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[email protected] 613-45-VOICE www.ottawavoice.ca [email protected] Vol. 2 No. 20October 15, 2020
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ELI EL-CHANTIRYCouncillor, West Carleton - March Ward 5
City Hall110 Laurier Ave. W.Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
T: 613-580-2475
Ward Offi ce5670 Carp Rd.
Kinburn, ON K0A 2H0T: 613-580-2424 ext. 32246
@Eli_Elchantiry @Ward5Ottawa
Erin McCracken photos Lynne Rowe holds Holly, a resident raccoon at Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue in the Dunrobin area. Rowe and her team of volunteers have taken in approximately 90 raccoons in need this year, up from the usual 40, because many other centres in Ontario were closed in the spring due to the pandemic.
‘My phone is constantly ringing’: Dunrobin wildlife rescue seeing record demandBY ERIN McCRACKEN
Lynne Rowe approaches an outdoor enclosure where a pair of masked eyes peer out from a cozy hammock.
More curious raccoons inch closer. One plays with a leaf that has fallen through the wire mesh of the enclo-sure, which serves as a safe home away from home while the critters heal and/or mature.
“I find it endlessly fascinat-ing,” Rowe said of her rescue work. “Everyone who volun-teers and pitches in does so because they care about ani-mals. It’s very therapeutic for us to see raccoons goofing around like that. It does my heart a lot of good.”
Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue, a volunteer-based not-for-profit licensed or-ganization in the Dunrobin area, has taken in almost 90 raccoons, some from as far away as Toronto, and a total of more than 300 critters, including bats, rabbits, squirrels, mice, voles and groundhogs.
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District 8 gets permanent sector chief
Veteran firefighter Tom Miller has been promoted to the rank of sector chief of District 8, which in-cludes stations in Corkery, Stittsville, Richmond and North Gower.
“Promoting a new chief officer is one of my favou-rite responsibilities as a deputy chief,” Deputy Fire Chief Todd Horricks, said on Twitter of the Oct. 5 pro-motion. “Today is a great day. My sincerest congrats to Capt. Tom Miller on his well-deserved promotion to sector chief.”
Miller already has experi-ence at that senior rank. He has been the acting sector chief for District 8 over the past 14 months and before that became a captain at Station 94 in Manotick in 2012.
Miller has been a firefighter in Ottawa for 18 years.
Firefighters send well wishes to injured
colleague
West Carleton firefighters are sending their well wishes to an injured colleague.
Platoons from Carp, Kinburn, Dunrobin, Constance Bay and South March recently posed for a group photo during a train-ing night. It will be compiled with photos of firefighters from Ottawa’s other rural districts and given to Justin
Birch, a Cumberland farmer and rural firefighter with Vars.
The 30-year-old lost part of his arm when he fell while working on his baler last month. His right hand became caught in moving equipment.
Surgeons at The Ottawa Hospital’s Trauma Centre had to amputate below the elbow. Since then Birch has undergone multiple surgeries.
Firefighters wanted to let Birch know they’ve got his back, said Acting Sector Chief Mike Ryan, adding that members of the fire ser-vice are like extended family.
A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has generated more than $112,000 in do-nations to offset hospital
expenses, help Birch adjust to life at home without the use of his dominant hand and potentially cover the cost of a prosthetic hand.
Student transport van involved in crash
A student transportation van and a deer collided on Galetta Side Road near Canon Smith Road in the Fitzroy Harbour area on Oct. 1 at 8:31 a.m., prompting the arrival of firefighters from Fitzroy’s Station 62.
“No injuries but the deer didn’t make it,” said Acting Sector Chief Mike Ryan.
The van was not transport-ing students at the time, he said.
Photo courtesy of Deputy Chief Todd Horricks/TwitterDeputy Fire Chief Todd Horricks, in charge of rural operations, left, promoted Tom Miller to the rank of sector chief of District 8, which includes Station 84 in Corkery.
Photo by Ottawa Fire Capt. Gary KelleherSeveral West Carleton firefighters posed for a group photo recently for a compilation that will be gifted to an injured Vars firefighter who was badly injured in a farming accident.
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ELIEL-CHANTIRY
CouncillorWest Carleton - March
Ward 5
City Hall - 613-580-2475Ward Offi ce - 613-580-2424 Ext. 32246
BUDGET 2021 -HAVE YOUR SAY
Yes, it’s that time of year again - time to discuss the City of Ottawa’s annual budget for 2021. The public consultation component of Budget 2021 is now gearing up, and the City of Ottawa wants to engage with you now in preparation of drafting next year’s document. Your feedback helps inform the City’s budget priorities and contributes to decisions about investments in services that you want and need.
