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Ontario maintains its commitment to balancing its budget On January 30, the Government of Ontario reported that the province is still on track to a balanced budget while making life more affordable for individuals and families and helping businesses create good jobs with the release of the 2019-20 Third Quarter Finances.

The 2019-20 Third Quarter Finances provides an update on Ontario’s fiscal outlook as of December 31, 2019. It is the first fiscal report since the 2019 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: A Plan to Build Ontario Together and the last fiscal report before the 2020 Budget.

Each quarter, the government has delivered on its commitment to transparency and accountability in the government’s finances by publicly releasing the

Your voice in Queen’s Park Goldie Ghamari, MPP, Carleton

province’s quarterly fiscal update. Key updates in the report include: • A deficit projection of $9.0 billion in 2019-20, consistent with the Fall Economic Statement and a $1.3 billion improvement from the 2019 Budget.

• Total revenue is projected to increase by $3.1 billion over the 2019 Budget, reflecting strong job growth, rising household incomes and strengthening home resales.

• Ontario’s economy continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019. Real GDP grew by 0.6 per cent,

following a gain of 0.8 per cent in the second quarter.

Third quarter growth was supported by higher consumer spending, investment in residential structures and stronger exports.

• Interest on debt expense is projected to be $630 million lower in 2019-20 than forecasted in the 2019 Budget. Every dollar saved on servicing the debt is one more dollar that can go to ensuring the sustainability of services that the people of Ontario rely on.

• Program expense is projected to increase by $2.5 billion higher than the 2019 Budget projection, demonstrating that the government is continuing to make life more affordable by helping Ontarians manage electricity costs and investing in

health care, education and other social services.

• Ontario’s credit ratings were confirmed by all four credit rating agencies (Moody’s, DBRS, S&P and Fitch), and Fitch also improved the outlook on the Province’s rating to Stable from Negative.

Ontario is making strategic investments in healthcare and education while ensuring tax dollars are spent responsibly and creating a more competitive environment for businesses and job creation.

Ontario’s plan to grow the economy is working.

The fiscal update shows the province is becoming more adaptable and stable in a sometimes uncertain world. The next fiscal update will be the 2020 Ontario Budget on or before March 31, 2020.

Quick Facts • The government’s Fiscal Sustainability, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2019 (FSTAA), requires that quarterly updates of Ontario’s finances be released on or before August 15th and February 15th of each year.

• Ontario’s net debtto-GDP ratio for 2019-20 is projected to be 39.9 per cent, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 40.7 per cent 2019 Budget forecast.

• Since June 2018, 291,900 net new jobs have been created in Ontario.

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The MessengerNEWS ARAC approves amendment to allow eight-story hotel at casino

The City of Ottawa Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved a zoning amendment for the Hard Rock Ottawa Raceway and Casino at 4837 Albion Road.

The amendment reflects a new location for the eightstorey hotel and a redesigned parking lot.

The planned addition to the existing casino would include a 177-room hotel, a 1,600-seat theatre and new restaurants. Zoning was approved in 2018 to build the addition on the north side of the casino, but the applicant has altered the design, moving the addition to the south side. The zoning amendment reflects the new location.

This amendment would mean no change to already approved gaming tables or slot machines.

The existing main driveway and entrance will be redesigned, and a new dropoff area will be created. The

existing surface parking lot will be redesigned and expanded, and new tour bus parking and loading areas will be added. Additional landscaping, including more than 105 deciduous trees, 509 coniferous trees and over 7,700 other plants and shrubs are also planned.

The expansion is planned over several phases. The first phase, which has already occurred, included internal renovations for the addition of gaming tables and slots. The subsequent phase is currently proposed, and construction is planned this year. The ultimate phase can be accommodated once the future Earl Armstrong Road extension is constructed. A Site Plan Control application has been submitted concurrently with this minor Zoning By-law amendment, and Site Plan Approval is delegated to the Manager of Development Review, Rural.

The Hard Rock Café will have a new entrance and hotel, as seen in this artist’s rendition.

In 2018, the hotel was proposed on the north side of the existing casino and the development was oriented along the racetrack. Since then, Hard Rock has redesigned the site to consolidate the entrances along the existing

driveway and to orient the hotel to face north, towards the future Earl Armstrong Road.

The proposed hotel is now located south of the existing casino and is closer to Albion Road.

Staff support the new hotel

location on the south side of the existing casino. The applicants have submitted a Mineral Resource Impact Assessment (available at Ottawa.ca/ devapps) and have proposed measures to reduce any potential conflicts between

existing and future operations on mineral extraction lands and the hotel, which is considered a sensitive land use.

The hotel will be designed with sealed windows and air conditioning to mitigate dust and noise impacts.

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Expert outlines six easy steps to avoid conflicts with coyotes One of the world’s foremost experts on coyotes was at City Hall last week to give a presentation on co-existing with coyotes.

Dr. Stanley D. Gehrt, Professor & Wildlife Extension Specialist, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University and Chair of Research, Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, was in Ottawa to talk about coyotes. Although the problem has been an issue in the Rideau-Goulbourn and Osgoode Ward for decades, there are more and more instances of coyotes being aggressive in suburbs like Barrhaven. Last month, a coyote attacked and killed a dog in a field near the RCMP headquarters at Prince of Wales Drive and Merivale Road.

Dr. Gehrt is regarded as an international expert of urban wildlife and is the senior editor of the volume ‘Urban Car-

nivores’ published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Research interests focus on various aspects of mammalian ecology, especially in urban systems, and dynamics of wildlife disease.

“It is important to stress that our relationship with coyotes is directly affected by our behavior — coyotes react to us, and we can foster mutual respect or a lack of respect through cues we send to them,” Dr. Gehrt says. “Coyote removal is best employed as a solution only after education has been attempted or if there is an immediate, and obvious, threat to human safety.”

Although coyotes have been known to attack humans and pets, and as such are a potential danger to people, especially children, Dr. Gehrt says the majority of attack incidents could be reduced or prevented through modification of human behavior.

On his website, rubancoyoteresearch.com, he sites six easy steps to avoid conflicts with coyotes.

1. Do not feed coyotes The number one most effective way to prevent coyote attacks in your neighborhood is to eliminate wildlife feeding.

Coyotes that are fed in residential neighborhoods can lose their fear of people and may eventually test humans (and pets) as possible prey. Intentional feeding, such as bait stations in yards or parks, should be strictly avoided. However, many people unintentionally feed coyotes by leaving pet food or garbage out at night or having large bird feeders. Coyotes are usually not interested in bird food, but bird feeders often attract rodents, especially squirrels, which then attract coyotes.

If you are seeing an increase in coyotes, you should additionally review your own

actions to ensure compost piles and trash bins are not allowed to be a source of food. Although coyotes seem to have a natural inclination to avoid human-related food, this can change when prey populations are low, or if the coyotes are young and haven’t yet learned to hunt effectively.

2. Do not let pets run loose Coyotes probably live nearby, even if you don’t know it, so do not let pets run loose.

When hiking in parks, keep dogs on leashes. Pets left outside, even with fencing, remain at risk for predation and unnecessary conflict. Do not leave your pets unattended outside, not even for a second.

Remember, electric fences may keep your pets contained but do not keep other animals away.

Free-ranging domestic cats and feral cat colonies may also serve to attract coyotes; it is important that domestic cats be

kept indoors and that feral cats be spayed or neutered to control this population. Bringing food inside when outdoor cats are not feeding might alleviate part of this coyote attractant.

3. Do not run from a coyote When you encounter a coyote, shout or throw something in its direction. Do not run away. Do not play victim if you can help it. If a coyote seems intent on defending a certain area, particularly around pupping season (May), your best bet may be to alter your route to avoid conflict with a normally calm animal; understand that there may be seasonal patterns of behavioral changes and act accordingly (see Coyote 748’s story). We recommend if you are out walking that you carry some sort of noise maker with you (some have reported success scaring off coyotes by shaking a can of rocks).

If you see a coyote during the daytime, you should

exhibit caution, as that coyote may have become habituated to humans (and may be more likely to attack). If you are approached by a coyote, you should yell, wave your arms, and/or throw something at the coyote (do not run away).

4. Repellents or fencing may help Some repellents may work in keeping coyotes out of small areas such as yards, although these have not been tested thoroughly for coyotes. Repellents may involve remotely activated lights or sound-making devices. Fencing may keep coyotes out of a yard, particularly if it is more than six feet in height with a roll bar across the top. Spray repellents (pepper spray, etc) that you can carry with you have been reported with only moderate to no success.

