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Attendees take a moment to reflect during the annual Dec. 6 vigil at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. The vigil is held on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women to honour the 14 women killed in 1989 by a psychologically disturbed gunman at École Polytechnique. The day also recognizes all women and children impacted by violence.

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Candlelit vigil honours victims of violence ‘Tonight is about remembering but it’s also about action’: WOCRC Jessica Cunha

She stood in front of the crowd of people, gathered to remember and honour those who lost their lives at the hands of others.

She asked them to also remember those who are still here.

“I know we are here to remember all the women who are dead today. They are not living. They are victims of violence,” the

woman told the crowd. “I’d like to tell you a short story about a victim of violence who chooses to live.

“She’s alive today and she’s victimized and needs justice.”

Two years ago, this woman attended the vigil, shedding tears because she could relate. She knew what it was to suffer abuse at the hands of others.

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City proposes turning Klondike into one-way Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

News - Many residents voiced their opposition to the city’s proposal to turn Klondike Road into a temporary one-way street at a public meeting on Dec. 2.

Concerns include forcing more traffic onto residential roads and problems with OC Transpo buses in bad winter weather.

Walking along Klondike from Sandhill Road, where the sidewalk ends, to March Road, can be treacherous for pedestrians, said Kanata North Coun.

Marianne Wilkinson. She said her office has received a number of complaints about the lack of safety on the road.

The rural road – which has a steep hill, narrow bridge and no sidewalks – is set to be upgraded to an urban street starting in 2015 for $1.5 million, with design work to take place in 2014 for $310,000, said Wilkinson.

Because Klondike was an existing road, the developer of the north Kanata subdivision didn’t have to upgrade the road when houses were built, she said. The funds to re-build the road, however, will come from the city’s development charges.

Wilkinson asked staff for a pathway for pedestrians to use to access the shopping mall on the other side of Klondike in the meantime. The city set aside $60,000 for temporary measures on Klondike, but staff said a pathway would require a bridge and that would be too expensive for an interim solution, said Wilkinson. “Staff came back with the recommendation of a one-way,� she said. “It wasn’t my suggestion.�

One resident who preferred not to be named wanted to know if the city had completed

a traffic study to see how many vehicles would be impacted by a one-way street. OC Transpo currently runs along the road, as do school buses.

Wilkinson said she wasn’t aware of a recent study being done and the two city staffers assigned the project were unable to attend the meeting.

A resident raised the issue of OC Transpo buses trying to make the top of the hill during bad weather. During severe snow storms many buses have trouble, sliding into ditches or jack-knifing across the road.

If the road is made a one-way eastbound towards Sandhill, public transportation could become dangerous in bad weather, said the resident. “Anything you do in making this a one-way is going to force traffic ‌ right through the middle of residential areas,â€? said Bob Abell, who lives in the area. “That doesn’t make sense.â€?

His wife Evelyn, who walks the stretch of Klondike under consideration, agreed that turning the road into a one-way is the wrong solution. “I’ve never seen hordes of people (walking) at the same time,� she said, adding a better alternative is to carve a path in the dirt shoulder, or have snow-

ploughs clear more space during the winter. She said pedestrians can simply stop and wait for traffic to clear before walking across the bridge. “It’s a non issue,� she said.

Another resident said she’s in favour of the one-way solution. “No, there aren’t any hordes but you only need one (person) to have a serious accident,� she said. “It’s only meant to be a temporary solution. “(Do) whatever can be done the most expediently, the most cost-effectively.�

Resident Andrew Paterson said he would rather see the narrow bridge be turned into a one-way shared section of road, similar to what is done in rural construction areas. “It’s still a two-way road,� he said, adding he’d prefer to see the speed reduced rather than turning Klondike into a fully one-way street.�

Wilkinson said staff would take residents’ comments into consideration before making a final recommendation. She said a second meeting could also be held on the preferred options.

Comments can be sent to marianne.wilkinson@ottawa.ca and will be accepted until the end of January, said the councillor.

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The temporary measure would last until the roadway is upgraded to an urban street, likely in 2015.

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OPINION aging the province to consider a bridge further east.

During Phase 1 of the study, 10 corridors were examined, including five east of the KERWN corridor. Three of those have been studied more than once and none of them will effectively reduce truck traffic.

In fact, the further east a bridge is considered, the less attractive it becomes since it reduces even less truck traffic.

Are you recommending that the bridge should be moved to Orléans? That is a completely unacceptable solution to the residents of this community.

The mayor of Ottawa has publicly stated that he favours looking at innovative alternatives such as the downtown tunnel to solve the truck problem on KERWN. Other cities such as Miami, Dublin and Seattle have built, or are in the process of building, downtown tunnels to solve precisely the problem of trucks funneling through downtown cores.

It appears that there is a lack of political consensus to build a new interprovincial bridge. Yet the problem of heavy trucks causing safety and health issues and spoiling downtown Ottawa remains and worsens.

It is time for the NCC to stop focusing single mindedly on a new bridge and to take an unbiased look at all the possible approaches to solving the challenges of the interprovincial movement of people and goods.

We are pleased that the provincial and municipal governments are working together to find an effective and realistically achievable solution.

Sustainable Solutions/Solutions Durables is prepared to work with all stakeholders to find an effective solution that is a win-win for everyone.

Louis Caron Orléans

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Feminism is a human rights issue To the editor,

Re: “The failure of feminism; destruction of the family,” Column, Dec. 5.

In response to Brynna Leslie’s opinion article, I feel compelled to note the enormous disservice she has in fact done to women. I felt like I was reading an article attacking feminism that was commonplace in the ’70s.

Leslie’s title has the reader assume that feminism is only a “women’s issue” when in fact it’s a human rights issue. It involves both men and women in seeking equality for all.

What we need to look at is how to improve the gross inadequacies in the workforce and change our rigid idea of what the family unit is today.

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I read your editorial with a great deal of interest. I am a member of a group called Sustainable Solutions/Solutions Durables – www.ssd-ottawa.ca.

We have been involved the interprovincial crossings study from the beginning of Phase 1. We were also active members of the NCC’s public advisory group on this study.

There is no doubt that the interprovincial crossings study was extremely rigorous.

But what became clear over the course of the study was that its results were largely constrained by the wording of the original terms of reference and that any healthy discussion about the shortcomings in those terms of reference was vigourously shut down by the study team.

In our opinion this was a large contributing factor to the way in which the study ran into a dead end.

In recent communications, NCC officials continued to insist on the importance of providing more interprovincial car capacity to meet growth in automobile traffic. Solving the region’s truck problem has always appeared to be a secondary priority. We would contend that the NCC’s

Fleury to the transportation committee received the same level of support. The joint announcement by the Ontario minister of transport and the mayor of Ottawa underlines the importance of determining the benefits of a tunnel to resolve the truck problems that have plagued this city for nearly five decades.

• The NCC has been quoted in the media as saying that a tunnel was considered but found to be too expensive and that such a solution was “simplistic.” In fact, no comprehensive analysis of the tunnel option was undertaken as part of the study. Rather, a five page memo was written referring to earlier studies.

• In your editorial, you raise the issue of dangerous goods as a reason for discounting the tunnel option. Sending dangerous goods through Ottawa’s downtown or through residential areas adjoining Montée Paiement and the Aviation Parkway hardly seems preferable. Safely transporting dangerous goods is a challenging problem for any solution to the interprovincial truck problem.

In fact, closing the tunnel to other traffic for a limited time period during the night hours, while restricting tunnel traffic to trucks with dangerous goods, may be one of the safest options. It should be noted that only 5 per cent of the truck traffic carries dangerous good.

Your editorial recommends that Fleury should be encour-

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clear acknowledgement of this by the study team or the NCC. • According to the 2011 origin-destination survey, peak hour interprovincial car traffic has declined by 13 per cent since 2005. This was not highlighted in the NCC study.

There is a growing body of evidence (backed up by actual observed data) that the projections for growth in peak hour automobile traffic used to justify road expansions and the proposed interprovincial bridge are far in excess of what they should be. It is entirely possible that future automobile traffic demand could be met by the current bridges, especially with an increase in public transit use.

• At the June 5 City of Ottawa transportation committee meeting, the study consultant confirmed that a bridge would in fact reduce public transit ridership. This situation is unacceptable to both the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau. Increased focus on public transit is part of the cities’ transportation strategy. David Jeanes of Transport Action Canada, when asked which would be the best bridge corridor from a public transit perspective, he aptly replied to the transportation committee meeting, “If you wanted to increase interprovincial public transit ridership, you wouldn’t build any of these bridges.”

• At that meeting committee members overwhelmingly supported a need for a comprehensive study of a tunnel under downtown Ottawa linking the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to Highway 417 as a possible solution to the truck problem.

In fact, the recent motion put forward by Coun. Mathieu

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proposed bridge at Kettle Island would also have left this growing downtown problem unresolved, while at the same time spreading it to other areas of Ottawa and Gatineau.

Here are some key points which Sustainable Solutions/ Solutions Durables would like to emphasize: • According to the study results, the bridge would only attract approximately 30 per cent of the trucks from the King Edward-Rideau-WallerNicholas (KERWN) corridor.

If the truck traffic growth trend continues, there would be the same number of trucks on that corridor by the year 2031 as there is today. Investing over $1 billion only to find ourselves back to where we are today is not a very attractive proposition. Thus removing 30 per cent of trucks on KERWN is not an effective solution.

• At the June 5 transportation committee meeting, the study consultant referred to the 2002 Delcan report on the King Edward revitalization project in which the cost of a tunnel was found to be significantly less than the cost of the proposed interprovincial bridge. The 2002 figures used were updated to 2013 numbers. And the tunnel removes significantly more trucks off the KERWN corridor.

• In 2008 the City of Gatineau voted unanimously to request that the City of Ottawa maintain the KERWN corridor open to commercial truck traffic. That same motion was presented once again to the Gatineau council in 2013. The results were the same. In other words, Gatineau did not want all the trucks on Montée Paiement. We are not aware of any

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No shocking new developments

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ntensification is still the buzz word for development in Ottawa, so we should all get used to it.

The city recently approved a swath of plans that will guide the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth and development over the next two decades. Council gave the thumbs up to five master plans, including the Official Plan, the infrastructure master plan and the transportation master plan. The city said it will encourage intensification, not exactly a new concept, but one that usually sparks heated debate when development applications are discussed at community associations and at planning committee.

Yet for some reason, it sometimes comes as a shock to residents when a developer takes the city at its word and proposes to build a high-rise or mid-rise in an established community. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not willy-nilly development.The official plan encourages intensification in specific areas of the city, namely rural areas, villages, mixed-use centres and public transit stations. The plan requires development to fit the character of the community.

