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Vanier’s comedian Nile Séguin is one of Canada’s funniest, and he has played Alister on all three seasons of Second Jen. Season 3 premiered Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. on OMNI Television with six all-new episodes. Nominated for Best Comedy at the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards, Second Jen explores hot-button subjects, including: female empowerment, corporate diver- sity initiatives, intimacy and relationships, and family therapy from an authentic and hilarious point-of-view. Nile has performed standup at the Just for Laughs Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, the Winnipeg Comedy Festi- val, the Halifax Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival. His television appearances include: The Beaverton, People of Earth and The Expanse. Nile has written for The Beaverton, as well as for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his writing on Still Standing. Nile up close and personal “I lived in Vanier from 1973 to 1998. I still have a buddy of mine called Raymond kicking around Vanier,” said Nile Séguin. “If one of your readers has aspirations of becoming a comedian, my advice would be to start as soon as you get that itch. When I started there was just Yuk Yuk’s on Albert Street. Once a month they had amateur night. I had a short set. Today, a comedian should just grab every op- portunity he or she can. The Web has opened many doors and has become a huge stage,” says Nile. “I have been a stand-up comedian, wri- ter and TV comedian. I think all three are great for different reasons. You get the most rush and instant gratification as a stand-up. You know very quickly if you are going to live a great set. As a writer I enjoy the fact that I get to hang with some friends and get paid for bouncing ideas and we just have a great time overall. Finally, being a TV comedian is also rewarding because we get cool lines written for us and we can work on a character over time,” reveals Nile. “COVID-19 has impacted all facets of my work. Festivals have shut down. Comedy clubs have also stopped. Writing is now a Zoom-style only activity. We don’t hang anymore. We Zoom. We were very lucky to produce Season 3 of Second Jen. We changed our ways of working by imple- menting social distancing and some very strict protocols while still having to show flexibility,” added Nile. “Doctors can’t improvise. I can and that’s what I love most.» Nile Séguin is Off the Hook! M A R S / M A R C H 2 0 2 1 V O L . 1 8 , N 0 4 Saison des sucres Page 3 Maple Sugar Season Page 3 (Photos: Gold Media)

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Vanier’s comedian Nile Séguin is one of Canada’s funniest, and he has played Alister on all three seasons of Second Jen. Season 3 premiered Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. on OMNI Television with six all-new episodes.

Nominated for Best Comedy at the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards, Second Jen explores hot-button subjects, including: female empowerment, corporate diver-sity initiatives, intimacy and relationships, and family therapy from an authentic and hilarious point-of-view.

Nile has performed standup at the Just for Laughs Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, the Winnipeg Comedy Festi-val, the Halifax Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival. His television appearances include: The Beaverton, People of Earth and The Expanse. Nile has written for The Beaverton, as well as for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He was

also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his writing on Still Standing.

Nile up close and personal

“I lived in Vanier from 1973 to 1998. I still have a buddy of mine called Raymond kicking around Vanier,” said Nile Séguin.

“If one of your readers has aspirations of becoming a comedian, my advice would be to start as soon as you get that itch. When I started there was just Yuk Yuk’s on Albert Street. Once a month they had amateur night. I had a short set. Today, a comedian should just grab every op-portunity he or she can. The Web has opened many doors and has become a huge stage,” says Nile.

“I have been a stand-up comedian, wri-ter and TV comedian. I think all three are great for different reasons. You get the most rush and instant gratification as a

stand-up. You know very quickly if you are going to live a great set. As a writer I enjoy the fact that I get to hang with some friends and get paid for bouncing ideas and we just have a great time overall. Finally, being a TV comedian is also rewarding because we get cool lines written for us and we can work on a character over time,” reveals Nile.

“COVID-19 has impacted all facets of my work. Festivals have shut down. Comedy clubs have also stopped. Writing is now a Zoom-style only activity. We don’t hang anymore. We Zoom. We were very lucky to produce Season 3 of Second Jen. We changed our ways of working by imple-menting social distancing and some very strict protocols while still having to show flexibility,” added Nile.

“Doctors can’t improvise. I can and that’s what I love most.»

Nile Séguin is Off the Hook!

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Maple Sugar SeasonPage 3

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Une saison des sucres hors du commun pour le Muséoparc Vanier!En effet, le mois de mars 2021 marquera le début d’une saison des sucres sans cabane et restreinte par la COVID-19.

Qu’à cela ne tienne, le Muséoparc re-lève le défi!