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Elementary school teachers are poised to see their job action ramp up and more strike days through the next month. Reports say a deal was close between the province and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, but the ETFO said items were tabled at the 11th hour by the province that were “unacceptable.” French board teachers, secondary school teachers and Catholic school board teachers are also set to increase strike dates and work to rule action.

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cyotes continues from page 12 5. Do not create conflict where it does not exist If a coyote is acting as a coyote should by avoiding humans and pets, do not seek out opportunities to haze or otherwise aggravate the animal. Embracing communal respect is key.

6. Report aggressive, fear-

less coyotes immediately When a coyote fails to exhibit fear of humans or acts aggressively, the animal should be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate officials. It is recommended that towns have a procedure in place to handle these reports.

Signs of aggression are simi-

lar to those shown by domestic dogs and include agitated barking (unprovoked), raised hackles, snarling, growling, and lunging. These behaviors are usually preceded by other indications as shown in the chart below, though may change seasonally (see “suggestion 3” above).

Rideau River ice breaking begins February 14 Rideau River flood control operations begin February 14 with the cutting of the keys, weather permitting. Ice breaking operations, including blasting, are set to begin February 29, weather and ice conditions permitting, on the Rideau River between Rideau Falls and Hog’s Back.

A Reminder to Parents and Teachers Ice breaking operations will create open water.

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Children should be supervised at all times around water and should be warned of the dangers of open water.

The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to alleviate possible spring flooding in flood-prone areas. Once started, these operations will be carried out daily, weather and ice conditions permitting.

All residents are asked to keep away from the river until operations are completed.

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I kind of thought that might freak me out, and I wasn’t willing to take that chance.

We like to think that we, as Canadians, and as residents of the City of Ottawa, are better thank this. recent roadie to Sackville, New Brunswick. It I told him the story about working at a But we are not. sports collectibles convention in Atlanta back was a kind of stepfather-stepson trip as we visMessenger Editorial Racism, Anti-Semitism, Muslim-phobia and hatred toward the LGBTQ community have all been ited Mount Allison University, the school he around the turn of the century. One of the autotrending upward in our city over the last few years. We have seen it just in the last two weeks with the has committed to going next year. graphed guests was a retired baseballl player who had played in the hate-motivated incident at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. We saw it again last week We listened to the GPS 1960s and 1970s. He told and drove into what apwith the vandalism of an Indigenous painting at Algonquin College. us the story of an old teampeared to be a snow-cov- FROM THE OTHER The Ottawa Police Service is taking action.

With Canada Day approaching next week, it is a good time for us all to mate who wouldn’t get on ered starter kit of a theme reflectOPS on what it means to be Canadian.

The has reintroduced a section specifically focused on Hate Crimes, which will further Do we take being Canadian for granted? a flight from Atlanta to St. park.

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I enhance changes it made to its online system that make it easier for residents to report Better yet, how do new Canadians feel aboutreporting being Canadian?

Some of us Louis because the flight left laughed and looked at Stelook upon immigrants and refugees as opportunists, not wanting to give but hate-motivated incidents.

Jeffrey Morris at 5:30 p.m. and arrived at very willing to take. Perhaps, for some people, that is true, but when you ven, and there was only The has always officerssuch trained andhosted focused on hate crime investigations but this deci- one thing I could think of attendOPS a celebration for newhad Canadians, as the one

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Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre at Mother Teresa High School in Barrhaven last sionmonth, adds you more resources and centralizes this important investigative section.

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“As a result of community and stakeholder feedback, we’re adding two new Hate Crime investime machine,” he told his teammates, totally “Sorry folks, Wally World is closed.

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The Conservative government has a solid idea.

At the school’s 50thon Anniversary Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School We figured we honoured had toits longest-servsee it on the way time. The fact that Atlanta was in the National and we know thatMinister responding to incidents of hate have a far-reaching impact the well-being Jason Kenney, of Citizenship, Immigration and will Multiculturalism ing teacher/volunteer with a memorial garden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s and Andrew Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chalLeague West Division and St. Louis was in the home.

I mean, we June’s are Canadian, of our communities.” playground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erler and June Hodge celebrate 29 years as a sup-and we had lenging middle and high school students to take the citizenship test. ply teacher, teacher and volunteer.

The Canadian Challenge, funded in part

by CICand and triage run by the Officers in theCitizenship Hate Crime Section will monitor all incoming reports to ensure a timely, never been to Moncton before. How could we East really complicated the situation.

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Farmland at Fallowfield and Shea to be rezoned by city

The City of Ottawa’s Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Committee is supporting the rezoning of a piece of farmland at Fallowfield Road near Shea Road, just north of Richmond and west of Barrhaven.

The property is approximately 40.25 hectares in size and is currently used as cropland. The property is surrounded by parcels with similar agricultural uses along Fallowfield Road. It currently has a detached dwelling and accessory structures which have frontage along Fallowfield Road.

This Zoning By-law amendment will affect approximately 39 hectares of agricultural land. This Zoning By-law amendment to rezone the remnant agricultural lands from AG to AG5 fulfills a condition relating to the approval of surplus farm dwelling severance application heard by the Committee of Adjustment. Staff had no concerns with the severance application and have determined that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the Official Plan.

No new development is proposed at this time, but the

intent of the rezoning was to allow for future residential dwellings.

The zoning application was brought to the city’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee last Thursday by Jeff Shipman on behalf of 1230831 Ontario Inc. The lands to which the proposed Zoning By-law amendment applies were the subject of an application for a surplus farm dwelling severance. The severance request was granted by the Committee of Adjustment on September 18, 2019 with a condition that the owner rezone the

retained farmland to prohibit residential development.

The site is currently zoned Agricultural Zone (AG). It is proposed to rezone approximately 39 hectares of farmland to prohibit future residential use in accordance with a condition of severance.

The remaining land area of approximately 1.25 hectares will remain zoned Agricultural Zone (AG).

Notification and public consultation were undertaken in accordance with the Public Notification and Public Consultation Policy approved by City Council for Zoning By-

law amendments. No concerns were identified.

The property is designated Agricultural Resource Area as per Schedule A of the Official Plan. This designation protects prime agricultural areas from loss of lands to other uses. Severances are permitted for a surplus dwelling due to farm consolidation.

The city’s Official Plan requires the vacant agricultural parcel be rezoned to prohibit any future residential use, and stipulates that the size of the severed lot be a size that minimizes the loss of agricultural lands. This Zoning By-

law amendment application satisfies the requirements of the Official Plan as conditioned by the Committee of Adjustment.

Staff have reviewed this proposal and have determined that it is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.

This Zoning By-law amendment restricts new residential development and prevents the loss of agricultural land to other competing uses. This Zoning By-law amendment protects the rural landscape by supporting the continued productive use of agricultural lands.

The City of Ottawa is poised to add new wetland areas to the Goulbourn Wetland Complex after the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved Official Plan and zoning amendments revising the complex’s boundaries.

The move follows more than a decade of exhaustive research and public discussion, driven by the Government of Ontario requirement that municipalities protect provincially significant wetlands and prohibit development or site alteration on them. City-led studies of the area concluded that the wetlands are natural, longstanding features and that man-made causes, such as changes to drainage or improper ditch maintenance, did not add to the wetlands.

The City needs to designate the lands as wetland in the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law to be compliant with provincial policy and the Official Plan, and to preserve their environmental benefits. While the wetlands designation prohibits future development, existing uses on those lands can continue.

The premise for the Flewellyn Special Study Area policy was that the history of quarry operations and drainage changes in the area may have created unnatural conditions for the formation of wetlands, which could then be identified and corrected through appropriate drainage works. However, the Flewellyn Cumulative Effects Study demonstrated that wetlands are naturally-

occurring features on the landscape, due to a combination of topography and soils, and that quarry pumping has not contributed to the expansion of wetlands in the area.

In light of these findings, the provincial Policy Statement and the Official Plan oblige the City to remove the Flewellyn SSA policies and to confirm the official boundaries of the Goulbourn Wetland Complex as significant wetland on Schedules A and B of the Official Plan and in the Zoning By-law.

Official Plan Policy 3.2.5 – Flewellyn Special Study Area sets out Council’s direction regarding the resolution of questions and issues concerning the boundaries of the Goulbourn Wetland Complex. It states: - The purpose of the overlay designation is to restrict development until such time as the City has completed three studies required to inform Council’s decision on appropriate land use designations within the area: a cumulative effects study, the Rural Review – Mineral Resources Study, and a re-evaluation of the wetland.

- Once the studies and re-evaluation have been completed, and following public consultation, the City will consider the new information and amend this Plan to remove the Flewellyn Special Study Area overlay designation and confirm the appropriate land use designations and policies for the area.

