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Ontario Premier Wynne (left) and Algonquin College president Cheryl Jensen make their way across the college’s campus during the premier’s visit to the school on April 18. Wynne toured the campus with Ministers Bob Chiarelli, Yasir Naqvi and Marie-France Lalonde and ended the visit with a town hall-style question period with students.

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne had some tough questions to answer during a question and answer period with Algonquin College students on April 18. How her answers measured up depends on who you ask. “In terms of how she answered the questions, she’s an expert politician,” said outgoing Students’ Association president Egor Evseev. “There were a few frustrated questions … She answered (them) to the best of her abilities. But I do think students would like to hear more solutions-based answers when it comes to the hard-hitting questions. Ac-

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The group visited the college’s construction research centre – where students and industry partners explore hightech construction techniques including 3D modelling and printing, virtual reality and laser printing – and the site of its new indigenous commons area before meeting students for a town hall-style question period. Before opening the floor to questions, Wynne announced to students and faculty that the college will receive $2.9 million as part of the province’s $50-million investment in Ontario’s community colleges to mark the 50th anniversary of the college system in the province. Algonquin College president Cheryl Jensen said the college plans to use the funds to support the construction of the new indigenous commons, a circular, expandable, gathering space that will be used for lectures, galas, and celebrations. It will complement the college’s Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning Centre, and its Institute for Indigenous Entrepreneurship. “It’s so important here that we carry out our work in the spirit of indigenous peoples,” Jensen said. “And to me that’s all about partnerships and rela-

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne answers students’ questions about jobs, OSAP and student support at Algonquin College on April 18. tionships, and I know that that is key to our premier as well, so it’s a special day to me.” When it was their turn to speak, the questions students asked revealed their concerns about student loans, indigenous relations, incentives to keep Canadian-trained professionals in the country and the difficulty of navigating professional bridging programs for students trained outside Canada. Ibrahim was the first to pose a question to Wynne, and pointed out that nurses are the largest cohort of hospital staff

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Wynne responded that it’s important for the government to have funding in place to allow hospitals to hire nurses. “We recognize that there’s a need to make a significant investment in hospitals and also in community care,” she said. “Stay tuned, our budget is coming and I think you will see an acknowledgment of that.” Wynne pointed out that the provincial government made investments in hospitals around the province in 2017. She also alluded to discussions with the federal government about the growing Canada Health Transfer, which provides federal funds for provincial use.

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Another student outlined his struggles for more than a year to navigate the College of Nurses of Ontario’s bridging process for internationally educated nurses. Having immigrated to Canada as a trained nurse, he said he was led to believe the bridging process would be much more simple and efficient than it has been. He questioned whether it posed an unfair barrier to nurses immigrating to Canada from other countries. Wynne pointed out that the province established bridging programs specifically to help foreign-trained professionals transition into Canada’s workforce. “There also is the office of the fairness commissioner,” she said. “The office of the fairness commissioner does have a mandate to make sure that there aren’t unfair barriers put up to young professionals.” One student questioned whether building an indigenous commons on the campus could really heal the troubled relationship between

the provincial and federal governments and Canada’s First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. “Our history is very complicated and it’s a long history, and we can’t undo it in a short period of time,” Wynne said. “We have to be patient with each other. So, for example, we have to change our education system, which we are doing in Ontario, to teach differently about what residential school meant, what it means to be a treaty people.” Dwight Dudgeon asked how the province plans to pay for its planned increase in OSAP funding to students from low-income families. “Are we going to have another carbon tax compliments of you?” he asked. “Are we going to keep dismantling Hydro One?” Wynne cited a survey of students from across Ontario that found many weren’t in favour of the existing tax credit system that gives $400 million to families in high income brackets with post-secondary students. “What they were saying was those tax credits are not working,” she said. “They are not actually increasing the attendance at post-secondary, they are not helping the students who need it the most.” So, Wynne said, the province decided to stop the flow of funding to the tax credits, and instead direct it to low income students, using it to pay for increases in OSAP funding. “We took that money, we applied it to this new program, and that’s how we’re paying for it,” she said. “So it actually was a reorganization of the way we support students in attending post-secondary education.” Following the question period, Evseev reflected on Wynne’s answers to questions related to OSAP availability and students’ repayment terms. “I think her answer about the OSAP transformation was good,” he said, “though I do think that regarding the OSAP transformation there may need to be a little bit of massaging on the whole free tuition messaging, because it doesn’t actually end up being free in all cases.” Despite his constructive criticisms, Evseev said he feels it is important to acknowledge Wynne and her government’s work for far to

improve the post-secondary experience for students in Ontario. “I think first of all, when somebody visits our campus and they’re giving us $3 million, it’s never a bad thing,” he said. “What the government is doing to invest in post-secondary is great. I think investments in post-secondary are the way humanity moves forward.”

