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Some residents in the Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant area aren’t pleased with the changes to OC Transpo’s bus service. With the opening of the Innovation Station park-and-ride, the elimination of routes 60 and 93 and the addition of routes 63 and 64, many bus riders say their commute times have increased. “It’s very frustrating that we’re adding time to our day. Our day is long enough as it is,” said Jen Clark, who lives in Briarbrook and commutes downtown to her workplace during the week. “I don’t like to complain but you’re adding almost two hours to your commute when you didn’t have to before.” Before the changes, Clark had four bus stops and two routes to choose from near her house, which is off Shirley’s Brook Drive. Now, her only option from home is to take route 63, which then adds
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Riders weigh in I left the house at 7:35 a.m. to ensure I was on time for (the) bus. Bus arrived three minutes late – better a bit late than early or not at all. It took (the) bus approximately 25 minutes to get to Eagleson parkand-ride. We arrived at Slater/Kent around 8:50 a.m. I arrived at my office one block away at 8:55 a.m. Door-to-door (it took) one hour and 25 minutes, including walking and wait times. This is why traffic is so bad in Ottawa. Why take the bus when you can commute door-todoor in 35 to 45 minutes?
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Using the Innovation park-andride doesn’t make much sense to Clark, she said. “If I drive to Innovation my only option is the 63, which I can get at the house, or the 64,” she said. Driving the extra kilometres to Eagleson Station gives her access to more buses going downtown in the morning and back to Kanata in the evening. A Facebook group for the community has numerous posts and comments about residents’ frustrations with the new service. Among the complaints: longer commute times, inaccurate information from OC Transpo’s route planner app and buses that arrive early or late. “The changes were promoted as faster and better but it’s not for Briarbrook people,” said Clark. Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said she’s fielded about 100 complaints from residents and she met with OC Transpo staff on
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Passengers and Mayor Jim Watson board a bus at the Innovation parkand-ride on Jan. 11. Thursday to discuss the issues. “Review of these comments and data will inform whether modifications to the routes can be made to
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The drivers continually are confused and getting lost. The poor drivers aren’t sure how to enter the (Innovation) park-and-ride so each time it becomes a “magical mystery tour.” The website redesign makes it much more difficult for users to navigate and to find the information they need. I can live with a five-minute increase in time, but the additional time increases by stopping at local bus stops off Scott Street is irritating. Cliff Wardle
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and was able to get to work in under an hour. Now the 63 takes more time to get to Bayshore and I miss my connection (by only a minute or so) so my trip can take up to 1.5 hours. Coming home is not as bad but still takes me longer than before. The solution may be to change the schedules slightly or add more buses. Douglas Oneschuk
I also am completely confused by the new 63 schedule. I got to my stop five minutes early today (before 6:40 a.m.) and still missed the bus that wasn’t supposed to get there until 6:47 a.m. Had to wait in the rain for the next one just after 7 a.m. and was a few minutes late for work. I haven’t been able to catch this bus all week! It’s always early, or just doesn’t show! Sara O’Dacre Lauer
The thing to remember here is that we no longer have an express route to Morgan’s Grant. The 63/64 are standard routes. They extend them during rush hour, and add runs so they are more frequent, but the express route that skips a lot of stops along the way no longer exists for us. If you want that you need to drive to Eagleson, which is what I do most days. Alex Anderson
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Bus GPS data are being checked to address timing complaints, Wilkinson said, and staff are looking at having routes 63 and 64 avoid morning stops to pick up passengers on the Transitway between Lincoln Fields and Tunney’s Pasture to speed up commute times. Buses would continue to pick up passengers on the Transitway heading into Kanata. OC Transpo will rename buses that end at the north Kanata park-and-ride (and don’t continue service into Briarbrook or Morgan’s Grant) to the 63 or 64 Innovation. Buses that continue through the neighbourhoods will be named 64 Morgan’s Grant and 63 Briarbrook. “It’s a simple thing, so people know,” said Wilkinson. “Some of the routes coming back to Kanata effectively end at the park-and-ride and if
you think you’re going to your house, you’re not.” Riders with complaints or comments are encouraged to contact OC Transpo directly by calling 613-741-4390, emailing ocserve@octranspo.com, visiting octranspo.com, or sending a message on Twitter or Facebook. NOT EVERYONE UNHAPPY
The first phase of OC Transpo’s Innovation Station park-and-ride was officially opened with a brief ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 11. The event was attended by Wilkinson, Mayor Jim Watson, Scrimgeour and other councillors and city officials. Located at 5025 Innovation Dr., a number of riders said they were happy to have another station closer to home where they could easily find a parking space and catch their buses.
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Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, Mayor Jim Watson, and other councillors and city officials cut a ribbon to officially open the Innovation Station park-and-ride on Jan. 11. The new lot has 254 parking spots. “I don’t like to battle rushhour traffic downtown,” said Shannon Cassidy, a north Kanata resident who often used the Terry Fox station to avoid parking issues at the Eagleson Road park-and-ride. “Unless you get to Eagleson by 7:30, there are no spots left,” she said. The Eagleson Road park-
and-ride fills up quickly on weekday mornings. Many commuters have received parking tickets for parking in nondesignated spaces. Innovation is meant to relieve some of the issues, giving people driving in from West Carleton and north Kanata an alternative. See FUTURE, page 4
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Innovation Station, served by routes 63, 64, 165 and 166, has 246 regular parking spaces and eight accessible parking spots. About 30 cars were counted in the park-and-ride lot during the first week of January, and 80 vehicles were us-
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to protect wildlife during construction, particularly when large areas of natural habitat was being developed. Now, the City is saying that the site is too large to undertake these measures and that there are still large areas being retained, so that KNL (Kanata Lakes North Development Group) hasn’t installed nesting boxes or temporary food sources. You cannot eliminate over 200 acres of natural habitat during the winter months and expect wildlife will simply move on and find alternate nesting sites and food sources. And, why would the existing wildlife in these few remaining natural areas give up the resources they need to survive for wildlife forced into their territory? The city and developers can put whatever spin they wish on this project but the public will continue to see it as a callous and shameful act. Donna DuBreuil Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre
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tively employ stereotypes and fear of “the other.” Humans, by our nature, are wary of anything different from ourselves. Adjust the message to fit simply and comfortably with what’s in our own heads and you can be the next … well, the next president of the United States. Little could Lippmann have predicted the ideal platform upon which someone like Trump could manipulate the public mind. Social media has narrowed the scope of our access to information that falls outside of our comfort zones. We prefer, seek out and find more trustworthy messages and information from our friends than
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o one plans to be a victim of crime. No one plans to lose a loved one to crime. So it’s very good news that this city is served by the people at Ottawa Victim Services. The staff works behind the scenes when people need help, including counselling, advocacy, referrals and even help with funeral arrangements after a sudden death. When a tragedy occurs, help is dispatched. Staff follow through, even providing drives to court for victims of crime to provide evidence. They stand beside people who are experiencing some of the worst days of their lives. Victims of horrible crimes – assualt, robbery, sexual assault – are helped through the justice system to ensure the experience of facing the accused is no more difficult than absolutely necessary. If you’ve never heard of Ottawa Victim Services, clearly you can count yourself
lucky. The people working there rely on provincial funds to do their good work. When funding cuts resulted in job losses over the past two years, Ottawa Victim Services was savvy enough to team up with our police department. The combined operation has been helping a growing number of people year over year. The numbers are just numbers, but each represents an individual victim. Through no fault of their own, they have been hurt, or have lost a loved one. Yet some cases fall through the cracks. Resources are limited. Past funding cuts should be reconsidered at Queen’s Park. Reversing those cuts and even expanding the organization’s ability to help those in need is a much better idea. Ottawa Victim Services deserves more funding from the province. It’s hard to imagine money better spent.
