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Community-led musical coming to the neighbourhood If you’re driving through Overbrook and happen to see someone breaking into song and dance — don’t be alarmed. The community is coming together this year to write, produce and perform a musical about the neighbourhood. Part of their own way of celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday, the project will specifically showcase Overbrook over the last 100 or so years. The aim is to have the show ready by November 2017, but as organizers Wendy Dennys and Diewke de Haen point out, there is plenty to do before the curtain rises. “The journey is our goal, it’s all about the process and rallying the people in this community around it,” de Haen said.
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Rinks and Hot Drinks I invite you to join me and my team on Family Day, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at an ice rink in Rideau-Rockcliffe nearest to you. We’ll start at Lindenlea Park at 10 a.m., then make our way to Dr. John Hopps Park for 11 a.m. and cap off our tour with a stop at the Overbrook Community Centre at noon. Bring your skates and we’ll provide the hot chocolate. See you there! Better Beechwood 2017 Beechwood Avenue is evolving. In an effort to see it become an even better main street, I launched the Better Beechwood 2017 initiative in fall 2016. I wanted to thank residents for submitting their ideas for a permanent street art installation on Beechwood. I have brought together a working group composed of local artists, local volunteers and City staff who have taken these ideas and developed three concepts for the community to vote on. To review the concepts and cast your ballot, please visit my website, tobinussbaum.ca or call my office. The concept with the most votes will be used to create a call for artists to bring the concept to the street in 2017. Upcoming Drop-In This year I will be hosting monthly drop-ins on the first Friday of every month, at various locations and times throughout the ward. This will be an opportunity to share with me your concerns and ideas for improving Rideau-Rockcliffe and a chance for me to update residents on city business and ongoing initiatives from within my office. Drop-in on March 3, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at SconeWitch, 35 Beechwood Ave. Scones and coffee will be provided. www.TobiNussbaum.ca
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The Ovebrook community is coming together this year to write, produce and perform a musical about the neighbourhood. Part of their own way of celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday, but specifically showcasing Overbrook over the last 100 or so years.
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Originally wanting to produce an existing musical, the two said they quickly scrapped that idea based on cost and instead were inspired to create their own. “This was a chance to bring more people together,” Dennys said. The duo says this will be a first of its kind in Ottawa — the first completely community-led musical about the neighbourhood in
which they live. “We are discovering some real talent, and will discover talent in our community,” Dennys said. “That’s the really exciting part.” Dennys and de Haen said the core group has been meeting weekly since the start of January to help create a reasonable timeline and plan for the project. Right now, the group is in the process of gathering stories – both historical and personal – and from residents both past and present.
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They added they also want to incorporate as many different cultures, much like the neighbourhood has. Those with stories are encouraged to either come out to a group session on Tuesdays at the Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill St. from 7 to 8:30 p.m., or to write down their stories and drop them off at the centre, mail them to Overbrook The Musical, 33 Quill St., K1K 4E7 or email them to info@overbrook.ca. Those stories will be handed over to a scriptwriter who will work with the residents and the cast to turn it into the musical. Next up would be holding songwriting workshops in the summer. If used, Dennys said, the writers will get a small honorarium. Rehearsals are set to begin in late August, early fall. This project, although cheaper than purchasing the rights to produce a musical, still will come at a cost of $30,000 to $40,000 Dennys said. Fundraising for the project is underway, with some funding already donated by Spark, a United Way Ottawa community action grant, the Community Development Fund and Ottawa Community Housing. The Overbrook Community Association has also committed to helping fund and fundraise for the project, and Dennys added they are also filling out grant applications to help fill in the remaining gaps.
Those interested in donating – money, time or skills – can contact Dennys and de Haen by email at info@overbrook.ca or by calling the Overbrook Community Centre, 613-742-5147 and leave a message for Dennys or de Haen. Organized by community members who have little to no experience in the theatre world, de Haen said she began by picking up the phone and calling theatre groups and organizations asking for guidance. “I reached out to everyone who ever did something in the theatre,” de Haen said. One of those phone calls has led to the musical acquiring the well-known local director Eleanor Crowder. Crowder, who has a vast amount of experience with community productions, including producing GleeBe the Musical in the Glebe, is an award-winning actor, playwright and director. Dennys and de Haen said they are over-the-moon excited to have such talent working on this project. In an effort to share their experience with the rest of Ottawa – who are all invited to learn about Overbrook in November – the group will also be producing a manual, basically a “how-to” on how to create a musical for your community that will be available for other neighbourhoods to pick up at the end of the year. “The end result is we want people to copy us,” de Haen said. “Copy us and improve on what we did.”
