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Local response to a global issue Meet the director of Refugee 613

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Louisa Taylor is a communications consultant and former Ottawa Citizen journalist, who has written award-winning stories about immigration-related issues for most of her long career. She is now the director of Refugee 613, which coordinates our city’s response to the global refugee crisis.

Louisa’s journey from reporter to spokesperson for refugee-related issues was perhaps inevitable. In her early 20s, she spent some time in Tanzania, which sparked her curiosity about other cultures. “I had a window into what it’s like to start a new life in a new country,” she says.

She was able to use that unique perspective in her work as a journalist with the Ottawa Citizen,

which provided several outreach opportunities into Ottawa’s diverse immigrant cultures.

Louisa’s respectful and empathetic stories helped raise awareness about immigrant issues. She received a Canadian Medical Association Award for Excellence in Media in 2012 for her series “Unhealthy Welcome” on immigrant and refugee health.

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Coordinating a local response to the global refugee crisis Continued from page 1 Over the years, Louisa’s reporting on immigration, health, community, and international development appeared not only in the Ottawa Citizen, but also in the Toronto Star, The Economist, Themigrationist.net, and NewCanadianMedia.ca. She is also one of the co-founders and co-ordinators of The Travers Debates, which brings journalists and politicians together to support a foreign reporting fellowship. She recently created Datafest Ottawa, a hackathon to explore intersections between migration and new technology.

Louisa is honorary co-chair of Welcoming Ottawa Week, and serves on Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Advisory Committee on Social Innovation.

Louisa firmly believes in the value of welcoming immigrants and refugees.

“Ottawa needs more labour and skilled workers; that’s an easy business case. We want to have a strong socially cohesive community for decades to come.

We create that by how well we welcome new members; that’s our social case,” says Louisa.

She speaks of ongoing migrations into Ottawa, and the city’s refugee initiatives – Project 4000 for Vietnamese refugees, and the absorption of refugees from Kosovo and Somalia. To sum up,

“Immigration is creating the heritage of the future,” says Kitchissippi resident and director of Refugee 613, Louisa Taylor. Photo by Kate Settle

she echoes the views of an associate: “Immigration is creating the heritage of the future.”

With the impending arrival of Syrian refugees into Ottawa, several city organizations are ramping up their operations and working towards refugee sponsorship and resettlement. These include Kitchissippi United Church, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization, Catholic Centre for Immigrants, and the Ottawa Muslim Association.

Individual Ottawans are also sponsoring

refugees, volunteering time or skills, or donating to the cause.

Louisa and her associates realized that while people wanted to help, they often didn’t know where to look for information. To address this gap, she helped organize Refugee 613 with the support of Mayor Jim Watson and several partners.

Refugee 613 is a grassroots, non-partisan project and operates as a one-stop shop to collect and disseminate information about refugee resettlement efforts. It brings together settle-

ment agencies, sponsorship groups, immigration lawyers, local institutions, and volunteers to efficiently address refugee requirements.

Refugee 613 has three objectives: Co-ordination: Task forces have been convened for areas such as housing, furniture donation, mental health, education, etc. They speak to landlords, churches, doctors, and government agencies to assess current availability; identify gaps; and provide possible solutions.

Communication: Refugee 613 will facilitate communication between governmental and private agencies and the public.

For instance, a Sponsorship 101 workshop on November 23 at the Ottawa Mosque helped people through the details of sponsoring refugees privately. A Sponsorship 201 session will help groups that are already formed; details will be available soon at refugee613.ca. Ottawa

city councillors including Kitchissippi’s Jeff Leiper and Catherine McKenney of Somerset Ward are supporting these initiatives.

Inspiration: Louisa would like to energize more citizens to help spread the word, and to find creative solutions to some of the immediate issues facing the city’s plans to welcome Syrian refugees.

Louisa concedes that we don’t yet have concrete solutions for many immediate concerns relating to the expected refugee influx, but as she says, “We have to be ready.” She believes that Ottawans will come through for the Syrians, as they have many times in the past for other groups.

Louisa and Refugee 613 believe that by offering sanctuary to people fleeing the Syrian conflict, we will only enrich Ottawa, and contribute to the health and vitality of our city for generations to come.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HELP REFUGEE 613 Do you have spare office or warehouse space? Can you shelter a refugee family in your home while you are away for winter? Drive families to appointments? Teach English, French, or an employable skill? Louisa would like more people to register at refugee613.ca to keep abreast of developments and volunteer opportunities. Follow along on Facebook and @refugee613 on Twitter.

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In 1925, Alderman Gerald Sims pushed hard for the Board of Control to grade and improve Stonehurst Dump, to open an urgently needed playground on the space (it was common in this era to convert landfill sites to parks), and fought tirelessly for the required $1,800.

At the time, the St. Francis Municipal Association had proposed changing the name of Merton Street to Laroche Street, to honour Alderman Ernest Laroche, the longest continuously serving alderman on council. But there was hesitation to rename streets, and so it was Alderman Sims who suggested the new playground be named Laroche Park, which council approved.

Laroche had served as alderman for 19 years, and as Director of the Central Canada Exhibition. He’d opened a dry goods and merchant tailor shop in 1907, which he converted to the Elmdale Hotel in January of 1935, shortly before his death. He was described as “an inveterate smoker of cigars... a familiar figure around the old City Hall puffing a cigar, and with cane in hand, exchanging genial greetings with aldermanic colleagues and civic officials.”

