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In Ottawa, there is a group of guardians dedicated to making sure every child grows up great. The Guardian of the Children Ottawa Chapter is a group of motorcycle riders who spend their time to helping children. President of the club, Sean "Superman" Leach, said he and about 11 other members started the chapter in April 2016 to stand up for children who may be being abused, bullied, or suffering from parental alienation. “We were all for it as many of us have been through what children and teens in our community are still going through today,” he said. “The difference is, there was nothing like this back when we were young.”
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Mekhai Schenk picked up the game of ping pong on the new table tennis tables at Optimiste Park on May 13. The tables are just one of the new features in the park, which includes brand new playground equipment, adult fitness space and a hockey rink. For the full story see page 2.
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There is no shortage of fun to be had in the newly revamped Optimiste Park. The park, which received a major revitalization officially opened May 13 with a party hosted by RideauVanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury. Located in Vanier between Marquette Avenue and St. Cecile Street, the park has been a desired location for upgrades for a few years by residents in the area. The event offered Vanier residents the opportunity to check out the new playground equipment, eat some hotdogs and cake, and play some table tennis on the new permanent table tennis tables. The park received a complete overhaul the summer of 2016, with funding of nearly $1.2 million for the project. The funding came from a number of different sources, including $51,500
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Residents big and small came out on May 13 to Optimiste Park to check out the new additions and celebrate the official opening of the revitilized park located between Marquette Avenue and St. Cecile Street. donated from Domicile Developments, fulfilling a promise to invest in the community when they built a condominium at 222 Beechwood Ave. That funding was matched by the city under its major
capital funding. The two table tennis tables, which cost $7,500 each, were a big hit at the opening, as the Ottawa Table Tennis Club was on scene helping residents learn a thing or two about the game.
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Initially, the group found out about the organization — which has chapters across Canada — through YouTube videos. When Leach contacted the organization, he found out there wasn’t a chapter in Ottawa to join, so he started one. “We started getting friends and family and put the call out there to anyone who wanted to help advocate and protect children and teens that are victims of child abuse and bullying,” he said. “We put together our chapter and started raising awareness.” To qualify, members must have a police check and go through some training. The group of bikers don’t necessarily look like a group you would want to approach your children, Leach said, but that is the point. “It’s a Catch-22,” he said. “This is the reason why it works. The perception of bikers is not always a good one. But for kids, we are cool. So we can help.” The guardians have partnered with CHEO and work with the Ottawa Bullying Coalition, school boards, teachers, therapists, and councillors.
“We are still fairly new and so many people are not aware of our presence in the community, so we do everything we can to get exposure,” Leach continued. One of those ways the group is reaching out is a motorcycle ride planned for June 10. The ride, Empower the Children Motorcycle Ride in Ottawa, will run from Kanata Recreational Centre to Petrie Island. “There are many rides that take place every weekend throughout the year, many of which are generally held outside the city,” Leach said. “Our ride will not only be held in the city, but ride directly through it. We want to raise awareness for child abuse and bullying — what better way to get the communities attention than by having 100-plus motorcycles all riding together through the city?” The ride finishes at Petrie Island, where there will be a free barbecue, music, silent auction, and a 50/50 draw. There will be lots of activities for children, including a balloon toss and possibly a dunk tank. Riders who are looking to participate can contact the group at goc-ottawa@outlook.com. Registration for
the ride costs $25. All the money donated goes straight to the children, Leach said. “We do not even use the money that is donated to us to fund our events. The $20 you donate goes back to the children and teens in our community 100 per cent.” The group doesn’t even use any funds that are donated to fund the organization’s expenses — its members do that. The funds they acquire, Leach said, pay for things like counselling or therapy that the child or teen may need, or are used to pay for a child or teen to take part in an after-school activity — even, at times, used to pay a medical or dental bill. “We want the community to know that their donations go to what they are donating to the kids,” he said. Aside from monetary donations, the group also accepts toys, clothing, and necessities. “We may not change the world, but you can change that child or teen's world,” he said. “Bottom line is, it means the world to these kids that there is someone out there that will speak up for them and be there for them when they feel no one else is.”
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Ethan Beauchamp tests out the driver’s seat at the Guardians of the Children Ottawa’s booth at Comiccon on May 13. The organization aims to help children in the city who have been bullied, abused or neglected.
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in the weeks leading up to the market-cooling measures announced April 20. Cooper expects price increases to moderate in the second half of the year, dropping to five per cent or less in 2018. Cooper also foresees no significant jump in interest rates this year, which remain at or near record lows. “I don’t think the Bank of Canada is going to hike interest rates until maybe the middle of next year,” she says.