The draft budget for 2021 is currently being developed and members of the community can provide input by asking questions, communicating with the Mayor and Council and completing surveys. Additionally, over the coming few weeks there will be Councillor-led public consultation sessions. I will be holding my Virtual Ward 5 Budget Consultation on Thursday, October 29, from 7pm to 8:30pm. This is a virtual meeting and residents must register their participation by emailing [email protected] or calling 613-580-2424 x32256. Registered participants will receive further information including login details for the virtual meeting. Call-in capabilities will also be available for anyone wanting to phone into the meeting. Connect with my offi ce as noted above to obtain call-in details.
If you cannot attend my Public Consultation Session, feel free to contact me directly at [email protected] or call me at 613-580-2475. You can also:• Go to engage.ottawa.ca/draft-budget-2021 and submit
your questions using the online tool and fi ll out the online budget survey
• Follow and communicate with the City via Facebook (@CityOfOttawa) and Twitter (@ottawacity), using the hashtag #ottbudget
• Provide your feedback by calling 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). Rural residents call 613-580-2400.
• Sign up as a public delegation at the upcoming Standing Committee and Board meetings dealing with Budget 2021. (Meeting dates are published on ottawa.ca/budget).
Visit ottawa.ca/budget to get more detailed information on understanding the City budget, learning about the budget process and fi nding ways to get involved and have your say.
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Depot in 2020 is being held from Wednesday, October 21 to Sunday, October 25, 8am to 4pm, at the Barrhaven Snow Disposal Facility (Strandherd Drive and Dealership Drive). No electronic waste will be accepted at this depot. For more information on the depot go to ottawa.ca.
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ABOVE LEFT: Over 80 people participated in the annual Canadian Walk for Veterans at Walter Baker Park in Kanata on Saturday, October 19, raising $4,000 for organizations supporting veterans and first responders dealing post traumatic stress disorder.
ABOVE: Brian and Jill Greenwood, who have nearly 50 years of combined service with the Canadian Armed Forces, led the Canadian Walk for Veterans initiative at the Walter Baker Park in Kanata on October 19.
LEFT: Sheldon Leong (left), the manager of fund development with the Multifaith Housing Initiative, Kanata-Carleton MPP Merrilee Fullerton (middle) and Sammy Sampson (right), a veteran of 21 years with the Canadian Armed Forces, participate in a planting ceremony of the Liberation 75 tulip commemorating the Canadians who served in the Second World War and the 75th anniversary of Canada’s role in the Liberation of The Netherlands in 1945. The commemoration was one of the highlights of the 2019 Canadian Walk for Veterans at Walter Baker Park earlier this month. Anil Jhalli photos
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Canada’s largest no-soil marijuana facility proposed for Carp Airport lands
BY ERIN McCRACKEN
A unique medicinal and recreational marijuana production facility is in the works for the Carp Airport lands.
CannaGenetics wants to build its flagship “precision aeroponics facility” where cannabis will be grown in-doors without the use of soil or pesticides.
This will make it one of Canada’s largest commer-cially licensed producers using this method, said to be different than 90 per cent of currently licensed produc-ers and the most efficient technique available.
“We are hoping to begin construction in spring 2021, noting we are in a global pandemic which may or may not alter our time-lines,” company president and CEO Geoff Graham told this newspaper in an email.
The 42,900-square-foot facility is proposed for the WestKan Business Park at 200 Russ Bradley Rd.
“We have been waiting until now to enter the space, after the ground has settled and the sector became more stable,” Graham said in a statement. “The large companies are still strapped with the business models they started with and we see many gaps in the sector that CannaGenetics can fill.”
He said his mission over the past three years was to seek
out the best people and new-est technologies and inno-vations to develop the best quality and most cost-effi-cient premium products. The company, established in 2018, has a board of direc-tors and a medical advisory board of industry experts.
The future one-storey fully automated facility will culti-vate, process, package and distribute premium high-percentage THC and CBD medical and adult-use rec-reational cannabis products for Canadians.
The cannabis will be avail-able in salves and patches, edibles and capsules, tinc-tures and oils, suppositories, and smoking, dabbing and vaping products.
