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In Lebanon, a Syrian mother named Amoun, her two daughters and her brother Bassel are waiting to board a plane to Canada. They, like many others, have been waiting for several months. In Nepean, a group of allies is waiting to welcome them. The members are Canadian, but they’re also Syrian, Chinese, Indian and Dutch: people who made a similar trip years before. And if they didn’t, their ancestors did. One of those allies is Amoun and Bassel’s sister Soha, who came to Canada with her daughter to join her husband
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Kanata rec centre robbery never happened: police Staff
After investigating the claim that a masked man robbed a young girl at the Richcraft Recreation Complex — Kanata on March 3, police now call the complaint
unfounded. According to the original account of the robbery, a man wearing a ski mask confronted the 10-year-old girl, pushing her and demanding her bag as she left a cubicle in the family changing room
while one of the parents waited outside the door. Police investigated the complaint with the co-operation of the girl’s parents, but, having determined that it was unfounded, said they won’t take any further action.
Police with the robbery unit say claims that a 10-year-old girl was robbed by a masked man at the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata on March 3 are unfounded.
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It may not be safe to drive the morning after night out, police say 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 blood-alcohol level of 160 to 180 mg per
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 preventing drinking and driving. “We’ve had great success with that because it allowed people to experience how messed up you’d be,” Kiss said. Ford Canada public relations representative Fernando Melo said the suit does almost everything to mimic a hang-
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“Just because you’ve had a sleep and you’ve had breakfast, you may not be OK to drive.” Sgt. John Kiss
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The city of Ottawa has 6,000 kilometres of road to maintain and it’s time to talk about user fees, said Trevor Haché, past president of the Healthy Transportation Coalition. The Coalition, along with the City for All Women’s Initiative, The Council on Aging and the Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital – as well as several other advocacy groups – are hosting an information session, entitled Road user fees: key to sustainable urban transportation in the Marion Hall at the University of Ottawa on March 28. Among the list of speakers are chair of the city’s environment committee, David Chernushenko. Chernushenko, introduced the concept of congestion pricing at an April transportation
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Gatineau mayor says he was elected based on plan to connect cities Ottawa and Gatineau must work together on transit plan: Pedneaud-Jobin by Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Any future light rail plans must consider Gatineau, said the city’s Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin. While Ottawa formally voted on entering into discussions around the Prince of Wales Bridge on March 8, discussions have been going on behind the scenes for quite some time, Pedneaud-Jobin said. “One of the first conversations I had with Mayor (Jim) Watson after he was elected was about public transit,” he said. Pedneaud-Jobin was elected in 2013. Last year, the two cities had a couple of meetings that included the mayors, heads of transit and transportation committees, and the city man-
agers in charge of transit. “It’s the first time that’s ever happened,” Pedneaud-Jobin said. The biggest problem they see is the two cities build their transit systems separately, then try to make them fit, when they should be planning transit together. “It seems self-evident that we would build a regional transit system,” he said. “They’ve invested billions and we’ve invested hundreds of millions.” The problem is, the pot of money comes from different places. “Priority for spending is done in Quebec (City),” Pedneaud-Jobin said. “Even at the federal level, so it can be difficult to work together.” Whatever the challenges, Pedneaud-Jobin favours looking at a rail crossing at the Prince of Wales Bridge. There are 60,000 people that cross the bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau every day, Pedneaud-Jobin said.
Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud “Gatineau must fit in somewhere,” he said of Ottawa’s plans for public transit. When discussing the Stage 2 LRT alignment and procurement plan prior to council approval, transit commission chair Stephen Blais did say that stage 3 could look to Gatineau. Blais said while councillors and residents have made cases
for Barrhaven and Kanata, the locations don’t have to be mutually exclusive. “We didn’t think we’d be able to expand into Riverside South or Orléans,” he said of Stage 2. An interprovincial report by the National Capital Commission in 2013 recommended the extension of the O-Train across the Prince of Wales bridge to better integrate transit between the two downtown cores. Watson also pitched the idea again at the last NCC board meeting in January. He told the board of directors that the intent of purchasing it several years ago was to convert it to a rail bridge. The bridge would connect the O-Train to the Taché Station of Gatineau’s Rapidbus system. The city’s numbers show that just converting the bridge for pedestrian use would cost $10.5 million. The estimate for converting the bridge for rail would
be anywhere from $20 to $40 million. For his part, anytime he’s got a meeting on the other side of the river, the Gatineau mayor takes the bus.