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Mental health, addiction focus of summit BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

“One day I decided I was going to get healthy,” Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean-Carleton, said of publicly announcing her battle with depression. “I was tired of seeing sunshine at the top of the well and climbing out,” MacLeod said. The decision to go public last spring was a difficult one for MacLeod. Following her public announcement, stories from families, friends and colleagues drove home just how common mental health issues can be. “I can remember being approached by people in the legislature with tears in their eyes, because they knew what I was

going through, but they just couldn’t say it out loud,” MacLeod said. While MacLeod said she wanted to go public to be honest with her constituents, but she wasn’t quite prepared for the fallout. “I was trending on Twitter for days,” she said. “It was everywhere.” MacLeod talked about her depression during a rally where she announced she would run in the newly created Nepean riding. While MacLeod will still represent Nepean-Carleton until the provincial election in 2018, she said the decision to stay in Nepean was an easy one. “I am a suburban soccer

mom,” she said. “It just makes sense.” MacLeod, who is known for her fiery personality, was barely able to get out of bed following the 2014 election. “I didn’t want to go to events,” she said. “I would stay up all night, being anxious before I had to go to the legislature. That’s just not me.” When at home in her riding, MacLeod skipped events and couldn’t help but feel she was failing her constituents. MacLeod said her mindset changed after speaking with staff at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. “I wanted to apologize to my constituents, but they said I wouldn’t apologize if I had can-

cer. I was sick, not weak,” MacLeod said. While talking about depression was tough, MacLeod said the attention her announcement garnered is the reason she decided to host an event on the anniversary of her public sharing. The mental health and addiction summit will be held at Longfields-Davidson Heights

Secondary on Berrigan Drive in Barrhaven on April 30. MacLeod said she decided something had to be done to mark the anniversary in January, but the recent spate of overdoses caused by fentanyl prompted her to add in the addictions element. MacLeod challenged provincial Health Minister Dr. Eric

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here’s no place like home. This phrase is most famously associated with Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz who voiced this sentiment after arriving back in Kansas after her experience with the Yellow Brick Road and the Emerald City. Home is a unique place, as Dorothy observed. Indeed, crooner Bing Crosby tied the lure of home with the appeal of Christmas in his 1943 hit I’ll Be Home for Christmas, a song which is now considered a Christmas standard, probably because it ties together those two most beloved concepts, home and Christmas. Since pioneer times, a home has always been a most desired goal for Canadians. Early settlers worked endlessly to clear their land so they could build a home there, however modest in the beginning. But whether modest or eventually palatial, having a home has been paramount for generations of Canadians. And why not? A home evokes a special feeling. It’s where you can relax, feel in control and be yourself. It’s that small piece of the world where, whether you are a labourer or banker, you are in charge. It’s your space, pure and simple.

And now this longtime scenario is being threatened not by decreasing demand or a change in societal attitudes, but rather by rising prices. The real estate market in Canada’s two most prominent cities, Vancouver and Toronto, is running rampant. In Toronto, average house prices have reached $916,567, up more than 33 per cent from just a year earlier. For these two cities, home ownership has become exclusively for the rich, not a realizable goal for the everyday person. Unfortunately, the province’s reaction to this loss of a dream has been lame and half-baked. The so-called Fair Housing Plan ushers in a nonresidential speculation tax and the widening of rent control to all rental units. But where is the hope for first-time home buyers in these markets and, indeed, in all of Canada? It’s fast becoming a situation where there is no place like home, because there will be no home. Is this why our ancestors cleared the land and set up their homesteads — so that today’s young families would have no chance to have a home? It is a tragedy in the making and our political leaders seem to have no idea how to save the family home.

