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A debt has been settled with the broad daylight killing of a 20-yearold Ottawa man in Carlington. Some residents of the Caldwell Avenue Ottawa Community Housing neighbourhood are left reeling in the aftermath of the brazen shooting of Hamzeh Serhan, who locals say regularly visited friends in the area. He is the city’s 11th homicide victim. Ottawa police say there are no suspects in custody and no motive has been established. One man, who declined to provide his name, said he watched as a man knocked on his neighbour’s door on Sept. 20 just after 3 p.m. The victim came out. “He (the visitor) said, ‘Hey bro. It’s me,’” said the witness, who lives just steps away from the crime scene. A group of males then ran up. “Bang, bang, bang, bang,” the witness said of hearing gunshots. “It’s not a gang thing. It’s a debt that was settled. He owed money,” he said, adding there was one shooter, though he saw more than
one gun. The victim was shot once in the chest, and as he turned to get away, his back was peppered with more bullets. The suspects, who the witness said are from Toronto, ran away and the victim fell to the ground. “I tried to help,” said the witness, who bolted over, pulling up the victim’s shirt to see one puncture wound on the right side of his chest. He turned him over and saw a large hole in his back and several more punctures. A former tenant ran up and began administering CPR. A pillow was tucked under Serhan’s head as the other man did chest compressions before police and paramedics arrived en masse. “My cousin was shot here two years ago. This is like déjà vu,” said the witness, pointing to a red bloodstain that remains on a nearby brick wall. “We can’t get out. They don’t let you leave. “We’ve tried to get emergency transfers. You have to deal with your own stuff.” See COMMUNITY, page 2
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Community leaders urge witnesses to co-operate with police “I’m trying to raise my beautiful boys and my daughter. Sometimes it’s hard. I’m so scared,” she said her voice cracking with emotion. The witness who came to the aid of the victim said he declined to file a report about the murder with police given his frustration that it won’t make a dif-
bloody mess in front of her home, she said. “They’re not doing anything,” Awuku said as she watched an officer use a metal detector to sweep her flower bed, partly trampled by at least two of the fleeing suspects. “How much can a person take?
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Longtime Caldwell resident Hilda Awuku, who also lives near the crime scene, said she too is on a waiting list to get her three children away from the drug dealing and gang activity. In recent weeks, a man was beaten to a
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ference, similar to when his cousin was murdered, and because of the jovial attitude of some officers who were on scene the day of the murder. “Half of them were telling jokes,” he said, adding that while not all were smiling and laughing, that behaviour is, in part, what makes him reticent to co-operate. “They were having a good laugh yesterday. It was like somebody stole something,” the man said. “It was disgusting.” But Police Chief Charles Bordeleau, who visited the scene in the hours after the homicide, said his officers are very concerned with crime’s impact on the neighbourhood. “Our officers are very professional. They care passionately. They’re out there doing everything they can to collect evidence, to find those individuals that are involved, ” he said. “If they didn’t care they wouldn’t be there spending hours, they wouldn’t be on their knees finding bullet casings, they wouldn’t be knocking on doors.” Still, he acknowledged there are witnesses who are refusing to co-operate, which he said prevents officers from making headway in a case. “Those are the people that need to speak to investigators or phone Crime Stoppers to provide us information regarding those individuals that are involved,” he said. “It makes it that much more difficult for our officers to hold these offenders accountable when people don’t want to speak to our investigators and provide that information.”
Time is of the essence when gun use is “escalating” in Ottawa, he said. There have been about 50 shootings in Ottawa so far this year. “How do you expect us to forward an investigation? Without their cooperation and providing us with that information, it’s a vicious circle and we’ll never get anything done,” the chief said, adding the department has support mechanisms in place if witnesses are fearful of speaking up for fear of retribution. “This is a community issue. We are all in this together,” said Bordeleau. “If we’re going to hold these individuals accountable for what they are doing, we all need to step up.” River Coun. Riley Brockington, whose ward includes Carlington, said there are several community outreach programs and services in place in the community. There is also a development framework in place involving several service providers, such as the Carlington Community Health Centre, the councillor’s team, the Caldwell Family House, police and Ottawa Community Housing, that meet every two months. Brockington said he plans to continue working with the community to ensure residents know where they can turn for support.“At the end of the day we, as a community, must continue to work together to report crime, to report suspicious activity, to develop community services and programs to strengthen this community,” he said. See NEIGHBOURS, page 4
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Neighbours dub walkway between row houses a ‘drug tunnel’ Community Housing staff to address tenant complaints and address drug dealing in what residents have dubbed “the drug tunnel” — a short walkway between two sections of row houses, just steps from where Serhan was gunned down. “We’ve literally seen cars drop people off and then they go hang out there for the day and then they come get picked up,” said Carine, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 11 years. “The kids even know not to play in that tunnel. It’s a hot spot for trafficking.
