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Rideau-Jock to be put forward as new name for Ward 21 As the Federal election winds down, another one is around the corner. If you are a Provincial politics buff, you might be thinking I am referring to that election, likely to come in spring 2022. However, I am referring to the 2022 City of Ottawa municipal election, to be held on October 24th, 2022. We have a lot of elections. I know. When that election comes, the residents of Ottawa will be voting for one new member of Council as our ward boundary review created a new ward, bring the total number of wards to 24. The new ward will be in Barrhaven, splitting the heavily populated suburb in two while Riverside South and Findlay Creek become

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WARD REPORT by Councillor Scott Moffatt

their very own ward. Out in the east end, we see some changes as well with some reconfiguring of the wards in Orleans and Cumberland. With these changes, come new ward names and a report is forthcoming on that very matter. Included in the mix will be a new ward name for our ward as well. As you may have read in this very column and elsewhere, I am proposing that we retire the Rideau-Goulbourn ward name at the end

of this term. I am cognizant of the opposition many have shared with me toward dropping the Goulbourn part of the ward name, but I feel it is the right decision. As I have said many times before, changing the name of the ward is not about erasing the history that is and was the former Goulbourn Township and all the communities that fell within it. Goulbourn Township existed from 18182000. Nobody can change that, and nobody is trying to. This is just a ward name. Ward names change from time to time and the time has come for this one to change as well. Contrary to some comments I have received over the last year, changing the name does not bury the

history of Henry Goulburn and the over 250 slaves that he owned in Jamaica and it certainly does not bury the history of former Goulbourn Township. It does mean, though, that we no longer commemorate him in the name of the ward. In the weeks that followed the announcement of the ward name change last fall, many residents provided suggested new ward names. I truly appreciate the dialogue on this and the interest in developing this new name. With a list of suggested naming ideas, I reached out to several local historians and other organizations within the city as well as meeting with a number of community leaders to discuss what we

should look for in a name. The consensus was that we should focus on geography. Another main theme was that we keep in simple and try not to deviate too much from what we already have. This was good advice because I have been known to overanalyze things from time to time. With all the various feedback and discussion and suggestions, there was only one name that fit the bill. A Richmond resident, very early on in this process, suggested the name Rideau-Jock. Of course, the Rideau and Jock Rivers are the two primary rivers that touch much of our ward. The Rideau River runs along to entire edge of former Rideau Township while

the Jock River snakes its way through former Goulbourn Township and through the large portion of Nepean that also sits within the boundary of Ward 21. Quite simply, it was an ideal fit. Therefore, when the report comes to Committee and Council in October on the ward boundary next steps, it will include new names for six wards, including Rideau-Jock as the new name for Ward 21. If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at Scott.Moffatt@ ottawa.ca or contact me by phone at 613-580-2491. For information on Ward 21 issues, please visit TeamTwentyOne.ca.

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Manotick business partners with city to provide bike repair station By Jeff Morris The City of Ottawa is working with a Manotick business to facilitate having a bicycle repair station in the Village of Manotick. With a growing volume of bicycle traffic going through the village core, the Manotick BIA and the city have recognized a need to accommodate cyclists with bike racks and other amenities to assist cyclists. Bike repair stations exist throughout the city in areas frequented by cyclists, but there has never been one in Manotick despite the growing need for one. “There’s not a lot of public property there,” Rideau-Goulbourn Coun-

cillor Scott Moffatt said. “There is the school, but that’s not city owned. So we don’t have a lot of public access for placing one of these stations where it would be in a good location.” Earlier this month, the City of Ottawa Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council approve an exception to Section 5.1 of the Council Expense Policy to allow for the allocation from the Ward 21 Office Budget to the Safer Roads Ottawa Program to support the installation and maintenance of a bike repair station at 692 Coffee & Bar located at 5546 Manotick Main Street. “We came up with a plan to have one placed on private property where

there is a platform that has already been built for it by the business,” Moffatt said. The cost of operating the station has been estimated at $2500 over a three-year period. Section 5.1 of the Council Expense Policy restricts the use of a Councillor’s Office Budget from funding a bike repair station on private property unless exempted by Council. “This isn’t just my office handing out money to a business,” Moffatt said. “This money goes directly over to Safer Roads Ottawa in order for them to install a bike repair station on Manotick Main Street.” Moffatt said the bike repair station would be adjacent to 692 Coffee & Bar. “Just to the left of the

doors, on the side of their wall they have a concrete platform with a bike rack already on it,” Moffatt said. “There is space reserved right there (for the bike repair station) so it’s just off the sidewalk – I would say maybe two metres off the sidewalk.” While the village core is in Ward 21, Ward 22 Councillor Carol Anne Meehan was fully supportive of the plan. ‘I just love the idea,” Meehan said. “I would like one in my ward, too. We certainly don’t have enough bike repair shops.” Moffatt said the next step is to have an agreement signed between the owners of 692 Coffee & Bar and Safe Roads Ottawa.

