Kitchissippi Times | April 16, 2015

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Spring has sprung. The warmth of the sun has finally returned to us and it’s time to emerge from winter hibernation and rediscover the local scenery. Luckily for local residents, the second annual Hintonburg Happening arts festival, which will be taking place May 1 to 9, is the perfect outlet to do just that.

After a successful inaugural run, organizers Summer Baird, owner of the Hintonburg Public House, and Alisa Viner, Broadview Public School teacher, are excited for another go. The biggest change this year is the date. According to the organizers, moving from June to May creates more separation between the Happening and some of the city’s other summer festivals.

Baird, however, says the goal for the festival remains the same.

“The whole point of the festival is to raise money for art initiatives in the neighbourhood,” says Baird.

And for a brand new festival the financial support has been strong so far, coming from an impressive list of sponsors, fundraising and an Indiegogo campaign.

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How do we make roads safer for cyclists?

Info session results in more questions than answers On April 1, Councillor Jeff Leiper and representatives from the Safer Roads Ottawa program hosted an information session at the Hintonburg Community Centre to lay out plans for a pilot project aimed at improving cycling safety in Wellington West.

The two main aspects of the plan presented by Safer Roads Ottawa are new signage placed in the area between Holland and Parkdale Avenue, and increased police enforcement towards infractions caused by car and cycle interactions.

The signage design presented is a yellow rectangle that reads, “watch for bikes” with a graphic of passing closely by a car door. The issue of “dooring” along Wellington Street West was a major concern by a majority of the meeting’s attendees and has been a fear raised by many cyclists in the area for several years.

The police enforcement strategy that was presented

involves using undercover officers that are targeting instances of vehicles following or passing too close to cyclists and other aggressive driving behaviour. The current Ontario traffic laws state that a driver travelling at 50 km/hr or less must leave a travelling distance of at least three feet between vehicle and cyclist, at greater than 50 km/hr that distance expands to four feet.

During the question and answer portion of the session, talk moved heavily to the concept of a segregated bicycle lane for Wellington Street West, similar to Laurier Avenue of the O’Conner Street proposal. Randy Kemp from the Wellington West BIA was on hand to field that concern, stating that at this time, the BIA does not believe that a cycling lane project is viable for Wellington West. Kemp sighted a study conducted last June that looked at how people get to the area, they found 35 per cent arrive by car, 10 per cent by bicycle, 45 per cent by walking and 10 per cent by bus.

“I think not only in Wellington West – but everywhere in the city – cyclists want segregated bike lanes. But there is always the balance of interest. It’s really hard to balance the interest of cyclists, drivers and pedestrians.”

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Evan Akins “I think any form of education to make motorists more aware that there are a lot of cyclists in this area – and if there was more cycling infrastructure – we would be able to bring more cyclists in.

For a healthy community we need to get more people riding bikes.”

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“For me the most important thing for cycling in the city is enforcement and education; teaching drivers and teaching cyclists that we need to respect the rules of the road and be safe. We’re all in this together and we need to look after each other.”

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Confederation Line West Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension Open House Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Jean Pigott Place, City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Presentation at 7 p.m.

You are invited to the final Open House to review and provide feedback on the recommendations for the Confederation Line West LRT Extension study from Tunney’s Pasture to Baseline and Bayshore Stations.

Open House presentation and displays will include:

• An overview of recommendations along the entire Confederation Line LRT West Extension • Functional design recommendations for the segment from Lincoln Fields Station to Bayshore Station • Summary of comments and responses from previous consultations • A summary of the process and next steps

The Confederation Line West extension is one of three environmental assessment studies currently underway as part of the Stage 2 rail (Ottawa.ca/stage2) package, the City’s plan to add 19 new stations and 30 kilometres of rail farther east, west and south of the City.

The study is being undertaken in accordance with the transit project assessment process as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects.

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or e-mail the project lead below.

If you are unavailable to attend the Open House or would like additional information, please visit the study web site at ottawa.ca/westernlrt or direct your comments and questions to the contact person below. The Open House presentation material will be posted to the study web site.

For further information on this project, or to be added to our mailing list, visit the web site or contact: Nelson Edwards Senior Project Manager Transportation Planning 110 Laurier Avenue West Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 21290 Fax: 613-580-2570 E-mail: Nelson.Edwards@ottawa.ca

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“I had a first date all around this area. We were down at Westboro Beach, walking along the water and then we went for dinner. It was really nice, but super tense because we were going from being friends to being more, and neither of us knew really what to do. We had pizza and watched the hockey at the Newport, which was pretty perfect, but there was still completely no touching. We were

just both so terrified. We wandered around Westboro for a while, and were getting close to my place to watch TV or something, but neither of us knew what would happen when we got there so we were both feeling like ‘let’s take our time walking’! We got to the Ravenhill stairs, and I thought to myself ‘Ok, if I head to the stairs I can say hey come with me this way,’ and I can grab his hand to lead him there, and kinda

just not let go and see what happens. I was walking up the hill and psyching myself up for this moment all the way. And it worked! He didn’t even realize it was a preplanned moment.

Apparently he doesn’t remember any of this. I asked him about it and he was like ‘oh, is that what we did?’ Seriously?! But I guess the awkwardness was worth it.

We are getting married on February 13th.”

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Did we get a good deal?

Special to KT by Charles Davies

To no one’s surprise, the City of Ottawa confirmed at its 30 March LRT Open House that it is pressing ahead with its preferred route between Dominion and Lincoln Fields after having reached its deal with the NCC – but how good a deal is it?

The Memorandum of Understanding between the City and NCC, and the published notes of their meetings, reveal that the City got the following out of the deal: its preferred Parkway route, with NCC design concessions at Dominion; and a commitment from the NCC to be flexible on LRT design issues in the Pinecrest Creek Valley.