City moves ahead with Lebreton site for central library Nussbaum takes heat for leaving the vote BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney was the sole dissenting voice on council during a vote to finalize the site for the central library. Council opted to move ahead with the site at 557 Wellington St. after three years of studies and public consultation on Feb. 8. Despite the near-unanimous vote, several councillors questioned the selection process and took issue with the site’s accessibility to Centretown residents, who walk to the existing location. In an effort to work out a solution, the library board passed a resolution to find a way to serve Centretown residents with services in the ward — though what services will be available hasn’t been discussed. Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum left the room during the vote, and took some heat for the move from Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais. “What a chicken move,” Blais tweeted following the council meeting. “Lot of righteous indignation but not prin-
cipled enough to vote against it but he’ll show up for groundbreaking photo.” In an article on his website, Nussbaum says he believes “the process was flawed, and the evaluation and scoring weighted towards a site that supported diffusion, that belief will not prevent from supporting this project moving forward.” Despite this, Nussbaum said his problems with the selection process are what caused him to abstain from the vote. His wasn’t the only voice around the council table that question the site selection. Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans called the process “wonky” and said she was disappointed. Deans said she would have liked to see the site selection go to a city committee where councillors could hear input from residents. Deans also wanted to know why the site was so small. The library, which is being built as a joint facility with Library and Archives Canada, is estimated to cost $168 million. It will be 12,077 square metres — only 2,322 square metres more than the current downtown branch. Elaine Condos, manager of the central library project, said Ottawa has a very strong branch system — with 32 branches serving neighbourhoods across the city.
Library board chair Tim Tierney said one of the reasons the library is smaller than the one proposed in 2006 is because it’s not all about books anymore. “Back in 2006, it was all about the Dewey Decimal system, now it’s about places and spaces,” he said. Barrhaven Coun. and former library chair said Jan Harder agreed and said librarians have a role to play in the community. “Librarians can leave the buildings and do outreach,” she said. “Libraries are fluid.” Deans also took on the survey completed by Nanos that showed residents were in support of the site. According to the report to council, the survey looked at responses from 1,000 residents. The majority of respondents — 88 per cent — were in favour of the partnership, but the question indicated the partnership represents a savings of $12.8 million. The question about the preferred site suggested that it saved $33 and $8 million over the other site options presented. Deans said the questions seemed to be leading. Nik Nanos, the head of the research company that performed the survey said the questions might not have been perfect, but they were fair.
for the library’s site selection was the most rigorous and well thought out in Canada. “It’s the first test of our council,” he said. “To see if we are going to live up to our policy on transit-oriented development.” The federal government has not approved the partnership yet. If they do, the city’s portion will be $99 million, with an opening date of sometime in 2022. Staff will need to work out a financial plan, which council will approve in June. The library board will hear staff’s plan for parking on the site. The aim is for a minimum of 170 spots.
“If I had done research without the costs associated I would be facing questions today about why they weren’t included,” he said, adding that residents were concerned with several factors, including costs and location. Nanos said he developed the questions without input from anyone. “Anyone who knows me, knows how I roll,” he said. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli said when the city looked at building a new library during his tenure as chair in 2006; the cost was double with a much larger footprint. Mayor Jim Watson said the process
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Empty retail space could make room for local grocery store Councillor trying to entice grocers to come to Pineview BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com
Empty retail spaces along Innes Road in Pineview have the area councillor working hard to get a grocery store to move into the community.
The only business in the community with a large choice of fresh and frozen groceries for sale in the area, Costco, is on the move – leaving the area to become a food desert in the city – a place empty of fresh fruit, vegetables and other whole
foods. Over the past year, two retail businesses on Innes Road between Blair and Cyrville roads, Marks Work Wearhouse and Home Outfitters, have closed. Beacon Hill – Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney said he
would like to see a smallto-medium grocer move into one of the empty retail spaces. “We don’t want any food deserts,” Tierney said. “We need to make sure we have appropriate retailers in the area. Up to this point, they have been restricted to purchasing a membership to buy groceries. I do not have a Costco membership and I don’t believe in paying for a membership for food.” Next to Costco, the option to shop at Loblaws, located in the Gloucester Centre, is more than three kilometres away, or a 25-minute walk. Food Basics, 1021 Cyrville Rd., is also more than three kilometres away, or a 41-minute walk. And because of those walking distances, the councillor said Costco has been filling the “local” grocery store need for the community, but he added he feels it isn’t right for a community to have to pay an upfront fee such as a membership to buy milk or bread. President of the Pineview Community Association, Heather Scott, agrees with the councillor, adding residents have identified a need for local, healthy, accessible food. “Having a grocery store within walking distance would be a boon for many residents. While most individuals use their cars when they go to Costco, many residents in Pineview, who live close to Innes, use the
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Beacon Hill - Cyrville Tim Tierney said he has reached out to a few grocers in the Ottawa-area, in hopes to create interest in one of the empty space at the Innes Centre – either the 3799 square metres of space in the former Home Outfitters or the 1159 square metres of space in the former Mark’s Work Wearhouse. Costco as their local grocery store.” Tierney said he has reached out to a few grocers in the Ottawa area, in hopes of creating interest in the empty space at the Innes Centre – either the 3799 square metres of space in the former Home Outfitters, or the 1159 square metres of space in the former Mark’s Work Wearhouse. Managed by Terracorp Management Incorporated, the retail listing online reports the traffic count at Innes Road and Blair Road is on average 43,000 vehicles per day. “The entire east-end area
is going through there,” Tierney said. “These are private leases, but I have always been meddling to promote fixing a food desert, and I have no shame in that.” The councillor added the Light Rail Transit station on Cyrville, Cyrville Station, would also be bringing more residents and riders into the area, who could benefit from a grocer. The fact that retail has been closing is not of concern for Tierney. “It’s a great corridor and it’s your connection to the east,” Tierney said.
