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Pickle ball players in Manotick will no longer be able to play at the Manotick Tennis Club as the City of Ottawa has shut down the popular sport at the club due to noise complaints. For the full story, see page 4.

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Private Member’s Bill supports Ontario’s community newspapers You are reading this because you are reading a community newspaper. No matter what part of the Carleton riding you live in, you understand the importance of a community newspaper.

For families, particularly in rural communities, towns and villages, community newspapers play an essential role in delivering hyper-local information that is not available anywhere else, in print or on social media, to local residents.

While most locally-owned businesses had to fight to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and the many challenges that have come in the aftermath of the measures and restrictions that came with it, community newspapers have also been hit hard.

We are fortunate in Carleton to be among the communities that did not lose our community newspapers dur-

Bill 73, Supporting Ontario’s Community, Rural and Agricultural Newspapers Act, 2023

ing the pandemic. The Manotick Messenger services Manotick, Richmond, North Gower, Kars, Osgoode, Greely and surrounding areas. Its sister publication, the Barrhaven Independent, is distributed in and covers events in Riverside South.

The Ottawa Community Voice has a Stittsville edition to cover that community.

While many community newspapers that have come and gone in Ottawa were owned by TorStar, the community newspapers that serve the Carleton riding are locally owned and operated with local residents as staff members.

Before the pandemic, there was an obstacle facing newspapers that was hurting their chance of survival. In 2018, Manotick Messenger owner Jeffrey Morris brought this to my attention. He and Orleans Star owner Fred Sherwin had a meeting with me to discuss the situation.

Their newspapers, along with the Ottawa Community Voice, are among the many publications that have used the model of printing every second week. This biweekly model has helped many of Ontario’s rural community newspapers remain in business.

Unfortunately, this model works against them in an unfair way. According

to the Province of Ontario, the definition of a newspaper includes a clause that the publication must be printed weekly or more frequently. Publishing every second week has resulted in the Community Voice, the Manotick Messenger, the Barrhaven Independent and other bi-weekly and monthly newspapers to fall outside this definition.

The City of Ottawa, for example, is extremely restricted in the type of advertising they can do with our local media. Because our local newspapers don’t fall into the provincial definition of newspapers, the city is not able to use our community newspapers for much of their important messaging and advertising.

The same restrictions are in place for all Ontario community newspapers who have switched to bi-weekly

or monthly formats in their dealings with their respective municipalities.

This definition also hurts newspapers that are currently published weekly but are wanting to switch to a bi-weekly format but can’t because they are handcuffed to municipal advertising. Including bi-weekly publications within the definition of a newspaper would give them the opportunity to make a change to their publication schedule without jeopardizing that advertising revenue.

Out of these discussions, I introduced Bill 73, Supporting Ontario’s Community, Rural and Agricultural Newspapers Act, 2023. This is a Private Member’s Bill, if passed, would change the definition of a newspaper to include bi-weekly and monthly community newspapers.

It unanimously passed its second reading on March 28, 2023. I was very proud to speak to this Bill and the importance of community newspapers in the Legislature. It is my first Private Member’s Bill, and it was a bill that originated in the Carleton riding that will help Ontario’s rural communities.

I was very proud to speak to this, as it is not only my first Private Member’s Bill, and because it was a bill that originated in the Carleton riding that will help the communities in my riding. I would also like to thank the hard work and support of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MPP Stephane Sarrazin, who spoke on the positive impacts Bill 73 would have in the communities in rural Eastern Ontario.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER newspapers continues from page 2 Our community newspapers not only inform our constituents with hyper local news, profiles and current events, but they also provide a market specific advertising vehicle which helps local businesses advertise to a hyper-local marketplace.

So thank you for reading my column in the Manotick Messenger, something you would not be able to do without community newspapers.

Governments Helping Agri-Food Processing Businesses Lower Costs

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help food processing businesses increase energy efficiency and lower their costs.

This is of particular interest in Carleton, where agriculture is the largest industry in the riding.

The Agri-Food Energy

Cost Savings Initiative is a new, cost-share initiative to help food processors lower their costs to be more competitive and sustainable. The focus is on supporting projects that prioritize reducing greenhouse gas emissions by investing in new technology, equipment, as well as building or facility modifications to help achieve this goal.

The Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative was developed following discussions with Ontario’s food manufacturing industry and builds on other actions the government has taken to support the sector, such as the $10 million investment through the Food Security and Supply Chain Fund, $22 million through the Agritech Innovation Program and the launch of the $25 million Strategic Agri-Food Processing Fund.

Under the Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative, applicants can receive up to 20 per cent cost share for eligible costs, to a maximum of $300,000,

per business. Eligible businesses can apply for support through this initiative starting on April 27, 2023.

The Sustainable CAP will inject up to an estimated $1.77 billion in Ontario’s agri-food industry over the next five years, to strengthen Ontario’s agri-food competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector.

This includes up to $569M for Sustainable CAP costshared strategic initiatives, and an estimated $1.13 billion under Business Risk Management programs for Ontario producers.

Sustainable CAP is a five-year, $3.5-billion investment by federalprovincial and territorial governments to strengthen competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector.

This includes $1 billion in federal programs and activities and $2.5 billion in costshared programs and activities by federal, provincial

and territorial governments.

Quick Facts: - The Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative will be delivered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

More details about the initiative and its application process will be available online or can be obtained by calling 1-877-424-1300 later in April.

- Applications for the Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative will be received as of April 27, 2023.

The final day for submitting an application will be June 5, 2023. Applications will be reviewed based on merit criteria.

- Sustainable CAP will help enable the goals outlined in Ontario’s Grow Ontario Strategy, which include increasing the production of food by 30 per cent over the next 10 years, growing agrifood exports by eight per cent annually, and to build and maintain world-class research infrastructure.

- Enhancing sustain-

ability and innovation in Canada’s agri-food sector were among priorities set for Sustainable CAP by the federal-provincial-territorial agricultural ministers in The Guelph Statement.

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

Spreading Awareness of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Ashley Tremblay welcomes you to join her family in spreading awareness of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, a rare genetic condition, in memory of her late nephew who passed away in 2016 at the age of 3 years old. They are kicking off their second year by holding a bottle drive throughout the year, hosting a walkathon in May (date TBD), a golf tournament at Madawaska Golf Course on June 10 (registration link available on our “Events” page on website), gathering at the “OTTAWA Sign” downtown on June 17 from 6:30p-8:00p and a bowl-a-thon in October (date TBD). The family has raised just over $6,000 to directly support CDKL5 Canada’s efforts of continued research to one day find a cure. They can be contacted by email at jakobrcdkl5@gmail.com or by visiting their website www.jakobruestcdkl5.ca where you can find links to their Facebook group and Instagram account.

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Noise complaints leave pickleball players without a place to play It may be the fastest growing sport for adults in Canada, but pickle ball will not be played at the Manotick Tennis Club anymore.

The club had created four pickleball courts, enough to accommodate four games and 16 players at a time at the end of their row of courts. The courts were widely used as the popularity of pickleball continues to explode.

However, the clacking and popping of the hard plastic balls and the hard rackets was too noisy for some residents who live close to Centennial Park.

Noise complaints were being made to the city, and the city has responded by shutting down pickleball at the tennis club.

CTV reported that City of Ottawa General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services issued a statement on the pickleball ban.

“The City and the Club explored solutions that in-

cluded reducing hours of play, testing lower-noise racquets and balls, and installing sound-absorbing panels on the fence that lines the perimeter of the courts. The modified play options were not seen as viable without significantly impacting play, while the panels proved to be costly and could present a safety issue since the fencing was not designed to hold up panels or withstand the sail affect that occurs during high winds that could damage or bring down the fencing.”

