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Road salt corrosion cause of break WATERMAIN, FROM 1 The investigation found that the 35year-old water main broke January 15, 201,1 because road salt had seeped into the road’s infrastructure and corroded the wire and steel supporting structure. The pipe’s protective coating was also damaged at some point, although it is unclear if the damage occurred at the time of installation, during later construction work or because of surges and overloading in the system. “The forensic investigation was unable to identify the specific cause of the damage or determine when it took place. Due to the multiplicity of possible causes, it is legal services’ conclusion that there is little or no basis to support a legal action against the installer or any other party,” O’Connor’s note concluded. Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Steve Desroches who represents Riverside South and Barrhaven areas where an outdoor water ban was enforced between the end of April and the end of June, said he is ready and willing to stay out of court. “I think we have to take prudent steps here and listen to the advice from our lawyers. One of the first questions you ask is do we have a strong case, and if we do not and the likelihood of a positive outcome is low, then you have to question whether it’s worth the money,” Desroches said. “We have a theory, but that’s not good enough in the court of law. You need hard facts to launch a law

suit, and because of the sands of time we do not have a full and concrete set of facts.” Part of the erosion of those facts was the loss of original contracts and other records, which were destroyed as part of the Region of Ottawa-Carleton’s retention policy at the time. When the controversial outdoor water ban in Barrhaven, Riverside South and parts of Manotick was first announced, city staff said the paperwork was in city’s archives but inaccessible while the department was in transit to the new Nepean building. Now staff say the documents are lost, but O’Connor said those losses are insignificant compared to the investigation. “While this documentation may have provided additional background information, its absence does not affect the legal opinion, in view of the findings contained in the engineering report,” he wrote. Desroches added that he is satisfied with the city’s efforts to solve the water main mystery, if only to make sure the problem doesn’t reoccur. “What’s important is we’ve looked into this and we’ve done our homework. We have some good information that I think will help us ensure that this sort of thing doesn’t happen again,” he said. The replacement main features improved mortar coatings to prevent corrosion, as well as fibre-optic cables that will help city staff locate problem areas before they become a serious issue.

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slower summer month of July was up five per cent. Renovations at the Ruth E. Dickinson library were one of seven library improvement projects undertaken in Ottawa as part of the infrastructure stimulus fund. The Ottawa Public Library received $5.43 million for those projects, including $183,333 from each the federal and provincial governments, an investment Mayor Jim Watson attributed library board chair and Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder. Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli, the MPP for Ottawa Wes-Nepean, said the provincial Liberal government places a high priority on libraries. “I, for one, certainly appreciate the value of libraries … having helped to raise six kids and going through that whole process of education from when they were in kindergarten all the way up to post-graduate degrees, you learn an appreciation for libraries,” Chiarelli said.

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Transit boost to unclog Barrhaven roads: Desroches Stimulus projects in the city come in on time and under budget JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The official opening of a fourkilometre stretch of new transitway from Fallowfield to Marketplace transit stations will mean fewer cars and a better commute according to Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches. “The travel time from Fallowfield to Marketplace has

been reduced by three to four minutes,” Desroches said at a celebration of the opening of Longfields transit station on Aug.23. He also highlighted the new Strandherd underpass, the resurfacing of the Fallowfield park-and-ride and the multiuse pathway near Longfields transit station. “This project will mean that cars are coming off Woodroffe (Avenue) and Greenbank (Road),” Desroches said. “The transitway will get commuters into the downtown core more quickly and efficiently.” The $49-million projects was paid for in part by the province’s Economic Stimulus Fund and included a $16.3-million contribution from the provincial and

federal governments. Desroches said the city’s 131 stimulus project will come in on time and $11 million under budget. “It’s important to build roads and bridges, but public transit makes life easier for families,” said Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre. “The Government of Ontario is proud to have played a part in bringing essential transit services to even more Ottawa communities.” Federal funding came from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which provided funding for more than 4,100 projects across the country. “Public transit projects like this keep our cities moving, protect our environment and make it easier for families to

get where they need to go,” said Pierre Poilievre, MP for Nepean-Carleton. PUBLIC ART The new transit stations will showcase the work of a trio of local artists thanks to the city’s Percent for Art program. In 2010, one per cent – or $120,000 – of the budget for the Longfields transit station was allocated for public art. Teacher Erin Robertson and student Anna Williams came together for the project. “Erin taught me at the Ottawa School of Art and when the competition came up she thought of me,” Williams said. “It worked out as a great partnership, we plan to do more together.”

The piece, called Bellwether, is a permanent series of sculptures located on the vegetative roofs of the transit station. It includes four, life-sized sheep and one life-sized border collie sheepdog all cast in bronze. Williams said the inspiration came from the agricultural history of the area and she was honoured to have her work stand as at the station. “It just kind of hit me when I was doing the waxes that it would be there forever,” Williams said. “We are very honoured.” Cheryl Pagurek’s $143,000work was chosen for the Marketplace corridor. Entitled Currents, it features video imagery of the nearby Jock River.

