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Kanata North residents want mosquitoes to bite the dust, not them.

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Less than a year after a petition by Kanata Lakes

residents received 408 names who wanted something done about the “black cloud” of mosquitos that made outdoor summer activities unbearable, a large majority of residents voted in favour of a mosquito pesticide program that promises to reduce mosquitos by 80 per cent.

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A three-car collision at Terry Fox Drive and Old Second Line Road resulted in two young men being sent to the Ottawa Hospital’s trauma centre on Feb. 22.

One of them has since been charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act. Police, paramedics and fire personnel responded to a head-on collision involving three vehicles at about 7 a.m., says an Ottawa paramedics press release.

Paramedics assessed three people (two drivers and a passenger) and found an 18-year-

old male suffered a fractured pelvis and a broken hip, while a 20-year-old male sustained several facial injuries.

Both were sent to the trauma centre, were stabilized on the way and were admitted in serious but stable conditions.

A 57-year-old male sustained minor injuries and was sent to a nearby hospital as a precaution.

Police spokeswoman Carole Lavigne said the 20-yearold was driving a vehicle travelling east on Terry Fox Drive and collided with two other vehicles travelling west on Terry Fox Drive.

The 57-year-old was driving the lead car headed west, and had the 18-year-old as a

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The 20-year-old has been charged with careless driving, she said.

Despite the traumatic injuries, Ottawa fire spokeswoman Danielle Cardinal said the crash was “relatively minor,” with no vehicles flipped or flung into a ditch. No extrication was necessary, and firefighters busied themselves by disconnecting car batteries and checking for fuel leaks, she said.

“It was quickly put back into the hands of the Ottawa police,” said Cardinal.

The intersection was closed to traffic and reopened at 9:55 a.m. said Const. Chuck Benoit.

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Petition against mosquito program starts after results posted Continued from page 1

After city planners and ecologists OK’d the use of bacterial pesticide Baccilus thuringiensis israelensis – provided its effect on the local environment was studied and provided residents were in favour of it – Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson arranged for a vote of homeowners in February.

With more than 11,000 bal-

lots going out to homeowners and residents of low-rise apartments in Kanata North, the ballots were due to be counted Feb. 16.

After Kanata North ward staffers and volunteers tallied the 2,525 votes received, 1,827 came back in favour of the nuisance mosquito program, with 678 people voting against it. There were also 20 spoiled ballots.

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“I thought it would be very close.”

A simple majority would have been enough to move ahead with the program, based on the vote system, which looked to have every homeowner or condo owner have the opportunity to vote on a per-household basis.

She added that positive votes were not concentrated in any one part of the ward but throughout, strengthening the justification for going ahead with the program.

Though some may point out that the number of votes is far less than the ballots sent out, Wilkinson said, “I think it’s certainly clear enough, and people had lots of opportunities to vote.”

The pesticide, which studies show does not have any effect on humans, pets, plants or animals other than black flies and mosquitos, will be sprayed in specific marsh areas or other standing water throughout the ward where testing has shown the species of nuisance mosquito lays

eggs.

Spraying may occur outside of the ward to the north, east and west, but not south of Highway 417.

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The way the program will be paid for has changed, said Wilkinson. While she had said homeowners in Kanata North would be charged a flat annual rate for the program (estimated to be about $35), she said municipal laws in Ontario make flat rate payment schemes difficult.

So now the program will be paid for by both homeowners and businesses as a levy, with each building owner paying a different amount based on their property assessment.

The cost will average about $19 per property, said Wilkinson.

DISAGREEMENT

Since the results of the vote were announced, dozens of residents have voiced their dismay, mostly on Facebook, and a campaign intended to sway city councillors ahead of their vote on the program on Feb. 24 has begun. A petition, seeking to counter the original Kanata Lakes petition, has also been started, with 135 signatures against spraying, as of Feb. 15.

Todd Foggoa, the Morgan’s Grant resident who started the letter campaign and counter petition, said his

problem is not with the mosquito program itself, but with the voting process and the levy to pay for it.

“There is a reason why in municipal and provincial and federal elections we have these election bodies who do this,” said Foggoa of Wilkinson’s ballot process, which he said favoured “yes” voters since they stood to get something out of the process.

Others did not receive a ballot, as people can opt out of junk mail, which is how Canada Post classifies bulk city mail, he said.

Wilkinson pointed that out when she announced the results of the vote, and though she said as many as 800 households may not have received a ballot, she added, “I did put out information saying if you didn’t get (a ballot), contact me, and many did. Including the ones that have been complaining now.”

She said 90 people asked for an electronic ballot and were sent one via email. Some residents claim they asked for a ballot and never received one.

Questions also arose on Facebook with regards to the vote counting process, which was performed by Wilkinson’s staff and volunteers, and was overseen by a minister from a local church. Wilkinson said she did not participate in the counting process, nor did she vote, but said that, if she had, she would have voted in favour of it.

Foggoa said he hopes city councillors can be convinced to vote against the nuisance mosquito program, and that a new vote on the program can be included as a referendum question in the 2018 municipal election.

Wilkinson said she may look into doing that, but as a way to gauge continued interest in the program which would be in its third year by that time.

AWAITING COUNCIL DECISION

Despite the strong yes vote from the community, council still has to approve the program. The question was scheduled to be discussed at council on Feb. 24, after this paper went to print. The results will be updated online at www.ottawacommunitynews. com.

Wilkinson said earlier this week that she expected it will be approved by city council.

Though she said she avoided lobbying councillors before the vote, both the mayor’s office and several councillors appear to have no problem with the program, she said.

A memo has already been sent to council outlining the program and the vote, and the company contracted to undertake the program, GDG Environment, is working on getting the approvals necessary from other levels of government so they can begin work in north Kanata North in the spring.

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The report included the results of the questionnaire, consultations and the findings of a working group that included the commissions vice chair Michael Qaqish, Coun. Marianne Wilkinson and citizen commissioner Graham Milner.

Troy Charter, the assistant general manager for transit operations, said 72 per cent of respondents said they agreed with the idea of expanding the eligibility criteria to include those with mental health and developmental disabilities.

Charter said the city has talked with other municipalities about the practicalities of rolling out the new guidelines.

“In Calgary (AB) they found that it increased ridership for the first few years, then the numbers kind of flattened back to original levels,” he said. “We will be keeping a close eye on it.”

Charter said the change could mean 2,000 additional trips annually. He added some respondents were concerned about the capacity of the system to handle the additional trips, but still supported the move.

A new contract with accessible taxis could shoulder some of the burden.

A new deal the city struck with the taxi companies will mean less dollars being spent on administrative duties – and an additional 12,000 Para Transpo rides per year.

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phone call to reserve a space at 7 a.m. the day before the trip is needed.

Charter said the city is looking at electronic booking online and integrate voice recognition over the phone, so customers don’t have to speak with an agent.

Charter said a move to an electronic system would ease the burden of customers looking for a ride.

Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli said the biggest complaint he receives is the requirement for clients to call in so far in advance.

Charter said the city hoped to have the electronic system in place by the end of the year, but couldn’t say how soon customers would be able to use it to make bookings.

OC Transpo general manager John Manconi said the review is part of an overhaul of the system that has been years in the making and started with the new mini buses, rolled out in September 2014.

He called it “reconstructive surgery” for Para Transpo.

The city will also pilot electronic fare options – like the Presto Pass. Manconi said the city is “field testing” the electronic card payment option.

He said the city had wanted to work on the electronic upgrades, but customers said it was better to get the guidelines on booking and eligibility updated before the changes take place.

“The important thing is, we are listening,” he said.

Para Transpo currently has 13,000 riders and costs $33 million to operate.

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Storm planning adrift in Ottawa

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But every Ottawan should have some faith that our governments have given the possibility of heavy snow some thought, and have a plan to deal with it.

On Feb. 16 we were slammed by Mother Nature. And at the same time, poor decisions were made, decisions that suggest little thought had gone into how a massive snowstorm might affect travel, and what should be done about it.

First off, our city owns buses that don’t work when there’s a lot of snow.

Articulated buses get stuck, which leaves passengers stranded and motorists left to negotiate intersections strewn with bendy buses.

If there is a solution, it’s up to the city to find it. A suggestion?: buy buses that work in snow.

This is not Miami.

Secondly, communications failed when the federal government shut down offices, sending a rush hour’s-worth of commuters to bus stops being served by mid-afternoon volume

of buses.

Had the federal government staggered the closures, and told the city their plans, thousands of people would have had a more comfortable day.

No one died on Feb. 16, we are told, so we should be satisfied with the response of the city and federal government.

On the provincial front, Ontario doesn’t mandate the use of snow tires, so some people on the road were ill equipped to handle the roads. Quebec has made snow tires mandatory and early stats show accident rates have dropped.

It’s time for Ontario to adopt the same law, possibly only for cars registered in eastern and northern Ontario. The only kudos worth dishing out are reserved for the snowplow operators who managed to keep our roads passable, and for the bus drivers who have to put up with substandard equipment.

Stuck buses and slow cars are not a recipe for smooth travel. All levels of government have a part to play in finding solutions, because it’s likely it will snow again one day.

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mazingly, after all these years, we keep learning new things about winter, and about ourselves in winter. To take only the most obvious, we can look out the window on a sunny Wednesday and enjoy the beauty of the new snow that was our bitter enemy on a hellish Tuesday last week.

What weird people we Canadians are.

We learn that sometimes wiper blades don’t work very well when the snow is thick. That’s a scary thing to learn. We leap out of the car when the light is red and do what we can. Others do the same.

One guy was doing it when the light was green. He got back into the car, then got out and did it again. Nobody honked at him.

That’s another thing we learn:

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There was a certain amount of yelling at OC Transpo on social media, as if somehow buses operated on different streets from the rest of us and didn’t have to wait, like the rest of us, for people who had to clean their windshields or people who had just discovered, on hills, that all-weather tires don’t work in all weather.

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are helpful; there would have been hundreds of people out there pushing the cars of people they had never met.

We didn’t need to learn, but it was good to be reminded of the good job the city does in getting snow out of the way. Despite a record snowfall, most of the arterials and a lot of the side streets were clear by late Tuesday night.

By the next day you could even walk on the sidewalks, in most places.

We learn what a twisted sense of humour winter has, enjoying the twisted prank of cancelling some Winterlude events because it’s too warm and cancelling other Winterlude events because it’s too cold.

We learn that our city is made up of equal parts brave and timid.

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The list was long of institutions that were closed, events that were cancelled. But the show did go on in many places.

Watching the Senators game on TV, you had to admire the 15,000 or so intrepid souls who made the trek out to the Canadian Tire Centre, an ordeal at the best of times. I bet they were happy when they got there, and not a little proud of themselves.

Some of us celebrate being able to brave the elements. Others just curse the elements. Still others go south and send gloating postcards.

Think what they’re missing.

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got in to work, heroically put the paper out and heroically got it delivered. Then, while we were congratulating ourselves for a job well done, we turned on the radio and heard people on the open-line shows attacking us for sending paperboys out into the snow.

Some people don’t deserve winter.

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Community garden proponents are working to rally greater support behind the push to bring two more of the plots to north Kanata.

