said, adding staff have to balance a need for security and allow the public to use the space be-

cause that’s who it’s meant for. Already some changes are taking place, such as changes to the elevators from the parking garage. In the days leading up the Canada Day weekend you won’t be able to access city hall directly from the parking garage. On the big day, there will be a MASH-style hospital unit in the downtown with doctors and nurses.

‘This isn’t the first time doing this, but the public will see a visible difference from what we normally do.’ ANTHONY DI MONTE GENERAL MANAGER FOR EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

It will have the capacity to treat people who get hurt or ill during the celebrations. The idea came from the Ottawa Hospital, to reduce strain on emergency rooms, Di Monte said. There will be a staging or triage area and treatment space. There will be security checkpoints set up on Wellington Avenue to free up space on Parliament Hill. Planning for large-scale

events, requires co-ordination between a large number of services including: the city’s emergency operations centre, Ottawa police, fire and paramedics, OPP, RCMP, OC Transpo, traffic management, among others. It’s the hallmark of the special event advisory committee; something Di Monte said sparked the interest of visiting members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently. The city’s information on possible threats comes from the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre — which includes the RCMP and CSIS. “This isn’t the first time doing this, but the public will see a visible difference from what we normally do,” Di Monte said. Committee chair Diane Deans wanted to know how likely it is the city will be reimbursed from the federal government. “I get there’s a cost to be the nation’s capital, but I think at some point we should know what that is,” she said, adding she’d like to see a staff report on the expenses. Di Monte said the costs associated with the royal visit will be borne by the feds, but historically, the city doesn’t get money for Canada Day celebration costs. “It’s been part of our annual budget,” he said.

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Less than an hour after tickets for Ottawa 2017’s underground multimedia sound and light show went on sale, 5,000 tickets had been snapped up. According to Guy LaFlamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, even after the ticket site crashed on June 15, about 1,000 tickets were being reserved every 10 minutes.

“It’s a world first to use a future subway station ... and to transform it before its operation into a multimedia space,” he said. “It’s quite revolutionary.” The multimedia production premieres on July 15 and opens to the public the following day. It runs until mid-September for 12 hours a day, beginning at 10 a.m., meaning hundreds of thousands of people could experience the $4-million show at Lyon station. Tickets are

free and went up for grabs on June 15, but more tickets will be released each day. Kontinuum was the very first idea that LaFlamme proposed for Ottawa’s celebrations. He wanted to showcase the unfinished light-rail transit project. “Even though the Confederation Line will only be operational in 2018, I felt that it would have been a shame not to showcase one of the most important and transformative projects of

the decade, if not a century, for our city,” LaFlamme said. The show is more about creating a feeling than telling a story. “The single goal was to create intense emotional moments. The challenge I gave to all of our creators was how can we get as close as possible to creating a moment of grace for participants.” For the project, Ottawa 2017 had to convince the

company responsible for the creation of the line and the city to get on board. “It was a big challenge to convince everyone to come on board for this unique and extreme artistic production, but from day one they have been extremely supportive and collaborative.” The project has been “complex” LaFlamme said, which is one of the reasons that the display won’t be ready for Canada Day as originally planned.

“With the complexity and the humongous challenges – both building code requirements and the complexity of the show itself – it’s a remarkable accomplishment.” The show, which will take up to 45 minutes to experience, is a co-production between Moment Factory and Ottawa 2017. Visitors will start out at the old Place de Ville movie theatre off Sparks Street. See $4 MILLION, page 22

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$4 million production will light up Lyon LRT Station Continued from page 21

