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Trees injure two as wild weather pelts west end BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
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Residents and service providers in the Carlington area marched down Caldwell Avenue exactly one week after a 20-year-old man was killed in the neighbourhood.
Residents march one week after fatal shooting BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
A week after a fatal shooting in the Caldwell Avenue Ottawa Community Housing neighbourhood, residents
called on leaders to offer solutions, not empty promises. It was clear at a march on Sept. 27 that residents were fed up. They called for increased patrols, more surveillance cameras and to be part of the conversation about safety.
“I’m frustrated because it took the loss of a life from someone who was trying to better himself,” said Steven Crawford, who has lived in Caldwell for 11 years. See COMMUNITY, page 13
Tornado-like gusts and rain pounded parts of the city, seriously injuring two people, causing extensive damage and leaving thousands without power on Sept. 27. According to warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada Peter Kimbell, gusts recorded by U.S. company WeatherFlow’s instruments at the Britannia Yacht club reached 160 km/h, which fall into the same category as an EF 1 tornado. At the Experimental Farm, winds were recorded at 89 km/h. The storm that passed through Ottawa, at a speed of 78 km/h was a downburst, he said. “That’s not to say there wasn’t a tornado, but we have no evidence of one,” he said. During the storm, paramedics responded after a tree at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus fell on a 37-year-old woman. She was transferred to the Civic campus for treatment. There was no update immediately available on her con-
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dition. Paramedics also treated a man for chest injuries after a tree fell on him near Britannia Beach. That man was in stable condition in a local hospital. Firefighters were also kept busy in Bay Ward. Ottawa Fire Services received multiple 911 calls beginning at 3:11 p.m. about scaffolding that had collapsed at 360 Croydon Ave. Two people harnessed to the scaffold were stranded near the fourth and fifth floors. Reports indicated a balcony on the sixth floor had also collapsed. Before the firefighters deployed their equipment, the two were helped by bystanders and were able to self-rescue, according to a news release. Fallen trees caused a lot of damage across the region. One fell on a house at 2531 Regina St., near Assaly Road, sparking calls the fire department when flames could be seen coming from the roof. See THOUSANDS, page 2
Cleanup on this apartment building, which lost about half of its roof from the storm on Sept. 27, had already begun the following morning, while hydro crews nearby worked to restore power.
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Club on Rideau River wants to showcase waterfront By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com
There is a new vision for a popular tennis club in Overbrook. The new owners of the former Rideau Tennis Club, at 1 Donald St., have just unveiled the extent of this vision. “It is incredible to be here and to build on this field of dreams,” said Nicki Bridgland, the new chief executive officer of the club. Formerly owned by the RA Centre, the Rideau Tennis Club was sold to a new organization to be known as the Rideau Sports Centre at the end of July. First order of business was to change the name -- officially -- to the Rideau Sports Centre. The facility on the east bank of the Rideau River is the oldest tennis club in Ottawa, dating back to 1912. There are 19 outdoor tennis courts for summertime play. Eight courts are available under two air domes in the winter. The RA had purchased the Rideau Tennis Club in 2004 amid efforts to rebuild the main clubhouse after a fire on Dec.
12, 2001. “The focus for me is making sure past members of the club are welcome here and that all new players feel this is a place to call home,” Bridgland said. The plans Bridgland and architect Barry Padolsky unveiled include short-term and longterm changes. “This is a facility that has been here since 1912 but has always been inward and exclusive. And now it will be open,” Padolsky said. The goal is to have access to the Rideau River, as well as to create better connections with the neighbouring Riverain Park. “There is a river that deserves more canoeing,” Padolsky said. “We are on a waterfront and there are not many places to launch a canoe and (there’s) no reason why we can’t have a place here.” The short-term renovations will be slight – Bridgland called it a refresh with the doors opening to the public on Nov. 1. The small changes will involve renovations to the clubhouse, two new domes with enhanced lighting, tennis court
resurfacing and a new floor space for multi-sport play. There will also be a restaurant, a wellness centre and a yoga studio added. Padolsky explained that longterm plans include a complete overhaul of the clubhouse. The sports programming that will be available will be tennis, court volleyball, basketball, floor hockey, dodge ball, beach volleyball, dek hockey, pickleball and soccer. There will be no membership fees -- people will be able to payper-play. Bridgland said they are exploring the option for memberships down the line. Aside from a brand new clubhouse and desired waterfront access, other plans incorporate extending the footprint of the clubhouse’s outside space and adding more recreational options for clients. The Adàwa crossing, which opened in December 2015, connected Overbrook with Sandy Hill. The clubhouse is on National Capital Commission land and has been leased from the commission since it first opened. For the organization
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The Rideau Sports Centre is proposing a complete overhaul of the clubhouse - something the owners are looking to do in the upcoming years. Currently, the clubhouse, formally the Rideau Tennis Club, will officially open to the public on Nov.1. to move forward with its plans, Bridgland and Padolsky have had to submit its proposal to the NCC for approval. Bridgland said they presented plans to NCC senior management at the beginning of September, but the timeline for the NCC board of directors to approve the changes is unknown. Bridgland founded the Ottawa Sport and Social Club - something she affectionately calls recess for adults. This she said would be an extension of that fun for clients living downtown and east of the Rideau River.
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The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) is updating the Airport Master Plan (last updated in 2008).
WHAT IS AN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN?
The Airport Master Plan establishes a strategy to address your airport’s future by creating a 20-year development framework (to 2038) that will ensure the best use of YOW’s fundamental resource – land. The YOW 2038 Master Plan will identify how:
the needs of stakeholders and the communities we serve will be met in the future; growth in passenger, aircraft, and cargo volumes will be accommodated; the longer-term viability of the airport will be supported; and the airport’s key strategic objectives will be achieved.
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Transport Canada requires the airport to update its Master Plan every 10 years. The Master Plan assists airport management in making informed decisions about the timing and estimate d costs of future improvements, action plans, and preferred development solutions.
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The first round of public meetings was heldin July 2017 to introduce the Master Plan update. The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority invites you to attend the secondround of public meetings to review and provide input on the Airport’s PreferredLand Use Plan which maps land use designations and identifies where andhow future growth and development of the airport lands will occur over the next 20 years. The Land Use Plan was last updated in 2008. Proposed key changes include:
The designation of a section of land adjacent to the existing terminal building andparkade structure will be changed to “Commercial Aviation/Non-Aviation Employment Area” to reflect the future development of a hotel; The designation of some leased lands located north of Taxiway A will be changed to “Government Employment Area” to reflect current tenants; and The existing “Greenbelt Linkage” designation will be expandedacross th e southern lands of the airport.
