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BY SIMON HOPKINS Direct Action Combat Performance Direct Action was founded by Randy Turner shortly after he retired from 21 years in the military. He served with the Princess Patricia’s infantry and in Canada’s elite special forces unit for 16 years.

Turner’s combat performance centre provides physical and mental training to anyone interested in improving their physical fighting ability. “It’s a myriad of skill offerings from firearms training to specific strength and conditioning designed for the tactical athlete,” he said.

Turner combined his elite military training and time as a competitive fighter to develop the training used by Direct Action.

He was a champion mixed martial arts fighter, which has influenced much of the fitness and hand-to-hand training done by the centre.

Kana Leaf Cannabis Garet Avery began to review the laws and directives regarding cannabis sale shortly after it was legalized. He was preparing to retire from the forces and wanted to open his own business.

He served across the country and was deployed in Afghanistan. Avery served 18 years as a military police officer and was decorated for actions of heroism and bravery.

He and his team opened their first store in Nipissing First Nation in 2020.

When he retired from the armed forces in 2022, Avery opened a second store in Westboro after settling in the Ottawa area with his family. “We’re family-owned and very community-

When Turner retired from the military and professional fighting, he felt he still had years of energy but was ready to start a new chapter. “I felt like I still had ten years of fight left in me,” he said.

When considering entrepreneurship, Turner reflected on what he enjoyed: connecting with people, strength, and health. “I like strength and conditioning.

I’d fought professionally for a decade, so I thought I’ve got some stuff I can share with others.”

Direct Action will hold its third annual charity auction between Nov. 1 and 11 to support local charities as an act of Remembrance. The money raised will support Walk for The Wounded, Warrior Adventures Canada, and Concerts For Kids.

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oriented,” Avery said.

He was thrilled at the community's reception when the Westboro store opened. He carefully gets to know his clients and works hard to provide the specific kinds of products they’re interested in. “We really honed in on what our customers want,” he said.

Avery couldn’t be happier with the success of the business and his decision to open his shops. “If I didn’t set myself up this way, it would have been hard to transition,” he said. The military is highly structured and taskoriented – something small business owners can relate to. Avery thinks business is a positive path for retired armed forces members.

Remembrance Day in Westboro The Westboro branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will host multiple events on Saturday, Nov. 11 in recognition of Remembrance Day. In the morning, a parade consisting of the fire service band, cadets, scouts, and local veterans will end at the Cenotaph.

There, a memorial will take place, recognizing the service of generations of Canadian veterans. A soup lunch will follow at the Legion for all who’d like to join.

“Anyone who wants to pop in is welcome,” said Greg Murphy, the

branch president. “As long as the soup lasts, of course,” he said with a laugh.

Lunch is free, but donations will be accepted to support the community’s veterans.

There will be bands playing throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

This year, the Legion is excited to hang banners recognizing Canadian veterans along Richmond Road in collaboration with the Westboro BIA. “They’ll go up the first of November,” said Murphy, “and come down at the end of the month.”

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BY CHARLIE SENACK ttawa Community Housing [OCH] has announced that a new affordable housing complex will be built on Gladstone Avenue near Little Italy. With 273 units as part of the development, a large handful will be dedicated to aging artists.

A groundbreaking for the complex was held at the site on Oct. 6. Among those in attendance were Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Ottawa-Vanier MP Mona Fortier, and a handful of city councillors.

The complex will be part of Mosaïq Phase 2, which includes non-residential spaces dedicated to commercial rentals, community services, and innovative work/ live units. Once complete, it will bring the total number of affordable housing units at the site to 413.

Stéphane Giguère, CEO of OCH, said their concept is unique for Canada.

“We go up to four-bedroom apartments so it’s quite significant in Canada,” Giguère said. “In fact, we build up to six bedrooms as we speak right now because the needs are there.”

Ottawa is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. To deal with the issue, in early September, the city’s planning and housing committee approved a plan to spend $110 million over the next three years to get shovels in the ground. Even then, there are concerns the city needs more than three times that amount.

Zoning bylaws might soon be amended to allow for taller and denser housing, and the

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Some suburban councilors are worried, however, that it might not work in their neighborhoods.

Mayor Sutcliffe said Ottawa currently has 558 affordable housing units under construction. With the recent announcement, that number is up to 831 units. OCH has plans to build and design 912 new homes, with further details being announced soon.

“Just this year in Ottawa for the first time ever, we have more supportive housing units than shelter beds in our city. That’s a really important milestone for Ottawa,” he said.

“My focus from day one as mayor has been getting shovels in the ground and building affordable housing for Ottawa residents as quickly as possible.”

For low-income renters, the housing crisis has hit particularly hard. A recent poll

by Abacus Data suggests that 73 per cent of low-income renters in the country said the increasing cost of rent is a “very serious

Ottawa Community Housing has announced 273 new affordable units are being built on Gladstone Avenue. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and OCH CEO Stéphane Giguère were among those in attendance.

Bottom insert: Liah Cogah from Pal Ottawa said 86 of the units will be dedicated to aging artists. ALL PHOTOS BY CHARLIE SENACK. problem.” Sixty-nine per cent of them said the problem had gotten worse in recent months.

The new Gladstone-area Rochester Heights development is partnering with Pal Ottawa, an affordable housing initiative which primarily works with artists over the age of 65.

Liah Cogah, chair of the board of directors for the non-profit, said the new building will include 86 units for their members, alongside a community art space.

“It’s a fantastic location when it comes to arts history. The Corso Italia district is known for its vibrant art scene,” she said.

“We really hope that our artists feel a sense of belonging, that they are wanted here, that they are valued here, that they are seen and that they can continue to contribute to the neighbourhood they have been leading for decades.”

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Hello KT readers! This is a special issue of the paper as we mark 20 years in the community.

It was October 2003 when the first issue of the Kitchissippi Times was published.

Since that time, thousands of interviews have been conducted and hundreds of editions have been released. We will be exploring some of our most significant moments throughout this issue.

But I’d like to start off this paper by paying kudos to all of the people behind the scenes who make it all possible. A big thank you goes to graphic designer Céline Paquette who has spent the past few evenings and weekends building this special issue. Celine helps keep me organized and is always bringing forward new artistic ideas to keep the paper fresh and lively.

I’d also like to thank Tanya ConnollyHolmes, creative director for KT, who has made sure we have a fresh and modern look. People are always stopping me to say how much they enjoy the design of the paper.

I need to thank Eric Dupuis in our sales team who has gone above and beyond to fund every issue. He ensures we have advertising dollars come in to pay our costs, something that is no small task after the COVID-19 pandemic.

A huge thank you also goes to KT publisher Michael Curran who has invested in community news and the Kitchissippi neighbourhood at large. It’s a tough time for local journalism, even more turbulent for community papers.

Despite all of that, Great River Media only continues to grow.

I’d like to thank Cheryl Schunk, our accountant, who deals with all the numbers. People like me are in journalism for a reason; we aren’t typically good at math!

I also want to thank all of our writers and contributors whom I’ve had

the chance to work with, including: Daria Maystruk, Simon Hopkins, Gabrielle Huston, Bradley Turcotte, Dave Allston, Ellen Bond, Christina Korotkov, Susan Rothery, Christopher Smith and many others. These are the writers and photographers who have boots on the ground in our community telling your stories, the stories that matter.

On a personal note, I’d like to thank the editors I’ve had the chance to work with, including Andrea Tomkins, Dave Sali, Yose Cormier and Maureen McEwan.

Most importantly, I’d like to thank you, the reader. For 20 years you have followed us as we have evolved with the Kitchissippi community. By reading our paper you are investing in the neighbourhoods where you live, the businesses you shop at, and the people who live on your streets.

And finally, I would like to end with some special mentions: Thank you to our photographer Ellen who spent weeks getting the very first issue of Kitchissippi Times from library and archives Canada.

And thank you to Mark and Jenny Noonan for opening up the doors of your beautiful Westboro home for our KT team photoshoot.

A reminder to the community that we hope to see you all at our 20th anniversary party being held at Wellington West’s Thyme & Again on Nov. 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Come and celebrate with us!

COMMUNITY NEWS Fighting the forces of evil: Local Jewish community stands united

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s the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to intensify in the Middle East, members of Kitchissippi’s Jewish community are on edge as antisemitism attacks are on the rise.

There is a strong police presence outside Jewish places of worship, including at the Soloway Jewish Centre and Edelweiss Private Academy, located off Carling and Broadview.

Andrea Freedman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, said members of their community are staying vigilant after the recent attacks.

“We increased security protocols. We are grateful to the Ottawa Police Services for all their efforts,” she said. “At the end of the day Jewish people are resilient people. For 3,000 years people have tried to annihilate us, have tried to wipe us off the map.”

In a press release sent out by Ottawa Police, they said no credible threats have come in. Their intelligence and investigative units continue to work with federal and provincial police counterparts to monitor any concerns.

“Police presence has been increased in areas of cultural and religious significance and will remain in place during these uncertain times,” wrote Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs. “No one should live in fear.

The increased number of hate crimes and hate-motivated incidents are concerning.

We continue to encourage anyone who witnesses or experiences such incidents to report them to police. We will prosecute those who commit hate crimes to the full extent of the law.”

On Oct. 15, a pro-Palestine March started

Insert: Rabbi Moshe Caytak said acts of goodness and kindness will help stop the forces of evil. Middle: over 1,400 people attended a solidarity event held at the Soloway Jewish Centre in early October.

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Above: Caytak’s brother Dovid (middle) is pictured with members of the Israeli military. PROVIDED PHOTO. at Parliament Hill and ended in the ByWard Market. Hundreds gathered, chanting “free, free Palestine” and “stop killing children” as they held flags, banners and scarves.

Freedman said she was “disgusted and angry” to see these protests playing out in the nation's capital, saying Palestinians are glorifying the attacks of young, innocent children and seniors.

“They are glorifying babies being massacred. They are glorifying elderly senior citizens being shot down in their beds. They are glorifying young adults at a music festival being slaughtered,” Freedman said. “That’s what they were glorifying and it’s appalling that’s taking place in Canada.”

A pro-Israel March was also held in downtown Ottawa that same afternoon.

Demonstrators from the “We Stand with Israel Peace Rally” wore blue and white as they carried the Israeli flag and sang “here for peace.”

A week prior, a solidarity event was held at the Soloway Jewish Centre which was attended by 1,400 people including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. It was so well attended people lined the stairwells and congregated in the gym to watch the remarks on a small television screen.

While the relationship between Israeli and Palestinian forces have been strained for generations, tensions ramped up on Oct. 7 when Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas launched a large-scale offensive against Israel.

Hamas initially fired at least 2,200 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militants broke through the border and entered Israel by foot, engaging in gun battles with the Israeli security forces. They murdered and kidnapped innocent Israeli civilians and took over towns and military bases. At the Re'im music festival, 260 people were massacred.

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Rabbi Moshe Caytak from Wellington West’s Chabad Jewish Centre, said he was first unaware of the rising conflict. Oct. 7 is Simchat Torah, a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings.

