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Marcel Viens of Overbrook mugs with the Stanley Cup at Rideau Hall on March 16 as part of the festivities celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. At left is Kathryn Lyons and centre, Mia Viens. For more photos, see page 22.

Candidates go to market

BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

On March 15 Ottawa-Vanier byelection candidates came together to take a walk in the ByWard Market.

The event, organized by the Lowertown Community Association, Action Sandy Hill and Ecology Ottawa aimed at getting all of the candidates on board with the city’s plan to revitalize the market.

The Liberal party’s candidate Mona Fortier, Conservative candidate Adrian Papara and the NDP’s candidate Emilie Taman attended the walkabout. See BYWARD, page 2

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Candidates for Ottawa-Vanier byelection met with residents and the area councillor to Michelle Nash Baker/Metroland hear more about the ByWard Market’s revitalization project on March 14. Ottawa-Vanier byelection candidates joined community members for a walk in the ByWard Market on March 10. The event, organized by the Lowertown Community Association, Action Sandy Hill and Ecology Ottawa aimed at getting all of the candidates on board with the city’s plan to revitalize the market.

ByWard Market revitalization a priority for community Continued from page 1

“The city has approved the ByWard Market revitalization as a priority so we want our federal government representative to contribute to this project,” said Liz Bernstein, president of the Lowertown Community Association. Bernstein added it’s important to the community that their local member of Parliament to not only champion causes such as the market’s revitalization, but help make it happen. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury took the lead on the walkabout, updating the candidates about the steps the city is taking as well as the plans of creating underground parking and more plaza space. Fleury pointed out to each of the candidates how the market could benefit from

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federal funding and participation. “Sometimes in a boardroom it can get boring, so I think it was important to do it on site,” Fleury said, adding he was pleased all the candidates came out to participate in the walk. Of what is expected to cost $10 million, currently, the city already approved $1.2 million for updates to the George Street plaza in front of the market building on George Street. The remaining $9 million is still unfunded. Fleury said the city is prepared to spend $3 million, but needs buy in from both the province and the federal governments to make the market’s vision complete. Although the market is merely adjacent to his neighbourhood and Sandy Hill residents are not directly im-

pacted by any improvements as Lowertown residents would be, Action Sandy Hill president, Chad Rollins attended the walkabout in order for the candidates to see that it shouldn’t just stop with the market. “I wanted the federal candidates to associate the idea of Rideau with the idea of revitalization the market,” Rollins said. “Rideau Street is an extension of the market, and it too needs revitalizing.” Bernstein said she was pleased the candidates came out and listened to what she and other community members had to say about the market and its needs. “I think this was effective because they were interested and asked questions and acknowledged there is work that needs to be done,” Bernstein said.

Champions host all-star celebration By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

Getting on board with Canada’s birthday celebrations, the Ottawa Champions will host an All-Star event. The league will host a 2017 all-star game with the Can-Am League and the American Association on July 25 at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park. The game will be just a small part of the larger, two-day celebrations, which will include an all-star little league, a coaches clinic, skills competition, and home run derby on July 24. This will be the first time that an allstar game will pit the best of the Can-Am league against the best of the American Association. Champions owner and CanAm League and American Association commissioner Miles Wolff said it is going to be an honour to host the game in Ottawa for Canada’s 150th celebrations, as well as an Ottawa 2017 event. “It’s the perfect opportunity to show off the rich culture and vibrant atmosphere that makes Ottawa such a unique city,”

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Sebastien Boucher of the Ottawa Champions makes an awkward arrival at third base during a Sept. 13 Can-Am League championship series game versus the Rockland Boulders. The Champions dropped the first game of the series at RCGT Park by 6-5. Wolff said. Thanks to winning the championship in 2016, Champions manager Hal Lanier will coach the Can-Am team, while former pitching coach, Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney, will lead the American Association.

The Champions open the 2017 season on May 18 at RCGT Park against the TroisRivieres Aigles. Season tickets and flex packs are currently on sale. To view the full schedule, or purchase tickets for the season, visit ot-

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Young basketball players get a shot at learning from a pro By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

For a group of young basketball players spending the day in the Gloucester High School gymnasium came with the added bonus of picking up a few pro tips. Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Association held a one-day clinic with former general manager of the Raptors Rob Babcock. The day included shooting techniques, drills and three-on-three games. Organized by league volunteer and coach Gordon Hudson, a Navan resident, the day was all about getting to know the basics from the best.

