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The proposed western entrance to the Rideau light rail station is being moved east of the canal, taking the NAC out of the equation. – Page 3

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The new Whales Tohora exhibit at the Museum of Nature brings visitors face-to-face with the massive mammals. – Page 11

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A Paralympic sledge hockey hero told students at Bishop Hamilton Montessori School not to let anything stand in the way of their dreams. – Page 24

Hospital residents tackle high-rise concerns Kristy Wallace

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EMC news - Too many cars zipping through the neighbourhood and a proposed high-rise development were among residents’ concerns at the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association’s annual general meeting held on Feb. 27. “High rise developments and intensification is an issue the neighbourhood faces in various forms, and that will continue in 2012,” said Amanda Farris, head of the neighbourhood association as she opened the meeting at the Civic Hospital amphitheatre. Farris referred to the most recent development proposed by Ashcroft Homes that could see two towers built at the site of the former Ottawa Humane Society building at 101 Champagne Ave. Ashcroft is asking for a bylaw amendment to change the zoning, and Farris said residents have expressed concerns over the proposal. Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs was at the meeting and answered questions residents had over the development and provided some information on using Section 37, a part of Ontario’s Planning Act that can see cities provide changes to zoning provisions in exchange for the developer providing community benefits. The former Humane Society land is zoned for buildings of up to four storeys and Hobbs said it’s likely the new development will be taller. “We need to know in advance what the community feels is a benefit,” she said. “We need a good idea of what we need in the area.” See SPEED, page 3

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Afrodity Gritziotis, left, Yin Trinh and Julie Smith are helping to organize the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre’s International Women’s Day event on March 8 and are hoping to attract members from all segments of the community to hear from their lineup of inspirational speakers. For the full story, see page 7.

Bordeleau named Ottawa’s new top cop Deputy chief follows father-in-law’s climb to top of department ladder Laura Mueller

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EMC News – Just four hours before a flashy press conference announcing him as the new police chief, Charles Bordeleau was in the hot seat, still being interviewed for the job. The South Keys resident and former deputy police chief was announced as the new head of the Ottawa Police Service on March 2, 11 days after former chief Vern White vacated the position to take a seat in the Senate. “It is a quick turnaround,

but that’s the life of a police service,” Bordeleau said. While past chiefs were bilingual, Bordeleau is the first francophone chief of the service since amalgamation. He is a 28-year veteran of the local force and has spent his entire life in Ottawa. “The new chief’s 28-year of policing service in our community makes him an ideal choice to help us maintain the safety and security we all enjoy in the nation’s capital,” said Mayor Jim Watson. His first task as chief will be to head to the stations and visit

officers working on the front line. “It’s important that the chief of police be visible, and that they recognize the importance that I place in what they do, day in and day out,” Bordeleau said. Bordeleau’s appointment continues a family legacy of policing. His father in law was the chief of police in the former city of Gloucester, Bordeleau said. “To become the chief of the nation’s capital is an honour and a privilege. I so much look forward to leading the out-

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Westfest administrative office moves to Vanier Kristy Wallace

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said she didn’t want to comment specifically on Westfest’s office move, but said generally speaking that rents have gone up “dramatically” for businesses and offices in Westboro. “Rent is an issue,” Hanson said. “Stores and businesses come and go, and of all the things I hear, cost of rent is top on the list of reasons and concerns. Businesses’ rent in Westboro is very high, and running a not-for-profit can be challenging.” Hobbs said she’s not sure if that many businesses have

packed up or been displaced because of new developments or high rent. “I don’t see too many vacancies,” she said. Even though the office has moved locations, Westfest will hold its annual festival in Westboro in June of this year. There are plans to announce this year’s lineup for the festival in April. “Westboro is a busy thriving community, and the festival will still be in Westboro in June,” said Hanson. “We want everybody to come.”

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EMC news - Westboro’s annual free music festival that draws thousands to the heart of the village every summer moved its head office to Vanier last year, an indication of the soaring cost of rents in the trendy neighbourhood. “The Westfest Inc. office moved out of Westboro Village July 1, 2011 and the sole reason is that this free festival can no longer afford the high rents that are found in Westboro Village,” Elaina Martin, the fes-

is no reason to believe that the Westfest office should be located in Westboro Village, it is merely an administrative space that houses staff working full time year round on the planning and development of Westfest.” Hobbs said rental costs in Westboro are “all over the map.” Some space can be had for as little as $24 per square foot, ranging up to $50 per square foot. Westboro Business Improvement Area (BIA) executive director Natalie Hanson

the festival is primarily in the Westboro area and the main focus of it is to be for the businesses in Westboro,” Hobbs said. However, Martin’s email pointed out that other music festivals in Ottawa don’t have their offices located near their festival locations, so it doesn’t make any difference where Westfest’s office is located. “We all know that the Bluesfest office is not at the War Museum, nor is the Jazz Festival office in Confederation Park,” wrote Martin. “Therefore there

tival’s producer and founder, wrote in an email. “We are a not-for-profit organization that has a free mandate, so we can not justify paying high rent for a simple office space.” The administrative office has since been set up at 265 Montreal Rd. after moving out of its old Richmond Road location. Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs said she hadn’t heard of the office move and was surprised to hear about the change. “I’m surprised because

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NAC to be cut off from Rideau LRT station Other changes include better cycling, pedestrian connections at Bayview, Train stations Laura Mueller

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EMC news - The city plans to move the proposed Rideau light-trail station east into the ByWard Market and away from the National Arts Centre. The re-alignment, which was revealed in a report scheduled to go to the city’s finance and economic development committee on March 6, will provide better transit service, according to a city report. “Moving the station eastward on Rideau Street will … give access to the ByWard Market, reduce the depth of the station, and increase the station catchment area. It will also provide a better transit solution by balancing the ridership at the station entrances and by providing entrances closer to transit riders’ origins and destinations,” the report states. The underground Rideau Station platform was supposed to be situated west of Sussex Drive under the Rideau Canal and two large sewer pipes under the canal, which would have made the station and tunnel much deeper – and more expensive.

Further analysis revealed that few passengers would use the station’s west entrance at the NAC, the city report states. Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury said he sees the change in a positive light.

“From a functional standpoint, getting people to use it and travel faster on it, this is in the right direction.” COUN. MATHIEU FLEURY

While the realignment might not be ideal from the perspective of the NAC, it makes more sense financially and practically when it comes to making the station accessible to those using the system. “I am very favourable for the new re-alignment,” Fleury said. “In my view it connects a little better the Rideau Centre, Lowertown and Sandy Hill – my residents, but also the nodes of employment, entertainment and festivals.”

Adjusting the station location dovetails with the reconstruction and makeover of Rideau Street that will get underway this summer and the upcoming expansion of the Rideau Centre, Fleury said. Fleury doesn’t buy the argument that the NAC and city hall on the other side of the Rideau Canal will be too far away from the station. Since the station will connect with the Rideau Centre, it is still only a short walk from landmarks west of the canal to the Rideau Centre, Fleury said. The city must think of the project from a functional perspective to ensure it serves people’s travel needs – not from a national capital-building perspective, Fleury said. “I view it as positive. You could view it from different angles,” he said. “From a (perspective) of showing the capital, maybe not. From a functional standpoint, getting people to use it and travel faster on it, this is in the right direction.” A representative from the NAC did not return calls for comment before this newspaper’s deadline.

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This graphic shows a swath of land that will be considered for the revised underground lightrail station at the Rideau stop. The station was originally supposed to connect to the National Arts Centre across the canal, but now the city wants to create better access – and keep costs down – by keeping the station on the east side of the canal only. Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, whose ward includes the NAC and lands west of the canal, also did not respond to a request for comment about the change. MINOR CHANGES TO VIA AND BAYVIEW STATIONS

The changes also call for Bayview Station location to move west, above the O-Train station.

