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A South Keys condo board has passed a rule effectively banning groups of unrelated student renters from its 257 townhousestyle units.

Four of six board members of the Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 24 on Southgate Road passed a motion on Oct. 20 stating that unit owners can only rent to single families, which includes parents and children, married couples or people in a ‘conjugal relationship,’ two or more persons intending to live together permanently, two or more persons who own the unit, or someone who is a caregiver for someone else.

It does not include an exemption for two or more people who are otherwise unrelated, which student landlord Grace Protopapas said is specifically targeted at students who generally rent in groups, but are rarely legal relatives.

“They can say it’s not aimed at students, but we make up the majority of people who rent like that, so the majority of people who are going to be punished by this rule are going to be students,” Protopapas said.

Condo board president Lorne Anderson said the motion is about cracking down on absentee landlords who allow illegal rooming houses and boarders and who don’t follow condo rules.

“We’ve had a number of problems with absentee landlords, and we want the landlords to police their tenants,” he said. “It means they have to be careful about who they rent to.”

He said the rule “does not preclude students” from living in the condo if they live with their family or own the unit themselves.

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STUDENTS FIGHT BACK Nicholas McLeod, a student renter, holds up a notice he has been passing out to units at his South Keys townhouse condominium site accusing the condo board of trying to ban students from renting. The board recently passed a motion to allow only single families to rent.

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Stormwater pond agreement delayed in Riverside South Councillor vows to solve current pond smells first EMMA JACKSON emma.jackson@metroland.com

The city’s planning committee has deferred a proposal to fund a new storm water management pond in Riverside South on request from Gloucester SouthNepean Coun. Steve Desroches in order to “take lessons” from the troublesome

and smelly pond currently causing major headaches in the Ottawa South neighbourhood.

City staff planned to table a recommendation at planning committee on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to approve an $18.5 million front-ending agreement with the Riverside South Development Corporation to build a new storm management pond northeast of the existing community. The front-ending agreement would require the RSDC to pay the initial cost, which would slowly be paid back by the city.

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However Desroches put a halt to the proposal through committee chairman and Alta Vista Coun. Peter Hume, who moved a motion to scratch the item off the agenda and postpone it until a later date.

Desroches said he wants to get to the bottom of the foul odour issue at the current pond just west of Limebank Road, which was also built and funded by the RSDC several years ago, before going ahead.

“I’ll be meeting with our city engineers and our wastewater branch officials, because I want some assurance that we are going to take any lessons learned from the existing pond and make sure we’re not going to have the same challenges that we’re having,” he said.

Since 2009, residents have complained of a foul sulfurous odour coming from the pond, which festered for several winters before a full-scale investigation into the matter was planned for this coming winter.

The “leading theory” as to why the pond is so smelly in the winter, according to city health officials, is that a naturally occurring sulfate in the pond bottom depletes the oxygen in the water, creating hydrogen sulfide gas. In warmer months this chemical can disperse into the atmosphere unnoticed, but when the pond freezes over the gas can’t escape as easily. This causes the gas to leave in larger amounts from small open water areas, creating a more concentrated rotten egg

smell.

This winter, the city will for the first time drain the pond almost entirely to mitigate the smell and Ministry of Environment officials will collect samples of the pond bottom. Officials will also be on hand to make sure the ecology of the pond – frogs, insects and smaller organisms that have made the pond their home – have enough water to keep them from freezing in the mud over the winter.

“I’m very hopeful that we will get to the bottom of this and get this (new) pond under way” Steve Desroches The new pond will be constructed north of Spratt Road and east of Limebank Road, in a vacant area where new housing developments are expected to begin in the next couple of years.

Desroches said he wants to make sure the city has all the facts before the project goes ahead.

“I’m very hopeful that we will get to the bottom of this and get this (new) pond under way, but I think the community certainly does not want to see a repeat of our first experience,” he said.

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Findlay Creek street to honour Ottawa’s first flight EMMA JACKSON emma.jackson@metroland.com

The city’s planning committee has approved a proposal from Gloucester SouthNepean to rename an unbuilt road in Findlay Creek to Slattery’s Field Street, to honour the 100th anniversary of flight in Ottawa.

Slattery’s Field was located along the Rideau Canal across from Lansdowne Park, and belonged to a wealthy Ottawa butcher. In 1911 during the Central Canada Exhibition (better known today as SuperEx), American Captain Thomas Baldwin flew a Silver Dart aircraft over the exhibition grounds, across Dow’s Lake and back, landing in Slattery’s Field across from the Ex to successfully complete Ottawa’s first flight. According to the now-defunct Ottawa Evening Journal, more than 20,000 people watched the historic event.

Today, Desroches wants to honour that anniversary by renaming the future Bent Oak Street to Slattery’s Field. He said it’s relevant to the neighbourhood since Findlay Creek is so close to the Ottawa International Airport. As an added bonus, the task is easier to accomplish now when the road is in planning stages than when people already live on the street.

“When you have a brand new community, this is a great opportunity to recognize the city’s past. It’s a mix of new and old,” he said. “I represent one of the fastest growing parts of the city and I have streets coming online each year. I’m constantly looking for an opportunity to recognize important individuals and events in our city’s history,” he said.

