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Two Ottawa educators plan to open “an experimental prototype school of tomorrow” in Kanata by this September.

Blue Sky School, an independent not-forprofit, will be the first of its kind in Canada, said Shauna Pollock, who, along with Karen Hill, will host a meeting for prospective students and their parents on March 29.

“This is my dream, for my entire life, to open a whole new model of schooling,” said Pollock, an educator who has worked with students of all ages. “What we’re doing is we’re creating a space where there isn’t a wrong or a right kind of student. We actually create a space that works for every type of learning.”

Blue Sky School is based on the “experimental prototype community of tomorrow,” a concept created by Walt Disney. Disney envisioned a city where its inhabitants would continually test the latest in technologies for companies — a real-world research and development lab. He bought land near Orlando, Fla. for his vision, where Walt Disney World is now located, but died before it could be realized.

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Coalition wants answers about cop’s release by melissa murray mmurray@metroland.com

The Justice for Abdirahman Coalition is asking for answers after what they say was preferential treatment given to an officer charged with manslaughter.

Const. Daniel Montsion has been charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in the death of Hintonburg man Abdirahman Abdi in July 2016.

In a news release, the coalition — which was formed in the days after Abdi’s death aims to increase trans-

parency in the case, challenge racial inequity and increase support for mental health needs, as well as bring change to police services — points to Montsion’s scheduled court appearance for March 6, when he was deemed a “no-show” for his bail hearing and when he was released from the police station when charges were laid.

“It is disturbing that the very institution mandated to prosecute in this case is turning a blind eye to preferential treatment being afforded to an officer charged with manslaughter,” said Farhia Ahmed, co-chair of the coalition, in the release.

“The simple fact that there was no straight answer for basic questions like who authorized his release, from where and when is disappointing and unacceptable.”

The statement goes on to say, “The unprecedented preferential treatment Montsion has received not only adds insult to injury, but sends the wrong message to all Canadians. It tells them that unlike everyone else, a different set of rules apply to those in positions of privilege and power when they are accused of wrongdoing.”

Montsion’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 29.

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Changes coming to Kanata bus routes New route numbers, schedules to take effect April 23

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Capacity for both routes will also be increased at certain times of the day.

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OC Transpo users in north Kanata can expect to see some changes come April 23.

Certain alterations are in response to a public meeting held in February for users of routes 63 and 64 in Morgan’s Grant and Briarbrook, said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson.

Schedules for routes 63 Briarbrook and 64 Morgan’s Grant will be adjusted “to spread them out a bit more,” said the councillor, adding this should alleviate the problem of buses piling up at certain times and leaving long stretches without service.

Buses on the 63 and 64 routes will no longer end at the Innovation park-and-ride when making the circuit from downtown Ottawa to north Kanata, eliminating the need for an ad-

Other changes include new numbers for 14 bus routes, including three in Kanata: • Route 92 will become route 62.

• Route 96 will become route 61.

• Route 118 will become route 88.

• Route 182 will become route 66.

“They're trying to use (route) numbers starting with 6 in the Kanata-Stittsville area,” said Wilkinson.

Trip times on routes 62 (the current 92) and 262 will also be adjusted to match the travel needs of riders in Arcadia and Stittsville, she said.

A number of stores within the Kanata West Business Park — which includes the Tanger Outlets and Cabela’s — said they had difficulty bringing cleaning staff into the area due

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OC Transpo is making some changes to schedules and route numbers this spring.

Route 96 will become route 61. to a lack of transit service, said Wilkinson.

Wilkinson said she expected to have more information on the changes at her March town hall meeting, taking place Thursday, March 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Beaverbrook Library, located at 2500 Campeau Dr. More changes are expected in December 2017 when additional buses are added to OC Tranpo’s transit fleet, said Wilkinson.

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Council gives Kanata Central BIA green light

BY Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The area surrounding the Kanata Centrum and Signature Centre is now home to the

city’s 19th business improvement area.

City council passed a bylaw to create the Kanata Central Business Improvement Area on March 8. The new BIA

held its inaugural meeting on March 14 to create bylaws, draft a 2017 budget and elect a board of directors.

“I'm happy to see it’s there; people wanted it.” said Kana-

ta North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson on the creation of her ward’s second BIA. Another meeting will be held in the coming weeks to “put together some plans on

what to do so people can see some benefit,” she said, adding the BIA may want to look at doing a study on marketing for the area.

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Central BIA’s website, the area needs a “locally managed voice” to help retain customers and reduce vacant properties.

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BIAs are formed by local businesses, property owners and employees within commercial districts to promote and improve the area where they work.

BIAs are funded through area-specific levies on all commercially assessed properties within the defined boundary. Levies are determined by a BIA’s yearly budget and are paid as part of property taxes.

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A budget of $150,000 was set for 2017. Seven people put their names forward to sit on the board of directors, which also includes the local councillor, so an election Metroland file photo

wasn’t required.

The board members, who represent an array of businesses in the area, are: • Chair: Adam Stuart, Canadian Tire • Vice chair: Sean O’Leary, MYHome Furniture • Secretary: Neil Highet, Fat Tuesday’s • Treasurer: Faye Potter, RBC Kanata Commons Directors include: • Kirk Sauriol, Staples • David Brown, Mucho Burrito • Paul Lynds, The Brick • Marianne Wilkinson, councillor Kanata North Calls to the chair for comment were unreturned by press deadline.

The positions are not considered official until approved by the city, expected

April 2, according to the councillor’s office.

The board can sit up to 12 members, and Wilkinson said she’d like to see someone with a development background step forward to take part.

The area within the BIA’s boundaries includes around 150 businesses of various types – including big box retail, smaller locally owned shops, car dealerships, restaurants and hotels.

The possibility of a BIA in the Centrum area was first broached in June 2016.

BIAs help strengthen an area through cohesive marketing and promotional projects, said the councillor.

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On March 17 the NHL announced an outdoor hockey game will take place at Lansdowne Park to mark the 100th anniversary of the very first NHL game that took place in the nation’s capital in 1917.

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ur hydro bills may be going down this summer, but don’t pop the bubbly just yet.

While Ontario residents will see an average 25 per cent reduction on the bottom line, what they won’t see is what it’s going to cost future generations and the current structural inefficiencies and ongoing bad planning that make electricity expensive for us in the first place.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the savings this month saying it was the fair thing to do. She heard from families struggling with their bills and struggling to understand why rates have skyrocketed.

Unfortunately, because the history of hydro and its mismanagement is such a long and complicated one, politicians looking to distract would-be voters benefit from its current complexity. People don’t get it and don’t have the time, the comprehension or the willingness to figure it out. What they do get is how hard it is to pay a huge bill.

So Wynne’s Liberals are waving a shiny 25 per cent hydro cut over here, while over there, our expensive hydro system continues to plod along.

The lower bills come from refinancing the

term of payment the province owes to private power providers — from 20 years to 30. So we’re deferring costs to future generations in order to get some immediate relief. And we’re incurring about $25 billion in extra interest charges over that time.

Additional relief will be coming through lowincome and rural subsidy programs, but that too comes at a cost of $2.5 billion over the next three years charged to Ontario’s treasury and taxpayers.

As tempting as it is to celebrate lower bills, with an election year in 2018, we need to hold all parties to account to do more than float distractions.

Ontario generates more power than it knows what to do with and we’re forced to sell it to our neighbours at a discounted rate. Sometimes we have to pay for them to take it. The sale of Hydro One has locked us into guaranteed contracts with private power providers whether we need that power or not. There’s little transparency as to the details of private contracts and that takes accountability right out of the system.

We need a comprehensive plan and a system overhaul. Keep that in mind when you’re told to celebrate your June power bill. It’s not nearly enough.

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“Today’s busy parents ‘cocoon’ themselves by devoting all of their nonwork time to children, leaving no time for partners, friends, and other forms of social contact,” the authors households have a single occupant. few years ago, I said write.

Many of us who do live with others farewell to my family as There is no shortage of research to opt for big houses, where everyone they left for school, work tell us that all this loneliness is killing has a room of their own.

Individuals and daycare, and I slumped forgo social interactions in favour of us. into the living room chair. have linked loneliness It was October and I was alone.

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Instead, as I looked around, it addiction.

The frenetic pace of modern life I was told to take some time off. I seemed everyone had a friend, a A 40-year-old study on rats found has seen a decline in social connecdidn’t realize at the time I was doing colleague or someone with whom that those who lived alone were easily tions essential to making us feel part it all wrong. Instead of taking the to engage in a lively and stimulating hooked on heroin. But rats who lived of something bigger than ourselves. sabbatical to engage in exercise, join conversation.

In The Lonely American: Drifting in a haven with regular social interacan art class or explore something new, Sitting in the middle of that I was alone, day after day, lacking crowded coffee shop, I felt more alone apart in the 21st Century, authors Jac- tion chose to avoid the drugs they queline Olds and Richard S. Schwartz were force-fed. purpose and company. than ever.

Social studies have noted people note that a culture of self-reliance I’m a gregarious person, so I knew Loneliness is rampant in modern has led to the deterioration of social require a depth of social connecit was important that I didn’t sit at society. home and stare at the walls.

More people live alone than at any relationships, something evident in ev- tions to overcome or avoid addiction erything from our work and financial altogether.

That particular day, I drove to a time in history.

Loneliness has less to do with coffee shop, silently hoping I’d meet More than 27 per cent of Canadian lives to our parenting styles.

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sharing physical space with individuals than it does making the emotional connections required to gain a sense of belonging.

Some medical studies show that prolonged isolation can have the same impact as a long-term smoking habit.

In other words, making an effort to forge stronger friendships could just extend your life.

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Blue Sky School to go ‘back to the basics’ of teaching Continued from page 1

Modern Niagara Group Inc./site plan

A site plan for Blue Sky School is included in a zoning bylaw amendment submitted to the city. Developer Modern Niagara Group Inc., a mechanical design company, has teamed up with the school’s founders Shauna Pollock and Karen Hill to build ‘an experimental prototype school of tomorrow’ a first of its kind in Canada.

Zoning change submitted for new Kanata school

Pollock said Disney’s vision inspired her to revolutionize her classroom and last year, she published a book entitled Creating Classroom Magic; “basically the vision for the school in about 300 pages.”

Pollock, who lives in BelAir Park, and Riverside South resident Hill, teamed up with Modern Niagara Group Inc., a mechanical design company, to create their dream school.

Blue Sky School borrows from entrepreneurial incubators and innovation centres to fuel its curriculum, with a focus on exposing students to as many different topics, fields and interests as possible.

“We all know that kids get one chance at their education,” said Pollock.

“And we all know stu-

BY Jessica Cunha

The builder behind Blue Sky School in Kanata has submitted a zoning change request to the city.

Developer Modern Niagara Group Inc., a mechanical design company, has teamed up with the school’s founders Shauna Pollock and Karen Hill to build “an experimental prototype school of tomorrow” — a first of its kind in Canada.

“We found a partner who is in Kanata and they were able to help us with the space,” said Pollock, who has been teaching since 2005. “They’re helping us develop the actual physical school itself.”

The not-for-profit independent school is based on the “experimental prototype community of tomorrow” concept created by Walt Disney. Disney envisioned a city where the inhabitants would continually test the latest in technologies for companies

— a real-world research and development lab.

“The space we have is really, really carefully designed to maximize differentiated learning in every possible way,” said Pollock, adding students who have already registered will have a helping hand in creating the spaces within the school.

The school would be located in an existing two-storey office building at 95 Denzil Doyle Crt. in the Kanata South Business Park. The application requests a change in zoning to allow Blue Sky School to lease 265 square metres of space within an existing building “for use as a private education centre.”

The school would occupy nine per cent of the existing office space and would accommodate 24 to 36 students in grades 7 and 8 with a focus on project-based learning, according to the application.

No changes to the exterior of the building have been proposed.

The Trans Canada Trail and single homes in Glen Cairn are located to the northwest of the property, with offices to the south.

