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Pierre Savard defeated St. Pius 4-1 to win the NCSSAA Boys Contact A/AA hockey championship played last week at the Walter Baker Centre in Barrhaven. Sebastiano Mariani scored

Jeff Morris photo twice for Savard with Liam Duperre and Eric Shaughnessy also scoring.

Closures, precautions in community as Barrhaven battles COVID-19

By Charlie Senack

As the number COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Ottawa, Nepean MPP and Minister of Heritage, Sports, Tourism and Culture Industries, Lisa MacLeod issued a statement alongside Ontario health minister Christine Elliot.

In the statement made on March 13, MacLeod said COVID-19 is having a strong impact on the Heritage, Sport, and Tourism industries, but the Ontario government is taking proactive steps to keep it afloat.

“As a measure of prudence, the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Cul-

ture industries has convened a series of advisory groups with leading sector stakeholders in Ontario’s $74-billion heritage, sport, tourism and culture industries to ensure the government is provided with the post up-to-date information of economics,” MacLeod and Elliot said in the statement.

The statement goes on to say that the government is in close communication with organizations such as professional and amateur sports organizations, airlines, hotels, and others to gather information on attendance records, revenue and economic impacts.

“We are also speaking regularly with our agencies

and attractions to proactively initiate the latest health, safety, and cleanliness protocols to protect the public and staff members,” the statement read.

On the same day museums in Ottawa announced that they would close due to safety concerns — and the City of Ottawa announced all City recreation and culture facilities — including libraries — will be closed starting Monday, March 16 until at least April 5 as a precautionary measure to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes the Walter Baker Centre, Nepean Sportsplex and the Ruth E. Dickinson Library.

Schools in Ontario will also be closed for at least two

weeks after March Break, also not re-opening until April 5. This measure was implemented with the fear of families not listing to the government of Canada’s call to avoid travel, and bring the illness back with them. People can carry COVID-19 for up to 14 days.

All of this is having an impact on local businesses who are also putting precautions in place. Anabia Cupcakes in Barrhaven has decided to serve all drinks in disposable cups, all food on a napkin or in a takeout container, and will also not be accepting cash.

Movie theatres including Cineplex in Barrhaven have decided to reduce the number

of tickets they sell, lowering their number of seats by a minimum of 50 per cent.

It is expected that you sit a minimum of one metre away from someone to risk exposure of germs. All studies have shown that COVID-19 is not airborne yet is spread through droplet and contact.

The Barrhaven BIA has also announced that they are either cancelling or postponing all of their events between now and April 5 to keep everyone’s health wellbeing at mind.

“This includes our Networking After Work event on March 24th and Barrhaven’s Downtown Open House on March 28th,” they said in a

Facebook post.

On social media people have been posting pictures of bare shelves at local grocery stores including at Loblaws and Costco in Barrhaven where toilet paper, cleaning materials and masks were quickly sold out.

On March 13, Costco was forced to close its doors for over an hour after the fire marshal shut them down due to the number of people in the store. Shoppers said they waited in line for over an hour and had to fight their way through the crowds to get back into the parking lot. At its peak it’s reported that over 600 people were entering the Barrhaven location every hour.

Canadian Blood Services is concerned by a recent spike in appointment cancellations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the organization responsible for the national blood system outside Quebec, we are determined to keep our promise to help every patient, match every need and serve every Canadian.

To do that we require the ongoing

generosity and commitment of donors.

“Patients depend on these lifesaving donations,” says Dr. Isra Levy, Canadian Blood Services’ vice-president of medical affairs and innovation. “Every day they are needed for patients undergoing surgery and cancer treatment, as well as to save lives following traumas such as motor

vehicle accidents.”

Canadian Blood Services operates a national blood inventory where products are regularly shifted around the country to meet hospital and patient needs.

The inventory is currently strong, but the recent increase in cancellations is worrying, particularly in light of the blood shortages already being reported in other

countries affected by COVID-19.

Donating blood in Canada continues to be safe. Our robust cleaning and infection-control practices protect all donors, staff and volunteers. All prospective donors are also carefully screened for any symptoms of illness, including very mild ones.

This screening occurs during both appointment booking and

upon arrival at the donor centre or event. Those with any symptoms are not allowed to donate blood and are instructed not to visit.

“Our donor centres are islands of wellness within Canada’s health system,” says Dr. Levy, a public health expert and a former medical officer of health for the city of Ottawa. “They are

not places where sick people gather.”

More information on COVID-19 is available at blood. ca/covid19. To make an appointment to donate, download the GiveBlood app, call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book now at blood.ca. Walk-in appointments are also available at all locations.

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City staff working around the clock to keep everyone safe Hi Barrhaven, as I write this I am listening to a briefing from the Mayor, City Manager and Chief Medical Officer of Health about the developments of COVID-19. These are early days so I am sure by the time you have read this we will know much more about the virus and whether our plans and preparations as a City, as a Province and as a Country are serving us well.

We have made the decision to postpone our Barrhaven Downtown open house and the ‘You 4 Parents’ youth mental health event. A new date will be scheduled for both events after it is safe to do so.

To stay in the know on COVID-19 developments, please check Ottawa Public Health website or social media pages. City staff are working around the clock to make the right decisions to be proactive and keep everyone safe.

Barrhaven’s Downtown Open House Given the developments with COVID-19, the Open House for Bar-

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rhaven’s Downtown scheduled for March 28th has been postponed. We do so with everyone’s health and well-being in mind. A new date will be scheduled and advertised through my social feeds as well as online. We look forward to sharing all the exciting news about Barrhaven’s Downtown at that time.

Mental Health Symposiums After much consideration, we have decided to postpone our ‘You 4 Parents’ symposium on youth mental health due to COVID-19 developments.

We will be re-scheduling the event for a later date -- most likely in May. Please check my social media, website and weekly e-blast for the latest developments.

Our biggest priority is everyone’s safety.

Please note at this point the ‘You 4 Youth’ pop-up day on youth health and wellness is still going ahead as planned for Saturday, May 2, 2020. We will be sure to update you if there are any changes.

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Board Gaming Night at The Jolly Taxpayer Ottawa Board Gaming Community is a Meetup Group for people who enjoy board games and socializing. Our meetups have more of a socializing aspect versus a competitive gaming environment.

On March 23rd from 6:30pm - 8:30pm visit the Jolly Taxpayer Bar & Grill for this free event with ample free parking.

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Due to the large size of our group, it is very easy to find a game and people are always eager to teach games.

Barrhaven Business Improvement Area - Networking After Work Our Networking After Work events provide great opportunities for business members to connect with one another outside of a work environment and to strengthen relationships with fellow BBIA members. Just networking! No speeches or special guests.

Enjoy snacks and a beverage of your choice, courtesy of the BBIA. Next Networking After

Work will be March 24th from 5pm – 6:30pm at Montana’s BBQ (4245 Strandherd Drive). Admission is FREE for Barrhaven BIA members. Admission for non-members is $15.

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BIA Open House on Barrhaven downtown postponed The Barrhaven BIA has announced the cancellation of their Open House planned for Sat., March 28.

“Given the recent developments with COVID-19, we have decided to postpone the Open House for Barrhaven’s Downtown scheduled for March 28th,” read a statement on the BIA’s Facebook page.

“We do so with everyone’s health and well-being in mind. A new date will be scheduled and we look forward to sharing all the exciting news about Barrhaven’s Downtown at that time.”

Plans and discussions for Barrhaven’s downtown core began to take shape in 2016. The concept for a Barrhaven downtown was first approved by Ottawa City Council in 2006, when the original north-south light rail line was approved.