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he world's great cities don't really care what the world thinks of them. Paris, New York - you can like them or not, as far as the people who live there are concerned. They're not going to bend over backwards to make you like them. You do or you don't. It's all the same to them. Then there's Ottawa. Do we care what outsiders think about us? Do Canada geese poop on golf courses? It was all too apparent when the New York Times ran a travel piece about our city, part of a regular feature in which a Times writer spends 36 hours in a city. As it happened, Ottawa got a rave review, the writer accurately pointing out some of the more interesting views and tastes in the city. So that was enjoyable. What was less enjoyable was the narcissistic manner with which the article was
Coma City? Not any more (if ever). Best thing about Ottawa is the train to Montreal? Hey, not now! There was even discussion of a Funny Town previous Times piece (two years ago on Jan. 18, not that we really pay that much attention) in which the writer didn't get things exactly received. Media outlet after media right. outlet ran big features on it. The So euphoric was the mood, so New York Times likes us! The lifted were we by the out-of-town writer himself was chased down and praise, that Ottawans almost forgot interviewed, perhaps to see if we to complain about what was omitcould squeeze just a few more comted. Hey, what about the hockey plimentary remarks out of him. team, what about Westboro, what Commentary was all over the about Rockcliffe, what about the airwaves and print media. Has our Experimental Farm? little city grown up? Isn't it swell to What about the little place you be noticed? like where the grilled cheese sandAll of the previous slights to our wich comes with a sprig of parsley reputation were dredged up again, on it? and dismissed in light of the new There was almost none of that, evidence produced by a foreign just a nice warm bask in the praise publication. of an expert - which, as we all
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know, is defined as someone from out of town. Well, enough. If this is a mature city, which it often seems to be, it doesn't need to concern itself about what out-of-towners think, no matter how distinguished. If this is a mature city, it just goes about its business, concentrating instead on how to make life better for the people who spend more than 36 hours at a time here. That means schools, roads, buses, walkable neighbourhoods, rinks, hospitals - all of the things that don't make themselves obvious to the visiting expert. If those are good, and they mostly are, we can take pride in that, without actually having to brag about it. Ottawa is not the only city to be overly conscious of how the world sees it. Vancouver preens a bit and Toronto is obsessed with being compared favourably with New York. editoriAl: MAnAging editor: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com news editor: Nevil Hunt, nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 reporter/pHotogrApHer: Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com - 613-221-6239 politicAl reporter: Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com, 613-221-6220 tHe deAdline for displAy Advertising is MondAy 5pM
We should all get over it. Canadian cities have nothing to apologize for, except, at times to the people who live in them. Those are the ones we should be trying to impress.
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Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, says the appointment of Karina Gould, a newly-minted MP from Burlington, Ont., could spell disaster for electoral reform. The cabinet shakeup on Jan. 10 moved Gould, a 29-year-old, to the position of democratic intuitions. “She’s very accomplished, but she’s 29 and was only elected a year ago,” Conacher said, adding he thinks the move is a signal that the Prime Minister’s Office wants more control over the file. The Liberals promised election reform within 18 months of forming the government — there’s only four months to go. Gould takes over from the beleaguered Maryam Monsef, who has taken heat over the mydemocracy.ca project. Conacher, a former visiting political science professor at the University of Ottawa, said the results of the survey aren’t representative of the Canadian population. He believes the government should be using working groups across the country who would study the issue and report back on what they think would be the best choice. It’s a model used in Sweden and is highly effective, he said. According to Conacher, if the Liberals don’t come through on electoral reform, they’ll lose votes to the NDP. He added voters who traditionally would have voted NDP voted Liberal to oust the Conservatives. GETTING READY FOR TRUMP
John Higginbotham, a professor at Carleton University and former assistant deputy minister, said he sees the changes as a direct response to the election results south of the border. “It’s getting ready for some of the more protectionist policies that may come into place,” he said. Chrystia Freeland, a former economics journalist, is taking over the mantle of Foreign Affairs Minister from Stéphane Dion. Higginbotham said Dion focused on peacemaking and peacekeeping, which are good causes, but for now the government needs to focus on bilateral trade. “We have to change our direction substantially,” Higginbotham said. Higginbotham added that while he doesn’t think Trump will be able to unilaterally dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement, he does think
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City Councillor, Kanata north CHANGES IN BUS ROUTES & THE NEW INNOVATION STATION PARK & RIDE – I met with officials from OC Transpo last week and brought forward concerns I have received in the office with regards to changes to bus routes 63 & 64. I have posted a report of that meeting on the BMGCA & Kanata Moms facebook pages and my website. Additional information will be posted as received. Anyone continuing to have a problem should notify OC Transpo (and copy me) and I will do what I can to improve reliability and make improvements. The new Innovation Park and Ride itself is working well.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at Mauril Bélanger’s funeral, shuffled his cabinet on Jan. 10. he could do damage by tariffs on soft wood and other Canadian exports. He said the government’s been trying to diversify trade by making deals with Europe and China, but there’s been little progress since the first Trudeau was in office. “They’re our direct neighbours,” he said. ANOTHER ROOKIE
Ahmed Hussen, a rookie Toronto MP, will take over the immigration portfolio vacated by John McCallum. McCallum will be Canada’s new ambassador to China. The shuffle restores the gender balance in the cabinet that was upset when Hunter Tootoo resigned.
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Starting in May, upwards of two dozen Algonquin College personal support worker students will get the chance to take their learning to a whole new level. A memorandum of understanding signed Jan. 13 will allow the school to create a third session of personal support worker students who will spend the eight-month program learning in a new dedicated classroom at the not-for-profit Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre. The agreement, which establishes a program that is unique in eastern Ontario, “will unlock the potential of our already great relationship,” said Akos Hoffer, president and chief executive of the Perley Rideau. The health centre has long welcomed Algonquin co-op students in a variety of disciplines, such as personal support, massage therapy, nursing and practical nursing, food service and rehabilitation. Sheffield Glen resident Engel Caballero graduated from Algonquin’s personal support worker program last October and was hired in November by the Perley Rideau, where she did two internships. She is excited that future students who follow in her path will benefit from on-thejob experience for the entire length of their program. Erin McCracken/Metroland Since her first day on the job, Caballero Akos Hoffer, president and chief executive of the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health said she has been mentored by many experi- Centre, stands in a space being eyed to host a classroom for students in Algonquin enced Perley Rideau staff members. College’s personal support worker program. He signed an agreement with Algon“I love working here because of the staff,” quin president Cheryl Jensen on Jan. 13, paving the way for the new partnership. she said. “They are very welcoming.” Caballero hopes to one day share what she “Things are tight for everyone,” he said, sponse, including this partnership with Alhas learned through her education and her adding that costs are not going down and gonquin College,” said Hoffer, who signed the work experience with a future crop of students. wages will continue to go up, adding to the agreement with Cheryl Jensen, president of “I learned a lot when I was here doing my government’s funding challenges. Algonquin College. (co-op) consultation,” said Caballero, who The Perley Rideau is home to 450 long“By joining forces, our institutions are towas inspired by her grandparents to special- term residents, about 175 in independent gether shaping the next generation of frontize in caring for the elderly. apartments and about 75 people who utilize line health-care professionals,” Jensen said. She was one of more than 170 students the centre’s day and short-stay programs. “To have a facility here with the supervision who earned a total of 12,000 placement There are more than 200 people on the of qualified, talented people for our students hours at the Perley Rideau. waiting list for an apartment and another 500 and to have them build that relationship with But those numbers will likely soon get a to 600 for long-term care, and the demand is the residents, that’s the best kind of real-world boost as the health centre anticipates hosting expected to continue to grow. experience that we can give to our students.” 20 to 25 personal support worker students “Since the environment is changing and each year for the duration of their program. will present some challenges, we think we See AGREEMENT, page 12 “The idea is you do your studies here and should do some pretty unique things in reyou do your placement here,” Hoffer said, adding that more students will gain on-the-job experience in assisted living, long-term and memory care and with residents who live in independent apartments but require some • Professional Plumbers. 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Cap-and-trade boondoggle! I hope everyone had a calm and restful Christmas and happy new year, because it looks like 2017 is off to a rough start. The Government’s cap-and-trade tax went into effect on the 1st of January. The tax is basically a scheme to make everyone pay for carbon dioxide emissions. Fuel prices have already gone up. Gas at most pumps was up to $1.16 a litre. The cost of heating your home is going up by about $7 a month, and this is on top of the already ridiculously high cost of hydro. The cost of everything else is going up too. Almost all products in Canada are shipped to a store or to your doorstep by trucks. So if the cost of gas goes up, the cost of shipping does too. Business have to pass those costs on to their customers. This is why the Auditor-General of Ontario estimated that over the next two years households will pay almost $300 more indirect costs everything. These higher costs are going to hurt the poor most, and enrich the government by about $2 billion a year. The cap-and-trade tax is not going to be offset by reductions in any of our other taxes. So as we all get poorer, the government will get richer. The next election just can’t come soon enough!
Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: Jack.MacLarenCo@pc.ola.org www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, January 19, 2017 11
Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton
Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton Summer Leadership Program
This summer, young Canadians from across the country will have an opportunity to be part of the government team committed to strengthening the middle class, building a sustainable economy and working in an open, collaborative government. The Prime Minister believes that leadership means listening to the ideas of Canadians across the country - and that’s where students come in. Participants of the Summer Leadership Program will be fulltime, paid employees and part of one of the best teams in Canada. Whether it’s collaborating with community leaders and experts, or ensuring that all Canadians feel engaged as a valued part of the process, students will get to be involved in the hard work of what comes next - all while gaining valuable work experience and learning new skill sets. The government believes in fresh, innovative ideas, and we are looking forward to see what you can bring to the table. Registration starts soon, visit our website for the latest information.
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The Canada’s Volunteer Awards recognizes the enormous contributions that volunteers, not-for-profit organizations and businesses across the country make to help people and their communities. The Awards are about people working in partnerships to find new solutions in their communities to strengthen our country. The goal of the awards is to inspire Canadians from all walks of life to find new ways of making a difference in their communities. The nomination deadline is February 3, 2017. Visit https://goo.gl/sTEHd4 to find out more.
Agreement to enhance job experience for personal support worker students Continued from page 11
The classroom, which will likely be located in a dining room that will soon be renovated, will be funded with tuition revenue and dollars raised by the foundations of both the college and the health centre. The price tag for the classroom renovation and the program’s operation are not yet known. The new space means Algonquin can add a third cohort of students to its personal support worker program each spring. The college has room for 90 students in its fall on-campus program and 60 in the winter session, said Barbara Foulds, dean of the college’s faculty of health, public safety and community studies. The new program with the Perley Rideau is modelled on a similar agreement among the University of Waterloo, Conestoga College and a long-term care facility in Kitchener, Ont. There may be opportunity for the Perley Rideau and Algonquin to expand the concept to other disciplines, though it’s too soon to know. “This is going to be a learning experience for both of us for this first iteration of the program,” Foulds said.
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Each year, community organizations and volunteers help over half a million Canadians file their income tax and benefit returns through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Clinic. This year, in collaboration with Canada Revenue Agency, and with the help of volunteers, our Constituency Office will be hosting a free tax preparation clinic, to prepare tax returns for eligible taxpayers who have a modest income and simple tax situation. This may include low income families, seniors, students, and new Canadians. More details to come soon.
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Sheffield Glen resident Engel Caballero, an Algonquin College grad and new personal support worker at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, hopes to one day mentor Algonquin students who will soon begin learning her trade at a new classroom at the health centre. Dr. Corrine Motluk
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Each year, the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program helps employers create valuable summer job opportunities for fulltime students aged 15 to 30 years old. This year, applications are being accepted online from December 7, 2016 until January 20, 2017, with students starting their jobs as early as April 2017. I ask all local businesses who can take in students, to apply, and provide these students the opportunity to expose them to new skills, challenge their potential, experience personal growth, and help them set themselves up for future. For more information on CSJ, including the eligibility criteria and application guide, visit Canada.ca/Canada-summer-jobs, or call us at 613-992-1119.
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It is such an honour and privilege to serve as your Member of Parliament and I look forward to meeting and working with you all. Please feel free to contact our office at 613-592-3469 or by email at Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca. Please follow me on Facebook at karenmccrimmon.ca.
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Imagine you are a young woman with a desire for a professional career. But it‘s 1938 in rural Canada and the opportunities are underwhelming. Well, if you have guts, are quick-witted, compassionate, with a strong sense of humour, you can go to Normal School (teachers‘ college) and become a teacher. Then a job in a oneroom schoolhouse is yours, and yours alone. No principals, no guidance or grief counsellors, no child psychiatrists or social workers to help you along the way. You alone must cope with children who think it‘s hilarious to place bullets in the wood stove to make it explode, dead mice in the schoolmarm’s desk and tacks on her chair. You are responsible for educating Junior First (Grade 1), Senior First (Grade 2), Junior Second (Grade 3) and so on; all under one roof. The joys and challenges of teaching in such conditions are brought to life with great hu-
mour and poignancy in Leanna Brodie’s play “Schoolhouse“, Kanata Theatre’s third production of the main season. Here we are introduced to Miss Melita Linton, mistress of S.S.#1, Jericho School, as she deals with the brilliant and the disturbed, trying to redeem, rehabilitate or simply soothe the little souls who enter her class. And you just know it won’t be easy. As a fellow teacher laments: “They didn’t teach us to cope with the deaf or the poor or the backward, or the little genius who finishes all your readers in a year, or the child who lost half her family to the scarlet fever and doesn’t know why papa cries so much and why isn’t
mama coming back. You’re supposed to rely on, I don’t know, the strength of your Christian character?“ But succeed Miss Linton does. And we can all be there to cheer her on. Performances of School are February 7-11 and 14-18 with curtain at 8 p.m., in the Ron Maslin Playhouse, 1 Ron Maslin Way, just off Terry Fox Drive in Walter Baker Park. Tickets are $20. The playhouse is fully accessible and has a hearing assist system. Parking is abundant and free. For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact the box office at 613-831-4435 or buy tickets online at: www. kanatatheatre.com
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1,000-person open-air table to showcase Canadian cuisine BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The 2017 celebration will continue into August with a 1000-person open-air table on Wellington Street. The Ottawa 2017 Bureau announced on Jan. 11 that they will team up with restaurateur Stephen Beckta and chef Mike Moffatt of Beckta, Play and Gezellig restaurants, as well as Sheila Whyte of Thyme and Again Catering to stage a
four-course dinner on Aug. 27. The event will showcase Canada’s top chefs. Ten local chefs will partner with 10 chefs from across the country. The menu will be served at a 305-metre long table with the Sound and Light show as a backdrop. The event — dubbed Canada’s table — will be nonprofit, with proceeds going to local and national food security causes. This is part of a four-day series of
culinary events where celebrity chefs from across Canada will be featured in local restaurants. In addition, they will share their skills with local charity organizations and by offering culinary demonstrations on how to prepare low-cost, healthy family meals using fresh local products. A press release sent out by the Bureau said that tickets would be available in the coming weeks and the list of chefs would be available at that time.
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by the Ottawa Senators Foundation. “The first time Dan and I attended the Senators Soirée, we had a wonderful time getting to know the players and coaches off the ice. We’ve never missed a year since,” said Barbara Crook on behalf of her husband, Ferguslea Properties owner Dan Greenberg. “We are especially proud to sponsor this event and support the great work of the Ottawa Senators Foundation. Together, we are making a difference for local children and youth.” best yet
“The Ferguslea Senators Soiree is a celebration of our work in the community and this year has proved to be our best yet,” said Danielle Robinson, president and CEO, Ottawa Senators Foundation. “Thanks to the generosity of the Senators players and coaches, sponsors, table purchasers and guests, we
are able to have a real and lasting impact on the lives of children and youth across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. This support allows us to provide valuable funding that enables 1,000 kids to attend summer camp, 1,200 kids to play in the competitive Sens Sports and Leadership League, 500 kids to receive new skates, helmets and lessons on SENS RINKS across the region, and increased access to mental health education and treatment programs for youth.” One-of-a-kind experiential auction items were the theme of the evening, highlighted by a street hockey game featuring two members of the Ottawa Senators. Other items included a golf experience with Senators general manager Pierre Dorion, a private dinner party with two members of the Ottawa Senators and an entertainment package featuring a suite for four of the year’s biggest shows at Canadian Tire Centre.
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Keys to CHEO Dream Home turned over to Carleton Place resident 11 after he received a life-changing phone call revealing he’d won the CHEO Dream Home by erin.mccracken@metroland.com Minto, a three-storey fully furnished house in Even after Jack Watt toured his brand new Manotick, plus a long list of other prizes that typically only dreams are made of. dream home, the shock had still not worn off. “It’s starting to, but it’s really unbelievable,” said the longtime Carleton Place resident, whose See TOMORROW, page 17 phone rang non-stop from well-wishers on Jan. BY ERIN MCCRACKEN
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When he and his two daughters, his granddaughters and son-in-law were greeted outside his brand new digs by CHEO Foundation staff, seeing was believing – almost.