“It’s not often that players have a chance to hear from someone with that much experience,” said Hudson, a former Ottawa Rough Riders player. Youth between the ages of 10 to 15 year-old attended one of two sessions – morning and afternoon – on March 14 in the high school gym. It is the first time the clinic has been offered, but something both Hudson and Babcock said they would gladly host again. “It’s amazing what kids can do when you give them opportunity to learn,” Hudson said. See ORLÉANS, page 5

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Former general manager for the Toronto Raptors Rob Babcock started a basketball clinic for players from the Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Association with the tricks of how to shoot properly. The clinic took place on March 14 at Gloucester High School.

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Orléans, Gloucester youth attend clinic with former Raptors GM every young player also learns the importance of working as a team.

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Babcock agreed, adding the most important thing he wanted all the players who attended the clinic to remember at the end of the day is perseverance is just as important as strength when it comes to playing this game. “Some players will stand out for different reasons, because they might be physical gifted, but players who master all the idiosyncrasies of the game, and those who never give up, will be just as strong,” Babcock said. Babcock has known Hudson for more than 15 years, through other work with the youth services, and when the call came asking if he would like to participate in a basketball clinic he jumped at the chance. “I’m up here because of Gordon, but I’m at this clinic because of the kids,” Babcock said. Babcock, who started his career as first a high school basketball coach, then college and eventually worked with the National Basketball

‘One thing you teach as a coach is 100 per cent effort, 100 per cent of the time.’ Rob Babcock, former general manager of the Toronto Raptors

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Players with the Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Association had the rare opportunity to learn from a pro, former general manager for the Raptors Rob Babcock on March 14 at Gloucester High School. Association, said teaching eight year-olds is no different than 20 year-olds. “The game is the same,” Babcock said. “Whether

you’re a pro or playing with your friends, the basics is the same. The things you need to do to win are the same.” Babcock added he hoped

“One thing you teach as a coach is 100 per cent effort, 100 per cent of the time,” Babcock explained. “If you miss a shot, you can’t drop your head and feel sorry for yourself, because then you will have just compounded your mistake. You have to give 100 per cent effort no matter what.” A man with a long history of court time to draw from, Babcock said he never grows tired of teaching the mechanics of the game and encourages anyone who is interested to start to play. “If you can save enough to get a basketball and a pair of

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and members of the University of Ottawa’s Gee Gees came to help teach the young players a trick or two. Babcock, who started playing with his two brothers as a kid when his father hung a net above the garage door, said that aside from loving to develop a team to win, or teaching a group of kids the tricks of the trade, one thing has never changed for the old basketball player. “I love the sound of the swish, you just can’t beat that sound.”

sneakers you are good to go,” he said. “If you have enough to get that, you are on your way.” Hudson said for a group of kids who on a good day take time to control and settle down to listen, they stopped immediately to hear what Babcock had to say. “The kids are over the moon. From the minute Rob (Babcock) started speaking they paid attention,” Hudson said. Along with Hudson and Babcock, GCBA coaches

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Generosity is alive and well! Special to the News

Generosity is contagious! Just ask Dylan Constantineau, a student at Colonel By Secondary School who recently has experienced not once but twice that generosity is everywhere. He has been doing a co-op placement helping in the music and ESL classes at Henry Munro Middle School in Beacon Hill. Dylan has been involved in a campaign called the RBC #Make150Count, celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary. The campaign provides $150 to participating young people with no strings attached but with the opportunity to do good in their communities. It’s kind of like a national, pay-it-forward social experiment. RBC gives selected youth $150, asking them to do something beneficial and helpful with it. The youth are selected through local RBC branches and community stakeholders, community centres and charities. Getting this $150 with the goal of doing something good with it set the stage to allow Dylan to learn that generosity is contagious. Dylan was identified as a recipient of the $150 through his and his family’s involvement in the annual CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) fundraising BBQ over the years. The local RBC branch is very involved in this event as well and met Dylan through their joint involvement in the event. The RBC branch knew that Dylan was Submitted community-minded and wanted to make a Dylan Constantineau sits at the new drum kit which Henry Munro Middle School has received difference, so the branch asked him to be its thanks to Dylan’s $150 fromt he RBC #Make150 Count initiative and the generosity of Long and local Make 150 Count youth. McQuade Music. Dylan has a passion for music and, in-

