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The building materials will be limestone, bronze and copper, which Jeanes said is hard to see in a model. “The materials are quite grand,” he said. Jeanes didn’t appear to agree with Clewes statement that the addition be significantly different from the heritage aspects of the site. He pointed to the addition at the Lord Elgin, which uses different window sizes and stone, but is more in character with the original building. “We want to be deferential to the historical architecture and have regard for it, not compete with it,” Clewes said. Aside from the bricks and mortar, there will be a return to nature. The two additions may feature green roofs, said Derek Lee, who’s in charge of landscaping for the project. He said the plan is to reintroduce the hotel to Major’s Hill Park. See PROPONENTS, page 3
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That would be done by taking down the existing parking lot, which was built between the 1960s and 1980s. A new parking lot would be five storeys and underground. “It will be a tough job because it’s all bedrock down
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That lead to the question: what happens to the seats? It just so happens they get donated. “The same week a member of our parent community was at the NAC and asked the same question: ‘What do you do with the seats?’” laughed principal Bill Arden. “It was like it was meant to be.” The seats were all theirs, as long as the curvature was right. After the board’s facilities team checked them out, the school got the OK. The project wasn’t on the public school board’s radar, but they recognized the opportunity, Arden said. He compared the process to that of renewing the school’s tennis courts. It took four years to raise the money for that project. This was much faster. He said the donation rushed every single job that the school would normally be on a waiting list for.
“The auditorium was in rough shape, the seats were orange with a yellowish wood back – it was something out of the 70s. All it needed was a red shag carpet,” said Arden. “The seats had fallen into ill repair, many of the springs were broken; there was foam coming out and more and more foam coming out if the student happened to be bored.” While the seats were out of the theatre, the ceiling, walls and concrete floor were painted, and new carpet was installed. A platform was also built for accessible seating. “We certainly wouldn’t have been able to take on a job like this other than fundraising over a five-year cycle. This was literally months and it was done and done expertly too,” Arden said. He added the changes have added some class to a facility that was really showing its age. The auditorium – which seats 696 people
now, down from 723 – was ready to go for the school’s Remembrance Day ceremony and its recent sports and arts rally. It’s also complete just in time for the school’s musical, The Addams Family, which will take the stage on Dec. 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets for the show are $10 for adults and $8 for students. Initially, because of the renovation to the auditorium, the school was looking to perform it at Nepean High School because of the need to get on stage and build the elaborate set for the production of the ghoulish American family. The play follows daughter Wednesday as she falls in love with a boy from Ohio and invites his family for dinner at the Addams mansion. Woodroffe wasn’t the only facility to receive seats. The NAC donated more than 1,300 to the Studio Theatre in Perth, and the Astor Theatre in Liverpool, N.S.
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anadians have been rightly shocked by the emergence of overt hate crimes committed in the wake of the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. In Ottawa, there have been multiple acts of anti-Semitism, including the painting of swastikas and hate messages on private homes and synagogues. In Toronto, news outlets reported several racist incidents, including one on public transit caught on a cell phone video with a man raging at a fellow passenger to “go back to your f---ing country.” These incidents are a disturbing reminder that racism is not a historical phenomenon. Racism exists all around us in Canada. And while I would prefer not to see race-driven violence acted out on my door step, I have long believed that it’s preferable to know what we’re facing so we can tackle the ignorance head-on. “If there is one silver lining (to Trump’s election), it’s maybe that we should talk more openly about race and stop pretending it’s an issue that we have dealt with,” author Kamal Al-Solaylee told CBC Radio in November. “I am talking about Canada.” Al-Solaylee is the author of Brown, an examination of brown-skinned people, their identity and experiences in Canada and around the world. He notes that although Canada hasn’t been subject to the same level of division as in the U.S., politicians here have been known to play the race card and trigger division along racial lines to woo voters, including in last year’s federal election and the current federal Conservative leadership race. It’s heartening that in recent incidents, the majority of Canadians have been outraged. Attacks on Toronto transit are an affront in a city where in many neighbourhoods more than 60 per cent of residents are considered part of an eth-
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As a woman and a feminist, I’m a big believer that in order to smash the glass ceiling, we need to get the dominant culture on board nadian Association of Human Resources Associations, which examined the question of how racism plays out in hiring practices. The bulk of research offered evidence that in Canada, people with “foreign names,” or those who look different from the hiring panels, are frequently overlooked for jobs and promotions because of an unrecognized internal bias in those doing the hiring. Even those of us, like me, who consider ourselves to be educated, open and tolerant people, have subtle biases lurking within us. It is human nature to fear what is different or what we don’t understand.
Until our personal biases are overtly challenged, we are generally not given an opportunity to recognize their existence, examine where we may be holding a particular negative viewpoint and better educate ourselves to challenge and alter these beliefs. Of course, I make these particular statements as someone who comes from the dominant, white middle-class. As a friend recently noted on Facebook, “If you’re not white you already knew racism exists here.” That’s because my friends who are Muslim, black, brown or first-generation Canadians from the Global South, are subject to the subtle ignorance of racism daily. As a woman and a feminist, I’m a big believer that in order to smash the glass ceiling, we need to get the dominant culture on board. For women, in politics and in business, this frequently means engaging white-haired, white men and garnering their support. It’s the same with racism. The recent acts of violence – and those which will surely continue to emerge in the coming days – are deplorable. But we can use them as an opportunity to look racism in the face, even if it means examining our own wrinkles in the mirror. Trump has brought out the worst in some, but his win also opens up an opportunity for Canadians to examine racism out in the open, and to dialogue about it, with each other and with our children. This is the only way forward.
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here are some things that are highly unlikely but still possible, and then there are those things that are absolutely impossible. Just a week after the highly unlikely came true in the U.S. with the election of Donald Trump as president, there were some who thought, briefly, that the impossible could happen and a Liberal could lose an election in Vanier. Didn’t happen. That is indeed truly impossible. After the votes were counted in the Nov. 17 provincial byelection in the Ottawa-Vanier riding, Liberal Nathalie Des Rosiers crushed the Progressive Conservative’s star recruit André Marin by a victory margin of 5,655 votes, or 48.5 per cent of the vote to Marin’s 30 per cent. The margin of victory for the Liberals was below that of the last provincial election, but the reality is that the race to succeed former Liberal MPP Madeleine Meilleur wasn’t even close. There were whispers before byelection day that the Liberals were vulnerable in Vanier. They clearly were not. If the provincial Liberals were ever going to see their Ottawa-Vanier stronghold crumble this would be the time. The Liberal government of Kathleen
Wynne is, according to province-wide polls, on shaky ground with the electorate across Ontario, but Ottawa-Vanier isn’t the province as a whole. It is not considered a Liberal political fortress for nothing. If the Progressive Conservatives are ever going to challenge Liberal domination in Vanier and allow Nepean-Carleton PC MPP Lisa MacLeod to see a Tory elected in Ottawa-Vanier in, as she says, her lifetime, there would have to be a political earthquake in Vanier and there are no signs that the earth is going to move to such an extent any time soon. Marin, a Nepean resident, said after the vote count that he’s encouraged but he would have to take a step back and reflect on his campaign before deciding if he’d run again as the PC candidate in Ottawa-Vanier. “I need to reflect … I’ve got to reconsider all the options looking forward,” Marin said. If he is interested in running for provincial office again in the near future, he should consider finding another riding to parachute into. There are some things that are a given in life, and in the city of Ottawa one of those things is that Vanier is true-blue Liberal red.