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purchase a barrel in 2011, costing approximately $150,000 in total. However once the water ban was announced sales jumped quickly to more than 12,000 barrels, leaving the city on the hook for as much as $600,000. The money will come from the water reserve fund. Application forms can be found on the city’s website at www.ottawa.ca, or on Gloucester South-Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches’ website. Forms can be dropped off at the city’s six client service centres, or can be mailed to Be WaterWise – Rain Barrel Rebate, City of Ottawa, 951 Clyde Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 5A6. The city said to expect an eight to 10 week wait for the rebate to show up on your water bill.

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The rebate deadline is looming for more than 12,000 residents who purchased rain barrels this spring to weather the city’s outdoor water ban in Ottawa South. As part of the city’s “voluntary mitigation measures” to convince residents to comply with a necessary outdoor water ban in Riverside South, Barrhaven and parts of Manotick between April and June, residents are entitled to a $50 credit on their water bill if they purchased a rain-catching barrel during the ban. However, residents only have until Sept. 15 to get their application to the city to receive the credit. If residents do not have a water bill, they will receive a $50 cheque instead. According to city spokesperson Jocelyne Turner, residents must have purchased the rain barrel between April 27 and June 30, and must provide an original receipt. The city must receive the application on or before Sept. 15. In order to qualify, barrels must hold 150 litres or more, have covers or fine screens to keep down mosquitoes, and have a secure lid to prevent drowning. Luckily, for most residents, many community-minded hardware and grocery stores lowered the price of their rain barrels to $50 so that residents could get them for free with the rebate. Many refurbished rain barrels were also sold through www.rainbarrel.ca in parking lots on the weekends for $55, with $10 of the cost going to local non-profit organizations. The program was far from a cost-saving exercise for the city, however. Before the water ban was implemented due to a broken water main on Woodroffe Avenue, the city had estimated that 2,100 residents city-wide would

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Mayor Jim Watson jumped on the provincial election bandwagon last week, criticizing the Tories for threatening to cut municipalities out of a * ! payout Watson signed as a LibW O N ON eral cabinet minister. SALE IS The city is set to add $30 million more to its annual budget 00 $ 98 4 SET by 2018 thanks to an agreement QUEEN that sees the province â&#x20AC;&#x153;uploadâ&#x20AC;? the costs of some social services that municipalities WN previously had to pay for. ZE RO DO Watson negotiated the 10year agreement in 2008 when SEE THE he was the municipal affairs FLYER IN TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAPER minister. Across the province, the deal is worth $1.5 billion to municipalities, with Ottawa getting $120 million over the course of the agreement. But Watson spoke out last week, saying that agreement Be a non-smoker for life would be in jeopardy if the Overcome fears and phobias Progressive Conservatives are elected on Oct. 6. Reduce stress and anxiety Answering a reporterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quesSleep better tions during an Association Reduce weight of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in London, Ont. last week, PC leader Tim Hudak refused to commit to

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fulfilling future uploading payments, Watson said. On Aug. 24, Hudak appeared in Barrhaven to discuss longterm care for seniors and was asked about his comments at the AMO conference. Hudak said a PC government would help cities by providing a portion of the gas tax and allow the local municipality to decide how the money is spent. He did not say he would honour the existing financial commitment of provincial funds to municipalities, adding that if he were to maintain all of the McGuinty governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial commitments, Ontario would sink deeper into debt. But Watson said the uploading agreement is essential to all municipalities, including Ottawa, because it makes funding and budgeting more predictable. Watson said he also

HUDAK ON MUNICIPALITIES The transfer of provincial funds to cities, towns and counties came up again when

Hudak was asked about how he would pay for $6.1 billion in extra spending he has committed to health care. He said that as premier, he would â&#x20AC;&#x153;set priorities,â&#x20AC;? and suggested that funding for municipalities is an area a PC government would seek to save money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will invest in health care and education,â&#x20AC;? Hudak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we will find savings everywhere else.â&#x20AC;?

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Outside of direct financial transfers to municipalities, he said a PC government would help them financially by changing the contract arbitration system. That process gives public sector unions the ability to ask an arbitrator to consider pay scales in other municipalities when bargaining over pay fails. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to fix the arbitration systemâ&#x20AC;? Hudak said. He said, under the current system, smaller municipalities have to match agreements reached in â&#x20AC;&#x153;more affluent communities.â&#x20AC;?

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The Ottawa Riverkeepers have received an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to help promote and analyze data from the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 900-kilometre trip down the Ottawa River that got underway in early July. Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown has been leading a team, which includes scientists, canoe experts and historians on the first river-long study of the waterway, dubbed the Great River Project. The three-month long trip that began on July 4 is studying the state of the Ottawa River from Fort Temiscamingue, Que. to Montreal where the river flows into the St. Lawrence River. Natasha Wilson, executive director of the Ottawa Riverkeepers, said the $58,000 grant will offer the organization the ability to pay for the trip as well as have the funds to analyze data

collected and educate the public about the results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This money will be used to help fund the community events, education and materials needed to complete this journey,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very excited to continue to work with the Trillium Foundation.â&#x20AC;? The Ottawa Riverkeepers have been receiving funding from foundation since 2002, money Wilson said is integral to promote the importance of keeping the watershed safe. The expedition has already covered the first 300 kilometres of the river and the third stage of the five-leg journey got underway on Aug. 13. The funding has also allowed the Riverkeepers to invite 10 students to participate in the current leg of the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This money is being used to get students on the water,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To make them ambassadors of the Ottawa River and hopefully become future leaders of keeping the water-