Looking to start gardens in the Village Green and Beaverbrook areas, Sustain Kanata North proponents held a public meeting on the initiative at Beaverbrook Library on Feb. 17.

About six people attended to hear about the possibility of starting a garden at Ed Hollyer Park in Village Green, and the success of other gardens. The meeting was co-ordinated by Beaverbrook resident Julie Gourley, along with south Kanata community garden builder and proponent Val Collins.

While a suitable location has yet to be found in the Beaverbrook community, greater support appears to be needed before the city will sign off on either proposal.

One of the most difficult parts of beginning a community garden is getting land, said Collins, who began her community garden on her own front lawn.

Sustain Kanata North is looking at public lands to build on, however the city’s parks department won’t agree to it unless it is assured of public support, said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson.

Wilkinson said the parks department is stretched thin already and doesn’t want to end up responsible for a community garden if supporters fail to maintain it.

The city’s not opposed to them, she said. It just doesn’t want to end up running them.

So far, the effort to begin a garden in Beaverbrook has the support of the Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association, at least in principle, said Gourley. While she suggested Tom Thomson Park beside fire station 42 on Teron Road could be a good location, nothing has been decided.

As for the Village Green location, a children’s learning garden is proposed with 10 to 12 planter boxes. Though a

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Interest in community gardens appears to be growing, said Jordan Bouchard, a representative of Just Food, an organization that promotes locally grown food and runs a community garden network.

Their network has expanded from 39 gardens to 65 in three years, he said.

That includes the Kanata South Community Garden, started by members of the Kanata Community Christian Reformed Church.

Started last year, volunteers built 11 boxes, resulting in about 45 kilograms of donated food, and plenty left for gardeners, said Elizabeth Kristjansson, one of the garden’s organizers.

“The boxes were quite productive,” she said, adding that she hopes to find funding to build 12 more boxes.

Collins told her story of beginning a few garden boxes on her front lawn for her grandchildren, and later transforming it into a community garden as interest in it grew.

She recalls entertaining a group of children who were waiting for their school bus with their parents, which was running late. Pointing out what in the garden was ready to eat, the children happily and excitedly took to eating leaves of spinach.

“If you plant spinach, they eat spinach,” she said she discovered.

Since then, she has become a vocal proponent of community gardens, saying they provide much more than food.

“I thought the idea was growing your own veg … we grew community,” she said.

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Allan Hubley Positive Change for Kanata South

City Councillor Kanata South Week in Review Congratulations to the Katimavik Hazeldean Community Association and their organizing committee who held their first Broomball tournament weekend at Young’s Pond!

Looking forward to next year’s event!

Last week was a busy week for great causes around the City. I was extremely excited to join Proud to be Me (PTBM) at their annual Proud to be Bully Free, dinner last week. PTBM is a rapidly growing group who strive to improve youth programs and services in our community through their grants, to raise awareness and promote understanding through events and workshops and to recognize the uniqueness of youth making positive impacts in our community.

For more information please go to www.ptbm.ca The Wonderland Tea Party for CHEO was also held this past weekend in support of the mental health unit at CHEO. The funds raised through this event will be used to fund 6 new and much needed beds on the mental health floor at CHEO. A special thank you to Sharon House and AvantGarde Designs for transforming the room into a truly Wonderland experience!

Thanks to all who came out to support both these great events!

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very once in a while veganism goes mainstream.

Generally, it’s an opportunity to tout the benefits of a vegan diet, while condemning those of us who love to eat flesh on a regular basis. And generally, it bothers me.

The arguments for eating more vegetables are compelling: increased fibre, more vitamins, better overall digestion. Of course, we should all eat vegetables and lots of them.

But I’m not vegan and it’s doubtful I ever will be.

My love of flesh is not due to nostalgia. I come from a family of Brits. My parents cooked meat until it was dry as shoe leather. I remember difficulty chewing and swallowing the stuff when I was a kid.

There’s no nostalgia for me when it comes to meat eating. But I firmly believe that humans are omnivores.

We have a single stomach; we have teeth that can chew the meat; we don’t chew our own cud; and most of all, we need vitamins, minerals and enzymes that can only be found in animal products or supplements.

I wasn’t always such a die-hard advocate for meat. I have a lot of friends that are vegetarian and vegan and I’ve been through phases, myself. I eat a ton of kale and cabbage. I like beans and lentils and

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February 27th: The Kanata Choral Society - Folk Music of Canada, 3pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Road.

March 9th: I hope you can join me for my 6th International Women’s Day Celebration. This year’s event will be held at Don’ Cherry’s in Kanata (320 Eagleson Rd) from 6-8pm. I am pleased to have Angela Grant from Saunders Farm and Trie Donovan from Proud to be Me joining us this year as my guest speakers! There will be music, prizes, refreshments and great conversations...see you there!

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I often crave baked tofu and I enjoy other whole foods like oats and peas and edamame.

But I also crave beef on a regular basis.

After my third child was born, I lost a lot of blood. Some people in my situation may have had a blood transfusion. The midwife recommended a very expensive, liquid, vegetarian iron supplement to help get my iron stores back up. For three months, I spent my days (and nights) feeling sick, dizzy and depressed. Finally, I went to my family doctor, who ordered up a blood test. My iron levels had remained stagnant for three months, despite hundreds of dollars spent on liquid veggie iron.

“Eat meat,” she said. “Eat a lot of meat, especially beef.” She also prescribed me an over-the-counter iron supplement of bovine hemoglobin.

Yup, cow’s blood.

Within six weeks, not only were my iron levels back to normal, but my iron stores were boosted as well.

I took a B-12 supplement and found my energy restored.

I started asking many of my mommy vegetarian friends about iron. Many of them admitted to living daily with dizziness due to low iron levels. But they said it wasn’t enough to make them boost their beef intake.

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Capital Muse non-heme iron, they told me.

But non-heme iron is the type that is not very quickly or easily absorbed by our bodies, particularly without animal enzymes to help it along.

It’s my belief that, for best possible health, we need both heme and non-heme, particularly for anyone already suffering from iron deficiency. Most women of child-bearing age fall into the latter category. A once-per-month shedding of iron over time is all it takes.

There are many philosophies on what to eat for optimal health.

My favourite is from bioanthrologist Stephen Le, who told Maclean’s magazine we should “eat like Grandma.” I have had many grandparents and great grandparents who lived to behealthy octogenarians and beyond. When I took the time to examine their diets, I see that they ate fish, some beef, and lots of root and winter vegetables. They also didn’t eat a lot, particularly those who came of age during the Depression.

I trust in Michael Pollan’s “eat food, not too much, mostly plants” recommendation, but throw in a little beef on the side and I’m one happy and energetic girl.

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The announcement was hosted on a rooftop, on the terrace that joins the Rideau Centre, Westin and Shaw Centre.

After the official speeches, local circus performers put on a fire show, that concluded with a metal “150” being encompassed in flames while performers breathed fire next to it.

“Our chief party planners under the leadership of Guy Laflamme, are putting together a series of amazing events, but at the same time, we’re also calling on event producers to add a dozen events to the list,” Watson said.

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QCH announces $5-M fundraising goal for mental health unit Adam Kveton

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“The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one.”

That’s a phrase many people who are dealing with mental health issues or addiction will have heard.

When people with those problems arrive at the Queensway Carleton Hospital’s emergency department and become patients, it’s either because they have overcome the stigma surrounding those issues and admitted they have them, or they had no other choice.

Either way, they look to the hospital for help.

But staff at the Queensway Carleton have admitted they’ve got a problem too, said Dr. Andrew Falconer, chief of staff at the hospital.

They can do more to help the growing number of mental health patients that come through their doors.

That’s why the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation kicked off a $5-million campaign at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata on Feb. 17.

With the $5 million the foundation hopes to raise, it plans a large scale renovation of its mental health

unit facilities – built and untouched since 1976 – as well as enhanced emergency programs and services, and stronger connections to community mental health support services.

On its first day, president and CEO of the foundation, Melanie Adams, announced the campaign’s first major step forward – a $1-million donation from mental health advocate Barbara Crook and her husband Dan Greenberg.

Crook said she was supportive of the campaign from the beginning, even helping to get it started by showing Adams the problems the Queensway Carleton has.

Just a few years ago, Crook witnessed a family member suddenly develop bipolar disorder. Taking her family member to the Queensway Carleton Hospital, they were an inpatient there for more than three weeks.

Having to leave a loved one who is unwell behind a locked door was a very difficult experience, said Crook.

She watched her family member receive treatment over the weeks and saw what the hospital was doing right, and what it was lacking.

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“While the care was excellent, the facility was out of date and not conducive to healing, particularly for patients who were already experiencing confusion, despair and a loss of dignity,” she said.

Emergency mental health patients are severely lacking in privacy when they first arrive, as well as after, said Falconer.

When mental health patients arrive, often in crisis, they await their turn

While the care was excellent, the facility was out of date and not conducive to healing, particularly for patients who were already experiencing confusion, despair and a loss of dignity.

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right next to other emergency patients, and when they do explain their problems to a doctor or other staff, they are separated from other patients only by a sheet, and may be speaking with someone without mental health training, said Falconer and chief of psychiatry, Dr. Gerry McNestry.

The in-patient facility has similar privacy issues. With 22 in-patient mental health beds, the facility itself is shabby

Dozens of people listen to a panel discussion by Dr.Gerry McNestry, above right, Dr. Andrew Falconer, centre, and host Steve Madely during the launch of the Queensway Carleton Hospital’s $5-million Hopes Rising fundraiser for mental health on Feb. 17 at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata.

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and cannot separate patients from other mental health patients in crisis who arrive late at night or with a police escort, said Crook.

For a place meant to help people find mental stability again, the facility is “depressing,” she said.

Over 700 mental health patients spend more than one night at the Queensway Carleton every year, said Adams.

The demand for mental health services at the hospital continues to grow, with a 28 per cent increase in mental health admissions since 2012, and a 25 per cent increase in patients with mental diagnosis through the emergency department in that same period.

Some of those are people like Matthew Cinq-Mars, who along with his parents, told his story of dealing with depression with the help of the hospital at the campaign launch.

Denis Daoust, along with his wife, told his story of attempted suicide after their daughter died.

Daoust said that, though he is a gregarious fellow, baring his soul to strangers is very difficult. But he said it is worth it to help others who go through the Queensway Carleton.

Campaigns like Do It For Daron and Bell Let’s Talk were lauded at the launch for their work destigmatizing mental health problems. But as more people come forward, the deficiencies in mental health care facilities are becoming more apparent.

The goal of this campaign is to address that by creating a bright, welcoming space that makes patients feel safe and secure, said Crook.

There are no government funds for the campaign currently and none are expected, said Adams.

“Our hope is that our community will rally together,” she said.

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Steve Kanellakos returns to Ottawa as new city manager Former deputy city manager briefly worked for City of Vaughan Jennifer McIntosh

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City council appointed Steve Kanellakos to replace outgoing city manager Kent Kirkpatrick at a special meeting on Feb. 8.