The amount of cannabis to be grown and processed is commercially confidential, said Graham.
The no-soil approach
means 90 per cent less water and 70 per cent fewer nutri-ents will be needed. Water will be drawn from a private well on the property and wastewater will be filtered, according to the company’s application to the city.
CannaGenetics has ap-plied to Health Canada for three licences, which will require introductory and pre-sales inspections, said Graham.
ON THE MAP
The company hopes to put Carp and Ottawa on the map as a leader in pharmaceuti-cal-grade cannabis.
“It was very important for me to strategically locate our business at the airport in Carp,” Graham said. “I am excited because of what our project brings to the community – high-paying jobs, tax revenues and fu-ture growth, especially now at a time when things are un-fortunately shutting down amidst a global pandemic.”
In the company’s applica-tion, it noted the vantage point of the vacant 4.2-hect-are (10.4-acre) parcel of land in proximity to the airport and trucking routes.
There is room on the site for an expansion with mul-tiple buildings, including an
additional 400,000 square feet of cultivation space. In the concept plan, there is an aerial drawing of four build-ings noted for three phases.
About 20 employees will be hired for the first facility.
“As the company evolves, we anticipate hiring addi-tional personnel,” Graham said, but added no time-lines have been set for the expansion.
The public comment period for the applica-tion closes Thursday, Oct. 15. Comments can still be submitted afterwards, and up to and including at the city’s agriculture and rural affairs committee meeting where the plans will be con-sidered, said city develop-ment review planner Sarah McCormick.
The date when the applica-tion will be heard at the com-mittee meeting has not been decided. The public will be notified of that meeting date 14 days before it takes place, according to city staff.
Submit comments by call-ing at 613-580-2424, ext. 24487 or emailing [email protected].
For details, go to devapps.ottawa.ca and search for D01-01-20-0004 and/or D02-02-20-0023, or visit cannageneticsinc.com.
Screenshot/CannaGenetics websiteCannaGenetics is proposing to build a unique commercially licensed medicinal and recreational marijuana production facility at the WestKan Business Park at the Carp Airport.
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People are willing but need leadershipEight months into the pan-
demic and life is still far from normal. That COVID-19 num-bers are once again on the rise is disappointing, especially with the annual flu season about to descend on society.
If there is one piece of advice which we hope political lead-ers at all levels continue to take, it is to follow the science. That is what is going to get us all out of this in the end. Overall this is a dictum that has been followed by our leaders, although not al-ways. Reference the class size issue around the return to in-person schooling and how ig-noring the expert health advice in that case brought forth a del-uge of criticism on the provincial government.
It is encouraging that for the most part, federal and provincial leaders seem to be cooperating and working with one another.
These pandemic times are no time for there to be squabbling politicians.
It is disappointing, though, that directives from our leaders seem to be constantly changing. Granted, the whole situation is in constant flux but if the mes-sage is not constant and con-sistent, people arrive at a point where they do not know what to believe. The province’s rever-sal on some of the symptoms which require parents to keep a child at home from school and just when a COVID-19 test is re-quired before a return to school is one example. Parents end up confused and upset.
Similarly, witness the province’s reversal on testing, making it by appointment only. This helped eliminate the long lineups which had been happening but it wa-tered down the message that testing is so important in battling
this virus. With the recent rise in cases,
the province has ordered wide-spread lockdowns in hot spots like Ottawa. Indoor dining at restaurants and bars, fitness gyms, cinemas and museums are all closed. And unless we all strictly adhere to social distanc-ing, mask wearing, hand wash-ing, small gatherings and staying home as much as possible, it’s bound to be the schools and daycares next. None of us wants that. That’s why these decisive actions by the province were needed. They put the health of citizens first.
People want to do what is nec-essary to stop this virus. But lead-ers at all levels must give firm direction and make decisions that are consistent and effective. We want to support them; we want to get over this pandemic; we want them to do their job.
BY JON MARK
Never before has George Bernard Shaw’s quote about the ‘sound mind and body’ seemed truer than it does today.
Humans certainly need balance to keep our minds and bodies healthy and with sports and recreation curtailed, extracurriculars cancelled and gyms closed again, it will continue to be a challenge for many of us to
stay active.I’ve just returned to my se-
nior men’s hockey league, after seven months off the blades, and it looks like it’s one game and out.
Under the most recent provincial restrictions con-cerning indoor team sports, only training and drills will be permitted for 28 days. No competitive play or scrim-mages are allowed.