There people can go through a 3D body scanner that creates a hologram. Where the old movie screen once sat will appear a giant vortex. “At some point you’ll see a big flash of light indicating that the portal has opened and you can now move on towards the station.” The idea is that during the excavation for the LRT tunnel, workers hit a glitch or a fault that freed up an electromagnetic field. Since the discovery, electromagnetic waves have appeared in the tunnel, creating an immersive experience. “It has caused all sorts of anomalies, changes and phenomena and you will start experiencing those inside the theatre, but when you walk in the station you’ll be a part of this time travel,” LaFlamme said. At one point visitors can choose between inbound and outbound. LaFlamme said as you walk inside

those zones you’ll be exposed to interactive lighting effects. “For example in the inbound kids will go berserk because we have five zones with super powerful light beams where as you block the light beams you see the light starting to dance around you with some super cool sounds.” At the platform level, where trains will enter and exit the station, there won’t be a physical train, but with thousands of lighting effects at one point you might see yourself on a train going through the station, using the graphics taken before in the theatre. LaFlamme said he’s come to be known as one of Moment Factory’s most demanding clients. “We’re pushing them so much for artistic excellence, to be better and edgier,” LaFlamme said. For more information about the event, visit www.ottawa2017.ca/ events/signature-events/kontinuum/.

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at the Jockvale Road rail corridor. The program comes from a recommendation by the Transportation Safety Board following the crash between a double-decker bus and a VIA rail train in Barrhaven in 2013. The staff recommendation is to put money for the environmental assessment into the 2018 draft budget. The mayor and the ward councillors, Jan Harder and Keith Egli, would seek funding from other levels of government and VIA. The cost to alter all five crossings would be $430 million — which is one of the main reasons

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the city opted not to do separated rail crossings. The Woodroffe and Southwest Transitway crossing alone is priced at $145 million. The work would have to be done in stages, the report to council says. Based on the traffic at the crossings and number of trains daily, staff thinks they all meet the mark for separated grade crossings and will well exceed the benchmark used by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration “Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook.”

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The Ottawa Food Bank is about to make a big change to what it offer clients. The food bank, which provides for 41,540 people every month announced they are investing more than $400,000 annually to improve the type of food offered. Dubbed the Health Smart initiative, the program will replace salty, unhealthier foods with more protein and more nutritious options. The Ottawa Food Bank executive director Michael Maidment joined Erin O’Manique at the Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard to make the announcement on June 15. “I’m really thrilled about this announcement,” Maidment said. “This FOR SALE

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Solutions sought as Ottawa’s gang strategy undergoes refresh Steering committee seeks to identify gaps as gang violence changes BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Gang violence is changing in Ottawa. In an effort to curb the problem, residents, business owners, faith leaders, community groups and service agencies are invited to an evening of roundtable discussions to examine how the Ottawa Gang Strategy is working and ways it can be improved. The 2013-16 strategy, which includes 12 programs and initiatives that are now underway to address neighbourhood cohesion, prevention, intervention and enforcement

and suppression, needs to be updated by this fall. “Part of our commitment was to continue with what we were doing, but to re-engage a consultation process to refresh the strategy to make sure we were doing the right thing,” said Nancy Worsfold, executive director of Crime Prevention Ottawa. While much of the work is long term, progress has already been made, according to an evaluation of the strategy that was presented to the city’s community and protective services committee last October. Since then, Crime Prevention Ottawa has been seeking feedback on its successes and whether there are gaps that need to be addressed. Five focus groups with adults and youth in neighbourhoods directly affected by street violence have been held. As well, 25 youth and young adults, who are clients of the Time for Change Gang Intervention initia-

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The strategy does not map out easy fixes. “Complex problems require complex long-term solutions,” she said. Refreshing the strategy will also help identify solutions to the changing nature of gang activity. “We think that the problem has changed, or evolving, or our understanding of the problem is evolving,” she said, adding that even the word “gangs” doesn’t accurately identify the problem. “What we are seeing is shifting relationships of disorganized crime, which is violent, and the issue that we need to address is the street violence,” Worsfold said. “The Ameri-

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also underway to bring together kids living in “stressed neighbourhoods” with police officers for interactive workshops, Worsfold said. The program, Real Talk: Positive Youth-Police Relations, began in March and is being held in four communities, though Worsfold declined to identify those neighbourhoods so as not to further stigmatize them. “It’s improving trust. It’s improving relationships. It’s building healthy connections,” she said of the program. Building trust means kids and young adults are more likely to reach out to police or other agencies for help exiting a gang. “Or if they’re not involved, they’re more likely to report (criminal activity), and engage positively,” said Worsfold. The key now is to figure out what else can be done, or what can be done better to curb gang activity and street-level violence in Ottawa. “If there are things we need to be doing, our ears are open,” Worsfold said. “Street violence affects pretty much everybody on the globe in some form.” The forum takes place June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, at 1265 Walkley Rd. To register for the event, email cop@ottawa.ca or call 613580-2424, ext. 25393. Residents have until June 30 to answer an online survey by visiting surveymonkey.com/r/BNSBFNG.

