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By 5 a.m. on Oct. 30, when Kevin Gray was leaving his home in Elmvale Acres for work, the rain hadn’t stopped for days. Before he left the house, Gray scooped away leaves from the drains near his driveway – the neighbours have an agreement to do so to avoid the flooding that creeps up on their lawns if the drains get blocked. Not long after he left, his partner called him in a panic to tell him the basement was flooding, and he needed to get back quickly. “When I got home, and parked in the driveway, the water was up to the door of my truck; the water was up to my knees,” said Gray. Gray, who has been living on Hamlet Street for the last four years, said by the end of the day there was three feet of water in his basement, some of which got there by flowing through his front door.
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Claudia Salguero invited the crowd of artists and volunteers at the Wabano Centre on Nov. 23, to sing along with her as she strummed her guitar. It was a fitting end to the AOE Arts Council Neighbourhood Arts 150 project, which consisted of a burst of interactive art projects hosted since April in neighbourhoods outside of the city-centre. Salguero, a Hunt Club resident, spearheaded the creation of a large and vibrantly coloured mural that had more than 40 pairs of hands involved in its creation. Since May, the volunteers had been meeting three times a week at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, where the mural will be mounted. “The purpose of the project was to bring community together,” said Salguero, as well as to cel-
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Claudia Salguero sings at the Wabano Centre on Nov. 23, at the closing event of the AOE Arts Council Neighbourhood Arts 150 project. ebrate the diversity of the area. She said the process made her feel as if she had had new family members. “We built community, we now have new friends, we learned so much from
each other,” said Salguero. “It was a long conversation held over months.” Svetlana Najmi, originally from Belarus, was one of the volunteers that helped with the mural.
She came to the Wabano Centre to support Salguero. A mother of two young boys, Najmi said that her mother-in law had told her about the mural project, so she took her children with her to join in. “I enjoyed the team work most of all,” said Najmi. “Some people understood who could do straight lines better, or curves, somebody was good at colouring, or mixing the paints. It was so wonderful, I made so many friends that I didn’t know were in the same neighbourhood,” said Najmi. Of the 12 installations, 10 are up or have been completed, but Salguero’s mural was one of two that were not up for display yet. Although Salguero said the mural is painted, the complexity of the project and as the age of the community center building have delayed the unveiling.
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The Mayor’s 17th Annual Christmas Celebration Saturday, December 9 2 - 6 p.m. Ottawa City Hall Join Mayor Jim Watson in a wonderful winter setting, with activities both indoors and out. • Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus • Enjoy ice skating • Roast marshmallows around campfires • Take horse-drawn wagon rides • Indulge in hot chocolate, cookies, Beavertails and fresh fruit from Orleans Fresh Fruit.
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heart of the home, and I believe that this community kitchen will be the heart of this community here in Heatherington,” she said following a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the centre’s addition on Nov. 24. It’s an important step in the city’s Better Neighbourhoods Revitalization Project, which aims to bring positive change to Albion, Heatherington and Fairlea. “I think they’re really starting to see that change is coming to Heatherington in a really positive way,” Deans said. The $800,000 kitchen received $176,000 from the federal government, as well as $312,000 in strategic initiative funding from the city, plus $312,000 from the city in development charges.
The kitchen is traditionally the heart of the home, a gathering place for family and friends. That was in evidence in Heatherington as teens donned aprons and joined city staff and councillors to show off their cooking talents, chopping, slicing, boiling and frying during a cook-off inside the city’s first community kitchen at the Albion-Heatherington Community Centre. “It’s dream to reality,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, who was inspired by a similar initiative in Mississauga. “It’s a first-of-its-kind in Ottawa. “We all know that the kitchen is the
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Kamar Edwards, 16, prepared his first meal in the kitchen on opening day. He’s hoping there will be cooking classes for youth. “A lot of kids around here like cooking,” he said. Rima Assadi, 12, said the number of stoves inside the new facility means more people can prepare multiple dishes at large gatherings. “Here you can have a lot of people hang around,” said Rima, who has already met new friends there. The state-of-the-art kitchen will bring neighbours together to learn new cooking skills and understand the importance of healthy eating, said Mayor Jim Watson. “The kitchen in most homes is the gathering spot,” he said. “You’re preparing the meal, you’re eating the meal, you’re cleaning up and having lots of fun in between.” Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri, who took part in the cook-off in his role as chair of Ottawa Public Health, said the kitchen could be the model to follow for elsewhere in other communities in Ottawa. “This is a great activity for kids to do in any community. It doesn’t matter if it’s Stittsville or Heatherinton or anywhere else.” The kitchen will address several big issues facing Canadians, and is a response to an “obesity crisis and epidemic” in Canada, particularly diabetes II rates, which are soaring like never before in the country, Ottawa South MP David McGuinty said. Likewise, Watson noted a 300-per-cent increase in childhood obesity rates across the country, which are putting a tremendous strain on the health-care system. “The earlier we can get people to learn how to cook and eat healthy, the better it is for society,” he said. It’s hoped a community garden will open nearby next year in partnership with Just Food, a local notfor-profit community organization that works on rural and urban food and farming issues in the Ottawa region. The new kitchen will also help foster community engagement, and help curb crime, officials said. There has been a rash of violent crime in the neighbourhood over the past month, including two shootings as well as a drug raid. “If we’re going to get to kids who are at risk of making the wrong choices, we need to get to them earlier,” McGuinty said, particularly those between eight and 12 years old. “Every dollar we invest in homework clubs, after-hour sports groups, basketball teams, we save $40 on the back end when it comes
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Heatherington residents Malak Abdurahaman, 13, (left) her cousin Nusayaba Abdurahaman, 15, and Chelsee PierreJerome, 18, cook in their community’s new kitchen on Nov. 24. to the potential problems of crime, sive to society,” McGuinty said. prosecutions, incarcerations, pa- “That’s why this is foundational for role, follow-up – that’s very expen- our community at large.”
Deans said Heatherington is a safe community, but in a city with a growing population nearing the one-million mark, crime comes. Still, she issued a warning. “If I had a message for the drug dealers and the criminal elements in this city: ‘stay out of this neighbourhood. It’s a great neighbourhood and you’re not welcome here.’” Heatherington is a tight-knit community with great potential. “I feel like the South doesn’t have the greatest name right now,” said Kamar. “Having the kitchen, it gives us a better reputation. It’ll bring us closer together as a family.” The kitchen is one of many steps needed to help empower communities. “We obviously have a challenge in all parts of the city when it comes to illegal activity,” Watson said, echoing McGuinty that early prevention is key “It’s more than a kitchen, it’s really a gathering spot for the community to remain active and engaged,” he said.