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Unlike some of his neighbours, longtime resident Steve Carine does not want to move, but understands the mistrust and fear in the community. “It’s sad,” said Carine of the death of the victim, who he said was a frequent visitor to the neighbourhood and who was always respectful and polite. “He lost his life over something that could have been prevented.” He and his neighbours are upset about what they say is a year-long failure by Ottawa
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“If we know what’s going on in that area, if kids know what’s going on in that area, you can’t tell me housing doesn’t know,” he said. “And they’ve allowed it.” Bordeleau said officers were expected to make an unrelated drug bust the day after the homicide a block away from the murder scene. “We’re very involved in that community. We have our officers out there on a regular basis,” he said, adding it is not only for enforcement, but also in community-building initiatives. “If we have residents who are saying ‘We don’t see you. We don’t feel that presence,’ we need to continue working at that,” said Bordeleau. In response to residents’ complaints that OCH has not addressed safety complaints, Stéphane Giguère, CEO of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, said drug trafficking is a police matter and reports should go directly to the police service. “We will be working in concert with them if we are a required part of their investigation,” he said.
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Officers comb the Carlington Ottawa Community Housing neighbourhood on Caldwell Avenue for evidence on Sept. 21 where 20-year-old Hamzeh Serhan was fatally shot in broad daylight the day before. He too is encouraging tenants to report crimes and suspicious activity by calling police or Crime Stoppers, but said residents can also call the housing corporation’s confidential line at 613-731-1182. “The more information we get, the closer and the faster the
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he city is taking a long, hard look at its operation of long-term care homes. But the province and the federal government need to carry out a similar review if things are going to get better, not worse. The city’s review was prompted by a series of incidents, including a long-term care resident being punched. There’s no doubt the municipal government wants to ensure that doesn’t happen again. The will is there to fix problems. Part of the response has been the formation of an advisory group – one that includes the families of residents. Families are rightfully concerned, just witness the 40 pages of comments that were collected at one feedback session at Carleton Lodge in south Nepean. The union which represents nurses in the city’s homes says staff are overworked. That’s supported by the statistics – Ontario has the lowest number of staff hours per resident. Then consider that Ottawa’s homes have even
fewer hours per resident than the Ontario average. What’s clearly lacking is funding, and not just here, but across the country. The city, province and federal government know demand is increasing and will only grow in the coming decades. Canada needs to ramp up now. Failing to act when a problem is entirely predictable is the definition of negligence. Our governments need a strategy to hire the best people we can, train them well and pay them well. They will be part of our future. We need more spaces in publicly funded seniors care, and more staff to provide the care. It is far less expensive, and far more suitable for the elderly, to care for them in long-term care facilities than in our hospitals. And beyond the dollars and cents issue, there’s a moral question only government action can answer. Taking good care of those most in need is the right thing to do.
Tighten the rules but don’t close the door on sales
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ou don’t hear it so often any more, but when it comes, the sound is comforting – a gentle bell tolling on your street. That would be the sharpener’s truck and you can hear it far enough away so that you have time to collect the knives, scissors, and even your push lawn mower, if you still have one, and get out to the street. This is door-to-door selling at its best. Door-to-door selling at its worst is being addressed by the provincial legislature. This comes after thousands of complaints about homeowners being duped into signing lucrative contracts involving heating, air conditioning, water softening and the like. The sums of money involved have often been substantial. In days past, it was often assumed that such fraud was mainly perpe-
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town trated upon the confused and the elderly. But that’s no longer the case. Many young people have even been fooled. The door-to-door salespeople are well-dressed, personable and persuasive. They wear official-looking name tags and carry official-looking credentials. And you don’t have to be old and/or confused to be ill-informed about the specifics of your heating or cooling plan. In today’s fragmented energy market, it’s hard for people to remember which company they’re dealing with and on what terms. I bet you’ve at least come close to Vice President & Regional Publisher Peter Bishop pbishop@metroland.com 613-283-3182
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signing one of those things. If you’re lucky you might have stalled long enough to Google the operation and find out if it’s on the up-and-up. Someone on the radio was talking about this the other day – about how much of even the legitimate economy is based on deception, how too much of what we pay to companies is based on charges we were not aware of. The banking industry’s hidden charges are a classic example. Then there are the airlines. The advertised cost of a ticket rarely resembles what we wind up paying after all of the extra charges are added in – especially if we want to check baggage or sit in a decent seat. Consider also the various surprises that await us when we use our phones and our internet. Roaming charges – sure, all of that stuff is in the fine print, but nobody reads it, nor should they be expected to.