The NCC got: a substantial increase in Parkway green space; preservation of most of the forest border; two new pedestrian/cyclist access paths; $30M for finish landscaping to its own design; settlement in its favour of a long standing zoning dispute; fair market value payment for use of its lands; veto power over the design of the Cleary station; compensation for trees removed for construction; a new, realigned section of roadway consistent with its long-term linear park vision; and enhancements to pathways in the sector – all at City expense.

Further, in turning down the NCC’s offer of a route across Rochester Field to the Richmond/Byron corridor the City declined NCC deal sweeteners of: a land swap giving the City full ownership of the LRT route (meaning no land use payments and no need for NCC approval for future maintenance or other work); costsharing of construction disruption miti-

gations; transfer of NCC land elsewhere for a City park; and waiver of Federal Land Use and Design Approval requirements – all of which would have been at no cost to the City.

In short, the NCC got a significant City contribution towards realization of its long-term vision for the Parkway lands. It is not at all evident that the City got comparable value.

The notes from the meetings also show that the City finally acknowledged, contrary to what the public had been consistently told, that both the Parkway and Rochester-Byron route options would have similar construction costs, so the net value calculation boils down to the longterm financial, operating and community benefits and drawbacks for each option – and this comparison has never been seriously done. We therefore don’t know which solution offered the best overall return for the investment, and we never will.

None of this inspires confidence in the City’s handling of this file, which is unfortunate because it has done a good job getting the “big picture” right in developing and approving the Transportation Master Plan. Where it clearly needs to up its game is in the management and oversight of the individual projects. A good start would be to clearly explain how this apparently lopsided deal with the NCC provides the best possible Western LRT solution for current and future residents and taxpayers, compared to the alternative that was on the table.

Charles Davies is a resident of Kitchissippi Ward.

Hintonburg Happening Continued from page 1 “By the end of the year we had money in the bank and paid off everyone who needed to be paid, it was very successful,” says Viner of last year’s event.

A new tactic the organizers are taking with this year’s Happening is with increased crowd interaction and participation, both in person and through social media.

One of the great examples of this will be May 7 at the Hintonburg Public House, where artists Dan Martelock and Omar Hopkinson, photographer Petr Maur, and musician Tariq Anwar will be crowdsourcing inspiration from Twitter that will be turned into a real-time project on the spot.

“The public can tweet their idea, and then each of them are going to pick their favourite tweet and create a piece around it,” says Baird. “It’s like a live action reality show at the HPH,” adds Viner.

“Using social media to

foster the community development that’s happening at that moment, it has a very instantaneous feel to it,” says Baird.

They are even giving away prizes for selfies. Tag an Instagram pic taken at a Hintonburg Happening event with #Instaburg and participants could win some free stuff.

For a chance to participate in person, keep an eye out for Shawn MacDonnell’s Air Your Dirty Laundry exhibit.

MacDonell was the recipient of last year’s Hintonburg Happening art grant and is currently collecting dirty little secrets. His piece will feature a different brand of audience participation: people in the neighbourhood write their secrets, struggles and fears on supplied t-shirts and underwear (bought new and clean). Once the secrets are collected they will be displayed at a number of businesses along Wellington West,

then photographed and turned into a book and blog that MacDonell hopes to grow from Hintonburg to the whole city.

The closing party will return to Somerset Square with an afternoon of family friendly activities and entertainment. Later in the afternoon, the HH Art Grant Showdown will challenge nine local artists to create new work on the spot, with the audience deciding the winner of this year’s grant. The final will cap off with musical performances headlined

by Hintonburg resident and Juno Award nominee Amanda Rheaume.

The festival happens nightly, mostly inside local businesses that create their own special events, and includes many locations in the Wellington West area, not just Hintonburg. The entire list of events and venues is available online at hintonburghappening.ca.

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Like most of Kitchissippi, Wellington Village began in its earliest days as a farm.

The Stewart family arrived on their property (which stretched from Scott Street south to Carling Avenue) in the early 1830s, and would remain for over 60 years with little change. Ottawa auctioneer and amateur real estate speculator Hector McLean acquired all of the land north of Wellington in the 1870s and created the subdivision of McLeansville, but it failed and the Stewarts reacquired the property.

McLean only sold a handful of lots, and just a few homes along this stretch of Richmond Road were built – mostly by Stewart family members – prior to WWI. Alexander Stewart sold the family farm to the Ottawa Land Association (OLA) in 1893. The syndicate purchased several farms in the area, and then sat on their acquisitions for 30 years, waiting for land values to increase.

In 1919, the Great War ended.

Industry was booming and prosperity was widespread, particularly in growing cities like Ottawa which had benefited from the enlarged public service during and after the war.

Real estate in the other neighbourhoods bordering what eventually became Wellington Village had been sold off during the real estate boom earlier in the century. With the roaring twenties set to explode, the time was right for the OLA to reap the rewards of their long-term investment. The land was little more than a mix of old farm land, and rocky, tree and brush-covered areas, with a creek winding through it all, but its location bordering Wellington Street and the streetcar track made it extremely desirable.

The OLA hired Joseph P. Day, a famous New York and Chicago auctioneer, to come to Ottawa to publicize the sale and run the auction. Day promoted the potential of the land and implemented a unique approach to sell the lots: a live auction of each of the 500+ lots between Wellington and the Grand Trunk Railway (now the Queensway), one at a time.

The message to potential buyers was clear in this ad, published in the Ottawa Journal on May 26, 1919.

In the weeks prior to the sale, maps and plans of the site were made available and prospective buyers were invited to visit the new subdivision, inspect the lots, and make their selections. The message to potential buyers was clear:

pulled into the dream of building their own home.

Within days of the auction, building permits were applied for and issued by the City of Ottawa, and construction soon began.

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“By 1945, the construction frenzy returned and it was not too long before nearly every lot had a home.” stop paying rent, purchase land for cheap, and build your own home.

The day before the sale – and this may have been strategically timed ­– it was announced that the Ottawa Public School Board had purchased 26 of the lots for the purpose of constructing a school. This would be the future Elmdale Public School.