“I didn’t know whether to open the door or knock or what,” Watt said with a chuckle. “I didn’t know for sure it was my place.” He has been buying CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery tickets off and on for the bet-
ter part of a decade to support the regional children’s hospital. He’s also an avid supporter of prostate cancer fundraisers, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. As he toured his new home, his family suggested he hold sleepovers for all of his grandkids, given the size of the home at more than 372 square metres. “It was wow for sure,” Watt said of his new address after going from room to room, checking out the entertainment system, music room and climbing wall on the ground floor, a baby grand piano in the front foyer, and climbing a curved staircase to the top floor to see immaculately appointed bedrooms and a sprawling bathroom with a wall-to-wall shower. He received the life-changing telephone call when he was visiting his daughter in Middleville, Ont., located northwest of his hometown. “It was very overwhelming,” said Watt. “I was shaking.” Asked what his plans are now and how his life may be altered, he didn’t have a ready answer. “I’ve just got to take it all in,”
said Watt, who retired in September after a 44-year career with Hydro One, most recently as a regional line maintainer. And while he’s bought lottery tickets in the past, at most he’s won $20. That’s all changed with his $1.6-million prize, which, in addition to the house, includes
$100,000 in cash, a 2017 Infiniti car, house cleaning for a year and $5,000 in groceries. Still, as the grand-prize recipient, the avid outdoorsman doesn’t anticipate his life will change too much. “Tomorrow I’ll probably get up the same way I did this morning,” Watt said with a
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Bells Corners residents Basil Bielawski and his partner Angela Shelp, who are expecting their first baby in April, won $539,657.50 in CHEO’s 50/50 cash draw, as part of its 2016 Dream of a Lifetime Lottery. Bielawski, a mechanic who works at a west-end garage, and Shelp, a bookkeeper with a construction company near Findlay Creek, say their winnings will go a long way. Continued from page 17
This is a year of surprises for the Bells Corners couple who are expecting their first child in April. They have opted to leave their baby’s gender a surprise. Bielawski, a longtime mechanic who works at a west-end garage, said the couple’s bungalow is in need of renovations, and they will now be able to buy a pricier crib for their baby, address their mortgage and sock away some
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During Watt’s tour of the house, Keohane had his cellphone at the ready, waiting in case the second-place winner, Nepean resident Aaron Dinovitzer, returned his calls about the news. Dinovitzer’s prize is worth more than $163,000, and comes with $100,000 in cash, a 2017 Toyota Rav4, a $10,000 gift certificate for jewelry, a trip for two to the Dominican Republic and an Ottawa Senators season ticket package.
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While we think the answer to that question is a clear, “yes,” we must admit that there’s not a lot of rigorous scientific proof out there backing up that answer. There are however some real life stories where people have seen what are almost miraculous results from dietary changes. Just recently, we heard this one from an Ontario woman. She claims that her changed diet is the reason she is alive today. Here is her story, told in her own words. We also asked her a few specific questions, which she answered for us.
ing our business and was continuing to fly back and forth to Saskatchewan every other week. I wasn’t paying any attention to my health. There were times that I would have a sudden pain in my abdomen that I would just pass off as something bad that I ate. Then I experienced severe abdominal pain that would not go away. I visited the ER many times only to hear that my pain was just stress. Eventually they did a CT scan to find that I had a perforated colon. They first diagnosed it as diverticulitis, prescribing heavy-duty antibiotics to heal the perforation. After several weeks a colonoscopy revealed not diverticulitis, but rather colon cancer. Soon I had surgery to remove a foot of colon and a bunch of other tissues that the cancer had spread to. They also saw that it was in my liver.
determined that I had Stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to my liver and lung. I was given a zero per cent chance to survive. My only option offered was chemotherapy to slow the spread and to keep me comfortable for two to five years. I was resolved to do better than that: my kids were not going to grow up without their mother. That’s when a friend told me about the book, “The China Study” by Colin Campbell. She also told me about meditation and another friend began giving me weekly Reiki treatments.
I started chemotherapy in December 2011. My treatments were eight hours long each day It was the spring and summer on a once-every-two-week cyof 2011 and we had just moved cle. I changed my diet to whole back to Ontario from Saskatchfood plant based and followed ewan. I was busy trying to get the “China Study.” I was deeverything settled; the new termined not to die. After three house, the kids at a new school, months of chemo, Reiki, medifinding the grocery store, etc. After more testing it was tation, and diet changes, my My husband was busy relocatmain cancer tumour was shrinking. But I then had surgery to remove the left side of my liver Why pay more? and some spreading cancer was Only 4% full MLS service! discovered. So after another three months of heavy-duty chemo, I finished all surgery and chemo in August 2012.
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How do you know it is the diet that saved you? The medical system only gave me a few years to live and only hoped to use chemotherapy and surgery, not to cure me, but to keep me alive for a couple more years. It was only when I started the plant-based, whole food diet, that I actually experienced measurable improvements. I am sure the meditation and Reiki helped as well. Even my doctors, who were wonderful I should add, admit that the diet saved me. So how do you feel now?
Great! More energy, more alive, I’ve never felt this good before. Friends tell me I look 35 years old – I’m 50! Many cancer patients, after getting through the chemo, radiation, and surBy this time I was completely gery, complain of long-term vegan. It took an entire year to side effects like cold hands and heal physically after chemo. It feet. I have none of those. took two years to heal mentally
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Do you know why you contracted cancer in the first place?
Don’t get it – adopt a diet and a lifestyle that creates health not sickness. Listen, with my encouraging results, some cancer patients in my support group started eating more vegetables and less meat. So there’s one suggestion. The other is don’t rely on the food “industry” to tell you what’s best to eat. Do your own research and make your own food choices. That’s what saved me.
No, I don’t and unfortunately the medical system seems too busy just trying to keep up with treating current and new cases. It’s no wonder cancer rates keep going up when we don’t seem to seek out the actual causes of the disease. I grew up on a farm where we all ate a lot of meat and dairy each day and I know there is a connection between consuming animal-based I don’t think we need to add foods and cancer, so maybe that contributed to the disease in my anything to this. case. I don’t eat animal-based Jake Cole food anymore. colejster@gmail.com What advice would you give Al Coldham to those who want to beat canacoldham@icloud.com cer?
CUPE says cuts to hospital budgets puts patients at risk – a large majority – 78 per cent, said they felt more duties had been added to their work. Another 76 per cent reported being asked to work at a faster rate. The report, entitled Hospital-Acquired Infections: Stop Preventable Deaths, is based on information from 421 respondents that work in infection control in Ontario. More than half of respondents said they believe the lack
of staffing is unsafe. Nicholas Black, regional vice-president or the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) in northern Ontario, said that hospitals are feeling the crunch as a result of decreased funding by the government and are cutting staff to make ends meet. “It puts people at risk, because with less staff, things are getting cleaned less frequently
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City Councillor Kanata South Week in Review Outdoor Rinks It takes many people to keep our many Kanata South rinks in top shape for all to enjoy throughout the colder months and I would like to thank all the volunteers who donate their time to maintain our community rinks all winter. I encourage you to reach out to your community association if you are able to help out at one of our local rinks. To volunteer at a rink in Bridlewood please email rinks@bridlewood.ca. To volunteer at Glen Cairn rinks, please email gcca@kanatasouth. com. To volunteer in Katimavik, please email president@KHCA. on.ca. To volunteer in Trailwest please visit www.MyTrailwest. ca and to help out in Monahan Landing, please visit their Facebook page. There are 15 locations for outdoor rinks in Kanata South: Proudmore – Romina Park, 205 Romina Street Huntsman, 38 Huntsman Crescent n Black Tern, 53 Black Tern Crescent n Bluegrass, 63 Bluegrass Drive n Clarence Maheral Park, 170 Castlefrank Road n Dog Bone Park, 5 Morton Drive n Katimavik School, 64 Chimo Drive n Kristina Kiss Park, 100 Akerson Road n Mattawa, 94 Steeple Chase Drive n Meadowbreeze, 98 Meadowbreeze Drive n Sawyer Meadow, 80 Sawyer Way n Scisson’s, 96 Bridle Park Drive n Shetland, 24 Shetland Way n Stonemeadow, 56 Stonemeadow Drive n Young’s Pond, 177 McCurdy Drive n n
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“We aren’t going after the hospitals, we know they’re doing the best they can with the funding they’re getting,” said Louis Rodrigues, first vice-president of OCHU. Less money means less staff, which could ultimately lead to outbreaks of MRSA (Methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus) and C. difficile. The Public Health Agency of Canada statistics show more than 200,000 Canadian patients get infections annually while receiving health care. Of those, 8,000 will die. Black said conservatively, that means more than 3,000 of those deaths occur in Ontario. Rodriguez said one of the immediate fixes would be to force mandatory reporting of hospital outbreaks. “You should be able to
pull up the information on your phone, so when you’re headed to the hospital you know if you’re at risk,” he said. Kate Eggins, director of communications for the Ottawa Hospital, said the hospital does report clusters and outbreaks of MRSA, C. Difficile, Influenza A, RSV, S. aureus and enteric illnesses. “Our health-care teams work hard to reduce their occurrence, and when cases are detected, special measures are put in place to reduce their spread. Some of the measures include: • Isolating patients who have diarrhea in private rooms when possible, • Using a bleach solution to clean the environment, • Auditing health-care professional to ensure equipment and hands were cleaned between patients, • Reminders to staff,
patients and visitors that frequent hand washing is the best way to prevent infection. “Patient safety and preventing the spread of hospital acquired infections is of paramount importance at The Ottawa Hospital. Our housekeeping service staff pride themselves as being on the front line of infection control. Housekeeping service to patient care areas has actually increased in recent years, “ Eggins said, adding the hospital has been outbreak free for one-and-ahalf months. The Queensway Carleton Hospital increased their environmental services staff by three per cent in 2016-2017 and the same is planned for next year, John Martin, director of hospital services for QCH wrote in an email. “Patient safety is a top priority for Queensway Carleton Hospital and we recognize the important
role that our environmental services team plays in preventing hospitalacquired infections,” he said. Hospitals are required to report publicly on eight patient safety indicators. In 2016 there were fewer than five cases of MRSA. The cases happened between April and June. The hospital had fewer than five cases of C. Difficile every month except December, where there were a total of five cases. The Montfort Hospital wasn’t immediately able to respond to requests for information about infection prevention or environmental services staffing levels. A spokesperson for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, wrote in an email that the government has increased the investment in health care each and every year. “Here in Ontario, patients come first and ev-
ery decision we make is centred around making sure the right supports are in place for hospitals to continue providing highquality, convenient care,” the email reads. Funding for home and community care has increased by five per cent per year since 2013. A billion-dollar commitment this year will translate into a two-per cent increase to each hospitals budget. Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington had an outbreak of scabies in September 2015. The hospital had to treat 1,600 patients, staff and volunteers. The same hospital had to pay out $9 million to the families of patients who died in C. Difficile outbreak between May 2006 and December 2007. More than 200 people were diagnosed and 91 died as a result of the outbreak. The lawsuit was settled in 2013.
