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Goddard family wants change in the wake of their tragedy

By Jeff Morris A memorial and a plaque now serve as a reminder of how life can change in a split second. Brent and Monique Goddard, who lost their son, Ian, at the corner of Franktown Road and Munster Road just west of Richmond, know that feeling all too well.

“Something has to be done,” Ms. Goddard said.

“This intersection is treacherous, and it’s because of the way people drive. We see it all the time. We just don’t want to see another family to go through what we are going through.”

The Goddards live just south of the intersection. Cars and other vehicles ignore the

flashing yellow light on Franktown Road and race by Munster Road. Most are travelling well in excess of the 80 kmh speed limit.

“If you drive at the speed limit through this intersection, you are endangering yourself,” Mr. Goddard said. “Drivers will tailgate behind you, and they will pass illegally at the intersection.”

Ian Goddard, a Grade 9 student at South Carleton High School, lost his life when he and his friend Jayden Corrigan were struck at the intersection while riding their dirt bikes April 18. Jayden was seriously injured, while Ian lost his life.

“A four-way stop at that intersection would have saved Ian’s life,” Ms. Goddard said.

“Looking at how and where they were hit, they probably still would have been hit, but it wouldn’t have been as bad and Ian would still be alive.”

While the Goddards want a four-way stop at the intersection, it is not that simple. The intersection does not meet the city’s criteria for stop signs at the intersection.

“The criteria for a four-way stop is that no more than 65 per cent of the traffic is on one road while no less than 35 per cent of the traffic is on the other,” explained Ward 21 Councillor Scott Moffatt. “The problem is that 89 per cent of the traffic is on Franktown Road, and only 11 per cent of the traffic is on Munster Road.”

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Brent and Monique Goddard want to see changes made at the intersection of Franktown Road and Munster Road just west of Richmond.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER

Ontario moves to Step Two of Roadmap to Reopen June 30 The health and well-being of the residents of Carleton, Ottawa & Ontario is my top priority. Please visit my website for the latest information & updates from the Government of Ontario, as well as information regarding upcoming virtual town hall meetings & public consultations.

Recent updates include: • Ontario launching new $30 million surgical innovation fund; • Premier Ford announces changes to cabinet; • Ontario adding mental health workers to OPP communications centres; • Ontario hires 135 new corrections, probation & parole officers; and • Ontario takes action to support access to French-Language education

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With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve, the province-

wide vaccination rate now surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, and on the recommendation of the the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

In order to enter Step Two of the Roadmap, Ontario needed to have vaccinated 70 per cent of adults with one dose and 20 per cent with two doses for at least two weeks, ensuring a strong level of protection against COVID-19. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Ontario’s health care partners, as of June 23, 2021, over 76 per cent of the population in Ontario ages 18 and over have received one

dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and over 29 per cent have received their second dose. More than 13.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered provincewide.

Before entering Step Two, the province also needed to see continued improvement in key public health and health care indicators, including hospitalizations, ICU occupancy and the weekly cases incidence rates.

After entering Step One, during the period of June 11 to 17, 2021, the provincial case rate decreased by 24.6 per cent. As of June 22, the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs is 305, including 10 patients from Manitoba, as compared to 450 two weeks ago. The province expects these positive trends to continue over the coming days before entering Step Two. Step Two of the Roadmap focuses on the resumption of more outdoor activities and limited indoor services with small

numbers of people where face coverings are worn, with other restrictions in place.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 25 people; • Indoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 5 people; • Essential and other select retail permitted at 50 per cent capacity; • Non-essential retail permitted at 25 per cent capacity; • Personal care services where face coverings can be worn at all times, and at 25 per cent capacity and other restrictions; • Outdoor dining with up to 6 people per table, with exceptions for larger households and other restrictions; • Indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted at up to 25 per cent capacity of the particu-

lar room; • Outdoor sports without contact or modified to avoid contact, with no specified limit on number of people or teams participating, with restrictions; • Overnight camps for children operating in a manner consistent with the safety guidelines produced by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health; • Outdoor sport facilities with spectators permitted at 25 per cent capacity; • Outdoor concert venues, theatres and cinemas, with spectators permitted at 25 per cent capacity; • Outdoor horse racing and motor speedways, with spectators permitted at 25 per cent capacity; • Outdoor fairs, rural exhibitions, festivals, permitted at 25 per cent capacity and with other restrictions.

While the province has surpassed Step Three vaccination targets, Ontario may remain in

Step Two for a period of approximately 21 days to allow the most recent vaccinations to reach their full effectiveness and to evaluate any impacts of moving to Step Two on key public health and health care indicators. When it is determined to be safe, the province will promptly move to Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER Goddard continues from page 1 Because of the fatal accident, city staff is currently doing a report on the intersection. Moffatt said he is frustrated with what is going on at the corner. He has spent time with the Goddards, and he has gone to witness the dangerous driving that occurs on the road.

“There is no doubt that it’s a dangerous intersection,” Moffatt said. “Even when I was there to see it, cars are speeding, and they are even illegally passing cars that are turning at that intersection.”

Mr. Goddard, who grew up along Munster Road, says the traffic has gotten progressively worse through the years.

“People from Franktown, Carleton Place, Smiths Falls and all over use the road to go through Richmond and then into the city,” he said.

“They drive aggressively.

The speed limit is 80. I was going 98 on this road and people were flying by me.

It’s at the point where if you do slow down to close to the speed limit, you are putting yourself in danger because people on this road are so impatient and aggressive.

I warned Ian several times when he was with me about how dangerous this intersection was.”

Mr. Goddard said that several other intersections have four-way stops and that Franktown and Munster should be looked at.

“I grew up in this area, and I remember that it wasn’t that many years ago that Franktown and Dwyer Hill Roads, or Followfield and Huntley didn’t have four-way stops,” he said.

