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Tragedy on Bridge Street

A memorial was created at the corner of Bridge and Van Vliet last week after a 61-year-old woman was killed and a 66-year-old woman was seriously injured after they were struck by a car Wed., April 12. The tragedy has once again raised the issue of traffic through the village. For the full story, see page 4.

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Joshua’s Law aims to ensure children 12 and under wear lifejackets on boats Recently I was honoured to introduce Joshua’s Law, my private member’s bill, in the Ontario Legislature.

Joshua’s Law (Lifejackets for Life), 2023, was first introduced by Norm Miller in February 2022 and I’m happy to have worked with a constituent of mine, Cara McNulty, and Life Jackets for Life to reintroduce it.

Joshua’s Law is named after Cara’s son, who tragically drowned during an unfortunate boating accident at the age of 11 when he took his life jacket off at some point during an afternoon of boating. Joshua would have turned 16 this April.

Bill 93, 2023, An Act to enacts Joshua’s Law (Lifejackets for Life), if passed, requires parents and guardians to ensure that their children who are 12 years

of age or younger wear a personal flotation device or lifejacket while on a pleasure boat that is underway or while being towed behind a pleasure boat using recreational water equipment. If the child is not under the supervision of the parent or guardian but is under the supervision of a person who is 18 years of age or older at the relevant time, the requirement applies instead to that person.

The requirement does not apply if the child is in an enclosed cabin.

Ontario recognizes the important role that parents, guardians and other per-

sons play in protecting the physical safety of children while on provincial waters.

Requiring parents, guardians and other persons to ensure that children under their supervision wear a personal flotation device or lifejacket while on a pleasure boat that is underway or while being towed behind the boat while using recreational water equipment will protect the welfare of those children, increase awareness of water safety and reduce the number of drownings.

Joshua’s Law will be debated in the Ontario Legislature on April 25, 2023.

Ontario Introduces Next Steps to Support Housing Supply Growth

The Ontario government introduced the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting

Tenants Act as it continues to take a responsible, targeted approach to deliver on its plan to build 1.5 million homes while laying a strong foundation to make life easier and more affordable for people across the province.

If passed, the proposed changes would further strengthen homebuyer protections, support tenants and streamline the rules around land-use planning.

The Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Plan includes: - A $6.5 million investment to appoint an additional 40 adjudicators and hire five staff to improve service standards and continue to reduce active applications and decision timeframes at the Landlord and Tenant Board. This increase more than doubles

of the number of full-time adjudicators at the Landlord Tenant Board.

- Further strengthening protections against evictions due to renovations, demolitions and conversions, as well as those for landlord’s own use, as well as clarify tenants’ rights to install air conditioners.

- Expanding deposit insurance for First Home Savings Accounts to Ontario at credit unions, and exploring a cooling-off or cancellation period on purchases of newly built freehold homes, as well as mandatory legal review of purchase agreements for all new home purchases.

- Freezing 74 different provincial fees at the 2023-2024 level. This includes fees that directly or indirectly increase the cost of housing.

Ontario is undertaking

a 60-day consultation on the proposed new Provincial Planning Statement until June 5, 2023. This new provincewide planning policy document would provide municipalities with more flexibility, reduce duplication, create more homes in urban and rural communities, support local economies and create jobs while continuing to protect the environment (including existing Greenbelt protections), and public safety. It would also require coordination between municipalities and school boards to consider school and childcare needs earlier in the planning process, so that families moving to new housing can expect that local schools will be available for their children.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER goldie continues from page 2 The government continues to work with municipal partners to ensure that cities, towns and rural communities grow with a mix of ownership and rental housing that meets the needs of people across the province.

Quick Facts

- Despite significant external economic pressures, Ontario is seeing strong progress resulting from its housing plans. The first plan, More Homes, More Choice, was released in 2019. In the spring of 2022, More Homes for Everyone was released. More Homes Built Faster was released in fall of 2022.

- In 2022, Ontario saw the second highest number of housing starts since 1988, with just over 96,000 new homes. This is 30 per cent higher than the annual average for the past 20 years. Ontario also broke ground on nearly 15,000 new purpose-built rentals, the highest number on record.

- Ontario will continue to

call on the federal government to defer the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on all new large scale purposebuilt rental housing projects to tackle the ongoing housing affordability crisis.

Ontario would support this measure, as it would help

spur the construction of more rental housing units while helping to create jobs, encourage economic development and support growth.

The province’s Housing Supply Action Plan Implementation Team,

See page 20 for the puzzle page

made up of municipal leaders and industry experts, will evaluate progress and provide advice on tackling Ontario’s housing supply crisis.

- The province is continuing the process of launching third-party audits of select municipalities to get a factual understanding of their finances, including their reserve funds and development charge administration, as part of its commitment to ensure there should be no funding shortfall for housing enabling infrastructure as a result of the More Homes Built Faster Act, provided municipalities achieve and exceed their housing pledge levels and growth targets.

- Ontario is looking at modular construction and other innovative options to reduce the cost of building attainable housing and speed up the creation of housing. As part of this work, we will engage with the housing sector, municipalities and Indigenous communities to consider different opportunities to build housing – using modular and other technologies – in communities across the province.

In 2022, Ontario started its consultation on a housing-focused policy review of the Provincial Policy Statement and A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, as well as on

municipal rental replacement by-laws and how to build more housing while continuing to protect tenants. These consultations for the More Homes Built Faster Plan informed the development of the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Plan.

Office Notice: My office is open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.

If you require assistance on any matter, please contact me at any time. My staff and I will be happy to assist.

Even if it’s not a provincial issue, I’ll make sure to connect you with the proper office.

Goldie Your voice at Queen’s Park

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Pedestrian killed, another injured in Bridge Street collision As the floral memorial grew at the corner of Bridge and Van Vliet in Manotick, a child’s piece of artwork taped to the pole brought a human element to the scene.

