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Several positives for West Carleton residents in 2017 draft budget

BY KELLY MCCARTHY kmccarthy@metroland.com

Your tax dollars go far in West Carleton, but maybe not quite far enough Coun. Eli ElChantiry says.

There’s a lot of good news in the city’s 2017 draft budget, including more money for road maintenance, parks and Canada 150 projects, however, ElChantiry said that it might not be possible to fit everything into the budget each year if it continues to be restricted to a two per cent tax revenue increase each year.

“The budget does a good job of providing the basic needs of the residents,” he said, “but we’re not really moving forward the way we should, especially for infrastructure.”

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Roads and road maintenance are at the top of the priority list for residents of West Carleton, El-Chantiry said. That’s what his office receives the most calls about, and that’s what he champions most at budget time.

“Every year for the last 13 years that I have been in office I have fought for more money for roads,” El-Chantiry said.

It’s been a bit of an uphill battle within the ward regarding road maintenance for several years. In 2012, the city completed its Asset Management Plan, which outlined standards and timelines for repairs to roads and other infrastructure such as bridges.

“We convinced the city then to borrow the money it needed to keep up with bridges and roads,” El-Chantiry said. “A lot of work has been done in the last few years to try to catch up.”

Each year, the city increases the funding included within the budget for rolling out the Asset Management Plan. A majority of the collector roads, bridges and drainage infrastructure in Ward 5 have now been repaired or rehabilitated as a result.

El-Chantiry said he is now focused on repairing or establishing solid drainage throughout the ward, especially in Constance Bay and Kinburn, and on resurfacing more local roads

that need repair.

Some highlights for road maintenance currently included in the 2017 draft budget include: • $915,000 to upgrade Panmure Road from Hwy. 417 to Donald B Munro Drive • $464,000 to upgrade Greenland Road from Thomas A Dolan Parkway to Vances Side Road • $370,000 to upgrade Limestone Road from Kinburn Side Road to Styles Side Road Those are three of 19 road maintenance projects and 34 drainage projects slated for West Carleton.

El-Chantiry said he has also ordered more speed signs to be placed at key spots in the ward to help with traffic calming in 2017. Other positive inclusions in the 2017 draft budget include: • $79,000 for replacement of the Dunrobin Park Rink boards • $55,000 to resurface the Dunrobin Park Rink • $900,000 for the first year of the Carp River Restoration project See ROADS, page 12

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For local Debbie Heuchert, volunteering isn’t a side job – it’s a full-time commitment.

Heuchert volunteers with the West Carleton Minor Hockey Association, the West Carleton Skating Club, Huntley Centennial Public School and the Starlight Synchronized Skating Team to name a few. She spends a minimum of 20 hours a week volunteering, she said, sometimes putting in full eight-hour days.

For her efforts, Heuchert was formally recognized on Nov. 23 with a Mayor’s City Builder award – a civic honour created to recognize residents who have “demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to making the City of Ottawa a better place today

and for the future.” “(Heuchert) demonstrates values that exemplify selfless generosity, support and extraordinary commitment to making our small community of Carp a better place to live, especially for our children,” a release from the city says of Heuchert’s receipt of the award.

However, Heuchert herself said she was shocked to learn she had been nominated for the award at all.

“It was an honour to be nominated and recognized,” she said, “but there are so many volunteers who do as much or more than myself who deserve just as much recognition.”

Regardless, Heuchert’s resume of volunteerism is lengthy.

Having lived in the community of Carp for the last 15 years, Heuchert has raised her three children – Rachel,

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Local Carp resident Debbie Heuchert recently received the Mayor’s City Builder award as recognition for all of the volunteering she does within the community. She volunteers with several organizations, putting in a full-time committment each week. Heuchert accepted the award with some of her friends who also work hard to volunteer in Carp, from left: Janna Handiak-Porier, Debbie Heuchert, Jo-anne Graham and Lisa Murphy.

11, Cole, 9, and Chase, 7 – in its heart, involving them in several of the organizations and recreational activities available.

She started volunteering at the Carp Co-operative Nursery School when her children were there, and has moved on with them as they have

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“I started volunteering because I wanted to help out in areas that were important to my kids,” she said. “And then once you’re involved you start wanting to help out in more ways and it snowballs.”

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time with her children, volunteering for most – if not all – of the organizations the three of them are involved in. Heuchert manages two of the West Carleton Hockey Associations and helps to organize the multitude of events they host throughout the season.

It addition, she’s the secretary for the West Carleton Skating Club and organizes the lunch program at Huntley Centennial Public School.

She’s also currently sitting on the board of the Starlight Synchronized Skating Team and is working on organizing a Special Olympics skating competition in partnership with the local skating club that will take place in February.

“Being involved with community, especially in Carp, is so rewarding,” Heuchert said. “I love everything about Carp. It’s so wonderful how everyone knows and likes each other.”

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“How to retire happy, Buy shoes on Wednesday and tweet at 4 p.m.

Bike your butt off!

Below the belt, Chicks kick butt.”

It’s an interesting poem for sure, made even more so when you know it was written by stacking books on top of one another, using the books’ titles to create a unique verse.

The above poem was the winning entry of the Ottawa Public Library’s Spine Poetry contest, compiled by Jolene Scherr at her local library branch in Carp.

“It was just such a cool idea,” Scherr said. “I gave it a few times before I came up with one I wanted to submit.”

The Spine Poetry contest ran city-wide at each Ottawa Public Library branch during Canadian Library Month in October. Scherr’s entry at the Carp branch took the top prize for the entire city, earning her a heavy boxed-set of

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Carp resident Jolene Scherr has won the first annual Spine Poetry contest, hosted city-wide by the Ottawa Public Library during Canadian Public Library month in October.

Her poem of stacked books earned her the top prize: a three-volume boxed set of the entire Calvin and Hobbes collection.

the entire illustrated collection of Calvin and Hobbes.

Here’s how it worked: library branches curated a selection of books with interesting titles and placed them aside specifically for the Spine Poetry contest.

Library patrons were encouraged to play around with the books, stacking them in different arrangements until the books’ spines created an interesting poem. Participants could then take a photo of their poem and post it to the Ottawa Public Library Facebook page for judging.

(The photos are still there for those interested in reading more spine poetry.)

The contest ran from Oct. 20 to 27, and Scherr visited the library on two or three occasions that week to compose her poem.

“We’re here two, three – sometimes even five times a week every week,” she said of her family’s trips to the branch. “There’s so many resources here that we love to take advantage of.”

Scherr has lived in Carp for the last 14 years, raising

and homeschooling her five children – now aged between seven and 17 – in the community.

The group visits the library on a regular basis and are all avid readers. In fact, Scherr’s daughter Bethany, 13, has won the Ottawa Public Library’s Awesome Authors award for the last three years in a row for her incredible short story writing.

Winning the Spine Poetry contest was surprising for Scherr, she said, but she’s thrilled with the idea.

“I’ll definitely try it out again next year,” she said.

This was the first year that Ottawa Public Library hosted the Spine Poetry contest, but Lori Fielding, supervising librarian at the Carp branch, said she’d like to see it return annually.

“It’s such a creative way to engage with books,” she said.

“People really got creative with it.”

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very cent I owned was laid out on my bed.

I had untied it from the corner of my hankie, and no matter how often I counted it, I still had only 31 cents.

I knew I was getting 25 cents from Mother as were my three brothers and sister, all because of the success of Turkey Fair day held in Renfrew.

That money, with whatever else we were able to squirrel away, was to be used to buy our Christmas presents for everyone in the family.

And that quarter just wasn’t handed to us willy-nilly...no siree, we had to earn it!

To get ready for Turkey Fair Day, we kids had to wash eggs, pluck and clean chickens and turkeys, and help Mother make dozens of sticky buns, all of which would be sold from our flatbottomed sleigh on the main street in Renfrew.

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So with the quarter and my 31 cents, I was still short 44 cents. I had been casing the Five and Dime Store in Renfrew for weeks and knew exactly what I was going to buy. My entire wad would be for Father’s Christmas present.

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Christmas!

