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A Metcalfe footbridge will remain closed until the spring, when the city will replace the rotting structure. – Page 3

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Slide of a rideErin Carmichael, 5, from Metcalfe, takes a spin on the new playground at Otterson Park, which opened o� cially on Oct. 20. Erin was happy to have a new park near her grand-mother’s house and came out to explore on the � rst day.

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EMC news – The City of Ottawa’s “stay the course” draft budget means the aver-age homeowner in the rural area would pay an extra $50 on the municipal portion of their tax bill next year.

It’s the smallest tax in-crease in six years and at 1.98 per cent, it falls below city council’s commitment to keep tax hikes at 2.5 per cent each year. As the mayor indicated before the budget was re-leased, it’s a plan that mostly sees city services maintained and the continuation of exist-ing projects, but not a lot of new spending.

“There are many items contained in budget 2013 that will assist citizens in each and every ward and each and every neighbourhood right across this wonderful city,” Mayor Jim Watson said dur-ing his lengthy speech to council before tabling the budget.

Community design plans promised for areas around future light rail stations will be funded to the tune of $300,000.

Two new city plans ap-proved last year – the Older Adult Plan and the Arts, Heri-tage and Culture Plan – will get $500,000 and $1 million respectively towards their implementation.

The city plans to boost funding to fi ght the emerald ash borer by $975,000, bring-ing annual funding for pesti-cide treatments and replant-ing to $1.8 million.

There is also money for 16 new crossing guards.

After public consultations, city council is set to approve

the budget on Nov. 28.

TRANSPORTATION

Of course, the major trans-portation project in 2013 will be the start of construction on the fi rst section of the city’s $2.1-billion light-rail transit system, including a tunnel under the downtown.

The city is also proposing to sprinkle $4.9 million worth of traffi c-signal changes around the city. There will be some new signals and altera-tions to existing signals, and additional audible signals for the vision impaired.

The widening of Green-bank Road between Malvern and Strandherd in Barrhaven South will cost $43.5 million this year. The road will go from two lanes to four.

In Manotick, a signalized pedestrian crossing is planned for the intersection at Bridge Street and Dickinson Circle, in preparation for a coming seniors’ residence. Bankfi eld Road and First Line Road are also on the list for traffi c sig-nals and/or intersection modi-fi cations.

The draft budget includes some money to do prelimi-nary work on the Jockvale Road project to widen the road from the newly con-structed Longfi elds/Jockvale link to Cambrian Road.

The project also includes a new two-lane bridge over the Jock River to accommodate a total of four lanes of traffi c.

In 2013, the section from the river to Cambrian Road will be widened, while the extension to Prince of Wales Drive won’t come until 2015-16.

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Rural homeowners would pay an extra $50 on municipal tax bill

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EMC news – A city-wide review of Ottawa’s truck routes has not been included in the city’s draft 2013 budget unveiled on Oct. 24.

The Manotick Village Com-munity Association, led by president Klaus Beltzner, was pushing city staff, members of the transportation commit-tee and Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt to include the study as part of the city’s transportation master plan, which will move forward next year.

Beltzner said the $250,000 truck study is needed in or-

der to reduce and reroute the number of heavy trucks trav-elling through Manotick on their way to Highway 416.

The load, he said, should be shared between all south-end communities.

While the Strandherd-Arm-strong bridge currently under construction between Riv-erside South and Barrhaven is supposed to relieve some of the truck traffi c on Bridge Street and Hunt Club Road, it is not yet designated a truck route on the city’s maps.

The arterials that connect to it, such as Earl Armstrong Road and Strandherd Road up to Woodroffe Avenue, are not considered truck routes either.

A city-wide review of truck routes has not been done for eight years. It is typically done every fi ve.

Beltzner said he was “sad-dened” to hear the study was not included – but not sur-prised.

“There is, in my mind, a real issue with the suburban councillors just north of us,” he said. Beltzner said he be-lieves Gloucester South-Ne-pean Coun. Steve Desroches and Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder are blocking any ef-fort to reconsider truck routes so that the traffi c doesn’t go through their wards.

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EMC news – The Rideau Canal will be open for its full season from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving in 2013, ac-cording to an announcement from Environment Minister Peter Kent on Oct. 18.

Shortened hours and in-creased user fees will likely be enforced to offset operating costs, although the full details of those changes have not yet been announced.

In April, a Parks Canada memo outlined the need for drastic changes to the Rideau Canal’s operations, including cuts to season length, oper-ating hours and staffing, to make up for a $29.2-million budget cut. It was unclear at the time when or how those changes would take affect.

A Parks Canada spokesper-son said at the time that locks services at Parks Canada canals have remained virtu-ally unchanged for the past 25 years, while usage has dropped by about a third.

Local representatives im-mediately spoke out against the changes, citing loss of tourist dollars in towns along

the Rideau Corridor.Merrickville Mayor Doug

Struthers said the “message was clear” that cutting the season would damage local, regional and national econo-mies – and the federal govern-ment listened, he said.

“In terms of the elected representatives, we saw our opportunity to meet and dis-cuss and influence those who give direction to Parks Cana-da,” he said. “The powers that be recognized the value of having a comprehensive as-sessment, which clearly took place through the consulta-tion process (in the spring and summer).”

Struthers said the shortened hours and potentially higher user fees will not impact businesses nearly as much as a lost or shortened season would have.

“What we’re hearing from

users of the system is that it’s not necessary to have 12 hours a day to utilize the system,” he said. “These were opportuni-ties to look at mitigating not just the cost of operations, but mitigating a negative impact on the usage of the canal.”

The 2012 season’s hours ranged from six hours per day in off-peak times to 11 hours per day during the busy part of the summer.

In 2013, Parks Canada will continue providing “upon ar-rival” services throughout the peak summer period, and of-fer a modified service seven days a week through sched-uled lockages in the spring and fall period.

It will also “align its hours of operation and personal ser-vice offer to better reflect pat-terns of use, offering between seven and nine hours of ser-vice per day,” according to a

statement. It is not clear what the long-

term plan is past 2013.Gord Brown, MP for

Leeds-Grenville, applauded Kent’s announcement.

“This is an extremely im-portant announcement for our riding. A shortened season could have been economically devastating for our region,” Brown said in a statement.

Kent thanked stakeholders for their feedback.

“With this decision, the canals and the surrounding communities will continue flourishing as a vibrant cen-tre of our regions,” Kent said. “The government appreciated the constructive feedback we received from the public ... to determine a workable sched-ule going forward that is af-fordable while minimizing the impact on the local economies and visitors.”

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EMC news – A wooden footbridge in Metcalfe will be closed for the rest of the winter until the city can re-place the rotting structure next spring.

The Dutch-inspired bridge spans the Cassidy drain that runs through Victoria Park on the corner of Victoria Street and 8th Line Road.

Earlier this summer, a resi-dent noticed it was rotting un-derneath and called the city to look at it.

It has been closed ever since.

“We asked the city to have a look at it, and it was a little bit more work than they antici-pated,” said Kelly Fekete, who is a member of the Metcalfe Community Association.

She said the structure is rot-ting underneath and is sinking into the creek on one end.

Osgoode Coun. Doug Thompson said the repair work was supposed to be done by the end of October, but nothing has happened.

According to Ziad Ghad-ban, the city’s manager of design and construction for the east end, “The contract is currently out to tender and it is expected that the work will

be complete for the spring of 2013.”

The city did not offer a rea-son for the delay, or a cost es-timate for the project.

The community association has asked the city to keep the bridge’s design and purpose in mind when rebuilding the structure.

The structure is designed to look like a footbridge typical to Holland, in honour of the signifi cant Dutch population in the area.

Thompson said it is also a “main conduit” for seniors and residents to travel to the post offi ce on Bruce Street be-hind the park.

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A footbridge in downtown Metcalfe has been closed since the summer, and won’t reopen until next spring.

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EMC news – Two commu-nity groups presented a total of $700 to the Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation this October.

The Metcalfe Farmers’ Market and the Vernon Wom-en’s Institute both made dona-tions to support the rural hos-pital that serves much of the south Ottawa area.

On Saturday, Oct. 13, farm-ers’ market president Elisa-beth Kaufman presented a $400 cheque to foundation board member Tom Deacon.