Moffatt has been receiving emails on the intersection, and is fully aware of the dangers.

“We are waiting for the report from the city,” he said. “Something has to be done at that intersection, we just don’t know exactly what the best thing to do is

until we have the report.”

The Goddards spend a lot of time at the intersection, as there is a beautiful memorial for their son just below the intersection on the southeast corner of the intersection. The memorial includes a plaque, interlocked patio stones, a place to sit, and momentos of their son. The memorial was created in the corner of the farm field at the intersection, with permission of the landowner, by a local landscaper.

“We are here every day,” Ms. Goddard said. “We miss Ian so much. We just put lights here because we know that his friends come in the evening sometimes. A lot of the things here were left by his friends.

“We are very thankful for the incredible support we have received from the community, and for things like this memorial. None of this was our idea. People have just done wonderful

A memorial has been built for Ian Goddard, the South Carleton High School student who was killed in an accident at Franktown and Munster Roads.

Jeff Morris photo

and kind things for us and to remember Ian.” Ian was killed at the intersection April 18, which was the final day of the delayed March Break vacation. Because of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, students did not return to school after the holiday.

“Even though the students were not at the school

the next day, there were a lot of kids that did not sign on for online learning,” Ms. Goddard said. “A lot of the students at South Carleton were very upset and heartbroken over this. It’s great that there is a place like (the memorial) where they can come and remember Ian.” Local businessman Russ Arthurs was Ian’s hockey

coach for several years and said he is dearly missed by everyone in the local hockey community.

“He was full of energy,” Arthurs said. “He had this spark that was infectious.

He enjoyed hockey and being part of the team, and he was just go-go-go all the time. He was a great kid to coach.”

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OCDSB to eliminate SRO program on allegations of racism, intimidation Report cites racist behaviour by officers, Blackburn fears for safety of students and principals

By Jeff Morris When staff and students return to South Carleton High School in September, there will be a notable absentee. The Ottawa Carleton District School Board has voted to end the Ottawa Police Community Resource Officer Program, putting an end to having a police officer assigned to public high schools, middle schools and elementary schools.

The vote came after the release of a review titled ‘Policy and Practice Review of Police Involvement in Schools.’ The report was put together by the board’s Human Rights and Equity Advisor, Carolyn Tanner.

In her report, Tanner made two recommendations. The first recommendation was that the OCDSB end its participation in the School Resource Officer Program.

The second called for the OCDSB to revise and har-

monize all relevant contractual commitments, policies and procedures to limit police involvement at schools to necessary involvement, introduce accountability and transparency mechanisms for all police involvement and embed Indigenous rights, human rights and children’s rights and survivor-centred practices.

“It is clear from the information that came forward during the review, that the current practice of involving police in schools is creating barriers for some Indigenous, Black and marginalized students that prevent them from fully enjoying their right to education without discrimination,” Tanner said in her report.

“It is evident that the way OCDSB is currently using police to regulate behaviour of children in school is disproportionately impacting on children with disabilities and who are

Indigenous, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+. It is also evident that the inclusion of the police in the school community is creating barriers to the educational success of some Indigenous, Black and marginalized students who do not feel safe in the schools as a result. Administrators and educators enjoy a special relationship with their students that the law recognizes as being in ‘loco parentis’. This relationship obligates them to act the way a careful and prudent parent would, in the best interests of the particular child, not simply the majority.”

The agenda was driven

by Rideau-Vanier Trustee Lyra Evans. She praised the

work of a group called Asilu, which released a report that was edited by several high school students across the city. The report cites incidents of police racism and discrimination against racialized students. The goal of Alisu’s No Cops in School campaign is to “terminate the School Resource Officer program from all Ottawa public schools and to end any existing relationships between public school boards and Ottawa Police Services.”

In their report, Asilu cites comments from several racialized students who feared the police presence, or spoke about how the police harmed racialized or gender-oppressed students.

In the report, one former OCDSB student is quoted as saying, “When I went to school under the OCDSB I think police would be present on a daily basis and would go around with canines to sniff out if high school students had drugs…

They would be there to arrest black students if they got into fights with one another but the same was not applied to white students.”

One of the issues that has made the situation complex is that problems that exist in the urban core where Evans is the trustee may not exist in the suburban or rural schools. In the past, OPS officers who have been either Black or members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community

have served the community’s schools in the program.

Barrhaven-KnoxdaleMerivale Trustee Donna Blackburn was the only Trustee who voted against the motion to eliminate School Resource Officers.

“I have always appreciated the work the Ottawa Police Service does with our schools, and I would have preferred to build the bridge rather than break it,” said Blackburn, who is a former social worker. “Any organization, including our own, has issues that need to be dealt with, and the police are no different, but I have always appreciated the relationship we have with the Ottawa Police.”

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MANOTICK MESSENGER ocdsb continues from page 4 Blackburn said that the removal of the officers may jeopardize the safety of some students.

“Kids will be harmed because of this,” she said.

“That’s my biggest concern moving forward. I also fear for the principals. Suddenly they may be put into situations that puts their safety in jeopardy.”

Blackburn said that the group pushing for the removal of the SRO program was well-organized.

“I have been a trustee for more than 10 years and I have heard no complaints about the program,” she said. (Ottawa Police) Chief Solely also said he received no complaints.”

While those wanting the officers removed from schools were very organized, Blackburn said that there was no organized

group for those who have been helped by the program to voice their opinions.

“Usually, the only time we here from people is when they are upset about something,” she said. “Nobody contacts us to say they are happy. There have been a lot of situations where the officers have helped troubled youth in our schools. They build a relationship, and they build trust. Sometimes, a student may run away or take off.