A Montessori school is already located within the business park at 355 Michael Cowpland Dr. Founders Pollock and Hill will host a town-hall meeting for potential students and parents to learn more about their vision for Blue Sky School on Wednesday, March 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Modern Niagara Innovation Centre, located at 95 Denzil Doyle Crt. Public comments on the zoning amendment can be submitted to city planner Mary Dickinson by phoning 613-580-2424, ext. 13923 or emailing mary.dickinson@ ottawa.ca. The city’s ontime decision date is set for May 23.

For more information on the application and to see submitted plans, visit Ottawa.ca/devapps.

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Marianne Wilkinson

Serving Kanata north

City Councillor, Kanata north TOWN HALL TONIGHT – being streamed from my Facebook Site (Marianne Wilkinson), is about the new school and mosquito program.

BUSING IN KANATA - OC Transpo has announced changes to service that are being rolled out on April 23. Some of the changes are those OC Transpo made at our meeting last month for the 63 & 64, including schedule and better route information. Additional changes will be done at year end when new buses arrive. Bus numbers are changing, the 96 to 61, 92 to 62, 118 to 88 & 182 to 66, Please visit the OC Transpo website for details on the routes that you use.

LRT to Bayshore Earlier this month, Council approved the expanded Stage 2 project, including extending the Confederation Line West to Moodie Drive and adding a maintenance and storage facility near Moodie Drive. The budget remains at $3 billion due to additional support from the federal and provincial governments.

KANATA NORTH COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AWARDS for Citizen, Senior, Youth and Organization of the Year are now being accepted.

If you know someone who has made a difference in our community please submit their names for consideration at the 2017 Award Ceremony on June 7th. Nomination forms and details are on my website.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Visit www.ottawa.ca/devapps and go to Ward 4 to view information on major developments in the Ward. Go to my website for information on these - from site plans for hotels & retail developments to major subdivisions. My next town hall on Monday April 10th will be a public meeting on the new Richardson Ridge subdivision and information on two others (Richcraft & Arcadia) plus an updated timeline on KNL infrastructure construction.

KANATA-CARLETON CULTURAL FESTIVAL - OUR 2017 SPECIAL GET INVOLVED with our area wide, 2017 Kanata-Carleton Cultural Festival, coming on May 27, Celebrate Canada’s 150th at a full-day, free festival, packed with a line-up of performances, displays and activities - all by local talent and all with Canadian themed drama, dance, music and art! Bring your family and friends to experience diverse cultural youth groups from the western area of Ottawa, as they showcase their talents at the Earl of March Secondary School Auditorium and on stage at Sandwell Green Park, which will be alive with entertainment, displays, artwork and activities throughout the day. Go online at www.kanatacarletonculturalfestival.ca or contact my office to volunteer or take part.

KANATA NORTH TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES Speeding is an issue across the City and is also common in Kanata North. Recently, through the City’s Strategic Initiative process, a program for new Temporary Traffic Calming (TTC) treatments was created to help focus on individual community problem areas. We have been working with the City to install some traffic calming measures throughout the community to help control this issue. Additional speed recording displays have been ordered and will be placed in key areas in the community. For a full list of measures please visit my website, where you can also submit other suggestions.

UPCOMING EVENTS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, West Ottawa Board of Trade, March 30, Brookstreet Hotel JUNO AWARDS , April 2, 5:30, Canadian Tire Center HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Honeybees & Butterflies, April 4, 7:30 pm, Old March Town Hall. Info at www.kanata-horticultural.com TOWN HALL, April 10, new subdivisions, 6 pm Open House, 7 pm meeting, Seniors Centre WALK OF THE CROSS , April 14 12pm-2pm from St. John’s Church, 325 Sandhill KANATA-CARLETON CULTURAL FESTIVAL, Sat May 27, all day Earl of March & Sandwell Green PEDAL PLAY MOBILE BIKE RODEO, June 4, 1-4pm KANATA NORTH COMMUNITY AWARDS, June 7 KANATA RACE DAY, June 11, 2017, 8:30-noon, Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata

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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Karen Hill (left) and Shauna Pollock plan to open Blue Sky School in Kanata this September. A town hall meeting will take place on March 29 for prospective students and parents to learn about the ‘experimental prototype school of tomorrow.’

School founders to host town hall meeting Continued from page 9

Teachers — or educators — at the Blue Sky School will be pedagogical coaches, “working with the students to define their own goals, make a plan and work toward them, and just kind of push (students’) thinking,” she said. “The educator is no longer expected to be the person, the holder of the knowledge, but they’re there to coach the students through finding the knowledge themselves.”

Subject matter specialists — such as physicists or communications experts — will also be regular features in the classroom to act as mentors, Pollock said.

“We know that people don’t always discover their passion; sometimes it takes a really long time. What we’re going to do is expose the kids to tons of things so that they're able to discover and explore their curiosities,” she said.

“As a system, we tend to value most numeracy and literacy.

Those are incredibly important, but so are all the other skills we need — the communications skills, the problem solving, critical thinking, researching, use of digital tools, mental health — all of those other things are equally

if not more important. We sort of have to leave those behind in many other (education) systems that exist,” said Pollock. “We’re placing equal value on all those things, building our own curriculum based on the Ontario curriculum.”

Class sizes will be kept small — 12 students to each teacher — and will be a mix of ages. Each class will be a “house,” similar to those found in the Harry Potter

South Business Park.

“Modern Niagara is very excited to be partnering with Blue Sky School,” said the company in an email. “Modern and Blue Sky are committed to nurturing youth in developing skills-based learning to foster innovation.

This will be a unique partnership as Blue Sky School will be located on the campus of Modern Niagara’s Ottawa headquarters and provide authentic opportu-

“As a system, we tend to value most numeracy and literacy. Those are incredibly important, but so are all the other skills we need.”

Shauna Pollock, founder Blue Sky School

books, said Pollock.

The school will welcome 12 students in grades 6 to 8 in its first year, eventually growing to welcome students in grades 4 through 12. The school will have capacity for about eight classes of 12 students each.

Modern Niagara has submitted a zoning bylaw amendment to the city to allow the school to be located within the existing two-storey office buildings at 95 Denzil Doyle Crt. in the Kanata

nities for students and employees to learn together.”

Tuition for the school is set at $15,000. Pollack said they’ve managed to secure two full-time scholarships, one for an indigenous student and another for a Canadian newcomer, and the school would like to team up with companies in the area to act as a testing ground for new technologies.

“We’re looking for people who share this passion and then want

to partner with and support us,” she said. “There are lots of companies doing great things in Kanata — we would love to be a testing ground for new software and systems.”

As to why students and parents should consider Blue Sky School, Pollock said it’s for families looking for “something a little bit different.”

“We are incredibly committed to working with the students, the family and the community to build the best possible educational experience that’s individualized for each student,” she said.

“Basically, we’re practising what we teach — we want our students to solve real world problems in interesting, constructive ways and we’re doing the very same thing.

"We’re looking at the question, how might we design a better school? And we’re exploring that and creating that for them and with them.”

The town-hall meeting will take place Wednesday, March 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Modern Niagara Innovation Centre, located at 95 Denzil Doyle Crt. For more information on the school, visit blueskyschool.ca.

For details on the meeting, visit http://bit.ly/2mUWk5r.

New street names needed in Beaverbrook

Allan Hubley

Leacock, Varley duplicates to be addressed

Positive Change

BY Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

A number of streets in Beaverbrook are in need of new names or house numbers.

The streets involved include: Varley Drive and Varley Lane; Leacock Drive, Leacock Way and Leacock Lane; Beaverbrook Lane and Beaverbrook Road; and Casson Way. Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said new names are needed for Leacock Lane and Leacock Way, as well as Varley Lane.

Identical house numbers on similarly named streets can make it confusing when calls comes in for emergency services, as well as for residents and visitors trying to navigate through the city, she said.

The city has been working to eliminate duplicates since amalgamation.

“They’ve been doing these

all across the city,” Wilkinson said. “It’s just my turn.”

Notifications were to be delivered to affected residents starting March 17, she said, adding those who are affected are invited to submit ideas for new street names.

In the Leacock area, the roads are named after Canadian writers and composers, while in the Varley area the streets are named after artists.

“We’ll see what they come in with,” Wilkinson said.

“We’ll have to check them to make sure they're not duplicates somewhere else in Ottawa.”

Beaverbrook Road and Beaverbrook Lane have already been addressed, she said, adding house numbers on Beaverbrook Road were altered.

Tiffany Place and Tiffany Crescent are not affected because there are no identical house numbers on those

for Kanata South

City Councillor Kanata South Week in Review

GLAD Cleaning the Capital

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A number of streets in Beaverbrook are in need of new names or house numbers, including Varley Drive and Varley Lane; Leacock Drive, Leacock Way and Leacock Lane; Beaverbrook Lane and Beaverbrook Road; and Casson Way. streets, she said.

There is no defined timeline for the changes, said Wilkin-

son, adding the goal is “to get this done hopefully by the summer.”

GLAD Canada has signed on as the title sponsor for the City’s popular spring and fall Cleaning the Capital program for the next 3 years!

Early bird registration for the annual spring GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign is now open. Participants can register their cleanup projects by calling 3-1-1 or by using the online registration form available at ottawa.ca/clean. The interactive map on our website will show which locations have already been claimed, and allow residents to register their own project site.

Key Campaign Dates: March 15th, 2017: Earlybird registration begins April 15th to May 15th, 2017: Spring GLAD Cleaning the Capital Campaign April 28th to April 30th, 2017: Capital Cleanup Weekend May 15th, 2017: Registration ends May 31st, 2017: Deadline to perform cleanup project and submit the online report.

Campaign Success Now in our 24th year, this year’s GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign seeks to keep our city clean and green for 2017.

Since the program’s inception, over one million volunteers have participated in over 17,000 cleanup projects throughout the city. As a result, more than an estimated 930,000 kilograms of waste has been removed from our public spaces.

Kanata South has won this award 5 times! Keep up the fantastic work and please let me know of any registered clean dates and locations as I do my best to pop by to say thank you to volunteers.

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Help shape the future of Almonte General Hospital Almonte General Hospital is accepting applications for three positions on the Board of Directors, beginning June 2017.

AGH’s Board provides leadership and strategic direction to the organization’s three divisions – Almonte General Hospital, Fairview Manor and Lanark County Paramedic Service - while overseeing key aspects of performance. To complement existing skills on the Board, a legal, healthcare professional (e.g. nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy) or government relations background is desirable. Previous experience as a member of a board or in a senior leadership role is an asset.

Board members must be at least 18 years of age and must live or work within the area served by the Hospital. Members of the Professional staff, employees and their spouses, children, parents or siblings (or the spouse of any child, parent or sibling) are not eligible to serve unless permitted by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

The Nominating Committee will interview potential candidates and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors for approval.

Thank-you for your interest however due to the volume of resumes only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted

Application forms are available at www.agh-fvm.com or through the office of the President & CEO at 613-256- 2514 ext 2220.

Drop resumes at Laura’s Independent Grocer 300 Eagleson Road, Kanata Attention-Laura Dubois mon02648@ngco.com

The deadline for applications is Monday, April 3, 2017. We thank all applicants for their interest in serving AGH. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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

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

Thank you to all who have sent in their stories and photos.

If you haven’t sent yours in yet, please email them to me at allan.hubley@ottawa.ca.

More details regarding this project can be found on my website under the Community tab.

Upcoming Events Friday March 24th: Join me at the Kanata Legion, 70 Hines Road, for their Fish and Chips Friday! 11am-1pm.

Tuesday March 28th: Chartwell Stonehaven (70 Stonehaven Drive) is hosting a special Senators viewing party starting at 6:00pm. Details and to register 613-663-2969 Thursday March 30th: The Ottawa Bullying Prevention Coalition in partnership with Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa Police Service will be hosting an event for parents on cyber bullying.

