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A Kingston artist who created a piece of public art in Orléans has refused an award from the city. Artist Shayne Dark said he designed his work for a different location and the city changed it. News, events and information on your Dark’s work – Erratic Field – won desktop, laptop or mobile device an Award of Merit at the city’s Urban See what’s happening by visiting Design Awards on Oct. 18, held at the www.ottawacommunitynews.com/ National Arts Centre. ottawaregion-events Dark, as well as the people who prowww.facebook.com/ottawacommunitynews duced the sculptures and worked on the @OTcommunitynews site, was recognized at the bi-annual awards, which most often recognize LOOK INSIDE buildings in the city. But the art piece wasn’t designed for FOR YOUR CANADIAN TIRE FLYER the Trim Road site it ended up on, Dark said. He said he can’t “in good conscience accept something” that wasn’t the best it could be, he said. Dark said when he designed the art, it was supposed to be placed on a berm at the entrance of Cardinal Creek Park. He has the original map from the city SAVE indicating the site. % It’s labelled as site number three on the document, and Dark said it was the site that he picked and designed the Sale 49.99 Reg 99.99 Hot Wheels Electronic piece around. Slot Car Track Set. Over 20' of track! 50-0545-4. See CONTRACT, page 4
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City puts more money into road resurfacing in 2018 budget by jennifer mcintosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Mayor Jim Watson said he’s heard from residents that they’d like to see more money put into the city’s roads and winter maintenance. Spending on roads will increase to $12.6 million in 2018 – bringing the annual budget to $112.4 million. Snow removal will get a little more than a $2 million bump, bringing it to a total of $68.3 million. The figure for snow removal is based on recommendations by KPMG, a consultant the city hired last year to look at snow removal targets. Watson said snow removal is one of the biggest challenges. “You never know how much snow you’ll get,” he said, adding on lighter years, surplus funds in the budget get put into a “snow reserve.” The city released the draft budget at the Nov. 8 council meeting. In what has become status quo over the last five years, the property tax increase will remain at two per cent, but provincial uploading of costs for administering the Ontario Works program and child-
care, as well as a staff restructuring at city hall implemented after city manager Steve Kanellakos first took over the helm, has given the city some wiggle room to invest in key priorities. It’s also worth noting that the budget includes a two per cent increase to recreation fees, a 2.5 per cent increase to transit fares, a four per cent increase to water rates and five per cent increase to waste water and stormwater rates respectively. The city’s total budget is $3.42 billion. Forty per cent of that is related to labour, said deputy treasurer Isabelle Jasmin. The other top costs pressures include: policing, water and sewer and community and social services. The rural areas are also going to see a windfall for investments in their roads and culverts, Watson said – with the total number hitting more than $44 million. Because of the rain and heavy snowfalls last spring and winter, the city has been plagued with more than the usual number of potholes, this year, prompting a $400,000 increase to that budget. Watson also said he’s asked staff to explore the possibility
of a city-run and owned asphalt plant to ensure we are using the highest quality asphalt and getting a competitive price. Getting around seemed to be theme, as Watson announced there will be 20 new bus routes in the capital. Largely those routes will be in the suburbs such as Kanata, Orléans and Stittsville, but there’s one slated for the newly minted community of Wateridge – the former home of CFB Rockcliffe. An additional 17 double-decker buses will be added to the OC Transpo fleet and the eligibility criteria for ParaTranspo will be expanded to include those with developmental delays. FAKE NUMBERS
College Coun. Rick Chiarelli spiced up the meeting by declaring the budget numbers to be “fake.” In the past, Chiarelli has been vocal about the deficit - the debt load that it carries year over year. This year it stayed at $2.27 billion, the same as last year, but has steadily increased over the last decade. Just comparing 2016, when the
deficit was at $1.78 billion to the 2018 number, there’s a more than 27 per cent increase. While Chiarelli wasn’t immediately available for comment, Watson spoke to allegations in the briefing following the budget’s release. “The reality is I would encour-
also called the numbers solid. “We simply cannot be all things to all people,” Watson said in his budget speech. “It’s also about setting priorities – and I believe that Budget 2018 balances those key priorities in a manner that will broadly secure our residents’ support…”
age members of council to read the budget before they criticize it,” Watson said, adding Chiarelli missed the presentation of the budget by Jasmin. “There are no one-time fixes,” Watson said. “The numbers are all solid.” City treasurer Marian Simulik
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Artist Shane Dark’s piece ended up in a park area off Trim Road, not the area he originally designed it for.