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LEFT: Five-year-old Jessie Gao warms up with some marshmallows on the Rideau Canal on Feb. 4 thanks to Parks Canada. Jessie and her parents made the drive from Toronto, Ont. to enjoy some Winterlude festivities during the festivals first weekend and made the stop at the Parks Canada display, that not only offered marshmallows to warm up but also promoted that this year, celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday, Parks Canada has offered free park passes to anyone who registers online. ABOVE: Trading sun for snow, Nashville, Tennesse from left, Jay, Thane, Mara and Stephanie took a break from skating to meet Parks Canada’s mascot, Parka. Stu Ross,Taylor David,Tuija Ross and Abbey Veenstra from Old Ottawa East hang out with a larger-than- life version of Parka, Parks Canada’s park-loving mascot Parka.
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uOttawa professors' brain-mapping research gets funding boost BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com
The brain is like a complex computer. It, like computers, relays information in micro-fractions of a second. For decades, neuroscientists have been puzzled about how, exactly, this particular type of computer was programmed. Until now. University of Ottawa’s Brain and Mind Research Institute professors André Longtin and Leonard Maler have uncovered something to help the rest of us understand how we think, move and remember.
To make it happen, 20 years ago the two scientists combined their respected fields — Longtin is a physicist, Maler is a neurobiologist — to figure out how to decode the human brain. “The principals were basically: What is it inside our brain and what does focus mean, what does it look like inside the brain when we focus,” Longtin said. “And we found the neural code that covers that.” They started out small, using electric fish, which have brains similar to ours, to trace how signals move during the entire sensory process. “We always had a vision, but
I’m not sure we knew we were in for it for the long haul,” Longtin said. It might have taken some time, but the coding is starting to make sense. On Feb. 7, the two were awarded the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering for their research. The award, sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, recognizes outstanding teams that engage in research based on their combined knowledge and skills to produce a record of excellent research
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MARY COOK Memories tard plasters and Vic’s Vapor Rub from Ritza’s Drug Store, both of which had been tried on my bony chest. But she had to admit neither had done much to rid me of my hacking cough. I knew all about the onion treatments and I hated them with a passion. I couldn’t remember when Mrs. Beam arrived with the little sacks made out of flour bags, with a long string on them, so that they could hang around our necks. She ordered Mother to chop up a couple onions, put them in the bag, put the bag around the neck of the one ailing, send
them off to school, and before you could say “cheese” (which was a favourite expression of hers), you’d break any cold or whooping cough, and would even lessen the scourge of the measles! Well, after Aunt Bertha headed back across the 20-acre field with the cutter, Mother found one of the little flour bag sacks, chopped up a good sized onion, filled the bag, and hung it around my neck. My eyes ran buckets of tears, which Mother assured me would stop as soon as I got used to the onions. They didn’t seem to be doing me
went to bed wearing chopped onions in a pair of wool socks. Mother was doing everything Mrs. Beam told her to do. And if everyone came down with a bad cold, it wouldn’t be because she didn’t listen to Mrs. Beam! By the time the lamp was blown out, the upstairs reeked of onions,. Well! Talk about a surprise! I didn’t cough once during the night, my nose had stopped running, everyone seemed hale and hearty, and it looked like no one else in the house was going to get my cold. Audrey doused herself with talcum powder, Mother put dabs of vanilla behind my ears, the brothers were well aired out by the time they came in from doing barn chores,
and only the faintest smell of onions remained. So off we went to the Northcote School. Mrs. Beam continued to be the person to go to when sickness invaded a household. Onions and coal oil were her favourite treatments. Mother, who never quite got used to them, nevertheless agreed they were worth trying, and a lot cheaper than the $2 old Doctor Murphy charged for coming twelve-andhalf miles out from Renfrew. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