Keep in mind, a developer can always apply to build a large building in an area the city may not prefer. All it requires is a little rezoning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and if the city objects, it risks fighting an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board, and Ottawa hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly racked

up a stellar record fighting those appeals, especially when the development requests are supported by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own staff.

We can only hope this type of unwanted development requests are few and far between, as the official plan offers preferred areas of the city for intensification. Residents should check out the planned extensions to the Transitway, as well as the future routes of the light-rail transit system, which will be built over the coming decades. Those plans will give a good indication what areas developers are targeting for intensification.

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Official Plan aims to promote smart growth, for instance, by discouraging urban sprawl, a costly phenomenon for taxpayers, as it requires providing roads, water pipes, storm water management and other services to previously undeveloped areas.

Smart growth means encouraging public transit and reducing the number of motorists clogging our roads. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s master plans for growth offer solace for residents by giving them the relative certainty of where development can occur, and what type of development, with rules governing the heights and designs of buildings. To avoid unwelcome shocks, residents may want to check out the plans, specifically in areas near where they live.

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Who can save downtown? Maybe nobody

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ast time we looked, the cinemas at the World Exchange Plaza were doomed. No one was happy about that, apparently not even the people who were doing the dooming. But, as the current motto of the hopeless goes, it is what it is.

The movie theatres at World Exchange are nice and, more important, nicely located.

They have developed a bit of a niche following by blending in artier fare with the usual mainstream stuff. But one movie company decided to vacate the premises when its lease expires, and while another movie company has taken over the lease, there are no guarantees that it will continue to show movies in 2014. Meanwhile, the owners of the building are thinking about converting the theatres to office space.

Yes, office space with sloping floors. But it is what it is.

Ottawa city council has expressed concern, with various councillors asking city staff to explore all options, and noting rather pointedly that the city has been helpful to the World Exchange people in the past.

It sure would be nice if someone with a sense of social responsibility and civic pride â&#x20AC;&#x201D; perhaps even the current owners

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That canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have helped our downtown life. True, the suburbanization of just about everything has been a feature of our existence for some time. A lot of shopping is now done away from the core; entertainment complexes, not to mention sports facilities, have moved a distance away. People are getting used to heading away from the centre.

But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it ideal. It means a lot of driving, a lot of traffic, a lot of oil consumption, a lot of greenhouse gases. And is it

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not also true that one of the aims of our city government has been to encourage population growth in the centre, getting people to move downtown in a bid to make the city more liveable, less dependent on the automobile?

It canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help this goal if the people who move downtown then have to get into their cars and drive for half an hour if they want to see a movie. (That is, a mainstream movie, because the Bytowne, on Rideau Street, does a good job of serving those whose taste in films leans to the less commercial.)

And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much in the way of consolation that a cinema is maybe going to open at the new Lansdowne development. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than walking distance for many downtown people. So they will drive their cars to Lansdowne, giving the Glebe just what it needs: more cars.

The situation is so dire that people have even begun to use what I call the G8 argument, to wit: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a disgrace that in the capital of a G8 nation you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even find a movie theatre in the downtown!â&#x20AC;?

And you know, that is a persuasive argument. But what can anybody do about it?

Business will do what business will do, like it or not. City council can plead, citizens can mutter. But no one can force a cinema to stay

open. It is what it is.

This is probably the kind of thing Justin Trudeau was getting at when he made his much ridiculed comments about his â&#x20AC;&#x153;level of admirationâ&#x20AC;? for the Chinese government and that fact that a dictatorship can do things in a hurry.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something in that. If we had the Chinese government here and the Chinese government wanted there to be a movie theatre in downtown Ottawa, there would be one and we could all enjoy attending it.

Of course, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also have the Chinese government.

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During the holidays, remember food insecurity affects us all

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ccording to an annual Bank of Montreal survey, the average Canadian will spend $1,810 on the holidays, including travel, gifts and food. That’s an increase of 12 per cent from the average $1,610 we spent last year.

At the same time some of us are spending more than a mortgage payment to get through the holidays, however, more than 800,000 people will be heading to their local food banks to try to scrounge together enough to eat this month.

The number of people reliant on food banks has increased by 23 per cent since the recession hit in 2008, according to Hungercount, the annual report published by Food Banks Canada.

The authors cite a number of reasons for the increase, including loss of blue-collar jobs, lack of support for affordable housing, a cap of $626 per month for a single person on welfare and our

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Women, who by biological and cultural factures take on the majority of housework and childcare, need to demand better work-life balance and flexible opportunities at work without apology.

An evaluation of our childcare system would show how hours do not reflect a typical work day therefore making it difficult for parents to drop and pick up children as they want to. We have to look externally, at our archaic systems in place that do not reflect women in the workforce, instead of the easy critique that women are therefore not doing their caregiving role and are then unjustly accused

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse increased reliance on lowpaying, temporary jobs in the service sector.

The stats are also skewed in particular demographics – 11 per cent of food bank users are Aboriginal; 11 per cent are recent immigrants; and 25 per cent are single-parent families.

More than one-third (36 per cent) of the 833,098 monthly food bank users in Canada are children.

It’s not surprising that approximately two million people in Canada self-report food insecurity, according to a report by the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for Food in Canada (CFIC).

One thing that makes food security such a slippery fish

for policy-makers is the multifaceted root causes.

“The greatest socio-economic indicator of food insecurity in Canada ... is household income,” the report says.

Food insecurity is not only influenced by a household’s ability to pay for food, but is also affected by a lack of “physical access to adequate food resources,” lack of understanding about nutrition (food literacy) and the inability to access culturally-appropriate food, write the authors of Enough for All: Household Food Security in Canada, published by CFIC in August.

Food insecurity, the authors write, “can lead to serious

of destroying the family.

I agree that the child care and housework is undervalued, but I resent Leslie’s wording. I don’t consider paying a nanny, a cleaner or babysitter to be “outsourcing,” assuming the parents have little connection to the process and outcome.

I see childcare and house workers as a part of our labour market, and that we need to lobby and advocate for higher wages for these important roles.

Your article, whether you intended or not, would rather see an end to this segment of the workforce, with hundreds and thousands of (women) workers, many of whom have their own families to support, out of a job.

You refer to this traditional

“nuclear family” as if this is an ideal utopia to strive for.

Family households are blended, headed up by same sex couples, and provided for by single mothers among many other family structures. We are in the 21st century and our society needs to adjust to the needs of women, men and our new “nuclear” families.

Feminism has given women a choice to work within the home, outside the home, and have opportunities past decades have worked hard to achieve. Women have shaped our economical, political and social sphere because of their position within the labour market. Feminism and the rise of women in the workforce has given financial independence, provided inspiration and role models

health implications.” And the impact of malnutrition affects more than just physical health, but also mental health and well-being, and our economic health.

“Adults living in food-insecure households with lower nutrient intakes are more inclined to suffer from poor health and develop more chronic diseases and mental health disorders,” write the authors.

“Food insecurity can lead to negative psychosocial outcomes in children, while teenagers are at risk of suffering from depression, social anxiety, and suicide.”

In other words, food insecurity affects all of us, regardless of whether we are directly impacted or not. Although food security strategies exist at national, provincial, municipal and community levels, more needs to be done.

Fortunately, the CFIC is working with government, business, academics and community leaders to develop a

blueprint for a national food security policy. They anticipate the release of The Canadian Food Strategy in March, which is expected to offer some comprehensive ideas for governments, industry and communities.

It will include implementing a national school nutrition program, supporting collaboration among stakeholders to increase access to food; increasing support for those who are isolated; incentives for volunteerism in food security initiatives; better education to help people become more food literate; better public transit affordability and support for low-income households; partnerships with agricultural to keep food security at the forefront; investing in strategies to help those in poverty and continuous tracking to figure out what works best.

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any level.

Food Banks Canada estimates there will be more than 14 million individual visits to food banks in 2013, by the time the numbers are tabulated. Food banks were only ever intended to offer a temporary solution to those hit by recession in the early 1980s.

That food banks have grown and poverty continues to increase at the wealthiest time in our history suggests a disturbing dichotomy.

Until we have a more comprehensive strategy in place, however, food banks remain a necessary Band-Aid. So when you’re heading to the mall this week to find that perfect gift for a loved one, think about swinging by your local food bank to offer them even a percentage point of the almost $2,000 the big banks estimate you’ll spend this Christmas.

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Community - The newly opened Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata is looking for youth input on the types of activities they’d like to see available.

“We’re going to do what they want to do,” said Sarah Hanniman, supervisor of youth programming. “If they want to go to Calypso, then we’re going to go.”

Hanniman will host a youth forum at the recreation centre, located at 4101 Innovation Dr.,

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on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. for youths ages 11 to 17.

But the age limits aren’t strict.

“We’re not going to turn anyone down,” she said.

The complex is offering a number of drop-ins, both sports and recreational, during December. But Hanniman said it’s important that staff know what the youth want in terms of programming for the following months.

“The purpose of the youth forum is to give youth the opportunity to voice their opinion and share their ideas for the youth room,” she said.

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It’s offering drop-ins on Tuesdays and Thursdays in December from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. Two dinner and a movie nights are scheduled for Dec. 13 and 20.

The room currently has couches and a large screen television – and lots of room for additions, said Hanniman.

“We’re hoping to get some games tables,” she said, adding youth who attend the forum can make requests. An Xbox game console is also on the way.

“They’re going to have ownership of this room,” said Hanniman. “It’s going to be theirs.

They’re always welcome.”

The youth room is also attached to the centre’s kitchen so there are opportunities to learn how to cook and bake, said Hanniman. Other ideas for programming include CPR classes, a course on how to write resumes, summer camps, field trips, drop-ins and sports classes.

For details, email Hanniman at sarah.hanniman@ottawa.ca.

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News - The first thing many people notice as they walk through the doors of the new Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata is a large, eight-lane pool surrounded by windows and filled with light.

Sisters Alexandria and Norah Beer, of Kanata, said they are looking forward to testing out the new facility.

“Going in the swimming pool and going outside to the park,” are seven-year-old Alexandria’s two main priorities, she said.

Not to be outdone, five-yearold Norah said, “I’ll use everything!” as she looked around the 8,360-square-metre building.

The two sisters helped load up the vault with time capsules from the mayor and west-end councillors during the grand opening ceremony for the recreation complex on Dec. 5.

Community fundraising, including the sale of the time capsules, helped pay for an additional two lanes for the pool, as well as a youth room and a larger skate park.

