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by the auditor general, released on Aug. 24, says that more than a quarter (27 per cent) of the corporation’s assets were in fair, poor or critical condition. Without more money, the “assets could cause health and safety issues,” it says. It’s not the first time the com-

mission’s asset management has been highlighted. In 2007, during the last special examination, the auditor general found “projects required to restore the corporation’s assets were not always completed within the planned time frames,

partly because of a lack of funding.” In this year’s report it says, “the corporation continued to have a risk of insufficient resources to restore, maintain, and preserve its assets at an acceptable level.” See NCC, page 2

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Nicholas Galletti, director of strategic media for the NCC, said the commission’s capital budget is $22.7 million. The replacement value of the NCC’s assets is about $1.7 billion. “We take this seriously and will work with the government to address this funding shortfall in the coming months,” Galletti said during a conference call. “When it comes to the infrastructure we maintain, it’s our most important priority.” It’s too early to say how much is needed to address the infrastructure deficit, he added. The NCC undertook a review of each of its assets over the past year and has hired a third-party consultant to look at that analysis. The results of that study should be available this fall. “It’s going to take more than one year. It’s going to take five to 10 years to take all of our assets up to a condition where we consider it sustainable,” Galletti said. The auditor general’s report labels the NCC’s asset maintenance as a significant deficiency. The deterioration of one of the NCC’s assets, the Hog’s Back swing bridge, has been front and centre of late because of its irregular closures for “maintenance.” “We prioritize our most important assets. Health and safety is our No. 1 concern, but the impact on users is critical for us as well,” Galletti said. While the report says the commission allocated resources for prioritized maintenance, it also delayed maintenance on many others. “We’ve been able to undertake the most critical work; obviously 24 Sussex is an exception to that,” Galletti said, referencing the prime minister’s official residence. Some of the assets identified as needing repairs included that heritage house on Sussex Drive, other heritage buildings, bridges, parkways and shorelines. Galletti specifically referenced much needed resurfacing of the Portage Bridge, culverts in Gatineau Park, pathways throughout the Greenbelt, Nepean Point

and the New Edinburgh Yacht Club. He also said about 75 per cent of the NCC’s roads haven’t received significant investment since the 1980s. The NCC’s primary source of funding for its mandate — to develop, conserve and improve the National Capital Region — comes from the federal government. It owns and manages more than 500 square kilometres of land and more than 1,700 properties. The report notes that the NCC’s main strategy of mitigating risk was to put off lower priority work, but they also tried to implement some revenue-generating and cost-reduction initiatives, such as automated parking systems and cost sharing — without significant results. “These strategies, while they have allowed us to offer our wonderful assets in a great state, they haven’t been enough to address this infrastructure deficit,” Galletti said. According to the NCC, it hasn’t received any increases in funding since the 2009-10 fiscal year, other than for specific purposes. Since 2013, its capital budget has been reduced by $6 million because of government budget cuts and a mandate shift, moving some responsibilities, like Winterlude, to Canadian Heritage. In a statement, the NCC says it will work with the government to address the significant infrastructure deficiency. “The National Capital Commission welcomes the recommendations of the Office of the Auditor General. We look forward to working with the government of Canada to invest in federal infrastructure in the capital region so that it remains a source of pride for residents and visitors in the coming decades,” Mark Kristmanson, chief executive officer of the NCC, said in the statement. The special examination, completed by the auditor general every 10 years, also revealed the commission has otherwise good management practices and suggested it create a risk management framework to set acceptable levels of risk, and to inform the board of directors’ decision-making. The NCC has said it will take on creating the framework by the end of March 2018.

Firefighters called to 40 water rescues BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Since the start of May, there have been about 40 water rescues performed by area firefighters. That’s about on par with the previous two years, according to Capt. Danielle Cardinal, public information officer for the Ottawa Fire Services. One of the more recent rescues was on Aug. 22, around 6:15 p.m., when fire crews received a 911 call about a green canoe that flipped over in the Ottawa River, near the Kitchissippi Lookout. The caller couldn’t see anyone in the water, but had seen someone in the canoe before it flipped over. “We were going knowing full well there was quite possibly someone in distress,” Cardinal said. Rescue boats from station

11 on Preston Street and 22 on Richmond Road were deployed and a man was pulled from the water. Crews started CPR right in the boat. The 30-year-old man was in cardiac arrest, and paramedics conducted resuscitation. He was transferred to hospital and was in critical condition. “The caller was instrumental in this because they remained on scene, they kept their eyes on the canoe, and that helps save valuable moments,” Cardinal said. She added when it’s safe for someone to stay on scene, it makes a big difference. Even if you’re not sure about an overturned boat or one drifting down the water, the stations prefer to hear about it. “We prefer that you call us and we go investigate than you dismiss it as something that drifted off,” she said. “It’s better to be safe than sorry. The crews feel better go-

ing out and finding nothing than wishing they would have been there to assist or investigate.” Most of the water rescue calls have been for areas of the Ottawa River. “There are some areas where we return every year,” she said. Many of the calls are for areas between the Champlain Bridge to Britannia, and near the Deschênes Rapids. In some cases, Gatineau fire services also assists. Firefighters are reminding swimmers to wear personal flotation devices and to attach a whistle, whether enjoying the water in a group or alone. They also suggest if you’re unfamiliar with a waterway, to ask questions of friends and family to avoid any surprises. Firefighters encountered a few cases of people going in difficult waters to rescue pets this summer, but Cardinal said that

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Hog’s Back swing bridge closures ‘ridiculous’: councillor BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

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A host of emergency closures to the Hog’s Back swing bridge this year and last has prompted the area councillor to demand answers from the National Capital Commission. “The bridge was closed again yesterday morning,” River Coun. Riley Brockington said, referring to the most recent unplanned closure on Aug. 22. “I was like, ‘This is ridiculous.’” “What is the problem? Is there a problem we’re not already aware of?” he said of the request he made in his letter to NCC boss Mark Kristmanson the same day as the closure. “Let’s get it fixed. It’s a simple message.” There have been at least a half-dozen emergency closures so far this year, plus an extended shutdown in the spring, creating “traffic gridlock,” said Brockington, whose ward includes Hog’s Back Road, which is a busy connector for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists between Prince of Wales Drive and Riverside Drive. Local businesses are affected, and thousands of motorists from across Ottawa must scramble for alternate routes whenever the swing bridge over the Rideau Canal is out of commission. “Most of the people impacted aren’t River Ward residents,” the councillor said. “They’re people that need to get west or south of here.” Mayor Jim Watson agreed there is a problem. “It’s very frustrating for the community. It’s a vital link along Hog’s Back and Colonel By and it obviously needs some significant overhaul because it keeps breaking down,” he said in an interview with Metroland Media. For that reason, Watson, who is a non-voting member of the NCC’s board of directors, said he plans to raise the issue at the commission’s next board meeting in September “and try to get a more permanent solution so it’s not every couple of weeks that we have this massive disruption of traffic, for cars as well as pedestrians and cyclists.” Hog’s Back Bridge was closed for regular maintenance in April for a week. Just before it was set to reopen, the NCC announced the closure would be

extended for a second week. Brockington said he was told that delay was needed to address hydraulics issues. With a bridge that’s more than 40 years old, age is a contributing factor, said Dominique LeBlanc, NCC spokesperson. “It’s a really, really old bridge. They don’t make bridges like this anymore,” she said, adding that it has also experienced an increase in water and road traffic in the past 20 years. “They barely have the pieces for it anymore. We have to search for them.” The Aug. 22 unscheduled closure was due to an electrical issue, though the exact problem has not yet been pinpointed. The closures earlier this summer were caused by mechanical issues with the bridge’s hydraulic system, she said, noting that additional work is needed to resolve this. “There’s little residue pieces that sometimes don’t get filtered out (of the oil). That’s what makes the bridge stop, either in the open position or the closed position,” said LeBlanc. “We just have to flush it every day to try to prevent that from happening.” The NCC tries to make scheduled repairs in off-peak hours, and works to address unforeseeable issues. “So far this summer I think we’ve done a really good job so that when it’s happened it hasn’t been an issue for more than hour or two,” LeBlanc said. While Brockington said he is understanding of short-term maintenance requirements, the issue is how often it’s happening. “These are unplanned frequent closures due to mechanical or hydraulic issues that should not be happening, and that’s the issue,” he said. “This is a tiny bridge but the impact is huge. I think people are fed up.” He said the most recent emergency closure demonstrates that time is of the essence with the start of school in early September and the resulting onslaught of traffic. “There’s going to be more people on the streets and we need this major road to be operational,” he said. So far, the city has been fortunate that there have been no major emergencies on the west side of the bridge when the span has broken down.