The sharpener comes down your street, he tells you how much per knife, how much to do the scissors, and that’s it. It’s not clear yet how far Ontario will go. But it appears that the legislation will permit door-to-door contact only if the homeowner initiates the contact. That’s a big step ahead, assuming that the legislators do not tack on a lengthy list of exceptions. As you will remember, that happened when the do-not-call registry was set up. We still get a lot of calls. Different people have a different tolerance for those who ring the bell. Some people are fine with those who offer a service – sealing the driveway, washing the windows. Those are fairly straightforward pitches, easy to say no to. Although it’s sad to have to say this, most of us need to become more savvy consumers. The schools and
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community colleges could help here. But there is no legitimate justification for misleading door-to-door operations. A government crackdown is long overdue.
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Bob Hough’s arthritis can be a hindrance when it comes to choreography, but nothing could keep him from celebrating Capital City Chorus’ 60th anniversary. “It’s a little hard to do the fancy moves,” the past a cappella member, who was with the barbershopping group for 25 years, said at a recent rehearsal. “I wish I could be with them every week.” Hough, along with about 40 other past members, will join the voices of the 60 current members for special anniversary performance on Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Algonquin Commons Theatre. The men’s chorus began in 1957, when a group of men got together to sing barbershop the first rehearsal was at the Ottawa Teacher’s College on Lisgar Street. The group now practices on Mondays at the Rob Kolbus Lakeside Centre at Britannia Beach. “It’s fantastic. It’s the type of thing that when you walk into the room you say, ‘Where do I sign?’ It’s the singing, it’s the songs, it’s the camaraderie, it’s the harmony,” he said. “The
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Past and current members of the Capital City Chorus rehearse at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre for their 60th anniversary show, happening Sept. 30. a cappella harmony, when it’s done right, it’s really excellent and this group does it really well; they really do.” The camaraderie wasn’t limited to performances either. Capital City Chorus contributes to several charities, including Camp Smitty, the summer camp for the Ottawa Boys and Girls Club through an estimated $750,000 worth of donations of time, money and labour, Harmonize for Speech, and Sing Canada Harmony through a $60,000 donation to provide scholarships and funding for young singers and musicians. “Barber shopping has been around for a long time and this group has been giving to the community for 60 years,” said Hough.
And he said he still gets excited to sing, every single time. “I’ve never left in my heart,” he said. The chorus has sung a cappella around Ottawa, singing anthems at sporting events, Christmas shows, at Westfest and even going out to sing for Valentines and birthdays. “The show is really about a celebration of our last 60 years and looking towards the future,” said the show’s chair, Robbin Zrudlo, noting the group has had 265 members in its 60 years. Denis Laflamme, who has lead local voices in the group for the last 17 years, is directing the performance. Tickets for the show are between $25 and $35. For more information, visit www.capitalcitychorus.org.
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She adds that some kids may “give” in other ways, such as through church or a civic organization, so dictating they donate money when they have so little to work with may be going overboard. When it comes to saving, Cane doesn’t believe in kids saving just for the sake of having money in the bank. “If they’re saving money, there should be a goal attached to it.” This offers a better opportunity to teach about instant gratification of spending versus saving toward something long term. When it comes to things like school lunches, birthday parties and other social activities outside of a child’s weekly budget, it’s up to the parents to determine who pays. My son recently announced he wants to buy lunch at the cafeteria weekly. I told him it would come out of his own pocket. Cane suggests a more moderate approach for those who may want to deal with it differently.
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Basic allowance, says Cane, should be used as a money management tool. There’s no hard and fast rule on how much to give, but half the child’s age weekly is a decent rule of thumb. Extra allowance can be effectively used as an incentive for kid chores that go above and beyond, says Cane; things like mowing the lawn, cleaning out the garage, or painting the bathroom. Once the money is given, parents necessarily have to dictate how it’s used. “But really the children should make their own decisions about how to use the money.”