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“It’s a site-specific piece,” Dark said. “For it to be transferred at the last minute to another location that it really wasn’t designed for, and it wasn’t in the scope of the competition that I went for … I’m disappointed.” He said the new location, in a field next to Trim Road, lessens the impact of his piece. “Aren’t we fortunate that we have an award-winning piece of art? But I think the powers that be that made the decision, they didn’t recognize the quality of the work,” Dark said. “I feel very sad for my staff, and the project manager, and also for the fabricator because they deserve in on
this as well.” According to the city, artists who create public art sign a legal agreement that outlines the consultation process for a project to be moved, but adds that the city can switch locations. “After consultation with the community and planning staff, as per all site-specific commissions, it was recommended that the artwork be located in one of the other designated sites identified in the call to artists,” said Nicole Zuger, a program manager with the city’s arts and heritage development department in an email. The budget for the public art came from the required budget allocation from the Trim Road realignment construction. Cardinal Creek Commu-
nity Association president Sean Crossan said the final location wasn’t what the community association envisioned either. He said they wanted a piece that was closer to the roundabout on Trim Road – after the exit from highway 174 – to welcome people to Cardinal Creek. “It was supposed to be a gateway feature and it was supposed to be located in the entrance to the community,” Crossan said. Dark said he accepts the final contract states the city can move it, but is disappointed he didn’t have a say in the decision. “No one was involved other than bureaucrats,” he said. “You didn’t have anyone from the community – you had people who build roads.”
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After strong showings at the Fall World Cup selection races at the Calgary Olympic Oval, three former Gloucester Concordes skaters have been named to Canada’s long track speed skating World Cup team. Ivanie Blondin, Vincent de Haître and Isabelle Weidemann were all named to Canada’s World Cup team. They’ll travel to Heervenveen, Netherlands Nov. 10 to 12 and then Stavanger, Norway Nov. 17 to 19. The World Cup races will be at home in Calgary for the skaters at the start of December before they travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to close out the World Cup season. Blondin and Weidemann will compete in a combination of distance events, including the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000-metre races. Blondin will also compete in the mass start. De Haître will compete in the 1,000 and 1,500-metre races. In the lead up to the 2018 Olympic Games, skaters will be trying to get Canada as many spots as possible at the Olympics. Most of the spots allocated to countries at the Olympics in speed skating by the international governing body are based on overall World Cup rankings, said Speed Skating Canada in a press release. Skaters can pre-qualify for the Olympics by winning a medal at one of the World Cup events and finishing in the top five in points after the four events. Blondin and de Haître have already pre-qualified and are guaranteed a spot if they medal in the 5,000-metre race for Blondin and
the 1,000-metre race for de Haître. “I’m a little bit nervous because I’m eager for the season to start but at the same time, I feel really at my best,” said Blondin in a Speed Skating Canada press release. “We had two really good training camps and I’m feeling stronger than ever. In this Olympic year, for sure I’m aiming for podiums.” The 500 metre race was scheduled for Nov. 10, with the second 500 metre, 1,500 metre and mass start on Nov. 11. On Nov. 12, the 1,000 metre, women’s 3,000 metre and men’s 5,000 metre races will be held. “I see this first World Cup as preparation for the rest of the competition this season,” de Haître said. “It would be nice to prequalify after the first World Cup, but it is not my priority. I am very relaxed and excited to compete at the first stage of the season.”
