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Year 1, Issue 38 July 14, 2011 | 24 Pages

Serving The Glebe, Alta Vista, Elmvale Acres, Mooney’s Bay and surrounding communities

LANE LAUNCHA handful of protesters crashed city council’s bike lane kick-off as Mayor Watson offi cially opened the Laurier Avenue bike lane.

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CONCRETE PROBLEMSAs infrastructure costs rise across the province, Ottawa This Week begins a three-part series on the challenges facing our cities.

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RAVENS REBORNCarleton University announced it will revive its football program, with the Ravens taking fl ight again in 2013.

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EDDIE RWEMA

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Ottawa residents will have a chance to voice their views on the future of the city’s light rail before the council votes on the implementation of the recently re-vised project at a special meeting on July 14.

Last week, Mayor Jim Watson an-nounced changes to the city’s proposed LRT plan to keep the project in line with the $2.1 billion budget.

The new plan would involve moving the proposed tunnel section one block to the north, running under Queen Street, rath-er than beneath Albert Street. The depth of the tunnel would also be reduced, mov-ing from the originally proposed depth of 12 storeys to four storeys, reducing both the cost and risk of the project.

“This makes more sense and it is cost effective,” said Watson.

According to Watson, going down 12 storeys would involve too many escala-tors, making the project problematic from both a safety and customer friendliness point of view.

“The plan released today proposes a new alignment and a more practical tun-nel that makes a lot more sense,” Watson said in a statement. “The resulting prod-uct – the fi rst phase of our light rail tran-sit system – will be a signifi cant improve-ment and it will be less costly than the previous plan.”

The change is the result of a city coun-cil directive to re-evaluate the project and benefi tted from months of engineering evaluation that began late last year.

The new alignment, for the most part, will follow the Queen and Rideau Street right-of-way through the downtown, avoiding the need for deep tunneling un-der buildings and limiting the amount of money required to acquire subterranean rights, Watson said.

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Photo by Kristy Wallace

SOULFUL ON THE BLUESFEST STAGEGlebe-based singer-songwriter Jill Zmud performed a more intimate concert at the Ottawa Bluesfest on July 9 at the Barney Danson theatre inside the Canadian War Museum.

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Bicycle enthusiasts and politi-cians weren’t the only ones who came out for the Laurier Avenue bike lane opening on July 10 – a few protesters also showed up, waving signs reading “Ottawa city council – give us back our front door.”

“I’m not against cycling, but I don’t like the way they’ve ar-ranged these cement barriers,” said Bob Kraft, one of the resi-dents who showed up for the offi cial ribbon cutting at the corner of Metcalfe Street and Laurier.

Kraft, along with some other protesters, waved signs express-ing their disapproval of the bike lanes in the middle of poli-ticians and excited cyclists who were eager to use the bike lanes for the fi rst time.

Craft and fellow protester, Annette Fawcett, live between Lyon and Bronson avenues and rely on the city’s Para Transpo service.

“What I’m concerned with

is the winter, especially with the way the weather is here in the winter,” said Kraft. “I now have to walk further to get ac-cess to the front door, and I want to have easier access to Para Transpo picking me up at the front door.”

Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, who also chairs the transpor-tation committee, was also in attendance along with Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Mathieu Fleury.

Watson said the opening of the bike lanes was an exciting day for Ottawa – especially since it’s the fi rst city in Ontario to have a segregated bike lane in the downtown core.

“We can enhance the safety of cycling, and the segregated bike lanes along Laurier will do just that,” said Watson. “The lane will allow thousands of citizens to safely cycle in and out of downtown.”

Wilkinson added that the lanes are a pilot project, and will be monitored by feedback from the community including the accessibility advisory com-

mittee.“We’ll be doing work with

that committee to see additional

things that need to be done for people who are disadvantaged,” she said.

Not everyone thrilled with new bike lane

Photo by Kristy WallaceAnnette Fawcett was one of the protesters who came out on July 10 to speak against the offi cial opening of the new segregated bike lanes on Laurier Avenue.

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The City of Ottawa will borrow $200 million to help cover the cost of projects in the coming year.

Approved at the July 7 deben-ture committee meeting, the bor-rowing means the city’s total debt has risen to nearly $1 billion.

The debenture committee was set up in January 2010 to issue debentures, which are similar to bonds. The debentures have been issued as two separate tranches, the fi rst valued at $150 million with a 31-year term and a second worth $50 million, which has been issued for a 15-year term.

Some of the money will:• Buy 226 buses.• Expand the sewer network in

multiple locations.• Complete the Strandherd-

Armstrong bridge.• Extend Strandherd Drive in

Barrhaven eastward to Prince of Wales Drive and the new bridge.

• Four-lane Prince of Wales Drive between Strandherd and Woodroffe Avenue.

• Rehabilitation bridges at Green’s Creek, Bank Street south, Bronson Avenue over the canal, and Heron Road over the Rideau River.

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The owner of Jericho Leba-nese Food, a restaurant in the Glebe, is cleaning up his fl ood-ed basement following a water main break that has left his business in disarray.

Raouf Omar, who is also an artist, spent the afternoon of June 2 cleaning and disposing of thousands of dollars worth of supplies for his restaurant and his artwork.

“I struggled to save a few things, but it was diffi cult,” said Omar. “Almost all my art is gone.”

The water main break that caused a huge amount of water and mud to gush into Omar’s basement occurred as a result of the ongoing construction work on Bank Street.

“They were digging and sud-denly broke a water main pipe that caused havoc to my busi-ness,” he said.