6:30-9:00pm at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Registration is limited, please register at: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cyber-bullying-parent-night-howto-prevent-and-respond-tickets-32511567975

Working for Kanata South: It is my privilege to serve as your Councillor. Please feel free to contact my office with any concerns or comments, by phone: 613-580-2752, or by email: allan.hubley@ottawa.ca. You can also visit my website for more information: www.councillorallanhubley.ca or follow me on Twitter: @AllanHubley_23 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, March 23, 2017 11

Gatineau Mayor says he was elected on platform to connect cities

by Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Any future light rail plans must consider Gatineau, said the city’s Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin.

While Ottawa formally voted on entering into discussions around the Prince of Wales Bridge on March 8, discussions have been going on behind the scenes for quite some time, Pedneaud-Jobin said.

“One of the first conversations I had with Mayor (Jim) Watson after he was elected was about public transit,” he said.

Pedneaud-Jobin was elected in 2013. Last year, the two cities had a couple of meetings that included the mayors, heads of transit and transportation committees, and the city managers in charge of transit.

The biggest problem they see is the two cities build their tran-

sit systems separately, then try to make them fit, when they should be planning transit together.

The problem is, the pot of money comes from different places. Whatever the challenges, Pedneaud-Jobin favours looking at a rail crossing at the Prince of Wales Bridge. There are 60,000 people that cross the bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau every day, Pedneaud-Jobin said.

“Gatineau must fit in some-

where,” he said of Ottawa’s plans for public transit.

When discussing the Stage 2 LRT alignment and procurement plan prior to council approval, transit commission chair Stephen Blais did say that stage 3 could look to Gatineau.

Blais said while councillors and residents have made cases for Barrhaven and Kanata, the locations don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

An interprovincial report by the National Capital Commission in 2013 recommended the extension of the O-Train across the Prince of Wales bridge to better integrate transit between the two downtown cores.

The city’s numbers show that just converting Prince of Wales bridge for pedestrian use would cost $10.5 million. The estimate for converting the bridge for rail would be anywhere from $20 to

$40 million.

Gatineau is also considering rail as they extend the western leg of their Rapibus system to help alleviate congestion in areas like Aylmer.

Pedneaud-Jobin has been calling for rail since he took office.

“We don’t want to build Rapibus and then have to pull it all up again,” he said, adding the Rapidbus system was always meant to be a transitional technology.

Church Services GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH

PASTOR STEVE STEWART

140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

1600 Stittsville Main Street

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

10:00 am: Service of Worship and Sunday School Pastoral Care & Healing Service: 11:30am - last Sunday of each month

Nursery and Children’s programs running concurrently.

Youth Groups: Transit (Gr 6-8), Tuesdays at 6:30 PM Thirst (Gr 9-12), Wednesdays at 7 PM

Office: 613-836-2606 Web: www.cbcstittsville.com

613-836-4756 www.gcuc.ca

Email us at: cbcinfo@cbcstittsville.com

THE OASIS

Reverend Mark Redner 3794 Diamondview Road, Kinburn Friday Healing Service 7:00 p.m.

SundayWorship Service 10:00 a.m.

613-288-8120 www.cometotheoasis.ca

St. Paul's Anglican Church Sunday Eucharist

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

KANATA

saturDaY services sabbath schooL for aLL ages 9:15aM WorshiP service 11:00 aM

SERVING KANATA AND STITTSVILLE

Seventh-Day Pastor: Maros Paseggi Adventist 85 Leacock Drive, kanata (the christ risen Lutheran church) Church 613-818-9717

Welcome to our church St. Paul’s United Church, Carp Service 10:30 a.m.

613-839-2155 www.stpauls-dunrobin.ca stpaulsunitedcarp@sympatico.ca

Growing, Serving, Celebrating

KANATA BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday Sunday Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman

465 Hazeldean Rd. • 613-836-3145

Sunday Services 9 & 11:15am 9am Children’s Program Available Pastors: Bob Davies, Stephen Budd & Doug Ward kbc@kbc.ca

www.kbc.ca

3760 Carp Road Carp, ON

Minister of Youth and Discipleship: Nick Trytsman Pastor Shaun Seaman

info.trinity.kanata@gmail.com

Please join us at 110 McCurdy Drive, 836-1429, www.trinitykanata.ca 1817 Richardson Side Road. 613-836-1429 www.trinitykanata.ca

The Anglican Parish of March Sunday ServiceS

St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata Sunday Service 9:00 am & 10:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am

Come when you can and Come as you are.

St Mary’s North March 2574 6th Line Road, Dunrobin Services and Sunday School 9:00 am

Sunday March 26 ~ Lent Four 9:00am ~ Christ Church 10:30am ~ St James The Apostle

St. John’s Sixth Line 1470 Donald B Munro Dr

Christ Church Huntley 3008 Carp Rd

St James The Apostle Carp 3774 Carp Rd

613-592-4747

www.huntleyparish.com • 613-839-3195

Grace Baptist Church of Ottawa 2470 Huntley Road

Preaching the Doctrines of Grace

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday and weekday Bible studies see our website for times and locations

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By Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Soon the days of filling forms out in quadruple to strum a guitar on a street corner in the ByWard Market will be over.

Mayor Jim Watson applauded work on rejuvenating the city’s ByWard and Parkdale markets following council on March 8.

“We want to make sure the composition allows for creativity,” Watson said.

“The current structure is a bureaucratic maze.”

A big part of the revamp will be a change to the way the markets are governed. In his December 2016 report, auditor general Ken Hughes flagged the current management structure of the markets, saying managers don’t keep good enough records on leases and cash transactions.

Watson said when the markets were first formed, there were only two, but now times have changed and they have to compete with a dozen across the city.

The markets will be governed by municipal services but the exact makeup 0won’t be known until the report heads back to the finance and economic development committee next month.

Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley said he was concerned about approving the plan without the governance structure set in stone during the FEDCO meeting on March 7.

“I just want to be sure that the recommendations of the auditor general are taken into consideration,” he said.

Staff assured Hubley that the recom-

mendations would be considered, and alluded to a board of directors governance model. The revamp of the current structure of the city’s two markets began with a visioning exercise in 2012.

So far $1 million has been earmarked for renewal of the George Street plaza.

Aside from a new look, there will be bylaw amendments to allow for microprocessors like coffee roasters, cheese makers and jam producers. Changes will also include stand sharing for smaller scale vendors and stand relocation – in keeping with the flexibility the mayor said he wants to see.

Products would still have to be local to Ottawa and the valley. Part of the vision includes two, three-metre by sevenmetre bookend stands at either end of the George Street Plaza. According to the staff report sent to FEDCO on March 7, the city has reached an agreement with Beaver Tails Inc. to operate the stands. They will be installed this spring and include high quality handmade goods, along with local maple products and Canadian aboriginal art.

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto has the flexibility to host themed markets.

“We are playing catch up,” he said.

“This is modernizing the approach to how the market is run.”

While Fleury is pleased the city has agreed to pony up $1 million for rejuvenating the market, he said there’s still $9 million needed for the renovation of the ByWard Market Square heritage building. He said he’s dedicated to finding a source of funding for the project.

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The same would go for Ontario Identification Cards for those who don’t have a driver’s license.

This modification will be optional, of course, and it would be an easy and inexpensive way to recognize Veterans in our province.

The benefits of the Honouring our Veterans Act are many, whether proving years of service in the military to secure a new job, or so that our first responders can know right away that they are helping a Veteran in need. Businesses may be open to using this identification to provide specific products or services to Veterans, and may even go so far as to offer them discounts.

The simple justification for the Honouring our Veterans Act is this: Veterans served on our behalf in some of the most dangerous places on the planet.

They return home and hand in their equipment.

But they don’t forget about their service, and neither should we. It’s time to list Veteran on their government identification.

My Bill will be debated in the Ontario legislature on March 30th. Stay posted for further details!

Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: Jack.MacLarenCo@pc.ola.org www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, March 23, 2017 13

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Eric Belchamber Phone: (613) 220-5970 Fax: (613) 482-4583 eric.belchamber@landsquared.com SNC will respond to all reasonable and relevant concerns, and the City will be taking into account comments from the public and the proponent’s response to each when providing its position to the proponent and Industry Canada.

Une fois les travaux terminés, le système d’antennes mesurera 50 mètres de hauteur. Industrie Canada, qui est responsable d’approuver ce système d’antennes, exige que SNC passent en revue la présente proposition avec le public et la municipalité locale.

Après avoir examiné cette proposition, la Ville d’Ottawa fera part de sa position à Industrie Canada et à SNC. SNC vous invite, dans les 30 jours ouvrables suivant la date du présent avis, à faire part de vos commentaires par téléphone, fax ou courriel ou à demander de connaître la position de la Ville quant à la proposition du système d’antennes. Veuillez communiquer avec:

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Kanata Legion to commemorate Vimy Ridge battle with gala dinner Proceeds from event to help poppy trust fund

BY Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Kanata Legion will host a gala fundraiser to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 8.

Retired commodore Robert Hamilton will speak on how Vimy Ridge became an iconic symbol for many Canadians.

“It’s easy to stand up and speak about the battle itself and where it’s situated in the larger picture of conflict,” said Hamilton, vice-president of the Friends of the Canadian War Museum. “My interest is in how did this take root as a meaningful event.”

Hamilton was a naval officer who later became the vice-president of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre and then a federal government auditor. Specializing in logistics, finance and accounting, he’s always had an interest in history.

While serving in Belgium in the late seventies and early eighties, Hamilton was a frequent visitor to the Vimy Ridge memorial in France.

“It’s an awesome thing to see,” said the Kingston resident who has a second residence in Ottawa. “It’s monumental in the fact that it’s enormous. It’s situated in the midst of really large parkland that pretty much covers the whole area of the Vimy

battle.”

The monument is one of the reasons why the battle has become so iconic, he said.

“I think the reason it’s become as meaningful as it has is largely attributable to two things. First, it was the first particular success of the Canadian Corps in the First World War. It was a tactical success,” he said.

“I also think the building of the memorial in Vimy, which took place between 1922 and 1936, the memorial itself contributed a great deal to our making this a focus for memory.”

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was the first major victory for Canada in the First World War, but it came at an enormous cost. Almost 10,600 Canadians were killed or wounded in the battle that took place from April 9 to 12, 1917, he said.

In 1922, the government of France ceded the land surrounding Vimy Ridge to Canada. Despite the challenges and pressures of the time — including the Depression years and an artist who was a perfectionist, said Hamilton — a monument was finally unveiled in 1936.

“Canada needed some kind of a symbol. The monument offered that opportunity,” he said. “We need to move beyond the sacrifice and ask ourselves, ‘Did it serve a greater purpose?’ For me, the answer is yes.”

That greater purpose includes the ability for people to think about the future, their

hopes and aspirations thanks to the sacrifice of others, he said, adding the monument builds on that capacity.

“It doesn’t really celebrate battles; it’s bigger than that,” he said. “The main statue, called Canada Bereaved, really does talk to us about sacrifice and memory and so on.

The two tall structures that stand behind it, it elevates our thinking to greater purpose.

“The monument lifts our thinking to perhaps inspire us with hope for the future.”

GALA DINNER

Hamilton’s talk is only one part of the gala dinner being held April 8 at the Kanata Legion to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Vimy.

Proceeds from the evening will go to the Legion’s poppy trust fund, which supports a number of veterans programs, youth education and bursaries, and organizations serving the local community.

The evening will feature a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a dinner of beef or salmon Wellington at 6:15 p.m.

The Governor General’s Foot Guards Jazz Combo will provide live entertainment.

Attire is black tie or business suit and registration is a minimum donation of $50 per person.

Reservations must be made on or before April 1. For tickets or more details, call 613591-5570, email rclbr638@ gmail.com or visit kanata br638.ca.

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Vanier resident Holly Petersen, 24, relies on transit almost daily in the winter. Even in the summer, she says it’s difficult to travel around Ottawa without it because of distances.