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She said it wouldn’t be fair to my brothers and sister if she just handed over another 44 cents to me.

She mulled it over for a while and then came up with what I thought was just about the smartest idea I had ever heard of. She said I could gather eggs, about two dozen she figured, and I could sell them myself in Renfrew and raise the extra money.

And so, on a cold and wintery Saturday, I took the two dozen eggs and went into Renfrew with Mother, who had her own peddling to do, and I headed right for the Five and Dime Store, and the counter with all the glasses laid out in neat rows.

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Countdown to Grey Cup 2017

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s celebrations go, it was a doozy.

Thousands descended on the Glebe on Nov. 29 to take in the Grey Cup victory parade and rally at Lansdowne Park.

Congratulations are in order for the Ottawa RedBlacks organization.

The players and coaching staff pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Grey Cup history by defeating the heavily favoured Calgary Stampeders on Nov. 27.

After a memorable Eastern Final in a sometimes blinding snowstorm, the upset has made 2016 a year to remember.

What made the Grey Cup win all the sweeter was the teasing way the RedBlacks pulled it off. Not content with a double-digit lead, the Ottawa team allowed the Stamps to tie things up before winning in overtime.

After decades of a) no team, b) a basement-dwelling team or c) a close-butno-cigar team, Ottawa football fans could be excused for thinking the 2016 RedBlacks were going to plummet into category C. Overtime was a heck of a way to end a

40-year wait for a Grey Cup, but it probably left a few hearts aflutter. No doubt hearts had fully recovered in time for last Tuesday afternoon’s parade to Lansdowne Park.

It’s a good time to be an Ottawa sports fan.

Next year will hopefully see an outdoor NHL game, and we’re already assured the Grey Cup game will be played at TD Place.

The Senators are winning more than losing – a pleasant surprise given off-season predictions.

The hockey team was also gracious enough to invite the RedBlacks players, coaches and management to greet the crowd at the Canadian Tire Centre prior to a Dec. 1 NHL game.

Watching Henry Burris and Brad Sinopoli drop the ceremonial puck from the Grey Cup was a nice touch.

Here’s hoping the RedBlacks have a great off-season, and continue to improve as 2017 unfolds.

The countdown to the Grey Cup game at Lansdowne Park is on.

Ottawa sure loves its football

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any commentators have made the observation that the Grey Cup was held in the wrong place. Well, it’s in the right place now.

It looked like a good crowd at the game in Toronto but, according to some reports, that’s because many tickets were given away to ensure a full house. Toronto just did not seem all that interested.

Partly that would be because Toronto’s team, the Argonauts, were not in the game — haven’t been a contender for some time. And partly, it was argued, it was because Toronto is so big and has so many things going on that something like the Grey Cup can get lost.

You could debate that one.

Toronto can get quite excited about the Blue Jays and even the Raptors,

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CHARLES GORDON Funny Town when they made a big playoff run last season. Some day, Toronto will get excited about the Maple Leafs again. But it was a fact that Grey Cup fever was not around this year.

Not that Torontonians were completely unaware of the game. We happened to be in the city and heard some Toronto CBC personalities discussing it on the radio.

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Grey Cup, you’ve come to the right place. Part of the fun of watching the game on TV was watching the Ottawa fans.

It was also fun a couple of days later to watch them at the victory parade back home.

These are people for whom the CFL is a big deal, for whom the Grey Cup is a big deal.

When it comes here next year they’ll turn out, whether the RedBlacks are in the game or not.

It all comes as a relief to the people who supported football in Ottawa after some very lean years, some by putting up big money, some by simply buying tickets.

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Lansdowne Park to cheer on Russ Jackson, Billy Cooper, Tony Gabriel and Bobby Simpson, had become obsolete — that this had become a different kind of town.

Now we know different. All dressed up like lumberjacks, our fans gave Canadians a different view of Ottawa, one we knew existed but might be unfamiliar to a national audience.

And when the team returned with the Cup, people turned out in the thousands to welcome them in miserable weather.

We get a little tired of our reputation as stodgy public servants who won’t cross against the light at three in the morning.

Or politically correct, compulsively fit folks who spend our leisure hours at Mountain Equipment Co-Op trying on fitness attire. Or politicians at the trough.

Or journalists and lobbyists obsessed with politicians at the trough.

There is some of that here, to

be sure. But hey, this was a logging town before it was log-rolling town and isn’t there just a bit of lumberjack in all of us, looking for an excuse to come out?

Sure there is, even if we have come from some place far away. All we needed was a great football game to bring it out.

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Ontario electricity pricing is a mystery Pricing of electricity in Ontario makes no sense.

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Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament Carleton-Mississippi Mills

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I wanted to organise these meetings because a lot of my constituents have been wondering why the cost of hydro is so high. They’ve been wondering how bills can go up even if you use less hydro.

I wanted to help them get to the bottom of it.

The bottom line is this. If secret costs were attached to any other product or service, there would be outrage. The Competition Bureau would undoubtedly come crashing down on the offending company. Just think of a food store that charged you more for buying less milk. Outrage would be overwhelming.

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Road maintenance and infrastructure a big part of budget Continued from the front

• $409,000 to improve several community buildings including the Corkery Community Centre and the Kinburn Community Centre playground • $15,000 to plant 150 native Canadian maple trees within the ward as part of Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations El-Chantiry also fought to keep winter road maintenance at the status quo for residents

when the city considered changing the standard to deploy plows only after 10 centimetres of snow had fallen.

El-Chantiry said residents will be happy to know that plows will be out on the streets after just seven centimetres has accumulated.

The City of Ottawa does its best to keep the annual tax revenue increase included in their budget to two per cent.

It’s part of what El-Chantiry campaigned on, he said, but re-

alistically he said it might not be more taxes.” if we don’t catch up with asenough to be sustainable.

El-Chantiry said that he wor- set management it will be a big “We have to meet a balance ries that the city’s aging infra- problem,” he said. between how much the residents structure will continue to fall “They longer you wait to fix it the more expensive it becomes.”

As a solution, El-Chantiry “They longer you wait to fix it the more said he would be open to exploring an option similar to what the expensive it becomes.”

City of Gatineau has done: set ELI EL-CHANTIRY a tax revenue increase of 1.9 per WEST CARLETON-MARCH COUNCILLOR cent with an additional one per want to pay and how much bud- further into disrepair if more cent for infrastructure. get we need to keep the city run- money isn’t set aside to repair it However, when El-Chantiry ning,” he said. soon. hosted his pre-budget town “But no one wants to pay “I’m a strong believer that halls for residents, he didn’t see

any traction from residents who might support a bigger tax revenue increase.

“I can see the benefit of having a one per cent increase for infrastructure but there is no appetite for it from residents,” he said.

“But we need to catch up somehow.”

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Urban forest group wants city to put trees first

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A group of dedicated individuals are taking tree-hugging to a whole new level in order to properly save Ottawa’s urban forest.

The group is made up of members from six different downtown-area community associations: Centretown Citizens Community Association, the Glebe Community Association, Dalhousie Community Association, Ottawa East Community Association, Lowertown Community Association and Action Sandy Hill.

They formed as a stakeholder group to help guide the city’s current Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 which was launched in September 2015.

Led by the Glebe’s Angela Keller-Herzog, the group has focused on three main issues when it comes to trees in Ottawa’s downtown: * Create planting guidelines and standards when it comes to new developments, * Have a proactive and retroactive tree replacement strategy for streets and parks, and

* Create a strategy for green infrastructure in the city to help manage storm water and help keep urban trees alive and healthy.

“When it comes to street trees, if it’s lost, they aren’t always replaced,” Keller-Herzog said. “We can’t just keep losing, and losing trees. There are so few to begin with.”

The group has highlighted the three main issues in a document they created as part of their participation in the consultation process, which began in May 2016. Their document responds to the city’s proposals in the Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 draft.

Pleased that the city is taking on this project, Keller-Herzog said the most important thing is that when it comes to thinking about the well-being or existence of trees in the city, it becomes second nature to question whether there is enough space to plant a tree which will most likely be surrounded by concrete; to automatically replace a lost tree; and to properly care for the new tree so it can survive.

