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Inspiration Park caps nine-years of hard work by west-end community

Civic Campus hospital parking garage plan debated.

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to the adjacent Somerset Street bridge would mean traffic signals, re-routing at peak times, and potential danger for pedestrians and cyclists.

Residents at the meeting – arranged by Hobbs – stated the proposal’s 338 units and 162 parking spaces outweighs the recently-approved 1050 Somerset proposal by adding too much density and height.

News - The residents of Winthrop Court have one big, new reason to smile this week.

Following nearly a decade of advocacy, design work and volunteering, the Lincoln Fields-area Ottawa Community Housing community opened a new neighbourhood park on Sept. 8. Given that it was the product of so much effort from different members of the community, the name Inspiration Park was a good fit.

Joining residents for the celebration of the treed, landscaped play and recreation area were players from the many groups who made the park possible.

Located just west of the fire station on Richmond Road, the park was built on an unused parcel of land donated by the fire department. The planning involved the office of Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, Ottawa Community Housing staff, the Winthrop Court Tenant Association and community partners.

“OCH is maintaining it, parks and recreation built it, and the tenant’s association contributed money and labour for its beautification – it was an all-hands-on-deck affair,” said Taylor, adding it’s the first park built in Bay Ward in more than 20 years.

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All wet A group of local children revel in the expanded splash pad of the newly reopened and renovated Fisher Park on Sept. 3.

The popular west-end park received nearly $1 million in upgrades over the course of the spring and summer, opening last week to excitement and public acclaim. Fisher Park has a history of entertainment uses dating back to the 1890s.

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Residents reach for consensus on 1040 Somerset Condo tower reaction solidifies sentiment around safety, traffic Steph Willems

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Community - There’s been plenty of community get-togethers in Hintonburg over the summer, and at least a few of them were development meetings about 1040 Somerset St. The 39-storey Claridge condo proposal for the corner

of Somerset and Breezehill Avenue saw its third community meeting on Sept. 9, with residents and representatives meeting to try reach a consensus on elements of the plan and what changes they’d like to see.

Following the initial meeting with developers, consultants and city staff, both the Hintonburg Community Association

and Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs felt that the proposal was excessive in terms of height and the amount of traffic it would generate, possibly leading to safety concerns in the area. Across Breezehill from the site lies Devonshire Public School, while the blind corners at Breezehill and Somerset and the sightlines leading

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At 23 storeys, the yet-to-be-built 1050 Somerset development next door is on a larger lot than the 1040 proposal and would already add traffic pressure to the neighbourhood,

have to be diverted to Bayswater and Laurel avenues.

Due to the complexity of the site and the number of questions raised during the first meeting, the community association met two weeks ago to condense the community’s feed-

despite being accessed through the laneway located between Breezehill and Bayswater Avenue.

The 1040 Somerset project would see vehicle access from Breezehill proper, while at peak periods vehicles turning left from Somerset would

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back into an official response. That response stated that the current proposal was “not acceptable” in terms of its height and massing, as well as the amount of parking spaces provided. Other concerns raised were the lack of a wind study, the omission of the impact of the neighbouring 1050 Somerset tower from shadow studies, and a “disappointing” amount of nonresidential floor space that amounted to a “token offer.”

Hobbs used the most recent meeting to form a game plan going forward.

“At that meeting, we looked for answers to the question ‘how will this development benefit the community?’, and I didn’t hear those answers from the developer that night,” said Hobbs.

“It’s obvious something will be built here and it likely won’t be townhomes. As for it being 39 storeys -- I doubt that.”

Hobbs said she didn’t know what direction city planners reviewing the proposal will go, as they have yet to file a report stating their opinion of the plan. There has been some suggestion, however, that at least one staffer has expressed dissatisfaction with the plan.

In crafting a community response, Hobbs was blunt about the situation.

No councillor has veto power over a project, she explained and even if enough councillors vote against the plan, the developer has a recourse in the Ontario Municipal Board. Proving that the project is unacceptable from a planning point of view holds more weight than simply saying “no,” Hobbs said.

While the main concerns remained traffic, limited road capacity, safety and height, the root cause of each of those concerns was traced to the site’s proposed density, coupled with the location of the site and its drawbacks.

“In my mind, that many people in that location, without a good entry/ exit strategy for vehicles, is a problem,” said Hobbs. “It’s too many units and people.”

Association board member Paulette Doizois speculated that if approved, Claridge planned to build this higher-density building first, leaving the shorter, more amenity-filled 1050 Somerset for some time down the road. This would leave the community without the benefits they fought to obtain from Claridge for that proposal.

As for the current proposal, Doizois said the street layout and safety issues prevent the planned building from functioning properly.

“We’ve said over and over again that this is a dangerous corner,” said Doizois. “It’s the wrong corner for (338) units, or 280, or 150.”

Andrew Horrall, father of a child entering Devonshire this year, said the traffic situation was “difficult enough” with the 1050 Somerset proposal, and

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sees the most recent proposal as being “deeply worrying – especially since they’ve already put speed bumps on Breezehill.”

Horrall proposed a height reduction on the site, so that the new development would mitigate the height of 1050 Somerset.

Association board member Linda Hoad referenced the height allowed in the nearby Bayview community design plan, which would see buildings of up to 30 storeys situated along the O-Train tracks at City Centre – near the 1040 Somerset site.

“We and you need to convince the planners,” she said to Hobbs. “What we have to stress is that 30 storeys at City Centre starts down at track level, which makes this (proposal) even more inappropriate.”

The 1040 Somerset site is located on a rise of land that overlooks both the City Centre sight as well as most of Hintonburg proper.

Many at the meeting wanted to hold the developer to what height was allowed under the site’s Traditional Mainstreet designation, which calls for up to six storeys of height over top of ground-floor retail. This suggestion was a popular one and the conversation shifted towards how residents wanted their community to look and feel and what they wanted it to become.

Concerns about loss of neighbourhood character arose, in this case meaning both visually and socio-economically, leaving some concerned that Hintonburg’s “community ideal” of mixed-income, mixed-use properties was being threatened. Some bemoaned the lack of – and loss of – affordable housing through intensification, as well as higher property taxes and rents.

James Bruce worried about the loss of families in the face of an influx of “young, urban professionals.”

“How are these buildings going to be appealing to a family?” Bruce said, adding he liked the office and daycare components of the 1050 Somerset proposal. “We want to keep people wanting to move here as families.”

The blasting and construction truck traffic that would be needed to create the proposal’s seven-storey underground garage was also cause for concern, especially given the proximity to Devonshire, which at 100 years old could be prone to damage.

Clearly, the list of concerns related to the proposal was lengthy, and residents were encouraged to flesh out their thoughts in writing. Hobbs’ planning advisor, Geoffrey Hall, also recorded feedback.

Towards the end of the meeting, association board member Jay Baltz put forth his idea of how to oppose the building in its current form from a planning standpoint while leaving the door open to a compromise for a better solution. In this case, it involved finding the density threshold that would see traffic signals and re-routing occur once crossed.

“You have to find a height where the engineers won’t require an unworkable traffic plan,” said Baltz.

“It’s less than 30 (storeys), but probably more than six.”

A planning committee date has yet to be released for the proposal. First, city staff would have to craft and issue their report.

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Fisher Park opens after extensive upgrade Steph Willems

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Gelato from Wellington West’s Trii Outdoor Lounge was in demand at the reopening of the newly-renovated Fisher Park on Sept. 3. From left, Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs, Trii employee Tessa Whiteduck-Post, owner Adele Lantos, and Ottawa mayor Jim Watson.

Fisher Park Community Recreation Council.

“It was a long, drawn-out process,” Hobbs admitted.

“You’d think parks are an easy thing – they’re not.”

During the construction process, the contractor was reportedly very receptive and co-operative when concerns were raised by neighbours on Harmer and Byron Avenues.

Fisher Park, besides being a large tract of green space in a very urban environment, is both a focal point for recreation and community interaction, as well as a historically significant location.

The first motion picture ever screened in Canada was shown to an audience in Fisher Park (then called ‘West End Park’) on July 21, 1896. The event - an exclusive exhibition of Thomas Edison’s recently invented “Vitascope” – was organized by brothers Andrew and George Holland, who sold their respective farms in the early 1890s to create an TICO#50007364

amusement park (with streetcar access) on the edge of the expanding city.

With a background like that, it seems more than fitting that Fisher Park has been given an infusion of entertainment.

Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, who serves as chairman of the city’s community and protective services committee (which oversees parks and recreation), praised the park upgrades. Taylor stated that parks are crucial “to quality of life in the city.”

The cash-in-lieu of parkland funds that paid for the bulk of Fisher Park’s renewal are handed over by developers whose projects don’t meet the space requirement for community green space. The money can then allocated by the ward councilor towards improving existing green space within the ward.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, speaking at the opening, “our belief is that parkland funds should go back to parkland in the inner city.”

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Community – The fun factor at Fisher Park has just been bumped up several notches following the completion of almost $1 million in upgrades.

On Sept. 3, children and adults converged on the newly-reopened Kitchissippi Ward park and despite cool, overcast weather, youngsters donned swimsuits to make inaugural runs through the park’s splashpad, before sampling gelato provided by Trii Outdoor Lounge on Wellington Street West.

Renovations began in May to transform the well-used (and well-worn) park into a more attractive place for members of the community to spend their leisure time. Besides an expanded splash pad, new features include two senior play structures, a climbing structure, relocated existing play structures, a realigned pathway system, upgraded lighting and landscaping, upgrades to the existing basketball courts (from one court to two, plus two practice keys), and improvements to the adjacent Elmdale Tennis Club.

The park also contains a soccer field and winter ice rink.

Funding for the project worked out to $220,000 from the city’s general coffers and $740,000 from Kitchissippi Ward’s cash-in-lieu of parkland funds.

While the park was already scheduled for a “renewal,” Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs said she allocated the funds to the project because Fisher Park was in need of expanded facilities the city’s budget wouldn’t be able to cover.

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News - The community surrounding the Ottawa Hospital Civic campus plans to meet again following face-to-face discussions with hospital representatives over a contentious parking garage proposal.

To provide expanded parking space for users of the soon-to-be-expanded University of Ottawa Heart Institute, the hospital is looking to change the zoning on its current P2 surface lot on Ruskin Street to accommodate a four-level parking garage.

Located at the north end of the campus, the lot borders onto a residential neighbourhood.

On Aug. 21, members of the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association met with hospital representatives to discuss the proposed structure.

The increase in parking from 270 to 736 parking spaces, coupled with an around-the-clock schedule is seen by many residents as bringing too much noise and traffic into the area.

Association vice-president Karen Wright stated the increase in parking would “result in a significant increase in traffic to the area,” referencing a traffic and transportation study performed by CastleGlenn Consultants submitted with the zoning bylaw amendment.

The study stated the spaces offered by the proposed garage would represent a 29 per cent increase in the campus’ public parking and an 18 per cent increase in the amount of employee parking on the hospital grounds.

The current surface lot, which has a strip of trees buffering it from neighbourhoods to the north on Hutchison Avenue, is used “exclusively by the heart institute patients and visitors,” Wright said.

Modifications to traffic flow are included as part of the proposal.

The study shows the garage entrance at the west side of the lot on Macfarlane Avenue, which would be closed at the north end to prevent cut-though vehicle traffic.

A pedestrian crosswalk across Ruskin would connect the garage to the campus.

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alternative locations for the garage were explored, with the hospital selecting the Ruskin site based on accumulated data.

“From a traffic perspective, the location serves to … shift traffic activity away from the main entrance of (the) Heart Institute, where drop-off and pedestrian movements occur,” the study reads.

During peak traffic periods, the study showed the bulk of traffic coming from or heading to the west of Parkdale Avenue (40-45 per cent), with 35 to 40 per cent coming from/ heading to north of Ruskin Street.

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Association members raised specific issues with hospital representatives during the meeting and the planning consultants behind the associated studies are expected to return a written response.

“The conversation focused on the parking options available on the Carling side of the hospital campus, given that the reports indicate there is more capacity for increasing traffic on Carling than on Parkdale,” said Wright, adding that more discussions are expected to take place later this month.

The comment period on the zoning application is ongoing.

Dear friends and neighbors, With the school bells ringing, summer in our community is nearing its end. I truly hope that you and your family had the chance to enjoy the best of Ottawa this summer– the beaches, the festivals and mostly, the sun! I was happy to be able to share some Ottawa summer fun with over 400 of our neighbors at my Annual Community BBQ on August 22nd and talk to local residents about how we can work together to improve our community.

Our provincial government has introduced a number of significant initiatives over the past few months that are making a real difference for Ontario families. This includes expanding physiotherapy services and increasing funding for youth employment opportunities.

As of August 1st, an additional 200,000 seniors and patients have improved access to high quality physiotherapy, and exercise and falls prevention classes. This change has resulted in reduced wait times for physiotherapy and easier access right across the province. Information on the changes can be accessed by calling the Seniors’ INFOline at 1-800-387-5559.

We are also helping our young people transition into the job market. By introducing the Youth Employment Strategy more young people are able to find a job or start their own businesses. Employers are also better able to find the skilled workers they need to thrive in the global economy.

In August, I was pleased to announce a $195 million investment in our young people through the Youth Employment Fund. This new two-year $195 million fund is creating employment opportunities for 25,000 youth by providing up to $7,800 for each eligible youth for a flexible range of supports and services. Ontario is investing in its future by helping young people gain job skills and experience. Youth and employers can apply by contacting their local Employment Ontario service provider.

