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FAMILY PORTRAITSThe landscape of parenthood is the focus of a new exhibit by an Ottawa artist currently showing at the Dale Smith Gallery.
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CONCRETE PROBLEMSAs infrastructure costs rise across the province, Ottawa This Week begins a three-part series on the challenges facing our cities.
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Photo by Michelle Nash
SOUNDS OF CHINAThe Music and Beyond festival currently running in venues in downtown Ottawa held a music and dance showcase from China at the Saint-Charles Church on Beechwood Avenue. A wide variety of traditional Chinese classical music was performed by musi-cians from China’s Wu Xi Performing Arts Group.
MICHELLE NASH
Regardless of where the new interprovincial bridge will be built, truck drivers bound for the capital will choose the most direct route to their destination, according to the Ontario Trucking Association.
As the National Capital Commission’s con-sultations for the Phase 2B’s environment assessment have come to a close, questions surrounding the ideal location for an interpro-vincial crossing remain on the minds of many east-end Ottawa residents.
The consultation process involved examin-ing the three corridor options at Kettle Island, Lower Duck or McLaren Bay/Gatineau Air-port, and for trucking association board mem-ber Steve Thibert, who lives in Ottawa, it really only matters to what makes the most sense for the drivers and their customers.
“It is a demand driven industry,” he said. “We take the quickest route to the destination.”
When the fi rst round of bridge consultations began, Kathy Day of the Rockcliffe Park Resi-dents’ Association was most concerned about whether a new bridge would solve the problem of truck traffi c on King Edward Avenue.
“I would like to know what the defi nition of a truck is,” Day said. “If a new bridge is only going to take some trucks off King Edward but not all, that doesn’t make sense.”
Currently trucks can only take the interpro-vincial crossing at King Edward, something that has rubbed the Lowertown community the wrong way for years.
“It is an accepted norm, it is a relatively a direct link to the (Highway) 5 and the (High-way) 50, but it does have its challenges,” Thib-ert said, referring to the winding route trucks coming from Quebec must take to reach the Queensway.
He added that unless drivers are otherwise forbidden, there will still be trucks downtown if that is the most direct path to their destina-tion.
For Day and other east-end residents, this is very concerning.
“This has been our concern from the start, the question of whether we really need anoth-er bridge,” Day said. “Who will this bridge be serving?”
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Hoping to rival other larger community garage sales across Ottawa, Vanier will be throwing the biggest garage sale in their history on July 16.
The neighbourhood-wide ga-rage sale will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and will be centred at 106 Marquette Ave. Organizer and home owner Moe McIlwain wanted to bring the community together to promote Vanier.
“It is going to take time to rival other big garage sales around Ottawa, but I think this is a great start and it can only grow from here,” McIlwain said.
A real estate agent, McIlwain said he and his partner Sonat Try will be offering mortgage services, a D.J. starting at noon and McIlwain is also selling his home located at the garage sale site at 106 Marquette Ave. “Ev-erything must go,” he joked.
Participation is free for any neighbours who want to also set up their own garage sale, how-ever McIlwain has asked that any profi ts made on the day, to
give 10 per cent to the local food bank, Partage Vanier.
“It is completely up to the in-dividual to give to Partage Va-nier – I won’t be going around collecting, but I hope everyone will take the initiative,” McIl-wain added.
If McIlwain sells his home, he said a portion of the proceeds from the sale would be donated.
An avid garage sale enthusi-ast, McIlwain said his favourite part is fi nding something that normally would have cost much more at a retail store.
The community was very open to the idea of throwing their own community garage sale when McIlwain announced the idea at the Vanier Commu-nity Association’s annual gen-eral meeting.
“It was actually Michael Horn’s (former Vanier Commu-nity Association president’s) idea to choose Partage Vanier as the charity,” McIlwain ex-plained.
Interested residents can con-tact McIlwain for more informa-tion at [email protected] .
Vanier getting readyfor garage sale big time
Photo by Laura Mueller
LAST OF THE HIGH-FLOOR BUSES PUT OUT TO PASTUREMayor Jim Watson, right, was among those gathered at city hall on Tuesday, July 12 as the remaining 89 high-fl oor OC Transpo buses were offi cially retired. The move mean that people in wheelchairs or those who have other mobility concerns will now have barrier-free access to all bus routes across the city.
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From BRIDGE on page 1Thibert said the trucking indus-
try is not trying to be diffi cult; it is merely the way their business works. However, he does acknowledge that there is a need to alleviate the con-gested downtown core of Ottawa and that weaving through Lowertown is not something drivers particularly look for-ward to.
Consultants with Roche-Genivar, the fi rm conducting the environmental as-sessment, have said in the past that they intend on consulting with the trucking industry before proceeding with the proj-ect.
Thibert said the association would
gladly take part in any consultation dis-cussions, but said so far he has not heard of anything from the NCC or Roche-Geni-var.
“We support the need for a new cross-ing, there is no question about that,” Thibert said. “We need to alleviate the congestion in the downtown area but the unfortunate part is that we are not really in a position to advocate for one loca-tion.”
But a new bridge route for truck driv-ers still all depends on where it is and how convenient it will be.
Calls to Roche-Genivar and the Nation-al Capital Commission were not returned by press time.
Congestion in core must be addressed
MICHELLE NASH
A team of ten experts will be making a 900-kilometre trek down the Ottawa River to document the effects and sources of pol-lution on one of Canada’s most signifi cant waterways.
Having pushed off on July 4 from Fort Temiscamingue, Que., Ottawa Riverkeep-ers member Meredith Brown is leading a team of scientists, canoe experts and his-torians on the Great River Project which will study the state of the river. The study will conclude this fall in Montreal.
“Having an in-depth understanding of the current health of the river will help us take action to prevent continued degrada-tion and enforce the protective regulations that are otherwise being overlooked,” Brown said.