Kanellakos is well known at city hall, as he is a former City of Ottawa deputy city manager and has 30 years of experience overseeing municipal projects and services, according to a press release sent out by the city. “We are delighted to have Mr. Kanellakos return to Ottawa city hall to continue his great work on behalf of Ottawa residents,�

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Kanellakos a veteran of city politics, beginning in 1985 Continued from page 16

“He is a trusted leader and consummate public servant with impeccable credentials in the planning and delivery of a broad range of municipal services.”

Watson added the city is undergoing unprecedented growth with the expansion of light rail, the opening of the new Innovation Centre and other city construction projects.

“Our council, residents, employees and stakeholders will be well served by the dynamic and prudent

management style of Mr. Kanellakos as the city moves forward with its challenging, ambitious priorities,” Watson said.

The city’s finance and economic development committee acted as the hiring panel for the new city manager.

All members of council provided input on their expectations for the ideal candidate.

Kanellakos worked as a manager for the city from 2000 to 2015, but he got his start with the Gloucester police department in 1985.

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deputy city manager in Ottawa, Kanellakos was responsible for the majority of municipal employees and front-line service departments.

Kanellakos is currently the city manager for the City of Vaughan. He is scheduled to take over his new post in Ottawa on May 2.

Kirkpatrick had indicated previously that he would not seek a contract extension beyond March 2016.

Kirkpatrick has held the city’s top administrative job since 2004.

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The Ottawa Tool Library received a helping hand from an upstart business on Feb. 18, though the donor would prefer to think of the two as brothers-in-arms.

Maker House Company, a Hintonburg artisan wood furniture shop that officially opened its doors this month following a three-month pilot project, donated $2,248 to the tool library, which opened its doors last October.

The library, located at Makerspace North in the City Centre complex, is a not-for-profit operation, relying on memberships, contributions, and the donations of good-quality tools to meet the needs of Ottawa’s occasional do-it-yourselfers.

For Gareth Davies, founder of Maker House Company, the financial gift seemed natural for a business deter-

mined to donate a portion of its earnings to others.

“It came about from a really good start to a local business,” he said of his operation.

“We picked the tool library because of the DIY connection and the communitybuilding that happens here.

The shared purpose, really, of bringing back locally handmade things, and then using that as a vehicle to connect people.”

Davies and tool library co-founder Bettina Vollmerhausen met each other during past projects in the community, and Davies became one of the first members of the library during its kickstarter formation.

“I wanted to get the best perks,” he joked.

Vollmerhausen and fellow co-founder Frederic Sune (‘tool goddess’ and ‘toll master’, according to their business cards) know what it

takes to start a local operation – for profit or not – making them extra appreciative of the donation.

“It’s people like that, that’s why we’re here – people who believed in this and said they wanted to support us with a membership, and Gareth took it to the next level,” said Vollmerhausen.

“Running a small local business is a huge endeavour, and to actually start out by saying (you’ll) give part of your proceeds to another local organization that’s trying to do good … that’s a huge leap forward.”

Davies said having a business that runs on local materials and contributors keeps money in the local economy.

“We’re about 70-plus local artisans, so when you buy there, you’re not just giving two per cent to a local organization – the whole purchase is staying local,” said

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At Lanark Lodge in Perth on Tuesday February 16, 2016 in her 97th year.

Predeceased by her husband Andy Bak. Much loved mother of Linda Pitura (John), William Bak, Earl Bak (Glenda), and Donna Cowan (Brian). Predeceased by her son Allan Bak. Proud grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Friends may visit the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Friday February 26, 2016 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service Saturday in the chapel at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be held in the spring at Munster Union Cemetery. For those who wish, a donation to Alzheimer’s Society would be appreciated. www.barkerfh.com

Peacefully, on Sunday February 14, 2016.

Predeceased by her husband LeRoy Massey, daughter Lee Massey, her parents John & Elspeth Stronach, brother Donald Stronach and sister Viola Hill. Loving mother of Lenora Truscott (Ken), Bonita Watson (Ron), Kent Massey (Susie), Lynn Donahue (Wayne), Janey Wilson (dec. Neville), and Marion Boivin (Ed).

Dorothy will be missed by her 13 grandchildren and her 14 great-grandchildren.

Visitation took place at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Wednesday February 17, 2016 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service Thursday February 18 at Christ Church Anglican, Ashton at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be held in the spring at Munster Union Cemetery.

For those who wish, a donation to Christ Church Ashton would be appreciated. www.barkerfh.com

LAKEFRONT 3 BEDROOM PET FRIENDLY COTTAGE (sleeps 6) available for weekly rentals June - Sept. or weekend rentals in May and Oct. Situated in Haliburton Highlands, with 4 piece bath, living/dining area, well equipped kitchen and attached screened-in Muskoka room. Well looked after grassy grounds on a gentle slope down to a 400 sq ft dock on a very peaceful NO MOTOR lake. Great swimming, fishing, with 1 canoe, 3 kayaks, a peddalo, lifevests, fire-pit and games.

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PATEL, NALINIBEN

In loving memory of our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Arvella Taylor, who passed away February 21, 2015.

It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since we were last together. We miss your love and wonderful smile. You will forever be in our hearts.

There’s magic in a Mother’s touch, and sunshine in her smile.

There’s love in everything she does to make our lives worthwhile.

We can find both hope and courage just by looking in her eyes.

Her laughter is a source of joy, her words are warm and wise.

There is kindness and compassion to be found in her embrace, and we see the light of heaven shining from a Mother’s face.

(Co-Owner of Knights Inn Motel, Arnprior) Peacefully at home while surrounded by loved ones in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 14th, 2016. Naliniben Patel of Arnprior passed away following a lengthy illness; she was 43. Beloved wife of Rasikbhai. Dearly loved mother of Dharmi. Daughter of Bhikhbhai and Shakuntulaben Patel of Perth. Dear sister of Rajeshbhai Patel (Shilaben) of Perth and Dinaben Patel (Vishalbhai) of Atlanta, Georgia. Also survived by many family members in Canada, the United States and abroad. Family and friends attended visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Tuesday evening, February 16th from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Wednesday morning, February 17th from 10:30 to 11:45. A Service then took place in the Pilon Family Chapel at 12 noon. Cremation followed.

Condolences/Webcast www.pilonfamily.ca

Heaps of Love from your angels on earth!

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Dicaire, Cynthia Susan Peacefully at home, on Wednesday February 17, 2016 at the age of 50. Daughter of Judy Dicaire and the late Ronald Dicaire. She will be dearly missed by her sisters Gail Amyot (Denis) and Laura Dicaire (Pat). Dear aunt of Tyler (Ashlynn), Rosebud, Derrik (Brianne), Landon, Cadence, Tanya, Alex, Josie and Terrie. Great-aunt of Ellie, Sophie and Leah.

She will always be in our hearts...We love you sis. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. Special thank you to the Metis Nation, Miigwetch, with love, Liva and PSW’s www.barkerfh.com

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LaBELLE, ANNE Peacefully at The Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior, on Saturday morning, February 13th, 2016; Anne LaBelle passed away at the age of 84 years. Beloved daughter of the late Thomas and Stella Farnington. Dearly loved mother of Raymond (Nicole) of Arnprior and James of Ottawa.

Predeceased by her brother Bill, and her sister Lillian.

Fondly remembered by the LaBelle, Desjardins, and Ross families. Friends may payed their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday morning, February 20th from 10 until 11:45. A Funeral Liturgy was celebrated in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday at 12 noon. Cremation to followed. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations/Webcast www.pilonfamily.ca

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KROLL April 1, 1922 to February 19, 2016 Helma, Mutti and Omi, born and married in Germany, emigrated with Reinhard and three children in 1953 from East Germany to West, and arrived in Canada in 1954. Their fourth child was born in Ottawa. She is sorely missed by children Gerd (Keldine FitzGerald), Beate Myhill and Hartmuth of Stittsville and Kanata, and Ursula (Jim Hall), of Dartmouth N.S., grandchildren Bill, Karyn, Tara, David, Alex, and eight great grandchildren, as well as her many friends. After a few years in Manotick, they settled in Richmond where they started and ran a small tree nursery, many of whose trees can be found in and around Richmond and Ottawa. After Reinhard’s death in 1979, Helma moved to Kanata where she lived until moving to the Garden wing of Granite Ridge in Stittsville. Helma worked for many years at the Protestant Children’s Village and then the Heritage Canada Foundation. She devoted many years as a volunteer to the Kanata Food Cupboard and St. John’s Anglican Church in South March. She loved knitting, gardening, being with her family, and was a wonderful mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, friend and neighbour. A service will be held on Monday, February 29 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s South March, with a visitation at 10 a.m. before the service and a light lunch after in the church hall. If desired, donations may be made in her name to the Kanata Food Cupboard. Our grateful thanks go to the staff at Granite Ridge, her helper Fitzi Grant, and all those who were there for her and us during her lifetime and particularly her last few difficult years.

RIP Mutti! We love you.

Shirley Margaret (Armitage)

November 16, 1925February 15, 2016 Peacefully on Family Day, Monday, February 15, 2016 in her 91st year. Shirley Smith of Dunrobin, beloved wife of the late Ralph Smith (of Meaford). Dear mother of Scott (Brandi) and Suanne (Sandy Patry).

Proud and loving grandmother of Erin (Tim Pullyblank) and her cherished greatgrandchildren Tyson and Elle. Lovingly remembered by her step-grandchildren Jeff (Melissa) and James (Dawn) Patry and their children Alex, Jayden, Juliet and Matthew; and “2nd mama” to Shane (Kim) Hall. Predeceased by her parents John Thomas “Jack” Armitage and Edith Scott (of England) and by her infant son Shawn James Smith. Predeceased by her siblings Doris (Larry Diamond), Scott Armitage (survived by Joan), and Phyllis (Clayton Hall). She will be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Shirley was devoted to her family, an active supporter of St. Mary’s Church all her life, and served her community in many capacities.

She was a woman of strong conviction and purpose, and proud of her heritage.

In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Dunrobin or charity of your choice would be appreciated. Funeral Service will be held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 6th Line, Kanata on Saturday, February 27 at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be at Old St. Mary’s Cemetery at a later date.

Condolences, tributes and donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

PICHE, IRIS (NEE WILSON)

Peacefully at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa while surrounded by loved ones on Friday evening, February 19th, 2016. Iris Aldyth Piche of Sandy Beach, Arnprior passed away at the age of 84 years. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Piche. Dearly loved mother of Shirley Lebrun (Alex), Wayne Piche (Gloria) and Debbie Reed (David), all of Arnprior and Leo Piche (Helene) of White Lake.

Cherished and devoted “Nannie” of 6 grandchildren: Shawn Lebrun (Ravyn), Shannon Lebrun (Kelly), Kevin Piche (Kelly), Kerry Reed (Sean), Kristy Reed (Kent) and Melissa Piche (Bobby); 9 great-grandchildren: Jalee, Jayce, Logan, Karlee, Nicole, McKenzie, Kir, Iris and Karisa and one great-greatgranddaughter, Blakeleigh. Dear sister of Billy Wilson (Violet) of Caramat, Ontario. Predeceased by her parents: Andy and Anna (Dolan) Wilson as well as a brother, Paul Wilson and 4 sisters: Beatrice “Beattie” Cavanagh, Olive Bloom, Bessie Johnston and Bernie Beck.