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Park offers added programming options for residents Continued from page 1

“(The community) had a basketball court before, but with no shade. When the community made a video five years ago advocating for a park, they filmed themselves frying an egg on the pavement. This

(location) was scrub land, but it was an ideal spot.”

Taylor said the demand for a park “amplified itself into reality.”

The parcel of land donated from the fire station was cleared of brush while keeping the trees, and the severe

slope was made more shallow, creating a shaded, bowlshaped area with a gazebo in the centre and play structures placed around the outside The gazebo was built with $35,000 donated from the Rotary Club of Nepean-Kanata.

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communities in the west end all have a playground or a nearby park, but this one didn’t,” said Bill Robinson, the Rotary Club’s director of service projects.

The club donated the money after speaking with Taylor about the situation, said Robinson.

“I’m hoping that a lot of the stuff that happens inside can now take place outside,” said Robinson. “This can be a gathering place.”

That’s exactly what the residents of Winthrop Court plan to do with it, now that Inspiration Park is open.

Karina Viau, president of the Winthrop Court Tenant Association, said residents worked hard to raise funds for the park, and plan to utilize it for community events.

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Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, left, is seen with Rotary Club of Nepean-Kanata member Bill Robinson and Ottawa Fire Chief John deHooge at the opening of Inspiration Park. nator nine years ago, the community was talking about this space. It was all grown over, on a hill, and seemingly a useless piece of land,” said Read.

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Read said the new space will enhance programming in the community and give residents and co-ordinators more options on where to stage events.

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Hundreds of rec staff hit by unexpected pay cuts Move comes as parks department facing projected $1.81M deficit Laura Mueller

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News - Several hundred fitness instructors have seen their pay cut by the city.

The city is trying to set lower pay levels for instructors who teach classes like yoga and aquafit and for the first time the city also struck a committee to reclassify speciality classes like zumba into regular fitness classes that pay less to teachers, according to a city fitness instructor.

“There’s a lot of anger,” said the employee, who asked that her name be withheld in case speaking out affected her employment with the city.

“It’s really affecting people’s lives.

“A lot of (the instructors) do it as their job, so when they’re taking a pay cut, whether it’s $3 to $5, $6 a class, when you’re teaching 20, 30 or 35 classes a week, at the end of the week, that’s someone’s hydro bill or someone’s grocery bill,” she said.

“For those who are doing it as a living, it is definitely hurting them with their budget.”

But the woman, who now spends most of her time working at a private facility, said she understands what the city is doing and is surprised something like this didn’t happen sooner.

“For me, the more money the city spends, the more tax dollars are going to go up,” she said, adding that something had to change eventually to ensure city recreation programs can be offered sustainably.

Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, chairman of the city’s community and protective services committee, called the situation “a bit of a (human resources) matter” that affects a “limited number” of city parks and recreation employees – several hundred out of a department of several thousand.

“When we hired individuals, we hired them at the rate that we believed they’re qualified to serve at, while at the same time trying to ensure we’re doing it within the negotiated framework we have with the union,” said Taylor, who found out about the issue several weeks ago.

A man who used to work in city recreation and asked to remain anonymous said it’s hard for the city to attract quality instructors, especially in the summer, because they can make more money working for the YMCA. Through his spokesman, Ryan Kennery, Mayor Jim Watson declined to comment. Kennery said the matter is a “personnel issue” unrelated to Watson’s promise to freeze recreation fees during his term in office.

Taylor said the city is working with the affected employees and the union, CUPE Local 503, to “comb it out to everyone’s satisfaction.”

The disagreement is between the practice of managers having the flexibility to adjust salaries and the obligations of the collective agreement, Taylor said. “(Managers) do have discretion to start people at a higher rate within the pay bands, but there are limitations to that … that are limited by the contract we have with the union,” Taylor said.

Managers definitely have flexibility when it comes to wages they offer, but at question is whether that flexibility constrains them to the range of one “pay band” or if they can jump a new employee to a higher pay level.

The female part-time instructor said despite amalgamation, each city facility runs independently and managers make decisions differently, whether it’s hiring at a higher pay rate or paying instructors for a full hour if they teach a 45-minute class.

She called it “unsustainable.”

“From my perspective it wasn’t very well-thought out,” she said.

A request to interview the city’s parks and recreation manager and the city’s lawyer were denied. Instead, media relations officer Andrea Ruttan sent an email on behalf of city solicitor Rick O’Connor stating “the city does not comment publicly on specific personnel matters or workplace issues.”

Representatives from CUPE 503 did not return calls for comment.

Union representatives have told fitness instructors not to sign city documents agreeing to the lower pay scale until the issue is resolved, the female instructor said.

No taxpayer dollars were wasted, Taylor said. The city knew the salaries and budgeted for them.

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we didn’t realize we were paying out and certainly no one has taken any money that they weren’t entitled to,” he said.

The parks, recreation and culture department is forecast to have a $1.81-million deficit by the end of the year, $1.7-million of which is due to anticipated sponsorship revenue the city didn’t get. The city budgeted $61.8 million for salaries and benefits for all employees in that department.

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Michael Mac Neil, a labour law expert at Carleton University, said clawing back wages is an uncommon move.

“If the contract actually stipulated an amount you are going to start working at, then it would be quite unusual I think to unilaterally move it back,” he said. “I suppose it might arise in a situation where someone is claiming they made an error in their payroll and have been paying someone more than they were entitled to under a contract.”

The collective agreement states that if an employee has been hired at a higher hourly rate of pay due to a competitive market or “recruitment issues,” they “shall continue to receive that hourly rate and be entitled to all negotiated percentage increases.”

The agreement goes on to say if

an employee’s job duties are revised in a way that reclassifies the job downwards, “the employee(s) (present incumbents only) shall continue to receive the rate of pay of the job or type of job applicable prior to the downward classification.”

Taylor couldn’t comment on the details of the collective agreement because he said he’s not a labour relations expert.

“Irrespective of what it might say in that chapter and verse, there could very well be something in another part of the contract with which (the city is) taking issue,” Taylor said.

Taylor isn’t aware of anyone who quit as a result.

“My understanding is all the employees understand fully what’s happening and why,” he said.

An email from city media relations attributed to Dan Chenier, the city’s manager of parks, recreation and cultural services, said programs have not been cut as a result.

“Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services will be offering the same variety, numbers and volume of programs and activities this fall as last year,” the email reads.

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Welcoming a new member of the family home for the first time is stressful enough, requiring a great deal of planning, shopping, and preparation. Area mothers and mothers-to-be can be excused for being more than a little excited upon learning that Ottawa’s first premier exhibition dedicated to mothers, infants, toddlers, and those still awaiting that special day is coming on September 28, and 29th at the Ernst & Young Centre (former CE Centre) on Uplands Drive near the airport.

The Baby Show is the only event of its kind inOttawa and the surrounding areas. It only involves exhibitors that bring the latest and best, all designed to improve the health and lives of mothers and children during their very special time. The Ernst &Young centre was chosen to provide the easiest access to strollers and family vehicles, and with everything on one level, tired feet and legs are given a much-deserved rest.

Plenty of entertainment and positive diversions will be on hand to keep young ones happy and involved. Live stage performances will thrill mothers and children alike. The only things left out are congested downtown driving with stellar parking rates and exhausting

stairs and levels.

Show organizers have personally recruited and arranged for over 120 booths representing including many favourite local stores and national top brand producers. Well respected and in-demand guest speakers will cover the gamut from prenatal care, pregnancy health, postpartum issues, early childhood development, just to name a few topics, bringing the latest research and knowledge base to inform in a captivating manner.

The overriding goal is to provide value for money and time spend the The Baby Show will deliver. Just taking advantage of even one of most of the exhibition specials being offered will recoup more than the entry fee, parking, and still provide a suitable reward for time spent. ga-for-expectant-mothers Local yoga-for-expectant-mothers instructor Amanda Degrace will uable inforprovide valuable mation on choosing the rightt yoga d program and ur studio in your ood. neighbourhood.

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Show Manager, Sylvia Franklin confirms, “We are really striving to ensure that each mom/family attending our show have learned numerous tips about either new products, services and stores that can help them improve their time spent as a parent, while being more efficient and up-to-date with the latest safety practices and overall care for their family”.

Getting sponsorship from national firms like Honda Canada, Angelcare, Diono, Natrel, and BabyCenter means there will be great giveaways and contests to enter. Admission is only $10 for adults and children under 12 get in for free! Daily passes can be used for reentry allowing for a more leisurely two or more visit process to take everything in. Online ticket purchasers can save $2 off at www.thebabyshows.com.

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Arts - Arts lovers, night owls and other curious parties are invited to take a tour of Ottawa and Gatineau under the stars to be surrounded by art.

Nuit Blanche Ottawa+Gatineau will begin at dusk on Sept. 21 and will end in the wee hours of the morning of Sept. 22.

The show will see more than 200 artists, business on both sides of the Ottawa River and other local partners participating in a street exhibition unlike anything on display at a gallery.

In the fall of 2012, Nuit Blanche Ottawa took place for the first time in the capital, as a one night-only affair based on similar events in Toronto and Montreal. The funding and organization was provided by BRAVO-Est, which received a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Taking place in the Byward Market and Westboro, visitors had the opportunity to observe local art in all its forms from 6

p.m. to 4 a.m.

The inaugural event featured 160 projects in two areas of the city that were viewed by a total of 30,000 people. There were multiple family-friendly events, gallery showings and performance art to visit and observe and this year, the organizers say the intention is to bring back all the success of last year and to expand the festival to include sites in Gatineau.

Still in its infancy organizers decided to expand to include Gatineau artists and business, because Megan Smith, a curator at Hintonburg’s Orange Gallery and one of the event’s organizers, said art doesn’t stop at the river’s edge.

“The reality was the artists came from both sides of the river and we feel it’s important to see it as a region, not just as one province,” Smith said.

“This allows people to support artists in their own city.”

In Gatineau, the show will take place on Laval Street, which according to Smith has a really thriving arts and nightlife scene that made it a natural

location for the show.

The Museum of Civilization will also play host to an event, with its own art project in which people can participate.

Communities in Ottawa participating are Lowertown, Centretown and Hintonburg.

The organization will offer free shuttles throughout the evening for people looking to visit as many sites as possible.

“There will be four shuttles in the core space - downtown, ByWard, Gatineau and Sparks (Street). You can just hop on and off throughout the night,” Smith said.

“Try to visit as many as you can. Go until you can’t walk anymore. I recommend have a good pair of shoes and save energy and take the shuttle.”

She said there are really creative individuals and projects this year, including a children’s zone on Guiges Street in Lowertown presented by ArtEast and Guild 240. This exhibition includes storytelling and the promise of an explosion of colours, where young artists and local artists can create artwork throughout the evening.

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Justy Dennis, seated on right, is aided by fellow artists in putting the finishing touches on their yarn-wrapped Para Transpo Bus in a Hintonburg parking lot. Described as ‘yarnbombing a bus’, the work of art took five months to prepare for and served as one of the centerpeices of the first-ever Nuit Blanche Ottawa, held in September, 2012.

Sites are being hosted by the likes of the City of Ottawa, Bridgehead, AOE Arts Council and Semaine des Transports Collectifs et Actifs.

A full list of artists, exhibitions and programming for the evening is available online at nbog.ca. A map has also been

made available online, to help ery city has a different vibe people plan their art routes for and ours is really community based - what it allows people the evening.

Smith encourages everyone, to do is experiment and exregardless whether they adore perience art in the streets and art or not to pay a visit to the that is something that doesn’t happen every day and it’s defievent.

“I think it’s really worth the nitely worth the journey.”

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Councillors hesitant to ditch downtown cinema Laura Mueller

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News - Councillors balked at allowing the conversion of the only remaining first-run cinema in downtown Ottawa to an alternate use such as offices during a finance committee meeting last week.

Citing committee members’ “angst” in dealing with the report to remove the requirement for an entertainment use in the development agreement for the World Exchange

Plaza, Mayor Jim Watson asked for the matter to be delayed to another meeting.

Empire Cinemas indicated it wouldn’t extend its least that expires at the end of this year, so the mall’s owner, Bentall Kennedy, applied to the city to allow a wider range of uses in the space, including an office.

But at the finance committee meeting on Sept. 3, Bentall Kennedy representative Daniel Gray said the move doesn’t necessarily mean there will no longer be a movie theatre at

the World Exchange Plaza.

Adding to the confusion is uncertainty over plans for a cinema at Lansdowne in the Glebe.

That theatre would be within the five-kilometre range film distribution companies use as a rule of thumb to avoid having the same first-run films showing in close proximity.

That was easy for Empire to manage before it closed its Rideau Centre location – that mall’s cinema showed blockbusters catering mainly to teens, while the World Exchange the-

atre showed more highbrow films.

World Exchange Plaza is in discussions with a three potential cinema operators, but they are in “wait and see” mode pending plans for a movie theatre at Lansdowne.

Gray said finding another theatre operator would be the cheapest option, because it would take around 10 years to pay off the renovations needed to convert a windowless cinema with sloped floors into appropriate space for something like an office or an educational use.

Planning committee chairman Coun. Peter Hume said the point is moot because the issue is that the plaza’s owners made a promise to the city to provide entertainment in the building in exchange for allowances like road space for its parking garage entrance.

Nancy Meloshe, a planner working on behalf of Bentall Kennedy, said the development agreement Hume spoke to is unclear, especially after it was revised in 1997, so the plaza’s owners originally approached the city to seek clarity on what they were allowed to do.