Letter to the editor Councillor’s decision for Goulbourn Township name change is unmerited The Editor, It seems that Councillor Moffat has unilaterally gone ahead with his intention to change the name of Goulbourn Township, based on some idealistic concerns about its vague historic reference. This is despite a number of well focused opposing comments by ward residents, (including letters in the Manotick Messenger), and without any assessment of related costs and complexities, or review by the broader city council. At the very least there should have been some degree of public polling of the ward constituents, so that such a decision did not come down to the councillor’s own limited self-interest. Surely at a time when the COVID virus has been of such social cost and impact, an insignificant but somewhat disruptive name change can’t possibly be a priority. Let’s hope that the councillor’s unilateral and unnecessary decisions are clearly remembered when re-election comes around in 2022. Bill Williams, Richmond

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MVCA survey shows 800 large trucks roll through village each day For years, the Manotick Village and Community Association has been raising concerns about the number of large trucks rumbling through the village on a daily basis. Now, they have the numbers to back up their pleas to the city for something to be done. Approximately 800 trucks go through the intersection of Bridge and Manotick Main Streets on any given day. In addition to the high truck traffic volumes, there are also safety concerns. Trucks cross over onto the sidewalk every day at the intersection, posing a danger to pedestrians. MVCA President Grace Thrasher likens to the situation to “something you would see downtown on King Edwards, not something con-

sistent with life in a quiet, rural village.” According to Thrasher, Manotick residents have long been expressing their concerns over the negative effects and dangers of truck traffic passing through the Village. The topic comes up at every Town Hall and every election debate. Manotick residents email MVCA and local City Councillors frequently with concerns and commonly share their experiences and frustration on social media. Yet, Thrasher says, there remains no action to address the situation. The MVCA recently released a report on truck traffic in the village based on date collected in the spring. “As you know, truck

traffic has been a longstanding issue for Manotick residents and the MVCA has been working to try and find solutions to reduce the volume of large trucks going through the village,” Thrasher said. “Last spring we conducted a survey of truck traffic, counting all of the Class 8 (larger trucks) going through Bridge and Main intersection as well as tracking the number of times those trucks crossed over the sidewalk when going around the corner. We also tracked the number of cyclists and pedestrians in the intersection during those times.” Bridge and Manotick Main Streets is a busy intersection used by cyclists, pedestrians, commuters, City vehicles, delivery and commercial vehicles,

The Manotick Village and Community Association recently released a survey that found that 800 trucks per day go through the intersection of Bridge and Manotick Main Streets.

transit, and school buses. It is also the location of reports of trucks driving onto the sidewalks and corners, with close encounters between large trucks and ped-

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types of trucks and risks to residents as a result of activity at that intersection.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER trucks continues from page 4 “Our survey shows that about 800 trucks go through this intersection every weekday and about seven of those trucks cross over the sidewalk each hour,” Thrasher said. “This is unacceptable for a small village, particularly with two seniors’ buildings and a public school located on Bridge Street. We have submitted the report to our local Councillors, the Mayor and members of the City’s Transportation Committee for their consideration. We have also sent it to the relevant City staff in hopes that we can generate some action on this action.” The MVCA also looked at comparative numbers for the two other southern truck routes. The new Vimy Memorial Bridge, just four km away, has a far superior road infrastructure to safely accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and a high volume of cars and large trucks. The Roger Stevens crossing

offers access to the 416 with minimal traffic, no village, low residential impact, and very few pedestrians or cyclists. However, the trucking industry has clearly demonstrated their preference for the Mitch Owens/Bankfield route. Volunteers were scheduled to position themselves at the intersection of Bridge and Main Streets between March 9, 2021, and May 14, 2021. They captured data in 30 unique 1-hour snapshots at varying times of day, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Volunteers tracked the number of large heavy Class 8 trucks that travelled through the intersection. They noted the type of truck, the directions the Class 8 trucks entered and exited the intersection, if they drove onto the sidewalk or corner of the intersection and if there were any pedestrians and cyclists present at or in the

