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R0012371166
499 Terry Fox Drive,SIGNATURE CENTRE
KANATA 613-435-4114
685 Bank StreetIN THE GLEBE
OTTAWA 613-233-1201WWW.AUDIOSHOP.ON.CA
AM/FM Radio with CD. A classic look with great sound in one small table top box. Perfect for downsizing.
$599.99
The T 748 has everything needed for a sublime home cinema experience without any extraneous or overly complicated features. With seven channels of ultra low distortion power, the T 748 creates a seamless and immersive sound fi eld that captivates and astounds with today’s latest HD soundtracks.
“Tivoli wins the contest for the best tabletop radio on the market” - The Boston Globe“the best sounding table radio ever made” - MSNBC“the kind of room-fi lling sound that many other radios claim to deliver but often don’t” - Forbes
$199.99
20% off the MSRP on PSB Image series tower, bookshelf and centre channel speakers.
Sale prices start at $269.99 and up
Sale $599.99 Reg. $700.00More NAD receivers on sale in our Kanata shop.
iPod dock or stream via Blue Tooth. Optical input to connect the audio from your TV.Digital NAD amplifi cation and speakers by PSB.
Was $599.99
Now $499.99
This little amp is an update from the original NAD 3020 that came on the market in the 1970s. USB, optical and coax digital connections along with a special type of Blue Tooth for audio streaming. Power output may sound small at 30 watts per channel, but like all NAD amplifi ers this can be very misleading as a properly designed 30W amplifi er can often sound superior to a 100W amplifi er from a lesser brand.
$549.99NAD receivers and amplifi ers are not available at the Bank street location.
KANATA255 Kanata Ave. 613-591-8988
OTTAWA499 Industrial Ave. 613-247-8888
www.fitnessdepotOTTAWA.com
is proud to be theOfficial Fitness Equipment
Supplier for theOttawa Senators™
and theCanadian Tire Centre
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- 13 Programs incl. Heart Rate Control- Heart Rate: Both Contact and Chest Strap- USB downloable workout training program- Smoothest most comfortable ride - Multi Adjustments for seat and handlebars- Cordless Self Generating Power - Light Commercial Warranty -Lifetime Frame
News - The city will reduce the speed limit, trim trees and eventually add a new warning light at the rail crossing where six people were killed when a bus and train collided last month.
The changes include reducing the speed limit to 50 kilo-metres per hour from 60 km/h in both directions approach-ing the Fallowfi eld crossing.
Sign clutter around the crossing will be reduced and re-placed with signs that emphasize the slower speed limit. The city will cut down dying trees and vegetation and move viable trees to other locations to improve sightlines, said city manager Kent Kirkpatrick.
Those changes were set to be completed on Oct. 17 – a day after Kirkpatrick announced them during a transit commission meeting.
The city is also working with Via Rail to add an addi-tional blinking warning signal in the northbound direction that would go off several seconds in advance of a train crossing. The cost of adding that signal and the timeline for it to be installed and synched with Via’s signaling sys-tem are not yet known, Kirkpatrick said.
He emphasized the changes are not based on any or-ders, direction or recommendations from the Transporta-tion Safety Board, the federal body taking the lead on the crash investigation.
BRIEFING
The city came up with the changes after receiving ob-servations from the board during a private briefi ng on Oct. 11. The observations were based on evidence gathered from a Sept. 28 re-enactment of the crash.
When asked why the city decided to undertake these changes now, Kirkpatrick said the city now has the benefi t of the TSB’s observations. The idea of having buses come to a full stop every time before crossing the tracks did not come up, Kirkpatrick said.
Roughly 530 in-service buses cross the rail tracks at that location each weekday.
The city is not planning to apply any of these safety improvements to other level crossings in the city.
During its investigation, the TSB will look at bus, cross-ing and “human factors” that contributed to or caused the Sept. 18 crash between an OC Transpo and Via train. Thir-ty-three people were injured in the tragedy.
Changes comingat bus-train collision siteLower speed limit, tree removal, new fl ashing light planned at accident site
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In the grooveJulia Gutsik, centre, recently received an arts and education grant for her dance program Luv 2 Groove. The city’s students will benefi t as her active program visits schools. For the full story, see page 4.
Trustees change transportation policy for high school students
News - The Ottawa public school board could start offer-ing yellow school buses to high school students thanks to a deci-sion by a committee on Oct. 17.
Lillian Neitzel, a Kanata mother whose two older children started high school this year said she wasn’t aware until a week before school started that she would be responsible for provid-ing the teens with a bus pass to make the more than six-kilome-tre trip each day.
The board has a transporta-tion policy that says students liv-
ing more than 3.2 km from their home school will be bused, but that only applies to those chil-dren living outside the urban transit area. The urban transit area is the part of the city served by public transit.
Neitzel said the bus passes will cost $1,600 for the school year.
“Despite all the information nights I attended before my kids went to high school, there was no communication sent home that I would have to pay for their transportation,” she said, adding walking a safe route – away from heavily forested areas would be 7.2 km each way and take more than an hour.
“There’s really no option, they’d have to bus,” Neitzel said.
The Ottawa Catholic School
Board currently buses all high school children that live more than 3.2 km away from their home school.
REVIEW
The Ottawa Student Transit Authority is currently working with the public board on a ef-fectiveness and effi ciency re-view that would upgrade their transit needs from “moderate” to “moderate to high.” The upgrade would come with increased funding for transportation. The review – which OSTA general manager Vicky Kyriaco said gives the transportation consor-tium specifi c guidelines on in-creasing effi ciences – would be done in 2014.
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“One of the ways we have to do that is align the two board’s trans-portation eligibility guidelines,” she said, adding looking at school bell times and new technology to opti-mize mileage are some of the ways the consortium could fi nd effi cien-cies.
The motion, put forth by Orleans area trustee John Shea and Beacon Hill-Cyrville trustee Katie Holtzhau-er, asked staff to consider the possi-bility of starting to bus high school students in September 2014.
Superintendent of facilities Mike Carson said the board is currently overspending its transportation bud-get by $2.8 million. Adding in the high school students would bring
that total to $7 million.“But if we get increased fund-
ing because of the E and E review then we would receive $6.3 million in ongoing funding,” he said, add-ing that would reduce the shortfall to $700,000.
Carson said the staff recom-mendation was to start busing high school students in the fall and use the board’s reserves to come up with the shortfall.
Currently the board has 7,400 students that are eligible for yellow school buses and another 1,000 that qualify for OC Transpo bus passes. The new criteria would mean trans-porting an additional 5,300 stu-dents.
“I think this is an important piece of harmonization (the transportation eligibility guidelines),” Holtzhauer said. “We have heard from one fam-ily that the fi nancial impact is real. The time is now.”
Shea thanked his east-end col-league for her help in drafting the motion and said the public board could lose students to the Catholic board unless the change is made.
“We talk a lot about equity and access,” he said. “I think this is a real concrete way we can address that.”
Lynn Scott, trustee for West Car-leton, Kanata and Stittsville, said she was on the board when the decision was made to stop busing high school students in 1998. She added she’s please to see the change, but the board should also consider eligibil-ity for busing students from rural ar-eas to special program schools – like Canterbury High School or Colonel By Secondary School.
EQUITY
“We do need further informa-tion about equity of access for stu-dents outside the suburbs,” she said. “Some students are getting door-to-door service and others are not.”
Donna Blackburn said some par-ents may be in need of fi nancial as-sistance for bus passes but are afraid to ask.
“I fi nd that there are preconceived notions about where need is in this city,” she said. “I can tell you that there’s a food cupboard in Barrhaven and I doubt it’s there for fun.”
Shirley Seward, who represents the zone in Ottawa west, said when her children were in high school, there was a lot of talk from parents who chose to simply do without oth-er things than ask for a subsidized pass.
“It can be tough to admit to the principal, the vice-principal and the secretary that you can’t afford,” she said.
To implement busing for high school students, staff would need di-rection from the board by the end of November.
The board was set to vote on the issue on Oct. 22.
Yellow buses may be used for high schools
FILE
The city’s public school board is considering using yellow school buses to transport some high school students. The fi nal decision has yet to be made.
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News - Residents and envi-ronmental activists gathered at Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena on Oct. 10 to hear details of the pro-posed TransCanada Energy East Pipeline project.
If approved, the 4,500-ki-lometre pipeline will carry nearly one million barrels of crude oil per day from refi n-eries in Alberta and Saskatch-ewan to Eastern Canada.
A portion of the pipeline will pass just west of Stitts-ville and is now a twin natu-ral gas pipeline. Under the TransCanada proposal it will become both a natural gas pipeline and a crude oil pipe-line.
TransCanada must hold consultations with all indi-viduals, groups and agencies affected by the project before submitting a formal applica-tion to the National Energy Board, the federal agency that regulates interprovincial pipelines.
Amber McCoy of Rich-mond said she was concerned about how a spill from the pipeline, which would run
just west of the village of Richmond, might impact the aquifer and hence her water supply.
She said that she received something of an answer, with the possibility that additional shut off valves might be in-stalled in that area and that TransCanada might establish an emergency response team close to the area.
Ecology Ottawa and the Council of Canadians and other environmental activist groups sent representatives to protest the proposed pipeline.
Some carried banners warning people about the 3.8 million litre oil spill at the Kalamazoo River in Michi-gan and volunteers handed out brochures describing the project as the “Energy Waste Pipeline.”
“There’s more to the story than what’s going on inside,” said Andrea Harden-Do-nahue, energy and climate justice campaigner with the Council of Canadians.
Harden-Donahue was handing out pink informa-tion sheets containing vari-ous “talking points” counter-ing some of the claims being made by TransCanada about
the Energy East pipeline proj-ect such as relieving depen-dence on foreign oil, creating jobs and pipeline safety.
The information sheet stated that “The Council of Canadians opposes the En-ergy East pipeline” because it would pose a threat to lo-cal water supplies, would promote expansion of the tar sands in Alberta and would delay any switch to alterna-tive energy sources.