Pour ce faire la page web de la saison des sucres 2021, accessible via le site web du Muséoparc ou encore dispo-nible en consultation rapide via un code QR (voir le code en UNE) , servira à par-tager les ateliers, rencontres et événe-ments tantôt virtuels, tantôt présentiels de la programmation de cette saison pas tout à fait comme les autres.

Plusieurs vidéos éducatives seront pré-sentées pour permettre au Muséoparc de perpétuer la transmission de l’his-toire canadienne-française et le par-tage de ses savoir-faire acéricoles, ou

encore pour valoriser des partenaires qui ne pourront pas être présents cette année, durant le Festival des sucres. Le mois de mars marque aussi le mois de la poésie; une série d’ateliers sur l’écri-ture permettront de mettre en valeurs de talentueux poètes locaux et, qui sait, de peut-être passer le flambeau!

Certaines activités phares du Festival, comme le célèbre Soupe Splash – com-pétition de la meilleure soupe à base de produit d’érable – prendra une tournure plus intime.

Si plusieurs activités sont déjà dévoi-lées, de nombreuses surprises sont à prévoir avec l’assouplissement des me-sures sanitaires.

Pour ne rien manquer nous invitons la communauté à rester connectée!

March 2021 will see the start of a Vanier sugar season restricted by COVID-19 measures and without a sugar shack.

The Museopark will rise to the chal-lenge!

The 2021 Sugar Season page, acces-sible via the Museopark website or by quick access with a QR code (see Front cover), will serve as link to all the virtual and in-person workshops and gatherings that make up the program-ming of this slightly different season.

Wishing to perpetuate the transmission of French-Canadian history and the tra-ditions of maple syrup production, the Museopark will be sharing several edu-cational videos. These capsules will also

highlight various partners who can’t be present for this Sugar Season. As March is also Poetry Month, a series of writing workshops will be offered to showcase talented local poets and hopefully dis-cover new ones!

Certain flagship activities, such as the fa-mous Soup Splash, will take on a slightly different form.

Even if some of the activities have already been revealed, there are many surprises still to come as public health measures relax.

An easy way to not miss any of their acti-vities – stay connected!

A One-of-a-Kind Maple Season at the Vanier Museopark!

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Cyberguides sur les programmes d’OttawaLes cyberguides sur les programmes récréatifs et culturels du printemps 2021 sont maintenant en ligne. L’inscription aux programmes aquatiques a lieu le lundi 22  mars à 21  h, alors que l’inscription aux programmes de loisirs inclusifs et aux cours virtuels est le mardi 23 mars à 21 h.

Programmes aquatiques – inscription le lundi 22 mars à 21 h

Les cours aquatiques à faible ratio font partie des programmes adaptés en raison de la COVID-19 qui sont offerts au prin-temps en français et en anglais : Cours de natation, Accréditations de leadership et de sauvetage, Cours privés, Cours de nata-tion récréatifs inclusifs, Natation intensive et Aquaforme.

Afin de respecter la distanciation physique, il est important de prendre note que la pré-sence d’un parent ou d’un tuteur est obli-gatoire auprès d’un jeune enfant dans la piscine pendant le cours. Les programmes en personne et les installations de la Ville sont assortis de mesures et de protocoles liés à la COVID-19 qui ont été mis en place

pour assurer la sécurité du personnel et des participants. Tous les programmes accueilleront un nombre réduit de partici-pants afin de pouvoir respecter la distan-ciation physique.

Programmes virtuels – inscription le mardi 23 mars à 21 h

Dans le confort de votre maison, utilisez votre ordinateur afin de suivre l’un des cours offerts en français et en anglais :

Conditionnement physique  – yoga, yoga prénatal, zumba, exercices pour les aînés, entraînements cardios et arts martiaux.Spécialités culinaires – saveurs du monde et dégustation de vins. Arts – artisanat, peinture, caricature et ani-mation.Cours de langue – espagnol et français.Danse  – hip-hop, danse contemporaine, jazz, baladi et ballet.Science, technologie, ingénierie et ma-thématiques LEGO®  – introduction à la robotique, à l’ingénierie et à l’électronique pour les jeunes. Musique – guitare et ukulele.

Le processus d’inscription est simple. Explorez les cyberguides pour choisir le programme qui vous intéresse et suivez ces étapes simples :

Allez sur ottawa.ca/loisirs ou ottawa.ca/programmesvirtuels et cliquez sur les guides.

Cliquez ensuite sur le code à barres de l’ac-tivité choisie. Vous serez redirigé vers join.ottawa.ca/fr et la page du cours, où vous trouverez de l’information sur le nombre de places disponibles, les coûts et les dates. Ajoutez le cours à votre panier, puis passez à la caisse. La ville vous fera parvenir votre reçu par courriel.

