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High school teachers protested in front of John McCrae Secondary School last week during the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation one-day strike. Talks are ongoing between the province and the union. On Tuesday of this week, public elementary school teachers ramped up their work-to-rule campaign as contracts continue with the government.

Catholic board teachers will be in a strike position as of Dec. 21.

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MacLeod’s Christmas Breakfast raises $1,500 for Barrhaven Food Cupboard

By Charlie Senack

A few hundred people packed the Walter Baker Centre on Sunday, December 8, for MPP Lisa MacLeod’s annual Christmas breakfast in support of the Barrhaven Food Cupboard.

More than $1,500 was raised, which will go toward the food cupboard’s annual Christmas hamper program for families in need.

“Our community continues to grow. We are now the size of a small city — over 100,000 people,” said MacLeod, who has organized this fundraiser for the past number of years. “That means there is an increased demand for social services and an increase in demand for our food cupboard.”

Kevin Miller, President of the Barrhaven Food Cupboard says they expect to fill 200 hampers this holiday season, a slight increase from the 155 they filled last year.

“Christmas time is always a good time for donations and support because people are always very generous and that,” he said. “The challenge this year is getting the funding for the Christmas hamper program. We need approxi-

mately 22-23 thousand dollars to supply all our clients with a Christmas hamper and currently we have collected around $8,000. We are well short of our target with a week to go.”

To keep up with the growing demand, the Barrhaven Food Cupboard moved into their new location in the Walter Baker Centre this summer. It has allowed them to carry produce and baked goods from Cobb’s bread. It has also allowed their clients to have a traditional shopping experience, allowing them to go around the centre with a shopping cart and pick their own groceries off of the shelves.

To help with the Christmas hamper program, Barrhaven’s Boston Pizza holds a turkey swap to help offset some of the costs. Anyone can drop off any size turkey at their location, and will receive a free medium pizza voucher in return.

But as of December 5 — two weeks before the fundraiser ends — Boston Pizza said in a Facebook post that they still haven’t received any turkeys.

“Our Turkey swap ends in two weeks and we have not

received a single turkey,” they said in the post, noting that at this time last year, they had collected 100 Turkeys. “The Barrhaven Food Cupboard uses these turkeys for their Christmas Hamper Program to help feed a holiday dinner to many families in need in our own community.”

Miller says this initiative really helps them during the holiday season and is confident the Barrhaven community will step up as they always do.

MacLeod urged everyone at Sunday’s breakfast to donate a little extra if possible, because every little bit counts.

“I’ve always believed that as neighbours we help our other neighbours who require support (because) the government can’t and shouldn’t do it alone,” she said.

Anyone can drop off a turkey at Boston Pizza located at 1681 Greenbank Road between now and December 20.

In return they will receive a voucher for a free medium three topping pizza.

Donations can also be made to the Barrhaven Food Cupboard online at www.barrhavenfoodcupboard.ca.

Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod and Kevin Miller of the Barrhaven Food Cupboard thank the guests who came to the annual fundraising breakfast.

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The IndependentCOMMUNITY Petition calls for removal of book from Catholic high school libraries

By Jeff Morris Barrhaven Independent

(Warning: This story contains disturbing content of a sexual nature.)

An online petition to ban a book from the libraries at St. Mother Teresa and St. Joseph Catholic High Schools had gathered close to 1,700 signatures by Monday morning, less than a week after it was posted.

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out is an award-winning and groundbreaking book written by author and photographer Susan Kuklin. The book, published in 2015, features stories on six transgender or gender-neutral young adults as they recount their emotional physical and emotional journeys.

While the book has received accolades and awards, and has been called “powerful” and “necessary” by some reviewers, there are many parents who believe the book is more suited for shelves at Indigo rather than local Catholic schools. Graphic sexual content in the book involving children and pedophiles have raised the concern of parents as to what is or is not appropriate in a school library.

A story written by Lianne Lawrence of Lifesitenews. com last week references the Catholic Intelligence blog, questioning why the Ottawa Catholic School Board would spend taxpayers’ money on books like this.

“The book contains explicit language, violent acts, and graphic descriptions of oral sex carried out by children as young as 6 yearsold,” the blog states. “Written mostly in first-person, transgender people share their journeys without mentioning the illegal nature of their activities or the consequences of certain behaviours.”

An excerpt of the book details of a teenager recalling how, at the age of six, he would kiss and then perform oral sex on other boys in the neighbourhood. The account goes on to describe pedophiles masturbating.

“The author does not qualify that the acts were harmful or illegal,” the blog says.

The blog goes on to say

procedure includes consideration of the book’s alignment with the board’s curriculum documents as well as the board’s religious and family health curriculum. It also includes consideration of Catholic Church teachings and pastoral approaches to support all students. There is also consideration to ensure that the choice of materials should be age-appropriate, high quality and diverse.

that removing the books from the two local high schools is not censorship.

“It is not censorship to say that taxpayers should not pay for these books for schools,” it says. “It is not censorship to say that school libraries should not have them. Adults can buy these books at Indigo, although I would not recommend books that normalize pedophilia.”

The blog went so far as to ask if the book was in the schools to normalize pedophilia, or to help groom kids for pedophilic teachers.

While that suggestion may be considered outrageous, the question does have context for Barrhaven parents. Two years ago, St. Mother Teresa teacher Jessica Beraldin was given a six-month conditional sentence with 18 months probation after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student.

While the controversy exists over whether or not the book belongs in a school, it has received positive reviews and is considered both powerful and compassionate.

The book is recommended

by CHEO and is available at CHEO’s Kaitlin Atkinson Family Resource Library. CHEO identifies it as a resource to help you better understand, cope with and/or support someone with their sexual and gender identity.