As for the West Carleton Warriors hockey program, I talked to Del Brown, who has been president for four years and has seen nothing but challenge for each and every one of those seasons.
His teams have only been doing developmental work to date, so they are staying flexible and are ready with
contingencies.Martial artist Stephane
D’Amour was travelling in Columbia with his wife when the shutdown first happened in March. He im-mediately started research-ing ways that he could keep his dojo open.
D’Amour, who has owned and managed the Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in South March for 20 years, told me, “We were proactive, we didn’t take this lying down. The moment this all started in March, I started getting familiar with Zoom platforms, a student portal, and I basically turned my gym into a TV studio. Now we’re improving all of those aspects.”
Since the third phase
began in July the academy has been limited to 10 stu-dents per session, with social distancing and no sparring. Like many of us, what he learned the first go-around should prove invaluable this time as well. They are ahead of the game.
Andrew McArdle, presi-dent of the West Carleton Wolverines youth football program, reported that, “Not all clubs ran camps but we got positive survey results from the families, so we went ahead with it.”
They did non-contact drills and skills and some flag foot-ball earlier this fall.
The West Carleton S n ow m o b i l e Tr a i l s Association is anticipating a good season since social dis-tancing is easier to achieve on a snow machine.
“We haven’t seen a boom or
more demand for member-ships because of it, but yes it is one of the easier activities to stay on your own in the bush,” said Steve Burgess, club vice-president. “It’s just the restaurants we don’t know about and we haven’t got a final answer in regards to grooming the trails and how to properly sanitize and man our machines.”
Socially distanced curling at Huntley just got underway and they had been seeking volunteers to help with sani-tization. The new guidelines will likely put a kink in their plans too.
Kids will soon be looking to skate on West Carleton’s outdoor rinks.
Greg Patacairk, president of the Dunrobin Community Association, reports, “We are trying to sort that out now. Depends what happens in
the next month, really. Just not sure what we can do.”
Recently, a group of pro-fessors of medicine and doctors from some of our most prestigious universi-ties in Ontario wrote Premier Doug Ford urging him to not push the province back into a sweeping lockdown because they believe “it would not be helpful” for our mental well-being and our livelihoods.
One more push and it’ll be off the cliff for too many of our small businesses. Besides, I really believe we’re getting quite good at being careful.
One of our true blessings in rural Ottawa is all the abun-dant open spaces and fresh country air.
Jon Mark is a Dunrobin resident and radio person-ality with 99.7 Boom FM.
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Land-use agreement in progress
The West Carleton S n o w m o b i l e Tr a i l s Association is confident that trails within Ottawa’s city limits will open on time this year,
“I think we’re a lot farther ahead on the agreement from working on it last year and working on it this year,” Paul McDonald, the club’s new president and former vice-president, said during the club’s annual general meeting in Carp Sept. 15.
Last season was delayed until mid-January over in-surance and land-use ne-gotiations with the city.
Bridge work continues
Progress is being made to open a bridge over the Ottawa River, connect-ing trail networks in West Carleton and Quebec.
The association is now waiting to hear about its funding applications to the provincial and federal gov-ernments to move forward with that connection.
The Pontiac snowmobile club in Quebec is working on its end to have a five-kilometre section of trail opened once the project gets the green light, said McDonald. His club has also been hard at work opening bridges along its network, including three along the main W1 trail.
New club name being explored
There is interest among club members to reference Mississippi Mills in the name of the West Carleton Snowmobile Trails Club.
“For 30-some years, this club has been called West Carleton but close to half the trails are in Mississippi Mills,” said new vice-pres-ident Steve Burgess.
Outgoing treasurer Mark Broeders suggested look-ing into any potential expense.
“I think it should be done. I wholeheartedly agree,” he said of the name change.
It was suggested that an acronym be considered because of the length of the potential new name. Another member sug-gested a naming contest.
Awards recognize volunteer efforts
New association presi-dent Paul McDonald earned the Volunteer of the Year Award in recog-nition of his work on the trails, in building bridges, seeking out grants, estab-lishing relationships with the Brookstreet Hotel, the Marshes Golf Club and city partners, as well as his efforts on insurance and member issues.
“It’s an extraordinary amount of volunteer work and I can also say I think the whole club would probably fall down if it weren’t for Paul,” Broeders said. “He’s just done a
herculean effort to keep it going and keep it moving.”
