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COMMUNITY NEWS ‘I’ve got another chapter in me’: McKenna leaves federal politics, looks forward

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atherine McKenna is exiting the federal political arena after serving two terms as the Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre.

In late June, McKenna announced she would not be seeking re-election so she can spend more time with her family and she can focus on climate action.

“I’ve been in politics, really, for eight years because I ran for two years: one year for the nomination and then over a year in the lead up to the 2015 election. And on the kid side, my kids were four, six, and eight, and now they’re almost 13, 15, and 17. So I don’t have a lot of years left with them at the house, and I just wanted to spend more time with them,” she said. “And then on climate— look, we really have a decade to make a real difference.”

“We need every country to do what Canada is doing. We need them to put a price on pollution; we need them to phase out coal; we need them to tackle emissions across all sectors and make investments in clean energy, green infrastructure,” she added.

Since 1979, Ottawa Centre has gone back and forth between Liberals and the NDP. In early 2015, the riding was represented

by NDP MP Paul Dewar who held the seat since 2006. McKenna said she knew it was “winnable under the right conditions.”

In October 2015, she won the election with 42 per cent of the vote, according to Elections Canada, and Dewar came second with 38 per cent.

In 2019, McKenna won again with 48 per cent of the vote, and NDP candidate Emilie Taman came second with 29 per cent.

During her time in legislature, McKenna took on two ministerial roles. She was named Minister of Environment and Climate Change in November 2015, a role she held until November 2019, when she

MP Catherine McKenna in Ottawa Centre announcing her decision not to run for re-election in June. PHOTO COURTESY OF CATHERINE MCKENNA’S OFFICE. was named Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

One of the accomplishments she’s most proud of as an MP was the federal government’s efforts to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in 2015-2016.

McKenna said the Ottawa Centre office was involved in helping people navigate the immmigration process, reunite with their loved ones and access services and funding, adding that residents “really stepped up” during that time.

Recently, she’s been proud of local infrastructure projects like Flora Footbridge, Chief William Commanda Bridge, the super library at LeBreton Flats, efforts to create more local affordable housing and public transit pieces like the second phase of the LRT. Looking back, if she could have done

anything differently, she would have “worried less.”

“When you get into politics, you feel like there are things you need to do as a politician — sound a particular way, say things a particular way. I realized I probably could have chilled out a bit more,” McKenna said.

“People don’t expect you to be perfect in this business but they expect you to work hard,” she added.

Throughout her federal career, McKenna has repeatedly been the target of hate and harassment in person and online. She’s been verbally assaulted, her campaign office has been defaced, and her staff have been accosted, to name only a few incidents.

“It was a problem because it was definitely a targeted campaign to discredit

me, and that is challenging when you’re trying to land a climate plan,” she said.

“Those people are trying to drive you out and, for me, it just made me double down and work harder,” she said, adding that she’s not leaving politics because of the hate and harassment.

During the pandemic, McKenna has been writing a book called Run Like A Girl. It isn’t a “tell-all,” the MP said, but a reflection on lessons she’s learned and how to support girls and women who want to get into politics.

“Often, women are on the front lines: they’ve got kids, they’ve got aging parents, they’re contributing to their community, and we need to make sure it's possible for women to have the space to run,” McKenna said.

“Broader diversity” is needed as well, she said.

“We need more Black politicians, racialized politicians, LGBTQ2+ politicians, Indigenous politicians because we will make better decisions if we look like the folks we’re representing,” she added. “And there’s still, actually, a lot of work to be done on that front. I’m going to try to do what I can because it is really important to me.”

McKenna will serve as minister until Sept. 20. This fall, she’s supporting Liberal candidate and former Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi. She said she worked with Naqvi on multiple projects in the city, and that “he’ll continue the work.”

As for what’s next professionally, McKenna is still mulling.

“I’m going to take a little bit of time to figure out what the best fit is and where [I am] going to make a difference,” she said.

“I’ve got another chapter in me, maybe a few,” she added. “But we’ve got to bend the curve on climate change in the next decade...We’ve got a lot more work to do so that’s just something I’m very committed to doing.”

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I got into medicine because I had pretty bad asthma as a kid, and I had a pretty amazing pediatrician. He was one of those guys that, no matter how tough of a time you were having breathing or how sick you were, the second you walked in the room, he had such a presence and ability to calm the nerves and put you at ease. Every time I left the hospital, I remember thinking, ‘This is somebody I want to be. This is something I want to be able to do for people — to alleviate their suffering and get them through tough times.’

I started out as a bartender, which, I must admit, was one of the funnest parts of my life, and I actually met my wife that way. I got into medical school at the University of Alberta and came to Ottawa for training in internal medicine, which led to ICU and palliative care training, and [we] eventually landed here.

We moved to Westboro about a year ago, and what brought us into the area is the fact that it’s a real community. There is the unbelievably warm, receptive group that makes continued efforts to create this community with a family feel. Being from Edmonton, all our family is in Alberta, so we really wanted to have that community feel for our three young boys. It’s incredible to support small businesses by just walking or biking there. It’s a community that’s keen on giving back to those who are less fortunate and that’s important to us.

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The pandemic put a lens on the healthcare system, where we were struggling. I tried to use our platforms to do some advocacy. Soon after, I launched into doing local and national news about the topic and just trying to be a voice of reason and calm sharing this time.

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I hope this letter finds you all very well.

Happy fall! If you’re like me, autumn might be one of your favourite seasons in Ottawa, mostly because it signals an end to the heat waves.

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20, Canadians are heading to the polls for the 44th federal election, following the writ drop in August.

We’ve got some political stories lined up in the September edition and a good mix of other news topics.

On the political front, we’ve got an Ottawa Centre federal election candidates

roundup and an exit interview with MP Catherine McKenna. On the business front, Revelle Bridal Boutique has moved to Westboro, and we caught up with owner Earleen Garbe to learn more.

In arts, we’ve got an article from the West End Studio Tour team on the 26th annual fall tour. And in sports, we caught up with local Michael Tayler on his third Olympic run and retirement.

In this month’s Giving section, we hear about the 25th annual Feast of Fields culinary event and fundraiser.

Early Days explores the history of Holland Avenue and the brothers it is named for: Andrew and George Holland.

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he writ has been dropped and a federal election has been called: Canadians head to the polls on Sept. 20.

In Ottawa Centre, Liberal incumbent Catherine McKenna announced she would not seek re-election after serving six years as MP. During the 2019 federal election, McKenna won her second term, with more than 48 per cent of the vote, according to Elections Canada. The NDP received 29 per cent of the vote with Emilie Taman as their candidate; the Conservatives received 12 per cent of the vote with Carol Clemenhagen as their candidate; and the Green Party received seven per cent of the vote with Angela Keller-Herzog as their candidate.