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VOLUNTEERS BRING NEW “VIBE”TO ACE UNIT

REFLECTING ON A

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In November 2016, Queensway Carleton Hospital officially opened its new Myers Automotive Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit to the community. The 34-bed ACE unit is only the second of its kind in Ontario, uniquely designed to provide patients with a calm, quiet and family-friendly environment. Natural light fills patient rooms, glare-free flooring, extra wide hallways and spacious dining and lounge rooms invite families to be participants in the healing process, sharing in daily walks, meals and quiet times.

40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital 2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY It was a year filled with gratitude, as our Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) community celebrated 40 years serving West Ottawa and the surrounding region. It’s been 40 years of striving to provide the best possible care to our patients and our community. In many ways, this year marked a new chapter in our hospital’s journey, celebrating our past and planning for our future. In this Report to the Community, we want to share with you some of the hospital’s highlights that support providing you and your family with exemplary care. Together, we are committed to being your hospital of choice as we embark upon our next 40 years of care.

ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH CARE AT QCH

INNOVATIVE NEW CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICE CONNECTS PATIENTS WITH RESOURCES Meet Payam Noshad, a Registered Nurse who supports Queensway Carleton Hospital’s new Crisis Intervention Service. Implemented in June 2016, the Crisis Intervention Service runs seven days a week, 12 hours per day, to provide faster and more effective care to patients in crisis in QCH’s Emergency Department. Over the past three years, mental health visits to QCH’s Emergency Department have increased 19%. As a specialized mental health crisis nurse, Payam’s role is to support patients and connect them to community mental health resources and follow-up care. The team helps patients avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and ensures that they have a plan in place before they leave QCH, providing a much needed sense of comfort. 28 Ottawa West News - Thursday, June 22, 2017

“PATIENTS TELL US THAT THEY LEAVE QCH FEELING MORE HOPEFUL FOR FUTURE TREATMENT AND GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT OF OUR TIME.” ~Payam Noshad, Registered Nurse The results of this new service have been tremendous; 99% of patients in need of our Crisis Intervention Service who have been discharged from the Emergency Department have left with community plans in place and the comfort of knowing what’s next.

To say it’s from an era gone by might be an understatement. A product of the late 1970s, Queensway Carleton Hospital’s Mental Health unit was not designed to support the optimal care of the thousands of patients our interdisciplinary mental health team cares for each year. As we have had to accommodate more patients, the unit simply fails to offer enough room for personal therapeutic interactions with the many professionals that support and care for them.

This past year we were proud to announce, with local MPP and Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli and our committed donors that we have received approval to move forward with the total redevelopment and expansion of our mental health unit. The expansion and renovation is a giant leap forward in caring for our patients, fully transforming the current space into an environment designed for optimal healing and support.

“FROM HER FIRST MOMENTS ON THE UNIT,THE DIFFERENCE WAS CLEAR. THIS IS A UNIT THAT WAS BUILT TO INSPIRE WELLNESS AND GET [PATIENTS] BACK HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” ~ACE patient family member

QCH is fortunate to benefit from the generosity of over 500 volunteers who give more than 44,000 hours of support to QCH each year. As QCH has grown, so too has our committed team of volunteers. And so, as our Acute Care of the Elderly unit welcomed its first patients this fall, QCH also launched its newest volunteer program, Volunteer Involvement Benefiting Elders or “VIBE” as they are happily known on the ACE unit. QCH’s VIBE volunteers focus on the small, every day interactions that help maintain a baseline of functional and cognitive stimulation for patients’ health and wellbeing. Patients are accompanied by VIBE volunteers to the dining room to socialize during meals and they remind patients of the importance of hand hygiene and hydration throughout their stay. Reading the morning paper together or sharing in an afternoon crossword puzzle helps to encourage cognitive stimulation. Like the ACE Unit’s physical construction, the VIBE program is designed with purpose, to support the care of our elderly in the best possible way as integral members of the ACE care team.