While the restaurant’s main fl oor was unaffected, the base-ment suffered extensive dam-ages and is currently closed for renovation.

“My basement is the heart of my restaurant and having it closed means my business is dead,” said Omar.

Without the basement Omar said the eatery can’t function.

“All my coolers and freezers were down there and they are all gone.”

For 25 years he has operated in the Glebe offering a variety of Middle Eastern and Mediter-ranean food, Omar said he had

never had any interruption of such magnitude, and worst of it all it happened just a month after he had surgery to remove a tumor.

“Since my surgery I was cop-ing pretty well, but the fl ooding dealt a serious blow to me. It has created mental and physical damage on me,” he said.

City spokeswoman Jocelyne

Turner said the city was aware of the fl ooding.

“There was a fl ooding inci-dent at 840 Bank St. about a month ago when the contractor was hooking up temporary wa-ter supplies,” Turner said in an email.

“The contractor did some ini-tial clean-up and then contacted its insurance company, which

is the normal practice in these situations. The contractor is awaiting word from its insur-ance company.”

Often working 12 hours a day serving food to his many cus-tomers, Omar can now only af-ford to operate three hours day.

“It has been very diffi cult and challenging, we can not prepare the food from the restaurant

anymore, all that we do is we buy stuff and have the food pre-pared from home and bring it here in containers,” he said.

“It is a very diffi cult task, but I try my best in order to keep the business alive.”

The damage to the basement will be covered by his insur-ance, but Omar is not sure when it will be completed.

“All I want is to get back to how I was before the fl ooding and have my life and business back,” he said.

Omar said he is grateful to his many loyal customers accu-mulated throughout the past 25 years.

“Even with construction cur-rently underway, I have been able to survive because of them.”

Even though his hours of operation have been limited by the fl ooding, Omar is urging his regular customers to con-tinue to support not only his restaurant, but the other Glebe businesses affected by the re-construction.

“I know they are great cus-tomers and they will never let me down as I have never let them down. I want them to keep supporting not just my busi-ness, but all the business in the Glebe, as we were all hurt as a result of the construction,”

Omar noted that the construc-tion in the Glebe has turned away many potential customers since it began on May 24.

“Many people have been turned away and that is affect-ing our businesses and our rev-enues,” he said.

Glebe restaurant hit by reconstruction-related fl ooding

Photo by Eddie RwemaFlooding in the basement of Glebe-based restaurant Jericho has drastically reduced its hours.

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Ontario commmuni-ties are spending un-precedented time and money on how to pay

for fi xes to our crumbling infra-structure, the roads, water sys-tems, schools and other public buildings that underpin daily life.

Funds are in short supply to repair, upgrade or rebuild ag-ing facilities, despite billions of dollars in stimulus funds in the last few years. From the Ottawa region to Metro Toronto to the near north, the pressure comes at a time when many communi-ties are already experiencing budget problems.

Ottawa’s public infrastruc-ture assets are valued at $14 billion. Those assets depreci-ate at a rate of over $200 mil-lion per year. Council has allocated about $30 million for infrastructure renewal in 2011. The city says it should be spending more than twice that amount for repair and re-placement but doesn’t have the funds.

And although Ontario and federal funding will continue, exactly how these programs will be run is not yet clear. NDP

Leader Jack Layton and other opposition politicians say they worry the senior, cash-strapped governments will place a lower priority on municipal infra-structure now.

By the province’s own es-timates, there is $100 billion worth of unrepaired or unbuilt infrastructure in Ontario, with no funds available to fi x or build it. That infrastructure gap can be seen more clearly every day in roadway sinkholes, fl ooded storm systems and deteriorat-ing public buildings.

Ontario communities are struggling without success to meet their infrastructure needs, despite several years of

stimulus funding. While the $3.4-billion infrastructure pro-gram created jobs and helped kick-start the economy, even Ontario Infrastructure Minis-ter Bob Chiarelli concedes the stimulus programs made only a “dent.”

“I think it will be a long time before it will be easy, but collec-tively, we need to do it smarter,” Chiarelli acknowledged.

A Metroland Special Report shows Ontario communities increasingly are borrowing and going into debt – some for the fi rst time in decades – to deal with a worsening situa-tion. Long-term needs are over-whelming.

Just last week, the City of Ottawa decided to borrow $200 million for capital projects.

Metroland surveyed munici-palities for data on everything from the amount of money re-ceived from the federal govern-ment and Queen’s Park to long-term infrastructure needs. (See chart.)

More than half have intro-duced a tax or levy specifi cally to help pay for infrastructure projects (Ottawa introduced such a levy in 2006 but aban-doned it by the third year, which happened to be an elec-tion year);

More than half measure their expected capital costs over the

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next decade in billions of dol-lars, including York at $8 billion by 2020 (fi gures for Ottawa were unavailable because the city’s long-range fi nancial plan was up for review this year, but the capital portion was delayed);

Three-quarters report they are currently short at least $160 million for future infrastruc-ture repairs and upgrades;

Mississauga, which hasn’t had to borrow since 1978, proj-ects $446 million in debt over the next 10 years. Brampton, debt free at the moment, ex-pects to start incurring debt as early as 2012;

Almost half are carrying debt loads in excess of $600 per

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A METROLAND MEDIA SPECIAL REPORT

If Ontario was your house, it would be on the verge of falling apart. The roof needs reshingling, the electrical system is ailing and the furnace is on its last legs. Forget about the fact the bathroom hasn’t been redone since the 1970s. You’ve taken loans and are maxing out credit cards to pay for just part of what needs to be done. A Metroland Special Report shows that’s the situation for Ontario municipalities as they struggle to fi x our crumbling infrastructure – the roads, buildings, water and sewer systems that underpin our daily life.