So far, the efforts have generated $979,900 of the $1.2 million needed, said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, and fundraising is ongoing.

“A lot of people in the community have been involved in getting this done,” she said, adding it’s great to see the finished product. “Sketches aren’t the same as the real thing.”

After seven years of planning, with council giving the complex the green light in 2010, the centre will be a hub of activity for residents in Kanata, West Carleton, Stittsville and Goulbourn.

“We’re grateful and happy,” said West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry. “It’s the only pool from Fitzroy Harbour to Kanata, except for the leisure centre.”

The $43.14-million recreation complex boasts an eightlane swimming pool, a leisure and therapeutic pool, two full gymnasiums, a fitness and cardio centre, multi-purpose rooms, a lighted sports field with artificial turf and an out-

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Councillors Eli El-Chantiry and Marianne Wilkinson check out the eight-lane swimming pool in the Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata, which held its grand opening ceremony on Dec. 5. door skate park, which is the “number one skate park in all of Ottawa,” said Wilkinson.

The complex also features four public artworks by local artists, and the beginnings of an outdoor sculpture garden.

Gauntlet, a hockey glove carved out of Indiana limestone and created by Almonte artist Marcus Kucey-Jones, was paid for through fundraising money and is the first addition to what will become the sculpture garden.

Kucey-Jones said he chose a hockey glove, even though there’s no skating rink at the facility, because it’s a powerful

image.

“The way it’s placed signifies celebration and challenge,” he said.

Wilkinson said more art will be added as funds become available to make the complex a cultural, as well as a sportsoriented, facility.

The complex is designed to meet the requirements for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) GOLD certification, promoting energy efficiency and reduced water use.

The state-of-the-art facility, located at 4101 Innovation Dr., will have a soft opening for the

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Sports - The Kanata Stallions will be well represented at the third-annual Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge.

The Central Canada Hockey League announced its roster on Dec. 2, which includes Derian Plouffe, 18, and Kris Myllari, 16.

“I think it’s a tremendous opportunity to be selected (from) the number of players we have in our league,” said Myllari, who lives in Bridlewood and plays defence for the Stallions. “It’ll be a great time to represent the Stallions with Darien.”

“It’s a great honour to represent my league and go play other leagues,” said Plouffe, who lives in Bells Corners.

Plouffe, who will attend Niagara

University in the United States on a full scholarship next year, was also named to the Canada East roster for the 2013 World Junior A Challenge, held earlier last month.

“It was a good experience,” said the Stallions forward. “It’s been (a) pretty fulfilling (year).”

Stallions general manager Lou Nistico told both players they made the all-star team during a recent practice.

“I think it’s an honour to have two guys on the team,” said Nistico.

“They both deserve to be there.”

Both Plouffe and Myllari said they are looking forward to seeing what the competition brings at the all-star game.

“I’m really looking forward to learning a lot of things. We’ve got a lot of really good defencemen, older guys who have been around a lot longer,” said Myllari. “I’m excited

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Kanata Stallions players Derian Plouffe, pictured, and Kris Myllari, not pictured, will play in the thirdannual Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge, to be held Dec. 27 to 29 in Quebec. to learn from their experiences ... and try to implement a couple of those things into my game.”

The Central Canada Cup was created in 2011 as an alternative to league-specific all-star games.

The tournament features fast-paced games with two 20-minute periods.

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“This year’s team represents the youngest group the CCHL has ever sent to the event” said league commissioner Kevin Abrams in a news release.

“This is further evidence of the growing number of elite young players who are choosing our league to pursue and achieve their athletic and academic goals.”

The Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge will be held Dec. 27 to 29 at the Cité du Sport arena in the Montreal suburb of Terrebonne.

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Before Trees Ontario was established, the provincial government provided its own treeplanting program, planting 20 to 30 million trees each year throughout the 1980s, says Robert Keen, registered professional forester and CEO at Trees Ontario.

“But then the government re-prioritized things, and the number of new trees each year dramatically dropped to less than two million,” he says. “They basically stopped providing that type of service.”

This sudden reduction in trees has taken a toll on the province’s natural ecosystem, says Al Corlett, registered professional forester and program manager at Trees Ontario.

“In many areas of the province, forest cover is now as low as five per cent,” he says. “For a healthy ecosystem, we need to have at least 30 per cent forest cover. We have a long way to go.”

Corlett says Trees Ontario was created to address this situation, and he’s proud of what they’ve accomplished. But he’s still very concerned about the sustainability of provincial forests.

“Unless we consistently build up that natural environment, it’ll be very hard for the existing forests to survive,” he says. “I want to make sure Ontario is a good place for my children and grandchildren to grow up in.”

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Community - The Bridlewood Community Association wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season and all the best in the coming New Year.

Decorating gingerbread men and houses will be the activity at our social on Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Eva James Memorial Community Centre.

It promises to be a good time for all with games, prizes, delicious snacks and a chance to socialize with neighbours.

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Residents are invited to bring their family to the event an show off their creativity to celebrate the season.

Please RVSP Margaret at pres@bridlewood.ca by 4 p.m. on Dec. 17.

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Anyone who does not have the time to commit for a full year, can volunteer to help run events such as the March Break Movie Night or the Big Bridlewood Garage Sale. For more information or to volunteer call 613-599-1196.

Volunteers are also urgently needed to help continue to community association’s successful and popular spring sports program.

The community association is always looking for help: with communication, such as responding to emails and calls, as well as putting advertisements in local newspapers, field bookings; purchasing; registration; recruitment of coaches and other administrative duties.

All families are required to volunteer to assist with some part of the program, so why not do it now? Please contact Laura at springsports@bridlewood.ca for more information.

Registration for the spring sports program takes place in February.

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“The message needs to spread,” said the south Ottawa resident. “This is still a problem today, gender inequality. It’s 2013 – it needs to change.”

WE MUST STOP BEING AFRAID

Another woman walked to the podium to share her story. Kimberley, the vigil’s guest speaker, told the crowd about her family’s experience with abuse at the hands of her ex-husband.

There were always long periods of calm punctuated with violence throughout her 20-year marriage, she said. It started on her honeymoon and only continued to get worse.

“I gradually lost all self-confidence and self-esteem over the years and blamed myself for all the moods, as he did,” said Kimberley, who has two daughters. “If only I could have been a better wife, all would have been well. If only the kids would behave better. If only.”

In 2008, she received a call that would change their lives. Her then 12year-old daughter phoned her at work, begging Kimberley to come home because her father was acting crazy.

“He was so angry that she and her sister were forced to hide in the basement because they were afraid he was going to hurt them,” she said. “They were used to these kinds of rages but

this time they were scared.”

That night, one of Kimberley’s daughters told her that her father had threatened them: “Either one of you two is going to die, or I am.”

“My blood ran cold and I knew then if I didn’t take action I would be putting my life and the lives of my children at risk,” said Kimberley.

She left her home with her daughters the next day. Kimberley filed a police report and her husband was arrested and restraining orders were put in place. She was put in touch with a social worker at the police station who helped her navigate the uncertain waters.

Kimberley asked the social worker how she could have allowed herself and her children to be abused.

“I was strong, I was educated, I have a good job. How could it happen to me?” asked Kimberley.

The social worker told her: “It’s because you’re strong that you became a victim of abuse. Abusers typically go for strong women because they don’t ask for help.”

Kimberley said she realized the truth of those words – despite having a close family she felt she couldn’t go to them. She began to forgive herself.

In 2010, the divorce became final.

“I won full custody, and the right to hand over spousal support, half of my house and half of my hard earned pension. It was worth every penny,” said Kimberley.

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said Mayor Jim Watson, who attended the vigil with councillors Marianne Wilkinson, Eli El-Chantiry and Shad Qadri. And it continues to happen in neighbourhoods across the city.

“We need to continue to stand together, men and women, to speak out and educate, to make a change for the better in our community and our society,” said Watson.

“Seeing the outpouring of care and concern of the women and men taking part in today’s vigil shows our city is coming together to speak out with one voice. Each and every one of you is displaying the passion, care and love that will transcend into hope and a brighter future for all women.

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She was victimized by a supervisor at work and harassed and abused by her partner of 14 years.

She didn’t know where to turn.

“She didn’t know how to speak,” said the woman. “She remained silent.”

The day she found her voice, her partner left her and her three young children. The day she spoke against her supervisor at work, she was fired.

Of south Asian descent, she didn’t have the support of her family because “women are not allowed to speak in front of men,” said the woman.

Now at the age of 39, she has a heart condition and is forced to use handicapped parking because she can no longer walk properly. She doesn’t have a warm home. But still, she chooses to live, said the woman.

“She chose to stand up. Stand up against all those people who wanted her to suffer in silence because she’s a girl. Here is the victim in front of you.

Who chooses to live.”

After her impromptu speech, the woman posed a question to the crowd and city hall officials gathered at the vigil.

“Does the City of Ottawa only light candles for those who are dead? Or are they able to provide support for victims who are living, who choose to live?” she asked.

Shoulders straight, voice clear, the woman thanked everyone for listening. She walked back to her three children, who were grouped by the door, and hugged them. The four of them left before the vigil was finished.

“Those stories are the powerful stories. They’re the real life experiences of people, and today is a big step forward in making that change,” said Cathy Jordan, executive director of the resource centre.

“Tonight is about remembering, but it’s also about action. To me, action is hope. This is a community that cares and the evidence is clear when I see how many people took time out of busy lives to attend tonight’s vigil; and in numbers caring becomes power – power to speak out and recognize violence against women, power for each of us to take action however we can in our lives, and power to work together to end violence against women. This is our opportunity to take hold of this power and renew our commitment.”

The annual vigil is held on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women to honour the 14 women killed in 1989 by a psychologically disturbed gunman at École Polytechnique. The day also recognizes all women and children impacted by violence.

Members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Carleton University attended the vigil this year, as they have in the past. Alex Anderson said it’s an

“My lawyer told me that despite the fact she typically represented women who had been abused, it was only the second time in her career that no access to the children was granted. The judge actually understood, finally, the damage from all the violence.”

Kimberley and her daughters joined a support group at the resource centre for mothers and their children who have experienced domestic violence.

“When my lawyer told me about the services that are offered here, I was completely unaware that there was a social support network that would catch me if I left the abusive situation I was in,” Kimberley said.

Once, she told her family doctor that her husband tried to choke her. “(The doctor) put him on anti-depressants and made no further attempts to insure my safety and my children’s safety. We have to speak out against this total ignorance and bad judgement made by professionals in the health-care system. Their apathy is dangerous,” said Kimberley.

“I struggled with the idea of speaking here tonight – I’m a private person – but I need to give back now and my daughters insisted that I tell our story.