calling for rail since he took office. “We don’t want to build Rapidbus and then have to pull it all up again,” he said, adding the Rapidbus system
“One of the first conversations I had with Mayor (Jim) Watson after he was elected was about public transit.” Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud
As for his staff, three of four cycle, walk or use public transit to get to work. Gatineau is also considering rail as they extend the western leg of their Rapidbus system to help alleviate congestion in areas like Aylmer. “Nearly two-thirds of the growth in Gatineau comes from Aylmer,” Pedneaud-Join said, adding that it’s also the suburb that has the highest concentration of people that commute to work. Pedneaud-Jobin has been
was always meant to be a transitional technology. “The density might be low for rail,” he said. “But some parts of the region have hit that level.” To top it off, municipal governments must strike while the iron is hot, Pedneaud-Jobin said. “There’s never been more money for transit at the federal level,” he said, adding that Hull-Aylmer MP Greg Fergus supports the plan for the Prince of Wales Bridge.
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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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Sponsorship group working to keep family together Continued from page 1
Syria, where Soha said Amoun’s husband is in prison for refusing to participate in the country’s civil war. The family doesn’t know when or if he’ll be released and they live in fear that Amoun and her children will be detected in Lebanon. So she’s playing it safe. Soha also doesn’t know when her brother, sister and nieces will arrive, but she wants the same security and opportunity for them that she and her family have enjoyed in Canada. She said her nieces haven’t been to school in two years as a result of the war in Syria. “It’s a long time, and the girls are out of school and I’m not comfortable with that,” she said. “I want them to come here and have a life and a future and go to school like my kids.” And while she truly believes they’ll make it to Canada, the passing of time leaves room for anxiety to creep in. “As a human, you always worry when it’s a long waiting time,” she said. “I’m worried about what might happen to them while they are waiting (in Lebanon).” “At the beginning I used to buy stuff for the girls because I was sure they would come, but after six months I began to slow down because I was worried they wouldn’t. I want to bring them here to have a future and safety in Canada.” She’s not alone and, fortunately, she’s got friends in Ottawa to keep her busy while she waits. Carol Ann MacDonell, her husband Jon and a few neighbours formed the Crystal Beach/Lakeview Refugee Support Group in late 2015 after one of the members met Soha and
heard her sister’s story at a refugee sponsorship meeting hosted by the city. “By an incredible coincidence, he wound up sitting next to someone he didn’t know, but whose family needed to be rescued from Syria,” MacDonell said. “And it turned out that they were neighbours and lived a few blocks apart. So we decided that was the family that we were going to support.” Since then, the group has raised close to the $35,000 needed to bring
‘I want them to come here and have a life and a future and go to school like my kids.’ Soha
Amoun, her daughters and, eventually, her husband to Canada. It wasn’t until after they Submitted began campaigning that Friends and neighbours gathered on July 7, 2016 for what served as both a birthday party for Carol Ann MacDonell, a member they learned about the of the Crystal Beach/Lakeview Refugee Sponsorship Group, and as a fundraiser to support the cost of sponsoring a Syrian single brother who helped family when they eventually come to Canada. Amoun and her children flee from Syria to Lebanon and pledged to sponsor Limited Space him too. Register Now! “Her brother had shepherded them out of Syria and got them as far as ESTABLISHED IN 1956 Lebanon,” she said, adding that the idea of a supportive bachelor uncle hit close to home for her. When MacDonell was a child, her father became sick with early onset Parkinson’s Disease, possibly st related to a plane crash he survived during the Second World War. While his health deteriorated, MacDonell’s uncle, Pat Martin, stepped in and took care of her and her sister. “I’m sure my parents went through severe financial and emotional hardships,” she said.