This was not just an accident involving a car and two pedestrian victims. A life was lost in the village. And that death left a child in the village without a grandmother.

The Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Unit Investigators are seeking witnesses to the fatal collision.

At approximately 7 p.m., officers were called to the area of Bridge Street and Van Vliet Road in Manotick, in response to a collision involving where two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle.

One pedestrian, a 61-year-old woman, succumbed to their injuries A memorial was created less than a day after a car-pedestrian collision that claimed the life of a 61-year-old woman. at the hospital. Another not a truck that struck the close to home for the from where the collision tor Barb Phillips. “The pedestrian, a 66-year-old two women, people at a residents at Manotick occurred. women who were hit woman, suffered serious protest last September Place Retirement Home, “The residents are were not residents here injuries. collectively wondered which is a little more than scared,” said Manotick and had no connection The incident sparked when, not if, someone 100 metres down the road Place Executive Direc- to Manotick Place, but it more anger about the would be killed on Bridge traffic problem on Bridge Street due to the traffic.

Street. Although it was The incident hit very

made the residents afraid to go out.”

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MANOTICK MESSENGER collision continues from page 4 On Thursday, the day after the tragedy, record temperatures brought a sudden burst of summer to a community that had suffered through a major ice storm just a week earlier.

“Thursday was the most beautiful day of the year, but no one went out front,” she said. “The only residents who went outside were in the back.”

Phillips added that residents immediately began discussing the need to have another truck protest on Bridge Street, similar to the protest held last September.

And while trucks were not involved in the collision, the truck problem in Manotick weighed in.

A truck that was rerouted from the scene hit a telephone pole and knocked

out power for about 700 homes in Mantoick.

Community leaders react

One of the first politicians to react to the tragedy was Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari. She issued a press release the day after the collision.

“As the MPP for Carleton, I would like to express my most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victim in this tragedy, as well as my best wishes for a speedy recovery to the woman who suffered serious injuries and is in hospital,” Ghamari said.

“In the five years since I have been fortunate enough to represent Carleton as an elected official, this is one of the most

heart wrenching tragedies I have seen both in the Village of Manotick and throughout the riding.”

Ghamari said that although traffic in the village is a municipal issue for Councillor David Brown and Mark Sutcliffe to deal with and not a provincial issue, she has had discussions with both of them regarding the traffic and truck problem and is offering her full support.

“Prioritizing traffic safety on Bridge Street has been a priority of mine for over five years. I recently met with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on February 15, 2023 at Creekside Bar and Grill in Manotick discuss this very issue. I used the opportunity to point out the number of trucks, as well as speeding vehicles,

driving on Bridge Street during our one hour breakfast meeting,” Ghamari said.

“Although truck traffic in the village is a responsibility of the city and not the province, I have met with, and will continue to meet and speak with, both Councillor Brown and Mayor Sutcliffe on the issue of traffic on Bridge Street. Both are fully aware of the problems in Manotick, and I am confident that they will be seeking action to avoid any such incidents in the future. I offer them my full support in finding a resolution to the ongoing problem in the village.”

Rideau-Jock Councillor David Brown also issued a statement Thursday regarding the incident.

“Since last evening’s accident and through this morning, I have been in constant communication with City Staff, Emergency Services, and the Manotick Village Community Association. I have been engaging with all partners to discuss ways to create a safer environment for our community,” Brown said.

“At this time, my office is working with City and community partners to gather information; my office will share more information with residents when available and appropriate to do so. This is a challenging time for our community, and I would ask that residents respect the privacy of those impacted by the collision as they navigate this over-

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“Once again, I extend my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to all those impacted by this collision. The victims of this crash are in my prayers.”

Investigators would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision or may have dashcam footage of this incident and have not yet spoken to police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2345.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

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MESSENGER Editorial

Safety of children in schools has to become the priority

Hands Up for Billy Miner Pie ice cream

It’s not often that feelings of elation and drew his gun. “Hands up!,” said the officer, from joy at the grocery store trump the the stickerother as legend has it. shock of rising prices.

Miner’s arrest and trial was one of the bigBut it does happen. gest media events in the hisPage 6, Manotick Messenger, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 I was walking through tory of British Columbia, and Your Independent Grocer last the rest of Canada paid close week, and I saw something attention. Miner had become Use whatever cliché you want in this case. that absolutely needed to end a cult hero, like Bonnie and We are beating a dead horse. We are spinning our wheels in the mud. Or as Yogi Our up COmmunity in my cart. It was Billy Clyde or Al Capone would beBerra once said, it’s déjà vu all over again.

Miner Pie ice cream. come. Because the CPR was Kids are getting beaten up at our public schools. There is bullying going on, and Messenger Editorial The question wasn’t if I very unpopular among resikids are being targeted. Some kids are going to school scared and coming home hurt. was going to buy it. It was whether I would dents of British Columbia, the train robber The problem not isolated at any school in particular, but the vortex of the situa- buy two, three, maybe six? was often cheered and romanticized, like a Are isyou more Canadian tion, at least right now, seems to be Vimy Ridge Public School in Findlay Creek, just If you have ever eaten at the Keg, you modern-day Robin Hood. than a fifth grader? north of Greely. have likely either had or at least know about As the tree men were transported by train Parents organized a protest theit isschool in February With Canada Day approaching next at week, a good time for us all to and talked about how kids Billy Miner pie. to the provincial penitentiary in New Westreflect on what it means to be Canadian. are coming home with black eyes and concussions. The school held a town hall on But if you actually know who Bill Miner minster, supporters of Miner lined the route Do we take being Canadian for granted?