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here’s no magic bullet when it comes to doling out cash to kids. It’s a subject that comes up time and again among parents. As ages and stages change, the system of allowance that seemed to work for a while comes up empty. As kids get older, they typically need more money for things, but with that cash comes responsibility. “I don’t think you have to start giving allowance at three years old,” says Judith Cane, a money coach and financial planner in Ottawa. “When it comes time for them to start paying for things of their own, then they need an allowance.” Cane notes that, even before children are old enough to handle money on their own, they should be given the opportunity to learn some lessons around how finances work. Something as simple as taking young children to the grocery store and teaching them how to follow a list and compare prices is a great exercise. Giving kids a limit when buying back-to-school clothes can make a learning game out of money management. Once kids get a little older and they’re starting to want spending money for collector cards, trips to the cinema or candy — from about age seven, depending on the child — that’s when a set weekly allowance can be introduced. Cane disregards the longheld tradition of tying allowances to kids’ chores. It undermines that message that, as a member of the family, kids should be helping out around the house.
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ed, suggests Cane, and should be seen as a basic income to help kids learn to manage their finances from middle childhood until they’re working teens. “As soon as a teenager gets a job, that should mark the end of the basic allowance from parents,” says Cane.
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Former Grant School property reopened for public picnic BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
The former Grant School property on Richmond Road was reopened to the public for a picnic to introduce the community to the plans for the future francophone community hub. The event, on Sept. 23, was planned to coincide with the weekend closest to Franco-Ontarian Day.
“I have to apologize to neighbours for the lack of communication,” said Ronald Bisson president of the Centre Multiservices Francophone de l’Ouest d’Ottawa, the group working to create the community hub. “They are right to be critical and that’s on me as president of CMFO.” Bisson said the group of volunteers didn’t have the
capacity to keep residents informed when there was no news about the project. Now, with the partnership with the French public school board, he said things will change. Linda Savard, president of the board, added they are planning to attend the local community association’s annual general meeting to keep residents informed. Earlier this year, the
school board asked the provincial government for more money for the hub, submitting a grant application for $9 million. The new target for the opening of the centre is September 2019. The project has already received a $4 million grant from the Ontario government to transform the old Grant School. Bisson said there’s been
an influx of French-speaking people in the west end of Ottawa, which only encourages him to keep the project moving forward. “They are invisible right now because we don’t have the institution they need yet,” he said. “This will be the first one here.” The building will be open to the entire community, providing what Bisson said is much-needed community
space. “Just like the Jewish Community Centre, this won’t just serve French speaking people,” Savard added. She said the board’s schools in the west end, including in Kanata and Barrhaven, are all at capacity. Some have required additional portables to accommodate more students. See NEIGHBOURS, page 15
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Walking by the event, Danielle LeFrancois, who lives at Richmond Street and Woodroffe Avenue, stopped in to learn more about the centre. “There’s more francophones in the area than you think,” she said of the west end. LeFrancois put her name down as a volunteer to help in whatever way she could, saying bilingualism and promoting the French language is a cause close to her heart. “I can hardly wait for it to open,” she said. Usually, if accessing courses or activities, LeFrancois travels to the east end of the city. “The centre will be so close, I just want to do my share,” she said. Not everyone attending was in support of the project. There are a number of members of the community, including immediate neighbours, who oppose the idea of the centre, as well as the process being followed. Neighbour Barry Dickman, who has been vocal about van-
dalism and insufficient security around the site, wants to see the project scrapped all together and turned into a private development. “Instead of it being a taxpayer burden from creation to operation let’s take away the heritage designation, increase the value and sell it,” he said. “Forget about this community use; that’s just a taxpayer burden.” He said the neighbourhood has enough community space as it is. “We don’t need this.” Neighbour Geoffrey Sharpe said he’s been following the fate of the former Grant School for nine years. He said the original proposal has “gone on the rocks.” “Despite the millions of dollars from the province nothing has happened. They’ve run out of money,” he said. He questions whether the partnership with the school board to save the project is allowed under the original contract between the CMFO and the city when it granted the land to the group. “There is no solid support in
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There was lots of fun and games to be had at a community picnic at the future home of a French community centre at the former Grant School property on Richmond Road on Sept. 23. The event was an opportunity for community members and neighbours to learn more about the project.