The draft plan calls for a number of recommendations that the

community associations’ hope will not just look good on paper, but will be taken seriously.

“If they create bylaws, they will have to enforce them properly,” Keller-Herzog said.

The group specifically calls into question whether the city’s plan has “teeth” and whether the plan will actually lead to actions.

The city has already undergone some successful pilot projects, Keller-Herzog explained, which address one of the issues the group has highlighted — storm water concerns – and Keller-Herzog points to Stewart Street in Sandy Hill and Sunnyside Avenue in Old Ottawa South which have rain gardens to help improve the quality of water and reduce storm water runoff.

Keller-Herzog said the group would like to see these pilot projects expanded throughout the city and become a main part of the design and construction process when it comes to redoing a street or updating infrastructure in a neighbourhood.

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“There needs to be a cultural shift for senior managers in infrastructure and in planning to see the benefits of creating green infrastructure,” she said. “It should be as simple as when you are getting ready to make supper and you think you need a meat, a grain and a vegetable. Every time. If we forget the vegetables, in this case, trees, you won’t be raising a healthy family. It should be as simple as that. We support infill and new builds, but there needs to be a plan in place for the trees. If we lose tree after tree, it’s not right.”

The next steps for the group, Keller-Herzog said, is to ensure that the city takes their comments into consideration before the plan goes to the environment committee in the new year. She added the group plans to reach out to their individual city councillors to ensure that everyone understands how important the issue is. “Trees provide a lot for us, and we need to make sure we are paying attention to them,” she said. “We appreciate that the city is looking at the urban canopy, but it’s important to us that we pay attention to the gaps in the plan and address them.”

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Ottawa Public Health launches partnership to prevent overdoses

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Ottawa Public Health has joined forces with healthcare professionals and the Ottawa police in an attempt to stem the tide of fentanyl overdoses.

There’s been an increase of overdoses across the country, prompting Health Minister Jane Philpott to announce the federal government will move to control the six chemicals used to make the opioid.

The program launched a public awareness campaign on Nov. 21.

Kira Mandryk, supervisor of harm reduction at Ottawa Public Health, said one of the key things will be online resources for people who want training on how to use naloxone kits.

Naloxone blocks or reverses the effects of opioid medication, such as extreme drowsiness, slowed breathing or loss of consciousness.

The Ottawa Carleton Pharmacist Association will make the kits available and provide training, Mandryk said.

She added that it’s a very useful tool to have in areas known for drugs use.

“If a kit is available with someone who has training, you don’t have to waste precious seconds waiting for paramedics or getting to an emergency room,” Mandryk said.

The situation has become even more precarious because police are finding other illicit drugs like cocaine and ecstasy are being cut with fentanyl. A portion as small as a few grains of sand could cause a fatal overdose,” Mandryk said of fentanyl.

The problem with fentanyl is when it’s prescribed, it’s in patch form. A few years ago, illicit users were obtaining the patch and cutting it up to divide amongst friends. The practice resulted in a few overdoses before the police began a public information campaign.

The drug isn’t distributed equally throughout the patch, so each portion could provide no effect or be so potent as to cause an overdose. Mandryk said the number of unintentional drug overdoses has increased by 77 per cent over the last five years. In 2015 alone, there were 205 emergency room visits as a result of overdoses.

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Audit gives city a B-, says administration could do better

BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

While the city gets a better than a passing grade during the latest round of audits released Dec. 1 by auditor general Ken Hughes, there’s room for improvement.

The key concerns were around cash handling practices at the two city-run markets Parkdale and ByWard.

Hughes said the report found lease agreement information and receipt information to be lacking.

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kets Management, Parkdale and ByWard will be moving to a new management model – an arm’s length not-for-profit called the municipal services corporation. A consultant recommended the practice.

Court Curry, the manager who’s been overseeing a governance review of the markets, said that while he agrees there were holes in the cash handling practices, the auditor general didn’t find any evidence of theft or fraud.

“We plan to implement the recommendations of the report,” he said. Hughes dis-

agreed and said while evidence of theft wasn’t found, the lack of information on invoices that were paid out means he couldn’t definitively say there wasn’t any. Overall Hughes – who audited six issues as part of his report – said the city has some good management practices in place. “..but the city administration could do a better job in managing the municipality’s resources,” he said.

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Hughes looked at: * Automated Meter Reading Project, * ByWard and Parkdale markets, * Environmental Services department, * The transition from bus to LRT, * Specific areas of infrastructure services and * The ServiceOttawa program.

The report on ServiceOttawa found the city didn’t quite receive the value for the money on investments.

An investment of $79 million over five years was supposed to translate into annual operational savings of $39 million by 2014. Hughes said, overall, city managers could present a business case to show the savings from new initiatives and also provide best practices for future projects.

City manager Steve Kanellakos said as part of the administrative reorganization at the city, managers will begin doing business cases.

Kanellakos also said the city implemented two major technology projects without the glitches the federal government saw. “We didn’t have a Phoenix, we didn’t have a SAMS,”

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With the snow comes the Spirit of Christmas

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Kemptville Christmas Farmers’ Market on Sunday, it was impressive to see brown paper bags sitting at the end of so many driveways, ready for pickup by Salvation Army volunteers.

The cans of food inside will go a long way to help feed local families over the winter.

I know it seems like you are being asked to give to charity at every stop over the holidays but it’s such a hard time of year for so many – every little bit helps.

I keep my change in my pockets this time of year so I have something to drop in the kettle every time I pass.

The North Grenville Municipal Centre was a bustling place Sunday afternoon as shoppers crowded in to see what farmers sell in the off-season.

By shopping there you are supporting a local farmer or artisan, and you are getting something that is truly unique, handmade and special.

I saw wood carvings, healing crystals,

hand-knit scarves, mittens and sweaters and enough baked goods, jams and candy to fill your pantry and freezers until next spring.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to stop at my table and say hi.

It’s always nice to meet the people who read this column every week. We will be at the municipal centre again this Sunday so if you still need to strike some items off your Christmas list, make a point of dropping by.

We also have some turkeys left so if you haven’t found one yet and you are starting to panic, contact me to pick one up for your Christmas dinner.

If you had time to stop and read this column during the pressure that we impose on ourselves this season, good for you.

Remember to keep it simple, give the gift of time to the ones you love, and take lots of pictures.

It is very easy to get caught up in the commercialism and think that you need to buy gifts to make the holidays special but that isn’t it at all. Christmas is time to gather together and breathe a collective thank you for all of our blessings. dianafisher1@gmail.com www.theaccidentalfarmwife.blogspot. com

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Snow Go Program If you need help clearing your driveway and/or walkway during the winter, the Snow Go Program can help. It is divided into two parts: • The Snow Go Program provides a matching service for seniors and people with disabilities looking to hire an individual or contractor to clear snow from private driveways and walkways.

Residents are responsible for paying the individual or contractor removing the snow.

• The Snow Go Assist Program provides financial assistance to eligible low-income seniors or persons with disabilities looking to hire an individual or contractor to clear snow from private driveways and walkways. Approved participants may be reimbursed for 50% of the cost of snow clearing per event, up to a seasonal maximum of $250. Rural applicants who pay excessively high costs for snow removal, as defined by staff, are eligible up to 50% of the cost of snow clearing for their private driveways and walkways per event, up to a maximum of $450 per term.

Carp Christmas Parade Please note, Carp Road will be temporarily closed on December 10, starting at 11:45am, to accommodate the 8th Annual Carp Christmas Parade. The parade will enter onto Carp Road at the Diefenbunker and will finish up there as well. The road will reopen immediately after the parade is over.

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But waking up to a perfect blanket of freshly fallen snow is my very favourite part of this season. Especially when it was just grass and mud the day before.

The cows even seem to be enjoying the snow. They meandered single file behind their leader Big Betty and followed the tractor lane all the way to the back of the pasture. I realized later they were following the footprints of the deer hunters.

Muzzle loader season started today.