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CHARLES GORDON Funny Town things lately, with an eye to certain provisions of the city budget. This started with an announcement that the city was committing $610,000 to social agencies that work with poor people. That sounds nice, until you begin pondering what $610,000 will buy and contrasting it with other expenditures. We spent $610,000 on agencies that help poor people. We are committing more than twice that, $1.5 million, on extra policing costs associated with next year’s bicentennial celebrations. And we announce $400,000 for a sound-and-light show at Chaudière
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Falls for several weeks next fall 2017 to celebrate indigenous cultures. How’s that $610,000 looking now? It’s an easy game to point out frivolous spending and think of ways that it could be used more constructively. Every time I look at the Super Bowl halftime show I think of how many people in Africa could be fed with that money. It’s an easy game, but it does say something about our society’s priorities. Just to give you another example of how $610,000 stacks up, how about the cost of the royal visit to British Columbia by Prince William and family in September? Preliminary estimates by the department of Heritage come in at $855,000. That includes $116,000 for a dry-run of the event before the royal folks even arrived. DISTRIBUTION INQUIRIES Traci Cameron - 613-221-6223 ADMINISTRATION: Donna Therien - 613-221-6233 HOME BUILDERS ACCOUNTS SPECIALIST Geoff Hamilton - 613-221-6215 DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Gisele Godin - Kanata - 613-221-6214 Connie Pfitzer - Ottawa West - 613-221-6209 Cindy Gilbert - Ottawa South - 613-221-6211 Carly McGhie - Ottawa East - 613-221-6154 Jill Martin - Nepean - 613-221-6221 Catherine Lowthian - Barrhaven/Bells Corners 613-221-6227 Mike Stoodley - Stittsville - 613-221-6231 Annie Davis - Ottawa West - 613-221-6217 Rico Corsi - Automotive Consultant - 613-221-6224 Blair Kirkpatrick - Orleans - 613-221-6216 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES: Sharon Russell - 613-221-6228
To recap: $610,000 for anti-poverty groups in Ottawa, $855,000 for Will and Kate. Some better news for poor people in Ottawa is the introduction of a low-income bus pass. Some constructive spending of taxpayer money ($2.7 million a year according to a CBC report) is involved, but even here there are questions. The price of the pass, $57 a month, has been criticized as too high to be useful. It could be lower if the province kicked in more money. But the province, as we know, has its own priorities. The 2017 celebrations in this city are considered highly important by some people. In all likelihood those businesses that are involved in tourism will benefit. And in all likelihood the city will get some national and international publicity out of it, which may be worth something, 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
although no one can really tell how much. Money is available for 2017 and money will be spent. It shouldn’t be too unreasonable to ask that some of it be spent in ways that bring permanent benefit to the city and its residents, particularly its less privileged ones.
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The party has held the seat that now is called Ottawa-Vanier for decades, and that proved to be in no real danger of changing in this byelection. As of just after 10 p.m. and with 101 of 265 polls reporting, Des Rosiers held a commanding lead over Progressive Conservative star candidate André Marin by a 52 percent to 27 per cent margin in votes counted. Shortly after one media outlet declared it a Liberal victory around 10:05 p.m., Nepean-Carleton PC MPP Lisa MacLeod said it was a disappointing result for her party. “I’m very disappointed for my party and obviously very disappointed for André (Marin) himself, but lets remember, this riding hasn’t gone Progressive Conservative in my lifetime.” She said it was a tall order to try and win such a fiercely loyal Liberal riding. Her silver lining, she said, was the party’s ability to attract such a strong candidate to run for the party, calling Marin one of the strongest candidates to ever run for office. “I’m the only Tory in the entire city of Ottawa, and it’s been lonely for the last 10 years,” she said of being the lone Conservative from the city in the provincial legislature. “You go into every campaign wanting to win it, and you really put your best foot forward.” Marin was upbeat in his concession speech. “This is a Liberal fortress. They threw everything they have at us and
we still increased our base by seven per cent,” Marin said. “I think what’s important here is to put everything in perspective and see we’ve made some significant gains in Ottawa-Vanier.” The Nepean-resident said he’s encouraged and looking forward to “have this fun again” in 18 months, but he would have to take a step back and reflect on his campaign before deciding if he’d run again as the PC candidate in Ottawa-Vanier. “I need to reflect. I’ve got my head up high and I’ve got to reconsider all the options looking forward,” he said. The byelection was called on Oct. 19. Des Rosiers was picked as the Liberal candidate on Oct. 15. Former Ontario ombudsman Marin announced he was running as the Progressive Conservative candidate in September and former RCMP executive office Claude Bisson announced he was running as the NDP candidate in August. During the election, Marin focused on hydro costs, crime and business concerns. Bisson also campaigned on hydro costs – with both of those challengers to the long-time Liberal hold on the riding both creating websites, encouraging residents to write in about how those costs were affecting them. Marin continually called on voters to send a message to Queen’s Park and Wynne’s governing Liberals by choosing him – and voting for the first time in more than 48 years to make OttawaVanier a Conservative riding. Ottawa-Vanier has historically voted Liberal, and you have to go back to 1971 when the riding was called Ottawa East to find the last time a rival party held the seat. Liberal Meilleur had represented the riding since 2003. In 2014, Meilleur won with more than 55 per cent of the vote, finishing ahead of her nearest rival by more than 13,000 votes. Then Progressive Conservative candidate Martin Forget pulled in 22 per cent of the vote, NDP candidate Hervé Ngamby garnered 13 per cent. Ottawa-Vanier encompasses the entire former city of Vanier, extends to Nicholas Street and includes Rockcliffe Park, Overbrook and Gloucester. The University of Ottawa is located in the riding, which also has a high number of seniors and new immigrant voters. Meilleur had previously represented the community as a city councillor, and has spent 23 years in politics in OttawaVanier. Last June 9, she announced she was leaving politics and giving up her seat in the provincial legislature. Having served Ottawa-Vanier for more than 13 years as an MPP, and before that as the municipal councillor, the 67-year-old said she wanted to spend more time with her family. — with files from Brian Dryden
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Glebe Community Association to celebrate 50 years by Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com
Former, current and Glebeitesat-heart wanted. 2017 is going to be a big year – and not just because it will be Canada’s 150th birthday — as the
Glebe Community Association will be celebrating 50 years as a community organization. To commemorate the milestone, the association has decided to host community activities, but so far the only thing set in stone will be a 50th anniversary party, planned for Sept.
30, 2017. Long-time Glebe Community Association member and former president, June Creelman, is heading up the anniversary committee. “A great community doesn’t happen by accident. It’s people working together on common causes,”
Creelman said. “Over the past 50 years it’s amazing the number of activities the community association has been involved in, and the work is not done, and it’s important to highlight that too.” The Sept. 30 event is not just for
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current Glebe residents, Creelman said, the invitation to celebrate is being extended to the entire city. “When you think of how many people have lived or worked in the Glebe at some point, it’s not just for those people who live here now, we want to include people who have lived in the community throughout that time,” Creelman said. Creelman said because of this, the celebrations will focus on future initiatives, too. “We don’t want this to be an event to look back, it will be also about the future and so whatever we do on Sept. 30 it will be about the kids. It won’t just be a pat on the back,” she said. Still in the very early stages of planning, Creelman said that there would be a focus on a family-friendly event during the day and a concert or party of some sort during the evening. Creelman said during the course of the year the GCA would like to recognize its past and some of its accomplishments that it has done with the community, saying these celebrations are also about engaging more people in the community. Creelman herself has just returned from Winnipeg, and the long-time community volunteer said she didn’t hesitate to once again become involved. “There are a lot of new great people on the board. And it’s really wonderful to see how many people step up and the calibre of the people on the board,” she said. “It makes me proud to realize that the Glebe CA gave birth to GNAG, the Glebe Report – there is so much community vibrancy that so many have taken flight. During my own years in the Glebe, at one point the city wanted to close the Glebe Community Centre, the school board wanted to close Mutchmor, and the Sunnyside branch library – we and the neighbouring communities spoke up and the community is a better place for it.”
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The Vanier Community Service Centre launched its fifth edition of the Espoirs culinaires de la region de la capitale nationale – a cooking competition aimed to raise thousands for social programs in the community on Nov. 14. Former honorary president German Ambassador Werner Wnendt passed the torch – an oversized whisk – Mexican Ambassador Agustín García-López Loaeza.