News of what was unfolding soon started to trickle in from neighbours. Caytak’s attention turned to his brother, Rabbi Dovid Caytak, who is currently living in Jerusalem with his wife and family. He also has friends who are in the Israeli army. They are all safe.

“My brother is showing emotional and spiritual support to the soldiers on the front lines, right next to the Gaza border. He’s giving out prayer books to the soldiers,” Caytak said. “The one thing in common that everyone in Israel has is that everyone wants to get involved in some way or another.

It’s heartwarming to see how the whole community is coming together in unity fighting the forces of evil.”

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Palestinians have also been killed in the attacks.

Adi Vital-Kaploun, 33, who has deep ties to Ottawa, was killed at her home by Hamas.

Her children are “miraculously home and safe,” according to the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. They said “she was killed just for being Jewish.”

“Adi brought love, laughter and a sense of purpose to her parents and siblings,” Andrea Freedman said In a statement on behalf of Vital-Kaploun’s family . “Her love was like rays of sunshine, warming the world around her with her smile, her warmth and compassion.”

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Since founding the Chabad Jewish Centre in 2022, Caytak has made it his mission to promote peace. He said while Jewish people need to be on high alert, acts of goodness and kindness are what will help the most.

“The evil we are seeing is beyond human, beyond comprehension. This attack doesn’t only impact the Jewish community, but it really transcends any culture or religious background,” he said. “We know one hundred per cent that we are going to be victorious. It's crucial that we increase our trust in God.” As of Oct. 18, the attacks in Israel have killed more than 1,400 people, including at least six Canadians. At least 3,785

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Above: Free Palestine rallies have been held in downtown Ottawa, attracting hundreds of supporters.

Insert: Andrea Freedman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, said she has been disguised by the proPalestine marches being held around the Capital. PHOTOS BY CHARLIE SENACK.

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On Sept. 29, a few dozen people gathered for the official renaming of the Kichi Zībī Mīkan Parkway.

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Kichi Zībī Mīkan Parkway officially bears its new name

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he Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway is officially no more.

The popular traffic thoroughfare has officially been named the Kichi Zībī Mīkan Parkway which officially means “Great River Road” in Algonquin.

A ceremony was held near the Canadian War Museum to unveil the new signage on Sept. 29, a day before Truth and Reconciliation Day. Dozens of people were in attendance including former Indian Residential School survivors and their families.

“There was a real effort to bring our Algonquin partners together, to have conversations, to listen, and to determine what the appropriate name is,” said National Capital Commission CEO Toby Nussbaum.

“This was very much an Algonquin-led

process and I think it is glorious. [The name] I think reflects both the history and the geography of this historic site.”

Since the Parkway first opened to traffic, it’s had multiple names. Originally known as the Western Parkway or Ottawa River Parkway, it was named after Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, in 2012 by the then-Conservative government, which wanted to “reflect” more of Canada’s history.

Public outcry started soon after and increased in recent years after the horrors of Canada’s former Indian residential school system started to be discussed. It is estimated that more than 4,000 Indigenous children in these schools died or went missing. Macdonald has been considered the main architect behind the system.

In June 2021, city councillors Jeff Leiper, Theresa Kavanagh, and Catherine

McKenney wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, requesting the Parkway be renamed due to its “harmful legacy.”

Leiper, who was at the new signage unveiling, said he was proud to see years of advocacy pay off.

“We’ve heard a lot about the role the Kichi Zibi plays in uniting the Algonquin nations in eastern Canada. The parkway is obviously intimately connected with the river. To put Sir John A. Macdonald's name on a parkway whose function, history and geography is so intimately tied with that great river, struck me as not just sad but outright provocative,” he said. “I’m very happy to see the name changed.”

Dylan Whiteduck, Chief of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, said it was a very proud moment for Indigenous people who were in attendance, and said the name change marks good progress in reconciliation. Even

so, there is still a long way to go.

“It’s nice to rename streets and signs, it’s nice to rename rivers, but how do we become prosperous like the rest of Canadians? How do we generate revenue?”

Whiteduck said.

“We have never surrendered this land. It’s still considered stolen. Our people inhabited these lands and shores for millennia,” he added. “There are recordings of Samuel De Champlain seeing over 200,000 Algonquins, and seeing the first one under the Chaudiere Falls.”

As part of generating revenue through reconciliation, Whiteduck said they are interested in developing the lands at LeBreton Flats and are looking to work with the Ottawa Senators hockey team to have an arena built at the site.

“We’d love to be part owner of the Ottawa Senators and build a stadium for them on our territory. But there is a process and consultation we will need to have with our members and all parties involved,” he said.

“We do hope LeBreton Flats becomes a prosperous entity for all Canadians, citizens of Ottawa, and most importantly, the Algonquins.”

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EARLY DAYS Protecting the past: How Kitchissippi’s heritage has changed over 20 years

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eritage in Ottawa has always been an imperfect system. The first federal and provincial policies arrived too late to save many early landmarks.

Ottawa, like most of Ontario, has a designation review system that is almost exclusively reactive rather than proactive. It is not until a building is threatened for demolition where often a last-minute push is made by the community to save that structure.

Designation is then usually fought against by the owner, for there is unfortunately little incentive to heritage property ownership.

It’s a defective process which has already led to the loss — and ongoing deterioration in many cases — of a large piece of Ottawa’s cultural heritage. It’s only about to get worse.

As the Kitchissippi Times turns 20, we can look back two decades and clearly see how the community has evolved significantly. Gentrification and development can, in carefully-managed doses, be a very good thing. However, in some ways, it has happened too quickly, and is too wide-sweeping. As the desirability and real property values in these neighbourhoods have increased substantially, it has come at a cost – the loss of neighbourhood character.

Houses which stood in 2003 were the same ones that had been built 75 or 100 years prior. These houses were each unique and told the story of a neighbourhood from its earliest days.

Grandparents’ houses could be pointed at as they still stood down the street. The grocery store Dad worked at in the 1950s was still there.

The last 20 years have seen a massive

Broadview Public School and Soeurs de la Visitation Monastery are two buildings on the heritage registry, but both are boarded up and deteriorating. ALL PHOTOS BY CHARLIE SENACK.

shift in Kitchissippi in this way. Mom and Pop shops have disappeared in great numbers. Older houses, many of them still in excellent condition, are being bulldozed for large homes that are maximized by eating into precious greenspace. These new builds stick out like a sore thumb.

Fast-forward 20 years and it’s the older houses that now stick out in many cases. The days where a young adult would buy a home in the neighbourhood they grew up in are gone, the area no longer affordable. The multigenerational connection to a Westboro or Mechanicsville has been severed.

The Ontario government passed Bill 23 last fall (the More Homes Built Faster Act), which on the surface helps address an undeniable desperate need across the province: more housing.

The Bill promises to deliver 1.5 million homes by 2032, achieved by making

critical changes to the province’s land use planning system, including changing zoning restrictions, development fee reductions, and, concerningly, major changes to heritage building designation.

Under the Ontario Heritage Act, anyone can request the designation of a property. Typically it is from a community association or individual concerned about the future of a building.

Rarely does it come from the owner of the house themselves, for obvious reasons.

Aside from the pride of owning a heritage property, the property owner receives little incentive.

Ottawa lacks inducements for heritage homes, such as renovation grants, planning incentives or rebates on property tax. Yet owners must deal with formal City staff reviews of any major exterior renovations, additions or demolition applications. Important and necessary to ensure preservation of

heritage elements, but a thorn to heritage homeowners.

Kitchissippi has only 29 designated heritage buildings (33 if you include the four federally-designated buildings at Tunney’s Pasture). In an area deeplyrooted in history dating back to the mid19th century, this is insufficient.

What’s worse is that many of these 29 buildings are being blatantly neglected.

The original Broadview Avenue School sits boarded up and beginning to crumble. The 1864-built Soeurs de la Visitation Monastery building on Richmond sits in even worse condition as its developer-owner awaits the day where a demolition permit will be approved due to its condition.

The heritage designation helps prevent the premature demolition of these buildings, but these structures highlight the flaw of heritage in Ottawa.

Designations were sought late in the

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Thus every one of the 3,800 buildings on the Register will become exempted on January 1, 2025 and can be demolished, and there will be nothing the City or anyone can do about it.

As a result, City staff and local residents are now in a mad scramble to identify and designate worthy buildings.

In the past, the City might designate a dozen buildings a year, if that. There was already a backlog. But now the clock is ticking, and limited city staff are being asked to do the impossible, in researching, presenting and approving a large number of worthy proposals that are desperately being submitted.

The list of deserving non-designated properties in Kitchissippi is staggering.

You likely will be surprised at many: St. Francois D’Assise Church; the old St. George’s Boys Home on Wellington (now Holy Rosary Church); Abbeyfield House on Parkdale; the Vachon house in Mechanicsville; the original Stewart family farmhouse on Granville; the Westboro Masonic Hall on Churchill; Carefor Richmond Care Home the first merchant shop on Churchill; the former Richmond Road tollkeeper Exceptional memory care for house on Wellington; and the original women with dementia at an Hintonburg fire station on Fairmont. affordable Those are just a few. all-inclusive price.

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game, after new development plans were established. The developers had no plans for these buildings, the designation came even as a surprise in some cases (such as the Champlain Oil station at Island Park and Richmond).

In the federal government, once a building hits 50 years of age, it must automatically be reviewed by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office. It either receives designation, or if deemed to be not of heritage value, the department can renovate, sell or demolish without worry of a surprise designation. Municipally, things work backwards.

The City has had a tool to work with though, but thanks to Bill 23 it will now work against them. A “Heritage Register” is maintained by most municipalities in Ontario, where properties of potential heritage value are listed. Being listed on the Register Is far from a designation. In fact, it really is no different than being on no list at all – except that a demolition request will go through a 60-day review, rather than the usual 30 days.

Five years ago, the City put in an impressive amount of effort into building up this list as best it could. The Register now stands at 4,600 buildings citywide, including nearly 400 in Kitchissippi.

However, Bill 23 now forces the issue.

The Bill states that, if a house appears on the Register for two years and has not received full designation, it shall

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The Judge Armstrong House is an example of heritage designation done right. It was restored in the 1980’s after it was neglected and left in ruins.

Times turns 20, we can look back two decades and clearly see how the community has evolved significantly.”

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Continues from page 11 Think of these spaces yourself if you were to walk down Wellington Street, Richmond Road, or through your local neighbourhood, and suddenly those buildings would be torn down and replaced by something else. What would you miss the most? Why would you miss them? Would you miss that connection to previous generations of our neighbourhood’s residents?

I love that I can walk up and touch the wall of the Monastery on Richmond Road and know this was the same wall that Hon. James Skead and later George Holland called home in the 1800s. I love that I can look in the front door of Nepean Town Hall on Richmond and picture Township Clerk Frederick W. Harmer at work in the 1890s.