The auction took place at 2 p.m. on May 31, an exceptionally hot day, under what the Journal described as “a mammoth circus tent that was filled to its capacity of 1,500 persons.”

The sale generated $140,000 in lot sales, at an average of $248 per lot. Some were sold as low as $75. Interestingly, very few purchasers bought multiple lots. The vast majority were sold to individuals genuinely

ahead of infrastructure.

Heavy petitioning by the property owners brought about the installation of sewers and water mains throughout 1919 and 1920. Roads and sidewalks followed later. Some of the earliest builders lived for months or years without these basic services.

By the summer of 1920, there were approximately 36 houses constructed in Wellington Village. Some even defied the OLA’s building conditions and constructed small wood cottages until they could afford to build proper homes (the conditions were built in to the sale deeds by the OLA to ensure a higherclass neighbourhood, which included the stipulation that each house cost at minimum $2,000 to build, and a prohibition against “any dangerous,

noxious, unwholesome or offensive establishment, trade, calling or business, or any nuisance of any kind.”)

In June of 1920, the OLA looked to capitalize on their previous success and held a second auction, for the lots north of Wellington Street. By the mid-summer of 1920, nearly 1,000 lots had been sold by the OLA, and a blitz of home building occurred over the following ten years that would see homes constructed on almost half of them.

The depression and frozen real estate market of the 1930s briefly halted construction, and at least a third of the original auction buyers surrendered their vacant lots to the City due to an inability (or disinterest) to continue to pay taxes. Many were lost for as little as $50 in taxes owing.

By 1945, the construction frenzy returned and it was not too long before nearly every lot had a home. As a result almost all of the homes in the area have a distinct “era” to their construction.

Either they were 1920s built, or 1940s built.

Additionally, the unique approach of the OLA to sell lots individually ensured that nearly every home was built by a different builder, with a different layout. The great character that defines Wellington Village today is all thanks to a single day in 1919, a circus tent, and the dreams of 500 ordinary Ottawans.

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A special anniversary celebration It’s a centennial year for Connaught Public School

Story and photo by Caroline O’Neill

There’s something in the air at Connaught Public School, at least, so say the faculty who are planning the elementary school’s centennial celebrations set for early May. “There’s an aura, I don’t know something, when you come in, you don’t want to leave,” says Marilyn Harvey.

Harvey is a kindergarten teacher and has taught at the school for 25 years. She and colleague, Christopher Makinde, who is retiring in June, have been at Connaught the longest.

“I just wanted [to work at] this school,” says Makinde. He’s taught at other schools but always seemed to find his way back to Connaught. “I’ve never been unhappy at this place.” Harvey agrees. “Why would we go anywhere else?”

Harvey, Makinde and other Connaught staff hope the school’s centennial will demonstrate the passion they have for their school to the broader community.

A series of special events – spearheaded by fellow teacher Brian Chiasson – will be taking place from May 4 and May 8.

There will be an open house on Thursday, May 7 and all are

invited to attend.

In the countdown to centennial week, students are reading pieces of trivia about the school on the PA system. (Fun fact: singer Paul Anka is one of the school’s most notable alumni.)

The May 7 open house, scheduled from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., will feature musical performances, historic school artefacts, cake and other activities. Visitors will have the chance to tour the school as they follow an interactive timeline.

Jackie Barratt, a long-time volunteer, says she is amazed that Connaught is celebrating such a large milestone.

“This school has survived 100 years. That’s huge! I don’t think many schools do,” says the 64-year-old. Barratt is at Connaught at 6:30 a.m. every morning to start the school’s breakfast program and has been volunteering here for a decade.

“A lot has changed,” she adds.

And in 100 years, it definitely has. By the late 80s, the school’s original structure was falling apart. The paint was peeling and radiators exploded. After a petition by the parents, the school was rebuilt and the program was restructured into the current kindergarten to grade 6 system.

Most recently, Connaught’s biggest change was the reintroduction of French immersion. Teachers are excited, but hope it doesn’t change the student dynamic.

“We cannot forsake the English section of our school because it really built Connaught,” says Makinde.

“Moving forward it’s going to be important for that inclusivity to continue,” adds Harvey.

Inclusivity plays a major role in student life at Connaught.

Both teachers praise principal Amy Hannah’s decision to place the students into eight different “houses,” groups of different aged children, to help the students bond with one another and give back to the community.

Each house is collecting 100 items to donate to local charities and shelters.

The faculty is finding ways for students to participate in Connaught’s history. On May 8, the students will be filmed as they open a time capsule. Fifth grade teacher Louisa Battistelli and her students have also been collecting oral histories of past staff and students. These include a former Ottawa Rough Rider and one of Connaught’s oldest living students.

“You’re part of something

Marilyn Harvey and Christopher Makinde are Connaught’s veteran faculty members. Students and staff will celebrate Connaught’s centennial with special activities including an open house and the opening of a time capsule.

that connects you with a lot of people from different times,” says Battistelli. “It’s your place in history too.”

As the faculty, volunteers and students continue to prepare for the centennial celebrations, it’s safe to say that they’re also looking forward to a bright future with Connaught. This includes Jackie Barratt, who plans to continue volunteering

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Running a film club is nothing new to Poley; she’s been doing it for 15 years, both in Deep River and in Ottawa. When she moved to Ottawa a couple of years ago she was looking for social opportunities and ways to meet new people, so the first thing she did when she got here was head to the library. She joined a book club and attended travelogue presentations to meet new people and learn new things. She was very involved in the library in Deep River and knew that it’s a great place to make friends, keep active and learn.

“When you get old you can’t just lock yourself in your house and give up!” says Poley. “All the materials and experiences available at the library are amazing!”

After she was in Ottawa about a year, she was asked if she’d like to try running a documentary film club here at the library. Lucky for Carlingwood patrons, Poley said yes.