Although studies have been done along the river in sections, there has never been a river-long study similar to the one being conducted by Brown’s team.
“We recognize that protecting our local waterways is a community responsibil-ity,” she said. “We can’t rely on govern-ment agencies to do the work – if we want swimmable, drinkable and fi shable water, it’s up to all of us.”
The trip has been divided into fi ve sepa-
rate trips, which will focus on different as-pects including culture, recreation, Chalk River nuclear laboratories and sewage treatment plants.
Natasha Wilson, executive director of the Ottawa Riverkeepers, an organization that focuses on maintaining safe and pol-lution free waterways in Ottawa, said this journey is one Brown has wanted to do since she joined organization.
“This project has always been part of Meredith’s (Brown) vision of creating safe waterways,” Wilson said.
Planning for the massive project in-volved 18 months of planning, including the careful selection of personnel. The team consists of Brown, photojournalist Mike Beedell and Max Finkelstein, an au-thor and explorer, along with a fi sheries biologist and several outdoor educators.
They will be conducting their studies with state-of-the-art water quality moni-toring equipment with photo and video capabilities. The team will be collecting real-time water quality samples, using this information to determine the true health of the water.
Wilson said the main goal is to gain community interest in the river and make residents who love and use the water more aware of keeping the watershed in excel-lent condition.
Riverkeepers embark on massive study of Ottawa River
Submitted photo Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown will be embarking on a 900 km trip from one end of the Ottawa River to where it fl ows into the Saint Laurence River. Brown will be accompa-nied by a team of scientists, enthusiasts and historians to study the quality of the Ottawa River and create the fi rst ever complete report on the river.
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Nearly 40 teens from across Ot-tawa are participating in a sum-mer program that aims to give
high school students a chance to improve job skills while working with police offi cers at various community events.
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from 300 that applied for the 2011 Youth in Policing Initiative pro-gram. The eight-week program, now in its fi fth year, is for youth who may experience barriers to
success and would benefi t from this unique opportunity. The program serves to educate the children on the role of the police in the communities.
The program was started by the Durham Regional Police Ser-
vice in 2006 by Ottawa’s current Police Chief Vern White, with the support of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. The initiative was such a suc-cess it was expanded province-wide in 2007.
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Ottawa residents will have a chance to voice their views on the future of the city’s light rail before the council votes on the implementation of the recently revised project at a special meeting on July 14.
Last week, Mayor Jim Watson an-nounced changes to the city’s proposed LRT plan to keep the project in line with the $2.1 billion budget.
The new plan would involve moving the proposed tunnel section one block to the north, running under Queen Street, rath-er than beneath Albert Street. The depth of the tunnel would also be reduced, mov-ing from the originally proposed depth of 12 storeys to four storeys, reducing both the cost and risk of the project.
“This makes more sense and it is cost ef-fective,” said Watson.
According to Watson, going down 12 sto-reys would involve too many escalators, making things problematic from a safety and customer friendliness point of view.
“The plan released today proposes a new alignment and a more practical tun-nel that makes a lot more sense,” Watson said in a statement. “The resulting prod-uct – the fi rst phase of our light rail tran-sit system – will be a signifi cant improve-ment and it will be less costly than the previous plan.”
The change is the result of a city coun-cil directive to re-evaluate the project and benefi tted from months of engineering evaluation that began late last year.
The new alignment, for the most part,
will follow the Queen and Rideau Street right-of-way through the downtown, avoiding the need for deep tunneling un-der buildings and limiting the amount of money required to acquire subterranean rights, Watson said. The mayor noted the city is currently coping with a downtown transit bottleneck that sees transit grind to a halt during rush hour, a problem that will only get worse over time.
According to a city staff report, transit ridership per capita in Ottawa is already among the highest of any comparable city in North America, a trend that is likely to continue. Once light rail and the down-town tunnel are in place, the number of buses travelling through the downtown core will be cut in half, taking at least 2,000 buses off downtown streets per day.
Photo by Eddie RwemaMayor Watson answering questions from reporters after announcing new changes to light rail tunnel plans on July 7.
Mayor unveils changes to downtown tunnel plans
EDDIE RWEMA
Attracting investment for key industry sectors, the attraction of major events and funds to draw more television and fi lm production to the city are key elements of the city’s new $5.5-million economic devel-opment plan.
Approved at the July 7 meeting of the Finance and Economic Development Com-mittee, the plan aims to help attract more businesses and entertainment events to Ottawa, as well as working to retain exist-ing businesses.
The plan identifi es a number of pro-posed initiatives, including the creation of Invest Ottawa, an entity that will focus on attracting investment and new business in the key industry sectors of green energy, aerospace, defence, digital media and fi lm and television. Invest Ottawa will identify potential companies currently present in Ottawa and work with them to ensure their long-term visibility in the area.
The plan sets aside $1.5 million for Invest Ottawa, including an additional $115,000 in funding for the Ottawa-Gatineau Film and Television Corporation.
That money will go towards supporting
efforts to attract fi lm and television pro-duction to the city.
Neil Bregman, president of Sound Ven-ture Productions, an Ottawa-based pro-duction company, told the committee that additional funds would help the industry entice more companies to fi lm in the city and called for the plan to be executed as soon as possible.
An additional $1.4 million would be spent on enhancing entrepreneurship programming, including the creation of a business incubation space.
The city’s staff report recommended the creation of a major attraction events of-fi ce through Tourism Ottawa. If approved by the council, this offi ce would receive an annual operating budget of slightly more than $500,000. It would work attract events and provide resources to support bid pro-posals.
“This is a great move that will generate more economic benefi t to the city,” said Dick Brown, executive director of the Ot-tawa-Gatineau Hotel Association.