The OPA will increase

the area of the Goulbourn Wetland Complex designated on Schedule A of the Official Plan by approximately 50 per cent. The Zoning By-law amendment will extend the EP zone to the new areas, prohibiting

development and site alteration within the wetland boundaries. The wetlands and areas within 30 metres of the significant wetlands will be subject to the regulations of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority or

the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. Areas within 120 metres of the significant wetlands will be subject to the requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement in support of any development appli-

cation, in accordance with the current Official Plan requirements.

The OPA and the ZBA will not limit existing agricultural uses nor activities outside of development and site alteration.

Committee approves increase to Goulbourn Wetland Complex

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ATVs now able to ride from 7am – 11pm in Ward 20

Matt Tucker 1st Greely Group Commissioner hosted 3 Scouters from the Netherlands.

I gave them a tour of the Mayor’s Office and City Hall while they were visiting the downtown area. The scouters are enrolled in a leadership program and it was a pleasure showing the importance of good leadership skills and how it can prepare them for their future.

New Podcast

NEW Podcast “COUNCILin20” Check out what’s happening at Ottawa city hall with 3 questions, 3 Councillors in 20 minutes. This week I had the privilege to speak on the air with Laura Dudas, Matt Luloff, and host David Schellenberg to discuss the LRT, Coronavirus, and the Hard Rock Casino. https://omny.fm/ shows/council-in-20/playlists/ podcast

Open Door

Open Door was a busy spot this week with lots of interesting views and updates. It was a pleasure to even have Larry O’Brien stop by for a short visit. Open Door is Tuesdays from 1-5 pm where you can sit and discuss an issue.

HOME IMPROVEMENT

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Skating in Rural Ottawa

Check out the City’s new website to find out information about the outdoor rinks in the rural area including their conditions. The new website features an online map showing all of the City’s outdoor rink locations.

The City of Ottawa also offers a searchable public skating schedule. Personalize your search and find a public skating schedule that works for you.

ATV Bylaw

In 2019, the City of Ottawa finalized the ATV pilot project in Ward 20 and passed ByLaw 2019-421. This by-law establishes the routes in Ward 20 and frames the process for new ATV routes to be applied for within the City. The by-law as aligned some regulations between snowmobile use and ATV use to create more consistency. The process was one

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Rural Clean Water Program

The Ottawa Rural Clean Water Program (ORCWP) provides funding for projects that protect surface water and groundwater quality. Landowners completing projects in 2020 may be eligible for grants of up to $15,000 depending on the project they are undertaking. Applications are now being accepted for 2020. Grants are available for 18 kinds of

projects related to nutrient management, soil protection, water management, land stewardship, and education and innovation.

Farmers from rural and urban Ottawa along with landowners within rural Ottawa are eligible to apply. Approved applicants must complete a 3rd or 4th Edition Environmental Farm Plan (farm projects), or Healthy Home Guidebook (non-farm projects). Canadian Organic Certification is also accepted for some farm projects. Non-profit organizations can apply for education and innovation projects.

Applications will be accepted through the LandOwner Resource Centre, which works in partnership with the Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley, and South Nation Conservation Authorities and the City of Ottawa.

Contact the LandOwner Resource Centre at 613-6923571 or toll free at 1-800-2673504 ext. 1136. Visit www. ottawa.ca/cleanwater to see a full list of eligible projects and to download an application form.

Green Bins

Updates and products for

Councillor George Darouze was a guest on the Councilin20 podcast. the 2019-2020 green bin campaign, here is some information about the next campaign phase. It is the first of several that will target residents of multi-residential buildings, and it is centered around a strong yet simple message that links using the green bin to help the environment.

Key messages: - Still putting food scraps in the garbage instead of the green bin? That’s like choosing trash over treasure.

- Organics can be trash

in the landfill, or they can become treasure, fertilizing farmers’ fields.

- Using the green bin reduces the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

- Now that you can put food scraps in plastic bags, it’s easy to avoid smell and mess in the green bin.

- Trash or treasure? It’s up to you.

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The MessengerCOMMUNITY ATV continues from page 8 Visit Ottawa.ca/green bin for more information.

Not sure where something goes? Check the Waste Explorer.

Service Changes There will be schedule changes on Family Day, Monday, February 17, for the following services. Visit the City’s website for full details https:// ottawa.ca/en/news/family-dayschedule-changes-8 • Client services • Garbage, green bin and recycling collection • Parking • Transit • OLG Sno-Bus • Recreation services • Ottawa Public Health • Cultural • Archives services • Municipal child care services • Library services

ARAC News The City is poised to add

new wetland areas to the Goulbourn Wetland Complex after the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee today approved Official Plan and zoning amendments revising the complex’s boundaries.

The move follows more than a decade of exhaustive research and public discussion, driven by the Government of Ontario requirement that municipalities protect provincially significant wetlands and prohibit development or site alteration on them.

City-led studies of the area concluded that the wetlands are natural, long-standing features and that man-made causes, such as changes to drainage or improper ditch maintenance, did not add to the wetlands.

The City needs to designate the lands as wetland in the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law to be compliant with provincial policy and the Official Plan, and to preserve their environmental benefits.

While the wetlands designation

prohibits future development, existing uses on those lands can continue.

The Committee also approved a zoning amendment for the Hard Rock Ottawa Raceway and Casino at 4837 Albion Road. The amendment reflects a new location for the eightstorey hotel and a redesigned parking lot.

The planned addition to the existing casino would include a 177-room hotel, a 1,600-seat theatre and new restaurants.

Zoning was approved in 2018 to build the addition on the north side of the casino, but the applicant has altered the design, moving the addition to the south side. The zoning amendment reflects the new location.

For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). You can also connect with us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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THIS MONTH

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February’s thoughts must have something to do with the heart! We know that actions speak louder than words, but we also know that words can be hollow and empty if

are all valuable, however often they cannot equal the power of three simple words spoken in earnest. Take the time to tell someone that “you love them” – whisper in their

not spoken from the heart.

We assume that others will know that we love them when we do an unexpected and thoughtful action, prepare a meal or give a gift. These actions

ear, make a phone call, send a card. If you have email the ecard is a great way to keep in touch with friends nearby or far away – Valentines, birthdays, anniversaries, new babies

and other occasions, many varieties are available and often free. Remember we don’t always get that second chance to say the things we want.

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A battle fought, a battle won Six months after surviving the fight of his life, Manotick Messenger Editor/Publisher Jeff Morris shares his story about what it means to beat cancer

By Jeff Morris I’m not special.

What happened to me might happen to you. Maybe it already has. If it doesn’t, it will happen to someone close to you.

My story about fighting cancer is no different than anyone else’s. Everyone’s details may be different, but the soul of the story is always the same.

Last January, my world got turned upside down. I was hit from behind while turning right at a red light. I bumped my head – not hard.

There was no damage to my car, no damage to the car that bumped me, and we laughed it off and went on our way.

Looking back, I wish I would have got the name of the woman who hit me from behind.

She saved my life.

At the time, I thought nothing of it. But at night, I was getting headaches – searing headaches – where I bumped my head. I had been feeling crappy and getting headaches for months, but these headaches were really intense. I figured I had another concussion. That’s what it felt like.

Eventually, at the urging of a friend and business associate, Jason MacDonald, I went to Kemptville District Hospital. In triage, I told them I had a bump on my head and concussion systems. Dr. El Safiti felt the bump, made some sort of hmmmm sounds, and decided to x-ray my head.

I thought that was weird. XRays don’t show concussions.

After a couple of hours, the doctor came back. Great, I can finally go, I thought. The Diva had been texting me.

What’s wrong? What did they say? Are you coming home for dinner?

He looked at me and the next two questions changed my life.

“Can we talk in the quiet room?”

Quiet room? What’s that?

Is the sports talk radio station I’m listening to on my phone bothering anyone?

He closed the door.

“What’s your family’s cancer history?”

Um, I have a concussion.

Are you sure you have the right file?

“You don’t have a concussion,” he said. “In fact, where you hit your head, you don’t even have a skull. I want you to look at the x-ray.”

He showed me the x-ray.

My skull had a hole in it.

Literally. It was the size of a hockey puck, maybe larger.

“Something has eaten your skull,” he said.

What I quickly learned was that when you have cancer, they don’t tell you what they think you have. Instead, they do tests to eliminate what you don’t have. He wanted to test me right away for leukemia. I think he knew right away that it was either plasmacytoma or multiple myeloma. They are the same cancer – a white blood cell cancer that originates in the bone marrow and forms tumours on your skull, spine or stem cell – only multiple myeloma has more than one tumour and plasmacytoma is one tumour that has not yet spread. It’s rare. The Ottawa Cancer Centre gets about a dozen cases a year.