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HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE CITY’S 2018 BUDGET By: Mayor Jim Watson
Last year, we worked with our City departments and staff and listened to residents through the budget consultation process in order to deliver a budget that keeps the City on a path of fiscal prudence while continuing to build a caring, sustainable, and prosperous city. We were able to accomplish this while keeping our 2% tax cap commitment, thus ensuring that Ottawa remains an affordable city for all. To shed light on the budget process and how these decisions impact your individual property taxes, the City of Ottawa has developed innovative tools available in the Understanding Your City Budget section of www.Ottawa.ca. The tools include: How the City Budget Works: A short video that uses plain language and easy-to- understand graphics that outline the basics of how the City budget works. Get Involved in the Budget Process - The City of Ottawa’s Budget Process Made Simple: A printable info-graphic that describes the budget and consultation process and highlights when and how residents can have their say. City of Ottawa’s 2018 Budget Consultation Tool: An interactive online tool that provides you with the opportunity to play the role of politician or administrator and determine what areas of City services and programs require increases, decreases or status quo funding, and gives you the opportunity to provide comments. To show the impact of your decisions, the tool will also show how your changes will affect the budget rate and your individual property taxes. The tool will remain live until the budget is tabled on November 8, 2017.
After incidents at long-term care home, efforts made to improve BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
It’s a tough job dealing with some of our most vulnerable residents, but the city says it is doing what it can to improve care at the four municipally-run long-term care homes. The oldest resident in the city’s homes is 109 years old, the youngest 43. Staff highlighted the differences, as well as the complex medical needs, in a report to the community and protective services committee on Sept. 21. The committee heard the report as part of the response to a “direction” from the province following a string of events, which included covered up injuries and abuse at the Garry J. Armstrong home on Island Lodge Road. The incidents resulted in a director referral order from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The order made a series of suggestions — including the supervision of non-regulated staff, such as support workers. Among the complaints was a staff member punching a resident in the face. There are 712 residents at the city’s four long-term care homes. Garry J. Armstrong is the subject of four com-
plaints under the Long-Term Health Care Act subsection that deals with abuse and neglect. There are 1,023 staff members for those homes. Residents could come in contact with as many as 15 staff daily and 468 of those staff members are personal support workers. City manager Steve Kanellakos said that staff, along with council, had a visceral response to the incident. “Many of us have parents in longterm care facilities,” he said. “That said, staff is accountable for the service and care in our homes.” Among the fixes proposed by staff are an advisory group, made up of families of residents, staff, stakeholders and management. There was a feedback session held at the Carleton Lodge in Nepean on Sept. 20, with more than 100 attendees and 40 pages of comments. Janice Burelle, general manager of community and social services, said staff is going over the comments and stakeholder engagement will continue into October. Dean Lett, head of long-term care for the city, said all mandatory training on abuse will be done by Dec. 1 for current employees.
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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), publishers of Animal Sheltering magazine, just printed a feature article on the issue of backyard chickens. The demand for a bylaw to allow raising chickens in the urban parts of the city hasn’t come up in Ottawa lately. The OHS last corresponded with council on the issue in 2010, but the topic is too trendy not to rise again. Back in 2010, the OHS provided a list of arguments and concerns, vehemently opposing urban chickens. The list was long and far-reaching, and included concerns about the care and welfare of the chickens, and the need to a plan to care for the chickens when no longer wanted or at-large. Other concerns ranged from noise to disease transmission.
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The group has met weekly since midAugust when the order was issued, said Burelle. There are also plans for mandatory training to be done annually on things like infection control and abuse. All staff must follow residents’ care plans 100 per cent of the time. Not following can constitute abuse — especially if it’s things like a late meal or a missed dose of medication. Jamie Dunn, executive director for the Civic Institute Professional Personnel, the union that represents nurses who work in the homes, said members are overworked and underpaid, but attention to the issue over the summer has led to them being scapegoated. “The finger pointing should stop and we should look for solutions,” he said. Dunn said nurses are being assaulted at work and working without taking lunches or breaks. “They’re often working later without being paid as well,” Dunn said. Lett said he wanted to recognize that the city homes are lively, loving places, with activities that recognize different levels of cognition.
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Troubles in the Hen House Urban chickens are a DIY take on the farm-to-table movement. But the well-intentioned and trendy hobby has a dark side, from disease transmission to animal cruelty.
