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Carleton MP Poilievre a front runner for Conservative Party leadership By Charlie Senack

With Erin O’Toole out as Conservative Party leader, there is much speculation that Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre could be a front runner for the position. The seven-term Member of Parliament has climbed ranks in the party, and has been a vocal talking piece on key issues. During the Harper years, Poilievre served as the Minister of State for Democratic Reform, and Minister of Employment and Social Development. Following the party’s big loss during the 2015 federal election, Poilievre then served as Shadow Minister of Jobs and Industry and shadow Minister of Finance. During the leadership race in 2020 which Erin O’Toole narrowly won, Poilievre announced he would run for leader of

Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured meeting supporters on Parliament Hill during last weekend’s truck protest, instantly became a front runner for the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership after the resignation of Erin O’Toole. Pierre Poilievre Twitter photo

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Seniors Community Grants keep local seniors healthy and connected The health and well-being of the residents of Carleton, Ottawa and Ontario is my top priority. Please visit my website for the latest information and updates from the Government of Ontario, as well as information regarding upcoming virtual town hall meetings and public consultations. Recent updates include: • Ontario investing $25 million to combat hate in communities; • Ontario launches longterm care homefinder; • Ontario launches new preview sites for online courses; • Ontario building strong rural communities; and • Ontario continues to protect agri-food workers Ontario is investing in multiple projects that will enrich the lives of Ottawa seniors and recognize their significant contributions to our province. This years Seniors Community Grant project will provide Ottawa with $170,000 to

help Ontario’s Seniors to stay fit, active, healthy and in their communities including two recipients in Carleton. Rural Ottawa South Support Services – A Friendly Voice Volunteer Expansion Project received $25,000. Ottawa Korean Evergreen Society – Project to Address Isolation of Older Adults received $24,700 “This is great news for the seniors of Ottawa. These projects will make a big difference in the lives of hundreds of older Ontarians in Ottawa and Carleton,” said Goldie Ghamari, MPP for Carleton. “Isolation has increasingly affected the well-being of seniors during the pandemic. These important projects offer meaningful opportunities for

seniors to safely take part in local life and keep connected to friends, family and the community.” “Our government is proud to invest in local organizations which are well-positioned to meet the needs of seniors in their community,” said the Minister of Seniors and Accessibility. “Seniors Community Grants provide tremendous enjoyment and personal value to older Ontarians.” “All of us at Rural Ottawa South Support Services couldn’t be more excited to receive a Seniors Community Grant to support A Friendly Voice telephone line for seniors. The government of Ontario has been an incredible supporter of our phone line and the impact that we are having on the health and well-being of lonely and isolated seniors throughout the province,” said Kelly Dumas, executive Director at ROSSS. “We are thankful for the opportunity to work together

through this generous grant to recruit and train the growing number of volunteers that are required to staff our expanding phone line. We are especially pleased that the government of Ontario recognizes that A Friendly Voice is an innovative response to the growing crisis on loneliness and isolation with seniors in the province. Thanks to the Seniors Community Grant, we will have the capacity to ensure that there is always a warm and caring volunteer available to speak with an Ontario sen-

ior who needs a friend.” A Friendly Voice is a volunteer run service provided by ROSSS for adults 55 years and older who would just like to talk to a friendly person. A Friendly Voice helps seniors struggling with isolation, or those who would like to stay connected and socially healthy. To learn more about a Friendly Voice please call 613-692-9992. OFFICE NOTICE: In an effort to contain the COVID-19 virus, our Constituency Office went

virtual on March 16, 2020. Our location will remain closed until further notice. We are still open & working during regular office hours to answer your calls & emails. If you require assistance on any matter, please contact me at any time. It’s why I’m here. Even if it’s not a provincial issue, I’ll make sure to connect you with the proper office. - Goldie Your voice at Queen’s Park

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Brittany Rivard named CFO and VP Operations at Kemptville District Hospital Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brittany Rivard, CPA, CA as its new Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations, effective February 16, 2022. Rivard is an accomplished operations leader who brings to KDH 12 years of progressive experience in a number of industries, with a focus on healthcare and accounting. Her areas of expertise include process streamlining, continuous quality improvement, data and business analysis, organizational strategy, and regulatory compliance. Rivard comes to KDH from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, where she served as Associate Director, Clinical Operations. In this role she was responsible for the leadership

and management of dental clinics, with oversight of more than 90 staff. Previously, Rivard served at the Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto in a number of roles, concluding her time there as Director, Clinical Funding Strategy. Her multiple responsibilities in this capacity included operating as an information and decision-making hub in support of the clinical team, working with the strategy team to position the hospital for future success under the Ontario Health Team model, developing meaningful financial and clinical metrics to optimize clinical funding and reduce the financial impact of budget concerns on patient care, and acting as subject matter expert on hospital funding formulas. In a prior role, Rivard worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their

audit practice, where she excelled at the technical elements of the audit process and found passion in strategic business initiatives and mentoring others. “We are delighted to welcome Brittany to KDH following a comprehensive search to fill this vital role,” said the hospital’s CEO, Frank J. Vassallo. “Brittany is an experienced healthcare and accounting professional with a proven leadership style that is grounded in the financial realities of the healthcare industry. We are very confident in her ability to help meet the challenges in KDH’s future as an integral member of our senior leadership team,” he added. “I am excited to join KDH’s executive team and contribute to the incredible mission of this hospital,” said Rivard.

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Ghamari announcement helps ROSSS and other organizations that support seniors By Charlie Senack New funding announced by the province aims to keep seniors in the community fit and healthy. On Feb 1, Carleton MP Goldie Ghamari and Nepean MP Lisa MacLeod announced during a zoom press conference that this year’s Seniors Community Grant project will provide the City of Ottawa with $170,000 to help Ontario’s Seniors to stay fit, active, healthy and in their communities. “This is great news for the seniors of Ottawa. These projects will make a big difference in the lives of hundreds of older Ontarians in Ottawa and Carleton,” said Ghamari. “Isolation has increasingly affected the well-being of seniors during the pandemic. These important projects offer meaningful opportunities for seniors to safely take part in locallife and keep

connected to friends, family and the community.” Local organizations to receive a portion of the funding include Rural Ottawa South Support Services – A Friendly Voice Volunteer Expansion Project, who will receive $25,000. The Ottawa Korean Evergreen Society – Project to Address Isolation of Older Adults – will receive $24,700. The Indo-Canadian Community Centre Inc. – Empowering and Supporting Seniors for Safe, Healthy and Socially Active Life – will receive $25,000. The Nepean Rideau Osgoode Community Resource Centre – Bringing Older Adults Together – will receive $24,025. Centre multiservices francophone de l’Ouest d’Ottawa inc. - Activités de participation sociale pour les aînés francophones de l’Ouest d’Ottawa – will receive $24, 270. Jewish Family Services of Ottawa – Keeping Vulner-

able Seniors Connected to the Community – will receive $23, 649. The Olde Forge Community Resource Centre – Staying Strong, Active and Safe – will receive $23, 509. Kelly Dumas, executive director of Rural Ottawa South Support Services, said funding from this grant will ensure they have capacity to ensure that there is always a warm and caring volunteer available to speak with any Ontario senior who needs a friend. “All of us at Rural Ottawa South Support Services couldn’t be more excited to receive a Senior Community Grant to support A Friendly Voice telephone line for seniors,” she said. “The government of Ontario has been an incredible supporter of our phone line and the impact that we are having on the health and well-being of lonely and isolated seniors throughout the province.”

Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari, top row centre, and Nepean MPP and Minister Lisa MacLeod, middle row, right, announced funding for ROSSS and other organizations that support seniors on Feb. 1.

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Teachers’ unions are undermining their own long-term viability

Things that were not heard at the trucker protest

Please note that the following column here to the central library?” “Hey everyone, don’t forget choir pracis not pro vaccine, nor is it anti vaccine. from tice is at 4 p.m. If we can get this song So before any of you get on social media right, not only will it be a nice gesture to and go all Karen on us and chastisethe us forother sing in front of Prime Minnot reading the room or for Page 6, Manotick Messenger, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Finally, the kids are back to in-class learning. ister Trudeau’s home to being tasteless on what we Unfortunately, some teachers’ unions have been less than helpful when it comes to help him feel better while believe is humorous, regetting students back to school. Instead, they have pushed the narrative that schools are he has COVID, but we member that this column “unsafe” and that it is better for students to learn remotely. Our COmmunity might go viral on Tik Tok contains playful sarcasm. For example, at the beginning of January, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of as well.” We respect the truckers’ Ontario (ETFO) called for a delay to the restart of in-person learning. Some of the “Neil Young said if we message and fully support Messenger Editorial safety measures they wanted in place included N95 masks for all students and teachdon’t leave now, he will their right to protest. We ers, mandatory vaccinations for everyone who works in or attends a school, and an never play another concert do not appreciate how busiAre more expanded paid you sick leave program.Canadian nesses starving to open back up cannot, in Ottawa ever again.” However,than these demands are unreasonable. a fifth grader?Not only are N95 masks costly, but they and how thousands of people who need to “I didn’t realize Neil Young was still are also difficult to acquire in bulk and hard for students to use effectively. Mandatory work are not able to. And we are disgusted alive, let alone relevant.” With Canada Day approaching next week, it is a good time for us all to reflect onto what it means to be Canadian. vaccines attend school would be highly dubious since this would deny an education “I am really getting sick of gas station by the rogue actions of a few who have Do we take being Canadian for granted? to many of afeelmedical decision disrespected national monuments, and grill hot dogs and Red Bull.” Betterstudents yet, how dobecause new Canadians about being Canadian? made Some of by us their parents. As for expanding upon immigrants and refugees that as opportunists, notalready wanting to have give butgenerous sick leave benefits. sicklook leave, it is well-known teachers “Hey guys, I just crunched some numeven more disgusted by those who have very willing to take. Perhaps, for some people, that is true, but when you Teachers’ unions fail to realize that by demanding attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as the one hosted by Nepean-that schools be closed, they are compared the efforts to protect people bers. Do you realize that with 883,000 Carleton MP Pierre Mother Teresaviability. High School in Barrhaven last teachers’ unions across Canada undermining theirPoilievre own atlong-term Right now, from the worst plague in the last century COVID deaths in the US and a population month, you can see the excitement and the thankfulness in the eyes of every are new in the enviable position of having a monopoly over public schooling. Canadian. to Nazis trying to eradicate Jews in the of 334 million, that works out to one in They teachers’ understand, perhaps better thana all of us, position what it means Thus, unions have secure andto abeguaranteed revenue stream from Holocaust. Their actions have hijacked every 375 Americans has died of COVID Canadian. dues-paying vast majority of students in all provinces and territories atSo how can teachers. the rest of us The have that feeling? the intended messageBevof truckers want- since 2020. Can you remind me again why McRae photo The Conservative government a solid idea. tend public schools, whichhasmeans that each teacher’s unionAthas plenty50thofAnniversary members. the school’s Party,So Manotick Co-operative its longest-serving to Nursery openSchool thehonoured borders to unvaccinated exactly we want to open things up and Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism ing teacher/volunteer with a memorial garden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s longandasAndrew public school enrolment remains stable and provinces require all public school Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chaltruckers tocelebrate keep June’s our29food uninter- have no mandates like the Americans have playground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erler and June Hodge years assupply a suplenging middle and high school students to take the citizenship test. teachers to pay union dues, teachers’ unions will not have to worry about losing money ply teacher, teacher and volunteer. rupted. People on both sides are pretty done?” The Canadian Citizenship Challenge, funded in part by CIC and run by the Historica-Dominion will see students study Discover Canada: the or their monopolyInstitute, control. “Guys, I will meet you on the hill in wound up, and we just thought that a colRights and Responsibilities of Citizenship and then take a mock citizenship But umn with some Saturday Night Live-style half an hour. I just have to finish my Pelotest. that might be about to change. Sometimes it’s best just to say nil “This will be a funare wayfed for students to learn about Canada and feel proud Many parents up with ongoing school closures. Nowhere has this been more might everyone a chance ton workout with Cody Rigsby in the back I’m finding myself at one of those bizarre cross- comments wonder about things like howgive come “underneath” is of our shared history and accomplishments,” said Minister Kenney. “As we evident than in Ontario, where students have spent more out of everything class than roads where I loveany aboutother sports is about toa word no one ever says “overneath” when the learn about our past and the people and events that made Canada what it is time stepbutback, smile, smirk, giggle or even of my cab.” to collide with aclosures, large swatch ofteachers’ the population work- discussion pulled me back into soccer. today, we become more proud to be Canadian. We are inspired toadvocating see how we jurisdiction in North America. By consistently for school “I thought if we left our trucks here, laugh. ing diligently to grate my nerves. “Chelsea is learning so much by watching the can defend our rights and live up to our responsibilities and we feel much It’s depend this whole World thing. Don’t unions offside the many parents who on aCup reliable andyou find World Cup,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “We are more have stronglyput howthemselves valuable it is to be a citizen with of Canada.” it wouldn’t matter. Doesn’t Ottawa have that people are just a little too into it? studying each country before the game. She has “Our schools need to be training our young people children. to become the citizens effective public school system for their light rail for people to get around?” The following things were NOT heard I found myself in line in front of two nouveau really become a fan of Arr-hayne-TEE-na, and she of tomorrow. Citizenship is not only about new Canadians, it’s about all soccer fan momsa monopoly at Your evenprotest wants us toin go there on our ItCanadians, makesyoung littleandsense forAndrew provinces to continue giving teachers’ unions if old,” said Cohen. “The Canadian Citizenship “I’ll have a Kilaloe Sunrise, but do you at the trucker Ottawa: Independent Grocer the other day. vacation next year. Perhaps we Challenge will encourage students to learn more about what it means to be these unions are making it impossible for schools to function. Many want FROM to “Hey guys, I really want to make sure have that in gluten-free?” I was kind of inteachers my own little can even go to Brrra-seeel.” Canadian and then put that knowledge to the test.” mental with world intheir the checkout line, advo-THE That caught my attention. Starting this summer, the Historica-Dominion willparticularly be encouraging happy get back into the classroom and theyInstitute aren’t unions “Joni Mitchell said if we don’t leave everybody who lives around here can get scanning the tabloid and maga- OTHER Arr-hayne-TEE-na? more than 5,000 middle and high school teachers to register their classrooms cating forChallenge. schoolEach closures. zine covers and wondering what Are you kidding me? now, she will never play another concert some sleep. After 11 p.m., can everyone for the classroom will receive a set of the new citizenship SIDE Justin Bieber’s first major The other mom – the one with guide, along with specially designed activities.position The teacher now, will alsobut they Teachers’ unions might belearning in a secure had better be scandal careful not in Ottawa ever again.” put their horns on vibrate?” By Jeffrey would be. I was just about to rethe Birkenstocks – piped in. receive copies of a mock citizenship exam. Students will take the citizenship to disrupt system toothemuch. They could themselves on the outside Morris “I’m so glad enter the world after some quality “They are football exam as athe classeducation and the teachers will return completed exams to the find “I didn’t realize Joni Mitchell was still wea wonderful picked the last two time on Planet Jeff and launch nation,” she said. “My husband, Dominion for grading. what happened to their comfortable looking in Institute and wondering monopolies. alive, let alone relevant.” of the January to forcome into my weekly way-to-reward-your-customers-by- weeks of course, wears azure and cheers Italia, but to Ottawa. Results will be announced by the Dominion Institute on Flag Day charging-us-five-cents-per-bag-and-claiming-it’s- It’s Zachary’s favourite team has been MAY-heee-co. (February 15) each year for the next three years. For more information about “There is no way we would come all minus-25 but it feels like it’s only to-save-the-environment rant when I unexpectedly They did a school project on MAY-heee-co last year the ChallengeZwaagstra please visit the at and Michael is Historica-Dominion a public high Institute schoolwebsite teacher a senior fellow with the this way and Justin Trudeau would not minus-25.” locked in on the conversation behind me. and he has even insisted that we go to out to eat and www.historica-dominion.ca. “I wish some of the stores would carry the watch the games look. when they are Frontier for Public CIC’s Centre multiculturalism grants andPolicy. contributions program will be investing “Guys, I playing.” downloaded the new meet with us.” vuvuzela horns so that we could bring them to I bit my tongue. $525,171 inMedia this 32 month project which promotes civic memory, civic pride © Troy “Listen up everyone, I’m on a Zoom Adele album and listened to Iit over and Chelsea’s games,” said the mom who was wearing In an effort to keep my blood pressure down, and integration. 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Have your say on Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan After eight years, the City of Ottawa is updating its Transportation Master Plan. I can already see your eyes glossing over, but wait! This is important, and I hope I can convince you to make a bit of time to contribute to a core plank in building a better community. Not a day goes by that I don’t hear from residents about the terrible condition of our roads pathways and the need for more and better bike paths. It’s one of the reasons Iran for office. Where we live, new subdivisions are going up fast; our communities are changing. Yet, the core services we are promised and expect, don’t keep pace, despite the fact we pay more in municipal taxes each year. Two good examples.... The City approved a large warehouse and truck depot in the South Merivale