Scott and Albert Streets reconfiguration after removal of reserved bus lanes (Smirle Avenue to City Centre Avenue) Open House and Online Consultation Open House Monday December 11, 2017, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tom Brown Arena - Hall • 141 Bayview Road Numerous OC Transpo bus routes along Transitway and O-Train Trillium Line – stop at Bayview Station Located along Cross-town Bikeway #2 and the Trillium Multi-use Pathway Free parking is available Online consultation December 8 to 18, 2017 Ottawa.ca/ScottStreet The City of Ottawa has initiated a functional design study for the modification of cycling facilities and eastbound travel lanes on Scott and Albert Streets between Smirle Avenue and City Centre Avenue. These changes are being considered after the removal of the temporary busway along this corridor, which will not be required after the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) is fully in service. This study examines the section between Smirle Avenue (near Tunney’s Pasture Station) and City Centre Avenue (near Bayview Station). Functional design drawings of the proposed road and pathway arrangement will be available online and at the Open House. Both the online consultation and the open house drop-in format provide residents with the opportunity to review the designs and provide comments and direct questions to City staff. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or email the contact below before the event. Tell Us What You Think You have the opportunity to review the functional design and fill out the feedback questionnaire at the open house on December 11, 2017 or online at ottawa.ca/ScottStreet from December 8 to 18, 2017. Next Steps The functional design will be refined based on comments received from the public. The detailed design will be carried out in the winter of 2018. Implementation is expected to begin after the LRT’s Confederation Line is operating and the reserved bus lanes are removed. Complete the feedback questionnaire or email your questions/comments by Monday December 18, 2017 to the project manager below. Paul Clarke, P.Eng. Project Manager Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 29882 • Email: Paul.Clarke2@ottawa.ca
Free Seniors’ Tea Moncions’ Your Independent Grocer is hosting a free Christmas Tea on December 11th 2017 and all Seniors in the area are welcome! The Tea will take place from 10:00am – 12:30pm on the 2nd floor at Moncions’ located at 685 River Rd. Riverside South Parks 12 and 15 Two parks are proposed to be developed within Riverside South Development Corporation’s Phase 13 subdivision. Park 12 will have an area of 1.59 ha and Park 15 will have an area of 0.55 ha. Park 12 is proposed to be located at the southeast corner of Mount Nebo Way and Memorial Grove. Park 15 will be bounded by Serenade Crescent to the east, Dreamcatcher Place to the south and Mistwell Lane to the west. The parks are proposed to be constructed in 2018. A public meeting to review the proposed concept plans is scheduled for December 13th 2017 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at the Rideauview Community Centre, 4310 Shoreline Drive. Riverside South Community Assocation (RSCA) – Volunteers Needed! The RSCA are still looking for volunteers to help out with their Christmas events coming up this weekend on December 2nd! Each year they put on a Toy Mountain parade, this year the parade will go up Spratt Road and they are looking for people to man the barricades along the route. They are also looking for help with the Pancake Breakfast, decorating the toy trailer and at night, help with the sleigh rides. If you are interested and available, please contact volunteers@riversidesouth.org. This is a great opportunity for students looking to fulfil their community service hours. All three events are well attended and lots of fun! Local Resident Don Winchester receives the Mayor’s City Builder Award Local resident and advocate for seniors in the community, Don Winchester was awarded the Mayor’s City Builder Award last week at City Hall. The City Builder Award is a civic honour created to recognize an individual, group or organization that has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to making our city a better place. Don has been active in the community since moving to Ottawa from Calgary in 2011. He started a seniors group in Barrhaven and since then has been identifying the need for programs and services specifically for older adults. He is now the President of the Barrhaven Seniors’ Council an active organization with almost 600 members. His motivation and leadership has led members towards new friendships and a sense of community and he continues to work and push to one day open a Barrhaven Community and Cultural Centre so that even more quality programs and services can be available for seniors in the area. Presenting Ottawa’s Refreshed Street Violence and Gang Strategy Crime Prevention Ottawa will be presenting the recently revised Ottawa Street Violence and Gang Strategy: 2017-2020. This revised strategy was adopted by the Crime Prevention Ottawa Board of Directors following a community consultation process. This presentation will take place at City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave West in Andrew S. Haydon Hall. Coffee and registration begin at 8:30am and the event will go until 10:30am. If you are interested in attending you can send an e-mail to cpo@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2424 ext 25393 to register.
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As part of the upcoming winter service adjustments, OC Transpo will be introducing a new Connexion bus route to provide faster service for residents of Deerfield Village and Findlay Creek. Starting December 24, route #294 during weekdays will operate every 30 minutes in the morning and afternoon peak periods, traveling from Findlay Creek to Hurdman station (via Bank Street, Lester Road, Albion Road, Bridle Path Drive and the Transitway) in the morning and returning from Hurdman to Findlay Creek in the afternoon. Route #294 will replace two supplemental morning trips for route #93 from Bridle Path/Albion. There will also be some adjustments made to the schedules of routes #93 and #44. O-Train Trillium Line customers will also notice that the Confederation station will be renamed to Mooney’s Bay station. For more information and timetables please visit www.octranspo.com.
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Aquatic Fitness Instructors Needed The City of Ottawa is seeking motivated and outgoing individuals to lead a range of aquatic fitness classes. Aquatic fitness instructors are in high demand not only in the City of Ottawa but across the country. If you have a love of water, music, movement and helping others this is the perfect fit for you! If you are a certified instructor and are interested in applying please visit your local pool and ask to speak to the aquatic fitness program coordinator to further discuss the opportunities in this field, or apply online at www.ottawa.ca. If you are interested in being an Aquatic Fitness Instructor but are not yet certified, please visit the following organizations’ websites to know more about upcoming courses taking place in Ottawa: • YMCA Education Center http://www.ymcaywca.ca/adults/educationcentre/ • Canadian Aquatic Fitness Leaders Alliance http://www.calainc.org • WaterART http://www.waterart.org.
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The Grey Cup’s ties to Canada’s military were front and centre when it was admired by seniors, several of them military veterans, at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre ahead of the weekend championship game in Ottawa. Retired brigadier-general Jack Watts, 97, who lives at the Perley with his wife Norma, also a war veteran having served as a corporal in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, was among those who had their photos taken with the trophy during a Grey Cup meet and greet on Nov. 23. “General Watts is a distinguished veteran who flew more than 100 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Flying Cross and Bar,” said Akos Hoffer, chief executive of the Perley Rideau, home to
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In accordance with Section 34(10.7)(a) of the Planning Act and Section 3.(1) of Ontario Regulation 545/06, notice is hereby provided that a zoning by-law amendment proposal is being considered by the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department of the City of Ottawa. LANDS SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL The Zoning By-law Amendment proposal affects land in commercial zones city-wide PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT The proposed amendment would create a new defined land use, “Storefront Industry,” and permit this use in the urban commercial zones AM, GM, MC, MD, TD and TM, and in the rural commercial zones RC and VM. Storefront Industry would permit small-scale light manufacturing and food processing in association with the on-site sale or service of these goods. Where permitted, Storefront Industry would: • by definition, include a retail or restaurant component, which may include an outdoor patio in the latter case; • be restricted to a certain maximum floor area (either 200 square metres or 350 square metres, depending on the zone) including storage; • not be permitted to have outdoor storage; and • be required not to cause nuisance due to noise, odour, dust, fumes, vibration, radiation or glare. Non-food-related Storefront Industry would, also by definition, exclude “mass-production (and) the use or production of flammable, explosive or other hazardous materials” which is considered heavy industry under the Zoning By-law. The proposal would modify existing zoning exceptions that currently allow for both light industrial uses and retail or restaurant uses, to provide that storefront industry is allowed on these sites. It would also provide a zoning exception for a nonconforming grain mill at 405 Donald B. Munro Drive in Carp, to permit the existing grain mill or allow it to become a storefront industry. RELATED PLANNING APPLICATIONS N/A FURTHER INFORMATION For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, contact: Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP Planner Policy Planning 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th floor, Mail Code 01-15 Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 613-580-2424, ext. 13944, Fax No.: (613) 580-2459 tim.moerman@ottawa.ca Additional information can also be obtained through the project website, ottawa.ca/industrial. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The City of Ottawa would like to receive any comments concerning this proposal. Please forward comments to the above-noted planner via mail, telephone, facsimile or e-mail January 11, 2018. Comments received will be considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Dated at the City of Ottawa this 30th day of November, 2017.