The plan to create a downtown for Barrhaven has been worked on by Councillor Jan Harder,

the city staff, and the Barrhaven BIA for a few years now. Late last year, it went a step closer as the

concept went to the city’s planning committee.

The eventual Barrhaven downtown is ear-

marked for the land south of Strandherd Drive near Greenbank Road and Longfields Drive. The

project was discussed at a public meeting hosted by the Barrhaven BIA at Cedar Hill Golf Club in

2017. The plan calls for a main street, as well as a large park near the Jock River.

sitions for Thoroughbreds Rehabilitation Program, the SENS Foundation, and Sit with Me dog rescue.

This year the plan is to host the biggest fundraiser they’ve done yet. All the proceeds will be going to Special Olympics which was Chris’s charity of choice.

The event is on March 28, 2020. Boston Pizza is graciously hosting the

event and helping with the fundraiser by offering a percentage of sales throughout the event to help raise money.

The kids will all get to design and cook their own pizzas, we will have the Fairytale Princesses, as well as the League of Superheroes there to entertain the kids.

There will also be mini art lessons provided by a local artist, face painting,

and games of Bingo. Already there are many amazing auction items that you can view on our Facebook page, as well as raffle items and prizes.

Please make a reservation at Boston Pizza during the hours of 12-4 if you’d like a table! (613) 825-1414

Community Police Centres who are staffed by volunteers are here to assist with general questions, assist with online reporting or public services including child print, and to get community information. Barrhaven residents can find their community police centre at the Walter Baker Centre (100 Malvern Dr.) or call 613-236-1222 ext.

2342. Police reports or

found property will not be accepted at the community centres. However, to file a police report residents can go to the following police stations: 3342 St. Joseph St, 474 Elgin St. and 211 Huntmar. Hours of operation will be on Wednesday’s from 9am - 11am & 5pm - 7pm also on Saturday’s from 9am - 1pm.

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The IndependentEDITORIAL INDEPENDENT Editorial COVID-19 and our community

What will the new normal be for Barrhaven?

This week’s issue was served with a big, tall glass of irony juice as we put together this special issue of the Barrhaven Independent.

The first issue of the Barrhaven Independent hit the streets on March 20, 1990. Here we are, 30 years later, still going strong.

For the past couple of weeks, we have been combing through our archives to come up with 30 stories that have shaped and influenced our community. As we went through our old issues, we realized that 30 stories could have easily been 100 stories. We have had magnificent stories of success, heartbreaking tragedy – more so than you could imagine in a community – stories of growth and stories that touched your heart.

What we didn’t expect was that as we looked our top 30 stories over 30 years, that we would be in the middle of one of the biggest stories to ever hit the community.

Until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, we will not know where it will stand among the most significant stories we have ever covered.

It is, at least at press time, not yet a tragedy. We have had no cases of COVID-19 or deaths from the virus as we write this. We hope and pray that does not happen.

But it is certainly a story in the community that has impacted every single person in the community. Schools are closed. Many workplaces are closed. The mad rush for toilet paper and Lysol Wipes and Purrell continues.

And the question we are in the middle of is the same one we asked after the bus-train crash of 2013 and the Jennifer Teague murder of 2005.

What will the new normal be?

When will we feel comfortable going to the Walter Baker or the Minto Rec Centre again? When will we be able to buy toilet paper and cases of bottled water whenever we need it? When will our kids be back in school? When will we be able to go to Ottawa Senators or Redblacks games again? When will be able to get on a 95 bus or on an LRT car without worrying about the air we are breathing?

Only a week ago, most of thought that everyone in Canada was over-reacting.

Maybe we are, but in order to contain this new virus, we are doing what has to be done.

We don’t know where we will be in April or in May, let alone next fall. We are sure things will change, and everyone will pay more attention to washing hands and using hand sanitizers.

But it will be nice to be around people without worrying about viruses.

Let’s hope we get there soon.

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and/or a pneumonia shot this year, those shots What we can tell you…

• COVID-19 was a virus first confirmed are ineffective against this new virus. The pneuin Wuhan, China in early January, 2020. The monia that has developed in serious and fatal World Health Organization was first made cases of COVID-19 is a different type of pneuaware of several cases of pneumonia in that re- monia than the ones protected against through gion on December 31, 2019. The virus did not the shot.

What we have seen in the community match any other known virus.

• LCBO and Beer Store sales of Corona beer • It is believed by scientists but not yet confirmed that the virus was transmitted to a hu- in Barrhaven are down significantly. We can guarantee you that Corona man from a bat. Scientists beer has nothing to do with believe that it took about the virus.

200 years for the virus to • We have witnessed mutate to the point where FROM THE OTHER first hand that racism in the it could be transferred becommunity against Asians tween species. There is also has been an issue. Some a theory that the virus went Jeffrey Morris people are vocal in ranfrom bats to anteaters, and domly blaming Asians for then mutated again before the virus or verbally telling them to stay away. moving to humans.

• There are many coronaviruses that the hu- Some people will silently avoid close contact man population has always dealt with. One of Asians. Being Asian does not automatically the reasons for the pandemic with COVID-19 is make someone a potential carrier. Italy has surthat it is a brand new coronavirus that humans passed China as the epicentre for COVID-19, but no one is avoiding Italians and we have seen had never been exposed to.

• According to the WHO, there is no COUNCIL evi- no racism against Italian-Canadians. dence that your pets can be infected with the • Chinese take out and restaurant sales are CORNER COVID-19 virus. Although cats and dogs can down in Barrhaven. We have yet to hear of the Mayor Suzanne Dodge test positive for low levels of the pathogen virus being transferred through egg rolls or found in COVID-19, but they cannot pass sweet and sour chicken balls.

COVID-19 onto humans. A dog or cat can test • When Nepean Minor Hockey Association positive for the virus, but they will not become shut down for the season Thursday evening, sick from it. there was a team of bantam players on the ice • The symptoms for COVID-19 are fever, who were having a four-on-four scrimmage.

THE NOT SO cough and difficulty breathing. The Ottawa According to one of their dads, “The kids Public Heath COVID-19 assessment centre at wouldn’t NEW GUY leave the ice. They knew this would Brewer Arena, off Bronson Ave. across from be it for the year, so they went full speed as Tim Ruhnke Carleton University. The centre is open from 8 hard as they could for almost an hour. It was a.m. to 8 p.m. beautiful to see how much these kids love • It is estimated that the R Naught of the hockey.”

COVID-19 virus is 2.5, which is close to the • The mass hysteria around open houses that flu. The R Naught is a figure used by epidemi- has gripped the Barrhaven housing market has ologists to determine how contagious a disease been directly affected. There are rules around is. The measles has an R Naught of about 15, open houses now, limiting the number of people mumps is at about 12, and chicken pox has an R who can enter a home at one time. Many realWALKER HOUSE Naught of about 8.5. tors will adapt and focus more on virtual home • It is believed there are countless undiag- tours over the next month. Because so many Vallom are coming from Toronto and China, nosed mild cases, making accurate statisticsSusanbuyers hard to determine. We do know that the people perhaps more buyers will buy site unseen. The who are most at risk of dying from the virus are bottom line is that townhomes that were selling elderly patients with pre-existing medical con- $100,000 over ask may now be selling for the ditions. Patients with cardiovascular disease, discounted bargain price of $50,000 over ask. diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are also at • Barrhaven stores are reporting to us that high risk. People with auto-immune deficien- BLAKE’S more people are using debit and credit instead cies are also at risk. of cash. Wash your hands after handling cash, • Wash your hands frequently. Using a handTAKES especially if you are going to eat. However, McKim sanitizer like Purrell is good, but it is not wash- Blake you are still susceptible to potential infection ing your hands. Soap and water are the most ef- if using debit cards. After handling cash, debit fective tool against COVID-19. And when you or credit cards, a handheld payment terminal, wash your hands, be sure to wash more than using an ATM or using a cell phone or electronyour palms. Wash between your fingers, your ic device, it is important to wash your hands finger tips, and even under your nails. Think with soap and water. of the places on your hands you use to touch Note – The Barrhaven Independent Facethings with. book page will be posting COVID-19 updates • For those of you who have had a flu shot as they are available.

