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Cut surgery wait times and save lives, money BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
An increased risk of dying, longer recovery times and higher health-care costs can result from delaying emergency surgeries, according to a newly published firstof-its-kind study by the Ottawa Hospital. Researchers there have achieved a major first — compiling the evidence needed to explain the impact of delays on patient health. That’s prompted more efficient scheduling at the hospital, leading to a decline in wait times and improved patient outcomes. “Part of the importance of our work is that we demonstrated that our model predicts what happens to people. So that’s more of an incentive to try to get people into the (operating room) faster,” said Dr. Alan Forster, senior author of the study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on July 10. “On average, it has this impact on mortality, it has impact on length of stay and impact on cost,” said Forster, vice-president of quality, performance and population health at the Ottawa Hospital. Over the course of the analysis, the team examined data from 15,160 adults who underwent emer-
gency surgery at the Ottawa Hospital between January 2012 and October 2014. Of those, 19 per cent experienced a delay, mostly because no operating room or staff were available. More than half of those were bumped by more urgent cases. “That just says we need to make sure the resources are available,” Forster said. That will come with a financial cost. “Can we take money out of the hospital beds to put it into the operating room to make sure people get access quickly?” he said. “If we need to expand our operating rooms, we’re going to have to take (funding) out of something.” But the study offers other net benefits. “If we guarantee we’re going to reduce hospital length of stay and cost, we can invest more in our operating room operations so that we can get people in faster,” Forster said. Emergency surgeries, such as those done on burst blood vessels, appendicitis, hip fractures, internal damage and blocked bowels or kidneys, make up 13 per cent of surgeries performed in Ontario. See FINDINGS, page 2
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The report also revealed those whose emergency surgeries were delayed stayed in hospital an average of 1.1 days longer, and each cost the hospital $1,409 more. “The sooner you go in the better, but it’s often unclear what that time should be,” said Forster, an internist and professor at the University of Ottawa. The study’s results led to the hospital’s creation of “an aggressive scale” to classify levels of urgency for when a patient should undergo an emergency surgery. They ranged from 45 minutes to 24 hours, much more ambitious than standards set out by Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, which ranged from two to eight hours, in general. There are no internationally recognized standards. Under ministry guidelines, for instance, hip fractures require an operation within 48 hours. But the hospital’s study team learned from its own doctors that 24 hours should be the maximum. Forster pointed out the ministry doesn’t have the ability to track the level of data needed to provide accurate time-frame standards. Just three months into the research, the study prompted the development of a new scheduling system with dedicating operating room times
for emergency surgeries. Elective surgeries were spread more evenly throughout the week. This meant emergency surgeries were on schedule 95 per cent of the time, up considerably from 65 per cent. “We jumped for joy,” said Forster. “It was almost immediate the benefits patients were experiencing. Our care providers were happier, patients were happier. It was great.” GLOBAL BENEFIT
Studies such as this one can help hospitals carefully balance priorities, one reason why the team is gaining attention around the world for its study. “This is not just a problem in Ottawa,” Forster said, adding that Ontario’s auditor general found that delayed wait times for emergency surgeries at community hospitals are a serious problem. But if the Ottawa Hospital’s model is replicated elsewhere, health-care services can be delivered more efficiently and effectively. In fact, the report’s findings have the potential to benefit millions of lives around the world, said Forster. “Our goal is really to help the people in our community receive excellent health care,” he said. “Health care has to change if we’re going to help. “We want people to be healthy,” he said, adding that it’s about finding creative solutions to become more responsive. “We have to be able to do more with less because there’s more people needing health services and less money to spend.”
