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On ice
SPAIN IN 2011 Aleethia Schwenger attends World Youth Day in Madrid 7
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YUKON IN 2011
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The new ice surface at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville should be ready around the middle of March. Originally it had been projected that this new ice surface would be ready in January but delays in the delivery of steel for the structure has affected the completion date. No ice time was booked for community groups for this ice season at this new facility, so there is no adverse impact by the delay on community use. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri says that there will be some free family skating nights at the new facility once it is completed to give the community an opportunity to experience the new ice surface. As far as the complete Goulbourn Recreation Complex is concerned, councillor Qadri says that the facility may have a corporate name starting in 2012. “That should happen this coming year,” he said with regard to the city of Ottawa approving a corporate name for the facility. Funds received by allowing this corporate name would go into the city’s funding for recreation programs. Councillor Qadri points out that facilities like the Goulbourn Recreation Complex are more than recreation complexes where exercise, swimming and skating happen. They are also a spot for community activities, he says, noting as an example that the Goulbourn Recreation Complex is home to the Ottawa West Arts Association art gallery. He noted as well that the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Tour made a community stop at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in 2011, indicating that it is more than just a sports facility.
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BAKING UP FUNDS At Sobeys in Stittsville on Wednesday, Dec. 28 holding a bake sale fundraiser for the Stittsville Youth Association/Youth Connexion program in Stittsville are, from left to right, Maaike Gooderham, Youth Connexion outgoing director Lisa White, new Youth Connexion director Sarah Young and Rachel Shavrnoch
2012 may be a year for dogs JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
If city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri gets his wish in 2012, Stittsville will be going to the dogs. That’s because one of his goals for the year is to try to create an off-leash dog park in Stittsville, noting that this is a facility about which he is often asked. He sees working with a local developer in trying to establish such an off-leash
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dog park on private property, such as in an area of the Fernbank lands. Councillor Qadri says that the number of households with pets in the community has changed in recent years, at least in his experience door knocking in the community. He says that whereas perhaps one in five households used to have a dog barking when he knocked at the door, it now seems to be more like one in three households. A lot of people now have pets, he says.
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Looking ahead to 2012, back at 2011 JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
Another indoor ice surface. A new roundabout at a busy intersection. A new traffic light at a Stittsville Main Street intersection. A new park and ride lot. Repaving of a section of Huntmar Drive. Improved bus service. A community design plan for Stittsville Main Street. And perhaps, just perhaps, a new multipurpose activity centre in the community. These are some of the municipal improvements coming in Stittsville in 2012. And they will be coming on the heels of a 2011 year that also saw major advances in the community – Opening of the new fire hall on Iber Road. Completion of the Hazeldean Road reconstruction. Repaving several streets such as Iber Road, Springbrook Drive and Johnwoods Street. A new sidewalk link along the west side of Stittsville Main Street from Hazeldean Road to Crossing Bridge Square. “As a community, as a councillor, it’s been a pretty successful 2011,” city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri said when
he reviewed the past year from a municipal perspective, noting that he is looking forward to an even bigger and better 2012 for the community. All of these municipal improvements add up to Stittsville having a stronger community and a stronger voice in the city, councillor Qadri said. The opening of a second ice surface at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in 2012 will be a very welcome addition to the community, the councillor said. The new year will also see the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Fernbank Road and Shea Road, something that will not only improve traffic flow at the intersection but will also make it safer since the intersecting roads will be lined up and will not be offset as at present. “I’m in favour of using as many roundabouts as possible,” councillor Qadri said, noting that this new roundabout at Fernbank Road and Shea Road will be an important traffic improvement for the community, eliminating what is now a dangerous intersection. He is also looking forward
to the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Wintergreen Drive/ Mulkins Street and Stittsville Main Street which has been included in the city’s 2012 budget. “That’s a good improvement for the community,” councillor Qadri said, noting that this has been long wanted in the community, given the busy nature of Stittsville Main Street and traffic wanting access both from the Wyldewood subdivision and from the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena and Alexander Grove. Next week will see the implementation of a new OC Transpo park and ride facility at the Scotiabank Place parking lot. To be opened with 100 spots available, it may expand in the future. Express routes 261 and 263 will both serve this new park and ride location. Councillor Qadri was a strong advocate for this new facility, noting that the Scotiabank Place parking lot was sitting vacant all day long and could meet this need. He said that this new park and ride facility will take some pressure off the Eagleson Road park and
ride lot which is landlocked by National Capital Commission territory and cannot be expanded further. Making things easier for Stittsville residents to reach Scotiabank Place will be the repaving of Huntmar Drive from Maple Grove Road to Palladium Drive in 2012. This section of road was initially to be repaved only in 2016 but councillor Qadri, working with mayor Jim Watson, was able to get the repaving moved up to this year. The repaving will include extending the shoulders, making it somewhat safer for pedestrians who walk along this stretch of road going to Scotiabank Place. While the downside is that property taxes for Stittsville residents will be increasing as the community becomes a full member of the Urban Transit Area in 2012, the upside is that transit service in the community will be improving. Initially this will take the form of more frequent route 96 service during peak hours as well as improved express service. See LOOKING, page 3
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legal challenges. The new outdoor rink at city hall should be opening on the upcoming National Hockey League all-star weekend in Ottawa. This will be an economic boost for the city as visitors from now on will now be assured of a wintertime outdoor skating venue, even if warm weather keeps people off the famous Rideau Canal skateway. The year 2011 was also a noteworthy year for councillor Qadri himself as he became chair of Crime Prevention Ottawa, an organization that works to deter crime in communities by aiming at its prevention in the first place. He said that he is now trying to bring Crime Prevention Ottawa programs to the suburban and rural areas of the city as the organization has been focusing its attention on more urban areas up until now. Councillor Qadri says that he is continuing to work with the landowners and developers of the Fernbank lands as development begins there. He notes, though, that Stittsville residents should stay involved and attend public meetings as they come up related to various individual developments in these lands. “The more input we have from the public, the better it is,” he says, noting that it is important for residents of the community of Stittsville to help design this community of the future that will be attached to Stittsville. Councillor Qadri said that the section of the future north/south arterial road through the Fernbank lands from Fernbank Road to Abbott Street will be built thanks to developers front-ending the cost before any homes are built in new Fernbank lands projects. He said that this should alleviate some of the traffic congestion on Stittsville Main Street.
