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A group of residents in Carlsbad Springs are upset about what they perceive as a conflict of interest.

They are upset that a ministry project officer assigned to the environmental assessment for the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre – which they oppose – used to work for a company who did work on the EA. Andrew Evers, a special project officer at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, used to work for Golder Associates as an environmental specialist.

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He said unless Evers is close friends with people who are highly involved in the file, or people who have a high financial stake or own Golder and care about all files, he isn’t working in an appearance of conflict of interest, in Conacher’s opinion.

A provincial employee in that position would be asked to disclose that information to his or her ethics executive.

As of press time, the CRRRC had an environmental assessment submitted to the ministry and a ministry response was expected back at any time. A notice had appeared in Chesterville, Ont., newspaper indicating that the review was available on the ministry website, but it had not yet been posted.

Ministry staff indicated it would be available on April 15.

Another Ontario group similar to Dump This Dump 2 that opposes a project in Oxford County, Ont., also sent a letter to the ministry voicing concerns about Evers working as the project officer on a project they oppose.

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Brianna Sanko, a Grade 10 student, will wrap up her cancer awareness and fundraising project on May 1 with a party at Hairtech Coiffure in Orléans.

Brianna’s Challenge, as the project is officially called, stemmed from the need to complete a Grade 10 personal project as a part of the International Baccalaureat program at Gisèle-Lalonde High School.

She set a goal to raise $10,000 for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation by the end of her Grade 10 year.

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The three girls participating will cut off at least eight inches to donate to be made into wigs. Two boys also participating will shave their heads.

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Stylists at Hairtech Coiffure volunteered to host the students for their hair cuts. Two stylists at the salon also plan to shave their heads alongside the students on May 1.

“We’ll have people cut their hair every 20 minutes to half hour,” Brianna said. “I think it’s really amazing to see how people want to do their part and help.”

Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation community events coordinator Grace Moreland said the funds raised will go to support a variety of programs, including research, cancer coaching, and other supports.

The event will feature a local radio station, cotton candy and food sales, and a silent auction to get Brianna closer to her fundraising goal. She also will have hockey memorabilia including a signed jersey and stick up for grabs in a raffle.

Through fundraising events, corporate donations and sales at her school during lunch time, she’s already raised more than $7,000. With two events left, she expects to reach her $10,000 fundraising target.

“I’m thinking now, with the events coming up and the support of the community I’m going to go beyond that,” she said.

Brianna’s Challenge BBQ Fundraiser will be held at Hairtech Coiffure at 180B Vanguard Drive from 12 to 3 p.m. on May 1.

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he people of Jasmine Crescent in the city’s east end took to the streets to show their disgust with gang violence on April 10.

Three killings on a street within a year prompted the community to rise up and say enough is enough.

But that sentiment is not unique to Jasmine Crescent. There are other problem areas of the city when it comes to gang activity and violence.

And all areas of the city, regardless of the neighbourhood, are vulnerable to thuggish behaviour if the police don’t have the resources to keep a lid on lawlessness.

Getting vocal and visible is one way to let politicians know it’s a problem we won’t ignore, and that it needs fixing.

If stopping gang violence is a priority for the people of Ottawa – more so than speeding or police investigations into crimes such as fraud, missing persons or break and enters – then the people should let their elected representatives know that.

There will always be bad people. No city

councillor can stop all crime. But we can have our police make Ottawa a difficult place to be a criminal. That’s the best we can hope for, and that hope will fade if changes aren’t made.

The allocation of police resources is decided by people who are paid by our property taxes.

The police budget is limited by city council’s willingness to increase spending.

But the current council has been focused on keeping tax increases at or below the rate of inflation. Clearly the rate of crime – and especially the rate of random deaths – should be the rate councillors concentrate on.

The buck may stop with thrifty spenders, but bullets don’t stop for anyone.

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or many of you, the April days go by much as they always do. It snows, it gets warmer, it snows, you get the snow tires off, you wish you didn’t. You see what’s in the yard, left over from last fall. Just another spring.

But for some, this April is very different. It is an April without hockey playoffs. In Ottawa we have been spoiled in the past decade or so. Most Aprils have had hockey playoffs in them, with the Ottawa Senators participating, at least for a while. Not so this year.

Nor are there hockey playoffs for fans of other Canadian teams — in Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and, of course, Toronto.

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We can also worry about our income tax, the thing that we just noticed fell off the house during the winter, the taxi industry, the vehicles the government sells to Saudi Arabia. If all of this seems too trivial, then we can worry about the government of Spain threatening to put an end to the afternoon siesta. If you lived there you couldn’t even escape hockey by taking a nap.

One thing about taking a nap is that it relaxes you, and maybe that’s what we all need to try while others are worrying through the hockey playoffs — relax. Although we are accustomed to being tense when our sports teams are playing big games, the absence of playoffs gives us the opportunity to try

something less tense.

That would entail gardening, perhaps, or reading a book, or riding a bicycle or taking long walks in the nice places that don’t have snow anymore. Look at the sky, listen to the birds and try not to think about the Ottawa Senators coaching staff. They’ll still be there at the end of the summer.

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have a confession to make: I rarely eat in restaurants.

There are a number of reasons for my choice. Chief among them is the cost of eating out.But after eating in a slew of chain restaurants recently, I’d add two more reasons to the list. The portion sizes are ridiculously, out-ofthis-world enormous, and frankly, the food isn’t great quality. (Read: I can make tastier, healthier food at home).

On two recent trips to Southwestern Ontario, I was lucky enough to receive daily invitations to restaurant breakfasts and dinners. There was little time to cook for myself during my busy schedule, so I gratefully accepted. Most of the time, we were at chain restaurants, places that would be familiar to many in Ottawa.

What an eye-opening experience. The first thing that struck me was the size of the portions. One evening, I attempted to order one of the healthier looking items on the dinner menu, which was a chicken and broccoli linguini. When the enormous bowl arrived, I had to catch myself from sucking in my breath in shock. There was enough pasta in there to feed my entire family of five. The equivalent of two chicken breasts sliced up. And yet it was all for me.

Don’t get me started on the big breakfast. Three eggs appears to be the new norm for the basic breakfast. Three eggs! Plates loaded up with potatoes, a quarter pound of bacon, two slices of toast. It was phenomenal.

But are the days of the big breakfast coming to an end?

Starting in 2017, Ontario chain restaurants and other food providers will be required to post calorie counts on menus, right next to the item description and price. It’s a practice already in place in many states in the U.S. Health advocates in Ontario believe posting calorie counts will dissuade a lot of people from ordering massive plates of food, or those sneaky calorie-packed breakfast sandwiches, specialty coffees and soft drinks.

Last May, Ontario passed the Healthy Menu Choices Act. Restaurants and food providers with more than 20 Ontario locations that do $5 million or more in business each year will be affected. Under the new legislation calorie information must

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse be displayed as prominently as price.

The same food providers affected will have to post information about foods contain high levels of sodium, although not necessarily on the menu.

“The Act will have broad application, applying not only to quick service restaurants, but also to convenience stores, grocery stores, movie theatres or other businesses that prepare meals for immediate consumption, either on the premises or elsewhere,” noted a group of legal minds at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP when the act was adopted last year.

The Fitness Industry Council of Canada has been advocating for caloric menu labelling (CML) since 2012. The council created a campaign called Menu Truth, citing Public Health Agency of Canada numbers that show the current yearly economic costs associated with obesity are around $7.1 billion nationally. The organization argues that consumer awareness regarding restaurant purchases will have a positive impact on what customers choose to eat.

Those in the restaurant industry disagree. The Ontario vice-president of industry association Restaurants Canada told the CBC in April that calorie counts can’t always be accurately listed due to varying portion sizes, and that CML it won’t make a difference to consumers anyway.

“It has been found that more information on the menu actually leads to confusion, which makes it less likely that customers will use the information,” James Rilett said.

When the government introduced the legislation in 2014, it noted that the Province of Ontario, alone, spends $4.5 billion on healthcare costs associated with obesity annually, including increasing treatment costs for diabetes. One of the biggest concerns of then Health Minister Deb Matthews, was the impact of high caloric foods on children.

Nearly one-third of Ontario children are overweight or obese, according to Public Health Ontario, a devastating trend the province hopes this legislation will help curb.

If the Ontario government and public health advocates are right, visible calorie counts on menus will cause consumers to pause before ordering that 600-calorie dessert brownie or 800-calorie milkshake, trimming down waist sizes and ultimately provincial healthcare spending.

Letters to the Editor Make the city’s tax system fairer for all To the editor: Disgusting! That was my instant reaction to the proposed water rate increase.

The city has done a fine job ‘educating’ people about the need to save water, but now, when they did learn to do it, the city ‘is not making enough money’ and wants to increase the rates by 6%. There’s also talk about a flat charge, which would be a money grab, similar to the one Enbridge used when they introduced their ‘customer charge’ - $20 they take every month just for nothing.

And that’s in addition to the charges all the services/utilities, including Ottawa tax roll and water and sewer service, are taking now for ‘putting new names on the account’ when people move.

Isn’t it part of their job?

And this is on top of the antiquated city taxes that we have in the form of ‘property tax’.

This tax, similar to the other flat charges, doesn’t take into account how many people use the services, how much they use, and how high their incomes are, while we are

supposed to pay to the city for the services.

Federal and provincial taxes take into account people’s incomes, and those plus actual usage charge should be the basis of the city taxation.

Not to mention the fact that property taxes are raised by 2% a year, while inflation rate (by which salaries are increased) is 1.3%.

Which actually means the city makes people’s financial situations worse, especially of those on fixed incomes.

I don’t understand why citizen vote for the people who promise to increase their taxes and lower their living standards.

Instead the city should look at the disgustingly high salaries of the city management — over $350 000 and over $100 000 for police officers. That’s where one should save.

One can also mention ridiculous campaigns to replace all hydro meters, even absolutely new ones, by smart metres, with no savings to show except unneces-

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As to the aging infrastructure and other capital expenditure, cities have to get more from the federal government, which collects most of our taxes.

The same goes for the provincial government, which, as I remember, downloaded a lot of their responsibilities on cities.

We were much better off, for example, when our school boards collected and spent their own taxes. And why do our property taxes as well as water and hydro charges go to Toronto? All this money should stay in the city.

People want a responsible and fair government really taking care of the environment and the residents’ needs.

Flat rate water (and other) charges as well as the ever increasing city taxes based on speculative property values and not people’s incomes and actual usage are not fair and have to be revised.

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Council approves changes to taxi bylaw making Uber legal report that cameras weren’t necessary for the safety of riders because the app gives the plate numRide-sharing companies like ber, car description and driver picUber will be able to operate after ture to the rider. In addition, all city council approved a slate of trips are paid for electronically, so recommendations to the city’s car there isn’t the same anonymity as there is with cash transactions in for hire bylaw on April 13.

The recommendations were a cab.

But some councillors saw it as nearly a year in the making and not only allow for private trans- more than just a way to identify portation companies to operate, both parties.

“I think we are going to end up but also take the handcuffs off the taxi industry, said the community doing it anyway,” Chiarelli said and protective services committee of forcing private drivers to have cameras in the cars. “The only chair, Coun. Diane Deans.

But not all cab drivers were op- difference is, if we wait, we will be doing it from a position of reacting timistic about the changes.

“Do you know what the hell rather than a position of leadership.”

River Coun. Riley Brockington you’re doing?” yelled Tony Hajjar as he left council chambers fol- introduced a motion that would relowing the decision. “There’s go- quire staff to compile data on coming to be a lot of houses going up plaints from consumers over the first for sale. You’ve ruined the lives of year Uber is in service. Staff will report back with the data and council 2,000 families.”

Hajjar is a long-time cab driver can determine if cameras are needed who spoke during the marathon, at that time.

The motion passed, with many 18-hour community and protecERIN/MCCRACKEN/METROLAND tive services meeting that consid- saying it was a good compromise Ottawa-based Uber drivers Eric Berry, left, Eugene Pascal and Jamie Brisson look on during the April 13 because it maintains public safety ered the changes.

Hajjar said he paid $160,000 without creating an undue barrier council meeting as councillors discuss the taxi bylaw in Ottawa. Uber will be legal in the city in September. for entry into the marketplace. for his taxi plate.

But some felt council shouldn’t He added he’s getting ready for nearly a year and a half illegally.

Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott company. to retire, but will have to keep be concerned with whether the cost Moffatt introduced a motion to “It’s not right,” he said.

“And we’ve bent far enough alworking now that his plate will be of a camera was a barrier for Uber reduce the insurance requirements ready,” he said.

Kanata North Coun. Marianne drivers. worthless. for taxis and PTC drivers from $5 But Moffatt said the City of To- Wilkinson said she was uncomGloucester-South Nepean million in liability to $2 million. ronto has determined that $2 mil- fortable with allowing Uber to Council spent the better part of the day debating the slate of Coun. Michael Qaqish said coun- Drivers will have to have com- lion is enough and Ottawa should operate, but said there had to be changes, with a number of mo- cil shouldn’t be bending over back- mercial insurance. The motion follow suit. some regulations in place or Uber tions aimed at softening the blow wards to accommodate a “corporate squeaked by with 13 councillors in Moffatt also introduced as part would “run rampant.” for taxi drivers and keeping watch bully” who started operating in Ot- favour and 11 opposed.

Capital Coun. David Cherof his insurance motion to allow on Uber, which entered the Otta- tawa by snubbing their nose at curKnoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith four non-transferrable taxi plates to nushenko said he didn’t like the wa market illegally 14 months ago. rent regulations.

Egli was concerned about whether be doled out this year, once the new way the review came about and Chiarelli questioned the collection $2 million would be enough in the bylaw is in place. cautioned Uber that while the CAMERAS of data, saying Uber would have to case of a catastrophic crash. door may be open for them, it’s ACCESSIBILITY There was a lot of debate about voluntarily hand over complaints now also open for competitors.

“For me it’s about the safety of the possibility of in-vehicle camer- unless something escalated to in- my residents,” he said. “It’s a disserUnder the new bylaw, Uber will He said he’d look to staff to as being required for private trans- volve police. have to pay a per-ride levy of 11 continue to enforce the city’s vice to the public at large.” portation companies. KPMG, the City solicitor Rick O’Connor Cumberland Coun. Stephen cents, due to the fact that it doesn’t bylaws both now and once the consultants the city hired to do said the data could be obtained by Blais was also opposed, saying offer accessible service that meets change takes place Sept. 30. the background research for the encouraging residents to submit council should only bend its prin- the city standards.

“We will keeping an eye on review of the bylaw, said in the complaints about Uber to the city. ciples so far to accommodate one Taxis will continue to have the you,” he said to Uber representa$9-million contract for ParaTrans- tives in the gallery. po service under the new rules.

