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News - The city will enshrine an ad-hoc program to offer rebates on donations to municipal election campaigns.

Ottawa is one of only three municipalities in Ontario to offer such as rebate (Toronto and Ajax are the others). The refund was created as a way to “level the playing field” between corporate and individual donations to municipal election candidates and encourage public participation in elections – and it worked.

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Pink on the Parkway There is no shortage of colour on the John A. Macdonald Parkway on the morning of Oct. 6 as nearly 6,000 people take part in the CIBC Run for the Cure. The growing annual event saw $1.2 million raised for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Community - After being spared the possibility being used to accommodate a new light rail line, the question being considered at a recent public meeting was “what to do with Byron Linear Park?”

The long, narrow park, itself a former electric tramline, runs from Golden Av-

enue to Richardson Avenue in its western segment, and Churchill Avenue to Holland Avenue in its eastern segment.

While walking paths and trees have existed in the park since the streetcar tracks were ripped up in the late 1950s, Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs feels it’s time to make the park more attractive for those who use it.

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meeting elicited resident feedback for the prominent western portion – Golden to Sherbourne Road – which now sees more foot traffic due to the seasonal farmer’s market set up near the eastern edge.

The project has no firm budget or timeline, though any park improvements would likely be funded mainly through cash-in-lieu-of

parkland money. Hobbs said that individual improvements could implemented piecemeal over a period of time, unlike the major makeover of the more conventional Fisher Park earlier this year.

“If we start the consultation process now, I can get a project manager assigned to it,” said Hobbs, stressing that after the comment sheets from this meeting were com-

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Besides comment sheets, the meeting allowed residents the opportunity to write their thoughts on a translucent sheet laid over a map of the park, allowing them to pinpoint where they felt improvements should be made.’

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News - If a group of socially-minded entrepreneurs have their way, Hintonburg will see a new food option

coffeehouse and community space for cultural programming and workshops.

The co-op, incorporated earlier this year, would follow the model made popular in largely agricultural areas

added to their neighbourhood early next year.

The West End Well Co-op, slated for a storefront at 969 Wellington St. West, is being designed to offer locally-sourced organic food, a café,

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of the country by asking members to sign on to the business, which is managed by a board of directors. Bill Shields, one of the originators and a board member, said the group aims to boost food security in the area and increase Hintonburg’s grocery options.

“We plan to open in March, so we’re entering a major startup phase,” said Shields, adding they intend to work with other stores in the area to identify gaps in available produce and goods.

“There’s something of a food desert in Hintonburg. We want to work with the neighbourhood to build confidence (in us) having what they need between the four or five stores who sell food.”

The Wellington West building, located at Somerset Square, has already been purchased thanks to the financial contributions of private investors.

Calling it a “multiple stakeholder co-op,” even the farmers who supply the goods would have a voice on the member-elected board.

While the co-op aims to make a profit in order to pay its staff and bills and sustain the operation as a whole, Shields said that “no individual gets rich doing this.”

Because members are part owners of the co-op, a legislated portion of profits at year’s end can be returned to investors, while the rest can be reinvested in the co-op’s future and upkeep.

In addition to 140 square metres of retail space, the building would house a 30-seat café and second-floor space that can be booked by the community.

Take-home prepared meals would be offered via the building’s kitchen, which will be manned by chef Jacqueline Jolliffe of Stone Soup Foodworks, who operates a food truck in Ottawa (and will prepare food for the truck from this site).

Food co-ops have become more organized in recent years, while making inroads into urban centres. The Ontario Natural Food Co-operative was founded in 1976, while a subsidiary - Local Organic Food Co-operatives was created in Ontario in 2009 to create collaborative networks between local co-ops.

Shields said the West-End Well already has chosen farms from which to source from and would seek out others to meet demands for particular produce or products.

“All of the things we want to offer may not be available locally,” said Shields. “If so, we will try to find them as close to the community as possible, and continue to look as local as possible.”

Besides diversifying the local food base in Hintonburg, Shields said the co-op aims to promote local artistic and cultural talent through its community space. A program is being developed to facilitate this.

With food security being a big issue with the co-op’s organizers, they plan to reach out to community groups and agencies to figure out the best way to get fresh, nutritious produce into the hands of those who can least afford it.

Lots of work lies ahead in the next several months, said Shields, but the group is prepared for a long haul.

“It’s going to be challenging. It’s going to take time to figure out and will take time to evolve,” said Shields, adding that the co-op network serves as an inspiration, as “they’ve been at this longer than us.”

Anyone interested in learning more information and having the opportunity to interact with the co-op’s organizers can come to information meetings scheduled for Oct. 17 and 19.

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Man killed in Bank Street collision Ottawa police and SIU investigators probe the scene of a fatal vehicle collision at Bank and Laurier streets on the morning of Oct. 2. Police have charged the driver of a Honda Civic with impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide a breath sample following the early-morning collision. The crash occurred when the Honda, travelling westbound at a high rate of speed on Laurier, collided with a Kia Rondo travelling south on Bank Street. The occupant of the Kia, identified as 54-year-old Alain Seguin, died in hospital following ther crash.

News - Homelessness is no laughing matter, but the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa is hoping humour can be put to good use eradicating it.

The service organization’s sixth annual Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Night, planned for Oct. 25, will see all proceeds going towards the Multifaith Housing Initiative. The organization provides affordable housing or supports to Ottawa residents who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Currently, the initiative is in the midst of a $500,000 capital campaign dubbed A Place to Call Home, which aims to add 25 new units to its inventory and take 40 to 60 more people

off the streets.

“There really is a crisis out there,” said Kathy Jones, president of the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West. “There are 1,200 individuals who sleep on the streets every night in Ottawa and 200 of them are family members. Imagine a child who wants to go to school, but doesn’t have an address.”

The issue of homelessness has seen heightened awareness recently, but the available public funds are not enough to put a stop to the problem. That leaves individuals, non-profit agencies and service clubs to attempt to fill in the gaps.

While the annual comedy night usually brings in $4,000 to $5,000 after expenses, Jones said she wished more could be raised to stem the tide of

homelessness. The laughterfilled fundraiser sees three professional comedians – all regulars at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club – entertain crowds at the Ron Kolbus-Lakeside Centre in Britannia Park. A cash bar and gourmet pizza from the Newport Restaurant will provide fuel for attendees.

Unlike the jokes tossed about on HBO specials, Jones said the humour at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Night is familyfriendly. ‘It’s good – it’s still really funny,” said Jones, adding, “You have to be really talented to pull that off.”

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News - If you have an old, unwanted firearm collecting

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The program runs from Oct. 7 to 20.

Pixels for Pistols was created in 2008 and has since been implemented in several Canadian cities. The program offers limited immunity to possession offences – such as an unlicensed person having a relative’s hand-me-down rifle or shotgun in the home – but does not include offences attached to a particular person or firearm (such as the commission of a crime).

By calling a special number, an individual can have an officer pick up the unwanted firearm for disposal, then receive a voucher for an Olympus VG160 digital camera and a Henry’s School of Imaging course.

The value of the compensation is listed at $175.

“This program is providing a way for people to hand over unwanted guns that exist in our community … that are at risk of being used in crimes,” said police services board chairman Coun. Eli- El-Chantiry.

“In Ontario, there were 36 more firearms reported stolen in 2012 than in 2011. Also in Ontario, 918 firearms were reported stolen in 2012, 94 per cent of which were long guns.

Potentially, these firearms can end up in the hands of criminals.”

Old 12-gauge shotguns and .22 rifles might seem unsuitable for the purposes of crime, but many models can be cut down to create a more concealable weapon.

Compensation under the program only applies to operational firearms, but the police will also accept ammunition, pellet guns and replica firearms

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Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau announced the Pixels for Pistols gun amnesty campaign on the morning of Oct. 4. for disposal. The vouchers for the camera and course will be sent via registered mail within four to six weeks.

“The Pixels for Pistols program have been successfully implemented in Toronto, Halifax and Winnipeg,” said police Chief Charles Bordeleau.

“These guns can be an inheritance from a relative, an old hunting rifle or a souvenir that has been around an elderly person’s home.”

Residents won’t need to worry about facing possession charges, said Bordeleau, stressing that the public should not enter police stations – or Henry’s locations – with a firearm, but instead call or email to arrange a pickup.

“We don’t think that criminals will be using this program to hand guns in,” added Bordeleau.

Ian Landy, president and CEO of Henry’s, said the program was created in the wake

of an armed robbery of one of their Toronto locations. That first amnesty program, held in Toronto, resulted in the recovery of 1,897 firearms and 58,000 rounds of ammunition.

Landy said the program doesn’t infringe upon legal firearm owners’ rights, nor that of the firearm industry and is free of ideology.

During a press conference announcing the program, Staff Sgt. Mark Patterson from the police department’s guns and gangs unit, wasn’t able to provide statistics for how many stolen long guns in Ontario have been used in the commission of crimes.

“In our jurisdiction here in Ottawa, we recovered six last year, which had been stolen in Ontario,” said Patterson.

The number to call if you wish to partake in the program is 613-236-1222, ext. 7300, or one can email pixelsforpistols@ottawapolice.ca.

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Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement executive director Aran O’Carroll speaks at the launch of the On the Move campaign, held at the Canadian Museum of Nature on Oct. 2. In partnership with The Royal Canadian Geographic Society, the CBFA is taking a giant map of Canada crosscountry to educate youth on the complex makeup of the Canada’s boreal forest.

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News - For many living in Canada’s major cities, the boreal forest represents a faraway land only seen on nature documentaries.

The reality is that Canada’s boreal forest is the country’s largest ecosystem, stretching between both coasts and boasting a strong presence in all provinces and territories except Nunavut. The partners who make up the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement now want the public to know of the ecological and economic benefits of the area, launching their On the Move campaign at the Canadian Museum of Nature on Oct. 2.

The agreement, signed in 2010 by 21 Canadian forest product companies and seven environmental organizations, was created to satisfy the needs of the forest industry and its contribution

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“I think that the agreement that is proposed here can only come to something good in the end,” Bernard said. “Any agreement between industry and those of us who want to conserve the resources we have…can only come to a good end in my mind.”

Partnering with the CBFA on the campaign is the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, which brought a room-sized map of Canada to illustrate the extent of the Boreal Forest and the resources and geographic features it contains. Children’s programming has been created to go along with the map.

“Absolutely delighted to partner with CBFA on this campaign … our goal is to inform adults and educate youth,” said John Geiger, chief executive officer of the society.

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While the CBFA is still in its infancy, it has already achieved some successes.

In June, 2012, signatories to the CBFA agreed to secure a three-million hectare parcel of land in northeast Ontario to conserve boreal woodland caribou while maintaining forestry jobs in the region. Of the land, 835,000 hectares will remain free of forestry practices, with sustainable forestry practices allowed in the remaining 2.2 million hectares.

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Getting groups whose goals seem mutually exclusive to reach a compromise was no small task, but a necessary one in order to achieve results on both fronts and end the string of contentious battles and deadlocks surrounding the issue.