TransCanada spokesper-son Philippe Cannon said that safety is TransCanada’s num-ber one priority and noted that the Energy East pipeline will be monitored on a 24/7 basis. With any drop in pres-
sure along the pipeline, that area can be isolated in a mat-ter of minutes, he said.
In addition, the valves in the pipeline in that area will shut off automatically if con-ditions persist, regardless of what action is taken or not taken by the monitoring staff.
In fact, he said that Trans-Canada has an even bet-ter safety record than the 99.99 percent industry-wide safety record for pipelines proclaimed by the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. He said that TransCanada has never had an oil pipeline rup-ture.
He said that “incidents” do happen and are reported but that they are not spills but rather situations which arise at oil pipeline pumping sta-tions where any spilled oil is contained within the pumping station.
Cannon said that Tran-sCanada invests each year in safety, touting that the com-
pany has the “leading indus-try record and plans to keep it that way.”
He also explained about the PIG, or pipeline investi-gation gauge, an instrument that uses magnetic technol-ogy and sensors to detect any fl aws or defects on the inside of a pipeline.
The device is used not only to clean a pipeline but also in situations of a pipeline conversion from natural gas to oil as is being proposed in the Energy East situation. The device is used to travel through the emptied pipeline, checking the pipe centimeter by centimeter. It can detect any defect or bump in the pipe. The result is that Trans-Canada digs up the section of pipe identifi ed by the PIG and either repairs the pipe or replaces it.
Then the pipeline is pres-sure tested using water before any oil would be transported through it.
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Ecology Ottawa volunteers Frank Farrell, left, and Karen Hawley hold a banner with their view about TransCana-da’s Energy East pipeline proposal outside the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville on Oct. 10 where a public drop-in information open house was hosted by TransCanada.
TransCanada takes pipeline proposal to Stittsville
The City of Ottawa’s 2014 draft tax-supported budget will be tabled on Wednesday, October 23. In addition to ongoing social media consultation and registering as a public delegation at a Standing Committee budget review meeting, the public has the opportunity to attend one of four regional bilingual public consultations hosted by the City. If you are unsure about which consultation to attend, contact your City Councillor’s office.
East/Rural EastMonday, October 287 to 9 p.m.Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre245 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans
West/Rural WestTuesday, October 297:30 to 9:30 p.m.Holy Trinity Catholic School180 Katimavik Road, Kanata
*The session at City Hall on November 7 will include assistive listening devices and simultaneous translation. If any accessibility requirements, such as ASL sign language interpretation or CART services, are needed please call the City’s Accessibility Coordinator at 613-580-2424, ext. 16654, or e-mail [email protected].
Council will consider for approval 2014 budget recommendations received from all Committees of Council and relevant Boards at its regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Wednesday, November 27.
To comment and provide feedback on draft Budget 2014:
South/Rural SouthWednesday, October 307 to 9 p.m.Nepean Sportsplex, Hall A1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean
*Central DistrictThursday, November 77 to 9 p.m.City Hall, Andrew S. Haydon Hall110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
News - A Greely woman is hoping Ottawa students get into the groove with a grant from the Ontario Arts Coun-cil.
Julia Gutsik said her dance camps at schools follow the Ontario curriculum and the grant for $4,200 will help her offer camps to schools where students might not otherwise be able to afford to partici-pate.
“I have received the grant for the last two years and it is great to be able to offer the program in more places and help kids to get active,” she said.
Gutsik, a dancer for the last 24 years, has a bachelor in dance and kinesiology and went back to school to get her teaching certifi cation before starting her company four years ago.
Gutsik said she mostly works with kids in the prima-ry grades, specifi cally those in junior and senior kindergar-ten.
“But I have programs for all kids,” she said.
The course aims to supple-ment the arts curriculum by providing students with the opportunity to get active with the art of dance. This unit al-lows students to work directly with one or two dance artists over fi ve days for one hour
each day. Students will have the opportunity to learn dif-ferent styles of dance starting from the ’70 s through to the 21st century. It also includes disco, breakdance, new jack swing and other popular danc-es. Over the fi ve days, students learn choreography, creation, and improvisation.
GRANTS
Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod announced the lo-cal 2012-13 grant recipients at Greenfi elds Pub in Barrhaven on Oct. 5.
Ben Ladouceur, a Bar-rhaven native, was also select-ed for a grant.
Ladouceur, who now lives
in Toronto, received his sec-ond grant for a poetry compi-lation.
Since he fi nished his mas-ters degree in aboriginal stud-ies at Carleton, the Canterbury High School grad has dedicat-ed himself to his writing.
He said he has published nine chap books – pamphlet-sized novellas with no bind-ings – and looks forward to having his fi rst book for sale in stores like Chapters.
He has fi nished the writ-ing and now plans to contin-ue shopping it to publishing companies.
“It’s a harder sell when you’re talking about poetry,” he said, adding the compi-lation of works he recently fi nished were inspired by his study of the First World War.
“I also like to write about the queer culture in Toronto,” Ladouceur said.
Ladouceur said he’s happy to receive grant money, but
writing full time still isn’t an option.
“I am going back to school to learn teaching English as a second language,” he said. “I think supplementing my writ-
ing with tutor is the best op-tion I can hope for.”
While he continues to work on his craft, Ladouceur said he wants to help break down some of the cultural mystifi ca-
tion surrounding poetry. “When I am doing readings
in public I am cognizant of the fact that some people are as into it, so I try and warm people up,” he said. “I think poetry is the perfect thing to read on the bus or the subway but a lot of people don’t see it that way.”
Barrhaven pop singer Man-dia Nanstios, who performed during the announcement, also received grant money, along with:
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NOTICE OFPASSING OF ZONING BY-LAWS
AND ADOPTION OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTBY THE CITY OF OTTAWA
Notice is hereby provided that the Council of the City of Ottawa passed Zoning By-law Nos. 2013-315, 2013-316, 2013-317 and 2013-318 and adopted Official Plan Amendment No. 127 on the 9th day of October 2013.
The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments affects properties within the study boundary which includes the lands north and south of Montreal Road from North River Road to St. Laurent Boulevard and the lands north and south of McArthur Avenue from North River Road to east of the Vanier Parkway. More details on the properties affected by the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-laws can be found at the Study’s website under Montreal Road District Secondary Plan: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/vanier-site-specific-policy-review
The purpose of Official Plan Amendment No. 127 is to delete the Site Specific Policy for the former City of Vanier and introduce a Secondary Plan for the Montreal Road District. The Secondary Plan is the policy direction to guide the long term design and development of lands in the area.
The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to implement the zoning in the study area to reflect the new Montreal Road District Secondary Plan. By-law Nos. 2013-315, 2013-316, 2013-317 and 2013-318 will implement the Montreal Road District Secondary Plan.
For further information on the above, please contact Melanie Knight, Planner, at 613-580-2424, extension 28439 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Any person or public body who, before the Zoning By-laws or the Official Plan Amendment were enacted, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to City Council, may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to any of the four Zoning By-laws or the Official Plan Amendment, by filing with the City Clerk of the City of Ottawa, a notice of appeal setting out their objection to the Zoning By-law(s) or the Official Plan Amendment and the reasons in support of the objection. Each appeal must be accompanied by the Ontario Municipal Board’s prescribed fee of $125.00, which may be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Minister of Finance.
A notice of appeal can be mailed to the City Clerk at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1, or by delivering the notice in person, to Ottawa City Hall, at the Information Desk in the Rotunda on the 1st floor, 110 Laurier Avenue West.
A notice of appeal must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 13th day of November 2013.
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law or an Official Plan amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the Zoning By-laws or Official Plan Amendment were enacted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
Should the Zoning By-law(s) or the Official Plan Amendment be appealed, persons or public bodies who wish to receive notice of the Ontario Municipal hearing can receive such notice by submitting a written request to Melanie Knight, Planner with the City.
Dated at the City of Ottawa this 24th day of October 2013.Clerk of the city of OttawaCity Hall110 Laurier Avenue WestOttawa, ON K1P 1J1
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All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for e-mail alerts or visit Public Meetings and Notices on ottawa.ca, or call 3-1-1.
Monday, October 28Ottawa Police Services Board5 p.m., Champlain Room
Wednesday, October 30Committee of Revision2 p.m., Champlain Room
News - The Carleton Uni-versity O-Train station will take on a new look once Stu-art Kinmond’s public art pro-posal comes to life.
Kinmond’s installation, titled “locomOtion,” beat out competing proposals that were exhibited to the public on Sept. 16. The opinions of judges tapped by the city’s public art program and feed-back garnered from residents provided the basis for select-ing the winning art.
The program sees one per cent of a budget assigned to public infrastructure projects in the city used for public art projects, with the O-Train ex-pansion allowing for $80,000
to be spent on Kinmond’s plans for the western platform at the Carleton O-Train stop.
The artist’s vision compris-es 14 aluminum poles rising 6.8 metres above the platform, each topped with red, circular shapes that refl ect light after dark.
According to Kinmond, “as the eye passes along the length of this installation, the sequence of deconstructed/reconstructed wheels convey the idea of movement and travel, hence (the project’s) name.”
At the earlier open house, Kinmond said the towering installation would serve as a marker to draw students to-wards the station, with the refractive paint designed to glow in the light from the
nearby street lamps. This is Kinmond’s fi rst
public art installation, which he said will be durable enough to weather the harsh Ottawa climate.
Artists who submitted pro-posals were allowed to tailor their installations for various points along the O-Train line. The Carleton station sees heavy traffi c and is located at about the midpoint on the line.
The O-Train expansion project saw the line shut down over the summer months to allow for station upgrades and the installation of two sets of passing tracks, allow-ing for eight-minute service intervals once a new set of trains begin operation early in the new year.
Art for Carleton O-Train station chosen
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News - A struggle over where to put cars in increasingly dense sub-urbs dominated an Oct. 17 discussion about building better suburbs.
The city wants to guide the build-ing of more complete suburban com-munities that make effi cient use of utilities while serving areas that are intensifying the fastest, said Lee Ann Snedden, the city’s manager of plan-ning policy development and urban design.
“This is where we are getting our growth … The suburbs are unique,” Snedden said. “We need to fi gure out what’s the best way to make it live-able for people.”
Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder said in the past, development standards
for the urban area have been applied to the suburban area, but now the city is looking to be more creative.
While city planning exercises like community design plans look at de-velopment and the size of homes, building better suburbs is about “all the other stuff,” Snedden said – schools, parks, utilities, trees and parking.
Neil Thomson, director of plan-ning for the Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association, said he wasn’t impressed with the Building Better Suburbs process. He attended one of three concurrent meetings held in Kanata, Barrhaven and Orléans on Oct. 17.
“It’s not about complete communi-ties,” he said. “It’s about how many homes and cars we can crush into a small area.”
Thompson said the city should take a more holistic approach to building suburban communities.
“They’re asking us to look at solv-ing individual problems in isolation,” he said. “Let’s look at a suburb as a whole community.”
Andrea Sells, an Old Barrhaven resident who previously worked in real estate, said the dense new sub-urbs being built now are becoming “simply unliveable.”
People often don’t have a good sense of the size of the home they are buying before it’s built and once it’s constructed and people can see how small it is, it’s very diffi cult to resell, she said.
“All those plans look wonderful and then once you move in, it’s small-er than you envisioned,” Sells said.
People shouldn’t discount market
demand for those compact homes, said Sheldon Dattenberger, a consul-tant from Delcan who is working on the project for the city.
“If there wasn’t a market for them, they wouldn’t build them,” he said.
But smaller homes and smaller lots come with parking headaches, partic-ipants said.
Donna Hinde, the consultant from the Planning Partnership who ran the session, asked if the participants thought providing more rear lane-ways would be a solution to the park-ing problem, but that didn’t go over well with participants.
“They are an eyesore and a ha-ven for criminal activity,” said Rich-ard Stead, president of the Cedarhill Community Association. “It’s some-thing that goes back to the horse-and-buggy era. Why do we need to have them in the suburbs?”
Barrhaven resident Don Halpen-ny’s concern was over maintenance of the lanes – whether it’s the city’s responsibilities or the residents have to come together to devise and fund
a maintenance plan for things like snow clearing.
Harder said it’s common for people to park on their lawns or widen their “walkways” into ad hoc driveways, she said.
Daniel Coates lives in Fraser Fields and said the on-street parking situa-tion in his neighbourhood is getting out of control. Residents park on the street to leave their driveways open for children to play and park their vehicles along both sides of his street instead, which creates a narrow and unsafe street that even snowplows can’t traverse, he said.
“You drive through these new neighbourhoods and it’s like driving through a parking lot,” Stead said.
Coates was intrigued by Hinde’s suggestion of choosing one side of the street for parking and potentially switching sides on a scheduled time-frame, such as every two months. That’s done in many Ontario munici-palities, she said.
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The matter of where to put sidewalks is closely tied to the parking issue, participants said.
Brad Nixon, a Findlay Creek resident, said he hopes the city will encourage the placement of sidewalks adjacent to driveways.
“If they build a sidewalk partway up your driveway and leave a boulevard space between the road and the sidewalk you can’t park two cars in the driveway,” he said. “People are forced to park on the street.”
Many participants recognized the value of sidewalks, but concluded they shouldn’t be ev-erywhere.
“On a major roadway you’d be crazy not to have them,” said Eric Stephen, a resident of Old Barrhaven. “In an ideal world they should be on all streets,” but that’s probably not practical or affordable, he added.
Coates said putting sidewalks everywhere would not only cramp yards, it would drive up taxes.
Dattenberger, who is advising the city on in-frastructure matters, said the goal is to balance the construction of infrastructure like sidewalks
by putting them places they will actually be used.
Claude Gagné, a director with the Convent Glen-Orléans Wood Community Association, said she would like to see some of the elements for new suburbs retrofi tted into existing commu-nities like Convent Glen.
“We would like the city to consider older suburbs, where in fact, there are still things that need to be added to make them more vi-brant neighbourhoods,” she said. “We have big trees, we have nice parks, but they’re completely empty.”
She supported elements like splash pads go-ing into newer neighbourhoods to make sure the parks are used, but doesn’t want the city to for-get about older suburbs who could also benefi t from development.
The consultation will continue for 10 months. Early in the new year, the city will release pro-posed draft standards based on the feedback. The plan is expected to be considered by the city’s planning committee next June. Comments can be submitted to the city by emailing city planner Stan Wilder at [email protected].
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I was in a restaurant the other day and the guy asked me if I wanted anything to drink. Just water, I said.
“Awesome,” he said. “I’ll be right back with your water.”
“That’s super,” I said.And then I thought about the conversation.
Was it really awesome that I’d ordered a glass of water? Was it really super that he was going to bring it?
In today’s terms, yes. As the comedian Louis CK puts it: “We go right to the top shelf with our words now.” He has a routine which, if you can stand a few bad words (he goes right to the top shelf with them too), is very funny. Awe-some, actually, in comparison with some of the things that are usually described as hilarious.
Speaking of which, he points out that “hilari-ous” is now used to describe almost anything.
“I saw Bob today.”“That’s hilarious.”And he really gets going on the word “amaz-
ing,” which thankfully I didn’t use to describe the water when it fi nally arrived.
“What if Jesus comes down from the sky ... ?” he asks. “What are you gonna call that? You used ‘amazing’ on a basket of chicken wings.”
Where all this comes from is anybody’s
guess, but we’re all guilty of it. Maybe it comes from television advertising, which is awash in superlatives. Maybe it comes from sports broadcasting, where every event is spectacular, thrilling and sensational, if it is not tragic, and there is not a moment in any game which can-not be described as crucial.
A couple of weeks ago, Ontario customers lost their Rogers wireless service for several hours, an event that received ample news cover-age. “It was hell,” one subscriber said.
Really? What would starvation be like?Wherever language infl ation comes from,
we’ve absorbed it and employ it daily. It prob-ably doesn’t do much harm except, as noted, that when something truly awesome happens we don’t have a word for it we haven’t already used many times.
Swearing is a bit like that too. Those of us who practice it often fi nd that we’ve used the strongest terms possible on some trivial thing like a nail that won’t go in straight. There’s nothing stronger to use on something truly horrible, like Carling Avenue.
Language infl ation has sparked some coun-tervailing trends, such as the use of reverse imagery among the hipper segment of the population. Something good is bad. Some-thing really good is sick. But infl ation sets in
here as well: things are often described as sick when they aren’t even bad.
There is also a danger of confusion in the use of this kind of vocabulary. What if the player you’re describing as bad really is bad — that is, bad-bad as opposed to bad-good? How do you differentiate? What if somebody is sick-ill, as opposed to sick-bad-good? It could take a while to fi gure out if a doctor is needed.
You can see what amazing thoughts can follow from a simple glass of water in a restaurant. Another way of approaching the situation is through the use of understatement. You hear this often in reference to athletes and musicians. Among jazz musicians, the supreme compliment that can be bestowed on another is: “She can play.”
That’s good, because it leaves a lot in
reserve, in case she can really play. But I’m not sure it can be applied in all situations. For ex-ample, could I have said: “You can pour” when the server brought the water?
And later, when the server asks the table how the meal is, could you say: “He can cook,” rather than: “This is awesome”?
These days, it could be perceived as an insult. Which brings us back to the original situation: the ordering of the water. Could you get away with a simple thank-you, or is that being rude?
These are incredible problems, you have to admit.
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Transit an essential school service
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A plan to fund bus service for the Ottawa public school board’s high school students is a welcome change to an inequitable system.
The board’s committee of the whole approved a plan to provide bus service for an estimated 5,300 eligible high school students last week.
Currently, parents of high school students who attend public schools must pay the costs of their children’s bus passes if they reside inside the urban transit boundary, defi ned as living within one kilome-tre of an OC Transpo bus stop – unless their school lies outside of it and is more than 3.2 kiolmetres away from their home.
This amounts to nearly $780 per child over a 10-month period, which might not seem like much to some, but the cost can be onerous depending on the number of high school-age children and the families’ economic circumstances.
While the board offers fi nancial assistance to eco-nomically-challenged families, some might be afraid or embarrassed to ask for help.
It’s hardly an original idea. The English Catholic board already provides bus service for its high school students. The plan is a natural next step for the board to take after combining with the Catholic board to
streamline its bus system under the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority.
The board is hoping the change will improve at-tendance at some schools and address an “inequity” caused by the lack of bus service in urban parts of Ottawa.
But the move comes with a $4.2-million price tag, money the board hopes to recoup from the Ministry of Education through upgrading its transit needs from moderate to moderate-to-high.
Until then, the board will dip into other funding sources, such as its capital reserve fund.
Granted, it’s a gamble. Superintendent of facilities Mike Carson said the board is currently overspending its transportation budget by $2.8 million – tacking on the cost of bus service for high school students would bring that shortfall to $7 million.
Potentially, the board can expect to receive $6.3 million from the ministry, reducing that defi cit to $700,000. If the ministry refuses to upgrade the transportation funding, the board will be forced to either scrap the project or pare down its budget to make fi nancial room.
Really, it all boils down to the question of whether providing busing is a nice-to-have or an essential service for students.
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After the hoopla around this month’s throne speech, you’d be for-given for thinking there’s a federal election around the corner.
The fl ashy banner ads featuring distinctly Conservative Party blue; images of hardworking Canadian families seeking respite by an un-identifi ed body of water; a group shot of people dressed in doctor uniforms, hardhats and carrying briefcases. Not to mention the Eco-nomic Action Plan signs still slapped over every government website and construction project.
Think about the cost to the tax-payer for these ads for a single-day event that gets more free media than any other in the country, with the exception of, perhaps, the Stanley Cup playoffs. It was enough to make me regurgitate my leftover turkey sandwich.
The throne speech is meant to lay out the government’s agenda for the next session of Parliament. In the wake of the extended sum-mer recess triggered by Harper, yet again, proroguing Parliament a few months ago, Canadians (well, politics-watchers) were waiting, in anticipation for something good. The government must have needed the extra recess time to come up with something truly innovative, right? They must have needed the extra time to tackle some of those really tough issues like pork-bar-relling in the senate and health care and consumer debt.