The change will create better connections between different modes of transit and also provide better pedestrian and cycling connections for residents in Mechanicsville and Hintonburg to the southwest and Dalhousie to the southeast, according to the report. It also retains the possibility of a future connection so that north-south trains can continue into downtown, or

cross the Ottawa River for an interprovincial connection into Gatineau. In the east end, the National Capital Commission required that the Train Station be moved west, which will mean a shorter walk to the VIA Rail station and a better connection to the proposed pedestrian bridge over Highway 417 to the baseball stadium and the Overbrook neigbourhood.

Lowering speed limits in area also discussed From CIVIC, page 1

Residents wanted to know why there needed to be an exchange of a community benefit in order to build higher. “With Section 37, it’s not supposed to be an exchange for bad planning,” one resident said. “Going from four storeys to 25 storeys is ridiculous, the whole idea. Why do we have

zoning when it means nothing?” Hobbs said she agreed rezoning is a big issue, but developers can’t be stopped from applying for re-zoning if they own the property. “Anybody who owns a property can build whatever they want,” she said. “This is an area that’s targeted for growth. I see it as a problem when you

have to re-open a secondary or official plan, and now we’re caught in a bind.” Residents also brought up traffic concerns they have for the Civic Hospital neighbourhood, including speeding on area streets. The association encouraged residents to get involved in petitions to help lower the speed limits in the area to 40 kilometres an hour.

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NDP MP lobbies city to support transit plan Laura Mueller

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EMC news - Toronto-area MP Olivia Chow visited Ottawa city hall on Feb. 29 to convince city council to support her national transit strategy. The New Democratic member of Parliament for Trinity-Spadina has introduced a bill to create a Canada-wide strategy for public transit and provide funding to go along with it. Her idea is to dedicate one cent of the 10-cent per litre gas tax to transit. Right now, the federal government gives five cents per litre to the provinces, which can then distribute the money to municipalities based on how many people live in each city. There are restrictions on what municipalities can do with that money, but Chow’s plan would require the provinces to ensure that one cent from each litre of gas sold would be put directly into transit initiatives. It’s incumbent on the federal government to do something to help cities, Chow said. Because their ability to generate revenue is largely limited to property taxation, municipalities only gener-

ate about 10 per cent of the taxes collected by all levels of government, she said. But cities and towns are picking up more than half the bill to replace the country’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges and sewer and water systems – up from around 30 per cent in the 1960s. “Cities are picking up the tab,” Chow said. In the 1980s, the amount of outstanding infrastructure work that needed to be done across Canada amounted to $12 billion. Now, that figure has ballooned to $133 billion, she said. That constrains municipalities from putting money into their other responsibilities, including transit, Chow said. Her gas-tax idea would generate around $400 million each year, costing the average driver around $16 per year. “That doesn’t amount to much. People can handle that,” Chow said. Chow made her presentation at the Feb. 29 meeting of the transit commission, which lent its support to the plan. “This is an issue that all levels of government need to be engaged in,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, chairwoman of the transit commission.

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Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs, left, battled Barbara Clubb, Ottawa’s former chief librarian, in a game of Fruit Ninja at the Rosemount branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Feb. 29.

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EMC community - Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs battled it out with Barbara Clubb, Ottawa’s former chief librarian, in a game of Fruit Ninja the Rosemount library’s new iPads on Feb. 29. The new iPads were recently donated to the Rosemount branch, one of several branch-

es across the city to receive the popular devices. “We were delighted to donate them to the library,” said Hobbs before the competition. “I’ve been talking to some of you and you seem excited about having them here.” Clubb said having iPads at the branch, and many others across the city, will help chil-

dren and teens learn in a fun way. “I was delighted when councillor Hobbs agreed at the end of last year to do this project which will help us learn and have fun,” said Clubb, who’s now retired. “I’ve always been very keen on technology and how it can be used to have fun and learn.” Hobbs also said it was

important to her that young people have access to new technology, and it’s better for people to start learning technology while they’re young. “I’m in my 50s, and I’m having a lot of trouble with it,” she said. “My top score since I started playing Fruit Ninja about 20 minutes ago was 75. That’s pretty good for 20 minutes worth of practice.”

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Grades aren’t everything, expert says Encouraging kids to give best effort key to educational success, parents learn Kristy Wallace

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Lansdowne By Jim Watson Recently, the updated designs for the Lansdowne revitalization were revealed in the Council Chambers of City Hall. The assembled group of Councillors, residents and interested observers were treated to a vivid animation of what the new Lansdowne will look like when it is completed. I think the entire city can be very proud of the work that the Lansdowne Design Review Panel, including Councillors Peter Hume and David Chernushenko, has completed. They worked long hours to ensure that the new Lansdowne will become true urban parkland with an appropriate mix of residential and commercial interests to complete the picture. Well known and very talented building and landscape architects have worked long and hard to create a great addition to the city, while giving new life to the historic Aberdeen Pavilion and Horticulture Building. The new Lansdowne features three main parts: • A large, urban park; • A lively mixed-use area; and • A re-imagined stadium and Civic Centre The New Lansdowne is all about bringing people together, in big ways and small. There will be one of the most spectacular parks in Canada, something the people of the Glebe and Old Ottawa South will enjoy, alongside residents from across the City and visitors from Canada and the world. There will, of course, be days for football, soccer, hockey and concerts in an innovative recast of the stadium and arena. And there will be shops, boutiques and places to have a meal. The Horticulture Building will be more than the storage shed it is today. But, most of all, the new Lansdowne will be green, not shades of black and grey. There will be four times as many trees and three times as much parkland as exist today. There will be 7 kilometres of sidewalks and pathways and more than a kilometre of benches and seating walls where we can sit and rest our feet. This park − and the whole Lansdowne site − will be a model of best environmental practices as we strive for LEED Neighbourhood Development certification. Lansdowne will be one of only a few developments striving for this new certification in Canada. It will be a place that is oriented to pedestrians, uses green building technologies and a new innovative storm water management system. I am very excited about this plan for our new Lansdowne and believe that it addresses most of the concerns that have been raised about this important city-building project. Lansdowne has been dormant for decades and this plan will see it come back to life as Ottawa’s great meeting space, just like it was when it first opened in the 1800s. To see photos and a video of the proposed site, go www. jimwatsonottawa.ca and click on “The New Lansdowne” banner.

EMC lifestyle - Karyn Gordon was told she had a learning disability when she was in Grade 8. She still remembers when the doctor told her she was lucky if she’d finish high school. “I was devastated, absolutely devastated,” Gordon told hundreds of parents gathered in the St. Paul High School auditorium. “Education is a big part of my family and this really hit at a deep level. I loved education, but I wasn’t naturally good at it. But it was how my parents responded that put me on this stage today.” Gordon made it through high school, through university and is now one of North America’s leading relationship experts. She was at St. Paul helping to teach parents how to motivate their children. “I teach principles can apply whether you have a fiveor a 25-year-old,” said Gordon as she opened the talk. She highlighted different personality traits for both children and their parents. Chances are, she said, your child is either “the achiever,” “the go-getter,” “the coaster,” or “the dreamer.” The achiever, she said, has a high natural ability in school and is highly disciplined. The go-getter struggles with natural ability, but is highly disciplined and has direction. The coaster is very bright, but has no discipline.

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try their best to take good notes in class, but if their learning style doesn’t match the teacher’s teaching style, your child can borrow notes from a friend. It’s also important for a parent to know what kind of learner their child is, Gordon said. As a visual learner, her dad bought her a chalkboard that she would use to study for a test, and pretend to be the teacher teaching the material. “This same chalkboard is still in my office,” she said. Going on that theme, she said learning should also be seen as fun: using pictures and acronyms to help a child remember material. “The idea is we want to empower our kids to be active learners,” she said. Gordon also said that it’s important for parents to know what their end goal is. No matter who she talks to, from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, parents all have the same end goal. “It’s a universal value. They say they want their child to be responsible, confident, happy and independent,” she said. “That is character – we just defined character. “But if you stop and listen to conversations parents are having with their kids, we’re not going in that direction. We’re going the opposite and we’re not aware of it.”