Here is a look at some of the candidates running in Ottawa Centre this election.

YASIR NAQVI - LIBERAL PARTY Former Ottawa-Centre Member of Provincial Parliament Yasir Naqvi has decided to seek public office again, this time as the federal Liberal Party candidate.

Naqvi, who represented the community at Queen’s Park for 11 years (2007-2018), previously served as Ontario’s attorney general. He says he got the itch to enter the race after realizing Canada needs proper representation to help rebuild following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This is a very pivotal time for Canada, and I feel very strongly that I have much to contribute in the conversations that are going to take place, the actions that are going to be taken to rebuild our country post-pandemic,” said Naqvi. “We in Ottawa Centre have incredible talent—amazing people who have really good ideas.

Given my background, given my track record of delivering for our community, I feel very strongly that this is a very important personal moment for me to be a representative again, as a member of parliament, and work with our community

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to ensure that our voices; our concerns; our priorities are front and centre.”

If elected, Naqvi says he would work to bring reconciliation to Indigenous communities and also advocate to stop racial injustice for marginalized communities.

“We have seen the adverse reaction of the pandemic on marginalized communities when it comes to Indigenous communities, the Black community, people of colour, and, given as my experience as the attorney general in Ontario, I want to work on ensuring that we are creating an equal playing field and an inclusive Canada by addressing the racial injustice that exists in our country,” he said.

Naqvi also says he wants to combat climate change and create more affordable housing options. On Aug. 26, the Liberal candidate announced that if he is elected, Ottawa Centre will receive federal funding for 1,700 new affordable housing units by 2025.

ANGELLA MACEWEN - NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY Labour economist Angella MacEwen was nominated as the NDP candidate in Ottawa Centre.

MacEwen works for the Canadian Union of Public Employees and previously held a position at the Canadian Labour Congress.

She spent the winter co-writing a book on economics called Share the Wealth. After it was published, the Ottawa Centre resident decided she wanted to create a world like the one she wrote.

“There are a lot of issues that people were hopeful Trudeau would move on, but I've seen him time and again take the wrong approach in terms of their understanding of economics and how our economics system works,” said MacEwen. “The Liberals have fallen short on a number of areas that I’m really worried about: economic inequality, climate action, proportional representation or any time of demographic electoral reform, which I think is really important in terms of getting any of the other things changed.”

MacEwen also says she is passionate about ending homelessness — an issue she hears a lot about while knocking on doors — and says there needs to be more affordable housing options in Ottawa Centre. That includes not handing money over to developers in hopes they will come through on their promises to build a few affordable housing units.

“Buying your first house in Ottawa is very expensive now. Renting is very, very expensive, and wait lists for subsidized housing are pretty long,” the NDP candidate

said. “We need to look at policies that are addressing that and not making the problem worse. We are playing with the wrong incentives in terms of supply and demand.”

If she’s elected, MacEwen would also like to make public transit more affordable for those on a lower income. She says even if the Trudeau Liberals win another majority, the NDP candidate hopes their party will become strong in opposition so they can create change, especially when it comes to ending poverty.

CAROL CLEMENHAGEN - CONSERVATIVE PARTY Civic Hospital-area resident Carol Clemenhagen is on the ballot as the Conservative Party candidate in Ottawa Centre.

Clemenhagen spent a greater portion of her working life in healthcare — primarily advocating for increased federal health transfers. She decided to run for public office again to ensure Canada is in a strong place as it fights to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As we are coming out of the pandemic, the issues that, really, all of us are feeling is the need for economic recovery and economic growth, in order for us to have the ability going forward to invest in priorities that are really important here in Ottawa Centre, but also nationally,” said Clemenhagen. “I would say those priorities are investing in healthcare and climate action, which are both very complex public priorities that will need ongoing and deep investment federally, provincially, and municipally.”

Clemenhagen says while she believes the federal government initially did a good job on handling the pandemic, they should have been better prepared to handle a global health crisis.

“In fact, the assumption was that after SARS in 2004, the Public Health Agency of Canada was created specifically to ensure that we were better prepared for infectious disease threats,” she said. “So, it was very surprising to learn that the Liberal government, in fact, diminished the early warning system that existed for global health threats, and that there was a real sense of disarray with how they were going to approach securing

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Clemenhagen said she wants to see a formalized review of how the government responded to the pandemic and how it was managed. She says we need those learnings to be prepared for the next global health threat that will eventually come.

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ANGELA KELLER-HERZOG - GREEN PARTY Economist and activist Angela Keller-Herzog has put her name forward once again as the Green Party candidate in Ottawa Centre.

Keller-Herzog currently is the executive director of Community Associations for Environmental Sustainability, and principal at Horizon Green consulting.

Kitchissippi Times was unable to reach the Green Party candidate for an interview prior to publication; however, according to her website, Keller-Herzog wants to bring fairness

and accountability to Parliament Hill. She is also passionate about climate action and biodiversity.

“We must accept that our global ecology is in a dire state. It is our job to do something about it. Canada must step up, do the climate math, and do our fair share,” wrote KellerHerzog. “We need to go into a non-partisan collaborative problem-solving mode, so future generations have a livable climate and abundant natural habitats.”

Keller-Herzog says the COVID-19 pandemic has also taught us all that we can do better when it comes to basic human rights.

Elections Canada also has the following confirmed candidates listed for Ottawa Centre: Regina Watteel (People’s Party of Canada), Alex McDonald (Communist Party of Canada) and Shelby Bertrand (Animal Protection Party of Canada).

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fter the games were postponed in 2020, Kitchissippi resident Michael Tayler finally got the chance to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer.

Born and raised in Westboro, Tayler started kayaking at the age of eight. His parents enrolled him last-minute into summer camp, where he was trained by a national team member. His time in camp was the start of an athletic commitment that would span over two decades.

Within a year, Tayler made his way to a local competition and then climbed the ranks to nationals. His goal was just to make a junior team; the Olympics were a distant dream. But after a lot of training, the kayaker made his way to the senior level and that’s when everything changed.

This year’s games was the third Olympic run for the 29-year-old.

During his first run, Tayler secured Canada’s only canoe/kayak slalom spot at the 2012 London games, finishing 20th in the K-1 Men’s event. Then, he represented Canada once again at the 2016 Rio games, where he finished 16th in the K-1 Men’s event, missing the semifinals by just one spot.

Tayler says he admits his performance in Tokyo was not his strongest, coming in 24th place in the canoe/kayak slalom.