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The 900 kilometre trip down the Ottawa River continues with a new crew of 10 high school students. The students will take part in the third leg of the trip which will cover 220 kilometre of the Ottawa River. shed safe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a diverse range of students from both Quebec and Ontario and from all areas of the watershed,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. After an information session, the students departed from Rapides des Joachims in

QuĂŠbec and will finish their portion of the trip at Portagedu-Fort, also in QuĂŠbec, on Aug. 20. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all work for the young travelers, however: the students had a day of whitewater rafting on Aug. 18.

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more long-term care options, but also preventing people from having to enter a hospital to begin with. “We can’t just wait for everyone to get sick,” she said. Forgiving new doctors’ debt if they practise in underserved communities is part of that, and supporting community health teams, Horwath said. In her speech, Horwath also took a swipe at former Ontario NDP premier Bob Rae, who is now serving as interim leader for the federal Liberal party. Saying that not every NDP premier has had a “stellar record,” Horwath continued: “Since the premier with the absolute worst record is campaigning for another party nowadays, I’m not going to take any lectures from my opponents.” In front of a crowd of approximately 200 businesspeople, Horwath broached the topic of corporate tax cuts and expressed her lack of support for the cuts. “Some of you may disagree with me, but I disagree with that approach,” she said. Instead, the NDP would focus any tax cuts where they can help create jobs and investments – mostly for small businesses, those that invest in the education of their employees and companies that spend their money in Ontario. The NDP recognizes that it is the private sector that will create jobs, but she said government does have a role to play in assisting businesses in helping lift Ontario out of an economic slump, Horwath said. Ontarians will go to the polls on Oct. 6.

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The NDP would cover half the burden of Ottawa’s transit operation costs if the party is elected to lead the province this October, NDP leader Andrea Horwath said. The Hamilton East MPP said that her job, if elected as premier, would be to make it easier for mayors and city council to make decisions that make their cities more liveable. “The premier should be making it easier for mayors to make those decisions,” she said. Transit is a large part of that, and Horwath committed to funding half of city transit operating costs under and NDP government – if the city agrees to freeze transit fares. With a $2.1-billion project to bring light rail to Ottawa on the horizon, the city will be spending more money on transit than perhaps it ever has in its history. Sharing the cost of operating that system “would begin to put Ottawa on equal footing with cities around the world,” Horwath said. Speaking to the business community as part of the Ottawa Business Journal’s Mayor’s Breakfast series on Aug. 18, Horwath said fare hikes hit transit users and result in reduced ridership and a freeze would help break that cycle. If the province kicked some money towards municipal transit, it would help free up the city’s budget for other projects, Horwath said. But she pledged that she won’t tell mayors how to spend those savings.

“I know that Ottawa has had a lot of varying and different political voices telling you exactly what those improvements should and shouldn’t be,” Horwath said. “I’m not going to do that. I am going to commit to working with council on their vision.” Horwath also highlighted the Hintonburg Hub as a type of innovative health solution her party supports that would move the province forward. Horwath said she recently met with proponents of the Hintonburg Hub along with the NDP candidate for Ottawa Centre, Anil Naidoo, and they were encouraged by what they heard. Ideas like the Hub promote healthy communities, not just healthy individuals, she said. “This sort of creativity helps us tackle our health challenges in a whole new way,” she said. Horwath highlighted the economic impact of creating sustainable health care and education systems during her speech. The idea behind the community-driven Hintonburg Hub plan is to purchase a piece of land at the Bethany Hope Centre and turn it into a facility featuring affordable housing units and community services. Several non-profit organizations, including the Somerset West Community Health Centre, have been working on the pitch. The Hub could be part of the NDP’s new approach to healthcare, which is aimed at prevention and keeping people who don’t need critical care out of hospitals. That would involve creating

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Board was right to show its Pride

raving the windy conditions along Wellington Street on Sunday, a significant contingent of people from the Ottawa Carleton District School Board took part in their first-ever Capital Pride Parade. They should be hailed for doing so. Having never marched in any of the previous 21 parades, the city’s public school board made up for years of absence as the group of around 50 purple-clad people made up one of the larger contingents at the entire event. Such a display was only just. Shortly after the school board marchers had passed, members of Ottawa Public Health, the police, fire department, paramedics and OC Transpo marched by. That the public board had for so long stood on the sidelines of an event celebrating what it means to be a gay, lesbian, bisexual or a transgender person in light of participation by other publicly funded organizations was a wrong that needed to be righted. Donna Blackburn, the openly gay school board trustee representing Barrhaven-Knoxdale-Merivale, led the group last weekend and

summed up the board’s decision to march in this year’s parade shortly after the news of their participation was released. “Participating in pride is a very public statement about our openness and how we want students and staff to feel,” she said. “The message I want to be very clear to all members of the board’s family, from students to the director of education to our support staff, is that everyone can participate.” Following the board’s display at the pride parade, the message appears to have come through very clearly. Some members of the public have suggested the board should concentrate on educating its students, but what better lesson to teach than showing that whether gay or straight, all students have equal value? Hopefully the hundreds, if not thousands, of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students taught by the public board will feel a bit better today, a bit more comfortable in the knowledge that the teachers and staff that work with them on a daily basis are in full support of the ideal of equality for all.