The Manotick Tennis Club had plans to build six pickle ball courts on the southernmost parcel of land in Centennial Park, adjacent to the Manotick Tennis Club parking lot. That piece of land is closer to the homes than the current pickleball location, so the plans have been shelved.

While tennis is a sport that has seen declining participation over the last gen-

eration, pickleball is a sport that have put rackets back in the hands of much of the adult population looking for recreational sports. The Manotick Tennis Club’s membership has doubled in the past five years, with a big reason being their offering of pickleball.

“We really are a victim of our own success,” Lori Gadzala, a board member with the Mnaotick Tennis Club, told CTV. “We had to cap our membership last year at 825 people and that left a lot of people on a waiting list. We worked really hard to create a community environment here.”

The city is working with the Manotick Tennis Club in finding a home for its pickleball players.

One area being looked at is Alfred Taylor Park in North Gower. The city is also looking at moving the sport indoors to the arena surfaces in Manotick, Richmond and Osgoode. The arenas have no ice from April through August.

Councillor David Brown said the indoor option is not only weather protected but it also eliminates the noise

Pickleball has doubled the membership at the Manotick Tennis Club.

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However, some pickleball players say the concrete surface may not be ideal for pickleball as it would be too slick. They also wondered why pickleball is being targeted by complaints when nothing has every been said about the basketball courts at the other end of the park, or the nightly softball games that have gone on at the park every night for the past 50plus years.

Katherine Blake of Manotick was interviewed by CTV. She said she cannot hear pickleball games from her home, but can when she

goes for a walk near the park.

“It’s deafening, really,” she told CTV. “It seems to anywhere you are in the park even if you are on the other side of the park you still hear it quite clearly.

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OCDSB meeting calm inside as police deal with crowd outside For the third time this year, the Ottawa Police Service found itself at an Ottawa Carleton District School Board meeting.

An estimated crowd of more than 300 people showed up for the March 28 meeting, triggered by an incident that happened earlier in the month when Manotick parent Nick Morabito was silenced by the board less than a minute into his presentation.

Morabito spoke on the board’s washroom policy, and how it created an uncomfortable situation for him and his daughters. Trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth cut him off, saying he was creating “an unsafe environment for people who identify as gender diverse.”

Kaplan-Myrth’s actions sparked unrest among the spectators at the meeting.

The board took a recess and

called the Ottawa Police.

The topic of washrooms became divisive over the two weeks leading up to the March 28 meeting. This came on the heels of the debate when Kaplan-Myrth, a doctor, put forward a motion that masks should be mandated for students and staff at all OCDSB schools.

The OCDSB washroom policy states that all students have the right to use the washrooms, and other facilities, that they feel most comfortable with, including ‘boys’, ‘girls’, and all-inclusive facilities.

Morabito’s March 7 presentation stated that this policy had a loophole as any male could go in a female washroom under the premise that they identified as female.

He said that this policy could potentially open the door for sexual predators.

Morabito registered to

speak again at the March 28 meeting, insisting that he was not coming from a place of hostility, bigotry or transphobia.

That prompted a large and divided crowd to show up to the OCDSB headquarters on Greenbank Road. Some carried or wore LGBTQ2+ flags. Others carried bibles.

Chants went back and forth.

A video posted by 17-yearold student and social media influencer Josh Alexander went viral after the meeting.

Alexander, a social conservative, was walking through the crowd and faced a barrage of shouts and insults from the transgender supporters. He also had debris thrown at him, including a cup of coffee.

He posted the incident, recorded by @CarymaRules, on his Twitter account, writing, “Got a free coffee at the @OCDSB. As a 17yo Can-

adian citizen, I present to you the tolerant left...” Alexander’s tweet had more than 675,000 views at press time.

Because of the hostility of the crowd and the potential for yet another disrupted meeting, only 75 spectators were admitted into the gallery for the meeting.

Morabito was able to give his presentation without interruption.

Shannon Boschy spoke in support of Morabito. Boschy ran for Trustee in the last municipal election and was easily defeated by transgender trustee Lyra Evans, who is now the OCDSB Chair.

His son, Andy Boschy, also spoke. Andy is transgender and delivered a speech calling for the assurance that the safety and dignity of students is protected. The speech drew applause from most attendees at the meeting.

Frances McCrae, a parent

More than 300 people showed up for the OCDSB meeting March 28. Four police cars were there before the meeting started in anticipation of a clash in the crowd.

of two non-binary children, gave a detailed presentation detailing how transgender youth are disproportionately bullied due to discrimination and fear for their safety.

While the meeting and the incident outside the OCDSB building was focused on transgender rights, Morabito said his presentation had

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Morabito is calling for retrofitting school washrooms and having floor-toceiling stalls.

According to the OCDSB, 95 per cent of their schools have gender neutral washrooms.

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MESSENGER Editorial

Dealing with the new normal

There is alwaysfrom more you can do

sitting in his car, thinking about what the Dr. Robert Laberge didn’tthe know other Otto family had just been through, while Maddy Otto.

CBC radio was on in the He will never forget her. background.

In 2007, Laberge spent As we recognize three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we look 6, Manotick Messenger, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 “I wanted to see them backPage at our editorial from three years ago to look at where we were then com- just a handful of hours with again,” he said. “I went to her.

He was a young physpared to now. the wake for Maddy. Maybe ician, recently graduated, it was for me as much as it who had just started his We are all in the same boat as we take each day as it comes in Manotick O andur COmmunity was for them. I wanted to residency at Roger’s House. the area. show my support for them, The few hours he spent with We don’t know if what we know as normal will ever be seen here again. What Maddy were the last on earth for the five- but personally, I also needed some closMessenger Editorial will the new normal be like, and when will we ever get there. ure.” year-old girl.

While Are we don’t know how many cases of COVID-19 there are in Manotick Ten years after Maddy’s passing, Dr. “I remember that day vividly,” said you more Canadian because stats are only given city-wide, we do know of one.

Laberge. “It was just one of those things Laberge met with the Otto family. It was than a 1200 fifth grader?

Gord Wilson, a TSN broadcaster and a good friend, has been holed up in that you see – so remarkably sad but also the first time he had seen them since a bedroom in hisDayBarrhaven home Netflix fighting a flu like he has so filled with love – that when it happens, Maddy’s wake back in July, 2007.

With Canada approaching next week, itgrinding is a good time for us all and to on what it means to be Canadian. neverreflect experienced.

Gord is the colour commentator for Ottawa Senators radio you know it is a rare moment that will “Maddy was a special kid,” Jeanine Do we take being Canadian for granted?

Better yet, do new Canadians feel trip about being Canadian? of usin March, he was one of the broadcasts.

Onhowthe team’s road to the westSome coast Otto said. “She has impacted so many change your life.” look upon immigrants and refugees as opportunists, not wanting to give but people with the team whoforwere infected coronavirus and tested positive Maddy Otto’s passing was complete- people – not just when she was with us very willing to take.

Perhaps, some people, that is with true, butthe when you attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as the one hosted by Nepeanfor COVID-19. ly unexpected. Yet, it is something that but even after she was gone. She has a Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre at Mother Teresa High School in Barrhaven last serves as a reminder of the fragility of strong spirit that lives on with us. We Wilson was ontheCTV Ottawa Morning month, you can interviewed see the excitement and thankfulness in the eyes of every Monday and talked about new Canadian. life. There was no prolonged sickness or have had many people talk to us about the disease.

He said the flu was stronger than anything he had ever battled, and They understand, perhaps better than all of us, what it means to be thingsCanadian. like muscle and joint pain made this a next-level virus. Complicating mat- any lingering medical problems. Instead, her and how they remember her, but to So how can the rest of us have that feeling?

Bev McRae a photo nap at the hear from Dr. Laberge and to hear him ters forThe Gord was that in February, he suffered a mild heart attack that weakened she simply woke up from Conservative government has a solid idea.