“Honestly, it was a difficult race for me,” Tayler told Kitchissippi Times soon after returning home to Canada. “Part of it was that, leading up to the Olympics, I had a few injuries. For me, actually, funny enough, it was an ear infection, and being in the water all the time, it was an unexpected thing to happen. I’ve dealt with shoulder, back, and elbow injuries — we get all of those as kayakers — but this was a new one for me and I struggled with

it for over six months.”

Tayler said it was tough at times, and being unable to train was an added barrier.

But he pushed forward and did the best he could.

“You always have a chance to compete and show what you can do, but I knew it was going to be difficult for me to get into the semifinal and I knew that things would have to go perfectly with a little bit of luck,” the local Olympian said.

“Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.”

Olympians who competed in Tokyo also had to deal with record-breaking heat and humidity. Even on the water, temperatures soared past 40 C, feeling even hotter with the humidex. Ice vests were ready on hand at competitions along with umbrellas and lots of ice water. And Tayler said some athletes came down with heat-related illnesses.

But even so, the Tokyo Olympics were an experience to remember. With the pandemic, it looked very different from previous games. Athletes had to undergo daily COVID-19 testing, and they could not travel outside bubbles within the Olympic Village. There were many calls to cancel the games altogether due to an uptick in COVID-19 infections spreading across Japan, leading Tokyo to enter another lockdown during the games.

Tayler says even though spectators weren’t allowed in the stands and athletes' family members couldn't travel to cheer them on, the messages of support were overwhelming.

“There was a bit of a missing atmosphere in terms of no spectators, but at the same time, all of us as athletes know that everyone was watching from home.

We have got messages of support, and friends and family that can’t be there were still watching from home and that felt really great,” he said.

Affordable, Clean, Secure, Central postponed a year due to the pandemic, making the next summer games in Paris only three years away. But Tayler said he’s almost at retirement age for his sport and is ready to spend more time at home with friends and family.

“It was always my plan to retire from the sport after the Tokyo Olympics,” he said. “It is difficult for us. We have to spend a lot of time away from home and I’m ready to stay home. I still plan to keep training but I’m going to step back for the next year.”

When Tayler returned home from the games, it was his first time back on Canadian soil in over six months. Before the Olympics, he was busy training in Europe. He also works part-time at RBC and will now be seeking full-time employment. But even though Tayler might step back from competing in future, he wants to be available to inspire other young athletes.

“We have some young athletes in the group [who] are up and coming, so I want to be there for them to support them and keep the competition level high, because I can now give back being a little bit older and more experienced,” he said.

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“It was definitely a different game experience having been to other ones, but, at the end of the day, the race is the same and we are there to compete, so that was a really special moment.”

One of the highlights for Tayler was having the chance to walk in the opening ceremonies while representing Team Canada.

“Being a part of the Canadian team, walking in the opening ceremonies — it was a really small group of Canadians that were able to do it for a number of reasons,” he said. “It was a different experience because there were about only 30 of us that walked, and you spent time together from in the box to waiting in the wings of the arena, so it was cool that I got to know some of the other Canadians. It was a special experience to be in such a tight-knit group.”

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familiar company has moved into 285 Richmond Rd. Revelle Bridal Boutique opened its doors in Westboro in July, relocating from Wellington West.

Earleen Garbe, president and owner of Revelle Bridal Boutique, said it was always the plan to stay in Kitchissippi.

“I love that neighbourhood. I think the demographic is who we’re attracting. The ideal Revelle bride is probably living in Westboro or Hintonburg. You know—that trendy, cool bride who wants to spend on

herself and kind of values quality over quantity,” she said.

“We’re really happy. We weren’t looking anywhere else to go,” she added.

The company celebrated its fourth year in business this summer. Garbe first opened a bridal shop (Encore Bridal) in January 2017 in Mooney’s Bay. Shortly after, in July that year, she moved into a former art gallery space at 1281 Wellington St. W. The “big white blank space” gave the team an opportunity to rebrand and create the company they wanted—and so Revelle was born.

At that location, they were hosting up

to a dozen bridal appointments on any given Saturday pre-pandemic, Garbe said.

Beginning March 2020, one of two changing rooms was shut down to accommodate COVID-19 protocols, reducing the average number of Saturday appointments to four.

Garbe decided to look for a larger space to manage COVID-19 safety needs and to sustain her business.

The new spot at 285 Richmond Rd. effectively doubles the space, Garbe said.

It has three private fitting rooms for bridal parties, allowing for three appointments to be scheduled safely at a time.

Before March 2020, the company didn’t have a strong online presence because the dress shopping “experience” is central to the business, Garbe said.

“It wasn’t really something that was in our business model before because it’s an expensive purchase for brides, right? Brides tend to want to come in and try on and feel

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The big thing is the experience—and that’s something we can’t replicate virtually.”

Despite that, Garbe said she was proud her team was quick to adapt to virtual bridal fittings. They also developed a “try at home” option where brides could take prospective dresses to try on in the safety of their own space.

“That, I think, was what set us apart a little bit because we were able to kind of bring a little bit of the Revelle experience to them at home.”

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COVID-19 has also introduced new trends in the wedding industry. A good example?

Garbe thinks the small event trend is here to stay.

“We’ll still see some big weddings but I think that’s going to be more of the rarity as opposed to the rule,” she added.

On the budget side, she’s noticed that brides are spending more on different things now, she said, including dresses and accessories, so the business demand remains.

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is irreplaceable, the company will likely continue to offer virtual appointments in future. Garbe said virtual fittings helped expand their market beyond Ottawa’s borders.

She added that she thinks COVID-19 has impacted the industry and how customers shop forever.

“It’s definitely been a challenge, especially for our kind of industry. It’s very seasonal,” she said.

“There hasn’t been a month in the last 14 months where we haven’t been worried about our business. But, at the same time, we’ve had a lot of support from our brides and our wedding industry friends, so we’re hanging in there.”

Garbe credits her Revelle Bridal Boutique team as a main reason she’s pulled through the last year and a half. And it is a family business: her daughter, Marisa, is the boutique operations manager.

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ttawa’s largest culinary event, the Feast of Fields, is back for its 25th year.

This year’s event is happening on Sept. 15. For the sixth time, it will be a fundraiser for Carefor: a local nonprofit organization dedicated to helping caregivers and seniors living with dementia. The charity works closely with clients of all ages, caregivers and other members within the circle of care to provide community support and programming.

For Feast of Fields, 15 of the top chefs in the city each team up with different farmers to create small bites using organic and sustainable food grown in the Ottawa Valley.

Kitchissippi’s own Jason Laurin, chef and owner of Essence Catering, is one of this year’s returning chefs.

“Our dish will be a seared duck breast, celery root puree, roasted beet gel and meringue with pickled cherries and cherry demi-glace,” Laurin said.