While the HSUS article acknowledges that, in some cases, chickens might be better cared for in a backyard than a factory farm, it adds a number of facts and anecdotal information that underscores that in most cases, urban chickens are a bad idea that is becoming more common. Untrained hobbyists read up on raising the birds online where misinformation is rampant, treating ailments with ineffective home remedies and leaving the animals to suffer. Chickens, descended from tropical ancestors and not designed for snowy winters, are left to freeze outside in harsh northern climates. The hatchlings are most often purchased online from hatcheries that sell to factory farms — the same industry the self-styled urban poultry producers are taking pains to avoid. Then, when the hobby grows tiresome, the chickens are abandoned. The article points to some hard facts that were not available when the OHS was presenting our concerns to city council. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. says it “‘…saw the largest number of illnesses linked to contact with backyard poultry ever recorded’ — eight separate outbreaks of human salmonella infections affecting 895 people from 48 states.” It is important that we all understand the implications of backyard chickens for the chickens and for our community before adopting this particular trend.
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Staff say they deal with diversity of ages, needs, medical issues Continued from page 16
The issue of long-term care is complicated by the needs of the patients. Seniors are going into care later in life, often with several diagnoses and many suffer from dementia. Included in the report was information about satisfaction surveys completed by residents and their families. Last year, 95 per cent of respondents said they were satisfied with their home. Shad Qadri, who chairs the board of health, asked about the ability of residents with cognitive impairment to properly complete a satisfaction survey. River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington was concerned about the disconnect between the hours of care Ottawa provides and the province — as well as high scores on satisfaction surveys, paired with complaints of abuse by nursing staff. “The comments from Mr. Dunn about overworked staff and the amount of resident care
doesn’t mesh,” he said. “What am I missing here? How can satisfaction be so high? Are you just not asking questions that get to the heart of it?” Lett reiterated that the set of incidents shouldn’t tarnish the city’s care as a whole. “I appreciate the reactions to this order and the disbelief that one of our staff would abuse a resident,” he said, adding the city was surprised to see three homes included in the order. “The response was that inspectors felt there was a risk at the other facilities,” he said, adding any changes will be implemented across the board. Adele Furrie, a member of the advisory board, commended the dedication of the members through a difficult period. Furrie said management should take responsibility for what happened in their home, but so should the ministry. “The ministry should revisit the standard. Does it really reflect today’s reality?” she asked, adding residents have more
complex needs. Furrie said the ministry should also look at the funding for personal support workers and whether they get paid adequately for their services. The city provided $14.3 million toward long-term care last year, Burelle said. Beverlee McIntosh, from the Ottawa Council on Women, said hours of care provided to seniors in Ontario is among the nation’s lowest. The provincial average is 3.15 hours a day per resident. In Ottawa, that number is 2.56. Committee chair Diane Deans asked if the hours of care provided by the city is enough; Burelle said staff is looking at the service delivery model to see if staffing levels could be brought up during peak times. While Deans said staff have shown a “monumental effort” to deal with the problems, there needs to be a national strategy on long-term care. “What keeps me awake at night is the future, as baby boomers get older.”
