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Local business fighting to survive as pandemic ravages dry cleaning industry By Jeff Morris While much of the government and media focus on businesses being affected by COVID-19 have been on the restaurant and hospitality industries, the decimation of other sectors have flown under the radar. One of the hardest hit sectors is the dry cleaning business. “The pandemic has hit us very hard,” said Doraine Coates of Premier Dry Cleaners in Barrhaven. “The people in our industry are hurting.” Coates, who bought the business as a franchise three years ago, said that the dry cleaning industry has been ignored by the government. She said that compounding the problem is the classification of dry cleaners as essential businesses. “It doesn’t make sense,” she said. “For a business to be essential, it should
be something you can’t do without. Dry cleaning doesn’t fall into that category.” Because dry cleaners are considered essential businesses, Premier Dry Cleaners is not eligible for many of the grants and packages that other businesses have qualified for. Dry cleaners were deemed an essential service because of their role in cleaning and disinfecting the clothing worn by frontline workers. “We’re not getting the help we need,” Coates said. In a typical week, Coates said she only gets about three customers. She said the business was growing heading into the pandemic. But when the first wave and lockdown measures hit in March, 2020, business came to a standstill. “We went from 10 to zero instantly,” she said. “I have regular customers that I have not seen in more than a year.
It’s really bad.” The difficulties facing the dry cleaning industry have been a lagging indicator of other struggling sectors. Many people are working from home and do not need regular dry cleaning service for their work clothes, but the dry cleaning business extends far beyond the office world. “I have not had one wedding dress in here in over a year,” Coates said. “Weddings are big part of our business, especially in the summer months. We also do a lot of business from people travelling, but for the last year, nobody has gone anywhere.” Coates said that even everyone is vaccinated and everyday life eases into its new normal, her business will not be what it was before the pandemic. “People have been working from home, and when things get back to normal,
Premier Dry Cleaners in Barrhaven Town Centre has had only three customers through their doors in some weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Jeff Morris photo
they may still be working from home with the exception of maybe a day or two a week,” Coates said. “We used to do a lot of suits and
shirts for men, and work clothes for women. But now, people are just working at home. They might throw a shirt on for a Zoom call once
in a while, but people are wearing casual clothes most of the time.”
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Jockvale Road closures from Longfields to Greenbank coming in May Now that snow last week was a surprise…kowabunga! Hopefully that is the end of the winter and a bunch of April showers will bring on May flowers. As well hopefully numbers for COVID decrease in these next few weeks. I certainly am counting on our kiddos getting back to school. They need to. I am thankful the playground rules were reversed. So many of you were right to tell me your thoughts on so many issues. I value those of you who take the time to reach out. Keep on doing so and in the meantime you all know what we need to do to stay safe. After a solid year we have all found our way to manage and keep ourselves and loved ones safe. We can do this….and we will! Find out what is happening in your Barrhaven & City of Ottawa communities through my weekly email blast. To sign up for my email blast please email
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an extension to Sept. 1st. The Main and Dive pool has a major filtration issue with the “laterals” inside the filter. One of these laterals have broken and will start to see sand flowing entering the pools. As it stands, City staff have found the filter with broken laterals for the main. The main is now empty and sand is on order so that the filtration system will be back on track.
BARRHAVEN tion Reliability Improve- to July with anticipation of by Jan Harder
mark.bouwman@ottawa. ca. In need of more community promotion? Send an email with what you would like to get promoted and see it in my email blast! Barrhaven Traffic Update Road Close Authorization on Jockvale (Aecon Construction Ontario East) - Jockvale Road from Longfields Drive to Greenbank Road – Thursday, 6 May 2021 7:00pm to 5:00am and Friday, 7 May 2021 7:00pm to 10:00am on Saturday 8 May 2021. - Jockvale Road from Longfields Drive to Greenbank Road – Friday, 28 May 2021 7:00pm to 10:00am on Saturday 29 May 2021.
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As some of you were aware, we were not able to open the farm for our traditional spring Sugarbush visits. We were not comfortable because spring always brings line-ups and we just could not find a way to do it safely. We
did have the farm open for a couple weekends with very limited number of visitors, to try and offer an outdoor area for families to enjoy themselves as safely as possible. Of course, with the latest regulations and the COVID numbers so high we have once again closed the farm until further notice. So, if you could possibly share the information below about us offering home delivery of our maple syrup we would greatly appreciate. Like last year The Log Farm was not able to allow guest to visit our sugarbush but we did make syrup. Although not a plentiful as last year this years syrup is ready and it is very good. We are once again this year offering local free contactless home delivery of our Maple syrup. All the details are on our website www.thelogfarm.com
Relay For Life Committee at the Ottawa Carleton Virtual Secondary School Message
OCDSB schools are making a difference for Canadians living with cancer by hosting a Relay For Life event in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Relay For Life is a community based fundraising event run by many schools that raises money to fund game-changing research in all cancers. On May 28th, our team will be hosting a Relay For Life event with several schools across the Ottawa Carleton District School Board from 2-4pm. Relay For Life is important to us because we want to fund Canada’s most promising and ground-breaking research against all cancers, as well as make a difference in our community. Our event is helping those living with cancer get to life-saving treatment appointments and providing access to other key support programs.