The duck will come from Mariposa Farm in Plantagenet, and the beets and celery will be provided by organic producer Bower Farm in North Gower.

“We take our contribution to the event very seriously every year,” Laurin said. “We try to make sure we produce something memorable.”

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“Most people buy their tickets one week ahead of time, so it’s going great,” Eggleton said.

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“It’s one of those events that the chefs look forward to throughout the year, and because it’s a night of everyone who believes in the same things — delicious foods, mental health of seniors — it ends up being a beautiful opportunity to connect those two groups together, especially after all that they’ve been through in the pandemic,” Eggleton said.For longtime participants like Laurin, supporting Carefor’s programs for vulnerable seniors with dementia is a worthy cause.

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“We hope to raise $30,000 this year,” Eggleton said. “The event, in a lot of ways, is trying to help two communities most affected by COVID-19.”

All proceeds will go towards supporting Carefor’s programs for seniors living with dementia and helping vulnerable seniors who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend the programs.

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EARLY DAYS The history of Holland Avenue: A story of two brothers

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olland Avenue is one of Kitchissippi’s most significant streets, one which has seen constant development and change over the years. Urban intensification, most notably related to the future of Tunney’s Pasture, will soon see Holland change even more.

Did you know that Holland Avenue first existed as a vista for the first streetcars into the west end? Did you know that its namesake is actually for two men, brothers who were two of the most visionary, entrepreneurial citizens in Ottawa’s history, who not only made their home in Kitchissippi in the 19th century, but who directly significantly impacted the design and development of much of the neighbourhood? It’s true!

Andrew Holland (b. 1844) and his brother George Holland (b. 1846) were the two sons of William Lewis Holland and his wife Charlotte Clarke. William had immigrated from Ireland, met and married Charlotte, and the couple settled in Bytown as two of its earliest settlers, establishing a business on Sparks Street.

Andrew and George had similar paths, both receiving postsecondary education, before entering the world of journalism. Andrew wrote for newspapers in Ottawa, while George contributed to papers such as the Toronto Telegraph, Chicago Times, Washington Post and New York Herald. George also served in the volunteer militia during the Fenian Raids of 1866, receiving a medal.

In January 1873, the brothers became owners and editors of the Ottawa Citizen, then later joined the reporting staff of the House of Commons in 1875. Two years later, in 1877, they would become

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the official reporters of the Senate of Canada, where George would begin the Hansard system of debate reporting. He was a Senate reporter for 40 years.

The pair were enthusiastic promoters of new inventions (such as Thomas

Edison’s phonograph) and were pioneers of the typewriter business in Ottawa, acclaimed for their ability to take and transcribe shorthand notes.

Later, Andrew took on new interests, travelling to Australia in

1892 and establishing the Canadian Australian Royal Mail steamship line, which provided monthly service and established early trade between the two countries.

Andrew was also a charter member of the local Canadian Club and member of the Board of Trade from its inception.

He was known as the father of the Federal District scheme, which was the predecessor to the National Capital Commission (NCC). He also was engaged in the lumber business for 35 years, owning extensive timber limits.

George became known for penning an English version of Calixa Lavallée’s “O Canada” anthem in 1910.

The brother’s local ties were also significant. In 1887, both brothers moved to Kitchissippi. George and his wife Allison Hilson Holland acquired 12 acres of Hon. James Skead’s property, including the impressive villa house then known as “The Elms,” a property located on the south side of Richmond Road—which still stands today.

Meanwhile, after the passing of Joseph and Robert Hinton, Andrew acquired the Hinton family farm, moving into the beautiful brick home known as “Richmond Cottage” on Wellington Street, which stood about where Morris Home Hardware stands today.

There was a strategy to their relocation from central Ottawa. Andrew was working with Thomas Ahearn and Warren Soper of the Ottawa Electric Company (OER), who were long-range planning for the establishment of streetcars for Ottawa. By acquiring farmland in the west end, where the city was projected to grow, the Hollands were investing in the future—a future that would see streetcar lines run directly through their soon-to-be-prime real estate holdings.

The group formed the Ottawa Land Association (OLA) syndicate, buying up additional farms and failed subdivisions in the area in preparation for the streetcars to come. Andrew contributed his lands to the syndicate.

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The OLA also set aside a huge chunk of land just south of where the Queensway runs today, and created the West End Park, an enormous amusement park and entertainment hub, with large touring shows featuring performers and circus acts.

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their friendship with Thomas Edison, and in 1896, a significant moment in our local history occurred when the brothers brought Edison’s latest invention—the vitascope—to Ottawa.

Two years prior, the Hollands had acquired the Canadian and Eastern U.S. distribution rights for a popular previous invention, the kinetoscope, which was, essentially, the first moving picture device. Andrew opened the world’s first

moving picture parlour in New York City in April 1894. Seven months later, he brought a kinetoscope to Ottawa for a demonstration. But the vitascope was more advanced: it could project moving pictures to allow for a large audience to watch. Thus, it was at the West End Park on Holland Avenue in July 1896 where the vitascope received its first Canadian demonstration to awestruck audiences.

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In 1895, the OLA laid out a plan for the area from Carling to Scott, and Harmer to Parkdale. Within the heart of the plan was the establishment of a large boulevard, 80 ft. wide, aptly named Holland Avenue. Tracks would run down the centre of the roadway, taking streetcars from Wellington Street South to the Experimental Farm.

Holland Avenue was still just farmer fields when the OER ran their double track overtop in 1895, with a line of trolley posts between them, with arms branching out over both tracks for the trolley wires, but also to eventually hold electric street lights, telephone, telegraph and other wires. A tunnel was also built underneath the crossing tracks of the old Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway (now the Queensway). The line officially opened in April of 1896, advertising a 15-minute run to Elgin

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Continues from page 15 Infrastructure construction on Holland Avenue itself was slow, as projects like having a water and sewer system were still a few years away. Even building a drain to prevent flooding, particularly in the spring, was a multiyear ordeal. The first structures on Holland were a small OLA advertising office and a streetcar “waiting room” shelter at the corner of Wellington.

The first building on Holland appeared at the northwest intersection along Wellington (the site of Second Cup today), constructed in early 1898 by Hintonburg merchant Thomas A. Stott. It contained a grocery store and a double dwelling, first occupied by carpenter Archibald Campbell, and featured the first Holland Avenue civic address: 107 Holland— when odd numbers were still used on the west side of the street!).

The street gradually filled up, though certain parts were slower to be developed than others (Holland Avenue was not even paved north of Spencer Street until the late 1940s!). The Ottawa Electric Railway owned the stretch of land from Byron halfway to Wellington and kept it as yard space for materials and old streetcars, finally selling it for development in 1947,

when a series of similar duplexes were built on this stretch.