City staffer Dave Donaldson agreed the agreement was “unclear at best.”

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The area around Preston Avenue and Carling Avenue, seen above, is the focus of a community design plan expected to be completed early next year. itive, but open to (helpful) suggestions,” said Eady.

The draft plan showed Sherwood Drive being used as a neighbourhood collector, with a possible link to Prince of Wales across Queen Juliana Park.

“To that, we said ‘no way,’” said Eady. “There’s certain lines in the sand that certain residents are not going to accept, or at best, not easily.”

Public backlash to the idea of a vehicle-carrying “mews” along the east side of the O-Train corridor was strong during (and following) earlier public open houses, as was the idea of turning proposed O-Train pedestrian crossings into roadways. While removed from the draft plan, those elements are still being studied separately, something that worries the association.

“It all depends on your perspective,” said Eady, regarding public sentiment. “We don’t think that meshes well with what (the city) says they want to do with transit and cycling.”

Both the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association and the Dalhousie Community Association are participants in the Carling-Preston CDP focus group, as both their catchment areas converge in that location.

Dalhousie association president Michael Powell said his group held a board meeting last week and drafted a letter to the city. Their concerns mirror that of the Civic Hospital association.

“On the transportation side of things, we’re super concerned about the road bridges that were supposed to go over the O-Train tracks,” said Powell, adding they are also concerned about the confusing status of the mews.

“The way you build a walkable urban neighbourhood is not by adding more urban traffic.”

While the conversation surrounding the Carling-Preston CDP has revolved mainly around transportation and building height, Powell said a discussion on how to accommodate thousands of new people in the neighbourhood isn’t happening.

“How do you accommodate a vertical subdivision into an existing neighbourhood? How do you make the area liveable and manageable? One of them has to be related to cost. Section 37 benefits are great, but they aren’t the be-all and end-all.”

Traffic will continue to affect residential streets in the area and will likely increase once new residents move in, said Powell.

And while a much-needed service like a grocery store can’t be magically grafted into the neighbourhood through a CDP, the continued lack of that necessity will be felt even harder once the new condo towers go up.

The need to leave the community to find food will also add traffic pressure to an area that is otherwise reasonably wellserved by transit. A similar situation is ongoing in Mechanicsville, which is also working on a CDP. “It seems (a grocery store) is going to come with a larger development,” Powell stated.

“One of the challenges is that in the Ottawa market some of the larger players haven’t looked at smaller-format options like you see in Toronto or Vancouver. We would love to see a firm proposal … the sooner the better.”

Meetings and working sessions with stakeholder groups will take place on Sept. 25, ahead of a public information meeting scheduled for Sept. 26. Another series of meetings will occur a month later.

The fall public consultations are designed to finalize a draft secondary plan for the area, with the CDP process wrapping up in early 2014.

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A number of community design plans are in the process of being created on the west side of downtown, with the Carling Avenue-Preston Street CDP being the closest to completion.

The process leading up to this point has been a long one and remains, in some aspects, a confusing one.

Given the number of high-density residential developments approved or underway in the area, the city and nearby residents had become concerned about accommodation issues. The development pressure heightened the urgency of creating a CDP to guide the build-out, leading the city to hire urban planner George Dark of Toronto design firm Urban Strategies Inc. to guide the process. Two public meetings were held over the winter of 2013 to discuss a draft plan that incorporated ideas from an earlier design charette.

As another round of public meetings looms at the end of September, community groups in the affected area are currently submitting their member’s views to the city, with emphasis on the most contentious aspects of the draft plan.

The Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association held a meeting on Sept. 4 to gather and collate feedback on the public realm elements of the plan, meaning the aspects involving pedestrian, cycling and traffic movement as well as public spaces.

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Starting in September, fleets of school buses flood our streets as children return to elementary and high schools.

Most schools welcome students back the day after Labour Day, but the French public and Catholic boards opened a week earlier.

The colour yellow in motoristâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s language always translates to one word: caution.

Motorists must keep their eyes open for children waiting on street corners.

Kids will be kids, which usually means they are in constant motion.

We must always remember the first rule of defensive driving: expect the unexpected.

Children tend to offer a lot of unexpected behaviour, which occasionally involves a mad dash across the street chasing a ball or a friend waiting at a bus stop.

Drivers would do well to drive a little more slowly the first few weeks of September.

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The flashing lights mean cars must come to a halt to allow children to board the bus.

It also allows children and parents to safely cross the street.

By law, traffic in both directions must stop anytime a school bus is stopped with its overhead alternating signal lights flashing.

Yes, this causes delays, but the dangers of stealing back a few seconds of commute time by sneaking past a school bus with its signal lights flashing can be tragic. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not worth it.

If the danger of hitting a child with your vehicle isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reason enough, failing to stop for a school bus can result in a $400 to $2,000 fine upon conviction and six demerit points given to a motoristâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only for a first conviction.

Each subsequent offence can result in fines ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 together with six demerit points and possible imprisonment up to six months.

Staying alert while behind the wheel and being aware of the rules of the road governing school buses is everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility.

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have a chat about sports team names

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aving an intelligent discussion about offensive sports team names is easier if you concede right away that the teams donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean any harm.

The Nepean Redskins, when they adopted their name in 1981, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean to offend anybody. If anything, they probably wanted to honour the Washington Redskins, a National Football League team, whose logo is virtually identical.

Nobody meant to denigrate native people.

Nobody probably thought much about it. Team names are adopted, people cheer for the team and not much thought is given to what the team is called. I mean, the Ottawa Senators? Has anybody really thought about it? No fan thinks when he yells â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Senators!â&#x20AC;? of Mike Duffy or Pamela Wallin.

The official explanation, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senatorsâ&#x20AC;? refers to ancient Roman Senators, might be even more ridiculous. Why would a hockey team in the Ottawa Valley be named after some Romans? Romans never played hockey.

Ottawa is about to have a football team called the RedBlacks. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think many people, if any, know what a RedBlack is, but we will dutifully cheer for such a team. Probably, because names get shortened when yelled

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In the context of the Redskins discussion, it should be noted that there are some team names that are happily accepted by native organizations, such as the Seminoles of Florida State University. But for the most part, times have changed. Over the last couple of decades, team after team has either abandoned names such as Redskins or Braves or Indians or changed mascots and logos to more neutral characterization.

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and the Atlanta Braves have an â&#x20AC;&#x153;A.â&#x20AC;?

And so it goes. The Stanford University mascot used to be the Stanford Indian. Now it is the Stanford Cardinal. In Ottawa, our new professional basketball team was going to be called the TomaHawks, for about a minute.

Very soon after the announcement was greeted with a chorus of outrage, the TomaHawks (whose name was meant to honour a type of dunk) became the SkyHawks.

As for the Washington Redskins, they carry on, but more than a few news organizations refuse to use their name in game stories. The Redskins are called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washington.â&#x20AC;?

So if political correctness is behind the attempt to get the Redskins to change their name, well, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of it around, all over North America. And on the odd occasion being correct just simply means being right.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that some name changes have not been particularly well-motivated. In the early 1950s, baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cincinnati Reds changed to the Cincinnati Redlegs. This is because of the Communist scare associated with Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Communists were often called â&#x20AC;&#x153;redsâ&#x20AC;? and the owners of the baseball team decided that discretion was the better part of valour. Within a few years, Sen. McCarthy

went away and the Cincinnati Reds reclaimed their name.

Aside from the financial aspect (which the main complainer has offered to help with), there doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be much of a downside to the Nepean Redskins choosing an acceptable name. Theirs was a borrowed name in the first place and a Rename the Redskins contest might generate some new interest in the team.

Such a contest might produce some names that resonate with our Ottawa Valley heritage.

Senators is already taken and somebody somewhere might have the rights to Rough Riders.

Nobody wants anything to do with Renegades

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The hidden costs of full-day kindergarten

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any parents are feeling anxious as their children continue the staggered start into full-day kindergarten, with the Ontario government in the final stage of the program’s roll-out.

There’s been a lot published to make parents feel good about the decision to send their kids to full-day kindergarten.

A recent study from two Ontario universities found that children who had been in the pilot full-day program for two years – most of whom were from “vulnerable” groups in society – were better socialized and had improved language skills by grade one, compared to those who’d only attended full-day for one year, or those who had half-day kindergarten. It gave parents a warm, fuzzy feeling, especially to see highlights from this study published on the front page of a national newspaper the day after Labour Day. Unfortunately, there are a lot of potential downsides to full-day kindergarten that aren’t getting enough analysis in the media. One thing that hasn’t made headlines is the lack of caps on the number of four and five-year-old kids per classroom.

Take a walk down to your local school. I guarantee kindergarten won’t resemble those provincially-funded television ads at all. (You know, the ones where, like, eight cute kids are building box houses under teacher’s supervision and finger-painting with smiles on their faces)? Nope, it doesn’t look like that. Not in this city, anyway.

One public school in the city’s east end running the pilot last year, for example, had 36 little ones in a single room with one teacher and one early childhood educator.

As a parent described, “it was complete chaos every day.”

This year, the numbers are

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse expected to be pushed higher, with increased enrolment as parents feel the pressure to get their kids into the full-day program or risk having them left behind their peers. School boards are pushed to the brink fiscally, with no choice but to milk the no cap rule. Most parents I know aren’t happy that their four and five-year-old kids are not being closely supervised. Teachers don’t like it much either.

“What’s it going to take for them to realize they can’t have 40 kids this age in a single class with just two adults?” asked one primary school teacher friend.

“It’s going to take a kid choking on their lunch because nobody’s monitoring them.”

Another outcome not mentioned in the joint university study is the link between large class sizes and bullying.

Historical studies on daycare centres – where there is a ratio of one adult for every eight children for 2.5-to-6year-olds – have found that young kids in daycare centres tend to be more aggressive when they get to school than kids who stayed home with parents, or those in a home daycare environment, where ratios are lower. This makes sense if you think about masses of kids vying for the attention of a

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single adult.

Another problem with

full-day kindergarten is that we now have kids sitting still indoors from younger and younger ages for longer and longer periods of time.

This is notably bad for their physical and intellectual health, evidenced by the rise in overweight kids and the lack of creativity in our adult workforce. But, as one Nordic study found, the rigidity of

play in this environment has another negative side effect.

Kids that play in structured environments, the authors of the study noted, are more likely to establish hierarchies, where there is an increased likelihood of bullying, when compared to kids that engage in free play in more natural environments. In the latter, the researchers noted evidence of

rotating hierarchies – that is to say, every kid gets a chance to play king of the castle.

So go ahead and feel fuzzy about the early findings that tout the benefits of full-day learning for young kids. Certainly, your kids will learn to stand in line, do rote learning, write their names and read paragraphs from early readers.

But until the government rectifies the large class sizes and largely indoor curriculum, we should all be wary of justifying the billions being allocated to this experiment.

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Connected to your community

The hidden costs of full-day kindergarten

M

any parents are feeling anxious as their children continue the staggered start into full-day kindergarten, with the Ontario government in the final stage of the program’s roll-out.

There’s been a lot published to make parents feel good about the decision to send their kids to full-day kindergarten.

A recent study from two Ontario universities found that children who had been in the pilot full-day program for two years – most of whom were from “vulnerable” groups in society – were better socialized and had improved language skills by grade one, compared to those who’d only attended full-day for one year, or those who had half-day kindergarten. It gave parents a warm, fuzzy feeling, especially to see highlights from this study published on the front page of a national newspaper the day after Labour Day. Unfortunately, there are a lot of potential downsides to full-day kindergarten that aren’t getting enough analysis in the media. One thing that hasn’t made headlines is the lack of caps on the number of four and five-year-old kids per classroom.

Take a walk down to your local school. I guarantee kindergarten won’t resemble those provincially-funded television ads at all. (You know, the ones where, like, eight cute kids are building box houses under teacher’s supervision and finger-painting with smiles on their faces)? Nope, it doesn’t look like that. Not in this city, anyway.

One public school in the city’s east end running the pilot last year, for example, had 36 little ones in a single room with one teacher and one early childhood educator.

As a parent described, “it was complete chaos every day.”

This year, the numbers are

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse expected to be pushed higher, with increased enrolment as parents feel the pressure to get their kids into the full-day program or risk having them left behind their peers. School boards are pushed to the brink fiscally, with no choice but to milk the no cap rule. Most parents I know aren’t happy that their four and five-year-old kids are not being closely supervised. Teachers don’t like it much either.

“What’s it going to take for them to realize they can’t have 40 kids this age in a single class with just two adults?” asked one primary school teacher friend.

“It’s going to take a kid choking on their lunch because nobody’s monitoring them.”

Another outcome not mentioned in the joint university study is the link between large class sizes and bullying.

Historical studies on daycare centres – where there is a ratio of one adult for every eight children for 2.5-to-6year-olds – have found that young kids in daycare centres tend to be more aggressive when they get to school than kids who stayed home with parents, or those in a home daycare environment, where ratios are lower. This makes sense if you think about masses of kids vying for the attention of a

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single adult.

Another problem with

full-day kindergarten is that we now have kids sitting still indoors from younger and younger ages for longer and longer periods of time.

This is notably bad for their physical and intellectual health, evidenced by the rise in overweight kids and the lack of creativity in our adult workforce. But, as one Nordic study found, the rigidity of

play in this environment has another negative side effect.