The funds were raised throughout the market’s sea-son, which runs every Sat-urday at the Metcalfe Fair-grounds.

A portion of funds from the weekly market barbecue are directed to the foundation.

Several days later, the Ver-non Women’s Institute donat-ed $300 to the foundation on Oct. 16.

Foundation director Troy Cross accepted the donation, and said the board was hon-oured by their support.

“This group of women works so hard to make a dif-ference in their communities by supporting many local charities, and we’re honoured that they wanted to support local health care with some of the proceeds of their hard work,” he said.

The Vernon group is part of the Federated Women’s Insti-tutes of Ontario, which collec-tively envisions “an Ontario where women work together for safe, healthy families, communities and pursue an enriched and balanced life-style.”

The Winchester hospital foundation’s purpose is to raise funds for urgent needs, such as new equipment or ser-vices that are not funded by the government.

It is in the middle of its Close to Home campaign to provide “the very best of health care close to home for the residents, who are the heart

of our community, and whose well-being depends on this

fundamental right,” according to a foundation statement.

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EMC news – Watson’s Mill is taking retro to a whole new level with a vintage women’s fashion exhibit in honour of Manotick’s Women’s Day on Nov. 3.

The display will showcase women’s fashions from 1700s France all the way to 1940s North America over two week-ends in November.

Along with items from Watson’s Mill, the exhibit will include original and reproduc-tion outfits from Nepean Mu-seum, Vanier’s Museoparc, Goulbourn Museum, Osgoode Township Museum and the Rideau Township Historical Society.

At least one original wed-ding dress from the late 1880s will be on display from the Osgoode Township collection. Museoparc will also supply six reproductions of French dress-es from the 1700s, which were made in 1984 for Vanier’s city council to wear in an Ontario centennial parade.

The exhibit will be open in the Mill’s Carriage Shed the weekends of Nov. 3 and 4 and Nov. 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Mill manager Isabelle Geof-frion said the exhibit is the mu-seum’s way of participating in the village’s annual ‘girls’ day out’. Women’s Day is orga-nized by Manotick’s business improvement area every fall and includes special in-store deals, free samples and enter-tainment throughout the village as women check out the many boutiques and restaurants.

“Since we’re open and this is happening, I thought ‘Let’s do something kind of fun to participate in Women’s Day,’” Geoffrion said.

The exhibit will double as a donation centre for used cloth-ing, which will be passed on to a women’s shelter yet to be determined.

“Since (women are) going to be adding things to their closets, we thought why not make some room first, to pare down and pass on some of those older pieces of clothing,” Geoffrion said.

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Manotick’s BIA director Donna Smith said adding Wat-son’s Mill to the Women’s Day lineup is a perfect fit.

“I think it showcases the uniqueness of the historic vil-

lage. We’re so fortunate that we have Watson’s Mill because it just helps round out what Manotick is about and how we’ve preserved the quality of our history,” Smith said.

Also new this year, two roaming musical groups will entertain on the streets of Manotick while the women shop and eat.

Sax Appeal, a saxophone quartet, and Peter Voith’s acoustic trio will roam the vil-lage at different times provid-ing music that Smith hopes will add to the festive feel.

Business owners will have deals, giveaways and samples, and Smith said the first 800 women who arrive at the event will receive a gift bag of mani-cure supplies, makeup brushes and a makeup bag.

But in the end, Smith said she hopes the women take away something even more important – a good impression of the village.

“The day is to have the la-dies come out and have a good time, and give an opportunity for businesses to showcase themselves and show all the unique, great things they have to offer,” she said.

For more information visit www.manotickvillage.com.

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Staff from community museums across the city come together to plan their outfits – that is, their mannequins’ outfits – for a new fashion exhibit at watson’s Mill. From left, Goulbourn Museum’s tracey Donaldson, rideau township Historical Society’s Barb Barkley, mill manager isabelle Geoffrion, osgoode township Museum’s robin Cushnie, Nepean Museum’s Michele LeBoldus and Museoparc’s Janik Aubin-robert.

Watson’s Mill adds flare to Women’s Day


EMC news – An Osgoode volunteer will be recognized for thousands of volunteer hours on and off the trail when he receives a Diamond Jubilee medal on Nov. 3.

George Darouze has been the president of the Os-goode-Carleton Snowmobile Trail Club since 2009, and Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre is awarding his ef-forts with one of 30 medals given out across the riding to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the throne.

“He’s built one of the most successful snowmobile clubs in the world, and it has been recognized as the best in Canada by the national association,” Poilievre said.

“He’s been able to recruit hundreds of landowners to allow snowmobiles to pass over their land ... he’s also made every effort to make sure that snowmobiling is safe and responsible. All of those things combined merit recognition through the Queen’s Jubilee panel.”

Darouze will receive the medal at a Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organiza-tions convention on Nov. 3.

Darouze said receiving

the medal is an honour, but belongs to everyone on the club’s executive.

“I’ll share it with all the team that helped me behind the scenes with all these volunteer hours. I’m really appreciative of the people around me,” he said.

There’s no underestimat-ing the impact Darouze has had on the club, however.

Since his tenure began, the club has built a new club-house, secured rights to the multi-use pathway between Osgoode and Leitrim Road, and improved relations with landowners, businesses and residents.

On top of all of that, the club has won provincial, na-tional and international club of the year awards from the governing snowmobile or-

ganizations. Darouze was also named

volunteer of the year in 2011.

The four-year president said this season is likely his last at the helm, although he’ll remain on the execu-tive.

He said it’s time to step aside and make room for new ideas.

“It’s nice to get some new blood in the club. You don’t want to burn all your energy, you need some other people to come and play another role,” he said.

He said his biggest accom-plishment during his time as president – apart from all the awards – was building a culture of community in and out of the club.

“I brought attention and awakening for people that the snowmobilers are not renegades, they are fam-ily people and volunteers. I brought awareness that we are part of the community,” he said.

Darouze said the club will work this season to create a youth volunteer program, and is also looking ahead to 2014 when it will host the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs’ annual general meeting.

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EMC news – Strolling along Osgoode’s Main Street, the small town’s charm is pal-pable. Boyd block homes dot the shady street; kids horse around inside the Osgoode Youth Association, and dog walkers pass on the multi-use pathway.

Further along, a busy li-brary and an even busier arena anchor the small strip mall, which contains a Foodland and the village’s most popu-lar watering hole, the Red Dot Cafe.

Cars go in and out all day. But between these two hubs,

a gaping hole has formed. Right in the heart of the

village, two large “For Sale” signs for empty commercial buildings confront passersby.

“It makes it look like the whole village is for sale,” said Osgoode resident Joe Banks.

Over the past decade, busi-nesses have come and gone, none of them lasting long enough to become a fi xture in the village. Sweet Peas Pan-try, a craft shop and a pizze-ria have all closed after brief struggles to stay afl oat.

The Main Street Cafe at 5522 Osgoode Main St. has been closed for about 10 years, but it was never replaced with anything new. Inside, tables and chairs still fi ll the teal and

black abandoned shop, as if the owner simply vanished.

A few doors down, a sign advertises the sale of what used to be Pat’s Pit Stop, a gas bar and convenience store that closed in May 2011.

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Banks said he suspects some owners are sitting on the real estate, awaiting a better market.

“What these property own-ers are doing is waiting to re-ceive the maximum dollar for that property. The owner is wealthy enough to sit on the property without lowering the price,” Banks said.

He said such “absentee owners” don’t care about the village or the damage their shuttered businesses can in-fl ict on the town.

“It very much cheapens the village, when there are other people who are trying to make it look nice,” he said. “When you have absentee owners owning key property in the village, they don’t have a stake

in the future of the village.” He said he has heard ac-

counts of rats and bad smells coming from the cafe prop-erty, and described the gas bar as “scraggy.”

The sale signs are becom-ing derelict, as well.

While Osgoode Coun. Doug Thompson said the city can’t do much to make busi-nesses viable, Banks said he wants the city to at least start enforcing property standards bylaws.