Dominion Lending Centres Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper: Soft Landing Coming for Homebuyers By: Gord Hamilton The tide is turning in Canadian real estate markets with more moderate growth replacing the volatile price spikes that have characterized the hottest regions, says Dominion Lending Centres chief economist Dr. Sherry Cooper. She sees encouraging signs that the boom will not be followed by a bust. “It’s a soft landing,” she says. There are early signs of an upswing in the number of new listings in most Canadian real estate markets that is providing buyers with more choice, which Cooper sees as a sign that 4 Ottawa East News - Thursday, May 25, 2017
the real estate market is returning to more normal growth patterns. Her advice to sellers: The tide is turning. Don’t wait any longer expecting prices to climb dramatically higher. Start making decisions to sell. For buyers, she says there is no need to panic that you are going to miss out. More supply is coming onto the market so don’t get yourselves into competitive buying situations that could cause you to pay more than a property is worth. Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe in particular witnessed a noticeable surge in new listings
Nation-wide home sales are increasing – up 1.1 per cent from February to March – with centres like London and St. Thomas, Ontario showing growing strength. In Montreal, an improving economy has buoyed the housing market, where Cooper says a shortage of new listings has created “a bit of a seller’s market.” Prices are down slightly in Quebec, which, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. describes as a buyer’s market. In Atlantic Canada, sales are generally steady and prices stable, with some exceptions, such as Halifax, where prices are up 2.6 per cent. In B.C., prices in the Lower Mainland have moderated after market-cooling measures were introduced last year, and sales activity is beginning to pick up. Alberta is experiencing the beginnings of a recovery from the downturn that followed the collapse in oil prices. The number of listings and rental vacancy rates is still higher than the longterm average in Calgary, but Cooper believes real estate prices have bottomed. Although oil prices have recently declined, oil production has likely bottomed with a return of job growth
coming. That will moderate the current supply of home listings. Although real estate activity is driven by local conditions that create variations in supply, demand, and affordability across the country, national trends can provide important indicators. Cooper says there is a significant connection between what happens in the major housing markets and the Canadian economy as a whole. Housing as a percentage of GDP is at a record high. Affordability is still an issue in many major centres, and speculation on residential property remains a concern in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, but the overall trend of a return to moderate growth spells good news for the economy as a whole.
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Great Glebe Garage Sale aims to keep unsold items from trash
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As Ottawa's biggest garage sale gets underway, there is one group determined to make sure nothing gets tossed in the garbage. The Great Glebe Garage Sale will take place in the Glebe on May 27. The annual event, organized by the Glebe Community Association (GCA), is a community-wide garage sale that sees hundreds of homes participate and thousands of bargain hunters come out. As for the association's environment committee, they will be watching what happens after the sale ends. “What the environment committee of the GCA is trying to do with our environmental stewardship initiative is to channel the leftovers of the neighbourhood-wide garage sale to reuse and recycle opportunities,” said committee member Angela Keller-Herzog. The committee is providing the neighbourhood with a drop-off donation map with community partners who are keen to receive the goods. The drop-off locations are all within the neighbourhood and, as Keller-Herzog puts it, hopefully will help every unsold item find a new home. “Ideally, very little of the stuff put out for the garage sale should end up in the garbage,” Keller-Herzog said. HELPING HANDS
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Bargain hunters check out the goods at the Great Glebe Garage Sale in May 2016. This year the sale will take place on May 27 in the neighbourhood. As part of the event, the association asks that 10 per cent of any homeowner's proceeds be donated to the Ottawa Food Bank. This year, there will also be an effort to help out Ottawa Centre Refugee Action, a group that has helped settle 12 refugee families since December 2015 and is looking to help the relatives of those refugees also settle in Canada. The goal is to help privately sponsor to bring eight families to Ottawa. According to the organization, new arrivals can be more successful if they have family here in Canada — whether they are employed or not. And so to bring these relatives to Canada, the group must gather more
volunteers and raise close to $200,000. To ramp up its fundraising efforts, and thanks to a partnership with the Great Glebe Garage Sale, the organization will host its own sale at 164 and 166 Glebe Ave. and is accepting donations for the sale on May 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. or 7 to 11 a.m. on May 27. Other than donating to the sale, homeowners in the Glebe can sell at their home and donate to the organization — basically still offering the 10 per cent to the food bank, but donating the remaining 90 per cent to Ottawa Centre Refugee Action. For more information about Ottawa Centre Refugee Action and its needs, contact ocra613@gmail.com.
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Frustrated ParaTranspo riders want to with OC senior management to try and alleviate some of their concerns and get things rolling more smoothly. Originally a meeting was scheduled on May 12, but was subsequently cancelled. Tempers boiled over that week, with the booking system for rides down for a few days. Pat Scrimgeour, director of transit customer systems and planning at OC Transpo, said the outage was a problem with the serv-
er. The line customers call in to make appointments for a ride is managed by an outside company. The problem is fixed, Scrimgeour said, adding the city is listening to riders concerns. Chief among the complaints on a Facebook page entitled ParaTranspo woes are unpredictable arrival times for rides, or just not being able to get a ride at all. Gearing up for the meeting, Alta Vista resident John Redins posted a list of demands that the group was gearing up to present
to management. The list included an online booking system, representation on the transit commission and the removal of the review panel. The review panel, many riders feel, “overrules” the opinions of their medical doctors who fills out the application form that determines their eligibility to use ParaTranspo. The transit commission approved changes to the service delivery model that would include opening up the criteria last June. Scrimgeour said those changes meant a delay in starting
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A family doctor who worked in the city’s west-end is facing multiple sexual assault charges. The Ottawa police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse unit has charged Walid Al-Houssan, 56, with three counts of sexual assault, one count of sexual interference of a female under 16 and one count of sexual exploitation of a person with a disability. The investigation started in 2016 and dates back to 2012. So far, three female complainants have been identified by police. According to his registration with the College of Physicians and
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work on an electronic or online booking system. “Customers told us they want us to get to work on the new vehicles and changes to the eligibility criteria first,” Scrimgeour said, adding not every customer wants to book the same way, so there isn’t consensus on how a ride is booked. “It’s something we are continuing to look at,” Scrimgeour said. “If it’s feasible.” Currently the booking line for the next day opens at 7 a.m. Riders can call after 9 a.m. to try and book for the
next day, but Scrimgeour said if the times they want to travel are peak times, it may be difficult to get a ride. But, if you do get a lift, you won’t be stranded, Scrimgeour said, adding that if, say, a medical appointment runs long, customers can call in and get a mini bus or taxi to come back. “Staff work extremely hard,” Scrimgeour said. “If there’s a way to squeeze someone in and get them a ride, they will.” Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier worked to arrange the May 12 meeting.