deed, is a drummer. He noticed that the drum kit in the school’s music room needed some attention. He contacted Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, asking them to help him refurbish the drum kit. He asked that the work be done for the $150 that he had through the RBC #Make150Count initiative. Long & McQuade Musical Instruments agreed to make sure that the drum kit sounded as good as it could but when the drum kit was taken in to the store, the manager took one look at it and knew that it could not be repaired. Instead, he said that the store would replace it and provided a brand-new Mapex drum kit for the school. And all it cost was the $150 that Dylan had. Dylan could not believe the generosity shown by Long & McQuade. Inspired by this experience, Dylan decided to do another $150 project using his own money and again found that generosity is contagious. He knew that there was a need in the school’s English as a second language class for some levelled readers. He contacted Nelson Education and asked if the firm would sell him 18 books for $150 which works out to buying 10 books and getting eight for free. “Again, the generosity was amazing,” Dylan says. He ended up getting 28 books for his $150. Yes, indeed — generosity is contagious and widespread.

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Community to host candidate meet and greet Byelection will take place on April 3 BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

Ottawa-Vanier residents will have a chance to meet some of their federal candidates over coffee on March 26. The event will be held at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre, beginning at 2 p.m. with coffee and a candidate’s forum at 3 p.m. So far, the candidates who have confirmed attendance are the Green party’s candidate Nira Dookeran, the Liberal party’s candidate Mona Fortier and the NDP’s candidate Emilie Taman. The local community associations from Lowertown, Sandy Hill, Overbrook and Vanier, and the local community resource centres, the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, Lowertown Community Resource

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Masking the cost of hydro

ur hydro bills may be going down this summer, but don’t pop the bubbly just yet. While Ontario residents will see an average 25 per cent reduction on the bottom line, what they won’t see is what it’s going to cost future generations and the current structural inefficiencies and ongoing bad planning that make electricity expensive for us in the first place. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the savings this month saying it was the fair thing to do. She heard from families struggling with their bills and struggling to understand why rates have skyrocketed. Unfortunately, because the history of hydro and its mismanagement is such a long and complicated one, politicians looking to distract would-be voters benefit from its current complexity. People don’t get it and don’t have the time, the comprehension or the willingness to figure it out. What they do get is how hard it is to pay a huge bill. So Wynne’s Liberals are waving a shiny 25 per cent hydro cut over here, while over there, our expensive hydro system continues to plod along. The lower bills come from refinancing the

term of payment the province owes to private power providers — from 20 years to 30. So we’re deferring costs to future generations in order to get some immediate relief. And we’re incurring about $25 billion in extra interest charges over that time. Additional relief will be coming through lowincome and rural subsidy programs, but that too comes at a cost of $2.5 billion over the next three years charged to Ontario’s treasury and taxpayers. As tempting as it is to celebrate lower bills, with an election year in 2018, we need to hold all parties to account to do more than float distractions. Ontario generates more power than it knows what to do with and we’re forced to sell it to our neighbours at a discounted rate. Sometimes we have to pay for them to take it. The sale of Hydro One has locked us into guaranteed contracts with private power providers whether we need that power or not. There’s little transparency as to the details of private contracts and that takes accountability right out of the system. We need a comprehensive plan and a system overhaul. Keep that in mind when you’re told to celebrate your June power bill. It’s not nearly enough.

Is loneliness the next health epidemic?