Better yet,weeks how do new Canadians feel about being Canadian? Some of us the topic two ago. is, put your hands up. and cheered. look upon immigrants and refugees as opportunists, not wanting to give but The sent statement CTV and that they acknowledge Do you see what I did there? If you didn’t Bill Miner’s time in prison was not a veryboard willing to take. aPerhaps, for someto people, that News is true, but whenclaimed you attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as they the onetake hosted the

by Nepeanput your hands up, let me explain. long one. He escaped in 1907 and eventuthe concerns from parents.

They say concerns seriously, but add they Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre at Mother Teresa High School in Barrhaven last Bill Miner was born in 1847. There are ally made his way back to the United States, believe theyou kids arethesafe at school. month, can see excitement and the thankfulness in the eyes of every new Canadian.

Among stepsperhaps beingbetter taken timeit spent onbepositive behaviour, character reports that he was born in Michigan, but ending up in the American southeast. He They the understand, thanare all class of us, what means to Canadian. traits and focusing on kindness. There are assemblies focusing on kindness. Staff are others say Kentucky. Either way, he ended resumed his career as a train robber, escapSo how can the rest of us have that feeling?

McRae photo up in California and spentBevmuch of his life ing prison in Georgia on two different ocreviewing practicalgovernment conflicthasresolution The Conservative a solid idea. skills.

At the school’s 50th Anniversary Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honoured its longest-servJason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism there in and out of prison, as he had That’s all nice. But if you’re a Grade 2 student and a Grade 5 student with jumps yougarden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s become casions. ing teacher/volunteer a memorial and Andrew Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chalplayground.

Left to right, MCNS Director and June Hodge celebrate 29 years as a supa Erler career criminal as June’s a stagecoach robber. He In 1913, Bill Miner passed away while in lengingpunching middle and high school to take the and starts you instudents the face, docitizenship any oftest. the people who came up with these Sandy ply teacher, teacher and volunteer.

The Canadian Citizenship Challenge, funded in part by CIC and run by the eventually moved up to British Columbia prison at Milledgeville, Georgia. He died of solutions think for Institute, a moment conflict resolution Historica-Dominion will see that students study Discover Canada: theskills are going help the kid and became Canada’s mot famous and no- gastritis, picked up from drinking brackish Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship and then take a mock citizenship getting the beat down? test.

Sometimes it’s best just to say nil water during an escape attempt.

What parents heard during the assembly suspending children is the last torious train robber.

“This will be a fun way for students to learn about Canadais andthat feel proud I’m finding myself at one of those bizarre cross-Atwonder about like how come “underneath” is first, hethings was using the name George While Miner’s time in Canada was brief, of our shared history and accomplishments,” said Minister Kenney. “As we resort.learn about our past and the people and events that made Canada what it is roads where everything I love about sports is about a word but no one ever says “overneath” when the Edwards.

He is believed to have orchestrathis legend in British Columbia lasted for to collide with a large swatch of the population workdiscussion pulled me back into soccer. today, we becomeismore proud to be of Canadian.

We are inspired to see how are we working. It’s good that the The problem that none the board’s solutions ing diligently to grate my nerves. learningrobbery so much by in watching ed the “Chelsea first istrain BC.theThe heist generations. The Keg, a BC-based Canadian can defend our rights and live up to our responsibilities and we feel much kids are exposure what positive resolution looks It’s this whole World Cup thing.

Don’t you find World Cup,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “We are moregetting strongly how valuable it isto to be a citizen of Canada.”behaviour and conflict took part 1904 Silverdale, 35 km steakhouse chain, named drinks after Miner that people are just a little too into it? studyingin each countryinbefore the game. Sheabout has “Our schools need help to be training our young people to become the But citizens like and how it can get you out of a situation. it only takes two or three kids I found myself in line in front of two nouveau reallyVancouver. become a fan of Arr-hayne-TEE-na, and sheis widely of tomorrow. Citizenship is not only about new Canadians, it’s about all east of That robbery and also introduced Billy Miner pie. They soccer who fan moms even wants us to go there on our Canadians, said Andrew “Theattention, Canadian Citizenship to spend that young timeand notold,” caring, notCohen. paying and planning they atareYour going reported to be the first in Canada, but there also had photos of Minor as part of their déIndependent Grocer the other day. vacation next year.

Perhaps we Challenge will encourage students to learn more about what it means to be FROM to punch outand between the portables at recess.

I was kind of in my own little can even go to Brrra-seeel.”

Canadian then put that knowledge to the test.” are reports of a train robbery in Port Credit, cor.

THE mental world inthe the checkout line, That caught my attention.

Startinglike this summer, the Historica-Dominion Institute willof be suspension encouraging For kids that, punishment in the from might be only option.

Ontario that took place 30 years earlier.

The Keg is not the only restaurant or bar scanning the tabloid and magaArr-hayne-TEE-na?

OTHER more than 5,000 middle and high school teachers to register their classrooms zine covers what Are you kiddingand me? was romantiOne thing we Each have beenwill hearing from is and thatwondering the Schools for the Challenge. classroom receive a set of thegrumbling new citizenship parents SIDE Miner had nicknames to glorify Bill Miner.

Justin Bieber’s first major scandal The other mom – the one with guide, along with specially designed learning activities. The teacher will also Resource Officer program should be revisited. That program, which paired

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He was most downe Street in Kamloops, a mural of time on Planet Jeff and launch nation,” she said.

“My husband, Dominion Institute for grading. situations, OCDSB Chair Lyraway-to-reward-your-customers-byEvans and an known, into my weekly of course, wears the azure cheersfamous for Italia, butphrase he however, forandthe Miner’s famous Monte Creek robbery was Resultswas will gloriously be announced deep-sixed by the Dominionby Institute on FlagBoard Day charging-us-five-cents-per-bag-and-claiming-it’s- Zachary’s favourite team has been MAY-heee-co.

