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The city of Ottawa’s 2018 budget was finalized and passed on Dec. 13. Although broader elements of the budget may have made headlines, like the mayor’s consistent two per cent hike on property taxes, there are smaller ward-specific allotments that might not have made the news. So, Ottawa South News caught up with the councillors from various wards to ask them what they saw as the most important projects approved in the budget for their ward, and what didn’t make the cut this year. Note, that several attempts were made to reach Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, but the councillor was unavailable for comment.

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Alta Vista Coun. Jean Cloutier said he feels like this year’s budget was well-balanced.

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“Valley Drive is a major outlet,” said Cloutier. He also added that Alta Vista will be receiving an additional $2 million from the city’s wet weather infrastructure plan to manage weather flow, and to deal with what Cloutier said are the effects of climate change.

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Cloutier referred back to a large storm that happened at the end of October, which flooded large swaths of Ottawa. In fact, Ottawa saw the highest amount of rainfall ever recorded over the last year, and as a result, many residences in the Alta Vista ward

million to be shared among various parks and recreation programs. The money will go to update the Alta Vista Park Playground, Featherstone Park, the Hutton Park Playground, the Alta Vista Library, Fire Station 35 and the Pleasant Park Transitway Station, amongst other things.

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cant effort to replant trees in the ward, since many trees were destroyed due to the Emerald Ash Borer, a highly destructive beetle that has killed millions of ash trees in Canada. The 2018 budget has $1.3 million listed to plant 125,000 trees over several wards, but the councillor did not specify how many would be planted in Alta Vista.

Although Cloutier said there’s always more to be done, he said he’s happy with the consistency of the budget.

“It is important to keep an eye on the broader picture,” the councillor added.

CAPITAL WARD

Capital Coun. David Chernushenko highlighted the Fifth-Clegg footbridge as the most important project in his ward. The bridge will connect Fifth Avenue and Clegg Street over the canal. The cycling and pedestrian bridge’s construction began this fall, with the predicted opening slated for summer of 2019, according to Chernushenko. The overall project is meant to cost $21 million, with $10 million coming from the federal government, with the rest split evenly between the province and the city.

Chernushenko also highlighted road, sewer and water renewal projects.

“They will seem like the most important projects if it’s your street that is being dug up for a year and a half,” said Chernushenko.

Aylmer and Fulton streets, and Carlyle and Rosedale avenues in Old Ottawa South will all share $10 million allocated in the 2018 budget for full underground infrastructure renewal of their sewers, and Glengarry Road and Onslow Crescent are allotted $9 million for new sewage systems in the budget.

Among the list of things that Chernushenko would have liked on the table for the 2018 budget was the Heron Park Community Centre, which had received funding from the federal government, until it was taken away because the building couldn’t meet a completion deadline for March 2018.

That’s something I want to at least find a way to get funded and get started in 2018,” said Chernushenko.

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For Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, one of the larger expenses and priorities in the budget would be the $4.9 million that will be spent on purchasing the land for the Riverside South Recreation Complex and Library. The design for the community centre and library is also listed in the 2018 budget, and will cost $2.9 million.

“Hopefully we have the refined plans by the spring, but then it’s baby steps from there,” said Qaqish about the much anticipated project. “In a couple of years, we’ll have shovels on

the ground,” Qaqish also spoke about the new bus service out of Findlay Creek.

There will be 17 new double-decker buses (paid for out of the 2017 budget) coming in and out of the area. Two new routes will begin near the end of December 2017. Route 293, Leitrim, Findlay Creek and Blossom Park, will end at Hurdman and route 278, going through Barrhaven and Riverside South, will end at Tunney’s Pasture.

Qaqish then highlighted the $1.02 million slated for Findlay Creek’s Diamond Jubilee Park, development of which is meant to begin in 2018. The park’s amenities include things like a full-size soccer field; a double tennis court with lighting, a parking lot with a minimum 25 spaces, a teen play structure and in the future a BMX track.

One thing Qaqish hopes he can start in 2018 is the widening of Bank Street at Leitrim Road, a road improvement that would ease travel through the intersection.

“It’s a bit frustrating to have this road we need to widen, because residents expect us to be able to alleviate congestion at Findlay Creek,” said Qaqish, who has been pushing for the project to move quicker. He said the road widening is currently being held up by the city’s transportation master plan.

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Osgoode Coun. George Darouze, who responded by email, listed the $6.7 million allotted to road resurfacing in the ward as top priorities for Osgoode in the 2018 budget. That money will go to renewing large sections of Mitch Owens Road, Marvellville Road, and Stagecoach Road.

Darouze also mentioned a $3 million allotment for culverts and underground infrastructure across the ward. According to the 2018 budget, $1.35 million of that will go to renew stormwater culverts on Ottawa Regional Road 174 over Cardinal Creek, O’Toole Road and Mitch Owens Road.

Darouze also highlighted several major intersection improvements, including $600,000 for the intersection improvements at Mitch Owens and Manotick Station, $300,000 for the improved intersection design at Bank Street and Rideau Road .

The Osgoode Community Centre, along with the Stuart Holmes Arena, the Larry Robinson Arena and a baseball diamond will received a total of $110,000 for improvements.

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For Rideau-Goulbourn Coun.

Scott Moffatt, the Rideau Valley Drive South renewal stands out in the 2018 budget for his ward.

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Rideau Valley Drive South connects Kars to the Baxter Conservation Area, and Moffatt estimates that the project will cost $1.2 million.

Moffat also highlighted the McBean Street Bridge renewal in Richmond.

“It’s pretty much the street in Richmond,” said Moffat, who added the project would cost $2.55 million, and is set to finish in the May or June of 2018.

“Money-wise it might not be big in the grand scheme of things but you know for the folks that live there, it’s pretty important,” said Moffatt.

Moffat also mentioned some design and construction work that will help improve three high volume intersections in the ward, especially around Manotick.

Those intersections are Prince of Wales Drive and Bankfield Road, Prince of Wales Drive and Barnsdale Road and Barnsdale Road and Rideau Valley Drive, although he did not specify how much would be spent on these improvements, or the timelines for these projects.

As for things that didn’t get slated for next year, Moffatt said there are a few, but budgets are all about balance.

“I could think about any single year and say there’s more I’d love to do,” said Moffat.

Sometimes, according to Moffat, it’s best to find places to trim the budget, which would

allow for more room for necessary things.

“Are there more opportunities to find things that we shouldn’t be doing, because it’s not a priority,” said Moffatt. He added that he’s aware there are roads and sidewalks that need to be done or completely added, and unfortunately some of those will have to wait until 2019.

RIVER

For River Coun. Riley Brockington, the needs assessment for the Mooney’s Bay Pavillion stood out as the one of the most important projects of 2018.

“I’m very excited about that because that is a top infrastructure need in this area,” said Brockinton.

He said the 8-month long needs assessment project will cost $150,000, and will determine which way the city will take the Mooney’s Bay Beach Pavillion. Brockington said he’s hoping what will come out of that is something that allows for an all-season meeting space that can be used by the whole city.

Another boon for River Ward in the 2018 budget is the resurfacing for the Airport Parkway, which Brockington said had prematurely deteriorated.

“We get complaints about this almost weekly,” said Brockington.

“The focus right now needs to be on that.

For a road as busy as the parkway, it’s a

gateway into the city,” he added. Although he was unsure of how much the project will receive, the councillor did say it would most likely get the majority of the $2 million bundle allocated for the Airport Parkway and other roads.

For the project to begin, the city needs to dig up six culverts along the Airport Parkway before it can start repaving. Brockington said one culvert had already begun in 2017, and the rest will have to be done in 2018.

Metroland file photo Parks in River Ward will also be getting updated, specifically $521,000 to replace the The Airport Parkway is getting funding from the playgrounds at Geoff Wightman and Paul 2018 budget for resurfacing, something that is soreLandry parks. ly needed according to Coun. Riley Brockington.

Although Brockington was pleased that the Mooney’s Bay project and the Airport Parkway renewal were given the go ahead in the budget, he said he knows more needs to be done for road repair and potholes.

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Herongate residents want city to hold landlords accountable

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Herongate resident Margaret Alluker has dealt with cockroaches, mice, two burst pipes and bed bugs in her home, all within the last five years. It’s a symptom of poor property management, according to Acorn Canada, a tenants rights group that is urging the city of Ottawa to hold landlords accountable in 2018.

Acorn is fighting for the city to implement something called a landlord licensing program, which would require landlords and their properties to go through annual inspections similar to restaurants. According to Acorn, the property owners would also

be beholden to stricter timelines for repairs. The tenant right’s group would also like the city to make the inspection information available to the public so that prospective tenants have the ability to check whether that rental company passed or failed.