If I help to raise the awareness of the terrible toll of violence against women and children, then this has been worth it. Lives are ruined and lost because we’ve been too afraid and ashamed to speak. We must stop being afraid.”

Violence against women crosses all cultural, religious, economic and age classes.

National statistics say that 50 per cent of Canadian women have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence after the age of 16,

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Set in the early 17th century, The Three Musketeers tells the story of D’Artagnan (Caelen Corrigan) and his quest to achieve his lifelong dream of becoming a musketeer. Coming along on the journey to Paris, France, is his rebellious sister, Sabine (Arianna Daminato).

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The Trinity Pit Stop Theatre Co. will stage The Three Musketeers at Holy Trinity Catholic High School from Dec. 12 to 14. previous year’s production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and fellow actor, Eze Leno.

Every fight required hours upon hours of work by both the choreographers and performers due to the need for concentration and the smallest attention to detail. Other aspects of the show have all been done by students, from the set to the costumes.

The Trinity Pit Stop Theatre Co. has had success with previous production both with

audience praise, along with Cappie nominations and wins.

The school has been fortunate enough to win best play, for 2009’s Romeo and Juliet, and be nominated for best play and best musical for other past productions. The company has also been invited to participate in one of the world’s largest theatre festivals in Scotland, the Aberdeen Youth Festival, in the summer of 2014.

The production runs from

Dec. 12 to 14, with curtain calls at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic High School, 180 Katimavik Rd. Tickets are available through the school or visit the company’s website at www. trinitypitstoptheatreco.webs. com to find out more information. Come out and support high school theatre.

Sasha Peloso is a Grade 10 student at Holy Trinity Catholic High School

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Community - Every week at the Kanata Legion, westend residents participate in games of chance, which bring them amusement.

But the games also puts thousands of dollars into the hands of community organizations in our area, particularly organizations dedicated to helping youth, the aged and people with handicaps – in some cases, the entire community.

Some of the proceeds of

the Kanata legion’s bingo and Nevada games go to support the branch, but an equal portion supports two to four grants to community and local sports groups every month.

Kanata’s minor baseball, soccer, football and hockey associations have received grants this year.

So have service organizations like the St. John Ambulance Brigade, medical charities such as the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Elizabeth Bruyere Health Centre.

We have helped Camp Musqua and Friends in Sportfishing, which provide camping and fishing opportunities for the handicapped. Grants have gone to the Military Families Resource Centre of the National Capital Region, for which our branch recently held a fundraising barbecue.

The legion has also helped individuals, such as Christine Caron, Ottawa mother of four, who recently lost three limbs to a terrible infection.

In the past year alone, more than 30 recipients have received grants.

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tretown, were put up in error and will all be taken down.

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Fleury said he does not blame anyone - residents for voicing concerns, or city staff for putting the signs up in the first place.

As far as snow removal for residential streets, after a snowfall of five centimeters or more, area residents can expect snow plowing as early as 16 hours after the snow has stopped falling.

Fleury reminds residents to contact his office if there is a delay beyond that time.

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Fleuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office said the signs were created for one particular address, 199 Queen St., where a parking garage makes it impossible for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sidewalk plows to manoeuvre in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that in Vanier, with telephone poles on the sidewalk, there are a lot of tight areas,â&#x20AC;? Fleury said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get complaints every year.â&#x20AC;?

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News - Despite signs stating otherwise, narrow sidewalks in the city will get plowed.

Signs that appeared on Carillon Street in Vanier days after the first major snowfall had some area residents questioning the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intent to plow residential sidewalks over the winter.

New this year, signs stating â&#x20AC;&#x153;No sidewalk plows beyond this pointâ&#x20AC;? were put on both sides of telephone poles on certain, narrow sidewalks in Vanier.

The concern was brought to Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleuryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention, who quickly looked into the matter. He was told by the public works department that the signs were placed to tell city snow removal staff that plows were unable to navigate the sidewalks without causing damage and would instead be shoveled by hand.

However, according to a tweet from deputy city manager Steve Kanellakos on Dec. 2, the signs, which also popped up in other locations including Kent Street in Cen-

Last Thursday, Dec. 5th was a wonderful day. The weather forecast was for freezing rain but it held off and morning drizzle led to a pleasant afternoon above freezing. That made it easier to move around the City and attend a variety of events.

Dec. 5th was Community Action Day and my first stop was 255 Donald Street where, as Chair of the Board of Ottawa Community Housing (OCH), I welcomed and thanked a group of volunteers who were there to paint the hallways of OCH buildings. I then went on to 2080 Russell Road to welcome another group of volunteers painting the hallways at that location. These volunteer teams came from the Bank of Canada, Chipworks, Ericsson, MD Physician Services, TD Bank and Toromont Caterpillar. Corporate sponsors included Benjamin Moore (paint), Tim Hortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Lorenzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza.

It was great to see 40 volunteers from Kanata Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ericsson business and others from Kanata Southâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toromont. In talking with them, it is clear that they benefit from volunteering by their feeling of satisfaction in helping others, while the OCH tenants benefit from their work. Thanks to all involved. After finalizing my notes for the grand opening of the Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata (RRCK), I drove there to check out final arrangements. The new facility is awesome â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so much so that one person told me it reminded her of a cruise ship! As MC, I was able to give some background on how we got the complex approved, the extras requested by residents and fundraising needed for them. Extras included two extra pool lanes, a larger skateboard park, a youth room and an artificial turf soccer field with lights. Community fundraising for the first three years has raised nearly $1 million of the $1.2 million needed, while the National Capital Industrial Indoor Soccer League (NCISL) has paid the City for the field upgrade. Both Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Taylor, Chair of Community and Protective Services, provided very complimentary remarks, as did Councillor El-Chantiry, whose West Carleton/March Ward is also served by the facility.

The official plaque was unveiled and 7-year-old Alexandria and 5-year-old Norah accepted the time capsules from us to be placed in the vault for opening in 2063. Then the first of the sculptures in our planned sculpture garden was unveiled. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Gauntletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by artist Marcus Kucey Jones is located in an area between the building and the soccer field. This is where we will also locate future sculptures. The sculptures are part of our fundraising plan, with this first one sponsored by the TaggartParks Foundation.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to purchase your time capsule for $20 (all of which goes into the fundraising account), which you can fill with small family treasurers, and return for placement with those from the Mayor and myself. Support our fundraising and leave a legacy for your descendants.

After the official opening of the complex, I attended Action Housingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 9th Annual Benefit at Ă&#x2030;cole secondaire publique de La Salle. Action Housing helps thousands of families escape homelessness and augments the services of OCH. Following the reception, we were invited to the Choralies, a concert with choirs from 7 French Public Schools, including Les petits chanteurs de Kanata, and a wonderful finale with the combined choirs totalling more than 200 choristers.

Then to home to write this column before retiring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a busy but satisfying day.

Contact me at 613-580-2474, email Marianne.Wilkinson@ottawa.ca, or visit www.mariannewilkinson.com Follow me on Twitter @marianne4kanata to keep up to date on community matters.

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get of $441 million for the 20132014 year in June and has dealt with declining enrollment by opening up admission requirements for their schools. For the capital portion of the budget, $15.3 million was allocated for projects such as: expanding French in small schools, continued implementation of full day kindergarten and spending for a new school slated to open in the Orléans neighbourhood of Avalon

in September 2015.

Julian Hanlon, director of education for the board, said at the annual general meeting that administration will continue to focus on student success.

“We continue to see improvements in all key areas – success for students, success for staff and stewardship of resources,” Hanlon said.

“And it’s due to the dedication of all of our employees.”

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News - Ted Hurley, a trustee that represents Kanata, was chosen as chairman of the Ottawa Catholic School Board during the annual general meeting on Dec. 3.

Hurley has represented the area for five years and moves up the ladder from his previously position as vice-chairman.

“I will work with the trustees and administration to ensure that our schools remain places where kind words, helpful actions and a prayerful environment help students to achieve success,” Hurley wrote in a press release.

Alison Baizana, who represents the area that corresponds with the municipal wards of Barrhaven and Gloucester-South Nepean, was chosen as vice-chairwoman.

Baizana was elected in 2010.

“It will be an honour and a privilege to work with Mr. Hurley, the trustees and the administration of the board to continue on our mission of Catholic Education,” Baizana said.

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The politics of traffic calming Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

News - City councillors will try – again – to take the politics out of local traffic issues.

That was the direction set on Dec. 4, when the transportation committee discussed the results of Coun. Peter Hume’s local Alta Vista safe streets project, which he funded using his office budget.

A report from city staff indicates the project was “clearly successful.”

Two radar speed-display signs Hume purchased and placed at 35 locations around the ward showed the majority motorists travel well within the speed limit as they pass the signs.

“It gives residents a perception of what 40 kilometres an hour feels like,” said Phil Landry, the city’s manager of traffic management.

Three streets – Coronation and Kilborn avenues and Saunderson Drive – had 1.2-metre long speed limits painted onto the road. On Coronation, that led to more than a six per cent drop in people speeding over the 50 kilometres per hour limit and an average speed reduction of two kilometres per hour along that stretch.

The figure was five kilometres per hour less for Saunderson and six kilometres per hour less on Kilborn, meaning 72 per cent of motorists complied with the speed limit on that

street – up from 48 per cent the year before.

Three new locations will get speed limits painted on them in Alta Vista Ward in 2014. Hume will also add another speed display sign to his office’s roster.

Prompted by Innes. Coun. Rainer Bloess, other committee members agreed the issue of local traffic calming should be discussed as part of next year’s city budget.

Councillors and staff can learn from Hume’s strategy, said RideauVanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury.

“Maybe he can teach us how to find money in our budgets, too,” he joked.

Finding money to address the endless stream of traffic complaints councillors receive is a reoccurring council conversation.

“This is not really the intent of our office budgets,” Kanata South Coun.

Allan Hubley said.

Council discussed creating a $30,000 traffic management fund for each ward in 2012, but instead decided on a one-time citywide $2.5 million fund to address a backlog of problems.

Hume spent $1,968 of his office budget on the project in 2013, plus $2,500 in 2012 to buy speed display boards, which he assigns one of his staff members to move around once a week for half a day. Other councillors

have purchased similar boards, which measure how fast passing motorists are going and display the speed on an electronic sign.

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Speeding and traffic calming are easily the topics councillors’ offices receive the most calls about, Hume said. Councillors say taking money meant for office operations and using it to put up things like speed display boards is a quick and effective way to show voters they are responding to those concerns.

It’s seen as a quick win, Fleury said.