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couple of years ago, I spent a weekend in Boston with family. What a nice city. What nice people. We rode the great subway system, went to a baseball game at Fenway Park — a place I thought might be overrated but wasn’t. We explored interesting residential neighbourhoods, walked all over the downtown. The day was warm and sunny, the downtown full of parks, museums, history and friendly people. Two years later, we hated Boston. We had to. The Bruins played there and the Senators had to beat the Bruins to move on in the Stanley Cup playoffs. No doubt many other people in our city had visited Boston, enjoyed it immensely and now hated it. We watched the games. In our completely objective view, Boston was mean. There were cross-

Senators left the ice. He got rapped on the knuckles by Erik Karlsson. Serves them all right, we thought, completely objectively. Their guy punched our guy in the face. It was interesting, later, to look Funny Town at the Boston papers online and read the sportswriters and reader comments. checks in front of the net, pushes Somehow they failed to realize and shoves after the whistle, even that justice had been done. Accordpunches to the face. Fortunately, ing to them, it was the Ottawa team one of those was noticed by a referee, who gave Boston a penalty that played dirty and the refs let in overtime and Ottawa scored the them get away with it. The Boswinning goal on the ensuing power ton folks thought they were being objective too. play. So it goes in the not always comThat served Boston right, we pletely objective world of sports thought. fans. Some of those Boston fans The Boston fans weren’t happy, who hate Ottawa have probably visnor were the players and coaches, who complained about the penalty ited here and found our city quite after the game. Some of the fans did charming, told all their friends how friendly we all are up here, how more than complain. They threw polite Canadians are. stuff on the ice. One of them tried And we are, too. Two baseball to take Chris Wideman’s stick as the

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seasons ago, there was that matter of fans in Toronto throwing beer cans onto the field because they didn’t like an umpire’s call during a playoff game. But it was a really bad call, explained the objective fans, who were in the process of hating Texas at the time. Next year they hated Cleveland, where many of them had probably had nice visits, exploring the rock and roll Hall of Fame and other attractions. You don’t really get much choice in whom you hate. So the hating goes on. Fortunately, it is not real hate, only sports hate, which is not the same, we hope. This year in hockey, there is a chance that there will be a Canadian team to cheer for in the final. That won’t be easy for some Canadians, those who have spent their hockey lives cheering against Toronto, or Montreal, or even Ottawa. ediTorial: Managing ediTor: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com news ediTor: Nevil Hunt, nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 reporTer: Megan Delaire, megan.delaire@metroland.com, 613-221-6237 poliTical reporTer: Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com, 613-221-6220

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But sports fans are blessed with mental flexibility. They can even cheer passionately in one round for the city that they hated in the previous one. Under the right circumstances, we could even forget that we hated Boston.

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Police launch online reporting tool for hate crimes BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

Ottawa police has expanded its online reporting tool to include hate crimes. The new service launched April 11. “Our community partners have requested this and I’m pleased to see it being implemented,” said Police Chief Charles Bordeleau in a press

release. “This will provide an alternative means of access to police services and help to eliminate these kinds of crimes in our communities.” Statistics Canada reports that there were 100 reported hate crimes in Ottawa in 2012 and 64 in 2013. About half of reported hate crimes were motivated by race or ethnicity and almost 30 per cent were motivated by religion.

The number of reported hate crimes in Ottawa rose to 94 in 2014 and 105 in 2015, said Diversity and Race Relations Staff Sgt. David Zackrias. Before the end of October last year, there were 64 reported incidents. Last year there was a spate of hate graffiti offences against religious institutions. Police charged a youth in six of those in about a week.

“Even one incident has a huge impact in the community it sends fear,” said Zackrias. “A swastika at a synagogue, that sends fear through the community, so it impacts the Jewish community. It’s not just that one synagogue, it’s not just that one building, or that one person, it has a broader impact.” Zackrias said the new tool could provide a fuller picture of hate crimes in Ottawa by removing barriers to reporting. Statistics show that about

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vice to tailor their service, education and awareness campaigns. It’s a service the National Council of Canadian Muslims has been advocating for since 2014, said Sehrish Amjad, human rights officer for the council. “It’s a really important step that the Ottawa police took and they clearly heard openheartedly the concerns of the community and willingly implemented solutions to better their services,” she said.