Kids that play in structured environments, the authors of the study noted, are more likely to establish hierarchies, where there is an increased likelihood of bullying, when compared to kids that engage in free play in more natural environments. In the latter, the researchers noted evidence of

rotating hierarchies – that is to say, every kid gets a chance to play king of the castle.

So go ahead and feel fuzzy about the early findings that tout the benefits of full-day learning for young kids. Certainly, your kids will learn to stand in line, do rote learning, write their names and read paragraphs from early readers.

But until the government rectifies the large class sizes and largely indoor curriculum, we should all be wary of justifying the billions being allocated to this experiment.

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Arts Classes are great ‘Back to Fun’ options Turn over a new leaf, try something different or add new twists to your routine.

Classes in the arts provide opportunity for all ages to be creative this fall.

Dance as if no one’s watching….

If you are looking to loosen up and move more we have everything from classic ballet, street dancing to belly dancing and tap. The city offers over 350 dance classes for individuals of all ages. Learning to dance with your partner comes in handy for an evening on the town, celebrating a milestone event or on your dream vacation! With over 60 ballroom dance classes, find one to suit your schedule.

Explore your vision of the world…

The city offers visual arts programs in many mediums including drawing, painting, photography and pottery. Taking a course with a passionate instructor spurs you on with new techniques, insights and helpful tips. Classes for children provide instruction that is appropriate to their age and abilities providing creative successes and positive encouragement. Take some time to discover your artistic talents.

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From left, runner-up Jennifer Lauren, winner Lindsay White and second runner-up Antonio Pezoulas after the final round of the Ottawa Idol competition.

Teen nets Ottawa Idol crown Arts - Last time she competed at Ottawa Idol, she was runner-up.

But there was no secondplace finish this year for singer Lindsay White, the 16-year-old who won Ottawa Idol on the long weekend.

The St. Peter High School musical theatre student performed close to home, as the final round was held at the Place d’Orléans Shopping Centre on Sept. 1.

While she didn’t compete in 2012, she did finished as runner-up in the 2011 competition.

“I was shocked, I was so happy,” said the teen.

“There were so many amaz-

ing singers; the judges said it was really tough.”

At school, Lindsay is part of the high skills musical theatre major, show choir and the school musical.

She looks up to singers like Carrie Underwood, Adele and Beyonce for inspiration.

Now that she’s won recording time in the studio, she’ll be able to professionally record a song.

She’d like to find someone to write an original song to record.

“I’m going to want to do my own song, but I don’t have it yet – so I have to work on that first,” she said.

Second-place finisher was Stittsville’s Jennifer Lauren, and in third place was Nepean’s Antonio Pezoulas.

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The 17-year-old Antonio just started Grade 12 at Mother Teresa High School, where he’s active in school musicals.

He’s also sung at local festivals, including Greekfest, and enjoys combining different styles of music to make his own unique sound.

“I like taking old rock ‘n’ roll (with other genres) and blending and mixing them together,” he said.

He also won recording time, and is still deciding whether to pen an original tune or sing a cover song in studio.

Last year, Antonio finished in the top six performers in the competition.

“I’m glad that I did better than last year, and that’s all I set out to achieve,” he said.

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Album drops in support of mental health Proceeds will be donated back to communities Emma Jackson

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Greely singer-songwriter Larry Pegg has released a 12-song digital album in support of mental health programs.

Arts - The weight of losing a loved one to suicide never goes away, but a Greely singer-songwriter hopes to ease the burden with a new album in support of mental health programs.

Before and Afterlife: the Theory of Positivity dropped Wednesday, Sept. 10 on World Suicide Prevention Day. Greely resident Larry Pegg wrote all 12 songs, and recorded them in collaboration with a number of local artists including Canadian folk singer Lynn Miles.

Pegg lost his daughter to suicide in December 2007 and has been using his music as therapy ever since.

But now he hopes that music can help others get better too, as he offers 50 per cent of all album sales to localized mental health programs, using tracking systems to support services where his customers are.

“If 100 purchases come

from Smiths Falls then I want to support charities that help Smiths Falls,” he said.

In Ottawa, all purchases will support the Do It For Daron charity set up in memory of Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson who died by suicide in 2010 at the age of 14.

The cornerstone of the album is a song called Weight, which Pegg wrote after a conference for the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention last year.

It deals directly with the issue of suicide and how parents must carry the weight of that loss. It also asks those with suicidal thoughts to “please wait” before taking such a devastating step.

Pegg has committed to donate 100 per cent of Weight’s proceeds to mental health programs in perpetuity.

Another important song on the album, Pegg said, is called Last of the Hot Summer Days, and draws parallels between the terrorist attacks of Sept.

11, 2001 and the pain parents feel come September when their child is no longer there to send off to school with the other kids.

People understand the tragic nature of homicide and accidents, Pegg explained, but they often don’t consider suicide in the same context.

“My intention was to draw the parallel that parents are forever affected (by suicide), just like the United States will forever be affected by 9/11,” he said.

“They’ll never take their children to school in September again. For parents that are grieving, Septembers are a difficult time.”

Of course, not every song on the album deals with such serious subject matter. Pegg said he draws his inspiration from artists like George Harrison, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, and the hard-hitting rock beats are ever-present. His light-hearted Business is Business tune is just one example.

Pegg doesn’t have a spe-

cific fundraising goal going forward, but hopes his album will resonate across the continent and even the world.

“The goal is awareness.

When it comes to sales, it’s up to every community to reach their own goal by deciding they’re going to support this,” he said.

“I have to focus on how can we change attitudes and who can we save. That’s really important to me.”

Pegg has reached out to nearly 300 communities across North America holding suicide prevention walks during the week of Sept. 8 to 14 in the hopes of creating some of that buzz. In the end, though, Pegg simply wants to spread the message that suicide is not the answer.

“My key message is everybody suffers setbacks in their lives, so be compassionate with yourself when you stumble and especially to others when they stumble,” he said.

“Give them understanding and compassion.”

The album can be downloaded at Pegg’s website, www.lpgroove.ca, on iTunes and on CDbaby.com.

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Southwest stuffed sweet potatoes is healthy side dish Lifestyle - Here is a healthy, colourful, kid-friendly meal – and vegetarian too. Cutting the sweet potatoes in half to bake shortens the cooking time considerably. Grill up extra corn and roast a red pepper for this dish. If you like a little heat, kick it up with hot sauce or serve it on the side for the adults. Serve with a salad.

Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 40 to 55 minutes. Serves four.

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• 4 medium sweet potatoes, about 375 g (12 oz) each • vegetable oil • 250 ml (1 cup) cooked corn kernels – about two cobs • 250 ml (1 cup) canned black beans, drained and well rinsed • 125 ml (1/2 cup) diced roasted sweet red pepper • 3 green onions, sliced • 15 ml (1 tbsp) ground cumin • 1 ml (1/4 tsp) each salt and pepper • 125 ml (1/2 cup) shredded

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One particular Renfrew Fair left a lasting impression

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eeks had passed since the Renfrew Fair, but I couldn’t get the picture out of my mind.

It haunted me when I lay in bed at night and many times during the day.

Had Uncle Lou not sent Mother money with the sole purpose of taking us five children to the Renfrew Fair, there is a good chance we may not have gone that year. Mother said money was scarcer than hen’s teeth and that year we may have to miss the fair.

It would have been the first time ever and how Uncle Lou knew of our situation is beyond me. But he always seemed to be there with a helping hand when we needed it most.

So crisp bills arrived in the mail. Not American, even though Uncle Lou lived in New York, but Canadian money simply sent in an envelope with a note scrawled on a piece of note paper saying “enjoy the fair.”

So we were going after all. The usual preparations took place: a big lunch packed in an 11-quart basket, shards of ice from the ice house in a glass jar of iced tea, sugar cookies, and a bowl of sliced cucumbers, radishes, and green onions.

There was no such thing as plastic containers or Saran wrap back in

MARY COOK Memories the 1930s. A couple blankets to throw down on the grass and we were all set.

Mother had doled out Uncle Lou’s money to each of us to spend as we wished. My sister Audrey said she was sure she had kept back a bill or two and we kids would never see it. It would go right into the sugar bowl with Mother’s egg money.

The three brothers vanished into the crowd at the fairgrounds almost before Father brought the old Model T to a stop. They were told not to spend their money on food – there was plenty under the blanket on the grass.

Mother would go to see the embroidery work and the baking and Father would head for the livestock.

Audrey was saddled with looking after me, although there was no danger of a youngster of my age wandering off alone in those days.

I knew where the blanket was and I would be perfectly safe to come and go as I pleased. Audrey said she would give me half an hour and

that was it. Then I was on my own.

I told her I would like to just walk around and wander in front of the big tents where the side-shows were knowing perfectly well going inside was forbidden territory for me. But always out on the platform was a look of what a quarter would get you inside.

I was fascinated at one stage where a little monkey sat on a chair eating a banana. I have no idea what was in the tent, but Audrey assured me it wasn’t suitable for the eyes of a six-year-old.

We wandered on, me holding tightly to Audrey’s hand, passing one tent after another, each one looking very forbidding to me.

Then we came to the last tent in the row. A man who looked like had hadn’t seen bath water for a year was honking through a horn inviting people in to see what he called “the oddities of mankind”.

I had to ask Audrey what oddities meant and she said just to look up on the stage.

There stood two little people, their hair had been cut close to their heads and they stood just a few feet tall. Their faces were wrinkled and even at my young age I saw such sadness and despair in their eyes as they scanned the crowd around the stage.

They looked so frightened and

the man kept yelling out to the people in front that for a quarter – “just twenty-five cents” – you could go into the tent and have a closer look.

My heart went out to those two little people on the stage, in the blinding sun and unbearable heat, and I wanted to climb up the steps and yank the horn out of the man’s hands and go to the little people and put my arms around them.

I wanted to tell the people who were willing to part with a quarter to turn away, look the other way.

And I started to cry.

My eyes connected with one of the little people and her face I thought softened and I smiled in her direction.

But the man was already shooing them off the stage and into the tent

where those who had paid could get a closer look.

I asked my sister why people would pay to see two such pitiful people and I told her I wanted to go to where our blanket was and sit for a spell and try to get the picture out of my mind.

That year the rides didn’t seem as much fun and the candy floss not as sweet.

The picture stayed with me long after the Renfrew Fair was over.

Like two lost souls, they were.

When I went to bed at night after that day at the fair, when it came time for what Mother called our “silent prayers,” I remembered the two little people and I prayed that someone would rescue them from the man with the horn, the hot tent and the eyes of strangers.

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Schools struggle to meet demand for dyslexia testing In the second of a three-part series, we look at the resources available for children with dyslexia at Ottawa’s public and Catholic schools Jennifer McIntosh

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News - Tracy Armstrong noticed something was wrong when her daughter was in Grade 1.

Her daughter, who was in a French immersion class at a local public school, was having trouble learning to read.

She isn’t alone. A study done by the American National Institute for Health says that nearly 20 per cent of the population has dyslexia. The International Dyslexia of Association Ontario branch, places that number at 15 to 20 per cent of the population.

That breaks down to four or five children in each classroom who have some degree of the learning disability.

“One in five kids have dyslexia, they should be doing better,” Armstrong said of the school boards in Ottawa.

Armstrong, who lives in Nepean, said her daughter’s first grade teacher wasn’t receptive to what she felt were warning signs of the learning disability.

Most parents don’t notice anything is amiss until school starts, but according to “Challenging the Myths: Erasing the Stigma of Dyslexia”, written by private school founder Shelley Holloway, they start much earlier.

It can start with the late development of talking compared to their peers and difficulty learning the names for shapes, colours, letters and numbers. Even poor articulation – like saying “gispetti” instead of spaghetti, can be an early red flag.

Holloway began her research into dyslexia after volunteering to help read to children at her son’s school.

“It was Grade 1 and he wouldn’t remember from day to day what sound a letter would make, we made very little progress,” Holloway said, adding there wasn’t a lot of support available then.

Dr. Tim Hogan, the head psychologist for the Ottawa public school board, said there are a number of reasons a child would have trouble reading in Grade 1, and letter reversals may not yet be a cause for concern.

“In Grade 1, I would say about 40 per cent of the cohort would experience those 20

problems to some extent,” he said. “Teachers will try to correct mislabeling letters or associating them with the wrong sound. If we continue to see they’re not sorting it out in Grade 2 then we might look to other methods.”

But Armstrong said the longer the school waited, the more difficult things became for her daughter.

“We had a much more receptive teacher in Grade 2 but we didn’t want to wait any longer so we had her tested privately,” Armstrong said.

This testing is the coveted psychological assessment that would help to determine whether or not her daughter had a learning disability. The tests are done by the school boards, but the wait lists are long and many parents get frustrated with lengthy waits and subsequent barriers to in-school resources so they seek assessments from private psychologists – either paying out of pocket or using health insurance if they have it. Armstrong said the first test she had done cost $2,200.

Hogan said that while he feels the Ottawa public board is one of the better-resourced systems in the province, many parents are stepping outside the system to get their kids tested.

Hogan said there are 23 full-time equivalent psychologist positions within the public board.

There are an additional 30 speech and language pathologists that serve the board’s more than 100 schools.

Hogan said typically each psychologist is responsible for up to eight elementary schools, based on the school population and the needs, and they may spend half a day per week at each school, or one day every two weeks.

“Each school identifies five priority students each year to be assessed,” he said, adding a psychologist’s job within the board involves a lot more than just doing assessments.