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Afrodity Gritziotis, left, outreach and mentorship coordinator for the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, Yin Trinh, business development for the centre’s M.A.P.L.E program and Julie Smith, right, project coordinator for the centre, are looking forward to the centre’s International Women’s Day event on March 8.

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EMC community - Yin Trinh wants to make sure people of all different cultural backgrounds come out to celebrate International Women’s Day. “We even want men to come and support this cause,” said Trinh, who works for the Ottawa Chinese Community Services Centre and is helping organize the centre’s International Women’s Day festivities on March 8. “We help all cultures and we want to celebrate women in general.” The event, which is in its second year at the service centre, presents motivational guest speakers who are successful women and have made a difference in the community. Trinh said there’s a misconception that the centre only helps the Chinese community – its there to serve everyone in the community. The International Women’s Day event is another way the

centre works to reach the entire community, Trinh said. “The Ottawa Chinese Community Services Centre has been around for 36 years,” she said. “As small as we are, we’ve had a great impact on different sectors.” Last year, the service had as their keynote speaker Toronto-area MP Olivia Chow, as well as women like former Ottawa chief librarian Barbara Clubb. This year, Trinh said the Ottawa Chinese Community Services Centre has grown their event to include new guest speakers. “This year it’s a good mix,” she said. Proceeds from the event will be used to help Actua, a registered charity that helps youth become more engaged in science, engineering, technology and math. It delivers customized programming for Aboriginal youth, girls, underprivileged youth, and youth living in remote and inner city communi-

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ties. “Specifically, I was intrigued they had a girls program,” said Trinh, adding that the charity fit in with the centre’s youth theme for this year’s event. “Any monetary value they get will be beneficial.” Also new this year is a display of local artists and their work. Trinh said the artwork will include knitting displays and oil paintings. When the event is over, Trinh hopes participants will walk away with a few inspirational messages of what they can accomplish. “We really hope they’re inspired, and give them hope that there is a great future for them,” she said. “We have such a different complexity of guest speakers, and we’re hoping it reaches somebody out there. We want to commend great women for their work, but also encourage and inspire.” For more information on the upcoming event or on the Ottawa Chinese Community Service centre, visit their website at occsc.org. The event will take place on March 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 397 Kent St.

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t’s time to take a step back, and look at the big picture. The national capital region desperately needs an eastern interprovincial bridge. Truck traffic is clogging the downtown core, turning what should be the most pedestrian friendly part of the city into a small sample of Highway 401. Gatineau city council has been eager to embrace the Kettle Island option with

open arms. While the glass is half empty for Ottawa residents who oppose the proximity of the proposed corridor, the benefits are overflowing for Gatineau, something Ottawa seems to overlook. It benefits workers on Montée Paiement, which would directly connect to the bridge through the Kettle Island crossing, corridor five. The Gatineau Sports Centre opened only a few blocks away from Montée Paiement

not even two years ago, and would no doubt benefit from the easy access the bridge would provide. But it seems that some residents would rather see the bridge project thrown in the trash permanently if that’s the alternative to having it in their backyard. Yes, it isn’t agreeable to have a bridge close to your residential property. No one is going to be able to argue with that. But at the end of the day, it has to go

somewhere if it’s going to be built. There are Ottawa residents who are currently faced with the demands of the trucking traffic flow who need relief in the form of a bridge – yet other Ottawa residents are quick to reject a proposal for infrastructure development in the region. Infrastructure development comes hand in hand with living in an urban area, it’s an undeniable thing with time, just as hair grays, and

wrinkles form with age. There are better development options than others, and ways to reduce the impact on residents, but the outright rejection of a bridge for the ‘not in my back yard attitude’ will ultimately stunt the city’s growth. There’s also a courtesy that isn’t being extended very well to our Quebecois neighbours to factor in what is ultimately a slam dunk of a decision for them. It’s time to be productive

and get on with it. It’s time to embrace making the corridors the least impactful on affected residents, and stop saying, “anywhere but here.” Because in the future, sporting events, conferences, businesses and people will look at the national capital region – which should be a unique fusion of Ontario and Quebec that offers the best of all things Canadian at once – and start saying the same thing. Anywhere but there.

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y five-year-old came home from school the other day, dutifully put away his snow gear and sat down at the dining table. “I’m hungry, Mom,” he said. “What would you like to eat?” “Something wet, please.” Excuse me? I couldn’t help but laugh. I expected him to say “a piece of cheese,” or “apple slices,” or “a granola bar.” But something wet? His response made me realize that we spent a lot of time thinking about food at our house. As my 16-year-old babysitter noted the other day, “I’ve never seen someone consider food as much as you do.” She wasn’t implying that we are obsessed with nutrition. Of course, like many parents of young children (and most 30-something women mid-metabolic-slump), I frequently contemplate the health benefits of food. But we also think of food in another way at our house. I’m not a “foodie” by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I only taught myself to cook a handful of years ago, starting with baby food purees. But I have a tendency toward boredom, I’m generally on a budget and I have an aversion to processed foods. All of this means I prepare most food from scratch at home. And I like to talk about food; in fact, I like to talk about it a lot. Not in the gourmet sense, but in the meal-planning sense. We generally have a cooked breakfast on weekdays. As we sit down to eat together as

a family, it’s not uncommon for me to ask the children what they would like to eat for dinner that night. We think about flavours and different vegetables. I talk about how I may cook them, or flip through one of my cookbooks for ideas, showing the boys pictures. I often clip recipes out of the morning newspaper and read them aloud. In the afternoon, following homework and playtime and music practice, my five-yearold often wields a small chopping knife for salad or stir-fry, eating one veggie for every one that makes it into the bowl. My older son spends many minutes setting the table, sometimes wrapping knives and forks in napkins, as he’s seen them do in restaurants, or seeking out special placemats. They take turns making vinaigrettes or other condiments. And while we do talk about the nutritional benefits of various foods, we also take the time to talk about flavours and cultures. Sometimes we buy foods they’ve seen their in friends’ lunchboxes. This leads to discussions about their friends and what they did at school. I encourage the children to employ formal table manners, using a knife and fork, placing napkins in their laps, elbows off the table, and chewing slowly with their mouths closed. Until recently, I’ve taken these meal times for granted as a normal family experience. But as I talk to friends and neighbours, I realize that our consideration of food and the fact that we sit at the table for, on average, fourteen meals each week as a family, is a rare blessing, given the pressures of modern life. Of course, sometimes we forget our manners, and usually once a week we eat takeout pizza with our hands in front of the television. But as our lives get ever busier, I will do my best to protect the family meal fiercely. Because, as my son’s request for “something wet” demonstrates, there’s so much more to food than just eating.

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Above, John Manconi, the new general manager of OC Transpo, speaks to the media on Feb. 29 along with Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, head of the city’s transit commission. Below right, smart cards that can be tapped to pay OC Transpo fares are one of the big projects the new OC Transpo boss will be keeping a close eye on. which are already being used by GO Transit and in parts of the GTA. The cards will work a couple of ways. They can hold a cash balance like a gift card that can be used to pay for individual trips, or users can pay one fee for unlimited monthly or annual rides. OC Transpo expects the cards, which are simply tapped on a card reader on the bus or O-Train, will speed up boarding and make it easier for people to buy passes – cut-

ting down on administrative costs for OC Transpo. Advertising for the Presto card was supposed to begin last fall, according to last year’s OC Transpo business plan. Another project that is under Manconi’s microscope is the planned $14-million renovation to OC Transpo headquarters at 1500 St. Laurent Blvd. The project was expected to begin this summer, but transit commission chair Coun. Di-

ane Deans asked for a review of the expense. Manconi said that work will only be done if it’s necessary. The renovation is set to upgrade electrical and mechanical systems and other work on both the garage and the offices. “The issue here is we just took out $20 million worth of service and before we look at things that are nice to have, we must look at things that we must have, so service is the focus,” Manconi said.