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From page 2 There will also be service improvements launched this coming September following public consultation. It is also expected that by the end of 2012, there will be a community design plan in place for Stittsville Main Street. “It’s important to have a vision for Stittsville Main Street,” councillor Qadri says, noting that while the street is designated as a Traditional Main Street in the city’s Official Plan, there are different ways in which it could develop. Councillor Qadri recently walked Stittsville Main Street with city staff to give the staff a feel for the challenges involved in the street’s development. These include the narrow section in the core area, protection of the natural environment area around Poole Creek, and the need to maintain the character of the street. City staff took note of the depth of many of the properties along Stittsville Main Street, a factor which could determine their future development, such as having commercial uses at the front of the properties, with residential uses in the rear. Councillor Qadri says that he would like to see the creation of a multi-purpose activity centre in Stittsville where there could be programming for youth, seniors and other community groups as well as employment training and courses. Its establishment would require some municipal funding. Right now, he is working on bringing this to reality but there is nothing definite as yet. And while there is much to look forward to in 2012, the past year of 2011 was also an active year in Stittsville from a municipal perspective. The opening of the new fire hall on Iber Road was a needed addition to the community, councillor Qadri said, noting that it will be particularly significant as the Fernbank lands between Stittsville and Kanata develop in the coming years. Councillor Qadri notes that 2011 saw the completion of the Hazeldean Road reconstruction project. “I think it’s a major accomplishment for this community,” he said about the project which expanded the road from two lanes to four lanes from Kanata through to the Carp Road. He said that the community now has a major four-lane east/ west thoroughfare. In addition, its reconstruction has prompted new commercial development which is helping the community’s commercial base. Councillor Qadri said while this new development is happening, there remains a focus on maintaining the history involved. That’s why the new shopping area is called Grant Crossing to maintain the historic Grant name along that section of Hazeldean Road while the new shopping
area at Hazeldean Road and Carp Road is called Stittsville Corners, a nod to the initial Stitt’s Corners established by early Stittsville entrepreneur Jackson Stitt. The year 2011 saw the repaving of Springbrook Drive in Amberwood Village, Iber Road from Hazeldean Road to Abbott Street and Johnwoods Street. It also saw the installation of a missing piece of Stittsville Main Street sidewalk, on the west side of Stittsville Main Street from Hazeldean Road to Crossing Bridge Square. Councillor Qadri noted that one of the challenges for the Stittsville community in 2011 was the rash of fires which plagued the community and are still being investigated by the Ottawa Police Service. These fires, though, did galvanize the Jackson Trails community and a new community association was formed which is now working on community projects such as establishment of a Neighbourhood Watch program in Jackson Trails. Councillor Qadri is also happy with the way that things went at city hall from a city-wide perspective in 2011 in terms of making decisions. “You can see more of a teamwork approach at council,” he said, adding that this is good because the city is moving ahead with projects. He cited the completion of the new Ottawa Congress Centre as a major economic boost for the city. He said that the signing of the agreement with Plasco marks “a major, major step forward” with the prospect of extending the life of the Trail Road landfill site by 28 years. Councillor Qadri said that the city’s light rail transit project has moved beyond its initial stages and council remains committed to the Lansdowne Park redevelopment which is now delayed by
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Focus on roads in Rideau-Goulbourn ward JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
Roads, roads, roads. That is going to be the focus for major municipal spending in Rideau-Goulbourn ward over the next three years as a number of its roads will be resurfaced thanks to a major injection of funds into infrastructure renewal by the city of Ottawa. For Goulbourn, this means repaving Mansfield Road from Conley Road west to Munster Road; a section of the Dwyer Hill Road; Flewellyn Road at Ashton; and
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Ottawa Street east of McBean Street and King Street, both in Richmond. For city of Ottawa Rideau-Goulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt, this infusion of funds over the next three years will see some roads in the ward which really need it getting repaved. He has toured these roads with city staff to show them the issues and knows that the mayor himself has travelled many of these roads as he has attended events in the community. Councillor Moffatt says that the city is now making the biggest investment in roads in the area in his lifetime, pointing
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Please be advised that the Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) upgrade is currently taking place within Stittsville. In 2006, City Council approved an Automated Meter Renewal program based upon Radio Frequency technology (refer to memo ACS2011-ICSESD-0006-IPD). Installation and implementation of the new water meter infrastructure began in June 2011 and is projected to continue until the end of 2012.
I would like to remind residents of the parking regulations for our City. Overnight on-street parking regulations came into effect on Nov. 15 and will be in place until April 1.
The installation of endpoints at the homes of residences in Stittsville will be conducted by Itron Canada on behalf of the City of Ottawa. If you have any questions or concerns, please refer to the City of Ottawa AMI information site at: http://ottawa.ca/env_water/ water_sewer/billing/understanding/meters/ami_en.html If you have any further inquiries please contact Sheldon Osmond Project Manager, Water Meter Renewal at (613)-580-2424 x22388 (sheldon.osmond@ottawa.ca) or Kayla Dover Program and Project Management Officer at (613)580-2424 x21999 (kayla.dover@ ottawa.ca). New Kanata North Recreation Complex to be central part of Community Mayor Jim Watson, Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson, West Carleton-March Councillor Eli El-Chantiry, Kanata South Councillor Allan Hubley and Stittsville Councillor Shad Qadri celebrated the start of construction on the new Kanata North Recreation Complex last week. Once completed, the facility will fulfill a long-standing need and offer a range of community and recreation facilities. The complex will be located at 4101 Innovation Drive and is expected to be open by fall 2013. The $43-million project will include a 90,000-sq. ft. building with a 25-metre, eight-lane indoor pool, a leisure/therapeutic pool, two gymnasia, a fitness centre and several multi-purpose rooms. Outside, the complex will have children’s play areas, including water play, a basketball court, a skate park and two sports fields. The complex is designed to meet LEED GOLD certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). LEED certification is accredited to buildings that have interior and exterior designs that promote green building practices. The new facility will have a number of green features that promote energy efficiency and reduced water use. The complex will also have four permanent and distinct public art commissions by artists Jean-Yves Vigneau, Maskull Lasserre and the team of Anna Williams and Erin Robertson, selected through a public art competition earlier this year. A fourth artist will be selected in the spring of 2012 to integrate public art into the design of the outdoor skate park. For more information about the Kanata North Recreation Complex, please visit ottawa.ca The Rink of Dreams Weather permitting, the outdoor rink season will operate between December 15th, 2011 and February 28th, 2012. Some sites may extend their season on a voluntary basis and without additional City funding. Dismantling of rink sites with temporary features (i.e. trailers, boards, lighting) will commence prior to the spring thaw to prevent damage to parkland and vandalism. Information about the City’s outdoor rink program can be found on www.Ottawa.ca at the following link: http://ottawa.ca/rec_culture/ park_facility/parks/outdoor_rinks/index_en.html. This site will host outdoor rink information on special events, rink locations, rink types and hours of operation. Residents can also call the Seasonal Recreation telephone information line at 613-580-2590. Launch of the 6th Edition of Rink Conditions Website The Parks and Recreation and Culture Department is pleased to announce the launch of the 6th edition of our Ottawa Rink Conditions website. This initiative is a result of a successful partnership and service agreement with a community volunteer who developed and maintains the website. Residents visiting www. ottawarinkconditions.ca can obtain and post reports of conditions at their local outdoor rink. Last season the site received over 25,000 hits. The site is also a great forum for operators to share techniques, register statistics and site conditions.