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News from Ruth E. Dickinson: your local library branch
During the stay-at-home order, open library branches and Bookmobile stops will offer curbside returns and holds pick up. Here are some tips to help you use this service:
• Please bring your library card or card number to pick up your holds • Appointments are not required to pick up holds or return library items • Books and other materials can be ordered online through the OPL website or by calling InfoService at 613-580-2940 • Our hours of operation remain the same • Mandatory: Masks are required to be worn outside while waiting in line, picking up holds, or returning items This year’s theme is Resilience: Resilience is the courage to start each day anew. We celebrate, reflect on, and respect the resilience that has made us who we are. Join us at OPL in appreciating, reading, writing, sharing, and listening to poetry! • Monday May 3 at 7:00 pm: Join us for Rebel with
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Concerns about open-air fires
Ottawa Fire Services does not approve of openair burning in urban areas or near buildings. The use of an outdoor fireplace (either masonry or metal) is considered open-air burning. Although these fireplaces are designed to be used outdoors and may limit the heat and sparks through their design, these reduced levels are still cause for concern. Outdoor fireplaces are not permitted in urban areas. Devices that do not require a permit are allowed in residential areas including outdoor natural gas, propane or ethanol fireplaces and natural gas, propane, pellet, or charcoal barbecues. These devices must be used according to the manufac-
turer’s directions and must not be used to burn wood, tree limbs, branches and/or non-compostable material.
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Do you need help during self-isolation? Call 2-1-1 for information on resources from the Community and Social Services Line. Do you need a space to self-isolate safely? The Voluntary Isolation
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Barrhaven Independent has best showing ever at provincial newspaper awards The Barrhaven Independent has had its best year ever at the Ontario Community Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Competition. The Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) held its virtual awards gala Friday afternoon. The Independent was a top-three finalist for six awards, winning three first place awards, placing second in two categories, and third in another. There are close to 300 community newspapers in Ontario. Only the Haliburton County Echo was a finalist in more categories, with nine. A story by Barrhaven Independent editor on his battle with bone marrow cancer won the award for Best Feature Story in the province.
In February, 2020, Morris gave Independent readers a detailed account of what he went through both physically and mentally during his battle with multiple myeloma, an incurable bone marrow cancer. In ‘A Battle Fought, A Battle Won,’ he told the story of how he thought he had a concussion after a hitting his head on the seatbelt shoulder strap clip in a minor fender bender at a stop sign in Barrhaven. He eventually went to the Kemptville General Hospital to get checked out, and was shocked to learn that a tumor caused by bone marrow cancer had eaten a large chunk of his skull. Within weeks, Morris was rushed into emergency brain surgery at the Ottawa Civic Hospital’s neuro centre, as the tumor had pene-
trated his brain and was about 36-48 hours away from claiming his life. “It was a positive story,” Morris said. “People associate cancer with doom and gloom, but I wanted to share my story because cancer may change your day-to-day life, but it doesn’t have to change who you are or take away your spirit, your passions or your sense of humour. Beating cancer isn’t surviving, beating cancer is how you live your life every day.” In addition to the feature writing award, Morris was also up for the Ontario Humour Columnist of the Year Award. This was the 13th time in the past 16 years that his From the Other Side column has been a finalist for the award. It was not Lucky 13 for Mor-
ris, however, as he finished third in the category. A feature story on country music star Brett Kissel, which ran in both the Barrhaven Independent and the Manotick Messenger, won the award for the Best Arts and Entertainment story in the province. Kissel gave a heartfelt interview about what it has been like to be a performer during the COVID-19 pandemic. He gave three drive-in concerts at the Richmond Fairgrounds in September, and the feature not only previewed the concert but also gave Kissel the opportunity to express his love of visiting the Ottawa area and share some special memories of playing at the Richmond Fair over the past decade. Skyler Fraser, who is the graphics manager for
the Barrhaven Independent, was a finalist for two awards – Best Creative Ad and Best In-House Promotion. The ad, which came out on the 30th anniversary of the first issue of the Barrhaven Independent, won first place for Best In-House Promotion and second place for Best Creative ad. A series of features that ran in the Barrhaven Independent called ‘30 Years, 30 People’ placed second in the province for Best News/Feature Series. To celebrate the Barrhaven Independent’s 30th anniversary in 2020, the newspaper has been running a feature over 30 issues that profiles someone who has made an impact on the community since the newspaper was launched in 1990.
“We’re a very small team here,” Morris said. “Gary Coulombe, our advertising manager, brings passion and experience and enthusiasm, and is the glue that holds us together. Charlie Senack is a great young reporter with a bright future. Skyler Fraser and Ryan Birtch are extremely talented and hard working in our graphics department. Al Erler does a fantastic job with our circulation making sure we’re out there and visible. For us to do this well against corporately owned newspapers with much larger staffs and more resources makes us very proud of the product we put out for the people of Barrhaven.” Judging was done by newspaper industry and journalism experts from across Canada.
businesses in Canada have permanently closed. Coates said that she is receiving some relief for her rent at the Barrhaven Town Centre. Without that subsidy, she said her business would
not be open. “It’s exhausting,” she said. “The uncertainty is difficult, and sometimes I just need a day off. But I can’t take a day off because I can’t afford to hire an employee right now.”
