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There’s light at the end of the tunnel. The new year will see a significant amount of work on the city’s light-rail transit system, including the completion of most of the infrastructure for Phase 1 in 2017.

City staff are working within goals that are set for the year, which lineup with the four seasons. Here’s a roundup of what milestones and targets light-rail construction and planning are expected to meet in 2017.

WINTER

The final piece of tunnel excavation will be finished early in the winter, propbably in January, said Steve Cripps, the city’s director of LRT Phase 1 construction. As of mid-December, there were only 20-metres of tunnelling excavation left to go.

Vehicles five through eight will be in assembly, finishing up early in the winter. Some vehicles are already ready to go and being used for testing.

Roger Lalonde/City of Ottawa From there, work will start on the The city conducted a test run of the first Light Rail Vehicle; between Cyrville and Blair Stations on Dec. 2. rest of the 34 vehicles, which are expected to “just continue to come off As the vehicles are completed, almost complete, and the final ele- specific locations. the assembly line,” said Cripps. they’ll be added to an expanding test ments will be finished in early 2017.

City council will then receive a retrack.

At the start of the new year, Also early 2017, documents detailport on how staff recommend the city MILESTONE: the test track that recently opened be- ing plans for Phase 2 will be com- procure all of Phase 2.

In early spring, tween Cyrville and Blair will expand pleted, said Chris Swail, director of Then, the city will start with the the full concrete towards St. Laurent. Testing will con- O-Train planning. request for qualifications process – lining for all tinue through the year and into 2018 The city’s reference documents where companies begin the process stations in the (see sidebar). were nearing completion at the end of bidding on the Phase 2 contract.

LRT tunnel is Tremblay Station, which connects of 2016, which include details, such as Companies have to be screened before expected to be VIA Rail with light rail, is scheduled what kind of platform a specific sta- they can bid on the project. completed. to be completed this winter. Blair, tion might need, and how bus service See TRAINS, page 2 Cyrville and St. Laurent stations are and LRT will be integrated together at

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2018 the vision. This process will go This station will be a hub for on throughout the year, and con- Westboro, and nearby governThe project remains on track tinue into early 2018, said Swail. ment offices. Bayview, uOttawa to be completed in the first half and Hurdman stations should of 2018, Cripps said. also be complete in late fall.

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“They didn’t progress as much 2018 is when Phase 2 construcWhile Lyon Station won’t be completely finished, it will be as planned because they need to tion will really begin.

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Supt. Steven Bell will replace Ed Keeley as Ottawa deputy police chief. Keeley is currently on leave and will retire at the end of January.

The police services board announced Bell would take on the new role at a Dec. 22 meeting.

Bell has a career that spans 21 years, with all but one year with the Ottawa police.

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served as a neighbourhood officer, with the drug and gangs unit, youth section, with professional standards, courts and temporary custody. He is currently the chief human resources officer overseeing the resourcing and development directorate.

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Police Chief Charles Bor- police service to address the Family Services. He’s also involved with the Kanata Minor Hockey Association.

“I am extremely proud and “Deputy chief-designate Bell is a highly honoured to take on this new motivated, forward-thinking law role within the organization, and look forward to workenforcement professional.” ing with Chief Bordeleau and ELI EL-CHANTIRY members of the police service, POLICE SERVICES BOARD CHAIR the board and community partners to continue to prodeleau said Bell’s experience needs of members and better vide the highest level of safety serve the community,” he said. and security in the City of will be an asset to the force.

Bell is the president of the Ottawa,” Bell said.

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New year, new plan?

A s another year begins, we are cautiously optimistic about our collective fortunes in 2017.

As much as the signs might point to a rockier road ahead, we are opting to take a more positive approach even if it is contrary to the way things appear to be going, and all of the uncertainty that appears to be in abundance close to home and around the globe.

Here’s hoping that the situation facing thousands of public servants who have been disrupted by the implementation of the Phoenix payroll system is finally resolved, and soon.

We don’t doubt the claim by Public Services and Procurement Canada that it is “working tirelessly” to address the problem, but the fact that there are still so many federal workers who are not getting paid properly and who, in some extreme cases, have faced significant financial challenges through no fault of their own is nothing short of a disgrace.

The fact that public servants have to click on a link to receive an emergency salary advance for missing pay is pathetic.

This is not just some software glitch resulting in a temporary setback for a few federal workers.

This is a failure of major proportions that is causing undue hardship on some families and costing taxpayers countless millions as the feds scramble to deal with a backlog of claims (10,000 as of Dec. 14, according to a tally on canada.ca).

It’s not exactly reassuring to Canadians when a senior level of government entrusted to protect the rights of workers in the private sector ends up spending so much time compromising the well-being of many of its own public servants.

Government employees working in good faith deserve fair treatment from their employer just like the rest of us, and all Canadians deserve to know how much the Phoenix payroll fiasco is costing and why it seems to be taking so long to resolve.

Push, pull, twist, scroll: prepare to be distracted

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his will be the year of being distracted. Potential distractions are everywhere and not just in our cars — although that’s where the worst of them are.