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The Soul City Music Festival will make a return to Laroche Park this summer. Happening July 22 from noon to 9 p.m., the free event features performances by hip hop, reggae, R&B, soca and spoken word artists, alongside children’s games and vendors. The family-fun music festival is presented by Origin Arts and Community Centre and it’s now in its second year. Last year’s event honoured young artist Kyana Francis, 18, who died after an asthma attack. “We wanted to provide a platform for all artists,” said Ali the Captain, an organizer who will also perform at the event. “There’s not a lot of venues for local emerging artists to showcase their talents,” he said. With it being the event’s second year, things
are ramping up. This year there will be more vendors and more activities for children, including a children’s talent competition. Vendors will be selling artist albums and swag, as well as food and clothing. There will also be an art gallery, DJ classes, a barbecue, and drum and dance classes. Also added to the lineup, for 52 Bayview Rd., are three-legged races and a children’s tug of war. The show is also bigger this year, with 20 different artists taking the stage. “The lineup is even bigger this year,” he said. It includes artist Luss, travelling to the city from the Bronx; singer-songwriter Jenna Glatt, who was raised in Ottawa; and Ottawa’s poet laureate Jamaal Jackson Rogers will also take the stage. The event will be hosted by DJ Bojangles with music by DJ Mace. The event also features Cashtro Crosby, Aspectz, Jahiant, Visual17e, Moun Fou, High-
way 417, Vanessa Fareau and more. “I’m excited because we’re doing this for a second year and I’m excited to see the potential,” Captain said. “And I’m excited that Ottawa has a community that appreciates the arts. There’s a lot of local talent here.” Last year, about 500 people enjoyed the music festival and this year, organizers are hoping for between 700 and 1,000 people. “Be ready to be entertained, for a good-energy show and to engage and network with artists in the community,” he said. “It’s good quality, good stage show and independent artists.” The festival is still looking for volunteers, which are being organized through the Black Starliner Studio, located at 430 Rideau St. Anyone interested in helping out can contact them at studio@blackstarliner.ca. For more information about the festival and the full lineup, visit www.facebook.com/soulcitymusicfest.
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Taking place July 22 in Carlington Park, Weinerpawlooza is raising money for the Canadian Dachshund Rescue with costume contests, games, silent auction and the popular wiener dog races.
Carlington Park goes to the dogs Wienerpawlooza aims to raise $10,000 for dog rescue BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
Dog fans will relish the opportunity to visit Wienerpawlooza, coming to Carlington Park. Wienerpawlooza is the annual fundraising event for Canadian Dachshund Rescue that features games, costume contests, a silent auction and the popular wiener dog races. It takes place on July 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the park at 941 Clyde Ave. “The dogs have short, little legs, but they can really run,” said volunteer Alicia Omand. The event also includes a barbecue and has a picnic-inthe-park feel. “It’s basically a big wiener dog festival,” Omand said. Her favourite part is the costume contest, where some owners handstitch outfits for their hairy friends. The rain-or-shine event
brings out hundreds of dogs and their owners. The event last year was hindered by the weather but still brought out about 400 people who raised roughly $4,000.
‘There will be more wiener dogs there than you’ve ever seen.’ ALICIA OMAND, CANADIAN DACHSHUND RESCUE VOLUNTEER
Organizers are hoping for sunny skies and to raise about $10,000. Last year the charity rescued more than 100 dogs and incurred veterinary charges of more than $92,000. A similar event is held in the Toronto area each year. The group recently rescued a young dachshund in the Ottawa area born with angular
limb deformity and the cost to fix the pooch was close to $10,000. “With an older dog, we’d have to weigh the decision, but because it was so young, we went forward with the surgery,” Omand said, adding the vet bills pile up quickly. The organization helps dachshunds from across the country and has a waiting list of animals needing aid. The rescue is also looking for volunteers wishing to help across Ontario. To date, Canadian Dachshund Rescue (Ontario) has saved the lives of almost 1,000 dogs from abuse and euthanasia. Omand first got involved with the organization by fostering some pups. “They are small dogs with a sassy personality. They are stubborn but cause daily amusement,” she said. “There’s never a dull moment.” That will be on full display throughout the day, as vendors line the park offering their wares, and owners, dog lovers and dogs can get to
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inimum wage. Two words that are leading to a maximum amount of discussion these days. Should it go up to $15 as the provincial government is proposing or is this $3.60 per hour increase in wages an action that will cause distress and, some suggest, even cause bankruptcy for businesses. Some economists predict doom and gloom from this increase in the minimum wage. Others say that it will spur the economy. What, oh what are we to believe? It seems this decision should not be made on economic predictions as there are economists on both sides of the issue, putting forth what at face value appear to be valid and opposite suppositions. Rather, this is a decision that very much should be made in the context of our Canadian values. Canada is a country that prides itself on equality, fairness and acceptance. In so many situations, Canadians step forward and do (or try to do) what is right and fair and just. It’s part of our DNA. It’s why our society and country are so admired around the world. And so when we know that the prescribed so-called minimum wage is not adequate, we as Canadians should apply our principles of fair play and justice and equality
and do something about it. This is what the provincial government is proposing to do, but not without lots of pushback from the business community which seems to view “minimum wage” as the “maximum wage.” These businesses don’t want to pay a fair wage, just the lowest possible wage. They have been built on low minimum wages and any change will threaten their existence — or so they say. These are businesses that have absorbed increasing electricity rates and presumably will be benefitting from lower power rates beginning this summer. These are businesses that are always susceptible to rent or tax increases. All these varying costs are managed when they happen, either through increasing the charge for products or services or improved, more efficient management. So too can any wage increases. It’s time business stopped relying on this minimum wage crutch and started treating employees with fairness and equality, paying a fair wage for work provided. That’s the Canadian way. We do it in so many of our actions. It’s time we did it for the rate that we pay the workers on bottom rung of the economic ladder. They won’t be getting rich, but at least they will be closer to earning a living wage that is fair and just.