The First in a Three-Part SeriesHow to fi x our crumbling infrastructure

Recent Infrastructure Spending

Provincewide spending on 1,400 municipal projects from all three levels of government totalled about $3.4 billion over the last two years.

This included the $1.85 bil-lion (split between Ontario and Ottawa) doled out in On-tario through the Infrastruc-ture Stimulus Fund (ISF). Other investments included $408 mil-lion through the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund and the Recre-ational Infrastructure Canada (RINC) fund that allowed for $500 million of renovations at hockey arenas and other rec-reational facilities across the country.

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resident. The consequences are signifi -

cant.In Wainfl eet, more than 1,000

homes are entering the sixth year of a boil water advisory after Niagara Region decided against the $120-million cost of connecting the community to Port Colborne’s water system;

To close the local infrastruc-ture gap, every Toronto resi-dent would have to pay more than $1,000 extra on their prop-erty tax bill. In Prince Edward County and in Perth, the fi gure is closer to $2,000;

In Hamilton, roads that are supposed to be resurfaced with-in 35 years are now on a 110-year cycle;

Sinkholes are more common, opening huge gaps in roadways when broken underground pipes collapse or the surface gives out;

Severe weather and crum-bling storm systems make certain older neighbourhoods across Ontario more vulnerable to basement fl ooding;

In Durham, traffi c on a badly deteriorating heritage bridge has been curtailed until the $800,000 in required funding is found;

In Huntsville, where more than $100 million fl owed in funding for the G8 summit and federal-provincial stimulus, no assistance was available to ren-ovate several small community

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halls to make them handicapped accessible.

Part of the problem is that re-cent government stimulus funds went to “shovel ready” projects, rather than those most in need of attention, says Saeed Mirza, professor emeritus of engineer-ing at McGill University.

“The stimulus (program) was to create jobs, not to spend mon-ey where we needed,” he said. “Our infrastructure is in very dire straits and we need to act urgently.”

The balance of Ontario’s in-frastructure is now of an age where it needs replacement or repair. About 60 per cent of buildings, roads, water and other systems are more than 50 years old. Almost a third of the province’s infrastructure is more than 90 years old.

Guelph is a good example of what that means. About 40 per cent of the city’s $1.3 billion worth of infrastructure is at the end of its life cycle now.

Almost every community has a Centennial building of some kind, a library or an arena, built in a massive construction boom during Canada’s 1967 celebra-tions. About 2,500 such build-ings are now in need of – but not funded for – repairs.

“There are really harsh, stark realities coming soon,” said Pat Vanini, executive director of the Association of Municipali-ties of Ontario.

A METROLAND MEDIA SPECIAL REPORT

LAURA MUELLER

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In the last term of council, the City of Ottawa did attempt to take action regarding its grow-ing infrastructure debt – but it didn’t last. Council imposed a levy in 2006 that would add money to a reserve fund dedi-cated to tackling infrastructure renewal. At a two per cent in-crease over and above property tax increases each year, the ad-ditional fee didn’t last.

“We stayed true to our prin-ciples for one year, and by the second year we had watered it down and by the third year we abandoned that principle,” said Innes Ward Coun. Rainer Bloess, who championed an attempt to reintroduce the levy in the fi nal year of the last council’s term.

After the fi rst year it was slashed to one per cent, and by the third year of the term – with another election approaching – the levy was axed entirely.

“If bridges are falling down or roads are crumbling, what does it take to fi x them?” Bloess said. “We know that if you don’t invest in your infrastructure at the right time – in maintaining infrastructure – you are going to pay way more down the line.”

The city’s approach is to do only what it can afford – and that’s the wrong answer, Bloess said.

“Affordability is obviously an issue,” he said. “But the real issue should be: What do you need to do to maintain your in-frastructure? What is it going to cost you?”

Bloess said he doesn’t think this new council has the appe-tite to approach infrastructure renewal that way, but the debate still needs to happen.

That debate may take place in the fall, when city councillors will discuss a long-range fi nan-cial plan, including a plan for city-funded capital projects. The report was supposed to be done by late spring, but it’s taking longer to identify exactly what Ottawa’s needs are for capital infrastructure.

The city’s last long-range fi -nancial plan, which ended this year, stated: “It is imperative that a strategy be developed that will ensure that our assets are protected and maintained at the lowest long-term cost to our taxpayers.”

On average, Ottawa spends about 35 per cent of what it should be spending on infra-structure renewal.

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From TUNNEL on page 1“I am determined with my council colleagues, to

deliver light rail in a fi nancially sustainable,” Wat-son said.

The mayor noted the city is currently coping with a downtown transit bottleneck that sees tran-sit grind to a halt during rush hour, a problem that will only get worse over time.

According to a city staff report, transit ridership per capita in Ottawa is already among the highest of any comparable city in North America, a trend that is likely to continue.

“Moving ahead with light rail saves money when measured against the alternatives of attempting to push more buses through the downtown, while also greatly increasing capacity to accommodate pro-jected ridership increases,” Watson said.

Once light rail and the downtown tunnel are in place, the number of buses travelling through the downtown core will be cut in half, taking at least 2,000 buses off downtown streets per day.

It is anticipated that LRT would also cut down on the number of vehicles in the core, as many people will opt to use the more effi cient mode of transit.