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Another sad gathering of the Ottawa tribe

ttawans sometimes fight the “government town” stereotype, the notion put out in some quarters that we live an artificial existence, sheltered from real-life concerns. “We’re not like that,” we say. “We have schools and stores and small business and churches and buses and all the stuff that other cities have. Our kids play soccer and our grownups play hockey in beer leagues just like you do.” When the hi-tech boom arrived in the ’90s, we were delighted. At last we could announce to the rest of the country that we had a private sector too. There was even a brief moment, glorious to some, when it was possible to say that tech was more important in our economy than government was. Obviously that didn’t last. It’s a government town again, no matter how much we claim otherwise. It’s a government town and a politics town and there are moments that illustrate the fact dramatically. One such was the death last week of Jack Layton. Outpourings of grief and respect happened all over Canada, especially in the Toronto area that Layton represented, but the Ottawa observance was unique to this city. Barrhaven•Ottawa South

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CHARLES GORDON Funny Town On the day Layton’s death was announced, people streamed, in an unorganized way, to Parliament Hill, gathered and talked, sometimes to reporters and television cameras, sometimes to each other. They put flowers around the Centennial Flame. Despite no one telling them, it was is if they knew what to do and where to do it. This is the way a tribe behaves and our political community is a tribe, a much larger one that you would think at first. There are the politicians, the people who advise and work for them, the journalists, the lobbyists, the public servants who work with politicians, the think tank folks, the academics and many other categories that I will think of in a minute. Certain events are powerful enough to affect all of these people, all the members of the tribe, emotion-

ally and professionally. Jack Layton’s death is in this category. One of the first things they do is head for the Hill to talk to each other. The tribal bond is stronger than political bonds, so that for a time it doesn’t matter if people are Conservative or NDP. They are all thinking the same thoughts, mostly admiration for Layton’s courage and spirit. It is worth noting, in this respect, that the same admiration was coming from commentators in right-wing media, such as Sun News Network. That says something about the broad political consensus in this country, a consensus that is lacking in our neighbours to the south right now. The biggest tribal event in Ottawa in recent years was the death of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Thousands of people lined up for hours on Parliament Hill to pay their respects. They came from all over, both geographically and ideologically. I remember the random group I was standing in. There was a newspaper columnist, journalism student, a woman who once worked with Joe Clark, a pollster and a well-known actress. I’m guessing that maybe one of us voted Liberal. But we were all there.

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And because politics is the life blood of this city, the members of this randomly assembled group had lots in common, lots to talk about over the two-plus hours the line moved around the Hill. Also, I think, a mutual respect that came from understanding how the game worked, understanding what other people in the game did, the difficulties they faced, knowing that in the end they were all trying to do something useful for their country, however misguided their political affiliation might be. And how could we not understand? This stuff is talked about over dinner in Ottawa, which makes us either more or less interesting than people in other cities, depending on how you look at it. More, I would say.

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PC’s would add long-term beds in Ottawa: Hudak NEVIL HUNT nevil.hunt@metroland.com

A Tory government would spend more on education and health care but reduce spending on other items in the Ontario budget. Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak made the commitment outside a Barrhaven long-term care residence on Aug. 24. The party has promised to spend an additional $6.1 billion on health care. Hudak said that can be done without raising taxes. “We will set priorities,” he said outside Longfields Manor, where he was joined by local PC candidates. “We will invest in health care and education, and find savings everywhere else.” The promise to cut spending in areas outside education and health has left some municipalities wondering if current transfers from the province would continue unchanged under a Hudak government. The PC leader refused to say his party would do so if they form the government after the Oct. 6 provincial election. He said it would be foolish to commit to all the spending the McGuinty government has already budgeted because that spending would put the province deeper in debt. The day’s speech was specific about longterm care for seniors. Hudak said wait times for seniors seeking long-term care averages 173 days across the province.

Ontario’s long-term care facilities would see added investment under the PCs, he said. “In Ontario we will create 5,000 new long-term care beds, targeted at the areas that need them the most,” Hudak said. He also said rooms that are home to 35,000 seniors would be renovated. He put the total price tag for new and renovated spaces at $230 million. Hudak pledged that a PC government would double the caregiver tax credit – to $425 annually – for people who decide to care for seniors in their homes. The party leader also repeated a previous promise to dismantle regional health networks, which were created under the current Liberal government in an effort to distribute health care decision-making from the Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care to 14 provincial regions. Hudak called the Local Health Intergration Networks (LHINs) “a new layer of middle management.” Following Hudak’s remarks, NepeanCarleton MPP Lisa MacLeod was asked about the LHINs. She deflected questions about the perceived top-down approach that the Ministry of Health took prior to the creation of the LHINs. “I’m only going to comment on going forward,” MacLeod said when asked if the ministry’s approach was successful before the LHINs existed. She said Ottawa is short 250 long-term care beds and that the Liberals have “dithered and delayed” on the issue.