Cloutier said senior management at OC Transpo are busy, but are willing to listen to customers concerns. “What really struck me is when John said, ‘We don’t get the same service as regular riders, but we are people too,’” Cloutier said of Redins concerns. “That resonated with me.” Cloutier said he knows OC Transpo management takes the concerns of riders to heart. “If more is needed in terms of resources, we will discuss that during budget deliberations in the fall,” he said.
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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eadership in politics is what energizes and motivates people and engages them in the political process. But while good leadership excites, bad leadership discourages. And we have seen recent cases that have covered this spectrum. Let’s call it The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, with apologies to the 1966 spaghetti western starring Clint Eastwood. “The Good”, obviously, is federal Conservative Party interim leader Rona Ambrose, who has announced she is leaving politics. She guided the party to something of a rebirth after its disheartening defeat in the last election. After a relatively mediocre stint as a cabinet minister under former PM Stephen Harper one might have wondered about her leadership qualities, but over her term as interim leader she has rebuilt the party into a formidable and respected opposition. She has done this, we would suggest, with dignity, poise, intelligence, and integrity. She has demonstrated what leadership should be all about. Compare this with “The Bad” and “The Ugly.” “The Bad” is Liberal defence minister Harjit Sajjan, who not once but twice took credit for mil-
itary planning in Afghanistan that he simply did not do. That much is pretty clear. What is not clear is why Sajjan, a respected and decorated soldier in Afghanistan, did this? By way of explanation, he said that he had “made a mistake in describing his role.” Really? He may describe it as a “mistake”; others might term it downright lying. But what is truly disappointing in this situation is that the minister did not have the integrity to resign from his position. That’s why he merits “The Bad” label. And as for “The Ugly,” the Duffy episode was bad enough, lowering the public’s esteem for the Senate immensely. But now comes Senator Don Meredith, who used his position to pursue an inappropriate sexual relationship with a very young woman. The Senate’s ethics committee called his behaviour “one of the most egregious breaches” by a senator of what is expected. It called for his expulsion from the Senate, the first time that would happen. The senator avoided this by eventually resigning, ending this “ugly, ugly” situation. So, there you have it. “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” And some wonder why so many get turned off on politics these days.
Airline travel certainly no walk in the clouds
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here seems to no shortage of news stories about people getting kicked off airplanes. Typically, people get on an airplane, the airline discovers that there are not enough seats, and then determines that a particular passenger, along with his family, should leave the flight in order for other passengers to board. In the worst case (so far), the passengers booted off the plane were unseated in order to make room for airline employees. In a less-bad case, the passengers were booted off the plane because of what seemed to be a rather minor irregularity in ticketing. In all cases, passengers were seriously inconvenienced, when not physically harmed. In all cases, the airline apologized, sometimes belatedly, sometimes grudgingly, and announced that its primary concern was to serve the pub-
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town lic in the best possible way. For example, here is how Delta Air Lines ended its apology for kicking off an entire family, including an infant: “Delta's goal is to always work with customers in an attempt to find solutions to their travel issues.” These stories resonate with us, because when we read them we realize that it could happen to us. Having passed through security, having waited and waited, having presented our boarding pass and our photo I.D., we could be safely in our assigned seat, breathing a sigh of relief when somebody from the airline comes along and
demands that we get off, for a reason that doesn’t even matter. It could happen to us. And we are powerless to stop it. That’s what makes it worse — our powerlessness. Powerlessness is part of the air travel experience for all of us. We dare not make a joke. We dare not question authority. Because at any moment we could be singled out and denied the right to fly. If we want to know what living in a totalitarian society is like, this is it. There are nice airports in the world, and Ottawa’s is one of them, but the over-all impression of the flying experience is that we are treated like cattle. In a largely free and largely democratic society, it is difficult to imagine other areas of life in which this is so. In most places, if we are treated unfairly, arbitrarily, we object. We argue. Someone in authority comes to talk
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Twelve Glashan Public School students travelled to Sweden on May 17 to learn why the country is a leader in sustainable urban development. The students applied for the opportunity and were selected from 40 applicants.