A few Herongate residents gathered outside of the apartment buildings at 2870 and 2850 Cedarwood Drive on Dec. 13 to protest what they say is unfair treatment of tenants by property management companies, like Timbercreek, who own both those apartment buildings.

Acorn began in 2004 as group fighting for tenant’s rights in Toronto. After 12 years, in December 2016, city councillors in Toronto passed a bylaw that

instituted a form of landlord licensing, which began in Toronto in July 2017.

Acorn now wants to put the same tenant safeguards in place in Ottawa. According to Acorn, the area of Herongate has a long history of poor property management.

Alluker, now secretary of the South Acorn chapter, moved in to a high rise at 2870 Cedarwood Drive in Herongate in 2012, one of the buildings rented out by property company Timbercreek.

She and her children lived there for two years, and she said the unit was crawling with cockroaches.

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Alluker said not much was done about the cockroaches.

She would complain and someone from Timbercreek would come and put down cockroach sticky traps and then leave, which wasn’t enough to deal with an infestation. Timbercreek was reached for comment, but did not respond within deadline.

She also said during her time in the apartment, her hot water pipes burst twice.

“It was like an explosion of hot water,” said Alluker, who said the second time the pipes exploded in her house, she had to stay in a motel because her entire home was flooded.

It was this time that made her decide to move to a townhouse on Sandalwood Drive, also owned by Timbercreek.

Although she admits the conditions in the townhouse are better, it’s a host to a new set of problems.

“I have bed bugs,” said Alluker. She said she is not the only one in the neighbourhood who does either. She said when she moved from the apartment to the townhouse in 2014, the townhouse had mice, and she couldn’t get rid of them until

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Margaret Alluker, secretary of the South Ottawa ACORN chapter speaks at an Acorn event. this year, but as soon as her home became mouse-free, she got bed bugs. Not only are there several types of infestations in these properties, but also Alluker said that many people struggle getting up-to-date windows.

In the summer, some can’t get the rental company to install screens on their windows, and in the winter, they can’t get windows that close properly, letting all the cold air in. Alluker said that although people bring complaints to the company, it often takes several times of filling out

forms for anyone to respond.

“Usually you go, you fill the form, and you wait for them to come,” said Alluker.

Because stories like Alluker’s are common in the Herongate area, she hopes that the city of Ottawa will follow Toronto’s footsteps and seriously consider implementing some sort of landlord licensing program.

“I believe strongly that that will change things,” said Alluker.

“It will be a big difference in our lives.”

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Fatal fire in Heatherington Heatherington robbery suspect apartment deemed accidental arrested by school resource officer

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A fatal fire in Heatherington was found to be accidental according to Danielle Cardinal, the Ottawa Fire spokesperson.

The victim,who was in his 60s, was found dead at the scene on Dec. 13.

Firefighters found one man in an apartment unit in a highrise 1455 Heatherington Rd. early in the morning, along with another man, 55, who survived and was treated by Ottawa paramedics.

The fire did not spread to other units.

Although the exact cause of the fire is not known yet, Cardinal has urged people not to disable their fire alarms. She said

Ottawa police have charged a 15-year-old boy in the robbery of a Tim Hortons in Heatherington on Dec. 12.

The arrest was carried out by a school resource officer on Dec. 13, and the teen was charged with: robbery with a firearm; wearing a disguise; possession of a weapon; pointing a firearm; carrying a concealed weapon; and use firearm in commission of offence.

A police release says the boy walked into the Tim Hortons on Walkley Road at 10:25 a.m.

He was disguised and demanded cash while pointing his gun at an employee. The teen then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

The police were tipped off that he had fled to a nearby home on Angela Private. Ottawa police surrounded the home in Heatherington where they thought the robbery suspect had barricaded himself. There was no evacuation, but neighbours

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Ottawa Fire arriving at the apartment building at 1455 Heatherington Road. Two people were in the unit affected by the fire, one is deceased.

Ottawa firefighters were called that some people do so because they find them to be a nuisance, to the scene at 2:09 a.m. on Dec. but fire alarms could make the 13, and had the fire under control difference between life and death at 2:32 a.m.

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said that he could not give any information about the people who were inside the home, in case it might give information about the identity of the teen.

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Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

Schedule “B”

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND

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IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” attached hereto for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project (“Stage 2 LRT Project”), including, but not limited to, facilitating the construction, operation and maintenance of light rail infrastructure, tunnel guideway corridors, tunnel portals, at-grade guideway corridors, guideways, stations, station entrances and station to surface access points, platforms, multi-use pathways, bridges and bridge approaches and including temporary easements, varying in duration from 36 to 61 months as described in Schedules “A”, “B” and “C” hereto, for purposes including, but not limited to, construction of station entrances, traffic management and detours, storage of excavated materials and construction materials and equipment, temporary power supply and to enter on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, grading and relocation of utilities and for construction of berms, walking paths, multi-use pathways, fences, retaining walls, landscaping features and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Stage 2 LRT Project.

The drawings referred to in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” forming part of this Notice are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” attached hereto.

Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice.

The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.

Part of PIN 04328-0006 (LT), PART LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R2241; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_006a.dgn

2.

Part of PIN 04328-0008 (LT), PART LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5R2150; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_008a.dgn

3.

Part of PIN 04328-0011 (LT), PART NORTH 1/2 LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER PART 2, 5R5704; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_009a.dgn

4.

Part of PIN 04065-0115 (LT), PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 14 TO 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS IN CT228448.

TOGETHER WITH AS IN NS77745; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART 5 ON PLAN 5R-284 AS IN OC56030; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART 6 ON PLAN 5R-284 AS IN OC56038; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF HYDRO OTTAWA LIMITED AS IN OC9564; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 2 AND 3 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351818; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PART 9 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351819; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 9, 10 AND 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351820; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11, 12, 13 AND 17 TO 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 8, 9, 10, 15 AND 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11, 12, 13 AND 17 TO 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11 AND 12 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 17, 18, 19, 22 AND 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PART 22 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 ON PLAN 4R26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART LOT A CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N705355 AND OT36783, EXCEPT PART 18 ON 5R284, EXCEPT PART 1 ON 5R213, EXCEPT PARTS 19 AND 21 ON EXPROPRIATION PLAN NS275909, EXCEPT PARTS 1 AND 2 ON 4R23974 AS IN OC1604515; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 14 TO 16 PLAN 4R26193 AS IN OC1709561; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT AS IN OC1721440; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_053.dgn

5.

Part of PINs 15975-0001 (LT) to 15975-0232 (LT) being part of the common elements on OTTAWACARLETON STANDARD CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 975 AND ITS APPURTENANT INTEREST; SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH EASEMENTS AS SET OUT IN SCHEDULE A AS IN OC1726177; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_054.dgn

6.

Part of PIN 04055-0160 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER AS IN CT222630, EXCEPT THE SUBJECT TO THEREIN; TOGETHER WITH CT222630; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_058c.dgn

7.

Part of PIN 04055-0161 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N477925; TOGETHER WITH N477925; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_059b. dgn

The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Dated at Ottawa this 7th day of December, 2017.

CITY OF OTTAWA

Gordon E. MacNair Director, Corporate Real Estate Office Schedule “A’’ Confederation Line – West Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.

2.

3.

4.

Part of PIN 03957-0526 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PART 3 AND 4, 4R1473, SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486, OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_015c.dgn Part of PIN 03957-0524 (LT), LOT 326, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn Part of PIN 03957-0523 (LT), LOT 325, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 5 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn Part of PINs 15168-0001 (LT) through to PIN 15168-0038 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 168; PART BLOCK 104, PLAN 305, PART 1 4R2371, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT212416, AMENDED BY LT291824; OTTAWA, SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BELL CANADA OVER PART 1 PLAN 4R16200 AS IN OC27304, designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_076a.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 5.

6.

Part of PIN 03957-0526 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PART 3 AND 4, 4R1473, SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486, OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_015c.dgn Part of PINs 15168-0001 (LT) through to PIN 15168-0038 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 168; PART BLOCK 104, PLAN 305, PART 1 4R2371, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT212416, AMENDED BY LT291824; OTTAWA, SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BELL CANADA OVER PART 1 PLAN 4R16200 AS IN OC27304, designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_076a.dgn

8. Part of PIN 04055-0159 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER AS IN CT160457 AND GL73833, EXCEPT AS IN CT222630, N477925, CT198296, N566618, N439357, N314150, N711427, CT115669 AND CT135137; TOGETHER WITH CT160457; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a permanent easement in the following lands: 9.

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of thirty-six (36) months in the following lands: 10.

Part of PIN 04055-0161 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N477925; TOGETHER WITH N477925; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18692-PRP_059b. dgn

11.