Desroches, who had already ordered street signs made for the new road before the name change was approved by planning committee, is a self-proclaimed “history buff ” and said he wants to incorporate more historic references and commemorations into his ward, although commemorative naming can be a political and controversial process.

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Gloucester South-Nepean shows off a sign for the future Slattery’s Field Street in Findlay Creek. The road will commemorate the 100th anniversary of flight in Ottawa.

“The easiest time to (make the change) is when the road is in the planning phases, as opposed to changing it later which is a much more challenging process, which we’ve seen in recent history,” he said, referring to the long debates around renaming the city’s archives and a section of Richmond Road. He said the city can do a better job of being proactive about commemorative naming in the planning process.

“A lot of the names I don’t find very creative. It’s really an opportunity lost when we have no street names with historical significance,” he said. “There’s a neat story behind the sign. If you live on that

street you’re inspired to find out more behind the name, as opposed to a generic marketing name that has no attachment to the city.”

Although the pilot who completed Ottawa’s first flight was an American, city archivist Paul Henry said it doesn’t take away from the historical significance.

“In the history of flight in Ottawa there have been a number of incidents where Americans have been recognized,” he said. Most notably, American Private Lieutenant Thadeus Johnson has a road named after him near the airport because he crashed and died on the Hunt Club airstrip in 1927 while accompanying fellow

American Charles Lindbergh to Ottawa for the 60th anniversary of Canada’s confederation.

Eva Pigeon-Seguin, co-president of the Findlay Creek Community Association, said the association is pleased with Desroches’ efforts.

“We support the work Coun. Desroches is doing to implement this street name in Findlay Creek. Ottawa has a lot of history and it will be great to have a piece of it right here in our community,” she said.

Now that the planning committee has approved the change, the proposal will have to be approved by city council before the change can be implemented.

City council ratifies transit union contract extension Transit users won’t be left out in the cold by a bus driver strike this winter after city council ratified a one-year extension to its contract with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279 during a special meeting on Oct. 19.

That came after the local ATU, which represents about 2,600 transit workers in Ottawa, voted 83 per cent in favour of the deal on Oct 14.

It’s the first negotiated agreement between the city and the ATU since 2005, according to Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans, the chairwoman of the transit commission.

“Sometimes you have to walk before you run, and this is the case here,” Deans said, adding that the city is working on building a more collaborative working relationship with the union.

That’s something Mayor Jim Watson also stressed.

“Council has worked very hard to set a different tone in labour relations,” Watson said. “This agreement clearly dem-

onstrates that we’re able to work collaboratively … . It is a modest but important step in the right direction.”

The agreement means transit workers will get a two per cent raise, retroactive to April 1, 2011 and running until March 31, 2012. ATU members will also have the opportunity to do the maintenance work for the city’s forthcoming light-rail system. Some pension issues were also settled as part of the agreement.

It also means that negotiations on the next longer-term contract can start as early as Dec. 1, and Deans committed to setting up negotiation sessions in early December.

But the vote wasn’t without some hiccups.

Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Peter Clark wasn’t happy with what he perceived as an attempt to rubber stamp the deal, so he dissented on the vote at council.

“I said, ‘I can’t do that.’ I’m not keen on that rubber-stamp business,” Clark said.

Clark said he wanted more information about the financial impact of including a provision that union members will perform maintenance for the new light-

rail system.

“To try to dig it out during the so-called in-camera (meeting) was like pulling teeth. So I just said, ‘If I can’t be included, I won’t be included,’” Clark said.

Deans said there is some urgency to the contract extension because the city needs to provide “clarity” in the request for proposals that will go out in the next two weeks.

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City’s website to get facelift in December LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com

A makeover for Ottawa.ca, the city’s website, is getting closer,

and users will like what they see, according to the chairman of the city’s information technology subcommittee.

The new site will be launched

during the subcommittee’s meeting on Dec. 12.

“It definitely looks a lot more user friendly,” said Beacon HillCyrville Coun. Tim Tierney. “It

will definitely put us more at the top of the scale, whereas now, let’s face it, right now we’re not quite near the level of competition with the other municipalities.”

The biggest complaint coming from members of the public is the city’s website isn’t the easiest

to navigate.

“That will allow people to find what they are looking for, and that’s what our biggest complaint is and I don’t blame people,” Tierney said. “I work here as a councillor and I can’t find stuff half the time.”

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“Fundamentally, it’s about economics ‌ . How can we get better bang for our buck? â€?

Anthony DiMonte But those who work in emergency services are welcoming the exercise.

Paramedic Chief Anthony DiMonte said he anticipates the process will be very successful, and could even lead to a more frequent schedule of such reviews.

The last time EMS overlap was reviewed was at amalgamation a decade ago, DiMonte said.

Students feel targeted From CONDO on page 1 He did concede that some common student living arrangements, such as a group of four Carleton University friends living communally under one lease, are not allowed. “The rule says that a group of unrelated people cannot rent. That’s our rule,� he said.

Groups of unrelated tenants currently in a lease will be grandfathered to the end of their agreement as long as they give the condo board notice in writing before Nov. 21, 2011, when the new rule takes effect.

Nicholas McLeod is a student tenant trying to force a vote on the motion by informing unit owners about the change.