When the city officially approved a low-income bus pass in November 2016, Petersen says she was happy to have an equalizer for low-income residents.

But when the EquiPass application opened on March 10, Petersen was stopped in her tracks when she read, “You should not apply for an EquiPass if you receive transportation benefits from Social Services (including Ontario Works).”

Petersen, like many other lowincome Ottawa residents, receives assistance from Ontario Works.

Petersen is a co-founder of Street Folk, a volunteer-based organization that helps people who are homeless or at-risk.

Petersen also attends a weekly art group, but living in Vanier, she says it’s difficult to get around when public transportation is so expensive and the criteria for getting transportation allowance from Ontario Works is so specific.

“I spend most of my time helping others, listening to others, reaching out to help people in any way possible,” says Petersen. “I feel that the EquiPass not accepting OW clients would bring down the overall self-esteem of those on OW who are trying to better their lives, seeing it as a resource that they cannot use when they have every right.”

According to Healthy Transportation Committee secretary Trevor Haché, the environmental advocacy group met with the mayor’s office in December regarding the EquiPass.

The city made it clear that people receiving Ontario Works transportation benefits would not be eligible.

“I asked for clarity regarding what the province would consider worthy for Ontario Works transportation benefits, and they emailed me back saying funded transportation options in Ottawa include medical transportation and employment-related expenses,” says Haché.

But what about people like Petersen, who rely on public transit for things the province does not approve for funding, like grocery

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The new Equipass is intended to provide public transit to lower-income Ottawans, but some Ontario Works recipients are finding they are shut out of the process. One advocate is suggesting Ontario Works recipients demand change. shopping or even taking your children to school?

There are strict limitations to the things Ontario Works deems as appropriate reasons to receive transportation benefits, but Haché says it’s a subjective issue.

Some things that the province might not approve for one client could be considered worthwhile for others.

Haché encourages those who feel they are stuck between not receiving enough transportation allowance from Ontario Works and being unable to apply for an EquiPass from the city to contact the Healthy Transportation Committee or even their local MPPs. “We want to make affordable public transportation a priority for low income people,” says Haché. “If there are still barriers up for them, we’d love to communicate that to the province and resolve any shortcomings.”

David Pepper, the manager of business and operational services at OC Transpo, says receiving the monthly benefit and getting assistance from Ontario Works to attend things like doctors appointments and job interviews are not the same thing.

Pepper says if someone is unsure of whether they are receiving the full benefit from Ontario Works or whether they should apply for the EquiPass, they should speak with their caseworker.

“The transportation benefits for Ontario Works are very spe-

cific,” says Pepper. “It is itemized for $113.70. If someone is not in receipt of that amount from social services, they may certainly apply for the EquiPass.”

Although she is not eligible, Petersen still plans to apply and says others should do the same.

“Even if they deny every applicant, I believe if there is a mass

amount of OW receivers applying, perhaps they will notice there is an obvious need,” says Petersen. “If not, then there will be angry people demanding change which is more likely to happen, or at least, so democracy dictates.”

For those who are eligible, the EquiPass will be available in April for $57.

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I was so happy to join the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and community volunteers who hosted a wonderful lunch for seniors and adults with physical disabilities living in our community – at the Mlacak Centre. This is such a great community event and it was terrific to speak to so many people who braved the weather to attend.

Ottawa Valley Farm Show

I had the pleasure of attending the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Farm Show. Thank you to Lindsay for the tour of the show grounds and the knowledgeable insight into the everyday operation of farming and agriculture. It was a pleasure to once again meet OFA President Keith Currie and continue our discussion on the issues affecting Canadian farmers.

Buckham’s Bay Fishing Derby

I was so happy to see all the people who came out and participated in the Buckham’s Bay Fishing Derby. Those who attended braved the chilly sub-zero conditions, and spirits were kept up with a resolute determination to win what may likely be the final derby of the season.

Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to the organizers who put on a magnificent derby.

Kongsberg Geospatial Campus Tour

Thank you to CEO Ranald McGillis and his team at Kongsberg Geospatial for taking me on a tour of their wonderful campus. It was marvellous to witness first-hand the excellent work being done right here in Kanata. Kongsberg Geospatial builds precision real-time software used for mapping, geospatial visualization, and situational awareness; and is also an important member of our region’s renowned tech community.

Working for and Representing Kanata-Carleton It is such an honour and privilege to serve as your Member of Parliament and I look forward to meeting and working with you all. Please feel free to contact our office at 613-592-3469 or by email at Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca.

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By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

Hockey’s top prize will always have a place to call home in Ottawa.

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Canada’s then governor general Lord Stanley of Preston, a hockey dad himself, bought a silver cup for 10 Guineas, or $50 Canadian at the time.

At the corner of Elgin and Sparks streets, he gifted this cup to Canada’s top-ranking amateur hockey club.

In 1926, the National Hockey League adopted the cup, christening it the Stanley Cup, and made it the top prize in professional hockey.

Now, steps away from where Stanley originally handed over the cup, a monument to mark the gift is going to be erected.

For the organizing committee, Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument, this sculpture will act as a place to forever mark the original gift by Stanley in Canada’s history.

On March 18, Canada’s current Governor General David Johnston was on hand at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of this monument.

“My predecessor Lord Stanley would be so pleased to see us here, at the corner of Elgin and Sparks streets in Ottawa. The heart of Canada’s capital is a fitting place for this monument,” Johnston said at the ceremony.

Johnston went on to say the cup is a symbol of Canada, of excellence, of grit, grace and hard work.

“This monument honours the legacy and will further cement the Stanley Cup’s place in the life of our country,” he said.

Commenting on the unique tradition of the cup in which players and staff from the winning team each get time to spend with the cup, ultimately having the cup go all over the world,

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NHL alumni Dave Keon, left and Frank Mahovlick, far right, help officially break-ground for the new spot of Lord Stanley’s Gift monument – a large silver cup – the Canadian way, with a face off. Lord Stanley’s Gift committee president George Hunter and Governor General David Johnston on March 18 on Sparks Street.

Johnston said he thinks this new monument will offer people from all over Canada and the world who visit it a chance to share in the glory of the Stanley Cup. Braving the cold morning temperatures on March 18, young hockey players from the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven teams donned jerseys to represent the teams of the NHL at the ceremony.

Proud moms Joanne McNally of Carp and Mandy Vanvliet of Stittsville said it was a great opportunity for their boys to participate in.

“I think they would rather be cold and celebrating this part of history

than not be here,” McNally said.

George Hunter, president of Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument, took the moment to reflect on the hockey dream and those of the boys standing in front of him.

“The monument, the groundbreaking for the which we celebrate today, is all about dreams,” Hunter said, adding that the simple bowl which Stanley purchased has gone on to represent the ultimate achievement and dream in hockey.

According to the committee, the historic, simple silver bowl donated by Stanley is what inspired the winning design for the sculpture.

The sculpture will rise from a white paved “hockey rink” with embedded stainless steel lines evoking skate marks and 39 granite discs engraved with the names of the Stanley Cup winners from 1893 to 2017.

A 1.4-metre black granite bench in the form of a hockey puck will complete the ensemble.

The monument will be donated to the city and unveiled in December 2017. The unveiling will be part of the 2017 celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary, the 100th anniversary of the National Hockey League, and the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Senators.

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From left, Charlotte, Matthew, Magnus and Francesca Muirhead of Kanata with the Stanley Cup at Rideau Hall on March 16 as part of the festivities celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup.

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The City of Ottawa was also ranked the best place to live in Canada by MoneySense Magazine in 2016.

This reputation came to life last year when the Ottawa community rallied together to welcome Syrian refugees.

It has also emerged every year since 2013 during Welcoming Ottawa Week, when local civic and arts groups and organizations join efforts to showcase our genuine welcome and respect to newcomers by hosting a week-long series of fun and engaging

events and activities.

“Welcoming Ottawa Week is a wonderful platform for us to reflect on Ottawa’s current and historic welcome to refugees and newcomers, while showcasing our genuine respect for the courage and strength newcomers demonstrate in overcoming tremendous obstacles to join our community,” says Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.

“Newcomers are attracted to diverse, vibrant cities where their families can participate in city life, contribute economically and engage in civic development as new Canadians,” says Hindia Mohamoud, director of the Ottawa Location Immigration Partnership, the organization spearheading WOW. “By hosting a WOW event and participating in WOW ac-

tivities, you can not only provide a warm welcome to newcomers, you can meet people from all over the world, learn about other cultures, and have fun in the many learning, cultural, artistic, and sports events that have become a mainstay of Ottawa’s summer calendar.”

WOW is an annual, weeklong series of dialogues, cultural and celebratory events, sports activities, documentary screenings and other fun events held in various locations of the city in the 10 days leading up to Canada Day. It is designed to convey the genuine welcome and hospitality of Ottawa residents to newcomers, while providing opportunities for quality interactions between residents, long-term and new.

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Larry Orr, right, outlines the history of the Log Farm during the official opening of the NCC’s new Pioneer Pavilion on March 10. Orr and his son Ryan (right) are operators of the Log Farm and are joined by NCC CEO Dr. Mark Kristmanson (centre).

Orr family reinvents family farming in Greenbelt

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The Orr family is revitalizing family farming within the Greenbelt while paying homage to the past.

The Orrs and the National Capital Commission officially opened the new Pioneer Pa-

vilion at the Log Farm on Friday, March 10 to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial year.

The family will mix oldfashioned and modern techniques on the farm to offer visitors a glimpse of what life was like in the mid-1800s.

“We’re about to take the

farm on a journey to reinvent it — including the sugar bush program — and operate it as a functioning farm, but also depict what life was like for the pioneers,” said Larry Orr, operator of the Log Farm with his son Ryan.

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The Pioneer Pavilion is one of 10 buildings of architectural significance — ranging from those built in the mid-1850s through to the present — selected by the NCC to celebrate Canada’s 150th.

The Orrs signed a 20-year lease with the NCC and will live and farm on the property, which includes a sugar bush, crop fields and animals.

“We have three generations of the Orr family taking this on and it will take all three as it did in the pioneer days, I think, to make all of this work,” said said Mark Kristmanson, CEO of the NCC. The Orr family includes Larry and his wife Karen, Ryan and his wife Amy, and their three daughters.

“We have lots of big plans to get the farm back to what a family farm should be and that’s exactly what we’re doing.

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The Orr family and the National Capital Commission officially open the new Pioneer Pavilion at the Log Farm on March 10. to be planting crops this year,” said Ryan, who used to volunteer at the farm in the 1990s.

“We want to invite the capital in to see a family farm being run by a family.”

Visitors to the site can celebrate the coming of spring with a tour of the sugar bush, where they can collect sap from the trees and see demonstrations of how pioneers used to make maple syrup.

“It’s just to have something different people can come to,” said Ryan, who moved to the Nepean farm from Almonte.

“It’s going to hopefully be one

of those community spots people come to.”

He added that he will launch a farmers' market on site on May 13, which will run Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We’ve got 25 local vendors already,” he said, adding more vendors are welcome to contact him to participate. “We’re pretty excited about that.”

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However, she did not support three aspects of the plan: creating a high-occupancy vehicle lane on a segment of highway 174 (councillors Toby Nussbaum, Catherine McKenney and Jeff Leiper also dissented on this point), giving staff too much delegated authority and allowing staff to purchase or expropriate land needed for the Stage 2 line.

“This is a $3.6-billion project and council, doing their due diligence, needs to look at every single recommendation and ensure they’re all value for money and in the public interest,” Deans told Metroland Media.

The process of keeping the land acquisition deals under wraps until all are finalized began during the last term of council in a bid to protect the city’s interests and those of property owners.

“I find it an odd argument because if you were to go and purchase a home, you can access comparables in the area,”

Deans said, adding that the financial detail could be shared in camera. “I don’t know why it’s shrouded in secrecy.

“It’s kind of like tying our own hands,” she said, adding this sets a dangerous precedent on not requesting information that is in the public’s interest to know.

