Metro Ottawa - January 23, 2015

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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
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OTTAWA
NEWS
WORTH
SHARING.
Here’s to free-range parenting The Kohler Report.
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Elder care
stressing us
out: Report
Mental health. Report tal-health indicators deemed
areas of “significant concern”
also fi nds suicide rates
by the commission.
in Canada higher than So, too, are suicide rates,
intentional self-harm among
other G8 nations
college students and mental
health recovery. Nearly 20 per
cent of university students said
Canadians are stressed out they had engaged in self-harm
about having to care for older in the past, the study found.
family members at a time when The commission also deter-
an aging population means mined that in 2011, 10.8 out
more people will require such of every 100,000 people — or
care, says a new report by the 3,728 Canadians — died from
Mental Health Commission of suicide. In Canada, suicide
Canada. rates, while stable over time,
The report, released Thurs- are higher than in some other
day, also found suicide rates are G8 countries, the study con-
higher here than in some other cluded.
G8 nations. The commission is hoping
Among those 15 and over the indicators will be used to
who provided care to an im- develop broad strategies re-
mediate family member with gionally and federally that will
FLOCK TOGETHER a long-term health condition, improve the mental health of
16.5 per cent reported “very Canadians.
high” levels of stress, the report “We want to see mental
found. health on the same playing
The problem is expected to field as ... other important
Malika Welsh, the curator-in-residence at the Fritzi Gallery, has organized an exhibit for Black History Month called Birds of a Feather that will run
worsen due to increasing rates health indicators in Canada,”
until March 8, 2015. For more on the exhibit, which highlights the work of artists who are part of minority communities, see page 7. of dementia and other chronic the commission’s Jennifer Vor-
LUCY SCHOLEY/METRO illnesses, which is why care- nbrock told a news conference.
giving is among four of 13 men- THE CANADIAN PRESS
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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
Mini mall. Secular Ontario. Group to Utilities. Thousands of
Child falls pass out ‘get out of class smart meters to be replaced
from moving free’ coupons to students
Ontario’s Electrical Safety ting into the meters appeared
Authority is directing local to contribute to them failing.
car onto
utilities to replace a certain In Ontario, the Electrical
Members of Secular Ontario, model of smart meter “as a Safety Authority says no local
road: Police Humanist Perspectives maga- preventative step” after re- utilities are using the model
zine, and supporters an- viewing reports of problem- installed in Saskatchewan.
nounced Thursday that they atic metres in Saskatchewan. It says “no serious safety
Ottawa police say they are will be distributing “get out Last summer, the Sas- events” have been reported
looking to identify the driver of class free” coupons near katchewan government or- in Ontario but still wants a N
of a vehicle following an inci- the grounds of St. Patrick’s dered SaskPower to remove certain smart meter model
dent Jan. 15, 2015, in which Catholic High School Friday more than 100,000 newer removed by March 31 as a
a child fell out of a moving afternoon. model meters that had al- precaution.
vehicle on to St. Laurent The mock coupons are ready been installed after re- There are 5,400 of these
Boulevard. meant to remind students of ports of nine fires related to meters in Ontario, which is
Around 7:45 p.m., police their right to opt out of reli- A mock coupon made by Secular the equipment. a tenth of a per cent of the E
say, a vehicle pulled out of gion courses in Ontario Cath- Ontario to alert Catholic school An investigation in Sas- 4.8 million meters in the
the mini mall located at 1020 olic schools. students they can skip religion classes katchewan found that rain province.
St. Laurent Blvd. The rear STEVE COLLINS/FOR METRO if they ask for exemptions. CONTRIBUTED water and contaminants get- THE CANADIAN PRESS
driver’s-side door opened and
a child fell out onto the road W
and the driver of the vehicle ‘Your brain’s mush
drove off.
A witness quickly picked
up the child from the road
and two women came to
help.
The driver returned a few aft er one night of this’
minutes later and took the S
child from the witness saying
he was the father and then
drove away with the child,
police say.