Under the provincial Condominium Act, if 15 per cent of unit owners – about 39 in this case – ask for a vote in the next 30 days, the board will have to oblige. If the meeting has 25 per cent of owners present, the vote would overrule the board’s decision.

McLeod said the landlords he’s contacted so far aren’t pleased about the decision, particularly because they didn’t know about the motion before it was passed. “They’re not very happy, and many of the home owners think it’s absolutely wrong,� McLeod said. “They think the solution is to have a conversation, not just unilaterally get rid of students.�

Landlord Michael Wang has rented Unit 29 to students for five years. He said he was shocked to find the motion had been passed without any input from landlords. “This is all illegal, because we didn’t attend a meeting,� Wang said. “We don’t know anything about it, but they passed it. I don’t know why they passed it.�

McLeod said the issue should have been discussed at the upcoming annual general meeting set to take place in No-

vember. “When you pass something that will detrimentally affect a whole lot of people it’s probably a good idea to talk about it at the AGM and not just pass it and try to sneak it under the radar,� he said.

Anderson said the issue of absentee landlords has come up at AGMs in the past and there is regular discussion of the issue at board meetings, although there was no specific consultation with landlords about the motion. “It was certainly passed without consulting the students, because legally we have no relationship with tenants,� he said. “But we’ve spoken about issues about absentee landlords at AGMs, the landlords have been informed.�

While landlords and students are upset, one resident said she was “thrilled� by the news that the board is supporting a family-oriented community. “I moved into this area because it’s a family area,� said Gaelen Hart, who has lived in the condo for four years. “I’m really, really grateful that they finally said enough is enough, because we don’t want houses with eight people in them.

What we want is family unit single owner houses, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.�

The move comes two weeks after the South Keys-Greenboro Community Association hosted a town hall meeting to talk about proactive ways to control partying and property problems that have increased since student housing started booming in the neighbourhood. The Oct. 13 meeting, although tense, concluded that students are welcome in the community provided they are considerate of their neighbours and the city’s noise and property standards by-laws.

Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans declined to comment, noting that the city of Ottawa has no jurisdiction over condo boards and their internal bylaws.

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It’s a frequent sight in the City of Ottawa.

You pass by the scene of what appears to be a major incident, surrounded by several fire trucks, ambulances and police cars, only to find a minor fender bender at the centre.

It’s one of the things the city is hoping to tackle as it embarks on finding ways to integrate emergency response services. “We wonder if we’re throwing too many resources at (incidents),� said Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, who heads the city’s community and protective services committee. “It’s a double-edged sword, because if you were the one lying on the ground, you’d want all the resources you could possible have, but we have to make sure we have appropriate resources spread throughout the city.�

The community and protective services committee will be hearing updates on the process throughout the year, but the final report with suggestions for integra-

Other ideas for efficiency could include making bulk equipment purchases across the three services (such as ensuring all uniforms for paramedics, police and fire are bought in bulk, as well as things like radios).

The chiefs of the city’s emergency services, including Fire Chief John deHooge and Police Chief Vern White, already have a very strong working relationship that extends to personal friendships, DiMonte said. “I think that is actually a very good example of the difference between this community and other communities,� such as Toronto, which has also been looking at emergency response integration, DiMonte said.

The services have been working well since then, but now they need to deal with the reality of leaner budgets, DiMonte said. “Fundamentally, it’s about economics ‌ . How can we get better bang for our buck?â€? he said.

That doesn’t necessarily mean layoffs, DiMonte cautioned. If EMS can rethink the way it does things, the departments can rein in growth and accomplish more with the resources they currently have. “We are emergency services – you can’t be more core than that,� DiMonte said, adding that you won’t see layoffs of firefighters and paramedics. “That said, is there a way that with the resources we have, we can deploy better, and our people get that.�

There is also no intention to combine the three emergency response services into one department, Taylor said. “No one is talking about merging fire, paramedics and police together into one body,� he said.

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tion EMS will come down by the end of next summer.

The process is aimed at “finding efficiencies� – standard government jargon for what often results in cutbacks.

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South Greely is again suffering from a bout of car vandalism and breaks-ins, prompting community police officer Nicole Gorham to remind residents once again to remove all valuables from their cars.

Gorham said thefts from cars spiked over the Oct. 15-16 weekend, with eight reports of break-ins and vandalism.

Such reports peaked at the end of August but died down when school started, which Gorham had believed was the end of the problem. However the thefts started again in October and may be led by criminals travelling from the city into quieter rural neighbourhoods.

Gorham said the notion of outsiders coming to the community became a possibility when one Greely victim went

looking for their stolen property and saw a suspicious man in the neighbourhood, who noticed he was being watched and quickly drove away in a truck that was left running on the road.

“That’s clearly suspicious,” Gorham said.

She said taking valuables out of your car is the best way to protect yourself from break-ins, although she noted that several cars were “rummaged through” in Greely despite the fact that owners had made an effort to remove their property.

Although the risk isn’t completely gone, she said at least removing valuables minimizes loss if the car does get broken into.

“A damaged car door is a pain in the butt but at least you’re not re-keying everything you own,” she said. In Riverside South several cars were robbed

“In the city kids can get on buses and at the beginning of October and owngo to other areas, but out here they’re ers lost entire sets of keys, garage door limited. So whatever is in walking disopeners and GPS units, which can get tance is what they find. They’re going expensive to replace. to make trouble in their own neighbourGorham said Greely is also experienchood,” she said. ing a rise in general vandalism such as Residents are encouraged to report all smashed pumpkins, but she said the two break-ins and vandalism to Ottawa Poissues are likely unrelated. lice.