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Twelve grade 9 – 12 visual art students, from three different high schools, worked on the Riverside South Diversity mural, which was installed in the Riverside South Community Centre in Councillor Carol Anne Meehan’s Ward Office.

Students worked on this complex and challenging mural (6’ x 4’) for nearly four months. More than eighty percent of the students involved in the painting were from St. Francis Xavier: Rebecca Saunders Shahad Baobaid, Sophia Fornarolo, Morgan Pleet, Vittoria Pantano, Nevada Hasbani, Rebecca Anderson, Julia Krajic, Tara Morin, Jenson Clarke, Alex ReyesBrunhuber (John McCrae Secondary School), and Madison Ketcheson (Elmwood school).

A burst pipe can cost you big time!

These are unprecedented times as the world learns how to deal and contain COVID-19. As I write this column there are three confirmed cases of the virus in Ottawa.

Ontario schools will be closed until April. Local government is cancelling most events and employees are advised to work from home. The measures are necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19. But it’s important not to panic. Join the effort, do your part by

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by Carol Anne Meehan

washing your hands and self -isolating if you feel ill. Help your neighbours by checking on them. It’s important to pull together. We are a strong and resilient community. We will get through this. Ottawa Public Health will provide up to date infor-

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mation that we will share.

City Hall is not shutting down. My staff and I will continue to work and be available by phone to address issues. 613-5802424 Ext: 17022 Now, let’s talk about your water bill. Since changes were implemented last year many residents have raised concerns about skyrocketing bills. Often the reason is higher than normal water consumption caused by leaks or a burst pipe that a homeowner is unaware

of.

That happened to “John” who was shocked by a bill that reflected a 900 per cent increase in water usage.

The city mailed him an “alert” but the damage was already done.

Residents can avoid the same problem by signing up for immediate e-mail alerts. Go to Ottawa.ca to register your home and sign up for immediate alerts.

The online program has several other advan-

tages. It allows residents to track average daily water consumption by hour, a helpful tool if you want to conserve.

I have been asked why the city can’t do this work. It was, until the online tool was launched, but with 240 thousand water customers it was not as efficient. That’s why it took so long for “John” to be notified there was a problem at this house.

I encourage everyone to sign up now. It’s fast

and easy and will save you money.

Visit www.Ottawa. ca and click on the signin tab right next to the search bar to create an account.

This is just one of the ways the City is modernizing how we deliver your programs and services.

Any questions contact my office at 613-5802424 Ext: 17022. And register for my weekly Ward 22 newsletter at carolannemeehan.com.

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Rideau Carleton Casino temporarily closed, events cancelled

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission has announced that all Ontario casinos, including the Rideau Carleton Casino, are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 virus.

“The health and safety of our team members and guests is our top priority,” stated the casino on its website. “Consistent with

the recommendations of the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health related to new precautionary measures for COVID-19, and as authorized and directed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), we will be closing the Rideau Carleton casino temporarily.”

With the closing of the

Casino, the following promotions and/or events have either been postponed or cancelled: • Town Pants concert on March 17th has been cancelled • St. Patrick’s Day TShirt Giveaway has been cancelled.

• Dublin Draw scheduled for March 28, will be

postponed with the date to be determined after reopening.

• Gift giveaways scheduled for March 16, March 23 and March 30 will be postponed with the date determined after reopening.

• At this time, any ongoing or scheduled promotions on the Casino calendar for the month of March

that is not listed above is considered canceled due to the closure.

The casino will announce a reopening date timeline as soon as they have further information taking into account guidance from public health authorities.

“We would like to thank the over 800 team mem-

bers of the Rideau Carleton Raceway casino for delivering exemplary service during these times as well the public health authorities and healthcare professionals for helping to protect everyone from the spread of the virus,” the casino stated.

“Thank you for your understanding during these extraordinary times.”

Break-in reported in Barrhaven and other Ottawa suburbs Community Police Message

Recently, several breakins have been reported in suburban parts of Ottawa — including a few incidents in Barrhaven.

Not long ago the Stoneway Park building got vandalized and broken into — an incident which has taken place at multiple community centres around Ottawa this year.

Recently the Walter Baker Centre has had to enforce several security enforcements after dealing with multiple incidents in the building. They had to hire a security guard at the start if the school year and block off portions of the centre to John McCrae High School students — including full access at lunch.

The Ottawa Police inves-

tigates all break-ins to home and commercial properties.

People often mistakenly refer to a break-in as a “robbery” or the American terminology of a “Burglary”, but they are not the same crime. The definition of a Break and Enter is the offence committed when any person unlawfully enters any place with the intent of committing a criminal of-

fence therein.

Every case is reviewed by a detective for solvability or to link it to other break-ins.

Break and Enters are a serial offense; often when a suspect is caught for committing a break and enter, they have committed more than just one.

The Ottawa Police recognizes that a break and en-

also love to read autobiographies. My favorite is Becoming by Michelle Obama.

I also very much enjoy fashion, and have a subscription to Vogue, which I read religiously.”

Who is your favourite author? “My favourite author is Mitch Albom. He has written For One More Day, and Tuesdays with Morrie, which are two of my favourite books. I also love Rob Sheffield. He wrote Love is a Mixtape, which is another one of my personal favourites.”

What is your greatest accomplishment? “Building strong relationships with the people in my life. I have had lasting relationships with childhood friends that I can see lasting for a very long time. Other than my mother, my friends are my biggest support system, and we never fail to enjoy ourselves together. We have become inseparable.”

School Activities: “I have grown to become more active in the school commun-

ity throughout High School.

My favourite activity was Leadership Camp. I attended as a camper for two years, and in grade eleven, myself and a few others had the honour of being chosen to be Core Leaders. This meant that we would be the ones to organize and run the camp, which was one of the most enjoyable things I have experienced throughout high school.

I was also on the Junior Girls Soccer Team, which was a wonderful season. We had a fantastic time as a team, no matter the outcome of the games. I’m also on the Senior Girls’ Hockey Team this year.

Participating in school has broadened my friendships, and has given me even more to look forward to throughout the year.”

Other Activities/Interests: “Another activity that I enjoy is playing soccer. For the last six years I’ve played for the Gloucester Hornets Soccer Club, where I’ve had the opportunity to play a vast variety of competitive teams. I also enjoy being

ter can be a very traumatic event. After filing a report (613-236-1222 ext. 7300), do not hesitate to speak to a member of our Victim Crisis Unit or seek other resources to help you.

It is important to note that If you are 16 years of age or under, you are not permitted to hang around (loiter) in a public area — places like

parks, parking lots, schoolyards, sidewalks, bus stop/ stations etc. — between midnight and 6am. Under this law, you will be escorted home by police and your parents could receive a warning or a fine up to $1000. Officers use this as one of their enforcement tools in order to encourage more parental responsibility.

Helping others a great part of high school experience for Core Leader

Name: Eden Hyslop Age: 17 School: St Francis Xavier High Grade: 12 Parents: Shelley Hale (Mom) and Jonathan Hyslop (Dad) Brothers: Jackson (15), grade 10, St. Francis Xavier.

