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Liveable Ottawa 

wants to hear how 

we get around 

Project asking residents to map out 

favourite walking, cycling routes 

Coun. Tim Tierney would 

like the city to reconsider 

allowing a new casino 

to be built in Ottawa. 

– Page 4 


Vanier will host its first 

safe cycling festival 

on June 2. 

– Page 11 

Laura Mueller 

laura.mueller@metroland.com 

EMC news - Do you walk 

or cycle to get around Ottawa? 

The city wants to hear from 

you. 

Interactive surveys that let 

people draw their frequent 

routes are now online and will 

help guide how the city defines 

its active-transportation 

network for the next two decades. 

Two versions of the survey 

– one focused on walking and 

one on bicycling – are available 

at ottawa.ca/liveableottawa 

until June 7 as part of the 

Liveable Ottawa Official Plan 

and master plan updates. 

The surveys allow respondents 

to identify areas where 

sidewalks, pathways or cycling 

lanes are missing and 

needed. People can use the 

interactive maps to draw their 

frequent bicycle trips and to 

identify roads or intersections 

that are dangerous or uncomfortable 

for pedestrians or cyclists 

to navigate. The survey 

tool helps define what “type” 

of cyclist you are by asking 

how comfortable you are on 

roads, cycling lanes and pathways. 

The pedestrian and cycling 

survey is the second phase of 

the cityʼs online engagement 

strategy for the Liveable Ottawa 

consultation. The first survey 

launched in January and 

ran until March. It focused on 

general questions such as what 

people like about their neighbourhood 

and why they chose 

to live there, how they get 

around the city, infrastructure 

upgrades needed and issues 

related to intensification, such 

as the height of tall buildings. 

See CITY, page 10 

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In the swing of spring 

Ellen Prime enjoys a ride on the swings during the Victoria Day fair held at Juliana Park 

on May 19. 

SPORTS 

A torch relay from 

Marathon, Ont., signals 

start of race weekend. 

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Residents flock to join Action Sandy Hill executive 

Hot-button issues spark interest among residents in area community association 

Michelle Nash 

michelle.nash@metroland.com 

EMC news - For the first 

time in recent Sandy Hill 

memory, there were a number 

of heated races to become 

a new board member on the 

area community association. 

Action Sandy Hillʼs annual 

general meeting took place at 

the Sandy Hill Community 

Centre on May 16, but did not 

wrap up until the early hours 

of May 17. 

Going into the meeting, 

there were 10 positions coming 

open on the board, with 

four current members seeking 

re-election. Six other current 

board members still have time 

remaining on their terms. 

However, because of a 

growing concerns related to 

student housing, house conversions, 

development and 

problems with garbage and 

noise in the neighbourhood, a 

number of new names popped 

up for consideration, which 

led to a total of 14 people 

competing for the 10 spots. 

This led to what association 

president Christopher 

Collmorgen called one of the 

communityʼs first elections. 

“This is unprecedented, but 

itʼs amazing,” Collmorgen 

told the large crowd at the 

meeting. “I canʼt believe we 

are actually having an election, 

as contested as it may 

be.” 

There were more than 150 

people who filed into the 

community centreʼs main hall 

for the meeting, a far cry from 

the 40 or so who attended last 

year. 

Many of the people who 

came did so to speak out about 

developments, problem areas 

within their neighbourhood 

and the communityʼs biggest 

neighbour, the University of 

Ottawa. 

Others were interested in 

taking part in the voting process 

and receiving an update 

on the association past yearʼs 

accomplishments. 

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Floorball fest set for Manor Park 

Michelle Nash 


EMC news - An activity group 

in Manor Park aims to score a 

few more players for its floorball 

league by hosting a one-day festival. 

The Floorball Festival will 

take place on June 7 at Manor 

 

Park Public School. Because itʼs 

a professional development day, 

program director for the Manor 

Park Community Council Darren 

Fournier said they are hoping 

more children will come out 

to play. 

“The whole point is to attract 

new players and show people the 

game of floorball,” he said. 

 

 

 

 

The council is encouraging 

neighbouring communities to 

bring their children to the festival. 

“We will take as many kids as 

we can get,” Fournier said. 

The council runs the floorball 

league from September to March 

for children aged four to 15. 

The game, similar to hockey, 

involves a shorter stick, a plastic 

ball and sneakers. Traditionally 

an indoor game, the council will 

take this festival outside. 

There is a registration cost 

of $25 and runs from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Registration is available 

online at www.manorpark.ca or 

by dropping by the office at the 

Manor Park Public School. 

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OC Transpo lowers Para fares 

One-year drop in fares fixes ‘inequitable’ prices 

Laura Mueller 


EMC news - OC Transpo is addressing 

concerns about inequality by 

lowering fares on its accessible Para 

Transpo vehicles for one year. 

On May 22, council approved the 

temporary change to the fares that go 

into effect July 1. While a regular cash 

fare will become $3.40, Para Transpo 

users will instead pay $2.70. 

The summer fare table was designed 

to support the full launch of 

the Presto smart card, a new way to 

pay for rides on OC Transpo. A fare 

paid using the Presto card “e-purse” 

cash balance will cost $2.72. 

To encourage riders to pick up a 

free card and switch to the new payment 

method, OC Transpo set cash 

and ticket fares higher than buying the 

same trip using Presto. 

Transit commission chairwoman 

Coun. Diane Deans said the “unintended 

consequence” of the new fares 

is that 

“We ended up with fares that were 

higher for Para Transpo customers 

that were higher than everyone else.” 

“We heard loud and clear that this 

was an inequitable situation,” she 

said. 

We ended up with fares 

that were higher for 

Para Transpo customers 

that were higher than 

everyone else. 

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Accessibility advocate Kevin Kinsella, 

who brought the issue to the 

commissionʼs attention on April 17, 

applauded the move. 

“It really speaks to the flexibility 

and willingness of the commission 

and council to deal with concerns as 

they come up,” he said. 

Metrolinx, the provincial agency 

that oversees Presto, gave the 

city a discount on the system 

because technical glitches delayed its 

launch. That discount will help make 

up for a $150,000 loss in revenue 

of setting lower Para Transpo fares, 

Deans said. Presto cards are available 

now at transit stations, OC Transpo 

sales centres and online at prestocard. 

ca and will go into use as of July 1. 

OC Transpo is working on a standalone 

electronic fare payment system 

for Para Transpo that would also be 

accepted on conventional OC Transpo 

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Tierney wants to re-open casino debate 

Changes at Queen’s Park, OLG open door 

to reconsider gambling facility, councillor says 

Laura Mueller 


EMC news - Coun. Tim Tierney 

is betting that changes at 

the Ontario Lottery and Gaming 

Corporation and Queenʼs 

Park will give his fellow councillors 

reason to reconsider 

their support for a new casino 

in Ottawa. 

The Beacon Hill-Cyrville 

councillor will bring forward a 

motion on June 12 to ask city 

council to reconsider its decision 

from last fall to reopen 

the fiery debate over whether 

Ottawa should be home to a 

new casino, which Mayor Jim 

Watson would like to see in the 

urban area. 

Tierney voted against the 

idea of a new casino last October 

and he thinks re-opening 

the debate would give more 

time for the public to be involved 

in the discussion. 

He says he doesnʼt favour 

getting rid of gambling entirely 

and would like to see it remain 

at the Rideau-Carleton Raceway. 

But city council gave up too 

much control when it voted 

19-5 last October to accept a 

new gaming facility, Tierney 

said. 

With a new premier at the 

helm of the province and a 

complete turnover of the board 

overseeing the OLG, now is the 

time to look at whether Ottawa 

made the decision in too much 

haste, Tierney said. 

In the last two weeks, Toronto 

city council rejected OLGʼs 

proposal for a new casino there 

and the entire OLG board resigned 

after the chairman, Paul 

Godfrey, was ousted. 

“The old board and chair 

that sold us this bag of tricks 

isnʼt there anymore,” Tierney 

said. 

The previous board didnʼt 

give Ottawa many options 

when it came to support of a 

new casino and Tierney is hoping 

for more flexibility from 

the new board. 

“Iʼm hoping the new board 

will have a new direction,” he 

said. 

Ryan Kennery, spokesman 

for the mayor, said Watson 

would not support such a motion 

“because there is no new 

information on this issue.” 

“The OLG process 

remains the same as agreed 

to by city council last year, 

regardless of any changes in 

leadership,” Kennery wrote in 

an email. 

While other municipalities 

such as Kingston have found 

a way to be more prescriptive 

about the conditions under 

which a casino would be 

acceptable, Ottawa just said 

“yes” with no conditions, Tierney 

said. 

“(Kingston) protected their 

downtown,” he said. “Iʼm still 

foggy on why werenʼt able to 

do the same thing. 

FILE 

Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. 

Tim Tierney wants council 

to reconsider opening a new 

casion in Ottawa. 

“We havenʼt had a proper 

dialog,” Tierney said. “You can 

claim we did, but it hasnʼt happened.” 

The province proposed another 

change recently: an altered 

gaming facility funding 

formula that would put additional 

money into the cityʼs 

coffers by sharing four per cent 

of revenue from gaming tables 

with municipalities. That also 

changes the situation, Tierney 

said. 

The councillors who voted 

against the casino last October 

said there are too many unknowns 

at the time. 

“Me and other colleagues 

felt it didnʼt pass the sniff test,” 

Tierney said. 

Last fall, Capital Coun. David 

Chernushenko voted against 

the casino and said there wasnʼt 

any evidence or research in favour 

of a gambling facility that 

could outweigh the cacophony 

of negative comments from his 

constituents. 

“Once a big project gets going, 

it becomes awfully hard to 

apply the brakes,” Chernushenko 

said last year. 

Part of the problem was that 

neither city staff nor councillors 

fully understood the level 

of input the city will have into 

where a new casino would be 

located. 

The city definitely has veto 

power over OLGʼs proposed 

casino location and it has the 

final say on rezoning any land 

that a proponent wants to build 

a casino on. 

But what is more vague is 

the cityʼs level of influence 

over suggesting where it would 

prefer to see a casino. 

The gaming corporation will 

run a call for proposals and 

choose the best casino plan and 

location. 

Last fall, Orléans Coun. Bob 

Monette asked whether council 

could have any input before 

that decision is made. 

For instance, he asked if the 

city could be presented with 

the top three options, allowing 

council to indicate to the 

gaming corporation which 

one was most likely to be approved. 

The mayor and city manager 

couldnʼt give a firm answer 

about what level of influence 

city council would have over 

that process, other than simply 

saying “no.” 

Councillors would have to 

vote on re-opening the debate 

at the June 26 council meeting. 

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Fire hall named location for Vanier annual meeting 

Way for community, fire services to connect 

Michelle Nash 


EMC news - Station 57 on Beechwood 

Avenue will be opening its 

doors to the Vanier community on 

June 17, allowing the Vanier Community 

Association to use the space 

normally normally reserved for fire 

trucks as a meeting spot for the its annual 

general meeting. 

The idea to use the space came 

from Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu 

Fleury as a way to host the meeting 

and offer information on fire prevention 

at the same time. 

In the past few months, the community 

has experienced a number of 

fires ranging from small kitchen and 

barbecue fires to a $1-million apartment 

fire Barrette Street. 

As a result, the association expressed 

a desire to host a fire prevention 

forum and Fleury suggested the 

group to host its annual meeting at a 

local fire hall. 

“It gives them the opportunity to 

do fire prevention,” Fleury said. “I 

thought it would be better to do it at 

the (annual general meeting) because 

we would get more residents in attendance.” 

The councillor said the idea has 

also been part of an effort by the fire 

department to reach out to communities. 

“I think the fire service wants to be 

closer to the community and are interested 

in initiatives to make the community 

come together, like barbecues 

and community events. I believe the 

chief has said he wants to make this a 

priority,” Fleury said. 

Staff and the trucks may be moved 

for the event, making sure that firefighters 

from Station 57 are still able 

to respond to a call, if needed. 

Residents will have a 

chance to learn tips about fire prevention, 

along with hearing the latest 

updates from its community association. 

President Mike Bulthuis said he 

thinks the evening will be a great 

way to engage residents as well as 

learn how to prevent more fires in the 

neighbourhood. 

The association has a close connection 

to one of the most recent 

fires, as a board memberʼs home the 

subject to a fire in April. 

The eveningʼs prevention talk will 

be centred around certain types of 

fires, like the ones that have occurred 

in Vanier. It will also focus on what 

people can do to make their homes 

more fire-safe. 

The councillor said this may be 

MICHELLE NASH/METROLAND 

The Vanier fire hall will be the location for the Vanier Community Association’s annual general meeting on 

June 16. Ottawa Fire Services will hold a presentation about fire safety at the meeting. 

the first time the community has had 

the opportunity to use a fire hall as a 

community space and encourages all 

 

 

residents in Vanier, as well as neighbours 

and business owners, to attend. 