Business Park, knowing full well the roads have not been upgraded and won’t be for years, but will be expected to accommodate 450 transport trucks a day! Despite my attempts to move up the schedule, staff say widening and better connections will wait until 2031. I find this hard to accept. And think Bank Street. It has needed to be widened for more than 30 years. Instead of doing it, we’ve picked away at it in piecemeal fashion, just barely keeping pace with rapid development. Money, or lack of it, is consistently cited as the reason we can’t balance

new growth and infrastructure. We need all the development charges collected in our Ward to be spent helping improve our Ward, but that’s an issue for another day. Right now, there is a serious disconnect between what residents want and expect and what the City delivers. We hear the anger and frustration at committee meetings when communities are fighting an application they don’t want because the roads are inferior, but as we have seen at that stage, it’s too late to make changes to zoning or official plans. I talk to families in new areas who wonder why there are no new roads to accommodate congestion. And let’s not forget those who want to use transit, and not just to get downtown. The pandemic has drastically altered traffic patterns. More

of us are working from home, and would love dearly to get around our community without having to take a vehicle. It’s clear the bus system must be overhauled, routes must be changed, but how? What would make your life easier? Instead of grumbling and wishing things were better or different, you can have your say. The Transportation Master Plan is

our opportunity to work together to ensure we are heard. City staff are welcoming input on everything from roads, bike paths, sidewalks, the LRT, busing, everything that connects communities to the rest of our capital city. The Transportation Master Plan will directly impact how you move around Ottawa, which is why I need you to influence how it’s created.

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Your feedback is essential, so please, take a few minutes and tell the City what you think. The deadline to participate in the TMP has been extended, to allow more public consultation. For details on how to participate please visit my website, www. carolannemeehan.com Now, get out there and enjoy our trails and pathways! Carol Anne

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New 21-unit apartment building planned for Manotick Main Street Consultations are underway on a proposed three-storey, 21-unit apartment building to be constructed next to the RBC building on north Main Street. The building, to be located at 5497 Main Street, will be set back from the road with parking underneath the building. It will include one bedroom and two-bedroom units and features balconies on all sides of the building. All the details on the project can be found here: Application Details - Development Applications Search (ottawa.ca) The proposal will go to Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee for approval following the close of the consultation phase. Comments can be submitted to sarah.mccormick@ ottawa.ca or through the feedback form attached to the development application. The deadline for comments is March 1st. Transportation Master Plan consultations An Open House information session is the next step in the City’s consulta-

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tions on the Transportation Master Plan (TMP). The Plan will define the priorities for future funding of infrastructure including roads and pedestrian and cycling pathways. The Open House, to be held on zoom, is set for Tuesday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. and will focus on the draft transportation policies. Residents will be able to ask questions about the policies at that session. The deadline for providing comments on the draft policies has been extended to February 18. The consultation documents are located here: https://engage.ottawa.ca/ transportation-masterplan/news_feed/tmp-onepagers We are encouraging residents to provide input into this consultation. At the same time, we are ask-

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Some thaw-some advice for your water pipes Winter in Ottawa is cold. But the last thing you want is to worry about water service pipes freezing because of the cold. The City of Ottawa provides clean, refreshing drinking water to more than 950,000 residents via more than 3,200 kilometres of underground pipelines. In some areas, water service pipes may not be buried deeply enough or be properly insulated, meaning they are at greater risk of freezing at this time of year. Approximately 2,000 Ottawa residents and businesses might be impacted by frozen water service pipes. While the City maintains its water infrastructure from the road to your property line, homeowners are responsible for maintaining the pipes on private property. There are a few tricks you can use to protect water service pipes on your own property, in

between episodes of your favourite show! Here are a few you should know: - Insulate all pipes located near exterior walls - Keep indoor air temperature above eight degrees Celsius throughout the winter - and garage, especially in areas where pipes are located - Visit ottawa.ca for additional tips to prevent frozen water service pipes Ottawa has a longstanding reputation of providing high quality drinking water. Taking preventive steps now will ensure it continues to arrive at your tap so you can enjoy (or avoid) the cold all winter long. For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca, call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-5802401) or 613-580-2400 to contact the City using Canada Video Relay Service.

