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WE THE PROUD CANADA DAY CONTEST RULES & REGULATIONS No purchase necessary. Prizes will be awarded by 3 judges, (1 representative from a local Canadian Tire location, 2 representatives from Metroland Media newspapers). The Contest is open to residents of the Ottawa-Carleton Region, Ontario who have attained the age of 18 as at the start of the Contest Period. Judging will take place on Friday, July 14th 2017 at 10:00 am ET. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 1 grand prize is available to be won, a gift card valued at $1,000 to any Ottawa Canadian Tire location. 2 family packs consisting of 4 tickets to the Phantom of the Opera performance in Ottawa on October 18, 2017 will also be won by random draw by ballot. Please bring your ballot to your local Canadian Tire store. The ballot will be published in all 8 Metroland Media weekly newspapers on June 22nd and 29th. (West Carleton Review, Stittsville News, Kanata Kourier-Standard, Ottawa West News, Ottawa South News, Nepean-Barrhaven News, Ottawa East News, Orleans News) Contest period opens at 12:01 am ET Thursday, June 22nd and ends at 11:59 p.m. on July 6th. For information on how to enter and for complete contest rules visit the contest section on OttawaCommunityNews.com or go to http://bit.ly/2s4JRiw

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BY BRIAN DRYDEN brian.dryden@metroland.com

The community is mourning and rallying to

help the family and friends of two teenage girls who were killed in a single vehicle accident near Stittsville Sunday night.

A GoFundMe effort is underway, and local schools are offering support in the wake of the accident that claimed the lives of two

young women and sent two other teenagers to hospital in serious condition.

The two teenagers who died in the fatal crash on

Fernbank Road are identified as Michaela Martel and Maddie Clement, both 17.

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New 3D mammography unit one Epic Walk away Equipment will help detect breast cancer: smaller, earlier

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Funds raised at this year’s Epic Walk in September will help the Queensway Carleton Hospital purchase a new 3D mammography unit that will help detect breast cancer earlier.

The hospital’s only mammography unit is nine years old and it’s being used six or seven days a week.

Having a second unit will reduce wait times — which can be up to three months — while the 3D tomosynthesis imaging will allow radiologists to find small or early cancer, said Judith Scott, vice-president of operations with the Queensway Carleton Hospital

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Funds raised from this year’s fifth and final Epic Walk will help the Queensway Carleton Hospital purchase a new, 3D mammography unit. The hospital’s only mammography unit, seen here, is nine years old and is being used six to seven days a week. From left are Judith Scott, vice-president of operations at the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation, Tara Beechey, senior manager of events at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and Shawn O’Rourke, breast cancer survivor and chair of the Epic Walk.

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“We want to meet the demand that is out there,” she

said. “Early detection of breast cancer is still the best way to work through a diag-

nosis and treatment program.”

A joint partnership between the QCH and the Ottawa Re-

gional Cancer Foundation, the Epic Walk has raised close to $900,000 for cancer care.

Funds are used to purchase equipment for the hospital and support the cancer coaching program offered for free by the cancer foundation.

The one-on-one coaching helps people diagnosed with cancer navigate the health care system while offering emotional support.

“You get your radiation and your chemotherapy but there’s more than that when you're diagnosed with cancer — your life has just imploded, you're not sure what to do next,” said Tara Beechey, senior manager of events at the cancer foundation. “It’s the physiological, it’s the informational, it’s the emotional side of what's going on when you’re dealing with a cancer diagnosis.”

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The QCH performs around 7,500 mammograms every year. The majority are screening exams as part of the On-

tario breast-screening program for women over age 50.

Approximately 10 per cent of all screenings are recalled for more imaging, according to the hospital, because radiologists can’t determine if cancer is present.

“That causes you a sleepless night,” said breast cancer survivor Shawn O’Rourke. “That causes a lot of stress.”

This year’s Epic Walk chair and the former manager of the QCH’s diagnostic services, O’Rourke was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and underwent surgery and radiation.

She was part of the team that purchased the current mammography unit nine years ago, which upgraded the hospital’s unit to digital imaging, but not yet 3D. “I'm incredibly grateful for the care that I received,” said the Kanata resident, who is now cancer-free and is championing the need for the new equipment.

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Epic 28-km walk hits streets Sept. 16 grounded in the journey that people are experiencing.”

Scott’s future daughter-inlaw is one of thousands currently undergoing cancer treatments.

“You don’t realize how it’s going to affect you personally,” Scott said. “Every step along this has been an education I never asked for, and quite

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The 3D tomosynthesis unit will help reduce the need for more imaging by capturing multiple image “slices.” It also uses a lower dose of radiation during screening.

“We’re going to actually be able to slice images even smaller (than the current digital unit), which is going to aid a radiologist in making earlier detections, ruling out things that may or may not be an anomaly,” said O’Rourke. “From a patient perspective, this is incredible.”

The cost for the new 3D mammography unit and operating software will be around $800,000.

frankly, that I am learning an awful lot about. The helplessness that you feel when you're in that situation is nothing short of agonizing. This is a way that you can do something about it.”

The minimum fundraising requirement is $1,000 per walker and the goal is get 200 or more participants. People can register on their own, join

other people who have a similar goal and shared experience,” said Beechey.

This year is the final Epic Walk as the hospital and cancer foundation look to shake things up. Beechey said they hope to announce a new fundraiser at this year's walk.

“We haven’t landed on what that might be yet, but there's a few exciting things in the mix,” said Scott. “Stay tuned.”

To register for the walk or for more information, visit ottawacancer.ca/events-article/ epic-walk.

“We can match an individual or a business to sponsor a survivor, or we can provide a link to directly donate to a survivor participant,” said Michelle Groulx, spokesperson for the QCH. Pit stops along the way feature food, drink and entertainment, and the long walk offers people the opportunity to share their stories.

“They wanted to walk a long time because they wanted that camaraderie, they wanted that opportunity to share their stories, to be together, to meet

an existing team, or create their own team.

“We’re hoping that this year will be another banner year; that we can reach $300,000,” said Scott.

People and organizations are also invited to sponsor a cancer survivor who is walking in the event for $1,000. Those interested in sponsoring a survivor can contact Scott at jscott@ qch.on.ca.

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Police are continuing to investigate the accident and it was still unknown who was driving the vehicle at the time

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According to a statement from Sharlene Hunter of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, the school board is offering the families of the victims support.

Police ask that anyone with information about the crash to contact them at 613236-1222, ext. 2481.

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Officers at the site of one of the road closure along Fernbank would not comment on the investigation Monday morning.

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Martel was a student at Kanata’s A.Y. Jackson Secondary School.

“I am very sorry to share with you that the fatal accident that occurred in our community this weekend involved a student in our school community. On behalf of the students and staff at A.Y. Jackson, I have extended our deepest condolences to the family of Michaela Martel,” school principal Sandra Blakely wrote in a message to the A.Y. Jackson school community.

“An accident like this is difficult to understand and it is natural for us to feel confusing emotions as we struggle to make sense of this tragedy.

This is a time for compassion and caring, and a time to appreciate each other,” she said, adding that the school has a resource team in place to help students, staff and parents deal with the tragedy.

According to police, four teens were in a vehicle on Fernbank Road in a rural area outside Stittsville, near Jinkinson Road, when the vehicle attempted to pass other vehicles and the driver lost control. The vehicle went into a ditch and then crashed into a wooded area.

According to Ottawa police Det. Alain Boucher, who acted as a spokesman for police on Monday, police believe the teens were at a bush party before the accident.

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The two teenagers who died in the fatal crash on Fernbank Road on June 18 have been identified as Michaela Martel (left) and Maddie Clement, both 17. Two other teens who were in the vehicle are in hospital.

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Celebrate Canada Day with two-day party Finger Eleven headlines, extended fireworks show planned in Kanata

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament Carleton-Mississippi Mills

Magna Carta Day Magna Carta day was June 15.

I was pleased to celebrate it with friends, family, and supporters.

Magna Carta is the main exposition of the ancient liberties of the English-speaking peoples.

Magna Carta was sealed in 1215, but since that time, those rights have always needed protection and affirmation.

Ever-expanding governments have eaten away at our liberties. They have created a nanny state and a Byzantine system of regulation. Modern governments systematically undermine the ancient protections of property, parliamentary independence and free speech in the name of social justice and other misguided causes.

Magna Carta was the first statute to forbid arbitrary seizure and to guarantee due process of law. But we need to remember that Magna Carta was neither revolutionary nor innovative. We should think of Magna Carta as a living document. It affirmed and restated rights that were already ancient. At the centre of these rights is the primacy of the individual person over the state and the collective.

Our strength as a country comes from the common adherence to our parliamentary monarchy. It comes from trust in a legal system based on common sense and the sanctity of contracts. It comes from our inherited British tradition of ordered liberty under the rule of law.

Magna Carta is at the foundation of all those things, and so I’d like to wish everyone a happy Magna Carta day!

Canada Day in Kanata promises to be bigger and better than ever this year with two jam-packed days of fun to celebrate the nation’s 150th birthday.

With more midway rides, more entertainment and more variety, festival organizers are expecting around 50,000 people to come out for the party.

“We’ve gone overboard in a lot of areas,” said Colin Laycock, executive director of the event. “With the 150 celebrations we’ve diversified our entertainment a whole lot more; we have more children and youth entertainers than we’ve ever had. Also, with the main stage on both days, we have a wide range of different performers, different genres coming in.”

In a festival first, the RCMP Pipes and Drums will be part of the opening ceremony on Saturday at 5:45 p.m.

“It’s going to be pretty unique,” Laycock said.