I’m told that’s sort of an old-fashioned style of gun that is allowed for this week of hunting. Orange jackets make such a picture against the white background, like a cardinal in the snow. You can tell I don’t have to drive far today, otherwise I would be a bit less appreciative of the wintry scene.

North Grenville is really starting to get into the Christmas spirit.

On Friday night I was part of the judging panel for The Spirit of Christmas light competition in Oxford Mills.

That involved bundling up and climbing onto a hay wagon to sit on a bale of hay. We wandered through the streets of the village and picked out our favourites.

I love the swirling disco lights that are so popular this year but I’ve got to say – I’m a sucker for a barn with floodlights on it. Fresh greenery on window sills, lanterns and dashes of red ribbons for accent really spell out Christmas in the country for me.

Saturday we celebrated my granddaughter’s first birthday.

She knows what sugar tastes like now. She also seems to be getting the gist of opening gifts. By the end of December she’s going to think this is what we do every weekend.

Saturday evening we had two more parties to attend, with relatives. My 93-year-old grandmother just had her shoulder replaced but insisted she was still hosting her annual drop-in, and baked enough treats for about 100 people. We are lucky the snow held off at least until after we finished driving all over the National Capital Region.

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Strange creatures walk atop the snow

Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

BY MICHAEL RUNTZ As I try to do each year, on the last weekend of November I went to Algonquin Park for one final paddle around Lake Travers, one of my alltime favourite lakes. This year Travers was two-thirds frozen but still there was plenty to see. Four River Otters, three Common Goldeneyes, and an adult Bald Eagle were excellent company on the outing.

The next day I walked along the Achray Road from the closed gate to Grand Lake.

To my surprise the lake was completely open, and if the snow hadn’t been mid-calf deep I might have considered walking the kilometre or so back to the car to retrieve my canoe. Although there was no life visible on the water, there was plenty of animal sign atop the pristine snow. Fresh tracks of White-tailed Deer, Marten, Fisher, Eastern Wolf, Red Fox, Red Squirrel, Deer Mouse, and Snowshoe Hare revealed that there’d been plenty of activity since the last snowfall. But apart from a few birds no other animals were encountered. That is, not until the return trip to the car.

On the way back I stopped to photograph some of the mammal tracks and noticed numerous tiny dark objects moving slowly across the snow. A closer look revealed several types of spiders, two minute flies (Fungus Gnats), two wingless Snow Flies

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(Chionea), which were about five millimetres long, and several other dark insects that were even smaller. These were also wingless and to me were the most exciting of all. They were Snow Scorpions, animals that I ‘d never seen before!

Snow Flies and Snow Scorpions are enigmatic creatures. They are most commonly seen walking top of the snow when the temperature hovers just below to slightly above freezing. Both produce antifreeze that allows them to remain active when other insects either perish or enter a lifeless state of dormancy.

Both spend the non-winter months hidden away either below or at ground level. And both reputedly climb up to the snow’s surface to find a mate.

Which is about all that Snow Flies would be able to do since they have no mouthparts and cannot eat.

Snow Scorpions, however, do eat. At the end of their

I had the pleasure of attending the Veterans Christmas Party at 616 Legion in Constance Bay. We greeted the Perley and Rideau Veterans as they arrived at the Legion.

They were treated to a marvelous Christmas dinner made by the wonderful volunteer kitchen staff. Afterwards they were entertained by live music from “The Friends” and a floor show complete with a pillow fight. Such an amazing event couldn’t have been possible without the tireless support from all the volunteers. We should all be immensely proud of our community that comes together to spread holiday joy and remind the elder veterans that they will never be forgotten.

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Snow Flies (here a female Chionea) are wingless Crane Flies that are generally only seen on warmer winter days walking over the snow unusual “snout” reside mouthparts for eating moss.

Only males possess the name-giving, scorpion-like appendages on the tip of their abdomen. Unlike those of real scorpions, however, the appendages of male Snow Scorpions don’t provide a painful sting; instead, they are used for mating.

When a female Snow Scorpion accepts the advances of a male and their abdomens join, the male responds by grabbing her with a pair of thin, hook-like wings and lifting her onto his back. In

this odd position she is carried around, sometimes for more than two days! When mating is finished, the female lays her eggs underneath mosses.

Next time you go for a winter stroll and the temperature soars to near zero, be sure to look down for tiny black specks atop the snow. If one moves, be sure to have a closer look.

Odds are high it will be a creature unlike any you’ve seen before!

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Melia-palooza

I had the opportunity to attend Mélia-palooza, hosted by the Kinburn Community Association, an event held to help raise money for Mélia, a beautiful little girl who was diagnosed with leukemia. The money raised will go to the family, who will be at CHEO for the next 8 months as Mélia goes through chemotherapy treatment. We wish Mélia and her family strength in the challenging months ahead. She will be in our thoughts and prayers.

Kanata Muslim Association Dinner

I was grateful to be invited to speak at the recent Kanata Muslim Association (KMA) Dinner. I spoke on the importance of diversity in our communities, as well as the Muslim community at large. After the formal remarks, we sat down for an amazing dinner and great discussions. I’d like to thank the KMA for their hospitality and thank them for their contribution to our riding.

Autonomous Vehicle Roundtable

My office had the opportunity to attend a roundtable discussion on autonomous vehicles hosted by Councillor Marianne Wilkinson. There was great discussion on the White Paper drafted by Barrie Kirk, which aims to lay out a plan for how AV Centres of Excellence would operate and be implemented in the Kanaka North Innovation Alley.

This would see Kanata as a testing ground for the vehicles and allow local technology companies to tap into a $10 trillion global mobility market. The roundtable discussed how best to leverage various industry partners, academia, stakeholders, and all level of governments to make the Kanata-based project a reality. I look forward to further discussions in the new year.

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As many of you know, there has been much discussion about the location of the new Ottawa hospital. I am happy that a decision has been made on a way forward on the Sir John A Carling site. The decision balanced the priorities of all concerned that included easy access for patients, centrally located, and close to public transit. I want to thank all those who have communicated with my office about this important project.

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It is such an honour and privilege to serve as your Member of Parliament and I look forward to meeting and working with you all. Please feel free to contact our office at 613-592-3469 or by email at Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca.

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Thirteen Strings performs Handel’s Messiah

BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

A special presentation of Handel’s Messiah will take place in Ottawa this holiday season.

The chamber orchestra Thirteen Strings stepped up to fill the void that was created when the National Arts Centre could not perform the seasonal favourite because of renovation construction.

Directed by Kevin Mallon, Mallon said it was important to the arts community that the show must go on.

Booking not one but two concert halls – at Knox Presbyterian Church at 120 Lisgar St., and Dominion-Chalmers United Church at 355 Cooper St. – the orchestra will perform the 1742 classic as it was originally heard.

“This is a re-creation of the first performance,” Mallon said, adding the piece has been close to his heart for nearly 30 years, and he has been researching the music for about as long, working on exactly how it would have been played.

“This is as close to the reconstruction that you can get,” he said. Mallon has

composed some of the music to fill in the gaps that have been lost over the 274 years since it was first performed.

Cellist Julian Armour said he can’t wait to perform with the orchestra.

“The Messiah is a tradition,” he said. “And this time we will perform in a church – its proper setting. This is going to be a real treat.” Accompanying Thirteen Strings will be Seventeen Voyces, all under the direction of Mallon.

Soprano Jennifer Taverner, mezzo-soprano Andrea Ludwig, tenor Zach Finkelstein, and bass baritone Giles Tomkins will perform alongside the orchestra.

Mallon said the chorus is amazing, calling many of the performers people who are going places. Mallon encourages everyone to come out to one or both of the performances, saying it’s not only the best way to kick off holiday cheer, but is also a one-and-only performance.

Tickets are available at Leading Note, Books on Beechwood, Compact Music and at thirteenstrings.ca or by email at info@thirteenstrings.ca.

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Cousins Molly Scott, 3, and soon-to-be one-year-old (on Dec. 18) Tenley Droeske, take part in a holiday photo-shoot at the Fitzroy Harbour Children’s Christmas Party, held at the community centre on Saturday, Dec. 3. The event featured crafts, face painting, a children’s shopping area, and a visit from the big man in red, Santa Claus.