Currently, the city’s economic develop-ment branch is pursuing the 2012 Juno Awards, 2013 IIHF World Women’s Hock-ey Championship and the 2015 Women’s World Cup of soccer.
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Deprivation is not my idea of my vacation,” a neighbour said fl atly when I asked if she’d like to join us for a camping week-
end in Gatineau Park.I was sympathetic. After all, sleeping
on the hard ground, often in the cold, kids wetting their sleeping bags after one too many marshmallows, black fl ies swarming around, in and under hair, having to run through the woods to get to an outhouse that smells like a pig barn. What’s to love?
And after a week of running around gathering dry food for the occasion, not-quite meeting deadlines, and purchasing oversized bathing suits (ugh), I wasn’t sure I wanted to go either. Not to mention the fact that my husband, who’s normal-ly pretty well behaved, had been drown-ing our broken dining tent in French-Catholic blasphemy all week long.
“Maybe we shouldn’t go,” I ventured, as my spouse said something about Holy Communion, which I deemed to be out of place in the conversation. “Maybe it’s too much work. Maybe we should just stay here and go for a picnic one day.”
But he insisted. I could see in his eyes the look that said, “if we don’t go, you’ll spend the whole weekend on your
computer and you’ll be utterly miserable by the end and you’ll blame everyone else for your misery.” True.
Because, for me, well, there’s just something about camping.
“It’s the only time I can truly relax,” said a friend of ours one weekend around the campfi re. He’s a renovations contractor who built his own house ten years ago. Like the gardener’s garden, his house is never truly fi nished, and he spends all his spare time throughout the winter putting trim on windows and caulking the sink.
I totally get it. At home, regardless of whether you “work” there or not, and there’s always something to be done. But when you’re camping, well, there’s the ability to just relax and shut out the world. No housework, no phone calls, no
emails, no clocks. We wake up with the birds and take the day at the pace that works. We eat when we’re hungry and nap when we’re sleepy. In between, we swim and hike and read and play ball. Sounds glorious, doesn’t it?
I know what you’re thinking: But what if it rains? What if one of the kids drinks wonky lake water and has diarrhea? What if a tick bites me and I get Lyme disease?
I can assure you that the latter two have never happened. And rain? Well, sometimes it rains.
Last Labour Day weekend, for ex-ample, we decided to tempt fate and the weather man and head out for four nights to Lac Philippe. Friends that were meant to join us dared not brave the stormy forecast. But annual tradition – the fact that my husband and I had fi rst met there nine years earlier on Labour Day Weekend-- dictated that we go, regardless of the weather.
The fi rst two days, in fact, we had glorious sunshine and an empty beach to ourselves. We walked through the lovely artisan town of Wakefi eld, took in some live music by local folk singer Lindsay Ferguson at the market, and stopped by the tiny library to pick up a stack of
used magazines in the foyer. The next two days, it was pretty much constant downpour.
Not to have our spirits dampened, we decided to make the most of it.
While my beloved husband and chil-dren hooked worms onto fi shing rods, I kicked back in my zero gravity chair in the dining tent and read archival copies of Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine. It’s one of the only times I can remember that I hadn’t a care in the world. And you know what? They were two of the happi-est days of my life.
Charles Gordon is on vacation. His column will return on Aug. 18.
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The deprivation vacation
With a report to city council last week outlining the implementation of the proposed light rail transit project, an idea that has been little more than
a series of a conceptual drawings and dense reports for the past six years moved perceptibly closer to becoming reality.
While the new proposal for the downtown tunnel section of the LRT raises several ques-tions, such as why wasn’t the shallower Queen Street route considered all along if it is indeed the best option, what this report signifi es is that mass transit in Ottawa will be taking a big step forward by 2018.
As with the expansion of the existing O-Train system announced late last month, the accep-tance of a realistic LRT plan by city council will see Ottawa move closer to the standard of transit enjoyed by residents of other North American cities of similar size.
But we cannot afford to stand back and ad-mire these achievements, as impressive as they might be.
According to the report, transit ridership is expected to increase by 64 per cent by 2031,
based on population and employment growth of 30 per cent during the same period. That growth will see 18,000 people per direction fl owing through the downtown core during peak hours.
The Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Road light rail system will presumably accommodate that growth, but with a signifi cant portion of the trips passing through downtown originating in places like Kanata, Barrhaven and Orleans, the path to reducing traffi c congestion beyond Al-bert and Slater streets does not end with a 12.5 kilometre system.
City council must begin the process of inves-tigating how the rest of the city can effi ciently be incorporated into Ottawa’s fl edgling rail system sooner, not later. There are options that deserve serious consideration from our elected offi cials, such as commuter rail and interpro-vincial links. Another delay similar to the past six years of indecision and doubt cannot be repeated.
The loyal commuters who contribute to Ot-tawa having among the highest transit ridership rates per capita in North America deserve no less.
Not a time for rest
BRYNNA LESLIE
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THIS WEEK’S POLL QUESTIONHow do you keep cool in the heat of July?
A) Crank up the air conditioning and lay low until the worst subsides.
B) Head to the beach or local swimming pool for a dip.
C) Wander a mall or hang out in the freezer section of the grocery store.
D) I’ve got no such luxury, so I just grin and bear it.
LAST WEEK’S POLL SUMMARYIs the NCC right to approve digital signs overlooking the Rideau Canal?
A) Yes. It will lend a cosmopolitan edge sorely lacking in the city.
B) No. Heritage sites should be unblemished by technology.
C) Maybe. Lets see how the pilot project turns out before drawing conclusions.
D) It doesn’t matter. City hall will see the light and turn down the idea at council.
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The Sandy Hill Community Health Cen-tre now has a new silver bullet approach to battle the need for permanent housing for people with mental health and addic-tion disorders in Ottawa.