FINGER ELEVEN HEADLINES

Juno award-winning rock band Finger Eleven, best known for the singles Paralyzer, and One Thing, will headline the July 1 show.

“OH CANADA! We’re heading out to Kanata to celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday with you. Who’s coming to celebrate with us?” wrote the band on its Facebook page.

“We’re very excited,” said

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Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in Kanata with two-days of festivities. With more midway rides, more entertainment and more variety, festival organizers are expecting around 50,000 people to come out for the party.

Laycock, adding opening acts include Ottawa-based rock band Cannons and singersongwriter Tomi Swick, who’s described as having elements of rock, soul, blues and country in his music. Cover artist Stephen Mark Fisher and cover band the Start will be on the main stage on June 30.

“We’ve been able to bring that all together this year instead of just focusing on one genre,” Laycock said.

As in the past, there is no admission charge and many activities are free.

“Other than food and midway and beer, everything’s free,” said Laycock.

“A lot of people think that this is a city-run event– it’s not. This event is all done by the work of the board as a not-for-profit association.

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BIGGER FIREWORKS, MIDWAY

The July 1 fireworks show is going to be a must-see with different elements than what’s been seen in past years, said Laycock.

“The fireworks show is going to be the best we’ve ever had,” he said, adding the show will be longer than normal and feature different designs.

“We’ve been planning this for over two years now, working on how we wanted to do it,” he said. “I'm just very excited for it to happen.”

Before the fireworks, there are plenty of activities to keep people of all ages busy.

The midway, operated by Carter Shows, has been given

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“We’re just trying to increase the size of the rides and their impact, not just for the little kids but for the big kids also,” he said.

The midway will have an allyou-can-ride bracelet available on June 30.

There’s also bouncy castles, crafts, face painting, a vendor market and food trucks, as well as plenty of live entertainment, including Rock the Arts Puppets shows, local music acts, yoga, salsa dancing and a baseball clinic, among other activities.

“We’re going to have everything you need on site,” said Laycock. “But plan accordingly, it’s going to be busy. There is going to be something for everyone at this year’s event.”

EVENT DETAILS

Canada Day in Kanata activities take place at Walter Baker Park, 100 Charlie Rogers Place. They begin Friday, June 30, at noon and go until 10 p.m.

The action gets underway on July 1 at 8 a.m. and runs to midnight. For a full list of programming and for more details, visit canadadayinkanata.com.

There is no on-site parking on Canada Day, except for those with accessible parking permits. Email info@canadadayinkanata.com to guarantee an accessible parking space.

Celebrate Canada 150 with a cold one Kanata Festival of Beer back for second year

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Kanata Festival of Beer is back for its second year as part of the two-day Canada Day in Kanata festivities.

With 12 breweries and two wineries on site, attendees will have the chance to sample more than 50 varieties of adult beverages.

“It’s a festival within festival,” said Rick Chase, one of the organizers. “It’s going to be amazing.”

Even though the weather in 2016 was less than optimal, the inaugural beer fest was still a success, he said.

“Last year we were faced with multiple thunderstorms and less attendance on the 1st of July than we would have liked to see,” said Chase. “The good news from this, however, is that it allowed us to pilot a few ideas and test our logistics, as well as successfully test the idea of running a

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two-day (event) for (Canada) 150.”

The beer festival will run June 30 from 2 to 11 p.m. and July 1 from 11 a.m. to midnight at Walter Baker Park. There is no admission fee – aside from the cost of beverages, the event is free both days.

“I think the Friday is going to be a bigger party than most people are expecting it to be, and in the quiet suburbs it’s going to be a pretty fantastic time,” said Chase. “We are very excited to partner with Canada Day in Kanata to bring this really fun event to Walter Baker Park, adding to the already huge list of things to do in the park.”

Organizers are also adding an “upgraded experience,” said Chase, with a VIP seating area. For $50 a person or $800 for a corporate table, VIPs get a few extra incentives on both days – including access to parking.

“Some of the extras are a private washroom, some snacks,” said Chase, adding Fat Tuesdays is providing the food. “You get a really awesome seat just to the side of the stage.”

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Finger Eleven, best known for the singles Paralyzer, and One Thing, will headline the July 1 show, after performances by Ottawa-based rock band Cannons and singer-songwriter Tomi Swick. An extended fireworks show is also planned to celebrate Canada 150. Cover artist Stephen Mark Fisher and cover band the Start will be on the main stage on June 30. For a full list of programming and performances, visit canadadayinkanata.com.

Adult volunteers are still needed for the event.

For more information, visit kanatafestivalofbeer.com.

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City Councillor Kanata South Week in Review Thank you to Beyond Yoga Studios for partnering with me for free Yoga in the Park sessions. It was great to see so many of you out last Saturday.

I was pleased to sponsor and also present Kanata South resident Riley Bourgaize with a Bursary though Hockey of Eastern Ontario (HEO).

Riley is currently finishing his last year of high school at Holy Trinity and has played in the Kanata Minor Hockey system for 11 years in both house and competitive leagues. Riley will be attending Carleton in the enrolled in the Biology and Health Sciences Program. Congratulations Riley!

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The Kanata Festival of Beer is back as part of the two-day Canada Day festivities in the community.

Yoga in the Park is back!

I am happy to once again be partnering with Beyond Yoga Studio to host three free outdoor Yoga in the Park sessions this June/July. Dates this year are: • Saturday June 24th: 9-10am, Huntsman Park • Saturday July 1st: 9:30-10:30am, Canada Day in Kanata, KRC – 100 Charlie Rogers Place

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Just say no to all-night noise

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ight rail is a positive for most people in the city.

Fewer cars, faster commutes. Who could grumble?

Yet there will be a few negatives. Some people will have to deal with noise from the occasional trains. The good news is the trains won’t run past anyone’s home all night.

It’s a different story when it comes to maintenance yards. Those facilities will be active when the trains aren’t running – the middle of the night is perfect for cleaning and upkeep.

Because of the potential for all-night racket, the city must do all it can to keep the noise down.

And instead of building a yard and then trying to mitigate the noise coming from within, the city should ensure future yards are as far from residents’ homes as possible.

That brings us to Moodie Drive in Nepean.

The city’s preferred location for a future rail maintenance yard is east of Moodie, 232 metres from the nearest home in Crystal Beach. Yet there are two other sites – not “preferred” in part due to cost – west of Moodie, about five times as far from the nearest bedroom.

The extra $15-million cost of the more distant sites is due to the need for an overpass or underpass to get trains over or under Moodie Drive.

That may seem a steep price to pay, but that overpass or underpass is going to be built when the next stage of light rail is extended to Kanata.

That work could begin very soon after the first train rumbles to Moodie Drive.

The $15 million will not be wasted, it just needs to be spent a little sooner so the maintenance yard is built where it makes sense.

The additional bonus is that the sites distant from Crystal Beach will be side-by-side with the future rail line to Kanata. Trains will have an easy in-and-out, instead of in the city’s preferred option – a dead end yard further from the main line.

Yes, we should be thankful that light rail will reach Moodie Drive by 2023. We should be thankful that the provincial and federal governments have pitched in funding to get it done.

But we shouldn’t delay further funding if it means an all-night rail yard bangs and clangs next to a community because we built it in the wrong place.

When neighbourhoods become trendy, taxes go up

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hat is happening to the Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa is part of a distressingly similar pattern in growing cities. The Westboro club’s property tax bill has tripled, posing an unexpected financial challenge to the club and its members.

This isn’t the first time this has happened in Ottawa and it won’t be the last, unless some creative thought can be brought to bear on the issue.

Imagine it. You’re minding our own business, operating in a neighbourhood where you’ve been for more than 50 years and all of a sudden the neighbourhood becomes hot. People have decided it’s the place to be. Businesses have decided they want to move there.

(And, in the case of Westboro, the city has decided it wants to locate light rail stations there.)

Then what happens? New houses are built. Old houses are torn down to

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town make room for bigger ones. Property values increase. Rents go up. Taxes go up, including yours. And what did you do to deserve this?

Nothing. You just stayed where you were. For that, you and other oldtimers in the area are paying a higher price. Some of the old-time businesses will close, replaced by others whose owners have deeper pockets. Many of those will be chains, diminishing the local qualities of the neighbourhood.

This has been happening in Westboro for some time. It is happening now in Hintonburg and will start happening somewhere else in the city any

minute now.

Recognizing that it needs to be stopped is easier than figuring out ways to stop it. Taxes need to be fair.

Fairness dictates that affluent areas have higher assessments than less prosperous ones.

For example, it’s fair to tax those who profit by selling their properties in hot neighbourhoods. It is not unfair that those who fuel the fire by paying inflated prices for properties wind up paying higher property taxes. And it is probably not unfair to increase the assessment on those who put on massive additions and expand the city’s roster of hot tubs.

But those who just stayed put and watched the neighbourhood boom around them? What did they do to deserve a tax hit?

Still, it is difficult to conceive of a solution that favours long-timers over newcomers. You can’t have next-door

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Maybe the only solution is a longterm one, an attack on the factors that make property values increase so dramatically (and which, incidentally, make affordable housing increasingly scarce). Some of those factors are built in to our economic system, the product of supply and demand. Not much we can do about them.

But we can attack a large cause of the rise in property values — namely, speculation. In the more fevered centres of rising prices, attention is being paid to this. Ontario and British Columbia are taxing property purchases by non-residents.

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out anyone living in them. It shouldn’t be beyond the capabilities of our lawmakers to put a stop to that.

Anything that helps make city life affordable again can only help our neighbourhoods.

