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Crashed Ice takes over Ottawa Locks BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

The Rideau Canal’s Ottawa locks are starting to take a different form, as

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teau Laurier’s terrace March 3-4. Considered an incredibly difficult and technically-challenging course, it will be the first time the event — where athletes don skates and head down a

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STATE OF THE CITY - 2017 By: Mayor Jim Watson Early this New Year, I was honoured to deliver my sixth State of the City address. I take this opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made together over the last year, and set the course for 2017. 2016 was an important year in the City of Ottawa. Not only was it a year filled with planning and preparations for 2017, it was also a year of measured and steady achievement. From balancing our budget to maintaining my 2% tax cap commitment to residents – 2016 was a year of rolling up our sleeves and getting things done. Much of this renewal has been in preparation for the additional 1.75 million tourists expected throughout 2017, which is great news for our city and for our local economy. That’s why I believe that 2017 will be a year of celebration – a celebration that Ottawa residents truly deserve, and have worked hard at creating. In fact, we have already begun to be recognized for our efforts Earlier this month, the New York Times described Canada as the #1 country to visit in 2017, and had a feature article about the wonderful places to see and things to do during a weekend in Ottawa. The Lonely Planet awarded Canada the same award last October, as well as WestJet naming Ottawa the #1 place to visit in the world in 2017. Only weeks into 2017 and we have already played host to record setting events like Skate Canada’s National Championships and the Davis Cup tennis competition. Signature events like Red Bull’s Crashed Ice World Championship, set to begin on March 3rd, will be taking place throughout the year as well. So you don’t miss any of these exciting events, sign up for Ottawa 2017’s newsletter at ottawa2017.ca. 2017 is the start of a new page in Ottawa’s history and we must continue this momentum into 2018 and beyond. Not only is the Confederation Line Light-Rail project scheduled to begin service in 2018, we are also planning for Stage 2. We have pushed ourselves beyond the original scope of the project to include the Trim extension, a link to the Airport – and will undertake an environmental assessment to Kanata. We are also partnering with Ottawa Tourism strategy to attract more major sporting and cultural events to Ottawa. Just last month, alongside my Council colleagues and Sports Commissioner Jody Mitic, we announced Ottawa’s bid to host the 2021 Canada Summer Games. As the largest multi-sport event in Canada, the Summer Games, would bring over 20,000 visitors to Ottawa and generate approximately $165 million in economic activity, not to mention a legacy for our next generation of athletes as well as our sport facilities. I encourage you to visit Jimwatsonottawa.ca to read the full State of the City address and to share in the many successes of 2016, while looking toward to the excitement of 2017 and beyond. Together, let’s celebrate and continue moving our great city forward with optimism and confidence.

Tallest mural coming to Vanier Merchants association aims to showcase area BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

Last year Quartier Vanier took on a parklet. This year the merchants association has set their sights a little bigger, and a little higher. The Business Improvement Area organization has partnered with House of Paint to create a mural that will be the tallest in the city at 261 Montreal Rd. The project, already underway with a call to artists for proposals, will soon offer the public a chance to vote on the top mural proposals before starting the project in the spring.

Executive director of the BIA, Jamie Kwong said this mural is a means to once again showcase Vanier as the “it” place to be in the city. “We want startups to think of Vanier and think of this building, to make this building an innovation centre,” Kwong said. In an effort to bring interest and attention to only half-filled office building, the goal is to unveil the mural and the building together on June 10. “We want to show people how the building can work for them,” Kwong explained. The BIA underwent a similar “firsts” project last year when they introduced a parklet — a temporary wooden seated structure that replaced a parking space. This mural, she added, will hopefully start the conversation about

why Vanier is the next place to set up shop. In 2018 Montreal Road will be getting a complete overhaul — which means Kwong will be pushing for better sidewalks and similar updates that Bank Street and Main Street have received. Basically, as Kwong puts it, businesses need to jump on board before 2018 — despite the construction that will be coming, because after it might be too late. “We offer unique products, we attract independent businesses,” Kwong said. “We want to push that “fear of missing out,” Kwong said. “Come in before it becomes too unaffordable.” Community members are invited to get involved. To learn more and to take part, contact jkwong@vanierbia.com for more information.