Family of the Year went to Collin and Ray Russell, who have been involved in the club for about three decades. Their children Cole and Morgan have also been involved for the past decade.
“I think without their help the west side of the club would be in trouble,” Broeders said.
T h e S n o w m o b i l e Promotion Award went to the Marshes and the Brookstreet, which main-tain a nearby section of the W1 trail and offer special feature nights and pre-ferred snowmobile rates and packages.
The Rookie of the Year is Stuart Williamson, a new Carp resident who reached out to the club to volunteer and has attended board meetings and helped with bridge building. He and his wife Patricia also helped make a trail-side barbecue a success.
“As a new person to the club he stepped up and has shown what a new volun-teer can do,” Broeders said.
The new Volunteer of the Decade Award went to Patricia and Steve Burgess, their sons Corey and Cody, son-in-law Mark Pecarskie and Burgess’ brothers Don and Keith in recognition of more than a decade of trail management and bridge work.
“They do all these things for the good of the club and not to be praised for it,” said Broeders.
Erin McCracken photoThe new executive of the West Carleton Snowmobile Trails Association includes, from left, secretary Doug VanderVelde, vice-president Steve Burgess, president Paul McDonald, Eric Mesdag, training and website coordinator, Kyle Fierens, trail maintenance coordinator, Collin Russell, Ron Anderchek, fundraising director, and treasurer Emma Anderchek. Missing are Doug Drain, trail patrol coordinator, and Rodney Brenton.
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West Carleton food bank issues call for help with Christmas programBY ERIN McCRACKEN
West Carleton’s food bank is seeking Christmas angels.
The West Carleton Food Access Centre is inviting
West Carleton residents in need to sign up by Dec. 15 to receive a Christmas goodie bag, as well as people to do-nate cash and gift cards for the program by the same
date.The goodie bags will look
quite different from what is usually handed out.
Starting in early December, the centre will provide regis-trants with gift cards to pur-chase food and toys.
“We don’t plan to give the baskets like we did last year,” food bank chair Mary Braun said, adding this echoes what some other food banks are doing for their Christmas hamper programs as a pre-cautionary measure during the pandemic.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
“It’s for the health and safety of the packers and the drivers,” said Sharon Roper, the centre’s vice-chair.
Last Christmas 86 baskets were distributed and more than 100 were handed out in 2018, the same year a devas-tating tornado cut through Kinburn and Dunrobin.
It’s a major event for volunteers.
“People like to get together that day to pack the ham-pers,” said Braun. “Every year they book a day off work to do it. So it’ll be a little dif-ferent this year.”
Roper said she will miss the food centre’s Angel Tree pro-gram this year in which she distributed small Christmas trees to schools and busi-nesses in the ward to serve as a drop-off location for toys.
Last year, almost 100 chil-dren and teens up to age 16 were registered.
“It’s all the camaraderie of getting together and packag-ing it up,” Roper said. “And we know that we’ve helped a child have a nice Christmas.”
Gift cards for food can be purchased at all major gro-cery stores. Gift cards for toys can be purchased at Walmart, Giant Tiger, Toys “R” Us and Canadian Tire. For teens, gift cards can also be purchased for iTunes and from Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, clothing stores and eateries.
Monetary donations can be made by cheque or e-transfer. Tax receipts will be provided for donations of more than $20.
Cheques and gift cards can be mailed to West Carleton Food Access Centre, 5670 Carp Rd., Kinburn, Ontario, K0A 2H0. E-transfers can be sent to [email protected] with the subject
line ‘Christmas Program.’ Please include your mailing address.
“If somebody can only af-ford $5 that’s fine,” Braun said. “Every cent makes a difference.”
To receive a goodie bag, call the food bank at 613-832-5685 and leave your name and contact number.
Erin McCracken photoSharon Roper, vice-chair of the West Carleton Food Access Centre, left, and chair Mary Braun are preparing for the food bank’s Christmas program.
Rural Root stages virtual show
Enjoy watching live local theatre from the comfort of home.
West Carleton’s Rural Root Theatre Company presents Bad Auditions … On Camera via Zoom Oct. 21 to 24.
The live 45-minute one-act play, directed by Dunrobin’s Ron Gardner, will offer a
humorous behind-the-scenes glimpse into the au-dition process. Audiences will be able to vote for the actor they think will best fill the role of a lawyer in a crime series.