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

A weekly guide in legal matters Over the weekend you may have read the Toronto Star article concerning the law firm Diamond and Diamond. Here is the link to the article: https://www. thestar.com/news/investigations/2016/12/03/ diamond-diamond-under-fire.html I do not know Diamond and Diamond. I do not know if the behaviour described in that article has taken place.

What I do know is Allan Snelling LLP has not, does not, and will not operate in the manner described in that article.

Specifically, we do not spend vast sums of money marketing to attract clients. We personally represent those clients that retain us - unless we are confronted with an unforeseen circumstance such as a conflict of interest. Furthermore, we represent clients through to trial, if necessary.

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option. But when necessary, competent lawyers must be ready to take cases to trial to best represent their clients’ interests.

In over twenty years of practice, I have taken dozens of cases to trial; I have settled a great many more.

Ihaveactedascounselforclientsinmorethantenjury proceedings. Judicial reasons relating to my most recent jury trial may be found here: https://www. canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2016/2016onsc2942/ 2016onsc2942.html?autocompleteStr= Nkunda%20&autocompletePos=1 The litigators who practice at Allan Snelling LLP, with the exception of the most junior, have trial experience.

To my mind, when a client hires a law firm to represent their interests, there is an obligation on the law firm to represent the clients’ interests through the entire litigation process including trial It is true that the vast majority of civil cases settle if necessary. Clients of Allan Snelling LLP should - reasonable settlement is always the preferred expect nothing less.

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Dunrobin paralympian receives Meritorious Service Cross

BY KELLY MCCARTHY kmccarthy@metroland.com

Local paralympian Todd Nicholson says he has his community to thank for his success.

Nicholson, a resident of Dunrobin, received a high honour on Friday, Nov. 25 when he was awarded a Meritorious Service Cross from Gov. Gen. David Johnston during a ceremony at Ottawa’s Rideau Hall. He was among 45 others to receive the decoration, which was created to recognize the extraordinary people who make Canada proud.

“I cannot thank the community enough,” Nicholson said. “They’ve done so much and continue to do so much to help people achieve their dreams.”

Nicholson is someone who needs no introduction. He is known to residents of Ottawa – and especially of West Carleton – both young and old.

Nicholson has attended five Paralympic Games, bringing home medals for Canada in sledge hockey on three occasions. He has also won eight medals at the World Championships. He’s captained the National Sledge Hockey Team multiple times and was a member of the Paralympic All-Star Team between 1998 and 2002.

Nicholson’s resume doesn’t stop there, though. In addition to being a champion on the international level,

Nicholson has also devoted hundreds of hours of his time to furthering accessibility behind the scenes. As chair of the International Paralympic Committee, Nicholson is able to represent Paralympic athletes from every country in the world.

He’s also a member of the International Olympic Committee in the athletes division and is involved with Own the Podium – an initiative whose mission is to “lead the development of Canadian sports to achieve sustainable and improved podium performances at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

This is all on top of working full time for Canada Customs.

Nicholson has long since been a champion for athletics and accessibility, due in part to his experience in his hometown after his accident.

Nicholson was 18 when he became a paraplegic, after being involved in a car accident on the night of his high school prom. The whole of the West Carleton community was supportive and embraced his new abilities, he said. “West Carleton has been amazing,” he said. “I am so thankful to them for the opportunities they gave me and continue to give me.”

Receiving a Meritorious Service Cross was an honour that Nicholson said inspired him anew to give back to his community.

“It was obviously a privilege to be

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“I want to continue to do for the community what the community did for me,” he said. Nicholson is currently in the midst of helping to create the Abilities Centre Ottawa – the second

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The city is vying to host the games in 2021. It’s Ontario’s turn to host the games that year, so the capital will be competing against Sudbury, Kitchener-Waterloo and the Niagara Region.

“Typically the games go to a smaller city; Ottawa would be the biggest one so far,” Holloway said. “So we have to show that we are a big city with a small town heart.”

Winnipeg will host the Canada Summer Games in July and August.

There were held in Sherbrooke, Que., in 2013.

The team working on the bid, which includes co-chairs Holloway and Ottawa Senators president Cyril Leeder, will make a presentation to the city’s finance and economic development committee on Dec. 6.

Basically the team is putting together a bid that will highlight Ottawa’s track record as a festival city. “It’s what we do,” Holloway said, adding that the games will require some upgrades to facilitie. Holloway said the Great Lawn at Lansdowne Park would be used for volleyball games – after a bunch of sand is trucked in of course.

The other facility that will require upgrades is Terry Fox. “It has a lot of wear and tear,” she said.

If Ottawa is successful, the city will get money from the

provincial and federal government for capital upgrades. All the more reason to host it in Ottawa, Holloway said, adding the refurbished buildings will serve as a legacy.

“The Canada Games are a nation-building exercise,” she said.

“What better place to have them but the capital?”

The key is to convince the games committee that Ottawans want the games here and willing to help out.

The bidding team will launch a webssite shortly and Holloway asked people to keep an eye out and sign up to volunteer. She said the city need 5,000 people to step forward.

“We have to show them we have the capacity to handle it,” she said. Organizers are hosting a launch party at city hall on Jan.

12 to get people out and excited about the games.

The “bid book” with the city’s business case is due by Jan. 31 and Holloway said organizers have planned a relay to the Canada Games office.

On March 2, the selection committee will make site visits.

The city should know for sure if it’s hosting the games by the end of March or early April.

“It’s a fairly tight timeline,” Holloway said.

Aside from the nation-building, the games promise economic benefits for the city, Holloway said.

When Halifax hosted the winter games, they brought in $130 million and created 1,000 jobs, Holloway said. Sherbrooke, which hosted the games in 2013, boasted $165 million in returns.

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The third annual Stocking Project launched on Dec. 1, kicking off the volunteer campaign that aims to surprise more than 1,000 people in Kanata, Carp and Stittsville with stockings this Christmas. The initiative was started three years ago by Mother Elf – also known as Crystal Smalldon – who wanted to do something to help her neighbour whose husband was going through chemotherapy. Using her garage as home base, Smalldon put together 200 stockings that first year. Since then, the initiative has snowballed, she said.

“This community is just so generous,” she said. “We are able to help more and more people every year thanks to them. I am blown away constantly by the generosity.”

The Stocking Project headquarters at the Hazeldean Mall is as close to a bona fide elf workshop as you can get outside of the North Pole. The space, which used to be the seniors’ centre, was donated by the Hazeldean Mall after the project grew out of Smalldon’s garage and the back hallway of a Target last year.

Already, it is filled with more than 10,000 donated gifts that community

members have dropped off for the cause. Hundreds of stuffed animals, toothbrushes and treats are neatly organized, waiting for elves to “shop” for items to fill the stockings closer to Christmas.

The Stocking Project is an anonymous way to help out a family in need around Christmas. Jeff Robinson, one of the project’s volunteers, said that the initiative aims to help those who might be down on their luck this Christmas or who might just need a small boost to make it through the holidays.

“We aim to provide a helping hand to those who wouldn’t normally ask for help,” he said.

The process is simple: the Stocking Project takes anonymous referrals from the community, making note of just the age and gender of the stocking recipients. They’ll collect donations of stocking stuffers until Dec. 20, when the elves will then “shop” the shelves of the workshop to fill their stockings specifically for each recipient. Then, on Dec. 21 and 23, upwards of 80 elves will deliver the stockings by ringing the recipients’ doorbells and then running quickly away, keeping the process completely anonymous the whole way through, Robinson said.

“In some cases, the recipient might not even know they were nominated,” he said. “It’s a fun surprise.”

As of the project’s launch, Robinson said they had about 200 referrals

for stockings and upwards of 10,000 donated gifts.

“The need right now is matching the requests,” he said, “but the reality is that referrals will keep coming in.”

Smalldon said that the month of December brings in about 95 per cent of their referrals, and she anticipates an upswing in the coming days.