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Hope for a renovated mental health unit at the Queensway Carleton Hospital continues to rise. Just under a year into the fundraising drive, the Hopes Rising campaign has raised $2.3 million of its $5-million goal. The 24-bed unit provides both in- and out-patient support for acute patients in crisis. Located on the ground floor of the west-end hospital, it has seen very few upgrades since it was first built in 1976. “QCH is a victim almost of self-stigma; we were perpetuating the feeling that we were neglecting that unit and therefore neglecting that cause,� said Melanie Adams, president and CEO of the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation. “You can understand where the stigma would come from when you come through this beautiful renovated hospital and then you’re in the worst emotional crisis of your life and you walk
into the unit that hasn’t been touched yet.� The rooms are small, with two beds separated by a thin curtain. Visitors have remarked the beds are close enough for the occupants to hold hands. Bathrooms are shared, located in the halls. The dining room, recreational space and social area
When compared with other renovated and expanded areas of the hospital — such as the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre and the Acute Care of the Elderly unit, both of which feature modern furnishings, lots of natural light and comforts such as fireplaces — the atmosphere in the mental health unit is not as welcoming.
“Every time I go through the unit I think about what if I had to leave my daughter here?� Melanie Adams President and CEO Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation
are one and the same, and the only place where patients can sit and talk with their families and friends. The corridors are dark. A lone bench sits at the end of a hallway, in front of a window, evoking a sense of loneliness. No photographs were permitted in areas of the mental health unit where patients were gathered.
“Every time I go through the unit I think about what if I had to leave my daughter here? What if I had to leave my sister here? How would I be feeling about that, knowing that it’s the right place and the best place and the care is outstanding?� said Adams. “But it’s got to be hard to walk down that corridor and know that you have to leave them.�
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The emergency department at the Queensway Carleton Hospital is where most patients in a mental health crisis are admitted to the hospital’s mental health unit, which has in- and out-patient supports. The emergency department sees an average of 77,000 patients a year, with about 3,100 of them seeking help for their mental health. mother was able to get him a The environment is impact- all. Adams spoke about a young referral to the unit. ing care and has contributed to some patients deciding to leave man who suffered from anxitreatment early, or not stay at ety and depression, and whose See PROPOSAL, page 24
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When he showed up, a delay due to a crisis in the unit coupled with the fact that the waiting area is located in a busy, main hospital corridor contributed to his decision to leave before he was seen. “You’re sitting there; you’ve lost dignity, you’ve lost privacy, you’re exposed, and his level of anxiety wouldn’t allow him to stay and seek treatment, and he bolted,� said Adams. “That’s really sad that we couldn’t gain him access to care at a really critical moment for him because of our environment.� In another instance, a former board member attempted suicide a year after his daughter died, and was admitted through the hospital’s emergency department as an in-patient. “He should have been in for probably 14 days but he couldn’t wait to get out of there because there was no privacy. He didn’t want to use the showers. It was just a terrible environment to be in,� said Adams. “Imagine, if we had had a better environment, if we could have had him a few more days, extended his treatment, it might have been a quicker journey to recovery.� EMERGENCY VISITS
As campaigns like Do it For Daron, Bell Let’s Talk and other programs aimed at educating people about mental health gain support, hospitals are seeing an increase in mental health emergen-
cies. “The stigma of mental health is decreasing in the community, which is great,� said Domenic Ielo, clinical director for mental health at the hospital. “But that in turn is causing people to come to our emergency department more frequently, which is great, but then we need to increase that capacity and the care that we provide.� The emergency department at the QCH sees an average of 200 to 250 people every day, he said.
“The stigma of mental health is decreasing in the community, which is great.� Domenic Ielo Clinical director for mental health Queensway Carleton Hospital
In a year, about 77,000 patients come through the emergency department, with about 3,100 seeking help for a mental health crisis. Approximately 25 per cent (775 people) of those emergency mental health visits are referred to the on-call psychiatrist, and about half of those people seen (388) are admitted to the unit. The mental health unit also works on a rotation to take critical patients from smaller hospitals, such as those in Carleton Place and Arnprior, which aren’t equipped with in-patient treatment programs. The average length of stay in the mental health
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unit is 16 days, and all 24 beds are often filled. When no space is available and an acute patient is admitted, that person is placed elsewhere in the hospital with a round-the-clock sitter until a bed becomes available in the ward. “If you’re that patient you already feel set aside and different ‌ and then you have to have somebody sitting with you. That’s upsetting, and it’s not the optimal patient experience,â€? said Adams. “The solution to some of these challenges became the Hopes Rising campaign.â€? HOPES RISING
The mental health unit was slated for renovations during the hospital’s previous fundraising campaign. “As the cancer centre project specifically grew and the cost of equipment grew, something had to go,� said Adams. “Unfortunately, it was the mental health unit that got lost, primarily because it’s high-touch, low-tech, and the equipment was needed on the clinical side and so it remained in its 1976 state through this unbelievable expansion of the hospital.� Now, the focus is being put on the mental health unit. In February 2016, the foundation launched the Hopes Rising campaign, a $5-million project to upgrade and renovate the wing with more modern conveniences and create more private areas. A fundraising concert in memory of a young Kanata man who died by suicide was held last October. The event raised $11,000 for the Hopes Rising campaign. “I went to the concert — 150 people, eight performers and $11,000 — that really and truly was incredible,� said Adams. “There is a huge need and there must be so many families that are just struggling because they’re stepping up and saying we really believe and we want to make this change happen.� Funds will see the creation of a psychiatric intensive care unit within the mental health wing for patients who need more one-on-one support during the initial phase of processing. See CURRENT, page 25
The Queensway Carleton Hospital implemented a crisis intervention service to deal with increasing numbers of mental health visits to its emergency department. The department has seen a 14 per cent increase in the number of patients with mental health crises in the past year, said Melanie Adams, president and CEO of the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation. Before June 2016, one in two people assessed by the hospital’s on-call psychiatrist were admitted as in-patients to the mental health unit, a 24-bed ward located on the main floor. The other half “were discharged, not necessarily with a lot of resources,� said Domenic Ielo, clinical director for mental health at the hospital. Often, families of those who had been discharged, especially those trying to navigate the system for the first time, didn’t know who to call or where to go to continue seeking help outside the hospital. “Imagine being that family and they’re saying you’re not sick enough to admit,� said Adams. “And then the family, they don’t even know where to turn.� The crisis intervention service sees registered nurses who specialize in mental health in the emergency department 12 hours a day, seven days a week to connect those suffering with mental health issues to resources in the community. “They make the calls, they connect them, they follow up with the patients once they’re discharged to make sure things are happening in terms of what the (treatment) plan was,� said Ielo. Since implementing the service, the QCH has lowered its mental health unit admission rate to about 36 per cent of those who come through the emergency department, while 90 per cent of all patients are connected with additional resources in the community once discharged, he said. “It’s been a pretty successful program,� Ielo said.