“It is political because there are people in communities who are involved and want to see progress,” he said. “You get your political win in your community.”

Fleury said some councillors have more flexibility in their budgets to be able to respond directly to those concerns.

The efficacy of those responses is questionable, too, Fleury said. For instance, if a councillor is successful in getting the city to install reduced speed-limit signs, it doesn’t mean drivers will slow down. The same residents could be back lobbying for speed bumps a year later, Fleury said.

“It’s something that always runs

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All 22 councillors get the same amount of money for their office budget - $241,508 annually – but some councillors have other pressures such as high resident call volumes that put pressure on the councillor to put the money towards additional staff or

other priorities.

“There is a form of jealously there,” Fleury said.

Councillors, including Fleury, agreed that the solution needs to be something that combines staff expertise and evidence-based approach with councillors’ local knowledge of the issues brought up by residents.

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Closing rural city services politically unpopular Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

News - Closing underused city service centres would save a lot of money, but councillors said that option is unacceptable.

West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry said centres that provide city services are an important issue for councillors – especially those who represent rural areas.

“They are also places where city staff can work remotely,” he added.

The city needs to consider the intangible benefits of providing easy access to the centres because it encourages people to follow the rules and obtain necessary permits for things like fires, El-Chantiry said.

The city employs the equivalent of 40 full-time employees to staff the centres with a budget of $3.2 million.

Axing 13 of those employees and closing the centres they work at could save the city $824,000 a year, auditor general Alain Lalonde’s 2012 report found.

“This is because the resources are not being fully utilized,” said Ray Kostuch, the deputy auditor general.

But city manager Kent Kirkpatrick said city management has no intent of closing centres at this point.

The rural centres – especially Kinburn – would be first on the chopping block.

They already operate on limited hours – usually only once a week.

It’s fairly common for rural residents to use service centres in the urban area, where they work, Kostuch said.

Donna Gray, manager of Service Ottawa, reiterated that she is not looking at closing rural service centres.

The centres provide essential tax and other city services “for our residents who

don’t have internet access and people who don’t have access in other ways,” she said.Rather, Kirkpatrick said the city will look at how the staff time and service capacity at the centres could bet better used.

The city will also be looking at ensuring the service centres are located where they provide the most convenience and have the best chance of being used by residents.

Twenty-three per cent of transactions performed at the centres are payments of water and tax bills, which could be automated instead of requiring staff to process the payments, Kostuch said.

The city is in the process of putting more services online as part of the Service Ottawa initiative.

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News - Abolishing the Ontario Municipal Board is not on the table during province-wide consultations on land-use planning, according to the minister of municipal affairs.

The province may also looking to tighten up requirements for how municipalities plan the use of land within their boundaries, but additional funding to accomplish that won’t be forthcoming, Minister Linda Jeffrey said during a Nov. 21 consultation held at Carleton University.

“At the end of the day, this is their job. It’s their job to keep their land-use plans up to date and to reflect community val-

ues,” said Linda Jeffrey, minister of municipal affairs and housing. “It really is about a priority setting of a municipal council,” she said, adding that many Ontario municipalities do keep their plans up to date.

Improving land-use planning doesn’t have to be expensive, Jeffrey said.

“It’s part of the regular conversation you have on land-use planning all the time across Ontario and I think if you just set it as a priority and you put the work in at the front end, you end up paying less and you’ll save on legal fees,” she said.

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Feedback on what to do with the Ontario Municipal Board wasn’t as cut-and-dry, Naqvi said.

“There was a very clear consensus in that community dialog that abolishing OMB is not going to solve the problem,” Naqvi said of his consultation held last year. “Just getting rid of the OMB is not going to solve the problem because you’re going to end up in front of the courts, which takes longer and is more costly to communities.”

Participants in Naqvi’s sessions favoured retaining some type of expert panel, whether at the local or provincial level, would still be needed to adjudicate disputes, he said.

Files from Ottawa comprised nine per cent of the OMB’s caseload in 2011-12 – a total of 137 files.

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Local lawyer Alan Cohen said the city and communities’ portrayals of developers as “evil” are not productive.

John Herbert, president of the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders Association, said fostering a better public understanding of how the land-use planning system works would help reduce that strife.

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Paul Moreau, the director of property and development for the Country of Renfrew, said citizens need to get engaged in land-use issues.

“I think that’s where the system falls down,” he said. “(Residents) need to understand why they are getting that notice …

The light bulb doesn’t go off. If they know what it means, they will become more engaged.”

Others, including Tom McVeigh, president of the Centretown Citizens Community Association, pointed out that community groups sense many consultations seem to have a predetermined outcome and their comments won’t make a difference.

Jim Sova of Loyalist Township said the province needs to find a way to compensate for the relative advantage developers have over citizens because the corporations understand how the process works – or can hire people who do.

“Community time is different than project time,” Ottawa resident Martin Canning offered, in the same vein.

That mirrored what Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi has heard from his constituents, including during a consultation he held last year to get feedback and idea for potentially reforming the OMB. “I think you’ll end up with a happier population because they’re knowledgeable and they’re educated about the land-use planning process and they’re not intimidated by it,” she said. “I want people to feel comfortable about understanding the process and participating.”

That should extend to applications for individual developments, too, Naqvi said.

“We need to make sure there is robust discussion between the developer and the local neighbours,” he said.

Judy Flavin, an Ottawa city planner who participated in the sessions, shared a similar view.

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A number of other participants agreed on further possible restrictions to what cases should be allowed to be appealed to the OMB. Appealing entire official plans (instead of picking out the offending part) should be banned, some participants said.

Others argued there should be higher fees for developers who want to appeal to the board.

Karen Wright from the Civic Hospital Community Association said that wouldn’t make much of a difference because the appeal fee is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of hiring experts to make the community’s case to the board.

“Do you know how many umpteen bake sales it takes for the community?” Naqvi commented. “For developers it’s the cost of doing business.”

It’s too early to say what any changes to planning, development charges or even the OMB might look like, Jeffrey said.

Consultations began on Nov. 7 and will continue until Dec. 9.

“Obviously I am not going to speculate as to what will be the outcome because I really want to hear what people have to say, but I would say there is a real appetite to talk about what the OMB – what it can consider,” Jeffrey said.

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“They can only look item through item based on complaints due to privacy,” Fleury said. “We’re not allowing our enforcement bodies to be able to enforce these books.”

Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes said the system worked better when the city had a policy to collect identification information from people who sell items to pawnbrokers.

In 2007, the city received an order from the provincial privacy commissioner to stop collecting that information from “secondhand goods sellers,” but city lawyer Valerie Bietlot said the same restriction may not be ap-

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College Coun. Rick Chiarelli said governments should reconsider how they apply privacy legislation to things like pawn shops and stores that sell used goods.

“This is quick becoming one of my biggest pet peeves,” he said. “The privacy act was not brought in to protect people reselling stolen goods.”

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Speed skater welcomes new guide dog Kevin Frost, Lewis the lab hit it off Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com

News – They’ve been together less than a month, and already they’ve become the best of friends.

Orleans resident Kevin Frost brought his new guide dog, Lewis, home on Nov. 29 after three weeks of intense training at the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind headquarters in Manotick.

Frost is visually and hearing impaired. Until last December, he had a black lab guide dog named Nemo for nine years, but she had to be put down.

Frost waited a full year before he could be paired with a new dog, but he said the wait was worth it.

“I was one of the lucky ones with Lewis,” Frost said. “He’s a pretty special dog.”

The 20-month old yellow Labrador retriever was settling into his new home, never going much farther from EMMA JACKSON/METROLAND his partner than his dog bed across Kevin Frost sits with his new guide dog, Lewis, after bringing him home the living room. Occasionally the 72to his Orleans residence. Frost is visually and hearing impaired and pound dog would come and rest his waited a full year before he could replace his first guide dog, Nemo, large head on Frost’s lap.

They’ve only been home for a few who died last December.

weeks, and already Lewis has saved Frost’s life – on their very first walk out of his townhouse complex near Jean D’Arc Boulevard.

Frost and Lewis came to the curb, and Frost gave the command to go – which Lewis didn’t obey. Frost wondered why, until he heard the distracted driver speed past.

“When you give a forward command and they don’t go, you trust them,” Frost said.

Frost had to return to using a cane while he waited to be matched with a new guide dog, and he said he immediately felt the difference.

“I realized how much safer a guide dog is,” Frost said. A cane can’t tell you about low-hanging branches, speeding drivers or other unpredictable events, he said. Once, his dog Nemo even saved him from falling into an open manhole that had been left uncovered – something his cane might have missed.

“Guide dogs aren’t perfect, but they’re pretty close,” he said.

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The 46-year-old is a world champion speed skater, and has set world records in long and short track events throughout his 10-year career.

He plans to compete at a world event in Russia in April – his event isn’t sanctioned for the Paralympics

in February – and he is in the process of transitioning to cycling. He has been doing fitness tests with Para Team Canada and hopes to compete in the Canadian Para Championships 2014 in the spring.

Frost said that speed skating is still his passion, but his focus is shifting to getting more young people involved in the sport. Of course, he also continues to advocate for the sport to be sanctioned at the Paralympics.

Currently not enough countries have national speed skating programs that would allow the sport to qualify.

“I’ve accomplished what I wanted to, but getting the sport sanctioned would be a medal,” he said.

Frost also wants to develop his foundation, the Impaired Speed Skating Association of Canada, which aims to help young impaired athletes get involved in speed skating. Part of that plan includes an improved outdoor oval at Brewer Park – either through refrigeration or a newly-built indoor facility.

“We have so many heroes from Ottawa,” he said.

While it may be an uphill battle to secure money for such a project, Frost said he doesn’t mind a challenge.

“I’ve conquered a lot of things in my life,” he said. “If there’s a mountain in the way you just find another way around it.”

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Missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food training program celebrates 10 years All graduates moving on to employment michelle.nash@metroland.com

News - Four recent graduates will be starting down a new career path thanks to the Ottawa Missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food training program.

The four men started from scratch five months ago learning the ins and outs of being a chef from the missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head chef, Ric Watson, and his kitchen staff.

The graduates all came from different stages and walks in life, but entered the kitchen with one thing in common -- the desire to cook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you have done for us is amazing,â&#x20AC;? said graduate Mike Massey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a life-changing experience for me and all the other students. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.â&#x20AC;?

The Barrhaven native said he has been cooking for 17 years, but never formally, and when he found out about the missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program from an employment councillor, he said it was the ideal solution for him.

Watson announced that Massey, like his three class-

mates, all have permanent employment thanks to the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel very proud for getting my certificate today,â&#x20AC;?

Massey said.