However, she is optimistic that they’ll fulfil their 1,000-stocking goal. The Stocking Project didn’t officially start collecting donations until the Dec. 1 launch, and already they were inundated with kindness and donations.

“It is so, so busy in here,” Smalldon said. “It is way busier than I ever expected it would be this early in the game.”

The Stocking Project will be collecting donations of stocking stuffers (everything from toys to toiletries) until Dec. 20 at the Hazeldean Mall location (across from The Source).

They are 100 per cent volunteer run, so Robinson said their hours at the workshop can vary, but all of that information can be found on their Facebook page by searching The Stocking Project 2016 Kanata, Carp & Stittsville.

Referrals for stockings recipients can be made by contacting Smalldon at kanatastockings@outlook.com.

More elf help is always appreciated too, Smalldon said. Anyone wanting to donate their time to help the cause can contact her at the same email address.

Christmas is the season of giving, Smalldon said, and helping your community is a great way to demonstrate that.

“I can’t even describe how it feels to give back during the holidays,” she said. “There’s simply no better feeling.”

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Two-thirds of all hate crimes committed in Canada go unreported.

“That’s a problem for police because we don’t know the full landscape,” said Staff Sgt. Dave Zackrias, head of the Ottawa police diversity and race relations unit. “We need to know this. If we don’t know, we can’t respond effectively.”

His comments came during a Crime Prevention Ottawasponsored hate crimes panel discussion at city hall on Nov. 25, prompted by a recent spate of graffiti hate crimes targeted at a number of religious institutions across the city. º“Unchecked, crimes can result in an escalation of social tension between different groups

and can destroy communities, thereby furthering the aims and objectives of those in our society who promote hatred,” Zackrias told the crowd that gathered in city council chambers.

Given their impact, hate crimes must be taken seriously.

“I can tell you the spike that happened in 2015 was a direct result of the federal election,” said Zackrias. “And once the elections were done, we saw a sort of decline.”

Look to the United States, he said, where protests and unrest have been prompted by hate-related incidents.

“What happens there, impacts here, so we need to be aware of that,” Zackrias said.

“We can’t ignore the obvious.

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He said he has heard some argue that individuals have a right to free speech.

“We must send a strong message to the community that, ‘Yes, we do have free speech, however, people also have the freedom to live safely and freely, and free speech doesn’t trump somebody’s safety,” Zackrias said.Bernie Farber, a native of Ottawa who currently serves as the Toronto-based executive director of the Mosaic Institute, said the recent graffiti hate crimes in Alta Vista, the west end and the Glebe brought back memories from Erin McCracken/Metroland 23 years ago when the World Church of the Creator and the Rev. Anthony Bailey, spiritual leader of Parkdale United Church, (centre) and Bernie FarHeritage Front led a swastika- ber, executive director of the Mosaic Institute, look on as Joanne Law speaks on the need filled march to Parliament Hill. for support and acceptance of the transgender community during a hate-crime panel See HATEFUL page 29

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“When it comes back, it is as though a spear has been thrown into our very soul,” said Farber, whose father was a Holocaust survivor who settled in Sandy Hill after the war.

Education is key to remaining vigilant.

“It remains our last best hope for improving the quality of our lives, for filling that glass of tolerance and for banishing hatred from our midst,” Farber said.

Society plays a role in the authorization, mobilization and rationalization of evil.

“So as we look into the not too distant future, and worry that something wicked this way comes, we must not and we

cannot be complacent,” he said, adding there must be careful and meaningful dialogue and we need to create safe spaces for people to learn, mourn and act together.

“It needs to be more than holding hands and playing nice,” he said.

Rev. Anthony Bailey, the spiritual leader of Parkdale United Church which was targeted by hate-filled graffiti, said new communication strategies must be developed to foster respect.

“We are all in this together, as it were,” said Bailey, who also advocates for a change in language.

He resists using the word tolerant. “I think it’s the bare

minimum,” he said. “When you tolerate somebody, you put up with them. I think we need to aspire to something greater, which is respect.

“Respect engages us in the other and invests us in their well-being.”

Joanne Law, representing Ottawa’s transgender community, is hoping federal laws will be enacted to give transgender people the human rights they deserve.

While there have been improvements, she said she still can’t board a plane without outing herself as a transgender woman and without a letter from her doctor.

“Legally, I’m still male. Am I safe if I show this document

to a figure of authority?” Law said, before appealing for support and acceptance for her community.

Transgender people are at risk of losing their jobs, they are not permitted to live in public housing, and those who are incarcerated face violence, she said. As well, many transgender youth are abused at school.

“Transgender youth are filling our drop-in centres,” Law said. “Here’s a stat you’re not going to like – 40 per cent commit suicide because there’s no help.” mA presentation by Kanata resident Amira Elghawaby, communications director with the National Council of Canadian Muslims, revealed that hate crimes against Mus-

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She delved into the need for all three government levels to boost funding for education and the study of racism and to promote diversity. Funding is also needed for campaigns to improve awareness about hate crimes and the need to report these incidents.

Elghawaby also said the federal government needs to restore funding for Statistics Canada’s annual hate crimes report.

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Douglas Foster, 69, and Joan Foster, 66, both of Renfrew, were killed in the Sunday evening crash. They died at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus after paramedics had to extricate the pair from their vehicle. Police received the call about the collision at approximately 9:20 p.m. The pair were treated on the scene before being transported to the hospital, one by helicopter and the other by ambulance. However, Const.

Chuck Benoit of the Ottawa Police Service said each succumbed to their injuries soon after.

“Our community has suffered a huge loss as this wonderful couple who just retired gave their all to the folks of the Town of Renfrew for many years,” said Renfrew Coun.

Kate Windle, in an email.

Doug ran Foster’s Construction for decades and is former fire chief Randy Foster’s brother. Joan, who is originally from Arnprior, operated hair salon Hairitage in Renfrew for 39 years and had just retired this spring.

The 24-year-old male driver of the other vehicle involved was transported to hospital in serious condition. Benoit said his condition has since been updated to serious but stable. Police continue to investigate the collision, but no cause has yet been released. Benoit said it is not known whether the nearby construction on March Road at the 417 played a role. Det. Al Boucher is leading the collision investigation but police sources say it is too early to announce anything definitive about the cause of the accident.

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Italian ricotta cake a holiday favourite Torta di ricotta has appeared at Italian family holiday gatherings for generations. Lighter than cheesecake, it’s creamy with a hint of orange and cinnamon.

No matter how you slice it, it will contribute to a buon natale!

Draining Time: Overnight Preparation Time: 30 minutes Baking Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes Chilling Time: 4 hours or overnight Serves: 16 INGREDIENTS

• 2 containers (475 g each) extra smooth ricotta Cheese • 1 package (200 g) amaretti cookies • 2 tbsp (25 mL) melted butter • 2/3 cup (150 mL) granulated sugar • 1/4 cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon • Finely grated rind of 1 large orange

•1 pkg (250 g) brick cream cheese, at room temperature • 4 eggs • 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla Garnis: • 5 crushed amaretti cookies PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

Spoon ricotta into large fine mesh strainer set over large bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain liquid and discard.

In food processor, process cookies (reserving 5 for garnish), until fine crumbs. Measure out 1-1/4 cups (300 mL) crumbs; transfer to medium bowl.

Stir in melted butter until crumbs are evenly coated. Spray 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan with nonstick spray.

Press crumbs evenly over pan bottom. Bake in 325°F (160°C) oven for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and orange rind.

In large bowl, using electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, eggs and vanilla until smooth, about 2 minutes. Slow-

ly beat in flour mixture just until combined.

On low speed, gradually beat in drained ricotta until smooth.

Pour over hot crust; smooth top.

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When it comes to helping out with your kids’ sports teams, the Ottawa Sport Council has got your back.

Executive director Marcia Morris said when it comes to organized sports, most parents who join are eager to help or are – mostly likely – talked into it.

“All of a sudden you are the manager or secretary and you don’t know what you’re doing,” Morris said.

That’s where the council steps in.

They help with the “back office” she said.