Family, friends, mourn passing of Meaghan Pearson JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

It was a celebration of life; a chance for family and friends to mourn but also to reflect on the many ways one 22-yearold touched their lives. A funeral service was held for Meaghan Pearson at the Tubman Funeral Homes Rideau Chapel in Kars on Monday, Aug. 29. It was standing room only for Pearson’s service, which was attended by more than 100 people. Pearson passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 26 in her mother’s arms after her year-long battle with cancer, shortly after Meaghan’s story was printed in the Barrhaven/Ottawa South This Week on Aug. 25. “Although we are devastated at her passing, we will try to learn from what she has taught us through her words and actions,” said her parents, Karen and Jim, in an email. “Meaghan was so pleased that her story was being told.” Pearson was remembered as a loving, caring, kind, gentle, thoughtful and helpful person during the service. Pearson’s mother read the note she wrote to her daughter before she passed away. “I am so proud of you,” she said, af-

ter listing Pearson’s many accomplishments and how she managed to touch the lives of anyone she met. Her friends and an aunt read passages from a memory box – which held notes of fond memories of Pearson growing up. “I know you’ll always be with me,” said one of Pearson’s three best friends, Caitlin Fortier. Father Jean DeCoste, the chaplain at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus, presided over the funeral. Although a sad time, it was also a chance to celebrate her life and the way she inspired people, he said. Following the service a reception was held at the funeral home where guests were given a rose. In Meaghan’s story, Pearson wanted to tell her personal tale of her struggles after her diagnosis and the transformation that took place in her way of thinking. She wanted to help others understand it’s important to be thankful for what they have instead of focusing on the negatives in their lives. “Be thankful for what you have and don’t stress the things you don’t,” said Pearson. “It’s not what’s been taken from you, it’s what you do with what you have left.”

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Friends fight cancer with fundraising magic Barrhaven man rides the Rideau JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Nepean resident Jaymes White is hoping to conjure up some dollars for cancer research as part of a night of magic to be held at the Chambers in Ben Franklin Place on Sept. 8. White was approached longtime friend Saad Rashid, who is participating in the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Ride the Rideau event. On Sept. 10, Rashid, a resident of Barrhaven, will ride 100 kilometres along the Rideau River from Ottawa to MerrickvilleWolford. The consultant for Investors Group said he hadn’t been on a bike in four years, but jumped at the chance to help out when approached by a co-worker. “I know it’s going to be hard, but nowhere near as hard as it is to face cancer,” Rashid said. Rashid has been biking, running and swimming and has logged about 500 kilometres in preparation for the ride. The ride should take an average person about four hours to

complete. “If you think about it, that’s nothing compared to going through chemotherapy or other cancer treatments,” Rashid said. To participate in the event, riders must raise $1,500, something Rashid said has been a challenge because it’s his first year participating. Enter Jaymes White, magician and mind reader extraordinaire. White and Rashid have been friends since attending Merivale Public School together as children. “I was happy to help,” White said, adding that his goal is to do 40 or 50 charity shows in the next year. “The community has given a lot to me and I want to give something back,” he said. White said he got into magic after seeing a performance when he was six years old. He started testing out tricks and has never looked back. White doesn’t use any props and works mostly with hypnotism and mind reading.

He even has a degree in psychology from Carleton University because he wanted to know how the mind works. “That way I know how to tailor my tricks,” he said, adding that it was tough to get into magic as a profession because it is so secretive. Despite his early challenges, White has managed to make a name for himself on the Ottawa scene and in addition to the Sept. 8 show, will be performing at the UNICEF’s Skillz n’ Thrillz Talent Showcase at Oliver’s Pub at Carleton University on Nov. 24. “I love to perform, the more intimate the space the better so I can interact with the audience,” White said. The Sept. 8 show will be his first time performing at Centrepointe and he said he is looking forward to seeing the venue. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at http://magic4ridetherideau. eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn Submitted photo

Nepean resident Jaymes White is hoping to conjure up some dollars for cancer research as part of a night of magic to be held at the Chambers in Ben Franklin Place on Sept. 8.

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If Fido a friend or Foe? The Responsible Dog Owners of Canada (RDOC) – a national not-for-profit organization that advocates for dogs and their owners – hopes to help society answer that question. The group was formed in 1999 as the National Capital Coalition for People and Dogs as a way to lobby the National Capital Commission for dog owners to be continue to be able to use places like Nepean’s Bruce Pit, Conroy Pit and Hillsdale Park in Rockland. “It was in response to an NCC desire to restrict dog walking on Crown land,” said