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et another highrise development, this one on Richmond Road, is gradually moving ahead. Yet again, the approval of the development is keyed to its closeness to light rail. We watch all these decisions, one after another, and we’re thinking: “I hope they know what they’re doing.” Because if they don’t … We all know the reasoning: Highdensity development near the LRT line will bring about a new Ottawa, one in which easy access to rapid transit will reduce people’s dependence on cars, thus creating a new, less polluted and less congested city. Many developments have been approved in recent years, based on this premise. And many of those developments are at a height greater than is customarily allowed. But it’s all for a good cause, planners and city councillors agree.
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Let’s hope so. Because, if it isn’t, if the premise is wrong, we are stuck with a city full of tall buildings, blotting out the sunlight and casting shadows over streets clogged with even more cars. That’s not pleasant to contemplate, but it wouldn’t do us any harm to assume that the high-density promised land won’t come about automatically because tall buildings are allowed to sprout. A few things may need to be done. Some have suggested that restricting the number of parking spaces for the residents of the new buildings may
do the trick. But people are resourceful, none more so than those who are desperate to hang on to their automobiles. They will find ways to stash them somewhere. So that alone won’t work. A more productive approach would be to provide incentives for people to use that new public transit we are so expensively providing for them. One obvious way would be to make that public transit good. Putting gleaming new trains close to their tall homes should accomplish that (although it would be nice to think that the improvements could also be brought to those who live farther from the LRT lines). The mere existence of the LRT line is certainly an incentive but there are disincentives too. Cost would be one. While it is undeniably true that the cost of relying on transit is far less than the cost of owning and main-
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taining a car, that fact may not be obvious to all. It may not be enough to offset the perceived convenience of using a car instead of public transit. There are two ways of attacking that. One is to make using a car less convenient. Traffic congestion alone accomplishes that. Making parking less available downtown can help as well, but not many city officials would be prepared to take the political rap for that. Plus, the shopping centres away from the centre of town offer ample parking and no one is going to take that away. If we really want the people in these new towers — and people in general — to make more use of public transit, we need to make public transit less expensive. That means not just holding a lid on fare increases but even lowering fares. Why not? If public transit relieves 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: Brier Dodge brier.dodge@metroland.com 613-221-6241
congestion and pollution, then it serves even the people who don’t use it, and deserves to be subsidized much more than it is now. Just putting up tall buildings is not the answer.
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Event marks one year since Abdirahman Abdi’s death BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
The community is joining together to mark the death of Abdirahman Abdi one year later. On July 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Somerset Square Park, 2 Spadina Ave., the Justice for Abdirahman coalition is hosting Standing Together: One Year Later – a community gathering to remember Abdi, who died after a confrontation with police outside his Hilda Street apartment. Police initially responded to the Hintonburg Bridgehead coffee shop on July 24, 2016 when Abdi reportedly displayed assaultive behaviour. Police caught up with Abdi outside his Hilda Street apartment. During a confrontation with police, Abdi lost vital signs. He was pronounced dead the following day. Following an investigation by the province’s police watchdog, one Ottawa police officer, Const. Daniel Montsion, has been charged with manslaughter, as well as one count of aggravated
assault and one count of assault with a weapon. The charges came on March 6. At the time, the Abdi family lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, said the family is awaiting the results of the criminal trail, knowing the process will be a long one. On July 12, the Ontario Court of Justice set aside a 12week period for his trial. The date has been set for February to May of 2019. “The family is disappointed they have to wait that long,” Greenspon said of their need for answers about Abdi’s death. “It’s not easy for the family. They are a bereaved family that needs answers and needs the details and they won’t get to attend a trial until 2019.” The first available date for the trial was the fall of 2018. However, Montsion’s defense lawyer, Michael Edelson was not available at that time. Greenspon said Montsion has waived his right to a speedy trial to move forward with the trial in 2019. “The real question is how
come there are no courts or judges available in less time than a year and a couple of months?” Greenspon said, adding the delays experienced in the court system need to be addressed by doing more than adding more judges and Crown attorneys. “The solution is not so simple as waving a magic wand and the problem going away.” In a statement issued by the Justice for Abdirahman coalition, the group said the trial date came as a shock to the family, the coalition and those watching the case. “For a case of this magnitude involving a public servant, which has attracted enormous public interest, and centred on the violent loss of a life, it is unacceptable for there to be such a long delay in justice, especially in a country like Canada,” the group stated in a press release. “The Abdi family has been extraordinarily patient. A delay of this length only adds insult to injury. Due process in a timely manner is all they ask.”
