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A recent decision to permanently allow Half Moon Bay residents the option of sending their children to either Barrhaven’s John McCrae Secondary School or Richmond’s South Carleton High School will likely have a lasting negative impact on the latter school, its principal said. South Carleton principal Trudy Garland said John McCrae is already at capacity according to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s records, whereas South Carleton is 94 students below its cap – a number that will only increase, starting in September. This means enriched courses such as their specialized arts and highly-regard technology programs might have to be cut back. “If you reduce the numbers, it reduces the number of sections of classes that you can offer,” Garland said. “Then you have to look at the programs that you’re offering at the school. It’s not that we’re going to lose the trades, but it’s going to reduce the number of extras that we offer.” The school board made its final decision on March 8, which gives parents with children currently learning at Cedarview Middle School from Half Moon Bay – a sister community of Stonebridge – the choice between the two high schools. Traditionally theses students would have gone to South Carleton because of boundary reasons.
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MAY & JUNE MAY TO END OF AUGUST YOUTH DIVISION SLO-PITCH DIVISION South Carleton High School principal Trudy Garland says the school might have to cut back on the amount of specialized classes it offers after thanks to a recent school board decision to allow Half Moon Bay residents the option of going to John McCrae Secondary School in Barrhaven in September.
Board decision frustrates principal Continued from front While the news isn’t welcomed by those at South Carleton, additional students will be a boon for John McCrae. Principal Tom Schultz said that while the school is about 100 students over its 800-student cap, it can house up to 1,030 students. The school has six portables, only four of which are in use, plus over 1,000 lockers. Schultz believes that a student population of 1,000 is ideal because it will ensure that John McCrae can continue to run some of its unique programming like the applied university credit courses and its high-performance athlete program. “I think Half Moon Bay will allow us to keep our numbers up long term and that would be good for the kids because they’ll get more diverse programming,â€? he said. Barrhaven/Knoxdale-Merivale trustee Donna Blackburn put forth the original motion on Feb. 22, which revoked a twoyear trial period. The decision was upheld by a by a 7-5 vote on March 8, which Garland attended. “I had a real eye-opener about the policies that we have in place at the board and they weren’t followed in terms of consultation goes,â€? she said. “They made it sound very minimal, in terms of the impact it would have at our school, but ‌ there is going to be an impact and there should have been consultation on it.â€? With an additional 6,000 homes slated to be built in Half Moon Bay, plus John McCrae and Longfields-Davidson Height Secondary School both at or near capacity, Garland foresees a problem for all parties involved. “In two years, you can imagine with the growth that’s happening in any community such as Half Moon Bay,â€? she said. “It’s going to be exponential. There won’t be room in Barrhaven’s high schools. It was a lack of consultation and our boundary just keeps getting eaten away – that is the issue.â€? Right after the initial motion, one student who went to school at South Carleton for Grades 9 and 10 decided to transfer to John McCrae. Schultz said he is expecting at least
eight transfers to his school in September. “I think that area is huge though and, over the years, it’s going to grow,� he said. “Right now it may not have as many secondary students as it does elementary students.� Schultz noted that John McCrae would also likely get some transferring from St. Joseph Catholic High Catholic – who had previously switched to the Catholic board to remain in Barrhaven. While Garland isn’t sure how many would students would end up leaving South Carleton for John McCrae, she knows the final result will be about more than just numbers. As the second largest high school in Ottawa with a Grade 9-to-12 student population of 1,340, South Carleton draws from schools in Manotick, Kars, North Gower, Burritts Rapids, Ashton and Stittsville. “We have a large school community and you grow from that,� she said. “There are lots of established friendships and relationships from the communities. That’s very healthy as well.� Garland said the biggest complaint she’s heard from parents is the amount of travel time it takes for their children to get from Half Moon Bay to South Carleton, something that can deter afterschool activities. But, she said, most students take a school bus which is more direct than the OC Transpo. She said she knows of one student who spends 35 minutes each 15kilometre trip on the bus as opposed to the one-long ride it would take to get home on public transit. Garland said a lot of parent volunteers drive children home following afterschool events. “People just pitch in and enjoy quite an extensive extracurricular,� she said. Garland believes most parents feel inconvenienced by coming to Richmond because it doesn’t mesh with their lifestyle. “Parents mentioned that because Half Moon Bay is in the City of Ottawa they should have more say in where their kids go, well guess what, we are in the City of Ottawa too,� she said. “I think it’s just a lack of awareness of who we are and what we offer.�
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The body of 23-year-old Jessica Riopelle was discovered at the Saade International Inn at the corner of Bank Street and Rideau Road around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Photo by Emma Jackson
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A 34-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman in her twenties was found dead at an Ottawa South motel Saturday evening. Constable Marc Soucy with the Ottawa
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that information could not be confirmed by police. He added that the relationship between the accused and Riopelle was not yet released by detectives at the major crime unit, who are still investigating. Marlene Calvera, who has run a used car dealership just a few metres down
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Clara Davidson knows she wouldn’t be where she is today without a little support. The 82-year-old has been seeking help from the Rideau Community Support Services for the last 12 years since she moved into the Rideau Non-Profit Housing on Doctor Leech Drive in Manotick. Davidson had been living on a farm on River Road with her husband, Jim, before he passed away 17 years ago. But once she moved into the seniors-based, government-assisted housing, she’s been using a variety of the support group’s services such as trips to the airport, yoga classes and defensive driving classes. She said she’s appreciative of the how the programs – particularly the driving courses – give her the ability to continue on with her current way of life. “Us seniors, we’re not up on all the latest,” she says. “I think it’s to our benefit to take these courses and freshen up. We want to keep driving as long as we can.
“Something like that allows seniors to stay in their homes with a little help. In this day and age when nursing-home beds are scarce and other accommodations for seniors’ apartments are extremely expensive, it allows us to be independent, which we like to be as long as we can.” The Rideau Community Support Services will merge with the Osgoode Home Support Program on April 1 to become the Rural Ottawa South Support Services. And Davidson will continue to take advantage of their services. After one of her shoulders was replaced, Davidson, a news junkie, wasn’t able to physically pick up a paper to read. Now, thanks to the assistance of a computer teacher, she gets her news online in what she says has “created whole new life” for her. “Not only did they supply the teacher, but they supplied the computer and the printer too. How much better off can we be?” Through surgeries to her shoulder, both hips and a knee – “I’m the bionic woman,” she says – Davidson isn’t quite as active as when she founded a one-week Christian soccer and softball camp a dozen years ago. “I feel very, very fortunate to have such an organization in the village that we can access all these great things from,” Davidson says. “When you have problems, it’s amazing how they can solve things.”
Barrhaven native Adam Haroun, 20, is now in the running for national honours after being named the 2011 Student Entrepreneur Regional Champion on March 22. Haroun was named the 2011 Student Entrepreneur Quebec Champion – a competition operated by the charitable organization Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship – on Feb. 16 because of his role as president of The XFactor Agency. The marketing student at the John Molson School of Business at Montreal’s Concordia University incorporated the company in October 2009. He started the company as a
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he 41st general election is now upon us following a historic vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons last Friday that found the government in contempt of Parliament. Amid the finger-pointing by rival politicians who want to lay blame for who exactly triggered the election and groans from voters over whether a fourth trip to the polls in seven years is even necessary at all, we should stop to remember how lucky we are to be living in Canada. Over the past few months, our leaders have been feuding over who was responsible for writing the word “not” on a government memo and whether members of the House have the right to view cabinet documents on the cost of significant military and justice programs. On the other side of the world, millions can only look on in envy that Canadians will be able to decide for themselves whether these things are important to us. For the sea of people who gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to the rebels fighting in across Libya to the thousands of protesters marching in the streets of Iran, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, we are the lucky ones.
On a Monday in May, each and every Canadian voter will be able to exercise, through a small mark on their ballot, a right that remains only a dream to the people struggling for democracy in these countries. While most Canadians will never know the hardships faced by people in places like Libya, it does the people there an incredible disservice to treat an election with contempt. Far from being contemptible, elections provide citizens of democracies with their most meaningful opportunity to influence the course of government, at least until the next election. In contrast, the people of Egypt have waited decades to even win that right, let alone exercise it. While the issues at hand in this election may be tiring to the ears of the average Canadian, this is our opportunity to decide for ourselves whether the government was in contempt, whether new fighter jets are worth their multibillion-dollar price tag or whether the impact of an aging population on our health care system is being adequately addressed. Here in Canada, we should feel lucky to be able do something others will live a lifetime without experiencing.