In the event of a snowfall, please ensure that you keep your vehicle off the street during all snowfalls over 7 cm. Please keep in mind that snow removal may take place even when snow is not in the forecast. In this case, a temporary no parking sign will be placed in the area and residents are asked to please keep their vehicles off the streets. Please note that parking is permitted on City streets between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. when less than 7 cm of snow is in the forecast. The City is offering a convenient tool to ensure residents are aware of when overnight parking restrictions will be in effect. Also, subscribers will receive emails when parking restrictions continue for more than one night and will be notified when the restriction has been lifted. To subscribe to this free service and for more information please visit ottawa.ca/winterparking. Also for updates on when overnight parking restrictions are in effect please visit the City’s newsroom at ottawa.ca/newsroom or call 31-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).
out that it is simply residents’ taxes coming back to the area in a way that affects everyone – improving roads. The Ashton Station Road south of Ashton is not one of the roads slated for improvement so far but councillor Moffatt sees it being a priority for future funding. He explains that there are drainage issues that have to be dealt with and fixed before the road can be improved. It is also a boundary road so that the city ideally has to work with the adjacent Beckwith township on any improvement plans. Councillor Moffatt sees 2012 being an exciting year in Richmond, with the construction of the new shopping plaza at the northeast corner of Perth Street and Shea Road. He says that from the plans that he has seen, the new plaza will include a Tim Hortons, a bank and a new grocery store. He said that such a development will help revitalize Richmond while also creating more jobs for local residents. Councillor Moffatt is also promoting tourism in the ward. He notes the huge success in 2011 of the new Jabulani Vineyard and Winery in rural Goulbourn, crediting it with bringing lots of visitors to the Richmond/Munster area. He foresees the day when there may be several vineyards in that area of the ward, creating a Niagara-like area. He says that such new enterprises stimulate the local economy, benefitting other businesses. For instance, visitors to the area may end up stopping at the
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Always listening and acting on your concerns As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad. Qadri@ottawa.ca. My ward office is situated in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. Please note the summer hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9am-1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. I welcome your call or email to arrange an appointment.
Hobbs Store and Bakery on Dwyer Hill Road. Councillor Moffatt, who worked in the golf industry, is involved with trying to bring back a Canadian Professional Golf Tour event to the Ottawa area, to become another new annual event for the city. He is hoping that such an event might happen as early as this coming August or September, becoming part of an eastern Canada swing for the tour. He is also interested in seeing a proposed water park on Bankfield Road between Manotick and Richmond developed. He sees such a development as a benefit for the ward and its residents, not only providing a nearby water park facility but also creating jobs, especially for the youth in the summer. So far, though, no formal plans for this development have been presented to the city. Councillor Moffatt notes that the year 2017 will involve celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary but he also points out that the year 2018 is the 200th anniversary for Richmond. “Richmond deserves a heritage celebration in 2018,” he said, noting that the year will also be the 60th anniversary of the founding of Silver Stick Hockey in Richmond. With regard to development in Richmond, he points out that there are no applications before the city right now from Mattamy Homes for property in Richmond. See RIDEAU-GOULBOURN, page 5
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As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad. Qadri@ottawa.ca.
Numerous community associations will host Winter Carnivals across the City this winter. The Seasonal Recreation office provides equipment and secures sponsorship with various companies in support of the Winter Carnival Program. Operators may contact the seasonal recreation front desk by phone at 613-580-2590 or email at seasonalrecreation@ottawa.ca to learn more.
My ward office is situated in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. Please note the summer hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9am-1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. I welcome your call or email to arrange an appointment.
2012 will mark the fourth edition of “Hockey Day in Ottawa”, scheduled for Saturday, February 11, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The Department in partnership with our community based operators is planning a fun filled day where residents will be encouraged to setup hockey games and other winter activities citywide. The goal is to raise visibility and awareness for the program and its volunteers.
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The year 2012 may see the city of Ottawa plant trees along the west side of Stittsville Main Street in front of the Traditions subdivision south of Etta Street. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri favours planting trees along what is now an open stretch of property, saying that having trees there would not only add beauty but would give a visual protection to the adjacent homeowners. Councillor Qadri also suggested that some kind of fencing might be appropriate along this frontage of the Traditions subdivision.
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“I always knew I would be busy,” he says, while adding that he is working on trying to get better at responding to phone calls and emails. He says that he reads every email right away on his Blackberry but that sometimes he does not respond to such inquiries as quickly as he perhaps should. He says that he is now working with his staff on how to be more responsible in getting back to people quickly and not letting anything slip through the cracks. “I have to shore up those cracks,” he admits. Councillor Moffatt notes that a new shoppers’ bus from Richmond to Bayshore and Carlingwood will be starting this month. He says that a similar shoppers bus serving the North Gower area has proven to be a huge success and if the Richmond bus is patronized as strongly, it will become a permanent service in the community. Councillor Moffatt says that he is still working on the planned access road from Jinkinson Road to Country Club Estates west of Stittsville. “I want the road,” he says, adding that city of Ottawa staff also want to see it built. He says that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has been slow in responding to the plans for the project.
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Everyone has a chance throughout the month of January to make a difference in the life of a local business. That’s because online voting in the People’s Choice Business Awards begins this coming Monday, Jan. 9 and runs through to Friday, Feb. 3. During this time, you can go online and cast your vote for your favourite businesses not only here in Goulbourn and Stittsville but also even in Kanata and West Carleton if you so wish. The list of businesses in various categories such as tourism business, large business (over ten staff) and restaurant has already been determined as nominations took place, again online, before Christmas. But there are over 70 Goulbourn businesses
and organizations that have been nominated, giving you lots of choice. A person can vote only once in each category. It is easy to do. As of Monday, Jan. 9, simply go to the Kanata chamber of Commerce website at www.kanatachamber.com, register to vote and then vote online during the voting period which ends on Friday, Feb. 3. It’s that easy. What a great way to support the local businesses that you patronize and have come to appreciate and, yes, at which you enjoy shopping. Show them that their service and their products mean a lot to you. Give them a vote in this People’s Choice Business Awards program. There is also a Citizen of the Year Award, just one for the
whole area served by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce – Goulbourn (including Stittsville), Kanata and West Carleton. Two of the nominees are from Goulbourn and both are extremely deserving candidates. Stittsville sports enthusiast and Legion member John Leroux is one of them. He would be an awesome choice, gaining recognition for all that he has done in the community over the years. An equally awesome choice would be Brad Spriggs, the Stittsville resident and past president of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, who has been a driving force in the Rotary Club’s project to create a community library in Uganda. His dedication to this international project merits a big douse of recognition.
