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Hydro Ottawa scrambled to return power to more than 800 customers in south Kanata after an outage that started in the early morning of Jan. 26. The power was out for as long as 12 hours, said some residents, with a second round of shorter outages in the after-

noon. Electricity was restored to all residents by 4:13 p.m., said Hydro Ottawa, after crews repaired an underground cable in someone’s back yard, said Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley. Hydro Ottawa reported 871 customers in Glen Cairn and Bridlewood were without power, starting at 12:15 a.m., though Hubley said he first got reports of outages at 11 p.m. on Jan. 25. After dispatching crews to investigate, Hydro Ottawa found two issues were to blame for the outage – a prob-

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the logistics of amalgamation. The lone staff member of the Nepean chamber has joined the West Ottawa staff of three and the Nepean office is due to close shortly, Leu said. The West Ottawa Board of Trade now represents around 600 businesses in Nepean, Kanata, Goulbourn and West Carleton and covers an area that includes nine different wards. The biggest challenge with amalgamation going forward for Leu is to make sure members in all neighborhoods get proper representation in the organization. See ORGANIZATION, page 3

Organization brings together Nepean and Kanata chambers “It’ll be like putting together a puzzle,” Leu said. “Our membership is diverse and spread out across the region. We can’t do everything for everyone, but we have to make sure that our members come first and that we’re providing value to all of them. “If you look at West Ottawa, we have specific neighborhoods with their own identities within that umbrella. “We want to make sure to have regional representation on relevant committees.” The region’s businesses used to have a joint NepeanKanata Chamber of Commerce in the 1980s until the Kanata Chamber of Commerce split from the organization in 1991. The Kanata

chamber eventually grew to include the areas of Goulbourn and West Carleton and became the West Ottawa Board of Trade. The Nepean chamber and the West Ottawa Board of Trade, hoping a larger organization would give the body

a stronger voice, started the process to join about a year and a half ago. “It’s now kind of come full circle,” Leu said. “Having gone through a separation we managed to bring these two great organizations back together.”

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Energy East pipeline meeting draws large crowd to Brookstreet Adam Kveton

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Hundreds of Ottawa area residents filled the Brookstreet Hotel’s ballroom in Kanata to hear experts assess TransCanada Corp.’s application for its Energy East pipeline, and to voice their feelings on the project. With 350 people in attendance on Jan. 22, the largest crowd the second phase of community meetings has seen, many in the crowd voiced an overwhelming “no” to the project, with others stating their concerns over the consequences of spills and the project’s impact on climate change, and questioning whether Canada needs the pipeline. The meeting was part of the Ontario Energy Board’s consultation process, kick-started by Ontario Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli in 2013. TransCanada’s application for the pipeline, a record-setting 30,000 pages in length, is before the National Energy Board. THE PIPELINE

TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline proposal, estimated to cost $12 billion, plans to convert about 3,000 kilometres of natural gas pipeline as well as create 1,600 kilometres of new pipeline, to transport crude oil from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick. More than 2,000 kilometres worth of pipeline would run through Ontario, more than any other province. In the Ottawa area, the pipeline

would run through Pembroke and Renfrew, cut south east through Stittsville, cross the Rideau River south of Kars and north of Kemptville and then follow the St. Lawrence River east. It would then cut north and cross the Ottawa River near Lachute, Que. Half of the community consultation, which took place on Jan. 22, was spent on presentations by Peter Fraser, vice president of the Ontario Energy Board, and Jake Abes and Dean Mutrie from DNV GL., a technical advisor on the oil and gas industry, who focused on reviewing TransCanada’s application. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

TransCanada’s application with regards to environmental impact was incomplete, despite its 30,000 page length, said Mutrie. He said it was missing information on potential impacts on drinking water, numerous technical data reports, and included no consideration for rerouting the pipeline to reduce potential impacts on waterways and other important areas. Though TransCanada had committed to providing this information by the end of 2014, the company has now committed to providing it in 2015, according to the Ontario Energy Board’s report. The pipeline’s route across the Rideau River, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site, was of particular concern to some residents, including farmer Doug McKay who lives in Kars near the proposed crossing. Mutrie said TransCanada’s plan

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Ontario Energy Board vice president Peter Fraser addresses a crowd of 350 people at the Brookstreet Hotel on Jan. 22 for a community presentation on TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline application, 0currently before the National Energy Board. is to build the crossing dozens of feet underneath the river, making it safer. The application also mentioned the Rideau River’s lock system would be helpful in keeping any spilled crude oil from reaching farther down the river.

