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Parent support group launches in Kanata

The Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario is launching a new monthly support group in Kanata on April 11.

For parents and caregivers of children, teens and young adults up to age 24 with mental health and addictions challenges, the support group offers a safe and confidential space.

“Parents’ Lifelines is an organization of peers — we’re all parents with lived experience in supporting our own kids with mental illness and addiction,” said Natalie Markoff, communications director for PLEO and family peer supporter.

“Parents can meet others that are living similar experiences. Stigma really keeps people from asking for help — people are afraid to be judged. This gives them a safe haven where nobody will judge them.”

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A public meeting will be held on April 10 to discuss phase four of the Richardson Ridge development in north Kanata.

The draft plan of subdivision proposes a total of 194 residential units, with 42 singlefamily homes and 152 townhouse units.

The plan includes a park, pathway connections, environmental blocks that contribute to the provincially-significant Kizell wetland and open space.

No development is proposed within 30 metres of the Kizell Pond, according to the submitted planning rationale.

The subdivision would encompass about 10.2 hectares of the entire site, with 6.15 hectares to be dedicated to the city as part of a natural environment area.

Developers Braebury Homes, Cardel Homes, and Uniform Urban Development own the lands.

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Fox Drive, an untravelled road allowance and undeveloped land that belongs to Richcraft.

The city will host the public meeting on Monday, April 10, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (with a presentation beginning at 6:45 p.m.) at the Kanata Seniors Centre located at 2500 Campeau Dr. Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson will host her monthly town hall meeting following the presentation.

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Ford to set up shop in Kanata, hire 295 staff Research and development staff to work on self-driving cars, modems in vehicles

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Ford Canada has announced it will open an innovation centre in Ottawa that is expected to employ 295 people.

Jenna Sudds, the president and executive director of the Kanata North Business Association, said they will be setting up shop in Kanata.

“It’s fantastic,” she said.

“Obviously it’s really building out the reality that we are becoming a centre for expertise around autonomous vehicles.”

Sudds said she wasn’t at liberty to say where in Kanata the company will set up shop.

The announcement was made in Windsor, Ont., on March 30, as Premier Kathleen Wynne joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to announce a billion-dollar partnership with Ford, including the centre in Ottawa and an advanced manufacturing program in Windsor.

The two governments provided a $102-million conditional grant.

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tawa Connectivity and Innovation Centre.

It will have Ontario satellite campuses in Oakville and Waterloo, and two in the United States.

According to a news release from Ford, staff at the Ottawa campus will focus on research and development in infotainment, in-vehicle modems, gateway modules, driver-assist features and autonomous — self driving — cars.

"With this commitment and the support from key strategic partners, we have established a strong future for the highly-skilled and talented employees across Canadian operations,” Joe Hinrichs of Ford Motor Company said in the release.

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“They can connect to people who understand; they have the freedom to express themselves.”

Natalie Markoff, communications director for PLEO and family peer supporter

who understand; they have the freedom to express themselves,” said Markoff.

That freedom isn’t always readily available, she said, adding many parents don’t know how to approach the topic with others.

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People have been asking for a support group in Kanata “for a long time,” said Markoff. Additional funding from the Ministry of Health allowed PLEO to open four new monthly drop-ins throughout the Champlain region — much of eastern Ontario — in 2017 for a total of 13.

The recent wave of opioid overdoses and deaths, particularly in the west end of Ottawa,

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The Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario is launching a new monthly support group in Kanata for parents of children with mental health and addictions challenges. The first meeting will take place on April 11 at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. has many parents seeking information. The launch of the support group comes at the right time, said Melody Paruboczy, executive director of the resource centre.

“There are parents that are really looking for information and support,” she said.

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No registration is required for the sessions but PLEO recommends that people check the website ahead of the meeting in case any scheduling changes need to be made.

“If you’re concerned about your child’s mental health, even if there’s no diagnosis and you need to be able to talk to somebody, come to PLEO either on the phone or come to the support group,” said Markoff.

The support group will be held on the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, located at 2 McNeil Crt. The confidential telephone support service is available Monday to Friday at 613-3213211. For more information, visit pleo.on.ca.

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The support group will be held on the second Tuesday of every month at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre.

Parents can ask questions, share their stories and exchange strategies, and find information on the resources and services available in the community.

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“When it’s mental health or addictions, parents don’t feel comfortable asking for help and when they do, family, neighbours, co-workers and friends don’t know how to respond. It’s very isolating for parents.”

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Zero-tolerance policy on patient sexual abuse ‘dangerous’ says MPP MacLaren issues clarification, apologizes following comment

BY Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren issued a clarification a day after he called a zero-tolerance policy intended to protect patients from sexual abuse “dangerous.”

The Progressive Conservative MPP made the comments during a debate on amendments to the Regulated Health Professions Act at Queen’s Park on March 27.

The amendment would increase the penalty for sexual abuse committed by a health care professional.

“I am concerned that this goes overboard and will be extraordinarily hard — overly harsh — on doctors, to the detriment of health care in general, and certainly to the detriment of doctors in many cases,” said MacLaren, according to a transcript posted on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s website.

“Any time you hear the term ‘zero tolerance,’ I find that dangerous, because there always has to be consideration of leniency, of understanding and of tolerance. We are a tolerant society, so now to prescribe that we want to be, by law, intolerant, I think, is a very

MPP Jack MacLaren wrongful way to go.”

A number of MPPs took issue with his comments.

“I’m absolutely shocked,” said Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates during the debate. “I have three daughters and a wife. There should be zero tolerance, no matter what job you have — not just a doctor, not a lawyer, not an autoworker, not a teacher.

“To the PC member who said that: I’m concerned that you actually feel that way, as a male, and quite frankly,

CLARIFICATION

MacLaren issued a statement on his website on March 28, saying his comments were misconstrued.

“I want to take a moment to clarify my position,” he wrote. “While I believe strongly in due process for anyone accused of a crime, I unequivocally support a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assaults and abuse. Too many criminals are released with light punishments and

that needs to stop.”

MacLaren apologized following question period on Tuesday, saying “I regret very much my choice of words yesterday and I assure you it won't happen again,” according to a report from the Canadian Press.

Following the apology, he reiterated his concerns with a zero-tolerance policy.

“The trouble with zero tolerance sometimes is, it can be an abuse of over-zealousness to punish people, and doctors are deserving of respect for the most part,” he said according to the Canadian Press.

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Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, a health advocate and retired physician who is running for the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination against MacLaren in Kanata-Carleton, released a statement saying she couldn’t

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“There is no place for sexual abuse in our society by anyone, anywhere, anytime,” she wrote. “A zero-tolerance policy for sexual abuse of patients by any regulated health professional is imperative. Respect for patients and respect for physicians who provide ethical and responsible care demand it.

“Tolerance in our society must not be twisted to mean tolerance for sexual abuse.”

The Liberal caucus issued a press release following MacLaren’s comments on Monday, saying, “MacLaren continues a pattern of insensitivity towards others that is unacceptable.”

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Liberal MPP Helena Jaczek, minister of community and social services, said the provincial government is “absolutely determined” to reinforce the zero-tolerance policy.

“Acts of professional misconduct involving the sexual abuse of a patient are always unacceptable,” she said. “We want to ensure that we have the relationship between the patient and their regulated health professional built on a foundation of trust, confidence and safety.”

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Spring, where are you?

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here are a lot of possible talking points among friends and acquaintances these days.

There’s Ottawa as a sanctuary city, the legalization of marijuana, the opioid drug crisis, the flood of refugees, the value of naloxone kits or the plethora of potholes in our roads this year. Lots of serious matters for a person to ponder, to comment on and to argue about.

And then there’s Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the upcoming Tulip Festival, the Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup run and even the Masters golf tournament, if you want lighter matters in which to engage with friends or even strangers on the elevator.

From a patriotic perspective, there are the Vimy Ridge celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of that milestone battle in Canadian history, an event generally acknowledged as being one of the foundational moments in the creation of the Canadian identity. Imagine the thrill of being there, as many Canadian students will be.

So, lots to talk about for sure.

But the topic that seems to be at the top of any chat list these days is, what else, the weather. And these discussions are universally similar — like, just when is this ongoing, up and down winter, going to end. It has been like the Energizer bunny — it just keeps going and going and going!

A couple of weeks ago, we moved the clocks ahead. Remember that adage: “Spring ahead, fall back.” Well, we may have sprung ahead but it wasn’t to spring but just to more of the same old, same old — cold winds and snow, with a tantalizing day of springlike sunshine perhaps thrown in, just to tease us.

So, where are those April showers? Where are those warm early spring days that rejuvenate you after a long snowy, cold winter and make you look forward to the days to come.

Instead, more snow, more cold, more winter.

It is getting, we think, to be maple syrup time. This happens as spring breaks and winter is no more. Indeed, there is a reason why maple syrup is sweet — because spring itself is so sweet.

But where, oh where, is it this year?

Canadian music needs support

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hey made a big deal out of the Juno Awards in the city on the weekend, and rightly so. While awards shows are often corny and silly, the very fact that the awards are being given — that there is excellence to celebrate — is what matters.

The Juno Awards, which celebrate Canadian music, have been around for less than 50 years. And that is largely because Canadian music, in all its forms, has only been in the Canadian consciousness for a relatively brief time. For most of our history, whatever Canadian music there was blurred into the identity of North American music. And the bulk of Canadian recordings went largely unheard.

