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Testing the Waters... Constance Bay Firefighters Recently Received Their First Round of Training in Ice Water Rescue Community Voice - March 5, 2020 1 City Hall Ward Offi ce ELI EL-CHANTIRY 110 Laurier Ave. W. 5670 Carp Rd. Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Kinburn, ON K0A 2H0 Councillor, West Carleton - March Ward 5 T: 613-580-2475 T: 613-580-2424 ext. 32246 [email protected] www.eliel-chantiry.ca @Eli_Elchantiry @Ward5Ottawa Your WEST CommunityVoice CARLETON March 5, 2020 [email protected] 613-45-VOICE www.ottawavoice.ca [email protected] Vol. 2 No. 5 Testing the Waters... Constance Bay firefighters recently received their first round of training in ice water rescue. It marks the start of a pilot program in which rural firefighters from Fitzroy Harbour and Osgoode are training their colleagues in that area of expertise. It will one day allow Constance Bay firefighters to respond to water rescue calls and also support Fitzroy Harbour’s specialty water and ice rescue team. PLEASE SEE PAGE 6 Constance Bay’s Lieut. Wade Wallace, left, keeps an eye on his rope pulley system while rescuing firefighter Jon Jordan. Erin McCracken photos Fitzroy Habour firefighter and lead instructor Jason Muise, Constance Bay firefighter Brian Lowden, left, hangs tight while he waits for fellow Constance Bay firefighter Ian Bottriell to right, teaches his colleagues a rope-pull rescue technique. wrap him in a safety rope before being pulled from freezing water onto an ice shelf near the Galetta hydro dam on March 1. JJoinoin mmee fforor tthehe WWestest CCarleton’sarleton’s MMPPPP FFamilyamily SkateSkate 111:001:00 aa.m..m. – 11:00:00 pp.m..m. oonn MMonday,onday, MarchMarch 116th6th aatt tthehe CCavanaghavanagh SSensplexensplex – 55670670 CCarparp RRoad,oad, KKinburninburn 2 March 5, 2020 - Community Voice News saw smoke and flames com- arrested without incident 5, and that the two vehicles Bill Bell. The driver’s medical Emergency News ing from the roof. Fitzroy and the merchandise was were in Ottawa Feb. 2 to 7. condition was not immedi- Harbour firefighters recovered, investigators say. “Police are asking anyone ately known. launched an aggressive at- Adam Horner, 34, and who recalls seeing these two Fire crews respond to treated for minor smoke in- tack, but the fire had already Anthony Martinez, 59, both vehicles together, possibly in Vehicle catches fire halation, Bell said. spread to the attic, Bell said, of Ottawa, are charged with your neighbourhood or at a truck fire According to the Ottawa adding the tin roof impeded break-and-enter and pos- hotel, during the first week of Carp firefighters doused a Fire crews were called to Fire Services communica- their efforts. session of break-and-enter February to contact them,” fire that fully engulfed a small Torbolton Ridge after a 911 tions centre, paramedics Two people were displaced instruments. Martinez also the department said in a passenger vehicle on Hwy. call came in reporting a truck were also on scene to pro- as the home was considered faces two counts of breach- statement on Feb. 25. 417 on Feb. 12. on fire on March 1 a little after vide additional patient care. a total loss, said Bell. Some ing a recognizance. Horner is Const. Jeff Kostuch, com- The lone occupant of the 6:30 p.m. contents were saved but also facing charges of breach munity police officer for vehicle escaped the ve- Upon arrival at the de- damages are estimated at of recognizance and breach West Carleton, said officers hicle after pulling over to tached garage at 4640 Firefighters battle $600,000. of probation. believe the suspects are not the shoulder of the east- Torbolton Ridge Rd. there house fire In addition to Fitzroy from Ottawa but will likely bound lane of Hwy. 417 was just smoke to deal with Harbour, responding sta- return to target other neigh- near Panmure Road, west of and ventilate. More than 50 firefight- tions included Kinburn, Police hunt vehicles, bourhoods in the city. Marathon Village. The driver “Men were working on ers battled a house fire that Constance Bay, Dunrobin, suspects Two suspects are described called 911 at 4:43 p.m. when the truck with tools. During broke out at 2615 Galetta Stittsville and Kanata North. as black men between 20 and flames appeared. the work, fire broke out and Side Rd., west of Carp Road, West Carleton and South 40 years old. Anyone with in- “Nobody was hurt in this they extinguished it with per- on Feb. 29 around 1:30 a.m. March residents should keep formation is asked to call the fire,” Bell said. sonal fire extinguishers,” said A fire investigator deter- Suspects nabbed their eyes peeled for two ve- break-and-enter unit at 613- District 6 Sector Chief Bill mined the cause was