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Notice of Completion of Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (Bayshore Station to Heron Station) Planning and Environmental Assessment Study
The Project The City of Ottawa has completed an Environmental Project Report for a Baseline Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facility between Bayshore Station and Heron Station, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08. The corridor follows an alignment which includes Holly Acres Road, Richmond Road, Baseline Road, and Heron Road (Figure 1). Near the Baseline Station area, it travels via Constellation Drive, Navaho Drive, College Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue to link the Centrepointe community and Algonquin College campus. The project proposes dedicated bus-only lanes (generally in the median), 25 new transit stations and new pedestrian and cycling facilities along the length of the 14-km corridor. The project will incorporate all elements of a complete street while also maintaining the function of the road as an Arterial Road. This project is part of the Rapid Transit and Transit Priority Network identified in the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 2013 and connects to other existing and planned rapid transit corridors, including the West Transitway, the Confederation Line, the Southwest Transitway, the Trillium Line, and Southeast Transitway. The project will accommodate the anticipated growth in transit ridership as contemplated in the TMP and support the growth management policies identified in the City’s Official Plan (OP).
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Joanne Read, vice-president of planning and support services at the Ottawa Hospital, explains the need to replace the Civic campus’ main power-distribution substation after the province announced on July 11 that $8.8 million in infrastructure funding will go to six Ottawa-area hospitals.
The Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and documented in an Environmental Project Report prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings. The Environmental Project Report documents the entire study process, including a description of the planned project, its anticipated environmental impacts, and the project’s consultation program. The Final Environmental Project Report for the Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor is now available for a 30-day public review period starting July 13, 2017. Please note that the Draft EPR has been available for public review during the Notice of Commencement phase, which began on May 18, 2017. The final EPR is available at the locations noted below during their regular business hours. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change • Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON, M4V 1P5 City of Ottawa Public Library Branches • Main Branch 120 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON, K1P 5M2 •
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A digital version of the Final Environmental Project Report and other project information is available for downloading, in whole or in part, at the following web address: www.ottawa.ca/baselinecorridor. Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by Monday, August 14, 2017 to the project contacts listed below. There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. The Minister may require further consideration or impose conditions if the Minister is of the opinion that: • the transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • the transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that the Minister may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published. If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change no later than Monday, August 14, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights. Attn: Yves Dagssie, Special Project Officer Environmental Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto ON M4V 1P5 General Inquiry: 416-314-8001 • Toll Free: 800-461-6290 Fax: 416-314-8452 E-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca If not otherwise provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry. For further information on the proposed transit project or if you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the Project Manager, Jabbar Siddique, at the following coordinates: Jabbar Siddique, P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer Transportation Env. Assessments Branch, Transportation Planning, Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424 ext. 13914 • Fax: 613-580-2578 E-mail: Jabbar.Siddique@Ottawa.ca Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), personal information included in a submission to the City of Ottawa will not be disclosed to any third parties without having obtained the prior consent of the person to whom the information pertains, except when MFIPPA permits disclosure or other applicable law requires that the City disclose the personal information. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environment Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information please contact the project officer or the Information, Privacy and Archives Division of Ministry of Government Services at 416-327-1600. Notice first published on July 13, 2017.