That changed in 1971 when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission introduced

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town content regulations that required that a certain percentage of music played on radio stations be Canadian.

There was a lot of criticism of that ruling, and you can understand it.

Music is supposed to be universal, not national, and people should not forced to listen to one form or another. But those objections presupposed that a free market existed in music. It didn’t.

Powerful market forces, particularly in the pop music field, caused a virtual monopoly of airplay by music from the U.S. Radio stations could argue

they were only playing the music Canadians wanted to hear, and in effect they were right. But they were right only because Canadians weren’t hearing music by Canadians.

That changed when the CRTC rulings went into effect. Canadian stars — Anne Murray comes to mind — emerged overnight and new ones have been emerging ever since, helped by the CRTC policy that so many people opposed. Some of those people now argue that those Canadian stars would have emerged anyway, but a look at the Canadian film industry will give you an idea what the music industry might have looked like without the Canadian-content regulations. Many excellent Canadian movies are being made and hardly anyone is seeing them. Cities large enough to have independent cinemas may get a look,

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but you don’t find much in the way of Canadian content at the multiplex.

Despite the gains that have been made, despite the razzle-dazzle of the Junos, all is not rosy in Canadian music. While we do have big Canadian stars who do well here and internationally, most others struggle, victims of the same forces that afflict artists everywhere — the availability of free or cheap content on the internet and the tendency of potential attendees to stay home and watch Netflix.

Government funding of the arts, while it is improving, is nowhere near where it should be. Canadians tend to look at the American model, where government funding is unimportant, rather than the European one, where government support is substantial.

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way of raising consciousness about the musicians we produce, particularly those in the less commercial genres.

The celebration should not be allowed to obscure the need for work to be done by artists, by governments, by the corporate sector, and by fans of the music. No matter where it is located, music does not support itself.

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Math curriculum is failing kids

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he renewed vision for mathematics education in Ontario cannot come soon enough. In response to glaring evidence that Ontario elementary school students are falling behind in basic math skills, the provincial government announced a $60million “renewed math strategy” almost one year ago. This after it was discovered that around half of Ontario’s sixth graders are not meeting the curriculum standard.

Within the new provincial strategy, students will have 60 minutes per day of protected math instruction. Teachers will undergo training, and new resources have already been made available to parents and instructors to help introduce math concepts at the youngest ages and encourage a positive attitude toward math.

Parents can show kids that numbers are everywhere, teaching fractions while slicing up the dessert pie or helping older kids work out sales tax.

There are a number of great things that exist in the curriculum currently. New math has been designed to help kids think outside the box — beyond a singular means of coming to an answer, to ideally develop a more complex understanding of math, so they can transpose concepts from one formula to another.

That’s all great and I’m sure my Grade 6 son can run circles around me when it comes to breakout math, where numbers are grouped into tens, one hundreds, one thousands, to do a sum.

But there’s something missing — rote learning.

Think back to those early days of primary

formulas that are used in laboratories around the world. For example, they didn’t know what to do in an addition question where two or more numbers were stacked on top of one another. The universal symbol for division might as well have been a sandwich.

They didn’t have a clue. So while it’s fine to Capital Muse teach new ways to divide or add numbers, we should probably be including at least a hint of methods that are recognized beyond our parochial country’s borders. school when you felt it was sheer torture to The second reason they flunked is also commit sums, then multiplication tables to important, however — their brains couldn’t memory. work fast enough. They can’t multiply simple In my day we started every math lesson equations in their heads because they’ve with the teacher pointing out the equations never learned multiplication tables. They on a huge piece of poster board, as kids chanted together and shifted uncomfortably can’t divide numbers quickly because they never committed multiplication to memory. in their seats.

There is no automaticity.

These numbers became so habit forming Gone are the days when we memorized that they are ingrained in my brain. This is not the case for my kids, who do a stop and components of a sentence (verbs, nouns, stare when I ask them to quickly work out 13 dangling modifiers); long gone are the days of committing the Latin root of a word per cent on the dollar. to memory. Critics would argue there’s no My kids get good grades in math. They test high in many academic areas, including evidence that having these components of language automatically-at-hand make somecomplex math and reasoning. But after five one a decent writer. No, but good spelling, a and six years in primary school, they are failing basic math according to international memorized understanding of sentence structure and a keen sense of roots at the very standards. In fact, they are performing well least remove many of the obstacles in writing below grade level, despite receiving straight that would cause a creative person to stall.

As in school.

It’s the same thing in math. I want my I have the test scores to prove it. We recently had them tested in a number of subject children to learn all kinds of concepts and understand math better than I ever did, so areas by a private educational psychologist. they can manipulate the robots when the The recommendation from the expert who did the test was to introduce rote learning at time comes.

To get there, however, they need a solid home. grasp of the basics — that means rote learnThey failed the test for two essential reasons. First, they had never seen the basic ing must be part of the new math curriculum.

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Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton New Investment in Ottawa Kanata will be welcoming a new business to our community’s growing tech sector as Ford Motor Company announced that it will be establishing a Research and Development (R&D) Centre in the city. Building the R&D Centre is part of a larger investment that will be devoted to developing autonomous and connected vehicles. This is further recognition of the tremendous depth that our city has in the technology sector, and will create terrific middle-class jobs!

Venta Flag Presentation I had the honour of presenting to the ‘Vimy 100’ students of Venta Preparatory School a Canada Flag that had flown atop the Peace Tower. The students will take the flag with them to the Vimy Ridge 100th anniversary ceremonies. I’m sure they will be excellent representatives of the youth of Canada. I wish them all the best in their travels through France, the Netherlands and at Vimy. Bon Voyage!

Discover TechNATA I had the pleasure of attending the Discover TechNATA technology expo and talent hunt, organized by the Kanata North Business Association. Mayor Jim Watson was also on-hand to witness the tremendous talent that exists within Kanata’s technology community. Representatives from almost fifty businesses, six academic institutions, and countless job-seekers all helped cap off a fantastic expo that expertly showed-off our region’s growing expertise and success in the technology sector.

Renaissance Supply I had the opportunity to tour the Renaissance Repair and Supply office in Kanata. Renaissance is one of the many businesses in our riding that have seen success in capitalizing on a unique, previously undersupplied sector of the technology industry. Their ingenuity has proven successful in creating new opportunities within the technology sector of our economy. My thanks to everyone at Renaissance for a great visit.

Tax Clinics I would like to remind everyone that our office is still hosting free tax clinics in conjunction with the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program until 25 April.

Tax clinics in Kanata will be held in our Constituency Office on Tuesdays, and one more session will be held in Fitzroy Harbour on Thursday, April 13th. Appointments are required. Visit kmccrimmon.liberal.ca/news-nouvelles/ free-tax-clinics for more details and how to register. I would like to thank the volunteers who have donated their time helping 67 residents to-date.

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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“We have a long history that goes back,” she said with a laugh following the encounter. “He used to come to our house to use the microwave because his parents didn’t believe in microwaves.

So he would come to heat up his pizza pops and hang out around our house.”

Kerman’s first band – Foam to Mesh – got its start in Mendelson’s basement with her sons Alex and Eli, she said, adding Kerman invited her to attend the Juno Awards.

Kerman’s father Michael, who also attended the Fan Fare event, said he was excited for the awards show on Sunday where his son’s band is up for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.

“This is our fourth Junos for my wife and I – we always have a good time,” he said.

“They're going to put on an amazing show.”

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The Strumbellas and July Talk sign autographs for fans during the 2017 Juno Fan Fare event.

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One day ahead of the Juno Awards, music fans packed into the Rideau Centre to get up close and personal with some of their favourite Canadian artists.

Kanata resident Kayla Mavretic, who has cystic fibrosis, received the VIP treatment at the Juno Fan Fare event on April 1.

“I’m here as a present to me,” said the 27-year-old. “It’s to help lift up my spirits.”

Mavretic underwent a double lung transplant three years ago and a liver transplant in 2006.

For the past year, her body has been rejecting her donated lungs, according to a Facebook page that chronicles Mavretic's journey.

“The music manager of Universal Music (Canada) gave me tickets to come here,” said Mavretic, adding she also received passes to attend the Juno Awards on April 2 at the Canadian Tire Centre.

More than 1,500 fans packed into an area of the Rideau Centre to meet some of their favourite Canadian bands and recording artists – including Marianas Trench, The Strumbellas, July Talk, Arkells, Coleman Hell and Ruth B. Caitlin Bauer, 18, came dressed in a T-Rex costume and was at the front of the line with friends Maggie Merkley, 17, and Morgan Nordskog to meet Vancouver’s Marianas Trench during the second half of the Fan Fare event. The Stittsville residents said they were hoping to win tickets to more Juno festivities.

Leslie Mendelson, who travelled to Ottawa from Hamilton, said she was looking forward to attending the awards show.

She elicited a large laugh from Arkells frontman Max Kerman

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City Councillor Kanata South Week in Review OC Transpo - New spring service starting April 23 This spring, OC Transpo will continue to implement some of the adjustments that are required as part of the transition to the 2018 network. New spring schedules, service adjustments and new route numbers take effect Sunday, April 23. Note: The numbers may be changing, but the route stays the same.