“What if the bridge (gets stuck) and there’s a fire in one of these towers and the Brookfield (fire) trucks can’t get through and they have to spend another five minutes to come, or there’s an emergency at a local school?” Brockington said, referring to the apartments on the west side of Hog’s Back Road. “We’ve been lucky so far and I don’t want that to happen. I want this bridge to be functional and the road open.” Ottawa fire Chief Gerry Pingitore told Metroland Media the department regularly deals with and adapts to road closures, including those unplanned. In Brockington’s letter appealing for answers from the NCC, which owns the bridge, he outlined the impact the closures have on city resources, in both staff time and on spending. Sudden closures require city staff to implement several emergency traffic management strategies, such as east and westbound traffic detours, placing notification signs, adjusting traffic signals to help with traffic flow and calling in extra staff to the city’s traffic control centre. “All of these actions incur a significant cost to the City of Ottawa each time an emergency closure occurs,” Brockington said in his letter, but could not provide an estimated price tag of the financial impacts. Replacing the entire span would be expensive, and would require talks between the NCC, Parks Canada, and the City of Ottawa. LeBlanc could not provide the estimated cost to replace the bridge. “Hog’s Back is not just ours. We can’t just arbitrarily say we’re going to replace it,” LeBlanc said, adding that once the current boating seasons wraps up, the bridge will be re-evaluated to determine next steps. But Watson said replacing that bridge is a federal responsibility, and he would be willing to bring the span’s issues to the attention of area MPs. “Just as we don’t ask the NCC to cover our areas of responsibility, it’s really not up to local taxpayers to pay for federal infrastructure,” he said. “At the end of the day, that’s a federal piece of infrastructure and it should be properly maintained so it doesn’t keep breaking down.”

Watch mini concerts around Hintonburg BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Musicians will perform on Hintonburg porches again this September. Ottawa Porchfest comes back on Sept. 9. “As always, our main objective of Porchfest is to allow new and emerging artists to get out and play in front of people, as well provide a venue for bands to come out and play for a neighbourhood which is a completely different feel than playing a stage concert,” said organizer Ken McKay. As of Aug. 25, McKay said about 70 musicians had registered for the event. If you register, you’re in. Musicians play for a minimum of 30 minutes, and up to an hour. “Bands play for free and the whole day is free. So it will be a fun family day for everyone,” he said. The full schedule of performers and the location of the porches they will perform on will be available one week before the event on an interac-

tive map. This year, the park party will be extended with bands and artists performing from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Parkdale Park. The acts’ sounds and styles vary and will be presented by as many as 70 to 100 bands this year. There were about 50 last year, McKay said. Spectators can wander the neighbourhood watching act to act and even stop in at local businesses where there will also be entertainment. After 5 p.m., the community can gather in the park for more performances. “It’s about keeping it a nice, small festival to bring new visitors to the neighbourhood to see what’s going on,” McKay said. “It’s exciting to wander the neighbourhood you get to explore the architecture and the new homes being built and explore Hintonburg. It’s not something you do normally and it’s part of the festival.” That’s where it differs from street festivals. The porches are located on side streets and spectators can zigzag from

one act to the next. It’s business as usual — no roads are closed — except for the sofas and chairs put on front lawns to make it more comfortable for passersby. “We’re very happy to do this for the community. Since we started doing it, we’ve realized events like this are paramount to growing community,” he said. “Part of the excitement for us is being able to do something for the community.” With only a few days left until the third rendition of the event, McKay has his sights set on next year. For the event’s fourth year, he’s hoping to bring out different music from around the world, add “porch plays” — short theatrical performances — and invite spoken word artists to perform. “The local talent in Ottawa is amazing. Canadians in general we have a lot of opportunity to practice and play music and it’s really showing,” McKay said. For more information about the event, visit http://ottawaporchfest.ca/.

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Copper feather project takes flight for Canada’s 150th BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

With 91 finished, copper artist Barbara Barkley has 59 to go. For Canada’s sesquicentennial, Barkley was looking for a creative challenge. She spends hours embossing sheets of copper, manipulating them into detailed pieces of work, bending the copper to show rounded edges, the stippled dots, the delicate barbs of a feather. This year, in honour of Canada’s milestone, she decided to create 150 feathers. “I wanted to be respectful of our indigenous heritage and I thought this was kind of an interesting approach because I can put a lot of elements in it that are meaningful to people,” she said. Each one tells a story. Inside the pattern of the feather’s lines, there are symbols and pictures, each one telling part of that story. A feather for Nova Scotia features the waves of the ocean, the Peggy’s Cove lighthouse and hidden between the lines is the subtle tail of a whale.

“It has been a great little journey. It started out as something really simple and has just evolved. It’s been fantastic,” Barkley said in her west Centretown studio, on Spruce Street. Barkley’s feather, if she made one, would include a lot of natural elements, she said. There would be a beaver, a loon, a gardening trowel, a stand-up paddleboard, the shape of one of the tools she uses in her art – and a poppy for her dad who served in the Second World War. Originally Barkley was planning to create 150 large legacy feathers, using different symbols and pictures to tell her clients’ stories over the backdrop of the feather. But her plans changed. The feathers now vary in size between something that fits on your key ring to larger framed pieces. Each can take anywhere from three to 40 hours to complete. They cost between $35 and upwards of $400 depending on their size and level of detail. “It turned into something that was affordable for people

Barkley uses various tools to make impressions on thin sheets of copper to make the detailed pieces. She has completed about 91 feathers so far. and it still accomplished what I wanted to do in a smaller way. It’s been a great combination of different sizes, different approaches,” she said. Not only has the size of the feathers changed, but the shape has as well. During the project, a friend gave her an eagle feather and it changed the way she shapes the pieces. “Every time someone shows you something, or tells you something, it’s ever evolving and I love that. I guess that’s what art is. It evolves as you try new things.” Barkley has been working with copper for 15 years, under

the name Copper Tree Creative Studio. “It’s always challenging, I don’t know how to explain it. I just love to manipulate it. I love the feel of it,” she said. Her favourite pieces involve more elements, more detail. The feathers are created by tracing a pattern on to the copper, pressing in the lines with a pen-like tool on both sides of the copper sheet. “You start to tool it, flip it over and go the other way. You continue to do that. You are constantly trying to keep it down and keep it flat. It’s a lot of trial and error.” With dozens of feathers left,

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Copper artist Barbara Barkley decided to challenge herself to create 150 embossed copper feathers to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial. Barkley is enjoying every second of her project. “It’s really kind of endless. I don’t know if I’ll ever be bored of it. Every one is challenging. Every one is so different.” As people purchase the feathers as gifts, they are making their way across the country, Barkley said. As the number of feathers remaining winds down,

she’s hoping to create more legacy feathers. “They are the most meaningful, I think and the most interesting to do. You are capturing somebody’s life or something that will last forever. To think that someone will have that in their family for generations, that’s incredibly rewarding to any artist. This is really what inspires me.”