“I believe the work being done under the CBFA works to break down outmoded barriers – the paradigm of the environment versus the economy no longer applies,” said the agreement’s executive director, Aran O’Carroll.

“The On the Move campaign … will help to highlight the achievements of the CBFA and set the stage for what we anticipate will be a busy year ahead.”

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Towers get strong reaction at Hintonburg meeting Proposal will add to Parkdale woes: residents Steph Willems steph.willemns@metroland.com

News - A development proposed for a jumble of lots on the southwest corner of Scott Street and Parkdale Avenue would put too many people and cars onto a notorious roadway, say nearby residents.

An Oct. 2 meeting between Hintonburg and West Wellington residents and the staff and consultants of Richcraft Homes was civil, but opposition toward the proposed 32- and 28- storey, mixed-use towers was clear. The zoning bylaw amendment covers properties on Scott Street, Parkdale Avenue and Bullman Street.

Despite Richcraft’s assertion that the company remains involved in the Scott Street community design plan process that’s currently underway, the site’s location - on Parkdale Avenue, where traffic is frequently ground to a halt – intensified questions regarding the limits of density.

The Scott Street CDP overview calls for higher density near Tunney’s Pasture transit station and the site is one of the few that could accommodate the added density, said Ted Fobert of Fotenn Consultants.

“We appreciate that this site is surrounded by lower-profile buildings, which is part of the challenge,” said Fobert, adding that Richcraft is not trying to “get ahead” of the CDP process, nor would the results of the CDP be meaningless.

“I’m not holding my breath that we’re going to see a lot of redevelopment at Tunney’s Pasture, as there have been five previous plans for that,” he said.

“Our concern is that the en-

tire Mechanicsville community (to the northeast of the site) is all low-profile in nature, and their plans want to preserve that as much as possible. There are very limited development opportunities to intensify around that station … to ensure that the transit system is financially viable.”

Fobert said the feedback collected would be flowing back to the developer following the meeting.

While the two towers would rise from a four-storey podium, would be located just 280 metres from the Transitway station and would contain a large amount of retail (including the possibility of a much-desired grocery store), the project’s 470 vehicle spaces and 499 residential units seemed in excess of what the CDP group was likely to allow, said Hintonburg Community Association president Jeff Leiper. “(This) seems out of synch with resident’s expectations of what the CDP is likely to support,” said Leiper. The fact Richcraft is proposing the buildings shows that this is their desired outcome, he said.

“I’m cynical that if the CDP supports something in the area of 10 to 20 storeys, they won’t revamp their plans to reflect those CDP recommendations.

If the city was to reject any proposal that doesn’t work with the CDP, we think the builders have every intention of going to the (Ontario Municipal Board).”

A possible grocery store was something many residents in that area want and if built, would serve those living in Mechanicsville as well.

However, accessing the store – proposed for the base of the

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32-storey tower -- left some people queasy.

“Creating an extra 288 vehicle trips in the morning and afternoon rush hour is really dangerous,” stated Chris Burke.

“How will the city make the (Parkdale/Scott) intersection safe for pedestrians? It’s great having a grocery store … but when cars see a break in traffic (at that intersection), they go.”

Earlier, a resident stated that drivers waiting to turn onto Scott or Wellington from Parkdale “could write their memoirs out longhand” while they idled motionless.

Gord Scobie of Delcan Consultants had earlier said the development would produce 120 to 150 new vehicle trips during morning and evening peak times.

“The number of parking spots doesn’t necessarily mean the number of cars,” he added, stating that a number were reserved for visitors and retail use. The number of residential spots would amount to 0.5 spaces for every unit.

Ron Jack, also of Delcan, admitted that the traffic that exists on Parkdale now “is the best it’s ever going to be,” adding that if residents living in the development found they could save time and hassle by biking or taking transit at certain times of day, human nature would compel them to change their ways.

Jack said that a northbound left-turn lane could be added to a widened Parkdale as part of the development.

While a planning committee date for the Richcraft project is not known at this time, the Scott Street CDP process is expected to wrap up in December of this year, with the zoning amendments needed to implement the plan to be approved by the city at a later date.

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EDITORIAL

Let’s talk about death

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udging by the sad state of our province’s palliative care system, it’s time to have a conversation about death.

The statistics are frightening. According to the Canadian Palliative Care Association, most Canadians would prefer to die in a home-based setting, yet nearly 75 per cent of all deaths occur in a hospital.

Only 16 to 36 per cent of Canadians have access to hospice palliative care depending on where they live.

The situation will only become worse over time, with the seniors’ population expected to double by 2036. Meanwhile, people are living longer, giving them time to develop more chronic diseases.

Unfortunately, Ontario’s residential hospices are struggling to stay afloat, with a funding model that relies primarily on charitable donations.

The Ontario government only started providing financial support for hospices during the past decade, leaving the responsibility of keeping them running to volunteers and community groups.

After sustained lobbying from palliative care agencies, the federal government finally took action, providing $3 million in one-time funding for the Canadian Palliative Care Association to develop a plan to deliver quality end-of-life care across the country.

The 2012-15 initiative advises provincial govern-

ments to have a clear policy on palliative care that promotes access and integrated delivery of services together with the necessary funding.

But based on a recent interview with Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews, we’re not confident that approach is even on her radar. The minister was recently in town for the opening of the Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre, promoting it as a way to provide less-costly and sometimes more appropriate options for expectant mothers.

But when asked if she saw a parallel with using a similar cost-efficient model to offer non-medical care at a hospice, Matthews said she’d “have to think about that a little bit,� adding hospices will always be partially funded by communities, because it’s the communities who want them there.

But the minister is not the only one guilty of avoiding a serious conversation about death.

We all need to start talking about the state of our province’s palliative care system and the options available for quality palliative care.

Individually, everyone should prepare an advance care plan, directing their care in the event of a lifethreatening illness. Collectively, we must force this on the legislative agenda at Queen’s Park.

As it stands, today is not a good day to die.

COLUMN

Things that go beep in the night

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omething went beep beep beep at 5:30 in the morning. Just loud enough to wake me up, not loud enough to wake up the whole neighbourhood.

It kept going beep beep beep for it seemed like 10 minutes. Could have been a truck backing up, but what truck backs up continuously for 10 minutes?

The first thought was that it was the sound of an electronic device wanting something.

Electronic devices are very needy. If their batteries sink below a certain level, they start going beep, no matter what time it is. Then you have to remember whether the phone or the camera or whatever is in somebody’s purse or somebody’s jacket pocket or under a seat cushion somewhere.

But it was none of those things. It was something outside. Or maybe in the garage.

There was equipment left in the back yard for some work going on. Maybe a piece of that equipment needed something. But there was no beeping in the garage and nothing in the backyard. It was somewhere in the neighbourhood, but no idea where.

By the time I got back to bed, it had stopped. I’ll never know what it was. Don’t think it was a car alarm. Remember when

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Maybe they just make little beeps like the ones I was hearing.

Trying then to get back to sleep, I pondered not only the neediness but the stupidity, and perhaps even perversity of our electronic devices.

Long before the first cellphone was invented, Woody Allen had a stand-up routine about his war with the machines he owned.

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up and he attacked it in a rage. Two days later, he was in an elevator, which asked him for his floor. He said 16. The elevator said: “Are you the guy that hit the television set?�

Then the elevator took him up and down fast between floors and let him off in the basement.

Most of our machines are not that mean.

Although I have a printer that demands to be realigned when it doesn’t need it.

If I were Woody Allen I would have a little talk with it and tell it that it’s printing just fine the way it is. But I know there’s no reasoning with it, so I go through the whole realigning drill, which is time-consuming and inconvenient.

The thing is, the printer is too stupid to know it doesn’t need realigning. The manufacturers probably thought the printer is really smart, because it can send me messages. But if the messages are wrong, what’s so smart about that?

The same with those things that go beep beep beep. Children make noises when they need something but, except for the very young ones, they know it’s more effective to make noise when their parents are awake.

Not so for cellphones, cameras and whatever that other beeping thing was. If machines

were really so smart, they’d know when people are sleeping.

The fault is ours, of course. We, the technology-obsessed people of the world, taught machines to make noises, to send error messages, to demand upgrades. And if we don’t obey, they make our lives miserable. Which forces us to buy newer machines.

The only possible solution is to turn them off whenever possible. You know they don’t like that because they’re always asking us to confirm that we want to do it. And there may well be a punishment down the road. But at least it stops the beeping for awhile.

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Aiming to change 76,000 lives To the editor, United Way Ottawa set an objective this year to change the lives of more than 76,000 people in our community by raising the $21 million needed to achieve this. Yes, it is true that $21 million is less than $30 million. However, comparing these two fundraising goals is like comparing apples and oranges.

In the past, United Way set a fundraising goal based on how much we thought we could raise. This goal included the donations we hoped to attract to the work of United Way and the donations we collect on behalf of other registered charities.

This year’s goal is much different.

Last year, donors contributed $16.8 million to United Way to advance our community’s priority goals. This year, we aim to raise $21 million, a goal for which we can be transparent, accountable and demonstrate results.

Three years ago, through research and consultations, United Way defined the needs in our community and established priority goals for our work with others. These goals included helping more children and youth to succeed in school, ensuring more seniors can continue to live in their own homes and helping more of our neighbours facing a crisis in their lives to access the support they need.

Since then, United Way has

invested donor dollars in programs and initiatives that are linked to these goals. Today, based on the reports of our partners and our own ongoing research, we can show our donors that their donations produce results.

We are proud of these results.

Here’s one result. Research shows that one in five children in Ottawa live in poverty and many don’t have access to after-school homework support, recreation and social programs.

Last year, we invested almost $1.8 million in 23 front-line programs that directly helped more than 9,100 children and their families. Reports about the children and youth in one homework club supported through donations to United Way show that two-thirds are doing better in school.

We want our donors to know that their gifts to United Way are making our community measurably better.

We also want them to know that with more donations, we can help more people to the benefit of everyone in our community. That’s why we introduced a different kind of goal this year. It’s often challenging and complex to explain change and our intention this year is to tell a much simpler story. Join us.

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What’s diminishing your productivity?

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onday morning, I sat down at the desk in my home office. As I lowered myself into the chair, my elbow bumped something sticking out of the bookshelf.

A dictionary fell on my head – and a condom fell out of it.

It was pretty clear what the universe was trying to tell me – my office had become out-of-control untidy.

Everywhere we turn these days we find tips on increasing our productivity – both personally and professionally. But one thing that diminishes our productivity subtly is our physical environment.

As organizations move toward open-concept offices, employees have to figure out how to filter out not just their own mess, but that of other colleagues as well. Organizations – like the federal government’s Workplace 2.0 – see open-concept as a boon financially. This is based on the idea that cubicles are cheaper than walls and that, theoretically, people can do their jobs anywhere – but these modern companies may actually be losing money on the productivity side.

Journalist Annie Paul Murphy, who publishes a monthly electronic newsletter on psychology and human behaviour, points to a number of studies that tell us open-concept workspaces actually make us work

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“Research shows that the ceaseless hubbub can actually undermine our motivation,” writes Paul.