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here Ottawans always stand out is when the pollster asks if they would like an election, if one hasn’t been called, or if they are interested in the election, if one has. This is like asking people at a hockey game if they are interested in the hockey game. People elsewhere might profess a lack of interest, but politics is Ottawa’s major sport. Hockey might sometimes be considered a rival, but certainly not this year. Why would you not want another game? While people in less enlightened parts of the country bemoan politicking, condemn partisanship and generally dismiss the political struggles as ritual, we who live in the shadow of the Peace Tower have quite a different view. Politics gives shape to our community, meaning to our lives. Politics affects our friendships. We all know people who work in politics — as politicians, as strategists, as volunteers, as political reports — and we know that they are real people too. Even the reporters. They go to the church or the pub, they belong to the book club, they have kids who play hockey, they mow their lawns and shovel their snow. So even if
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ing on the political decisions somebody made somewhere up the line. The neighbour on the other side, who works for an NGO, is delighted or depressed by something the new folks have done. Even if jobs don’t change, priorities do. More will be spent, or less. The environment is a priority, or not. Foreign aid goes up, or doesn’t. With every decision, somebody’s job description changes. You know that, and even if you haven’t experienced it yourself, you’ve heard the muttering from your relatives, or the people next door. The government doesn’t have to change for any of this to happen. Ministers change and new ministers have new ideas, or no ideas at all. Even if a government wins re-election, it learns things from the campaign. Uh-oh, the government discovers, the people want more of this and less of that. Better make it happen. In the attempt to make it happen, the woman around the corner suddenly becomes more important at work. Or the family suddenly has to sell the second car. All of this means that politics is a spectator sport all year ’round in our town. People have to keep an eye on what’s going on. Even the most routine
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exchange of rants in Question Period is going to affect someone. But it’s at election time that the game really heats up. The election is March Madness, the Stanley Cup playoffs, the World Series. (If the analogy holds, this would make make Budget Day the equivalent of the All-Star Game, except that people actually get hurt on Budget Day.) There is real excitement. People are biting their fingernails. Sometimes they would bite other people, if the law allowed it. We should never let anyone tell us that it’s not interesting. It is more than interesting. It is life or death, if life and death can be fun.
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A sure sign of spring, daffodils are amongst the first flowers to emerge from the recently defrosted ground. The arrival of spring marks the beginning of the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil Month fundraising campaign. “We are asking all Ontarians to unite behind those living with cancer by making a donation and wearing the iconic yellow daffodil,” said Amanda Gifford, fundraising coordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society for Lanark, Leeds and Grenville.
Every April volunteers work together to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society by selling daffodils and conducting a door-to-door campaign. This year, the society has introduced a new daffodil pin as part of its annual campaign. By making a donation and wearing the yellow daffodil pin, you are uniting behind those living with cancer. The money raised during Daffodil Month helps to inform, support and improve the lives of Canadians living with cancer. For more information visit fightback. ca or call 613-267-1058 or 1-800-367-2913.
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Local retailers will be participating in the annual Paper Egg Campaign for Easter Seals Kids, by giving their customers the opportunity to purchase a $2 paper egg in support of children with physical disabilities. This year’s campaign, from March 28 to April 24, is an integral part of Easter Seals Ontario’s annual fundraising and awareness campaign. Your ambassadors this year are twin brothers, Andrew and Matthew Maynard from Barrhaven. This is the second year that the boys have been chosen for the cause. As ambassadors, the boys have speaking engagements at local schools: Andrew attends Centennial Public School downtown, and the rest of his siblings attend Berrigan Elementary School in their Barrhaven neighbourhood. They also helped kick off last year’s Easter egg campaign In Barrhaven and Nepean, you can purchase a paper egg at the following locations: Domino’s Pizza – 3500 Fallowfield; Sobey’s Barrhaven – 1581 Greenbank Road (all Sobey’s locations); Booster Juice – Barrhaven – 50 Marketplace Ave, Unit 4A (all Booster Juice locations); Price Chopper – 150 Robertson Road (all Price Chopper locations); McDaniels – Your Independent Grocer – 200 Grant Carman Drive; Giant Tiger – 1 Stafford Road; and, All Bargain Shop locations. Visit www.easterseals.org for more information.
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Const. Tim Murray encourages community involvement LJ Matheson and Dana Barnett laurie.matheson@metroland.com
Const. Tim Murray is the new community police who can be found on the streets of Barrhaven – either in an unmarked patrol car or on a bicycle. The veteran Ottawa Police Service officer spent 14 years in the city and was the school resource officer. Community Police Centres (CPCs) are an essential part of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) partnership philosophy. The role of the CPO is one of a primary focal point for problem solving in the neighbourhood. “I’m the face of the community; rather than being in a cruiser and driving past, you see me more often,” he said. “I’m the one who residents can come to. I’m their resource.” Murray wants to assure the public that he is willing to work with community leaders on crime prevention and initiatives. “I look forward to meeting the people of Barrhaven and understanding their concerns,” he said. Overall, Murray believes that his community is a safe one. The residents’ main concern – at least the one that he hears the most complaints about – is speeding. “Speeding is a big concern,” he said. “But I don’t know what people are concerned about if they don’t call me and I encourage that.” Another concern in the community is break and entering. Graffiti, although not prominent in this end of the city, is another issue that Murray has seen. “There are a few tags (graffiti signatures) in the area, but it’s not as bad as downtown,” he said. Like anywhere in Ottawa, drugs in schools are also prevalent. “Believe it or not, drugs are in every school,” he said. Marijuana is the
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Const. Tim Murray is the new community police officer in Barrhaven. drug of choice. Overall however, Murray says he believes Barrhaven is a safe community and he encourages residents to call or drop by the office at 100 Malvern Dr. The office is located inside the Walter Baker Sports Centre. He can be reached at murrayt@ottawapolice.ca, or call 613-236-1222 ext. 2342. ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING Just about every police agency in every city in the province has a different philosophy and approach to ‘community policing’. This is not an oversight or lack of vision, but quite intentional, because every community is inherently different and the policing needs and priorities are equally different. The priority for residents in one community may be drugs and prostitution while for others it could be van-
dalism or loitering. While there may be varying opinions on how community policing should be implemented, there is always one underlying principle: the purpose of community policing is not to place officers in the community to solve problems, rather to mobilize and support community members to allow them to solve their own problems. The Ottawa Police (OPS) community policing model includes 15 Community Policing Centres (CPC) that serve as a key delivery vehicle for a suite of crime prevention initiatives. The centres are part of the OPS community policing philosophy which considers the community to be an “active partner” in the prevention of crime. Ottawa Deputy Police Chief Charles Bordeleau calls the centres “an integral part of our community policing and problem solving philosophy.” Each centre is staffed by a Com-
Manotick man is chocolate champ EMMA JACKSON emma.jackson@metroland.com
Manotick’s Sucre, Salé chocolate shop has continued its reign as a local chocolate champion. The independent catering and chocolate shop run by Greely resident Michelle Guillemet and Manotick resident Rémy Borderes won the People’s Choice award at the seventh annual Carefor Chocolate Brunch and Competition on March 19, which pits Ottawa’s best pastry chefs against one another. The event is dedicated to raising funds to support the charitable work of Carefor Health & Community Services. The event featured Ottawa’s finest restaurants, caterers and chocolatiers, each vying for the chance to be crowned the winner of either the People’s Choice or Judge’s Choice awards for the best chocolate dessert in Ottawa/Gatineau.