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. 

For more information about the meeting 

or the association, please visit 

vanier-association.com. 

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Changing of the guard at Old Ottawa South association 

Jenkin steps down after 11 years as president 

Laura Mueller 


EMC news - A changing of the 

guard at the Old Ottawa South 

Community Association marks a 

new chapter for the community. 

After 11 years as the president of 

the association, Michael Jenkin is 

stepping back to let new leadership 

take charge. One-year board member 

Linda Hancock, who previously 

served as vice president, was elected 

as the new president on May 21. 

“Itʼs a coming of age of this 

place,” Jenkin said. 

“I really just felt it was time to 

give other people a chance to be involved.” 

The community has been able to 

mark many milestones and achievements 

under his tenure, not the least 

of which was a massive renovation 

of the Old Firehall Community Centre. 

The “iconic” facility re-opened 

in 2011, marking the end of years 

of intense community effort to advocate 

and fundraise for the project. 

The community raised $350,000 of 

the $3.4 million spent on the expansion. 

“It physically represents the community,” 

Jenkin said. 

With that behind him, Jenkin will 

move into a more limited role on 

the community associationʼs board. 

He will continue to oversee the process 

of negotiating a partnership 

agreement with the city to oversee 

operations of the firehall. Old Ottawa 

South is hoping that agreement 

can be finalized this year, once the 

groundwork is set by a soon-to-becompleted 

partnership agreement 

with the Glebeʼs recreation association. 

That makes way for Hancock, 

who has extensive experience with 

non-profit organizations. The senior 

financial consultant with Investors 

Group has lived in Old Ottawa 

South since 2004 and resided in the 

Glebe before that, having grown up 

in Ottawa. 

But she was never much of a 

patron of community services or 

facilities until last year, when at 

age 51, she found herself a new 

mother when her husbandʼs niece 

came from the Middle East to live 

with them. As the girlʼs legal guardian, 

Hancock quickly became familiar 

with the resources, facilities 

and programs available in the community, 

especially for families and 

children. 

“Now I see the value,” she said. 

“I really wasnʼt much of a user of 

the community facilities until then 

and all of a sudden we have a vested 

interest.” 

After working with national nonprofit 

organizations in the past, 

Hancock said she was interested in 

engaging in volunteerism that was 

more tangible in her life. 

“I wanted to do something at the 

community level where you can really 

see the results of the work,” she 

said. 

She has previously worked with 

the Big Sisters of Ottawa-Carleton 

(now called Big Brothers Big Sisters 

of Ottawa), the Active Living 

Alliance for Canadians with a Disability 

and fitness programs at the 

YWCA. 

Hancock was recruited to join the 

community association as vice president 

last year due to her leadership 

experience. 

She says her focus this year will 

be the ongoing project to come up 

with a new strategic plan and future 

direction for the association. 

“I know when itʼs time to take a 

step back and plan for the future,” 

she said. 

Issues surrounding land-use planning 

and intensification are a hotbutton 

topic in Old Ottawa South 

and Hancock said she is interested 

to learn more about those topics. 

FILE 

Micheal Jenkin, left, has handed over the reins to vice president Linda 

Hancock, right. Hancock will focus some of her attention to a new strategic 

plan and future direction for the assocaition. 

Emerald Ash Borer 

public information session 

River Ward City Councillor Maria McRae, Chair of the City’s 

Environment Committee, invites residents to attend a public 

information session on the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). 

Since 2008, this invasive insect has spread across Ottawa. The 

presence of EAB poses a serious threat to Ash trees located 

on both public and private properties. 

Residents are invited to attend this session to learn more 

about the impacts on their community, what the City is doing 

to address this situation and what residents can do to help 

mitigate the impact that this pest is having on our Ash trees. 

Date: June 4, 2013 

Time: 4:30 to 9 p.m. 

Staff presentation at 7 p.m., 

followed by a Q & A session. 

Location: Jim Durrell Recreation Complex, Ellwood Hall 

1265 Walkley Road 

Bus info: 

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Wabano moves its culture night 

New time starts in June 

Michelle Nash 


EMC news - Wabano announced 

its popular culture 

night will be moving to Monday 

evenings starting this 

June. 

The weekly events at the 

Wabano Centre for Aboriginal 

Health celebrate Aboriginal 

culture in all forms, playing 

host to different themes events 

and different guests, as well as 

offering presentations, information 

booths, performances 

and refreshments. 

The evening is always free 

and residents from across city 

are welcome to attend. 

Since the opening of the 

new centre this spring, the 

nights have been well-attended, 

and the centre encourages 

people to continue to come out 

on its new night. 

The events had been 

held on Wednesdays in the 

past. 

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Nelson Tagoona takes the stage with a mix of throat 

singing and rapping before the community dinner at 

culture night at the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health 

on May 1. 

“We want the community to 

start their week with culture,” 

said Carlie Chase, director of 

initiatives for the centre. 

The evening is funded by 

the Ministry of Health and 

Long-Term Care and Aboriginal 

Healing and Wellness 

Strategy and the government 

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Developer ordered to hand over report 

Legal tangle over derelict Lowertown school continues 

Laura Mueller 


EMC news - A judge threw 

out an Ottawa developerʼs appeal 

of a court order to hand over 

an engineering report to the city. 

A lawyer for Groupe Claude 

Lauzon has said the report bolsters 

the developerʼs argument 

that its building at 287 Cumberland 

St. is structurally unsound 

and should be torn down. On 

May 8, a superior court judge 

ordered Lauzon to give the city 

the report, which was commissioned 

by Lauzon and prepared 

by a private engineering firm. 

But on May 22, the cityʼs clerk 

and top lawyer sent a memo informing 

city council that Lauzon 

is appealing that order. Then on 

May 24, a judge dismissed Lauzonʼs 

request to delay handing 

over the document until the appeal 

had been heard, effectively 

dismissing the appeal related to 

the engineering report. 

Lauzon is still appealing the 

judgeʼs ruling for it to comply 

with making its building safe 

and meeting the heritage requirements 

associated with 287 Cumberland 

St. 

The saga began when Lauzon 

filed an application to Ontario 

Superior Court on Feb. 20 asking 

for permission to tear down 

the building at 287 Cumberland 

St., which has remained in disrepair 

for decades. The application 

states the city has known 

since 2005 that the building has 

“significant structural concerns” 

and did nothing. Groupe Claude 

Lauzon wants to tear the school 

down and put up condos, but 

the city refused the companyʼs 

demolition application in 2006 

because Lauzon did not provide 

plans for what it planned to build 

on the site, which is a requirement 

of the heritage district policies 

that apply to the neighbourhood. 

Lauzon received the engineering 

report in question on Feb. 1, 

and that set off the latest chapter 

in the troubled relationship 

between the developer and the 

city. The city ordered barricades 

be put up to keep pedestrians and 

traffic away from the building in 

case it fell down. 

That led to the court application, 

which states “demolition is 

now a pressing and immediate 

concern and demolition should 

now be undertaken as soon as 

possible.” 

In the court application, Lauzon 

took issue with whether the 

cityʼs building inspector could 

order an engineer hired by Lauzon 

to hand over documents 

related to the condition of the 

building. The school was unsafe 

for inspectors to enter, and therefore 

the cityʼs building inspectors 

canʼt make any orders, the 

application states. Thatʼs not the 

case, according to city officials, 

and inspectors were able to enter 

the building before the court application 

was even filed, Rideau- 

Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury 

said at the time. 

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Election results announced after midnight 

Continued from page 1 

In Collmorgenʼs speech to the 

crowd, the president recounted 

his past year working alongside 

other board members on behalf 

of the community. 

Collmorgen said he has spent 

more than 165 hours of time in 

the past year at meetings with 

residents, city officials, and 

developers on behalf of Action 

Sandy Hill. 

That number does not account 

for hours spent reporting 

back to the board and residents, 

attending meetings or responding 

to emails. 

“I am pleased to see we have 

an interest in membership, interested 

in stepping forward 

and willing to help,” Collmorgen 

said. “I paraphrase John. F. 

Kennedy right now, ʻSandy Hill 

needs you, ask not what ASH 

can do for you, but what you 

can do for ASH.ʼ” 

Of the 14 community members 

who put their names forward 

for election to the board, 

four were current board members: 

Alice Kwong, Sophie 

Beecher, Éric Audet and John 

Verbaas. 

The election began at 10 

p.m., following a series of motions, 

when each of the 14 potential 

nominees introduced 

themselves and then the ballots 

were cast. 

The results did not come in 

until after midnight, with nine 

board members elected and two 

others tied for the final position. 

According to the associationʼs 

bylaws, a second vote 

will be done electronically via 

email, to determine the final 

board member. 

Since the meeting saw 150 

people in attendance, the board 

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More than 150 came out for Action Sandy Hill’s annual general meeting on May 16. A number 

of hot-button issues playing out in the neighbourhood, including concerns over infill development 

and student housing, contributed to the spike in interest in the association. 

requested a week to update its 

membership list before the second 

round of votes are cast. The 

complete results of the election 

will appear on the Action Sandy 

Hill website by the end of the 

month. 

MOTIONS 

Before members of the association 

could even vote, two 

motions were put forward calling 

for changes to association 

bylaws, which were updated 

last year. 

One motion called for the 

removal of “business owners” 

from the section identifying 

who can serve on the board. 

Collmorgen, explaining the 

background of why business 

owners were added, said the 

reason business owners were 

added was the board felt they 

have a vested interest in the 

community and board members 

felt they should be represented. 

Although there was some dispute 

of the wording of the motion 

and the reasoning behind 

it, the motion was unanimously 

approved by the membership, 

meaning the business owners 

can no longer occupy positions 

on the board. 

The other motion was regarding 

the declaration of interest 

bylaw. 

Doug Ainslie, a resident 

who was seeking election to 

the board, put forward a motion 

regarding conflict of interest, 

specifically calling out any 

board member who could stand 

to gain financially to recluse 

themselves from the board or 

the issue at hand. 

The motivation behind the 

motion was questioned by several 

residents and Collmorgen, 

who owns income property in 

the neighbourhood. 

“I think that an increased 

conflict of interest clause in the 

bylaws is a good thing, I think 

that is how we should have dealt 

with the business interests, not 

by banning them all together,” 

said Chad Rollins, one of the 

residents who ran for election 

to the board. “However I think 

that itʼs a bad forum tonight to 

make this kind of amendment 

because it needs to be read and 

studied and the implications 

considered.” 

The motion was voted down 

by those in attendance. 

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EDITORIAL 

We all have won 

The city recently wrapped up another successful 

Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, 

an event that attracts more than 40,000 

participants, not to mention the hordes of 

onlookers who filled the streets of downtown on May 

24 and 25. 

The statistics alone are staggering. 

Ottawa Race Weekend is the biggest multidistance 

race event in Canada and is one of only two 

International Association of Athletics Federations 

sanctioned events in the country. 

Over the course of a weekend, approximately 

$28.7 million is pumped into the Ottawa-Gatineau 

economy -- not exactly chump change. Hotels book 

around 9,000 homes in the capital region. 

Race organizers are responsible for collecting 

427,000 discarded drinking cups and handing out 

roughly 25,000 sponges to sweaty participants. 

It takes a volunteer work force of 2,000 people to 

help organize and run the races, including those who 

distribute water, run the information booth, and provide 

emergency services. Doctors, nurses, paramedics 

and other medical professionals volunteer their 

time, bringing enough equipment to set up a small 

hospital to service the event. 

When you think about it, over the course of the 

weekend Ottawa absorbs the population of several 

small cities -- and those people require additional city 

services, such as police, fire services and doctors. 

Ottawa Race Weekend is a hallmark event that all the 

citizens can take pride in, a series of races with international 

repute, drawing some of the best athletes 

across the world. 

How fitting that the event was kicked off with a 

marathon torch relay run from the village of Marathon 

in West Carleton to city hall - a 42-kilometre 

trek that matches the length of a marathon run. 

The torch run was suggested by Greeceʼs ambassador 

to Canada, and the mayor of Marathon, Greece, 

travelled to Ottawa with two ceremonial torches 

for the relay run, giving the race weekend a little 

international polish. We can also take pride in the 

tremendous volunteer effort generated by the event. 

Every year, runners participating in race weekend 

have raised more than $1 million, money that 

supports 25 charities affiliated with Ottawa Race 

Weekend. Ottawa Race Weekend celebrates what is 

best in our city and its citizens. Pheidippides, a Greek 

soldier who inspired the concept of a marathon after 

he ran 40 kilometres in 490 BC to report the victory 

of Athens over Persia before falling over dead, said it 

best: “We have won.” 