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“It’s four bed bays that have an opportunity for more direct contact with staff, and they’re just a little bit removed from the general population until they’re diagnosed and assessed and a treatment plan is introduced,” said Adams. HALF THE SIZE
An external audit discovered the mental health unit was half the size it should be. The campaign funds won’t increase the bed count in the mental health unit since funding for additional beds has to come through the Ministry of Health. However, Adams said a request has been made to the province to increase the number of beds to a total of 28 and increase the unit’s footprint. If approved, the mental health unit will expand to the floor above — making the second floor the patient care area with the bottom floor designat-
ed for outpatient services. “Our philanthropic project will make incredible improvements to the unit, but if the Ministry of Health comes alongside us it will be transformational,” said Adams. “We would be able to significantly upgrade the entire program.”
“There’s hope, and that’s what the campaign is really all about.” Melanie Adams, President and CEO Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation
The ministry is assessing the hospital’s submission report, which was endorsed by the Local Health Integration Network, said ministry spokesperson David Jensen, in an email. “Ministry staff has been working closely with the hospital and will provide comments
to the hospital on the precapital submission sometime this month,” he wrote. “The ministry will advise the hospital if this proposal is to move forward.” Even with all the challenges the mental health unit faces, the treatment and care often surpasses that offered by others. “In spite of the environment and physical space challenges, when benchmarked against our peers we have some of the most outstanding significant results for our patients, which I think is quite a feat and it speaks hugely to the staff and the commitment and the work that’s being done in the unit,” said Adams. “Much like the cancer survivor, I think we’re going to be seeing the mental health survivors,” she continued. “There’s hope, and that’s what the campaign is really all about.” For more information or to donate online, visit hopesrising.ca.
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Peacefully in Hospice after a battle with cancer on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at the age of 82. Married for 61 years and survived by his wife Joan (nee Howard). An Ottawa Valley boy, Gus was raised in Carleton Place and was the son of the late Rollitt and late Helen (nee Templeman) Saunders. He is survived by his daughter Barbara Smith (Jim), son Glenn Saunders (Rose), grandson Doug Paradis (Holly), granddaughters Christina Borda (Nick) and Anna Saunders, and great-granddaughter Brookelyn Borda. He is also survived by his brother Glenn of Colorado, sister Helen Anne Saunders and brother Brian of Barrie, ON. Predeceased by his son Bob. Gus was a member of the Royal Canadian Navy and was a Naval Pilot. USN trained in Pensacola FL, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Antisubmarine pilot VS881, VS880, HMCS Bonaventure (225 deck landings). CFB Shearwater VU-32 (OIC Advanced Training Flight), Base Operations Room Officer and Atlantic Provinces Sea Cadet Liaison Officer. While living in Nova Scotia, Gus was very involved in minor hockey. President of the Cole Harbour/BelAyr Minor Hockey Association, President of the Metro Peewee/Squirt Hockey Tournament, President of Metro Halifax/ Dartmouth Midget League, President Dartmouth Peewee Atlantics (Quebec 70) and President of the Dartmouth Junior Arrows. Then, posted to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Gus started a new career and became a broker with the Ottawa Real Estate Board. After retirement and moving to Munster, Farmer Gus’ Pumpkin Ranch was born and many children, schools and daycares visited the open range farm. Gus also started the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Growers Association. He held the first Giant Pumpkin competition in Munster (World Champions 1994-1997) and eventually went to the By Ward Market to hold the Championships. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, Kanata Chapel 580 Eagleson Road, Kanata, ON K2M 1H4 613-591-6580 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, January 19, 2017 after 10 a.m. Memorial Service will follow in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Conducted by Rev. Jim Baldwin. Gus led the family, in memory of their son Bob, in the Terry Fox Foundations efforts to raise money for a cancer cure. To that end and in lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Gus’ memory to the Terry Fox Foundation, Suite 900, 1200 Eglinton Ave. East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1H9. Condolences and Sharing Memories at www.kellyfh.ca.
19.9.1919 – 09.01.2017 Our beautiful mother passed away quietly with dignity of spirit and in the love of her family. Florence (neé BROWN) was predeceased by her husband Lyle Elmo Jeffrey, owner and CEO of the former Jeffrey Luggage in Arnprior and Frontier Ranch Camp. She was also predeceased by her sons Bruce Allan and Grant Reid, her grandson Jonathan Glenn “Jay,” and 9 of her 11 brothers and sisters. Florence leaves her remaining sons David (Katherine), Glenn (Linda), Dale (Trish), and her daughter Jill, plus 15 grand children and 19 great grand children, her sister Lois Baskin (late Bert) and brother Melvin Brown (Edith). A multitude of friends and the wider community will remember her solid faith in God, leadership in Christian Women’s Club, lifetime ministry with her husband through The Gideons International and 26 years as co-director at Frontier Ranch Children’s Camp near White Lake. Florence’s faith in Jesus Christ gave her the strength to receive blessing and loss with grace. It also inspired her purpose, decisions, relationships, love of nature, writing and creativity. We wish to thank those who provided our mother’s care with integrity, kindness, and respect. Visitation - PILON FAMILY FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL 50 John Street North, Arnprior (613-623-5194) on Friday, Jan. 20 7 to 9 p.m. Celebration of Life Service - GLAD TIDINGS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 116 Baskin Drive W, Arnprior on Saturday January 21st at 11 am. Reception will follow. Private interment - Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa. Memorial donations to “Village Missions” (Stonecroft Ministries), “Bibles to Northern Canada” through Gideons International or to the charity of your choice are appreciated. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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Peacefully at Groves Park Lodge, Renfrew on Monday morning, January 9th, 2017. Myrtle Ann Garneau of Arnprior passed away at the age of 85. Beloved and devoted wife for over 63 years of Bob. Dearly loved mother of Donna Watters (Peter) and Brian Garneau (Marleen Raymond). Cherished “Nanny” of Kelly Gibbons (Jesse), Tyler Watters, Victor Raymond, Mathew Garneau and Kyle Garneau and “Great-Nanny” of Jacob and Cameron. Dear sister of Allan Draper (Agnes); Violet Yendall and Earl Draper (Lise). Predeceased by a sister, Linda Wyman (Ralph). Fondly remembered by Peter Garneau (Connie) and Hubert Garneau (Bev) as well as many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to pay their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 from 10 until 11:45 a.m. A Service to remember Myrtle will follow in the Pilon Family Chapel commencing at 12 noon. Spring interment St. John’s Anglican Cemetery, South March. A very special “Thank You” is extended to the amazing staff at Groves Park Lodge for the exceptional care they provided to Myrtle and her family. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Society or Groves Park Lodge, Renfrew. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
(Retired Dep’t of National Defence) Peacefully at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa in the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 11th, 2017; Alexander John “Jack” Trudeau of Arnprior (Sandy Hook) passed away following a lengthy illness. He was 87. Beloved husband and best friend of the late Darlleen (nee L’Abbé). Dearly loved and proud father of John (Tracey) of White Lake; Richard (Joanne) and Kevin (Brenda), both of Arnprior. Cherished “Pappy” of Shannen, Jonathan, Jessica, Michael, Alexander, Julie and Scott. Predeceased by his parents: Sidney and Esther (nee Findley) Trudeau as well as brothers: Charlie (Marion of Arnprior) and Jim (Esther of B.C.). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A quiet, gentle man, Jack was happiest when with family or at his beloved farmland at White Lake. His love of hunting and the outdoors will live on in his children and grandchildren. He will be missed. Friends were invited to join Jack’s family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Friday, January 13th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again after 10 a.m. Saturday. A Funeral service followed in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday morning commencing at 11 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery. In memory of Jack, please consider a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society. Legion Tribute Friday evening at 6:30. Condolences/Donations/Webcast www.pilonfamily.ca
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Innes, Robert “Bob” in his 74th year passed peacefully in his sleep at his residence in Cobden, Ontario on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Dear father to John (Chantal) and Michael (Monica) Innes. Loving grandfather to Connor and Mackenzie Innes. Also survived by his sister Ms. Nancy Innes and preceded in death by his parents Allister and Eleanor Innes. Bob, a native of Montreal, married and relocated to Ottawa in 1975. There, husband and wife raised their sons and set out to become entrepreneurs. Successfully founding Terry Chemicals in 1979, he continued 30 years of success and involvement in the community. He enjoyed baseball, cottaging and his dogs. He will be missed by family and friends. Arrangements by the Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior. Friends were invited to gather with Bob’s family during Memorial Visitation Saturday January 14, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the SPCA. Condolences/Donations/Tributes at www.boycefuneralhome.ca
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A COMPETITIVE PRICE ON STEEL ROOFING IN STOCK - 29ga, Various colours,soffit & fascia Windows: REBAR, skylight sheets, custom trim. barn/door track & trolleys. Nails & Screws. Storage Sheds. Come see us for a price. Levi Weber, 2126 Stone Rd., RR#2 Renfrew