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“Both candidates are very strong candidates and very qualified in our service,” ElChantiry said. “At the end of the day, you have to make a decision, and the board made a decision based on succession moving forward.” The last chief to have been

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day, March 5, the new chief said. El-Chantiry said the board has yet to discuss a salary with Bordeleau – that will be finalized when he signs a contract. The previous chief started in 2007 with a salary of around $211,000 and was making around $250,000 when he left the post last month.

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based work experience dovetails nicely with the library’s current mandate. After working in administration and human resources at the city, she fell into IT when the millennium Y2K “crisis” hit. After that, McDonald didn’t look back. She managed the city’s client interface – what technology products look like to the people who use them. That evolved into a role that saw her managing the library’s IT needs, and she eventually moved over to work in the library full-time. Her most recent job has her overseeing all of the Ottawa Public Library’s capital projects, the budget and the facilities management for 18 library branches, including all the rural branches. As far as covering new ground now that she’s at the top, McDonald said she

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The new chief executive of the Ottawa Public Library, Danielle McDonald, says the upcoming project to implement radio frequency identification technology will be a game-changer for the organization. tive task and processing stuff to maybe be freed up and work more closely with the clients.” McDonald’s technology-

hopes to build on what the library already has going for it: great staff. “I was totally impressed with the loyalty and the dedication, how service-oriented the staff (is),” she said. “That’s a great asset to begin with, quite frankly.” McDonald said technology initiatives will “mean some change, for sure,” but that it’s “change that’s doable.” MCDONALD RAISED ON BOOKMOBILES

A graduate of Ridgemont High School, McDonald grew up in South Keys after moving from Montreal when she was 12. Ottawa was also McDonald’s first experience with a library. Not having a branch in the suburbs of Montreal where she grew up, McDonald said

she was excited to discover the OPL bookmobile that she visited when it stopped in front of Dunlop Public School. “I just thought it was neat that I had access to the books,” McDonald. McDonald began her education at the University of Waterloo with the intention to become an urban planner; she studied environmental studies and urban and regional planning. After finding that she prefers running cities to building them, McDonald went on to complete a master’s degree in public administration at Carleton University. “I loved buildings and planning and cities have always intrigued me,” she said. “I went through the program and discovered what I really like is running aspects of the city.”

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last September. “I think that’s a really wise choice, to look at what we’ve got,” McDonald said. “You know that (the main branch) is 1970s vintage. That was at a time … when we didn’t have computers. So there are some things at main we really seriously need to take a look at, and this review will put us in a position to know what we’ve got.” The big library project for 2012 will help automate the process of tracking the library’s materials. It’s called radio frequency identification (RFID) and the tags will log when books, DVDs and more enter and leave the library – automatically. “RFID will really change that landscape,” McDonald said. “It will allow the people who are always behind the desk doing that administra-

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Whales Tohora exhibit surfaces at Museum of Nature michelle.nash@metroland.com

EMC news - Just in time for March break, the muchtravelled Whales Tohora exhibit has arrived at the Canadian Museum of Nature. On March 2, the museum opened the new exhibit, the latest stop in a Museum of New Zealand Te Pepa Tongarewa worldwide tour that began in 2007. This is the second time the exhibit has stopped in Canada, after appearing last year the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. “As a national research and educational institution, the Canadian Museum of Nature is delighted to offer this rare opportunity to gain new insights about whales through the collections of a leading international museum,” said Meg Beckel, the museum’s chief executive. “We will continue to give Canadians the opportunity to connect with and be inspired by the natural world by presenting respected exhibitions and programs such as Whales Tohora.” The exhibit features a number of interactive attractions that invite visitors to touch, read and explore the world of whales. But it’s the enormous 17.8-metre long, fully articulated male sperm whale skeleton hung from the ceiling that allows museum-goers to truly appreciate these

massive mammals. “We have all seen the movie whales: the Moby Dicks and the Free Willys,” said Stephen Cumbaa, a research scientist at the museum. “Whales are a part of the culture and this is a great opportunity for us to see them and understand them.” Cumbaa noted the teeth of the sperm whale are actually larger than that of a tyrannosaurus. The skeleton was collected in 2003, donated by the Maori, New Zealand’s indigenous people. The large exhibition is full of fun for all ages and has multiple ways to explore, including crawling through a life-size heart of a blue whale, the largest creature on the planet. The New Zealand exhibit rolled into Ottawa on a convoy of tractor trailers, with lead installer Michael Slater at the helm. Slater has been on the road with this exhibition from the start and works with different crews in each city to build the exhibit. “Every time we do it is inspiring to see, really, it never ceases to amaze me,” Slater said. For example, the installation of the sperm whale skull became interesting, said senior exhibition designer Jonathan Ferrabee, when the team realized it would not fit into the freight elevator.

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Steve Cumbaa, research scientist at the Museum of Nature, shows off Whales Tohora: The Exhibition, a touring exhibition from New Zealand’s national museum, the Museum of New Zealand Te Pepa Tongarewa. Behind him is a 17.8 metre fully articulated male sperm whale skeleton, weighing 2,200 kilograms. The exhibition runs from March 2 until Sept. 3. “We had to pull it up through the centre (atrium) of the museum,” Ferrabee said. Pulling out the heritage

railing and hosting the skull by the beams, the crew managed to raise the skull to the fourth floor and assemble the

giant skeleton over a period of a week and a half. The exhibition runs from March 2 until Sept. 3. Entry

into the Whales Tohora is an additional $6 above the museum’s general admission fee.

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Living in a ‘divided household’

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories and my sister Audrey into giving up something for the entire duration of Lent, which to me was taking this idea too far. Audrey gave up butter. I loved butter and it would take more than a holy day to make me give it up for a few weeks.

Mother thought it would be a good year for all of us to give up meat on Fridays during Lent. How to get Father to agree was the issue. So I decided I would give up humbugs. I hated humbugs with a passion. Mr. Briscoe, who had no idea I disliked the little odd-shaped striped candies, always pressed one or two into my hand when we finished our shopping. Good manners drilled into us by the time we were walking prevented me from doing anything but thanking him with all the enthusiasm I could muster. But as soon as I got outside, I would chuck them into a potted plant, or take them home to feed to my pet calf, which seemed to thrive on them. That first Friday in Lent, when we came home from the Northcote School, Mother was already busy at getting supper. I knew something

was in the air, when I couldn’t smell roasting chicken, sausages, or beef cooking. The big fry pan was sitting on the reservoir, but there was no meat in it. Pots were boiling and sticky buns were on the bake table. But there was no meat in sight. On the way home from school, my sister Audrey said don’t be surprised if there was trouble at supper that night. She wouldn’t elaborate and my stomach was in knots by the time I came downstairs from changing out of my school clothes. Mother was bustling between the Findlay Oval and the table when Father and the brothers came in from doing the evening chores. They took turns washing up at the bench near the back door, and Father walked over and took his place at the head of the table. Mother moved the big fry pan to the front lid of the stove, slapped in a slab of butter, and reached up into the warming closet and took out a platter of herring. It came from a barrel father had salted away in the summer kitchen in the late fall. The fish made a sizzling sound as it hit the hot pan, and Father turned around in his chair to take a look at what was going on behind his back. Audrey was ordered to load the bowls with the vegetables and put them on the table. By the time she got that

done, Mother had the fish on a platter and put it in front of Father. He was sitting there with his knife in one hand and his fork in the other, both pointing towards the ceiling. He took another look at the Findlay Oval. Audrey leaned over and whispered in my ear, “He thinks there is a roast of beef in the oven.” Well, Mother took her place at the other end of the table and asked Father to say the Grace. I noticed he didn’t have his eyes shut that night and the Grace was shorter than usual. The bowls of vegetables and creamed potatoes went around the table and Father took the biggest piece of fish off the platter. I never took my eyes off him. When he had helped himself to everything, he half turned in his chair towards the Findlay Oval. He looked right at Mother. All he said was, “Where’s the meat?” Mother let out a big sigh. She went to the ice box and took out a plate of cold head cheese, and slapped it down in front of Father who cut a two-inch slice and piled it on his already overflowing plate. When supper was over, and we were cleaning up the kitchen, I asked Audrey when Lent would be over. “Not soon enough” was all she said.