We don’t have to save everything old. That’s not the spirit of heritage

designations. But we need to save those which are important, that are a representative sample of the history and heritage of our community. Our most special buildings are community cultural assets that when they’re gone, they’re gone. They can’t be replaced with a plaque or a photo.

Some would argue, ‘What’s the point of heritage? Out with the old, in with the new.’ And that’s fine. However, there are also those who don’t have kids and don’t care if Elmdale closes. Or who don’t go to church and see no value in them.

Or who don’t eat sushi and could care less if that new restaurant closes down.

However, these elements are what make a community rich in diversity and character. Our old buildings help tell the story of where we’ve come from and the people who have lived here before us.

There isn’t a single designated building within the streets of Mechanicsville. In a few years, there may not be a single house left linking the past to the present. When Lorrie Marlow or I give walking tours of Mechanicsville, it isn’t the new infill houses they want to see. They want to see and hear about the Vachon’s ice-hauling business. Or about Tom Brown and his Stonehurst Avenue house overlooking a century-plus of history at Laroche Park. Or the old River View Hotel and its colourful history.

What happens to those stories and this history when the buildings disappear? What happens to the character of Mechanicsville when that character has mostly been taken away in a dump truck?

The 20th anniversary of KT is worth celebrating because we are celebrating an institution for our community that is under threat. The local newspaper provides local-level news and people coverage, but more and more community papers are being closed down. This type of community connection will be irreplaceable if ever lost. Sounds a lot like the houses we may lose too.

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eat it.

If you’re familiar with the CEF, it might be because of the agricultural museum on the land or family-friendly activities hosted there. You might have also heard that two new apartment buildings are threatening CEF research.

According to Matthew Linsdell, the CEF greenhouse supervisor, some people think that the staff just play with goats all day. That’s not true. Visits to the farm prove that.

“People start to appreciate what we are doing. They take it for granted because they can buy food easily. Having that face-to-face interaction, though,

really does change things,” he said. “We can grow corn in pots in the greenhouse and seeing that… it kind of blows their minds.”

To understand why the shadows of two apartment buildings can so drastically affect CEF research, you have to understand the kind of long-term work that happens there to put food on Canadian tables.

Wheat is one critical example. The research takes decades, and wheat is in so many of the products we, and our animals, eat every day.

Dr. Andrew Burt is part of a network of Canadian wheat breeders; there are only six across the country.

“Variety production in wheat, but in every crop, is a continuous process,” Dr. Burt said. “We’re always releasing new varieties. We’re on this continual

process, continually striving to increase productivity, improve quality, address emerging problems, whether they’re diseases or pests, or addressing new market requirements.”

One variety of wheat, from start to end, takes about 15 years to fully develop, according to winter wheat breeder Dr. Gavin Humphreys.

There are extensive facilities set up at the CEF for the kind of long, thorough work that needs to be done.

To supplement the fields for longterm research, the CEF also hosts large greenhouses. They, too, would be affected by the shading of those apartment buildings. The greenhouses are divided into subsections that can be independently climate controlled for a particular crop’s needs.

There is also an extensive indoor

container farm where researchers can rent space. Dedicated greenhouse staff adhere to the scientists’ watering and care instructions. Some plants — used to study disease — need to be handled cautiously to avoid cross contamination.

The CEF not only creates the varieties you eat but also keeps the food you eat safe. It takes lots of different forms.

“When we import and export commodities, we have to make sure that we’re not importing pests or sending pests to other countries,” said Julie Chapados, Associate Director of Science and Technology.

The scientists at the CEF can preemptively study pathogens, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the Border Services can send up unknown pathogens for identification. Until it is identified, the shipment has to be held.

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supporting Canadian farmers,” said Dr. Burt. “Sure, the timelines are long, but we’re working along every step of the way.”

When research takes this long and is essential to, in Dr. Burt’s words, the public good, two apartment buildings’ shadows become a lot more serious.

These new towers, proposed by Taggart Realty Management, will be across the road from the CEF. Though they aren’t on CEF property, the long shadows will spread across the fields. The CEF researchers are trying to recreate conditions for the average farmer, who wouldn’t have a skyscraper’s shadow on their field all day.

“They are looking at the effect of crop rotation on soil organisms and pests and all other things,” Linsdell explained, “and they interplay with climate change.

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In the fields, breeders can also test strains of their crop to see how resistant it is to certain pathogens. Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), for example, is a fungal disease that Dr. Burt and his team are trying to fight off.

“It reduces a farmer’s productivity, but, if it entered the food market — well, it can’t enter the food market,” said Dr. Burt. “It produces toxins that are toxic to people and animals. So one of the things that we do [on the CEF] is run a FHB screening nursery for all of Agriculture Canada’s material to ensure that the varieties we’re releasing meet a very high standard of resistance to this disease.”

In a small field, Dr. Burt is growing around 3,000 different genetic lines to test their resistance to FHB. The CEF performs lifesaving work.

They aren’t resuscitating people on the beach or climbing into burning buildings, but Canadians would not be enjoying the food on their tables without these scientists.

“We get to work in a field where we get to do research that we’re interested in, but part of the satisfaction of it as a career, too, is the public good of what we’re doing, supporting Canadians by

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A look back at 20 years in Kitchissippi

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ime is a funny concept. It’s an unsolved mystery, a force of unknown nature, a precious resource. Days can feel like weeks, years can feel like months.

Sometimes it feels like the world needs to slow down, other times we want it to speed up. Good memories feel like they pass too quickly, bad times feel like they never end.

No matter the life circumstance, situation, or outcome, time never stops. Each moment in time soon becomes the past, then a distant memory. We live in the present as we look ahead for a better, brighter future.

With time comes change, evolvement, new beginnings. It gives us an opportunity to look back, reflect, and view what we could have done better.

The Kitchissippi community is ever evolving and adapting. With time, it has changed through various cycles of life.

Over the last two decades, used car lots have been turned into high-rise condo projects. Zoning amendments have been introduced to allow for larger scale developments. Light rail transit has finally come to fruition after decades of planning and years of construction havoc.

While many changes are noticeable, many aspects of the community have remained the same. Wellington West and Westboro are home to some of the longest running businesses in Ottawa.

Memories from the past are ingrained in the walls of heritage buildings that the community fought hard to protect. The Parkdale Market is still going strong after almost 100 years.

What’s not changed is the care, dedication and passion Kitchissippi residents have for their neighbors, their community, and their city.

As a community paper, we have been able to ensure that untold stories reach living rooms, kitchens, storefronts, and coffee shops since 2003.

Almost 15,000 people read the Kitchissippi Times in print monthly. Tens of thousands more stay up

to date with the community through our website.

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are looking back at some of the biggest newsmakers Kitchissippi has faced over the last two decades.

On the sides of pages you will see the stories of many faces who have been on the pages of Kitchissippi Times over the last 20 years. Some stories are heartfelt, others are tragic. All are important.

By my rough count, we have published somewhere between 300 and 400 newspapers since the very first issue of KT hit newsstands in October 2003. Since then thousands of interviews have been conducted and thousands of local stories have been told.

Unfortunately, most of KT’s archives from our first seven years have been lost to time. A big thank you to Millie Farley, Andrea Tomkins, and Dave Allston for their help in filling the gaps.

Visit our website for more in-depth archives at Kitchissippi.com.

Members of the Kitchissippi Times team past and present gathered in late October to share memories of the paper. Former editors Andrea Tomkins (second left) and Maureen McEwan (middle) were among those in attendance.

Inserts from top to bottom: Publisher Michael Curran, sales representative Eric Dupuis, graphic designer Céline Paquette, editor Charlie Senack and ‘Early Days’ writer Dave Allston. ALL PHOTOS BY ELLEN BOND.

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The newspaper printed its first issue in October 2003 after local journalist Mark Sutcliffe wanted to fill a void in community news.

Two decades later, our original mission statement is still going strong: “To serve as a community leader by maintaining a strong, vibrant and specifically local information forum for the people of Kitchissippi, by providing strong and useful content about local issues, events, and people.”

The newspaper was formed at a time when community journalism was competitive in Ottawa, before platforms like Facebook and Twitter (now called X) changed the media landscape.

Sutcliffe said it was a small operation which was primarily run through his living room.

“We were a very small team and it was a very small business, and for the longest time we didn’t even have an office,” he said. “When we first started, I was a photographer who took a lot of the pictures for the paper. I did some writing, I worked with some of the businesses [and] I did the finances.”

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As part of the agreement, Newswest remained an independent entity. They retained editorial control of content, its name, its board and its accounts receivable. KT assumed Newswest’s debt which it paid back over a set schedule, and was also in charge of selling ads for both sections.

The partnership came to an end in January 2019.

“The paper is getting smaller, the median age of volunteers is getting older – and a lot of us just can’t do the running around anymore,” said then Newswest editor Tim Thibeault. “It’s a tradition that began, but as time has changed, so have traditions.”

Over the past 20 years, the Kitchissippi Times has evolved as well.

Editors and writers have come and gone, sections and columns have been added or removed, and the publication has shifted from printing 26 issues a year to 10.

When the newspaper was founded, 37,000 people lived in Kitchissippi ward. Today, that number is over 43,000. Our distribution area is even larger when you count parts of Bay and Somerset wards where the paper also has a strong presence.

At a time when community news is struggling to stay alive, KT continues to be strong. It’s thanks to the team, advertisers, and most of all, the readers.

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Sutcliffe’s mom, Florence Ng-Yelim, would also help with the invoicing.

Donna Neil, who was KT’s associate publisher and chief marketing officer, said it was like a family-run business.

When the newspaper boxes were acquired, Neil said they weren’t quite ready to be put on street corners yet. Her sister spent hours cleaning them, scraping off the old stickers, and putting on new ones.

“The very first issue… we did an overprint.

Friends and family spread out across the neighbourhood and handed out copies,” Neil said.

The first issue of KT included an eight page spread on Newswest, a volunteer-run publication, founded in 1978. Their organization was facing climbing debt at the time, and joined forces with Kitchissippi Times as a way to survive.

Having a “paper in a paper” was a controversial move with the Newswest board being divided over the proposal. Even so, they voted 170 to 46 in support of merging, labeling the partnership as a “second chance” in the first joint issue.

“The board said that a failure to find volunteers to contribute to and distribute the paper would lead to its eventual demise,” wrote Natalie Hanson in the October 2003 Newswest section.

“Under the agreement, Newswest will be guaranteed at least eight pages of editorial content in the Kitchissippi Times, which will grow in tandem with the new paper.”

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Family loses house, not spirit, to fire

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With fire spreading through the basement of his family’s three-storey, half-million dollar, century-old Westboro home, a young boy clutched a bag of cheese as he left, under his mother’s orders, in search of more fire extinguishers.

Amidst all his choices, Johane Westeinde, then 7, knew exactly why he grabbed the cheese. “I was getting it in case we went poor,” he said.

The Westeinde family home, built in 1903 at the northwest corner of

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Golden Ave. and Kenwood Ave., quickly went up in flames. The blaze began in the basement. Trucks containing 53 personnel from seven fire stations were quick to respond. Firefighters used chainsaws to cut through the roof and smashed windows. Close to $450,000 in damages were reported.