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Hospitals receive $8.8M for ‘behind-the-wall’ necessities BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Deep under the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus, a hum fills the air and sloped hallways lead around pipefilled corners. Doors dotted along either side open onto to a larger network of hallways and rooms. One hall leads to an electrical substation that distributes about 20 per cent of the power the west-end campus requires to function around the clock. At a neighbouring building, another maze winds its way to the hospital’s main electrical substation. “This is the main engine to the hospital and so this year we have decided it’s time to replace it,” said Joanne Read, vice-president of planning and support services at the Ottawa Hospital. “My team refers to this like a car. You can change the engine in the car so many times but at one point the body just starts to wear out. We’ve been doing that with this substation for the last 50 years. That replacement is being made possible due to a $6.16 million provincial injection. The Ottawa Hospital, CHEO, Bruyère Continuing Care, Montfort Hospital, Queensway-Carleton Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute will receive a total of $8.8-million this year from the province’s hospital infrastructure renewal fund, Ottawa South MPP John Fraser announced July 11. The dollars will go toward
new roofs, windows, backup generators, meeting building code standards, and upgrading heating, ventilation and air conditioning units. “This work is very important and it’s all based on need,” said Fraser, parliamentary assistant to the minister of Health and Long Term Care. Though a new Civic campus is in the works, upgrades to the existing site are still required. “The new hospital’s doors won’t open for at least 10 years. That doesn’t mean that we neglect the current infrastructure,” said Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, whose riding includes the campus. “(The) Civic is almost 100 years old and we need to make sure that its infrastructure is up to good form and continues to provide that quality health care.” Susan Sallaj Ginn, director of planning and facilities at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Nepean, said its $425,635 share will go toward a number of projects, including air-handling units, duct work and electrical distribution upgrades. “It is patient care,” she said. “Sometimes facilities are noted as those behind-the-wall items and … it’s instrumental for what we do every day.” Daniel Levac, Bruyère Continuing Care president and chief executive, said its $551,757 portion will pay for relocating and upgrading a transformer at the Élisabeth Bruyère hospital site in Vanier, for example. “This is key to us because
our building was built in different stages going back to the 1930s,” Levac said. “It’s muchneeded funds. There’s always requirements for more.” CHEO, located in the Riverview Park community, has a younger building, but ongoing upkeep and maintenance are needed. “A 43-year-old hospital, you’d think — not that old,” said Bruce Squires, CHEO’s vice-president of people, strategies and performance. Its $1.16 million share will be spent on another section of roof, medical gas systems, elevators and accessibility improvements. The hospital received about the same amount last year for infrastructure projects. “For us there’s a long list of what this money will be used for — more than 11 projects,” Squires said. “No. 1, it’s about ensuring we can provide accessible care to patients, but No. 2, in a safe environment. “We’ve come to count on it for sure,” he said of the funding. “It’s critical.” FUNDING BREAKDOWN:
• The Ottawa Hospital: $6,163,677 • CHEO/Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre: $1,165,136 • Bruyère Continuing Care: $551,757 • Montfort Hospital: $430,000 • Queensway-Carleton Hospital: $425,635 • University of Ottawa Heart Institute: $123,348
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High rise for site of Kristy’s given the OK by council BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Despite residents telling the city’s planning committee they weren’t prepared “to stomach” a 24-storey high rise on the site of a family restaurant on Richmond Road, it was approved with no discussion by council on July 12. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper dissented – having tried unsuccessfully to lop five storeys off with a motion to planning committee the day before. There is currently a petition circulating online. Area residents who simply aren’t willing to “stomach” 24 storeys created it. The site sits at the corner of Richmond Road and Byron Avenue. The family restaurant, known as Kristy’s will close, but will reopen in the ground floor commercial space. This is the developer’s third rendition of the plan for the site – conveniently located near the future Cleary light rail station – originally was two 16-storey buildings. There’s a concurrent study to create a secondary plan for the Clearly/New Orchard Av-
enue area. Staff said the newest version of the application meets the principles of that study. But Alecia O’Brien, a past president of the Carlington Community Association, said the community isn’t in favour of the development. O’Brien told the planning committee on July 11, that residents are aware that higher buildings are a reality, but that they aren’t content with the process. The primary concerns for residents are: waste management, traffic and the shadowing of the neighbouring community and daycare. The developer did try to address shading issues by stepping down the building facing the community from nine storeys to five. Residents like the five storey building, O’Brien said, but are not OK with 24 storeys, especially since the high rise essentially sits on the sidewalk, O’Brien said. “It won’t have an active streetscape,” she said. The development will have 240 units – the attempt to lose five storeys off the high rise would have shaved 45 units from the total, Brian Casa-
grande, a planning consultant speaking on behalf of the developer, told the planning committee. Bay Coun. Mark Taylor said his office would continue to work with residents and the developer to address concerns. With the proximity to transit and the promise of more development applications coming from the Unitarian church campus to the east, approving the plan makes sense, Taylor said. “We’ve seen less intensity on the site,” he said. “I am less concerned with height than intensity.” While O’Brien and other delegations from the community said the secondary plan for the area calls for six storeys, staff said the plan is a decade old and requires a refresh. The goal is to create secondary plans that are flexible and can adapt to changing realities around transportation, the committee heard. River Coun. Riley Brockington said he wants to see a list of community design plans from across the city. “Anything older than five years isn’t current,” he said. “It creates conflict.”