Culinary challenge launched to help local family services BY Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com
A special cooking competition aims to help out lowincome families in the Vanier area. The Vanier Community Service Centre launched its fifth edition of the Espoirs culinaires de la region de la capitale nationale – a cooking competition expected to raise thousands for social programs in the community. As part of the fun, student-chefs from La Cité will be challenged to create dishes inspired by Mexican flavours. The students will be paired with renowned local chefs for the competition — to make the best Mexican dish for the main event held on March 7, 2017. President of the board of directors for the community service centre, Raymond Delage, said the competition helps change the lives of clients. Michel Gervais, director of the centre, said the competition is an example of the centre’s commitment to partnering with the community. “We are proud to demonstrate that our organization offers excellent services contributing to both positive
social and economic outcomes,” he added. Money raised from the 2017 event will help out the centre’s family support services program and the school readiness program, HIPPY. In March 2016, the event helped raise $50,000 for the programs. Each year CSCV reaches out to an embassy to partner with the event to help choose the evening’s theme. The ambassador from the embassy becomes the honorary president of the competition. And so, this year, former honorary president German Ambassador Werner Wnendt passed the torch – an oversized whisk – to Mexican Ambassador Agustín García-López Loaeza. “We are delighted that our country will be the inspiration of this new edition. It is for us an opportunity to promote our culture and to demonstrate solidarity with the community,” García-López Loaeza said. The college’s Culinary Arts and Culinary Management program coordinator Wayne Murphy, said the goal is to collaborate with the embassy to pick a dish which is well-known to the country, but may not have the most
common ingredients – in an effort to make the student chefs learn to prepare different foods. A panel of judges, including someone from the embassy, will judge the dishes. The Mexican embassy was happy to oblige. “Viva Mexico, viva Vanier,” García-López Loaeza said. Tickets for the evening are $125 each, which includes cocktails, dinner, wine or beer. The event will take place at the college, at 801 Aviation Parkway. All proceeds will go to the service centre, to help fund play groups, breastfeeding support, children with special needs, families living in social housing and young pregnant women. It also helps fund the HIPPY program – a program that helps new immigrants and low-income family children prepare for school in Ottawa by giving parents the tools to help their children learn. More information about the cooking competition and the programs the event supports is available at cscvanier. com. Tickets can be purchased by calling 613-744-2892, ext. 1204.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT In accordance with Section 22(6.4)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 11.(1) of Ontario Regulation 543/06, notice is hereby provided that an Official Plan Amendment proposal is being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department at the City of Ottawa. LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL The Official Plan Amendment affects development in the Village of Richmond on the Northeast Development Lands, Industrial Lands and lands east of McBean Street and south of the railway tracks. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT The purpose of the City-initiated amendments are to make necessary changes to the Richmond Secondary Plan in Volume 2C of the Official Plan to require that all development of the Northeast Development Lands, Industrial Lands and future residential and commercial lands east of McBean Street and south of the railway tracks be based on public communal well services. Development in the Industrial Lands will additionally be required to be connected to the central wastewater collection system. The effect of the amendment is to remove two exception provisions in the secondary plan that have allowed for private or partial servicing of some development on the Northeast Development Lands, Southeast Development Lands or Industrial Lands in the Village of Richmond. FURTHER INFORMATION For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the undersigned planner. Further information, including access to the application, additional materials, and any related plans, studies or reports may also be obtained by going to Ottawa.ca/devapps and inputting the File Number D01-01-16-0018 in the “Search” criteria. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the undersigned planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail by December 23, 2016. Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the proposal. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the Official Plan, you must make a written request to the City of Ottawa. Dated at the City of Ottawa this 24th day of November, 2016 Robin van de Lande, Planner Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 43011 Fax: 613-580-2576 Email: Robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca
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Hintonburg residents pack coffee shop to talk community safety By Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
Following a knife-point robbery, a gun-point robbery, shots fired and a stabbing, about 90 residents of Hintonburg packed into the Happy Goat Coffee Company to talk about the spate of recent violent incidents in their neighbourhood. The crimes occurred near the corner of Somerset Street West and Bayswater Avenue. “We knew there was an issue, but the issue was much bigger than what we realized or the stories that we already knew,” said Cheryl Parrott who co-chairs the security committee for the Hintonburg Community Association. She said one resident told attendees their life was threatened for just coming home to their own property. At the centre of the vio-
lence, according to Parrott and others attending the safety meeting, is the Vibe Café. Three years ago, there was a shooting on the patio of the establishment and Parrott said police have also confirmed the recent shooting and stabbing have a connection to the establishment. “It was much more distressing than I expected to hear and more distressing is the impact on those neighbours nearby,” she said. Neighbours spoke about incidents of noise, fighting, harassment and public drinking and are looking for a solution to the violence. In response, Parrott said they will organize a safety audit for the neighbourhood, and are hoping to revive the Neighbourhood Watch program that has gone quiet in recent years. See page 23
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About 90 people packed into Happy Goat Coffee Company on Nov. 10 to talk about a recent string of violent crimes at Somerset Street West and Bayswater Avenue.
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The Hintonburg Community Assocaition is looking to rebuld the neighbourhood watch program near Somerset Street West and Bayswater Avenue following a community safety meeting to address recent violent crimes in that area.
Residents working to revive neighbourhood watch Continued from page 22
She’s also hoping people will write impact statements to forward to the city and the police. Residents were encouraged to call police if they see crimes in progress, but Parrott said some were discouraged by a lack of response from previous calls. “That’s a concern that people are giving up phoning police because of the response they’ve gotten,” she said. Neighbours also asked police in attendance for a larger police presence in the neighbourhood, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. But that’s not the solution to the problem, Parrott said. The real solution would be for Vibe Café to shut its doors permanently. “That’s the solution because we have tried to work with them and that has not resulted in any positive changes and in fact the violence has ramped up,” Parrott said. “So that’s the solution is they need to close; people expressed a
real desire for that.” Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper has been in contact with the landlord for the café and the bar manager. “All I’ll say is that the landlord is now very aware of residents concerns. I have passed on the community’s concerns to the bar manager and I hope that will see the establishment do everything they can to ensure that their patrons aren’t involved in violence in their neighbourhood,” Leiper said, noting the business has lost its liquor license. Leiper co-hosted the community safety meeting alongside the community association and agreed there has been a persistent problem at that corner that seems to be associated with the Vibe Café. “We agreed at the outset that we weren’t going to be able to solve any of the problems at that meeting. We certainly heard lots about what’s going on and there was lots of discussion around some of the limitations the city is under around problem businesses in the neighbourhood.”
Earlier this year, a restaurant in Carlington closed its doors following a shooting in its parking lot. River Coun. Riley Brockington met with its landlord, asking for a solution to the problem establishment associated with many police calls. Ottawa Police Board members also called for the establishment to close. “We can’t just go in and shut down businesses,” Leiper said. Instead, he pushed residents to continue to call police when they see crimes in progress or dispatch when they have concerns about safety. The meeting highlighted just how many people have been impacted by the incidents and Leiper hopes it will prompt a redoubling of police efforts. “We didn’t solve anything. I think people walked away with very useful information about what they can do until things are addressed, and I certainly heard from police at the meeting a commitment that they are doing everything they can to ensure and address the issues at that corner.”