The public meetings will be held in both Ottawa andGatineau. Airport staff and its consultants will be available to answer questions. Please visit the project website (www.yow.ca/2038) to review digital mapping of the Preferred Land Use Plan and provide comments. DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 TIME: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. LOCATION: Riverside UnitedChurch (Sanctuary) 3191 Riverside Drive Ottawa, ON
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Ottawa’s first supervised — and legal — safe injection site is now open. Ottawa Public Health is hosting the clinic at 179 Clarence St., between Dalhousie and King Edward, starting Sept. 26. It’s open from 3 to 8 p.m. each day, and those hours will be extended as more staff is trained to observe intravenous drug users, and help them in the case of overdose. The small room set up for users to inject drugs comes with a crash cart — medical equipment to help if someone overdoses or has a bad reaction to a drug. A defibrillator and oxygen tanks stand at the ready. Two registered nurses will be present, sitting a few steps from the people who inject drugs. The city’s permanent safe injection site is expected to open in a matter of weeks at the nearby Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. The city was prompted to open this temporary site on Clarence when a pop-up injection site was opened by the private group Overdose Prevention Ottawa a couple of blocks away. Safe injection sites are part of the city’s harm-reduction strategy. Given the recent spike in overdoses in the city — many linked to the drug fentanyl — having a nurse oversee drug use is expected to save lives. Supplies such as needles, tourniquets, and alcohol wipes are available for use. Disposal boxes for used needles are within reach. The injection area has space for two clients to inject drugs while seated on plain office chairs that sit in front of stainless steel tables. Near those chairs are two seats for people waiting to inject drugs. Nurses will be very close by. “It’s similar to other pop-up or mobile sites,” said Kira Mandryk of Ottawa Public Health. “Nurses can see and can intervene (in the case of overdose).” Clients will be asked to spend no more than 20 minutes to take one injection in an effort to ensure people waiting don’t decide to go elsewhere to inject drugs. All clients will be offered assistance to quit drugs when they visit, and Mandryk said that, if they are interested, “we’ll make sure they are seen as soon as possible”. The cost of extra staffing and the renovations required to prepare the room are being paid by the province. Hendriks said he expects the operation to stick to a budget of about $75,000 a month. By mid-October, he hopes enough staff will be trained to keep the site open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Stricter library porn policy doesn’t go far enough, councillor By Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com
While patrons of the Ottawa Public Library who view explicit content on branch computers will now be asked to stop if complaints are made, the policy update could go further to prohibit the viewing of sexually explicit material. “Patrons of all ages use the public library and sexually explicit material is not something that should be viewed in a public place, and that should just be a matter of policy,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, though she acknowledged the policy change is “better” and “a step in the right direction.” Her ward office is based at the Greenboro Community Centre where the Greenboro library branch is located. That’s where two girls saw a man viewing graphic pornography on a public computer in a high-traffic area earlier this summer. The girls’ mother said she was told staff don’t restrict patrons from accessing legal internet content. Following the incident, Danielle McDonald, chief executive of the Ottawa Public Library, sent an email to city councillors explaining “it is a fundamental tenet of a public library to uphold access to information without censorship.” ‘TOOL IN THEIR TOOL BOX’
The refreshed policy, made official Sept. 19, is now in line with what libraries in many other Canadian cities, such as Vancouver, Hamilton, Calgary and Gatineau, have adopted, said Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, chair of the Ottawa Public Library board. “Staff now have that tool in their tool box to walk over, based on a complaint, and say, ‘Turn it off,’” he said, adding this applies to all blatantly offensive material and not just pornography. “The previous policy was to accommodate and say, ‘We’ll just shift you over out of sight.’ That wasn’t holding water in my mind.” In an emailed statement sent to Metroland Media, the Ottawa Public Library said, “Our policy has always been to respect the
sensibilities of others. The main refinement is that we will amend our policy to request that customers refrain from displaying content (text or images) that may be reasonably considered offensive in a public setting. “This could be content that is graphically violent, overtly sexual, or that contains threatening language, to provide a few examples,” the statement reads. “And, if this occurs, our practice will be to ask people to turn it off or shut it down.” The policy was updated following discussions Tierney had with library staff, his fellow councillors, library board members and residents, and following questions he posed to councillors in other jurisdictions. “The consensus was pretty straightforward,” he said. “And if we’re able to make ourselves on par with other library systems across the country, where they have this policy, it behooves us to do it.” The solution is not as simple as putting up a firewall on the library’s computer networks to block unauthorized access. “I have an IT background. You can get around any firewall with pornography. There’s only so much you can do,” Tierney said. “I think we’ve struck the perfect balance between integral freedoms as well as making sure that our clientele feel a level of comfort — if they see something wrong that they can report it and it will be addressed.” Tierney did not respond to a subsequent request to speak about why an outright ban on the viewing of explicit online material was not enacted. MORE FILTERS THAN MOST
A 2015 third-party review of the library’s practices found it uses more filters than most public libraries in Canada, McDonald said in her email to councillors. Filters are in place for illegal materials, such as child pornography. “Since implementation of our tools and policies in 2015, the OPL has seen a significant reduction in the number of reported incidents of customers viewing what may be considered inappropriate content,” McDonald
wrote. “Specifically, we have gone from 15 incidents (in 2015) to three (so far) in 2017.” Deans said she too supports intellectual freedom and is not suggesting that filters be put in place to restrict access to information, and shared her views in a letter she wrote Sept. 14 to Tierney and McDonald in response to the Greenboro incident and McDonald’s initial explanation. However, a stronger policy “would send a clear message to library patrons that their public library is not only a place that protects and supports intellectual freedom, but it is also a place that values the safety and security of its clients at all ages,” Deans wrote. “While I too support intellectual freedom and appreciate that OPL is not in the business of censorship, I do not consider the viewing of pornography as being
an appropriate activity in a public place.” Given the transition toward a more high-tech environment within the library system over the last two to three decades, it’s only natural that policies be updated to reflect that changing environment, said Tierney. “Do I think this is the last evolution of the policy? No,” he said. “There will be a new technology or there will be something new offered in the library that will force us to review it, and it should be part of a standard review process.” Though now official, the policy update won’t be instant given the size of Ottawa’s library system, which has 33 branches and 650 staff members. “It does take a bit of time for the policies to trickle through the system,” Tierney said. “But they’re anxiously moving ahead with it.”