Deputy city clerk Susan Jones Advocate Catherine Gardner said the city has already laid 188 TOPICS COVERED: says those with mobility issues got charges against Uber drivers • Parenting arrangements after divorce • Division of assets and debts left out of the equation. and will keep doing so until the (with particular attention to pensions and the matrimonial home) “What does the levy mean in changes are enacted in Septem• Spousal support • Child support • Common law situations terms of creating new service?” she ber. She said city staff will remain • Life insurance • Wills • CPP • Children’s property and more asked, saying those with mobility vigilant on enforcement once the SEMINAR LEADER: Evita Roche issues would like to be able to take new regulations are in place as Evita Roche was Canada’s first full-time lawyer-mediator. advantage of cheaper rides as well. well.

Since 1979 she has helped over 5,000 couples mediate the issues Gardner added not everyone Mayor Jim Watson, who arising from their separation. In the 1990’s, Evita was a Professor with mobility issues qualifies for changed his tune on ride sharof family law and mediation at the University of Ottawa law school, ParaTranspo and she worries the ing programs after what he called where she received the first Excellence in Teaching Award. changes may cause some cab drivers overwhelming support from the Her private practice is restricted to separation and divorce mediation, to abandon their accessible plates in public, said taxi drivers will have to Divorce University is a half-day seminar and she frequently delivers seminars on subjects related to family law. favour of driving for Uber. adjust to the competition.

She also writes a monthly column in Tone Magazine.

After a day of debates and more about separation and divorce.

“Taxis have had a near monopothan half a dozen motions, coun- ly for decades,” he said. “They will YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED: cil voted in favour of the slate of have to adjust to changes in the Ample time will be provided for Evita to answer all your questions changes to the industry, with only marketplace.” (in simple English) about separation and divorce. one member dissenting.

Watson added some drivers, who West Carleton Coun. Eli El- were paying nearly $2,000 a month WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 9:30–11:30 am The seminar is completely free, but pre-registration is required.

Chantiry, said on the Internation- to rent plates, may welcome the WHERE: Downtown Ottawa For more information about the seminar, or to register, contact Evita at: al Day against Bullying, council change as Uber will likely drive the evitar@sympatico.ca shouldn’t reward Uber by operating cost of taxi plates down.

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CHEO Telethon campaign launch unveils student’s winning design Megan DeLaire mdelaire@metroland.com

With the launch of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s annual telethon campaign at Sir Robert Borden High School on April 12, high school student Andrea McMullin’s artwork went public in a big way.

That’s because McMullin, 16, produced the winning design that will be featured on all of the telethon’s materials, including the CHEO Foundation’s telethon clothing line.

“This logo is going to be seen all over the city,” Mayor Jim Watson said at the event.

“And it’s going to remind people to go to the CHEO telethon … and to be generous.”

The telethon will take place on June 4 and 5, and will be broadcast on CTV. Each year, CHEO invites students in high schools across Ottawa to submit their designs, and the Nepean school is already well acquainted with the campaign, having produced another winning design as recently as 2014.

McMullin’s design was put on display for students, teachers, telethon host Graham Richardson, Merivale-Knoxdale Coun.

Keith Egli, Ottawa Carleton District School Board trustee Donna Blackburn and Watson, during the official campaign launch at the school.

Working with the telethon’s Be a SuperHERO for CHEO theme, her entry gives the CHEO Bear a retro-style superhero makeover complete with a blue unitard, a red cape and a heroic stance.

“It’s crazy, it’s surreal. I wasn’t aware that it was such a big deal going into it,” McMullin said. “Then I ended up winning and there’s so much stuff going on. The fact that I’ll be driving down the street and probably see the logo that I designed is crazy.”

For McMullin, contributing to the hospital’s fundraising telethon is an opportunity to give back to an institution that helped her as a child.

“When I was younger I went to CHEO a few times,” she said. “I was a little clumsy, and I got injured here and there.”

In fact, McMullin spent three nights there when she was nine years old after she broke and dislocated her arm while playing with her brother and a friend. The injury required surgery.

“I do know it’s a great hospital,” she said.

“Everyone was super friendly, and it’s very effective.”

For its role in the campaign, the school received a $1,000 award while McMullin took home an Apple iPad. The annual telethon is one of the CHEO Foundation’s biggest fundraising events each spring, raising millions of dollars for the hospital over two days. In 2015, the telethon generated a record-breaking $7.9 million in donations, which helped the hospital purchase a new high-tech portable X-ray machine.

Proceeds from this year’s fundraiser will help CHEO purchase specialized medical equipment, conduct life-saving research, train staff and provide toys, games and crafts to the hospital’s young patients.

“We have one of the best children’s hospitals not in Ontario, but in all of Canada,” Watson said. “And we are able to keep that hospital going not just because the government puts money into it … but because the

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Sir Robert Borden High School student Andrea McMullin is joined onstage by dignataries as she displays her winning design for CHEO’s 2016 telethon during the campaign’s launch at the school on April 12.

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Residents want more say in water rate policy changes Megan DeLaire

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The city’s final water rate consultation meeting on April 7 left residents at the Nepean Sportsplex feeling like the consultation process should be far from over.

With proposed changes to stormwater, wastewater and water rate structures scheduled to go to the environment committee on May 17, residents pleaded with city staff to take more time to weigh the options and adjust them based on public feedback.

Several residents condemned the city’s less than three-week-long consultation period, with one man citing the May 2015 treasurer’s report Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Rate Structure Review, which recommends that staff present an updated rate structure to council within the first quarter of 2016 following a public consultation period that should begin in the fall 2015.

The city held its first public consultation meeting on March 21.

“I’ve been to four meetings; this is my fourth meeting now,” said Shirley Dolan, a rural resident and president of the Carleton Landowners Association.

“There have been a lot of similar comments, and I think that there’s a lot to consider before getting a report out in one month and then having a week to look at it before going to the environmental committee.”

Agnes Warda, president of the Glens Community Association in Nepean, suggested staff should have sought public input earlier in the process of developing new rate structures.

“In Ottawa, the system is set up that the decision is being made and we are only involved in the last stage,” Warda said.

“I’m looking around the room and there’s a lot of bright people who come with excellent ideas. Why did the city to decide to exclude the greater public at the beginning of the work when we could come up with ideas and we could be useful?

Right now we are just disappointed.”

The city’s recommendations include changes to water rates – like creating a flat rate for each property for drinking water – but most residents at the meeting were concerned about proposed changes to stormwater rates.

Currently, the stormwater fee is calculated as a percentage of the sewer rate, which is calculated as a percentage of the water rate, so residents are charged for the three services based on the amount of drinking water consumed.

Under the current structure, residents who don’t pay a water bill or sewage bill – those on well water and septic systems – don’t pay a stormwater bill.

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So the city plans to separate the stormwater fee, adding it to the property tax bill as a special charge instead.

The aim of this change is to distribute the cost of the citywide service more fairly.

“Council looked … and we came up with some criteria,” said Capital Ward Coun. David Chernushenko, who chairs the city’s environment committee. “Above all else, (the new structure) had to be as fair as it could be to people, so that no one was being charged for a service they’re not getting, and so that people who were getting a service were being charged appropriately for it.”

According to staff, households currently pay more for stormwater services than businesses do, even though commercial buildings generate more runoff due to larger hard surface areas like rooftops, driveways and parking lots. The water rate review also explains that while the annual cost of supplying stormwater services to rural areas is about $8.4 million, rural residents are currently only paying $1.4 million.

Intent on separating the stormwater bill, the city is proposing three potential rate systems for stormwater: • a city-wide flat rate, • a rate based on property value, • a rate based on average hard surface area by property type.

“We already know that it’s not perfect,” Chernushenko

said of the staff recommendations. “We get the general sense after seven open houses of what people would like to see and not see … what we’ve been hearing in general is that it’s a blunt instrument.”

According to a show of hands, the crowd of more than 100 people at the Nepean meeting was mainly split between rural and suburban residents, and of those who offered input or asked questions during the meeting, many said they live in houses with well water and septic systems.

Some of the concerns and suggestions from residents included: • Rural and suburban lots have more water-permeable surfaces and are more absorbant than urban lots, contributing less to stormwater runoff.

• Some rural and suburban homeowners already have to pay out of pocket to maintain wells and septic systems, without benefitting from the same general level of service from the city as urban neighbourhoods.

• Many suburban and rural residents already collect significant amounts of rainwater with rain barrels that they pay for and maintain, diverting stormwater before it can become runoff. If the city is going to implement a citywide rate structure, it should include incentives and credits for installing rain barrels.

• Many culverts exist to drain and divert stormwater from roads, so culverts should be included in the road building budget, not paid for with stormwater fees.

• Given the diverse physical characteristics of urban, suburban and rural areas of the city, it wouldn’t be fair to apply the same rate structure to everyone.

Dixon Weir, general manager of the city’s environmental services, admitted that none of the three options proposed by the city for assessing stormwater fees offered a perfect balance of fairness for residents and cost-effectiveness for the city.

While a flat rate is the easiest to administer, it means applying the same rate across

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More than 100 residents attended the city’s final water rate structure meeting in Nepean on April 7, filling all of the seats, lining one wall, and standing in the doorway of the meeting hall. Although the meeting was their last chance to voice their concerns about the city’s proposed changes to water rates before staff suggestions go to the environment committee in May, many felt the public consultation process should continue. the city, regardless of hard surface or property type.

And while a hard surface based structure provides the most accurate assessment for each property type, it is also the most costly and time consuming for the city to implement.

“We’ve had wide, disparate consultations with a lot of different ideas and we’re

trying to take them in,” Wier said.

“Each of the three options as they exist today have advantages and disadvantages.

Through this consultation we’ve gotten a lot of input as to how to modify or adjust some of these … to reflect more the character of some of the communities.”

Weir added that a final re-

port containing staff recommendations would be available to the public on May 10, one week before staff present those recommendations to the environment committee.

“People are invited to come down to committee and have their input and speak directly to the councillors that sit on the environment committee.”

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Community rallies against violence on Jasmine Crescent Brier Dodge

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East end residents showed up at Lester B. Pearson high school on April 10 to send a message that Ottawa supports Jasmine Crescent and is sick and tired of violence in their community. The street has had a troubled time, with three murders in less than a year.

Residents and community leaders took part in a walk along Jasmine Crescent, from Lester B. Pearson to Gloucester High School, to rally against violence in their community. The walk was organized by Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, who invited representatives from nearby service organizations, sports clubs,

and schools and the community at large to walk holding large yellow signs in support of Jasmine Crescent moving forward as a united and safe community.

“We’ve had great discussions about how we can feel safe in our own communities, how we can connect as communities, and how we can make us feel like this is our home,” Tierney said.

Mayor Jim Watson attended the walk, and spoke to the crowd prior to the start.

“The whole community is coming together to say that we’re not going to tolerate a bunch of criminals coming in to our neighbourhood and shooting and stabbing and killing people,” Watson said.

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Family and teammates of murder victim Connor Stevenson, who was stabbed in one of the apartment buildings on Jasmine Cres. in April 2015, attended the walk as well.

Stevenson was a player with the North Gloucester Giants, which had about 30 players, dressed in jerseys with Stevenson’s initials and numbers, taking part in the event.

“We lost one of our players at the beginning of all this,” said North Gloucester Giants president Geoff Woodhouse. “So it comes close to our heart.”

He said it was important to have

youth take part in the walk and discussions, because they’ve got the best grip on what’s going on in the community.

Jake Mongeon, 14, of the Giants lives nearby and said he’s often on Jasmine Crescent or walks through the area with friends and teammates.

“It’s a little bit scary, actually,” he said. “You want to feel safe in your community, so I think it’s important to support the community and raise awareness for the ongoing violence.”

The walk was one of the first steps to creating a safer commu-

nity. Ideas to improve community safety have included creating a community association on Jasmine Crescent, and starting up a Neighbourhood Watch.

It’s important to implement programs before incidents happen, and not just react after a crime, said Hawa Mohamed. She represents the Somali Mothers association.

Youth need to have after school programs, such as homework clubs, or more access to part time jobs, in order to stay engaged and out of criminal activity, said the south Ottawa mother.

And, there needs to be a strong message sent to criminals – too many are getting away with murder, she said.

“If we catch the killers, they will consider their actions. Right now, they kill and they get away with it,” she said. “So we have to do better than we’re doing now.”

Community Police officer Const.

Brad Burleau said it’s encouraging to see how many people came out from all over the east end to support the community, and he hopes it’s the start of a better relationship between police and residents.

“The communities around this area are all coming together to send a message that there’s no community left behind,” he said.

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A task force has been formed to deal with issues at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, and its members have been given a June 1 deadline to deliver an action plan.

The troubled Innes Road jail has been plagued by complaints of staffing shortages, overcrowding, and recent inmate deaths, as well as complaints that inmates with mental health problems aren’t being helped, or are being placed in solitary confinement.

On March 25, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Yasir Naqvi announced a task force lead by the ministry to address capacity issues at the jail. The June 1 report deadline was set by Naqvi on April 12.

He announced the task force shortly after reports of inmates being forced to sleep in shower stalls, because overcrowding had got so bad within the facility.

The task force’s mandate is to develop an action plan to address overcrowding and capacity issues, and identify longterm solutions for health and safety of inmates and staff.

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Warren “Smokey” Thomas, the head of the correctional officers’ union – the Ontario Public Service Employee Union has even recently called for Naqvi’s resignation.

He said the jail is “still a horrible mess”, and the ministry will need to get more funding from the province in order to provide needed solutions. He’s also called on the ministry to allow media to go inside the jail so the public can see the conditions inside.

In a press release about the task force, Naqvi said that the status quo at the OCDC cannot continue.

His goals for Ontario’s transformation are a tall order, and changes that both those in correctional service as well as advocates have been pushing for. They include increased access to rehabilitation programs, increased mental health supports, and community-based reintegration partnerships.

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Project Beautiful shares the love with Ottawa women from shelter system Brier Dodge

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“Our desire is one day you’ll look back on this day, and remember that day someone saw the beauty in me that I couldn’t see.”

When a woman feels beautiful, there’s often a noticeable extra pep in her step.

A fresh haircut, or a new outfit, is usually a confidence boost. But not everyone has the ability to pop into a hair salon or go shopping on a whim.

Women from Cornerstone Community Housing were given the VIP treatment on April 10, with a full makeover organized by the Empowered Ladies Union, part of Rhema Christian Ministries.

“It was something I’ve never experienced before,” said Kathy Mills, who received a makeover. “I felt like I was a queen. It was overwhelming, but in a good way.”

The day started by being picked up in a stretch limousine from one of Cornerstone’s transitional houses downtown and then being taken to Hairtech Coiffure in Orléans.

The women received haircuts from hairdressers who all volunteered their time for Project Beautiful, followed by manicures and then makeup.

Before a photo shoot with volunteer photographers to capture their final looks, the women were also given a chance to pick out a new outfit.

“We were commenting (that) we

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Left, Pastor Judith Meikle speaks to the women who took part in Project Beautiful at the end of the makeover day. Above right, Kathy Mills shows off her makeover. weren’t expecting all this all,” Mills said.