There will be a new government in the United States in a couple of days. That will be distracting, we hope not in a bad way.

The most distinctly Canadian distraction of 2017 will be the 150th anniversary of Canada. All levels of government are planning celebrations, thinking of ways to spend money, fly royalty in and get us all feeling good. If you detect a distinct lack of enthusiasm amongst the general population, you’re not alone. Those who remember Centennial Year, 1967, know what a genuine celebration feels like. This one doesn’t feel like that, so far.

Other distractions continue, and

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town are growing. The corporations that have so much influence over how we live have been throwing distractions in front of us for years and there’s no reason to think that they will stop. Mostly it’s phones, but screens of all kinds are forced into our field of vision in all kinds of places.

Just try going into a bar or family restaurant and not seeing a television screen. You might even see one in the washroom, at more advanced establishments.

At least the screen in the restaurant won’t hurt you. Maybe you’ll accidentally put sugar into your

tacos instead of your coffee while gazing absently at CNN across the room, but that’s about as bad as it will get. Whereas if you’re watching a screen while walking across the street rather worse things can happen.

And as for watching a screen while you’re driving a car — well, there’s no shortage of information on that. Safety experts now say that there may be more distracted drivers than drunk drivers. And they note that when you’re distracted you’re about as useless behind the wheel as when you’re drunk.

But we love our phones, sometimes even more than we enjoy watching the road. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that the manufacturers of an entire range of products are changing them so that they more resemble phones.

The best example of this is your

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car, especially if it is new. You are used to turning a knob to adjust the volume, pushing a button to turn the radio on or off, sliding a lever to change heating and fan settings.

Now you have a screen. And on the screen is a menu. The menu leads to sub-menus. All of this is where the radio used to be. In other words, you look away from the road to deal with it.

Talk about distraction— having to go through a series of sub-menus on the screen merely to turn the heat up. Your phone could be turned off and wouldn’t matter.

Meanwhile, auto manufacturers are advertising cars with WiFi in them. Great. You can be getting email and baseball scores and asking Siri stuff, anything to take your mind off the boring business of watching the road.

Of course we will deal with all

of this by having an educational campaign, rather than actually banning anything. Or perhaps we can persuade car makers to install, as part of one of the sub-menus, a video drivers can watch about the dangers of distracted driving.

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Parents keen to police each other Continued from page 9

He’s stayed home for an hour or two on his own, taken transit limited distances and supervised his younger sister in the backyard for short periods while I’m making dinner. I’ve sent the two eldest, now 10 and 11, on walking errands to the store or to their piano lesson at the end of the block. In a group of kids, I’m comfortable with kids that age going to the park in daylight hours, providing there’s no wandering about the neighbourhood – mostly fearful of their inattention to traffic, rather than strangers.

Sadly, even responsible parents who attempt to interpret the law are subject to policing by others. Recently, a Facebook acquaintance announced she’d called the Children’s Aid Society and police after dis-

covering a pair of 10-year-olds wandering around in a small town Wal-mart for an hour. She received many congratulations from others on Facebook, calling the parents of the children irresponsible, disgusting and unfit. It’s not an uncommon scenario.

We parents put ourselves on the line when we attempt to give our kids some freedoms on their journey toward independence. But it’s worth noting that limiting a child’s exposure at a reasonable age to time without adults may do them more harm than good. For one thing, kids often live up to responsibility.

Armed with the right tools, they will better learn to trust themselves and problem solve on their own, given the opportunity to do so without a nagging adult in the vicinity Our collective fear of strang-

ers is also inadvertently limiting kids’ exposure to exercise and nature. In practice, by not allowing children of a reasonable age to play outdoors, kids are stuck on their parents’ time clock. No surprise, then, that fewer than 10 per cent of Canadian kids are getting enough exercise. What parent has time

to frolic and play on a child’s schedule?

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Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton Happy New Years! Canada 150 I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Years and all the best of luck in the New Year. I hope everyone had an excellent holiday season, and had the opportunity to spend time with family, friends, and loved ones.

The sun has set on 2016 and the first light of 2017 has crested the horizon. In these early days of our New Year we should all take time to reflect on our accomplishments the year past, but also to look headlong to the New Year, set new goals for ourselves, ones which encourage the advancement of our own personal success along with that of our community.

2017 also marks the celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. Our forefathers and foremothers would take pride in the country that we have created out of their dreams, but we must also recognize that there is still much work to do.

That’s why we should mark this grand anniversary not only as an opportunity to come together as a nation and celebrate all that we have built, but also reflect and determine a direction that our country should pursuit; one which ensures those celebrating later momentous anniversaries will have an even greater level of prosperity, and a level of equality that benefits every member of our broad Canadian family.

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No helmets; no parents; once, not even a set of working brakes. My dad was sevenyears-old.

At the same age, I was an after school latchkey kid and routinely sent to the store two city blocks away to buy milk.

At 11, I was a full-time babysitter for a summer.