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As for possible pollution of drinking water, TransCanada has committed to provide clean drinking water in the event the local source is contaminated, said Mutrie, causing West Carleton resident Tommy Wall to question where the company would obtain the water. Mutrie said that information was not provided in the application.

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CROSSING THE 417!

The newly restored bridge that connects March Road to Eagleson Road across the 417 has one flaw – the sidewalk, which didn’t end up being a sidewalk but a raised curb with a drainage channel cut across it. It is narrower than the minimum sidewalk width and inaccessible to wheelchairs, strollers or sidewalk plows due to the height of the curb. City staff said they couldn’t clear snow and deemed it unsafe for pedestrians this winter. I attended all public meetings on the design of the work on the 417 and met with Ministry officials. At all times a sidewalk on the west side was included – and it is on the design plans. I have been in contact with City staff and Ministry staff to 1) get the ‘raised curb’ modified to be the promised sidewalk, 2) get the City to clear heavy snowfalls this winter, and 3) get the City to move construction of full sidewalks to the bridge from both north and south in 2015. A full meeting of all involved is planned for Jan. 27th (after this article was written). I will report next week on how these three issues will be resolved. In the meantime, most of the snow has been removed from the raised curb, so, if you do have to cross the bridge, be extremely careful.

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The budget is being tabled next Wednesday. We will have little flexibility to add new items this year, but, if savings can be found, then some urgent items may be able to be included. I welcome ideas on how to save money or increase revenues so we can keep the tax increase down and provide the services needed in the community. I’ve met with the Mayor and senior staff to discuss issues in the Ward – including the sidewalk to the 417, the raised bike lane on Campeau and the need to cut the weeds in the hydro corridor through Morgan’s Grant. Please continue to post your budget ideas at budget2015@ottawa.ca or use hash tag #ottbudget on Twitter. Please send me a copy of your suggestions so I help to get them accepted.

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Converting the existing pipeline to carry oil shouldn’t pose a problem, said DNV GL’s second presenter, Jake Abe, as the integrity requirements for a natural gas pipeline is greater than for a crude oil pipeline. The weld seams of the existing pipeline are also of a high standard, while the majority of the casing of the existing pipeline is also very good, he said. However, five per cent of the existing pipeline is coated with a type of tape prone to allowing water and other elements to corrode the pipe. Those areas are the most concerning, he said, located at the Ignace, Martin, Nipigon and Jellicoe sections of the pipeline in Ontario. TransCanada has committed to using a 24/7 leak-detection system that could remotely close the pipe’s valves 22 minutes after the first detection of a leak, said Abes. That speed was questioned by Andrea Harden-Donahue, an energy and climate justice campaigner with the Council of Canadians who was in the audience. “I think part of the problem is the reports that we’ve seen come out of the OEB were based on TransCanada’s application,” she said. “What we like to talk about is TransCanada’s track record in Canada.” Referring to TransCanada reports of pipeline ruptures over the last few decades, HardenDonahue said of the eight that she researched, “response time in terms of shutting down the gas supply ranged from 10 minutes to two-and-a-half hours to six hours in one case. “We feel when you are examining the risks of this proposal, you really need to not just look at what is being promised, but look at (TransCanada’s) track record.