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Retired brigadier general Jack Watts, (left) a veteran of the Second War, and a former player in the Canadian Football League, gets up close to the Grey Cup along with CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie and RCMP Sgt. Nick Wade during the cup’s visit to the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre on Nov. 23. more than 650 seniors, including Canadian and Allied veterans and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces. “It’s also important to note that general Watts is not only a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, he’s also a veteran of the Canadian Football League having played for a Hamilton CFL franchise (a predecessor to the Tiger-Cats),” Akos said. The Perley has other deep connections to the CFL. See RESIDENTS, page 7
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Hoffer also paid tribute to Tony Golab, who played nine seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders between 1939 and 1950. “His football career was separated by military service in the Second World War, during which his Spitfire was shot down twice,” he said. Hoffer recalled when Golab approached a member of the Perley’s creative arts team when she was painting a wall unit. She learned of his passion for football, and proceeded to paint an image of the Grey Cup on the unit. “And he was thrilled,” Hoffer recalled. “We lost Tony in 2016, but the image of the Grey Cup greets residents, family and staff each day and it reminds us of him. “It’s an honour for all of us to take part in the Grey Cup festival today.” MP Sherry Romanado, parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence, highlighted her two passions: football and Canada’s
veterans. “This year we commemorate many military milestones, the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid and the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. DEEP TIES
“It’s interesting to note that the Grey Cup championship has been played every year since 1906 except from 1916 and 1918 during the First World War,” said Romanado, mother of two sons currently serving in the military, adding that while the CFL’s season resumed after the war, the championship game didn’t happen in 1919 due to a rules dispute. “Each year the Jake Gaudaur (Veterans’) Trophy is awarded to the CFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of our CAF veterans and members: strength, perseverance, courage, camaraderie and their contribution to Canadian communities,” said Romanado. “These are the qualities that our veterans have become known for around the
world.” According to the Canadian Armed Forces, the CFL and the military share another common connection. During the Second World War, the Canadian military provided teams to help offset a shortage of players. The military teams won in 1942 and 1944. Also on hand for the meet and greet were CFL alumni athletes Tom Pullen, Pat Stoqua, Bruce Walker and John Kruspe, all of whom played for Ottawa at one time. Current Ottawa RedBlacks, including Nigel Romick, Nolan MacMillan, Jean-Philippe Bolduc, Ettore Lattanzio and Scott Macdonell, also played a starring role in the event, signing footballs for residents while many waited to have their photo taken with the cup and its guard, RCMP Sgt. Nick Wade. MISADVENTURE
Ottawa South MP David McGuinty, whose electoral district includes the Perley Rideau, cited a few of the misadventures that have befallen the cup,
which was commissioned in 1909 for $48: • Survived a fire in 1947 that destroyed the Toronto Argonauts’ rowing club; • Dropped by celebrating Edmonton Eskimos players in 1978; • Sat on by an Edmonton player in 1987; • Head-butted by an Edmon-
ton player in 1993; • The trophy broke loose from its base during a B.C. Lions victory celebration in 2006; • Its handle broke off during a Toronto celebration in 2012; and • The trophy again broke away from its base during a Calgary Stampeders’ win in 2014; “It’s a true symbol of resil-
ience having a very interesting history,” McGuinty said. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie also expressed his thanks to Canada’s veterans. “For without your struggles, for without your commitment to peace and the prosperity that we all enjoy, we would not be here today, and looking forward to this great game,” he said.
Notice of Completion Greenbank Road Watermain Class Environmental Assessment Report Available for Review The City of Ottawa has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the construction of the new 610-millimetre diameter transmission watermain on Greenbank Road between Jockvale Road and south side of the Jock River. This watermain is needed to meet water supply capacity and reliability requirements in the Nepean Town Centre and Barrhaven South development areas under future development conditions. This Class EA process determined that the preferred solution is to construct the watermain along the east side of the future Greenbank Road right-of-way, using a trenchless construction technique (horizontal directional drilling) at the Jock River crossing. It was determined that crossing the Jock River by open-cut methods would be problematic, due to geotechnical and environmental concerns. The design and construction of the full extent of the 610-millimetre diameter transmission watermain will be coordinated with the Greenbank Road widening and realignment project. Since the road realignment project has been deferred a number of years, it has also been determined that the watermain project can also be deferred without risk to service levels as development proceeds in the Barrhaven South area. However, there is a need to plan for one or more phases of the watermain to be constructed in coordination with anticipated development north of the Jock River in advance of the road realignment project implementation. This study was undertaken in accordance with the requirements for Schedule B projects under the Municipal Class EA process. A Project File Summary Report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, identification and evaluation of alternatives, selection of the preferred solution, public and agency consultation as well as potential construction impacts and mitigation measures. The Report is available for public review at the following locations for a period of 30 calendar days, starting on Tuesday, November 28, 2017.
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he majority of Ottawa’s city councillors voted to allow construction of a Salvation Army mega-shelter in Vanier last week. As it should, the mistake will be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. No one is willing to speak about how arms were twisted – or favours promised – to get 15 councillors and the mayor to approve the move. The final vote was 16-7. Coun. Diane Deans voted against the shelter’s construction, pointing out there no winners, only losers. She lamented that the people of Vanier and the Salvation Army now have a fractious relationship, even before the organization moves in. Sadly, the relationship between urban and suburban councillors is on the rocks too. The Salvation Army’s request to move from Lowertown to Vanier affects two wards directly and two more nearby wards indirectly. Yet the weight of suburban votes for the move tipped the scales. Coun. Jeff Leiper – who represents Kitchissippi Ward, inside the Greenbelt – pointed out that approval meant over-intensification, and that it runs counter to the city’s own Offical Plan. He was outvoted. While it may be cheaper to have one mega-shelter
than a number of small locations, the effect on Vanier is likely to be considerable. That cost was forgotten in the rush to stamp the planning documents. Small shelters can fit in with neighbourhoods instead of overwhelming them. Small shelters make for neighbours. Large ones provide a more-or-less faceless crowd. So on one day we get a 350-bed, menonly shelter approved. And then, just hours later, the federal government commits billions of dollars to reduce homelessness. Should the city have waited to hear the federal plan before voting to see a mega-shelter built? Of course. And one councillor even put forward such an idea – a 100-day pause – but even that was turned down. The OMB will also hear that the planning committee chair – Coun. Jan Harder – tossed out members of the public when they were meant to get five minutes to speak to planning committee members. If the councillors on that committee didn’t get the full picture from the public then public consultation never really happened. It helps make the case – no community deserves to be ignored, Vanier included, and that the OMB should reverse the decision to drop a mega-shelter there.
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oliticians in major Canadian cities will be watching Toronto in the weeks to come. Specifically, they will be watching one Toronto street — King Street. King Street is a busy east-west thoroughfare. People use it to get downtown in their cars. It is a busy retail street and is home to dozens of condos, bars and restaurants. King Street is also home base for the 404, one of Toronto’s busiest streetcars. Toronto Transit Commission statistics show that streetcar carries 65,000 people a day. Cars carry 20,000 people. In what seems like an unprecedented step, the city government has decided to give the streetcars precedence by making it inconvenient for cars to travel on King Street. Specifically, the new rules, which are being tried out on a pilot basis, require cars to turn off King Street at major
some days downtown Ottawa feels that way as well. Cities with robust public transit systems, such as New York and London, can survive that, even prosper King are going to be angry too and Until now, the problem of traffic congestion has been dealt with in dif- people who run businesses. And there from it. But it would be better not to ferent ways — creating one-way streets, are probably other people who will be have to reach that point. Toronto deserves credit for at least adding lanes to expressways, rejigging angry whom no one has thought about trying. Let’s see how it works. parking regulations. What hasn’t been yet. Funny Town tried is making life difficult for drivers. Still, it’s a noble experiment. If cities are serious about reducing congestion Quite the contrary. and pollution, they have to act like it. That’s because the political conAnd since cars are the main sources of intersections, rather than drive straight sequences of taking such action are Editorial Policy through. That will make life a lot easier feared by municipal politicians. Every both congestion and pollution, cities have to restrict car traffic. In doing so, downtown has thousands of drivers for the streetcars, which have been The Ottawa South News welcomes letters to the they have to risk offending drivers. who want to take their cars into it. continually impeded by the cars, and editor. Senders must include their full name, In a perfect world, there will be a Many of these come from the suburbs make for a quicker ride for streetcar complete address and a contact phone numhappy ending. Commute times on the and lack alternative means of getting passengers. ber. Addresses and phone numbers will not be downtown. Public transit is there, but 404 will be lowered, more people will Early reports are encouraging, but published. We reserve the right to edit letters for decide to use it instead of their cars never sufficient. Those drivers vote, you know that the move will be conspace and content, both in print and online at troversial. It is almost unprecedented, and the politicians who represent them and the situation will improve still ottawacommunitynews.com. To submit a letter further. know it. in our automobile-dominant society, If not, the situation will take care This is why the Toronto experiment for governments to restrict the freedom to the editor, please email to theresa.fritz@metof itself in a particularly ugly way. of drivers. Even such mild measures as is quite bold. At least until they get roland.com, fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to the used to it — if they ever do — Toronto Congestion will grow until the city betraffic calming and the installation of Ottawa South News, 80 Colonnade Rd. N., Unit 4, comes undrivable. Downtown Toronto bicycle lanes have been met with fierce drivers are going to be angry. It may Ottawa ON, K2E 7L2. is pretty close to that already. And be that residents of side streets off opposition.