intersection. Class 8 trucks include tractor trailers, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, container trucks, cement trucks, boom trucks and cranes. Non-Class 8 trucks included in the survey included commercial delivery trucks and commercial pick-up trucks and large vans. Volunteers submitted their findings to MVCA who collected and analyzed the data. The survey found that, on a consistent basis, 89.4 Class 8 heavy trucks drive along Bridge St and go through the Bridge/Main intersection every hour past parks, a public school, a school playground, two seniors’ residence, most located less than 30 feet from the edge of the road. The survey also showed that 7.7 of the large Class 8 trucks drove on the sidewalk or corner every hour as they navigated through the intersection. During

the time of data collection there were 437 pedestrians and cyclists present at the intersection as the trucks were passing through it (14.3 people per hour). While Dump Trucks represent the majority of Class 8 trucks that travelled through the intersection in this survey period (44.4%), it is the Floats and Tractor Trailers that pose the greatest risk to pedestrians and cyclists by being unable to navigate turns without driving onto the sidewalk. According to the survey, 43% of the trucks are too long and/or wide to safely drive through a small village; 44% are the most polluting of all the trucks the dump trucks; 31.9% of Floats drove onto the curb; and 20.2% of Tractor Trailers also drove onto these sidewalks. It is important to note that at all four corners of this intersection there are either decorative stone walls or traffic safety

guardrails that would prevent a pedestrian from being able to move safely away from a truck that was driving. Directionally, the trucks are driving between Bankfield and Mitch Owens as an E-W, W-E route and cutting across to and from the 416 & 417 rather than staying on the 400 series highways to avoid the city. On Feb. 24, the truck problem in Manotick rose to new levels when an oversized truck knocked down a traffic light at Bridge and Manotick Main. The articulated vehicle was turning north onto Manotick Main Street from Bridge Street around 12:40 p.m. when the conveyer equipment it was carrying pushed the pole into the southbound lanes. There were no cars in the lane at the time and the truck driver has not been charged, according to police. I’m not surprised, not at

all,” said Janice Domaratzki, who drove by the accident about 30 minutes after it happened. “The volume of those articulated trucks going by, it’s inevitable.” Professional engineer Chris Thompson also witnessed the aftermath. Given the configuration of the truck – with its load on the back half of the pivoting vehicle – and the tight corner, he said he doesn’t believe the truck would have made it safely even if it had illegally driven over the boulevard. “There’s not a lot of manoeuvrability,” Thompson said. “The truck driver’s going from a turning lane on Bridge onto Main Street ... The (conveyor equipment) swings out and knocks a light standard over. What else could he have done? He was already doing what he has to do to negotiate the corner.”

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MESSENGER Editorial

How did we make reconciliation about white folks?