Part of PIN 04055-0169 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R1022 (ALSO KNOWN AS MAC STREET); SUBJECT TO CT140679, GL78966, CT121531, CT135137, GL78361, GL83079; SUBJECT TO N755440, N755447, N755457 GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 3 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of fifty-five (55) months in the following lands: Part of PIN 03957-0524 (LT), LOT 326, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcels 2 and 3 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn 8. Part of PIN 03957-0523 (LT), LOT 325, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 4 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn 9. Part of PIN 03957-0527 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PARTS 1 AND 2, PLAN 4R1473; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_096a.dgn

Part of PIN 04055-0169 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R1022 (ALSO KNOWN AS MAC STREET); SUBJECT TO CT140679, GL78966, CT121531, CT135137, GL78361, GL83079; SUBJECT TO N755440, N755447, N755457 GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

Schedule “C”

7.

Confederation Line – East Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 1.

Part of PIN 04363-0007 (LT) PCL 21-25, SEC GL-2OF; PART LOT 21, CONCESSION 2OF, PT RDAL BTN LTS 20, 21, CONCESSION 2OF, CLOSED BY BYLAW CT129546 (LT430246), PART 1, 4R7647; TOGETHER WITH LT744156; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18695-PRP_007.dgn Ottawa South News - Thursday, December 21, 2017 7

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Here comes a fascinating election year

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here were four recent federal byelections in Canada, three of which were won by the governing Liberals. And while they are only byelections, it still amazes that a Liberal government that has backed away from electoral reform, has seen its finance minister pilloried for possible ethics violations and hurtful policies, has struck out with a free trade deal with China and is reeling in the renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, takes three out of four byelections. Imagine if the Liberals were doing everything that they promised in the last election campaign — it would be landslides everywhere.

Alabama’s Dec. 12 election, that elected Democrat Doug Jones over Republican judge Roy Moore demonstrated that voters will not accept everything. The allegations of sexual misconduct by Roy Moore, while just allegations and not proven in court, were enough to turn a rock solid Republican state into a Democratic state, albeit by just the narrowest of margins. Voters stood up for decency and were not all slaves to their traditional voting patterns.

Just where is this tipping point that sees a politician lose the support of the majority?

This is always uncertain, which is what will make this June’s provincial election in Ontario

such an interesting happening.

Are people disenchanted and fed up with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, given her problems with hydro, political scandals, questionable budgetary accounting measures and more … the list goes on and on! Will the voters decide that it is time for a change or will the Liberals once again turn back the Conservatives, now under leader Patrick Brown?

Who knows? But that’s what makes elections so watched — you just never know the outcome.

The year 2018 is a municipal election year as well, with voting day in October. This may be a most interesting civic election because it would appear that some incumbent city councillors, perhaps sensing a restlessness among the voters, recently opposed Mayor Jim Watson in advocating for a special extra tax levy for infrastructure spending. This may be the tip of the iceberg, revealing discontent among the populace for the steady-as-you-go ways of the current mayor. Some new ideas may be coming into play and this might — or might not — impact the election that is coming up.

That’s why elections are such fascinating events. You just never know when the electorate will opt for different ideas and different faces. So hang onto your hats — 2018 promises to be a most interesting voting year.

Daily crossword hobby boosts vocabulary

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ast year around this time, I took up a new hobby. Like my grandparents before me, I committed to doing a daily crossword.

You may think this is an obvious pastime for a writer. But until I embarked upon a 1,000-clue Christmas crossword last December, I’d never given the activity another thought.

Now that I’ve completed at least 365 of them, I realize crosswords are a great way to learn about popular culture, history and geography.

My late grandfather’s crossword dictionary-thesaurus in hand, I’m able to stretch my mind in a whole new way, because crosswords, as it turns out, are also a fantastic way to boost one’s vocabulary. Yes, there are certain clues that come up time and again. The word “oreo” frequently fills in the vowel gap. But

Within the top ten list are some pretty unusual words. Recuse, for example, is number three on the list.

The word spiked in January and March this year when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has to Capital Muse remove himself from investigations of Hilary Clinton. Merriam-Webster tells us recuse means “to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular there are many words I’ve never come across before and some which case” and “to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of have different meanings than I’d interest.” previously thought.

Another rare word that made the Crossword or not, it seems people across the world are stretching their top ten –syzygy. What an awesome word! I have no idea how to say it, vocabularies. Merriam-Webster and frankly I’d never seen the word releases a daily list of word lookuntil this month. But a lot of people ups trending on their site. In early December they released the top ten searched it around the time of the solar eclipse in August and again most searched words of 2017. As a newly-minted word nerd, I think it’s during this month’s supermoon, so a pretty cool way to see what’s been it’s number six on the list. MerriamWebster defines syzygy as “the top of mind for people this year.

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nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system.”

Others in the top ten? Gyro, hurricane, gaffe and empathy. Dotard, an old word that was used by North Korean President Kim Jong Un to describe U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet is one of my favourites on the list. Apparently, it describes “a person in his or her dotage.” The dictionary folk add that dotage is “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.”

But my absolute favourite is the number one searched word on Merriam-Webster in 2017 – feminism, defined as “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” and “orgaEDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225

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nized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.” From Wonder Woman and the Handmaid’s Tale to the Women’s March in Washington and the #MeToo campaign, Merriam-Webster says there were a lot of triggers for this word in 2017.

I, for one, hope feminism stays top of mind well into the new year. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some word games to play.

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Kiwanis Club of Ottawa celebrates 100 years

BY MELISSA MURRAY mmurray@metroland.com

One Christmas, when Mark Max was a young boy, he went with his father, a Kiwanis Club of Ottawa member, to deliver Christmas hampers.

“We went to homes and places I never would have imagined in my life.

It really opened my eyes to people really needed help and weren’t as fortunate,” Max said, reflecting on memories of the club. Following in his father’s footsteps, he became a member and has been for more than 45 years.

Today, the group prepares and delivers more than 600 food hampers to individuals and families in need.

The club’s activities focus on children and youth and span from fundraisers like the annual bed race to TV Bingo.

And as Canada celebrated 150 years in 2017, Ottawa Kiwanis spent the year celebrating 100 years of community service.

Max is the chair of the anniversary committee and organized the culminating meeting of its centennial year, which occur Dec. 15 at the same place it started, with a lunch for past and current members at the Chateau Laurier.

At the time, a lunch at the landmark hotel cost about 50 cents.

The first official meeting drew 62 members.

The Kiwanis Club of Ottawa was created by Kiwanis International in 1917, making it the third club in Canada, following Toronto

and Hamilton.

Since then, it has been involved in raising $100,000 for cancer research, $50,000 toward ending homelessness and bringing in more than $4.5 million for CHEO over 17 years through the annual Duck Race for Tiny Hearts.

“It became a big affair; it was so fun and corny,” Max said, adding that hundreds of people would line both sides of the Rideau Canal to

also operated Club Banting, a camp for diabetic children.

A Kiwanian, Vic Castledine, also founded the 211 Air Cadet Squadron in 1941, one of the first in Ottawa.

The organization even hosted the Grey Cup pre-game party at the Ottawa Civic centre in 1988, and sold 4,200 tickets for $25 each, raising more than $73,000 for the Kiwanis Medical Foundation.

“At that party, for

The club raised $6,500 for the project that made a significant impact.

But a meeting perhaps even more notable was in 1983 when Prince Charles and Princess Diana came to Ottawa.

During the lunch at the Chateau Laurier, there was a power failure and the Royal couple had to be escorted through the kitchen for their safety to bring them up to the meeting.

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CHANGING TIMES

It really opened my eyes that people really needed help and weren’t as fortunate MARK MAX KIWANIS CLUB MEMBER

watch the ducks float to the finish line.

But the list of initiatives doesn’t stop with duck races at Hartwell Locks.

One of the first appeals to the club for help was made by the Salvation Army, according to a club history compiled by Shirley Tomblin, who was the administrative secretary for 21 years and the first female member in 1990.

In 1918, with 150 members, the club promised to raise $40,000 towards the construction of Grace Hospital on Wellington Street.

Years later, in 1967, the club raised more than $25,000 for a new addition to the hospital.

The club has had a hand in countless initiatives, including founding the Kiwanis Boys Club in 1924, which later became the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. It

the Grey Cup, we ran out of beer,” Max said, adding the mayor at the time, Jim Durrell, gave them permission to use drinks set aside for the following day’s festivities to sell to the thirsty crowd.

They ordered only enough drinks for 1,000 people.

He said being a club member meant having connections that could help you out of such a jam, like running out of alcohol.

Club meetings, which are the backbone of the organization, take place twice a month on Fridays and have featured some prominent guests.

In the late ‘90s, James Bond actor Roger Moore was the guest speaker at a meeting as an ambassador for the Kiwanis service project aiming to eliminate iodine deficiency disorder.

Like all clubs, Kiwanis is changing.

Not all of the meetings are still held at the Chateau Laurier. Some take place at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, Max said.