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Ikea, Daniel Alfredsson, Erik Karlsson and ABBA. Before Glashan Public School students were selected for a trip to Sweden to learn about sustainability, their knowledge of the country was mostly limited to two Ottawa Senators players, a furniture box store and the music of Mama Mia. But it didn’t stay that way for long. The Grades 7 and 8 students were selected from 40 applicants, and their job will be to find out why Sweden is a leader in sustainable urban development. The students will stay with local families and take part in cultural and educational activities in the country’s capital, Stockholm, and in Uppsala, which is about a half-hour drive north of the city. Their itinerary includes visits to Stockholm City Hall, the Canadian Embassy, as
well as Gamla Stan — a preserved medieval city. It also includes a site visit and presentation by staff at the Stockholm Royal Seaport project — an initiative that is transforming a former industrial area into the country’s largest urban development with more than 12,000 homes and 35,000 workplaces. The project won a prize for best sustainable urban development in 2015. Before jet-setting on May 17, the 12 students participating in the international learning opportunity walked through the gym doors to thunderous applause during their sendoff, wearing matching blue jackets and big smiles. They each earned their place, creating a submission unique to their perspective and their strengths. Olivia Sims, who is also going on the trip, said it was interesting to hear from her peers about their applications. She submitted an essay.
“Because I’m a writer, that made sense to me,” she said. She’s most excited about exploring the country and experiencing the “newness” of somewhere she’s never been. Student Sarah Wong said the application process gives students the freedom to create. She produced a video crossword that spelled success. “Even if I didn’t make it, I knew I’d be successful,” she said, adding that the effort of putting herself out there is a lesson in and of itself. On decision day, the 40 students who applied for the spots were called into a classroom for the results. Wong was in the middle of a math test. “We were so nervous. I was wringing my hands and I honestly didn’t think I was going to make it,” she said. Even as some students realized they wouldn’t be joining their cohort, ap-
plause rang through the room. At the send-off party, Wong expressed how lucky she felt to be on her school’s Team Sweden. “I’m honoured to represent this community and for the opportunity to enhance my knowledge of sustainability,” she said. She said it’s an opportunity to explore, dream, discover, make memories and share it all with her peers after the trip. “And I, for one, can’t wait,” she said. Principal Jim Tayler said, students will prepare a report that they hope to present to Ottawa Centre MP and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna. He said by studying what Sweden is doing, students will be able to see where Canada can play a larger role in sustainability. “We’ll find out just what these kids are capable of.” Tayler said.
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Notice of Commencement Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (Bayshore Station to Heron Station) Planning and Environmental Assessment Study The Project The City of Ottawa is proposing to construct a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facility between Bayshore Station and Heron Station. The corridor follows an alignment which includes Holly Acres Road, Richmond Road, Baseline Road, and Heron Road (Figure 1). Near the Baseline Station area, it travels via Constellation Drive, Navaho Drive, College Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue to link the Centrepointe community and Algonquin College campus. The project proposes dedicated bus-only lanes (generally in the median), 25 new transit stations and new pedestrian and cycling facilities along the length of the 14-km corridor. The project will incorporate all elements of a complete street while also maintaining the function of the road as an Arterial Road. This project is part of the Rapid Transit and Transit Priority Network identified in the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 2013 and connects to other existing and planned rapid transit corridors, including the West Transitway, the O-Train Confederation Line, the Southwest Transitway, the O-Train Trillium Line, and Southeast Transitway. The project will accommodate the anticipated growth in transit ridership as contemplated in the TMP and support the growth management policies identified in the City’s Official Plan (OP).
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Zoe Kitching-Shaw of Centretown found her musical side in the Long and McQuade Instrument Petting Zoo at the Ottawa Children’s Festival on May 14 at LeBreton Flats.
The City of Ottawa has completed a preliminary planning phase and is commencing the Environmental Assessment Phase in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08. Consultation A draft Environmental Project Report (EPR) has been prepared. The draft EPR contains the basis on which this project is being carried out, an analysis of existing environmental conditions, supporting studies, an analysis of impacts the project may have, recommendations on potential mitigation measures, and a record of consultation that has taken place during the study period. A digital version of the draft EPR and other project information is available for downloading, at the following web address: ottawa.ca/baselinecorridor. The draft EPR is also available in print at the locations noted below: Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch 120 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5M2
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Students learn healthy lesson at the Ottawa Food Bank Inaugural cooking lesson paired with major pasta donation BY Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Chef Kenton Leier pours broth into a heated pan, something he’s done countless times over his long career, but never before inside the warehouse at the Ottawa Food Bank. The executive chef of the Westin Ottawa served up a healthy cooking lesson to students from Ottawa Technical Secondary School as part of a new initiative designed to teach young people about the needs of food bank clients and what they can do to boost their own nutrition. “People need to know how to cook,” said Nick Lahan, 17, an Alta Vista-area resident who is in Grade 11 at the school in Castle Heights. It was his first time visiting the Ottawa Food Bank, and the opportunity on May 17 also allowed the students to pitch in to help unload 6,000 boxes of Catelli pasta. The company makes the major donation every year, but this was the first time students were brought in to help and also watch a cooking demonstration. The experience proved eye opening for Nick and his peers. “It’s very important to give to the people because I know it costs so much money to cook for one family, and some people can’t do that (without the help of the food bank,” he said. “It’s a good place to come for food and feed their children and
themselves.” As the students looked on, Leier walked them through the steps of creating a soup made with trout, leeks, asparagus and pasta — all ingredients that food bank clients have access too. The organization feeds 41,540 people in Ottawa each month, and almost 50 per cent of the food that is distributed is fresh, including meat, dairy and vegetables. Leier developed the recipe based on ingredients selected by Westborobased dietician Debora Sloan. Both were chosen to create a healthy and inexpensive dish for an online recipe book sponsored by Catelli Foods. “It’s looking at how to beef up your pasta dish a little bit,” said Sloan. “And it’s supposed to feed a family of four on a budget.” As well, the value of teaching kids to cook means passing on important skills, such as making wise ingredient choices. “They can see how easy it is to make something, and how you can stretch out a meal that can feed a lot of people,” Sloan said. Leier has passed on his cooking expertise to students before when he was taught food demonstration classes at Algonquin College from 2006 to 2011. But this was his first time doing a demo at the food bank. “I think it’s a great cause, and it’s chance for me as a chef to give back to the community to showcase,
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Alta Vista-area resident and Ottawa Technical High School student Nick Lahan, 17, slices a lime during a cooking lesson provided by Westboro dietician Debora Sloan and Westin Ottawa executive chef Kenton Leier at the Ottawa Food Bank on May 17.