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“For us, Ottawa 2017, we couldn’t dream of a better event to kick off the year,” Laflamme said. “This one fits perfectly with what my team and I are trying to achieve — showing Canadian symbols, iconic sites, but from a different perspective. “I couldn’t dream of a better opportunity in one of the most beautiful spaces. … This shows that we are a vibrant, edgy city.” The event is free for residents to come out and watch. There is also a VIP section in the Chateau Laurier for the March 4 night, with tickets on sale at Ottawa2017.ca. It was no easy task to bring an event like this, which needed approvals from the city, the federal government, Parks Canada and the hotel to make it happen. Laflamme said he and his team worked around the clock and used every contact they could think of to make sure everyone was on side with it taking place. Overall, Laflamme said it has taken him 10 years to get this sporting event to come to the city and he added if it’s a hit, it

could all happen again in three years. The course takes more than a month to build, with 50 people working more than 12,000 hours. The wood to make the track was sourced locally and as Laflamme puts it, Ottawa 2017 has been involved in the entire process. Laflamme said he was pinching himself when he started to see the course being built, which began at the start of February. The track starts at the back of the Chateau Laurier and wraps toward the hotel entrance, off the deck, turns down the canal and then up and down the locks, until it finishes at the Ottawa River on a large platform. Racers compete four at a time, with the first two to cross the finish line advancing to the next round. There are both men’s and women’s divisions. Event organizers have made a point to host events in urban areas with interesting backdrops — such as in Niagara Falls and Quebec City — and internationally in cities such as Moscow, Helsinki, and Valkenburg in the

Netherlands. The course is built with spectator stands all around, lighting for evening events, and often features music and DJs. According to Patrice Drouin, president of Gestev Productions, which has managed Red Bull’s Crashed Ice events in Quebec for the past 11 years, once in Niagara Falls in 2012 and now Ottawa, this will be all about exposing the city to a new sport. “People will suddenly get to see their city in a different way,” Drouin said. Drouin said he feels this is a great way to get people outside. Over the two-day event, there will be the junior championships taking place on March 3 — which Drouin said would be a great day for people who are not too keen on large crowds to check out the track and the sport. Family-friendly activity zones will take place in Major’s Hill Park and another zone will be set up along York Street, with giant television screens projecting the Crashed Ice competition at both locations. On March 4 Wellington

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Soon Cathcart Park will be a place where dogs and chil-

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be a spot where the two will be able to meet in the middle. The project that has been underway for the past year, guided by open houses and a consulting group made up of park users. The community got to see the latest upgrades at the Feb. 14 Lowertown Community Association meeting. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said the consultations resulted in more than 200 comments. “This is not a park redevelopment, but a park improvement to facilitate co-habitation,” Fleury said. The improvements include small changes to the benches and fencing, but the dog area will remain open so that the

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An off-leash dog park on one side and a playground on the other, the park Cathcart Park will receive improvements this spring. dogs can enjoy green grass, as opposed to a fenced-in path. Some items in the playground will undergo life-cycle renewal, but the play structure

and the area will remain as is. Trees will be planted, replacing some ash trees lost over the past couple of years to emerald ash borer.