Big industry arrived in 1920 with the arrival of Beach Foundry at the north end (which became Holland Cross in 1986).

Fisher Park was also established in 1920, with the high school opening in 1949. The Elmdale Tennis Club initially was located on Fisher Park grounds, but moved to its current location in 1948.

The Electric Railway substation at 340 Holland, just past the Queensway, opened in 1924 to feed power to the line—now, the station building is a heritage site.

The street had its first high-rise apartment when the Holland Court opened at 199 Holland in November 1963. Of course, Holland featured a vintage three-storey apartment house at the corner of Wellington, known as the Goldwyn Apartments, from 1924 until it was destroyed by fire in 1996.

Meanwhile, at the south end of Holland, the Civic Pharmacy building opened in September 1960 to serve patients of the Civic Hospital and other new medical buildings.

Over 120 years later, the contributions of Andrew and George Holland cannot be understated and we have Holland Avenue to remember them by.

On July 25, Kitchissippi lost one of its most dedicated historians, Andy Billingsley.

Andy was one of the proudest residents of the Civic Hospital neighbourhood and worked tirelessly to chronicle its history. He helped start up the CHNA History and Heritage Committee, and he delivered detailed presentations and walking tours from the heart, making local history come alive. He was passionate about the streets, the homes, and, especially, the people who helped make the Civic neighbourhood the great place it is. I'll miss the glint in his eye as he shared a new finding about a local history topic or helped me with a question I had.

Condolences to his family and to all who, like me, will miss him greatly. Please take some time to visit the History and Heritage section at chnaottawa.ca to view some of his hard work—a great legacy to his community.

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Look for all the fundraising events and campaigns throughout TASTE of Wellington West in support of our permanent Charity Partner Parkdale Food Centre!

Paula Roy is inviting you into her kitchen! Local foodie, community icon, and host of “Paula Roy’s Favourite Foods” on Rogers TV, will spotlight some of your favourite restaurant dishes. Paula will also share food demonstrations featuring fresh ingredients from our amazing food stores in the neighbourhood.

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It’s bright and open inside, but a renovated home in Champlain Park also connects with the world outside while blending new and old in a sometimesunexpected fashion.

The original mid-century home had “good bones” but was small, compartmentalized and didn’t satisfy today’s living standards, says architect Rick Shean, who designed the renovation. It also didn’t take advantage of its large rear lot, which inspired a roomy — and unexpected

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— addition (more on that in a minute).

In the front, Shean kept the sharply inclined gables and steep roof pitch that help define the home, a finalist in the 2020 Ottawa Housing Design Awards. However, he ditched existing decorative fussiness around the gables in favour of simple black trim that matches the new steel roof, as well as installing a new bay window on the main floor.

“We cleaned (the façade) up a bit with muted modern accents,” says Shean.“The black is a nice clean contrast with the red brick.”

The home’s distinctive façade also fits

well with the varied character of surrounding houses, helping connect the home with the streetscape.

Shean upped that connection by creating a new and expansive front-of-house kitchen looking out on the neighbourhood from the bay window. That freed up the back of the main floor, including the addition, for a large living and dining area, while making the new kitchen (it measures over 330 square feet) and the front porch it overlooks a transition between the privacy of the home’s interior and the public realm of the street.

The new, open-concept main floor, a pleasing contrast of white and darker colours

that suggests the contrast of the façade, features an open-riser staircase at the front of the home and a dining room with a clear cedar ceiling adjacent to the kitchen. Unlike the other flat ceilings, the one in the dining room was angled so that light from the west-facing floor-to-ceiling window bounces off the ceiling and envelopes the space, says Shean.

The outside light from the dining room also travels along the flat ceilings elsewhere on the main floor, passing from the back to the front of the home and into the front yard, again linking interior and exterior spaces.

The ceiling intrigued Chris Lemke, a managing partner of Calgary’s Alloy Homes and a judge at last year’s design awards.

“I really quite love the ceiling in the dining room. It brought that really interesting kind of faceted wood ceiling detail… it’s got these triangular, stealth-bomber-like (sections)...

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Who are you voting for in the upcoming election?

How much money do you make? What did your house sell for? Many of us would never think of asking these questions, let alone answering them. But many people are quite transparent or open to discussing these topics.

Transparency or lack thereof is a topic of debate when it comes to buying and selling a property.

With bidding wars and multiple offers seemingly common place, some buyers feel there is a lack of transparency when knowing what price to offer on a home. This is where working with a Realtor comes into play, as they provide the buyer with data on a particular property including comparable sales, analytics on the market, the neighborhood, recent updates to the home, and more.

I recently worked with clients who were searching to buy a home in a highly desirable

neighborhood. We viewed quite a few, submitted offers on some, yet the properties all sold at a higher price than my clients bid. They were disappointed, but at the same time knew what their “all-in” number was and stuck to it.

We eventually found a home that checked off all the boxes, but the owners were accepting offers on a specific day and time, otherwise called “holding offers”. We took the time to visit the property twice, asked the listing Realtor several clarifying questions, performed a home inspection, secured financing and calculated a price my client felt comfortable submitting. There were multiple bids, with my client being the successful bidder. Transparency or knowing the other bids arguably wouldn’t have played a factor in the bidding process. My clients did their homework, crunched the numbers and stayed firm to their offer price, whether there was one other offer or ten.

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The home, which is now 2,700 square feet thanks to the 500 square feet added during the renovation, was also revamped upstairs to provide more useable space.

While the façade has been updated with modern touches, the rear of the home now bears little resemblance to the white blocky look of the original.

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almost like interlocking puzzle pieces.

Like the dining room ceiling, the addition tickled Lemke. He notes the front of the home retains its basic original form, “but then you get around the back and the addition is really something totally different and it’s an exciting little find; you wouldn’t necessarily expect to see all that in the back.”

Looking back at the entire project, Shean likes how the multiple elements coalesced to give the homeowners a cleaner, larger space.

“It’s really nice, that one... We added about 15 feet to the back of the house.

That interior is massive on the ground floor — the living, dining, kitchen area.”

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“Ask questions. Talk to the experts you’re considering for the job. The piece of furniture that you’re thinking about having refurbished or recovered needs to be worthwhile to begin with. If you bring in a chair for $499 from a low-end furniture store, and I’m going to charge them 900 bucks to do it, then obviously it’s not worth your while to redo the chair. Ask first, and we’ll be more than happy to give you advice.”

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Richard and Elizabeth Baldwin have owned the shop at 1 McCormick St. since 2005. Before that, it belonged to the “original Ottawa upholsterer” Tom Evans.

The Baldwins have been in the upholstery business since their early 20s. Their careers started in the Toronto area where they learned the trade, and then to Vancouver for 15 years, before finally coming to Ottawa in 1997.