Often, it’s the SRO officer who has built that relationship with the student who can go and find them and get them back to school.

“I was a social worker and I understand how this works,” she added. “We want the SRO’s to work with students to keep them out of the system. We don’t want a situation where we

are putting more kids into the system.”

Without the officers at the schools next fall, there will be an expected increase in 911 calls.

“I hate to say it,” Blackburn said, “but unpleasant things happen at our schools. Criminal things happen at our schools. We can’t have people selling drugs and assaulting each other in our schools. When things happen, whether we want it or not, police will be involved in our schools.”

Blackburn said she has no problem being the only trustee to vote in favour of keeping the SRO program.

“Sometimes it’s difficult to be the lone wolf,” she said. “People are afraid to be painted with a certain brush. I’ve never been one to be bullied.”

Evans, meanwhile,

Public schools will no longer be served with the SRO program following a vote by council to eliminate it.

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tweeted that she would like to see the funds from the SRO program allocated to another type of program.

“Asking the City of Ottawa to reallocate the funds previously assigned to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board share of the

School Resource Officer program into the formation of a mobile crisis team for youth,” Evans wrote. “This team could operate 24/7, but should be available for schools to call upon in need as a non-police alternative to behaviours which may

require it.

“This team should consist of people with a counselling, social work and/or reconciliation background.

“This team must not contain any police officers or be funded, administered, or operated through OPS.”

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Is the handshake a thing of the past?

MESSENGER Editorial

Did SRO program need to be eliminated, or fixed?

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Lysol Wipes and hand sanitizer? Will we seemed to be a guys and sports thing. It’s Let’s start with Trustee Lyra Evans, who spearheaded the movement to put an Cwear Our Ommunity masks occasionally? Will we not been called the bro fist, the power five, end to the program. Evans, a self-described left wing activist, is seeking the Ottawa tolerate close-talkers?

PIB (pound it bro) and Centre NDP nomination.

But was what she wanted done for the betterment of the Messenger Editorial What about when knucks. It’s origin, schools? Or was this a political opportunity to pad her resume as an NDP candidate? we greet people we most believe, stems LastAre month,you we referred to Catholic trustee Glen Armstrong as a right wing polit- haven’t seen in more from boxing, where more Canadian FROM THE OTHER ician. He is seeking the Nepean Conservative nomination. He is also the only trustee than a year? I think the opposing fighters a fifth grader? who voted than against flying the rainbow flag in front of the board’s schools during about that one, bebump gloves at the beCanada Day next week, is a good time us all to ginning of a match.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Blame for residential schools reaches far beyond Sir John A

The Editor, Regarding last edition’s Messenger editorial—“It’s time to Move on from Sir John A”—is it possible that we’re being a little unfair in singling out Sir John A for vilification? Don’t get me wrong, Residential Schools were an appalling evil visited upon our indigenous people, but they existed in this country until 1996, 105 years after Macdonald was dead and buried. Can any Prime Minister in all that time profess to have clean hands on this issue? And if they knew it was broke, didn’t they have an obligation to try to fix it?

It seems to be an odd twenty-first century phenomenon that Canadians simply can’t accept that almost every damned one of our Prime Ministers has been a racist to some

degree—some arguably much more so than Macdonald. We’d love to believe that our ancestors were perfect, apart from that one bad apple, but it’s not that simple. First Nations Canadians will tell you that the problems really started with the passage of The Indian Act of 1876.

The thing is, the infamous “Indian Act” was Liberal Party legislation passed into law by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie— whose name is oddly never mentioned in connection with the Residential Schools that were subsequently made compulsory under his legislation.

The editorial goes on to mention the 1885 Electoral Franchise Act, which is very interesting because it reminds us that Macdonald may actually have been slightly ahead

of his time. As initially drafted and presented to the House, Macdonald’s Electoral Franchise Act was a sweeping reform bill which included a couple of (at that time) radical proposals, specifically the extension of the right to vote to single women and widows as well as to all of Canada’s Indigenous people. Given the prevailing thinking at that time, the vote for women had to be pulled almost immediately and the right to vote for indigenous people had to be drastically reduced to get the bill through the house. In the end, only a small number of indigenous residents received the right to vote, and even that proved to be short-lived.

In 1898 Wilfred Laurier’s Liberal government reinstated the voting restrictions of the Indian Act

There are better ways to support Indigenous Canaidians The Editor, I am writing about the article and picture in the June 18 Messenger regarding the children’s shoes and stuffed animals being left in public places. I share the concern and dismay about the revelation of the undignified burials of Indigenous children at residential school

sites. However, I am also concerned about the growing piles of items left as tokens of sympathy and solidarity. After these ‘gifts’ have been exposed to the outdoors even briefly, they are likely ruined and disposed of, ending up adding to the environmental damage of landfills.

There are many other ways to support our Indigenous citizens that are more useful and less harmful. I encourage people to explore the many internet sites that help Indigenous people, such as truenorthaid.ca.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

City Hall has two sets of rules in the Council chambers

The Editor, Jan Harder, one of the longest-serving politicians in Ottawa, was found to have breached the Code of Conduct. For that, Ottawa’s Integrity Commissioner recommended that she lose her Planning Committee position, repay the legal fees incurred and that Harder be docked 15 days pay. The Integrity Commissioner also recommended that the free work Harder received from the Stirling

Group, a development consultant with a long personal history with Harder, be included on the City’s Gift Registry. To rub salt in the wound, as Harder went down, she accepted no responsibility and didn’t even have the temerity to apologize for her lack of judgement.

Losing two weeks’ pay and having to repay the legal fees would have cost Harder more than $7,000, but the final bill hasn’t

been determined. But for the saving grace of the Mayor and his followers, Harder got off with only a reprimand after voluntarily stepping down from the Planning Committee.