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Province could axe OMB, replace with tribunal BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Councillors will have to get better at deal making if the package of reforms to the land-use planning appeal system at the provincial level goes through, said College Coun. Rick Chiarelli. “We have to be more creative without the guillotine of the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) there to focus us,” he said. “Councillors won’t be able to vote against something they know will be overturned at the OMB just to get applause.” The proposed reform, announced May 16, by Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, will be a more streamlined approach that lends a hand to residents and places more importance on planning decisions by the municipal government. The Ontario Municipal Board would be replaced with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The reform would also eliminate lengthy and costly “de novo” hearings for the majority of planning appeals. The term de novo describes the practice of considering land-use appeals as though no decision had been made previously. Mayor Jim Watson, who was minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs from 2007 to 2010, said reform of the
Attorney General Yasir Naqvi process has been a long time coming. “When I was minister, I would sign official plans and often times before the ink was dry there’d be an appeal,” he said, adding that pretty much every “ask” the city had for the reform is included in the government’s proposal. “One of the things is the effort on the part of the province is more density around transit-oriented development, as a result of billions of dollars of investment,” Naqvi said. “Developments would be protected or shielded to protect density around those zones, as opposed to getting into the kinds of disputes we often see at the OMB.” Sheila Perry, president of the Federation of Community Associations, said the change is a good-news story. “To make a challenge to the OMB
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Above: Glebe’s Ryan Salvino, Lisgar’s Peter Boateng and Immaculata Tyrece Johnson race to the finish line in the senior boys 200 metre dash. Johnson won the race, with Salvino in second, St. Patrick’s Cornelius Liburd in third, and Boateng finishing fourth. Left: Haigann Fevrier-President from Ashbury college runs in the 4x100 metre relay race on the first of two days of high school track and field championships at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility. The city championships for high school track and field athletes were held on May 17 and 18.
Glebe’s Keili Shepherd leads the pack in the 3,000 metre senior girls race on the first of two days of high school track and field championships at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility. TShepherd won the race in 11:09:13 just ahead of Lisgar’s Alia Sanger and Colonel By’s Mollie Soroczan-Wright.
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Lindsay Whillans checks out the proposed designs for the Southminster United Church at an open house on May 8. The plans propose four townhouses and a condominium in the space that currently occupies the hall and rear of the church. Windmill Developments held the consultation with the community prior to submitting their development application to the city. The church building will remain and it will continue to offer services and programs. Whillans and neighbours were not pleased with the height of the proposal, concerned it would set a precident on the street.
Public Information Session O-Train Confederation Line West (Stage 2) Extension Queensway Terrace North Saturday, May 27, 2017 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Woodroffe High School, 2410 Georgina Drive Please join the City of Ottawa to continue the discussion of the future Lincoln Fields LRT Station, including the rationale for the LRT alignment route, landscaping in the areas affected by construction and connectivity to the future station under the LRT elevated structure and over Pinecrest Creek. The afternoon includes a presentation by staff, as well as several break-out sessions that will focus on four specific areas related to Lincoln Fields Station and the Pinecrest Creek/Connaught tunnel LRT alignment: • Alignment and Route • Connectivity and Landscaping • Local bus service and the City’s Ready for Rail campaign • Staging and mobilization plans for when construction begins Following the break-out sessions, the meeting will finish with a summary of what was heard (prepared by City staff), followed by a question-and-answer session for all participants. The Ward Councillor will also be providing an opportunity for residents to sign up for a councillor-led Working Group related to LRT design and construction issues of importance to the community. Agenda: • 12 p.m. – Doors open: Residents will have the opportunity to view the information boards and speak to City staff about them • 12:30 p.m. – Presentation begins • 1 p.m. – Breakout sessions begin (option to attend two of the four sessions) • 2:15 p.m. – Question & answer session begins • 2:45 p.m. – Summary of what was heard • 3 p.m. – Session ends Ward Councillors and City staff will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation or for more information, please email your request to stage2@ottawa.ca or contact: Damon Berlin Stakeholder Relations Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 12764 Email: damon.berlin@ottawa.ca
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BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse ery second week. One works full-time for a global company from home and manages the busy schedules of two children in competitive sport. One runs communications for a series of public organizations, has four children and tends to travel a lot for work. I’m the hybrid, running my own business from my home office for years, while cutting my work day short to meet the school bus at 2:45 p.m. daily, (and generally overscheduling my kids in extracurriculars, even though I said I’d never do
that). As successful as everyone seems from the outside, we are all struggling to keep up with the demands of child-rearing and work, never mind the never-ending pile of laundry in the basement. Any notion of worklife balance has long gone out the window. For many of us, in place of the excitement we had in early adulthood that we could have it all, there is only resentment. Equity in marriage often goes out the window once the babies come around.
