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Eric Peterkin, who is originally from Nepean but now lives in Vancouver, came back home just for the Grey Cup and to support the RedBlacks if they made it in. It’s his eighth Grey Cup. The 105th Grey Cup was held at Lansdowne on Nov. 26 and brought thousands of fans from across Canada into Ottawa to see the Argonauts take home the championship.

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BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Ottawa’s city manager and mayor will participate in confidential

negotiations about LeBreton Flats with the National Capital Commission and the preferred proponent.

Councillors voted 20 to 2 to give

authority to the two representatives at the city council meeting on Nov. 22.

And in those meetings, one councillor wanted assurances it

would be a level playing field for the developer.

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“I just want to know that you and staff will do everything possible to make sure that they follow the same rules, the same regulations, carry the same costs as anyone would and that we wouldn’t burden the city with additional costs, which at this point in time I don’t think we can actually carry,” said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, referencing a report that acts as a type of bargaining mandate for the city during negotiations.

The report assumes the proponent will look to access some or all of the municipal tools or incentives available for redevelopment.

It outlined the position that the federal government clean up the contaminated lands before transferring the land to RendezVous LeBreton, removing the brownfield remediation program as a tool to spur development. Another principle included the need to protect city taxpayers as part of any agreement.

In response to Wilkinson, Watson said before he knows what the developer is seeking, it was too early to say what incentives the city was prepared to provide.

“I think you can appreciate the fact that I don’t think it’s appropriate we start the negotiations here, showing our hand, if you will,” said Watson during the meeting.

“I think it’s important to have an

initial sit down meeting with the proponent to determine what they are looking for and what we are prepared to do.”

Somerset Coun.

Catherine McKenney, who has been vocal about being a part of those negotiations to represent her ward and neighbourhood issues, and Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper both voted against the motion.

McKenney raised concerns about the negotiations occurring behind closed doors.

Though staff assured councillors any agreement would ultimately need their approval at council, Leiper expressed his opinion about how difficult it can be to make substantive changes at that point.

“By the time something is agreed to in principle, behind closed doors, bringing it back to city council is going to be very difficult to push back at that,” he said.

Since the document outlines the city’s position on the brownfield exemption, Leiper hoped the city would come out stronger on development charge exemptions.

“It sounds a little bit cagey,” he said, adding he’s not sure why the preferred approach for one tool would be outlined, but another would be left open.

“It sounds a lot to me that we are making sure that the door is open to extend development charge exemptions to them.”

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City staff reiterated the deal is more complicated than the one council signed for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park and is very complex; they will follow the principles set out in the report to get the best deal for the city and taxpayers.

During the meeting, Leiper also sided with McKenney, saying she should be involved in negotiations as a representative of the ward.

“Now, I understand that no one particular councillor should be at the table with a veto with any further influence than others … but it looks like the ward councillor is being deliberately kept out of the loop,” he said, looking

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Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney wants a place at the table during early discussions between the NCC and the preferred proponent for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats. She has a wishlist of items she wants to see incorporated into the plans for the site. for assurances that councillors will be kept informed.

When negotiations ramp up, Watson said confidential meetings with councillors will be planned.

The day before the motion went to a vote, McKenney drafted a letter to Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna, outlining her high-level

expectations for the site. Prior to the letter, the two had met at the site to discuss different issues and concerns.

“I strongly believe that as the elected representatives for the ward and riding that includes LeBreton Flats we should also be at the table to represent our constituents during any discussions with

private interests, especially as they relate to public space, built form, environmental protection, housing and transportation.”

Some of what she would like to see for the site includes extensive consultation, affordable housing, green space, connectivity and reduced parking.

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Be seen in the OTTAWA 67’s Community Information Session #3 for Kanata Highlands Urban Expansion Area Study, 820 Huntmar Drive Tuesday, December 12, 2017 John G. Mlacak Community Centre 2500 Campeau Drive 6 to 8 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.

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The purpose of this information session is to present concept plan options for development of the lands on and adjacent to 820 Huntmar Drive. The options propose boundaries for future development and environmental protection, as well as the location of stormwater management facilities, and municipal park(s).

A question and answer period with City staff and Richcraft will follow the presentation.

This study will inform an Official Plan Amendment to re-designate these lands to General Urban Area.

For more information, visit ottawa.ca/kanatahighlands or contact Robin van de Lande at 613-580-2424 ext. 43011 or email: robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca. As well, if you require special accommodation for this information session, please contact the above no later than Friday December 8, 2017.

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Canadian War Museum acquires 36th Victoria Cross Medal

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

One hundred years to the day it was awarded, the Canadian War Museum announced the acquisition of another Victoria Cross Medal.

The medal belonged to Lt.-Col. Harcus Strachan of the Fort Garry Horse, a Canadian calvary brigade.

Alongside the medal, the museum received photographs, documents and service medals from the First and Second world wars.

It’s the 36th Victoria Cross to be added to the museum’s collection. Seventy men from Canada received the medal, Britain’s highest award for gallantry during the First World War, according to the UK government’s website.

The set of medals is currently on display in the museum’s foyer and will be there for the next several weeks.

Strachan was born in

Scotland in 1887, before immigrating to Canada in 1908.

He enlisted in 1915. According to the National Defense website, Strachan was also awarded the Military Cross after a raid near St. Quentin.

Strachan earned the honour on Nov. 20, 1917 in Masinières, France. He received the medal from King George V at Buckingham Palace on Jan. 16, 1918.

According to a press release, when his squadron leader was killed during a cavalry charge, Strachan led the men through machine gunfire to take the enemy’s battery. He killed seven gunners with his sword. He and his men returned safely with 15 prisoners.

Strachan also served in the Second World War and commanded the first battalion Edmonton Fusiliers.