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Intensification - a sacred cow in many cities According to the usual deadly-accurate computer projections, the 7-billionth human being has been born. This has implications that none of us can really understand. However many people now suspect that there will soon be seven billion people living in their neighbourhood. This is because of intensification, a policy that has taken on the properties of sacred cow in many cities, including this one. The idea, which has great surface plausibility, is that cities should encourage more people to live in central areas. They will do this by planning and zoning. This will prevent ugly urban sprawl with all the costs that go along with it. The central area will flourish with all its new residents, who will not clog the streets with their cars because they will use public transit. What a nice city we would have if all this were to come true. But it probably won’t. We
CHARLES GORDON will continue to have sprawl and it will coincide with more crowded central area neighbourhoods and more cars and more unhappy people. And why would that be? Because the usual deadly-accurate reading of human nature says that intensification flies in the face of it. The human nature in question is the Canadian variety. Canadians have always had lots of space and have always enjoyed that. The experts tell us we don’t need all that space but average Canadians might not agree. They want enough room to swing a cat, as somebody’s grandmother used to say. You know that for yourself. Take a trip to some crowded country in Europe or the Third World and the first thing you want to do when you come
home is to stretch out, walk down the street without dodging people, park your car without having to drive five kilometres away, go out in the yard and enjoy the fact that you have a yard. You also like the look of space. You like to see the sky, the tops of trees. Somebody puts an apartment building where the sky used to be and you don’t say, “Oh, goody! Intensification.” This is why all those neighbourhood fights are taking place and it’s why people are still moving to the burbs. People like space and they see that there still seems to be lots of it. They grew up wanting space of their own and now they want to enjoy it. Against them are the planners and urbanization experts who say this is the wrong way to live. They picture a new urban utopia and can’t understand why everyone else doesn’t see it too. Everyone else does see it, in a way. It’s probably fair to say that most people agree in principle with the idea of
intensification. They would just prefer that intensification take place on somebody else’s street. From the point of view of human nature, another problem is that the chief beneficiaries of intensification may not exist. The idea is predicated on the notion of a new generation of urbanites, who like to live in low-rise apartments, eschew the automobile and take the bus everywhere. Are there enough such people around to make the theory work? Do you know any yourself ? If you do, they might be rich because many of the new intensified dwellings that are springing up are for people who have lots of money.
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And one more thing: since the transit system is still somewhat less than perfect, those rich people are going to be bringing their cars. Meanwhile, people who can’t afford the intensified lifestyle or want enough room to swing a cat will continue to buy singlefamily dwellings in the suburbs, which means more development and more cars driving downtown. Imagine how much worse it’s going to get when we are eight billion.
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Sacred Heart graduate attends World Youth Day 2011 john.curry@metroland.com
The year 2011 saw 18 year old Aleethia Schwenger of Stittsville, a Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2011 graduate, travel to Spain in August where she was one of more than 100 young people from the Archdiocese of Ottawa attending World Youth Day. Arriving in Spain on Aug. 11, she spent five days billeted with a local family before attending a weeklong series of World Youth Day activities in Madrid including a welcome ceremony, stations of the cross, a prayer vigil and a closing mass at a nearby air base, all with Pope Benedict XVI in attendance, although the huge crowds prevented Allethia from seeing him in person. After the World Youth Day gatherings, the Ottawa pilgrims participated in a retreat until Aug. 24 after which they returned to Ottawa. Her journey to World Youth Day in Spain began the previous October when she attended Sacred Heart’s Well Retreat, a weekend gathering helping youth connect more with their faith. She discovered information about World Youth Day online and eventually became one of the 100 or so pilgrims from Ottawa, meeting once a month in the time leading up to the event. She had to do some fundraising in order to go, mostly to cover the air fare. She held a bake sale at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, saved money from a job and got some family help. “Mainly I just worked a lot to get the money,” Aleethia recalls. Billeted with a host family when she initially arrived in Spain, sightseeing
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Aleethia Schwenger of Stittsville holds the red Canada jersey which she wore at World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain. tours and spending time with youth Catholic youth ensued, including what turned out to be one of the highlights of her trip, a concert at one of Valladolid’s churches. “I had goose bumps, it was breathtaking,” Aleethia says about this concert. Another highlight of this part of the experience was an adoration service one evening in a big cathedral that was packed with people from countries around the world.. Then it was off to Madrid for the World Youth Day activities, beginning with a welcoming mass for all of the Canadian pilgrims
which was officiated by Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast. Every youth from Canada at World Youth Day wore a red jersey, making it easy to spot a Canadian pilgrim at any of the events. “That was kind of cool,” Aleethia says. There were daily catechism sessions and a host of events from an opening mass to stations of the cross to the closing mass at the air base. But it was the non-events that proved just as memorable. Walking back from the opening mass which she watched on a screen, Aleet-
hia met other youth from around the world. “It was real fun meeting other youth who came for the same reason we did,” she said of this experience. Aleethia enjoyed the retreat which the Ottawa pilgrims experienced after the World Youth Day activities, giving an opportunity to unwind and reflect. Aleethia admits that she had high expectations for her World Youth Day experience, thinking that she might return home as a changed person. “I thought I would be spiritually renewed but I wasn’t,” she said, feeling that perhaps it was because there were almost too many people there to experience any such renewal. But she still benefitted, she believes, because all of the youth were there because of their spirituality. Being able to see people my age who believe in God was a big benefit, she believes, adding that she definitely recommends that youth should attend a World Youth Day when possible. “It was fun, just meeting people,” she says, adding that she returned with a bag of mementos from pilgrims from such diverse places as Australia, Slovakia, Italy, China and Poland. World Youth Day was founded by Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1984, with the first international one outside of Rome being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1987. Blessed Pope John Paul II, who was beatified in Rome on May 1, 2011, was declared Patron of World Youth Day Madrid 2011 which was the 26th edition of the event. World Youth Day is a gathering of youth and young adults from around the world who attend with a focus on deepening their knowledge of the Catholic faith.
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Westwind Public School library named after Daisey Jinkinson JOHN CURRY
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The year 2011 saw the opening of the new Westwind Public School in Stittsville in September, with the official opening held on Thursday, Nov. 27. This new school also provided an opportunity to honour one very special former teacher as the school’s library has been named the Daisey Jinkinson Library. The late Daisey Jinkinson taught for 36 years, mainly in the Goulbourn area, and also was an avid reader and lover of books, even in her later retirement years when she had lost her eyesight. At the school’s official opening ceremony, Daisey’s granddaughter Jenna Jinkinson told a little about the life and career of her grandmother. She then later presided at a ribbon cutting ceremony formally opening the school’s library bearing her grandmother’s name. In her remarks, Jenna Jinkinson noted that her grandmother, Daisey Jinkinson, was known as a kind, dedicated teacher. She said that naming the library after her grandmother was particularly appropriate because Daisey loved to read and even
after she lost her eyesight, she learned to read braille and also enjoying the times when friends and family members read to her. Daisey Jinkinson was born in April 1913 in a small village in Northern Ireland, the youngest of 12 children. The family immigrated to Canada, taking up residence in Carp where Daisey received her early education and then graduated from the Carp Continuation School. She then entered Normal School in Ottawa to become a teacher, obtaining her teaching diploma with honours in 1932. Her first teaching position was at a one room school on Fernbank Road known as S.S. 9 Goulbourn. She also taught near Comberland, on the 9th line of Beckwith township, at a rural school outside Richmond and in Ashton before beginning a 21 year career at Stittsville Public School, retiring in 1978. She was considered a dedicated teacher who exhibited a special interest in young people. In her retirement, she tutored students who needed a little extra help. Daisey particularly enjoyed classical literature and tried to instill a love of the classics in her students. Although small in physical stature, she always drew the
respect of her students and discipline in the classroom was never a problem. After she retired from teaching, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and even-
tually lost all of her sight. But she continued to enjoy books, thanks to the dedicated staff at the Stittsville library who provided her with the talking books that became her literary lifeline
for over 20 years. A farmer’s wife, she was mother of two sons, one of whom pre-deceased her. She was a grandmother of four and great-grandmother to twin great-granddaughters.