In accordance with Section 22(6.4)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 11.(1) of Ontario Regulation 543/06, notice is hereby provided that an Official Plan Amendment and Comprehensive Zoning By-law Amendment proposal is being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department at the City of Ottawa. LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL The Official Plan Amendment (file number D01-01-16-0011) and Zoning By-Law Amendment (file number D02-02-16-0073) affects new development and redevelopment in proximity to the MacDonald-Cartier International Airport as well as the Rockcliffe and Carp Airports as illustrated on Annex 10 of the Official Plan. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT The purpose of the City-initiated amendments are to: • update Annex 10 of the Official Plan with a new 35 NEP/NEF composite noise contour line • to make necessary changes and streamline existing airport noise control policies in the Official Plan • make necessary updates to the Zoning Bylaw The introduction of a new 35 composite contour in Annex 10 is a result of new noise projections for the McDonald-Cartier airport to the year 2043. Effort has been made to have the 35 NEP line conform generally to land use boundaries and topographic features. The streamlined policies and necessary changes in the Official Plan are intended to provide greater clarity in regard to land use permissions in the vicinity of airports and provide an update to dates and references. Changes to the Zoning Bylaw will generally be limited to necessary updates of dates and references and replacement of Schedule 6. FURTHER INFORMATION For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the undersigned planner. Further information, including access to the application, additional materials, and any related plans, studies or reports may also be obtained by going to Ottawa.ca/devapps and inputting the File Number D01-01-16-0011 or D02-02-16-0073 in the “Search” criteria. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the undersigned planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail by December 23, 2016. Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the proposal. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments, or of the refusal of a request to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, you must make a written request to the City of Ottawa. Dated at the City of Ottawa this 24th day of November, 2016 Robin van de Lande, Planner Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 43011 • Fax: 613-580-2576 Email: robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca Ad # 2016-507-S_OPA Airport Noise_24112016 Ottawa West News - Thursday, November 24, 2016 23
Notice of Completion of Class Environmental Assessments (Class EA) Updated Serviceability Report for the Leitrim Development Area (OPA 76 Areas 8a, 9a and 9b) In 2012, as per Official Plan Amendment 76 (OPA 76), the City increased its urban envelope by over 900 hectares. Part of the urban expansion occurred in the Leitrim Development Area (LDA). Specifically, OPA 76 Areas 8a, 9a and 9b were added to the LDA resulting in an additional 87.2 hectares of urban land. OPA 76 urban expansion areas were not included in the servicing strategy for the original 2005 LDA lands Community Design Plan, therefore, an updated servicing plan for the LDA has been prepared. The map illustrates the Leitrim Development Area and OPA Expansion Lands.
This LDA servicing study was undertaken in accordance with the requirements for Schedule B projects under the current Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document following an integrated planning and environmental assessment provisions (Section A.2.9) The Updated Serviceability Report (OPA76 Areas 8A, 9A and 9B) for the LDA determined the following: 1.
The LDA falls within the City’s 3C water pressure zone and is currently serviced with potable water from the Ottawa South Pumping Station, trunk watermains and local distribution system throughout the built up area. This water supply system has the capacity to support the planned LDA expansion, and will provide a reliable water service which meets the City’s level of service objectives.
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All wastewater flows from the LDA are tributary to the Leitrim Sanitary Pump Station (LPS). The LPS discharges to twin forcemains constructed along Bank Street and outlet to the Conroy Road Collector Sewer which is located near the intersection of Bank Street and Conroy Road. The firm capacity of the LPS has excess capacity required to support the 87 hectares LDA expansion. This is in part due to the fact that actual wastewater flows are less than the projected flow rates considered for the original design of the station. The four existing sub-trunk sewers within the existing LDA each have sufficient capacity to service the expanded LDA sanitary drainage areas as well.
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The LDA stormwater management system consists of a dual drainage network such as stormwater collection pipes; overland flow routes, watercourses and stormwater ponds. To facilitate the OPA 76 expansion lands, the required stormwater infrastructure will include new trunk storm sewers, a constructed channel for rural flow conveyance and the expansion of the existing Findlay Creek Village Stormwater Facility to provide water quantity and quality control.
A Class EA project file report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, identifications and evaluation of alternatives and the selection of the preferred solutions, public and agency consultation as well as potential development impacts and mitigation measure. By way of this Notice, the Class EA report is being placed on the public record for a 30 day review starting on November 17, 2016. The report is available for public review at the following locations: City Hall, Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1, Tel. 613-580-2400
Ottawa Public Library – Greenboro Branch 363 Lorry Greenberg Ottawa ON K1T 3P8, Tel. (613) 580-2940
Or by going to the following City web-site: ottawa.ca/leitrim Interested persons should provide written comments within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the first issuance of this Notice to: Jim Moffatt, P.Eng. Associate IBI Group (Proponent) 333 Preston Street, Suite 400 Ottawa, ON K1S 5N4, Tel: 613 225-1311 Email: jmoffatt@ibigroup.com
and copy Joseph Zagorski, P.Eng. City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1, 613-580-2424, ext. 22611 Email: joseph.zagorski@ottawa.ca
If concerns regarding the project cannot be resolved through discussion with the IBI Group and the City of Ottawa a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment (EA) Act (referred to as a Part II Order). Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by December 22, 2016. A copy of this request must also be sent to the IBI Group and City of Ottawa at the address listed above. If there are no requests received by December 22, 2016, the project will be considered to have met the EA requirements and identified municipal infrastructure projects for the Leitrim Development Area will proceed to detailed design and construction. Minister of the Environment anClimate Change: The Honourable Glen Murray 77 Wellesley Street West 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto ON M7A 2T5, Telephone: (416) 314-6790 Email: minister.moecc@ontario.ca With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. This Notice was first issued on November 17, 2016.
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Violence against women is the leading cause of homelessness for women and children, says Cathy Lawery, program manager of violence against women and counselling services teams at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. Adequate and affordable housing is in crisis in Ottawa, leaving many women who want to leave an abusive partner in limbo. “The myth that women stay? They don’t stay,” said Lawery. “It’s just that sometimes they have to make plans of where they’re going to go, how are they going to afford it. There’s all those things especially if you’re leaving with children – it takes some planning.” The community resource centre – serving those who live in Kanata, West Carleton, Goulbourn and Nepean – has a large violence against women program, which includes counselling for women and children, a shelter, and transitional housing supports. One in every three women is experiencing abuse – which can include the physical, emotional, verbal, sexual and financial. On any given night in Canada, around 3,500 women and 2,700 children sleep in a shelter because it’s not safe at home, said Lawery. And that’s only the women who identify themselves. “There’s a strong majority of peo-
ple who are survivors of violence,” said Lawery. “Our numbers haven’t gone down; they’ve grown exponentially.” November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and to raise awareness the resource centre is focusing on its transitional housing. “I’ve been here for over 20 years and although housing has been an issue, I have seen that (over) the last three years, it’s critical,” she said. “What we know for a fact, even locally, is that violence against women is the leading cause of homelessness.” From April 2015 to March 2016, the centre’s VAW programs saw: • 250 women use the transitional housing support program. • 87 mothers facing violence and 52 child witnesses of violence served by the child witness program. • 380 women receive violence against women counselling services. • 87 women and 69 children stay at Chrysalis House – a 25-bed shelter. The average length of stay was 105 days. “All of these women essentially are looking for housing, for affordable housing,” said Lawery. “We want women to know that they don’t have to face this issue on their own. We have people who have expertise in housing. There’s some information they might not be aware of that can secure them great housing options.”