COLUMN 

Experts all thumbs when it comes to the keyboard 

Someone is always trying to invent a 

better mousetrap, they used to say. 

They donʼt say it so much any more, 

now that I think of it. This could 

mean that the better mousetrap has already 

been invented, although I doubt it, to judge by 

the mice. 

The better mousetrap, if it is to be invented 

in this day and age, will probably involve 

lasers and the use of social media, because 

every new invention does. Perhaps a mouse 

could be lured to his doom by invitations on 

MouseBook, there to be confronted by a laser 

launched by a drone triggered by someoneʼs 

cellphone. 

Something you probably hadnʼt thought 

about: the invitation on MouseBook would be 

sent by someone typing on his or her thumbs. 

Which brings us, not very neatly, to todayʼs 

topic. Every few years someone tries to 

reinvent the typewriter keyboard, which is 

what computer keyboards still have. The time 

has come again. This time itʼs researchers at a 

university in Scotland who say, according to 

news article, that the traditional keyboard has 

a “suboptimal text entry interface.” 

This is mad scientist-speak for “you canʼt 

type very well on it.” Except, of course, that 

you can. Millions, maybe billions, of people 

CHARLES 

GORDON 

Funny Town 

over the years have used the traditional keyboard 

and found it quite optimal enough, once 

they figured it out. 

They way they figured it out was by 

practicing it, after learning which fingers go 

on which keys. There were typing classes in 

school. The keyboard we all use is known as 

the QWERTY system, after the arrangement 

of the top six letter keys for the left hand. 

QWERTY developed after it was discovered 

that the seemingly logical system of placing 

the keys in alphabetical order did not work 

well. If people typed too quickly the keys 

jammed up. Placing the most-used letters 

apart worked better. 

For years, mad scientists have been trying 

to improve on it, arguing, not without logic, 

that QWERTY is inefficient. But, of course, 

QWERTY is more efficient than other systems 

because people have learned how to use it. 

Watch a fast QWERTY typist work and try to 

imagine anything going faster. 

Some systems are inefficient but impossible 

to replace. How inefficient is, say, the 

French language, with all those genders? How 

inefficient is the English language, with all 

of those words that sound the same and are 

spelled differently? And how likely are we, 

the English- and French-speakers, to sacrifice 

our languages to efficiency? 

Mad scientists who study baseball say that 

the way baseball players throw in an overhand 

motion is unnatural. The natural way is to 

throw a kind of combination of underhand 

and sidearm. You can see how much effect 

this has had on baseball players. Sometimes 

we do things just because thatʼs the way we 

do things. And it works for us. As it turns 

out, this latest attempt to eradicate QWERTY 

coincides roughly with the 20th anniversary 

of text messaging. The latest knock against 

QWERTY is that it doesnʼt work well for 

people who type with their thumbs. The latest 

solution is to put the vowels on one side of the 

keyboard and the consonants on the other. 

Now, since there are 21 consonants and 

only five vowels, that would make it necessary 

to change some consonants into vowels for 

balanceʼs sake. In effect, the inventors of the 

new system, called KALQ, have done that, 

moving some consonants over to where the 

vowels are (and leaving the Y with the consonants, 

for some reason). The over-all effect, 

seen in views of the new keyboard, seems just 

as random as QWERTY but we are assured it 

is more efficient. 

The philosophical question so far remains 

unasked: Is it in the best interests of humanity 

to make it easier for people to type with their 

thumbs? Next thing you know, everyone will 

be throwing sidearm. 

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Summer signals the end 

of Groundhog Day 


Explore nature’s bounty 

at SunTech Greenhouses 

Have you ever seen 

the movie Groundhog 

Day, where 

the lead character, 

a weatherman played by Bill 

Murray, experiences the same 

day over and over again? 

Well, as we get close to 

the end of the school year, 

Iʼm starting to feel like Iʼm 

living it -- every morning at 

least. And this is not a good 

thing. 

Mornings at our house 

are, to use Toronto Mayor 

Rob Fordʼs favourite word, 

“ridiculous.” 

Each day, relying on our 

infant as an alarm clock, my 

husband and I rise around 6 

a.m. We canʼt seem to get the 

kettle on fast enough for the 

pot of coffee. My eldest son 

scampers up the stairs cheerful 

as a cardinal in a treetop 

and talking at lightning speed 

about everything under the 

sun. My younger son pulls 

the covers over his head. 

Once the caffeine hits the 

pleasure sensor in our brains, 

we are propelled into action 

-- a rapid, interwoven dance 

around the kitchen -- one 

person making breakfast, the 

other buried in the depths of 

the Tupperware cupboard. 

Let the chaos begin. 

My eldest makes superfluous 

noise to keep the baby 

entertained. The baby adds 

to the general and increasing 

chaos with her squeals and 

screeches of delight. My 

younger son pulls the covers 

up a little higher. 

Midway through lunches, I 

CURRENT POLL QUESTION: 

Should the death of a young rugby 

player force schools to take a second 

look at athletic safety in Ottawa? 

A) Yes. It is an oppotunity for teachers, 

coaches, parents and students to learn 

more about head injuries. 

B) Yes. Hazardous sports like football, 

rugby and hockey have no place in the 

school system. 

C) No. The teen’s death was a isolated 

incident and isn’t an indication of a wider 

problem. 

D) Do we really need another reason to 

turn young people away from physical 

activity? 

start calling son-the-younger 

to get up, using any kind of 

ridiculous incentive. One 

particular morning, following 

a trip to the dentist the day 

prior, I shout, “You need to 

get up so I have time to floss 

your teeth after breakfast!” 

(As if any parent has time to 

floss their kidsʼ teeth twice 

a day, as the dentist recommends). 

Thereʼs no response from 

his downstairs bedroom. 

We canʼt yet go and retrieve 

him because weʼre up to our 

elbows in oatmeal and veggie 

peelings. 

One of the adults sits 

down for breakfast, feeding 

the baby purees, which she 

manages to get up her nose, 

in her hair, in her ear, on the 

floor (and maybe the ceiling), 

and, of course, all over 

whatever clean outfit sheʼs 

just been changed into. The 

youngest child still has not 

emerged from the depths of 

the house. 

Finally, a sticky butter 

knife in hand, I tramp down 

the stairs and shout, “Now, 

itʼs time to get up. Letʼs go!” 

Generally about 10 minutes 

after 7 a.m. with just 

12 minutes until we have to 

Web Poll 

PREVIOUS POLL SUMMARY: 

Do you think a Senators playoff run helps 

to raise community spirit in Ottawa? 

A) Definitely. Nothing brings 

everyone in the city together like 

rallying behind our team. 

B) I think it is a wonderful time to 

be a hockey fan, but the rest of us 

just shrug it off. 

C) No. I don’t think sports are 

something that should be used to 

bind a community together. 

D) I didn’t even notice the 

playoffs had started. Is that what 

all the hubbub is about? 

Vote at www.yourottawaregion.com/community/cityofottawa 

BRYNNA 

LESLIE 

Capital Muse 

leave for the bus, the younger 

walks about as slow as he 

can go up the stairs, rubbing 

the sleep from his eyes, still 

in his pyjamas! “Are you kidding 

me?” 

I send him down to get 

dressed, which triggers a 

champion temper tantrum. 

Miracles at work in our 

house, we just manage to 

get everybody fed, watered, 

dressed and somewhat clean, 

lace-up shoes on feet, sunscreen 

on faces by 7:21 a.m. 

Thereʼs a lot of yelling in the 

short two minutes preceding 

our departure. Weʼre on our 

way out the door with two 

minutes to spare, when boythe-younger 

decides he has to 

go to the bathroom. 

I throw up my hands. 

There are some things you 

canʼt control. 

Son-the-younger emerges 

after washing his hands for 

what I swear is 90 seconds. 

We run the two blocks to the 

bus stop, with me yelling, 

“No talking, no talking.” 

And watch it go by without 

us. 

The next morning we hit 

the repeat button. I donʼt 

know about you, but I canʼt 

wait for summer. 

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Wabano to participate in Doors Open 

Emma Jackson 

emma.jackson@metroland.com 

EMC news - Walking into 

the first of Bob Mitchellʼs several 

sprawling greenhouses, 

the sweet, earthy smell of 

ripening tomatoes takes over 

your senses. 

For a brief moment, itʼs just 

you and the fruit. Youʼre filled 

with a sense of hominess, of 

nostalgia for your grandmother, 

or the proud memory of the 

first vegetable you ever nurtured 

to life. 

When you come back to 

reality, you can hardly believe 

your eyes. Rows upon rows 

of leafy tomato plants climb 

toward the soft, filtered light 

coming in from above. The 

greenhouse seems to stretch 

on forever. 

Stems grow from plasticsheathed 

blocks of crushed 

coconut in raised troughs, 

and are clipped with strings to 

small rods above. Small pipes 

wind along the floor, masked 

by green tangles of sagging 

vines. 

Mitchell, the owner and 

founder of SunTech Greenhouses 

on Doyle Road south 

of Manotick, somehow fits 

into the greenhouse ecosystem, 

despite a brusque manner 

and a penchant for loud exclamations. 

The life-long farmer lived 

on a dairy and cash crop farm 

south of Kenmore until 1998, 

when he entered a greenhouse 

for the first time in his life. 

“The smell, that was what 

hooked me,” he said. 

It took 11 months from that 

visit to buy the 90-acre property, 

set up a 2.3 acre greenhouse 

and plant 22,000 beefsteak tomato 

plants. 

Today, the farm has four 

acres of greenhouse facilities 

and produces 11 different 

commercial products. That includes 

several tomato varieties 

as well as eggplants, cucumbers, 

peppers and green beans. 

On June 1 and 2, SunTech 

will open its doors to the 

public for free tours between 

10 and 4 p.m. each day, with 

tastings and a chance to see a 

modern greenhouse at work. 

Mitchell said itʼs important 

to educate the public - particularly 

urban folk - about the agrifood 

industry. 

“Nobody knows where their 

food is coming from,” he said. 

DOORS OPEN 

Along with SunTech, several 

south Ottawa sites will be 

open for discovery on June 1 

and 2. 

More than 120 buildings of 

historical, cultural or architectural 

significance are taking 

part in this yearʼs event. 

Across the city, churches, 

businesses and heritage sites 

will offer free tours for residents. 

Most buildings are open 

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 

Sunday. For a full list of open 

buildings visit www.ottawa. 

ca/doorsopen. 

Open House 

Rideau River Crossing 

Multi-Use Pathway and Donald Street Reconstruction 

Range Road to North River Road 

Monday, June 10, 2013 

7 to 9 p.m. 

Overbrook Community Centre 

33 Quill Street, Ottawa 

The Project 

The City of Ottawa has identified a requirement for a multi-use pathway connection 

between Range Road and North River Road. An Environmental Study Report was 

completed in January 2012. This project will include a new multi-use pathway including 

a bridge crossing the Rideau River and connections to existing pathways on the east 

and west side of the river. The project also includes the resurfacing of the parking lot at 

Strathcona Park and the reconstruction of Donald Street 

Consultation 

Members of the public, agencies and other interested persons are encouraged to 

participate in the Open House to review plans displaying existing conditions and 

preliminary design information on the scope and limits of the proposed works. You will 

have the opportunity to discuss the project with the City and Design Team Members and 

bring forth any issues that you may have. 

If you have any project-related questions, or have any accessibility requirements 

in order to participate in this project, please contact: 

Jeffrey Waara, P.Eng. 

Senior Project Manager 

City of Ottawa 

Infrastructure Services Department 

Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27805 

Email: Jeffrey.Waara@ottawa.ca 

Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, unless otherwise 

stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone 

number and property location included in a submission will become part of the 

public record files for this matter and will be release, if requested, to any person. 


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Community Meeting: 

Brewer Park Community Biodome Garden 

Brewer Park Community Garden invites all neighbours 

and local residents to attend a meeting to discuss the 

innovative Biodome Project. This special type of raised 

garden, which is housed within a Biodome structure, 

will address food security in Ottawa by extending our 

growing season. 

Sunday, June 2 

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Brewer Pool meeting room, 100 Brewer Way 

All members of the public are welcome 

The Biodome Project is made possible with support 

from Councillor Chernushenko and the Neighbourhood 

Connection Office at the City of Ottawa. 

For more information, please visit 

brewerparkcommunitygarden.weebly.com/ and 

ottawa.ca/en/neighbourhood-connection-office 

or email mostercanada@gmail.com or guy@ecoace.ca 

Travelling Tent Show 

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FILE 

Local vegetables and other goodies from the Main Farmers’ Market will be available in 

Sandy Hill this summer thanks to a group who has organized to host four mini farmers’ 

market events in the neighbourhood. 