“We will be reviewing this book as part of our process and we will respond to those parents who have requested a review,” said Sharlene Hunter, Manager of Communications at the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Beyond Magenta, in particular, is a book recommended by CHEO to support children in transition.”

The board’s book review

Kirkusreviews.com called the book “informative, revealing, powerful and necessary” in its review of the book.

“In verbal and, when the subjects have given permission, visual profiles, readers meet transgender teens with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences,” the Kirkus review states. “They hear from teens who identify fully as female or male, teens who identify as neither male nor

female, and one teen who is intersex. Their stories are told largely in the teens’ own words, with only a few italicized interpolations to clarify or contextualize a point or to describe a facial expression or inflection readers cannot see or hear… Images of the young people before their transitions are often included but, appropriately, do not serve as focal points for their chapters. Similarly,

sex and genitalia are discussed frankly but are rarely what matters most. The collective portrait that emerges from these narratives and pictures is diverse, complex and occasionally self-contradictory—as any true story should be.”

The petition can be found online at https://lifepetitions. com/tell-school-to-removelibrary-book-of-kids-perfroming-sex-acts.

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Keep calm and eat your fries

Most of us love fries and chips. Other than ketogenic, most diets don’t discriminate against the mighty potato. It’s even in the new Canada’s Food Guide.

Most dishes using potatoes are loved by Canadians, especially in winter, when colder weather encourages us to seek heartier meals.

But North America is experiencing potato shortages and processors – particularly in the West – are scrambling to get potatoes into their plants. So we soon may pay more for one of our favourite staples.

A cold and very wet fall has hurt potato crop yields. Almost 20 per cent of potatoes were left in fields due to poor quality.

In addition, while buyers always look for larger potatoes, harvested potatoes were much smaller than usual this year.

But it’s difficult to tell whether retail prices will be affected, since potato prices have already gone up in the past year. Retail potatoes are 20.7 per cent more expensive than just 12 months ago. According to Statistics Canada, a 10-pound bag of potatoes in Canada retails for an average of $9.77, up from $8.11 a year ago.

Frozen fried potatoes have gone up 17.1 per cent as well, retailing now at $3.02 for one kg.

These are the most significant increases ever recorded and they’re difficult to explain. Potato production over the last five years in North America has been quite steady.

Price increases may well happen in food distribution and retail as the result of strong demand. In 2018, retail frozen potato sales increased by 7.1 per cent in Canada and 2019 could be an even better year. Potatoes requiring some preparation at home have also seen significant sales increases, exceeding seven per cent in recent years.

But consumers haven’t been spooked – at least not yet. They could, however, start walking away from the product if they think it’s too expensive.

The rules are different in food service and we shouldn’t expect price changes there. Charging more for a side staple like potatoes is always more challenging for restauranteurs and fast-food operators. Potatoes are no steak, fish or pasta.

But you may see some food service operators shrink portion sizes for the same price, as in retail. This is quite easy to do with fries, chips and smaller baked potatoes. Vigilant consumers will likely notice, but most of us won’t think twice before digging in.

Canada is only the 18th largest potato producer in the world but we take our potatoes seriously. We won’t run out of potatoes any time soon and they’ll remain quite affordable.

So keep calm and eat your fries.

Troy Media – Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.

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It’s back again! Run for your lives!

I sit there. I stare at it. I am going to have a head playing the accordion. But no harp.

I looked at it again, and I heard Linus’ voice. bite.

“This isn’t such a bad Christmas tree, Charlie Why am I doing this?

Why do I think, every year, that it will be dif- Brown. It just needs some love.”

Can this Christmas fruitcake really be that ferent?

Some things just remain constant every year, bad? Can these unnatural red and yellow and green things that look like cherries that were no matter how much you want them to change.

Lucy will yank the ball away from Charlie stored in formaldehyde and then laced with chemicalicious colour addiBrown when he goes to kick tive number 27A really be it. that wretched? And I’m We will complain about FROM THE OTHER sure there are little pieces of the winter weather, somewalnut in there with all the how forgetting that we live in twigs and tree branches and Eastern Ontario.

Jeffrey Morris chunks of pinecone in the The government will middle of the cake. threaten education cuts and the teachers will threaten to At that point, the voices strike. in my head started bickering again. The angel The Leafs won’t win the Stanley Cup – not appeared on one shoulder, the devil on the other. that that’s a bad thing…

“Eat it,” the devil said. “It’s cake. How can it be And I will inevitably try Christmas fruitcake bad? Of course it’s good, or everyone wouldn’t and think that I will like it. eat it at Christmas.”

That is a bad thing.

COUNCIL Then the angel spoke up. “Don’t do it. ReI was thinking of ways to wrap prose around member last year? After the third bite you ran CORNER how I feel about our ritual of exchanging and eat- into the bathroom and Olson twinned it into the Mayor Suzanne Dodge ing Christmas fruitcake. I love to use metaphors toilet.” and be descriptive. For this one, though, I think it The devil piped up. “Dude,” he started. He should be simple and straight to the point. always wins me over when he calls me Dude.

Christmas fruitcake sucks.

“Dude, you have a fridge full of Coke with It’s putrid.

Stevia to wash it down.”

It’s hideously revolting.

I looked at the angel. Devil’s right. I always If there is a such a thing as “comfort food”, listen to Devil.

THE NOT SO then Christmas fruitcake is “take a staple gun and I cut a piece. I looked at it. My tongue quivNEWered GUY fill it with nails and start puncturing your colon like a Death Row convict sitting in the elecand your pancreas and your spleen with it food”.Tim Ruhnke tric chair as they were about to pull the switch.

Yet, I go back to it, like a mosquito at dusk I bit into it. Ugh. Another bite. Ughh. Quick. wondering what the big attractive purple light Shove it in your mouth and end it. I dove is as he hovers around and approaches your bug across the room for my stash of Coke with zapper.