Manotick Horticultural Society celebrating Canada’s Year the Garden By Dinah Scholfield, Manotick Horticultural Society Canada has proclaimed 2022 as Canada’s “Year of the Garden”, a celebration of everything garden and gardening related to Canada. It will publicly launch on March 20, 2022, the first day of spring. Members of Canada’s gardening family from growers to landscapers, retailers to garden clubs, and all Canadians, are invited to participate in this exciting event. We are encouraged to “Live the Garden Life” and there are many ways to get involved. Plant Red to show

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leadership continues from page 1 During an interview with the Manotick Messenger following his win with over 50 per cent of the vote, Poilievre said he stood by his then leader. “My view has always been that you need to support the leader of the party,” he said. “Erin O’Toole is the legitimate party leader, and the party should always stand by its legitimate leader.” Poilievre also noted at the time that he had “no plans” for taking over the job. O’Toole’s demise from the party reached its peak on Feb. 2 when 73 MP’s lined up to vote against him as leader. Only 45 wanted the Durham MP to stay in the position. The night before, O’Toole tweeted he was “not going anywhere” and “not turning back” on the country. But during a pre-recorded speech after being ousted, he gave off a different tone. “This country needs a Conservative party that is both an intellectual force and a governing force. Ideology without power is vanity. Seeking power with ideology is hubris,” O’Toole said. “Canadians deserve a government that delivers exemplary management with a foundation based upon values and our decency as a country. What Canadians deserve from a Conservative Party is balance, ideas and inspiration.” O’Toole was often seen as someone at the political centre, which many “True Blue Conservatives” opposed. He often shared support for the Gay community, endorsed banning conversion therapy, and was also pro choice when it came to Abortion. The Durham MP also discussed the need for putting a price on pollution, despite many Conservatives being against the Liberals plan of a carbon tax. Poilievre is being seen as a more traditional Conservative, someone who has on many occasions openly opposed the carbon tax, and at the beginning of his career spoke out against Gay marriage. He has since changed his tone on that topic, and refuses to talk about abortion. Poilievre is also known to speak his mind and is not

Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre met with protestors at Parliament Hill last weekend just days before a party vote led to the resignation of Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. Pierre Poilievre Twitter photo

shy with words. Last year during the election cycle, he held a press conference where papers were thrown around the press gallery as he talked about the prime minister orchestrating a “cover up” in relation to the WE scandal. On CTV’s Question Period, former federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair said he felt Poilievre may be “too abrasive” to win over the hearts of Canadian voters. “I find him amusing. He’s a smart guy but he’s also very abrasive,” he said. “Now that works to some extent in dealing with a political adversary, but when you’re trying to attract people, there’s an old saying that you attract more flies with honey than with vinegar and Pierre will have to learn to buy some honey and not just use vinegar if he wants to be a leader who can reach out and attract new Canadians if ever he were to get the job.” More recently, Poilievre has been in support of the trucker convoy which has taken over downtown

streets and believes Canadians should have freedoms over whether or not to get a COVID-19 vaccine. He told the Manotick Messenger last fall that Canadians should not be losing their jobs if they don’t want the jab, and should instead be given the option of regular testing. The Conservative Party of Canada has selected Candice Bergen as interim party leader. She has been MP for the riding of Portage-Lisgar in Manitoba since 2008. Bergen shares many of the same views of Poilievre, and many in the party are seeing this as a setup to make him the next leader. After she was elected, Poilievre took to Twitter to share his well wishes with O’Toole. “Canadians owe Erin O’Toole and his family a debt of gratitude for the massive personal sacrifice they made,” he tweeted. “I wish them happiness and success in the future.” The Manotick Messenger reached out to Poilievre’s of-

fice for comment on his possible leadership run, but did not hear back by the time of publication. It’s unclear when a leadership race will be called, and besides Poilievre, MP’s

Leslyn Lewis and Michelle Rempel are being seen as possible contenders. Premiers Jason Kenney and Doug Ford, both who were viewed as possibilities, say they won’t make a switch over to

federal politics. Former interim leader Rona Ambrose says she too won’t make a comeback, and former MP Lisa Raitt says she’s too busy looking after her husband to make a comeback.

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Ontario launches Long-Term Care Homefinder website and search tool The Ontario government has launched the new Long-Term Care Homefinder, a new website and search tool to provide prospective residents and their families with a one-stop-shop to find and compare long-term care homes across the province, along with other resources to help people make an informed choice when considering longterm care. “Our government has a plan to fix long-term care and a key part of that plan is strengthening account-

ability, enforcement, and transparency in the longterm care system,” said Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Our new LTC Homefinder brings together all the information families need to make informed decisions about long-term care so they can choose a home that will best meet the needs their loved ones.” Each long-term care home has a profile page with helpful information about waiting lists, staff vaccination rates, amenities, inspection reports,

contact information and more. The new site also provides information that can help people decide if long-term care is the best option for them and, if so, how to choose a home, apply, and move in. “We are building an Ontario that puts people first, by making it easier for prospective residents and their families to find information about long-term care homes in Ontario,” said Kaleed Rasheed, Associate Minister of Digital Government. “This online tool is

something that Ontarians expect and deserve — a secure and trusted way to access long-term care information, all in one place.” Future phases of the website and search tool will include more information on each home’s profile pages as well as other new features based on public feedback. When all the information is in place, LTC Homefinder will be a valuable resource for all Ontarians who are looking for information about the province’s long-

term care system. “Our government has a plan to ensure every resident can access the very best possible quality of life,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance. “The Long-Term Care Homefinder will help families and caregivers get the information they need right at their fingertips.” The new website can be accessed at ontario.ca/ longtermcare. The government is investing $22 million over three years to implement

an Ontario-made technology that will integrate the clinical information between hospitals and the long-term care sector to streamline re-admissions, share information with families, and ensure vulnerable seniors get the highest quality care possible. This initiative responds to the recommendations made in the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission Report to ensure a coordinated continuum of care that includes all longterm care homes.