“It’s no secret for any service club,” he said of aging members and an 80-20 split between inactive and active members.

But allowing women to join in 1990 helped keep membership up.

According to the club’s website there are now more than 150 members from the private, public and volunteer sectors.

But the work of the club remains vital even 100 years in, Max said, adding it would be a terrible shame for service clubs to scale down.

“People still need help,” he said.

And for 100 years, that’s what Kiwanis has done by volunteering, fundraising and building community projects and following its mission: addressing “the needs of the community to improve the quality of life.”

Since 1945 the Kiwanis Club in the Ottawa area has helped support the Kiwanis Music Festival.

Notice of Completion North Island Link Watermain Class Environmental Assessment Project File Available for Review The City of Ottawa has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study to determine the preferred route for the construction of a new 610 millimetre watermain in Manotick. The North Island Link watermain will provide additional capacity and reliability of water supply to the urban area south of the Jock River.

The Class EA determined the preferred watermain route is to follow an alignment along the southern border of David Bartlett Park, and continue north on McLean Crescent to Barnsdale Road where it crosses the Rideau River to Rideau Valley Drive. A new 305 millimetre watermain will also connect to the existing watermain on McLean Street.

The study was undertaken in accordance with the requirements for “Schedule B” projects under the Municipal Class EA (2000), as amended 2007, 2011 and 2015. A Class EA Study report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, evaluation of route options and the 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 Thursday, December 21, 2017: City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Manotick Public Library 5499 South River Ottawa, Ontario K4M 1J3

Tel: 613-580-2400

Tel: 613-580-2940

Interested persons should provide written comments within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice to: John Bougadis, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.14990 Email: John.Bougadis@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order). Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by Monday, January 22, 2018. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa at the address listed above. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If there are no requests received by Monday, January 22, 2018, the project will proceed to design and construction as presented in the Class EA Study.

The Honourable Chris Ballard Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto ON, M7A 2T5 Tel: 416-314-6790 Fax: 416-314-6748 This Notice first issued on Thursday, December 21, 2017.

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$10 million windfall for crumbling roads Councillor Chiarelli calls it ‘a Christmas miracle’ Christmas miracle,” Chiarelli said.

The amount forecast for the city-wide jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com reserves at the end of the year was $12 million.

Roads and snow were at The city treasurer said that number the forefront of the discussion now looks like $22 million. of the city’s 2018 budget on Watson’s motion took that extra cash Dec. 13. and pumped it into spending on city In what has become status infrastructure — things like parks and quo under the reign of Mayor roads.

Jim Watson, property taxes Chiarelli said residents are unhappy will go up by two per cent — with the city’s service standards when or $76 for the average homeit comes to things like road repair and owner. snow removal.

Bus fares will rise by 2.5 per There’s currently a $70-million gap cent. between what’s being spent and what But the tax rate wasn’t the needs to be spent in the city on renewal big debate on budget day. of capital assets -- that includes everyA cash infusion ended up thing from roads to public parks. being the ultimate compro“Residents aren’t getting the service mise to maintain the city’s capital assets without having they expected when they purchased it,” to go back into taxpayers’ Chiarelli said. “The fact that those areas pockets. are constantly over budget highlights the The money was met with need for the city to get back to core sersome criticism, as a group of vices.” eight councillors — includKevin Wylie, who heads the city’s ing veteran councillors Rick public works department, says the budget numbers this year are based on an expected accumulation of 220 centimetres of snow.

He wasn’t able to say exactly what the predicted snowfall for last year was as CORRECTION NOTICE compared to the actual.

The city has only had a surplus in the In the ad beginning December 26, 2017, the two Gift with Purchase offers on page 2 were printed with incorrect snow removal budget twice in the last 10 valid dates. The correct valid dates are 12/26 – 12/28/17. years.

Most of the extra money came from We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. the supplementary tax roll — homes that were added to the city’s tax base midway through 2017.

City treasurer Marian Simulik said that some city departments also performed better than forecast.

“Managers worked very hard to control costs, so in some areas we went from a deficit to a slight surplus,” she said.

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The money is almost exactly the same amount that the proposed infrastructure • Complete eye health exams levy would have raised.

(All ages, 6 months to Seniors) “This motion allows us to live within our means without accumulating more • Designer Frames, On-Site Lab debt, or go back to taxpayers for more and Contact Lenses. money,” Watson said.

There was some back-and-forth • Laser Eye Surgery Consultations about who knew what when it came to and follow ups. the extra money.

It seems Simulik had known about • Evening Appointments available the extra money since last week, but only Monday & Thursday. communicated the news to city manager Steve Kanellakos.

2310 ST. LAURENT BLVD. SUITE 311 Watson said he’d only finished crafting the motion the night before the ON ST. LAURENT BLVD. budget debate — and added he’d only BETWEEN CONROY RD & WALKLEY mentioned it to some of council to get support.

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Week In Review!

Metcalfe Parade

What an amazing day! It was beautiful outside for the Metcalfe Santa Claus Parade. Only in Canada could we be so lucky to have a nice blanket of snow on such an exciting day. Lots of kids and family bundled up to watch all the floats go by. I hope everyone enjoyed all the candy too! I am very happy Mayor Watson joined me on our float! Following the parade were snacks, hot chocolate and photos with Santa at the community centre, then the Tree Lighting Ceremony in the park. Following the ceremony, the park was lit up and we were able to listen to some of the Castor Valley choir children carolling.

I want to give a huge thanks to all the community associations who put lots of time and effort into organizing the events. I would also like to thank the City of Ottawa crew for driving our float, and for clearing the sidewalks in great time for us to enjoy the parade. Fries for Charity were out making fries for all who attended the Tree Lighting Ceremony later in the afternoon, and the Metcalfe Fair provided hot chocolate!

We could not have had such an amazing day without the dedication from staff and volunteers.

There was lots of Christmas spirit out today! Thank you to everyone who came out!

Greely Community Association (GCA) 2017 Wrap-Up

The Greely Community Association (GCA) had a great wrap up meeting for 2017 at the community centre with a full room of residents in attendance. I provided an update on the approved Budget. The other updates touched on were policing, by-laws, the green light campaign, the Osgoode Pathway to Manotick and the new plaza set to open in 2018. Richard Gardner was a guest speaker, and he touched on the impact that Hard Rock Ottawa will have on the Ward, including the creation of new jobs. The theatre and hotel were also in the discussion as Richard invited residents to share their opinions on any or all of the Hard Rock development. MP Pierre Poilievre’s gave a short presentation on his efforts to rein in out of control spending.

Public Health did a presentation on the community wide effects of Alcohol. To finish off the evening, there was a public consultation on the new Osgoode Pathway that will connect to Manotick. The feedback from the people was noted, and discussed at length to make sure that the best path possible was a priority. Overall, a great evening wrapping up the GCA for 2017, with President Adam Sooley leading the meeting. I look forward to continuing to work with them in the New Year.

My Tuesday Open Door will resume on January 9th, 2018. Please visit www.GeorgeDarouze.ca for a complete calendar of community events, and to subscribe to my weekly newsletter. This will be my last column of the year, so have a joyful Christmas and a happy New Year!

Ottawa: 613.580.2490 Metcalfe: 613.580.2424 x30228 George.Darouze@ottawa.ca @GeorgeDarouze www.facebook.com/GeorgeDarouze 10 Ottawa South News - Thursday, December 21, 2017

Chiarelli and Diane Deans — had made headlines in the week leading up to the council meeting for proposing a dedicated infrastructure levy to shore up spending on crumbling roads.

Deans said she wanted to congratulate her seven colleagues who helped “focus” the conversation on the budget.

She said the group recognized deferring repairs costs more in the long run.

But a last-minute motion from Watson took full advantage of better-than-forecast numbers — which edged the city into a surplus, rather than a deficit.

It meant there was an additional $10 million to play with.

“This underlines the need to check your lottery numbers on the way to council. It’s a

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“We budget based on not getting too much snow, getting an unexpected windfall the day of council and that things like ice rentals will level out,” she said, adding council needs to send the message that sticking to a two per cent cap has costs.

“A day of reckoning is coming in 2019,” she cautioned.

Chiarelli has been a vocal opponent of the budget, calling it fake when the draft was introduced.

“It’s sleight of hand,” he told Metroland Media when discussing the numbers last month. “It’s Ottawa, we know it’s going to snow.”

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury dissented on the community and protective services budget due to long wait times for long-term care and social housing.

The list of eligible seniors waiting on a spot in the city’s four long-term care homes is 2,318, according to Fleury.

Watson said he’s been “lucky” to have unanimous budgets for six of the eight years he’s led council.

“You have 24 independent politicians, I am not always going to agree with everyone and everyone’s not always going to agree with me,” he said, adding the debate is “good for democracy.”