I’ll be wearing a shower curtain…

Before the plague hit in 2020, one of my tears formed in her eyes, she was shaking absolute favourite events of the year was too hard to verbally communicate. She had something called Friday Night Tykes. been rendered useless by the situation, but I Little football players, from the Brock- guess I appreciated what she described later Something strange has been happening on the road to true reconciliation with Indigenous ville and Kemptville to Cornwall to Gati- as her support. Eventually she was able to Page 6, Manotick Messenger, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 peoples. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission produced clear recommendations on how neau to Barrhaven, Nepean, South Glouces- shake some words out – something about the country could shed the bitter legacy of Indigenous residential schools. Yet, following rev- ter, West Carleton, and everywhere in how there were 1,500 people at the park and elations about gravesites near formal residential schools, the process seems to have morphed between, would congregate for the annual I was the only one to get hit by goose dung. Our CFriday Ommunity into measures designed to serve non-Indigenous people more than Indigenous communities. Night Tykes event. For many of the Thankfully, Mona Poggione, one of the Consider the federal government’s creation of a national holiday to commemorate residen- 8-10 year olds, it was their first ever action Tyke moms, came to the rescue with some tial schools. Simply put, the vast majority of non-Indigenous Canadians will likely take the of playing in a real Messenger Editorial wet wipes, Purell and more holiday as nothing more than a day of rest. It is difficult to imagine this event becoming a turn- football game. For Kleenex. ing point in reconciliation. Indeed, making non-Indigenous peoples the significant beneficiary some, it will be their Paddy, meanwhile, was Are you more Canadian of a national holiday appears an odd way to recognize the hardships and losses of Indigenous first action in an organFROM THE OTHER wiping away the back of my a fifth grader? children andthan their families. ized team sport. neck and telling me in deBecoming about issues is aus vital With Canadaeducated Day approaching nextIndigenous week, it is a good time for all to outcome for reconciliation. But I have been to at tail how disgusting it was. reflect these on whatneeds it means places to be Canadian. serving heavy demands on Indigenous educators, leaders, elders, and least a dozen Friday ‘Ugh, it’s even down your Do we take being Canadian for granted? knowledge keepers. Often, thisfeelwork is not remunerated Jeffrey Morris Better yet, how do new Canadians about being Canadian? Some of usor is poorly paid. Frequently, the Night Tykes events as back. The thing couldn’t look upon immigrants and opportunists, not wanting to give but primary beneficiaries ofrefugees these asefforts are non-Indigenous Canadians. either a photographer, have hit you any better if it very willing to take. Perhaps, for some people, that is true, but when you Reconciliation as asuch result, attend a celebration in for Canada, new Canadians, as theinvolves one hostedtraining, by Nepean-cultural awareness initiatives, proreferee, a coach, a step had a radar. Are you a sure Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre at Mother Teresa High School in Barrhaven last gram and process reviews, and educational outreach, all largely directed at non-Indigenous parent, or just a football lover. month, you can see the excitement and the thankfulness in the eyes of every it was even a goose? I think it might have peoples, alongside commemorative events for the country at large. Indigenous peoples now new Canadian. Of course, the excitement and the cheer- been a pterodactyl.’ They understand, perhaps better than all of us, what it means to be playCanadian. the roles of teachers, trainers, mediators, and curriculum developers. ing sometimes get overshadowed by someHildy and Hodgey, meanwhile, both So how can the government rest of us have that feeling? The Trudeau has been extraordinarily keen to provide financial resources and thing that goes wrong. InBev2013, McRae photo I was watch- pulled their thoughts away from their menThe Conservative government has a solid idea. even Jason greater autonomy Indigenous governments. There has At been progress in manyParty, areas, the school’s 50th Anniversary Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honoured its longest-servKenney, Minister oftoCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism ingwhich mywillyoungest take the tal chess matches to proclaim that being ing teacher/volunteer with a memorial garden bench, be installed with stepson, a plaque in the Adam, school’s Andrew Cohen, Presidentsupplies, of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chalfromandeducation to water but gaps between Indigenous people and other Canadians playground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erler and June June’s 29 years as a supfield forHodge the celebrate first time. crapped on by a goose was good luck. lenging middle and high school students to take the citizenship test. ply teacher, teacher and volunteer. remain high. COUNCIL Thedistressingly Canadian Citizenship Challenge, funded in part by CIC and run by the In hindsight, I wish I would have had an Really? I don’t see it. 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new “no truck” signs popping up across the south end reminding trucks to stay on the proper roads – of which there are few. Right now only Mitch Owens and Leitrim roads are full truck routes heading east-west from the far end of Osgoode ward, while Rideau Road is a limited route. Earl Armstrong Road, which connects directly to the bridge, is open to trucks west of Limebank Road, but Limebank doesn’t allow trucks south of Earl Armstrong. That means drivers can’t take it north from Mitch Owens. They also can’t take Albion Road, because right now it barely connects to Earl Armstrong, which is a dirt road in that area. For most, it’s easier to just go through Manotick. The local study is not in the city’s draft 2015 budget, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. “There’s lots of things that get funded that aren’t line items in the budget,” said Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt. “We’ve done pro-

jects before where I couldn’t point to it in the budget.” He said he’s in talks with city staff to get the study started as soon as possible. And he’s got the support of the mayor; in response to a resident’s letter this month, Mayor Jim Watson said a local study is needed to give “proper access” to the new bridge. “While the opening of the Vimy Memorial Bridge has created the single largest reduction in truck traffic, it is safe to say that more can be done to properly share the load, hence the localized truck route study,” Watson wrote. But even with the study underway it could take several years to see any real benefit, since the study will largely just identify roads that need to be prioritized for upgrades, Moffatt said. “If the roads were ready to go they would be in there (already),” he said. He’s asked staff to see if any of the roads could take trucks now, or if they could possibly be brought online with minor up-

In February, a truck trying to turn from Manotick Main St. onto Bridge St. took down a light standard

grades. I’ve asked staff to take a closer look at Limebank, because even if we could add half loads to it, that would be something.” Adding sections to the truck route is only one part of the solution. Beltzner also eventually wants Bridge Street removed from the truck route. In the meantime he wants south end wards to share the load between the Manotick, Vimy Memorial and Hunt Club bridges. He also wants an interim ban on oversized trucks.