Police describe the vehicle Operation Come After just one night
as a black or dark-coloured,
Home. CHEZ 106
four-door, older Volkswagen
model made in the mid DJ sleeps rough to “I can’t imagine how some-
2000s, possibly a Jetta. highlight plight of body could fi nd the fortitude
The windows were not to look for a job, to look for a
tinted as the witness could homeless youth house, to do any of the things
observe an infant car seat that we take for granted,
in the rear passenger seat, because your brain’s mush
police say. STEVE after one night of this,” said
Police described the driver COLLINS Bollman.
as black, in his mid to late [email protected]
30s, standing foot-10 with a
medium build and very short In the years he’s been mak- agency that works with home-
curly hair. ing his annual 24-hour vigil, less youth.
Police say the man spoke sleeping in the cold to raise He began organizing the
“French, English and another money for and draw attention group sleepovers over a decade
language.” to homeless youth, Eric (The ago, inspiring a number of simi-
SEAN MCKIBBON/METRO Intern) Bollman’s picked up a lar events in the city.
couple of survival tips. “The real purpose of us do-
Online “I do have a pair of socks ing it,” said Elspeth McKay,
that I swear by,” he said as he Operation Come Home’s execu-
settled into a camp of sleeping tive director, “is to raise aware-
For more local news, bags, wooden pallets and card- ness that homeless youth are
visit metronews.ca board boxes on Bank Street. homeless not only in the sum-
The Chez 106 DJ is a director mertime but also in the winter Eric (The Intern) Bollman beds down for 24 Hours of Homelessness, a fundraiser
of Operation Come Home, an months.” for Operation Come Home. (He does not love Nickelback.) STEVE COLLINS/METRO
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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
Man in Halifax chemicals case
charged with uttering threats
Substance in bodily harm or death,”
and during the same time
question. Alleged
possessed a weapon — Os-
weapon osmium mium Tetroxide — “for a
purpose dangerous to the
tetroxide discovered in
public peace,” near Cole
cottage is highly toxic Harbour.
Church wouldn’t specu-
late on the reason for the
The man at the centre of a length of time between the
chemical scare in Nova Sco- two dates, but said “one
tia arrived back in Halifax potential scenario” could
Thursday afternoon, facing be that Phillips told another
charges of threatening to person or made plans to
harm police and possession cause harm to police, rather
of hazardous chemicals for than make a direct threat.
nefarious purposes. “We have here, of course,
Christopher Burton Phil- a situation with several un-
lips was flown back to Nova knowns,” Church explained
Scotia on Thursday from Thursday, saying the inves-
Ottawa, where he was ar- tigation remains ongoing
rested at the Chimo Ho- and is “fluid.”
tel Wednesday following He said two chemists
a careful early morning from Health Canada have
evacuation of the hotel by joined the members of the
police. hazardous chemicals unit
Shortly after his arrival and explosives disposal
at Halifax Stanfield Inter- unit, who continue work-
national Airport around ing to identify the mass
4:30 p.m. he was then re- of chemicals found at a
manded. cottage on 95 Dyke Rd. in
A court date is pending. Grand Desert.
Although police have a Church said some of
suspect in custody, there the chemicals found in Christopher Burton Phillips is escorted off the RCMP plane by investigators on Thursday afternoon in Halifax. JEFF HARPER/METRO
are still many unanswered the cottage are labeled in
questions as to his mo- containers, while others
tive, according Halifax are unmarked, but would overnight. the individual,” Church Potentially deadly
RCMP spokesman Cpl. Greg not indicate how long the Church was tight-lipped said.
Osmium
Church. search is expected to last. about why Phillips was driv- John Holmes, a professor
Court documents reveal Residents in the sur- ing to Ottawa or if he was emeritus of chemistry at the tile” chemical substance,
tetroxide can
that between Boxing Day rounding area are still carrying chemicals with University of Ottawa, said osmium tetroxide.
and Wednesday, Phillips under an evacuation order, him at the time. when in fine powder form, be fatal The potentially fatal
threatened police to “cause which was expected to last He said since the inves- osmium tetroxide is hazard- substance is commonly
tigation began on Tuesday, ous and can cause death by used in laboratories as a
when officers found a suspi- damaging the lungs when chemical stain in electron
Quoted
cious package in a garage in inhaled. A Carleton University microscopy, she said.
Cole Harbour, the case has He said the substance professor said she was According to a material
“We do have two very serious criminal charges that
gained international atten- can be purchased from surprised that a Nova Scotia safety data sheet, the chem-
have been laid against the individual.” tion. large chemical companies man now in police custody ical can be potentially fatal
“We do have two very but is intended for use in allegedly was in possession if swallowed or inhaled.