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Council appoints board for markets BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Council approved the inaugural board of directors for the ByWard and Parkdale markets on July 12. The city began working on a visioning exercise to shake up the management structure and the look of the two cityrun markets in 2012, in order to make them more competitive. Aside from a new look, unveiled at ByWard earlier this summer, the shakeup also includes bylaw amendments to allow for microprocessors like coffee roasters, cheesemakers and jam producers. Smaller scale vendors will also be able to share stands. But arguably the biggest change is a arms-length board of directors dubbed the municipal services corporation. The idea is to lose some of the bureaucratic nature of the current market structure and tap some of the city’s entrepreneurial expertise. Council approved the nine
members following a review of more than 75 applications by a committee led by Couns. Mathieu Fleury and Jeff Leiper, as well as Mayor Jim Watson.
‘I’m confident that the members selected represent a balance of skills and perspectives that will serve the markets well.’ KITCHISSIPPI COUN. JEFF LEIPER
“I’m pleased that the recruitment of this board inspired such widespread interest among residents, who showed an inspiring level of support for the markets revitalization project,” Watson wrote in a press release.
“The inaugural members of the board have impressive credentials and show exemplary levels of community involvement. Together, they embody the collective qualities to develop a clear, innovative vision and launch a successful new management model for the ByWard and Parkdale markets.” The board will be led by a three-member executive committee, chaired by former Alta Vista Coun. and planning committee chair Peter Hume. Dennis Jackson, the current chair of United Way Canada, will be vice chair and Chantal Gingras, president of Ginsberg Gingras and Associates is the third executive committee member. The executive was appointed for a three-year term. Six additional board members were appointed, three for a two-year term and another three for one year. The expertise ranges from agriculture to trade and industrial policy. Fleury said the board will be an asset during the transition from city operations to the arms length corporation “I’m confident that the members selected represent a balance of skills and perspectives that will serve the markets well,” Leiper said.
City still waiting on feds for answer on library partnership BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Staff at Library and Archives Canada are convinced a partnership on a new central library is the way to go, but it may be a few months for the approvals to come through, said Mayor Jim Watson. City staff were supposed to have a funding strategy ready for council to review in June, but that likely won’t happen until closer to the fall now. Library board chair Tim Tierney said waiting on the feds could add two to four months to the city’s original timeline on the project. “Does that mean we can still do something in 2018 to kick off the project? I think it’s a good possibility, but we won’t know until August how to proceed,” he said. Watson said the city has indicated they’d like an answer by the fall, and he still thinks a dual facility is a win-win. The city approved the concept for the 20,067-squaremetre facility that our Ottawa Public Library would share
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Staff at Library and Archives Canada are convinced a partnership on a new central library is the way to go, but it may be a few months for the approvals to come through, said Mayor Jim Watson. with federal archives. The so-called mega library is to be built at 557 Wellington St., on the eastern edge of Lebreton Flats. The selection of the site was contentious, with many residents calling for a site closer to the downtown core. The city’s share of the would be roughly $99 million. The construction of the building is estimated to cost $168 million.