On Saturday June 19, 1926, Laroche Park playground officially opened, with several hundred children and many politicians in attendance. A baseball diamond was the highlight of the new park, and that winter, Ottawa’s 19th skating rink opened. Over the coming years, large scale events were held at the park, including winter carnivals, summer sports days, and picnics hosted by the St. Francis Municipal Association. It also became one of the top locations for Ottawa sporting events, predominately baseball, hockey and lacrosse. A washroom hut was built at the corner where Slidell and Bayview meet (this remained until 2010, when the roundabout was con-

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Between 1929 and 1931, the septic tank was filled in and covered.

In the mid-1920s, Morris Zagerman opened a lumber and building materials yard on the north side of Bayview, and in 1933, made a trade with the City of Ottawa. He exchanged his yard (which later became City workshops, and is the future Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards) for what is now the Merkley Supply yard, slicing off the southern 200 feet of the Laroche Park property.

On January 24, 1934, there was an unfortunate accident at Laroche Park.

Five-year-old Evelyn Joy Williams lost an eye when she was kicked in the face by the skate of another child during a scuffle on the rink. The ensuing lawsuit ended up in Ontario Supreme Court.

In the 1940s, a proposal to open a new garbage dump on the opposite side of Bayview was voted down. An existing dump to the east was already concern enough for area mothers, who refused to allow their kids at Laroche Park due to “rats as large as puppies which ran across the playground.”

In 1946, the Kinsmen’s Club of Ottawa donated a wading pool and the City added lights and changing huts for skaters and hockey players. That November, elm saplings were planted around the border of the Park. Sadly, many of these great old trees were recently cut down.

In 1948, the park was expanded. Three new baseball diamonds were added to “create an ideal playground.”

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The community centre building was built in the early 50s, replacing the tiny original wood frame dressing room on the southeast corner of Stonehurst and Burnside.

In 1972, a 1,500 seat arena was slated to be built behind St. Francis d’Assise Church. Hintonburg residents fought against this location, while Mechanicsville residents campaigned equally as hard for the arena to be built at Laroche Park. The City deemed Laroche too small, and it was built instead at Canterbury Park. Consideration was also given to Laroche when locating a site for the Tom Brown Arena, which was built in 1977.

Laroche Park made the news in 1976 when studies showed that the park contained high concentrations of lead in the soil, posing a “marginally dangerous” health hazard. Consultants even recommended against it being used as a park, warning that children could become ill with lead poisoning if exposed to soil and dust over long periods of time. One suggested reason given for the high lead counts was the proximity of the Zagerman scrap metal storage yard at the south end of the property.

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If we conducted a survey in Ottawa of the number and age of volunteers working in various capacities across the city, what percentage would be seniors? Many seniors are busier than when they were working, but now, they can choose the type of work they want to do. What motivates a person to voluntarily give of their time?

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They are passionate about what they do. Ten Thousand Villages, established in 1946, is the largest and oldest fair trade organization in America.

Fair trade gives employment instead of charity. Store Manager Judy Lincoln explains how artisans from various countries receive half the cost of the order when it is made; the second half is paid when the shipment is sent.

“Volunteering doesn’t feel like work when you’re having fun,” say Jean Fritzlan and Janet Bruce, both long-term volunteers with Ten Thousand Villages. “We were here before MEC,” adds John Bell, a retired senior naval officer whose wife and he have been with the store since it opened in 1999.

John’s last posting in Victoria BC gave him the opportunity to volunteer with Global Villages.

“Most of the women there were Raging Grannies,” says John. Many of them had travelled the world. He recalls money being sent to a nun on an Indonesian island who used those funds to buy sewing machines and start a community business.

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House – has volunteered all her life, in hospitals and art galleries. “As soon as I walked in the door, there was something so appealing about it.

It’s not just the look of the store, but the products are so lovely,” says Janet.

“I’ve never, ever been more appreciated for giving my time than right here,” she says. She came to the Westboro store 13 years ago with no retail experience. Today she is 79. “Computers and cash registers scare you half to death,” she says, adding that she has had some wonderful support along the way.

Manager Judy Lincoln has a background in international development. She volunteered with the downtown store before she became a paid staff member in Westboro.

“The best part of my day is working with volunteers,” she says.

Her biggest motivation is getting to work with a different volunteer each day. “Sometimes I’m able to teach them something, but most of the time I learn from them. I’m surrounded by people who really want to be here.”

Kathy Neufeld, volunteer assistant manager and former high-tech worker, has been with the store for over 25 years. Kathy volunteers a

day and a half a week and does the finances for the store.

Karmen Walther returned in 2015 and is one of the younger volunteers, currently looking for work while gaining experience. “The older volunteers often show the younger ones how to deal with the public.

The younger volunteers teach social media to older volunteers – the store has a Facebook page and Twitter account,” says Judy.

Fritzlan, native to Westboro and former music teacher, enjoys meeting people in the neighbourhood. She thinks it’s important to give back to her community and to look at the larger community.

“We are becoming a global village,” she says, “We need to help people who live in countries where there is no social safety net.”

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Friends, family, all ages, meet annually and eagerly line up for the opening of the Fall Fair at the Unitarian Church in the Kitchissippi ward. Located close to the Ottawa River, on Cleary Ave., Saturday, November 18, 2015 was the 35th anniversary of the Fall Fair. 350 people lined up and waited for doors to open at 9:30 a.m.

What originally started as a modest endeavour, the fair now

requires 400 volunteers working together for a full week to pull it off.

Proceeds from the annual sale go toward approximately 8% of the church’s overall annual budget, making it possible for the church to support many social justice initiatives such as donations to the food bank, the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and currently, the sponsorship of at least one Syrian refugee family.