Hudson (12), grade 7, Vimy Ridge Public School Pet: “I have a wonderful dog named Sadie. She is a cockapoo, and is almost two years old. She is super high energy, and loves going on walks, especially with my friends and I.” Pet Peeve: “My biggest pet peeve would be when people are unkind to one another. It takes much more energy to be negative and rude to another person than it does to be kind and mature. You never know what is going on in someone’s life, and it’s always the better option to be fiercely kind and respectful.”

Part-time Work: “I have had a part-time job at Freshco for almost two years. I

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began as a Cashier in 2017, and was promoted about 9 months later to Cashier Supervisor. I’ve been working around 20 hours a week regularly ever since.This job has taught me to be patient with others, to always give others the benefit of the doubt, and to always be kind.”

Favourite Subjects: “My favourite subject has always been English. I love to read, and have had the luck of having very engaging teachers that have pushed me to enjoy reading, and especially writing even more.”

What do you enjoy reading for pleasure? “I have loved to read ever since I was young. I am a fan of fiction, and stories with a positive message. I

Eden Hyslop says that being involved in activities has enhanced her experience at St. Francis Xavier High School.

surrounded by my friends.

They are extremely important to me. As well as being with others, I greatly enjoy fashion, and shopping and creating clothing.”

Career Goals: “I am currently in the process of applying for university. My top choice is Ryerson. I would like to complete a Bachelor of Social Work, and follow

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that by a Master’s Degree. I greatly enjoy being able to help others, and if I can turn that into a career, it would be something I would be extremely passionate about. I would also like to take classes in psychology and sociology, to better understand the field I choose. I also applied to the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.”

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SNMC, imams urge community to pray at home during pandemic

Members of Barrhaven’s Islamic community are being asked to pray at home rather than at the South Nepean Muslim Centre during the COVID-19 crisis.

The following is a statement from the SNMC received by the Independent: It’s extremely difficult to disinfect and dry any surfaces including carpets at SNMC for regular prayers on regular basis.

Therefore, elderly (65+) , children, persons with underlying medical conditions requiring medications such as diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, liver disease, kidney disease, cancers, hepatitis, HIV etc; persons with symptoms such as cough, cold, flu, sore throat, runny nose, fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting etc.

should pray at home. If you show any of the above symptoms or if you use medications to suppress immune system or if you have been in contact with any possible COVID-19 case or if you travelled in the last 14 days please don’t come to masjid.

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How to Choose a Summer Camp

Your child’s interests What does your child like to do? Children know what they like and don’t like. Ask them for their input. If your child is active and loves to play sports, a sports camp is probably right for him or her. If your child is creative, then choose a camp that offers arts and crafts.

Camp choices are as varied as children themselves.

Choose a camp with the specific focus geared toward your child.

Day Camp versus Overnight Camp Depending on the age, maturity and independence of your child, he or she may or may not be ready for an overnight camp. Some overnight camps accept children as young as six years old.

Only you can decide when the time is right.

Convenient Location Location is important because you will have to drop off and pick up your child every day. You’ll want to consider your drive time and also keep in mind the hours of the camp.

Cost Of course, the cost is something to consider. The cost of camp should reflect the service provided. When comparing camps by price make sure that you are comparing apples to apples. Some camps include lunches, while others include snacks, t-shirts, hats, extended hours and off site field trips.

Price alone, can be misleading. I’ve always believed, “You get what you pay for”.

Research With pencil in hand, contact the camps you are considering and ask some specific questions. Not all camps are created equal, so ask the same questions to each camp director and compare their answers.

You need to feel comfortable with their answers before you make your choice. This is not an exhaustive list, but here are a few questions to get you started: 1. Who do you hire as counselors? Are they experienced?

How old are they? Are they certified in CPR and First Aid? Have they undergone a criminal record check?

2. What are your hours for

the camp program? for pre and information about your camp? you is to ask a lot of questions. need to feel good about your post camp care? Is there an Do you have a web-site? Can Camp directors are used to an- decision. After all, you want additional cost for extended I register online? Can I pay by swering questions about every your child to have an awehours? credit card? detail of camp. If you don’t some camp experience that 3. What is the ratio of campThe best way to determine get the answers you are look- will forge memories to last a ers to counselors? Ratios of if a particular camp is right for ing for, keep searching. You lifetime.

8:1 are common. A maximum of 10:1 is probably the maximum ratio you would want.

4. Are snacks or a lunch provided? Is the lunch proHoliday Camps ~ Riding Lessons gram optional or mandatory?

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The stories that defined 30 years of the Barrhaven Independent Since the first issue of the Barrhaven Independent was published on March 20, 1990, we look at 30 stories that have shaped and defined our community over the last 30 years

Since 1990, the Barrhaven Independent has done more than report on local news stories. They have presented them in a way that is relevant to the community, and that ties the readers to the community through the emotional impact of power of these stories.

“Sadly, especially since the Jennifer Teague murder in 2005, we have had too many stories about tragedies involving young people,” said Editor and Publisher Jeff Morris. “We think of kids like Kyle Schober, Cisco Williams, Maddy Otto, Eric Leighton, Michael Swan, Rowan Stringer, the victims of the bus-train crash, and so

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Morris looked back through 30 years of the Independent and came up with a list of 30 stories that had a lasting impact on the community.

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You may not recognize the name Curtis Jackson, but you may know him as the rapper 50 Cent.

One of our most interesting stories happened in 2006. There was a 50 Cent concert at Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, and the bus crossed the border and headed up the 416. Somehow, “Fiddy” and his band left the highway and ended up in the Barrhaven Town Centre at Greenbank and Strandherd. They ate dinner at Subway, and then piled back into the bus and headed to their show.

For the sandwich artist on duty that night, it was a thrill of a lifetime to make a sub for 50 Cent. It was a story that may not have had a big impact on the community, but it remains the biggest “celebrity encounter” in Barrhaven to date – even more so than Steve Yzerman coming home to visit his parents. Fiddy’s footlong had young people in the community buzzing for almost a year.

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For some reason, nothing puts a community on the map or legitimizes more than its first McDonald’s.

Not only did McDonald’s take Barrhaven to the next level as a community, but it also created jobs for local youths. Through the last two decades, hundreds upon hundreds of Barrhaven youths got their first jobs at

McDonald’s on Strandherd Road.

Amanda Rheaume wins Juno

In 2014, Barrhaven’s Amanda Rheaume won a Juno Award for her album, Keep A Fire.

“The songs are family stories, and a lot of the songs are based on our family’s Métis heritage,” she said.

“Many of the songs are based on stories that my grandfather told me about my great grandmother.

That’s why this album and this nomination are so special to me.”

Rheaume’s career got a big boost when she won the Live 88.5 Money Shot.

The prize was a $100,000 package that included studio time. Winning the contest helped take Rheaume’s career to the next level. For the member of the original graduating class at John Mc-

Crae secondary School, her career is still going strong.

Sunday shopping

One of the biggest stories when the Barrhaven Independent was launched in 1990 was the debate over Sunday shopping. In 1990, a long line of local residents headed south to Ogdensburg, Watertown and Massena to ship on Sundays. At that time, retail outlets in Ontario were closed on Sundays.

Only convenience stores and certain aisles of grocery stores were open. Sunday shopping was passed by the province that year. It’s hard to imagine what life was like before we had legalised Sunday shopping.

416 opens

Without the opening of Highway 416 in 1999, the community would not be anything close to what it is today.

Before the opening of the 416, Prince of Wales Drive was the main link between Ottawa and the 401. The opening of the 416 allowed Barrhaven to grow toward the west, and it made our community less isolated.

The Highway now enables Barrhaven to have access to three 400-series Ontario highways.

The highway was officially opened in 1999 by a World War I veteran, and it was named Veterans Highway.