We heard that some Councillors believe there are two sets of rules at City Hall. One for the “Watson Club” and one for everyone else. Clearly, there are two sets of rules, one for politicians and one for the rest of us. Again we

see a politician who can get away with breaking the rules and who gets to continue collecting a publicly funded paycheque.

What is of greater concern is that Harder was able to accomplish this with the help of her friends at Council. Read any of the media reports that came out after this sideshow went down at City Hall. After the Mayor introduced a motion that allowed Harder to get away with a symbolic slap on

the wrist, the Mayor tried to limit debate so he could get this unpleasant business behind him.

Ten Councillors supported the Mayor’s efforts to stifle debate. Three of them were Ottawa’s rural councillors, Scott Moffatt, George Darouze and Eli ElChantiry. Disappointing for those in rural Ottawa who already believe that we are not adequately represented around the Council table.

Thankfully, others on

Council voted to overrule the Mayor and his few devout followers Not only did these three councillors vote to limit the debate, but they also voted for Watson’s motion to let Harder off the hook.

I have one question for the councillors that decided the taxpayer should be left paying for this mess; Do you deserve your residents’ support in the next election, or can we do better?

Brian Slack

The Editor, To express my disappointment in Scott Moffatt’s lack of support for his community in the vote on approving the zoning amendment that will send even more traffic through

Manotick. I moved, recently, to a new apartment building in Manotick. It is in a prime location, within walking distance of all the amenities in the village. I need to use a walker and have become a nervous

wreck trying to avoid all the cracks and potholes in all of the sidewalks. Every single sidewalk is in the same condition - this is quite dangerous.

However the worst is yet to come. If I decide to

walk along Bridge Street at any time I have to compete with cyclists going at great high speed on the sidewalk - who can blame them? It is much too dangerous on the bike lanes - the huge trucks spread right over their lanes

- going way faster than 40 kmh. This week was the worst yet. After having survived two trips along Bridge Street, I was close to being hit by two people riding motorized scooters - ON THE SIDEWALK.

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Council expected to vote on official plan in the fall The City of Ottawa’s new Official Plan process is trudging along, and we expect that Council will vote on the new plan this fall. Last week, our Planning group issued an As We Heard It Report from the consultation from the initial draft Official Plan (OP). They also provided ward specific reports and I’d like to take the time here to list those questions and responses for your information. As noted, these are common themes that staff heard from residents within our ward.

What does the new Official Plan say about Richmond?

Lands formerly identified as Industrial within Richmond Village were redesignated to permit neighbourhood development through the growth management strategy adopted by City Council earlier this year. Industrial potential has been identified at strategic 400-series highway interchanges.

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Does the New OP support Villages as 15-min neighbourhoods?

The New OP identifies villages as having good potential to become rural 15-minute neighbourhoods. It also provides a commitment that the City will make it easier to develop multi-family residential units in Villages where servicing conditions permit the people who need to live in supportive housing can stay in Villages.

The New OP includes policies to allow residential developments, within villages and the rural area.

Allowing both Secondary Dwelling Units and Coach Houses as important intensification opportunities.

What does the New OP do to promote Agricultural Tourism and tourism in general?

The New OP has much more supportive policies for agri-tourism operations, wineries and culinary-arts experiential destinations that link farm food production to hospitality. It includes policies supporting on-farm diversified and agriculturerelated uses to allow a more flexible and innovative approach to agriculture, including allowing wineries and breweries. The New OP provides direction to the Zoning By-law to allow for bed and breakfast establishments to be permitted throughout the rural countryside to support tourism of the City’s vast landscape.

What does the New OP do to help encourage rural development?

Includes policies to support the development of a Community Planning Permit System for the rural area, making development less redtape-heavy.

Over the course of the summer, the full updated draft policies will be released for review. The new draft will include clarity on what changes were made over the initial draft. There will be an Open House at the end of August for our Official Plan team to outline the changes and how staff balanced the different requests in drafting the new plan.

Please follow this column and our e-Newsletter for updates on the new OP.

Solid Waste Master Plan In our latest podcast episode, we cover the development of the Solid Waste Master Plan. At Environment Committee this week, we heard about Phase 2 of the Master Plan. This update focused on the City’s future waste management needs, and the long list of options for addressing those needs.

The proposed vision, guiding principles and goals were developed through extensive engagement with residents and stakeholders. Reflecting recent and future trends in the waste management industry,

they will guide the master plan’s development and help the City make decisions about waste management and diversion over the next 30 years.

In support of this vision, the plan sets out specific goals, such as extending the life of the Trail Waste Facility Landfill, reducing the amount of waste we generate, increasing how much we reuse and recycle, and working to reduce our waste related GHG emissions by 100 per cent.

Future needs identified in the report include finding ways to reduce and reuse waste, securing future capacity to process organics, and improving curbside and multi-residential waste diversion. The City would also work to provide more waste diversion options for residents, build a zero-emissions solid waste fleet and recover energy from waste.

Increasing diversion of waste from the Trail Waste Facility landfill is one of Council’s key priorities, and a proposed goal of the master plan. If current landfill practices and annual tonnages continue, the landfill is expected to reach capacity between 2036 and 2038. To support

the goal of increasing the lifespan of the landfill, the City will develop a new strategy to optimize its life and manage residual waste and continue to advance ongoing waste diversion projects. Staff will present a roadmap for the new strategy to Council this fall.

To address the City’s future waste needs, staff have developed a high-level long list of options in 10 different areas of waste management.

A technical evaluation process will narrow this to a short list of the highest-ranking options that align with the City’s needs and the master plan’s vision, guiding principles and goals. Staff will use the shorter list to develop two potential future waste management systems to consult on with residents and stakeholders starting this fall.