Announced on July 11, the community health centre will be working with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ot-tawa Inner City Health and the Univer-sity of Ottawa to create a program and monitor the results of fi nding permanent housing for individuals dealing with men-tal disorders and substance abuse issues. This new program will bring all the ser-vices together from housing, counseling and job training.
Wendy Muckle, executive director Ot-tawa Inner City Health, has been working with the centre to move beyond “band aid” solutions for homelessness in Ottawa and she said she believes this new program is the answer.
“When you bring all the programs to-gether, you truly do transform lives for people and you really do allow people to become the person they were intended to be,” Muckle said.
A study currently being conducted by the Research Alliance for Canadian Home-lessness, Housing and Health has found that people who do not have permanent housing are more likely to end up visiting the hospital. The study found that one in
four individuals or 25 per cent were hospi-talized overnight in the past year because of a lack of a healthy place to live.
This new program will offer 100 partici-pants a strong support system and aims to reduce the number of repeat emergency and hospital visits.
“We now have the resources to follow through on all the plans we know make a difference,” Muckle added.
David Gibson, executive director of the Sandy Hill Community Centre, said they hope the program will help reduce the number of repeat offenders within the criminal justice system as well. For the community centre, this new partnership is the fi nal blow in the fi ght to help more than 10,000 individuals who currently ex-perience housing vulnerability because of mental and substance abuse in Ottawa.
“This new program will build on what we have already been working so hard to accomplish at the centre,” Gibson added.
The Canadian Mental Health Associa-tion will be conducting interviews with both landlords and prospective tenants. The association’s Gareth Park said this will help participants in the program fi nd stable and lasting homes while they continue working through the other ser-vices.
The University of Ottawa will be con-ducting a two-year study on the program, evaluating the participants, the coordina-tors and the services offered. Leading the study will be Tim Aubry, the director of the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services. He said this study will help understand and improve the program for the long term.
The new program will be running out of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre and will take both individuals who have already been using the centre’s services such as the Oasis drop in centre as well as new participants from the area.
Photo by Michelle NashFrançoise Drouin-Soucy, left and Gareth Park from Canadian Mental Health As-sociation’s Ottawa offi ce celebrated the announcement of the launch of the new program to help fi nd permanent housing for people with problematic substance use disorder.
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TAKING A BREAK IN THE CHILDREN’S GARDENAlia Currie, who’s three and a half, took a break at the Children’s Garden in Old Ottawa East on July 9. The community gathered at the site for Art in the Garden - an event where children took part in creating a large mural that will be displayed in the garden. The mu-ral includes colourful scenes of all four seasons.
MICHELLE NASH
Vanier will be blessed with music on July 16 with the Village Church’s third in-stallment of the Blues in the Pews musical gathering.
The church has been organizing the musical events to bring the community out to meet new people and collaborate musically. The last two events were held at the church, located at 206 Montreal Rd., on Friday nights. This event will offer fami-lies a chance to come out to the church’s parking lot on a Saturday and enjoy a day of barbecue and music.
“We hope these events will help build the community and offer musicians a fun way of expressing themselves,” Pastor Stefan Cherry said.
An avid musician himself, Cherry said they have been enjoying the opportunity to host community music open mic nights where anyone can have the chance to play.
“It has really been a way for people to make new friends and come out and play together,” He added.
This time around, as there has been a lot of interest and Cherry hopes interest-ed musicians will pre-register by 4:30 p.m. to help keep the event organized, fair and provide friends and family an indication of what time their favorite musician will be hitting the stage.
Since moving to Vanier, Cherry has been involved with a number of commu-nity-oriented projects which include start-ing up a neighbourhood watch program as well as working to establish the Vanier Community Garden.
This time around, Cherry said the church hopes to raise money for both the local food bank, Partagé Vanier, and the charity the church supports, Matthew 25:35 Network, which gives refugees a place to live as they work at building a life and a future in Canada.
When it comes to the big day, Cherry simply hopes the day goes over well.
“We are hoping the weather is nice and that everyone has a good time.” Cherry said.
The day starts at 4 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m. with the music starting at 5:00 p.m.
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A new show at the Dale Smith Gallery offers visitors a chance to see a different side of parenthood.
The exhibit, which opened on July 8, is called Self Portrait and features the work of North Gower artist Karin Ra-buka who examines what life as a parent is all about.
For Rabuka, a long time artist and now a mother of three boys under six, this new collection was a natural choice for her
“The consistency in all my paintings is the love for painting. But I have found that with different subjects”
Gallery owner Dale Smith said the ex-hibit offers a perspective on life that will have wide-ranging appeal.
“Karin’s work offers a view into do-mesticity that anyone can identify with,” Smith said.
Rabuka explained the series looks at all aspects of parenthood and provides commentary on life in a small town.
Rabuka and her husband, Scott, chose to live in the North Gower area because of the strong sense of community and they love the amount of space their boys have to spread out and play.
This new series features small things, like a child’s toy, or a playground, focus-ing on a particular aspect within that scene. Rabuka’s technique defi nitely
aims to bring the sometimes mundane world of cleaning up toys or hanging out laundry into a whole new light. Rabuka chose to take a typical day as a mother and express her sense of belonging in the role of motherhood. She hoped these
paintings portray a strong sense of the common frustrations and fl aws that are apart of the experience of being a moth-er.
“I found I related to a lot of the subject matter, like with the toys. I felt the toys
were perfectly set up in the roles I play as a mom,” Rabuka said.
She explained that in one piece called April Toys, she felt just like the Gumby doll, because as a mother, she needs to be incredibly fl exible.
There are 11 paintings in the exhibit, nine titled as a different month.
Smith has known Rabuka for more than seven years and said this most re-cent collection shows how much Rabuka has grown as an artist.
“You have to keep changing your styles as an artist,” Smith explained. “I believe it is what makes you grow as an artist and become stronger.”