Tickets can be reserved at rurulroot.org/bad-au-ditions. There is no charge but patrons will be invited to make a donation to the Shepherds of Good Hope.
Huntley association hosting AGM
Attend the Huntley Community Association’s virtual annual general meeting on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
Rescheduled from April, the upcoming meeting was to have an in-person viewing option. But this is likely not possible due
to the updated provincial restrictions.
Email [email protected] for a Zoom meeting link.
The AGM will highlight the association’s 2019 accomplishments and include financial and stra-tegic planning reports, constitution changes and the election of directors.
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2021 BUDGET VIRTUAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION
West Carleton-March residents are invited to attend CouncillorEli El-Chantiry’s Virtual Budget 2021 Public Consultation
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 7:00PM to 8:30PM
This is a virtual meeting and interested residents must register their participation by emailing [email protected] or calling 613-580-2424 x32256. Registered participants will receive further information including login details for the virtual meeting. Call-in capabilities will also be available for anyone wanting to phone into the meeting. Connect with the Ward 5 offi ce as noted above to obtain call-in details.
There will be a presentation by City of Ottawa staff on Budget 2021 followed by an opportunity to provide feedback and comments.
The Carleton 4-H Sheep Club wasn’t able to show its lambs at the Carp fair-grounds as usual this year. Instead, the group divided into the East Carleton and West Carleton groups for smaller showings.
The West Carleton club, led by Jolene Dickson and Gordon McCord, showcased their market and ewe lambs during an outdoor show on Sept. 25. Blair Dow, from Three D. Suffolks, judged each entry.
In the intermediate show-manship class Darren McCord came first, Grace Munro earned second and Erin Nicholson won third place. In the junior class, Mark Munro was first, Tim McCord earned second and Brianna Potter won third place. In the novice cate-gory, Jayden Nicholson won first place, John Potter won second and Henri Sterling earned third place.
Carp Fair co-president
Patricia Boyd presented the Reserve Champion Showperson banner to Grace Munro, and Carp Fair co-president Ryan Foley presented the over-all Champion Showperson award to Darren McCord.
In the ewe lamb confirma-tion class, first place went to
Mark Munro, second place went to Grace Munro and Quinn Dickson earned third place. In the market lamb confirmation class Darren McCord won first place, Tim McCord earned second and Henri Sterling won third place.
4-H Sheep Club showcases member achievements
Photo courtesy of Jolene DicksonWest Carleton 4-H Sheep Club members, pictured here with Carp Fair co-presidents Patricia Boyd and Ryan Foley, recently showcased their market and ewe lambs.
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West Carleton’s root cellar opens as ‘backup plan’ to food insecurityBY JONATHAN TOVELL
West Carleton’s long-awaited root cellar is open-ing its doors for the winter.
The Deep Roots Food Hub’s 82-square-metre facility is
the product of more than 3,000 volunteer hours.
“In some sense, the easy part was writing the cheque. The hard work of the volunteers is amazing to see,” said Adam Harvey,
vice-president of finance at the Ottawa Community Foundation, the primary funding provider of the food hub and root cellar.
He took part in a rib-bon cutting ceremony last month with Bay Coun. Theresa Kavanagh.
The above-ground root cel-lar, located on Davidson’s Side Road off Carling Avenue, can store 50,000 to 75,000 pounds of root veg-etables inside its insulated steel walls during the winter, said Carp’s Dr. Barry Bruce, a food hub board member.
Members and volunteers tested its heat-trapping ca-pabilities last winter with water bottles to simulate produce, as well as rutaba-gas, carrots and other do-nated root vegetables, said Kinburn resident Rob Tovell, a former co-chair with the hub.
The internal temperature stayed as low as 0.5 Celsius even when it was 40 below outside, he said.
The cellar was constructed with sensors under the floor in the main chamber and outside to track the tem-perature. Fans under the
floor automatically turn on to circulate heat when the temperature is below the two-degree target. A fan near the top of the main chamber brings in cold air from out-doors if the temperature is above four Celsius.
Food storage in the cellar is one aspect of food secu-rity, said Terry Horaski, hub treasurer.
He said the pandemic makes him wonder if the “unthinkable” could hap-pen to food and how food is grown, how people eat it and what happens to food security.
About 61 per cent of Canada’s food imports came from the U.S. in 2018,
according to the World Integrated Trade Solution, which is software developed by the World Bank in col-laboration with the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.