On the big day the 16, 000 square foot church was transformed into a

market, selling one-of-a-kind items, anything from diamond rings at the silent auction, designer labels in the Boutique, books, jewelry, stamps and coins, to Indian food in the downstairs International Café.

Donations are gratefully received from congregants, their friends and family, and anyone looking to downsize or clean out their homes.

Check out some photos from this year’s event on the web version of this story at Kitchissippi.com.

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Lighting up the big screen A Q&A with musician and motivational speaker, Peter Joynt KT: You made headlines a few years ago with your Ottawa anthem Capcity and since then you’ve also been a speaker at local elementary schools with the Majic 100 No More Bullies tour. We want to learn more about your latest project with the Ottawa Senators, but maybe you can provide us with a bit of backstory about your relationship with the Sens to start things off. Because this is not the first video you’ve done for them, right? Can you tell us how this all began?

Peter Joynt: This is it is my third song for the Ottawa Senators organization, and in my opinion, it’s my best yet. It all started back in 2011 when I released Capcity. That song landed me on the front page of the Ottawa Citizen. The next day I was contacted by the Senators’ Director of Game Entertainment, Glen Gower, to whom I owe so much for my current success. He said he loved the positive nature of my song and wondered if I could write a Sens version. I was in! Not only was this a big step for me as an artist, but I’m also a HUGE Sens fan. I wrote the song and cut the video myself. They played it at every Sens home game during the 2011-2012 season. I even did a Playoff version for their run in 2012. It was such a thrill for me to work with the Sens and be featured so prominently at games and in the community.

That year remains one of the best in my life. I had a song with the Sens, I won the car in Tim Horton’s RRROLLUP contest and I got married to my unbelievable wife, Marj.

The next year was the NHL lockout (2012-2013). I wasn’t expecting a callback from the Sens. But sure enough, when it was determined that the lockout was going to end, I was asked to write another song. Ready for More played at all the home

games, and I got to perform it at a couple of functions, like the Sens Soiree.

My contact at the Sens, Glen Gower, moved on from the organization to start a new career and I was left to my own devices for the 2013-2014 NHL season.

But at the same time, my school appearances were ramping up. (I speak regularly at schools about stuttering, rapping, and resiliency). This activity, and a new anti-bullying video (What I Do), caught the eye of Sens PA Announcer and Radio Host, Stuntman Stu. Stu and the gang from Majic100 invited me to join their #NoMoreBullies tour.

Eventually Stu started pestering the new Director of Game Entertainment, and said “You HAVE TO get Peter Joynt back to do another song.” Sure enough, I got a message asking for a song for the upcoming season.

I knew I wanted to make the song dynamic and incorporate students from the schools I speak at. So for the following two #NoMoreBullies school visits, I recorded a gym full of kids yelling “Go Sens Go,” which was worked into the song. I submitted it with a pitch video, and they loved it.

It’s played on the big screen at every home game just before the players skate out of the tunnel and between the 3rd and Overtime when games go into OT. I never thought my run with the Sens would last this long. So I’m enjoying every minute of it.

It’s such a thrill to be involved with my favourite hockey team.

KT: Can you describe your work process, for all of the aspiring artists out there?

PJ: I’ve been writing rhymes for about 15 years. In that time, I’ve honed my skills and my writing process quite a bit.

Usually, I start with a topic, and try to think of clever rhymes on

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Once I have a pile of rhymes to work with, I start stringing them together. It’s like a big puzzle, where each line has to flow into the next. That’s from a breathing and rhythm perspective and from a content perspective.

It has to sound like they were all written in the same sitting. Flow is so important when writing hip-hop.

You usually end up with tons of leftover rhymes that didn’t quite fit in the song. I then save them for future songs. I likely have about 50 pages of rhymes that were never used. These often come in handy for future songs.

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I then reach out to get help mixing and mastering the final product.

KT: You are so well known for your previous work. Did you feel any extra pressure during the creative process this time around?

PJ: I try not to think about past work when I’m writing a new song – other than to use it as a reference point for improvement. I always want to make a song better than the last, so I push myself to try new things, and get better with each song.

But at the end of the day, if something new doesn’t fit or doesn’t feel right, I don’t force it. I think people like my songs because of my content and my flow, so I always try to move forward with that in mind.

With This Is It, I wrestled with the song a lot. I changed a bunch of parts before I was happy enough to submit it.

Certain days, I didn’t like it at all, which is a point I reach quite often with my projects. Artists in

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general are always so sensitive about their work. You have good days and bad days, but then (hopefully) it all clicks. I got the song to a point where I wanted others to hear it. The feedback I received was really promising and enough for me to say “This Is IT!” KT: How does it feel to have your music and video in front of so many people in such a big way?

PJ: It sounds cheesy, but it’s a dream come true for me. Every artist or musician dreams of “making it big,” or achieving some sort of success. I would say those same people have an understanding of how hard it really is to achieve that.

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While Kitchissippi is slowly reviving its holiday traditions, the Cube Gallery is busy hosting its eleventh annual Christmas showing: Great BIG Smalls XI. This diverse collection, on display from November 24 to January 3, will feature over two hundred 12”x12” canvases from 53 different artists.

Great BIG Smalls XI will mark the Cube Gallery’s tenth year of operation, having opened their doors in 2005.

The Great BIG Smalls focus on small works is unique in Ottawa and creates an environment that is welcoming to firsttime art buyers as well as veteran collectors. By avoiding the logistics of framing and transporting large canvas works (and the subsequent costs), this small canvas showing remains feasible for those who have the interest but may not have either the finances or space to dedicate to larger purchases.

Clare Brennan, local artist and participant in

Great BIG Smalls, says “people see this as an opportunity to pick up things that they haven’t been able to in the past.”