Suivez la page Facebook de la Direction générale des loisirs, de la culture et des ins-tallations pour obtenir les toutes dernières nouvelles et informations concernant nos activités, événements et programmes ré-créatifs et artistiques.

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Ottawa’s eGuides Now Online

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The Spring 2021 recreation and culture eGuides are now online. Aquatics regis-tration is Monday, March 22 at 9 p.m. and registration for inclusive recreation and vir-tual programming is on Tuesday, March 23 at 9 p.m.

Aquatics programming – registration on Monday, March 22 at 9 p.m.

Low-ratio Aquatics is one of the in-person COVID-modified programming options offered this spring in both English and French: Learn to swim, Leadership and life-saving certifications, Private lessons, Inclu-sive recreation swim lessons, Power swim and Aqua fitness.

To support physical distancing, it is impor-tant to note a parent or guardian is required to accompany younger children in the pool during instruction. City in-person programs and facilities have COVID-19 measures and protocols in place for staff and participant

safety. All programs will operate at reduced capacity to allow for physical distancing.

Virtual programming – registration on Tuesday, March 23 at 9 p.m.

In the comfort and convenience of home, discover one of the following offered in French and English:

Fitness – yoga, prenatal yoga, Zumba, older adult exercise, cardio workouts and martial arts.Culinary specialties – Taste of the World cooking and wine tasting. Arts – crafts, painting, cartooning and ani-mation.Language lessons – Spanish and French.Dance – hip hop, contemporary, jazz, belly dancing and ballet.Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics LEGO® - junior introduction to robotics, engineering and electronics. Music – guitar, ukulele.

Registration is easy. Explore the eGuides to select the program that interests you and follow these simple steps:

Go to ottawa.ca/recreation or ottawa.ca/virtualprograms and click on the guides.Click the relevant barcode – it will take you to join.ottawa.ca and the course page, with details about the number of spaces avai-lable, fees and dates.

Add the class to your cart and then pro-ceed through the checkout. They will email you your receipt.

Follow Ottawa Recreation, Culture and Facilities Facebook page for all the latest news and information on their recreation and arts programs, activities and events.

The Perspectives Vanier Team

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Why this Fade and Fever to Discover One’s Ancestry?

If a generation ago some savvy would-be Einstein had claimed that just by spitting some saliva in a tube, your DNA could be analysed to trace your ancestry, there would have been jaw-dropping incredu-lity. Yet today this has come to pass and the facility of the process is res-ponsible for the fade and fever that accounts for its popularity among millions of fans.

Why this desire to find our roots? From a secret fantasy to win the ge-netic lottery? Namely, that you may discover you are related to some surprising, glorious bloodline?

“Hey, I’m related to Charles Dic-kens! (Cleopatra? Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc? Rasputin!)

By pure luck I got into the game, having been given a 23andMe an-cestry kit by my daughter Rosie as a Christmas gift.

Years ago my family tree had been traced in classic fashion revealing my ancestors were from Dieppe, but of course I was curious to see how accurate the saliva method was and to know more of my mean-dering past.

The results confirmed my Norman-dy roots, but also indicated further German and Spanish connections, which led me to exult, “Ah that explains my love of Flamenco and Latino music!”

It’s clever how the ancestry compa-nies can tie your genealogy to say “2 % Neanderthal” and claim you are issued from a single female in the mists of time from East Africa.

What this ancestry probe opens up are questions into humankind’s origins. Surprising theories spring up from respected thinkers who speculate that the Adam and Eve story from the Bible may be re-concilable with them breeding with other people, thus giving credence to both the theory of evolution and creationism.

What seems irrefutable is that we are issued from large tribal migra-tions over centuries due to hard-ship and seeking to survive – which endures to the present day. In these times of confinement bore-dom, dialing up your own Sherlock Holmes to sleuth up your family tree could prove worthwhile and stimulating. And it leads one to speculate on what the next scientific breaktrough may be. Possibly some new DNA magic test that might reveal … peoples’ future lives!

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Bilingualism and Multilingualism Will Lead to a Better World“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” (Charlemagne)

Yesterday when Nathan, my grandson, asked me questions regarding the fran-cophone situation in Ontario, he got me thinking about bilingualism and how dif-ficult it has been to make inroads in this province and how far we have come. I was lucky to grow up in Cumberland, a bilingual area where Francophones and Anglophones got along very well. I was proud to be a bilingual francophone but when I graduated and went to Eastview High, all my courses, except “français”, were in English. Some of my friends who were not quite bilingual struggled.