Mini farmers’ market 

coming to Sandy Hill 

Michelle Nash 


EMC news - A group of 

residents in Sandy Hill will 

launch a small-scale farmersʼ 

market in the community this 

spring and summer. 

The first Sandy Hill Market 

will be this weekend at the 

Bettye Hyde Spring Fair on 

June 1. 

“It will be a pilot project for 

this year,” said Susan Young, 

organizer for the market at 

a recent Action Sandy Hill 

meeting. 

The plan is to collect the 

veggie goods at the neighbourhoodʼs 

closest market, 

in Old Ottawa East and 

bring the produce to planned 

monthly events in Sandy Hill. 

SANDY HILL MARKET 

DATES 

• June 1 - Bettye Hyde Spring 

Fair 

• July 6 - Bettye Hyde daycare, 

activities for families from 

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

• Aug. 10 - Art in the Park 

at Strathcona Park 

• Sept. 21 - The Action Sandy 

Hill barbecue, Sandy Hill 

Community Centre Park. 

The goal, organizers say is 

to see if residentsʼ interest 

grows, to ultimately have the 

market grow to become a 

weekly occurrence next summer. 

The market will move 

around the community, depending 

on which event it will 

piggy-back onto, but the idea 

is to host the market once a 

month. 

The Main Farmersʼ Market 

takes place every Saturday until 

Oct. 26 at St. Paulʼs University, 

in Old Ottawa East. 

On the Action Sandy Hillʼs 

website, Young goes on to say 

that the group is anxious to see 

if residents of Sandy Hill will 

take advantage of the farm 

produce at arms reach at these 

already established neighbourhood 

events. 

Interested patrons or volunteers 

are encouraged to visit 

the Action Sandy Hill website 

at www.ahs-acs.ca. 

City to outline transportation 

priorities this summer 

Be sure not to miss this unique theatre 

experience on the grounds of our historic site. 

The travelling tent show has arrived! 

Friday, May 31 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Billings Estate National Historic Site 

2100 Cabot Street 

613-247-4830 $15 per person 

Facebook.com/billingsestate 


ottawa.ca/museums 

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Just over half of the 8,068 

participants completed all 34 of 

the questions in the first online 

survey, which councillors applauded 

as engaging the largest 

number of citizens of any city 

public consultation. The area 

including the Glebe, Old Ottawa 

South, Old Ottawa East, 

Carleton University and Dowʼs 

Lake had the highest participation, 

with 500 respondents 

from those neighbourhoods. 

Orléans was the second highest 

with 252 respondents, followed 

by Lowertown, Sandy 

Hill and the University of Ottawa 

with 248. 

“Since answering the questions 

was not mandatory, it is 

not possible to know where 

residents stopped completing 

the survey,” city public engagement 

specialist Barbara 

Backland wrote in an email. 

“The survey was broken down 

into sections, so residents 

could have skipped around the 

survey and answered whatever 

was of interest to them.” 

The city also held a public 

open house in January that attracted 

179 people, a development 

forum with 31 industry 

representatives and a community 

forum with 110 representatives 

in February. 

Those consultations will 

guide revised recommendations 

for updates to the cityʼs 

Official Plan that will be tabled 

at planning committee on June 

25. 

A draft report outlining how 

pedestrian, cycling, transit and 

road projects are prioritized 

will be tabled at the transportation 

committee in July. 

Consultation on both the 

transportation master plan priorities 

and the Official Plan 

amendments will continue 

throughout the summer, with 

council consideration and voting 

scheduled to take place 

in October and November. 

The entire exercise should be 

wrapped up by mid-December.



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Vanier Cycles, a sub-committee of the Vanier Community Association, will host a cycling 

festival on June 2. The festival will have activities for families, children and adults alike and 

will take place at the Vanier Community Service Centre and the Centre Francophone. 

Vanier celebrating safe cycling 

Festival brings together loads of activities, barbecue 

Michelle Nash 


EMC news - Two-wheelers 

are set to have some fun as 

Vanier organizes its first safe 

cycling festival this weekend. 

The Vanier Community Association 

has organized Vélo 

Fest in collaboration with 

Capital Vélo Fest on June 2. 

The festival will host a number 

of activities that include 

bicycle safety sessions, skill 

challenges and a bicycle tuneup 

workshop. 

Sarah Partridge, event 

organizer and association 

board member, said cycling is 

becoming very popular in 

Vanier and the association 

wanted to find a way to celebrate 

that. 

“It is an easy way to get 

around - to the different parks 

and businesses in the area - 

or to visit friends,” Partridge 

said. 

“We wanted to celebrate 

cycling by coming together 

for cycling activities and a 

barbecue. We also want to 

make sure everyone is safe, so 

we will have games for kids 

to teach them cycling skills, 

skill challenges for adults and 

kids as well as a bike tune-up 

workshop, and free reflectors 

for bikes to make sure cyclists 

are seen on the road.” 

The event is taking place at 

two locations: Centre Francophone 

de Vanier and the Vanier 

Community Service Centre. 

There will be a bike rodeo 

for children, cycling tours of 

Vanier, as well as information 

booths from local and citywide 

cycling groups. 

There will be free helmets 

and t-shirts to the first 100 

children who attend, thanks 

to the Club Optimiste. There 

will also be a free barbecue at 

noon. 

For those new to cycling or 

people just getting back on a 

bike, Partridge said this will 

be a great event to attend. 

The event is the result of 

work from the associationʼs 

new committee, Vanier Cycles. 

Over the past year the committee 

has been collecting 

feedback from residents about 

the routes they take in Vanier 

as well as on dangerous intersections 

in order to provide 

feedback to the city. 

The group will also participate 

in the cityʼs cycling consultation 

as part of Building 

a Liveable Ottawa, which is 

open to all residents in the city 

and can be found at ottawacycling.metroquest.com. 

Partridge said the group 

learned that Capital Vélo Fest 

was taking place in June, so 

they decided to join their 

Community Spokes Program. 

Partnering with are the 

Vanier Community Service 

Centre, which operates Vélo- 

Vanier, a free neighbourhood 

bike-share program, and the 

Club Optimiste, which runs a 

bike rodeo each year. 

The cityʼs Safer Roads Ottawa 

program also joined to 

help organize the event. 

“The enthusiasm for this 

festival quickly grew and with 

so many partners, we are able 

to run a really great activity,” 

Partridge said. 

Volunteers are welcome to 

help with the fix-your-bike 

workshop, serve food at the 

barbecue or take pictures. 

Registration is available online 

at capitalvelofest.ca or 

email vanieravelo@gmail. 

com. 

A full list of activities and 

times is available online at 

vanier-association.com. 

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New funding to help people with disabilities find work 

Ottawa East News staff 

EMC news - Secured funding for 

one non-profit organization will help 

increase its goal of finding jobs for 

more people with disabilities in Ottawa. 

The Employment Accessibility 

Resource Network announced it will 

receive a $142,000 grant from the 

Ontario Trillium Foundation on May 

21. 

Partnered with the United Way 

Ottawa, EARN will use the funding 

to reach out to more employers and 

provide additional networking opportunities. 

Brian Carriere, chairman 

of EARNʼs steering committee and 

relationship manager, said the organization 

has helped debunk myths 

surrounding the costs of accommodating 

people with disabilities, which 

in turn has helped place more people 

in meaningful jobs. 

“Many employers are not aware of 

the resources available to help them 

to hire, accommodate and retain employees 

with disabilities,” Carriere 

said. 

Since EARNʼs mandate of connecting 

the two, more than 85 people 

with disabilities have found jobs in 

Ottawa. 

This funding will help that number 

grow. 

The announcement was made at 

EARNʼs partner, the University of 

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Kelly Mertl of Hydro Ottawa, left, Sherrell Franklin of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa-Vanier MPP 

Madeleine Meilleur, Jamie McCracken, chairman of United Way Ottawa, Allan Lough of Enterprise Holdings 

and Brian Carriere of the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management presents a plaque noting 

the foundation’s $140,000 grant to help the United Way Ottawa assist Employment Accessibility Resource 

Network with their work of providing connections between employers and people with disabilities. 

Ottawaʼs Telfer School of Management. 

Carriere was joined by fellow 

board members, politicians and 

United Way board members to speak 

about what the impact of this amount 

of funding will have on the small organization. 

“Iʼm pleased to see that these 

funds will support such important 

work here in Ottawa,” said Madeleine 

Meilleur, MPP for Ottawa- 

Vanier. “I would like to thank United 

Way and the partners of EARN for 

working so hard to make a difference 

in the lives of people in our community. 

It is truly important work that 

is making our city a better place for 

everyone.” 

A United Way-led initiative, 

EARN launched in 2011 to help 

bring employers and service providers 

together to increase the opportunity 

to find employment for people 

with disabilities. 

The organization would do this by 

increasing coordination with service 

providers, engaging employers and 

using a system which matches people 

with employers depending on talent. 

According to numbers released 

by the United Way, only 43 per cent 

of people with disabilities in Ottawa 

participate in the labour market 

– compared with 70 per cent of the 

general population. 

United Way adds that one in six 

people with disabilities live below 

the poverty line, and that by connecting 

these individuals with EARN, 

the potential to escape poverty is 

possible. 

The funding will be distributed 

over the course of three years. 

Aside from the United Way and 

the University of Ottawa, EARN 

has over 30 partners who work with 

them, including Algonquin College, 

Canadian Mental Health Association, 

Canadian Security Intelligence 

Service, and the city. 

For more information about EARN 

please visit the United Way, Ottawaʼs 

website at www.unitedwayottawa.ca/ 

about-us/employment-accessibilityresource-network-earn. 

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New Billings plaque a long time coming 

Laura Mueller 


EMC news - It wasnʼt installed 

in time for an important 

anniversary, but a historic 

plaque honouring the areaʼs first 

European settler is set to be installed 

next month. 

Glenn Clark, president of the 

Gloucester Historical Society, 

has been leading the charge to 

honour Braddish Billings, who 

lends his name to a bridge, 

shopping centre and of course, 

the national historic site at his 

former estate. 

Clark has a strong connection 

to Billings because both sides of 

his family settled in the area and 

he was raised there, but Clark 

said other local residents might 

not know as much about Braddish 

Billingsʼ story. 

The plaque, which will be located 

in Linda Thom Park, north 

of the Rideau River on the west 

side of Bank Street, will help inform 

people about the important 

history of the areaʼs first settler, 

Clark said. 

“I think people need to learn 

a little more about the background 

of the name thatʼs so 

familiar,” he said. 

Billings was not only the first 

person to settle in the area, he 

also laid the groundwork for 

the areaʼs development. He was 

involved with constructing the 

bridge, bringing a rail line to the 

area and building a number of 

institutions, including Bytownʼs 

first jail and courthouse. 

“His lands were the townshipʼs 

administrative centre for 

over 100 years,” the plaque reads. 

“Billings shaped the community 

by building a school, churches 

and the township hall ...” 

Billingsʼ descendents went 

on to become influential politicians, 

philanthropists, scientists 

and writers. 

“I think a lot of that has been 

forgotten,” Clark said. 

He had originally hoped to 

erect a monument to Billings, 

until he realized it would cost 

tens of thousands of dollars. 

Clark had hoped that would 

be possible last fall to mark the 

200th anniversary of Billingsʼ 

settlement in the area, which 

became the former township 

of Gloucester. But the project 

was delayed after the city 

needed more time to review the 

plaqueʼs text and edit it into a 

shorter version, Clark said. 

“We had given them the design 

and they did a translation 

and I thought they were OK 

with it,” Clark said. “But they 

LAURA MUELLER/METROLAND 

A newplaque honouring Braddish Billings is ready to install 

in an Old Ottawa South park next month. 

said it needed to meet city design 

standards … it delayed the 

project a bit. 

“In this case, it wasnʼt so 

much what the plaque said, it 

was that it said too much,” said 

Dan Chenier, the general manager 

of parks, recreation and 

cultural services. 

Clark expects the final 

bill for the plaque, produced 

at Alloy Foundry Co. Limited 

in Merrickville, will be 

around $4,000 or $5,000. 

The Association of Friends 

of the Billings Estate Museum, 

the Gloucester Lions and the 

Billings Bridge Shopping Centre 

are each contributing $500. 

The bulk of the funds will come 

from the Gloucester Historical 

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Stabbing victim dies in hospital 

Brier Dodge 

brier.dodge@metroland.com 

EMC news - Michael Wassill, a 20-year-old 

from Orléans, died in hospital on May 23 after 

suffering stab wounds at his Fernleaf Cresent 

home on May 15. 

The family of Michael Wassill said he had 

suffered irreversible brain damage through 

a statement posted on Facebook on May 19, 

and wasnʼt expected to live. 

On May 23, they updated the online page to 

say that he had passed away. 