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Vote on report exposes democratic deficit at City Hall On June 23rd, City Councillors were asked to vote on the recommendations put forward by Robert Marleau, Ottawa’s Integrity Commissioner, regarding the Code of Conduct breach by Barrhaven Councillor Jan Harder. For context, the Integrity Commissioner has over 30 years of experience in public service, including being Canada’s Privacy Commissioner.

He was hired for his expertise and reputation, so when he presented his report after an exhaustive investigation of Councillor Harder I accepted it along with its recommendations. He called for her to be removed from the Planning Committee, and other boards, that she lose fifteen days pay and reimburse any legal fees paid from her office budget.

A councillor voting to

sanctioning a colleague is never pleasant, but in the end, I need not have worried. We didn’t get that far. Councillor Harder resigned and Mayor Watson was ready, prepared to defend his long-time friend and ally. He introduced a motion that gutted the Integrity Commissioner’s report, removing all penalties.

The Mayor even tried to limit debate to push it through as quickly as possible but was overruled by a majority on Council. A rarity, for the iron-first he rules with.

In the end the Mayor’s motion - with a slap on the wrist for Councillor

Harder and a direction to staff to beef up rules and procedures passed.

In the end, Councillor Harder accepted no responsibility for her wrongdoing and only stepped down voluntarily from her role due to the, as she put it, “hyper aggressive online attacks.” Not because she felt that she had done something wrong or that she respected the findings of the Integrity Commissioner. No, quite the opposite. Up until the end, Councillor Harder conceded nothing and insisted that nothing untoward had taken place, despite the report’s findings.

My brief time at Council has taught me that if a recommendation is in a staff report, it’s as good as passed by Council unless the recommendation might damage the Mayor’s allies. If you wind up

on the wrong side of an Integrity Commissioner report, or as two of my colleagues pointed out, you needn’t worry if you are in the “Watson Club.”

It’s no wonder so many have such a jaded view of politics. This charade was nothing more than contempt for the residents of this City. The Councillors that supported limit-

ing debate and gutting the recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner won’t lose a wink of sleep over this, but you as a resident should pay attention.

Oh, and in case it isn’t clear, the taxpayer will be footing over $7,000 in legal bills for all of this, and the final amount isn’t yet known.

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How school shopping has changed in the pandemic era Back-to-school shopping sales have long been indicators that the summer vacation season is coming to a close. Students and their parents may visit area stores or browse online looking for items to make the coming school year a success.

Those lists have looked similar for decades, but shopping for school supplies in the pandemic era may prove to be a unique experience.

Though hundreds of millions of adults and adoles-

cents have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, there figures to be some lingering effects of the pandemic during the upcoming school year. That could affect which school supplies families buy in the weeks to come. Here’s a look at some of the latest trends. · A shift from physical stores: According to data from IBM’s U.S. Retail Index, the pandemic has accelerated a shift away from physical stores to digital shopping by about five

years. It’s likely that school shoppers will turn to the internet for their supplies, which means local brick and mortar shops should increase their web presence and digital shopping capabilities to reach online shoppers. This includes omnichannel fulfillment, such as buy online and pickup in store (BOPIS) options. · Reassessment of what’s essential: The pandemic may have changed which items consumers consider

essential. For example, clothing became less significant as a greater number of students were enrolled in virtual learning. Backto-school shoppers may purchase less clothing and focus more on tech items, among others. · Traditional supplies become less necessary: In 2020, Deloitte forecasted that a shift in preferences and intentions would result in parents buying fewer traditional supplies, such as notebooks and office sup-

plies, as they chose to invest in digital resources to supplement children’s education. That shift likely will continue into this school year. · Support for local retailers: Community spirit grew in the early days of the pandemic and continues now.

Many people prefer to shop in locally owned stores.

Eighty percent of customers surveyed feel more or as connected to their communities, according to the business industry consult-

ant company Accenture. · Customers are trying new brands and products: Shoppers are trying new products out of curiosity as well as necessity.

Back-to-school shopping may include novel brands and other items that may not have been readily purchased in years past.

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Jan Harder steps down as Chair of city’s Planning Committee

By Charlie Senack Councillor Jan Harder has stepped down as Chair of the planning committee, following a damning 101page report by the city’s integrity commissioner, questioning her friendly connection to a well-known Ottawa developer.

Harder told her council colleagues that she’d be stepping aside from the planning committee chair during Ottawa’s council meeting on Wednesday, June 23. The Barrhaven councillor who was first elected in the former city of Nepean in 1997, has been the chair of Ottawa’s planning committee since 2014.

“The hyper-aggressive online attacks and libels directed at me and others since Friday threatened to curtail the city-building work that must continue at planning committee,” Harder told council Wednesday morning. She also stepped down from the municipal lands development corporation and the planning advisory committee.

Harder’s decision to step aside came nearly a week after a report was brought forward by Integrity Commissioner Robert Marleau, who said Harder violated the councillor code of conduct by hiring Alison Stirling (now Clarke), daughter of well-known Nepean developer Jack Stirling.

Mr. Stirling has been involved in many key planning files and is well known in the planning community.

Marleau said given Harder’s relationship with the Stir-

ling family, it “tainted” the city’s planning and development process.

Harder violated Section 4 of the code by hiring Clarke, according to the report, and Section 13 for gifts, benefits and hospitality.

An investigation was launched by the integrity commissioner on October 7, 2020, after a complaint was filed by a member of the public, who cited a “triangular” relationship between Harder and the Stirling family. The complainant said by Harder hiring Clarke, alongside the councillor’s long-standing relationship with her father Jack Stirling, it provided a real advantage to The Stirling Group.

Harder told investigators she has known the Stirling family since the late 1990’s, according to the integrity commissioners report. Harder claimed she first met Jack when he was planner for the former City of Nepean and she was a newly-elected councillor. Despite Harder’s relationship with Mr. Stirling spanning over two decades, she did not know his daughter personally.