Halifax RCMP spokesman Cpl. Greg Church
serious criminal charges laboratories. of a highly toxic and “vola- JOE LOFARO/METRO
that have been laid against THE CANADIAN PRESS
Alcohol problems in Phillips’ past
Christopher Burton Phillips to his feet — something that ington state in 2011 as part he spent 10 days in the Ren-
Family trouble
was diagnosed in 2008 with made it difficult to stand for of a lawsuit against a former ton Municipal Jail.
a mood disorder, an addic- any length of time, even after colleague. Phillips said jail “severely
Phillips said jail “se-
tion to painkillers, an alco- seven surgeries. Phillips was admitted to damaged” his relationship
hol problem and narcissistic Documents from various Houston’s Menninger Clinic verely damaged” his with family — which in-
tendencies, court documents U.S. court cases fill in some of in 2008. His discharge papers relationship with family cludes his wife, Gosia, and
show. the blanks surrounding Phil- show he was diagnosed with their daughter, Klaudia.
— which includes his
The April 2008 report lips’ past, particularly when it a “substance-induced mood He was previously married
from a Texas psychiatric hos- comes to his medical history. disorder”; “physiologic opi- wife, Gosia, and their to Shannon Miller, a gymnast
pital is among reams of U.S. Phillips suffered an undis- ate dependence”; “alcohol daughter, Klaudia. who was part of the gold-
court documents that also closed “traumatic injury” to abuse”; and “narcissistic per- winning 1996 U.S. Olympic
reveal Christopher Phillips his feet while serving in the sonality traits.” team. That marriage lasted
once did a short stint in jail U.S. navy, which granted him In 2011 police were called providing alcohol to minors, seven years before ending in Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller and
and took methadone to ease a medical discharge, say court to his home in Renton, Wash. breach of peace and making a a messy divorce. ex-husband Chris Phillips on their
the pain of a crippling injury documents he filed in Wash- and he was charged with false statement to police, and THE CANADIAN PRESS wedding day THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP
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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
Michael Swan, seen here in this submitted photo with girlfriend Kaitlyn Scott, was shot and killed after three men
stormed into his Barrhaven home on Feb. 22, 2010. CONTRIBUTED
‘This is in no way
your fault’: Judge
Second-degree to the Swans from the pris-
Quoted
oner’s box, but the parents,
murder. Parents tell
through the Crown, said they
“If only we hadn’t told
of feelings of guilt didn’t believe it to be genuine.
him to move out, a deci- Before adjourning for the
in victim impact
sion we regret and will day, Rutherford gave some
statements advice, from one parent to
have to live with for the
another.
rest of our lives.” “A lot of our city’s parents
JOE Rea Swan, mother of Michael, a Barrhaven would have said, ‘Good for
LOFARO teen killed in a 2010 home invasion you.’ Tough love is sometimes
[email protected] the only way to deal with chil-
dren,” he said. “Somehow you
In a touching, unscripted and cided to ask their son to leave have to find a way to start to
by all accounts unexpected home upon learning in June put self blame aside to cher-
move Thursday, an Ottawa 2009 he had been dealing pot. ish and enjoy, to the extent
judge told the parents of a Bar- Eight months later, Barnett humanly possible, what you
rhaven teen who was killed and two fellow Toronto-area still have of yourselves, your
during a 2010 home invasion men broke into his home to lives ahead, your family. Most
to stop feeling guilty for his steal Swan’s drug supply and of all your memory of Michael
death and to live the life their his money. One of the men, would be a lot better if only
son would have wanted them Kristopher McLellan, shot you could know that what you
to live. Swan in the back. are doing made him happy.”
Justice Douglas Rutherford As his body lay in the bed- Supporters of both the
admitted he was “on thin ice” room where the confronta- Swan and Barnett families
by taking the unusual step, tion happened on the evening were in tears.
but spoke candidly in court to of Feb. 22, 2010, the intrud- Crown prosecutor Mark
Dale and Rea Swan and their ers prevented Kaitlyn Scott Moors argued at the senten-
son Michael’s former girl- from helping her bleeding cing hearing Barnett should
friend. boyfriend and herded her and not be eligible for parole for
“This is in no way your his other friends into the base- 18 years. He has spent nearly
fault,” said Rutherford at the ment and took their phone five years in jail.
sentencing hearing of 23-year- to further delay their call for His lawyer, Lorne Gold-
old Dylon Barnett, convicted help. stein, argued a parole ineligi-
of second-degree murder in Both Dale and Rea told bility term of 10 years is more
Swan’s death. court they suffer depression appropriate.