“Today’s busy parents ‘cocoon’ themselves by devoting all of their nonwork time to children, leaving no time for partners, friends, and other forms of social contact,” the authors households have a single occupant. few years ago, I said write. Many of us who do live with others farewell to my family as There is no shortage of research to opt for big houses, where everyone they left for school, work tell us that all this loneliness is killing has a room of their own. Individuals and daycare, and I slumped forgo social interactions in favour of us. into the living room chair. have linked loneliness It was October and I was alone. Capital Muse social media; they telecommute. We to Studies poor cardiovascular health and live alone, we eat alone and we sleep I had been feeling lonely for a long increased risk of depression. alone. time. Loneliness has also been recogBut it’s not just physical isolation The demands of three kids and someone. nized as a key breeding ground for that triggers loneliness. my own business had burned me out. Instead, as I looked around, it addiction. The frenetic pace of modern life I was told to take some time off. I seemed everyone had a friend, a A 40-year-old study on rats found has seen a decline in social connecdidn’t realize at the time I was doing colleague or someone with whom that those who lived alone were easily tions essential to making us feel part it all wrong. Instead of taking the to engage in a lively and stimulating hooked on heroin. But rats who lived of something bigger than ourselves. sabbatical to engage in exercise, join conversation. In The Lonely American: Drifting in a haven with regular social interacan art class or explore something new, Sitting in the middle of that I was alone, day after day, lacking crowded coffee shop, I felt more alone apart in the 21st Century, authors Jac- tion chose to avoid the drugs they queline Olds and Richard S. Schwartz were force-fed. purpose and company. than ever. Social studies have noted people note that a culture of self-reliance I’m a gregarious person, so I knew Loneliness is rampant in modern has led to the deterioration of social require a depth of social connecit was important that I didn’t sit at society. home and stare at the walls. More people live alone than at any relationships, something evident in ev- tions to overcome or avoid addiction erything from our work and financial altogether. That particular day, I drove to a time in history. Loneliness has less to do with coffee shop, silently hoping I’d meet More than 27 per cent of Canadian lives to our parenting styles.

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sharing physical space with individuals than it does making the emotional connections required to gain a sense of belonging. Some medical studies show that prolonged isolation can have the same impact as a long-term smoking habit. In other words, making an effort to forge stronger friendships could just extend your life.

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Did these stories really happen?

ardly a day goes by that an email doesn’t arrive asking about the people appearing in my stories. The most common question is: “Did they really exist?” “Was there really a Cecil? And what about bad Marguirite and Ronny?” After talking with my editor at this paper, we thought it was time to deviate from my usual story line and enlighten our readers about the people who have become familiar over the years. Needless to say, I won’t be able to write about all of them, but I will try to work in as many as I can in the space I am allowed. Of course, there was my mother and father. And my sister Audrey and brothers Emerson and Everett — and although Earl was really a cousin who came to live with us when his mother and father died at an early age, he was always considered a brother, and is referred to in my stories as one of my three brothers. Aunt Lizzie, Aunt Freda, Uncle Henry, Aunt Vanetta, Aunt Lil, Uncle Lou and cousins Richard, Terry and Ronny were all very real. Sadly, Terry is the only one left. Velma and Joyce were indeed my very best friends at the Northcote School, and we kept in touch right up until their deaths. In fact, both were able to recall for me many happenings I had long since forgotten, and I was able to create a host of stories based on their memories. Now, what about Cecil? He is one I am so often asked about. Did he really exist? Was he the scamp I made him out to be? Last year, while making a speech up in the Valley, someone in the audience asked that very question. I pointed to a young man sitting a few tables away and introduced Cecil’s son, Richard, who had come to the event that evening. He agreed his father Cecil was indeed a jokester who liked nothing better than to cause a bit of a stir. Incidentally, one of Cecil’s granddaughters, Janet, works in one of my favourite restaurants in Arnprior. So yes indeed, Cecil did exist. The Northcote School still stands on the Rink Road off Highway 60 between Renfrew and Douglas, and now serves as a community

‘Soupe Splash 2017’ Special to the News

“Soupe Splash 2017” is happening! This will happen on Thursday, March 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the RichelieuVanier Community Centre at 300 des Peres-Blancs Avenue in Vanier where local chefs will be competing for making the best maple-based soup. There will be only one winner. Last year chefs from the Gatineaubased pub Les Brasseurs du Temps emerged as the winners. This year’s jury will include OttawaVanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury, La Presse journalist Pierre Jury and a number of previous chef winners to be confirmed. This event is a popular annual event at the Museopark, offering residents a chance to interact with foodies and local chefs. Tickets for the event were expected to sell out quickly. There will be no tickets available at the door.