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f you are reading this, then you should be interested in the recently-released report commissioned by the federal government dealing with ways to address the current upheaval in Canada’s media. The report, authored by respected Canadian journalist Edward Greenspon on behalf of the public policy forum think-tank, contains 12 recommendations meant to strengthen the Canadian journalism landscape and ensure that it can continue to provide the scope and depth of reporting that Canadians have come to expect from their media. This report is particularly relevant with regard to Canada’s print media, which is being faced with shrinking ad and subscription revenues and job cuts. The report sees this as a threat to our democracy. After all, if we lack the information to know what is going on, there will be no informed electorate and our democracy will not function as it should, particularly with the advent of fake news or so-called alternative facts. Another scenario that is equally worrying, though, is the role of the media — and, more particularly, community newspapers — in the creation and promo-
tion of “community.” Part of being a community is knowing what is going on locally, is knowing who are your neighbours, is taking pride in being part of that defined space that is known as “your community.” Indeed, Canada can be viewed as a vast community of communities with common values and ideals. And what is a significant feature of a local community? Yes, that’s right — you are holding it in your hands right now. The community newspaper. A robust community newspaper industry is one way of protecting and growing our local communities. Vibrant communities are, we believe, just as vital to the future of our society as is a robust democracy. Communities are the stage on which people primarily come together. That’s why all Canadians must take seriously proposals to strengthen our journalism vehicles in this country, including community newspapers. A media in crisis endangers both our democracy and our communities. With two such pillars of our society both being under threat from pressures on the media these days, taking steps to assist the media in meeting these current challenges should be of interest to all Canadians.
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ost of the headlines that came out of the weekend of Davis Cup tennis in Ottawa dealt with the disqualification of a young Canadian player, Denis Shapovalov. Seventeen years old, losing badly and in a rage over his own poor performance, Shapovalov whacked a ball after losing a point and accidentally struck the umpire in the eye. Clearly remorseful, he was nonetheless disqualified and, with the disqualification, Canada was eliminated from Davis Cup competition by Great Britain. This was sad, but it did provide a teachable moment for parents all across the nation. See what happens when you lose your temper? Having a teachable moment is always useful, but it’s too bad that this particular incident obscured some of the more positive aspects of the tennis weekend.
country-club image and becoming a game everybody wanted to play. Then the momentum faded. No one knows exactly why. The aging baby boomers may be a factor: Funny Town middle-aged knees objected to the stress of moving around on the court; middle-aged athletes decided that golf would be better. For one thing, the crowds were And, indeed, golf enjoyed a good — despite the high cost of boom, partly for the reasons mentickets, the competition of Wintertioned above, partly because of the lude and the run-up to the Super Bowl. Also, the tennis was excellent, popularity of Tiger Woods and and that could help stimulate inter- other prominent pro golfers. The number of golfers mushroomed, as est in tennis in the capital area. did the number of golf courses. Tennis is one of the great Then that stopped. Were the participation sports, challenging and physically demanding, yet one boomers getting too old even for golf ? Nobody knows. If we learn that can be played well into old age. Yet it has had ups and downs. anything at all from this, it is that you can’t predict how human beings The 1970s and ’80s saw a boom are going to behave. The buzz now in tennis. Participation increased dramatically, the number of courts is that tennis is on its way back. Who knows why? increased, and it looked like the The Davis Cup matches, played, game was taking off, shaking off its
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appropriately enough, in a converted hockey arena, should help the new tennis boom. The large crowds appreciated how well-organized the event was and the high calibre of the tennis, despite the absence of each nation’s biggest names. The hockey arena turned out to be ideal for viewing tennis. The audience was intensely partisan, albeit with a small but vocal U.K. contingent. The roars from each side increased in volume, length and intensity as the matches progressed. But all it took was for the umpire to say, “Thank you,” and the noise paused completely for the next serve. You could hear the hum of the air conditioning. It’s amazing to think that human beings, thousands of them, can behave like that. Another heartening thing about the crowd was its diversity, particularly in age. The number of kids EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR
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gave you hope that another surge might be on the way. With luck, hard work and good guidance, young Dennis Shapovalov could be the one who leads the way.