“(Oversized trucks were) ok when there was no other alternative but now there is an alternative and they shouldn’t be going through Manotick,” he said, noting that wide loads are especially dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists using the thoroughfare. “The (wide trucks) tend to have to go right to the curb if someone is turning left onto Dickinson, and that would behead anyone that’s walking along.” According to the city’s truck route designation policy, rural arterials like Bridge are

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Councilors must take a stand on truck traffic caused by warehouse

The proliferation of massive distribution warehouses and the increase in transport trucks on our roads can no longer be ignored. This ongoing situation, which is not new to Ottawa, will continue to worsen unless City Councillors are ready to take a stand. Ottawa needs growth, it needs development, and it needs more jobs. What Ottawa does not need is more traffic congestion, more failing roads and longer

commute times. If Ottawa continues to approve massive distribution warehouses and truck depots in or near residential areas, that is precisely what we are going to have. Ottawa’s south end is becoming a trucking corridor. That isn’t bad if these ware-

houses are located close to the highways with adequate road infrastructure to support these mega truck depots, but they aren’t and this is the problem! Ottawa is now home to several massive warehouses. Amazon has two locations, one on Boundary Road in the East end and Barrhaven in the West. At least three more are planned, one in North Gower, another in the South Merivale Business Park and one more at the corner of

Conroy and Walkley. Ottawa’s residents will pay a considerable price unless we manage how and where warehouses are located and devise a strategy to keep all those noisy, emission spewing transports out of residential areas. Residents in Manotick are starting to speak out against the significant heavy truck traffic rolling through what was once a quiet rural village. Residents in my ward of

Gloucester-South Nepean have been doing what they can to raise awareness of the pending truck depot in the South Merivale Business Park. There is still time to avoid something similar here. Council must delay the approval of more warehouses until we come up with a trucking strategy. We must have proper transportation routes to ensure transports stay as far away from residential communities as possible. Develop-

ers must contribute more to our road infrastructure and the cost of fighting climate change. Everyone around the council table agreed we have a climate emergency, but we also have an infrastructure emergency. We cannot turn a blind eye to how thousands of transports and additional warehouse traffic will impact our city. Carol Anne Meehan Council Gloucester South-Nepean

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SHOP LOCAL Unique ways to support small businesses during the pandemic Small businesses have faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic wore on throughout the year, small businesses continued to confront the economic fallout wrought by the virus. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the number of active business owners in the United States plummeted by 22 percent in the early stages of the pandemic. Though many businesses managed to hang on as the pandemic continued through spring, summer and fall, such businesses need their communities to continue to

help them stay afloat. Consumers have not been immune to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment figures skyrocketed across the globe, and in April retail sales dropped by 14.3 percent from the previous month according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and Deloitte Insights. But consumer spending gradually increased in various industries over the summer of 2020. As consumers loosen their purse strings and begin spending more, they can embrace some unique ways to help small businesses in their community.

· Support struggling industries. Consumers may not typically give much thought to whether an industry is struggling before spending their money, but doing so can help small businesses that have had an especially difficult time during the pandemic. Data from the USCB and Deloitte Services indicates that retail sales in certain industries continued to lag even as other industries recovered over the summer months. Sales in the clothing and accessory and food services and drinking places industries were still down nearly 20 percent in

July 2020. Supporting locally owned businesses in these industries can infuse some much-needed cash into their operations. · Think twice before buying from big box online retailers. Amazon has become such a go-to consumer resource that many shoppers forget they can comparison shop right on Amazon.com. And some consumers may be unaware that they can support small business when shopping via Amazon. Data from the Association of

American Publishers indicates that print revenues have grown by more than 1 percent in 2020 as many people in quarantine are choosing to spend that time with a good book. When shopping for books via a site like Amazon, purchase books from independent sellers, who are often small book stores in local communities across the country. · Purchase gift cards. Pandemic-related restrictions have been lifted in many places, but that doesn’t necessarily

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the world. Data from Worldometer, which analyzes, validates and aggregates COVID-19 figures from around the globe, indicates that, by early February 2021, the virus had claimed more than 2.3 million lives and infected nearly 108 million people since it first began to spread in late 2019. The human toll of the virus has been devastating, and many people also have felt the economic impact of the pandemic. It’s difficult to determine a global unemployment rate, but sources including the International Monetary Fund and the World Economic Outlook Database have estimated that the unemployment rate in the United States by October 2020 was more than 5 percent