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Mental load often falls to women

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n a recent visit to our house, my aunt noted that our household seemed to be rather organized. It’s doubtful she was referring to cupboards, overflowing with towels and Tupperware, nor was she making comment on our overall tidiness. We can only uphold tidy appearances — after days of intense cleaning and stashing — for about five minutes after the arrival of guests.

Specifically, she said to my 11-year-old son, “You really seem so prepared for everything — soccer practice, swimming lessons, school lunches — I don’t know how you do it!”

To which my son replied, “Oh, it’s thanks to Mom. She has the calendar in her head.”

Wide-eyed and laughing out loud, I was reminded of a lengthy illustration that made the rounds on the Internet this spring.

French artist Emma made a splash in the UK’s Guardian Newspaper with “The gender wars and household chores.” In it, she articulates what feminists call “the mental load,” the in-

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse tense burden of logistics planning that, more often than not, falls to women in the nuclear family unit.

Her illustrated commentary highlights the work women do that often falls under the radar, chronicling several day-in-thelife moments of a family with children, poignantly positioning mom as the project manager of the household.

“When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he’s viewing her as the manager of household chores,” notes the artist.

What exactly is this mental load? Well, as my son said, a big part of it is “the calendar in my

head.”

“The mental load means always having to remember,” notes Emma.

She offers a few examples: “Remember that you have to add cotton balls to the shopping list; remember that today’s the deadline to order your vegetable delivery for the week; remember that we should have paid the caretaker for last month’s work by now; that the baby grew another 3 centimetres and can’t fit into his trousers; that he needs to get his booster shot …” and on it goes.

As Emma notes, it’s the women that brings all the dispa-

rate pieces together — planning the meals, shopping accordingly, overlaying every family member’s calendar in different colours in Google. (Yes, I do have some help from Google).

The mental load is the stress that no one sees and it often goes unappreciated.

It’s me planning and preparing dinner, organizing the soccer carpool to try and free up some time, driving child and friends to carpool and leaving other kids in my husband’s trustworthy hands, only to return home three hours later to find the dinner dishes still on the table.

It’s mapping out every kid’s activities, planning to be at a military base in Kanata at 8 a.m. on a Sunday, sending email and text reminders to my spouse

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to have the other two ready for swimming on the other side of town, only to return from my precisely planned transit route to find the kids still in bed.

“I thought swimming was at 9:30,” he said.

And it’s difficult to off-load the mental load. After whining to my therapist, she suggested I share some of the planning with my husband.

As a result, I haven’t logged into the school registration system — for field trips, school uniform orders, verifying grades and pizza days — since April 2015. In fact, I don’t even have the log in information.

But it doesn’t work.

I frequently receive email reminders from teachers to register for a trip on the day of

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the deadline, (which I then have to forward to my spouse and overlay in my calendar, because I’m the project manager).

I lose track of those elements of my children’s schedules, which sees me booking orthodontist appointments on the same day as standardized testing, despite half a dozen emails warning us, on pain of severely sharp looks of disgust from the school administration, not to do this. And my kids haven’t had a pizza day in two years.

There’s no easy answer, but it seems to me that if the women are carrying the mental load, the men should, at the very least, be implementing it.

When I figure out how to make that happen, I’ll let you know.

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Kick off Canada Day on the right foot

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Run Ottawa will host the 31st annual Road Races on Canada Day, starting at Walter Baker Park in Kanata.

well as a one-kilometre fun run for children ages five to 12, and a 100-metre tot trot for children age four and under.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Kanata Food Cupboard, which receives proceeds from the run, is organizing volunteers. A number of adults are needed to help as route marshals.

“You’re really part of the race, you're cheering on the runners as they’re passing,” said Patricia Elkins, event and volunteer co-ordinator at the food cupboard.

As a past Road Race runner, she said she really appreciated the extra boost of motivation route marshals provide.

“It’s really important to get that encouragement, especially if you're running through a difficult part of your race,” she said.

Route marshals provide additional safety as well, keeping runners on course and ensuring vehicle traffic

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Runners participate in last year’s Canada Day Road Races.

Online registration for this year’s event closes June 28. stops for participants.

Four people have signed on and Elkins said she’d like to have at least 15 more volunteers.

“It’s a commitment for a few hours in the morning,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity to be outside on Canada Day and be part of the Canada Day festivities.”

To volunteer, email Elkins at volunteer@kanatafoodcupboard.ca.

RACE REGISTRATION

Online registration for the races is open until June 28. Details are available at runottawa. ca/races-and-events/run-ottawaraces/scotiabank-canada-dayroad-races.

Participants can register in person on June 29 at the Bushtukah at 203 Richmond Rd. from 5 to 8 p.m. or June 30 at the Bushtukah at 5607 Hazeldean Rd. from noon to 6 p.m.

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Funds for two Kanata projects approved in school board budget Addition to Holy Redeemer, new north Kanata school on the books for 2017-18

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Ottawa Catholic School Board’s 2017-18 budget includes two large projects for Kanata.

A new elementary school in Kanata north will receive $8.7 million for construction and expenditures, while Holy Redeemer Elementary School will receive $500,000 for a new addition.

“We were very, very pleased to find we got approval for the

addition on Holy Redeemer,” said Denise Andre, director of education. “We needed to be able to accommodate (students) in something other than portables.”

The board passed a balanced operating budget, totalling $525.6 million, on June 13 with a focus on programs and initiatives “that directly benefit students and further enhance student and staff success,” said the board in a press release.

It includes: • $38 million for new capital projects, including the north Kanata elementary school and additions to Holy Redeemer and St. Patrick’s High School; • adding 36.5 new teaching jobs, 3.75 casual education

assistants and 17 early childhood educators; • new staff allocations that include 25.2 teachers, 17.3 educational assistants, six office assistants, five caretakers and

ogy training and equipment for 3-D printing and robotics; and, • adding $70,000 for professional music lessons for elementary teachers.

‘We needed to be able to accommodate (students) in something other than portables.’

DENISE ANDRE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

two trades staff; • an additional $74,000 directed toward employee wellness initiatives; • a further $302,500 to support faith life resources and professional development; • creating a $50,000 Innovation Fund to enhance technol-

“Our schools are very vibrant,” said Andre. “Certainly, we’re doing a lot around the area of deep learning, future-ready schools, flexible learning spaces and leveraging technology.”

HOLY REDEEMER ADDITION

The new addition at Holy Redeemer school will add 10 classrooms and 230 pupil spaces to the school’s current 294-student capacity.

Built in 1987, the school now has 422 students, 13 classrooms and five portables.

“Rather than build a school

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somewhere else, we take a school that’s a little bit on the small side and we make it into a unit, a facility, the size of something we normally build today,” said Ken Kary, manager of planning and construction for the Catholic school board.

With the addition, the school will be able to remove its portables, he said.

Design work still needs to be completed, then the project needs site plan approval from the city, permits to build and to send the contract to tender, said Kary. Construction of the new wing will likely begin in summer 2018, with an opening date of summer 2019.

Safety measures will be in place during the year-long construction process, he said, and the work zone will be segregated from the rest of the school.

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and Kanata Highlands Public School.

It will serve students from junior kindergarten to Grade 6, and help to alleviate space issues at St. Gabriel’s, which has 10 portables.

The new school’s catchment area will also pull slightly from St. Isidore Elementary School, “just to try and balance out numbers,” said Andre.

No existing students at St. Isidore will be affected by the boundary change, she said.

The new school will feature 20 classrooms with space for 461 students, as well as a child-care centre that will offer preschool and before- and after-school care.

The site plan is in the final stages of approval, said Kary, and construction is set to begin in early August and will open in September 2018.

The design for the new school will be the same as those recently built in Barrhaven and Cumberland, featuring flexible learning spaces, learning pods and an outdoor classroom.

School board passes budget on heels of provincial windfall

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The public school board approved a $928.1 million budget on June 12. The budget includes a capital investment of $77 million.

The budget bucked the tradition of those since the 2013-2014 budget and added jobs instead of cutting them.

A motion by Barrhaven trustee Donna Blackburn at committee of the whole on June 5 passed, adding a psy-

chologist to the board’s staff roster.

Blackburn said the demand for psychologists has increased in the last few years, with staffing numbers staying at status quo.

A motion by RideauVanier trustee Shawn Menard also proposed using money from the central supplies budget to hire another office administrator for elementary and another for secondary schools.

The closure of six schools

will save $1.2 million, but reduced funding from the province means the number is actually half what was achieved by the closures.

The increased staffing in Menard and Blackburn’s motions would cost about $398,000, according to staff at the June 5 committee of the whole meeting.

Thanks to $6.7 million in local priorities funding, the board can hire 87 staff, but Menard said he wants to bring the levels back up to

what they were in 2013.

The two-year local priorities funding is for enhancements in special education staffing, or to maintain or enhance staffing in office support, custodial and maintenance groups.

$18.3 million from the provincial government on June 12.

An announcement by the provincial education minister Mitzi Hunter at Agincourt Public School heralded an addition to that school, as well as a retrofit to Woodroffe Avenue PS and a retrofit to the gym at Sir Robert Borden Secondary School.

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Organizers aim to add event to Winterlude for a second time MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Ice dragon boat races are coming back to Ottawa this winter.

As organizers get ready for the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, taking place on the water from June 22 to 25, CEO and president of the event John Brooman confirmed he’s going to give the winter version another go.

“We learned a lot in the first year. We think it’s something that will be a good long-term bit of fun for the city of Ottawa.”

About two weeks ago, Brooman declined to say whether last year’s Ice Dragon Boat Festival, which was a North American first, would see a second year. He said it “went very, very well” despite some melting on the Saturday.