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t’s a matter of days until festivities for the 105th Grey Cup festival kicks off in Ottawa. There may be some grumbling from non-football fans, as traffic clogs in the city centre and noise levels at Lansdowne hit peak levels. For me, an Ottawan by migration, the festival signifies something fresh about a city that’s been trying to prove something for the last decade or so. No longer are we a boring, homogenous government town. We know how to have fun! We know how to throw a party. And we can sell-out a football stadium of 36,000
... we can all don our warmest winter gear and welcome the sports fans and others to our exciting old lumbertown more than a month before the big event. More than a decade ago, when the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67s owner Jeff Hunt led the pitch for yet another Ottawa-based Canadian Football League franchise, there were a lot of skeptics. I’ll admit, after Ottawa’s hiatus from the CFL, which followed the failure of the Renegades, I was one
It took me a number of years and some tutoring from my son before I started to recognize the overall strategy behind the game. I’ll be honest, I still don’t know why they punt the ball on third Capital Muse down. But at least I know what a down is! With three kids who play sports, I’ve become a spectator sports conof them. I remember my uncle – a lifelong TiCats fan – calling me up: vert. After nearly 10 years without, I actually went against the grain and “What is a Redblack anyway?” As it turns out, it’s all of us. Hunt purchased a cable TV package so I can sit down and watch every pro and his team have made sure of it. They know it’s cold for a good por- sport imaginable on the big old TV my cousin dug out of his basement tion of the football season and the marketing has been brilliant. What for us. Soccer, one of my favourite games citizen in Ottawa doesn’t own a piece of red or black clothing? Who to play, doesn’t quite pack the punch of a football or a hockey game on doesn’t want to celebrate Ottawa’s TV. But I sit with my kids, watch origins as a lumber town? UEFA, MLS and all the other socIt’s a theme that appeals to cer league acronyms, and learn rules both English and French speaking I never knew before. populations, particularly with the Hockey Night in Canada is the legendary, tough-talking, man-ofnewest tradition at our place. I was the-people, French-Canadian Joe surprised to see old Don Cherry Muffaraw as mascot. still makes an appearance. Much of I’ll be the first to admit that football used to leave me scratching what he says doesn’t make sense to me, but his crazy suits and rants are my head. I didn’t understand why there was so much standing around. something that give my kids and I
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a laugh. The game, itself, is fastpaced. I can’t even follow the puck much of the time. And then there’s football – specifically the CFL. When the teams kick off I imagine a group of men going into battle. A friend, graduate of the Ontario Military College, noted there are similarities between football and war strategy. With football, I can see excitement in every play and every player. It’s the one game where each play is a game unto itself. Each player has a distinct role. Even when it looks like the player isn’t actively involved, he has a position to hold and a job to do. There’s always someone to watch. So nevermind the grumbling over a week of disruption in Ottawa. Let’s embrace our new status as a destination-location for something other than a G-8 meeting. Ottawa has its problems, but we’ll avoid talking about sinkholes for the moment. For now, we can all don our warmest winter gear and welcome the sports fans and others to our exciting old lumbertown.
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he city’s police force is seeking a budget increase that’s drawing some questions, but there’s one piece of equipment that Ottawa cops that should be a slam dunk. The police would like a second automated licence plate reader. Considering that the first reader used by our police caught 200 suspended drivers in its first year of operation, it’s a purchase everyone should support. The only people who might say otherwise are those caught driving when they shouldn’t be. The automated readers are mounted on police vehicles and “see” licence plates that pass nearby. The reader can check the plate number in a database and alert officers if a suspended or wanted driver may be on the road. It’s a privilege to drive, and police aren’t using the plate readers to track anyone’s movements, just taking a snapshot of a car at one
point in time. The process is not like a facial recognition scanner on a street, which could track who is where. That would never meet with Canadians’ support. The plate scanners do nothing more than a police officer could do with his or her own eyes and a laptop – just much faster. Keeping suspended drivers off the streets means we’re all safer. The next suspended driver caught could be a serial drunk driver – or any other driver who is motoring around town without liability insurance. The city nabbed 200 suspended drivers during the first year using a plate reader. While some may be purely administrative scofflaws, some will have been suspended drivers we don’t want behind the wheel. Without even knowing such a plate reader is out there on our streets, we’re all safer because of it. The police should take advantage of technology when it can make us safer while leaving us our freedoms.