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Riding the rails for Canada’s 150th BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
“We are turning Via Rail from a sleepy train company to a marketing giant,” Via Rail CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano said of the company’s involvement in the country’s 150th birthday celebrations. Via Rail announced plans for pan-Canadian trip opportunities to help Canadians see more
of their country. From March to October, the company is offering specially designed packages to allow travellers to discover the cities along the following routes: • Vancouver — Winnipeg — Churchill • Vancouver — Toronto — Montréal — Halifax • Halifax — Montréal — Toronto — Winnipeg — Churchill
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Travellers who opt to ride the rails will get a guided tour of Jasper Park, the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, Niagara Falls and here in Ottawa — the National Art Galley, the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum. Mayor Jim Watson also added that Ottawa’s 2017 brochure will be in seatbacks on trains in the Quebec City to Windsor corridor — one of the most travelled corridors. “It’s a great target for us,” Watson said, adding the city typically gets between 9 million and 10 million tourists per year. This year, he’s hoping to boost that by 1.75 million. “They don’t all have to come by car,” Watson said. In addition to brochures and trips, Via Rail has pledged to partner with events across the country and will be investing $2 million in train tickets to move artists across the country to attend various festivities. In another partnership, Via will be making a TV production aimed to air on CBC and the Family Channel. The series, called Train 150, will showcase Canada from aboard a train. The reality show will feature people who, over the course of a weeklong train adventure, share their personal stories, “against the backdrop of our country’s spectacular scenery,” the Via Rail news release reads. Marc Garneau, the federal minister of transport, said that the train has always linked the country. “It brought some of the provinces into Confederation and it’s still bringing people together,” Garneau said, adding it’s fitting the rail line would be part of the country’s birthday celebrations.
Ottawa South MP David McGuinty, left, with mayor Jim Watson and MP Karen McCrimmon, unveils Via Rail’s plans for its 150th birthday celebrations.
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Sisters Yael and Leah Freedhoff help make therapy puppets on Feb. 5 for a special Canada 150 Mitzvah Day Art Installation. Organizers had a goal of wanting everyone who came through the doors for Mitzvah Day to leave a mark on this special project. Aaside from making therapy puppets, hundreds of participants filled up the different classrooms in the centre, partivcipating in various activities from writing letters to soldiers to making challah bread for the food bank.
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Notice of Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments For secondary dwelling units (coach houses) In accordance with the Planning Act and Section 5.2.3 of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, notice is hereby provided that Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment proposals have been initiated by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa.
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Lilly Wilbur helps make some challah bread as her Miztvot for the day during a special Canada 150 Mitzvah Day Art Installation at Soloway Jewish community centre.
The proposed Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) affect residential properties city wide. The purpose of the proposed OPA is to adjust an existing policy within Section 3.1 of the Official Plan to address issues with the policy direction permitting coach houses. The purpose of the proposed ZBA is to provide clarification to existing performance standards which implement coach houses as a permitted residential land use in the City of Ottawa. Changes to Section 142 will provide clearer performance standards to allow coach houses. The land to which the proposed OPA (file No. D01-01-17-0004) applies is also subject to the proposed ZBLA (file No. D02-02-17-0009). To review additional information and materials related to the proposed amendments, please contact the undersigned planner or go to ottawa.ca/coachhouse. The City of Ottawa would like to receive comments regarding the proposed amendments. Please forward comments to the undersigned planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or email by March 16, 2017. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and location to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted and the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Ottawa to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and location to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted and before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Dated at Ottawa this February 16, 2017. Emily Davies, Planner City of Ottawa Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.23463 Facsimile: 613-580-2459 Email: emily.davies@ottawa.ca Ad # 2017-030-S_ Coach Houses_16022017
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Rideau River ice breaking begins February 15 Rideau River flood control operations begin February 15 with the cutting of the keys, weather permitting. Ice breaking operations, including blasting, are set to begin March 4, weather and ice conditions permitting, on the Rideau River between Rideau Falls and Hog’s Back.
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Open house about sewer work in New Edinburgh BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com
New Edinburgh residents will be able to find out the latest details concerning sewer work in the neighbourhood at an upcoming open house. To the dismay of residents in the community, work on the combined sewer storage tunnel will begin in March. The open house will take place on Feb. 22, at the St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church at 125 MacKay St. from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Work will take place at a number of sites in the Heritage Conservation District neighbourhood including one in Stanley Park that will double as a digging and staging site, and the other site will be where the shaft is dug at Queen Victoria Street and River Lane.