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From left, Kailee Walker, Kayla Smith and Celia Opp practise the fling in front of the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band as they prepare for a trip to France. Five dancers with Sherry’s School of Highland Dance will attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9.

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Five dancers from Sherry’s School of Highland Dance in Kanata are getting the experience of a lifetime this week, having the chance to dance with the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band as the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge is marked in France.

The girls – all between the ages of 11 and 14 – are leaving on Apr. 6 and will be gone for up to 10 days, visiting Vimy Ridge on Apr. 9 to see the ceremony for the anniversary.

“It’s a once in a lifetime adventure,” said Sherry Sharpe, owner of Sherry’s School of Highland Dance. “Poignant and sad as it is – most of these graves are 19-year-old boys – it’s going to be hard looking at those graves and understanding what it means.”

Sharpe says the historical value of this trip is just as important as the dances they will perform.

She has asked each student to research their relatives who fought in the wars in order to better understand the importance of the event.

“A lot of the dancers have great uncles and grandparents who fought and died in both the world wars,” said Sharpe. “We tried to personalize the experience and learn from others’ pasts to understand why we’re going.”

They will also be visiting various cemeteries, memorials and historical sites on their visit, including Dieppe and Juno Beach, where they will perform for the mayor of Dieppe on Apr. 8, as well as some battlegrounds in Belgium.

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venture Sharpe has taken her students on.

She says they’ve gone on a number of school trips to Scotland and even danced for the Queen in 2013, another once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

The call went out for the Vimy trip last year when the Sons of Scotland informed Sharpe they would be performing.

Wade Smith, the father of one of the girls, said the girls paid their own way for the trip and have dedicated many hours to perfecting their dance for this event.

“Not only is it great that the girls are attending this event and will have the chance to perform, it is amazing that Sherry has given this opportunity to the girls,” said Smith.

Sharpe says the girls have been prac-

tising for six weeks to prepare for the anniversary, dancing to music like the Battle of the Somme, which they will actually get to perform at the Somme.

They will also be dancing at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Belgium on Apr. 9.

Sharpe said most of the performances will be live-streamed on YouTube for anyone who wants to follow along.

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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 April 6th: Wildlife Speaker Series, Coexistence through Understanding and Respect, 6pm at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive. Admission is free, register at https://surveys.ottawa.ca/index.php/639524?lang=en April 15th – May 15th: Spring Campaign GLAD Cleaning the Capital. Details and registration form can be found at www.ottawa.ca/clean.

April 17th: The Oasis in Kanata will be hosting a free information session for caregivers of people with mental illness. “Caregivers and Trauma: Recognition and Healing” 7pm at the Glen Cairn United Church 140 Abbeyhill Drive. Details at www.theoasisKanata.ca .

Working for Kanata South: It is my privilege to serve as your Councillor. Please feel free to contact my office with any concerns or comments, by phone: 613-580-2752, or by email: allan.hubley@ottawa.ca.

You can also visit my website for more information: www.councillorallanhubley.ca or follow me on Twitter: @AllanHubley_23 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, April 6, 2017 13

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City Councillor, Kanata north APRIL TOWN HALL will feature a Public Meeting on Phase 4 of the Richardson Ridge plan of subdivision. From 6 – 7 pm you can come to view the plans in advance of the meeting. Then, at 7 pm, the first part of the Town Hall Meeting will be a presentation and discussion of the plan which adjoins a natural area and includes a park, natural trails and a Blandings Turtle habitat. Other agenda items include new bus shelters; upgrading older pathways; new businesses and community awards.

A full agenda will be on my website by the end of next week.

GOOD NEWS – Waste Management has agreed to withdraw its application to take waste from Quebec.

KANATA NORTH COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AWARDS for Citizen, Senior, Youth and Organization of the Year are now being accepted so take time to recognize someone who does a lot for the community by filling in a nomination form (please detail why you are nominating them) and send it in by May 11th. Nomination forms and details are on my website.

2017 EVENTS –included JUNO Week with many musical stars here.

Our own event on May 27th is a cultural festival involving hundreds of local residents and lots of fun. Mark that day on your calendar and watch for the detailed agendas that will soon be available. www.kanatacarletonculturalfestival.ca has details. Click on the booklet to download it and learn all about the fantastic groups in our part of Ottawa.

For major events go to Ottawa2017.ca REMINDER - APRIL 23 BUS SCHEDULE CHANGES – If you take OC Transpo remember to review your bus route and schedule changes for the spring. A special surprise, thanks to the Public Transit funding from the federal government, Kanata North will be getting 10 new bus shelters, 19 improved bus pads and two rural type stop improvements on Carling.

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There was a lot of buzz around the city as the Juno Awards, recognizing excellence in Canada’s music industry, were presented over the weekend. And there was a similar buzz, albeit more local-

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Calian president and CEO Kevin Ford (left) receives the Business Leader of the Year Award from Sandra Cote during the West Ottawa Board of Trade Excellence Awards ceremony on March 30. The evening’s awards recognized the best in business from across Nepean, Kanata, West Calreton and Goulbourn.

ized, a couple of days before as the West Ottawa Business Excellence Awards were presented at a gala ceremony at the Brookstreet Hotel.

The gala, hosted by the West Ottawa Board of Trade on Thursday, March 30, saw eight businesses trading in the Ne-

pean, Kanata, Stittsville/Goulbourn and West Carleton area honoured for their commitment to business excellence and their contribution to the community with the receipt of West Ottawa Business Excellence Awards. In addition, awards were presented for business leader of the year

MULTI USE PATHWAY RENEWAL – We have a number of Multi use pathways in Kanata North. Many of the older ones are narrow and need widening and restoration. This year they are rebuilding the path from The Parkway to Campeau, many of the paths leading to Stephen Leacock School and others crossing Sandwell Green. These are in addition to the new one being built along Campeau and a Pedestrian crossing on Goldridge near Hemlo. A full list is on my website.

AWESOME AUTHOR AWARDS - I was honored help present these awards last week and delighted that 10 of the 65 awards given were to students from 6 different schools in Kanata North. Congratulations to these talented students. Visit my website to see the winners for each category.

NEW BUSINESSES IN KANATA NORTH During the past week I attended the first Kanata Central BIA Board Meeting – you’ll be hearing more about their plans soon – and was asked to cut the ribbon to open 3 new businesses – Thai Express in Signature Ridge, La Maison du Kouign-Amann (a French pastry store) at 101 Schneider and Marshalls at Tanger Outlets. We are fortunate to have so many great stores and services within our community.

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and young entrepreneur of the year in the area.

James Baker of the Keynote Group, an employment services firm launched two years ago, received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

“This has been a hell of an experience,” he said in his remarks on receiving the award. “The best thing we ever did.”

The Business Leader of the Year Award went to Kevin Ford, CEO of the publicly-traded Calian Group Ltd. in Kanata. He was described as a visionary who leads and inspires others, allowing them to achieve their potential.

In his remarks on receiving the award, Ford praised what he termed his amazing team at Calian, saying that a leader is only as good as his team. He noted that Calian offers a range of services serving the aerospace, communications and military sectors.

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TOWN HALL, April 10, new subdivision, 6 pm Open House, 7 pm meeting, Kanata Seniors Centre WALK OF THE CROSS , April 14, 12-2 pm from St. John’s Church, 325 Sandhill OASIS IN KANATA presents “Caregivers and Trauma”, April 17, 7 pm www.TheOasisKanata.ca SCOUTS BIKE SALE, April 29, Mlacak Arena, come well before the 8:30 am start to get a good place KANATA-CARLETON CULTURAL FESTIVAL, Sat May 27, all day Earl of March & Sandwell Green PEDAL PLAY MOBILE BIKE RODEO, June 4, 1-4 pm KANATA NORTH COMMUNITY AWARDS, June 7, 7 pm KANATA RACE DAY, June 11, 8:30-noon, Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata

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West Ottawa Board of Trade chair Mark Nisbett addresses the audience at the board’s annual awards ceremony.

Board picks best in business community Continued from page 14

City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson addressed those at the gala before the presentation of the awards, noting the excitement and growth that is happening in the tech sector in the city and particularly Kanata.

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He noted that the LRT will be getting to Kanata sooner than first expected thanks to the efforts of the west end councillors and Kanata-Carleton MP Karen McCrimmon.

He also noted that tourism is Ottawa’s third-largest industry after government and high tech, commenting that there will be over 200 special events in the city this year due to the 150th anniversary of the country.

He thanked the business people at the gala for the confidence that they have shown in the local economy and for employing people in the area.

Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament Carleton-Mississippi Mills

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One hundred years ago this April, Canada triumphed in the First World War at Vimy Ridge in 1917.

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You matter: All Saints students deliver powerful message ‘It gives us a sense of unity, like we belong and there are people around us that care’

BY Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Students at All Saints High School are using two simple words to spread a powerful message that everyone has worth following the February death of a fellow student.

More than 75 students, from grades 7 to 12, and a number of staff have taken to wearing black hoodies with the words “Jesus heart me” on the front and “You matter” on the back.

“Everyone needs to know they are important even if you think you might not matter,” said Aiden Butler, a Grade 10 student.

The idea began in a Grade 10 religion class taught by Anne-Marie Vanneste following the death of 14-year-

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Students and staff at All Saints High School gather for a Jesus Party on March 28. The lunchtime event served as a vehicle for students to gather together, to remember a fellow student and to promote the message that everyone matters to their peers. old Chloe Kotval in February from an apparent drug overdose. Kotval was in Grade 9 student at All Saints.