PRECIOUS MINUTES MATTER When every moment counts, the hospital’s new “Code OB” ensures that the clinical team is alerted to the possibility of an obstetrical emergency and is ready to act within minutes. In collaboration with the Canadian Medical Protective Association, a multidisciplinary team made up of physicians and clinicians from obstetrics, anesthesiology and nursing collaborated to dramatically drive down the time to delivery for obstetrical emergencies at QCH. The “Code OB” project far exceeded the team’s expectations – decreasing time to delivery in an obstetrical emergency by 50%, surpassing the team’s goal of 30%. With support from across the hospital, this project increased collaboration and ultimately improves the care of our tiniest patients and their families.

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Emergency Visits

Day Surgery Cases

Mental Health Inpatients

Rehabilitation Outpatient Visits

77,989

The ACE unit’s intentional design runs far deeper than its construction alone. QCH is proud to have a specialized, interdisciplinary care team specifically trained in elder care to meet the unique needs of our complex, aging patients. And just six months after opening its doors, preliminary results have truly been encouraging. Patients are requiring less time on the ACE unit than expected, returning to health and home sooner than anticipated. As the needs of our community change, QCH wants to be ready, and the ACE unit provides a solid foundation for care in the years to come.

666

Surgical Inpatients

19,254

5,026

81,902

745

Diagnostic Imaging Tests

146,043

49,856

Midwives

Employees Physicians

292

HOPES RISING is a campaign inspired by the hopes of families throughout our community to enhance QCH acute mental health services for late teens and adults of all ages in the greater Ottawa region. Through its success, this campaign will help Queensway Carleton Hospital deliver the right mental health care, at the right time, by the right people and in the right setting.

Funds raised will support an extensive renovation of the aging Mental Health Unit at Queensway Carleton Hospital, provide enhanced emergency programs and services for people in mental health crisis and, help strengthen connections to community mental health support services. For more information please go to hopesrising.ca

Births

2,365

Cardiopulmonary Procedures

Volunteers

575

1980

Since kicking off HOPES RISING just over a year ago, the campaign has raised more than 50% of the fundraising goal of $5 million – a true sign of a community invested in mental health services.

5,094

Rehabilitation Inpatients

32,508

Clinic & Day Program Visits

Medical Inpatients

Volunteer Hours Contributed

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14,647

OPERATING REVENUE

Ministry of Health Allocation Patient Revenue Other Revenue

155,917,000 24,138,000 27,265,000

(75%) (12%) (3%)

139,307,000 47,947,000 16,160,000

(68%) (24%) (8%)

OPERATING EXPENSES

Compensation Supplies & Other Expenses Depreciation

Audited financial statements for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 are available at www.qch.on.ca

For more information, please contact: Queensway Carleton Hospital 613-721-2000 ext. 5601 ∙ questions@qch.on.ca ∙ 3045 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P4 ∙ www.qch.on.ca Ottawa West News - Thursday, June 22, 2017

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2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital

Dialogue key to building police-community relations BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

It was difficult for Nimao Ali to stand up and speak during a community leaders Iftar dinner on June 9. Ali, a member of the Ottawa-Somali community, was the family spokesperson for Abdirahman Abdi’s family, the man who died after a confrontation with Ottawa police last July that made national headlines. Ali filmed the confrontation from her balcony. Since then, she tries to avoid situations where she knows police will be present. “I wasn’t really planning to come,” she said. “I was one of the first people who came when Abdirahman Abdi died on July 24 last year. I think (that was) the last time that I’d seen five, six, seven or more police officers at the same time and today it just brings back the memories.” But she attended and spoke about what she feels is needed to begin to mend the broken relationship between police and Ottawa’s Somali community. “The reason that it’s so hard for me is I have a great respect