According to the council, there are currently over 6.5 million volunteers in Canada, with 35 per cent of those involved in sport. Additionally, 73 per cent of sport organizations indicate they have no paid employees – which Morris said makes volunteerism an important factor in delivering great experiences.

The council concentrates on helping increase the leadership

capacity of sport organizations in Ottawa with a focus on what the council calls ongoing challenges in clubs in Ottawa: volunteer management, including recruitment, retention, recognition and retirement.

On Nov. 26, the council held its third annual Ottawa Sport Summit at Lansdowne Park, and this year the organization paid special attention to sport volunteerism in this city.

The free one-day event featured a panel of expert guest speakers such as Sue Holloway – the first woman and first Canadian to compete in both summer and winter Olympic games in the same year – who shared the keys to success and challenges when it comes to volunteering.

The day also included sportthemed activities such as a trivia contest and a silent auction.

“Our role is to build capacity in community sport,” Morris said.

“Today is all about building the volunteer movement. We offer tips and pointers. Disorganization can wear you out

and leave you frustrated.”

Morris said it’s not about coaching, but rather about helping people understanding the paperwork that comes with managing a sports team.

Morris added the event is aimed at participants learning effective strategies to sustain their volunteers as well as help make valuable connections with colleagues in community sport. For those who were unable to attend the summit, or who have yet to be talked into volunteering for their child’s sports team Morris said the council is launching an online volunteering course for people to download, which will be available in the new year at sportottawa.ca. The course, Morris explained, was developed for volunteers who may not have a lot of time on their hands, but are interested in learning about best practices for volunteering.

“We are here to help the people who put their hand up to be on the board of directors, or who want to volunteer on their kid’s team,” Morris said.

Festive fun in Fitzroy Harbour Holiday elves, from left, Lynne Barr, Abby Paquette, 6, Ben Fraser, 15, Viv Proulx, Cole Brenton, 8, and Jeremy Scott, 8, help wrap gifts at the Fitzroy Harbour Children’s Christmas Party held at the community centre on Saturday, Dec. 3. The event featured crafts, face painting, a children’s shopping area, and a visit from the big man in red, Santa Claus.

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Church Services Stittsville United Church

The Anglican Parish of March SUNDAY SERVICES

St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata Sunday Service 9:00 am & 10:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am

Come when you can and Come as you are.

St Mary’s North March 2574 6th Line Road, Dunrobin Services and Sunday School 9:00 am

Advent 3 9:00am ~ Christ Church 10:30am ~ St. James The Apostle

St. John’s Sixth Line 1470 Donald B Munro Dr

Christ Church Huntley 3008 Carp Rd

St James The Apostle Carp 3774 Carp Rd

www.huntleyparish.com • 613-839-3195

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St Paul’s Dunrobin 1118 Thomas Dolan Parkway Sunday Service 11:00 am

6255 Fernbank Road

(corner of Main St. & Fernbank)

10:00 a.m. – Worship Service Nursery & Sunday School Available

Youth Group Mondays at 7:oopm

Rev. Grant Dillenbeck Church: 613-836-4962 email: suchurch@primus.ca Visit our web site: www.suchurch.com

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Christ Risen Lutheran Church

KANATA BAPTIST CHURCH 465 Hazeldean Rd. • 613-836-3145

85 Leacock Drive, Kanata Office 613-592-1546 www.christrisen.com Rev. Wayne Geick, Pastor

Sunday School 9:15 am Adult Bible Class 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:30 am

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

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Christmas Services

Christmas Eve Family Service 5pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:30pm Christmas Day Carol Service 10.30am

Grace Baptist Church of Ottawa

Preaching the Doctrines of Grace

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday and weekday Bible studies see our website for times and locations

www.GBCottawa.com PASTOR STEVE STEWART

1600 Stittsville Main Street

Christmas Eve Services: 4:00 & 5:30 PM January 1st Service at 10:45 AM Office: 613-836-2606 Web: www.cbcstittsville.com

SERVING KANATA AND STITTSVILLE

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community

Email us at: cbcinfo@cbcstittsville.com

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, Pastor Parish office - 613-836-8881 Fax - 613-836-8806

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Reverend Mark Redner 3794 Diamondview Road, Kinburn Friday Healing Service 7:00 p.m.

SundayWorship Service 10:00 a.m.

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

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GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH

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Growing, Serving, Celebrating

140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

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

SATURDAY SERVICES SABBATH SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES 9:15AM WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 AM

Seventh-Day PASTOR: MAROS PASEGGI Adventist 85 LEACOCK DRIVE, KANATA (THE CHRIST RISEN LUTHERAN CHURCH) Church 613-818-9717

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Sunday Sunday Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman

Minister of Youth and Discipleship: Nick Trytsman Pastor Shaun Seaman

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Please join us at 110 McCurdy Drive, 836-1429, www.trinitykanata.ca 1817 Richardson Side Road. 613-836-1429 www.trinitykanata.ca

St. Paul's Anglican Church Sunday Eucharist

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The Ottawa Art Gallery is celebrating thanks to a large private donation.

John and Jennifer Ruddy announced they would be donating $1.5 million to the Art Now – L’art ici capital campaign through their Trinity Development Foundation on Nov. 29.

“We are happy to support the Ottawa Art Gallery Expansion, for what will be a game changing building for our community,” said John Ruddy, executive chairman of Trinity Development Group and founder of the Trinity Development Foundation.

“We believe that the arts are an important aspect of any thriving community and we are proud to have a hand in helping to keep the Ottawa Art Gallery active and vibrant for years to come.”

The Ottawa Art Gallery is currently building a 7,432 square-metre expansion next door to its present location inside Arts Court.

The OAG’s new gallery will be located at 50 Mackenzie King Bridge and is scheduled to open in fall 2017.

In addition to the donation by the Ruddys, the gallery has raised $5.1 million for the expansion project and the organization

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The Ottawa Art Gallery is currently building a 7432 square metres expansion next door to its present location inside Arts Court. The new building is expected to house a 250 seat multipurpose and multidisciplinary screening space that will be home to the Canadian Film Institute, a changing exhibition gallery, a permanent collection gallery, a studio for workshops, a café, a gallery shop for visitors, as well as a new dedicated gallery space for the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art. will continue to accept funds for its Founders Wall, in support of the project.

The dollars raised will fund the OAG Expansion and future OAG programming, including the 2017 inaugural exhibition, Creative Sundays, curator talks, artist presentations and other exhibition-related programs.

The gallery’s director and chief executive officer Alexandra Badzak announced the naming of the exterior of the OAG expansion will bear the name Ruddy.

According to Badzak, the John Ruddy Box will serve as a reminder of the support

for the arts in the Ottawa community.

The new building is expected to house a 250 seat multipurpose and multidisciplinary screening space that will be home to the Canadian Film Institute, a changing exhibition gallery, a permanent collection gallery, a studio for workshops, a café, a gallery shop for visitors, as well as a new dedicated gallery space for the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art. The project also includes a private sector mixed-use residential complex, Arthaus by DevMcGill and a boutique hotel by Group Germain Hotels.

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Local happeningsover overthe thecoming comingweeks weeks free non-profit organizations Fax: 613-432-6689, E-mail: JMorin@metroland.com Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: ottawaeast@metroland.com Localevents events and happenings —— free to to non-profit organizations The community calendar is a free public service for non-profit groups. Notices appear as space permits. Please submit your information at least two weeks prior to the event and include a daytime contact name and phone number for us to reach you for clarification.

more information, call 613-580- nity Centre (262 Len Purcell 2940 or visit BiblioOttawaLi- Dr.) Western Ottawa Combrary.ca for details. munity Resource Centre’s Info Session: Managing the holidays Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. – Caregivers are you caring for Eucharist Service followed by a loved one? Are you feeling fellowship and coffee at St. tired or overwhelmed? Join us James Anglican Church, 3774 to discuss topics that may asCarp Rd. Everyone welcome! sist you in your well-being.

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ARTiculate ‘fireside’ artist talks at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at St. Paul’s United Church, 3760 Carp Rd. Parking and entrance at the back. Admission is free for members of the WCAS and $5 for guests. For details visit www.westcarletonartssociety. ca/articulate.html.