“Because of the death of our student Chloe, we had big conversations about how do we make a difference?

What do we do about this?” said Vanneste.

The class brainstormed ideas and came up with the

message they wanted to spread and how they wanted to do it. The idea that Jesus loves everyone and that ev-

eryone matters caught on.

“We all just needed to come together as one to support each other through that time,” said Grade 10 student Chloe Cyr. “I think it was really important to get these sweaters going — it gives us a sense of unity, like we belong and there are people around us that care.”

Depression, anxiety, stress and isolation can be big struggles for many students.

Reaching out can sometimes be difficult.

“I know a lot of people feel alone at certain times in life,” Cyr said. “It’s really important to know that you are beneficial to our community and you matter.”

“The sweaters really just tell everyone that when they see it, you matter,” said Mabel Guimond, also in Grade 10. “You're loved. Someone loves you.”

More than 30 students gathered in Vanneste’s religion room on Tuesday, March 28, for a Jesus Party.

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With food, music and everyone wearing their hoodie, the lunchtime event served as a vehicle for students to gather together. and to promote the message to their peers.

“It’s something super small that’s making a really big impact on the kids,” said Vanneste.

School chaplain Vito Michienzi said the visible affirmation of the message shows students that there is support available.

“Words are very powerful,” he said. “For some of them life can be very tough.

To know that this group came together to support each other is a huge bonus and a huge sign of hope for the students and the school.

“I hope the students take this message and spread it as far as possible.”

Students wearing the hoodie have noticed they’ve received more smiles and even had people outside the school approach them to ask where they got their sweater.

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“Yeah, it’s just a hoodie, but it’s an amazing message,” Vanneste said. “The whole idea that you matter is that you do. Everybody does.”

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Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival buzz Mark the date – May 27 Earl of March Secondary School and Sandwell Green Park will be alive with activities to delight all ages on May 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Featuring 50-plus cultural activities, it is a one-day bonanza to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in style – and yes – there will be cake.

The wealth of talent performing is outstanding – from dance to choral to visual arts to theatre performance – the day will be jam-packed with something for everyone’s taste.

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Sandwell Green Park will host a stage during the daytime with young performers, and a food court is nearby. The Earl

of March auditorium and hallways will be alive with artists and performances during the day and throughout the evening.

One can experience the blended voices of the Goulbourn Male chorus with their rendition of traditional Newfoundland folk songs like “Sarah” and “She’s Like the Swallow,” then enjoy the excellence of the Concert Band of Kanata led by their talented conductor Mary Blais.

The band is planning a fun packed performance including Canadian selections and rousing Star Wars numbers that, believe it or not, have a Canadian connection.

The audience will also be

able to enjoy toe tapping fiddle music presented by the Kanata Symphony soloist Louis Schryer, multiple times Canadian fiddle champion, then they will lull the audience with mellow music syuch as “Dreams”

by Paul Arnold, cellist and an orchestra presentation of Bacchanale by Saint Saens, Bacchanale, HMS Pinafore Overture by Sullivan and Wand of Youth by Elgar.

There are many ways the community can be involved outside of performing. Close to 100 volunteers will be roaming the site making sure people are welcomed and guided. Applications for performances and volunteers are posted on the festival website at www.kanatacarletonculturalfestival.ca.

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“The risk of contracting measles in Ottawa is low,” said public health, adding it is “highly contagious”.

The two Ottawa flights where people may have come into contact with the virus are: • WestJet flight WS610: departed Calgary at 10:15 a.m. and arrived in Ottawa at 3:47 p.m.

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A group of five mechanical and electrical engineering students from Algonquin College is approaching the end of a 10-month project driving the development of safety technology for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.

Since August 2016, the students have worked to engineer and build an automated safety device that CNL plans to put to work in summer 2017.

Students Matthew MerkleyPogue, Nicholas Favretto, Christopher Barrg, Jeffrey Waring and Peter Crawford were presented with a problem — ­ make it safer

to complete a chemical coating process involving nuclear power reactors — by CNL employee and Algonquin College graduate Daniel Arnold, and given 10 months to develop their solution.

They designed the device in the first semester of their 2016-17 school year, and spent the second semester building it.

“They’ve been very focused on meeting the needs and the objectives and making CNL happy,” Sandra Brancatelli, a mechanical engineering technology professor at Algonquin, said in a media release.

“They have been a very good group and I’m very happy with

what they have accomplished,” she said of the students.

Brancatelli said it was Arnold, a mechanical testing technologist at

objectives of the project were for student learning and also the kinds of projects the program wanted for its students.

‘They’ve been very focused on meeting the needs and the objectives and making CNL happy.’

Sandra Brancatelli Algonqion College professor

CNL, who approached her about establishing a collaborative research agreement using third-year students.

She said that because he’s a program graduate, he knew what the

The college recently also formalized an agreement with Siemens Canada that will allow mechanical and electrical engineering students to work with Siemens through a dual-education program.

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VIMY

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icole Chénier looks at two faded photographs and wonders what the two men in the black-and-white copy were like.

She never met Olivier or Wilfrid Chénier. If the First World War – and the Battle of Vimy Ridge – had never taken place, she would likely have known her two cousins very well.

Olivier and Wilfrid were brothers, growing up on a farm in nearby Buckingham, Que. They enlisted in the Royal Canadian Regiment the same day. They served together, and then died together the same day at Vimy at age 26 (Olivier) and 27 (Wilfrid). Today they are buried side by side, beneath the French soil.

Nicole, who today lives in the South Keys area, says her father often told stories, but never had much to say about her cousins Olivier and Wilfrid.

“I think my dad was too young,” says Nicole. “He didn’t know a lot about them. I think for some reason (the family) never talked about it.”

Nicole has an elaborate package of research about the Chéniers (at one time spelled Chené) and the family’s centuries in Canada. The family dates back to the 1600s in France.

Despite the 100 years since Vimy Ridge took the lives of more than 3,000 Canadian soldiers, there are still holes in families – and family histories. Those who died are still remembered, even as the decades pass.

If they had survived the war, Nicole is sure Olivier and Wilfrid would have returned to work on the family’s farm. She would have been much younger than them, but is sure they would have spent time together.

“I think the family would have been really proud of them,” she said. “I’m sure they would have been heroes in the family.”

– by Nevil Hunt, Metroland Olivier and Wilfrid Chénier died on April 9, 1917, the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

They are buried in Cabaret Rouge Cemetery, near Souchez, France.

THEY SERVED TOGETHER, AND DIED TOGETHER THE SAME DAY AT VIMY

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he memorial on the top of Vimy Ridge in France serves as a reminder to never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War. This year, April 9 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

A grateful France granted Canada the land where the Canadian National Vimy Memorial rests.

Designed in the 1920s

by Toronto sculptor Walter Allward, the monument, which commemorates Canada’s contribution to the Great War, took 11 years to build.

Nicole Chénier never got to meet her cousins Olivier and Wilfrid Chénier. Both died the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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Vimy memorial restoration took years to complete

It encompassed in excess of 15,000 tons production of final drawings and the of concrete and reinforcing steel, as well tendering process. as 6,000 tons of Seget limestone from So much went into this renovation Croatia. project, including demanding physical King Edward VIII unveiled the effort, delicate artistic labour, etc.

Canadian National Vimy Memorial on There were a number of technical July 26, 1936. It is inscribed with the challenges too. names of 11,285 Canadian soldiers who Mother Canada, for instance, carved were listed as missing, presumed dead. from a single piece of stone, is the In 2001 the departments of Veterans largest piece on the monument.

Affairs and Public Works announced “We had to leave her in place but prop a $30 million program her up,” Smith said. to restore Canada’s “The memorial’s 13 First World War base was taken apart monuments in Europe. and the stairs were Decades of wind and removed and reset rain had eroded many with waterproofing of the names inscribed underneath them,” on the monument and Smith said. left its walls cracked Following the and crumbling. The restoration, Queen key problems: water Elizabeth II repenetration (limestone dedicated the is porous) and thermal Canadian National expansion.

Vimy Memorial on “This was really a monument falling April 9, 2007. Smith was in attendance. apart in front of our eyes,” said Julian An estimated 750,000 people visit the Smith, and “losing those names meant site each year. losing the only records of people who – by Tara Gesner, Metroland gave their life in the war.”

Back then, “concrete was seen as magic material that would last forever, which is not true,” he continued.

Smith was the coordinating architect for the restoration of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

The restoration began in 2004, taking about two-and-a-half years.

Jeff Maguire/Submitted Prior to this, there The Canadian National Vimy Memorial stands overlooking the Douai Plain near the city of Arras in northwest France. was historic research,

Commemorating the heroes of Vimy Ridge on the 100th anniversary of their great sacrifice.

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Don’t ask, don’t tell: Sanctuary city advocates “One of our biggest concerns are those trapped in situations of domestic violence,” Bailey said.

Bailey, who at one point sang to the committee, said we wants to elevate the discussions to include Ottawa as part of the “wonderful world.”

Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper, who was arguably the biggest advocate aside from McKenney, said he takes Bailey for his word.

“I trust you,” he said to Bailey. “If you say there’s a problem to be solved, I believe you.”