Ontario moving towards expanding health and wellness benefits for all workers The Ontario government is seeking advice on designing a plan that provides workers with benefits such as health, dental and vision care, even if they change jobs. Currently, millions of people, including those working in retail, the gig economy and hospitality have limited-to-no benefits coverage. To start, the government intends to create and appoint an advisory panel to recommend a system– making Ontario the first province in Canada to pursue such a comprehensive benefits program. “Whether you’re bussing tables, working the cash, or giving rides, we are making sure necessities like dental

care and affordable medication is within reach for more families,” said Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. “The future of work is here, and our government is working for workers to make sure no one is left behind.” Most workers in Ontario with full-time, permanent jobs have medical insurance and dental coverage. In comparison, less than a quarter of those who work part-time or in precarious jobs have similar benefits, which means these workers, and their families, often have to make difficult choices between their health and other necessities

like food and shelter. Independent contractors, lowwage workers, newcomers, younger workers, and racialized people are also less likely to have workplace benefits. The proposed advisory panel will look at how benefits could reside with the worker and will provide recommendations on how best to administer the new program. This could be especially beneficial for digital platform and gig workers, and others in the service industry, who switch jobs more frequently. Establishing this panel was a key recommendation in the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Com-

mittee’s final report. The Committee was responsible for several items in the government’s recent Working for Workers legislation, including being the first province in Canada to introduce the “Right to Disconnect”, as well as the banning of non-compete clauses. Once approved and appointed by spring 2022, the up to five advisory panel members will conduct research and consultations on how to create a portable benefits strategy for Ontario, including providing a final recommendation to the government. Panel members would have sectoral and technical expertise including the

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SHOP LOCAL What small businesses can do to engage their communities Community engagement can benefit small businesses in various ways. By engaging with their communities, business owners can build brand awareness and inspire trust among residents. Trust in a brand leads many consumers to share positive word-of-mouth, and it also can inspire brand loyalty, a potentially lucrative benefit that can pay dividends for years to come. A recent study from Bain and Company found that the average repeat customer spends 67 percent more in months 31 through 36 of their relationship with a business than they do in the first six months of that relationship. That underscores how lucrative a long-term relationship with a customer can be for a business. When paired with reliable products and great customer service, community engagement strategies increase the likelihood that businesses will create a loyal customer base, thus laying the foundation for a successful business that can grow for years to come. Businesses can engage with their communities in various

ways. Many engagement strategies give business owners a chance to communicate directly with their customers, and these interactions can be especially valuable. · Participate in local events. Local events like holiday bazaars and town festivals provide great chances for business owners to communicate directly with new and existing customers. Take advantage of the chance to set up a booth at such events, and make a concerted effort to reach out to consumers who stop by the booth. The customer feedback experts at Apptentive found that 97 percent of consumers are somewhat likely to become more loyal to a company that implements their feedback. Setting up a booth at a bazaar or festival provides a great chance to solicit feedback that businesses can then implement to retain more customers. · Sponsor a local youth sports team. Youth sports team sponsorships are a relatively inexpensive way to create brand awareness. The National Alliance for Youth Sports, Inc., reports that sponsorship costs

vary from organization to organization, though they may cost as little as $100 to around $5,000 for the season. In return for that investment, businesses gain exposure to athletes, athletes’ families and friends, volunteers, and countless others who may see players in uniform on game day. When compared to the cost of advertising online, on television or on the radio, youth sports sponsorship provides a great return on investment. · Offer your space. Another way business owners can engage their communities is by offering their spaces for communitybased events. For example, business owners with ample parking lots can offer those lots as registration sites for charity 5Ks or other events that can utilize large and open outdoor spaces. This approach addresses a community need and draws a crowd of locals to your establishment, thus increasing the chances they will patronize the business during and after the event. There is no limit to the ways local businesses can engage their communities.

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From the Mars Bar to the Beetle, remembering more of the ‘60s

Last Messenger this column was remembering the THis week, 1960s - much of what hapTHIS pened in the ‘60s began in MONTH the ‘50s and carried on into the ‘70s! So, here goes with more memories of that era. by Larry Ellis Expo ‘67 in Montreal when Canada was the showcase tinued well beyond. to the world was time never I thought of a “bunch of forgotten. How about Elvis? stuff” that fits in the Health His music and celebrity and Beauty category of the began in the ‘50s but con‘60s - like Hawaiian Tropic

Tan with the sweet smell of coconut. The modern invention of Pampers changed mother’s lives in the early ‘60s. Nestle also made mothers lives easier by offering their children convenient and nutritious baby food meals. In the category of “food” came the Mars Bar and the Big Mac, which McDonalds created in the late ‘60s.

Wrigley’s chewing gum was being chomped by kids and adults alike and remained popular for decades! Another “food” item was Nescafe Gold, which is still a popular brand of instant coffee. It was during the mid ‘60s that the Chev Corvette “sped” away from the competition with the Sting Ray, what a machine! On

the other side of style was the Mini Cooper with the sporty stripes that helped separate it from the pack it was in the Beatles 1967 movie. I think it was in the late ‘60s that the VW Beetle was introduced to Canada; a cheerful, peppy car for carefree and economical travel. Remember “Herbie” in the Love Bug television show? On February 15, 1965,

Canada got a new flag, Lester Pearson was Prime Minister and John Robarts was Premier of Ontario. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 but really wasn’t in full operation until the ‘60s. So many memories... what an interesting time to have experienced! Everyone – wash your hands – wear a mask – social distance – get vaccinated!

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How to reduce reliance on big-box retailers Big-box retailers span the globe. Though WalMart, Target and Lowes may offer great deals, there’s often nothing unique about big-box stores. Proponents of Main Street also note that big-box stores can’t provide the small business charm that can make local neighborhoods special. Balance is everything, and that even applies to shopping. Big-box retailers can feature in consumers’ shopping plans, but there’s a place for small businesses as well. The following are some strategies to reduce reliance on national chains. · Look at the alternatives first. Shoppers may look to big-box stores because they know what to expect and are familiar with their goods. But exploring smaller alternatives first can turn up some pleasant surprises. Take walking tours of the community and make note of which stores are available.You might just uncov-

er a hidden gem. · Prioritize quality, not quantity. Big-box retailers frequently turn to foreignmade products and can offer very low prices because the huge amount of merchandise they sell enables them to negotiate lower bulk prices from suppliers. Mass production of products may result in lowerquality merchandise. Small businesses may pick and choose their stock, vetting items before the customer even does his or her research. · Ask for recommendations. Reach out through social media for recommendations on small businesses in the area. Find out where others are shopping and what they have to say about certain companies. You may not have certain establishments on your radar and may be pleasantly surprised at the competitive prices and outstanding service provided by local busi-

nesses. · Shop in person. There’s no denying the convenience and all-hours capabilities of shopping online. However, it denies shoppers the experience of going into a store and browsing for products and getting a true feel for their sizes and quality. Modern consumers are no doubt familiar with the tedious nature of returning online items that fell short of expectations. Such experiences are significantly less common when shopping in-store, particularly at small businesses. · Competition keeps prices lower. Big-box retailers may offer good deals, but over time those prices may rise as national retailers command more control of the market. A competitive marketplace encourages businesses to offer lower prices to attract customers. By shopping a variety of stores, customers can further this healthy

competition across the board. Big-box retailers need not be ignored. However, consumers can balance their spending at big-box stores and small businesses so they do not become entirely reliant on national chains.