This is Rabuka’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery.
Rabuka’s new series is much different from her previous work, which included a series of expressionist paintings, land-scapes and realism.
“One body of Karin’s work to the next is constantly changing and can be com-pletely different from the next,” Smith added.
The change comes from Rabuka’s con-stant desire to see an object or subject in a different light.
“I took a risk this time and turned the subject matter onto myself. I think I felt it was time I had something to say about myself,” she said.
The exhibit runs until July 30 at the Dale Smith Gallery, located at 137 Beech-wood Ave.
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Submitted PhotoKarin Rabuka and her three boys, Noah, left, Jesse and Kai fi ll their days with toys, playgrounds and everything else in between. Rabuka, an artist with a new exhibit at the DaleSmith Gallery took her day to day life with her boys and painted expressions of what she felt motherhood is all about.
Ottawa artist explores landscapes of parenthood
EDDIE RWEMA
City council approved a redevelopment plan on Wednesday, July 12 that would see the downtown Arts Court complex receive a $36-million facelift.
The new 40,000-square-foot space will allow for the Ottawa Art Gallery to be housed at the present Daly Avenue loca-tion. It currently operates out of what was once a courthouse.
The redevelopment plan for the heri-tage building includes a new three-storey space for the gallery, a media-arts hub and an 18-storey residential/commercial
tower on Waller Street.The art gallery portion of the develop-
ment will cost $19.4 million of the total. About $12 million to be put towards the project will come from money set aside for a potential concert hall.
Mayor Jim Watson promised to make the redevelopment a reality.
After more than 20 years of waiting, arts and heritage enthusiasts said the move to redevelop the facility could be a cultural renaissance happening in Ot-tawa.
“I am very pleased to see this move for-ward,” said Leslie Maitland, president of Heritage Ottawa.
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An east-end Shakespeare com-pany is celebrating the summer with their most ambitious tour of parks across the Ottawa re-gion.
Company Of Fools, which op-erates out of the Crichton Cul-tural Community Centre in New Edinburgh, started their Antony and Cleopatra torchlight Shake-speare show on July 4 in Strath-cona Park in Sandy Hill and will stage performances across the region for seven weeks, ending on Aug. 20 in New Edinburgh.
Company of Fools spokesper-son Gertrude Wilkes said this time around they really wanted to make sure everyone could en-joy the show, explaining the ex-tended run of performances has been made possible by new re-chargeable light-emitting diode technology.
“Before by the second week of August, we would lose light, but now thanks to the new lighting system, we have been able to pro-long the season.”
Wilkes said this has led the company to receive a number of requests from Ottawa communi-ties to perform in their area.
With admission costing only what attendees are willing to pay – a $10 donation is suggested – it is a great way for families to enjoy an evening in the park. Residents can bring their lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy the theatre at their own leisure.
Jessica Ruano, the front of house manager, has been with the com-pany since she began volunteer-ing as a high school student. She said the best part of the group’s performances is the sense of community and the way the cast can make Shakespeare appeal-
ing to anyone. “Some people may be cautious
about Shakespeare plays, but the Fools have a way of performing that makes the story both a great professional theatre experience and entertaining,” Ruano said.
Typically the Fools perform
a comedic play, however this year, the show, directed by Da-vid Whiteley, this year’s play is a bit of comedy and tragedy. Ru-ano said Whiteley wanted to try something new.
“It was defi nitely more of a challenge for everyone involved, but it has paid off because it is great to watch,” Ruano said, add-ing every night is different, with great improvisation by the ac-tors making each show a unique experience.
Catriona Leger, who plays Cleopatra, said the show is a great way to enjoy the weekday nights with the family.
“It is more fl exible and fun and a made-for families environ-ment,” Leger said.
Staging plays in the park al-lows families to stop, watch and move on, something they couldn’t do in theatre setting.
“It is low-risk. No one is go-ing to be shocked or yell at you if you get up and we fi nd that families stay longer than they anticipated when they stop by,” Leger added.
Visit the Company of Fools website at fools.ca/wordpress1 for complete details of the show, the cast and the schedule of show dates.
Company of Fools shed some light on Shakespeare
Photo by Michelle NashCompany of Fools perform their version of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra at Strathcona Park on July 4. This year’s show will visit a number of Ottawa-area parks through August.
Police hunt for suspect in downtown robberies
Ottawa police are looking for assistance in fi nd-ing a suspect in relation to a pair of incidents down-town last weekend. At 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, a man attempted to rob a business on George Street in the Byward Market. The suspect, who said he had a weapon, demanded money. No weapon was seen and the man left empty handed, fl eeing on a bicycle. At 10:00 p.m., the same suspect entered a business near Argyle Avenue and Bank Street and claiming to have a weapon, demanded money. He fl ed with an undis-closed amount of cash. The suspect is described as an English-speaking white male, 40 to 60 years old, with a thin beard and grey hair with a medium build. Anyone with information is asked to contact the robbery unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116.
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DAN PLOUFFE
Winnipeg may have welcomed back their NHL hockey team, but it was sev-eral Ottawa Lions athletes that turned on the jets for last weekend’s Canadian junior track-and-fi eld championships at the University of Manitoba.
The Lions brought back one gold, two silver and four bronze medals to their Terry Fox Athletic Facility home, plus a couple of pairs of relay gold and silver.
University of Ottawa hurdler Ashlea
Maddex was the lone individual golden girl, capturing the women’s 100-metre hurdles by a commanding margin in 13.88 seconds.
The Rockland native was one of three Lions athletes to hit minimum qualify-ing standards at the meet to be selected for the Canadian team that will compete in the Pan American Junior Champion-ships between July 22 and 24 in Miramar, Fla.
Just missing the Pan Am boat was recent Lisgar Collegiate Institute grad
Julia Stille, who nonetheless capped a standout season with her silver medal fi nish in the women’s triple jump.