There is no set list of criteria, determining which student is picked for assessment, and the testing would look for markers of any of the Ministry of Education’s 14 defined exceptionalities – everything from the gifted to autism.

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A study performed by the American National Institute for Health says that nearly 20 per cent of the population has dyslexia. sociation of Ottawa Carleton, whose three children all have varying degrees of dyslexia, said she suspects the children who act out are the ones who get placed on the list.

“The student who is suffering silently at the back of the class won’t get noticed,” she said.

Hogan said learning disability classes are not meant to serve as a placeholder for students with behavioural problems. He added more parents seem to be coming to the school with assessments in hand.

“I don’t know if the issue is more prevalent or there are more private psychologists available,” he said. “But special programs and resources can be made available before the formal testing.”

Chief psychologist for the Ottawa Catholic school board, Elizabeth Paquette, said from the school’s perspective, the first step for intervention with a reading difficulty is not psychological resources or intervention.

“First we would do remedial reading, give the student extra time to process for tests and rule out other potential learning disabilities,” she said.

There are 11 full-time equivalent psychologist positions in the Catholic board

and each would be responsible for 10 schools. Much like the public board, each school identifies five priority students each fall to be tested.

“We would look at students who are very withdrawn and don’t want to be in school,” she said.

Paquette said while an assessment doesn’t have to be done for an individualized education plan, it must be done for the learning disability classes available for grades 4, 5 and 6 students.

“The system classes are more strategy based,” Paquette said.

Paquette said she has been working in the school system for 25 years and the diagnostic tools are becoming more refined, but the assessments have also become more complex.

“There are challenges, there is a bigger caseload now,” she said.

No matter what test is done, the results will never be listed under what Armstrong feels is the proper name for the condition. Dyslexia is not in the diagnostic manual used by psychologists, meaning many are reluctant to use the term.

As a result, it is often referred to as a language-based learning disability.

Barbetta says she thinks the broad-based term does a dis-

service to students.

“It’s too generic and focuses on accommodation rather than remediation,” she said. “I think it would be very costly to educate teachers on dyslexia and the teaching methods though if the school boards started to use the term.”

Hogan said in the early days of his professional career, the term dyslexia was still being used.

“It’s no longer a DSM (diagnostic manual) classification, but that doesn’t mean the phenomena has changed,” he said. “In all likelihood, it’s a learning disability with a neurological basis.”

Hogan said focusing on the fact that the child has a reading problem and has difficulty with language or math skills, should direct the student to the resources.

But Rob Kirwan, who heads the public board’s special education advisory committee, said with the growing number of recognized learning disabilities and dwindling funding, resources are tough to get.

“It becomes a case of pitting kids with (attention deficit disorder) against kids with autism as they compete for dollars,” he said.

The testing process can also be complex to navigate.

“A parent who is just struggling to pay the rent or that is new to the country, may not recognize that a student is having trouble learning to read,” Kirwan said.

Holloway, founder of Mindware Academy, a private school for children with learning disabilities, said that people with dyslexia require specific one-to-one remediation.

“Schools often lack the time, the money and the specific skills to offer such remediation,” she said. “But by labeling the condition as language difficulty, schools are free to use other methods of remediation.”

Holloway says these methods have little to no success with the dyslexia learner.

Based on her experience, Armstrong said she agreed.

“The first test was kind of inconclusive,” Armstrong said.

“It showed she had a strong likelihood for having a learning disability.”

The test recommended Armstrong’s daughter, who was enrolled in French immersion and was having difficulty learning a second language, switch to the English stream.

The test also indicated difficulty with reading, writing and working memory – all common traits for someone

with dyslexia.

Armstrong’s daughter was moved to an English program, but there weren’t many supports in place.

In the meantime, her daughter became introverted and quiet.

“Her anxiety was extremely high,” Armstrong said. “When (students) are anxious, they can’t learn. They are on overload.”

Despite her concerns, Armstrong said she was dismissed by the school and even some of her friends.

“I had people tell me that if I wasn’t so stressed out then maybe she could read better,” Armstrong said.

By Grade 4, Armstrong said she still felt everyone was dismissing the situation.

She was asked if her daughter was born late in the year – she’s a January baby, or if her daughter was getting enough reading practice at home.

“Meanwhile her personality started to change,” Armstrong said of her daughter, who began to sleep less and withdraw at school.

There were supports in place, but Armstrong said they often left her daughter feeling isolated.

“One teacher discovered that if she was tested orally, she would perform much better because she wasn’t limited by her writing,” Armstrong said. “But they would make her answer the questions on a recorder in the hallway by herself. How must that have made her feel?”

At the beginning of Grade 4 she had her tested again.

The same psychologist who saw her in Grade 2 retested to fill in the blanks.

“She came back right away with a diagnosis of dyslexia, and I thought we would get all this support because now I had a diagnosis,” Armstrong said.

But that wasn’t the case.

In-class accommodations were varying depending on the teacher and the reading support wasn’t there, Armstrong said.

“Because she was in Grade 4 and they don’t teach them to read after Grade 3,” she said.

So Armstrong and her husband decided to spend $3,000 on a private, week-long course called the Gift of Dyslexia.

The course uses multi-sensory teaching techniques.

“Basically, there’s 220 words in the English language that don’t have a picture associated with them. The point is to find a way to teach them those words. It’s clay and picture based.”

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Women’s health the focus of new breast imaging suite Queensway Carleton opens one-stop diagnostics shop for west-end patients Nevil Hunt

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News - Women’s health got a big dose of welcom news on Sept. 4 with the opening of the breast centre at the Queensway Carleton Hospital.

The Shirley E. Greenberg breast imaging suite brings together multiple forms of testing in one place.

The goal is to have patients – overwhelmingly women – get all the tests they need in one private and comfortable place and in as short a period as possible.

It’s expected that the hospital will perform about 5,500 mammograms, 1,400 breast ultrasounds and 2,600 bone density exams in the new suite in 2013-14.

With advances in technology, such as digital mammography, and the larger space in the suite, patients can often move between ultrasound, mammography and bone density machines in a single visit, instead of having to make multiple trips for each service.

If concerns are identified during testing, patients can be sent to see a surgeon within two weeks of their first visit to the breast imaging suite, said the hospital’s diagnostic imaging

manager, Shawn O’Rourke.

O’Rourke said the image quality delivered by the hospital’s equipment has improved over the years and techniques are less invasive.

The added space of the Shirley E. Greenberg also means there’s room to add a second mammography machine at a later date, although that will take an investment of about $600,000.

O’Rourke said that having enough space to provide all the breast suite’s services improves the outcomes for patients.

“We’ve got everything that we need and ... we will buy new equipment as the community grows,” she said.

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A donation of $1 million from Shirley E. Greenberg helped the QCH Foundation build the new imaging suite.

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Shirley Greenberg, centre, is introduced to the new breast imaging suite that bears her name at the Queensway Carleton Hospital. The suite opened Sept. 4 and will serve west Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. an Clare Becton introduced Shirley to an audience at the opening of the breast suite.

“Shirley’s support for women’s health in this city has been legendary,” Becton said.

Shirley spoke briefly – drawing the biggest laugh of the day – before taking a tour of the

breast suite and unveiling a sign.

“I have a new hip,” she said, thanking the medical staff who performed the operation.

“I’m only sorry the rest of me doesn’t match.”

She wished the staff “a bright and ever-better future.”

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Home and ! % 0 9 o T p U design show Save kicks off Sept. 27 Sabine Gibbins

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Living – Living smart, in style, and on budget are a few tricks homeowners can learn about at this year’s Home & Design Show.

Not to mention checking out some of the latest design trends.

The show makes its return to the Ernst & Young Centre from Sept. 27 to 29.

Headlining this year’s show is celebrity designer Tommy Smythe, known for his unique design style on Home & Garden Television’s shows Sarah 101 and Sarah’s House. Smythe will be joined on the stage by a host of Canadian-born and bred lifestyle and design experts, including Candice Batista, eco-expert on The Marilyn Dennis Show, Marlene MacPherson, television host and cookbook author, and Mark Atiyolil, editor-in-chief at Canadian Home Trends Magazine.

The Ottawa Home & Design Show is the capital’s premier fall home improvement event, showcasing more than 175 exhibitors offering design and décor advice, new home products, inspiration, and the latest innovations in home technology.

“This season, the Home & Design Show has raised the bar even higher than previous years and we’re thrilled to have become the city’s go-to source for all its home interior needs,” said Ian Forsyth, managing partner at Caneast Shows.

“With help from the show’s new presenting sponsor, Ottawa General Contractors, visitors will find a huge variety of new and returning local suppliers and experts, and speak with some of the industry’s top talent to help bring their own home visions to life.”

This year’s show offers a new designer-room feature.

More than 150 exhibitors will offer attendees one-stop shopping for all of home building and home-improvement needs.

With the advice and assistance of celebrity designers such as Joe Ruggiero, Yanic Simard, and Glen Peloso, three expertly-designed rooms will be on display to inspire and motivate attendees who can pick up a few tips of their own.

Returning show highlights will include The Greater Ottawa Home Builder Association’s annual design award nominations and La-Z-Boy’s popular design contest, where attendees are invited to guess which of two designed rooms is the most expensive.

The winner will receive a $10,000 gift certificate from La-Z-Boy. Admission is $12. Children under 12 are free.

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Carmen kicks off Opera Lyra’s 29th season American baritone Cory Crider’s family makes trip to capital for four show run Michelle Nash

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than his regular job normally affords.

“Sculpting is more free-form, it’s more interesting, and not rigid. It’s beauty and artistic,” he said.

Pirollo’s three pieces will follow a fire theme, with the pieces resembling flames.

Arts - Opera Lyra has officially opened its 29th season at the National Arts Centre with performances of Bizet’s Carmen.

A run of four shows, which began on Sept. 7 at the NAC’s Southam Hall, will run until Sept. 14.

Earlier this year, artistic director and principal conductor Tyrone Paterson announced this season is filled with passion, love and crime and the passion begins with Carmen.

“After 11 years, Carmen finds her way back to Opera Lyra’s stage,” Paterson said.

Bizet’s Carmen tells the tale of a soldier seduced by a beautiful woman who cares only about her own freedom. The opera is said to have some of the most recognizable music and is considered to be among the world’s most well-loved operas.

Italian singer Alessandra Volpe will play Carmen.

“Ms. Volpe is vibrant and beautiful and was widely praised after her debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan,” Paterson said.

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The large-scale sculpture show opens on Sept. 12.

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Arts - More than 20 local artists will showcase some of their best work at this year’s premier sculpture show in Lowertown.

Dimensions is presented by the National Capital Network of Sculp-

tors will take place from Sept. 12 to 15 at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts.

Twenty-eight sculptors from across the city will showcase two or three pieces each at the exhibition.

Admission is free and many of the artists will have their work for sale, as well as on display.

Norman Pirollo will have three

works featured at the exhibit. The Edwards-based wood carver said this exhibition is the main event of the year for the sculpture organization.

“It’s an art sale and an exhibit all in one,” he said.

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He said he knew Volpe was heading to an audition at the Metropolitan Opera Company and in New York at the same time, moved quickly to sign her.

David Pomeroy, from St. John’s, N.L., will make his Opera Lyra debut as Don José, one of Carmen’s love interests.

Kentucky native Corey Crider will perform as Carmen’s other love interest, Escamillo the Toreador.

There are no local actors in any of the lead roles, but Crider and his family of five travelled the 1,690 kilometre for his performance.

Crider said he and his family have adopted the city as their official home during pre and post production.

Crider has a wife and three children – ranging in age from one to eight years old – and as much as they can, his family travels with him as he performs all over the United States. The Opera Lyra production of Carmen marks the first time he and his family have travelled to perform in another country.

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The Crider family stopped in Niagara Falls on their way to Ottawa this August. The family is in town for Cory Crider’s performance in Opera Lyra’s production of Bizet’s Carmen.

The family of five travels together, visiting Canada and Ottawa for the first time this fall.

“The default move is to go together,” Crider said. “The biggest reason is kind of simply, we got married to stay together, not apart and we had children to raise them together and whatever the challenges

are, we can handle them.

“It’s not easy, but it’s a matter of making choices, and I am much more willing to accept the challenges involved.”

As his kids are home schooled, the trip quickly

turned into a chance for the eight-year-old to learn all about Canada.

“My wife has taken the oldest to one museum this week,” he said. “Every where we go, we supplement the trip with

what he is learning in school; with what the location has to offer.”

Crider said his son learned a song about the provinces and then proceeded to point out every one of them on a map the following day.

“I was telling people from our home school group where we were going and they told me we were going to a home scholars dream,” When Crider wasn’t visiting the Star Wars: Identities exhibition at the Canadian Space and Aviation Museum, he was preparing for his role for the opera.

A church singer since he was young, the idea of singing for a living only crossed his mind when he was applying to schools in his last year at high school.

“I was completely naïve. I jumped in (at auditions) and got a few scholarships based what I can only believe was potential -- my naivety was maybe charming to them.

“I dove into a whole new world for me. I loved the fact that I didn’t know anything.”

It wasn’t until Crider started his masters degree that he became interested in opera.

HE quickly rose to the top of his profession, performing at opera houses across the U.S. and internationally and for the first time, performing in Canada, at the National Arts Centre.

Performing in Carmen for the fourth time, Crider invites Ottawa residents to come out to the opera because the story, which is over 138 years old, still resonates to people today.

“Through and through, the music is very beautiful. The relevance and engaging nature of this art form, and of the production of Carmen, in terms of the repertoire of what is performed, is one of the best.”