The opening of the highway was more than a story for the Independent. The newspaper’s founder, John Morris, lobbied the province and local governments tirelessly throughout the 1980s and 1990s to have the highway built.

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Onlookers take in the dramatic scene that unfolded along Halley Lane last week. A City Of Ottawa-run garbage truck burst into flames moments after its two occupants lept to safety. Waste Management continues to investigate the cause.

Garbage truck bursts into flames, fire seeps into local sewer system

BY DEREK DUNN Barrhaven residents were treated to an impromptu garbage incineration demonstration near Strandherd Park last week.

A Waste Management (WM) garbage truck caught fire, forcing two employees to flee the vehicle minutes before the cab went up in flames.

The fire started at the corner of Halley Lane and Pepperall Crescent on Wednesday, April 26, at 10:10 a.m.

The garbage man hanging off the back of the truck, ready to grab bags

at the next stop, noticed smoke trickling out of the engine bonnet. He cried “fire” causing the driver to bolt to a nearby lawn. Moments later the entire cab was engulfed in flames.

“Apparently he grabbed the route map, of all things,” said Beth Evans, one of several residents who witnessed the fire. “They left their lunches inside and cell phones and wallets.

They had to move pretty quickly.”

Firefighters, police and WM District Spill Response Team were quick to descend on the scene, Evans said, and managed to virtually erase

all evidence of the fire — including the charred pavement, and part of someone’s front lawn — within two days. The grass and a layer of top soil was replaced the next day. The road that was disintegrated was cut and resurfaced before the end of the week.

“That’s just what we do,” said Wayne French, a spokesperson for WM. “We sucked some of the water out of the sewers, even though none of it was hazardous waste. We don’t have hazardous waste on our garbage trucks.”

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A reliable source on Parliament Hill has informed the Barrhaven Independent that the RCMP is close to reaching a deal to relocate its headquarters into the vacant Mercury Centre at the JDS Uniphase complex.

The announcement of a deal could be made as early as this month.

The complex, located at Prince of Wales Drive and Merivale Road, was purchased by Minto last year and is known throughout the city as having the most state of the art technological capabilities in the capital region.

As many as 6,000 jobs would move to the 900,000 square foot complex, centralizing the RCMP’s operations out of one facility. The RCMP would vacate their Vanier Parkway complex across from Lynx Stadium and close up to 10 smaller offices located throughout the city.

“This is the best news I have heard since we have been in the community,” said Ken Ross, President of the Barrhaven BIA and owner and operator of Ross’ Your Independent Grocer. “Since 2002, there has always been optimism, but this will be a great thing for the community of Barrhaven.”

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Day is the minister responsible for the RCMP. The decision to put the RCMP in the building belongs to the Treasury Board. Treasury Board President John Baird was the Nepean-Carleton MPP for a decade before becoming an MP and a Cabinet Minister earlier this year.

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Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre worked hard for this, and it was a breakthrough for Barrhaven s it marked the first major influx of career-level employment to the community. The RCMP relocated its headquarters to the former JDS Uniphase Campus at Prince of Wales and Merivale, and with it, close to 10,000 jobs were eventually relocated to the Barrhaven area.

Eagles go to Little League World Series

This story was part of our past in two different years.

The East Nepean Eagles have been one of the premier youth baseball programs in Canada for the last 30 years. In 2004 and 2013, the Eagles won the Canadian Little League Championship and earned a trip to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. In 2015, Barrhaven hosted the Canadian Little Championships. The Eagles reached the final before bowing out to White Rock, BC. In 2020, Barrhaven will be hosting the Ontario Little League Championships at their facility at Ken Ross Park.

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By Jeffrey Morris A former John McCrae Secondary School student is now the fourth person charged in connection with the murder of a former classmate.

Samuel Tsega, 19, was arrested in Toronto last week. He has been charged with manslaughter, robbery and forcible confinement in the murder of Barrhaven native Michael Swan.

In February, the former Nepean Raiders DoubleA minor hockey player was gunned down in the Moodie Drive house, southwest of Barrhaven, he was sharing with friends.

The arrest follows a pair of raids by a police tactical unit on a home

at 128F Flanders Street in Barrhaven. While Tsega was arrested and charged in Toronto, two more people – a woman and her son – were arrested in Ottawa in connection to the murder.

They were released unconditionally and, as of press time, have not been charged.

Two large bags of evidence, including a computer, were taken from the home during the second raid.

Tsega was arrested in Toronto by the Toronto Police 23rd Division, with assistance from the Toronto police guns and gangs unit. Kristopher Allan McLellan, 20, Dylon Tyrone Barnett, 19, and Kyle Mullen, 19, all of Toronto, had al-

ready been arrested the day the shooting occurred. They were pulled over and charged along Highway 401 in the Prescott-Brockville area by the Ontario Provincial Police. The three men are facing first-degree murder charges.

The first raid on the home had occurred Aug. 27. Police had closed off the street and neighbours said they could hear ammunition being loaded into weapons before the raid. The police used a loudspeaker to order people inside to “Come out! Come out with your hands up.” Police stormed the home after there was no response, but there was nobody home.

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vided at the municipal level have the most direct impact on our day to day lives. The West Barrhaven Community Association is pleased to provide this forum and encourages all residents to participate.

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In 2013, the Nepean Redskins football club formally became the Nepean Eagles football club.

“We are changing the name of the club because it is the right thing to do,” said Eagles President Steve Dean at the time.

The decision to change the name of the club was already a matter of “when, not if” for the Redskins. Dean said the decision to change the name was made independently of the Human Rights Commission complaint filed by Ojibway activist Ian Campeau.

“As a community sport organization, the club aims to provide a healthy and positive environment for the youth in our programs, encourage sportsmanship at all levels of play and instill a sense of pride and support for our community both on and off the field,” said Dean. “Our members, past and present, have voiced strong support for the Club and its ideals.

While the ‘Redskins’ name was chosen in alliance with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, the club understands that the current name is offensive to some, and thus divisive to our community.”

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After months of tests, she was diagnosed with a rare kidney ailment, and she would need

a transplant to survive. Her family stepped up, and so did Barrhaven.

Wendy’s daughter, Kielli, stepped forward to donate a kidney to her mother as a Christmas gift. While Kielli was a match as a donor, there was one small problem. Kielli worked a retail job and had no benefits or sick leave.

Having to miss between three and four months of work for the surgery, she would have no way to pay her rent and utilities or buy food. The Barrhaven Independent promoted a GoFundMe page online and in print, and within a week, the community had donated enough money to cover four months of her salary.

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Rowan Stringer, pictured running with the ball, lost her life after a tragic accident on the rugby pitch in a high school game between John McCrae and St. Joseph. While questions will be asked about safety and concussions in sports, the 17-year-old with the infectious smile and sense of humour will be remembered for how she lived, not how she died. For the full story, see page 3.

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Hans Daigeler’s suicide

This one was a sad story we had to cover in 1995. Hans Daigeler had been the Liberal MPP for two sessions, and he was defeated in the 1995 election by John Baird. Sadly, Baird committed suicide less than four months later.

Daigeler had served as a school board trustee before the Independent was launched, and he was the first provincial politician the newspaper developed a relationship with when it was launched. His death was sad and confusing for our staff, just as it was for the community.

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the expected population growth.

Plans were scrapped and then mothballed after amalgamation. It took until just a few years ago to get the much-needed arena, pool and athletic facility at the new Minto Rec. Centre for the growing community.

The Water Ban

You still see the rain barrels out today.

