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duced its first online open house to discuss the Bayview-Carling Light Rail Transit Corridor Community Design Plan and get feedback from residents. “This is about a long-term planning approach on how to transform a community that’s about to see change happen because of LRT,” said Backland. “If you’re going to hang around, these will be the guiding principles for how your community is shaped.” The city wants feedback on the three planned light rail stations that will be
within the design plan area: Bayview, Carling and Gladstone. The areas surrounding these stations will be dealt with individually. Hintonburg’s Bayview community will experience the new consultation format first. As part of the online format, residents will be able to visit a website and view videos and PowerPoint presentations to learn about community design plans. Residents will also be able to submit their comments and email their thoughts to planners. See CHANGE on page 15
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The city’s board of health wants answers from the province about who will pay for Ottawa Public Health’s response to a dirty endoscopy clinic. River Coun. Maria McRae pushed the board to write to the province asking who will foot the bill for Ottawa’s estimated $750,000 response to the news that nearly 7,000 people could have been infected with hepatitis B, C and HIV after it was discovered that Ottawa physician Dr. Christiane Farazli’s office had been using endoscopy equipment that wasn’t properly cleaned. Whether it’s the province’s chief medical officer of health, the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons or the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the board wants to know who will be reimbursing the city for the money it had to spend to mail packages to the 6,800 affected patients, manage the incoming phone calls and email requests for information “I think it’s despicable that they haven’t said they’d step forward to play a role in this,” McRae said at a meeting of the Ottawa Board of Health on Nov. 21. “They should have come forward to say, ‘We’ll write the check.’”
She doesn’t want to play a “cat and mouse” game with the province over who should pick up the bill, but she said the board of health shouldn’t shy away from sending letters to the minister of Health and Long-Term Affairs every month until they get an acceptable response. Dr. Isra Levy, the city’s chief medical officer of health, told board members there was no provincial policy or framework for the city to follow as it grappled with how to deal with the situation. “This was an unheard of situation,” Levy said. In the absence of a framework to follow beyond its own general emergency response procedures, Ottawa Public Health consulted a variety of sources to come up with a response, including: literature, lawyers, bioethicists and professionals in the field. OPH began to notify potentially infected patients on Oct. 17. So far, the city has received 4,500 phone calls about the issue. Levy said he was surprised and pleased that only 10 per cent of the registered letters sent to potentially infected patients were returned, because the average percentage of rejected letters in similar cases elsewhere has been around 33 per cent.
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Michel Fecteau, a veteran OC Transpo driver and board member of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, says operators are fed up with tense relations between the union and OC Transpo management.
Bus drivers’ stress levels ‘skyrocketing’ LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com
Relations between the transit union and management have never been frostier – even during the 2008 strike that took buses off the road, a 34-year veteran OC Transpo driver told Ottawa This Week on Nov. 18 “What’s happening right now, it’s getting that people have fear,” Michel Fecteau said. “Management is not, I repeat, not willing to protect its employees.” Fecteau made the comments during an interview in a week that saw tensions between the union and OC Transpo management boil over. A series of highly publicized complaints against operators, including a YouTube video showing a driver talking on a cell phone while driving, was capped off with the firing of a driver who was captured on video swearing at and threatening a passenger, and the silencing of Yves Roy, a driver who is known for singing as he drives. That led Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279 president Garry Queale to send a newsletter to members threatening “job action” in response to what he called a “witch hunt” against OC Transpo drivers. By last Friday, Queale was singing a different tune after he met with Mayor Jim Watson, transit commission chairwoman Diane Deans and OC Transpo general manager Alain Mercier. Afterwards, the mayor issued an open letter to Ottawa residents and transit workers. “We are committed to an environment that fosters mutual respect between our transit operators and our customers,” Watson said during a press conference,
adding that if and when that respect breaks down, the city will work together with employees, customers, the union and management to address the issues. Queale wouldn’t comment on the details of what OC Transpo and union members would be changing as a result of the meeting. But it remains to be seen if and how the fruits of that meeting will trickle down to the front line, where drivers are grappling with the fallout from the single largest overhaul of the OC Transpo map.
‘What’s happening right now, it’s getting that people have fear. Management is not ... willing to protect its employees.‘ Michel Fecteau
The city agreed to cut $20 million from the transit operating budget by consolidating routes, trimming neighbourhood loops and reducing service. The “optimization” was needed to make the transit system financially sustainable, Watson and Deans have said. But since those changes took place on Sept. 4, riders haven’t been happy. The transit commission has heard a litany of complaints about overcrowded buses, and people aren’t happy that the cost of their transit passes is rising despite what they see as lower levels of service. Meanwhile, the management-
level planners who are making the changes are insulated from the direct rider complaints, he added. “The stress level is really skyrocketing.” A lot of the challenge comes from the compressed times in which drivers are expected to complete their routes, Fecteau said. In the past, drivers were able to chat with passengers, but now, routes are “so compressed” that it’s straining driver-passenger interaction. “Today, it’s so stressful, it’s just ‘Get in and get out, and move on,’” he said of how drivers approach passengers. “Scheduling is very bad. There is no time whatsoever.” Operators sympathize with the public who get angry when buses aren’t on time, Fecteau said. Those are problems that might have been prevented if OC Transpo management sat down with drivers and the ATU before the route optimization decisions were made, said Fecteau, who is a member of the ATU board. During previous route changes, OC Transpo planners met with drivers and members of the ATU as part of a scheduling committee. But that didn’t happen this time around, Fecteau said. “No. Nothing at all. They didn’t take time to consult the committee or the union,” he said. “They just went out there and implemented everything in one shot without doing investigation or any testing on the routes.” The ATU and the city are set to begin meeting next month to hammer out the next longterm contract, and Fecteau said he wouldn’t be surprised if the union demands security measures for operators.
As news came out last week that several former patients of a Carling Avenue endoscopy clinic had tested positive for hepatitis C, an Ottawa infectious disease expert warned the results are far from surprising. So far an undisclosed number of Dr. Christiane Farazli’s former patients have tested positive for the strain of hepatitis about a month after Ottawa Public Health sent a letter to about 6,800 patients of the Carling Avenue endoscopy clinic, notifying them that they could have been infected with hepatitis or HIV due to an infectioncontrol lapse. But Dr. Mark Tyndall, head of the Ottawa Hospital’s division of infectious diseases, said it’s “not surprising” that these positive results came back. “About one per cent of people in the Ottawa region are hepatitis C positive,” said Tyndall, adding that statistically 68 people could test positive for hepatitis C out of the 6,800 patients. However, he said rates would be “quite a bit higher” among patients at the clinic since some people might have been sent there because they were hepatitis C positive. “We come across people who are hepatitis C positive all the time,” Tyndall said, adding that it will be difficult to pinpoint how exactly the patient contracted hepatitis C or whether they contracted the disease at the clinic. Tyndall said it’s also possible someone could test positive for HIV, but that it would be “highly unlikely” they contracted it through Farazli’s office. However, Tyndall stressed that Farazli should still be held accountable and patients should not expect to be put at risk of infection by endoscopy procedures. “I’m empathetic with patients who show they may have been exposed,” Tyndall said. However, he also said that it’s better that these patients are getting tested and can find out
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According to Ottawa Public Health, as many as 6,800 patients at a Carling Avenue endoscopy clinic may have been exposed to hepatitis B, C and HIV. their results. “It’s better to know than not to know,” Tyndall said. Ottawa’s medical officer of health, Dr. Isra Levy, also said there could be more positive results showing up for other patients. Even though the estimated risk of infection to individuals having received an endoscopy at that clinic is very low, the diseases in question are not rare, said Levy in an email to the mayor, council and the Ottawa Board of Health sent on Nov. 16. They are known to be associated with a variety of common behaviours and risk factors unrelated to endoscopies. Ottawa Public Health anticipates it will identify a number of positive results during the look back study in which several thousand people are tested for the diseases. City of Ottawa officials said they could not comment further on the matter, other than the email that was sent. Levy also said in the email that it will be hard to determine how the patients contracted hepatitis C, and Ottawa Public Health will conduct an “extensive interview process with each individual.” “The individual is asked detailed questions about their sexual contacts, contact with others who may be infected, a history of invasive medical procedures, tattooing, body piercing and other known risk factors,” Levy wrote. According to the email, 3,400 patients have had blood work done and Levy said the results continue to flow in daily.