Clarke worked for Harder as an employee from August 2017 to July 2018, and was first made aware of a planning assistant position in the councillor’s office after running into Harder in the city hall cafeteria following a meeting. Clarke had just started working at Stirling Group and was preparing to eventually take over the family business, but left that position to work for Harder and gain new planning skills.

After leaving Harder’s office about a year after beginning work in the councillor’s office, Clarke returned to Stirling Group and worked as a consultant for Harder from November 2018 to October 2019, and from March 2020 to February 2021. A large portion of her role was to provide briefings on reports. The group was paid $3,000 a month, working out to a roughly $36,000 per year contract. A third contract for the same yearly sum was signed on March 18 of this year, but the integrity commissioner didn’t include that because his investigation was coming to an end.

During the portion of time between contract one and two, Harder said she would often call Mr. Stirling and Ms. Clarke for planning advice, “free of charge.”

Clarke also provided six briefing notes during this time.

“I get free service from Jack, and a few others, anytime I want,” Harder told investigators, according to the report. “This is the thing. It formalizes the relationship having that contract, it’s important to me to have the quality of the briefing notes that I have from Alison, but that’s the extent that Alison’s role is. Jack, just like [name of other individual removed], I’ve called him on some pretty significant issues and he has – because we have a relationship and he’s so right about the, the size of the, the fish swimming around in the planning pool, really in the City, OK?” As a result, integrity

commissioner Marleau recommended city council vote to remove Harder as chair of planning, dock 15 days pay, remove the Barrhaven councillor from the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation board, and to make sure Harder reimburses any legal fees charged to her office budget.

During council on Wednesday, Harder repeated

claims that she did nothing wrong and said the report was “politically driven.”

Harder said the reason why she’s stepping down is because the report was getting in the way of planning issues and was “too disruptive.”

“There was no violation in the hiring process; no violation of the municipal conflict of interests act;

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At first Harder appeared as if she wanted to fight the report. Her lawyer, Michael Polowin, obtained another legal opinion by law specialist John Mascarin, whose firm acts as integrity commissioner for over 40 municipal governments.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER harder continues from page 14 Mascarin told Ottawa city council in his own report that the recommendations by the integrity commissioner “are not appropriate remedial measures” authorized by the Ontario Municipal Act. He said the proposed penalties “are not reasonable and are not supported by the jurisprudence.” But in the end Harder decided to step aside to make sure planning work can continue.

“Over the last few days I have faced online harassment from what appears to be an organized campaign from a driven loony group,” Harder added. “Aside from me, many individuals, including some from around the council table, have had their good names tarnished. This vocal group of opponents seems to be against the testimonial development we have been witnessing in this city.”

Harder said the only findings from the integrity commissioners report is the city needs to review and revisit its hiring policies. She also apologized to her council colleagues for putting them in this difficult position. “That was never my wish, and for that I am sorry,” she said.”

The Barrhaven ward councillor also said she’s sad for how her longstanding position on the planning committee is

coming to an end, and plans to now devote more time to her constituents. Previously, Harder has announced she won’t seek another term on council after two and a half decades representing Barrhaven residents.

“This decision hurts me as I have worked tirelessly with great commitment over the last six years — actually more than the last six years — as the chair of planning,” she said. “I am proud of my contributions to the development of our city.

I will continue to work harder than ever for my constituents in Barrhaven. I am looking forward to having increased availability and spending more quality time with constituents in my ward.”

River Ward councillor Riley Brockington was the only council member to publicly thank Harder for her many years of service on the planning committee. He said she was always very accessible and was always there to answer any questions other members had.

Brockington, however, stressed that council’s role during this meeting was to “restore public trust and confidence which has been fractured.”

Diane Deans, who is councillor for Gloucester-SouthGate, said the public is losing “good faith” in this term of

council and that rules must apply to all members. She said if it was other councillors’ integrity being questioned — a member who is not typically on Team Watson — the recommendations would be fully applied.

Somerset ward councillor Catherine McKenney, echoed Dean’s sentiments and said “it is obvious there are two sets of rules in this city.” McKenney referred to previous investigations showing misconduct on current councillors conduct, where they got off. “Sorry is all it took,” she said.

Mayor Jim Watson didn’t comment much on the integrity commissioner’s findings regarding Harder, but said he agreed with her decision to step down as the chair of planning. After Harder announced her resignation, Watson moved a motion for council to accept the integrity commissioner’s report, but to forgo many of the sanctions in the report while saying Harder did no wrong.

In the end, Harder was reprimanded, with council voting 14 to 9 in favour of Watsons motion, which was tweaked at the last minute to reprimand the Barrhaven councillor while noting she at least did some wrong. It meant while Harder stepped down as the chair of planning, the city

Councillor Jan Harder stepped down as Chair of Ottawa’s Planning Committee.

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would pick up her legal fees which currently sit at $7,100 as of the end of April. The three and a half months of free work provided by The Stirling Group also doesn’t have to be registered in the gift registry.

Before the council meeting got underway, Horizon Ottawa, Ecology Ottawa, ACORN, and CAFES, held a joint virtual rally calling on Mayor Watson and city councillors to listen to the integrity

report’s findings and follow through with its recommendations.

The next chair of the planning committee will be chosen during the next council meeting.

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Part-time Work: “I currently work at Anderson Links Golf Course as a Proshop Attendant, and have worked in previous years as a Backshop Attendant for the course. This part-time job is without a doubt the best job I could have been offered at this time in my life – given that the environment and people who are at the course constantly keep me wanting to come back.”