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Thanksgiving during the pandemic Much like the holidays that preceded it in 2020, Thanksgiving figures to be different this year. An ongoing pandemic has changed the way much of the world lives their lives, including how holidays are celebrated. As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 spread across the globe beginning in the winter of 2019-20, the World Health Organization recommended a host of behaviors designed to prevent the spread of the virus and protect those who are most vulnerable to it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also noted the importance of keeping distance from others, especially for those who are most likely to get seriously ill if they’re exposed to COVID-19, such as the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions. The WHO and the CDC continue to recommend social distancing, which means Thanksgiving in 2020 will be unlike any other. Families

must make their own decisions about getting together this holiday season, but hosts who intend to welcome guests into their homes this Thanksgiving can take certain steps to keep everyone as safe as possible. · Scale back the guest list. Families accustomed to large Thanksgiving gatherings can scale the festivities back this year in an effort to keep everyone safe. Consider hosting a meal for immediate family members only, as the Environmental Protection Agency notes that COVID-19 may spread more easily in indoor environments via airborne particles. Extended family members can visit each other over the long holiday weekend to ensure everyone still sees each other, but keep such visits outdoors when possible. · Consider eating Thanksgiving dinner outside. If the weather permits, consider eating Thanksgiving dinner outside this year. Doing so may

limit everyone’s exposure to the respiratory droplets that researchers say can spread the virus when inhaled. If necessary, serve the meal earlier than you normally would so everyone can eat in midday when it’s still warm outside. Hosts also can consider serving something more convenient than turkey, which takes a long time to cook, and limiting side dishes to one or two items.· Assign seats. If the meal will be served indoors, then hosts can assign seats to protect those most vulnerable to serious illness from COVID-19. Instead of cramming everyone in at one table, set up temporary tables and have guests sit in every other seat rather than next to one another. Isolate the vulnerable as much as possible while still ensuring they can engage in conversation. Thanksgiving will be different in 2020. Hosts need to adjust their normal Thanksgiving routines to ensure the safety of their guests.

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The sound of the silence of the night is something to behold As a child, I hated when someone told me to sit still and be quiet, and rightly so. I was young and full of energy; every minute of being still and silent was a minute of missing out on this magnificent life. Listen to the silence of the night, it is something to behold. Stand still and listen, far from the noises of the town. It is a fertile and eloquent silence. Silence alone is worthy to be heard; it is of various depths and fertility, like the soil. Perhaps compare to the silence where people perish and hunger and thirst for something anything. The silence rings and the music make you happy, you hear the

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erally stops and thoughts quiet. All that’s left is the beautiful sounds of birds chirping, water trickling, winds howling, and all the gaps of nature’s silence in-between. Reading spiritual books or articles, listening to enlightened masters, practicing yoga or listening to music that you resonate with, dancing and moving your body will feed and nourish your silent core within. Meditation is the ultimate channel and food for inner silence. However, unlike nature, which is effortless silence, meditation may be slightly more challenging. Sitting or lying there unmoving and

in quietude, the brain may seem anything but silent or still. The more I listen and follow, the stronger it becomes. It has about it an air of strength, love, wisdom, and joy. It works magic, it leads me to meet people I am meant to meet, go to places I am meant to go, and do things I am meant to do. With devotion and commitment, the work of maintaining and sustaining your silence will

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good, but because it’s one of the only open outdoor activities, I’ve spent a lot of time at the driving range, mini golfing, and playing on the course with friends.” Career Goals: “I’ve wanted a career in the field of medicine since I was in grade nine. As such, I have accepted my offer to Nursing at Queen’s University. After completing my degree, I plan to further my education to perhaps become a family physician or anes-