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Angelika, a transitional housing support worker, works with women using the centre’s counselling services or living at the shelter to explore their housing options and resources available to them. Last names of front-line workers are not used to protect those at the centre. Options can include a temporary move to a shelter and subsidized or private market housing, she said, adding she can also help clients with income possibilities and social assistance. “A safe and affordable home is a basic human right for everyone,” said Angelika. “One of the things we recognize at the centre is that housing is in a huge crisis. It’s become part of our strategic direction.” The resource centre has created a housing committee to look at the issues and how to best advocate for and support its clients, which includes those in the VAW program, as well
as youths and seniors. Many women looking to flee domestic violence believe they must be living in a shelter to apply for subsidized housing and that isn’t the case, said Angelika. Women who live at home, or who have been staying in temporary housing (such as with a friend, relative or in shelter) for less than three months can get placed on a priority list in the social housing registry. Transitional housing support workers can help women get placed on the priority list by writing a letter a support, said Angelika. “Women who are living, breathing violence, that’s a critical issue,” said Lawery. “If you’re living with your abuser, or you’ve left and it’s within that three month period of time, we can get you special priority, which makes a huge difference whether or not you’re waiting for years for housing or whether or not you’re waiting for months.” Those who receive a special priority status only wait an average of three to four months
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Many women are afraid to seek assistance from the resource centre under the assumption that counsellors will force them to make decisions they aren’t ready for, said Lawery. “We don’t do that,” she said. “Coming in to see us, getting the resources and maybe applying and getting on the list because you can, because you fit the criteria, is a really smart move. We’re not here to tell them what to do.” Women who apply for social housing and special priority status are not forced to move when a unit becomes available. “It’s a backup plan,” said Lawery. “Because you can say no if you’re not ready to move.” And when women are ready to make a move, the resource centre is there for them. “It’s just a matter of creating a plan, finding affordable housing, and then making the move when they
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Transitional housing workers at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre can help women fleeing abusive homes access adequate and affordable housing more easily. Those who receive a special priority status only wait an average of three to four months for housing. can,” said Lawery. “There is life after abuse. A good life after abuse.” The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre has a large VAW program that offers peer support, individual and group counselling, transitional housing, referrals, and resources. To learn more
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• Chrysalis House: 613-5915901 • Distress Centre Ottawa: 613238-3311 • Fem’aide, a Francophone helpline: 1-877-336-2433 • Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario: 613-260-2360
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Teen charged in hate graffiti offences by Melissa Murray mmurray@metroland.com
OSU adds Claire Ditchburn from Hibernian Ladies FC and Scottish FA to Technical Staff OSU is pleased to announce that Claire Ditchburn, a UEFA B Licensed Coach from Edinburgh, Scotland will be joining OSU effective November 1st, 2016. Claire will serve as head coach for the 2002 and 2003 Girls Force Academy Black teams, competing within the OPDL along with delivering club technical training including the Centre of Excellence Program Claire is known as a forward-thinking coach who has gained over ten years of domestic and international experience at all levels of the game. Most recently, she has served as First Team Assistant Coach for Hibernian Ladies FC of the Scottish Women’s League. In addition to this, she has held roles with the Scottish FA as U15 and U17 National Team Assistant Coach and coordination and delivery of regional training programs for the Football Association. During this time, some of her key achievements have included participation in the 2016 UEFA Women’s Champions League and over ten players reaching the international level that she worked directly with. Coach Ditchburn holds her UEFA ‘B’ License, and becomes the seventh nationally licensed coach of this standard or higher within OSU. Further to this, she is one of the few UEFA ‘B’ Licensed female coaches in Canada. “We are very pleased to have Claire join the OSU team, as she represents OSU’s commitment as part of our strategic plan to be a leader in women’s coaching and soccer in Canada,” noted OSU Club President, Bill Michalopulos. OSU is excited to have Claire on board and welcome a coach who brings experience from the professional level of women’s soccer in Europe. Please take a moment to welcome her to OSU around the fields this winter.
A young offender has been arrested and is facing several charges related to hate graffiti aimed at six religious institutions over the past week. According to Ottawa police Const. Chuck Benoit, the male young offender, who is around 17 years old, appeared in court on Nov. 21. As of Nov. 22, the suspect was still in custody and facing a long list of charges from all six incidents. He faces six counts of utter threats to cause death, six counts of mischief to religious buildings, six counts of breach of youth probation and two counts of dangerous weapons. Benoit said the investigation is still ongoing and more charges are possible. He was arrested in the area of Broadview Avenue. Benoit said surveillance helped in the investigation and police were fortunate to have visuals from several locations that assisted police. The investigation included members of the hate crime unit, general investigators and patrol officers, Benoit said. “We are very satisfied with the arrest,” he said. Swastikas and racial slurs were discovered at Parkdale United Church, in the Glebe on Rabbi Anna Maranta’s front door, at Kehillat Beth Israel congregation on Coldrey Avenue, at the Machzikei Hadas Synagogue in Alta Vista, the Ottawa Mosque on Northwestern Avenue and the Jewish Community Centre near Carling and Broadview. On Saturday, Ottawa residents gathered for a three-kilometre solidarity walk from Island Park Drive
and Scott Street. Following news of the arrest, Andrea Freedman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa released a statement thanking police. “The police made this investigation a top priority and it was their dedication to increasing patrols at religious institutions that led directly to this arrest. The safety and security of our community is always our top priority and we will continue to support the police in any way pos-
“The police made this investigation a top priority and it was their dedication to increasing patrols at religious institutions that led directly to this arrest.” Andrea Freedman President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa
sible,” the statement reads. She also thanked the wider community for standing by them through a troubling week. “These attacks were directed not only against the Jewish community, but against all Canadians who share our core values of respect, tolerance and kindness. We will not allow ourselves to be threatened nor intimidated by such acts of cowardice. As a community, we will remain vigilant and continue to report anything suspicious to security officials. We will continue to fight anti-Semitism and racism in all forms.” A chorus of public leaders denounced the hate crimes, including Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi. “Today we learned that the police are investigating a third act of vandalism and anti-Semitism against Ottawa’s Jewish community,” the attorney general wrote in a statement last week.
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“These acts of hates and intolerance are shocking, sad and absolutely unacceptable. It is deeply troubling that are happening in our community – a community that values that diversity and inclusion.” The Glebe Business Improvement Area was quick to stand behind Rabbi Maranta. The association sent out a statement the same day she found the graffiti on her front door. “The Glebe Business Improvement Area is horrified by the ap-
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Some of what people love most about Carlington and their neighbours is about to be unveiled. The Humans of Carlington project, modelled after the viral Humans of New York website that tells the stories of everyday people alongside a photograph, will be part of the Carlington Arts Initiative’s Fall Art Showcase at the Alexander Community Centre on Nov. 26, from 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Where it differs from the popular New York project is that the subjects are asked about what they love most about their neighbourhood. At a time when Carling-
ton has struggled with violent incidences, including homicides and stabbings, Linda Vanderlee, co-ordinator of the Carlington Arts Initiative, said it’s the perfect time to show off why people love the community. “It’s so important to remember the so many more positive things happening in the community,” Vanderlee said. “We need to keep our energy on that and the beauty and kindness and goodness.” Vanderlee is delighted the project, which started at the initiative’s May fun day, will make a public debut at the showcase, alongside other Carlington artist’s works. About 12 of the current stories will be showcased, including that of
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Photographer of the Humans of Carlington project Patrick GarciaLozano has the camera turned on him. Humans of Carlington will debut at the Carlington Arts Initiative’s Fall Art Showcase at the Alexander Community Centre on Nov. 26. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. SUBMITTED/ LINDA VANDERLEE
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The Humans of Carlington project will be shown off at the Carlington Arts Initiative’s Fall Art Showcase at the Alexander Community Centre on Nov. 26, from 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Also featured at the showcase will be a lineup of performers, including a choir, band and more. Submitted/ Patrick Garcia-Lozano
Showcase is a free community event Continued from page 31
The event is free, and artists and spectators of all ages are invited to participate and attend. “It will be a good time and an opportunity to meet the neighbours and
interact with their own creative community,� she said. Being a first-time occasion, Vanderlee is organizing it so when people arrive they can grab some food and check out the
visual art pieces, before sitting down for the live showcase. The Carlington Arts Initiative began about three years ago to bring the arts community in Carlington together.
Vanderlee said it’s her mandate to “connect the community through the arts.� The showcase is her newest way of reaching out to artists and the broader community.