Meanwhile, the Diva was texting me.

How do I tell her by text I have cancer? Suddenly, this got real.

A lot went through my mind at that moment. I wasn’t upset. In fact, I got very competitive. I was pissed off that cancer dared mess with me.

“Tell me what to do,” I told the doctor. “Cancer picked the wrong guy.”

The bump on the head may have been fate. But this was more than fate. I was standing dead smack at the intersection of serendipity and irony.

The most difficult part of this journey was telling the kids. I had to have a one-on-

one with five kids – my two sons, both in their 20s, and my three stepsons, all teenagers. I told them all not to worry. This would be routine.

I’ve got this. We kept it quiet for them more than anything.

I didn’t want the Diva and the kids to face a barrage of questions from people asking about me every day.

My cancer was a lot harder on them than on me.

For the next few months, there were tests, tests and more tests. Blood tests, urine tests, full body x-rays, CTScans, PETScans, and of course, my favourite, MRIs, where they would practically spray me down with Pam and shoe horn me into a claustrophobic tube where I would sit for the next 30 or 40 minutes with loud buzzers and screeching, avoiding opening my eyes to avoid a panic attack.

The best case scenario, I was told, was plasmacytoma.

And, fortunately, that’s what I had. I was in stage 3.

In May, we went into the Civic for an appointment with the neuro surgeon. The Diva, my rock throughout this whole ordeal, came to the appointment with me. We were going to talk about the next steps. The doctor said he wanted us to look at the computer screen. “This is in your brain,” he said. “It’s life threatening. The first opening we have on the OR table, you’re going in. You have 60 minutes to do what you need to do to get things in order.”

Before the surgery, the surgeon asked if I had any questions. Dr. Alkareif was one of the two brain surgeons who did the surgery. He explained to me what the procedure would be. I didn’t understand anything. He asked me if I had any questions.

“So, um, on family board game night, when you played Operation, you never hit the sides and made the buzzer go off, did you? Like, you always won, right?” He didn’t

Six months ago, Jeff Morris celebrated his last cancer treatment after losing a large chunk of his skull and undergoing brain surgery. like that. They showed me the titanium plate that was going into my head. I asked if they could put a red light behind my eye so I could have, like cyborg vision.

He just looked at me, disgusted, and left the room.

Evidently OHIP doesn’t cover that.

The hole in my skull was growing rapidly and the tumour was growing at an alarming rate. They cut my skull about an inch around the hole, went into my brain, took out the tumour, put stitches in my brain, removed part of the dura – the skin or membrane of the brain – put the metal plate in, and then stapled my head shut. The tumour was the size of a tennis ball.

When you go under for an operation, there is no concept of time. If you have gone through it, you know what I mean. You are lying there, waiting for the anesthetic to kick in, you blink, and you are suddenly in the recovery room wondering what the hell just happened.

I went from chatting with the orderly who put me under to lying there with my head cut open and my brain prodded. All I could hear was the nurse talking to the guy in the bed next to me on the other side of the curtain.

“Doug, do you know where you are? Doug, Doug, where are you? Doug, do you know where you are? Doug, Doug, Doug, where are you?”

Then I heard a voice closer to me..

I was groggy, in the worst pain of my life, and Doug’s nurse was getting on my nerves.

“How are you Mr. Morris?”

“I’m doing better than Doug,” I said. “He hasn’t got a f---ing clue where he is.”

I heard the kids laugh. And then I heard the Diva.

“Oh. He’s back. That’s my Jeff.”

What I didn’t know at that point was that Dr. Personality who was undefeated in Operation had gone into the waiting lounge and asked to

speak to the Diva in the hallway. Her stomach sank. The way he asked, she thought I was dead. He told her I was fine. But it was Friday. And he said had they waited until Monday, I would not have survived the weekend.

The worst was over, but there was a new set of challenges ahead. I still had cancer. And now I was missing a third of my skull. It was another month of tests. More blood work, MRIs, and bone marrow tests to determine my treatment.

I told Gary how weird it felt with a metal plate. I could feel my skin, but my skull was numb.

“You’re a numb skull,” Gary, my co-worker, said excitedly. He uses that one every chance he gets. I can also manipulate and move the metal plate around. I’m probably not supposed to, but, hey, I get bored. I told him that not only am I a numb skull, but I think I’ve got a screw loose, too.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER Cancer continues from page 12 Before my journey, I always avoided talking about cancer. It made me uncomfortable. Now, I was on the other end of that. No one tells you how to act when someone close to you has cancer.

People with cancer don’t change, but people around them do. You don’t have to walk on egg shells. If you don’t know what to say to someone battling cancer, just say “Keep fighting.” “Be strong.” “You’ve got this.”

“We’re thinking of you.”

When someone acts all goofy with me now, I act pathetic and tell them, oh, it’s horrible, and the worst thing is that it’s one of the very few cancers that is contagious.

Then I fake a sneeze into my hand and watch them. And sometimes I tell them they used smart intelligence in my surgery. “In fact, in this slot in my head where the staples were, I can put a Rosetta Stone DVD in and learn a language while I am sleeping.”

In the summer, it was daily radiation treatments at the Ottawa Cancer Centre.

I chatted with people there every morning. Everyone had cancer, and everyone had a story.

The friendships and bonds made were deep. The compassion was incredible. Sure, I wasn’t always positive.

One time I was kind of fed up when no one else wanted

to take part in the Radiation South Waiting Room Dance Off. I totally would have won anyway.

Rather than ringing the bell after my last treatment, I planned on coming back the next day with my family and friends to ring the bell with everyone there. Little did I know that when I got home that day, the Diva had planned a huge surprise party for me.

One of our best friends, Jill Kraft, even had a bell made and engraved, so I got to ring the bell in front of everyone after all.

The recovery from surgery and radiation has been challenging. I am still exhausted.

I have vertigo. I have no stamina. Some days I have no voice. I can’t stay asleep at night and I can’t stay awake during the day. I don’t know what the new normal will be yet. But I am slowly getting better. Each week is better than the last.

The one thing I learned through all of this was what it means to beat cancer.

Before, I thought it was black and white. If you live, you beat cancer. If you die, cancer beats you.

But that’s not at all how it works.

Beating cancer isn’t the end game. Beating cancer is something you do every single day.

Beating cancer is waking

The medical name for the cancer that caused the tumour, which was the size of a tennis ball when removed, is plasmacytoma. There is not yet a cure for plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma, which originate in the bone marrow, but treatments are improving every year.

up in the morning, knowing it’s a great day to be alive, and deciding you are going to have a positive outlook that day.

Beating cancer is all about your mannerisms, your tone of voice, your body language.

Beating cancer is making the choice to try and inspire and encourage your brothers and sisters who are fighting.

We’re all like apps on our phone. We can drain the devices which are our bodies and souls, or we can recharge them.

Beating cancer is knowing and understanding your limitations, and accepting that it’s okay. Sometimes, you have to rest and let the people who love you to fight for you. I took three naps a day through the fight. Before last year, I may have taken three naps in my entire life.

Beating cancer means being strong and confident but at the same time being humble. I prayed every day, but I found the thought of praying for myself almost offensive. The first day I was in the waiting room for my first of many tests at the Ottawa Cancer Centre, I chatted with a guy who looked about 35. He asked what I was in for and I told him a tumour had eaten part of my skull. I asked him about his situation.

“I have pancreatic cancer,” he said. “I’m hoping to live until the fall so I can be there for my little girl’s first day of school.” From that moment on, my tumour seemed so trite and trivial.

Beating cancer means allowing yourself to fully trust the people who love you.

That could be family, friends, or co-workers. I consider Gary all three. Outside of my family, Gary has been my biggest support, and I can’t thank him enough. We like to pump each other up about how we are old school. What I am most proud of is that I had brain surgery Friday, and on Tuesday, we got a newspaper to print without missing a beat. No one knew what we were going through, and no one had to know.

Beating cancer means letting yourself cry. Emotionally, you’ve got to let yourself bottom out. I cried at the Ot-

Last July, Morris underwent daily radiation treatments on his brain at the Ottawa Cancer Centre. tawa Senators Hockey Fights surgery and losing a huge So if you’re fighting or Cancer Night. I cried watch- chunk of your skull to cancer you know someone who is ing America’s Got Talent and get back out there, then fighting, I will leave you with when seven-year-old leuk- that’s a life lesson by example something that the late, great emia survivor Tyler Figueroa that transcends football and college basketball coach Jim played the violin. When I felt sports. And showing them Valvano said during the last like I needed to cry, I put in that I can do it is, for me, a days of his very public fight Field of Dreams and watched big win against cancer. with cancer.