More than a decade has gone by since the great water ban. We all scrambled to collect rain water in barrels and do what we could do to help with the crisis. But what the water ban did more than any-

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Ken Ross Tribute

“Personally, it was really tough to hold it together writing this,” Morris said. “I cried my eyes out writing about Jennifer Teague and Rowan Stringer. But Ken was a close, personal friend. I had a hard time even getting my fingers to move to type.”

Ken Ross was a leader of the community. He was someone who helped put the community on his back and take it to the next level.

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I think everyone who knew him felt that way. His vision and passion made Barrhaven a better place.”

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The young advocate has done more for organ donation than anyone in Barrhaven.

Helene Campbell became a hero and role model to many.

In 2011, she was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fi-

brosis. She was working at Dairy Queen in Barrhaven at the time. Her lung capacity had fallen to below 25 per cent, and she was transferred to Toronto and placed on the lung transplant waiting list.

By April, 2012, her lung capacity fell to six per cent.

She underwent successful double lung transplant surgery.

Three months before her surgery, she started the online campaign #BeAnOrganDonor on Twitter to get the attention of Justin Bieber.

After Bieber retweeted her campaign, more than 2,000 people in Ontario alone registered to be organ donors.

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on The Ellen DeGeneres Show through Skype to talk about her cause to encourage people to be organ donors and give people like her a second chance. When she was healthy enough, Ellen invited her onto the show, as promised, so she could dance. It was one of the most memorable and emotional television moments in Barrhaven history.

munity’s first high school, and John McCrae Secondary School came right after it. Giving Barrhaven its own high schools created the ability for people to grow roots in the community. They allowed people to truly grow up here, and to come from here.

Now, Barrhaven has five high schools – two Catholic, two public and one French.

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Barrhaven Councillor Jan Harder, left, and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, right, were on hand to honour Barrhaven double lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell of Barrhaven, as a new stretch of Jockvale Road near Strandherd has been renamed Hélène Campbell Road. For the full story, see page 10.

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In what was named the “Year of the Legion,” the only Legion branch to open in Canada that year was Branch 641 in Barrhaven.

Ray Desjardins drove the project along with Gus Este, Ernie Hughes and a number of strong community supporters. The Barrhaven Legion became a reality, and they immediately took a leadership role in the growing community.

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Maddy Otto was a special girl who continues to inspire thousands of people after her passing.

Maddy passed away at the age of five just two days after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Her parents, Dean and Jeanine, and her sister, Hannah, have been relentless champions for Roger Neilson House.

Through Maddy’s Gala and a number of other initiatives, the Otto family and their friends have raised close to a million dollars for Roger’s House.

“I still have the coolest little girl in the world,” Jeanine told us in 2008. “She’s just in Heaven now.”

It was one of the most powerful quotes we have ever had in the Barrhaven Independent.

Everybody has irony in their lives, but few have it like Jeanine Otto.

“A close friend of mine lost a child, and her child had been at Roger’s House,” the Barrhaven mother explained as she sat in the playroom at Roger’s House in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario complex.

“She was doing fundraising for Roger’s House. I supported her, but in the back of my mind I never figured that it would ever affect us.

Little did I know that we’d end up here, too.”

Dean Otto, Jeanine’s husband, says that you don’t appreciate a place like Roger’s House until you need it. They needed it last July, when what started as a normal day at the cottage ended in a 48-hour nightmare that few could imagine.

Five-year-old Maddy Otto had a normal nap on a normal summer day. When she woke up, life changed for the Ottos.

“When she woke up, a friend looked at her and said she didn’t look right,” said Dean Otto. “She looked kind of droopy, like something was wrong. We were going to take her to the hospital in Shawville, because the cottage was near there, but once we got packed up we decided to go to CHEO.” Maddy had a seizure shortly after arriving at CHEO. A CT scan showed that she had a brain tumour that had ruptured. It was inoperable. The little fiveyear-old girl that had been

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Jeanine, Hannah and Dean Otto sit at Roger’s House and look at pictures in Maddy’s photo album. Maddy Otto, a junior kindergarten student at Jockvale Public School, passed away last summer at Roger’s House. The Ottos are the official spokesfamily for the first-ever Barrhaven Run for Roger’s House, which takes place Sat., June 7. To see some of the photos from Maddy’s album, see page 2.

the spark of their lives and the life of every room she had ever been in was now being given 24 to 48 hours to live.

Maddy Otto, the little girl from Jockvale Public School’s junior kindergarten

class, passed away two days after being admitted into the hospital. She died peacefully at Roger’s House, surrounded by a strong and loving family. A sudden death of a child would crush a typical family, but there is

nothing typical about the Ottos. Rather than mourning their little girl, they celebrate her life. That is why they have become involved as the spokesfamily for the Barrhaven Run for Rogers House, which takes place

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“We’re so thankful for our friends and family,” Jeanine Otto said. “We had a really nice patient room and we had a beautiful day together with Maddy. The doctors and nurses said they had never seen a family that was so supportive.”

Maddy Otto was admitted into CHEO on Sun., July 15. Two days later, she was moved to Roger’s House, where she passed away.

“It’s hard to believe she was only here for six hours,” Jeanine Otto said.

“It was really a beautiful day. We had her on a swing out in the park and we were all sitting with her, taking turns holding her hand and singing to her. Hospital rooms can be cold and impersonal. Once she was moved to Roger’s House, everything was so warm and comfortable for her.”

For the Ottos, the suddenness of Maddy’s condition and, ultimately, her death, was overwhelming. Dean Otto praised the staff at Roger’s House for helping them through the difficult time.

“We can’t say enough about the staff here,” he said. “They had our questions answered before we even got a chance to ask them. They had everything into place.”

“We had never been through anything like this,” added Jeanine Otto. “I know it was a death, but they made it a smooth transition for all of us.”

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“Derek had this idea after a discussion in our newsroom,” said Morris. “Tensions between Israel and the PalestinTwo communities come ians were at an all-time high, and he wanted to bring the together two religious leaders together In 2007, editor Derek to deliver the message that we Our first high school Delicious Ad 12/20/19 DunnTea_Diversitea brought Rabbi Blum 10:42 AM Page 1 are all in Barrhaven now, and It’s hard to believe that from the Ottawa Torah Cenregardless of our faiths, we only two decades ago, our tre and the Imam from the high school students were bussed out to Confederation High School and St. Pius High School.

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Angelo Bruno’s Grade 5 class at St. Luke Elementary School had a special visitor last week. St. Luke graduate Ettore Lattanzio of the Ottawa Redblacks brought the Grey Cup back to his old school and his old Grade 5 teacher’s class. For the full story, see page 19.

and coming here with the Grey Cup was really special.”

Lattanzio began playing football at the age of 12 in the Nepean Redskins – now the Nepean Eagles – organization. He played university football for the Ottawa Gee Gees, earning All-Canadian honours twice and winning the JP Metras Trophy as the top lineman in CIS football.

He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who wanted to move him to fullback. He was released, and almost immediately, he was picked up by his hometown team, the Ottawa Redblacks.

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David Pratt becomes Defence Minister

When the Barrhaven Independent was launched, David Pratt was a Nepean City Councillor who was a valuable resource and a friend to the Independent. Pratt became a Liberal Member of Parliament, and eventually became Defence Minister.

Pratt’s portfolio brought a sense of pride to Barrhaven, as someone who had been an integral part of the growth and development of the community and a friend to so many was now the Defense Minister in very turbulent times.

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Barrhaven radio personality Stu Schwartz made his return to Canadian Tire Centre as the public address announcer for the Ottawa Senators Thursday, April 7 after taking a leave of absence to receive treatments for leukemia. Schwartz made his battle with cancer public, turning it into an opportunity to raise awareness for the need of blood donors. Schwartz, who is the morning co-host on Majic 100, is awaiting a bone marrow transplant operation. For the full story, see page 4.