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EMC news – A Hintonburg resident who has been through the process of crafting a community design plan paid a visit to Glebe Community Association to talk about his experiences. As Glebe residents mull creating their own community design plan, Hintonburg Community Association member Jay Baltz spoke at a Feb. 28 meeting about what goes into creating a plan. Baltz warned Glebe residents and association board members that there are both benefits and potential pitfalls when it comes to developing a plan. “There is both a benefit and a risk to do a community design plan, you may think you will get something concrete and better for your community,” he said. “But it could go the other way.” The Glebe Community Association discussed the beginning the process of drafting a plan at their meeting in January, but wanted more information on the subject. Baltz, who helped develop Hintoburg’s plan and is now participating in the creation of a plan for Bayview-Carling, was seen as an ideal person to talk about the process. The first suggestion Baltz made was that if the Glebe

were to undertake such a project, it would need to ensure there was strong community interest and involvement to work on the document, as designing a plan can take a long time. A community design plan is a document a particular neighbourhood, in conjunction with city staff, can create to provide guidelines and priorities for any growth and development in that area. Wording is of utmost importance when it comes to creating a plan, Baltz said. He referred to the example of wording contained in the Westboro community design plan, which has allowed developers to manipulate the meanings of certain guidelines that lacked the necessary precision. “It came down to a ‘should’ instead of a ‘must,’ ” Baltz said. “We (in Hintonburg) noted this and made sure our writing is more exact.” Baltz summed the design plans up as complex documents that can have many complicated guidelines, requiring a great deal of effort by those attempting to create one. Glebe Community Association president Caroline Vanneste was grateful to Baltz for taking the time to enlighten the board and residents. “This has been very interesting and it gives us something to think about,” Vanneste said.

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y sister Audrey said we had a divided household. She tried to explain it to me, but I wasn’t old enough to grasp the full meaning. I knew it had something to do with voting and something to do with religion. But in my young and impressionable mind, I thought if you had a divided household, it could also mean there would be some sort of partition cutting the old log house in half. Audrey ran out of patience trying to explain it all to me, but she did say it had nothing to do with slicing our house in two. One year I got a firmer picture in my mind when Lent came around. Mother, who had been a Catholic all her life, but went to the Lutheran Church when she moved out to Northcote, still liked to stick to some of the rituals of the Catholic Church. Of course, Father was not at all pleased with Mother making even a slight reference to “that other church,” as he called it. Mother would never eat meat on Friday. Father thought that was sheer nonsense. He liked his meat three times a day and it didn’t matter what day of the week it was. So Mother cooked the usual big supper on Fridays, but never put as much as a scrap of it on her own plate. She often scrambled eggs instead, which Father thought should only be put on your plate at breakfast and then with a heaped serving of fried salt pork beside it. Well, Mother thought it would be a good year for all of us to give up meat on Fridays during Lent. How to get Father to agree was the issue. Father loved his food. Although he was as thin as a willow, he could, as Mother often said, “eat any man twice his size under the table.” It was nothing for him to pile three pork chops onto his plate, and there wasn’t much left to a pot roast by the time he was finished with it. No, Mother was going to have her work cut out for her if she thought she was going to get Father to give up meat during Lent. She had already talked me

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Sweet ways to savour maple syrup season

still remember years ago visiting a sugar shack with my father. As we walked in the door, we were enveloped by the sweetsmelling steam billowing off the evaporating pans where the sap was boiling. And I remember the year that my husband and I tapped the maple trees close to our house. We watched for hours as the sap boiled down over a makeshift outdoor fire. We eventually ended up with more than seven litres of maple syrup. That experience gave us a new understanding of the formula that it takes nearly 40 litres of sap to make about one litre of maple syrup. March is the month when new maple syrup is produced and if you’ve never seen how this process takes place, it’s worth a trip to a sugar bush. Here are two easy recipes that use maple syrup in appetizers. One is for a cheese spread that has just a hint of sweetness. The other is for a hot appetizer – scallops wrapped in bacon, brushed with maple syrup, then broiled. MAPLE CHEESE SPREAD

• 125 gram package cream cheese,

PAT TREW Food ‘n’ Stuff softened to room temperature • 1 cup grated medium cheddar cheese • 1 tbsp. maple syrup Combine the three ingredients in a food processor, and mix until smooth. Chill two hours before serving. If you don’t have a food processor, use an electric mixer. This spread has just a suggestion of sweetness. It’s best served with crackers that don’t have a strong flavour of their own so they don’t overpower the taste of the spread. I like to serve it with thin, lightly salted crackers such as wheat or rice crackers. MAPLE SCALLOPS

• 4 medium or large scallops per person • 2 slices of bacon per person • 1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup (1/4 cup will do eight scallops)

If the scallops are frozen, thaw, and pat them dry with paper towels. Preheat your oven broiler. Take a baking tray that has a 1/2” lip around the entire edge, and line it with aluminum foil. Set a wire cake rack on the foil. Cut each slice of bacon in two pieces, each about three to four inches long long. Wrap a slice of bacon around a scallop, and fasten it with a toothpick. Place this on the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining scallops and bacon, then liberally brush each one with maple syrup. Set the baking dish about four inches from the broiler. Broil the scallops for five minutes, then turn them over. Brush again with more maple syrup. Broil for another three to five minutes until the bacon is cooked until almost crisp. Serve hot on plates with a knife and fork.

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Climb a mountain, help fulfill a child’s dream Michelle Nash

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EMC community - A trek up Mount Everest this spring by a group of charity-driven climbers will help to send more than 100 children on a trip to their own magic mountain. Shawn Dawson lives to climb mountains – last year alone, he ascended to a peak on each continent. But climbing is only half the battle: Dawson tackled each of the seven mountains for seven different charities and in the process raised more than $250,000. This year, his team of 14 climbers to will tackle the worlds tallest mountain, Mount Everest, from April 22 to May 10 and two of the team’s climbers will help raise $10,000 for Dreams Take Flight, a charity which takes underprivileged and disabled children to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. “I don’t have children of my own, but for me it is important to help give as many children the chance to go to Disney as possible,” said Katie Martin, one of the climbers volunteering to make the ascent of Everest on behalf of Dream Take Flight. Dream Mountains is a nonprofit organization Dawson started to help raise money for charities which focus on

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Shawn Dawson, pictured here on top of Mount Everest, has raised more than $250,000 for local children’s charities in Ottawa, one mountain climb at a time. His next trip, will take 14 charity-driven climbers to Mount Everest base camp from April 22 to May 10. education and opportunity. The other climbers headed for Everest will be climbing for other local charities. “(The foundation) gives children the opportunity and understanding that there is a life out there they can dream

for,” Dawson said. At one time the foundation was just an idea in Dawson’s head, something that evolved into his way to support local charities. Basing the fundraising goals on climbing mountains

was Dawson’s way to realize some of his own dreams while helping children at the same time. “Everything is so fast, children are growing up so fast, it seems like they don’t get the chance to stop and have fun,”

he said. Dawson’s passion for these charities and enthusiasm to get people off the couch is what motivated Martin to join the team. “He was very persuasive,” Martin said. “He convinced

me that it would be a oncein-a-lifetime experience that I would not want to miss.” And all persuasion aside, Martin said it was the pride and compassion in Dawson’s voice when he told her about the Dreams Take Flight trip he participated in last September. “He sounded so happy and proud to be apart of that day, it made me realize I had to participate,” she said. Martin admits she is afraid of heights and is concerned about the altitude, but keeping her mind on the children is helping to drive her to her goal. “It is going to be hard, I know that, but it is for such a good cause and that is the important part.”. Although Dawson’s team has already been assembled, there are still many ways residents can participate in the campaign. From donating online to signing up to help volunteer for fundraising events, Dawson said every little bit helps. For more information about the foundation, Dream Mountains or to donate to a team member, please visit the website at www.dreammountains.com. For more information on the charity Dreams Take Flight, please visit their website at yow.dreams takeflight.ca.