Melanie Somers, a house manager with Cornerstone, said most of the women had never been to a spa before nor been driven in a limo.

The women have all lived, or currently live, in either a transitional housing home with Cornerstone or the emergency shelter.

Somers saw everyone “blossom” over the course of the day, including Mills, who started the day quietly, and was happily singing and striking

poses for photographs by day’s end.

“It’s a day they’re probably going to remember for the rest of their lives,” Somers said. “It’s very empowering, and a chance to feel the love.”

Loretta McEwan, an Orléans resident and volunteer with Rhema Christian Ministries, said Project Beautiful has been done in Toronto for five years but this is the first year it has been done in Ottawa.

At first, it was a challenge to find a salon willing to host the event, as the ones initially approached declined.

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Hairtech Coiffure, located just around the corner from McEwan’s Orléans home, was willing to accommodate the group and welcome the ladies in for a memorable day.

“It’s nice to be treated first class,” said Manon Simard, one of the salon’s owners. “They all said they feel like they won (lotto) 6/49.”

Somers said it was important for the women to receive a “loving embrace,” as many have experienced tough times and may not have felt genuine compassion in quite some time.

The Empowered Ladies Union volunteers reached out ahead of time, and have spent time devel-

oping relationships with the women prior to the makeovers.

The volunteers let the women know how much they are valued in speeches at the end of the day that had many of the women delicately wiping tears from their eyes so as not to ruin their newly styled eye makeup.

“I want you to know how much you are loved,” McEwan told them.

“Whatever you’ve been through, it doesn’t define you.”

Pastor Judith Meikle travelled from Toronto to be a part of the day in Ottawa. She told the women to remember how they felt at the end of the day, and carry the feeling forward.

“I just want to let you know, you’re beautiful,” she said.

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Poppy proceeds Executives of the Orléans branch of the Royal Canadian Legion presented cheques totalling $10,000 from this year’s Poppy Fund to local organizations on April 12 at the branch. From left, past president Ken Green, Jason Katsikaris from Shepherds of Good Hope, president Marty Keates, Terry Frederick from the Salvation Army, third vice-president Don Johns, Sean Wong, executive director of the Ottawa Mission, Katrina Au-Yong from the Military Family Resource Centre, and branch service officer Frank Stacey at the cheque presentation.

Council approves licensing for payday loans nity there are more than 30 outlets in a five-kilometre stretch between the Vanier Parkway and Montreal Road.

After council carried his motion, Fleury thanked the community for all their hard work on the project.

In addition to licensing new locations, the city will petition the province to limit the number of stores in low income areas. Fleury said that the province could require a certain amount of distance between locations; similar to the powers the city has for determining the location for strip clubs.

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Kucherepa said at a February press conference that council could also require a business license when a lender opens. The annual fee could be used by the community to mitigate some of the negative social impacts that can occur as a result of the payday loan cycle the borrowers can fall into.

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Gisele Bouvier, of the Ottawa poverty advocacy group ACORN – Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now – said she is excited to begin public consultations on how to license predatory payday loan companies such as Money Mart.

Council approved a mo-

tion by Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury on April 13 aimed at controlling the number of loan company outlets.

Bouvier said the Vanier area has the highest concentration of payday loan outlets in the country.

ACORN, along with the Vanier Community Association and the Vanier Business Improvement Area, have been working with the

councillor since November 2015, Bouvier said.

“We are happy about this latest step,” Bouvier said.

Fleury’s motion will initiate licensing for new payday loans locations.

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Capital Coun. David Chernushenko tries to defend his motion to initiate a study to determine the causes of traffic congestion on April 13.

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A motion by Capital Coun. David Chernushenko aimed at determining the root causes of traffic congestion faced a roadblock from suburban councillors on April 13.

Chernushenko said the study, which came with an estimated price tag of $80,000, would take a holistic approach at dealing with congestion.

“Our traditional methods are widening a road, or building a new road to deal with congestion,” Chernushenko said. “This would just give us more tools.”

Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder said the city’s investment in light rail is the way the city is attempting to deal with congestion.

“Suburban councillors supported LRT, even though some communities won’t see the benefit for years,” Harder said.

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lan Hubley called the motion a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

“It’s all about the tolls,” he said. “Commuters that come in from Kanata I can tell you which roads they are using.

This is a back door attempt to separate and create division between our communities.”

Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said he had a different opinion.

“I think looking forward we need to look at a number of things across the silos, are our transportation routes optimized? Are fares what they should be? Are we building the appropriate mixed-use communities to avoid long commutes?”

Leiper said traffic congestion isn’t a solely suburban problem.

“Just look at Island Park Drive,” he said.

Kanata North Coun.

Marianne Wilkinson said the main problem is the Greenbelt. She said the city needs to work with the National Capital Commission

on adapting it to be a green finger like in other cities, to help facilitate better planning.

“The Greenbelt is like a noose around our necks,” she said.

Mayor Jim Watson said he doesn’t see the benefit.

“In the report itself it talks about toll roads,” he said. “I hate to break it you, but Ottawa doesn’t have a congestion problem in the downtown. We are not Hong Kong or London. This motion would be a first step towards a road toll.”

Chernushenko said the intent was simply to reduce congestion in the most effective and cost efficient way possible. He added new roads aren’t always the solution.

“Toll roads are one option,” he said. “But there’s also things like high occupancy lanes, variable pricing in parking.”

The motion failed, with 15 members voting in opposition and eight in favour.

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City unleashes new pet store bylaw Jennifer McIntosh

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Council approved a change to the city’s pet shop bylaw on April 13 that will eventually ban the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats at pet stores.

The move to the all adoption model, or only allowing pets to be sold at retail outlets if they come from an animal rescue organization such as the Ottawa Humane Society, will take five years to take full effect.

Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper made a pitch to shorten the grace period down to three years, but it fell flat.

“That’s the time it takes to raise a newborn to a schoolaged child,” he said. “I think we can shorten that while still being fair to the businesses.”

There are currently only three stores in Ottawa that offer commercially bred dogs and cats for sale. Two are Pet World locations in the St. Laurent and Carlingwood shopping centres and the third is Little Critters at the Billings Bridge Shopping Centre.

Karen Greenberg, who owns Little Critters, told the community and protective

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services committee back on March 21 that she estimated puppy and kitten sales to represent about 20 per cent of her store’s business.

Leiper said that wasn’t a substantial percentage, and it shouldn’t take five years to move to another business model.

Councillors who debated the item at the committee level, weren’t eager to shorten the phase-in period.

But Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt took issue with the ban itself.

Staff undertook a review of the pet shop bylaw as a response to concerns about puppy mills and over population at area shelters.

The original report recommended grandfathering the three stores – which would have allowed them to continue to sell commercially bred animals with stricter rules around sourcing of the animals.

After dozens of animal rights activists spoke to the committee, they decided to go with a ban.

“Both sides said they could live with the decision,” said committee chair Diane Deans.

Moffatt said the ban was akin to sending someone to jail

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“But we tell them it’s OK, you can stay out of jail for five years,” he said.

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And the main goal moving forward to make the market better, Curry said, is to remove the bureaucratic box it is in right now.

“We are striving to build a creative, innovative retail area,” Curry said.

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Finding a balance touted as key to market changes Continued from page 23

• Create a not-for-profit Municipal Service Corporation to operate the market – city remains owner off the properties, council appoints a board of directors and sets powers and duties; the corporation would report annually to council.

The board would recruit retailers, oversee indoor and outdoor management and plan programming

and advertising for both markets and manage volunteers and fundraising opportunities.

• A proposed mission which will maximize the ByWard and Parkdale markets’ potential to be unique year-round gathering places and destinations to purchase local produce and goods as well as other services and products that meet the needs of local and city-

wide residents and tourists alike.

• Create and approve a public space.

• The city take a proactive bylaw enforcement on bars and night clubs.

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First up, Curry said is to revamp the George Street Plaza as an Ot-

tawa 2017 Legacy project.

Collins is working on the designs for the plaza, which he said will be finalized and presented for community input in May, construction beginning in September and be completed by July 2017.

a natural public space.

“We want to create a place where people say ‘I want to meet at George Street Plaza,’” Collins said.

Preliminary ideas Collins presented included adding greenery to the area, potentially add a water feature, fix the pedestrian crossing and make it a more pedestrian-friendly PUBLIC SPACE area.

Local residents welcomed the Collins said the goal is to create idea of a revamped public space, but highlighted the need to ensure the homeless and drug users don’t overtake the area.

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“We want to start liberating this, and that will be what we will be working on this year. We want to make it unique, but it will be a gradual transition as opportunities arise.”

COURT CURRY

“The success of the plaza will to be to work on a security plan,” Curry said.

When it comes to overhauling the current situation with the indoor and outdoor markets, Curry said the plan is to find a balance with the grandfathered rights of some longtime vendors and new opportunities.

“We want to start liberating this, and that will be what we will be working on this year,” Curry said.

“We want to make it unique, but it will be a gradual transition as opportunities arise.”

ARTISANS

A few residents mentioned the desire to have local artisans, with unique merchandise, sell their wares in the new model.

“Who will be on the board of directors?” asked local landlord, resident and business owner Donna Kerns.

Curry said the hope is to have new leadership for the market, and the final decision on how board members will be selected will be defined in a second report Curry will present to council later this year.

An open house to discuss the plaza will be held on May 11 at the Freiman Bridge Pedestrian Overpass.

Dine in darkness to support Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind May 16 Kelly Kent

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Have you ever dined in the dark?

On Monday, May 16, Chances R restaurant in Nepean will once again host their Dining in the Dark event in support of the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. The seventh annual event is on track to bring the overall fundraising total to over $30,000 for the Manotick-based organization.

“We’re a charity that operates independently and relies on donations,” said Steven Doucette, events and guider co-ordinator and assistant to the chief operation officer at Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. “When someone like Chances R takes it upon themselves to organize a fundraiser, it’s a big help.”

The event features two seatings of a fourcourse meal, one at 5 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. – and it’s served in complete darkness.

Guests of the event are blindfolded before the meal and escorted to their tables in a blacked-out room at Chances R. The entire dinner is eaten without sight in an attempt to simulate what it’s like on a daily basis for those who are visually impaired.

“It’s interesting to see how people react,” said Mike Bouris, co-owner of Chances R, of the event. “There’s a lot of laughing and people are very careful not to spill anything.”

Bouris said the event started seven years ago as a neat-idea-turned-fundraiser.

“We thought it would be a good way to

give back,” he said, “aside from being something fun to do at the restaurant.”

Chances R donates 100 per cent of the proceeds from Dining in the Dark to the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind foundation. The restaurant closes at 3 p.m. the day of the event to accommodate the more than 300 guests who participate. The staff even operates as volunteers for the night, Bouris said, to ensure the charity receives as big a donation as possible.

Charity donations, such as the ones from Chances R, are an integral part of the budget at Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Doucette said that the $25,000 donated so far from Dining in the Dark has gone to operations.

As a national organization, Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind provides service to visually impaired persons across Canada. They train between 24 and 30 “teams” of people paired with guide dogs per year, and will pay for the travel and accommodations of anyone who needs their services. The whole experience – from the four-week training program to receiving a dog – is free of charge, Doucette said.

Tickets to the Dining in the Dark event are $35 per person and can be purchased at Chances R (1365 Woodroffe Ave.). Due to the popularity of the event, Bouris said there are only a few spots left. The best way to ensure a spot is to sign up for the Chances R newsletter by visiting chancesr.ca, he added; recipients of the newsletter are notified of

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On Monday, May 16, Chances R restaurant in Nepean will be blacked out for a night of sightless dining in support of the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind foundation operated out of Manotick. The seventh annual Dining in the Dark event is on track to raise the total sum of donations to more than $30,000. events first.

The experience of dining in the dark is a unique one that everyone should experience

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Local model discovered at the Rideau Centre Melissa Murray

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Laura Winges can’t wait for Bridal Week in New York City.

The 21-year-old, originally from Nepean, looks forward to walking the catwalk in flowing gowns of white.

“It’s always a lot of wedding dresses, but I can’t wait,” Winges said.

Bridal Week is a far cry from what she was doing a short year and a half ago.

Then, she was working at the Brandy Melville clothing store at the Rideau Centre after leaving a postsecondary program and figuring out what steps to take next in her life.

She had just reached her goal to be part of the Ontario ringette team and was posting fashion photos to her Instagram account, which was gaining in popularity.

At five feet 11 inches, Winges never wore heels and was often told by her customers that she should model because she was so tall.

It was a comment she usually laughed off — until a photographer handed her his card.

Everything snowballed from there.

Within a month she was working in South Korea and since then she’s worked with a number of agents walking the catwalks of London, Paris, Tokyo and Milan. In her first season, she did 16 shows.

“I had like no experience at all. I needed a lot of help,” Winges said of those first few months.

“It actually worked out really well because I was at a point where I didn’t know what I wanted,” Winges said.

“Now I like my job a lot and I still can’t believe this is what I’m doing now.”

As a rookie, she took in everything she could, learning from other models and asking a lot of questions.

“It was a lot to take in at first, and I’m still learning to walk in heels,” she said.

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Laura Winges went from selling clothes at Brandy Melville to walking the catwalks of Paris and Milan.

Winges has modelled brands she never imagined, including Dior and Armani.

She’s even been in a show at fashion designer Pierre Cardin’s Bubble Palace in the south of France.

“I love architecture and had learned about that house, so it was really neat,” she said.

Her favourite show, so far, has been walking for Dior.

“It’s such a high-end show and every detail matters,” she said.

Before being discovered, Winges hadn’t travelled much at all. In the course of the season, she became a world traveller.

“All of a sudden I’m going to huge cities. I’m so lucky and grateful. It has really changed me,” Winges said.

With all of the travelling, she’s also made friends around the world, with New York being her home away from home.

While she had brushed off

comments about her being a model previously, she said those who do want to follow in her footsteps should know it’s a tough industry.

“My agent warned me about the industry; it’s intense and you will get rejected.”

But that shouldn’t be a deterrent, she said.

“Don’t be shy, and send your pictures out,” she said.

“Keep trying, you never know what you might miss out on.”

For now, Winges is riding the wave and seeing where things in the industry take her.

“Hopefully I’ll book a big campaign to bring my career to the next level,” she said.

At the time Winges was discovered, she had to quit ringette to start modelling and though she doesn’t have time for the sport, she took the time to skate on the canal this winter.

“I don’t have any regrets, but I do miss it.”

Arrest made in Zaher “Zack” Noureddine murder Michelle Nash

michelle.nash@metroland.com

Police have arrested three men in connection with former Ottawa resident Zaher “Zack” Noureddine’s murder.

Noureddine died after he was assaulted during a robbery outside a restaurant on Yonge Street in Toronto shortly after midnight on Dec. 30. At the time investigators were looking for three men in dark clothing, who they said fled the scene in a light-coloured four-door sedan.