With winter finally over after one final blast of snow last week, Coates is hoping that families will come in with winter clothing to be cleaned before it is stored away for the spring and sum-
mer. She is also hoping that people will come in with comforters and other bedding for an annual spring cleaning. “I’m trying to hang on, but it’s been really tough,”
she said. “It’s heartbreaking to see so many small businesses in the community fighting to survive. There are people with businesses who need help and are really suffering.”
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Gill’s lawyer argues that there was no plan to murder his client’s wife By Jeff Morris
Mad and crazy. Those were the words repeated several times by Bhupinderpal Gill’s defence lawyer, James Harbic, as he talked about his client’s former lover, Gurpreet Ronald. Mad and crazy, Harbic said, were words first used by Ronald’s husband, Jason. Gill and Ronald are both facing first degree murder charges for the Jan. 29, 2014 killing of Gill’s wife, Jagtar. The 43-year-old woman was beaten and stabbed in her Barrhaven home while recovering from surgery. The killing happened on the Gills’ wedding anniversary. Both Mr. Gill and Ms. Ronald have pleaded not guilty. Harbic argued that the Ronalds’ marriage was broken, and that Gurpreet Ronald had attacked her husband with a kitchen knife on three different occasions. He also gave details of how the romantic relationship between his client and Ronald had ended months before the killing. “Jason Ronald described her as mad and crazy,” Harbic said. The crown alleges that Bhupinderpal Gill and Gurpreet Ronald, both OC Transpo bus drivers from the same neighbourhood in Barrhaven, planned the killing of Jagtar Gill. Bhupinderpal was at Sobey’s in Barrhaven with Dilpreet, one of the couple’s daughters picking up a cake for their anniversary. The couple’s other two children were at school that day. Upon returning home, Gill sent his 15-year-old daughter and a nephew into the home first. She discovered the body of her mother, beaten, stabbed and bloody, on the floor. Harbic argued that there could not have been a plan.
“There was no plan, there was no deliberation,” Harbic said. “It’s got to be the worse plan if it was a plan. If you sit down and look at what part of the plan makes sense, I can’t see any.” Harbic said that Mr. Gill had “brain freeze” after the incident. The weightlifting bar used to kill Ms. Gill was in a box in the basement. Harbic alleged that Mr. Gill grabbed the bar in case there was an intruder in their house. Mr. Gill later grabbed a replica of the bar that had been planted by Ottawa Police, and he discarded it in the nearby woods off Cedarview Road. Earlier in the month, Harbic opened Mr. Gill’s defence by suggesting that Ms. Ronald killed Ms. Gill in an unplanned, “frenzied attack.” He added that there was no motive for Mr. Gill to have his wife killed. Crown attorney Jason Neubauer contends that Mr. Gill and Ms. Ronald were involved in a love affair when they planned and carried out the murder of Ms. Gill so that they could be together. He told the court that Gill’s role in his wife’s murder was to make sure she was alone so that Ronald could commit the crime. Speaking through a Punjabi translator when he was on the witness stand earlier in the month, Gill said he had a three-year affair with Ronald that ended in in the fall of 2013. He said he didn’t want the kind of
turbulence in his own marriage that Ronald was experiencing. He also denied ever discussing killing his wife with Ms. Ronald. When she took the stand two weeks ago, Ms. Ronald said she did not kill Ms. Gill. She also said that blood with her DNA was found in the Gill home because she had cut her finger on a knife as she tried to wipe blood off it. She contends that she was at the Gill home to borrow some tools. On Friday, Ms. Ronald’s defence lawyer, Michael Spratt, argued that his client was not thinking clearly when she discovered Ms. Gill’s body. “She didn’t call 9-1-1, and it’s a choice she regrets,” he said. He defended her actions upon her discovery of Ms. Gill’s body and offered an explanation for her DNA at the crime scene. “She dropped to her knees, and came in contact with the knife,” he said. “As she was leaving, she thought about it. She goes back to wipe the knife. As she wipes the knife, she cuts herself.” He added that Ms. Ronald was not thinking clearly at the time. “There are illogical actions, but when you zoom out, you can see she’s on autopilot,” he said. He said that just because she was in contact with Mr. Gill both before and after the killing may seem suspicious, but it is not evidence of a plan.
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What were they thinking? Lunatic fringe I know you’re out there You’re in hiding, and you hold your meetings I can hear you coming I know what you’re after We’re wise to you this time -Tom Cochrane, Red Rider What would Marshall McLuhan think of what is going on in today’s world? Among his many theories, the one that keeps proving itself over and over is the one about how people interpret media stories in a way that reinforces their opinions. The internet has rendered this theory exponentially precise. People search for things on the internet that reinforce what they believe. They join Facebook groups with like-minded people. They follow websites that are consistent with their interests and beliefs. Some take it too far, letting their paranoia refute reputable mainstream media outlets and the responsible work of professional journalists in favour of unfounded conspiracy theories. As the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring record numbers of cases both locally and provincially, our political leaders are navigating in uncharted waters. Their first priority is to keep the population safe and stop the spread of a potentially deadly virus and its highly contagious new variants. Wearing masks, socially distancing, and staying home are crucial. Unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way. They see wearing a mask and staying home as a violation of their civil liberties. They spend their time surfing websites like nomorelockdowns.ca. On the home page of this site, they call the Ford Government’s polling about new restrictions in the fight against COVID-19 “terrifying.” They reference measures taken by the various levels of government, and then ask, “Did we suddenly wake up in North Korea?” Two weeks ago in Kemptville, close to 200 of these people showed up at a mask burning party at the South Branch Bistro. They shoe-horned themselves into the patio area and brought themselves back to what life in 2019 was like. The pied piper of the rural Ontario anti-mask movement seems to be Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hiller. He led the chanting. Words like “Freedom” and “Victory” were used in these chants. Perhaps words and phrases like “Irresponsible” and “recklessly endangering others” had too many syllables. The unfortunate thing is that this protest paints a disturbing image of Kemptville and its business community. Although some of the people in the protest were local residents, many came to the town from other places. We are not sure what Hillier and the group of anti-mask rebels were trying to accomplish? For many of us, they simply reinforced what we already believed. This virus will never go away unless people follow the path of common sense set out by public health officials rather than go down a dark path of conspiracy theories. To quote Marshall McLuhan, “There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.”