“It’s Halloween season so kids are out there smashing pumpkins. No one’s going to drive out to (the Greely community) Lakeshore to key a car or smash a pumpkin. That’s obviously kids that are up to no good and are bored,” she said.

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Whether you’re a cub or a beaver, there were activities for everyone at an annual Rideau Area Scouts event that brought together scouts from all different age groups.

On Oct. 22, hundreds of parents, scouts and scout leaders gathered for an all-day event at Andy Shields Park in Greely to connect with one another and have fun.

“It’s what we call linking,” said Ken Shore, the Rideau Area Commissioner.

“It’s how we continue to move our youth up.” Children from all five sections of scouting, which included the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, were broken into groups where they performed activities and challenges, and played games.

Shore said it’s the third annual event and usually runs sometime in October.

He added that it’s an important event for both children and their parents.

“By linking, they see what the other group is doing, they see other sections and get them interested,” said Shore.

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Children from all age groups and their parents came together at Andy Shields Park in Greely on Oct. 22 to take part in the annual Rideau Area Scouts linking event. took part in a relay race and some groups enjoyed pumpkin carving. Shore said he hopes the event will also make an impact on parents. “The parents are saying how much fun the youth are having, and how much they’re enjoying it,” Shore said.

“I hope parents will be interested in becoming leaders, helping out and giv-

ing back to youth.”He added that numbers of those participating have gone up from previous years – going from 400 scouts last year to 500 this year.

“It’s been a really good turnout,” he said. “We’re very happy with the numbers.”

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Council ready to pick up pace

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hen Ottawa voters went to the polls a year ago, they elected an entirely different council.

By the time it was sworn in on Dec. 1, 2010, it seemed that Ottawa had breathed a collective sigh of relief after four years of an antagonistic council led by a rookie, maverick mayor.

And while there is something to be said for a new era of civility around the council horseshoe, it has certainly made our job as a newspaper more difficult – something Mayor Jim Watson loves to playfully point out.

But the bigger issue is the laundry list of minor accomplishments Watson touts, only a year into his most recent tenure at the helm of the city.

Sure, it has only been one year. But including such milestones as bidding on a FIFA World Cup (but not actually landing the tournament) or signing a short contract extension with the transit union leaves us less than impressed.

But you have to walk before you can run, and this council is making progress towards greater goals. It didn’t start the process of getting eastwest light rail, but this council will get the photo op when the first shovel hits the ground. And

eventually, this is the council that will sign off and build a revitalized Lansdowne – whatever it ends up looking like.

The first truly far-reaching accomplishment this council will have a chance to make a decision on is coming up in the new year.

After marking a decade since amalgamation in 2011, Watson has committed to spending 2012 looking at whether our expansive city would be better represented by a borough system – and a smaller council.

It would be the first big shake-up in the way Ottawa is governed since the 11 former municipalities joined together.

It’s also a decision that could put more heat on councillors for the decisions that affect their wards.

That would be a welcome change from the consensus building and lack of debate that elicits complaints about the way council currently operates.

It’s only Year 1, but we hope it’s time for councillors to stop touting the promises they’ve checked off their lists, and begin looking to what new promises they can make for the future.

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Who killed Halloween? Maybe nobody

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hat really scares the children about Halloween isn’t the guy with the three junked cars in his driveway or the house with the fake spider webs and recorded screams. It isn’t the neighbour who, once again, will open the door dressed up as Richard Nixon. Nor is it the incessant warnings about tooth decay.

No, what children really dread about Halloween is the lecture from grownups about how much better Halloween used to be.

It must be terrible for the kids – all dressed up in their expensively purchased Disney-themed costumes, excited and looking forward to lot of candy, then having to endure the speech about how this isn’t going to be half as much fun for them as it was for their parents.

They know it by heart. Back in the day, nobody bought costumes at the costume store; costumes were made out of string and popcorn and charcoal, but kids enjoyed them much more than they do today. People gave out homemade candy at the door and nobody worried about it.

Your parents didn’t have to wait at the curb for you. The weather was nicer. People were nicer. Zombies and princesses hadn’t been invented yet. Everything was South Edition

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town scarier and nobody gave out dental floss.

The kids have heard this all a million times and they dread hearing it again.

They dread it even more than the Halloween Safety Tips. They dread it even more than hearing their parents say that in the old days they didn’t need Halloween Safety Tips.

There are two ways of looking at this.

Either something went wrong with Halloween, or nothing went wrong with Halloween. In support of the nothingwent-wrong theory is the fact that every generation thinks that things were better when they were kids. And why not? They were kids; kids are not aware of every social or economic ill surrounding them.

So maybe nothing is all that wrong with Halloween. Maybe older people just imagine that things were nicer when

they were young.

On the other hand, if something really did go wrong with Halloween, the irony is that the same people who bemoan the loss of a simpler Halloween are responsible for the more complicated and allegedly less fun one we have today.