At the school’s 50th Anniversary Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honoured its longest-servJason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism family cottage, and according to her fath- talk about how much he has been impacthis system. ing teacher/volunteer with a memorial garden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s and Andrew Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chalplayground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy and June Hodge celebrate“just June’s 29didn’t years as a supMaddy look right. ed by Maddy really meant a lot to us.” lenging middle and high school citizenship test.

Gord got tested for thestudents virusto take butthesaid he knew he would test positive before er,ErlerDean, ply teacher, teacher and volunteer.

The Canadian Citizenship Challenge, funded in part by CIC and run by the Jeanine said that Dr. Laberge immediShe was kind of droopy, like something he gotHistorica-Dominion the results back. he checked allCanada: the boxes and was just waiting for Institute,He will said see students study Discover the ately connected with the family. was wrong.”

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship and then take a mock citizenship the results to confirm what he already knew. test.

Sometimes it’s best to sayOtto nil took their “I know he was just doing his job, but Dean just and Jeanine Fortunately, good spirits recovering.

“This will be aGord fun wayis forin students to learn about and Canadaisand feel proud I’m finding myself at one of those bizarre crosswonder about things like how come shortly “underneath” is there was so much warmth and compasdaughter to CHEO, and after their of our shared history and accomplishments,” said Minister Kenney. “As we roads where everything I love about sports is about a word but no one ever says “overneath” when the learn about our past and the people and events thatxxxxxxx made Canada what it is sion that we felt from him,” she said. “He arrival, Maddy had a seizure. to collide with a large swatch of the population workdiscussion pulled me back into soccer. we become more we proudwant to be Canadian.

We are inspired to see how Ontoday, another note, to remind everyone ofwethe great work the Manotick ing diligently to grate my nerves.

“Chelsea ais learning much byOttos watching the can defend our rights and live up to our responsibilities and we feel much Within day, so the were sur- was amazing.”

BIA has throughout thisofpandemic.

It’s this whole World Cup thing. Don’t you find World Cup,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “We are more been strongly doing how valuable it is to be a citizen Canada.”

The Ottos asked Dr. Laberge to speak rounded members. came that people are just a little too into it? studyingby eachfamily country before the game. She They has “Our schools need has to be training our young people to become thebusinesses, citizens This pandemic been crippling for local and myself the BIA doing I found in line is in front of two nouveau really become a hometown fan of Arr-hayne-TEE-na, and she of tomorrow. Citizenship is not only about new Canadians, it’s about all at Maddy’s Gala that year. As the gala refrom Dean’s of Peterborough soccer in fan the moms at Your even wants us to go there on our Canadians, young andinformation old,” said Andrew Cohen.

“The Canadian Citizenship owners its best to provide and tools to business community. turns this year after a COVID hiatus, the and Jeanine’s home province of New Independent Grocer the other day. vacation next year.

Perhaps we Challenge will encourage students to learn more about what it means to be FROM They Canadian are also helping businesses secure PPE to keep their I was staff kind of and in my customers own little can even go to Brrra-seeel.” and then put that knowledge to the test.” words from Dr. Laberge still ring with the Brunswick.

They even had relatives arTHE world in the checkout line, That caught my attention. safe. Starting this summer, the Historica-Dominion Institute will be encouraging mental guests who were present that night. rive from Alberta and the Yukon. scanning the tabloid and maga- OTHER Arr-hayne-TEE-na? more than 5,000 middle and high school teachers to register their classrooms zine covers and wondering what Are you kidding me? xxxxxxx for the Challenge. Each classroom will receive a set of the new citizenship SIDEOn July 17, 2007, “To me, it’s one of the three most imMaddy Otto passed Justin Bieber’s first major scandal The other mom – the one with guide, along with specially designed learning activities. The teacher will also Because our community is so heavily vested in youth sports and activities, we By Jeffrey would be. I was just about to rethe Birkenstocks – piped days in. portant speeches of my life,” Laberge away at Roger’s House two after bereceive copies of a mock citizenship exam. Students will take the citizenship Morris enter thesports world afteror some qualityjust “They are a wonderful football as a class andif theand teachers will return completed to the to play are allexam wondering when our the kids will exams be able even said.

“There was my father’s funeral, and ing admitted into CHEO. She died peacetime on Planet Jeff and launch nation,” she said.

“My husband, Dominion Institute for grading. play. Results will be announced by the Dominion Institute on Flag Day into my weekly way-to-reward-your-customers-bycourse, wears the azure and a cheers for Italia, and but fully,of surrounded by strong loving my wedding, and Maddy’s Gala. The one charging-us-five-cents-per-bag-and-claiming-it’s- Zachary’s favourite team has been MAY-heee-co.

(February 15) see each year for the tape next three years. For more information about It is sad to police surrounding playgrounds.

It is also sad torant see ball thing that being with Maddy taught me family close friends. to-save-the-environment when I unexpectedly Theyand did a school project on MAY-heee-co last year the Challenge please visit the Historica-Dominion Institute website at locked in on the conversation behind me. and he hasare even insisted we go to Ioutwill to eat and www.historica-dominion.ca. diamonds and soccer fields sitting there, waiting to not be used.

“There two that things always re- is how precious life is. Maddy was just a “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 little girl. She was out at the cottage playmember about vuvuzela horns so that we could bring them to I bit my tongue. that day,” he said. “I will $525,171 in this 32 month project which promotes civic memory, civic pride games,” said the mom who was wearing In an effort to keep mybeing blood pressure down, I and her ing, and then a few hours later, she is in always remember with her As and weintegration. wrote this editorial exactly three years ago, we Chelsea’s had no idea it would be Crocs. looked out the big window at the big parking lot family in the when was on the Roger’s House. I remember seeing her.

“Oh, I know,” said the wearing Birkenstocks. and scoped it out,park looking for a puppy she or a bird or three years, not three months or even three weeks, that things would beonegetting “Zachary has a tournament next weekend and it anything that would my mind out remember of the shackswing.

I will alsopryalways being She still had dirt under her finger nails back to normal and that we would be venturing out without masks. isofstill would have beenCOVID so in the spirit the World Cup to les that these two soccer moms had put me in with inlosttheir room at Roger’s House. I knew and she still had some face paint on her have all of us blowing our vuvuzela horns. They their conversation. out there. But now, so are we. two-nil and then three-nil. They need all of the supA busload of seniors from a nearby retirement in those moments that I was experiencing face. And then, suddenly, she’s gone.” port they can get.” home had pulled up and passengers were getting Nil? Who says nil? Really. off. I was trying to, in my head, their kind of Jeanine Otto smiles as she remembers something special.

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“My cousinbut lives in Australia,was and he also was devas“She had been playing, and her feet of sadness, there a sense of The Manotick Messenger is published every Wednesday in Manotick, Ontario. The Manotick I wanted to jump in and say something, but I tated when Germany beat them 4-nil,” said the Messenger is mailed to bona fide subscribers in Rideau and Osgoode Townships for $36. The peacemomand as we transitioned and hands were dirty,” she said. “Maddy refrained. I couldn’t do it. wearingcalmness Crocs. publication is available by carrier for $36 or at newsstands for $1.00 per copy. Letters will be edited for length, clarity and libellous statements. Display, National and Classified rates are available on If you are unfamiliar with the vuvuzela horn,from then At this point, to I couldn’t take it anymore.

Mount It was a loved super heroes, and she still had a CHEO Roger’s House. request. The Manotick Messenger is not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or you have not tuned into CBC over the past two Patience erupted and out came sarcasm lava. other material used for publication purposes. little bit of green face paint on. She was degree“I of love that you only weeks. If you stumble across a World Cup soccer saw that match,” I said.

“I can’t believehear Aus- about.” game on CBC, you will hear what sounds likeLaberge TRY-lier looked so insipid against Deutschland.”