“Overall, it was a huge, huge success. It garnered an incredible amount of international media exposure, so from a tourism perspective it was off the charts,” he said.

Brooman said the ice is a big mystery and so is the weather. He said it can’t be too cold for the competitors and spectators, or too warm because the ice melts.

“Like any new event there were so many unknowns. We didn’t even know if we’d get the boats in time,” he said.

“Personally, I found it exhilarating. It’s

where we shine, taking something that’s really never been done before, trying to figure it out and make it happen,” he said.

As of June 15, Brooman didn’t have a date for the coming winter, but the goal is for it to be part of Winterlude celebrations in 2018.

He’s also working to find a title sponsor for what he hopes will become an annual event.

As soon as the date is firm, registration will open.

Earlier this year, 60 teams from around the world participated in the inaugural event.

Teams came from China, Europe, Texas and California. Competitors also included some who annually participate in the summer dragon boat festival. The event sold out in eight minutes.

Not knowing how many teams the ice could accommodate, how long it would take teams to get to the finish line, meant 60 teams was a bit of a safe number. Next year will include more teams.

“It was sort of funny, we really didn’t know,” Brooman said.

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Ice Dragon boats will be back in 2018, according to John Brooman, CEO and president of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat teams from across the city braved the slush on the canal last February in the first ever event. with a shoestring budget of less than $50,000.

After, he said the return on investment was worth it, with news of the event even reaching 500 million viewers in China alone.

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BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The organizer behind the fifth annual Fun Run 4 SchoolBox hopes the event will raise the remaining $5,000 needed to build a second classroom in Nicaragua.

Dina Bell-Laroche partnered with the Bridlewood Community Association to host the run as part of the inaugural Bridlewood Block Party, taking place on Saturday, June 24.

“It’s a 5K that really makes a difference,” said Bell-Laroche, adding all proceeds from the run go to building the second classroom.

The Tracy’s Hope Legacy campaign is sitting around $17,000 and needs $22,000 to build its second classroom.

“I’ll be tickled if we raise the $5,000,” said Bell-Laroche. “But whatever we raise will take us closer.”

Last year’s run saw about 50 people participate, a number BellLaroche hopes to double in 2017.

Participants can run, walk or roll the five-kilometre route, which begins at Stonemeadow Park.

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Since helping SchoolBox build a school in Nicaragua years ago,

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The first Tracy’s Hope Classroom was built in Nicaragua in 2015. Funds raised at the fifth annual Fun Run 4 SchoolBox, on June 24, will go towards building a second classroom.

Bell-Laroche has continued to raise funds in memory of her sister, Tracy Lee Nolan, who died of cancer at age 29.

Nolan worked as a children’s counsellor in a youth correctional facility in Ottawa, so continuing her legacy through education is fitting, said Bell-Laroche.

“For me, personally, education equals hope,” she said. “I believe that my sister would be really proud to have her legacy associated with inspiring hope for kids a world away who are most in need.”

Since 2012, Bell-Laroche has raised around $55,000 for SchoolBox, which has helped build a Tracy’s Hope library and classroom.

“Wow, you forget how much you raise,” she said, as she worked to tally up the numbers.

And the funds are helping. In a five-year period, the graduation rate for Grade 6 students in Nicaragua jumped to 56 per cent in

2012, up from 48 per cent in 2007.

“Since SchoolBox turned 10 this past year, we’ve seen a huge spike in the number of kids completing Grade 6,” said BellLaroche. “There's been a huge swing.”

For her, an important aspect is that SchoolBox helps create sustainable education in the communities it builds in.

“It’s not Canadians going down, feeling good about something, then leaving,” she said.

The communities where construction takes place provide the land and volunteers provide “sweat equity” — labour on site — or funds for the necessary equipment. The ministry of education in Nicaragua then supplies the teacher, said Bell-Laroche.

“That’s sustainable development.”

Bell-Laroche plans to volunteer in Nicaragua in March 2018 to help build the second classroom.

FUN RUN DETAILS

The five-kilometre Fun Run 4 SchoolBox takes place June 24, beginning at Stonemeadow Park, 56 Stonemeadow Dr. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and the cost is $25 to participate. The run is scheduled to start at 9:15 a.m. and wraps up about an hour later.

Pledge forms are available from the event’s Facebook page (search 5 km Fun Run for Tracy's Hope Classroom).

Participants are invited to the Eva James Centre following the run for a free pancake breakfast, entertainment and raffle prizes, hosted by the Bridlewood Community Association.

“You can make a difference, get fit and connect with your community,” said Bell-Laroche. “That’s a pretty good experience overall.”

For more information or to donate directly to the cause, visit schoolbox.ca/tracy.

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Solutions sought as Ottawa’s gang strategy undergoes refresh ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Gang violence is changing in Ottawa.

In an effort to curb the problem, residents, business owners, faith leaders, community groups and service agencies are invited to an evening of roundtable discussions to examine how the Ottawa Gang Strategy is working and ways it can be improved.

The 2013-16 strategy, which includes 12 programs and initiatives that are now underway to address neighbourhood cohesion, prevention, intervention and enforcement and suppression, needs to be updated by this fall.

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sure we were doing the right thing,” said Nancy Worsfold, executive director of Crime Prevention Ottawa.

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gards to what we are doing,” Worsfold said. “What we’re also hearing is we need to continue and not let up.”

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Though long-term in its scope, the strategy has already achieved a number of successes.

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

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Steering committee seeks to identify gaps as gang violence changes Continued from page 23

The program, Real Talk: Positive YouthPolice Relations, began in March and is being held in four communities, though Worsfold declined to identify those neighbourhoods so as not to further stigmatize them.

“It’s improving trust. It’s improving relationships. It’s building healthy connections,” she said of the program.

Building trust means kids and young adults are more likely to reach out to police or other agencies for help exiting a gang.

“Or if they’re not involved, they’re more likely to report (criminal activity), and engage

positively,” said Worsfold.

The key now is to figure out what else can be done, or what can be done better to curb gang activity and street-level violence in Ottawa.

“If there are things we need to be doing, our ears are open,” Worsfold said. “Street violence affects pretty much everybody on the globe in some form.”

The forum takes place June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, at 1265 Walkley Rd. To register for the event, email cop@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2424, ext. 25393.

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Rail yard too close for comfort

Marianne Wilkinson

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Crystal Beach residents ask city to rethink location

BY NEVIL HUNT nevil.hunt@metroland.com

Crystal Beach residents hope their concerns will be heard over the potential din of a rail yard the city wants to build near the neighbourhood.

The city is looking at sites for a future light rail yard, which will be needed once Stage 2 rail reaches Moodie Drive, near the intersection with Highway 417, in 2023.

The city’s preferred location – announced on June 13 at a packed open house – is east of Moodie, within 232 metres of some homes.

Two other possible locations are west of Moodie, abutting the Greenbelt, and are roughly five times as far from any homes.

Given the rail yard is expected to be active overnight, Crystal Beach residents are concerned work there, including the shunting of trains, could impact the neighbourhood.

During a question-and-answer session, residents expressed puzzlement – and some anger – at the preference for a rail yard east of Moodie when the rail line will eventually be extended west to Kanata as part of Stage 3.

That western extension will pass the more distant rail yard options.

Charles Wheeler, the deputy program manager for Stage 2 LRT, said the rail line will eventually have to cross Moodie Drive if it’s to reach Kanata.

The cost of an overpass or underpass at Moodie and a short extension to a rail yard is estimated at $15 million. That money isn’t in the Stage 2 funding, but is an expected expense during Stage 3.

“Those same structures (an overpass or underpass) would need to be built for Kanata,” Wheeler said.

While residents expressed some concerns about rail’s impact on wildlife and the potential for more commuters and their cars, the rail maintenance yard was the biggest sticking point.

It didn’t take long for one resident to ask for a show of hands from the audience of more than 150 people gathered at the Michele Heights Community Centre.

Bay Ward Coun. Mark Taylor said he expects the majority of Crystal Beach residents oppose a rail yard east of Moodie, and then called for the show of hands. Almost everyone in attendance raised a hand in opposition to the eastern option.

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OPIOIDS – I’m pleased that our firefighters are now trained to administer the drug life-saving Naloxone to persons with an opioid overdose. With graduations and end of school parties, it is important to remind your kids about the danger from street drugs. The Mayor made a major statement at Council last week on moving forward to deal the drug crisis. Much still needs to be done and we are all part of the solution.

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Parking will be limited at future Moodie light rail station Continued from page 26

The Moodie-area rail yard is expected to handle the light maintenance and cleaning of 34 vehicles each night when it opens in 2023, and will be capable of servicing up to 94 vehicles once the entire light rail system reaches capacity decades later. The city is proposing noise walls around the rail yard, some as tall as eight metres.

The city’s preferred location for the future Moodie light rail station is east of Moodie, close to Highway 417. There was limited opposition to that idea at the open house.

The future rail station is expected to have two 90-metre platforms, and washrooms because it’s a rail line terminus. Wheeler allayed the worries of some residents when he pledged that all buses will use Moodie Drive to come and go from the station, and will not travel through residential areas.

“That’s a commitment we understand the

community was concerned about,” Wheeler said.

OC Transpo is planning to run a shuttle service between the Moodie rail station and the Department of National Defence campus just north on Moodie Drive.

Wheeler said there are plans for very limited parking at Moodie, even though it is expected to be the most westerly rail station for a number of years.

“City council asked us not to recommend a big parking structure to draw people here to

park,” Wheeler said.

The limited land available and the fact that much is NCC Greenbelt means a parking structure would be required if motorists were encouraged to drive to Moodie – and that expensive structure might later be underutilized when rail reaches Kanata, and Moodie is no longer the western rail terminus.