2005 Pontiac Montana van, runs well but needs TLC. Asking $900. 613-275-1728.
4 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 storey older home in Carp. $1,300 per month plus utilities. Available immediately. 613-839-8733
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Hungerford Gate Apartments Kanata 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy; include fridge, stove, storage, parking, and ceramic flooring; security cameras, rental agent and maintenance person on site; laundry room; located near parks, buses, shopping, schools, churches, etc. To view, call 613-878-1771. www.brigil.com
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Peacefully at the Carleton Place Hospital on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Jane VanNess of Innisville, in her 70th year. Dear wife of the late Del. Dear mother of Leon (Shirley). Loving grandmother of Sam and step-grandmother of Liz. Sister of Lynda and John Drummond, Judy (Terry) Lynch, Michael (Maureen) Lynch, Brian (Brenda) Lynch and Jackson (Cindy) Lynch. Predeceased by her brother Richard. Good friend of Donna, Julie, Larry and Jean. Missed by her cats Shadow and Lucky. A memorial service will take place at Boyd’s United Church, 450 Boyd’s Road, Carleton Place on Saturday January 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. For those who wish, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. www.barkerfh.com
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Reporting to the Quality Control Manager, the role of the Quality Control Analyst is to perform chemical analysis of raw materials or manufactured goods in an accurate, precise and timely manner. Analysis will be conducted according to the item’s specific test requirements and will entail the QC Analyst’s knowledge and use of a variety of analytical instruments. The QC Analyst is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe working environment. Please visit http://www.pillar5pharma.com/careers.html to review the responsibilities\requirements of this position. APPLICATION PROCESS: All applicants should submit a cover letter and updated resume to HR@pillar5pharma.com. The deadline for all applications is 4:00 pm on February 10, 2017. We appreciate all interest, however, only applicants considered for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Pillar5 Pharma Inc. We are an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.
HELP WANTED Green Papaya Restaurants Need Thai cuisine chefs with at least 5years professional experience as a commercial Thai food cook at its 2 locations, 1374 Baseline Road and 256 Preston Street in Ottawa, Ontario; Must be able to communicate in English/French. Job is full time. Base salary $15.50 per hour/40 hours per week/benefits as required by law. Email resumes to: vagobuyan@gmail.com Lone Star, Kanata, Now Hiring. Full time experienced, line cooks. Apply to: 4048 Carling Avenue. Competitive Wage. Come join the great Lone Star Atmosphere.
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Human rights supporters to march in solidarity with Washington activists BY BRIER DODGE
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Human rights supporters will march in Ottawa on Jan. 21 in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington taking place in D.C. the day after incoming president Donald Trump’s inauguration. Originally, an online community began to get together a group of Ottawa residents who wanted to travel to Washington, D.C. to go to the march, said Catherine Butler, an Orléans resident and one of the organizers. “We realized there was interest to have it here. We could bring this message to Ottawa,” she said during a sign-making event at the Orléans branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Jan. 15.
Butler said women and men are marching to raise awareness for human rights and “that we have to be proactive in our own country.” She said Trump’s election shows that a country can always be one election away from a drastic shift. Terrie Meehan, an organizer from the St. Laurent area, said people like her — referring to the fact she uses a wheelchair — are still dealing with the aftermath of Mike Harris’ time in office when cuts were made to Ontario Works and disability payments. “All the people who need a hand up, the hand up is gone,” she said. The marches did start as a reaction to Trump’s election,
but have grown as groups around the world have decided to hold “sister marches.” The Women’s March on Washington said there is no official relationship between the sister marches, but they “reflect the vibrant, organic, grassroots nature of this movement” and are appreciated. “This is part of a bigger movement globally,” Butler said. “It started as anti-Trump and grew into something bigger.” Meaghan Wiper, a volunteer from Heron Gate, said she’s participating because it’s important to stand up and say that all forms of discriminaBrier Dodge/Metroland tion are wrong. Catherine Butler holds up a sign she put together during a sign making event on Jan. 15 See SATURDAY, page 32
at the Orléans branch of the Ottawa Public Library in the lead up to the Jan. 21 march.
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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
Sunday ServiceS 9:00am ~ Christ Church 10:30am ~ St James The Apostle
St Mary’s North March 2574 6th Line Road, Dunrobin Services and Sunday School 9:00 am
Come when you can and Come as you are. St. John’s Sixth Line 1470 Donald B Munro Dr
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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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Reverend Mark Redner 3794 Diamondview Road, Kinburn Friday Healing Service 7:00 p.m. SundayWorship Service 10:00 a.m. 613-288-8120 www.cometotheoasis.ca
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GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
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10:00 am: Service of Worship and Sunday School Pastoral Care & Healing Service: 11:30am - last Sunday of each month
Sunday and weekday Bible studies see our website for times and locations
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e were getting used to the interruptions in our sleep. It was in the dead of winter. Father said it was the worst winter he had seen since he was a young boy. Mother said every winter in Northcote was the worst she had ever seen! Anyway, we had hardly settled in our beds that night when the loud cracking noises began. That meant it was bitterly cold out and every log in our old house was letting us know it. One or two loud cracks was just about all Mother could stand. We heard Father get up and go to the Findlay Oval in the kitchen and lift the lids, and we knew he was about to chug in another log. The old stove was pouring out as much heat as it could, but it wasn’t enough
MARY COOK Memories to take the bone chilling cold out of the house. And of course, that was all Mother needed to hear... Father attacking the stove with another log from the wood box. She knew that within minutes the stove pipes would be making their own noises, and there was a good chance they would turn red from the flames. Which to her meant the whole house would be burnt to the ground and with us in it! It didn’t take
her long to get us all out of bed and head down to the kitchen. Father was in his usual night attire, which was his long combination underwear, and he had settled down in the rocking chair, lit his pipe, and looked like he was about to doze off. Mother had placed our warm outer clothes on the bench at the back door, just in case we had to leave the house in a hurry. Where we would go in the blowing snow was be-
yond me, but Mother was sure anyplace was safer than in an old log house with its only means of heat, a raging cook stove about to burst into flames. Just as she said they would, the pipes turned red. She poked Father and he roused long enough to take a look, then said, “Nothing to stew about it...it’ll all settle down in a minute.” And he promptly went back to sleep. Whatever heat the stove was giving off did nothing to stop the frost from cracking the logs in the house, and each bang seemed to be worse than the one before it. Mother sent Audrey and Everett upstairs to get the pillows and blankets off our beds, and she spread them out on the kitchen floor, and told us that was where we would be spend-
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ing the night just in case we had to make a quick exit. Emerson said it was just like camping out. Mother went to the creton couch, which she pulled away from the stove as far as she could, and Father; who she said could sleep leaning against a barn door, was softly snoring in his rocking chair. Just as he said they would, the stove pipes returned to their natural colour. Much to Mother’s surprise, we survived the night without the house being burnt to the ground. Somehow, before any of us was awake, Father had gotten out of his chair, dressed and gone out to the barns to do the chores without any of us hearing him. The wind had quieted down by the time Father came in for his breakfast. He looked around at the
blankets and pillows on the floor, plugged another log in the stove, and got as far as saying, “Well, I see.... ,” when Mother said, “Not one word Albert...not one word.” I knew there would be many nights ahead of us when the old log house would crack from the frost, the pipes would turn red, Father would spend most of the night in the rocking chair in the kitchen to keep the stove stoked, and Mother would herd us all down to the kitchen to sleep on the floor. Just in case. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords. com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
ELVIS IS IN THE HOUSE! Monday Monday,, January 23 3-4:30 pm Elvis is in the house at Symphony Senior Living at Kanata. We’re all shook up with our tribute to the King! Join us as we enjoy live music and sample Elvis’ favourite foods, rekindling memories of the Memphis, Tennessee icon. Bring a friend and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon!