Furthermore, with holidays on the way, an event like this is “just a good idea,” says Cube Gallery owner Don Monet.

“People come in with their sweethearts, then they’ll leave, and about two minutes later they’ll pop their heads in and say, “Could you put a red dot on that painting for me?’”

Don reminisces.

According to Don, patrons should expect variety when they visit.

“I have eclectic tastes; I like everything,” he explains. “That’s what I think you’re going to see in this show. You’ll see the gambit from flowers and still-life to portraiture to abstract and photography...

From heavy hitters who are hanging in the National Gallery to people who are really just painting on the weekends.”

Lindsay Watson, another participating artist, says this kind of variety can make for an odd hodge-podge if a gallery isn’t careful, but she

Laroche Park Continued from page 5 two and adding lighting.

In 1989, Bayview nearly became the location of Ottawa’s new baseball stadium, plans for which included the paving over of Laroche Park to create a parking lot. Council voted this down, and ultimately built it on Coventry Road.

In the 1990s, the wading pool was replaced by a splash pad, and in 2010 the Parkdale Park gazebo was moved to Laroche.

Of course an article on the history of the park must include Tom Brown and his nephew Keith Brown. Tom helped form the first Laroche community association

isn’t worried when it comes to the Cube Gallery.

“As an artist, when you are showing, you want your work to look good,” she explained. “You want the people setting it up to be mindful of that, and Don is very good at [arranging an attractive and unified display].”

With the vernissage lined up for November 26, both artists and patrons are beginning feel the excitement leading up to the event.

“It’s funny,” adds Claire. “It is the Great BIG Smalls, but it’s big. It’s energetic... Even though people are just picking up small pieces, it’s always a huge event!”

If being part of the action (and the complimentary hot cider) isn’t enough, think of the Great BIG Smalls as the perfect chance to support one of Kitchissippi’s longstanding independent businesses during the holiday season, not to mention a number of local artists as well.

For more information about the show go to cubegallery.ca.

in 1932, established the Minor Hockey Association, and, until his death, was involved in coaching and mentoring the area children and managing the park, just as Keith continues to do today.

Through the twists and turns of history, Laroche Park has emerged as the cornerstone of the Mechanicsville community. It holds an increasingly diverse and exciting future; and we look forward to seeing what’s next.

Dave Allston publishes a popular blog called The Kitchissippi Museum (kitchissippimuseum.blogspot.ca). Do you have early memories of Laroche Park to share?

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First Draft is In Pencil Author Kevin Dooley puts time, energy into work

Local author, musician, and community activist Kevin Dooley with his most recent novel, “A Dog’s Breakfast” at the book’s launch November 8, at Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Pub on Wellington West. Photo by Lorrie Marlow

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Most of us have by now seen sad images of a 3-year-old boy on a beach in Turkey – sad, harsh images not easily forgotten. And while some of our Honourable Members rail about the existence of dreadful bogey men and what the government must and must not do, ordinary Canadians are busy dealing with the realities at hand.

Concerned residents from all Kitchissippi neighbourhoods are collaborating with organizations from across the city in response to the needs of Syrian refugees. Listed below, are some of our neighbourhood organizations which people of conscience can get involved with to help.

First United Church 347 Richmond Road Ottawa ON K2A 0E7 Canada tel: 613-232-1016 FirstUnitedChurchOttawa.org Contact: Brian Cornelius - minister

Family Services of Ottawa 312 Parkdale Ave Ottawa, Ontario Tel: 613-725-3601 FamilyServicesOttawa.org Contact: Andrea Gardner - Asst. Exec. Dir.

First Unitarian Congregation 30 Cleary Ave., Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1 tel: 613-725-1066 FirstUnitarianOttawa.ca

Kitchissippi United Church 630 Island Park Drive Ottawa, ON K1Y 0B7 Tel: 613-722-7254 KitchissippiUC.com

Ottawa Centre Refugee Action, based in the Glebe, is also receiving inquiries from our neighbourhoods. They can be contacted online at refugeeaction.ca

By Pat MacLeod Kevin Dooley’s fourth published novel, A Dog’s Breakfast, is a surreal fiction based on family and social experience and one that encompasses Irish racial memory.

His hero, Tommy Brennan, is himself the dog’s breakfast of the title. Tommy is built on Dooley’s own memories and life experience and on those alone, would have a whale of a tale to tell if Dooley’s involvement in his community and its history is any indication.

Dooley was named Irish Person of the Year in 2015, and received an award presented on behalf of the Irish Society of the National Capital Region by the Ambassador of Ireland, Dr. Ray Bassett, at the Ambassador’s residence earlier this year. His tireless activity in getting recognition for, and a plaque erected to honour, the Irish workers essential to the building of the Rideau Canal is already well known around the city.

He is well known in the Kitchissippi Ward for his contributions to any musical gathering in support of any good cause.

From the Carleton Tavern’s annual Christmas Dinners, to fundraisers for local emergencies and social causes, Kevin Dooley, along with one or more of his very talented children, can always be counted on to offer generous and enthusiastic support.

In conversation he has the charm and wit to keep one readily engaged with his contagious good cheer. His accent, perhaps a little mellowed over the years, is still thick enough that you could plant a pot of shamrocks in it, and know they’d do quite fine. He has, what a thousand years of his ancestry

would call ‘the gift of the gab’.

At least part of what makes him so interesting is that Kevin Dooley is himself interested in life around him. Even in conversation, his eyes flit about the room noting people and activity, watching for the quirks that mark peoples’ individuality and the traits that make them human. All of this, it is easy to see, is mentally noted and saved for future reference in his creative endeavours.