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Poilievre supports truckers in Parliament Hill protest against vax mandates By Charlie Senack It’s been over a week since transport trucks started causing gridlock on Ottawa streets, and they are showing no signs of giving up their fight anytime soon. Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre has shown support for the movement, and has even joined the truckers in their fight. On Twitter, the seven-term MP said “Canadians are uniting in freedom” but not everyone is seeing it that way. Poilievre has routinely been vocal about his support for choice when it comes to being vaccinated, and also feels COVID-19 mandates infringe on the rights of Canadians. When the convoy first rolled into town, Poilievre joined dozens of unmasked spectators on a local overpass to welcome the truckers to Ottawa. The onlookers waved flags and banners begging for support for the truckers. “This is a rally for truckers, but it is also a rally for the 60 per cent of Canadians who say they worry they can’t afford food, for the 60-year-old businessman who spent his entire adult life building up an enterprise and watching it be wiped out,” Poilievre said in a video posted to Twitter. “(It’s for) the depressed 14-year-old who has been locked out of school,” he added. “It’s for the families who can’t take it anymore, for the families who want to stand up and speak for their freedoms.” Poilievre then met with truckers again to offer coffee and donuts to the convoy. On top of freedom, he’s also worried about the impact to Canada’s supply chain and keeping shelves at grocery stores stocked with products. Roughly 90 per cent of Canadian truckers are fully vaccinated. What was supposed to be a peaceful protest against mandates targeted at elected government officials has turned into days of disruption for Ottawa residents. The big rigs and other transport vehicles rolled their

way into the capital starting on Jan. 28, to protest against federal vaccine mandates for truckers crossing the CanadaUS border. The “Freedom Convoy” as it’s being dubbed, has been adamant that they won’t go home until the mandate is removed. The government meanwhile has been clear they aren’t backing down and won’t give into the truckers demands. The demonstration quickly grew to a protest including tens of thousands of people. Some compared the crowd size to Canada Day celebrations pre-pandemic. Other groups joined in on the fight, calling to an end for all COVID-19 mandates, including vaccine passports and masks. While a large portion did remain peaceful, as of Thursday 30 tickets were handed out — including for unnecessary noise — and at least three people were charged. Ottawa Police said multiple investigations were still underway and the public was being asked to help identify a person of interest. For days, truckers blared their horns at all hours of the night, staff at the Shepherds of Good Hope were harassed until they gave truckers free food, the Terry Fox monument downtown was defaced with anti-mandate graffiti, and the war monument was defecated on. The vile acts and intimidation caused major disruptions for those who work and live downtown, forcing those who could to relocate elsewhere until the protests stopped. Some trucks and people on foot flew Confederate flags, others held signs comparing the way unvaccinated people are being treated to the Holocaust. Stars of David were on some protesters jackets with the word “unvaccinated” attached. The disruptions also forced the Rideau Centre to close for over a week after maskless protesters entered the mall and would not comply with COVID-19 safety rules. Because they were outnumbered, police and security decided not to enforce the mandates.

Around 1,500 people in the mall alone were without work, and that doesn’t take into account the other countless shops and restaurants in the area which were also forced to close as a result. The shutdowns, in a week where the provincial government loosened COVID-19 restrictions, is expected to mean millions in lost revenue. Stories have popped up on social media of nearby residents fearing for their safety after some truckers harassed anyone in sight who wore a mask or were openly complying with the mandates. A local women’s shelter said their clients were dealing with PTSD and flashbacks due to the noise and rowdiness of the crowd. A disabled woman was unable to go out for groceries due to the gridlock, and a local senior, who was a survivor of Nazi consecration camps himself, suffered from ongoing panic attacks during the demonstration. Poilievre has called out the mainstream media for sharing only one side to the story, a line which is in tune with the demonstrators themselves. They would rather overlook the chaos of the week and instead share stories of truckers offering coffee to police officers, cleaning the Terry Fox monument after it was inappropriately used for

Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre poses for a photo with truckers on Parliament Hill during their protest last week. Pierre Poilievre Twitter photo

their own agenda, and laying flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier — all situations which did also happen. Speaking outside of Parliament Hill at the beginning of the protests, Poilievre said a few bad apples shouldn’t tarnish the image of the movement as a whole. He again bashed the “Liberal media” for bias. “You know what I think is interesting is when there

is a left-wing protest on Parliament Hill, you don’t see the media going through the names of every single person who attends to try and

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MANOTICK MESSENGER poilievre continues from page 14 “Whenever you have five or ten thousand people who are a part of any group, you are bound to have a number who do or say unacceptable things,” Poilievre added. “And they should be individually responsible for the things they say and do. That does not mean we disparage the thousands of hardworking, law abiding and peaceful truckers who quite frankly have kept you all alive for the last two years, while filling your grocery shelves with food that you eat.” Poilievre has been under fire for those comments after a video from 2020 surfaced of the Carleton MP speaking on CBC’s Power and Politics. In it, Poilievre called for an end to the blockades which popped up on railway tracks around Canada, during an Indigenous anti-pipeline protest. “These blockaders are taking away the freedom of other people to move their goods and themselves,” he said on Feb. 13, 2020. “That is wrong and the government has laws and tools in place to combat

it.”

The Manotick Messenger reached out to Poilievre for comment on the demonstrations downtown multiple times, but did not hear back. Ottawa Police have said there might not be a police response to end the days of demonstrations, and say it might need to come from politicians themselves. Many have called on the force to do more, but chief Peter Sloly says any serious actions could result in unrest. While the crowd lessened throughout the week, many truckers made a return on the weekend. Demonstrators say while they are symptomatic towards the distress they are causing to local residents, they won’t back down until all mandates are lifted. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is in isolation himself after contacting COVID-19, says he won’t meet with protest organizers, a similar message coming from the federal NDP leader. Conservative Party leader Erin

While many politicians avoided the truck protest, Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre met with truckers, served coffee, and showed his support for their cause. Pierre Poilievre Twitter photo

O’Toole met with truckers, but was ousted from the position days later. Interim Conserva-

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Mayor Watson delivers 2022 State of the City address at Council meeting At the start of the Jan. 26 Council meeting, Mayor Jim Watson delivered his State of the City address, looking back at Council’s accomplishments during his time as Mayor and outlining the City’s key initiatives and projects for 2022. Work will continue in 2022 on major projects including Stage 2 LRT and

Ādisōke, the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility. The City’s first anti-racism strategy will be presented to Council in June, and residents can look froward to an old-fashioned exhibition at Lansdowne on July 2 to mark the restoration of the Aberdeen Pavilion in 1992. The City is also

working with the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation to establish an urban addition to their reserve in Ottawa. In recognition of his generosity towards and engagement with Ottawa, the Mayor brought forward a notice of motion to name a street after Canadian actor and philanthropist Ryan Reynolds.

If adopted at the next Council meeting, Ryan Reynolds Way will be found in the new Cassette subdivision, which will be constructed at the corner of Mer Bleue Road and Brian Coburn Boulevard in the east end. Due to the pandemic, last year’s Key to the City ceremonies were postponed. The Mayor

hopes to recognize those recipients, including golfer Brooke Henderson, broadcaster James Duthie, former Governor General Michaëlle Jean and the Ottawa Citizen this year. The Mayor also announced he would present a Key to Dr. Vera Etches, the City’s Medical Officer of Health, for her leadership since the start of

COVID-19, and another Key to the entire team at Ottawa Public Health for their outstanding efforts throughout the pandemic. Council also approved the acquisition of 3101 Albion Road from the Canadian Pacific Railway for the possible future expansion of O-Train’s Walkley Maintenance and Storage Facility.