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“But my sister and I were not aware of it because we were so well taken care of by relatives, including this bachelor uncle.” So on April 1, MacDonell, her husband and their neighbours will push for the final $8,000 needed to bring Bassel to Canada with a fundraising party at Villa Lucia, 3430 Carling Ave. These might sound like large sums of money, but MacDonell said the sponsorship group has fewer expenses than some, since the family will live with Soha in her home for the first year, rather than renting their own apartment. “That’s huge,” she said. “That’s approximately $10,000 to $12,000 right off the bat that gets kind of knocked off the (fundraising) requirement.” MacDonell hopes live music, a festive atmosphere and
the prizes up for grabs, as well as live and silent auctions and a raffle, will entice Crystal Beach and Lakeview residents to pay the $20 admission and come to the party. The entertainment lineup features local band Samsara and musicians Lee Jessen, Robert Farrell, Ann Whitely-
help keep a family together. “I think my community has huge hearts and are very willing to support me in opening their wallets for such a worthy cause,” she said. “And families should not be separated. Bachelor uncles are hugely important to me and my relatives and I think that
‘Bachelor uncles are hugely important to me and my relatives and I think that those little girls deserve to have their uncle with them.’ Carol Ann MacDonell
Gillen, Claude Plamondon, and Robin Tench. The prizes on the line include Ottawa Senators game tickets, a golfing lesson with a pro, wine tours, passes for “glamping” – glamorous camping – at Wesley Clover Parks, and more. If she knows her community though, she said, the real hook will be the chance to
those little girls deserve to have their uncle with them.” The Crystal Beach-Lakeview Refugee Fundraiser will run April 1, from 7 to 11:30 p.m. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit goo. gl/dOS2WP, or email Carol Ann at carolann123@rogers. com.
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Aburahhman Aboutabl from Nepean colours a Thank You card during the Ottawa Muslim Association’s Open Doors Open Hearts event at the Ottawa Mosque on March 11. The event, which included food made by Syrian refugees, henna, face paint and a mosque tour, invited members of the public into the mosque in celebration of diversity and unity in Ottawa.
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Metroland welcomes intern seeking her niche BY Victoria St. Michael Victoria.StMichael@metroland.com
It’s 9:30 a.m. on March 13, the very first day of my six-week field placement at Metroland Media. As I sit here trying to figure out how to introduce myself for my first official assignment, every single thing I know about writing columns seems to have escaped me. All that seems to be coming to mind is “Wow, cool, I have a desk!” It’s safe to say I’m pretty excited to be here. I’ve spent the last two years studying journalism at Algonquin College and during that time, I’ve gone from having no idea what I wanted to do with my life to being unable to imagine myself doing anything else. I grew up in Arnprior. For as long as I can remember, people have been saying journalism is
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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 to be a firefighter from the age of
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Three-year-old Bianca Giura from Bells Corners scales a rock wall during the Youth Sports Expo on March 12 at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata. The expo was designed to celebrate sports, with over 70 exhibitors, keynote speakers, interactive areas, appearances by high profile athletes and demos by sporting organizations.
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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 CanAm League and the American Association on July 25 at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park. The game will be just
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Above: 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. Left: Gov. Gen. David Johnston shows off his moves, joining the public on the outdoor skating rink at Rideau Hall on March 16.
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Advocacy group pushes for landlord licensing Tenant survey shows high number of repair, pest problems 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 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
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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 Jennifer McIntosh/Metroland for food,” she said. Margaret Alluker, the secretary for the Ottawa South 613-221-6228 | 613-283-3182 | 613-432-3655 Declan Ingham a Univerchapter of the Association of Communities for Reform sity of Ottawa student, had Now, reads portions of the tenant survey the group so much trouble with the organized to show a need for landlord licensing. The www.ottawacommunitynews.ca landlords at the Rideau East result of the survery were unveiled at the Heron Road Apartments on Lees Avenue Community on March 10. that he had to seek help from by the city with the landlords or less would fall under this Capital Coun. category, but would have to David Chernushenko and being sent a bill. College Coun. Rick Chi- have a maintenance plan, a legal counsel at his school to extricate himself from his arelli is in the midst of tack- parking plan and working smoke detectors. ling a similar issue. lease. Chiarelli said his motion First introduced in 2014, He moved into to a cockroach-infested unit with rot- Chiarelli wanted the city to was deferred to 2017 because deal with the illegal conver- bylaw staff was so busy ting floorboards. working on the taxi bylaw He and his girlfriend waitreview. ed months for the landlord Chiarelli estimates there to seal the unit and keep the are about 2,000 homes in the pests out, but nothing was “We keep our place that could be covered ever done. clean, but