The Piche family received friends at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Monday evening, February 22nd from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and again on Tuesday morning, February 23rd from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. A Service to honour and remember Iris was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. In memory of Iris, please consider a donation to the Arnprior Hospital Partners in Caring Foundation.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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(Retired CNCP Telecommunications) Suddenly at the Arnprior Hospital on Friday morning, February 19th, 2016; James Paul Smith of Arnprior passed away at the age of 82. Beloved husband and best friend of Lillian (nee Clouthier).

Dearly loved father of Rick (Carol-Anne) of Braeside; Mike (Cynthia) of Almonte; Sherry-Ann Orton (Rob) of Airdrie, Alberta; Helen McCredie (late Iann) of Norway Bay and Claire Morash of Arnprior. Predeceased by his daughter, Connie Maleau (Hector of Ottawa) March 13, 2007. Cherished and proud “Poppa” of Jeff, Willy, Courtney, Melanie, Tristin, Ayrian, Nathan, Jansen and Mitchell and “Great-Poppa” of Tristah Lilly, Ceilidh, Zahara and Lillian. Dear brother of Bernie (Louise) of Vancouver; Charlie (Deb) of Port Stanley and Margaret “Mardie” Robinson (late Jack) of Smiths Falls. Predeceased by 4 brothers: Frank, Eddie, John and Michael and one sister, Maureen “Molly” Clouthier. Paul will be long remembered for his pleasant and kind demeanour. His love of family and friends and his faith in God will live on in all who knew him. Friends are invited to join Paul’s family for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in St. Peter Celestine Church, Pakenham on Monday, April 25th, 2016 at 11 o’clock.

A reception will follow at the Pakenham Community Centre. Interment St. Peter Celestine Parish Cemetery, Indian Hill Road, Pakenham. In memory of Paul, please consider a donation to the Arnprior Hospital Partners in Caring Foundation or the Arnprior Legion, Branch 174. In the care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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MILLAR, LOLA

(lifelong Pakenham resident) Suddenly but very peacefully at home on Friday evening, February 19th, 2016; Lola Frances Millar of Pakenham passed away while in her favorite chair. She was 74. Beloved wife and best friend of Fred. Dearly loved and devoted mother of Tracy Hoskin (Bruce) of Arnprior.

Cherished and proud “Nanny” of Jake and Braeden Gwalchmai. Lovingly remembered by Jordan, Amanda and Kendra Hoskin. Dear sister of Mervin Hunt (Judy) and special aunt of Cory Hunt (Glenna) and Chad Hunt (Sarah) all of Pakenham. Lola’s culinary and baking skills were shared and enjoyed by so many residents of Pakenham and the surrounding areas. She spent the last 10 years of her working life as baker at the Pakenham General Store. Her faith life was important to her and she devoted countless hours and energy to the efforts of the ACW and the parish of St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Pakenham.

Friends were invited to join the family during visitation at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Pakenham on Wednesday morning, February 24th from 9:30 until the time of Funeral Service in the Church at 11 o’clock. Spring interment St. Mark’s Anglican Cemetery, Pakenham.

In memory of Lola, please consider a donation to St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Pakenham.

Condolences/Donations wwwpilonfamily.ca

PROULX, ISABEL (NEE NICHOLAS)

Peacefully at the Ottawa Hospital – General Campus while surrounded by her loving family on Saturday evening, February 20th, 2016; Isabel Christine Proulx of Arnprior passed away following a brief illness. She was 65. Beloved wife of the late Eddie Proulx (July 10, 2013).

Dearly loved mother of Margaret, Nancy (Staphane Aubin) and Eddie Jr. (Pamela), all of Arnprior. Cherished “Grandma” of Melissa, April, Ed Jr., Paul, Julie and Brian and “Great-Grandma” of 3. Dear sister of Ray Nicholas (Cathy), Gary Nicholas (Karen), George Nicholas, Hazel Martin (late Gerald “Butch”) and Mina Schultz (Ronald). Predeceased by her parents Douglas and Margaret (Campbell) Nicholas as well as her brother, Bill Nicholas (late Joan). Special brotherin-law of Fred Proulx (Cindra) and Della Robillard. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. The Proulx family received friends during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Wednesday evening, February 24th from 7 to 9 p.m. Spring interment Malloch Road Cemetery. In memory of Isabel, please consider a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

Thompson Ivan William

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Peacefully in hospital, Carleton Place, with loved ones by his side, on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in his 77th year. Predeceased by his loved wife Betty. Cherished companion of Barb McFarlane. Much loved dad of Steve (Jill Miller), Jason, the late David and the late Susan. “Poppa Ivan” of Kyus, Soren, Seamus, Michael, Jake and Sam. Dear great-grandfather of Dominik. Dear brother of Marion, late Allan, late Carman, late Fern and the late Howie. A family graveside service will be held in the spring at United Cemeteries, Carleton Place. The Carleton Place Lions Club will hold a memorial gathering in memory of Ivan-an amazing member, later in the spring. For those desiring donations to the Carleton Place Lions Club would by appreciated by the family. A heartfelt thank you to Barb McFarlane, Kate McFarlane-Brennan, Jason Watson, Dean and Kelly McDonald, Jeff Keill, Russell Harris, Helene Anderson, Robert Anderson, Dr. Scott Higham and the staff of the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital and to Jill for all her love and support. www.barkerfh.com

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It takes a community Syrian family tells story of fleeing and learning to be Canadian Adam Kveton

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They say it takes a village to raise a child.

Well it takes a community to welcome and support a refugee family.

That’s been the story learned at Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Parish in Glen Cairn, as well as by the Syrian refugee family of six they are sponsoring.

Now nearly at the end of their one-year sponsorship, the Al Dakhil family shared their story of fleeing from their home in Syria, barely getting by in Lebanon, arriving in Canada and becoming Canadian.

The community at Holy Redeemer parish has supported them with more than money, food and clothing.

Most important was the companionship and love they received, said the Al Dakhils.

And that’s the message they want to send to others interested in sponsoring Syrian refugees.

LEAVING HOME

In Syria, the Al Dakhils were a happy family, but that changed as the civil war erupted.

“Every house in Syria has a sad story,” said Shadi Al Dakhil, the father of the family speaking in English, which he has learned since coming to Canada. “For our family, we had a bad situation in our town. It was so bad.”

In one year, Shadi and his wife Kholoud moved their three kids from one school to the next three times in the city of Daraa. It was due to bombings. One of their children’s friends lost a hand to one of them, said Shadi. And while bombs exploded, bullets flew.

“Sometimes my wife hid the kids under the bed or in the washroom to save them from the gunshots,” he said. “(The shots were) just behind our home,” said Kholoud. “We could see the light

from the windows when they shot.”

The family went unscathed, until one day on the way to work Shadi’s car was fired on. He was shot in the leg, he said. But he was lucky to have only been shot once.

There were 40 bullet holes in his car, he said.

“We decided, a hard decision at this time, to leave Syria,” said Shadi.

They had to sneak out of their town separately, Kholoud with two of the kids, and Shadi with the third.

They were forced to leave everything behind so it didn’t appear as if they were leaving for good, and Shadi had to lie to soldiers that he was taking his daughter to the hospital to be allowed to leave.

Arriving in Damascus, Shadi’s leg wound bleeding, they headed for Lebanon where they tried to start their lives again. But times were difficult there too.

With Shadi’s brother living in Lebanon, they were able to find a house to live in, and Shadi found work at a restaurant. He worked about 16 hours a day for $500 a month. It was not nearly enough, he said.

Kholoud, a teacher, worked at a school for free so that their kids could study there, but after a year that deal fell through.

“It was a bad situation in this area of Lebanon for Syrians,” said Shadi. “Sometimes you cannot find money to buy water to drink.”

“How we were living in Lebanon I don’t know,” he said.

REFUGEES

One day, one of Shadi’s friends with contacts in Canada who has helped refugees before asked Shadi, “Would you like to get to Canada?”

“I said, ‘What? What?’” an incredulous tone in his voice as he recounted the story.

“It’s like a dream for a person to come to Canada,” said Kholoud.

Not quite believing that

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it was possible, Shadi and Kholoud set to work filling out the proper paperwork with the help of a translator so they could be recognized refugees and request sponsorship in Canada.

Connecting with Holy Redeemer parish, which agreed to sponsor them, the family still couldn’t believe they would ever get to this country. Their friends and neighbours were sceptical as well until the Al Dakhils received a call from the Canadian embassy. They had an interview, said Shadi, smiling wide. By the end of it they were told they could come to Canada.

ARRIVAL

All told, it was seven months between when the Al Dakhils filled out the paperwork and when they arrived in Canada.

“Not a long time,” said Shadi. “We are, thank God, a lucky family.”

“Families there, they stay one and one-and-a-half years there and their children are without any school,” said Kholoud It was a difficult thing, deciding to leave their home, Submitted their culture and their fam- Yasar and Sofia Al Dakhil take a selfie in 2014 before their family was forced to flee Syria ily behind, they said, but and become refugees. They were sponsored by Kanata’s Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic the moment they arrived in Parish and have been here nearly a year.

Canada everything changed for the better.

“When we arrived at the Toronto airport, we feel the difference,” said Shadi. “A new life. We get a new life.

And when you see Canadian people in the airport with their smiles, with their welcome, you feel great. Thank God. “When we arrived at the Ottawa airport, we met the community from our church and it was a great day,” said Shadi. “A great day. Nobody can feel what we feel. Nobody, no, no, no.

“When you see them, you feel you left your family in Syria and came to your family in Canada. We miss our family in Syria, but we win a big family. Yeah. Our church gives us more than we can measure.”

Part two of “It Takes a Community” will appear in next week’s Kourier-Standard.

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OC Transpo defends transit service in aftermath of storm Jennifer McIntosh

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Despite the long waits, city buses adrift in the snow and crowded transit stations, everyone got home safely during the storm that walloped the city on Feb. 16, says OC Transpo general manager John Manconi.

While Ottawans took to Twitter and other social media in the day following the storm, complaining of long waits and stuck buses blocking roadways, Manconi said he’s pleased with the city’s response.

Manconi said he holds a subscription to the Ottawa Citizen and the paper wasn’t in his mailbox today.

“The person who delivers the paper couldn’t get to my house,” he said. “It’s all about understanding the context.”

When asked about the city’s articulated buses, Manconi said that a number did get stuck.

“A lot of buses were stuck on access ramps or stuck behind cars that were stuck,” he said. “But those buses are the workhorses of the fleet.”

An added complication was the influx of federal public service employees, who were let out of work early, and flooded the downtown core just after 1 p.m. seeking to get home by bus.

Manconi said that emergency protocol would be for the feds to notify the city of a large-scale closure of any departments.

But Manconi said he only heard about the employees being sent home via Twitter.

Had the city been notified it could have helped manage commuter expectations, Manconi said, adding OC Transpo would have also reallocated routes to deal with the increased volume and would have suggested the federal departments stagger employee departure times.

The capital was blanketed with more than 50 centimetres of snow, breaking a record set in 1947 for snowfall in one day, said transportation committee chair Keith Egli.