But no. Instead of addressing many of the serious and long-term threats to our economy and collective well-being, the speech read more like a shopping list of disparate campaign topics. Forget healthcare, the environment and Aboriginal people – these things are not uber-important to our govern-ment. But cable bundling and cell phone fees, these short-term wedge issues are sure to get votes. And these are now topping the list of our government’s priorities.
The speech employed some lovely rhetoric, sure to please almost every Canadian. Delivered by Gov-ernor General David Johnston it was fi lled with distinctly partisan, but ultra-pleasing language – so much so, I’m surprised he agreed to read it at all. “Canadians work hard for their money…” “Canadian families work hard to make ends meet.” But then again, who doesn’t like hard-working families?
Another pleaser was the promise to reduce red tape in government, particularly at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Who wouldn’t like CRA dealings to be less cumbersome? And yet this empty promise – largely immeasurable – will unlikely amount to anything but a few converts to the Conservative
fold. They bragged yet again about the
cutting the GST by two percentage points, a move that most economists see as one of the most costly politi-cal moves the Conservatives have ever made. Following the budget release in March, the Parliamentary budget offi cer reported that every percentage point cut had cost the government $7 billion per year since 2006. That’s a lot of lost revenue.
They boasted about creating jobs for Canadians – no mention of the fact that most of the jobs created in Canada over the past fi ve years have been low-paying, part-time posi-tions, mostly in the service sector. And never mind that older workers – those over 55 – are now displacing young people in the labour force or that job growth still doesn’t begin to match the growth in the labour force.
Sadly, for all the hoopla, the speech was so typical of our demo-cratic institutions these days – short on substance and long on rhetoric. But then, anyone who can read between lines can see this speech wasn’t so much about resetting the government’s agenda as it was about the next election.
It was, clearly, a speech designed to woo votes, focused on short-term solutions to real or imaginary problems – the ones that really, you know, get people’s goats.
I assure you – provided politi-cians are trustworthy and keep their words – we’ve got at least two years before we head to the polls again to elect members of Parliament. Expect to see more of those Conservative Party blue placards in the meantime. Don’t worry too hard about the government using your tax dollars to campaign between elections, though. Take comfort knowing they’ve man-aged to get you a really great deal on your next cell phone contract.
But perhaps I’m being too harsh. There was one line in the speech that offered a ring of authenticity: “We know families are better placed to make spending decisions than governments.” Based on what the speech told us about the govern-ment’s impending priorities, that’s very likely true.
Throne speech – short on substanceCommunity - Ontario will help
parents and their children make healthier choices by putting calories on menus, following consultations with the food industry and health care sector.
Legislation that would require large chain restaurants to include calories and other potential nutri-tional information on their menus will be introduced this winter. The government will also seek advice on how to reduce the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages aimed at kids.
Consultations on menu labelling will include parents and representa-tives from food and beverage manu-facturing, agriculture, restaurant, food service, food retail and health sectors. Consultations on limiting the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children will also in-
clude the media and telecommunica-tions industry.
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• The consultations build on steps the government has already taken to implement recommendations from the Healthy Kids Panel, including a 24-hour support line for breastfeed-ing moms and expanding Ontario’s Student Nutrition Program.
• In 2009, the economic cost as-sociated with physical inactivity and obesity in Ontario was $4.5 billion.
• More than 80 per cent of food ads in Canada are for food high in calories and low in nutritional value.
• A vast majority of Ontarians (95 per cent) support requiring fast food restaurants list nutritional informa-tion on their menus (Ipsos Reid, 2011).
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Community - Food is at the epicenter of our nation’s most pressing issues – from poverty and poor health, to the environment and econ-omy – and communities need to make these critical connections so Canadians can mobi-lize more effectively, says a new report from Community Foundations of Canada.
“Our most challenging problems are land-ing at kitchen tables across Canada,” said CFC president Ian Bird. “Food is the intersection point, the place where we all feel the impact of these big issues in a very personal way.
“Canadians are already driving change lo-cally on many different fronts.
From community food centres and farmers’ markets, to healthier snacks in schools, and restaurateurs with 100-mile menus, we are transforming our relationship with food. But we need to see the whole picture to have the impact we want.”
Fertile Ground: Sowing the Seeds of Change in Canada’s Food System includes these key fi ndings:
• Fighting the symptoms isn’t working. The principal cause of hunger is poverty. For 30 years communities have been responding to hunger with food banks and other strategies, but food bank usage shows no signs of slowing down. Combine this with food prices that are rising at nearly twice the rate of the consumer price index and it’s clear that this problem won’t be solved with food donations alone.
• Our choices are hurting our health. There are now more obese people than undernour-
ished people in the world and here at home more than three in fi ve Canadian adults are overweight or obese; type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in Canada.
• Canadians are driving change. Canada’s organic sector has experienced double-digit annual growth in production and retail sales over the past decade.
Farmers’ markets are reporting more than $1 billion in annual sales. Young farmer enter-prises are performing better than other farms in Canada. The signs are all around us: Cana-dians are taking local food matters into their own hands.
Canada has the potential to be a leader on the world stage. We are the sixth-largest ex-porter and importer of agriculture and agri-food products in the world. Relative to other countries, we enjoy some of the lowest food costs in the world.
The inaugural Community Knowledge Ex-change Summit in Toronto in early November 2014, an event that’s part of a new iterative and multi-stakeholder approach to building and sharing community knowledge.
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News - A paltry two per cent of Presto card users take advantage of the auto-reload feature – a fi gure OC Transpo would like to improve.
“Some changes are being leveraged and some are not,” said OC Transpo general manager John Manconi. “We need to think of the customer experience from end to end.”
The city has handed out 175,000 of the cards it dis-tributed for free to promote the new fare system, but only 121,000 of them are actively being used, Manconi said.
OC Transpo also wants to improve on the low numbers of people taking advantage of features like monthly pass auto-reload, automatic top-ups for the “e-purse” cash balance when the balance is getting low.
Auto-reload is one of the major features intended to make things easier for riders because they won’t have to wait in line at an OC Transpo service centre to buy next
month’s pass – it can be done online, and automatically. Automating the process is supposed to lead to fewer and shorter lineups and less strain on OC Transpo’s services.
The launch of Ottawa’s Presto system was delayed last year after being plagued with technical issues.
Now, the major complaint from users is the 24 to 24-hour delay between when they manually reload their
balance or renew monthly pass online and when it will be recognized by the Presto system when they tap their pass on a bus.
Manconi re-iterated that OC Transpo is working with Presto’s parent agency, Metro-linx, to shrink that time win-dow. A four-hour delay is the target, but Manconi couldn’t say when that might happen.
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Written comments must be provided within thirty calendar days from the date of the first issuance of this Notice. If concerns regarding the project cannot be resolved through discussion with the City, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order) which addresses individual environmental assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by November 25, 2013. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa Project Manager, Amy MacPherson. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
The Honourable Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley Street West11th Floor, Ferguson BlockToronto, ON M7A 2T5Phone: (416) 314-6790 Fax: (416) 314-6748E-mail: [email protected]
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That’s because Metrolinx is currently work-ing on upgrades to make the Presto system compatible across all the municipalities that use it, including the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton. Making too many big changes to the system all at once could make it prone to crash-ing, so the 24-to-48-hour delay issue might have to wait until that’s done.
That change might come by the end of the year, but neither Manconi nor Metrolinx offi cial Rob Hollis would commit to a fi rm timeline.
After being blasted by accessibility advocates for neglecting to include the Presto system on accessible Para Transpo vans, OC Transpo has
decided to implement a separate electronic fare system.
The customized system will provide people with disabilities with an electronic tool to book and pay for trips on 91 Para Transpo mini-buses the city operates.
If riders want to pay for trips individually, they will have to use the Para Purse feature for Para Transpo and switch to Presto’s e-purse, tickets or cash on conventional transit. How-ever, Para Transpo will begin accepting Presto cards as a monthly pass if the rider can show the printed receipt verifying a pass was pur-chased.
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The Confederation Line—the $2.12 billion 12.5 km light rail project that will link the city from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Road and connect with rapid bus transit and the O-Train—is under construction. This is the largest infrastructure project in the City’s history.
Recently, Mayor Watson announced a proposal to extend Confederation Line east to Orléans and west to Baseline Station and Bayshore Station, and to extend the O-Train south to Bowesville Road, just east of Riverside South. Funding is contingent on our Federal and Provincial Partners giving us one-third of the cost—$975 million each in 2018-2023 dollars.
The rail extension is a proposal in the new draft Transportation Master Plan which has been under review, together with the Official Plan and master plans for infrastructure, pedestrian and cycling since the beginning of 2013. The draft documents are the result of hours of discussion, debate and consultation involving residents, stakeholders, Council and staff in support of Building a Liveable Ottawa.
Some residents have contacted me about light rail. I fought hard to have Barrhaven included in the original north-south LRT plan—a plan that was lost by one vote in December 2006. Some $100 million was wasted in that fiasco. In the aftermath, I chose to spend my time creating real-time solutions to transportation issues we face in this fastest growing community in Ottawa. We have been successful in fast-tracking the $49 million Southwest Transitway extension, building park and ride facilities, getting the construction of the Strandherd-Armstrong bridge going, a new Strandherd Drive between Woodroffe Avenue and Prince of Wales, as well as several road extensions and other new roads.
Here are some of the other proposals in the draft plans.
Almost all bus routes from Barrhaven would access Confederation Line at Baseline Station using the Southwest Transitway. At Baseline Station, passengers would connect to light rail service to Tunney’s Pasture, downtown, the east end, and in the west as far as Bayshore Station. Residents would be connected to the extended O-Train by the east-west bus service on Chapman Mills, Strandherd, and Earl Armstrong for destinations such Little Italy and Confederation Heights. Unlike partnership funding for rail extensions, Bus Rapid Transit, as well as transit priority projects totaling $517 million, will be funded solely from City revenues, leaving us free to deliver the benefits of transit to our residents on our own timetable.