im- after Carp break-in hicles and three to four males 236-1222, ext. 5192. Bell. properly discarded wood connected to a string of resi- Charges laid The fire did not spread to pellets that were still hot, Patrol officers en route to dential break-ins in Kanata A suspect has been charged the structure and the truck confirmed District 6 Sector a break-in in progress in North, according to West Car flips near the Bay in connection with breaking suffered minimal damage. Chief Bill Bell. Carp quickly stopped a ve- Carleton’s community po- Emergency crews were into a business south of Carp. The men were assessed and The first fire crews to arrive hicle and arrested two sus- lice officer. called to the Constance Bay Police were called to the pects matching a witness’s Ottawa police recently area where a Honda Civic 100-block of Cardevco Rd. Eastern Regional Clydesdale Association description. released images of a white had flipped onto its roof on on Dec. 5. Two suspects had The officers had been on four-door Mercedes Benz Feb. 22 around 6:30 p.m. on broken in around 1 a.m. and ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DANCE their way to the 400-block of AMG GLE 2015-19 coupe Dunrobin Road about two stole the cash box, according Donald B. Munro Dr. on Feb. and a black Ford F-150 2017- kilometres from Constance to investigators. Saturday March 7, 2020 8pm -12am 28 around 3 a.m. where two 20 Raptor four-door pickup Bay Road. Police charged Christiane Carp Agricultural Hall men had broken into a busi- truck, and two suspects. The lone occupant did not Tessier, 37, on Jan. 30 with Music by ness to steal a large quantity Investigators believe three need to be extricated from break and enter, mischief Glen Silverson Band of merchandise, according to four males are connect- the car, but was treated by under $5,000 and possession “ Ole Tyme Country” to police. ed to a series of residential Constance Bay firefighters of break and enter tools. The Their vehicle was located in break-ins in Kanata North and Ottawa paramedics, investigation is ongoing. Live & Silent Auction $15.00 50/50 DRAW the area. The suspects were and Orleans on Feb. 4 and said District 6 Sector Chief [email protected] HOT/COLD BUFFET 18 & Under FREE how many fuel cell balls are re- Team creates leased, as well as the robot’s abil- ity to spin and climb. competition robot Sam Tucker, a Grade 9 student at West Carleton Secondary School BY ANIL JHALLI who joined the squad last year, did the math. The team of nearly A robotics team, whose members 50 students worked seven days a include West Carleton Secondary week once the challenge was first School students, has unveiled its announced on Jan. 4, totalling 230 creation for the upcoming compe- hours of work. tition season. “Every competition is so much Merge Robotics will compete fun and it’s exciting to see what in competitions this month at Anil Jhalli photo other teams have created,” said Carleton University and North Bay. Members of Merge Robotics recently Sam. The team designed and built a unveiled their robot for the 2020 Kendra Shaw, who helped launch ­ remote-controlled robot that can competition season. the volunteer-led robotics pro- ­ protect a shieldless city from an in- gram in 2015, praised the students. coming asteroid storm. publicly unveiled Feb. 26 at the “It’s awe inspiring,” she said of The $4,000 robot also has the abil- Beaverbrook library branch in their commitment. ity to shoot fuel cell balls, in keep- Kanata. “To see how much they have ing with the Star Wars theme. Merge Robotics will join forces grown, how much they learned, The creation, made mostly of with two other teams in the up- and how some of them keep com- aluminum with 3D-printed parts, coming competitions. ing back, it’s amazing to watch.” took six weeks to complete. It was Points will be earned based on [email protected] News Community Voice - March 5, 2020 3 John Roberts Broker 613-832-0902 REMAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP, brokerage www.johnwroberts.com NEW LISTING! WATERFRONT! 1100 Bayview Drive, Constance Bay NEW LISTING! 103 KERRY HILL CRESCENT, DUNROBIN Wonderful 3+1 bedrm home with Beautiful 3 bedroom home in Kerscott walkout lower level on Buckhams Heights on a gorgeous, sunny 2 acre Bay with 134 ft of frontage on a lot with front porch, deck & patio high & dry lot & steps to the forest. plus a soothing pond with waterfall! Hardwd fl rs in livrm & dinrm, gas Granite kitchen open to family rm fi replaces in livrm & famrm, 2 with wood burning fi replace, hardwd baths, 2 car garage, n.gas heat, on main level, jacuzzi ensuite, newer shingles, windows & septic. fi nished basement, 2 car garage & Only 20 mins to Kanata High Tech.
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