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can be active while supporting two great causes here in Ottawa.” Twenty five years ago Dr. Sam Kucey decided to organize a ski day to raise money for the children in our community. Little did he know that a ski day at Mont SteMarie would become an annual tradition for local families, and have a huge impact on the lives and well-being of children in Ottawa and the surrounding area. “We are so proud of this event,” says Ski for Kids Co-Chair Derek Noble. “Ski for Kids has evolved and grown over the years. Over 50 teams fundraise and participate. The event is such a success that returning participants account for 80 percent of those in attendance and we believe that speaks volumes for the quality of this event.” “For over 26 years, volunteers have been organizing this popular event to raise money to make a difference in the lives of CHEO’s cancer patients, children with chronic pain and to help youth reach their full potential,” says Jacqueline Belsito, VP Philanthropy and Community Engagement, CHEO Foundation. “We are so fortunate that many community-minded individuals care about the health
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MARY COOK Memories behind the kitchen table, and the book was in front of us, I turned right towards the back and the pails upon pails of Christmas candy. This was one of my favourite sections and I could almost taste the striped hard candy and the chocolates that had been strewed over the entire page, looking like they had been accidentally spilled from the cans holding them. “Enough of that page,”
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the end of his finger and running it around the inside bottom of the pail. Audrey said the pail would be good for picking raspberries the next summer. We were all sitting around the kitchen table as usual when the last candy was eaten with Christmas more than a month away. The pail sat empty in the middle of the table. Father never took his eyes off the Ottawa Farm Journal, but we all heard him say, “Come easy, go easy.” We knew he wasn’t talking about the candy, but the coins taken out of the egg money to pay for it. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to www.smashwords. com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
with a handful of coins and the fight was on to see who would open the parcel. Mother settled that by opening it herself. And there it was, a shiny pail of Christmas candy and the holiday weeks away! The excitement wasn’t to end there. Just before we were to head upstairs to bed, Mother said she could see nothing wrong with opening the pail and giving each of us just one to taste! Well, having a piece of the Christmas candy every night before we went to bed became a ritual and it wasn’t long until we could see the bottom of the pail. We knew there wasn’t a hope of getting another order of candy from Eaton’s catalogue. And then the pail was empty. All that remained was a dusting of sugar in the bottom, which Emerson scooped up by licking
Audrey said. She was ready to move on. I shoved the book over to Mother sitting at the end of the table working on her diaries. “If I took all the pennies out of the corner of my hanky, do you think we could take some out of the egg-money to add to them and maybe buy one of those little pails of candy?” I figured it was worth a try. Mother looked at the page, ran the tips of her fingers over the candy pictures and in the lowest of voices said, “I don’t see why not.” Well!! Father shook his head, my three brothers, let war hoops out of them that could be heard in Arnprior, Audrey was pouring over the page to see what pail to pick and I thought I was going to cry! It seemed like only a few days before the candy arrived on a Saturday, C.O.D., Mother paying the mailman
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It’s estimated that more than 75,000 grandparents in Ontario have been denied access to their grandchildren, affecting more than 112,000 grandchildren. Grandparents in Ottawa and across the province are calling for Bill 34 to be accepted, the legislation allowing courts to consider individual cases to grant access based on whether contact would be appropriate in the circumstances. Metro Creative graphic
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Ottawa-area grandparents are adding their voices to a demand for change to the province’s Children’s Law Reform Act that would allow for grandparent-grandchildren access rights. Kanata’s Frank and Sonya, and Lea and Larry of Orléans, say withholding visitation for grandparents and their grandchildren constitutes emotional and psychological abuse, and currently there is no recourse in the law. Both couples did not want their last names used. “Children’s Aid, Elder Abuse Ontario and Public Health Canada all say that using children as pawns, isolating them and denying them access to their grandparents, is emotional abuse. And it still goes on,” said Frank. “You don’t have
to be a grandparent to understand that this is wrong.” Bill 34 was introduced by Algoma-Manitoulin NDP MPP Michael Mantha and passed its second reading on Nov. 3. The legislation would ensure that courts consider individual cases to grant access, based on whether contact would be appropriate in the circumstances. “It stops the using of children as pawns in a relationship,” said Frank. “Everybody is very well aware of parental alienation syndrome, where there’s animosity between two people who are divorcing and they end up using the children as pawns. The aspect of it transferring onto the grandparents, people just aren’t aware of it.” See MPP, page 38
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MPP says about 75,000 Ontario grandparents kept from grandkids Continued from page 28
Sonya said many grandparents don’t even know why access to their grandchildren was cut off, especially if they previously enjoyed a close relationship. “It can be confusing when you don’t understand why,” she said. “It begs the question that how is it in the best interest of the child to not have a relationship with loving and caring grandparents? I just don’t get that.” Lea, who facilitates the Ottawa chapter of Alienated Grandparents Anonymous, a peer support group that meets twice a month, said grandparent-grandchild iso-
lation is vastly under-reported. “The people involved, it’s their families,” said Lea. “They’re very afraid to come
Mantha estimates that more than 75,000 grandparents in Ontario have been denied access to their grandchildren, affecting more than
“It’s not just a few grandmothers in the corner who want to see their grandchildren a little more – it’s much bigger than that.” Frank Grandparent
out and talk, that there may be repercussions to that. They are ashamed, they are humiliated. They feel like they are the only ones but they’re not.”
112,000 grandchildren. “This bill is really focused on grandchildren’s rights as well because denying that relationship, from a perspective of a grandchild with their
grandparents, is detrimental to their well-being, to their upbringing,” said Mantha during a video press conference before the second reading of the bill. “We’re trying to accomplish something that is in the best interest of the child.” Yukon, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia have laws that protect grandparent access to grandchildren. “Quebec has the law that is most favourable, the most fair; it recognizes that there is a right to have a relationship,” said Frank. “If there’s something, some reason it’s not in the best interest of the child, it goes to court and a
judge decides.” Educating around grandparent alienation is a step in the right direction to address the issue and have people better understand the ramifications, he said. “It’s not just a few grandmothers in the corner who want to see their grandchildren a little more – it’s much bigger than that,” Frank said. “More than anything we want people to understand is that it’s abuse.” Since 2005, six previous versions of the bill have died following second reading when elections were called or the legislature was prorogued. Mantha said he hopes this
is the final time a bill is proposed and that it becomes law. “There is no reason why there should be an eighth time that we’re coming back to present this bill,” he said. “We’re all hoping, on behalf of all grandchildren across this province, that this is indeed the last time that this bill is going to be introduced and that it will become law.” Alienated Grandparents Anonymous operates in 15 countries. The Ottawa chapter meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at Manoir Portobello, 691 Valin St., Orléans. For details, visit agaottawa.weebly.com.