A cold glass of lemonade and a warm smile Mr. Jackson rang the doorbell, backed in the United States. I remember playing off of the front step, took off his straw hat. football on a semi-pro team near Buffalo. He was a Black man with the lean build The Black guys and the white guys all got and rough, strong hands of someone who along. We were teammates, and a family. had worked hard for his entire life. I wasn’t But I knew that outside of football, some of sure whether he was a 60-year-old who the guys on the team lived much different looked like he was in his 80s, or a man in lives than I did. his 80s who looked like he was 60. My best friend on the team was a Black Likely the latter. wide receiver who worked at 3M for his Mr. Jackson came to cut our grass every day job. When he and his wife and family Friday, late in the moved into their new afternoon. He rode his house in a middle class old bicycle through neighbourhood in a nice our neighbourhood in FROM THE OTHER part of the city, the BufFrisco, Texas, pulling falo police saw him sithis lawnmower behind ting on his front step. him. It was hot that They circled three times Jeffrey Morris summer, reaching 100 before approaching him. degrees Fahrenheit “What are you doing more than 60 straight here, boy?” days. Because I was travelling so much, “This is my house.” flying to either Denver or Nashville on “Let me see your driver’s license.” Monday mornings, returning home ThursHow’s that for a Welcome Wagon? days, and then often back on the road again But meeting Mr. Jackson gave me a to Chicago or Atlanta for trade shows, I look at racism from a whole new perspecwas thankful that Mr. Jackson was there to tive. He was probably a generation or two COUNCILremoved from working in the fields and take care of our little one-sixth-of-an-acre patch of Texas. I told him he couldCORNER use our singling “Cotton Eyed Joe.” As for me? lawnmower, but he liked to use his As self-righteous as I might have thought Mayorown. Suzanne Dodge He was particular – an artist – kind of like I was, I was probably only three or four Prince picking out the right guitar for each generations away from marching in the Orsong. ange Parade. My thoughts have been drifting back to Finally, one day as Mr. Jackson finished, Mr. Jackson after watching the outcome of I walked up to him with a glass of lemonthe George Floyd murder trial. What would ade. he have thought about the trial? Would heNOT SO “Sir,” I said, “I would be honoured if THE celebrate? Would he be relieved? Would you would sit in the shade on the step with NEW GUY it matter to him at all, because no matter me and have a glass of lemonade.” Tim Ruhnke He awkwardly accepted, and we sat what a jury decides, it won’t bring George Floyd back? down. I thought I was racially sensitive. But He was quiet at first, but I broke the ice. George Floyd made me take a much need“So do you think the Cowboys will ed long, hard look in the mirror. I am sure I make the playoffs this year?” am not the only middle-aged, middle class He smiled at me, and began to talk footwhite guy to do the same. I had never real- ball. ly considered or thought about systemic We had found our common ground. racism. Now, we were friends. WALKER HOUSE Looking back, watching the aftermath Each week, before he left, I gave him a of George Floyd’s murder made me think $20 bill. Susan Vallom about Mr. Jackson and wonder about what “But it’s only $12, sir,” he would say. he had faced and lived through during his “I know,” I would reply. “But you should long, hard life. charge $20.” Every Friday, I would invite Mr. JackHe would thank me, backing up, and off son in for a glass of water or a glass of lem- he would go. And, somehow, I knew that onade. He would never come through our the extra $8 would end up on the collection front door. I would always try to convince plate at his church the following Sunday. him to come in. “It’s okay, were Caandian,”BLAKE’SThey say that a picture can tell 1,000 TAKES I even said once. words. If that’s the case, the look in Mr. He would just smile and flash a mouthJackson’s eyes could write an Ernest HemBlake McKim ful of teeth that looked like an old picket ingway novel. What has he gone through? fence, and his eyes would give me a warm What has he endured? Why was his Amertwinkle that would cut through the leath- ica so different that the one I was living in ered skin on his face. at that time? We went through this Friday after FriTwenty years have passed since that day after Friday. Mr. Jackson would come glass of lemonade. I imagine Mr. Jackson to the door, ring the bell, back up, and take has passed on, now. off his hat. I would ask him in for lemonade I think I will pray for him tonight. I will or water, and he would politely decline. pray that he has found peace, and I will I was familiar with the effects of racism pray that souls in Heaven are colourless.