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Students at the Ottawa Catholic school board have surpassed the provincial average in Education Quality and Accountability Office tests – known as EQAOs– according to a report released by the board on Sept. 20. Scores for the Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 9 tests and the Ontario Secondary School literacy test were all above the average. The board credits their hard-working staff and students for the success and also their professional development through “collaborative learning and mentoring” programs. “It starts with the creativity and diligence of our educators, who ensure that each student has the opportunity to learn in the way that is best for them and uses technology to support and deepen their learning,” said manager of communications Mardi de
Kemp in an email. “At the Ottawa Catholic School Board, we have made a commitment to support the professional development of our staff.” Parents are another reason the board believes scores are high. “Research shows that an engaged parent that works with their child and the school gives the child the best chance of success,” said de Kemp. “We are lucky in Ottawa to have a very engaged parent community.” RESULTS
Grade 3 • Reading: 80 per cent – Province: 74 per cent • Writing: 82 per cent – Province: 73 per cent • Mathematics: 70 per cent – Province: 62 per cent Grade 6 • Reading: 85 per cent – Province: 81 per cent • Writing: 86 per cent – Prov-
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Known as Ottawa’s flagship festival since 1953, the Canadian Tulip Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in the world celebrating the capital’s official flower as a symbol of international friendship and peace. The Canadian Tulip Festival is an event of the Canadian Tulip Legacy, a nonprofit charitable organization established to celebrate the historic Royal gift of tulips from the Dutch to Canadians after the Second World War. “People today value experiences over things, and the Top 100 Events are events anyone would want to go to,” said Beth Kormanik, BizBash’s
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Review underway to analyze needs of NCC properties Continued from page 20
How much money is required to address the infrastructure deficit is not yet known. But the NCC said it would take five to 10 years to improve its assets. It has more than 1,700 properties in its inventory. McGuinty acknowledged the auditor general’s report,
which he said will be tabled in the House of Commons, and the funding constraints the NCC is facing. He said he repeatedly raised the bridge issues with the previous Conservative government, which refused to increase funding for the NCC. “It’s an issue right now our government is absolutely seized with, and one we’re going to
be looking to the minister for guidance on given it’s part of her portfolio,” he said, referring to Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. “It’s of concern to me because my constituents are being affected by this.” McGuinty does not know if additional funding will be made available to the NCC. “There is always the possi-
Merivale Road (North) Community Design Plan Information Session #2
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You are invited to find out more about the Merivale Road (North) Community Design Plan (CDP) study. The outcomes of the CDP will affect how the northern end of Merivale Road will look and function in the future. The CDP study area affects land adjacent to Merivale Road between Caldwell Avenue and Carling Avenue. The study generally includes creating guidelines for land use and urban design, review and possible changes to the current zoning of land on select properties (see notice below), consideration of a range of new economic development incentives and creation of a “complete street” design to improve walking, cycling and streetscape in the future. At the session, city staff will have information available to answer your questions on the preliminary recommendations for the Community Design Plan. If you are unable to attend the session, you may review the information on the city’s website and provide your comments online.
bility that additional resources might be found for the NCC and other organizations,” he said. “I think the question of funding levels for the NCC is an outstanding question that our government is addressing.” The auditor general’s report is still fresh, but serves “as a strong call for revisiting funding levels given the important and, frankly, large mandate of the NCC,” McGuinty said, adding the commission needs time — “not too much, but enough” — to examine the bridge problems. The commission is now waiting on a third-party consultant to finish studying its recent asset review. Those results are expected this fall. Kristmanson acknowledged in his reply to Brockington the challenges with the bridge, that it is aging at more than 40 years old, and that the structure has experienced a “significant increase” in boat and vehicle traffic volumes within the last two decades. However, the councillor said the letter did not include a timeline for a permanent solution.
“It’s not good enough because it leaves it open that these unplanned, unexpected breakdowns will continue,” he said. No schedule can be given until the consultant finishes analyzing what’s needed to restore and maintain the condition of the NCC’s assets, NCC spokesperson Danielle LeBlanc said in an email. There were at least a halfdozen emergency closures earlier this year, Brockington said. The swing bridge was scheduled to close for about a week in early April for preventive maintenance, but that was extended to a second week “due to unforeseen maintenance issues,” the NCC announced at the time. The problems have been electrical and mechanical. “As part of addressing the deferred maintenance of its assets, the NCC will be seeking to rehabilitate the bridge to ensure it is resilient and functional for the long term,” LeBlanc said. While the bridge is considered to be in “fair condition,” many of its parts have reached the end of their life cycle given
the age of the structure, said LeBlanc, noting this type of bridge is no longer manufactured. “The NCC’s timely repairs over the summer ensured the bridge was functional throughout the season with minimal impact on users,” she said. Brockington said annual maintenance work is to be expected. “It’s the frequency and the impact of the unscheduled, unplanned closures. And that falls on their shoulders,” he said of the NCC. The intent of his letter was to explain the impact the unplanned closures have had on his ward residents and business owners. “I’m looking to them (the NCC) as the owners of the bridge to do what they can to lessen these closures, and if there’s something broken, fix it,” Brockington said. “If they need to go to bat to get more resources or the NCC needs to push this further then I expect them to do so.” -With files from Melissa Murray.
Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or email the planner identified below before September 29, 2017. Need more information? Go to the city’s website at ottawa.ca/imaginemerivaleroadnorth or, contact the planner listed in the Notice of Proposed Zoning By-law Amendments below:
Notice of Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendments In accordance with Section 34(10.7)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 3.(1) of Ontario Regulation 545/06, notice is hereby provided that a Zoning By-law Amendment proposal has been initiated by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa.