“Not only did we break a record, but we got a quarter of the snow we received all last winter in one day,” he said.

The snow fell for 16 hours straight on Feb. 16, and once the snow stopped, the winds kicked in.

Egli said the city hoped to clear residential roads by noon on Feb. 17 and was working

on triaging sidewalks and pedestrian and cycling paths.

Just like the Dec. 29 storm that covered the city with 25 cm of snow, Egli said the city had to use snow blowers, which are more effective at removing snow than using traditional blades on plows. Unfortunately, the blowers move at about a quarter the speed, he said.

Egli said he was pleased to hear fewer reports of illegal snow dumping on Feb. 16 by private snow removal companies than there

were at the end of 2015.

“Hopefully, they got the message the city is serious,” he said While the city learned some lessons from the first major snowfall this winter, there’s still some work to be done, said transit committee chair Stephen Blais. He said OC Transpo and city public works staff will meet to review the response to the storm.

“It’s hard to understand or know what to expect, we haven’t seen this level of snow since the ‘40s,” Blais said.

Each week, a lawyer from the Kanata based Allan Snelling law firm will answer a reader’s question.

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Question: I have been divorced for about 5 years. When we separated my spouse and I both ran different small businesses and mine was quite successful. After separation I agreed to provide monthly spousal support payments. Since then my business has not done very well and I am now behind on payments. My ex has not made any demands yet but has said that when business picks up for me I’ll have to start making payments again and catch up. I don’t think my business is going to improve – is it possible to avoid these payments?

I assume your obligation to pay spousal support is due to a signed separation agreement or a formal court order. The first step will be to review the agreement or order to see what limitations have been placed on the obligation to pay support. For example, even if they don’t put a time limit on support payments many separation agreements will permit changes to be made in certain circumstances such as illness or loss of employment.

If you don’t believe the terms of a separation agreement are of any assistance you may still be able to modify your obligations if you can establish that there has been a material change in circumstances. Whether dealing

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Community concern over the targeted shooting of a home on Abbeydale Circle on Feb. 5 prompted a public meeting with police officials Feb. 18.

While no charges have yet been laid in the incident, police sought to temper concern. Ottawa police Insp. Christopher Renwick confirmed the house was targeted.

“This is a safe community,” said Renwick, who oversees the guns and gangs unit and drug unit.

“You do not have a gang problem in Kanata.”

Asked what occurred on

Feb. 5, Renwick gave few details beyond what was originally sent out in a police press release.

Early in the morning at about 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, a female resident heard a loud bang, and later that morning found that her house on the 300 block of Abbeydale Circle had been fired upon, with police finding five bullet holes.

While the shooting remains under investigation, Renwick confirmed, “The person who did it had the intent to fire projectiles into that particular house.

It wasn’t a random thing … it was targeted,” he told See CRIME, page 35

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Crime in Kanata under control, residents told Continued from page 33

the several dozen people in attendance, most of whom live on Abbeydale Circle.

Asked whether the shooter or those living in the house are known gang members, Renwick said they are not.

After further questions, Renwick said most people in the house that was fired on have no involvement with police and are good, decent people.

However, one person brought trouble home that led

to the shooting.

Renwick would not identify the house that was fired on, though some residents at the meeting said they believe they are aware what house it is.

Residents also expressed concern about another residence on the same street, where Ottawa police are believed to have executed a search warrant in June 2015.

In that raid, police seized cocaine worth more than $95,000, more than $10,000 in cash, two stun guns, a silencer

and shotgun paraphernalia from the Abbeydale Circle house, and three people were charged with cocaine and weapons-related offenses.

Residents voiced concerns that drugs may be being sold from that residence, and that there might be prostitution going on, as limos routinely arrive late at night.

Renwick said he doubts there is any prostitution going on as what residents described is not how the sex trade works in Ottawa, and is primar-

ily downtown. He added that drug dealers will not deal out of their own house, but away from where they live, though the drugs may be stashed at their house.

“Maybe there is something going on there,” he said of the residence, suggesting that it might be a party house.

Community police officer Const. Phong Le emphasized the need for residents to report these kinds of concerns to police through the proper channels, adding that, if they are

unsure what phone number to call, they can contact him for guidance.

Le, Renwick and Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson arranged the meeting and emphasized the need for more Neighbourhood Watch groups in north Kanata. Neighbourhood Watch was described as a good way to get to know neighbours, who can then band together to report suspicious activity and keep their community safe.

One Abbeydale resident

said they would work to begin a watch on the street. The man, who did not want to be named, said the meeting showed the community wants to see problems in their neighbourhood resolved, and that he and others are willing to help by being the eyes and ears of the police.

For anyone interested in becoming involved in a Neighbourhood Watch or starting one up, they can contact Victor McNabney at vicopsnw@ yahoo.ca.

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Ottawa fire service introduces its first spokeswoman Department may consider expanding social media tools Erin McCracken

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Whatever role I was in I seemed to be put in positions for emergency situations.

Danielle Cardinal

ios, in her previous role as an Ottawa 911 dispatcher.

The bilingual native of Sudbury began working for the city in 1997 in customer service, followed by a similar role with Paratranspo

during the 1998 ice storm.

She also worked at the city’s 311 information service during the 2003 electrical blackout, and in 2009 at Ottawa Public Health’s H191 vaccine clinics.

“Whatever role I was in I seemed to be put in positions for emergency situations,” Cardinal said.

“Those challenges were pretty intense, but it was a good learning experience for me.”

She had just touched down in New Zealand just hours before the 2011 Christchurch earthquake hit. Though on vacation, she rolled up her sleeves and spent two weeks pitching in where she could to help those in need.

“You can see now why we’re very confident in our choice,” said Ottawa Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore.

“That’s certainly something we look for, that willingness to give back to your community, help perfect strangers.”

Cardinal returned to Ottawa after her New Zealand trip determined to become a firefighter, and applied to the Ottawa department in 2012.

While on the wait list, she was hired on at the Ottawa Paramedic Service as a 911 dispatcher. The following year she went to work at the fire department as 911 dispatcher.

“At that stage, I’d made peace with not being successful in the recruitment or not staying on the list, and felt that communications was definitely my most beneficial avenue,” Cardinal said.

Pingitore said a dispatcher’s ability to think on their feet under pressure will be an advantage for the department’s new public in-

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“Being questioned by reporters or putting pen to paper – every word can be used in a positive or negative manner,” he said.

“I could see that quality, being able to make good decisions quickly, would certainly help both positions.”

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Ottawa’s fire department has a new spokesperson.

Capt. Danielle Cardinal is the first woman and nonfirefighter to fill the public role, serving as the public voice of the department’s 1,500 employees, including about 900 career firefighters and approximately 400 volunteer firefighters, which make it the largest composite fire department in North America.

“It’s not something I take lightly,” Cardinal said of her new responsibility.

Her second day on the job, Feb. 17, put some of her previous communications experience to the test as a host of Ottawa media outlets sought breaking

news about the department’s high-angle rope rescue of a woman who had fallen into the Rideau Canal lock near Parliament Hill.

Cardinal is no stranger to emergency situations, having helped women giving birth or coaching callers through the Heimlich manoeuvre, among a host of other life-saving scenar-

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New fire spokeswoman also first non-firefighter in role Continued from page 37

In filling the role, left vacant by Lieut. Bob Rainboth, who went back to being a firefighter last November, Pingitore said the department wasn’t necessarily looking for another firefighter.

“That was not an important part for me,” he said.

“Firefighting would have been an asset, but being a communications officer is an asset.”

The position was open

for some time to unionized department members with more than 10 years of job experience.

It was then opened to all other unionized department personnel, which quickly caught Cardinal’s attention.

“I’d been eyeing this role since I got to dispatch,” she said. “It was a job that I thought was innovative and I thought was beneficial for the service.

“That was a professional step that was huge, but I needed to go for it because it

was something that sounded very much like who I am.”

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In the hiring process, department brass were looking for a bilingual candidate who understood how the department functions, among other skills, such as strong social media know-how.

“Certainly communications is evolving and we wanted someone that could evolve with it,” Pingitore

said.

In addition to informing staff about department news via internal communications – an important function in such a large, spread-out service that covers 2,758 square kilometres, equivalent to more than the combined geographic size of Edmonton, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver – Cardinal has already begun connecting with the public and media through Twitter.

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Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton

Thank you everyone who joined Coun. Wilkinson and I at the Mlacak Centre for a wonderful Family Day skate!

It was great to get the chance to meet and connect with so many local families, and I will be happy to hold other community get-togethers in the future.

New Website My new Parliamentary website can be accessed at kmccrimmon.liberal.ca My staff and I have been working on improving the content and functionality of the website, which will no feature information about new government programs and announcements, local community events, and the ability to sign up for regular email updates.

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Fire service to use social media for fire prevention Continued from page 40

“We’re always constantly trying to build our followers as more and more people rely on that as a way of obtaining information,” Pingitore said, adding that tweeting video clips may one day also be a tool added to the spokesperson’s social-media arsenal.

“There aren’t as many reporters coming to our incidents anymore. They rely on what we make available on all those formats,” he said, adding this is due, in part, to a shrinking media landscape in Ottawa.

Newsgathering has also become an instant process and stories and images are quickly compiled for online publication, he added.

Cardinal said she has already looked to fire services in New York City, some of which have Instagram photosharing accounts, including those dedicated to recruitment.

It’s something the Ottawa department is also considering adding to its online pres-

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Ottawa Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore says the department’s first-ever spokeswoman, Capt. Danielle Cardinal, brings a wealth of emergency services experience, as well as a number of other skills, including social media know-how, a working knowledge of the department, bilingualism and a willingness to give back to the community, to her new role. ence.

“You can see how they’re engaging their future employees,” said Cardinal.

Social media tools are invaluable in educating larger audiences about new rules and safety tips.

“This is where our public information officer comes in handy, just to make sure that we’re on top of it,” the chief said. “If we could help prevent one fire a month, (it’s) making a difference.”

It’s about reinforcing “teachable moments,” said Cardinal. “If we can prevent injuries then we’ve done our job.”

Pingitore noted the example of fire prevention officer, Marc Messier, who was the department’s spokesman until February 2015, and continues to post important safety messages to his large Twitter following.

“He has a large following, so we’re hitting thousands of people with those messages every day,” he said.

“And the public information officer will do the same.”

Art show raises $3,500 for Zack Noureddine Foundation Friends, family of former Ottawa resident killed in a Toronto robbery sell his photography for charity created in his name Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com

Zaher “Zack” Noureddine had a lot left to do when he died at age 25 following a violent assault in Toronto on Dec. 30.

“He was tireless and loved journalism like crazy,” Noureddine’s close friend and ex-girlfriend Julia Vodyanyuk told Metroland Media after his death. “He was wicked talented.”

The Ottawa-raised journalist and photographer was living in Toronto when he was killed in an attack by three men outside a restaurant on Yonge Street.

Although his life was unexpectedly cut short, Noureddine’s family and friends want to ensure that the work he did while he was alive will help others for years to come.

So on Feb. 12, they channelled their grief into a celebration of his creativity and hosted a charitable art exhibition at Ottawa’s Saw Gallery featuring his photography.