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LETTERS Re: Combating speeding on Pleasant Park Road I am writing in follow up to the article published on Nov. 21 entitled “Residents urge city to crack down on chronic Pleasant Park speeders, coasters.” I would like to provide clarification about the efforts my team and I have made to combat speeding on Pleasant Park Road, and to provide context for the quotes and statements linked to me. My team and I have been in regular communications with Mrs. Beaupré for many months and she has an open and ongoing dialogue with the lead of our Alta Vista Safe Streets Program. I met in person with Mrs. Beaupré and several of her neighbours on May 11 to discuss their concerns with speeding along Pleasant Park Road. Staff from the city’s Temporary traffic calming and transportation services departments were also present to respond to questions and to action requests. As part of the city’s road safety initiatives, councillors are provided a set budget for traffic calming measures that is meant to be dispersed equitably based on need throughout each ward. The locations and types of measures in Alta Vista are chosen based
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from the speed board posted on Pleasant Park between Elmside and Norway between July 26 (installation) and Sept. 29 was 43.7 km/h (lowest being 41.3), and the highest daily average speed from the board posted between Delmar and Dorval between Aug. 23 (installation) and Sept. 29 was 47.7 km/h (lowest being 45.1). During the May meeting, Mrs. Beaupré and neighbours also requested centre line flex stakes, very specifically along the curve in the road between Delmar and Dorval. TTC staff at the meeting offered to review the area for the feasibility of flex stakes, and in June, we were informed that a full set of flex stakes was not feasible in this location since buses have difficulty navigating these on a curve. My team has also facilitated conversations between Mrs. Beaupré and the Transportation Services department to request “zebra” road crossing markings (May) and a school crossing guard at the intersection of Pleasant Park and Delmar/Norway (October). “Zebra” markings were implemented where warranted — at the intersection of Pleasant Park and Haig — and the potential for a school cross-
ing guard will be assessed in the spring since all new guard locations have been installed for this school year. Pleasant Park Road is a “collector” road. The posted speed of the road must be appropriate to the operating speed and width, meaning that setting a 40 km/h speed limit on a 11 metre roadway is usually artificially low and normally results in a low compliance level. Due to this, the speed limit cannot be lowered to 40 km/h or less. The city also uses a screening criteria to establish school speed zones, that looks at a number of factors, including: the type of school; the road classification; whether the school property is fenced; the amount of separation from the road; where the entrance to the school is; and whether there are sidewalks. Pleasant Park Public School does not meet the criteria , which is why we installed the TTC measures that you currently see. I encourage all residents of Alta Vista to contact my office directly and to report any traffic violations you witness directly to Ottawa police by calling 613-2361222. Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier
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Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017 Location: Kanata Recreation Complex, Hall A, 100 Charlie Rogers Pl, K2V 1A2 Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.) OC Transpo routes: 61, 88, 167 Parking is available The City of Ottawa has initiated this Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) study to develop a Recommended Plan to extend Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Moodie Drive to Kanata. Extending LRT to Kanata is identified in the Ultimate Network in the City’s 2013 Transportation Master Plan (TMP). The previous Open House for this project was held in June 2017. At that time, the City presented the evaluation of alternative corridors and identified a preliminary preferred corridor. To date, the Study Team has finalized the recommended corridor and at this open house will present design details on the recommended plan, station locations and concept designs, and the requirement for a light maintenance and storage facility. The Environmental Assessment portion of the study will be undertaken in accordance with the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects. The City must consider alternative corridors and designs for the project, undertake public and agency consultation, assess the potential environmental effects of the Recommended Plan and identify measures to mitigate any such impacts. Information to date is available at ottawa.ca/KanataLRT. Comments received will be collected under TPAP, and with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please contact the project manager below before the event. For further information or to provide comments, please contact: Angela Taylor, P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer Transportation Planning - Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 15210 Email: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca
Week In Review! Metcalfe Farmers’ Market Christmas Craft Sale The annual Metcalfe Farmers Market Christmas Craft Sale was an extremely busy event at the Greely Community Centre. Regular vendors were there along with some new ones, all featuring their special products for Christmas. There were so many great gift ideas and baking goods for the holiday season. They have one more Christmas Craft sale coming up December 16th in Greely starting at 9am. Hope to see you there! St. Mark Catholic High School Appreciation Breakfast The Annual Appreciation breakfast for Staff and Teachers at St.Mark Catholic High School is a time to thank everyone that touches our children’s daily life while they attend school. They help shape our children for the future with guidance, knowledge and experience to make their way into the community as adults. It was a chance to drop in, say hello, and thank those for their continued support to our children. Thank you for inviting me to be a part of the breakfast, it was very well done! Metcalfe & District Lions Farmers Night Another great dinner with the Metcalfe & District Lions Club and Farmers. The room was packed with businesses and residents alike raising funds for the Metcalfe Lions. Some of the original farming residents, Anne and Bert Velthuis, were also in attendance with family and friends. I personally carry on the tradition of attending each year in memory of my very dear friend Wayne Swales, who brought me to the first Farmers Night dinner. I felt he was with me the whole night and miss attending this event with him. Kayleigh Styles Performs the National Anthem for Council Greely teenage resident Kayleigh Styles performed before City Council members, her parents, and the public with her beautiful voice singing the National Anthem at the start of the City Council Meeting this week. Kayleigh is currently a student at Canterbury High School, an arts magnet school. She has been singing, acting and performing since she was six years old. She has sung anthems at several sporting events including the Ottawa Fury and Ottawa 67s. Her recent work with music producers has resulted in four original songs to her name, two ofwhichhave been released on iTunes and Spotify. Most recently, Kayleigh competed on a Quebec based show called “La Voix Junior” which is similar to the American show The Voice. It was a pleasure to have Kayleighperform and also a proud moment to showcase Greely. Ottawa: 613.580.2490 Metcalfe: 613.580.2424 x30228 George.Darouze@ottawa.ca @GeorgeDarouze www.facebook.com/GeorgeDarouze Ottawa South News - Thursday, November 30, 2017 9
Ottawa police can tap into vulnerable persons registry about wandering habits, medical history and more. “It’s about saving lives, it’s about reuniting people with their loved ones,” said Sgt. Robert Bernier, who led the search and rescue division with Ottawa police for about six years. “Before this program, there was a gap. The city had no vulnerable persons registry to assist them in their work … that just didn’t exist.” If someone on the registry goes missing, police now have instant access to a file of information that can help locate them faster.