The draft transportation plan earmarks one third of all 2014-2019 road funding—$85 million— for Barrhaven projects such as the new four-lane extension and the bridge on Greenbank Road between Jockvale and Cambrian, and the widening to four lanes of Strandherd Drive between Fallowfield Road and Maravista to service Barrhaven’s new business park.
There is more. Come out to my Coffee House to learn more about Building a Liveable Ottawa:
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For more information, please visit www.Ottawa.ca/liveableottawa. You can also send your comments to: [email protected]
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News - As life changes, so does the busi-ness of dealing with its end, said Kelly Fu-neral Home general manager John Lafram-boise.
“It used to be in the country or small towns people would pull over for a funeral procession,” he said. “But now it’s harder to recognize.”
Daytime running lights on every car – instead of only on cars linked headed to a cemetery – and the lack of a hearse make it diffi cult to pick out a procession amid the daily commute.
Corrine Lavictoire, president of Profes-sional Processions, said a hearse used to be the most common visual cue of a cortege, but with more and more people opting for cremation instead of burial, there isn’t the need to have the larger vehicle available for the casket.
“A lead car is typically a sedan,” Lafram-boise said, adding police escorts to help mourners get to their destination have be-come an unaffordable expense for most people.
Enter the Professional Procession em-blem.
The markers, made to look like banners or fl ags on the front hood or side-view mir-rors of the procession cars, have a white cross with the word funeral superimposed over a purple background.
Lavictoire said the idea came from a funeral home that had come to her with a problem.
“They were having trouble even getting out of their own parking lot,” she said. “So we sat down and brainstormed.”
Laframboise said that a few years ago there was a campaign to have a fl ashing purple light – similar to ones used by snow-plows – sit on top of the lead car in a pro-
cession. “It wasn’t well publicized though and
never really went anywhere,” he said. Lavictoire said with society moving at
such a fast pace, we lose some of the tra-dition and ceremony that once went with a funeral.
“I think it’s important to validate life,” she said.
“And making the procession recogniz-able allows drivers to pause and give quiet respect.”
A crash in Chicago this August, where one person was killed and seven people hos-
pitalized while in a procession, highlighted the need for safety measures.
“Too often the public can’t recognize a funeral procession, causing diffi culties in keeping the line together and potentially causing accidents,” Laframboise said.
The launch of the Ottawa partnership be-tween Professional Processions and Kelly Funeral Homes in early October was the fi rst of its kind.
“When people are mourning and plan-ning the services, the last thing they need to worry about is how they are going to get from point A to point B,” Lavictoire said.
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As funerals change, the procession is less recognizable, with the new emblems made available by professional processions, there will be a way for traffi c to know one is taking place.
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News - Pumpkin carving can often yield subpar results, but not if Marc Evan and Chris Soria are on hand.
The Brooklyn, N.Y., based “extreme” pumpkin carvers make up the award-winning Maniac Pumpkin Carvers and will be bringing their knife-handling skills to Westboro on Oct. 26.
The Westboro Village BIA’s third annual Wickedly Westboro event takes place along the Richmond Road strip from Oct. 26 to 31, bringing activities, scavenger hunts, work-shops and more to Halloween enthusiasts.
The centrepiece of the week will be the ap-pearance of the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers at the Westboro Farmers Market.
“It’s a medium they love to work with and we’re really looking forward to having them here,” said Mary Thorne, executive director of the BIA.
Known for carving the likeness of famous works of art into the fl esh of pumpkins – in-cluding Edvard Munch’s The Scream – Evan
(the duo’s founder) was the winner of the Food Network’s 2012 “Halloween Wars.”
Thorne said both Even and Soria have ex-tensive artistic backgrounds and plan to meet with Ottawa’s uniquely talented ice carvers while they are in the city. Their presence will add a bit of wow to the kickoff day of Wick-edly Westboro, she said, which is what the or-ganization was hoping for.
“We’ll be auctioning off two of the extreme pumpkins at the market that day, one at noon, and another other at 2 p.m.,” said Thorne, add-ing that the weekend of Oct. 26 and 27 will be the last of the season for the farmers market.
Not content to just show off their skills at the farmers market, the two extreme carvers will spend the day prior to the kickoff men-toring students from the Algonquin College School of Hospitality and Tourism.
The opening day will also feature a commu-nity-wide scavenger hunt, food and drink from participating restaurants, and myriad activities (and treat bags) for kids. Children are encour-aged to dress in costume.
Shop owners and restaurateurs along Rich-mond will take part in the week-long cel-ebration by carving their own pumpkins to be placed in their businesses’ windows. The Wickedly Westboro Pumpkin Stroll invites the public to judge the pumpkins while out for a walk, with the winners announced on Nov. 7.
More information on events and scheduling can be found by visiting westborovillage.com.
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Arts - They say artists must suffer for their art. The Kanata Civic Art Gallery’s October feature artist has certainly done that for hers.
Tricia Savoie broke her ankle during an outdoor painting ses-sion in the middle of October 2010.
The ambulance driver cut off her shoe and jeans to realign her ankle, which he did incorrectly, she said. Then she was told she was going to lose her foot.
But her doctors managed to save her limb and keep gangrene from setting in.
The following month, sporting a cast and in a wheelchair, Savoie
had her husband wheel her up a hill so she could continue painting out-side.
She created three paintings that day, one of them titled “Golden Light – November.”
“I couldn’t not paint,” she said about her need to be artistic. “It’s part of my fi bre. It’s just in me.”
Savoie’s work will be on display
in the glass cabinets in front of the gallery for its newest exhibit, titled “Stop! Come In,” which began on Oct. 15 and runs to Nov. 24.
“We’re supposed to come up with something that will make people stop and come in,” she said.
She hadn’t quite settled on what paintings she would display two weeks prior to the exhibit, only that they would be “dynamic” and “eye-catching.”
The gallery is hoping the exhibit will get people to stop and browse the artwork as construction contin-ues on the West District Library in the Mlacak Centre.
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Savoie has been painting since she could stand up and hold a brush, she said. Her mother told her she had talent, but growing up in the ’60s, Savoie opted to go to secre-tarial school instead of pursuing her passion. Instead, she’d construct crafts with her children as they were growing up.
Then, when she turned 44, her mother paid for her to go back to art school. Savoie submersed herself in workshops and drawing classes, ab-sorbing the techniques.
“It was a smashing of different things,” she said. “I didn’t really know what I was doing.”
She knew what the end result would be, she said, but she didn’t re-ally understand how she got there.
“I thought it was really important I knew what I was doing and why,” she explained.
She found an art teacher in Mon-treal who changed her perspective. Savoie was taught intensively in oils, and now understands how she builds a picture.
Savoie paints mostly landscapes, and tries to do as much “plein air” painting as possible, she said. When she can’t get outside to paint, she works in her studio from photo-graphs she’s taken.
“I love to be outside painting,” said Savoie. “I try to paint every day.”
With a wide background in vari-ous mediums, including waterco-lour, pastel and acrylics, she focuses now on painting with oils.
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Trick or Treat with the MayorMayor Jim Watson invites you to an evening of safe Halloween fun in support of the Ottawa Food Bank’s Baby Supply Cupboard.
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News - More than 100 residents fl owed through city hall and attempt-ed to wrap their heads around a clutch of long-term plans outlining the de-velopment, transportation and infra-structure plans for the next 20 years.
The city held the fi rst of a series of public information sessions on the Liveable Ottawa initiative – an effort to concurrently update the three major master plans that govern how the city grows up to 2031: the Offi cial Plan, transportation master plan (includ-ing plans for cycling and pedestrian routes) and the infrastructure master plan for water and sewer works.
“We’re just trying to fi gure it out,” said Michel-Adrien Sheppard, who leads the transportation committee of the Centretown Citizens Community Association. “There is so much detail and so many components that fi t to-gether.
“How do we fi nd our place in this
complicated document?” he said.Sheppard said after pouring through
the documents and a sea of poster boards during the Oct. 15 information session, he and the other community association members were pleased with what they saw.
“They seem to touch all the sub-jects,” he said. “It’s well put together … Their philosophy and vision seems good to me.”
The group was looking for things like pedestrian safety measures, cy-cling routes and “complete streets” that provide for all modes of transpor-tation that help residents get around their neighbourhood.
Those components were all there, Sheppard said, but his question now is whether, how and when those ideas would be implemented.
Sheppard would also like to see more frequent reporting on pedestrian safety and better monitoring and ac-tion on dangerous intersections.
The Centretown community as-sociation knows intensifi cation will
continue to densify its neighbourhood, which is preferable to allowing homes to be built in places like the greenbelt, Sheppard said.
Intensifi cation was also on John Forsey’s mind. While the plan sounds great, said the former Manor Park Community Association president, it can fall down when specifi c develop-ments are proposed.
“The plan makes sense. It’s just a matter of pressure from individual de-velopers,” he said.
Another Centretown resident, Mi-chael Lambert, was more concerned about something outside his neigh-bourhood. The glaring omission over-riding his assessment of the plans was the lack of a light-rail link to the air-port.
“If Ottawa wants to become a world-class city, the airport needs to be on the main transit line,” Lambert said, noting that larger cities like To-ronto and Vancouver are making it a priority to link their rail lines to air-ports.
While he understands the rail spur would have an additional cost, he’s not sure how much it would be. But he is convinced the upper levels of government would be interested in kicking in some funding to send light rail to the airport.
Forsey was also contemplating transit to the airport.
He sees the missing airport link as a tradeoff between being able to afford transit for residents who com-mute and visitors to the city.
“If you did that, you’d have to give up something else,” he said.
Hans Moor, president of local bi-cycle advocacy group Citizens for Safe Cycling, was also on hand to praise the plan. Moor, who grew up in the Netherlands, said the city’s cy-cling vision is based strongly on ideas successfully implemented in his home country.
“The plan is good,” he said.Adding bike lanes that help people
get to light-rail transit stations will boost both cycling and transit use,
Moor said.He also applauded the city’s rec-
ognition that 40 per cent of trips by all modes are between points within a neighbourhood, so the city’s plan includes bicycle lanes and pathways to make those trip safer. The idea is to encourage people to make those trips to local destinations by bike, even if they live in the suburbs.