Stevia. I didn’t just drink a can of it. I freebased Every year, without fail, one ends up at our of- it. fice as our favourite local service club sells them I didn’t like it. It was bad. I won’t take the as a fundraiser. I think of when Fred and Bar- Lord’s name in vein near Christmas, so, like, HOUSETapdancing Ramsay it was putrid. At ney were in the Water Buffaloes and they usedWALKER to Gordon paddle the bottoms of the new members in their this point, I pointed my anger at our culture. initiation. Why not make them eat fruitcake in-Susan Vallom Who decided eating arse cake is a tradition stead. Or, hit them with it, then make them eat it. anyway? Is it a British thing? Like, as if we So we got our fruitcake and lugged it over to should take food tips from them. “Mmm, this our counter. We carried it manually, even though boiled stomach lining with salt is delicious. Pass I had luggage wheels in the trunk of my car in me a luke warm beer…” case we needed them. It was round with a texMarmite-eating freaks. ture of a thawed out rock from the curling club. It I’m putting a stickie note on the December took the spot on the counter where the Girl Guide BLAKE’S page for my 2020 calendar now that says “Do Cookies were just a few months earlier. Ah Girl TAKES Not Eat the Christmas Cake!!!” Angel told me to Guide Cookies and their sweetly baked goodness put it there, but somehow, I just know Devil will Blake McKim wrapping tentacles of love around your tongue win the argument again next year. and injecting it with bliss while angels float over As for now, as you are reading this, I am your head playing the harp. scrubbing the inside of my mouth with sandBut this, this, THIS thing on the counter. This paper and Purrell hand sanitizer. rock from the curling club soaked in rum with I wonder if anyone will bring us Mince Meat icing slathered on it pretending to pass as some- this year.

It can’t be that bad… everyone eats it at thing edible.

There were no angels playing any harps. Christmas…

Shut up Devil.

Maybe a hairy little troll with Roseanne Barr’s

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The IndependentCOMMUNITY 12 new organizations put on the Barrhaven’s Best Wall at WBC

It is less than two weeks until Christmas and this year it appears that I have completed most of my shopping but not my baking ahead of time. It shouldn’t be so hard to find time for Christmas cookies but it is now as the kiddos get older and are busier.

I take great joy, as you know, in all my grandchildren. They are without a doubt my #1 priority and it makes my heart sing to spend money on them. I always try to purchase something unique, something maybe no one else thought of. I hope that you have plans for the holidays.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah - however you are gathering with friends and family, have a wonderful time.

Barrhaven’s Best Winners On November 24th, Barrhaven athletes, coaches and parent packed the upper concourse of the Walter Baker Centre for our semiannual Barrhaven’s Best ceremony, which honours youth athletes who have won gold in provincial, national, or international championships.

This fall we had 12 new sports organizations put on the wall, with on athlete from this spring having two titles added to his plaque.

They are as follows: James Doucette, Gymnastics, Nepean Wildcats Pewee AA, Nepean Wildcats Bantam A, Ecole Secondaire Catholique Pierre-Savard, Top 14-year-old team TREL, Winners of the Athletes with a disability P1 and C1 championship, Winners of the top Jr tech team AND top Jr Tech Duet, Ottawa Sooners Bantam Team, East Nepean Eagles intermediate (age 13) team, East Nepean Eagles Senior (age 15-16) team, Dancer Nikita Koziel Ly, and Team Deschenes. Congratulations to all! We are so fortunate to have such

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talented youth right here in Barrhaven! We will be hosting another ‘Barrhaven’s Best’ ceremony in the spring. Stay tuned!

Community Events Bazaar and Food Festival All the community is invited for the Bazaar and Food Festival, on December 14th, one stop shopping for all the family members. Fashion, Jewelry, Arts & crafts, and Face painting, Henna, Food, and much more. Free entry, free parking for Booths & Sponsorship please call 613 882 7429. Bazaar and Food Festival is held at 3020 Woodroffe Ave. Stonebridge Children’s Christmas Party What?

Crafts, Luv2Groove to entertain the children, a visit and presents from Santa, as well as snacks and refreshments to enjoy. When? December 15th, 9 am - 11 am.

Where? Stonebridge Golf Club. How much? $10 per child of SCA member.

Registration is now open. Limited space at venue, get your tickets early!

Details on website Fraud Prevention for Seniors Tuesday, December 17th @ 1pm Good Shepherd Church, Barrhaven (3500 Fallowfield Road, Unit 5, in the Barrhaven Crossing Mall).

How do you prevent being taken in by fraudsters?

Constable Sherry Jordan of the Ottawa Police Dept. will address this important topic for us in this free, informative talk. Learn how to spot scams, how to prevent them, and how to seek help when it occurs. The

talk is geared to seniors but is open to all ages. For more information: goodshepherdbarrhaven.ca

tion: Classroom located on the second floor of the Myers Barrhaven Nissan. Free parking.

Ruth E. Dickinson Library Lots of programs are happening at the Ruth E. Dickinson Library. For example! Get excited about the STEM programming at the Ruth E. Dickinson Branch Library. This fun program of discovery for preschoolers exploring elements of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through stories and hands-on inquiry-based activities. For children 3 to 4 years old entering Kindergarten in September 2020. Registration required. For all programs and events happening at the Ruth E. Dickinson Library call (613) 580-2940.

Socks for the Homeless Donation boxes will be popping up around Barrhaven for the annual Socks for the Homeless fundraiser. New and gently used socks can be dropped off at a variety of locations including; Ross’ Independent, Sobey’s Barrhaven, The Barrhaven Legion, UPS Store #137 Barrhaven, St. Joseph High School, Longfields Davidson Heights High School, John McCrae High School, and St. Mother Teresa High School. The fundraiser will run between November 1st, to December 15th, 2019.