“Today Michael passed away peacefully, 

lovingly surrounded by his close family. While 

this outcome was expected, it was no less devastating 

and we are all deeply mourning the loss 

of our son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend and 

hero,” said the post. 

They posted the statement on a Facebook 

group to support Wassill, who delivered The 

Orléans News in his neighbourhood. 

Carson Morin, 20, was already charged with 

attempted murder after the May 15 stabbing 

which took place in the afternoon. Wassillʼs 

family members have said he was protecting 

a female friend who was staying at the family 

home. 

Morinʼs charges could be upgraded to 

murder following press time once the information 

about Wassillʼs death is given to the 

courts. 

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Kelsey Black’s Red Carpet Gala returns 

Our team is often asked about the new 

interprovincial crossing study. 

The National Capital Commission (NCC) 

recently announced the preferred corridor 

for the new interprovincial crossing at 

Kettle Island, near the Aviation Parkway. 

Communities and elected representatives from 

areas around the selected corridor, on both 

sides of the Ottawa River, have highlighted 

serious concerns about what a truck route 

would mean for their community. 

Our community, which includes the 

Lowertown, Sandy Hill and Vanier 

neighbourhoods, is home to the designated 

interprovincial truck route on King Edward 

Avenue and on other downtown Ottawa streets. 

The presence of the truck route through our 

downtown neighbourhoods has had a number 

of negative effects on the community. These 

impacts include serious safety concerns for 

pedestrians and cyclists, obstacles to the 

efficiency and functionality of the transit 

network, increased noise and pollution, 

and limits on the potential commercial and 

residential renewal in the area. 

The City of Ottawa wants residents to live 

downtown. The City is expanding transit 

services into light rail, renewing and 

rejuvenating main streets, and encouraging 

urban lifestyles; however, this revitalization 

will not be realized until the chronic issue of 

the downtown truck route is addressed and 

resolved. 

Our priority is the removal of interprovincial 

trucks from our downtown core. We recognize 

that the Kettle Island corridor, as chosen by 

the NCC, would move the issue to another 

community. Nevertheless, maintaining the 

status quo is not an option. We are now left 

to work together, as the communities that 

make up our city, to compromise and find 

the solution that will remove interprovincial 

trucks from our downtown once and for all. 

The removal of the downtown truck route 

designation will greatly improve the quality of 

life for all residents, as not only will all road 

users be able to safely navigate through our 

core, but our downtown will also be a vital 

destination for residents from all parts of 

Ottawa. Downtown is the heart of Ottawa. We 

are proud of our urban neighbourhoods and we 

support measures that will revitalize and make 

our urban core even more welcoming for all 

residents. 

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City Councillor 

 

 

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Steph Willems 

steph.willems@metroland.com 

EMC news - Few families 

remain untouched by heart disease, 

and no one knows that better 

than eight-year-old Kelsey 

Black of Orléans. 

Kelsey lost her grandfathers 

to heart disease and has 

a teenage brother, Diego, who 

is awaiting surgery for a heart 

condition. Her father, Bill, once 

suffered a minor heart attack. 

Kelsey also once called paramedics 

when her mother, Maria, 

passed out, an action that won 

her a 9-1-1 Childrenʼs Achievement 

Award at the age of six. 

Kelsey took the fear and sadness 

she felt as a result of her 

familyʼs misfortune and turned 

it into a positive thing, vowing 

to do her part to make heart disease 

a rarer occurrence than it 

currently is. 

So began The Red Carpet 

Gala, a modest fundraiser she 

started last year that brought 

friends and community members 

together for dancing and 

fun, helping to raise funds for 

the Heart and Stroke Foundation. 

The gala is returning this year 

on June 2, this time to be held 

at the Jack Purcell Community 

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Maria and Kelsey Black are busy these days, putting the finishing touches on Kelsey’s June 2 

Red Carpet Gala in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Kelsey, seen here with her 

9-1-1 Children’s Achievement Award, started the event last year as a response to a family 

history of heart disease. 

Centre in Centretown. Kelsey 

sent invitations to dignitaries 

ranging from Ottawa Mayor 

Jim Watson to the prime minister 

and even the Queen, from 

whom she received a reply. 

“She wrote to thank me for 

inviting her, but she canʼt attend 

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An Ottawa paramedic by the 

name of Patrick, whom Kelsey 

met during her 911 call and 

views as her “favourite paramedic”, 

is also invited, and was 

asked to “bring the rest of the 

gang.” 

Cumberland Coun. Stephen 

Blais, who suffered a severe 

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heart attack last year, has also 

been invited. Maria Black instantly 

supported her daughterʼs 

efforts to raise funds for the very 

worthy cause, but made her wait 

until she turned seven first. 

“When she was six I felt she 

was too little,” said Black, who 

expects an even bigger turnout 

for this yearʼs event. 

“We want people to know 

what happened to us can happen 

to anyone.” 

Blackʼs son was a patient 

at CHEO as a youth. Now 18, 

he has to wait until he turns 21 

for surgery to repair his heart. 

Black, like Kelsey, hopes that 

science progresses to the point 

where surgery would become 

unnecessary, or at least less intrusive. 

Both recognize that medical 

advances in this field canʼt occur 

without adequate funding, 

which is the catalyst behind 

the gala itself. Black said she 

has received support from local 

businesses during the eventʼs 

preparation. 

Mother and daughter are 

making a traditional piñata to 

bring to the gala, and are soliciting 

donations of candy to fill it 

with. 

While organizing the gala is 

a lot of work, the Blacks know 

itʼs worth it. They envision a future 

where children arenʼt missing 

parents or grandparents due 

to heart disease. 

“Itʼs a lot of work but we do 

whatever we can do, and we are 

happy to do it.” said Black. 

Doors to The Red Carpet 

Gala open at 1 p.m. on June 2. 

The cost is $5 in advance or $7 

at the door, and includes entry 

and a ticket for the door prize. 

All proceeds go to the Heart and 

Stroke Foundation. 

For more information, or to 

order tickets, contact kelseyblackheartandstroke@yahoo. 

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City of Ottawa 

Summer Day Camps 2013 

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By registering for summer camps before June 10, your registrations will automatically be part of a draw, where 50 lucky 

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If finding summer activities close to home or work is your priority, we have camps around the city for organized games, 

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City Builder Award along with co-hosts Angie Poirier and Trisha Owens. The award was 

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The Ottawa Museum Network launched the 2013 season for community musems by unveiling 

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“Milos, I am going to Break you” 

A mini-revolution is brewing in North America. The approach is called “Progressive Tennis.” It is imported 

from European countries such as France and Belgium where it was used to successfully develop players 

like Justine Henin-Hardenne and Olivier Rochus. Progressive Tennis uses a systematic progression of court 

sizes, balls, and racquets, to scale the game down to an appropriate level for 5-10 year olds. 

Modified racquets and balls are not new. The equipment has been around for a while, as has the “graduated 

length” concept. Coaches have used bits and pieces for years seeing the advantage from the perspective 

of success, fun and safety. The difference this time is that all these elements have been brought together 

in a much more systematic way than ever before. Tennis companies now carry the full line of half-court 

and ¾-court progressive equipment including graduated, balls, racquets, lay down lines and nets. 

The power of the progressive tennis system is that it allows players to play quickly and successfully. In 

Progressive Tennis, the philosophy is that tennis is a great and fun game to play and the quicker and more 

skillfully a player can play the more fun it is. Each stage not only has specific equipment to aid success, but 

particular skills to develop as well. It is recommended a Game-Based Approach be used. The coach’s job is 

to get them to play, and help them learn to play better. 

Simply put, “Progressive Tennis” is used as a developmental tool to allow young children to improve their 

overall tennis skills faster so they can transition to the regular court with more ease. 

The OTA, NCTA, City of Ottawa and all of our clubs are committed to helping you and your children play 

this great game. Sean Sweeney OTA Regional Chair said that: “All of us are committed to helping introduce 

over 25 000 new kids to the game of tennis by Dec 2013”. So, call or drop by one of our great clubs below 

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• Progressive Tennis uses adjusted equipment for young participants and playing formats to 

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• Progressive Tennis focuses on the skill development to stimulate and maintain excitement 

and enjoyment. 

• Progressive Tennis is for ages 3 to 99+. 

DID YOU KNOW? 

• Tennis is rapidly growing and is becoming more popular every year. Over 600,000 new 

players have started playing tennis since 2010 in Canada. 

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Area schools celebrating 

Champlain’s adventures 

Brier Dodge 


EMC news – Four hundred 

years to the day that Champlain 

passed land now known 

as Orléans, the community 

will gather to celebrate Francophone 

heritage. 

The Orléans Franco-Ontarian 

Heritage and Historical 

Society (SFOPHO), is 

organizing a huge, day long 

celebration to mark the anniversary 

of Samuel de Champlainʼs 

voyage down the Ottawa 

River, passing Petrie 

Island on the way down the 

Ottawa Valley. 

“He passed the Ottawa 

River, and weʼre sure with the 

nice sand (at Petrie Island) he 

might have stopped, but that 

we donʼt know,” said Nicole 

Fortier, the societyʼs president. 

“All we know is that he 

did go by, and June 4 is the 

exact anniversary.” 

The day will bring together 

different organizations that 

celebrate Francophone culture. 

This yearʼs anniversary 

also marks 400 years of francophones 

living in Ottawa 

and the Valley, an anniversary 

that Toronto will celebrate in 

2015. 

Organizations, students, 

and members of the general 

public have all been invited to 

Petrie Island on June 4 for an 

all day celebration that starts 

at 11 a.m., called Adventure 

Champlain. 

Several French schools 

from both public and Catholic 

boards will be sending 

students, including De La 

Salle, Louis Riel and Gisèle- 

Lalonde high schools. 

De La Salle has participated 

in a special project, producing 

an Algonquin birch bark 

canoe that will be launched 

twice during the day, once 

at 10:30 a.m. and another at 

6:30 p.m. 

The group Les St-Pierre 

will perform, and Elder 

Archie Martin will also 

speak. 

While the event celebrates 

Francophone culture, there 

will be English translations 

available and some of the musical 

performances will also 

be in English. 

Everything at the event is 

free except for the optional 

supper, which was selling 

tickets in advance for $8. 

There may be some tickets 

still available the day of the 

event, Fortier said. 

In case of rain, the event 

will still go on, as many of the 

activities are tented. The day 

runs until 9 p.m. 

The Ottawa- Orléans MP, 

Royal Galipeau, spoke about 

the importance of Champlainʼs 

first visit several years 

ago in the House of Commons, 

anticipating a large 

celebration for the 400th anniversary. 

Orléans was settled by 

Francophones, so itʼs an important 

heritage event for the 

community, Fortier said. 

“In Orléans, our origins are 

Francophone,” she said. “So 

itʼs a good opportunity to all 

organizations that promote 

the Francophone culture to 

get together and celebrate.” 

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Cedar and Bamboo 

A look at the shared history of country’s 

Asian and First Nations communities 

Jennifer McIntosh 

jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com 

EMC news - The Ottawa 

Public Library brought a little 

of the East to the Centrepointe 

branch on May 21. 

Thanks to a partnership between 

the library, the Ottawa 

Asian Heritage Month Society, 

The Truth and Reconciliation 

Commission of Canada and 

Ottawa Chinese Community 

Service Centre, residents got 

a chance to learn about a little 

known piece of Canadian history. 

The presentation, entitled 

Cedar & Bamboo, revealing 

the little known but fascinating 

historical relationship between 

the First Nations and Chinese 

communities, told the story of 

enterprising Chinese workers 

who came to Canada only to 

be faced with racism. 

But the story is one of hope, 

said Tim Stanley, vice-dean of 

the University of Ottawa and 

one of the keynote speakers. 

“Despite their cultural differences, 

these two groups 

of people came together and 

shared their cultures and then 

adapted to the Canadian one 

for their children,” he said. 

The talk was in honour of 

Asian Heritage Month and a 

display currently in the Atrium 

Gallery at Ben Franklin Place. 

During the presentation, 

the crowd got a chance to see 

the Cedar and Bamboo documentary 

– a tale of four people 

living in Vancouver who can 

trace their heritage on to Asian 

settlers and First Nation tribes. 

Senator Lillian Eva Quan 

Dyck is a perfect example of 

that blend. The Senator – originally 

from Saskatchewan – 

was scheduled to speak at the 

Centrepointe event, but was 

called away to an emergency 


Robert Yip, is pictured with 

a copy of Cedar and Bamboo, 

a documentary short 

about the relationship between 

Asians and First Nations 

people at the turn of 

the 20th Century. 

senate meeting. The audience, 

however got a chance to watch 

a video clip where she detailed 

her heritage and the challenges 

she faced growing up. Dyckʼs 

mother died when she was 

just a child, but she said she 

remembered being told that 

she shouldnʼt let people know 

about her aboriginal background. 