On April 13 Toronto Police arrested William Lordhu Cummins, 29, and Patrick Smith, 26, of Toronto and an unnamed man third man for robbery and second-degree murder.

According to police, it was with the help of the general public who assisted in the arrests being made.

Noureddine was born in Montreal, but grew up in

Vanier and studied journalism at Algonquin College.

He later completed a reporting internship with Metroland Media’s Ottawa Valley newspapers.

He also interned at Rolling Stone Magazine and had begun to build a reputation as a music writer, contributing to HipHopCanada.com.

MOURNERS

More than 100 mourners filed into a Vanier funeral home Jan. 4 to say goodbye to Noureddine. Dozens had to listen to the service on speakers while standing in the hallway, as there was not enough space in the room for everyone attending.

Friends remembered Noureddine as a creative and hard working artist and writer who had moved to Toronto last year to pursue his career. He was working at a marketing firm when he died.

Nouriddine’s ex-girl-

friend, Julia Vodyanyuk, said he would often stay up until 5 or 6 a.m. working on stories.

“He was tireless and loved journalism like crazy,” she told Metroland Media.

The two met in journalism school at Algonquin College and remained close friends after they broke up last April.

“He was wicked talented,” she said.

“He was the one person who would walk into the editor’s room and apologize for the photos he had taken, even though they were better than anyone’s.”

Noureddine’s brother, Russell, took to social media to express his grief the day he died.

“Today I lost my best friend,” he wrote on Twitter.

“To watch him lay on his deathbed was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I will miss you so much and I know one day I’ll see you again.”

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Zahar “Zack” Noureddine’s father Hassan watches as a slide show flashes glimpses of his son’s life for patrons at an art show organized by Noureddine’s friends and family.

Noureddine died after he was assaulted during a robbery in Toronto in 2015. On April 13 Toronto Police arrested William Lordhu Cummins, 29, and Patrick Smith, 26, of Toronto and an unnamed man third man for robbery and second-degree murder.

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Go behind the firewall with museums’ new digital heritage portal Erin McCracken

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It’s not enough anymore to just open the doors of artifact-rich museums to visitors.

There is also a veritable treasure trove of behind-the-scenes research and plans being developed by Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation staff that has been digitally protected – until now.

“We are the first public-service institution in Canada, to my knowledge, to undertake a program to systematically remove our firewalls,” said Alex Benay, president and chief executive of the corporation, which manages its now-under-construction Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.

The Crown corporation has begun providing digital access to historical assessments and marketing and exhibition plans through its newly launched Open Heritage digital portal – the first time a national Canadian museum will publish thousands of documents in an online platform that can be accessed by anyone, anytime and anywhere.

The cost of the Open Heritage portal pilot project is estimated at under $100,000.

The initative, announced by Benay on April 1 during the Canadian Open Dialogue Forum at the Shaw Centre, will be open by default by this fall to anyone with a thirst for more knowledge, from historians and researchers to teachers and experts, as well as anyone with com-

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The recent launch of a groundbreaking new Open Heritage online digital portal is making it possible for researchers and curators at the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation to begin publishing their work online, which can be accessed and shared by the public for free. puter access.

Want to know about the history of blacksmithing, metallurgy, printing or computing? Have a hankering to learn more about the corporation’s policies? This will be available at your fingertips.

And if you peruse a museum document that’s missing some vital insight, you can help fill in those gaps.

“We took a risk. We’re taking a risk,” said Benay, but added it’s well worth the benefits given the public engagement it is expected to create as well as a digital legacy that will benefit generations to come.

Given the digital world we live in,

“how archaic … is it to keep public heritage, public culture information behind the firewall, even if it’s in draft format?” Benay said.

Keeping data locked away behind a network security system makes even less sense at a time when online participation, crowd-sourcing and data analytics have taken off, he said.

There’s also no reason why heritage information should be only available to the public through access-to-information requests. As well, museum staff are also not the final authority on science culture in Canada, said Benay.

“Maybe someone has a different

opinion,” he said. “Maybe putting our draft thoughts out in the world means that 10 universities or five avid or amateur historians or history buffs around the country can correct us right out of the gate.”

Following his announcement, a select group of museum staff began entering their documents right into an enterprise repository, allowing their work to go public.

Already the portal has received some hits by researchers and universities, said Benay.

However, not everything will be made available, such as personal and human resources information, some budget numbers and planning and request-for-proposal documents.

“If I was to give you a percentage, I would say 90 to 95 per cent of our content should be publicly available from the get-go (this fall),” said Benay, noting that one or two per cent is currently public.

But now that the online platform is up and running, that percentage will change.

The corporation and its museums first joined the open data movement in October 2014 when it began providing access to its collections data through data.techno-science.ca.

Gone are the days when museums only communicated to the public through exhibits and books.

“What if you knew everything that we had? What if you help us shape what goes on the (museum) floor? What if you helped us shape our next publication? What if you help us shape our next acquisition?” he said.

Case in point was the Canada Aviation and Space Museum’s acquisition of the CC-130 Hercules E Legacy military transport airplane on April 5. People shared their personal connections to the aircraft on the museum’s Facebook page.

“Without engaging online, we would never know this stuff,” Benay said.

Some have argued the portal will open the corporation to idea theft, but the CEO said if someone takes the time to sift through the documents and beat the corporation to the punch, “it’s not shame on them, it’s shame on us.”

“It means they were more organized and better willing to execute than we were,” he said.

The portal will also allow the museums corporation to go global.

“Where is the Canadian culture in the context of a global culture, and what do we have to offer?” said Benay. “This is going to be the beginning of that for us.”

The public can access the Open Heritage digital platform by going online to documents.techno-science. ca.

BEHIND THE SCENES

This bid for more openness and sharing is just the latest such initiative for the corporation.

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Bryan Murray launches fundraiser for unconventional cancer treatment $1 million already donated to Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre Adam Kveton

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It’s massages, it’s acupuncture, it’s naturopathic medicine, special diets, yoga and more. And when used alongside chemotherapy, it works.

That was the message from both former Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray and CBCTV news anchor Lucy van Oldenbarneveld. Both are cancer patients and both use the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre’s services.

They spoke at the Canadian Tire Centre on April 6 to announce the cancer centre’s first major fundraising campaign, called Changing How We Live With Cancer.

The OICC is looking for $5 million for research, specialized patient programs and to subsidize its services.

After one of his daughters convinced an admittedly sceptical Murray to try the centre, Murray

is now convinced that the centre’s methods work, he said. Now, Murray wants to help make the OICC’s methods available to more people.

The not-for-profit cancer centre uses things like naturopathic medicine, yoga, acupuncture, special diets and even hypnosis to compliment regular cancer treatment.

Its aim is to support people physically, mentally and emotionally through cancer treatment, reduce side effects, improve quality of life and help prevent the recurrence of cancer.

Though it may seem odd to some, more than half of people living with cancer seek out complimentary medicine, said the OICC. Both Murray and van Oldenbarneveld provided a look into their mindsets as cancer patients and why they and many others look for whatever help they can get.

MURRAY’S STORY

“There was no signs of cancer,” said Murray.

He had always been a fairly healthy man, he said, but not getting a colonoscopy allowed his cancer to go undiagnosed.

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and lungs, he said. The prognosis wasn’t good.

About five per cent of people at this stage live for five years, said Murray.

“It’s shocking,” he said. “It’s frustrating, it’s maddening, it’s every negative emotion you could ever have.”

One of Murray’s daughters later convinced him to try the OICC. Despite being sceptical, he went and was told that one of the things he had to do was yoga.

“I had never done yoga in my life,” he said. “I thought it was a girl’s thing.”

Nonetheless he tried it, found it difficult and kept trying.

Now he credits his work at the OICC with keeping him healthy enough to work and live a normal life.

During his time at a regular cancer clinic, he’s met many others who could benefit from the OICC. “Many of them are much younger than I,” he said.

But when he’s suggested it, they said they could not afford it.

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Part of the $5 million campaign – and the big push from Murray – is to subsidize the care the OICC offers, to make it more affordable for more people.

“I am proud to take on the role of honourary chair for the OICC’s first major fundraising campaign,”

he said.

He also announced that the Ottawa Senators Foundation and the National Hockey League Foundation jointly donated $100,000 towards the campaign.

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‘Most important fight’ Continued from page 35

President of the Sens foundation, Danielle Robinson, called cancer “hockey’s most important fight.”

Along with an anonymous donation of $900,000

from another foundation, the campaign has already reached $1 million.

While Dr. Dugald Seely, the founder of the OICC, the CEO of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and others empha-

sized the need for research to prove what alternative medicines and techniques work with what cancer treatments.

Van Oldenbarneveld recalled the two times she has been to a hypnotherapist through the OICC. The first time, it was to come to terms with chemo.

“I was terrified of what it would do to me,” she said.

But the hypnotherapist

veins, and incredibly they opened up, she said, admitting that it sounds nuts, but it worked.

“The OICC has been a lighthouse in the storm for me,” she said. “Trying to figure how to manage a diagnosis like breast cancer is something that requires more than just surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

For me, it also meant dealing

helped her reframe her feelings towards the treatment.

It was no longer a toxic destroyer but a bright light that would go in and get rid of her cancer.

The second time, van Oldenbarneveld went because her veins had collapsed, making it impossible to get a needle in.

So with the hypnotherapist, they “talked to” her

with the emotional fallout, and the physical recovery from each round of treatment. The OICC has been there to help guide the way.”

Less than a week after the OICC announcement, the Ottawa Senators announced Pierre Dorion was appointed the new general manager of the team, with Murray staying on as a senior hockey adviser.

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OSU Force Academy Graduate Elisa Warren Joins Liberty University this Fall

OSU Force Academy is pleased to announce that Elisa Warren has signed her letter of intent to join Liberty University this fall.

Elisa’s journey through Ottawa South United is especially pleasing to learn about her development through the club structure over time. She started playing recreational soccer at age five, up until she was thirteen. At that age, which is later than most for players to begin playing competitively she joined the 1997 Rage team. By the time she was 16 she had joined the 98 Power team and before long ended up training with Coach Widdgin and then 98 Force team. After a successful impression on the coaches, she joined the team under coach Russell Shaw and eventually working with Danielle Vella and currently coach Dom Oliveri. As a club, this is the type of individual success story that we cherish – players that continue to work hard and develop as a member of OSU Soccer.

In joining Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, Virginia, Elisa reflected, “that all my life, I hoped to attend a university with Christian values. I wanted a school that would challenge me both academically and help me learn with a worldview that was consistent with my beliefs. But, I also wanted a place that would challenge me to keep developing as a player.” Elisa intends on majoring in biology at this time.

From all of us at OSU, best of luck to Elisa Warren and her next four years as a Liberty Flame.

For more information, please visit: www.osu.ca About Ottawa South United Ottawa South United (OSU) is a soccer club based in Canada’s capital, Ottawa.

With some 6800 members, it is one of the largest, as well as most successful clubs in Ontario and Canada. Over 150 OSU Players have moved on to play university and college soccer both in the United States in Canada since 2003. In addition, multiple OSU players have moved on to professional clubs both in the MLS and Europe with many featuring for the Canadian national program.

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Football fun Zayne Raynes, a Grade 3 student at Pinecrest Public School, shakes hands with Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris at the school on April 13 during a visit to the school.

Burris talked about his upcoming Sports Camp at TD Place on May 15 to a gym full of Pinecrest Public School students on April 13.

This is the first year for the All Star Weekend Golf Tournament and Kids’ Sports Camp in Ottawa. It was previously offered in Calgary for about 10 years. Participants in the camp, age eight to 14, are invited to participate in football drills, get autographs and be active with Olympians and sports all stars. Burris visited a number of area schools this week, including Viscount Alexander Public School, Cambridge Street Public School, St. Anthony School, Fisher Park School, St. Elizabeth School, Our Lady of Victory and Carleton Heights to promote the camp. For more info, go to www.bbbso.ca.

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Sens new GM dismisses coaches Adam Kveton

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The Ottawa Senators new general manager, Pierre Dorion, announced April 12 that he had dismissed three Senators coaches and removed a fourth from coaching duties.

Head coach Dave Cameron, who has spent almost five years with the Senators and has been the head coach for a little over a year, has been fired, said the hocky club in a press release.

Assistant coach Andre Tourigny and goaltending coach Rick Wamsley have also been fired, while assistant coach Jason Smith has been “relieved of his coaching duties and has been offered another position within the organization.”

Dorion said there is no specific position Smith has been offered, and that there is no timeline for when he must accept.

“It’s not a great day, and

it’s not a fun day. We are dealing with human beings here,” said Dorion at the opening of a press conference on April 12 to discusses the dismissals.

“There have been evaluations going on for the past month,” said Dorion. “Since I was appointed to general manager on Sunday, I had conversations with the management group that includes Bryan (Murray, former general manager), that includes (director of hockey operations) Randy Lee about how we can get better and we just went about it and decided that this was the course of action to take and we informed the coaches this morning.”

The dismissals come after team owner Eugene Melnyk announced on April 10 that Dorion would replace Murray as general manager of the hockey club. Murray has been battling cancer since June of 2014.

This also comes following a rough season for the Sens, as the team missed the playoffs.

“I think we have a team that underachieved this year,” said Dorion, adding that the players must bear part of the responsibility for this, not just the coaching staff.

While he said he does not yet have a list of possible head coaches, he said he would like to have one by draft time, and that the head coach will have “total autonomy” to bring on whomever they would like as coaching staff.

“Mr. (Eugene) Melnyk (owner of the Sens) has assured me that we have the resources to hire the best available coach,” said Dorion.

Asked if there will be changes to the team’s roster come training camp in September, Dorion said there will be, but said today is not the time to talk about it.

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Survivor shares account of Holocaust with Ottawa teens 1,300 students receive history lesson from someone who lived through the history Megan DeLaire

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Felicia Carmelly held the attention of 700 teenagers for an hour on a Wednesday morning using plain words.

Aside from the sound of her voice, the Algonquin Commons Theatre was silent while the 85-year-old Holocaust survivor told her story on April 13.

Carmelly did the same thing at Algonquin College the day before for a different crowd of 600 high school students from across the city. They came to listen to her firsthand account of life as a European Jew in the 1940s. In all, students from 16 schools in Ottawa’s public and catholic school boards heard the Romanian-Canadian speak.

“I think that young people have to know how terrible the consequences of prejudice and discrimination are,” said Carmelly, who moved to Canada in 1961, after her presentation.

“Because if you let into your head ideas that other people are not as good as you, or other people are enemies, then it’s very difficult to uproot that out of your head once you’ve let it in.”

Carmelly – then Felicia Steigman – was born in an eastern Romanian town called Dorna in 1931. The only daughter of middleclass business owners, she enjoyed the peace, leisure, and relative ease-of-living common to many pre-Holocaust Jewish families in Europe at the time.