“Ottawa was always a city we liked very much,” Richard said.“When we settled here, we felt that this was where we wanted to be. Probably out of all the places we have

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worked, Ottawa people are the best that we’ve worked for.”

Baldwin’s Ottawa Upholstery is one of the only shops in Kitchissippi that has a full upholstery service.

“We’re furniture people, not just upholsterers,” Richard said.“We do repairs and recovery work. People bring in their rickety dining room chairs that are falling apart or ready to collapse, and we re-glue them. We also have a spray booth in the shop, so I do a lot of spraying and painting. A lot of people are modernizing their antiques these days and requesting paint jobs on them.”

Business continues to be great for the Baldwins in the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than losing business in the lockdowns, it’s been the other way around.

“Everything has to do with the house right now,” Richard said.“People are at home renovating and landscaping, and it’s kept us extremely busy.”

The Baldwins mainly draw in clients from Hintonburg, West Village, Civic Hospital and other parts of Kitchissippi.

“We haven’t advertised in a long time,” Richard said.“People keep putting our name out there and keep showing up. I guess we’ll keep doing it until people stop showing up.”

Baldwin’s Ottawa Upholstery has seen many operational changes over the years. At the beginning, the Baldwins utilized a whole building and hired employees. It wasn’t until six years ago that they decided to downsize.

“Now it’s just Elizabeth and myself,” Richard said.“So of course, being only two people, there’s essentially so much work that we can do, right? And we’re not getting any younger, so it seems to be getting more difficult as each year goes by.”

An expert piece of advice the Baldwins want to share with the Kitchissippi community is to ask questions.

“Do your due diligence,” Richard said.

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Then you better get on it, experts say If you’re hoping to renovate next spring, you may already be out of luck. Many of Ottawa’s top renovators are busy still dealing with pent-up demand, coupled with frustrating delays in getting materials.

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“If it’s a larger project and they don’t have a contractor lined up, there’s a good chance they’re not starting work in the spring,” says Casey Grey of The Conscious Builder.

Is there still time to get organized?

Yes, particularly if it’s not a large reno — and provided you get moving now.

We’ve canvassed the renovators

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taking part in next month’s RenoMark Reno Tour to find out what you need to do now in order to get work started in the spring. (Reno Tour is an annual showcase of renovator projects that let’s homeowners see the quality of work participating renovators can do.

It became a virtual tour last year, which can still be seen at gohba.ca/renotour-2020.)

How soon do homeowners need to research and reach out to potential renovators?

“There are lots of decisions to make during the design process. For a small to medium renovation, allow for six months, and a large renovation or a new

home, allow for a year,” says Carolyn Munro of Carolyn Munro Design+Build.

“Planning is so important to do so that you will not be disappointed in the outcome of your renovation.”

As well, part of the pandemic fallout means there are longer than normal lead times for some materials, notes Greg Simpson of Urbacity Design-Build.

“We have a project that’s been waiting four months for Trex decking.”

Veteran renovator Herb Lagois of Lagois Design-Build-Renovate agrees.

“Lead times of many products right now are substantially longer than they were before the pandemic. If the material delivery isn’t set up properly, it slows down the project’s progress.”

“To help ensure a timely turnaround, start your renovator research asap so the design process can start, finishing selections can get finalized and materials can be ordered to correlate to your project’s spring start date.”

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Barkhouse of Amsted Design-Build. “The sooner we’re able to get working on a project, the sooner we’re going to order materials and lock in pricing… The reality is that costs are still climbing.”

Reno planning Continues from page 28 Lagois gives the example of kitchen cabinetry, which normally would take six to eight weeks to deliver and install.

Current delays mean it will be 10 to 12 weeks before you can expect your kitchen

— a problem that has plagued even this year’s Minto dream home in the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime lottery. Delayed cabinetry is one of several hiccoughs that mean the dream home will not be ready in time for the lottery’s launch Sept. 6.

“The best advice we can give right now is to contact a renovator as soon as possible,” says another veteran, Steve

Other tips from the renovators: • Decide on your budget and allow for at least 15 per cent for unforeseeable issues. And be careful not to overbuild for the area you live in, says Munro.

• Don’t forget to keep a budget for finishing the space once construction is complete, such as window coverings, furniture and accessories,” says Simpson. “You might not want to put your old couch in the new room.”

• Hiring a design professional can assist you with your project and create the home you desire, says Munro.

“A professional designer will save you money by providing you with

advice about the design and selecting materials and finishes that best suit your home. Sometimes it isn’t the most expensive materials that give the wow factor, it is how you put them together.”

• Plan for and expect delays, says Lagois.

“There are always bumps in the road for any renovation, but being kind and flexible ensures your team will always go above and beyond for you.”

For more on renovation planning — and how to keep your reno from going off the rails — download the free All Things Home reno guide at AllThingsHome.ca/ renoguide.pdf.

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Diversify your Decor Developers typically build new constructions in similar styles. As a result, homes can closely resemble each other.

Older properties show more variety in the styles of home and construction. Instead of the standard finishes, you may find charming bay windows, ornate crown mouldings and exposed brick walls. A unique loft layout and hidden closets can make your home feel more like a reflection of your taste and personality. With an older build, your home is unique.

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Character and Charm One of the best aspects of an older home is its unique character: there’s a special charm with the living history.

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Location! Location! Location!

Older Ottawa homes are frequently closer to the city center, whereas new constructions are more often in developments on the outskirts of the city.

Being in close proximity to the core comes with great convenience: you’re often within walking distance to shops, schools, offices and restaurants which can save money, fuel and time. The lifestyle perks of being near central communities can be well worth it!

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September for many means back to school and back to routines, however as we continue to navigate through the COVID pandemic, those routines may continue to be different. There are many unknowns as we head into fall, but neighborhood businesses throughout Westboro Village are continuing to work to keep you and their staff safe. Working within the Step 3 guides, each business is working on cleaning, distancing, and masking. They want to be open to safely serve you.

Shopping locally for fall is a great way to support main street businesses, from school supplies to fall gear or the perfect pumpkin spice latte, they can all be found in Westboro Village.

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WALL SPACE GALLERY is proud to present Low Tide, a solo exhibition from artist Dominique Normand. Low Tide pulls inspiration from Normand’s excavation of artifacts from the shores of the St Lawrence Seaway.

While immersing herself in the histories of her Mi’kmaw, Maliseet and Anishinaabe ancestors, Normand delves deeper into abstraction. This exceptional collection of paintings, both dynamic and cerebral, grounds Normand in her homeland of Eastern Quebec after decades of nomadic travels and international artistic acclaim.