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two-thirds of hate crimes still go unreported. Zackrias said the online tool will help if there are language barriers, or even if there are concerns about having a police car sitting outside a home. That can stigmatize the victim and draw more attention to them. “This online reporting gives people the opportunity to do this through their own comfort,” he said. Knowing the trends or targeted groups allows the police ser-

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Upcoming Committee Meetings: Here are a few upcoming meetings at City Hall. Planning Committee will be held on April 25th at 9:30 a.m. You are all welcome to attend Council on April 26th at 10:00 a.m. I will Chair the next Transportation Committee on May 3rd at 9:30am. To find reports for these meetings or for more information on upcoming committee meetings please visit www.ottawa.ca . GLAD Cleaning the Capital: Come out and join us in Cleaning the Capital Saturday, April 29th from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Craig Henry Park, 135 Craig Henry Drive. For more information or to register for GLAD Cleaning the Capital please visit http://ottawa.ca/clean Spring Open House: I want to thank all of you that attended our Spring Open House. There was great discussion on a variety of issues. The presentations were well done and the questions were appreciated. The MPAC presentation can be found on my website. Young at Art: Some of Ottawa’s best young artists will be recognized at Young at Art 2017 at community galleries citywide. Check out some of our own Ward 9 participants at Ben Franklin Place from now until May 14th! For more information, please see the following link. 7th Annual Ward 9 Fun Day: This year’s Fun Day will be held at Parkwood Hills Park on June 10th. Featuring Bouncy Castles, Little Ray’s Reptiles, Face Painting, a Circus Performer, and more! The event is completely free. See you there. Until next time, Keith Your feedback is important. Contact me: Tel: 613.580.2479 Email: ward9@ottawa.ca Website: www.keithegli.ca 14 Nepean-Barrhaven News - Thursday, April 27, 2017

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rue to its promise, the federal government has introduced legislation to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Canada as early as June 2018. On April 20 — 4/20, a significant day for pot-smokers everywhere — throngs of people showed up to toke on Parliament Hill in support of marijuana legalization. Within the collection of pot legalization bills tabled in the House of Commons on April 13, adults would be allowed to have up to 30 grams of dried cannabis in their possession and can cultivate four plants in their homes. At the same time, fines for trafficking marijuana to minors would be severe, while the sale of edible cannabis products and crossborder trafficking remains illegal. The government is citing the new bills as a robust legal means to keep marijuana out of the hands of Canadian youth, while better regulating the safe supply and distribution in the market. According to dozens of polls, the majority of Canadians support the legalization of marijuana. But there are many who don’t, among them medical professionals, some law enforcement officials and the insurance industry. One key concern is the lack of understand-

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But those opposed say the prevalence of the drug and the reduced stigma around its use may actually contribute to greater access and use of cannabis among kids. One may be hard-pressed to find an adult born in the ‘70s that hasn’t tried the drug illicitly in their youth. But there are questions whether greater use among young people as marijuana becomes more accepted in society could lead to longterm societal health issues. The jury is out on the addictiveness of marijuana, but studies note that one in eight users becomes dependent on the drug. A number of studies over the years have also linked excessive marijuana use among teens to schizophrenia. While most doctors would agree that marijuana doesn’t cause psychosis on its own, there is evidence showing that those with a family history of mental illness are two times as likely to develop schizophrenia if they use cannabis than those who don’t. In its report, the CACP warn that allowing homegrown cultivation will fuel the black market in cannabis and that the four-plant limit proposed under the legislation is impossible to enforce. The police chiefs further note that home cultivation is in direct contradiction with the government’s promise to create a highly-regulated environment that minimizes youth access to the drugs. And unlike alcohol, marijuana very much revolves around a sharing culture, which to me suggests a greater likelihood of peer pressure for use, especially with the justification that it’s now legal. Moreover, with edibles out under the new legislation, smoking is in. In a legalized environment, that means a non-user like me will be exposed to the smoke and the effects of the skunkweed, indeed whether I like it or not. I’ve walked down the canal-sides of Amsterdam. Headache city, man. Until the government can appropriately address some of the major concerns around legalizing marijuana, the bills should be shelved. Let’s hope sober heads prevail. In this particular instance, I’m counting on the Senate.