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City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière Tonight: Merivale Road CDP Public Open House Local residents and business owners are invited to learn more about the Merivale Road (North) Community Design Plan (CDP) study. The open house will take place on Thursday October 5 at the Alexander Community Centre from 6:30-9pm and is an open house style format, no formal presentation. Please drop by when you can during the event hours and take a look at the revised plans. South-End Councillors’ Budget Consultation You are invited to attend the annual budget forum, co-hosted by four City Councillors, including myself. The forum will be held Thursday October 12 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Complex at 1265 Walkley Road. An open house will run from 6-6:45pm, followed by a budget presentation and Q&A session. I encourage all River Ward residents to come out to participate in the discussions and provide input. River Ward Older Adult Summit On Friday, October 27, I am hosting the first-ever River Ward Older Adult Summit at the Hunt Club - Riverside Park Community Centre on Paul Anka Drive. Doors open at 8:30am for registration and a continental breakfast and the Summit will begin at 9am. The morning will include three major sessions. The Ottawa Police will present on scams and fraud. The Council on Aging of Ottawa will present on community support and health services, transportation, and housing. Our final speaker from Service Canada will discuss CPP and OAS benefits. A catered lunch will also be provided. I anticipate that Mayor Watson and other special guests may also be in attendance for part of the Summit. The event is free but requires you to RSVP to Alix.Duncan@Ottawa.ca or by calling 613-580-2486. Seating is limited. On Street Parking Hours Extended City Council has permitted an extension to the time permitted for on-street parking on weekends and statutory holidays from 3 hours to 6, effective June 1, 2018. The main objective was to allow family members and friends who visit during the holidays or on weekends, the ability to park on the street without having to relocate their vehicle every 3 hours. For streets in River Ward where this extension may prove to be challenging, I will work with the community to customize a solution that provides a better balance. Kingston Avenue Development Proposal In late August, my office was notified by a developer that they will be proceeding with a Zoning Bylaw Amendment application to allow for the construction of 10 new houses. The development is proposed for an 80m stretch of vacant land adjacent to Turnbull School (excess of the school property) at the southeast end of Kingston Ave. The proposal is slightly altered from the original version where the applicant wanted to build 6 single homes and 2 semidetached buildings for a total of 10 homes. The applicant is now proposing to build 4 single family homes with 3 semidetached buildings, the net amount of houses remains the same. Once the application is filed, residents will have time to review the associated reports that go along with the application including storm water management, geotechnical studies, tree conservation report, archaeological assessment as well as a variety of other reports. I would be pleased to assist with any questions from the community on this or any matter.
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Library should be porn free
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he Ottawa Public Library is funded handsomely by taxpayers not only to be a publicly-accessible repository of information and other resources but also to be a representative beacon of pride for the municipality. That’s why, for example, there’s a push to have an impressive new central library branch, to be a symbol of all that is good and prideful about the city. But how can anyone take much pride in a public library that places its theoretical status as the defender of intellectual freedom ahead of ensuing a safe environment for its patrons, especially its youthful ones? It may have been that at one time the public library had to be the defender of intellectual freedom, providing unrestricted access to the information of which it was virtually the sole source. But things have changed — the public library is now only one of the, and indeed not even the major, gatekeepers of information. Its traditional role has been overtaken by Google and the internet in general. So, why does the Ottawa Public Library’s adherence to intellectual freedom take precedence over its role as a supporter and upholder
of public morals? This makes no sense. Instead of only tweaking its policy regarding the viewing of pornography and other obnoxious subjects, the Ottawa Public Library should have opted to totally block all pornography and other offensive material, putting the interests of patrons first. The viewing of pornography, whether legal or not, is not an appropriate activity in a public place. It’s that simple! But, instead, the Ottawa Public Library still places the onus for public morality and standards on the shoulders of each and every patron. A complaint has to be lodged before any action is taken to police pornography. We should expect more from a publiclyfunded institution like the Ottawa Public Library. We should expect leadership that eliminates all blatantly offensive material. We should have a child-friendly library, not an X-rated library. And if this infringes a little on that sacred cow of freedom of information, so be it. There are lots of sources of information in today’s social media world. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of sources of public morality and behaviour. The Ottawa Public Library should be one, but unfortunately it has shown it is not.
Here we go again on Sparks Street
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f you had a nickel for every time somebody tried to fix the Sparks Street mall you’d have more than a few dollars by now. And it begins again. Another nickel. Another consultant hired to study the street and figure out how to make it better. Mayor Jim Watson says he’s serious about this. Well, people have always been serious. They were serious when the pedestrian mall began in 1967. They were serious when they put up statues, then took them down, when they put odd structures in the middle of the street then got rid of them, when they experimented with markets, when they agonized over buskers, when they suggested maybe putting traffic back on, and then withdrew the suggestion. Most people recognize the main source of the problem: not enough
And Sparks Street is competing, as it always has, with the Rideau Centre, which scooped up a number of Sparks Street stores and a lot of Sparks Street customers when it opened in 1983. That might have been the beginFunny Town ning of the end for Sparks Street, but Sparks Street didn’t do much to help itself recover. The policies of Public people around, particularly at night. Works, which owns many of the buildNot enough people live downtown ings on the street, have been much disand not enough people drive downtown in the evenings. Those who do go cussed, but the merchants contributed to their own difficulties by refusing to to the ByWard Market. stay open late. So it is not just that there too few An underlying problem was the people around. There is also a failure lack of people living downtown. to attract the few people who are Most of the buildings within walking around. The mall is competing with the market, with suburban malls and distance of Sparks were office buildtheir late hours, with suburban cinema ings and emptied at night. So even if Sparks Street had been jumping at complexes — not to mention Netflix night there were few people around to and all the other diversions that are take advantage of it. located in people’s homes.
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Still, other North American cities have faced similar difficulties and pedestrian malls have thrived in other cities. Ottawa has taken a few ideas from elsewhere, but these are mostly gimmicks — mini-festivals of one sort or another: ribs, poutine, etc. Nice stuff, but you can’t run them every day. What does Sparks Street need? Something visually striking: a really great fountain, perhaps, that people could hang out around. Something permanent and interesting: a museum —hey, what about the portrait gallery? Some distinctive retail: stores that can’t be found in any shopping centre in the city. Or, more generally, something that no one has thought of yet — a bold piece of entrepreneurship that makes up for all the years of dullness and caution. In the long run, help may be on the way. More bars and restaurants are open on the mall. More residential construction is promised for the area. 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
In the even longer run, Sparks Street may receive some positive spinoff when LeBreton Flats is completed and more people come downtown for hockey games and other LeBreton events. Those people might be looking for something fun to do before or after. Will Sparks Street be ready for them?