“This award means a lot to us, we are indeed humbled by the win,” said Guillemet, chef and co-owner of Sucre, Salé. “When we prepare our deserts we try to make them a little bit out of the ordinary.” Last year Sucre, Salé won the Judges’ Choice award with its Alice in Wonderland-themed rabbit and chocolate eggs, and in 2009 it took home both the People’s Choice and Judges Choice awards. This year, Guillemet decided on a “mother of pearl” theme for her showpiece, which began with a towering string of chocolate beads – the bottom one bigger than a basketball – which gently arched over an under-the-sea scene of chocolate shells, pearls, leaves and rocks. The display took more than a week to build, she said, and three full days were dedicated to making 400 individual desserts for the guests to taste. “This year I changed it a little bit,
we wanted to do some domes. So inside we have a crémeux, its more of a filling, and then we have a crispiness and then a cake,” she explained. In addition to bragging rights for a year and the opportunity to promote their chocolate desserts to a crowd of 400-plus philanthropic supporters of Carefor, Sucré, Salé also received the Carefor Chocolate People’s Choice Trophy, a $500 cheque and the opportunity to advertise in Carefor’s publications for one year. “Our goal is to be able to find an event that is family friendly, respectful of our mission which is compassion and comparing. What better way to celebrate all of that than with chocolate,” said Donna Deknatel, marketing manager at Carefor. Carefor announced at the event that it had reached its fundraising goal of $30,000. A Little Italy pastry shop, Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana, won the Judge’s Choice award this year.
munity Policing Centre Officer (CPCO) who leads a dedicated group of volunteers in the delivery of various crime prevention programs such as Business Crime Prevention, Child Print, Home Security Inspections and Operation Identification. Depending on the training of the volunteer, these community members do everything from answering questions about the police service and crime statistics to fingerprinting children to identify the child if they were to become missing, to conducting home safety inspections that can help make homes less susceptible to criminal activity. Working at the centre is an opportunity for volunteers to work within their community, to keep it safe for everyone. The Ottawa police are committed to ongoing improvements to the program by integrating the use of social media like Facebook and Twitter, and further collaboration with community partners, but ultimately the quality of living and safety of the residents in any community requires the willingness of residents themselves to be actively involved in the process.
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Work on the Strandherd-Armstrong bridge, March 25.
Conceptual drawing of Strandherd-Armstrong bridge.
The map to the right shows where the new bridge is being built between the current Hunt Club and Manotick bridges.
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Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School will soon be at capacity.
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Students currently attend South Carleton High School, Richmond.
Bridge won’t change overcrowded schools – yet DANIEL NUGENT-BOWMAN AND EMMA JACKSON This is the second in a threepart series of articles examining the effects of the new StrandherdArmstrong bridge. This week we look at the impact the new bridge will have on schools in the area. Next week’s instalment examines which community’s businesses stand to gain the most from the new bridge. In the midst of city-wide discussions to solve overcrowding in schools, the completion of the Strandherd-Armstrong bridge has, for the time being, been ruled out as a viable option to help accommodate the growing number of students in Riverside South and Barrhaven. Currently, Riverside South has only one high school serving the English Catholic community, as well as three elementary schools from the public, Catholic and French boards, which are all starting to burst at the seams. Without a public high school to attend, Grade 9 students from the Riverside South area are
bussed to Merivale High School above Hunt Club Road, 11 kilometres away, or South Carleton High School near Manotick, a 22-kilometre trip away. As the crow flies, the closest public high school is LongfieldsDavidson Heights Secondary School (LDHSS) across the Rideau River, approximately five kilometres away from Riverside South once the bridge is built. But the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has no immediate plans to change school boundaries to allow Riverside South students to attend LDHSS, according to OCDSB planner Marc Labelle. “Although the bridge may very well make for a nice connection between the two communities, it’s not the case for attendance boundaries. Unfortunately, there just isn’t room to accommodate students from the Riverside South community,” he said. The two-year-old LDHSS is not at capacity yet, as it is still phasing in its students to bring the school up to full capacity. Principal Patsy Agard said the school will definitely be at ca-
“Once the bridge is built, we’ll have a better sense of how it might affect various communities on both sides of the bridge and how do we use that link, as a board, to manage enrolments at the schools that are geographically in that area.” Mark Fisher school board trustee pacity next school year with 1,400 students, and they will have to resort to using portables to house some classes. And in September 2012, with Grade 12 students finally arriving at the school, Labelle estimates approximately 1,750 students will attend LDHSS
– 450 more than the school’s official capacity. With this growth in Barrhaven alone, the school would have no room for Riverside South students from across the river. “There are no plans to expand the boundaries,” he said. Mark Fisher, school board trustee for the GloucesterSouthgate/Nepean/Osgoode zone, took a softer wait-and-see approach to the boundary issue, noting that it’s too early to predict if students in Riverside South will eventually attend LDHSS instead of their current schools. “It’s a possibility. I wouldn’t want to rule it out. Once the bridge is built, we’ll have a better sense of how it might affect various communities on both sides of the bridge and how do we use that link, as a board, to manage enrolments at the schools that are geographically in that area,” he said, noting he would consider an enlargement of the boundary in the future, similar to what the Catholic board did when it built St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School. “In the short term, that hasn’t
been discussed. Whether or not it would be discussed when the Strandherd-Armstrong bridge is built is another question for another time.” A more popular plan with the school board and parents, he said, is to build a new high school in Riverside South in the future. Land has been put aside at Spratt and Earl Armstrong roads for a high school since the 1960s, but it’s a numbers’ game to justify starting to build. “(OCDSB) staff still don’t feel we have the numbers to justify the construction of a new high school in the area. They’re watching it closely and, if they see any significant changes, they will come back to the board of trustees with a recommendation,” Fisher said. “They know that Riverside South and Barrhaven are growing at such a rate that it’s not something where they’ll say ‘we can put this off for 10 years and not even think about it again.’ They’re watching it year by year.” The bridge is due to be completed in the first quarter of 2012.
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City spending more on fewer tech projects ‘Smart’ IT investments will change how the city does business LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com
Ottawa will be spending more on technology this year, but the city is streamlining the number of projects it takes on. Instead of spreading its $41-million budget too thinly, the city’s information technology department will focus on 61 projects this year, down from the 131 it had originally planned to tackle. In a year when departments were told to keep budget increases below 2.5 per cent to avoid large tax increases, the IT department received an additional $1 million this year. Much of the $15 million that is supposed to go towards new technologies will be spent on the Service Ottawa initiative – a five-year plan that will make many of the city’s services, from arena bookings to purchasing parking passes, available online. Another large undertaking is the city’s fiver-year technology roadmap, which will modernize aging technology and free up the IT department’s resources to focus on new initiatives, instead of maintaining the crumbling, labour-intensive technologies that are being used today. Right now, a great deal of the IT department’s resources are spent maintaining the city’s aging technology, said Coun. Tim Tierney (Beacon Hill-Cyrville), who chairs the city’s IT subcommittee. “Service Ottawa is receiving a very large capital investment, and that is go-
ing to allow us to build a foundation that this enormous infrastructure will be built on,” said Fraser Hirsch, manager of information security and project services for the city. “We have an infrastructure just like the roads people have an infrastructure. Ours just happens to be a superhighway, and we need to invest in that.” Other priorities include ensuring the city’s credit- and debit-card payment practices comply with industry standards for data security, and investing in the city’s “open data” initiative. The city’s IT subcommittee heard about the changes on March 21, but a full list describing all 61 projects was not yet available at the time of the meeting. That didn’t sit well with former IT subcommittee chair, Coun. Marianne Wilkinson (Kanata North), who wanted to see a full list of the 61 projects. “I think it’s important that we have some idea of what we’re working on,” Wilkinson said. The current chair of the committee, Tierney, said he has been working with staff to create a list that all members of the committee will be able to understand. That list should be ready in time for the next IT subcommittee meeting, he said. Tierney said the committee will be getting a detailed list at its third meeting of the year and of this term of council – a list that had not existed previously during the Wilkinson’s tenure as chair (the committee was created last spring). “You need to have a good presentation,” Tierney said. “Do you know what TPO data-flow strategy is? Probably not. When you put that up there, it’s just going to create a mountain of questions … It will have to be in plain English, that’s the problem.”
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FOR A GOOD CAUSE Students from Ottawa Christian School raised a total of $1,200 for the Sud Academy, an African school in Nairobi, Kenya, by selling hot dogs every Friday in February. The funds raised will go towards providing food for 300 students, most of whom are refugees from southern Sudan. The Sud Academy was established in 2002 by the Sudanese community. Relief is raised through the Sud Academy Advisory Committee which operates under the registered charity of the Canadian Aid for Southern Sudan. Since 2004, the committee, based in London, Ont., has been providing aid for the school’s operating costs.