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Ottawa edging out Calgary for green, LEED certified buildings BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

While Ottawa and Calgary are tied for the number of city buildings that are constructed to be environmentally sustainable, we may be in the lead, staff said at the environment committee meeting on April 18. Right now, officially, we have 25 – as does Calgary, staff said the number may have jumped

to 26. Three new buildings received LEED, an accreditation for construction that meets certain sustainability requirements, were certified in 2016. The new OC Transpo Articulated Bus Garage and Dispatch Building was certified, along with the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata and the Greenboro Community Centre expansion. Staff said the bus garage was

a challenge to get certification because of the nature of the building. Committee chair David Chernushenko offered kudos that the garage was certified. The city council of the day decided all newly constructed municipal buildings with a footprint greater than 500 square metres would be designed and certified by the Canada Green Building Council in 2005. In 2015, the city’s environ-

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As part of a council approved bylaw review approved by city council in June 2015, the city wants to hear from you on the noise bylaws. The public consultations will be held online and at three workshops. The first of which, was held at the Greenboro Community Centre on April 25. The second was held at the McNabb Recreation Centre. The final one will be held at the Overbrook Community Centre on May 1. Roger Chapman, manager of bylaw services, wrote in an email that specific issues related to each of the by-laws were identified for review. “Consultation with the

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Transit chair mum on Confederation Line opening day BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

While the city may be readying to customers to ride the rails, transit chair Coun. Stephen Blais was surprisingly mum on the Confederation Line’s debut date. “It will open in 2018,” Blais said, declining to give an exact date when pressed. When council approved the $2.1 billion light rail project,

the anticipated start date was spring 2018. Blais said there has been no decision to change timelines. Transportation services general manager John Manconi said the city has “rigid testing protocols in place” and the trains will be fired up when everything is ready to go. “Day one is important, but so is post day one,” Manconi said. The Rideau Street sinkhole – or infrastructure failure as

the city has called it – caused about five months of interruption, Manconi said. The setbacks also mean Rideau Street will not be as “clean” as originally promised for Canada Day. There will be asphalt on some sidewalks and Rideau Transit Group, the consortium building the first phase of light rail, will pay for extra construction hoarding, signs and promotional rail material, Manconi said.

“Will it be perfect? No,” he added. “We had a sinkhole that impacted a lot of activities significantly in that tunnel.” The downtown tunnel has also been plagued with reports of unsafe working conditions. Manconi said RTG has a fairly good record, despite some of the perceptions held by the public. Manconi specifically spoke to the issue of the employee who reported an injury anony-

mously to the media. “The employee didn’t report the injury to the employer,” Manconi said, adding RTG is required to meet the provincial safety requirements. Manconi also said rumours the Ministry of Labour shut down the Lyon Street tunnel are false. “We have to deal with facts, these are human lives,” he said. Ottawa and District Labour Council president Sean McKenny meets with head of

the rail implementation office Steve Cripps and Manconi monthly to talk about concerns, Manconi said. “It’s a busy place, it’s hard work and intense,” Manconi said, adding he takes issue with the characterization workers are “racing to finish” work on the tunnel. “We need to remind ourselves, we had a massive sinkhole,” Manconi said. No one got hurt, no one died.”

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When the Confederation Line opens in 2018, the city wants customers to be ready to ride the rails. The transit commission heard on April 19 that the $1 million Ready for Rail campaign will roll out next month. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney expressed concern that the bulk of the money for the campaign went to consultants that helped created the marketing program.

“One million is a good chunk of change,” he said. Despite the concern, Tierney said he’s a big proponent of advertising to make sure residents are kept abreast of all the changes happening to the city’s transit system. Tierney even sported a shirt with the Confederation Line map on it. Transportation services GM John Manconi said the budget was no means busted by hiring consultants to pave the way. The consultants were $355,000 — approximately a third of the $1 million budget for

the marketing program. The rest of the money will pay for promotional materials and production. While transit commission chair Coun. Stephen Blais stopped short of giving a specific date for the opening of Confederation Line — only stating it’s to open in 2018 — he did say there would be a big communication push to ensure riders are ready for opening day. “On Day 1 we are going to have one the busiest light rail system in North America,” See TRANSIT, page 23

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Transit chair says riders want to know about changes Continued from page 22

Manconi said, adding it’s the job of OC Transpo staff to take care of customers from their door to their destination. Blais said the most important thing to riders will be what changes about their commute. “I think the message is getting out there slowly and this campaign will kick it up a notch,” he said. TRAIN CARS

The Alstom Citadis Spirit Cars will be able to hold 300 passengers apiece. At peak periods, the cars will be coupled, giving the trains the capacity to transport 600 people every five minutes or fewer. Each of the doors is done in black to make them noticeable on the train that has the same colour scheme as an OC Transpo bus. STATIONS