“I think the city should look at a statute of limita-tion for how long a property can be advertised as being for sale without any civic improvement. Ten years is a long time for a property to be sitting idle,” he said. “When you think of all the things the city sticks its nose into ... that something as plain and as ob-vious as a property sitting idle (gets ignored), there’s some-thing wrong there.”

MARKET MALAISE

Pat Adams ran his Pit Stop business for 13 years before he ditched the gas pumps and moved to a smaller store down the street. Adams leased the gas property from Francis Fuels, which still owns the lot, although the pumps have been taken out.

Adams said he closed his gas station for several reasons

– partly because the town wasn’t big enough for two service stations.

“I had some very loyal cus-tomers but the village has a certain population and when you split it in two ... we were the smallest of the two,” he said. If they aren’t shopping at Raymond’s down the road, he added, they buy gas when they go to the Kemptville Wal-Mart.

Francis Fuels’ 23 by 50 metre property is listed for $198,000, and the company’s operations manager Rick Mc-Cagg said it could be used for a variety of commercial en-terprises, although likely not another gas station, since the tanks will soon be removed.

McCagg said the company would be willing to lower the price for a qualifi ed buyer. There has been some interest in the property, he said, but the market is mostly to blame for the slow sale.

“Economic times dictate how quickly properties will move off the market, and this is not a good economic time,” McCagg said.

Thompson said he’s trying to meet with the Main Street Cafe owner to have a “casual conversation” about plans for the property, but he said it’s hard to know if a numbered company actually cares.

“My understanding is the owners, they’re just land speculators. They have prop-erty and they’re looking at the value of it. They’re not entre-preneurs who want to open a business,” Thompson said.

And the market is a barrier, he said.

“The city really doesn’t have any magic wand, because it’s just business and if there isn’t the need for that type of business, then no matter what the city says, it doesn’t really have any action to make peo-ple go to the restaurant or sup-port the gas station. It’s one of those puzzles,” he said.

HOPE IN GROWTH

Thompson said he is opti-mistic that a new 95-lot subdi-vision planned south of Buck-les Street will boost business.

“That would certainly help invigorate the community be-cause you have new people moving in,” Thompson said. Park View Homes plans to start building houses in the spring, but it will only build 40 homes in the fi rst phase.

Thompson said it’s not un-usual for village businesses to struggle – Vernon has lost two gas stations, a grocery store and several other shops over the past 15 years – but Osgoode is at an added dis-

advantage because it’s not lo-cated on a main thoroughfare like Bank Street or Prince of Wales Drive.

Still, Thompson said he likes to look on the bright side.

He listed Raymond’s gas station, the animal hospital and the Foodland as Osgoode success stories, adding that the Red Dot is a big attraction for visitors who come to play at the arena.

“It’s not all doom and gloom. It takes time,” he said.

Kelly McDonald certainly believes she can make a go of her new sandwich and smoothies cafe, which is lo-cated between the two empty properties.

“Osgoode’s a funny little town for trying to get things going and staying going,” she admitted.

But she thinks residents will support her efforts.

“I’ve gotten some feedback saying ‘Thank God you’re open, Osgoode needs this, I’m glad you’re here.’”

She hopes her business will undo the domino effect the other closed businesses had on commercial enterprises on Main Street.

“It almost looks like a ghost town. It’s too bad, so I’m hop-ing to make it otherwise,” she said.


Several commercial properties have been for sale on Osgoode’s Main Street for years.

Osgoode for saleVillage Main Street suff ering from shuttered shops

It makes it look like the whole village is for sale.JOE BANKS, OSGOODE RESIDENT


Looking through the front door window of Main Street Cafe, the restaurant still looks like it did 10 years ago, when it closed.

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To accommodate Transit-way buses, Chapman Mills Drive is getting a $2.8-mil-lion expansion to four lanes this year. Part of that money will come from development charges.

Intersection realignment at Bank Street and Conroy/Kemp will cost $1.5 million this year. A westbound turn lane at Albion and Mitch Ow-ens is planned for this year.

The city will “fi ll in a cru-cial gap” for cyclists along the Sawmill Creek pathway between Walkley Road and Brookfi eld to provide a better connection to Hogs Back and the Rideau Canal pathway system, Watson said.

The southbound ramp off Bronson at Heron will get a sidewalk.

New traffi c signals are pro-posed for Bridgestone and Steeplechase at Stonehaven and Berrigan at Longfi elds.

Audible signals are proposed to be added to Pleasant Park at Riverside, Albion and Hunt Club, Ridegewood at River-side and Basline at Guthrie. Pedestrian countdown signals will be added at Baseline Road and Prince of Wales, Walkey and McCarthy and Perth and Fowler streets at Nixon Farm Drive in Richmond.

A new park-and-ride lot is being proposed for the South Nepean Woods at Woodroffe and Strandherd.

Conroy Road is the only city road identifi ed for new street lighting in 2013.

SOCIAL SERVICES

The city has to grapple with a “dark cloud on the ho-rizon” when it comes to so-cial services, the mayor said. That’s because the provincial government is clawing back $7.15 million for discretion-ary benefi ts and the Commu-nity Start Up fund.

That money goes towards a number of services for the most vulnerable residents of the city, including glasses and funerals for people on disabil-ity or fi nancial assistance and emergency hydro and rent payments to prevent people from becoming homeless.

“I’m concerned and I’m also not happy about it,” Wat-son said.

While the city did receive an additional $5 million from the provincial government this year thanks to ongoing “uploading” payment to re-claim the costs of social pro-grams at the provincial level, that money basically had to be redirected to make up for the discretionary funding shortfall, Watson said.

SAVINGS

A lot of budget savings will continue to come from the Service Ottawa project, which aims to consolidate city services. In 2013, that will mean $8.8 million in sav-ings from putting more ser-vices online, such as permit applications.

City treasurer Marian Simulik applauded the city’s ability to slash another 139 full-time positions from its payroll, but later clarifi ed that only 42 of the city’s 14,489 jobs were cut this year. The rest were eliminated previ-

ously, but were tracked in terms of dollars, meaning the jobs themselves remained on the books. Still, the last two years have marked the fi rst time since 2002 that the city actually eliminated jobs to save money – $3.5 million this year. Many of those jobs were at the Nepean Eques-trian Park, which the city de-cided to close in 2012.

Offi ce expenses for the mayor and councillors will continue to be frozen.

DEBT

The city’s debt level is now sitting at $1.4 billion and the mayor said that fi gure won’t be increasing this year.

The debt represents around 10 per cent of the cost of the city’s $15 billion worth of capital assets. The city bor-rows money to build that kind of infrastructure in order to spread the cost over the asset’s lifetime to ensure the people who are using it also pay for it.

Servicing the city’s debt accounts for about fi ve per cent of the city portion of a individual’s tax bill, the city treasurer said.

Ottawa’s debt is the sec-ond lowest per capita debt ($1,537) compared to To-ronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ed-monton and Vancouver, the mayor said.

City debt level won’t increase: mayor

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From left, city manager Kent Kirkpatrick, Mayor Jim Watson and city treasurer Marian Simulik appear at a media brief-ing after presenting the city’s draft 2013 budget on Oct. 24.


EMC news - Jim Watson has marked the halfway point in his new term as mayor, and if he has his way he won’t be leaving anytime soon.

One of the biggest carrots of his political career was dan-gled in front of him last week: the possibility of leading the provincial Liberal party, for which he served as a cabinet minister in the 2000s. After Premier Dalton McGuinty announced he was stepping down from that role, Watson immediately and fl atly reject-ed a leadership bid.

“I’m very, very happy here. I’ve worked on Parliament Hill and served at Queen’s Park and I’ve been at city hall, and by far the most fulfi lling for me, and where I think I can contribute the most, is at city hall,” he said.

Watson said he can’t see himself heading back to Queen’s Park or Parliament Hill because he’s very happy at city hall.

Municipalities are the most productive level of govern-ment, Watson said, because they “don’t get bogged down in the name calling and petti-ness of politics.”

“When I see what goes on on Parliament Hill and at Queen’s Park – all of the divi-siveness, rancor and arguing, I don’t’ miss those,” he said. “I fi nd that those two levels of government have become overly or hyper-partisan.”