Even the most helpful and hands-on husbands can’t breastfeed. Even those couples who once saw equal share of laundry, food preparation and lawn mowing frequently see the traditional gender division of labour rear its head. Statistics Canada tells us that both working men and women do engage in household chores, but even as recently as 2014, employed women are still often doing more of both. In workplaces, it appears we’ve reached gender equality, but only to the men in power. As much as we’d like to think we’ve come a long way, men still dominate board rooms and C-suites. Career ambitious women know the new glass ceiling is middle management. My generation of women, the late generation-Xers, are the first to enter adulthood with the promise that we can
have it all. Many of us saw our moms kick through that low-level glass ceiling. My mom, for example, was the first woman in her family to get a university degree and then a graduate degree. She worked full-time, had two weeks’ vacation each year, while my sibling and I went to babysitters. My parents eventually divorced. I went into adulthood with my eyes wide-open about what was available to me — everything, that’s what. But that’s how me and many in my generation have set ourselves up for disappointment, according to feminist author Ariel Levy. She says those of us who blame the shortcomings of feminism for our woes have got it all wrong. "I mean the idea that you can have every single thing you want in life without sacrificing anything is not the thinking of a feminist. It's the thinking of a
toddler," she told CBC’s Anna Maria Tremonti. "I think what feminism told women is you're fully human, you're a full human being, but the human condition is nobody gets everything they want." Her words triggered an amazing shift in thinking for me. Feminism has given me access and choice. The rest is up to me. I spend my Friday evening carefully folding underwear (I fold everyone’s except my own) and failing to match up the thousands of socks (how many people live here, anyway?), all the while contemplating demutualization of property and casualty insurance companies and listening to a radio tribute of the late Chris Cornell and the anthems of my youth. I feel satisfied that I have chosen this life as a business woman and mother, and that feminism has given me the means to choose what I do with those roles. That’s a liberating thought.
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Newborn testing expands to detect heart defects BY Erin McCracken erin.mccracken@metroland.com
The solace Sandra Zimmerman Mahoney feels is palpable as she feeds her youngest child a snack and watches her play inside CHEO’s cardiology unit, where the pair has spent countless hours. “I’m very relieved,” the Kars resident said, reacting to the news that by the end of the year all newborns across Ontario will be tested for critical congenital heart disease. In Zimmerman Mahoney’s case, her daughter, Adeline’s heart problem was detected in utero at 34 weeks. But the reality is that up to 30 per cent of defective cases are not detected in the
holes and widening pulmonary arteries. Zimmerman Mahoney had time to try and prepare for what lie ahead following the devastating diagnosis. But for those parents whose baby is only diagnosed in the days after birth with a lifethreatening condition, there is no time to adjust or arm themselves with information. “This way they can plan,” Zimmerman Mahoney said. Adeline is now healthy, though she continues to visit CHEO’s cardiology unit for routine follow-up appointments. Oximetry monitors will be used on newborns who are just over 24 hours old. They are outfitted with a sensor on their right hand and then a sensor on their
CHEO-based provincial screening centre, is in the process of ensuring all Ontario hospitals and midwives are equipped with and trained to use the handheld device to test the blood-oxygen levels of newborns. Since Feb. 14, the test has been rolled out at 14 hospitals and midwifery centres, and the goal is to have it in use for newborn monitoring at 300 sites by the end of this year. The program is made possible thanks to $14.2 million from the Ontario government. Eight months after Adeline was born almost three years ago, she underwent open-heart surgery during which the medical team worked for eight hours repairing a pulmonary valve and
womb by ultrasound because the heart is still developing, and may not be identified until after birth. “I just feel like since I found out about critical congenital heart disease, I wanted to speak for those babies,” Zimmerman Mahoney said on May 12, reacting to Ottawa South MPP John Fraser’s announcement the province is funding a new test to screen newborns across Ontario for the disease her daughter was born with. The testing will be done with oximetry monitors, which are commonly used on infants in hospital emergency and operating rooms as well as intensive care units. But Newborn Screening Ontario, which is a
left foot. The painless test uses light to detect oxygen levels in the blood. The readings should indicate a healthy oxygen saturation level of more than 95 per cent in both the hand and foot testing. “We’re also looking for a difference of less than three per cent between the two,” said Dr. Jane Lougheed, chief of pediatric cardiology at CHEO, who also serves as the lead for Newborn Screening Ontario’s expert working group on the oximetry testing program. Below 95 per cent can indicate that low-oxygen blood is circulating in the body, a sign of congenital heart disease or other health problems. If a newborn fails a screen,
a physician can immediately be called in to examine the infant. “These are kids where a big proportion of them would die or would be really sick and not have the type of opportunities they would have had if they had a more controlled early pick-up,” said Dr. Pranesh Chakraborty, director of Newborn Screening Ontario, which already screens newborns for many serious health problems, such as genetic conditions, with a heel-prick blood test. Between 400 and 450 babies in Ontario are born each year with a critical congenital heart defect, he said, adding that this new test is expected to detect about 50 to 100 cases annually that would otherwise be missed.