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Ottawa City Councillor — Bay Ward Dear Neighbours, I want to provide you with an update on several upcoming improvements in our community.

RON KOLBUS INVESTMENT APPROVED My motion to invest $1 million in improving Ron Kolbus Centre in Britannia Park was approved by the Community and Protective Services Committee on February 15th. Bay Ward needs more robust recreation and program space and the Ron Kolbus Centre is a great base that we can expand on. Improving the Ron Kolbus Centre is a multi-year project but $1 million is a good starting point. I will be hosting community input sessions soon so please join one.

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Adam Davidson will be one of the artists featured at the Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery’s exhibit I Have Issues. The exhibit runs until March 31.

Exhibit shows everyone has ‘issues’ Kristy Wallace

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EMC entertainment - According to Hintonburg artist Patrick John Mills, everybody has issues. That’s why this month at his west-end gallery, the works of art on display are focusing on a variety of artists’ deep-rooted issues. “It will showcase art relating to issues like obsessive compulsive behavior, admiration and adoration, unrequited love, narcissism, political and religious experiences, workaholics, selfdestruction, celebrations, traumas, habits and rituals, women’s issues, daddy issues and familial issues, insomnia, and any other ticks or obsessions with a need for expression,” said Mills. “This group show aims to balance the positive and negative effects that unique compulsions and obsessions create and the drive and creativity that can become the

product of these issues.” Mills thought up the idea for his latest exhibit after having a conversation with someone who said they had “issues.” “I heard the words ‘I have issues’, and I’ve heard so many people use that,” he said. “Everyone has issues.” Mills said hosting this exhibit comes at a timely moment, as increased public attention is being cast on mental health issues. He feels more people are recognizing they are suffering from mental health issues. “I think right now more than ever, people are on Prozac, people are unhappy and there’s a level of discontent,” he said. The show’s title and subject matter are a departure from shows he’s done in the past. “In the past, I’ve had a lot of show titles that have button pushed and been more offensive,” Mills said. “I’m swinging it back a little bit and it’s not offensive, but provocative.

It’s another level of trying to engage people.” However, he warns that while the subject matter is provocative, there is viewer discretion advised on certain works. “I have to make a sign that this may not be suitable for young children, or even for teenagers and even some adults,” Mills said. Without getting into too much detail, he some works feature in depth themes of murder and death. Mills describes the exhibit as being both “therapeutic and intense,” showing that everybody has an experience in their life that’s very overwhelming and changes you. “The idea is that through art or through expression, you create something beautiful or something to share with others,” he said. “You can feel the generosity of it because of what they’re sharing.” From March 3 to 10, the gallery will also showcase

work as part of Celebrate HER 2012, a multi-venue, week-long arts fundraising and awareness campaign that benefits the Sexual Assault Support Centre and local artists in the Ottawa area. For more information or to contact Mills, visit the website at patrickjohnmills.com.

We will all breathe a little easier in our parks, on our beaches, on outdoor patios and in other public spaces this summer. On February 22nd, Ottawa City Council approved new regulations banning smoking on all municipal property and outdoor bar and restaurant patios. I voted for these new regulations at both the Community and Protective Services Committee and at Council because I believe in protecting children and adults from second hand smoke and its associated health hazards, while at the same time increasing the cessation efforts we undertake. There is a high level of public support for expanding Ottawa’s smoke-free regulations.

CITY OF OTTAWA MARCH BREAK CAMPS From crafts to sports to computers, the City of Ottawa has lots of affordable activities for your family during March Break. Children 3 to 5 years old attending Kinder Kids camp at the Nepean Sportsplex do crafts, play indoor and outdoor games, listen to music, stories and more. Specialty camps open to older children include rock climbing, magic camp and computer game design. A full listing of camps and registration is available on www.Ottawa.ca.

GET MORE ONLINE To read more about what is happening this month in our community, visit my web site at www.baywardlive.ca/news. You can also find pictures and videos from events in your neighbourhood and our community on my web site. Sincerely,

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The homework club room in Foster Farm Family House was refurbished thanks to a very generous donation from Sonya Kinkade Design. As part of Kindness Week, Sonya got friends, builders and suppliers to help renovate the club room in the Foster Farm Community. I want to thank Sonya for giving her time and money to this very worthwhile cause.

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Cancer foundation gains wings at Aviation museum Michelle Nash

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EMC community – An upcoming gala at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum will help to raise money and awareness to combat rare forms of cancer. Orleans resident Valérie Goneau was only 20 when she died from chondroblastic osteosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Her aunt Anne Coulombe, the general manager of Valérie’s Flutter Foundation, said the non-profit organization was founded in the wake of her niece’s death and was inspired by Valérie herself and the strength her family showed during the ordeal. The foundation, Coulombe said, ultimately became a positive distraction for Valérie while she was undergoing cancer treatment. “(The foundation) was a tool that took her mind off of the pain and made her focus on something positive,” she said. The foundation’s Build Your Own Wine Cellar event at the museum, taking place on March 23, offers attendees

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EMC sports - Marc Dorion is a gold medal-winning sledge hockey player for Team Canada. He started playing sledge hockey locally for the Ottawa Lasers when he was four years old and has no plans of stopping now. Dorion, a Paralympic athlete, was at Bishop Hamilton Montessori School on March 1 speaking to students and teachers about how he has overcome challenges to achieve success in sledge hockey. “I face challenges on a daily basis, just from getting up in the morning, getting dressed and getting in my wheelchair,” he said. “Today, we have blowing snow. Trying to get through snow in a wheelchair is a challenge, but I make it work.” Despite these daily challenges, Dorion earned a spot on Team Canada when he was 16 years old. He had earned gold med-

als from the International Paralymic Committee’s Sledge Hockey World Championships in 2008, the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in 2007 and 2008, and a Paralympic gold medal in Torino in 2006. His team also finished in fourth place in Vancouver 2010. According to the Canadian Paralympic Committee, sledge hockey is the Paralympic version of ice hockey and has the same rules as hockey. It’s played by athletes who have a physical disability in the lower part of their body. Instead of skates, players are strapped to a two-blade sledge and players use two 75 centimetre-long hockey sticks.The sticks have a spike on one end and blades on the other to handle the puck. The spikes help the player move across the ice in the sledge. Dorion shared with the group how sore he was while practicing for a spot on Team Canada, and how that was also a challenge to overcome. “I had to take two Tylenols

because I was so sore in the shoulders,” he said. “When I woke up, I was back on the ice at 8 a.m. to do it all over again. My shoulder was starting to burn and ache again, but there was nothing that would stop me from being on Team Canada and playing a sport I absolutely loved.” Dorion said when it came to sledge hockey, he would always find a way to push himself and he always found a way to do it He added that even when he was a kid, the doctor would always have to replace parts of his leg braces because he always pushed himself and his limits. Dorion also said he sees his disability as a gift, an idea that some people might not understand. “If I wasn’t the way that I am, I wouldn’t be here in front of you today,” Dorion said. “I wouldn’t be here in front of you telling you I’m a member of the Canadian sledge hockey team. “Being disabled has allowed me to achieve my goals and my dreams have come true. My dream was to represent my country at the highest international stage, and that’s the Paralymics.”

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Paralympic sledge hockey player Marc Dorion spoke at Jockvale Public School in Barrhaven on Feb. 28. He also spoke to students and teachers at Bishop Hamilton Montessori School on March 1.