“It is always humbling when we are entrusted with the medals of Canada’s military heroes,” said Mark O’Neill, president and CEO

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Notice of Completion Greenbank Road Watermain Class Environmental Assessment Report Available for Review The City of Ottawa has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the construction of the new 610-millimetre diameter transmission watermain on Greenbank Road between Jockvale Road and south side of the Jock River. This watermain is needed to meet water supply capacity and reliability requirements in the Nepean Town Centre and Barrhaven South development areas under future development conditions.

This Class EA process determined that the preferred solution is to construct the watermain along the east side of the future Greenbank Road right-of-way, using a trenchless construction technique (horizontal directional drilling) at the Jock River crossing. It was determined that crossing the Jock River by open-cut methods would be problematic, due to geotechnical and environmental concerns. The design and construction of the full extent of the 610-millimetre diameter transmission watermain will be coordinated with the Greenbank Road widening and realignment project.

Since the road realignment project has been deferred a number of years, it has also been determined that the watermain project can also be deferred without risk to service levels as development proceeds in the Barrhaven South area. However, there is a need to plan for one or more phases of the watermain to be constructed in coordination with anticipated development north of the Jock River in advance of the road realignment project implementation.

This study was undertaken in accordance with the requirements for Schedule B projects under the Municipal Class EA process. A Project File Summary Report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, identification and evaluation of alternatives, selection of the preferred solution, public and agency consultation as well as potential construction impacts and mitigation measures. The Report is available for public review at the following locations for a period of 30 calendar days, starting on Tuesday, November 28, 2017.

City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2400

Ruth E. Dickinson (Barrhaven) Public Library 100 Malvern Drive Ottawa, Ontario K2J 2G5 613-580-2940 (Infoservice) InfoService@BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca

Or by visiting Ottawa.ca/greenbankwatermain Interested persons should provide written comments within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice to: M. Joseph Zagorski, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager, Asset Management Branch – Infrastructure Planning City of Ottawa - Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development 110 Laurier Avenue West, 3th Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 613-580-2424 ext. 22611 • Email: Joseph.Zagorski@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change to order a change in the project status and require a higher level of assessment under an individual Environmental Assessment process (referred to as a Part II Order). Reasons must be provided for the request. Any such request must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the Part II Order request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa project manager at the address above.

Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block, Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 If there is no Part II Order request received by December 28, 2017, the City of Ottawa intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project as outlined in the Project File.

Please note that all personal information included in a Part II Order submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the ministry’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434.

This Notice issued on November 28, 2017.

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With the weather dragging, a fundraising event is sure to keep tails wagging.

The Dr. Seuss inspired dinner and dance supporting Ottawa Therapy Dogs is coming to the Hellenic Centre on Dec. 2.

Winter’s Tail will support Ottawa Therapy Dogs’ Reading Education Assistance Dogs program. The evening will also include silent and live auctions.

Ottawa Therapy Dogs is a registered charity with about 100 volunteers and their pets offering therapy dog visits in schools, hospitals and other settings.

At the event, meet four therapy dog ambassador teams doing work in the National Capital Region.

Tickets for the event, which runs from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., are $85 or $600 for a table of eight. A tax receipt for $40 to $45 is provided.

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A Dr. Seuss inspired dinner and dance planned for Dec. 2 will support Ottawa Therapy Dogs’ Reading Education Assistance Dogs program.

Reception Centre is located at 1315 Prince of Wales Dr. The event is presented by Ottawa Therapy Dogs and Quinn

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Homelessness: no easy fix

W

alk down any particular downtown street in Ottawa in November, you’re sure to see someone tucked away in a corner, sitting on cold concrete.

I walk past the same women every morning and sometimes multiple times throughout my work day.

She smiles and says hello.

She has a paper cup with a mix of fake and real coins.

Sometimes I give her money.

Once I bought her a coffee.

More often, I try to donate to organizations that have a better strategy. I’m OK with my tax dollars being allocated to help people.

But what happens when the stewards of that money aren’t doing a great job?

A new report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy suggests the City of Ottawa is writing a lot of cheques to combat homelessness in this city. But nobody is paying much attention to where the money is going or if it’s being put to good use.

On the eve of the federal government’s much-anticipated national housing strategy announcement, the research institute at the University of Ottawa released a scathing audit of provincial and federal spending on homeless initiatives, highlighting Ottawa’s particular failings in a blog. The research highlights a laundry list of problems with how the city is using public money to pay for various homeless programs.

UNTRACKED SPENDING

Of the $83 million earmarked to help the homeless over the past two fiscal years, for example, most spending is untracked. The authors note this trend across most homelessness initiatives in Canada.

“There are significant resources employed with no performance reporting,” write Alannah McBride, Randall Bartlett and Kevin Page, the institute researchers. “Similarly, there is spending that requires reporting but has no targets associated with it or the targets are determined by the jurisdiction reporting the outcomes without any context

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In other words, there’s a lot of money going out the door to combat homelessness, but no one is checking where it’s going, who’s receiving it or if it’s making a difference for the thousands of people who seek emergency shelter on an ad hoc or frequent basis.

“With the National Housing Strategy just around the corner, this could mean tens of billions of dollars spent on programming that doesn’t help homeless people or people at risk of homelessness nearly as much as it could,” wrote the study’s authors.

Ottawa allocated $83 million in spending on homelessness from 2015 to 2017. That works out to roughly $87 per potential taxpayer.

Of that, say the researchers, most of the money is untracked.

Many programs funded by the City of Ottawa lack any sort of structure – no targets, no measured outcomes and no reporting.

One exception is the Housing First program. Established in cities across the country, it’s designed to combat chronic homelessness by placing individuals in homes and giving

them a lot of support to help them stay off the streets.

Mostly, it has a pretty high success rate, with more than 80 per cent of participants staying in housing for six months or more. Not so in Ottawa.

The IFSD authors found the program has a mere 66 per cent success rate in this city.

That means nearly four in 10 participants find themselves back on the streets within six months of being connected to housing.