California is the primary source, but it currently struggles with drought and has suffered almost 8,000 wildfires so far this year, ac-cording to California’s de-partment of forestry and fire protection.
“All of this is just one exam-ple of the frailty of our food chain and shows the need for made in Canada backup plans,” Bruce wrote in a let-ter to event registrants. “One of these backup plans is the
Deep Roots Food Hub root cellar.”
The hub received $125,000 in 2015 from the Ottawa Community Foundation, which will also contribute $15,000 in the spring for business and marketing planning. The Greenbelt Foundation provided $48,500 in 2019 and the City of Ottawa contributed $25,000 in 2018.
Next steps for the hub in-clude developing a business plan. The non-profit orga-nization has partnered with Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business to hire a master’s student intern for the next phase.
Photo courtesy of Jonathan TovellWest Carleton’s Deep Roots Food Hub recently celebrated the opening of its root cellar.
West Carleton Legion
responds to new restrictions
The West Carleton Legion branch served about 100 take-out turkey din-ners last Friday for the first time since March.
Volunteers are now weighing whether to serve take-out meals, ordered in ad-vance, on a semi-regular basis.
The schedule has not been set.With the updated provincial restric-
tions, the branch’s dart league action and drop-in opening hours, which had only recently resumed, are now on hold
for 28 days.Patrons are urged to keep up to date
on Legion activities and future sup-pers by checking the notice board at the branch and its Facebook page or by calling first vice-chair Bogdan Procyk and leaving a message at 613-878-8701.
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Developer to introduce Carp’s future Huntley Hollow neighbourhoodBY ERIN McCRACKEN
A 55-plus adult lifestyle rental community called Huntley Hollow is being de-signed for a 20-acre vacant parcel of land in Carp.
The design for 174 Langstaff Dr. includes park-land, an activities club-house, a pool, a pickleball court and pedestrian path-ways connecting to Carp’s four corners. There will be a central gathering spot with a clocktower and gazebo where residents can social-ize post-pandemic.
“It’s sort of a Unionville,” said Kyle MacHutchon, owner of Inverness Homes. “Let’s say in the summer-time you have a pig roast or a barbecue or Canada Day.”
He and his wife, Melissa Kruyne, are buying the Honeywell property and have submitted their appli-cations to the city for a draft plan of subdivision and
rezoning to build four short one- and two-bedroom apartment buildings and 66 townhomes for a total of 194 units, up from 187 in a previous application.
They say they are putting considerable thought into their community and are spreading the units across 20 acres rather than filling the land with apartments.
“We’re very conscious of doing it responsibly,” Kruyne said. “Nothing’s changed from the beginning when we decided to buy this property. We wanted some-thing wonderful for Carp.”
“We want to reassure the community,” said MacHutchon. “We’re defi-nitely trying to do a good thing here for Carp.”
The pair want Carp’s vil-lage atmosphere reflected in their future neighbour-hood and have hired archi-tect Malcolm Wildeboer, who designed Alice’s Village
Cafe and several other Carp landmarks.
“If you look at the layout of the townhomes, you see similarities to Alice’s with the porches,” MacHutchon said, referring to the plan for screened-in backyard porches at each townhome.
The homes and apart-ments will also feature heri-tage brick and peaked roofs
“in keeping with the village,” he said. “We’re going to keep the theme going.”
The first phase of construc-tion – located closest to the fairgrounds – is expected to begin next fall and wrap up in 2023.
That phase will include one three-storey apartment building with 32 units with balconies and underground parking, plus 58 town-homes, attached in blocks.
The park, clocktower and gazebo will be located in this section, as well as the pool, pickleball court and clubhouse.
The second phase – located closer to the medical centre – will begin in 2023 and wrap up in 2025, with eight town-homes and three apartment buildings three-storeys tall, also with balconies and un-derground parking. Two will have 18 units each and a third is slated to have 60.
The 1,700-square-foot townhomes will be bunga-lows, but with a two-storey feel with a loft, he said.
The rentals are to meet the needs of downsizing older adults who don’t want to worry about roof repairs, maintenance, landscaping and snow removal.
Demand for rental living is high, said MacHutchon. “That’s what we’re seeing a ton of need for. There’s basi-cally nothing out there right now.
“On the apartment units, we’re hoping to allot a per-centage of some for afford-ability,” he said.
The homebuilder rec-ognizes there can be a stigma attached to rental communities.