“The whole thing took about one or two minutes. All I could see was a foggy orangeness in the basement,” said then 9-year-old Nicole Westeinde.

​– Jay Baltz, past president and chair of the zoning committee for the Hintonburg Community Association.

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OCTOBER 2003 The first issue of the Kitchissippi Times is published by Mark Sutcliffe and Donna Neil. Top stories that month include hazing at Nepean High School, development at the corner of Holland and Wellington, and Tunney’s Pasture Transitway restoration.

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NOVEMBER 2004 Three preliminary designs are presented to residents over what should be done with Bayview Yards. They include residential construction and community greenspace that would replace Laroche Park.

When I moved back to Kitchissippi in 1998, I just loved how vibrant and exciting the neighbourhood was.

There were so many interesting people, so many great neighbours I was getting to know, so many great things happening. I started the paper because I wanted to capture the nature of Kitchissippi.

Kitchissippi Times took off really quickly in terms of people’s appreciation of it. It wasn’t because of me, it was because of all the people who put in the effort. It quickly became one of the best newspapers in Ottawa. I heard that from people regularly; it really reflected the character of the community.

We live in a country in a city, but where we really live is in a neighbourhood. We are connected

to the shops and businesses, the community centre, the school, and to the recreation facilities and local charities.

I’m very proud to see KT still printing and I’m happy because I know how much the newspaper means to the residents of Kitchissippi. I always grab a copy when I’m walking down the street and I see a new edition in one of the boxes. It’s a source of pride for me.

JANUARY 2005 A 13-year-old boy from Broadview Public School recovers from a broken jaw after being beat up outside Aladdin Convenience at Broadview Ave. and Carling Ave. Four Notre Dame High School students are charged and facing expulsion as a result.

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OCTOBER 2007 The new Great Canadian Theatre Company [GCTC] Irving Greenberg Theatre opens for the first time.

The first play was The Man From The Capital held on Oct. 11. That same year, Hintonburg was listed in "enRoute", Air Canada's inflight magazine, as one of the top emerging neighborhoods in the country.

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Donna Neil

Associate publisher, chief marketing officer 2003-2014 which was “the spirit of Kitchissippi.”

I hit the streets and I must have walked miles for weeks and weeks telling businesses about what we were doing. I’m sure between us, Mark and I stopped in every single business in Westboro and Wellington West.

Community newspapers contribute to a neighbourly community feeling.

It’s important to do stories that other media isn’t going to cover. We were fortunate enough to have created something that is still embraced by Kitchissippi. To see the paper still going strong is rewarding.

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APRIL 2010 Residents oppose transitway buses on Scott Street. “This would mean up to three buses a minute during peak hours and bus traffic 24 hours a day for the next five years,” said Cheryl Parrott.

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At this point, I don’t even care whether the city settles with them or not because I’m already peeved about December. If you’ve got a union that’s wanting public support, they haven’t gotten mine

By using blades with five wheels, Stephane Tremblay, a long distance and sprint inline skater, has taken his passion through North America and into Cuba.

The then 32-year-old Kitchissippi resident was fresh off a fourth place finish at the nationals, good enough to qualify him for the national team. On average, he can reach speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour.

As a kid he played hockey but quickly realized he was better on wheels instead of blades.

“I’m not very agile. I would be skating and the boards would be arriving. I was going too fast,” he said. His head tilts back and a laugh escapes as he describes the temptation of asphalt. “Every time we drive by a parking lot that’s smooth, we just want to skate there.”

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Mark Sutcliffe and I had worked together previously and we had talked about maybe starting a newspaper in this growing, prosperous neighbourhood.

We just hit the road running. NewsWest was publishing in that neighbourhood for many years, so one of our first steps was to approach them and work out a relationship.

We had lots of help in terms of time and effort. It was like a small, family business. We literally met in Mark's living room or at a coffee shop and talked about what the logo was going to look like, or the tag line

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​– Mike Morris, owner of Wellington Home Hardware.

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JANUARY 2009 Kitchissippi retailers are feeling the blow from OC Transpo’s transit strike after a year where sales were already low because of neighborhood construction work.

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DECEMBER 2011 Residents oppose Uniform’s plan for 194 units in two towers—14 and 16 storeys at 335 Roosevelt Avenue in Westboro.

It is inline with allowed density, but residents say the height and shape of the towers would grossly contradict the cherished human scale that marks the neighbourhood.

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The former St. George’s School on Piccadilly is demolished to make way for a new townhouse development. Tennis courts south of the church are lost to make way for houses. That same month, St Mary’s School on Beech Street closes due to low enrollment.

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Westboro native tees up in Nevada

The temperature hovers around zero as Julie Cashaback tears the cover off her driver.

The then 24-year-old Westboro native golfing star recently returned from Mesquite, Nevada, where she competed in the Re/Max World Long Drive Competition, placing 19th.

She ranked among the top female competitors in Canada in the growing sport.

“I’ve gone from a nobody to a long drive superstar,” she joked. “I want to get on TV. I want to hold a trophy and watch it on ESPN.” Cashaback, who worked at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club, said the biggest challenge is nerves and keeping the balls in bounds. Her eyes

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light up when asked why she prefers long drive over traditional golf.

“It’s the bomb feeling you get when you hit the ball,” Cashaback said. “You don’t know how the ball got there, but it did.”

In the first year I wrote about everything from political campaigns to sporting events, fundraisers, notable institutions, and condo developments which were big issues at the time. It was always fun to meet new people and do my best to write stories that helped inform people, maybe educate them sometimes, and make them appreciate that Kitchissippi is a pretty incredible place to live.

In the early days, I was writing a lot of pieces about youth in the community who were doing amazing things. They were musicians, artists, scientists, or athletes going to national competitions and events.

I remember how excited the kids always were to be featured. It felt like a real honour to write about them.

In the very first issue the editor at the time asked if I knew any other writers. It turned out that my son Nick, who was in grade six at the time, had quite an interest in writing.

I asked if they’d be interested in having a youth column and so it began for him. He wrote until about halfway through his high school career, when he then handed the baton off to my daughter, Mollie.

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The Westboro BIA announces that new life will be coming to Winston Square. Paving stones, art, benches, flagpoles, and a living wall with plants are all part of the plan. “It’s about bringing the community together,” said Patti Church, a local marketing expert involved with the project.

Abdirahman Abdi dies outside his Hilda Street apartment after an incident with the Ottawa Police Service. Constable Daniel Montsion is charged with manslaughter. In 2020 he was found not guilty. Abdi’s death led to many Black Lives Matter protests across Ottawa.

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A new YMCA-YWCA is announced for Carlingwood Shopping Centre. That same month, an inaugural Wellington Mile Race is held over the Thanksgiving longweekend, with Leah Laroque coming in first place. Residents also meet to discuss the future of Byron Park.

The heritage process begins for Bayview Yards. The year prior city council announced a new innovation centre would be coming to the site. “This building is going to be a really inspiring place to do some great economic work,” said councillor Jeff Leiper.

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Editor 2003-2005 ‘Kitchissippi Catch Up’ which was a roundup of what was going on in residents' lives. The idea was like an old fashioned newsletter.

I think it’s great that KT is still going strong. Community newspapers are so important for a neighbourhood because it gives people a chance to share their own concerns about things that will directly impact their lives. It tells stories that won’t be told anywhere else. It gives people a sense of belonging, an opportunity to feel like they are part of a place that is more than the walls of their house.

Want to know how a young Kitchissippi kayaker gets selected by the United States and Chinese Olympic committees to train on an Olympiccaliber course in China? Just ask Melbourne Avenue's Michael Tayler.

"I just want to get better. This was an opportunity to improve my skills for the Canadian junior team trials next year," Michael, then 14, said.

He won the past two Canadian whitewater championships for cadets (14 and under) as well as his age group at August's North American Whitewater Championships and two gold medals at international slalom races in the U.S. His sixth-place finish in the 2006 junior (18 and under) caught Canadian eyes, such

Wellington West’s historic Magee House suffers a partial collapse after its west-facing wall falls onto the street below. Engineers said an absence of mortar is to blame.

Years later the court battle is still in limbo as the building sits vacant and boarded up. Owner Ovidio Sbrissa said he still hopes to save what he calls his “castle in the sky.”

The COVID-19 pandemic hits and all non-essential businesses are forced to close.

The Westboro BIA encourages businesses to expand their online shops. The Parkdale Food Centre sees an increase in demand as their drop-in programming is canceled.

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A double decker OC Transpo bus collides with the overhang structure at Westboro Station. Part of the upper deck is torn on impact, killing three people and injuring 23 others. Driver Aissatou Diallo is charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. She is later acquitted of all charges.

The Prince of Wales Bridge becomes the Chief William Commanda Bridge. The City of Ottawa announces a $22.5 million plan to open the interprovincial crossing to pedestrians and cyclists.

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as Colorado-based international development coach Chris Wiegand, who led the trip to China.

Editor’s note: Tayler has gone on to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Mark and I had worked together on lots of publications before. When he wanted to start the paper it seemed like a really great fit and I got involved.

I saw a chance for a newspaper that really contained all the basic nuts and bolts but went beyond it.

It reflected the people of the neighbourhood and talked about things people were gossiping about.

We got to sort through if rumors were true. We got to highlight residents of the neighbourhood who were doing interesting things with their lives. We had a page called

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December 2008 Life’s twists bring new opportunities for young artist

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From small-town Estonia to Hintonburg may seem like a huge step in anyone's life, but for artist Julia Naurzalijeva it represents a continuum of development and adaptation - a reality of the modern world. One door closes, another opens.

Naurzalijeva moved here in April 2008 with her husband, Krzysztof (Kristof) Grabarczyk and two children - Timmy, 7, and Sophia, 2 - from Chicago, where they had lived for eight years.

Before immigrating to the United States, she worked as an artist in film and theatre in Russia. When all the movie and theatre productions shut down due to financial problems, Kristof - who has a background in social work - suggested they look elsewhere.

After arriving in Ottawa, Naurzalijeva

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met Vince Piazza, owner of the Ottawa Bagel Shop and Deli. Piazza gave Naurzalijeva employment in his store as she searched for full-time work as a counsellor, and was able to host two exhibitions at the Wellington St. W business.

“My grandmother started to draw after she retired. She did very nice landscapes and still-life. We lived together and I really liked to paint, draw, and do paper mache,” said Naurzalijeva.

“My work is of feelings, emotions, and impressions.”

I joined the Kitchissippi Times team in fall 2010, when I started working with its parent company. At the time, the newspaper was led by a terrifically talented and devoted team that included Lisa Georges, Donna Neil and Mark Sutcliffe.

I was immediately impressed by two things: Kitchissippi Times had the feel of a small town village newspaper. Its unique editorial mission cultivated a real sense of connection between neighbours, specifically profiles of notable residents, volunteers, artists and shopkeepers.