College Coun. Rick Chiarelli and Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney also did not support this part of the plan.

“I know for myself I have grown uneasy in my role in concurring with these reports,” McKenney told council.

When she previously asked that the land acquisitions be audited, council was told it was too complex a matter.

“Why is it too complex for our auditor and our audit committee to look at these reports annually or biannually and not be able to come back to council?” McKenney said.

The answer from staff was this: Once properties that need to be secured are identified, staff will meet with the local

ward councillors and the mayor before going to council for approval. However, the financial details would be withheld until all deals are complete for each LRT stage.

Still, Chiarelli said the argument that the city didn’t disclose land purchases and expropriations in Stage 1 of LRT doesn’t fly.

“The information won’t be made public until it’s all completed, so we don’t know if it’s a problem,” said Chiarelli, who confirmed with staff that the city will need to negotiate with almost 60 private and government property owners in Stage 2. There were almost 80 property owners involved in Stage 1.

But Watson said those realestate deals could be disclosed to councillors during in camera meetings if there were assurances the information wouldn’t get out into the public realm, potentially inflating the cost of the land needed for LRT and jeopardizing those individual deals.

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“If some members of council don’t leak, we could offer all of that to council, but we’ve had a history of information getting out,” Watson told Metroland Media following the March 8 vote.

“It affects the value of the land and we don’t want to risk taxpayers’ dollars with these sensitive negotiations that are ongoing.

“When all of the land has been assembled all of the information will be released literally the next hour,” he said.

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The absence of a Stage 2 peer-review process, which involves a panel of agencies, was questioned by Deans and Chiarelli, particularly since it was done in Stage 1 with the panel recommending that LRT remain within the Greenbelt to maximize effectiveness.

“We’ve now veered off

that,” said Deans. “It has to have an affordability lens on it and it has to be value for money and it has to be in the public interest.”

That, however, is not needed at this time given the $80-million hiring of an engineering team, and with the “strict oversight” provided by the city treasurer, said John Manconi, the city’s general manager of transportation services, who also said he too provides project oversight.

Deans also questioned whether transforming a bus-only lane into a highoccupancy vehicle lane along highway 174, between Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard and Montreal Road, could hurt LRT. “The evidence clearly shows it competes directly with our expanded LRT line, both from a ridership and a fare revenue perspective,” she said, noting the project is actually not in the city’s affordability plan until 2031.

Her comments to council weren’t welcome by several

around the table, including Orléans Coun. Bob Monette and Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais.

Blais, chair of the city’s transit commission, said it doesn’t make sense to “cherry pick” the HOV lane given the benefit for east-end residents.

“We need a complete system for all residents of Ottawa,” he said, before noting he supports the airport LRT spur, which is in Deans’ ward.

His east-end counterpart, Monette, expressed surprise that any councillor would vote against modifying the 174.

“For some reason, councillors who don’t even live in Orléans decided that this is not the appropriate way to go,” he said. “It will not take ridership away from LRT.” It’s part of a larger picture, a complete transportation network that will one day serve the city in every direction.

“Let’s not get bogged down on the 174,” Monette said. “Together as a council I think we can improve the system and we can keep on improving it.”

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Students spread Kindness Inc. Willa MacDonald and Hanan Khandar Grade 8 students

At W.O. Mitchell Elementary School, a very determined group of girls – Emma T., Olivia H., Chantal J., Monica J., and Ava V. – got together with teacher Nancy Poirier to create their own company called Kindness Inc. They saw so much negativity and hatred in our world that they could no longer ignore it. Seeing as something had to be done, Poirier thought “What if we simply overpowered those negative thoughts with kind thoughts?”

To accomplish that goal she created Kindness Inc. to spread kindness around

the school and our world.

Olivia, one of the company’s members, mentioned that everyone at W.O.M. is already kind but sometimes people need a little inspiration to be the best person they can be or a reminder to be kind. Through Kindness Inc., the girls hope to provide that inspiration.

These girls meet up once a week to discuss what they can do next to promote kindness in our school. Some random acts of kindness they’ve done include: * writing nice messages on sticky notes and then posting them on others’ desks, * putting up inspirational posters, * handing out candy canes.

Although these girls started this not too

long ago, they have many plans and goals for the future.

As for goals, they want not only to spread kindness around our school but also in our world.

Kindness can start with one person and if it continues to grow it can have a global effect. In the future, Kindness Inc. would like to start putting a kindness jar in every class, where students will pick a name and during the week and they will then have to do a random act of kindness for that classmate.

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March 16 meeting, it’s about giving people access to services they are entitled to like getting a library card and feeling safe to do things like call the police without the fear of deportation.

It’s an issue close to law student Graciela Flores Méndez’s heart.

During the panel discussion at Knox Presbyterian Church, she told attendees she was born in Mexico, but when she was five years old her family moved to the United States to reunite with her father, who was working there.

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She would lie to friends about having forgotten her identification; she didn’t have a library card.

“I was just living a lot of lies because I knew I was not safe speaking about my immigration status,” she said.

At one point, she made her way back to Mexico, hoping to apply for a visa at the advice of someone she called a “fraudulent lawyer.” She was later smuggled across the border.

“It was the most frightened I’ve ever been, but finally I was back,” Méndez said.

“It was clear to me that whether or not I had papers, it was my home.”

She put out a call to those listening to her story, to help create the kind of city residents want to live in.

“We need to make this city more of what we want it to be,” she said.

But to do that, the sanctuary city policy can’t just be token or symbolic.

That was a sentiment echoed by many members of the panel, and also in some of the questions posed at the end of the session.

“We need a policy that is robust, and that has teeth, to be clear despite what you may have heard from some media

and some corners of council, a sanctuary policy is not symbolic,” said Karen Cocq, a member of the Ottawa Sanctuary City Network.

She reiterated that a policy would have to encompass all city-funded services, including police, public health and libraries. She would also like to see the policy include a review of all services and barriers to those services, a plan for implementation and training of workers implementing the policy, as well as regular review, oversight and public consultation.

“We cannot say that we are a sanctuary city and people will be safe when accessing services if we do nothing to

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“This is a trap, not a sanctuary city.”

A report on making Ottawa a sanctuary city is expected to be part of the March 30 Community and Protective Services committee agenda.

A recommendation on the report could be heard at a council meeting in April.

“Make no mistake we are facing some opposition not just from some members of council,” she said.

Coun. Jeff Leiper and Coun. Catherine McKenney, who is preparing the report on making Ottawa a sanctuary city, both attended the meeting.

Following the remarks, Leiper said if the topic is debated at a future council meeting, he’d vote in favour of making Ottawa a sanctuary city.

“I’m absolutely supportive and we know several councillors are, but we’ve heard vocal opposition from others,” he said.

Leiper said it will be important for proponents of the policy to tell their stories and talk to their councillors.

“One of the key things that has to get out there is the clear message that this isn’t about giving people access to free services, this isn’t about encouraging people to come here illegally,” he said.

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McGLADE, HELEnE

Peacefully at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital with loved ones by her side on Saturday evening, March 18th, 2017. Helene McGlade of Arnprior passed away at the age of 87. Beloved wife of the late Jack McGlade (1980).

Dearly loved mother of Kevin (Carol) of Kanata; Shane (Nancy) of Greeley; Cathy Quinn (Jack) of Arnprior and Rosemary Donohue (John) of Douglas. Cherished and proud “G-Ma” of Kyle (Jessica) McGlade, Erin McGlade, Colleen McGlade (Kevin Dorion), John McGlade, Olivia Quinn (David Hickey), Sarah Quinn, Eilish Quinn, Elizabeth Donohue, Caitlyn Donohue and Ryan Donohue.

Dear sister of Ruth Litowski (late Tom) of Burlington. Predeceased by her parents: Liguouri Keegan and Anna O’Brien as well as her brother, John Keegan (Wendy of Smiths Falls). Family and friends were invited to pay their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Wednesday morning from 9:30 until 10:15. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Braeside on Wednesday morning, March 22nd at 11 o’clock. Spring interment St. Columba’s Cemetery, Pembroke. In memory of Helene, please consider a donation to the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (Braeside) Memorial Fund or the St. John Chrysostom Church (Arnprior) Memorial Fund.

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Greene

elva (nee Deevy)

Peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the age of 90 years.

Beloved wife of the late George Greene.

Loving mother of Beverley Kelly (Les), Ronald, Sandra and the late Brenda.

Cherished grandmother of Pamela Kelly (Tim Cleland), Patricia Sarrazin (Jeff) and great-grandmother of Maya and Thomas Cleland and of Avery and William Sarrazin. Survived by her sisters Ethel Monahan (John), Shirley Grant (Jim) and predeceased by brother Russell Deevy.

Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at St. John’s Anglican Church, 6th Line, Huntley on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 11 a.m. For those who wish, donations to the Central West Hospice Foundation or St. John’s Anglican Church would be appreciated. Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

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Gauthier, Lionel ‘Leo’ Longtime member of the Canadian Air Force Longtime member and a Past President of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 395, Lanark Peacefully at home in Carleton Place surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 17, 2017.

Loved son of the late Regina Janveaux. Dear father of Helen Campbell (Bob), Susan Chambers (Malcolm), Claude “Chum”, Roger (Charlena), Mike (Marilyn), Carol (Leo St. Amour) and Joanne Lowe (Mark). Loved by 18 grandchildren and cherished by many great-grandchildren. Survived by many nieces and nephews.

Friends may visit the family at the Alan R Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Friday, March 24, 2017 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of service in the chapel at 11 a.m.

There will be a Legion Service held at the funeral home Friday evening at 6:30 p.m.

For those desiring, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Jamie Fullerton, Sara Cunningham R.N. and P.S.W.s Judy D., Judy E. and Jan. www.barkerfh.com

SCHLIEVERT, LoRETTa

Peacefully at The Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior with loved ones by her side in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 9th, 2017; Loretta Frances Schlievert of Arnprior passed away at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Hugh Schlievert (1974). Dearly loved mother of Dale (late Bonnie) of Chenaux; Valerie Peever (Delbert) of Renfrew and Don (Kathy) of Arnprior. Predeceased by a son, Ron. Cherished “Gramma” of Connie, Karen, Barbara, Tracy, Christine, Angela and Amanda; “Great-Gramma” of 12 and “Great-GreatGramma” of 1. Dear sister of Margaret Hanson (Tom) and sister-in-law of Agnes Brydges, Vera Brydges and Bob Brydges. Predeceased by her parents: William and Elizabeth (nee Ferguson) Brydges as well as siblings: Manford, Gordon, William and Walter Brydges; Doris Dean (late Bill); Greta Nicholas (late Len); Beatrice, Ramona and Violet Brydges, and Charlotte Haybecker (late Walter). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Family and friends were invited to pay their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Tuesday evening, March 14th from 7 to 9 p.m. and again after 10 a.m. Wednesday. A Funeral Service was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Wednesday morning, March 15th at 11 o’clock.

Pastor Eric Green of Elgin Street Baptist Church officiating. Spring interment Horton Cemetery.

In memory of Loretta, please consider a donation to the Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior.

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Abraham, George It is with deepest sadness that we announce the sudden passing of George Carroll Abraham, who passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

Loving husband of Patricia “Patti” (nee Sinn) for 39 years, and amazing father of Jordie Abraham (Megan Schellenberg) and Caitlin Abraham (Chris Mellan). Predeceased by parents, George and Florence, and parents-inlaw, Bill and Helen Sinn. Dear brother of Jeff Abraham (Leslie), Wayne Abraham (Karen), and Kathleen Ayoub (Joe). Close brother-inlaw to Kevin and Sandra McDonald, Robert and Barbara Kennedy, Maureen Sinn, and Phillip and Donna Sinn. Survived by several nieces and nephews.

George will be remembered as a stubborn, strong, funny, generous, loving, stern, loyal, and honest man. He was an outdoorsman, a proud member of the Boss Hogg Hunting Camp, and spending time with his family and friends. George will be missed by so many.