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LAND SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL The Zoning By-Law Amendment proposal generally affects properties adjacent to Merivale Road between Caldwell Avenue and Carling Avenue including select properties on Merivale Road, Kirkwood Avenue, Chatelain Avenue, Shillington Avenue, Thames Street, Laperriere Avenue, Leaside Avenue and Anna Avenue. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments (ZBLA) is to implement the land use and urban design components of the proposed new Merivale Road (North) Community Design Plan (CDP). The CDP is being brought forward for approval by Planning Committee and Council at the same time as the proposed ZBLA. The main effects of the proposed ZBLA are to rezone select properties from existing residential and institutional zones to the Traditional Mainstreet (TM) zone, generally with exceptions that continue to permit uses from the existing zones but that in certain locations permit new non-residential uses under the TM zone only if properties are assembled and any new development fronts on Merivale Road, and to correct anomalies where the boundaries between different zones do not follow adjacent property lines. FURTHER INFORMATION For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, contact: Chris Brouwer, Planner Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27813 Fax: 613-580-2459 Email: Chris.Brouwer@ottawa.ca.
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Sept. 30
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods, original crafts, jewellery, books and other treasures at its Fall Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd behind Hunt Club Nissan. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary. A Recital for Second Chances: Hear the repertoire of Mario Lanza sung by renowned local tenor/ cardiac surgeon Dr. Fraser Rubens. This fundraiser is organized by MAP Reintegration (mapreintegration. ca), with proceeds to assist community reintegration of released low-risk offenders. St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 760 Somerset West; doors open 7 p.m., performance 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance (call 613-864-3884) or $25 at door. One World - One Tulip. Plant the new Yellow Friendship tulip at Iona Park, between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. and take home a handful for your garden. Yoga in the park, will be offered, bring your mat.
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A Store Older than Ottawa: To celebrate the township of Nepean’s 225th anniversary, Dr. Bruce Elliott presents the story the account book from Bellows & Stacey’s store at Nepean Point recently discovered in a museum in Vermont. Join us to hear all about it and tour the Nepean Museum anniversary exhibit on display in the library. Ottawa Public Library Nepean Centrepointe Branch, 101 Centrepointe Dr., 6:30 p.m. Free. Advance registration required: BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/programs. Information 613-580-2940
Photography on the Farm at 5 p.m. This workshop explores how light tells a story in photography of a landscape environment such as the Farm. The leader will help us discover the magic of colour at the peak of Autumn in the Arboretum. Bring along your cameras! The tour leader is Ramin Izadpanah, an award-winning photographer in Ottawa, specializing in landscape and nature pictures. Among other prizes, he has won the Canadian geographic’s 2015 Landscape Category prize and the 2016 Floraand-Fauna Category prize (photo above). The tour starts 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 gratefully accepted during the tour. MADD Ottawa 10th PIA Annual Strides for Change. A 10K and 5K walk/run with 2K family walk fundraising and awareness raising event in support of the
Oct. 16
Genealogy morning at Nepean Centrepointe! Two presentations by experts Lesley Anderson and Glenn Wright. Circle of Life: Exploring Ontario Vital Records discusses the history of birth, marriage, death records in Ontario and how to make the most of them for your genealogy research. Using Ancestry DNA explains the popular DNA test for genealogy and what it can tell you about your family history. Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe Branch, 101 Centrepointe Dr., 9:30 a.m. Free. Advance regis-
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Cloud Computing 101, 6 to 8 p.m., Ottawa Library Carlingwood branch. The “cloud” has become a ubiquitous term in the modern computing vernacular. In a nutshell, cloud computing is merely the practice of using an Internet hosted server to store, manage or process data rather than relying on a local network server or personal computer. Jeff Dubois, Publicity Chair, Ottawa PC Users’ Group, will examine a number of cloud-based practical applications, services and features that may be of interest to the consumer market. To attend this free seminar, please register with the Ottawa Public Library.
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Friends of the Farm ‘Fall Frenzy’ Online Silent Auction. Going, going, gone! Bid on great holiday gifts and services without leaving home, use PayPal, cash or cheque, pickup at Bldg 72 Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcefannual-events/
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Friends of the Farm Used Book Drop Off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Save your books and re-gift them for a great cause. Please note we do not accept magazines, textbooks, or encyclopedia. Drive up to Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/fcefannual-events/ Woodroffe United Church fall bazaar. Items available include china, books, bake
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