The only speaker in a marathon-length list of delegations to speak against the concept, was 17-year-old Woodroffe High School student Angelo Spezzano, who called the idea of turning Ottawa into a sanctuary city “shameful.”

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“Their journey is never easy and when they get here, their struggles aren’t over,” said Siffan Ramadan, with the Somerset West Community Health Centre.

Ramadan said roughly seven per cent of their clientele is comprised of undocumented immigrants. The number is based on information from the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study.

“We take pride in welcoming anyone who comes through our doors,” Ramadan said.

Clients have trouble securing employment and housing, they face discrimination, and many are afraid to try and access services, like health care, she added.

A report put forward by Somerset Coun.

Catherine McKenney is being tabled with no recommendation. It does include wording that suggests there will be a motion forthcoming.

Many committee members had questions about the direction of the report, and whether the city could actually do anything to improve the situation of undocumented immigrants by declaring Ottawa a sanctuary city.

“We need to know what Coun. McKenney proposes to do,” Egli said. “It would be helpful.”

Osgoode Coun. George Darouze said without input from staff, councillors are faced with a solution to a problem they aren’t sure exists.

“We are here today to hear from people on the front lines, whose opinion may differ from city staff,” Deans said.

McKenney said the report was for information, and any actions forthcoming, will be a result of information from the speakers.

McKenney said the concept has two important components; Don’t ask, and don’t tell.

A lot of undocumented people languish in immigration limbo, through no fault of their own, said Leighann Burns, from Harmony House, who helps women escape domestic violence.

Other cities like Toronto and Vancouver have already adopted similar policies, but there has been some push back from councillors here in Ottawa.

Burns said it’s the job of advocates to speak for the clients and shine a light on the problem.

“The women we work with cannot be out in the streets with placards,” she said. “That’s why I am here to advocate.”

Burns told stories of two women.

The first came to Canada to marry a man who abused her child. When she reported him, he pulled his sponsorship.

Another woman was sold into the sex trade.

She came to Canada because her abuser had no ties here.

“Sanctuary cities are safer cities,” said Aditya Rao, with the Sanctuary City Network, adding the fear that illegal immigration will increase as a

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result of a sanctuary city mandate is unfounded.

He said being an illegal immigrant does not inherently mean that person is breaking the law.

Delegations continued to hammer at an attimes obscure concept, while members of the committee searched for concrete measures or examples.

One example used by Andrea Balfour, from the City for All Women’s Initiative, was documents required by the food bank to access help.

Food banks often require proof of income and residence before clients are served. Balfour said the city needs to listen to people on the front line and “step up to the plate.”

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“Things should stay the way they are,” Spezzano said.

Sean McKenny, who heads the Ottawa and District Labour Council, said the council supports the initiative.

“It never ceases to amaze me how something so simple and positive could become awash with so much negativity,” he said.

McKenney said in the event, she tables a motion for consideration of council, she will give proper notice.

“Today was just to hear from people,” McKenney said. “I am not prepared to move forward with something just to have it fail.”

City solicitor Rick O’Connor said it’s likely the city would have to retain outside legal expertise on immigration law in the event a motion is tabled.

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Following a courageous 2-year battle with cancer, Brendan passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at age 24.

Grandson of Helen and the late Harold Agnew of Eganville. Beloved son of David and Line Agnew of Carleton Place. Cherished brother of Kelly Agnew (Michael McShane). Handsome boyfriend of Kendra Buchanan. Predeceased by his grandparents Marcel and Rolande Ouellette.

He will forever be remembered by his many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Brendan maintained unwavering strength and an unmatched sense of humour through all of the ups and downs, right up until the very end.

He persevered through his last semesters at school while undergoing many chemotherapy and radiation treatments, successfully graduating in 2016 with his Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Carleton University. His positivity and determination were inspiring to everyone around him. Love you, Brendan.

Special thanks to Dr. Melissa Toupin, Dr. Natasha Kekre and all of the Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) team members at TOH General Campus, and also to floor 5 West in supporting Brendan through two stem cell transplants. We appreciated everyone’s loving care, compassion and kindness.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday April 2, 2017 for visitation only from 2 to 4 p.m.

In memory of Brendan, donations may be made to the Ottawa Light the Night Walk supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The website address is http://lightthenight. ca/walks/ottawa/ and Donate to “Brendan’s Team”. www.barkerfh.com

WWII Veteran Royal Canadian Navy October 5, 1920 - March 28, 2017 Our beloved Douglas died peacefully in Almonte on March 28, 2017.

He will make his last trip to Sudbury where he was born and educated. Following the war he earned his Chartered Accountant’s Degree and established his accounting practice on Cedar Street in Sudbury, where he served the community for many years.

He was married in 1950 to his beloved wife Muriel (nee Kettle). Doug and Muriel shared a great love for each other and for their daughter Mary-Ellen and son-in-law Roelof Datema.

His two precious grandchildren, Laura and Geoffrey, brought him great joy. Doug was a thoughtful and generous man who enriched the lives of his loving relatives and friends.

Following his retirement, Doug moved to Ottawa and then Carleton Place. Doug lived a life of faith and trust in God, and counted his Christian beliefs to be the bedrock for a blessed life.

The family are very appreciative of the care received from Dr. William Potvin and Dr. Roger Drake of Carleton Place, The Rosamond Unit in Almonte, CCAC and Veterans Affairs.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday April 2, 2017 for visitation only from 2 to 4 p.m. Visitation took place at Jackson & Bernard Funeral Home, 233 Larch Street, Sudbury, on Tuesday April 4, 2017 from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment Wednesday at Park Lawn Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.

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August 11, 1927 – April 1, 2017 Peacefully at Garden Terrace, Kanata on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the age of 89 years. Dearly loved husband of Lorna Patterson for 65 years. Proud father of Rick, Gord (late Lois) and Janet Black (Bob Chartrand). Loving “Grampa” of Kelley Lefebvre (Phil), Adam O’Grady, Brett O’Grady (Becky Hammel), Marty O’Grady, John Black (Jordana), Jenny Souch (Mike) and “Great-Grampa” of Nick and Patrick Lefebvre, Logan, Lucas, Megan and Julia Souch. Predeceased by his parents, John and Myrtle (Byrne) O’Grady; brothers, Roy (late Gladys), Ken (late Claudette) and his sister-inlaw Joy Tweney (late Charlie). Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Sincere and grateful thanks to the staff at Garden Terrace for their care and compassion. Resting at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior where friends may call on Friday evening, April 7th from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Saturday, April 8th from 11 until 11:45 a.m. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday at 12 noon. Interment Highland Park Cemetery, Ottawa. In memory of Earl, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County.

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Proud 4th generation farmer River Heights Farms, Claybank (arnprior) With great sadness we announce that Bob Young of Arnprior left us on Sunday morning, April 2, 2017 to be reunited with his beloved wife, partner and best friend, Gail (nee Edwards) who passed away exactly 2 years ago to the hour as well as their daughter, Heather who died February 4, 1979 and her fiancé, Kirk Robertson who died February 3, 1979. Bob was 81. Forever loved by his children: Barbara Young (Abe Haasnoot) of Calabogie; Blair (Paula Needham) of Arnprior and Laura Young-Glofcheski (and her husband Mike) of Pakenham. Cherished and proud “Grandpa” of Kirk Young (Megan Schroeder), Sara Young, John Young, Meghan Leckie (Brian Forrester), Maisie Glofcheski (Daniel Yeorum Kim) and Kathleen Glofcheski. Dear brother of Ken Young (Gayle) of Braeside; Eddie Young and David Young (Angela), both of Arnprior.

Predeceased by his parents, Harvey and Annie (nee Etherington) Young as well as his only sister, Eleanor Watt (late Len). Bob will be lovingly remembered by the Edwards family as well as many friends, including Pat and Stephanie McManus of Arnprior.

The Young family received relatives and friends during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Thursday morning from 9:45 until 10:45. A Service to honour and celebrate Bob Young was conducted in the Pilon family Chapel on Thursday morning, April 6th at 11 o’clock. Spring interment White Lake Community Cemetery. In memory of Bob, please consider a donation to Hospice Renfrew.

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Couturier, Peter Andrew Peacefully at the Carleton Place Hospital on Wednesday March 29, 2017 at the age of 68.

Loving husband of Ruth. Dear father of Garry Ouellette (Debbie), Marilyn (Dominic Thauvette), Karen (Kris Brydges) and Trevor Couturier (Sheryl). Proud grandfather of 12 grandchildren. Survived by 4 brothers and 3 sisters.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Monday April 3, 2017 from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service was Tuesday at Ashton United Church at 2:00 p.m.

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Reporting to the Operations Coordinator, this position is responsible for effecting general repairs throughout the portfolio. This position requires performing established maintenance procedures, material control functions, emergency repairs, scheduling and performing preventative maintenance.

Qualifications:  Successful completion of grade 12  A minimum of six (6) months related experience.  Judgement and problem solving.  Strong interpersonal skills combined with good written and verbal skills together with a proven ability to affect a broad range of maintenance repairs is required in this position.  Physically capable of performing all assigned duties.  A valid driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract is required, as well as a clean Criminal Record Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Check. Must be insurable.  Proficiency in the use of mobile devices and various applications.  Must demonstrate corporate, department and position competencies (i.e. Honesty & Integrity, Professionalism, Client Service Orientation, Focus on Results, and Communication).