While Watson supported reducing the size of city coun-cil and re-drawing the ward boundaries – a bid his council-lor colleagues rejected earlier this year – he does not support term limits for politicians.

“We have term limits. It’s called the voters,” he said.

Watson will again be look-ing to voters to support his vision for a “more co-opera-tive, collaborative approach” at city hall when he runs for re-election in 2014.

The restoration of decorum and collaboration amongst city councillors is the achieve-ment Watson has consistently listed as his top accomplish-ment since his re-election as mayor on Oct. 25, 2010 with 48.7 per cent of the vote.

That stability and co-op-eration extends into the public service, too.

Relations with OC Transpo workers and their union, The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, have never been better, Watson said, pinning the credit directly on his new-ly appointed OC Transpo gen-

eral manager, John Manconi, who took over after former GM Alain Mercier was fi red in February.

“It’s just a world of differ-ence what was there even two year ago to what’s there to-day,” he said.

All of the major labour union agreements for the city have been settled with in-creases at or below the rate of infl ation, Watson said.

Watson recently checked approvals for the Lansdowne reconstruction project off his to-do list, and by the new year, he an city council will have chosen a builder for the fi rst phase of the city’s light-rail line running under the down-town.

Both projects have been in discussions for more than a decade in various forms, and now Watson is happy to count them among the 85 per cent of election promises he’s already completed, with half of his term still to go.

The next two years will be about “staying the course,” and living within our means, the mayor said.

“The easy part is voting on these big projects. The tough-er part is implementing them to make sure they are on time and on budget,” Watson said.

He plans to maintain his commitment to freezing recre-ation fees, and the focus will be on continuing the Ottawa on the Move program to fi x our existing infrastructure.

“We don’t have an unlim-ited supply of dollars to put into new initiatives. We’ve got a lot on our plate now,” Wat-son said.

He reiterated that the high-way 174 sinkhole this fall and the Woodroffe Avenue water main break and outdoor wa-ter ban in 2011 were good re-minders that we need to take care of our existing infrastruc-ture.

“It was a good reminder of how we need to take care of our basic infrastructure needs fi rst and foremost before we reach too far afi eld for new projects,” Watson said.

For that reason, Watson said he won’t be supporting a new Main library branch down-town, but he applauded library board chairwoman Coun. Jan Harder’s call to fi nd innova-tive ways to refurbish the ex-isting Metcalfe Street branch.

“Let’s fi x what we have in-stead of reaching beyond our means, at least in the short term,” Watson said. “I think that’s the prudent approach that I’d take. I think we need to get the basics right, fi rst and foremost.”

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EMC entertainment – Resi-dents and visitors can tour one of Manotick’s most stun-ning homes during the annual Homes for the Holidays fund-raiser in November.

Seven homes in Manotick, the Glebe and Rockcliffe Park will be decorated for Christ-mas and open to ticket holders on Nov. 9, 10 and 11 as part of the biggest annual fundraiser for the Hospice at May Court, a palliative care centre in Ot-tawa.

The home at 5572 Car-rison Dr. off Potter Road in Manotick is joining the tour for the fi rst time.

Arriving at the French country-style home, it is hard to tell if the home is 10 or 100 years old.

In fact, it was built 18 years ago, after Tulsa, Ariz.-based architect Jack Arnold de-signed the home for the cur-rent owners.

The inviting front lobby

opens into a drop-down living room on the right side, and leads into a more private din-ing room on the left.

Both spaces have been dec-orated with a mix of antique and new furniture, art and knick-knacks gathered locally and during world travels.

A wall of windows and French doors open onto a glassed-in porch, which acts as a three-season summer kitchen. The brick fl ooring and patio furniture suggest an outdoor space, but the cozy decor, fi replace and centre pieces bring a level of el-egance not usually found on patios.

The kitchen is more mod-ern, with low-hanging white chandeliers over the island and a polka-dot clad round kitchen table in front of an-other large fi replace.

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Comfortable furniture and a more casual style make it the fi rst place for curling up with

a book, or, in the dog Sammi’s case, enjoying a snooze on the couch.

The owner, who wished to not be identifi ed, said she hopes visitors fi nd her house feels homey and warm – not-ing that her previous home felt more like a museum.

“I hope they see a nice, warm family home, and that maybe it gives them some ideas for decor,” she said.

The home will be dressed up for Christmas with a se-ries of fl oral arrangements and decorations provided by Stoneblossom Floral Gallery.

The other six houses on the tour include A.Y. Jackson’s cottage on Highcroft Drive in Manotick, as well as several in the Glebe and Rockcliffe Park.

That includes the Korean Embassy at 540 Acacia Ave., which has been included to mark the 50th anniversary of Korea-Canada diplomatic re-lations.

The May Court Club of Ot-tawa, located in front of the

hospice will also take part in the tour, offering a pit stop for ticket holders, to grab a coffee or tea, or a dessert.

Jana Rand, manager of fund development for the hos-pice, said the May Court Club boutique will sell jams and jellies and crafts throughout the weekend.

The charity house tour helps support palliative and end-of-life care programs at the Hospice at May Court.

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EMC news - A symbol of remembrance for more than 90 years now, the 2012 na-tional poppy campaign is of-fi cially underway.

The launch of the 2012 Na-tional Poppy Campaign took place on Oct. 24 at Rideau Hall. Governor General David Johnson and his wife Sharon were joined by the Royal Ca-nadian Legion’s grand presi-dent Larry Murray and the dominion president of the Royal Canadian Legion Gor-don Moore.

“I fi nd it hard to imagine

a more appropriate cause,” Johnson said.

Pinned with the fi rst poppy of the campaign, Johnson said the campaign renews the sol-emn bond with veterans, past and present.

“This small, scarlet fl ower speaks volumes about the sac-rifi ces of Canadian soldiers and veterans, and it starkly reminds us of the tragedy of war,” Johnson said.

Murray, who thanked the Governor General for his on-going support for the Cana-dian Forces, and his personal engagement in the campaign, noted the importance of wear-ing a single poppy over one’s

heart. “Whether World War 1,

World War 2, Korea, the many peace support operations since including the war in Afghani-stan and the recent confl ict in Libya, survivors and fallen heroes alike may take comfort in our efforts to remember,” Murray said.

The event welcomed vet-erans from the Second World War and the Korean and Af-ghanistan wars.

“That the First World War wasn’t, in fact, the last war speaks to the fact that our veterans and their loved ones have continued to make sac-rifi ces in the decades since,” Murray said. “In war and in peacetime, members of the Canadian Forces have been steadfast in their service to our country.”

Johnson personally wel-comed and handed out pop-

pies to some of the Second World War veterans in atten-dance, speaking to each per-son individually.

The governor general also encouraged everyone to visit the national honours exhibit, located at 90 Wellington St. The exhibit, From Far and Wide: Honouring Great Ca-nadians opened in May and showcases Canada’s national honours and the contributions of Canadians.

Sharon, Murray and Moore all received a poppy at the launch, with poppies becom-ing available to the general public beginning on Oct. 26.

The symbol of the poppy was adopted in 1921 recog-nizing the 117 000 Canadian men and women who gave their lives during military ser-vice around the world. Each year, 18 million poppies are distributed across Canada.

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The other day there was a house mov-ing down the Queensway, west to east, going slow, as houses do. That was a good thing because not much

damage was done when the top part of the house couldn’t get under an overpass.

Now, you might say: “What a foolish thing to drive a house down the Queensway without making sure about how tall it was and how high the overpasses were!”

And I might say: “Well, at least they were trying, and least they were making the effort to get from one place to another.”

Which brings us, inevitably, to how little the people who run this city are trying. There was a story last week about the central library. Library planners are proposing that there be a modernization, as opposed to a renovation — not a particularly big modernization, but one that will, in the inevitable words of someone, bring the library into the 21st century.

Plans for something more ambitious were rejected, and we know why. There is next to no chance that the city will pony up the money. The same goes for the thrilling idea, widely discussed a few years ago, of building a brand-new library downtown.

You’ll remember that this was seen as an exciting opportunity not only to re-energize the downtown but also to bring the library maybe even into the 22nd century. Proponents looked longingly at such examples as the Vancouver Public Library, which is a fine library, a great meeting place and an adornment to its down-town. We could have that here.