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Cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Daisey Jinkinson library at Westwind Public School in Stittsville are, from left to right, vice-principal Rian Bayne; Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee Lynn Scott; principal Marva Major; Ottawa-Carleton District School Board chair Jennifer McKenzie; Jenna Jinkinson, granddaughter of the late Daisey Jinkinson; Ottawa-Carleton District School Board director of education Jennifer Adams; Westwind Public School Council chair Alison Landon-Mockett; city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri; and Ontario Ministry of Education representative Glenda Stevenson.
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Youth Award goes to Erin Sauve JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
It started with the simplest of ideas – stickers on a team’s hockey helmets. And it grew from there, first to other teams and eventually to the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, raising over $1.5 million for youth mental health awareness and research and still going strong. This February the Ottawa Senators will have a special night for it, playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Yes, it’s the Do It For Daron campaign, founded in the November 2010 tragedy that saw Daron Richardson, the 14 year old daughter of Luke Richardson, a former National Hockey League player and an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators, commit suicide. Among those devastated by Daron’s suicide was her teammate Erin Sauve, now a grade ten student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville. Erin and Daron were the best of friends as well as teammates, always hanging around together. Erin played centre for the AA girls’ hockey team while Daron was a defenseman. Daron’s death totally changed Erin’s life as she was left without her best friend. But Erin’s initiative turned this negative situation into a positive. While she readily admits that there is no bright side to suicide, she tried to put a positive spin on it, feeling that if people step up and lives are saved thanks to the Do It For Daron campaign, then Daron’s death
will have some meaning. This past November, Erin was honoured when the Ottawa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising P ro f e s s i o n a l s presented her with the OutErin Sauve standing Individual Youth Award at the 17th annual Ottawa Philanthropy Awards Gala at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. The award marked her role in founding the Do It For Daron campaign. Another highlight last fall was her attendance at the finals of CBC TV’s “Battle of the Blades” competition in Toronto where finalists Bryan Berard, a former National Hockey League player, and figure skater Marie-France Dubreuil, were skating for the Do It For Daron program. Erin is amazed that the Do It For Daron program just keeps growing and growing. “It’s pretty much just about caring,” she says, while adding that no one should have to go through what she and her friends went through following Daron’s suicide. She urges anyone with a problem to find someone to talk to. She said that it is not good to keep something bottled up inside, no matter what it is.
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He’s a former hockey player whose sport of choice now is wrestling. And Cameron Hickson, a grade seven student at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville, is excelling as a wrestler. He wrestles for his school as well as with a wrestling club that meets at St. Patrick High School in Ottawa. And he is a winner in both. Cameron has been a gold medal winner in his weight class in two school meets while in his club wrestling, he now carries the title of Canada East champion. He is a former high level minor hockey player but he grew tired of that sport. About two years ago, he was looking for another sport to participate in and his father came across the wrestling club. Cameron’s
Cameron Hickson initial exposure to it went well and he has stayed with it. “It’s fun,” he says about wrestling but that is only part of the sport’s appeal. “Wrestling is a mental and physical workout,” he says, noting that a wrestler not only has to be in good shape but also has to use his brains in the ring. As for his wrestling, Cameron wants to get to
Happy New Year Rideau-Goulbourn! I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and any time off you may have had around the holidays. After an exciting and challenging 2011, we still have plenty to do in 2012 and I’m excited to begin my second year as your Councillor. Here is a glimpse at what to expect in 2012.
know more moves and, more importantly, when to use them. Wrestling, though, is not his only sports pastime. He skis a lot, having been a downhill skier since he was two years of age. He also plays various sports at school including rugby and table tennis. At his previous school, Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville, he participated on the school’s badminton and handball teams. Cameron is also now involved with the guitar, having started once a week lessons last September. He enjoys the guitar, although he admits that he has no particular favourite kind of music. At Sacred Heart, Cameron praises his teachers as good teachers in his view while also describing himself as a fairly good student. Gym and art are his favourite classes.
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Councillor For Hire also continues in 2012 with jobs lined up at Nepean Rideau Osgoode Community Resource Centre, Rural Ottawa South Support Services/ Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, Jabulani Vineyard & Winery, Manotick Village Butcher, NoGo Coffee Company, Kingsway Medical Health Centre, and the Marlborough Pub & Eatery. If you want to have me come and work a shift at your place of work, just let me know! This is just a little glimpse of what lies ahead in 2012. The majority of what I’ll be doing this year still remains a mystery as new things develop each and every day and every single day is different than the day before it. If you have any suggestions for the year ahead or if you feel I’ve missed the mark on some of the 2012 priorities, please let me know. I look forward to a successful 2012 and another year representing Rideau-Goulbourn.
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In development news, the Spring should see the beginning of two major projects in Rideau-Goulbourn. Under new ownership, the proposed retirement residence on Bridge Street should break ground following the winter. The Princiotta Group is excited to be a part of this community and looks forward to bringing their successful Orchard View model to Manotick. In Richmond, the new village plaza should also see construction begin at the same time. This project promises to create more jobs in the community, rejuvenate commercial business in the area, and allow more Richmond residents to shop where they live. Minto will begin servicing Phase 1 of their Mahogany development. Minto remains committed to minimizing the impact of construction through the village and has requested all construction vehicles to avoid Bridge/Main. Manotick Main Street (south of Eastman) will see construction as services are delivered to the new development. The Mahogany sales centre should open in the Fall of 2012, but occupancy will not occur until 2013.
Priority number one for me in 2011 was roads and achieving more funding for resurfacing, which was successfully achieved. 2012 will bring my focus squarely onto traffic issues and finding solutions and implementing them for ongoing traffic concerns, some of which have existed for 20-30 years. The highest priority traffic related issues in Rideau-Goulbourn are South River Drive/Bridge Street in Manotick, the Highway 7 Service Road extension near Country Club Village, Church Street in North Gower, and Steeple Hill in Fallowfield Village.
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With a big priority on tourism throughout the City, the first quarter of 2012 kicks off with two big events; the 2012 NHL All-Star Game at the Scotiabank Place, and the 2012 Juno Awards, to also be held at Scotiabank Place, on April 1. I have also been meeting with representatives from the Canadian Tour and am working to bring the professional golf tour back to the Ottawa area for the first time in over 10 years.