Compensation: $22.62—$23.51 per hour, plus comprehensive benefits package.

Please send your resume, stating Competition #17–44, by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2017 to: Human Resources, County of Renfrew 9 International Drive, Pembroke, ON K8A 6W5 EMAIL: hrinfo@countyofrenfrew.on.ca (in MS Word or pdf format)

HELP WANTED MOUNTAIN CREEK Golf Course Arnprior/White Lake Road, Looking for cooks or servers.

Please send resume to info@ mountaincreekgolf.com or call Barbara 613-256-9874

HELP WANTED Part Time Medical Receptionist to work in busy medical office.

12 hours a week, $13.50/hour. Send resume to Suite 101, 6501 Campeau Drive, Kanata, K2K 3E9 Rabb Construction looking for driver/equipment operator/float/labourer (jack of all trades). DZ-AZ operator for shovel dozer backhoe. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 613-838-3364 or Call 613-838-7222

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613-850-9145.

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613-899-7269.

Hunter Safety/Canadian Fire-arms Courses and exams held once a month at Carp. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

A Small Job or More.

Renovations/Repairs.

Kitchen & Bath, Tub-toWanted - furnace oil, will shower conversions, grab remove tank if possible. bars, painting, plumbing, Call 613-479-2870. flooring, tile, countertops, decks.

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

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The Goulbourn Museum is looking for 2 post-secondary students for the following positions:

PART TIME Mail Order Clerk & Production Assistant required for busy, home-based business located in Woodlawn.

Various duties: preparing parcels, packaging, bottling. Tues & Thurs. www.earthmedicine.ca

Gravely, Ariens and Husqvarna tractors and zero turns.

Indoor showroom full. We pay the tax on all non-currant Gravely zero turns.

Service after sales since 1999. Free local delivery. Pete’s Lawn & Marine 613-267-7053.

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Summer Students WE’RE EXPANDING OUR TEAM!

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PERSONAL Thanks to St.Jude once again my prayers were answered. DAC

FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX ABC Tax Services Personal, Estate, Corporate CRA E-Filer.

Confidential 613-836-4954

Thank you for your interest, however, only applicants considered for an interview will be contacted. Accessibility accommodations are available for all parts of the selection process. Applicants must make their needs known in advance.

Information collected will be handled in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CLR745308_0406 County of Renfrew Core Values: Honesty and Integrity ~ Professionalism ~ Client Service Orientation ~ Focus on Results

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.

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At Pillar5 Pharma, we know that quality products come from quality people, so we’re always on the lookout for great talent.

We currently have an immediate opening for the following positions.

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN-PROCESS TECHNICIAN ONE PERMANENT – FULL TIME POSITION Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the role of the Q.A. In-Process Technician is to ensure that production related activity, sampling, manufacturing and packaging is performed according to specifications and cGMP guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: • University Degree or college diploma with two years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and other combinations of experience and education will be considered • Experience in packaging and aseptic processing is an asset • Knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and current Good Manufacturing Practices • Experienced in the use and understanding of ANSI/ASQC Sampling Plans and Inspections by Attributes • Knowledgeable in the functional requirements of packaging components and testing equipment • Advanced computer skills • Good team player with a positive attitude and cooperative approach • Excellent oral and written communication, organizational and decision making skills • Ability to work all required shifts ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR – CONTRACT UP TO 9 MONTHS Reporting to the Accounting Manager in the Finance Department, the Accounting Administrator is responsible for creating/maintaining computerized records and for providing data for input into the general accounting system. The Accounting Administrator is also responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: • University Degree or college diploma in a relevant business discipline (accounting preferred) • Basic knowledge of accounting principles • High level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel • Effective communication skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Demonstrated planning, organizational, and time management skills • Previous experience with SAP would be an asset Temporary Packager (Casual - On Call) We are always looking for individuals to join our team in this role. Responsibilities include inspecting, packaging and final packaging of product while ensuring quality standards are achieved.

This role requires the ability to multi-task, to work all required shifts and to meet the physical demands of the position.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated resume to HR@pillar5pharma.com.

The deadline for all applications is 4:00 pm on April 21, 2017.

We appreciate all interest, however, only applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.

Pillar5 Pharma Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruiting and selection process, we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Auction SAle of fArm mAchinery And miScellAneouS ArticleS 12105 Ormond Rd, Winchester, On - from Hwy 31 (Bank St) turn at Harmony Corners (Ormond Rd) and travel east ¼ mile or 1 mile west of Ormond. Watch for Auction Signs.

Saturday, April 15 at 10:00 am

John Deere 7200 2WD full load cab, 18.4 x 38 rears, 8900 hrsgood condition; 2 Allis Chalmers 185 diesel tractors, 18.4 x 30 rears; Allis Chalmers D15 gas tractor; Allis Chalmers D15 Series II w/ power steering and shuttle shift; Massey Ferguson 33 payloader; also selling a nice line of farm machinery.

See www.jamesauction.com for more detailed listing.

Terms – Cash or Cheque with Proper ID Props: Glenn and Larry McDonald James Auction Service Ltd. Stewart James Stewart James Jr. Erin James-Merkley 613-445-3269 613-222-2815 613-277-7128 Refreshments available. Owners and Auctioneers are not responsible for loss or accidents.

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623 Arnprior 692 Manotick 256 Almonte 257-253 C. Place 258 Kemptville 259 Lanark 267-264-326 Perth 268 Maberly 269 Merrickville 273 Westport 272 Portland 275 Toledo 278 McDonald’s Corners 279 Sharbot Lake 283-284 Smiths Falls 342-345382-498 Brockville 359 Elgin 382 Gananoque 448 Chesterville 479 Ompah 489 N. Gower 624 Pakenham 774 Winchester 838 Richmond, Munster 924 Athens 926 North Augusta 928 Delta 989 South Mountain

Auction Sale Lanark Civitan Hall Lanark, ON Saturday, April 8, 2017

Auction 10 a.m. – Viewing 9 a.m.

ESTATE OF CLASSIC ANTIQUES WITH SPECIALTY CONSIGNMENTS Good antique furniture, diecast collection, large selection of Primatives & Collectibles For listing & pictures see @JimBeereAuctioneer Terms: Cash or Good Cheque 10% Buyers Premium

Auctioneer: Jim Beere

613-326-1722

FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION KINGS CREEK FARMS Friday, April 14th @ 9 a.m.

8472 Franktown Rd, Ashton Corner of Franktown Rd. and Dwyer Hill Rd. Equipment arriving daily!

Already consigned: Two Case 580, 4X4 Extend-A-Hoes, (1-SM,1- Super E); MF 65 diesel; MF 65 gas; MF 35 diesel IH B275 diesel; Antique Case SC (barn find); Case D; 2004 Ford F250 4X4 250KM; Ford F600 cab & chassis; MF 33 17 run seed drill; MF No 10 small square baler; IH manure spreader; back hoe attachment; hay rakes; Wood processor elevator; hay elevator; hay wagons; post hole auger; roto-tiller; hay mower; grader blades; 6ft snow blowers; orchard mower; Wheel Horse lawn tractor; 54”John Deere commercial walk behind mower; Toro golf course mower; chain saws; new picnic tables; kids 4 wheeler; Truck Craft 8ft aluminum slide in dump box; front buckets; pto shafts; top links; hay feeders; chain link fence; gates; cedar posts & rails; hemlock lumber; calf hutch; tri axle dump trailer; tandem utility trailer; car trailer; storage trailer; Onan 6 kw generator; hoof trimming trailer; horse drawn antiques plus more.

For more information or to consign contact: Dave Ostrom 613-229-6595 Watch www.joyntauction.ca for updates.

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AUCTION SALE Saturday April 15, 2017 10:00 AM sharp For Betty Fraser and the late Nelson Fraser to be held at their former home located at 108A Alston St., White Lake, Ontario. The farm is sold and everything must go.

Norwood Mark 4 portable saw mill – selling subject to a reserve bid – selling at 2 PM; tooth sharpener; tooth setter; Evinrude 18 HP; Johnson 10HP; Cedar strip 13’ row boat; 12’ boat trailer; flail mower; Poulan 24/48 lawn tractor; Ferguson 3 pth disc; Antique China Cabinet/buffet; antique dressers; wash stand; Press back chairs; Bonnet chest; Singer Treadle Sewing machine; Harvest table; Carpenters tool chest; sideboard; Butter churn; Crocks; lanterns; lamps; Upright Scale; license plates; Fanning mill; wood augers; 2 cross cut saws; Buck saw; bench vices; Railway jack; log tongs; Log Scalers; K’Archer 4 HP pressure washer; Cant hooks; Scroll saw with table – 16”; P 41S Pioneer chain saw; carving chisels; Vision Ware; pots and pans; Corelle; Glass; China; flatware; Cast iron kettle and frying pans; Smart’s #9 Dutch Oven; etc etc.

Please visit our website for complete listing – www.oneillsauctions.ca Contact Dave Fraser – 613-623-8247 Terms: Cash or Cheque with ID Refreshments Auctioneer: John J. O’Neill 613-832-2503 Owner or Auctioneer not responsible in case of loss or accident

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Planting a seed for Ontario students pursuing agriculture Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association introduces $2,500 annual scholarship

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

To mark the 90th anniversary of both the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Associa-

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quick to endorse the proposal, which they felt would be an appropriate way to mark such a significant year.