Confederation Line will have 13 stations. The line will run from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair. Each station will have a countdown to let riders know when the train is arriving. There will be bike parking, elevators, emergency phones, heated waiting areas and security cameras. Call buttons at the stations will transmit to a live operator to help customers navigate the new system. There will be washrooms at Tunney’s Pasture, Bayview, Hurdman and Blair stations. SENIORS

Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans expressed some concerns about seniors being able to take advantage of the free fare Wednesdays once the fare gates are in place. Seniors will be able to press a button to page a customer service rep on the ticket machines and be buzzed through, Manconi said, adding OC Transpo staff are considering a targeted campaign to give Presto cards to seniors Deans is particularly concerned because the Trillium Line will be getting the fare gates this year.

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Dollars for Dogs walk-a-thon returning to Nepean By Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com

The snow is gone, the maple trees tapped, the Easter eggs consumed and on May 28, Andrew Haydon Park will come to life with another spring tradition: the Dollars for Dogs walka-thon. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind’s 33rd annual Dollars for Dogs fundraiser will take dogs

and owners on a four kilometre walk through the Nepean park that day in support of guide dog and assistant dog training. Based on its success in previous years, event co-ordinator Steven Doucette said he has no doubt the popular walk will draw a crowd of supporters. “People like to support our organization, especially dog lovers,” Doucette said. “But it’s also the uniqueness of having

dozens of dogs there and dog people are very social and like to introduce their pets to each other.” As incentive to come early, the first 100 people to arrive for pre-walk registration and dog social starting at 9:30 a.m. will receive a prize. The walk itself will begin at 10:30, and participants who remain in the park after the walk will be rewarded with a barbecue and door prizes.

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Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind’s 33rd annual Dollars for Dogs fundraiser will take dogs and owners on a four kilometre walk through the Nepean Park that day in support of guide dog and assistant dog training. much about awareness and getting the word out there as it is about fundraising.” The annual event has also helped shape how the people have used Andrew Haydon Park over the years. Until 2009 dogs were forbidden in the park, though the city agreed to a one-day exception to the bylaw each year for the event

starting in 2005. Eventually, public consultations revealed that most people were in favour of making the park dog-friendly, so in 2009 the city opened up the park to dog walkers. For more information about Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, or to raise pledges in advance, visit guidedogs.ca.

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Ottawa sees rise in homeless youth needing shelters, permanent homes BY MICHELLE NASH BAKER michelle.nash@metroland.com

On any given night in Ottawa, there are at least 1,000 youth looking for shelter. Sometimes they are hopping couches, others find a spot at a shelter, others, if it’s warm enough, sleep on the street. For Elspeth McKay, executive director of Operation Come Home, an organization that helps hundreds of at-risk and homeless youth in Ottawa, something needs to change. “Young people are full of hope and want to get on with their lives,” McKay said. “Affordable housing is one piece, but not the only piece. They need to have education, or a business opportunity to succeed and to me that is the key.” Operation Come Home is one of a group of shelters and organizations that form the Alliance to End Homeless-

ness Ottawa. Together with its members, the Alliance gathers information and knowledge to help achieve an end to homelessness. The city adopted a 10-year housing and homelessness plan in 2013, which committed to ending chronic homelessness. Each year the alliance releases a progress report, to access Ottawa’s progress toward this goal. The report was released on April 11. In it, it found that while the number of youth staying within Ottawa’s youth shelters declined from 387 youth in 2015 to 287 in 2016, their average length of stay increased from 32 to 47 nights. However the proportion of young people aged 16-17 within youth shelters has increased. McKay said she was happy to see the number of youth has decreased but the report doesn’t properly reflect the number of youth living on the

street or in shelters. “Once they turn 18, they are allowed in an adult shelter,” McKay said, adding she understands the difficulty in capturing the number of youth properly. “The alliance report card reported only youth that are recorded in the shelter system,” she said. “It’s much more serious than the report card is laying out — it’s not their fault, they are just using the numbers that they have.” Operation Come Home defines youth as anyone between the ages of 16 to 24 years old, and so for her that is how she can comfortably estimate that there are more than 1,000 youth looking for permanent homes. Right now, McKay said, the city’s efforts to help find permanent homes is going in the right direction and coupled with new legislation that helps crown wards of the Children’s Aid Society to be supported until they are 18 years old, will help battle