(February each year for the next three years. For more information about entourage of15) supporters. used They when holding upMAY-heee-co a trainlastoryearduring an- painted on the exterior wall of Cactus Jack’s to-save-the-environment rant when I unexpectedly did a school project on the Challenge please visit the Historica-Dominion Institute website at locked in on the conversation me. he has even insisted that we go to out to eat and otherand robbery.

Saloon and Dance Hall. In Maple Ridge, the Wewww.historica-dominion.ca. would imagine that there would be a lot more kids going home without behind black “I wish some of the stores would carry the watch the games when they are playing.”

CIC’s multiculturalism grants and contributions program will be investing original Bank of Montreal building built in eyes and bloody noses thewhich program reinstated. vuvuzela horns so that we could bring them to“Hands I bit myup!”, tongue. he would say. If it was pos$525,171 in this 32 month if project promoteswas civic memory, civic pride games,” saidRight the momnow, who was wearing In an effort to keep myto blood pressure down, I andmost integration. sible for anything become viral in the the early 1900s became the famous Billy The important thing at our schools is the safety of Chelsea’s the children.

Crocs. looked out the big window at the big parking lot early and 1900s, managed Miner Pub. “Oh, I know,” said the one wearing scoped it“hands out, looking up” for a puppy or a bird orto do it. the average kids, the transgender and non-binary kids, the LGBTQ2+ kids, and kidsBirkenstocks.

“Zachary has a tournament next weekend and itMiner anything that would Canadian pry my mind out Pacific of the shack-Rail trans robbed The Whistle Brewing Company of Penof various races and religions are not safe. Only the bullieswould are.have And it’s about time been so in the spirit of the World Cup to les that these two soccer moms had put me in with inlost1904 1906. But in 1906, the Mounties ticton even launched a red ale called Hands have all of us blowing our vuvuzela horns. They their and conversation. the board implemented some action that fixes the problem immediately. two-nil and then three-nil. They need all of thefinally supAgot busload of seniors from a nearby retirement their man.

Up! As a tribute to Bill Miner. port they can get.” home had pulled up and passengers were getting Nil? Who says nil? Really. off. I wasand trying to, in my head, name all of their Miner his two accomplices, Tom And a legend would not be a legend with“Oh, I know,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “The walkers as an escape.

1165 Beaverwood Rd., P.O. Box 567, Manotick, Ontario K4M 1A5 “Shorty” Dunn and Louis Colquhoun, atout rumours of a hidden treasure. Folklore horns are such a beautiful part of the South African Unfortunately, they pulled me back in. www.manotickmessenger.on.ca culture.”

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The mom with the crocs was not impressed.

Managing Editor: Jeffrey Morris that Miner had grabbed from a shelf. for the taking.

They are people blowing on cheap, plastic, gimThe mom with Birkenstock’s wasn’t either, but Reporters: McRae Publisher: Bev Jeffrey Morris Phone: 613-692-6000 5567 Managing Manotick Main St., P.O. Box 567, Manotick, Ontario K4M 1A5 Esau micky horns. she didmed acknowledge me with athe response.

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OCDSB trustees ensure that the silent majority remains silent The Editor, Our family left the Manotick area a couple of years before the pandemic, but I still enjoy reading the Manotick Messenger (on issuu.com) to keep in touch with the community.

After reading the last issue of the Messenger, it’s the first time I have ever felt good about moving to the GTA. What the hell is happening? Did the RVCA contaminate the water in some sort of social engineering experiment or something?

Let’s start with the topic of transgender washrooms in schools. Manotick resident

Nick Morabito stood up and raised his concerns about the comfort and safety of the silent majority. However, the school board trustees ensured that the silent majority must remain silent as they cut him off and accused him of hate speech.

This is 2023, not 1984.

I’m referring to the book, not the year. As a matter of fact, I don’t think George Orwell or Aldous Huxley could have come up with a book that describes our school board. We read and studied books like Animal Farm, 1984 and Brave New World when we were in high school decades ago. Seeing the antics of the OCDSB,

this is exactly why we studied those books and the meanings behind them. (Nice typo by the Messenger calling it the ODCSB on the front page lol.)

Do the trustees have nothing better to spend their time on? I hate to point out the obvious, but here it goes. Regardless of what you identify as, if you have a Johnson, use the bathroom with the urinal.

If you don’t, use the one without the urinal. If you are that uncomfortable with those options, and it’s understandable and acceptable that some are, use the designated neutral bathroom. If someone is in there, wait your turn. I stand in

line and wait 15 minutes to pee at Leafs games at the Air Canada Centre. Surely you can wait your turn at school.

But just when you think that nothing can be more ridiculous than the school board and its trustees, along comes Pickle Gate.

Ohhh myyy Goddd. The noise from pickleball in Manotick must be deafening. No wonder Hearing Freedom advertises in the Messenger. The noise from pickleball must be shattering tympanums all across the village.

I am so glad I moved to escape that horrific noise.

Those poor people who live

near the park must be like the Grinch listening to the Who’s on Christmas morning. (The noise! Noise! Noise! NOISE!) Centennial Park is a place where we would go and enjoy recreational activities. There were always softball games, basketball games, and tennis going on in the summer.

Maybe the softball league will switch to Nerf bats and balls.

Maybe dribbling can be outlawed on the basketball courts and “Manotick house rules” would be shooting and passing only.

I will once again reach into the depths of common sense and try to represent the silent

majority by asking the question that no one has the balls to ask. Did you really think that there would be no noise if you bought a home backing onto or across the street from the largest sports park in the area?

I can’t wait to see what the noise police will do in a month when someone actually dares to run their lawnmower to cut their grass. And can we do something about the birds?

God forbid people use their boats.