In March, Opera Lyra announced the return of two fully-staged productions, Carmen and Giacomo Puccini’s beloved masterpiece Madama Butterfly. For the company’s annual family opera performance, the company will present The Pirates of Penzance in October in the Arts Court Theatre. The Madama Butterfly shows begin in April.

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Grannies gear up to cycle for change Fourth-annual Ride to Turn the Tide continues to help grandparents raising children in Africa Jessica Cunha

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Community - Twenty-two cyclists put their feet to the pedals, riding out of the parking lot in front of the Stittsville Bushtukah store for the first leg of a 270-kilometre journey on Sept. 4.

Among them was Clive Doucet, former city councillor and author. His neighbour, Bonnie Johnston, inspired him to take part in the Ride to Turn the Tide for the first time.

“My name on this ride really isn’t Clive,” he told the crowd of cyclists, and the family and friends who came to wave them off. “It’s Bonnie Johnston.”

Johnston is the block grandmother on Doucet’s street in the Glebe. With her own grandchildren far away, she’s adopted many of the youth in her area.

“A lot of the kids on the street call her grandmother,” said Doucet. “She’d want to be here, but unfortunately she can’t.”

So he’s riding as her proxy.

“I’m here because of her,”

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The Grassroot Grannies kicked off the fourth-annual Ride to Turn the Tide on Sept. 4. A group of 22 grandmothers, grandfathers and grand-others left the parking lot in front of the Bushtukah store on Hazeldean Road for the first leg of the 270-kilometre journey. he said.

The Grassroot Grannies, a Kanata-based group of grandmothers, grandfathers and grand-others, kicked off the fourth-annual Ride to Turn the Tide on Sept. 4. The grey skies broke and the clouds stopped raining as the group prepared

to set out on its three-day bike trek.

Anthony Woods, formerly from Kanata and a current Barrhaven resident, donned his cycling gear for the second year.

“It’s a great group of grandmothers doing great things for a great cause,” said Woods,

who is not a grandparent but a father. He joined the bike group to support his mother, Lina.

“It’s a fun opportunity to go out with my mom for three days,” said Woods. “I just try to keep up with her.”

Aside from a bonding experience, taking part is also ben-

eficial for the stomach.

“The food is amazing,” Woods said. “It’s three days of getting fed by grandmothers.”

The trek takes the group from Kanata to Perth, via Ashton, Appleton and Almonte, through Merrickville and Metcalfe, and back to Kanata.

There was talk about switching up the route this year, but Nancy Hough said everyone enjoys visiting with their counterparts throughout the Ottawa Valley.

The Kanata group is hosted by the Mississippi Grannies in Almonte, the Lanark County Grannies in Perth, the United Church Women in Merrickville, and Grannies All About Kids in Metcalfe.

Hough, a Stittsville resident, a grandmother and a founder of the annual cycling event, said the ride is a chance to renew friendships with the various other grandparent organizations throughout Ottawa and the Valley, while helping a cause close to the heart.

The Ride to Turn the Tide supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers

to Grandmothers campaign, which raises funds and awareness for African grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren who have lost their parents to AIDS. The Grassroot Grannies raised more than $44,000 this year – surpassing the goal of $40,000 and bringing the four-year total to more than $146,000.

The foundation estimates that between 40 to 60 per cent of African AIDS orphans live with their grandmothers.

“I’m proud of my age-mates to not give up and fight for a better world,” said Doucet.

“That’s a great thing.”

The group returned on Sept.

6 and were given an enthusiastic welcome home by friends and family, the local councillors and the mayor.

“Strong head winds, a few showers and some cooler weather did not dampen the spirits of the 22 Grassroot Grannies and friends,” said Shirley Mander, a member of the group.

“The success of this ride can be measured in many different ways,” she added. “First, the warmth and caring support of the other Granny Groups who welcomed the participants with friendship and food … Secondly, the generous support of family, friends, and corporate sponsors.”

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Halifax singer-songwriter to take to Burnstown stage Derek Dunn

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Arts – It’s a rare treat to take in a live concert at Neat Coffee Shop on an autumn afternoon. But this Sunday, starting at 4 p.m., the treat is even sweeter as the musical-Mecca locale in Burnstown welcomes Juno nominee Jenn Grant.

The P.E.I. born Haligonian singersongwriter is something of a veteran of the indie scene, having four albums to her name. She will test drive material for a fifth during the current tour that includes dates with Ron Sexsmith.

Her latest record, The Beautiful Wild, is slightly more serious and sophisticated than Honeymoon Punch.

And while fickle fans like album-toalbum consistency from their artists, others appreciate the chances and distinct atmosphere performers like Grant bring.

“I’m all about making interesting music and we’ll see who likes that,” she said. “I want to get a sense from the audience what works and what doesn’t, but I think I’m done with caring about commercial expectations.

Life is short and I’m about making the best art I can.”

Grant is working hard at her songwriting, which is infused with romantic East Coast themes such as the ocean and broad skies. She’s pro-

duced dozens of songs to boil down to 20 tracks. But it’s her voice – big and seemingly effortless yet with a subtle feminine quality – that takes centre stage at a Jenn Grant performance.

“As I get older, I feel I’m paying more attention to lyrics, challenging myself with more words and storytelling in my songs,” she said. “Singing for other people is what I’m most passionate about. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid and I put a lot into it. I’ve been touring for eight or nine years now, and it’s something I don’t take for granted.”

Others are far from taking it for granted, too. Grant plays a central role in the East Coast scene, with her latest release featuring performances

by Rose Cousins, Old Man Leudecke, and 41 members of The Halifax Boys Honor Choir. She’s co-written several songs with Buck 65, including Paper Airplane.

Grant has performed across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia – sharing a stage with many of her favourite artists including Ottawa’s own Kathleen Edwards, Hayden, Hey Rosetta!, Feist, The Great Lake Swimmers, The Weakerthans, and Henry Wagons. She’s even appeared on CBC Radio One’s Q with Jian Ghomeshi, a virtuoso at spotting CanCon talent.

Canada has an impressive history of successful female singer-song-

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Jenn Grant plays a central role in the East Coast music scene. She’ll perform a unique afternoon show at Neat this Sunday, rolling out new material that will show off her writing talents and seasoned voice. writers from Joni Mitchell to Alanis Morissette. Grant is aware of and appreciates the footsteps she follows in, R0012265793

and offers an explanation.

“It’s a really grounded community. I know in the East Coast there is a strong cast of female voices,” she said. “We are all very supportive. It’s like we are sisters. We are all carving our own little paths, but there is a lot of mutual support and cooperation.”

Expect a lively and entertaining afternoon for all ages at Neat, she said, adding that she looks forward to her

only matinee show on the tour. The cost is $17. See Neatfood.com for details.

“We’re expecting a great show. It’ll be really fun and unique for families and young children,” Grant said. “I love playing in Burnstown with the river right there. The audience has always been really magnificent for us, very receptive and ready to laugh and be touched by music.”

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Power paddler finishes stellar season 18-year-old Madeline Schmidt has an Olympic dream Brier Dodge brier.dodge@metroland.com

Sports - Madeline Schmidt doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any plans to slow down from her paddling anytime soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Olympic champion,â&#x20AC;? she laughed, when asked how long sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll paddle for.

And this season was encouraging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the 18-year-old won a medal in seven of the eight events she competed in at national championships held at the end of August in Montreal, including gold medals in all her individual events.

Schmidt is a Brittania resident and Woodroffe High School student â&#x20AC;&#x201C; though she spends most of her time training at the Rideau Canoe Club.

And one of the national titles also came with a special honour, the Lucy Slade Memorial Trophy.

The trophy, awarded to the top under-19 paddler in the one-kilometre race, was named after a former Rideau paddler who passed away from cancer several years ago.

To be the ďŹ rst name on the plaque is a special honour for Schmidt. Slade was a family friend, and she grew up babysitting her children.

When she won the trophy, she pulled Sladeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children up onto the podium with her.

Now, she plans to paint the box the giant plaque comes in with Lucyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, and colour it purple â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Rideau Canoe Club colour.

As a junior rower, she still has another year left to compete at the under-19 level to defend her individual 200-metre, 500-metre and 1K titles.

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While her national titles were a great way to end the season, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already accomplished the goal she wanted the most â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a medal at junior worlds.

It was a rare year that the event was held in Canada, about a six-hour drive away in Welland, Ont. Her family and most of her Rideau teammates were in the stands cheering as she paddled her way to a bronze medal in the K1 (meaning she was the only person in the kayak) 200-metre event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realized it was a possibility after (national) team trials, I trained super hard back home with my coach,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was proving to myself that the hard work pays off. I knew it was possible.â&#x20AC;?

She also ďŹ nished sixth in the second event she qualiďŹ ed for, the K1 500-metre race.

For Schmidt, training hard means an intense schedule of four to ďŹ ve practices on the

water a week starting at 6:30 a.m., accompanied by weight training and running.

In the winter, she travels to Florida for training camps and does weight training, cross country skiing and swimming.

Next year, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll focus on the under-23 world championship, where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be up against a bigger and older ďŹ eld of paddlers.

She got a taste of the under-23 ďŹ eld this year when she travelled to Poland to compete in the under-23 world cup in a K4 race with three other Canadian national teammates.

It will likely be a development year for Schmidt and her Rideau Canoe Club coaches, such as the 2012 season was, for building onto the goals she achieved this year.

She may be several years away from achieving her ultimate goal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she hopes to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, but remains focused on the 2020 Games â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long time coming.

She started paddling almost 10 years ago in the canoe, but switched to kayak when she realized a key fact about her dream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the Olympics for canoe,â&#x20AC;?

Schmidt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I learned to love kayaking.â&#x20AC;?

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Madeline Schmidt shows just some of the medals she won this year. The 18-year-old brought home hardware from the Canada Games, national championships, national trials, world cup and world championships.

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The City of Ottawa has initiated the Carp Road Widening Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation requirements in the northwest Stittsville area, speciďŹ cally along Carp Road from HWY 417 to Hazeldean Road as illustrated in the key map.

Consultation There will be on-going public consultation activities during the course of the study. This ďŹ rst Open House will provide an overview of study progress to date, including the evaluation of alternative corridor alignments and an overview of design alternatives which will be considered in next phase of the study. Your participation in Open House meetings is an important component of the study where you can discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback.

The EA study is being undertaken in accordance with Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EA Act, fulďŹ lling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122; project. The EA process will involve developing, assessing and evaluating alternatives, resulting in a Recommended Plan which will be presented to City Council for approval.

Information on the Carp Road Widening EA Study is available on the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project web site at: ottawa.ca/carproad

Interested persons can provide comments throughout the EA process. Any comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record.

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Mother feels let down by Ottawa public school system Continued from page 20

For the first time ever Armstrong said her daughter felt like someone understood her style of learning. But the success was short lived.

“I would go into her school and work with her when she would have been having French class,” Armstrong said, adding by then she had quit work to be available to help with her daughter’s schooling. “But we found that unless she was doing it everyday and it was incorporated into her schoolwork, it wasn’t helping.”

By Grade 5, Armstrong knew the gap between her daughter’s reading and writing ability was greater than the school thought. She refused to sign the school’s individualized education plan because she felt the supports weren’t working.

Another test showed she was right.

“I was shocked when they told me they didn’t want to change anything,” Armstrong said, adding the school told her they felt they could close the gap the next school year.

“She’s always loved school though, that’s the weird part,” Armstrong said. “If only teachers could channel that and teach her the way she needs to learn, then she would soar.”

By the time her daughter hit Grade 6, Armstrong said she had had enough and enrolled her daughter in a private school designed to help kids with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.

Now she’s in Grade 8, and while there’s still a gap, they’re working with the school to close it.

“The best part now is she knows she’s not alone,” Armstrong said, adding her daughter is much more confident.

“It’s not the academic piece as much as the confidence, because once you shatter a kid, it’s very hard to build them back up.”

But the tuition cost $15,000 a year.

“I feel fortunate we can afford it,” Armstrong said. “If she has dreams we want her to be able to realize them. But I feel very let down by the public school system.”

From tutoring methods to tax credits, Armstrong said she plans to start a website to help other parents who are navigating the path from diagnosis to remediation.

“I feel like we made some mistakes along the way, so if we can take away the learning curve for other parents then I feel good about that.”

tions for parents in the community to help children with dyslexia.

In the final installment of the series, we will examine some of the op-

Mindware Academy, a specialized private school designed for children with dyslexia, attention deficit disorder and Asperger’s syndrome, opened in 2004. Shelley Holloway, the founder, started the school because she felt those children’s needs weren’t being met in the public school system.

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Kanata South (Terry Fox to West Hunt Club Road) Environmental Assessment Study Open House #2 (Final)

Open House Date: Thursday, September 19, 2013 Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Place: Glebe Community Centre (175 Third Ave.) On April 10, 2013, City Council approved the construction of a new parking garage located at 170 Second Avenue. The parking garage is intended to provide additional parking to support the local community and area businesses.

A working group of local residents and business representatives have been consulted by the City’s architects and City staff to develop the proposed design concepts.

The City of Ottawa initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study in January 2013 for the Kanata South community for the corridor encompassing Hope Side Road, Old Richmond Road and West Hunt Club Road to Highway 416. This Study is being carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, as revised in 2007 and 2011.