Further, although there have been marginal improvements for Indigenous people in the city, of the 69 that participated in Housing First, nearly half were evicted before the six month mark.

Canada’s first National Housing Strategy, released in late November, is a step in the right direction.

But if we’re going to allocate money and resources to get people off the streets, we must make sure we understand the goals, the risks and the outcomes of these programs. Otherwise, it may just be more practical for the homeless if we drop our money in their paper cups once in a while.

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No transit means more collisions To the editor,

Re: “A few of the usual suspects make Ottawa’s top-10 intersection crash list.”

This is of particular interest to me as I am new to the city of Ottawa and I just recently started working at the Ottawa Humane Society.

During the summer months, I’ve been driving there from my downtown home.

I decided that it may be better for me to take transit instead and was shocked to find such poor transit service to the area. I mean it is really bad.

The stretch of Hunt Club between Prince of Wales Drive and Merivale – is full of businesses where people work and shop, and it is almost completely inaccessible by transit or by foot.

This one single factor alone is why this area is so overwhelmed with car traffic and why collision rates are so high. What can we do to bring these collision rates down? We need to address the poor transit issue in this area first and foremost.

Go ahead and do some research in the area without

your car. Very poor and unreliable transit and no pedestrian or cycle routes makes people get in their cars to access the businesses and services around there.

I do not want to be forced into my car just so I can get to work in what should be an easily accessible city location, not to mention forced to drive into the high collision zone in Ottawa everyday.

I’m hoping you’ll see a story in this and get interested in implementing solutions.

Jennifer MacDonald

CITY OF OTTAWA NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF A ZONING AMENDMENT

In accordance with Section 34(10.7)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 3.(1) of Ontario Regulation 545/06, notice is hereby provided that a zoning by-law amendment proposal is being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa.

LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL The Zoning By-law Amendment proposal affects land in commercial zones city-wide PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT The proposed amendment would create a new defined land use, “Storefront Industry,” and permit this use in the urban commercial zones AM, GM, MC, MD, TD and TM, and in the rural commercial zones RC and VM. Storefront Industry would permit small-scale light manufacturing and food processing in association with the on-site sale or service of these goods.

Where permitted, Storefront Industry would: • by definition, include a retail or restaurant component, which may include an outdoor patio in the latter case; • be restricted to a certain maximum floor area (either 200 square metres or 350 square metres, depending on the zone) including storage; • not be permitted to have outdoor storage; and • be required not to cause nuisance due to noise, odour, dust, fumes, vibration, radiation or glare.

Non-food-related Storefront Industry would, also by definition, exclude “mass-production (and) the use or production of flammable, explosive or other hazardous materials” which is considered heavy industry under the Zoning By-law.

The proposal would modify existing zoning exceptions that currently allow for both light industrial uses and retail or restaurant uses, to provide that storefront industry is allowed on these sites. It would also provide a zoning exception for a nonconforming grain mill at 405 Donald B. Munro Drive in Carp, to permit the existing grain mill or allow it to become a storefront industry.

RELATED PLANNING APPLICATIONS N/A FURTHER INFORMATION For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, contact: Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP Planner Policy Planning 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th floor, Mail Code 01-15 Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 613-580-2424, ext. 13944, Fax No.: (613) 580-2459 tim.moerman@ottawa.ca Additional information can also be obtained through the project website, ottawa.ca/industrial.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the above-noted planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail January 11, 2018.

Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

Dated at the City of Ottawa this 30th day of November, 2017.

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OPINION

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Send shelter plan to the OMB

T

he majority of Ottawa’s city councillors voted to allow construction of a Salvation Army mega-shelter in Vanier last week.

As it should, the mistake will be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board.

No one is willing to speak about how arms were twisted – or favours promised – to get 15 councillors and the mayor to approve the move. The final vote was 16-7.

Coun. Diane Deans voted against the shelter’s construction, pointing out there no winners, only losers. She lamented that the people of Vanier and the Salvation Army now have a fractious relationship, even before the organization moves in.

Sadly, the relationship between urban and suburban councillors is on the rocks too. The Salvation Army’s request to move from Lowertown to Vanier affects two wards directly and two more nearby wards indirectly. Yet the weight of suburban votes for the move tipped the scales.

Coun. Jeff Leiper – who represents Kitchisippi Ward, inside the Greenbelt – pointed out that approval meant over-intensification, and that it runs counter to the city’s own Offica Plan. He was outvoted.

While it may be cheaper to have one mega-shelter

than a number of small locations, the effect on Vanier is likely to be considerable. That cost was forgotten in the rush to stamp the planning documents.

Small shelters can fit in with neighbourhoods instead of overwhelming them. Small shelters make for neighbours. Large ones provide a more-or-less faceless crowd. So on one day we get a 350-bed, menonly shelter approved. And then, just hours later, the federal government commits billions of dollars to reduce homelessness.

Should the city have waited to hear the federal plan before voting to see a mega-shelter built? Of course. And one councillor even put forward such an idea – a 100-day pause – but even that was turned down.

The OMB will also hear that the planning committee chair – Coun. Jan Harder – tossed out members of the public when they were meant to get five minutes to speak to planning committee members. If the councillors on that committee didn’t get the full picture from the public then public consultation never really happened.

It helps make the case – no community deserves to be ignored, Vanier included, and that the OMB should reverse the decision to drop a mega-shelter there.

Climb aboard a streetcar named innovation

P

oliticians in major Canadian cities will be watching Toronto in the weeks to come. Specifically, they will be watching one Toronto street — King Street.

King Street is a busy east-west thoroughfare. People use it to get downtown in their cars. It is a busy retail street and is home to dozens of condos, bars and restaurants. King Street is also home base for the 404, one of Toronto’s busiest streetcars.

Toronto Transit Commission statistics show that streetcar carries 65,000 people a day. Cars carry 20,000 people.

In what seems like an unprecedented step, the city government has decided to give the streetcars precedence by making it inconvenient for cars to travel on King Street.