Watson said the delay in an answer from the upper level of government could result in a delay for the request for proposals. Tierney said the city was always aiming for the fall. “We want to be realistic about this,” Tierney said. “This could be a great partnership, so we don’t want to say that’s it. We want to give them a few months.” -With files from Michelle Nash Baker
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Increased Danger to Pets Left Alone in Cars as High Temperatures Hit the City: Ottawa Humane Society Hot weather poses a great risk to pets left alone in cars, says the Ottawa Humane Society’s executive director. “These temperatures can kill an animal left alone in a hot car,” said Bruce Roney, OHS executive director. “If you’re running an errand, leave your pet at home. Don’t take the risk. It’s a choice that could mean the difference between life and death for your best friend.” Summer heat makes it crucial people never leave their pets alone in a hot car, Roney said, adding that a dog left in a sweltering vehicle can quickly overheat, leading to brain damage and even death. If you see an animal alone in a car with the owner nowhere in sight, call the police at 911. Signs of heatstroke in dogs include:
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parky was older than I was. And he ruled the roost as far as the cat population went at the farm. He was an orange colour, and one eye was green and the other blue. He certainly wasn’t much to look at. The barn cats, and there were many of them, could be held and cuddled. Not Sparky! If I tried to pick him up, he would go stiff as a board, snarl, and glare at me, and act like maiming me for life was a distinct possibility. So, I left him alone. The barn cats were never allowed in the house. Mother thought anything walking on
MARY COOK Memories four feet should be in the barn! I never knew where all the kittens came from. I thought everyone in Northcote had a pile of them, and I heard that some people, when the numbers grew, put them in a grist bag and
threw them in the Bonnechere River. The very thought sent chills right through my body, and I was grateful none of our cats came to that end. See DID, page 21
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And it wasn’t unusual for someone like Two Mile Herman to bring a kitten to the Northcote School and try to talk someone into taking it home. This rarely worked, since we all had our own barnful of cats. No one could remember when or where Sparky came from. But one day my older brother Everett said it was Sparky who was responsible for the pack of cats we housed in the barn. I couldn’t imagine how that was possible. He never left the place to bring a new cat to the farm. And when I mentioned that fact to Everett, he just threw back his head and laughed. Sparky was as big as a small Collie dog, and he always looked like he had had a serious confrontation with some wild animal in the bush, which he frequented often. Sometimes he would be gone for days, and as soon as Father would say “good riddance,” there Sparky would appear as large as life.
That was when I first heard that a cat had nine lives. How anyone figured that out was beyond me. Did someone stop to count them? I did know the barn cats survived many close calls though. Often a cow would kick a cat and it would land several feet away, stand up, shake itself off as if getting rid of the chaff from the hay laying around, and walk off as if nothing had happened. I once asked my older and much wiser sister Audrey what the cats ate. We certainly never fed them. There were several old battered tin plates in the barn that were filled with milk when the milking was done. But to me that was all they ever put in their stomachs. But Audrey said they survived on eating mice. That too, sent chills up my back. I didn’t know whether to root for the cat or the mouse, since I loved animals of every description. So if the cats survived on mice and milk, they sure flourished. I once tried to give them names,
but so many of them looked alike that I gave up. Except for Sparky. For the longest time he was the only one in the barn who had different coloured eyes. On hot summer days, one of my favourite places was sitting on the cement platform that held the pump and often a barn cat would wander over, and I would take it on my lap, and my greatest joy was when it snuggled down and started to purr. Never in a hundred years could I do that with Sparky! Some of the barn cats were black and white, and sometimes a grey striped kitten would appear, and occasionally, I would go into the barn and find a new batch of kittens huddled in the hay, and they would be the spitting image of Sparky. Once I found one new kitten that even had two different coloured eyes. I could never figure out how a new kitten could look like old Sparky. By way of explanation, my brother Everett would just say, “old Sparky’s been at it again” whatever that meant.
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1. Pile up 6. Midway between south and southeast 9. Canadian law enforcers 13. Bollywood director Prawaal 14. Body part 15. Ancient Greek City 16. Steep cliff 17. Korean ruler 18. As might be expected 19. Takes kids to learn 21. Absorption unit 22. Parts of the feet 23. Political action committee 24. Cerium 25. Former CIA 28. Of she 29. Japanese city 31. Expression of sorrow 33. Artificial body in orbit 36. Expressed violent anger 38. A way to surface 39. Northern gannet
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You may need to dim your lights so you do not outshine others, Aries. You can be a force and it pays to let others share a bit of the spotlight. This will garner some goodwill.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, if personal growth or a change has been on your mind, why not get started this week? You may benefit from a minor makeover or a change of scenery.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Are you spreading yourself too thin, Sagittarius? Instead of dabbling in five or six plans, stick to one or two. By so doing, you’ll be able to focus your energy that much better.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, settle into your comfort zone at home and take on all of the domestic tasks that have fallen by the wayside. You are very happy in your personal haven, Taurus.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, don’t be afraid to unload some clutter in the weeks ahead. Inventory all of your belongings and see what can be donated or removed. Enjoy the feelings of freedom this inspires.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Don’t be too hasty to accept things at face value, Capricorn. Investigate a little further before you invest any of your time. And especially before you hand over any money.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may need to sort out a complicated relationship that has you trying to figure out who is friend who, if anyone, is foe. Play it carefully until you have all of the facts. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Sift through all of your financial matters and start to get your ducks in a row, Cancer. This is a prime time to take an assessment of your income and spending habits.