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hat’s it!” somebody I know said. “I’m not cheering for the Senators any more.” That, you will know, was reaction to the Kyle Turris trade. But it could have been reaction to the Jason Spezza trade, or the Senators letting Alfie go, or the Mike Fisher trade, or letting Chris Neil go. Events like this happen every couple of years and they shake the affection of the fans. Perhaps it reflects a gap in our lives, or perhaps it’s just that we develop an honest interest in the members of the team we cheer for. Either way, it’s a wrench for many when a favourite leaves town. Interestingly, the players themselves are less affected. When interviewed, they express sorrow at having to leave the team and the town but, they add, it’s a business. Their team-mates say the same thing: Hate
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town to see him go but we’re excited to welcome the new guy. Owners and general managers, of course, feel the same way and so do most journalists. Watch the betweenperiods commentary of any televised game, where the talk is less about the game being played and more about trades and salary caps. Most fans are not so cold-blooded, however. They develop loyalties to players, particularly those who have been with the team for a while and those who develop a presence in the community. Kyle Turris was such a player and
Jays? Perhaps it’s just life. Heaven knows we see it in commerce (where head office shuts down the neighbourhood store that everyone loves) such a person. There was nothing sive or not likely to fit into some new and politics (where — well, ask Tom not to like about the way he played system. Mulcair). the game. His community involveIn all but a few cases, the team But we always hoped sports were ment has been well-documented and survives whatever outcry develdifferent. was much-admired. The same goes ops. The season goes on, the team for people like Fisher, Alfredsson competes, new stars emerge and new and Neil. loyalties. Only last season, the newspapers Even kids, those who are often and TV sports shows were featurhardest hit, come to understand Editorial Policy ing a touching story: Kyle Turris, the cold hard facts of professional after scoring the overtime winner sports. Which is too bad: the bad The Orléans News welcomes letters to the editor. in a playoff game, going straight news of a hero getting traded can be Senders must include their full name, complete from the rink to the awards banquet a loss of innocence, the first inkling of the Capital City Condors, the a child gets that it’s a tougher world address and a contact phone number. Addresses special-needs hockey team for which out there than he or she thought. and phone numbers will not be published. We he was honorary captain. There’s a lesson to be learned reserve the right to edit letters for space and But it’s a business. here, and not a good one. Being a The same team that encourages good guy in the locker-room, a good content, both in print and online at ottawacommunitynews.com. To submit a letter to the fans to become emotionally attached guy in the community and a good to players does not hesitate to cut citizen generally doesn’t count for editor, please email to theresa.fritz@metroland. them loose if someone better — or much in the face of business realities. com, fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to the Orléans cheaper — is available, or if the It’s not just hockey. Anybody News, 80 Colonnade Rd. N., Unit 4, Ottawa ON, player in question is considered remember Edwin Encarnacion partK2E 7L2. unco-operative, too old, too expen- ing company from the Toronto Blue
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The BCA receives revenue from rentals at the community hall, and the association has been saving money for years to overhaul the space. They’ve held a couple of sessions about potential renovations, but the interest was “lukewarm” Dudas said. A renovation project would also cost significantly more than a splash pad, so the association wouldn’t be able to come close to paying for a third of the cost. Instead they’ve earmarked $100,000 towards the cost of a splash pad. “We’re very, very frugal and blessed at the same time,” Dudas said. “It’s been years of skimping and saving.” Mitic said the city was getting pressure to encourage the association to spend some of their savings because of rules around how much money a community association can keep. “I think this is probably a way that helps solve that problem, and also gets the splash