Specifically, the new rules, which are being tried out on a pilot basis, require cars to turn off King Street at major

some days downtown Ottawa feels that way as well. Cities with robust public transit systems, such as New York and London, can survive that, even prosper King are going to be angry too and Until now, the problem of traffic congestion has been dealt with in dif- people who run businesses. And there from it. But it would be better not to ferent ways — creating one-way streets, are probably other people who will be have to reach that point.

Toronto deserves credit for at least adding lanes to expressways, rejigging angry whom no one has thought about trying. Let’s see how it works. parking regulations. What hasn’t been yet.

Funny Town tried is making life difficult for drivers.

Still, it’s a noble experiment. If cities are serious about reducing congestion Quite the contrary. and pollution, they have to act like it.

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From kittens and rabbits to dogs and hamsters, the OHS is seeking families interested in having volunteer elves drop by with their new four-legged family member on Dec. 25 or any night of Hanukkah.

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Ellie loves to be around her people and is looking for a new family that will spend lots of time with her.

There are limited holiday delivery spaces available so contact the OHS soon to sign up by phone at 613-725-3166 ext. 258, or visit the shelter at 245 West Hunt Club Rd.

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NCC picks design for Nepean Point

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

When Nepean Point is redeveloped, it will include a gathering circle with a fire pit, amphitheatre hidden in a grassy knoll, boardwalks, seating nooks facing the river and the familiar statue of Samuel de Champlain.

At its meeting on Nov. 23, the National Capital Commission’s board of directors approved the winning design for the lookout located behind the National Gallery, which overlooks the Ottawa River and Parliament Hill.

And one board member said it will be a destination topping must-see lists.

“When I vote on this, if I could raise two hands, I would,” said Robert Plamondon just ahead of the vote.

“In the years to come, when they are writing about

the 10 things you have to do, this is going to make the list, maybe even the top five.”

It has been 50 years since the viewpoint has been revamped with the existing Astrolabe Theatre completely blocked off and at the end of its life cycle.

The winning design is called Big River Landscape and was submitted by Janet Rosenburg and Studio Inc., with Patkau Architects, Blackwell Structural Engineers and ERA Architects Inc. A jury of experts in a two-stage competition chose it. The four finalists submitted their designs to the public in October.

Along with receiving the highest marks from the jury, of the 541 people who weighed in through an online survey, about 60 per cent of respondents were either satisfied or very satisfied with the proposal, ac-

National Capital Commission/Submitted

The National Capital Commission’s board of directors approved the winning design for Nepean Point at its meeting on Nov. 23. The design includes an amphitheatre, boardwalks, gathering circle with a fire pit and more. cording to a press release.

The project isn’t quite ready to move ahead as is, however.

The jury made several recommendations that will

be considered during the development of the design and approvals phase that could take until 2019.

The jury would like to see several elements of future

phases, including entrances from Sussex and the pedestrian bridge over St. Patrick Street become priorities.

Plamondon also voiced his support for making the

bridge a priority for the project. It would connect Major’s Hill Park to the lookout.

See SCALE, page 13

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Scale of amphitheatre to be further investigated Continued from page 12

The budget for the first phase of the project is $6.7 million.

“But I know the budget has its limitations,” he added.

The chosen design includes a small gathering plaza at the foot of the bridge over St. Patrick Street with a statue of an Anishinaabe scout.

The jury also suggested a re-evaluation of the amphitheatre.

CEO Mark Kristmanson said during the meeting that about eight years ago the NCC conducted a small survey of different groups to see how much interest there was in revamping the small outdoor theatre and that there should be further analysis about whether it should include just a naturalized gathering space, or a fully equipped theatre for 500 people.

Construction is planned for 2019 to 2020.

Staff said the refinements of the project and more specific cost estimates could come back to the board early in the new year.

National Capital Commission/Submitted

The National Capital Commission’s board of directors approved the winning design for Nepean Point at its meeting on Nov. 23. The design includes an amphitheatre, boardwalks, gathering circle with a fire pit and more.

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River Street was one of the city’s many duplicates and was officially renamed during a small, street-side ceremony on Nov. 24. Onigam Street, is Algonquin for portage.

Street renaming reflects city’s history and Algonquin language portage and it tells a story too, in this actual event that Ottawa and the Algonquins of Ontario reclaim our past and presence and go ahead.”

She added the renaming is one of the best ways to show off who Ottawa’s Indigenous people are, their language and that they are here and they are going to stay.

Riverkeeper Meredith Brown said she was unsure if a new name could beat River Street.

“I actually am really thrilled with the new name. I think it’s a great nod and improvement,” she said.

“If you put yourself back thousands of years people were portaging around this tricky part of the river and Chaudière Falls. It’s a reminder, it’s a connection to our past to the people whose territory we live on and the connection to the river.”

There are a number of streets to be renamed in Kitchissippi, including Bayview Road. Leiper said the current front-runner is Bayview Station Road.

Adding the cardinal direction will solve most of the duplicate names, although some entirely new ones will also be unveiled. The new names for the remaining streets will be rolled out over the next three months, Leiper said.

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

If you’re looking for River Street in Kitchissippi ward, you won’t find it.

The road name was one of the city’s many duplicates and was officially renamed during a small, streetside ceremony on Nov. 24.

The new name, Onigam Street, is Algonquin for portage.

To get some help with the renaming, local Coun. Jeff Leiper reached out to the Algonquins of Ontario looking for some suggestions.

“It provided this opportunity to think really hard about how to rename a street that is at such a central place in Ottawa with respect to our river.

Onigam was picked off a short list of contenders, all with some connection to water.

When coming up with that short list, said Lynn Clouthier, Algonquin negotiation representative for the Algonquins of Ontario, the name could speak to utility or the history of the area and sometimes they can be poetic.

“I think this is a good one because it marks the Algonquin presence in this place,” Clouthier said.