Visitation was held on Sunday, March 19, 2017 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at Alan R Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, n Carleton Place, ON. A Celebration of Life took place on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 11 am in the Funeral Home Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations are being asked to go towards the Carleton Place Hospital, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. www.barkerfh.com

David Michael Cameron, Dec 24, 1946 - Mar 24, 2014 – A thousand times we needed you A thousand times we cried If love alone could have saved you you never would have died A heart of gold stopped beating two twinkling eyes closed to rest God broke our hearts to prove He only took the best Never a day goes by that you’re not in our heart and our soul Loved and missed by Kevin, Traci, Darius and Taylor

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Cherished husband for 60 years of Eleanor (nee McNeil). Dear father of Dean (Colleen), Beverly (Stephen) and Randy (Louise). Predeceased by son-in-law Brent Watt. Loving Grandpa of Jenny-May (Jason), Colin, Courtney (Matt), Graham (Chelsey) and Hal. Great-grandfather of Hayden, Declan and Quinn. Predeceased by sisters Ruth (Emerson-surviving), June (late Manford) and brother Theodore (late Erma).

Survived by several nieces and nephews.

Friends were invited to a Celebration of Ivan’s Life at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 372, 24 Legion Lane, Russell, Ontario on Sunday, March 19, 2017 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPS. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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Alex Ferguson Law Office

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Full Time Legal Clerk

Waste Removal Specialists Specialists Dog Dog Waste Removal

Over10 Years and Still Scooping

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Has your dog turned the yard into a minefield?

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Spring clean-up and weekly maintenance available.

Salary based on experience

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Call us and reclaim your yard.

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All interested candidates forward resume to alex@alexfergusonlaw.com

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WE’RE HIRING! Machine Shop QA Inspector

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Trillium Tree Experts is accepting applications for seasonal summer employment.

Duties include, -Hedge trimming -Tree planting -General labour Trillium is also accepting applications for experienced Arborist.

Compensation based on qualifications and experience.

Training provided, must be physically fit and enjoy working outdoors.

Driver’s license with Driver’s Abstract required.

Our shop is located on the Carp Road.

Please email resume to trilliumtree@bellnet.ca

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Must be proficient/experienced with: Spring clean up & weekly maintenance available 1. Working in an Office environment Call us and reclaim your yard from the enemy. 2. PC LAW Has your dog THE POOP SQUAD 3. Microsoft Office/Outlook turned the yard 4. Answering Phones 613-271-8814 into a minefield?

5. Scheduling with Clients, Courts, other Lawyers 6. Drafting pleadings/correspondences

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• Performs dimensional measurements on machined parts.

• Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret blue prints, general procedures.

• Knowledge of measuring equipment (e.g. micrometers, calipers, pin gauges, shadowgraph etc.)

• Basic knowledge of ISO 9000 Quality System.

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel.

• Knowledge of CMM and other CAD/CAM software desirable.

Assistant Controller The candidate will be reporting to the controller • Accounting designation required • Minimum 5 years’ after designation in manufacturing environment • Experience with multiple currencies • Preparing Financial Statements • Tax Filings • Supervising staff • Experience with ERP based accounting system is an asset.

Email: hr@ozoptics.com or Fax: (613)831-2151 www.ozoptics.com

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DICA Electronics, a Contract Electronics Manufacturer in Carleton Place, is hiring production staff. We offer fulltime employment with health benefits. Training will be provided to the right individual.

The Ideal Candidate: •Is flexible and willing to learn new tasks •Is mechanically inclined & has excellent attention to detail •Can work with their hands & lift up to 50lb •Has reliable transportation to get to and from work •Is computer literate •Has minimum High School Diploma Please visit www.dica.ca for a full listing of jobs, including description. Resumes should be e-mailed to careers@dica.ca. cls742969_0323 CLS742851_0323

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Lanark County is seeking a high energy, dynamic, professional to fill the following regular full-time opportunity in our Human Resources Department starting April 2017.

REGULAR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE SERVICES GENERALIST (POSTING #CS2017-001)

MANDATE: Provide confidential human resources support in a unionized long term care environment, working under the general direction of the Employee Services Specialist, Manager of Corporate Services and Director of Long Term Care.

Experience and knowledge in disability claims management (occupational and non-occupational), relevant employment legislation, health and safety standards, long term care standards, collective agreement provisions, union and non-union labour relations, case law and total compensation. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, human resources information systems and possess the ability to adapt quickly to applicable software (i.e. scheduling software). The full-time location for this position is at the County’s long term care home Lanark Lodge.

For further details including qualifications and application deadline, visit our website at www.lanarkcounty.ca HELP WANTED

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JOB FAIR Wednesday, March 29 10:30am - 4:00pm

HELP WANTED Arnprior company looking for energetic, reliable individual with transportation for assembly work. $15.00/hr. Steady days with health and dental benefits. Send resume to employment346@ gmail.com Indian Cook KARARA The Indian Takeout, 474 Hazeldean Rd. Kanata, ON requires Ethnic Indian cook (curry & tandoori), fulltime, $16.25/hr, 40.00 Hrs/week Education college diploma, Experience: 2 to 3 years in an Indian Kitchen. Duties: Prepare, plan, and cook full meals, Train staff in preparation & cooking food, Maintain inventory & records, Work with special c o o k i n g equipment(tandoor) Email: info@karara.ca Job Oportunity for Student in Grade 11 this fall or equivalent, for P/T Reception Stittsville, Tuesday & Thursday evenings 4:30pm to 7:30pm, must be available, Monday to Thursday evenings & some days for training during month of April (Flexible) Email/ Fax CV to mcox.smc@gmail.com or (613) 836-2451

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

WORK WANTED

Part Time Gardener/Harvester 2-3 days weekly Near Kinburn Sideroad &Stonecrest Rd Must have gardening experience, live closeby, be self-reliant for transportation. Nonsmoker. University students welcome.

Contact us at www.earthmedicine.ca

A Load to the dump Cheap! Clean up renovations, clutter, garage sale junk or dead trees brush.

613-899-7269.

P/T Reception/Admin for evenings & weekends needed for busy Real Estate office in Kanata.

Experience with Google apps. Resumes to: heatherw@teamrealty.ca

A Small Job or More.

Renovations/Repairs.

Kitchen & Bath, Tub-toshower conversions, grab bars, painting, plumbing, flooring, tile, countertops, decks.

613-858-1390, 613-257-7082.

Certified Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free estimates.

613-250-0290.

SMALL MACHINE SHOP in Arnprior area looking for CNC operator with knowledge and experience in vertical/horizontal machining centers. Duties include some setup of machining and turning centers, running first offs and inspecting parts.

Steady days with health and dental benefits. Wage dependent on experience.

Send resume to employment346@ gmail.com

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Our passion is for the outdoors and people who play there.

Become a part of the World’s Foremost Outfitter team!

At Cabela’s we passionately serve people who enjoy the outdoor lifestyle by delivering quality and value in our products and service.

Cabela’s has openings for:

• Back Room Lead • Sales Floor Outfitters Please go to www.cabelas.jobs for opportunities in Ottawa or email: Karen.Belaire@cabelas.ca HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

WE’RE HIRING Brookstreet Hotel, The Marshes Golf Club, Wesley Clover Parks and Campground are seeking enthusiastic, hardworking individuals for the 2017 season.

More details at brookstreet.com/jobfair Brookstreet Hotel 525 Legget Drive, Kanata, K2K 2W2 CLR742207_0323

Safety Tips

Candles: If you use candles, make sure you keep them away from all combustible materials.

Never leave them unattended and place them out of reach of young children.

Candles should be placed in solid, secure candle holders and protected by a glass chimney.

AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS HORSE,TACK & EQUIP. Consignment Auction sale, SATURDAY, April 15th. Galetta Livestock 3340 Galetta Road. 1/2 hr.West of Kanata, 10 mins. E. Arnprior. Tack 10 a.m, Equip.noon Horses sell 2 p.m. CALL ERNIE TO C O N S I G N 613 622-1295.

Everyone welcome.

Carrie Hands, CAI, CPPA, Auctioneer & Appraiser Jason Hands, Auctioneer

@www.handsauction.com Bidding Opens Friday, March 24 @ 9 a.m.

Closing Friday, March 31 @ 12 noon Bid on Dining room furniture, fine china, Johnson Bros “Friendly Village” pattern, crystal, oil lamps, jewellery, linens, household items and more.

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Pick up of your purchases is Saturday, April 1st from 9 - 12 NOON at our facility located at 5501 County Rd 15, R R # 2, Brockville.

Make an appointment to preview by calling 613-926-2919

5501 County Road 15, RR #2, Brockville, ON K6V 5T2 Phone: (613) 926-2919 E-mail: auction@handsauction.com www.handsauction.com TENDERS

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AUCTIONS

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REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS Unreserved Real Estate & Chattel Auction of The Burritts Rapids General Store Saturday March 25, 2017 7 Grenville Street, Burritts Rapids Public Preview starts 10 AM Chattel Auction starts at 11 AM The Real Estate will sell at 12 PM

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NO BUYERS PREMIUM !

The Real Estate: Mixed Use Zoning - Commercial & Residential.

Original Stone General Store built in 1846 by Alfred Tate, with attached barge board house, built by Hugh Conn, 1st Reeve of Marlborough Township. 3600 sq.ft., 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with small apartment and retail/studio storefront. Spacious, bright and well maintained. Ready to move in condition. Home situated on 66’x66’ Corner lot. Municipality of North Grenville. Final 2016 Taxes: $2499.02 Photos of Real Estate & Chattels to be sold in this auction on our website. Questions or want to book your free no obligation Auction appointment to see how we can get you action by Auction? Call or text Dan 613-285-4224. Private viewing available after the open house date.

--------------------------------------------Open House for Real Estate Auction 383 Anglican Church Road, Tay Valley *Friday, April 7 - 4 pm to 7 pm **Saturday, April 8 - 1 to 4 pm ***Sunday, April 9 - 1 to 4 pm --------------------------------------------Saturday, May 6, 2017 - Real Estate Auction @ 383 Anglican Church Road, Tay Valley, Ontario @ 1 PM - NO BUYERS PREMIUM 6 year old 3 Bedroom home with walk in closets all rooms.

Spacious Kitchen & Living room. 1 Acre Lot. Propane Fireplace in living room. Home heated by high efficient FA propane furnace.

8 ft basement height with walk out. Main level laundry. Drilled well.

Full septic. Final 2017 taxes $2224.9.

DAN PETERS AUCTION Home Office (613) 284-8281 Dan Peters Cell: (613) 285-4224

OTTAWA REQUEST FOR TENDER Metroland Media Ottawa is accepting tenders for a Distributor(s) to manage a portion of our Ottawa weekly community newspapers and flyers. The 5 areas/contracts available are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5

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Kanata K2K/K2W/K0A/K2T plus rural Stittsville ( 12,500 homes ) Orleans K1W/K0A/K4B/K4C and partial K4A ( 13,000 homes ) Ottawa East K1L/K2P/K1N ( 9,000 homes ) Ottawa West K2C ( 7,500 homes ) Nepean K2E ( 4,700 homes )

Contract will include recruiting carriers and drivers, dropping off to the carriers and ensuring that all homes are delivered by Thursday evening weekly with supporting verifications. Please ensure to specify which area(s) you which to contract in your tender.

All applicants must be a registered business and a valid HST number.