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The unique and refreshing approach that sets Hearing Freedom apart from other providers was established nearly 20 years ago when

Rosanne McNamee, Doctor of Audiology, decided to do it her way.

After interviewing for employment at many local clinics, she was disheartened to discover that the focus was always on sales targets and the company’s affiliation to certain Manufacturers. “That was not my idea of proper hearing health care,” says McNamee. “I came into this profession to improve my patients’ quality of life. To do so I need to consider everything available for each and every patient. I

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BARRHAVEN INDEPENDENT 30 years continues from page 16 Stu Schwartz, known by many in the city by his radio name, Stuntman Stu, found himself in a public and high-profile fight with leukemia. The community, and the city, stood behind him and supported him through the #StuStrong movement.

Stu had a bone marrow transplant, and would later get the chance to meet his donor, who lived in Israel.

“One of the most emotional stories we have ever had in our newspaper was the story of Stu meeting his donor,” Morris said. “Diane Koven wrote the story and did an incredible job with it.

It was a beautiful piece on a man who was thankful to meet a stranger who saved his life. I don’t think anyone who ever read that story will ever forget it.”

Jagtar Gill murder

Of the few murders Barrhaven has seen over the past 30 years, this one may have had the darkest elements.

Gurpreet Ronald and her alleged lover, Bhupinderpal Gill, both received life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years after being found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Gill’s wife, Jagtar Gill. The Barrhaven mother was slain on January 29, 2014. Jagtar Gill was beaten with a weightlifting bar and then stabbed several times. During a dramatic trial with numerous twists, Ronald was found guilty of killing Jagtar Gill in a plot with Bhupinderpal.

The trial provided the most dramatic court room theatre Barrhaven had ever seen. The horrific details of the crime overshadowed the brilliant work of the investigators from the Ottawa Police Service leading up to the arrests of Gill and Ronald.

Rowan’s Law

There is not a young athlete or coach in Canada that has not heard of Rowan’s Law.

“I remember getting a call from Melanie Gauthier at home one night,” recalled Morris. “Her daughter was a rugby player and has gone on to play rugby for Carleton.

She told me that a girl from John McCrae was in a coma after suffering an injury during their game against St. Joseph, and that it wasn’t looking good.”

The girl was Rowan Stringer, the John McCrae captain. She was playing in the game despite suffering a recent concussion. She was tackled hard in their game, lost consciousness, and passed away from the head injury.

“I remember talking to Gordon and Kathleen Stringer at Maddy’s Gala,” Morris said. “We talked about creating a legacy for Rowan. But what happened afterward, with MPP Lisa MacLeod getting involved to create Canada’s first concussion legislation, created a legacy that will help save lives of other young athletes. The strength and leadership that Gordon and Kathleen have shown over the years – both in the community and nationally – has been incredible. They are amazing people.”

Michael Swan murder

More than 10 years after the murder of Michael Swan, the trials involving those responsible for his death are still ongoing.

Michael Swan grew

up in Barrhaven and was killed in the home he was renting with friends on Moodie Drive near Bankfield Road. Three men from Toronto were tipped off by an acquaintance that Swan had a stash of cash and marijuana at his home. The robbery turned into a murder.

“The Ottawa mainstream media sensationalized the murder by labelling Michael Swan as a drug dealer,” Morris said. “We knew Michael from being a Double-A minor hockey player. His coaches and teammates loved him. His teachers loved him. His coworkers loved him. He wasn’t a villain. He was a good, popular kid who made some bad choices.

We wanted our coverage in the Independent to encourage or even challenge people to mourn him the way he deserved to be mourned. It took years, but I think we accomplished it.”

Houston, we have a problem!

When the Barrhaven BIA celebrated our 1,000th issue at Cedarhill in June, it was only fitting that Mayor Jim Watson was there to announce plans for light rail in Barrhaven.

Many blame the Barrhaven Independent for having the original light rail cancelled in the first place.

“We simply exposed the lack of work done by the city staff,” said Morris.

Morris was one of only two reporters on a tour of the planed light rail route, and discussed the line with engineers from Siemens.

“They bragged about being the team that built the Houston system, and they said some things on the tour I didn’t like,” said Morris. “I didn’t let on that I was in Houston working at the Super Bowl when the system opened, so I knew about all the problems and the crashes that occurred.”

Morris went to Houston – he happened to be going to Dallas on business anyway – and did some investigating. There were more than 100 crashes between the train and cars in the first year, and he also interviewed an engineer who told him about the damage to the children’s hospital and to overpasses caused by electrical currents being released from the train when it passed by.

“I asked some of the councillors if they knew about any of this, and they didn’t,” Morris said.

“I have a hard time thinking that you would spend a billion dollars on something but not check any references. City staff were hanging our councillors out to dry.”

After the story about Houston’s problems with the “Wham Bam Tram,” light rail was revisited and eventually cancelled after a revote.

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LAND TITLES ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ABSOLUTE TITLE (Subsection 46(2) of the Act)

RE: PIN 04595-0059 (LT) TO: The Registered Owners of Lands Surrounding 3305 Borrisokane Road, Ottawa RE: Part of Lot 13, Concession 3 (Rideau Front), City of Ottawa, and shown as Parts 1, 2 and 3, on the attached reference plan signed

by George Zervos, O.L.S. and dated March 9, 2020; subject to an easement in gross over Part 2 on the draft reference plan as in OC2185865; together with an easement over Parts 4 and 5 on the draft reference plan as in NS176577 A copy said plan is available for inspection at Suite 300-1565 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R1 Take Notice That ARGO (JOCK RIVER) LIMITED intends to apply to be registered as the owner with an absolute title to the above described land.

And Take Notice That any person claiming to have any title to or interest in the said land or any part of it (other than an interest protected by registration) is required on or before the 20th day of April, 2020 to file a statement of objection, setting out the grounds for such objection, verified by affidavit, directed to the land registrar at the address of the solicitor at the following address: Merovitz Potechin LLP Suite 300-1565 Carling Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R1 Attention: Frank Bourgault If no such statement of objection is filed by April 20, 2020, the applicant will proceed with the application and any interest you may claim in the subject property will be thereby extinguished and you will not be entitled to receive any further notice with respect to the proceedings.

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30 YEARS continues from page 17 Barrhaven community volunteer and caterer Darrell Bartraw joined forces with MPP Lisa MacLeod and Jan Harder and decided to put on a community breakfast at Larkin Park. The breakfast turned into lunch and lunch turned into dinner.

By Sunday, Premier Doug Ford and MPP Steve Clark from Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, who is also the Minister of Municipal Affairs, were also on hand.

It was a beautiful site of the community coming together.

Jennifer Teague murder Editor Jeff Morris refers to the metaphor he used in covering the Jennifer Teague abduction

and murder in 2005. “A layer of innocence has been peeled away from our community,� he wrote.

Morris said that covering the story changed the community, and it also changed the Barrhaven Independent forever. “The city media had been all over this for days, so by the time our newspaper came out, we had to have a fresh angle,� said Morris. “We wanted to do something that would make a difference.�

Morris reached out to Doug French in St. Catharines, and interviewed him for the front page story. When Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka were on their spree, Vince Bevan headed the Niagara Police Green

Ribbon Task Force during the investigation of the murders of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffey. Bevan was the Ottawa Police Chief when Jennifer Teague was abducted and murdered. “We thought that a good story would be to talk to Kristin French’s father, and ask him what the community could do to show love and support for the Teague family,�

Morris said. “It was a poignant interview that our readers really absorbed. Doug French had a lot to do with the compassion that people showed toward the Teague family.�

The Via Rail-OC Transpo Crash Our job here was not just to cover the story of

the crash. Our job was to be the flashlight in the tunnel of darkness that the community was struggling through. “We have had more than our fair share of tragedy in this community,� said Morris. “This was the worst. We had to try and set a tone for the community to move forward.�

Morris said that the compassion that Barrhaven developed was shown earlier in 2018. “After the Humboldt tragedy, it was important for people in Barrhaven to show their support,� he said. “There was a real feeling of, ‘Hey, we’ve been through this, too.