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Overdose Prevention Ottawa calls a pop-up injection site that set up in Lowertown on Aug. 25 overdose first aid. at the clinics that's not available to the public. “Anyone can go to a pharmacy and get a naloxone kit,” she said, adding there are pop-ups in Montreal and Toronto that have been extremely successful. Gagnon said the negative reaction shows no urgency to stop the overdose crisis, simply a concern about a need to follow the rules. “As a nurse working on the front lines, it’s my responsibility to help with harm reduction,” she said. Levy wrote in an email to council on Aug. 24 that as a public health intervention, supervised injection sites have been shown to help reduce overdoses. Levy said the initiative appears to be similar to other peer overdose prevention programs — including Ottawa Public Health’s own program. Kelly Florence, a member of the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs, said things like the pop-up are necessary. “If people are alive to live

the next day, who cares if we are breaking the rules?” he said of the pop-up site. Florence, however, was against the site’s location at Raphael Brunet Park on St. Patrick Street. “It’s needed over the bridge here in Vanier,” he said. “The location is dead wrong.” Gagnon said it’s possible the location might change on subsequent days, but right now, the important thing is getting the word out. Florence said he’s glad to see some movement on this issue, but said it’s been a problem for more than 10 years. “No one cared for the last decade,” he said. “It’s only the Good Samaritans coming out now to get their names in the paper.” Kira Mandryk supervisor of harm reduction at Ottawa Public Health, told Metroland Media in December, the number of unintentional drug overdoses has increased by 77 per cent over the last five years. In 2015 alone, there were 205 emergency room visits as a result of overdoses.

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ne cost $3.5 million. One was free. One was spectacular, attracting 750,000 onlookers in Ottawa. The other was awesome, attracting millions in North America. One was man-made, the product of human technology. The other was Mother Nature-made, the result of this marvellous solar system of ours. We are referring to, on the one hand, La Machine, the French street theatre production featuring two huge streetwalking creatures, a horse-dragon and a giant spider. They were even given names — Long Ma and Kumo. It took 34 manipulators to guide this spider and dragon-horse through the streets of the Byward Market and beyond. Their four-day sojourn here in late July cost $3.5 million from the Ottawa 2017 coffers. And, on the other hand, there is the solar eclipse which captured the attention and imagination of not only Ottawa residents, but people all across North America on Monday, Aug. 21. It attracted widespread interest, being broadcast on television and certainly talked about in workplace

and home venues everywhere. You had folks making pinhole viewing devices and getting together with workplace buddies to experience the eclipse. Y ou had 5,000 flocking to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum to latch onto a pair of safety solar glasses, allowing them to look directly at the eclipse or to peer through telescopes set up by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. To have two such spectacular happenings take place within weeks of each other has been a treat that may become the best remembered of the Canada 150 events taking place in Ottawa this year. One showed the ingenuity of man. T he other showed the ingenuity of Mother Nature. Going forward, we can only hope that the ingenuity of man as shown with Long Ma and Kumo will be deployed and used to save this incredible world of ours and allow Mother Nature to continue to amaze us on a daily basis, not just at times of eclipses. The planet is under stress these days due to human excesses and pollution. The resulting climate change has to be reversed or else.

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ast fall, parents in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board were outraged when the board determined it may eliminate some gifted programming. In place of specialized classes — particularly at the primary level — it was determined that it would be more cost-effective to incorporate those identified early as gifted into the regular classroom with extra learning support teachers and programs. It was a political hot potato. Advocates of gifted programs expressed outrage at the decision, declaring that their young prodigies were not just intellectually, but socially disparate from their peers. It has been the predominant sentiment for decades that gifted children, as with others identified with special needs, thrive best in segregated classrooms with a curriculum that is independently tailored to their abilities. But a new book out of the United

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Rather than identify and segregate top students in the primary years, they argue, teachers should focus early learning on helping all children develop potential for high capacity learning. The authors emphasize that wiring the brain for learning occurs at a young age. One study in the U.K., for example, showed that something as simple encouraging preschool reading in the home was co-related with higher achievement at high school graduation. But it’s also the messages children receive from adults around them about their potential which can give them the character to stick with something. Related to this, Berliner and Eyre point out some of the negative aspects of early specialized gifted programs. Many children identified as gifted at a young age are not taught skills of resilience, for example, because they DISTRIBUTION Traci Cameron - 613-221-6223 ADMINISTRATION: Donna Therien 613-221-6233 DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Annie Davis 613-221-6217 Blair Kirkpatrick 613-221-6216 Catherine Lowthian 613-221-6227 Cindy Cutts 613-221-6212 Connie Pfitzer 613-221-6209 Geoff Hamilton 613-221-6215 Gisele Godin 613-221-6214 Jill Martin 613-221-6221 Lesley Moll 613-221-6154 Mike Stoodley 613-221-6231 Rico Corsi 613-221-6224 CLASSIFIEDS: Sharon Russell - 613-221-6228 DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTANT: Cindy Gilbert - 613-301-5508

never learn to fail. And yet it may be an attitude involving resilience and stick-to-itiveness that is the difference between success and failure later in life. What kind of message does it send to young children to pick them out from the pack at a young age and put them on a pedestal of learning next to their peers? The authors instead advocate for teaching in the classroom that regularly conditions and challenges all students to learn at their level of potential, which, short of cognitive impairment, is likely high. It’s difficult to say whether this will work in practice. But the last decade of brain research has flipped everything we know about learning on its head. As Berliner and Eyre suggest, the brain is malleable, which means there are always ways to train the brain in areas where we are deficient. Children deserve to be challenged and given tasks appropriate to their EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR Nevil Hunt, nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Mellissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com - 613-221-6161

level of learning. But with everything we know about the trainability of the brain, perhaps the new, nonsegregated approach to learning is a better way to go.

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Above: Second World War veteran Willie Richardson, 102, returns home with his daughter Heather Ann Hutchingame and her husband Bob to Carlington, where Richardson settled after the war. Right: Graham Muir, a pipe major with the RCMP Pipes and Drums Band, performs a poignant tribute to Second World War veterans their children who settled in Carlington.

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Cheryl Walsh (left) and Wendy Murray lift a Canada flag from a bench dedicated to Second World War veterans in the Carlington neighbourhood on Aug. 26. They were among more than 100 people who gathered in Harrold Park for the dedication ceremony of a veterans’ memorial bench. The event was organized by the sons and daughters of veterans who grew up in the community and have reconnected. Photos by Erin McCracken/Metroland

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An open-air dinner on Wellington Street not only gave 1,000 diners a unique eating experience but also reached out to help a number of Ottawa’s not-for-profit food organizations. Set up in front of Parliament Hill, Canada’s Table was held on Aug. 27 and invited 1,000 guests to a four-course meal created by 20 top chefs from across Canada — which included 10 local chefs — to celebrate Canada’s unique culinary culture. Organized by Ottawa 2017, the event was held to raise funds for local food security projects in the city. Restaurateur Stephen Beckta and chef Mike Moffatt of Beckta, Play and Gezellig restaurants, along with Sheila Whyte of Thyme and Again Catering worked with Ottawa 2017 to organize the large-scale event. “Canada’s Table is a very special opportunity to celebrate our unique and world-class culinary identity, as we mark our 150th anniversary,” Beckta said. “We celebrate at a single, 1,000-foot table — in a stunning setting — with friends and strangers alike, to embrace community and forge relationships as one can only do over a dining table with great food and caring hospitality.” Proceeds raised from the event will benefit the Growing Futures Program, which serves both Ottawa and a northern community; a kitchen renovation at the Boys and Girls Club

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A thousand diners attended an open-air, four-course meal at Canada’s Table on Aug. 27. The event was set up in front of Parliament Hill and created by 20 top chefs from across Canada, including 10 local chefs, to celebrate Canada’s unique culinary culture. Organized by Ottawa 2017, the event was held to raise funds for local food security projects in the city. of Ottawa’s Police Youth Centre Clubhouse, a bistro-style dinner for 100 clients of the Shepherds of Good Hope; two buffet-style meals for 200 people at the Ottawa Mission and chefs offering cooking lessons demonstrating healthy meal ideas to 10 clients at Ottawa-Carleton Lifeskills so they can learn to prepare the meals themselves; and Canada’s Table chefs will prepare an outdoor meal for 40 clients of the Parkdale Food Centre.