Francophone Programs in Barrhaven Join Franco-Barrhaven Toastmasters for networking at 6:45 pm, December 16th, the meeting starts at 7 pm and ends at 8 pm.

Meetings are always open to members and guests who want to know more about Toastmasters. Loca-

Winter Break Camp My Gym drop-off programs are the place to be.

Making it easy for parents with our drop-off program, pay-by-the day options, and multi-day discounts.

On December 30th and 31st My Gym offers a winter break camp where children participate in energizing fitness games, non-competitive gymnastics, sports, and so much more. Times are from 9 am

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Ottawa By-Law Regulatory Services In September, City Council approved new regulations for payday loan establishments operating within the City of Ottawa.

Payday loan businesses present concerns due in part to potential predatory lending practices whereby lower-income residents can find themselves in deep financial trouble by taking out short-term, high-interest loans that often create a vicious cycle, sometimes ending in bankruptcy.

Starting in early 2020, all payday loan businesses in Ottawa will be required to pay an annual licensing fee and meet with other requirements, including compliance with Provincial legislation. They will also be required to display posters with financial and consumer protection information in accordance with municipal rules.

Community Police Message The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will

focus on impaired driving and unsafe lane changes during the month of December. The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is a leading community partnership between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Transportation Services Department committed to preventing or eliminating road deaths and serious injuries for all people in the City of Ottawa, through culture change, community engagement, and development of a sustainable safe transportation environment.

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LDHSS jazz musician hits the high notes with NACJB Name: Atcheleh Aryee Age: 17 Address: Barrhaven School: Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary Grade: 12 Parents: Andrew Aryee and Maxine Welch Siblings: Anyaeleh, fourth year at Carleton; Adzorleh, second year at Carleton; Afaleh, grade 5 at Chapman Mills Public School Pets: Three fish: Balloon, Twitch, and Translucent, all lamp-eyed tetra.

Pet Peeves: “People who cough and/or sneeze in the open or in their hands. Also, people who walk ridiculously slowly and don’t move over for fast walkers like myself.

I’m also not a fan of fire alarms going off in the middle of a concert, which has happened to me... twice. It didn’t help that it was freezing outside, either.”

Favourite Subjects: “Music for sure. I also enjoy

Earth and Space Science, as well as Phys Ed.” Greatest Accomplishment: “One of my greatest musical achievements to date is simply being a part of the NACJB two years running.

Over the past 32 years, the Nepean All-City Jazz Band has been showcasing the talent of Ottawa’s exceptional young music students. Just knowing that the work I’ve put into developing my skills over the last four years is paying off is a big thing to me. Playing the highest note ever played by an NACJB trumpet player was quite an accomplishment.

Playing at the higher end of the trumpet’s range is a difficult task, so being able to pull off a stunt like that, especially during my first year in

the NACJB, has meant a great deal to me.

In the past, I’ve also been a part of the Ottawa Junior Jazz Band. During that same year, we did a feature concert with the Prime Rib Big Band and the Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra. In all three years that I’ve been a part of OJJB and NACJB, we performed at the Ottawa and Montreal International Jazz Festivals.

Interests: “My main hobby is listening to music. I usually listen to jazz, but I do occasionally listen to artists like Jacob Collier, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.

Video games are my secondary hobby. The games themselves are fun, but their soundtracks (especially Nintendo’s) are also an attraction to me.

I’ve also discovered a new interest in musicals. Working with a musical last year for the school play has given me a

hockey game.”

Due to the groups efforts this year and last, the girls were hand picked by Daron’s mom, Stephanie, to speak at the WE Day event.

According to its website, WE Day is the manifestation of the WE movement: an unparalleled celebration of young people and educators who have made a difference.

Held in over 15 cities across the United States, Canada, the UK and the Caribbean, the event series features an inspiring line-up of world-renowned speakers, award-winning performers and real-world stories of change. No amount of money can buy your way into the event, instead tickets are handed out to students who make a difference.

John McCrae Student Kathryn Stockdale will be speaking on behalf of the student-led group, to a crowd of over 3,600 students from across Ottawa.

“Do it for Daron is important to me because youth men-

tal health is something that is so under talked about needs more people to advocate for it because youth especially need people to know that no matter what is going on it their lives, someone will always be there for them and that they are not alone,” she said.

“Do It For Daron is important to me because Daron played in the Kanata Girls Hockey Association which is also where I play for,” echoed fellow classmate Kayle Osborne. “She played hockey like many of us do and it becomes very real to me when I think that this can happen to anyone, including in the hockey community.”

In November 2014, Daron Richardson, an athletic and outgoing 14-year-old, took her own life. Her parents said at the time she showed no signs of depression or mental health issues. Her parents started a charity in her honour, in hopes that other parents wouldn’t have to face the same pain they were facing.

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new appreciation for the many different groups that come together and collaborate to make musicals what they are.”

Why I got involved: “Music has always been a passion of mine, but I think what really got me started was seeing my older sisters’ involvement in their high school music program when I was younger. Watching their performances made me realize that a career in music was something I genuinely wanted to do.

Many of my experiences since have shown me that I have a knack for playing music, and this has encouraged me to keep practicing time and time again. The music community has also been encouraging to me, and I continue to learn through my involvement in music.”

Career Goals: “My plan is to become a full-time jazz musician, specifically playing in big bands. As of right now, I’m not sure where I’m

Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School trumpet player Atcheleh Aryee is a member of the Nepean All City Jazz Band.

Phill Potter photo heading for university, but I am considering Carleton University, Humber College and the University of Toronto. The Toronto schools both have very strong music programs, though I’d rather stay close to home.”