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Rideau High School’s doors are one step closer to being closed for good. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustees voted seven to five at a Feb. 16 committee meeting to close Rideau High School and to move its students to Gloucester High School following recommendations made by staff in their Eastern Secondary Review. Staff began to look at Rideau and Gloucester’s declining enrolments in the spring of last year and suggested that the two schools be combined at Gloucester. Board trustees spent Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 discussing the

proposal before voting to close Rideau. On Feb. 15 more than 50 people spoke as part of the delegations, with half of those speakers pleading for the school to remain open. The decision to close the school has come much to the dismay and sorrow of the students, parents and community members who love that school. According to many, this move will result in not only students jumping boards, but also dropouts. One grandfather, Albert Dumont, appealed to the board of trustees on Feb. 15 that without Rideau, his granddaughter would have been a dropout. “If Rideau closes, some of the 37 indigenous students who

go there will drop out. I know that,” Dumont said. “Gloucester might just be five kilometres away, but it may as well be a universe away. Vanier is Vanier. If you lived there you would understand the pulse of the community.” When pressed further by trustees, Dumont reiterated his feelings about the distance – spiritually – Gloucester will be for the students. And that, he said should count. Dumont wasn’t the only one who felt the indigenous students needs are being ignored. In early 2014 Rideau opened its Aboriginal Learning Space — affectionately called “the lodge” by staff and students. This space is an evolution of an original classroom which offered aboriginal students a space to connect with their culture.It also offers a traditional space that can be used by the aborigi-

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nal community. The walls are covered in cedar, carpet, artwork and a dedicated smudge room with its own ventilation system. The loss of the lodge is of great concern to the community, and was expressed during that first evening of deliberations, with many community members stating that the closure would sever the relationship the school board has built with the students and could set Aboriginal, Metis, Inuit and First Nations students back, ultimately resulting in students dropping out. According to staff, work is already underway to create a lodge at Gloucester, Trustee Sandra Schwartz, who represents the zone where Gloucester is located was emotional moments before the vote. “We all have difficulty with this decision,” Schwartz said. “It’s been a long few months. As I began my term I didn’t believe I would be tasked with this decision. It is hard to see the community torn apart by this, but I believe the staff recommendation is the right decision.”

Schwartz added this would allow all east-end students to finally have a proper secondary education. “It will be a school that is stronger and better as a result,” she said. The result of consolidating the schools will allow for the board to offer a wider range of courses to the one school, allocating resources to one space and offering students the chance to fully succeed academically and prosper in post-secondary education. Trustee Shawn Menard voted against the closure, and during the first day of debates, he tried his best to fight to keep Rideau open. On Feb. 16 he too pleaded with his colleagues to keep the school open. “Vote to keep Rideau open and do the right thing tonight,” he said. Often quoted as a special school, a school that deals with the most vulnerable students, the message from those students, parents and community members was a little different. Yes, they all begged for the school to stay open because if it closed the equity factor would be greatly unbalanced. But more importantly, they spoke about how beyond extra

courses; the school was a safe place to be. Shane Gareau is a student at Rideau High in the learning disability program. “I don’t want my school to close. I’m finally close to my school,” Shane said. “I’ve had a rough time, I didn’t like any of the schools I have gone to, but this was the first time I felt home. I just want my school to stay … I’m disappointed in you guys because you guys are closing my school, You are supposed to know what to do and help the kids but you’re not. You’re destroying my life.” Chair of the board of trustee Shirley Seward said the goal of trustees is to provide the best education for all students. “I believe we as trustees we need to make the ethical and responsible decision to amalgamate the schools,” Seward said. Prior to the vote, Seward proposed an amendment for the board to support the transition of Rideau students living in the Rideau boundary as well as students currently on transfers to Gloucester by providing transportation which will be facilitated by the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority, with the current policy and if possible, to provide the use of Presto cards.

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The City of Ottawa is undertaking a transportation planning and functional design study of the Montreal Road corridor between North River Road and St. Laurent Boulevard. This project is being coordinated with the Montreal Road Infrastructure Renewal Project within the same study limits with construction scheduled to commence in 2019. The functional design resulting from this study will serve as the basis for the Montreal Road Infrastructure Renewal project and the detailed design process will begin after this study is finalized. The functional design has been prepared in accordance with the 2013 Official Plan (OP) and Transportation Master Plan (TMP) policies.

At the Open House you will have the opportunity to review: • The functional design of the road corridor for the full study limits • General road cross-section details in specific areas • The addition of cycling facilities • Modifications to transit priority lanes • Protected intersection designs at the North River Road and Vanier Parkway intersections Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or email the project lead identified below before the event.