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Barrhaven spared in latest round of transit cuts New Transitway station opening April 17 LAURA MUELLER
vice to and from the RCMP headquarters in Vanier. In a fast-growing community of 75,000 people, Harder said the Transitway extension and route changes will encourage more people to use transit. “All of our residents are leaving the community to go north for work… Barrhaven has been grossly underserved (for transit),” she said, adding that she hopes a more efficient transit system will get some of those cars off the roads.
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Barrhaven is the only Ottawa community that was spared in the latest round of transit “optimizations,” thanks to the new Transitway extension and transit plan for the area. While the rest of the city is trying to absorb sweeping changes to bus routes, aimed at saving the city $19 million by next year, Barrhaven’s transit system is up-to-date thanks to a new Trans Plan. On March 23, OC Transpo revealed a hefty list of changes to the transit map that are aimed at saving the city money while still maintaining close to the current level of service. While the city says around 93 per cent of tips (that’s about 11,000 rides) won’t change, it might mean you need to walk farther or transfer buses. There are also changes to service levels proposed, which means some routes may only operate at peak hours, occasionally with one late-evening run. But none of the changes listed will affect routes within Barrhaven. Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder and Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches already spent nine months consulting with residents on changes to transit routes in Barrhaven, and the result is an almost wholesale rethinking of the transit map in Barrhaven that will go into effect on April 17. Riders who use transit to get from Barrhaven to other areas of the city might want to take note of the proposed changes, but no further changes are suggested for routes within Barrhaven. “Barrhaven residents have participated over many months in transit changes
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Barrhaven is the only Ottawa community that was spared in the latest round of transit “optimizations,” thanks to the new Transitway extension and transit plan for the area. going into effect on April 17,” said Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder. “This new proposal offers only a couple of tweaks, but I do encourage residents to investigate and to please let OC Transpo know your thoughts.” The $52-million southwest Transitway extension from Fallowfield Station to Barrhaven Centre will open on April 17. That means route 95 will now run the full length of the Transitway, instead of the temporary location on Greenbank and Fallowfield. The city is also trying something new with the 95 bus to Barrhaven: a few rushhour trips will start in Gatineau instead
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of Hurdman. Ten afternoon trips will start at Place du Portage on the Quebec side of the river, which will ease traffic and rider congestion through downtown and reduce the need for some riders to transfer at LeBreton Flats. Express service on routes 70, 71, 73, 76 and 77 will be aligned with the new Transitway extension and allow fore more riders. The network of local bus routes will also change. Bus routes 170, 171, 173, 175, 176, 177, 186 and 188 will all change. Route 181 is being cut. There will also be more direct bus ser-
For an overview of the changes to transit routes that are suggested for other areas of the city (not Barrhaven), visit www.octranspo.com. You can fill out an online comment form or makes your views known at one of the following meetings. The revised changes will go to the transit commission for approval on April 20. Changes would take effect on Sept. 4. Upcoming meetings: Thursday, March 31 7 to 9 p.m. (presentation at 8 p.m.) Nepean Sportsplex, Halls C and D, 1701 Woodroffe Ave. Monday, April 4 7 to 9 p.m. (presentation at 8 p.m.) Jim Durrell Recreation Complex, Ellwood Hall, 1265 Walkey Rd. Tuesday, April 5 7 to 9 p.m. (presentation at 8 p.m.) Shenkman Arts Centre, Music Rehearsal Hall, 245 Centrum Blvd.
Residents head to polls for federal vote LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com
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“Any time Parliament Hill sneezes, Ottawa catches a cold.” With that, Mayor Jim Watson described the impact to the City of Ottawa of changes at the federal level. With the country now mired in a federal election, the mayor said he will sit back and not take sides in local campaigns. Watson, who has served as a Liberal MPP and cabinet minister at the provincial level, said the snap federal election won’t have much of an impact on the city’s business, but a government town like Ottawa will be abuzz with election talk until Canadians head to the polls on May 2. The city will still receive all of the funding the Conservative government committed as its share of Ottawa’s infrastructure projects, including the city’s light-rail transit plan. Despite his previous involvement in party politics, Watson said that as mayor, it is not his place to take sides in a federal election. “My role is to do my best to stay neutral, but to make sure that the citizens
know what issues are important from our perspective,” Watson said. While he won’t be coming out in support of any specific candidates, Watson said he will make his views on the different party platforms known in terms of how they could impact the city. “I think the public expects some insight from our municipal leaders to ensure that our interests are taken care of,” Watson said. The Conservative government fell on Friday, March 25 after Members of Parliament voted 156 to 145 in favour of a non-confidence motion. It was the first time in Canadian – and Commonwealth – history that a government fell because it was found to be in contempt of Parliament. Opposition parties accused the Conservative government of flouting the rules of Parliament by refusing to fully disclose the cost of its toughon-crime agenda, corporate tax cuts and plans to purchase stealth fighter jets. The contempt issue also stemmed from International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda misleading Parliament on the issue of cutting funding to KAIROS, a religious organization that
promotes social change. The election wasn’t officially called until the next day, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked Governor General David Johnston to dissolve Parliament, making the May 2 election official. It will be Canada’s fourth election in seven years thanks to a series of minority governments. As Conservative, Liberal, NDP and Green party leaders hit the election trail, Ottawans wait to hear from the candidates in their local ridings. Let us – and your political leaders – know what issues matter in your community during this election. Send letters to news@yourottawasouth.com and tell us what you want to hear from political candidates as you prepare to head to the polls. In the riding of Nepean-Carleton, the following candidates are registered: Pierre Poilievre (Conservative); Ryan Keon (Liberal); Ric Dagenais (NDP) and Jean-Luc Cooke (Green Party). With files from TorStar News Service.
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Coyote cull over, but not forgotten by opponents EMMA JACKSON emma.jackson@metroland.com
The controversial ‘Great Coyote Cull Contest’ wrapped up in Osgoode on March 15, but local and provincial wildlife protection groups are still waiting on the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to find out if the contest and others like it are even legal in the first place. Public outcry against the contest began at the end of 2010 when the Osgoode Township Fish and Game Conservation Club began advertising the contest, which allowed hunters already trapping and hunting coyotes to enter a draw to win a Mossberg shotgun. Although club president Gord Atkinson repeatedly defended the contest in the media, noting in an
official statement that coyote season is open year-round and there are currently no limits on how many a hunter can kill, the Ontario Wildlife Coalition has called the contest’s legality into question with the ministry, because the Fish and Wildlife Act states it is illegal to hunt for gain. The group has sent four letters through their lawyer since December 2010, and so far has received no response. “It really confirms that it is illegal, because if it weren’t they’d be standing behind it,” said Donna DuBreuil, an Ottawa resident and a volunteer with the coalition. She said the coalition won’t stop pressing the issue even though the competition is over. “The ministry has turned a blind eye for the last several years. We know that
the ministry’s hoping its going to die down, but the bottom line is this (campaign) is not going to stop. It has to get resolved and we think it has to be done in a fairly transparent way.” The contest is meant to cull the blossoming coyote population in rural Ottawa, which has in recent years encroached on developed areas and led to increased levels of pet and livestock deaths. By culling the population, the Osgoode conservation club hopes to save livestock and pets from harm and return the species’ natural balance. The legal issue comes from the interpretation of the provincial Fish and Wildlife Act. “Basically if you look at Fish and Wildlife Act, section 11 states clearly that you’re not
allowed to trap or hunt for the perceived value of any gain. That’s very clearly established,” DuBreuil said, explaining that the contest was vibrantly advertised with posters proclaiming the various prizes available. A spokesperson from the ministry said the section 11 ban on gain generally refers to “monetary gain” but whether winning prizes counts as gain is ambiguous. “I think that that’s one interpretation that people have put on it,” the spokesperson said. Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, a member of the Progressive Conservative party, said she believes the contests are completely legal, because hunters are already hunting coyotes as part of their daily life. Her frustration comes from
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MARY ANN VAN BERLO AND KELLY NOEL, MASTER GARDENERS You look at your yard and see room for improvement! That’s when you decide that this year your garden is going to be better than ever. Or maybe this is the year that you try your hand at gardening for the first time. Either way, there are some starting points to consider. SITE ASSESSMENT Start by taking a look at your lot. Are there any low spots which drain slowly after a heavy rainfall? If this happens, either correct the problem or work with it. Correct it by adding soil to build up low spots, or excavating a drainage ditch to direct the water away from your
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START SMALL If your wish list is long and beyond your budget, break the plan up into manageable bits and complete one area per year. If you have a plan that has repetitive use of features such as plant material or a building material, then the garden will look unified when finished even if it is done over several years. BUDGET There are other ways to make gardening easier on the budget. Start plants from seed. Many annuals and vegetables can be started indoors in April. Some can be sewn directly outdoors. Ask your neighbours if they have plants that need dividing. Gardeners are very generous with extra plants. Do be cautious – if they have lots of one plant to give away, that might mean the plant is invasive. Check for a local garden club or horticultural society. They often hold plant sales as fundraisers.