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Canada must support TRIPS waver to end global pandemic The Editor, Back in my native country, Ethiopia, COVID-19 is wreaking absolute havoc; because Ethiopia is a low-income country that cannot afford to procure vaccines independently, millions, including
people at risk, will not receive a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 for years to come. This should concern us all because our only way to end the global pandemic, including here in Canada, is to make sure that vaccines reach
everyone, everywhere. What is appalling is that many low-and-middle-income countries, including in Africa, already do have manufacturing capacity to start producing their own vaccines and save precious lives but
can only do so if intellectual property rights are waived. Not surprisingly, pharmaceutical companies are not sharing intellectual property, knowhow, and data out of pure greed. It is immoral that Can-
ada and other high-income countries are refusing to support the TRIPS intellectual property waiver proposed by South Africa and India to the World Trade Organization to allow scale up of vaccine production. As we celebrate
World Immunization Week on April 24-30, Canada must support the TRIPS waiver tabled at the WTO and put people’s lives ahead of publicly-subsidized pharmaceutical company profits. Hanna Belayneh
Transparency and credibility needed for vaccine rollout to be successful The Editor, Ontario faces the most aggressive surge of contagions by Covid-19 and a large part of the citizenship makes it full of great uncertainty and distrust, product of the inconsistent and contradictory management of information. One of the most serious contradictions is the one that exists between the way the
second dose of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine is applied and what the official website of the Government of Canada (Canada. CA) as the Pfizer portal say in that regard. The official website Canada.com says that for the vaccine to work best, you need to get two doses: a single dose and then a second dose 21 days later, fully coinciding
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Petition launched to stop proposed South Merivale Park truck depot By Charlie Senack The possible rezoning of land to make way for a truck depot in Barrhaven East is causing some friction in the community as a petition is started to stop the change from happening. An application has been put forward to the City of Ottawa to rezone land at 2 and 20 Leikin Drive and 99 Bill Leathem Drive, in the South Merivale Business Park. The applicant is looking for an amendment to permit a warehouse and truck transport terminal on the site, which could see up to 1,000 transport trucks a day pass through the quiet suburban streets. According to the proposal, the warehouse would be in operation 24 hours a day and would include a distribution operation. The land would need to be rezoned to Light Industrial Zone, Subzone 9, in order to permit the development. Karen Meades who lives just blocks away from the site, has started an online petition to show the city they are opposed to the development. As of April 22, the petition received 635 signatures from concerned residents who are also against
the rezoning. “With where it is situated between Merivale and Longfields, it’s right in our residential neighborhood,” said Meades in an interview with the Barrhaven Independent. “Of course there’s also the concern with traffic; with noise; there is the pollution damaging our residential neighborhoods, but there is also public safety and environmental issues that we feel are compromised.” Meades also says the community feels the proposal is not consistent with the planning framework at the City of Ottawa. The site currently houses a few businesses including: Lumentum, a high-tech operation which focuses on creating a sustainable future, and the headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. As a result, she says this proposal seems out of place. “The assessment is a joke, Even if the suggested traffic amendments to double lane turns onto Fallowfield from Merivale and Woodroffe were made, I doubt, with the added traffic, it would alleviate the issue,” wrote Annie Garneau on the petitions page. “Cyclist safety will be lost. Fallowfield and Prince
of Wales would need to be double lane per side for me to even consider this proposal realistic. Stats from 1991 don’t cut it for 2026 traffic demand.” Gloucester-South Nepean councillor Carol Anne Meehan, whose ward the land is in, says she too has concerns about the zoning amendment application and shares some of the residents’ concerns. “One of my concerns is the lack of adequate infrastructure needed to support such a plan,” Meehan said in a statement to the Barrhaven Independent. “The roads around the site Merivale, Woodroffe, Fallowfield and Prince of Wales are not designed to handle the volume of trucks being proposed. My position has consistently been for the city to provide adequate infrastructure before allowing development that will negatively impact neighbourhoods and local traffic.” But Meades says that simply is not enough. The bottom line she says is 1,000 trucks a day should not be driving down suburban streets and is also worried about what it would mean for safety.
“To speak to agmating infrastructure is not really the point,” she says. “The point is residential areas are not where you would add capacity for trucks — you would still be bringing them through and that’s not what we want.” It’s a sentiment many in the community share. Residents in the area have already complained about the increase in traffic caused by Barrhaven growing and fears what this would add. “Any trucks leaving to head north from the proposed truck depot will go right by my door,” wrote David Pelletier who lives on Fallowfield Road. “I moved to this neighbourhood for the peaceful surroundings — not to have an additional 365,000 trucks drive by my home annually. Add that to the vast amount of increased new traffic by the neverending house construction in and around Barrhaven, traf-
The proposed truck depot will be located in the South Merivale Business Park on the eastern edge of Barrhaven.
fic, pollution and noise will increase exponentially.” Others are worried about the environmental impact it could play. “I have lived in this area since 1972, and the unique clean air and quality of life by the Rideau River will be destroyed by allowing this twenty-four hour a day Truck Depot to come into
our area,” wrote Brian King. “Please stop it from happening.” Residents have until the end of the month to share their feedback on the proposal. Meades says she hopes the growing petition will show the city how much anger and frustration this has caused, putting an end to the re-zoning possibility.
