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A2 THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016 OTTAWA CITIZEN Our idea was much smaller than an internationally travelling blockbuster exhibit ERIN GREGORY Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience opens on Friday and continues until Sept. 5. Erin Gregory, above, put the show together. STAR TREK SHOW ALLOWS YOU TO 'MAKE IT SO' El 'I A 'J Sci-fi fans will have a blast celebrating all things Kirk, Picard and Company A display of the transporter system at the Starfleet Academy Experience at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, photos: darren brown CONTACT THE CITIZEN Switchboard: 613-829-9100 Toll-free: 1-800-267-6100 Reader Sales and Service: 613-596-1950 1-800-267-6100 www.ottawacitizen.com subscriberservices Digital Print Advertising: 613-596-3590 adinquiries ottawacitizen.com Obituaries Classified ads: 613-829-9321, announcements ottawacitizen.com classifieds ottawacitizen.com Mobile app: Drake Fenton, 613-726-5877, dfenton postmedia.com ePaper: epapersupport ottawacitizen.com or call 613-596-1950 Opinion: Christina Spencer, 613-596-3559, cspencer postmedia.com Letters to the Editor: lettersottawacitizen.com Arts: Peter Robb, 613-596-3754, probb postmedia.com Sports: Mike Koreen, 416-947-2266, mike.koreensunmedia.ca Food: Peter Hum, 613-726-5934, phum postmedia.com The Ottawa Citizen is a member of the National NewsMedia Council, which is an independent ethical organization established to deal with editorial concerns. For more information or to file a complaint, go to www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163.

Ja5 gon patients, and even try their hand at the Kobayashi Maru, the impossible-to-pass Starfleet test. The exhibit, set in a space in a warehouse adjacent to the actual museum, is the passion project of Erin Gregory, the assistant curator at the museum. Gregory is a long-term Star Trek fan who has fond memories of watching the show after school with her father. When the museum wanted to do something to celebrate this year's 50th anniversary of Star Trek, she jumped at the opportunity. Gregory said the museum was initially thinking small.

But, after getting involved with interactive exhibit company EMS Entertainment, the idea ballooned to be a major "experience" piece that aims to give visitors the feeling of training at the Starfleet Academy, where all Starfleet cadets are trained. Over the past few months the exhibit took shape, with Gregory and her staff on point to help shape the project into something that could be shipped all over the world. "Our idea was much smaller than an internationally travelling blockbuster exhibit," said VITO PILIECI When you're sittingin the captain chair on the bridge of a Starfleet ship, it's hard not say the words, "Make it so" out loud. I know just how hard it is, because within seconds of sitting in the oversized chair I had to say those words. There's something very natural about it, especially for someone who grew up watching Star Trek on TV.

You might prefer the word "Engage." I disagree. Lef move on. Fans of Star Trek in Ottawa are about to get the opportunity to be fully immersed in the science fiction world of the famous TV franchise thanks to a new exhibit that opens Friday at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. The exhibit Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience lets visitors shoot phasers, transport to a faraway world, use trieorders to diagnose the medical condition of two Klin- INDEX BIRTHS. DEATHS NP7 CLASSIFIED NP6 COMICS B7 EDITORIAL AlO FINANCIAL POST B8 KEN KEN NP6 LETTERS AlO MARKETS B9 MOVIETIMES C7 PUZZLES B6 SCOREBOARD B4 SPORTS Bl TELEVISION C8 WEATHER C8 YOU CI as the highlight of all.

It's not a perfect replica from the Starship Enterprise, but it's undeniably Star Trek. From the communications computer display to the tactical input station, around to the First Offi-cer'schair and even the oversized Captain's chair, ifs what we've all seen on TV. In a few short steps, you've stepped onto a Star Trek set, complete with touch screens at each of the stations. An animated image on the main monitor shows the ship hurtling through space, while themed Star Trek music plays in the background. That chance to sit in the captain's chair and issue orders to an imaginary crew, like James T.

Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard or Kath-ryn Janeway, is a very cool thing for any Star Trek fan. It's that experience, right at the end of the tour, that ultimately makes the museum's exhibit truly worthwhile for Star Trek fans. Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience will be at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum from May 13 to Sept. 5. Tickets can be bough at the museum or online at the museum's website.

i while the eastern extension was adjusted in the vicinity of Blair I and Montreal roads. MARKET MAKEOVER The city is moving ahead with plans for a $l-million makeover ofthcByWard Market. Half of the money would be spent on redesigning the area outside the George Street entrance of the central By Ward Market building. The other half would help change the governance to a municipal services corporation overseeing the ByWard and Parkdale markets. Council has freed up $100,000 in the city's "unforeseen" expenses budget to pay for six fancy booths to be placed at cither side of the George Street plaza should funds from private sponsors not materialize.