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It works the other way as well. On the personalized MedicAlert ID worn by individuals, there is a unique number that when called in to police or a 24hour hotline will link to the file. “The sooner we can get the information, the sooner we can get that information pushed out to the front-line (officers),” Bernier said. “It will allow our officers to be acting a little more effectively, to hopefully resolve it and find them in the best condition possible.” As temperatures dip, Bernier said it highlights how important it is to have instantaneous information. The service is recommended for anyone who wanders, including those with dementia or autism. The traditional method of getting information when someone went missing was sitting down with family members, trying to get a picture, digging through information. During a crisis, it could be extremely difficult for officers to get timely information from family members. “There’s critical information that is sometimes hard to get in
those circumstances,” Bernier said. MedicAlert and the Alzheimer Society of Canada have been partners for a number of years on a program called Safely Home, which aims to protect people who are prone to wandering. Connect Protect is an extension of that program, allowing police access to the registry, launched in 2015. Since then, police services have begun using it across Ontario and in other parts of the country, said Robert Ridge, president and CEO of MedicAlert. By 2018, he’s hoping 70 per cent of the Canadian population will be covered by the program. “We are seeing quite an increase in the number of instances where the program is making a difference,” he said. “This year we expect that we’ll probably have around 500 wandering incident requests from across the country.” That’s the number of times the information will have been accessed by police departments to get someone home safely. “Basically it provides as much protection as could be provided in that situation,”
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Ottawa police, MedicAlert and the Alzheimer’s Society are launching Connect Protect, a registry that will help locate vulnerable people who have wandered. Ridge said of the program. “It helps increase awareness of what caregivers can do to prevent a wandering incident or better prepare for a wandering incident, and then it provides the quickest access possible to high-quality information about that person.” The program costs $5 a month, but subsidies are available to those who qualify. The cost includes the MedicAlert ID. “This is a tremendous program,” said Mike Marta, executive director of the Alzheimer Society. “You never know when
someone gets lost or go missing and you have to have multiple strategies in place.” He said the program can provide some peace of mind to caregivers. “My mother had dementia and we were constantly worrying about her wandering and getting confused,” Marta said. But the program allows caregivers to be proactive, instead of only being able to call police after something goes wrong. The program’s success depends on community buy-in. For details, visit medicalert. ca/Programs/MedicAlert-Connect-Protect.
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Canterbury book conservator thinks big with micro-mini creations BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Kyla Ubbink is putting ‘a little literature in the world.’ That has, in fact, become the tagline of her newfound hobby, crafting some of the smallest books in Ottawa. The Canterbury resident, who has worked in book and paper conservation and restoration for 17 years, recently started applying her expertise to create books no bigger than a thumb tip, with legible text and images, even a folding map in one tome. “That’s what’s driving this is definitely the challenge; it’s the challenge of being able to do it, of doing it like you make a big book, but in miniature,” said Ubbink, owner of Ubbink
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Over the course of developing her new hobby, Ubbink has learned her tiny books are unique in the region. “To my knowledge I’m the only one in Ottawa doing miniature books,” she said. Ubbink has also fielded a few requests for James Joyce’s Ulysses. Someone suggested Anne of Green Gables and a friend has asked for A Christmas Carol. Ubbink wants to create two volumes of Audubon’s Elephant, one in pictures and another with just the text. “I was thinking of maybe doing War and Peace and leaving out all the war,” Ubbink said with a laugh. “I’ll certainly leave out all of Tolstoy’s treatise on war.”
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She has a lot of options since public domain materials dating pre-1922 can be accessed. Mother Night is, however, protected by copyright and Ubbink is now waiting to find out if her request to transform it into a tiny version will be approved for a client. The details are what matters to Ubbink: books are bound and the pages sewn at the spine. “These first ones I sewed by hand without a sewing frame and then I invested in a sewing frame made by Tony Firman,” she said, referencing an American bookbinder who makes micro-miniature books and the small equipment needed to do the work. “This saves me a lot of time and effort to sew it,” Ubbink said. Ubbink stamps some of her book covers in gold leaf. Every page is made with acid-free paper. The 12- to 14-step process involved in crafting a teensy book is possible because of the specialty work she does at her homebased business. By day, she repairs, rebuilds and restores aging books as well as paper, ranging from maps, vintage posters, photos and paintings to money, stamps and comic books. The oldest book she has worked on dates back to 1495, and commissions have come in from as far away as Hong Kong. Closer to home she restored the former Osgoode township’s minute book, transforming it
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Little editions of the classics are nestled in the palm of a hand. Their creator plans to add more titles to her growing collection of tiny books. from a crumbling work into its near original state. “Not only are you saving the beauty of the piece, but you’re saving its history, its culture, all the stories that are attached to that, whether it’s a family story or a historical story,” Ubbink said. “What does this mean to the person who made it, who saved it? Somebody saved it for a reason. It made it this far because people cared about it.” Her passion for micro books
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Vehicles to save time, energy connected to city traffic light system BY JAKE DAVIES jake.davies@metroland.com
One step closer to autonomy, politicians got behind the wheel of an Audi that knows when Ottawa traffic lights are going to change, and what speed it has to travel to make that next light. Mayor Jim Watson, MP Karen McCrimmon and Coun. Marianne Wilkinson were some of the dignitaries to attend a demonstration of Infrastructure to Vehicle technology at Mark Motors on Nov. 16. Audi Connected systems developer Michael Zweck hosted a demonstration showing how the technology works and what it means for urban transit. “The technology tells when traffic lights will change and will help increase safety and fuel efficiency,” Zweck said. “Drivers can anticipate red lights and navigate more easily through red lights.” The city has partnered with Transport Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to deliver the Assisted Commercial Vehicle Eco-Driving pilot project. The project is a one-year initiative currently running along a six-kilometre stretch of Hunt Club Road, between Cleopatra Drive and
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Michael Zweck, Audi Connected Systems Developer, Takes MP Karen McCrimmon, Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Marianne Wilkinson (not seen) on a test drive in a fully connected Audi from Mark Motors on Nov. 16. Uplands Drive. The corridor has 12 connected traffic signals, supported by the city’s signal and traffic control system and Traffic Technology Services’’ analysis system. These systems communicate with connected vehicles, providing information on when a traffic signal will change. The city provided a basic tablet with a system app that relays the signal information to the drivers of eco-driving vehicles, operated by Purolator and Crepin Cartage, a member of the Greater Ottawa Trucking Association. In Audi’s case, the software
and hardware will be built into some of their models allowing their vehicles to gain access to traffic control system signal information when the vehicle is connected to the city’s traffic infrastructure. Purolator and Crepin completed test runs of the system last August and have been undertaking trips through the corridor to collect data for the project over the last few months. The data collection phase is now completed and Carleton University has begun analyzing the information to determine the efficiencies gained in both reduced emissions and fuel con-
sumption, and the associated environmental and economic benefits. A final report will be provided to the ministry in the first quarter of 2018. McCrimmon said “trade and transportation corridors are absolutely key to our prosperity. There’s a lot of possibilities.” Watson complimented the collaborative nature of the project. “These things don’t happen if all three levels of government work together along with our public and private partnerships,” he said. Zweck said Audi was pleased when provided with the opportunity to be a part of the project. “When we heard about the project and were invited, we were happy to come,” he said. Zweck said the sensors have two new “real time” functions that were not available on Audis previously. “It sounds simple, but needs some technology,” he added. He pointed out Ottawa is the first city in Canada where all the traffic lights are connected. “All the traffic lights are already connected to the traffic control centre,” he said. “The data is already there.”
Following his presentation on the technology, Zweck took the mayor, MP and councillor for a test drive down Hunt Club. “It’s another piece of the puzzle,” McCrimmon said after the test drive. “It was interesting to see the car interact with the traffic. Seeing the potential, that was neat.”
The pilot project costs $300,000 with the Government of Canada pitching in $150,000 and the province and city contributing $75,000 each of tax dollars. Ottawa has more than 6,000 kilometres of road with more than 1,150 traffic-controlled intersections.