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There is little point in the city appealing a ruling that allows the city’s organic-waste processing facility, Orgaworld, to accept diapers, dog feces and compostable plastic bags, said city lawyer Rick O’Connor. The Environmental Review Tribunal decided to overturn a provincial Ministry of the Environment decision to allow the “smelly” materials to be accepted. The city had fought the appeal because it didn’t want to deal with an odour problem at the Hawthorne Road facility. While the ERT decision doesn’t change what Ottawa accepts in its green-bin program, the city wasn’t happy with the ruling. Still, O’Connor said there is not much the city can do to overturn the decision. The options include a judicial review or a ministerial appeal, but both would be expensive and not very likely to turn out in the city’s favour, O’Connor said. The city controls what types of waste are accepted at Orgaworld
because Ottawa must give written consent before Orgaworld is allowed to accept waste from other municipalities, O’Connor said. “I think it’s pretty straightforward what we should do with this,” said Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Peter Clark. “It seems to me, if we have a valid, enforceable contract, which should just enforce it.” As for whether the city would allow the facility to accept waste that contained diapers or dog feces, Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches said it’s not an option. “That is not going to occur given the safeguards we have in our contract,” he said. But O’Connor wasn’t quite so definitive. “I would never definitively say that on a point of law,” but he added that in his mind, Ottawa has certainty that the terms of its contract prevent Orgaworld from accepting smelly waste without the city’s permission. The city is also locked in a separate commercial litigation with Orgaworld over the amount of
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Since the city’s contract with organics-processing facility Orgaworld prevents the plant from accepting waste from other municipalities without Ottawa’s permission, a city lawyer said it’s not worth it to appeal a ruling that gives Orgaworld the OK to process diapers, dog feces and compostable plastic bags. leaf and yard waste that should be allowed at Orgaworld. The city wants Orgaworld to take more of the yard waste than Orgaworld will agree to, and the two are also locked in a legal argument over whether the facility should accept materials from the IC&I (industrial, commercial and institutional) sector (Orgaworld would like to, but the city says it can’t). Those legal cases are expected to be heard this spring.
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An agreement to turn Ottawa’s leftover garbage into gas energy could be on the books as early as next month. That would involve an agreement between the city and Plasco Energy Group to take Ottawa’s leftover garbage and “gasify” it using plasma torches, an alternative to incineration and something the city and Plasco have partnered to test out since 2005. The city has been in talks to make a more permanent deal since 2008, city manager Kent Kirkpatrick told the environment committee on Nov. 15, but the process was put on hold while Plasco worked out the kinks in the technology and raised funds. That deal could be before city council to approve as early as December. Concerned about the lack of competition in the bidding process, Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Peter Clark asked about other bids for comparison. Kirkpatrick said the draft contract will be accompanied by a full technical report on the other
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existing technologies that are available and how they compare to Plasco’s method and costs. Other councillors were more decisive, including GloucesterSouth Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches, who said: “Move on with it.” “I don’t want to get into an academic conversation about what else could be done and what’s being done in another country,” he said. Only a couple of members of the public spoke up at the meeting, including Trevor Haché of Ecology Ottawa. He said a contract with Plasco would move Ottawa farther away from its waste-diversion goals. That’s because the technology would require a regular influx of garbage in order to make the gasification work. Somerset Ward Coun. Diane Holmes echoed those concerns and asked Kirkpatrick for reassurance that Plasco would only use residual waste that couldn’t be recycled. Kirkpatrick said the details are still being ironed out, but that Holmes would be “comfortable” with the result.
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Councillors weren’t convinced that the city needs to spend so much money on “community sustainability” initiatives in 2012, so they are putting $200,000 more into planting trees instead. The change to the city’s environment committee budget was an idea from Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley, who questioned why the community sustainability department needed $350,000 for its work next year. “That’s the whole crux of the problem. Nobody understands what is under ‘sustainability’ and what we are trying to do,” Hubley said. “It’s all very high-level initiatives that we’re not seeing the concrete results.” The community sustainability branch includes departments for economic development, environmental sustainability, sustainability planning and development (which aims to “integrate sustainability, resiliency and liveability into all facets of the community”) and sustainability practice and neighbourhood liveability (to ensure sustainability becomes integrated into the city’s culture, across all departments). Some of its projects include liaising with business improvement areas, monitoring air quality, administering environmental grants and co-ordinating sustainability initiatives across different city
departments. The community sustainability department will still have $150,000 to work with for 2012, which will cover the projects it already had on the books. As for other initiatives, Hubley said city staff will come back to the environment committee to make a case to get funding. “What we’ll do is, if they come up with really good plans for things we should do, and the committee agrees with it, we’ll put the money in,” Hubley said. He said his motion was based on something he learned a long time ago: “Trees are the only things the city owns that actually appreciate in value. So when in doubt … put the money into trees.” Councillors also supported a motion from Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches that calls on Waste Diversion Ontario to fully fund its hazardous waste collection program. Because of the valuations Stewardship Ontario uses to calculate hazardous waste diversion, the city ends up picking up the tab for the program, to the tune of $429,000. The program costs about $1.2 million to implement, but Waste Diversion Ontario only provides about $800,000. “What WDO is doing to the municipal sector, and has been doing for some time, is reprehensible,” said Alta Vista Coun. Peter Hume. Environment committee chairwoman Maria McRae, the councillor for River Ward, asked city lawyers to look into the possibility of legal action.
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Wanda MacDonald, executive director of the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre, spoke about the importance of the Family First program on Nov. 16 as Mayor Jim Watson and Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, right, look on.
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Ottawa families who are facing homelessness will have additional help thanks to the Families First Program unveiled at the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre on Nov. 16. The program is part of city council’s $14 million investment to reduce homelessness in Ottawa. It will provide assessment, support and referral services for families facing homelessness. “This is all about putting families first, who in many instances through no fault of their own, find themselves living paycheck to paycheck,” said Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. From the $14 million investment, $750,000 will go towards the Families First Program every year, which will be delivered by the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre. Wanda MacDonald, executive director of the Pinecrest-Queensway, thanked the city for the investment made towards homelessness and housing in Ottawa. “The Families First Program is here to help families that have complex issues,” she said, adding these challenges include mental health challenges, low literacy, language barriers and immigration. According to the City of Ottawa, there are currently more than 160 families housed in shelters and motels and are waiting for housing.
Bay Coun. Mark Taylor said one of the city-owned family shelters is located in his ward, just down the street from Pinecrest-Queensway. He said he has spent some time in the area and has seen first-hand how young children are affected by homelessness. “You can’t (move forward) in a healthy and happy manner if you’re concentrating on where your family will sleep at night,” Taylor said. “(This program) is incredibly important.” MacDonald said thanks to the Families First program, case workers will be able to look at individual family needs and offer support. “By connecting families with existing resources and services in their communities, we will be able to help them secure and maintain stable housing and also provide longer term support to prevent recurring homelessness,” she said. Angela Warren, a case worker at Pinecrest-Queensway, said the program will help introduce families to afterschool programs for children and connect them to services they need. “By making these community connections, families will be less isolated and more confident,” Warren said. According to the city, it costs about $22,000 annually to house and provide supports to a formerly homeless person. It can cost two to four times that amount in health, emergency and justice system services to those who remain homeless.