“People say ‘I am not going to hop on a bike and cycle downtown,’ but they can still cycle to their Starbucks or library,” Moor said.
Connecting cycling facilities with new pedestrian bridges at Donald and Somerset streets, the Prince of Wales bridge to Gatineau and a bridge at Fifth Avenue and Clegg Street will be a huge boon for cyclists, as will a net-work of bike lanes the city will priori-tize plowing in the winter, Moor said.
The draft plan will be considered and potentially altered by the tran-sit commission on Oct. 24 and the transportation committee on Nov. 15. Council has the fi nal say on Nov. 26.
Residents try to wrap heads around Liveable Ottawa
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Sports - The Ottawa Fury FC will move into a temporary home as players await the major rebuild of Lansdowne Park to be completed.
Carleton University will host the team’s spring 2014 North American Soccer League games at Keith Harris Stadium, just off Bron-son Avenue.
The 10-game spring season runs from April 5 to June 7 – at Carleton – before the league takes mid-season break for the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.Construction at Lansdowne is scheduled to
be fi nished in time for the fall season; a 20-game stretch that runs from July 19 to Nov. 15.
“Our fans will relish the chance to turn Keith Harris into a cauldron of fan support for Fury FC when NASL soccer arrives in our city,” said John Pugh, Fury FC president, in a press release. “We promise to fi eld an exciting, competitive team that will provide our fans with entertaining and attractive soccer.”
Carleton University is walking distance from the team’s eventual home on Bank Street.
Last summer, in preparation for varsity foot-ball, Carleton renovated Keith Harris Sadium to add more seating, concession stands and a media box. It can now accommodate upwards of 5,000 people.
The team is already taking reservations for season tickets at 613-232-6767 or at capital-tickets.ca.
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Step by stepBarrhaven’s Pam Hewitt, right, dances her way to fi rst with her teacher, Dance with Us Ottawa’s Yuriy Shelkovvy, at the Extravaganza Montreal ballroom/latin dance competi-tion in Montreal. Dancing on Oct. 12, the pair scored fi rsts in all of their events: full bronze open waltz, bronze open north, American 3-dance championship standard, and silver open North American 3-dance championship standard.
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Community - The cost of dropping out of sec-ondary school science and math courses is signifi -cantly high for Canada, according to a new research report released by Let’s Talk Science.
The high cost of dropping science and math highlights three costs – fi nancial, opportunity and societal – that hinder Canada’s economy as a re-sult of disengagement of students in senior level science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses.
Every year Canada spends $50 billion on kin-dergarten to Grade 12 education yet less than 50 per cent of Canadian high school students gradu-
ate with senior STEM courses. Given that approxi-mately 70 per cent of Canada’s top jobs require STEM education, a number that is expected con-tinue to grow, this is an alarming statistic.
As jobs of the future demand education in these courses, Canada’s economic well-being, quality of life and ability to remain competitive with peer countries is put at risk.
“Canada must focus on building a strong STEM talent pool with the skills to contribute to our coun-try’s long-term prosperity,” says Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science. “Ultimately these skills lie in at least some form of science literacy.
The 2013 research report outlines the costs as-sociated with high school students dropping out of senior level STEM courses:
Financial costs to students, parents, taxpayers and high schools when students go back and retake STEM courses. Not only does it cost millions, but it delays students’ postsecondary plans.
This fall, Let’s Talk Science and Amgen Canada are taking science on the road and visiting high school students across Canada to demonstrate the value of science in everyday life and for jobs of the future. For more information and to access the full report, visit www.letstalkscience.ca.
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NOTICE OF COMPLETIONMunicipal Class Environmental
Assessment (MCEA)Carp Snow Disposal Facility
Background
In January 2012, the City of Ottawa initiated a study to establish a new snow disposal facility in the City’s west end. The City’s strategic snow disposal plan (2002) had identified the need to provide for 308,000 m3 of disposal capacity within one or more snow disposal facilities in the west end. This MCEA study was conducted as a Schedule B project in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, as amended 2011, an approved process under the Environmental Assessment Act.
The Process
Public Open House (POH#1) was held in February 2013 to present the problem definition. Public Open House # 2 was held August 6th 2013 to present the results of the various site investigations undertaken during 2012/2013 to characterize the site and the environment; identify the alternative designs and mitigative measures being evaluated; and describe the recommended preferred design/solution. Both POHs were held at the Goulbourn Municipal Building Council Chambers at 2135 Huntley Road, Ottawa ON. Information presented at the POHs is available on the City of Ottawa website (see below for link).
The recommended solution involves the development of a snow disposal facility (SDF) on a 23.4ha property located at civic address 2125 Carp Road that can accommodate approximately 350,000 m3 of snow collected from Kanata and nearby areas. The SDF development will include a 1-2ha meltwater pond to treat the runoff from the snow melt and a 4-5ha stormwater pond to treat storm water from on-site and off-site sources. Several mitigative measures have been proposed to minimize impacts from the SDF development and include a right-turn deceleration lane along Westbrook road, improving drainage beneath Westbrook Road, construction of a berm along the east property limit to mitigate noise, landscaping along the east and north limits for visual screening, and a liner beneath the meltwater pond and its outlet to protect groundwater quality.
Comments received from the POHs and from the agency circulation, the public and other participants have been incorporated into the final report. All comments received were collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, and have become part of the public record.
The final report is available for public review at the following locations:
http://ottawa.ca/en/carp-snow-disposal-facility-0City of Ottawa Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, K1P 1J1
Ottawa Public Library, Stittsville Branch, 1637 Stittsville MainOttawa ON K2S 1A9 (telephone 613-836-3381 for hours)
This project is being planned in accordance with Schedule B of the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2011). If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved in discussion with the municipality, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of the first publication of this Notice. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City contact below. If there is no request received within the designated time (no later than November 24th, 2013), the City will proceed to detailed design and construction.
Minister of the EnvironmentMinistry of the Environment77 Wellesley Street West11th Floor, Ferguson BlockToronto, ON M7A 2T5
To provide input into the planning process or for more information, please contact:
Carolyn Newcombe, Project ManagerCity of Ottawa100 Constellation Crescent, 6th FloorOttawa, ON K2G 6J8Phone: 613-580-2424 ext. 28230Fax: 613-580-2587Email: [email protected]
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NOTICE OF PASSINGOF A ZONING BY-LAW
BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Ottawa passed By-law Number 2013-320 on the 9th day of October 2013, under Section 34 of The PLANNING ACT.
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or public body, who, before the By-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to City Council, may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to the By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the City of Ottawa, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An appeal must be accompanied by the Ontario Municipal Board’s prescribed fee of $125.00, which may be made in the form of a cheque payable to the Minister of Finance.
A notice of appeal can be mailed to the City Clerk at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1, or by delivering the notice in person, to Ottawa City Hall, at the Information Desk in the Rotunda on the 1st floor, 110 Laurier Avenue West.
A notice of appeal must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 13th day of November 2013.
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law is passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
Should the By-law be appealed, persons or public bodies who wish to receive notice of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing can receive such notice by submitting a written request to the planner identified in the explanatory note that accompanies this Notice.
An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law and a description of the lands to which the By-law applies is attached.
Dated at the City of Ottawa this 24th day of October 2013.
Clerk of the City of OttawaCity Hall110 Laurier Avenue WestOttawa, ON K1P 1J1
EXPLANATORY NOTE TO BY-LAW No. 2013-320
By-law No. 2013-320 amends the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250. The amendments pertain to anomalies found in the Zoning By-law, including both general regulations as well as site-specific properties where anomalies have been identified and require correction so that the appropriate regulations are in place.
The zoning of the following addresses and provisions in the following sections have been amended: 85 Plymouth Street; Table 162B, Endnote 3 and Endnote 12 w/r rear yard setbacks abutting side yards in the R4 zone; Exception 112 (Somerset Street West between Percy Street and Rochester Street); 26 and 74 Stanley Avenue, 47 Sussex Drive, 24 and 26 Alexander Street, 31 Mackay Street, 5 Rideau Gate; 442, 446, 452, 458, 460, 466, 472, 622, 636, 720, 724, 725, 729, 730, 737, 740, 746 and 760 River Road; 279 and 287 Riversedge Crescent;1380 and 1392 Cyrville Road; part of 5131 Renaud Road; Springridge Subdivision (Everlasting Crescent and Gallica Court); 300 Greenbank Road; Ottawa River Islands and Half Moon Bay Subdivision with respect to floodplain boundaries; and Table 55 (Provisions for Accessory Uses, Buildings or Structures), with respect to swimming pools.
For further information, please contact Tim Moerman, Planner, at 613-580-2424, extension 13944 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Even at a young age, I was aware of the sameness of all the farm kitchens in Northcote.
There was always a creton couch, although the shapes varied. Some had one end curved upwards, so a pillow wasn’t need-ed to rest your head; our couch lay fl at and there wasn’t really a mattress on it. Instead, it had several layers of quilts that protected you from the coil springs. This couch was where the farmer put his weary head after his noon dinner for a few minutes rest before he headed back out to the fi elds or the barns.
Every kitchen had a cook stove. Some people just called it simply the range, but Mother called our big lumbering iron stove the Oval.
The other constant in a farm kitchen was the bake table. This differed greatly from the big pine table that stretched out to sit at least 12 people when necessary. The bake table
was much smaller.Longer than it was wide, it had a small
drawer at one end. Ours had a white porcelain top and it stood several inches taller than the big table we ate our meals at every day.
Why it was called the bake table, I have no idea, because Mother never once baked on it. Perhaps it was because this is where pies were set to cool off and freshly made loaves of bread waited to be wrapped in split-open brown paper bags saved from orders from Briscoe’s General Store.
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The little drawer, much longer than it was wide, held our supply of fl our bag tea towels, neatly folded and ironed, of course.