“At the beginning of the season, I re-ally wanted to make junior Pan Ams,” says Stille, who leapt 12.26 metres on her fi nal attempt to vault past Lions team-mate and bronze medallist Krista Dillon. “Unfortunately I didn’t – I was off by 14 centimetres – but I’ve been jumping re-ally consistently over 12 metres, which was kind of my goal at the beginning, so things have worked out well.”
Mohamed Souleiman, who attended Gisele-Lalonde and Louis-Riel high schools, posted a Pan Am qualifying time of 1:51.73 to win bronze in the men’s 800 metres.
Glebe Collegiate Institute grad Emery Terrell rounded out the individual medal haul with a bronze in the women’s hep-tathlon, while the Lions took gold in the women’s 4-by-100 metre relay and the men’s 4-by-400 metre, and silver in the men’s 4-by-100 metre and women’s 4-by-400 metre.
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Carleton University and its partners have announced the school will revive its varsity football program for the 2013 sea-son when it will kick off for the fi rst time in 15 years.
“We have not had a football team since 1998. That means we’ve got 15 years of an undefeated record when we start football again,” university president Roseann O’Reilly Runte joked at the offi cial an-nouncement on July 6. “I’d just like to let the University of Ottawa know that we’re going to keep that record for 15 years af-ter, because when we do something at Carleton we really do it right.”
The Old Crow Society, Carleton’s foot-ball alumni group whose members are drawn from across the 53-year program that ended in 1998, has spearheaded the revival, working with Carleton’s athletic department to develop a business model that would set the football team up as a separate enterprise that doesn’t draw on university funds to operate. The effort was solidifi ed when local businessman John Ruddy gave $2.5 million to the Old Crow revival steering committee to help them toward their $5 million start-up goal.
“Without a doubt he was the catalyst that got this revival effort going with his generous, incredible fi nancial support, and equally important he remained in-
volved in terms of time and effort ever since and has been our anchor through-out this process,” said Kevin McKerrow, president of the Old Crow Society, a for-mer Ravens offensive lineman.
The Carleton Alumni Association and individual donations from Carleton graduates made up the majority of the remaining $2.5 million, which was need-ed to secure the team’s revival. The team will be the only athletic team at Carleton entirely fi nanced by an outside source.
Old Crows Football Inc. will be led by a community-based board of directors in partnership with the university’s administration. The company will help the university operate the club and will be involved in selecting and evaluating the head coach, setting and reviewing the budget, marketing and game-day event planning, according to a university press release. Since one season of football will cost as much as $800,000, the separate business model will ensure that other Carleton programs aren’t impacted by the team.
“We’re doing it the right way, with a great deal of care and concern,” Runte said. “The football team will not take away from our academic programs, it will not take away from other sports, and it will certainly not take away from our women’s athletics. So this is a really big win for Carleton.”
The football team will kick off in 2013, as there isn’t time to fi eld a team for 2012.
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Ontario commmuni-ties are spending un-precedented time and money on how to pay
for fi xes to our crumbling infra-structure, the roads, water sys-tems, schools and other public buildings that underpin daily life.
Funds are in short supply to repair, upgrade or rebuild ag-ing facilities, despite billions of dollars in stimulus funds in the last few years. From the Ottawa region to Metro Toronto to the near north, the pressure comes at a time when many communi-ties are already experiencing budget problems.
Ottawa’s public infrastruc-ture assets are valued at $14 billion. Those assets depreci-ate at a rate of over $200 mil-lion per year. Council has allocated about $30 million for infrastructure renewal in 2011. The city says it should be spending more than twice that amount for repair and re-placement but doesn’t have the funds.
And although Ontario and federal funding will continue, exactly how these programs will be run is not yet clear. NDP
Leader Jack Layton and other opposition politicians say they worry the senior, cash-strapped governments will place a lower priority on municipal infra-structure now.
By the province’s own es-timates, there is $100 billion worth of unrepaired or unbuilt infrastructure in Ontario, with no funds available to fi x or build it. That infrastructure gap can be seen more clearly every day in roadway sinkholes, fl ooded storm systems and deteriorat-ing public buildings.
Ontario communities are struggling without success to meet their infrastructure needs, despite several years of
stimulus funding. While the $3.4-billion infrastructure pro-gram created jobs and helped kick-start the economy, even Ontario Infrastructure Minis-ter Bob Chiarelli concedes the stimulus programs made only a “dent.”
“I think it will be a long time before it will be easy, but collec-tively, we need to do it smarter,” Chiarelli acknowledged.
A Metroland Special Report shows Ontario communities increasingly are borrowing and going into debt – some for the fi rst time in decades – to deal with a worsening situa-tion. Long-term needs are over-whelming.
Just last week, the City of Ottawa decided to borrow $200 million for capital projects.
Metroland surveyed munici-palities for data on everything from the amount of money re-ceived from the federal govern-ment and Queen’s Park to long-term infrastructure needs. (See chart.)
More than half have intro-duced a tax or levy specifi cally to help pay for infrastructure projects (Ottawa introduced such a levy in 2006 but aban-doned it by the third year, which happened to be an elec-tion year);
More than half measure their expected capital costs over the
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Three-quarters report they are currently short at least $160 million for future infrastruc-ture repairs and upgrades;
Mississauga, which hasn’t had to borrow since 1978, proj-ects $446 million in debt over the next 10 years. Brampton, debt free at the moment, ex-pects to start incurring debt as early as 2012;
Almost half are carrying debt loads in excess of $600 per
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A METROLAND MEDIA SPECIAL REPORT
If Ontario was your house, it would be on the verge of falling apart. The roof needs reshingling, the electrical system is ailing and the furnace is on its last legs. Forget about the fact the bathroom hasn’t been redone since the 1970s. You’ve taken loans and are maxing out credit cards to pay for just part of what needs to be done. A Metroland Special Report shows that’s the situation for Ontario municipalities as they struggle to fi x our crumbling infrastructure – the roads, buildings, water and sewer systems that underpin our daily life.