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Allowing new types of plastic to be accepted in blue bins led to the city collecting 37 per cent more recyclables over the summer. “It’s excellent news,” said River Coun. Maria McRae, chairwoman of the environment committee. But there is still a learning curve to educate citizens and councillors about what items are allowed in the bins. Self-professed environmentalist and councillor for Capital Ward, David Chernushenko, surprised some of his council colleagues by announcing that even he
thought he could put plastic bags into the blue bin after the city changed the rules in June. Plastic bags, in fact, are about the only things that can’t go into the blue bin following the change. Bags and other “film plastics” such as wrappers, along with Styrofoam, are not allowed in blue bins. But all other plastics, including “clamshell” containers often used for fruits or take-out food, are now allowed. That’s a message the city needs to do a better job of getting out, said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson. “We haven’t gotten the message out about plastic bags,” she said.
It has only been half a year since city council poured $14 million into alleviating homelessness, and already 680 households have benefitted from that money, according to a city report. By Christmas, the city anticipates 950 households will have benefitted. The money is being spent through 15 different projects contained in 12 funding envelopes that each target different aspects of homelessness. Five of those projects are either completed or have exceeded the goal set for this year, while more progress is needed on seven of the projects, according to a city report. Cornerstone Supportive Housing for women opened in July and is now home to 42 women. The city planned to help around 30 people with complex needs, such as mental health issues, move from emergency shelters into permanent, supportive housing. The success of that program far outpaced estimates, and so far, 80 people now have long-term, supportive housing, opening up spaces in shelters and transitional housing. The city planned to provide 200 lowincome households with money from an energy assistance fund, and so far, 216 households have received an average of $945 each to help them with energy costs. Fifty-one young people participated in the Youth Futures program, which included six weeks of summer employment, leadership training and a mentorship program. Another 198 youth are participating in or have completed an employment initiative aimed at boosting their education or employment opportunities. There is still work to be done on a few initiatives. The city is hoping to help 200 chronically homeless families to stabilize their housing situations and stay out of shel-
ters, but so far, only 17 families have been helped by the program. That’s because the agreements for housing support services from the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre were only signed in mid-September. There is also a plan to provide rent supplements to 450 households to enable them to stay where they are and get them off the central waiting list for affordable housing. So far, the city has begun supplementing the rent of 137 households, which are now off the waiting list. Fifty-nine of those households were people living in emergency shelters, and three were living on the streets. There are another 179 units pending rent-supplement approvals. The city has planned $3.1 million in repairs for social housing buildings, which includes 38 different projects, but so far, only nine of those have been completed. The city is also in the process of working with Ottawa Community Housing Corporation to get approvals for a 26unit stacked townhouse development, with construction expected to start next month. In 2007, 18.4 per cent of Ottawa resident lived in poverty, according to census data. Yet Ottawa has some of the highest housing costs out of the 18 largest cities in the country. The city also had one of the largest increases in housing costs, with a 2.6 per cent jump from 2009 to 2010. Rents have jumped even higher, with a 3.7 per cent jump in the same period. While a single person received $372 per month for a housing allowance, the average cost of a bachelor apartment in Ottawa is $715 per month. an average of 1,225 people who stay in a shelter each night in Ottawa.
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Mayor, MPPs talk OMB reform, transit at city hall meeting LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com
Improving the province’s development review tribunal was one of the big concerns discussed when Mayor Jim Watson and local Liberal MPPs met to talk transit, provincial uploading and the Ottawa River Action Plan on Nov. 18 at city hall. The issue of whether the Ontario Municipal Board needs improvements was also on the table, with Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi pushing for reforms. “This is an issue that is very important to me in my community,” Naqvi said. But neither Naqvi, nor Watson, believe the solution is to scrap the development review tribunal completely. Abolishing the OMB and using the court system instead would triple costs, Watson said. “I think there is a sense of frustration on the developers’ side, on the communities’ side and on city council’s side,” Watson said, adding that he has no specific suggestions for reforms at this point. “We’re open to any suggestions the province may have, and we’ll prepare an options paper on potential ideas as a result of the planning summit Coun. (Peter) Hume and I will host early in the new year.” The group will have a more indepth conversation on that topic at a later date. Transit and transportation were also on the table, and Watson voiced his support for the upcoming widening of Highway 417 from four lanes to eight lanes between Eagleson Road and Palladium Drive. The highway will include a “high occupancy vehicle” and bus lane in each direc-
tion. “You need roads to put buses on to get people from Point A to Point B,” the mayor said. “We also agreed that we would meet on a regular basis,” Watson said. “We think these kinds of exchanges are helpful to exchange information, ideas and requests amongst the two levels of government.” Ottawa West-Nepean MPP and infrastructure minister Bob Chiarelli echoes those comments. “The province and the munici-
‘We think these kinds of exchanges are helpful to exchange information, ideas and requests amongst the two levels of government.’ Mayor Jim Watson palities are joined at the hip,” he said. “It’s very, very important for us as a caucus to be very, very clear in terms of what the priorities are for the city.” Watson plans to meet with the two local Progressive Conservative MPPs in early December. The mayor and the Liberal MPPs have already agreed to meet again in early January. A meeting with federal Conservative MPs is also on the books, but a previously scheduled date had to be cancelled due to the funeral of Jamie Hubley, son of Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley.
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The former Soeurs de la Visitation convent was open to the public recently when Ashcroft held an open house on the property. The land’s gardens, as seen above, and the convent were closed off to the community when the order lived here and when Ashcroft purchased the land.
Ashcroft opens doors of former convent KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com
A former Westboro convent where the Soeurs de la Visitation order of nuns lived a cloistered life for decades was recently opened to the public. “There’s been a long-standing curiosity about the cloistered, walled off convent property,” said Paul Rothwell of Ashcroft Homes, the developer that purchased the property and proposed a condominium site on the land in April 2010. The land has been at the centre of controversy since the proposal was made. A group of Westboro residents had appealed the development to the Ontario Municipal Board, but withdrew their challenge in the summer after agreeing to accept a settlement from Ashcroft worth about $200,000. Rothwell said Ashcroft allowed the public to sneak a peak inside the convent before devel-
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the Hampton Iona Community Group who was one of the residents who appealed the development before, said he visited later in the day. When he saw the inside of the convent for the first time, he said he didn’t feel a sense of sadness or loss when he walked into the convent. “I’m not Catholic,” he said, adding, “I was impressed that the building seemed to be well maintained, and everything seemed to be in great shape.” Rothwell said there was also an information display set up for residents to see what Ashcroft was planning to do with the site, and had pre-printed forms that people could fill out to tell them what they would like the space to be used for. He said Ashcroft has thought about converting the convent building into a performing arts space, and converting an older farmhouse also on the property into a restaurant.