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“There are a lot more individuals that could be in programs that could connect with housing, but housing doesn’t

much as finding homes for individuals. “The issue has to be tackled And that, she added, is what on prevention and those who Operation Come Home does. The organization offers an al- are already homeless,” she said. ternative option to completing THE PLAN high school, business opportuKeeping up with whether the nities and courses. “At the end of the day it city’s promise is on track is just comes down to motivation, and one of the things the report card some people are motivated to does said executive director, make a change and some people Mike Bulthuis. “The one message we want to aren’t,” McKay said. share, is there has been a lot of McKay said she believes that ending chronic homelessness is discussion of the services downa possibility, but that is made town, but a lot of them are tied possible through prevention as to ending homeless,” Bulthuis said.

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priate, safe housing is there. Just that the city is doing well, howbecause we have provided hous- ever there is still work that needs ing, it doesn’t mean their needs to be done. are gone.” “I think that it’s important to note things are going in the right direction,” Bulthuis said. “It’s (the report) a reminder. We are “It’s (the report) a reminder. We are committed to ending chronic in 2024. We have committed to ending chronic homelessness homelessness to ensure that plan is monitored, and right now some of the data in 2024. We have to ensure that plan is is going the wrong way.” monitored, and right now some of the data is Bulthuis added the concern of youth homelessness wasn’t going the wrong way.” necessarily as prominent in 2013 Mike Bulthuis as they seem to be now and because of the rise, the city and the alliance should check in on exist — really what we need, The progress included that a regular basis to recognize paris to allow the shelter to be an the number of men using shel- ticular issues. emergency response and that ters has declined, but Bulthuis Other areas that the report can only happen when appro- said although the report shows has found has increased is older

women, finding more single women are residing in shelters and their average length of stay is not declining as it is among men. In particular, a growing number of older women are staying for longer periods in shelter due to a lack of alternative options to meet their health and housing needs. From 2015 to 2016, shelters saw a 20.1 per cent increase in the number of women over 50 and a 31.2 per cent increase among those over 60. For women over 60, their average length of stay increased from 76 days in 2014, to 82 days in 2015, to 86 days in 2016. The full report is available to view on the alliance’s website at endhomelessnessottawa.ca.

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The sports dome at Ben Franklin Park will lay low until May, the dome’s management said on April 18. The Superdome on Knoxdale Road, operated by Kanatabased TMSI Sports Management, deflated on April 10 after a tear opened near the bottom and quickly spread upward. Several people were inside at the time, but no one was injured. Staff at TMSI Sports Management originally planned to have the structure open for business by April 14, but company vice-president Rob Knights said on April 18 the dome would likely be grounded for several weeks more. “We’re hoping for early May, the first week of May, to have it up and operational again for clients to come in and use it,” Knights said. Knights said management struggled at first to find a com-

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Rob Knights, vice president of TMSI Sports Management, said the deflated sports dome at Ben Franklin Park would likely remain grounded until May due to poor weather and a shortage of repair technicians. pany to service the dome, since local companies were tied up with taking down the city’s seasonal domes in preparation for summer. “So we had to bring in a re-

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April 27

Clicking, Flicking and Tweeting: Social Networking Controversy. 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Ottawa Library Emerald Plaza Branch. Join the discussion with Chris Taylor from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group. To attend this free seminar, please register at any library branch.

joy live entertainment with our Elvis impersonator along with some new friends and refreshments at our open house between 1 and 4pm. Please RSVP as seating is limited. 1 Mill Hill Rd. 613-608-4749.

7:00pm, City View Community Assn. AGM: speeding traffic, Const. Sherry Jordan, D. Frobel Park update, splash pad, infill, Rick Chiarelli.  More info at www.OurCityView.ca, 6 Epworth Ave., new Location*City View United Church Hall. All welcome.

Savoyards in Song present “Oceans of Harmony: on and underwater” directed by Gloria Jean Nagy Cityview United Church, 7:30 p.m. Solos, duets and ensembles from musical theatre and Gilbert and Sullivan and also Canadian ensembles by Stan Rogers, Connie Kaldor and others. General admission at the door $15 or by calling 613-829-4402. www. savoyardsinsong.ca

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May 6

Pregnacy and Infant Loss Film Night and panel discussion. Free admission. Refreshments for sale. Donations in support of Roger’s House perinatal hospice and Aaron’s Butterfly Run Ottawa/Gatineau. 7 p.m. Sunnyside Wesleyan Church, 58 Grosvenor Ave. The Nepean All-City Jazz Band 30th Anniversary Concert at 7:30 p.m., at LongfieldsDavidson Heights Secondary School, 149 Berrigan Dr. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $15 for students/seniors. There will be displays of memorabilia from the 30 years of NACJB, including uniforms, photos, press clippings, awards, etc. There will be a special performance by the NACJB Alumni Band, made up of former NACJB members going right back to year one in 1987.