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Peace Tower flag will still fly during Centre Block reconstruction BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com
The Centre Block will be out of commission for its reconstruction, but the lawn will be open for events, the flag will fly from the Peace Tower, the guard will change on the Hill and the Centennial Flame will still burn. During the National Capital Commission’s Nov. 23 meeting, the board of directors got assurances from public services and procurement Canada’s project director that even though construction will span a decade, the visitor experience to Canada’s heart of democracy is top of mind. “Centre Block is more than just a building,” said Jennifer Garrett, project lead. “It’s a
national symbol in the heart of our parliamentary democracy and it belongs to all Canadians.” Of most concern to board members is how the site will look to residents and visitors while undergoing major changes inside and out. Board members and Mayor Jim Watson have expressed a preference for a type of screen or design element that will hide scaffolding. “My expectation is that there will be something that will resonate architecturally from design, in terms of people being proud of what’s going on, as opposed to looking at bunch of flapping white tarp,” said board member Michael Pankiw. “We’ve seen examples of ex-
cellent, iconic buildings across Europe that are presented, through the construction period, in a very aesthetically pleasing fashion.” Watson echoed this. “Not just having scaffolding on the most photographed building in our country is very important to our tourism industry.” The federal government is still in the very early planning stages and not a lot of details about the reconstruction have been decided, said Garrett. “The project team … is working extremely hard with other government stakeholders and parliamentary partners to ensure a positive experience on Parliament Hill is maintained throughout the construction
period.” Garrett added she’ll have more information about the details of that part of the plan in the spring. During the meeting, the NCC approved guidelines for the Centre Block rehabilitation project. Some of those principles include: • balancing functional needs and heritage, • protecting and enhancing the Parliament Precinct and Wellington Street South buildings and landscape, • creating harmony with the natural and physical landscape, • prioritizing visitors’ accessibility, • creating an inclusive and meaningful project. Some of the work on the
Centre Block will include reinforcing against earthquakes and modernizing the building in light of new advances in technology and security. Interior masonry, wood, plaster, the frescos and stained glass will be rehabilitated. A new visitors welcome centre complex and public concourse area will be created, and the complex will connect the East, West and Centre blocks underground. “The scope of work, including the Peace Tower, is extensive,” Garrett said. “And that might be an understatement.” Garrett said decorative stone elements are completely missing, mechanical systems are outdated and the roof is completely degraded. The Peace
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Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act The Ontario legislature has passed the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017. The new legislation includes broad ranging amendments to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995 and Occupational Health and Safety Act. The Act will raise the minimum wage, ensure more fairness for part-time and contract workers, expand personal emergency leave and step up enforcement of employment laws. Specifically it will: • Raise Ontario’s general minimum wage to $14 per hour on January 1, 2018, and then to $15 on January 1, 2019, followed by annual increases at the rate of inflation • Mandate equal pay for part-time, temporary, casual and seasonal employees doing the same job as full-time employees; and equal pay for temporary help agency employees doing the same job as employees at the agencies’ client companies • Expand personal emergency leave to 10 days per calendar year for all employees, with at least two paid days per year for employees who have been employed for at least a week • Ban employers from requiring a doctor’s sick note from an employee taking personal emergency leave • Provide up to 17 weeks off without the fear of losing their job when a worker or their child has experienced or is threatened with domestic or sexual violence, including paid leave for the first five days • Bring Ontario’s vacation time in line with the national average by ensuring at least three weeks’ vacation after five years with the same employer • Make employee scheduling fairer, including requiring employees to be paid for three hours of work if their shift is cancelled within 48 hours of its scheduled start time The government is also expanding family leaves and adding measures to ensure that employees are not misclassified as independent contractors, ensuring they get the benefits and protections they deserve.
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Relax cellphone rule for Hill rink: Watson BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com
Parliament Hill’s NHL-sized skating rink is a win for the city, but the rules need some tweaking, according to Ottawa’s mayor. “I think it’s a great initiative,” Jim Watson said of the $5.8-million outdoor facility on the Hill’s front lawn. “I just think that there are a couple of rules I just don’t understand or support. “I think you should be able to bring a cellphone to take a picture, because people will want to take a picture for that,” he said referring to the government’s rule prohibiting skaters from using cellphones. While Watson said he understands that hockey can’t be
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1 Ottawa Welcomes The World – Embassy of Romania Horticulture Building, 1525 Princess Patricia Way 10 am-6pm
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Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials Canadian Tire Centre Dec. 2-10
The Mayor’s Christmas Celebration Ottawa City Hall Dec. 3 - 2-6pm
Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft sale EY Centre Dec. 7-17
Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials Canadian Tire Centre Dec. 2-10
Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials Canadian Tire Centre Dec. 2-10
Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials Canadian Tire Centre Dec. 2-10
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Downtown basks in the glow of hundreds of thousands of lights. The Winter Lightscapes show will be projected on Parliament’s Centre Block. Launch ceremony on Dec. 7.
Dec. 7, 2017 to Jan. 7, 2018 Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft sale
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Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft sale EY Centre Dec. 7-17
Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft sale EY Centre Dec. 7-17
Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft sale EY Centre Dec. 7-17
Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft sale EY Centre Dec. 7-17
Canada 150 Family Skating Rink on Parliament Hill Dec. 7-31
Canada 150 Family Skating Rink on Parliament Hill Dec. 7-31
Canada 150 Family Skating Rink on Parliament Hill Dec. 7-31
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Osgoode’s Christmas in the Village weekend is getting a big boost thanks to money received from the city. This year, the rural community-building grant was awarded to the area, which will allow for a bigger and better Christmas celebration, the bulk of which will take place the weekend of Dec. 1 to 3. “It’s more pumped up this year,” said Carley Scharf, who applied for the grant. Scharf, Osgoode Youth Association’s program coordinator, said that without the grant, there’s no way that Osgoode would be able to afford some of the activities going on this year. The grant allows applicants to give proposed budgets for what they’d like to include, and then the city decides what they’d like give money for. Scharf said that of the $10,500 she applied for, Christmas in the Village was awarded $9,700. Nearly half of that will go to the fireworks, set to run on Friday, Dec. 1, just after the parade of lights. Another boon from the grant
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Santa waves at the crowd during the parade of lights during Osgoode’s 2016 Christmas in the Village. are new flags for the main street, which the Osgoode Community Association, which is coordinating the various components of the Christmas weekend, have wanted to replace for some time,. “Our flags have been great down main street, but this summer, probably five or six of them just got totally torn, and ripped, and they’re still up there,” said Scharf. Although Scharf was sure the flags would have been replaced at some point, it might have taken a lot longer without the extra funds. Scharf, who also works for the community association, said they do a great
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Surprise Your Kids This Holiday Season With a Pet and Make a Homeless Animal’s Dreams Come True Imagine a holiday season where you not only fulfill your children’s holiday wishes but make a homeless animal’s dreams come true too. That’s the idea behind the Ottawa Humane Society’s Holiday Delivery Program, a festive way to surprise a loved one with a furry friend during Hanukkah or on Yuletide morning. From kittens and rabbits to dogs and hamsters, the OHS is seeking families interested in having volunteer elves drop by with their new four-legged family member on Dec. 25 or any night of Hanukkah. Regular adoption procedures still apply, which means parents would come in to the shelter in advance to fill out an application form, be matched with the right pet, and speak with an adoption counsellor.
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The delivery program is busting the myth that pets should not be adopted during the holidays. If you’ve been thinking about adding a pet to your family, this may be the right time to do it, said Bruce Roney, OHS executive director.
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“Canada’s first National Housing Strategy... is a step in the right direction.” homeless initiatives, highlighting Ottawa’s particular failings in a blog. The research highlights a laundry list of problems with how the city is using public money to pay for various homeless programs. Of the $83 million earmarked to help the homeless over the past two
fiscal years, for example, most spending is untracked. The authors note this trend across most homelessness initiatives in Canada. “There are significant resources employed with no performance reporting,” writes Alannah McBride,
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Established in cities across the country, it’s designed to combat chronic homelessness by placing individuals in homes and giving them a lot of support to help them stay off the streets. Mostly, it has a pretty high success rate, with more than 80 per cent of participants staying in housing for six months or more. Not so in Ottawa. The IFSD authors found the program has a mere 66 per cent success rate in this city. That means nearly four in 10 participants find themselves back on the streets within six months of being connected to housing. Further, although there have been marginal improvements for Indigenous people in the city, of the 69 that participated in Housing First, nearly half were evicted before the six-month mark. Canada’s first National Housing Strategy, released in late November, is a step in the right direction. But if we’re going to allocate money and resources to get people off the streets, we must make sure we understand the goals, the risks and the outcomes of these programs. Otherwise, it may just be more practical for the homeless if we drop our money in their paper cups once in a while.