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Plant several together and it is best to work in odd numbers – 3 or 5 of a kind look better than 2 or 4. • Avoid planting in rows (except in a vegetable garden). Clumps of tulips look better and have more impact than a row of them standing at command.
property (but do check with the Municipality before doing any work that affects neighbouring properties.) Work with it by planning a pond or bog garden for a natural low spot or plant trees and plants there that like wet conditions. Another consideration is the lot’s orientation. How much sun does each area get per day? And finally, what is the soil type? A simple test is to take a handful of soil and squeeze it; does the soil form a ball that holds its shape? If it doesn’t, the soil is probably sandy. If the ball holds together even when you poke it, the soil is mainly clay. If it falls apart when poked, the soil is loamy (somewhere between sand & clay). This information will tell you what soil preparation will be needed. If your home is located on an outcropping of the Canadian Shield, digging a new garden bed could be a challenge, but you might consider raised beds.
Make a wish list of the features you want to include in your garden. Are you looking for the perfect garden oasis? Do you want to grow vegetables and/or a flower garden? Will you entertain in your yard? Do you need play space for children? Is there a style of garden design that appeals to you? Once you know what you want, you can make a plan.
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PLAN FIRST Sketch a bird’s eye view of your property, keeping it more or less in scale. Draw the house and mark the doors and windows that have a view. Sketch in the driveway and other permanent features such as sheds, hydro pads and existing mature trees. Draw in a north-south arrow. Make some photocopies. Next, sketch in permanent “hardscape” features from your wish-list: patios, decks, play structure/areas, a pond, etc. When you do this, consider traffic flow – it should be natural and unimpeded. Paths can take you directly from point A to B or they can be meandering and more about the journey than the destination. The walkway to the front door should be direct, but a path through the backyard might be curved and casual to encourage a slow stroll through the gardens. Add garden beds on your sketch. Instead of small beds and separate features that dot the yard, try to pull different elements together with the plantings. Consider placing a bed beside the patio or around a bird bath. Plan for the mature size of
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Before and after garden transformation showing raised bed to accommodate uneven terrain and slope. A stome pathway now leads the homeowner from one end of the property to another. the plants – they do grow! So remember, no full size trees close to the house. Will you grow any food plants? An herb or vegetable garden needs full sun. Easy accessibility from the kitchen is a bonus that will make it convenient and easy to use, but full sun is a must. RESEARCH YOUR PLANTS Plants can have many roles in the landscape. They can be decorative or functional. A hedge or tree might be a wind-break or block an unpleasant view. A specimen plant such as a flowering tree or shrub can be used as a focal point. And don’t just think of ground level plants. Make the yard more appealing by creating layers of interest. Trees and shrubs should be inter-planted with perennials to add height and texture. Plants have different growing requirements. Pick plants that suit the soil type and sun expo-
sure your lot provides. Doing all of this research at the planning stage will save money and give you a better chance of success. Some tips to think about when making your plant list: •Include a range of heights, with taller ones in the back of a border or the middle of an island bed, graduating down to the lowest at the edges. •Have something in bloom at all times. Shrubs and perennials only bloom for a short period of time, so include a variety of plants to cover the season. • Choose some plants for their attractive foliage which provides season long beauty in contrast to a few brief weeks of bloom. • Attract birds and pollinators, by having a constant supply of food sources. • Attract birds and pollinators, by having a constant supply of food sources (plants in bloom) and shelter in the form of dense trees or shrubs. • Plants look best in groups.
Contact Ontario One Call for a site “locate” (http://on1call. com/index.php/homeowners/). Knowing where utilities are buried is essential before the shovel goes in the ground for any excavation. DIGGING THE BED Use a garden hose to lay out the edges of beds. Step back take a look. Consider maintenance – will it be easy to mow around the bed? Remove the sod using a sod lifter. Make sure you remove any tap roots from weeds that might have been in the lawn. SOIL PREPARATION This is a very important step in preparing your new garden. This is your one chance to amend the soil by adding humus which improves both clay and sandy soils. Humus is decomposed organic matter such as compost or manure. Work it into the soil before planting. Soil that is rich in organic matter requires no chemical fertilizers. See ‘Gardening,’ page 20
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ter well and continue to do so regularly until they are established.
PLANTING With all that planning, research and prep work finally done – now you get to play in the dirt! Follow your plan, but don’t be too rigid. The best way to get a feel for how it will look is to set the plants out on the prepared bed in their pots. Once you’re happy with the overall look, start planting. Make sure the potted plants are well watered before you plant them. Don’t plant things deeper than they were growing in the pot. Once everything is planted, wa-
MAINTENANCE Apply a 5cm layer of mulch – this will keep weeds down and conserve water. During the season, weed the beds as needed. Deadheading (removing spent flowers) will keep the plants looking tidy, prevent self-seeding and extend the bloom season, especially in annuals. These basic steps will help you start or improve your garden. However the most important step in gardening is to sit back and enjoy the results!
NEED ADVICE? Master Gardeners are a not-for-profit group of volunteers whose mandate is to provide unbiased horticultural advice and expertise to encourage good gardening practices for people with gardening needs and interests. MASTER GARDENERS OF OTTAWA-CARLETON Phone helpline: 613-236-0034, (staffed Wed. & Thurs., 1-3 p.m.) email mgoc_helpline@yahoo.ca visit: http://mgottawa.mgoi.ca. LANARK COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS
Local clubs receive grant to promote sport among youth with disabilities EDDIE RWEMA eddie.rwema@metroland.com
Two local clubs will benefit from a $250,000 grant provided by a federal program to support Paralympic sport in Canada. The funds will be used to purchase and equip young athletes with new equipment and provide opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities to participate in sport and potentially become part of the next generation of Paralympic medalists. The Ottawa Odyssey Boccia Club and Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario received one of the first pieces of equipment from Gary Lunn, minister of state for sport, during a March 21 event that also marked the first anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. “The demand by young people getting involved in (Paralympic sport) has quadrupled, and we are glad to partner with the paralympic movement in promoting the sport,” said Lunn He said that Canada’s Paralympic athletes are an enormous source of pride and an inspiration for all Canadians. “Our government is proud to support the Canadian Paralympic Committee and to promote greater awareness of Paralympic sports.” Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario received a grant of $2,732.34 and president Serge Lavoie said it will allow them to buy new sleds they would not otherwise be able to afford. “We have seen the cost to acquire a right equipment stop people from getting involved,” said Lavoie. “The grant will help us to buy new
sleds.” The athletics-based grant will be distributed across Canada and consists of $125,000 from the federal government, $75,000 from Petro Canada and $50,000 from the Canadian Paralympic Committee. The Ottawa Odyssey Boccia Club received a grant of $1,516.50. Karolina Wisniewska, a Para-Alpine skiing medalist in Vancouver and 2010 Canadian sledge hockey team members Marc Dorion, Jean Labonté and Hervé Lord were on hand to showcase the ongoing effect of the games on the Para-port grassroots community. In a statement, Canadian Paralympic chief executive officer Henry Storgaard said the 2010 games ushered in a new era of progress and growth. “During the Games, one of the most recognized measurements of success was the increase in awareness and the impact on participation in the grassroots community. The Paralympic Equipment Fund encourages all Canadians with a disability to get involved in sport by providing adapted sport equipment to clubs across the country and removing this potential barrier to participation.” Following the 2010 Games, there has been a surge in equipment requests at the first contact and recruitment levels. The Canadian Paralympic Committee is a non-profit, private organization with 46 member sports organizations dedicated to strengthening the Paralympic movement across the country.
