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C2 THE OTTAWA CITIZEN BREAKING NEWS AT OTTAWACITIZEN.COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21. 2010 Kanata South fighting for basic city services MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2010 Candidates propose ways to fix sewers, transport, recreation 0 BY MARIA COOK -r -1 3 7 I PAT MCGRATH, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Commuters face regular rush-hour traffic jams on Stonehaven Drive. It's the only main road out of Bridlewood, a neighbourhood of 20,000 residents in Kanata South that candidates say is poorly served by public transit. mand that all infrastructure be in place before any new development starts. He calls for a program review at city hall to clean up "wasteful spending." For example, he suggests eliminating the needle-exchange program and using the money to lower fees for children at swimming pools and rinks.

He would push for expansion of Hunt Club and Richmond roads to improve access in and out of Bridlewood. He also proposes extending the Transitway to Scotiabank Place to make use of the parking lot for a new park-and-ride service. That would be cheaper than building a new one, he says. "Bridlewood is the size of a small city and yet it has zero recreational facilities," Hub-ley notes. Hubley proposes a public-private partnership to get an indoor pool, arena and tennis courts for Bridlewood.

Flooding in Glen Cairn "needs to be fixed," he says. "The Hazeldean pumping station needs to be upgraded, the stormwater pond needs added capacity." Favreau agrees. "We need to make sure the recommendations of experts are implemented and the money approved hi the city budget He is endorsed by two councillors from the previous council: Marianne Wilkinson (Kanata North) and Eli El-Chantiry (West Carleton-March). Favreau- says he would work with the National Capital Commission, which owns land abutting Bridlewood, to get the desired road expansions. With experience in provincial and federal governments "I understand how programs are made and how programs are cut," he says.

He suggests enlisting nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA to help offset the cost of building a new recreation facility. Favreau supports slowing down the Fernbank and Kanata West developments until infrastructure is in place for new residents. "There's a big attitude in Kanata South that developers are not necessarily the good guys," he says. "The council- The new councillor for Kanata South will have his work cut put for him. i The most basic of city ser-vices such as sewers, roads, transit and recreation are in-' adequate, due to poor plan-' ning, rapid development and aging infrastructure.

"We been forgotten," says candidate Marc Favreau, a 34-, year-old manager at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. "It will take a lot of co-operation to fix the mistakes of the past," adds candidate Allan Hubley, a 52-year-old fed-- eral government manager and long-time community volunteer. Kanata South includes the communities of Bridlewood, Glen Cairn, Emerald Meadows and Katimavik-Hazeldean. It has more than 40,000 residents. The median household income is $91,124, compared with $69,743 across Ottawa.

In Glen Cairn, problems with storm water drainage and sanitary sewers led to flooding in hundreds of houses in 2009 for the third time in 14 years. In Bridlewood, a neighbourhood of 20,000 residents, there are traffic jams within the subdivision. There's just one main road, Stonehaven Drive, and only two exits, Road and Richmond jRoad. In Katimavik-Hazeldean, there are power outages, line-' ups at swimming pools and crowded buses. The Eagleson park-and-ride is so full that some users have received parking tickets for trying to squeeze in.

"People are concerned about the impact of poor development practices," says candidate Aaron Helleman, a 36-year-old engineer working for a tech firm and owner of an online carpooling business called RidesNearMe.com Hubley, former president of 'the Glen Cairn Community Association, calls himself a fiscal conservative. He ran last time against now-retiring Peggy Feltmate and received 34 per cent of 'the vote. Hubley says he would de try new ways to increase rid-ership, such as offering free rides for a month. He says the city should offer developers incentives to provide facilities such as parks and recreation centres in new subdivisions. He says his 15 years experience in financial management will help him find savings at city hall Candidate Michel Tardif won't say what kind of work he does.

His main theme is government waste, mismanagement by city staff and fiscal responsibility. He says there are millions to be saved annually in services such as garbage collection and OC Transpo. And Perry Simpson, a 39-year-old government consultant who rounds out the list of six vying for the seat, has run a mostly paper-free campaign. "In the world of social media, rather than kill trees to put my name out there, I will utilize the Internet to make my stand." He says his approach would be grassroots, tackling issues such as drugs, graffiti and vandalism, along with the flooding in Glen Cairn. ing of Eagleson Road south of Cope Drive.