The bake table sat close to the back door, but unless there were pies and freshly baked bread spread out on it, Mother liked to keep it bare. Heaven forbid that you should put a wet mitt, a school bag or anything else that would leave a spot on the shiny white porcelain. Mother kept the bake table spot-lessly clean and when company was expected it was wiped with a wet dish cloth whether it needed it or not. Then a little white square table cloth was put on it and -- if one
had survived the season -- a bright red geranium plunked down in the middle.
The bake table had another use too: when company overfl owed and the old pine table couldn’t hold another soul and extra seating was needed, the bake table was put to use.
It was moved out from the wall and this is where the youngest of us ate our meal, well away from the kitchen table and the company. The little table could only seat four people, one at each end and one on each side.
I didn’t much care for eating at the bake table. It removed me from the joyous activity surrounding the big table, but as well, because the bake table was so much higher, we had to take pillows off the beds to sit on or else our chins would be in our dinner plates.
Being the youngest in our fam-ily, I was always doomed to eat at the bake table with other young cousins. My cousin Ronny loved to eat at the bake table. Then he didn’t have to watch his table manners and it wasn’t unusual for him to take off his plate anything he didn’t like and put it in his pants’ pocket and dispose of it after the meal.
The kitchen was the biggest room in our old log house, but there was no built in cupboards. Dishes were kept in the back-to-the-wall cupboard and pots and pans either sat on top of the warming closet of the Findlay Oval or stored in it.
The bake table was the perfect place, when we hosted the Saturday night house party, for the eleven quart baskets of sandwiches and the slab cakes brought in by the neighbours for the late-night lunch. When you walked by you could smell the egg salad sandwiches and the maple icing on the slab cakes.
Mother loved the bake table. I think now it was because it had a porcelain top and wasn’t made of pine like most of the furniture in that old log house. Mother liked any piece of furniture that wasn’t made of pine. She once said pine rhymed with poverty. I was too young to know the meaning behind the comment.
Sometimes Mother sat at the bake table. She would put her sewing basket on it and do some mending or she would spread out the Philadelphia Inquirer. It was considered her table and all of us, including Father, knew better than to put as much as a pencil on it.
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Heaven forbid that you should put a wet mitt, a school bag or anything else that would leave a spot on the shiny white porcelain
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Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) is proposing an antenna system at 2611 Queensview Dr., which consists of the following:
- a 40m white steel monopole cellular antenna
Once completed the antenna system will measure 40 metres in height. Industry Canada is responsible for the approval of this antenna system, and requires Rogers to review this proposal with the public and local municipality.
Rogers invites you to attend our Community Information and Comment Session in the Garden Room at the Ron Kolbus – Lakeside Centre at 102 Greenview Avenue, Ottawa, on Tuesday, November 12th from 6:30-8:30pm or within 30 calendar days of the date of this notice provide by e-mail or letter your comments, and/or request to be informed of the City’s position on the proposed antenna system. Please contact:
Eric Belchamber306 Legget DriveKanata, Ontario, K2K 1Y6(613) [email protected]
After reviewing this proposal the City of Ottawa will provide its position to Industry Canada and Rogers.
Rogers will respond to all reasonable and relevant concerns, and the City will be taking into account comments from the public and the proponent’s response to each when providing its position to the proponent and Industry Canada.
Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) proposent d’installer un système d’antennes qui se trouve à 2611 prom. Queensview, comme suit :
- une antenne blanch cellulaire 40m
Une fois les travaux terminés, le système d’antennes mesurera 40 mètres de hauteur. Industrie Canada, qui est responsable d’approuver ce système d’antennes, exige que Rogers passent en revue la présente proposition avec le public et la municipalité locale.
Rogers vous invitent à participer à une séance communautaire d’information et de commentaires le 12 novembre de 18h30-20h30 dans la sale Jardin au Centre Ron Kolbus - Lakeside au 102 avenue Greenview ou, dans les 30 jours ouvrables suivant la date du présent avis, à faire part de vos commentaires par téléphone, courriel ou courrier postal ou à demander de connaître la position de la Ville quant à la proposition du système d’antennes. Veuillez communiquer avec:
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News - The city wants to make infi ll homes in old neigh-bourhoods smaller – without changing how many people can live there.
Reducing the height of sto-reys in new infi ll homes in the city’s urban area is one of the changes city planners are hoping to make to ease the intensifi ca-tion of downtown and post-war neighbourhoods. The proposed changes were presented at a community information session in Sandy Hill on Oct. 15.
In an effort to combat new homes dwarfi ng neighbouring dwellings, the city will reduce the height of three-storey hous-es in R3 zones from 12 and 11 metres to 10 metres. Homes in denser R4 zones would shrink to 10 and 8.5 metres from the currently allowed 11 and 9.5 metres. In less dense single-family home neighbourhoods, which have R1 zoning, the height would drop from 11 to 8.5 metres.
The change would mean low-er ceilings and shorter storeys – three metres – but not fewer storeys. The building code calls for each storey to be 2.6 m in height.
“We are trying to accomplish a better fi t within the permitted uses,” said Alain Miguelez, pro-gram manager of intensifi cation and zoning.
The old height limits were an artifact of amalgamation, said Steve Gauthier, the planner leading the infi ll study. The city simply took all of the building heights permitted in zones from the formers municipality and adopted their average as the rule for Ottawa.
“These (new height rules) are based on what we see in the fi eld,” Gauthier said.
Another change would pro-hibit balcony or staircases from projecting into the space re-quired for side or backyards.
Creating more consistent back yard sizes is another goal the city heard loud and clear from residents who participated in the consultations.
This will be accomplished by changing how the city de-fi nes “setbacks,” the technical term for creating yards. For small lots of less than 15 m deep, the backyard must be the same as the height of the build-ing or four metres – whichever is larger.
The calculation is less straightforward for larger lots. For lots between 15 and 29 m deep, the backyard setback must be the larger of either the building’s height or 25 per cent of the lot depth. Lots between 30 and 45 m would have to have rear-yard setbacks of the largest of the height of the building, 25 per cent of the lot depth or the lot depth minus 22.5 m from the front lot line.
That concerned Rakan Abushaar, one of the principles of Black Iris Developments, which converts a lot of old homes in the city’s core into apartments. Putting a specifi c distance setback on larger lots
would mean a homebuilder couldn’t construct a proportion-ately larger dwelling on a larger lot, meaning homes built on lots 30 m or 40 m deep would be the same size.
That would lead to a loss of property value for people trying to sell lots of that size, Abush-aar said.
Gauthier said the goal is to have a consistent pattern of backyards. Some of the resi-dents at the Sandy Hill meeting were concerned the new rules
could do little to prescribe the look of new homes.
While planners have heard from people that the architec-ture of infi ll they’ve seen is an “insult to their neighbourhood,” Miguelez said, the city can-not legally require a building to look a certain way. It can, however, make “strong sug-gestions,” though urban design guidelines.
The planning committee is expected to consider the chang-es in March of 2014.
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36 Nepean-Barrhaven News EMC - Thursday, October 24, 2013
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ENGINEERING CYCLOTRON SCIENTIST
LOCATION – VANCOUVER, BC STATUS – FULL TIME
Best Theratronics Ltd. is a Canadian company of TeamBest™. We became a member of the Best family in May 2008. We manufacture external beam therapy units and self-contained blood irradiators. We have created a new product line of cyclotrons (B14p, B35p and the B70p) for radioisotope produc-tion. The team brings with it a diverse range of knowledge from around the world. TeamBest™ is driven by one primary goal - to provide the best products and services to customers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: We are looking for an innovative and resourceful cyclotron scientist to join our development team. This role will assume significant responsibilities for project planning, design, com-missioning and operation of new accelerator systems. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Participate in the design or, and lead the assembly, com-missioning and operation of cyclotron systemsUsing the full resources of TeamBest, contribute to a program of continuous design improvement for the cyclotron elements offered by TeamBestBecome the senior expert on accelerator design and fabrication.Direct and coordinate the engineering and physics teams to develop new and improved approaches to delivering best in class radioisotope production systemsResponsible for the delivery of cyclotron systems accord-ing to contract terms and conditions.Managing editorials regarding scientific publication journals and conferences.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:The preferred candidate will have an Advanced Degree in physics or engineering with cyclotron specific work experienceSpecial training in accelerator beam dynamics and/or pulsed radio frequency techniques specific to cyclotron applications is required.Demonstrated experience in Accelerator applications Proposal development..Computer programming and/or modeling experience in cyclotron disciplines. Demonstrated experience in managing a group in a com-mercial setting.Skilled at the precision assembly/disassembly and valida-tion of cyclotron equipmentSkilled at making detailed observations, making an hypothesis and then testing that thesisProactive, self motivated, results focusedAttention to details and capable of working with high level conceptsAbility to work effectively in a team environmentExcellent written and communication skills required Will be required to travel to manufacturing facility in Ot-tawa and customer sitesFlexible and comfortable at working under time con-straints Fluent in different languages regarding international business, preferably Italian and French
Best Theratronics Ltd. offers a competitive salary and benefits package, an opportunity for career development
and a casual work environmentAll applicants should apply in writing with a cover letter
and resume to Human Resources: Email: [email protected] or Fax #: (613) 591-2176
NOTE: Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews.
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PET OF THE WEEK
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Ti-LoupHere is Ti-Loup, the little 12 pounds king of the house. He is 1.5 year old Cotton de Tulear, a not so common breed originating from Madagascar. Don’t be fooled by its size, he can make any big dog runs flat before and stop running. He is definitely a great companion to have in the house and the perfect heater for a warm and cozy movie in the baseman. Of course, the movie is the perfect opportunity to brush him which can take more time than the movie itself...
Pet Adoptions
Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us: Website: Email: Telephone:
While Halloween can be frighteningly fun for families, the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) is reminding pet owners that this holiday may be too scary and potentially dangerous for your pet. The OHS recommends taking these precautions to help keep pets safe this Halloween:
Keep candy out of your pet’s reach. Chocolate can be toxic to many animals including dogs, cats and ferrets. Halloween candies containing the artificial sweetener Xylitol can also be poisonous to dogs and may lead to loss of co-ordination and seizures. Make sure not to leave candy wrappers on the ground; if ingested, they can become obstructions in your pet’s digestive system and can cause severe complications.