pad faster than (the city) could without that money,” he said. Because of development in other parts of Innes Ward, Mitic’s cash-in-lieu of parkland funds are greater than a few years ago, and he was able to earmark $100,000 of that money towards a splash pad in Blackburn Hamlet. With another $100,000 from the city, the splash pad would be fully funded. “With all the development in Mer Bleue, Navan, that money has crept up,” Mitic said. “And those communities, their parks are going to be brand new, and they all come with a splash pad. (As) the most established community in the ward, it deserves a free splash pad that everyone can enjoy and I’m happy to make that happen.” There is currently a splash pad in Blackburn Hamlet, but it’s at the outdoor pool, and requires paying a fee to access. See BILL, page 11
Bill to be split between city, councillor and community association The city now has to identify a shortlist of sites where the project is feasible – factors like access to water will be considered – and the community will consult on what they want sometime in 2018. Dudas said the community will have input on where it goes, what goes into it, how it will be used, among other factors, particularly because they are in a partnership with the city and the councillor to pay for the infrastructure. “We want to do what’s best for the community, and they’ve really been clammering for this,” Dudas said, adding she’ll be happy to take a run through the splash pad herself once it’s built. While it’s not common for community associations to partially fund projects – particularly to the tune of $100,000 – it has been done in recent years. Last year in the Canterbury
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Upgrades to the Blackburn Arena are on their way, after funding was tabled in the city’s 2018 draft budget. The funding for upgrades, including accessibility changes and change room upgrades, was included in the budget revealed at city hall on Nov. 9. Innes Coun. Jody Mitic said upgrades to the arena were one of the two campaign promises he made. Last year, the budget included funds for a detailed design to be made for the arena upgrades. Mitic said the changes will mean better change rooms and fully accessible stands. He also hopes the upgrades will include a parking lot expansion, and changes to make the ice suitable for sledge hockey. Right now, there are people who can’t watch games at the arena because of the inaccessibility of the stands. “Just recently, I called parks and rec and I had a couple of
barstools put in for a grandfather and some residents I heard were out there and can’t sit in the cold, and can’t see the game when you’re in the lobby because there’s no place to sit,” Mitic said. “We went and bought some relatively cheaply-priced stools and now they’re available – but at the same time, we can do better.” There are also change room problems when the right size change rooms aren’t available for everyone to use. “Right now the girls change room is the size of a walk-in closet,” he said. “Some teams have one boy, and some teams have one girl. I want (the arena) to be accessible to everyone.” The city is working with the province and the federal government to split the cost three ways. Mitic has first-hand experience on the importance of accessible facilities. The councillor lost both his legs while serving in the Armed Forces and often uses a wheelchair to
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Blackburn resident celebrates birthday with Ironmon world championship biking and swimming, including a full marathon run. And the cancer charity volunteer from Blackburn Hamlet got the ultimate cherry on top of the sundae when he won a chance to compete in Hawaii, in the iconic Kona Ironman – the world championship. “I still pinch myself once in a while to see if I’m still dreaming,” Smyth said. Five years ago, the marathon runner set his eyes on the 2017 Tremblant Ironman
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Fifty, and 140.6. Those were the two big numbers in Brent Smyth’s life this year. He spent the past five years preparing for celebrations and milestones to ring in his 50th birthday. Most revolved around competing an Ironman – 140.6 miles, just a little over 226 kilometres of running,
championship. A project manager by trade, it made sense to set out a five-year plan. He successfully completed his first Ironman in August in Tremblant, with no idea that he’d shortly be competing in his second. A number of Smyth’s triathlon friends, family and National Research Council co-workers nominated him for Subaru’s Road to Kona contest for a spot to compete in the race.