Wheeler said the city is already in negotiations with the NCC and the owner of nearby parking lots, Abbott Point of Care, to make some parking available at the future Moodie

light rail station. He said that would be paid parking, not free parking.

The Stage 2 contract is expected to be awarded in August 2018. The environmental assessment – and the location of the rail yard – will likely need to be approved by the end of 2017.

Transit planners at the open house said public comments will be taken into account before a final decision is made on the maintenance yard’s location.

Comments can be directed to stage2@ottawa.ca.

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Lotus Centre for Special Music Education grows with move Student recital, open house on June 25

practices about five days a week, with very little prompting, at home in Westboro.

Working the keys has helped Casey with using cutlery, buttons and zippers, as well as his handwriting, said O’Grady. It’s also helped Casey’s attention span.

“I was waiting for him to have the attention span for piano and it was not until we started lessons that piano lessons enable him to have the attention span,” she said. “It’s just incredible the progress we’ve seen.”

During his final lesson on June 19 before summer break, Casey worked through a number of songs he’s been practising.

“Do you think I should play during the summertime?” he asked his instructor, Sarah Tomaszewski.

“We can pick some songs to practice,” she said. “I think that’s a good idea.”

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Lotus Centre for Special Music Education has grown exponentially in five years — so much so that it is moving to a bigger location to make room for more students.

Musicians with the notfor-profit centre will perform during the annual recital on Sunday, June 25, and an open house will be held at the music school’s new location in the Beaverbrook Community Centre.

“This will be a celebration,” said Erin Parkes, founder and executive director of Lotus Centre. “We’re taking a big step forward now in a lot of ways. We’re starting all kinds of new programs.”

When nine-year-old Casey Rehemtulla began piano lessons last year, he had fine motor difficulties and wasn’t able to move his fingers individually.

“For the first few months the task was simply to get him to push one note after another with different fingers,” said Casey’s mom, Kathleen O’Grady, adding it took

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The Lotus Centre for Special Music Education will host a student recital on Sunday, June 25, at the Kanata United Church, as well as an open house at the music school’s new location in the Beaverbrook Community Centre. Casey Rehemtulla, 9, practices his recital piece on June 19 with instructor Sarah Tomaszewski. months of practice. “Then things started to come together very quickly.”

Casey, who has autism, can

now play full songs on the piano, hitting multiple notes with separate fingers. The piano lessons have also helped in other

areas of his everyday life.

“The benefits we’ve seen here extend beyond piano,” said O’Grady, adding Casey

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Parkes has been a music teacher for 20 years. Her oldest son was diagnosed with autism when she was doing her PhD. “As a parent, I just started researching autism all the time and at the same time find activities for him,” she said.

It was “impossible to find swimming lessons or martial arts or music lessons where they specialized with kids with special needs.”

So Parkes turned the focus of her PhD into researching the impact of music on children with special needs. Two years into her research, she opened the Lotus Centre in Kanata, which also accommodates siblings, making it easier for families seeking music lessons.

“I thought it would be a good addition to the community,” said Parkes, who lives in Stittsville. “Music connects with everybody. It’s no different for special needs kids and we work with adults as well.”

Instructors tailor each lesson to the individual and no one is ever turned away, said Becky Ingersoll, studio manager.

“The teacher will find their strengths or things that they love — songs that they love or an instrument that they love — and really use that thing that they love in order to get them to work on those things that need some improvement,” she said. “Once they get started, they're excited to learn so they want to learn more.”

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Seventeen students signed up in the first few months and Parkes was the only music teacher. By the end of 2012, the Lotus Centre had 30 students and two music teachers.

Now, the school sees about 200 students a year from across Ottawa and has nine teachers and three administrators on staff.

“The support of our families is amazing,” Parkes said. “We have a lot of parents that come to us because they see that music is something their child loves and seeks out.”

Playing music is a calming sensory experience, she said.

Students can choose from piano, voice, guitar, ukulele, bass, drums and brass lessons. The centre also offers general music classes for students with high needs.

“We just try to nurture that and at the same time push them as far as they can go in their learning,” she said. “It’s just

about building on that love of music … I want it to be a good experience.”

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The Lotus Centre, which partners for workshops with the National Arts Centre and the Ottawa public school board, is moving into the Beaverbrook

table status and has expanded its summer, March break and PD day camps. With the additional space at the new location, Lotus Centre is also adding respite care on weekends and after school care.

“We really, really have tried to meet whatever needs we are hearing from our families,” said Parkes. “A lot is happening and

‘We just try to nurture that and at the same time push them as far as they can go in their learning.’

ERIN PARKES, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOTUS CENTRE FOR SPECIAL MUSIC EDUCATION

Community Centre and will host an open house on June 25, the same day as the school’s recital when more than 70 students will perform.

“We’re celebrating our fifth anniversary and our move at the same time,” said Parkes.

The nonprofit music centre was also recently granted chari-

we just want to celebrate that.”

A ribbon-cutting at the Beaverbrook Community Centre, 2 Beaverbrook Rd., will be held at noon on June 25, followed by an open house reception until 5 p.m. The student recital begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Kanata United Church, 33 Leacock Dr. For details, visit lotuscentre.net.

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Ottawa will contract out services from other cities to deal with the influx of hundreds of thousands of people expected to visit for Canada Day, said Anthony Di Monte, general manager for emergency and protective services.

Di Monte briefed the city’s community and protective services committee on June 15.

Using manpower from cities like Cornwall and Belleville will help shore up available forces in the rural parts of the city and allow Ottawa paramedics to be available in the downtown.

A total of 510 events have been planned for 2017, 426 are annual events and 84 events initiated through the Ottawa 2017 Bureau.

While Ottawa has handled this before, there is going to be a heightened presence, Di Monte said.

Crowd estimates based on historical counts are 500,000 at the height and 350,000 at the low end.

There will be enhanced protection for city facilities, like city hall, which normally isn’t done, Di Monte said.

City hall won’t be closed though, Di Monte said, adding staff have to balance a need for security and allow the public to use the space because that’s who it’s meant for.

Already some changes are taking place, such as changes to the elevators from the parking garage.

In the days leading up the Canada Day weekend you won’t be able to access city hall directly from the parking garage.

On the big day, there will be a MASH-style hospital unit in the downtown with doctors and nurses.

It will have the capacity to treat people who get hurt or ill during the celebrations. The idea came from the Ottawa Hospital, to reduce strain on emergency rooms, Di Monte said. There will be a staging or triage area and treatment space.

There will be security checkpoints set up on Wellington Avenue to free up space on Parliament Hill.

Planning for large-scale events, requires coordination between a large number of services including: the city’s emergency operations centre, Ottawa police, fire and paramedics, OPP, RCMP, OC Transpo, traffic management, among others.

It’s the hallmark of the special event advisory committee; something Di Monte said sparked the interest of visiting members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently.

The city’s information on possible threats comes from the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre — which includes the RCMP and CSIS. “This isn’t the first time doing this, but the public will see a visible difference from what we normally do,” Di Monte said.

Committee chair Diane Deans wanted to know how likely it is the city will be reimbursed from the federal government.

“I get there’s a cost to be the nation’s capital, but I think at some point we should know what that is,” she said, adding she’d like to see a staff report on the expenses.

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The Ottawa-based paramedic dispatch centre will receive a high-tech upgrade next year that will better triage 911 calls and ensure the most urgent patient cases are prioritized, complementing a proposed plan to allow paramedics to transport non-urgent cases to community health centres.

The new advanced medical priority dispatch system will replace Ottawa’s current technology next spring, part of a provincially funded $10-million overhaul that will roll out over two years at 13 communications centres across Ontario beginning in March 2018. That price tag includes training.

“I think it’s the responsible thing to do to look at the Ambulance Act and update the dispatch system and let’s try to serve people better, and use our resources as best we can,” said Ottawa South MPP John Fraser, who made the announcement on June 6 at the Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters, which is also the home base for the regional communications centre.

Fraser hopes Ottawa will receive its dispatch upgrade next spring, allowing the 60-member team to better prioritize 911 calls by allowing dispatchers to plug more patient information into the

computerized system.

That will make all the difference during a “seconds-count call,” said Andrew Orchard, the centre’s operations commander.

That means during busy periods dispatchers can ensure ambulances are properly distributed and deployed.

“The more details we have ... that just helps us get the right resource to the right patient at the right time,” Orchard said.

The upgrade has been a long time coming and will allow the paramedic service to join more than 200 North American cities — including Niagara and Toronto — that have adopted the technology.

Ottawa paramedics respond to more than 135,000 calls each year. And while paramedics respond with lights and sirens to 70 per cent of calls, just 30 per cent of trips to hospital actually required this level of urgency.

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Kelly, acting chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service. “We wouldn’t have a lot of ambulances rush to a scene unnecessarily.”

Rushing brings added risk to patients and paramedics, said Marc-Antoine Deschamps, Ottawa paramedic spokesperson.

The new system will also give dispatchers more flexibility to deploy a lone paramedic in a rapid-response car. They can treat patients at a scene, and assess whether the patient needs to be transported to hospital. With the current communications system, dispatchers can’t always tell from a call whether a patient needs to be transported by ambulance.

“We’re one of the first to do that as well — our rapid response unit is a single paramedic in a vehicle to stop the clock,” Kelly said.

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Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton LRT Funding I had the pleasure of joining the Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Members of Parliament of the National Capital Region, Mayor Jim Watson and other municipal politicians at the Ottawa Trainyards, to announce the federal government’s financial funding commitment of over $1 billion for Phase 2 of Ottawa’s LRT. This funding announcement is a step in the right direction as we continue to support the city’s goal of getting LRT Phase 3 to Kanata.