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FIRST IN A THREE-PART SERIES BY DON CAMPBELL, THANA DHARMARAJAH AND EMMA JACKSON Bob Beacock ignores the overpowering stench as he walks into a pile of sticky, torn garbage bags dumped on top of one of Ontario’s heaping landfill sites. Dozens of seagulls snap up morsels of trash as Beacock unearths an umbrella, electrical wires, a plastic canola oil container and a 20-litre plastic pail. He scoops up a battery with his shovel. “There’s a real no-no,” says the Brock Township landfill operator. “I don’t know how many times we tell the public. There’s one thing I hate seeing in a landfill is any battery.” These items could have been diverted through one of Ontario’s provincewide waste diversion programs. But they ended up here. Programs like the blue box may have lulled Ontarians into believing they’re doing all they can to help the environment and reduce waste. But Trash Troubles — a Metroland special report — shows we aren’t being as diligent as we think. Provincewide, 55 per cent of garbage that could be recycled ends up in landfills instead. As a result, landfills are filling up fast and we are on the brink of a waste disposal crisis, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) says. “Our garbage continues to outstrip available landfill space,” said AMO’s president Gary McNamara. “We must either reduce our waste and recycle more waste, or accept new landfills or incinerators in our communities.” Government established ambitious waste diversion targets during the last decade, but today, more than half of the 5 million tonnes of waste picked up at Ontario curbsides annually gets dumped instead of recycled or reused. That 2.7 million tonnes of waste that could have been diverted is equivalent to the weight of 6,222 Boeing 747 jets. For example, three-quarters of plastics that should be recycled end up in landfills instead. And even though organics make up about one-third of the province’s waste, only 40 per cent of Ontarians have access to a curbside green bin program. Ottawa’s green bin program
was launched in January 2010, although it only served single homes initially. Over the past two years the city has slowly introduced the program to other dwellings, including some walkup apartments. A number of public and Catholic schools also participate, and the city plans to incorporate more townhomes, apartments and condos in the future. The city’s green bin program accepts food scraps, soiled paper products such as napkins, cardboard, and muffin wrappers, yard waste, kitty litter, animal bedding and vacuum bag contents. Unlike some programs in the greater Toronto area, Ottawa’s green bin program does not accept plastic bags, dog feces or diapers. Residents pay approximately $26 per year for the service through a city-wide tax levy. Currently, the green bin is collected weekly from April to November, and bi-weekly from December to March. Beginning late 2012, however, weekly green bin pick-up will commence year round and garbage collection will be reduced to every second week. This controversial change was approved by Ottawa city council in April 2011 in an effort to extend the lifetime of the city’s Trail Road Waste Facility landfill in Ottawa South. More than $320 million was spent on waste diversion in Ontario last year, through programs funded by industry, municipalities and the province. Consumers also pay through eco fees on certain products. Ontario towns and cities have barely made a dent in the truckloads of plastic bottles, pop cans, magazines, milk cartons and other household garbage that still end up in dumps. A 2010 report by Ontario’s auditor general ranked the province sixth in Canada by wastediversion rate, behind Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, British Columbia and Quebec and well behind most European countries. To read the full report visit http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/ reports_en/en10/309en10.pdf. “There’s a good portion of the population who are very devout, who take a lot of time and sort,” Beacock said at the Brock Township site, northeast of Toronto. “The rest of them do nothing. It’s just all wham bam in a bag and out to the curb.” Even green bin waste is a problem. York is sending some
of its organics to Massachusetts because its Ontario contractor cannot handle the region’s full volume. “As long as you have got this escape valve of (sending it south), no one is going to take this issue seriously,” said Municipal Waste Association spokesperson Ben Bennett. Municipalities are trying to send less to landfills but are falling short of official targets. The auditor general says waste diversion rates are lagging because: Municipalities with enough landfill space are unlikely to reduce curbside pickups and impose garbage bag limits. Municipalities have to compete with each other and the private sector to sell their recyclable and compostable materials. Municipalities say the nearly $80 million provided by industry for their share of the $160-million-a-year blue box program is not enough. Even the types of materials collected in residential blue bin programs differ by municipality. While one may accept aluminum foil, trays and take out containers, another may only take one of these materials or refuse it all. “You go to your neighbouring municipality and it’s different. It’s very frustrating for residents,” said Trevor Barton, Peel Region’s waste management planning supervisor. Each municipality has to be able to find a market or a solution for the recyclable materials it collects, said Lucy Robinson of the Recycling Council of Ontario. “If there is an inherent value
in a product or material, somebody is going to want to use it and therefore, there will be a recycling opportunity.” Ontario households trashed 176,500 tonnes of plastics, 116,000 tonnes of printed paper and 122,000 tonnes of paper packaging in 2009, according to a report by Stewardship Ontario, the industry-funded organization for the blue box program. The auditor general says the result is that one in five municipalities report they don’t have enough space to dump their residential garbage. Ottawa’s blue box program accepts glass bottles and jars, metal cans, aluminum cans and foil, empty paint and aerosol cans, and spiral wound canisters such as frozen juice cans. As for plastics, the blue box accepts plastics numbered one through seven, including the recent addition of clamshell containers like those that hold produce, eggs or baked goods. Single-serve yogurt containers have also been added to the list, as have plastic pails, flower pots and planting trays. Film plastic such as grocery bags and food wrap, hard plastics such as toys or dishes, and any Styrofoam materials are not accepted. It also takes some cardboard containers including milk and juice cartons, Tetra Pak packaging, and juice and soup boxes. Most cardboard goes into the city’s black box program, however, which accepts newspapers and flyers, magazines, corrugated cardboard, cracker and cereal boxes, telephone books, writing and computer paper, books, paper towel and toilet paper rolls,
egg cartons, gift wrap and cards, paper shopping bags and packaging, frozen dinner boxes, shoe boxes and laundry detergent boxes. Not many landfills are being built since it’s a long, complicated ordeal to get ministry approval. Lafleche Environmental Inc. in Moose Creek, near Ottawa, was the last new landfill approved in 1999 in Ontario, the ministry of the environment said. With landfills tough to build, there is a push to keep waste out, spawning provincewide stewardship programs. Experts also say government needs to push producers to design more recyclable and reusable products, also known as extended producer responsibility. AMO recently ran ads saying consumers and producers of waste should be funding recycling programs so property taxpayers are not left footing the bill. “A senior on a fixed income who doesn’t drive, own an iPad or a big flat screen TV shouldn’t have to pay for the high disposal costs of other people’s tires, smart phones and computers through her property taxes,” said McNamara. Along with industry involvement, waste management officials and experts say residents need to watch what they are throwing out. “They would just rather throw it in a bag and get rid of it and throw it in a landfill,” said Peterborough’s waste management co-ordinator Craig Simmons. “They just think there’s an unlimited area where that material can go.”
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here will be an outcry in Ottawa as more residents become aware that their regular garbage will be picked up every other week starting in November 2012. The change is coming because it saves money and will likely prompt more residents to recycle and compost waste, instead of dropping it into the regular garbage. The biggest savings will be the potential delay in requiring a new landfill once the Trail Road dump is full. If we extend its lifespan by recycling, we save millions of dollars.The tax savings have been poorly communicated by municipalities, including the City of Ottawa. Meanwhile, the backlash to trash pickup every 14 days may be so great that council has to reverse its decision, destroying its current cost and landfill estimates. Recycling and composting may be a good idea, but people like to take the easy way out. Across Ontario, 55 per cent of waste that could be recycled ends up in landfills. Ottawa estimates $535,000 in lost revenue went into the landfill because people throw recyclables into the garbage. Either we do a better job of recycling or we
will have to accept more landfills. Judging by the public’s negative reaction to plans to expand the Carp Road landfill, the public doesn’t like new dumps. The cost of creating another landfill is considerable, if you can even find a place willing to take our trash. And since a new dump probably wouldn’t work anywhere within city limits, we’d be forced to pay for our waste to be trucked away. The value of Ottawa’s Trail Road landfill is $200 million. Every bit of time we can squeeze out of that resource equals millions of taxpayers dollars saved. On top of the cost, consider the environmental impact of sending diesel trucks to a distant dump and back, day after day for, well, pretty much forever, or until we build an even newer dump even farther away. Last year, Ottawa residents combined to create 900 tonnes of waste in their homes each day. That’s 360 kilograms of waste per person, per year. Ontario ranks sixth among Canadian provinces when it comes to diverting waste from landfills. In the long run, can we afford to be anything but the front-runner?