You are invited to attend the Open House on September 19, 2013 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Glebe Community Center (175 Third Avenue) to review and comment on the proposed design. This open house will also present any needed zoning changes and details of the Site Plan submission to accommodate the parking garage. City staff and project architects will be available to answer questions.

The purpose of this second and final Open House is to: s Present the alternative road widening designs (3 lanes with reversible lane and 4 lanes with median) and intersection alternatives (signals and roundabouts) s Present the evaluation of the alternative designs s Present the technically preferred design.

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call 3-1-1 or e-mail peter.bula@ottawa.ca before the event.

If you are not available to attend the meeting or would like additional information, please visit the city’s website at ottawa.ca or direct your comments to the contact person listed below. The presentation material will be available on the website after September 19, 2013.

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Upon completion of this study, an Environmental Study Report will be available for public review and comment.

A notice of study completion will be published at that time.

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or e-mail the Project Lead below before the event.

For further information on this project, or to be added to our mailing list, please visit the web site at ottawa.ca/kanatasouthstudy or contact: Angela Taylor, P Eng. Senior Project Engineer Transportation Planning Branch Planning & Growth Management Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1 Phone: 613-580-2424 ext 15210 E-mail: Angela.Taylor@ottawa.ca

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Have paw, will travel The Ottawa Humane Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25th annual IAMS Wiggle Waggle Walkathon and first-ever Run for the Animals took place at Queen Juliana Park on Sept. 8. The event raised $220,000 for the animals.

Funds raised will be used to save animal lives in the community, and perform live-saving surgeries in their clinic, fund their rescue and investigations into animal cruelty and neglect, as well as support their adoption program. Left, participating in the run were Laura McKeney, Pat Dunbar, and their furry friends Baxter, a shih tzu, and Olive, a yorkinese.

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New Edinburgh artist Dominique Dennery’s Medusa is on exhibit at the annual National Capital Network of Sculptors Dimensions sculpture exhibition. best sculpture work from the region.”

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Sports - Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will launch the Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League hockey season and announce the expansion of two additional teams at the Greenboro Community Centre on Sept. 15.

Watson will also be presenting bronze medals to 12 members of the league’s Ottawa Capitals, who placed third at the Canadian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association Canadian championships in London, Ont., last month.

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port for this extremely valuable community run program,” said Donna Haycock, chairwoman of the league board. “The OPWHL is doubling in size again and expanding to four league teams. Watson will also be acknowledging our wheelchair athletes who proudly represented the city of Ottawa at the Canadian championships along with other teams from across Canada.”

The league is launching the fifth season and expects close to 40 wheelchair athletes from Ottawa and surrounding areas to compete in the event. Along with new and returning players, new coaches, referees and game assistants are excited to

have the season underway.

The league was established in the fall of 2009 and provides an organized, recreational and social program for people with disabilities. All of the athletes use power wheelchairs and have limited or no upper body strength and/or mobility.

Sporting programs for people in power wheelchairs are severely limited in Ottawa.

The league offers an opportunity for members to become part of a team, and in addition, recognizes and celebrates team and individual achievements.

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The four-day show will open at 6 p.m. on Thursday night with a visit from Mayor Jim Watson, and will include free wine and food. The Friday evening, from 6 p.m. onward, will see every artist in the show on-hand for patrons to meet and speak with. On the weekend the show is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An annual event, the show will feature something new this year – one artist’s piece will be on display outside the centre.

“It was too big to fit inside, so you will be see it from the street,” Pirollo said.

The goal is for that particular piece to encourage area residents and tourists visiting the ByWard Market to stop by and check out the show.

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Keeping rural residents in Ottawa posted Postmaster of tiny Kenmore retires after 45 years Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com

News - When Kathy Zlomislic accepted the job as Kenmore’s postmaster in 1968, she had been married a mere six months and was pregnant with her first daughter. Mail was still delivered Monday to Saturday and the Internet was decades away from threatening Canada Post’s monopoly on mail.

Forty-five years later, the 69-year-old has closed up her home office once and for all – and, in today’s economic climate, doesn’t expect anyone to take up her post. “(Canada Post) couldn’t find anyone bilingual,” Zlomislic said. “(But) I don’t know how much they even wanted to find another person.”

Super boxes have been installed behind the Kenmore community centre where people will now collect their mail – relying on chance meetings with a neighbour to catch the local gossip instead of paying their daily visit to Zlomislic’s home.

Zlomislic said she’ll miss that part of her job most of all.

“They’d come in and we’d chat,” she said. “People would open their parcels and say, ‘Look what I got.’ You really got involved with people.”

Zlomislic’s last day as postmaster was Saturday, Aug. 31. Once she closed up shop

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around noon, her house filled with dozens of well-wishers wanting to thank her for her service.

“I didn’t realize I was getting so famous,” she laughed.

It’s no surprise so many people knew her. Montrealborn Zlomislic maintained a standard routine that didn’t change much over the years, even as the volume of mail declined.

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Zlomislic was responsible for sorting all of Kenmore’s mail into the 130 boxes inside her office, which many people came to check every day. She also sold stamps, sold and doled out parcels and processed money orders.

All the while, she managed to raise her four children at home.

“It was in my home, so I didn’t have to drive anywhere,” she said. “I didn’t have to get a babysitter.”

All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted.

For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for e-mail alerts or visit Public Meetings and Notices on ottawa.ca, or call 3-1-1.

Monday, September 16 Ottawa Municipal Campground Authority 4:30 p.m., Room 1A, Ben Franklin Place

Kenmore

Zlomislic said times are changing for Canada Post, which is trying desperately to

FIRE HYDRANTS: TESTING FOR YOUR SAFETY This fall, as in past years, the City of Ottawa will be testing municipal fire hydrants on various streets throughout your community. Fire hydrant testing may result in temporary inconveniences, such as poor water pressure and brown or rustcoloured water. It is important to note that temporarily discoloured City water is not harmful to your health. This ongoing maintenance procedure ensures that our hydrants are ready, should Fire Services require their use.

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Wednesday, September 18 Transit Commission 9:30 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall Community Services Advisory Committee 6:30 p.m., Champlain Room Thursday, September 19 Community and Protective Services Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room

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ago and this was our last thing left,” said Francis Bowman, who was born and raised in Kenmore. “It means we have to go to Metcalfe or Russell for stamps and everything. It makes a big difference.”

Community association member Donna Warren lobbied to keep a post office in the village, and the fact that it’s gone is a sore spot, she said.

“Kenmore’s not very big,” Warren explained. “We used to have a general store and we don’t have that anymore, and now we don’t have a post office. We basically just have a park.”

Losing Zlomislic’s daily contact is also difficult.

“She’s always been there for everybody,” Bowman said. “I think we’re all unhappy to see her retire but after 45 years she really earned it.”

Zlomislic said she plans to take a few small trips with her husband Peter and enjoy her six grandkids and brand new great-grandson. But it will take some adjusting to her new, more laidback routine.

“It’s going to take me a while to try and sleep in,” she laughed.

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cut costs as mail volumes and their corresponding revenues decline from increasing competition from email, online bill payments and automation.

She didn’t notice a huge decline in Kenmore, because even as individual mailings went down more people were moving into the area, she said.

In the early 1990s Zlomislic even had to expand her office to accommodate more boxes for a new subdivision.

But Internet access has begun to take its toll.

“At Christmas people weren’t mailing as many cards and parcels,” she said. “Lots of people cut back because they figure it’s too expensive.”

Canada Post has been toying with the idea of cutting delivery back to four or even three days a week, instead of five, a move Zlomislic worries would just compound the problem, as customers flee to more accommodating methods of communication.

In Kenmore, the loss of a post office is just one more blow to the already shrinking village.

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Community - The Terry Fox Run continues to gather momentum since Fox began his Marathon of Hope in 1980.

Fox decided to run across Canada on a prosthetic leg to raise funds for cancer research, but after 143 days, he was forced to stop when cancer reappeared in his lungs. Although his run came to an end, Fox’s Marathon of Hope has been picked up and continued across the country. Last year, close to $12-million was raised across Ontario for cancer research.

The local Kanata and Stittsville run will celebrate 25 years of participation on Sunday, Sept. 15.

“Last year, Kanata raised over $35,000 with 360 participants, and has now raised over $580,000 since 1989,” said run organizer Michael Ward in an email. “This will be the year that total passes $600,000, so come out and participate.”

The event raises funds for the Terry Fox Foundation and cancer research.

Ottawa’s Aimee Zeglinksky-Spinney was diagnosed at age 11 with osteosarcoma after her leg shattered on the soccer field in 2010.

“My world collapsed in an instant but thanks to Terry the course of cancer is changing, giving me the chance to rebuild. He ran to raise money for research, hoping that it would provide new treatments to reduce the painful effects of cancer and lead to a cure,” she said in a news release.

Now 14, Aimee is pictured on the Terry Fox “Thank You for My Life” poster that is displayed in more than 8,500 schools across Canada.

“In Terry’s day I would have lost my leg and probably my life,” she said. “Today, thanks to his vision, I have hope. I have my leg. I have my life. Terry’s dream is now my dream: a cure for all cancers.”

To date, the Terry Fox Foundation has funded more than 1,100 cancer research projects.

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The Kanata and Stittsville run will

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The route will follow the Trans Canada Trail along a single path since upgrades to the Hazeldean pumping station are blocking the traditional access route, said Ward.

There are three-, five- and 10-kilometre course options for people of all ages. There is no entry fee or minimum donation needed to participate.

“It was in September 1980 that Terry Fox was forced to end his own Marathon of Hope, but his dream continued, raising money so that others wouldn’t have to suffer,” said Ward. “The foundation directs funds to research projects, including one recently released in a medical journal on improved CT scan screening for lung cancer.”

Registration opens at 8 a.m. The committee is looking for volunteers to help out on the day of the event.

To volunteer, email KanataTFR@ rogers.com or call Ward at 613-295-

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Community - Hundreds will flock to Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School on Saturday to take part in the Terry Fox Run. Runs will be happening across Ottawa and beyond.

It will be the 33rd time Orléans resident Nelson Waddell takes part in the run. He started the annual 10 kilometre trek for cancer when he was 39.

He aims to eventually raise a total of $100,000 in pledges for the Terry Fox Run, and is hoping this year he will break the $95,000 mark.

Waddell is now retired, and can’t pass around the hat at work anymore for sponsors, so he’s turned to other methods. He emailed his ball league for ages 60 plus for sponsorship, and conducted a penny drive that raised $400.

Every year, he keeps his certificate and purchases a Terry Fox Run T-shirt to add to his collection, and brings them all to the next year’s race. He’ll be bringing them this year to Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

“That encourages kids to say, ‘Oh jeez, this old fellow has been doing this for years,” Waddell said.

Organizer Chris Goneau will also

Canada’s Democracy Week – Calling All Youth!

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (“FCM”) is partnering with Elections Canada on Canada’s Democracy Week, an annual event to increase civic engagement among youth. Canada’s Democracy Week is September 16 to 23, 2013 and this year’s theme is “connect with democracy”.

The FCM is sponsoring the main prize for Canada’s Democracy Week’s National Democracy Challenge, a contest for youth to demonstrate their commitment to democratic engagement. The contest runs from September 16 to November 16, 2013 and the winner receives a trip for two to the FCM’s 2014 Annual Conference and Trade Show in Niagara Falls.

For more information, please call my office or visit www.democracy-democratie.ca .

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The 2013 Fall Cleaning the Capital event takes place from September 15 to October 15, 2013.

Volunteers who register their cleanup project during the early bird period until September 14, have a chance to win one of the many early bird prizes donated by our generous sponsors. Regular registration ends October 15.

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News - More tax breaks for new business developments in Orléans will help level the playing field, says the local chamber of commerce.

Newly approved incentives for builders to redevelop underused sites and old buildings will help boost Orléans’ faltering economy, said Jamie Kwong, executive director of the Orléans Chamber of Commerce.

“Right now, we can strongly say we’re a live and play community. We can’t say we’re a live-work-play community,” Kwong said. The grants will “ensure that the community grows in a sustainable manner in which all residents have employment options,” she added.

Both homes and jobs have grown steadily in Orléans, but with a ratio of 0.52 local jobs per household, the area seriously lags behind the city’s target of 1.3 local jobs per household. Difficulty attracting major employers outside the retail and hospitality industries was cited as a major issue in a city report.

Kwong said she has spoken to business owners who would like to expand but they have no space to do it.

“I have heard of people who want to move to Orléans and

grow their business. They were definitely very excited about it,” she said. “Build it and they will come.”

Orléans Coun. Bob Monette supports the program but noted it will not solve all of his ward’s job woes.

“This tries to put everything more in a balance,” he said, noting that few properties will qualify for the grants.

Some city councillors worried the tax breaks, called a community improvement program, would unfairly advantage Orléans and strip other areas in the city of potential business growth.

“What I worry about with this is that we’re creating an uneven playing field,” said Kanata South Coun. Alan Hubley.

Saad Bashir, the city’s director of economic development and innovation, said his staff will be looking to see the program doesn’t simply result in a relocation of jobs that already exist in the city.

The grants will offer a 75 per cent rebate on the incremental increase in property taxes for owners and developers who redevelop sites that are currently developed or have been in the past. The grants would be available for a period of up to five years – if they meet the criteria upon reassessment each year.

The grants are not available for so-called “greenfield” developments – first-time development of new sites.

Councillors were concerned the rebate could end up ben-

efitting the property owners instead of being passed along to the business owners who would be tenants in their buildings.

“For me, it seems for this program to work, it can’t just go to the landlord or the developer, but the businesses have to be aware of it otherwise they won’t go there,” Egli said.