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Snow days uncover issues with transit authority: MacLeod ‘We can’t be held accountable for the weather’: Kyriaco BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The snowfall that created a gridlock in the capital during the Feb. 15 morning commute may spark a review of the consortium that operates school buses. As of 11 a.m., 15 centimetres of snow fell. And many parents – including Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod – were surprised to hear that school buses were on the road. The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority handles the city’s school buses for the Catholic and public boards. They make the call,

“In the age of information with social media and the Internet, people can find and respond to stuff quickly,” Kyriaco said. “They sometimes forget that these are real people and buses are not as easy to pull back.” Kyriaco said OSTA communicates with the city and knows their snow-clearing policy. “There’s this sense that we blame the city and the city blames us, but we work together,” she said. Kyriaco said the transportation authority is damned if they do and damned if they don’t. “Pretty much any time we make a call one way or another people are mad, unless it’s a really obvious decision,” she said, adding that buses from other boards in eastern

so based on their weather reports that said they shouldn’t expect to see much snow until the close of the school day, the green light was given for buses to hit the road, said OSTA general manager Vicky Kyriaco. The problem is that decision was made before 5:30 a.m. “We decided to proceed with service as usual. So it was a complete surprise when at 6 or 6:30 a.m. it really started to come down,” Kyriaco said. She said in a city like Ottawa, which sits in a valley with lakes and rivers, weather can turn on a dime. However, it’s not that easy to call the buses back.

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Some people were surprised buses still ran on Feb. 15 with the snowfall. Ontario were operational on Feb. 15 as well. But MacLeod said she has no sympathy for OSTA. “The weather watch the night before said to expect 20 cm, and this is Canada and that’s what we got,” she said. MacLeod said the busing consortium is difficult to deal with and often makes arbitrary decisions without input from parents or representatives on the school boards. “They’re an unelected and unaccountable body and something needs to change,” MacLeod said, adding when she returns to Queen’s Park she plans to shine a light on the issue in the legislature. Kyriaco said OSTA is accountable and simply followed procedure. “On the one side, I would say we are absolutely accountable,” she said, adding OSTA has a board of directors with representatives from both school boards. “On the other hand, we can’t be

held accountable for the weather,” Kyriaco said. The transportation authority is also subject to freedom of information requests and public consultations. MacLeod said that might be true, but based on her experience with OSTA around rural bus routes not much of the community’s input makes it’s way into the decisionmaking process. “I was upset about the decision to run the buses, but I think what’s more upsetting is the unwillingness to admit that a mistake was made,” MacLeod said, adding she wants to look at the province’s snow day policy and make changes — with parental input. She said it’s time for a change in governance structure, something that’s not uncommon for government agencies or consortia. “The storm really uncovered some of the deeper issues,” MacLeod said. “It’s time for a change.”

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City council signs off on two towers aimed at housing university students BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Council approved two developments aimed at university students on Feb. 8. The first is a four-storey, 13-unit apartment building at 404 Eden Ave. between Richmond Road and Byron Avenue. Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper had reservations about the development, citing concerns of over-intensification at an earlier planning committee meeting. Leiper says the city’s intensification policy would normally call for three units in place of one. “This is bumping it up to 13,” he said at the Jan. 25 meeting. Leiper added that he was concerned if the surrounding infrastructure — like pools and libraries — will be able to handle the