the pests area by the new licensing scheme He said the pair even tried and Chiarelli estimated 30 to to fumigate themselves, and are in the walls and 40 per cent of those homeended up making their cat move from unit to owners would like to rent out sick. a room. After months of taking unit for food.” Chiarelli said he will be the garbage out several times Gail Chaisson meeting with bylaw this a day and pouring bleach Resident month to come up with a down the drains at night, the work plan on his proposal. couple had enough. Ingham said he’s happy to sion of homes into rooming He hopes to get the chance work with ACORN on this houses around Algonquin to take it to council soon. As for licensing the larger College. The proposal says important issue. The advocacy group is if landlords attempt to rent landlords, Chiarelli doesn’t looking for licensing of out rooms illegally with- think it will fly. “I think the cost would be landlords that would require out a licence and the city is them to register contact in- alerted, it would trigger an prohibitive and it wouldn’t formation with the city, as inspection in order to begin generate enough revenue to well as develop a mainte- the process of obtaining a pay for itself,” he said. Rideau-Vanier Coun. nance and pest-control plan licence. That inspection of ille- Mathieu Fleury said he’s for the building. dwellings working on a pilot landlord Those landlords who gally-converted don’t complete repairs in wouldn’t be allowed now, licensing project in Sandy a timely fashion would be Chiarelli said. Those people Hill, but added it’s still in fined, or have the work done who rent out three rooms “early stages.”
Residents search for missing pets in aftermath of townhouse fire
In the aftermath of a fire that damaged 32 units in a row of townhouses on March 12, some of the 70 residents forced from their apartments are searching for pets that went missing the day of the fire.
Having faced the loss of their homes, residents ask for help to find their pets by Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com
With the human victims of a fire that swept through a row of Nepean townhouses on March 12 accounted for, work has begun to try and find some of the missing animal victims. FOR SALE
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Did these stories really happen? H MARY 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 cous-
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Memories ins 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
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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 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 Mar-
guirite? 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.
A Rabbit Around the House This month is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month, here are a few things the Ottawa Humane Society adoption staff want you to know about pet rabbits: Rabbits are intelligent, social animals. When given plenty of attention, they make affectionate and rewarding family pets. They can be trained to use a litter box and are more enjoyable, responsive pets when living indoors as house rabbits. Given appropriate care, rabbits can live 10 years or more. Before adopting a rabbit, consider the following:
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: nepean@metroland.com
March 24
Chicken & Pasta Dinner — Anthology. Enjoy a pasta dinner prepared by Chef Allen and the Legion Hospitality staff at the Barrhaven Legion Branch, 641 3500 Fallowfield Road. Dinner buffet of chicken and pasta served from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Members $20.00, nonmembers $25.00 (includes tax and gratuities). Live music performed by Anthology from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Reserve your seats by Thursday, March 23 at 3 p.m. through the bartender or by calling the Legion during open hours at 613843-8691. Public welcome.
March 25
The Ontario Genealogical Society Ottawa branch: from 10:30 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, 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, 100 Tallwood Dr. For details visit ogsottawa.on.ca.
March 28
6:00 - 8:00 PM, Centennial Branch. The explosion of social networking websites such as Flickr, Facebook, blogging sites and Twitter has raised more than privacy concerns. Join the discussion with Chris Taylor and Jeff Dubois from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group. Jeff will describe the value of social media sites, while Chris will give the cautions about using these tools so that you don’t compromise your computer, your job, your identity, or worse. To attend this free seminar, please register with the Ottawa Public Library.
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Crystal Beach Lakeview Friendship Club, a group for retirees, meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. at Maki House, 19 Leeming Drive. There will be social activities, games, discussions, speakers, crafts, etc. On March 7, drop in for coffee and conversation. Take part in card and board games or beginner bridge if you wish. Our gentlemen members would like to encourage others to join them. Coming March 14, Movie Matinee at Maki (popcorn too!) Title to be decided. (613) 829-1083 or jleeson@bell.net
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Medieval Feast — Chicken Dinner — Royal Albert & The Collection. By Royal Decree, you are beckoned to a night of Kings and Ladies. King Ed and Queen Ellie request the honour of your presence at a Royal Medieval Feast of chicken and ribs eaten with your fingers like in days of old. Dress in your best medieval-themed costume. You are requested to be seated at 6 p.m. sharp to observe a demonstration of bravery by knights in full battle armour. Dinner will follow from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance, while they last, at $20.00 for members and $25.00 for non-members. Music for this night will be by Royal Albert and the Collection from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Public welcome.