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As for how the project might affect climate change, Fraser, vice president of the Ontario Energy Board, referred to an independent company’s report which showed minimal impact in Ontario and a “modest” increase in carbon dioxide emissions in the rest of Canada, due to oil sands extraction and refining in Quebec and New Brunswick. The pipeline would have the greatest effect on climate change elsewhere in the world as the oil is consumed, said the report. But the increase in emissions would be offset by a decrease in oil production in other countries in response to the pipeline, said Fraser. Many attendees at the meeting voiced their disbelief, asking that another report by a different company be made. Ontario Energy Board representatives then asked the crowd for advice on what concerns and opinions to bring to Chiarelli. The opinions ranged from concerns over spill response as well as questions over just how toxic the type of crude oil running through the pipeline would be. Many attendees asked for a new climate change assessment, while others demanded that the

review process be slowed down so that communities could comment once TransCanada has produced their full application. Many others asked that Chiarelli oppose the pipeline outright and instead push for the development of alternative clean energy sources. Though some in the crowd acknowledged that they were for the extraction of oil sands, many more voiced opposition. Ottawa South Member of Provincial Parliament John Fraser who attended the meeting said he is not yet convinced that the pipeline could guarantee a sufficient level of public safety especially in the long-term. “If you listen here and there, people are concerned about where they live, they are concerned about the water, concerned about the Rideau River,” he said. “I think we also realize we have an obligation to look farther than what the ‘right now’ is and ensure the long-term safety of what’s being proposed in our community.” Tommy Wall, an 18-year-old West Carleton resident, is one of those people who would be dealing with the pipeline in the long-term, living on 144 acres of land just a few minutes from the proposed pipeline, said Fraser. Wall said, “I’d really like to

keep (my land) clean and oilfree. “I’m against the pipeline … I would like to see alternative energy sources being used.” Wall said he was encouraged by the Ontario Energy Board’s process, allowing people like him to get educated on the pipeline and voice their beliefs. McKay, the farmer from Kars, agreed the process was a good one, but said he is unsure what kind of effect it will ultimately have on the National Energy Board. “Could Ontario be a showstopper?” he said. “If (Ontarians) disagree, is the pipeline going to stop?” Public meetings continue, with an Ontario Energy Board stakeholder forum taking place on Jan. 29 and 30. The forum, which will allow stakeholders province-wide to make presentations, will be open to the public. For more information, go to ontarioenergyboard.ca/ html/oebenergyeast. It takes 15 months for the National Energy Board to rule on an application, said Fraser, after the board has concluded that the application is complete. Fraser said that time frame would be ambitious when it comes to ruling on this project.

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Meggan Larson said on the Kourier-Standardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our little ones are 4 (years) 3(years) and 11 months so of course safety is a concern.â&#x20AC;? Hubley said he was aware of several residents with newborns and medical conditions who had concerns about the dropping temperature in their homes. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency management officials were on standby to provide medical relief and set up warming sta-

age were likely put down before Kanata amalgamated, and are slowly being replaced. He also voiced concern over Hydro Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outage notification system, saying that electronic notifications did not go out to residents until several hours after the start of the outage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know exactly what went wrong there, but it FILE should have been putting out Hydro Ottawa crews were out early to try and restore power to 871 customers in south updates so that we knew what Kanata who lost power at 12:14 a.m. on Jan. 26. happened,â&#x20AC;? he said. SĂŠguin responded, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hydro Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notification system was fully operational.â&#x20AC;?

tions if the outage dragged on, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were ready if needed, but thankfully it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t needed,â&#x20AC;? said Hubley. Hydro Ottawa worked to minimize the impact of the power outage by transferring customers to neighbouring circuits while repair work continued. Some residents said they experienced a second, shorter power outage in the afternoon, though Larson said that was less of a concern during the warmer part of the day. Hubley said cables like the one that contributed to the out-