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ttawa-Carleton District School Board trustees have voted to close six schools; five as soon as September. It’s unlikely that decision will be overturned at a last-gasp meeting on March 1. The process of closing schools is fraught with stress. It pits one group of well-intentioned parents against another similar group. All are trying to convince trustees – working with a limited budget – that their school deserves to survive. At the heart of the issue is Ottawa’s unique situation. We have many French and many English schools. And like the rest of the province, we have public and Catholic schools. That means the city has four school boards, each existing to serve different student populations. And because each board’s funding is based on the number of students they house, there is competition for students. “Competition makes us stronger,” is a maxim that doesn’t work so well when it comes to schools. The movement of students – and the resulting displacement of

others – means many children lose out. The provincial government should understand that Ottawa is a unique place when it comes to school funding, and recognize that no one wins when funding is spread too thin. In the case of the six schools on the chopping block, their student populations are often too small to continue to provide strong, specific classes. After all, if there are only a handful of Grade 4 students, how can a board afford to equip a science lab when money is tight? Better, say the trustees, to shut down the school and have those students bus to a school with a science lab already in place. Bizarrely, there may be another school within sight that has a perfectly usable science lab. But if that lab is in a school operated by another board, too bad. The province doesn’t have unlimited money for education – or any other budget item – so Queen’s Park should ensure every dollar is well spent. Making sense of Ottawa’s education challenge should be a priority for our elected officials.

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itizens have fought the good fight but there’s not much more they can do now. School closings are going to happen, and for the usual bureaucratic and budgetary reasons, reasons that have nothing to do with the good of the community. Not everybody is against school closings. Many people who have no children or no children in school like school closings because they think that will keep taxes down. So it would be unrealistic to think that these closings will be the last. The same pressures that led to this round of closings will arise again. They always do. But there is something that can be done to make future closings less likely. That something is the use of political pressure. The schools closed because trustees voted to close them. Many of those trustees will be up for re-election next year. If your trustee

behind one candidate. Which candidate? There it can be complicated. Some trustees may have voted in favour of closing schools in other wards but against closing in their own. Does that let Funny Town schools them off the hook? That’s for you to decide. The important thing is to send voted to close schools, you can vote against him or her. If enough trustees the message that closing schools has political consequences. are defeated for that reason, the Right now trustees react to the inmessage will be delivered: voting to close schools is bad for your political formation available to them. It comes from administrators. It comes from health. education bureaucrats in Toronto. Knocking off trustees is not all that difficult, given the low turnout in Given the information available, the recommendations are plausible. In municipal elections. In the last election, you could have the absence of information to the been elected as a trustee in one ward contrary, school closings seem to make sense. with as few as 3,793 votes. In other To counter that information, there wards it might take more than 9,500, is only the voice of the people most but that’s still not a lot. A few hundred committed voters can swing an affected. They circulate petitions, come to election by putting all their resources meetings, speak eloquently, but there

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prepared to fight for all schools, not just those in their neighbourhoods. That increases the power of those who want to keep schools open. Although it may feel sometimes that way, school closings are not inevitable.

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Negative public feedback and national interest have sparked a website to gather public opinion on the proposed expansion of the Château Laurier, the city’s planning committee heard on Feb. 14. The expansion design plans were unveiled in September, but were largely panned on social media. Larco Investments Ltd., owners of the iconic hotel, went back to the drawing board and rereleased a design in November. The new plan is a scaled-back version of the original design, with an eight per cent reduction of the massing, height and floor

plates. The hotel opened in 1912 and was declared a national historic site in 1980. As part of the application, the city has assigned a heritage working group to the project. The group will be made of experts in heritage, architectural conservation and landscape architecture. The city and the National Capital Commission (NCC) have worked with similar groups in the past for high profile projects, such as the renovation of the National Arts Centre, staff told the committee. The NCC has requested that the Château Laurier light their roof to be part of a project that aims to illuminate the parliamentary district. The addition

won’t be lighted. The working group will hold a closed meeting at the end of February to focus on the design’s windows, roofline and relationship with Major’s Hill Park. The public comment period will be 28 days. The public will have the opportunity to review the project that includes 218 long-stay hotel units and five levels of parking. Following the public comment period, the application will go to the city’s committee of adjustment, the built heritage sub committee and planning committee before going to council in June, according to the timeline in the staff report. The public can comment at ottawa.ca/chateau.