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The gap between labour demand and the domestic workforce in agriculture has doubled from 30,000 to 59,000 in the past ten years and projections indicate that by 2025, the Canadian agri-workforce could be short workers for 114,000 jobs. This is a key finding of newly released Agriculture 2025: How the Sector’s Labour Challenges Will Shape its Future research by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). The LMI research also revealed that primary agriculture has the highest industry job vacancy rate at 7 per cent. “The sustainability and future growth of Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industry is at risk,” explains Portia MacDonaldDewhirst, CAHRC Executive Director. “It is critically important that this risk is acknowledged and mitigated in an intentional and strategic way. “ The agriculture industry has been encouraging young people and workers from other sectors to get into agriculture as a career. Despite extensive efforts gaps still exist and there still will be a large void in the future. Labour shortages create risks to farmers who can only hope they will have the same or greater access to both domestic and foreign workers in the future as they do now. The LMI study examined only primary production; agri-food industries such as food and beverage processors or input suppliers, which have additional labour demands, were not considered in the research. The research indicates that the worker shortage is critical today and will be even more so ten years from now, with potentially serious consequences for business viability, industry sustainability and future growth. Access to less labour for Canadian farmers now and into the future will affect food security for Canadian consumers and will also affect export potential of Canada’s entire agri-food industry. To address the labour issues identified in the research, CAHRC, with the help of the Government of Canada, has developed agriculture-specific human resource (HR) tools designed to support modern farm operations to manage their workforce. CAHRC offers Agri Skills, online and in-person
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Ruth Beggs is thankful there are still months to go before Conservatives choose their new federal party leader. Emerging from the Orchardview Conference Centre in Greely on Nov. 13 minutes after nine of 12 leadership candidates made their pitch for the federal Conservative top job, Biggs said there was a lot of choice presented during the sold-out Leadership Conference hosted by Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre. “It makes it more difficult,” said Beggs, a North Gower resident, one of about 500 people who attended. Beggs went with an open mind to shop for the right candidate before a leader is chosen next May. Her husband, Eric, said there were a lot of similarities between the candidates. “I still think we need a man like Stephen Harper to (lead), but I don’t know who that is,” he said, but added that Erin O’Toole resonated with him the most given his parliamentary experience. Meanwhile, Bryan Winters of Stittsville said he didn’t get all the answers he was seeking, but has narrowed his choice to three contenders. He had hoped to hear Simcoe-Grey, Ont. MP Kellie Leitch speak, but she left early before the debate due to an incident at her home, according to reports. Candidates Steven Blaney, MP for Lévis-Bellechasse, Que., and Daniel Lindsay, former president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, also did not participate. Winters said he agrees with Leitch’s bid to have visitors, im-
migrants and refugees screened for Canadian values, and took it one step further, suggesting newcomers should also been screened for their work experience and education. Debate questions ran the gamut: engaging young voters, age of consent, defence spending, how to build local riding associations, federal-provincial partnerships, media relations, building relations with Quebec and nuclear energy benefits. GUN OWNERSHIP RIGHTS
On the topic of combating crime but also protecting firearm ownership rights, Que. MP Maxime Bernier said there are gun regulations in place that are working, but that “if the government decides that one of your guns is an illegal gun I think the government must compensate you for that.” Andrew Scheer, who grew up in the Mooney’s Bay area, said the rights of law-abiding gun owners must be protected. “We can’t have a system where the RCMP starts making decisions based on how firearms look. It’s about what they actually do,” the ReginaQu’Appelle MP said, adding that Conservatives have a good crime-fighting tract record with
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Candidates vying for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party square off in a debate during the Conservative Leadership Conference in Greely on Nov. 13. tough penalties on repeat offenders. Durham, Ont. MP Erin O’Toole said the Chretien Liberals “demonized” sport shooters and hunters by justifying the creation of the long-gun registry as a crime-fighting measure. “It did nothing for crime,”
the retired military member said. Lisa Raitt, MP for Milton, Ont., also zeroed in on the registry. “You have to delink this notion of criminal activity necessitates coming from people who lawfully own firearms,” the former cabinet minister said.
The key to combating crime will be appointing good justice and public safety ministers who understand issues, communicate and take advice from firearm-sector organizations, Raitt said. Andrew Saxton, a defeated North Vancouver MP, echoed the long-gun “boondoggle”
and that criminals do not register their guns. “It took $2 billion to figure that out,” he said. Michael Chong, MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont., also said he supports lawabiding hunters and farmers, but believes a different crimefighting approach is needed in addition to punitive measures. “As someone who was raised in a Christian household I also believe in rehabilitation and redemption, and I think we made a mistake in getting rid of some of the rehabilitation programs in our prison system,” he said, before vowing to restore some of those if chosen as leader. Saskatoon-University MP Brad Trost, who said he owns two types of guns and knows how to use them, is advocating for more prison cells to reduce overcrowding and boost rehabilitation efforts. Deepak Obhrai, who is the longest-serving Conservative MP, drew laughter when he quipped, “For the record, I shoot with a camera.” The Calgary resident said he too supports the rights of hunters and sport shooters, and also applauded the cancellation of the long-gun registry. See NINE, page 51
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Chris Alexander, a defeated Ajax-Pickering, Ont. MP and former immigration minister, said he just recently went hunting. He also said he worked with law-abiding gun owners in the lead-up to knocking down the registry. ATTRACTING MILLENNIALS
One question from the floor tested candidates on how they would engage young people — over and above the use of social media. In addition to engaging them on economic issues, the Conservative Party needs to give young people something to believe in, said Trost. “We need to make sure that we have idealistic issues where young people can go campaign
for the Conservatives,” he said, adding that environment issues tend to draw young people to left-wing parties. Obhrai said young people form the majority and will be the future of the party. “If the Conservative Party, through their social policies, cannot attract them, we are in big trouble,” he said, adding the key is to ask them what they want, which is usually jobs. Alexander said the party “really did miss the boat on social media” in the last federal election. “Let’s tell our story,” he said, referring to the successes of Conservatives. Bernier suggested giving young people opportunities based on a real Conservative platform. Economic growth of 1.2 per cent this year doesn’t
translate into purchasing power, which doesn’t bode well for the future, he said. But more free trade, lower taxes and more freedoms would create opportunities. The next leader, said Scheer, has to be able to connect with young people and convince them of the “intergenerational theft” that is happening and how it impacts their lives. “I tell people that the reason why I’m running is because I can’t afford to let (Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau do to my kids what his father did to my generation,” he said to applause. Conservatives failed to provide a positive vision for young people in the last election, he said. “We ran a very negative campaign,” he said. According to O’Toole,
Conservative principles must be front and centre when Conservatives speak with young people in the 2019 election. “They looked for the celebrity and some change in the last election,” O’Toole said, adding millennials will be looking for confidence and opportunities after three more years of “job churn, living in basements and unpaid internships.” But preaching at people to vote Conservative isn’t going to work, said Raitt, adding they have to be invited. “Sometimes it’s as simple as just asking and not expecting that people are naturally going to flock to us because we have the best policies,” she said. “Because it didn’t work for us last time.” Saxton said the priority must be listening to young
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CLUES ACROSS 43. Not wide 1. Poets 44. Elaborate garments 6. Insecticide 45. Swiss river 9. Insect feeler 47. South Dakota 13. Intestinal 48. Instinctive part of the 14. “Drum Boogie” singer mind 15. Region 50. Some put this in their hair 16. Chinese automotive co. 51. French young women 17. Served before entree 53. Two legged support 18. Dwells 55. Stimulates the heart 19. Boosted 59. Waste matter 21. Tells players what to do 60. Nocturnal rodents 22. Infections 61. The Who anthem “__ 23. Hoover is one O’Riley” 24. Expresses surprise 62. Old age personified 25. Basketball position (abbr.) 63. Remnant 27. Fresh Prince of __ Air 64. Disband 28. Hindu queens 65. Nanosecond 30. Easter marshmallow treat 66. Referee declares 32. Where coaches stand 67. A citizen of Iran 35. Women CLUES DOWN 37. Thai province 1. “ER” actress Leslie 38. Drenches 2. Wings 40. Matters that settle 3. Power to direct and
control 30. Police Department 4. Small freshwater fishes of 31. Relating to teaching Eurasia 33. Sportscaster Patrick 5. Scandium 34. A way to glide 6. Earnhardt and Hunter are 36. Fathered two 39. Statute mile (abbr.) 7. Two-parted 41. One-thousandth of an inch 8. Foul-mouthed bear from 42. Discounts the movies 46. Rockers from Georgia 9. Tan horses 48. Norwegian playwright 10. Song 49. Herbs 11. Draw blood 51. S. China seaport 12. High-ranking Turkish 52. Stout sword officer 54. Pasty 14. Determine time 55. Fill a suitcase 17. Begets 56. Japanese weapon 20. Watch chain 57. Dark brown or black 21. Constellation representing 58. Grain crop a dog 60. Time used in far western 23. Indian dish states 25. Legumes 64. Drill instructor 26. Romanian river 28. An auto you don’t keep 29. Signs, __, delivers
This week’s puzzle answers in next week’s issue
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, peace of mind may come your way after you square away all of your finances and begin developing a budget for the year to come. Enlist some professional help if necessary. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Introspection leads you on a quest to find a creative outlet, Taurus. Play to your strengths and ideas will surface, or check in with friends for inspiration. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, stick with a course of action even if you have hit a rocky road. Your efforts thus far have been extensive, and you will soon see a light at the end of the tunnel. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if family is not around, surround yourself with friends. This support system will prove invaluable. Express your gratitude to friends for their unwavering support. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a different way of thinking may be just the thing you need to solve a Here’s How It Works: problem that’s been more puzzling than you expected. Ask others for their point of view. Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric Virgo, before you can be honest with others, you have to be honest with clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! yourself. Take a look at things you might want to change and then forge ahead in that direction. 56 Ottawa West News - Thursday, November 24, 2016
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, if you take a roundabout route, you will still end up at the finish line. And the new perspective this route provides may benefit you in the long run. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may have to work a little harder to get what you want, but the results can’t be denied. Focus your attention on making a name for yourself in your career. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 There is no stopping you when you have a goal in mind, Sagittarius. Call it stubbornness or just dedication, but your ambition may open doors that remain closed to others. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, someone close to you is interested in learning more about what makes you tick. New friendships may develop this week, so approach situations with an open mind. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, resist the temptation to bite off more than you can chew. While you might want to prove your ability to multitask, don’t do so at a detriment to your health. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, even if you have rest and relaxation on the brain, celestial forces are pushing you in a different direction. 1124
Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com Open Stage night at the Westboro Legion with host band the Wertherman starts at 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit our website at http://www.rcl480. com or call 613-725-2778. Arts Night, 7.30pm with Laura Golden, poet; Marie Rakos, visual artist and Imelda Basudde, vocalist/songwriter at First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave. Admission: $5. Information: 613-725-1066.