It wasn’t some mysterious corporate plot that produced today’s Halloween. It was people like us, the people who give the Halloween lecture. We conspired in the making of Halloween into a big deal.

After all, if no one had patronized the shopping centres when they decided to make Halloween a major merchandising event, Halloween would not have become a major merchandising event. If we had ignored the style sections when they urged adults to dress up and make Halloween an adult occasion, adults would not be dressing up and muscling in on the children’s day. If we had fought off the pressure to buy our kids the latest and greatest costumes, the kids would still happily be wearing sheets and riding borrowed brooms.

So it’s a bit rich when we condemn Them for ruining Halloween. Them is us.

Meanwhile, there is still the possibility that Halloween is not ruined at all for the people who matter – the kids. Fortu-

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Six days a week, I wake the kids at 6 a.m., rush them through their breakfast, yell at them to get dressed at least 10 times, struggle with hockey equipment, swimsuits, and music lessons, winter coats, and school bus schedules. “We don’t have time for this,� is a phrase that too often comes out of my mouth, as I remove a piece of Lego from their hands, or hang the dinosaur costume back in the closet, and shove them out the front door.

But Sunday morning offers a bounty of time. My six-year-old typically gets up first and tiptoes, barefoot, down to the basement, where his eyes light up at the sight of 5,000 pieces of Lego sprawled from one end of the room to the other. (I’ve tried and failed to keep the Lego in the box. Apparently dumping it is the only way to find the piece one needs.) For more than an hour, he works steadily to create an elaborate space vehicle, complete with a pivoting, square-headed man, hinged wings and treaded landing gear.

Child number two wipes the sleep from his eyes a couple of hours later, and emerges from his room dressed as a dinosaur. Immediately, the theatrics begin, as he asks for a dinosaur breakfast alongside his cardboard project, which may or may not consist of building a

cave, complete with multi-coloured foliage and a bed of straw.

As the two children play apart, then together, I make soup and bake muffins, watching them from the kitchen, answering their questions, playing the part of mommy dinosaur or Lego space commander when required.

They spend the next three hours building a set on the top landing of the stairs. Unbeknownst to me, they tape a tree, complete with a bird’s nest and multiple forest animals, to the wall.

They cut and paste and ruin the paint.

They practice various scenarios. The next thing I know, they’re dressed as a knight and a king. One is riding a life-sized lion. The other is fending off imaginary dragons with his foam sword. “In five minutes, there will be a show mom,� says my eldest son from the top of the stairs. “OK,� I call back. But I know, as well as they do, that there’s at least another hour of preparation to be done before the show can go on. Sure enough, they’ve decided another costume change is in order and they’ve figured out a way to employ Lego space vehicles into the storyline, if there is a storyline.

Another 90 minutes goes by. The muffins are hot and ready. The boys – one a pirate, the other a ghost – are wrestling.

I offer a snack as a peace offering. “But mom,� the younger one cries. “We still have to do our show.�

They sit me down in a chair facing centre stage. A monkey emerges from stage left, bouncing around in an odd way. Nobody talks. They just stare at me, staring at them. A cat enters from stage right, and meows. And then they bow. And I clap.

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Community pillar celebrates 80th birthday Gloucester South Seniors Center celebrates volunteers accomplishments EMMA JACKSON emma.jackson@metroland.com

Kay Johnston is a tireless volunteer and a well-known community member who has given thousands of hours to charitable and community organizations for as long as she can remember.

Last week she turned 80, and – somewhat against her will – she was the guest

of honour at a drop-in birthday party at the Gloucester South Seniors Centre at Bank Street and Leitrim Road on Sunday, Oct. 23 to celebrate her many accomplishments.

“It was my family’s idea. When you’re an 80-year-old mother, I guess you do what you’re told,” Johnston laughed.

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Thompson said the community is happy to celebrate Johnston’s work because she is such a positive force in the community.

“She’s a very congenial, community minded, family-oriented, church-oriented person. You don’t usually find all those qualities in one person, you find people who have some of them, but not all. And I think that’s why she’s so endeared,” he said.

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“She just doesn’t go out looking for recognition. She’s very low key. The inner circle of community groups are very well aware of her, but beyond that she doesn’t toot her own horn,” Thompson said.

Johnston admitted she doesn’t ask for much recognition for what she does, because it’s not a chore.

“It comes to me naturally. I’ve always done it, I like to do it,” she said.

Johnston was born in Prince Edward Island in 1931 where she worked for her family’s business doing “muscle work” that she says kids these days can’t even imagine. She moved to Ottawa in 1950 and began working for the federal government’s finance department, where she stayed for 35 years. She moved to the Greely area in 1965 to raise her family of three girls and a boy, and has been involved in a huge range of community activities ever since.

She was instrumental in bringing the Township of Osgoode Care Centre on Snake Island Road to fruition, and fundraised with a core group of people for about a decade to get the project up and running in the 1980s. She is still fundraising for the not-for-profit long term care facility, and is a regular volunteer driver to help Ottawa South patients get to their doctor appointments at Winchester District Memorial Hospital and other area clinics.

She was president of the Gloucester South Seniors Centre and is still an active member. She sits on Thompson’s ward council, has been active with community policing and volunteers regularly with other seniors’ groups around the area.

She works with the Greely Lions to help them fundraise, and is a regular helping hand at the Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic church on Bank Street.