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The process wasvolleyball, not easy, comments those commit- small, light industrial and and continue thebecause impact it’s of and fathered prior toinamalgamacer, futsal, coed villages High could no longer to change the truck route a very open country, with After that, I hope to by Grace Thrasher, President, Manotick but I persevered and made it volleyball, and touch footdue to concussions, so I tees specifically relating by toPhill Potter commercial uses. While there increased traffic on surround- tion, transferred to pursue another designation. Thank you so Village and Community Association (MVCA) veryvillages citizens, lots adeveloper. Part-time “Cheercareer inStandard either athletic ball.process I also enjoy Grade: 12 bufferWork: turned tokind coaching. It hasto and even though there the 1 km zone around isthrough, a detailed andtraveling re- ing needs be conzoning much for your support! We and learningalong about different given me an opportunity to to see.” leadingthe andproposed tumbling coach therapy, or education.” lemfocus solving. Since the con-setbacks were the sidered quirements for any developin greater detail when amendments and site plan have also received concerns Evaluation Program, will be villages, locations and cultures. I’ve continue in the sport, even Parents: Heather and Den-Infinity are innot broad, and atlocating Kemptville way.within It has also1 been a very warehousecepts faciliment the km buffer, approving any new facilities. approvals would be required from residents along Bank- hiring a consultant to look at on travelled to many places nis Wyche though I can no longer parthere isn’t much interpretaWhy youtheget in rural areas, and it rewarding will makeandaccomplishment, it Imore will bedid asking Cityinto and the new lots could not find itchallenvery inter- We ticipate in it.” field (part of the same route) the intersection of Bridge and tiesKemptville.) tion tothe be done, it’s more volved in what you do? After esting how every culture Sisters: April (20), OTHS, as I’ve gained so many opchange to country lot subdivging for Villages to maintain indicate in the Official Plan be builtsuffering on prime numerous agricultural just problem solving, which and River Road. Main to determine how it can concussions, Wyche has unique traditions and UNB Fredericton. Violet Career Goals: “After “I got involved in Student Favourite Subjects: is what me buffer enjoy as and portunities, We also plan to raisemakesthat a waygotten of pro-to that development would re- land or withinMelita the 1 km bufThe Board of the MVCA be made safer for pedestrians. isions. subcultures. My favourite high (20), Canterbury (vocals), school I hope to go to I saw it turned to coaching. those classes the most.” Council because “Math and Chemistry. I network with other youth on those topics at tecting their rural character. quire traffic impact studies fer zone between the urban is encouraging interested resi- Councillor Moffatt has also questions place is Norway, because university somewhere near Carleton University. Ivy PHILL POTTER PHOTO as an opportunity to make boundary enjoy doing labs and prob- like House. 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We need to con- this issue. concussions, on Melita Favourite Subjects: portunities, and gotten to “I got involved in Student ment within that buffer zone Rosedale depot and Amazon tions. Although not included voice turned to coaching. tinue to highlight that about Council because I saw it “Math and Chemistry. I network with other youth continues page 21 Greely • Frid POTTER PHOTO Music & Dance Ottawa Club entering their 29th season indoor Time Fiddle - EastonOsgoode as an opportunity to make • OldPHILL enjoy•doing labs andFutsal prob- like myself.” 800 large trucks go through Draft Official Plan soccer. Youth boys & girls, women, men & coed. Players / the f Assoc, First Friday of each month, invites & welcome the intersection at Bridge and Public Open House Main every weekday. This virtual consultation teams wanted. All skill levels. League starts October ends play, all Musicians, Dancers & Listeners. Greely Community After sending the report session is set for 6:30 p.m. April 2020. Please go online at www.futsalottawa.com. Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. For additional info Gree on truck traffic in Manotick on September 29th. The City 613Early bird ends September 21st call 613 489-2697. to the relevant City staff, lo- has asked that questions be cal Councillors, the Mayor submitted in advance and you • Ottawa Newcomers Club - For women who have recently • Thursday Fun Night for adults and children. An optional • Tuesd and Councillors on the Trans- can find the link to do so at Community Events portation Committee, we The New Official Plan | Enthe 1 moved to this area; (and those who have experienced a supper at 5:45 pm. 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Tyler and Terry Graham who navigated the back channels, some portages and finished at the Long Island Locks. Work will begin soon on the replacement of the sidewalk on east Main Street from Manotick United Church towards Eastman. The sidewalk will also be extended to Mahogany Dock – a welcome addition to the Village!