The other thing I noted was its fervent readership. At a time when many people were shifting away from printed newspapers, it was difficult to keep Kitchissippi Times stocked in street boxes and racks located along Wellington Street. The pick-up rate signalled the newspaper’s popularity with readers.

Over the years, I’v pleasure of working devoted team memb the editorial side, I memories of Andrea and Maureen McEwa sales side, Donna Ne Sharpe. On the design Moran and Regan Van Du Let me wrap up by talking future. These are tough times for co newspapers. Dozens of newspapers have since the pandemic. Going against the flo Kitchissippi Times. A small but mighty te mainly consisting of Charlie Senack, Eric and Celine Pacquette, supported by free contractors — throw their energy and cre Kitchissippi Times.

The team is united in its mission to ke informed and connected. The end result? community.

DECEMBER 2004 Amid camera flashes, applause, and a gale-like November wind, the Great Canadian Theatre Company announces they will break ground for a new building at Holland Ave. and Wellington St. in 2005.

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​– Michael Frojmovic, local urban planner.

Kitchissippi residents win a fight not to have the Queensway exit onto Island Park changed. Initial plans saw a proposed roundabout that was going to cut into Hampton Park.

The first “Taste of Wellington” event is held by the newly formed Wellington Village Business Association. That organization does not last long as city council approves the formation of the Wellington West BIA in November 2007.

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DECEMBER 2003 City council vows to forgive the Parkdale Food Centre of its $52,000 debt. The decision took so long, however, the non-profit is left scrambling to find a new home after being vacated from its location for 17 years in an old fire hall.

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I was the production manager for all Transcontinental papers at the time. I worked very closely with Donna Neil to come up with a look and feel for the paper that was different. We wanted to make a community paper that didn’t look like a community paper, that looked solid and reliable.

I remember the masthead, the flag of the newspaper, the logo at the beginning, is what Donna was most concerned about getting right. She relied on my expertise to come up with font styles for the body text, headlines, and bylines. We decided right away it would be a modular newspaper which means there is a limited amount of sizes for ads so the pages can go together nicely. It wasn’t a new concept at the time, but it wasn’t always widely used either.

I recently went online and was tickled pink to see Kitchissippi Times is still using the same logo assembly I created!

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk might turn to a local Atom B house league hockey team for some advice on how to turn his club around. At least that's what Frank Simioni, coach of the West End Devils, thinks.

They're hard workers. There are no egos on the team. They've grasped the positioning involved in good hockey play.

They're team players in the truest sense of the word. And they win a lot of games.

They're the West End Devils, and they're made up of 14 nine and tenyear-olds who recently went all the way to the finals in the Bell Capital Cup. While they lost their final game to the Beijing Imperial Guard team from China, they played their hearts out and just never quit.

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Residents express frustration over the Wellington St. West Phase 2 infrastructure project, which includes the replacement of sewers and water mains.

Traffic can only head eastbound as completion is delayed until the end of year.

The famous Newport Restaurant closes at Richmond and Churchill. It relocates to 322 Churchill where it merges with Moe Atallah’s other restaurant, Donna’s Express.

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WestFest celebrates their 10th anniversary. Dubbed as “Best Fest” by Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar, the lineup includes chanteuse Jill Zmud, flamenco dancer Juliana Pulford, Jane Siberry and Eliott Brood, one of the hottest bands in the country music scene.

The Wellington Marbles are unveiled. Eighteen of the familiar marble fire hydrants pay tribute to local culture and activity.

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Coach Simioni, a McKellar Park resident, says without a trace of doubt, that this team is the greatest team he has ever seen.

"Their name should be the West End Dogs," he laughs, but adds seriously that their work ethic is admirable and their desire to win unstoppable.

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Ella Rowland, 11, learned an important lesson at school — that history books sometimes miss out on important details.

The Civic Hospital area resident and Grade 5 student has — together with her classmates at Devonshire Public School — worked on a project highlighting the abuse suffered by approximately 150,000 Aboriginal children who attended residential schools between 1840 and the 1960s.

"I think everybody should know more, if something this bad happened [in our history]", says Rowland.

'Project of Heart' allows Grade 5 and 6 classes at Devonshire to learn about Indian residential schools through stories, videos and the Internet. The project aims to use hands-on, artistic endeavours to bring together different

My opportunity with the Kitchissippi times came because I had been working with Mark Sutcliffe on the launch of iRun magazine. KT needed an editor and they asked if I wanted to take on that role. It was a great fit for me.

What struck me most is what a vibrant community Kitchissippi is.

It’s home to so many authors, artists, and volunteers. There was always a real sense they were looking out for one another.

There is one story I remember fondly. I had the chance to speak with a hockey player named Kyle Lafreniere. Around that time there was a hockey team called the Capital City Condors which gave opportunities to special needs players to participate. He was so incredibly enthusiastic in getting

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the chance to play hockey. It was the highlight of his entire week. He’d be up at the crack of dawn on days they’d have practices even though he’d have six hours to wait.

Community news is vital because it makes room for the stories that connect us as humans. Today's news cycle can be incredibly overwhelming and depressing. We need stories of people who are lifting each other up and making a difference.

JULY 2018 The Westboro Legion celebrates their platinum anniversary amidst declining membership. “Membership peaked in the 1980s at about 800 members. Current membership stands at 300,” said Doug Munroe, an active legion volunteer since 1973.

“Branches are suffering, closing and amalgamating to try to lessen the burden, and this branch is not any different,” added legion president Doug Cody.

FEBRUARY 2015 The Kichi Sibi Winter Trail (then known as the SJAM Winter Trail) is launched as a pilot project. A $20,000 fundraising campaign is started the next year to keep the activity going.

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institutions and generations within our community.

Students decorated small, colourful, wooden tiles which were displayed at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People in Winnipeg as part of the first national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

"It is important for Canadians to acknowledge the pain of the residential school experience in order to help our Aboriginals with their healing journey," said teacher Lynn Rainboth.

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The Parkdale Market celebrates their 90th season. “It’s a real farmers market,” said Catherine Barrette, who has attended the market for 60 years. “It’s such a beautiful place,” echoed Azeb Debebe.

To commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary, the Kitchissippi Times publishes a photo spread showcasing the faces of 150 Kitchissippi community residents. “We don't know exactly what the future will look like. But even as we evolve with our community, we can pause and appreciate what we have in each moment along the way. We are here for a reason,” wrote Mark Sutcliffe.

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Production artist 2005-2008, Creative director 2008-2011, publisher 2011-2014 we featured had to be from the community. The stories we featured had to be upcoming of what was happening in the neighbourhood and not post news.

Here you have the opportunity to learn about the people and events in your community.

That brings people together.

By reading you get to find out your neighbour is not just a mother of three but also a published author. Or that the man across the street who you wave to every day was an incredible military officer.

Greg Cargill, 16, shines at archery nationals and skateboarding worlds One sport requires him to be perfectly still; the other demands breakneck speeds.

Greg Cargill, a 16-year-old Nepean High School student, has the calm and the fearlessness to excel at both — a versatility he demonstrated in the month of August at archery nationals in Saskatoon and, one week later, at the slalom skateboarding world championships hosted locally at Dovercourt.

More than 80 of the world's top slalom skateboard racers were in the

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Phase 1 of light rail transit officially opens after decades of planning and years of construction. An official unveiling is held at Tunney’s Pasture Station. Excitement however soon turns to disappointment as glitches slow down the system, crowded platforms strand passengers, and door jams cause chaos.

Mechanicville residents organize a protest to save greenspace at Lazy Bay Commons. They are opposing an embassy row precinct which is planned for the site. “We are begging the city not to approve rezoning this greenspace,” said Lorrie Marlow, president of the Mechanicsville Community Association.

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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visit the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral on Byron Avenue as part of their three-day tour of Canada. “It was unbelievable. There was a feeling of gratefulness to God that we have such good and strong relations between Ukraine, Canada and Great Britain,” said Father Taras Kinash.

The Jackie Holzman Bridge officially opens, connecting the communities of Wellington West and Civic Hospital. “Continue building bridges — May all those who cross over remember that they are not alone.

There are two vibrant communities supporting them,” Holzman said in her opening remarks.

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neighbourhood August 19 and 20 for the World Championship of Slalom Skateboarding — the first time since Expo '86 that the event has been held in Canada.

Cargill seems to have no trouble going against the grain. He was the only Kitchissippi resident to tackle the courses at the slalom skateboarding worlds — though not for lack of recruitment efforts on his part. He was happy with his overall 6th-place performance, particularly in the tight slalom event.

"I spent the last half of the school year trying to get some of the long boarders at Nepean H.S. to try slalom skateboarding," Cargill reports, "though interest, I am sad to say, was severely lacking.”

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I was on maternity leave and I was looking to work from home which was a really unusual thing back then.

I put an ad in the Kitchissippi Times for another company at the time, and Donna Neil offered me a job.

It was a really good time for the newspaper when I came on board.

KT started out at 12 issues and soon ramped up to 22 issues a year.

The evolution of the neighbourhood really influenced the evolution of the newspaper.

The mandate for the Kitchissippi Times was really strong. The people

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As one issue goes to press, I am already busy working with our team of freelance writers to research what is happening in the community. We look for stories that are taking place through the vast neighbourhoods of Kitchissippi, while ensuring we have a mixture of profiles and harder news content.

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Graphic designer Céline Paquette, meanwhile, is hard at work planning a layout for the upcoming issue.

“I like to have an overview of the pages and plan them in advance. Being organized ensures we don't miss anything,” Paquette said. “We sort where all the advertising will go and ensure we have enough room for each story.

This then gives the editor an idea of how much content will be needed. It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle.”

At the same time, sales representative Eric Dupuis is busy dealing with the local business community to book advertising.

“A lot of the business owners in Kitchissippi have unique stories and backgrounds. I know their kids’ names, they know my kids' names,” he said.

“I’ve heard many stories about how advertising with us has made a positive difference. It’s great to talk to them and get that village feel. You don't get that working for a large news organization.”

Over the course of a few weeks, Kitchissippi Times reporters spread out across the community, attending local events and visiting people’s homes and businesses. Bradley Turcotte often covers the arts and culture scene, Daria Maystruk and Christina Korotkov focus on profiles, and Simon Hopkins hits the streets to gauge residents’ opinions on topics.

KT photographer Ellen Bond is tasked with capturing the beauty of the neighbourhood. She started working for KT as the 'Humans of Kitchissippi' writer and photographer between her first and second year taking photography at Algonquin College. Bond spent years as a teacher before returning to post secondary school after turning 50.

“I love having the freedom to go and look at what captures my eye whether it’s people taking in the spring weather or flowers and plants in the summer,” she said. “My favourite thing is seeing the joy on people’s faces when they see the photos I took of them.

They take my photos and use them as their profile picture on social media, make Instagram stories with it, and put it on their fridges.”

One of KT’s most read columns is 'Early Days', written by local historian Dave Allston.

His passion for the past started in elementary school. Allston then wrote a history column for Newswest in the 1990s, and then joined our team in Spring 2017.