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here I sat, as I did every Sunday, in the same pew, in the same row, in the same church. Only a calamity of the highest order would keep us away from the Lutheran Church in Northcote on a Sunday morning. And it was always an ordeal for me. Goodness knows, I tried my best to understand what the minister was talking about, but as usual, I had no idea what he was saying. His very voice sent chills up my spine. I couldn’t understand why. When he came to visit, I wasn’t the least bit frightened of him, but everything changed when he came swooping down past our pew leading the choir. Once the minister lumbered up to the pulpit, he paused, scanned the entire church, and I was absolutely sure when his eyes lit on me, he knew I was scared out of my wits. I wondered if my fright had something to do with his flowing robes, since my brother Emerson whose imagination was many notches above mine, said they reminded him of a huge black vulture getting ready to swoop down on us. His voice thundered through the church,
MARY COOK Memories and his face got redder and redder. But I had to pay attention, because soon he would send us children off to Sunday School. And the woman who taught us, it was rumoured, could recite the bible cover to cover, and she would be waiting for us, with her arms folded that she reminded me of a praying mantis. She would ask us what the message was from the minister. And of course, I would have no idea. I would purposely go into a coughing fit in the hope she would bypass me and go onto one of the other poor souls waiting to be grilled on what it meant to be a Christian. Thankfully the questions would end, and the teacher would begin the lesson, which had everything to do with being a better person. Well, praying
was no ordeal for me. Not only did we say our prayers kneeling at Mother’s knee before we went to bed, I had long ago developed the habit of praying for just about anything I wanted, from new white ankle socks with lace around them, to praying for bad Marguirite to move to some foreign country. I even prayed my red hair would turn black, and that one morning I would wake up and every last freckle would have vanished through the night. And on she would go. And she always seemed to know when the last hymn was being sung upstairs, because she would tell us to bow our heads for the closing prayer. Each of us would be given a little folded piece of shiny paper with a story printed inside, and always there was a picture of Jesus on the front page, which I
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loved, and which was far different from the one hanging in the church upstairs. That day I was very quiet on the way home, as I tried to figure out why Sunday church was so different from the days when we went to church for the strawberry social, the Christmas concert, the pot-luck suppers, and the once-a-year lawn social when we ran races, played ball, and ate home-made ice cream. And I decided, maybe I wasn’t a very nice person. Maybe no amount of praying would make me any better. And even though I had no idea what Father meant when he said it, but I wondered if that was my fate. When someone did something just a bit off centre, or the news in the paper was doom and gloom, he would say, “the world is going straight to Hell in a basket.” I wondered. Would that too be my fate? Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
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Preparing An Emergency Plan For Disasters Disaster relief has been on everyone’s mind a lot lately, mainly because of the tragic sight of homes under water from recent flooding. Coincidentally, May 14 was National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, and Ottawa Humane Society partner, Hills Science Diet, offers the following tips to help secure your pet’s safety in an emergency: 1. Use a microchip or collar ID with up-to-date contact information
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Maurice (ID# A199168) Pet of the Week: Maurice (ID# A199168) Meet Maurice, an affectionate boy looking for his new best friend. Maurice can be a little shy at first, but once he comes out of his shell he’s a very loving kitty. He’d love to curl up on the couch with you while you watch TV or read a book. Maurice would prefer a quiet home where he can take lots of cat naps. He’d also love a big window for bird watching. Could Maurice be the kitty for you?
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Your child could win a free summer camp with the Gee-Gees! With school coming to an end in a few weeks, the time for summer camps registrations has come. Since 2012, the University of Ottawa offers summer camps to children and youth. The Gee-Gees unique camps give them the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and activities. Each camp is specialized by sport, which is a good way to allow participants to pursue their full potential in narrow groups according to their age and skill level. From 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday, a diverse choice of sports is offered for everyone from age 6 to 18, such as basketball, fencing, football, hockey, soccer, volleyball and multi-sports. Registration to a camp includes a morning snack and lunch and Gee-Gees camp shirt. The Sports Services department at the University of Ottawa is offering a gift to our community: the cost of 20 registration fees will be covered to allow 20 kids and adolescents to attend the Gee-Gees camps this summer! I would like to take this time to point out the outstanding generosity of the University of Ottawa, who will give young people the chance to participate in these camps, many of which would not normally be able to attend. Each year, the University of Ottawa offers free registration to deserving youth and over the last four years, we have sent over a 100 of them to Gee-Gees camps. Hurry and send us your child’s application (name, phone number, and a short paragraph explaining why your child should be chosen to participate in the Gee-Gees camp) by email at Mathieu.fleury@ottawa.ca for a chance to receive a free registration to a GeeGees camp this summer and offer to your child an amazing and unforgettable experience. We look forward to hearing from you.
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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Prove yourself with actions instead of words, Aries. Your productivity will not speak for itself, so you may need to do some self-promotion to get the word out.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you know what needs to get done. Now it is just a matter of finding the time to accomplish everything. Simplify things by writing all of your tasks down.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Explaining a proposal may require some creative thinking, Sagittarius. Make a list of all the talking points and then narrow down your options this week.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your words will carry a lot of weight when you speak about a topic that is dear to your heart. Others might be inspired by your message, and you can recruit helpers.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You may have to explain your point of view over and over again before others see your way of thinking, Virgo. Don’t let this discourage you this week.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you tend to hold yourself to a very high standard because you always want to do your best the first time out of the gate. Others appreciate your dedication.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Do not get caught up in gossip and hearsay, Gemini. That can compromise your credibility at work and among friends. Stay focused on your responsibilities.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, once you are knee-deep in a project, you may not need to take frequent breaks. You’re ready to plow through to the finish line and reap the rewards of hard work.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, sometimes it seems as if you have a sixth sense, especially where finding good deals are concerned. You’re happy to be the shopper of the family.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 While you shouldn’t compare yourself to others too often, once in a while it can illustrate just how far you have come. Why not compare against the person you once were?