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Greatest Accomplishment: “I believe that my greatest accomplishment has overall been getting accepted into Carleton University for Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, and getting into the top 3 runnerups for the Ottawa Catholic Trustee Service award. I believe that these are my greatest accomplishments for a few reasons; over the years of high school, I’ve worked hard for the marks I’ve received, and I’ve discovered a lot about myself and other people’s stories in the world. I feel that being accepted into a program that I’m genuinely interested in, and will make a difference in the world, means so incredibly much to me. My admiration for the communities and people I’ve come to meet has changed my life in the best way possible.

“The main reasons why I’ve accomplished what I have, and why I’ve become the person I am today, include a few of my teachers – Mr. Amadio and Mr. Ireland. These people have completely changed my view on many things in life.

They taught me resilience,

respect, integrity, responsibility, and so much more.

Another two people that I can’t leave out – are my parents. If it were not for them, my priorities would not be straight whatsoever, and I would be a lost young adult; who doesn’t know to take risks or take responsibility for his actions. Over the years my mom and dad have pushed me to be the absolute best version of myself that I can be. I could not be more proud to call these people my parents, and I thank them for allowing me to achieve my goals.”

School Activities: “This school year, I’ve tried to be involved in as much as possible. One of the clubs that I’ve been most proud of taking part in, is the Man Up Club. This club has completely changed my life and taught me respect, responsibility, community, and so much more about what it means to be a man. This year, a friend and I decided to keep the club going despite the pandemic. We decided to host google meets for discussions and talks, and start some events/activities. For example, a poster that people could write on describing how they have overcome the pandemic.

“Another school activity is peer helping. I’ve been involved in this club for a couple of years. It’s a club that helps grade 7’s and 8’s to adapt to their new school environment, because things can be scary. I wanted to join this club to be able to give the new students the same experience I got from my peer helpers when I was in grade 7.”

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Other Activities/Interests: “In my free time, (especially over lockdown), I enjoy playing guitar, video games, working out, and watching my favourite YouTuber Jacksepticeye. These things seem to clear my head and put me in my happy place, which is incredibly important, given that being unable to see friends or partake in school events isn’t possible right now.

I’ve learned that doing the small things that make you happy go a long way for your mental health. Learning to take mental breaks and assure yourself that you’re doing ok, is without a doubt a priority, not only during a pandemic, but in general.”

Career Goals: “I’ve been accepted to attend Carleton University for Biomedical and Electrical En-

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Name: Matt Howell Age: 18

School: Osgoode Township High Grade: 12 Parents: Rob and Pam Howell Brother: Jack (15) “Attends Osgoode Township High as well. He is in Grade 9, and loves sports.”

Pet Peeve: “People being late. I can’t stand when people decide to meet at a specific time, and then show up 15 minutes late.”

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participated in many different school activities during my time in high school. Most of these activities involved sports, such as golf, cross country, and volleyball, to name a few.

This year, unfortunately, school sports were cancelled due to Covid-19, so I wasn’t able to participate in any of these activities. Although, I did participate in Spirit

Days. We had some virtual spirit days this year where you would dress up in whatever you were supposed to that day.

For example, you would wear any school merchandise you had. You would wear this during the zoom classes that you had that day.”

Other Activities/Interests: “Other activities that I participate in, are sports outside of school. I play hockey for the Metcalfe Jets, and I run outside of school. I have run multiple 5km and 10km races, and I have completed four half marathons. My

most significant interest is sports. I’m a big-time fan of hockey, football, golf, and F1. F1 is a form of motorsport that involves 10 teams with races around the world.

My favourite team is Ferrari, and my favourite driver is Charles Leclerc.

I also enjoy learning about history as I’m a bit of a history buff. I also enjoy watching Netflix, and hanging out with my friends.”

Career Goals: “After I graduate from high school this year, I am going to the Royal Military College at Saint-Jean to study Political Science.”

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Being OTHS Student Council President a rewarding experience ball. I also enjoy traveling turned to coaching. It has Grade: 12

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City releases consultation report on draft official Plan

The City has released a full report on what 8,500 residents had to say about the draft Official Plan, “As We Heard It”.

The report provides a snapshot of the comments that were received from multiple submissions and does not include a detailed summary of everything they heard.

Feedback included concerns about the status and location of high rise buildings, intensification, the need to address societal changes resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic, improved flood risk management and protecting the urban tree canopy. The report indicates what the City response to each of those comments, indicating a change to the draft Official Plan or clarification around the original intent.

It is also releasing wardspecific reports which you can find on Engage Ottawa.

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in the draft Official Plan relates to the status of country lot subdivisions that were approved prior to amalgamation.

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The new subdivision could not be built on prime agricultural land or sensitive environmental lands and would be required to go through a rezoning process. It is not likely this would be an option for land around Manotick, particularly since we still have a lot of land available for development within the Village boundaries.

The draft official Plan will be released this summer with a public open house planned for late summer and further opportunity for public input.

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Patrons will be able to enter the library to pick up holds, and some limited computer and printing services. Please remember to wear masks when in line to enter the building, when dropping off material and when picking up a hold inside. For library operating hours: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/library The Library is putting on an exciting virtual Summer Reading Club for children aged 0 to 12, all summer long! Kids can join online by visiting https://www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca/. Activity books can be picked up at

Around the Village

The Carriage House book store near Watson’s Mill is now open for book sales. It is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is not accepting book donations at this time.

Councillor Moffatt has arranged for the installation of 40 km stakes along Eastman Avenue in order to slow down speeding traffic in that area.

Two more cannabis stores have submitted an application for a licence.

One is to be located in the new mall being built between Main Street and the Manotick Mews and the second is to be located in the mall at the northeast corner of Bridge and Main.

Sitting on the Dock of (the Bay or) Mahogany Harbour Manotick!