“From this weekend, we hope to help grow a more resilient next generation, through these many food security efforts, and the greater awareness that grows from them,” Whyte said. Whyte thanked the numerous helping hands that came out to help with the event, including local culinary students from Algonquin College. The food was prepared at the college’s School of Hospitality and Tourism.

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Westboro is falling for fashion. During the second annual Westboro Fuse, organizers announced a new event coming this fall. It’s called Westboro Fuse Fashion, created by Ottawa Fashion Week co-founder Bruno Racine. The event is scheduled for Sept. 23. “Westboro is considered one of the hippest communities in Ottawa. With the introduction of this première fashion event, we can highlight all the things that make Westboro so trend-setting, on-point and unique,” said Westboro BIA board chair Dan Hwang in a press release. The event is produced by the Westboro Village BIA with the Loft West and Qwest in support of Cornerstone Housing for Women. The event will be at Qwest at 88 Richmond Rd., and will include

fashions shows focusing on the latest trends of fall and winter, a VIP rooftop sunset reception presented by Gezellig and live painting and installations by artist Katherine Jeans. The latest trends in Westboro’s home decor and design shops will be featured in Qwest’s penthouse suites. A hands-on marketplace with Daniel Thompson makeup, jewelry and hair trends will also be featured alongside interactive displays from Westboro’s lifestyle and fashion stores. Fashion designer Rebecca Rowes of Rowes Fashion will demonstrate pattern drafting. There will also be a shoppable virtual reality boutique and a telescope and tarot card party. VIP tickets are $125 and general admission is $88. For more information, contact westborofusefashion@gmail.com.

How the west was fun Henry Thomson, 7, of Westboro, embraced the stage while helping during Jonny Nickelkicker’s sharp act on Aug. 26 during Westboro Fuse, an annual sidewalk Photos by Erin McCracken/Metroland sale and celebration put on by the Westboro BIA that Westboro resident Trinity Ridley-Padmore, 12, shut down Richmond Road between Golden and climbs to new heights on Aug. 26 while rock Tweedsmuir avenues on Aug. 26 and 27. climbing during Westboro Fuse.

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Notice of Commencement Bayshore to Moodie Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Conversion to Light Rail Transit (LRT) Transit Project Assessment Process The Project As part of planning for Stage 2 of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) program, an opportunity has been identified to extend LRT from the current planned western terminus of the Confederation Line (Bayshore Station) approximately 2.5 km further west to Moodie Drive, with one station located east of Moodie Drive at Corkstown Road and a Light Maintenance and Storage Facility in the northwest quadrant of Moodie Drive and Corkstown Road. The rationale for extending LRT beyond the previously identified terminus at Bayshore is to: • Provide an LRT station in closer proximity to a large employment node (Department of National Defence complex) • Support a Maintenance and Storage Facility for the operation of the Confederation Line East and West extensions in the west with optimized operational and cost benefits. The alignment for the proposed LRT extension has been previously approved as part of the West Transitway Extension Bayshore Station to Moodie Drive project, and is currently under construction as a BRT facility, with revenue operation expected to commence in late 2017. The Process Planning efforts have been completed and this project will be assessed according to the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08. As part of the TPAP, an Environmental Project Report will be prepared by the proponent, the City of Ottawa, to document the study process, the environmental conditions, alternatives considered, the planned project, anticipated environmental impacts, appropriate mitigation and the project’s consultation program. During the Notice of Commencement phase of the environmental assessment, copies of the project studies and consultation information will be available to provide interested parties time to review and provide feedback prior to the formal 30-day public review period following the posting of the Notice of Completion. Consultation Interested persons are invited to review the work completed to date during the planning phase including a study summary, previous consultation efforts and reports presented to City Council, which are available on the Stage 2 website. Given the timing and the requirement to incorporate this section into the Stage 2 Request for Proposals process, it is anticipated that the City will issue the Notice of Completion in early September 2017 (which is within the maximum 120-day period in the TPAP Regulation). Notification will be provided in advance of the formal 30-day public review period. Further information on the TPAP is available at: Ontario.ca/document/guide-environmental-assessmentrequirements-transit-projects To Submit Comments If you have project-related questions or comments, or have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the Project Manager on behalf of the proponent, the City of Ottawa: Mike Schmidt Planner II O-Train Planning 180 Elgin St, Suite 601 Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2K3 www.stage2lrt.ca Email: stage2@ottawa.ca Comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record as per the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Direct submissions to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act. Unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person. Notice first published on August 24, 2017. 14 Ottawa West News - Thursday, August 31, 2017

About 230 children still on local backpack waiting list BY CHRISTOPHER WHAN christopher.whan@metroland.com

Mayor Jim Watson, MPP John Fraser and Coun. Mark Taylor helped assemble more than 2,000 backpacks on Aug. 22 for the Caring and Sharing exchange. The charity helps Ottawa families facing economic hardships during the back-to-school season. Thousands of children across the city have benefited from this program since 2011

and according to the organization the program has seen “tremendous growth” over the last two years. “We have been very fortunate to have received so much support from individuals as well as many businesses in the community,” said Cindy Smith, executive director of the Caring and Sharing Exchange. Due to the increase in demand for the backpacks the charity has had to deal with a wait-list for the last four years. They are seeking to eliminate

it by asking for help from the community. “While we saw a substantial 31 per cent increase in registration last year for SISS (Sharing in Student Success), we received an outpouring of love and support from the community that helped us assist all 2,065 children registered,” said Smith. “This year we hope to help the 2,516 children that have registered for support. We still have about 230 children on our waitlist that are waiting for school supplies.”

EMA LEE FASHIONS CELEBRATES FOURTEEN YEARS! BREAKING NEWS HOT OFF THE PRESS Ema lee Fashions is still opened and celebrating their fourteenth year! We are not ready to retire yet and our business etiquette would be to politely announce it to our many loyal customers old and new Everyone knows that the store is located seven kilometers north of Perth on Hwy 511 in the hamlet of Downtown Balderson. What people don’t know is why Ema Lee Fashions is not your typical everyday boutique. What makes it different? It’s the people! Here are a few examples: Fourteen years ago when we first opened Mr. and Mrs. Steve Clyne came into the store. He brought his guitar, sat in the “husbands chair” and played and sang while his wife shopped. This still happens! Customers come in; looked puzzled and then I can hear them humming to the same tune that he is playing. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Clyne! The late Miner Bell told me stories about the dances that took place in our building and how the nickelodeon machine would play “Irene Goodnight” over and over again. Men come in with their wives and tell how they use to deliver to my store when it was George Myers General Store or worked here years ago making Cheese and collecting milk. Others come in and within five minutes of talking, there is some kind of connection with history of family members that used to live in this beautiful area.

A McDougal family use to own the store and their family members from Oshawa told the story about how scarlet fever hit. They had to close the store because people were afraid to go near them. A McLaren family member from Alberta brought in framed photos and newspaper articles about their Grandmother Lillian Cameron being the first telephone operator in Balderson. A gentleman by the name of Dalton Bradley dropped off two of his wives hats to add to my vintage hat collection. She had been a nurse at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Then one day a customer came in and asked where did you get that hat? When I explained, she said that she had been with her mother the day that she had bought it and was pleased to see it on display. She was Mr. Bradley’s daughter.

courage and strength. What an inspiration! There has also been a lot of laughter at Ema Lee Fashions especially the days when the late Mrs. Ora Paul came in. Just when I was taking life too seriously or upset when someone tried to return a bathing suit at the end of the season, Ora actually helped me keep my act together. Thanks Ora. I’ve watched children grow up and come back to shop and show me their wedding or graduation pictures. I’ve met 100-103 years old ladies full of spunk come in and buy their Birthday Party Bling. One of the told me ‘My dear it’s all in the attitude!

So we are not only celebrating fourteen years in business but celebrating the journey of meeting such wonderful, interesting caring people at Ema Lee Fashions. More Two customers from Perth than a ladies fashion store! heard that my grandson was very ill As many customers have said ‘if back in 2008. They placed his name on a prayer list across Canada and you can’t find something to wear the US. That was nine years ago. here you are not shopping. Thank you! This Labour Day weekend I have seen customers with from Thursday to Monday we are medical conditions that chose to having our fourteenth anniversary carry on and fight with dignity, celebration sale.