I enjoyed the two cultures to the maxi-mum. I could converse, sing, read and write in both languages. Apparently, bilingual people have a greater blood

flow in the brain stem in response to sound and this, in turn, can boost audi-tory attention. Frank Smith wrote, “One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.” They say bilingual children can better adjust to environmental changes, while seniors experience less cognitive decline. Managing multiple languages fine-tunes cognitive control mechanisms and sensory processes, so speaking several languages is a win-win situation.

Through the years, my mind would prepare for an upcoming conversation or presentation by going into French mode if the upcoming task required French and switch to English if I was getting ready to work or share informa-tion in English.

But as long as I can remember, I was always impressed by people who could speak or sing in several languages. Aznavour was one of my favourites. As years passed, I met several people who were multilingual. As a member of OIW (Ottawa Independent Writers), I had the pleasure and the honour to meet Majid who had been a diplomat. His mother tongue was Persian and he learned Ara-bic in school. He later learned English at the British Council and French when he was in Geneva, Switzerland. He lear-ned German when stationed in Austria, Russian when he was on a diplomatic mission in Moscow and Italian during a diplomatic mission in Milan and Rome.

This week, when I purchased some items at the Bay store in Orléans, I was directed to Oliver’s counter. I have known Oliver for years and knew he

was of Serbian descent but what I didn’t know is that Oliver is an artist who spoke Serbian, English, Russian and German. Starting his career at age 17, he sang with a band called “Chéri” but when war erupted, he was convinced to come to Canada in 1993 by a Canadian major. Oliver and his long-time friend formed a new group called Duo-OZ where he sings in 7 or 8 languages, but mostly in Italian.

If you would like to hear Oliver, go on Youtube to Jugovizija1991 – ChériDuring the pandemic, Oliver made a Youtube video Zlatko Frlic, reminding us that: Somewhere “Over the Rain-bow”, there is a better world.

Listen and enjoy! Blessings!

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Mise à jour MMLPour mieux servir les familles de la communauté, la boutique de Maison Marie-Louise (MML) au 235, avenue Ste-Anne est maintenant ouverte du mardi au samedi de 9 h à 16 h. Venez voir... Leur boutique est non seule-ment un coffre de trésors, elle est une oasis de paix et de joie! Tout en étant un service à la communauté, elle est une source importante de finance-ment pour leurs activités. Appelez pour prendre un rendez-vous - 613-746-9046

Entraide familiale

Le service d’entraide familiale sera offert en tout temps sur référence de leurs partenaires. Ils réservent le mar-di exclusivement pour ces familles.

Réception des dons

Si vous avez des articles à leur donner, vous pouvez les déposer du mardi au samedi entre 9 h et 16 h.   

Mesures - COVID19

Pour entrer à la maison, il faut un ren-dez-vous - 613-746-9046Le port du masque est obligatoire. Ils vont exiger la distanciation sociale.

Veuillez noter que leur site web est présentement en construction et que leur page Facebook arrive à grands pas!

Jeunes ParentsEs-tu une jeune femme âgée entre 14 et 21 ans, enceinte et/ou maman? Le CAP a le programme idéal pour t’ac-compagner dans tes responsabilités et te permettre de terminer tes études secondaires! Tu veux en savoir plus? Les inscriptions au Programme Jeunes Parents sont ouvertes tout au long de l’année scolaire!

Contactez Mme Lise Morisset, Interve-nante au programme, au 613-748-7328 poste 201 ou encore en contactant leur réception au : 613-789-2240 poste 0. Par courriel à l’adresse suivante: [email protected]

Le 10 mars dernier, Lucille Collard, députée provinciale d’Ottawa-Vanier, a présenté une motion au nom du caucus libéral de l’Ontario en vue de déployer de façon permanente le dra-peau franco-ontarien à l’Assemblée législative. Cet ajout à l’Assemblée lé-gislative se fait attendre depuis long-temps et le caucus libéral de l’Ontario est ravi d’avoir obtenu le consente-ment unanime. 

  «  Les Franco-Ontariens font partie intégrante de l’histoire de notre pro-vince, et il est important que nous reconnaissions la contribution dyna-mique et continue des Franco-Onta-riens dans toute la province.  Comme le mois de la Francophonie est en mars, c’est le moment idéal pour redoubler notre engagement envers la repré-sentation franco-ontarienne », a avan-cé Mme Collard. 

Drapeau franco à Queen’s Park

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Prix Bernard GrandmaîtreOrganisé annuellement depuis 1999, le Gala des prix Bernard Grandmaître de l’ACFO Ottawa vise à souligner les efforts exceptionnels des leaders fran-cophones de notre communauté.