Alas, no. A low bridge was glimpsed in the distance, the bridge of tight budgets and

grumpy voters. No way a new library was go-ing to get under that one. And so, as with many projects that might benefit the city, the project never hit the road.

You may also remember that one of the sites considered for the new library was the Gov-ernment Conference Centre, the old railway station or, as the government likes to call it, Building Number 054533. Since 1966, when it ceased being a railway station, the building has mainly just sat there, playing host to the occasional event. It had a brief brush with fame in the ‘70s and ‘80s as the site for federal pro-vincial conferences, but since then, nothing.

To the federal government’s credit, it has not torn the building down and replaced it with a condo. Also to the government’s credit, has turned down proposals ranging from a sports hall of fame to an aquarium. But still, here’s a gorgeous historic building at the very heart of downtown Ottawa that simply demands to be put to some creative use and no one is doing it.

There are cities that would salivate at the op-portunity to take advantage of such a building, such a site. Ottawa is not one of them.

This is why so little has happened here in recent years. Most development has been by default — the city saying yes to one condo builder after another. We will get a casino the same way — not because anybody particularly wants one but because not enough politicians have the heart to say no.

Many will say our inertia on things such as the library is due to an absence of money. In part, perhaps, but it is also due to an absence of political gumption. Politicians at all levels are convinced that they will be punished by voters for thinking big, if thinking big means spending money and spending money means not keeping taxes low.

Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not. The idea hasn’t been tested for some time. Certainly people seem to be quite proud of the War Mu-seum, Ottawa City Hall, the Shenkman Centre and other recent examples of thinking big. Wouldn’t it be worth a try again? The bridge may be higher than we think (measuring first).

A bridge too low

For the most part, the suburbs have gotten off relatively easy as the city pushes for in-

tensification – plans intended to prevent, or at least allay, urban sprawl.

So when a developer comes forward with a proposal for a large-scale commercial devel-opment – a plan that allows for high density residential buildings – it makes no sense to throw up roadblocks.

The Kanata Town Centre lands are a perfect fit for

high-density housing, says Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson.

We couldn’t agree more.Urbandale Corp. is asking

the city to rezone 10 hectares of land north of Highway 417 and east of the Kanata Centrum and is looking to create roughly 111,000 square metres of commercial space as well as hundreds of housing units.

Last week, more than 80 members of the community packed a meeting room at

the Kanata Seniors Centre for the councillor’s monthly ward council meeting – many of them concerned about the Urbandale proposal.

We can certainly sympa-thize.

Over the past decade, communities across the city have been hit with a slew of spot rezoning requests from developers seeking permission to build highrises and midrises not in keeping with the various neighbourhoods’ character.

For instance, a current plan

to build a midrise in Beaver-brook has many residents up in arms, saying the building doesn’t fit in with the com-munity.

One of the leaders of those opposing the Beaverbrook midrise, Bill Teron, has re-peatedly suggested the Kanata Town Centre lands as a perfect spot for a midrise or highrise.

That’s why the land was set aside for future retail, office and high-density development by planners with the former city of Kanata.

If not the Kanata Town Centre lands, where?

The area will eventually have two Transitway stations on its doorstep, and runs along an eight-lane highway.

If Kanata – or any other suburb – is to incorporate intensification and large-scale commercial development, this is the way to do it.

If the city rejects proposals such as this it inflates the argu-ment that people are NIMBYs whenever they oppose developments that don’t fit the

character of their neighbour-hoods.

Development has to go somewhere.

Better it go where pipes, schools, bus routes, garbage collection and other city services already exist, so we don’t have to pay for more.

This isn’t a rubber-stamp process – the development applications must keep in line with the area’s designated zoning. But going big next to a highway and transit is smart development.

Smart development is planned development

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EMC entertainment – The Greely Players are following a new leader into the Emer-ald City this season, with Tim Picotte taking the director’s seat for their 2013 production of The Wizard of Oz.

The Orléans resident said he is joining the team because he wanted to get back to di-recting musicals, his favourite genre.

After moving to Ottawa three years ago, Picotte im-mediately got involved with the Phoenix Players, which performs at the Gladstone Theatre in Little Italy.

It was during last year’s Phoenix production that one of his actors, Joel Rahn, sug-gested Picotte get involved with the Greely Players, an-other of Rahn’s projects.

Despite a change of pace with the Greely group – it doesn’t have a fancy venue like the Phoenix Players, and often focuses on kids from the community – Picotte said he could tell the Greely Play-ers are an established, experi-enced theatre group.

“They’ve learned from everything they’ve done, so they’re very strong,” he said.

Picotte said the change of venue will be a challenge, be-

cause he is used to a theatre stage with proper lighting and stage pieces. The Greely Play-ers perform in the community centre auditorium, which has a basic stage that doesn’t jut into the audience. And it doesn’t have the same calibre of lighting and special effects equipment.

But that won’t stop Picotte. He has already been plan-

ning special effects for the spring production, and it seems there’s no limit to his creativity.

“Technically we’re going to try to put as much of the special effects in as possible,” he said.

Picotte is working on a way to produce snow for the poppy field scene, and is planning a huge, moveable puppet head to represent the wizard. He’s still tinkering with a believ-able tornado.

“So far the group has been very receptive,” he said.

The play will also be per-formed in black and white while Dorothy is in Kansas, with a multi-coloured land of Oz.

Picotte said that’s not as hard as it sounds. A combina-tion of monochrome costumes and sets with creative lighting will produce a convincing black and white effect for the audience, he said.

Lifetime thespiaN

Picotte made his stage debut at a Brockville high school, around age 14. Though he played a small role – a butler with no lines – Picotte was hooked. He went on to study theatre at Queen’s University, and has worked with commu-nity theatres in almost every town and city in eastern On-tario ever since.

Manager of the Orléans Wal-Mart by day, the lifetime thespian seems to live and breathe theatre.

Even in his store, he catch-es himself critiquing product displays based on how “the audience” will react.

“My staff will say to me, ‘Tim, you’re directing again,’” Picotte said with a laugh.

Although The Wizard of Oz wouldn’t be his first choice, he said that doesn’t mean he won’t enjoy directing it.

“Some of my best shows have been productions I would never have chosen,” he said.

In the past, he has directed musicals like Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat and West Side Story. He is current-ly helping with lighting for a Phoenix Players production of The Death of Dracula, which runs over the Halloween sea-son.

Kid-frieNdLY auditioNs

The Wizard of Oz produc-tion requires between 35 and

40 cast members, including about a dozen kids ranging in age from six to 18, and even a small dog to play Toto.

Every second year, the Greely Players choose a pro-duction that has many chil-dren’s roles. This year, chil-dren will be cast as munch-kins, Ozzians and other as-sorted characters.

Picotte said adding chil-dren to the mix can be great fun, because they aren’t as self-conscious as adults.

“The teens especially will try anything; there are no in-hibitions,” he said.

An information meeting about the production will be held Nov. 4 at the Greely Community Centre at 1:30 p.m., to provide details about auditions, rehearsals and the show. Auditions will be held by appointment on Nov. 10 and 11. For more information visit www.greelyplayers.ca, or call Joan Bruce-Nibogie at 613-821-1756.

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The Greely Players com-munity is hoping one of their own will also make it out of Kansas this fall, as 17-year-old Stephanie La Rochelle competes for the role of Dor-othy in Mirvish’s upcoming Wizard of Oz production in Toronto.

Since the beginning of September, La Rochelle has been competing each week

on the CBC’s show Over the Rainbow, a voter-based tal-ent show similar to Canadian Idol. She has found herself

fighting to stay more than once, and needs votes to take her to the top. The show airs every Sunday.


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The police service has no plans to add new offi cer or ci-vilian positions until 2015 as the Ottawa Police Service tries to hold the line on increasing costs and corresponding tax hikes.

As it stands this year, an av-erage homeowner can expect to pay an additional $13 a year on their tax bill for police services. The police budget is going up by $9.5 million: $4 million from tax assessment growth from new homes and businesses, and $5.5 million paid by existing taxes. That amount represents the 2.5 per cent increase set by city coun-cil.