Because Kona is the world championship race, most triathletes qualify by meeting a time standard earlier in the race season. There are a few spots available through charity and a lottery for non-elite athletes. It had always been a dream of Smyth’s to get a lottery spot to enter the race, and he planned to go to Hawaii Submitted regardless to volunteer and Brent Smyth flashes a smile while in the middle of the Ironcheer at the competition. See KONA, page 23
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He got a call after the Tremblant race – while on a 50th birthday whitewater rafting trip – that contest organizers were impressed with the number of nominations and theme of what Smyth’s friends and family wrote. He’d been selected as their contest winner. Smyth races to support Imerman Angels, a Washington, D.C.-based charity that matches “mentor angels” with cancer patients who face a similar cancer or stage. He was inspired by two friends
“Whenever I looked down, I saw their names. They were giving me wings.” Brent Smyth Ironman triathlete
who faced cancer – one from childhood and one from running – to get involved with the organization. Last year he was talking with someone from the organization about having an Imerman Angels athlete compete in Kona to raise awareness for the charity. “For that to turn out to be me was just a dream within a dream,” Smyth said. The contest staff told him the nominations consistently talked about his volunteering, as well as his involvement within Ottawa’s triathlon community. “For the first time ever I was without words,” he said. “I was just so humbled by the fact that there were so many people who nominated me.” Smyth travelled to Hawaii with his wife and daughter to tackle his second Ironman triathlon in October – this time, taking the course alongside the world’s best. He made a plan with his coach to tackle the nerve-racking, no-wetsuitsallowed ocean swim, and run and bike along the difficult course. “Kona is a very hard course, and I know there’s the heat, the wind,” he said. “My fear was, ‘Am I going to make it? Am I going to cross the line?’ At probably 16 and a half hours, it doesn’t leave much of an opportunity for anything to go wrong.” The race has cut-off times competitors must make to finish the race, and a total 17-hour cap. Smyth finished the race in 15 hours, three minutes, 52 seconds, with the names of his late running friend and her late mentor angel written on his forearms. “Whenever I looked down, I saw their names,” he said, “they were giving me wings.” He finished the swim and bike in good time and, despite 41-degree weather, he knew the marathon he had left was achievable. “Once I got off the bike and saw the time, I knew even if I walked, I could make the marathon, so it was a very exciting moment for me to know I could cross that finish line,” Smyth said. “I got
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Brent Smyth crosses the finish line waving an Imerman Angels flag as he completes the Kona Ironman triathalon. to carry the Imerman Angels flag across the finish line … I didn’t even hear them call my name, I was just focused on carrying the flag across.” His wife and daughter met him at the finish line to present him with his medal, a special touch the contest organizers coordinated. Smyth also got VIP access to events at the race, and got to meet some decorated triathletes and his inspiration for taking up triathlon in the first place, father-andson duo Rick and Dick Hoyt. A piece about his triathlon training and work with Imerman Angels was produced, and will air on TSN alongside Kona coverage. “They were so fantastic about putting Imerman Angels at the forefront of this,” he said. “You can’t even dream this stuff up.” Kona coverage will air on TSN in 2018. For more on the Imerman Angels, visit imermanangels.org.