Thank God the noise from the truck traffic will drown out all of those things.

Robert Leblanc Mississauga

The Editor, Where was our community association last week after the ice storm and during the power outages? From what I can

see, they did nothing for us except repost a few things on social media. Let’s face it, that doesn’t help if you don’t have power or cell data.

I heard of other communities that got together to help save food, or get water and meals for people or help with yard clean up or simple wellness checks.

Ours was silent? One of the guys on the board was busy tweeting about what was happening at Pinecrest Community Centre but had nothing to say about his

own community. Who are these people on that board?

According to the website there should be an annual meeting soon. I hope residents will come out and

ask these people some serious questions about what they are (or are not) doing for our community.

Lilian D, Manotick

Community association leaves Manotick residents out to dry in the ice storm

volleyball, and touch football. I also enjoy traveling lem solving. Since the con- and learning about different Parents: Heather and Den- cepts are not broad, and locations and cultures. I’ve nis Wyche there isn’t much interpreta- travelled to many places tion to be done, it’s more and I find it very interPage 18 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2019 Sisters: April (20),11,OTHS, just problem solving, which esting how every culture UNB Fredericton. Violet is what makes me enjoy has unique traditions and subcultures. My favourite (20), Canterbury (vocals), those classes the most.” place is Norway, because Carleton University. Ivy (22), St. Mark, Algonquin What is your Greatest there is such beautiful places all over the country College.

Accomplishment?

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by Phill Potter ball. I also enjoy traveling turned Grade: 12 to coaching. It has to see.” leading and tumbling coach were setbacks along the lem solving. Since the con- and learning about different given me an opportunity to at Kemptville in way.andIt has alsoandbeen a very locations cultures.

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Career “After in Student is what makes me enjoy has unique Council because subcultures.

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by Phill Potter

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due to concussions, so I turned to coaching. It has given me an opportunity to continue in the sport, even MANOTICK MESSENGER though I can no longer participate in it.”

Removing trucks from Manotick is priority number one for Ward 21 team Manotick has long been part of Ottawa’s truck route network, largely due to the fact that Ottawa has few bridges crossing its rivers and many of the North-South roads in this part of the City are not equipped to manage truck traffic. However, Manotick is very quickly developing, as is the South end of the City generally.

This has meant that the number of heavy trucks navigating through Manotick has exploded in recent years. Today, hundreds of very large, heavy trucks transit through the village daily.

As residents know, Manotick is very poorly suited for this heavy truck traffic; the combination of tight turns, often narrow streets, and the character of the village mean that truck traffic is often causing significant health and safety risks to residents, disruptions to businesses, delays and congestion for commuters, and more issues.

To be blunt, the status quo is unacceptable.

In my office, we are com-

Rideau-Jock Report David Brown, Councillor , Ward 21

mitted to doing everything we can to remove trucks from Manotick; this is priority number one for the Ward 21 Team. I am pleased to provide an update on my office’s progress toward providing relief to residents.

At the urging of our office, City staff have agreed to a temporary truck connection from First Line to the Mahogany development along Century Road; Minto has informed its operators to have vehicles redirected. The net effect is that fewer trucks will be transiting in the village and near the developed portion of the Mahogany.

They will instead use First Line and the portion of Century where there are fewer residences.

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The MessengerFOCUS ON YOUTH Being OTHS Student Council President a rewarding experience

Career Goals: “After high school I hope to go to university somewhere near the east coast; hopefully in kinesiology. My top choice schools are University of New Brunswick in St. John, and Dalhousie in Halifax.

After that, I hope to pursue a career in either athletic therapy, or education.”

After suffering numerous concussions, Melita Wyche turned to coaching.

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What is your Greatest there is such beautiful the east coast; hopefully in Accomplishment? “Earn- places all over the country kinesiology. My top choice ing the title of Student Coun- and amazing hiking. The schools are University of Pets: Two dogs, Ewok cil President at my school. next location I wish to trav- New Brunswick in St. John, and Pixie, and a cat.

The process was not easy, el to is Iceland, because it’s and Dalhousie in Halifax. but I persevered and made it a very open country, with After that, I hope to pursue Part-time Work: “Cheer- through, even though there very kind citizens, and lots a career in either athletic leading and tumbling coach were setbacks along the to see.” therapy, or education.” at Kemptville Infinity in way. It has also been a very Why did you get inKemptville.) rewarding accomplishment, as I’ve gained so many op- volved in what you do? After suffering numerous Favourite Subjects: portunities, and gotten to “I got involved in Student concussions, Melita Wyche Councillor David Brown , second from left, participated in the protest against truck traffic in Manotick on Bridge Street in “Math and Chemistry.

I network with other youth Council because I saw it turned to coaching.

PHILL POTTER PHOTO September. as an opportunity to make enjoy doing labs and prob- like myself.”

(22), St. Mark, Algonquin College.

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We should make our greetings meaningful when we meet people We often begin a conversation with “Hi, how are you?” without any interest in an answer. Sometimes, we are shocked when the person responds with honesty and being willing to express the truth of the time or situa-

THis week,

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bours.

We must “work together” should run through our minds every time we shake hands, fist bump, or smile at someone. We should look for the joy in every relationship. Every relationship is a partner-

ship. Together, we can partner to do things we are powerless to do alone.

We share our towns and cities with people who have different convictions than we do. Even when people are different from us, we can work together

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firsthand, they would agree that action must be taken to address it.

Working with Council colleagues, we are attempting to secure votes to provide new direction to City Staff to do a truck route review sooner and more regularly. Once again, a comprehensive truck route review is necessary to make long-term changes to the existing truck route network to finally get the

trucks out of Manotick.

The challenge in advancing a motion through Council is that Councillors often defer to staff recommendations and expertise to inform their decisions.