Fast forward a few decades and I think parents would find themselves in some pretty hot water if it was discovered a seven-year-old was shut out of the house on a summer day or sent on errands, but not necessarily legal hot water. Cultural norms may dictate that a seven-year-old nowadays can barely sneeze without a parent at hand to offer a tissue, but the law is ambiguous at best.

I routinely hear parents wax about 11 or 12 as a legal minimum for children to be left alone. In fact only three provinces actually have laws dictating the minimum age at which a child can be unsupervised. In New Brunswick and Manitoba, kids have to be 12 before they can stay home alone. Quebec and others have no such law.

In Ontario, the minimum age is 16. It’s kind of funny, actually, because kids can babysit at 11, acquire a snowmobile licence at 12 and get a job at 14. But they can’t be left alone until driving age?

It’s true. Ontario’s Child and Family Services Act states that a child under the age of 16 may not be left unattended “without making provision for his or her supervision and care that is reasonable in the circumstances.”

I think most of us would be hard-pressed to find a high school kid attending an after school daycare program or heading home to nanny care, however. That’s because “reasonable in the circumstances” is largely left open to interpretation under the law.

I’ve attempted to take a balanced approach with my own children. My eldest, on the cusp of turning 12 has routinely asked if I’ll drop him off at the mall with a friend.

We haven’t done that yet. But we’re training him up.

See PARENTS, page 10

Infrastructure tops McCrimmon’s list of priorities for riding in 2017 JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon says 2016 has been a great year for Kanata-Carleton.

The biggest highlight was announcing funding for the environmental assessment for the Kanata portion of lightrail transit.

The city announced in June that it will begin an assessment in January 2017 for the stretch between Bayshore and Palladium Drive, splitting the $2 million to $3 million cost with the federal government. The project will take two years to

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complete.

“The LRT wasn’t supposed to come to Kanata until 2031,” said McCrimmon, who lives in Constance Bay. “That was a huge step forward to have the municipality, to have the city, willing to put their money out to do an EA,

and then we matched it.”

McCrimmon said she believes light rail will be in Kanata by the early- to mid-2020s.

“I’m hoping we can push it forward so it’s done within eight to 10 years,” she said. “I think we’ll get it before that.”

Another high point over the past 12 months included opening two new support service hubs in West Carleton.

The federal MP announced a grant of $183,000 to the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre in May

to kick start a rural seniors health initiative to help older residents stay in their own homes.

The new service hubs, operated by the resource centre, make it easier for rural residents to access services.

“The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre now has programs and clinics in Constance Bay and Fitzroy Harbour and that’s a good thing,” said McCrimmon.

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Benefits of Canada-Europe trade deal outweigh risks: McCrimmon open new food and beverage markets, will create challenges and opportunities, but the “I’ve spent the last year finding out where positives far outweigh the negatives, said Mcthe levers are, who the influencers are ‌ Crimmon. “Some will be challenges because a normal you’ve got to make sure you know who you’re talking to. That’s how you get things done.â€? market that they’ve been able to count on for

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It had nothing at all to do with hockey, and, in fact, was a battered old cup about eight inches tall, and imprinted on the front, it read: “to the best sheep at the Renfrew Fair.”

It was years older than anyone in the game of shinny.

Two Mile was the captain of the team that had won the cup the year before, and so the trophy had a place of honour at his house, where it sat on a shelf right beside the family Bible in the parlour.

There was no special way of choosing the captains.

Someone just pointed a mitt in the general direction of two of the boys and said, “You’re it.”

The teams were chosen in much the same way, except my sister Audrey, who could skate as well as any one of the boys, said for some reason all

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Briscoe’s General Store donated the puck several years before.

They replaced the frozen horse buns that had to be hauled down to the river in a pail, because after a few shots, there was nothing left to the one in use.

The game started off well enough, everyone behaving in a civil manner.

I had no idea what was going on, because I didn’t know anything about the rules of hockey. But, I could tell, Two Mile Herman was brewing for a fight. There were no nets, just two hunks of ice at each end of the cleared off river, and whoever got the puck between the chunks got a goal.

Cecil was the first to slam the puck into the space, and you could hear the cheers in Douglas. Of course, he wasn’t

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And that’s when the trouble began. Two Mile insisted he was the one who put the puck in, by mistake, and there was no goal to be counted.

At first it was only a vocal battle, but Cecil was a force to be reckoned with, and he wasn’t about to give Two Mile credit for a goal he didn’t score! Sticks flew and mitts came off. The fight was on.

All you could see was a jumble of bodies, hockey sticks flying, and it was my sister Audrey and her friend Iva who left their seats and tried to pull the boys apart.

Well, the fight didn’t last long, because Two Mile Herman broke loose, grabbed the trophy from where it sat on a stump by the river, and tore up the hill like someone possessed.

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Sometimes it takes a couple of years from the start of the conversation on locating here to when a business actually is built and open. One of my goals has been to reduce that time by improving the cooperation from the various city departments involved and reducing the time spent waiting for approvals. As a member of our Planning committee and our Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDCO), I am better able to assist potential new businesses find their way through the process.