Publisher: Jeffrey Morris pretending she was the Hulk. She was gosaid that he was like a fly on 50,000 bees swarming the field. They are not bees.

The mom with the crocs was not impressed.

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Letters to the Editor welcome at manotickmessenger@gmail.com

Transgender persons are more at risk than anyone of being harassed or assaulted

The Editor, I’m completely astonished at the subject matter that appeared on the front page of the last edition of the Manotick Messenger! For those who may have missed it, the story concerned a Manotick parent who attended an OCDSB meeting wanting to talk about transgender washroom policy, but who found himself dismissed from public delegation before he had delivered the

first two minutes of his presentation. The Messenger didn’t print his speech verbatim, but it did say his comments, “were aimed at protecting his children from potential predators,” which probably explains his dismissal. If anyone reading the article felt a sense of deja vu, it’s possibly because every decade or so, it seems someone feels the need to revisit this issue despite the fact that it was debated and

settled years ago. The last time I saw anyone trot out the old “transgender predator” canard was in an article by Ken Gallinger that appeared in the Toronto Star on January 4, 2014, which elicited the following, still-relevant response from Barbara Hall, then Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights commission: “There is a stereotype of connecting transgender people with wrongdoing

and being sexual predators.

We have never seen a documented case of a heterosexual man gaining access to a woman’s change room by posing as transgender. In fact, in washrooms and changerooms, and in society at large, transgender persons are more at risk than anyone else of being harassed, abused, assaulted, or even killed. Also, there is no new transgender “bathroom” policy. For more

than 15 years, transgender people in Ontario have had the legal right to use the washroom – or changeroom – according to their lived gender identity. The elected Ontario legislature, not the human rights tribunal, put these laws in place.”

I’m not sure where this Manotick parent got the idea that school boards in Ontario have the power to ignore the Ontario Human Rights Code

when they draft policy, but he really ought to get himself up to speed. As Hall clearly states, “the elected Ontario legislature...put these laws in place.” That would seem to indicate that instead of disrupting school board meetings, this fellow would be better advised to take his concerns directly to his MPP, or to Premier Doug Ford.

Andy Braid, Kars

The Editor, The exercise of authority in shutting down a parent’s delegation at the March 7th meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board was shocking, but it can serve as a wake-up call to the parents of

children in the board’s schools.

In fact, it should concern us all, since all ratepayers provide school funding, and the recent display of such authority at St. Joseph’s High School in Renfrew shows it afflicts Catholic schools as well.

Nick Morabito had good reason and every right to raise the issue of trans-identifying biological males using girls’ washrooms and change rooms.

As he noted, the schools have ungendered, private washrooms that can be used without

causing anyone discomfort, regardless of their gender orientation. That’s supportive and in no way discriminates against an individual. To be denied the right to respectfully raise an issue for discussion is inexcusable. To be told that merely at-

tempting a discussion is transphobic, is creating an unsafe environment and can’t be allowed is a senseless insult and a shameful exercise of authority that deserves condemnation. The school board’s statement following the meeting

showed that they not only feel no shame but fail to understand the meaning of their “commitment to cultivating safe working and learning spaces”. Safe for whom, OCDSB?

There was nothing hateful or transphobic about Manotick parent’s concerns

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volleyball, and touch football. I also enjoy traveling Grade: 12 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 and I infind it very interName: Melita Wyche my school, tion to beActivities/Interests: done, it’s more a difference “Both inside and outside and esting to get a different perhow every culture Sisters: April (20), OTHS, just problem solving, which Age: 17 on all aspects of FOCUS ON of school, I enjoy partici- spective has unique traditions and UNB Fredericton. Violet is whatpating makes me enjoy in several different the school. I was a cheersubcultures.

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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.”

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Updates on residential development in the village available online Many of you are expressing interest in the residential developments planned for the Village, in particular the proposed apartment projects. While we’ve received no new information about the planned developments at 1185 Beaverwood, 4386 Rideau Valley Drive, 5497 Manotick Main since our March 21 update, we can share the City’s answer to one resident’s inquiry as to how the City notifies residents. As dictated by the City’s Planning Act, all properties within 120 metres of a proposed development will receive a notification in the mail regarding the applications submitted, signs are posted on the property to notify members of the community not located within the notification area, and information is posted on the City’s DevApps website https://devapps.ottawa.ca/ en and circulated to Community Groups which have registered to receive notification. The MVCA is one such community group. If you’ve missed an update or wish to learn more we invite you to visit our Planning and development page on the Manotickvca.org website and view the summaries and links to the applications and plans on the City’s site. https://www. manotickvca.org/planningdevelopment

Transportation Master Plan

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updating the MVCA website with the Manotick projects on the City’s Active Transportation List and will keep you posted with additional information as it becomes available. Visit https://www.manotickvca. org/transportation-masterplan

Guiderail Replacement on Bankfield Road

Residents using Bankfield Road may have noticed roadworks recently.

The City’ Asset Management Group identified several locations where existing guiderails needed to be repaired and installed.

The work was carried out at night to provide a safer operation to motorists and other road users.

Spring Alert – High water level reminder

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority advisory residents on the flood plain to prepare for possible flooding over the next few weeks due to mild weather, precipitation levels and above-normal water levels in upper watershed lakes.

Caution is advised near the river to keep children and pets safe. For preparedness recommendations go

Career Goals: “After high school I hope to go to beloved annual events reuniversity somewhere near turns!

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MyManotick. top choiceIf you plan to participate the schools are Universityinof parade on the Friday evenNew Brunswick in St. John, ing, Dalhousie please contact Neil and in Halifax.

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April 13 - Babytime - Manotick Public Library - for parents or caregivers - Progressive Euchre Tournament at the Manotick Legion Branch • Ottawa Futsal Club entering their 29th season indoor •April Old22 Time Fiddle Music & Dance - East Osgoode Greely • Frid with babies (under 18 mos) to enjoy stories, songs and activities. For details #314. The 4th Saturday of the month. 12:30 pm registration. Play begins at soccer.

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Youth & girls, men &levels. coed. Players / the fourth Friday of each month. Bring along an instrument to Assoc, First FridaySociety. ofends each month, invites & welcome Dancers danspitzig@gmail.com April 15 –boys Garden Artwomen, Workshop hosted byLeague Manotick Horticultural teams wanted.

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Greely Legion, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, ON. Information: 1448 MeadowUsed Drive, Greely.

For additional infoevent one day community of shopping in the village, demonstrations, music, April 15 Please – Watson’s Mill Used Book Store opensCentre, for the season!

Early ends September 21st call 613 613613-822-1451 or 613-826-6128.

Early bird ends bird September 21st 613 store 489-2697. activities and489-2697. more. https://manotickvillage.com/event/manotick-villagebooks, jigsaw puzzles, audio books, CDs, and DVDscall at the all donated spring-fling/ by the public. Proceeds are used for operations of the Store, Watson’s Mill • Tuesday Dance PartyOne The Greely Legion hostsGoes live music on • and Ottawa Newcomers Club - https://watsonsmill.com/bookstore/ For women who have recently • Thursday Fun Night for adults andMay children. optional 5-7,An12-14 – ITR Presents “The Act Play That Wrong”.

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Community saddened by passing of longtime local journalist and photographer Our community received some very sad news recently.

John Brummell passed away leaving many of us with heavy hearts. John was very devoted to his wife Rosemary, daughter Deborah and, son-in-law AJ, as well as many family and friends. And his life is a reminder of the importance of local newspapers, journalists, and reporting to our communities’ cultures and vitality.

John was our newspaper man from the Stittsville News for decades. So many of us recall seeing him because he connected the community with his newspaper photos. He captured photos of kids playing sports, graduation ceremonies, Lions Club presentations, Scouts, Brownies, Girl Guides, Legion presentations, the

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Richmond Fair, 4-H club banquets, the Goulbourn Historical Society and Horticultural Society, for as long as I can remember.