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fter nearly two years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming increasingly difficult to understand how Premier Kathleen Wynne intends to reinvigorate this moribund province. She assumed office on Feb. 11, 2013 and won re-election on June 12, 2014 in the Ontario general election. During that time, the province has seen marginal improvement in such indices of well-being like the unemployment rate, but so has the rest of the country. Marginal improvement isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really the reason voters handed Wynne and her party a majority though, is it? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as though the provincial government has been idle. It has banned smoking in parks across the province, it has tightened regulations on child care and given those working in the industry a raise, it has boosted the minimum wage and has pledged to conduct a thorough review of the Beer Store monopoly. For the most part, these efforts fall short of moving Ontario away from its current have-not status in Canada. Ontario still has a significant budget deficit,

and with the recent economic headwinds stirred up by the falling price of oil, the prospect of growing the economy out of its present hole are dim in the short term. Yes, Ontarians are paying less at the pump, but that may be short lived as Wynne has mused about introducing a carbon tax. Those savings on gas are also offset by a falling dollar (raising the price of imports) and the skyrocketing price of electricity (projected to climb by 42 per cent from 2013-18). This brings us to Wynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech at the Canada 2020 lunch last week. During her talk, she raised the idea of a nationwide infrastructure partnership, calling on the federal government to take the lead by significantly boosting spending on things like bridges, highways and mass transit systems. These things might very well lead to increased economic growth, but is that the best Wynne can do? Does her best plan to get Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house in order simply involve asking others for money? Ontario needs to get its act together, starting with better ideas from the person charged with leading us.

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while ago, an American newspaper did an article in which it said the main hope for excitement in the sleepy ByWard Market was that a wine store had opened. Predictably, everybody here got excited about the story, rising to the defence of the market and the nonsleepiness of Ottawa. That was civicminded of everybody, but there is a serious question about whether being non-sleepy is something to aspire to. Be careful what you wish for, is the old saying. What happens when our city becomes exciting is not always all that wonderful. Like the shootings on and around Parliament Hill last fall. Ottawa was at the top of page one all around the world, led all the newscasts. A little of that goes a

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town long way. Similarly, last week there was the episode at a local hotel involving hazardous chemicals and the arrest of a man from Nova Scotia. Back to the top of page one we go, back to the lead on the newscasts. Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it make you a bit nostalgic for the days when we were dullsville on the Rideau, or whatever it was we were called? This is not the only city with aspirations to be a bit more edgy. Torontonians used to chafe at all

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levels declineâ&#x20AC;?? Headlines like that are signs of a city trying, in a rather dull way, to get better without alarming anybody. For a bit of harmless excitement, we might allow ourselves headlines such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senators extend win streakâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canal re-opens for skating.â&#x20AC;? An unsleepiness level much above that might be, well, hazardous. Some day the virtues of sleepiness will be recognized worldwide. When that happens, it would be only proper if the headline over that story recognizes Ottawa as global leader. Cited might be our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achievement in protecting corner stores, limiting disease to trees and educating its population to separate recyclables. And mention might be made of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuing tradition of avoiding being visited by crews from CNN. By the way, a testament to our sleepiness is the fact that police, in the hazardous chemicals situation

last week, were able to evacuate the downtown hotel quietly in the middle of the night, so as not to alert the suspect, using OC Transpo vehicles to transfer guests to other hotels. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad sleepy and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good sleepy, right?

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Thank you to Charles Gordon for putting into print â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make sure we are memorializing the right thingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the criticisms of the public regarding the proposed memorial to victims of com-

Think about what it could mean to have an innovative manager that believes in work-life balance and employee engagement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not to mention someone that can keep you up-to-date with the latest app technology. So I say, welcome millen-

nials. My generation never had a chance to make it to the top of the food chain. (As the PEW Research Center suggests, we, Gen-Xers are the middle child), but hats off and good luck to the younger crowd. I hope you treat me right.

munism. I agree that the government needs to rethink the concept, the location, and as Gordon says, the language. Personally I do not think anything should intrude upon the space dedicated to the Supreme Court of the land. I also do not think, given the financial concerns of the country at this time, that any money should be spent on memorials when we need a new science and technology museum, extended LRT to the growing suburbs, infrastructure repairs or replace-

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