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Left: Margot Reid shows off a piece of metal during a dig at Pinhey’s Point Historical Site on Aug. 20. Reid and a few other Pinhey’s Point Foundation members helped excavate from Aug. 18 to 20, uncovering a foundation wall which is believed to be from a former stable. Right: From left, Margot Reid, Ian Badgley, Beverly Sawchuck, Katherine Davidson and Stephanie Carles show off a foundation wall which is believed to be from a former stable.

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Foundation uncovered at Pinhey's Point BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

A new piece of history was uncovered at Pinhey’s Point Historic Site. Archaeologists spent the Aug. 18 to 20 weekend digging at the city-owned heritage manor and ruins and their hard work paid off — they uncovered a foundation wall, which is believed to be for a stable once constructed on the property near Dunrobin. The wall was in pristine condition, said lead archeologist and Pinhey’s Point Foundation board member Ian Badgley. “More research needs to be done, but this is a good start,” Badgley said, adding that the organization had an idea something like a stable’s foundation was there, but had no idea how well it would be preserved. The dig was organized by Pinhey’s Point Foundation as an annual event to celebrate Archaeology Month in Ottawa. The purpose of the dig for Badgley, an archeologist with the National Capital Commission as well as a research professor with Carleton University, was to not only to have a better idea of what was lying under the surface but also to educate the public on the importance of archeology. The dig was open to the public for wannabe archaeologists to help dig, but Badgley said not many helpers came out. Although throughout the weekend Badgley said there were a number of visitors who stopped by to ask questions, which he said is part of the goal, but overall he would have liked to see more volunteers come out. “This story is evolving and we like it when people come out to learn about it,” Badgley said.

Aside from the stable wall, the group also uncovered a number of artifacts: nails, bits of steal, and one item that looked like a porcelain doll’s leg. All these artifacts, said archeology student Katherine Davidson will be tagged and further studied and identified. “These pieces are part of the whole story,” Davidson said. The dig originally started because of an existing crumbling wall to the left of where the stable foundation was found. Badgley said in order to understand what lay beneath the crumbling wall, they needed to see what was nearby. Finding what they believe to be the stable’s foundation wall was a happy surprise. “It means it will take longer to get to the wall, maybe in the future we will get around to the wall — we have to eventually,” Badgley said. During Aug. 20 digging day, the group had a special visitor — Juanita Snelgrove, a descendant of the historic Pinhey family to see how the dig was going. Snelgrove, who recently turned 101 years old, observed some of the artifacts that were found and even checked out the remains of the stable’s foundation. Badgley and Davidson said having Snelgrove to fact check the artifacts they have found, or other aspects of Pinhey’s Point history is essential to their work. In order to find out more about the ruins, Badgley said he would like to host another public dig in the fall to further excavate the area and learn more about the stable and foundation. No plans have been made yet, but Badgley encouraged residents to check out the foundation’s website for event listings about a potential dig at pinheyspoint.ca.

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Firefighter camp for girls extinguishing stereotypes BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Victoria Lawrence is almost unrecognizable in full firefighter bunker gear. Gripping a water hose nozzle in both hands, she moves forward, eyes trained on a mock car that sizzles with controlled flames. At the 16-year-old’s side is seasoned Ottawa firefighter Jason Paul. At her back are her peers, who, like Victoria, are experiencing for the first time what it takes to be a firefighter. “I’m hooked,” the Vernon resident said during her fourth day taking part in the Ottawa fire department’s eighth annual Camp FFIT (Female Firefighters in Training) at its Industrial Avenue training centre, August 21 to 25. Over the course of the week, 24 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 received a crash course in firefighting, from learning how to fight fires and rappel from a tower to climbing an aerial ladder and hearing about life on the job from the pros. “I’ve always been leaning toward

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Abby Emon, 17, of Calabogie hangs upside down (on purpose) while rappelling from a tower at the Ottawa fire department’s training centre on Industrial Avenue on Aug. 24. She was one of 24 female teens Teens work together as they learn how to snuff out a car fire during taking part in the department’s eighth annual Camp FFIT training pro- Camp FFIT (Female Firefighters in Training) at the Ottawa Fire Services gram for young women. training centre on Industrial Avenue Aug. 24. emergency services in the military, and I’ve been trying to pinpoint it and I really like this,” said Victoria, whose older sister Megan took part in the camp last summer, inspiring Victoria

to apply this year. Megan will soon begin studying the pre-service firefighter program at St. Lawrence College as she works to realize her firefighting dream job.

“It’s all the action you get in on, and you’re helping people. You feel good,” said Victoria, who is going into Grade 11 at Osgoode Township High School. “It’s insane — all the experiences you

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get to do. You get to put out a car fire. “I can’t sit at a desk. I can’t do it. There’s no going back.” Ottawa Deputy Fire Chief Sean Tracey said five women who participated in Ottawa’s Camp FFIT in past years are now working as firefighters for the Ministry of Natural Resources. Of those, three are fighting the wildfires in British Columbia. “We’re proud to say we were able to give them that boost because this is quite a rewarding profession and quite a noble profession that they can be involved in,” he said at the training centre on Aug. 24. Though the camp has made positive inroads — one of the camp’s graduates was recently hired on as a fulltime firefighter in Halifax — there are still barriers and misconceptions that are keeping more women from pursing firefighting as a career. “The problem is a lot of individuals just don’t consider that as a career choice,” Tracey said. STEREOTYPE LINGERS

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A stereotype still exists that firefighting is a man’s profession. “It’s not,” said Tracey. The weeklong event breaks down that barrier and shows the girls the job is skill-based and about being smart. While strength is a requirement, candidates are trained in the necessary skills, Tracey said. “Firefighting is not so much about brawn anymore. It’s about smart, effective use of science, technology.” Change is already underway. Maryam Abdulmajeed, of Greenboro, became the first camp participant to wear a hijab — a head scarf commonly worn by Muslim girls and women — under her firefighter helmet. See LESS, page 17

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Less than three per cent of Ottawa Firefighters are women Continued from page 16

The 19-year-old, who hopes to one day becoming a paramedic, was volunteering with the Ottawa Medical Venturer program for youth when she met Camp FFIT director Sue Jones, who pitched the idea of attending the program. Maryam sees herself as a role model for other Muslim girls. “Once I was volunteering at Muslim Eid Fest (at the end of Ramadan). I was wearing kind of like a paramedic uniform and I had a lot of young girls asking, ‘Can I take a picture with you? You’re the first hijab-wearing paramedic I saw.’ They thought it was really cool,” she recalled. Many Muslim girls often pursue careers that are not male-dominated, said Maryam, who recognizes that if more were to follow different career paths, it would inspire other girls, and their parents to consider other options.

“Because the parents don’t know that it’s possible, or (know about) the things that go on in the job,” she said.

‘But then others, they grow up not seeing themselves in the career because any time you see a fire truck, a movie, magazines, books — (the firefighters) are typically men.’ CAMP FFIT DIRECTOR SUE JONES

Another encouraging sign is the increase in the number of applications that come in for the Ottawa camp each year, said Jones, who is an Ottawa fire prevention officer as well as a camp director. Less than three per cent of

the department’s firefighters are women. Today, there are 25 full-time suppression firefighters and 29 volunteer firefighters at the service, which has about 900 full-time firefighters and 450 volunteers. But the numbers are slowly climbing, said Jones, who was hired on at the Ottawa department as a firefighter in 2006. By the end of that year, about 10 women had been hired as Ottawa firefighters, she added. Knowledge about the career is key to recruitment, Jones said. “Some of them have family members … so they know they can do it,” she said of young girls and teens. “But then others, they grow up not seeing themselves in the career because any time you see a fire truck, a movie, magazines, books — (the firefighters) are typically men.” But that is changing as more women are hired as firefighters. “It’s a process,” Jones said.