“We were blissfully unaware that our formerly peaceful world would soon

be turned upside down and destroyed forever,” she said.

“Because in October 1941 we were deported.”

In 1941, a month after her 10th birthday, Carmelly and her family were among 340,000 Jews forced out of Romania.

It wasn’t until the day that they were packed into a cattle car that Carmelly and her family realized the misfortune of Jewish people in other parts of Europe would actually become their own.

“We listened to radio stations and we couldn’t believe what was happening,” Carmelly told students and teachers on April 13. “And we always said, ‘This cannot happen to us, because the Romanians are different.’

But people are people, and if you want to brainwash somebody to hate somebody else, that is not a difficult thing to do.”

While Carmelly and her parents survived until their liberation in 1944, taking refuge in the Shargorod ghetto in Transnistria – a former southwestern Ukrainian territory – for three years, 36 of her relatives died in the Holocaust, along with six million Jews.

During those years, they dealt with lice and bedbug infestations, hid in holes for days, and witnessed countless brutal deaths. All of these things Carmelly described to her audiences on April 12 and 13.

St. Matthew High School student Kaya Lewis, 16, heard Carmelly speak on April 13 and said that, until then, she’d struggled to believe some of the most

MEGAN DELAIRE/METROLAND

Jewish Holocaust survivor Felicia Carmelly, right, shared her story of loss, resilience and recovery as Elin Beaumont of the Azrieli Foundation, left, looked on, with students from high schools across Ottawa at Algonquin College’s Algonquin Commons Theatre on April 12 and 13. Carmelly, 85, moved to Canada in 1961, earned her master’s degree in social work, and founded Toronto’s Transnistria Survivors’ Association. brutal things she had learned about the Holocaust in school.

“It was really moving hearing it firsthand,” said Kaya, who came from the Orléans school with her world religions classmates. “Because you hear it in the textbooks and your hear it during history class, but you don’t actually have someone who was there, and hearing the stories there’s so much stuff that I didn’t believe actually happened. It was devastating in a way, and upsetting, but it’s good to know.”

St. Matthew High School teacher Cory Ell said that when he learned of the opportunity to hear Carmelly

speak, he decided it was something his world religions students couldn’t afford to miss.

“It’s a great insight into something that I think most suburban modern kids would have difficulty putting in perspective without hearing somebody so immediately connected with it,” Ell said. “I think it’s wonderful that they have a firsthand opportunity, particularly because so many Holocaust survivors are getting a lot older, and are not going to be around forever.”

The talk was organized jointly by the Azrieli Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. The Az-

rieli Foundation’s Memoirs Program publishes memoirs of Holocaust survivors – including Carmelly’s memoir Across the Rivers of Memory – in English and French while the Jewish Federation of Ottawa organizes events and activities leading up to and including its annual Holocaust Commemoration, among other things.

Both organizations promote holocaust remembrance and education, and Elin Beaumont, the Azrieli Foundation’s educational outreach co-ordinator, said that lessons about the Holocaust have practical uses in every day life.

“The stories provide the

students and readers in general with a deeper understanding of the Holocaust,” Beaumont said. “But as well, there are important lessons about moral responsibility, social awareness, and the acts of kindness that people provided for the Jews that were in hiding. So there are many lessons to be learned.”

To read memoirs by Holocaust survivors published for free by the Azrieli Foundation visit memoirs.azrielifoundation.org.

For more information about the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Holocaust Commemoration event on May 3, visit jewishottawa.com/ shoah/yom-hashoah.

Prov. announces $1.5M for Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre Adam Kveton

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen, folks. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen.â&#x20AC;?

Those were the words of Dave Smith, philanthropist, restaurateur and founder of the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre, which helps youth overcome substance abuse and other issues.

He and many others were present in Carp, at one of three Dave Smith treatment centre locations, on April 8 when Ottawa-West Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli announced the provincial government is committing $1.5 million towards the centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $7.8-million project to build a 30-bed treatment centre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen,â&#x20AC;? said Smith of the planned centre.

However Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm for the momentum of the campaign didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop him from soliciting more donations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could happen faster if you all open up your chequebooks,â&#x20AC;? he said to the crowd of several dozen people, who responded with laughter and nods â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he is known for those sorts of comments, some of them said.

However, the campaign, dubbed Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream, really is gearing up to

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Dave Smith, founder of the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre, gets up out of his seat and enthusiastically shakes Ottawa-West Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand after Chiarelli announced the province is giving $1.5 million towards the construction of a new treatment centre. The announcement was made in Carp at one of the centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three locations on April 8. start construction, said the executive director of the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre Foundation, Stephanie MacGregor.

The foundation now has $4.5 million left to raise for the campaign.

However it is working with the federal government in the hopes that it might match provincial funding.

Even with $3 million left to raise, MacGregor said â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good to goâ&#x20AC;? and start construction as early as next year.

HELPING KIDS

While Chiarelli outlined the importance of what Smith has done to start the youth centre, the importance of the work it does was emphasized with a short video about a former client of the centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jemma Barlas.

In it, she describes being so deep into addiction in her late teens that she often saw no reason to try and get healthy again, as there might not

be anything left to save.

But with the help of the youth treatment centre, she said she learned that she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to consume a dangerous substance to feel OK about life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to not hate yourself,â&#x20AC;? she said in the video.

Barlas, now 22, was sitting in the crowd during the funding announcement, but as others watched the video, she looked down at her knees and let out a few tears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like I conquered the world by being sober,â&#x20AC;? she said in the video, and encouraged others struggling with addiction that working to get sober again was worth it.

Derek Johnson, vice-chair of the treatment centre, referred to Barlas as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shining example to all of us.â&#x20AC;?

People like her are why he and others are motivated to build the new facility, he said.

The new 30-bed facility will be a centralized substance abuse residential treatment centre for youth from the ages of 13 to 21, says the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. Rather than continuing to support existing treatment centres in Stittsville, Carleton Place and Carp, which need costly repairs, the new facility will bring

together all staff and programs in a single location â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a 10-hectare lot just west of the Carp location.

The existing treatment centre, at its three locations, treat about 160 youths and their families every year.

There are many more youth in need that the centres are not able to treat. A centralized facility built specifically as a residential treatment centre will be more efficient and provide â&#x20AC;&#x153;exceptional care that helps heal young lives and families,â&#x20AC;? the organization says.

However it is Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;compassion and passionâ&#x20AC;? that has convinced politicians, health professionals and many more to take notice and do something about it, said Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are here because we believe in you (Dave Smith),â&#x20AC;? said Naqvi.

Bringing up the often repeated phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;the children are our future,â&#x20AC;?

Naqvi amended it, saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every single child is our future.â&#x20AC;?

Smith has shown that society must pay attention and support those least likely to succeed as well, he said.

Chiarelli too lauded the achievements of Smith, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community owes you a debt of gratitude.â&#x20AC;?

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INGREDIENTS

• Half pkg (454 g) thin rice stick noodles • 2 tbsp (25 mL) sodium-reduced soy sauce • 1 tbsp (15 mL) dry sherry • 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) cornstarch • 8 oz (250 g) beef grilling steak, thinly sliced • 1 cup (250 mL) no-salt added beef broth • 2 tbsp (25 mL) black bean garlic sauce • 1 tbsp (15 mL) rice vinegar • 2 tsp (10 mL) granulated sugar • 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) minced fresh gingerroot • 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 Ontario Onion, chopped • 1 cup (250 mL) thinly sliced carrot • 1 each greenhouse sweet red and yellow pepper, chopped • 2 cups (500 mL) bean sprouts • 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh coriander or parsley

In large bowl, soak noodles in water according to package directions; drain and set aside.

In medium bowl, whisk together 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the soy sauce, sherry and cornstarch.

Add beef and toss to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes. In medium bowl, whisk together broth, black bean garlic sauce, remaining soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and ginger; set aside.

In wok or large skillet, heat half of the oil over high heat. Add beef mixture and stir-fry for 1 minute. Transfer to plate. Add remaining oil to wok and reduce heat to medium-high. Add garlic, onion and carrot; stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add peppers and beans sprouts; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add rice noodles, broth mixture and beef, stirring to coat. Stir-fry until heated through. Sprinkle with coriander.

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Battle of Vimy Ridge remembered on 99th anniversary Brier Dodge

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Legion members, politicians, and local youth gathered on April 9 to mark the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at Vimy Memorial Bridge in Riverside South.

Members of the Barrhaven and Manotick branches of the Royal Canadian Legion organized the second annual event, which also included local army cadets and the Falkland Sea Cadet band.

Legion members and local politicians gathered at Claudette Cain Park to remember the battle as well as those who lost their lives almost a century ago.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge lasted for three days; 3,598 Canadians died.

Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, Nepean MP Chandra Arya, Mayor Jim Watson, Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish and Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder all delivered remarks before laying wreaths.

“We must not forget the brave souls who gave their lives,” Arya said.

“We owe them our everlasting gratitude.”

Watson said it’s important that Canadians continue to honour war he-

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roes and those who died in battle. His father and grandfather both fought for Canada.

Thinking of the sacrifices made by families 99 years ago makes some of the complaints that come into her office seem quite small, said Harder, such as a dog barking or a fence painted a colour a neighbour doesn’t like.

“I wonder today, I wonder how many people would want to allow their children to go fight, like many of our great-grandparents did?” she said.

The bridge was originally called the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge when it was completed in 2014, and connects Barrhaven and Riverside South.

Later that year, city council approved the Vimy Memorial Bridge name, after local legion members made the suggestion.

It was a fitting spot, Watson said, to remember the anniversary.

The Falkland Sea Cadet band leads a march through Claudette Cain Park on April 9 before wreaths were laid.

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FLOOR PLAN 2016 Welcome to the second edi�on of Floor Plan 2016, Metroland Media’s special monthly supplement designed with the city’s home owners in mind.

Our aim is to take some of the mystery out of the home-building experience and help make the process just a bit less daun�ng.

This is, a�er all, likely the biggest purchase of your life, and you want to make sure the end product aligns with how you envisioned it at the start.

The na�onal capital region is fortunate to be home to some of the finest home builders in the country.

Their reputa�on has been built over the years, decades even, and rooted in their con�nuously evolving and innova�ve designs, quality workmanship and a�en�on to detail. If one is looking to build new, these are exci�ng �mes in O�awa.

With so many great choices, there’s really no wrong turn.

This month’s supplement introduces you to some of these builders and the wide array of services they offer. Also inside, learn about the upcoming Art of Home Tour, a showcase of O�awa homes taking place Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15. The tour will offer prospec�ve home owners the opportunity to view model homes across the city – East, West and South – and find the style and community that best suits their needs.

Look for even more ideas and informa�on in our future supplements inside your Metroland community newspapers Thursday, May 19 and again Thursday, June 23.

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Five tips FOR BUYING A NEW CONDO These tips can help you avoid problems down the road

So you’re thinking about buying a new condo – or maybe you already have. There are many aspects that differ when buying and living in a condo compared to a freehold home. Here are some �ps to help you make the experience a smooth one.

1. Get legal advice. A condominium lawyer will help you interpret your purchase agreement. It’s to your benefit to understand both your own and your builder’s responsibili�es. For example, the Condominium Act en�tles you to a 10-day “cooling off ” period that begins on the day you receive the purchase agreement or a document called the disclosure statement, whichever comes later.

During this �me, your lawyer can nego�ate changes to the offer, like capping adjustments to the purchase price, restric�ng amendments to the size, design or dimensions of the unit or even ge�ng out of the contract.

2. Don’t pack your bags just yet. It could be

What type of home SUITS YOU?

Would you love to buy your own home? An important investment like this should never be undertaken lightly.

Not only do you have to take the �me to choose your new home and neighbourhood carefully, but you must first decide which type of property best suits your needs, both now and in the future.

Single family, semi-detached or condo — they all have their advantages and disadvantages.

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two or three years between the date you sign your purchase agreement and the date you take occupancy of your unit. If construc�on runs over schedule, it could be even longer. Read the statement of cri�cal dates, outlined in the Addendum a�ached to the Agreement of Purchase and Sale to get a sense of how long it may take for your condo to be ready for occupancy.

If a builder fails to close the sale or substan�ally complete construc�on, deposits are protected up to a maximum of $20,000 with any excess deposit amounts being protected by the trust provisions of the Condominium Act. 3. There will be some unfinished business.

Condo projects are different from single family homes in that the purchase is usually completed in two steps. Step one is interim occupancy. Many buyers find out the hard way that they’re required to take possession of their completed unit before common element features like front recep�on, landscaping and the swimming pool are finished. This means you could live for many months without the an�cipated ameni�es.

4. Inspect your unit carefully. Before you take

Single-family homes are very popular and have many advantages, including more privacy.

You can also build and modify at will, inside and outside. In other words, you can knock

down walls, build a garage or plant a vegetable garden.

A single-family home may not be the best op�on for you if you don’t have the �me or inclina�on to mow the lawn, shovel snow, maintain the roof and clean the gu�ers.

Semi-Detached

Usually cheaper than a single-family home, a semi-detached has some of the advantages of the la�er, including privacy. However, since two proper�es are built on the same land, you have less space outside.

On the other hand, there is less maintenance work. If you buy a semi-detached home, make sure the dividing wall is thick enough to block

possession of your unit, your builder is required to conduct an inspec�on with you.

This is your chance to ensure there is no damage, incomplete or missing items, and everything is working properly. Feel free to take pictures of any damaged or incomplete items. If necessary, those photos can be submi�ed to Tarion at a later date for warranty purposes.

5. Condos include shared living space. A new condo unit comes with a seven-year warranty from your builder that is backed

by Tarion Warranty Corpora�on. The shared areas in your condo, such as the roofing, parking structures, exterior cladding and any shared ameni�es, are covered under the common element warranty. This is a separate warranty from your unit’s warranty. Condo owners are responsible to submit warranty claims for their units only, whereas the condo board handles the common elements.

More informa�on is available online at tarion.com or toll-free at 1-877-982-7466.

Informa�on about the Condominium Act can be found through the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services.

any noise from the neighbouring unit.

Condominium

A condo is great for people who don’t want the hassle of looking a�er a yard.

Some condominiums provide special facili�es, such as a swimming pool or gym, which you wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise. Keep in mind that you’ll pay condo fees accordingly. On the downside, a condo is a lot less private than a house. You must also be careful to choose a building where the other owners have a similar lifestyle to your own.

In addi�on, sharing common areas will o�en mean that you have to agree with them on how the building is maintained and managed.

PHOENIX HOMES

New Single Family Home Designs at Phoenix Homes Phoenix Homes has always had a large focus on quality floor plans. “We have a huge selection of well-thought out floor plans. They are practical and efficient. Such a massive variety of products means our buyers are spoiled for selection. There are just so many options.” Now, there are several new models being added to the offering.