Earlier Thursday, Swan’s and sleepless nights, and can- Rutherford will decide Feb.
mother Rea expressed in a not celebrate anniversaries 4. The co-accused, Kyle Mul-
victim impact statement the or Christmas without feeling len, will also be sentenced
guilt that consumes her and guilty. on second-degree murder the
her husband after having de- Barnett offered an apology same day.
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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is in Ottawa for its first out-of-province performance of The Handmaid’s Tale.
The ballet retelling of Margaret Atwood’s award-winning book will play at the National Arts Centre Jan. 23 and 24.
LUCY SCHOLEY
1
[email protected]
1
On stage.
Dancers with the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
perform the ballet version
of Margaret Atwood’s
The Handmaid’s Tale on
Thursday at the National
Arts Centre.
2
Elizabeth Lamont,
left, plays Offred, the
concubine or ‘handmaid’
in the futuristic, dysto-
pian story where women
no longer have any rights.
Yayoi Ban is the strict
Aunt Lydia.
Dancing through Atwood’s dystopia
2 3 4
3
Sophia Lee, in grey,
plays the role of Moira,
Offred’s brave best friend.
The show is only at the
NAC for three nights until
Saturday, Jan. 24.
4
Dancer Sophia Lee,
as Moira.
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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
Minority views
taking flight
Fritzi Gallery. Exhibit Or those “birds of a overtop her hijab. Arabic
feather” who “flock togeth- words from the Qur’an flow
celebrates similarities
er.” down the left side, while
among different groups “It’s a phrase for when English words are along the
those of similar character- right. According to the art-
istics, struggles (and) com- ist’s website, the portrait
mon tastes congregate in is a play on ideology versus
LUCY groups,” said Welsh, who’s identity — or what the hi-
SCHOLEY the curator-in-residence of jab means to the woman,
[email protected] the Fritzi Gallery. “I find compared to everyone else.
when you’re a new immi- Allan Andre, who won
Malika Welsh approached grant in Canada, that’s one the regional Art Battle Can-
10 local artists with a big of the things you try to do ada speed-painting compe-
question: What does it first — try to find someone tition in 2013, has an ar-
mean to be a minority? or a group that you can cor- resting sculpture of a man
Their answers are hang- respond to.” flipped upside down and
ing on the walls of the But the exhibit is not “caught in a box” or stuck
Fritzi Gallery. And they are limited to race or culture. with a label.
as vibrant and varied as you “This idea of minority Birds of a Feather, which
would imagine. can be cross-cultural, across came to fruition with help
So while the Birds of a racial, gender, sexual orien- from TD Canada Trust and
Feather exhibit is celebrat- tation (and) religion,” Welsh Toronto’s BAND Gallery,
ing Black History Month, said of the exhibit. will be on display at the
it’s more inclusive than A photograph from as- Fritzi Gallery — on the
that. The display is also piring artist Zainab Hus- second floor of the Great
meant to celebrate the cul- sain’s “Unseen/Seen” series Canadian Theatre Company
Malika Welsh, the curator-in-residence of the Fritzi Gallery, stands beside Kalkidan Assefa’s painting, which is tural and social similarities depicts herself, a Muslim — at 1233 Wellington St.
among those at the Birds of a Feather exhibit. LUCY SCHOLEY/METRO among different groups. woman with blue paint West until March 8.
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WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
Gatineau Loppet trails almost
ready, could use more snow
Winter sport. More Australia and Sweden — are Organizers are hoping for “a
than 3,000 skiers expected to glide through couple centimetres” of snow
the Gatineau Hills Feb. 13-15 every week until the event.
expected at Feb. 13-15 in Canada’s leg of the world- For the third year, the
cross-country meet wide loppet circuit. Gatineau Loppet will also in-
The event is not just for duct a major fundraiser, Eve-
elite athletes — in fact, only lyne Stone, into its own hall
about 150 skiers are elite — of fame.