She points to a study recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. In the study, a group of 40 clerical workers were divided into two groups. The first group was exposed to three hours of low-intensity noise, while the others were given a quiet work environment. At the end of the period, all the women were asked to figure out a series of puzzles – puzzles that, actually, had no solution. The women who had worked in the noisy environment gave up early. The ones that had worked in quiet persisted with the problem-solving.

Open-concept can also inhibit productive communication. Paul notes that, while open-concept workspaces are designed to increase communication between employees, a lot of it is just unproductive gossip that was once confined to the water cooler. Studies show that people

are less likely to make important calls under the watchful eyes of colleagues, preferring instead to take a walk with their cell phones when it’s convenient or foregoing the call entirely. And for managers, openconcept can be a nightmare.

“I have no private space to coach or discipline my employees,” said one manager in social services.

“If I need to have a meeting with a staff member, I have to book a conference room,” said another government manager. “These are designed with open-concept in mind, too, so everyone walking by can see us conversing in the fish bowl.”

As a writer, I’ve never been one of these hip coffee-shop groupies. In order to get anything done, I need a quiet space. The ideal writing time for me is in the early morning. If I’ve had a good night sleep, I have many ideas stewing in my brain in the early hours and I’m unlikely to be interrupted by anyone at 5 a.m.

Meanwhile, however, I’ve got to clean my office. Boxes stacked in the corner, paper covering every surface and my bulletin board with five-year-old data on it? These “things” are like people chattering at me all day long.

I’ll let you know how I get on with the clean-up. In the meantime, you may want to find yourself a clean, quiet place to get that project done.

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Dying for dignity

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The way forward Ontario is on the cusp of a revolution in the way the province offers palliative care, but the plan hinges on government support Metroland East Special Report

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ntario’s palliative care agencies offer a chilling prognosis for the decades to come.

With a seniors’ population predicted to double in size by 2036, and a funding model for residential hospice care that relies primarily on charitable donations, the system just isn’t sustainable, say palliative care experts.

Canadians are living longer, giving them more time to develop chronic illnesses.

The health-care system can also expect to encounter a growing number of patients with unpredictable life spans as a result of an increase in cases of dementias such as Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

“Unless something is done in the next few years, we’re going to be in a crisis situation on a number of fronts including palliative care and Alzheimer’s and other dementias and just physical space for treatment of the Baby Boom generation,” said Christine Elliott, Ontario Progressive Conservative health critic.

“We need to start planning seriously now, because this is happening in the next three to five years,” she added. “We’re going to have to start to deal with it as boomers hit 65 and start having more complicated health problems.”

Meanwhile, only 16 to 36 per cent of Canadians have access to hospice palliative care and end-of-life services, according to the Canadian Palliative Care Association, depending on where they live. Three-quarters of all deaths occur in hospital, even though most Canadians would prefer to die at home.

The provincial government has failed to properly fund residential hospices, said France Gélinas, the Ontario NDP health critic. Many are forced to come up with more than half of their operating costs through charitable donations and fundraising drives.

“Except for hands-on care, the Ministry of Health has not paid for hospices, so the hospices are on the hook for everything,” she said. “Fundamentally something is wrong – we don’t ask any other part of the healthcare system to fundraise their operations. Why do we ask hospices to do that?”

Hospice palliative care is a priority for the Ontario government, said provincial Health Minister Deb Matthews.

But she was vague concerning the ministry’s current and future plans, adding that it wasn’t long ago that hospices received no funding at all.

“When George Smitherman was minister he announced some funding.

I recently announced we would cover the nursing care in hospices,” she said.

“So we have come from zero to 50 per cent, or whatever the number is, in a very short period of time.”

The provincial government started providing funding for hospices in 2006.

TIGHT BUDGET

The Ontario government’s action plan on palliative care must recognize both the growing seniors’ demographic and the province’s tight fiscal situation, Matthews said.

“We know we’re not going to have a whole lot more money,” she said. “Our government is committed to keep increasing the health-care budget, but at

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Experts in palliative and end-of-life care are looking ahead to a time when all Canadians can access quality care in their final days, and have the opportunity to choose where they die.

DYING FOR DIGNITY A three-part series about hospice palliative care in Ottawa Part 3: Palliative-care experts press governments to support a move to integrated end-of-life care. nothing like the past years.”

In 2011, the ministry asked the local health networks to agree to a partnership to increase access to hospice and palliative care by: • Improving the co-ordination of services • Monitoring care to ensure effective use of resources • Providing fair access to hospices across the province • Improving palliative care at longterm care homes and hospitals • Providing care using an inter-disciplinary team and setting standards for end-of-life care The partnership agreement also recommends the provincial government draft a policy statement support-

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of Canadians aged 15 years and older provide care to a family member or friend Source: Statistics Canada 2012 General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care Receiving

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ing consistent palliative care planning across every region.

“So, within basically the same envelope, we have to transform how we deliver care,” said Matthews. “One of those things ... is improving options for palliative care.”

One option is reallocating money from hospitals to residential hospice care.

Liberal Senator Sharon Carstairs, who founded and chairs the Canadian Virtual Hospice, said receiving palliative care at a hospital or long-term care facility is the most expensive form of delivery.

“You want to avoid sending someone to a hospital setting if you possibly can. But at the same time you

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need a hospital setting,” she said. “It’s turf war. It’s about moving the dollars out of the hospital system and into the community.”

By funding more hospice beds, the province can reduce the burden on hospitals’ emergency rooms and acute care beds, according to a report published in 2009 by the Hospice Association of Ontario’s Residential Hospice Working Group.

An acute care bed in an Ontario city costs an average of $850 per day, nearly twice the amount charged by a hospice for a residential bed: $439 per day.

Using a 10-bed hospice model, this would free up $1.5 million annually in health care spending, according to the hospice working group.

But this money does not represent dollar-for-dollar savings, said Rick Firth, director of Hospice Palliative Care Ontario.

“We’re decreasing the cost of care for the individual and we’re freeing up beds in the hospital for them to use for other priorities,” he said, adding it’s about providing appropriate care for the patient.

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Moving forward, the province needs to set a funding target of 80 per cent for residential hospices, he said, as well as improve access to hospice in rural communities.

Célestin Abedi, executive director of the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program, an advisory group for the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, is hoping to convince the LHIN to change the funding formula for hospices.

“If we would like hospice to play a bigger role in the health-care system, it is not correct to ask them to fundraise for 60 per cent of the budget to do that,” he said.

“In the rural regions, where you almost don’t have any capacity for fundraising, you cannot give them a bed and say, ‘fundraise for 50 or 60 per cent of that money,’ knowing that they don’t have that capacity.”

Hospices already supplement their operations with an army of volunteers. More than 600 people donate their time to Hospice Care Ottawa to keep its services afloat.

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The Champlain LHIN is now looking at how much money goes into palliative care in hospices and in the region. Its strategic plan identifies palliative care as one of the health network’s priorities for 2013-16.

MOVING FORWARD

A big part of the solution to Ontario’s palliative puzzle lies in the integration of services, say palliative care experts.

“Integration is key,” said Firth. “It’s a trend in most of the western world in order to contain health-care costs.”

After years of advocating for improved access to hospice by the Quality End of Life Care Coalition of Canada, the message finally resonated with the federal government.

In 2012, the Canadian Palliative

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here’s a lesson for palliative care professionals in the way Roger’s House helps dying children.

“Truly, the model we have for pediatrics would be the gold standard for adults,” said nurse Marion Rattray, manager of Roger’s House.

One of only four hospices of its kind in Canada, Roger’s House provides eight beds and a home-like environment for families whose children are terminally ill.

Respite care, pain-management consultations and other types of ongoing interventions are more necessary for young patients at the end of life, Rattray said.

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program aims to help patients and caregivers create a palliative care plan that starts long before the patient is in the final days of life.

“The one thing about the Ottawa program is that the community has come together and (is) talking together about integration of services,” said Kitchen Clarke.

Other examples of cities offering innovative and integrated programs include Edmonton, which has a regional palliative care program that offers 57 hospice beds located in three different areas in the city, as well as an intensive palliative care hospital unit.

Staff at Victoria Hospice, located in Laura Mueller/Metroland the capital of British Columbia, conLeanne Kitchen Clarke, project manager on The Way Forward, says sult with hospitals and health facilities throughout the region, and help access to palliative care is a key part of solving the puzzle. family doctors and home care teams provide care for patients dying in their • Monitor the palliative care system homes.

Care Association received $3 million “There are pockets across the counto conduct a three-year national study to make sure it’s working The Way Forward also recom- try,” said Kitchen Clarke. “But that’s looking to develop a plan to deliver quality end-of-life care across the mends creating strong links between just it. It’s happening in pockets.” hospitals, long-term care homes, famThe Way Forward aims to connect country.

The 2012-15 initiative, titled The ily doctors, hospices and other pallia- all the dots.

“That’s where Ottawa can help Way Forward National Framework: tive care providers.

It also offers guidelines for fam- show others the good steps in the right A Roadmap for the Integrated Palliative Approach to Care, is looking ily doctors, long-term care homes, as direction,” she said.

Meanwhile, individuals can take to provide a best practices guide for well as acute and home care.

For more information read the full steps towards dying with dignity government, care providers and palthrough advance care planning. liative care agencies for the decades report online at hpcintegration.ca.

The report recommends regional “These are not conversations peoto come.

Halfway through preparing The program planners develop special- ple want to have, but they are also Way Forward report, project manager ized inter-professional palliative-care conversations people should have all Leanne Kitchen Clarke said the group teams – groups composed of, for ex- along the way,” said Kitchen Clarke, has found access to palliative care is a ample, a community nurse, a special- adding that they don’t have to wait ized nurse, a program co-ordinator until someone is nearing the end of key part of the solution.

A draft version of the study, re- and a psycho-social support worker. It their life.

“It’s a tough conversation to have, leased in the spring, calls on federal also suggests the creation of a central phone number to allow virtual access but it needs to happen.” and provincial governments to: Kitchen Clarke said The Way For• Establish palliative care policies to palliative care services.

“Right now we have small little ward project is trying to change how for all care settings and providers • Create laws and regulations to en- hospitals that will say, ‘We have a health care agencies treat life-limiting sure all palliative and end-of-life care palliative care consult team,’ and it’s illnesses and encourage Canadians to a nurse that’s done one hour of train- think more about hospice palliative agencies follow those policies • Create guidelines and standards ing,” said Lynn Kachuik, a nurse care and advance care planning.

“More people need to know about of care that reflect the needs of spe- specializing in palliative care at the cific populations, for example, rural Ottawa Hospital. “Well, that’s not a it, more people need to be thinking consult team.” about it, more people need to be talkversus urban patients ing about good quality hospice pal• Compensate doctors for the time liative care,” she said. “We can only required to provide integrated care AHEAD OF THE GAME move forward together if we under• Create seamless care transitions for people when they move to a differThe push for the integration of pal- stand what’s happening.” ent health care setting, for example by liative care services is already being providing electronic medical records felt in communities across Canada, Special report by Michelle Nash, Jessica Cunha, Laura Mueller, Blair • Teach the integrated approach to including the nation’s capital. all health care providers The Champlain LHIN’s regional Edwards and Emma Jackson

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Lessons from Roger’s House usually a more complex challenge than providing the same care for dying adults. Children receiving palliative-care are more often stricken by multiple, complex genetic conditions that leave the child with very high care needs.