Nov. 26
Food Bazaar 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, 579 Parkdale Ave. Deli, frozen foods, candy, baking, and coffee shop. The Ontario Genealogical Society – Ottawa Branch will host Richard McGregor on the hot topic of genetic genealogy from 10:30am-12:00pm. And a tour of the City of Ottawa Archives from 1:00pm-3:00pm. All are welcome, both events are free. City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Dr. For more details visit ogsottawa. on.ca. Free Pool from noon to 5 p.m. upstairs at the Westboro Legion. Saturday Night Dance at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome, free for members, $5.00 cover for visitors. For more information visit http://www.rcl480. com or call 613-725-2778. The Ottawa Valley Tiger Island Trio featuring Dennis Harrington, Randy Foster on fiddle, Sherryl Fitzpatrick on piano, 7pm, 145 Central Park Dr. Old time fiddling music. To reserve seats, email Graham and Suzanne at gcrate@rogers. com.
Nov. 26 and Dec. 10
Come buy your fresh fruits and veggies at low prices from the MarketMobile. Stop by the Carlington location, 1520 Caldwell Ave. from 1:15 to 2:45 pm. For questions, please contact Moniela at mvon@ carlington.ochc.org.
Nov. 27
Ring in the holidays with Canadian Showtime Chorus at the Ron Kolbus Centre, formerly Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Ave. from 2 to 5 p.m. Tickets $15, light lunch included. $1,000 cash prize raffle tickets available! For tickets and more information visit www.canadianshowtimechorus.com or call 613-601-1889.
Nov. 29
Carlingwood Y’s Morning Break Women’s Program meets every Tuesday morning from 10.30 to 11.30 at St. Martin’s Church on Prince Charles Rd. The speaker on 29 November is Andrea Trudel from the Carlingwood branch, Ottawa Public Library who will talk about the numerous services available at the library. For more information please call Dorothy Young 613 722 0587 or the Carlingwood Y at 613 656 9605.
Dec. 1
The Ottawa Support Group for People Who Stutter, a self-help group for people who stutter in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, meets on the first and third Thursday of every month from 7-8:30pm, at Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, 1750 Russell Rd. Please visit www.oapws.ca for more information.
Dec. 2
Come to hear the beautiful music of the Stairwell Carollers at Trinity United Church, 1099 Maitland Ave., at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and children. 613-821-9214.
Dec. 3
St. Elizabeth church bazaar, 10 - 2pm at 1303 Leaside Ave. Bake sale, knitted and crochet goods, crafts, white elephant table, Christmas cakes, raffle. Lunch served 11 - 1pm. Adults $5. Child $3. Free admission. 613 725-2242. Christmas Melodies, a concert with Tzeitel Abrego at 7pm at Centretown United Church, 507 Bank St. Admission: a donation to the Christmas
Hamper Project. Further information at www.tzeitelabrago.com. Fisher Park Christmas: a one day pop-up Christmas market, with over 120 vendors, at Fisher Park School, 250 Holland Ave. from 9am to 3pm. Free admission free parking. Refreshments available. Woodroffe High School Craft Sale, 9-3. Over 40 tables of original crafts. Admission is free. Student Café for coffee and lunch. Poinsettias for sale. Join us at 2410 Georgina Dr.
Dec. 4
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods and crafts at the OHS Christmas open house 11 am to 2:30 pm at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
Dec. 9
Stairwell Carollers - “Adeste Fidelis” – 7:30pm at St Mark’s, 1606 Fisher Ave. An evening of choral music for the Yuletide season. Tickets: $15. Contact: St Mark’s office: 613-224-7431 or stmarks@ stmarksottawa.ca or available at the door.
Dec. 9
Nepean Choir along with Harmonia Choir presents “a little Messiah music” with orchestra and Shawn Potter, organ. 7:30 pm Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. Tickets: $20 from choir members or $25 at the door. See nepeanchoir.ca for more information.
Dec. 11
Get into the Christmas spirit with the Salvation Army’s Festival of Carols at Centrepointe Theatre. Come enjoy
your favourite carols featuring Melissa Simard, Rick Szabo, Bill Blundell, Sean van Gulik and The Salvation Army Mass Bands and Chorus. There are two performances 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at no cost. To reserve tickets call Centrepointe Theatre Box office at 613-580-2700. The Ottawa Chapter of the Compassionate Friends will be holding their 18th annual Candle Lighting in memory of all children who have died. This celebration will held at 7pm at the Ron Kolbus Centre in Britannia Park in conjunction with the annual worldwide candle lighting. There is no charge to attend and no need to register in advance. Parents are asked to bring a freestanding picture of their child/ ren for the display table and to arrive by 6:30 for prompt 7pm start.
Dec. 14
Ottawa Central Women’s Connection invites you and your friends to: Dancing With The Stars (Arise School of Dance), the beautiful Christmas Music of Daphne Dykhuizen. $8 at the door/first timers $2, Dessert Party, new website & name rsvpministries.com, 1-3pm, Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Rd. RSVP: Kay 613-591-6326 or Lois 613-421-2773. All women welcome.
Tuesdays
CHARA, your local community association, is searching for volunteers to fill open positions on our board of directors. CHARA holds meetings on the last Tuesday of the month starting at 6:30 PM. As well, we are looking for volunteers to work on the community rink. as well as for supervision during the winter. Email info@carletonheights. org.
Dec. 5
You are invited to the annual general meeting of the Westboro Beach Community Association at the Field house, 29 Van Lang Private at 7pm. The guest speaker will be local historian Dave Allston who will speak on the 145th anniversary of the great fire that torched Skead’s Mill at Westboro Beach. There will also be a short business meeting reporting on WBCA activities in the past year and election of officers. For further information, contact us at infowestborobeach@gmail.com, visit www. westborobeach.ca or become a friend of Westboro Beach Community on Facebook and connect with us on twitter @ WestboroBeachCA.
Dec. 8 to 10
Woodroffe High School Musical Theatre presents The Addams Family A New Musical. Join us in our new auditorium with the old NAC seats at 2410 Georgina Dr. Shows are Dec. 8-9, 7 pm and Dec. 10 2pmmatinee. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students at the door.
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