Massey, Amrit Vashisht, JosĂŠ Izquierdo and Ben Hutterer received their certificates at a graduation ceremony at the mission on Dec. 5.

The program started 10 years ago, based on Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to teach others his love for cooking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone gave me the opportunity to learn,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I came here, I saw that something like this program was lacking and that we could help people learn.â&#x20AC;?

The program went from Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pipe dream to a program which partners with St. Lawrence College.

The training program offers students the ability to learn how to cook, courses in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, health and safety, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food handlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certification, standard First Aid and CPR. There are two sessions each year, in the summer and winter. Students are required to attend three hour shifts from

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Chefs Ben Hutterer, Amrit Vashisht and Mike Massey celebrate receiving their Food Services Training certificate from the Ottawa Mission on Dec. 5.

Monday to Friday to learn theoretical and practical training.

Graduates have gone on to work in restaurants across the city, or have continued their training at Algonquin College.

Many Ottawa Mission staff attended the graduation, including the kitchen staff, client services staff and family and friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about this program,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This program works. I know

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Massey and his classmates agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has made all the difference,â&#x20AC;? Hutterer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It got me sold to pursuing a career in baking.â&#x20AC;?

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City launches one-stop shop for seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

News - The city launched a one-stop guide to seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services during an information session at the Nepean Sportsplex on Dec. 5.

It was the fourth information session on services for older adults hosted by the city in 2013, said chair of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community and protective services committee Coun. Mark Taylor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an aging popula-

tion in Ottawa, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a never ending stream of folks becoming seniors,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier for us to bring the information out to the community.â&#x20AC;?

The guide for seniors, which is entitled Guide to Services and Programs for Older Adults, is a listing of city services of interest to older adults. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available in print or online editions.

Taylor said the print edition was going to be made available at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recre-

ation centres and other public facilities with a high senior demographic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people know about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different departments, but it helps to see what they offer,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said, adding public works has a snow clearing program thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially important now that the cold weather is here.

Coun. Tim Tierney, who heads the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IT subcommittee, outlined the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Join Ottawa online search tool that will allow residents

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The last of the three enhancements will be the older adult portal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which will

house the guide for seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These three enhancements are about improving access,â&#x20AC;? Tierney said.

Mayor Jim Watson said the idea for a guide was one of the things that came out of the seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; summit held a little more than a year ago.

He added itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to for the city to gear its services to an aging population. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was mayor in the

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s, I would go to two or three 100th-birthday celebrations a year,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year I went to 37, 100th birthday celebrations.â&#x20AC;?

He said the city now offers accessible buses, and is working to create a seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drop-in centre at the Walter Baker Sports Centre in Barrhaven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have done a lot, but we can continue to do more,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Residents ask for information about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s green bin and recycling programs during a seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services information session at the Nepean Sportsplex on Dec. 5.

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Betty Ann Hinch, left, donates four snowsuits to the Nunavut Snowsuit Fund during last year’s campaign. Foodland co-owner Kit MacKinnon, snowsuit fund founder Christopher Scrivens and Canadian North Airlines representative Marc Wood all gathered for the inaugural donation.

Christmas snowsuit drive aims to help Northern Canadians Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com

News – A Metcalfe family is hoping to warm hearts as well as hands this winter.

The second annual Nunavut Snowsuit Fund is being organized by Patti-Anne Scrivens and her 22-year-old son Christopher to collect new and gently used winter clothing for needy residents in Nunavut.

While working as a pilot in the north several years ago, Christopher discovered that many residents in Northern Canada don’t have adequate winter clothing – despite average January temperatures dropping to about -35 C. His mother helped him set up the snowsuit drive last year with the help of Greely Foodland, and they sent more than 1,000 pieces of winter clothing to northern towns courtesy of Canadian North Airlines.

“Not too many 22-year-olds think about giving back and making an effort to help fellow Canadians the way Christopher is,” Scrivens said. “We are so proud of him.”

Scrivens said goods are so expensive in Nunavut that families are often forced to choose between buying food or winter boots – something this campaign aims to change.

“Instead of spending their money on a snowsuit they can spend it on food,” she said.

Scrivens is asking for donations of new or gently used snow pants and jackets, winter boots, hats and mitts for all ages.

She asked residents to take a close look at their clothing before they donate it.

“Last year some people gave jackets without zippers,” she said.

“I can’t ship that up. It should be used but clean.

That’s someone else’s child wearing that.”

Canadian North Airlines has once again agreed to ship the items to Nunavut over the Christmas holidays, where they will be distributed to a number of smaller villages across the territory.

Greely Foodland offered donation bins over the Dec. 7 weekend, but Larga Baffin Inuit services agency in the city’s west end will collect them throughout the month, Scrivens said.

Scrivens said she is also working with schools and churches in Greely and Metcalfe to secure more local drop-off locations.

She encouraged parents to look through their cupboards and discard anything their kids are no longer wearing.

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New Listing! 746 Cedar Creek Drive, Findlay Creek Pretty 3 bedroom semi-detached in great community within a quick drive to airport and minutes to shopping with 2 gas fireplaces, second floor laundry, finished basement, master bedrm with walk-in closet & ensuite bath, fenced yard, shed, central air & includes appliances! $344,900

New Listing! New Construction! 135 Kingdon Mine Road, Vydon Acres Tranquil 2 acre treed estate lot close to Ottawa River & 40 mins to Kanata or 15 to Arnprior, 2+1 bedroom hiranch, back deck, gorgeous kitchen, birch flrs, master with ensuite & walk-in closet, inside access to main floor & basement from the 2 car garage, basement finished with rec rm & 3rd bedroom! $339,900

New Listing! 4655 Newtown Road, Fitzroy Almost new 3 bedroom bungalow featuring hardwood & tile flooring throughout, stainless steel kitchen appliances, ensuite with jet tub, main floor laundry/mud room, covered back deck off kitchen has views of the countryside and sunsets, 2 car garage and unfinished basement. $397,900

Lot 66 Bayview Drive, Constance Bay Pretty 70’ x 125’ building lot across street from the Ottawa River offers a quick walk to the beach and river with water access a few doors away and to forest access at end of Doris Currie Court and steps to the Lighthouse Grocery Store/Restaurant, too! A lovely spot to build your new home! $49,900

SOLD! Lot 15 Woods Road, Constance Bay Beautiful 147’ x 108’ vacant building lot one block from Ottawa River and Torbolton Forest in a great rural community! Natural gas is available on street and high speed internet also available. Walk to corner store and beach. List price $53,900

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nette said. “I was so emotional I didn’t catch onto what was going on.”

The man named a store in Orléans where Ginette could wire $1,900 to him so her daughter could be released.

“It sounded so real,” Ginette said, her voice breaking as she recalled how the phone call affected her. “It frightened me half to death.”

While the man was still on the phone, Ginette quickly sent a text message to her daughter on her cellphone and asked her to call her in Orléans. By the time they connected on the telephone and Ginette realized there was no emergency, the male caller had hung up the phone.

No money was transferred in this case but Ginette wants other people to be aware of the scam.

She also reported the call to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. The Orléans News is withholding Ginette’s last name so she is not identifiable.

Staff at the anti-fraud centre said the fake call experienced

by Ginette is all too common and can come from anywhere in the world.

“Sadly it’s a very successful scam,” said the centre’s senior call-taker supervisor Daniel Williams. He said grandparents are frequent targets and their names may simply be picked out of the phonebook.

“Their heart-strings are being pulled,” Williams said of the seniors who may receive a call and believe a young member of their family is in trouble.

He added that the caller may ask the grandparent not to tell their “parents” because they don’t want to get in trouble.

That may deter the grandparent from checking to see if the call is legitimate.

Williams suggests families discuss what to do in emergencies so they have a plan.

He said one person can act as the keeper of contact information for the extended family and be the first point of contact when real problems arise.

Family members can then call them to confirm if the unexpected caller is being truthful.

He also encouraged anyone who receives a call to report it to the anti-fraud centre and their local police, whether or not they’ve lost money. Information the centre and police receive about the changing false stories and false names callers use can help.

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Community - As the calendar flips to a new year and we wave goodbye to 2012, many Canadians will use the celebration to make a personal resolution and, hopefully, wave goodbye to old habits.

When it comes to predicting the success of these personal promises, a 2012 study at the University of Scranton indicates this will be challenging for most Canadians.

The study discovered the top resolution is to lose weight and/or make a healthy self-improvement.

And, out of the 45 percent of people who make a New Year’s resolution, only eight per cent will fully accomplish it—with 39 percent of people experiencing “infrequent success.”

But that doesn’t mean you should return the workout clothes you received for

Christmas or cancel the recently purchased gym membership. Greek philosopher Plato reminds us that “a good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”

To increase the chance of triumph, three leading Canadian fitness experts share their ‘knowledge’ to help this year’s resolutions become a success story, not a number.

David Patchell-Evans, the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, has 33 years’ experience helping people achieve their fitness goals.

With 750,000 members, GoodLife’s enthusiastic founder has many tips, but the first one that comes to mind: “Get friends and family on-side with your resolution.

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Like other "For Sale by Owners", you'll be subjected to a hundred sales pitches from agents who will tell you how great they are and how you can't possibly sell your home by yourself. After all, without the proper information, selling a home isn't easy. Perhaps you've had your home on the market for several months with no offers from qualified buyers. This can be a very frustrating time, and many homeowners have given up their dreams of selling their homes themselves.But don't give up until

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‘The Station’ at Longfields: You’ve Arrived This Saturday December 14th, Campanale Homes will officially unveil the long awaiting centrepiece to their Longfields Station project in the heart of Barrhaven. The STATION , conveniently located directly in front of the new Longfields Transit station, is a short walk from the transitway and unlimited access to Ottawa’s public transportation hub. This four-storey luxury apartment condominium, will feature a selection of one and two bedroom designs, 12 in total to choose from, complete with storage lockers and heated underground parking for most units. All but one design will also have an ample sized balcony adorned with smoked glass guards. One of the more unique features of this distinctive destination, is the inclusion of 6 light commercial shops and services on the main floor. The main entrance opens up to a wonderfully expansive lobby, fully secured and professional decorated with both stair and elevator access to the suites above and the parking garage below. The commercial units have no access to the residential apartments above and are being set up with concrete walkways and smoked glass entrances and professional looking sign boxes to compliment the overall look and luxury of the building.

The light commercial services and shops are there to enhance and compliment the lifestyles of the residents above.