Comment: “There have been a lot of people who have had a hand in helping me grow musically. Special thanks goes out to my trumpet mentor,

Nick Dyson, who has taught me so much of what I know today, and has greatly influenced my playing style over the three years that I’ve known him; my high school music teachers, especially Ms. Godfrey, who have helped push me to further develop my skills and assume the role of leadership in the various bands I’m a part of.

My family, who has supported me throughout all of this.”

John McCrae students speak at WE Day in Ottawa

By Charlie Senack

A group of girls from John McCrae High School will be speaking at this year’s WE Day concert in Ottawa, an organization which helps empower youth all across the globe.

A few Grade 12 students in Rebecca Chambers’ social science class are holding a boys vs. girls hockey game in support of Do It For Daron, a local charity which raises money for youth mental health. They held a similar hockey game last year where they raised over $1,200 for the organization.

“It was a huge success (last year) and we decided we wanted to do it again this year but make it bigger and better,” said Emma Artichuk, grade 12. “Instead of just a hockey game we decided to make it a whole day at our school this year and we will be having more activities this year like face painting and a photo booth — and of course our

Madison Hawken, Emma Artichuk and Kathryn Stockdale have taken a leadership role at John McCrae Secondary School for their work in the Do It For Daron campaign Charlie Senack photo

Daron was one of around 5,800 Canadian youth who committed suicide in the last 13 years. According to Youth Mental Health Canada, 10 to 20 per cent of Canadian youth will be impacted by a mental illness or disorder — and that number continues to rise.

The game will be held at

the Walter Baker Centre on Friday, December 13, starting at 3:30 pm. Tickets and DIFD merchandise can be purchased at the door, but the students say even if you can’t attend in person, you can always donate online.

“We are so happy that we are getting to help support

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Any youth who is struggling with mental health issues can call the toll free Crisis Service Canada hotline at 1.833.456.4566 or visit the Youth Services Bureau.

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The Salvation Army in Barrhaven received an early Christmas present.

The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal rejected the bid by the Ottawa International Airport to prevent the Salvation Army from building its church and community centre complex on Bill Leatham Drive and Leikin Drive, near the RCMP headquarters.

The airport opposed the church and facility, saying it was within the operating influencing zone of the airport, an area which bans noise-sensitive development because aircrafts fly low over the area. However, the zone rules do not include schools, places of worship, daycares and retirement homes.

The new church will be two-and-a-half kilometres away from the Ottawa International Airport’s busiest runway. City staff originally recommended to council

that they oppose the zoning bylaw changes that would allow for the church and centre. However, Ottawa City Council went against the recommendations of city staff and the airport and approved the project in a March, 2017 meeting.

The airport did not oppose the Salvation Army itself, but feared noise complaints that could restrict future growth of the airport.

“The Authority is extremely disappointed in the decision that was rendered by the Tribunal, which will ultimately expose this noise sensitive development, at the end of YOW’s busiest runway, to aircraft noise,” said airport spokesperson Krista Kealey in a statement sent to CBC. For years, the Barrhaven Salvation Army has operated out of a small unit in a retail strip mall at Cedarview and Jockvale Roads on the western edge of Barrhaven. Their new facility will be built in two phases. The first will be a 12,000-square-foot com-

munity centre, which will include a gymnasium. The Salvation Army’s church services will be held in that building until the completion of its 6,000-square-foot church, which is phase two of the project.

The news was good news for Major Jim Mercer, Pastor of the Barrhaven Salvation Army Church. With the appeal process over, the Barrhaven Salvation Army will be able to move forward with programming for youth, seniors and new Canadians in Barrhaven and surrounding area.

“It kept us waiting of course, and just the unknown, what the outcome would be — it certainly impacted some of the programs we wanted to implement,” Mercer told CBC Ottawa.

“It sort of put a hold on that because we don’t have adequate space.”

The entire cost of the land acquisition and the two phases of construction will be in the $12-$12.5 million range.

The Barrhaven Salvation United Church is planning to build a new church and community centre at the corner of Bill Leathem and Leikin Drives in Barrhaven near the RCMP Headquarters.

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Ottawa’s Auditor General released his much-anticipated report on Stage 2 LRT procurement last week.

Ever since Council awarded the contract to SNC Lavalin in March, one of the most asked questions we get is why SNC? Why indeed? The Montreal based company was part of the Rideau Transit Group that was more than a year late on delivering Stage 1 LRT. It was in the headlines almost daily, stories of alleged kickbacks and bribes and was at the centre of a political scandal on Parliament hill.

Given all that, a small group of councillors, me included, demanded answers from staff.

Why were they recommending we sign with SNC? However, every attempt to get information was rebuffed.

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learned, in the media, that SNC had failed to meet the technical threshold of 70 percent, not once but twice.

We were floored. Had we been deceived by staff, how had SNC ended up being the best bid when it didn’t meet the technical threshold? Again, our attempts to get to the truth failed.

That’s why we were anxious to hear what the Auditor General had discovered.

The report was released last Tuesday, and it’s safe to say the only party happy is Senior City Staff.

The Auditor concluded Staff had done everything required. They did not have to explain how the winning bid was chosen. There was, however, one big surprise. A dis-

cretionary clause included in I am not questioning our That’s not good for anyone. jects. As we have witnessed the Request for Proposals. City senior managers’ ability to do Going forward, I will work to in Stage two, LRT, when there staff had used it to allow the bid their jobs, but as a new coun- ensure we know what author- is little to no transparency, ruthat did not meet the technical?????_Diversitea cillor I nowAdknow that 12:22 my PM ity Page we are mours, misinformation and the 10/24/19 1 relinquishing and threshold through to the next oversight role is minimal to press for more information possibility of secret agendas round of the evaluation process. none. along every step of major pro- grow and thrive.