EXPERIENCE LIFE IN 1867

150 years ago, a sleepy lumber town was transformed into the capital of the newly created nation, Canada. Come and hear the voices of those who participated in Confederation and witnessed the transformation of our city. Experience the stories of the people who lived in the year 1867 at Beechwood’s Annual Historical Walking Tour, Sunday September 10, 2017. Actors will bring to life seven men and women who embodied what life was like in the year 1867.

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You will have the opportunity to share in the stories and lives of real individuals who held traditional roles in society, each shaping Canada in their own way. The event will be followed by a light snack and period style dancing for your entertainment. Please note that our event is outdoors and will include roughly 1.5 to 2 hours of walking. For more information, contact us by phone at 613-741-9530 or by email at foundation@beechwoodottawa.ca Date: Sunday, September 10, 2017 Time: 2:00 pm Location: Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Ave 280 Beechwood Ave., Ottawa

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Tips for professionals returning to school When a new school semester starts, children and young adults may not be the only ones who are returning to the classroom. Many adults resolve to expand their professional horizons by returning to school even after they have established themselves in their professions. Some may aspire to develop skills specific to a particular job, while others

may want to make it easier to transition to a new career. The number of adult undergraduates continues to grow. The National Center for Education Statistics says 33 percent of the 18 million undergraduate students in the United States are over the age of 25. Students over the age of 30 make up 22 percent of the student body in colleges

and universities. The NCES also projects a continued rise of older students through 2020. Going back to school can be an exciting time, but one that also comes with a bit of trepidation. Many adults may not have been in a classroom in more than a decade. Many things have changed with regard to academia in recent

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decades, and adults may need some extra time and help to make their transition back to student go smoothly. • Schedule a campus visit. Choosing a school is an important decision, and even though you might not be spending as much time on campus as you did when you were younger, don’t overlook the importance of a campus visit. A member of the admissions faculty or even a current student may be able to offer a guided tour, explaining the layout of the campus, amenities and resources. He or she also may point out parking areas, study locations and the best way to navigate the campus. This will help alleviate a fish-out-of-water feeling the first day of class. • Secure financial aid if necessary. School is expensive, but keep in mind that scholarships and other forms of financial aid are not exclusive to younger learners. Speak with a financial aid counselor about programs that might be available to you. In addition, check with your employer to see if they offer incentives for returning to school. • Brush up on school skills. Start reading more to refresh your vocabulary and other language skills. College involves critical thinking and reasoning, so explore free online courses or games that

cover critical thinking skills. Refresh your memory on basic writing rules if essays and reports will be part of your curriculum. Honing your academic skills in advance of returning to school can help you start off on the right foot. • Create a support system. Going back to school will require you to rearrange schedules and make certain sacrifices. Such adjustments may require the assistance of friends and family. Stop by

your school’s student services department and ask if they have help in place for nontraditional students. They may have guidance on balancing work, life and school. Such departments may also assist you with scheduling classes at the times of day that fit best with your work schedule. Many adults return to school for personal reasons or to advance their careers. Having a plan in place can make the transition go smoothly.

Reduce kids’ risk of getting colds at school School-aged kids who catch colds or the flu from their classmates can quickly spread those colds to their family members, who then might spread the colds further when they go to work. Preventing the spread of colds and flu at school is a team effort that requires the assistance of not just parents, but also teachers and students. Still, parents might be the first line of defense when it comes to preventing the spread of cold and flu at school. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 38 million school days are lost to the flu each year. Those lost days can affect students who miss lesson plans, but also affect parents, who often must take days off from work to tend to

their sick children. While there’s no way for parents to guarantee their children won’t catch a cold or the flu this school year, they can take various preventive measures to increase kids’ chances of staying healthy and achieving perfect attendance. • Make sure kids are immunized and that their immunizations are current. Vaccinations bolster kids immune systems. That’s important, as kids’ immune systems are naturally less mature than adults’, making them more vulnerable to germs and viruses. The CDC recommends that adults and children receive their flu vaccinations in October while noting that such vaccinations can be administered as late as January and still prove ef-

fective. The CDC also recommends that adults and children receive flu vaccinations each year. Additional vaccinations may not need to be administered as often, but parents should still ensure kids’ are upto-date with their shots. • Make sure kids regularly wash their hands. Kids often catch colds by rubbing their hands that have been exposed to cold virus germs on their noses or eyes. To prevent that, parents can teach kids to wash to their hands thoroughly, including scrubbing the backs of their hands, between their fingers and around their fingernails. Kids should know to wash their hands regularly, but especially after they use the bathroom and before they eat, drink or touch their mouths,

noses or eyes. • Keep kids home when they are sick. Parents don’t want their children to miss school, but kids who are suffering from colds or flu should be kept home. This prevents the spread of colds and flu to classmates and teachers, and time to rest at home may help youngsters recover more quickly. • Teach kids to avoid common germ spots. Germs can be lurking anywhere, but some spots seem to make more welcome homes for germs than others. Studies have shown that kids were most likely to encounter germs in schools on water fountain spigots and on plastic cafeteria trays. Teach kids to never put their mouths on fountains and to avoid eating any food that might fall

onto their trays in the cafeteria. School-aged children are susceptible to colds and flu

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SEPTEMBER 2017

Ottawa 2017 Events Calendar 1

Inspiration Village Byward Market, York St. Ends Sept. 4th Hockey In Canada Canadian Museum of History All of September (ends Oct. 9th) The Brewery Market Across Ottawa Ends Sept. 16th

Latin American Parade & Festival Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Sept. 3

Ta Da! Festival Centre Wakeﬁeld La Peche Sept. 8-10

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Oktoberfest Ottawa Clarke Fields Park – Nepean Sept. 8-9

Ottawa Welcomes The World – Republic of Bulgaria Horticulture Building 10am-6pm

Ride The River! Parade and Picnic 9-3pm

World Junior Girls Golf Championship Marshes Golf Club Sept. 17-22 City View Celebrates Canada 150 20 Rossland Ave., Nepean 11am-3pm

Ottawa Welcomes The World – Barbados Horticulture Building 10am-6pm

20 Ottawa International Animation Festival Ogilvy Square Sept. 20-24

RBC Race for the Kids Wesley Clover Park 8am-10am

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26 Ottawa Welcomes – Saudi Arabia Horticulture Building Sept. 26-27 10am-6pm

Continuum: Karsh Award Karsh-Masson Gallery Sept. 14 to Oct. 22 DIEF: Portrait of a Prime Minister Diefenbunker – 3929 Carp Rd Sept. 14-23 Richmond Fair 6121 Perth St. Sept. 14-17 Ontario Festival of Small Halls Across Ontario Noon-5pm

CityFolk Aberdeen/ Horticulture Pavillion Sept. 21-24 Carp Fair 3790 Carp Rd. Sept. 21-24 Shannon Lecture Series Carleton University

Mosaicanada 150/ Gatineau 2017 Pac Jacques-Cartier All of September

Northern Lights Parliament Hill Ends Sept. 16th

Ottawa River 1-5-0 Paddle Challenge Nepean Sailing Club 6am-5:30pm

Ottawa Welcomes – India Aberdeen or Horticulture Pavillion 10am-6pm

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QUESTION 4: Although no flying broomsticks are involved, which university was the first in Canada to have a quidditch team?

The painting Mountain Forms sold for $11.21 million at auction in 2016, setting a Canadian record. Which Group of Seven member painted it?