“It’s important to an agricultural organization such as our own to encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career,” says Tom Van Dusen, the Ottawa Valley Farm Show’s general manager.

“It’s common practice every year for the seed growers to give back thousands

tion and its annual Ottawa Valley Farm Show, the seed growers have introduced a $2,500 annual scholarship for eastern Ontario students who are planning to pursue a career in agriculture.

Past president John Roosendaal first proposed the scholarship earlier this year as the seed growers began making plans for the 90th anniversary.

The other directors were

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Show was held March 14 to 16 at Ottawa’s EY Centre with a new logo, a commemorative quilt, local entertainment during the show, and special edition mementos.

Van Dusen says the criteria for applying for the scholarship are somewhat flexible.

Eastern Ontario students enrolled at any college or university who are in at least their second year of study and express an interest in the

of dollars in show revenues to worthy agricultural projects.”

Van Dusen says the new program was also introduced to replace scholarships the seed growers sponsored for decades, for students at the now-closed Kemptville campus of the University of Guelph after the university cut ties with the satellite college in 2014.

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agriculture industry are encouraged to apply.

“It’s one of the ways we have of encouraging participation in the agricultural industry, which is what we’re all about both at the association and the farm show,” Roosendaal commented on their website.

The application form can be found at www.ottawafarmshow.com and is due by June 30.

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Church Services PASTOR STEVE STEWART

1600 Stittsville Main Street

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

Sunday ServiceS

Sunday April 9 ~ Palm Sunday 10:30am ~ St James The Apostle Wednesday April 12 ~ Holy Wednesday 10:00am ~ 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

www.huntleyparish.com • 613-839-3195

Come celebrate the Easter Miracle!

Maundy Thursday, April 13 6:00 pm Potluck; 7:30 pm Service St John’s South March Good Friday, April 14 10:00 am St John’s South March 10:30 am St Paul’s Dunrobin

Easter Sunday, April 16 6:15 am Outdoor Sunrise Service, “Old” St Mary’s Pinhey’s Point Noon Community Walk of the Cross 9:00 am St Mary’s North March from St John’s South March 9:00 am & 10:30 am St John’s South March St John's theofCross Labyrinth Walk 2:00 pm St Way John’sofWay the Cross Labyrinth Walk 11:00 am St Paul’s Dunrobin

613-592-4747 • www.parishofmarch.ca

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

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

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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

GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH

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140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

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

Maundy Thursday Service - 7:30pm

Rev. Dr. Jorge. E. Groh Office 613-592-1546 • www.christrisen.com

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

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Growing, Serving, Celebrating Sunday Sunday Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman

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

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

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

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udrey said it was nonsense.

Spring didn’t smell any different than any other time of the year. And she practically yelled out “smell”. She was in a bad mood because her best friend Iva couldn’t come over that Saturday morning, because she had extra chores to do. But I knew for an absolute fact that the arrival of spring brought with it a special smell in the air.

Mud. I could smell mud. It wasn’t an unpleasant smell, but once the snow melted and the ground was wet, I could smell mud.

Especially in our long lane where the melting snow had left deep ruts in the narrow road. And I would know spring would be soon upon us from the smell.

And there were other signs too.

Just into the new year, Mother would have received her packets of vegetable seeds, ordered from the Steele-Briggs catalogue, and little slat boxes would be sitting all over the house. And I could see sprigs of vegetables pushing up, and what would be flowers coming through the earth. I would put my nose as close to the little plants as I could get without touching anything of course, and I would smell Spring.

Some of the little flat boxes would be in the parlour, which would still be closed off for the winter to save the heat from the Findlay Oval, which had to warm the whole house. Mother said some of the little plants had to be in a cool spot, and the room would take on the sweet smell of growth. The smell of spring.

Once the winter was broken, Mother would tell Audrey and me to open the upstairs windows when we were doing our Saturday morning chores. Even though there was still a bite in the air, Mother ordered the windows open while we stripped the beds, dusted the furniture and the floors, and turned the feather mattresses. And wafting through the open window was the smell of spring I soon learned not to tell Audrey the air coming inside smelled differently than it did all winter. But to me it did.

And where I noticed it more than any other place, was when I went into the part of the barn where the sheep were kept. New lambs were arriving regularly, as they did every spring.

How I loved to spend time in the barn at that time of year.

I could smell the wool. To me it had an odour all its own when winter was breaking, and not like the wool on the sheep when they were full grown. And I would think it was the smell of new

birth ... the smell of spring.

Even the Northcote school began to smell differently. Galoshes weren’t needed anymore, and the boys big rubber boots were exchanged for high top running shoes, so the smell of wet socks was no longer there, and the school took on a ‘cleaner’ smell, enhanced because Miss Crosby would have started leaving the door open for a spell when morning classes began.

Sap boiling on the Findlay Oval, filling the kitchen with the sweet smell of spring, even when all the snow had yet to melt in the back yard.

And one day I made the mistake of scooping up a small handful of mud at the back door and Emerson saw me.

He ran right into Mother to tell her I was eating it. Which was a barefaced lie. All I wanted to do was put it to my nose. To breathe deeply its musty scent. And I would sit on the back stoop and look at cleared patches in the yard where the snow had melted, and every day the patches would grow, and I knew soon the last of winter would be gone. And I could see spring all around me, and I could smell it.

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Planners talk possible challenges to Moodie LRT stop in public meeting

by Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com

City councillors showed confidence during a February announcement revealing a proposed light rail transit stop on Moodie Drive. But that was somewhat tempered in a public meeting about western LRT expansion in March.

More than 75 people gathered at Maki House in the Crystal Beach neighbourhood to hear city staff present a sober report on the city’s plan for a Moodie light-rail stop, and its backup plan, in the event that a Moodie Drive stop isn’t feasible.

The city’s plan to extend light rail to Moodie by 2023 as part of LRT Stage 2 hinges somewhat on its ability to find maintenance and storage space west of Bayshore station, planner Charles Wheeler said during the March 22 meeting.

“We’re not 100 per cent certain,” Wheeler said of the plans. “It depends on how successful we are in finding a light maintenance and storage facility. So I have to protect the project from the eventuality

that if Moodie is not affordable, we’re going to have to terminate (LRT) at Bayshore.”

According to Wheeler, the preferable outcome – should the city proceed with an LRT stop at Moodie – w ­ ould involve converting the west Transitway extension from bus to rail, and adding maintenance and storage space west of Holly Acres Road.

The existing Transitway alignment north of Highway 417, its retaining walls and its noise barriers would be reused, as would the existing design for a bridge over Holly Acres Road.

Not only is reusing existing infrastructure more cost effective, Wheeler said, but in this case it would also take a significant number of buses off the road.

“The good news is that the conversion from buses to LRT is going to eliminate about 200,000 bus trips in this corridor on an annual basis,” Wheeler said. “So we’ve looked at the air quality of that and we think that the air quality is going to be better.”

Wheeler said helping trans-

LRT routes has a straight shot from Lincoln Fields to Kanata with stops along the corridor at Bayshore and Moodie stations, and bus connections between Moodie station and the DND campus.

The other options include variations of LRT diverting from the main corridor to the DND campus or to a station on Moodie Drive located somewhat off of the main corridor, slightly closer to the new Defence headquarters.

“The preferred network option is option one, which involves no throw-away capital cost and has the least cost to implement initially,” Wheeler said. “Through riders that are trying to get downtown are also not affected by a diverting Submitted courtesy of the City of Ottawa the line to DND.”

A map shows the three locations favoured by city planners for a future light storage and maintenance facility near Moodie Drive to service LRT vehicles. The facility would MOODIE PARK-AND-RIDE complement an LRT station on Moodie Drive, and planners say plans for the station might not move forward if the LRT budget can’t cover the cost to build the facility or planners Wheeler told residents at the meeting that earlier in March, can’t settle on a location. port 7,000 to 8,000 Department of National Defence employees to the DND’s future headquarters in the former Nortel campus at Moodie and

Carling is a priority for the city.

Therefore, each of four possible LRT routes from Bayshore to Moodie – and later to

council approved a motion Kanata – involves either bus to look at opportunities for or train access from the main a park-and-ride at the new transit corridor to the future Moodie LRT station. home of DND. The most likely of the three See LIGHT RAIL, page 47

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Local coming weeks weeks— —free freetotonon-profit non-profitorganizations organizations Fax: Fax: 613-224-3330, 613-432-6689,E-mail: E-mail:ottawaeast@metroland.com john.curry@metroland.com Localevents eventsand andhappenings happenings over the coming

April 6

ESL classes from 7-8:30pm will begin at Brookside Baptist Church, 1078 Klondike Rd., and be held weekly on Thursday evenings until May 25. Register at hello@mybrookside.church or phone 613-591-3246. Classes are free with qualified instructors. If you want to expand your vocabulary, practise your English and learn about Canada, come join.

April 6 to 8

A. Y. Jackson Secondary School proudly presents All My Sons, by Arthur Miller, an emotionally charged drama set in 1948 America, where two families are about to confront secrets that will tear them apart forever. Evenings at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 from the main school office at 150 Abbeyhill Dr. or can be purchased at the door. For details call 613-836-2527.