As staff are recommending a different direction, it takes considerable time and effort to convince fellow Councillors that circumstances demand that action be taken despite staff recommendations.

It is important to note that if a matter is brought to Council and is voted down, it cannot be brought to Council again during this term. This means that if a matter is unsuccessfully advanced at Council, it will set back progress for years.

We must therefore ensure that we have the votes necessary to succeed at Council before bringing motions forward.

Once again, we remain

committed to taking every reasonable action possible to get trucks out of Manotick. This most recent change is a step in the right direction and we will continue pursuing solutions that advance the goal of getting heavy trucks out of Manotick once and for all.

For questions and comments, residents are encouraged to connect with my team and I at ward21@ ottawa.ca

STORY continues from page X Though this is a temporary measure and does not fully address the issue of truck traffic in Manotick, it is a step toward providing some needed relief for residents in the Village and the Mahogany Community. Our office will continue working with staff to ensure that every effort is made to continue reducing truck traffic in Manotick.

The principal challenge is that staff have argued that removing Manotick from the City’s truck route network would require a comprehensive truck route review. However, staff only plan to review the City’s truck route network when a bridge is built between Ottawa and Quebec. Put simply, the trigger that staff

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Our office is working with the Mayor’s office and Council colleagues to address this. During the 2023 budget cycle, one of only two priorities we brought to the Mayor’s office for attention and consideration was funding a truck route review with the goal of getting the trucks out of Manotick; it remains the top priority in communicating with the Mayor.

We have invited the Mayor, City staff, and several Councillors to come and visit Manotick this spring to observe the heavy traffic for themselves to better understand the issue.

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Several trees were damaged on Rideau Valley Drive.

Heavy ice broke tree limbs onto wires, such as this one on Mitch Owens Road, contributed to the power outages.

Ice Storm was worst in South Carleton area since the major storm of 1998 Even though we are a few weeks into spring, winter has left an exclamation point on the snowiest season in 15 years.

A freezing rain warning left Manotick and surrounding area in a mess after the April 5 storm destroyed trees and knocked out power in one of the worst ice storms seen since the epic Eastern Ontario ice storm of 1998.

Pockets of Manotick, Richmond, North Gower, Kars and most surrounding communities were without power for two days or more, while some neighbourhoods experienced only light flick-

ering as felled trees hitting power lines in the city and throughout the city caused problems with the grid.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER storm continues from page 10 The City of Ottawa’s Forestry Services have received hundreds of requests regarding fallen trees or limbs across the city on the day of the storm. They and their partners were prioritizing work to address fallen trees and debris that were blocking streets or those that may be a hazard to residents or property. Once hazards and streets are cleared, staff and contractors will address

broken limbs, non-hazardous removals, and brush/wood cleanup. It is expected that these weather-related service requests will be their focus for several weeks.

Residents are advised to stay safely away from broken and hanging branches/limbs or leaning trees. Please also be aware of ice chunks melting and falling from above.

Many local commuters were left stranded as the

LRT was once again a victim of winter weather. A total of five trains were stuck on the tracks after what OC Transpo tweeted was a power issue.

It was the highest number of trains to ever be stuck on the line at once. One eastbound train had more than 100 passengers stranded on board until firefighters cut a fence and helped them get to safety. OC Transpo provided replacement bus service

throughout the day.

More than 35mm of liquid precipitation was recorded at the Ottawa International Air-

port, breaking the previous April 5 precipitation record of 34.4 mm set in 1984. Several flights in and out of Ot-

tawa were cancelled, causing problems for travellers looking to get away for the Easter long weekend.

Several trees were down along Bankfield/Brophy Road between Manotick and Richmond.

Damage was heavy after the storm in Richmond, leaving most of the village without power for two to three days.

Water levels on the Rideau River are high near Manotick.

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The Richmond Village Association (RVA) is pleased to announce the support of the Richmond Legacy Community Association (RLCA) for the construction of a multi functional Community Pavilion for both public and private events in the Village of Richmond.

During the formation of the RLCA in 2019, the RVA

transferred the seed money raised by the Richmond 200 Committee to kick start the RLCA fundraising activities. Since that initial injection of funds, the RLCA has raised 85% of the current budget, sufficient funds to start construction of the beautiful pavilion this year.

The RVA is proud to have played such a significant

role in the creation of this wonderful village endeavour.

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Family with severely disabled child facing eviction and possible homelessness after ice storm Nine-year-old Gabriel France has had a lifetime of painful surgeries and is one of only five people in the world with his medical condition

A local family that has been pushed to the financial brink due to an extremely rare combination of medical conditions is now facing the strong possibility of being homeless.

Terence France said he is hoping for any kind of help whatsoever to keep his family in their home, which is on NCC land north of Greely. The family has faced an uphill battle for the past year just to keep their heads above water.

After the ice storm last week, keeping their heads above water took on a new meaning. Their basement was among the many in the region that suffered that fate due to sump pump failures. France, who was doing woodwork and carpentry to try to raise enough money to pay the NCC to stay in the home, lost his power tools in the flood. They also lost their freezer and all of the food that was in it, as their rural area was without power for several days.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER eviction continues from page 16 Nine-year-old Gabriel France is one of only five people in the world suffering from both Kleinfelters Syndrome, which affects one in 50,000 children, and Femoral Facia, which currently has just 700 cases documented worldwide.

Gabriel also has LeggPerthes and has had multiple reconstructive hip surgeries. He will require two additional hip surgeries in the near future, it is likely that the hip with Legg-Perthes will be require a prosthetic hip.

“His life has been a myriad of visits to CHEO for appointments and painful sur-

geries,” said Gabriel’s father, Terence France.

“Many of the costs we face are not covered.

For example, he had to have his baby teeth surgically removed due to his genetic condition. Although the surgery was necessary for is health, it is considered “cosmetic” and cost us $7,000.”