Through donations and sales of Noureddine’s photos, the show raised $3,500 for the Zack Noureddine Foundation, a new charitable organization his loved ones hope will one day help deter troubled youth from

committing violent crimes like the one that ended his life.

Michael Elliott coorganized the event with friend Craig Frederick and Noureddine’s father, Hassan Noureddine. Elliott met Noureddine in high school

The idea is to avert or prevent future tragedies like this occurring, because obviously Zack had a long life ahead of him. He was certainly not meant to die at 25.

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but the two became close in 2013 while both were contributing to The Goodie Bag and working on music journalism projects for hiphopcanada.com.

He said that after Noureddine died, the three organizers began to talk about how to celebrate his life, and the idea to host an art show came to them naturally.

“We collectively agreed on showcasing his work in a way that would be reflective of his talents, reflective

of his life,” Elliott said. “I think it was something instinctual that we all agreed on.”

Noureddine – who studied journalism at Algonquin College and interned with Rolling Stone Magazine and Metroland Media’s Ottawa Valley newspapers – was building a career as a talented music writer and photographer when he was killed.

Many of his photos that were displayed and at the exhibit featured images of cities Nouraddine had travelled to, hip hop artists such as Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, and surreal scenes of birds in flight.

All proceeds of from the event, plus $3,800 raised through an online fundraising campaign, will help launch the Zack Noureddine Foundation.

“It will essentially be a non-profit advocacy organization that works with public schools, crisis centres, police officers and policy makers to ensure that there are opportunities for underprivileged kids that might be interested in the arts,” Elliott said, adding that the program will work to foster creative outlets for underprivileged youth.

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“The idea is to avert or prevent future tragedies like this occurring, because obviously Zack had a long life ahead of him. He was certainly not meant to die at 25.”

Noureddine’s father Hassan, who lives in Kanata, said he hopes the foundation will spread the story of his son’s death, and warn youth at risk of committing crimes about the tragic impact their actions can have on others.

He also wants to give at-risk youth avenues that might lead them away from crime.

“Some kids need help. They might be intelligent, but they might think they have no other option, so we need to show them what other life could be available for them,” Hassan said. “Maybe we can help them, maybe they need assistance with a scholarship.”

He said that his son had become a registered organ donor just a month before his death, giving several people a chance at a better life.

“He saved seven people with organs, so maybe he can help more people by providing a bit of a future for some kids,” Noureddine’s father said.

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911 texting service launched for hearing-impaired Erin McCracken

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A 911 texting capability is now available in Ottawa for the deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired community thanks to a $35,000 upgrade to the Ottawa police 911 system.

“It was a no-brainer for us,” said Insp. Paul Gallant, who oversees the police 911 communications centre and dispatchers as well as the department’s call centre. “We definitely wanted to do this to expand the service to the entire community.”

Across the country, 911 centres have already upgraded or are in the process of updating their systems to keep up with changing technologies, and to abide by rules mandated by the Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

Adopting the more sophisticated technology ensures the centres continue to automatically receive a landline caller’s address and telephone number.

The change also makes it possible for 911 systems to identify text-capable phones belonging to users who are registered with their service providers as deaf or hearing-

impaired or speech-impaired. That extra step was not mandated by the CRTC. The upgrade took almost a year and once in place late last year, Ottawa 911 operators were then trained in the texting capability.

“It’s not a regular texting session,” Gallant said. “It is a phone call from a cellphone.”

Users must still dial 911. Once connected, the 911 operator will receive an alert that the cellphone being used belongs to someone who is speech- or hearing-impaired.

The advantage of the live telephone call is the dispatcher can hear the caller on the other end of the line, if they can speak, as well as hear background noises, which can help a dispatcher better assess a caller’s situation if they are unable to speak or convey the necessary details.

“If you have somebody who’s deaf who can speak, they can tell us somebody is having a heart attack,” said Gallant. “They obviously could not hear us if we spoke back, so we would then get into the texting session and text the information to them.”

Before this service was announced

and ready for use on Feb. 17, the only way the hearing- and speechimpaired community could communicate with a 911 operator was from a TTY or teletypewriter service, which relays text messages to a similar unit, from their home or business.

But if that person was away from their home device and needed urgent help, they would have to spend valuable minutes seeking out someone else who could call for emergency assistance.

“So this makes 911 accessible to them,” Gallant said. “It makes it available anywhere that there’s cellphone capabilities.”

Once connected, the 911 dispatcher will stay on the line even after connecting the caller to fire or paramedic dispatchers in order to relay text messages verbally since Ottawa fire and paramedic dispatch centres don’t yet have that texting capability, Gallant said.

In terms of the demand for the service, Gallant could not provide stats on how many 911 calls came from TTY landline systems, but he estimated the Ottawa centre fields about five to 10 of these calls a year.

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Gallant said one day it will be possible for any caller to text a 911 operator. How soon that could happen is still an unknown.

“There’s still a lot of questions with regards to that, as to the right way to do it.

There’s definitely value in it,” he said, adding that he is not aware of any 911 dispatch centres in Canada providing texting service for the general public.

When that does eventually roll out, Gallant said the system should work the same way it does now, allowing callers to connect with operators via both text and voice.

“I never want this to be

pure text,” he said, adding text should never replace the spoken word given how quickly details can be relayed that way.

There is also “a huge debate” among Ottawa emergency service providers about whether to allow the transmission of photos or videos via 911 text messaging, Gallant said, adding that no Canadian 911 centre is currently receiving video or photos.

“What is the purpose of the 911 operators? Get information as quickly as possible and send the info to the appropriate responders,” he said.

“From a technological standpoint, there is only so much room to receive information,” he said, adding that data would quickly overload

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Special needs hockey on ice every Wednesday Jessica Cunha

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The hockey program runs every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m., depending on the weather, and until the ice melts, she said.

Currently, there are about 25 youth and adults, between the ages of two and 35, who take part.

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Players and parents hit the outdoor ice every Wednesday evening in Dunrobin for some fun hockey and skating practice.

The Dunrobin Community Association offers a family-friendly hockey and skating program for youth with special needs and their siblings – an offshoot of its soccer program.

“It’s awesome; there’s physical activity, unstructured shinny,” said parent Stephanie Tubman, whose nine-year-old son Cole takes part in the program. “It’s so good for them.”

Many of the youth had never put on skates before signing up for the program, which has been in play now for five years, and knowing how to skate isn’t a prerequisite.

The coaches, parents and high school students earning their volunteer hours help the players develop their skills and take their cues as to how the night unfolds.

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sometimes it’s just unstructured skating, said coach Greg Patacairk. It all depends on what the players want to do.

On Feb. 10, the ice was alive with bodies whizzing around the rink, shooting on nets and practicing their puck handling skills.

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Mayor’s Report

Making Our rOads safer By: Mayor Jim Watson

Regardless of the season, residents of Ottawa are always on the move.

Our City Council has made great efforts to ensure that Ottawa is accessible to as many residents as possible. Ottawa consistently ranks among the best cycling and pedestrian communities in Ontario.

With more than 5,400 km of roadways and 1,580 km of sidewalks, the City of Ottawa is very familiar with the unique challenges residents can face on their commute. In fact, Ottawa even has approximately 40 km of cycling networks maintained throughout the winter.

No matter what form of transportation you choose, the City of Ottawa is committed to ensuring the safest and most efficient trip possible.

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With so many commuters choosing alternative methods of transportation, awareness and road safety become increasingly important.

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Above, Lara Ghalayini, 9, of Westboro, had some hair-raising adventures while touching the Canada Science and Technology Museum’s Van der Graff generator, a large metal ball that generates up to 100,000 volts. Anyone touching the ball saw their hair rise due to the repellent force of the current.

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Algonquin College Thunder Sign Three 98 Force Academy Girls

OSU Force Academy is pleased to announce that Andrianna Dmuchalsky, Hailey Martin and Georgia Iliopoulos have signed their letters of intent to join the Algonquin College Thunder this fall.

All three girls have been long-term members of the highly successful 1998 Force Acaedmy Girls squad. Andrianna and Georgia in particular have have been members of the team since Under-9 and Hailey joined OSU at Under –12.

In joining, Algonquin College they will continue to work with Coach Dom Oliveri who recently joined OSU in the Fall of 2015 to lead up the College Prep Program on the girls side for OSU. The move has paid immediate dividends, with three valuable members of the Force Academy choosing to join the Thunder. Since Coach Oliveri joined the college in 2014 he has immediately turned them into a National contender over the past three seasons.

“We are extremely pleased to announce our 2016 recruiting class. In my time here at Algonquin, this is the most talented group of players that we have been able to attract to our program. We are excited to have these players join our program and be a part of our continued success.” - Head Coach Dom Oliveri “Georgia is someone who we have been tracking for a long time. She is a tenacious defender who also has the ability to attack out of the backline. Georgia has a tremendous work ethic and is exactly the type of player we are looking for both on and off the field.”

“Hailey is someone we discovered while in the process of tracking Andi and Georgia. Hailey is an intelligent player who fits our profile for a centre-back. We are glad to have a player like Hailey, who brings a lot of experience at the top level of youth soccer in Ontario, join our program. “ “Recruiting Adrianna ( Andi) was one of our top priorities for 2016. Andi is an extremely dangerous forward who can play with her back to goal, but also has the ability to take players on 1v1. We believe Andi will be a handful for opposition defenses for years to come.”

For more information, please visit: www.forceacademy.ca

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Stocking stretchers and target practice Serving

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hey hung from a nail on the doorframe just beside the Findlay Oval.

They were much larger than work socks, but were the same shape, made of thin wood and with two perfectly round holes in the centre.

Worn smooth from many years of usage, Father said his great-grandfather had made them, and they came from Germany with the few belongings they brought when they arrived in Canada. I knew them only as stocking stretchers.

Father’s work socks came in a bundle from Briscoe’s General Store, and every once in a while, Mother would have to take one or two, after washing, worn beyond wear, and chuck them into the rag bag. Eventually, they would end up in a braided rug.

The socks were made of wool, and Father would wear the same pair for a solid week, and by the time Monday wash day rolled around, my sister Audrey would say, “Father’s socks could stand up on their own.”

They would be washed with what Mother called the ‘dark clothes,’ and then the socks would be worked onto the wood frames and hung to dry beside the stove. Mother said if she didn’t use the frames, the stockings would shrink to

MARY COOK Memories the size of a pair of babies’ booties!

I was fascinated with these wood frames, and once tried to force a pair of my hateful beige cotton stockings onto them, hoping beyond hope, they would stretch beyond repair.

But Mother caught me in the act, and grabbed the stockings before I did them irreparable damage.

Emerson was fascinated with the stocking stretchers. But, not for the purpose for which they were intended. He saw another use for them.

The brothers had a .22 with which they went on murderous hunting missions for rabbits. I spent many hours praying the rabbits would outsmart them, but alas, one or two would eventually end up on our supper table.

I was grateful Mother let me bypass the platter, and have a couple hard-boiled eggs instead.

I couldn’t bear to even look at them, circled with boiled potatoes, carrots and onions!

At any rate, practicing shooting the .22 was a regular exercise for the brothers.