Girls in Leadership Pippa McDougall recently organized an empowering event for young women in Ottawa, at which I had the honour of speaking. Her experience as an ambassador for the Students 4 Special Olympics and delegate to G(irls) 20 Summit 2016 played a large role in making the event a great success. I was happy to engage in important discussions and to support the participants. I sincerely hope that they left feeling confident in their abilities to thrive as young professional women.

Ottawa Fire Station 63 Constance Bay BBQ/Open House A wonderful time was had by many in Constance Bay as Ottawa Fire Station 63 opened their doors to the public for their annual BBQ and Open House. The firefighters gave tours of the Fire trucks, equipment and the hall. There were a number of activities on-site for those of all ages and plenty of food to go around, which all contributed to a great day of supporting our local station.

The Weekend in the Community It was great to see so many smiling faces around the community at Safety Day in Walter Baker Park, the Carp Colossal Garage Sale, and the Kanata-Hazeldean Lion’s Club “Celebrate Canada” Family Festival. It was a beautiful day to spend in the park with Ottawa Police, paramedics, firefighters, Safer Roads Ottawa, and more. The sun stayed around while I collected donations with the West Carleton Food Access Centre in Carp and while I greeted the parade participants and spectators at the “Celebrate Canada” Festival. As the summer rolls around, I look forward to spending even more time supporting and attending community initiatives.

Harmony Iftar I had a wonderful time at the Hamony Iftar, where I got to spend time with a number of my friends from the Kanata area. Iftar, an integral part of Ramadan celebrations, can bring together family, friends and acquaintances, both old and new. This event served as a great example of how we can all celebrate Canada’s diverse communities and pastimes in an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere.

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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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Queensway Carleton Hospital

2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital

Provincial changes to test run ‘firemedics’ Continued from page 37

To do that, the government will introduce changes to the Ambulance Act this fall, to ease emergency department overcrowding and cut wait times.

“Those people will get access to the care that they need, likely more quickly,” Fraser said, because they won’t have to wait in an ER where they compete with more urgent cases.

“It’s about the patient. Getting the patient to the most appropriate care in a timely fashion is what it’s all about here.”

Fraser cited the example of a targeted engagement diversion pilot project in Ottawa that already allows police officers and paramedics to transport homeless patients to a specialized community clinic

Erin McCracken/Metroland

The Ottawa central ambulance communications centre on Don Reid Drive will receive a high-tech upgrade to its dispatch system next year, designed to better triage 911 calls and prioritize the most urgent patient cases. instead of a hospital.

As well, there is already a community paramedicine program in place in West Car-

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“They serve as an extra set of eyes and ears,” Fraser said, providing a link to primary

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care providers. “It’s just another tool.”

Diverting patients from hospital ERs could also lead to changes in community care, such as extended hours, Fraser said.

But, Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Ontario, which represents about 6,000 paramedics and dispatchers in the province, said in a statement that under the proposed model, patients would be diverted to already stressed health-care professionals at community clinics.

“Known as ‘treat and refer,’ this model would divert patients into cheaper forms of health care in the community,” Michael Hurley, president of CUPE’s Ontario council of hospital unions, said in the statement.

The province also wants

to change the Ambulance Act to launch pilot projects in two municipalities to allow firefighters certified as paramedics to respond to 911 calls to treat, release or refer non-urgent patients, as well as provide “symptom relief ” to acute patients, according to the provincial government.

“I think the firemedic would be more driven towards urgent calls, calls that are higher on the triage level,” Fraser said, adding the pilots will determine whether that tool will be effective for patients.

Still in development, Kelly said he and Ottawa Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore plan to assess that initiative when more details are released.

CUPE is equally critical of this plan to “put paramedics on fire trucks.”

“To improve response times, what’s needed is increasing the capacity of ambulance services to put more paramedics on the road,” Hahn said.

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In November 2016, Queensway Carleton Hospital officially opened its new Myers Automotive Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit to the community. The 34-bed ACE unit is only the second of its kind in Ontario, uniquely designed to provide patients with a calm, quiet and family-friendly environment. Natural light fills patient rooms, glare-free flooring, extra wide hallways and spacious dining and lounge rooms invite families to be participants in the healing process, sharing in daily walks, meals and quiet times.

40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital 2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY It was a year filled with gratitude, as our Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) community celebrated 40 years serving West Ottawa and the surrounding region. It’s been 40 years of striving to provide the best possible care to our patients and our community. In many ways, this year marked a new chapter in our hospital’s journey, celebrating our past and planning for our future.

In this Report to the Community, we want to share with you some of the hospital’s highlights that support providing you and your family with exemplary care. Together, we are committed to being your hospital of choice as we embark upon our next 40 years of care.

ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH CARE AT QCH

INNOVATIVE NEW CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICE CONNECTS PATIENTS WITH RESOURCES Meet Payam Noshad, a Registered Nurse who supports Queensway Carleton Hospital’s new Crisis Intervention Service. Implemented in June 2016, the Crisis Intervention Service runs seven days a week, 12 hours per day, to provide faster and more effective care to patients in crisis in QCH’s Emergency Department. Over the past three years, mental health visits to QCH’s Emergency Department have increased 19%.

As a specialized mental health crisis nurse, Payam’s role is to support patients and connect them to community mental health resources and follow-up care. The team helps patients avoid unnecessary admission to hospital and ensures that they have a plan in place before they leave QCH, providing a much needed sense of comfort.

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“PATIENTS TELL US THAT THEY LEAVE QCH FEELING MORE HOPEFUL FOR FUTURE TREATMENT AND GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT OF OUR TIME.” ~Payam Noshad, Registered Nurse The results of this new service have been tremendous; 99% of patients in need of our Crisis Intervention Service who have been discharged from the Emergency Department have left with community plans in place and the comfort of knowing what’s next.

To say it’s from an era gone by might be an understatement. A product of the late 1970s, Queensway Carleton Hospital’s Mental Health unit was not designed to support the optimal care of the thousands of patients our interdisciplinary mental health team cares for each year.

As we have had to accommodate more patients, the unit simply fails to offer enough room for personal therapeutic interactions with the many professionals that support and care for them.

This past year we were proud to announce, with local MPP and Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli and our committed donors that we have received approval to move forward with the total redevelopment and expansion of our mental health unit.

The expansion and renovation is a giant leap forward in caring for our patients, fully transforming the current space into an environment designed for optimal healing and support.

“FROM HER FIRST MOMENTS ON THE UNIT,THE DIFFERENCE WAS CLEAR. THIS IS A UNIT THAT WAS BUILT TO INSPIRE WELLNESS AND GET [PATIENTS] BACK HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” ~ACE patient family member

QCH is fortunate to benefit from the generosity of over 500 volunteers who give more than 44,000 hours of support to QCH each year. As QCH has grown, so too has our committed team of volunteers. And so, as our Acute Care of the Elderly unit welcomed its first patients this fall, QCH also launched its newest volunteer program, Volunteer Involvement Benefiting Elders or “VIBE” as they are happily known on the ACE unit.

QCH’s VIBE volunteers focus on the small, every day interactions that help maintain a baseline of functional and cognitive stimulation for patients’ health and wellbeing. Patients are accompanied by VIBE volunteers to the dining room to socialize during meals and they remind patients of the importance of hand hygiene and hydration throughout their stay. Reading the morning paper together or sharing in an afternoon crossword puzzle helps to encourage cognitive stimulation.

Like the ACE Unit’s physical construction, the VIBE program is designed with purpose, to support the care of our elderly in the best possible way as integral members of the ACE care team.

PRECIOUS MINUTES MATTER When every moment counts, the hospital’s new “Code OB” ensures that the clinical team is alerted to the possibility of an obstetrical emergency and is ready to act within minutes. In collaboration with the Canadian Medical Protective Association, a multidisciplinary team made up of physicians and clinicians from obstetrics, anesthesiology and nursing collaborated to dramatically drive down the time to delivery for obstetrical emergencies at QCH. The “Code OB” project far exceeded the team’s expectations – decreasing time to delivery in an obstetrical emergency by 50%, surpassing the team’s goal of 30%. With support from across the hospital, this project increased collaboration and ultimately improves the care of our tiniest patients and their families.

Our Care • By the Numbers

Emergency Visits

Day Surgery Cases

Mental Health Inpatients

Rehabilitation Outpatient Visits

77,989

The ACE unit’s intentional design runs far deeper than its construction alone. QCH is proud to have a specialized, interdisciplinary care team specifically trained in elder care to meet the unique needs of our complex, aging patients. And just six months after opening its doors, preliminary results have truly been encouraging. Patients are requiring less time on the ACE unit than expected, returning to health and home sooner than anticipated.

As the needs of our community change, QCH wants to be ready, and the ACE unit provides a solid foundation for care in the years to come.

666

Surgical Inpatients

19,254

5,026

81,902

745

Diagnostic Imaging Tests

146,043

49,856

Midwives

10

Employees Physicians

292

HOPES RISING is a campaign inspired by the hopes of families throughout our community to enhance QCH acute mental health services for late teens and adults of all ages in the greater Ottawa region. Through its success, this campaign will help Queensway Carleton Hospital deliver the right mental health care, at the right time, by the right people and in the right setting.

Funds raised will support an extensive renovation of the aging Mental Health Unit at Queensway Carleton Hospital, provide enhanced emergency programs and services for people in mental health crisis and, help strengthen connections to community mental health support services.

For more information please go to hopesrising.ca

Births

2,365

Cardiopulmonary Procedures

Volunteers

575

1980

Since kicking off HOPES RISING just over a year ago, the campaign has raised more than 50% of the fundraising goal of $5 million – a true sign of a community invested in mental health services.