Drop your loved one off for the day and a memorable performance! Call (613) 591-3991 to reserve your spot. www.SymphonySeniorLiving.com Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, January 19, 2017 35
Saturday march in Ottawa to be held in solidarity with Washington march Continued from page 31
“If there’s one thing I hate, it’s bystander culture,” she said, referencing Michelle Obama’s speech at the democratic national convention where she said people cannot sit back and hope
for the best. Anyone, female or male, who wants to march with the group is welcome to join them on Jan. 21 to participate in the solidarity march in Ottawa. Participants will arrive at the Human Rights Monument
on Elgin Street on Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. to begin the rally before marching to the Library and Archives building, where there will be speeches and performances. They are expected to leave the Human Rights Monument to begin the march around 11:45 a.m.
Vanier’s Hazel Barlette, 5, holds up a sign she made that says “Girls Have Power” followed by her name and age at the Orléans branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Jan. 15. Hazel joined the sign making event with her mother, who plans to march with her daughter on Jan. 21. Brier Dodge/Metroland
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: kanata@metroland.com Kanata Dance Club Mardi Gras dance from 8pm-12:30am at the John Mlacak Community Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. Admission is $10 for members and $12 for non members. Membership cards for 2017 will be available in the hall. For more information see: www.kanatadanceclub.org.
Jan. 21
Robbie Burns Celebration dinner evening at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #638. Reception 5:30 p.m. / Dinner 6:30 p.m. Haggis and Roast Beef Dinner with a variety of entertainment in celebration of Robbie Burns. Highland Dress/Legion Dress/ Black Tie/Business Suit. Tickets $35/ person. Advance Tickets sales only. Jan. 22 Tickets must be picked up on or before Kanata Nordic’s Snow Day 2017 Jan. 18 at the Kanata Legion, 70 Hines at Wesley Clover Parks, Kanata NorRd. For details: 613-591-5570 or www. dic gate, 10:00am - 3:00pm. Outdoor kanatabr638.ca. activities all at no charge: snowshoe rentals, xc skis to demo, waxing demCome celebrate Robbie Burns Day onstrations, and a novice ski-orienat 140 Abbeyhill Dr. Doors will open teering event. See skiers and dogs fly at 5:45 pm starting with a traditional by in a ski-joring demo and enjoy live Burns supper, followed by entertain- musical entertainment. Adults, you can ment and dancing to a local fiddler. sample Muskoka Brewery craft beers Entertainment will also be provided by and kids get your ‘Passport to Winter Sherry’s School of Highland Dance. Fun’ stamped at a few stations and colInstruction for Scottish Country Danc- lect a prize. See www.kanatanordic.ca ing will be led by Charlie Inglis of the for details. Scottish Country Dancing Society and friends. Tickets are $35 for adults and $12 for children under 12. Cash bar. Contact Sherry Sharpe at 613-592-2777 Jan. 24 or se.sharpe@rogers.com for tickets. Opportunity to practice and polish your French. Kanata Francophone Toastmasters is offering a 6-2-week speechcraft in French starting Jan. 24. Cost : $60/p. Address: SS #1, 400 Goldridge. For information and registration, contact KanataFrancophoneTM@ • Win great prizes! gmail.com. • Once a week delivery!
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Kanata & District Breast Cancer Support Group monthly meeting at 7 pm at Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For more information, please call
Judy Lees 613 592-1929.
Through Feb. 5
The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is an artist co-operative. Our newest show is “Winter Tapestry.” Call 613-580-2424, ext. 33341 or visit www.kanatagallery.ca for more information. We are located in the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr.
Through January
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Have you had emerald ash borer issues, or ice damage to your trees? How do you select, plant and care for your trees? The Kanata-March Horticultural Society hosts a presentation by Chris McIntyre of Trillium Tree Services on “Arboriculture and Urban Forestry”, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., Old Town Hall, 821 Through March 10 March Rd. $5 for non-members. The Ottawa West Arts Association Visit us at www.kanata-horticultur- presents Scenes from the Ottawa al.com. Valley at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex 1500 Shea Rd. Open seven days a week 7 am - 9 pm.
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USED BOOKS NEEDED. The KUC 24-hour book drop will be open at Kanata United Church, 33 Leacock Dr. , to receive book donations for our Feb. 23-25 Book Fair. No magazines, encyclopedias or textbooks, please. For info, call 592-5834.
April 8
Commemorate and celebrate the Battle of Vimy Ridge at a gala fund raising dinner. The event will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Kanata Branch 638. Cost is $50 dollars which includes a special dinner, guest speaker and much more. Limited to 100 seats only. Net Feb. 25 Coldest Night of the Year fund- proceeds to the Poppy Trust Fund. raiser WALK for Chrysalis House. We are encouraging participants to walk 2, 5 or 10 km to raise money for Chrysa- Tuesdays
Kanata Sunrise Rotary Club now meets at Cafe Luna at 329 March Rd, every second Wednesday at 7 am. Next meetings Sept. 14. The Kanata Chess Club meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Hazeldean Mall food court. Players of all ages and playing abilities are welcome. Contact Dave Anderson at 613-836-6869. West End Toastmasters meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. at the Kanata Seniors Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For more information visit wetm. toastmastersclubs.org.
Thursdays
The Nepean-Kanata Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata, 101 Kanata Ave. For details, visit nepeankanatarotary.com. Toastmasters meet every Thursday at the Bells Corners Legion, 4026 Richmond Rd. with a 6:45 p.m. meet and greet and 7 p.m. meeting. Call 613 828-3862.
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29. Large nests CLUES DOWN 31. A way to choose 1. Call forth 33. Grocery store 2. Front legs 34. Drains 3. Third-party access 36. Hawaiian wreath 4. Hairlike structure 38. Where fish live 5. Ghanaian money 39. Get rid of 6. Settled down 41. Beyond, transcending 7. Ill-natured 43. Uncastrated male sheep 8. Choose 44. Asserts 9. Mountain in the 46. Snoopy and Rin Tin Slovenian Alps Tin are two 10. Samsung laptops 48. Windy City footballer 11. Inquire into 52. Green veggie 12. Not slow 53. Director 14. Thailand 54. Conditioning 15. Front of the eye 56. Spoke foolishly 18. Kentucky town 41549 57. Legislative body 20. Extreme disgust 58. Square measures 24. Not fast 59. Cheek 26. Smelled bad 28. Portended
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Be yourself instead of hiding behind a persona, Aries. Show your true feelings and you will earn more respect for it. If you meet any resistance, try again. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a missed opportunity won’t come back to haunt you. You will have plenty of additional opportunities to make another go of things in the days to come. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you must find ways to sure up any cracks before you can move ahead. Give it your best effort, but you may want to seek advice from Pisces. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, keep forging ahead even if you feel like you are going up against a brick wall. Eventually you will find a solution and a way to overcome this obstacle. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 There are a few things you need to tackle early in the week, and then you Here’s How It Works: will likely have the rest of the time for recreation, Leo. Put travel at the top of your to-do list. Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric Virgo, if you experience a scare, it will be short-lived and you will recover clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! quickly. The rest of the week could prove uneventful. Make the most the downtime. 38 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, January 19, 2017
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may be second-guessing an important decision. It is not too late to make a change. Approach the next decision more carefully. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, if you have been away from your childhood home for a while, pay a visit. You can visit your old haunts and reminisce about things. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, step out of the shadows for a bit and accept the praise and recognition you deserve this week. It’s not being boastful if you accept well wishes of others. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, although you may be looking straight ahead, you are having trouble seeing what is right in front of you. Adjust your perspective and you might be surprised. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you are quite productive this week, tackling many things on your to-do list. While you are feeling motivated, keep going and you may accomplish even more. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Sometimes you have to make sacrifices, Pisces. Put others first this week. This selfless approach will be its own reward. 0119
Meet your Kanata Lasers Name and number: Chad Merrell, 26 Position: Left Wing Age: 18 Birthplace: Boca Raton, Fla. Nickname: Merry School: Online classes, University of Florida Pregame rituals: I watch hockey highlights before every game, and I like to listen to the same song on repeat. Pregame meal: Macaroni and cheese with chicken
Favourite movie: Semi Pro Favourite hockey team: Atlanta Thrashers Favourite player: Mitch Marner What 3 items would you bring on a desert island: My puppy, a disco ball, my jazz hands. What makes you a good teammate: “He has a great attitude. He’s always working hard and having fun. He makes everyone around him better.” - Jeff Jordan, head coach Favourite song: George Michael - Careless Whisper
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