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centre. Briscoe’s General Store is still standing, but alas, no longer exists as a stopping place. Our old farm is up the road from that store, but sadly, the only thing left is the barn, which can be seen far off in the distance. Miss Crosby did indeed exist, but with another name. It is my understanding that on her death bed, a few of her last words were, “Don’t let Mary Cook put my name in her books.” So, she became Miss Crosby, and will remain Miss Crosby. The stores I write about in the town of Renfrew remained a vibrant part of the town for decades after we left the farm. Most old-timers remember them, and when I visit Renfrew, I see the places where those stores were on Raglan Street — and in my mind’s eye I see the Dime Store, as we called it, and the O’Brien Theatre, still there. There really was a Dr. Murphy. And he really did make house calls out in the country and was often paid with a couple of chickens or a bag of potatoes if the patient didn’t have the $2 he charged for the trip. Now, what about bad Marguirite? Well, I am not stupid enough to call her by her right name, and she really is a composite of all the bad little girls I went to school with when I was a youngster. I appreciate very much all the feedback I get from readers, and I try to answer every email and letter personally. That is, if my computer behaves. I admit, this new technology is not my strong suit, and often I lose a letter before I have a chance to respond. I urge those who may have yet to hear back from me to please write again. Hopefully, this column will have answered your questions about some of the people in my stories, and it has given me the opportunity to thank all of you who have written your appreciation to me over the many years this column has appeared in your weekly paper. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://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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Even if someone is safe and responsible, getting a ride home after a night of heavy drinking, the hangover next day could still affect their skills on the road, said Sgt. John Kiss. Kiss, the manager of the Ottawa Police impaired driving programs, set up at the Ottawa-Gatineau International Auto Show on March 16 to talk about the dangers of driving the morning after the party. “Just because you’ve had a sleep and you’ve had breakfast, you may not be OK to drive,” Kiss said at the Shaw Centre-based show. The day before St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday closely tied to the colour green and beer consumption, Kiss reminded people about how long it can take for the alcohol to fully leave the system and get to a level where it’s not illegal to drive. He said if someone drinks twice past the legal limit, which can be common during a party or a big

night out, they could have a bloodalcohol level of 160 to 180 mg per 100 grams of blood. The body can rid itself of alcohol at a rate of 10 to 20 mg per hour, which means a person right in the average processing time would still be well over the legal limit to drive at 7 a.m. Kiss said police see collisions “all the time” where the driver believes they are OK since they slept off the alcohol – but they’re still intoxicated from the night before. Kiss was set up at the same station as Ford Canada’s hangover suit, a unique garment designed to mimic the effects on your body of a hangover. The suit weighs more than 17 kilograms and includes a weighted vest, wrist and ankle weights, a special cap to simulate a throbbing headache, goggles and headphones with a pounding noise. It’s similar to the suits that Ford has designed in the past to mimic what it’s like to be drunk, or high, to spread awareness about prevent-

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Different kind of art show hits the ByWard Market By Michelle Nash Baker michelle.nash@metroland.com

There is a different kind of art exhibit about to hit the ByWard Market this spring. Twenty-one year-old artist and fashion designer Amir Zargara is hosting a one-night event called Be Your Own Kind at the St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts on March 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.

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The show will be a combination of art pieces, clothing and music. “The story line is a dramatization developed based on my personal experiences and the things that I’ve been exposed to in the last eight months,” Zargara said. “The presentation is the narration of it all.”

Zargara added the concept for the show has evolved over time and is divided into three acts: Beauty, self and beast, each of which will have a dedicated art piece and outfit. “This concept is the most intricate concept I’ve done by far,” he said. “Lots of thinking has gone

into this over the last eight months in order to be able to finalize everything.” He added he sees this concept as a movie or a book with visuals, outfits and its own original soundtrack for each moment of it. “The show is a continuous storyline from act one to act three,”

he said. “Each act has its own original short clip in the beginning with original poetry spoken over it which will be shown before the start of each act in order to put the audience in the right mood and direct their emotions.” The artist is encouraging anyone who loves art, music and fashion

to come out, but adds everyone should come to try something new. The free, all ages event will also include two musical performances. “It truly is an experience that can’t be described through words, you just have to come and take it all in,” Zargara said. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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Trying to shop without paying Special to the News

An attempted retail robbery at a Montreal Road drugstore has resulted in charges laid by the Ottawa Police Service’s robbery unit against a 23-year-old Ottawa woman. The attempted robbery happened on Wednesday, March 15 about 1:55 p.m. when a female entered a drugstore in the 100 block of Montreal Road. The woman proceeded to obtain a number of items in the store and during this time drew the attention of store employees. When the woman headed for the door to exit without paying, she was intercepted by staff

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Young women between the ages of 15 and 19 hoping to turn their dreams of becoming a firefighter into reality are in luck — Ottawa’s fire department is gearing up for the eighth annual Camp FFIT. Applications are now being accepted for the Female Firefighters in Training camp, which provides practical experience in the firefighting field. Participants will perform tasks including: • search and rescue, • forcible entry, • highrise operations, • aerial ladder climbing, • fighting simulated fires. “You’ll have little boys who know they want