April 1
Annual Art Exhibit and Sale from 10:30am to 3:00pm at St Mark’s 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa. Original works by more than 40 local artists. Admission $2, children under 12 – free. Info: church office 613-2247431/stmarks@stmarksottawa.ca. www.stmarksottawa.ca.
April 6
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary monthly business meeting 1:30 - 3 pm at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Refreshments are served and all
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9:15 a.m., Singer & Speaker: Cathy Goddard, topic “Blessings in Adversity”, Special Feature: Aisling Keenan, Senior Discovery Tours, topic “The World is a Tour Away” At Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McApril 7 Fallowfield United Church Clelland Ave., Included in annual fish fry from 4:30 $5.00 and first timers $2.00 7:00 with continuous serv- cost: fun, food, door prizes ing. Fish and chips, baked & childcare. For Reservabeans, coleslaw, bun and tions call: # 613-721-1257. homemade dessert. Take- Sponsored by RSVP Minout is available. For tickets, istries. call 613-591-6287 or email muchurch@bellnet.ca.
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Friends of the Farm volunteer recruitment orientation at 9:30 a.m. Come and meet garden team leaders and event co-ordinators at the Volunteer Recruitment Orientation on in Bldg. 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. friendsofthefarm.ca/ fcef-annual-events/
April 9
The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary will be selling baked goods and crafts at the OHS Easter open house, 11 am to 2:30 pm at the animal shelter 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Admission and parking are free. For more info call 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.
April 11
Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture from 7 to 9 p m. “Pruning: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” with Laura Moses. Participants will gain knowledge to perform proper pruning. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures/
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Tuesday and Thursday evening Urban Organic Gardening Seminars 2017. Learn about growing organic vegetables, herbs, edible flowers with experienced and qualified instructors at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier West, 7 to 9pm. Info or register at www.cog.ca/ Ottawa/urban-organic-gardening-seminars.
April 19
Friends of the Farm Annual General Meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Public is welcome, membership not required. Guest speaker is Richard Hinchcliff, whose topic is “Bloomers are the Craze: Images of the Farm’s Gardens.” Meeting and presentation at the K.W. Neatby Building with free parking. To register for this free event, call 613-2303276 or email info@friendsofthefarm.ca
April 25
Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture from 7 to 9 p.m. “Gardening for Beginners” with Mary Reid. Participants will look at the real basics of gardening. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures/
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Positive birth and natural parenting meetings on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Peer-to-peer support, empower yourself and meet like-minded women and build community. To RSVP and for address, please contact Leslie amagicalbirth@ hotmail.com or call 613829-8511.
Wednesdays
In Bells Corners, the Lynwood Village Community Assoc. welcomes local adults to the Wednesday Socials, 1 to 4 p.m. in the Lynwood Park building, 7 Sycamore Dr. Dates: March 1, 15 & 22. In April it will resume weekly. Short & easy exercise, cards, crafts, singing, speakers, theme days, and much more according to the wishes of the participants. More info call Marilyn, 613-726-1700
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Context Toastmasters meets every Thursday at the Bells Corners Legion (Downstairs) 4026 Richmond Old Richmond Road. 6:45 Meet and Greet. Meeting 7:00. All are Welcome. Just drop in and join us. The meeting is free for guests.
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Our nurses will provide assessment. All programs and services are provided at no charge. Call 613-591-6002, ext. 23 for more information. The Ottawa Newcomers Club is a social organization which helps women new to our city, (or those who have experienced a significant life change), to adjust by meeting women of similar interests and to develop friendships by participating in a variety of group activities. More information at ottawanewcomersclub.ca. Barrhaven Seniors welcome new Members from Barrhaven and surrounding areas - no fee to join. The Winter 2017 Newsletter is now available for the months of January to April. It outlines a wide variety of programs, presentations, social events, outings, bus trips etc. For more information, contact Don at barrhavenseniors@gmail.com or call 613-440-3620. We are looking for new or experienced players for a wide variety of games, including Mahjong; Cribbage; Bridge; Euchre; Canasta; and Dominoes. Friends of the Farm’s beautiful book, Blooms, about the ornamental gardens at Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm is our contribution to the country’s 150th anniversary. It is a wonderful gift for anyone who loves gardens and flowers, as well as a treat for those interested in Canadian history. Available at www.friendsofthefarm.ca and local bookstores. Nearly New Shop at Julian of Norwich Church with quality used clothing women’s blouses, slacks, dresses, handbags, coats, shoes. children’s clothing, some men’s shirts, pants, suits, some small household goods, linens, curtains. Open weekly Thursday and Fridays 1 to 3:30pm. Corner of Merivale Rd. and Rossland Ave. Julian of Norwich Anglican Church, 613-224-7178.