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for police officers,” Ali said. “When you have so much respect for somebody and then you lose somebody so dear, your neighbour, somebody you know … it’s hard to reconcile. “There's a lot of doubt out there. Sharing our story and getting to know each other is one of the first (steps),” she continued. “It is part of my belief to work with you even if it’s hard, even if I'm hurting, even if I'm upset. We have to work together. Community and police need each other.” The Iftar dinner, hosted by the Intercultural Dialogue

Institute and the Ottawa Police Service, featured a panel of three community leaders – Deputy police Chief Steven Bell, Veldon Coburn, member of the Algonquin First Nations community, and Ali – to discuss how to build inclusive and safe communities, and how to mend fractured relationships, through police and community partnership. The Intercultural Dialogue Institute, located in south Kanata, is a non-profit organization that aims to unite communities through dialogue in an effort to achieve peace. The evening culminated with attendees breaking fast on the 13th day of Ramadan, a holy month in the Muslim calendar. MISTRUST

Speakers said many members of the city's Somali and indigenous communities mistrust police as the majority of interactions with officers are often negative. Ali’s seven-year-old son Daoud, born and raised in Ottawa, witnessed the confrontation between Abdi and police,

just months after he lost his father in a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. “Unfortunately, the ethical work of thousands of police officers is easily undone or dismissed for the action of one,” said Ali. “I know it’s not fair for our officers but that is the reality and we need to break that.” To build bridges, to create trust, police must be open to listening to community members, to taking affirmative, positive action, and to taking responsibility when mistakes are made, she said. “We need (police) to be visible in the community but not to harass, not to ask questions, not to intimidate. But to be a friend, to say, ‘Hi, how are you?’” said Ali. “Maybe that young man lost his father, maybe there's another Daoud out there.” Many Somali parents who immigrated to Canada with their children in the 1990s and 2000s ended up fleeing one war to find themselves in the midst of another after being settled in “unhealthy communities,” said Ali. Seventy per cent of those families were youth and their mothers.

“Do you know why Somali boys are more in trouble than girls? It’s simple statistics. Seventy per cent of the parents who came to this country were moms. Girls had role models. Boys don’t have role models,” she said. “These parents ran from war and they ended up fighting with the war of drugs, prostitution and crime, losing their kids in the system.” Positive interaction between community members and police officers is an important step to begin creating safer and more inclusive communities. “Tragedies do happen, we have to move on. However it’s difficult and I think there’s many steps that we can take and this could be one of the first of many,” she said. “We want to participate. We want to save our children. We want to work with the officers to make their job easier but that has to be a two-way relationship for both of us.” WE UNDERSTAND

Coburn, a member of the Algonquin First Nations community, said indigenous people un-

derstand the experience many Muslims are living. “Muslim children fear police when they approach,” he said, adding that was a sentiment he heard echoed by others at the event. “Indigenous people, we feel that too. We understand.” Coburn pointed to interactions between indigenous people and Thunder Bay police. The bodies of two teens were pulled from a river in that city last month. The bodies of five other teens have been found in waterways in Thunder Bay over the past several years. “Indigenous communities and leaders are talking to the police department; the police department is not listening,” said Coburn, a former Thunder Bay resident. “There’s been seven kids, indigenous children, pulled from the river there.” Indigenous leaders have called the deaths a “crisis,” he said, but there’s been no meaningful action by police. The indigenous population in Thunder Bay is around 10 per cent, Coburn said. See POLICE, page 33

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More dialogue, engagement and meaningful inclusion are trite recommendations, said Coburn, but important when it comes to making minority communities feel safe. “We’re still at trite and that’s why I put it in the most simplest of terms,” he said. “It’s just a little caveat, a little wisdom I can share with you guys because I don’t want to have you guys have your own Truth and Reconciliation (Committee).” STRENGTHEN TIES