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Poor transit service is shocking Re: “A few of the usual suspects make Ottawa’s top-10 intersection crash list.” This is of particular interest to me as I am new to the city of Ottawa and I just recently started working at the Ottawa Humane Society. During the summer months, I’ve been driving there from my downtown home. I decided that it may be better for me to take transit instead and was shocked to find such poor transit service to the area. I mean it is really bad. The stretch of Hunt Club between Prince of Wales Drive and Merivale is full of businesses where people work and shop, and it is almost completely inaccessible by transit or by foot. This one single factor alone is why
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ergus the Golden Retriever and I went for a walk in the back forty on a sunny autumn day. Halfway through the second field I realized I had chosen the best possible conditions for the dog to get as muddy as possible. The pasture, which appeared to be lush and green, was deceptively wet. Fergus was in his glory. I looked down and realized my own legs were splattered with mud. There was no use turning back. More than once I have realized I am very lucky that Fergus does not have the urge to roll in foul-smelling things he finds on the ground. The carcasses of roadkill and the droppings of other beasts are irresistible to some dogs. They drop and wriggle happily in the stink like a pig in mud. The smellier the better. But Fergus is not tempted. He stops
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City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière 2018 City of Ottawa Budget Three weeks ago, the draft 2018 city budget was released and various committees at City Hall have met to debate, discuss and listen to the public. On December 4, the Transit Commission will host their public meeting, which includes an opportunity for public delegations, followed by the Transportation Committee on December 6 and the Community and Protective Services Committee on December 7. In addition to the public information and feedback sessions I co-hosted with three of my colleagues in October, local residents have been sharing their thoughts with me on the budget by email, phone and in person, at community events. What do you think the City needs to focus more of its attention on? Let me know, I would be pleased to listen to your concerns and suggestions. River Ward Christmas Bazaars – December 2 There are a number of Christmas bazaars scheduled in River Ward on Saturday December 2. I highly encourage you to attend if you can. The Caldwell Family Centre will host their bazaar and lunch at the J.A. Dulude Arena on Clyde Avenue from 9am to Noon. St Elizabeth of the Visitation Church (1303 Leaside Ave, corner of Merivale Road,) will also be hosting a Christmas Bazaar and lunch from 10am-2pm. St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine, located at 952 Green Valley Crescent, will host their bazaar from 11am-2:30pm. All are welcome. Community Bulletin Mailed to all Residents My semi-annual River Ward bulletin has been mailed this week to all residents, providing updates and information on a litany of projects. If you don’t receive a copy by next Monday, please contact my office directly. Extra copies are provided in all local community centres as well. River Ward Christmas Social All River Ward residents are invited to join me at my annual Christmas Social, which will be held on Tuesday December 12, from 6-8pm, at the Carleton Heights Community Centre, located at 1665 Apeldoorn Avenue. Please drop in, have some refreshments and meet your neighbours, in what has been a well-attended event, open to all.
Elmvale Acres wants city to step up Continued from page 2
Kevin Kit, president of the Elmvale Acres Community Association, is appropriating the drastic changes in weather to climate change, and is not expecting the floods to end anytime soon. According to Kit, there are many stories like Gray’s in the Elmvale Acres area, with 29 reported floods to the community association. “People are resilient,” said Kit. “But they just want answers.” He added that this hasn’t been the first time some residents have been flooded, and Kit believes the city needs to start really looking into the current sewer systems in the area. Residents have complained to Kit, saying the response from the city’s first responders was slow, and when they did come, the city didn’t provide any follow-up information about potential causes. He also said that the city has been slow on implementing recommendations made years back to improve the city’s sewage system. According to Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier, the problem is on his radar. He said he’s been working with Kit and the other four community associations in the ward to compile information to see how the Oct. 30 floods impacted the various neighbourhoods. “We encourage people to continue calling 311 if they were effected by the flood, so that we can
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get an idea of the current system,” said Cloutier. He said that he wants to investigate whether the current sewer design is up to date, and whether the system has been maintained properly. He also wants to understand why some people were affected terribly, while their nextdoor neighbours weren’t affected at all. To pick up the slack, the community association leapt into action when the flooding occurred. Emails were sent out to residents with information about who to contact, and basic information about plumbing infrastructure. The association also coordinated the sharing and delivery of pumps, wet-dry vacuums and supplies to deal with the cleanup. Now that it’s been more than a month, and people are still cleaning up, the association is working to ensure something like this won’t happen again. The group has been geo-
mapping the homes affected in the neighbourhood, trying to pinpoint where there might be issues and whether the storm-drain infrastructure is appropriately sized, and fit to deal with sudden deluges. They want to bring this to the city as proof that something needs to be done soon. The truth is that many of the homes in Elmvale are older, and are most likely due for a tune up, Grey said. His basement is equipped with a sump pump directly connected to the city’s storm sewer, which is no longer done in new homes. “My main flooding was from my sump pump backing up with the city’s street water, that’s why it happened so fast,” said Gray. Because most of the homes might not have up to date sewage systems, the community association sent out information about a city rebate program for the installation of sanitary backwater valves, which prevents water and
sewage from flowing back into homes if the city’s sewer system is overloaded. Although Kit admitted that the valve is beneficial, there are two issues with this solution. First, it doesn’t do anything if the water gets so high that it’s flowing through the first level of the house. Also, the rebate system is slow and full of red tape, said Kit. When one resident saw the emails sent out by the association for the backwater valve, she quickly had one installed. But she went to apply for the rebate, she said she was told that since the valve was already installed, she was not eligible for the rebate program. It was a frustrating blow for the resident, who declined to provide her name. She said she had a foot of water in her basement, and she had installed the valve so quickly because she was afraid of another flood. The association has brought the issue up with Cloutier, who said he’s currently working to get the inspection done and looking through the resident’s paperwork so she can get her rebate. As for Gray, since he doesn’t see himself moving out of the neighbourhood anytime soon, he wants to see some kind of movement on the sewers in Elmvale Acres. “We all pay for taxes for infrastructure,” said Gray. “I would like to see our area on the books within the next five to 10 years.”
Yellow Flex Sticks to be Removed The yellow flex sticks, found in the middle of various residential streets in the ward, as part of a greater traffic calming program, are slated to be removed on November 30. They are seasonal in nature and are not to be used during the winter months. I am currently reviewing requests received from the community over the past few months, for implementation this spring, and invite you to share road safety concerns with me directly. Mural for the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre Next week, you will notice a colourful, new mural taking shape on the south-east corner of the Hunt ClubRiverside Park Community Centre. Thanks to local artist Claudia Salguero, a resident of Riverside Park, who has lead this project since day one, acquired a significant grant and invited many from the community to be part of this Canada150 project. I have supported this project as well and once installed, a community unveiling will occur.
River Ward / Quartier Rivière 613-580-2486 Riley.Brockington@Ottawa.ca www.RileyBrockington.ca 28 Ottawa South News - Thursday, November 30, 2017
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS / AMENDMENTS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, December 12, 2017 – 9:30 a.m. The items listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting which will be held in the Champlain Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca. Zoning – 5157 Innes Road and 1980 Trim Road 613-580-2424, ext. 15430 – Shoma.Murshid@ottawa.ca Zoning – Parking Spaces at Lansdowne Park (945 Bank Street) 613-580-2424, ext. 13944 – Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca
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Riverside South residents surveying seniors per cent of Riverside South’s population. Lindsay said they are currently in talks with building companies, like Urbandale who have developments in the area and
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With a new community hub expected in Riverside South, members of the Riverside South Community Association have put together a new survey to poll residents over 55. The community association conducted a community needs assessment survey back in January, and a large number of respondents, almost 55 per cent, said there were limited programs and services for seniors. So, since early April, the association has initiated a seniors drop-in program at the Rideauview Community Centre, Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to noon. There, they do anything from play cards, do a senior show and tell and organize caroling, which is planned for Dec. 12. But they have no dedicated
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John Herzog (left) and Bruce Lindsay from the Riverside South Community Association, sit at Moncion’s Independent, where they hand out Riverside South Older Adult Survey. space of their own. That may change once the community centre is built in 2021 or 2022. “A lot of seniors moved to Riverside South because their children were expecting,” said John Herzog, with the association’s seniors committee. They’re hoping the data they collect from the survey might help them shape a community that’s more attractive for seniors
looking to move to the area, or already living there. As of right now, Herzog doesn’t believe that Riverside South’s housing was designed for seniors. “Villas are beautiful, but they cost over half a million dollars. Especially when you’re single, and you just lost half of whatever pension you were getting, half a million for one person is a pretty big investment,” said Herzog.