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Former Ottawa Gee-Gees football player Kevin Kelly will be inducted into the football hall of fame at his alma matter. On April 29, Kelly – a three-time All Canadian offensive lineman – was one of three players inducted as the 2017 class into the Gee-Gees Football Hall of Fame at the team’s annual Touchdown Dinner. “Whenever you look up the definition of what an Ottawa Gee Gee is, you would find it next to a picture of Kevin Kelly,” said former teammate and Orléans resident Kyle Kirkwood, who spearheaded Kelly’s nomination. “Not only was he successful on the field, he was a leader off it as well.” Kelly played with the Gee-Gees from 2003 to 2007, winning Ontario University Athletics All-Star and All Canadian awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also led the team in yardage in the 2006 season when the team won the Yates Cup, the Ontario championship title. When Kirkwood put the message out to

former teammates that he wanted to nominate Kelly, he said he got about 25 letters of recommendation. “It was really a no-brainer for me to put forward his name and an even bigger no-brainer for them to select him,” Kirkwood said. “He was the backbone during a very successful era.” They gave Kelly the news in January at a dinner organized at a local sports bar. The alumni committee surprised Kelly, seated alongside a table of people who had written nominations for him. “The fact that my teammates and former coaches took the time out of their busy lives to pen a letter about me really touches my heart,” Kelly said. The provincial championship is what Kelly said stands out in his mind as the best moment of his football career. “That was a special moment for anyone that was a part of that team,” he said. “I had played for four years, and that was the culmination of many early mornings running sprints.” He said during his time at the University of Ottawa, coach Denis Piche emphasized that academics had to come before athletics.

Kelly said he was lucky to be able to realize the importance of focusing equally on academics, and went on to complete his bachelor’s degree and masters of education degree while also acting as a volunteer coach with the Gee-Gees for a season. Now he’s pursuing his passion of coaching youth, teaching at St. Joseph High School in Barrhaven and the Ontario East team for the Fox 40 Prospect Challenge. He’s always been drawn to football because of its unique ability to include any player, of any shape and size, as an important part of the team. The team reunion is the part he’s most looking forward to when it comes to actually receiving the hall of fame award. “I’m hearing some rumblings – we’re looking at a group of about 30 guys that will probably find a way to relive their 20s,” Kelly said. And, despite being inducted into the hall of fame in his 30s, he won’t be stepping away any time soon. “I can’t imagine having a fall go by without football in it,” he said.

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Tulip Festival reaches its 65th by john curry

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The Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa this year is going to be special. That’s because it is not only marking its own 65th anniversary, but also Canada’s 150th birthday, all through activities aimed to delight those of all ages. And it will all start with a flag, a Canadian tulip flag called “One Tulip One Canada”, which will identify tulip festival activity going on throughout the area this year. The Tulip Festival this year is running from May 12 to May 22. Another feature of this year’s 65th edition of the Canadian Tulip Festival is a partnership with the Canadian Garden Council to create a “Garden Promenade” to promote Ottawa as a garden tourism destination. Featured activities for this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival will include Commissioners Park Tulips where you can enjoy the tulips while enjoying live musical entertainment and watching artists at work among the tulip beds at Commissioners Park at Dow’s Lake. There will be Canada 150 tulips planted, the official tulip of Canada’s 150th anniversary. The Lansdowne Park Tulip Gallery will be the primary venue for this year’s festival, where there will be a showcase

of events and activities including Tulip Reflection, 65 tulip bouquets by local floral designers; Homage to Malak Karsh, a photographic exhibition; Tulip Art Gallery, 65 works of art in multiple mediums by Canadian artists; The Friendship Village, featuring some of the festival’s tulip friendship countries; Vintage Military Displays, a tribute to veterans; the Friendship Stage, presenting music and entertainment; Art and Floral Workshops presented by experts; and Tulip Café, where you can have a tulip cookie or a tulip julep. The ByWard Tulip Park will see pop artist Bex, creator of the festival’s One Tulip One Canada flag, bring his stylized tulip art to the ByWard Market. Tulips on the Garden Promenade will feature self-guided or escorted tours of Ottawa’s public gardens with their millions of tulips in blooms, ranging from the Governor General’s residence to the Central Experimental Farm to Parliament Hill. This year’s Canadian Tulip Festival also sees the return of Michel Gauthier who operated the festival for 15 years from 1992 to 2005. “Many friends of the festival from over the years know Michel’s talent for vision and his passion for the tulip legacy,” states David Luxton, chair of the Canadian Tulip Legacy, which