Phoenix has launched new bungalow models at both their Fernbank Crossing site in Kanata as well as their large-lot site in Almonte called White Tail Ridge. These bungalows offer incredible value and are perfect for down-sizing or anyone with a need for single-floor living. The bungalows range in size from 1700sf to 2500sf. These 50’ bungalows also offer a loft option for additional living space; perfect for visitors or the grand kids! Fernbank Crossing even offers a 35’ bungalow with sizes ranging from 1034sf to 1490sf starting at only $310,900!

As well as these new bungalows, 4 new 35’ singles have just been released at Fernbank Crossing. These singles are priced starting as low as $359,900. They offer ultimate value for someone looking to own a detached single family home. “We have made it a point to ensure that we are the best value in any area” says Rahul Kochar, Vice President. These homes still receive the royal treatment with generous standard specifications including ceramic in all wet areas and granite counters in the kitchen. These homes offer an alternative to a townhome as they are priced in the same range. “You don’t share a wall with anyone and have a much larger yard”, says Rahul.

New home sites are constantly being developed with 3 exciting new releases coming soon.

The first development, known as ‘Pathways’, is going to be a large master plan community with all kinds of homes. Just south of Findlay Creek, off Bank Street, Pathways will be offered in 2016. This project is in the final stages of development approvals and will be one of the finest new subdivisions in the South end of Ottawa.

Product offering will be the same as Fernbank Crossing.

Another exciting project, west of the city, will feature fully serviced, 50ft and 60ft lots adjacent to Carp’s private airport. Breaking ground in the summer of 2016, Phoenix Homes be offering a wide range of homes at this location.

This is the first of three phases with two more projects yet to come at the location. “Due to the large lots, buyers will even have the option of 3-car garages”, says Rahul.

The site is a mere 10 minute drive from the Brookstreet hotel and will surely be a desirable site for those working in the high-tech sector of Kanata.

To the Southeast, Phoenix Homes will be re-launching the Shadow Ridge project in Greely this summer. This hugely successful project is due to come on stream shortly and there is no doubt the finished product will be beautiful.

“Prospective buyers can visit our website, www. phoenixhomes.ca/request-info to register for interest in new communities.”

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Newly built home?

THINK INSPECTION BEFORE POSSESSION When buying a resale home, many prospec ve buyers hire a home inspector .

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a requirement of course, but it makes sense. Why not check under the hood before spending all that money?

When buying a new home from a builder things are very different. OÂ&#x2013;en there is no house to inspect. There may not even be a hole in the ground. You are buying the future. It may take weeks, months or even years before you get to step over the threshold to that new home but when you do it should be for an inspec on. In fact, builders are required to do a thorough, floor-by-floor walk through with you before they hand over the keys.

This introduc on to your new home is called a Pre-Delivery Inspec on, or PDI. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the new home warranty process. All new home builders in Ontario must provide a warranty that lasts for seven years on the homes they build. This first inspec on may

have implica ons on your warranty later on, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crucial to pay close aÂ&#x2122;en on. Listen carefully, know what to look for and take notes.

â&#x20AC;&#x153; In fact, builders are required to do a thorough, floor-by-floor walk through with you before they hand over the keys.â&#x20AC;?

During the PDI, the builder will provide you with essen al informa on about your new home, including how it works. Your builder will show you how to operate your

homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s systems, like hea ng, electrical, air condi oning, and plumbing, and provide you with opera ng manuals. It is also your chance to ensure there is no damage, everything is complete, nothing is missing, and everything is working properly.

You should carefully examine both the interior and exterior. Look for things like chips in bathtubs and sinks, scratches on counter tops, damage to floors, walls, cabinetry or other finishes, and doors and windows that are not secure or do not open and close easily. Outside, check things like the quality of brickwork and siding, whether window screens have been installed, and the appearance of the driveway and landscaping. Sometimes, due to weather or other factors, you may not be able to inspect a certain item. If you are unable to assess something at the time, simply make note of it on the form. Feel free to take pictures

How to find the PERFECT FRONT DOOR

Is your front door damaged, rusted, defec ve or simply oldfashioned? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to replace it, just be sure not to buy one on the spur of the moment. Instead, take the me to choose a goodquality model that will enhance your homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s façcade for years to come.

Materials

One thingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure: you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy a front door in the same way as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d buy a basement or bedroom door. Front doors have to be visually appealing as well as very strong.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a wide range of models on the market made of different materials, either alone or in combina on: â&#x20AC;˘ steel â&#x20AC;˘ fibreglass â&#x20AC;˘ wood â&#x20AC;˘ aluminum â&#x20AC;˘ PVC Each material has its own advantages. Specialized companies will be able to advise you about which ones are most suitable for your needs and your budget.

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Sought-after qualities

When shopping for a front door, look for one that has the following characteris cs: â&#x20AC;˘ shock resistant â&#x20AC;˘ good insula on and soundproofing â&#x20AC;˘ easy maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ enhanced security (solid locks and anchoring systems)

Colours and glazing

Manufacturers offer an impressive range of colours and finishes to make sure your front door looks great. However, be careful when choosing the glass for your front doorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s window, as it can make all the difference in terms of style.

There are many possibili es, including square, rectangular, half-moon, circle, mosaic or stained glass.

Professional advice

When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shopping around for the perfect front door, ask

a professional for advice. One good idea is to go shopping with a photo of the front of your house as well as the dimensions of the existing door opening.

This will make it much easier for you to find a model that complements the style of your home.

Custom-made

Keep in mind that it is always wise to have your front door made to measure; this ensures that its fit, shape, colour and hardware are perfectly adapted to your home.

Moreover, if you entrust the installa on to experts, the result will be flawless.

A worthwhile investment

The front door is a major component of your home, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t skimp on quality. This investment of a few hundred â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or even a few thousand â&#x20AC;&#x201D; dollars could definitely add value to your property.

of any damaged or incomplete items. If necessary, those photos can be submitted to Tarion at a later date.

Your builder will note everything down on the PDI form. Review it carefully, make sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complete and keep a copy. This form will become the official record of the condi on of your new home before you moved in. Tarion which regulates new home builders and guarantees your new home warranty, may refer to your PDI form if there is disagreement over whether any damage occurred before or aÂ&#x2013;er you took possession.

Even aÂ&#x2013;er the ini al inspec on is done, you should con nue to inspect your homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s condi on regularly. If there are items that fall under warranty, your builder is responsible for resolving them, but if he/she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, Tarion will step in. If you have any ques ons about your new homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warranty, visit www.tarion. com.

TARTAN HOMES

Tartan tradition of quality now in Russell Trails Tartan has been building better homes in Ottawa for 50 years. Distinctive designs and quality construction have helped Tartan Homes build a reputation that has stood the test of time.

Featuring craftsman inspired exterior designs, Tartan homes create striking streetscapes, combining classic and contemporary styling to create unique neighbourhoods with character and charm.

The best in construction and materials means your Tartan home will live better than other homes on the market today. A Tartan home delivers more value on the biggest investment most people ever make.

Tartan raises the bar on specifications and construction.

Standard features and finishing touches exceed the average and excel in long-lasting quality. Tartan homes have 40-year architectural shingles, a higher level of insulation, 9-foot main floor ceilings, and taller upper kitchen cabinets.

A Tartan home has a solid future, with only the best materials, combined with professional tradespeople whose commitment to quality matches the Tartan vision.

Founded by Wes Nicol in 1966, Tartan rapidly became an Ottawa leader in community development and home construction. The company’s first projects, The Faircrest and The Highlands, are still regarded as the region’s most successful apartment dwelling developments. And it was Tartan’s leadership that turned Barrhaven into one of the region’s most popular family communities.

Now Tartan is offering the same level of expertise and quality on new homes in Russell.

Tartan single family homes are built on lots with families in mind. Each home site is positioned to provide maximum yard space for a growing family, with ample room between neighbours.

Today, the Tartan tradition lives on under the direction of the next generation of Nicols, Wes’ sons Ian and Bruce. They are continuing to build superior homes and develop popular

communities more than at any time in Tartan history.

Like our customers, the Tartan team are proud residents of the Ottawa community and continue to take pride in every home.

For more on Russell Trails or other fine Tartan Homes, go to www.tartanhomes.com or call 613-496-0168 for a personal consultation with a knowledgeable, friendly representative.

The Perfect Fit for Downsizers and First-Timers

Russell Trails in Russell

Just east of Ottawa, Russell is a quaint, long-established community within easy commuting distance of urban Ottawa and Gatineau. Adjacent Highway 417, Russell has a welcoming small town charm, while being fully serviced with schools, shopping and recreation. Steeped in rural flavour, Russell has a rich agricultural heritage.

Russell Trails maintains the serenity of the small town while offering the best in Tartan quality homes.

Floorplans include a variety of 2-storey Single Family Homes and brand new Bungalow floorplans – all on 50’ lots. Tartan’s flagship, all-new Semi-Detached Bungalows are now available exclusively at Russell Trails.

Tartan homes in Russell Trails feature 9’ smooth finish ceilings on the main floor, for brighter rooms and a more spacious and classic look. Tartan homes feature larger windows on all levels, increasing natural light to save electricity and to create a warm, natural interior environment.

Locally-crafted kitchens feature oversized islands, 40’ uppers cabinets, a built-in fridge look, soft-close drawers and features unheard of in conventional home designs.

Even the basements are warmer, drier and brighter thanks to R10 foam board insulation under the floor and oversized windows.

You find space for everything in a Tartan home, with more storage and innovative use of space. Walk-in closets, well-designed mudrooms and laundry rooms mean you will have room to keep everything in its place.

All Tartan homes are built to meet the rigorous most current ENERGY STAR® standard for energy efficient new homes. In fact, all must pass a 13-point inspection and airtightness test conducted by an accredited ENERGY STAR® auditor. Tartan has been building ENERGY STAR® qualified communities longer than any builder in Canada.

In 2013, we were recognized for our commitment to energy efficiency by being named Canada’s national ENERGY STAR® HIGH EFFICIENCY New Home Builder of the Year. Tartan, we’re committed to corporate social responsibility, and we regard building homes to the ENERGY STAR® 2012 standard as an important and tangible demonstration of that commitment.

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Tips for a STATE-OF-THE-ART KITCHEN Would you love to create a cu ng-edge décor for your kitchen worthy of a decora ng magazine?

Draw on as many of the 2016 trends as you like and turn your kitchen into a beau ful — and func onal — room that’s ideal for dreaming up mouth-watering meals for family and friends. Gasps of admira on, guaranteed.

CLEAN LINES

With its cool colours and clean lines, the 2016 kitchen has the esthe c of a laboratory, but in a good way. Islands, cabinets and countertops have smooth, gleaming surfaces on which a bare minimum of objects are placed. Similarly, storage space is op mized so all the things you don’t have an immediate use for can stay out of sight. The key word: minimalism.

NOSTALGIC COLOURS

Add pale touches of colour (mint green, pale pink, baby blue, lilac or bu er yellow) to neutral kitchens.

These pastel shades from decades past are making a comeback this year, while the vintage trend is increasingly popular. Purity, so ness and comfort are the magic ingredients for a userfriendly kitchen where everyone loves to hang out.

COPPER

A er stainless steel, gold, chrome and bronze, designers are now

going crazy over copper. To give your kitchen a modern-yet-warm feel, integrate a few elements with a copper finish or even be er, solid copper. This year, copper cabinet handles and knobs, light fixtures, faucets, utensils and even appliances blend perfectly with anthracite, brown and ivory tones.

CUSTOM ISLANDS

Today’s kitchen island is no longer used exclusively for preparing meals.

Now it has been transformed into a mul -purpose element that’s used as an extra table or for storage. To be really up to date, furnish your kitchen with a model that has been custom designed and made by a professional. What’s the ul mate island in 2016? A brightly coloured one (bo le green, orange, electric blue) standing in the centre of a kitchen decorated in classic shades of gray, white, black or beige.

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OTTAWA NEIGHBOURHOODS – THE SOUTH

METROLAND/METRO NEWS JOINT FEATURE

Former farmland sees rapid growth

The Rideau River lies between Riverside South and Barrhaven. SCOTT BUCKINGHAM/WIKIPEDIA RIVERSIDE SOUTH AND BARRHAVEN

Residents enjoy plenty of lush green space Jen Traplin For the past three decades, the scenery of what was once sparse farmland south of Ottawa has been transforming into a sprawling suburban landscape, particularly in Riverside South and Barrhaven.

Before amalgamation in 2001, there were roughly 35,000 people living in Barrhaven. These days, the population is nearly 75,000, and it’s estimated that number will surpass 100,000 in just a few years.

The area is made up of roughly two dozen small neighbourhoods, including Davidson Heights, Chapman Mills, Barrhaven on the Green, Stonebridge (which encompasses Stonebridge Golf Club), Half

Moon Bay and Longfields.

On top of continual residential development, more commercial spaces have recently been filled in Barrhaven, offering residents a number of convenient shopping options.

Tucked between the Greenbelt to the north, the Rideau River to the east and the Jock River to the south, Barrhaven residents also enjoy plenty of lush green space and natural waterways.

Across the Rideau River to the east is Riverside South, which is connected to Barrhaven via the Vimy Memorial Bridge. Just over 10,000 people call Riverside South home but the area is growing rapidly. Most of the homes there have been built in the last 20 years.

Already just a 20 minute drive from downtown Ottawa, soon it will be even easier to commute in and out of the city as light rail will extend to Riverside South by 2023. By that time, it’s estimated the population in Riverside South will be closer to 50,000.

Ottawa South

Transportation: Both Riverside South

Shopping: While there are few retail op-

and Barrhaven are serviced by OC Transpo buses. Additionally, the LRT Trillium Line, which was originally planned to travel to Barrhaven before those plans were scrapped, will extend to Riverside South by 2023. While there are no current plans for additional light rail service to Barrhaven, the area has a number of major transit stations along the bus-only Southwest Transitway.

tions in Riverside South (for the time being), there are plenty of places to shop in nearby Barrhaven. Two new shopping centres at the intersection of Strandherd Drive and Greenbank Road feature a Wal-Mart, Sobey’s grocery store, Indigo Books and Music, Winners, Staples, Sport Chek, Loblaws and Best Buy among others. Smaller shopping plazas are also spread out throughout Barrhaven.

Schools: Barrhaven boasts a number of

Entertainment: Barrhaven is home to

schools, including nine public elementary, one intermediate public school, two public high schools, 10 Catholic elementary schools and three Catholic high schools. Riverside South, meanwhile, is home to L’école élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître, the only school in Ottawa that has a Balanced School Calendar, which has a shortened summer vacation but additional weeks off throughout the school year.

the Walter Baker Sports Centre and The Minto Recreation Complex, a new multi-use community center, at the corner of Cambrian and Greenbank. There is also a seven-screen movie theatre and a number of pubs and restaurants, including the always popular Heart and Crown.

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OTTAWA NEIGHBOURHOODS – THE SOUTH

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The Typical NEW HOME BUYING PROCESS Buying a brand new home is a big decision and an important investment, and there is a lot to think about. You want to buy with confidence, enjoy the experience and know that you have made the best decision for you and your family.