Regular meetings with the Western Ottawa Board of Trade and supporting their efforts is another way we support local business.

The business park that includes Lockheed Martin, DRS Industries, KPMG, Home Depot, Costco, Movati and other fantastic businesses is nearly full now and vastly different than it was in 2010.

To date I have been able to add over 20 new uses to the zoning for our business park off Eagleson and Michael Cowpland and raise the height restrictions. We have also relaxed the zoning on the lands along Terry Fox to Hope Side Road and Eagleson. This will help attract more businesses to the area and create more jobs closer to where you live. My goal is to extend Michael Cowpland from Eagleson to Terry Fox creating higher visibility, better bus service and other advantages to ensure long term sustainability for this business park.

With new businesses looking at various locations along Eagleson I believe the future is bright for Kanata South.

2017 Project As a 2017 project I am pleased to invite you to join me in documenting the people, places and activities that make Kanata South a great place to live, work and play.

Please send me your ideas of who you think should be highlighted in our book and why We will gather all your responses and compile them into a memory book available to everyone and placed in the Library for future generations to have a snapshot of what made Kanata South special in 2017.

We also want to know what places and activities you believe are special. Maybe it is a local business, your favourite place to eat, a park or maybe it is the piano in the gazebo by the pond at the KRC. Details regarding this project can be found on my website under the Community tab.

Upcoming Events If you have an upcoming event that you would like promoted here, please send it to allan.hubley@ottawa.ca Working for Kanata South: It is my privilege to serve as your Councillor. Please feel free to contact my office with any concerns or comments, by phone: 613-580-2752, or by email:allan.hubley@ottawa.ca.Youcanalsovisitmywebsite for more information: www.councillorallanhubley.ca or follow me on Twitter: @AllanHubley_23 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, January 5, 2017 15

Hydro rates biggest challenge in 2016: MPP

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meetings in late November and early December across his riding where “hundreds of residents The high cost of hydro was came out and expressed their the biggest issue in 2016, and frustration,” he said.

The cost of hydro has been the 2017 isn’t looking much better, says Conservative MPP Jack MacLaren.

“Unfortunately for far too “People feel that the many people, 2016 will be re- government is piling membered as the year when our prices for hydro, gas, and ev- on endless costs and eryday items went through the increases.” roof,” said the Carleton-Missis- JACK MACLAREN sippi Mills MPP. CONSERVATIVE MPP “Residents shouldn’t have to decide between buying food and paying their hydro bills. But un- biggest challenge over the last 12 fortunately, this is what life is like months. MacLaren, whose riding includes some on Hydro Otfor many Ontarians.”

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“Things really need to change,” he said.

And it’s not looking any better for the new year, he said.

“On Jan. 1, we are bracing for the overnight increase in cost of food, clothing, and everyday items because of the government’s cap-and-trade scheme,” said MacLaren.

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“I actually see things getting worse for taxpayers.”

The province passed legislation in early 2016 to limit greenhouse gas emissions by businesses and consumers.

The cap-and-trade program will cost consumers an extra $5 a month in home heating and $8 per month in higher gasoline prices – about $156 a year on average – according to the provincial government.

“The cost of almost everything else will go up too, because companies will have to pass their additional costs onto consumers,” said MacLaren.

“Everyone is going to be affected, but unfortunately, those who earn the least will feel the pain the most.”

However, there was a positive note in 2016 for the MPP. “I think the highlight for the entire Ottawa region was the Ottawa RedBlacks winning the Grey Cup,” said

MacLaren.

“What an accomplishment for such a new team. It really speaks to how our community rallied behind them from the beginning of the season right to the end.”

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If passed, the added identification would be optional.

“Everyone is going to be affected, but unfortunately, those who earn the least will feel the pain the most.”

JACK MACLAREN CONSERVATIVE MPP

And looking ahead, he said he’s most looking forward to presenting a private member’s bill at Queen’s Park to add identification of veterans to provincial ID cards in March.

“It will give Canadian veterans the option of listing their service on their Ontario ID cards,” said MacLaren, who announced the idea for the bill in November.

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Snow days are a staple of childhood in Canada. The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) takes a number of factors into account before cancelling school buses and declaring a snow day.

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It all starts the night before a bout of bad weather, Kyriaco said. She and her team of staff keep an eye on weather reports at all times to be sure they’re prepared to get up at 4 a.m. the next day and begin the work that proceeds any snow-day call.

“We can make a better educated decision than we ever could before.”

VICKY KYRIACO GENERAL MANAGER OF THE OTTAWA STUDENT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Starting before the sun even comes up on snowy days, Kyriaco said staff begin to check weather reports from various sources (such as Environment Canada), gather data on how much snow or freezing rain is expected, the amount expected per hour, expected gust speeds, air temperature,

road temperature and timelines for when the weather is expected to clear. These are just a few of the metrics OSTA staff review on wintery mornings.

“We also check the radars,” she said. “We want to know where the weather is coming from and where is it going?”

From there, staff check in with the city to inquire about snow clearing.