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, even if you want to take the lead on something, you have to pay attention to the chain of command in this situation. This may require you to play second fiddle for a little while.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, extend your magnanimity to someone who may have recently spurned you. This will demonstrate that you can always be counted on to do the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, discuss your social calendar with others so that dates do not get confused and parties do not overlap. This way guests will not have to pick and choose which events to attend.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you’re motivated to get started on a new project, but you may not have the means. Find out if anyone is willing to invest in your vision.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if others can’t see your vision, you may have to forge on and hope for the best. Not everyone understands your brand of thinking, and you need to accept that.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Ignore any hurtful comments that may come your way, Capricorn. Your emotional strength is potent, and you can successfully ride out any storm.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Avoid conflicts by talking through the situation with someone who has opposing views, Gemini. When you understand others’ perspectives, you can be more accommodating.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, now might be time for a new career or a return to the workforce if you have been away. You just may discover a new identity through your work.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if life gets a little hectic this week, find a spot where you can relax and enjoy the quiet for a little while. Recharging the batteries may be all that’s needed.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Keep up the good work in furthering your relationship progress, Scorpio. Your commitment is even stronger than it has been in the past. This is a great step forward.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, if you are being called on to wear many hats at work, it is only right that you be compensated accordingly. This is a week for showing the bosses you mean business.

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RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION Starting July 4th, east/west Runway 07/25 will be closed due to construction, resulting in a temporary flight path change: • North/south Runway 14/32 will be used for all commercial flights • Increased traffic and noise over communities to the north and south • Decreased traffic and noise in communities to the east and west Construction is expected to last until late August, and for an additional week in September. For more information, please visit yow.ca/construction. Rebuilding for increased safety. 34 Ottawa West News - Thursday, June 22, 2017

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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 24

Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club’s annual Strawberry Social and fundraiser (strawberry shortcake, tea, coffee and lemonade), to be held, between 1 and 3 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 439 Golden Ave. (corner of Golden and Byron Avenues). Cost: Adults $6, Children $4, family of four $16. The Ontario Genealogical Society – Ottawa Branch will be hosting two events. In the morning from 10:30 to 12 p.m. is our Genealogy: Back to Basics lecture where Mike More will provide tips on evaluating your evidence. Then in the afternoon from 1 to 3 Robin Cushnie will give an overview of the wealth of information and artefacts available at the Osgoode Township Museum. All are welcome, both events are FREE. City of Ottawa Archives (Room 115), 100 Tallwood Dr., Ottawa. For details visit http://ogsottawa.on.ca.

Through June 25

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June 24 and 25

Friends of the Farm Used Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free. Literally the best used book sale in Ottawa, choose from thousands of titles. It’s a twoday book sale for a reason! Bldg 72, CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-2303276 friendsofthefarm.ca/ fcef-annual-events/.

June 27 and 29

Bel-air Norsemen, midget, registration. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the KcKellar Park Fieldhouse, 539 Wavell Ave. Late registration available in July depending on roster space. All equipment provided. For more info, visit www.belairfootball.com.

June 30

Arts night at First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave. off Richmond Rd. Please come and see Linda Wiken, literary artist, Hannah Ranger, artistic feltmaker and Audrey Saparno, singer/songwriter ac-

companied by Shalini Ahuja, drums, talk about, demonstrate or perform their art. Admission: $5. Information: 613-725-1066.

July 1 Canada Day Party at the Westboro Legion. Wear your red and white and join us on Canada Day at the Westboro Legion to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday while enjoying some great live performances with some of our finest local musicians. Wilf, Roger, Al and friends will be performing between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in our air-conditioned main floor hall. Admission is $10 single or $15 per couple. Put on your best dancing shoes and come and join us for the fun. Tickets are available at the door or in advance in the upstairs bar at the Legion – 389 and 391 Richmond Rd. Visit our website at www.rcl480.com for more information.

supper and one of the best treats the season has to offer - strawberry shortcake. $15 per person, children 10 and under free, family max $40. Tickets are available through the church office at 613-722-9250.