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River Ward Christmas Bazaars – December 2 There are a number of Christmas bazaars scheduled in River Ward on Saturday December 2. I highly encourage you to attend if you can. The Caldwell Family Centre will host their bazaar and lunch at the J.A. Dulude Arena on Clyde Avenue from 9am to Noon. St Elizabeth of the Visitation Church (1303 Leaside Ave, corner of Merivale Road) will also be hosting a Christmas Bazaar and lunch from 10am-2pm. St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine, located at 952 Green Valley Crescent, will host their bazaar from 11am-2:30pm. All are welcome.

Community Bulletin Mailed to all Residents My semi-annual River Ward bulletin has been mailed this week to all residents, providing updates and information on a litany of projects. If you don’t receive a copy by next Monday, please contact my office directly. Extra copies are provided in all local community centres as well.

Ottawa Civic Hospital – Consultations Begin The Ottawa Hospital’s planning team is organizing a set of public information sessions in November and December across Ottawa and eastern Ontario. The agenda will include presentations on how the Hospital is planning service delivery, the ‘art of the possible’ in designing the new hospital, and how people can get involved and share their feedback. There are meetings planned in Orleans, Kanata, Cornwall and Pembroke. In addition, closer to home, a meeting is planned for Thursday December 7, starting at 7pm, in the Tom Brown Arena, located at 141 Bayview Road, just west of the Bayview O-Train Station.

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Hintonburg is celebrating its past with a new permanent outdoor art installation.

On Nov. 27, Gallery 150 was unveiled on the east side of the Hintonburg Giant Tiger Xpress facing Pinhey Avenue.

It includes three frames that will feature important documents, artwork and memorabilia from the area’s past during year-round exhibitions.

“It’s about connecting community to their local history, and warming up this business improvement area and this community with the stories that we share of our founding and our background,” said Dennis Van Staalduinen, the new executive director of the Wellington West BIA in his remarks.

The first exhibition includes three giant photographs curated by Dave Allston of the Kitchissippi Museum. They depict the Great Hull-Ottawa Fire of 1900, the Hintonburg Village Council of 1897 and a map of Hintonburg in 1898.

Yellow Flex Sticks to be Removed The yellow flex sticks, found in the middle of various residential streets in the ward, as part of a greater traffic calming program, are slated to be removed on November 30.

They are seasonal in nature and are not to be used during the winter months. I am currently reviewing requests received from the community over the past few months, for implementation this spring, and invite you to share road safety concerns with me directly.

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The map was a draw for residents and community association members at the unveiling, finding landmarks and even some existing houses.

The project was funded with a grant from the City of Ottawa’s 150 program. The $2,500 grant was matched by the BIA. “This is a great initiative.

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Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper was also at the unveiling and reflected back on the challenges the neighbourhood faced about 15 to 20 years ago.

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Councillors want more focus from police on traffic enforcement KIERAN DELAMONT Metro

The 2018 police budget isn’t going to do enough to meet community demands about traffic enforcement, say a number of city councillors.

On Nov. 20, the police services board met to discuss the 2018 budget, marking the first serious committee scrutiny Mayor Jim Watson’s budget has undergone. Several councillors voiced their concern that the budget won’t do enough to respond to the kinds of complaints they hear on a daily basis.

“I hear about traffic concerns throughout the city,” said Coun. Keith Egli, chair of the transportation committee.

“The common question seems to be: where are the police?

Where is the enforcement?”

Coun. Riley Brockington, who has identified traffic as a major issue among his constituents, also wanted to know what police were doing

to respond to the high volume of calls his office receives.

“We don’t see dedicated resources, which we approved, going to this, and I want to know why,” he asked police chief Charles Bordeleau. “We continue to raise this issue.”

The police want the public to submit their complaints through their online reporting service, so that they can analyze the data and deploy officers more efficiently. But that doesn’t stop residents from doing what might seem natural and calling their local councillor to complain about problem streets.

Egli said that it has created a disconnect between residents and the police, who are not always responding to those complaints.

“What you’re saying to us is, if a complaint flows through the councillor’s office [...] that that is something police will take up,” asked Egli. “Because we’ve been told, previously, that that’s not the case.”

But Bordeleau said that police can’t respond to every complaint that residents have; more data and more analysis is often required.

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“Simply a call saying you’ve got speeding cars on Sablewood Drive, and that’s it? There’s more analysis that needs to be done,” he said. “I don’t expect someone to be out there in the community tailing cars all the time.”

But councillors concerned about traffic enforcement appeared disappointed that very few of the 25 new police officers hired this year, nor the 90 that the police plan to hire over the next three years, are being directed specifically toward traffic issues.

Most, said Bordeleau, will go to the front lines, though he says that the increased hiring rate will free up more time for cops to respond to safety complaints.

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South councillors still at odds over casino expansion

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Osgoode Coun. George Darouze and Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans are still at opposite sides of the table when it comes to the 14-table expansion of the Rideau Carleton Raceway’s gaming facility.

The city’s committee of adjustment, which considers applications for minor tweaks to new development — things like parking — approved an application on Nov. 15 from Hard Rock International to increase the number of gaming tables at the Rideau Carleton Raceway from 21 to 35.

While Darouze sees that as an economic boon for rural Ottawa south, his colleague, whose ward abuts the casino, sees as an underhanded way to get around council’s cap.

“The number we came up with back in 2011 wasn’t flexible,” Deans said of the earlier decision to limit the number of tables to 21. “I am not happy, this was sneaky and underhanded.”

Even back in September when council considered the agreement with Hard Rock to take over operations of the RCR, councillors were clear that they wanted to stick with the same number of tables, Deans said.

Deans said she was frustrated because the city has planning staff that should have pointed out to council that

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A rendering depicts the vision for the reimagined Rideau Carleton Raceway on Albion Road, which will be rebranded and expanded as the Hard Rock Casino Ottawa. a “hold zone” on the casino site would have shut the back door that, she says, Hard Rock went through.