Campanale Homes have been building lasting investments in Ottawa and the area for over three decades. Founders and brothers - Rocco, Tony and Vince started with a vision and desire to bring exceptional value and traditional craftsmanship to homes of varying sizes and styles. Like their experienced craftspeople that turn plans into the reality of inviting homes, Campanale planners took the same care

and skill to develop their community in the absolutely perfect Barrhaven location. It’s simply not enough for Campanale to be in the right location. The Station scores high in this area due to its walking proximity to the Longfields Transit station, and the many amenities Barrhaven has to offer.

Responsible and trusted planners like Campanale develop a community so that early-built homes provide total property enjoyment while the rest of the development progresses. No Campanale homeowner will feel as if they’ve moved into a construction wasteland, due to the care that Campanale takes when crafting a neighborhood. With only 36 residential units available at The STATION, the Campanale team expects it won’t take long before The STATION sells out and in the Fall of 2015, they will be welcoming residents to their new homes, helping to make Longfields Station one of the fastest growing communities in Barrhaven.

Campanale has reserved the ground floor of The STATION for light commercial, allowing for professional services that will enhance and compliment the lifestyle of the residents above and not interfere with their enjoyment of their new home.

Likewise the residents will enjoy the shops and services right at their fingertips. The types of businesses and offices allowed will

of amenities that can already be found in Barrhaven, and several of the commercial spaces have already been sold.

The condo-apartments themselves will be available in 12 different floor-plans of one and two bedroom units, with or without a convertible den. An in-unit utility room will be equipped to handle washers and dryers. Sizes will range from

be strictly controlled, as will their hours of operation. Entrances will be designed with security in mind and to the end that business and residential traffic will be separated. It’s Campanale’s aim to have high quality commercial occupants who would provide professional services that would be of benefit to the residents of The STATION and the local community, adding to the list

608 to almost 1159 square-feet with plenty of natural light through thermally efficient windows. As with any Campanale home you can expect premium finishes and treatments, as well as energy efficient appliances and all the amenities that have made award winner Campanale Homes one of the most respected builders in the region. Every condo-apartment will be

loaded with high-end features, including granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile and hardwood flooring, central air, high ceilings and so much more. What will surprise most everyone is that The STATION will be able to offer all this in an incredibly low price range of the low $250K’s to the $450K’s.

Every unit will have a parking space and a storage locker at no extra cost. Campanale expect these luxury suites to sell out fast when The STATION is pre-launched this month, and early birds will definitely have the advantage of getting their pick of the new homes.

The STATION, like the entire Longfields community, will appeal to a wide variety of home-seekers and investors. Empty nesters, seniors and young professionals alike will enjoy the freedom from property maintenance, and career minded types will love the executive-living lifestyle only steps from the transitway. Couples of all ages will appreciate the convenience of all the amenities located within walking distance of The STATION, including the many shops, schools, places of worship and recreation facilities. For those looking to enjoy the great outdoors, will revel in the availability of walking trails and bike paths and a world of sports fields and parks, directly across the street in South Nepean Park.

The Longfields Station Sales Centre is open Monday through Thursday, from noon to 8 pm and from noon to 5 pm on weekends and holidays. You can call 613 440 3750 or visit www.campanale.com for more information. Don’t forget to drop by this Saturday December 14th at 10am for you special opportunity to own a piece of THE STATION. Register online at www.campanale.com

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS Official Name Change December 9, 2013

It is with great excitement that we are announcing our new name and brand for the Kanata Chamber of Commerce. Over the last year you have received several communications and no doubt have been involved in discussions surrounding the Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal to seek a name that better represents its entire membership.

As the Chamber has enjoyed exponential growth, the communities that we serve have also grown. Our Membership community includes not only Kanata but also, Goulbourn and West Carleton. With 45% of the membership not located in Kanata, it was clear a move to adopt the "West Ottawa" name was needed.

During our Annual General Meeting at Brookstreet, with over 80 members in attendance, you voted on a motion to approve a name change to the West Ottawa Board of Trade. The motion was passed with unanimous support.

Immediately following the AGM, the newly elected Board of Directors met to discuss the next steps in moving forward, and approved a motion that the Kanata Chamber of Commerce proceed with the necessary legal steps to change the organization's name to the "West Ottawa Board of Trade."

Today we are formally announcing that change. Effective September 23, 2013, the corporation formerly known as the Kanata Chamber of Commerce is now legally changed to the West Ottawa Board of Trade.

Our Communications Committee is to be commended for all their hard work on bringing about this next phase in our corporate history. Among their many responsibilities over the past months, they have conducted a logo competition in which several of our members participated. We are delighted to present our new West Ottawa Board of Trade logo, designed for us by Oulton & Divine.

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Effective immediately our members will start seeing this change reflected in our communication, collateral, website, social media and our events. We thank you all for your support, enthusiasm and the vigour in which you encouraged the Board to pursue this change.

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News - A Volkswagen dealership and a new business park is planned for Trim Road and Dairy Drive.

The development application has been submitted to the city, proposing to sever the land at 955 Dairy Dr. so it can accommodate a two-storey building for a Volkswagen dealership with sales, display and vehicle maintenance space on the west side of the property and to build a commercial office condominium, to be known as Trimterra Business Park on the east side.

New of the development has been well-received by both Orléans Coun.

Bob Monette, area community associations and the Orléans Chamber of Commerce.

The proposal is in its early stages, but Monette said the development shows promise that Orléans is more than just an Ottawa suburb.

“In the past, there was a mindset that if there was going to be employment, it would stop at greenbelt, but I think the east-end councillors have changed that,” he said. “This shows people are locating in Orléans. It shows that Orléans is also a good place for business.”

The councillor added this proposal is a good indication the Orléans community is not only a great place to live, but is soon becoming a great place to work.

The proposal, prepared by Novatech Engineering, indicates nearly all of Laurin Group’s 25,016 square metres of property are to be included in the development.

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Auto dealer plans to come to Dairy Drive Continued from page 53

Access to the Volkswagen dealership is planned for both Trim Road and Dairy Drive. The dealership will

consist of a 3,357-sq. metre, two-storey building. The outside parking lot will have space for 44 customer parking spaces, in addition to dedicated parking for demonstration vehicles, a

vehicle service drop off and a fenced vehicle storage yard for 150 cars.

The commercial building will consist of five separate two-storey buildings, totalling 5,683.7 sq. metres of

gross building area.

There will be 127 parking spaces for the business park, with access for the site from Dairy Drive.

The application states road modifications may be required.

Cardinal Creek Community Association president Sean Crossan said his community was happy to hear the news.

“It’s a great news story,” Crossan said. “I think it absolutely makes sense. It brings in more jobs to Or-

léans. We want to have a community where we can live, work and play, and this is the step in the right direction.”

Crossan added that the development’s proximity to the Trim Road park-and-ride makes the proposal even more alluring to potential businesses.

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W

e knew winter was finally closing in around us.

The old log house was getting ready for the cold blasts, freezing days and nights, and mountains of snow.

Soon the Twenty-Acre Field would be covered, and Father would have to break a track so that we could still get over to our neighbours Uncle Alec and Aunt Bertha Thom’s with the sleigh and our team of horses.

Father had to wait for the first big dump of snow, and know that it was going to stay, before he got the outside of the house ready.

It would take more than a day, but when he was finished packing snow around the foundation, I was sure the house was warmer. But Mother was con-

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Inside, she did all she could to prepare us for the long cold days ahead. Blanket-stitched felt slippers, handmade after Aunt Bertha instructed Mother on how to sew them, were at the ready. All the braided rugs had been taken from under the beds, and laid out all over the house.

The front door would not be opened again until spring, regardless of who was calling.

In the kitchen, the storm door

had been attached in an effort to keep out the cold north winds that always seemed to rattle the windows as it swept across the yard and hit our house with force.

Mother encouraged us, once the snow was there to stay, to enter the house through the summer kitchen. We were expected to stomp our feet thoroughly on the way in, and once inside we took off our boots and they were lined up like soldiers on a braided rug beside the wood box

next to the Findlay Oval.

We all wore felt insoles, and they were removed and propped against a block of wood to dry out over night.

Both the back door and the one coming in from the summer kitchen would have smaller braided rugs rolled tight, and placed tight against the closed doors, in the hope that more of the winter drafts would be kept outside.

But the biggest job of all was yet to come. It would take Mother hours. We would go off to Northcote School one morning, and come home to see every window downstairs plugged tight with worn-out work socks and strips of cloth from the rag bag.

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owners can learn good behaviour and tricks with their pets. Novice cross-country skiers can get lessons at Mooney’s Bay. Indoor cycling classes are a great way to get fit and make friends.

Buy recreation and culture gift certificates in denominations of $5, $10, $20 and $50.

Everyone loves a gift where they get to choose from hundreds of classes and fitness activities.

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Adults age 50 and over can enjoy activities geared to their interests, both active and intellectual. Preschoolers can learn to make friends and share toys at one of many playgroups and preschool programs. Youth can hang out with friends in the gym or learn a life skill like leadership, babysitting, or cooking. Good swimmers can take advanced courses heading toward employment as a lifeguard.

You can try a range of dance classes; drawing, painting and pottery classes; yoga, tai chi and Pilates; guitar, piano and singing. Gift certificates can be used at any time of the year and are good forever. But they won’t last long. Browse the Recreation eGuide at ottawa.ca/recreation and you will see that there’s a wide range of activities to choose from.

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Using a butcher knife to cram the strips into the window frame, the windows were made as wind-proof as possible.

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Once the winter was there to stay, every window pane in the house would frost up and turn white, and we could no longer see outside.

That is unless I engaged in one of my favourite pastimes in the winter: taking a fingernail and scratching designs on the frosted pane, or holding my thumb in the one spot until I had created a small hole, through which I could see a smidgen of the outdoors.

The only heat in the house came from the kitchen cook stove, and the silver enamelled pipes that snaked through the kitchen, escaped through a hole in the ceiling, going through what passed for a bedroom shared by my sister and me, and finally feeding out into the chimney and the roof of the house.

By the time the pipe reached upstairs, there was very little heat left to do much more than take the bitter chill off the bedroom.

Our kitchen would take on a whole new appearance in the winter as well.

The old pine table would have to be moved from in front of the window, over to a side wall, the bake table moved to the space left by the pine table, the wood box moved closer to the summer kitchen door, and the creton couch put at an angle.

If it was a bitterly cold night, Mother would have put the hot water bottle in the bed I shared with my sister Audrey, and wrapped bricks which had been heated on the Findlay Oval for the brothers.

If this grand exchange did not take place, anyone sitting on the bench behind the table for a meal would be chilled to the bone from the window, in spite of the effort Mother put into keeping out winter drafts.