“We want to know what’s happening from their end,” Kyriaco said. “Do they think they’ll be able to keep up with the snow or is it going to accumulate on the roads?”

Finally, staff contact other nearby school boards, such as the Upper Canada District School Board in the Ottawa Valley, to see what they think.

Ultimately, Kyriaco makes the final call to either run the buses or cancel them. She does this by 5:30 a.m. at the latest, based on the reports she and her team have gathered.

“If it’s a snow day, then we begin the communications cycle,” Kyriaco said.

OSTA informs all of its media contacts, including radio stations, and sends out messages on its social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter.

OSTA also sends out an email to its 30,000 subscribers, informing them of the bus cancellations.

By 6 a.m., all parents should be informed of the decision and able to make arrangements. Kyriaco notes that even if buses are cancelled, the schools usually remain open.

While there are no set metrics – such as a certain amount of expected snowfall or a temperature threshold – that OSTA uses when calling snow days, Kyriaco said they are able to make better judgements now than ever before.

With the wealth of information available in regards to weather forecasting, it is easier for staff to gauge the situation as it will unfold

throughout the day.

“We can make a better educated decision than we ever could before,” Kyriaco said.

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however. For instance, freezing rain is more difficult for road crews to keep up with, and Kyriaco said OSTA is more likely to call a snow day during freezing rain than after a snowfall.

“I want to make sure our students are safe,” she said.

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The response from the community following a Dunrobin fire that displaced a family of four and destroyed all their belongings has been nothing short of a Christmas miracle.

The Joshi family, Lakshmi, her husband Vineet and their twin nine-year-old boys, escaped their home before a Dec. 16 fire burned it to the ground.

“It was just a pile on the ground,” said Rasna Arora, a close family friend of the Joshis.

Arora organized a GoFundMe page to raise funds to help the family get back on their feet and celebrate the holidays. With a goal of $5,000, more than $4,000 had been raised by Dec. 23.

“People have just been so generous, even at this time when everybody’s tight, it’s just overwhelming,” said Arora, who is acting as the family’s spokesperson.

The family prefers not to publicly talk about their experience at the moment.

“It’s too overwhelming right now,” Arora said. “They are still in shock obviously but they are being really, really brave.”

She added, “They are very touched by the generosity of people and (their) willingness to help them in this very difficult time.”

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Vineet and Lakshmi Joshi, along with their twin nine-yearold sons, lost their home on Hedley Way in Dunrobin just over a week before Christmas. The response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive.

Dunrobin in 2015. They moved in in February 2016 and began settling in.

“They wanted a home where their kids could bring their friends,” said Arora.

When the fire claimed the house and all their belongings just over a week before Christmas, “It just feels more devastating,” said Arora.

The fire started in the furnace around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. The family called 911 when they noticed smoke coming from the furnace and then vacated the house to wait for the firefighters.

Arora and her family drove from their Greely home when they got the message to be with

their friends and watched as the fire burned.

Firefighters battled the blaze for hours. By 3:30 p.m. the house was gone, said Arora.

The fact that the fire happened in the early morning hours when people are often deeply asleep, “It’s really a Christmas miracle that they got out alive,” said Arora.

“In the end this is what matters – things are just things. We are just so happy they got out alive.”

Generosity has come pouring forth. People have donated cash and clothes, backpacks and other necessities to help the Joshis.

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The Huntmar police station hosted a clothing drive, the children’s classmates each brought in a gift for the boys and their Kanata school raised funds, and even complete strangers have reached out to help.

“In that way, this Christmas has just been probably the most amazing because you get to see what people are doing for people in need. So many don’t even know us or them and they’re just being so wonderful,” said Arora. “Someone drove all the way from Kingston and dropped off a bag of clothes in an almost new suitcase, which is helpful because they’re living out of a bag right

now.”

The Joshis have been staying with friends, moving between their houses over the holidays.

“I think that’s helping a lot; talking about it and knowing that we’re all here and we’re in this together. They are not alone at all,” said Arora.

The group is tight-knit, she said, as many don’t have family in the area. They all spend Christmases together, vacation together, and have sleepovers and cottage trips.

“They’ve been there when we adopted our son. They were there for our other friend whose son is going through cancer treatments. We’ve gone through a lot together,” said Arora. “Friends are the family you choose and we’re together

through thick and thin. Right now it’s thin ice but we’re together. They’re going to get through it, I know it.”

Arora has been writing personal notes to everyone who has reached out to help the family, and is approaching local businesses for donations of gift cards for things such as groceries.

“Asking for things is very awkward,” said Arora, adding, “You never know – what you throw out into the world and what comes back, you never know.”

The GoFundMe fundraiser will continue in the new year.

To donate to the family, visit gofundme.com/joshi-familyfire-relief-fund or email Arora at channiRarora@gmail.com.

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Gone Home ahead of us, in hospital Carleton Place on Monday, December 19, 2016, at the age of 72 years.