Complicating the situation for the France family is that Gabriel’s sister has autism. Their mother is unable to work due to medical issues but does not qualify for any disability payments. Terence France, Gabriel’s father, is also off work on long term disability, trying to support his

family and the overwhelming financial burden caused by their medical problems on just 60 per cent of his regular salary.

“For a family of four, with the extreme needs of my son as well as the needs of my daughter, it has been devastating,” France said. “Our financial resources and credit limits have been exhausted to the point that paying the bills and buying groceries are no longer feasible.

We are in a deep hole with no way out.”

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France said now, with the threat of losing their home and having nowhere to go, it is causing extreme stress on his family and on the children. He has just a few days to come up with several hundred dollars for their family to stay in their

home, but they have no means to make that money.

France’s goal for himself is to get the help he needs so that he can return to work.

“I am undergoing therapy and the drug program that I needed to start cost $3400,” he said. “After that, the monthly injections cost $800. The drug I need is not covered by OHIP or any insurance companies. This drug and therapy is crucial for me to get off longterm disability and be able to return to work.”

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He added that he is extremely thankful for the support shown by the community in the first week of the campaign.

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Manotick native’s alter ego making a difference for kids Sometimes, a visit to hospital is no laughing matter. Sometimes, though, a laugh or smile can make all the difference.

Someone who understands that better than almost anyone today joined Team CHEO to help make hospital visits a little brighter for babies, children and youth. Zedd, a clown from Galaxy Sprinkle, touched down at CHEO this morning and immediately started making new friends.

“Last Fall, I met Mollypenny and she was just raving about her experience at CHEO where daily miracles happen. I just had to come see it for myself,” said Adam Zimmerman, known throughout the city and to patients and families at CHEO as Zedd. Wearing his trademark overalls, Zedd brings his out-ofthis-world personality and unique brand of humour to help spread smiles and help CHEO kids focus on being kids, even if they’re feeling unwell.

“Zedd is everyone’s friend. He’s great to be around when you’re not feeling the best,” says Alex Munter, CHEO’s President and CEO. “If you see Zedd, say hi and help him feel welcome in his new home away from home.”

Therapeutic clowning is a decades-old tradition at CHEO and at leading pediatric health centres around the world. At CHEO, thera-

peutic clowning is made possible by community generosity.

“Clowning and other Child Life services are part of what makes CHEO a special and welcoming place,” says Steve Read, President and CEO of the CHEO Foundation. “Our donors are the reason these vital services are available for babies, kids and youth.”

CHEO’s Therapeutic Clown Program was created to help ease anxiety using spontaneous humour and gentle play to minimize stress and redirect a young patient’s thinking to positive and enjoyable experiences. Zedd is the successor to Mollypenny, who comforted littles ones for more than two decades. Mollypenny left her big floppy shoes at CHEO last Fall to retire in Galaxy Sprinkle.

ful connections. He likes to juggle, colour, play his ukulele, and eat ice cream with freshly baked cookies.

Zedd will dance whenever he can, make goofy faces and listen to a really good joke.

Zedd’s costume includes overalls that are made up of 527 individually cut patches containing 89 different colours! (One of his favourite patches was a gift from his friend Mollypenny, who he met back in the GS. Here’s a hint which patch it is: Do you like Brown-Es?) So, if you’re coming to CHEO, don’t be surprised if you see Zedd around.

Say hi. He’s happy to distract you from anything that’s worrying or bugging you. He’s happy to share time, play games, and make memories to brighten and lighten the mood for all.

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Zedd is even here to make memories in the halls between appointments.

Zedd is here to reassure children through meaning-

There’s an old saying: “laughter is the best medicine.” Therapeutic clowning helps bring that saying to life inside CHEO’s walls.

Humour and laughter can trigger positive physical and emotional reactions, relieve stress and tension, and aid in relaxation. A shift in mood has been proven to reduce pain, which can improve care and treatment for babies,

The Manotick Duplicate Bridge Club is welcoming new members. As of April 17th weekly games will be played on Monday evenings at MANOTICK PLACE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY,1145 Bridge St., Manotick, at 6:45pm. For additional information, or if you need a partner, please contact Fran Kelly at joeandfran74@gmail.com or Mary Helen Miller at maryhelenmiller0@gmail.com”

children and youth. When we talk about creating moments of happiness during challenging times, laughs and smiles are part of how everyone at Team CHEO will do what they can to help every young person live their best life.

Therapeutic clowning has been around for years in hospitals. Research studies have shown that clowns can have a positive impact on patients recovering from surgery, dealing with pain, and undergoing other treatments.

CHEO’s Therapeutic Clown Program is designed to help ease anxiety using spontaneous humour and gentle play to minimize stress and redirect a young patient’s thinking to positive and enjoyable experiences. The program is supported through generous donations by the community to the CHEO Foundation, contributing to making CHEO so much more

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than a medical and research centre.

Zedd is the successor to CHEO’s long standing and beloved therapeutic clown, Mollypenny, who com-

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56-year-old man dies in First Line Road fire, family left homeless A 56-year-old man was pronounced dead in hospital while a local family lost everything but the clothes on their backs during a fire that quickly destroyed a home on First Line Road in Manotick.

Firefighters arrived at the home at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 2.

Corey Hilliard, his daughter and a guest made it out of the home safely.

The man who lived upstairs was treated by paramedics after firefighters pulled him out of the building. He was transported to hospital where he was declared dead.

Hilliard was interviewed

by CBC and said he went to bed at about 2 a.m. after watching a movie. The man upstairs had informed Hilliard that he would be burning some materials upstairs.

He said they were acquaintances as neighbours and even exchanged Christmas gifts, but they did not know each other well.