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If it was a bitterly cold night, Mother would have put the hot water bottle in the bed I shared with my sister Audrey, and wrapped bricks which had been heated on the Findlay Oval for the brothers.

It didn’t take long for the bottle or the bricks to cool off, but by the time our bodies had burrowed into the feather tickings between the flannelette sheets, we were as cozy as bugs.

The howling winds outside could have been blowing in some other county.

The last thing I would hear before I fell asleep would be Father stoking the Findlay Oval.

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CLASSIFIEDS IN MEMORIAM ARMSTRONG, In loving memory of our dear parents and grandparents Horace passed away December 11, 1995 Madeleine passed away December 14, 1991.

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FLEWELLING, Guy Frederick Oak Point, N.B, December 30, 1942 Woodlawn, Ontario November 17, 2013 Sharing this loss are his beloved wife, Gwen; their loyal buddies: Minnie, Oz and Kae; his brothers: Joseph (Edna) of St. John, N.B and Robinson (Kitty) of Alberta; sisters-in-law: Norma Ferguson (Murray) and Carole Hebert (late Bob) and their families; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews from the East Coast to the West Coast; very special friends: Dennis, Mark and Christine and his extra special girls: goddaughter Peggy Tripp and Dekoda Lennox as well as his good friend and aunt, Marguerite Caplan.

Predeceased by his parents: Federson and Edna (nee Graham) Flewelling; his sister, Iona Mae McCutcheon (2010) and her son: Frederick (2012). Family and friends were invited to pay their respects at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Thursday evening, November 21st, from 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday morning from 9:45 until 10:30. A service to celebrate and honour Guy Flewelling was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday morning, November 23rd at 11 o’clock. Cremation followed. In memory of Guy, a donation to the Arnprior Braeside and McNab Seniors at Home Program would be greatly appreciated by his family.

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The RVH Manager of Sleep Services is responsible for all aspects of care delivered in our County-wide Sleep Laboratory as well as our Sleep Products store. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration and management of the program including achieving its financial goals, and ensuring high quality care through quality assurance activities associated with acquisition and scoring. The position also includes a component of scoring sleep studies, as well as working at the store.

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Vana Markarian will be 1st OSU Force Academy player to represent Canada Internationally It was a major step in his career, and a milestone moment for his soccer club. And at the moment where he found out that he’d become the first Ottawa South United athlete to represent Canada internationally via a text message from his dad, OSU Force Academy player Vana Markarian couldn’t believe it.

“I was more shocked than excited,” recounts the Grade 11 student who received the news during his lunch break at St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School. “It was kind of unreal telling my friends, and they were more happy than I was.

“I was just scared, to be honest. I mean, Team Canada – it’s a big thing. Out of the whole nation, I get to play with the best of the best and be alongside them representing my country. It’s an honour.”

Markarian will leave Dec. 5 for Germany, where he’ll join the Canadian under-16 national team group already on tour en route to Qatar for a week. They’ll train a few days, then play matches against the Qatar youth national side as well as Qatari and German professional academy teams.

“It’s exciting,” the OSU midfielder highlights. “I just want to have a successful week. I’d like to have a good showing and cement my place there – give the coaches and people something to think about.”

The chance to play for Canada began with OSU referring Markarian to Team Ontario. He caught the eye of a Vancouver Whitecaps scout while winning gold with Ontario at the national all-star championships in July, and then went on to make history as his OSU U16 boys’ squad captured Ottawa’s first-ever Ontario Youth Soccer League championship.

“I have to give credit to all my teammates, because without them, I wouldn’t be where I am right now,” says the OSU player since age 9, whose family moved from Iran when he was 2. “They’ve helped me grow. I’ve been with the same people – brothers – for the past eight years almost. They’ve had a huge role in what I’ve become, constantly pressuring me, and helping me become not only a better soccer player, but a better person.”

In mid-November, Markarian went to Vancouver for a trial with the Major League Soccer club’s youth academy program. He performed well against the U16 group in his first two days there and was moved up to the U18 squad, featuring six players who’d just returned from Dubai and the U17 World Cup. “The quality was just unbelievable there,” notes Markarian, who was joined by OSU teammate Dante Cobisa for the trials. “I was really happy to have Dante there. Going into an environment where you’re basically competing for their spots on the team, it’s not easy. They clearly don’t want you there, so it’s nice having someone I knew there with me.”

The Whitecaps forwarded Markarian’s name to the national team, which then led to the opportunity to join them overseas. Along with a good formal evaluation from the Whitecaps, the referral was a good omen that an invitation to join Vancouver’s academy may not be too far behind.

“I don’t know what path I’m going to take – university, MLS professional – it’s a big, big question for me,” Markarian adds. “One of the most exciting parts of this is I have no idea where I’m going to land with it yet.”

One thing that’s certain is that Markarian has achieved another historic feat in a season that’s already featured many for OSU, including former Markarian’s former teammate Kris Twardek of Millwall FC’s academy making his international debut for Czech Republic.

“Ever since Day 1 when we started Ottawa South United over 10 years ago, we dreamed of having a player of ours wear Canadian colours,” signals OSU President Bill Michalopulos. “We hope and expect that Vana will be the first of many OSU players to don the maple leaf now that he’s broken the ice.

Congratulations to Vana, and all those involved in his development, for putting in so much hard work and reaching this incredible level.”

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Alight at night With the Christmas season fully underway, the Southway Hotel in south Ottawa got into the holiday spirit on Dec. 4 with their annual tree lighting ceremony. The hotel’s general manger, Stephen Zlepnig, continues this tradition year after year, which was passed down from his grandparents, who built the hotel back in 1958. Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans and Mayor Jim Watson officially flicked the switch to turn on all of the colourful 150,000 LED lights. The Ottawa Food Bank accepted non-perishable food items at the event from the community, while the St. Mark High School concert band performed some Christmas classics for all to hear.

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Trinity Presbyterian Church has a greeting table from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Hazeldean Mall to provide information on the progress of the new church and an opportunity to donate to the Kanata Food Cupboard. Free cookies for visitors and some items for sale.

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St John’s Anglican Church hosts Community Christmas Dinners, a three course dinner including entertainment for only $10 a plate, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 325 Sandhill Rd. For details and tickets call 613-986-3312 or email bill@wmhughes.ca.

prizes, light lunch, bar. For details call 613-836-2657.

The Kanata Dance Club hosts its Christmas dance for singles and couples over age 30, from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For details call 613-8601036, visit kanatasinglesclub.org or email KSCDanceClub@hotmail.com.

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The Goulbourn Male Chorus presents ‘Welcome Christmas’ concert at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Rd. For tickets, email GoulbournMaleChorus@gmail.com.

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School, 4 The Parkway, host a semiformal Black and White Auction from 7 to 10 p.m. with all proceeds going to the Ottawa Hospital Foundation. For details, email blackandwhiteauction@ hotmail.com.

non-profit art organization, presents its new show entitled “Celebrate!”

The gallery exhibits and promotes the sale of original works of art by its members. For details and hours, visit kanatagallery.ca.

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Friends of the Farm offers two informative and entertaining books for the naturalist or historian on your Christmas list: For the Love of Trees and Ottawa’s Farm. Both are available on site. For details call 613-230-3276 or visit friendsofthefarm.ca.

The Kanata Food Cupboard is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of tasks on weekday mornings to support the growing needs of the organization.

For more information, please email volunteer@kanatafoodcupboard.ca.

The Ottawa Good Food Box is a non-profit program to buy fresh fruits and vegetables once a month. For details and to order call the distribution site Kanata Community Christian Reformed Church, 46 Castlefrank Rd. 613-831-7458 or 613-860-6767 and visit ottawagoodfoodbox.ca.

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Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) is a weight-loss support and wellness organization that meets Monday evenings at Glen Cairn United Church,

140 Abbeyhill Dr., at 6 p.m. There is a $32 annual fee, plus $1.50 weekly.

Contact Christabel, 613-762-8853 or topson4284@me.com for details.

Wednesdays

The Kanata Chess Club meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Martin de Porres Catholic School, 20 McKitrick Dr. Players of all ages and playing abilities are welcome. Contact Dave Anderson at 613-836-6869 for details.

Kanata Diners Club is hosted by the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, providing a nutritional lunch, entertainment, and/or educational program for seniors and adults with disabilities. The program runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kanata Seniors Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. Call 613-591-3686 ext. 316 one week in advance to register.

Thursdays

Joyful Land Buddhist Centre offers guided meditations and practical advice drop-in classes from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hazeldean Library, 50 Castlefrank Rd. A suggested contribution is $10. For details call 613-234-4347, visit MeditateInOttawa.org or email info@MeditateInOttawa.org.

Fridays

The Ottawa English Country Dance Club hosts dances at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Couples and singles welcome. The cost is $10 per person, per evening. The first evening is free. Live music once a month. For details, visit ottawaenglishdance.org or call Brenda at 613-824-7418.

Saturdays

Kanata military family playgroup is a place to meet other military families, play and interact with your child and get information about services available. Program runs every Saturday at the Western Ottawa Community resource Centre, 2 MacNeil Crt., from 9 to 11 a.m., but closed during long weekends. For details, contact 613998-4888.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

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Aries, handle some unfinished business and establish clear priorities. Otherwise, you may turn what could be a productive week into something frustrating.

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Decoding all of the mixed signals coming your way won’t be easy, Libra. The only thing you can do for the moment is to take each signal one at a time.

Taurus, when you wear your heart on your sleeve for everyone to see, you cannot be shy about expressing your emotions. Friends may be skeptical of you though.

Gemini, don’t be shy about sharing unique plans with your loved ones. The support of friends and family members will only restore your confidence in this new direction.

Expect your ideas to take shape over the next couple of days, Cancer. Concrete plans will materialize as you begin to pull thoughts from your imagination. The results will be unique.

Scorpio, you are not in the mood to play games, so you will want to push your romantic relationship to the next level. You will have no problem leading the way.

Opportunities to address your physical well-being present themselves this week, Sagittarius. Make the most of these opportunities to make a significant change.

Capricorn, you will ride a creative wave for the next several days.

Inspiration will strike when you least expect it. You should have some time for play.

You probably are not interested in inching along this week, Leo. Though it’s good to attack a project with gusto, don’t rush so much that you make mistakes.

Virgo, you are quite comfortable sharing your thoughts now that you have gotten some things worked out. It’s now much easier to talk about future possibilities.

Aquarius, expect some support from family members and close friends. Receive their generosity as warmly as you can, even if you’re feeling a bit smothered.

Pisces, it can be easy to get swept away by other people’s agendas when you attempt to lend a helping hand. Do your best to pitch in.

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