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2011 saw Ian Mockett of Stittsville get up close and personal with the Yukon River Quest which is billed as the most spectacular paddling marathon in the world. Indeed, Ian was not unfamiliar with the race or the 740 kilometer long route from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon as he had competed back in 2008 as well. But the difference this time is that he was entered in the solo canoe class rather than in the tandem class as was the case back in 2008. The race began on Wednesday, June 29 and ran through to Saturday, July 2, with 72 entrants in five different categories coming from ten different countries to compete in the so-called “Race to the Midnight Sun.” Some of the best paddlers in the world take part. Ian had set a personal goal to complete this canoe marathon on his own and that’s what he did, even finishing third in his class in a time of 52 hours, 59 minutes. Only six of the 11 entered in his class completed the route this year. It was also an excuse to travel to this part of Canada’s north which he describes as some of the best and most beautiful parts of the country. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, Ian explained that it was a grueling experience. “It was pretty trying,” he said about the marathon, explaining that part of the challenge is battling any possible hallucinations which arise as a result of the long and arduous wilderness paddling race. He said that participants start off feeling strong mentally but that after five or six hours of paddling, the mental battles begin. “You pretty much have to keep it together,” Ian said in telling about these challenges along the route. He reported that he suffered no hallucinations in this year’s race. He had experienced some when he competed in 2008. He admits that he did see other competitors hallucinating along the route and stories of such hallucinations make the rounds when the competitors get together for beers and whiskeys following the race and the stories start flowing. Ian noted that he has a bad shoulder which flared up midway along the route. This is where mental strength entered the picture, as he says that he had to ignore the situation and
keep on paddling – a mental exercise. When a paddler is doing 60 to 70 strokes a minute like Ian would be doing much of the time, this requires concentration. The race has nine official race checkpoints along the John Curry photo route, two Barb Gladwish, left, of the Rotary Club of Ottawa of which require manda- - Stittsville presents Ian Mockett, right, of Stittsville tory layovers, with a gift of appreciation for telling Club members one for seven about his participation in the 2011 Yukon River hours and Quest. another for three hours. There is no portaging along solo in the Yukon River Quest, the route, meaning that particihe has no plans to do it again – at pants have to deal with many least by himself. different challenges, not the “I was happy I did it but I have least of which is the mass start no plan to go back to do solo,” he with everyone running to their said. boats for launching. And why does Ian and the Then it’s a matter of handling others from around the world the route’s challenges such as go through this grueling Yu“boils” which look like minikon River Quest? It’s not for the whirlpools and crossing Lake money as the cost of the canoes Laberge, which has no flow, or kayaks, the cost of transpormaking it tougher paddling, estation and the costs involved pecially with waves such as the with training mean that even two to three foot ones that pretop competitors are fortunate if vailed for this year’s race. they just re-coop their costs. Ian says that in his view, the “It’s just a passion for all of first 100 kilometers of the route, us,” Ian says, adding that he has which includes Lake Laberge, is met a lot of great people at the the hardest part of the race. Yukon River Quest. A lot of training precedes any Ian has not only participated marathon canoe race like this twice now in the Yukon River one. In the spring and summer, Quest but in both 2004 and 2006, Ian is usually out on the water he enjoyed a lazy paddle along two to three times a week, buildthe Yukon River from Carmacks ing up his endurance and workto Dawson City in the company ing on his mental preparation as of some good friends. well. In the winter, his training Countries represented in the involves running, skipping and 2011 Yukon River Quest includweights, all geared to building ed Austria, Australia, Finland, up his endurance. France, Great Britain, Japan, Being called “The Race to the Latvia, Sweden, the United Midnight Sun” rings true beStates and Canada. cause in late June and early July This year’s race, which was in the Yukon, there is 24 hours of the 13th annual, attracted 72 daylight. Ian says that there is a entrants (teams and solos). A point where the sun will drop bemaximum number of entrants hind adjacent mountain ranges, allowed would have been 100. bringing on dusk, but it never The race includes tandem gets completely dark. However, canoe or tandem kayak teams; the nights can get chilly and Ian solo canoe or solo kayak enhad frost on his boat a couple of tries; and voyageur canoe team times during the race. entries which consist of six or The river water is cold. more people who travel together “You don’t want to dump,” Ian downriver in the same craft. warns. In this Yukon River Quest, Indeed, hypothermia is by far paddlers, either solo or teams, the main reason that paddlers may spend many hours at a time scratch and have to be rescued out of sight of any other boat off the river in this race. or person. The Yukon River has And while Ian achieved his very few road access points and very few live along its banks. goal of competing as a canoe
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The story of the Ottawa Rotary Home is soon going to be told, with a book planned to be published in 2012. Brian Hartley, a former Stittsville resident, a charter member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville in 2005 and a Board member of the Ottawa Rotary Home from 2002 to 2009, is now completing the manuscript for the book. At a recent presentation to the Stittsville Rotary Club, he gave an outline of the history of the Ottawa Rotary Home, a history which has evolved out of the commitment of the downtown Rotary Club of Ottawa to help care for crippled and physically disabled children. The Ottawa Rotary Home, which opened in 1982 as the first residential style respite facility anywhere in Canada, has served as a model for similar facilities elsewhere. “It’s an extraordinary story of inspiration,” Mr.
Hartley said about how the Ottawa Rotary Home came about. It was back in 1922 when Rotarians first became involved with the Canadian Society for Crippled Children which is now the Easter Seals organization. The downtown Rotary Club of Ottawa effectively ran the organization in Ottawa, with Rotary Club members being assigned to a child and family and reporting on their needs. Items such as wheelchairs and braces were purchased when needed. After World War Two, the Society had its own nurses but the Rotary Club continued with its involvement with the organization. In the 1970’s, the Club was convinced that the principal need in terms of respite care involving families of crippled children was the establishment of a home where the child could go on a temporary basis, allowing the remaining family to enjoy regular lifestyle for a few days. A Crippled Children’s Home committee was struck in 1977 and this
vision of a respite home was realized, thanks to land leased on Rochester Street, a provincial commitment to provide 97 percent of the Home’s operating costs, and an exemption from property taxes. The Home was completed in 1982 at a cost of just under $400,000, consisting of eight beds in a 6,000 square foot facility. In 1995, the Home was expanded to include an adult respite program for severely crippled adults 21 years of age and older. In 2002, with the support of the provincial government, the Ottawa Rotary Home expanded by three more beds, designated for children with multiple special needs. The Rotary Club then investigated the possibility of developing an adult respite care facility. The donation of a five acre site on Bank Street in the Leitrim area got things going, followed by a private donation of half a million dollars. Rotary Clubs across the area got involved, pledging $300,000 in funding. This
i n cl u d e d a $6,000 pledge from the Stittsville Club. There was also nearly half a m i l l i o n Brian Hartley dollars pledged to the project by individual Rotarians and when the provincial government provided a two million dollar grant to the project in 2007, the new Ottawa Rotary Home was on its way. The Rochester Street facility was renovated to become an eight-bed group home handling some of the former patients at the provincial facility at Smiths Falls. The new Ottawa Rotary Home, an 18,000 square foot building designed by Ottawa architect Barry Hobin, is equipped with the most up-to-date facilities, furnishings and equipment for those with physical disabilities and/or complex medical needs. There is one wing for children and a second wing offering respite programs for adults.