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Thieves using technology in string of car thefts in Barrhaven

A rash of car thefts targeting Toyota SUVs and Lexus vehicles has triggered concern among Barrhaven residents who own those vehicles.

Ottawa Police first mentioned to the Barrhaven Independent in the spring that an amplifier and device to boost and copy the signal from a key fob is a tool thieves are using to steal new cars from the carowners’ driveways. While the problem exists across the country, Barrhaven, in particular, has been targeted by thieves of late.

“There is a high resale market for these vehicles, particularly in the middleeast,” one Ottawa police officer told the Independent in the spring. “The thieves are very organized, and the vehicles end up in shipping

containers very quickly.”

The problem, he said, is that most people hang their keys up by the front door of their homes. The thief can stand between the vehicle and the front door of the house, and use a transmitter to duplicate the signal from the key fob. With this signal, the thieves can unlock the door and start the ignition while the car owner is sound asleep. The house is not broken into, and the car owners awake the next morning to discover their vehicle is gone.

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Mark Mullen elected as Ottawa Catholic School Board Chairperson

The Ottawa Catholic School Board elected Trustee Mark. D. Mullan as Chairperson and Trustee Sandra Moore as Vice-Chairperson at its Inaugural Meeting held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

Trustee Mullen has dedicated 22 years to serving Catholic students, winning his first election in 1997. He represents Zone 8, Alta Vista/ Gloucester Southgate. He served three years as ViceChairperson of the Board of Trustees from 2008-2011 and is about to enter his fourth term as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2018-2019).

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Committees approve policy directions for new Official Plan

In a joint meeting Monday, the City’s Planning Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved growth projections and preliminary policy directions that will be the basis for a draft new Official Plan.

The new Official Plan will ensure Ottawa continues to adapt to current and emerging needs, opportunities and challenges.

A draft of the plan, to be tabled in October 2020, will rely on the newly approved growth projections, which

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By 2046, the population is expected to grow to 1.4 million, an increase from 2018 of 40 per cent, or 402,000 people. The number of private households is estimated to increase by 195,000 units for a total of 590,000 – a 48-percent increase over 2018, and employment is projected to increase by almost 31 per cent over the same time period, adding 169,000 jobs for a total of 827,000.

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Energy and climate mitigation – policies would ensure climate change and energy conservation con-

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Climate resiliency – policies would align with the Climate Change Master Plan to reduce the urban heat island effect, further reduce the risk and impact of flooding and encourage more resilient homes, buildings, communities and infrastructure.

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ity – policies would aim to see more than half of all trips made by sustainable transportation. The City would pursue related policies as part of the coming Transportation Master Plan update.

Neighbourhood context – policies would establish a framework of six areas, including the downtown core, inner urban area, outer urban area, suburban area, rural area and Greenbelt, and policies would be tailored to each so that growth can better address neighbourhood context.

Economic development – policies would direct major employment to established hubs and corridors, support economic development in rural and village areas and establish a new economic zone centred on the airport.

Further public consultations are planned, including in early 2021 after the draft Official Plan is tabled. A final Official Plan would be adopted by Council in mid2021, with approval by the Province before the end of that year.

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The City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee approved its portion of the draft budget for 2020, which includes $539.5 million in operating expenses and $2.2 billion in revenue, primarily from property taxes and payments in lieu of taxes.

The Committee also approved its Term of Council priorities, which mainly focus on growing and diversifying Ottawa’s economy.

The Committee received updates on the Stage 1 and Stage 2 light rail transit projects. Progress has been made on various technical

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By Jeff Morris The summer of 2020 is going to be an exciting one for Barrhaven sisters Reegan and Ryley Belanger.

Last week, they were named to the Canadian U20 women’s ultimate (frisbee) team. They will be heading off to Malmo, Sweden to take part in the 2020 World Ultimate Championships in July.

“We’re really excited about it,” Reegan said. “The world championships are every two years. We tried out two years ago and didn’t make it. We tried out again this year not knowing what to expect.

We were thrilled when we found out we made it.”

Reegan, 18, and Ryley, 16, are two of the three players from their Ottawa club team, Wicked West, to make the national team. Emily Kavanaugh also made the national team.

In addition, there were two Ottawa players named to the men’s team for the world championships.

Both Reegan and Ryley grew up playing the sport, as their parents, Mike and TeriLynne Belanger, have played competitively and been involved in the growth of the sport locally for years.

“We were about six or seven when we started playing in the Monday night youth program, and we were always on the sideline when our parents played,” Reegan said.

The national team held tryouts in different locations

across the country. The Belangers went to Trois-Rivieres, QC in October for the tryout.

“We weren’t really expecting to make it,” Reegan said. “My parents are so excited. My dad started crying he was so happy for us.”

Reegan graduated last year from Ecole Secondaire PierreSavard, where she also played basketball. Ryley is at PierreSavard now and is also on the school’s basketball team.

She says that basketball has helped her become a better ultimate player.

“The sports are very similar, especially on defence,” she said. “Basketball has helped me become a better ultimate player, and I think ultimate has helped me in basketball. But if I had to pick which sport is number one for me, it would have to be ultimate.”

Reegan played for Wicked West for six years, while Ryley just completed her third year. Reegan will be moving up from the junior ranks next year, while Ryley still has a couple years left. Last year, the team won the regional title and competed in the nationals in Edmonton, finishing fourth.

The three Ottawa girls will head to Winnipeg for training camp and practices before heading to Sweden. There are 28 girls on the team.

“Ultimate is a very social sport, so you get to know a lot of the people from the other teams and you see who the best players are,” Ryley said.

“When we get to Winnipeg, there will be quite a few players we have met before, and a lot that we have either played against or have seen play at tournaments. Some of the players we might not know, but we know of them.”

For the Belangers, being named to Team Canada together makes the experience that much better.