LUCY but for the families. Stone was diagnosed with
SCHOLEY There are trails for the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in
[email protected] classic style skiers on Satur- 2000 and needed a stem cell
day, Feb. 14, including five, transplant a year later. While
Gatineau Loppet organizers 15, 27 and the linear 51 km in recovery, she decided to
are crossing their fingers for trail from Wakefield, QC to train for the 10 km race in
more snow before thousands Mont-Bleu High School in the 2002 Gatineau Loppet. In
of skiers flock to the city in a Gatineau. Freestyle skiers can doing so, she raised funds for
few weeks. head out on Sunday, Feb. 15 Little Angels, a charity that
“Eighty-one per cent of the for the short two km trail, provides financial assistance
trails are open right now, but as well as the 10-, 27- and for blood cancer patients at
there still needs to be enough 51-kilometre routes. the Ottawa Hospital.
snow to open up the rest of Snowshoe races are com- Stone kept recruiting ski-
the trails and the Gatineau ing back for a second time at ers and raising funds. Thir-
Park,” said Yan Michaud, the loppet, with 2.5-, five- and teen years later, she has
president of the worldly 10-km routes available. raised more then $250,000
cross-country ski event that So far, registration looks for Little Angels and recruited
turns 37 this year. promising for the event, with almost 600 skiers.
Skiers are seen silhouetted in the sun near the start line at the 36th annual Gatineau Loppet in Gatineau, Quebec on
More than 3,000 skiers — a 30 per cent surge within For more information, vis-
Sunday, February 16, 2014 in this file photo. MIKE CARROCCETTO/FOR METRO some from as far as Estonia, the past week, said Michaud. it gatineauloppet.com.
Police force went $240,000 over legal budget in Q4
A police services board re- The report, which will be pay a lot,” he said. “You have to force and false arrest, according
port says the force went more tabled at Monday’s police ser- look at the trend in the last five to the report. JOE LOFARO/METRO
than $240,000 over its budget vices board meeting, notes that years to see if there’s a change
for legal services in the final two legal matters alone cost the in those numbers. Not just one Claims by the numbers
quarter of 2014, but the board board $284,517. The budget for quarter.”
chairman said he’s not too con- Q4 2014 was $328,100. He said he doesn’t think
cerned about it just yet. Board chairman Eli El- the next quarter will be as dra- Out of the 66 outstanding
Ottawa police forked out Chantiry said it’s not an enor- matic, but said the board might claims against the board, the
$591,099 in legal costs in Q4, mous jump and wants to have to look for efficiencies categories with the highest
which means they spent 180 compare the past five years of elsewhere in the budget if there number are:
per cent of the allocated budget the police legal budget before is a shortfall.
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trials, mediations, settlements, “One quarter you pay a lot, legal counsel. Most of the 66 liti- (cid:580)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:265)(cid:305)(cid:292)(cid:317)(cid:552)(cid:3)(cid:634)
and discoveries. the other quarter you don’t gation cases involved excessive Police Services Board chairman Eli El-Chantiry. TREVOR GREENWAY/METRO
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ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD NOTICE WEEKEND, January 23-25, 2015
ONTARIO POWER GENERATION INC.
Ontario Power Generation Inc. has applied for approval
to dispose of certain account balances and to raise its
payment amounts.
Learn more. Have your say.
Ontario Power Generation Inc. has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to dispose
of 2014 year-end balances in authorized deferral and variance accounts and
thereby increase the amount it charges for the output of its nuclear generating
facilities and most of its hydroelectric generating facilities. If approved, this would
result in an increase of about $3.08 each month for the typical residential customer
beginning on July 1, 2015. Other customers, including businesses, may be affected
as well.
THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD IS HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) will hold a public hearing to consider Ontario Power
Generation (OPG) Inc.’s request and will question the company on its case. We will
also hear arguments from individuals and from groups that represent consumers of
electricity. At the end of this hearing, the OEB will decide what, if any, increase will be
allowed. Ottawa-Carleton School Board staff have recommended the closure of Munster Elementary School after enrolment
dwindled to 58 students this year. COURTESY LAURA RUPERT
The OEB is an independent and impartial public agency. We make decisions that serve
the public interest. Our goal is to promote a financially viable and efficient energy sector Still hope for school
that provides you with reliable energy services at a reasonable cost.