The Riverside South community could soon have a new school for grades seven to 12. The City of Ottawa Planning Committee has approved a zoning amendment that would let the Ottawa Carleton District School Board proceed with the new secondary school at the corner of Earl Armstrong and Spratt roads. The property is a total of approximately 7.99 hectares in size and is currently vacant, with some rows of vegetation criss-crossing the site. The lands were previously used as agricultural fields. The land uses surrounding the site to its north, east, west, and south are predominately low-rise residential, and there is an existing City of Ottawa fire station (Fire Station #37) and dog park (Riverside South Dog Park) abutting the site to its northeast. The property is owned by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and funding for a new second-

ary school for the Riverside South Community was granted by the province in 2020. The proposal is for an Lshaped, three-storey building fronting both Spratt Road and Earl Armstrong Road, with its main entrance being located on Spratt Road. The Secondary School will have a total gross floor area of 14,055 square metres of institutional space, and there will

also be a one-storey daycare located on the south side of the building. The proposal includes 48 classrooms, a full-size sports field with a track, an outdoor classroom with a mini sports field, and two basketball courts. The site plan includes space for 24 portables in the future, as well as 192 parking spaces for vehicles and 180 bicycle parking spaces. The proposal includes access from two

driveways on Spratt Road, as well as two mid block pedestrian connections from Cambie Road and Carnelian Crescent. The school will serve grades 7 to 12. The site is designated by the Riverside South Community Design Plan as “school,” and is earmarked by the Plan to be an English Catholic High School. Section 6.5 of the Community Design Plan provides direction on the Built Form of

Schools. This section includes several “Siting Criteria”, including orienting building frontages towards streets, providing pedestrian walkways, locating parking areas to the rear or sides of buildings, and locating buildings close to the corner on corner lots in order to reinforce street edges. Section 6.5 also includes guidelines relating to the Building Elevations, including guidance for high quality architec-

tural design, articulation of entries, and windows facing parking areas. Riverside South already has a high school (St. Francis Xavier) in the Ottawa Catholic School Board. However, public board students in the community have taken school buses to various schools over the last decade, including Merivale High School in Nepean and South Carleton High School in Richmond.

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Cooperation needed to ensure schools are built when we need them Picture this. A young couple scrutinizes plans for a new community and picks their new home based on where the elementary and high school will be built. Where their kids go to school is important. Imagine how they’re going to feel when that elementary and high school aren’t built for 15 or more years? That is the reality for thousands of families in Ottawa, like Laurie and Mark Rogers. They bought their home in Riverside South 15 years ago, before their first daughter was born. The land for a public High School had been purchased back then, so new residents counted on it. However, the school only got funding last year from the province. It will open in 2024, too late for Rachel, who is now 13 and heading off to high school this fall. In Barrhaven, at least

two new public elementary schools are needed to accommodate new growth. In Findlay Creek, on the eastern side of Ward 22, the only elementary school, Vimy Ridge, is so over-crowded that grade 7 and 8 students may have to be bussed to schools in Riverside South, despite their parents’ objections. Demand for housing is unprecedented in Ottawa, homes are springing up as fast as developers can build them, but the schools needed to teach all the kids coming along are years from getting off the drawing board. So why the disconnect? I contacted Michael Carson, Chief Financial Offi-

cer with the Ottawa Carleton District Board, for his thoughts on what’s happening. “It’s complicated,” he says. Simply put, the four school boards, English and French Public and Catholic, are planning new schools. Each board works with developers to acquire land and urging the province to provide the funds to build schools. Coaxing city officials to approve all the conditions and plans as quickly as possible so construction can begin is an equally challenging task. Each step takes time, but the biggest hurdle, Carson says, is money. Building schools takes a lot of it, and the province is under pressure to fund more schools, not just in Ottawa. There’s also the matter of fairness; each board has to get its share of new schools. New communities waiting years for schools to be

built isn’t a new problem. Families, especially children, have paid the price for too long, and it’s frustrating to think it’s become acceptable. Schools should be treated as an essential service, just like roads, water, hydro and sewers. The funds needed for their construction should be mandated and timely. Educating children in their home community should be a priority. After all, an education development charge in the thousands of dollars is included in the price of every new home. Michael Carson says his board is advocating for fiveyear planning. He’d like the province to provide school boards with the tools and money to buy and prepare school sites ahead of time. That way, when the money final-

ly comes, they’re ready to build. He’d also like the Ministry to make scheduled yearly capital funding announcements to take the guesswork out of the process. For my part, I’d like to see the city re-assign or hire staff dedicated specifically to help boards by shepherd school plans through the many layers of municipal approvals, moving everything along as quickly as possible. Developers are known to nag city planning staff to get what they want;

I contend that building new schools should get the same priority. I believe everyone wants the best for our children, and it’s time we all worked together to ensure schools are built where and when they are needed. We can and should do a better job. If you have thoughts on this issue, I’d welcome your input. Now, get out there and enjoy our trails and pathways! Carol Anne Meehan Councillor Ward 22.

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Former councillor Michael Qaqish considering a return to politics By Charlie Senack With the municipal election less than nine months away, former Gloucester-South Nepean councillor Michael Qaqish is “seriously considering” a return to municipal politics. In a statement sent to the Manotick Messenger, Qaqish said he feels there is much “unfinished business” in Riverside South. “During my term on Council, I had worked collaboratively with my colleagues to ensure everything was lined up for the Bank Street widening, community centre/ library and LRT to the heart of Riverside South,” he said. “Yet, when I step outside my home and look to the east, none of those things have happened.” Just before Christmas it was announced that light rail transit out to Riverside South was going to be delayed by nine months. Qaqish, who says he’s been encouraged by many to run again in this fall’s municipal election, said local politics is important and there is a cost and price to a dysfunctional council. “With a new mayor and many new faces expected on the next council , councillors will play an even more significant role,” he said. “We need steady leadership and a fiscally minded council-

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lor who is ready to go on day one. This is especially true with the historic challenges and burden the city is expected to face as part of the post pandemic recovery. It wasn’t too long ago that Council was raising taxes as much as five per cent and debating additional levys. I don’t think residents want that.” Qaqish lost the 2018 municipal election to former CTV Ottawa news anchor Carol Anne Meehan, who won with 42 per cent of the vote (5,960 votes). Qaqish, a one term councillor, came in second with a little over 38 per cent of the vote, with 5,420 ballots cast in his name. The former councillor was born in Toronto and lived in Jordan before moving to Ottawa to earn a degree in Psychology from Carleton University. He is also the founding President of the Kiwanis Club of Barrhaven. During his time on council Qaqish served as a member on the Environment Committee, Community and Protective Services Committee, Ottawa Board of Health, and Transportation Committee. He also served as vice chair of the transit commission. In 2018 Qaqish came under fire for spending more than $90,000 on advertising and promotional items — more than three times the amount of any