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ir John A. Macdonald’s name is back in the news again. He would be happy about that, probably, although he might wonder why we don’t talk about something else occasionally. Specifically, the idea of naming things after Sir John A. has resurfaced, the latest being the Ottawa River Parkway. Sir John A. was a great man and important to our city, so it doesn’t sound a like a bad idea until you think about it a bit. You will remember a recent suggestion that Wellington Street be given Sir John A.’s name. That didn’t go far, because some tradition-minded people didn’t like the idea of playing games with history. And other people admired the Ottawalike confusion of having a street that is called, depending upon where you are on it, Richmond Road, Wellington Street, Rideau Street or Montreal Road. So Sir John A. struck out there. With no disrespect, he should strike out here too. True, the Ottawa River Parkway doesn’t have a long tradition, like Wellington Street. But it is named after something that is important in our history – namely, the Ottawa River. And the other thing that nobody seems to mention is that Sir John A. has a ton of things named after him. Along with
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Cartier, he has the airport, a big bridge and the road to Toronto. There is also a MacDonald-Cartier Academy in town. How much more does he want? There are other deserving politicians who don’t have streets named after them. Think of R.B. Bennett, John Diefenbaker, not to mention The Right Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell. Lester Pearson is thought by some historians to have been Canada’s greatest prime minister, yet all he has is a building on Sussex Drive. More recently, Jean Chrétien and Brian Mulroney each governed this country for a decade. They deserve a street, if we’re handing them out. And, of course, we are. If you drive out into the suburbs and the rural part of the city, you will find all sorts of things – streets, schools, community centres – named after various councillors and
mayors of the past. So there’s no reason why more federal politicians should not get their due. But it should not be confined to that. Think of the Ottawans who have distinguished themselves in sports, in business, in humanitarian work, in the public service, in the arts. There is a precedent – Paul Anka Drive, Rich Little Drive. Others deserve streets too. I’d like to see Norman Robertson Avenue, Frances Itani Street, Angela Hewitt Drive, Brian Kilrea Avenue. If new streets are not being constructed fast enough – and you sort of hope they aren’t, given the implications for urban sprawl – then some of the streets named after trees could be renamed, or streets with those generic nature names, like Spruceview or Rosehill or Ivygrove or such. Of course, all these names have their enthusiasts. Someone who has lived on Grassview Drive all his life may not like having it called Mulroney Boulevard and will squawk about it. That’s why these things are difficult. But, leaving the Ottawa River Parkway as it is, we need to move quickly if we want some decent names on Ottawa streets. Because you know what the alternative is. Yes: selling naming rights
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to the highest bidder. That notion has also been in the news recently. Ottawa city council is considering a bid to sell naming rights for a recreation centre in Kanata to a property developer. That’s in line with a policy adopted in March to sell naming rights to city facilities, particularly sports complexes. You know where that leads – Walmart Avenue, Google Drive, GlaxoSmithKline Street, Viagra Boulevard, Seagram Road. The notion of letting the marketplace determine a city’s identity is not recommended, particularly if we want our city to reflect its history and traditions. Mind you, Seagram Road might appeal to Sir John A.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL QUESTION Do you agree with the National Capital Commission decision to evict the Occupy Ottawa protesters?
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A) Yes. The park is for everybody to use and the protesters’ time was up.
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D) Were they still there? The only time I think about Confederation Park is when I attend Jazz Fest each summer.
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‘Having regular conversations at home about daily events, about school and workplace conflicts, and most importantly, about resolutions, is important.’ I believe we have a much greater role than we realize in stopping bullying. After all, empathy begins at home. And no amount of policy or rules or lawsuits will change this fact. Sure, I’d like to see “niceness” classes integrated into the school curriculum, as one friend suggested, and perhaps have better oversight on school
playgrounds and school buses. But ultimately, in the absence of these expensive human resources, (and even if they did exist), parents have a responsibility to step up, to prepare their children to understand and hopefully mitigate bullying situations. Having regular conversations at home about daily events, about school and workplace conflicts, and most importantly, about resolutions, is important. Too often, it’s human nature to complain about a problem at work, or a problem boss, without giving our kids any insight into how we have overcome these challenges. Kids also need to understand how to value and understand differences. Parents frequently assume kids are too young to understand the “whys” behind things. But if we want to get rid of the smoke and mirrors, we need to take that time as parents to talk about why kids are seemingly sad, mean, ugly, awkward, or stupid, rather than just reprimanding our children for expressing themselves in kid language. We need to explain how people feel when they are made fun of or injured by other kids. Perhaps most importantly, whether our kids are victims of bullying, doing the bullying, or passive observers, we, as parents, need to make sure they understand that they – and we -- have a role in finding solutions. R0021162120
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chools across Ontario wrapped up anti-bullying week last Friday. It was an opportunity for faculty, students, parents, and the community to think about the issue of bullying and how to prevent it. I was surprised that a number of my adult friends complained that this awareness week and the new anti-bullying legislation was just “smoke and mirrors.” Their kids had been victims of bullying, they said, and they felt schools had done nothing to stop it until the police were engaged. It’s hard to understand what these friends may have gone through. And certainly, there have been similar reports across Ottawa and the province, including several high profile law suits against local school boards where parents deemed staff failed to protect their children from intimidation. In my mind, however, the new legislation and the Ministry of Education’s policy on bullying does offer a comprehensive policy solution for schools and
staff attempting to mitigate bullying. How that policy is put into practice, of course, is another thing altogether. As parents, we have a natural tendency to look to our government and schools to find solutions to bullying, nutrition, special education, just about everything, really. But it’s worth examining what parents can do to tackle this issue, even in the perceived absence of government leadership.
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Opera Lyra Ottawa cancels final two productions KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com
For the first time ever, Opera Lyra Ottawa has had to cancel its remaining two productions of the season due to financial difficulties. “Never have we done this in 28 years, never,” said Malcolm McCulloch, chairman of Opera Lyra’s board of directors. “This is a big thing.” He said despite having critically acclaimed performances this past season, there weren’t enough tickets sold at the box office. McCulloch said the board knew it had to make a “major decision” after the final night of its last production. “We knew we had to do something drastic, so the board deliberated and tried to look at other options, but it became very clear (what we had to do),” he said. McCulloch said it’s hard to tell why the opera company wasn’t selling enough tickets, but he feels the economic downturn is a major contributor. Opera Lyra isn’t the only arts company struggling financially he said. Opera companies in Montreal and New York City have had to cut back on productions, too. “It is systemic, but we’re confident we
can rebuild,” McCulloch said. Just by cutting the final two productions of the season, he said Opera Lyra Ottawa has saved quite a bit of money. “It’s already stopped a huge amount of bleeding,” he said. “It costs so much to do opera.” He said the company has also cut back on its staff of about seven or eight people. Opera Lyra, like other operas, rely on some major revenue streams including personal donations, corporate sponsorships, government grants, fundraising and money made at the box office. McCulloch commended the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Ottawa for grants they have contributed, but he said drumming up corporate sponsorship has been a major problem. McCulloch said Opera Lyra Ottawa is going to “crank up” its marketing and hold a community fundraiser in the near future so it can get back on track in the new year. However, he’s not sure how the community will react. “When you appeal to a community, you never know,” he said. “The community has to decide whether they want to have an opera company.”
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Opera Lyra Ottawa has had to cancel its final two productions of the season due to financial setbacks. Opera Lyra Ottawa, along with other arts institutions, are an important aspect of city life. “Arts lift human beings above their norm,” McCulloch said. “It’s part of the culture of a city. Opera Lyra is one of the best opera companies in Canada, and it’s too good to fail.”