“We need to be connected to a tertiary care hospital,” said Lloyd Cowin, executive director of Roger’s House. “That’s critical.”

That need reinforces the link between the hospital’s palliative care team and the hospice – something that differentiates it from hospices that serve adults.

Those lessons could be translated into adult care settings by having medical teams extend palliative care

outside hospitals, she said.

“You’d have a palliative care team in hospital, but that team would also outreach into the community, into the hospices,” Rattray said.

Many hospices are affiliated with hospitals and palliative-care experts who work in a medical setting, said Cowin, but that interdependency is more vital in pediatric palliative care.

One of the big secrets of its success is co-location – the house sits on what was a small sliver of spare land at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Being located on the same site means doctors and nurses from the hospital’s palliative care team help oversee care at Roger’s House.

“It’s very unique,” said Cowin.

“It’s a big reason for our success.”

The labour-intensive youth hospice model works simply because it serves a smaller proportion of palliative patients, Rattray said, making it possible for Roger’s House and CHEO to invest the resources needed to provide that high level of care.

Creating a connection with families and the children themselves helps ensure the patient receives the type of care that’s best for them during the entire course of their illness, Rattray said.

“The beauty of it is if we are consulted early in the illness trajectory we are able to help them all the way through,” she said.

That’s the type of foresight – referred to in the medical community as “advanced care planning” – that palliative-care professionals say would help ensure patients get the care they need – and not treatment they don’t want. It would also reduce the burden of dying adults on hospitals.

The key is to let the patient and his or her symptoms dictate what time of treatment or care is needed, Rattray said.

“In medical schools and in nursing school, basically you’re taught to fix. And we are such a death-denying society that we have to fix.

We just have to fix this. And some things we can’t.”

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News - When Denis Trottier started to feel sick, he said there were days when he couldn’t find the energy to get out of his car and go into the office.

“I would sit in my car and literally cry for hours, telling myself that today I was going to make it,” Trottier said.

The partner at KPMG, a tax audit and advisory company, said he felt if he told his fellow business partners, he would lose his job -- but that was not the case.

“They wouldn’t let me go, they supported me,” he said.

Trottier sought help, and with the support of his family and staff, doctors and councillors at the Royal, he said he got better, but life remains a battle.

And because of this battle, Trottier said he hopes that one day people will feel free to talk about mental health illnesses as easily as they

can talk about having cancer.

He added that ultimately, he would like every workplace to have a designated mental health care worker, much like a designated first aid certified employee.

“Think about it: when is the last time we just handed out a Band-Aid?” Trottier asked.

On Oct. 1, hundreds gathered at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre to hear Trottier’s story and to discuss mental health illnesses in the workplace at the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health’s sixth annual Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast.

“In my 27 year career, by far the toughest thing I have ever done is to do this today,” Trottier said.

Over the course of the last five years, the Royal’s foundation has raised $2 million for the cause, helping increase research and support for mental ill individuals.

The breakfast featured other emotional stories from people living with a mental

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Denis Trottier recounts his battle with mental illness at the Royal’s sixth annual Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast. health illness, including CTV anchor Graham Richardson’s recount of living with a family member battling the illness.

“What if there was no fear, no fear of stigma, no fear of institution, what if there were no voices in her head,” Richardson said. “It’s been nearly 40 years, my brother and I don’t think its possible, but what if?”

Trottier and Richardson asked those in attendance to

help support the Royal’s initiative to raise money for research and patient care.

The breakfast aimed to raise thousands of dollars, asking people to make multiyear donations.

According to the foundation, donations have already helped: • Established a professional development endowment fund for nurses; • Supported world-class re-

searchers in finding causes and treatment for some of the most prevalent mental illnesses today including Alzheimer’s disease, depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; • Purchased special beds for patients in the geriatric psychiatry program that help to reduce the number of patients who fall out of bed and ensure a higher level of comfort for our frailest patients; • Funded an occupational

therapy program that teaches patients how to develop a website. This provides not only an opportunity for self expression, but also the development of technology skills that are transferrable to the working world; • Funded a family resource centre in Brockville to provide families and patients with learning tools to help them manage life with mental illness.

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New co-op looks to ease funeral financial burden Michelle Nash

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News - People living in the Ottawa now have an affordable funeral option thanks to the region’s first funeral co-operative.

The doors officially opened for the Funeral Co-operative of Ottawa on Oct. 2. The co-op, located across from Beechwood Cemetery, on St. Lau-

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“It’s not geared to make a profit, but to pass savings along to members,” said the co-op’s president, Mark Goldblatt.

He said the idea has been in the making for the past four years and he is happy that this day has finally come.

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will respond, members are ultimately in charge,” Goldblatt said.

The co-op already has 550 members -- people who signed on before there was a viable business plan, which the president said, was not an easy task.

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Membership costs a onetime fee of $20 and offers a 10 per cent discount on any of the services.

The co-operative is also open to the public, offering funeral services at cost, meaning people looking for an affordable funeral could get something like a casket for as little as $50.

That’s a far cry from the $6,000 board member Beverlee McIntosh said she paid when her husband died last year.

“I wish there was this service for me. I felt alienated by the whole process when my husband passed,” she said. “I felt more like if they could sell more to me, the better.”

McIntosh said she is happy to know that other grieving families now have another option.

“It’s a time when you are just saying to yourself, ‘let’s

get through this,’” McIntosh said. “At other funeral homes, they are trying to make a profit.

Here you have a compassionate funeral director and you know it’s not based on profit.

The family has control.”

McIntosh said she feels this co-operative is bringing the funeral service back to a community level. Making it about a celebration of the family, not about feeling guilty for what the price of an urn is.

“For my husband, I picked what I thought was the most beautiful urn and I was told it was the cheapest one,” she said. “It made me feel guilty, like I wasn’t doing what’s best for my husband. I am happy here that is not the case.”

The funeral director, Stéphane Monpetit, McIntosh explained, will be paid by salary, not commission and the co-operative will offer a full range of services, from reduced costs of cremation, memorial gather-

ings at the Unitarian church, obituaries and online tributes as well as tools for estate settlement.

Services will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in both English and French.

Funding to start up this cooperative cost the organization $455,000 and was acquired through various funding arenas, including other Canadian co-operatives and private donations and grants.

According to the co-operative, such organizations have been in operation in Canada since the 1950s, with the first one being founded in Sudbury, Ont., in 1952. In Quebec and Prince Edward Island, the concept of a funeral cooperative is well established, with La Cooperative funeraire de l’Outaouais having 12,500 members and handles about 70 per cent of all funerals in the Outaouais region.

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Better lighting, benches, more trees, improved access points and a wider pathway featured prominently in the comments, while some felt the area close to Golden – which hosts the farmer’s market – should have a water feature as well as improved curbs and sidewalks. It was also suggested that a signalized crosswalk

should be placed to provide access to senior’s residences on the north side of Richmond Road. Hobbs admitted the current state of the Byron/Golden intersection “is terrible.”

Brian Seymour, who lives nearby and walks the pathway all the time, said better lighting would be a plus and that traffic calming should be implemented on Byron Avenue.

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Byron slowed down,” said Seymour. “Increasingly, it’s being used as a thoroughfare at rush hour.”

The meeting swerved to get the conversation started about the next phase of the park’s life. Hobbs said she plans to “run a survey through the whole area stating (existing) ideas and soliciting others,” once the current round of feedback is completed.

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Popcorn fundraiser helps youth learn life skills Community - Kids heading back to school, leaves changing colours and cooler evenings all mark the change in season.

But for Scouts Canada, the arrival of fall means it is time for children and youth to learn important life skills and strive

Canadian Citizenship Not For Sale Canadians know that it is an honour and a privilege to be a citizen of this country. That is why our government continues to take action against those who lie, cheat and scam the system by fraudulently obtaining citizenship or permanent residence status in Canada.

In December 2011, under the leadership of former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney, our government launched an aggressive initiative to target these fraudsters and send a message that Canadians citizenship is not for sale. At the time, it was revealed that nearly 6,500 people from over 100 countries were being investigated for lying about their presence in Canada in order to maintain status as a permanent resident, or in order to become a citizen. In September 2012, the number of investigations rose to nearly 11,000.

In the past year, there has been an increase of approximately another 1800 investigations and our government has revoked citizenship from 27 people who obtained it illegally. This is a huge increase when you look at history. From 1976 until 2011, only 60 citizenships were revoked.

In May of this year, former CIC Minister Kenney announced that a former citizenship judge, an immigration consultant and an employee of the accused consultant had all been arrested by the RCMP and charged as part of a citizenship fraud investigation.

More recently, the new CIC Minister, Chris Alexander, congratulated the RCMP on charging Basem Farid Awaad of Nova Scotia. Awaad was charged with two counts of Counseling Misrepresentation and two counts of False Representation. Awaad will appear in court on December 5, 2013.

These fraudsters hurt everyone. By illegally obtaining permanent residence or citizenship, these people have access to taxpayer-funded social benefits including health care and education. This means that honest Canadians have to pay more out of their own pockets to subsidize these scammers.

Our government is committed to maintaining a system of immigration which attracts the world’s best and brightest. By also cracking down on those who try to abuse our generosity, we can ensure the long-term prosperity of our great nation.

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he big wood barrel had been scrubbed with hot soapy water and a brush and put outside on the back stoop to dry in the sun.

It would take days for it to be as dry as a bone and if the sky looked like a drop of rain might come down, the barrel was rolled into the summer kitchen until the threat was over. Dozens of big fat cabbages were already in the summer kitchen on a table Father had put together by putting three wide planks on two saw-horses. A new bag of coarse salt had been bought at Briscoe’s General Store. We were ready.

This would be a Saturday night when there would be no going off to a house party or having neighbours in for a game of cards. This night would be reserved for making sauerkraut and the whole family would be doing the job.

I had mixed feelings about the night we made the sauerkraut. Certainly the whole family was working together brought me special joy, but being the youngest of the five children my job was menial at best. All I was allowed to do

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories was bring in more cabbages from the summer kitchen as they were needed.

The old pine table had been stripped of its well-worn red and white oilcloth and the wood scrubbed clean by my sister Audrey. All the chairs and benches had been moved back to the wall – there would be no sitting that night.

Hands had been scrubbed with a brush and hot soapy water and both Father and Mother wore long white aprons for the job.

When the work-night started, on the table close to one end was the cabbage slicer. Father said it had been made by his great-great grandfather when he settled in Northcote generations ago.

It looked like a long narrow wood box with no lid. In the bottom of the box was a sharp blade that Father said could be

deadly if you accidentally ran your hand over it.