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I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend as we took the time to remember all those who fought and continue to fight for our peace and freedom! I am also very pleased to share some important and exciting announcements in the month of November. Introduction of the Safer Ontario Act: The Safer Ontario Act represents the largest transformation of policing services in a generation. The nature of policing and community safety has changed significantly since the Police Services Act was first introduced in 1990. The issues faced by law enforcement today are far more complex than when the Act was developed. Our government is working to build stronger, safer communities by modernizing Ontario’s policing framework to make it more community-focused, accountable, sustainable, and culturally responsive. The proposed measures would better respond to the needs and current realities of Ontario’s diverse communities and would mandate proactive local community safety and well-being planning. These changes will create stronger, safer communities where people get the services they need, when, and where they need them most. I encourage you to visit https://news.ontario.ca/mcscs/en/2017/11/buildingstronger-safer-communities.html to find out more about the Safer Ontario Act. OSAP Applications Now Open for 2018-19 School Year : Students can now apply for the new Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for the 2018-19 school year -- the earliest launch of OSAP applications ever. This year, more than 210,000 full-time university and college students are receiving free tuition for the first time ever. Almost all students who receive OSAP get some or all of their funding as a grant -- money they will never have to pay back. Furthermore, students will not have to start repaying the Ontario portion of their student loans until they are earning a minimum of $35,000 a year, a $10,000 increase from the previous minimum of $25,000. The updated application process also includes an OSAP calculator that lets students quickly see what financial assistance they could get. For details, please visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/osapontario-student-assistance-program Nominations Now Open! - Leading Women / Leading Girls Recognition Program 2018! It is time to acknowledge the remarkable leaders of today and tomorrow. That is why I am encouraging you to participate in the Leading Women/Leading Girls (LWLG) Building Communities Recognition Program. Since the introduction of this program in 2006, more than 1000 women and girls across Ontario have received this award from their MPPs. Since 2014, 50+ deserving girls and women were honoured for their great work in our community. I hope that this year again, you can help us recognize many of the great leaders that we are fortunate to have in our community. For all details and nomination forms can be found on our website: http://mariefrancelalonde.onmpp.ca Please send all nominations to our office no later than January 15th, 2018 as we must send all documents to the Minister by January 20th, 2018.
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They Still Have Love to Give: Older Pets and You One piece of advice Ottawa Humane Society staff give to potential adopters is to adopt an older pet. There are a lot of reasons why an older pet is often a better choice. OHS staff can give more information about the temperament, behaviour and little foibles of an older pet. Kittens and puppies often act very differently than their adult selves. Pet of the Week: Onyx (ID# A205993) Meet Onyx, a playful and active dog looking for her new best friend.
Onyx is looking for an experienced dog owner who can help her learn some new skills. She is already crate trained and enjoys food puzzles. Onyx can be
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“Of the 10 locations, other than Kirkwood and Carling, all the others have the highest type of collision as the rear end,” said Philippe Landry, the city’s director of traffic services. Kirkwood and Carling predominantly suffers from sideswipes as cars come off the Queensway and try to turn left onto Kirkwood, but Landry said that will be addressed when the Queensway is widened from Maitland Avenue to Carling Avenue in the next couple of years. All of the intersections on the list are highly congested, Landry said. The worst time to be at Riverside and Hunt Club is weekdays between 11 a.m. and noon. And Fridays in March tend to result in more fender-benders, he said. City-wide, the most vehicle crashes happen Fridays in January largely thanks to Mother Nature, while collisions involving pedestrians tend to be in October and November. “The distracted driving’s re-
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run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Delicious baking and refreshDunning-Foubert Elementary ments. Free admission and The Greater Avalon Commu- School at 1610 Prestwick Dr. parking. For more information, nity Association (GACA) will call 613-837-4321 be hosting their Annual Gen- Breakfast from 8:30 to 11 eral Meeting on Nov. 16 from a.m. at the Orléans Legion, Christmas bazaar and bake sale 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Aqua- 800 Taylor Creek Dr. Hearty hosted by the Catholic Womview Community Centre, 318 breakfast served by Legion en’s League of Annunciation Aquaview Dr., Orléans. There sponsored Cadets. For more of the Lord Catholic Church, will be a meet and greet ses- information call 613-830- 2414 Ogilvie Rd., from 9 a.m. sion starting at 7:15 p.m. For 9984. to 2 p.m. featuring tourtières more information please conand other baked goods, crafts, tact us at info@gaca-acga. Innovative