“We faced a certain amount 

of racism being Chinese but it 

would have been much worse 

if people knew we were also 

aboriginal,” Dyck said in the 

video. The Senatorʼs father 

died when she was in high 

school, but despite that she 

went on to get a PhD in biological 

psychology and had 

a chance to visit the village 

where her father came from. 

Robert Yip, director of the 

Ottawa Asian Month Heritage 

Society, said it was good to 

hear positive things about a 

senator at a time when there is 

so much turmoil in the federal 

government. 

“She (Dyck) has accomplished 

so much despite all she 

would have had to overcome,” 

Yip said. 

Stanley, who began studying 

Chinese history because of his 

own ancestry, said people are 

often surprised by the connection 

because thereʼs a misconception 

that Chinese settlers 

came after the Europeans. 

But thatʼs not the case, he 

said, adding there were 15,000 

adult Chinese males in a census 

in the 1880s; nearly a sixth 

of the marriages were to aboriginal 

women. 

Stanley said the Chinese 

head tax – which was part of 

the Chinese Immigration Act 

of 1885 – as one of the darker 

moments of Canadian history, 

but said through remembering 

we can correct historical inaccuracies 

and learn more about 

the proud histories of both cultures. 

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Steph Willems 

Steph.willems@metroland.com 

EMC news - Britannia Park will 

be the staging ground for an upcoming 

fundraiser for an often overlooked 

illness. 

Liver disease affects more than 3 

million Canadians, but the organʼs 

role in maintaining human health is 

often overlooked. Thatʼs why organizers 

of the June 16 Stroll for Liver 

event – started by the Canadian 

Liver Foundation – want to spread 

awareness about the risks posed by 

liver disease. 

“There are people walking around 

with liver disease who donʼt know it 

yet,” said Gail Carroll, regional director 

of the Canadian Liver Foundation. 

The event, now in its eighth year, 

aims to raise funds to improve prevention, 

early diagnosis and treatment 

of liver disease. Taking place 

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on Fatherʼs Day, the Stroll for Liver 

uses the parkʼs walking paths as an 

event route and its abundant green 

space for the associated barbecue, 

entertainment, volleyball tournament 

and prize giveaways. 

Organizers would like to see families 

attend as part of their Fatherʼs 

Day celebrations. 

“Itʼs something the whole family 

can do to support a cause thatʼs 

always growing,” said Carroll. “It 

also raises awareness of the very 

important function of the liver.” 

The liver is responsible for ridding 

the human body of ingested 

toxins. When this crucial function 

breaks down, ill health and possibly 

even death is the obvious result. 

Carroll said the event has grown 

over its seven years, despite many 

fundraisers and initiatives that occur 

in the late spring that compete for 

peopleʼs time and charity dollars. 

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Orléans is becoming Caribbean festival destination 

Three summer festivals working together 

this year to co-promote, draw larger crowds 

Brier Dodge 


EMC news - Three events held annually 

in Orléans are turning the area 

into a popular destination to experience 

Caribbean culture. 

Again this summer, Carivibe will 

run on June 15, Häiti en Fête on July 

20 and Club SOCCA Kiteʼs for Cancer 

on July 28. 

“We have a product, and weʼre the 

only ones who have this product,” 

said Orléans Coun. Bob Monette. 

“Weʼve grown, and weʼre going to 

grow even more. We have become 

the Caribbean destination.” 

He said that the festivals are working 

together this year to co-promote 

one another throughout the summer. 

He noted that the local hotel is always 

full during the festivals with 

out of town guests. 

“Right now, weʼre trying to draw 

investors into Orléans,” said chamber 

executive director Jamie Kwong. 

She said it helps to show that the festivals 

can draw thousands of people 

to the area. 

Organizers from all three events 

took a few minutes to speak at a promotional 

press conference recently 

hosted by Monette. 

“I remember when Orléans was 

very unicultural,” said Rachelle De- 

Coste, who spoke with organizer Edy 

Joachim. “Iʼve watched it flourish 

in all itʼs splendor and vivacity and 

colour. We are stronger with our diversity.” 

The annual festivals have all already 

been booked for 2014, so 

the trio of events will be able to 

promote 2014ʼs lineup to this yearʼs 

visitors. 

Carivibe is the most known of the 

three events, and has St. Joseph Boulevard 

closed down for a large parade 

with dancers and walkers dressed in 

brightly coloured Caribbean dress 

costume. 

The parade is similar to of the Caribbean 

parade Cropover, to which 

celebrates the harvest season. 

The goal is to co-promote the festivals 

as a group to attract Caribbean 

festival goers from other parts of Ottawa 

and Montreal into the area. 

“One love, letʼs get together and 

be alright,” said Monette. “In Orléans, 

weʼll change it to one voice, one 

love, letʼs get together.” 

BRIER DODGE/METROLAND 

Caribbean festival organizers and volunteers in festival costume stand alongside Orléans Coun. Bob Monette 

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‘It’s better than Christmas’ 

Hydro Ottawa hosts 

Special Needs Day 

at Gloucester Fair 

Emma Jackson 

emma.jackson@metroland.com 

EMC news - For some Ottawa 

kids, spending the day at the Gloucester 

Fair isnʼt just the highlight of 

their week, or even their month – itʼs 

the best day of the year. 

“I had a kid tell me itʼs better 

than Christmas,” said Bryce Conrad, 

president and CEO of Hydro Ottawa 

on May 22, during the companyʼs 

annual Special Needs Day at the fair. 

Each year, Hydro Ottawa sponsors 

the event which this year saw 50 

busloads of kids with special needs 

arrive at Rideau Carleton Raceway 

for a morning at the fair. 

“These are kids who would otherwise 

not get an opportunity to do 

this,” Conrad said. “(Going to the 

fair) is part of growing up; this is part 

of being a kid.” 

Hosting a private event for special 

needs classes allows ride operators 

to slow the rides down, assist kids 

in wheelchairs and provide support 

for groups that otherwise balk at the 

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Ottawa Race Weekend opens with marathon torch relay 

Blair Edwards 

blair.edwards@metroland.com 

EMC news - It was a meeting of 

two Marathons. 

Marathon, a tiny village in West 

Carleton, played host to an event 

with Olympic overtones on Thursday, 

May 23. 

Eleftherios Anghelopoulos, the 

Greek ambassador to Canada and 

Iordanis Louizos, mayor of Marathon, 

Greece, were on hand to light 

the ceremonial torch during Tamarack 

Ottawa Race Weekendʼs first 

ever marathon torch relay run. 

Louizos carried a flame in a special 

lantern, along with two torches 

brought from Marathon, Greece. 

More than 60 runners chosen by 

the race committee were selected to 

carry the torch 42.2-kilometres -- coincidentally 

the distance of a marathon 

-- from Marathon to Ottawa city 

hall, a route that travelled through 

West Carleton, Kanata, Nepean and 

west Ottawa. 

“I was amazed and I was excited 

to see that there was a place 42 

km away from city hall here called 

Marathon,” said Louizos. “Itʼs an 

excellent area. People are very, very 

friendly and I can see they love participating 

in marathon races.” 

The idea was suggested to the race 

committee by Anghelopoulos, who 

said the torch-relay was a success in 

other major North American cities, 

such as Toronto and Chicago. 

“It was my initiative,” he said. 

“I suggested to them they have the 

flame of Marathon here and they 

were thrilled with the idea and they 

accepted the suggestion.” 

West Carleton-March Coun. Eli 

El-Chantiry was the first runner to 

carry the ceremonial torch, sprinting 

down a 200-metre stretch of John 

Shaw Road, before handing it off to 

another participant. 

The torch relay team travelled in 

a yellow school bus, and the runners 

were escorted by police cars across 

a route that included Carp Road, 

Second Line Road, Terry Fox Drive, 

Carling Avenue, Richmond Road, 

Wellington Street and Somerset 

Street. 

When the torch reached city hall, 

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was 

scheduled to light a cauldron provided 

by the Hellenic Community of 

Ottawa, officially signalling the start 

of Ottawa Race Weekend, an event 

on May 25 and 26, that attracts more 

than 40,000 runners who compete 

in the marathon, 2K-, 5K- and 10Kraces. 

“Itʼs a fun way to sort of kick off 

the overall race weekend with something 

that symbolizes marathon, marathon 

running,” said John Halverson, 

president of Ottawa Race Weekend.” 

The concept of a marathon honours 

the courage of Pheidippides, a 

Greek soldier who in 490 BC ran 40 

kilometres across rocky ground from 

Marathon to Athens, where he announced 

the Greekʼs victory over the 

Persians before falling to the ground 

dead. 

“Thatʼs really what marathoning 

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Iordanis Louizos, mayor of Marathon, Greece, left, watches as Greek Ambassador Eleftherios Anghelopoulos, 

centre, and Evangelos Papapostolou race director of Athens Classic Marathon, light the ceremonial 

torch to mark the start of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend torch relay from Marathon, Ont., to Ottawa 

City Hall on May 23. 

is about itʼs about fighting through 

tough times and getting through a 

very tough race and this is a symbolic 

way of kicking things off,” said 

Halvorson. 

The race organizing committee 

ran a contest this year, asking Ottawa 

residents to submit photographs 

of themselves imitating the pose of 

Pheidippides, immortalized by a statue 

near Marathon, Greece. 

This yearʼs participants included 

community leaders, city councillors 

and members of the cityʼs running 

community. 

Dimitri Koutris, 13, and his sister 

Katherine, 15, two Barrhaven youth, 

participated in the torch-lighting ceremony, 

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clothing. 

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at l’église Ste-Anne 

Welcomes you to the traditional Latin Mass 

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10:30 a.m. High Mass (with Gregorian chant) 

6:30 p.m. Low Mass 

For the Mass times please see www.st.-clementottawa.ca 

528 Old St. Patrick St. Ottawa ON K1N 5L5 

(613) 565.9656 

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2750 Navan Rd. (2 minutes South of Innes) 

613-590-0677 

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Services at 9:00 am every Sunday 

All are welcome to join us in faith and fellowship. 

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Tel: 613-859-4738 

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UNITED CHURCH 

Minister: Rev. Ed Gratton 

Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. 

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During Worship 

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613-837-6784 www.queenswoodunited.org 

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1220 Old Tenth Line Rd, Orleans 

SUNDAYS - 10:45 am 

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Teen programs, Sunday School & Nursery Available 

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A Church in the Heart of Vanier 

206 Montreal Rd. 

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Also at 11:00 am 

(in English and Inuktitut) 

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Sunday Worship 8, 9:15, 11 

1234 Prestone Dr, Orleans 

(1 block west of 10th Line, 

1 block south of St. Joseph) 

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Dominion-Chalmers United Church 

Worship Sunday Services 10:30am Sundays 

Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30 

Rev. 

10:30 

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a.m. 

Murray 

355 Cooper Street at O’Connor 

613-235-5143 

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7:00pm - Young Adult Service 

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Morning Worship for infants – 3yrs. 

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SPORTS 


Fury announce 2013 lineup packed with international players 

Brier Dodge 


EMC sports – With the Ottawa 

Fury launching a professional team 

in 2014, the Ottawa Fury menʼs 

coaches for the premier development 

league team had quite the carrot 

to dangle when recruiting this 

yearʼs menʼs team. 

The PDL team is a level below 

the team that the Fury will unveil 

in 2014, a team many of the current 

players are sure to be aiming for. 

“We started targeting players at 

the end of last season,” said menʼs 

head coach Stephen OʼKane. “Everyone 

we wanted, we got.” 

The men play in a 23-and-under 

league, meaning the turnover every 

year is high, with rebuilding almost 

every year – the Fury have only seven 

returning menʼs players. 

OʼKane said that many of the 

players on this yearʼs team could 

play at the caliber expected to be 

signed to Ottawaʼs future professional 

team. 

There are several local players 

included on the roster. Orléans is 

represented by former Louis Riel 

high school players Chad Bush and 

Will Beaugé, Dunrobinʼs Robbie 

Murphy, an All Saints High School 

grad, and Barrett Neilson, from Barrhaven. 

The team also signed a number of 

international players, from Germany, 

England, New Zealand, France, 

United States, Sweden and Bosnia. 

Many of the players already boast 

BRIER DODGE/METROLAND 

Robbie Murphy from Dunrobin, Chad Bush from Orléans, Barrett Neilson from Barrhaven and Will Beaugé 

from Rockland are some of the players named to the Ottawa Fury 2013 men’s side roster. It’s a crucial year 

for these players to be joining the Fury, as the club will have a professional team for 2014, a level that head 

coach Stephen O’Kane said all his players are capable of playing at. 

resumes from elite club teams and 

colleges, with a good number having 

held captain honours at some 

point. 