Kevin Costner’s character My family has been such “These are the seven most play catch with his dad at the a source of strength through important words,” he said. end. It gets me every time. this journey. David, my father “Don’t give up, don’t ever Thank God we don’t have the in law, checked on me three give up.”

Notebook on PVR or the plate times a day. My wife has been It’s a great day to be alive, in my head would have rusted incredible through all of this. and thank you for letting me from the tears.

Jon, her brother, called me share my story with you.

But most of all, beating every day from Vancouver. And to those of you who are cancer is not letting it take The kids have been amazing. in the middle of a fight, live away your passions. I love My family saved me, and so by these words: Tough times being a newspaper editor, and many other people did too. don’t last, tough people do.

I won’t let cancer take that I am now six months in away from me. I love base- remission, but beating cancer ball. I watched 450 games is not over. I’m still fightand opened a lot of packs of ing, and I imagine I always baseball cards. I was able to will be. Myeloma has a high continue being a Canadian recurrence rate. If it comes Football League off-field of- back, I will just have to ficial. I’m nowhere near be- chemo up and keep fighting. ing able to be on the field Maybe by the time it comes again as a referee. I’m too back, there will be a cure. I tired and it’s too dangerous. might die with cancer, but I When I do return, it will be will not die from cancer. For doing kids games, and I will the rest of my life, I will be have to wear a helmet. Foot- tested at the Ottawa Cancer ball referees don’t wear hel- Centre every 90 days. mets, and I am sure that there There is a 65% chance will be some idiot parent in it comes back. But let’s use the crowd who will mock me baseball as a metaphor. If and chirp me for wearing one. there’s two out in the ninth But if I can show the kids on and I’m down by a run, and After the brain surgery and the insertion of a titanium the field, and their parents if I’ve got a guy coming up to plate in his skull, Morris had and families in the stands, the plate who is hitting .350… his head stapled shut and that you can overcome brain I like my chances. went home two days later.

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Richmond Village Association AGM to take place Feb. 18

If you are an Ottawa organization operating a rural fair, a farmers’ market or a rural business organization such as Chamber of Commerce and Business Improvement Areas, you may be eligible for funding of up to $7,500 through the City of Ottawa’s Rural Association Partnership Program (RAPP).

The first round of RAPP funding is now available with applications being accepted until Friday, April 24th, 2020 at 4:00pm.

The objectives of the RAPP are: • To provide project-based funding that supports the main priorities for rural organizations.

• To contribute to the City’s rural economic health by supporting projects that will assist Ottawa’s rural business organizations, fairs and farmers markets achieve sustainability and cap-

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• To assist in promoting Ottawa’s rural identity to both residents and tourists.

• To provide economic benefits to small and medium sized enterprises in Ottawa’s rural communities.

• Assist rural communities to overcome the business development challenges associated with smaller local population base.

• To increase the capacity for rural communities to provide a quality visitor experience.

More information, including guidelines and an application

form, can be found on the Rural Association Partnership Program webpage.

Prospective RAPP applicants are encouraged to contact the Rural Affairs Office at ruralaffairs@ottawa.ca or 613-5802424 ext. 24541 to discuss their proposal prior to submitting an application.

our firefighters and helps them keep you, your family and your community safe. Contractors are reminded to not pile snow over or against hydrants when clearing pathways and driveways in the winter.

If you are unable to clear the hydrant on your property, please call 3-1-1.

In an emergency every second counts and when a fire hydrant is covered in snow, crews lose precious time trying to dig it out. If a fire hydrant is located on your property, you are responsible for ensuring nothing obstructs access to the hydrant, as per Ottawa’s Water By-law.

The City encourages you to be a hydrant hero this winter and keep your local hydrant clear of snow. Clearing 1.5 metres around a hydrant maintains access for

The Richmond Village Association (RVA) is losing some essential Board members and needs to fill critical positions, both on the Board and at the level of project leader, manager or volunteer.

The RVA Annual General Meeting is being held on Wednesday, February 19th, 8:00pm at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre and will present a key opportunity for community members to elect a new Board of Directors. It is the perfect time

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The RVA is comprised of a number of dedicated volunteers who work diligently towards conceiving and delivering various programs and events throughout each fiscal year. All who live in Richmond are the focus of the RVA’s mandate and as a community they form the foundation of the RVA. So, if you are interested in a challenge, giving back to your community or simply participating in the important process of supporting your community association, come out to our AGM. The welcome mat is out!

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The cost to participate is $10, $5 for those aged 1218 while kids under 12 are free. There is a family max of $20. Information 613-6924576. http://dance.manotick. net If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at Scott.

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The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) is thrilled to have received a $25,000 donation to the Conservation 2020 campaign from the Laidlaw Foundation’s Family Discretionary Grant.

The RVCF is a steward of more than 1,259 hectares of healthy, protected ecosystems throughout the Rideau River watershed. These are crucial habitats — forests, wetlands and shorelines — that work hard to reduce our risk of floods, clean our water, stop erosion and store vast amounts of carbon to keep our communities healthy and resilient in the

face of climate change.

“We are grateful for this investment in the long-term protection of local conservation lands,” said Foundation Chair Jason Kelly. Donations to the Conservation 2020 campaign will be invested in the Steve Simmering Conservation Land Endowment Fund which helps pay for property taxes, insurance and maintenance. “It is a gift that will keep on giving,” explains Mr. Kelly. “Only the annual interest from the fund is taken for conservation work while the principal remains invested year after year producing a steady annual source of

money.”

The fund was established in 2010 in memory of Steve Simmering, an active outdoorsman and vice chairman of the Foundation. The endowment has slowly been growing since then to provide a small stream of income to support our vibrant and vital outdoor spaces.

“We are so glad we can support this very important initiative,” declares the family members who contributed towards the donation.

The Laidlaw Foundation is a Canadian charitable foundation based in Toronto, Ontario.

Founded in 1949 by Robert A.

Laidlaw, the institution was established with the purpose of providing financial support for charitable, conservation, educational, and cultural organizations in the Ontario region. Last year, the Foundation released its five-year plan which focuses the organization’s efforts on youth who are adversely impacted by, underserved and overrepresented in the justice, education and care systems.

For more information about the Conservation 2020 Campaign and how you or your business can get involved: www.rvcf.ca.

Trillium Line will be great, but it’s only part of the solution When I moved to South Ottawa 30 years ago Manotick was considered way outside the City, residents of Barrhaven were only dreaming of the amenities they enjoy today, and Riverside South?

Well, with no bridge across the river, many of us just didn’t think of that community.

In 2020 we’re almost one big city family. Growth and the Vimy Memorial Bridge have resulted in a connectivity that you either love, or hate. Think traffic congestion or overcrowded facilities in communities like Barrhaven.

The city has grown out to Manotick, and despite efforts to keep that small village feeling, nothing will ever be quite the same. Many lament what is being lost, but let’s considered what will be gained.

I recently hosted a public information session about Phase Two LRT coming out to Riverside South.

The Trillium Line terminal will be at Limebank Station, south of Earl Armstrong in the heart of what will be the new Riverside South Community Core. It will be next to a new school, a recreation complex, with pools, sports fields, a library, and much desired retail.

It promises to be an attractive destination to all residents in the south end, including those in Manotick, now just a few kilometres down River Road.

The stumbling block, as usual, is the lack of other infrastructure. Our main arterials are clogged, and there are currently no plans to widen any roads. Manotick residents who want to take the train downtown will have to drive, and with no parking at the Limebank Terminal they will forced to the Bowesville station, where a 900-space Park and Ride is planned. No, it’s not

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ideal, and warrants further discussion, as does the idea of shuttle

buses between Riverside South and Manotick so people can leave their vehicles at home.

So while we look forward with excitement to launching the Trillium Line in August 2022, it will only solve one major part of our transportation problems. We must commit to new roads, with dedicated bus lanes and commun-

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Snow Go program lends a shovel to seniors and disabled residents A new proposed location for the hotel at Hard Rock Casino on Albion Road was approved at the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on February 6. The original plan called for a nine-storey hotel to be located at the north end of the Rideau Carleton Raceway property.

The new plan calls for the hotel to be located just south of the Casino and closer to Albion Road.