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The Stittsville District Lions Club has honoured one of its members who not only is a committed Lion but also who has supported the work of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Receiving a Harry A. Newman Diabetes Award at the Club’s recent charter night dinner was Lion Paul Riddell. He is only the second current member of the Stittsville District Lions Club to have received this award. Immediate past president Ken Jones has also received this award. Mr. Riddell has participated in the Club’s annual Case For A Cure fundraising on behalf of the Canadian Diabetes Association for a number of years. This Case For A Cure fundraising in which Lions Club members collect donations of empty beer bottles from customers at The Beer Store was held for this year just last Saturday, Nov. 12. The award is named after Lion Harry A. Newman who was the first Canadian
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Don Zogalo, left, of the Stittsville District Lions Club presents an engraved glass Harry A. Newman Diabetes Award to recipient Paul Riddell, right, at the Club’s recent charter night dinner. president of Lions Clubs International in 1924-25. It was during his presidency that Helen Keller challenged the Lions Clubs and Lions to become Knights of the Blind. Each recipient of the Harry A. Newman Diabetes Award receives an
engraved glass award from the Canadian Diabetes Association as well as a Harry A. Newman lapel pin. Also at the recent charter night dinner, the Stittsville District Lions Club announced that two members, Esmail Merani and Wayne
Beaten, are receiving the Helen Keller Fellowship award. They join 14 other Club members, both past and present, who have received this award. The Helen Keller Fellowship award has been established by the Board of Directors of the Lions Homes for Deaf People to honour outstanding Lions throughout Multiple District “A” which includes the Stittsville District Lions Club. Established in 1988, the funds raised through the awarding of these Fellowships is used to build facilities for physically challenged young adults at the Kirkwood and Russ Baxter Centres in Ottawa as well as similar facilities throughout Multiple District “A.” Past Stittsville District Lions Club recipients of Helen Keller Fellowship awards have been Ted Martin, Paul Riddell, Don Zogalo, Ivan Warner, Ron Armstrong, Gordon MacIsaac, Jack Burke, Ed Verbiwski, Bernie St. John, Don Carson, Bob Lewis, Jim Broomer, the late Walter Kavanagh and the late Ron Martin.
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For nearly 60 years, Haley Industries Limited has been producing Magnesium and Aluminum castings for the aerospace industry. Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley west of Renfrew we have an immediate opening for a:
Plant Engineering Manager Qualifications: Engineering Degree/Diploma. Minimum 10 years of extensive Management or Supervisory experience leading a team of employees in a manufacturing environment. Skills: Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively communicate motivate and develop teamwork. Excellent decision making ability. Demonstrated superior interpersonal managing skills. Proficient in the use of software; MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other spreadsheet systems. Salary commensurate with experience. We provide a comprehensive flex benefit plan along with company paid pension. We thank all applicants, but only those invited to an interview will be contacted.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Directs overall cyclotron RF systems (resonators, amplifier & transmission line) • Leads & performs all of the steps necessary to commission Cyclotron RF systems • Leads in troubleshooting of RF systems • Initiates repairs and improvements to RF system components under the guidance of the RF engineer • Maintains records of RF system performance per company standards • Makes recommendations on process and product improvements • Must be prepared to travel and work offsite for extended periods of time as necessary for customer site installations.
Best Theratronics Ltd. is a Canadian company of TeamBest™. We became a member of the Best family in May 2008. We manufacture external beam therapy units and self-contained blood irradiators. We have created a new product line of cyclotrons (B14p, B35p and the B70p) for radioisotope production. The team brings with it a diverse range of knowledge from around the world. TeamBest™ is driven by one primary goal - to provide the best products and services to customers.
BestTheratronics Ltd. is a Canadian company of TeamBest™. We became a member of the Best family in May 2008. We manufacture external beam therapy units and self-contained blood irradiators. We have created a new product line of cyclotrons (B14p, B35p and the B70p) for radioisotope production. The team brings with it a diverse range of knowledge from around the world. TeamBest™ is driven by one primary goal - to provide the best products and services to customers. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Installs, modifies and troubleshoots a variety of electrical, electronic and control devices used in manufacturing company products. • Plans and determines installation procedures by studying data from work orders, job specifications and circuit diagrams. • Installs electrical or electronic components such as motors, power supplies, control and sensing devices and electronic computing and control systems. • Works to close tolerances employing a variety of hand tools, test probes, control meters and electronic testing devices. • Analyses symptom of equipment failures to determine cause of malfunction. • Connects wiring, test and adjusts electro-mechanical devices to synchronize operations with specifications. • Trouble-shoots defects using functional test equipment, dismantles malfunctioning equipment and parts and replaces with suitable substitutes. Must be aware of Electrostatic dissipation principles. • Required to perform heavy physical work while avoiding potential safety hazards. • Performs other related electrical and electronic duties as required. • Performs computer hardware and software configurations as required.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Performs the detailed design of radiofrequency power amplifiers (electromechanical system design) under the supervision of the RF senior engineer • Designs individual components, sub-assemblies and electrical cabinet assemblies • Designs wiring schematics and electrical schematics including assembly specifications • Documents BOM and purchasing database for the completion of the manufacturing documentation • Specifying components and suppliers under engineering assistance. Outsourcing components. • Prepares suitable documentation packages for quotation, internal reviews or customers as required • Maintains drawings and accompanying information following company policy • The position requires working at the business location in Vancouver office and regularly travels for documentation. • Reports to the RF Engineer/Manager
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: • The preferred candidate will have a Degree or Diploma from an accredited technical institution with a minimum of 5 years of experience in an technical environment (electrical/electronics preferred) • Experienced working with high frequency RF systems • Exposure to Radio/TV transmitters installation would an asset • Experience in setting up of labs desired • Skilled and knowledgeable with standard shop equipment and practices • Enjoys learning new things • Proactive, self motivated, results focused • Ability to perform with continuous attention to detail • Excellent written and communication skills required • Flexible and comfortable at working under time constraints • Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment All applicants should apply in writing with a cover letter and resume to Human Resources: Email: jobs@theratronics.ca or Fax #: (613) 591-2176 NOTE: Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews.
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Best Theratronics Ltd. is a Canadian company of TeamBest™. We became a member of the Best family in May 2008. We manufacture external beam therapy units and selfcontained blood irradiators. We have created a new product line of cyclotrons (B14p, B35p and the B70p) for radioisotope production. The team brings with it a diverse range of knowledge from around the world. TeamBest™ is driven by one primary goal to provide the best products and services to customers.
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The Sacred Heart High School Huskies and the South Carleton High School Storm are both sitting in first place in their respective high school hockey leagues, both sporting perfect records of five wins and no losses. The Sacred Heart Huskies, playing in the AAA/AAAA division of the tier one league, has five straight victories for first place in their division. The Huskies have scored 35 goals in these five games to date, while allowing only 12 goals. The Huskies defeated St. Peter High School 4-1; St. Joseph High School 8-6; Colonel By Secondary School 11-1; Holy Trinity High School 6-3; and St. Joseph High School (again) 6-1. The Huskies have five more games to play following the Christmas break. In the high school tier two hockey league, the South Carleton Storm have matched the Huskies’ record with their own perfect mark of five wins and no losses. In these five wins, the Storm have scored 21 goals while allowing only ten goals. The Storm defeated Ecole Franco-Ouest 4-2; St. Patrick High School 8-3; Merivale High School 5-3; Immaculata High School 3-2; and Cairine Wilson Secondary School 1-0. The Storm have five more games in the regular season following the Christmas break.