Just last week she attended the church’s annual harvest supper, and found that another lady had been selling raffle tickets for a quilt for several hours without a break. When the other ladies asked her to take over, she said yes immediately and stayed much longer than she had originally planned.

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The Capital City Football Club of Ottawa is headed to the championship final of the 14team Canadian Soccer League in its first year of competition thanks to a 5-0 victory over Toronto’s Serbian White Eagles this past Sunday, Oct. 23 at Terry Fox Athletic Facility.

“Next Saturday is the finals,” said striker Mahir Hadziresic, almost a hint of disbelief in his voice that the statement was true. “I really wasn’t expecting it. We’re a new team, but it’s our season and I think we’re going to win.”

Capital City led only 1-0 for much of the contest thanks to a first-half goal by leading scorer Sullivan Silva, but the decisive stages came shortly after the 70minute mark when Ottawa continued to attack even though it was the White Eagles who were behind. Not long after sending a hard drive off the crossbar, Hadziresic was rewarded the all-important goal.

“If we had sat back, they would have just kept attacking and attacking and eventually they would break through,” explained the former Ottawa

Fury, Nepean Hotspurs and Ottawa South United player. “We needed our second goal, and we got it, and it put them on their heels.”

Moments later Ottawa native Will Beauge, who came on in place of Silva, scored the goal that made it certain the City boys would advance to the championship final in the team’s final game in front of their hometown fans.

“It’s obviously exhilarating for us,” said Beauge, who was followed with another goal by Hadziresic and then an Eagles own goal. “We’ve put so much effort and time into this season.

I don’t think there’s any other clubs that have invested as much time as we did in terms of preparation and commitment.”

Beauge, whose soccer background took him to clubs from all corners of the city with Cumberland, Kanata the Ottawa Royals and the Ottawa Fury Professional Development League squad, saluted coach Shaun Harris for bringing together such a great squad with only two months’ preparation in the lead-up to the inaugural season.

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Capital City will face Toronto Croatia in the final on Saturday, Oct. 29 – a team that finished seven points ahead of Capital

City FC in standings and the only side to beat Ottawa on two occasions this season, both by 20 margins.

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Rain and mud make for slick cross-country championships DAN PLOUFFE Days of rain and an overnight thunderstorm made it into a game of survival for most high school cross-country running competitors at last week’s conference championships meets on the Hornets Nest course that will host OFSAA in early November.

“It’s so slippery,” says Glebe Collegiate Institute student Charlene Rhead, noting the final loop before the sprint to the finish is the worst part since it’s essentially a puddle the entire way through the back woods.

“You’re running on the sides and your foot is kind of sliding sideways even though I’m wearing nine-millimetre spikes.”

The Grade 11 runner made it through the five-kilometre course “pretty well” nonetheless to place second in the west conference senior girls’ race, while her teammates combined to win the team title as well.

Despite finishing first, Emma Galbraith of Franco-Ouest had a worse time at the Hornets Nest, collapsing at the finish line from exhaustion. Erin O’Higgins earned the event’s individual bronze medal to lead a strong performance by the Bell

senior girls, who were second behind Glebe.

“I’m really proud of our team this year,” says the fourth-place finisher from Bell, Samantha Klus, a triathlete who is one of several Bruins athletes whose main focus is on other sports.

“We’ve been training quite a bit at school and it’s really fun.

They’re an awesome group of people – really friendly and supportive.”

It was a similar feeling for the group of west conference runners that finished neck-andneck for positions 2-3-4 in the senior boys’ race, even though Holy Trinity’s Mickey Day, Nepean’s Scott Donald and Woodroffe’s Alex Berhe are all from different schools.

“They’re my training buddies,” says Day, an Ottawa Lions runner who wants to make up for a poor season last year by breaking into the top 15 at OFSAA. “We’re all pushing a pretty hard pace out there, but it’s pretty fun. Most of the time we’re just talking to each other and seeing how everyone’s doing.”

For Donald in particular, there’s a little extra motivation to fight for every position

against his equally-matched rivals since his Nepean senior boys are one of the top teams in the competition.

“We’ve never been as strong as some of them out there, but it’d be great to go to OFSAA with a team,” says Donald, highlighting that his teammates are strong skiers and soccer players. “It makes it so much more fun.”

Led by senior boys’ champion and course record holder Yves Sikubwabo, the Glebe Gryphons won the boys’, girls’ and grand aggregate titles at the west event. The 12-member senior boys’ team had a particularly impressive showing: its second set of four runners would have placed third behind Nepean and ahead of Merivale and the rest of the pack.

“We’re a huge team now this year, and we could have a Team ‘A’ and a Team ‘B’,” says Sikubwabo, who recruited many soccer-playing friends to join the cross-country team in exchange for him returning the favour and playing for Glebe’s senior boys’ soccer squad. “It’s very good to see those guys join us. They are like my brothers.”

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Track and field runners from across the region, including students from St. Francis Xavier, took part in the cross-country conference championships. on Oct. 20 when Glebe’s Alexa Livingstone won the midget girls’ race, Sir Robert Borden’s Arjun Walia took the midget boys’ title, Brookfield’s Olivia Robertson finished atop the junior girls’ pack, and Brendon Howard and Alec Jarvin of A.Y. Jackson placed first and second in junior boys. Glebe won all the team events minus junior girls’, where Earl of March came out

on top, and junior boys’, won by Woodroffe in a tiebreaker over Glebe.