He also says he will work for sidewalks and pathways in Bridlewood and adult crossing guards so children can safely get to school. He hopes that the result would be that fewer parents drive their children to school, thereby reducing traffic in Bridlewood. Helleman says he would push to speed up the development of rapid transit. The current city plan means light rail will not come to Kanata until after 2031. Rodney Tellez, a fourth candidate, says he wants to focus the city on core programs.

He supports a hiring freeze and reduction of city staff through attrition as well as a wage freeze for councillors. These savings should be put towards children's programs and more police. He proposes a city lottery, which he says could raise $4 million a year for recreation programs. Tellez is pushing for better bus service in Kanata South and downtown parking for motorcycles. He says he would work with OC Trans-po to encourage the agency to are not paying their fair share of growth costs of suburbs and should be made to pay more to provide the infrastructure that's lacking.

"We need new thinking on how we're going to get off this property tax treadmill," he says. "People want to see value for money. They're looking for someone to go through budgets line by line." Helleman says a priority is to finish the environmental assessment for the Hope Side Road extension and he would fight to accelerate the widen lor has to take a lead in this and be very active, working with all partners. "We need to make sure the infrastructure is in place before we build. We have to make sure there is proper sewage and roads and make sure the city is doing its job." Helleman is endorsed by Feltmate, who has been the councillor since 2003.

He is not accepting campaign donations from companies or unions doing business with cityhall. Helleman says developers Sin I O'Brien chases Watson with legal disputes Mayor goes to privacy commissioner over e-mails snowaoara'm Fridoy 4-9 Srturdoy 10-5 Sunday 11-S LANSDOWNE PARK OCTOBER 22-24 Ski Resorts Clubs Supersale Used Ski Swap www.OttawoSkiShow.com BY DAVID REEVELY WORD tt DAY I frtir iiM fe mam On Wednesday, November 3rd, The Ottawa Citizen will publish the Working Super Section. Loaded with information on hot sectors including health care, technology and engineering, this special section is a practical guide for those who want to enhance or change their career. The Working Super Section will be packed with a wealth of features and stories that will attract candidates seeking job opportunities in key employment categories. It's the perfect place to reach quality prospects by showcasing your organization's employment opportunities.

kismet KIZZ-met (noun) DEFINITION: fate, destiny Pam and Rick believed it was kismet that brought them together. proceeding with an investigation on the matter relating to Jim Watson." The privacy commissioner's office doesn't say when it is taking up an investigation. O'Brien is also pursuing Watson with a lawyer's letter complaining that he wasn't telling the truth in a debate on Oct 5, when the two faced off in a mayoral debate at the National Arts Centre. They argued over who had done what in the effort to upgrade Ottawa's sewers to stop them from overflowing into the Ottawa River when there's a heavy rain. O'Brien said he solved the problem on his watch, alluding to a $250-million plan to improve the system's controls and build holding tanks.

No, said Watson, "the province had to force you to spend $33 million on the problem. We had the money to help you and you wanted to put the money into roads instead." That's false, says O'Brien, and he wants an apology from his rival. WITH FILES FROM JOANNE CMANELLO With the municipal election campaign drawing to a close, second-running candidate Larry O'Brien is seeking to draw leader Jim Watson into two legal disputes over his statements and tactics during the race. In late September, Watson released a series of e-mails the two exchanged when he was the provincial minister of municipal affairs, seeming to show that O'Brien hoped to introduce party politics to Ottawa City Hall, but didn't want to say so publicly. O'Brien immediately objected that Watson was sharing private e-mails.

He also raised the question 'of why Watson still had them, having left office months ago. Now, the mayor says, he has filed a "complaint with the Ontario privacy commissioner. On the campaign trail Wednesday, O'Brien said that "the privacy commissioner has confirmed with my lawyer that they are POSTMEN Canspell 2011 speiltmj faM Uedi mm REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL NOW! www.canspell.coin From Merriam-Webster Online at www.Merriam-Webstet.cam Bt a part of this exclusive advertising opportunity. EDITOR'S NOTE A support group especially designed for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer Disease is available. Call the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa-Carteton 13-523-4004 Call 613-726-5986 or Email Nancy at name of Paul Obeda, one of the candidates for city council in Knox-, "dale-Merivale ward, was inadvertently left out of a profile of the ward (in the Citizen of Oct.

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