“Kitchissippi has the perfect storm of history. There are families who have been in this area for almost 200 years,” he said. “People enjoy reading about it, and the 'Early Days' column adds a lot of value to the neighbourhood experience.

It’s great to bring the buildings, streets and people of the past alive again.”

After all of the stories are collected, graphic designer Paquette begins to work on the pages. She listens to murder mystery podcasts while sorting where the text and images will go.

After publication is near complete, it is reviewed by Tanya Connolly-Holmes, who is responsible for all the design elements that are used. She was also in charge of the paper's redesign in 2018.

“Evolution means that you have to have a constant eye on what’s changing in the neighbourhood.

We need to be more connected with the people in Kitchissippi,” Connolly-Holmes said. “What are people reading about? What are people interested in?”

Once approved, the paper is off to the printers where it will then be delivered to 30 newspaper boxes across the community. The process then starts all over again for the next month!

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Sarah McVie is the daughter of a career civil servant. "My father started working for the government as a parole officer and ended as a deputy minister," says the Sims Avenue actor.

Although her own career has taken a different trajectory, McVie feels a particular affinity for the dedication and loyalty that many civil servants exemplify. She's drawing on that experience as well as many hours of interviews with over 20 civil servants for the play, The Public Servant, she co-created with fellow actors Haley McGee and Amy Rutherford and with director Jennifer Brewin.

"We're billing The Public Servant as a tragi-comedy because it's asking

I always liked the Kitchissippi Times. I thought it was full of good local news. I read it cover to cover, ads and all, because I wanted to know what was happening in my neighbourhood.

In 2005 or 2006 I offered to write little bits here and there. I think my first story was of Saint Vincent de Paul. I got a tour of the basement where they did all the sorting.

I was the editor of another local publication owned by Great River Media called Capital Parent. About six months later, Mark Sutcliffe and Michael Curran talked to me about taking on the editor role at Kitchissippi Times.

One of the features I introduced was ‘Humans of Kitchissippi’, which was inspired by ‘Humans of New York’.

My belief is everyone has a story.

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Actors mine the lives of civil servants to create original play

big questions like, 'How do you serve as best you can while honouring your own individual needs?'” said McVie. “[Also] through scenes like an earnest new employee named Madge trying to find a chair and bumping up against bureaucracy.”

The Public Servant was performed at the GCTC from February 5 to 7, 2013 as part of the popular undercurrents festival.

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Local film stars Hintonburg resident Local actress Kate Smith and transplanted Kitchissippi native Amanda Sage are two artistic forces behind a short film, Bliss, that made its local debut at the Ottawa International Film Festival.

Bliss is the second film written and directed

by Sage, who dabbles in a number of creative fields including writing and photography. After years spent applying for grants and coming up with nothing, Sage decided to go ahead with the film after a few budget conscious changes - like substituting a sandy, tropical beach for a frozen garlic field in Quebec.

The short film focuses on

the troubled, emotional relationship between a man and woman.

"It started out as postcard moments, but then you find out they are not these idyllic, post card moments," Sage said of the storyline. Without the luxury of a long run time, Sage said she chose to show only "snap-shots of key moments" as opposed to showing everything.

For Smith, as an actress, the role was a departure from her usual work in live theatre.

"Doing film is weird for me because it's not chronological, and you have a chance to go back and do the same moment 15 times," she said.

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It was a turbulent time for my editorship at the start. I had my first April 2020 edition and then production was suspended for two months because of the pandemic. I was particularly thrilled when I got to see the paper back in those gold boxes in August 2020.

No matter what, the stories were always there because Kitchissippi is a very active community. During my time as editor we had the pandemic going on and we had three elections, one at every level. We had the trucker convoy roll into town and the aftermath of that.

I was really honoured to talk to people like Catherine McKenna for an exit interview when she left the House of Commons. I also sat down with Albert Dumont, the Ottawa poet laureate, about the renaming of the

A person told me once he reads the paper every issue, and the first thing he does is look inside to see who he knows. That always stayed with me because that is one of the best things about a community paper is you see your neighbours, even those you don’t know very well.

Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to something that more reflects Indigenous history and culture. It was a huge privilege for Charlie Senack and me to be there when Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla were in Kitchissippi.

Kitchissippi Times continues to adapt and give important information to the community. There are not that many journalists out there covering what’s happening in this specific ward.

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Twenty years of Kitchissippi politics JANUARY 2004:

JUNE 2018:

Kitchissippi ward city councillor Shawn Little announces he will not seek re-election in 2006. “Nine years of your life is a long time,” he said. “I never set out to be a career politician.”

Joel Harden becomes the NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre after beating Yasir Naqvi with 46 per cent of the vote. That October, Jeff Leiper wins a second term on council with over 85 per cent of the vote.

NOVEMBER 2006: Christine Leadman wins Kitchissippi ward with 41 per cent of the vote.

She was up against three other candidates. Larry O’Brien becomes mayor, beating incumbent Bob Chiarelli.

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MARCH 2007: After serving as Ottawa Centre’s Liberal MPP from 1987 until 1990, and then again from 1995 until 2007, Richard Patten announces he will not seek re-election. Yasir Naqvi later wins the local leadership candidacy, beating city councillor Diane Deans, who had Patten’s endorsement. Naqvi goes on to win the October 2007 provincial election, keeping the riding red.

NOVEMBER 2010: Katherine Hobbs wins the municipal election in Kitchissippi ward with 44.18 per cent of the vote, beating incumbent Christine Leadman.

Carlingwood-area resident Jim Watson is elected as Mayor, beating Larry O’Brien, who had various scandals during his one term in office.

OCTOBER 2014: Jeff Leiper beats incumbent Katherine Hobbs in the 2014 municipal election with 55 per cent of the vote. He was one of five names on the ballot.

OCTOBER 2015: Liberal candidate Catherine McKenna beats longtime NDP representative Paul Dewar with 43 per cent of the vote.

FEBRUARY 2019: Longtime Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar dies after being diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, the year before.

AUGUST 2020: An Ottawa man films himself launching into a hateful and invective-laced diatribe outside Catherine McKenna’s constituency office. The year prior a photo of McKenna was defaced with a misogynistic slur. “Those people are trying to drive you out and, for me, it just made me double down and work harder,” she said. “It was a targeted campaign to discredit me, and that is challenging when you’re trying to land a climate plan.”

SEPTEMBER 2021: Yasir Naqvi makes a return to politics after Catherine McKenna steps aside.

The former MPP for Ottawa Centre gets voted in as the federal representative for the same community. “I will still be able to drop my kids off at school and pick them up at the end of the day,” said Naqvi.

OCTOBER 2022: Kitchissippi Times founder Mark Sutcliffe is elected mayor of Ottawa with a slight majority after Jim Watson decided not to seek re-election. Jeff Leiper wins a third term with 72 per cent of the vote.

JUNE 2023: After less than two years in federal politics, Yasir Naqvi announces he is running for the Ontario Liberal party leadership. He resigns from his role as parliamentary press secretary but keeps his federal seat.

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Her path to the culinary world may have been an indirect one, but chefowner Briana Kim of Café My House in Hintonburg knows she’s found her true calling.

“When I was completing my political science degree at the University of Ottawa almost a decade ago, I began to dream of one day running a restaurant,” said Briana, who worked for Health Canada for a few years before opening Café My House on Bank Street in 2009.

Five years later, she relocated to a larger space in Hintonburg and hasn’t looked back. Although her roots are Korean, Briana’s creations – presented in the form of multi-course tasting menus and sharing-style plates – is very much ingredient-driven.

“Our main focus is on presenting

When Moe Atallah moved to Canada from Lebanon in 1976, he was determined to spread the Christmas spirit.

He opened the Newport Restaurant in 1988, and immediately knew he wanted to do something for the less fortunate in our community. Every December 25, Moe opened the doors of his Westboro restaurant at the corner of Richmond and Churchill, and fed a few hundred people a free Christmas meal.

“When we started the first year we thought we’d have 20-40 people,” said Moe. “The second year we had a few hundred, and every year more people came and more people volunteered and helped.”

Those who came to the restaurant on Christmas left with more than a

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meal, he added. “Lots of customers brought lots of toys and gifts. We also had hats, mittens and scarves which were knitted by some of our volunteers, but we also had to buy some because we never had enough.”

The tradition that Moe never expected to grow went on for nearly 30 years until the restaurant downsized and moved to Churchill and Scott (formally Donna’s Express) in 2012.

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To stop that from occurring again, the city is looking at anti-icing strategies, including an anti-ice chemical being tested. It aims to prevent ice buildup before it occurs.

If any similar issues occur with the Trillium line, experts are hopeful it would be picked up on before the system opens to the public.

“As the handover time has slipped, it gets us closer and closer to the middle of winter,” said Michael Morgan, manager of rail construction. “Absent sufficient time for training [and] absent sufficient

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than expected, some councillors and city staff are seeing the benefit in the delay.

It means testing will be done over the winter, a period where Ottawa’s Phase 1 Confederation line has faced various challenges.

In January, immobile trains were stuck for days after bouts of freezing rain shut down the system. Then in April, firefighters had to help rescue trapped passengers from one of five stopped trains. Ice buildup caused problems with the electrical connections between the overhead wires.

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he news isn’t surprising. The Phase 2 Trillium Line of Ottawa’s problemplagued light rail transit system won’t be launched this year.

That expansion of Ottawa’s original O-Train line was initially supposed to open in summer 2022. Then the launch date was pushed back over a year until November 2023.

OC Transpo’s top boss Renée Amilcar said that given where construction stands, the north-south line between Bayview Station and Riverside South won’t be operational until spring 2024. While no firm date has been given, she’s hopeful for residents to be riding the rails in April.

Amilcar said OC Transpo wants to be as “cautious and prudent as possible.”

“This decision will provide city staff and the maintenance team with a longer runway to finalize training and fully exercise the system before it opens to the public,” she said at a light-rail transit subcommittee meeting on Sept. 29.

In order to launch the Phase 2 service, nine of the Alstom and Stadler diesel trains in its fleet need to be properly tested and drivers will need to be trained.

Neither of those steps are possible right now.

While the train testing will begin later

The Trillium Line Phase 2 extension will not open until at least spring 2024.

demonstration of running the system before winter, we didn’t feel it was appropriate to push this thing to open on Jan. 15 in the middle of a winter snowstorm. Let’s make sure we’re 100 per cent on training. Let’s make sure we’re 100 per cent on the system.”

Kitchissippi coun. Jeff Leiper agrees with this assessment and said he believes the city has learned from their mistakes made with the launch of Phase 1.

“The temptation [for many] is to become very angry, start demanding accountability, start demanding that the train be open, and that is not helpful,” he said. “We learned our lesson from Stage 1.

It will have to open when it opens, when it’s safe, and when it will run properly.”

Phase 2 of the Confederation Line east to Trim Road is also delayed and not expected to be completed until 2025. The western extensions to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College won’t be ready until 2026.