during construction and review construction activities in Stanley Park. Residents are concerned about noise and possible damage to their homes and the park, at one point taking to their concerns to city hall in the form of a protest at the Jan. 25 council meeting. Stanley Avenue resident Larry Roberts, a resident who holds a PhD in neuroscience and behaviour has been questioning the noise levels and the lack of information for quite some time. Roberts said noise standards are based on sound exposures that affect the audiogram, a standard clinical test for hearing, but that neuroscience research has shown that the audiogram is not sensitive to certain forms of hearing injury. Those hidden hearing injuries accelerate agerelated hearing declines that
The environmental assessment for the project was completed over four years, starting in 2009. A request for tender was issued in December 2015 for the project and construction at Kent began in the summer of 2016. However, homeowners along Queen Victoria Street where a shaft will be dug found out about the project and construction for the first time in October 2016. Many residents are not happy with the information flowing from the city. According to Ziad Ghadban, the project lead for the city, this open house is aimed at providing residents with an opportunity to provide input into the selection of the truck routes through New Edinburgh, review background information on the project, learn about the expected noise levels
can make it difficult to hear speech in noisy environments, listen to television, or other ordinary life activities. This has left Roberts concerned about the effects construction work in the neighbourhood could have on residents. Roberts said that hidden hearing loss can also cause tinnitus (continuous ringing of the ears) and a reduced toler-
ance for loud or even normal level sounds (hyperacusis). According to Ghadban, the city has taken into consideration the impacts on nearby residents. He added the contractor is required to submit a noise control plan to the project team 30-days prior to when the main construction work begins. The city is making efforts to expedite the informa-
tion, he said. “The report has not yet been submitted but it is anticipated that information from this report will be available to present to the public during the upcoming open house on Feb. 22,” Ghadban said. The project, which is between Lebreton and New Edinburgh has been dubbed as one of the most important projects of the Ottawa River Action Plan – a $231 million multi-government-funded project.
CITY OF OTTAWA NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby provided that zoning by-law amendments are being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa. LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL These City-initiated zoning amendments will affect lands throughout the City Of Ottawa PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Zoning amendments affecting the urban area:
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Open House and Online Consultation Thursday, February 23, 2017 Aquaview Community Hall 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Online Consultation: February 23 to March 9, 2017 Ottawa.ca/TransOrleans The City of Ottawa has initiated a functional design study for a multi-use pathway between Liska Street and Trim Road. This project is jointly funded through the Government of Canada’s Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. Functional design drawings and photo renderings of the proposed pathway will be available both online and at the Open House. Potential connections between Provence and Trim will also be discussed. Both the online consultation and the Open House drop-in format give you the opportunity to review the designs and provide your comments and questions to City staff. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or email the contact below before the event.
To add a provision to the zoning affecting 135 Barrette Street to consider the lands as one lot for zoning purposes; To add a provision to the zoning affecting parts of 335 St. Laurent Boulevard and 1191 Montreal Road to reinstitute the minimum rear yard setbacks of the underlying zones; To permit a medical facility limited to a dental practice at 152 Gloucester Street; To clarify the front yard setback for an office located at 950 Terry Fox Drive as being set back a minimum of six metres from Abbott Street; To add linked-detached dwelling as a permitted use within the residential third density subzone I (R3I) zone; To remove the size restriction on commercial uses within a rapid transit station; To permit a restaurant and specify the location and size of an outdoor commercial patio and parking for the property located at 274 Somerset Street East; To split Exception 2215 into two exceptions as this exception has been applied to two properties with different provisions; To revise Exception 2195 to clarify that permitted uses lawfully existing as of the date of passing of the by-law means uses lawfully existing as of February 25, 2015; To reinstate the applicable schedule for the property at 460 St. Laurent; To eliminate the parking requirement for uses wholly contained within the basement of buildings on lots located along certain designated main streets. Zoning amendments affecting the rural area: To rezone the rear portion of 2217 Trim Road from RI4 to AG; To remove the holding symbol from certain small lots along the Carp Road corridor where this requirement is not deemed necessary. Zoning amendments affecting both the rural and urban areas: To modify the number of children permitted within a home based day care to reflect new provincial legislation; To permit motor vehicle and bicycle training courses within parking lots accessory to non-residential uses; To further clarify that a lot may only contain one of either a secondary dwelling unit, garden suite, coach house, or rooming units; To permit escape rooms and karaoke lounges within zones that also permit a place of assembly; To permit an agricultural use, excluding the keeping of livestock, on any sized lot within the Agricultural (AG) and Rural Countryside (RU) zones; To establish a minimum three metre frontage requirement within AG and RU zones. Additional items to correct anomalies (errors) in the Zoning By-law may be added on a priority basis.
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You have the opportunity to review the functional design and fill out the feedback questionnaire at the open house February 23, 2017 or online at ottawa.ca/TransOrleans between February 23 and March 9.