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Evolution of a goalie: The Charlie McTavish story CHRIS BICKFORD In life, as in hockey, Charlie McTavish took a lot of shots, and stood up to all of them. A quiet, shy kid, he was like many Canadian boys in that one day he dreamed he’d wear the Maple Leaf jersey. The odds of that happening though, for him especially, were slim. His father worked a job in sales and his mother did a number of odd jobs, hoping one day to work in real estate. They did not have the money to pay for hockey equipment, team travel expenses or fees. While his peers were being coached, playing games, and sometimes signing autographs, McTavish was by himself shooting tennis balls against the side of his parents’ garage. Growing accustomed to isolation and standing alone, he started to identify with goalies, and studied them on the basement TV. “In a team sport, a goalie is separate from the other players, like an island,” he said. His father moved the family to Barrhaven when McTavish was young. The family’s financial outlook improved and McTavish was able to join his first real hockey team. It was in a non-competitive house league which was essentially the dumping grounds for anyone not good enough to be on a competitive team. He played there for seven years until the age of 14, getting better while studying Hockey Night In Canada every weekend. He still played with tennis balls every evening after school, but instead of shooting them against the side of the garage, he now played pick-up games of street hockey with the other boys in the neighbourhood. Now though, he wasn’t shooting the balls, he was stopping them. And he was stopping almost all of them. On TV, he scrutinized his favourite goalies: Felix Potvin, Dominik Hasek, and former Hartford Whalers goalie Greg Millen. “I would watch them and imitate what they did. I’m a good copycat,” he said. He started developing a reputation on the streets as a goalie who was smart, quick and virtually unbeatable. Word spread, and remarkably, he was given the
rare chance to audition for the Nepean Raiders, backstopping ‘AA’ team whose roster included a star-studded lineup, many of whom had the realistic dream of advancing their careers to the OHL, the QMJHL and the NCAA in the United States. The odds of an untrained player making that team were impossible. He would be ripped to shreds by snipers who could fire the puck faster than most eyes could follow it. But people and scouts in the stands that day who followed this logic, underestimated McTavish, They underestimated his reflexes, his ability to focus and his conviction. And then something magic happened. Skating onto the ice with an ill-fitting jersey, McTavish competed against 12 other goalies that day. The first shot he faced was a slapshot that was four times as fast and as hard as any he’d ever faced. Lightning quick though, he snagged the puck in mid-air, the velocity punishing the glove’s leather with an audible smack. Somehow, McTavish shut down every sniper he faced that afternoon. Wrist shots, slapshots, one timers, wraparounds, breakaways, screens. The shooters broke their sticks in frustration. Bathed in sweat, none of it fazed McTavish and in his silent world, he beat out those 12 other goalies, miraculously becoming the team’s starting goalie in the process. A year later he was drafted to Junior A—a level where the pros, for some, are a realistic possibility. But if McTavish continued to climb the crowded ladder on his way to NHL stardom, he would have to do it without the support and the foundation of his father, who suddenly passed away at 43 of a massive heart attack. After that, “Hockey became my refuge,” McTavish says. But refuge or not, the death had shaken him. He started letting in easy goals that normally would’ve been pushed aside. He was becoming rattled and tentative in games. Instead of relishing the sight of a shooter gliding towards him, McTavish started to pray that the sniper would get caught by the defencemen or would trip. In a span of two weeks, goal after goal fluttered, rolled and was flicked in. Some nights in net, McTavish was
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As Barrhaven native Charlie McTavish awaits a chance to help NHL goaltenders, he continues to assist younger ones across the city. shaking and nauseous. He was finally called into the coach’s office and told that the team was changing directions and bringing in a cut from the elite OHL. The dream was suddenly over. Reeling from the death of his father and now the death of hockey, McTavish used his athlete’s body in dead end jobs working construction, roofing and training middleaged men – not to play hockey – but how to run on a treadmill and lift 20-pound weights. Years passed and with trepidation, McTavish sought to make a return to the game. He could fall into despair, and metaphorically skate to the bench or he could stand tall in net and try again, this time as a coach. He started being approached to tutor young goalies privately. From teaching one player at a time, he then worked with groups, then whole camps, and soon after that, semi-professional goalies were seeking him out. Eventually, McTavish would coach Richmond minor hockey, Stittsville minor hockey, running clinics and camp for all the goalies in their associations. He would become the goalie coach for the Smith Falls Bears Junior ‘A’ team for four years. Redemption in a man’s life sometimes happens in the most unexpected ways. One night, McTavish’s phone rang. It was Randy Lee, the strength and conditioning coach of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Through rumour, as was the case with McTavish’s goaltending prowess in street hockey years earlier, he had heard of McTavish and wanted to give him a shot coaching rookies at a pro summer camp. Initially overwhelmed at having to instruct and teach players who would become full-time starting NHL goalies, McTavish quickly hit his stride and was invited back as a guest coach for the Senators three summers in a row. In 2008, McTavish incorporated his own business, calling it Complete Goaltending Development. He hired three full-time employees and is now looking to build his own 40-by-70 foot training rink in Stittsville. Citing the 1980’s Kevin Costner film Field Of Dreams, McTavish smiles and says, “If you build it, they will come.” Some things come full circle. Recently, Greg Millan, the one-time goalie whom McTavish had studied so long ago, told him, “Charlie, it’s not ‘if ’ you make it as an NHL coach, it’s ‘when’ you make it as an NHL coach.” Indeed, Charlie McTavish is waiting to get a call from the big leagues, and the team that lands him may not know that in the man they hire, there also resides a boy with scabbed shins, no quit and the resilience of a winner.
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Art and industry come together in South Mountain JOSEPH MORIN joe.morin@metroland.com
Twenty-five years have passed since Steve and Anne Caza made the decision to raise their family in South Mountain and grow their business, Clear Cut Installations. Back in 1986, the business got off the ground. Caza had been going to school at Ottawa University. He was majoring in the visual arts and came away with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus on the visual arts. Anne was busy studying at the University of Guelph Kemptville Campus, formally the Kemptville College. He had been working, helping out his brother during the summer with construction. He lived in Orleans. What was, at the time, a way to make a few dollars for school became am opportunity to start up a successful company in South Mountain. “I decided to install windows for a living and it turned into this,” Caza said from his office adjacent to his spacious showroom at 10616 Main St. in South Mountain. Buying the building that was to become the showroom was one of the wisest business decisions he could have
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Steve Caza, owner of Clear Cut Installations in South Mountain, offers bathroom and kitchen renovations as well as window installations. made, he remembers. He also has an office in Brockville. From those early days, Clear Cut Installations has grown. A quarter of a century later, with a growing family of five, three girls and two boys, and a flourishing business to enjoy, the pair have made the best of their decision to live and work in the
Steve Caza enjoys sharing his creative talents.