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schools and child care places of worship; hospitals; libraries distance to shops green spaces; recrea�onal facili�es

Your home

Typically, the process of buying a brand new home takes place over �me and in several stages. To begin with, you want to take some �me deciding on your priori�es— what you want in a home, where you want to live and how much you want to spend— and then explore what’s available. Once you have narrowed your choices down to one community, one builder and one home, you are ready to work out the details and sign a contract with your builder. Then it’s �me to step back and let the builder do the work.

• style; size; number of bedrooms; home office; mul�room; other needs • layout: open or divided spaces; formal or informal; privacy needs; flexibility to change use of space in the future • mobility restric�ons; health considera�ons; indoor air quality • energy efficiency • outdoor spaces • special features-the things you have always dreamed of having • pre-wiring for automa�on, security systems, communica�on, entertainment, business

Before you start looking

Financing

Get off to a great start by doing some preplanning before you go house hun�ng. Discuss with everyone in your household what they want in a new home and surroundings. Make lists of what’s important and divide them into must-haves and would-be-nice-to-haves. Also think about what you absolutely don’t want to live with. Here are some of the things you should consider:

Community • distance to transporta�on

work;

traffic;

public

• the downpayment you have available • the monthly mortgage payment you are comfortable with • other financial obliga�ons and needs At this point, find out who the CHBA member builders are in your community.

Check ads in your newspaper to get a sense of what builders are offering. Talk with family, friends or co-workers who have recently bought a new home. Ask your lender for mortgage pre-approval so you know the price range you should be looking at. A�end a home show to see the latest in features and

finishings, and to meet area builders.

Exploring your options

Now you are ready to see what’s available.

As you drive around visi�ng builders’ model homes, sales centres and offices, it’s a good idea to take notes. That way, it is much easier to make comparisons later.

The key to successful home hun�ng is to take your �me. Don’t rush. Take a thorough look at everything and ask ques�ons—lots of them. The builder or salesperson should be ready and pleased to answer each ques�on.

Sales centres will o�en have a complete informa�on package on the homes, the development and the community, including schools and other facili�es. And keep in mind that a builder’s model home is usually just one of several designs offered by the company—a star�ng point.

The community/development

Does the community meet your needs (as determined in your planning)?

Does the development have a good “feel”?

Can you see yourself living there? Ask about landscaping plans and common facili�es, if any. Visit a builder’s finished development for a be�er impression.

What are the long-term plans for the community—e.g. growth, roads, facili�es, commercial/industrial expansion?

Are there any community or development

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covenants and bylaws that restrict how you can live in your home (e.g. no pets)?

Model homes and plans

Take a close look at the quality of each model home—is construc�on solid, the finishing well done with a�en�on to details?

Compare layouts and size (more square feet do not always mean more living space).

Find out if the features in each model home are standard or upgrades (i.e. extra cost) and ask to see samples of the builder’s standard finishing products.

Note the features of each home that appeal to you (worth considering when you have made a final decision on a model and have some leeway for details).

Imagine your family’s daily rou�ne throughout the seasons.

Note if the builder is using brand-name products you know and trust.

Ask about each builder’s design flexibility (e.g. moving walls, enlarging windows).

Ask abut op�onal or upgrade “packages” (e.g. ligh�ng and plumbing fixtures).

Look at the company’s other designs and plans.

Visit model homes outside your price range for ideas for layout and features (but stay focused on the price range that’s most comfortable for you).

Ask about lot availability for the home model you are interested in—there may be restric�ons.

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OTTAWA NEIGHBOURHOODS – THE SOUTH

METROLAND/METRO NEWS JOINT FEATURE

Taking pride in sense of community WELCOME HOME

It’s a ‘great place to have a family,’ says Barrhaven City Councillor Jen Traplin For almost 20 years, Jan Harder has been the face and voice of Barrhaven. As City Councillor for Barrhaven Ward, Harder says she is most proud of the sense of community that has been established in the area in her nearly two decades at City Hall.

“The Mayor calls me ‘The Grandmother of Barrhaven,’” Harder says with a laugh.

“Several years ago, I changed the sign as you come up Greenbank Road to really reflect who Barrhaven is. It says, ‘Barrhaven -- Welcome Home,’ and many people have mentioned to me that it’s really special.”

This November will mark Harder’s 19th year representing the people of Barrhaven. She’s lived there for more than three decades and strongly believes the sense of community in Barrhaven is why the suburb has been the city’s No. 1 growth area for the last number of years.

“It’s a great place to have a family and to have good neighbours,” she says.

Throughout her time as City Councillor, im-

The welcome sign on Greenbank Road entering Barrhaven. SCOTT BUCKINGHAM/WIKIPEDIA

proving transit in Barrhaven has been one of Harder’s main projects. She says area residents lose about two hours a day commuting and admits she still isn’t happy plans for an LRT extension to Barrhaven were scrapped back in 2006 (the current plan is to bring light rail to nearby Riverside South instead).

Barrhaven does, however, have a dedicated

rapid Transitway that quickly and easily connects residents to the downtown core via OC Transpo buses. The Transitway also ensures buses are no longer travelling on Woodroffe Avenue and Fallowfield Road, easing the traffic congestion on two of the area’s busiest streets.

In order to get even more vehicles off local roads, Harder says she is now focused on creating more

daytime employment opportunities in Barrhaven so more people can bike or walk to work.

“We’ve set the stage for that by approving the CitiGate lands, which are over at the 416 and Fallowfield, where we have zoning in place that will allow for 7,000-plus jobs there. It’s a premier business park so it’s for high end businesses,” Harder explains.

Riverside South population to expand

The Vimy Memorial Bridge crosses the Rideau River, connecting Earl Armstrong Road in Riverside South to Strandherd Road in Barrhaven. SAFFRON BLAZE/WIKIPEDIA

Up until 1996, Riverside South, one of Ottawa’s newest suburbs, was home to just a handful of farms and houses. Today, more than 10,000 people live there and the population is expected to balloon in the next few years.

“It’s a rapidly expanding neighbourhood,” says Scott Thiel, president of the Riverside South Community Association (RSCA).

“I can’t believe how much has changed and how much is going to change in the next little while.”

Thiel and his family moved to the area about four years ago. He says the potential for growth, particularly with the opening of the Vimy Memorial Bridge (formerly the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge), is what initially attracted him to Riverside South.

“We moved there before the bridge was finished. We recognized that, once that bridge went in, there’s going to be opportunity to kind of be in the city but be out of the city.

In Barrhaven, we have every amenity that we could possibly need without having to drive down Hunt Club or go downtown.”

While he believes many others who have moved into to the area feel the same way, Thiel says there are a number of people who bought homes in Riverside South for the exact opposite reason -- because it was quiet.

Today, though, Riverside South is no longer quiet. Since the opening of the Vimy Memorial Bridge, there has been an increase in traffic along River Road and Earl Armstrong Road is now a high speed route. There are also plans for more residential and commercial development.

Thiel says the RSCA is working with the City of Ottawa on its Community Design Plan for Riverside South in order to ensure those issues are addressed and that the vision for the rapidly expanding area is one that works for everyone.

Likely one of the biggest changes coming to Riverside South is light rail. The Trillium Line, which was originally supposed to extend to Barrhaven until those plans were scrapped a decade ago, will go to Riverside South instead.

Construction is expected to wrap up in 2023.

JEN TRAPLIN

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LONGWOOD HOMES

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There is also the option to finish the basement and expand your living space. These homes are ideal for those looking to remain part of a thriving community, while also downsizing in square footage and in price. There are currently two model homes open for viewing, which will help buyers visualize their new life in Bridlewood.

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Residents of Bridlewood take comfort knowing their community is safeguarded by the Bridlewood Community Association (BCA). The BCA deals with various community matters including sports, outdoor hockey rinks, garage sales, safety and security, business networking, traffic volume concerns, and developer and zoning activity. This is, after all, a family community.

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Richmond is a thriving community located only ten minutes away from Kanata. This is an ideal location for those looking to save some money on the price of a home while simultaneously gaining a close-knit, safe and leisurely paced neighbourhood.

Richmond Gate offers buyers stylish and comfortable semi-detached bungalows on large lots. There are five different models to choose from, and floorplans range from 1253 sq.ft. to 1775 sq.ft. All plans offer spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom homes with laundry on the main level. Buyers have a wide array of options including an ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet in the master bedroom, cathedral ceilings in the great room, a second full bathroom and bedroom. All models come with a garage; a porch, perfect for enjoying your evening tea; a breakfast bar where you can read the morning paper; hardwood and ceramic flooring throughout, and the option to finish the basement.

Richmond is an eclectic community of young families, professionals and retirees. As Kanata and Stittsville continue to expand, there are more buyers opting to move a little further away in order to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city. That being said, Richmond offers an array of amenities such as coffee shops, restaurants, shops, and banks. As a bonus, it’s only a ten minute drive to Kanata where you can take advantage of the Kanata Centrum shopping centre with a theatre, big box stores, and much more.

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Many millennials expect help with DOWN PAYMENT FROM PARENTS Canadian millennials are op�mis�c about the future, including their homeownership prospects, according to a new poll by RE/MAX. The survey, conducted by Leger, found that 78.5 per cent of Canadians 18-34 agree that owning a home they love is a�ainable. In all provinces, Canadians overwhelmingly agree that homeownership is a�ainable, despite price apprecia�on in ci�es like Toronto and Vancouver.

The survey also found that 81.6 per cent of Canadians 18-34 agree that finding a good job in their field is a�ainable, demonstra�ng overall op�mism about their future.

While millennials are op�mis�c about homeownership, many expect help in order to make their dreams a reality. Of Canadians 18-34 who are considering buying a home, 37 per cent expect help with their downpayment from a family member or friend. Of those who are expec�ng help, 60 per cent an�cipate that it will come from their parents.

“The older genera�on has seen significant apprecia�on in the value of their homes, while the younger genera�on is entering the market at a higher price point,” said Gurinder Sandhu, Execu�ve Vice President, RE/MAX INTEGRA Ontario-Atlan�c Canada Region. “This means first-�me buyers in Canada’s higher-priced markets o�en need a li�le help, which many parents are in a posi�on to offer.”

Unsurprisingly given the higher home prices in these regions, prospec�ve buyers in all age demographics in Bri�sh Columbia are most likely to expect help, followed by those in Ontario.

The survey also found that when asked about their financial priori�es, 68.2 per cent of Canadians 18-34 agree that saving for a downpayment is a priority and 78.4 per cent agree that saving for re�rement is a priority.

“We’ve found that for many young Canadians, homeownership is an important milestone that they are ac�vely working toward,” said Elton Ash, Regional Execu�ve Vice President, RE/MAX of Western Canada.

Start saving early for your FIRST DOWN PAYMENT

Buying a home: how much can you afford?

You’d like to set a budget in order to purchase a condominium, house or any other type of home, but you don’t know where to start? The maximum purchase price you can pay depends on several factors. Here are some guidelines to help you.

First, calculate all your monthly household expenses, including housing, communica�ons, entertainment, savings, insurance, healthcare and transporta�on. The more realis�cally you record your expenses, the be�er your idea of what you can pay towards a house.

Next, you need to determine the exact amount of all your debts. Mortgage lenders will ask you for this informa�on, so be prepared. Now note all the costs of buying and owning a property, such as a home inspec�on, transfer tax and a notary or lawyer’s fees. Calculate how much of a down payment can you come up with.

Keep in mind the federal guideline that says you shouldn’t let your monthly housing costs (mortgage, interest, taxes and hea�ng) exceed 28 per cent of your average gross monthly income. Generally, your debt-to-income ra�o (the total amount you spend each month to repay all your debts, including housing) shouldn’t exceed 36 per cent of your average gross monthly income.

If you would like to have more informa�on about your mortgage eligibility or about your ability to pay, visit the website of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpora�on.

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“Furthermore, while Canadians con�nue to value and aspire to homeownership, they are not doing so at the expense of other financial considera�ons, such as re�rement savings.”

The survey, conducted by Leger, surveyed 1,516 Canadians between Monday, March 28, and Thursday, March, 31, 2016.

About the RE/MAX Network

RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innova�ve, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence.

More than 100,000 agents provide RE/MAX a global reach of nearly 100 countries.

RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world’s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RMCO, LLC, which is controlled and managed by RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RMAX).

With a passion for the communi�es in which its agents live and work, RE/MAX is proud to have raised more than $150 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® and other chari�es.

For more informa�on about RE/MAX, to search home lis�ngs or find an agent in your community, please visit www.remax.ca.

ABOUT LEGER

Leger is the largest Canadian-owned full-service market research firm. An online survey of 1516 Canadians was conducted between Monday, March 28 and Thursday, March, 31, 2016, using LegerWeb. Leger’s online panel has more than 475,000 members na�onally – with between 10,000 and 20,000 new members added each month, and has a reten�on rate of 90 per cent. A probability sample of the same size would yield a margin of error of +/- 2.5 per cent, 19 �mes out of 20.

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Add a touch of spring to your DINING ROOM Would you like to celebrate the arrival of spring by adding some pep to your dining room?

Here are three sugges ons.

1. Flowers

One thing’s for sure: you can’t buy a front door in the same way as you’d buy a basement or bedroom door. Front doors have to be visually appealing as well as very strong.

A great way to bring spring into your home is with a centrepiece for your dining table. Fill a favourite vase with spring flowers — think tulips, lilies, gerbera, lilacs, daffodils or hyacinths. For a truly stunning arrangement, consult a florist.

2. Birds

It is true: “One swallow does not a summer make.” However, for a spring-like touch, you can use some decora ve elements inspired by our feathered friends. Try a tablecloth with a bird pa ern, a vintage-style metal birdcage or a slim vase filled with a few long feathers.

3. Colour

Welcome spring’s freshness into your dining room by op ng for pastel (mint green) or citrus colours (lemon yellow).

Remember your homework LEARN ABOUT TARION’S 7-YEAR WARRANTY There are so many decisions to make when buying a new home. The location, the layout, the finishes - the choices can seem overwhelming at times. But the biggest and possibly the most important decision is choosing a builder. So, before you make any commitments on which model home you like, whether to have three bedrooms or four, and what floor tile you want, be sure you have the right new home builder. Buying a new home might be the largest purchase you ever make so do your homework and make an informed decision.

registered, it may be because he/she could not meet the minimum technical standards or failed to provide the proper financial securities mandated by Tarion. In any case, they are likely building illegally.

It is illegal to build a new home in Ontario without first being registered with Tarion as a new home builder. It is also illegal to build or sell a new home without registering that home in the warranty program. This is required to protect against substandard homes and potential liability issues for home buyers.

So, the first step to making your first new home buying decision is to search the Ontario Builder Directory available at Tarion.com. This directory gives a 10-year building history for all registered builders.