Of his own pursuits, and his novels in particular, Dooley says his writing process involves using two book store coffee shops as offices, and staff can set their watches by his comings and goings. He writes his first drafts in longhand in pencil. Once this is achieved, he writes a second longhand version, this time in fountain pen. When the second copy is completed, it’s off to the editor, and from there to his independent publisher, Baico. From first draft to published novel, Dooley takes about five years to complete a writing project.

With “A Dog’s Breakfast” launched and on the shelves in time for Christmas, his next project has Dooley starting research to compile info on the working-class ,early Canadian immigrants. No doubt he will throw himself into this one with typical gusto, and in the not too distant future we’ll have another full story and perhaps another chapter or two towards Dooley’s autobiography.

A Dog’s Breakfast, along with Kevin Dooley’s other titles, is available at chapters.ca and www.baico.ca. For more information on the author, visit KevinDooleyAuthor.Blogspot. com

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Hintonburg Celebrates Diwali 8th Festival of Lights at Plant Pool

By Anna Borris On Saturday, November 7, the Plant Bath’s Laurier Room was filled with adults and children who flooded in with enthusiasm to celebrate the community’s eighth annual Diwali festival.

One of the brightest and happiest of the Hindu festivals, Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights”, is an important celebration which spiritually signifies the victory of light over dark, and good over evil. It falls between mid-October and mid-November.

On Diwali night, Hindu families light lamps and candles inside and outside their homes, and participate in family prayers called pooja. Windows are opened, so that Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, can enter homes to bring good fortune. Fireworks usually follow, then a family feast takes place.

Pooja is an Indian religious ceremony, performed by Hindus to honour and worship one or more deities. Dev Sharma, a Hindu priest was present to greet everyone and conduct this ceremony for our local community.

The popular fusion dance group, Bollywood for Fun, always brings a smile to every-

one’s face. The members of the group have strong backgrounds in belly dance, jazz, tango, contemporary and more. They provided a lively performance; then encouraged the audience to join them for a hilarious impromptu dance lesson.

City councillors, Catherine McKenney and Jeff Leiper, were in attendance, as well as Samir Bhatnagar, Ottawa Police Acting Superintendent. The evening’s MC was Ravi Philar, volunteer with the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee.

For many years, Rakesh Walia has been a major powerhouse behind the annual Diwali festivities. He is the owner of Indian Express Food and Sweets at 1000 Somerset St. W, next door to the Plant Bath.

In addition to being a generous donor, Rakesh’s restaurant provided heaping piles of onion bhajis and trays of delicious Indian sweets to the event. The food disappeared rapidly, washed down with large quantities of chai tea. Many of the guests were happy to bring a few bhajis home for Sunday lunch.

Volunteers from the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee and

Acting on behalf of the Plant Pool Recreation Association, Lorrie Marlow of the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee, accepts a cheque from Ravi Walia. Along with donations, the evening raised over $500. to benefit PPRA.

Transition House, among others, circulated among the guests, serving food, setting up and taking down tables and chairs and passing out raffle tickets. The lucky winner of the raffle went home with a box of sweets from Indian Express.

Afterwards, guests were invited next door to the courtyard at Indian Express. Everyone crowded around the fence, and giant sparklers which had been set upright on a table were lit, shooting their light into the

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The Plant Pool Recreation Association and the Hintonburg Recreation Association were beneficiaries of $ 521.15 from the funds raised. Rakesh, Karuna and Ravi Walia kindly donated $300.00, and the dona-

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This local Diwali festival is an excellent example of a community coming together to celebrate a cultural event, raise some money for a very worthwhile cause, appreciate some amazing entertainment, and simply enjoy an evening together.

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Farewell from Our Outgoing MP

Reflections on working together

By Paul Dewar For nine years, I had the incredible honour of representing the people of Ottawa Centre in Parliament. Every single day of those nine years was different. But whether I was advocating for federal investment to clean up the Ottawa River, demanding accountability and oversight for Afghan detainees or Syrian refugees, or attending an amazing array of events in support of terrific community organizations, I always woke up and fell asleep feeling like the luckiest person in the world.

Ottawa Centre is a place of fabulous diversity and fascinating people, a neighbourhood of neigh-

Paul Dewar, Julia Sneyd, Jordan, Nathaniel and Wesley on election day. Photo courtesy Alexie Lalonde-Steedman

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and around the world. I am tremendously proud to confirm that the

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“Who Cooks for you?” is how birders describe the call of the barred owl whose preferred habitat is old growth forests near water. It does adapt to human environments however, where it prefers old trees with dense foliage. This one was spotted in a back yard near Clare Gardens Park in mid-November. Photo by Kirk Ludington

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By Doug Herbert Royal Lepage Gale Real Estate Neighbourhoods throughout Kitchissippi Ward, have seen many changes in recent years, with more in the offing. As the old adage says, change is growth. Neighbourhoods that were flat out scary twenty years

ago have become safe and desireable locations today. With these advances come demographic changes, architectural evolution, and a renewed interest in property values.

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neighbourhood associations, community groups, and civil society organizations in Ottawa Centre are the best of the best.

I entered politics because I wanted to work with all of you to make a difference in our community and in our country.

Nine years later, we can be proud of our accomplishments.

We have a cleaner Ottawa River, a better-protected Gatineau Park, and a more

transparent National Capital Commission.

We defended and protected our public services and the people who deliver them, exposing Conservative lies about the benefits our public servants deserve.

We prevented the use of indiscriminate cluster munitions by the Canadian military.

We secured a passport for Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy.