When the project gets underway next, Watson said it would generate close to 20,000 person hours of employment and $3 billion in related economic activity during the construction period alone. The city hopes to have the project completed by 2018.

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The city’s Finance and Eco-nomic Development committee last week endorsed a redevelop-ment plan that would give the downtown Arts Court complex a $36-million facelift.

The new 40,000-square-foot space will allow for the Ottawa Art Gallery to be housed at the Daly Avenue location.

It currently operates out of what was once a courthouse.

The redevelopment plan for the heritage building includes a new three-storey space for the gallery, a media-arts hub and an 18-storey residential/commercial tower on Waller Street.

The art gallery portion of the development will cost $19.4 million of the total.

About $12 million to be put towards the project will come from money set aside for a po-tential concert hall.

Mayor Jim Watson promised to make the redevelopment a possible reality if approved by the council.

After more than 20 years of waiting, arts and heritage en-thusiasts said the move to rede-velop the facility could be a cul-tural renaissance happening in Ottawa.

“I am very pleased to see this move forward,” said Leslie Maitland, president of Heri-tage Ottawa.

The city’s staff report said that the redevelopment would offer Arts Court an opportu-nity to become not only an arts destination, but an animated neighbourhood hub as well.

Linda Balduzzi, executive di-rector of the Ottawa Arts Court Foundation, told the commit-tee that the proposal addresses their current needs as an or-ganization and presents an op-portunity for them to grow.

The Ottawa Arts Court is a multi-tenant and multi-disci-plinary arts facility that cur-rently houses 25 different arts organizations.

Arts Court to receive$36 million renovation

EDDIE RWEMA

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Attracting investment for key industry sectors, the attraction of major events and funds to draw more television and fi lm production to the city are key elements of the city’s new $5.5-million economic development plan.

Approved at the July 7 meeting of the Finance and Economic De-velopment Committee, the plan aims to help attract more busi-nesses and entertainment events to Ottawa, as well as working to retain existing businesses.

The plan identifi es a number of proposed initiatives, includ-ing the creation of Invest Ot-tawa, an entity that will focus on attracting investment and new business in the key industry sec-tors of green energy, aerospace, defence, digital media and fi lm and television.

Invest Ottawa will identify potential companies currently present in Ottawa and work with them to ensure their long-term

visibility in the area. The plan sets aside $1.5 mil-

lion for Invest Ottawa, including an additional $115,000 in funding for the Ottawa-Gatineau Film and Television Corporation.

That money will go towards supporting efforts to attract fi lm and television production to the city.

Neil Bregman, president of Sound Venture Productions, an Ottawa-based production com-pany, told the committee that additional funds would help the industry entice more companies to fi lm in the city and called for the plan to be executed as soon as possible.

An additional $1.4 million would be spent on enhancing en-trepreneurship programming, including the creation of a busi-ness incubation space.

The city’s staff report recom-mended the creation of a major attraction events offi ce through Tourism Ottawa.

If approved by the council, this offi ce would receive an an-nual operating budget of slight-

ly more than $500,000. It would work attract events and provide resources to support bid propos-als.

“This is a great move that will generate more economic benefi t to the city,” said Dick Brown, ex-ecutive director of the Ottawa-Gatineau Hotel Association.

Currently, the city’s economic development branch is pursuing the 2012 Juno Awards, 2013 IIHF World Women’s Hockey Cham-pionship and the 2015 Women’s World Cup of soccer.

Noel Buckley, of Ottawa Tour-ism, told the committee he was happy to see the city return to helping boost the tourism sec-tor. He said the new offi ce will be pursuing best-bet opportunities, as opposed to casting a wide net across myriad events.

Buckley said that the tourism offi ce’s strategy is simple: “Bid more, win more, host more.”

He urged the city to also look into expanding Canada Day cel-ebrations as part of attracting more visitors and tourists to Ot-tawa.

Funding approved for city’s economic development plan

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Deprivation is not my idea of my vacation,” a neighbour said fl atly when I asked if she’d like to join us for a camping week-

end in Gatineau Park.I was sympathetic. After all, sleeping

on the hard ground, often in the cold, kids wetting their sleeping bags after one too many marshmallows, black fl ies swarming around, in and under hair, having to run through the woods to get to an outhouse that smells like a pig barn. What’s to love?

And after a week of running around gathering dry food for the occasion, not-quite meeting deadlines, and purchasing oversized bathing suits (ugh), I wasn’t sure I wanted to go either. Not to mention the fact that my husband, who’s normal-ly pretty well behaved, had been drown-ing our broken dining tent in French-Catholic blasphemy all week long.

“Maybe we shouldn’t go,” I ventured, as my spouse said something about Holy Communion, which I deemed to be out of place in the conversation. “Maybe it’s too much work. Maybe we should just stay here and go for a picnic one day.”

But he insisted. I could see in his eyes the look that said, “if we don’t go, you’ll spend the whole weekend on your

computer and you’ll be utterly miserable by the end and you’ll blame everyone else for your misery.” True.

Because, for me, well, there’s just something about camping.

“It’s the only time I can truly relax,” said a friend of ours one weekend around the campfi re. He’s a renovations contractor who built his own house ten years ago. Like the gardener’s garden, his house is never truly fi nished, and he spends all his spare time throughout the winter putting trim on windows and caulking the sink.