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SHOULD YOU ADOPT A PET IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES? If you do not currently have a pet and are considering one, and know you, or a family member, are pet-allergic, be sure to consider carefully whether you can live with the allergy before you bring a new pet home. Pet allergies can range in severity from mild to serious. Too many allergic people obtain pets without thinking through the challenges of living with them. An estimated one-third of North Americans who are allergic to cats live with at least one cat in their household. For many owners, the benefits of pet companionship outweigh the drawbacks of pet allergies. If you have allergies and have decided to live with an animal, it is important to find an allergist who understands your commitment to living with your pet. Also, find out just how severe your allergy is. You can begin to determine how allergic you are to animals by spending time with friends who have pets. A combination of approaches — medical control of symptoms, good housecleaning methods and immunotherapy —will most likely prove successful. Don’t assume that because you’re sniffling and sneezing, a pet is the cause. See an allergist for testing. Many household particles, such as dust and mould, can cause allergic reactions. Animal allergies are caused by glands in

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the animal’s skin secreting tiny allergy-triggering proteins, called allergens. Allergens are present in flakes of dry skin (dander) and the animal’s saliva and urine. The allergens can circulate in the air after saliva dries on the animal’s fur. Contrary to popular belief, there are no “non-allergenic” breeds of dogs or cats; even hairless breeds may be highly allergenic. There are some breeds of cats and dogs that are considered hypoallergenic, which means they are generally less allergy-causing than other breeds. However, even among breeds, one dog or cat may be more irritating to an individual allergy sufferer than another animal of that same breed. Long-haired animals do not necessarily produce more animal dander than short-haired pets, and it’s dander that causes allergies, not hair. Individual pets produce individual amounts of animal dander. Here are some good steps to consider reliving allergy symptoms: • Create an allergy free zone in the home — preferably the bedroom — and prohibit your pet’s access to it. Use a high-efficiency HEPA air cleaner (available at many hardware stores or discount department stores) in the bedroom. • Although some products claim to reduce

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pet allergens when sprayed on the animal’s fur, studies show they are less effective than a weekly bath. Even cats can become accustomed to being bathed; check with your veterinarian or consult a good pet care book for directions about how to do this properly, and use the shampoo your veterinarian recommends. • Remember that allergies are cumulative; that is, your symptoms will increase the more allergens you’re exposed to. Many allergy sufferers are sensitive to more than one allergen. So if you’re allergic to dust, insecticides, pollen, cigarette smoke and cat dander, you’ll need to reduce the overall allergen level in your home by concentrating on all of the causes, not just the pet allergy. • Allergy shots (or, immunotherapy) can improve allergy symptoms but cannot eliminate them entirely. The shots work by gradually desensitizing a person’s immune system to the pet allergens. • Additional treatments are available to relieve symptoms, including steroidal and antihistamine nose sprays and antihistamine pills. For asthma, there are multiple medications, sprays and inhalers available. Thinking about adopting an animal? Consider allergies before making the decision.

Lehner sees chance to help keep Sens rolling By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com Robin Lehner hardly knows yet exactly how wide the door has just opened for him. But the Ottawa Senatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top goaltending prospect sees his latest callup to the National Hockey League for exactly what it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a chance to help the team keep piling up the wins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a good opportunity when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up here,â&#x20AC;? the 20-year-old Lehner said after being summoned from the Binghamton Senators in the wake of the hand injury suffered by Craig Anderson that will sideline the Ottawa starter indefinitely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(When) I see the ice, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to try to do my best and try to help the team (stay) on a roll. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been watching them a lot and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had great success with Andy and (Alex Auld). Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to try to get the chance and keep it rolling.â&#x20AC;? Lehner certainly did his part in his first two appearances after his callup, backstopping the Senators to a 5-2 victory Ottawa Senators goaltender Robin Lehner is doing his best to over the New York Islanders help fill the void in the absence of injured starter Craig Anderson and then recording his first (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images).

BUffALO SABRES Saturday, March 10, 7 p.m., CBC With only a month to go in the season, the Sabres find themselves staring up at an Eastern Conference playoff position â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and running short on time to land one. Buffalo captain Jason Pominville is showing leadership offensively, too, as the Sabresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top goal scorer, with Thomas Vanek and Derek Roy also key contributors to an attack that added Cody Hodgson (from Vancouver) at

the trade deadline. Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blue line misses the offensive contributions of the injured Christian Ehrhoff, but also boasts Jordan Leopold and Tyler Myers. In goal, Ryan Miller continues to battle through an up-and-down season.

Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville is also a leader on the scoreboard for the team (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images).

MONTREAL CANADIENS Friday, March 16, 7 p.m., CBC Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long, frustrating decline this season for the Canadiens, who have slid to the bottom of the Eastern Conference in recent weeks and will most likely be spectators when the playoffs begin. Goals have come at a premium for Montreal this season, but Max Pacioretty and Erik Cole have been effective leaders in that area for an attack that also relies heavily on the likes of

David Desharnais and Tomas Plekanec. Steady defenceman Hal Gill was dealt away at the deadline, leaving Tomas Kaberle, P.K. Subban and Josh Gorges to lead the way on the blue line. Carey Price remains the Habsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; workhorse in goal.

Max Pacioretty has emerged as a key offensive threat for the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images).

career National Hockey League shutout as Ottawa blanked the Bruins 2-0 in Boston last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe when he comes here, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different person,â&#x20AC;? said Senators general manager Bryan Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He works real hard and he plays real hard, and we know he can play in the NHL. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen him do that. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big guy with good athletic ability. We know we can put him in and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a chance to win.â&#x20AC;? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also seen plenty of evidence that Lehner can win the biggest games of them all. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the starter when Binghamton entered the American Hockey League playoffs a year ago but by the first week of June, the B-Sens were hoisting the Calder Cup and Lehner was named the most valuable player of the post-season. The native of Goteborg, Sweden, arrived at Senators training camp in September aiming to challenge for the backup job with the big club. But Ottawa management decided Lehner would be better served playing 60-plus games with the B-Sens and being the cornerstone of another playoff contender there. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly worked out that way. With about a month left in the season, the B-Sens reside in the East Division basement arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to make it back to the post-season. Lehner is 8-16-1 with a 3.38 goals-against average, though his last start before his callup was impressive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he stopped 36 of 38 shots he faced as Binghamton whipped the Portland Pirates 6-2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a tough season for all of us down there,â&#x20AC;? said Lehner, a second-round pick (46th overall) by the Senators in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been what we all wanted it to be. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a young team, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some injuries,

but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way it is.â&#x20AC;? Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rather telling that there are almost as many members of last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calder Cup championship team now in Ottawa than there currently are still in Binghamton. While Lehner clearly stepped up his game when it mattered in the playoffs a year ago, his education as a professional has hardly stopped during the current campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything you go through helps you now,â&#x20AC;? Lehner said when asked if last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calder Cup experience might come in handy now during a critical stretch in Ottawa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesterday is going to help me now, everything you go through. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone through a lot. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone through walls and (made it) through them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all good experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing everywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; goalies and players go through rough times.

I had a seven-game losing streak through the middle of this season. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough. It was my first really long losing streak and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough mentally. You want to win for the team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much more fun and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not as miserable. I learned a lot and it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect my goal.â&#x20AC;? The stretch that lies ahead should provide another step on the path to the NHL. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one that the Senators hoped to afford Lehner right from the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outset, though they hardly imagined it would come this way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the second half of the year, we really hoped we could get him some games,â&#x20AC;? said Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be in the standings, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little better than we anticipated at this point, so we held off on doing that. And Craig was having such a good run. But as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said to him, things happen and you get a chance.â&#x20AC;?