The songs of summer include “Summertime and the living is easy”, “Surf City”, “Summer Place”; all inviting us to enjoy “Summer Winds”. Another song of summer is Otis Redding’s “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay”. The song’s story is a parable for all seeking renewal this summer. The story of how Redding became inspired to write this summer classic is interesting to say the least. He had come from Memphis to San Francisco in 1967 and rented a houseboat just across the bay from the great city by the bay. He played his gui-

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tar and sang at the midnight closing performance at the Monterey Pop Festival followed later that night by another performance at the Filmore Auditorium.

Otis Redding was on his way to music stardom. Back on his floating home he gazed out on the cityscape and began strumming the guitar as the tune came to

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him and he found himself sitting in the morning sun. A few days later Otis returned to Memphis, recorded the song and the rest is history.

Three days later Otis Redding died in a plane crash. His song “The Dock of the Bay” became the first posthumous #1 record in history and tragically Redding’s only #1 hit.

This summer let your spirit muse and wonder and dream. Find a favourite refreshing place and listen to the music of creation as it surrounds you; could be at one of many great parks, Watson’s Mill or Mahogany

Harbour in Manotick! Sing with family and friends; remember those great summertime moments that fill your life story; make some new moments to remember, whistle a song and think of Otis.

Can you see yourself sitting on the dock at Mahogany Harbour; enjoying the scenery, talking to boaters as they tie up at the docks, telling them about what to see in Manotick? There are chairs, benches, bike racks, stairs to the dock – easy walking distance walk to shopping too.

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Each year, the MVCA recognizes the community work of two graduating high school students with a $500 scholarship.

This year, we are happy to award South Carleton Student Mia Hasle with one of the scholarships for her work with seniors in local retirement communities, the Legions Remembrance Day Poppy Campaign and the Manotick Public School Spring Fair.

Mia plans to attend York University in the fall.

Noah Gilbert, a student at St. Mark High School, was awarded the second scholarship for his community work with seniors as well. Noah also worked on community clean up initiatives and the St. Mark canned food drive and was an active member of the local cadets.

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Meehan ‘caught off guard’ by e-commerce warehouse application at SMBP

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A day after Ottawa city council approved a motion to allow for zoning amendments to change for the South Merivale Business Park, an application has been brought forward to build a large e-commerce warehouse with 100 truck bays on the site.

The proposed warehouse would be north of Manotick, in the Prince of Wales Drive and Merivale Road area. The concern in Manotick and surrounding area has been about increased truck traffic that the warehouse will bring. Truck traffic in Manotick is already problematic, as transports exit the 417 at Boundary Road and then use Mitch Owens Road and the village of Manotick to access Highway 416 or other areas near Prince of Wales.

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pean councillor Carol Anne Meehan, who has been strongly opposed to the zoning amendment change, says she was “caught off guard” and was “blindsided” to hear the news after being told multiple times that no plans for the business park were currently in the works.

“We were told all through the process; the hearing that we had; the special open house we hosted; through planning committee and council; that there was no official applicant attached to this zoning bylaw amendment request,” Meehan told the Manotick Messenger.

“They kept saying we can’t talk (number of) trucks because there was no applicant and they were just preparing this land to make it look more appealing to anyone who would come along and want to build on the land.”

On June 9, Ottawa’s city

council voted 15 to nine in favour of a zoning bylaw amendment, to allow for a large warehouse and transport truck terminal to be built on the South Merivale Business Park. This despite strong support from community members, and a petition of over 4,000 signatures. Some who live in the area say this type of development would cause too much noise, traffic and pollution, especially without adequate infrastructure upgrades. Meehan pleaded with council to listen to the community’s wants and not vote in favour of the change, but her many attempts were ignored and knocked down. Both planning committee and council approved the changes despite not knowing what would be developed on the site and who the possible tenants would be.

Meehan says she’s now

puzzled as to why zoning amendments would have to change in the first place, be-

cause the application which has been brought forward doesn’t require any changes to

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MANOTICK MESSENGER smbp continues from page 22 Under the new plan, an office that spans almost 17,000 square feet would be built, alongside a 262,000-squarefoot warehouse — about a quarter the size of the Amazon distribution centre on Boundary Road. The land would also include roughly 500 parking spots for vehicles and 313 spots for tractor trailers, in addition to the 100 loading bays. Because the plan calls for a small office, it would make the warehouse a secondary rather than primary use, meaning this type of development has been allowed for decades.

“What is strange about this whole thing is they have been sitting on this for quite some time,” she said.

“What’s really funny about it is this would have been permitted through the current

zoning — they didn’t need a zoning bylaw amendment.

“It is weird that they weren’t able to tell us what they were planning,” Meehan added. “My antenna is up though because this site plan was ready a day after the council.”

Meehan says she predicts if the zoning amendment is officially passed, then a much bigger plan can be approved for a larger warehouse and more transport truck bays.

“They could have given us the courtesy of letting us know that this would happen, but they didn’t, and I have a problem with that,” she said.

“Keeping councillors and the community in the dark is just not right. The planning process has to take into account the feelings and wishes of the local residents which certain-

ly did not happen.”

Meehan says she, alongside Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Keith Egli plan to hold another public meeting in early July to share with residents what’s happening.

She’s hoping the applicant will be willing to speak about what’s coming next.

Meehan says residents of the community feel like their concerns weren’t listened to and that councillors who they vote in to represent their needs, didn’t listen.

“They feel appalled; they feel like they have been played; they feel like the fix was in and they are concerned about what might be happening,” Meehan said. “If councillors can’t get information, how the heck is the community supposed to get information?”

Site plan applications are typically approved by city staff, but Meehan plans to take the rare step of remov-

ing their delegated authority so the file instead goes before planning committee for another debate and decision.

Meehan says the community’s demanding more control and this is the only tool they currently have available.

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