5,094

Rehabilitation Inpatients

32,508

Clinic & Day Program Visits

Medical Inpatients

Volunteer Hours Contributed

44,933 Volunteer Visits

Nurses

804

14,647

OPERATING REVENUE

Ministry of Health Allocation Patient Revenue Other Revenue

155,917,000 24,138,000 27,265,000

(75%) (12%) (3%)

139,307,000 47,947,000 16,160,000

(68%) (24%) (8%)

OPERATING EXPENSES

Compensation Supplies & Other Expenses Depreciation

Audited financial statements for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 are available at www.qch.on.ca

For more information, please contact: Queensway Carleton Hospital 613-721-2000 ext. 5601 ∙ questions@qch.on.ca ∙ 3045 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P4 ∙ www.qch.on.ca Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, June 22, 2017 41

Queensway Carleton Hospital

2017 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 40 years of care at Queensway Carleton Hospital

A.Y. Jackson Secondary School student Gavin McNabb, 16, of Bridlewood, volunteered for the ‘Big Splash’ game during W.O. Mitchell elementary school’s Womapaloozza, also known as WOMfest, on June 17.

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ABOVE: Olivia Mosley, 7, of Bridlewood, enjoys getting to know the goats that were some of a petting zoo’s fourlegged star attractions.

LEFT: Teacher Mandy Sabiston recreated Poppy from Trollz into cake, which was up for grabs during the school’s cakewalk. Sabiston’s children Ava Pelton, 10, and six-year-old Marlow also took part in the festivities.

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RCMP Sunset Ceremonies start June 23 Annual free tradition in Ottawa features intricate drills and figures timed to music MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

For the second year in a row Wimzie and Const. Melissa Clancy are partners.

Beginning on June 23, Clancy and Wimzie – her horse – will perform a choreographed show to music in the RCMP Musical Ride Sunset Ceremonies at the Musical Ride Centre.

Clancy is part of a troop of 32 riders who perform in the RCMP’s Musical Ride, a performance of intricate drills and figures timed to music.

These movements, all done in unison, demand the utmost control, timing and co-ordination.

And interestingly enough, many of the riders like Clancy only learned how to ride a horse after joining the RCMP. “There is a big learning

curve,” Clancy said.

Clancy joined the police unit in 2009. She, like many others, took a five-week equestrian course.

She said it wasn’t easy, but even after falling off her horse early on, she got back on and continued to become a skilled rider.

Performing in the musical ride is typically a two-year job for these officers – who are stationed in Ottawa and train at the Manor Park-based centre.

After one year of riding a particular horse, Clancy said riders and horses get switched, but this year, Clancy is once again paired with Wimzie - a beautiful brown horse.

“I was always interested in the ride,” Clancy said. “You get to travel across Canada, and you are meeting people from all

the different communities. I’m proud to be a part of it.”

Clancy added that performing is an emotional experience.

“Sometimes when you do the show you get goosebumps,” she said.

The ride normally travels to 50 different communities across Canada each year between the months of May and October, all while helping raise thousands of dollars for local charities. Typically, the communities are all in the same province, with the ride only travelling to one to two provinces during the tour.

This year, for Canada’s 150th celebrations, the ride will tour to 10 provinces.

“Being a part of Canada’s 150 celebrations, for the RCMP, Mounties on horseback is iconic,” Clancy said. “For me, it will be a very proud moment.”

Since 1989, the sunset ceremonies have been a special show, thanking the community for its support, as well as the opportunity to see the Musical Ride in Ottawa every June.

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The pre-show will start at 6 p.m. and include: * Equestrian abilities show * Mounted arms display

* RCMP/Ottawa Police Service Pipes and Drums and Dancers * Central Band of the Canadian Forces The main event with Clancy and Wimzie begins at 7 p.m.

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Free parking is available directly off the Sir GeorgeÉtienne-Cartier Parkway (former Rockcliffe Parkway).

We The Proud Canada Day Contest Rules & Regulations No purchase necessary. Prizes will be awarded by 3 judges, (1 representative from a local Canadian Tire location, 2 representatives from Metroland Media newspapers). The Contest is open to residents of the Ottawa-Carleton Region, Ontario who have attained the age of 18 as at the start of the Contest Period. Judging will take place on Friday, July 14th 2017 at 10:00 am ET. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 1 grand prize is available to be won, a gift card valued at $1,000 to any Ottawa Canadian Tire location.

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could sense Mother’s fear. She moved from the stove where she was working to take a quick glance out the window to the West Hill. I sat on the creton couch holding one of my favourite dolls, which helped the nervousness I felt because of Mother’s growing concern over what she saw beyond the river to the back reaches of the farm.

Black clouds were coming closer, and thunder could be heard in the distance, like a heavy barrel being rolled across the kitchen floor. Even though it was the middle of the day, Mother lit two coal oil lamps and set them in the middle of the table. For some reason, she felt safer if the kitchen wasn’t so dark.

There wasn’t much Mother feared. She could work among the livestock as well as someone born and raised on the farm, and often at night, when it was blistering hot, she would take a kitchen chair and sit outside on the back stoop, alone in the darkness.

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But he would hear again from Mothactually keep out the lightning.

She also thought if we had something er how electric storms were much worse in Renfrew County than they were in made of rubber in our hands, that too New York City. Living beside the high was a safeguard, and so there sat my buildings, she said, shielded her from sister Audrey, who thought it sheer the fierceness, but out in the country nonsense, sitting inside the house with there was nothing to stop the roar of the our feet stuck into two pairs of rubber thunder or the cracking of lightning. boots! If we could get our hands on a The storm was over almost as soon rubber ball, so much the better. as it came, and all I could hear was the And if the phone rang off the wall, we were forbidden to go anywhere near distant rumbling of the thunder, as it headed away from Northcote. The it! And that day, our number rang two lamps were blown out, the windows or three times, and we just sat there opened to daylight, and Mother’s and looked at it. Now, the storm was Rosary put back in her bedroom. We raging. Mother counted the seconds between the lightning flash and the clap survived yet another raging electric storm in Northcote. of thunder, which she said was a sure way of telling how close it was. At that Interested in an electronic version of young age, I caught the fear of an elecMary’s books? Go to https://www.smashtric storm from Mother. Hiding under words.com and type MaryRCook for the covers in my bed was no solution, because it was vital that I be downstairs ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at in case we got hit. wick2@sympatico.ca.

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Partygoers will get a little longer on Canada Day weekend, thanks to a council vote on June 14.

The temporary change will allow patios to stay open until 4 a.m. on Canada Day weekend.

The first part of the motion was specifically about the Fox and the Feather at 283 Elgin St. The bar was the only one to ask for an extension of hours from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Because the bar’s patio encroaches on city property, they’re required to shut down the patio at 11 normally.

The second part gives the general manager of planning the authority for any requests to extend into the wee hours of the morning.

Extending the hours for patios is the only authority the city has.

To actually be able to serve alcohol past the regular closing time, the bars would have to make an application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The commission controls things like liquor licences.

The application to extend serving hours typically takes a month to process.

The decision is usually made in consultation with the city, and takes into account things like impact on emergency services.

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Ottawa Women Leaders Over the last few months, our association has been looking for ways to advance leadership in our community by promoting development opportunities, connecting ideas, people and businesses and most importantly assessing our own role as a leader in our business community.

Why? Leadership as a significant economic driver and a way to create true prosperity in our city and our country. The current gap in leadership globally puts us all at risk of not reaching our potential and not meeting our responsibilities as community and business leaders.

In addition to the issue of leadership is the question of gender equality. Women are recognized as having a unique mindset and skillset that is critical to our advancement in society and sustainable economic growth. We can share many examples of women who are having a significant impact. However, the truth is women remain the minority in most board rooms and high level roles. Women entrepreneurs have less access to capital funding and less support in growing their ventures. And women in the workplace continue to be compensated less for the same work.

So although we can identify many efforts to level the playing field, the main advocates for women are still women. And collectively, we need to do a better job.

We need to say out loud that everyone; men and women, government and business, boomers and millennials are responsible for equality because it will benefit every aspect of our future. We need to be willing to embrace equity as a stepping stone to true equality. We need to acknowledge the unique role that women play in our families and communities and promote it as an invaluable advantage as it relates to economic prosperity and community building. We need to support women for the sake of supporting women until we can realize the full potential of equality. We are living in a world built on the foundation of inequality so we need a massive disruption of our current vision, culture and legislation. To what end? To becoming the best version of our community, our country and our world.

This week has provided our association with countless opportunities to be inspired by women. Cheryl Jensen, President of Algonquin College, shared her approach to city building; asking more of ourselves, reaching out to work together and stepping up as leaders. Then we were invited to attend the launch of “The Entrepreneurship Commission,” a new initiative designed to support Canadian female entrepreneurs scale and grow their businesses. As a partner of this initiative, Shopify hosted a “real talk” panel to address some of the major barriers facing female entrepreneurs as well as share some of the programs being launched with the commission.

Then we were invited to co-host the Ottawa’s inaugural Leadercast Women taking place this October 5, 2017 – mark your calendars.

And finally, we have been blown away by the interest and support of our own launch of Ottawa Women Leaders. Our kick-off event called Women, Wine & Wisdom is designed to inspire greatness and create a conversation around women, leadership, life balance and legacy. Please check out our website or find us on Facebook for more details. Thank you to the men and women of this community willing to advance equality. We look forward to being a part of this disruption.