The First in a Three-Part SeriesHow to fi x our crumbling infrastructure
Recent Infrastructure Spending
Provincewide spending on 1,400 municipal projects from all three levels of government totalled about $3.4 billion over the last two years.
This included the $1.85 bil-lion (split between Ontario and Ottawa) doled out in On-tario through the Infrastruc-ture Stimulus Fund (ISF). Other investments included $408 mil-lion through the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund and the Recre-ational Infrastructure Canada (RINC) fund that allowed for $500 million of renovations at hockey arenas and other rec-reational facilities across the country.
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resident.The consequences are signifi -
cant.In Wainfl eet, more than 1,000
homes are entering the sixth year of a boil water advisory after Niagara Region decided against the $120-million cost of connecting the community to Port Colborne’s water system;
To close the local infrastruc-ture gap, every Toronto resi-dent would have to pay more than $1,000 extra on their prop-erty tax bill. In Prince Edward County and in Perth, the fi gure is closer to $2,000;
In Hamilton, roads that are supposed to be resurfaced with-in 35 years are now on a 110-year cycle;
Sinkholes are more common, opening huge gaps in roadways when broken underground pipes collapse or the surface gives out;
Severe weather and crum-bling storm systems make certain older neighbourhoods across Ontario more vulnerable to basement fl ooding;
In Durham, traffi c on a badly deteriorating heritage bridge has been curtailed until the $800,000 in required funding is found;
In Huntsville, where more than $100 million fl owed in funding for the G8 summit and federal-provincial stimulus, no assistance was available to renovate several small commu-
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nity halls to make them handi-capped accessible.
Part of the problem is that re-cent government stimulus funds went to “shovel ready” projects, rather than those most in need of attention, says Saeed Mirza, professor emeritus of engineer-ing at McGill University.
“The stimulus (program) was to create jobs, not to spend mon-ey where we needed,” he said. “Our infrastructure is in very dire straits and we need to act urgently.”
The balance of Ontario’s in-frastructure is now of an age where it needs replacement or repair. About 60 per cent of buildings, roads, water and other systems are more than 50 years old. Almost a third of the province’s infrastructure is more than 90 years old.
Guelph is a good example of what that means. About 40 per cent of the city’s $1.3 billion worth of infrastructure is at the end of its life cycle now.
Almost every community has a Centennial building of some kind, a library or an arena, built in a massive construction boom during Canada’s 1967 celebra-tions. About 2,500 such build-ings are now in need of – but not funded for – repairs.
“There are really harsh, stark realities coming soon,” said Pat Vanini, executive director of the Association of Municipali-ties of Ontario.
A METROLAND MEDIA SPECIAL REPORT
LAURA MUELLER
In the last term of council, the City of Ottawa did attempt to take action regarding its grow-ing infrastructure debt – but it didn’t last. Council imposed a levy in 2006 that would add money to a reserve fund dedi-cated to tackling infrastructure renewal. At a two per cent in-crease over and above property tax increases each year, the ad-ditional fee didn’t last.
“We stayed true to our prin-ciples for one year, and by the second year we had watered it down and by the third year we abandoned that principle,” said Innes Ward Coun. Rainer Bloess, who championed an attempt to reintroduce the levy in the fi nal year of the last council’s term.
After the fi rst year it was slashed to one per cent, and by the third year of the term – with another election approaching – the levy was axed entirely.
“If bridges are falling down or roads are crumbling, what does it take to fi x them?” Bloess said. “We know that if you don’t invest in your infrastructure at the right time – in maintaining infrastructure – you are going to pay way more down the line.”
The city’s approach is to do only what it can afford – and that’s the wrong answer, Bloess said.
“Affordability is obviously an issue,” he said. “But the real issue should be: What do you need to do to maintain your in-frastructure? What is it going to cost you?”
Bloess said he doesn’t think this new council has the appe-tite to approach infrastructure renewal that way, but the debate still needs to happen.
That debate may take place in the fall, when city councillors will discuss a long-range fi nan-cial plan, including a plan for city-funded capital projects. The report was supposed to be done by late spring, but it’s taking longer to identify exactly what Ottawa’s needs are for capital infrastructure.
The city’s last long-range fi -nancial plan, which ended this year, stated: “It is imperative that a strategy be developed that will ensure that our assets are protected and maintained at the lowest long-term cost to our taxpayers.”
On average, Ottawa spends about 35 per cent of what it should be spending on infra-structure renewal.
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Job PostingJob Title: Permanent Full-Time District Service RepresentativeDepartment: Circulation DepartmentLocation: OttawaJob Summary:
This is a challenging role that requires an enthusiastic and energetic individual who is a self starter with strong communication, organizational, computer and problem solving skills. Experience is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate.
Position Accountabilities:• A fl air for dealing with customers in a patient and understanding
manner• Excellent verbal & written communication skills• Detail oriented and highly organized• Ability to handle multiple demands and prioritize tasks• Address timely concerns in a timely and professional manner.• Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce applications including Windows,
Word, Excel and PowerPoint• Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his /her transportation• Previous customer experience an asset• Bilingualism in English and French an asset
Competencies,Competencies: Action oriented, Drive for Results, Composure, Customer Focus, Creativity, Learning on the Fly, Time Management• Excellent attention to detail • Ability to build and develop effective relationships within the team
and with carriers• Strong communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills• Solid organizational skills and time management skills with the
ability to multi-task• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment
What we can offer:• We offer competitive compensation package including mileage allowance • Comprehensive benefi ts package• We offer rewarding opportunities for development and advancementInterested and qualifi ed candidates should forward their resume and cover letter no later than August 2, 2011 to the attention of Janet Lucas at [email protected] / Fax: 613-224-2265. No phone calls please and only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Position Available: Production Artist, Temporary Full-time, entry levelSummaryOttawa Region’s production team is looking for an enthusiastic computer-savvy graphic designer.Production artists primarily work closely with the sales department to cre-ate ads for print in any of our 15 community newspaper publications.