“After the worlds, we will come back and I will be moving up but Ryley will still be in junior for a couple of years, so this is the least time we will play on the same team for at least two years,” Reegan said.

Although the minimum age for Wicked West is 14 years, an exception was

made for Ryley to play as a 13-year-old.

“I was the youngest player at first, but now a lot of my friends who are my age are on the team,” Ryley said.

Ryley said she is also hoping that this trip to the world championships is only her first.

“I will still be in junior in two years, so I would definitely like to come back and try to make the national team again for a second world championships,” she said.

In the meantime, all focus is on Sweden in July. The Belangers are making a family vacation out of the world championships.

“It’s going to be a great experience,” Ryley said.

Reegan Belanger, 18, has played for Wicked West for the past six years. The Ottawa-based team placed fourth at the nationals in Edmonton last year.

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The IndependentSPORTS Genereux nets five goals in Major Bantam Myers win over OHA Myers AAA Minor Hockey

Major Pee Wee AAA The Ottawa Valley Titans scored in the last minute to cap a comeback and earn a 5-5 tie with Myers Nov. 26.

Thierry Demers had a goal and two assists for Myers with Peter Legostaev, Lior Buchler, Chase Hull and Tristan Boudreau also scoring.

Graydon RobertsonPalmer, Ryan White, Trevor Tangalin and Jacob Warnes had as-

sists.

On Dec. 1, Callum Hartnell had three goals and three assists while Chase Hull had a hat trick and an assist as the Myers Major Pee Wees beat the Eastern Ontario Wild 9-1 at the Bell Sensplex. Peter Pegoastaev had two goals and two assists and Ricky Wilson had a goal and two assists.

Ryan White had four assists, Thierry Demers and Jake Begin had two assists each, and Nolan Turnbull and Harry

Nansi each had one.

Jaeden Nelson was the winning goalie.

Minor Bantam AAA Lucas Leblanc had two goals and three assists while Henry Mews had two goals and two assists as the Myers Minor Bantams tied the Upper Canada Cyclones 7-7 at the Bell Sensplex Nov. 26. Caton Ryan, David Huang and Thomas Dickey also scored in the tie for Myers. Cole Beaudoin had two as-

sists with Dickie and Miller Kay earning one each.

On Dec. 7, the Myers Minor Bantams got a late goal from Lucas Leblanc to tie the score, but the Ottawa Valley Titans got it back 16 seconds later to earn a 4-3 win over Myers. Leblanc had two goals in the game, with Liam Calvert also scoring. Henry Mews had a pair of assists with one each going to Jacob Ross and Miller Kay.

Major Bantam AAA Luka Benoit had two goals and four assists to lead Myers to an 8-1 win over OHA Mavericks at the Bell Sensplex Nov. 28. Luke Posthumus had two goals and two assists, Jaidon Genereux had a goal and an assist, and Treyson Dewar, Gabe Kingsbury and Braedon Kelly also scored. Drew Carter and Gabriel Cummings each had a pair of assists with Ty Campbell adding one.

Zachary Bowen was the

winning goalie.

Two days later, the teams met again in Cornwall and it was the same result, with Myers winning 8-1. Jaidon Genereux netted five goals in the win while Gabe Kingsbury had five assists and Oliver Bonk had four assists. Seamus Lockhart, Drew Carter and Treyson Dewar also scored, while Luka Benoit and Ty Campbell added assists. Zachary Bowen was once again the winning goalie.

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ber of hearing aid units she was expected to sell and the company’s affiliation to a given Manufacturer.

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Bennett has six points in Major Atom AA Raiders’ 12-4 win over Aces Nepean Raiders Minor Hockey

Minor Atom A

A comeback rally in the third period fell short as the Nepean Raiders lost their Hockey Eastern Ontariuo Minor Atom A tilt with the Kanata Blazers 6-5 Sat., Nov. 30 in Kanata. Logan Prudhomme scored twice for Nepean with one goal each going to Vincent Leger, Callum Underhill and Johnny Ambrose. Marco Nichele and Logan Colebrook had assists.

In Vankleek Hill Dec. 2, the Raiders tied the Eastern Ontario Cobras 3-3. Logan Prudhomme had a goal and an assist, while Ryan Tracey and Ty Delorey also scored.

On Dec. 7, the Raiders headed to Renfrew and beat the Upper Ottawa Valley Aces 10-2. Logan Prudhomme had three goals and three assists for a six-point game, while Mason McMahon also had a hat trick. Ryan Tracey had two goals and an assist, with Marco Nichele and Emmett O’Neill also scoring.

Sam Bloye and Ben Schmidt added assists. Austin Bennett earned the win in goal.

Major Atom AA

Brayden Bennett scored four goals and added two assists as the Raiders beat the Upper Ottawa Valley Aces 12-4 at the Howard Darwin Arena Dec. 1. Liam Kelly had a hat trick, Dean Sloan had two goals and two assists, Logan Stobernack scored twice and assisted one, and Owen Cowper had a goal and an assist. Matthew Perreault had three assists for the Raiders, Hudson Henderson had two, and Liam Ferguson and Liam Hayes each had one. Tanner MacDonald was the winning goalie.

Major Atom A

Brady Turnbull scored late in the third period from Mason Parker and Alexander Tangalin to give the Nepean Raiders a 2-2 tie with Gloucester in their Hockey Eastern Ontario Major Atom A game Nov. 29 in Gloucester. Carter Wardrop also scored from Tangalin and Benjamin Carr.

On Sat., Nov. 30 in Navan, Ryker Matias James had the shutout as the Raiders blanked the Cumberland

Grads 4-0. Kairui Gardner had two goals and an assist, while Levi Hebbs and Logan MacKinnon also scored.

Carter Wardrop, Scott Beddie and Caleb Lacasse added assists.