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Rock legend, Graham Nash, to perform in Nepean Legendary British rock star Graham Nash is set to take the stage at Centrepointe Theatres on October 2, at 8 p.m. The show, An Evening of Songs and Stories with Graham Nash, is part of his current tour following the release of his latest album This Path Tonight. The show is exactly what the title suggests. Nash will be performing songs from his days with the Hollies through to his years with Crosby, Stills & Nash, as well as his solo records. These will be woven in with anecdotes and tales from his

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50-year career and accompanied by his longtime collaborator and This Path Tonight producer, Shane Fontayne, on guitar and vocals. Graham Nash has rocked the music scene since the early 1960’s, wowing audiences across the world. A star that gains new fans as his music is admired from generation to generation, his solo show is not to be missed. For any Nash fan in Ottawa, this is the chance to catch your idol in the intimate comfort of a local theatre, great acoustics, free parking and no downtown traffic. True fans must check out the VIP packages for the ultimate Graham Nash experience. Nash kicks off the Centrepointe Theatres Presents series for the 2017/18 season. Other acts taking over the stage include Tom Cochrane with Red Rider, comedienne Roseanne Barr, family favourites like Tall Stories’ The Gruffalo and a Christmas concert by the Men of the Deeps. To get tickets and check out the entire season,

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Ottawa shows its pride BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Ottawa’s annual Capital Pride parade marked a number of firsts this year. In addition to drawing thousands of spectators who lined the streets of downtown Ottawa on Aug. 27, the celebration attracted a Canadian prime minister and an Ontario premier for the first time. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor Jim Watson at the start of the parade. Another major coup for event organizers was the participation of Gen. Jonathan Vance. His attendance marked the first time a chief of the defence staff walked in the parade. He led a large contingent of army, navy and air force personnel, as well as a large military band.

The event was not without spectacle on a variety of fronts. Halfway through the parade, a group associated with Black Lives Matter held up the event, shouting their views through a bullhorn. While some in the crowd appeared supportive, others voiced their displeasure at the interruption. In recent weeks, Ottawa’s police chief Charles Bordeleau announced he would walk in the parade in his police uniform contrary to a request by parade organizers that off-duty police not wear their uniforms. Bordeleau later changed his mind, and agreed to their wishes. During the parade he wore an orange shirt with a police logo along with other similarly dressed senior members of the service. The parade capped off a series of celebratory events marking Capital Pride Week.

Top: Andrew Larche, of Centretown West, shows off his pride while taking part in Ottawa’s Capital Pride parade on Aug. 27. Thousands of spectators lined the parade route during this year’s event.

Left: Via Rail featured a dynamic and colourful showing during the 2017 Capital Pride parade. Right: China Doll, a Centretown resident and well-known karaoke singer and businessperson, put pedal to the metal during the 2017 Capital Pride parade.

Photos by Erin McCracken/Metroland

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Bottom: Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi (left), Premier Kathleen Wynne, Mayor Jim Watson and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greet the thousands of spectators who lined the streets of downtown Ottawa for the 2017 edition of the Capital Pride parade on Aug. 27. It was the first time an Ontario premier and a Canadian Prime Minister took part in the Ottawa parade.

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Hockey Eastern Ontario’s Bryan Cook at one of the ice pads at the Richcraft Sensplex, where the organization’s offices are located. Hockey Eastern Ontario has a locker full of second-hand equipment ready to go to youth players who need it, Cook said.

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Once ice time, league fees, a new jersey and some sort of tournament are factored in, youth hockey can be expensive. Combine a season when a child has outgrown their hockey equipment, and the sport can be cost prohibitive. Hockey Eastern Ontario staff want to remind people who may be in a tight financial position that they can help with equipment, said HEO’s financial co-ordinator Bryan Cook. The organization receives second-hand equipment donated by the community to help outfit hockey players anywhere in their catchment area, which extends outside of Ottawa. “We want to make hockey a more accessible sport,” Cook said. The used equipment program is honour-based, with no restrictions on who can access the program, but the aim is to help out families who may be experiencing a financial barrier to play hockey. Those who receive the used equipment can have whatever is available in the proper size for free. The equipment is collected at Ottawa Senators games and at Canadian Tire stores in the area through the retailer’s Jumpstart program. Anyone can drop off used equipment to find a new home. “It’s always great to give back to a program like this,” Cook said. “I think people appreciate that once their kids have outgrown it, someone else can use it.” Because the equipment is donated, it ranges from being well worn to barely-used, and sizes and specific types of equipment can’t be guaranteed. HEO runs fundraisers through the year, like a raffle for Grey Cup and hockey tickets kicking off at the end of August, in order to buy helmets – used helmets aren’t given out for safety reasons. Last year, a group of Syrian refugee children were outfitted with the donated equipment, kept in a storage locker near HEO’s office at the Richcraft Sensplex. Without the donated equipment, Cook doubts they would have been able to get on the ice. Anyone who wants to make an appointment to pick up used equipment can email Vanessa Valente at vvalente@hockeyeasternontario.ca. Appointments are available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CityFolk organizers set for Marvest encore in the Glebe BY NEVIL HUNT

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Catch a local music act in aisle four, or in a store window, or just about anywhere in the Glebe. CityFolk music festival organizers have announced the lineup for this year’s edition of Marvest – billed as a harvest of music – which runs Sept. 15 and 16. More than 50 acts from the National Capital Region will perform in 19 venues, many of which don’t usually host bands. Throughout the event, an eclectic mix of regional acts will play a series of free music concerts in bars, restaurants

base.” Bands on tap include: Area Resident; Aviation; Beyond Spain; Bruce Enloe; Bryan Snider; Étoile Noire; Expanda Fuzz; Fire Antlers; Gentlemen of the Woods; Grace Marr; Graven; Jad; Jaycee Lauren; Jessica Wedden; JK3; John Fuoco Band; Kimberly Sunstrum; Liam Lloyd; Maeve Lalonde; Mia Kelly; Mister & His Sister; Morris Ogbowu; Okies; Potential Red; RBLx; Rory Taillon & the Old Souls; Rum Fit Mosey; Sarah Scriver; Scary Bear Soundtrack; Shadowhand; Silver Creek; Slim Moore and the New Soul Project; Sons of Pluto; Sounds of Stories;

and storefronts in the Glebe, allowing concertgoers from CityFolk to continue the party into the night. Marvest will work in partnership with the Glebe BIA and the numerous local businesses who have offered to open their doors to some firstrate music. “This is a great opportunity for the CityFolk organization to promote local talent by working in cooperation with local businesses,” said CityFolk executive director Mark Monahan in a press release. “It gives the musicians a boost by helping them develop their audiences … and it helps businesses broaden their customer

Steph La Rochelle; Swim Team; Tariq Anwar; Templeton Grey; The Artichoke Hearts; The Chocolate Hot Pockets; The Heavy Medicine Band; The Jimmy Tri-Tone Band; The Leaning Lights; The Occasional Angels; The Pie Plates; theroyalbrushoff; Thrust; Training Season; Vicki Brittle; and Weird With Cats, among others . Inspired by the citywide explosion of music during Austin’s SXSW Festival, the sights and sounds of Marvest will spill out of 19 unique venues in Ottawa’s Bank Street area. For more details, visit www. cityfolkfestival.com.

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CityFolk music festival organizers have announced the line-up for Marvest - a harvest of music and activities that will take place a various venues along Bank Street, including Kunstadt Sports, 680 Bank St.

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t wasn’t like every other Saturday morning. Mother had loaded the Model T the night before for all her door-todoor deliveries in Renfrew that she did every week. But that Saturday was different. Mrs. Stewart, (we called her the ‘rich Mrs. Stewart’) had also ordered two dozen of Mother’s sticky buns with her usual order of eggs, butter and one fat chicken. That meant I would have to help Mother take the order to the kitchen door. This meant that I’d get another peek into the kitchen, which was almost as big as our whole house! Mother rapped gently, and the door was opened by Mrs. Stewart herself, and I could see she was ironing. But it wasn’t like our ironing board on the farm that she was using. This board had its own legs, not like ours, which was really only a rough board, wrapped in flannelette sheets,. And the irons had to be heated on the hot elements of our cook stove before you could use them.

MARY COOK Memories But Mrs. Stewart’s iron sure was different. It had a bulb affair at one end, and what looked like a pipe going upwards. “This is a brand new type of iron, Mrs. Haneman,” Mrs. Stewart said when she saw us looking at it. “It heats with gas.” She looked as proud as punch, as if she had just discovered gold! “And it heats very quickly ... far quicker than the electric plug-in I can tell you.” She propped it on its end, and I could hear it sizzle, and steam came out onto the damp and starched doily she was ironing. Mrs. Stewart made some comment that Mother should have a gas iron, since she was pretty sure we had no electricity on the farm, and it would sure beat heating the flat irons on the cook stove.