What have we done to ensure the tenants are partners in this process?” KnoxdaleMerivale Coun. Keith Egli asked. “To build a building is great, but you have to fill it …

We fell down a little bit on that last time.”

Egli was alluding to a similar community improvement plan the city launched for St. Joseph Boulevard last year.

A city report indicates tenant businesses were not made aware of the program so it failed to act as an incentive for businesses to locate on that road. That project is broader in scope and includes project feasibility grants, a development incentive program and grants to cover planning fees and building permits.

The increased taxes the city will collect as a result of redevelopment will offset the cost of the grants. As an example, the city could give back up to $745,000 in taxes for a redevelopment project worth about $4.5 million, which could bring an estimated 75 new jobs to Orléans and create an economic boost of up to $9 million in Ottawa’s gross domestic product.

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Movie in the Park Despite the threat of rain and dark clouds I was pleased to welcome hundreds of residents to Judge Park for my annual Movie in the Park. Residents enjoyed popcorn and beverages while watching We Bought a Zoo. It was a great way to end the summer and nice to see so many Bay Ward residents come together to enjoy an outdoor movie experience. If you missed it, hopefully you can join us next year. insPiration Park It is officially open! I am proud of the work my team did in bringing together our community partners; Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Community Housing, Rotary Club of Nepean-Kanata, Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre and the Winthrop Court/Regina Lane Tenants’ Association. To mark this occasion of Renewing our community together, we hosted a BBQ and residents enjoyed an afternoon of activities which included music, face painting, dancing and balloon animals for the kids! Inspiration Park is Bay Ward’s first new park in 20 years!

It is wonderful to see that the community now has a better and safer place for their children to play. I’m sure Inspiration Park will quickly become a focal point for community events and activities.

Carling avenue eConoMiC DeveloPMent I am pleased to tell you that the Carling Avenue Community Improvement Plan (CIP) was passed at Committee earlier this month. The CIP plan will provide nearby residents with the renewal of their community that they deserve. Improvements and growth for businesses in return for tax incentives will provide for the growth of the job and potentially even housing opportunities along Carling West. Before too long, you will see visible changes on Carling Avenue West. These improvements will serve as the piece that connects families to renewed parks and create viable employment opportunities for local residents which are easily accessible.

YMCa returning to CarlingwooD It has been about a year since the YMCA-YWCA closed its Carlingwood Y on Lockhart Avenue. The YMCA-YWCA is excited to share that it has been given an opportunity to lease a 23,500 sq. ft. space at the Carlingwood Mall. The plan calls for a facility that will provide a range of programs and services designed to meet the needs of the community. The Y needs help to make this a reality! If you want the Y back in Carlingwood, you can pre-register to become a member of the new Carlingwood Mall Y,and tell your friends, family and co-workers about the Y’s plans. To learn more, visit Y staff at the Carlingwood Mall (booth at main entrance #1 from August 1 to September 30), call 613-237-1320 ext. 2999, or email carlingwood@ymcaywca.ca.

Canvassing We continue to visit Bay Ward neighbourhoods and knock on doors as we connect with residents to see how things are going in our community. This is a great opportunity for me and one which I really enjoy as it gives me time to listen and understand the issues that are important to our residents. sPring into aCtion – Meet Your serviCes Fairs I want to remind you about the fairs the City is hosting to give Older Adults the information they need to keep them healthy, safe and living comfortably in their homes.

Upcoming Fairs: September 20th – at the Kanata 55+ Expo October 24th – at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre Youth volunteer Fair Planning is well underway for our Youth Volunteer Fair which will be held on Thursday September 19th at the Foster Farm Community Centre. This event will give our young residents the chance to see what volunteer opportunities are available to them in our City. If you or someone you know has an organization that requires volunteers and you would like to participate please contact Jodi in my office at 613-580-2424 ext. 28438 or email Jodi.Jennings@Ottawa.ca .

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News - As budgets shrink and costs rise, many rural municipalities could find themselves in deep doo-doo as their wastewater management infrastructure crumbles underneath them.

But the Ontario Rural Wastewater Centre was helping to keep communities out of the brown on Sept. 4 with an all-day workshop exploring the potential for onsite septic systems and other decentralized options to cut costs, protect water supplies and relieve infrastructure pressure.

“We’re at the cusp where technology can solve the problem and you don’t need the big pipe,” said Terry Davidson, director of regulations at the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, which partners with the ORWC run by the University of Guelph.

The workshop began at the Baxter Conservation Area, where the ORWC has a demonstration centre. Several presentations explored case studies and new advances in septic system technologies before the group took a bus tour to several innovative sites in the south end of Ottawa.

One of those sites was the Quinn Farm development in Greely, which will become the first development in eastern Ontario to use nitrogenremoving onsite septic systems.

By cutting household nitrogen output in half through an innovative septic system, the developer won the city of Ottawa’s approval to build more residences within a smaller area – and that’s a good thing, Davidson said.

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Shadow Ridge, another subdivision in Greely, was also a tour stop because it offers a unique combination of private and communal systems: private homes have their own septic systems, but they pump to a communal bed.

Several industrial sites were also included on the tour, because job creation and innovation is key to building a sustainable rural community, Davidson said.

“It’s not just about building houses,” he said. “We want to show that (industries) can be looked after with (decentralized) technology now.”

Roddy Bolivar is a water resource specialist and engineer who worked on Manotick’s transition to the city’s public sewer and wastewater system several years ago.

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currently have: namely, small private onsite septic systems versus the big public treatment plants.

“In 5,000 years, how do we only have two solutions and a brick wall in between?” he asked the workshop participants.

Part of the problem is that the provincial policy statement dictates large, public systems should always be considered the best solution first, followed by public communal septic systems and then private onsite systems.

But Bolivar said that approach limits a municipality’s ability to customize a solution to their needs – including their bottom line. He argued that environmental assessments should instead be left to decide the best solution on a case by case basis.

He added that a growing list of innovative septic solutions across Canada can only lead to more innovation, which is important if the province hopes to stem the costs associated with ageing infrastructure, energy and climate change.

A number of those innovative systems are on display at the ORWC’s demonstration centre. Bionest, for example, uses an extended aeration fixed film reactor to break down effluent. Other systems are aerobic, some use peat and others reduce nitrogen.

As technologies rapidly develop, change is still slow to come – lags in policy changes and experience at the Ministry of Environment can slow down approvals for new technologies – but Ontario is getting there, Bolivar said.

“If you go look for these technologies they’re out there, but you have to break down a few walls to figure out how to use them,” he said. “We’re in a planning era but I think we’re tipping over to an innovation era and that’s going to provide you with new opportunities to deal with wastewater in your communities.”

The ORWC will host another municipal tour and workshop in June 2014.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: ottawawest@metroland.com The Ottawa West Arts Association presents Indian Summer. Visit the association’s gallery to view and purchase amazing new artworks from local artists and fill out a people’s choice ballot for your favorite artwork at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, 1500 Shea Rd., in Stittsville. The gallery is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Interested in a free introductory welcome lesson in Scottish country dancing? For fun, fitness and friendship, try it out for an evening. Scottish country dancing is a lively

social form of dance done in groups of eight. People of all ages and nationalities enjoy Scottish country dancing worldwide. You don’t have to be a Scot, you don’t have to bring a partner and you don’t have to wear a kilt! Just wear comfortable clothing and bring soft-soled shoes. The event takes place on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Parkdale United Church, located at 429 Parkdale Ave. For more information, visit rscdsottawa. ca or contact Todd or Karen Moxley at 613-232-6451.

niversary on Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come and join the Friends of the Farm to celebrate with live music, cake and lemonade, as well as lots of fun for families. Bring a chair and a picnic lunch.

The rain date is Sept. 22. The event takes place at Building 72 at the Central Experimental Farm arboretum located off the Prince of Wales Drive roundabout. For more information, call 613-230-3276, email info@friendsofthefarm. ca or visit friendsofthefarm.ca.

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The Friends of the Central Experimental Farm will be celebrating its 25th an-

the return of September homecoming 16-22 Celebrity speakers.

Class reunions.

Fiftieth anniversaries of Science and Engineering and Design.

Scavenger hunts and dodgeball tournaments for current students.

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Canadian Federation Of University Women Ottawa will be holding its season opening meeting on Monday, Sept. 16 at the Library and Archives Canada located at 395 Wellington St. The meeting runs from 7 to 8:30.p.m. Women of Ottawa come join us -- we offer more than 40 study and interest groups, many during the day. Membership is not exclusive to university graduates. For more information visit, cfuw-ottawa.org or call 613-421-1370.

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Osgoode Township Museum: September 14: Fall Harvest Festival, from 10 am to 4 pm;

Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum: September 14: launch of the Building Peace exhibit, from 2 to 4 pm; Watson’s Mill September 20: Whisky Tasting event, 7:30 - 9:30 pm - call (613) 692-6455 for tickets. ottawamuseumnetwork.ca

Church in the Glebe offers a modern, web-based Sunday school curriculum with enthusiastic, well-prepared teachers, colourful, appealing class materials and lively crafts, songs, games and fun.

Classes for children age 3 to 11 run from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Sunday from Sept. 15 at the church, located at 217 First Ave. Electronic registration is now open – just submit the “Request an Account” form, found on our Spark website at stmatthewsottawa. sparksundayschool.org. Contact Willy at willyven2008@ gmail.com for details.

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The Gloucester Horticultural Society presents “Hardy Minor Bulbs for a Spectacular Spring Show,” presented

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for the how and why to grow lesser known spring bulbs.

The event takes place at 4373 Generation Ct.; admission is free. For more information, visit gardenontario.org.

Come and explore how a range of scientific disciplines reveal death not only as natural, but necessary, creative, and no less sacred than life, and how honoring our mortality can inspire us to live fully and die peacefully. This speaking event will feature Michael Dowd, the author of Thank God for Evolution, and scientist Connie Barlow, the developer of The Great Story website. The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bells Corners United Church, 3955 Old Richmond Rd., Admission is by donation with a suggested donation of $10.

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Sept. 18

The Friends of the Central Experimental Farm will be hosting its annual general meeting on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

All are welcome to attend this free event which will feature guest speaker Gay Cook who will be discussing the topic of A Canadian Cuisine. The meeting will take place at the Learning Centre located at the NCC Driveway at the Central Experimental Farm. Park in the Agriculture Museum parking lot off Prince of Wales Drive and follow signs to centre. For more information, call 613-230-3276, email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or visit friendsofthefarm.ca.

CHEO invites you to come out and meet CHEO president Alex Munter and hear about CHEOnext, a new strategy to help kids and families in our region be their healthiest. Learn about the changes ahead in medicine, our patients and our region. This free event takes place on Wednesday, September 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Maxwell’s

Bistro, located at 340 Elgin St. The event includes snacks, entertainment and a cash bar.

You must register in advance at meetup.com. For more information, please call Eva at 613-737-7600 ext. 3536.

Sept 18 & 25

Join the Nepean Choir, a rewarding and fun group, for an open rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. at Northwestern United Church.

For more information, visit nepeanchoir.ca or call 613226-5853.

Sept. 22

On Sept. 22 at 7:30 pm, travel musically to Spain with pianist Martin Söderberg as MacKay United Church launches its 2013-14 chamber music series with “A Musical Journey through Spain”.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors and students, and are available at Books on Beechwood Avenue, the Leading Note on Elgin Street or through MacKay United Church (613-749-8727) and at the door. For information visit mackayunitedchurch.com

Oct. 4

The Britannia United Church is hosting its annual roast beef dinner on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. A musical offering from the South Mountain Gospel Singers, a well-known group from the Winchester and Morrisburg Area, will run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The dinner will feature roast beef, potatoes, mixed vegetables, coleslaw, apple and tomato juice, gravy, dinner rolls, dessert, and tea or coffee. Tickets are $25 each and must be purchased by Oct. 2. Tickets are available from Verne and Marilyn Bruce (613-8280704) or at the church office (613-828-0704).

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Aries, you may not like scheduling too many things in advance, but sometimes it pays to plan and let others know your schedule so their minds are at ease.

You may experience a financial windfall this week, Taurus. It may be a good time to ask for a raise or to play the lottery. Luck is on your side in the coming days.

Gemini, expand your horizons and your path to success will be illuminated. Creativity will bring new opportunities and people into your life this week.

Share your optimism and enthusiasm with others, Cancer. You may prove unable to contain your happiness, so don’t be surprised if those around you pick up that vibe.

Leo, expect your social life to take off this week. Things pick up with your friends, and romance might be right around the corner.

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Virgo, you might think you can do no wrong at work, but scale back on risky decisions. Right now you have achieved financial stability, and you don’t want to risk that.

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Libra, your heart is set on a lofty goal, but you recognize all the hard work necessary to make that goal a reality. Give it your best shot, and you will be glad you did.

Scorpio, you may convince yourself that now is not the time to spend money on something that will make you feel good, but there is no reason to let fear get in the way of happiness.

A friend or partner could open up a window of opportunity for you, Sagittarius. Make the most of this opportunity, and success will soon follow.

Don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t get much done this week, Capricorn. There are many enticing distractions, and you can afford to devote some time to trivial pursuits.

Aquarius, this week may allow you to have your cake and eat it, too. Friends may be envious of your luck, so be sure to share some of your good fortune with those around you.

Pisces, devote ample time to your personal life this week. A few things need sorting out, so don’t hesitate to put other matters on the back burner.

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