BY THE NUMBERS

Two motions by Deans added money for social services.

One provides a $100,000 one-time fund for social service agencies that currently don’t receive money from the city.

Janice Burelle, the general manager of community and protective services, will complete a review of the funding mechanisms for social agencies.

“There are so many amazing groups in the city doing yeoman’s work without funding,” Deans said.

The other Deans motion provides $6,000 to add accessible portable toilets to 10 city parks.

“There are some positives in the budget, and many were added around the table today,” she said.

Another motion, crafted by planning chair Jan Harder, would see the city use any extra dividends from Hydro Ottawa towards roads and the city’s energy evolution initiative.

––There isn’t a clear estimate on how much — if any — dividends may be available this spring, but whatever turns up will be split.

Two-thirds of the mystery amount will go towards roads, and the other one-third to environmental initiative.

A motion by River Coun. Riley Brockington to split the money evenly between the two areas fell flat.

DISSENT Watson said the city’s already doing a A total of five councillors bucked the majority and voted against the 2018 bud- lot of work on the climate-change front, and the vote on the original motion at get.

Deans said it was because she felt the the finance and economic development committee was unanimous. numbers were overly optimistic.

Orléans students camp Chris Neil retires from Senators out in caf for refugees

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Shahriar Kibria, 17, was head of publicity at Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orléans during their ‘Camp in the Caf” event, where students fasted for 30 hours and participated in an interactive and educational mock-refugee camp. The proceeds of the event will be donated to refugees internationally, as well as to refugee students at Ridgemont High School in Alta Vista.

BY ALEXANDRA MAZUR amazur@metroland.com

Over the weekend, students from Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orléans camped out in a mockrefugee camp in their cafeteria to raise funds for refugees.

With the lights down low, strings of clothing running from tent to tent and the floor strewn with paths constructed of cardboard boxes, the cafeteria was transformed into a solemn re-enactment of what many refugees have to live through every day.

Students and members of the community were invited to go tent to tent as groups of students acted out and explained scenes of what might go on in a typical refugee camp. The event was organized and constructed by the school’s social justice league. The high school students set up departments like research, publicity and logistics to help organize the charitable event, which is in its third year.

Last year, the school’s mock-refugee camp focused on Syrian refugees, while this year the focus was more on the Rohingya crisis, although Todd Kelly, teacher facilitator of the event, said the weekend was meant to bring awareness to the 65 million refugees throughout the world.

Kelly said the mockrefugee camp is a way to get students engaged in a subject that may be otherwise hard to connect with.

“This lets students experience a little bit more and get students involved more into the issue,” said Kelly.

This year, the “Camp in the Caf” group teamed up with the 30hour famine initiative, and for the first time the youths both fasted and slept overnight in their makeshift refugee camp.

Shahriar Kibria, a student at the school and head of publicity for the event, said 300 students walked through the camp and 60 community members went from tent to tent,

listening to the prepared lessons by the various groups of students.

This year, the students raised over $6,000, a big improvement from last year’s $1,800.

Kelly said last year the money was split, one half went internationally and the other half was given to Ridgemont High School in Alta Vista, which had a number of new Syrian refugee students at the time.

The money raised last year by Cairine Wilson Secondary School helped pay for Ridgemont’s refugee students to take a skating trip to Winterlude, and for some of the refugee students to go downhill skiing.

“It was awesome to see them have so much fun, because they have hard lives,” said Kelly.

He hopes to do something similar with the refugee students at Ridgemont, but this year he wants kids from Cairine Wilson to go with them to help teach them how to skate and ski.

Chris Neil will lace up his skates for the Ottawa Senators Alumni Classic on Parliament Hill Dec. 15.

The Sens forward was visibly emotional as he announced his retirement at the Canadian Tire Centre on Dec. 14, and thanked the many people who have been involved in his career, including his family, his teammates, Sens staff and the fans.

“Thanks to this amazing city that I now call home and to the amazing fans that have supported my career,” he said during a press conference. “In the good times and the bad times, I’ve always felt support.”

Neil spent his entire 16-year career with the Sens playing in 1,026 games – the third highest in the team’s history. He also set the bar for the team’s all-time career penalty minutes with a total of 2,522 minutes.

But his most impressive stat, according to Sens GM Pierre Dorion, was how he played the game.

“Chris played as hard as anyone and was never suspended for a single game,” he said. “Chris was a leader, a warrior - one of the toughest men to

ever wear the jersey.”

A former sixth-round pick of the Sens in 1998, Neil joined the team in 2001 as a 22-year-old.

In 1,026 regular season games, he scored 112 goals and 138 assists for a total of 250 points. Neil also played in 95 playoff games – 20 of those in the run to the Stanley Cup final in 200607.

“He served as a great role model for the game, a great role model for kids and balanced it with being a great family man,” said assistant GM Randy Lee. “He should be remembered for delivering some of the biggest hits in the NHL, taking on some of the toughest players and scoring some really big goals for us at critical moments.”

Off the ice, Neil and his wife Caitlin, who live in West Carleton, have raised thousands of dollars for Roger Neilson House, a pediatric palliative care facility, and were named as honoury co-chairs in 2011.

“It can’t be overlooked what Chris and Caitlin have done for our city,” said Dorion.

Neil said he will continue to be involved with Neilson House and other community initiatives.

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Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil greets fans during the home opener in 2016. Neil announced his retirement on Dec. 14.

And although he’s retiring from the NHL, Neil said he’s not ready to hang up his skates just yet.

“I’m really excited to participate for the first time in alumni events this weekend,” he said. “I hope my demonstration of hard work has been an example to some and that it shows you can do anything if you decide to do it.”

Neil will be recognized at the CTC on Jan. 25 when Ottawa hosts the Boston Bruins.

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The Salvation Army in Ottawa is appealing for help to make up a monetary shortfall in its 2017 Christmas kettle campaign.

Salvation Army appeals for help amid Ottawa kettle cash drought

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

The Salvation Army’s kettles in Ottawa need to be topped up amid a drought in donations this holiday season.

The charitable organization is appealing to the public and corporations for help reaching its $700,000 goal to support 22 front-line services and programs assisting those in need.

The faith-based organization’s Christmas Kettle Campaign, which continues until Christmas Eve, has so far generated $210,000 as of Dec. 11, representing a $30,000 dip compared to this time last year.

The 2016 kettle campaign brought in $571,000, just shy of last year’s $625,000 goal.

The organization needed to set a more ambitious target this year, even though last year’s goal wasn’t fully met, in order to help more than 20,000 people across Ottawa — and counting.

“It’s because our needs have been increasing and we have been seeing that in a lot of different areas,” said Caroline Franks, an Ottawa-based Salvation Army public affairs specialist.

The Salvation Army is very reliant on its kettle campaign, its largest annual fundraiser. More than half of the funds raised by the charity come in during the Christmas season.

The kettle cash provides

meals, emergency food and clothing and household items throughout the year, and also supports children’s summer camps and an emergency disaster services program, supporting those impacted by fire and disasters.

As well, there are more newcomers settling in Ottawa, many who are not equipped for winter.

In November alone, 750 adults and 350 children sought warm winter clothing, representing an increase over previous months, Franks said.

The dollars also support the Salvation Army’s Bethany Hope Centre located in the Carlingwood area, which assists parents under the age of 30 and their children.

A new nourish program launched within the past year has served 10,000 school lunches for children and taught parents how to cook healthy meals on a budget.

“We’re seeing increases in our community meal lines, as well,” Franks said of a program that provides breakfast and lunch to people in need.

“We know that we’re going to need more (support) just to help people through 2018.”

Typically, the Salvation Army will see more cash donations come in closer to Christmas.

“We will put out a call and we let people know the urgency of meeting our goal of help-

ing people all year long,” said Franks.

She didn’t know whether the minimum wage increase in Ontario is having an impact on what people can give.

Asked whether the controversy around the organization’s plan to construct a large men’s shelter in Vanier may be having an impact, Franks said the decline in donations is not unique to Ottawa.

The organization is experiencing a 25-per-cent shortage nationally compared to 2016.

There are more than 2,000 kettle locations across Canada.

“We’re hearing from our kettle attendants at the mall that foot traffic is lower,” Franks added. “A lot of people are doing their shopping online.”

The charity’s fillthekettle.com website gives people the option of making an online donation, and donors can choose the city where they want their dollars to go.

Cash collected at volunteermanned kettles also stays local.

“Every dollar raised goes toward need in the community,” said Franks.

“We know that Ottawa is a generous community. We’re grateful for their support and they know the dollars stay right here in Ottawa. We’re counting on them.”

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Above: Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson chatted and practiced his french with Usha Patterson, 10, from Vanier, who said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been to a lot of Senators games thanks to CHEO. Top Right: Anthony Tomasini, 11, from Deep River in Renfrew County, is at CHEO due to a heart infection. He talks with Nate Thompson ( left) and Alex Burrows (right) when the Senators made their Christmas visit at CHEO on Dec. 18.