John was everywhere.

We loved seeing our activities, fundraisers, local BBQs, and special events covered by him in the newspaper. And, everyone knew John. He loved his work, and it showed.

He always greeted people with his big smile.

As an active volunteer in the community, John was a member of the Goulbourn Historical Society, Goulbourn Horticultural Society, and a Director

with the Richmond Agricultural Society, just to name a few. His lifelong contribution as a volunteer was his commitment to making our communities a wonderful place to live. John received a City of Ottawa City Builder’s award in 2017 because of his incredible success at bringing the community together through his involvement and love of photography.

Our memory of John Brummell must also include his best friend, John Curry, whom he missed tremendously this past year. Known as the ”Two John’s”, they both had some great stories of events they covered together for so many years. The two men also received many awards for their outstanding achievement as newspaper men.

With John’s passing, it truly is an end of an era for our community. John was a pillar of the Goulbourn community and encapsulated what it meant to be a friend, neighbour, community volunteer and mentor.

But his passing is also a chance to reflect on the value of local media and journalism. John’s legacy is so strong and positive because his work enriched the lives of others.

It is the unique duty of the local reporter to be all throughout his or her community, connecting residents, businesses, and causes that may otherwise never know of one another. John was exceptional in this job, and his work is an example for others to aspire to.

I hope that residents reading this note about

matter and deserve respect, but apparently real human rights are now of less importance than “special” rights.

Transphobia is an odd term that appeared only in the early 1990s. A phobia is normally defined as an exaggerated fear of something. Trans people are more likely to elicit sympathy than fear, but “transphobia” has been expanded well beyond its expected meaning and, as with the school board, is applied to any comment or policy that doesn’t embrace this new ideology. Perhaps the most accurate meaning of transphobia is fear of discussing trans issues, demonstrated by the truly transphobic school board members.

Things change over time, some for good, others not.

But the fundamental principle of equality, treating people of all kinds as worthy of respect, being heard and not discriminated against, is one that should never change. Mr. Morabito is following that principle, but the board is not. The school board may be under the illusion that its policies are virtuous, but it has some important lessons to learn.

David Wieland, Kars

is entirely vital to the success of local papers, they would fade away, and with it, we would lose a part of what makes our communities so vibrant.

We owe it to newspaper men like John, and indeed we owe it to ourselves, to continue supporting the invaluable institution of local media. Many might not realize how valuable the Manotick Messenger is to our community. Jeff, Gary and their team work hard to publish a fantastic paper every two weeks.

The Manotick Messenger embodies the very essence of “community”.

May our dear friend, John rest in peace. And may his cherished memory serve as a reminder about just how positively all our lives can be impacted by dedicated, local media.

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Accusing people of transphobia is the language used by radical trans-activists, who seem to feel oppressed and therefore have a right to ignore the rights of non-trans people, especially girls and women, and demand free access to gendered spaces that differ from their biological sex. (Trans-activists also have replaced the scientific term “biological” with “assigned at birth”, as though a baby’s sex can’t be determined by observation.) Anyone who objects is likely to be called a “transphobe” and creating an “unsafe” environment by such activists and, increasingly, by those who go along with their view. Objections are even erroneously called “hate”. This bullying view has obviously infected school boards, including the OCDSB, with the appalling consequences we’re witnessing. The real danger is in having schoolboards corrupted by such ideology to the point of ignoring biology and creating danger. There’s good reason to wonder how and when this happened, but Canadian institutions, including even the Ontario Human Rights Code, are leading us down that path. Human rights

John in the Manotick Messenger recognize that their readership of local media helps strengthen their communities. It helps support those who seek to make a living by bringing their communities to life on the pages of the paper, just as John did.

Consider what’s written on the other pages of this very paper: local stories that matter to our community. Tales of accomplishments by young people in our neighbourhoods, or issues that while serious don’t find coverage elsewhere, or even advertisements from local businesses, artisans, and tradespeople who are making our communities a better place.

Without support of residents, without the dedicated readership that

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Province helping more Ontario students become doctors at home in Ontario

The Ontario government is further expanding the number of medical school spots to historic highs while helping Ontario students become doctors in the province, whether they studied at home or abroad.

Starting in 2023, the government is investing an additional $33 million over three years to add another 100 undergraduate medical school seats and another 154 postgraduate medical training seats beginning in 2024, both now prioritized for Ontario residents.

“Too many Ontario students are having to go abroad for medical school because they can’t find residency spots here in their home province while international students learn here then leave,” said Premier Doug Ford. “That’s why we’re expanding the number of undergraduate and graduate medical school spots and putting qualified Ontario students at the front of the

line. We’re training the next generation of Ontario doctors right here in Ontario to stay here and care for Ontario communities.”

The new investment in Budget 2023 builds on the expansion of 160 undergraduate and 295 postgraduate medical training seats announced last year, the largest expansion of Ontario’s medical school system in over a decade.

“Medical seat expansion in the province’s postsecondary sector is a critical element of our plan to connect people to care close to home,” said Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities. “Expanding postsecondary education opportunities that prioritize Ontarians will make it easier for the homegrown doctors of tomorrow to receive training and provide world-class health care right in their own communities.”

This expansion is part of

the government’s Your Health plan, which includes initiatives to hire more health care workers.

“Increasing the number of doctors and other health care workers will make it easier for Ontarians to connect to world class health care right in their own communities,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “We will continue to implement our bold plan to grow our health workforce so Ontarians can continue to receive care closer to home for years to come.”

“By investing in Ontario’s health workforce, our government is connecting people to the care they need where and when they need it,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance. “Training more doctors here in Ontario is part of our plan to build a strong Ontario that is supporting people today while laying a strong

foundation for the future.”

The Ontario government’s 2023 budget, Building a Strong Ontario, is helping to drive economic growth, attract jobs and investments, and build key infrastructure projects faster. The government’s plan is also training skilled workers to fill indemand jobs, keeping costs down for those that need it the most, and providing better health and public services for Ontario families.

“The University of Ottawa is pleased to receive new medical school seats at its Faculty of Medicine and help build strong and sustainable frontline healthcare services across the province, including in rural and northern communities,” said Jacques Frémont, President and ViceChancellor, University of Ottawa. “The University trains over 90 per cent of Ontario’s bilingual health care profes-

sionals who are in great demand throughout the province’s healthcare system and provide francophones with critical services when they need them most.”

Quick Facts: - The government is also investing $100.8 million to expand and accelerate the rollout of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education that was announced as part of the 2022 Ontario Budget.

- 60 per cent of the new postgraduate training seats will be in primary care and 40 per cent will be in specialty care.

- The new medical expansion will bring the total number of undergraduate seats and postgraduate training seats to 1,212 and 1,637 respectively, by 2028.

- The province has expanded the Ontario Learn and

Stay Grant which provides full, upfront funding for tuition, books and other direct educational costs to students in return for working in the region where they studied for a term of service after graduation. In addition to nursing programs, the grant will now include paramedic and medical laboratory technologist programs in priority communities.

- To strengthen the health and long-term care workforce, Ontario invested $342 million for 2021-22 to add over 5,000 new and upskilled registered nurses and registered practical nurses as well as 8,000 personal support workers. In addition, Ontario invested $57.6 million for 2022–23 to hire 225 nurse practitioners in the long-term care sector.

To learn more about careers in health care, please visit: https://www.ontario.ca/ page/careers-health-care.

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Committee receives review of City response to derecho storm The City of Ottawa’s Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee has received the results of the after-action review of the city’s response to the May 2022 derecho storm. The review assessed what worked well in terms of the city’s emergency preparedness, response and communications, along with potential areas for improvement. Although many organizations contributed to the storm response, the review focused

on the City’s actions and its role in managing emergencies.