Humane Society expects Fireplace clearance Sale more missing pet reports Continued from page 27
that two tenants have already reached out for help finding missing cats. Jacek, who did not want to use his last name, lived in one of the units evacuated during the fire. He and his wife and children were able to get of their apartment, but he doesn’t know how the family’s two cats fared. “We don’t know about the cats,” he said. “The cats might be, uh … I tried to get the cats out … cats went in and … that was it.” Sarah Oswald, manager of admissions and re-homing at the Humane Society, said the shelter expects to receive more reports of missing pets in the aftermath of the fire. She’s appealing to people to bring stray animals found in the neighbourhood to the shelter located at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. There, lost pets will have a warm place to stay until they’re
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Professor-lawyer-policy consultant to talk pot policy reform in Nepean by Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com
The Trudeau government has promised to legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana, and Eugene Oscapella intends to teach the public what this means, and why it’s important. The Ottawa lawyer, law professor and public policy consultant will team up with the Humanist Association of Ottawa to state his case for ending pot prohibition in a public lecture on March 24. “I’m going to be talking about … where we’ve been, where we’re going and what’s wrong with the current system,” Oscapella said, “and what we need to look for in changes that are actually going to promote public health and address some of the very serious harms associated with the current system.” Regulating the production, sale and use of cannabis, Oscapella argues, will foster
more honest and informative discourse around the safety and health implications of using marijuana, and result in fewer people entering the criminal system for non-violent acts. Changing the way they deal with cannabis, however, won’t be a simple task for the federal and provincial governments. Oscapella, a former chair and member of the policy committee of the Canadian Criminal Justice Association, has a lot to say about the organizational implications of flipping Canada’s current cannabis law on its head. During their 2015 election campaign, the federal Liberals pledged to introduce legislation that would give the government the power to more effectively control cannabis by way of regulation. Oscapella said that if the federal government no longer uses criminal law address the growth, sale and use of cannabis – for example, someone
Eugene Oscapella selling it outside of the established system might be fined, but not criminally charged – the responsibility for regulating it will fall to individual provinces. “It’s a very significant and challenging exercise because you have to get 14 jurisdictions involved,” he said. See LAW, page 35
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Law reform could have complex implications for public policy Continued from page 33
“You’ve got the federal government, 10 provinces and three territories all involved in trying to sort out their respective responsibilities.” So he wants to prepare the public – including law, healthcare and public policymakers – for the complex set of changes that could come. “There are a lot of constitutional issues, a lot of organizational issues,” he said, “because we’re going from a system where there’s no control over cannabis … to one where we have to set standards, quality controls, determine potency levels, places of consumption, who can consume it at what age.”
He said the matter of cannabis law reform is particularly important to humanists, who follow a secular philosophy emphasizing the value and agency of human beings. “As humanists we believe that reason and compassion
ing anyone who can get to the March 24 lecture to attend. “I think marijuana use is something that affects everybody. I think everybody has either used marijuana or knows somebody who has,” he said. “It will be an opportunity for
‘You’ve got the federal government, 10 provinces and three territories all involved in trying to sort out their respective responsibilities.’ Eugene Oscapella
and human rights should guide public policy,” he said. “The link between humanism and this event is that as humanists we want to engage with political issues and we want to use reason and try to make NOT JUST FOR POLICE up our own minds about legal AND POLICYMAKERS propositions.” Because cannabis law reform J.P. Westlund is president of the Humanist Association of has implications for all Canadians, Westlund is encouragOttawa.
them to hear an expert speak and then ask him some questions, and then come up with their own conclusions about it.” Oscapella’s lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Admission is $5 at the door or online. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit ottawa.humanists.net/pot.
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