Till we meet again, always loved by wife Barb (nee Scott) of 53 years. Loved father of the late Steven George, David Mark and Tonia Marie. Dear grandfather of Quinn Anthony Lee Saunders-Quartermain. Loved brother of Heather and the late Cecil. Dear brother-inlaw of Bruce (June), Breen and Edison (Pam).

Remembered by his nephews. Loved son of the late George and Jessie Saunders.

Friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service in the Chapel of the Alan R Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Ave. Carleton Place on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 12 noon, with a reception to follow.

Spring inurnment at St. James Anglican Cemetery. www.barkerfh.com

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Suddenly at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, on Thursday December 22, 2016 at the age of 53.

Predeceased by his wife Gill. Loving father of Jenni, Amy and Darren. Cherished son of Dorothy. Predeceased by his father Ron. Dear brother of Jamie (Louisa).

Friends supported the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Wednesday December 28, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Service was Thursday in the Chapel at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fallowfield.

A reception took place in the upper hall of the Carleton Place Arena at 3:00 p.m. Musicians were invited to bring their instruments.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Ron McMunn Heart Jam would be appreciated by the family.

Jeff will be missed by his family, friends and many fans. www.barkerfh.com

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Church Services The Anglican Parish of March St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata Sunday Service 9:00 am & 10:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am

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HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community 1489 Shea Road, (corner of Abbott) Stittsville, Ontario K2S 0G8

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St. Paul's Anglican Church 8:00 am - Said 9:15 am - Choral Music, Sunday School & Nursery 11:00 am - Praise Music, Sunday School & Nursery 20 YOUNG ROAD KANATA • 613-836-1001 www.stpaulshk.org

Sunday Services at 9:15 and 10:45 AM.

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Sunday Worship 10:30 am

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Glen Cairn flood fixes a ‘huge 2016 highlight’: councillor

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

There were plenty of highlights in south Kanata throughout 2016.

For Kanata South Coun.

Allan Hubley, finishing flood mitigation work in Glen Cairn earlier than scheduled topped the list.

“With the memories still fresh for families impacted, finishing the flood mitigation work on budget and ahead of schedule was a huge 2016 highlight,” he said.

Hubley, along with Mayor Jim Watson and community members, announced at the beginning of December that the flood mitigation system in Glen Cairn was finished after six years and $35 million of work.

Work on a pond was scheduled to finish in spring 2017 but the project wrapped up about six months ahead

of schedule.

The Glen Cairn community experienced its first major flood in 2002, when 225 homes were flooded. Then In 2009, more than 1,200 west end homes experienced flooding, about 800 of those in Glen Cairn.

Now many homeowners have written to the councillor to tell him they’ve been able to qualify for water damage insurance for the first time in years, he said, adding it also helps to raise the property values in the community.

A second super-size ice rink was installed at Meadowbreeze Park last year (the first is located at Kristina Kiss Park on Cope Drive).

Both rinks received the official go-ahead for new names this year to honour two long-time Ottawa Senators players.

“Along with the Chris

Phillips Rink on Cope, we also added a second super rink at Meadowbreeze in Monahan Landing officially called the Chris Neil Rink,” said Hubley.

New LED lighting is also being installed at parks throughout south Kanata, “part of the future of parks everywhere,” said the councillor.

New jobs, businesses and building bigger events were also high on Hubley’s highlight list.

“This year we welcomed more new businesses that will bring more jobs and services to our community,” said Hubley. “Growing local events like Ribfest, Canada Day, our Seniors Social, Women’s Day and the wagon rides are all memorable to me because of how much residents enjoy them.”

See INFRASTRUCTURE, page 33

From all of us at Symphony Senior Living Kanata, may the magic of the season bring cherished memories for years to come.

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Infrastructure continues to be priority for councillor in 2017 Continued from page 32

CHALLENGES

The past 12 months weren’t without their challenges. The biggest difficulty was addressing the 2015 $40-million deficit, said Hubley. He was named to the city’s budget review committee with the mayor and city manager Steve Kanellakos.

“We brought in measures that have transformed the city were able to report a surplus this year,” said Hubley.

Measures included a hiring freeze at the executive level.

“We have prepared the city for the years ahead as a leaner more responsive orga-

nization.”

Traffic continues to be a concern in south Kanata and elsewhere in the city, said Hubley.

In 2016, south Kanata saw numerous traffic calming measures put in place, such as pedestrian crossings, flex stakes and pavement speed markings.

“Kanata south continues to lead the way with pilot projects to address the issue with several now being deployed across the city,” he said.

LOOKING AHEAD

The next 12 months will continue to see improvements to the ward, including

the addition of special features to local parks.

“The trail system from Hope Side Road to the Kanata Recreation Complex will be completed and connections to Stittsville will begin, making it the largest in the city,” said Hubley, adding there are “more exciting businesses scheduled to open in 2017 and 2018.”

Hubley said his priorities for 2017 include continuing to ensure necessary infrastructure is in place, “such as sewers, drinking water, reliable power, safe roads and emergency services,” he said.

“LRT will become more a reality for our city and the planning of the transition will become more focused.”

Notice of Public Meeting

Kanata South Coun.