The well-scrubbed barrel had been rolled into the kitchen right after supper and it sat close to the table at one end. Straddling the barrel was the wood box with the deadly blade which also, of course, had been scrubbed within an inch of its life. Now it was time to bring in the cabbages from the summer kitchen. Not all at once – they were kept out as long as possible, so that when they were finally shredded they would still be well chilled from being outside of the steaming hot kitchen.

That’s when I figured into the picture. It was my job to bring in the cabbages when Father said he was ready for another one. This meant I was constantly running back and forth – inside, outside. But back in those days, a young

daughter did exactly what she was told. There was no negotiating with a brother or sister to change jobs.

It was Emerson and Everett’s job to peel off the very top leaves of each head of cabbage. Beside the table were two huge baskets into which went the outer leafs.

They wouldn’t be tossed out in the back yard, where garbage was kept. No, these baskets of leaves would go to feed the pigs. This is where my youngest brother Earl came into the picture.

It was his job to tear down the discarded cabbage into smaller pieces. That way, Father said, it was easier to make the feed go farther when it was finally tossed out to the pigs, mixed with other slop.

Audrey sliced off the very end of the cabbage with a sharp butcher knife, and that too was tossed into the baskets by the table. Then that head was passed on to Father.

Father fed the head of cabbage into the wood box straddling the barrel, running it back and forth over the sharp blade, letting the finely shredded cabbage fall into the barrel. Mother used a block

of wood attached to a short pole and every so often Father stopped shedding as she gently packed down the cabbage.

Everything would come to a halt and with a measuring cup dipped into the bag of coarse salt, Mother would spread in a good amount.

For some reason I was never able to fathom, the number of shredded cabbages was always enough to exactly fill the barrel. The very top of the shredded cabbage got the final toss of coarse salt, then a well-scrubbed stone – the same one we used every year – was the last addition to the barrel. The stone would make sure the cabbage was well packed-down.

It took Father and three brothers to roll the barrel out to the summer kitchen. Of course the sauerkraut would not be ready to eat until it had been well fermented and was always best when the blasts of winter froze it solid. By then, which is something else I had trouble figuring out, the cabbage turned to sauerkraut and had settled down into the barrel. The amount was considerably less, I thought, than what had been put in that night in our kitchen.

For days afterwards, I would sneak a peek into the barrel and would be met with the sharp tang of the fermenting cabbage. I would have a feeling of contentment come over me, because now I knew, deep in that awful Depression, it didn’t matter how bad things got, we would at least have sauerkraut to put on the table.

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Easy Korean kimchi salad a unique, tasty side dish Lifestyle - This quick-pickled vegetable salad and fruit slaw skips prolonged fermentation traditional to pickled Korean kimchi. Serve with grilled meats and rice for a refreshing side dish that can be made up to one day ahead.

Preparation time: 20 minutes.

Serves four to six.

Ingredients

• 750 ml (3 cups) thinly sliced green cabbage • 250 ml (1 cup) thinly sliced carrot • 250 ml (1 cup) thinly sliced cucumber • 125 ml (1/2 cup) thinly sliced red or Daikon radishes • 1 firm pear, cored and slivered • 1 tart apple (such as Cortland), cored and diced • 1/2 red onion, slivered • 2 green onions, thinly sliced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 50 ml (1/4 cup) rice vinegar • 45 ml (3 tbsp) liquid honey • 15 ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil • 15 ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil • 10 ml (2 tsp) finely minced fresh

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Rebate controls reasonable: Watson Continued from page 1

That dropped to 33 per cent at the next election in 2003 with the introduction of the rebates and continued to fall to 21 per cent at the 2006 election.

The percentage of corporate contributions rose slightly to 24 per cent during the 2010 election.

But city council never identified a source for the funds used to pay out the rebates, so city staff dipped into the election reserve fund to pay out more than $667,000 in rebates since the city began offering the program.

Mayor Jim Watson put forward a motion to continue offering the rebates and direct staff to identify a funding course for council to approve as a budget pressure in the 2014 budget.

On Oct. 1, the finance and economic development committee also approved staffrecommended changes to

the formula used to dole out rebates: • Rebates will not be offered for donations of less than $25 (pervious limit was $50) • Donors of $25.01 to $100 will receive a 50 per cent rebate (previous rebate offered 75 per cent back from donations between $50 and $150) • Donors of $100.01 to $200 will get a $50 rebate plus 25 per cent of the amount by which the contribution exceeds $100 (previously, people who donated $150.01 to $300 received a rebate amounting to 75 per cent of the first $150 and 50 per cent of the remaining amount) • Donors of more than $200 will receive a flat $75 rebate (the program used to provide a rebate of $187.50 for donations of more than $300) The average contribution amount is $200, according to the city staff report. Corporate donors will not be eligible for rebates.

The changes are expected to reduce the cost of the rebate program from $500,000 to $285,000 – a reduction of $215,000. Adding an annual contribution of $71,250 to a new election rebate reserve fund should cover that cost, according to a staff report.

Watson said reasonable controls for rebates on larger donations and identifying a sustainable funding source made the changes a good idea.

The finance and economic development committee supported the changes on Oct., with dissent from Kanata South. Coun. Allan Hubley.

Council was set to get the final say on Oct. 9.

The city began offering municipal election rebates in 2002 after the federal and provincial governments rejected its request for income tax credits for donations. Alta Vista Coun. Peter Hume put forward the motion that originally created the program.

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Community - A small community room is bursting with noise.

Tables, chairs, and children from four years old to 18 fill the area. Some are working on conjugating French verbs, others a math problem but all are making their educational future stronger.

From 3 to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday, the Strathcona Community House operates as a homework club.

Over the course of any one of those evenings, the room will see at least 125 kids - from all communities in the city. All seeking help with their school work.

“My goal is to have the kids graduate high school to make a difference, and to make less crime,” said Ruweida Shire, the creator and director of the program.

The children call Shire auntie and parents praise her dedication to the club -- she volunteers her time. For the past six years she has been tutoring, mentoring and caring for each and every child that walks through the door.

“I feel proud,” Shire said.

“When I go home I am tired, but I tell myself, “No, I am not tired I am making a difference.’”

Shire has a few regular volunteers, as well as students from the University of Ottawa that help the children with their homework.

The program takes place throughout the school year and Shire also runs a summer camp.

Run out of the Ottawa Community Housing Strathcona Heights neighbourhood, the space is offered for free and other costs involved with running the club come from many sources.

The Ottawa Food Bank supplies the snacks and juice, the local community association and the area city councillor help out along with the occasional parent sends money with their child to help cover costs -- but even then the club has needs and Shire said its biggest need is for printer ink.

Recently set up with an Internet connection by community housing, the computer and printer used by the homework club are in use constantly.

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Tahmid Karim, Fares Dweiri and Abdigani Hussein join Ruweida Shire, second from left, each day at the Strathcona Heights Homework Club. the printer goes through ink cartridges every month.

“We used to get the ink from a donation, but that donation has stopped,” she said.

According to Shire, it doesn’t matter if the club receives money for the ink or ink itself the club would welcome

any help offered.

The director will be hitting the pavement to reach out to community partners, in hopes to find the money for the printer ink.

Every year, Shire said, she thinks she has enough money to run the club, but then more

children show up.

“The numbers grow every year,” she said. “On the first day this year we opened the door and there was a lineup.”

Abdigani Hussein started coming to the club when he was only in Grade 6. A new immigrant, Hussein didn’t know

how to speak English, but was already in an English-speaking school. He said the homework club not only helped him survive the year, but made him enjoy school.

“This was the only place I got help,” Hussein said. “At school there are too many kids; teachers don’t have the same amount of time to help you.”

Hussein said that his favourite part of the club is having the chance to understand what he is learning in class.

“Here they push you, they help you and make sure you know what you are learning,” he said.

Now in Grade 11, Hussein is looking forward to applying to university to study engineering. Shire said Hussein’s story is like many others and she loves knowing this club is helping these children get there.

“When I started this club, I had just five kids and three were mine. Within a month, there were 75 kids coming,” Shire said. “At first I was really surprised, but you know, if you offer good service, and you offer love and respect these kids can learn respect and the importance of what your community can do.”

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Sunday 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday October 13th.

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St. Timothyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church

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NOT YOUR AVERAGE ANGLICANS St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church 2112 Bel-Air Drive (613) 224 0526 Rector: Rev. Dr. Linda Privitera

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Bethany United Church

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Ottawa delegation ready to embark on China mission Sabine Gibbins

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News - The city’s largestever mission to China is set to take flight on Oct. 12.

Mayor Jim Watson will lead a delegation of representatives from Ottawa’s business, technology, tourism and education sectors on the trip.

The mayor introduced members of the delegation at C-COM Satellite Systems.

Inc., a south Ottawa based company and one of the partners on the mission on Oct. 7.

The company hopes the trip will help it to develop business relations for the export of their mobile antenna systems.

Ottawa signed its first sister-city agreement with Beijing in 1999, during Watson’s first term as mayor.

“Since that time we have worked diligently to build upon a special relationship,” he said.

They will also be travelling to Shanghai at the invitation of Canada’s consul general.

Walt Hutchings, managing director of investment and trade at Invest Ottawa, said the trip is an important business venture.

“(When you’re) doing business in China, it’s really important to have deadlines,” he said.

“It’s also really important to bring the right people to the table to get things done.”

Having the mayor at the table for business meetings is of the utmost importance, he said.

“When the mayor is there, and they want things to happen, they will,” he said.

“We can use the mayor’s presence to help move their transactions forward.”

China recognizes Ottawa as the leader in innovation in Canada, said Hutchings.

“Many of the cool new technologies that have been developed here are really needed in China,” he said.

“By working with the Chinese in these areas, we should be able to develop outcomes that are win-win for both China and Canada.”

Noah Buckley, president and CEO of Ottawa tourism, said the trip will help encourage tourism from China.

“We have had a fair amount of experience in China in the tourism sector and we’ve been quite heavily involved in Chi-

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Mayor Jim Watson is flanked by members of the delegation who will be joining him on a trip to China on Saturday, Oct 12. This trip will feature representatives from Ottawa’s business, technology, tourism, and education sectors. na in the last six years, on the tourism side,” he said.

Canada reached an important milestone about four years ago when it received an approved destination status for China, Buckley said.

“This makes it much easier for Chinese visitors to come to Canada, and with a population of 1.4 billion, one of the larg-

est international travel markets in the world, they automatically became a very important market for us,” he said.

“Since that time, doubledigit growth to Canada has come from a sourced market – China. China is growing at approximately 20 per cent in terms of visitation as a source market for not only Canada

but for Ottawa as well.”

To put that in a little bit of perspective, he pointed out that four years ago, China would have been the eighth most important offshore market for Canada, but now they have escalated up to number four.

He estimated they would move past Germany on the list

as early as next year.

Nearly 300,000 Chinese visit Canada every year, and 10 per cent stay in Ottawa.

Dana Borschewski, director of admissions at Elmwood School, said the private school recruits students from different countries around the world, and China is one they’ve been focusing on.

“International students really help to increase the diversity within our students’ population,” she said.