April 29

Lasagna Dinner & Craft Market, 5 to 7pm. Crafts until 8pm. Featuring jewelry, scarves, cards, artwork and tea . Merivale United Church 1876 Merivale Rd. Help support our heritage building. For information call 613-825-4949

April 30

Barrhaven Lions’ Pancake Breakfast — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fire Station #47, 3559 Greenbank Rd. Admission $6 for Adults; $4 for Children 2-12; and Under 2 - Free. Proceeds to the Children’s Wish Foundation. Come join Robertson House Retirement Residence to en-

Valleystream Tennis Club Open House from 10am - 2pm, 3412 Richmond Rd. Three tennis courts and four pickleball courts. Early bird registration rates until May 6. For more information visit http:// qualicum.org/valleystreamtennis-club/ Spring Flower Show, 1 to 4 p.m. at City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave. Members of the Nepean Horticultural Society display tulips, other spring bulbs, house plants and flower arrangements in 60 categories to be judged and awarded prizes. Opportunity table with recycled garden items for sale. Refreshments. Free admission. For more information: Elaine at 613-721-2048 or nhs. elaine@gmail.com. Nepean Nomads Walking Club are hosting a walk from the Broadway Bar & Grill, 1896 Prince of Wales Dr. Group start time is 9 a.m. or you may start the walk anytime up till 10.30 a.m. There is a choice of 5 km or 10 km – easy walking suitable for everyone. Further details at nepeannomads.com.

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Try lawn bowls at the Nepean Club, Nepean Sportsplex 1701 Woodroffe on May 6 10 AM – 3 PM and May 9 & 11 1-3 and 7-8 PM. Equipment & Instruction supplied. Information at 613-825-4345.

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If you are a volunteer at heart, like to help others, looking for an active women’s group of like-minded women, then join us where it all starts. IODE Walter Baker Chapter meeting 1:00pm, 229 Colonnade Rd. S. We’d love to see you there. For more info call 613-592-8369 or visit www.iodewalterbaker. weebly.com.

May 26 Friends of the Farm Tree Tour at 2pm Bldg 72. Flowers in Trees at the Arboretum. Learn how flowers and pollination are key to tree survival. Free and open to the public, register at trees@friendsofthefarm.ca, donations kindly accepted 613230-3276 friendsofthefarm.ca/ arboretum-tree-tours/

Biggest Lobsterfest of the year/ Chicken also available. Centurion Center, 170 Colonnade Rd. South (free parking). Cash bar 5:30pm, dinner 6:30pm, dancing 8:00pm, Silent Auction. Lobster ticket $70. Chicken ticket $60. Contact p.mccumber@rogers.com or call 613-723-8971. Proceeds to organizations supported by Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West.

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Ottawa West Women’s Connection Event at 9:15 a.m. with speaker Celeste Zugec, and she is also the singer and special feature presenter. Arlington Woods Hall, 225 McClelland Ave. Included in the $5 and first timers $2 cost is: fun, food, door prizes and childcare. For reservations call: 613721-1257.

May 10

Creating container gardening with landscape designer Christine Libon. Barrhaven Garden Club at 7:30 p.m. 76 Larkin Dr. Guests $3. Info 613 825-4257, barrhqavengardenclub.ca.

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Dollars for Dogs is a fundraiser in support of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind at Andrew Haydon Park, 3169 Carling Ave. All well-behaved, leashed dogs welcome. You and your pooch can join in the dog social, then walk four kilometres through the park, and stay around for a barbecue and plenty of door prizes. The dog social and registration is from 9:30-10:15am, with the walk starting at 10:30. Pay $30 onsite to participate or waive the entry fee by obtaining pledges in advance. Entry forms are available by emailing events@ guidedogs.ca. You can also sign up for the event online at www.guidedogs.ca. The first 100 to show up receive a free grab bag with treats for you and your pooch.

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