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Time to remove the bubble wrap
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n elementary school in Ontario made headlines across the country for its move to ban cartwheels on school property. A draft handbook of playground rules at M.T. Davidson Public School, in Callander, states that the popular kids’ gymnastics activity is on the no-play list for the 2017-18 school year. “The activity can cause concussions, and neck and wrist injuries,” principal Todd Gibbon told media outlets. He confirmed, however, the rules were not being implemented in response to an actual event. In other words, no one had ever been harmed during a cartwheel on the school yard. It’s the latest in a slew of ridiculous rules imposed by organizations to prevent kids from taking risks of any kind. In Ottawa, where winters are long and cold, playground structures are generally out-ofbounds for up to five months of the year. In 2010, a group of local kids made headlines when they launched a petition to reverse a rule at D. Roy Kennedy Public School which banned balls on the playground in winter months. We live in an age where soccer posts are wrapped in rubber mats and daycares ban scarves. Kids don’t go outside if it’s too hot, too cold, too sunny or too wet. Snowball fights are definitely on
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BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse the no-no list. Dr. Mark Tremblay, director of healthy active living and obesity research at CHEO, says he was disappointed but not surprised when he read the news about the
... far more injuries occur within structured activities
cartwheel ban. “This fear of litigation and the sterilization of play that has permeated our society, I’m not sure anything would surprise me
more,” says Tremblay. He notes, however, that despite best intentions from school authorities, community organizations and parents around “keeping kids safe,” we are doing more harm than good by restricting children’s access to free, outdoor play. “In any other aspect of our lives – take finances for example – we would do a cost-benefit analysis before making any decisions,” says Tremblay. “But when it comes to something like banning cartwheels, we only look at one side of the equation, which is the potential risk, without balancing the positive.” “What good might come out of kids doing cartwheels? Maybe they’ll have fun, maybe they’ll have an opportunity to develop better motor skills, maybe they’ll get stronger.” Tremblay notes that in our efforts to keep kids safe by keeping
them indoors, we are inadvertently having a negative impact on their physical, social and emotional health. “The physical health impact is extraordinary,” he says. “First, and intuitive to most people, if kids aren’t moving as much, their hearts, muscles and bones aren’t as strong.” Tremblay notes that while organized sport has emerged to take the place of free play, far more injuries occur within structured activities, yet without the holistic health benefits of free outdoor play. By keeping kids indoors, always structured, often on screens, we are conditioning them to be risk-averse or paranoid of the basic things in life, he notes. As screen time displaces social time, we’re also severely limiting interactions with other humans. By restricting kids’ opportunities to find and solve challenges, we are raising generations of adults who have difficulty managing emotions, are prone to anxiety and other mental disorders and are often incapable of problem-solving. “The more we restrict and confine what people can do in the outdoors, the more we restrict the possible learning that can be done, the experiences children can have, the tools they can add to the toolbox to be creative, problem-solving adults,” says Tremblay.
More rules for payday loans by jennifer mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Council voted in favour of separating payday loan companies from banks on Sept. 27. The motion came from Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury, whose ward is home to a number of payday loan outlets. Fleury’s been working with anti-poverty advocate groups to rein in the lenders – who some say unfairly target low-income neighbourhoods. There are 70 payday loan outlets city wide, and 30 outlets in a five-kilometre stretch between the Vanier Parkway and Montreal Road, according to a report released in February by the Association of Communities for Reform Now, Ottawa Chapter. The provincial government has given the city the power to separate them out from banks with a zoning category, but it needed council approval. Last April council voted to work on licensing payday lenders. The licensing, coupled with the new zoning category, would allow the city to control the proliferation of outlets. The city’s top planning boss, Stephen Willis, said the provincial legislation doesn’t deal with land use, so staff will work on a review over the next year. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who heads up the Information Technology subcommittee, said that he wants staff to consider looking at other forms of payday loans – such as those available online. “We want to make sure we are looking ahead to the next century,” he said. “Not stuck in the last century.” Willis said staff will do what they can to stay current on the issue. Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, who also has a concentration of payday loan companies in his ward, said it’s pretty obvious a payday loan company is not a bank. “I look forward to the planning department report,” he said.
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Notice of Study Commencement Vanguard Drive Extension Environmental Assessment Study Project Overview The City of Ottawa has initiated an Environmental Assessment (EA) study to develop a Recommended Plan for the extension of Vanguard Drive from Lanthier Drive to Mer Bleue Road. Study Area The EA study limits for the extension of Vanguard Drive will extend from Lanthier Drive in the east to Mer Bleue Road in the west. The Study Area as shown in Figure 1 will cover a broader area extending westerly to west of Frank Bender Street and easterly to Tenth Line Road, to address environmental impacts, operational issues and to co-ordinate with relevant on-going studies and projects. This ensures that a reasonable range of alternatives can be developed and assessed.
Board approves police budget directions, despite criticism By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The Police Services Board has approved the 2018 budget review and timetable that will draw $3 million from reserves on Sept 25. The budget, based on a two per cent tax increase and 1.3 per cent increase from the growth in the assessment base, has drawn ire from board members for taking risks with budgets
down the road. The $8.5 million budget puts off spending and dips into the reserves, primarily to stay in the line with the two per cent tax increase under which Mayor Jim Watson was elected. Without using the reserves, the increase would have likely included a 4.3 per cent increase the police services finance committee heard on Sept. 11. Among the pressures driving up the costs are $2.1
million for hiring 25 new officers and $3 million in overtime. While the plan will keep the police within spending limits for 2018, it could leave them with a spending increase as high as 5.4 per cent in 2019. The draft budget also includes $2 million in efficiencies every year for the next four years. The draft budget will be officially tabled at the November board meeting.
Rationale for Extension of Vanguard Drive The Official Plan, as amended by Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 150, identifies the westerly extension of the Vanguard Drive on Schedule EA as a future east-west collector road. The existing Vanguard Drive is an east-west collector road with an urban cross-section that runs between the arterial road Tenth Line Road and the local road Lanthier Drive. In September 2016, the City of Ottawa Planning Committee established a strategy and work program for the construction of the Vanguard Drive extension to support economic development of the South Orléans Business Park. The EA study will identify and protect a corridor for the roadway extension. Study Process The study is being conducted in accordance with Ontario’s EA Act, fulfilling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule C project. The City must consider alternative designs for the project, undertake public and agency consultation, assess the potential environmental effects of the Recommended Plan and identify measures to mitigate any such impacts. As part of the study process, an Environmental Study Report (ESR) will be prepared for public review. Following the public review period, the project will be considered to have EA approval and may proceed to implementation once funding is in place. Study Timeline The EA process will include a consultation program involving many stakeholders, including the City of Ottawa, the Government of Ontario, the Government of Canada, and other approval and regulatory agencies, local community associations, businesses and institutions, special advisory and interest groups, and members of the general public. The study is expected to be completed by late 2018. Get involved! You are encouraged to participate in the study by attending consultation events or by directly contacting the study team with information, comments or questions. Updated project information may be posted periodically on the study website.