“I learned that from the planning consultant they (Hard Rock) hired,” Deans said. “Councillors aren’t planning experts, we rely on planning staff for that.”

She added she suspects staff were aware in September, when the council approved the deal that saw Hard Rock take over operations of RCR, city staff were aware the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation was interested in expanding the number of tables.

Deans said council should have been

made aware that was a possibility.

Deans was one of six councillors — including Mathieu Fleury, Catherine McKenney, Tobi Nussbaum, Jeff Leiper and David Chernushenko — to oppose the move.

The group wrote a letter to Trevor Armstrong, the vice-president of operations, for Hard Rock Ottawa, asking it to withdraw the application.

Councillors who wrote the letter felt the application should undergo the same rigour of a regular rezoning application — which requires open discussion at the city’s planning committee and council.

Darouze disagrees.

“I am thrilled with the decision.” he said, adding the committee of adjustment is the appropriate venue for the application.

Darouze challenged those councillors who are concerned about the social impacts of gambling to refuse cheques from the Ontario Trillium Foundation — which gets the bulk of its funds from OLG. It’s a line Mayor Jim Watson used during the debate in December.

Darouze said today’s reality is different than when council decided on the cap, and Hard Rock must develop a

business model that works.

Darouze said Hard Rock and the OLG are not only businesses, a positive force in the community.

To the argument that there are social impacts of gambling that the city will be on the hook for, Darouze said gambling would happen anyway with the casino across the river in Gatineau.

“The approach that many of my colleagues have taken to this project has been a source of great frustration for me. If any other developer came forward looking to invest $320 million dollars, the red carpet would be rolled out,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Nov. 17.

But Deans says the expansion will result in traffic woes for surrounding communities.

“As recently as September, council made it clear … that any expansion of gaming would trigger a series of conditions that council put in place to protect neighbouring residential communities from adverse traffic impacts, including Blossom Park and Emerald Woods,” she wrote in a Nov. 2 blog post.

The conditions included that the proponent be required to complete a community transportation study, which would include looking at the possibility of moving the RCR entrance to Bank Street, widening surrounding roads and improving public transit.

Kanata Light Rail Transit Planning and Environmental Assessment Study Open House #2 Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017 Location: Kanata Recreation Complex, Hall A, 100 Charlie Rogers Pl, K2V 1A2 Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.)

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For further information or to provide comments, please contact: Angela Taylor, P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer Transportation Planning - Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 15210 Email: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca 20 Ottawa West News - Thursday, November 30, 2017

‘Uber only telling city what it wants to’: Cabbie

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH

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Bylaw is only getting the information Uber wants them to have, says longtime cab driver Tony Hajjar.

Hajjar, who has been driving a cab for more than three decades, said there should be a dedicated complaint line for Uber drivers at the city. He also wants bylaw staff to look at the impact on the taxi industry in the year since the ride share program has been legal in the capital.

It was a rosy picture painted to the city’s community and protective services committee on Nov. 16.

Roger Chapman, said the compliance level has been high and

there have been no safety-related complaints.

So far, there have been 6.36 million rides and River Coun. Riley Brockington was dubious that there hadn’t been more problems.

“You can’t tell me with 6.4 million rides there haven’t been any complaints,” he said.

Brockington also wanted a better case against requiring cameras.

Essentially, the rationale from staff was the nature of the Uber app — which gives personal information about the driver and passenger — negates the need for cameras.

It’s an argument that was made during the debate to legalize private transportation companies

(PTC) back in 2016.

“We knew this a year ago,” Brockington said to Chapman.

“We want to know how you analyzed the information to determine cameras aren’t needed.”

Chapman said there’s been some complaints of Uber drivers picking up passengers from taxi stands.

However, most of the complaints were for stands on private property — which is outside bylaw’s bailiwick.

Uber hands over driver information that includes the number of drivers on the roads and their license and insurance information, Chapman said, adding there are 3,500 drivers at any given time.

Committee chair Coun. Diane

Deans said the number of trips in the first year shows there was a market.

Chapman said there’s information bylaw would like to have, but it’s tough to get it from Uber.

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Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum wanted to see bylaw ask Uber to put driver and complaint information on a public forum.

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It affects almost every woman. While for some that just means trip to the pharmacy for sanitary hygiene products, there are some that are not so fortunate.

After a one-year hiatus, Ottawa police are again hosting their Women Helping Women Purse Project.

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“Because we have a lot of dealings with women it’s a great way for the Ottawa police to support these women in our community,” said Reaney.

Once the drive wraps up on Dec. 11, the products will be brought to the various shelters throughout Ottawa.

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The Centre Block will be out of commission for its reconstruction, but the lawn will be open for events, the flag will fly from the Peace Tower, the guard will change on the Hill and the Centennial Flame will continue to burn.

During the National Capital Commission’s Nov. 23 meeting, the board of directors got assurances from public services and procurement Canada’s project director that even though the construction will span an entire decade, the visitor experience to Canada’s heart of democracy is top of mind.

“Centre Block is more than just a building,” said Jennifer Garrett, who is the project lead. “It’s a national symbol in the heart of our parliamentary democracy and it belongs to all Canadians.”

Of most concern to board members is how the site will look to residents and visitors while undergoing major changes both internally and externally.

Board members and Mayor Jim Watson have expressed a preference for a type of screen or design element that will hide scaffolding.

“My expectation is that there will be something that will resonate architecturally from design, in terms of people being proud of what’s going on, as opposed to looking at bunch of flapping white tarp,” said board member Michael Pankiw.

“We’ve seen examples of excellent, iconic buildings across Europe that are presented, through the construction period, in a very aesthetically pleasing fashion.”

Watson reiterated the position.

“Not just having scaffolding on the most photographed building in our country is very important to our tourism industry.”

The federal government is still in the very early planning stages and not a lot of details about the reconstruction have been decided, said Garrett.