“There was no calling out [to him],” Hilliard said in the CBC interview about getting out of the house.

“The whole house was engulfed. If he was in there, he was in there. No getting him.”

Hilliard realized it was

an emergency when he had trouble breathing.

“I just opened some windows and thought everything was great but [came] to find out that the whole house was on fire,” he told CBC. “If it was another half a minute, we probably wouldn’t have made it.

“As soon as I got upstairs, I backed up my car so that it wouldn’t melt.”

Hilliard said he lost

everything but the pyjamas and hoodie he was wearing.

Ottawa Fire Chief Paul Hutt extended condolences to the victims on social media.

“The Ottawa Fire Services would like to extend its condolences to the family and friends of the occupant who succumbed to their injuries at this morning’s fire on First Line Rd. Our thoughts are with anyone

affected by this tragedy,” Hutt tweeted.

North Gower resident Kelly Belair, a friend of Hilliard, has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help the family get back on their feet.

“I’m extremely grateful to everyone one of you. The amount of love and support I’ve been receiving is crazy.

Thank you. I’m humbled,” said Hilliard.

New City zoning bylaw process needs rural comment, says community group The City of Ottawa has released a Discussion Paper on Rural Issues as part of an effort to engage with citizens while staff develop a new set of zoning bylaws.

But one community group points out there are a few problems with the document, especially for rural residents. Ottawa Wind Concerns, a community group formed in 2009 over concerns about

proposed industrial-scale wind turbines, says several issues of concern are missing, particularly about environment and renewable energy.

“Even in the so-called ‘Rural’ Issues paper, the content is decidedly urban in focus,” says Ottawa Wind Concerns chairperson Jane Wilson. “The paper calls for renewable power projects in the rural

areas but says nothing about the risks of industrializing rural communities that way. There is no acknowledgement of the noise that would come from power projects, the loss of woodlands and farmland, the danger to groundwater sources, and the loss of property value when quiet communities literally become power plants.”

Also in the rural discus-

sion paper is the statement that land around 400-series highways will be rezoned to accommodate “industrial and logistics” designations.

That could mean trucking and distribution centres.

A proposal for a large distribution centre in North Gower was the subject of a recent citizen appeal when residents rejected the idea of the facility so close to homes and the village.

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“People need to know about these discussion papers,” says Wilson, “and the whole process will be better if everyone, including rural residents, can comment.”

Ottawa Wind Concerns is holding a drop-in event in North Gower on April 20th at the Alfred Taylor Centre, 5 to 7 PM, where people can get more information, and fill out the

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“Doing the survey online allows for only 160 characters,” says Wilson.

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Minto to provide front end funding for Manotick Watermain link The City of Ottawa Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee has approved a plan that would see the city design and build the Manotick Watermain Link.

The project would support growth in the Village of Manotick, providing both a redundant water supply to the entire village and extra capacity for the Mahogany subdivision. The new watermain is needed before that residential community, now under construction, can be completed. Minto, the subdivision’s developer, would enter an agreement to pay the City up to about $12.8 million to design and build the project.

The Manotick Watermain Link was originally identified in studies related to the 2009 Infrastructure Master Plan,

primarily to support growth in the Village of Manotick and to provide a redundant supply of water to the entire village in the event of a failure of the existing watermain feed on Rideau Valley Drive.

The trunk water servicing concept for the village was reviewed as part of preparation of the 2013 Infrastructure Master Plan, and concurrently as part of the 2014 Class Environmental Assessment for the Manotick Watermain Link. The masterplan identified a new concept that would improve the reliability of water supply by connecting the Manotick Watermain Link to the existing watermain on Rideau Valley Drive north of the village through the North Island Link project. This concept resulted in identifi-

cation of two distinct phases for the Manotick Watermain Link, Phase 1 and 2.

The Manotick Watermain Link Phase 1 is now in operation and extends from the urban area in Riverside South, where it connects to the North Island Link that crosses through the north end of Long Island and connecting to the Rideau Valley watermain at Barnsdale Road. The Phase 1 project contributes to supplying the Village and coupled with the North Island Link project improves water exchange between Barrhaven to Riverside South.

The Manotick Watermain Link Phase 2 project will provide redundancy and reliability to the Manotick community and will also provide additional capacity to service

new planned developments of the Mahogany Community development by Minto Communities Inc. The proposed subdivision was draft approved for approximately 1,400 residential units, with around 560 units being completed to-date.

Given that the project timing is driven by the growth and development of the Mahogany Harbour development by Minto Communities Inc., the developer has agreed to front-end the development charges portion of the project. The front-ending requirement is also listed as a condition of draft approval within their subdivision application.

The detail design for the project was recently completed, and the Class A project cost is estimated at

$24,615,793 plus tax. The cost includes funding for contingency and 52 per cent is attributed to growth.

The final alignment of the watermain link begins from Hillside Gardens connection located at Bravar Drive and McLean Crescent, continuing southwards along Bravar Drive, Long Island Road and Van Vliet Road, crossing the west branch of the Rideau River at the south end of Long Island, and tying into the existing watermain connection at the intersection of Manotick Main Street and Bridgeport Avenue.

In keeping with the previous cost recovery agreement for servicing the Village, Minto has agreed to front-end the growth-related component of the proposed watermain extension. The instal-

lation of the infrastructure is part of the overall master servicing plan for the community. The proposed repayment using development charge credits is recommended as being the preferred arrangement in terms of cost recovery since the development charge collected at each building permit will be directed to offset the actual servicing for this area.

As a result, staff is seeking approval to enter into a frontending agreement with Minto Communities Inc. to an upset limit of $12,800,212 plus applicable taxes. Under the proposed funding arrangement, Minto Communities Inc. will be repaid on a quarterly basis as the water component of the area-specific development charges is collected for the Village of Manotick.

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