Allan Hubley says his ward has seen plenty of positives over the past 12 months, including the completion of flood mitigation work in Glen Cairn. Looking at 2017, south Kanata will continue to see improvements.

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Baseline/Woodroffe Stormwater Management Pond Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and Functional Design January 9, 2017 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Presentation at 7 p.m.

Ben Franklin Place 101 Centrepointe Drive The City of Ottawa has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for a proposed storm water management pond at the northeast corner of Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue. A storm water management pond was initially recommended in the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Storm water Management Retrofit Study (2011) and underwent further assessment in the Feasibility Study for a Surface Storm water Management Facility at Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue (2015). The proposed pond will provide water quality treatment and flow control for runoff from some 435 hectares that currently drain uncontrolled to Pinecrest Creek.

The study process is following the requirements of a Schedule B project under the Municipal Class and will identify a preferred alternative and functional design for the proposed pond.

At the meeting, a presentation will be provided covering the background to the project, existing conditions on the site, pond alternatives, and the preliminary preferred alternative.

City staff and the study team will be on hand to answer questions and receive comments.

More information about the project can be viewed at: Ottawa.ca/baselinewoodroffepond If you wish to have your name added to the mailing list or, have further questions, please contact:

Darlene Conway, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager / Asset Management

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Tech park tops high points in north Kanata

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High points in north Kanata in 2016 include new businesses and jobs, a completed expansion study along March Road, and welcoming Syrian refugees to the ward, says Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson.

The past 12 months in north Kanata have been filled with positives for the community, says the local councillor.

“Highlights were what is happening in the tech park – particularly with autonomous vehicles – and new builds like Cabela’s, Marriott, (and) the Brick that are providing new opportunities to residents,” said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson.

“Completing the expansion study along March Road and its community design plan was another big item.”

Other high points for the councillor included welcoming the first Syrian refugee family to Beaverbrook on

KNL LANDS – I’ve been informed that KNL will begin to remove trees on January 3rd from a large tract of their lands under permits from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry under the Endangered Species Act and a Tree Clearing Permit from the City of Ottawa.

They are required to install turtle fences throughout the area and to create new turtle habitat for Blandings turtles

by March 17th. Shirley’s Brook south of the railway line is to be realigned to a location along the railway track by April. Once additional permits are issued a watermain will be constructed from Keyrock to Terry Fox along the future alignment of the Goulbourn Forced Road (GFR).

Phase 9, north of the Beaver Pond is not involved in the above work. Trees were removed there 4 years ago. Construction of infrastructure (water, sewer roads etc) is expected to start this winter in that area with homes constructed once the infrastructure is in place.

Construction is to access these lands from the GFR and not to use Walden Drive. Extensive blasting will occur during all phases of construction.

FIRST TOWN HALL OF 2017 - Monday January 16, 7 pm, Owen Prince Room, Kanata Seniors Centre at the Mlacak Centre 2500 Campeau - Find out what’s happening with the KNL lands and see plans for a new shopping plaza at Terry Fox and Innovation. Updates on other developments underway or planned will be given as well information on 2017 activities, including a Chinese New Year celebration in Kanata on February 5th, Family Day events and my International Women’s Day event. A detailed agenda can be viewed on my website.

2017 Volunteer Challenge - Volunteer Ottawa, Volunteer Canada and a number of Volunteer Centers across Canada have launched the Canada 150 Volunteer Challenge . This is a nation-wide campaign to encourage every Canadian to give 150 hours of volunteer time to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary. Register by going to www.volunteer150for150.ca and create your profile.

As you log in your time you will find how great it is to volunteer. This is a great way to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary while making a difference in your community.

Autonomous Vehicle – Prime Minister Trudeau announced the creation of Blackberry’s Centre of Excellence in Autonomous vehicles at the QNX building in Kanata North last month. QNX has also received a permit from the province to test those vehicles here. Hundreds of new jobs will be created at the Centre of Excellence.

Blackberry is seeking new partnerships with firms and centres of higher education at the centre. I continue to work for a provincial centre for autonomous vehicle software as well, as that would serve start ups and the many other companies in Kanata who work in areas that complement and support autonomous vehicles. We have entered a new wave of technology that will change much in the future.

Upcoming Events Jan 11 - 8 am, Official Opening Innovation Park & Ride Jan 16 – 7:00 pm, Kanata North Town Hall meeting, Mlacak Centre.

Jan 19 – 8am – 1pm, Brookstreet Hotel, Autonomous Vehicle Summit 2017

Contact me at 613-580-2474, email Marianne.Wilkinson@ottawa.ca Follow me on Twitter @KanataNorth to keep up to date on community matters.

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“The Al Talli family, a mother and three sons, spoke no English and winter was quite a surprise,” said Wilkinson.

A dinner was hosted for the family nine days after they arrived, serving as a welcome to the Al Tallis and as a way for the Kanata Muslim Association to thank the Parish of March for helping raise funds for the family’s sponsorship.

“They soon settled in and quickly learned English,” said Wilkinson.