“The project team … is working extremely hard with other government stakeholders and parliamentary partners to ensure a positive experience on Parliament Hill is maintained throughout the construction period.”

Garrett added she’ll have more information about the details of that part of the plan in the spring.

During the meeting, the NCC approved guidelines for the Centre Block rehabilitation project. Some of those principles include: • balancing functional needs and heritage, • protecting and enhancing the Parliament Precinct and Wellington Street South buildings and landscape, • creating harmony with the natural and physical landscape, • prioritizing visitors’ accessibil-

ity, • creating an inclusive and meaningful project.

Some of the work on the Centre Block will include reinforcing against earthquakes and modernizing the building in light of new advances in technology and security.

Interior masonry, wood, plaster, the frescos and stained glass will be rehabilitated.

A new visitors welcome centre complex and public concourse area will be created, and the complex will connect the East, West and Centre blocks underground.

“The scope of work, including the Peace Tower, is extensive,” Garrett said. “And that might be an understatement.”

Garrett said decorative stone elements are completely missing, mechanical systems are outdated and the roof is completely degraded.

The Peace Tower also suffers from structural cracking that needs to be addressed, she said.

Some preliminary work, including relocation of utilities, is already underway.

“Change must occur in a balanced and measured way to give Parliament a setting worthy of the important work happening there, while preserving important national treasures for future generations.”

According to the federal government, the project is expected to begin next year and will take about 10 years to complete.

During construction, the Senate will meet in the Government Conference Centre, opposite the Chateau Laurier, and the House of Commons will be located in the West Block.

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During the 10year reconstruction of Centre Block, the flag will continue to fly from the Peace Tower and the lawn will still be open for events.

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The City of Ottawa has initiated a functional design study for the modification of cycling facilities and eastbound travel lanes on Scott and Albert Streets between Smirle Avenue and City Centre Avenue. These changes are being considered after the removal of the temporary busway along this corridor, which will not be required after the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) is fully in service. This study examines the section between Smirle Avenue (near Tunney’s Pasture Station) and City Centre Avenue (near Bayview Station).

Functional design drawings of the proposed road and pathway arrangement will be available online and at the Open House. Both the online consultation and the open house drop-in format provide residents with the opportunity to review the designs and provide comments and direct questions to City staff.

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or email the contact below before the event.

Tell Us What You Think You have the opportunity to review the functional design and fill out the feedback questionnaire at the open house on December 11, 2017 or online at ottawa.ca/ScottStreet from December 8 to 18, 2017.

Next Steps The functional design will be refined based on comments received from the public. The detailed design will be carried out in the winter of 2018. Implementation is expected to begin after the LRT’s Confederation Line is operating and the reserved bus lanes are removed.

Complete the feedback questionnaire or email your questions/comments by Monday December 18, 2017 to the project manager below.

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Councillor wants look at city’s emergency shelter practices JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said he’s “astounded” there’s not more clarity within the city as to what is considered a shelter.

Fleury asked staff for a deeper look at the city’s agreements with emergency shelters at the city’s community and protective services committee on Nov. 16.

It’s no secret that the move was in response to information that has come to light in the wake of the Salvation Army’s application for a 350-bed mega-shelter at the site of the Concorde

Motel on Montreal Road, but Fleury said that’s not the only reason for his inquiry.

He said it’s meant to make sure the city operations and zoning team work closely together before signing agreements.

He said with the ambiguity around the definition of shelter, he isn’t sure why the Salvation Army doesn’t just claim to be a hotel.

“The per diem the city pays is higher, $44 per day for shelters and $110 for hotels,” he said.

The report from staff says 14 private hotels and motels have letters of understanding with the city to offer

The hotels are only meant to be YMCA for four floors of family shelemergency shelter.

The Concorde Motel provides up ters, and with the Catholic Centre for used when the city shelters are maxito 14 rooms at a time, and an agree- Immigrants for up to 10 households. mized. ment has been in place since 2012.

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: 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 row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Female deer 4. Unfashionable people 8. Entranceway 10. Courteous 11. Level 12. Deli meat 13. Details 15. Stole 16. A genus of bee 17. Expressed as digits 18. Your child’s daughter 21. __ and flow 22. Small amount 23. Revolutions per minute 24. Criticize 25. Snake-like fish 26. Cooling mechanism 27. Inquiry 34. Engage in political activity 35. The lowest adult male singing voice 36. Endings

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, an outburst of creativity may surprise those close to you, but this week you just may need an outlet.

Channel this energy into a project you have been hoping to complete.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Impatience will not serve you well this week, Leo. There is no room for shortcuts, so buckle down and devote yourself to the tasks at hand, even if they take a while.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, the solution to a problem you have had for awhile will come to you this week. This immediately makes you more comfy allows you to focus on recreation.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Your poker face is on this week, Taurus. Keep things close to the vest as you have a surprise to announce and don’t want to spill the beans prematurely.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 A partnership might hit a rough patch this week, Virgo. But it isn’t anything serious. Commit to working things out and you will have benefitted from this experience.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Assignments at work take precedence this week, Capricorn. Do your best to navigate your way through a lengthy to-do list. Don’t let distractions get in your way.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You can’t seem to sit still this week, Gemini. Get outdoors and take a hike or engage in another form of physical activity. Enjoy getting outside for some fun and fresh air.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, an unexpected turn of events spices things up in the coming days. Enjoy this change of pace but do your best to stay grounded throughout the tumult.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, living in your imagination helps you drum up creative ideas, but this week you have to periodically reconnect with reality. Shift the focus to work or family.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a drastic shift in direction at work can catch you off guard at first, especially since you’ve been comfortable. But this challenge can provide greater opportunities.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, controlled chaos is the source of your inspiration this week.

Ruffle a few feathers, but make sure you do so in a productive and effective way.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 The road to satisfaction can’t be found on a GPS device, Pisces. You have to do some soul-searching and figure out what you want.