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Local businesses say thanks to Barrhaven BIA in video montage By Barrhaven Independent Staff While the Barrhaven Business Improvement Area has been busy assisting local businesses for the past 13 months, the organization was surprised with a video tribute from the business community, thanking them for their hard work. From the onset of the pandemic in March, 2020, the Barrhaven BIA has been sending out weekly emails to the local business community, as well as holding weekly Zoom calls to discuss issues facing local businesses. Extremeline Productions, who had produced
a series of video profiles promoting Barrhaven businesses, surprised the BBIA with a video that was a montage of thank you’s from various Barrhaven business owners. “How humbling is that for our incredible Board and team,” said BBIA Chair Jason MacDonald. “So proud, just awesome!” The BBIA contracted Extremeline Productions, a contractor to Invest Ottawa, through its Digital Main Street program. The videographers surprised BBIA Board and Staff with a touching tribute to their hard work. “This is incredible” responded the Barrhaven BIA’s Marketing Chair,
Mark Dickie, upon watching the video. Dickie called the video “a powerful testament for our organization.” The importance of the BBIA’s work is increasing with the latest restrictions imposed by the Ontario Government through its strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19 during the third wave of the virus. According to Barrhaven BIA Executive Director Andrea Steenbakkers, the Barrhaven BIA is working on new and creative ways to best assist its members. She said it has been incredibly important for the BBIA to demonstrate thoughtful and
meaningful leadership to help businesses navigate through the ongoing economic changes and challenges. They have been continuously updating their communications and service delivery plans to ensure that businesses are being well-supported by developing a wide range of effective tools. “Developing and maintaining excellent communication channels between our members, with our stakeholder partners, both locally and across the Province, and the local community has been a key focus since the pandemic started,” Steenbakkers said. In their weekly Zoom
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School: St. Francis Xavier High Grade: 12 Parents: Nashwa Ali (Mother), Moahmed Hamza (Father) Sisters: Laila Hamza , University graduate, Small business owner; Mariam Hamza, Developmental service worker. Pets: Chico, Lunes and Maloussi (cats) Pet Peeve: “People who say, “No offense” as if it downplays anything insulting they say.” Part-time Work: Mad Radish, team member Favourite Subjects: “Criminology, Biology, and Environmental Studies. I enjoy understanding the world around me, and why things happen.” What do you enjoy
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Ahmed Hamza is a student at St. Francis Xavier who works part time at Mad Radish in Barrhaven. Submitted photo
John Grisham, such as the legal thriller The Client. I enjoy legal thrillers, because they give me a basic understanding of the legal system. Since I want to become a lawyer, this intrigues me.”
help of my sisters, then distributed them in downtown Ottawa. I do believe that when covid restrictions are lifted, Saint Francis Xavier is going to make Life Bags a yearly tradition!”
What is your greatest accomplishment? “I have a few amazing accomplishments, from getting accepted early to my chosen program in UOttawa, to adopting my cat. My two greatest accomplishments are the Life Bags and Hygiene Bags. Life bags are lunches designed especially for the less fortunate. They incorporate protein, veggies, snacks and juices. Life bags are important, because they bring life to our community, especially during these tough times when people tend to fade away from reality. Shelters are overpopulated, and individuals are sleeping outside. No one deserves to be neglected. If we’re able to help, we must. Life bags are a very large initiative. “You’re probably wondering how I was able to pull this off all by myself? Well, the answer to that is; I didn’t – not alone at least. I had a lot of help preparing the bags from high school volunteers who had taken months to organize, prepare, and raise money to fund the initiative. (Shoutout to Abby H; and can’t forget Maria Olivero) Maria Olivero is a very kind teacher. She helps students bring life to their ideas, ideas that help the community. She is very driven to help the individuals around her. Her primary focus is the community. “This year, for my grade 12 summative, I created an idea called the Hygiene Bags. These bags incorporate basic female and male hygiene, such as shampoo, conditioner and lip balm, to basic female hygiene. I received an amazing donation (for the second time) from Mark Siolek. Without him I would not be able to bring this idea to life. “I purchased the products from Shoppers, and with the
School Activities: “I do enjoy participating in school sports, but now, because of the world pandemic, the restrictions are yet to be lifted.”
ing experience, because it helped give those in need a sense of hope. “I believe that since I am in a position to help, I should reach out and help those who are in need. Helping others, and contributing to their well being, is truly a rewarding experience. I also believe it is a moral obligation to extend a hand to make a difference in someone’s life.”
Other Activities/Interests: “I really enjoy boxing and playing basketball. This year I created Blessing Bags for the unfortunate. A Blessing Bag consists of essential items; such as snacks, toiletries, and grooming supplies. Creating those Blessing Bags was a very reward-
Career Goals: “I am hoping to become a lawyer. I believe that being a lawyer is an intellectually rewarding job. I would love to advocate for others, and make a difference in people’s lives. A career in law would be very fulfilling for me, since I strive to always be
in an environment that is intellectually stimulating and challenging.” Comment: “Life at my school is very simple. Yes, we are crowded with a lot of work, because the schedule is very compressed. However, we use cohorts, so that gives us slightly more time to finish things and study. Saint Francis Xavier is a simple and organized school. With this whole pandemic, we have to be extra cautious. Our school implemented strategies to help fight the virus, and keep the students safe. I’m doing great. Working full time, and being a full time student has its cons. However, it’s just about balancing.”