April 8

Beaverbrook Girl Guide Spring Tea & Craft Sale, 12-4pm. Kanata United Church, 33 Leacock Dr. Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, & Rangers all participating. Games, Crafts, Baked Goods & Tea Room for your enjoyment. Tickets are $2 and available at the door. Contact Wendy for more information 613-2710870.

613-523-4004 May 13, Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa

Premier Sponsor:

Through 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.

April 10

Marianne Wilkinson’s Ward 4 meeting will feature a Public Meeting on Phase 4 of the Richardson Ridge plan of subdivision. Then, at 7 pm, the first part of the Town Hall Meeting will be a presentation and discussion of the plan which adjoins a natural area and includes a park, natural trails and a Blandings Turtle habitat. Other agenda items include new bus shelters; upgrading older pathways; new businesses and community awards. A full agenda will be on my website by the end of next week.

April 10 to 24

Registration for Far West Fun Fest organized by the Kanata Seniors Council begins on April 10th and runs through to April 24th. Registration

ENDURING STYLE & VALUE

booklets can be picked up at the Kanata Seniors Centre.

Far West Fun Fest (for those 55 and over) includes a wide variety of activities in and around the West End of Ottawa and involves two weeks of fun and friendship.

April 11

The Probus Club of Western Ottawa meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 33 Leacock Drive Kanata at 10 a.m. for coffee followed by a guest speaker. Visitors are welcome. On April 11th, Jeannie Mathews and Caroline Midgley will speak on “Aging well at home--What’s your plan?”.

The worldwide Probus Club is for retired and semi-retired men and women who appreciate and value opportunities to meet others with similar levels of interest. For further information call Pat Thompson at (613) 591-1390.

April 12

Kanata Art Club will have its monthly Meeting at 1030 Riddell Dr., 1.30 - 2.30pm. This early afternoon meeting will feature fellow member Dorothy Hayter, who will be addressing members on a topic of interest to every artist with an interest in Watercolor.

Dorothy will share her wide knowledge and familiarity with this medium by discussing “The lesser known techniques in Watercolor.” We look forward to this presentation, after which the usual refreshments will be served. New members are always welcome to join and participate in our Club - whose activities can be found on our website at KAC1.ca

• Granite & Quartz Countertops • Encaustic Cement Tiles • Marble Mosaics • Porcelain & Ceramics Come visit our new showroom at 1300 Stittsville Main Street, Unit 103 For inquires, please contact us at 613-836-2224 or info@saltillo.ca • www.saltillo-tiles.com 46 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, April 6, 2017

April 12, 19 and 26

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 on 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 12: Music with Noel Dimar; April 19: West Ottawa Ladies Chorus; April 26: Music with The Starry Night Trio.

April 14

WALK OF THE CROSS, April 14, 12 pm-2 pm from St. John’s Church, 325 Sandhill. Please join the Kanata community and walk with a large cross through the streets of Kanata North Friday to symbolize Jesus’ walk to his crucifixion.

April 17

7 pm, The Oasis in Kanata, a place for caregivers of people with mental illness, presents “Caregivers and Trauma: Recognition and Healing.”

Fatina Elkurdi, a Clinical Social Worker with the Ottawa Anxiety and Trauma Clinic, will explain how caregivers can recognize trauma-related situations, and compassion fatigue in themselves and what they can do about it. Glen Cairn United Church, 140 Abbeyhill Drive. Free. All welcome. Visit www.TheOasisKanata.ca for details; find us on Facebook.

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 22 and 23

Visit the Ottawa Orchid Society’s 36th annual show at the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Dr. Free parking. Open April 22, noon to 5 pm and April 23, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. General admission: $12, seniors /youth $10. Discount coupon on website must be presented at entry.

More information at www.ottawaorchidsociety.com.

Light-rail budget must include station, storage and maintenance facility Continued from page 44

The motion directs staff to consult the owners of large tracts of land in the immediate vicinity, explore leasing opportunities with the NCC and report back to the finance and development committee of council by the end of 2017.

“That motion was passed by council and we are now at the very preliminary stages of looking at commuter parking at this location,” he said of the future Moodie station.

Wheeler said staff would update residents on their progress and outline a commuter parking strategy for Moodie in the next public meeting in June.

During a question period following the presentation, residents raised concerns about the city building a park-and-ride on NCC land and about the impact of a park-and-ride on traffic on nearby Corkstown Road.

Bay Ward Coun. Mark Taylor also expressed apprehension about a park-and-ride near Moodie Drive and Corkstown Road.

“I’m not a huge fan of having a park-andride there,” he said, explaining he feels it’s best for commuters to board public transit as close to their homes as possible.

“I’m cognizant of the fact that there’s a lot of NCC land here that would be in play, and they’re generally not a fan of parking lots on their land,” he added.

“So we’ll have to see how it plays out … I understand that the department’s got to do its work as directed by council, and I understand why council is asking for the work to be done.”

THE CATCH

With the release of the federal budget on March 22, the city is more confident than ever that it will have federal support for LRT Stage 2, Taylor said at the meeting.

“One of the very few actual projects that they’ve articulated by name in the budget document … was Stage 2 of Ottawa’s LRT plan,” Taylor said.

While Wheeler agreed an LRT stop at Moodie is feasible, he said the inclusion of a crucial light maintenance and storage facility nearby was less certain.

“We’re pretty confident that the LRT extension to Moodie is probably doable within our budget,” he said.

“Whether we do that and the maintenance and storage facility is the big question. We will know in spring of 2018 whether one or both of those are possible.”

The city is looking at three locations for the critical facilities for light repairs and maintenance of LRT trains: one on the east side of Moodie Drive, just south of Carling Avenue, and one each on the north and south sides of Corkstown Road, west of Wesley Clover Parks.

If city planners determine that the LRT Stage 2 budget can’t cover the cost of extending the corridor to Moodie Drive as well as building a maintenance facility, the Western LRT line will end at Bayshore station.

In that case, the city will need to expand the Bayshore station to accommodate more bus traffic and will put plans for a permanent maintenance facility near the western transit corridor on hold until the Kanata LRT environmental assessment.

Wheeler said that if the LRT ends at Bayshore, the station would need significantly more

bus bays to accommodate routes taking travellers to locations west of Bayshore that LRT would otherwise have taken them to.

In the interim – without a permanent maintenance facility – the city would use space near Baseline station to create a temporary LMS facility, requiring empty buses and train cars to travel an additional 1.2 kilometres in each direction.

Wheeler said the next public meeting about a western LRT extension to Moodie Drive would take place in May or June. Staff will report to city council again in July 2017.

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

A weekly guide in legal matters

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

My wife and I are buying our first home. Can you briefly explain to us the legal process of buying a home and standard closing costs?

Most first time home buyers are not familiar with the lawyer’s involvement in a home purchase and are surprised by all of the closing costs that are part of buying a house.

Legal Process of Purchasing a House Once your offer to purchase a home is accepted by a seller, you or your real estate agent would send a copy of the offer to your real estate lawyer. Your lawyer will receive mortgage instructions from your bank or mortgage company, prepare all legal documents required to transfer the ownership of the house, register a mortgage on title to the property and perform all required searches. At least a few weeks prior to the closing date you would need to arrange for home (property) insurance and call utility companies to open your accounts. You will meet with your lawyer a few days prior to your closing date to sign all the legal documents. Your lawyer will let you know the amount of funds you would need to bring to their office in order to close.

On the closing date your lawyer will receive the mortgage funds from your bank, deliver the funds to the seller’s lawyer and register the transfer of ownership and the mortgage with the Land Registry Office. After all of these steps are complete, your lawyer will give you the keys to the property.

This usually happens in the afternoon of the closing date.

About Allan Snelling

Allan Snelling LLP is Kanata’s full-service law firm. Collaborative in approach and focused on solutions, our dedicated team of lawyers and support staff are committed to client satisfaction.

We recognize that each client is unique and our firm has been structured to meet the diverse legal needs of every person and business in Kanata and the surrounding community.

About Vlado Hajtol

Vlado Hajtol was born and raised in Slovakia where he received his Master’s degree in Education. Upon immigrating to Canada in 2001 he spent six years working with people with developmental disabilities. He obtained his law degree from the University of Ottawa’s Common Law program in 2011 and subsequently articled in Burlington, Ontario.

Standard Closing Costs Land Transfer Tax - The amount of Land Transfer Tax is based on the purchase price and the rate of tax gradually increases from 0.5% on the first $55,000 up to a maximum of 2%. First time home buyers might be eligible for a Land Transfer Tax Rebate of $4,000.

Title Insurance Premium – Most real estate purchase transactions are titled insured. The cost of title insurance ranges from $350 and $650.

Registration and Search Fees - The Land Registry Office charges fees for performing the title search, as well as a $75.27 charge for each registration, one for the transfer and one for the mortgage.

Legal fees and administrative expenses – Your lawyer will charge a legal fee for their service, as well as disbursements related to the transaction, such as the costs of a courier and fees charged by banks for bank drafts.

If you would like to discuss your home purchase or sale, or would like to receive a quote of our legal fees and disbursements, please send me an email at vhajtol@complellingcounsel.com or call 613-270-8600 ext.226.

Vlado Hajtol

Estate Planning and Administration of Estates/Real Estate/ Wills and Powers of Attorney vhajtol@compellingcounsel.com (613) 270-8600 X 226

General enquiries

613 270 8600 www.compellingcounsel.com

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