The trek wasn’t much better the previous day for the east conference championships, where Canterbury topped the midget girls’ standings and Immaculata won the junior boys’ competition.

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CAKE CUTTING River Ward Coun. Maria McRae, middle, cuts the cake with the help of her “celebrity servers” at the annual seniors fall tea on Friday, Oct. 21. Members of the city’s police and fire services as well as several politicians and media representatives helped serve cake and coffee to about 200 seniors at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park community centre on Paul Anka Drive. McRae’s parents, right, also made the trip from Sudbury to attend the tea.

(NC)—Once we reach 60, special attention is needed to keep our immune system working properly, health specialists say.

By paying avid attention to nutrition, seniors can go a long way towards keeping infections away. On the other hand, neglected nutrition may make contact with the harmful germs much worse.

“As we age, it becomes harder for the immune system to fight off even just cold and flu viruses,” says Sherry Torkos, pharmacist and author of The Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. “It is a broad field of study and researchers continue to ask why. Some think the body becomes less able to produce the cells that fight off illness. Others point to the fact that seniors often eat less and this deprives the body of the nutrients needed to keep their immune systems strong. It is a fact that many older people are undernourished and this lack of important vitamins and minerals could be the reason for vulnerability to chronic illness and disease.”

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• OCTOBER 28: Ghostly Gathering: Come to Stanley’s Farm in Edwards to celebrate Halloween while supporting the Canadian Cancer Society and the Ottawa South Relay for Life event. Costume contests, candy, raffles and a celebrity Jack-oLantern auction will round out an evening of music from the Riley New Band and 2J’s Music Machine. This is an adult-only event. Cash bar.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in person at the Town and Country video store in Russell, and the G and R gas bar in Edwards. They can also be ordered by phone at 613-857-7630 and online at http://ghostlygathering.eventbrite. com. For more information visit www.stanleysfarm.com.

• OCTOBER 29: The Osgoode Cooperative Nursery School brings you their annual Halloween Bash! Kids aged 2 to 10 can dress up in their Halloween costume and join us for a spooky good time with a variety of child-friendly activities AND a haunted house. Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the Osgoode Public School gym.

Admission $5 per child or $10 per family. For more info about OCNS call (613) 826-2528 or visit us at www.theocns.com All are invited to attend the Annual Ecumenical Day of Sharing on the World Day of Prayer.

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• OCTOBER 29-30: The Canada Agriculture Museum presents its annual Barnyard Halloween Party! The whole family can enjoy a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt through the barns, fun games, and a costume parade around the Museum grounds. Make caramel apples, a pumpkin dessert, and other sweet treats in the demonstration kitchen.

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• ONGOING: Calling all crafters and artisans! Osgoode’s Country Creations Christmas Artisan & Craft Fair is looking for vendors for its annual event to be held at Market Square Mall from Friday, Dec. 2 until Sunday, Dec. 11. If you are interested in participating in this co-operative fair, please contact Marlene at (613) 826-1511or Mary Louise at sweetpeas@sympatico.ca.

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If you visit our website (www.yourottawaregion.com) and download the app before Dec. 17, you will be entered for a chance to win a new 2012 Toyota Camry LE.

Mobile apps are part of a Metroland-wide project, a partnership with Toronto’s Polar Mobile, billed as the largest mobile app delivery in Canadian history. Together the companies have built more than 500 newspaper apps (five distinct mobile platforms for each of Metroland’s 104 newspaper titles).

“We are truly excited to take our leading community brands into the mobile application

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First year provides many memorable moments EMMA JACKSON emma.jackson@metroland.com

When I started covering Ottawa South one year ago, I barely knew anything about it. I had taken the O-Train to South Keys in university, and I had driven farther south on Bank Street for a few random errands. But I had never formed an opinion on the community or the people in it.

Now I know the communities.

I know their people, for they have welcomed me into their homes, businesses and countless community events. And my opinion of them is decidedly positive.

I have straddled the everpresent rural-urban divide that weighs on the minds of Greely, Metcalfe, and Osgoode residents.

I have explored crime, housing and transit issues in the urban neighbourhoods. But I have also covered many charitable fundraisers, community events, and countless good-news stories about residents doing incredible things. I’ve met amazing people with unbelievable stories, who live in these complex neighbourhoods.

There have been many memorable moments for me; some of them large and contentious, like the first public water ban meeting. The anger at Walter Baker community centre was palpable that night.

Others were small but meaningful, such as the South Keys and Findlay Creek community associations welcoming me repeatedly around their small meeting tables to help me more accurately understand their

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communities.

More than one councillor allowed me to stuff them in a Santa hat for our Christmas edition, and chivalrous politicians and community members have never failed to help me over snowbanks and puddles when I inevitably wear inappropriate footwear into the country.

Overall my impression of this varied area, stretching from Johnston Road all the way down to the city boundary south of Osgoode, is that people care. They care about their roads, their garbage collection and their neighbourhood schools; they care about helping others; and they care about making where they live a better place.