FURTHER INFORMATION For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please go to ottawa.ca/omnibus or contact the undersigned. To provide your comments please contact:
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Mitchell LeSage By-law Writer and Interpretation Officer Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 13902 Fax: 613-580-2459 Email: mitchell.lesage@ottawa.ca
The functional design will be refined based on comments received from the public. The detailed design will be carried out in the spring of 2017. Construction may begin as early as the summer of 2017. Complete the feedback questionnaire or email your questions/comments by Thursday March 9, 2017 to the project manager below.
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With the city bursting with events centred around Canada’s sesquicentennial there is one group looking for 150 of the best stories Ottawa’s youth have to offer. Youth Ottawa, formerly Child and Youth Friendly Ottawa, is an organization of young adults aimed at making sure concerns and ideas from Ottawa’s younger population are heard and taken seriously. And so, when it came to doing something special — as many organizations in the city are doing this year — Youth Ottawa member Sherry Wang said it was natural to want to turn to the younger crowd in Ottawa and hear from them. “We wanted to celebrate Canada’s 150th and we thought it would be a perfect time to celebrate youth and highlight what we are doing and what they like about themselves or a place they like to be in this city,” Wang said. The project, #OttYouth2017, was launched in December 2016. The goal is to share the stories of youth friendly faces, spaces and accomplishments in Ottawa in an effort to demonstrate the crucial role that youth have played in the success of this city. The idea is fairly simple. Youth in the city need only to have the Internet at their fingertips and submit a story through a short application available on YouthOttawa.ca. Applicants must submit a photo and a short story that best demonstrates their involvement and Youth Ottawa will chose 150 stories to be displayed throughout the year.
The top three stories that captivate their audience will receive a prize at the end of the campaign. So far, there are 35 stories already submitted. “It’s about any unique story they want to share,” Wang said. JOIN IN Apart from finding stories in the capital from young adults, Youth Ottawa has also armed themselves with an action plan that addresses a number of concerns pertaining to this city: • Environment concerns • Transportation affordability • Ensuring there are ample opportunities for youth to engage and talk with city councillors about issues that matter to them Wang said basically Youth Ottawa is the goto place for young residents who want to take on an active role in this city. “We bring youth a voice to help with some of the decision-making that takes place in the city,” Wang said. The group also works at creating programming young people are actually interested in participating in. Youth can join the conversation by contacting the organization at info@youthottawa.ca. The deadline for #OttYouth2017 is March 15. Stories will be shared on the organization’s social media platforms, Twitter @Youth_Ottawa, Instagram @Youth_Ottawa and Facebook, @YouthOttawa. Youth interested in sharing a story can find the application at youthottawa.ca/ottyouth2017. Those who apply have a chance to win some prizes, including Bluesfest passes.
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City staff will come up with a solution for seniors in Copeland Park who wanted a new rapidtransit system, but didn’t want to have to walk another 250 metres to access it. The 14-kilometre Baseline rapid-transit corridor would take riders from Baseline to Heron station. Council approved the project on Feb. 8. Transportation committee chair Keith Egli said the issue was the walking distance, but the solution should not affect FOR SALE
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the intent of the project — which is to provide rapid transit. He said a signalized intersection at St. Helen’s Place should be a good solution. The plan includes 24 new stations, with stops about 575 metres apart. There will be signalized crossings, seating for those waiting for buses and wide platforms. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli said the area around the condos at Clyde Avenue and Baseline was the only one with such a drastic increase in walking distance. FOR SALE
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Refugees are not a threat to our security T BRYNNA housands of former Syrian refugees are about to celebrate their first year living in Canada as Canadians. In response to what some have called the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world since the Second World War, Canada opened its doors to more than 40,000 Syrian refugees in 2015 and 2016, many of them privately sponsored. For skeptics, it’s relatively easy to buy into U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on refugees. In January, the president signed an executive order to ban all migration into the U.S. by nationals from seven countries, most of which are Muslim. Syria is one of the seven on a list which includes Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Despite the courts in the U.S. overturning the ban within days of its implementation, Trump has taken to his favourite medium – Twitter – to now denounce the courts and “so-called judge,”
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Capital Muse as he disgustingly referred to the federal judge who blocked the immigration ban. After an appeal court in Seattle upheld the decision, Trump started shouting louder than ever on social media – by using all caps – to say that allowing refugees in from countries like Syria constitutes a major national security concern: “SEE YOU IN COURT. THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!” As with most things that come out of President Trump’s mouth, and his Twitter feed, it’s hogwash. A declassified intelligence
report by Canada Border Services Agency first reported on in early February shows that Syrian refugees here “represent a relatively low security risk.” The National Post acquired the report, entitled “Potential National Secu-
rity Concerns with Syrian Nationals,” under Canada’s Access to Information Act. The report was prepared for top officials and executives in Canada in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to bring in 25,000 refugees following the 2015 federal election. The report notes, firstly, that four in five Syrian refugees are women and children, with men accounting for about 22 per cent of the total. Of the nearly 12,000 Syrians who came to Canada as temporary residents, immigrants and refugees during the reporting period, only a handful were part of the deportation proceedings
The report notes, firstly, that four in five Syrian refugees are women and children, with men accounting for about 22 per cent of the total.