Ongoing

St. Paul’s United Church is happy to present ‘Soup’indipty (homemade soup and sandwiches.) Held on the first and third Tuesday of the month.

Every Thursday from Sept. 8 to Dec. 15, drop in to the Carp library branch for Family Sto- CONSTANCE BAY rytime at 10:15 a.m. (30 minutes). Stories, songs, rhymes and Dec. 8 games for children of all ages.

From 1 to 3 p.m. Constance No registration required. For and Buckham’s Bay Commu-

Dec. 13

From 1 to 3 p.m.

Bethel St. Andrew’s United Church (184 Jack Lougheed Way).

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre’s Info Session: Managing the holidays – Caregivers.

Are you caring for a loved one? Are you feeling tired or overwhelmed? Join us to discuss topics that may assist you in your well-being.

Dec. 14

December 17th, 2016

Join Casey Corbin and Mike MacDonald for our Christmas in the Valley Comedy Show with dinner served from 6pm-8pm in the Riverview Room. Enjoy a 3 course Italian meal followed by a 75 minute comedy show with cash bar for you and yours to enjoy. Guests are welcome to reserve seats or tables and pay at the door upon arrival.

Dinner will be served when guests are seated. Feel free to enjoy a drink and let your server know when you are ready.

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 616, 377 Allbirch Rd. Monday: Cribbage 2 p.m., Auntie Alice Bridge Club 2 p.m., Tuesday: Ladies Darts 7 p.m., Wednesday: Bingo on hold until further notice, Thursday: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m., Mens Darts 7:30 p.m., Friday: TGIF Dinner 5:30 p.m. $8.85 + tax. Bar opens at 2 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 1 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; noon on Sunday.

Wednesdays at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 616: Bingo on hiatus until further notice. Thank you to all our loyal players and volunteers.

Special Guest: Mike MacDonald

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Looking for a fun way to keep in shape and meet new friends?

Join The Bay Waves - Modern Squaredancing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Constance Bay Community Centre, 262 Len Purcell Dr. You don’t have to know how to dance. Singles welcome! For details, call 613-832-5808; $5 per night or $45 for the balance of the season (January-April).

CHRISTMAS IN THE VALLEY COMEDY SHOW

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Bethel St. Andrew’s United Church (184 Jack Lougheed Way) Activity: Seniors Tea and Carol Sing.

Bethel St. Andrew’s United Church is hosting this event that will have tea/coffee/juice and goodies along with carol singing.

DUNROBIN Ongoing

The Fitzroy Harbour Com- ARNPRIOR munity Centre, 100 Clifford Campbell St., is open every Fri- Dec. 12 day at 7:30 p.m. for pub night.

12:45 to3 p.m. Open invitaIncludes round-robin darts tion to all linedancers and “wantournament, pool and ping- nabe” dancers - let it happen at pong. the “Local-Social” at Arnprior’s Nick Smith Centre. Come and close-out the fall-2016 term, KINBURN plus celebrate the festive season, with Linedancing, and some Ongoing Starting Sept. 13, every Tues- demos.

Also, enjoy free-snacks courday 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Walking inside Kinburn Community tesy of “The Hy-Liners” linedance group. A warm welcome Centre. Everyone welcome. to all levels, as well as to those Heart Wise Exercise Fitness considering participating for classes, free (no cost involved). their first time in this fab danceAt the Kinburn Community format—a great activity for Centre every Monday and your mind and body.

Contact Instructor HyacinthThursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Anyone can participate. C right away: 613-623-0976 and/or: mais-brown@sympatico.ca.

WEST CARLETON

Ongoing

The Connexion Lounge has two drop-in locations in West Carleton: Mondays in Fitzroy Harbour at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre, 100 Clifford Campbell St., from 6 to 9 p.m. and Fridays in Carp at 108 Juanita Ave., from 7 to 9 p.m. Drop-in activities include gaming, movies, music, games, air hockey, free Wi-Fi and more.

For more details: http://youthconnexion.ca/west-carleton, 613-580-2424, ext. 43307, or youthconnexion@ottawa.ca.

Ottawa Public Health and the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre host a dental screening and denture cleaning clinic on the third Tuesday of every month. The service is open to all ages and is free of charge.

No appointment necessary but is a first-come, first-service basis.

The clinic runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at the WOCRC office, 2 McNeil Crt. in Kanata. Services provided include dental health info, fluoride varnish applications, denture cleaning and Healthy Join TOPS (take off pounds Smiles Ontario enrolment.

For details, call OPH at 613sensibly) every Tuesday from 4:45 to 6 p.m. in Carp. For de- 580-6744. tails, contact Karen Pritchard at 613-839-5463.Take off pounds KANATA & OTTAWA sensibly. Be healthy and happy with this new lifestyle.

Ongoing The Richcraft Recreation Complex-Kanata hosts a Trivia Night every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cost is $6.

4101 Innovation Dr., Kanata.

Come Join Us for a Cantata “Emmanuel-God With Us!” A Contemporary Lessons & Carols

Saturday December 17th, at 7:00 pm St. Paul’s United Church Carp.

Combined Choirs of St. Paul’s United Church, Carp & Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church, Fitzroy Harbour Free Will Offering

Ongoing

The Ottawa Newcomers Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatise by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as bridge, mahjong, fun lunches, photography ,art tours, walking, golf, crafts, movie nights and book clubs.

For information visit www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or email newcomersclubottawa@gmail. com.

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42. Discover by investigation 18. Expresses surprise 43. Up in the air (abbr.)

19. Emergency medical services 44. A son who shares his dad’s name 20. Inflamed swelling of the eyelid 45. Assist in wrongdoing 22. Reporter 46. Actress Lathan 23. Arrived extinct 48. Nonsense (slang) 24. Ad __ 49. Sharp and forthright 27. Academic bill of rights 50. Midway between northeast and 28. A pair east 29. Pumpkin and apple are examples 51. NAACP cofounder Wells 31. China 52. Soviet Socialist Republic 32. Made illegal CLUES DOWN 33. Be mistaken 1. Again 34. Stephen King’s “Pennywise” 2. Erectile organs 35. Semite 3. Concluding speech 36. Martens with short tails 4. Pie _ __ mode 37. Large bodies of water 5. With pustules 38. Lower in position 6. Muslim calendar month 39. Dough used in Latin American 8. Need it to live cuisine 9. Thailand 40. Calculating tools 11. Container to serve food 44. Boxers do this 14. Boxing great 47. Macaw 15. Woolen blankets

This week’s puzzle answers in next week’s issue

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, nothing can break your resolve, not even a worthy temptation. This will serve you well when you’re faced with a difficult situation in the week ahead.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Take a lighter approach to the week, Taurus. You can benefit from some rest and relaxation. Invite friends over if you need a diversion from the daily grind.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, expect to be torn between two attractive options this week. Trust your instincts on this one, even if you must go against convention to do so.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, many people are rooting for you this week, and it can be eyeopening learning just how many people are in your corner. Remember to support your friends when they need you.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Clear out your schedule, Leo, because it could be a wild ride for the next few days. You probably will not have much time to yourself. When you get Here’s How It Works: a break, make the most of it.

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each Virgo, friends will seemingly come out of the woodwork this week to visit row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric with you. You will not be short on social interactions. Take a few minutes clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! to catch your breath.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Vacations are the order of the week, Libra. You can’t get enough of travel lately, and you’re apt to take as many people as you can along for the ride.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may have to push yourself out of your comfort zone this week. It can be a little scary to do so, but with the support of a few close friends, you can benefit from change.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, don’t wait too long to take advantage of an opportunity that drops in your lap; otherwise, it may pass you by. Expect some friendly envy on the part of others.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Support a family member when he or she has some unconventional ideas, Capricorn. This may be just the catalyst needed to spark new conversations and actions.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Your job may take up a considerable amount of your time for the immediate future, Aquarius. You must decide whether this is the path you want or if you’re ready to move on.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, what you deem joking around may be taken seriously by someone else and hurt some feelings. Be careful with your words.

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