is sponsor and supporter of the Canadian Tulip Festival. “We congratulate him on his vision and passion to expand the Canadian Tulip Festival into a capital garden experience for residents and visitors.” The Canadian Tulip Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in the world, celebrating Ottawa’s official flower as a symbol of international friendship and peace. The Canadian Tulip Festival was founded by the Ottawa Board of Trade and was further inspired by photographer Malak Karsh whose photos of the Ottawa tulip beds brought international fame to the city. In 2005, the Canadian Tulip Festival commemorated the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the gift of tulips from the Dutch for providing a home during the war for the Dutch royal family, who had been displaced by the war.

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ACORN asks tenants about state of repair of their units by jennifer mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

Cockroaches, bed bugs and mice, those are just some of the things tenants reported having to deal with in rental units across the city. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) organized a survey of 165 tenants to find out what state of repair their unit is in. Overwhelmingly the response was total disrepair. Of 129 respondents, 85 per cent said there are problems in the unit. Another 32 per cent they had experienced a lack of heat in the winter and 40 per cent reported cockroaches in their building. Margaret Alluker, who is the secretary for the Ottawa South branch of ACORN, said her first home in the Heron area had cockroaches. She complained to her landlord over a two-year period from 2012-2014, but couldn’t get anything done. In that same unit, the water pipes burst one night. “The landlord wanted us to stay in the house, but I told him we couldn’t,” Alluker said. In the end, she went to a hotel with her family, but only after getting help from the city by calling 311. Now at her new home she deals with mice. More than half the respondents said their unit was in need of repairs when they took possession.

For the average ACORN members, who pay more than 50 per cent of their monthly income toward their rent, that’s a big deal, Alluker said. The culprit wasn’t always small landlords, or Ottawa Community Housing, said Gail Chaisson, who complained of a bathroom door that wouldn’t shut and mould on the bathroom wall when she moved into a Minto unit that cost her more than $900 per month for a one bedroom. “I couldn’t have guests over because I couldn’t shut the bathroom door,” she said, adding that when someone came to fix it, all they did was shave some of the wood off the door. “There was no repainting or asking if I was happy with it,” Chaisson said, adding she ended up fixing the door frame and repainting herself. She also ended up dealing with mould on her bathroom wall and ended up fixing that problem herself when the landlord only offered to paint over it. “I knew that it was going to cause me health problems,” she said. Chaisson is currently a resident of Ottawa Community Housing in Carlington. At the highrise she now lives in, she had to put caulking in every crevice to keep pests from other units out. “We keep our place clean, but the pests are in the walls and move from unit to unit for food,” she said.

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LIBRA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sept 23/Oct 23 Be mindful of what you say and with whom you chat for a little while, Libra. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to be friendly, you may be sharing too much personal information right now.

AQUARIUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, exercise caution, but try to avoid being overly suspicious of others who are trying to help. Let some things go and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be happier for it.

CANCER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, prioritizing goals and maintaining some flexibility are the keys to managing what life has in store for you this week. With the right mindset, you can handle a busy week.

42. Blood group 43. Razor clams 44. Fleshes of animals 46. Nipple 49. Indicates position 50. Electrocardiogram 51. Can be disconnected 55. Tall military cap 58. Cape Verde capital 59. Not written in any key 60. Creative 64. Suffix 65. Stacked 66. One who consumes 67. Not he 68. Whiskey and milk are two 69. Entryways 70. __ and cheese

SCORPIO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 24/Nov 22 Stop focusing on what you could have done differently in the recent past, Scorpio. Looking back is not going to change anything now. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to focus on the future.

CLUES DOWN 1. Marketplaces 2. Hawaiian greeting 3. Mark left by the sea 4. Strongly affected by something 5. Music and painting are two 6. Small coin (French) 7. Letter of the Greek alphabet 8. A gesture involving the shoulders 9. Grey geese 10. Meal in the park 11. Human beings 12. What thespians do 13. Allow 19. Third-party access 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Casino Royaleâ&#x20AC;? villain Mikkelsen 24. Painful foot problems 25. The very first 26. Lawful 27. Ceramic jars 31. Hind ends

PISCES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb 19/Mar 20 Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no need to rush a special project, Pisces. You have more than enough time to get it all done. Plan out your steps and dig in.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: ottawaeast@metroland.com Protecting Your Computer from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the St. Laurent Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The average time it takes for an unprotected computer to be compromised after connecting to the Internet is under 15 minutes. Don’t let it be yours. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your computer from being hacked. To attend this free event please register with the Ottawa Public Library.