It also tells you who is no longer registered to build homes. You can even see who has been nominated or received an Award of Excellence. The Tarion Award of Excellence is presented to builders with the highest scores in customer satisfaction as chosen by their own customers. That’s why we say the award is earned, not won.

All new home builders in Ontario must be registered with Tarion. Every new home builder must offer a seven-year warranty on every home they build. Tarion regulates new home builders in Ontario and backstops the builder’s warranty. If your builder is not

New home buyers are the ones who suffer the most when they purchase an illegallybuilt home. They can be left with unfinished or even uninhabitable homes – without even knowing that they are entitled to warranty protection.

Once you’ve made sure your builder is registered, the next step is to ask around.

Walk around other neighbourhoods where the builder has built previously and inquire about these homeowners’ experiences.

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a good indication of whether the builder stands behind their work and if customer service is a priority – both before and after possession. You can also ask for references in online or social media communities.

There are a number of active homerelated sites where experiences are shared about everything from décor selections to construction delays and the after-sales customer service.

Take time with all your new home buying decisions especially the important, first choice of who the builder is. Do your homework and don’t be swayed by builders who claim that they have a special exemption or that you don’t need a Tarion warranty because they are offering their own. Being registered and providing a warranty isn’t optional – it’s the law.

2016 DECORATING TRENDS for the bedroom Is it me to bring your bedroom’s style into this decade? Or perhaps you’d soon like to take on a really exci ng renova on project?

Then let yourself be inspired by the latest trends and give your bedroom a makeover worthy of the classiest home decor magazines.

Beds play a starring role

The central element of any master bedroom has to be the bed. For a trendy look, opt for a model with a padded headboard, with sleek, industrialstyle metallic lines, or in a rus c or Scandinavian style.

Note that four-poster beds are also very up-to-the-minute. Just make sure you can leave 30-60 cm between the top of the structure and the ceiling in order to avoid overpowering the room.

The bedding

Dress up your bed with fluffy, voluminous bedding.

Choose classic fabrics; linen, which has a so texture and amazing durability, is a great choice. It wrinkles easily, but that’s part of its charm. To find the kind of bedding that

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will make all the difference in your revamped bedroom, shop around in your local stores. And don’t forget that vibrant herringbone pa erns are very fashionable this year, and no, they aren’t just for kids.

Lighting

Add some character to your bedroom with an unusual light fixture in the middle of the ceiling; make sure it works with a dimmer switch.

Gold, silver and bronze models are all very “in” this year; however, chandeliers always look great in the master bedroom. When matched appropriately to the decor, they add a wonderfully classic touch.

Long live the blues!

Here’s a useful factoid: all shades of blue are popular for 2016. Whether it’s for the walls, curtains or bedding, this soothing colour will transform your master bedroom into a peaceful haven.

Now, let’s see: do you prefer sky blue, ocean blue, sapphire blue or teal?

Housing starts in the O awa Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 4,953 units in March compared to 5,245 units in February according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpora on (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts.

“Housing starts trended slightly lower in March across all dwelling types with the excep on of rows,” said Anne-Marie Shaker, CMHC’s Senior Market Analyst for O awa. “Starts have trended lower as the number of completed and unsold units has trended higher for all dwelling types with the most pronounced increase in the condominium segment.”

CMHC uses the trend measure as a complement to the monthly SAAR of housing starts to account for considerable swings in monthly es mates and obtain a more complete picture of the state of the housing market. In some situa ons, analysing only SAAR data can be misleading in some markets, as they are largely driven by the mul ples segment of the markets, which can be quite variable from one month to the next. The mul ples segment includes apartments, rows and semi-detached homes.

In O awa, the monthly SAAR measure was 3,716 in March up from 3,166 in February, due to a rise in single-detached, row and apartment home construc on. Notably this month, the bulk of the apartment construc on took place outside the city core in the west end of O awa, as core areas have the highest share of under construc on inventory.

As Canada’s authority on housing, CMHC contributes to the stability of the housing market and financial system, provides support for Canadians in housing need, and offers objec ve housing research and informa on to Canadian governments, consumers and the housing industry.

For more informa on, visit the website at www.cmhc.ca.

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hy I was singled out to churn the cream into butter every Saturday was beyond me! It was like all the other chores Mother thought suited someone of my young age. Bringing in the wood to fill the wood box, making sure the basin under the icebox didn’t run over, and emptying the Gerry pots when needed, Mother deemed were all jobs I could handle.

But it was churning every Saturday that irked me the most. That was because it took most of the morning, when I could be doing other things I enjoyed more, like playing with my dolls, visiting with my friend Velma, or reading the one book I was allowed to take out of the Renfrew library.

As soon as my other chores were done, without saying a word, Mother handed me the big white pinny, which went from

MARY COOK Memories under my chin right down to dragging on the floor.

The little wood barrel would already be in front of a kitchen chair, with the wood plunger floating around on the cream inside.

There was a round wood disc fitted on the top of the barrel, and the hole in the centre was larger in size than the plunger, which also caused me concern. Because once I started working the plunger up and down, blobs of cream would escape, and it wasn’t unusual to have my apron, and even my face splattered.

I learned early at the job that sitting on a cushion helped keep my bottom from falling asleep from the constant movement on the kitchen chair, but nothing could

save the ache I felt in my arms within minutes of churning.

My arms were thin...in fact, my hateful brother Emerson once said they looked like sticks from the old gnarled tree in our back yard. And by the time only a few minutes had passed at the churning, I ached something fierce from shoulders right down to my fingertips.

The cream turned faster, I thought, if it had been well chilled before being put in the churn. And so in the Winter, or early Spring, the job didn’t take as long. But as the days got warmer, and the cream had been in the milk can overnight in the summer kitchen, it seemed to take forever to turn it into butter.

I once asked Mother how old I had to be to taken off the job, but she reminded me, since I was the youngest, it would be my chore for just about the rest of my life!

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: orleans@metroland.com

April 21

The Bradley Estates Community Association Annual General Meeting, which encompasses the areas of Bradley Estates, Bradley Ridge, Spring Valley Trails, Eastboro and Trailsedge will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the RAFO at 3349 Navan Rd. Meeting will be on April 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Topics to discuss include roads, parks, schools, community events and more. For information, see bradleyestates.ca or join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/BECAOrleans

April 22

Nostalgia entertaining 7 to 11 p.m. at the Orléans Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. for your listening and dancing pleasure. Buffet dinner available 5 to 7 p.m. to make a reservation call 613-5907227. For further information call 613-830-9984.

April 23 and 24

The Navan Fine Arts Exhibition and Sale will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Navan Curling Club at 1305 Fairgreen Ave. Admission and parking is free.

The decorate a chair project will take place on April 24 Throughout the weekend local authors will also be present. For more information email annewarburton@hotmail.com or call Anne Warburton at 613-355-5887.

Do you have electronics that are broken, unusable, obsolete? The 1st Cumberland Scouts will be hosting an E-Waste Collection at the Navan Arena Parking Lot, 1295 Colonial Rd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will also be accepting used clothing (only clothing please - no other personal items) which will go towards the Cerebral Palsy “Clothes for the Common Good “campaign. . For more info call 613-833-0258 or www.1stcumberland.weebly.com.

April 24

Zumba FUNdraiser for the Y Strong Kids Campaign at the YMCA in Orléans from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person or $40 per family for two adults and up to three children under 18. Tickets are available now and 62 Orléans News - Thursday, April 21, 2016

may be purchased at the front desk of the YMCA or by emailing ssloanruddy@gmail.com. All money raised will go directly to the Y Strong Kids Campaign.

The Seniors Action Committee of Blackburn Hamlet are hosting the Seniors Spring Social, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Blackburn Hamlet Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Dr. There will be refreshments, live entertainment and prizes for the best Spring Bonnet or gentleman’s hat. Sponsoring the Cancer Society Daffodil campaign, there will be potted daffodils for sale, all profits go to the Canadian Cancer Society. The event is FREE however limited spacing - please RSVP 613-824-3810 or email seniors@ blackburnhamlet.ca

Through April 25

Karen Goetzinger will display her show Vanishing Point at the LaLande + Doyle Exhibition Space at the Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. from April 6 to 25.

The show will consist of 51 wall pieces, including 36 small works on paper. All of the artwork is for sale. The meet the artist event for the show will be held on April 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.

April 26

Arteast meeting and grow with art presentation will take place in room 340 at 255 Centrum Blvd.

Meet and greet will be held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. with presentation to follow. Lindsay Watson will present the topic “mixed media and big girl brushes” with a hands on demonstration. The presentation will be in English. For further information: Mary Ann Varley, 613-745-2996, or email varleymaryann1@bell.net

April 26

The Cumberland Community Singers will perform the Spring Mix and Match concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Richcraft Theatre at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets are $15 for adults, youth 12 and under are free. For information please call 613-824-0828.

April 28

Canadian Aviation Historical So-

ciety, Bush Theatre, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, 7.30 p.m.

Lecture and book signing, David Waechter, “Flight Test: The Avro Arrow and a Career in Aeronautical Engineering.” Public welcomed. For information call Hugh Halliday at 613-830-8366.

April 29

Join a fun and funny evening with two ‘young’ senior women and their odessy of walking the 3523km of the Appalachian Trail in 151 days. Enjoy stories of the preparation, trials and tribulations and momentous achievements, check out their equipment and watch an inspiring slide show. Bring the family. Coffee and dessert will be served. Cost: $5 at the door (All proceeds to the Alzheimer Society). Runs 7 to 9 a.m. at the Maple Hall at 2552 Old Montreal Rd.

The Ladies Auxilary Orleans Branch 632 is hosting a Mother’s Day Marketplace, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 800 Taylor Creek Drive, Orléans. It is just in time for Mother’s Day - so come and pick out that extra special gift for a special Mom or just for you from one of our valued Vendors We will also be making our draw for our Mother’s Day Basket and you will have a chance to purchase tickets on the basket before the drawing.Please come and join us in helping us support our Legion Branch 632.

May 6

The Greater Orléans Canada Day Celebration will host their farewell trivia event at the Orléans Legion at 800 Taylor Creek Dr. from 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Registration begins at 6 p.m. Cost is $150 per team with a maximum of eight people per team, or $20 per person. Cash bar and prizes.

For information, email Zybina Richards at ellz@rogers.com or Kellie Sarazin at kellie.sarazin@ gmail.com.

Through April 30 A show of watercolour paintings by Orleans artist Maryse Hatchard at the Country Moments Spa Mini Art Gallery, 3470 Trim Rd. in Navan, an alliance with Navan Fine Arts Group.

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The church of Saint-Joseph Parish in Orléans is a real architectural jewel and will soon celebrate its 100 anniversary! A fundraising campaign has been launched to solidify its structure and to embellish its interior. An upcoming fundraising event, organized by the choir Les ami(e)s de Saint-Georges, is the presentation of The Phantom of the Opera movie, a 1925 American silent film that will be shown on the church’s large screen accompanied by a musical improvisation by Philippe Bélanger. Tickets for this event that will be held at the church at 7:30 p.m., on Friday May 6, 2016, can be obtained at the parish office (2757 St-Joseph Blvd) for $30 now or $40 at the door. Assigned seating is available except in the balcony. Additionally we will draw many door prizes including an original Montreal Canadiens hockey sweater. For more information, please call 613-824-2472, or Denis J. Pion at 613-837-6894 or by e-mail at djpion19073@ rogers.com.

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April 30

Join Hospice Care Ottawa for their annual fundraiser, Hike for Hospice. This year Hospice Care Ottawa’s Hike for Hospice will originate at Field House, Carleton University campus (1125 Colonel By Drive). The 5 k.m. hike will meander along the beautiful campus trails. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and we’ll embark on the hike at 10 a.m.

Funds raised will support people living with a life-limiting illness and their families. Visit www. hospicecareottawa.ca to register or call 613-591-6002 ext. 27

Giant rummage sale. Visit Résidence St.Louis, Long Term Care Facility at 879 Hiawatha Park Rd. in Orléans, to find great buys and raise money for the residents’ comfort. OC Transpo #131 Convent Glen. Welcome everyone. Starts at 9 a.m.

May 14

The Cumberland Lions will host a Rock and Roll Dinner and Dance on May 14 at the Maple Hall at 2552 Old Montreal Road.

Cocktails at 5 p.m. with dinner

at 7 p.m. There will be music and dancing with a live band, great rock and roll tunes. There are a limited number of tickets available through advance sale only for $35.

To purchase tickets, call Charlotte Kerluke at 613-265-8299.

A World of Song presented at the Orléans United Church at 1111 Orléans Blvd., presented by Coro Vivo Ottawa. Tickets are $20, free for children under 14. Tickets are available at the door, Leading Note, Compact Music or by calling 613-841-3902.

Join Coro Vivo Ottawa in a concert that proposes to be a tour around the world. Music is an intrinsic part of any culture, offering a window into the unique individuality and idiosyncrasy of each nation The Epiphany Anglican Church will hold an outdoor Good Food Market and Community Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to noon, on May 14, at 1200 Ogilvie Rd. (by the Aviation Parkway).

Free refreshments will be offered.

For more information call 613746-9278.

May 19

Ladies Memorial Golf Tournament sponsored by the Orléans Legion to be held at Nation Golf Course. $65 per person includes golf, cart and meal at the Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. To register and for more information call 613-830-9984.

Until May 28

Artist Josie De Meo will have an exhibition of oil paintings at the Blackburn Hamlet library at 199 Glen Park Dr. until May 28. The solo show is titled Pure White and Red and runs from April 2 to May 28. This is a unique opportunity for the public to enjoy, encourage and support artists in their local community as well as the Blackburn Hamlet library.

June 16

Orléans Legion Annual Golf Tournament at Nation Golf Course. You may get involved by registering a team $80 person; donating a prize to be raffled or by sponsoring a hole ($200).

For more information call 613830-9984.

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And she patted me on the head, smiling, as if that would compensate. And I pictured in my mind being the only one left on the farm with my three brothers and sister all off to exciting jobs in far away places, and me left with the churning every Saturday.

I tried not to look at the ticking clock on the kitchen wall. Which, to me, moved at a snail’s pace.

And then, I would hear the sound of the plunger changing. No longer did the cream slosh against the sides

of the churn. It got harder and harder to pound down the cream, and I would know the time had come to lift the wood disc, and peer inside.

And there it would be, butter!

Mother would come and look inside and agree, the chore was over! She ladled it out into a big granite bowl, and put drops of yellow food colouring into it, stirring it well. The next job would be piling it into the wood mold to come up with pounds just like you could buy in Renfrew. Each pound was then wrapped in wax paper, ready to sell door to door in town.

I was so stiff when I finished,

I could hardly get off the chair, and my arms would ache well into the day. And I would go over to the creton couch by the cook stove and lay down and close my eyes, still wearing the big pinny and yet to wash my arms and face of the cream splatters.

And for the longest time after I would hear in my head the steady plop of the plunger.

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