In response to local concerns about anticipated increases in traffic, Councillor George Darouze tabled a motion calling on City staff to examine ways of speeding up the process to build the Earl Armstrong Extension to facilitate traffic movement to and from the expanded Casino and Hotel. The motion was unanimously approved. In addition, the revised plan notes that the developer will work with the City to implement intersection modifications at Albion Road and High Road which will be funded by Hard Rock.

Details on the new site plan, File No. D02-02-19-0139, can be found at https://app01. ottawa.ca/postingplans/home. jsf?lang=en City offers snow clearing assistance If you need help clearing your driveway or walkway this winter, you might be eligible for assistance through the City’s Snow Go Program. For seniors and people with disabilities in the Manotick area who are interested in hiring someone to clear snow for them, they can find someone through ROSSS by contacting della.hart@ ROSSS.ca . The homeowner

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For low-income seniors or persons with disabilities, financial assistance is available up to 50% of the cost of snow clearing up to a maximum of $250 for the season.

Rural applicants who have an excessively high cost of snow removal, as defined by staff, are eligible for a rebate of up to 50% of the cost of snow clearing for their private driveways and walkways per event, up to a maximum of $450 per Term. Check www. ottawa.ca/snowgo for more information.

Funds available for environmental projects Are you looking for an opportunity to put your environmental ideas into action? The City of Ottawa is now accepting applications for the 2020 Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP).

CEPGP provides funding to community groups and non-profit organizations to undertake environmental stewardship projects that support an environmentally sustainable Ottawa. Manotick has received funding in the past for the Manotick on the Move initiative organized by Manotick Culture, Parks and Recreation. If you are looking

for more information, visit https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/ funding/environmental-funding Around the Village Word has it that the first development of Mahogany Phase 2 is sold out with new homes expected to be constructed this summer.

ROSSS has organized a Spring Bulb fundraiser for local gardeners. You can order bulbs from Vesey’s and 50% of the sales will go to ROSSS for programming.

More information visit www.rosss.ca or contact della.hart@rosss.ca .

Community Events Valentine’s Dance, February 14, 7 p.m.

The Retrosonics will be providing a mix of rock and roll and country music for this Valentine’s event at Manotick United Church. Tickets are $10 per person or $25 per family.

This is an alcohol free family event. More information: www. manotickunited.com/events Manotick Community Dance, February 28, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

This monthly family event features music by Pippa Hall and the Ever Hopeful String Band. Dances will be taught and are suitable for all ages. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for teens (12 – 18) and children under 12 are free. More information: www.manotickunited.com/ events Family Story Time, Saturday and Tuesday, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

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Jack and his beloved Irma (nee Waddell) married in 1959 and together welcomed and raised their treasured daughters, Sherri and Kelly. Irma’s passing from cancer in 1994 was devasting for Jack and the girls.

At the age of 28, Jack was appointed a Land Registrar, the youngest one ever at the time, and enjoyed a long and successful career in the Land Registry Division until his retirement in 1993.

Jack was happy in both his personal and professional life and was well loved by his family (both the Armstrongs and the Waddells) as well as by numerous friends, many of whom were life long.

Jack was fortunate enough to find a second love and he and his dearest Anita (nee Frankle) enjoyed 24 happy years together, travelling far and wide and living life as only they could.

Jack was one of “the good guys”. Everyone’s friend, always optimistic and smiling and ready to help and seldom seen without a Tim Horton’s coffee in his hand. Jack was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and a loyal and faithful friend.

Jack is survived by his devoted wife Anita, his loving daughters Sherri (Kevin), Kelly and his cherished grandchildren, Samantha, Jayke and Jamie-Lynn.

At Jack’s request cremation has taken place and a private interment of his ashes beside his beloved Irma will take place at a later date. A celebration of Jack’s life will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at The Harbour Restaurant (53 Yonge Street) in Kingston. Please bring your stories to share.

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The ON YOUTH YOUTH The MessengerFOCUS MessengerFOCUS ON School sports create memories for St. Mark Honour Roll student Being OTHS Student Council President a rewarding experience

Name: Aidan Melenhorst Name: Melita Wyche Age: 16 Age: 17 School: St. Mark High School: Osgoode Township High 11 Grade:

Grade: 12 Paul Melenhorst Parents: (Father) and Christine Ardley Parents: Heather and Den(Mother) nisBrother: Wyche Cameron Melenhorst (13), grade 8, St. Mark Sisters: April (20), OTHS, High UNB Fredericton. Violet PastCanterbury Work: “I worked last (20), (vocals), summer a landscaper Ivy for Carletonas University.

Ramada Wyndham on the (22), St.byMark, Algonquin Rideau.

College.I worked forty hours a week all summer.”

Favourite “My Pets: TwoSubjects: dogs, Ewok favourite are Math and Pixie,subjects and a cat. and English. I’ve always Part-time “Cheerliked the two Work: subjects since leading and tumbling elementary school. I coach love at Kemptville Infinityand in working with numbers, Kemptville.) have always been pretty good at understanding the conFavourite Subjects: cepts.

As for English, I love “Math and Chemistry. to read and have been readingI enjoy doing labs and probas long as I can remember. I

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YOUTH

by Phill Potter

by Phill Potter

like to write as well.” lemWhat solving.

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year in high school. It’s really niceActivities/Interests: to get recognized for my academics, because of my “Both inside andalloutside of school, I enjoylikeparticimarks and results, every patingstudent in several different other who receives the sports. comes Thesefrom include socaward, the work cer,do futsal, volleyball, we behind the scenes.coed It’s volleyball, and the hard work we touch put intofootour ball. I also traveling education thatenjoy is going to help and different us in learning our future,about and it’s nice to locations andthat cultures. be noticed for work.” I’ve travelled to many places School Activities: “I’ve and I find it very interalways been very active in esting how every culture the has athletics unique department. traditions I’ve and played on the Golf each subcultures. My Team favourite year grade 9 because to 11. I placethrough is Norway, played Soccer Team durthere onisthe such beautiful ing grade 9 and 10.

Last year, places all over the country during grade 10, hiking. was my The first and amazing time the Baseball next playing locationon I wish to travTeam. team won our whole el to isThe Iceland, because it’s a veryboard openleague. country, with school very kind Icitizens, andHocklots Finally, play on the to see.” ey Team this year, as well as last year. I’m also an Assistant Whyfordid you getTeam, inCaptain the Hockey volvedhasin what which been prettyyou gooddo? this “I got involved in Student year.”

Council because I saw it Other Activities: “Outside as an opportunity to make of school, I’ve always been

playing sports. I played baseball for the first time and a difference in last myyear, school, my wona both the spring and team to get different perspective on leagues. all aspects of and summer Before the school.

I was a cheerthat, I used to play soccer every leader for 10 years, but summer in Russell.

Lastly, I’veI could no longer continue been playing hockey ever since concussions, Idue was to allowed.

I’ve playedso highI turned to coaching.

It has level hockey for the Gloucester given meand annow opportunity to Rangers, I’m playing continue in the sport, even house league with all my budthough I can no longer pardies for the Metcalfe Jets.” ticipate in it.”

Why do you get involved in what you do?

“I participate Career Goals: “After in all these sports, because high school I hope to go it’s to what I love to do. When Inear was university somewhere young I fell in love with every the east coast; hopefully in sport, and the love only kinesiology. My tophas choice grown as I’ve schoolsandareexpanded University of gotten older. Everybody New Brunswick in St.always John, says, “You’ll remember the and Dalhousie in Halifax.

After that, I hope to on pursue championship you win your a career either school team,inrather thanathletic the lestherapy, or education.” son you had second period.” I get involved, because I’m going to make more memories After suffering and friends playing numerous sports than concussions, Melita Wyche sitting in a lesson (no offense to turned to coaching. any of my teachers).”

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Aidan Melenhorst is a student-athlete who has excelled in many sports as well as in the classroom at St. Mark.

Phill Potter photo

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night at 7:00 pm29th in the basement (613-838-2931) • every OttawaMonday Futsal Club entering their season indoor •sale.

Old Time Fiddle Music & Dance - East Osgoode Greely ofsoccer.

St. Leonard’s Church (5332 Long Island Road).

Youth boys & girls, women, men & coed. Players / Assoc, First Friday of each month, invites & welcome The is only $3levels. and League light starts refreshments are • all4-Hand Euchre Philips Parish Hall, teamscost wanted.

All skill October ends Musicians, Dancersat& St. Listeners.

Greely Community provided.

This club has been running for decades 127 Burke Street, Richmond, will be held on April 2020. Please go online at www.futsalottawa.com.

Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. For additional info and we do not play for masterpoints. We are a very Wednesday, November 27th and December Early bird ends September 21st call 613 489-2697. friendly club and all levels of bridge players are 11th at 7:00 p.m. All euchre players welcome. welcome. For further information, please contact Includes a light lunch.

For additional • Neil Ottawa Newcomers Club - For women who have recently •information Thursday Fun please Night forcall adults and children. An optional at 613-692-4924.

613-489-3996. moved to this area; (and those who have experienced a life change), would Christmas like to meetBake new •significant ST. PHILIP’S CWLand Annual people of similar interests by joining our many group Sale will take place on Saturday, December 7th activities. information from 9:00More to 11:30 a.m.at:inottawanewcomersclub.ca the Father Michael Gillissie Hall, St. Philip Parish, 127 Burke Street, or by contacting newcomersclubottawa@gmail.com.

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moved toDance this Club area; •have Fridayrecently Night Country Music & The(and Greelythose Legion who have experienced a significant life change), the fourth Friday of each month. Bring along an instrument to and to meet new people of similar play,would or comelike in to sing, listen and dance.

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Greely Legion, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, ON. Information: More information at: ottawanewcomersclub.

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• Tuesday Dance Party The Greely Legion hosts live music on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 1:00 pm - 4:00 alongFiddle an instrument to play, or come in- toEast sing, • pm.

OldBring Time Music & Dance listen and dance.

Admission is FREE. Greely Legion, 8021 Osgoode Greely Assoc, First Friday of each Mitch Owens Road, ON. Information: 613-822-1451 or 613month, invites & welcome all Musicians, Dancers 826-6128. & Listeners. Greely Community

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Bell Let’s Talk Day nets a $20k grant for ROSSS

Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell’s initiative to raise awareness and funds for Mental Health, took place on January 29th 2020.

ROSSS received a $20,000 grant from Bell Let’s Talk and held a cheque presentation at one of their programs at OYA, Osgoode Youth Association.

Since ROSSS is committed to supporting the needs of seniors in rural Ottawa South, they are thrilled to have the opportunity to extend their offerings to now include free therapy for seniors.

This is made possible thanks to the amazing grant received from Bell Let’s Talk aimed at helping remove some of the

Pictured are Cathy Beckwith; Jeanne Martell; Sandy McDonald, Regional Director of Community Affairs BELL; Kelly Dumas; Della Hart; Jennifer Baxter, and Katelyn Collins.

barriers to rural seniors when accessing mental health supports. Thanks to this grant and other community partners, therapy sessions will take place at ROSSS head office in Manotick on Mondays. Appointments can be scheduled by calling ROSSS at 613-6924697.

Monthcontinues from page 10 We can give a “valentine” every day by a friendly smile, a helping hand, a cheerful word or a tender glance. Take the time to give these friendly

signs and the world will be soon be brightened by our daily “valentines.”

February is also Heritage month with February 15th designated as Flag

Day in Canada and February 17th is Family Day in Ontario.. One way to celebrate our heritage might be to look at old photos.

Sometimes it is hard to

look at these old photos without regretting the fact that we didn’t date or identify the people in the pictures. Every time we look at the photos we get

After I graduate, the plan is to go to Algonquin and take part in the electrician course, so that I can pursue a career as an electrician. I’ve always want-

ed to work with my hands, and I feel like I can excel in this field. It may not have been my first career choice, because as a kid, I always wished to be a

pro hockey player. That didn’t happen, but I can’t say I’m not excited for what’s to come.”

Comment: “I’d like to say a huge thanks to my parents

another chance to see the people and places from the past. Take the time to look at some old photographs with the purpose of simply enjoying them

again.

I think “Happiness” is having - (1) someone to love - (2) something to do - (3) something to look forward to!

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Career Goals: “It seems that a lot of people my age don’t know what they want to do when they’re older. Luckily for me, that’s not the case.

who are giving me the chance to go on the experience of a lifetime. My parents are letting me go on a school trip during April, where I’ll get to

visit Barcelona, Cinque Terre, and Côte d’Azur with a lot of my friends. I can’t wait for the trip to come. Thank you Mom and Dad.”

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The MessengerSPORTS Mitchell Cross scores late in third to lift Romans past Metcalfe Jets Minor Atom

Braden Bachmann picked up the shutout as the Osgoode Richmond Romans blanked the visiting Mississippi Thunder Kings 2-0 in their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League game in Richmond Wed., Jan. 29.

Nolan Poirier scored in the first period from Simon StPierre and Carter Jones, and then Jones added an unassisted goal in the third.

On Sun., Feb. 2, the Romans lost on the road to the Orleans Blues 2-1. Joel Bignucolo scored for the Romans from Cullen Ralph and Russ Dunse.

On Tues., Feb. 4, Cellen Ralph had a five-point game as the Romans beat Casselman-Embrun 9-1.

Ralph had two goals and three assists, Colt Hobbs had two goals and two assists, Carter Jones had two goals and one assists, Russ Dunse scored two goals, and Nolan Poirier had a goal and an assist. Hudson Kennedy had three assists, Joel Bignucolo and Simon St-Pierre each had two, and adding one as-

sist each were Cooper Richer, Jake Holmes, Vico Melone and Mark Rathwell. Braden Bachmann was the winning goalie.

Major Atom

The Osgoode Richmond Romans travelled to Clarence and dropped a 4-2 decision to the Clarence Rockland Crush Sun., Jan. 26 in their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League game Mon, Jan. 27.

Jack Kean scored both Romans goals in the third period, with James Haggar and Jack Jolicoeur picking up assists.

On Wed., Jan. 29 in Richmond, the Romans lost 3-1 to the Casselman-Embrun Ice Dogs. Isaiah Wolrund scored the Romans goal from Jack Kean and Chase Plosenski.

On Sun., Feb. 2, the Romans took on Kanata at the Jack Charron Arena and won 4-1. James Haggar scored all four goals. Jack Jolicoeur had two assists with one each going to Jack Kean, Ryan Clost, Reid Hapke, Jake Mulvihill and Charlie Parks. Maximus Courville was the winning goalie.

Minor Pee Wee

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On Mon., Feb. 3, the Romans lost 2-0 to the West Carleton Crusaders.

The following night, the Romans travelled to Kanata and won 4-1.

Michael Chenier had a goal and two assists, with Everett Sample, Daniel Kean and Logan Rasa also scoring. Connor Labelle, Duncan O’Connor and Dylan Blain all had assists. Cameron Gonsalves was the winning goalie.

Minor Bantam

On Tues., Jan. 28, Tristan Easton had three assists as the Romans beat West Carleton 4-2. Paul Beaudry, Garrett Rochon, Gabriel Carty and Luke Shewfelt scored for the Romans while Mathieu Labelle added an assist.

Isobel Poole was the winning goalie.

Garrett Rochon had a hat trick as the Osgoode Richmond Romans beat the Orleans Blues 5-1 in Orleans Thurs., Jan. 30. Hudson Kosloski added a goal and an assist, and Cameron Hogue also scored. Mathieu Labelle, Tristan Easton and Luke Shewfelt also had assists.

Matthew MacTavish was the winning goalie.

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beat the Leitrim Hawks 4-1 in their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League game at the Fred Barrett Arena Sun., Jan. 26.

Tedrick Neptune scored an unassisted goal for the Romans in the first period.

In the third period, Cooper King scored what turned out to be the winning goal from Barnaby Dewan and Dmitri Barresi. Carter Sul then scored a pair of insurance goals, with the first coming from Benjamin Diffey and Dmitri Barresi, and the other assisted by Wyatt Allen.

Dante Dinardo was the winning goalie.

On Sat., Feb. 1, the Romans tied the Russell Warriors 2-2.

Cooper King opened the scoring with an unassisted, short handed goal. Colin Dashnay scored in the second period from Owen Stock.

On Mon., Feb. 3, the Romans lost to the Clarence Rockland Crush 3-2. Carter Sul and Brody MacEachern scored with Benjamin Diffey adding an assist.

On Tues., Feb. 4 in Manotick, the Romans tied Cumberland 2-2. Spencer Dey had a goal and an assist, Colin Dashnay scored, and Brody MacEachern had an assist.

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Major Bantam

The Osgoode Richmond Romans edged the Cumberland Grads 2-1 at the Manotick Arena Sun., Jan. 26.

David Kean scored from Connor Chase and Conor Diffey in the first period, and Carter Audet scored from Antonio Caparelli in the second.

Jaden Veige was the winning goalie.

On Tues., Feb. 4, the Romans tied West Carleton 2-2.