While in China, she will be meeting with parents, schools, and students, to identify more opportunities, as well as interviewing candidates who have already applied for admission.

Watson said this trip will focus on promoting several types of businesses in Ottawa.

“We are trying to broaden the base of delegates that are coming so that they can go and meet their purposes under the umbrella of the mayor,” he said.

“There’s no question, a more diverse delegation means that we have more people on the trip and it also means that we have an opportunity to help more companies.”

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Oct. 11-12

The Nepean Fine Arts League invites you to its bi-annual art exhibition and sale on Oct. 11 from 3 to 9 p.m. and Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Banquet Hall located at 1000 Byron Ave. Admission and parking are free.

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These sessions are easy-going, encouraging appreciation, not critiquing. A weekly theme helps provide stimulus. Join us to start writing the anecdotes of a joyous autobiography on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sessions run from Oct.

17 to Dec. 5 and include comfortable surroundings, time for chat and refreshments. For full information and registration call 613-695-0505 or email clderwent@gmail.com.

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Oct. 18

Artworkz Gallery will host a Pink Party and Breast Cancer Fundraiser on Oct. 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. Come out and support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Wear pink, enjoy a drink and view the spectacular pieces on display. Admission is free and proceeds from the cash bar will go to support the foundation. Artworkz is a new gallery located at 104-55 Murray St. in the Byward Market. It is a non-profit gallery that features a wide variety of artists.

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Ottawa’s premier chamber choir, Seventeen Voyces, presents Nosferatu, the 1922 silent classic directed by F.W. Murnau and starring the terrifying Max Schreck for a chilling prelude to Halloween.

The film will be presented on a giant screen accompanied by live choral music and organ virtuouso Matthew Larkin.

The screenings will take place on Oct. 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in the Glebe (130 Glebe Ave. near Bank St.) The cost is $25 for adults and $15 for students. Visit seventeenvoyces.ca for more information.

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An Irish social dance will take place on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church located at 7 Fairbairn St. The event is for couples or singles of all ages. No experience is needed and all dances will be taught. Admission is by donation and includes free munchies, tea, door prizes and dance lessons. For more information, call Brian at 613-523-9702 or email bmjarmstrong@hotmail. com.

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The Montfort parish garage sale will take place on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Saint-Louis-Marie-deMontfort Church located at 749 Trojan Ave., in the parish hall. For more information call the church office at 613-7492844.

Oct. 26

Woodroffe United Church’s fall bazaar will take place at 207 Woodroffe Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items available include china, books, bake table, silent auction, toys, flea market, jewelry, used furniture and much more. For more information, please contact the church at 613-722-9250.

The Friends of the Farm is holding a used book dropoff for our Used book sale fundraiser to be held in June.

No magazines, encyclopaedias, or text books please. The drop-off will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Building 72 at the Central Experimental Farm arboretum, located east off the Prince of Wales Drive roundabout. For more information, call 613-230-3276 or email info@friendsofthefarm. ca.

St. Matthias Church is holding its Fall Flea Market on Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event, taking place at 555 Parkdale Ave. will feature houshold articles, toys, jewelry, collectibles, books and good used clothing. For more information, call 613728-3996.

Oct. 27

All are invited to join Britannia United Church’s 140th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 10:15 a.m.

Sunday services on Oct. 13 and 20 will reflect the themes for the special anniversary morning service on Oct. 27.

Following the anniversary service, attendees are invited to watch a presentation high-

lighting Britannia’s church history.

Oct. 29

A lecture presenting an analysis and critique of the new militarism in Canada and the decline of the peacekeeping tradition, “War, Memory and Reaction: Reshaping History in Harper’s Canada,” will be presented by Ian McKay at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church at 30 Cleary Ave. A question-and-answer session and refreshments will follow the lecture. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call 613-725-1066.

Nov. 2

The Friends of the Farm is hosting a craft and bake featuring an incredible selection of items to choose from. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Building 72 at the Central Experimental Farm arboretum, located east off the Prince of Wales Drive roundabout. For more information, call 613-230-3276 or email info@friendsofthefarm. ca.

Parkdale United Church is holding its Yuletide Bazaar on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 429 Parkdale Ave. The event will feature baked goods, linens, jewelry, crafts and a silent auction. For information, call 613-728-8656.

Nov. 16

Visit the popular Holly and Lace Bazaar on Nov. 16 at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. The bazaar, taking place at 30 Cleary Ave. from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature a silent auction including valuable art, clothes, collectibles, a flea market and home-made lunch. Great deals on gently-used clothes, books, and timeless treasures. Visit firstunitarianottawa.ca for more information.

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Aries, patience is a virtue you possess, and you must make the most of your patient nature this week. Keep this in mind when dealing with family and coworkers.

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Cancer, you will be very content for the next few weeks. Enjoy these good times and invite those closest to you to enjoy them as well.

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Leo, your heightened sense of focus on a particular task has left you wondering how to proceed in another area of life. You may want to seek the advice of others.

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Virgo, you may be tempted to throw caution to the wind. While that may make for a memorable experience, it may not prove wise over the long haul.

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You could get caught up in a social whirlwind this week, Libra. Keep your feet on the ground or you may be swept away in all of the energy.

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Aquarius, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite possible you will not get much done this week, as you may be too busy encouraging others rather than focusing on your own needs.

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News - A new website launched by the city will help give residents ideas and tools for how to make their neighbourhoods more liveable.

The Neighbourhood toolkit, available at ottawa.ca by searching Neighbourhood Connection, offers tips and information about contacts and processes involved with planning a community-based project, engagement activity or event. The toolkit is aimed at helping groups facilitate volunteer-driven projects that make creative use of public space or contribute to making communities more vibrant places to live.

“People come to community projects at the neighbourhood level with varying capacities to take on projects,” said Julea Boswell, a city planner involved with the Neighbourhood Connection initiative.

“This can help zero in and fill in the blanks for experienced activists or (help people) start from the beginning.”

The website is meant to make the resources of the city planning department’s Neighbour-

hood Connection office available to groups in the more than 100 Ottawa neighbourhoods.

The office’s Better Neighbourhoods grant program can only serve about four communities each year, so the online toolkit is a way to extend the office’s resources into other communities, Boswell said.

The website toolkit is broken down into four sections the represent the four basic stages of a project’s lifecycle: Get Inspired, Get Started, Make it Happen and Project Wrap-up.

In addition to ideas, articles, tips and information on relevant bylaws, the site also has practical tools like checklists and a way to gain contacts for local media through the city’s media relations office.

Much of the information already existed on the city’s website, but now it’s gathered and linked in one spot to make it easier to find, Boswell said.

She also invited people to contact the Neighbourhood Connection office by emailing neighbourhoods@ottawa.ca with suggestions about other information or links that could be added to the site.

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Panda-monium Vincent Campbell, left, from Gatineau, carries the ball for the Ottawa Gee Gees during the return of the Panda Game, the local rivalry with the Carleton Ravens. The Gee Gees won the game 35-10 over the Ravens.

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News - After dreaming of an AA baseball team, Ottawa will instead be settling for the return of a Cam-Am league franchise in 2015.

City council balked at the proposed $40-million price tag of bringing a AA minor league, professional team to the Ottawa Baseball Stadium in Overbrook and asked staff to go

back to the drawing board. The only option that made financial sense is a $4.75-million contract with the low-level CanAm league, which fielded a team called the Ottawa Rapidz that lasted one unsuccessful year in 2008.

Mayor Jim Watson called the Can-Am proposal “a realistic and affordable plan” that is good for baseball fans and taxpayers.

“There is an opportunity to

put this facility to the use that was intended … and also open it up as a community space,” he said.

The main savings are in the cost to the city to fix up its Coventry Road stadium. While the minor league team would have needed to see $40 million in taxpayer-funded repairs and upgrades to the 20-year-old facility, the Can-Am league is comparatively a bargain, requiring about $750,000 in fixes

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The annual net cost for the city to operate the stadium will be $400,000, said city manager Kent Kirkpatrick, but that will rise to $650,000 by 2018.

Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley was the only member of the finance and economic development committee to vote against the deal during an Oct. 1 meeting.

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Community - Are you looking for an opportunity to put your environmental ideas into action?

The City of Ottawa is now

accepting applications for the 2013 community environmental projects grant program.

The program has funding available to community groups and non-profit organizations who want to undertake envi-

ronmental stewardship projects in the areas of improving storm water management, enhancing and protecting natural areas or reducing our environmental impact. Successful projects must be complete within one year of

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River Ward City Councillor @CouncillorMcRae For details on funding eligiConseillère, quartier Rivière bility criteria, the application process and an online application, visit ottawa.ca/cepgp or Happy Thanksgiving! contact Julia Robinson at 613My husband Paul and I wish you and your family a 580-2424, ext. 21609.

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Airport Parkway Pedestrian/ Cycling Bridge – October Update On October 4, 201, the Deputy City Manager of Planning and Infrastructure, Nancy Schepers, P.Eng., announced that construction of the bridge is temporarily suspended. This decision was made in response to design concerns that were raised by professional engineers as construction progressed over the summer. Specifically, the concerns are related to maintenance and the overall lifecycle of the bridge.

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This is an important connection in our community and as such, I have closely monitored progress on this project since the early planning stages. I too share the frustration and disappointment that many of you have expressed regarding the delays that have taken place with respect to this project. I want to assure you that I will continue advocating on your behalf to make certain that this project is built safely and to the highest quality standards.

Mayor Jim Watson invites you to an evening of safe Halloween fun in support of the Ottawa Food Bank’s Baby Supply Cupboard.

Saturday, October 26, 2013 – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Trick or treat with the Mayor and your favourite costumed River Ward City characters in Jean Pigott Place and enjoy classic Halloween movies in Andrew S. Haydon Hall. The fun continues outside on Marion Dewar Plaza where you can decorate your very own miniature pumpkin and enjoy horse-drawn wagon F A Lrides.

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• Canada’s “Maple Leaf” flag was first flown on

I have asked the Deputy City Manager to conduct an independent, third party review of this project.

Elected officials, due to their governance roles, place trust in professionals to design and build important community projects. This trust extends to those persons who we are privileged and honoured to represent. I want to ensure that City staff, and the external contractor, designer and consultants are Councillor • Conseillère, held accountable for their respective rolesquartier and legal responsibilities. I also want stringent processes put in place to prevent this situation from happening again.

The third party independent review will look at every step of this project. While this review is underway, the City has hired Delcan Corporation to examine the design and construction elements to date. Delcan will Ward Cit River identify any necessary design modifications required Please join me in the celebrating our to complete bridge and the Citymagnificent expects to receivecountry b the results of this review by mid-November 2013.

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TRANSIT PROJECT ASSESSMENT PROCESS Kanata North Transitway (Highway 417/March-Eagleson Interchange to North of Maxwell Bridge Road)

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News - The multi-use pathway near Hurdman Bridge will be closed for three weeks due to construction along Highway 417.

The closure, which includes both sides of the Rideau River, started on Oct. 7 and will remain closed for three weeks.