And so, one day Emerson decided the wood stocking stretchers would be a perfect target. He figured if you could practice by putting a bullet through one of the two holes in the wood frames, you would become a better shot.

Of course, he had to sneak out the stretchers when Mother wasn’t looking, and so one Saturday I noticed they were gone from the nail behind the Findlay Oval.

I watched from the kitchen window as Emerson propped the stretchers on a fence post. Then he stepped back many paces, put the gun to his shoulder and let fly. He missed by a country mile.

He took another aim, I saw the stretcher shake, and knew Emerson had made a hit. Why the shots didn’t rip the stretchers clear off the post is beyond me.

At any rate, Emerson was satisfied, and he plowed through the snow, untied “That was way to easy!”

them, and walked back in the house, making sure Mother wasn’t around, and hung them back on the nail behind the stove.

It was most unfortunate for Emerson that Mother had a keen eye for anything amiss in her kitchen, and it didn’t take long for her to see the stretchers had a lot more than two holes in them.

And it didn’t take her all day to figure out how they got there. Emerson was dealt with in the usual fashion, a few cuffs on the ear, and sent to bed without his supper.

The stretchers were far from ruined, but in due course a new pair of stocking forms appeared beside the mutilated ones. These came from Scott’s hardware, and were molded from steel.

I would sit and look at the new stretchers, and I knew without a doubt, as I saw him look at them, and even taking to his note pads to draw out plans, Emerson would be thinking up another use for the forms, other than keeping Father’s wool socks from shrinking.

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City Councillor, Kanata north MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM UPDATE The vote for a nuisance mosquito control program passed with 1,827 (of the 2,525 ballots returned) in favour and 678 opposed and 20 spoiled ballots. The vote at Council yesterday comes after I write this, so check my website to see if it was approved.

There is a lot of misinformation about what is involved in the program.

It deals solely with mosquito larva, with an 80% or greater reduction in adult mosquitoes to be achieved this year. No chemicals are used.

The treatment uses diluted Bti and Bs, which are natural occurring bacteria. The product breaks down within 48 hours. The Health Canada Regulatory Agency states that Bti has no effect on humans, birds, fish, animals or other insects, but destroys the stomachs of mosquito and black fly larvae that hatch in water. One of the 40 species of mosquitoes in our area attaches to cattails. Another bacterium, Bs is used for that species. A granular form of Bti, made of ground corn on which Bti is absorbed, is applied by air where sites are large or where it would disturb fauna, such as nesting turtles. Mosquito larva control will be carried out on wetlands within Kanata North and in a 2 km treatment buffer area. No fogging or spraying of adult mosquitoes will take place.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY My International Women’s Day Breakfast will be on March 10th this year.

I’m pleased to have two of our new MP’s attending; Karen McCrimmon, our MP in Kanata-Carleton and Anita Vandenbeld, MP in Ottawa WestNepean. Anita is an international expert on democracy and human rights. As an advisor to the United Nations she managed a global online network to promote women’s political rights and participation. She’ll be speaking about her work with women around the world. Come and network with women in the community and meet local women authors and artists. RSVP to kanatanorth@ottawa.ca or 613 580-2474.

I’m also pleased to be a patron at a Women’s Day Celebration Banquet that night at the Intercultural Dialogue Institute, 335 Michael Cowpland Dr at 6:30 pm. Enjoy food, music and the Croatian Folklore Dance & Ensemble and hear about culture and the language of music. Tickets are only $15 at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-womens-daycelebration-banquet-tickets-21419905514 HUMAN LIBRARY, Sat Feb 27, 11am-3pm, Beaverbrook Library This Saturday the Beaverbrook Library will have human ‘books’ available.

The concept is unique: instead of checking out a physical or virtual item from a library collection, customers register to speak with (borrow) a human “book”. This is an exciting opportunity for members of the public to connect one-to-one with individuals who have a diverse set of life experience, stories and knowledge. Human “books” available at the Beaverbrook Library include: Bridge of Newcomers, Entrepreneur, RCMP Officer, Imam, Farmer, CBC Traffic Reporter and Former Drug User.

Registration will start at 10:45 am on the morning of the event. Complete event details are available on the Ottawa Public Library website.

PROJECT UPDATES & COMING EVENTS The tender for construction of the Innovation Drive Park & Ride has closed with construction to start this spring.

Work to complete the Linkage Park on Maritime Way including cleanup, new trees, benches and a gateway feature, will be done this summer.

Sidewalks will be constructed on Campeau from March Road and along the east side of Teron Road this year.

Online Registration for summer recreation programs is March 7th at 9 pm for aquatics and March 9th for other programs Feb. 27, Kanata Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7:30 pm, Kanata Baptist Church, tickets at door Feb. 27, Kanata Choral Society sings Folk Music of Canada, 3pm, St. Paul’s, 20 Young Rd

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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Cash-strapped students looking to ‘sugar baby’ website Jennifer McIntosh

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A growing number of Canadian students are adding a little sugar to their lives with a website which pairs “sugar babies” with “sugar daddies and mommies.”

Called SeekingArrangements. com, the site markets itself to college and university students as a way to graduate school without any student loan debt.

And it’s working.

Brook Urick, the public relations manager for the site, said it’s a winwin; the students get a benefactor and a chance to graduate debt free.

Sugar daddies get an upfront, honest relationship with no strings attached.

While the site aims to register students as sugar babies, suggesting it can help pay for school, there is no requirement that they be students.

The company’s own website suggests sugar babies can use cash for fashion

and travel.

It’s likely some sugar babies are not students and have sugar daddies strictly to earn a living.

The website was founded in 2006.

According to the website operator, there are five million people subscribed around the world. In Canada, it claims there are 416,715 sugar babies – and of those, 156,715 are registered in college or university.

Canadian sugar daddies number 50,477 and there are 3,265 sugar mommies.

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The company published a list of Canadian universities with subscribers to the site at the beginning of February.

They claim the University of Ottawa and Carleton University are ranked in the top five, with 92 and 108 sugar babies registered respectively.

Students who register for the site with

their university email address can do so for free. The company’s online marketing video even depicts Sugar Baby University – featuring suggestive scenes with women decked out in short skirts, counting their cash and riding off into the sunset on the arm of a man in an expensive foreign car.

Signing up is very similar to a regular dating profile. The only difference for sugar babies is you have to select an assistance level – it can be negotiable, from around $1,000 a month, up to more than $10,000.

Sugar daddies and mommas have to enter their income level when they register.

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A first-year student at Carleton University said she originally heard about the site watching the American TV show Dr. Phil.

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Airport Parkway and Lester Road Widening Environmental Assessment Study Open House #3 Thursday, March 10, 2016 Jim Durrell Recreation Centre – Ellwood Hall 1265 Walkley Road 6 to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 7 p.m.)

OC Transpo routes 1, 8, 41, 87, 114, 144 and 146 Free parking is available The City of Ottawa is undertaking the Airport Parkway and Lester Road Widening Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation requirements related to growth in the surrounding communities and airport lands.

This third Open House will provide an overview of the study progress to date and present the Recommended Plan for the project.

Your participation in Open House meetings is an important component of the study where we you can discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback.

This EA study is being undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s EA Act, fulfilling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule ‘C’ project. The EA process will involve developing, assessing, and evaluating alternatives, which will result in a Recommended Plan which will be presented to City Council for approval.

Further information on the Airport Parkway and Lester Road Widening EA Study is available at ottawa.ca/airportparkway. All of the Open House information will also be available on the website.

Interested persons can provide comments throughout the EA process. Any comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record.

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The University of Ottawa and Carleton University rank in the top five for student registration on a website that links young people in need of money with older people with cash to spare. The site – which offers free registration to college and university students – suggests the arrangement can help students pay housing and tuition expenses.

NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA

The Council of the City of Ottawa passed By-law 2016-65 on February 10, 2016, under Section 34 of The PLANNING ACT. Any person or public body who, before the by-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to City Council, may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to the by-law, by filing with the Clerk of the City of Ottawa, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An appeal must be accompanied by the Ontario Municipal Board’s prescribed fee of $125.00, which may be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Minister of Finance.

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Clerk of the City of Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW 2016-65 By-law 2016-65 amends the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250. The amendments correct errors in the zoning by-law and will affect zoning provisions and properties as follows: to correct a drive aisle width provision affecting 2940, 2946 Baseline Road; to correct landscape buffer and building height provisions affecting 5705 Hazeldean Road, and; to add a lot width provision for 6801 Hazeldean Road.

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Lifestyle gets a bad rap: sugar babies Continued from page 54

“I started getting serious about it in the first semester,” said Hailey (not her real name), adding she fiddled around on the site the summer before classes started, but it took her a while to find someone she was interested in.

She said she prefers the company of older men.

“Older men take care of you, they’re very concerned if you trip and fall, versus a guy in his 20s who will laugh and post a video on Vine,” she said.

Hailey said the sugar baby lifestyle gets a bad rap and she tends to keep the information to herself.

“There’s some judgement about a younger girl with an older man,” she said. “People think it’s lazy not to go out there and work hard.”

While Urick said the average monthly income for a sugar baby on the site is $2,600 per month, Hailey said she doesn’t get an allow-

ance.

“The relationship is more about him seeing what my needs are,” she said, adding over time the relationship became less and less about dollars and more about two people enjoying each other’s company.

Hailey said she’s still trying to figure out what she wants to do when she graduates, and she’s learned from some of the people she’s come across.

“One of the guys I met built his company when he was very young,” she said, adding she’s also met some contacts in real estate.

For Hailey, her education is an investment, and while she’s not sure what she wants to do with her degree, she wants to keep going to class.

She said that one of the reasons she joined the site was to keep pace with rising tuition fees.

Her class fees are a little under $4,000 per semester, Hailey said. And while she works part time, she still

needs a little help.

“If tuition was like $2,000 or I came from a rich family to help out I might be more enthusiastic about doing it myself,” Hailey said.

According to the Canadian Federation of Students’ Ontario chapter, tuition fees have increased an average of five per cent per year since 2006.

The average student debt for a four-year undergraduate degree is $37,000.

STRUGGLING TO STAY IN SCHOOL

Another sugar baby, who chose to use the pseudonym Katelyn, joined the site when she found herself struggling to find a way to stay in school.

The 28-year-old was recently separated. She found herself in a tough situation at the beginning of the school year because she didn’t work – her fiancée supported them before the split.

Katelyn called the Ontario

Student Assistance Program, “a joke,” and needed a way to pay her bills and stay in school.

Katelyn had been on the site prior to her relationship with her fiancée.

“I was sitting around thinking about what to do and it occurred to me to sign back up,” she said.

Right now Katelyn sees two men from the site. One pays an allowance of $1,100 and the other has a budget of $1,000 each month to take her out to activities she wouldn’t be able to afford on her own.

There are four sugar babies to every sugar daddy, so competition for cash is stiff, but neither Hailey nor Katelyn have had any trouble connecting with people.

Urick said she writes a blog for the companion site www. letstalksugar.com where she posts tips on getting more views for your profile, as well as dealing with married sugar daddies, and other relationship pointers.