BE INFORMED AND HAVE YOUR SAY
on chopping block
You have the right to information regarding this application and to be involved in the
process. You can:
(cid:52) review OPG’s application on the OEB’s website now.
(cid:52) file a letter with your comments, which will be considered during the hearing. Munster Elementary. at a community and see that get enough physical activity as
we would then be busing all it is anyway.
(cid:52) become an active participant (called an intervenor). Apply by February 9, 2015 or Trustee suggests full
of the children out to other “Is it really in their best in-
the hearing will go ahead without you and you will not receive any further notice of French immersion may schools.” terests to put them on a bus for
the proceeding. The rural school’s enrol- 45 minutes each way?”
help boost enrolment
(cid:52) at the end of the process, review the OEB’s decision and its reasons on our ment has slumped from 191 At Tuesday’s meeting,
students in 2005 to 58 this year. Scott asked staff to look at
website.
A staff report, which looked converting the school entirely
STEVE at bolstering the school’s stu- to French immersion to see
LEARN MORE COLLINS dent body by adding an Early if that might attract a large
[email protected] French Immersion (EFI) pro- enough student body to justify
These payment amounts relate to generation from OPG’s nuclear facilities and most of gram, concluded that it still keeping it open.
its hydroelectric facilities. They make up part of the Electricity line – one of the five line The Ottawa-Carleton District wouldn’t provide sufficient “Right now, everything is
items on your bill. Our file number for this case is EB-2014-0370. To learn more about School Board expects to make numbers and “reluctantly” rec- very much up in the air, which
this hearing, find instructions on how to file letters or become an intervenor, or to a decision by Feb. 24 on wheth- ommended closing the school. I know is difficult for all of
er to close Munster Elementary Laura Rupert, a local parent the parents who are trying to
access any document related to this case, please select the file number EB-2014-0370
School, the area’s trustee says. who hopes to keep the school decide where to register their
from the list on the OEB website at www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/notice. You can also “Nobody likes closing open, said Tuesday’s board children for kindergarten next
phone our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727 with any questions. schools, and this school is meeting was “more positive year,” she said.
very important to the Munster than the last three meetings “We are trying to come to a
ORAL VS. WRITTEN HEARINGS community, no question,” said have been.” decision as reasonably fast as
Lynn Scott, trustee for West Long bus rides to another we can, but we also know that
There are two types of OEB hearings – oral and written. OPG has applied for a written Carleton–March/Stittsville/Ri- school, Rupert said, wouldn’t it’s really important for us to
deau–Goulbourn. be good for the kids — “espe- be listening to all of the differ-
hearing. The OEB is considering this request. If you think an oral hearing is needed, you
“It’s difficult when you look cially because children don’t ent views in the community.”
can write to the OEB by February 9, 2015 to explain why.
PRIVACY Police seeking help to put
If you write a letter of comment, your name and the content of your letter or the
documents you file with the OEB will be put on the public record and the OEB website. thieves in the penalty box
However, your personal telephone number, home address and email address will be
removed. If you are a business, all your information will remain public. If you apply to
become an intervenor, all information will be public. Gatineau police are hoping Ottawa the day before and
for an assist from the public was found a few days later.
This payment amounts hearing will be held under section 78.1 of the Ontario Energy in locating the perpetrators Both thieves were dressed
Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998 c.15 (Schedule B). of a hockey-stick heist. in dark clothing and wore
The thieves broke into the gloves. The first was wearing
Marc Sport at 455 Maloney a dark balaclava and sneakers
Blvd. E. at 10 p.m. on Jan. 12. with white soles. The second
They loaded $28,000 worth of wore a hooded coat with a
hockey sticks, valued at about white patch on the left arm
$300 each, into a white van. and Baffin-style winter boots.
There had been a previous Anyone with information
break-in attempt at the store is asked to contact Det. Sgt.
OBonatardrio Energy Cdeo ml’Omnistasriioon de l’énergie the previous Wednesday. The Marie- Eve Leclerc at 819-243- Gatineau police released these two
thieves used another van that 2345, ext. 7625. security images in their investigation
had been reported stolen in STEVE COLLINS/FOR METRO of the break-in. CONTRIBUTED