“Watching a documentary is like being

there,” says Poley, an experienced traveller.

She’s been to the Arctic three times, canoed the Copper Mine River, and hiked across Baffin Island. Poley says when you read about something in the paper or in a book, there is always the author’s point of view that stands between you and the situation. It’s different with a documentary.

“Watching a documentary for me is like travelling to the destination,” says Poley. “It’s like coming to one of the library’s Travelogue Programs – you get to really see and experience the location and the people visually.”

For the April film club, she chose African Spirit, an NFB film about the diversity of Ethiopia’s culture and wildlife.

Poley often chooses films based upon current events and topics she feels people need to know more about. She feels that in order to really comprehend the world from our comfortable Canadian perspective, we have to make an effort to really understand and learn about things.

Film Club just happens to be a great way to do that.

“My heart is right in it, I’m just really keen about it,” says Poley.

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to help the abused and abandoned women and children of Nepal. Upreti now works with immigrants and refugees from Nepal here in Ottawa.

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By Cheryl Parrott The response to those who object to broken rules?

– “Nothing Can be Done”.

This is the issue at 12 Stirling. The former Odawa property was bought for redevelopment a few years ago, but little has happened on this derelict building. The property is located on Stirling Ave. and boarded by Scott St. on the north and Carruthers Ave. on the west.

This past winter on numerous occasions neighbours of 12 Stirling were awoken by the sound of dump trucks banging their tailgates to knock snow out as they dumped load after load on the Carruthers side of this property. This activity happened in the wee hours of the morning. Complaints to the City resulted in mixed responses: “Stop calling”, “It is not a by-law issue”, “If you are not the property owner we can’t take the complaint.” Meanwhile the snow dump got bigger and bigger.

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out of bed, went outside to observe and were able to identify which trucks were dumping. By-law contacted the haulers and the property owner and both were issued warnings. That however did nothing – the early morning dumping continued and the residents’ complaints to by-law continued.

Residents understand that By-law issued charges against the property owner for continuing to allow the dumping, and that the charges were later withdrawn.

However the City has no ability to make an owner remove snow that has been dumped illegally – so the snow dump slowly melts.

The City prohibits snow dumps on just any property – it must be zoned to allow the use and separated from residential uses. There is a reason for this. Previous experience in this community with the Bayview Snow Dump led to community concerns about the effects of this illegal snow dump on the adjacent sidewalks and neighbours

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By Larry Hudon and Carol Lethbridge The City of Ottawa is clear regarding graffiti: it is illegal, an act of vandalism and all properties must remain free of it. And, one should not ignore graffiti but report it as soon as possible.

Makes sense, right? That’s what we thought, but there are dangers in doing so.

In the fall of 2013 we reported graffiti in the form of a painted obscenity on our back neighbour’s metal fence which overlooks our yard. City officials instructed the owner to remove it as per the graffiti by-law. So far, so good?

No. The owner painted five large vertical yellow stripes across the length of his fence. The paint used can only be described as international search and rescue or safety yellow. This is a very shiny and reflective colour. Its only purpose is to be prominently seen. We should note that the fence is over 7 feet high and, sitting atop a retaining wall, is very prominent.

We’ve invested much money, time and effort in having our backyard professionally landscaped. We consider it our sanctuary. Our quality of life and property value were suddenly diminished. Had the owner consulted city officials for advice, or conducted quick on-line research, he would have determined that the quickest and cheapest remedy to remove the graffiti involved a small amount of a chemical solution applied with a metal pad or steel wool.

We involved city officials over the last year to try and fix this situation but to no satisfactory conclusion. A significant volume would be required to describe our efforts and interactions with the city.

To summarize, city officials worked over the last entire year to attempt to fix the situation using four different by-laws.

Their efforts resulted in the owner using the same bright yellow paint to completely cover the fence which is hundreds of square feet in surface.

It is now deemed to be in compliance with city by-laws despite the stipulation that fence colours should be consistent with surrounding structures and that graffiti removal should strive to return a surface to its original state.

A disappointing and weak outcome indeed considering that we, and city staff, expended considerable time, effort, and expense.

We do believe that the tools are in place within existing bylaws to prevent such situations from arising but the elements are too distributed within the different by-laws. Hopefully the city’s upcoming by-law review will identify the fixes needed to ensure that others don’t suffer similar consequences.

It’s important to remember that this whole sorry mess was the result of merely reporting graffiti.

We would never have guessed that such civic-minded action would have such consequences.

We are reminded of Clare Boothe Luce’s famous quote: No good deed goes unpunished!

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By Jeanne Inch The recent decision by City Council to designate the oldest portion of Broadview Public School under the Ontario Heritage Act, raises two questions of interest to the community: what is the impact of preserving the 1927 portion on the construction of a new school; and what are the options for future use of the school building?

The so-called “tower” portion of Broadview was built in 1927 in the collegiate gothic style popular in the early 20th century. The exterior meets all three of the Heritage Act criteria: design or physical value, historical or associative value, and contextual value.

Regarding the impact of the heritage designation, Erica Braunovan, School Trustee for Somerset/Kitchissippi, said there could be a two to three month delay in start of construction of the new two-storey school south of the current school. The school board has already submitted a revised site plan to City Hall.

Jeff Leiper, City Councillor for Kitchissippi, said he has been assured by City staff that “they can work nimbly to ensure timely approvals and stage the required approvals in such a fashion as to mitigate any risk of delay” in the planned opening of the new school in September 2016.

The heritage designation will have no impact on the design of the new school. The original site design had a parking lot planned where the Broadview tower is located on Broadview Avenue, but that parking lot was designed to be larger than required by City By-Laws, Ms. Braunovan said. All teachers will have parking spaces, even with the reduction of 10 to 12 parking spaces. There will also be some green space around the tower.

Regarding the future of the Broadview tower, Ms. Braunovan said that the school board is open to ideas from the community.