The derecho storm devastated areas in and near Manotick, Richmond and Fallowfield Village. Many homes were without power for as long as a week.

While the impacts of the sudden historic storm were severe, the city conducted a wellcoordinated response. The review found that the city: Has a comprehensive emergency manage-

Last year’s derecho felled dozens of trees in and around Manotick.

ment program that provided a strong, guiding framework for responding in the aftermath of the storm Has staff with the knowledge and skills to support both the emergency operations centre and frontline operations Mobilized quickly and efficiently, and secured additional support early on Focused on helping residents in need and providing community supports Used a range of communications to provide timely and accurate information to residents Quickly engaged with hydro agencies and telecommunications providers to understand challenges and coordinate recovery activities

Damage to lines on Woodroffe Avenue prevented power from getting to many parts of Manotick and South Carleton.

The review recommends some areas for improvement, including that the city: - Continue to build greater depth in its capacity to staff crucial roles - Enhance public education

and awareness of emergency preparedness at the individual and community levels - Develop formal response protocols for key supports, including food security, wellness visits and volunteer manage-

ment - Build a formal network of external partners to enhance collaboration before, during and after an emergency - Seek additional ways to communicate effectively with

the public during prolonged power outages Staff will address all recommendations and report back to this committee on progress through the Public Safety Service annual report.

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50-acre Gateway Industrial Park to bring more jobs to area

Colonnade BridgePort is now pre-leasing up to 900,000 sq. ft. at Gateway Industrial Park, a multi-building development in Barrhaven, ideally suited to logistics, distribution, and eCommerce businesses. With frontage on Highway 416, Gateway Industrial Park provides ready access to Highways 417 and 401; and its proximity to seven Canada-US border crossings, makes it an optimal location for access to Canada’s most populous region and to key points throughout Eastern Ontario, Quebec, and the United States.

Gateway Industrial Park will feature four buildings of 150,000 to 220,000 sq .ft. with the ability to accommodate larger users. Colonnade BridgePort is overseeing leasing, construction, and management of the park on behalf of owner CanFirst Capital Management.

“Gateway Industrial Park is providing much needed distribution and warehouse space in the Ottawa region – an

emerging gateway to several major markets,” said Colonnade BridgePort‘s Director of Industrial Leasing, Scott Craven. “There has been a lot of buzz about this development, and we are looking forward to getting the design finalized, leases signed, and shovels in the ground in the fall of 2023.”

One of the key players behind the scenes in the Gateway project has been the Barrhaven BIA. For the past several years, the BIA’s mandate has been to attract career-level jobs to Barrhaven to provide professional opportunities to residents of the community.

This would provide options to local residents beyond commuting downtown.

“The Barrhaven BIA is a strong supporter of local employment-based economic development. For many years, we have worked collaboratively to foster smart growth with elected officials, leading organizations and commercial land developers,” said Barrhaven BIA Executive Director Andrea Steenbakkers. “We

are excited to welcome Colonnade BridgePort, and the Gateway Industrial Park, to our community. Its prime location along the Highway 416 corridor in Barrhaven provides quick access to Highways 417 and 401. With close proximity to the US, Toronto, Montreal, the Ottawa Airport, VIA Rail’s Fallowfield station, Area X.O and the Kanata North Technology Park, we anticipate that this development will be a great catalyst for the growing R&D and technology hub in the area.: Industrial users will benefit from Gateway’s prime location in one of Canada’s most business-friendly cities. With a growing population of over 1 million people, superb access to talent from its four postsecondary institutions, and a global network of support industries, Ottawa has become an established hub for R&D, and technology.

Gateway Industrial Park is adjacent to the amenityrich south Ottawa community of Barrhaven and neighbors

Amazon’s new 2.8 million sq.ft. fulfillment centre, located just off Highway 416 at Strandherd Drive and Citigate Road.

“Our investment in this land and this development shows our confidence in Ottawa and in the growth of Ottawa’s industrial market,” said CanFirst Executive VicePresident Mark Braun. “With Colonnade BridgePort’s expertise, we have no doubt that Gateway Industrial Park will provide tenants with the space they need to meet and even exceed their business objectives.”

as speckled fawns rely on their mother to keep them safe.

In the spring, winter is forgotten, for the dead has once again come back to life.

The cold flees as the sun warms our skin, as if for the first time. The marvel of spring is the mystery renewed.

Spring reminds us that a new life is possible.

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As springtime nears, it’s time to let buds bloom In the winter, it’s hard to tell which tees are alive and where the wildflowers will bloom. Everything looks dead, dormant, and hopeless. Then, stillness gives way to activity.

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With great sadness, the family announces the sudden and tragic passing of Garnet David Walker on Friday September 9, 2022. Garnet will be forever cherished in the heart of his daughter, Teagan Walker-Young. He was the adored son of Duffy and the late Debra Walker and will be sadly missed by his sisters, Alison Walker-O’Brien (Shawn) and Rebecca Walker. A dear and loving uncle to Aubrey, Ruby and Peyton O’Brien. Garnet always greeted everyone with a warm smile and a big hug. He will be missed by everyone - whether in the work place, on a sports field or captaining the Red Dragon out on Georgian Bay. Friends are invited to join in celebrating the life of Garnet on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at the Metcalfe Arena from 2 – 5 pm.

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Pap-apalooza Pap test clinic scheduled for May 5

Finally, there is some good news for some of the many people in the area who do not have a family doctor.

Three Ottawa doctors are organizing a daylong Pap Test Clinic for women who do not have a family doctor and are due for cervical screening tests.

The pop-up clinic will be at the Rideau Valley Health Centre on 1221 Greenbank Rd. in Barrhaven from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fri., May 5.

Pap-apalooza events and promotions have been very popular over the past five years in the Thunder Bay/ northwest Ontario region, as well as in British Columbia.

With the shortage of family doctors being a national problem stretching across Canada, Ottawa finds itself in a crisis with a shortage of family doctors that is hitting the suburban and rural areas of the city particularly hard.

In an interview with Post Media, Dr. Lesley Spencer said a lot of people who

The Pap-apalooza event in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario has been extremely successful and serves as a model for clinics such as the one scheduled for May 5 in Barrhaven.

are overdue for Pap tests as it was not an urgent essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Spencer is a family physician with a practice focusing on women’s health and one of the organizers of the event.

“We’re almost using (the event) as a reminder to people to get this done because I think a lot of people put it off,” Spencer said in the Post Media interview.

To screen for cervical cancer, the Ontario Cervical

Screening Program recommends having a Pap test every three years if you have a cervix, are age 25 to 69, and are or have ever been sexually active. Sexual activity includes intercourse (sex) and digital (using the fingers) or oral (using the mouth) sexual activity involving the genitals with a partner of any sex.

Dr. Spencer added in the Post Media interview that the success of Pap-apalooz events around the country where physicians work with

medical students to provide pop-up pap smear clinics provided a template for the Barrhaven event.

“It was one of those things where it was like, ‘Oh, it would be great,’ and then somebody in B.C. was doing it. So why not just model off what they’re doing?” she told Post Media.

Dr. Spencer and Dr. Kaitlyn Orton-Shmitt both rent clinic space at the Rideau Valley Health Centre and are among the doctors looking to grow the Pap-apalooza

program to other areas of the city such as Kanata, Orleans and downtown Ottawa.

The clinic will also provide an opportunity for medical students to get hands-on experience by working at the clinic.

If the program is successful and there is a demand, clinics could be added outside the City of Ottawa boundaries in communities like Kemptville and Arnprior. Many Barrhaven and area residents already use the Kemptville District Hospital,

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OHIP is covering the cost of testing supplies and the doctors are paying for staffing at the clinic.

To be eligible for Pap tests at the Pap-apalooza event, patients must have valid OHIP cards and not have family doctors. Doctors will contact patients with abnormal results.