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RDOC chairperson Candice O’Connell. “Traditionally dog owners had used the land quite often.” After that fight, the organization changed names and began to lobby the newly amalgamated City of Ottawa to champion fair bylaws concerning dogs. The organization is based in O’Connell’s Nepean home and will be moving to Kemptville when she does in the fall. RDOC has chapters across the country and now boasts more than 250 members. O’Connell said members are on hand to go out to schools and events like the Tulip Festival and the CHEO picnic to hand out a Fido, Friend or Foe? colouring book to help children and their parents learn about canine safety and dog bite prevention. They are always looking for volunteers. “About 90 per cent of dog bites are preventable and have more to do with the actions of the child or the parent than the dog,” O’Connell said, adding RDOC hopes to get a sponsor to help them produce the booklet and put it in school libraries and translate it into Inuit and native languages for wider distribution. The organization is also a member of Doggone Safe – an organization that aims to achieve dog bite prevention through education. Throughout the year, RDOC also administers the Canine Good Citizen Test – which is a 10-step assessment for dogs. “It looks at their behaviour and social skills and assesses whether they are safe in public,” O’Connell said. O’Connell, an administrative assistant with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, said she has always been an animal lover. “When I was a kid I used to bring bugs, kittens and everything home that I thought needed some help,” she said,

“much to the chagrin of my mother.” Now O’Connell has three dogs, an adventurous beagle, one Labrador and one Doberman cross. She said some of the stories she hears about dogs that have been abused or mistreated are heartbreaking, but it’s uplifting to see how the shelters are able to help and find them permanent homes. The biggest annual fundraiser is the AWARE fest (Animal wellness, awareness, rescue and education) held at the Rideau Carleton Raceway on Oct. 15.

O’Connell calls it an exposé of all things animal. Rescue operations from the across the city are invited and participate in a walkathon to raise money. This year Diane McTaggart of TTouch Solutions will be there talking about dealing with pet anxiety. Dominic Darcy and the Stittsville band will also be performing. “There will be everything from ferrets, to bunnies to kittens and dog,” O’Connell said.

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Oktoberfest plans announced JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Fun, froth and frauliens will be on tap for the Oktoberfest festivities this year, according to announcement by the Rotary Club of Ottawa Kanata Sunrise. According to Dwight Brown, the rotary club has given out $250,000 in fundraising dollars over the years to help fund local and international projects. Oktoberfest is in its fourth year in the capital and is one of the clubs major fundraisers. The three-day event, starting Sept. 30, will be held at the Richmond fairgrounds and will include Bavarian food, live oompah music, performances from local bands and a special appearance from Randy and Lahey of the Trailer Park Boys – who will be “maintaining park behaviour.” “We work hard to make this a community event with local entertainment,” Brown said. The local bands will include – Amos the Transparent, The Bushpilots, Graham Greer of the Barstool Prophets, Rocket Rached, The Fat City 8, Silver Creek, Titan Rain and Old Whiskey Road.

Georg Jürgens who was on hand as a representative of the German embassy in Canada, said he was pleased to see planning for the celebrations underway. “Germans love beer as much as Canadians love hockey and canoeing combined,” he said, adding that there are 1,300 breweries in Germany, making 5,000 different brands of beer. “You could have a new beer every day for 13 years without ever repeating,” he said. Kichesippi Beer Co will be providing the ale for the event and is planning on having a special German style beer on tap. Paul Meek, co-owner of the brewery, said they would be bringing in a German dryer, brewer and flying in a special kind of yeast to make Festbier. “We are really pleased to be a part of this great event,” Meek said. Festival goers can take part in activities like the sausage and pretzel eating contest and Ottawa’s first ever Masskrugstemmen – a stein holding competition. Day passes are available at the gates for $15 and advance weekend passes are available for $30. For information visit www.OktoberfestOttawa.com

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The Barrhaven Legion hosted a special dinner to honour veterans of the Afghanistan War and their families on Saturday, Aug. 27. A dozen veterans were presented with commemorative ball caps and certificates recognizing their service. The Legion branch was one of dozens across the country that held a special appreciation night for veterans and their families in August. Sgt. Renay Groves, of the 21 Electronic Warfare Reg. and a veteran of the Afghanistan War, delivered the keynote speech at the Afghan Veterans Appreciation Dinner, and presented a book to the Legion, modelled after Notes from Home, a scrapbook she created in 2007 that contains the signatures of more than 80,000 Canadians, and now sits in the Canadian War Museum. Notes from Home is a collection of well-wishes and thank yous from Canadians for the troops who were serving in Afghanistan. NOTES FROM HOME Groves first started collecting signatures at her local grocery store in Barrhaven in 2007. One day, Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre stopped by her table at the grocery store and talked to her about the project. This was a book the prime minister should sign, he told Groves. A meeting was arranged, and on Dec. 5, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper added his signature to Notes from Home. “It just exploded after that,” said Groves. The book soon fell under the radar of Gen. Rick Hillier, then chief of Canada’s defence staff, and, with his help, Groves