The cancelled productions are The Flying Dutchman in concert, scheduled for Feb. 29, 2012, and Tosca, scheduled for March 31 and April, 2, 4 and 7, 2012. All ticket holders will be contacted by Opera Lyra within the next two weeks by mail with details about their options, including ticket exchanges and refunds.
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At left Nouria Issa, a family support co-ordinator for Caldwell Family Centre and Jessica Dawson, a social worker, would like to see seniors in the area provided with new programs. possibilities, like health promotion, fall prevention or a men’s cooking group. She said the centre already holds workshops that deal with financial literacy and how to cook healthy on a low income. “We’ll see what bounces back at us,” she said. For more information, visit the centre’s website at caldwellfamilycentre.ca .
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Betty Giffin will put a blue streak in her hair, shave her head or wear outrageous outfits if it means putting a smile on people’s faces and raising money for cancer. “I will do anything legal,” Giffin said with a laugh, adding that her son shaved her head a few years ago. “How many sons can say they’ve shaved their mother’s head?” Giffin is the founder of Victoria’s Quilts Canada, a charitable organization that makes and distributes handmade quilts free-of-charge to Canadians diagnosed with cancer. On Nov. 26, the organization will hold its annual fashion show fundraiser at Barrhaven United Church. Proceeds from the event will go to purchase supplies needed to make the quilts. “We have tried a variety of things over the years,” said Giffin. “But this is just plain fun. It’s a different way to engage the public and it’s been very successful.” Fall and winter fashions for the show will be provided by JoAnne’s Fashions of Westgate Shopping Centre. Giffin said the fundraiser has been going on for a few years now, and includes raffles and silent auction. She started Victoria’s Quilts Canada when she heard about the organization of the same name in the United States. Since 1998, the Canadian counterpart has grown to include more than 800 volunteers in 20 groups in Ottawa and close to 30 branches across Canada. The organization distributes close to 400 quilts across
the country. “It’s what I believe I was put on Earth to do,” said Giffin. “Cancer patients go through so much, and being able to wrap themselves up in a quilt that someone has made for them gives them warmth.” Cancer is something that’s all around us, she said. “Mostly everybody knows something whether it’s a family member, or co-worker,” Giffin said. “There isn’t anybody who hasn’t been touched.” She said the “sky’s the limit” for the amount she hopes to raise through this year’s fundraiser. The general cost of making the quilt is about $40. “I’m grateful for whatever comes in,” she said, adding that every cent of proceeds go towards the quilt since it’s a volunteer-based organization. Giffin invites residents to come out to the fashion show to see what unpredictable thing she’ll do next. Last year, she said she came out at the end of the fashion show modeling sequined pants, red heels and sunglasses. “I love to see the smiles on people’s faces and I love to make people laugh,” Giffin said. “We want people to come out and have a wonderful time.” The admission cost for the fashion show is $15, and home-made desserts will be served at 1 p.m. followed by the fashion show at 2 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by calling or e-mailing Kathy Yach at 613-224-6835 or cityviewky@rogers.com . For more information on Victoria’s Quilts Canada, visit the website: www. victoriasquiltscanada.com .
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What you should know about preventing falls in your home caregivers follow the STOP technique to prevent falls in the home – Scan, Talk, Organize, and Prevent. Scan: Look around and identify any potential safety hazards both inside and outside your home. Talk: Discuss your concerns with your health care professional and inform them of any potential hazards you have identified. Have your pharmacist review your medications for any risk of falling. Don’t be afraid to ask for help to make your home safer. Make your falls prevention plan today! Organize: Make sure your house is clutter free, and remove rugs that do not have a rubber backing. Ensure that you have adequate lighting in your hallways and bathroom. Remember to keep your hands free so you can hold on to stair railings. Plan of Action: Put your safety plan into action and reassess it every six months.
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The National Capital Commission has issued a notice of eviction to the Occupy Ottawa protesters who have been camping out in Confederation Park since Oct. 15. The notice calls for all tents, structures, equipment and personal belongings to be removed from the park no later than 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 because the NCC “needs to give the site back to its normal public use,” commission chief executive Marie Lemay said. “We really expected the encampment to be short term,” she said, noting the NCC made it clear through the media on Nov. 9 that the protesters needed to disperse. The NCC has asked the Ottawa Police Service to enforce the Trespassing to Property Act of Ontario beginning at 12 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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SANTA CLAUS COMES TO TOWN Families gathered along Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa to see the sights and enjoy some holiday cheer during the 42nd Annual Help Santa Toy Parade on Saturday, Nov. 19. At top right, Santa Claus waves to families from his sleigh, while at bottom right, sisters Emilie, left, and Golene Biziorek, wait for the floats to start coming down Wellington. The annual parade, organized by the Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters Association, collects toys and donations for the city’s underprivileged children.
From BAYVIEW on page 1 Randolph Wang, a planner with the city’s department of planning and growth management branch, said residents will not be presented with a final CDP, but with principles of how to guide the plan. The department re-launched a community design plan study process originally initiated in 2005, Wang said. It was put on hold in 2006 because of deliberations about the city’s rapid transit network. After the Transportation Master Plan was approved in 2010, the city now wants to complete the study as it will affect this LRT corridor, he added. “We’re presenting it to the public and making it more accessible and easier for people to
understand,” said Wang. “We thought it would be valuable and would give us an opportunity to experiment a new idea, and we understand the opportunities offered by new technologies. The whole purpose is to reach out to a broader range of audiences within the community, given limitations of the traditional open house.” There were two traditional public open houses in 2005 involving a public advisory committee and technical advisory committee. These committees were made up of business improvement areas and private landowners. Jay Baltz, however, a member of the Hintonburg Community Association who was on the pub-
lic advisory committee, said he “wasn’t pleased” when he heard the open house going online. “We let them know during the process that we didn’t think this was adequate,” Baltz said. “We think its being done to save money, not to improve the consultation process. There’s a lot of value in being able to question staff while they stand in front of displays, and find out what’s going on and what people’s concerns are.” He said this is an example of the city not taking the public consultation process seriously, and that the Hintonburg Community Association will host its own traditional open house meeting to inform residents. Kitchissippi Ward will be one
of those affected, and Coun. Katherine Hobbs said she’s in favour of the online format, but she is planning a meeting with Mechanicsville residents to show them the information that will be posted. “The Mechanicsville neighbourhood has not really been involved, and the bulk of the CDP is in their area,” Hobbs said. “So I’m planning on knocking on doors and letting the community know, and it will give them the opportunity to talk to me live.” The online open house was launched on Nov. 21, and residents can view the presentation and give feedback at: ottawa.ca/ carlingbayview . Residents can also send an email to: CarlingBayviewCDP@ottawa.ca .
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Broadview PS parents want school-yard renewal KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com
Claire Todd and Liz Geoff have a vision for their children’s school yard that they hope will serve the community for generations to come. As part of that vision, the co-chairwomen of the Broadview Public School parent council have developed a plan to improve their children’s playground that includes a new play structure, outdoor classroom – even a garden space where students can learn about nutrition. “Putting my time into this is the biggest thing I can do for my family,” said Todd. “Our kids spend the majority of time at school. I want to make this a creative and healthy place for them to grow up.” In the play yard, a wood play structure will need to be removed soon because it’s been deemed unsafe. The kindergarten play structure is also on the school board’s “watch list.” According to parents, the school’s population has increased from 587 to 800 students. “The funding isn’t there (at the school board) and that’s where our job as the parent council comes in and supports the school,” said Geoff. As part of the first phase of their project, the parents hope to raise $150,000 to replace the junior play structure with a student-selected model, create outdoor classrooms with seating that can be used at recess and plant a teaching garden and provide more shade. The school board is providing $7,500,
but the parents said they will need much, much more than that amount. Todd said that play structures can run anywhere between $65,000 and $140,000. “We were shocked,” said Todd. “We couldn’t believe that it can go (in that price range) for a regular play structure.” Geoff added that a lot of the money goes towards the actual construction of the play structure. “It goes underneath for digging, sanding, grading, drainage and mounting,” she said, adding that the cost is so high because play structures on playgrounds must adhere to strict safety standards. Todd and Geoff said the second phase of the plan will address the primary play structure, and improving the kindergarten play yard for the full-day kindergarten students that will be starting at Broadview in 2013. They added how important it is for parents to donate – even parents who might not have children who can directly benefit from the playground. “It’s an institution in the neighbourhood that we all need to invest in,” said Geoff, who also said the park is used after hours by the community. “It’s a park for everybody.” Todd said children growing up in the neighbourhood will stay there, and could settle with their own families in the future. “People tend to stay here, they raise their families here, they go to high school next door,” said Todd. “It’s a big, growing community and we have to think of it as a community project.”