To book a Pap test at the event, call 613-258-8710 extension 4. Walk-ins will also be available at the clinic.

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DND’s $1.4 billion upgrade at Dwyer Hill to create several hundred local jobs The Department of National Defence has announced a $1.4 billion infrastructure project to upgrade the Joint Task Force (JTF 2) special operations forces’ facilities at the Dwyer Hill Training Centre. The project will create several hundred jobs in the South Carleton area.

The announcement was made by the Honourable Anita Anand, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Tues., March 21.

Created in 1993, JTF 2 is an extremely high-readiness and precise special operations forces unit. JTF 2 protects Canadian national interests and combats terrorism and threats to Canadians at home and abroad, and is based at the Dwyer Hill Training Centre at Dwyer Hill Road and Franktown Road, just west of Munster.

“Our Special Forces personnel risk their lives to keep Canadians safe – and we are dedicated to delivering them the tools and training that they need to stay ready,” said Minister Anand. “This project will more than double the unit’s current work and training spaces with modern, green facilities and create considerable economic opportunities for local businesses and workers in the National Capital Region. Whether at home or abroad, our Special Forces make incredible sacrifices to defend Canada, and we thank them for their service to our

The Canadian government is investing $1.4 billion into the JTF 2 training facility at Franktown and Dwyer Hill Roads.

country.”

The investment secures the future of the JTF 2 facilities in South Carleton after years of local uncertainty that the JTF 2 training centre would be relocated to Trenton.

“The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is pleased to see this infrastructure project moving forward,” said MajorGeneral Steve Boivin, Commander, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. “An upgraded and modern purpose-built training centre ensures our members remain prepared to support Canada’s efforts to respond to a range of complex threats now,

and in the future.”

The 10-year construction project will provide more than 100,000 m2 of purpose-built space to meet JTF 2’s long-term growth, training, and high-readiness operational needs. The work includes replacing 89 aging and temporary structures with 23 new facilities; renovating seven buildings; and upgrading the site’s utilities.

Approximately 2,000 jobs will be created throughout the project, with as many as 250 to 300 people working on-site during peak construction periods. Construction is set to begin in May 2023.

The unit’s training and operations will continue on-site while this work is underway.

This project will include more than 150 subcontracts to provide greater opportunities for local and smaller contractors to bid on work. The construction management contract was awarded to EllisDon Corporation of Mississauga, Ontario, which will tender all sub-contracts and oversee construction work.

Five percent of the value of all contracts are targeted for award to Indigenous businesses to create economic benefits for Indigenous Peoples.

The new facilities will be net-zero ready and built to meet Two Green Globes energy and environmental design standards. This project will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Defence buildings to meet the federal target of netzero emissions by 2050.

New or renovated buildings will include modern office, operations and technical shop spaces, as well as new range, training, warehouse, medical, accommodations, access control, kitchen, mess, ammunition, equipment and vehicle storage facilities.

According to the De-

partment of National Defence, this investment demonstrates their commitment to providing Canadian Armed Forces personnel with modern, green, and functional infrastructure in which to work and train. As outlined in Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, investments in critical infrastructure enhance military capabilities while helping reduce the government’s carbon footprint.

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Province gives boost to support long-term care residents The Ontario government is investing $2,103,000 in four projects in Ottawa to help seniors with complex medical needs like dementia and bariatric care connect to specialized care and supports in their long-term care home instead of a hospital. This is part of a $20 million investment this year in 189 projects provincewide through a new Local Priorities Fund operated by Ontario Health.

“Our government is increasing our investment in bold, creative and innovative solutions that conveniently connect long-term care residents to the specialized care they need in the comfort of their longterm care home, instead of a hospital,” said John Jordan, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care. “Initiatives like the Local Priorities Fund ensure Ontarians are being connected with the right care in the right place, close to their family and friends.”

Some of the local projects will do this by helping residents get the specialized care they need in their longterm care home without having to go to an emergency room or be admitted to hospital. Others will support the admission of people into long-term care homes who no longer require acute care in hospital, but who have complex needs that are difficult to accommodate without specialized services and supports.

“Long-term care residents have been clear: they need care in the comfort of a home rather than a hospital,” said Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari. “Our government is getting it done

for long-term care residents in Ottawa by making investments to ensure that they can access specialized services and supports in a comfortable environment.”

The projects in Ottawa that are receiving funding are: - $174,300 to Perley Health long-term care home for bariatric equipment, specialized equipment and training for wound care, and renovation costs to convert an existing unit to a secure unit to support the needs of residents with dementia; - $1,700,000 to Royal Ottawa Place for the continued operation of this long-term care home, which specializes in care for residents with complex responsive behaviours, complex cognitive challenges, and chronic mental illness; - $183,758 to Royal Ottawa Place long-term care home for specialized bariatric equipment, diagnostic equipment, and an enteral feeding pump; and - $45,266 to West End Villa for a specialized model of care in partnership with the Ottawa Hospital that meets the complex medical care needs of residents.

The Local Priorities Fund is part of an investment of over $120 million in 2022-23 to provide access to a range of specialized services and supports that are helping long-term care residents with complex needs access connected and convenient care in the right place.

The government is fixing long-term care to ensure Ontario’s seniors get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve both now and in the future. This

The province’s $2.1 million investment into long term care residents was made at the Perley Health Centre March 15.

work is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe, and comfortable homes; and providing seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.

Quick Facts: - Ontario’s over $120 million investment in specialized services and supports in 2022-23 includes up to $20 million for the Ontario Health Local Priorities Fund referenced in today’s announcement, $5.91 million for four new Behavioural Specialized Units in long-term care homes, an additional $5 million for Behavioural Supports

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As part of this commitment, the Ontario government is providing $673 million to long-term care homes in

2022-23 to hire and retain thousands of long-term care staff across the province.

“I want to thank the Ontario Ministry of LongTerm Care for its continued support throughout the pandemic, and assistance as we work to adapt and reopen services closed in 2020.

With today’s announcement, we will be able to provide enhanced training in wound care to benefit all residents and open a new secure unit for veterans living with dementia. These and other improvements enhance the quality of life and safety of residents,” said Margaret Tansey, Chair of the Board of Directors of Perley Health.

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Jock River Race confident April 22 will hold as race date

There is less than one month before the Jock River Race and things are looking good. Winter is still hanging on but we’re finally starting to see the first signs of spring and some sections of the river opening up. It’s always difficult to predict what conditions will be like in a month from now, but at this point it looks like April 22nd will be a go.

Some things to note: - Current registration trends indicate this will be a very busy year and parking will be limited. We’ll be looking at options for traffic control particularly around the bridge before the river. You may want to look at options to have your boat dropped off earlier in the morning or expect to walk further than usual.

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cient. If you’ve registered but haven’t signed your waiver form drop us a line at jockriverrace@yahoo. com and we’ll set you up.

We’ll contact all racers without waiver forms ahead of the race.

- Reminder that boat numbers will be issued to racers at the start line on Munster Rd. You no longer need to drive to the finish line to pick up your boat stickers, you can head directly to the start line where your boat stickers will be waiting for you.

For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to paddle the Upper Jock before, there are some videos of the river on the website. We plan on having updated videos for this year’s conditions once the ice comes off. You’ll want to review the videos as you prepare yourself.

If you questions, comments or suggestions, email jockriverrace@yahoo.com.

Last year’s Jock River Race returned for its 50th anniversary after a two-year hiatus.

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Manotick Art association welcomes new artists to 2023 Inspirations

By Giedre Abromaitis Manotick Art Association The Manotick Art Association is very excited to announce that we will be welcoming several new artists to this year’s Inspirations show. This year’s show was juried by an independent jury as we wanted the focus to return to fine art. We believe that the roster this year will be very exciting and inspiring to our visitors. Here is just a glimpse of some of the artists that are new to Inspirations this year.