Please note that hours are shift work with three 12 hour shifts, one 8 hour day and one day off per week, Monday – Friday with no weekend work.
ResponsibilitiesDuties and Responsibilities: Retrieve digital fi les from email, ftp and network fi leservers. Work closely with advertising sales reps to elicit requirements. Produce ads using InDesign/Illustrator. Prefl ight incoming artwork using Pitstop and Acrobat Pro for correct specifi cations. Check fi nal newspaper pages for ads assembled into them and page completeness. Send press-ready PDF page fi les via network fi leservers. Various page, fi le and spreadsheet handling for shipment to third parties. Be responsible for ensuring all fi les are sent on time and procedures are followed. Design and layout newspaper special section pages. Work with regular newspaper pages using InDesign.
Competencies, Skills and Experience Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite 2 in a PC environment, MAC experience desirable. Skilled in digital fi le retrieval and manipulation. Able to work under tight deadlines. Organized, good phone manner, ability to multitask. Familiar with PDF technology, retrieving and sending fi les electronically, working on a network. Creative design skills for newsprint advertisements. Flexible and adaptable. Newspaper publishing background preferred.
Interested candidates should forward their resume to the attention of Mark Saunders at [email protected] by no later than Thursday, July 28, 2011.
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Position Title: Regional Human Resources Manager- 12 month contract (Maternity Leave)Department: Human ResourcesLocation: Metroland – Ottawa Area: (Arnprior, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Nepean, Perth, Renfrew, & Smiths Falls)
Metroland Media currently has an opening for a Regional Human Resources Manager supporting the Ottawa region. Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for providing expert Human Resources consultation to the Region ensuring all Human Resources needs are successfully met. Consulting with the regional businesses, the primary responsibility of this role is to provide guidance and consulting to ensure that business practices are promoted and supported by HR practices.
Key Responsibilities:Promote the business strategy & vision by acting as a business partner to assist in the implementation of key initiatives
Employee Engagement - further develop a learning culture through eff ective succession planning, objective setting, performance development, talent review & development planning as well as one-on-one coaching
Employee Relations – Coach Managers & employees through eff ective listening, counseling, being supportive & making appropriate recommendations in accordance with company policies, government legislation & the requirements of the business unit.
Labour relations – provide guidance and support to the management team on collective agreement interpretation & administration. Lead the grievance & arbitration process & assist in collective bargaining. Maintain a strong labour relations climate.
Ensure legal compliance is met with respect to all relevant employment and contractual legislation.
Facilitate learning & development by organizing and/or conducting training sessions and workshops.
Promote excellence within the HR function with respect to performance management, compensation planning, benefi ts administration, health & safety and WSIB, STD/LTD claims management.
• Manage the recruitment & selection and on-boarding process to ensure the recruitment of top talent in a timely, cost-eff ect manner.
• Participate in Corporate HR Initiatives and projects as assigned.
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University degree or equivalent education in Human Resources
CHRP designation or working towards
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Previous labour relations experience
Proven leadership and strategic thinking
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Results-oriented with the ability to think and learn on the fl y.
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Requirements:• A can-do attitude with a drive for success• Good Internet skills - SEO/SEM knowledge is an asset • The desire to earn the income you want based on sales results• Excellent communication skills• Media experience is an asset, but not required.
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Position Available: Multimedia Sales SpecialistSummaryThe Multimedia Sales Specialist works as a key member of the Advertising team by participating and driving specifi c online sales and initiatives, as well as supporting customers, relative to an online product they have purchased. Their goals are to manage, maximize and grow customer satisfaction levels, while focusing on fulfi lling the needs of advertisers, through alignment with Metroland Media services.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities for this role are heavily focused on sales activities for Metroland Digital properties, with the embedded understanding of customer relationship management and service.
1. Outbound sales acquisition activity to local businesses promoting digital products. 2. Plan and prioritize personal sales activities and customer/prospect contact towards achieving agreed business aims, including costs and sales - especially managing per-sonal time and productivity. 3. Plan and manage personal business portfolio according to an agreed market devel-opment strategy. 4. Manage product/service mix, pricing and margins according to agreed aims. 5. Maintain and develop existing and new customers through appropriate propositions and ethical sales methods. 6. Use customer and prospect contact activities tools and systems, and update accordingly. 7. Plan/carry out/support local marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales, and integrate personal sales eff orts with other organized marketing activi-ties, e.g., product launches, promotions, advertising, exhibitions and telemarketing. 8. Respond to and follow up sales enquiries using appropriate methods. 9. Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports and information. 10. Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profi table business and sustain-able relationships. 11. Attend and present at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development. 12. Attend training and develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills. 13. Adhere to health and safety policy, and other requirements relating to care of equipment.
RequirementsQualifi ed candidates should possess: • Proven track record of achieving and exceeding measurable goals • Outbound B2B calling experience • Experience in managing a portfolio of clients • The ability to function in a deadline driven environment • Demonstrated superior customer relationship skills • Good communication skills, both verbal and written • The ability to work effi ciently independently or as a part of a team • Excellent organizational skills, along with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to multi-task • Working and functional knowledge of the MS Windows and Offi ce suites, as well as functional and navigational knowledge of the Internet
Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume and cover letter by July 11, 2011 to: [email protected]. Please reference “Multimedia Sales Specialist” in the Subject Line.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
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