Leiper said the recent Hydro Ottawa strike delayed some work from being completed, and train operators being diverted to buses might also be to blame.

“At Carling station, we saw a delay in being able to test some of the systems because it wasn’t energized. That was the case at one other station as well,” he said. “The pivot to get drivers out of train operations to drive buses during the LRT shutdown may have also been a factor.”

While tentative plans have been in the works to get the Confederation line to extend further out to Barrhaven, Kanata, and Stittsville within the next decade, that no longer looks realistic.

Instead councilors are mulling over stepping away from Phase 3 and instead prioritizing bus rapid transit to light rail stations.

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”I think he would be particularly thrilled to see some of the young kids that we’ve got on the team.” – Matt Whitehead

The Hintonburg Community Association ball hockey tournament returned on Oct. 14. Long-time volunteer Al Norris, who passed away three years ago, was recognized.

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Hintonburg resident and volunteer honoured with ball hockey fundraiser event

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ockey sticks slashing the ground and shouts of encouragement marked the return of the Hintonburg Community Association ball hockey tournament on Oct. 14 at Parkdale Park.

This year’s event — the first since the start of the pandemic — was also a celebration of long-time volunteer Al Norris.

Norris, who passed away suddenly three years ago, used to organize the ball hockey tournaments, said Hintonburg Community Association board member Matt Whitehead.

Whitehead organized this year’s tournament and said it was their first time running it without Norris.

“On the day, this was Al’s show,” he said.

“It’s too bad Al’s not here. We’re going to do something nice for him.”

Whitehead said the event was “a little bittersweet” without Norris to see it, but said Norris would have been thrilled to see community members getting together to play sports.

“I think you can tell by all the smiles, [by] everybody having such a good time and just everyone gathering around watching it that people are just really excited to see it

again,” Whitehead said. “I think he would be particularly thrilled to see some of the young kids that we’ve got on the team.”

Whitehead added the association renamed the tournament trophy in Norris’s honour, now called the Al Norris Memorial Trophy.

The event was also an opportunity to present the Hintonburg Community Centre with a cheque for $2,000, which the community fundraised after Norris’s death.

“In lieu of flowers, his family said [to] make donations to the Community Association because he was a board member and loved it so much,” Whitehead

said. “Al loved sports … and so today that money is being donated to the community centre to help kids play sports.”

The Hintonburg Community Centre is a multi-facility recreation centre that is supported by the non-profit Hintonburg Community Association.

Matthew Perkins, director of the Hintonburg Community Centre, said the centre is using the money to replenish sports program equipment, including the purchase of new ball hockey equipment and new basketballs to suit the needs of more ages and skill levels.

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She said Norris would have been humbled by the event and the reactions from community members.

“This tournament in particular was something that he loved … it was basically one of the highlights of his year,” she said. “He really believed in the power of making sports [and] arts accessible to everyone, not just people who can afford it. So all of this, he would have really loved it and loved that the money was used for so many great things.”

Another extended family member of Norris’s, Marzena Swiderski, attended the tournament and said the event meant she could “stop crying about his passing.”

“If there is something I miss about Al, it’s his smile and enthusiasm.”

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Association helps to support the community centre by donating money to help offset the costs of programs so we can offer programs at a much more affordable level, and we're very, very thankful for this kind of engagement.”

Perkins said the event showcased the importance of this kind of community involvement.

“This is true grassroots community engagement and it shows how much the citizens in this area appreciate the Community Association, [and] how much the association can do for this neighbourhood,” he said.

Norris’s wife, Lynn Norris, said the tournament “was a really good way to honour him.”

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Connaught staff before the ribbon cutting of the new learning centre.

Connaught Public School amplifies student learning with new learning commons

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t Connaught Public School in Hintonburg, new furniture and technology represents a new chapter in student learning.

The school unveiled a new learning commons on Sept. 28 that updates their library from a darker and cramped space into an open-concept learning centre.

Some of the new additions include modular chairs and tables, white boards, digital book options and a future plan for greenscreens.

Principal Kimberly Simpson said the commons aims to foster collaborative learning in students to suit their educational needs.

“It goes hand in hand with the way that we want kids to be engaged in a makerspace,” she said. “[We are] using a

space that's traditionally been used just to house books in a more creative way.

Students can use it to create and use it to collaborate with one another.”

The Connaught Learning Commons Project is a result of $40,000 in fundraising, thanks to community partners, parents and staff.

Karen Owen-Whitred, a parent of one of the Connaught students, said it was nice to see the final result come to life after years of fundraising.

“Hopefully it makes them just really love coming to the library and hanging out here and reading,” she said.

Allison Maclachlan, who has two kids who attend the school, said she felt “almost more excited than they are.”

Teachers Vanessa Maxwell and Lisa Cesario, alongside educational assistants Catherine Mullin and Renee O’Donnell,

said they are excited to use the space to its fullest potential in the coming years.

They work with students with a variety of different needs.

“Some have mobility needs, some have needs within their learning where they have to move in order to self-regulate, and so I think this space is conducive to having that flexibility and those options for all the different learning styles,” Maxwell said.

O’Donnell said libraries such as these are especially effective as open and welcoming spaces for students where they can feel included and be excited to learn.

“I think particularly for our students and for our population of students with disabilities and autism, libraries in our community are great places for parents to go,” Cesario said. “They're also practicing their social skills in the community so having a library like this where they can

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go and practice the skills here to then generalize out in the community, it's a great opportunity.”

The teachers and educational assistants said they encourage other schools to update their libraries if possible.

Simpson said she recommends schools to take staffing into consideration in addition to students’ needs before installing new updates.

“We want to make sure we have teacher champions to go with each of the things that we're thinking of,” Simpson said. “If you've got something like a 3D printer, but you didn't have the staff to support that, then that's not a good choice. It always has to go hand in hand with the students and the staff that you have in the building.”

Zoe Lomer, vice-chair of the Connaught student council, said she hopes the learning centre will have a lifetime effect on the students.

“We hadn't updated that space for a few decades, and it really needed it,” she said.

“If you have that curiosity, if you have that ongoing interest in life to be a lifelong learner, that's something that's going to benefit you forever. I think that the new space with this fresh look and its new technology is going to help inspire that lifetime love of learning.”

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Find out what the Westboro Community Association did last year and tell us what future actions you think will benefit our community.

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Toys do not belong in your blue bin.

The AGM is open to everyone. Learn more about what we do: · Clare Garden’s Park, trees and environmental issues · Heritage designations · Planning, development and pre-construction consultations · Active transit · Support a range of non-profit groups

If you would like to join the WCA, Membership is $10 cash, cheque at the door or e-transfer at hellowestboro@yahoo.ca (please include your name and contact info in the message section if using e-transfer) And we welcome new members to join our Board of Directors We need your help, please consider joining!

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The blue bin is for packaging materials, not the product itself.

Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs.

Learn more at ottawa.ca/recycling.

Full details will be published here soon: www.westborocommunityassociation.ca as well as Facebook and Instagram

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t’s a Tuesday evening in late October and over 30 local musicians are sitting in a semicircle in the basement of Parkdale United Church. They are rehearsing for what will be a top notch professional performance.

The 70-year-old Parkdale United Church Orchestra is bouncing back after shutting down for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. To bring in new blood, last year they hired conductor John Kraus who has over 25 years of experience leading musical groups.

Entering his second year as head of the orchestra, Kraus is reflecting back on his success last season, where, with baton

in hand, he conducted three sold out performances.

This year the orchestra is growing, perhaps because of Kraus’ passion and enthusiasm.

“The most exciting element has been the addition of new players. There was a huge interest in joining,” said Kraus. “We’ve added seven violin players.”

In his first “honeymoon” year, Kraus tested the group with a couple of challenging acts.

During his first performance of 'A Night at the Movies' last November, the orchestra performed classical music from famous films like Lord of the Rings, Les Misérables and 2001: A Space Odyssey, among others.

This year more difficult acts, some rarely played, will make up the 20232024 season. While typically performed by more mainstream, professional orchestras, Kraus is feeling confident that his musicians — both new and old — are up for the task.

“This year’s program is a lot of different music and a lot of different styles with the difficulty ramped up, so at each concert, there’s something that will make everyone work a little harder.”

The season will launch with a midNovember 'Remembrance' concert on Nov. 12. According to its website, the Parkdale United Church Orchestra will honour and remember what is past and what is lost. In recognition of Remembrance Day, any concertgoers in uniform will receive free admission.

“We’re doing a Brahms symphony, Strauss, and a piece by a local performer,” said Anne-Marie Legault, a new violin player in the orchestra.

On Dec. 9, the orchestra will put on a Christmas concert, which hasn’t been a regular part of the orchestra’s season.

According to Kraus, the group is excited to put on a program of new and familiar songs.

“We’re going to have three sleigh rides, and they’re all different, but

they’re all beautiful,” he said, noting it will be “a lighter show.”

There will be Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, known by everyone, in addition to sleigh ride pieces by Mozart and Delius. The orchestra is also partnering with the Parkdale United Church Choir for the festive occasion, and is encouraging attendees to “warm up your singing voice for some caroling.”

In February, 'POpera' will be presented on the 10th, showcasing an all-star cast of Ottawa opera performers.

Favourites will include The Barber of Seville, Il Trovatore, and many more.

“All the big names in opera will be there — Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, Bizet — and the concert will also feature selections from The Lion Heart, a new Canadian composition by guest performers Corey Arnold and Kyle MacDonald,” the Parkdale Orchestra website read.

The season will wrap up with 'From the East of Europe' on May 4, where the evening will include stops in Hungary with Kodály’s Háry János Suite, Romania for Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances, and finish off in the Czech Republic with Dvořák’s epic Symphony No.8.

Affordable, Clean, Secure, Central New blood These concerts will be the first with this group for many, but for a few young musicians, this will be their first-ever orchestra concert.

“The influx of new players this year are on the younger half of the spectrum,” said Kraus.

Twelve-year-old Edwin de Jong joined the cello section this year.

His ties with the community orchestra run deep. His parents Nathalie van Galen and Yvo de Jong, alongside his brother 17-year-old Thomas de Jong, are also members.

“I’ve been playing for almost eight years, but I joined the orchestra in September,” Edwin said. “I’ve enjoyed

joining the group, I’ve been looking forward to it for my entire life.”

He focused intently during the rehearsal, playing with the intensity of a seasoned pro.

“I’ve never been in a group so massive. I’m embracing the sense of unity,” he said. “You’re less important than in small groups. If you make a mistake, no one will care.”

This season is set to be an exciting one as the group continues their postCOVID growth. Kraus said there is even a waitlist to join the orchestra.

Their fall concert featuring Soprano Susan Elizabeth Brown will be Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. Attendees can buy tickets for

the show on the Parkdale Orchestra’s website. They range in price from $15 to $20 in advance, or between $20 and $25 at the door. Those 18 years of age and under can listen for free.

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Honouring our Veterans The main street of Westboro Village has always had a mix of businesses and community services. Since 1969 one of the most important and recognizable has been the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 480.