She cited the Provincial Government’s commitment to creating “community hubs,” including re-purposing vacant school buildings.

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In theory, it is the School Board’s responsibility to consider next steps, said Mr Leiper. But he has heard interest in the formation of an ad hoc group to explore, with the Ottawa-Carleton School Board, the City, and other interested stakeholders, how the space might be used. “Members of the community have asked about its use as a community space, day care, private teaching facility, or an arts space. With creativity, it might even work as housing, “ said Mr. Leiper. “Of course,” he said, “we need to be sensitive: parking will be limited, it’s in a residential area and the security of students on either side may preclude some uses.”

David Jeanes, a long-time resident of the neighbourhood and vice-president of Heritage Ottawa, sees the Broadview school as a potential community centre, given that Dovercourt Recreational Centre is filled to capacity and there is a lack of a community centre for the western part of Kitchissippi and the eastern part of Bay Ward.

The three-storey building is solidly built, has the mechanics in place for heat, water and electricity, and could be made accessible.

There are 10 large rooms, and washrooms for 300.

Facing Broadview Ave., one of only two through streets in the neighbourhood, the building is close to three bus routes and is in the heart of a walkable neighbourhood.

The rooms could be rented for a range of activities and the parking lot would be empty in the evenings.

A repurposed school would benefit the community and not just education, and would be in line with the Community Hub Program, said Mr. Jeanes.

And there is time to decide: the Broadview tower will be in use as a school until the fall of 2016, and could be secured and mothballed if no use is found for it before it is vacated.

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Snow dumps often have garbage and lots of dog poop embedded in the snow – as it melts the associated cesspool smells. This snow dump was also right at the narrow Scott St. sidewalk and right next to a bus stop. Carruthers is also the only signalized intersection on Scott connecting the heart of Mechanicsville and Hintonburg – and is a major crossing for school kids.

Luckily this year the weather has been so cool that the snow has melted very slowly and the regular salting and gritting of the Scott St. sidewalk has been enough to keep it from getting slippery.

This year the City is looking at reviewing their by-laws. Councillor Leiper asked for suggestions on which by-laws need to be reviewed. The lack of ability by the City to do anything once the snow is dumped has been submitted to him as an issue that needs remedy.

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By Gabby Mosurinjohn-Lockey On Sunday March 21st, Street of Rock (and friends) held a concert at the Carleton Tavern. There were many bands that helped make the afternoon a wonderful experience, including Band What Band, Alley of Rock, Rogue Lemming as well our City Councillor Jeff Leiper and his son Nick. We were also delighted to see two Street of Rock alumni perform; thanks to Sharky and Finley for that. Each and every one of the bands that played was amazing in its own way.

The purpose of this concert was to raise money and awareness for the SPCA of Western Quebec. The SPCA is a no-kill animal shelter that provides care and adoption services for smaller animals like cats, dogs, bunnies and guinea pigs. They rely on donations and adoption fees to cover all their costs. The $435.00 raised will help buy food, medicine and other supplies for the shelter.

Everyone who came was happily surprised at the turn out. After everyone had gone some children and organizers counted the chairs; there were around 150. There were even more people than that. We then got to thinking, what about the people who were sitting on the ground, standing, or in a different room trying to hear what was happening? All of that equals A LOT of people. It was standing room only.

According to Elliott, a young Street of Rocker, “I really enjoyed singing to all those people and it felt really good to raise all that money for the animals.” This feeling was echoed by many of the choir members. We worked hard making and hanging up posters to promote the concert, as well as practicing every week to make sure we would put on a great performance, and it was definitely a success.

Crystal Veinot who attended the concert said that she “loved the choice of songs performed AND that there was an encore. Magical to see all the different ages together singing, playing instruments and having fun.”

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By Adrian Mulligan The history of elaborate storefront window displays originated in New York City during the late 1800’s. Department stores, such as Macy’s and Saks, would compete with one another in order to draw attention from passers-by – thus giving birth to window shopping. Anyone who has taken a stroll down Wellington Street West in the past few months surely has noticed the window display that’s definitely a throwback to that era.

Red purse with googly eyes, green dog piggy bank, neon blue tiger print scarf. Those are a few of the visual delights that you’ll find in St. Vincent de Paul’s latest window display.

“It’s creating a vibe for the entire block to enjoy. It’s always well organized and getting people into the store who would normally just walk by. I love the variety of themes they’ve been coming up with lately,” says Kay Giroux, long time St. Vincent de Paul customer.

A new tradition was born in the fall when the St. Vincent de Paul store adopted a different approach to selling items in their window.

The goal was to create an elaborate mosaic of offerings for customers to feast their eyes upon for two weeks, before having all items go on sale at once as a “Blitz.”

To say the least, these window blitzes have garnered an amazing response. On blitz days, customers have lined up well before the store’s opening time of 9:00 a.m. (some as early as 6:00 a.m.) to ensure they get their hands on that must have pièce de résistance. A handful of people can always be found carefully examining what each panel has to offer.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul works diligently to help the poor through many different initiatives and aims to remedy the causes of poverty. They have been in their present location for 20 years, and in Ottawa’s “West End” since the 1950s. Many humanitarian organizations refer individuals in need to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.

Some, they assist by providing food,

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clothing, household goods and furniture in emergencies. Others are supported through a policy of selling clothing or household necessities at reasonable prices. As well, individuals who do not have the means to pay for these items, receive them for free.

The latest window is made up of approximately 243 items arranged as a parade of colours. Preparations for these vibrant storefront displays begin well in advance. Take into consideration that the store relies solely on donations from the community - primarily Kitchissippi neighbourhoods - and you begin

to appreciate the creativity and planning involved. That’s also what makes each manifestation of the window display so unique.

The current window display is a pop culture themed arrangement that will surely create more buzz in the vibrant retail scene in Wellington West. Keep an eye out for a contest that is part of the display for a chance to win one of several $25 gift certificates.