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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your social schedule in the coming days is as busy as ever, but you don’t know how you will find the time. Make a list of your biggest priorities. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, it’s best to check your sense of direction from time to time to make sure you are not going the wrong way at full speed. Use a friend as your personal GPS.
CLUES DOWN 1. Curved shapes 2. “Beastmaster” actor Singer 3. A female domestic 4. Starches 5. Without name 6. An air cavity within a bone 7. Relaxing places 8. Midway between east and southeast 9. Editing 10. Baseball team 11. Intended to be sung 12. Video game Max __ 14. Makes free 17. French young women 20. Express delight 21. Takes to the sea 23. Monetary unit 25. Paddle 26. Hit with an open hand 27. Gurus 29. Sings to
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 It’s time to get off the fence, Aquarius. You have to make a decision even if the answer you are leaning toward is painful or complicated. Once you move on you’ll be content. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Now is the time to wrap up a few loose ends, Pisces. You know what areas of life need a little touching up. Get started as soon as you can.
30. Book of maps 32. Publish in installments 34. Ink (slang) 35. American inventor 37. Unclean 40. Snag 42. Mars Excursion Module 43. Abnormal rattling sounds 47. For each 49. Country music legend Haggard 50. Electronic communication 52. Drenches 53. Type of sword 55. Lodgings 56. Messenger ribonucleic acid 57. Figure skater Lipinski 58. Acquire by one’s efforts 59. Stony waste matter 61. Offer 65. Without issue
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Until July 23
The 27th annual Ottawa Lebanese Festival takes over the grounds of the St. Elias Cathedral July 19 to 23 for cultural celebration that features a midway, games, live entertainment and food.
July 20
Heritage Ottawa walking tour: Beaux-Arts Ottawa, 7 p.m. Meet at Plaza Bridge, opposite the Chateau Laurier near the flags. Guide David Jeanes is the President of Heritage Ottawa and author of numerous downtown heritage tours. $5 for Heritage Ottawa members, $10 for non-members. Tours last an hour and a half and run rain or shine. No reservations required.
July 21
EY Centre – The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies hosts a rock concert called Animals Rock. The
event takes place at the EY Centre with performances by Billy Morrison and Steve Stevens from the Billy Idol band, Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray and local performers Slightly Seattle. General admission and VIO tickets are available at animalsrock.ca.
July 21 to 23
Capital Ukrainian Festival, 952 Green Valley Cres. Featuring singing, dancing and live music. There’s also the Ukrainian food village and beer garden, marketplace, entertainment and nightlife, cultural workshops and demonstrations. Children’s activities and petting zoo. Free admission and parking. For more information, visit capitalukrainianfestival. com.
July 29
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. 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.
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/arboretum-tree-tours/.
Arboretum. Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/.
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/fcef-annualevents.
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Gem, Mineral and Jewellery Show and Sale 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. $8 at the door but free foe children 12 and younger. More than 60 dealers will have their works on display for purchase. Curling Rinks at Nepean Sportsplex. 613-700-4367 www.olmc.ca/gemshows. html.
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
50+ club is looking for new members to play bridge/ euchre at 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. We are open all year round including the summer months in air conditioned room. Free to try. Email Brian, bmjarm-
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Above and Beyond Toastmasters continues their Monday Night meetings throughout the summer months. Guest Nights are the 3rd Monday of each month. Meetings are held at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in the Bickell Room startingat 7 p.m. For more Info, e-mail 45sharong@gmail. com. Practise and improve your Spanish speaking skills at the intermediate and advanced levels. We are Los Amigos Toastmasters and we meet at the Civic Hospital, main building, main floor, room 3 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. E-mail membership@losamigos.ca or visit our website www.losamigos.ca.
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