21e édition

Le Gala des prix Bernard Grandmaître 2021 s’est tenu virtuellement le jeudi 18 février 2021 à 19 h. La date du prochain gala sera communiquée à l’automne 2021.

Prix Grandmaître

C’est Ronald Bisson, président du conseil d’administration de la Mai-son de la francophonie d’Ottawa qui a reçu le prestigieux prix. La Maison de la Francophonie a ouvert ses portes en janvier 2020. Situé dans l’ancienne École Grant dans l’ouest de la ville d’Ottawa, M. Bisson a dédié cet hon-neur aux bénévoles qui l’ont épaulé dans ce beau projet.

Laurier Claudette-Boyer

Le Laurier Claudette-Boyer – Citoyen de l’année a été remis à titre posthume à Jean Malavoy, ancien directeur gé-néral du Muséoparc Vanier. Il était en poste lors de son décès (2 octobre 2020). Il avait déjà occupé le poste de directeur général de l’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO).

M. Malavoy avait déjà la tête pleine de projets afin de relancer la construc-tion de la cabane à sucre qui avait été victime d’un incendie majeur (fin août 2020). Il planchait également sur une version différente du Festival des sucres 2021.

Laurier Organisme de l’année

Le Centre d’appui et de prévention (CAP) a eu l’honneur de remporter le lauréat Organisme de l’année. Le CAP offre des services en santé mentale, en dépendances et autres services thé-rapeutiques aux personnes et familles francophones de l’Ontario. L’enfance et la jeunesse demeurent au cœur de leur mission.

« Au nom du Centre Le CAP, je tiens à vous remercier pour cet honneur. Je ne suis que la tête de proue de ce grand navire. Cet honneur revient à l’équipe actuelle de professionnels, d’adminis-trateurs, d’intervenants et les membres de services de soutien qui œuvrent

malgré les circonstances, dévoués envers une cause commune qui est le bien-être de la communauté fran-co-ontarienne », a indiqué le président Raymond Jacques.

« Au CAP, l’engagement au service des autres, c’est bien plus qu’un travail, c’est notre vocation. À l’ensemble de l’équipe du CAP, je dis : cette recon-naissance est la vôtre! », a rajouté le directeur général Guy Bouchard.

Autres vainqueurs

Alliée de la francophonie : Nicole ThibaultIntervenante en éducation de l’année : Maëlle BourdeauIntervenante en santé : Vera EtchesJeune leader de l’année : Mathieu Tovar-PoitrasJeunesse de l’année : Rayn LoyerNouvelle arrivante de l’année :Layla Saligane

(Photo: Muséoparc Vanier))

Jean Malavoy

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Espoirs culinaires de la région de la capitale nationale

Dans le cadre d’une levée de fonds au profit du Centre des services commu-nautaires Vanier (CSC Vanier), ils sont heureux de vous inviter à la version vir-tuelle de l’événement annuel « Espoirs culinaires de la région de la capitale nationale » qui aura lieu le 25 mars 2021. 

Dans le contexte de la pandémie, l’équipe du CSC Vanier, en partenariat avec le Collège La Cité, a réinventé l’expérience gastronomique de cet évé-nement annuel afin de poursuivre son aventure culinaire et d’offrir une expé-rience unique et mémorable.  Cette année, puisque nous sommes confinés à la maison, les chefs enseignants che-vronnés de La Cité et leur brigade étu-diante nous proposent un menu s’ins-pirant de la gastronomie canadienne qui pourra être dégusté dans le confort de votre maison.  Les plats à emporter seront disponibles pour la cueillette, sans contact physique, entre 15 h 30 et 17 h 30 le jeudi 25 mars à La Cité, 801,

promenade de l’Aviation. Vous recevrez un appel de la part du CSC Vanier avant l’événement afin de sélectionner un rendez-vous plus précis à l’intérieur de cette plage horaire pour votre cueillette.  La cueillette sans contact se fera à l’en-trée du Pavillon H.  À partir de la prome-nade de l’Aviation, les clients sont invités à se rendre directement dans le rond-point devant le collège, pour ensuite se diriger vers l’entrée du Pavillon H. Un étudiant vous accueillera à ce moment afin de procéder avec la livraison de la commande. Le Pavillon H est celui du complexe sportif et du restaurant Les Jardins de La Cité.

Une fois vos plats et vin récupérés, nous vous invitons à vous joindre à leur événement virtuel le jeudi 25 mars de 18 h 30 à 19 h 30 pendant lequel les étudiants du programme de gestion cu-linaire pourront vous présenter les mets savoureux qu’ils vous auront concoctés ainsi que quelques surprises.