“Our long standing reputation of welcoming newcomers to Canada makes me proud to be a Canadian.”

The beginning of a four-year mosquito reduction program got underway in 2016 and the approval of the city’s 2017 budget had a number of highlights for the area.

“Items in the budget include funding for (the Kanata light rail) environmental assessment, a multi-use pathway along Campeau near the Earl of March (secondary school) and improvements to the cycling network,” said Wilkinson.

A report was released in July, the result of a cycling blitz that saw a handful of cyclists bike to the Kanata North Business Park from four directions. The results found that March Road and a narrow train bridge along Carling Avenue pose dangers to commuting cyclists in Kanata and called on the city to improve cycling infrastructure in the west end.

Building the missing links will make travel by bicycle safer, said Wilkinson.

TREES, TRANSIT, TRAFFIC

With all the good news, there were challenges in 2016 that will continue in the new year.

The Kanata Lakes North Development Group, which is building a residential development in the South March Highlands, received a permit in late in 2016 from the Ministry of Natural Resources, allowing them to remove trees from about 75 to 100 hectares of land. The city also granted permission to cut.

Challenges will include “major tree cutting, blasting and construction,” said Wilkinson.

Traffic and public transit in the ward continue to prove a challenge.

“It has been hard to get good bus service in both the residential and business area,” said Wilkinson.

“Working with OC Transpo, we have been able to make improvements, particularly for the business park, but there’s still a way to go.”

Goulbourn Forced Road will be closed temporarily for drainage and construction work, likely in early- to mid-2017.

And with business and residential expansion continuing in the ward, people can expect to see more traffic on the roads, said Wilkinson.

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ralsociety.ca or phone 613- munity volunteers host a nutritional lunch, entertain592-1991. ment, and/or educational program for seniors and adults with physical disabiliJan. 10 ties living in our community The Probus club of Western – a great way to socialize, Ottawa meets on the second learn and have some fun at Tuesday of each month, at the same time. Wednesdays 10 a.m. at 33 Leacock Dr., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at for coffee followed by a guest the Kanata Seniors’ Centre. speaker. Visitors are wel- Please register at least seven come. Barry Kirk, executive days in advance at 613-591director of CAVCOE will 3686, ext. 320. Transportaspeak on Automated Vehi- tion can be arranged upon cles. The Probus club is for request. Club cost: $8. Jan. 4: retired and semi-retired men Welcome Back Chat, Jan. 11: and women who appreci- Bingo, Jan. 18: Aged in Harate and value opportunities mony, Jan. 25: Retirement Jan. 9 to meet others with similar The Kanata Choral Society levels of interest. For further Living with Margaret Denis, will have an open rehearsal information call Pat Thomp- Chartwell Kanata. for their Fun with Music son at (613) 591-1390. concert on Feb. 25. All interested singers are welcome Jan. 12 to attend at St. Paul’s AngliAre you nervous about can Church, 20 Young Rd. at Jan. 11, 18 and 25 speaking in front of a group?

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Learn how to more effectively tell the story of your travels through pictures with the How to Take Better Vacation Photos workshop from 6:308:30 p.m. at the Beaverbrook library branch. Also learn how to use light, foreground, people and framing to not only create a better picture but to enhance the sensation of “being there” when viewed by others. Presented

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Wednesdays Kanata Sunrise Rotary Club now meets at Cafe Luna at 329 March Rd, every second Through January The Kanata Civic Art Gal- Wednesday at 7 am. Next lery exhibition Memory meetings Sept. 14.

Lane has amazing one-ofa-kind pieces that would be The Kanata Chess Club the perfect gift this holiday meets every Wednesday at 7 season. Call 613-580-2424, p.m. at the Hazeldean Mall ext. 33341 or visit www. food court. Players of all kanatagallery.ca for more ages and playing abilities are information. We are located welcome. Contact Dave Anin the Mlacak Centre, 2500 derson at 613-836-6869.

Campeau Dr. West End Toastmasters meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. at the Kanata SeThrough March 10 The Ottawa West Arts Asso- niors Centre, 2500 Campeau ciation presents Scenes from Dr. For more information the Ottawa Valley at the visit wetm.toastmasterGoulbourn Recreation Com- sclubs.org. plex 1500 Shea Rd. Open seven days a week 7 am - 9 pm.

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Homebuilder Minto needs to construct a stormwater pond near its Arcadia community before the city can build a bridge to link Campeau Drive between Didsbury Road and Country Glen Way. Once the drainage pond is complete, likely towards the end of 2017, work will begin on connecting the two ends of Campeau.

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area for those in and around the Kanata Centrum is also in the works, which business owners will have to vote on. “Hopefully the support will be there with the businesses to get it operational by spring and start activities to support their operations,� said Wilkinson.

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Cheryl Hammond, director of advertising for the Ottawa region of Metroland Media, joined forces with editor-in-chief Ryland Coyne and managing editor Theresa Fritz to create a calendar as a special 2017 memento.

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According to Coyne, the front photo of the the Château Laurier was chosen for a number of reasons.

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