It’s that caring attitude, that generosity to me, their neighbours and the world at large, which has made my job such a delight. It’s why I look forward to getting in my car and exploring the community every day, and it’s why I’m excited to keep building my relationship with these communities and the surprising people within.

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Photo by Laura Mueller

Patricia Lonergan, managing editor of the urban group of Metroland Media community newspapers in Ottawa (and yourottawaregion. com), snagged second place with Sasha, a German shepherd, at a dock diving competition in support of area dog rescue groups held at the Rideau Carleton Raceway.

Photo by Jennifer McIntosh

(L-R) Ottawa This Week reporters Michelle Nash, Kristy Wallace, Emma Jackson and Eddie Rwema pose with their “mummy” pumpkin, carved for the Children at Risk celebrity-carved pumpkin contest. The jacko-lantern, which came with 12 Ottawa 67’s tickets, was put on the auction block to help raise funds for Families with Autism.

Ottawa This Week in your community Staff members at Metroland Media – Ottawa Region, the publisher of Ottawa This Week, do more than just report on news and events. They also take an active part in community events across the city. Whether it’s carving a pumpkin for charity, judging tourtieres at a farmers’

market competition, stepping in as route marshalls at charity walks, or serving tea to seniors, Ottawa This Week has been an active member in the community since its launch last October. After all, we don’t just work in the community, we also call it home.

Photo by Hadas Parush

Metroland Media desktop support analyst Nick Ierullo and managing editor Patricia Lonergan cheer on participants at the second-annual Light the Night walk, held Saturday, Oct. 22 in support of Leukemia and Lymphoma research. This is the second year Metroland Media – Ottawa Region sponsored the walk and sent a crew of volunteers to help.

Photo supplied Photo by Michelle Nash

Ottawa This Week political reporter Laura Mueller speaks with Bay Ward Coun. Mark Taylor at city hall.

Metroland Media – Ottawa Region’s Terry Tyo, Alistair Milne, Deb Bodine and Patricia Lonergan join members of the United Way for the official launch of the $33.5 million campaign currently underway.

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Manager, Digital Media

New Business Acquisition Sales Representative

Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley?

If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!

Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley?

If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!

WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and southern Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division, manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.

WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario, reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.

THE OPPORTUNITY As we continue to expand our successful digital sales initiatives, we are currently seeking an energetic, talented and self-assured Manager of Digital Media to drive new business sales throughout the Ottawa region. We’re looking for a motivated leader who demonstrates a sense of urgency, without creating unnecessary chaos. The ideal candidate will have strong management experience and a proven track record for attaining outstanding results through the motivation and development of a sales team. This role requires knowledge of the digital advertising space, the competitive landscape and a solutions oriented approach to selling.

THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for New Business Acquisition Sales Representatives to sell the company’s fastest growing product - Deals4U.ca This innovative program promotes local businesses to local consumers through a special “daily deal.” You’ll use your knowledge of what’s great about our city to develop and grow the local market by securing commitments from the most desirable local households, businesses, and services including restaurants, spas, nightclubs, retailers, theaters, tourism venues, and more. This position offers salary (commensurate with experience) and generous commissions based on revenue, sales targets and company goals

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Manage and develop a team of “hunters” who are exclusively focused on generating new business/clients • Utilize your expertise to maximize revenue and develop strategies to ensure superior execution from your team • Consistently monitor team performance relative to targets and adjust plans accordingly to ensure that targets are achieved • Mentor your team and strive to make them better; we expect them to continually improve as a result of your expert leadership • Work through obstacles/objections with your team members, while ensuring superior customer satisfaction at all times • Ongoing reporting, tracking and forecasting

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Develop and cultivate leads using multiple sources including cold calling and door-todoor prospecting • Continuously set up face-to-face meetings with qualified prospects (15-20 appts. per week) to present our marketing solutions • Generate compelling proposals for potential advertisers, demonstrating how our programs will meet their business needs • Explore and exhaust all possible leads to ensure that we don’t miss out on any opportunities • Maximize advertising revenues by acquiring prospect commitment • Address customer requests/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner, ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Consistently meet and/or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual targets

ABOUT YOU • A track record of successfully driving revenue, with a focus on acquiring new business • Previous experience in a sales leadership role, with preference given to with digital advertising sales experience • Demonstrated ability to coach and develop successful “hunters” • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications, with expert knowledge of Excel

ABOUT YOU • Proven track record as a hunter, exclusively focused on acquiring new clients and converting new business leads • Previous sales experience, with preference given to those with digital advertising sales experience • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships with potential clients • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Sound knowledge of sales and marketing practices • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications

STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A confident and influential leader with the ability to motivate and inspire • Proactive and optimistic, with a “can do” attitude • Can be decisive and demonstrate timely decision making, often under complex and demanding circumstances • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to john.willems@metroland.com Please reference “Manager, Digital Media” in the subject line.

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to josh.max@metroland.com.

Please reference “New Business Acquisition Representative” in the subject line.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry • Ongoing development and opportunities for advancement • We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 3 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A hunter mentality, with the confidence and drive to excel at generating and closing new business • Highly motivated by monetary incentives • Extremely ambitious with an outstanding work ethic and unprecedented drive for immediate results • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry; you’ll never get bored in our fast-paced, constantly evolving and challenging environment.

• We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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