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other councillor or even the Mayor. It was an item that many of Qaqish’s opponents used against him during that year’s election. Qaqish notes that he returned money to city coffers from his office budget every year and was below average spender overall. He says the vast majority of that promotional money went to local community events and sponsorship. He also refused to take the councillors car allowance. But what hurt Qaqish the most was when wellliked and respected veteran news anchor Carol Anne Meehan entered the race. Meehan, who had been the face of CTV’s six o’clock news program for 28 years, was let go by the station two-and-a-half years prior. This time around the political landscape could look different for Qaqish if he decides to run. Gloucester-South Nepean is being split into two wards: Riverside South will become its own district, and the east end of Barrhaven will become its own ward as well. Meehan has confirmed to this newspaper that she will run again, but hasn’t made a final decision as to where. At this point it looks like Barrhaven East. Barrhaven West will be its own unique race to watch after longtime councillor Jan Harder decided to

retire after two and a half decades at the council table. Steve Desroches, who was councillor for Gloucester-South Nepean from 2006 until 2014, says he’s also considering a return to politics. Desroches left city hall after only two terms — a promise he campaigned on when first elected. “I have been approached by many residents in the Riverside South and Findlay Creek communities to put my name forward,” he said in a statement to the Manotick Messenger. “I have been away from City Hall for the last eight years and I feel very recharged with the energy to serve the community. I am giving the matter serious consideration.” If Desroches does run again, it’s expected he too will run in the growing community of Riverside South. Desroches played a key role in having the Vimy Memorial Bridge built, which connects Barrhaven and Riverside South together. At this time no other names have come forward to announce they plan to run for council in Barrhaven East or Riverside South. The municipal election isn’t until October, but registration opens this May, with campaigning starting soon after.

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Sister: Issie (15), grade 10 at Osgoode Township High Dog: Jack (5), golden doodle Part-Time Work: “During the school year I work at Greely Foodland as a cashier. I enjoy my job, especially during Covid times and lockdowns. Last winter I often found myself excited for work, because it was the only time I could really see people outside my family. Not to mention, I also got paid extra during lockdowns, which was a fun bonus. Working at Foodland has taught me so much about people, especially how to deal with them. “During the summer I babysit full-time for an awesome family. I baby-

sit an eight-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy, who are just excellent. We spend our summers doing crafts, swimming, lots of bike rides and hiking. I love spending my summers this way, because it keeps me active and busy. After I come home exhausted, but it’s all worth it. When we go to parks together, we often see summer camps with several kids screaming and fighting. I thank God that I get to babysit super well-behaved kids, rather than trying to supervise twenty rowdy kids. “These two jobs are quite polar opposites, but do teach me a lot about different people and behaviours. I love being around people and thrive off it, so having jobs where I’m constantly talking to people are perfect for me. Babysitting is where I get to discover old games that I used to love as a kid. For example, Lego is an activity that we

do together. I realized that no matter how old you are, Lego is just absolutely awesome. “Pool games such as Marco Polo and jumping competitions, are games that I never would’ve remembered or played again, if I didn’t get to spend my summers with kids. “Working at Foodland I’m learning many new skills, such as time management, problem solving skills, and people skills. I know these skills will definitely help me in the future.” Favourite Subjects: “I don’t have a favourite subject, but I do love social science courses and English. I don’t particularly excel in math and science, something I learnt early on. Therefore, I do not take any math or science courses. Social science courses, such as anthropology, sociology and psychology are where I tend to flourish. I love to write essays, especially about current events. “Last year I took a World Issues course online, and absolutely loved it. I would learn about current issues worldwide and write

opinionated and researchbased essays. I did get a quite good grade, so I was very happy with the course. “This year I’m taking English, World Cultures (anthropology), LINK (a leadership course), Change and Challenge in Society (sociology), and law. I also really enjoyed English. I enjoy reading, and don’t mind Shakespeare – unlike most. Opinionated answers are where I tend to do well, which is why I believe I do not do well in math and sciences, which require specific answers.”

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focus continues from page 21 Reading/Authors: “I am not a huge reader, but I do have two favourite books that I tend to reread every summer on vacations. Those books are Beautiful Boy and The Glass Castle. Beautiful Boy is a novel based on a true story about a boy and his son, and the sons’ addictions to meth. The story is told from the point of view of the father. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls is my favourite book of all time. Walls’ has two other books, Half Broke Horses and Silver Star, one a memoir about her grandmother’s life and the other about two girl’s lives on the road. I love Jeannette Walls’ storytelling abilities, which is why I love her books so much.”

School Activities: “During Covid times at a small school it’s proving itself to be quite difficult to be involved in many school clubs, or for there to be any school activities. Before Covid, I was involved with a Leadership Camp and the Rugby Team, which I adored. Leadership Camp was a two-day sleepover at our school where everyone would be split into groups and partake in team building and leadership activities. I would have so much fun, running off zero sleep, junk food and tons of laughs for two days. “In grade nine I tried rugby for the first time. It ended up being an amazing experience. In the fall,

I played 15s’ Rugby and in the spring, I signed up again to play 7s’ rugby. I do really miss that sport and hope one day I can play again. “This year and last, I have been taking LINK class. LINK class is a grade 11 and 2 course, but is unlike any course in high school. The purpose of the class is to help the transition between elementary school to high school for grade nines. A grade 11 and 12 are paired together and get a group of grade nines, who become their “Link Crew”. We normally meet once a month to do team bonding activities, and help nines figure out high school. Other than planning things for grade nines, we

as a class, are involved in community events as well. Just recently, we volunteered to be in the Metcalfe Christmas Parade, collecting canned food and toys. Link Class has been a great way to get involved in the community, and help grade nines at school.” Interests outside of school: “For the past 14 years I’ve been playing ringette. My favourite sport ever. I play for the Metcalfe Ringette Association (Metcalfe Hornets) and currently play for a U19A competitive team. Covid has most certainly taken a hit to sports, which has been incredibly sad. “Two years ago I was

playing for a U16A Team, which I absolutely loved. We were doing well and I was loving the sport more than I ever had. My favourite part was definitely my teammates. I absolutely loved going to ringette, especially away tournaments. Unfortunately, right before our Provincials (the final tournament with all the teams in Ontario), Covid took over the world. Our tournament was canceled about a week before, and then ringette was canceled for the rest of the year. It was really sad at the time, but luckily I’m with that team again this year. I am having so much fun playing ringette normally again. We did have ringette last year but with the restrictions it was

only intrasquad scrimmages. This year we have been able to have normal practices, games against over associations and have booked away tournaments.” Career Goals: I recently applied for Political Science (Bachelor of Arts) at Queen’s, McMaster, McGill and Dalhousie. My top choice at the moment is Queen’s. I’m very excited to attend university and create new experiences. It’s very important to me that I leave home and live somewhere new. I am interested in international government structures and development in different countries, so that could possibly influence where I work in the future.”

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