Four straight wins for SC Storm SPECIAL TO THE NEWS It can’t get any better than this. Four straight wins to open the high school junior boys basketball league season. That’s what has happened to the South Carleton High School Storm, racking up four victories without a loss before the Christmas break. The undefeated record puts the Storm in a tie for first place in the Far West Division of the West Conference of the league, with West Carleton Secondary School also recording four straight wins to open the sea-
son. The Storm have defeated A.Y. Jackson Secondary School 80-53; Holy Trinity High School 76-52; Earl of March High School 52-23; and Sacred Heart High School 53-42. The Sacred Heart Huskies, on the other hand, have gotten off to a slow start, with only one win in four starts. The Huskies opened the season with a 67-41 victory over Holy Trinity High School but then suffered three straight losses – to West Carleton, A.Y. Jackson and South Carleton. The loss to A.Y. Jackson, though, was by only one point – 49-48.
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A new once-a-week OC Transpo bus service to take riders from Richmond to Stittsville, Bayshore and Carlingwood, mainly for shopping but also for other uses, is being held on a trial basis starting this Monday, Jan. 9. The new service is modeled after the successful once-a-week Friday round trip service that currently operates from North Gower, Kars and Manotick to Barrhaven and Carlingwood, attracting about 20 riders in each direction. Until the end of June, this Richmond service will be free.
There may be a fare charged after that. The bus will leave the Richmond Plaza at 8:56 a.m. on Mondays. It is believed that this new once-a-week round trip services will improve mobility for residents of Richmond and its surrounding rural area by providing access to affordable transportation. Seniors, Para Transpo users and the general public in the rural area are the target audience for this new service from OC Transpo. In addition to taking residents to shopping areas, the service can also be used for residents
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The Kanata Art Club’s upcoming 26th annual Juried Art Show and Sale has a good chance of including work by some Stittsville artists. That’s because a number of Stittsville artists are member of the Kanata Art Club and indeed, the current president is Josie Braden of Stittsville. Other Stittsville artists who belong to the Kanata Art Club include Bernice Wills, Vera van Baaren, Bev Ashford, Judy Dana and Louise Barker. So, when the show’s panel of three jurors examine the art submitted for the show and select the work that will be exhibited in the show, there will probably be work by Stittsville artists. This annual Juried Art Show and Sale will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery at the Mlacak Centre on Campeau Drive, with a vernissage/meet the artists evening on
Thursday, Jan. 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the public most welcome to attend to view the art, perhaps purchase a piece and enjoy refreshments. Various awards such as best in show will be presented at this vernissage evening. The show itself will run from Wednesday, Jan. 11 through to Sunday, Jan. 29, with the Gallery hours being from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The Kanata Art Club, which began in the early 1960’s, now has over 90 members not only from Kanata but also from Stittsville, Arnprior and other areas. The Club meets once a month and holds workshops, painting days and other events. The Club’s members work in various art disciplines including watercolour, oils, acrylics, mixed media, pastel, coloured pencil and sculpture.
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What’s up in Stittsville? …St. Stephen Catholic School will have a new principal when school resumes after the Christmas break this coming Monday, Jan. 9. Roberto Santos, who has been principal at St. Michael Catholic School at Corkery, will become principal at St. Stephen. He is no stranger to the Stittsville community as he was a teacher at Holy Spirit Catholic School for a number of years when it first opened in 1988. He is replacing Mary Anne Cowan who has been appointed to the role of Principal of Leadership Development working out of the Board’s central office. She is replacing Deb Robinson who is retiring. Ms. Robinson was the first principal of Guardian Angels Catholic School in Stittsville…. Cobina Delaney of Stittsville picked up an assist in a 3-2 loss suffered by the Robert Morris University Colonials to the visiting Bemidji State Beavers in women’s hockey action on Saturday, Dec. 31. This was Cobina’s tenth assist of the season so far. With this assist, she reached 15 points for the season, a new career high. Cobina is in her third season with the Colonials since graduating from Sacred Heart High School….Look for a special event to happen at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Sunday, Jan. 29, the day of the National Hockey League all-star game at Scotiabank Place. This may include a community mini-all-star game. In addition, a giant screen may be set up at the
GRC where people will be able to watch the all-star game…The Stittsville Rams won the Atom Major B championships in the Bell Capital Cup minor hockey tournament, defeating the Kitchener Jr. Rangers 4-2 in the championship final…. Do you have a New Year’s resolution that you want to do some singing. Well, look no further as the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are looking for singers, especially tenors and basses. No auditions are required. The spring session for the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers begin on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street. And don’t forget the young ones. The Junior Jubilees, the youth choir associated with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, will begin its practices again starting on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. For more information about joining either of these groups, please call 613-825-3357 or check the website www.gjsingers.com... Seniors in Stittsville and area are invited to attended the “Wise Guys and Gals Drop-In” on Monday, Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for coffee, home baked sweets and a guest speaker from Ottawa Public Health who will be talking about how to prevent falls in the home, all at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street. All seniors are welcome to attend this free event. For more information, please phone 613-836-2606…
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New park and ride lot SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The new OC Transpo park and ride facility at Scotiabank Place becomes operational this coming Monday, Jan. 9. Located in the north parking lot, 100 spaces will be available for transit commuters between about 5:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. each weekday. This park and ride lot will be served by ten trips on express routes 261 and 263, providing direct rush hour service to downtown. However, these express buses will stop at the park and ride lot only “on request.”
This “on request” service will operate via a signal. Those using the park and ride lot will have to press the call button on the request stop pole located on the Scotiabank Place transit terminal platform. This will send a signal to the next bus to stop at the park and ride lot. A green light near the top of the pole will light up to let a person know that the signal is working. On the return trip from downtown, a passenger will simply have to ring the exit bell once the bus leaves highway 417. The bus will then stop at the park and ride lot.
Councillor wants high school SPECIAL TO THE NEWS City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri says that in 2012 he will continue to advocate for and push the OttawaCarleton District School Board to build a public high school in Stittsville. Noting that Stittsville now has a population of 26,000, he calls having a public high school a very important issue for the
community. “It needs its own high school,” he says, adding that it would now appear that the new school will be built in the Fernbank lands slated for development between Stittsville and Kanata. Currently Stittsville is home to Sacred Heart Catholic High School while public high school students travel to South Carleton High School in Richmond.
He says that it is now a matter of getting the funding for such a new public high school in the community. He advocates that people in Stittsville write to the Ontario Minister of Education and to local Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee Lynn Scott, urging that funds be approved for construction of such a new high school in Stittsville.
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