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Stephany Paravan holds her son Matthew, 11, while they speak with Ottawa Senator Mark Borowiecki. Matthew, who lives Woodpark, has an undiagnosed condition, and is a regular at CHEO. Stepahny said he loved the event on Dec. 18, because he is a huge Sens fan and it allowed him to meet some of his favourite players.

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Councillor/Conseillère Quartier Gloucester-Southgate Ward

City of Ottawa 2018 Budget Deliberations On December 13, City Council approved the 2018 Budget. The approved budget caps the residential property tax increase at 2%, increases transit fares by 2.5%, increases most recreation fees by 2% and increases the annual garbage fee by $2. In total, the City will have an operating budget of $3.4 billion in 2018 and a capital budget of $739 million.

In Gloucester-Southgate Ward, residents will see resurfacing work take place on the Airport Parkway between Hunt Club Road and Brookfield Road; resurfacing of the tennis courts at Aladdin Park (located at 3939 Alboin Road); resurfacing of the park pathways in the Hunt Club Park neighbourhood; design work on the replacement of the play structure in Karsh Park (located off of Topley Crescent); and the replacement of the tot lot in Russell Boyd Park (located at 1735 St. Bernard Street).

For more information on the city budget and City programs and services, please visit www.Ottawa.ca.

REMINDER: OC Transpo Winter Service Adjustments Starting December 24, OC Transpo will be introducing a new Connexion bus route to provide faster service for residents of Deerfield Village and Findlay Creek. Route #294 will operate during weekdays and run every 30 minutes in the morning and afternoon peak periods. This bus route will travel from Findlay Creek to Hurdman station (via Bank Street, Lester Road, Albion Road, Bridle Path Drive and the Transitway) in the morning and return 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 schedule adjustments to routes #93 and #44.

I would also like to remind customers of OC Transpo’s holiday transit schedule, which will be in effect from Sunday, December 24 to Friday, January 5. If you are taking transit during the holidays, please check www.octranspo.com to plan your route accordingly.

SENS Rink of Dreams Now Open One of the city’s most beloved winter outdoor attractions is now open to the public! The SENS Rink of Dreams at City Hall is open for the winter season and is a free activity for all residents to enjoy. Weather permitting, the rink will be available for skating from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., with a heated change room available from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Visit www.Ottawa.ca to check the current conditions of the rink. Gloucester-Southgate is also home to a number of outdoor rinks that are maintained by the City and volunteers and are free to use. Full addresses of these rinks can be found on the City’s website.

Wishing Everyone a Happy and Safe Holiday Season With the holiday season almost in full swing I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in our community a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season. It is an honour to serve you and our community.

The city still aims to have LRT open in 2018, but it’s hard to say when — and it probably won’t be in the spring, said John Manconi, the city’s general manager of transportation services.

The Rideau Transit Group says it’s not likely the revenue service availability date of May 24, 2018 will be met. They might be able to make it, said Peter Launch, the group’s technical director, but there are a few factors that could circumvent them from being on time.

RTG had to tell the city six months before the May 2018 date if they’d be able to hand off the project by then. Around Nov. 20, they told certain city staff, including the mayor, that they weren’t sure the May 24 target could be achieved.

Manconi gave the update during a Dec. 15 briefing to media at city hall. Manconi pointed out that the May 24 date wasn’t a date the city planned to actually launch the light rail service to riders, but a date where they were supposed to take over the reins.

While much, much larger scale, building the LRT can be compared to buying a newly-built house.

The date the builder delivers the house to a buyer would be the equivalent of the revenue service availability date — it’s the day the city “gets the keys”, Manconi said.

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Blair Station, shown in this rendering, will likely be the first station to be fully completed and is almost done.

But that doesn’t mean it’s move in ready, and additional testing and work needs to be done before the city can open it up to riders.

“There’s no system that opens up and you’re not doing finishing touches. It’s like a house. You’re always doing the fine touches,” Manconi said. “You come back with some minor defects and things like that.”

It’s likely there will still be some minor work being done on the LRT and the stations after the launch date when it’s open to riders. “There’s the date the city decides to put the train into full service, and that’s at the discretion of the city,” he said.

The city has a set of safety tests,

including a sign-off by a safety auditor that will have to be done before the line opens up to riders.

All the different systems need to be tested to make sure they don’t just work as standalone systems, but are compatible together. That testing will take some time — but Manconi couldn’t say how much time.

If RTG is delayed, part of the issue can be attributed to the sinkhole, Launch said.He said the timeline the company gave the city originally was reasonable, but no one expected the delays from the June 8, 2016 sinkhole that opened on Rideau Street. “We knew what we were signed up to, but the ramifications of the sinkhole definitely

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It’s unknown how much of a delay, if any, there could be, though when presented with the possibility of a four to six month delay by a reporter, Manconi seemed to think that was significantly longer than the potential delay would be.

Launch also couldn’t say how long RTG may be delayed, though they have provided an updated timeline to the city.

City staff remain optimistic the first passengers will ride the LRT Confederation line in 2018. Yet to have been made is any commitment to a specific date, or month, beyond sometime in the year 2018.

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The city’s plans to improve life for residents of Overbrook and Heatherington were approved by council on Dec. 13.

The projects receive $250,000 in funds to start work on a series of big and small projects.

An example of one of the bigger projects is planning for a redevelopment of a city works yard at 1170 Heatherington Road. Smaller things include more trees and garbage cans at Fairlea Park.

The city’s community and protective services committee met on Nov. 30.

Gloucester-Southgate Coun Diane Deans championed the project – called Building Better, Revitalized Neighbourhoods.

Deans, whose ward is home to Heatherington and Fairlea, said she has been hoping to get a crack at improving things for residents of the low-income, high-crime area for most of the time she’s been on council.

“This is the best crack at it,” she said, adding she thinks Ottawa is behind other cities when it comes to looking at our most vulnerable neighbourhoods.

The city’s planning committee approved the three neighbourhoods, Heatherington, Vanier South and Carlington in March 2016, but staff have since

recommended a community development plan for Carlington.

“It really broke down the silos at city hall,” Deans said.

Peter Stockdale, a resident who was part of the working group, said that poverty has become increasingly racialized. He added he’d like to see all levels of government involved in the plan.

One resident wanted to ensure that low-cost social housing remain in the neighbourhood.

He said there’s too often a focus on social housing as a “stepping stone.”

“How can you make it a home if it’s called a stepping stone?” he asked, adding he thinks the plan sounds like the city telling residents what they want.

Clarke Christy, however, said he’s glad to see movement on the city work yard.

Most of the comments see the land as a potential home for a community hub that would offer a host of services – including an entrepreneurial centre, medical clinic and a community garden.

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The city also identified a potential home for a community hub in Overbrook at Rideau High School, which has been shuttered by the public school

board as part of an accommodation review process.

“The City will support the initiatives by community groups and service agencies to create a Community Hub on this site,” the staff report reads.

Long-term plans include refining urban design principles for St. Laurent Boulevard, as well as a master plan to guide development in the area.

Staff said a draft plan was sent out for public comment in September.

But Stephen McNamee, a member of the Overbrook Community Association, said residents only found out about the plans by seeing the agenda for the Nov. 28 planning committee.

He said there’s too much focus on the plan for the St. Laurent commercial district.

Residents want to see a plan for a safe connection between Overbrook and the St. Laurent light rail station.

“We’d also like to see a review of the Queen Mary (Street), Vanier Parkway intersection,” he said.

While the project mostly received accolades from the city’s planning committee, River Coun. Riley Brockington did caution that there’s not going to be much money left in the pot for quick hit items as part of the Carlington CDP.

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“Every time we add a location, we get a few hundred more guests.”

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“It’s a bit of an undertaking, but it makes Christmas worthwhile,” Knight said.

Farm Boy donates all of the food and whatever is left over at the end of the day is brought to Shepherds of Good Hope.

In 13 years, Knight is sad to say he still sees the same hungry faces year after year.

“We have people who come who when nobody is looking shovel food into their pockets and we give them Tupperware and tell them to bring as much food as they can carry,” he said.

Though not all those who come by are hungry, others are seeking company, warmth or are recent immigrants experiencing Christmas for the first time.

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merson reasoned it out this way: if you didn’t expect much for Christmas, you wouldn’t be disappointed. But, my sister Audrey, much older and wiser than both of us, said we put too much emphasis on gifts and missed all the joys of getting ready for that special day, not looking at all the happiness around us.

I was much too young to have an opinion one way or the other, and to really understand what they meant. All I knew was that Santa would come regardless, and that’s all that mattered to me. Until that year when Audrey sat me down and gave me something to think about other than what would be under the tree on Christmas morning.