Cheers to your success, Sueling Sueling Ching | Executive Director West Ottawa Board of Trade | www.westottawabot.com The West Ottawa Board of Trade is a nonprofit, nonpartisan business association, independently driven and funded by business members.

Our mission is to create a prosperous environment in which businesses and individuals thrive through economic development and providing value added services.

We are advocates. We are change makers. We are connectors. Join us.

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THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE ANSWERS IN NEXT WEEKS ISSUE.

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

CLUES ACROSS

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1. A minute amount (Scott) 5. Supernatural 11. Shortening 14. More firm 15. Other side 18. Philippine island 19. More unnatural 21. Microsoft Surface Book 23. Ice T’s wife 24. Domesticates 28. Only one time 29. In absentia 30. Crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion 32. Distress signal 33. Engine additive 35. 1990s female R&B trio 36. Very fast airplane 39. A reward (archaic) 41. Anno Domini 42. Golf supplies 44. Indian term of respect 46. French river

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, even if you want to take the lead on something, you have to pay attention to the chain of command in this situation. This may require you to play second fiddle for a little while.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, extend your magnanimity to someone who may have recently spurned you.

This will demonstrate that you can always be counted on to do the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, discuss your social calendar with others so that dates do not get confused and parties do not overlap. This way guests will not have to pick and choose which events to attend.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you’re motivated to get started on a new project, but you may not have the means. Find out if anyone is willing to invest in your vision.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if others can’t see your vision, you may have to forge on and hope for the best. Not everyone understands your brand of thinking, and you need to accept that.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Ignore any hurtful comments that may come your way, Capricorn.

Your emotional strength is potent, and you can successfully ride out any storm.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Avoid conflicts by talking through the situation with someone who has opposing views, Gemini. When you understand others’ perspectives, you can be more accommodating.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, now might be time for a new career or a return to the workforce if you have been away. You just may discover a new identity through your work.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if life gets a little hectic this week, find a spot where you can relax and enjoy the quiet for a little while. Recharging the batteries may be all that’s needed.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Keep up the good work in furthering your relationship progress, Scorpio.

Your commitment is even stronger than it has been in the past. This is a great step forward.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, if you are being called on to wear many hats at work, it is only right that you be compensated accordingly. This is a week for showing the bosses you mean business.

47. Turn down the lights 49. Blood-sucking African fly 52. Provides info 56. Procrastinates 58. Tower with balconies 60. Where researchers work 62. Religious office 63. Must-have for office workers

16. Suffix plural 17. Painting technique 20. Small Eurasian deer (pl.)

22. Mr. T’s character “__ Baracus” 25. Progressive nerve disease 26. Shock therapy 27. Able to be sold 29. Suffix 31. Binary coded decimal 34. Goes well with a carrot 36. A way to measure performance 37. Doctor __, children’s book author 38. Jewish calendar month 40. Designated hitter 43. Polish village 45. Part of the mind 48. Hand (Spanish) 50. Hit with the open hand 51. Italian island 53. Shakespeare was one 54. Lake __, one of the Great 55. Oswald and Marvin were two

CLUES DOWN 1. In possession of 2. Aborigines 3. Early Syrian kingdom 4. Clip 5. Misleads 6. Cosmetic Ingredient Review 7. Calcium 8. United Talent Agency 9. Hair problem 10. Took down 12. Round Dutch cheese 13. Bicycle manufacturer

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Remember that being in a relationship requires a lot of work, Pisces.

Don’t keep your feelings bottled up and hope for the best.

57. Soak up using something absorbent 58. Kids’ dish __ and cheese 59. Expression of disappointment 61. The ancient Egyptian sun god

RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION Starting July 4th, east/west Runway 07/25 will be closed due to construction, resulting in a temporary flight path change: • North/south Runway 14/32 will be used for all commercial flights • Increased traffic and noise over communities to the north and south • Decreased traffic and noise in communities to the east and west Construction is expected to last until late August, and for an additional week in September.

For more information, please visit yow.ca/construction.

Rebuilding for increased safety.

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

The Kanata Food Cupboard, on behalf of Run Ottawa, is looking for adult volunteers to act as route marshalls for the Canada Day Road (running) Races presented by Bushtukah in Kanata the morning of July 1. Please visit www. kanatafoodcupboard.ca for more information.

June 22

Kanata & District Breast Cancer Support Group monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 in Hall D Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr., Kanata. Information call Judy 613-592-1929.

June 24

Join us at the Hazeldean Library (50 Castlefrank) on Sat. June 24th at 11:00 am for “Celebrating Cultures in our Community”, a free event for the whole family, including cultural performances and displays.

Family Storytime begins at 10:30 am. Refreshments will be served.

Fun Run 4 Schoolbox: Stonemeadow Park at 9 a.m. We plan to wrap up by 10:30 – all runners are welcomed to join us at the Eva James Centre for a free pancake breakfast, browse the raffle table and take in all the other amazing events happening as part

of Bridlewood Day. Cost is $25 per runner or walker and we encourage you to also get others to pledge you. Details on Facebook.

The Ontario Genealogical Society, Ottawa Branch will be hosting 2 events on Saturday, June 24. In the morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon is our Genealogy: Back to Basics lecture where Mike More will provide tips on evaluating your evidence. Then in the afternoon from 1-3 p.m.

Robin Cushnie will give an overview of the wealth of information and artefacts available at the Osgoode Township Museum. All are welcome, both events are FREE. City of Ottawa Archives (Room 115), 100 Tallwood Drive, Ottawa.

For details visit: ogsottawa. on.ca.

Kanata Dance Club’s Canada 150th dance at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. DJ: Graham.

Cash bar, pizza, snacks, coffee, tea and door prizes.

Proper dress required.

Unveiling of Installation, Wisdom of the Trees by artist Margit Hideg. Saturday, at 3 p.m. at the Beaverbrook library branch, 2500 Campeau Dr. The installation, with help from the community, is part of the Neighbourhood Arts 150

Get a new hardwood floor installed in any room of your house for only $1699

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June 25

Free music at Andrew Haydon Park in Nepean. Sunday afternoons in June will be filled with the big band sounds of neighbourhood community concert bands.

This year in the bandshell will feature: June 18- Ottawa Valley Massed Air Cadet Band; June 25th The Nepean Concert Band.

Most concerts begin at 1 p.m. For information go to www.soundwavesottawa. org.

Through June 30

WOW week – Welcome Ottawa Week Welcome people to our great city join in the activities and celebrations to show our Ottawa hospitality. For more information please go to http:// olip-plio.ca.

July 1

The Kanata Food Cupboard, on behalf of Run Ottawa, is looking for adult volunteers to act as route marshalls for the Canada Day Road (running) Races presented by Bushtukah in Kanata the morning of July 1. Please visit www. kanatafoodcupboard.ca for more information.

July 19

Kanata North Picnic – July 19th – 4-8 p.m. at Sandwell Green Park. Come join this family fun event. There will be lots to do: free barbeque, petting zoo, entertainment, activities and much more.

Want to volunteer please contact us at kanatanorth@ottawa.ca.

July 20

14th Annual Kanata Legion Golf Tournament in Memory of Ray Ponto, at the Stittsville Golf Course (formerly Glen Mar and Country Club) 7967 Fernbank Rd., Ashton Station.

Registration and information contact: Brenda 613-832-4127 (h) or 613863-4051 (cell) or email: pipergrant5@gmail.com. For sponsorship opportunities contact: Amy McConnell at 613-406-6031 or amy@ teaandtoast.ca. For details: 613-591-5570 or www. kanatabr638.ca

Until September

USED BOOKS WANTED

by Kanata United Church for their annual February book sale. Proceeds support various charities including the food cupboard.

The 24-hour book drop is OPEN until Sept. 15 at the church entrance, 33 Leacock Dr. No magazines, encyclopedias or text books,

please. Call 613-592-5834 for info.

Tuesdays

Opportunity to practice and polish your French!

Kanata Francophone Toastmasters is offering a 6-week Speechcraft course in French on Tuesdays.

Cost: $60/p for 6 weeks.

Address: SS #1, 400 Goldridge, Kanata. For information and registration, contact: KanataFrancophoneTM@gmail.com.

Positive birth and natural parenting meetings on the second Tuesday of each month 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Peer-to-peer support, empower yourself and meet like-minded women and build community. To RSVP and for address, please contact Leslie amagicalbirth@ hotmail.com or call 613829-8511.

Wednesdays

Kanata Sunrise Rotary Club now meets at Cafe Luna at 329 March Rd, every second Wednesday at 7 am.

The Kanata Chess Club meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Hazeldean Mall food court. Players of all ages and playing abilities are welcome. Contact Dave Anderson at 613-836-

6869.

West End Toastmasters meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. at the Kanata Seniors Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For more information visit wetm.toastmastersclubs.org.

Thursdays

The Nepean-Kanata Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata, 101 Kanata Ave. For details, visit nepeankanatarotary. com.

Toastmasters meet every Thursday at the Bells Corners Legion, 4026 Richmond Rd. with a 6:45 p.m. meet and greet and 7 p.m. meeting. Call 613 8283862.

Ongoing

Hospice Care Ottawa offers In-Home Support and Day Hospice programs throughout the city. These programs are open to individuals living with a life-limiting illness. Other programs are available to support caregivers and those who are bereaved.

Our nurses will visit you to provide assessment. All programs and services are provided at no charge. Call 613-591-6002 ext. 23 for more information.

HIGHLAND TRAIL • Price includes supply of hardwood and installation for 180 sq.ft. in total • Removal and disposal of existing floor • Screw down of original subfloor • New quarter round supplied and installed • Shuffling of furniture and place back • A new BONA swiffer mop and floor cleaner

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