was sent on a cross-country tour visiting bases across Canada, allowing citizens to add their names to the book and send goodwill wishes to troops serving overseas. The number of signatures quickly snowballed to a list of 80,000 names. In 2009, Notes from Home arrived at Kandahar Base, in Afghanistan, where soldiers could look through the book, perhaps finding the signature, a photograph, a drawing or a note from a loved one in Canada. “I watched one fellow leaf through it for two hours looking for his mom’s note,” said Groves. “He found it,” she added with a smile. When Notes from Home returned to Canada, the now 20-kilogram book was delivered to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Groves created another scrapbook, Notes from Afghanistan, which contains the signatures, notes, photographs and drawings of the soldiers who served in Afghanistan. Notes from Afghanistan contains the names of some of the 157 Canadian servicemen who were killed in action, including the signature of Capt. Jeff Francis of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. In 2007, Groves visited his parents’ home, where she traced the hand of then seven-month old Ry Francis. A photograph of the page was sent to Francis on Father’s Day, and the captain traced his own hand over his son’s print. On July 6, 2007, Francis was killed by an improvised explosive device. Groves has also created special scrapbooks called Fallen Memory Books for the families of soldiers who have died while serving overseas in Afghanistan. “The least we can do is remember every single soldier who has fallen,” she said. “If any soldier should fall anywhere – I will never stop.”

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Sgt. Renay Groves, of the 21 Electronic Warfare Reg. and a veteran of the Afghanistan War, presents a memory book to Gus Este, president of the Barrhaven Legion, during a dinner honouring Afghanistan veterans on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Legion. The scrapbook has a plaque on the cover entitled “Celebrating Nepean’s Best”, one of 700 plaques presented Nepean-area veterans, since the launch of the program in 2007. In 2007 Groves travelled across Canada collecting more than 80,000 signatures for a special scrapbook entitled, Notes from Home, which was signed by the prime minister and soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. The book is now in the Canadian War Museum. Groves has also created memory scrapbooks for the families of soldiers who died while serving in Aghanistan.

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The Barrhaven Legion held a special dinner on Saturday, Aug. 27, honouring veterans who served in the Afghanistan War. The Legion handed out special ball caps, marked “Afghanistan Veteran” and certificates to the dozen veterans attending the dinner.

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Myers Riders fall one step short of provincial title DAN PLOUFFE It wasn’t quite the finish they were after with a pair of losses in championship games, but the Myers Riders football club enjoyed a banner summertime season nonetheless as its peewee and junior varsity teams competed in the Ontario Varsity Football League finals this past weekend at Rogers Centre in Toronto. “It hurts right now for the guys, and it hurts for the coaches, but I think once a couple days go by and everyone starts reflecting on the season – a lot of teams would give a lot to have our 10-1 record,” says Riders junior varsity coach Matt Murfitt, whose squad fell 21-7 to Mississauga. “We had a lot of new players this year with only seven returning, and getting to the finals is a huge accomplishment in this league because it’s so competitive.” It was much the same feeling for Ralph Siciliano and his peewee troops, who fell to Cambridge 28-21 on a touchdown with under five minutes left in the fourth quarter. There was the disappointment that their air attack proved costly with turnovers, but reaching the final for a third year in a row provided reason to celebrate. “It’s a great thing for this program,” says Siciliano, whose club draws players from the western portion of the city, and as far as Perth and Smiths Falls. “It’s a proven success year after year. The kids know that hard work, good effort and discipline always gets the end result that we want. They’re dedicated.” The Riders varsity team also made it to the league semifinal with an undefeated run up to that point, scooping up seven places on the OVFL all-star squad for Mike Leno, Sean Mellor, Chris Fanning,

Mitchell Spence, Rashid Timbilla, James Mau and Brad Hinton. Also honoured were peewee players Joseph Donnelly, Andree Akinniyi, Edward Ekiyor, Brandon Whiteman and Gates Harding, along with junior varsity Riders Mathieu Bradley, Alex Brazeau, Michael Aruda, Lake Johnson, Joey Belanger, Ethian Goulet, Jordan Gorgichuk, as well as coach Murfitt. “It’s been a very special group. Teams of this calibre are only assembled every so often,” Murfitt adds. “There’s a tremendous amount of camaraderie on this team. These guys made friends that I hope are lifelong relationships for them.” Playing in a provincial final in a massive stadium like Rogers Centre also provided an unforgettable moment for the teenaged players. “They were definitely excited,” Siciliano says. “As we pulled in on the bus, you could see the eyes light up.” While the dome was a fun setting, it was also a bit of a disadvantage for Murfitt’s group, in particular since their opponents could arrive from Mississauga on gameday. “Travel was a factor,” says Murfitt, whose squad owned the league’s only perfect record leading up to final. “It’s always easier to play a game when you can sleep in your bed at night and get up and have your normal day to prepare.” Although the start of the National Capital Amateur Football Association league is just days away, the Riders players are already eager for next summer when they’ll get to take another crack at the big prize. “They’re really excited to come back,” Siciliano says. “They can’t wait – they’re talking about it already.”

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The Junior Varsity squad wound up with the best record of the three Myers Riders teams at 10-1, while the club’s overall OVFL record for the season stood at an impressive 27-5.