A marked detour will route both pedestrians and cyclists around the construction.

For cyclists and pedestrians travelling along the west side of the river, the detour will go through the University of Ottawa’s Lees Campus, across the Lees Avenue overpass and

The Project The City of Ottawa is proposing a new bus rapid transit (BRT) facility (approximately 6.25 km) along March Road between Highway 417/MarchEagleson interchange and Maxwell Bridge Road. This project will provide a connection to future east-west Transitway near Eagleson Interchange area and will help to improve transit service in the Kanata North area. Two park and ride lots are planned at Innovation Drive and at the northern terminus of the Transitway.

This project is in accordance with the 2008 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and supports the City of Ottawa’s transportation and growth management objectives by introducing high quality transit service in the area.

Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed according to the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08. As part of the Transit Project Assessment Process, an Environmental Project Report (EPR) was prepared to document the planned project, the anticipated environmental impacts and the proposed mitigation measures. Go to ottawa.ca/transitconnectstudy for more information.

along Robinson Avenue, back to the Rideau River.

For cyclists and pedestrians travelling on the east side of the river, there will be short and intermittent delays, from the times of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with an on-site flag person to direct traffic.

Part of the Highway 417 expansion project, which began in the spring, this project will add an additional lane in each direction of the highway between Nicholas Street and the Hwy 417/174 split.

The additional lane will be used for rapid transit during the 2015-18 construction of the Confederation Line.

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He questioned why the city is in the baseball business when it’s getting out of things like operating a municipal golf course and discontinuing the Nepean equestrian park.

During the meeting, councillors wanted to know what the $40 million would have included, but that information is secret because it’s part of Mandalay Baseball’s confidential bid the city rejected.

The city and many of its baseball fans had set their hopes on a team affiliated with the Blue Jays. Instead, Ottawa will get a franchise in a six-team league that is not affiliated with the major leagues.

The team will play 50 home games a season, leaving time for community events at the stadium, according to a city staff report.

Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans was critical of the plan and questioned why the city would tie its hands with a baseball contract just as the construction of light-rail near the stadium site could boost the property’s value for sale and redevelopment.

Watson said light rail provides an opportunity to give the stadium and baseball games an attendance a boost.

David Gourlay of Champions for Ottawa Baseball said the process of stirring up fan support and lobbying for a pro team has shown him that there are not enough financial resources or partnership opportunities right now to make a AA team

viable here.

“Yes, baseball belongs here and an affiliated team would be a good choice,” he said. “Clearly, we are not there now.”

Supporting baseball in Ottawa would have required city council to recognize its benefit and invest in it over the long term, which hasn’t happened, Gourlay said.

If the Can-Am experience goes well, it could pave the way for a higher-level team in the future, said College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who has long promoted baseball in the city.

Council’s other baseball champion, Orléans Coun. Bob Monette, said the contract guarantees there will be less loss to taxpayers and creates a foundation the city can build on.

The proposed contract with the league, which still needs council’s final approval, would give Can-Am a 10-year lease and two five-year options to renew.

It also recommends the city seek additional tenants, likely sports-related, to rent office space in the stadium.

Some councillors wondered whether that was enough of an out for the city in case a better team came along or it became obvious that selling and redeveloping the land would be more beneficial to the city.

Peter Bachelor, a well-known local high-school baseball coach and member of Friends of the Blue Jays Fan Association, advised the city

to partner with a company that has “deep pockets” and possibly sell the stadium.

That option isn’t on the table now because there is “no appetite” to see the facility torn down, the mayor said.

It would cost $367,000 in utility and minor maintenance costs to

keep the stadium sitting empty, city staff said.

The Can-Am League was originally established in Ontario and Upstate New York in 1936 and folded a number of times before restarting in 2005.

Nearby teams include Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City.

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City puts a stop to Hunt Club pedestrian bridge work Third party to conduct review after red flags raised over design Sabine Gibbins

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News - The city has ordered a halt to construction on the Airport Parkway pedestrian and cycling bridge after engineers raised concern over design features.

The municipality fired Genivar, the bridge’s original contractor on Sept. 5, and subsequently hired Delcan to review the existing work and plan design modifications.

The $6.9-million project includes the bridge, construction of an east-west pathway

between the Hunt Club community and the south east transitway, as well as the Sawmill Creek Constructed Wetland Pathway System.

City staff said they are concerned specifically about two parts of the bridge which could hinder its lifespan and maintenance.

Nancy Schepers, deputy city manager of planning and infrastructure, said it was her duty to put a stop to the work.

“I want to point out how important it is to finish this project, but it has to get to the highest quality standard and the

highest safety standard,” said Schepers, who is also a professional engineer, during a press conference held on Oct. 4.

The city has hired an independent, bridge engineering firm, Buckland and Taylor, to perform a third-party review of the project.

River ward Coun. Maria McRae said she felt the same frustration as her constituents over the two-year construction delay on the bridge, which was originally supposed to be built in 2011.

“The expectation was that this project would be com-

BUILDING A LIVEABLE OTTAWA 2031 Five-Year Review of the Official Plan Transportation Master Plan, Infrastructure Master Plan, Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and Ottawa Cycling Plan The Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031 initiative is the city-wide five year review of land use, transportation and infrastructure policies that make up the Official Plan (OP), Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Infrastructure Master Plan (IMP), Ottawa Cycling Plan (OCP) and Ottawa Pedestrian Plan (OPP) with an eye towards making Ottawa a more vibrant, healthy and sustainable city.

pleted, and to that end I have done everything I could do to keep updated about this project, and feel very supportive of our city staff in that regard,” said McRae, before stating she asked for Schepers’ feedback about completing a third-party review.

“This is a really important project to our city,” said McRae. “Not only is it important for pedestrian connection and a cycling connection between thousands of residents who live in Hunt Club to access the southeast transitway, to access the wetland pathways, but there’s also access to a very large shopping plaza where people work.”

The city will seek to recover costs, including but not limited to those related to any delays, claims, design review changes, and construction qualifications.

Genivar was awarded a contract to design the Airport Parkway bridge in 2010.

Construction started on July 6, 2011, and was supposed to finish on Oct. 31, 2011, but was extended to Nov. 28, due to concerns about the concrete.

“Nearly two years have

To find out more, drop-in any time between 4 to 8 p.m. at any one of the following information sessions:

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October 22

October 24

Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West Transit Routes 5, 6 14 and Transitway routes Kanata Recreation Centre 100 Walter Baker Transit Routes 96, 118 and 161 Walter Baker Sports Centre 100 Malvern Drive Transit Routes 170 and 173 Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex 1490 Youville Drive Transit Routes 31, 95 and 131

The review is focusing on the following subject areas: • City-wide intensification policies, including where tall buildings are permitted • Urban design and neighbourhood compatibility in urban, suburban and village contexts • Advancing transit-oriented development at rapid transit stations and along priority corridors • Developing a strategy for the City’s employment lands • Evaluating all of the City’s future pedestrian, cycling, transit and road infrastructure requirements and identifying transportation-related solutions and networks • Evaluating and identifying all major public water and wastewater needs, including stormwater management and water and wastewater services in rural areas, and • Assessing affordability and identifying priorities, including comprehensive implementation strategies The OP is being updated in accordance with the Ontario Planning Act. The TMP and IMP updates are being conducted in accordance with Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process, an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Go to ottawa.ca/liveableottawa and add your name to our mailing list for updates and to find out more about the project. If you have any questions, please phone 311 or send any comments you may have to planning@ottawa.ca

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passed since that time, and during which the concrete of the lower portion of the main tower was poured, subsequently demolished, and re-poured in October 2012,” said Schepers.

Other work for the project has been completed, including construction of the pathway and lighting, and general landscaping, as well as offsite work such as the bridge railings.

As construction progressed this summer, concerns were raised regarding the stay supporting system of the bridge and the constructability of the steel anchorage piece at the top of the tower.

“At that point, given the nature of the concerns that were raised, I was not prepared to move forward with these particular elements until I was satisfied that the concerns raised were either dismissed or, if validated, that they were corrected,” Schepers said.

Based on the concerns, Buckland and Taylor were called in to do a peer review at the end of August after Genivar refused to make any modifications.

McRae warned that as ward councillor, if she was not sat-

isfied with the review, and if there was any information lacking in the document, she would pursue a review by the auditor general.

In the meantime, Louis W. Bray Construction Ltd. has temporarily suspended any work on site.

It is possible Bray will continue with the construction after the peer review is complete.

McRae said the third-party review will also shed light on how the city got to this point.

Based on Buckland and Taylor’s recommendation, the city directed Genivar to initiate design modifications for the bridge.

The city reached an impasse with Genivar, and their services were terminated.

The city awarded a contract to Delcan to modify and assume full responsibility for the bridge design.

At the request of the councillor, the city will be initiating an independent, comprehensive third-party review of the entire bridge project and its findings will be reported back to the mayor and council, as well as the finance and economic development committee.

Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031 Release of the Transportation Master Plan, the Ottawa Cycling Plan and the Ottawa Pedestrian Plan What will Ottawa’s transportation network look like in the years to come? How will we move around the city on the bus, in our cars, on our bikes or on foot?

How does the way we move around our neighbourhoods fit in with the way the city will physically grow and develop as guided by our city’s updated Official Plan?

What can we afford to build and maintain?

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City staff will be available to discuss and explain proposed plans for the expansion of the city’s transit, road, cycling and pedestrian networks, as well as the proposed Official Plan and Infrastructure Master Plan policies to guide development in the urban, suburban, and rural areas of Ottawa.

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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.

Over the next few weeks, the City will be testing fire hydrants in the following neighbourhoods:

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Leslie Park Briar Green Redwood Qualicum Park Trend Village

For more information on what to do if you experience discoloured water and for daily updates on which streets will be affected, please visit our website at ottawa.ca/firehydrants. You can also call the water information line at 613-560-6089 or the City of Ottawa’s call centre at 3-1-1.

On Oct. 1, Hydro Ottawa and Christie Lake Kids celebrated the success of the first summer camp held at the Hydro Ottawa Sustainable Youth Leadership Centre, located at Belle Island on Christie Lake.

This innovative facility is the first and only program in Canada that provides disadvantaged youth with an opportunity to experience and learn about alternative energy while developing leadership skills.

The City would like to thank you in advance for your patience.

“Contributing to the well-being of our community has always been a part of Hydro Ottawa’s core mandate”, said Hydro Ottawa President and CEO Bryce Conrad. “The programs that Christie Lake Kids offers build character and provide youth with practical, hands-on experience.

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More than 300 children and youth from Ottawa are expected to visit the site each summer to explore alternative sources of energy and sustainable living.

“I think it’s important that kids can come to places like this because it gets them in touch with a different side of the world”, said Liam, a camper at Christie Lake Kids.

“The Hydro Ottawa Sustainable Youth Leadership Centre has provided a one of a kind opportunity for our youth to develop pro social skills, outdoor skills, and a lifelong passion for energy conservation and environmentalism”, said Carole Gagne-Ince, executive director of Christie Lake Kids. “What we’ve started, in partnership with Hydro Ottawa, has a really, really bright future.”