We’ll help you through this.’ That’s 100 per cent part of the bus-train crash aftermath.�

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Houston, we have a problem!

In 2004, Jeffrey Morris was in Houston on two occasions and rode its new MetroRail system. When Siemens told us the O-Train would be a similar system, we decided to get an update on Houston’s experience. Get ready for a bumpy ride.

BY JEFFREY MORRIS Tom Bazan wrote on a Houston newsblog message board that the road to hell was paved with good intentions, but the road was congested so they got Siemens to put in light rail.

That statement may be over the top, but it is not an uncommon view of Houston’s MetroRail, which Siemens built before shifting focus to Ottawa’s O-Train project. In fact, the Houston project manager was the Ottawa project manager before the current group was put in place. “They said they were going to get cars off the streets,� said John Gaver of the Houston-based webzine Action America.org. “I just didn’t know it was going to be one crash at a time.�

Houston’s MetroRail project provides Ottawa with a glimpse into the future on a somewhat parallel track. Terms like boondoggle and shell game were used as that city went through some of the financial debates and approval processes in which Ottawa is now mired.

But when the train became operational in time for the 2004 Super Bowl, a new set of real and unex-

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The company building Ottawa’s O-Train did a similar project in Houston. That was two years — and at least 140 accidents — ago. More than one per week. The trains are fast, quiet and proving a challenge for drivers. Could the same safety issues become a concern in our snowy capital? Instead of cost, maybe public debate should refocus on safety issues.

pected problems began. There have been some successes with the MetroRail, but there are a number of people in Houston that refer to MetroRail as, pardon the pun, a train wreck.

The “Wham-Bam-Tram�, as it has become known in Houston,

has set records for light rail collisions and at one time had 20 times the national average of accidents.

Gaver said that the concept of the rail system was to make Houston a world class city, and added that “Now Houston is a world class city. We hold the world record for

light rail collisions.�

MetroRail had 117 official accidents during its first two years of operation. This year, the count is at 21. There have been injuries, a couple of deaths, a pedestrian dragged 100 feet under a train, and even a blind man and a person in a

wheelchair have been hit by the MetroRail. The blind man was hit by a train on National Braille Awareness Day. Although some councillors and members of the city’s daily media claim to have exhausted all discussion on the O-Train, they have apparently not looked under at least one big rock. “Safety has never come up to my knowledge in any of the discussions we have had,� said Councillor Gord Hunter. Nobody at any level in the city has mentioned Houston’s system and the glaring safety problems. Steffan Kuerth of Siemens knows of the crash problems in Houston and noted that the problems are unique to Houston. “We are aware of the crash problems in Houston,� said Kuerth. “The city of Houston is working hard on educating the public about safety and solving some of the problems they have had. The Houston project manager was initially the Ottawa project manager and we have some crossover on the teams, but we have taken no specific actions on this project based on what we have seen in Houston.�

See Houston’s on page 4

Munter in the middle: Is he the city’s ‘balanced’ candidate?

BY DEREK DUNN At least some observers of municipal politics are beginning to have their doubts about Alex Munter, the polished and articulate wouldbe successor to mayoral incumbent Bob Chiarelli.

Shouldn’t Munter be far ahead in the polls at this point? Isn’t he smarter, sprightlier and more ambitious than Chiarelli? Could his election strategy be to

blame, the left-wing activist turned fiscal conservative?

Few, it seems, missed the elephant-sized dichotomy in the room when Munter launched his campaign to become mayor of Ottawa in the lobby of a hi-tech company in Kanata, a lobby packed largely with social activists. However, Munter and his large body of fervent supporters, see it differently. “I launched my campaign with a hi-tech company with

whom I’ve done a tremendous amount of work, and have a long and productive relationship, as I have with many in Kanata,� Munter said, sipping a bottled water at Steamers on Strandherd Road last week.

The alert posture, urbane attire and steady blue eyes create an aura of dauntless idealism. “I was part of delivering 10 in a row tax freeze balanced budgets. That’s a

fact.�

The media is notorious for defining public figures in superficial terms, for pigeon-holing them, and denying them the contradictions and inconsistencies that come from being a well-rounded, complex individual. Munter says the media has a right to “label� him, that every time he talks about balance between fiscal responsibility and maintaining social programs, that

the media is free to call him an opportunistic Liberal or a confused NDPer. Munter isn’t surprised to hear that some in south and west Ottawa, a bastion of Alberta-style conservativism, view his ‘Bob Chiarelli lite’ campaign with askance. “I understand that perception is reality, but sometimes reality can be reality, too,� he said. “I have a 12 year record of balancing fis-

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Munter, 37, is confident voters will observe his past record and embrace his future policy proposals. The notion that a dot-com CEO can stand side-by-side with poverty activists could be, perhaps, an indication of one man’s ability to unite people.

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Vintner’s Cellar helps wine connoisseurs avoid the LCBO crowds While the large crowds at some stores may turn people away from the big stores in the community, there is an option for local wine enthusiasts.

“We are definitely an option for people who want to stock up on wine but want to avoid the crowds,” says Anthony Prosty, who has owned and operated Vintner’s Cellar at Fallowfield and Woodroffe for the past three years.

“Making your own wine can certainly help you avoid the rush and the crowds, and we can even take your orders over the phone.”

Over the past three years, Vintner’s Cellar has become one of Barrhaven’s biggest success stories. They have had steady growth, and the rate of turning first time customers into repeat customers is also unheard of.

“There are a couple of reasons for our success,” Anthony said. “The quality of our products is the biggest reason our customers are happy. We have a higher-

end product than other makeyour-own-wine businesses.

Customer service is also a big factor. When you come in to my store, you are speaking to the owner of the business.

I want to help you select the wine that is right for you, and offer you a level of customer service that you won’t get with a bigger business. We develop relationships with our customers, and not only do they return on a regular basis, but they also bring in their friends and turn them into customers. It has been a great way to meet so many people in the community and develop a lot of friendships.”

Anthony said that Vintner’s Cellar wines have a quality comparable of what can be found at the LCBO, sometimes for as little as one third of the price.

“I know that we are the closest thing to a commercial winery in the city,” he said.

“It has to do with the process in our wine making. We have the highest quality of juices on the market, and we use a

six-week brewing process rather than a four-week process.”

One of the most frequently asked questions at Vintner’s Cellar is from first time wine makers, asking how the process works.

“It’s quite simple,” Anthony said. “Customers come in and they select their wine.

We put everything together for them, and in six weeks, they come in and bottle and cork their own wine. The bottling process is a lot of fun, and customers can even design and create their own wine labels, which is included in the price.”

Anthony will discuss a number of factors in choosing the right wine with his customers. He will talk about tannins, histamines, sulphates, aging, storing, boldness of certain wines, and offer share any knowledge to help customers find the perfect wine for their tastes and needs. The six-week fermentation process, he adds, is key to a successful batch

Vintner’s Cellar in Barrhaven is an alternative for those wine lovers looking to avoid the crowds at LCBO during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“Quality through and through is the Vintner’s Cellar way,” Anthony said. “Regardless of the quality level of wine that you choose, we allow six weeks to process

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