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, no matter which words come out of your mouth, others are compelled to listen when you speak. Recognize the impact your words can have on others.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, extreme focus on a subject can be a help or a hindrance. Remember to remain flexible in the next few days.
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May 26
Biggest Lobsterfest of the year! Chicken also available. Centurion Center, 170 Colonnade Rd. South (free parking). Cash bar 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., dancing 8:00 p.m., Silent Auction. Lobster ticket $70. Chicken ticket $60. Contact p.mccumber@rogers.com or call 613-723-8971. Proceeds to organizations supported by Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West.
May 27
The Gloucester Senior Adults’ Centre will host an Art/ Quilt Show and Tea Room at the centre, 2020 Ogilvie road (above Earl Armstrong Arena) on May 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrate spring and enjoy a full lunch $8 or a tea/coffee & dessert $5. For more information call, 613-749-1974 or email: gsac@storm.ca
The Ontario Genealogical Society – Ottawa Branch will host two events on May 27. In the morning from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. is Genealogy: Back to Basics where we will learn about how to research using Quebec Records. Then from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. speaker John D. Reid will present “Research-
ing Second World War British Child Evacuees to Canada”. All are welcome, both events are free. City of Ottawa Archives (room 115). For details visit: http://ogsottawa.on.ca.
June 1
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary’s monthly business meeting 1:30 - 3 p.m., at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd., behind Hunt Club Nissan. Refreshments are served and all are welcome. For more information, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
June 3
How smart do you think you are? Mensa Canada will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in Ottawa this year, alongside Canada’s sesquicentennial events. If you ever wanted to take an IQ test, now is the time! A special discounted rate will be offered to test-takers at the Annual Gathering on Saturday, June 3 at Carleton University. To register, please send an email with “Mensa IQ Test Session” in the subject line to: ag2017@ mensacanada.org. The proctor
will confirm room location. time and other details. General info on the program of events at the Annual Gathering can be found at: http://ag2017.mensacanada. org/. The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling homemade baked goods, original crafts, plants, gardening magazines, jewelry, books and other treasures at its Spring Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd., behind Hunt Club Nissan. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613823-6770 or go to facebook. com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary. Annual Carlington Yard and Plant Sale. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Harrold Place Park. Enjoy live music while you peruse perennials, yard sales and more. For information email greening@carlingtoncommunity.org or visit www.carlingtoncommunity.org. Perennial plant and bake sale hosted by the Friends of Churchill Recreation Centre. Sale is in the parking lot at 345 Richmond Rd., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cash only please.
June 10
The Curvy Girls Scoliosis Support Group of Ottawa (CGO) Sixth Annual Scoliosis Awareness Walk & Roll, Saturday, June 10, Stanley Park, 193 Stanley St., New Edinburgh. Join us for
the 2 kilometre walk and other activities: face painting, hair coloring, zumba, silent auction, nordic walking. Registration is $30 at the event from 8:30am or @ www. curvygirlsottawa.ca. Contact us at 613-233-7182 or curvy-
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Brittany Drive Pumping Station Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA)
Revised Notice of Completion The City of Ottawa is planning a replacement of the existing Brittany Drive water pumping station located at 565 Brittany Drive with a new facility to serve the Montreal Road Pressure Zone. The proposed new pumping station is required to provide water system capacity and reliability to the existing users and new development in the zone. The planning process for this project followed the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and was completed in November 2005 as a Schedule B undertaking. The timing of the station replacement was connected to the former Rockcliffe CFB Redevelopment project which was delayed for several years. The City consequently also delayed the detailed design and construction of the new Brittany Drive Pumping Station. Since the period of time from filing the first Brittany Drive Pumping Station Class EA Notice of Completion to the proposed commencement of construction for the project exceeds 10 years, the City reviewed the project planning to ensure that the project preferred solution and associated mitigation measures are still valid. The review concluded that no changes to these recommendations are required. If you would like to review the updated Project File or to provide written comment, please contact the City project manager at the address below within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. M. Joseph Zagorski, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager Asset Management Branch – Infrastructure Planning City of Ottawa - Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development 110 Laurier Avenue West, 3rd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel.: 613-580-2424 ext. 22611 • Email: Joseph.Zagorski@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change to order a change in the project status and require a higher level of assessment under an individual Environmental Assessment process (referred to as a Part II Order). Reasons must be provided for the request. Any such request must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the Part II Order request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa project manager at the address above. If there is no Part II Order request received by June 20, 2017, the City of Ottawa intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project as outlined in the Project File. Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block, Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
Yogis on the hill
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Hundreds of yogiis cam out to Parliament Hill on Wednesday, 17 to take part in Kundalini yoga led by PranaShanti Yoga Centre’s Devinder Kaur. This is the 10th anniversary for Parliament Hill Yoga, which takes place every Wednesday at noon, until Aug. 30, weather permiting.
Please note that all personal information included in a Part II Order submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the ministry’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. This Notice issued on May 18, 2017.
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