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Parents Claire Todd, left, and Liz Geoff, right, and principal Phillip Davies are working together to improve the school yard at Broadview Public School. Phillip Davies, the school’s principal, said he thinks it’s fantastic that parents are getting involved in helping make the playground a better place for students. “I’ll be cheerleading all the way along,” said Davies, adding it’s been a while since the playground was last updated. “A schoolyard like this in the middle of the city needs to be constantly updated, and it’s time to bring things up to speed.” Geoff and Todd are also looking for corporate sponsors and parents, and they said that all donations over $25 will re-
ceive a tax receipt. Individual donations of more than $250 will be recognized on a plaque in the school. Other ways of recognition will include signage in the school yard and certificates of recognition. For more information or to donate, contact Carrie Cuhaci at carrie.cuhaci@ broadviewparents.org . There will also be a community meeting to discuss more details of the renewal project on Nov. 28 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Broadview school’s library.
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Big Soul Project to kick off holiday season MICHELLE NASH michelle.nash@metroland.com
The Big Soul Project Community Choir is enjoying every moment of the lead-up to their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 10. The gospel choir has been around for 12 years and offers a soulful good time for the whole family said choir member David Stambrook. An Overbrook resident, Stambrook is currently the chairman of the choir after joining a little more than three years ago. He said so far it has been an incredible experience. “This is a safe place to sing and forget about the woes of life,” Stambrook said. “I really value the chance to be joyful.” The concert on Dec. 10 will be held at DominionChalmers Church on Cooper Street in Centretown, with tickets currently on sale. The choir has grown from about 50 members to the 100-strong group it is today. The choir is directed by Roxanne Goodman and building on the success of last year’s sold out show; the program for the evening is called Believe – Croire. Tickets are available at Compact Music on Bank Street for $20 for adults. Children 11 and under are free. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m.
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BY DAN PLOUFFE For the Franco-Cité Faucons, it wasn’t so much about winning a second consecutive national capital title last week, it was all about earning a return trip to the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ volleyball championships Nov. 2326 in Stratford. “It’s such a cool tournament. You need to just get into that mode to enjoy the moment,” says Franco-Cité coach Thierry Lavigne, who was especially pleased to see his two Grade 12 players get a second crack at OFSAA. “Regardless of the result, they’ll be able to finish their high school careers on a good note.” In the city final at Rideau High School, the Franco-Ouest Vikings didn’t go down without scaring the Faucons into thinking their OFSAA voyage could be in jeopardy – in the first set anyhow. Franco-Ouest battled back to level the score at 17 and then gained mountains of energy as they went ahead and enjoyed game point at 24-21. But then Franco-Cité flexed its muscle to even the score at 24 before winning the dramatic set 30-28 on an anti-climatic lift call. “We were expecting a good fight. We’d played them earlier on and they were pretty good and we knew they’d be fired up,” notes Lavigne, the former allCanadian with the Laval Rouge et Or who now has two city titles to his credit in his two years coaching at Franco-Cité. “They
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Patrick Goulet and the Franco-Cité Faucons are headed back to the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ volleyball championships after a 30-28, 25-10, 25-19 victory over Franco-Ouest in the national capital final on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Rideau High School. came out strong in that first set and we were able to claw our way back. We were pretty lucky, but you gotta be good to be lucky and lucky to be good.” The Faucons were very good in the next two sets, cruising to the city title with 25-10 and 25-19 wins.
“I’m really happy,” Lavigne says. “It’s a big relief too, since we were heavily favoured and it was one of our goals to go to OFSAA.” Last year’s OFSAA didn’t go quite the way the Faucons wanted. Their coach felt they were one of best three teams in
the province, but they wound up falling in the quarter-finals as Eden High School in St. Catharines went on to win its fifth consecutive OFSAA crown. “It was a tough, tough loss in the quarters,” Lavigne says. “But I think it will be a stepping-stone for us this year. We
Glebe takes sixth straight senior boys’ volleyball crown BY DAN PLOUFFE The Glebe Gryphons senior boys’ volleyball was more than pleased to keep their streak of city championships alive last week by capturing their sixth in a row, but they’ve also got some more hardware in mind as they attend the OFSAA ‘AAAA’ championships from Nov. 23 to 26 in Hamilton. For the second consecutive season, the Béatrice-Desloges Bulldogs kept Glebe from attaining an undefeated record against national capital opponents, but when it came time to match up for the city gold, it was Glebe that came out on top, this time with a straight-sets victory on Nov. 15 at Rideau High School. “They were big wins,” says Gryphons player Jeremy Côté, who recorded several big serving runs in the national capital final. “We got our revenge
against them basically.” Glebe overcame 20-15 and 117 deficits in the first two sets to win 25-22 and 25-18, and then held on for 25-23 victory in the third over Béatrice-Desloges, who will attend the provincial ‘AAA’ championships along with Colonel By. “It was probably one of our best performances start to finish,” says Glebe coach Mike Elliott, a former city finalist himself with Osgoode Township. It was Elliott’s first year coaching the group, but the players are more than familiar with each other since many have been together since Grade 7 at Glashan Middle School. There squad contains all kinds of OFSAA experience, with the school making its sixth consecutive trip to the high school provincials, which they won in 2007. “It feels like you’re on top of everything,” says Côté, noting
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The Glebe Gryphons celebrated a sixth consecutive city championship with a 25-22, 25-18, 25-23 victory over Béatrice-Desloges on Nov. 15 at Rideau High School. there are special moments such as player introductions, that make OFSAA stand out. “It’s the best experience ever. I’ve
played at club nationals and it’s nothing like that. It’s just amazing. I love it.” Côté is one of the Gryphons’
have a couple guys coming back who remember that.” One of those players is captain Patrick Goulet, who was in fine form in the final, delivering a massive kill any time he received a clean set. “We want to get back at them this year,” says Goulet, who was pleased to survive the “nervewracking” first set en route to the city title, but adds that his team maintains bigger goals. “This is just another step. I want it pretty bad and our whole team’s excited, especially because there’s a lot of Grade 11s who will be going to their first OFSAA. “It’s a younger team, so it was a bit more work, but it was fun taking a little bit of leadership. It’s a great team. I love it.” With Goulet’s fellow 18-andunder Mavericks club teammate Jordan Marchand also playing for Franco-Cité, the Faucons pack a powerful one-two punch on the outside attack. “We won’t kid ourselves. We’ve got a couple guys who are really good at scoring, so we’ll give them a ton of balls,” Lavigne says. “But the key for us are the guys around them. They’re not your typical role players. Teams look at us and think we have two guys, but they underestimate us.” Earlier, the Redeemer Royals beat Louis-Riel in the ‘A’ final to qualify for the Nov. 24 to 26 OFSAA championships for the province’s smallest-sized schools in Manitoulin Island.
top attackers along with Nathan Biernat, but the strength of the team comes from a couple positions that are often underappreciated in volleyball with seniors Mozafar Abdoli and Joseph Joseph at setter and libero respectively. “They’ve been solid throughout the year. Usually when things aren’t going well, they’ve been our steadying rock,” says Elliott, singling out Abdoli’s leadership in particular. “He’s really intelligent, and knows what to say to the guys. That probably comes from the experience of playing in a lot of big games.” Glebe earned a medal in its last trip to OFSAA – antiquebronze for fourth place – but the Gryphons would take a different colour this time around if they had their choice. “I’m not really sure about the competition that’s out there, and I’m not really sure about this team versus last year’s team,” Elliott explains. “But I know the guys would like to improve on their finish.”