July 8

Saturday night dances every two weeks. People meeting people, singles and couples 45+. DJ, refreshments, plus light snack served at 10:30 p.m. Members: $13 Nonmembers: $15. At Carleton Heights Community Center, 1665 Apeldoorn Ave. at 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

July 9

Friends of the Farm Tree Tour at 10 a.m. Bldg. 72. Tree Growth and Pruning. Learn how pruning can improve the appearance and life of trees and shrubs. Free event, register at trees@friendsofthe-

farm.ca, donations kindly accepted. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/arboretum-tree-tours.

July 29

July 30

Friends of the Farm Tree Tour at 10 a.m. Bldg. 72. What does it mean to be a Native Tree? Discover the impact of invasive species on indigenous trees. Free event, register at trees@friendsofthefarm. ca, donations welcomed 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/arboretumtree-tours/.

Friends of the Farm victorian tea from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Classic tea is served on the lawns of the Arboretum. Dress in full Victorian garb, (optional), listen to live music, enter the best hat and costume contest. Formal Tea $13 at Bldg 72, CEF Arboretum east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcefannual-events.

August 12

Friends of the Farm Art on the Farm from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rain Date Aug. 13, Free. Artists working in various media will display and sell their original work under the trees at the A r b o r e t u m . Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613230-3276 friendsofthefarm. ca/fcef-annual-events/.

July 6

Woodroffe United Church (207 Woodroffe Ave.) invites you to our annual Strawberry Social, between 5 and 7 p.m. We will be serving a ham and salad

Deadly Summer Danger: Ottawa Humane Society Treating Two Cats for High Rise Syndrome

We The Proud Canada Day Contest Rules & Regulations No purchase necessary. Prizes will be awarded by 3 judges, (1 representative from a local Canadian Tire location, 2 representatives from Metroland Media newspapers). The Contest is open to residents of the Ottawa-Carleton Region, Ontario who have attained the age of 18 as at the start of the Contest Period. Judging will take place on Friday, July 14th 2017 at 10:00 am ET. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 1 grand prize is available to be won, a gift card valued at $1,000 to any Ottawa Canadian Tire location. 2 family packs consisting of 4 tickets to the Phantom of the Opera performance in Ottawa on October 18, 2017 will also be won by random draw by ballot. Please bring your ballot to your local Canadian Tire store. The ballot will be published in all 8 Metroland Media weekly newspapers on June 22nd, 29th and July 6th. (West Carleton Review, Stittsville News, Kanata Kourier-Standard, Ottawa West News, Ottawa South News, Nepean-Barrhaven News, Ottawa East News, Orleans News) Contest period opens at 12:01 am ET Thursday, June 22nd and ends at 11:59 p.m. on July 6th. For information on how to enter and for complete contest rules visit www.ottawacommunitynews.com(bit.ly/2s4JRiw)

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It’s as predictable as the change in season: the second the weather warms up, the Ottawa Humane Society has an influx of seriously hurt cats who’ve fallen from open windows or a balcony. It’s called High-Rise Syndrome — a potentially deadly but common annual happenstance. There are two such cats at the OHS right now — Chico the tabby, who has been on strict cage rest with a broken pelvis since March 29, and Ti-Gars the Himalayan, who arrived June 3 suffering from a fractured hip. In separate incidents, both fell from third-floor balconies, suffered painful injuries, and face long recoveries. It is a myth that cats always land on their feet. Cats perch in dangerous, high places. Many guardians believe their cats will not fall. But they do fall. Sometimes a cat that has been watching a bird will become so focused, she may step out into thin air. “It doesn’t have to be this way,” said Bruce Roney, OHS executive director. “A couple little changes could mean the difference between life and death for your cat.” Never let a cat outside unsupervised, Roney said. Securely screen or close windows, he said. If Your Cat Should Fall: • Never assume that your cat has been killed, even if you look down and see her lying lifeless. • Do not give up looking should your cat disappear after a fall. It is not uncommon for cats to hide in bushes or creep into buildings if the fall has upset or frightened them. • Call your veterinarian immediately. For more information, please visit www.ottawahumane.ca

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