Exhibition dates: September 10-October 9 This exhibition will be open to the public.

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The 26th annual West End Studio Tour is on!

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he West End Studio Tour (WEST) artists are thrilled to announce their 26th annual fall tour. Similar to last year, it will be an open-air event. Artists will display their work outdoors on their properties and strict guidelines for physical distancing and COVID-19 safety will be adhered to as recommended by Ottawa Public Health.

The tour will take place over the last two weekends of September (Sept. 18-19 and Sept. 25-26) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. A downloadable and printable map of the studio

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locations is now available on the WEST website (westendstudiotour.ca), or you can tear out the map printed in this issue of Kitchissippi Times (page 3).

CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY This past year was many things to many people. To artists, it certainly was a period of introspection and an opportunity to try to make sense of the world. Current events and the pandemic influenced their work and artistic practices; connecting with the community once again to share the results will be truly celebratory and a win-win for all.

“When life forces us to slow down, it gives us time to focus on our immediate surroundings and the details that we ordinarily overlook,” said tour artist Lenka Cutler.

New tour multimedia artist Katherine Zarull echoes a similar sentiment.

“The pandemic has allowed a creative freedom from other obligations to explore my personal interests and aesthetics in my work,” she said.

The local artists also found that emotions were high during the creation process and their art and art practices tended to reflect this or bring this out.

“The pandemic pushed my emotions and resulted in many large pieces influenced by the pandemic with titles like ‘Social Distancing’ and ‘Howling at the Covid Moon,’” artist Maciek Peter Kozlowski said.

And mixed media abstract artist (and mom of 10-year-old twins) Pam Stewart said the pandemic has been challenging but it also brought out her sense of gratitude.

“With kids and my husband underfoot 24/7, it was hard to get dedicated studio time, but when I did get the time, I not only appreciated it, but some very emotion-driven work was a result.”

In its 26th year, this collective of artists continues to change and evolve. This fall, they look forward to engaging with the community again and to discuss ideas and

what is currently sparking their creative energy or, as the case may be, to simply allow people to quietly and safely visit their outdoor studios and absorb their artistic visions and dreams.

FOUR NEW ARTISTS ON THE TOUR THIS FALL Heather Lovat-Fraser works in acrylic.

The layering and glazing techniques and bright, saturated colours allow her to create strong, bold and dramatic work. Heather has travelled extensively in Canada, and her love of country is reflected in her paintings.

Joanne Pasieka is a fine art landscape photographer. A trained graphic artist, she shoots on days when skies are ragged and dramatic. Passionate about outdoor spaces, the past 15 months were ones of reflection, new appreciation, and gratitude.

Jennifer Raby has a deep passion for batik, which she nurtures by developing unique elements in her works. The medium itself has a petulant requirement for innovative thinking and action. Jennifer teaches classes to adults through City of Ottawa programs.

Katherine Zarull has been involved in the arts for over 30 years as an artist, teacher and fine arts manager. She explores her visual voice in diverse ways, from abstraction to realism, while using playfully bright or subtly soft colours.

THE WEST SPRING 2022 TOUR IS FREE TO ATTEND AND ORGANIZED BY THE FOLLOWING LOCAL FINE ARTISTS: Tracy Armstrong, Richard Bond, Lynette Chubb, Lenka Cutler, Margaret Chwialkowska, Wendy Feldberg, Deidre Hierlihy, David W. Jones, Maciek Peter Kozlowski, Heather Lovat-Fraser, Janie Park, Joanne Pasieka, Jennifer Raby, Manju Sah, Pamela Stewart, Venz Vesselinov, Katherine Zarull and Paula Mitas Zoubek.

For more information, please contact: Pamela Stewart: paminottawa@gmail.com Manju Sah: 613-722-0202

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he days are getting shorter, which means the to-do list in the office is getting longer! This fall, I anticipate that we’ll be kept busy with multiple big issues, including debating the new Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital proposed to be built at Dow’s Lake and the new Official Plan (which I addressed last month).

In August, we had two departures from the office among my long-serving staff.

Fiona Mitchell has joined the city in the planning department (congratulations, Fiona!), and Emma Kenny is going to be pursuing studies. I’m grateful for the service they’ve given the ward for many years. I know residents will miss them.

Joining us are Stephany ChevalierCrockett, who will be helping us on the multiple planning files that cross our desk, and Ben Inwood, who will be working on constituency issues, as well as all things tree-related.

With two new staff in the office, it’s timely for me to remind residents of how you can best reach us. Writing to us by email is usually the quickest and surest way to ensure we see your correspondence. Write to jeff.leiper@ ottawa.ca to which all of us in the office have access. Your note will be triaged to the right staff person, who will deal with the item according to its priority. You can also call us at 613-580-2485.

Social media can be a great way to share information, and I can field a few inquiries on social media like Facebook and Twitter. But, with the volume of email

and calls, we don’t always have a chance to catch up. We can’t guarantee a response to social media, so if it’s important, please be sure to email us, in addition to posting.

It’s also a good idea to consider calling 3-1-1 if you need help with routine city issues. When we receive requests for help with things like potholes, damaged signs, garbage pickup and such, we call 3-1-1 since that’s the fastest way to get it into the city’s queue for action. If you’ve called 3-1-1 and gotten a service request (SR) number, and don’t see action within a reasonable period of time, feel free to email me with that number, and we can escalate the item.

Keeping track of everything going on in the ward can be tough. I publish a weekly email newsletter where I make every effort to ensure it is focused on the information you need without filler or promotion. Visit my website at kitchissippiward.ca and click the banner near the top to subscribe.

As you know, there’s a federal election on Sept.

20, and we’ll soon have a new Member of Parliament.

Once again, in Ottawa Centre, we have four highly qualified and engaged candidates for the major parties. My encouragement to residents is to focus on the election issues that matter most outside the minute-byminute social media and cable news cycles. Cities need help with housing, transportation and infrastructure, and I hope voters will centre those issues in their own discussions with candidates.

There will be an all-candidates virtual debate on Monday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

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ublic safety is top of mind as people insist on widespread vaccination for COVID-19. While progress has been made, there are still significant groups of unvaccinated people in our province.

According to Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s medical officer of health, the risk of being infected by COVID-19 is 20 times higher among unvaccinated residents compared to those who are vaccinated. The highly contagious Delta variant is responsible for

barriers — including by MPP, Ottawa Centre around 60 per cent of new cases in Ottawa. ensuring that no one joelharden.ca The spread of the virus now is a direct threat ever has to forfeit income 109 Catherine St. to the reopening of schools and the by getting vaccinated.