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Community Calendar We welcome your submissions of upcoming community, non-profit events. Please email events to OTWevents@metroland.com by 4:30 p.m. Friday.
• NOVEMBER 24 TO 26 Phoenix Players celebrates its 10th anniversary and a move to a new venue with their upcoming production of “I Remember Mama” by John Van Druten. Performances are at the Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Ave, November 24 to 26 at 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on the 26th. For more information call 613-822-3525 or visit www.phoenixplayers. ca where you can order tickets. Tickets are $12 for seniors/students and $15 for adults.
• NOVEMBER 25 Poets are invited to head to Alta Vista for an unforgettable high-energy poetry slam. There will be two rounds of competition. Performances will be limited to three minutes and each poem must be the original work of the competitor. For more information call 613-7372837 ext. 29 to register in the competition. The two-hour competition kicks off at 6.30 p.m.
• NOVEMBER 26 Comedy for Cancer featuring Luba Goy, and five other great Canadian performers takes place at St. Paul High School (2675 Draper) at 2 p.m. for the Flores de Vida project. Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door. For information, email flowersoflife@rogers.com . Rob Clipperton reads the Dylan Thomas classic Welcome Winter: A Child’s Christmas in
Wales. There will also be holiday music from Canterbury High School’s Vocum, Hopewell Ave. Public School’s Junior Choir, Robert Palmai and Marya Woyiwada. The event takes place at 4 p.m., Glebe St. James United Church (First Avenue at Lyon). Cost is $15 (adults); kids 10 to 12 (free). Tickets are available from the church and at Compact Music stores. Net proceeds will go to Reach Canada. For more information visit: www.reach.ca or contact: bluepoodlebooks@hotmail.com . Irish Social Dance takes place at St. Margaret Mary Church, 7 Fairbairn St. at 8 p.m. For singles and couples of all ages, dance lessons are given and all dances are easy to learn and will be called. Live Celtic Music by the Ottawa Ceili Band, free munchies/desserts, tea, door prizes. Admission is by donation ($7 recommended). For more information contact Brian at: bmjarmstrong@hotmail.com or call 613-523-9702. For some of the best deals in town be sure to visit the Abbotsford 36th Annual Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 950 Bank St. Free admission, bring your own bags, wheelchair accessible. For more information, email: abbotsford@glebecentre.ca , visit www.glebecentre.ca, or call 613-230-5730. The Olde Forge Annual bazaar will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2730 Carling Ave. Shop early to get one of our famous Christmas puddings. Baking donations are gratefully accepted. For more information call 613-8299777.
The Scrapbox Craft Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 5510 Canotek Road, Unit 13. Admission is free. The fair will feature papercrafts, mixed media, jewellery and more!
• NOVEMBER 27 Strathcona Legion Grey Cup Party takes place at 1940B Bank St. at 1 p.m. until post game. Pre-game entertainment will be provided by Alex Lopez. Pre-game snacks, roast beef dinner and door prizes will be included for $10 admission price. Call 613-236-1575 for tickets.
• NOVEMBER 28 Come to hear about the vision for Broadview Avenue Public School’s yard rejuvenation project. Refreshments provided by Starbucks, Westboro. The meeting will take place at the school’s library, 590 Broadview Ave., from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• NOVEMBER 29 Café Scientifique: Raising Chickens in the City: Human Right or Health Risk? takes place at 6 p.m. at the Fox and Feather Pub, 283 Elgin Street. The Canada Agriculture Museum moderates discussion between invited experts and the general public. Lively discussions guaranteed! For more information visit: agriculture. technomuses.ca or call 613-991-3044.
• NOVEMBER 30 Shopping night for Broadview’s play structure rejuvenation takes place at Mrs Tiggy Winkles from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at its Westboro location, 315 Richmond Rd. Ten per cent of all sales will go towards the school yard rejuvenation.
• DECEMBER 1 TO 31 The Canada Agriculture Museum team is taking on a big challenge. How big? As big as a horse! From December 1 to December 31, we want to gather 1,000 pounds (455 kg) in nonperishable food goods. This target was chosen as it happens to be the weight of Flint, the retired RCMP horse that the Museum adopted
this past summer! Come by the museum to visit the animal barns with your donation and help us to be a heavy weight in this year’s food drive. The collected goods will be distributed to the Ottawa Food Bank and Moisson Outaouais. For more information visit: agriculture. technomuses.ca or call 613-991-3044.
• DECEMBER 3 Christmas: More than Toys and Tinsel takes place at Riverside Churches, located at 3191 Riverside Dr. As part of an interactive “Messy Church” event, we prepare for Christmas with story, crafts, music, worship and celebration for the whole family, followed by supper. The event takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 613 731-1646. Christmas concert and cabaret at St. John The Apostle Parish, 2340 Baseline Road. Christmas music supplied by the Orpheus Choral Group, and the event takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Everyone is invited to this free performance. Donations are accepted, and all proceeds go to the church renovation project. There will be plenty of parking on-site. Fisher Park Christmas Craft Sale - a West Wellington Christmas tradition – takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fisher Park School, (also home to The Fisher Park Community Centre), 250 Holland Ave. This year our featured charities will be Bicycles for Humanity and The Tabitha Foundation. There will be free admission and parking. For more information, call 613-798-8945.
• DECEMBER 3 TO 4 Rent a table at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall’s annual bazaar which will take place on Dec. 3 and 4. The cost is $25 for both days and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The event will take place at 5338 Bank Street. For set-up time contact Marie Trojan, Banquet Centre Manager, at 613-822-1777.
Inaugural Central Canada All-Star Challenge set for Smiths Falls OTTAWA THIS WEEK STAFF Hockey fans in the Ottawa area will get a special Christmas treat this year when some of the top junior players from Ontario and Quebec descend on the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre for the first-ever Central Canada All-Star Challenge from Dec. 27 to 29. The event, hosted by the Central Canada Hockey League, will feature eight teams made up of players from the Yzerman and Robinson divisions of the CCHL, the East, South, North and West divisions of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, as well as a team from both the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League and the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The tournament will see the eight teams split into two pools of four, which will play round-robin games on Dec. 27 and 28, featuring games consisting of two 20-minute halves. The top two teams from each pool will take part in the semifinals on Dec. 29, with the winners playing for
the championship later in the day. Rosters will be announced in early December. For the CCHL teams, they will be the same squads as those that take part in the league All-Star game on Dec. 26. Sheldon Keefe of the Pembroke Lumber Kings and Peter Goulet of the Nepean Raiders will coach the Yzerman Division team while Ian MacInnis of the Cornwall Colts and Jason Clark of the Carleton Place Canadians will be in charge of the Robinson Division squad. The coaches will select their respective teams, and each club in the league must be represented. Rosters will be made up of a combination of the top prospects, including those who have been selected to Team Canada and players rated by the National Hockey League central scouting bureau, as well as NCAA Div. 1 and Team East prospects, who will be given preference by the coaches. Each squad can contain a maximum of five 20-yearold players.
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