Donations to the store can be dropped off directly at the store. For more information, contact their donation hot line at 613-722-7166.

Rosemount Library A literary gem due for an upgrade

By Blaine Marchand Rosemount Library in Hintonburg is just three years away from marking its centennial in 2018. It is the only remaining library in Ottawa that was funded by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Surveys of users over the years have consistently shown it to be a much loved and used public building, a key landmark in the development of the western edge of the former city of Ottawa.

Although an upgrade was done in the 1980s, the current configuration no longer meets the daily demands on the building. The library is overcrowded at all hours with students, parents and children, and seniors, among others. There is frequently a waiting list to use its limited number of computers. Programming space is sadly limited and staff soldiers on in offices that are barely functional.

Recognizing the need to bring the library in line with modern usage demand, individuals and community associations from the library’s large catchment area have formed the Rosemount Expansion and Development (READ) group. Its objective is to ensure that the community has a fully up-to-date, workable library.

“Rosemount serves a very large and densely populated area in the centre west of Ottawa,” noted Richard Van Loon, Chair of READ and an area resident. “Recent statistics from the Canadian Urban Libraries Council show that Rosemount’s circulation per square foot is the third highest in the Ottawa Public Library.”

A visit to the library on any day demonstrates this clearly. It is

packed with people and families from Centretown, Hintonburg, Wellington West, Champlain Park, Mechanicsville, Westboro, Westboro Beach and the Civic Hospital communities. Despite this, the branch has not had any significant renewal for 32 years.

In 2012, Rosemount, after the city’s main branch, was ranked as having the highest community priority by the Ottawa Public Library Board’s own Facilities Planning Committee. A budget line item of $100,000 was allocated for its redevelopment planning. For various reasons, earlier planning work with Tamarack Development did not succeed so progress has been slower than hoped. However, the money allocated for development planning for Rosemount is still available in the Ottawa Library Board budget. READ is anxious to work with the Board to ensure that planning proceeds and that the large Rosemount catchment area is well served.

As Richard Van Loon pointed out, “READ believes it is critical to seize the moment and get on with the task at hand. Understandably planning for a new central library is of very high priority for the Ottawa Library Board. However, we want to ensure that planning for Rosemount renewal also proceeds. We are confident that we can work together with Ottawa Library Board staff to facilitate an integrated and harmonized planning process.”

The next meeting of READ will be Monday May 11, at Hintonburg Community Centre, at 7 pm. Follow READ on twitter @ReadRosemount.

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My staff and I are always grateful for their assistance, and we do our best to give them a useful and interesting experience working in the office of an MP. Like many young Canadians, the volunteers in my office are contending with mounting student debt – $30,000 on average – and a youth unemployment rate (13.3%) that is double the national average.

Facing these challenges and others, young people across the country are seeking opportunities to gain work experience in a difficult job market. Today, many of these opportunities take the form of unpaid internships. As many as 300,000 Canadians currently work as unpaid interns.

Unfortunately, some firms are taking advantage of legal loopholes to abuse the goodwill and labour of these young people.

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offered no concrete plans to address this issue, my fellow NDP MP Laurin Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles) has tabled Bill C-636 – the Intern Protection Act. Under this Act, interns would not work more than eight hours a day or forty hours per week.

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With patience and care, even a small balcony can be transformed into a hanging garden. Photo by Hilary Kemsley

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By Hilary Kemsley In 2006 a group of scientists in the Netherlands studied the impact of nature on human health, and found irrefutable evidence that natural landscapes improve wellbeing. The Dutch researchers dubbed this greenery elixir “Vitamin G”.

In neighborhoods everywhere, concrete is rapidly covering greenspace. New condo and apartment buildings often overlook traffic-filled streets or other new condo and apartment buildings. So what can apartment dwellers do to get their daily dose of Vitamin G? Create balcony gardens like the Italians.

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A scaled drawing of the balcony and your outdoor furniture will show how much space you have to work with.

Tip #1: Include room for movement in the plan. An open space of three feet in front of chairs makes manoeuvring comfortable. Any less is a squeeze.

Tip #2: Besides pots on the floor, consider vines growing up the walls, a double layer of window boxes on the railing and baskets hanging from the ceiling.

Blazing sun and wind are the nemeses of balcony gardens. Both dry out planters in no time. Wind can rip apart large leaves.

Potted annual flowers like the ones in this picture need water almost daily and fertilizer at ¼ strength once a week.

Tip #3: Check the water drainage on the balcony. Your neighbours won’t want dirty plant water on their balcony, and you won’t want it on your furniture. You may need catch basins. Mounding ice cubes on hanging baskets or railing boxes allows the plants to be watered slowly and avoids dripping excess water.

The deeper the hanging basket, window box or planter, the easier it is to maintain luscious growth. Annuals require at least 8 inches of soil to absorb enough key nutrients from the soil. Perennials need closer to 14 inches for root growth. Deep containers require less frequent watering, and protect plants from excessive heat, drought or cold.

Low-maintenance plants that perform well throughout the season are ideal.

Tip #4: Choose flowering plants that are proven winners.

Sun-loving Petunias are among the easiest floriferous annuals available. Hybrids such as The Wave, Supertunia and Calibrachoa / Million Bells are reasonably-priced, vigorous, weather tolerant and, best of all, never need deadheading. Avoid Grandiflora Petunias. They rip in the wind; the flowers need constant pinching off, and if dead too long, petals turn to a slimy, unsightly mush.

Geraniums and their cousins Pelargoniums, if oldfashioned, are hardy repeat-bloomers. In containers, they need diligent fertilization to stay lush.

Geraniums and Petunias on their own are unremarkable.

But repeated planters Pelargonium peltatum / Ivy-leaved Geraniums can turn a plain dock railing into a pictureworthy sight.

Imagine walking down Wellington Street West this summer, and seeing ‘Italian’ flower gardens spilling over every balcony. What a sight! What a hit of Vitamin G!