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Watching child play instrument is magical T BRYNNA here is something magical about watching a child sit down with an instrument and be able to play. For many years, I sacrificed Saturday mornings to group music classes with my two boys, who started the Music for Young Children program at five-years-old. For two consecutive hours, we would clap out rhythms, shake bells, play scales on keyboards, sing songs and play games to help them subconsciously learn music theory. The time with my boys brought back memories of my own musical training from childhood. I learned to read music again. The time together was also enjoyable. Each child had some dedicated quality time with mom, without the disruption of a sibling or the distraction of housework or grocery shopping. For one full hour, we were engaged in learning music through play. It was fantastic.

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Capital Muse Once we moved onto private lessons, however, their interest began to wane. For many years, I thought about cancelling the lessons. Mostly it was their grandparents and other relatives who said, “Push them a little further, a little harder.” Fast forward seven years and I’m still forcing the kids to play piano. Well, perhaps “forcing” is a bit of a strong word. Generally, I give them the option at the beginning of the year to continue in their piano training, take up another instrument or give up music all together. They

waffle for several weeks, but as the registration deadline approaches, they generally decide that, yes, for one more year, they will “suffer” through weekly lessons and daily practices on the keyboard. Thus launches ten months of up and down battles of will between mom and offspring. I attempt to instil a schedule, setting timers, metronomes (and sometimes offering threats and bribes). And they do whatever they can to get out of doing warm-ups and scales so they can play whatever they want,

whenever they want. It’s encouraging that they sit down at the piano every day, but not always with the discipline required to progress. Should I dare to whisper the words “scales and triads,” they are quick to remind me, “this is the last year I’m doing piano lessons!” At the risk of being a “Tiger mom”, however, I recently decided I’m not going to allow them to quit. This realization came to me last week, as I was going over the annual budget for everything from property taxes to children’s activities. Despite the cost of sports, summer camps and equipment, music lessons are the biggest monthly and annual expense in our activity budget. And although I have no expectation that my children will grow up to be professional musicians, I realized the investment into their musical education is overwhelmingly worthwhile. It would be easy to just stop.

If we did, we could probably afford to purchase a second family car, which would make life so much easier. But, even if it means another decade of walking, taking the bus or taxiing everyone to and from work and school around my own work hours, we’re not going to stop. I’ve come to realize that music is an essential element of their education, and not just in the academic sense. With recent MRI technology, scientists have proven that, of all the arts, music is the only art that physically alters the brain. Children who play instruments develop executive functioning earlier than those who don’t, which hopefully means they’ll make smarter decisions as teenagers. Musicians have better connections between the right and left hemisphere of the brain, which offers lifelong resiliency against dementia and stroke recovery. Kids that play instruments have higher

IQs and generally perform better in math and reading. And even if “Tiger mom” has to push them, they also learn a level of discipline and organization that cannot be acquired elsewhere. Recently, I had a call from a local community centre in Vanier, which is about to launch a pilot project for four-to 10-year-olds, offering 12 weeks of violin lessons for free. It lifted my heart to hear this. When I was a kid, violin and piano lessons were offered for free in the public schools. Sadly, budget cuts and bureaucratic interests have largely cast music and arts to the sidelines. But it is my belief that, in a truly equitable public education system, all children would have the opportunity to learn and play musical instruments. In our advanced, wealthy society, musical education should be a right, not a privilege.

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that they will biodegrade in landfills. This works in theory but not necessarily in reality, as many landfills are not constructed in a way that facilitates proper decomposition. In 2001 a group of researchers from the University of Arizona excavated 21 landfills across North America and reported finding hundreds of undecomposed hot dogs, corn starch and lettuce dating back to the 1960s. They also found 2,425 newspapers that were used to date the food. Because some landfills are lined with clay and plastic to prevent leaching into surrounding soil and many also are covered with fresh soil daily to control odor, the buried trash is unable to decompose properly or promptly. These landfills end up preserving the trash rather than helping it to break down. If packaging says biodegradable, bring it to a composting company that will properly break it down. • Forgetting to weatherproof a home: Many