I totally get it. At home, regardless of whether you “work” there or not, and there’s always something to be done. But when you’re camping, well, there’s the ability to just relax and shut out the world. No housework, no phone calls, no

emails, no clocks. We wake up with the birds and take the day at the pace that works. We eat when we’re hungry and nap when we’re sleepy. In between, we swim and hike and read and play ball. Sounds glorious, doesn’t it?

I know what you’re thinking: But what if it rains? What if one of the kids drinks wonky lake water and has diarrhea? What if a tick bites me and I get Lyme disease?

I can assure you that the latter two have never happened. And rain? Well, sometimes it rains.

Last Labour Day weekend, for ex-ample, we decided to tempt fate and the weather man and head out for four nights to Lac Philippe. Friends that were meant to join us dared not brave the stormy forecast. But annual tradition – the fact that my husband and I had fi rst met there nine years earlier on Labour Day Weekend-- dictated that we go, regardless of the weather.

The fi rst two days, in fact, we had glorious sunshine and an empty beach to ourselves. We walked through the lovely artisan town of Wakefi eld, took in some live music by local folk singer Lindsay Ferguson at the market, and stopped by the tiny library to pick up a stack of

used magazines in the foyer. The next two days, it was pretty much constant downpour.

Not to have our spirits dampened, we decided to make the most of it.

While my beloved husband and chil-dren hooked worms onto fi shing rods, I kicked back in my zero gravity chair in the dining tent and read archival copies of Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine. It’s one of the only times I can remember that I hadn’t a care in the world. And you know what? They were two of the happi-est days of my life.

Charles Gordon is on vacation. His column will return on Aug. 13.

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With a report to city council last week outlining the implementation of the proposed light rail transit project, an idea that has been little more than

a series of a conceptual drawings and dense reports for the past six years moved perceptibly closer to becoming reality.

While the new proposal for the downtown tunnel section of the LRT raises several ques-tions, such as why wasn’t the shallower Queen Street route considered all along if it is indeed the best option, what this report signifi es is that mass transit in Ottawa will be taking a big step forward by 2018.

As with the expansion of the existing O-Train system announced late last month, the accep-tance of a realistic LRT plan by city council will see Ottawa move closer to the standard of transit enjoyed by residents of other North American cities of similar size.

But we cannot afford to stand back and ad-mire these achievements, as impressive as they might be.

According to the report, transit ridership is expected to increase by 64 per cent by 2031,

based on population and employment growth of 30 per cent during the same period. That growth will see 18,000 people per direction fl owing through the downtown core during peak hours.

The Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Road light rail system will presumably accommodate that growth, but with a signifi cant portion of the trips passing through downtown originating in places like Kanata, Barrhaven and Orleans, the path to reducing traffi c congestion beyond Al-bert and Slater streets does not end with a 12.5 kilometre system.

City council must begin the process of inves-tigating how the rest of the city can effi ciently be incorporated into Ottawa’s fl edgling rail system sooner, not later. There are options that deserve serious consideration from our elected offi cials, such as commuter rail and interpro-vincial links. Another delay similar to the past six years of indecision and doubt cannot be repeated.

The loyal commuters who contribute to Ot-tawa having among the highest transit ridership rates per capita in North America deserve no less.

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The offi cial start of the provincial election campaign is still nearly two months away, but Carleton’s student as-sociation is hoping to get the word out early in the hopes of mobilizing the stu-dent vote.

On July 6 – exactly three months from the Ontario election in October – the Carleton University Students Associa-tion hosted a bike tune-up and barbecue at a campus pub, Oliver’s, as part of its Take It Over campaign to raise aware-ness about the importance of voting. CUSA members were also trying to edu-cate students about provincial topics such as post-secondary education, tran-sit and sustainability.

Every sixth day of each month lead-ing up to the Oct. 6 election, CUSA and the Carleton Graduate Students Associ-ation will host an awareness event in an effort to get the date “in people’s heads,” explained Chantle Beeso, vice president for student issues at CUSA.

“Historically the youth vote is a lot lower than any other age group, so if we vote in masses as students it shows that we care, we’re not passive, and we have a say,” Beeso said, noting that they aren’t advocating for any particular party. “We’re non-partisan, so we just want to mobilize students to make sure youth voices are being heard.”

July’s event focused on transit and

sustainability, but Beeso hasn’t decided what the focus will be on Aug. 6. A ma-jor issue for the association is Ontario’s tuition fees, which Beeso said are the highest in the country – compounded by the lowest amount of capital funding and the highest class sizes.

“It’s important to have post secondary

issues on the table, because as students we take on a lot of the fi nancial burdens that come along with being the people who will eventually contribute to the economy,” she said. “It’s about how can we get our voice out there, how can we make sure our issues are addressed, how can we make sure we’re being heard.”

Photo by Emma JacksonChantle Beeso, left, VP of student issues at Carleton’s student association, joined fellow CUSA members Ruty Skvirsky, Sarah Cooper, and Alena Peters, for a provincial election awareness event at Carleton’s campus pub.

Vote campaign starts early at CarletonTHIS WEEK’S POLL QUESTIONHow do you keep cool in the heat of July?

A) Crank up the air conditioning and lay low until the worst subsides.

B) Head to the beach or local swimming pool for a dip.

C) Wander a mall or hang out in the freezer section of the grocery store.

D) I’ve got no such luxury, so I just grin and bear it.

LAST WEEK’S POLL SUMMARYIs the NCC right to approve digital signs overlooking the Rideau Canal?

A) Yes. It will lend a cosmopolitan edge sorely lacking in the city.

B) No. Heritage sites should be unblemished by technology.

C) Maybe. Lets see how the pilot project turns out before drawing conclusions.