WBCA Welcomes Spring An Evening with Bruce Di Labio

By Elliot Rodger The Westboro Beach Community Association (WBCA) is proud to offer a presentation by Bruce Di Labio, world-class professional birder and bird columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, as part of our Environmental Speaker Series.

Date: April 28, 2015 from 7 to 9 pm at the Churchill Seniors Center, 345 Richmond Road. Bruce will provide information on the following topics: • Do you know that our community borders on the internationally

recognized Lac Deschênes Important Bird Area on the Ottawa River?

• Do you know that Ottawa is home to approximately 260 species of birds?

• Would you like to know how climate change is affecting our bird populations, including song birds in our backyards?

• Would you like to know what you can do to support our feathered friends?

The WBCA Environment Committee meeting will immediately follow the presentation – all are welcome to attend to hear the latest updates on trees and development of a linear park along the Ottawa River. *No admission fee but cash donations to support WBCA environmental initiatives would be greatly appreciated. www.westborobeach.ca

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APRIL 18 - HINTONBURG STREET HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Saturday, at Hamilton Avenue North, Armstrong Street - right beside Parkdale Park. It’s a great day of fun in the heart of the ‘hood! Details online at hintonburg.com/ hockey15.html.

APRIL 18 - KITCHISSIPPI WARD FORUM

The second Kitchissippi Ward Forum will be taking place on April 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Tom Brown Arena (141 Bayview Rd.). It’s an opportunity to share concerns with Coun. Leiper and receive updates on local issues. To better estimate numbers for catering, participants are asked to register via Eventbrite at eventbrite.ca/e/kitchissippi-forum-tickets-16160922755. Volunteers are also needed help with postering. Send an email to jeff.leiper@ottawa.ca if you’re able to help.

APRIL 18 - LEGION SENIORS’ PROGRAM

Free presentation on “Funeral Planning Made Easy” from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. in the Westboro Legion’s upstairs lounge, 391 Richmond Rd. Park free at the Westboro Tubman Funeral Home, 403 Richmond Rd. RSVP 613-722-6559.

APRIL 19 - DOWN EAST KITCHEN PARTY

Enjoy “Down East” music and food at this Westboro Legion fundraiser for the Ottawa Food Bank in the downstairs hall, 389 Richmond Rd. The door opens at 1:30 p.m. and the Ottawa & Valley Sessions Players will entertain from 2-6 p.m. Tickets are $10 each or two for $15, and nonperishable food donations are welcome. Info: 613-725-2778.

APRIL 19 - MEDICINE WHEEL MATTERS: INDIGENOUS WISDOM FOR OUR WORLD

information please call the church at 613-728-8656 or go to parkdaleunitedchurch.ca.

APRIL 24 & 25 – KITCHISSIPPI UNITED CHURCH SPRING RUMMAGE SALE

A good selection of clothing, collectibles, boutique items, jewelry, books, household items and toys makes this a popular event. Friday April 24, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Saturday April 25, 9 a.m. to noon, at 630 Island Park Drive (at the Queensway). For information call 613-722-7254.

APRIL 25 - SPRING FLEA MARKET

Clothing, jewelry, household items, toys, books, collectables, and refreshments. St. Matthias Church, 555 Parkdale Ave. at the Queensway, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information call 613-728-3996.

APRIL 25 - SPRING RUMMAGE SALE

Parkdale United Church’s Spring Rummage Sale will take place at 429 Parkdale Ave (at Gladstone) from 9:00 to 12:00. For information call 613-728-8656 or go to parkdaleunitedchurch.ca.

APRIL 25 - PARKDALE UNITED CHURCH ORCHESTRA

The Parkdale United Church Orchestra will present a concert entitled “The Poetry of Music.” The program includes Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave Overture, Dvorak’s The Noonday Witch, Sibelius’ Finlandia, Smetana’s The Moldau and Liszt’s Les Preludes.

Reception follows concert. Tickets at the door (429 Parkdale Ave.): $15 Adults; $10 Students/Seniors; free for ages 12 and under. For more info call 613-749-6715 or go to parkdaleorchestra.ca.

APRIL 26 - A DIALOGUE WITH DEATH

Tim Yearington, indigenous wisdom keeper and teacher, is offering an introduction to the Medicine Wheel and its valuable teachings -- which help people find their way and understand the interconnectedness of all life. Learn what the medicine wheel really is; what the four colours and directions symbolize; and how indigenous wisdom is good medicine for our world. Noon to 2 p.m, Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Dr. Come early for a simple soup lunch. Please RSVP if you are joining in the lunch. 613-722-7254 or kitchissippi@ bellnet.ca. Freewill offering.

Residents are invited to participate in an evening of informal conversation with and about death and dying; bring your questions and your curiosity. The evening is facilitated by Tara Tucker (Palliative Care Physician), Mary-Anne Bourque (Palliative Care Spiritual Counsellor) and Pam Grassau (Palliative Care Researcher/Social Worker). 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at A Thing for Chocolate (1262 Wellington St. W.). For more information and to reserve your spot, please email dialoguewithdeath@gmail.com. Please note, space is limited, so please reserve early. Can’t make it this session? It will also be taking place on May 31.

APRIL 20 - FOLK ART IN THE ATTIC

APRIL 26 - SUPER EUCHRE TOURNAMENT

Come and enjoy a collector’s experience. Using photos of items from his collection and from his book, Shaun Markey provides detailed information on Canadian folk art and background information on several notable Canadian folk artists, including Maud Lewis and Joe Norris. Shaun also discusses the market for Canadian folk art and antiques. For more information, and to register, go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

APRIL 23 - FUNDRAISING BAZAAR

There will be a fundraising bazaar on Thursday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1041 Wellington St. W (Wellington Towers). As a seniors community we provide tenants with events that bring us together. Proceeds from this event will support the purchase of an exercise bicycle, which would be used by many of our members.