As the city’s population continues to rise, but the num-ber of police offi cers isn’t increasing in step, said Chief Charles Bordeleau. That ratio will start to catch up with us in 2015 and 2016, when the service plans to add 23 new members (both sworn and ci-vilian) in each year.

The police service is able to hire offi cers to make up for those retiring by fi nding cost savings elsewhere. A major

one announced last month was the new collision report-ing centre, which will open in 2013 and bring $600,000 in new revenue in 2013. That will rise to $800,000 in 2014.

But most of the $2 million in savings the police found this year would come from a reduction in a stepped-up training program that was needed after amalgamation, when around 50 offi cers were retiring each year. The Just in

Time program was started to ensure that new offi cers were ready to hit the ground as soon as offi cers retired, but that number has now dropped to 30 offi cers retiring each year. As a result, the police service plans spend $1.1 million less on that training program in 2013.

As always, the top cop cost is staff compensation; it com-prises 83 per cent of the police budget. The city will have to

spend $9.5 million more on its civilian and sworn employees in 2013.

After public consultations, city council is set to vote on the budget on Nov. 28.

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A new police station near Carleton Lodge long-term care facility is on the horizon.

When it was fi rst an-nounced in 2010, the city expected to fi nish building the station by the end of this year. It was pushed back, but there is $30 million set aside to get that project underway in 2014. The whole project is expected to cost $50.3 mil-lion.

The city also plans to put $5 million towards upgrading communications centres and adding a second centre, which will temporarily be located at the Elgin Street police head-quarters.

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Mother had a thing about clean ears and necks. We

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Heaven forbid that we might get run over with a horse and buggy and have someone see that we had dirty ears and necks!

Every night before we went to bed, each of us had to give ourselves a sponge bath, paying special attention to our ears and necks, knowing they would be scrutinized. We pretty much ignored the rest of our bodies, since it wasn’t likely Mother would examine us after we were fully dressed.

My sister Audrey said she was sure we had the cleanest ears and necks in the entire county.

One year, our Lapointe cousins were again with us into the fall. Ronny was a force to be reckoned with, while his younger brother Ter-ry was as meek as a mouse.

I was always thrilled when they came to stay. They added much to our quiet life out there on the farm, and I loved when the cousins were with us, even though Ronny was constantly in trouble, if not at home, at Northcote School.

Back then, it didn’t seem to matter where you came from, or why you were in the school. If you were of school

age, you just went. Terry was too young, so

he stayed home with Mother. But Ronny, close to my age, made the three-and-half-mile trek with the rest of us. Well, Ronny hated having his ears examined every morning.

He didn’t complain about the neck, but for some reason he went through a routine that never varied when Mother was ready for her examina-tion. He would bend his head onto his shoulder as far as it would go, screw up his face, and let out a howl much like our old Collie dog did when he thought something was at-tacking our hen house. Mother gave him no sympathy.

He also didn’t have much use for the nightly sponge bath. I know for a fact he often just wet the face cloth and put it right back in the basin, stood for a reasonable time, and announced he was finished. Well, one morning Mother took a hold of one of his ears, and said “Ronny Lapointe, you could plant potatoes in there. Get over to the bench and I’ll give those

ears a clean out.”Well, for some reason that

morning, Ronny took his punishment like a man. But I could tell the wheels were turning in his head. There was no howling, and he didn’t even bend his head to his shoulder when the other ear was being washed. Something was up with Ronny, I could tell.

The next morning, we all lined up for the usual exami-nation. Mother thought, since Audrey was in Senior Fourth, she didn’t have to have her ears and neck examined. She was old enough and quite ca-pable of looking after her own cleanliness. I couldn’t wait until I reached that magic age.

Well, then it was Ronny’s turn. He stood ramrod straight – again, very unusual for Ronny. Mother bent to have a look. She got close to his ears and then hauled him over to the window so she could get a better view.

“Ronny Lapointe! What have you got in your ears?”

Ronny looked up at Mother and said, “Aunty, you

said yesterday I could plant potatoes in my ears. Well, I thought I could maybe help it along if I put a bit of gravel in there. I sure would like to see a potato grow in my ears. Boy, wouldn’t I have something to tell the guys back in Montreal

when I get home.”I had no idea if he thought

seriously that he could plant a potato in his ear by putting in a bit of dirt, or if, as usual, he just wanted to cause a bit of commotion.

Father was just coming

in the back door from the barns and he saw the entire performance. He lit his pipe, squinted his eyes half shut, and said, “It’s going to be a long winter. I’ll tell you, I’m afraid they’ll be here until the spring run-off!”

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EMC news - From the mo-ment Natalie Van Tassel found out her 23-year-old son had multiple sclerosis, she made a vow to work every day to raise funds and awareness about the disease.

Her fi rst fundraising effort already displays her dedica-tion to the cause. In four short months, the mother of two produced a calendar to sell with all the proceeds to go to-wards the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada’s Ottawa chapter.

The 2013 Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis calendar showcases yogis from across Ottawa in a variety of yoga poses. Van Tassel, who is Miss Febru-ary in the calendar, is a yoga teacher.

“Yoga is all about medita-tion and breathing; it slows down your nervous system and allows you to be mind-ful of the present moment. It helps keep them mobile, it offers them strength,” she said.

Van Tassel asked her fellow yogis if they would be inter-ested in posing for a calendar. She said the response was overwhelming, with more available models than the number of the months in the year.

The calendar is a result of

the collaborations of Van Tas-sel and her friend and photog-rapher Donna Sarazin.

Van Tassel and Sarazin scouted out areas and then booked times the other yogis could come to pose for the photos.

The two of them spent their entire free time during the sum-mer working on the calendar.

The result is 12 photos of local yoga instructors posing in local venues, parks and streets. From Rockliffe Park to Westboro and Orléans to

Aylmer, the eager yogis do-nated their time to the cause.

“Each photo shoot would take about four to fi ve hours, it was amazing the dedication everyone had,” Van Tassel said.

Van Tassel’s son, Oliver had

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Then Oliver suffered from

another attack, with the symp-toms again pointing towards MS. He was diagnosed with the disease in June. Van Tas-sel said she always thought MS affected people in their 40s, not young children. What Van Tassel did not know and quickly learned is it affects people as early as 14 years old.

Speaking emotionally about her son’s disease, Van Tassel admits the fi rst few weeks were extremely hard and she was constantly angry and sad. The yoga calendar, she said, helped her heal.

“Grieving and being angry, that is easy to do. But that is not going to help anybody, and it is defi nitely not going to help my son,” she said.

The project gave her a goal to help her son and the organi-zation she depended on in those fi rst months after Oliver’s diag-nosis. Van Tassel’s son lives in Montreal with his father. The Quebec government ministry of health covers his medi-cal costs, which are around $30,000 a year.

She knows not everyone is so lucky to have their medical costs covered.

“We still need a lot more money for research,” Van Tas-sel said. “We need to raise money and awareness so the research can continue and I will be working to do both un-til my last breath.”

The cost of the calendar is $20. All the proceeds of the calendar will go towards the cause. The calendar is avail-able for purchase online at yoga-for-ms.myshopify.com.

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Be specific when describing your lost pet.Example: A large 6-year-old domestic short-haired cat, all

black with white paws, neutered and declawed, friendly with people, answers to the name Newton

Or: A 3-year-old medium size dog, 25 to 30 pounds, black and tan, shepherd mix, female, spayed, a little timid – answers to the name Shadow.

Place a lost ad in the newspaper and check the Found section.

Have your pet microchipped so that it can be scanned at a local vet clinic or at the OHS, and make sure to update microchip information if you move. Keep identification tags up-to-date with your phone number and address. A City of Ottawa License will also help identify your pet.

Meet Pete! This neutered male, white Maltese is about six years old. He was surrendered to the shelter by his owner on October 10. Pete loves to take daily walks around the neighbourhood and would benefit from regular trips to the groomers!

He will need an experienced owner to show him the ropes, and to make sure he knows he doesn’t rule the world! Pete would not be well-suited to apartment living, as he likes to share his opinions on many subjects, which the neighbors may not wish to hear.

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EMC news - Getting people on bicycles is about convinc-ing them it’s not just some-thing they do – it’s something that’s impossible for them to resist doing.