We forced public parliamentary committee hearings in 2012

and 2013 on the situation in Syria, which produced unanimous recommendations urging Canada to increase humanitarian assistance and refugee resettlement – and when the government didn’t follow through, we kept pushing.

Of course, I will no longer be your Member of Parliament.

Catherine McKenna worked very hard as a candidate and ran a great campaign, and I’m sure she’ll be equally committed as our MP. I wish her all the best in the months and years to come.

There is so much more to do.

But if the last nine years have taught me anything, it is that Jack was right. If we are loving, hopeful, and optimistic, we can and will change the world.

Thank you, my friends. On continue.

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Hintonburg has wonderful people who donate food regularly, but we do not often think about toilet paper.

A donation of toilet paper isn’t sexy but it’s always needed and much appreciated.

On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Carleton Tavern, a fun band called the Gruff Sisters Kitchen Party will partner with the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee (HEDC) and Parkdale Food Center (PFC) to host a “Toilet Paper Drive”.

The Gruff Sisters who are: Reg Carkner, Sue Moffatt and Daniel Blackwell, perform at the Carleton from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and encourage their fans to bring a package of toilet paper to the gig. This event has been happening for 5 years and at the end of event, we have a pile of packages of toilet paper which makes for great photos and lots of laughs. The toilet humor throughout the evening is hilarious.

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Local author Anne Raina pictured here with her children’s books will take part when the Fisher Park Community Recreation Council plays host to the annual Fisher Park Christmas Craft Sale on Saturday, December 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fisher Park School. An established West End tradition, and featuring over 100 exhibitors with pottery, wood, books, textiles, and toys, the show promises to provide gifts and stocking stuffers for every taste and budget in town.

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I know I’ve tooted this horn before, but it’s a message that bears repeating. As long as it’s worth their while to break into vehicles, would-be thieves will continue to do so. The best deterrents are locked doors and nothing to be seen in the visible interior.

A couple of suggestions: make more use of your trunk. And, if you haven’t already, ask me for an “All Valuables Removed” card that you

can display in the driver’s window to make it absolutely clear that your car is not worth bothering about.

It isn’t enough for would-be thieves to think that their only opposition is the police. They have to know that the community at large won’t tolerate their actions either. The police plus the community is a much stronger force than police working in isolation.

With Christmas coming up, you’ll likely hear more from me on this topic. I’m willing to address it as often as necessary, but I’d be just as happy to move on to something else if I saw a yellow card in every parked car, or when the calls stop coming in about thefts from vehicles.

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Legislation to Make Ontario Safer

By Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa-Centre As the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre since 2007, I have seen first-hand how active and engaged our community is. I am proud to have worked in our community to fix problems, promote change, and implement policies that benefit residents in our community and across the province.

For example, on October 28, the Ontario Legislative Assembly passed Bill 52, Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015. This legislation will allow courts to quickly identify and deal with strategic lawsuits, minimizing the emotional and financial strain on defendants, and the waste of court resources.

In our community, I have heard about the need to preserve and protect public participation for many years and I committed to bring this issue forward. This led to the introduction of my Private Member’s Bill, the Protection of Public Participation Act 2012 in October 2012.

I was very pleased when, last December, our government introduced Bill 52 to allow courts to identify and deal quickly with strategic lawsuits, commonly referred to as SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation).

The Protection of Public Participation Act provides a “made in Ontario” approach to the issue of

strategic lawsuits. It is based on consensus recommendations of an expert advisory panel and extensive stakeholder consultations.

The legislation will help ensure that abusive litigation is stopped, without impeding legitimate actions. Anyone who has a legitimate claim of libel or slander should not be discouraged by this legislation.

Note that the legislation applies to lawsuits begun after December 1, 2014, when Bill 52 was introduced.

“In addition, our government has recently introduced legislation that would help build a province where everyone is free from the threat of sexual violence and harassment.”

In addition, our government has recently introduced legislation that would help build a province where everyone is free from the threat of sexual violence and harassment.

The new legislation would help deliver on commitments in It’s Never Okay, the government’s groundbreaking action plan against sexual violence and harassment.

If passed, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act would make workplaces, campuses

and communities safer and more responsive to the needs of survivors and to related complaints.

I introduced a Private Member’s Bill, Escaping Domestic Violence Act 2011, which would shorten the time it takes to end a tenancy agreement for people experiencing sexual or domestic violence, and make it easier for survivors to flee abuse. I am proud that this legislation, informed by a victim of domestic violence and activists in our community, is now a part of the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan.

Ontario is supporting these priorities through a broad-based action plan that includes increased and stabilized funding to communitybased sexual assault centres and hospital-based sexual assault and domestic violence treatment centres. The government is also running a province-wide public education campaign to promote a shift in attitudes and behaviours.

Our plan strengthens supports for survivors and makes the safety of women in Ottawa and around the province a priority. For more information, please visit ontario.ca/ itsneverokay.

I want to thank our community for your advocacy on these issues.

If ever you encounter an issue, or have an idea that could improve the quality of life in our province, I strongly encourage you to contact me at my Community Office at ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org or by telephone at 613-722-6414. I look forward to hearing from you.

Park development could benefit from public input since this part of the city has few green spaces.

At a meeting of the Planning Committee, anticipated for February, the proposed official plan amendment will maintain the Major Open Space designation on one-third of the property, and redesignate the easternmost two-thirds as General Urban Area. It is unclear whether there will be a public consultation prior to the February meeting.

According to Councillor Jeff Leiper, the precise zoning - stating what uses would be permitted in the new General Urban Area, for instance would follow as the NCC continues to consult and plan for how to develop the remaining land.