UPCOMING SENATORS GAMES

Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators: Saturday, March 10, 7 p.m. (CBC) Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators: Friday, March 16, 7 p.m. (CBC) Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators: Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m. (CBC):

SCOTIABANK PLACE EVENTS

Hedley: March 14, 7 p.m. Van Halen: March 21, 7:30 p.m. 2012 JUNO Awards: April 1, 7:30 p.m. Harlem Globetrotters: April 7, 3 p.m. Larry The Cable Guy and Bill Engvall: April 13, 7:30 p.m. Stars On Ice: April 29, 4 p.m. Red Hot Chili Peppers: April 30, 7:30 p.m. Bryan Adams: May 4, 8 p.m. Chris de Burgh: May 5, 8 p.m. Johnny Reid: May 12, 7:30 p.m. Il Divo: May 20, 8 p.m. Monster Spectacular: May 26, 7:30 p.m.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com March 10 Are you interested in mentoring an internationally educated, professional newcomer to Canada seeking employment in their field? Volunteer as career mentor with the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization and make a difference in your community and in a new Canadian’s life. Contact OCISO by March 10 to attend the next mentor orientation by email at: hazad@ ociso.org. March 24 The Ottawa Humane Society FurBall 2012 takes place at the National Gallery of Canada. Sponsorship opportunities, corporate tables and tickets are now available by calling 613-725-3166 ext.

263. For more information, visit: www.ottawahumane. ca/events/furball.cfm. March 28 Friends of the Farm’s event, Travel to Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg, takes place on March 28. There will be a matinee performance of Norm Foster’s “The Foursome”, followed by dinner at the legion. Cost for members is $90, and others $95. For more information call 613-230-3276 or email: info@friendsofthefarm.ca. April 3 Friends of the Farm host will start hosting their Master Gardener Lectures. On April 3, the topic is “All from a little seed!” On April 10, the topic is “Low down Delight-

ful Dirty Earth,” April 17 is “The beauty of annuals,” and April 24 is “Creating a winter scene in your own yard.” The events run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Building 72 at the Arboretum, Central Experimental Farm, east off of Prince of Wales roundabout. For more information call 613-230-3276, email info@ friendsofthefarm.ca or visit www.friendsofthefarm.ca. April 21-22 Friends of the Farm are hosting a Craft and Bake Sale with an incredible selection of items to choose from, and don’t forget to pick up some delicious baked goods. The event takes place in Building 72, Central Experimental Farm, Arboretum, east off the Prince of Wales round-about.

For more information call 613-230-3276 or visit: www. friendsofthefarm.ca. April 28 St. Matthias Church is holding its spring flea market from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., located at 555 Parkdale Avenue, at the Queensway. The flea market will include books, sporting goods, household articles, toys, collectibles, good used clothing, jewelry and bargains for all. Tuesdays The Hogs Back 50+ Club meets every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the front room of the Boys and Girls Club, 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. at Meadowlands and Hogsback. Bring a bag lunch or come for cards, crafts,

friendly chatter and camaraderie. We welcome all new Canadians with new ideas and hope that we can add to yours. Drop in and check us out. For more information call Shirley at 613-225-8089. Ongoing Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join our activities and meet some new friends. Activities include: Bridge, Scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, Ottawa sights/events, travel cafe and craft and chat. Please check out our website at: www. ottawanewcomersclub.ca. For more information call 613860-0548 or ottawanewcomers@hotmail.ca. The Friends of the Farm,

a charitable, not-for-profit organization, seeks a volunteer treasurer to manage its financial affairs including all receivables and disbursements. Duties include preparation and presentation of updated financial statements for monthly board meetings, financial reports at the annual general meeting, and preparation of annual financial statements and charitable organization returns. Professional designation and/or experience managing the finances of a company or charitable organization preferred. Please forward your resume to volunteer@friendsofthefarm. ca or by mail to Charles Craddock, President, Friends of the Central Experimental Farm, Building 72, Arboretum, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6.

Local charity points to holes in provincial program jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

EMC news - Stride Assistance for the Disabled said holes in the provincial funding system are making it difficult to get mobility equipment to people in need. The warehouse bay at 43 Grenfell Cres. is bursting with everything from $95 bath transfer benches to $10,000 power tilt wheelchairs meant to help people remain independant at home. Catherine Gardner, longtime volunteer and accessibility advocate, said she has to turn down offers for equipment donations because they don’t have the space. Enter the provincial assisted devices program. Under the program, the province pays up to 75 per cent of the cost for mobility equipment. Items such as wheeled walkers, forearm crutches, manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, pediatric standing frames, and specialized positioning supports for wheelchairs are funded under the program. But the province

will only pay for new equipment, nothing refurbished. McDowell said a letter from the auditor general’s office said the province won’t cover the cost because warranties only apply to the original owner. “I find that a little irrational,” she said. “If I buy a used car the warranty transfers or the dealership offers their own warranty.” Gardner said there are also gaps regarding who qualifies for funding under the program. “We had a client who was palliative but wasn’t acute palliative so didn’t qualify for funding for what they needed,” she said. The gentleman in question had cancer and wanted a power-tilt wheelchair so he could take his kids out for their last Halloween together. Stride loaned him the wheelchair – something they can’t often do. “The wife said to us after that, ‘He didn’t use the chair that much,’” McDowell said. “But they would always have

the memory of that Halloween.” Gardner said if the province is really serious about keeping people at home, they also need to look at the type of equipment they fund and who qualifies. She said the difference between someone needing to be in a hospital or long-term care facility and staying at home can be as simple as a $100 bed transfer bench, which isn’t funded under the program. Gardner herself started volunteering because she was a client of Stride. Because she doesn’t need specialized equipment to be at home she didn’t qualify for funding, but as a photographer it meant that she couldn’t get out and walk around. She said if she hadn’t come to Stride she doesn’t think she would still be around. She pointed to a powertilt chair that has a price tag of $10,000 new and said the client only sat in the chair for five minutes, but it can’t go out again under the ADP program.

Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod has taken up the cause and in a letter to Health and Long-Term Care Minister Deb Matthews, said she would like to see changes to the ADP subsidy program to allow for usable recycled equipment. McDowell said she agrees with the sentiment, but would rather see organizations like Stride take a back seat and vendors and the province work together to create a provincially-run recycling program for medical equipment. “If they worked out the best way to do things then there would be no need for us,” McDowell said. Stride sells and rents out equipment to the city and deals and gets referrals from the Queensway Carleton Hospital for people going in for hip and knee surgeries. But costs are mounting with increased utility bills and the addition of the harmonized sales tax, meaning that more rentals and sales are needed to keep the organization in the black. Chair rentals are typically

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Stride volunteer Pierre Kerr cleans off and fixes a bath seat at the not-for-profit’s Grenfell Crescent warehouse. $100 to $120, but it takes volunteers four or five hours to clean and prepare the chair for the next client. McDowell said that essentially eats up the fees. While the inn is essentially

full for equipment donations, there is always a need for volunteers and monetary donations, McDowell said. For more information about Stride visit stridewheelchairsplus.ca.

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Fuel economy figures are used comparison purposes only.is‡Purchase or lease a new 2012 Elantra Touring L, GL, or Destination GLS and you will beofentitled to a $500 factory to Dealer credit. Factorycharges to Dealer applies taxes before(excluding taxes. ◊Purchase or lease aRegistration, new 2012 Veracruz GL, GLS, or Limited and you PPSA will and be license feestoare excluded. ▼Fuel consumption for 2012 Elantra L 6-speedcredit manual (HWYafter 4.9L/100KM; City 6.8L/100KM)/2012 Elantraor Touring 6.4L/100KM; Cityother 8.9L/100KM)/2012 Sonata GL is 6-Speed (HWY 5.7L/100KM; Citybe8.7L/100KM)/2012 Santatrade-in Fe GL 2.4L 6-Speed Manual FWD (HWY 7.7L/100KM, City 11.0L/100KM)/2012 GL FWD (HWY 8.5L/100KM; City 12.7L/100KM) areyou based entitled $1,500 factory to customer credit. Factory to customer applies taxes. ‡◊Offers cannot be combined used Lin(HWY conjunction with any available credits. Offer non-transferable and cannot assigned. No vehicle required. 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