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Glebe BIA gets to work on branding Michelle Nash

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News - The Glebe Business Improvement Area is getting ready to unveil a new marketing strategy to help improve the profile of the neighbourhood shopping district.

The plans are still being kept under wraps, but co-chairman Gilbert Russell said the goal is to draw people from the community to shop along Bank Street.

“The retail landscape in Ottawa is shifting very dramatically and every neighbourhood needs to define why people should come and shop there, and we are doing the same thing here,” Russell said.

The branding, Russell said, will have the business association look at how the Glebe is perceived both positively and negatively.

Once the branding is revealed, he said the Glebe BIA will begin to host events based around the new marketing scheme.

Although the BIA started up in 2008, Russell said much of this branding work is what other business associations would have done in their early years, but for the Glebe, there were bigger fish to fry.

“We are a very young BIA, but no sooner than when we started we were fighting Lansdowne,” Russell said.

“We were basically born and then running a marathon. Now we are going back to the beginning and building our strategy.”

He said it could be a matter of months before the official branding is unveiled, but in the interim the BIA will continue with neighbourhood favourites, like the annual Glebe Spree.

In addition, Russell said the BIA needs to hire a new executive director.

Former director Christine Leadman left the BIA to head the just up the road to the Bank Street BIA in September.

Russell said the association had not been actively looking for a director until now, but regardless they have been receiving a number of resumes.

“There are people out there, talented people who want to work for us, so that is really exciting,” he said. “We should have some tough decisions ahead.”

The BIA has also been reaching out to the community, via the Glebe Community Association. Recently, Russell attended an Association meeting where he said participating in the association’s conversations offer benefits for both groups.

“This is our main market. These are our customers and I feel odd saying customers, because it goes beyond that,” Russell said. “In a specific way, we will help them to get known. I am happy I was there and I know we are going to keep going.”

Visit glebebia.com for more information about the organization or to receive updates about upcoming events.

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New plan for Vanier prompts major redevelopments Laura Mueller

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News - A plan aimed at kickstarting redevelopment in Vanier was already doing just that even before it was approved by city councillors.

On Sept. 24, the city’s planning committee approved a new plan for Vanier that allows for towers of up to 20 storeys at the east “gateway” into the community – the former Belisle Chevrolet-Cadillac site – and up to 28 storeys at the west “gateway” at Montreal and River Road – the Eastview plaza. Redevelopment plans for the Eastview site were submitted to the city just before the planning committee met, and during the meeting there was discussion about plans for the Belisle site coming to the city with six months.

The Official Plan for Vanier is one of the last plans to remain unchanged since the city amalgamated. The old plan encourages big-box style development, allows for buildings of up to 14 storeys in many places on Montreal Road and restricts the ability to mix residential units into commercial buildings, is something the

city now encourages.

The new plan would see Montreal Road redevelop mainly with six-storey buildings, stepping back to taller structures 30 metres back from the street in some places where larger lots allow. The plan calls for wider sidewalks and cycling infrastructure with a view to creating a traditional main street feel.

Mike Bulthius, president of the Vanier Community Association, said the neighbourhood is grateful for the city’s efforts to promote redevelopment.

“We see this as positive for Vanier’s renewal,” he said, adding that it aligns with the community association’s vision of complete community set within a larger city, with traditional main streets.

The “nagging fear” of spot rezonings, which are encouraged by the new plan, is an issue for the community association. He wanted assurances that the tall heights allowed art gateway sites won’t creep onto neighbouring properties or be allowed to rise up higher than the Official Plan defines.

The need for rezonings was purposefully built into the plan to allow the city to take advan-

tage of Section 37 community benefits payments from developers. The payments, made in exchange for more lenient zoning than current plans allow, would be put towards projects like streetscaping or other public benefits.

Carole Larose represented views expressed by a number of College Circle residents that the plan would allow for too much redevelopment at the east gateway site – the former Belisle car dealership at Montreal Road and St. Laurent Boulevard. She worried there wouldn’t be enough of a buffer for noise pollution between a new development and her home.

Osgoode Properties’ redevelopment of the aging Eastview Plaza site will “create a new identity for Vanier,” according to its proposal.

Three buildings are planning for the site – five-floor a retail-oriented plaza topped by a 11-storey commercial/ residential tower at the corner of Montreal Road and North River Road, a 24-storey condo tower on a five-storey podium at the corner of Selkirk and Montgomery streets and a another condo tower of the same

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The new Official Plan would allow for up to 28 storeys on the site.

The massive redevelopment would bring 600 new residential units to the area, along with 9,300 square metres of ground-floor retail and 10,200 square metres of commercial, office or condo space.

The main retail building and tower would be separated with

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Expanded landscaping on the pocket park at the corner and along North River Road will expand the green space on the site.

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Tremblay wouldn’t give much detail about the proposal other than that it features three tall buildings and would allow for “meaningful retail” at the ground level. The Official Plan update would allow for up to 20 storeys.

An application will be submitted within the next six months, Tremblay said.

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Three nights of fright coming to Watson’s Mill Emma Jackson

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News - Anne Currier’s ghost will be the least of visitors’ worries as zombies, witches, ghouls and goblins take over the historic Watson’s Mill in Manotick this Halloween season.

For three frightful nights in October, a labyrinth of dark deeds and evil scenes will thrill even the bravest souls who walk into the mill to face their uncertain future.

Bubbling cauldrons watched by the wartiest of witches will give way to a pantry of pickled body parts, creatures and other unidentified preserves. Guests should watch out for hungry zombies as they make their way to the torture chambers in the basement.

The ghoulish gathering begins Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. and continues each night until Saturday, Oct.

26 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.

Haunt Nights was created in partnership with the Manotick Village and Community Association, and Watson’s Mill education officer Cam Trueman hopes the new event will make the mill accessible to people who otherwise might not visit.

“I’d like to see about one person a minute, so about 200 or 300 people a night,” he said. “In time it will gain momentum and bring more people to the village.”

That could raise as much as $5,000 to support regular programming at the mill.

Trueman said he has wanted to create a haunted house like this since he started working at the mill.

“It’s fun,” he said. “It’s an excellent way to get youth involved at a place they normally might not visit.”

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“It’s all about engaging youth,” she said.

Maya Desrosiers, a Grade 11 student at St. Mark Catholic High School, said she volunteered because it sounded like a fun way to get involved.

“I don’t like to be scared, but to scare others is awesome,” she laughed.

Grade 10 student Tyler Whitteker said he is especially excited to spook people who aren’t paying attention.

His strategy will be “sneaking up to people in the darkness,” he said.

The MVCA will sell Halloween treats at the door and families are welcome to attend, although the haunted house is not recommended for children under 10.

For more information call 613692-6455. To volunteer in the haunted house email manotickyouth@rogers.com.

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News - Students from Henry Monro Public School ran for their lives as zombies – students from Gloucester High School – chased them during a unique event aimed at promoting running.

The event brought children from grades 6, 7 and 8 to the high school on Oct. 3 to participate in the Zombie Run. The event featured a two-kilometre obstacle course race, daring students to race to the finish line with their “lives” intact.

Gloucester’s cross country coach Jason Sinkus decided to host the event in an effort to promote the sport.

“What better way to enjoy running, when you are running for your lives?” Sinkus said.

The “zombies” were all members of the Gloucester cross country team who chased, grabbed and groaned at the students, attempting to turn the student into a zombie by grabbing a flag along their waists.

When Sinkus suggested the idea to his team, they all jumped at the chance and after looking at similar zombie run events, decided to build the course based on what they could find in the physical education department.

“They really let their creative juices flow, and I think it turned out really well,” he said.

The team played the part well, dressing up in torn clothing, stumbling and growling with blank stares.

Sinkus said the Orléans shop Halloween Alley helped out by getting the students zombie-ready.

Sinkus said he was impressed with how the younger students worked together to get pass the zombies.

“What I think a lot of people don’t realize is that cross country is a team sport, today, these kids are working as a team, this brings them together,” Sinkus said.

Sinkus said he sent the word out to the local public schools, hoping to garner interest in running early on in the students.

The coach said he sees this becoming an annual event and importantly, a Gloucester High School event.

“It’s just great to see them love running without even realizing it,” he said.

After the run, the Henry Monro students trained with the cross country team.

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Blake Nolan flees from a ‘zombie’ at Gloucester High School on Oct. 3. Nolan and his classmates from Henry Monro Public School participated in the unique zombie run event, featuring Gloucester cross country track team members chasing the younger students around an obstacle-laden course.

PET OF THE WEEK

Pet Adoptions Hoju (A159296) is a lovable, seven-year-old, neutered male dog who was surrendered to the Ottawa Humane Society by his owner and is now available for adoption.

He is a beautiful Siberian husky and border collie mix who isn’t looking to slow down any time soon and would love to find an active family with older children or teens to bring him on their outdoor adventures!

Hoju has a nice thick coat that will require regular brushing in order to reduce shedding.

Hoju has so much love to give and would like to be with his humans as often as possible! Are you looking for a partner in crime? Please consider adopting Hoju.

Hoju ID# A159296

Visit the oHS website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of all of the animals available for adoption. Stop by the Adoption Centre, weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Give a Dog a Home

Did you know October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month? At the Ottawa Humane Society, there are many dogs to choose from: from Chihuahuas to German shepherds, beagles to bull dogs, the Adoption Centre has dogs of all shapes, sizes, ages and breeds.

There are a few canine residents at the OHS who could use a second look from potential adopters. Senior dogs, for example, are eager to find new families to love. Did you know these dogs are often house- trained and have a

Do you think your pet is cute enough to be “THE PET OF THE WEEK”? Submit a picture and short biography of your pet to find out! Simply email to: cfoster@thenewsemc.ca attention “Pet of the Week”

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high-energy pup!

Every day, adoption counsellors at the OHS work hard to find the perfect match. Dogs at the OHS are all temperament-tested and have had their needs assessed by a dog behaviour specialist. In addition, they come spayed or neutered, microchipped, have been vet checked and come with six week of Petsecure insurance.

You can find information on all the dogs available for adoption ottawahumane.ca, or by visiting the shelter at 245 West Hunt Club Rd.

Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us: Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258 Time to make a grooming Ottawa West News EMC - Thursday, October 10, 2013 47 appointment 1010.R0012345832

Meet our master of the house, this is Mojo… you know when you humans say “this is a dog’s life”…well we Chihuahua’s mean business…there is no other way to live! At night I get a little chilled, and it is very hard for me to fall asleep, so I have my family well trained to make sure my needs are well met to give me a good nap and keep me warm…that is after I have feasted of course… And besides my family have to keep me in the lifestyle I have grown accustomed to…

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Mojo

good grasp on basic obedience?

Another set of long-term residents at the OHS are dogs with high energy levels, such as border collies, huskies, and boxers. These dogs make wonderful companions but need ample exercise and stimulation from their humans.

Like being outdoors? These dogs make the perfect pal for the adventurous! Sign up for agility or tracking with you local dog obedience schools; these are great bonding and stimulating activities – sure to wear out your

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