Mother already had her money in her purse, her hand on the doorknob, and was pushing me out onto the street. It seemed all she was interested in was getting far away from Mrs. Stewart’s swanky house with the gas iron, and as fast as possible. She plopped into the Model T, let out a big sigh and then put her head down on the steering wheel. “Whew,” she said, as if she had just been relieved of some heavy load. “Whew,” she said again. I dared to ask her what all the fuss was about. “Did you see that iron? Well, let me tell you about a gas iron my friend Rosy had in her New York apartment. It looked just like that one too.” Mother was breathing hard, as if the memory was causing her pain. “The first time Rosy used it, she called me in from next door to see this new invention. Well! It hissed, it sputtered, and the blue smoke came out of it, and then there was this big puff. It hit the ceiling, taking Rosie’s husband’s

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As we head into August, the Ottawa Humane Society is asking our community to help us make sure no dog is ever left to suffer in a hot car again. It’s only through educating our community and spreading the word that we can make sure the animals in our community are safe all summer long. The temperature inside a car can quickly climb, turning it into an oven in minutes. A dog inside will begin to pant, drool, suffer increased heart rate, vomit, have seizures and could even die. The dog’s brain may swell, he may have trouble breathing. The heat may affect all his organs, including his heart, weakening the muscle until the poor dog goes into shock. The solution? Never leave a dog in a hot car. Even a couple minutes can have grave consequences. And if you see a dog in a hot car what should you do? Remember to T.A.N. Take information. Note the make, model and licence plate number of the car, the exact location of the car and description of the dog: breed, colour, size etc. Remember that windows cracked open do not significantly reduce the internal temperature of a car. Assess the situation. How long have you been present while the dog has been in the car? Is the dog in distress? Signs of heat distress include excessive panting with the tongue fully extended, stumbling, glazed eyes, disorientation, hiding in the foot well (which is the “coolest” place in a vehicle), convulsions/seizuring, and ultimately coma and death. Notify authorities. Contact nearby stores and businesses. Ask them to make an announcement for the owner to return to their car. Get others to help you. If the dog is in distress call the Ottawa Police Service at 911. Stay on the scene to monitor the situation until the owner or help arrives.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 This week you may be very interested in technology, Aries. This interest could spur the purchase of a new technological device that you have had your eyes on for some time.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, trust the people you love and your close friends. There is a good reason why you hang in certain social circles. It’s not the time to doubt your alliances.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Bringing together people and socializing is what you desire this week, Sagittarius. Therefore, why not host a party or organize a night out with friends?

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Friends may be surprised to hear you requesting things, Taurus, since you’re not usually one to ask for help. It is okay to need some assistance this week to get by.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Self-confidence and enthusiasm helps you to be a natural-born leader this week, Virgo. Show coworkers just how much you can handle and they’ll take a step back.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 It is important not to let others make decisions for you, Capricorn. If you feel strongly about something, speak up for yourself and others will notice your assertiveness.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may need to ask yourself some difficult questions this week if you plan to map out more of your future. If you’re looking for adventure, the goals will be different from stability.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, changes to your financial status may have you looking at various ways to cut costs or ways to splurge. Research all of the possibilities before making drastic changes.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Someone close to you may be having difficulties he or she is not able to verbalize, Aquarius. Be patient with this person and help work through all of the angles.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 There are many changes waiting to unfold in your personal life, Scorpio. Take the time to listen to what the stars are trying to tell you and make the best decisions.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, when you act as a leader your behaviors may be different from others around you. It is okay to stand out for the right reasons.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Try to show others this week that you are a thoughtful person who has many life experiences to share, Cancer. Try to assert yourself in a calm but effective way.

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Sept. 5 to 11

You are invited to a series of open houses to come learn about the Taoist Tai Chi arts and try a few moves. Carling Centre, 2930 Carling Ave. During scheduled classes (12 in total) on website www.taoist.org. Call 613-233-2318.

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The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. behind Hunt Club Nissan. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613823-6770 or go to facebook. com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

Sept. 9

Discover the amazing world of insects at Bug Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Ave. Activities are free and will include insect expeditions, insect cuisine, cockroach races, crafts, demos by expert entomologists, and more. This event is organized by the Entomological Society of Ontario in partnership with the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. For more info visit, www.entsocont.ca/ bug-day-ottawa-2017.html. The OHS Auxiliary Craft Circle will be selling some of their handmade crafts at the Ottawa Humane Society Wiggle Waggle Walk and Run for the Animals, at the Lansdowne Great Lawn, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary. 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.

Sept. 11

Are you a proud parent of a military member? Join other

parents of serving military members for a casual support group offering you tips and tools, support, information, and refreshments. Free bimonthly meetings are held Monday nights 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Windows 10 - The good, the bad, and the ugly at the Carlingwood Library Branch, at 281 Woodroffe Ave, from 6 to 8 p.m. Chris Taylor, president of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group, will talk about some of the important changes both visible and under the hood. If you find Windows 10 confusing, or just want to know more about what’s hidden, this session is for you. To attend this free seminar, please register with the library. For more details on upcoming meetings. please contact Heather at programs@mfrc-ncr.ca or 613993-5151.

Sept. 12

Probus Club of Western Ottawa, meets at 33 Stephen Leacock Dr., Kanata. Meet at 10 a.m. for coffee and hear guest speaker Bruce Di Labio, speaking about birds of the Ottawa region. New members welcome. Contact Mary Jones at 613-828-9759.

Sept. 12 and 19

We’ll teach you some moves! Come try modern square dancing with the Meri Squares Square Dancing Club. Lots of fun, fitness and friendships. New dancers (couples and singles) are invited to join us for free open houses on Sept. 12 and 19, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at 470 Roosevelt Ave. Call 613-221-9188 for more information or visit the website at merisquares.ca.

Sept. 13

The Barrhaven Garden Club kicks off the 2017-18 season with a silent plant auction followed by Brian Carson’s presentation “Some Undaunted Plants You May Not Know You Needed.” Barrhaven Garden Club, 7:30 p.m. 76 Larkin Dr., Guests $3. For info 613 825-4257, barrhavengardenclub.ca.

Sept. 15

Invictus Games Flag Tour

at the Winston Square with Westboro Legion and Westboro BIA. Join us and be among an inclusive group of Canadians from across Canada playing an important role in helping to celebrate the National Flag Tour as it makes its momentous journey across Canada, and leading up to the Invictus Games in Toronto. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 4:45 p.m. For more information visit our website at http://www.rcl480.com .

Sept. 16

There will be a live music dance at the Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Rd., in the downstairs hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the dance will be from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The bar will be open. Admission is $10 per person or $15 per couple. Tickets are available in advance at the upstairs bar at the Westboro Legion or at the door. Join us for the fun of it. For more information, visit our website at http://www. rcl480.com or call Coleene at 613-294-1820.

Sept 17

Non-green Parts of Trees: Bark, Branches and Roots, 2 p.m. Trees are well-known for their green leaves that create food and oxygen and turn beautiful colours in the fall. But what do we know about the other parts of the trees? Come and see how they complete the story of the tree. The tour leader is Roman Popadiouk. All tours start at Building 72 in the Arboretum. Please register in advance at 613-230-3276 or trees@friendsofthefarm.ca. Donations to the Friends of the Farm are accepted during the tour.

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Felix Leblanc, left, and his brother Raphael Menard had little time to slow down as they took in the festivities at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum’s Queen Bee party on Aug. 19. The boys spent the day learning all about bees and honey – including learning how to make handmade ice cream and honey-flavoured cake. The annual event celebrates international bee day.

The Battle of Britain was the first battle of the Second World War fought mainly in the air. Hundreds of Canadian air and ground crew participate in the battle, most as members of the RAF. Please join us in the upstairs hall at 391 Richmond Rd. for a Remembrance Ceremony at the Westboro Legion. We will remember them. Please visit our website at http://www. rcl480.com for additional information and start time. Ottawa West News - Thursday, August 31, 2017 31

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