Interested candidates must submit their offer of interest via email to: Metroland Media Ottawa Attention: Elliot Tremblay elliot.tremblay@metroland.com Deadline for interest submissions will be received until 12:00 noon Monday, March 27th, 2017

email: info@danpetersauction.com Website: www.danpetersauyction.com

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES 1st ...........................Paper 2nd ....................... Cotton 3rd .......................Leather 4th ......................... Books 5th ......................... Wood 6th .................Candy, Iron 7th ............. Copper, Wool 8th .......... Bronze, Pottery 9th .......... Pottery, Willow 10th ......... Tin, Aluminum 11th .........................Steel 12th .................Linen, Silk 13th ..........................Lace

14th .........................Ivory 15th ...................... Crystal 20th ........................China 25th ........................Silver 30th .........................Pearl 35th .........................Coral 40th .........................Ruby 45th ...................Sapphire 50th ..........................Gold 55th ....................Emerald 60th .................. Diamond 70th .................. Platinum

Show them how much you care by placing a congratulations notice in our Social Notes!

Contract commencing: May 4th, 2017 Lowest or any bids will not necessarily be accepted. Only the successful Candidate(s) will be contacted and not necessary that all areas listed will be awarded.

Get ready for the hiking season Looking for a form of exercise that will help you relax, lose weight, lower your blood pressure, relieve aches and pains, clear your mind, and generally enjoy the great outdoors?

The Ottawa area offers a wide array of hiking possibilities, including the Rideau Trail, the Greenbelt and Gatineau Park, or simply exploring interesting communities in the region. Hiking is affordable for all, and offers tremendous physical and mental benefits.

If you’d like to start hiking seriously, consider joining a local hiking club. The Rideau Trail Association, for example, offers a wide range of hikes for adults (most members are over 50), from a leisurely walk in the woods or in-town to a vigorous tramp through challenging terrain. Outings are scheduled all year round on weekends as well as some weekdays and evenings.

“With an experienced leader, you’re not going to lose your way,” says Ottawa Rideau Trail Club president Denise Hall. “Plus, the on-trail company is pleasant, there’s help if needed, and you experience places you might never find on your own.”

To kick-start the hiking season, the Ottawa Club is holding an Introduction to Hiking course on Saturday, May 6 at the Nepean Sportsplex. This is a full-day session for new hikers and those interested in making their hiking experience safe and enjoyable. Topics include hike planning, preparation, packing, outfitting and on-trail procedures, plus an orientation to hiking with a guided group.

The day will wrap up with a short hike. Space is limited, so register early. The cost is $85 (which includes a one-year RTA membership, value $25).

“If you’re a novice hiker, this course will give you knowhow to choose equipment, avoid problems, and deal with situations that can arise on the trail,” says Ruth Oswald, one of the instructors.

The RTA, a completely volunteer organization, maintains a continuous trail between Ottawa and Kingston, which passes through Merrickville and Barrhaven. It offers hikes, from easy to challenging, on the Rideau Trail as well as in and around the Ottawa-Gatineau, Perth and Kingston regions. You can join, get more information, or register for the Introduction to Hiking, at www.rideautrail.org or by calling the Ottawa Club’s information line at 613- 860-2225.

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Call the classified department today!

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THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE ANSWERS IN NEXT WEEKS ISSUE.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Thick flat pad 4. Green regions of desert 9. Fill with dismay 14. Boxing legend 15. Soup 16. Your sibling’s daughter 17. A long thin implement 18. Late ESPN anchor 20. Motives 22. Astronumerology term 23. Semitic Sun god 24. Small cigar 28. Promotions 29. Not off 30. Line or plaster the roof 31. African Indian people of Alberta, Canada 33. Rituals 37. Chlorine 38. Red deer 39. Offers a good view 41. Post-indictment arrangement

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, if you have been working too much, you have to find time to relax or you will not be able to grow. Your brain and body need recharging to work at their optimal levels.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, there is a time for buckling down and a time for having fun, and this is a great week to let loose. Plan an excursion with friends or go on a solo holiday for pure enjoyment.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, share more details of an important situation with others.

They will need more than just bits and pieces as they try to help you figure out your next move.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, be sure to follow through on any promises you made to others and yourself. Set aside some extra time to address each of these commitments.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Do not underestimate other people, Virgo. There may be more to them than meets the eye, and you don’t want to be at a disadvantage in a relationship. Learn all the facts first.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, although life has been a bit hectic lately, you have managed to hold things together quite well.

Others may even remark on how calm you have been.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, work on honing your flirting skills. Whether you are attached or looking for new romance, think about the subtleties that will draw others close to you.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Be mindful of what you say and with whom you chat for a little while, Libra. While it’s good to be friendly, you may be sharing too much personal information right now.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, exercise caution, but try to avoid being overly suspicious of others who are trying to help.

Let some things go and you’ll be happier for it.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, prioritizing goals and maintaining some flexibility are the keys to managing what life has in store for you this week. With the right mindset, you can handle a busy week.

42. Blood group 43. Razor clams 44. Fleshes of animals 46. Nipple 49. Indicates position 50. Electrocardiogram 51. Can be disconnected 55. Tall military cap 58. Cape Verde capital 59. Not written in any key 60. Creative 64. Suffix 65. Stacked 66. One who consumes 67. Not he 68. Whiskey and milk are two 69. Entryways 70. __ and cheese

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Stop focusing on what you could have done differently in the recent past, Scorpio. Looking back is not going to change anything now. It’s better to focus on the future.

CLUES DOWN 1. Marketplaces 2. Hawaiian greeting 3. Mark left by the sea 4. Strongly affected by something 5. Music and painting are two 6. Small coin (French) 7. Letter of the Greek alphabet 8. A gesture involving the shoulders 9. Grey geese 10. Meal in the park 11. Human beings 12. What thespians do 13. Allow 19. Third-party access 21. “Casino Royale” villain Mikkelsen 24. Painful foot problems 25. The very first 26. Lawful 27. Ceramic jars 31. Hind ends

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 There’s no need to rush a special project, Pisces. You have more than enough time to get it all done. Plan out your steps and dig in.

32. “Virginia Woolf” author 34. Try 35. For instance 36. Academic terms 40. Article 41. Religious belief outside the mainstream 45. Sound caused by reflection 47. Greatly horrify 48. Prey 52. Forays 53. River in eastern France 54. Bleated 56. Soft food cooked from buckwheat 57. Pre-Mayan civilization 59. Assert to be the case 60. Inches per minute (abbr.)

61. “Rosemary’s Baby” actress Farrow 62. Chinese philosophical principle 63. Simpson trial judge 0323

Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: kanata@metroland.com

March 25

The Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch will host 2 events on Saturday, March 25. In the morning from 10:30-12:00 it’s “Genealogy: Back to Basics” where we will learn about the wealth of information found in church records. Then from 1:00-3:00 David Walker will present his amazing genealogy quilt.

David and his wife Suzan will talk about this unique quilt entitled ‘They Came on Ships’, which showcases the migration of 25 of David’s ancestors to the New World!

All are welcome, both events are FREE. City of Ottawa Archives (Room 115), 100 Tallwood Drive. For details visit http://ogsottawa.on.ca.

March 28 to April 8

The Kanata Theatre presents The Melville Boys, a classic Canadian comedy exploring sibling rivalry and resentment as well as themes of love, loyalty and compassion.

Evenings at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 from the box office at 613-831-4435 or BoxOffice@ kanatatheatre.com. For more information visit www.kanatatheatre.com.

March 28

How Planning a Green Reno Can Save you Money, Tues-

day, March 28th, 7 - 8 pm Beaverbrook Library. Free Workshop! Thinking of a major renovation like a finished basement, new siding, or replacing your heating system?

A home renovation is the perfect time to get an energy assessment to help you make good decisions and identify areas where savings can be gained. Before you tear out any walls or spend a lot of money on a furnace, find out what will give you the biggest bang for your buck and how you can get some money back from your renovations with energy savings. Register online at eventbrite.ca and search “How a green renovation can save you money.”

Through March 29

March Kanata Diners Clubs Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and community volunteers host a nutritional lunch, entertainment, and/or educational program for seniors and adults with physical 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. Register at least seven days in advance at 613-591-3686 ext. 316. Transportation can be arranged upon request. Club cost: $8.

March 22: Music with Jumpin Jimmy March 29: Music with Stuart MacKinnon — Baritone

March 30

Kanata & District Breast Cancer Support Group monthly meeting at 7PM on March 30 in Hall D Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. Information call Judy 613592-1929.

April

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and community volunteers host a nutritional lunch, entertainment, and/or educational program for seniors and adults with physical 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. Please register at least 7 days in advance at 613-5913686 ext. 316. Transportation can be arranged upon request.

Club cost: $8 April 5: Music with The Mellowtones April 12: Music with Noel Dimar April 19: West Ottawa Ladies Chorus April 26: Music with The Starry Night Trio

April 4

Is your garden “pollinator friendly”? The KanataMarch Horticultural Society’s meeting features Honeybees and Butterflies with Colleen O’Connell and David Cybulski from the Maitland Garden of Hope. Come learn how to attract honeybees and butterflies to your garden, and how we can help with their conservation. 7:30 – 9 p.m., Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd. $5 for non-members. Visit us at www.kanata-horticultural. com.

April 8

In celebration and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #638-Kanata is hosting a gala fundraiser.

Proceeds to the Poppy Trust Fund which supports veterans’ programs, youth education and bursaries and a number of organizations serving the Ottawa community. Reception 5:30 p.m. / Dinner 6:15 p.m. Menu: beef or salmon Wellington.

Guest speaker: commodore (retired). Robert Hamilton, vice-president, Friends of the Canadian War Museum; entertainment by the Governor General’s Foot Guards Jazz Combo. Dress: Black Tie/ Business Suit Registration is

a minimum donation of $50/ person. Reservations on or before April 1. For reservation details please call 613591-5570 or email: rclbr638@ gmail.com or www.kanatabr638.ca.

Through April 17

The Kanata Civic Art Gallery presents its newest show – Dimensions – where you can find beautiful pieces for your home or business. Layaway and gift certificates are available. Call 613-580-2424, ext.

33341 or visit www.kanatagallery.ca for more information.

We are located in the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr.

April 29

IODE Walter Baker Chapter’s 5th Annual BBQ & Bake Sale. Come join us at the Giant Tiger in Stittsville (6081 Hazeldean Road) from 11am to 3pm as we sell hot dogs, home baked treats and our Cookbooks. 100% of the proceeds will go to our many charitable projects and programs. Councillor Shad Qadri and Mayor Watson will be there for part of the morning.

Many thanks to our sponsor Giant Tiger. For more info please go to www.iodewalterbaker.weebly.com.

May

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and community volunteers host a nutritional lunch, entertainment, and/or educational program for seniors and adults with physical 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. Please register at least 7 days in advance at 613-5913686 ext. 316. Transportation can be arranged upon request.

Club cost: $8 May 3: Mexican Festival Day May 10: Armchair travel with Judy L. Southeast Asia and Cambodia May 17: Music with John Henry Lecasse May 24: Music with Greatful we are not dead May 31: Music with The Trubadors

Tuesdays

Opportunity to practice and polish your French! Kanata Francophone Toastmasters is offering a 6-week Speechcraft course in French on Tuesdays.

Cost : $60/p for 6 weeks. Address: SS #1, 400 Goldridge, Kanata. For information and registration, contact: KanataFrancophoneTM@gmail. com.

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Advocacy group pushes for landlord licensing Tenant survey shows high number of repair, pest problems

BY Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Cockroaches, bed bugs and mice, those are just some of the things tenants reported having to deal with in rental units across the city.

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now organized a survey of 165 tenants to find out what state of repair their unit is in.

Overwhelmingly the response was total disrepair.

Of 129 respondents, 85 per

cent said there are problems in the unit.

Another 32 per cent they had experienced a lack of heat in the winter and 40 per cent reported cockroaches in their building.

Margaret Alluker, who is the secretary for the Ottawa South branch of ACORN, said her first home in the Heron area had cockroaches.

She complained to her landlord over a two-year period from 2012-2014, but couldn’t get anything done. In that same unit, the water pipes burst one night.

“The landlord wanted us to stay in the house, but I told him we couldn’t,” Alluker said.

In the end, she went to a hotel with her family, but only after getting help from the city by calling 311.

Now at her new home she deals with mice.