D) It doesn’t matter. City hall will see the light and turn down the idea at council.

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Two former soldiers are planning to spend nine days on water paddling be-tween Ottawa and Kingston to help raise money for a program to support Canadian men and women wounded in action.

From July 30 to Aug. 7, Marc Belanger and Robert Mullan will kayak from Kings-ton to Ottawa, via the Rideau River and canal system promoting awareness of the Soldier On Fund.

“We want to ensure that people both in the military and outside are aware of the

Soldier On program and attract them to support the initiative,” said Belanger.

The Soldier On Fund provides resourc-es and opportunities for serving Canadi-an Forces members who were wounded or injured on duty, allowing them to actively participate in physical, recreational or sporting activities.

Having served in the Canadian Forces for 26 years, Belanger said he has always wanted to kayak from Kingston on the shores of Lake Ontario to Ottawa, a dis-tance of 202 kilometres.

When opportunity presented itself, Be-langer preferred to do it for a cause.

“I decided if I were to do it, I should have a cause behind it, and that is how the idea of supporting Soldier On Fund came up,” said Belanger.

Since last August, he has been working hard to put together this fundraiser and said he’s happy things a fi nally working out.

“As it gets more and more closer, I feel more excited and looking forward to it,” he said, adding that interest in the cause has been tremendous.

“So far we have raised more than $3,000 and now I am thinking if I can raise $5,000 that would be even better.”

After retiring in 2007, Belanger, a Fitz-roy Harbour resident, now works with the Department of Defence and he thinks the time is right for him to give back to the institution he served with pride.

“Having been a soldier, it is my way of helping the guys. It is a great cause,” said Belanger.

He’ll be tackling the trip with Mullan on his vacation time this summer.

“We enjoy kayaking, it takes us outdoor and it promotes physical fi tness, which is a good thing in the Canadian military,” he noted.

Belanger and Mullan will hit the waters on July 30 at 9 a.m. at the Cataraqui Canoe Club at the Kingston docks.

“Weather permitting, we will be at Cha-teau Laurier on Aug. 7.”

While he believes in the cause, Belanger is not yet sure if the trip will become an annual event.

“It is really time consuming to orga-nize,” he said. “Maybe we will do it again, may be we will do something different.”

While the Soldier On program is limit-ed to supporting serving Canadian Forces personnel, the fund may also be used to support not only currently serving forces, but also former personnel and families of ill and injured.

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The HOPE Volleyball SummerFest or-ganizers are taking aim not only at rais-ing money for local charities with this year’s event, but also at a world record.

At the July 16 event held at Mooney’s Bay Park, organizers are looking to claim the Guinness World Record for the largest single-day volleyball tournament when an anticipated 20,000 participants turn out.

“We have 10,000 guaranteed people who have registered, but we hope to have around 20,000 people showing up,” said Holly Tarrison, the event’s executive di-

rector. She confi rmed that Guinness will be verifying the turnout.

The closest rival event, according to HOPE Volleyball offi cials, has only fea-tured about 400 people. Organizers hope to fi le the paper work to the Guinness Book of World Records once the festival is fi n-ished. The record would allow HOPE Vol-leyball to use the Guinness Book of World Records’ logo to promote future events.

This year in Ottawa, Hope Volleyball will be raising money for Starlight Chil-dren’s Foundation, Breast cancer Action, Harvest House, YMCA/YWCA National Capital region, Kids Help Phone and Ot-tawa Children’s Treatment Centre.

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University of Ottawa hurdler Ashlea Maddex was the lone individual golden girl, capturing the women’s 100-metre hurdles by a commanding margin in 13.88 seconds. The Rockland native was one of three Lions athletes to hit minimum qual-ifying standards at the meet to be selected for the Canadian team that will compete in the Pan American Junior Champion-ships, held July 22 to 24 in Miramar, Fla.

Just missing the Pan Am boat was re-cent Lisgar Collegiate Institute grad Julia Stille, who nonetheless capped a standout season with her silver medal fi nish in the women’s triple jump.

“At the beginning of the season, I really wanted to make junior Pan Ams,” says Stille, who leapt 12.26 metres on her fi nal attempt to vault past teammate and bronze medallist Krista Dillon. “Unfortunately I didn’t – I was off by 14 centimetres – but I’ve been jumping really consistently over 12 metres, which was kind of my goal at the beginning.”

Although her jump at junior nationals was offi cially listed as wind-aided in the 35 C weather, Stille surpassed the distance she jumped en route to a fourth-place fi n-ish at the senior-level Canadian champi-onships in June.

University of Ottawa student Devin Biocchi and Immaculata High School student Denray Jean-Jacques replicated Stille and Dillon’s 2-3 feat with silver and bronze medal wins in the men’s 400 me-tres. Biocchi dipped under the 48-second Pan Am qualifying standard with a 47.87

clocking, while Jean-Jacques just missed the mark at 48.23. Franco-Ouest student Emma Galbraith came oh-so-close in the women’s 800 metres, missing the standard by .04 seconds with her fourth-place fi nish in 2:11.04.

Glebe Collegiate grad Emery Terrell rounded out the individual medal haul with a bronze in the women’s heptathlon, while the Lions took gold in the women’s 4-by-100 metre relay and the men’s 4-by-400 metre, and silver in the men’s 4-by-100 metre and women’s 4-by-400 metre.

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high school students a chance to improve job skills while working with police offi cers at various community events.