37. Irises 38. The highest parts 39. Kimono sashes 40. Bewilders 41. Mentally healthy 42. Used to traverse snow 43. Inflamed

CLUES DOWN 1. Adventurous 2. Deliverer of speeches 3. Skin condition 4. Widened 5. James Cameron film 6. The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 7. Moved along a surface 9. Pharmacological agent 10. Charity 12. Seeing someone famous 14. Not happy 15. Farm animal 17. Give a nickname to 19. Uses up 20. Type of missile (abbr.)

23. Criticizes 24. Midwife 25. Entwined 26. Supervises interstate commerce 27. A way to convert

28. Female sibling 29. TV network 30. Tropical Asian plant 31. Line on a map 32. Denotes songbirds 33. Made publicly known 34. He devised mud cleats for football 36. Trends

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com

Dec. 1

Nepean Choir, directed by Denise Hawkins and accompanied by Sara-Lynn Hutchison, presents Sing Noël! Cantatas and Carols for Christmas. It will be an evening of joyful and festive music including audience sing-a-long. Featuring guest organist Shawn Potter and guest instrumentalists. Starts at 7:30 p.m. at Woodroffe United Church.

Tickets: Adults $20; children 12 and younger, free.

For more information: call 613-435-6382, visit www.nepeanchoir.ca, The Nepean Choir on Facebook and nepean_choir on Twitter.

tables of original crafts. Admission is free. Student Café for breakfast and lunch. Join us at 2410 Georgina Dr. Santa Shuffle 5 kilometre Fun Run and 1 kilometre Elf Walk at Lansdowne Park. Register at www.santashuffle.ca.

St. Elizabeth Church Christmas bazaar, 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. In the parish hall, 1303 Leaside Ave. at Merivale Road. Featuring knitted and crocheted goods, crafts, bake sale, white elephant, Christmas fruit cakes and more. Enjoy chili or soup with a bun, coffee, tea or juice lunch for $5.

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Please join us for our last fundraiser of the year. The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods and crafts at the OHS Christmas Open House from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd. behind Hunt Club Nissan. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

Saturday night dances every two weeks. People meeting people, singles and couples 45+. DJ, refreshments, plus light snack served at 10:30 p.m. Members: $13 Nonmembers: $15. At Carleton Heights Community Center, 1665 Apeldoorn Ave. at 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Woodroffe High School’s fourth annual holiday craft sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Over 40

The Tree of Life Remembrance Ceremony will take place Dec. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Beechwood Cemetery is an annual event held by Bereaved Families of Ontario – Ottawa Region to help us honour and remember our loved ones who have died, as we enter the holiday season. For over 20 years Bereaved Families of Ontario – Ottawa has held this event as a touching and visible way to cherish and remember our loved ones who have passed. During the event, speakers tell personal stories of grief and healing.

This is followed by a candle lighting remembrance ceremony. You will have the opportunity to hang a Memory Ornament that you personalize, to your loved one(s) on the Tree of Life, and take home at the end of the evening. This year, our special guest is Ottawa City Councillor Allan

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The Salvation Army celebrates the community at the 2017 Festival of Carols. There are performances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa.

This free concert is a thank you to the community for their support of The Salvation Army’s programs all year long. The concert will feature vocal soloist Erin Wong, trombone soloist Brad Ritson, Flugelhorn soloist Robert Gaus, dance soloist Olivia Savage and the Salvation Army Festival Band and Chorus.

Free tickets are available by calling 613-580-2700 or online www.centrepointetheatres.com.

ByTown Voices, a 65 voice community choir, directed

by Joan Fearnley will hold their winter concert at 3 p.m. in St. Basil’s Church on Maitland, north of the Queensway.Seasonal music, sacred and secular from the classics, TV and cinema. Admission $15.

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The Ottawa West Women’s Connection event is at 9:15 a.m. Christine Thompson, from Michaels Craft Store will be making a Christmas wreath, the Special Speaker is Cynthia Pohran, her topic is Healing Heart Wounds and the entertainer is Sharon Dean and The Bells. The event is at the Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McClelland Ave. Included in the $5 and first timers $2 cost: fun, food, door prizes and childcare. For Reservations, please call 613-721-1257.

Sponsored by RSVP Ministries.

Dec. 16

Saturday night dances every two weeks. People meeting people, singles and couples 45+. DJ, refreshments, plus light snack served at 10:30 p.m. Members: $13 Nonmembers: $15. At Carleton Heights Community Center, 1665 Apeldoorn Ave. at 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Westboro Legion is hosting brunch between 10 a.m. and 2p.m. The menu will include scrambled eggs, pancakes and syrup, bacon, sausages, croissants, fresh fruit and choice of coffee/tea/juice for $10, including tax. Please join us. Bring a friend. Food will be provided by Ric’s@480.

There will be a Legion presentation scheduled for noon.

Ric’s @ 480 (Westboro’s alternative restaurant) will begin providing food service to legion members and members of the public on a regular basis in the new year. The Westboro Legion is located at 389-391 Richmond Rd. All are welcome. Please visit our website at http://www.rcl480.com for additional information.

Ongoing

The Belles and Beaux seniors choir is looking for new members. The group practices on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Churchill Seniors

Centre, 345 Richmond Rd. Anyone interested in joining is asked to call Vera Cloutier at 613-228-3428 or Dorothy Stoiber at 613-728-6617.

The Salvation Army needs Christmas Kettle attendant volunteers! As little as two hours will make a lasting difference. All indoor locations.

To sign up www.salvationarmyottawa.ca or call Kristine 613-241-1573 x.307.

Hospice Care Ottawa offers In-Home Support and Day Hospice programs throughout the city. These programs are open to individuals living with a life-limiting illness.

Other programs are available to support caregivers and those who are bereaved.

Our nurses will visit you to provide assessment. All programs and services are provided at no charge. Call 613591-6002 ext. 23 for more information.

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