College Coun. Rick Chiarelli said he still would like to see a plan where the city steps up to the plate and works for a deal that would see a Double-A franchise to call the Ottawa Stadium home. Chiarelli started work on the possibility after seeing the writing on the wall, with a staff report that recommended using the stadium as a concert venue with no parking – and if that failed – to tear it down. “Almost surely a concert venue with no parking would fail,” Chiarelli said. “And it doesn’t make sense to tear down one of the best minor league stadiums in North America.” To the criticism that Ottawa is too cold for the early baseball season, Chiarelli said that other climates in the U.S. have the opposite problem. “In places like Vegas, in July you can’t sit on the seats, it’s too hot,” he said. The 10,000-seat stadium was built to house the Ottawa Lynx of the International League and opened prior to the 1993 season. After the loss of their affiliation with the Montreal Expos, attendance declined and 2007 was their last season. “We need the affiliation to make it successful,” Chiarelli said. Chiarelli said that with Rogers looking to make the Toronto Blue Jays a nation-wide brand, the timing is right to bring an affiliate team to the capital. While Chiarelli said the Jays won’t comment until the negotiations are completed with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the outlook is good. The Jays moved their SingleA affiliate to Vancouver earlier this year. “We have two serious bidders and a third minor one, willing to look at a team here,” Chiarelli said. Everyone involved have expressed interest in affiliating with the Toronto Blue Jays farm system. While the future of the stadium and of the Ottawa Fat Cats – the Intercounty

Baseball League team who currently calls the stadium home – is still far from certain, Chiarelli said he expects to see the city open up a public bidding process for the stadium sometime in the fall. The success of the Ottawa Fat Cats, as well as a number of successful events held at the Stadium over the past 18 weeks of this season has left the current renters of the Ottawa Baseball Stadium asking the city of Ottawa why their future is still in the dark. The team is only guaranteed the spot until October 2012 and despite the recent successes, the report by city staff says baseball alone won’t keep the stadium alive. “If the city decides to sell or develop the stadium, then they should also be obligated to move us. Reposition us so that we can still continue to represent Ottawa,” Fat Cats general manager Duncan MacDonald said. Chiarelli said plans for an affiliate team won’t completely shut out the Fat Cats. “This doesn’t preclude the Fat Cats from bidding on use of the stadium,” he said, adding that it may be tough for the team to compete with the deeper pockets of the investors interested in bringing a Jays affiliate team to Ottawa. “We have the interest on both sides, I think there’s a likelihood that a bid to bring a team here will happen,” Chiarelli said.

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When Tanya Geary and Denise Turpin started the Innovation School of Dance on Caesar Avenue in Nepean in 1998, it was a small operation with two working moms who were tired of suggestive dance routines for their young children. From that small operation, a full-fledged school was born, with five teachers – including the two directors and classes in hip hop, jazz, tap, baton twirling, musical theatre and ballet. Geary, a Barrhaven resident and an administrator with the Ottawa Catholic School Board, said that they have to hold classes on Saturdays to work around their full schedules. “It’s busy, but it’s accomplished with a lot of work and some very understanding husbands,” she said, adding that she and Turpin met in dance when they were young and wanted their children and students to have a life outside of dance class. “All we knew was dance,” she

said. Turpin, who lives in Carleton Place, said her daughter is quite the performer and also does musical theatre. “I have talked to a lot of parents about the age appropriate dance routines and costumes and they say something like that is needed out there,” Turpin said. It’s not about limiting the choices, but rather finding music and routines that are age appropriate. “A lot of kids like So You Think You Can Dance,” Geary said. “But what you have to realize is those are adults performing those routines.” It hasn’t hurt the kids in competition either, Geary said, adding that one judge actually thanked her for having her student do a more appropriate version of a dance number. “We give the older kids a little more freedom, but we look at it like moms,” Geary said. As the years have gone by, the student count has grown to more than 100, with the teachers and students competing in

local and national dance competitions. In mid-July instructors Duanse Bellot and Martine Charles came out as winners in a national-level dance competition. Bellot won a diamond medal and the over-all high score award in the pro-am division for his hip hop solo Just Can’t Get Enough. Charles received a platinum medal for her solo Know Him. “We are really pleased,” Geary said. “This is great for the school and the instructors.”

Community Calendar Our Community Calendar is offered as a free service to local non-profit organizations. We reserve the right to edit entries for space and time considerations. E-mail your events to news@yourottawasouth.com or news@yourbarrhaven.com. Deadline is Monday 9 a.m.

• SEPT. 5 Barrhaven Lions Fun Day at Ross’s Your Independent Grocer, 3777 Strandherd Dr. Bounce rides, Lions Club train, face painting and fingerpinting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Live entertainment plus trunk sale/garage sale. To reserve trunk sale spot or for information, call Dave at 613-8254371 or email dvoisey@rogers.com

evening 2011. Women university graduates, students and associates living in the Ottawa-Gatineau region can register as members and for groups, projects and committees. Meet 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Confederation Education Centre (formerly: Confederation high school), 1645 Woodroffe Ave., at Hunt Club Road. For information, contact Glenda Levesque at 613692-4778 or email: membership@ cfuw-ottawa.org

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Behind the scenes or in the forefront, you can make a difference in the lives of seniors in your community. Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) has current volunteer opportunities that are created with volunteer flexibility in mind. The centre provides training and orientation. To become a volunteer, please call Bev Johnston at 613-692-4697.

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The new Barrhaven Community Concert Band needs musicians. Rehearsals will be held Thursday evenings starting in September. Visit www. barrhavencommunityconcertband. com for details.

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