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from 300 that applied for the 2011 Youth in Policing Initiative pro-gram. The eight-week program, now in its fi fth year, is for youth who may experience barriers to

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Carleton University and its partners have announced the school will revive its varsity football program for the 2013 season when it will kick off for the fi rst time in 15 years.

“We have not had a football team since 1998. That means we’ve got 15 years of an undefeated record when we start football again,” university president Roseann O’Reilly Runte joked at the offi cial an-nouncement on Wednesday, July 6. “I’d just like to let the University of Ottawa know that we’re going to keep that re-cord for 15 years after, because when we do something at Carleton we really do it right.”

The Old Crow Society, Carleton’s foot-ball alumni group whose members are drawn from across the 53-year program that ended in 1998, has spearheaded the revival, working with Carleton’s athletic department to develop a business model that would set the football team up as a separate enterprise that doesn’t draw on university funds to operate. The effort was solidifi ed when local business giant John Ruddy gave $2.5 million to the Old Crow revival steering committee to help them toward their $5 million start-up goal.

“Without a doubt he was the catalyst that got this revival effort going with his generous, incredible fi nancial support, and equally important he remained in-volved in terms of time and effort ever since and has been our anchor through-out this process,” said Kevin McKerrow, president of the Old Crow Society, a for-mer Ravens offensive lineman and the

group’s most vocal advocate. Ruddy is also a partner in the Ottawa

Sports and Entertainment Group which is bringing a Canadian Football League team to Ottawa. That team could begin play as early as 2013 as well.

The Carleton Alumni Association and individual donations from Carleton graduates made up the majority of the remaining $2.5 million, which was need-ed to secure the team’s revival. The team will be the only athletic team at Carleton entirely fi nanced by an outside source as opposed to university funds or student athletic fees.

Old Crows Football Inc. will be led by a community-based board of directors in partnership with the university’s administration. The company will help the university operate the club and will be involved in selecting and evaluating the head coach, setting and reviewing the budget, marketing and game-day event planning, according to a university press release.

Since one season of football will cost as much as $800,000, the separate business model will ensure that other Carleton programs aren’t impacted by the team.

“We’re doing it the right way, with a great deal of care and concern,” Runte said. “The football team will not take away from our academic programs, it will not take away from other sports, and it will certainly not take away from our women’s athletics. So this is a really big win for Carleton.”

McKerrow said the team’s offi cial launch is overwhelming given how many hours of work he’s poured into the effort – earning him an Alumni Volunteer of the Year award earlier in the spring.

“It’s a very exciting day for me person-ally, and it’s still hard to comprehend that this day has arrived and we’re moving to-ward our fi rst game,” he said. McKerrow was a guard for the Ravens football team from 1983 to 1986, and was an assistant coach from 1989 to 1991.

Although his two daughters won’t be

able to play on the men’s team, he said he supports the school’s women’s rugby team since it shares its roots in football and women’s rugby has a strong tradi-tion at the school.

The football team will kick off in 2013, since there isn’t enough time to fi eld a team for 2012.

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Photo by Emma JacksonKevin McKerrow, president of Carleton University’s football alumni group the Old Crows Society, joined athletics director Jennifer Brenning and school president Roseann O’Reilly Runte, right, to announce that football will be returning to Carleton University.

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BARBECUE DAYSOttawa Police Sgt. Dave Zackrias grilled up some hamburgers and hot dogs at Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi’s summer barbecue, which took place July 10 at St. Luke’s Park.

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Job PostingJob Title: Permanent Full-Time District Service RepresentativeDepartment: Circulation DepartmentLocation: OttawaJob Summary:

This is a challenging role that requires an enthusiastic and energetic individual who is a self starter with strong communication, organizational, computer and problem solving skills. Experience is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate.

Position Accountabilities:• A fl air for dealing with customers in a patient and understanding

manner• Excellent verbal & written communication skills• Detail oriented and highly organized• Ability to handle multiple demands and prioritize tasks• Address timely concerns in a timely and professional manner.• Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce applications including Windows,

Word, Excel and PowerPoint• Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his /her transportation• Previous customer experience an asset• Bilingualism in English and French an asset

Competencies,Competencies: Action oriented, Drive for Results, Composure, Customer Focus, Creativity, Learning on the Fly, Time Management• Excellent attention to detail • Ability to build and develop effective relationships within the team

and with carriers• Strong communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills• Solid organizational skills and time management skills with the

ability to multi-task• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment

What we can offer:• We offer competitive compensation package including mileage allowance • Comprehensive benefi ts package• We offer rewarding opportunities for development and advancementInterested and qualifi ed candidates should forward their resume and cover letter no later than August 2, 2011 to the attention of Janet Lucas at [email protected] / Fax: 613-224-2265. No phone calls please and only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Position Available: Production Artist, Temporary Full-time, entry levelSummaryOttawa Region’s production team is looking for an enthusiastic computer-savvy graphic designer.Production artists primarily work closely with the sales department to cre-ate ads for print in any of our 15 community newspaper publications.

Please note that hours are shift work with three 12 hour shifts, one 8 hour day and one day off per week, Monday – Friday with no weekend work.

ResponsibilitiesDuties and Responsibilities: Retrieve digital fi les from email, ftp and network fi leservers. Work closely with advertising sales reps to elicit requirements. Produce ads using InDesign/Illustrator. Prefl ight incoming artwork using Pitstop and Acrobat Pro for correct specifi cations. Check fi nal newspaper pages for ads assembled into them and page completeness. Send press-ready PDF page fi les via network fi leservers. Various page, fi le and spreadsheet handling for shipment to third parties. Be responsible for ensuring all fi les are sent on time and procedures are followed. Design and layout newspaper special section pages. Work with regular newspaper pages using InDesign.