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Small businesses in community pushed to the limits by third wave The third wave is pushing our local businesses to the brink. This pandemic has been tough on everyone, but especially hard on the many small businesses and the workers they employ. They have had to adapt, sometimes weekly, to changing regulations. What has not changed is their desire to serve and be good members of our community. Let’s face it; it takes a special kind of person who is willing to put their family’s financial well-being on the line by opening a new business, who takes on all of those risks, sacrifices and hardships to provide essential items and services to our community. For many years, my late husband, Greg, was a small business owner. Let me say it was not a regular nine-to-five job, and the
stress of meeting payroll even in good times was not always easy. I cannot imagine how our local businesses have been able to hold on in these turbulent times. I think of the constant worry, uncertainty and burden of constantly changing business modes to make a few dollars. Try talking to a local owner about how taxing curbside delivery is on staff. I know many of us are doing what we can to shop and support local. Over the past several weeks,
I’ve been trying to highlight local businesses, helping you get to know the people behind the storefront signs, but I can only do so much. Now that spring is here; I want to hear from you about the local businesses you’re supporting. Who has the best coffee, best sandwiches, or the friendliest staff?
You know what I mean. Every business is working full out to get your attention, so let’s use word of mouth to help them advertise their products and hopefully survive. We are a community, and if we ever needed to work together, this is it. My weekly newsletter
and the Barrhaven Independent are two places that I want to promote local as often as possible. Government grants only go so far. What is needed is for all of us to make the conscious choice to order and shop at a locally owned business. With another few weeks left in the current Stay-
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No race, no problem as Barrhaven marathoner runs on her own By Jeff Morris For the second straight year, Ottawa Race Weekend has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And for the second straight year, Barrhaven runner Diana Devine is running a marathon on her own. On Friday, Devine ran her 18th marathon. She set off from in front of her house early in the morning. She finished the 42.2-kilometre route in just over four hours, crossing a makeshift finish line to the cheers of her family. “Running a lone marathon is so different,” said Devine, who works in the front office at St. Mother Teresa High School. “There is no one around, or no one running with you or against you. You can quit at any time, but you have to keep going. It takes a lot more grit to run one by yourself.” Devine said she had to change up her route this year after struggling through the final stages of last year’s run. “Last year, I just mapped out a route that was 20 km, and I ran there and back,” she said. “But coming back to Barrhaven on Cedarview Road, with that big hill before you get to Barrhaven, was really difficult.” Her time last year was four hours and 12 minutes, which is about 10 minutes off her usual marathon time. This year, Devine mapped out a marathon route that along Cedarview Road, Hunt Club Road, Baseline Road, and Woodroffe Avenue. She wore a Garmin to track her route and monitor her distance
covered. Unlike last year, she also ran with music in her earbuds to help her in the mental challenge of the run. Running for Rico While Devine is passionate about running marathons, even more important to her is the reason why she runs. Since 2007, she has run to raise money for an organization called Threads of Life. The charitable organization offers support and counseling for the families of victims of workplace tragedies. Devine has raised more than $35,000 for the charity. She set a goal for $2,500 this year. Devine’s father passed away during a construction accident on Parliament Hill in 2005. Rico Ianucci, then a 65-year-old construction worker, was working on restoring the library on Parliament Hill. The backhoe he was driving suddenly switched into gear and fell off the cliff behind the library. Devine was pregnant with her third child at the time. “My father could have retired at any time, but he loved to work,” she said. “When it happened, it was a shock to us all.” Devine, who ran her first marathon in 2007, said the charity has been remarkable in helping many families deal with tragedies. Each year, she wears a special t-shirt with her father’s picture on it and the slogan, “Running for Rico.” She has even worn cloth from his old shirts during the run. “It’s been a great way to remember him,” she said. “Raising awareness for workplace accidents helps, because maybe you can reach
someone who might become more conscious. You always hope you can reach people and maybe prevent an accident from happening.” Devine said she likes running the marathon in April because of the weather. The Ottawa Race Weekend, which normally takes place in late May, often has heat and humidity as a condition the runners have to fight through. The marathon route also goes by the spot where her father lost his life. “There is one stretch of the marathon route that goes by the spot where the accident happened,” she said. “It’s always very emotional for me when I go by there.” Devine trained throughout the winter and spring for the marathon. She said she will only run a marathon once per year, and the solo marathon was it for 2021. “I am going to rest a bit before I get back into running,” she said. “I will do the Voyageur Race Weekend, and I am going to relax.” She said Friday’s run was a great way to pay tribute to her father. The National Day of Mourning for victims of workplace tragedies is April 28. The timing of an April run is meaningful for her. “I think of my father when I run,” she said. “I have always had tremendous support from my family and from my co-workers and friends.” To support Diana Devine in her goal to raise money for Threads for Life, go to stepsforlife.ca, and under the Donate button, search for Diana Devine.