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The study will also have the benefit of input from agency, business and public consultation groups that will meet at key points during the study.
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Two open houses will be scheduled throughout the study as an opportunity for interested persons to learn about the study and provide input. Notifications for the open house will be provided through local newspapers, emails to the study mailing list and postings on the website. To have your name placed on the study mailing list or to submit comments or questions, please contact: Asad Yousfani, P.Eng. Project Manager, Infrastructure Approvals Planning Services Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.16571 Email: Asad.Yousfani@ottawa.ca 10 Ottawa West News - Thursday, October 5, 2017
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National Holocaust Memorial unveiled by nevil hunt nevil.hunt@metroland.com
Ottawa is now home to a monument destined to become a regular stop on any visitor’s tour of the capital. The National Holocaust Monument was inaugurated on Sept. 27 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of Canada’s Jewish community. “We must recommit ourselves every day, to not only not repeat (the Holocaust), but remembering,” Trudeau said to an audience gathered in the nearby Canadian War Museum. The monument honours the victims and survivors of the Holocaust – the mass extermination of over six million Jews and millions of other victims at the hands of the Nazi regime. The war museum played host due to in-
clement weather at the outdoor monument. The monument is now open to the public at the corner of Wellington and Booth streets. The design of the monument – entitled Landscape of Loss, Memory and Survival – may at first appear haphazard, but when viewed from above forms a Star of David. Inside the walls are paintings and interpretive panels, as well as space for quiet contemplation. One stairway provides visitors with a framed view of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. The day included emotional speeches, none more so than Eva Kuper’s story of escape from the Nazi death camps. Kuper was two years old when she and her mother were put on a train destined for the Treblinka death camp. Her mother allowed a woman who was not being sent to Treblinka to claim Eva
as her own. Eva was passed to safety over the heads of people jammed in a cattle car, while her mother stayed on the train and was later killed at the death camp. Kuper, 76, immigrated to Canada and now lives in Montreal. She said she arrived in a country that had no public health care and few services designed to help newcomers. “I want to express thanks to Canada that those services are in place today for people who have faced genocide,” Kuper said. Rabbi Daniel Friedman of Edmonton was a member of the council that raised more than $4 million toward the cost of the new monument. He said the monument will be a reminder that “evil exists in the world.” “We as Canadians will protect people from the monsters that are here amongst us,” he said.
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Holocaust survivor Eva Kuper (centre) prepares to add a candle to others to mark the inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument on Sept. 27, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) waits his turn.
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“(Officials) just say that we need to take our community back, well we can’t take our community back if our own landlord isn’t going to say, ‘We messed up to and it’s partially our fault’ — and they’re not.” The area where 20-year-old Hamzeh Serhan was killed is known by residents as the “drug tunnel,” Crawford said, adding if a camera had been placed there, Serhan might still be alive. “We want housing to sit with us and listen to our concerns and take our advice as to what needs to be done. We live here 24-7. We live this life everyday, we know the ins and outs of how this neighbourhood works, but no one ever asks,” he said. “We get asked, ‘what are your safety concerns?’ But we are never asked how we think we could stop it.” Visiting family the day of the murder, Fabien Kalala Cimankinda, a former resident, let his daughter play outside. When he heard the shots, he rushed to make sure she was OK and was one of the first people to help Serhan by performing CPR before paramedics arrived on scene. “In that event, I felt really powerless
and that’s why I’m here with the community to take back the community, the street. That’s what we are trying to do here,” he said. “These people here they need something … and a lot of people are asking for help all the time, for more security and all of that and it comes to a point where the crime, they’re shooting someone in the daylight,” he said. “Imagine something like this when people are not afraid anymore to shoot someone when the kids play. “We want more than speeches. We want more security; we want more involvement that’s what we need.” Coun. Riley Brockington could feel people’s frustration. In his own remarks, he was cut off by chants including, “why did it take a murder.” “There is a sense of frustration about the amount of crime and incidents that have happened over years, if not decades,” he said. People question whether their voice is being heard, whether the avenues to report through OCH and the police are effective and he said it’s his job to make sure that action is being taken. He’s is creating a working group with the community to address safety concerns. He also planned several safety meetings, including one in Carlington on Oct. 4.
“I’m committed to this community, I’m committed to working with anyone to make a positive contribution who have suggestions for improvements.” Brockington added he supports the addition or relocation of cameras in the Ottawa Community Housing neighbourhood and has been working with OCH since the shooting about the community desire for more cameras. The police chief has offered to have a safety audit of the neighbourhood completed as well. The last one was done about two years ago. Police Chief Charles Bordeleau said there will be a walk-through with the councillor and other community members, looking for areas where improvements through environmental design can be made. Those changes could include moving cameras, adding lighting removing bushes, for example, he said. “That’s one of the things we’ve offered to do because there are some concerns around the tunnel in the back and those types of things. So what can we do to ensure the residents and the kids feel safe from a design perspective?” See PLANS, page 15
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Help us raise money for school breakfast programs in Nunavut. REALIZING THE NEED Eva von Jagow, a student from Stittsville, was researching Nunavut for a school project when she came across the harsh reality of nutrition in our Far North.
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Bay ward Coun. Mark Taylor, police chief Charles Bordeleau, CEO of Ottawa Community Housing Stéphane Giguère and River ward Coun. Riley Brockington lead a march in the Caldwell neighbourhood on Sept. 27.
Plans for safety audit of community Continued from page 13
But the jury is still out on the effectiveness of cameras. While Bordeleau said he understands the push for more surveillance in the wake of the shooting, it will just move crimes, not deter them. He emphasized the need for residents in the area to report what they see — something Brockington, and Stéphane Giguère, CEO of the housing
corporation, echoed. The chief said under-reporting is a problem in Caldwell. “Caldwell is one of those areas where we could see more information coming forth from this community, and we appreciate and understand that sometimes there is fear or mistrust or fear of we can retaliation, but there are ways get around that.” Giguère said safety in OCH communities is an ongoing journey, but that they will be
working with residents to look at things like cameras, and other resident ideas through more engagement. “All together as a landlord, as city, as resident we all have to work together to make sure we take ownership of the community and work together to work towards better safety measures in the community and also to make something that is adapted to the community as well,” he said.
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She was shocked to see a photo of a jar of peanut butter costing $18.99 in a Nunavut supermarket! Eva quickly learned even with federal shipping subsidies, a head of cabbage can cost over $20. A three-litre container of orange juice is typically $9. In the winter months especially, fresh fruit and vegetables are exorbitantly priced and of poor quality. All this means that many Nunavut children start off their school day with poor nutrition. In Canada, a country that is hailed as having one of the highest standards of living in the world, no child should be going to school hungry or malnourished.