We were sitting on the old creston couch in the kitchen. Mother had gone to Briscoe’s General Store to get brown sugar and molasses for her special Christmas cookies. Apple pies and sticky buns had been made early that morning, and were cooling down on the bake table to be wrapped and moved to the summer kitchen to freeze. I could smell apples and cinnamon. And then Audrey pointed to the big Christmas tree that filled one whole corner of the kitchen. All

the family had gone back in the bush on the sleigh to pick it out, coming home to a supper of baked beans and ham cooking in the oven, our wet clothes draped on chairs around the Findlay Oval to dry out.

And she reminded me of the fun we had after supper, decorating the tree with the few balls, tinsel saved year after year and the homemade paper links, and how we laughed when Emerson almost fell off the chair putting the angel on top of the tree.

I looked over at the tree and tried not to notice the piles of needles that had already fallen off after a week in the hot kitchen, now waiting to be swept into the stove, my heart warmed from the memory of it all.

And then Audrey, still with her arm around my shoulder, reminded me of the school concert, and how that year I finally was allowed to play an angel — after years of being a sheep — and how I got a whole bag of hard Christmas candy from Santa.

And I remembered the joy of that magical evening at the Northcote School.

“And what fun we had at Uncle Alec’s and Aunt Bertha’s last week,” she said, smiling over

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Mary Cook’s Memories MARY COOK

the memory. And in my mind’s eye, I saw Uncle Alec playing the fiddle and Mother her mouth organ, and all of us singing Christmas carols — their big family with enough children to make up a whole choir.

But, I remembered, too, bundled up in the sleigh cutting across the 20-acre field on a crystal clear night with the stars so bright it looked like daylight, the snow-packed field, a blanket of diamonds and the beautiful sounds coming from the bells around the horses’ necks.

Sheer joy filled my whole body remembering the magic of the night.

As my sister talked about all the joys of the Christmas season, she never once mentioned the gifts we would find under the tree. And then, she began reminding me of the wonderful dinner we would have when we came home from church on Christmas morning. The turkey would be cooked, the pies would be warming on the

very back of the stove, the table would be set and we would be using the white linen tablecloth Mother had brought from New York, and which we brought out only for very special occasions like Christmas. “Think of that table full of all the foods we love ... and remember there will be lots of people who won’t have a Christmas dinner ... there will be no money for food for them,” Audrey said, looking right at me, and I knew she was telling me there were many things to be thankful for, besides presents under the tree.

I hoped she wouldn’t go into Mother’s lecture about being grateful for every morsel we put in our mouths and reminding us of the starving Armenians ... I had no idea who they were, and I still thought they probably lived in Arnprior. I fell asleep on Audrey’s shoulder, waking only when Mother came back from Briscoe’s General Store.

May I take this opportunity to wish all my faithful readers a wonderful Christmas, and may you all share it with loved ones around you, remembering the true meaning of this special time.

Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.

Mary Cook is a local columnist who appears regularly in the Ottawa, Ottawa Valley and Brighton newspapers.

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At the unveiling of the record among of $533,362 raised by staff at the Ottawa Catholic School Board for United Way Ottawa with students from several schools holding the individual numbers forming the grand total are (back row, from left) Brittany Matthews, United Way Donor Relations Officer; Dennise TaylorGilhen, United Way Vice-President of Community Impact; OCSB principal Tim Slack, OCSB United Way campaign co-chair; Kelly McKibbin, OCSB United Way campaign co-chair; Sandra Falconer, OCSB campaign reporting coordinator; and Denise Andre, OCSB director of education.

“Pledge It Forward” was the phrase used to encourage United Way campaign donations at the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) this year.

And it sure worked as the School Board raised a record amount, $533,362.93 in just eight weeks. Not only that but 80 percent of the employees participated in the campaign, a larger percentage than in any previous year.

This year’s campaign amount means that over the past 11 years, the OCSB has raised over six million dollars for United Way Ottawa.

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It was OCSB United Way campaign co-chairs Tim Slack and Kelly McKibbin who coined the campaign phrase “Pledge It Forward,” touching on a spirit of repaying your own blessings in life by offering support to others through support for the United Way. The OCSB’s campaign total was unveiled in a unique way with overtones of the TV show “Let’s Make A Deal,” with its theme song playing as the two co-chairs tried to arrange the numbers to correctly reflect the grand total.

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Minister - Rev.William Ball Organist- Doretha - Alan Thomas Organist Murphy Nusery & Sunday School, Loop audio,Wheelchair access

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St. Basil Parish

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CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Christmas Eve, December 24th: 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Christmas Day, December. 25th: 10:00 a.m.

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Good Shepherd Church Anglican & Lutheran 3500 Fallowfield Road, Unit 5 in the Barrhaven Crossing Mall.

Phone: (613) 823-8118

Sunday Services 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Eve: Sunday December 24th - 9:30 AM. Chirstmas Day: Monday December 25th Quiet Eucharist at 1 PM

St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church

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Sunday School; Ample parking; A warm welcome OC Transpo route 44 awaits you.

Rev. Dr. Floyd McPhee sttimothys@on.aibn.com www.sttimsottawa.com

The West Ottawa Church of Christ meets every Sunday at The Old Forge Community Resource Centre 2730 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 7J1

Sunday Services: Bible Study at 10:00 AM - Worship Service at 11:00 AM A warm welcome awaits you For Information Call 613-224-8507

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Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish Christmas in the Village of Metcalfe

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City View United Church Sunday Services at 9 or 11 AM

CHRISTMAS 205 Greenbank Road, Ottawa www.woodvale.on.ca SERVICES (613) 829 2362

Christmas Eve presentations: Dec 23 at 7PM and Dec 24 at 6PM. Holiday service times: December 24 and 31 one service at 10AM. 205 Greenbank Road, Ottawa www.woodvale.on.ca • info@woodvale.ca

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Ministers: Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey Rev. Alcris Limongi Melodee Lovering CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES DECEMBER 24, 2017 10:30 am ADVENT 4 WORSHIP SERVICE 5:00 pm FAMILY CHRISTMAS SERVICE 10:00 pm CANDLELIGHT SERVICE and SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION Audio Loop System and Ramp A WARM WELCOME TO ALL

Watch & Pray Ministry Worship services Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Gloucester South Seniors Centre

4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd.) (613) 277-8621 Proclaiming the life-changing message of the Bible

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Giving Hope Today

Ottawa Citadel

6 Epworth Avenue, Nepean (613) 224-1021 www.cityviewunited.org MINISTER: Rev. Dr. Karen Boivin

Sunday Worship 10:30 am, Dec 3, 10, 17th Choir Candlelight Service Dec 17th - 7:00 pm Christmas Eve Sunday No 10:30 am service Children/Family Service - 4:30 pm Communion Service - 7:00 pm

Holy Masses of Obligation: Fourth Sunday in Advent: Saturday, December 23rd at 7:00 pm and Sunday, December 24th at 9:00am and 11:00am Christmas Masses: Sunday, December 24th at 7:00pm “Mass During the Night” and Monday, December 25th at 7:00am “Mass at Dawn” and 11:00am “Mass During the Day” The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Sunday, December 31st at 9:00am and 11:00am and 7:00 pm The Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God: Monday, January 1st at 9:00am and 11:00am and 7:00pm.

Confessions are available before all Masses A Blessed and Merry Christmas to Everyone!

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You are welcome to join us!

Sunday 11:00 a.m.

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Call Sharon at 613-221-6228, Fax 613-723-1862 or Email sharon.russell@metroland.com

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If you give, you will surely get this Christmas DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife helps put people in the giving mood.

If you are at the local grocery or hardware store you may find it helpful to bring your own portable Bluetooth speaker along. Select the random Christmas playlist on your smartphone Spotify app and Bingo! You are a mobile Christmas karaoke party.

If equipped with a set of jingle bells, I suggest you tap it on your leg as you would a tambourine. It’s pretty hard to ignore a woman standing in your path who is having her own little Christmas celebration. Bang your bells to the music, and watch how many passers-by join in with the song.

If you have a good voice you may even

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attempt to sing along – it all depends on your environment. You aren’t busking, after all. But there are several inspiring videos online of Salvation Army bell ringers who have turned the practice of kettle work into performance art. Just Google “Christmas bell ringer” and you will find everything from charming carolers to choreographed dance routines.

Most people don’t realize that the annual six-week fundraising campaign executed by the Salvation Army just before Christmas funds most of their programming for the rest of the year. When you are asked to put some of your spare change in the kettle,

Every Heart-Warming Gift Offers a Christmas Miracle for an Animal in Need Are you shopping for a last-minute holiday gift that will have a meaningful impact on animal lives? This holiday season you can make a miracle happen for a homeless animal like Winter, while sharing the heart-warming experience with some special on your holiday wish list! That’s the idea behind the Ottawa Humane Society’s Heart-Warming Gifts.