It will be a challenge to balance 

so many players who are used to 

getting a lot of playing time, so 

players will have to battle to earn 

starting spots on this yearʼs squad, 

said OʼKane. 

He said last yearʼs loss was heartbreaking 

– and that he, along with 

most of his players, would kick his 

grandma if it meant winning the title 

this year. 

The womenʼs team is in a different 

boat, coming into the season as 

defending league champions. 

Local womenʼs players include 

Nepeanʼs Jasmine Phillips and Kayla 

Adamek, Kanataʼs Emma Donnelly, 

Orléansʼ Lauren Hughes, Nepean 

High School graduate Breanna Burton 

and Barrhavenʼs Gillian Baggot. 

Both Donnelly and Adamek have 

played through the Furyʼs youth development 

program. 

“The years of being the bridesmaids 

are over,” said John Pugh, 

Fury owner. “For 2013, all we can 

do is look to repeat.” 

Womenʼs head coach Dom Oliveri 

said that they try to not recruit 

not only talented players, but good 

people who can lead by example. 

The women also have several international 

players joining the roster, 

including players from Australia, 

New Zealand and England. 

“(Coaches) have worked tirelessly 

to bring this team to Ottawa,” 

Pugh said. “I know – I pay their 

phone bills.” 

The women were scheduled to 

play their first game on May 24 

against Quebec City, while the men 

had a game scheduled at home on 

March 24 against Boston at Algonquin 

College. 

The next home game will be May 

31 for the menʼs team, against CFC 

Azul at the Algonquin College Soccer 

Complex at 7 p.m. 

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1. 007 Connery 

5. Presides over meetings 

(abbr.) 

9. Trefoil 

10. Father of Paris 

12. Asian nut for chewing 

13. Machine gun from the air 

16. The communion table 

17. His razor 

18. Father 

19. Doctor of philosophy 

22. Cologne 

23. Black tropical Am. cuckoo 

24. Diversifies 

28. Razor author 14th C 

31. Maple sugar fluid 

32. A corp.’s first stock offer to 

the public 

34. The premier bike race 

42. References 

43. Extremely high frequency 

44. Actress Farrow 

46. Not good 

47. State of annoyance 

48. S. China seaport 

51. Bengal quince 

52. Provide the means 

54. A large and imposing house 

55. Excessively fat 

57. Spars 

58. Former wives 

59. Repeat 

CLUES DOWN 

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2. Frankenberg river 

3. Feel ill 

4. 12th state 

5. “Anything Goes” author’s 

initials 

6. Daily time units (abbr.) 

7. Cagiva __: motorcycle 

8. Drug agent (slang) 

9. Study of poetic meter 

11. Ceremonial staffs 

12. Russian pancake served 

with caviar 

14. Supervises flying 

15. Large Australian flightless 

bird 

16. As fast as can be done 

(abbr.) 

19. Before 

20. Hall of Fame (abbr.) 

21. Constitution Hall org. 

24. Atomic #35 

25. Ducktail hairstyle 

26. Independent ruler 

27. Oval water scorpion 

29. Modern London Gallery 

30. On top 

33. Identicalness 

35. 2002 Olympic state 

36. Tease or ridicule 

37. Arrived extinct 

38. Opposite of begin 

39. Ol’ Blue Eye’s initials 

40. South Am. nation 

41. Type of salamander 

42. S. China seaport 

44. Woman (French) 

45. 007’s Flemming 

47. ___ Domingo 

49. A French abbot 

50. Gorse genus 

51. An uproarious party 

53. Point midway between E 

and SE 

54. A waterproof raincoat 

56. Spanish be 

57. Of I 

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House Cleaning 

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reliable. I am keen to help 

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yard. Call me to discuss 

the possibilities! Tracey 

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BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITY 

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Need A Car Loan? You are 

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FOR SALE 

Disability Products. Buy 

and Sell stair lifts, scooters, 

bath lifts, patient lifts, 

hospital beds, etc. Call Silver 

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Best Price. Best quality. All 

shapes and colours. Call 

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AUCTIONS 

HELP WANTED 

DRIVERS WANTED AZ, 

DZ, 3 or 1 with airbrakes: 

Terrific career opportunity 

with outstanding growth 

potential to learn how to 

located rail defects using 

non-destructive testing. 

Plus extensive paid travel, 

meal allowance, 4 weeks 

vacation and benefits pkg. 

Skills needed, ability to 

travel 6 months at one 

time. Apply online at 

www.sperryrail.com under 

careers. Keyword Driver. 

HELP WANTED! Men & 

Women In Demand for 

simple work. P/T-F/T. Can 

be done from home. Acceptance 

guaranteed, no 

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fees, all welcome. www.hiringcanada.com 

Nook & Cranny Cleaning 

Services Hiring! Residential 

cleaners Monday to 

Friday. No evenings, no 

week-ends, no vehicle 

r e q u i r e d ! C a l l 

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resume to 613-446-9990 

TRAVEL WORK OPPOR- 

TUNITIES, Plus travel, hotel 

jobs in England. Work 

Italy, Spain, or England 

Summer camps. Childcare 

positions in United States, 

China, New Zealand, Australia, 

Spain, and Holland 

plus more. Teach in South 

Korea. Accommodations & 

Salary provided. Various 

Benefits. 

Apply: 

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We are looking for key 

people to expand our Financial 

Services business 

in this area. Experience not 

necessary, We will train. 

For an interview call 

613-762-9519. 

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A&M Lawn Maintenance: 

Lawn & Garden Clean-up, 

Aeration, Lawn cutting. 

Maynard 613-290-0552 

Tabitha 613-600-8776. 

Cedar Hedges 6 ft. high. 

Free Delivery with full 

truck load. Freshly dug. 

Greely Area, $6.25/ tree. 

Gerry 613-821-3676 

LIVESTOCK 

Charolais Heifers, One 

and two years, bred cows. 

Young cows with calves at 

their side. Bull and stockers. 

Easterbrook Farms. 

613-925-4557. 

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MORTGAGES 

Thinking of buying a home, 

refinancing your mortgage, 

consolidating debts? Save 

money, call 24-hour hotline 

1-800-935-0626 ext 1. www. 

centum.ca/stella_kemdirim. 

Centum Power Financial 

Inc. #11993, 

1-866-707-2733. 

MUSIC 

World Class Drummer 

From Five Man Electrical 

Band, is accepting 

new students for private 

lessons. Call Steve 

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Do you have a pension 

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(LIRA) or (locked in 

RRSP) Call NOW! 

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PETS 

Dog Sitting- Experienced 

retired breeder providing 

lots of TLC. My home. 

Smaller dogs only. 

References available. 

$17-$20 daily Marg 

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REAL ESTATE 

Recycled Home-Delivered 

To your Lot! Two bedroom 

bungalow (26’x28’). Hardwood 

flooring, upgraded 

windows, gas furnace, remodelled 

kitchen which includes 

fridge, stove, 

dishwasher all stainless. 

Price $30,000 + hst. Delivered 

within 60kms, brick 

off, Ontario only, route 

permitting. Additional fee 

over 60 kms. Contact Pat, 

CDS 

Movers: 

1-800-267-5516 or 

613-880-1685 

AUCTIONS 

THREE DAY MILITARIA AUCTION 

LIFE LONG COLLECTION OF BRUCE STRADER OF SMITHS FALLS, ONTARIO 

MAY 31ST: 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM, VIEWING AT 4 PM, SWORDS, BAYO- 

NETS, HEAD GEAR, CANNONS, REFERENCE MATERIAL, ETC. 

JUNE 1ST: 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM, VIEWING AT 8 AM, ANTIQUE & MODERN 

FIREARMS (RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, HANDGUNS, FULL & CONVERTED 

CLASS FIREARMS, MILITARY KIT, REFERENCE MATERIALS, ETC 

JUNE 2ND: 12:00 PM- 4:30 PM, VIEWING AT 11:30 AM, AMMUNITION & 

RELOADING SUPPLIES, AMMO CANS, PARTS, ACCESSORIES, 

REFERENCE MATERIAL, ETC. 

AT SWITZER’S AUCTION CENTRE, 25414 HIGHWAY 62 SOUTH, BANCROFT, ONT. 

Bruce Strader has been collecting and trading for over 60 years, and 

has accumulated many fine pieces from Flintlock Tower / Brown Bess 

muskets to the Canadian Arsenals ltd. Experimental Model EM2, we 

have something for collectors, target shooters, hunters & re-enactors. 

Full listings and extensive photo catalog available at : 

www.switzersauction.com & www.proxibid.com/switzersauction 

Attend and bid in person, or join us online for internet bidding with a 

live audio feed using our online host “proxibid” 

Terms: Cash, Interac, Visa & Mastercard, 10% buyers premium onsite, 15% 

buyers premium online. See our web site for available accommodation if your 

planning on staying over. Check back for regular updates. WE HAVE ROOM FOR 

YOUR QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS IN FUTURE SALES, NEXT SALE JUNE 22ND. 

Paul Switzer, Auctioneer/Appraiser 

email: info@switzerauction.com 

CL423155 

TRAILERS / RV’S 

White Cedars Tourist 

Park 

Water Front Cottages 

Very Quiet and Relaxing 

Sandy Beach, Boat 

Launch, Docks 

Great Swimming 

and Fishing 

New Play Structure 

www.whitecedars.ca 

613-649-2255 

VACATION/COTTAGES 

Quiet Adult Campground. 

All services, near Merrickville, 

Ontario. Rideau River, 

Petangue, tennis, 

fishing, telephone. $1,200 

per 

season. 

613-269-4664. 

Seasonal Campsites at 

Wilderness Wonderland 

on beautiful Bennett Lake, 

Perth, ON, for privacy, 

peace and quiet. Apply: 

gww.ppandq@gmail.com 

613-267-3711. 

Summer at the 

Lake/Spring Fishing. From 

$300/week, free kids program. 

Let us host fishing 

derby for $1,295, 50+ people 

www.christielakecottages.com 

613-267-3470. 

FOR RENT 

2 bedroom apartment, 5 

appliances, a/c, elevator, 

wheelchair ramp, available 

July 1st. $895/month , 

ideal for senoirs 

1-888-333-2721 or 

613-838-4255 

FOR RENT 

KANATA 

RENTAL 

CLR432803 

TOWNHOMES 

3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 

5 appliances and 

more, located in established 

area, on site management 

office, from $1445 + up 

Urbandale Corporation 

323 Steeplechase Dr. 

(just off Stonehaven Dr.) 

Kanata, K2M 2N6 

Call 613-592-0548 

Alliance 

Housing Co-op 

Is building a waiting list 

for 2, 3 and 4 bedroom 

townhouses. 

PARTICIPATION 

of 4 hours per month 

is mandatory for being 

a Co-op member. 

For info and application 

forms, all family members 

18 yrs and older 

must attend an 

Orientation session 

held on June 4th, at 

131 Firewood Private. 

Doors will open 

at 7:00 pm for 

registration and session 

will begin at 7:30 pm 

sharp, at which time the 

doors will be locked. 

Late comers 

will NOT 

be accepted. 

See our website at 

www.alliancehousing-coop.ca 

CLR439123 

CAREER 

OPPORTUNITY 

CAREER 

OPPORTUNITY 

Our Greyleith affiliate has an immediate opening in either 

Carleton Place or Kingston for the following position 

Heavy Civil Project Manager 

Qualifications: 

Post Secondary degree or diploma in 

construction/engineering 

Minimum 7 years related heavy civil construction experience 

Minimum 3 years’ experience in the role of Superintendent 

or Estimator 

Experience in managing the construction of Pumping 

Stations and Treatment Plants 

Ability to read and interpret specifications and drawings 

Demonstrated success in project delivery and execution of 

project management methods 

Proficient in related computer applications such as, Microsoft 

Office 

Responsibilities: 

Participate in site meetings with clients, agents, trade 

contractors, manage RFQ’s and change orders 

Coordinate site activities, project workforce and equipment 

Verify the accuracy of change orders and ensure all 

contractual issues are resolved in a timely manner 

Conduct cost-benefit analyses, risk analyses and ROI to 

To determine apply, please project send feasibility your resume and cover letter in 

confidence Participate to: in chr the preparation and negotiation of by cost 

estimates, budgets and work timetables 

Demonstrate leadership – provide guidance, instruction and 

direction to others 

Conduct duties compliant with Health & Safety regulations to 

ensure a safe work environment 

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter in 

confidence to: chr11@cruickshankgroup.com by June 

7, 2013. Please clearly indicate the position you are 

Cruickshank thanks all applicants; 

however only selected candidates will 

be contacted 

CAREER 

OPPORTUNITY 

CL411366 

CAREER 

OPPORTUNITY 

Our Greyleith affiliate has an immediate opening in either 

Carleton Place or Kingston for the following position 

Qualifications: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Civil Estimator 

Post Secondary degree or diploma in 

construction/engineering 

Minimum 7 years related experience in cost estimation 

Ability to read and interpret specifications and drawings 

Experience in tendering on pumping stations and 

treatment plants 

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Uncle Lou’s visits were 

much like Christmas 

Didnʼt he just get an 

award for working 

on the marble in 

the Waldorf Astoria 

in New York? We even had a 

chip to prove it. Uncle Lou it 

was who at least once a year 

descended on our farm out in 

Northcote to bring us unspeakable 

joy. 