“The way the property is going to be kept, it’s going to be the best looking subdivi-sion around because we’re looking after everything. It’s
on us,” he said. “We’re going to build it but we’re also going to run it.”
While it will be marketed as a 55-plus community, MacHutchon said potential tenants can’t be turned away based on their age.
“But the price is going to push out a lot of people that way because it’s going to be price-prohibitive if you’re a young couple,” he said.
Inverness Homes has also purchased another property that will be reconstructed as a rental centre early next year to showcase Huntley Hollow to prospective tenants.
“When we bought 211 Donald B. Munro, we bought the Huntley bell that came with it, or we put it in our ne-gotiations, so we’re going to have that in our clocktower,” MacHutchon said.
MEETING PLANNED
Learn more about the proj-ect and provide comments during a virtual consulta-tion meeting via Zoom on Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Residents can sign up by calling city develop-ment review planner Sarah McCormick at 613-580-2424 ext. 24487 or emailing [email protected].
The development applica-tion may go before the city’s agriculture and rural affairs committee and council sometime in early 2021.
Rendering courtesy of Kyle MacHutchonA partially completed draft rendering provides an early look at the vision for the first phase of a 55-plus adult lifestyle rental community called Huntley Hollow.
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It’s well up from the usual 40 because some rescues weren’t able to open in the spring due to the pandemic. That put pressure on foster-based rescues, like Holly’s Haven, which received calls from across the province.
“We’ve taken in double what we usually take in, eas-ily,” Rowe said. “Normally by this time I’m winding down, working on releases and yet my phone is constantly ringing.”
Rowe first learned there are very few wildlife centres in this region when she sought help for a fawn in 2009. She took it to a centre in Napanee and was told that if she had property, she should con-sider rescue work.
Her Constance Creek Wildlife Refuge was licensed in 2014 but Rowe came close to quitting because of the challenge raising funds and finding volunteers. But just as she was on the brink of closing and had already given up her charity licence two years ago, she gained
momentum, funding and a solid base of volunteers.
So, she officially registered her rescue as Holly’s Haven, named for Holly the raccoon who was found in late 2018 suffering from head trauma and other injuries. Rowe has educational permits to per-manently keep Holly and also Pinery, another chroni-cally injured raccoon.
Rowe now has about 30 volunteers who come from as far away as Orleans, Alexandria, Kemptville and Smiths Falls, plus 20 fosters. She also relies on a local
veterinarian with wildlife ex-pertise for diagnosis, treat-ment and care.
“It’s just the last couple of years that we’ve gained a lot of momentum … that we can get the money when we need it,” Rowe said of their donor base. “So that’s been huge.”
Volunteers come to the centre every day to clean cages, prepare food and feed the animals, among other duties. But more help is al-ways needed for the year-round operation. Rowe is planning to add enclosures
for fawns, groundhogs, por-cupines, skunks and foxes.
Rescue work is a huge un-dertaking for a volunteer organization, which is why education is so important. It’s key to teaching people when an animal truly needs help and recognizing when a baby may or may not be orphaned.
“Prevention is the biggest way we can have an impact,” Rowe said.
She wants to one day give talks either at the centre or off site, present workshops and develop educational
resources for schools. Rowe looks inside one en-
closure where four raccoons are cuddling. “They’re get-ting big. They’re ready for re-lease,” she said. “These were all tiny bottle fed babies.”
Once ready for release, they will be set free in treed areas near water that are sparsely populated, or released at one of about 12 sites with an-imal enclosures. Eventually the door is left open and the critter can come and go or leave for good.
“You do your best to raise them, you vaccinate them against awful disease, you make sure they’re healthy and have a good layer of fat when you release them, but then they’re in the wild and anything could happen,” Rowe said. “We wish them well knowing at least we gave them four months of a really good life and hope that they’re equipped to live long out there.”
Erin McCracken photosGridiron Skills
The West Carleton Wolverines youth football program has been making the best of its regular season. Coaches ran an outdoor co-ed skills and drills flag football camp twice a week in Kinburn from Aug. 27 to Oct. 8. Tyke coach Clayton Purvis, mosquito coach Corey Deslauriers and peewee coach Andy McCardle, with help from Wayne Flieler, trained small groups of players to hone their talents on the gridiron on Sept. 29.
Erin McCracken photosABOVE LEFT: A curious raccoon holds Lynne Rowe’s hand. ABOVE RIGHT: Rowe escorts resident raccoon, Holly, on a walk.
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