Ingrid Black brings a stunning array of recognizable famous figures to the show that are full of humour, colour, surrealism, and rock and roll.

She has the imagination and painterly panache of Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte.

Jim Moran, a resident of nearby Kemptville, brings to us his en plein air forest landscapes.

After a 30 year career with the Ministry of Natural Resources he draws inspiration from his years spent in Algonquin Park and Sudbury areas.

Barb Sohn paints the natural environment that surrounds her in Eastern Ontario where she lives.

Her paintings reflect her fascination with the interaction between light, colour, pattern in water and landscape. Because of the many layers of design in the transparency of water, the possibilities are endless. She works to capture these mesmerizing qualities with bold colour and solid design.

For as long as she can remember, Libby Sim has been drawing or painting and this love of art led her

to a career in advertising and product design. She has always been an observer and is inspired by the “every day”. Working in acrylics, she aims to capture ordinary life and objects, with a side order of whimsy, through realism and colour, hoping to capture a moment in time, invoke memories and bring a smile to the viewer’s face.

Carolyn Sàndor-Weston loves the diverse

beauty of the Canadian landscape. She is drawn to the immense colours and movement of the trees, the sky, water and stone - elements that make up her paintings and her sculptures. Carolyn’s artwork is a translation of her experiences of the world around her. She plays with the moments that were nearly missed, fleeting, or where she dared to revel in, revealing a truth or a serpentine folklore.

Jules Beauregard is an artisan woodturner whose specialty is beautiful crafted vases in many different shapes and styles. Jules is now painting many of his works making the pieces decorative

and that can enhance the décor of any home.

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Dream season ends for Royals as Vikings win series in seven

One of the most exciting seasons in local Junior B hockey history came to an end Wednesday night as the Casselman Vikings rolled into town and picked up a 6-2 win in Game 7 of their rollercoaster of a best-of-seven series.

The game was played in front of a packed Richmond Memorial Community Centre and easily the Royals’ biggest crowd of the year. There was a large and vocal group of Vikings supporters that made the trip from Casselman.

With their win, the Vikings captured the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Martin Division crown. They will now face the Perth Blue Wings for the Barkley Cup and the EOJHL championship.

The Royals had a late first period rally and looked to be in the driver’s seat after the period. Jacob Knickle scored for Casselman in the first period, but then in the last minute of the first, Shane Sullivan and Tyler Cutts scored unassisted goals 11 seconds apart to give Richmond a 2-1 lead heading into the intermission.

In the second period, the Vikings grabbed the momen-

tum of the game and the series. Brayden Besner’s goal tied the score, and then Nico Pozzebon and Deklyn Campbell scored 12 seconds apart to give the Vikings a 4-2 lead.

Tyler Stewart put the Vikings up 5-2 with a goal late in the second period.

In the third period, the Vikings went into lockdown mode. Occasionally the puck found its way into the Vikings’ zone, but it was quickly cleared. The frustrated Royals took three consecutive minor penalties in the third period.

The Vikings got their sixth goal after a face off in their own zone. The puck went back to the point, and it took a weird bounce over the stick of the Royals’ defenceman.

Besner raced down the ice and blasted a shot into the top corner of the net to make the final 6-2.

Teams Trade Blowouts

With the series tied 2-2, the teams traded blowout shutouts to force a seventh game.

On Sunday, March 26, the Vikings came into Richmond and routed the Royals 9-1.

Tyler Stewart had a hat trick and Alexis Stewart

Cameron Donaldson scores the winning goal for the Royals in Game 1.

scored twice for the Vikings.

Mathieu Clouthier, Kyle Filion, Sebastien Ouimet and Vincent Bastien also scored for Casselman.

Richmond’s lone goal was scored by Simon Yang from Jackson Miller and Thiery Demers.

Two nights later, the Royals were facing elimination

as they headed to Casselman.

Royals goalie Gabe Arrigo made 37 saves as he shutout the Vikings in a 7-0 Richmond win.

Shane Sullivan, Ryan Sullivan, Robbie DiSilvestro, Tyler Cutts, Dylan Rorwick, Cameron Donaldson and Jackson Dallaire all scored for the Royals.

Game 4 shoutout

The Vikings got a 26save shutout performance from Mael Gendron as they blanked the Richmond Royals 3-0 Saturday, March 25.

The Royals had an early power play, but after that there was a parade of white jerseys heading to the penalty box. Richmond had 32

minutes in penalties to Cassleman’s 14 minutes. The Royals’ penalty killing unit successfully kept the Vikings off the scoreboard nine times.

However, the Royals were not able to gain very much offensive momentum throughout the game.

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The Royals jumped into a 2-1 series lead Thursday, March 23 in Cassleman with a 3-2 win in double overtime.

The teams exchanged power play goals in the first 40 minutes, with Sheldon Lyons scoring for the Royals from Tyler Cutts and Ryan Sullivan in the first, and Marc-Olivier McCarthy scoring in the second period for the Vikings.

Shane Sullivan put the Royals ahead 2-1 with a power play goal from Sam McElheran just 32 seconds into the third period. The Vikings, who peppered Arrigo with 18 shots in the third as the Royals were assessed five straight minor penalties in an eightminute span in the period.

With 4:47 left in the third period, Lafrance netted the

Vikings Win Game 2

After the Royals won Game 1, the Vikings bounced back with a 3-2 Game 2 win in Richmond Wednesday.

After a scoreless second period, Kyle Filion scored twice to put the Vikings ahead 2-0 in the second.

With less than a minute left in the period, Dylan Rorwick scored his first of the playoffs from Jaidon Genereux and Shane Sullivan to make the score 2-1.

Deklyn Campbell scored midway through the third to restore Cassle-

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After a scoreless first overtime period, Shane Sullivan scored an unassisted power play goal to give the Royals a 3-2 win.

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After a scoreless first period, the Vikings finally beat Royals’ goalie Gabe Arrigo twice in the second period. Affiliate call-up Cedric Hughes scored first with Alexis Lafrance adding another.

The Vikings continued to pressure the Royals in the third period. With the Richmond net empty, Lafrance potted an empty netter for his second of the game to make the final score 3-0.

Lafrance had two goals and an assist, while Hughes had a goal and two helpers. For the Royals, Arrigo turned in a strong performance, stopping 43 of 45 shots.

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Racing season at Rideau Carleton underway as of April 2 Despite fears the call to post would not sound this year, the 2023 racing season will go on after all at the Rideau Carleton Raceway (RCR) starting Sunday, April 2nd, 2023.

The season, which was originally set to kick off on March 19, was delayed after a 2-alarm fire destroyed the Raceway’s staging barn on February 15.

Thanks to the immediate actions by first responders, no animals, people or other facilities were harmed in the fire.

“Watching those flames engulf the barn on that fateful night, I honestly feared the racing season may have been lost,” said Rideau Carleton Raceway Racing Manager Peter Andrusek. “We have the horse racing community to thank for this quick turnaround.”

Over the past six weeks, RCR employees, horse people and contractors

have banded together to retrofit an unused stable barn to be able to paddock horses and their teams on race days. With this temporary installation in place, and with the support of the racing community and regulatory bodies, the season can go on.

“The racing team’s unwavering commitment and dedication to salvaging the season has been nothing short of extraordinary,” said Helen MacMillan, General Manager, Rideau Carleton Casino. “I want to thank them for their creativity and hard work during this challenging time.”

Amended 2023 racing schedule

Because of the 2 week delay, the original schedule has been amended to remove all previously scheduled March dates, and to add Wednesday night cards through the

month of April.

Throughout April, live harness racing will take place on Wednesdays (post time 7 p.m.) and Sundays (post time 6:30 p.m.). The RCR will switch to its original weekly schedule of racing Thursdays (post time 4 p.m.) and Sundays (post time 6:30 p.m.) in May and for the rest of the season.

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