Please contact Jane Cowie at 613-421-3898 for additional information.

APRIL 25 - RUMMAGE SALE

Parkdale United Church’s Spring Rummage Sale will take place at 429 Parkdale Ave. at Gladstone on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more

The tournament begins at noon in the Westboro Legion’s downstairs hall, 389 Richmond Rd. The cost is $20/player, and registration is from 11-11:45 a.m. on game day. Info: 613-725-2778.

APRIL 28 - OTTAWA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

This presentation, “The Peonies of A.P. Saunders” will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Tom Brown Arena (141 Bayview Rd.). For more information go to ottawahort.org/events.

APRIL 28 – AN EVENING WITH BRUCE DI LABIO

Bruce Di Labio is a world-class birder and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and will speak as part of the Westboro Beach Community Association Environmental Speakers Series. Admission is free but cash donations to support environmental initiatives would be greatly appreciated. Tuesday April 28, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Churchill Seniors Centre, 345 Richmond Rd. For information visit westborobeach.ca.

APRIL 30 - FRIENDS OF CHURCHILL SENIORS’ CENTRE MEETING

A special general meeting to amend Article V11(b) of the bylaws will be held Thursday April 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Churchill Seniors’ Centre (345 Richmond Rd.) The Annual General Meeting of the Friends Of Churchill Seniors’ Centre follow at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi Ward Councillor. Refreshments to follow.

MAY 1-9 - HINTONBURG HAPPENING

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MAY 8 & 9 - GOGO GRANNIES GARDEN, GOODIES AND GIFTS

Plants, jewelry, scarves, home baking and more! All proceeds to Stephen Lewis Foundation, Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the First Unitarian Congregation (30 Cleary Ave.). For more information email unitariangogos@gmail.com or call 613-7251066.

MAY 9 – OPEN HOUSE

MAY 2 - NINTH ANNUAL NEPALI GALA

The ninth annual Nepali Gala will be taking place at First Unitarian (30 Cleary Ave.) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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The Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club (corner of Golden and Byron Avenue) open house will be taking place on Saturday May 9 , 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (rain date is May 10 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.) and May 12 from 7 p.m.

– 9 p.m. All are welcome. Please wear flat-soled shoes for tryout. For more information go to highlandparklawnbowling.ca.

MAY 2 - HINTONBURG FABRIC FLEA MARKET

MAY 9 - USED CLOTHING, TOY, AND EQUIPMENT SALE

The Hintonburg Fabric Flea Market is the best destination for everything sewing related: fabric, patterns, books notions, and more! The Market takes place at the Hintonburg Community Centre (1064 Wellington St.). Tables are $30. For more information, or to book a table, go to fabricfleamarket@hotmail.com or call Kathleen at 613-729-8434.

MAY 2 - HIGHLAND PARK LAWN BOWLING CLUB ANNUAL YARD SALE

Drop by Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club (Bryon & Golden) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine for home baking, books, collectors items, jewellery, household items, paintings and more! Refreshments available. For more information go to highlandparklawnbowling.ca.

MAY 3 - BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC CEREMONY

Everyone is invited to attend the Westboro Legion’s Battle of The Atlantic service and wreath-laying ceremony at the Westboro Cenotaph in Byron Park. The parade leaves the branch at 1:45 p.m., and the service, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony, begins at 2 p.m.

Afterwards, meet up at the branch, 391 Richmond Rd., between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. for fellowship and enjoy music by Lorne Daley & the Ricochet Riders.

MAY 4 TO JUNE 15 - ANGER MANAGEMENT...

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All parents experience anger – no matter how much you love your children. Discover ways of dealing with this common emotion in a positive way. Mondays, May 4-June 15 (May 18 excluded), 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call 613725-3601 ext. 207 for information and registration.

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Elmdale School is once again hosting their annual used clothing, toy, and equipment sale on May 9 from 9 a.m.

- 3 p.m. Come enjoy some Bridgehead coffee and baked treats, and take advantage of free child-minding service while you shop for great deals! Come early as well to get first pick of the vegetable seedlings and plant cuttings. All proceeds go to support the school’s art, literacy, and extra-curricular programs as well as the Parkdale Food Center. Donations of gently used items are welcome! Or, become a vendor and split the profits with us! Contact elmdalesale@gmail.com or go to elmdalecouncil.com.

MAY 14 - TEEN AUTHOR FEST SPECIAL EDITION: SUSIN NIELSEN AND SUSAN JUBY

Canadian authors Susin Nielsen and Susan Juby have teamed up to share their new books out this spring at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

Join us for a fun, casual conversation with two award winning and very entertaining authors. Ages 12 and up.

Drop-in. 6:30 p.m.

MAY 31 - GLUTEN FREE UTOPIA

Save the date! Gluten Free Utopia comes back to Ottawa on May 31 at the Ukrainian Banquet Hall (1000 Byron Ave.) Bringing together local businesses and specialists who know about living gluten-free, GFU 2015 strives to create a world without limitations. Tickets $10 at the door; children 12 and under are free. Buy tickets ahead of time at www.eventbrite. com/e/gluten-free-utopia-2015-tickets-13567652213.

Goody bags for the first 500 visitors. For more information go to glutenfreeutopia.com.

MAY 5 - CHAMPLAIN PARK GARDEN CLUB MONTHLY MEETING

Champlain Field House (149 Cowley Ave.). For information go to champlainpark.org/garden-club.

MAY 6 - ELDER ABUSE AND FRAUD SEMINAR

Join guest presenters Cst. Dawn Neilly-Sylvestre, Ottawa Police Service and Alison Timmons, Nepean Rideau Osgoode Community Resource Centre for this free information session. It happens all too frequently.

A deal that is too good to be true. A conversation that turns abusive. Fraud and abuse against our seniors is a crime. We want you to have the facts on how to avoid potentially devastating financial fraud and how to help

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