More than half the re-

spondents said their unit was in need of repairs when they took possession.

For the average ACORN members, who pay more than 50 per cent of their monthly income toward their rent, that’s a big deal, Alluker said.

The culprit wasn’t always small landlords, or Ottawa Community Housing, said Gail Chaisson, who complained of a bathroom door that wouldn’t shut and mould on the bathroom wall when she moved into a Minto unit that cost her more than $900 per month for a one bedroom.

“I couldn’t have guests over because I couldn’t shut the bathroom door,” she said, adding that when someone came to fix it, all they did was shave some of the wood off the door.

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The Canadian housing market is expected to cool off in 2017, but that’s not a bad thing. The market has been hot for the last few years and many feared a crash was imminent. While the market is set to stabilize, a crash is not predicted.

HOME PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO GO UP Home prices are expected to increase 2% in 2017. (1) HOME RESALES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY Home resales are expected to decrease 3.7% in 2017. (1) MARKETS ARE PREDICTED TO MODERATE Nationally, affordability is consistent with historic norms. While affordabilityrelated risks may increase in Vancouver and Toronto, both markets are showing signs of cooling. The good news: experts predict the risk of a widespread and steep downturn in the housing market over the next 12 months is low. (3) IT’S A SELLER’S MARKET IN MANY AREAS However, most markets are considered balanced. In the largest markets, demand “outstrips” supply. Heavy construction of condos in Vancouver and Toronto is seen as a way of cooling the market.

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NEW MORTGAGE RULES MAY COOL HOME SALES Experts say the new rules enacted by the Canadian government last fall may dampen home sales since they affect the largest segment of the Canadian mortgage market. Under the rules, all high-ratio mortgage borrowers will have to qualify at the 5-year benchmark rate. It’s expected that one in five home sales will be affected by the changes.

However, the changes aren’t expected to cause a crash. (2) Source: (1) RBC Home Resale and Price Forcast.

(2) RBC Monthly Housing Marketing Update (3) RBC Canadian Housing Health Check

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Pest-control, maintenance plans needed: advocacy group Continued from page 42

“There was no repainting or asking if I was happy with it,” Chaisson said, adding she ended up fixing the door frame and repainting herself.

She also ended up dealing with mould on her bathroom wall and ended up fixing that problem herself when the landlord only offered to paint over it.

“I knew that it was going to cause me health problems,” she said.

Chaisson is currently a resident of Ottawa Community Housing in Carlington.

At the highrise she now lives in, she had to put caulking in every crevice to keep pests from other units out.

“We keep our place clean, but the pests are in the walls and move from unit to unit for food,” she said.

Declan Ingham a University of Ottawa student, had so much trouble with the landlords at the Rideau East Apartments on Lees Avenue that he had to seek help from Capital Coun. David Chernushenko and legal counsel at his school to extricate himself from his lease.

He moved into to a cockroach-infested unit with rotting floorboards.

He and his girlfriend waited months for the landlord to seal the unit and keep the pests out, but nothing was ever done.

He said the pair even tried to fumigate themselves, and

ended up making their cat sick.

After months of taking the garbage out several times a day and pouring bleach down the drains at night, the couple had enough.

Ingham said he’s happy to work with ACORN on this important issue.

The advocacy group is looking for licensing of landlords that would require them to register contact information with the city, as well as develop a maintenance and pest-control plan for the

building. Those landlords who don’t complete repairs in a timely fashion would be fined, or have the work done by the city with the landlords being sent a bill.

College Coun. Rick Chiarelli is in the midst of tackling a similar issue. First introduced in 2014, Chiarelli wanted the city to deal with the illegal conversion of homes into rooming houses around Algonquin College.

The proposal says if landlords attempt to rent out rooms illegally without a li-

Margaret Alluker cence and the city is alerted, it would trigger an inspection in order to begin the process of

obtaining a licence. That inspection of illegally-converted dwellings wouldn't be allowed now, Chiarelli said.

Those people who rent out three rooms or less would fall under this category, but would have to have a maintenance plan, a parking plan and working smoke detectors.

Chiarelli said his motion was deferred to 2017 because bylaw staff was so busy working on the taxi bylaw review.

Chiarelli estimates there are about 2,000 homes in the

area that could be covered by the new licensing scheme and Chiarelli estimated 30 to 40 per cent of those homeowners would like to rent out a room. aAs for licensing the larger landlords, Chiarelli doesn’t think it will fly.

“I think the cost would be prohibitive and it wouldn’t generate enough revenue to pay for itself,” he said.

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said he’s working on a pilot landlord licensing project in Sandy Hill, but added it’s still in “early stages.”

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ardly a day goes by that an email doesn’t arrive asking about the people appearing in my stories.

The most common question is: “Did they really exist?”

“Was there really a Cecil? And what about bad Marguirite and Ronny?”

After talking with my editor at this paper, we thought it was time to deviate from my usual story line and enlighten our readers about the people who have become familiar over the years. Needless to say, I won’t be able to write about all of them, but I will try to work in as many as I can in the space I am allowed.

MARY COOK Memories

Uncle Lou and cousins Richard, Terry and Ronny were all very real.

Sadly, Terry is the only one left.

Velma and Joyce were indeed my very best friends at the Northcote School, and we kept in touch right up until their deaths. In fact, both were able to recall for me many happenings I had long since forgotten, and I was able to create a host of stories based on their memories.

Now, what about Cecil? He is one I am so often asked about. Did he really exist?

THE SCAMP

Of course, there was my mother and father. And my sister Audrey and brothers Emerson and Everett — and although Earl was really a cousin who came to live with us when his mother and father died

at an early age, he was always considered a brother, and is referred to in my stories as one of my three brothers.

Aunt Lizzie, Aunt Freda, Uncle Henry, Aunt Vanetta, Aunt Lil,

Was he the scamp I made him out to be? Last year, while making a speech up in the Valley, someone in the audience asked that very question. I pointed to a young man sitting a few tables away and intro-

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duced Cecil’s son, Richard, who had come to the event that evening.

He agreed his father Cecil was indeed a jokester who liked nothing better than to cause a bit of a stir.

Incidentally, one of Cecil’s granddaughters, Janet, works in one of my favourite restaurants in Arnprior. So yes indeed, Cecil did exist.

The Northcote School still stands on the Rink Road off Highway 60 between Renfrew and Douglas, and now serves as a community centre. Briscoe’s General Store is still standing, but alas, no longer exists as a stopping place.

Our old farm is up the road from that store, but sadly, the only thing left is the barn, which can be seen far off in the distance.

Miss Crosby did indeed exist, but with another name. It is my understanding that on her death bed, a few of her last words were, “Don’t let Mary Cook put my name in her books.” So, she became Miss Crosby, and will remain Miss Crosby.

The stores I write about in the town of Renfrew remained a vibrant part of the town for decades after we left the farm. Most oldtimers remember them, and when I visit Renfrew, I see the places where those stores were on Raglan Street — and in my mind’s eye I see the Dime Store, as we called it, and the O’Brien Theatre, still there.

There really was a Dr. Murphy.

And he really did make house calls out in the country and was often paid with a couple of chickens or a bag of potatoes if the patient didn’t have the $2 he charged for the trip.

Now, what about bad Marguirite? Well, I am not stupid enough to call her by her right name, and she really is a composite of all the bad little girls I went to school with when I was a youngster.

I appreciate very much all the feedback I get from readers, and I try to answer every email and letter personally. That is, if my computer behaves. I admit, this new technology is not my strong suit, and often I lose a letter before I have a chance to respond. I urge those who may have yet to hear back from me to please write again.

Hopefully, this column will have answered your questions about some of the people in my stories, and it has given me the opportunity to thank all of you who have written your appreciation to me over the many years this column has appeared in your weekly paper.

Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Visit to www. smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico. ca.

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Firefighters responded to an injured worker in the afternoon of March 18 near the light rail transit tunnel entrance at the corner of Kent and Queen streets.

Worker injured in LRT tunnel

BY Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

A 40 year-old worker was injured working on the city’s light rail tunnel.

Fire fighters responded to an injured worker in the afternoon of March 18 near the light rail transit tunnel entrance at the corner of Kent

and Queen streets.

According to Ottawa fire, reports were that a worker had been severely injured within the tunnel and the fire fighters on the scene and personnel that were on site removed the worker.

No other information was given at the time of the accident.

In a news release issued by paramedics an entire day later, on March 19, paramedics said the worker had been struck in the head by a large hose.

Paramedics reported assisting the worker out of the tunnel, into an ambulance, where he was transported to hospital as a precaution.

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

A weekly guide in legal matters

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A University of Toronto team preps its drone before competing at a two-day drone fair last November.

Drone operators now face new regulations about where they can fly the devices.

New safety rules introduced for recreational drones

BY Victoria St. Michael Victoria.StMichael@metroland.com

The Ottawa International Airport Authority is applauding new federal safety rules for recreational drones that took effect March 16.

“We are very much in favour of the new safety measures,” said Krista Kealey, vice-president of communications and public affairs at the authority.

The rules state that operators must mark drones with contact information and may not fly: • Higher than 90 metres • At night • Within 75 metres of buildings, vehicles or people • Within nine kilometres of the centre of any airport, heliport, aerodrome or water aerodrome where aircraft take off and land.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced on March 16 that the measures will affect model aircraft and recreational drones weighing more than 250 grams and up to 35 kilograms.

The rules will be in effect for up to one year in an effort to make the skies safer for operators and the public until more permanent regulations are put in place.

While Kealey agreed the new rules might leave drone operators hard-pressed to find a suitable place to fly in the city, she's adamant that keeping the skies safe for all should be the priority.

It’s up to Ottawa’s drone enthusiasts to find a safe place to operate, and they’d better do their homework because the fine for failing to comply with the new restrictions can be up to $3,000.

“Transport Canada’s ongoing effort to reduce the potential threat is needed,” Mark Laroche, president and CEO of the airport authority, said in a news release.

“As drones grow in popularity, we need to work closely together to ensure that our skies remain safe for aviation activity while keeping communities safe from collateral harm.”

If you have a general legal question that you would like to have addressed send it via email to Legalmatters@compellingcounsel.com

Q: My husband and I are separating. It is fairly amicable, and we have agreed on how we want to divide our assets and how parenting will work. Can we both see the same lawyer to draft a separation agreement? We would like to keep legal costs to a minimum.

Independent legal advice helps to provide peace of mind and ensures that you have a thorough understanding of your obligations pursuant to the terms of the agreement as well as the legal consequences of the agreement. It is equally important to ensure that the opposing party has obtained their own independent legal advice as it makes it much less likely that a court could set aside the Parties who negotiate their agreement privately and agreement due to concerns about one of the parties not amicably may overlook certain key issues and at understanding the legal ramifications of the contract. some point down the road may find the document to A separation agreement is expected to be a permanent be incomplete or ineffective. By then, one or both of document and having it reviewed by a lawyer who is the parties may not be in agreement with respect to acting in your interests will help you to be confident an overlooked issue and this can ultimately affect the that your rights are properly considered and protected. substance of the agreement. Obtaining independent Having a comprehensive agreement that both legal advice prior to signing the agreement increases parties fully understand will help to minimize future the likelihood that it will be a comprehensive agreement misunderstandings and disputes which can result in that addresses all of the legal issues arising from the higher legal fees than would have been incurred by addressing the issues at an earlier stage in the process. breakdown of a relationship.

It is understandable to want to take steps to reduce legal fees; however, a separation agreement is a legally binding contract and deals with some of the most important things in your life. Even if you negotiate the agreement without involving lawyers, or perhaps through a mediator, independent legal advice for each party is strongly recommended in all cases.

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48 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, March 23, 2017

36' HOME THE PARKSIDE ‘A’ 2,669 SQ.FT. $478,690 Includes: 9' Main Floor Ceilings, Rec. Room Ready, Bath Oasis, Next Step & $30,000 at Décor Proud Partner of the Canadian National Track Cycling Team