Watson wants the booths ready for Canada's 150th birthday in 2017, since the market will be a major tourist attraction. Af ORE STUDENT HOUSING SET FOR RIDEAU STREET Council endorsed Textb(xk Student Suites' plan to build two, 26-storey towers at 256 Rideau SL and 211 Besserer to be joined by a three-storey podium, to create 275 units intended for students. There would also be a 529-square-metrc retail space on the ground floor. mpearsonapostmedia.com twitter.com mpearsonTS Gregory. "But, this has been really fun." The fact that Gregory and her team had "fun" with the exhibit shows.

A holographic recording of a Vulcan, the race with the pointy ears and no feelings, stands with a welcome message at the exhibit's entrance. Visitors see the Sick Bay medical centre, Engineering, and the Transporter room, and can even test their marksmanship with a Star Trek phascr. There is lots to sec, but more importantly, lots to touch and interact with. You can tell that those behind the exhibit were the most ardent of Trekkies. Memorabilia, includinguni-forms, costumes and even a prop head for android B-4, which was a prototype for Cmdr.

Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation, are scattered about for fans to gawk at. There are even tests and quizzes to take, which are catalogued as you work your way through the exhibit and give each visitor feedback at the end about which Starfleet job they'd best be suited for. Please remember: we can't all be captains. The starship bridge at the end of the exhibit is what stands out of local baseball, so naming the bridge after Keeping is appropriate, given its location near Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton baseball stadium on Coventry Road, the mayor said. FUNDRAISER FOR FORT MCMURRAY With Ottawa Senators defence-man and Fort McMurray native Chris Phillips at his side, Watson announced 0ttawa4FortMac, a fundraising event on June 8 in support of Fort McMurray relief efforts.

The Aberdeen Pavilion event will include live country music, pizza, local craft beer sampling and western-themed activities such as mechanical bull rides. Tickets go on sale next week. LIGHT RAIL TWEAKS Council approved tweaks to the proposed route for the second phase of LRT. The alignment of the Confederation lines western extension was adjusted at Geary Avenue, COUNCIL LOOKS TO SLOW DOWN DRIVERS Photo radar pilot project overwhelmingly approved in 20-2 vote WEDNESDAY'S LOTTERIES Poker Lotto Winning Hand: 109J8 5 Lotto 649: 04 23253647 48 Bonus: 03 Ontario 49: Unavailable at source Bonus: Unavailable at source Ontario Pick 3:4 80 Ontario Pick 4: 33 18 Daily Keno: 04 1011121314 1517 21 27 313234 384044 55 57 59 63 Encore: 8580965 In the event of any discrepancy between these number and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. These numbers are for evening draws only.

ling lead-footed drivers on city streets. Mayor Jim Watson said he hasn't discussed the issue with the provincial transportation minister, but he has spoken to Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi. "The ball's now in their court," Watson said. If the province ultimately grants the city's request, it could up to a year to get a pilot project off the ground. IN MAX'S HONOUR Council voted to name the pedestrian and cycling bridge over Highway 417 near Coventry Road after the late broadcaster and community advocate Max Keeping.

The former CTV Ottawa news I anchor helped raise more than $100 million for organizations such as the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Rogers House, the United Way, the Boys and Girls Club, Operation Come Home, and the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. He was also a big supporter MATTHEW PEARSON Ottawa will join other Ontario municipalities pressuring the province for permission to target speeders using photo radar. In a 20-2 vote, council agreed to ask the provincial government for permission to conduct a photo radar pilot project in school zones as long as the ward's councillor agrees. Any money collected from fines would be used to fund road safety programs. Coun.

Riley Brockington tried to persuade his council colleagues to slightly broaden the definition of school zones to include the parts of streets children use to get to school that aren't technically marked as a school zone, but his motion failed on a 14-8 vote. The pilot is not as comprehensive as I would have liked it to have been, however we'll study and measure that pilot and make decisions," the councillor said. Mayors in Toronto, Hamilton and York Region have all petitioned the province to make photo an option for tack.