On Dec. 2 in Kanata, the Raiders were edged 2-1 by the Kanata Blazers. Benjamin Carr scored from Levi Hebbs.

On Sun., Dec. 8, the Raiders were blanked 3-0 by the Ottawa Silver Seven.

Minor Pee Wee AA

The Minor Pee Wee AA Raiders travelled to Casselman Dec. 2 and tied the Eastern Ontario Cobras 2-2. Max Mews scored both Raiders goals with Ellyott Dundas earning an assist.

Minor Pee Wee A The Nepean Raiders beat the Kanata Blazers 3-1 in their HEO Minor Pee Wee A game Nov. 29 in Kanata.

Jack Howell had a goal and an assist, Antoine Ziade had two assists, James Lake and Preston Carron each scored, and Nicholas Seguin and Blake Wood added assists.

Wyatt Leduc was the winning goalie.

a 4-3 win.

The Raiders led 2-0 after one as Andrew Pickering scored from Remo Mario Marcantonio and Gabriel Bergeron, and James Hughson scored from Max Shewfelt and Joshua Caesar. The Silver Seven scored two in the second and one in the third to take a 3-2 lead, but the Raiders made a late rally for the win. With 2:32 left to play, Daxton Markwick scored from Bergeron and Braden Alexander to tie the score. Joshua Caesar netted the winner unassisted on the power play with 42 seconds left to play. Nathan Orazietti was the winning goalie.

Minor Bantam AA

Jack Hawken’s power play goal from Ethen Hopkins and Christian White in the third period gave the Raiders a 3-2 win over the Eastern Ontario Cobras Dec. 1. Zackary Keil scored from Kyle Shibata and Ashton Proulx in the first period, and Braden Legault had a second period power play goal from Joel Foley and

Jesse Henry. Alex Beaulne was the winning goalie.

On Dec. 5, the Raiders beat the Upper Ottawa Valley Aces 6-1. Jack Hawken had two goals, Alessandro Lapietra and Ethen Hopkins each had a goal and an assist, and Zakary Keil and Jaad Syed also scofred.

Robert Steenbakkers, Kyle Shibata, Cameron Deidrich, Christian White and Braden Legault added assists. Sam Nolan was the winning goalie.

On Dec. 6 at the Minto Rec. Centre, Nepean beat Cumberland 3-1. Zakary Keil, Ashton Proulx and Ethen Hopkins scored for the Raiders. Braden Legault had two assists with one each going to Kyle Shibata, Jack Hawken and Jaad Syed.

Major Bantam AA

The Nepean Raiders held a 2-0 lead after the first period, but the Ottawa Sting roared back and earned a 6-2 win at Minot Arena Sat., Nov. 30. Kody Hull opened the scoring with a power play goal from Ryan Cor-

reia and Declan McCarthy, and Aidan Conroy scored from Paolo Peloso and Wade Boudrias.

On Dec. 5 at the Howard Darwin Arena, Tyson parker scored four goals and Kody Hull had a goal and four assists as the Raiders beat Kanata 9-3. Declan McCarhty had two goals, while Wade Boudrias and Ryan Correia had one each. Aidan Conroy, Jonas Pasian and Ben MacMullen all had assists.

Zachary Renaud was the winning goalie. Alex Beaulne was the winning goalie.

On Sat., Dec. 7, the Raiders headed to Kanata and picked up a 9-1 win over the Kanata Blazers. Kody Hull led the way with two goals and three assists, Tyson Parker had two goals and two assists, Adam Khan had two goals and one assist, Cameron Vecchio had a goal and three assists, Paolo Peloso had a goal and two assists, and Shawn MacDonald also scored. Aidan Conroy and Jonas Pasian added assists.

James Keiwan was the winning goalie.

Minor Midget AA

The Nepean Raiders were down 3-2 but came back with a pair of goals in both the second and third periods as they beat the Seaway Valley Rapids 6-3 in Cornwall Sat., Dec. 7.

Luke Richardson had two goals and an assist and Braedyn Fenn also scored twice. Thomas Jones and Ryan Robichaud also scored, with Brandon Reinisch, Mason MacNeil, Jack Gillis and Marco Peloso each drawing assists. Maximus Analytis was the winning goalie.

Major Midget AA

On Wed., Dec. 4, the Raiders defeated Gloucester 3-1 at the Earl Armstrong Arena.

The Raiders led 1-0 after one as Aidan Schwartzentruber scored from Peter Chapman and Chris House. IN the third, House scored twice – once from Schwartzentruber and Benjamin Anderson, and once from winning goalie Matthew Voisey.

Major Pee Wee AA

The Raiders scored three unanswered goals in the third period to earn a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Sting Sat., Nov. 30 at the Sandy Hill Arena. Gabriel Bergeron scored twice for the Raiders with Joshua Caesar and Chase Clement scoring one each. Antonio Perez, Daxton Markwick, Zachary Venance, Antonio Zito, Ashton St. Germain, James Hughson, Stefano Cesario and Andrew Pickering all had assists. Nathan Orazietti was the winning goalie.

On Dec. 1, the Raiders earned a 6-3 win over the Kanata Blazers in Kanata.

Joshua Ceasar and Zachary Venance each had a goal and an assist while Daxton Markwick, Atonio Zito, James Hughson and Gabriel Bergeron also scored. Antonio Perez had a pair of assists with one each going to Ayden Childerhorse, Stefano Cesario and Andrew Pickering. Darcy Murphy was the winning goalie.

On Dec. 4, the Raiders visited the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven and scored two late third period goals to take

Silver Stick champs The Nepean Major Bantam B Raiders were the International Silver Stick -Pembroke Regional champions. The team went undefeated in all six games – three in the round robin, the quarter final against MTK, seminal against GOB, and the final against Ottawa West.

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