Vanier CSC FundraiserAs part of a fundraiser benefiting the Va-nier Community Services Centre (Vanier CSC), they are pleased to invite you to the virtual version of there annual event “Espoirs culinaires de la region de la ca-pitale nationale” that will take place on March 25th, 2021.

In the context of the pandemic, the Va-nier CSC team, in partnership with Col-lège La Cité, has reinvented this gastro-nomical event in order to continue its culinary adventure and offer a unique and memorable experience. 

Since we are in a pandemic and confi-ned to our home, our seasoned chefs and student brigades from La Cité will offer a menu inspired by Canadian gastronomy that can be enjoyed in the comfort of your home. The meals-to-go will be available for contactless pick-up between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25th, at La Cité, 801 Aviation Parkway. Before the event, you

will receive a phone call from the Vanier CSC to select a more specific pick-up time within this time frame.

Contactless pickup will be done at the entrance of Pavilion H. From the Avia-tion Parkway, customers are invited to go directly to the round-about in front of the College and then proceed to the en-trance of Pavilion H. A student will greet you at this point to proceed with the delivery of the order. Pavilion H is where the sports complex and the restaurant Les Jardins de La Cité are located.  Once you have picked up your fabu-lous dinner and accompanying wine, they invite you to join them for their vir-tual event on Thursday, March 25th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. during which students from the culinary program will present the savoury dishes they have created for your enjoyment as well as other little surprises.

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La Cité offrira une formation accélérée Après avoir annoncé un premier partena-riat de recrutement et de formation pour des postes de commis d’étage avec l’Hôpital Montfort, La Cité a annoncé une collaboration avec des établissements de soins de longue durée des régions d’Ottawa et de Toronto pour former 126 préposés aux services de soutien per-sonnel. Cette formation accélérée de 24 semaines, approuvée par le ministère des Collèges et Universités de l’Onta-rio, sera gratuite et dispensée en milieu de travail dès la 14e semaine pour assu-rer un apprentissage authentique aux étudiants. Le Collège pourra accueillir 96 étudiants à son campus d’Ottawa et 30 autres à son satellite de Toronto.  « Former une relève hautement qualifiée en santé en français est une priorité dans le contexte actuel », a indiqué Madame Lise Bourgeois, présidente-directrice générale de La Cité. «  Le programme offert au Collège s’adapte aux besoins criants en santé et garantit aux étu-diants une expérience d’apprentissage unique et de très grande qualité. C’est une réponse concrète à la pénurie d’in-tervenants dans le secteur des soins de longue durée qui s’est accentuée depuis le début de la pandémie ». 

La formation sera offerte en colla-boration avec les établissements de soins de santé de chaque région et comprendra comme particularité un stage rémunéré dans un foyer de soins de longue durée. Les étudiants au-ront l’occasion d’apprendre dans des espaces du Collège spécifiquement aménagés pour reproduire fidèlement les conditions réelles du milieu de tra-vail. Toutes les activités d’apprentis-sage se dérouleront dans le respect des consignes de Santé publique. De plus, ils bénéficieront d’un accès rapide à de l’apprentissage en milieu de tra-vail pour se préparer à la réalité de leur profession et développer leur capa-cité d’adaptation dans un monde en constante évolution.  «  Dans le cadre de notre partenariat bien établi, nous sommes heureux de contribuer à ce programme accéléré en accueillant les étudiants de La Cité au Centre d’accueil Champlain  », a déclaré Jacqueline Roy, administra-trice du Centre d’accueil Champlain, à Vanier.  «  Le Centre d’Accueil Héritage se ré-jouit de cette collaboration avec La Cité

pour former des préposés aux services de soutien personnel. Grâce à ce par-tenariat, nous pourrons accueillir une main-d’œuvre qualifiée en santé qui pourra offrir des services de qualité à nos aînés francophones et ainsi favori-ser leur qualité de vie », a expliqué Bar-bara Ceccarelli, directrice générale du Centre d’Accueil Héritage, à Toronto. 

Les inscriptions au programme accé-léré Préposé aux services de soutien personnel sont ouvertes et des infor-mations additionnelles sont disponibles à : collegelacite.ca/sciences_sante.htm. 

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Family Homelessness – From Hopelessness to Homes

Over the past few years, Community Associations in Ward 13 and Vanier have become increasingly concer-ned about the levels of child poverty throughout the study area. Family Homelessness is a strong indicator of child poverty and, as such, a central element of concern to all of us.

We started our work some months ago with funding from CMHC and we have already learned a lot about the issue of Family Homelessness.

First, there are multiple paths in the journey to homelessness and solu-tions must be targeted to these dif-ferent circumstances.