My motherʼs brother, one 

of the four who made up her 

family, had no children of his 

own when we were youngsters 

and when he came it was like 

Christmas all over again, even 

though our Christmases back 

then were nothing to write 

home about. 

Uncle Lou often came without 

telling Mother in advance. 

She would much prefer if he 

would at least send us a letter 

that he was on his way. Then 

the house could be torn apart 

from top to bottom, so that 

everything shone like glass: 

our feather mattress taken off 

the bed upstairs, the felt one 

from Mother and Fatherʼs bed 

hauled up to replace it, braided 

rugs beaten with the broom 

on the clothes line and the red 

and white checked oilcloth 

on the table in the kitchen 

replaced with a white linen 

one Mother had brought to the 

farm. 

But when he came unannounced, 

always on a Saturday, 

we knew he was on his 

way before he hit the yard. He 

would start blowing the horn 

of his big black Buick when 

he turned into our long lane 

and never let up until he came 

to a screeching halt at the back 

door. 

Mother had time only to 

change her apron and smooth 

back her hair, and then she 

would cry. I could never understand 

if she was so happy 

why she would cry. My sister 

Audrey said it was from sheer 

joy. I thought he looked like 

he should be a member of 

Parliament. He always wore 

grey flannel trousers, pressed 

knife-sharp and flannel shirts 

open at the neck. Uncle Lou 

was tall and as my sister Audrey 

once said, he even looks 

important.We five children 

never took our eyes off the 

back seat of the big Buick. We 

knew for a fact that inside his 

big brown cow-hide suitcases 

would be presents beyond 

belief. Always there were 

yards of silk for Mother and 

a new purse: big, with gold 

clasps and long handles. We 

had no idea how he knew our 

sizes, but each of us would get 

a new piece of clothing and 

everything always fit like it 

had been made for us. 

Uncle Lou would first stop 

at a grocery store in Renfrew 

and there would be grapes, 

bananas and real ham, not like 

we had in the smoke house, 

but big slices -- thick and just 

right for sandwiches. 

It would take ages to 

unpack the Buick. When it 

had been emptied, the brothers 

would carry the cow-hide 

suitcases up to the room my 

sister Audrey and I shared 

and Uncle Lou would take 

over the bed. We would move 

down to the creton couch in 

the kitchen. 

Motherʼs cheeks would be 

red as tomatoes and Father, 

who could never understand 

what all the fuss was about, 

would treat Uncle Lou like 

any other visitor who came 

out to the farm in Northcote. 

That meant he would still 

slurp his tea out of his saucer 

and sit with his feet on the 

oven door at night reading the 

Ottawa Farm Journal or the 

Family Herald and Weekly 

Star. 

As the evenings wore on, 

Mother and Uncle Lou would 

talk about New York and the 

many years Mother lived 

there. He would tell her about 

the changes: how the elevated 

trains went for miles and 

miles now and how a place 

called the Bronx was the place 

to live. Mother would listen 

wide-eyed and ask questions 

and the talk would go on and 

on.Uncle Lou had a wonderful 

singing voice and without fail, 

every night Mother would 

get out her harmonica and he 

would sing and she played. 

Then she would set the 

mouth-organ aside and they 

would sing in harmony, songs 

they both knew. My very 

favourite was one called I Had 

a Dream Dear. I thought it 

was very sad, but beautiful. 

Sometimes I would see a tear 

roll down Motherʼs cheek 

when the song was over. 

I knew she would be 

remembering those happy 

years when she lived in the 

city she loved before she left 

for the backwoods of Renfrew 

County. 

Even though Uncle Lou 

helped Father around the farm, 

he never seemed to get a mark 

on those grey flannel pants 

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Mary Cook’s Memories 

and shirt. 

Every night, when he took 

off his shiny shoes, he buffed 

them with a cloth made especially 

for that purpose and he 

had wood forms he inserted 

into his shoes when he wasnʼt 

wearing them. 

My sister Audrey said she 

was quite sure all important 

men did the same thing 

with their shoes when they 

took them off at night, but 

I couldnʼt for the life of me 

ever see my father going to 

that trouble with the black 

laced boots he wore to church 

on Sunday. While Uncle Lou 

was visiting us we would 

have trips into Renfrew to the 

picture show at least twice 

during his stay. We would 

have cracker jacks to munch 

on during the movie and always 

we stopped for ice cream 

on the way home at Briscoeʼs 

General Store, which I was 

grateful stayed open every 

night until at least 11 p.m. 

Too soon it would be time 

for Uncle Lou to pack up and 

head back to New York. 

Whole quarters would be 

thrust into each of our hands 

and I knew he would give 

Mother a few bills too which 

she would immediately put 

in the blue sugar bowl with 

her egg money. Everett would 

swing wide the gate going out 

to the lane and with the horn 

going full blast, Uncle Lou 

would spin the tires on the 

Buick and he was gone. 

And there would be such a 

silence in the old log house, 

and I would wonder if it 

would ever be the same again. 

Mother would cry silently, 

wiping her eyes and blowing 

her nose into her apron, and 

that night our prayers would 

be for Uncle Louʼs safe trip to 

New York. And when it came 

time for our silent prayers 

each of us were expected to 

say before we left Motherʼs 

knee, I would pray that Uncle 

Lou would return soon. 

It wasnʼt only for the candy, 

the picture shows and the rides 

in the big black Buick, it was 

because his visit would bring 

Mother unspeakable joy and 

for a time, release her from 

the bonds that held her prisoner 

on that farm in Renfrew 

County. 

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June 1 

The Centrepointe community is 

hosting a neighbour hood garage 

sale on June 1 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Come shop the driveways and garages 

of Centrepointe for treasures 

and great finds. If you are going to 

participate as a seller, please email 

centrepointe@rogers.com to indicate 

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As part of Scoliosis Awareness Day 

in Ottawa the Curvy Girls Scoliosis 

Support Group of Ottawa will be 

staging the second annual Scoliosis 

Awareness Walk at 10 a.m. in Stanley 

Park. The event will also feature 

a bake sale, face painting, curvy 

hair styles, door prizes and a silent 

auction. Registration gets underway 

at 9 a.m. and costs $30. For more 

information, call 613-233-7182 or 

visit curvygirlsscoliosisawarenesswalk.eventbrite.com. 

June 5 

The Ottawa Newcomersʼ Club 

monthly luncheon will take place on 

June 5 at 11:30 a.m. at the beautiful 

Swan on the Rideau pub, located at 

2730 River Rd. At this time, goodbyes 

will be said to those moving on 

to the Alumnae Club and hellos to 

the new members of the executive. 

New members always welcome. 

Cost of the three-course lunch is 

$27, tax and tip included. For reservations 

call Barb Vogan 613-837- 

2520. For more information, visit 

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June 7 

The Westboro Legion is hosting a 

charity trivia on June 7. Raise money 

for your charity by using your 

smarts. The event will take place at 

the Westboro Legion, located at 389 

Richmond Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m. 

and play begins at 7 p.m. The entry 

fee is $10 per person or $50 per 

team of six. For more information 

or to register, visit www.rcl480.com 

or email dougcody@hotmail.com. 

June 8 

From 9 a.m. to noon on June 8 enjoy 

guided tours of the peony beds at 

the Central Experimental Farm. Get 

tips on what would work best in 

your garden and ways of keeping 

your peonies happy. The tours take 

place at the ornamental gardens at 

the farm. Park at the Canadian Agriculture 

Museum located south of 

Prince of Wales Traffic roundabout. 

For more information, call 613-230- 

3276 or visit friendsofthefarm.ca. 

Used book and café fundraiser for 

the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral 

in Ottawa will take place on June 8 

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy your 

new reads with something sweet 

from the café. Cash only. Donate 

used books, childrenʼs books, CDs, 

DVDs, audio books, and magazines 

in good condition and in any language. 

Please no encyclopedias or 

text books. Drop off at 1000 Byron 

Ave. on May 25 and 26 from 10 

a.m. to noon. For more information, 

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June 9 

The Meri Squares Modern Square 

Dance Club invites you to watch 

and participate in a demonstration of 

modern square dancing during Westfest 

this year. Experience modern 

square dancing on June 9 from 3 to 

4:30 p.m. in front of All Saints Westboro 

Anglican/First United Church 

at 347 Richmond Rd. Contact 

Harold at 613-731-6538, Marilyn at 

613-820-9084 or visit merisquares. 

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June 13 

Please join the ladies of the Ottawa 

Newcomersʼ Club if you are new 

to Ottawa or in a new life situation 

for a year-end cruise on the Ottawa 

River. The cruise takes place on 

June 13 at 10:15 a.m. We will meet 

in the lobby of the Chateau Laurier 

hotel and walk together to the Ottawa 

Dock for an 11 a.m. departure. 

Cost for adults is $18, seniors are 

$16. A pub lunch is suggested afterwards 

for those interested. RSVP to 

Glenda at glenda.lechner@gmail. 

com or 613-680-0145. More cruise 

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June 15 

The Devonshire School Council 

invites you to our first Devonshire 

community yard sale and carnival 

on June 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m at 

Devonshire Public School, located at 

100 Breezehill Ave. North. Join us in 

the front yard for shopping, outdoor 

fun, games and food. 

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July 12 

The Friends of the Farm is organizing 

a day trip to Mont Tremblant on 

July 12. In the summer, a visit to the 

Laurentians highest peak can be fun. 

Spend a few hours in the pedestrian 

village and then weʼll visit a garden 

in Ripon on our return journey. This 

is a fundraiser for the Friends of the 

Farm and charity donation receipts 

will be issued. Call organizer Denise 

Kennedy at 613-230-3276 or email 

tremblanttripinfo-2013@yahoo.ca 

for more information. 

Ongoing 

The Friends of the Farm are looking 

for volunteers to work in the 

ornamental gardens, arboretum, 

Merivale Shelterbelt, Lilacs, and 

many other gardens at the Central 

Experimental Farm. Gardening 

begins in early May! To obtain 

a volunteer form please visit our 

website at www.friendsofthefarm. 

ca/volunteers, or call: 613-230- 

3276. 

The Ottawa Newcomers Club is 

designed to help women new to Ottawa 

or in a new life situation acclimatize 

by enjoying the company of 

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Writing my own happy ending with CHEO’s help 

By Vienna Arbic with Isabelle Mailloux Pulkinghorn 

My name is Vienna and I am nine years old. I’m 

in grade three, play defense on my hockey team, 

and enjoy doing crafts and writing stories. I love 

spending time with my parents Sherry and Richard 

Arbic, and my friends. And I have cancer. 

My ‘real’ life had to be put on hold while the 

doctors at CHEO help me get rid of cancer. Mine 

is called Germ cell tumor, a very rare form of brain 

cancer - and I want it to go away. 

If this were a story I came up with, there wouldn’t 

be a port-a-cath, operations and chemotherapy 

involved. I wouldn’t need lumbar punctures and 

I could be home with my parents and my dogs 

instead of in the hospital. I’d be playing hockey 

and graduating grade three with everyone in my 

class. If this were a story I made up, it’d be funny 

like the Robert Munsch books that I love so much. 

But cancer is serious. 

One day at hockey practice I hurt my head and 

ended up with a concussion. I had all the classic 

symptoms, and even after the prescribed rest period 

I was not getting better. I was sleeping 18 hours a 

day, falling asleep at school and again later in the 

afternoon. I had severe headaches that even the pain 

medicine would not relieve. I had no short-term 

memory and my parents say I just wasn’t myself. 

So my parents took me to CHEO. An 

endocrinologist ordered a CT scan and it detected 

a tumor in the center of my brain that was pressing 

against my thyroid, pituitary and hypothalamus 

 

Vassilyadi, a CHEO neurosurgeon, installed a 

 

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because of the cortisone, but it is helping me get 

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is great news! Once the last cycle of chemotherapy 

 

reduce the tumor even more and hopefully make it 

go away forever. I hope we’re done by the end of 

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special hockey equipment that will protect my port 

(where the doctors inject the medications). 

I can’t wait to get back to my real life. Until then, I 

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It’s funny because I’ve always wanted to become 

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