country. They have both become involved in their community. Anne is very involved with her church in South Mountain and can be found serving as a judge at many area country fairs. Steve is a busy member of the Knights of Columbus and has, like so many other fathers, volunteered to coach children’s sports. He never left his artistic and creative abilities behind, continuing to paint and sculpt. He is able to use those same talents when designing a kitchen or bathroom. Examples of his artistic talent can be found on his website at www.stevevcazaart. com. Clear Cut Installations has grown from a small local company with a small staff to one that employees 26 people and offers much more than great window products. Clear Cut now offers roofing, kitchen and bathroom renovations as a standard offshoot of their original plan to help homeowners protect and enjoy their home. The window industry has traveled a long way in 25 years, and Steve Caza has been part of that innovating journey. Caza is currently a director with the Siding and Window Dealers Association of Canada (SAWDAC). As a director, he has the opportunity to come up with ways for consumers to get a better deal and with a better product. He also is part of the drive to police his own industry. The result is dealer credibility that guarantees success. “We want to promote the positive things in the industry,” explains Caza. He points out that the federal building code is being changed and the provincial
one will likely follow. SAWDAC keeps on top of issues that will affect how products are installed and maintained. The association has even been able to influence the wording in contracts between homeowners and dealers, ensuring the best in business practices and customer relations. The window industry has changed over the years. Caza says that window design has made some important advances. “Windows have better spacers between the window and the glass,” he said, referring to the silicone material that is now used as spacers between the two panes of glass in the window. The modern day window is more efficient and a better buy, Caza added. These days, Clear Cut Installations is more diversified than ever. The South Mountain company does roofing, offering such innovations as metal shingles with a lifetime guarantee. The company also offers their customers bathroom renovations and kitchen makeovers. One area Caza has taken to heart is customer service and training. All of his technicians are certified and part of the Window Wise program, and all of the windows are Energy Star windows. Twenty-five years is a long time, but Clear Cut Installa-
Steve Caza never stopped being creative. This photo shows his sculpture of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. tions shows no signs of slowing down. Steve and Anne Caza are happy with the decision they made 25 years ago. They both love the life they have in South Mountain and enjoy how Clear Cut Installations has been able to offer a meaningful product and great service to their community. Their office number is 613-9892367.
Clear Cut Installations now has offices in Ottawa, Brockville and South Mountain. The business has grown over the past 25 years.
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CLINIQUE DE SOLUTIONS AUDITIVES 10 YEARS OF HEARING SOLUTIONS! Communication is priceless. With it, we connect with our world on a daily basis. Unfortunately, even the slightest hearing loss can be a significant obstacle resulting in social isolation. Interactions are hindered as speech becomes difficult to understand, loved ones become mumblers, punch lines are missed and repeating becomes a nuisance. Untreated hearing loss can also lead to diminished cognitive abilities. Indeed, untreated hearing loss has a great impact on one’s quality of life. Selecting the right hearing healthcare provider is crucial. Rosanne McNamee, Doctor of Audiology, Registered Audiologist, is the owner of Hearing Solutions Clinic. After a year away for a maternity leave, Rosanne is back to celebrate the 10th year of her practice! This 10 year success undoubtedly stems from the fact that Hearing Solutions Clinic offers a kind of hearing healthcare that is lacking elsewhere in Ottawa. At Hearing Solutions Clinic you won’t hear an office jingle, find crowded waiting rooms, be lured by marketing schemes or feel the pressure of sales tactics. Instead, you will find a clinic with old fashion roots where hearing healthcare is the priority, not hearing aid sales. It is large enough to offer amazing service yet small enough to allow for more personal professional relationships. With such a strong focus on patient care, Rosanne strives to offer every patient nothing but the best. ‘’I believe in treating others the way I would want to be treated, so I care for my patients as I would family. I give everyone 100 percent of myself as we work together to reach their hearing goals.’’ explains Rosanne. This personalized hearing healthcare approach differs from the larger hearing clinics and hearing chains. Unfortunately, patients there may be shuffled between staff, rushed through consultations and offered a limited choice of hearing aid models. At Hearing Solutions Clinic, the same Audiologist always takes her time to really listen to and understand your concerns. This is followed by the luxury of being able to choose from an unlimited range of the most up-to-date products thereby guaranteeing a hearing solution that is unique to you, your lifestyle and your hearing needs. “It would not be in my patient’s best interest for the clinic to carry only one line of products or even just a few favored manufacturers. It is important to consider all the options across all of the manufacturers because products vary greatly -from a variety of noise reduction systems to different remote options, from rechargeable hearing aids to open ear products and Bluetooth capabilities.’’ explains Rosanne, ‘’Furthermore, hearing aids may not always be the best or only solution. We therefore also carry a wide variety of assistive listening devices.’’ By remaining independent, private, as well as locally owned and operated, Hearing Solutions Clinic has no manufacturer limitations
Left to right are Doctors of Audiology Rosanne McNamee & Maria Perez and very competitive prices. Despite Hearing Solutions Clinic’s ongoing growth, Rosanne protects the special quality of her clinic by hiring professionals that honor her traditional caring views. The Hearing Solutions Clinic team currently consists of two Doctors of Audiology, Rosanne as well as Maria Perez. Both are very diligent at keeping Hearing Solutions Clinic up to date in technology and practice. Consequently, you receive the service of professionals who are not only top in their field, but who pride themselves on offering quality products and the highest standard of care. Dorothy Johnson, the receptionist, completes the team. Her forte is her accommodating and pleasant manner. Like Rosanne and Maria, Dorothy always has your best interest at heart. Together, the members of this team enable Hearing Solutions Clinic to be more efficient than ever without straying from the core values, beliefs and principles that created Hearing Solutions Clinic a decade ago. For unparalleled personalized hearing healthcare, book your consultation with one of our Doctors of Audiology at Hearing Solutions Clinic, conveniently located at 1915 Baseline Rd, suite 202 (across from Home Depot) where parking is free! You are also welcome to come meet our team during one of our upcoming hearing aid demonstration days which will be held Wednesday, April 13th as well as Thursday, April 14th. Either way, you are sure to be impressed.
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Curling with a twist: City View club opens its doors to the blind DANIEL NUGENT-BOWMAN daniel.bowman@metroland.com
It begins and ends the same way any day on a curling sheet regularly would. There’s the camaraderie among friends, the banter and good-natured ribbing throughout, and, of course, a few cold ones afterwards. But it’s what goes on in between that makes a Wednesday afternoon at City View Curling Club so unique. Members of the Ottawa Blind Curlers have taken to the ice every mid-week afternoon for the past few winters at the old Nepean facility, just as they did on March 23. Teams are split up based on players’ ability and amount of eyesight and away they go. But aside from the nuances and amount of time it takes to play the sport without sight, the curling experience remains the same. First at the scene, as always, is Kanata’s Peter Henry – a player who is completely blind – with his guide dog right beside him. Fresh off a trip to the Ontario Blind Provincial Curling Tournament in Oshawa, Ont., Henry was raring to go. The provincials didn’t go according to plan for Henry – whose rink consists of skip Joseph Wirvin, fellow Kanata resident and third Alan Farough and second Tad Skalski – as he failed to capture a third-straight gold medal in the recre-
ational division after a 1-2 round-robin record. He was trying to correct the line and weight of his stones at City View, to limited success. “It gets frustrating when I’m not doing well,” Henry said, who cannot sweep because of liability issues. “If I’m not getting them in play, I’m not helping the team.” “They’re really competitive,” Maurice Lachance added. “They’re just like you and me.” Lachance is a coach who is certified by the Ontario Curling Association and still a practising curler at the Royal Canadian Navy Curling Club at Dows Lake. He heard about blind curling through a woman he worked with about six years ago and figured, if blind people could do it, he’d love to help them. Lachance uses a lighted broom and stands a couple metres in front of the players – acting as a guide – so those with some vision will have an idea of where they should be throwing their stones. “You feel that you’re doing something valuable for people who love the sport,” Lachance said after voicing his constructive criticism. “I probably get more satisfaction than they do when they make a good draw or a takeout.” For those with no vision like Henry and Roger Gervais, Lachance will have to stand behind them and line them up initially.
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Peter Henry, left, waits as Roger Gervais throws his stone under the guidance of coach Maurice Lachance at the City View Curling Club on March 23. Because of the delays, the teams play six ends as opposed to eight in most recreational or high-school games or 10 in the pros. Games usually last a couple of hours because of all the constant communication and travel across the ice to see the stones in the house. Gervais, who lost his eyesight when he
was 19, decided to try the sport in 1993 when a friend had to twist his arm. Now as another year wraps up, he said he wished the season would continue on into the summer. “I wouldn’t want to miss this for anything,” he said. “I wish it would last another two months.”
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This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of the Ottawa Folk Festival will see a new format and venue for the popular concert event. The festival, which had been held at the west-end Britannia Park for 16 of its first 17 years, will move to Hogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Park, and will run over four days from Aug. 25 to 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought we can attract more people by moving into a more central location,â&#x20AC;? said festival supervisor Mark Monahan. Monahan said the new venue will be easier to access by public transit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to come up with a better location that can be served by public transit and allow people to use their other means since Hogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back is right on the bike path,â&#x20AC;? he said. The relocation, according to
Monahan, is imperative to solidify the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future as is the addition of a fourth day to the lineup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt that in order to make the festival viable, we might as well do four days of programming instead of three and also add a new location,â&#x20AC;? Monahan said.