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City’s new planning boss is former NCC planner Taking over on Feb. 27 BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Stephen Willis, former head of the National Capital Commission’s planning branch, will take over as the city’s new planning boss. The announcement was made at the Feb. 8 council meeting. Before leaving the NCC, Willis was responsible for kick-starting the proposal for the development of Lebreton Flats. He left the commission at the end of June to seek a position in the private sector with Stantec Consulting Ltd. Willis has 20 years of experience in the public and private sector. He will officially take over the helm on Feb. 27. He replaces current GM John Moser, who will stay on through the transition. As part of the job, Willis will be responsible for increasing the city’s economic viability through planning and infrastructure — along with finding areas for new growth. Willis will also have to take lessons in French because he is not fluently bilingual — although he has made presentations to the commission in French — Mayor Jim Watson pointed out after

the council vote appoint him. Willis will be responsible for a $102-million operating budget and a $500-million capital budget. “On behalf of council and the residents of Ottawa, I am pleased to welcome Stephen Willis to the city,” Watson wrote in a press release. As general manager, Willis will be responsible for leading the team responsible for completing a number of city projects like the Ottawa Art Gallery expansion and the combined sewage storage tunnel. “His experience and vision will advance our innovative urban planning approach to move our great city forward,” Watson said. “Ottawa is booming and we need to be ready to lead a progressive planning agenda that grows our city with intention, purpose and vision.” Steve Kanellakos, the city manager, said Willis started his career as a student with the city. “…We are pleased today to welcome him home,” Kanellakos said. Anthony Di Monte was appointed as the emergency and services general manager — a position that was held by Susan Jones, who is currently on medical leave.

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Giant John Candy snow sculpture blows into town Glebe BIA builds two metre tall sculpture BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

It’s been nearly 30 years since John Candy became known as the cool uncle in town, but in the Glebe the iconic character is back and has become larger than life. To celebrate this year’s Alterna Savings Crackup Comedy festival, the Glebe Business Improvement Area had a giant 2.4-metre snow sculpture of Candy’s Uncle Buck movie character built at the corner of Bank Street and

Fifth Avenue by artist Brian Clemence. Candy was a Canadian actor known mainly for his work in Hollywood films in the early 1980s to 1990s such as Splash and The Great Outdoors. He died of a heart attack in 1994. Executive director of the Glebe BIA, Andrew Peck, said that to celebrate their partnership with the festival each year, the organization likes to honour great Canadians. This year, Candy is the recipient of the Alterna Savings Canadian Comedy Legend Award and Peck said the BIA

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Morning Creative Arts and Preschool will be hosting talented local childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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I can barely contain my excitement! We’re moving ahead with Stage 2 of the light rail project. Next year the Confederation Line opens with two key stations in our ward: Cyrville and Blair. Then in 2022, we will see that track expanded all the way to Trim Road, easing pressure and congestion at Blair and adding a third LRT station in Beacon Hill-Cyrville: Montreal Road.Yes, this means more construction is on the way, specifically at Montreal and on Regional Road 174, but with no pain there will be no train.Stage 2 of the LRT project will connect more of our residents to the downtown core, east to Trim Station, south to the airport, southwest to Baseline and west to Moodie Drive. All of this work will ensure 95 per cent of Beacon Hill –Cyrville residents are within a 5 km commute to light rail. It will bring you closer to retail like the Gloucester Centre, recreation facilities and Greenbelt trails as well as employment Centres like the Canotek Business Park. Construction on Stage 2 begins in 2018, with some of the work in the west and south end being completed in 2023. With the Rideau Transit Group signing on to maintain the Confederation Line’s core assets until 2048, lowering their costs and by agreeing not to compete to build the east – west expansion of the Confederation Line, we will be saving money on this massive project. Stage 2 will see 36 new kilometres of rail and 22 new stations. With help from the federal and provincial governments we will be able to keep this project within the city’s $3.6-billion budget.

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