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The idea for the All That Glam fundraiser itself came to her while helping her mom clean out her closet and jewelry box. Like many women, Eva’s mother, Karen, wore the same 10 to 20 pieces of jewelry and used the same five handbags most of the time. That’s when Eva thought, “Women donate their clothes all the time; why not their jewelry?” This realization sparked the idea to create a gently-used jewelry and handbag sale to raise money for Nunavut schools. NOURISHING CORAL HARBOUR SCHOOL’S BREAKFAST PROGRAM The All That Glam Sale has become an annual event. For the 5th year running, the fundraiser will collect donated jewelry and handbags from the community and resell the pieces at a one-day sale to raise money needed to provide nourishment to children in Nunavut. To date, All That Glam has donated over $100,000 to Sakku School in Coral Harbour (with corporate fund matching) which wouldn’t have been possible without the support and generosity of the local community and our sponsors. A heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. A special thanks to the Breakfast Club of Canada for directing the money raised to the Coral Harbour School. For more information on the Breakfast Club of Canada and their initiatives, please visit The Breakfast Club of Canada’s website.
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Photojournalist launches book Captive shows zoo animals in more than 20 countries on its pages By Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
After capturing photographs of zoos and aquariums in more than 20 countries, an Ottawaborn photojournalist is coming back for the homecoming launch of her newest book. Called Captive, the book asks its audience to look again and to actually see and consider the animal, said Jo-Anne McArthur, who grew up in Alta Vista. “When we go to zoos we spend a couple of seconds to about a minute staring at each ‘exhibit’ and we don’t really think about the individual there we see them as a representative of the species … and that’s what the book is really drawing attention to and hopefully to these Individuals paying the price for our amusement,” she said. The images from the book span were taken on five continents. Because animal issues across
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Ottawa-born photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur will be back in town for the homecoming launch of her newest book, called Captive. The book asks its audience to look again and to actually see and consider the animal, says McArthur, who grew up in Alta Vista. the globe, whether fur farms, factory farms or animals in captivity, are a focus of a lot of McArthur’s work, she had a
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But when Born Free Foundation, an international wildlife charity, contacted her to photograph the state of zoos in Europe, McArthur felt she would have enough material for the 208page book. “The reason I wanted to make a book is because it’s a very timely subject matter. Zoos are very much in the spotlight right now and they know they have to change and reform. So the book is my contribution to the growing mainstream conversation,” she said. McArthur is an Ottawa University grad and previously published her first book entitled We Animals in January 2014. Earlier this year she also launched the We Animals Archive, a free-to-use resource with high-resolution images of animals. It has been used by organizations, publishers and academics. By last December, Captive was funded through a
crowdfunding campaign, raising more than $36,000 US. Then, starting Jan. 1, McArthur launched a Year of Captivity on her Facebook page, showing an additional image from her archive each day. Unlike some photo assignments, all McArthur needed to gain access to her subjects was an admission ticket, then she would spend hours and sometimes days photographing the animals and the interactions with visitors. “For me it’s not just about getting that individual image, but you learn the story a lot more when, for example, in southern France I spent three days photographing this one elephant named Gina, who was walking in circles going back and forth, not even a tree to hide under in the shade and no friend to be with,” she said. Her most successful images, McArthur said, are the ones that show the interaction between the animals and the visitors.
They can show the locks, the walls, the painted murals, the glass, the selfie takers. They show the human element. One of her favourites is of a grey seal, surrounded by balloons, at the centre of the image, ignored by hundreds of people as they pay more attention to the commentator than the animal. “It’s a very celebratory, bright colourful kind of picture and yet there’s an animal right at the centre of the image and we are failing to see the animal,” she said. “It’s like that for rodeos and circuses, we are so caught up in everything else and so caught up in having a day at the park, frankly that we fail to see suffering or loneliness or ridiculousness right there.” The book launch is on Oct. 10 at Bar Robo on Somerset Street from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be the opportunity to ask McArthur questions and
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Lions in Lithuania were photographed by Ottawa-born photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur. She will be back in town for the homecoming launch of her newest book, called Captive. The book asks its audience to look again and to actually see and consider the animal, says McArthur, who grew up in Alta Vista. she’ll speak at the event for about 15 minutes. The event is co-hosted by the National Capital Vege-
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Ag minister ‘fully aware’ of Experimental Farm’s value by nevil hunt nevil.hunt@metroland.com
With slices of the Central Experimental Farm being set aside for bus rapid transit expansion and other plans, the grassroots Friends of the Farm organization is concerned that the federal government doesn’t take the green space seriously. On Sept. 27, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay visited the farm for a tree-planting ceremony, and made a point of thanking Friends of the Farm members in attendance for speaking up for the farm. “We have to be careful and we are fully aware of the value of the farm,” MacAulay said after the ceremony, about slices of farmland being sold off or set aside for development. “We need to make sure there is enough property to do the work required.” One section due to be paved over runs along Baseline Road. The city has received approval for a bus rapid transit corridor along Baseline that will require widening the street to use land currently behind the central
farm’s fence line. MacAulay said the value of the farm will only increase as the world’s population grows and food demands increase, adding the central farm’s scientists produce seeds that need less fertilizer, less water and are resistant to disease. “It’s of vital importance — probably more so than the last 150 years.” Friends of the Farm president Judy Dodds said the organization has expressed concern about the loss of farmland. “It’s just one more piece gone,” Dodds said. “We understand the need for improved transit but it’s unfortunate it always comes at the expense of the farm.” She said that in exchange for the loss of land along Baseline for bus transit, a shelterbelt — a long stand of trees along the Nevil Hunt/Metroland farm’s perimeter — will be put in Thomas Davidson (left) joins Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay place along Baseline. in planting the 150th tree in the Merivale shelterbelt, a stand of trees along the Central
MacAulay said he received a letter from Thomas expressing how much he likes trees and thanking the agriculture ministry for operating the Dominion Arboretum, located adjacent to the farm. “I have received a lot of letters in my time, but yours stood out,” the minister said to Thomas and 10 of his classmates. “You’re a person who cares about trees and cares about the environment.” MacAulay took the opportunity to encourage the students to consider a career in agriculture. “It doesn’t mean you have to milk cows like I did,” he said in reference to his farming background in P.E.I., “there are scientists working here (at the farm). You could be minister of agriculture one day.” Thomas also helped MacAulay unveil a plaque at the shelterbelt’s pavilion, near the intersection of Merivale and Baseline Experimental Farm’s perimeter at Merivale Road. roads. The plaque bears the 150 TREES names of all past prime minisThe existing Merivale Road 2005 to reduce the amount of shrubs, and includes a recreation Thomas Davidson to join him in ters and ministers of agriculture planting a red oak — the official and commemorates the 150th shelterbelt received its 150th tree snow that blows onto Merivale path. MacAulay invited Hawthorne tree of MacAulay’s home prov- anniversary of Canada and the Road. The belt is a mix of deduring MacAulay’s visit. ministry. The shelterbelt was started in ciduous and evergreen trees and Public School Grade 8 student ince of Prince Edward Island.