Katelyn, whose mom knows she’s on the site, said aside from help with her finances, she received some advice from a contact she made that had real estate expertise who helped her learn her rights in regards to her apartment following her split.

She said she just acts like herself and that’s worked for her so far.

“People say there is a lot of competition, but it’s worked well for me,” she said, adding she’s seen some blog posts that say women of colour don’t do well, but that hasn’t been the case for her either.

Katelyn agrees that the lifestyle gets a bad rap, and says there are some girls on the site who state they are looking for a platonic relationship.

“It’s not all about being intimate,” she said.

Both Hailey and Katelyn have strict rules around who they will date. They don’t date married men. Hailey

said she wouldn’t date anyone who has a daughter in her teen years.

“They should be a role model and their daughters shouldn’t see them with someone only like four or five years older than them,” she said.

No sugar daddies were available to talk about their experiences on the site.

CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Rebecca Bromwich, an instructor in legal studies at Carleton University, said she wonders if the girls – and the sugar daddies – know what they’re getting into.

Bill C36 – passed by the Conservatives in 2014 – prohibits an individual from purchasing sexual services and forbids advertising the sale of others’ sexual services.

“It makes buying sex criminal,” she said, adding signing up to the site with the expectation of sex for the monthly allowance could land someone in jail for up to five years.

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She said while the site doesn’t explicitly spell out that sex acts are traded for money, it may be tough for some girls to get help from the law if an interaction goes wrong – because at the core the whole thing is an illegal arrangement.

Bromwich likened the situation to the difference between a prostitute and an escort – at the end of the day, both are consensual sex workers.

“They might not understand that that’s what they’re agreeing to,” she said of sugar babies.

She said the legislation – designed to help sex workers – doesn’t do much to protect them because they can’t do anything if there’s an abuse of the contract.

Bromwich said sugar daddies might also end up left out in the cold.

“If something goes south they would want to share liability with the website, but it wouldn’t be possible,” she said, adding the likelihood of being able to sue the site, in the event of some unforeseen consequence of seeking out an arrangement with a sugar baby would likely be unsuccessful

because the original transaction is illegal.

Hailey said she doesn’t see why people react so negatively to the lifestyle.

“The core of it is dating,” she said. “The meaning can get distorted.”

Urick said people using SeekingArrangements.com are seeking meaningful relationships. She added that those relationships sometimes include romantic intimacy, but just as often do not.

The site takes many measures both internally and externally to prevent the terms of use being violated, Urick said.

Those include manual, inhouse approval of all profiles and pictures, monitoring member reporting and background checks.

“This is a dating site, just like any other, with the difference being the members’ open honesty about the desired terms of their relationships,” Urick said.

COST OF SCHOOL CONTINUES TO RISE

A release sent out by SeekingArrangements.com said that tuition rates went up an average of 3.2 per cent last year – in part

prompting a 21 per cent increase in registration on the site.

“Canada’s low income households are becoming more indebted, forcing many students to take out loans they might never be able to repay,” Brandon Wade, CEO of SeekingArrangements.com wrote in a press release.

“About a quarter of university sugar babies are from low-income families.

With a sugar daddy they are actually helping to close the wealth gap and afford an education.”

Anne-Marie Roy, deputy chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students, said that access to education is increasingly determined based on your parents’ income and where you were born.

“It’s more difficult than ever for young Canadians to access the skills and training we need to thrive,” she said.

According to Roy, Students in Ontario are paying an average of $8,971 on tuition this year and are graduating with the highest average debt load in the country.

“Canada’s patchwork of federal and provincial tax credits, loans and grants are not keeping students in school and out of poverty,” Roy said.

“We need a national strategy to end the student debt crisis at its source by eliminating tuition fees.”

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University of Maine Signs Three OSU Force Academy Girls for 2016

OSU Force Academy ( www.forceacademy.ca ) is extremely pleased to announce that three members of our illustrious 1998 Girls Force team have signed their letters of intent to attend The University of Maine this Fall.

Since a very young age, our club staff and coaches knew that the 1998 Girls were an extremely talented group of young athletes. Their dedication to the sport and commitment to excellence is starting to pay off with at least nine (9) girls already committed to play in Canada or The United States this Fall for collegiate programs. Our first story on this group features Kaitlyn Ball, Nicole Bailey and Priscilla Domingo who will all suit up for the Black Bears next fall.

Kaitlyn joined OSU two years ago and was a key member of their success within the Ontario Youth Soccer League. For Nicole and Priscilla, they have spent nine years within OSU. In reflection, “I’m excited to study what I love while also continuing to improve my soccer skills at the highest level of the game. This amazing opportunity that has been provided to me would not have come without the constant support and encouragement from my OSU coaches and teammates ”noted Nicole Baily. These girls were scouted and recruited by multiple Canadian and American universities through their Showcase event participation over the past three years.

“To see these players rewarded for their hard work and dedication over the past number of years is very pleasing.

Having had the chance to see these players develop within our system and commit to excellence both on the field and in the classroom is something we hope will inspire our younger players to reach similar heights. We wish all of our graduating players the best of success in their next endevours,” noted Club Technical Director Paul Harris.

For more information, please visit: www.forceacademy.ca

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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 The deadline for community event submissions is Friday at noon.

Feb. 25

Kanata Seniors learning series: Lesley Anderson presents Researching Your Family Tree using Ancestory. ca. Connections to Healthy Lifestyles: has been cancelled for this month.

Kanata and District Breast Cancer Support Group meeting at 7 p.m., at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For more information, call Jan at 613592-4793.

Feb. 27

An afternoon filled with best loved Canadian folk songs from the Maritimes to Vancouver Island. With guitar and piano. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Rd., at 3 p.m. Tickets: adults: $18 in advance, $20 at the door; seniors: $15; students over 12: $10. For more information, call 613-592-1991 or visit www.kanatachoralsociety.ca.

Kanata Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7:30 pm, Kanata Baptist Church, 465 Hazeldean Rd. Tickets available at the door. Adults $15; students/senior $10; family $30.

Feb. 28

St. Xenia’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral’s annual

Maslenitsa Carnival from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Blini with traditional toppings, a complimentary glass of wine, flavour-infused vodkas, as well as folk dancing and gypsy singing. For details or tickets call Nadya at 613-276-0981 or visit www. stxenia.ca.

Feb. 29

Kanata Seniors colour pencil workshop for seniors at 6 p.m. Please register in advance.

will be donated to the Royal Ottawa Hospital. See www. cfuwkanata.ca or biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/authorvisit-sharon-johnston.

The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us 1:30 p.m. at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

March 3

The Kanata Seniors Council will celebrate its 20th anniversary with cake, coffee and tea in Halls C and D of the Kanata Seniors’ Centre from 1-3 p.m.

CFUW/Kanata and the Novel Conversations Book Club of the Ottawa Public Library are delighted to welcome Her Excellency Mrs. Sharon Johnston who will discuss her debut novel Matrons and Madams at the Beaverbrook branch at 2 p.m. Admission is free. All proceeds from book sales

Kanata Art Club monthly meeting at 2080 Riddell Dr. from 7 to 9 p.m. This month’s guest speaker is Violeta Borisonik, a mixed media artist. We look forward to meeting her and hearing her presentation, after which the usual refreshments will be served. New members are always welcome to join and participate in our club, whose activities can be found at www.KAC1.ca.

March 10

The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is a non-profit art organization, with the juried members presenting their 2016 New Artists’ Show entitled New Arrivals.

International Women’s Day Breakfast hosted by Coun.

Wilkinson from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. RSVP to kanatanorth@ottawa. ca. Hear from MP Karen McCrimmon and special guest speaker MP Anita Vandenbeld.

March 8

Through March 11

March 1

Plant for Continuous Garden Joy with master gardener Judith Cox, hosted by the Kanata-March Horticultural Society, 7:30 to 9 p.m., at the Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd. Cost is $5 for nonmembers. Visit us at www. kanata-horticultural.com.

March 9

Through March 5

CFUW/ Kanata, Nepean, and Ottawa branches are joining together with the Ottawa Council of Women to celebrate International Women’s Day at Centrepointe from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and the event includes aboriginal fashion, art, and storytelling.

Members of the public are welcome. Tickets $30. For details and online ticket purchase go to http://www.cfuwottawa.org/event-2134442.

New members are very welcome. Information at www. cfuwkanata.ca.

The Ottawa West Arts Association presents Sparkle.

Visit the owaa gallery to view striking new artworks from local artists and fill out a People’s Choice ballot of your favorite works at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, 1500 Shea Rd., Stittsville. Open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

March 19

Everyone is invited to the Kanata Legion/Ladies’ Auxiliary’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance fundraiser at the Royal

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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.

Context 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.

Ongoing

Children’s International Summer Villages still has spots available for local youth aged 11 to 15 to attend unique international camps with a small leader- facilitated group. These programs enable Ottawa region children and youth to learn about cross-cultural understanding, diversity, and peace education, while developing global citizenship, leadership skills and international life long friendships. Please visit www.cisvottawa.ca or contact info@cisvottawa.ca for more information. Deadline

to apply for summer 2016 programs is Dec. 23.

The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as bridge, mah-jong, fun lunches, photography ,art tours, walking, golf, crafts, movie nights and book clubs. For more information visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub. ca or email Marilyn at newcomersclubottawa@gmail. com.

Wednesdays

March 2016 Kanata Diners Club: the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and community volunteers host a nutritional lunch, entertainment, and/or educational program for seniors and adults with disabilities living in our community – a great way to socialize, learn and have some fun at the same time. Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. Please register at least seven days in advance with Carol Diguer at 613591-3686, ext. 316. Transportation can be arranged upon request. Club cost: $7.80.

March 9: Music with George Chenier. March 16: Music with Peter Sinclair. March 23: Music with the Way Back Machine. March 30: Music with Freddie Pitz.

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Enjoy a typical Irish menu, including Irish beef stew and a sing-a-long and/or dance to Irish songs by the International Set Band. Tickets must be picked up on or before March 15 at the Kanata Legion, 70 Hines Rd. For details: 613-591-5570 or www. kanatabr638.ca.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Excitement surrounds any get-together you are involved in this week, Aries. This puts you in a good mood for some time, and the positive energy can bring about change.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, this week you may find yourself in the right mood to organize your home or office. If high-tech equipment will be part of the project, enlist a friend to help out.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, if you’re feeling particularly amorous this week, schedule a few date nights or even cuddle time with that special someone. A new person may come into your life as well.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Plenty of projects around the house need your attention this week, Cancer.

Take advantage of some slower days to devote time to repairs and other tasks on your to-do list.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, important new information may come your way this week. This could be the catalyst for new professional ventures or even provide new ways to network.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a job you have put a lot of effort and time into is completed successfully this week. You now can enjoy the fruits of your labor and the praise coming your way.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Communication improvements with your romantic partner have you feeling optimistic about the future, Libra. Don’t make any definitive plans, but start thinking ahead.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, an unexpected raise has you spreading the wealth to others. You tend to be good about sharing your good fortune, and that is why so many people look up to you.

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Otherwise, you may be looking to dive into an exciting new relationship.

Be impulsive because you deserve it.

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Plan a fun and energetic date or take in a movie with a lot of special effects.

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