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30 years, 30 people: Coach Daphne beat cancer each and every day As we celebrate our 30th Anniversary, the Barrhaven Independent will be featuring 30 people who have played a prominent role in building and shaping our community from the time we were a sleepy little suburb in 1990 to the thriving city of more than 100,000 we are now. In this issue, we are featuring longtime Barrhaven basketball coach Daphne Marghetis. While battling stage four pancreatic cancer, Daphne continued to coach the Pierre-Savard girls basketball team. She was an inspiration to her team and to the community, showing everyone that the life lessons you learn through sports by far transcend the games. In the last game she would ever coach before her passing, Daphne led Pierre Savard to the 2016-17 city senior girl’s senior championship. By Jeff Morris They stood, huddled together. Usually, teenage girls would be chatting and posting selfies on Instagram. But there were no emojis to express how they felt. They put their phones away and hugged each other, fighting back tears. For many of them, it was the first wake they had ever attended. Six months earlier, when the girls from Ecole Secondaire Pierre-Savard won the city high school basketball championship, they knew that this day was coming. They knew that, eventually, they would have to say good bye to their coach in the most painful and heart-
breaking of reunions. For Daphne Marghetis, winning that championship in December, 2016 was important. She knew, going into the final, that it was the last game she would ever coach. She didn’t want her situation to be a distraction for the girls at the French Catholic high school that serves Barrhaven, as well as all of Rideau and Osgoode. She wanted the day to be about celebrating a victory and a great season. “Basketball certainly took my mind off my cancer treatments,” she said in a phone call the day after the big win. As the girls went through the season, they learned more about their coach’s battle with pancreatic cancer. Marghetis did not want it to be a rallying point. “We didn’t really discuss it,” Marghetis said. “I wanted basketball to be an escape from cancer, not something that would make cancer become a focal point. The girls respected that and they were great.” Like any cancer diagnosis, Marghetis was caught off guard. Then, the reality of the severity of the cancer and the battles she would face became a reality. “I initially thought it was
Coach Daphne Marghetis, front, celebrates winning the 2016-17 NCSSAA high school basketball title with her Pierre Savard team.
a problem with my gall bladder,” she said. “That’s what the symptoms showed.” Marghetis had been coaching at Pierre-Savard for the past five years. She won championships with undefeated Grade 7 and 8 teams. “I have coached with the Nepean Blue Devils so I knew a lot of the kids already,” she said. “It’s a great group of kids, and we had a good year. Their confidence grew as the year went on.” As close as the team was with Marghetis, cancer was something she checked at the door, not something she brought into the gym. “They know that I am ill but we never talked about it,” Marghetis said after the championship. “I think for me, the girls helped me and coaching them helped me. I would go there, I wouldn’t be feeling great, and I would forget. I would forget about my discomfort and my problems.” One thing that made it eas-
ier on Marghetis on the situation was that she was not visibly ill. It allowed Marghetis to focus on basketball and not her illness. “I don’t look sick,” she said in December. “That’s one of the things with this kind of cancer. I don’t look like a cancer patient. In my mind, I have always thought I would beat this, but it’s quite fatal. We have just gone on preparing and going to games and trying to win them.” Marghetis kept positive and she kept fighting. Winning a championship was important for the girls. For Marghetis, the most important part of the win was that every player got to play. It’s exactly the way she would have wanted her last game as a coach to play out. “It was important to win, but during the season, I would feel bad that some kids didn’t play,” she said. “The biggest win was that everybody got a chance to play in the final. I
played competitively as a kid and we had some great wins and some horrible losses, but this one was a special win because of the fact that we went undefeated. We had a couple of bumps in the road, but they maintained their composure. The fact that they all got playing time was the most important thing.” After the high school season, Marghetis turned her attention to helping out with and watching her daughter’s Nepean Blue Devils competitive team. Her treatments, meanwhile, intensified. “They’re quite powerful,” she said of her cancer treatments. “Most people do it on two separate sessions, not in one day. It hasn’t spread, that’s the big worry. It’s a nightmare, but I just have to keep fighting and fighting. I have some great people supporting me. The Blue Devils have been great, and my brother Aris has been a huge support.”
As a former ESPN.com columnist, watching Daphne Marghetis coach through last season and chatting with her about basketball reminded me of former ESPN journalist Stuart Scott. I think of him every time I hear someone say, “Booyah!,” his signature phrase that he made famous. Before losing his life to cancer in 2015, Scott delivered one of the most poignant and inspirational speeches ever given on the subject at the 2014 ESPY Awards. “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer,” Scott said. “You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” Stuart Scott said that it didn’t matter if he died. He beat cancer every day. So, too, did Daphne Marghetis. She beat cancer every day she was with us, and she beat it for her family and her daughter’s friends that she coached.
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Proven track record of helping Barrhaven Residents 25+ years experience
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We live, work and raise our family here
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613.823.8873 MPGREALTY.CA
SOLD
BUY AND SELL WITH CONFIDENCE
MPGREALTY.CA
1073 Greenbank Road
We’re the building with the blue awnings!
CONDITIONALLY SOLD
$ 649,500
278 CRESTHAVEN DRIVE, BARRHAVEN
2771 EAGLESON RD, STITTSVILLE
6033 RICHMOND ROAD, RICHMOND
SOLD: Fantastic 2 Bedroom, 3 bathroom, upper unit, 2 storey condo in great location of Barrhaven.
CONDITIONALLY SOLD: 22 Acres of prime agricultural level land for land banking opportunity or future development potential.
FOR SALE: 21 Acres of prime agricultural level land for land banking opportunity or future development potential.
613-823-8873