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Third party to deal with long-term care in wake of more allegations By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Thanks to a camera installed in a resident’s room, the city was able to catch evidence of an employee of the Peter D. Clark Long-term Care Centre in Nepean; the city was able to document four incidents of verbal abuse by an employee in late August and early September. In a memo to councillors sent on Sept. 28, Janice Burelle, the general manager of community and social services, said the city is working with police and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. These latest allegations follow a director referral order from the ministry
to improve conditions at the city’s longterm care homes, following allegations of abuse and neglect at the Garry J. Armstrong facility on Lodge Island Road. Staff outlined plans to work with stakeholders on a solution Sept. 21 during a presentation to the city’s community and protective services committee. The staff work will continue, Burelle says in the memo — as well as an independent, third-party review. Burelle called the language in the video “disturbing and offensive” and added that the employee in question has been fired, along with two employees who witnessed the verbal abuse and didn’t report it. Also caught on video was a comment about another employ-
ee not providing medication; Burelle said that employee is also under investigation. Part of the city’s work plan was to provide supplementary training on the city’s abuse policy. All staff are to receive the training by Dec. 1. “Any incident of abuse, verbal or otherwise, is completely unacceptable and at odds with our stated mission and our commitment to the health, well-being, and safety of our residents,” Burelle said. Staff have begun the search for a qualified independent reviewer and will advise council when one has been recruited, the memo reads. “I am deeply saddened by that this resident was subjected to verbal abuse at one of our homes,” Burelle said.
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The city will look for an independent third party to review the state of the four, municipally run long-term care homes, community and social services general manager Janice Burelle said in a memo to council on Sept. 28.
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Remains from Barrack Hill laid to rest at Beechwood BY BRIER DODGE brier.dodge@metroland.com
The remains of 79 Bytown residents have found a final resting place at the Beechwood Cemetery. A formal service was held at Canada’s national cemetery on Oct. 1, with the remains of one of the people found during light rail construction in a small casket carried in by several pallbearers. The remains of the other 78 people found had been buried earlier in the week. In 2013, light rail construction staff found human remains from the former Barrack Hill Cemetery, the first public cemetery in what was then Bytown, and used from about 1827 to 1845. When the cemetery closed, many families reinterred their family members elsewhere; many to Sandy Hill Cemetery which is now beneath Macdonald Gardens Park in Lowertown. City historians said some bodies were left, likely because the families’ could either not afford to have them moved, had moved away, or the entire family had been victim of disease. The remains have been at the Canadian Museum of History since they were discovered. Timothy Killam, Beechwood Cemetery chair, said the remains will rest among many prominent figures, including 26 former mayors, and well-known scientists, poets and politicians including Sir Robert Borden.
“The city could not have chosen a more fitting place to reinter the individuals laid to rest at Barrack Hill Cemetery,” Killam said. “Those who helped our city, who possibility worked on the Rideau Canal and eventually laid down roots in the early created capital of the newlyformed country. “ Mayor Jim Watson said the ceremony was important to recognize the contribution of Ottawa’s early settlers to the city as it is today. “Life was hard for many in the 1800s. Entire families, in fact, died during the malaria and cholera outbreaks of 1832 and 1834,” Watson said. “As we honour the contributions and sacrifices of early settlers we recognize it’s incumbent on us to entire proper and dignified burial.” The funeral service included readings and the homily from heads of various churches in Ottawa, including the Archbishop of Ottawa Terrence Prendergast, Pastor Jim Pot from Knox Presbyterian Church, Deacon Bob Birch of Saint Peter’s Church, Rev. Laurette Glasgow of the Church of St. Bartholemew, Rev. Dr. Karen Dimock of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and the Venerable David Selzer of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. Watson said it’s expected more human remains will be found as light rail transit construction continues and any human remains found will be reinterred in the same manner at Beechwood. A memorial plaque will be installed at the gravesite.
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other put the last lid on the jar of plum preserves. They had stewed on the back of the Findlay Oval all morning. Then with a slotted spoon, she put them in the big brown bowl, and when they were cool enough to handle, with her well-scrubbed hands she squished out the stones, which were put on the breadboard. The pitted plums were then bottled. The stones were my treat. How I loved to smash them with the little kitchen hammer, and then eat the innards. To me, the pulp was as good as anything I could buy from the candy counter at the Five and Dime store in Renfrew. When Mother and I were alone in the kitchen, just the two of us, there were other treats to come my way too. “How would you like some oven toast?” she might ask. Would I? My mouth would
MARY COOK Memories water just thinking of it. Thin slices of bread would be slathered with butter on both sides, and put on a wire rack over a tin pie plate, and put in the hot oven. I could hardly stand the wait, as it toasted on the topside, and then the slices were flipped over to turn a golden brown on the other. It was crisp when taken out of the oven, and piping hot, and I devoured yet another treat of that magic time alone with Mother in the kitchen. I loved when Mother was making relish this time of
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year. The smell of the spices, as the corn, or beets, cucumbers, or tomatoes stewing on the stove filled the kitchen. Mother would ladle out a heaping spoonful into a fruit nappy, and I would butter a slice of homemade bread, and dip it into the relish, and devour it in minutes. I knew if I asked for a second helping, Mother would say, “Better not...you don’t want to spoil your dinner.” Even if dinner was hours away, only one fruit nappy was all I was given, but how I loved that special treat.