The plan is intended to meet the needs of the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing patrons with its central location and to attract and develop new audiences by showcasing one of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more beautiful public parks, adjacent to the stunning Ottawa landmark known as Hogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back Falls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our feedback was that the
public wanted more diversified programming and this will give us an opportunity to do that,â&#x20AC;? Monahan noted. The festival lineup will be unveiled on May 25, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Saturday, May 28. This will be preceded by a special pre-sale for Ottawa Folk Festi-
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Mark your calendars for the month of April. April 5 Designing a Garden Lecture; April 9 and 10, Craft and Bake Sale; April 12 Sustainable Gardening Lecture; April 19 Organic Gardening Lecture; April 26 Roses Lecture. All taking place at the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm Building 72, Arboretum, C.E.F. Ottawa, phone: 613-230-3276 or visit www. friendsofthefarm.ca for more information.
APRIL 2 Dance and dessert auction to raise funds and celebrate Trinity Jubilee Foundation’s efforts for Cause Kids and Multifaith Housing Initiative. Dance music by Live Fade from 7 to 11
APRIL 2 Don’t stress about income tax. Free community volunteer income tax clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Live and Learn Resource Centre in Metcalfe. Trained volunteers can help you complete your income tax and benefit returns. To find out if you are eligible and to make an appointment, contact Kim Ethier at ketheir@ nrocrc.org or 613 596-5626, ext. 303.
APRIL 3 Come out, enjoy Comunn Gàidhlig Ottawa’s (The Ottawa Gaelic Society) award winning Ar n-Òran Gaelic choir and help support their
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APRIL 6 Greely Gardeners Group monthly meeting will be held on April 6, 7 p.m. at the Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. Guest speaker is Richard Aubert talking on ‘Magnolias, Japanese Maples and Rare Trees for Eastern Ontario’. Discover new and exotic
MEET JOE SMITH. He used a $100,000.00 gift from his mother to build a beautiful new home. Then his wife left him. He has just learned that he will lose this gift because of Ontario’s special treatment of the “matrimonial home”. Had Joe Smith sought legal advice before he blundered, he could have taken steps to protect his interests.
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APRIL 9 Our Lady of the Visitation Charity Spaghetti Supper, Parish Hall, 5338 Bank St. from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under $5, children five and under free. Meal includes salad, rolls, coffee, tea and dessert. Advance tickets required which will be available after mass beginning March 5. Contact Pat Malloy 613-821-3157 or pmalloy@rogers.com for details.
APRIL 15 The Manotick Legion Branch 314, is hosting an Easter dinner and celebrating spring with a dinner of ham, chef salad, rolls, corn and green beans. Chocolate cheesecake is slated for dessert along with tea and coffee for $18 per person. Everyone is welcome. Advance tickets only. The Legion is located at 5550 Ann Street, Manotick.
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APRIL 15 & 16 Organizers of the Kars Public School Annual Community Used Book Sale are looking for good quality used children and adult books, movies, etc. for their community used book sale. If you would like the chance to clear out your home collection to make room for more, please drop off your books at Kars Public School, during school hours (8:30 am – 2:30 pm) until April 11. The sale will take place on April 15, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and April 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 6680 Dorack Drive, Kars. If you have questions, please call Megan Dodge at 489-0631.
APRIL 15 & 16 One of Eastern Ontario’s most successful Trade and Home Shows is planned for another year at the Osgoode Community Centre. Focusing on local area businesses, this year’s event is likely to sell out their space quickly. The Osgoode Trade and Home Show opens on Friday, April 15 at 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and continues on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. It will be held at the Stuart Holmes Arena at the Osgoode Community Centre. For further information or to reserve display spaces by March 30, call Lion secretary Renee Devenny at (613) 826-1248 or email devenny@sympatico.ca.
APRIL 16 Seminars on home schooling will be presented all day on a wide variety of topics and will benefit individuals considering homeschooling as an alternative, those who have just started homeschooling, seasoned homeschoolers
needing a fresh perspective, those interested in teaching high school at home, those teaching children with learning disabilities, home schooled teens, dads of home schooled kids and more. The conference also includes a large vendor hall that hosts Eastern Ontario’s largest exhibition of home school resources. A variety of curriculum representatives will be available to answer your questions about home education and to assist you in choosing curriculum and supplies to support your home education programme. For registration forms and further information about the conference, please visit our website at www.rvhea.org. Hosted by the Rideau Valley Home Educators’ Association, this is its 21st Annual Home Educators’ Conference and will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kanata Baptist Church (465 Hazeldean Road, Kanata).
APRIL 16 Barrhaven Family Resource Centre’s children’s used toy, equipment and clothing sale at École Secondaire Catholique Pierre-Savard, 1110 Longfields Dr. Cash sales only. From 9 a.m. to noon.
APRIL 16 Beach Party-Family Dance & Silent Auction fundraiser from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Kanata Legion, 70 Hines Road for Camp Kalalla for girls ages 7-15. The camp will be celebrating 63 years of Christian camping this year. For information: Brenda Hamilton. Email: singersoloist@sympatico.ca Coordinator-Camp Kalalla Beach Party; home phone: 613-831-7281; work, 613-944-6256 or cell phone: 613-286-9173. Visit www.kalalla.com.
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Children at Risk and The Jewel present the 10th annual “Rockin for Risk” (for Autism); a ’50s, ’60s, ’70s plus rock and roll dance party featuring the live classic rock sounds of local band, Intersection. The event is taking place from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Algonquin College, Building D Cafeteria. Tickets are $25 advance, $30 at the door; for more information call Brenda Reisch at 613-261-4442.
APRIL 20 & 27 55 Alive and Defensive Driving courses are being held in Manotick at Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) formerly known as Rideau Community Support Services (RCSS) at 1128 Mill St. The 55 Alive course is April 20 and 27 and costs $25 and the Defensive Driving course is $30 and takes place on June 8 and 15. Please call ROSSS at 692-4697 for more information or to register. Spaces are limited to 10 participants per course.
APRIL 27 Spring fashion show: Classics with a Twist with local designer, Judy Joannou, 7 p.m.at Manotick United Church. Tickets, $20. Enjoy a champagne cocktail, and sumptuous dessert before the show begins. Please contact Manotick United Church, 692-4576.
APRIL 29-MAY 1 A Brush with Art: the Manotick Art Association invites you to their spring show and sale at the Manotick Curling Centre, 5519 South River Drive. Vernissage (with hors d’oeuvres,wine and music) at 7 p.m. on April 29 (tickets $15, valid all weekend, from 613-692-6281). Show and sale open April 30 and May 1 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (adults $2; seniors and students, $1; children free). Forty artists participat-
ing. Part of proceeds to the Manotick-Haiti Orphanage Project. For more information, call 613-692-6281.
APRIL 29 Rummage sale, good clean summer clothing, books, plants and white elephant items at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Hall, 930 Watson Street, Ottawa, (west of Pinecrest), Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
APRIL 30 The Caldwell Family Centre Inc. invites everyone to a spring sale (garage sale, plants, home baked treats and snack-bar) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at St. Bonaventure Church (basement). 1359 Chatelain Avenue (Corner of Kirkwood), Ottawa. For more information call Andree at 613-728-1268.
MAY 7 Paintball tournament you fight cancer, all proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life 9 a.m. at JT’s Frontline Paintball, 5671 Third Line Road, Ottawa. $60 includes gun, supplies, equipment, lunch and prizes. Great for all skill levels. Contact Steve at 613-6578859 or stevepam.luchies@ripnet.com to register. All proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life.
ONGOING Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. euchre night at the Greely Legion; admission $5. Open to all. Prizes: 35 per cent to 1st place; 15 per cent to last place. This is a fun group and not part of a league. Every Friday at 8 p.m. Darts Night at the Greely Legion. This is a fun group and not part of a league. Open to all.
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