Competencies, Skills and Experience Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite 2 in a PC environment, MAC experience desirable. Skilled in digital fi le retrieval and manipulation. Able to work under tight deadlines. Organized, good phone manner, ability to multitask. Familiar with PDF technology, retrieving and sending fi les electronically, working on a network. Creative design skills for newsprint advertisements. Flexible and adaptable. Newspaper publishing background preferred.

Interested candidates should forward their resume to the attention of Mark Saunders at [email protected] by no later than Thursday, July 28, 2011.

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Position Title: Regional Human Resources Manager- 12 month contract (Maternity Leave)Department: Human ResourcesLocation: Metroland – Ottawa Area: (Arnprior, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Nepean, Perth, Renfrew, & Smiths Falls)

Metroland Media currently has an opening for a Regional Human Resources Manager supporting the Ottawa region. Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for providing expert Human Resources consultation to the Region ensuring all Human Resources needs are successfully met. Consulting with the regional businesses, the primary responsibility of this role is to provide guidance and consulting to ensure that business practices are promoted and supported by HR practices.

Key Responsibilities:Promote the business strategy & vision by acting as a business partner to assist in the implementation of key initiatives

Employee Engagement - further develop a learning culture through eff ective succession planning, objective setting, performance development, talent review & development planning as well as one-on-one coaching

Employee Relations – Coach Managers & employees through eff ective listening, counseling, being supportive & making appropriate recommendations in accordance with company policies, government legislation & the requirements of the business unit.

Labour relations – provide guidance and support to the management team on collective agreement interpretation & administration. Lead the grievance & arbitration process & assist in collective bargaining. Maintain a strong labour relations climate.

Ensure legal compliance is met with respect to all relevant employment and contractual legislation.

Facilitate learning & development by organizing and/or conducting training sessions and workshops.

Promote excellence within the HR function with respect to performance management, compensation planning, benefi ts administration, health & safety and WSIB, STD/LTD claims management.

• Manage the recruitment & selection and on-boarding process to ensure the recruitment of top talent in a timely, cost-eff ect manner.

• Participate in Corporate HR Initiatives and projects as assigned.

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University degree or equivalent education in Human Resources

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Results-oriented with the ability to think and learn on the fl y.

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Some of the things you’ll enjoy about working as part of the sales team at Metroland:• Being part of Metroland’s adventure in the online and offl ine world• Working in a fast paced innovative working environment• Advising clients on cutting edge technologies and industry trends• Becoming an expert in the Web, publishing, and delivery• Self-directed earnings potential

In this position, you will be called upon to:• Identify and discuss advertising needs with prospective customers• Understand and promote METROLAND MEDIA products and services

relevant to each new potential client acquisition• Design proposals for customers based on needs assessment• Maintain positive and eff ective customer relationships

Requirements:• A can-do attitude with a drive for success• Good Internet skills - SEO/SEM knowledge is an asset • The desire to earn the income you want based on sales results• Excellent communication skills• Media experience is an asset, but not required.

Metroland Media attributes its success and winning culture to its dedicated employees. We are committed to off ering you a best-in-class total rewards package, ongoing growth and development opportunities, plus a dynamic and innovative working environment.

Forward your resume in confi dence to Nancy Gour ([email protected]) by July 30, 2011.

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Position Available: Multimedia Sales SpecialistSummaryThe Multimedia Sales Specialist works as a key member of the Advertising team by participating and driving specifi c online sales and initiatives, as well as supporting customers, relative to an online product they have purchased. Their goals are to manage, maximize and grow customer satisfaction levels, while focusing on fulfi lling the needs of advertisers, through alignment with Metroland Media services.

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities for this role are heavily focused on sales activities for Metroland Digital properties, with the embedded understanding of customer relationship management and service.

1. Outbound sales acquisition activity to local businesses promoting digital products. 2. Plan and prioritize personal sales activities and customer/prospect contact towards achieving agreed business aims, including costs and sales - especially managing per-sonal time and productivity. 3. Plan and manage personal business portfolio according to an agreed market devel-opment strategy. 4. Manage product/service mix, pricing and margins according to agreed aims. 5. Maintain and develop existing and new customers through appropriate propositions and ethical sales methods. 6. Use customer and prospect contact activities tools and systems, and update accordingly. 7. Plan/carry out/support local marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales, and integrate personal sales eff orts with other organized marketing activi-ties, e.g., product launches, promotions, advertising, exhibitions and telemarketing. 8. Respond to and follow up sales enquiries using appropriate methods. 9. Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports and information. 10. Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profi table business and sustain-able relationships. 11. Attend and present at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development. 12. Attend training and develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills. 13. Adhere to health and safety policy, and other requirements relating to care of equipment.

RequirementsQualifi ed candidates should possess: • Proven track record of achieving and exceeding measurable goals • Outbound B2B calling experience • Experience in managing a portfolio of clients • The ability to function in a deadline driven environment • Demonstrated superior customer relationship skills • Good communication skills, both verbal and written • The ability to work effi ciently independently or as a part of a team • Excellent organizational skills, along with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to multi-task • Working and functional knowledge of the MS Windows and Offi ce suites, as well as functional and navigational knowledge of the Internet

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume and cover letter by July 11, 2011 to: [email protected]. Please reference “Multimedia Sales Specialist” in the Subject Line.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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