Community Sup- new-to-you, silent auction, tea com, visit our web site at port Services is hosting the Room and much more. Lots of www.gaca-acga.com or face- Holly Day Market on at our parking. Everyone is welcome. main building located at 2025 For more information call 613book.com/Greater.Avalon. Lanthier Dr. The free event 749-7653. will feature 50 vendors, face Nov. 17 Shades of Grey entertain- painting, kids holiday crafting Christmas Luncheon and bake ing 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the station, vendor quest, food, sale at Grace Presbyterian Orleans Legion, 800 Taylor raffles and so much more. We’re Church at 1220 Old Tenth Line Creek Dr. Buffet dinner avail- supporting Toy Mountain Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. able from 5 p.m. For reserva- bring a new unwrapped toy in Soup, rolls, dessert, tea & cofexchange for 10 ballot entries fee. Tickets $10 at the door tions call 613-590-7227. into our various raffle prizes donated by vendors. The Ottawa East Women’s Show will be held at Gisele Christmas Market Bazaar at Lalonde High School (off Trim Nov. 18 Free craft and vendor fair with the Orléans United Church at Road) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. incredible deals on handmade 1111 Orléans Blvd. Beautiful Free parking and entry. Bring and homemade items, includ- handcrafted ornaments, unique a female hygiene product or ing bath and beauty products, ‘upcycled’ mittens and pillows, make a min. $5 donation to heating bags, clothes, jewelry, barnboard crafts, toys, vintage get a goody bag (while supplies art, treats and snacks. Will treasures, jewellery, books. last).Do some holiday shop-
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Thinking about Christmas? The Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 632 cordially invites you to attend our unique Fall Marketplace on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orleans Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Drive. There will be 29 tables filled with exceptional items to choose from. The vendors are offering you remarkable handmade crafts, various useful, and “need-tohave” products; and, there is no doubt you will be tempted by ‘The Fudge Lady’s’ delicious homemade wares. The Ladies Auxiliary will also have a very interesting table. Coffee and baked goods will be on sale with the proceeds being donated to the Legion to assist our beloved Veterans.
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His long combination underwear served as his pyjamas, and hand-knit sox from Mrs. Beam left his feet only when Mother forcibly removed them from his feet to add them to the Monday wash. When the serious blasts of winter finally came to Northcote, the pine table, which at other times sat in front of the window looking out to the grape arbour, was moved out from that wall, more into the middle of the kitchen when we had our meals, or after supper when we sat around it involved in the amusements that helped us wile away the time before we climbed the stairs for bed. The kitchen, the biggest room in the house, would be as warm as toast in the evening. I knew before he went to bed, Father would stoke the Findlay Oval, wait for it to catch so we wouldn’t have a flu fire, and as winter closed in around us, everything that could be done, had been done to help us through the bitterly cold winters of Renfrew county. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www. smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
ping, see a psychic, get your hands done with henna or hang our with the CHEO bear. We will be honoring three local charities: CHEO, the ODAWA Centre and Tampon Tuesday. For more information contact Lucy at 613-834-9714 or email mortgagesbylucy@gmail.com
A Year to Remember at the NCC Dr. Mark Kristmanson Chief Executive Officer
It’s certainly hard to believe that after so much effort, and so much anticipation, the celebrations of 2017 and the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation are almost behind us. When I look back, I see a year of real achievement on the part of the National Capital Commission – a year when so many projects and initiatives finally came to fruition. I am particularly happy with the way we were able to work with so many individuals and organizations in the community, including the indigenous Canadians of the Capital Region, to make it such a year to remember. Never before have so many people been part of working toward our shared vision of a great 21st-century Capital. The result of these partnerships will be a real, tangible legacy of 2017. The dramatic renewal of the National Arts Centre, the opening of Canada’s new National Holocaust Monument, the remarkable MosaïCanada display in Jacques Cartier Park, the Confederation Pavilions, and the hundreds of thousands of Canada 150 tulips that will now bloom every year in the Capital are just a few examples. And, of course, we launched the new Plan for Canada’s Capital 2017-2067 – an exciting blueprint for the development of the Capital between now and Canada’s bicentennial that is the result of an unprecedented collaboration with literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast. There is so much more to say about these projects, and more, and the legacy they will leave – and I invite you to learn more about them on the NCC’s website (ncc-ccn.gc.ca). Meanwhile, at the NCC we are always looking to the future, and continuing our work to build a Capital that is meaningful and inspiring to every Canadian.
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One priority will be tackling the challenge of deferred maintenance of the NCC’s many assets.
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