studied. Of the five or so, most were known criminals – theft, trafficking – while only one was involved in deportation proceedings because he represented a security risk. We like to pat ourselves on the back as Canadians and believe that Trudeau speaks for all of us when he talks about diversity as part of the fabric of our national culture. Sadly, there are many bigots in Canada, just as there are many tolerant and liberalminded people south of the border. It’s easy to fall into believing Trump’s rhetoric. But a sitting president who uses his power in the first few days to overstep his authority, a man who would insult a federal judge, a man who would attempt to insult and belittle the entire judiciary arm of the government is not to be trusted. His staff have made up terrorist attacks that never happened. They have shamelessly promoted the Trump family’s commercial ventures using White House resources
and the office it represents. Perhaps worst of all, however, Trump is abusing his position to prey on some of the most vulnerable people in the world – refugees, whose homes have been destroyed, whose relatives have been killed in conflict and whose own governments have completely turned against them. They come to our borders, across vast oceans, legitimately asking to seek refuge here to make a better life for their children, and Trump tries to make them out as terrorists. It’s false. Refugees are rigorously screened, often over a number of years and, as new Canadians, many of them work harder than those born in Canada to have a minimum standard of living. Refugees are the pioneers of the 21st century. Canada is lucky to have them; we need more of them. And now that the data disproves Trump’s ridiculous notion of refugees as terrorists, we can all open our arms a little wider.
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Feb. 16
The new Ottawa-based notfor-profit Youth Experience Project is hosting a fundraiser to help provide Ottawa children-in-need with unique experiences. The event takes place on Feb. 16, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Red Lion Public House, located in the ByWard Market at 47 Clarence St. Have your photo taken with a cosplayer, play with a VR headset and experiment with green-screen technology – all by donation. For details, visit clubify.com/youth. VoIP 101, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m, St. Laurent Branch, 515 rue Coté St. Today’s internet has transform the telecommunications industry. Reasonable quality internet connections have served to facilitate the effective use of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) as an alternative to the traditional landline telephone. Jeff Dubois, Publicity Chair, Ottawa PC Users’
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Feb. 17
Schoolchildren are invited to spend their PD Day on Feb. 17 at the Alta Vista library branch. Come play games: roll the dice, pick a suit or grab a nunchuk. There will be card and board games as well as Nintendo Wii. The games session takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. The branch is situated at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. For details, call 613-5802424, ext. 30426.
Feb. 20
Forced Bulbs and Preserves Show, 7:30 p.m. Gloucester Horticultural Society, 4373 Generation Crt. Everything on display in this show is
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Feb. 25
Join us for two events on Feb. 25 at the City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Dr. (room 115), hosted by the Ontario Genealogical Society – Ottawa Branch. First, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. it’s Genealogy: Back to Basics where you will learn about Directories as a valuable source of information. Then from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Brian Tackaberry will tell the stories of forgotten local
heroes of First World War from his new book “Forgotten Heroes: Mississippi Mills Valour Award Recipients of the Great War.” Both events are free, and all are welcome. For more details visit ogsottawa.on.ca.
Feb. 26
Morning Creative Arts and Preschool will be hosting talented local children’s artist Russell Levia at the Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Ave, at 10:15 a.m. Doors open at 9:45 a.m. Join us for an intimate and interactive musical morning with puppets, a variety of musical instruments and of course, singingTickets are $10 for children and free for adults and they are available at the door. Baked goods, juice and coffee will be available by donation.
March 4
The Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre will host an auction dinner charity event, A night aboard the Titanic on March 4 at the Conference and Event Centre, 200 Coventry Rd. Cocktails start at 5 p.m., dinner starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $85 and can be purchased online at eventbrite.com or call Chantal Cadieux, 613-741-6025 ext. 121, email ccadieux@ eorc-creo.ca. The Catholic Women’s League Council #1771 invite you to Our Lady of the Visitation Parish, 5338 Bank St, on March 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate World Day of Prayer 2017 - The Philippines - “Am I Being Unfair To You?” We request that if a large group of people plan to attend the service and reception, that you please let us know by Feb. 13 by email at olv.cwl1771@
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March 11
Come for a dinner and dance in the Glebe at a traditional and fun (perfect for families) celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 11 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m. ) at 194 Fourth Ave.
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