Every day of the year, precious animals are receiving HeartWarming Gifts from caring people who want to make a real and tangible difference. The items in the gift catalogue range from blankets and toys to medical treatments and saving an animal from a life of abuse. You have the power to warm a heart with every single gift.

Pet of the Week: Winter (ID# A199783) Meet Winter, a lovely lady looking for her purr-fect match.

Winter can be a little shy at first, but once she gets to know you, she’ll follow you around the house and curl up in bed with you at night. She’s a playful kitty who likes playing with wand toys and fetching treats.

Winter is currently available for adoption from a foster home.

Please contact an adoptions staff at 613-725-3166 ext. 258 to book an appointment to meet her.

For more information on Winter and all the adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd Check out our website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.

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The gift of a Home Away From Home, gave Winter a blanket and toys to create all the comforts of home, while her gifts of a Health Check & Vaccinations and a Spay for a Cat have ensured that she is healthy, vibrant and ready for her forever home!

Another bonus of Heart-Warming Gifts is that they can easily be shared with your family, friends and colleagues — with print and e-cards available they make great gifts for everyone on your list!

you are contributing to the Christmas Hamper program, supporting community dinners, and providing toys for children who might not otherwise receive a gift this year. But you are also helping to fund programs for young moms, providing business attire for hopeful interviewees, and building an emergency fund to benefit those who have lost their homes to fire or other natural disasters.

Christmas is a high-stress time for many. It’s an intense pressure-cooker of emotions.

When you ring the bells at a kettle, many of the people you meet may be current or future beneficiaries of the Salvation Army. They visit the food bank to feed their families – many of them for the first time. They turn to the organization for help when there is nowhere else to turn – and they get the help they need.

When I’m working the kettle, some people come up and tell me their own personal experiences with the Salvation Army. I’d say about 1 in 3 people will actually stop and put some money in the kettle. But very rarely does someone pass by without meeting my

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I’m wearing a green felt elf hat with bells on it. My sweater features a fuzzy white polar bear adorned with Christmas lights that actually flash and change colours. I’m harmonizing to the music, and jingling my bells to the beat. You can walk by me without putting money in the kettle. You don’t even have to wish me a Merry Christmas. But most of you will smile, and I will smile back.

Working the kettle is my gift to myself. I walk out of there after two hours, layered in smiles and well-wishes.

By being there, I am helping the charity to receive an average $100 per hour – more than I could ever afford to give on my own. It feels great.

There is still time for you to give this awesome gift to yourself. Take a stress break from your Christmas preparations and man the kettle for a couple hours in your own neighbourhood.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You may be operating on some false information, Aries. It’s better to get the facts before going forward in the coming days. You may end up changing directions midweek.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Running yourself ragged, especially early in the week, will cause all of your energy stores to fizzle out, Leo. You need to learn to pace yourself better for the long haul.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you might be seeking answers in the wrong places. Refine your parameters and look in a new direction, especially if a resolution is taking awhile.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, if you are feeling upset because someone is getting more attention than you, you may need to focus your thoughts elsewhere.

Think of what makes you special.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You are always one to lend a helping hand, Virgo. But now you may need to call in some favors of your own.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help this week.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if family life is taking over and tiring you out, shift your gears in another direction. You need to recharge and let your other interests take over for awhile.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Your emotions may be all over the map in the coming days, Gemini. The secret is to surround yourself with people who will guide you in the right direction.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, think financial decisions through before acting. Patience is a friend when making important financial decisions, and it’s time to take such matters more seriously.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, words shared at work may have you worried you’ve burned some bridges. It’s not the case.

Others still look to you for help and guidance and value your input.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, there is a time for joking around and a time for being serious.

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, try something outside of your wheelhouse in the coming days. You have a knack for teaching yourself new skills, and you are a fast learner.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It’s common to make life assessments throughout the year, Pisces.

Jot down some easy changes you can make for the future.

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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 to the Ot- contact Heather at programs@ tawa South News by Thursdays at mfrc-ncr.ca or call 613-993-5151. noon to ottawa_south@metroland. com.

Three days a week Ridgemont area – The Royal Canadian Legion branch 595 hosts Jan. 8 Hunt Club - Riverside Park ongoing events. Mondays play – Coyote Information session euchre at 1 p.m. Wednesdays enhosted by Coun. Riley Brocking- joy casual darts at 6:30 p.m. and ton. Due to the number of coy- burger nights from 5 to 7 p.m., ote sightings last winter in River Thursdays go bowling at Walkley Ward and one reported incident Lanes at 12:30 p.m. and enjoy a between a local dog and coyote in music jam session at the branch the McCarthy Woods, the coun- for free from 2 to 5 p.m. The cillor is hosting a public informa- branch is located at 1940B Bank tion session open to all residents St. on Monday January 8, 2018 in the Hunt Club Riverside Park Mondays and Thursdays Community Centre, commenc- Leitrim – The Gloucester South ing at 6pm. This public session Seniors Chess Club, at 4550 Bank precedes the monthly meeting of St. meets every Monday and the Hunt Club Community Orga- Thursday at 7 p.m., and there are nization, scheduled for 7pm that immediate openings available for same evening. more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal at

Until Jan. 8

Leitrim/Findlay Creek – St. James Anglican Church of Leitrim is now aglow again this year for Christmas. Please do not miss this beautiful sight. No need to travel long distances when this magical scene at the corner of Bank Street and Leitrim Road.

Mondays

Metcalfe – Four-hand euchre takes place every Monday at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church hall, Victoria Street in Metcalfe. Light refreshments will be served.

Manotick – Play social duplicate bridge every Monday at 7 p.m. in the basement of St. Leonard’s Church on Long Island Drive in Manotick. Bring a partner and enjoy a pleasant evening of bridge (no masterpoints). The cost is $3 per person weekly.

Heron Park – The Strathcona Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion offers a friendly euchre tournament and lunch every Monday at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The branch is located at 1940B Bank St., near the Pizza Hut. Uplands – Are you a proud parent of a military member? Join other parents of serving military members for a casual support group offering you tips and tools, support, information, and refreshments. Free bimonthly meetings are held Monday nights 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more details, please

613-821-1930 for information.

Mondays and Fridays

Riverview Park – Enjoy exercise for seniors. Are you looking to increase endurance, increase flexibility, strength and balance as well as meet new people and have fun? Then you will benefit from the Take Time to be Wholely (as in body, mind and spirit) exercise programs for seniors at Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd., from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.,

with lunch and fellowship on Fri- visit greelylegion.ca. days from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instructors are qualified. Call 613- Metcalfe – Play four-handed eu733-0437 for details. chre at the Anglican Church hall at 8140 Victoria St. in Metcalfe Riverside Park - The Riverside each Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m.

Seniors Group meets every Mon- There will be a light lunch and day and Friday afternoon from 1 prizes. Everyone is welcome. to 4 p.m. at the Riverside Churches, 3191 Riverside Dr. The club Vernon – Village Voices Women’s members usually play euchre and Choir invites women who love bridge, with refreshments. Join to sing to join them on Tuesdays the group for $20 for the year or from 7 to 9:30 p.m. until May $2 a visit. New members are al- at the Osgoode Baptist/Vernon ways welcome to join in at any United Church, located at 8674 time. Call or email Jim Graham Bank St. in Vernon on Sept. 5 at for details at 613-523-2244 or 7 p.m. Registration is $125. For jimgrahamjim@rogers.com. details, contact director Karen Spicer at 613-818-5890, catgraham_59@yahoo.com or visit Tuesdays Greely – A dance party takes www.freewebs.com/villagevoices. place the first and third Tuesday of every month from 1 to 4 p.m. Hog’s Back – The Hogs Back 50+ Bring an instrument or come sing, seniors club is looking for new listen an dance. Admission is free members for bridge, euchre, crafts and open to everyone. The event and more on Tuesdays from 1 to takes place at the Greely Legion 4 p.m. in the same building as the branch at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd. Ottawa Boys and Girls Club at For details, call 613-822-1451 or the corner of Prince of Wales and

Meadowlands Drive. There is no cost. Contact Brian at 613-5239702 or bmjarm Heatherington – Attend an English conversation class at the Salvation Army’s Ottawa Citadel every Tuesday at 7 p.m. The citadel is located at 1350 Walkley Rd. For information, call 613- 731-0165.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Manotick – The Manotick library branch has drop-in book clubs the last Tuesday of every month, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., and the second last Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m., and the second Thursday of each month.

Sundays and Thursdays

Riverside Park – The Riverside United Church, 3191 Riverside Dr., offers regular worship, Sunday school and Youth groups on Sundays at 11 a.m., a quilting and craft on Thursdays and the choir welcomes new members. For details, visit riversideunitedottawa.ca.

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