The branch supports veterans and their families and provides a community space in Westboro Village where you can rent a hall, play bingo and visit with friends. Legion membership is open to the entire community.

This year the BIA was approached by the Legion for assistance in with a new program – the Veterans Memorial Banners. The Veterans Memorial Banner project began in 2012 in Walkerton, Ontario to create banners featuring photos of local veterans by Chris Taibinger, a veteran himself. Over the past ten years, Chris and his team have worked with legions, towns, museums, service groups, and anyone interested in starting a program in their community. They approach each program with the same dedication as they did when they started and have completed over 70 programs and printed over 5,000 banners.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 480 is launching a local Veteran Memorial Banner program this year along Richmond Road and Westboro Village BIA is pleased to assist with the installation of the banners for the month of November.

This year will feature the following distinguished veterans, Staff Sgt. Sheldon Edwards Scrivens, Lorne Vincent Rayn, Stan Scott, Joseph Andrew Peter Baker, and John Duncan Cardiff in the 2023 Veterans Memorial Banner campaign.

There will be a parade in the afternoon to reach the cenotaph for the traditional wreath laying ceremony.

To ensure everyone can safely watch or participate in the parade, parking will be restricted along Richmond Road between Churchill Ave and the Westboro Cenotaph on Saturday, November 11th from 11am-3pm.

Please be sure read the special event parking signs carefully. Walk or bike to your favourite shops or take advantage of the paid parking lots in the community.

You can support the local Legion branch and their important work to support veterans through the Annual Poppy Campaign. The Annual Poppy Campaign begins at the end of October and runs until November 11th with all funds going to the Legion Poppy Fund which provides financial assistance and support to Veterans, including Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP, and their families who are in need. Each year poppy boxes can be found at businesses throughout Westboro Village.

Did you know the poppy was first adopted as a symbol of remembrance in 1921?

It is a small but mighty symbol of gratitude and remembrance.

The annual Remembrance Day parade has taken place nearly every year since the Westboro Cenotaph was installed in 1985.

Learn more about the Veteran Memorial Banner program here: westborovillage.com/ veterans-memorial-banners/

Cornerstone Housing for Women In 1983 Cornerstone Housing for Women began with three cots in the basement of All Saints Church, in Sandy Hill, the first women's only shelter in Ottawa.

Cornerstone has grown significantly over the years to address the gap in services for women’s only programs and emergency shelters. They now provide shelter to 125 women and supportive housing to 110 women across our five housing communities in Ottawa, including their Princeton Residence, right here in Westboro. Cornerstone and their residents are our neighbours.

Carlington Community Health Centre Carlington Community Health Centre helps individuals take control of their personal health, and works to improve the health and wellbeing of our community as a whole. The Centre provides a wide range of health, mental health and addictions services to parents and children, youth and teens, and seniors. They deliver

these services through workshops, drop-ins, support groups, community meetings, training, outreach, counselling, and education programs.

The Centre also helps Carlington residents resolve problems and advance concerns in the community by providing organizational support and advocacy assistance to local groups and associations. In addition to the main office, they provide services at outreach locations including Bellevue, Carleton Heights, and Scott Hill/Van Lang.

Westboro Region Foodbank The Westboro Region Food Bank has been serving the community since the early 1980’s. They continue to grow and evolve to meet the needs of clients in the area. In 2005, they became a Member Agency of the Ottawa Food Bank. They are housed in the All Saints Anglican/First United Church at 354 Madison Ave and receive support for the churches in the form of space, heating, utilities and administrative support. They support those in need from Island Park to Broadview, and Dovercourt to the Ottawa River.

Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the Westboro Region Food Bank has doubled the number of families they support and supplemented the contributions from the central food bank with additional purchases of $9,000-$10,000 a month for essentials and fresh produce.

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I want to thank everyone who participated in the Budget 2024 consultation that my office held in conjunction with Wards 14 and 17. As always, I appreciate your feedback and engagement. The draft budget will be tabled at council on Nov. 8. After that, you can continue to ask questions about the budget through the Engage Ottawa website, follow the progress of the draft budget through the various standing committee meetings – where you can always register as a delegate to share your opinions on the draft budget with committee members - or write to me to share your thoughts. The 2024 budget will be tabled for approval on Dec. 6.

I couldn’t include this in my October column, but I wanted to briefly mention that I was proud to attend the renaming of the parkway on Sept. 30. The parkway

is now called the Kichi Zibi Mikan.

The name was selected by the NCC after consultation with Indigenous leaders and community members; it means “great river road” in Algonquin. This is a positive change for Ottawa that acknowledges the history of the land we are privileged to call home.

If you’re looking for a local Remembrance Day ceremony to attend, don’t forget about the ceremony and wreath-laying at 2:00 p.m. at the Westboro Cenotaph on Nov. 11.

I also wanted to give an early heads-up that the final Parkdale Night Market of 2023 will be on Dec. 6. This will be a great opportunity to get your holiday shopping done and support local vendors, so don’t miss out! I know that many community groups around Kitchissippi host holiday events throughout November and December; please send my office notice of any upcoming events so we can spread the word through the Ward Newsletter!

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Coming soon to a computer screen near you: Sweet Tarts Takeaway, a clever, made-for-the-Internet sion series that’s written, televidirected Kitchissippi’s Bonnie Robinson. and co-produced by With its madcap air, Sweet ute to such television classics Tarts Takeaway pays tribas I Love Lucy. The show is a comedy about two women who work as caterers; after their catering van gets repossessed, they attempt keep their catering business to careers repossessing small, afloat by embarking on new unusual items such as rings, strange costumes and sometimes more exotic objects.

Each episode sets up what appear to be relatively normal situations that inevitably spiral out of control in zany way. a fun, A longtime cinema buff, Robinson made her first short film in 1988 as part of a night course at the Ontario College of Art. Life – in the form of other jobs raising two daughters – interrupted her filmmaking and suits, but in the early 2000s purshe returned to her craft.

Courses at the Summer directing, producing and Institute of Film and TV in lighting sparked her passion.

After her company, YOW! Productions, was formed number of short films a followed, including Blue Screen Blues, First Comes Love, Nocturne, Scrambled, You Were Here and Running.

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Margot and Bridget West have been busy – along packing schoolbags and with meeting new classmates, six-year-old twins initiated these a school appeal that raised close to $900 in just three days for flood victims Pakistan. in The girls’ mother, Sara Ryan, says that her daughter, Margot, approached her one morning during the first Continued on page 19

laughs his mom, Sharron niere. “He just loves playing Lafre- with Down Syndrome, Kyle grew Elaina Martin.

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Page Halloween Pea! exhibits some ‘I’m Westboro Village merchants. cation since Legion’s with fire hydrants for new Festival 16 area artistheads staff reported that some ready!’” page “Ever St. West bothintensifi on day of Starts unique family Wellington Workshop celebration 1432 he was a baby he fun. and Chick • gives the body as it rotates around Leadman atSEE Subsequent events heartwarmin school culls hosted leaves a lasting with Rediscover by the Westboro included FIND IT HERE annual vigil legacy g. Born Come the For more, see 200 paintings PAGE For more photos from | www.renuspa.ca 8 her • Church prepares for sculpture series for new Bayview ideas 613.722.2929 Continued on page 16 .coma scavenger hunt, pumpkin • Gearing up Continued on page 6 the day by sergeant for a gingerbread event See pages 12-13 distinct sense of style.

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in his off hours. He’s also You might not recognize the vocalist and guitarist for the band The Woundup, the name Dan Sidoli but you may very well have who have a recent self-titled heard his soothing vocal debut album to their credit talents. The Duncarin and shorter EP recording Avenue resident and father due out later this month.

Sidoli’s well-established of two is a video editor by work includes day and a prolific radio radio jingle writer and performer musical signatures for Hunt Continued on page 4

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West.” When he came his senses, The O-Dot comedy blog was born.

“People of Kitchissippi of need to be informed our what is going on in neighbourhood,” explains to Talker, who chooses for by tony martins remain anonymous greater sarcastic freedom.

Tommy 2010, of In June “I think we are seeing a Talker “was struck by happenin some crazy things needs massive baby stroller it ing around us and the stroller-centric neighContinued on page 6 bourhood of Wellington

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group and I felt that they Eighty-one-year old Irwin were crawling, so I dropped back to Waldman was simply our too speedy for his team during group leader and I said, the 100-kilometre ‘Ride ‘It’s too slow for me. I’m going ahead.’” the Rideau’ bike relay.

Waldman was the oldest “I was exhilarated and of 320 cycling participants accelerated,” laughed the cancer survivor, who lives in the inaugral Ride the Rideau, an event held on Botanica Private.

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with Kitchissippi’s Adam Spend five minutes talking understand why he was Moscoe and you’ll quicklyone of Canada’s Top 20 as sturecognized last month University of Ottawa Under 20. The 19-year-old dynamo who seems dent is the kind of volunteering award recognizing innovation, almost a shoe-in for an creativity, and leadership. is presented by TorontoThe Top 20 Under 20 program and sponsored by an impressive based Youth in Motion Continued on page 9

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LIVING A DREAM: Island Park’s Kyle Lafreniere, 16, is all smiles as he gears up for his third season with the Capital City Condors, a hockey team for special kids with special needs. Photo by Victor turco

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Windermere, Courtenay, and Rowanwood Avenues The City of Ottawa has at Sherbourne to stop reopened four streets that fic from cutting throughtrafwere partially closed the to traffic at Sherbourne Road neighbourhood during construction on the Queensway in late September, but resi- eastbound ramp at Carling dents remain divided on the and Kirkwood. On October necessity of the closures.

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November 3, 2011

McKellar Park residents frustrate d by problem with no clear solution

tos and mold—that fall within its mandate.

Liz Burgess of Wavell Ave, co-chairperson of the Broadview Parents Council, noted that “there are eighteen items on our list of concerns.”

These concerns include primary students having to climb down four flights of stairs to go to the bathroom, the school being inaccessible to anyone with special needs and a wall in one of the gyms that is unstable. The list also includes failing boilers, overheated classrooms and a music room that has Continued on page 3

Representatives from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board met with over 200 Broadview Avenue Public School parents on March 27. Parents pushed for the 85-year old school to be brought up to standards comparable with other city schools.

An Ottawa Public Health investigation, requested by Councillor Katherine Hobbs and conducted earlier that day, determined that the school was safe for its 800 children but examined only two specific issues—asbes-

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NOVEMBER 23: WESTBORO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AGM: Taking place at the Churchill's Senior Centre's town hall room from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. At 345 Richmond Road.

NOVEMBER 5: THE EARTH IS TIRED: The Environmental Action Group and Aella are thrilled to bring you a unique environmental experience to mark the culmination of First U’s four year congregational focus on Climate Action. There will be a post-concert reception. Taking place at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, 30 Cleary Ave, at 3:00 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 18: FIRST UNITARIAN CONGREGATION FALL FAIR: Taking place from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event includes gifts, books, house wares, jewelry, toys, clothing and much more!

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