Discussions on how to put Rochester Field to best public use and to control what development will happen on the rest of the land will be farther into the future, he said.

Meanwhile, the City

and the NCC seem to have ignored the intent of the Richmond Road Westboro Community Design Plan (CDP) and Secondary Plan amended in June 2009.

In addtion, the City’s official plan will reference the open green space and suggest maintaining it for community use. It will also support the NCC’s concept of a Linear Park.

Communities and neighbourhoods along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway are heavy users of Rochester Field, says Sybil Powell, President of the McKellar Park Community Association.

She hopes the City engages residents of Westboro and Mckellar Park in a public consultation to develop a coherent vision for this major urban space.

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By Jeanne Inch Changes are coming to the designation and future use of Rochester Field on Richmond Road. Once known as the ThomsonCole-Rochester Farm located at 529 Richmond, the property is now owned by the NCC and comprises the Keg Manor and the Gardens of Maplelawn as well as the vacant land – Rochester Park-- to the west and north.

Today, it is little more than a place for local residents to walk their dogs with an occasionally mowed access path to the Parkway.

Under an agreement between the City and the NCC to use this land for light rail, it is proposed that most of the vacant land be preserved as open space, with what remains to be made available for development.

The changes could have a significant impact on the communities that use the field, especially

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pitch is likely located in Orleans, Kanata or Barrhaven. Other sports, such as Ultimate Frisbee, also have no presence in the community. Why? As a former vice-chair of the City’s Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee, local resident Gary Ludington approached the NCC about using Rochester Park for these sports and was told to deal with the City. The City responded that the NCC wanted market value for the use of the space – an arrangement which the City couldn’t afford.

The result is that this great space has not been, and may never be, put to optimum use to benefit the communtiy. Nearby residents who use the space daily are ready with their ideas, e.g. a soccer pitch, a pedestrian and bicycle pathway, a dog park, but their suggestions are in vain if no one in a decision making position is willing to listen.

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December 5th

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BBQ & Refreshments 250 Holland Ave. / 9:00am – 3:00pm NOVEMBER 27 - TRIVIA FUNDRAISER This trivia tournament at the Westboro Legion (489 Richmond Rd.) is a fundraiser for Camp Misquah. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and the tournament starts at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10/person and there is a maximum of six players per team. For more information and registration, go to misquah. com or email dougcody@hotmail.com.

screening, the director will take questions and comments. This event will take place Friday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the theatre of the Canadian Museum of History. Admission fee is pay-whatyou-can. Proceeds from ticket sales will help offset the cost of the screening, including venue rental, technicians and support staff. For more information, or to buy tickets, go to Talentuntapped.org.

NOVEMBER 27 - ARTS NIGHT Presentations and performances by Jacob Berkowitz, writer; Rosemary Leach, painter; Leila Metcalf, pianist. 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave (off Richmond Rd.) Admission: $5. For more information, 613-7251066

DECEMBER 4 – “SHIRT TEARING BOYS” FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE Kick off December with the spirited, toe-tapping music of Shirt Tearing Boys, featuring Kitchissippi’s own Tony Turner of Harperman fame. The Boys (and Girls) bring their original and old classics from the 20’s to the 50’s to the Westboro Legion (391 Richmond Rd). The bar is open, the dance floor is waiting and the fun starts at 8 pm. Admission: $15 at the door. For more information, call 613-4474616.

NOVEMBER 28 - CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND ARTISAN SHOW Be sure not to miss this this event on November 28 at the Westboro Legion (389 Richmond Rd.) between 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. There will be 40 local crafters and artisans with soaps, beeswax candles, jewelry, wood works, baked goods, hand bags, knitted works, greeting cards, Native crafts, and much much more! We’ll also have live music, and a fully loaded Snack Shack! So come on down, and support a local artist this holiday season, and let’s show them how much we appreciate their work!

For more info, please feel free to contact ottawacrafters@mail.com.

NOVEMBER 28 - CHURCHILL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL CRAFT SALE Arts and crafts from local artisans, baking, secondhand books, kids’ shopping area, hot food, and holiday crafts. Come celebrate the season at Churchill School (345 Ravenhill Ave.) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.!

DECEMBER 3 - KNIGHT AT NEPEAN Knight at Nepean is Nepean High School’s annual fundraiser for programs and clubs that directly benefit students. Everyone is invited! Tickets are available online online at knightatnepean.com. The event will include an Italian-themed dinner hosted

by La Bottega Nicastro (including vegetarian and gluten-free options), a silent auction and a cash bar.

For more information or to donate a silent auction item contact knightatnepean2015@gmail.com.

DECEMBER 4 - NEPEAN CHOIR PERFORMANCE The Nepean Choir, under the direction of Denise Hawkins presents ‘Songs of the Season,’ Carols for Christmas and Winter Songs with Guest Organist, Shawn Potter at 7:30 pm. at Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. Tickets at the door: $20. Children under 12 are free. For information call 613-435-6382.

DECEMBER 4 - TALENT UNTAPPED PREMIERE Residents are invited to attend the premiere screening of Talent Untapped, a documentary film about largest group of unemployed people in Canada, people with disabilities. On the heels of the United Nations’ International Day of People with Disabilities, the film shines the light on a talent pool we can no longer afford to ignore. Join director and producer Anna-Karina Tabuñar, members of the cast and crew, and the dozens of supporters who made this project possible. This event will bring together a rich diversity of talent and backgrounds to celebrate the contributions of people of all abilities, particularly those who face significant physical, developmental and mental barriers. After the

DECEMBER 5 - ST. MARTIN’S CHRISTMAS MARKET AND LUNCHEON St. Martin’s Christmas Market and Luncheon will be taking place from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 2120 Prince Charles Rd. Join us for a lovely selection of holiday home baked goods, festive crafts, knitwear, accessories and jewelry along with delicious lunch items and musical entertainment.