Keep pets safely indoors while trick-or-treating. Dogs can
become easily excited and difficult to handle during the noise and commotion of the festivities. If they get loose, they may dart into traffic or become lost. It’s best to keep pets indoors in a separate room of the house so they don’t slip out when the door is opened. It’s especially important to keep black cats indoors during the period around the holiday, as they may be the target of pranksters.
Make sure your pets are properly identified. In the event of an accidental escape, a collar, tag and microchip are your best bet your animal will make it home. Frequently-opened doors provide a great opportunity for animals, especially cats, to run out of the house unnoticed.
Don’t dress your pet in a costume unless you know he enjoys it. A costume can cause stress and injury to pets if it restricts their
movement, hearing or ability to breathe, bark or see. Small dangling pieces may be chewed off and cause choking or intestinal obstruction. Never leave your costumed pets unsupervised.
Use decorations with caution. Keep your pets away from lit pumpkins and electrical cords to avoid shocks and burns.
If you observe an animal in immediate distress or danger at Halloween or any time, please contact the OHS emergency services at 613-725-1532.
For some spook-tacular Halloween fun, don’t forget to stop by the OHS, located at 245 West hunt Club Rd. on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a howl of a good time at our Howl-o-ween open house with special fun and activities for kids! For more information, please visit our website at www.ottawahumane.ca/howloween
Poirot is a seven-year-old, black domestic short hair cat who loves cheek rubs. He was surrendered to the Ottawa Humane Society in July and is now available for adoption at one of our Pet Adoption Locations, Chew-That Pet Food, located at 665 Earl Armstrong Rd.
Poirot is a particular cat looking for loving, patient owners who will accept him just the way he is. From his distinguished mustache to his love for big fluffy blankets to lie on, this cat truly is one-of-a-kind. Poirot is looking for a home with older teens and adults who understand that he doesn’t like to be picked up. He would love to be the only feline in your life as he loves to have all the attention and all the toys to himself.
Poirot is neutered, microchipped, vet checked and his adoption includes six weeks of pet insurance!
Spook-tacular Halloween pet safety tips
POIROT ID# A065422
Visit the OHS website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of all of the animals available for adoption. Stop by the Adoption Centre, weekdays 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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PHOTOS BY ROB COLBURN
Aussie rulesOttawa Swans player Catherine Geci, left, goes in for a tackle against a player from the Quebec Angels during the Canadian Women’s Australian Rules Football national championship, held in Ottawa over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Swans won the game, their third of the tournament, on Oct. 12. The tournament took place at the Rideau Carleton Raceway.
Above left, Ottawa Swans player Megan Haycock, rightgets the ball past a Hamilton Wildcats player during a game on Oct. 11. The Swans lost the game.
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News - City councillors wrested back con-trol over noise exemptions for large construc-tion projects after city staff asked them to give up that authority.
Bylaw chief Linda Anderson proposed changes that would have seen her staff sign off to allow late-night noise on major city construction projects that have a large impact on roads and traffi c – as well as large private construction projects that could impact city streets and services, like the Rideau Centre expansion.
“Residents understand that it’s going on and it’s a necessary evil,” Anderson said, adding that bylaw services doesn’t receive a lot of complaints about construction noise.
The city already allows exemptions to the noise bylaw when the work is deemed critical or urgent, such as the continuous pouring of concrete through the night at Lansdowne.
But those cases required the approval of the ward’s councillor – something Anderson want-ed to forgo. Instead, the city’s community and protective services committee decided to keep the requirement for the councillor’s consent. If the councillor disagrees, the matter would be brought to city council for a decision.
There are still some restrictions on how loud the noise could be and how long it could continue – for not more than eight hours in a
single day and not for durations of more than 11 days in a row.
Committee chairman Coun. Mark Taylor said council has approved a lot of large city-building projects, so he could see the rationale for the proposed changes.
“There does seem to be a need for a more fl uid process for these exemptions,” the Bay Ward councillor said.
But College Coun. Rick Chiarelli blasted the changes, saying they would be similar to “streamlining” the city tried to undertake for the site-plan process several years ago.
Councillors approved the change thinking they’d be kept in the loop when staff approved a plan, he said, but now their offi ces are only being told a couple days before site plans are approved.
“The notifi cation around this place has dwindled to the point when it’s just in time,” Chiarelli said.
It’s “fantasy” to think the city hasn’t dealt with construction on this scale before, Chi-arelli said, and the real issue is removing the ability for communities and councillors to have input into noise exemptions.
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney said approvals for noise exemptions should rest with councillors to keep them accountable to their constituents.
Noise exemptions for other reasons, such as concerts and special events, would follow the existing process.
Councillors keep control over construction noise exemptions
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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]
Oct. 25The Kiwanis Club of Ottawa is holding its Sixth Annual Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Night at the Ron Kolbus-Lakeside Centre to support a multifaith housing initiative. Professional co-medians from 6:45 to 10 p.m. with cash bar, gourmet pizza available for purchase. Tickets are $35, available by calling 613-787-9977 or via email at [email protected].
Oct. 26CFUW / Kanata hosts Enchanted Mosaic: An Evening with the Arts at Earl of March Secondary School. The Kanata Symphony Orchestra plays The Carnival of the Animals; dancers translate the music into motion and Laurence Wall of the CBC narrates related poems. Children may wear Halloween costumes as treats are provided. For tickets at $20 adults; $15 children and students, call 613-592-2144 or email [email protected].
Friends of the Farm are holding a used book drop-off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No maga-zines, encyclopedias or text books. Bldg. 72, Experimental Farm, Arboretum, east off Prince of Wales roundabout. For information call 613-230-3276 or email [email protected]
Oct. 26 and 27 Ottawa Authors Book Fair with more than 30 authors and several publishers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the RA Centre, Bytown room B, 2451 Riverside Dr. Free admission and park-
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Nov. 2Friends of the Farm are hosting a craft and bake sale from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at Building 72, Experimental Farm, east off Prince of Wales roundabout. For information call 613-230-3276 or email [email protected]
Parkdale United Church Yuletide Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 429 Parkdale Ave. Baked goods, linens, jewelry, crafts and a silent auction. Call 613- 728-8656 for details.
Second annual Special Needs Fair at 3861 Old Richmond Rd. from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Guest speakers on water safety, navigating the system, Parent’s Lifeline of Eastern Ontario, and sensory development. For a full list of organizations and businesses, visit www.sfi nds.com.
Nov. 7Please join IODE Walter Baker Chapter and celebrity emcee Derick Fage at the Hellenic Meeting and Reception Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Dr. for fun and fashion featuring the spectacular designs of Three Wild Women. Proceeds will support, Operation Veteran and other charitable projects. Tickets are $55 (includes dinner). Cash bar and silent auction starts at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. For Tickets and more information call Dolores at 613-274-0598. Deadline for tickets Nov. 1.
Through Nov. 10Foyer Gallery presents When Colours Change, a group exhibition featuring an exciting and diverse collection of art by local artists. Foyer Gallery is a non-profi t artist run gallery located in the Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave., entrance 1. For infor-mation call 613-580-2424, ext 42226 or visit www.foyergallery.com.
Nov. 16The Trend Arlington Community Associa-tion is looking for additional vendors for it’s annual craft sale on Nov. 16th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Table rental $25. Email [email protected] for details.
MondaysPractise and improve your Spanish speak-ing skills at the intermediate and advanced levels. We are Los Amigos Toastmasters and we meet at the Civic Hospital, Main Building, Main Floor, Room 3 on Mondays from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call Carole at 613-761-6537 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. You can also visit us online at amigos-tm.ca.
Would you like to improve your communi-cation and leadership skills? Carlingwood Toastmasters is a great place for you to learn. We meet Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Martin’s Church, located at 2120 Prince Charles Rd. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early. For more in-formation contact Darlene at 613-793-9491 or visit carlingwoodtoastmasters.org.
Discover the unique thrill of singing four-part harmony with a group of fun-loving women who enjoy making music together. Regular rehearsals on Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Orléans United Church, 1111 Orléans Blvd. For information call Muriel Gidley at 613-590-0260.
In Harmony, a woman’s chorus, is welcom-ing new members. Practices are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Call 613-722-0066.
The Active Living Club invites active
seniors and adults 50+ to join us in the out-door activities of hiking, cycling, canoeing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. All outings start at 10 a.m. from different loca-tions in Ottawa/Gatineau, and range from 1.5 to 3 hours. The City of Ottawa offers these safe, healthy and fun filled outings, guided by first aid qualified leaders and tailored to different levels. Call City Wide Sports at 613-580-2854.
TuesdaysThe Barrhaven Community Concert Band needs musicians. Rehearsals will be held Tuesday evenings commencing Sept. 17. Please visit www.barrhavencommunitycon-certband.com for details or email Lisa at [email protected].
The TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet every Tuesday at the Barrhaven Unit-ed Church, 3013 Jockvale Rd. Check out www.tops.org, call 613-838-5357 or email at [email protected] First meeting is free; see what we are all about.
Come join a group of friendly peers to paint together, share ideas, and encourage each other. The Painters’ Circle meets on Tuesday mornings in Westboro. All media welcome except oils. This is not a class, so experience is necessary. It’s time to get out and moving again! For full details, contact Clea Derwent at 613-695-0505 or [email protected].
The Hogs Back 50+ Club meets every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the front room of the Boys and Girls Club, 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. at Meadowlands and Hogs Back. Bring a bag lunch or come for cards, crafts, friendly chatter and camara-derie. Drop in and check it out. For info call Shirley at 613-225-8089.
Tuesdays & FridaysTai Chi at Roy Hobbs Community Centre, 109 Larch Cres. on Tuesdays, except first Tuesday of each month, for beginner/inter-mediate levels 10:45 a.m. to noon. Fridays for intermediate/advanced levels 10:45 a.m. to noon. Contact Lorne at 613-824-6864 for details.
WednesdaysLine dancing for beginners at Eglise Saint-Remi, off Pinecrest starts in September. Ten sessions for $50. Organized by Club Soleil. Call Gaston at 613-829-9753.
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