That was the message de-livered by keynote speaker Ralph Buehler during the an-nual general meeting of local bicycle advocacy group, Citi-zens for Safe Cycling.

More than 100 people gath-ered at Tom Brown Arena in Hintonburg to hear Buehler’s advice, culled from his re-search as an assistant profes-sor of urban affairs and plan-ning at Virginia Tech Univer-sity and as the co-author of an upcoming book called City Cycling.

Cycling is on an upward trend in cities all around the world, Buehler said, but a comprehensive approach is needed to keep it that way.

Building bicycle lanes alone is not enough, Buehler said. If a city really wants to make strides, it needs to look at things like bike parking, bike-sharing programs, mar-keting and events, and broader things like driver education and creating zoning rules that favour compact, mixed-use communities.

“Public policies are crucial to making cycling more at-tractive and to make cycling

safer,” Buehler said.As Ottawa embarks on its

ambitious, $2.1-billion light rail project, Buehler made some relevant points about the mutual benefi ts of integrating cycling into transit systems.

“Integration with public transit can be benefi cial for both modes,” Buehler said.

From a transit perspective, providing bike parking at tran-sit stations or even more effec-tively, allowing bikes aboard

transit vehicles, can increase the catchment area for the transit system. While cities look at a walking distance of about 600 or 800 metres to a major transit hub, encouraging people to cycle to the station

can make transit a more attrac-tive option to people who live or work farther away, Buehler said.

One public policy that is picking up steam in cycling-friendly cities around the world is the “green wave”: co-ordinating traffi c signals along a street so that they will all be green for someone travelling at approximately the speed of a bicycle.

At the same time that cities create policies to encourage bicycle use, they also need to look at creating disincentives for driving, Buehler said.

In Canada, an average of 1.3 per cent of all trips are made by bicycle. That’s slightly higher than the United States, but much lower than the Neth-erlands – the world leader – at 26 per cent, and even Germany at 10 per cent.

Much of that has to do with the traditional use of bicycles that shaped peoples’ attitudes towards cycling. In North America, it largely began as a recreational pursuit, while in western Europe bicycles have always been under the trans-portation umbrella.

On a local level, Ottawa’s 2.2 per cent bicycle share has a long way to go to catch up to Victoria at 9.5 per cent or Van-couver at 3.7 per cent.

One way to get there is to encourage women to bike. Women are an “indicator spe-cies,” Buehler said. Research

shows that women are more risk averse, so if conditions encourage them to cycle, it’s probably a good environment for other categories of cyclists, too.

SAFETY

Another speaker, Olivia Chow, MP for Trinity-Spa-dina in Toronto, brought her message of cycling safety to the meeting as well. Chow is sponsoring a private member’s bill aimed at requiring trans-port trucks to have sideguards installed – barriers between the cab and the trailer wheels that prevent cyclists and pe-destrians from being fatally pulled under the back wheels of a right-turning truck.

Not only do the guards save lives, Chow said, in the low run they also reduce emissions and save money on fuel costs for trucks because they make the vehicles more aerody-namic.

Safety is also on the minds of Citizens for Safe Cycling members. The group is hold-ing its fi rst-ever bike-light giveaway, with more than 200 lights to be given away to help cyclists make themselves more visible as the days get darker.

The even is happening on Nov. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at an undisclosed location.

Check safecycling.ca for the location to be revealed closer to the event.

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Trinity-Spadina MP Olivia Chow speaks to about half of Citizens for Safe Cycling’s 200 members during the group’s Oct. 16 annual general meeting at Tom Brown Arena.

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“There have been a lot of political commitments made to Manotick about relief from trucks once the Strandherd-Armstrong bridge is built, and that’s turning out to be a big lie,” Beltzner said. “If there was an expectation that Stran-derd-Armstrong was going to be used for trucks, then once the four-lane arterials were built they would have been designated already as a truck route.”

Desroches said he has no hidden agenda regarding truck routes.

“The bridge has “always been identifi ed as a transit and transportation solution ... so I fully expect it will carry truck traffi c; it’s being designed to accommodate that.”

However Desroches said the bridge is not meant to be-come a ring road for trucks travelling between highways 417 and 416.

Heavy truck traffi c will use the bridge to deliver prod-ucts and goods to the rapidly growing commercial centres in Barrhaven and Riverside

South, he said. “Earl Armstrong doesn’t

connect with Bank Street, and I certainly don’t want to see this become a ring road by de-fault,” Desroches said. “This corridor is being built to serve the growth in south Ottawa.”

He emphasized that the bridge is also meant to share the load between the three southern bridges, rather than eliminate it from one alto-gether.

Desroches said conduct-ing a full city-wide review of truck routes is pointless for the south Ottawa area, because the conversation “al-ways gets monopolized by talk about King Edward Av-enue,” he said.

“I would suggest you may not need to do a six-month study for such an obvious

thing (like allowing trucks on the new bridge),” he added.

Beltzner said he is also disappointed with his own representative, Coun. Scott Moffatt, who Beltzner said has been too quiet about this long-standing topic.

“He has done nothing. He has said nothing on this is-sue,” Beltzner said.

Moffatt told the EMC he’d like to see the study in the budget if possible, but doesn’t believe enough councillors are pushing for it.

“I’d like to think there is a chance it could still be in there (the budget),” he said.

That sentiment may be too little, too late for Beltzner, who said he will lobby for the study until the budget is passed at council on Nov. 28.

“I think the gloves are go-

Communities should share the load: residentContinued from the front

There have been a lot of political commitments made to Manotick about relief from trucks ... and that’s turning out to be a big lie.KLAUS BELTZNER, MVCA PRESIDENT

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Going the distanceSt. Mark’s Justin Cuddihey qualifi ed for the OFSAA provin-cial championships with a fi fth-place performance in the junior boys’ race at the national capital high school cross-country running fi nals on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Mooney’s Bay.



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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: [email protected]

Nov. 3: St. James Anglican Church in Manotick and the com-munity police are co-hosting an education program called “Kids and Drugs” from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A drug spe-cialist will attend to discuss the specifi c drugs out in the community now. Open to par-ents of and/or youth leaders working with grades 5 to 9. Registration is limited. Cost is $5. Call Donna Rourke at 613-825-1913 or Sam Hills at 613-692-2082.

Metcalfe’s St. Andrew’s United Church UCW’s an-nual fall luncheon and bake sale, 2677 8th Line Rd. on Sat. Nov. 3, from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup, sandwiches and squares. Cost $8. Call 613-821-2075.

Harvest turkey supper at the Osgoode Baptist Church, 8674 Bank St. in Vernon. Sittings at 5 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15 for adults, $5 for fi ve to 12 years and free for under fi ve years. For tickets call Edith McDiarmid at 613-821-5447, the Porteous family at 613-821-2174 or the Clarks at 613-821-1099.

Tinsel Tea and Bazaar at the Gloucester Senior Adults’ Centre on Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attractions include a tea room, bake sale, straw draw, crafts, quilts, knitting and crocheting, art gallery, grocery basket, Chinese raffl e and a white elephant section. Tickets for the tea are $6. Admission is free for the bazaar.

Nov. 6:Join Alan Cumyn for an author reading and discussion of the many aspects of fi ction writing from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Greely library branch. Alan Cumyn’s books include the Giller Prize fi nalist

Burridge Unbound, and the acclaimed Great War novels The Sojourn and The Famished Lover. Offered in partnership with MASC. For adults aged 50-plus. Online registration is required.

Nov. 6 - Dec. 11: Ongoing series of workshops for parents-to-be at the Metcalfe Live and Learn Resource Centre include presentations on nutrition, yoga, birthing companions, breastfeeding and bottle feeding, infant massage, child birth and postpartum. Takes place Tuesdays 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Call 613-821-2899.

Nov. 7: The Greely Community As-sociation will meet at 7 p.m. in the Greely community centre. Come and be part of the solution to issues affecting everyone in Greely. For more information contact [email protected].