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I think I was the only one in our entire family who liked crispy fried pork rinds. Before a slab of smoked bacon was fried, it was sliced thin, and the rind removed. Mother knew I loved this rind, and so while the bacon was frying in the big black pan, room was made for the slivers of rind for me, and when they were as crisp as little pieces of raw spaghetti, another special treat came my way. Our ample vegetable garden served us well. I knew we would never go hungry over the coming winters when those shelves in the dug-out under the house we called a cellar, were full of canned vegetables, preserves, jams and jellies. Mother would spend days this time of year, “putting down.” And if I happened to be in the kitchen when she was making cucumber relish, I never failed to have a cucumber sandwich. To me, thick slices between two
pieces of freshly baked bread, well buttered of course, was a special treat. No one else in my family, it seemed to me, liked cucumber sandwiches. But I could make a meal of them, if I was allowed, but again Mother would say,
gaining weight, could never understand why I was as thin as rail with all I ate between meals, and would say she could gain a pound drinking water! It wouldn’t have mattered to me if I grew as big as a house, nothing would stop
The smell of the spices, as the corn, or beets, cucumbers, or tomatoes stewing on the stove filled the kitchen
“Don’t spoil your supper.” Any one of these special treats would have been enough to amply satisfy me to replace my dinner or supper if allowed. But Mother saw to it that what I got was ‘just a taste’. I would be expected to eat my dinner or supper as well. My sister Audrey, who was always concerned about
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The Story My Plumber Asked Me Not To Write! I hope this never happens to YOU. I was getting home from out of town. I was excited because I was throwing a big party this weekend. Two days before the party, when I got home, my house was flooded! I couldn’t believe it. I had been gone and expected some pipes to be fixed that were being worked on and had hoped everything would be fine when I got there. It wasn’t! I was dead come tomorrow! I was so irate. I called my plumber, yelled at my guy, threatened, it didn’t matter. He needed some parts and wouldn’t have them until Monday (actually he could get them but he doesn’t work weekends). I started calling every plumber in the book. I was getting nowhere. So I went to a friend and he referred me to his plumber. This guy listened, understood, and was willing to work through the night to make sure I had everything I needed. I owe them my social status. They aren’t like any other plumber in town. Call them at 613-224-6335 and ask for their FREE booklet, “How To Avoid The 7 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Hiring A Plumber.” Also, ask for information about their “Plumbing Safety Inspection” special which can save you money AND the grief I went through. 30 Ottawa West News - Thursday, October 5, 2017
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 The people with whom you have been spending your time have enjoyed your company, Aries. Now you have an opportunity to widen your social horizons even further.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have been keeping a close watch on all of your behaviors for awhile now. This week you may be ready to let loose a bit and enjoy yourself with friends.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 You have a specific goal in mind and a plan to accomplish it, Taurus. What you may not have counted on are the little obstacles that tend to pop up. Take them one by one.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Some exciting news is coming your way, Virgo. Just be patient for a little longer because it will be well worth it to hear what others can’t wait to tell you.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you prefer to do things in the most direct manner possible. However, you may have to take a roundabout route in the next few days to complete a particular project.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You might get a kick out of beating someone at their own game, Gemini. Just make sure you keep things lighthearted and that others are not slighted by your efforts.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a busy week means it’s necessary to minimize distractions. This will help you get to the bottom of a problem much quicker. A time to relax is on the horizon.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Go out sometime this week and enjoy some conversation and fun with friends or coworkers, Aquarius. Soon enough you may not have much time for social engagements.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, someone you love is far away and you are trying every way possible to close the distance. An impromptu trip to reconnect may be in order.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Even though you can’t pinpoint it directly, Scorpio, you can tell something is going on that has been kept from you. Someone you thought was a friend may not be.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It is easy for you to keep other people’s secrets, Pisces. Work on keeping some of your own concerns closer to the vest.
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CLUES DOWN 1. For future use 2. Church garb 3. Winged horse 4. Muscular weaknesses 5. Helps little firms 6. Directories 7. Bases 8. They clean up manuscripts 9. S. Wales river 13. Small constellation 14. Fuel 17. British thermal unit 18. Thus far 20. One of football’s Barber twins 22. Manner in which something occurs 27. Beginning military rank 28. Powdery residue 29. Baseball stat 31. 007’s creator 32. Fellow 33. A distinct period
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Don’t fret over trivial issues, Sagittarius. They will work themselves out without much intervention. Focus your energy on larger issues.
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Oct. 5
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 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
Until Oct. 7
The Ottawa Little Theatre presents Educating Rita from Sept. 20 to Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Hairdresser Rita feels that life is passing her by. She wants an education. But does her tutor, the jaded, heavy-drinking Frank have anything to teach her? Or, might he be the one with lessons to learn from the fresh and feisty Rita? Russell’s award winning play gives a hilarious and often moving account of a young woman’s determination to change her life. The play became a multiple award-winning film staring Michael Caine and Julie Walters. Tickets are $27 adult, $24 senior (60+), $12 Student (with valid ID). Subscription, packages and group tickets are available. Visit ottawalittletheatre.com or phone 613233-8948.
Oct. 10
Probus Club of Western Ottawa meets at 10 a.m. for coffee and hear guest speaker David Smith on “Einstein: His Life and Major Work.” 33 Leacock Dr. Kanata. New members welcome. Smith is a mechanical engineer working with the Department of National Defence. Contact Mary Jones 613-828-9759.
Oct. 11
Peter Hinchcliffe, author and photographer will describe how the Gardens at Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm came to be the beautiful Ottawa attraction they are today, with a look at their past and at the people who were behind the made-in-Ottawa
flowering plants on display. Barrhaven Garden Club, 76 Larkin Dr., 7:30 p.m., Guests $5. For more info, call 613 825-4257, or visit barrhavengardenclub.ca.
Oct. 15
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 Flora-and-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 fight against impaired driving. At Earl of March Secondary School, 4 The Parkway, Kanata. Funds raised will be used for MADD Ottawa educational and support programs. To register or pledge a runner, please visit maddchapters.ca/Ottawa/strides for change.
Oct. 16
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
Oct 19
Interested in gardening? Come and join us. The Nepean Horticultural Society. Guest Speaker: Julianne Labreche on “Getting rid of your Lawn.” 7:30 p.m. at City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave., Nepean. Everyone welcome. Non-members $4. Light refreshments. Information 613-721-2048.
Oct. 20
St. George’s Parish, 415 Piccadilly Ave. will celebrate Oktoberfest with an evening of fine German food, local brewed beer, and good fun. The event will take place in the parish hall between 5:30 and 9 p.m. Come and enjoy German sausages, potato salad, sauerkraut, dessert, coffee. tea, juice and cash bar. Cost: Adults $16; Children $8.00 (4-12 years). For Tickets contact 613 728 0201, secretary@saintgeorges.ca or on the parish website
at: www.saintgeorges.ca.
Oct. 21
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/fcef-annual-events/ Woodroffe United Church fall bazaar. Items available include china, books, bake table, silent auction, toys, jewellery, used furniture and much more. 207 Woodroffe Avenue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments and lunch available. For more information, please contact Woodroffe United Church at 613-722-9250. Genealogy morning at Ne-
pean 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 registration required: BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/programs. Information 613-580-2940. Our Lady of Fatima Church Bazaar, 153 Woodroffe Ave. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Christmas crafts, white elephant, jewelry, baking, books, toys, tearoom and more. Everyone welcome. For more info, call 613-722-7661.
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