Ottawa, ON.ending K2P 2M8 of the pandemic restrictions we’ve lived with Low vaccination rates by JHarden-CO@ndp.on.ca for so long. neighbourhood correlate to 613-722-6414 We urgently need vaccine mandates in folks living in poverty and working healthcare and education, as well as vaccine in precarious jobs. I salute Ottawa Public passports, to protect people’s health. We Health’s efforts to address these challenges. need political leaders to stand up for what’s Having said that, choosing to remain right, and for the wellbeing of folks who are unvaccinated puts the health and safety of most at risk from COVID-19. others at risk.

We acknowledge there are barriers that There are legitimate health reasons remain for people who aren’t vaccinated, for a small minority of people to avoid and we need to work hard to remove those vaccination. But Premier Ford is allowing for mass exemptions in the healthcare and education sectors based on choice, and don’t let his expulsion of MPP Rick Nicholls from Kitchissippi Homes the PC caucus make you think otherwise. features content on buying Failing to require those who work directly and selling real estate, with vulnerable people to get vaccinated @Kitchissippi

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could endanger all the progress we’ve made so far to move forward from the pandemic.

At the time of writing, Premier Ford has also resisted calls to implement a vaccine passport program as other provinces, including B.C. and Quebec, are doing.

This is especially frustrating for Ottawa residents who live, work and access services on both sides of the provincial border. Not only will such a program help us in the fight against COVID-19, it will help keep small businesses safe and operating.

That’s why I was proud to join Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth on Aug. 22 for Safety-Palooza, a rally that pushed all politicians to support vaccine mandates in health care and education, along with a vaccine passport program so we can have a safe September.

We heard passionate appeals from healthcare and education workers who delivered a clear message: these measures will save lives, protect the vulnerable, and help us return to a sense of normalcy.

Together with my colleagues in the official opposition, we’ll continue delivering this message to the provincial government until they do what’s right.

”We urgently need vaccine mandates

in healthcare and education, as well as vaccine passports, to protect people’s health.”

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The one-hour show will be in a “community watch party” format and start at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2. Tickets are on sale for $95 and there are a limited number of tickets. To learn more, visit cornerstonewomen.ca/purple-tie-gala.

Stay safe and healthy, Kitchissippi!

SEPT. 20: 44TH FEDERAL ELECTION The 2021 fall federal election will be held Sept.

20. To learn more about how and where to vote, visit Elections Canada’s website at elections.ca.

MONDAYS - ABOVE AND BEYOND TOASTMASTERS Every Monday at 6:45 p.m. (except holidays) Have the jitters each time you need to present a speech? Visit us online. Learn how to communicate better in a relaxed atmosphere and hone your leadership skills. Impromptu speaking is one of our highlights. It’s fun, fun, fun! We would love to have you join us on Mondays. Contact our club at aandbtoastmasters@gmail.com to receive the link.

SEPT. 30: NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION This June, the federal government passed legislation to recognize Sept. 30 as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, making the date a federal statutory holiday. The day recognizes the tragic legacy of residential schools across the country and honours Indigenous survivors and their communities.

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OCT. 2: CORNERSTONE HOUSING FOR WOMEN’S PURPLE TIE GALA The third annual Purple Tie Gala, hosted by Cornerstone Housing for Women and presented

by Livingston MacDonald Wealth Management, will take place on Oct. 2. The fundraiser will be broadcast virtually once again. Last year’s virtual gala sold out and brought in $73,000 to help Cornerstone with housing, program

TUESDAYS - BYTOWN VOICES COMMUNITY CHOIR Although the choir is not able to prepare for public performances, we will be meeting online

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SEPT. 18-19 AND SEPT. 25-26: WEST END STUDIO TOUR The 26th fall West End Studio Tour is back! The tour will take place over the last two weekends of September (Sept. 18-19 and Sept. 25-26) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. It will be an open-air event. Artists will display their work outdoors on their properties and strict guidelines for physical distancing and COVID-19 safety will be adhered to as recommended by Ottawa Public Health. A downloadable and printable map of the studio locations is now available on the WEST website (westendstudiotour.ca), or you can tear out the map printed in this issue of Kitchissippi Times (page 3).

SEPT. 26: TREE GIVEAWAY BY ECOLOGY OTTAWA Come by and pick up a tree (up to 25) for your property on Sunday, Sept. 26, from 1-3 p.m. at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (located at 30 Cleary Ave. off Richmond Road). You must register online before receiving a tree. We provide planting and care instructions and follow up with everyone who receives a tree from us periodically to remind them to water it and check to see if it survived its first year.

Kayoki, food and climate educator and the Future Food Warrior, will be available for Ajashki "Heart" Garden Tours. To register or to find more information, go to ecologyottawa.ca/tree_ giveaway_events

WEDNESDAYS - SHOUT SISTER! CHOIR There are 25 chapters of Shout Sister! Choir in Ontario, and we are constantly growing. Shout Sister! takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. We learn from recorded tracks, so we require no reading of music. Our method is fresh and fun, and we are a warm and welcoming community. We use Zoom to meet virtually every Wednesday afternoon (1-3 p.m.) and Thursday evening (7-9 p.m.). Everyone is welcome. We would love to have you join us! For information on joining, please contact members@ shoutsisterchoir.ca or visit shoutsisterchoir.ca

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SEPT. 10-OCT. 9: WALL SPACE GALLERY EXHIBITION - LOW TIDE “WALL SPACE GALLERY is proud to present Low Tide, a solo exhibition from artist Dominique Normand. Low Tide pulls inspiration from Normand’s excavation of artifacts and visual imagery from the St. Lawrence Seaway. This collection honours the artist’s desire to immerse herself in the histories of her Mi’kmaw, Maliseet and Anishinaabe ancestors while painting an abstracted visual language that furthers those legacies in a contemporary context. This exceptional collection of paintings, both dynamic and cerebral, grounds Normand in her homeland of Eastern Quebec after decades of nomadic travels and international artistic acclaim,” the Wall Space Gallery website states.

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each Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. We will be learning some new music and maintaining our vocal cords in a relaxed environment, with plenty of musical and technological help. We will all be experiencing this new way of meeting and singing together and are happy to welcome new members, men and women, to join us.

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SEPT. 13: OTTAWA CENTRE FEDERAL ELECTION, ALL CANDIDATES VIRTUAL DEBATE An all candidates virtual debate will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13. This event is being co-organized by local community associations in the western section of Ottawa Centre. For more information and Zoom access, please go to hamptoniona.ca.

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SEPT 21 – OCT 31, 2021 Six weeks of food highlights and entertainment including dozens of live and virtual events: TASTE Comedy Night TASTE Story Walk for Families TASTE Awards | TASTE Jazz Night Parkdale Food Centre Fork OFF events TASTE Hallowe’en Party | Cooking Demos Art | Music | Fun!

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