DECEMBER 5 - MUSIC OF THE SEASON AND SINGALONG CAROLS The choirs of Woodroffe United Church, Musica Serbica, St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church and Strings of St. John’s present music of the season and sing-along carols. At Woodroffe United Church (207 Woodroffe Ave.) on Saturday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 at the door, children 12 and under free. For more information go to stringsofstjohnns.ca or call 613-232-4500.

DECEMBER 5 - KITCHISSIPPI UNITED CHURCH CHRISTMAS CONCERT Kick off the season with your favourite Christmas carols and beautiful anthems by the Kitchissippi United Church choir under the direction of Gavan Quinn, Saturday, December 5 starting at 3 p.m. In addition to the music, the choir will host a reception with free beverages and holiday goodies.

Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted. For information, go to kitchissippiuc.com.

DECEMBER 5 - ST. NICHOLAS EVE AT ALL SAINTS’ Join your neighbours in the All Saints’ Anglican Church courtyard (347 Richmond Rd.) at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 5. Gather in the courtyard before joining a candlelight procession into the Chapel to meet St. Nicholas - the fourth century founder of the gift giving tradition. Our 30-minute tribute will include music, the appearance of St. Nic, and a gift for each child. We invite families to bring gifts suitable for street teens who are recovering from addictions (socks, mitts, hats, personal care products, candy, card packs). Event closes with the lighting of the Westboro BIA Christmas tree in the courtyard.

DECEMBER 5 - FISHER PARK CHRISTMAS MARKET This Wellington West holiday tradition is back, and it’s big! This very popular event is taking place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fisher Park School (250 Holland Ave.). With over 120 vendors, it’s a unique gathering of local urban artisans, handcrafted items & gourmet foods. Local charities featured this year: The Parkdale Food Centre, Thirteen (The Muesli

Project), The Causeway Foundation, The Tabitha Foundation, The Canada Foundation for Nepal, Child Play International, Innovative Community Support Services “Spread the Joy” and The Guatemala Stove Project. Free parking at the front of the school on Holland Avenue and at the back of the school access by Harmer Ave. North. Admission is free. BBQ and refreshments are available. For more info email fisherparkchristmas@gmail.com.

DECEMBER 7 - CANADIAN CITIZEN: THE APPLICATION PROCESS This session offers permanent residents the opportunity to prepare for the application while receiving all the information needed to properly complete the application. Offered in partnership with Y-NIC at the Carlingwood Library on Monday, December 7 at 2 p.m. Registration required. For more information, go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

A Fisher Park Community Recreation Council Event Free Admission Free Parking Questions? Monique Shields at fisherparkchristmas@gmail.com

DECEMBER 15 - GLORIA: CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Canadian Centennial Choir’s Christmas concert featuring Gloria by Vivaldi with chamber ensemble.

Marg Stubington director. Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Woodroffe United Church (207 Woodroffe Ave.). Tickets in advance are $22/$18 or $25/22 at the door. Available from The Leading Note, Herb & Spice (Wellington), or ccc-ccc.ca.

YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS For up-to-date news on your neighbourhood, stay in touch with your community association.

Information about events, traffic changes, development, neighbourhood clubs, volunteer opportunities and board meetings is available from the following Community Association websites.

Champlain Park Community Association champlainpark.org

DECEMBER 7 - MAKING A HARD-COPY BOOK FROM DIGITAL PHOTOS We all take lots of digital photos. But most just sit on a computer and, at best, are seen on-screen.

Why not do more with your photos? Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC User’s Group will show you how easy it is to use an online service to create beautiful hard-copy books of your photos, completely customized, with embellishments, backgrounds, frames, text and more. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Monday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. Registration required. For more information, go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association chnaottawa.ca

DECEMBER 9 - BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE The Westminster Presbyterian Church (470 Roosevelt Ave.) second annual Blue Christmas service will be held December 9 at 7pm. The Blue Christmas service provides space for quiet, the expression of emotion and the sharing of memories.

With the sanctuary dimly lit and candles flickering it provides a time to reflect while music plays and the Christmas story of hope is shared. Time is given for silence, to light a candle in remembrance, to share a cup of coffee afterwards if you would like company. The Blue Christmas service can be an oasis of calm in a frenetic time of endless doing. For more information call Marina Dykstra, Spiritual Growth Worker at 613-722-1144 or email mdykstra@mywestminster.ca.

Mechanicsville Community Association facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

DECEMBER 9 & 16 - TEACHINGS OF THE TRAIL Teachings of the Trail is a series of bi-weekly learning circles at Kitchissippi United Church on Wednesday evenings from 7 p.m. sharp to 8:30pm.

In response to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, this is a way to bring awareness to the “Kitchissippi Turtle” which is a knowledge base of traditional Algonquin spiritual teachings. Our Prophecy of the Seven Fires states: “In the Time of the Seventh Fire, a New People will search for what was left by the Trail.” We, our current generation, are the New People. These learning circles are open to everyone because we are all native to the earth. Through medicine storytelling and the sharing of authentic Kitchissippi Algonquin wisdom, this educational awareness mission intends to inspire people to see and embrace the good medicine of Life itself. Teachings of the Trail celebrates the re-emergence of local, Kitchissippi Algonquin Knowledge that helps us get better in our times. For more info: timyearington@gmail. com, 613-725-5225, timyearington.com.

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