A week after a return to classrooms, Ottawa’s French Catholic School Board has confirmed six different cases of COVID-19. As of press time, that number had ballooned to 23 active cases at the board’s schools, causing the dismissal of 34 classes. Students in the board’s 58 schools, which include Pierre-Savard High School and Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau Elementary School, returned to school a week before students in the city’s English school boards went back to classes. “Coming back to school full time we were expecting certain cases,” said Jason Dupuis, the board’s Super-

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Royals split first four pre-season games as EOJHL is back on the ice By Jeff Morris After a year absence, the Richmond Royals are getting ready to drop the puck on the 2021-22 Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League season. The Royals opened camp in August and had four pre-season games under their belts as of press time. While the team has a lot of new faces in their line-up, there are a few veterans returning to the club. They will see a big change in their roles with the team, transitioning from the youngsters to the veterans. The EOJHL pre-season opened up Sun., Sept. 5 at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre, with the Royals shutting out the Arnprior Packers 5-0. Anton Moshchesnky earned the shutout in goal for the

Royals. Kylan Tavares scored a pair of goals for Richmond with Noah Dioszeghy picking up a goal and an assist. Ryan Almstedt and Even Burgess also scored, while Luke Richardson, Maxime Desjardins, Brady Fleming and Shane Sullivan pitched in with assists. The Royals suffered their first loss of the preseason at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena Sept. 9, as they fell to the West Ottawa Golden Knights 3-1. The Royals trailed 2-1 late in the third period and were pressing for the tying goal, but the Knights notched an empty netter with 11 seconds remaining to play to ice the win. Colin McKinnon scored the Royals goal from Jackson Dallaire. Anthony Tardioli scored a

pair for Ottawa West with Max Bush scoring once. On Sat., Sept. 11, the Royals headed to Arnprior for a rematch against the Packers and lost 4-3. Defenceman Ryan Sullivan had a goal and an assist for Richmond with Andrew Carr and Evan Burgess also scored. Drew Russett and Curran Gilmour added assists. Jayden Proulx scored twice for Arnprior with Ryland Landon and Gavin McCullough each scoring one. On Sun., Sept. 12, the Royals evened their preseason record at 2-2-0 with a 6-4 win over the Whitewater Kings in Richmond. The Royals trailed 4-3 after two periods but rallied for three goals in the third to earn the win. Jackson Dallaire scored twice with Brady Fleming, Kyle

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Noah Dioszeghy (celebrating) and Evan Burgess are two of the returning veterans on the Richmond Royals roster. Jeff Morris photo

Tavares, Reid Wilson and Ryan Almstedt each

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Chiefs reach final, Brewers and Aces prepare for GOFL playoffs The Osgoode Chiefs won the first game of their best of three Glen Cairn Men’s Fastball League final. The Chiefs earned a 4-1 win in over Vance’s Service Station a game that took eight innings. Corey Baldwin was the winning pitcher while Luc D’Entremont was tagged with the loss. The game was played at the AY Jackson High School diamond. Osgoode advanced to the final with a two-game sweep of West End Landscaping. Baldwin pitched the Chiefs to a 13-3 win in the clinching game of that series after winning the first game of the series 2-1. Last month, the Chiefs travelled to Cambridge to take part in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U23 provincial championships. The team was eliminated after losses to

Tavistock and Alvinston. West Carleton beats Manotick 8-5 The Manotick Brewers wrapped up their Greater Ottawa Fastball League regular season Wed., Sept. 16 at the Manotick Community Centre, losing 8-5 to West Carleton Electric. Trevor Lahey got the win on the mound for West Carleton while 16-yearold Gabe Brown made his GOFL debut, pitching in relief. Tyler Alexander went the distance and took the loss on the mound for Manotick. West Carleton jumped into an early lead as Chris Costello homered in the first inning. In the second, they took a 6-0 lead as Owen Brown, Neil Murphy and Shawn Rebertz drove in runs, and Hugh Murray knocked in a pair. Murray added a double in the fourth to drive in

two more runs to make the score 8-0. Manotick got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when Riley Dunbar scored on a Ryan Clare base hit. In the fifth, Manotick made it close with four runs, taking advantage of a hit batsman and five walks. West Carleton improved their record to 3-7, while Manotick finished the season at 5-5. The teams meet again in the playoffs in Manotick Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. West Carleton finishes the season at 3-7, and Manotick at 5-5. The two teams will meet in the doubleknockout playoff bracket on Wednesday September 22 at 9 p.m. in Manotick. The Kars Aces, meanwhile, clinched first place in the league the week before with a 2-1 win over Manotick Sept. 8. Manotick’s Jeremy

Malloy put his team ahead 1-0 with a home run in the third inning, but the Aces came back to extend their winning streak to five games. Cory Alkerton walked and advanced

to second. He scored on a double by Cory Morrison. Dylan Toms tried to score from first on the play but was thrown out at home. In the to of the seventh, Matt Alkerton hit a solo

home run that proved to be the winning run. Kars will open the playoffs Sept. 23 in Manotick as they face the winner of the Orleans Rebels-Ottawa Valley A’s Sept. 22 game.

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