Jeremy Chapman and Carter Audet scored, with Chapman’s goal coming shorthanded from Justin Vandenberg. Antonio Caparelli and Xavier Walrond assisted Audet’s goal.

The Romans faced the Metcalfe Jets Feb. 5 and lost 5-1. Mathis Fortin scored from Carson Richer for the Romans.

Major Midget

Mitchell Cross scored a power play goal with 1:36 left to play to lift the Os-

goode Richmond Romans past the Metcalfe Jets 4-3 in their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League game at the Fred Barrett Arena Sat., Jan. 25.

The Romans trailed 3-2 in the third period, but Carter Edwards’ second goal of the game on an assist from Connor Nock tied things up.

Cross scored the winner from Nolan Downey. Carter Edwards also scored in the first period, from Nolan Edwards and Cameron Ferguson, and Robert Allen scored from Carter Edwards in the second.

Cody Croucher was the winning goalie.

On Wed., Feb. 5, Croucher earned the shoutout as the Romans blanked West Carleton 7-0.

Ryan MacLennan scored four goals and Robert Allen had four assists. Cameron Ferguson, Carter Edwards and Connor Nock also scored. Dane Usher had two assists with one each going to Nock and Jack Gillis.

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Greene nets hat trick as Royals beat Kars 4-on-4 ODR Alexandria Glens in CCHL2 hockey tournament

The Richmond Royals will have their backs against the wall for the next two weeks as they try to climb into a Central Canada Junior Hockey League Tier 2 playoffs.

The Royals had their Fri., Feb. 7 game in Embrun postponed due to weather.

The previous weekend, the Royals suffered a 5-2 loss in Casselman and then dropped a 7-1 decision in Carleton Place before beating Alexandria 5-2 on home ice Sun., Feb. 2.

Noah Dioszeghy and

Asa MacFarlane scored for the Royals in Casselman, and Dioszeghy scored again against Carleton Place.

In Richmond last Sunday, the Ethan Greene had the hat trick for the Royals as they beat the visiting Alexandria Glens 5-2.

Greene scored from Patrick Yates in the first to give the Royals a 1-0, and then he added another in the second from Yates and Curran Gilmour to put Richmond up 2-0. Dawson Evans then scored on the power play from TK

Mwamba to give the Royals a 3-0 lead. The Glens responded 30 seconds later when Nico Pozzebon scored a power play goal for Alexandria.

The Royals added a pair of empty net goals in the third period. Yates scored from Mwamba and Willem Brandt, and then Greene completed the hat trick with an unassisted goal.

Richmond goalie Derian Johnson was the game’s first star, as he stopped 48 of 49 shots faced. Greene was the

second star, and Alexandria’s Danik Martin was third star.

The Royals’ game in Embrun was postponed Friday. The team is in action again Wed., Feb. 12 when they host the Renfrew Timberwolves at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre. Face off is at 8:20 p.m. On Friday, Feb. 14, the Royals visit the Winchester Hawks before they play the Ottawa Canadians at home Sun. Feb. 16 for a 1:30 p.m. game against the Ottawa Canadians.

and lobster boil

The 2020 Family Day 4-on-4 Kars ODR Hockey Tournament and Lobster Boil will take place this weekend.

The tournament runs from Sun., Feb. 16 from 5-11 p.m. and Mon., Feb. 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The opening ceremonies take place Sunday at 6:30 p.m., as the teams are piped onto the RA Centre stage and introduced to

their families and friends.

Games go until 9 p.m., and then things go inside to the RA Centre for music and fun.

Play begins Monday at 8 a.m., with an all-day Pancake Breakfast taking part in the RA Centre. The final game is scheduled for 4 p.m.

For more information, visit joshuajohnb@gmail. com.

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The MessengerSPORTS Sinclair among local athletes honoured at Ottawa Sports Awards

A number of local athletes were among those honoured at the Ottawa Sports Awards, which took place in January.

Jamie Sinclair of Manotick was honoured, winning the Curling Award at the event. Corey Townder of the Ottawa Swans, who play their Ontario Australian Rules Football League games at Bankfield and 416 between Manotick and Richmond, was honoured with the Australian Football Award. There were also a number of teams with local players recognized, including the Nepean Artistic Swim Club, the East Nepean Eagles Intermediate Baseball (11-13 years) provincial champions, the Nepean Eagles Senior Little League (15-16) team, the Team Bryan Cochrane Curling Rink (Senior Men’s Ontario, national and World Champions), the Team Deschenes Curling Rink (U18 Ontario Women’s Champions and Canadian Silver Medalists), the uOttawa Gee Gees Equestrian team, the Ottawa Sooners Bantam football team, the Ottawa Junior Riders Quebec Junior Football League champions, the Ottawa Swans Australian Rules Football team, the Nepean Wildcats Pee Wee AA and Pee Wee A Girls Hockey provincial championship teams, and the Ottawa South

United 2003 Girls Soccer team.

Major Award winners on the evening were speedskater Ivanie Blondin, who won the Kristina Groves Trophy as Female Athlete of the Year; and shot putter Tim Nedow, who won the Male Athlete of the Year Award. UOttawa Gee Gees women’s soccer coach Jen Boyd was the Female Coach of the Year, while Ottawa Jr. Senators coach Martin Dagenais was the Male Coach of the Year. The Junior Senators were the Male Team of the Year after winning the Fred Page Cup as Eastern Canadian Junior Hockey Champions, while the Gee Gees women’s soccer team was the Female Team of the Year after winning the inaugural FISU World University Championships in China.

Also receiving major awards were Fernando Henderson of the Nepean Diving Club, who won the Brian Kilrea Lifetime Achievement Award; squash official Penny Glover, winner of the Lifetime Achievment Technical Official Award; National Capital Baseball League Commissioner and Past President of the Nepean Eagles Bill Beelan, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award; and L.A. and Bevin Schmidt of the Ottawa River Canoe Club,

who won the Mayor’s Cup. Also recognized on the evening were Special Recognition Award winner Andy Binda of the Ottawa Rowing Club; Lifetime Award for Media Excellence Richard Starnes of the Ottawa Citizen and TSN 1200; and Spirit of Sport Award winner Stan Banville, who is an Ottawa 67s super fan.

Jamie Sinclair, who won the Curling Award, is a mem-

ber of the Manotick Curling Club. Having been born in Alaska but growing up in Manotick, Jamie has dual citizenship. She has curled representing Ontario, Carleton University and the US. She is the reigning US Women’s Champion having won this championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She skipped the US team at the 2018 Winter Olympics and was a member of the North American team

Manotick’s Jamie Sinclair receives her Ottawa Sports Award.

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The East Nepean Eagles Senior Little League team receives their Ottawa Sports Award.

at the 2019 Continental Cup Challenge held in Las Vegas in 2019.

Cory Townder led the Ottawa Swans Australian Rules Football Men’s Team back to the AFL Ontario Grand Final, which resulted in the Men’s 2nd win. In doing so he was named the League’s MVP – only the second Ottawa Swan

to receive that distinction. He was also named to the AFLO Men’s All-Ontario Team, and was Ottawa Swans Men’s Best & Fairest, and club leader in goalkicking. In addition to his onfield accolades, he also spent considerable time working with newer players, both men and women, to help develop skills.

Ottawa Sports Award Individual Sports Winners Archery - Eric Peters Artistic Swimming Nanxi Jiang Athletics - Tim Nedow Badminton - Liam Woodside Baseball - Ben Adams Basketball - Merrisah Russell Biathlon - Zachary Connelly Bobsleigh - Jeff McKeen Bowling 5 Pin - Nick Janveau Boxing - Emilia Dermott Canoe,Kayak – Sprint - Toshka Besharah Canoe,Kayak –Whitewater - Cam Smedley Cricket - Jeraldd Sugumar Cross Country Running - Kevin Robertson CrossFit - Karine Shrum Curling - Jamie Sinclair Cycling - Derek Gee Diving - Kate Miller Equestrian - Rayne Dubois Fencing - Kalleigh Ryan Field Hockey - Rowan Harris Figure Skating - Katherine Medland Spence Football - Neville Gallimore Football (Aussie Rules) Cory Townder Football (Touch) Kris Lajeunesse Golf - Ryan Sevigny Gymnastics (Artistic) - Samuel Zakutney Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Haley Miller Hockey - Jamie Lee Rattray Hockey (Ball) - Zack Rheaume Judo - Ben Kendrick Lacrosse - Tyler (Ty)Thompson Lawn Bowling - Cheryl McBain Modern Pentathlon - Garnett Stevens Orienteering - Robert Graham Parasport - Josh Cassidy Ringette - Kaitlyn Youldon

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