Second, the earlier in the process that interventions occur, the greater the range of solution options are available and the better the chances to prevent homelessness occurring in any given case.

Third, we have discovered an un-connected network of front-line wor-kers, be they in schools, hospitals, social services agencies, or friends and relatives who are able to pre-dict impending homelessness from among their clients, but who, all too often, either don’t know or don’t have anywhere to turn to for help. Refer-rals to the appropriate agencies are often too late.

Fourth, we have heard stories of “cold hand offs” that move clients from one siloed agency to another where forms must be filled out and stories told once again and where chronically overburdened staff work in isolation from other agencies with no tools or opportunity to collaborate effectively and thus, they cannot respond with the speed required to take the collective steps needed to prevent homeles-sness.

We have also found that program rigidities and lack of authority for front line workers prevent inexpensive pre-vention or diversion solutions from being implemented.

Without prevention or diversion, the descent into homelessness can be-come a no-exit process resulting in many months of stay-in-the-shelter system waiting for rent geared to in-come housing to become available.

That’s the bad news, but we have also found lots of good news, examples from other jurisdictions where effec-tive interventions have been designed and implemented, often with substan-tial cost savings over what were their current practices.

A well co-ordinated pilot project to divert families from shelters in the Waterloo Region over 18 months saw

impressive results: 48% reduction in families accessing shelters; 60 – 70% of supported families moved into mar-ket rent housing; average cost to serve a family during the project fell by 68%.

An eviction prevention initiative in Toronto that employed services for tenants in imminent risk of losing their housing was able to stabilize their housing, rehouse some of those that needed it and help others exit ho-melessness.

We have found other examples of so-cially conscious builders and develo-pers partnering with nongovernment agencies and governments to provide

rapid long-term access to affordable housing.

We will soon be exploring these and other promising practices from which we will make a selection to conduct no risk experiments aimed at developing successful and replicable solutions.

Family homelessness is a complex multi-faceted problem requiring the collaborative involvement of govern-ments, social service agencies and the private sector. Our best news is our discovery that the will to act has never been stronger and this gives us hope that we might be able to help resolve the issue.

By Housing Lab Team

RSC Outdoor MarketThe Bridge Public House and Rideau Sports Centre (RSC) invite you to their Outdoor Market located at the Rideau Sports Centre (1 Donald Street).

There will be:-Brunch and Lunch service from The Bridge Public House!-Hot drinks and sweet treats!-Fire pits available!-Dozens of local vendors!-And more!

They wish a fun and safe time for eve-ryone. Capacity restrictions, distancing and masks are strictly enforced to en-sure everyone’s safety.

Saturday April 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date - April 4th) at the Rideau Sports Centre. The following Market will be on Saturday May 15th (rain date - May 16th).

For more information please email: [email protected]

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Montreal Road Revitalization: Traffic and Transit Detours

CConstruction on Montreal Road is resuming in late March 2021 between North River Road and St. Laurent Boulevard. Starting April 18, 2021, Montreal Road will be reduced to a single westbound lane between the Vanier Parkway and St. Laurent Boulevard. Eastbound

vehicle traffic including cyclists will be detoured to McArthur Avenue. OC Transpo routes 12, 15 and 20 will also be modified. The detours

will be in place until the project’s completion in late 2022.

ToTo view the detour maps and learn more, please visit Ottawa.ca/MontrealRoad.  

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Revitalisation du chemin de Montréal : déviations de la circulation

et des transports en communDDès la fin du mois de mars 2021, les travaux reprendront sur le

chemin de Montréal, entre le chemin North River et le boulevard St-Laurent. À partir du 18 avril 2021, la circulation sur le chemin de

Montréal sera réduite à une seule voie, en direction ouest, entre la promenade Vanier et le boulevard St-Laurent. Les automobilistes et

les cyclistes circulant vers l’est devront se diriger vers l’avenue McArthur. Les autobus des circuits 12, 15 et 20 d’OC Transpo seront également déviés. Toutes les déviations resteront en vigueur jusqu’à

l’achèvement du projet, prévu pour la fin 2022.

Pour consulter les cartes des déviations et en savoir davantage, veuillez vous rendre sur la page Ottawa.ca/CheminMontreal.  