He also worries about how the new light-rail stations at Earle Armstrong and Bowesville station might affect property prices. “We want to work on a strategic plan for accessible and affordable homes, that are specifically made for seniors in mind,” said Herzog. According to Bruce Lindsay, president of the association, seniors make up about 25
who are eager to hear what kind of amenities seniors are looking for, like gazebos, benches and homes that are built on one-level, and accessible bathrooms. The questionnaire, which is available online at riversidesouth. org or to pick-up at
the Rideauview Community Centre and at Moncion’s Independent on River Road, asks residents to rate the importance of things like health and community programs, facilities, outdoor spaces, transportation and housing.
The initial needs assessment survey received 224 responses, and they’re looking to nearly double the responses to get appropriate data to present to the city and developers. The survey runs until the end of January.
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Community Information Session #3 for Kanata Highlands Urban Expansion Area Study, 820 Huntmar Drive Tuesday, December 12, 2017 John G. Mlacak Community Centre 2500 Campeau Drive 6 to 8 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m. The purpose of this information session is to present concept plan options for development of the lands on and adjacent to 820 Huntmar Drive. The options propose boundaries for future development and environmental protection, as well as the location of stormwater management facilities, and municipal park(s). A question and answer period with City staff and Richcraft will follow the presentation. This study will inform an Official Plan Amendment to re-designate these lands to General Urban Area. For more information, visit ottawa.ca/kanatahighlands or contact Robin van de Lande at 613-580-2424 ext. 43011 or email: robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca. As well, if you require special accommodation for this information session, please contact the above no later than Friday December 8, 2017. Ottawa South News - Thursday, November 30, 2017 29
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Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,799. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not combined with certain other consumer incentives. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. 1 Sierra 5-star Overall Vehicle Score applies to 1500 series vehicles. U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). 2 Visit onstar.ca for vehicle availability. 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Alta Vista resident to play in world ringette championships BY JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
The 2017 world ringette championships are happening in Mississauga this week and Allison Biewald of Ottawa is there, playing for Team Canada. This is the first time the 27-year-old forward who lives in the Alta Vista area has played in international competition for Team Canada. Not that she has not tried in the past, having been cut from a Team Canada program three times in her ringette career, once as a junior and twice as a senior. But she did not give up and kept working away at making the team and now this year she is on the team. It’s a dream come true for her to play for her country at the world ringette championships. “Wearing the maple leaf is an honour and an experience I will never forget,” Allison says, noting that it is something that she has wanted to achieve over her years playing ringette. At home here in the Ottawa area, Allison is playing this year for the Gatineau Fusion, a team which competes in the National Ringette League which boasts
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Allison Biewald of Alta Vista is playing for Canada in the world riengette championships until Dec. 3. the highest calibre of ringette in the country. She started playing ringette at the age of seven when a friend of her father introduced her to the sport. She has been playing ever since, advancing from her initial novice recreation team to more advanced teams, all in Ottawa. After going away for university, she returned to play for Nepean and then Gloucester. The Gloucester Devils team folded af-
ter last season so she switched to the Gatineau Fusion this season. She has played at a number of Canadian national ringette championships but has never been a member of a Canadian championship team. And now she is one of 21 players playing for Team Canada in the 2017 world ringette championships in Mississauga which run from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, with the Sam Jacks Trophy up for grabs. These world championships are like the Olympics for ringette since ringette has not yet been accepted as an Olympic sport. Team Canada will be going up against Finland, the long time defending champion at these world championships. At the senior level at which Allison competes, Team Canada and Finland will play a best-of-three series to determine the world champion. There are more teams at the junior level, such as Sweden and the United States, but only Canada and Finland have the depth at the senior level at present to ice a team at these world championships. “We think we have a great group going in,” Allison says about the upcoming series against the powerhouse Finnish squad.
She feels that a key against Finland will be possession of the ring and being in the Finnish end as much as possible. She acknowledges that the Finland team is very good when playing with the ring, so keeping possession of the ring will negate this and will pressure Finland into mistakes. Allison says that Team Canada for these world championships has a good mix of players, with quite a few younger players up from the junior program. Her personal goal at these world ringette championships is to not get too overwhelmed or nervous. “I want to be in the right head space for competition and perform my role well,” she says. “My whole mentality is to play to win.” She loves the fact that ringette is a team sport which requires everyone to play a role to achieve success. “I have been on teams where everyone is in sync and it really makes a season that much more memorable,” she says. “There is
no greater feeling than everyone putting in the time and seeing great results.” Allison describes herself as a ringette player who brings some speed to the game and who sees the ice quite well. She does not describe herself as either exclusively a passer or a scorer but says that she is a combination passer and scorer and someone who is all over the place on the ice. She notes that playing ringette requires a lot of skill. “You have to be able to go full speed while stabling passes,” she says. She notes that she plays ringette because of the competition involved, the incredible skill and speed that the sport requires and because of the amazing people that she has met during her ringette career. “Some of my best friendships have been created through the ringette teams I have played on,” Allison says, with experiences ranging from attending an eighth birthday party to seeing that person become a parent. Allison calls ringette a unique
sport which requires a lot of speedy skating and also teamwork as the ring has to be passed over the blue line — it cannot be carried over it. It’s a noncontact sport with a lot of strategy involved in it, she points out. Considered one of the fastest sports on ice, ringette is a sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay by the late Sam Jacks. The championship trophy in the world ringette championships is named the Sam Jacks Trophy. Currently there are about 30,000 players on nearly 2,000 teams playing across Canada. Players use a straight stick with a specially designed tip and a hollow rubber blue ring to try and score goals by shooting into a net patrolled by an opposing goalie. The game focuses on play making and skating skills, teaching players how to work as a team. Allison notes that when people see ringette played, they are always surprised at how unique and interesting a sport it is.
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com Please email your events by Thursdays at Dec. 2. Miles will be accompanied by Keith Glass (Prairie Oyster) on guitar, mandolin noon to ottawa_south@metroland.com. and backing vocals. What makes this evening extra special is the addition of a string quarNov. 30 to Jan. 8 Leitrim/Findlay Creek - St. James Angli- tet, for this performance only. Doors open at can Church of Leitrim, known as ‘Ottawa’s 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Christmas Church,’ will be aglow again this year for Christmas. Please do not miss this Nepean - The Ottawa Humane Society Auxbeautiful sight. No need to travel long dis- iliary will be selling homemade baked goods tances when this magical scene is within your and crafts at the OHS Christmas open house backyard. The church lighting happens from on Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 245 Nov. 30 until Jan. 8. The church is at the cor- West Hunt Club Rd. For details, call 613823-6770 or visit facebook.com/OttawaHuner of Bank and Leitrim. maneSocietyAuxiliary.
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Alta Vista - Spend an evening listening to tales of “Christmas in Canada.” That’s the theme for the traditional evening of Christmas readings at Emmanuel United Church, at 691 Smyth Rd. Hallie Cotnam of CBC Radio will host. The two-hour event is on Dec. 1 beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $20 per couple, teens pay $6, and a special family price is $30. Tickets are available at the church office. For details, call 613733-0437.
Alta Vista - ‘Just Gifts’ is a fair trade and Brier Dodge/Metroland local product Christmas market happening Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. atEmmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd. For more details, call the church office at 613-733-0437. Peter Maddalena (left), Steve Jackson, Metcalfe’s John Bonnah, Sandy Gillis and Darby
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