Join the Miniature Enthusi-asts of Ottawa and explore the fi ne art of collecting and creating “dollhouse” miniatures. Woodworking, fi bre arts, fi ne art and dolls in miniature. The monthly meeting will take place at the McNabb Community Centre on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:45. Free admission. Visitors and new members are very welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Nov. 10:A First Words speech and language screening clinic for children from birth until eligibility for senior kin-dergarten will take place at Osgoode Youth Association, 5479 Osgoode Main St. from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. No appointment necessary. For more information, call

Ottawa Public Health at 613-580-6744 or visit www.fi rstwords.ca. Hosted by Live and Learn Resource Centre.

Osgoode Legion’s Remem-brance dinner will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10. Veterans are free. Guests are $10. Enjoy cocktails from 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets available at the bar. For further information, contact Peter Valdstyn at 613-258-7644.

Parkway Community Kid’s Party: Hang out at “the Monkey Barrel” on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. For all kids up to Grade 5. Funky Monkey music, munc-hies, games and prizes, plus special guests “Adventure in Art.” All free. Check out our new facility while the kids have a swinging time. Parkway Road Church, 7275 Parkway Rd. in Greely. Visit www.parkwayroad.com.

Nov. 10-11Don’t miss the 20th a-nnual St. Mark High School Christmas craft fair, Sat. Nov. 10 and Sun. Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. Mark High School, Manotick, Ontario. Admission: $2 or canned food item.

Nov. 13:Rural Family Connections will host its annual general meeting on Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. All members of the Metcalfe Co-operative Nur-sery School, Metcalfe Home Daycare, Live and Learn Resource Centre and the general public are invited. If you’re interested in attending please RSVP by November 5 by calling 613-821-2899.

Nov. 15 –18: Seven Manotick potters will

participate in the 2012 Ot-participate in the 2012 Ot-tawa Guild of Potters Holiday Sale, Nov. 15 to 18 at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orléans. Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations from the sale of selected pieces will be directed to Harvest House. This event is wheelchair ac-cessible; free admission and parking. For more informa-tion visit www.ottawaguildofpotters.ca.

Nov. 16:North Gower United Church Evening of Entertainment will feature Ottawa Valley’s own Gail Gavan, Mike Ryan and Kyle Felhaver with singalong songs and good old-fashioned foot-stompin’ fi ddle tunes. Alfred Taylor RA Centre, North Gower. Social time with famous homemade refreshments, 6 to 7 p.m. Program from 7 to 9:15 p.m. For tickets call Garnet 489-3613, Hazel 489-3885, Mary 489-2697 or Nicky 489-1697. Adults $17, Youth $6, under 10 free.

Nov. 17Super Country Christ-mas Bazaar, Sat. Nov. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunstad Christian Church, 1981 Century Rd .W. After a year’s absence during renova-tions, come join us for home baking, cookie walk, white elephant table, crafts, pre-serves, silent auction, raffl e. Live music, terrifi c lunches, coffee bar. 613-692-3020.

Nov. 17 - 18:Annual Christmas Bazaar at Our Lady of the Visitation, 5338 Bank St. South. Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 17, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov.18. Christmas gifts for sale along with a canteen serving light refreshments.

Nov. 21:Join us at the Osgoode library for a screening of Bone, Wind, Fire and the Mystery of Mazo de la Roche. The fi lm is an intimate and evoca-tive journey into the hearts, minds and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo – three of the 20th century’s most remark-able artists – along with Canadian Mazo de la Roche. 7 p.m. start.

Nov. 24: Don’t miss the Entrepreneur and Crafters Christmas Show, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ottawa Masonic Centre, 2140 Walkley Rd. Free admission and parking. Free gift bag with donation

in support of Naomi’s Family Resource Centre. Visit www.businessinmotions.com or call Cheryl at 613-821-4895.

The Community Christian School in Metcalfe will host its annual Christmas Craft and Gift show on Nov. 24. Local businesses and artisans will offer fabulous gift items for everyone on your list this Christmas. Doors open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy Christmas cookie decorating and a canteen serving a deli-cious luncheon and refresh-ments. Parking and admission are free.

Dec. 1The Christmas Gift and Craft Show at the Greely Legion runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 1 Free admission and parking. Free gift bag with donation in support of the Osgoode Ward Food Cupboard. Photo with Santa, $5. Pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Shop locally for all your Christmas needs!

Ongoing:Osgoode’s Country Creations Christmas Artisan and Craft Fair is looking for vendors for its annual event to be held at the Market Square Mall, from Friday, Nov. 30 until Sunday, Dec. 9. If you are interested in participating in this co-operative fair, please contact Marlene at 613-826-1511 or Mary Louise at [email protected]. Proceeds from rental fees are donated to the Osgoode Care Centre.

Drop-in children’s programs on Thursdays until Dec. 13: Babytime 10 to 10:30 a.m., Toddlertime 10:30 to 11 a.m. and storytime 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.

The City of Ottawa’s new waste collection calendar is currently being delivered to homes. Residents are encouraged to watch for their calendar in the mail, as it contains important information regarding waste collection. The new calendar also provides information about upcoming changes to the city’s solid waste col-lection schedules. For more information, please visit ottawa.ca or call 311.

Programs for all ages are now available at Trinity Bible Church in Osgoode. Programs include indoor soc-cer, crafts, drama, or nursery for children. Courses and small groups for adults are also offered. Topics include: freed-up fi nancial living, eliminating debt, the Truth Project, the Story and Alpha. For more information or to register go to Courses and

Small Groups at www.trinitybiblechurch.ca.

Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr., Greely. Old Time Fiddle and Country Dance. First Friday of every month. 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. $5/person at the door or yearly memberships avail-able. No charge for partici-pating musicians and singers. Join us for a good time. The small but mightily talented Osgoode Olde Tyme Fiddlers Association invites you to its traditional old-tyme fi ddle and country music dance at the Osgoode Com-munity Centre, every fourth Friday of the month from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Bring your fi ddle, guitar and musical talents to join in the fun. For more information call 613-224-9888.

Mondays and Thursdays: The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank St. (at Leitrim Road) meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Immediate openings available for more chess afi cionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal at 613-821-1930 for more informa-tion.

Tuesdays:In Harmony, a woman’s chorus, is welcoming new members. Practices are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Call 613-722-0066.

Want to meet new friends? Have a great workout? Come to The MET (Metropolitan Bible Church) every Wednes-day from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for a free women’s fi tness class with a certifi ed fi tness instructor. Includes a fi ve-minute inspirational fi t tip. Any questions? Contact the church offi ce at 613-238-8182.

Thursdays:Every Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m. enjoy bingo at the Osgoode Legion, 3284 Sunstrum St. in Osgoode. All money raised at these weekly events goes back to the com-munity. Bring your ‘dabbers’ and come out to support your local legion bingo.

Enjoy Scottish country danc-ing for fun, friendship and fi tness. Share the music and joy of dance. You do not have to be Scottish. You do not have to wear a kilt – but you most certainly can. No expe-rience or partner is required. Meet Thursday evenings at Manotick United Church from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, contact Marie at 613-826-1221 or email [email protected].


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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, your plan to modify a project this week will meet with great results. You may become interested in an organization that showcases your skills.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, the time has come to reevaluate a certain situation, but you are up for the challenge. It may be hard to communicate your goals to others, but your persistence will pay off.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, things you say have a greater impact on others than you may realize. Therefore, think through what you say to make sure your words come across as intended.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, now is the time focus so that your dreams and plans can become a reality. Put all of your efforts into realizing your goals, and you won’t be sorry for having done so.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, pay particular attention to your financial records. Otherwise, you may find yourself struggling to reconcile all of your accounts at year’s end.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23This is the ideal time to move forward in your career, Libra. Be assertive and things will fall into place. Embrace a new opportunity and make the most of it.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you have enough drive and enthusiasm to get through a challenging time. There may be a few opportunities to go above and beyond in your business ventures.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Self-discipline is something you will need in excess this week, Sagittarius. Use this to your advantage when you work with others to plan recreational activities.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, you have enough enthusiasm to get things done, but getting things off the ground is more difficult. It’s time to buckle down and work through tasks.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18You prefer to be in control of a situation, Aquarius. However, sometimes you have to relinquish control to someone else. Do so with grace and humility.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Now is the time to make progress in something that has been on your mind for quite some time, Pisces. Take action before it’s too late.




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