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Online Energy Dance ClassAre you getting enough exercise in these covid times? Vanier’s Jody Ben-jamin might have a fun solution. She is running two different levels of classes during the week. You can register for one or the other by emailing her at [email protected]. Here are the details:

Online Energy Dance, Introductory level

13 week-session: Spring 2021Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m.Tuesday, March 30th to Thursday, June 24th

$185

Online Energy Dance

13 week-session: Spring 2021Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Monday, March 29th to Friday June 25th

$195

“We have been having fun dancing around in our homes together. My ears are always tuned to finding great songs to dance to, that will inspire an output of energy just from the joy of hearing them. The musical repertoire is a very important part of my class and I think that makes it unique among exercise classes. Let’s train the mind along with the body, to realize that working out can be an enjoyable experience,” says Benjamin.

Her classes have been influenced by many things over the years. She’s a big fan of Feldenkrais which is a move-

ment-based learning method that is all about body awareness. There are some Pilates exercises that she does and she has been inspired lately to include more upper body and spinal movements as well as exercises for the feet, ankles and hips.

The class starts with a lengthy warm up with some basic steps and then pro-gresses down to the mat for abdominal and leg work and stretching. Then they move on to some fun aerobic dances that she has choreographed for the purpose of getting the heart pumping

and the body moving. She likes to dance to a variety of musical styles so you will be hearing Rock and Roll, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Zydeco, Country, some local artists, and some internationally famous artists. They will finish with a nice easy cool down that ends on the floor for a few minutes of relaxation to more beautiful music.

“You will need an area of (preferably) bare floor about 5-6 feet by 8-10 feet. Carpet is too sticky and you would run the risk of hurting the knees. Don’t for-get that you can roll back an area rug to make space,” adds Benjamin.

You will need to wear loose or stretchy comfortable clothing, your sports bra and cross trainer running shoes. Please have your floor mat and theraband (if you have one) ready. Have water to drink.

You will need to download a free Zoom app at www.zoom.us, then she will send you invitations to join her at the Zoom meetings at the scheduled time. This can be done on your phone, ipad, laptop or desktop computer.

“If you are unable to attend class at the scheduled time, or need to miss once in a while, I can always send you a re-cording of it,” concluds Jody Benjamin.

Jody Benjamin has taught dance for well over 40 years.

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Nous avons besoin d’un camelot bénévole pour les rues Loyer et St-Charles (50 journaux). Nous avons également besoin d’un camelot bénévole pour les rues Des Pères Blancs et Longpré (60 journaux). De plus, nous recherchons des ca-melots bénévoles suppléants afin de remplacer à l’occasion un camelot malade ou en voyage. N’hésitez pas à appeler : Pauline Tessier-Chabot au 613 745-8939.

We are looking for a volunteer newsie who is available for Loyer and St. Charles Streets (50 papers). We are looking for a volunteer newsie who is available for Des Peres Blancs and Longpre Streets (60 papers). We are also looking for vo-lunteer newsies substitutes when one of our current newsies is sick or travelling. Call: Pauline Tessier-Chabot at 613 745-8939.

“I have been a Vanier resident for well over 35 years and being a volunteer newsie is a wonderful way to give back to our community,” said Stephen Adler.

« Je réside à Vanier depuis plus de 35 ans et quelle belle façon de redonner à notre communauté que d’être un camelot bénévole », a avancé Stephen Adler.

The ‘Other Michael’ Held in China

“This Michael Spavor section of the 36 in. (91.44 cm) W x 24 in. (60.96 cm) H pencil crayon/mylar, furthers my ‘What’s really happening?’ theme. We don’t have a single recent photo of him since detained on December 10, 2018. Still, focusing close and swooping back out, drawing the photos’ tex-ture and tone accentuations, are pressing upon me more questions. The main one being: ‘What’s the truth?’ Do you also share this query?”

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Gala de la FrancophonieUnissons-nous virtuellement pour célébrer notre francophonie. En pre-mière sur le compte YouTube de la Maison de la francophonie d’Ottawa (CMFO) : le samedi 27 mars 2021 à 19 h.

L’ambassadrice de France au Canada, Son Excellence Mme Kareen Rispal, prendra la parole. Il y aura la remise du Prix Champlain Fondateur de la Fran-cophonie. Et n’oublions pas des pres-tations musicales de  : Céleste Lévis, Le R Premier et le Chœur de l’Ouest.

Le comité organisateur est formé des

organismes suivants  : Association Champlain Fondateur (ACF), Associa-tion des communautés francophones d’Ottawa (ACFO Ottawa), Association canadienne pour la promotion des héritages africains (ACPHA), Maison de la francophonie d’Ottawa (CMFO), Centre Pauline-Charron (CPC), Mou-vement d’implication francophone d’Orléans (MIFO), Rendez-vous des aînées francophones d’Ottawa (RAFO), Retraite en Action (REA) et la Société franco-ontarienne du patrimoine et de l’histoire d’Orléans (SFOPHO).

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