March 25

Friends of the Ottawa Public Library will host a Spring Gently Used Book Sale at the St. Laurent branch on March 25. English and French adult fiction, non-fiction and kids’ books for sale. Large books include cookbooks, architecture, art books, plus movie and TV DVDs, CDs. The sale begins at 10 a.m. to 3:30p.m., or call 613-7440563. Cash, debit and credit accepted. The Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa Branch will

host two events on March 25. In the morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon it’s “Genealogy: Back to Basics” where we will learn about the wealth of information found in church records. Then from 1 to 3 p.m. David Walker will present his amazing genealogy quilt. David and his wife Suzan will talk about this unique quilt entitled ‘They Came on Ships’, which showcases the migration of 25 of David’s ancestors to the New World! All are welcome, both events are free. City of Ottawa Archives (Room 115), 100 Tall-

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Declan Ingham a University of Ottawa student, had so much trouble with the landlords at the Rideau East Apartments on Lees Avenue that he had to seek help from Capital Coun. David Chernushenko and legal counsel at his school to extricate himself from his lease. He moved into to a cockroach-infested unit with rotting floorboards. He and his girlfriend waited months for the landlord to seal the unit and keep the pests out, but nothing was ever done. He said the pair even tried to fumigate themselves, and ended up making their cat sick. After months of taking the garbage out several times a day and pouring bleach down the drains at night, the couple had enough. Ingham said he’s happy to work with ACORN on this important issue. The advocacy group is looking for licensing of landlords that would require them to register

contact information with the city, as well as develop a maintenance and pest-control plan for the building. Those landlords who don’t complete repairs in a timely fashion would be fined, or have the work done by the city with the landlords being sent a bill. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli is in the midst of tackling a similar issue. First introduced in 2014, Chiarelli wanted the city to deal with the illegal conversion of homes into rooming houses around Algonquin College. The proposal says if landlords attempt to rent out rooms illegally without a licence and the city is alerted, it would trigger an inspection in order to begin the process of obtaining a licence. That inspection of illegally-converted dwellings wouldn’t be allowed now, Chiarelli said. Those people who rent out three rooms or less would fall under this category, but would have to have a maintenance plan, a parking plan and working smoke detectors. Chiarelli said his motion was deferred to 2017

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March 26

Paint with Janet at the Westboro Legion with Under My Wing Pug Rescue. The bar will be open. You must register in advance. Cost is $40 per person to participate. To register please visit Under My Wing Pug Rescue’s Facebook Page or e-mail undermywingpugrescue@ gmail.com.

Roast Beef Dinner - St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 934 Hamlet Rd. will be hosting a delicious Roast Beef Dinner with all the trimmings on Thursday, April 6, serving from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for children 6-12 and free for children under 6 years of age. Tickets are available at the church office 613-7330102 or by email, staidans@ bellnet.ca.

April 8

The Cumberland Farmers’ Market will be hosting

April 6

because bylaw staff was so busy working on the taxi bylaw review. Chiarelli estimates there are about 2,000 homes in the area that could be covered by the new licensing scheme and Chiarelli estimated 30 to 40 per cent of those homeowners would like to rent out a room. Chiarelli said he will be meeting with bylaw this month to come up with a work plan on his proposal. He hopes to get the chance to take it to

its annual Spring Market on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will be showcasing over 60 talented local producers, featuring a wide variety of foods and artisan goods. Easter and spring treats and treasures galore. Admission is free, just bring your smiles. You will find us at three locations in Cumberland Village: 1115 Dunning Rd., 2620 Market St., and 2557 Old Montreal Rd. Free parking. For more information, please call 613833-2635 or email info@ cumberlandfarmersmarket. ca

council soon. As for licensing the larger landlords, Chiarelli doesn’t think it will fly. “I think the cost would be prohibitive and it wouldn’t generate enough revenue to pay for itself,” he said. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said he’s working on a pilot landlord licensing project in Sandy Hill, but added it’s still in “early stages.”

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