Community Voice - June 17, 2021 1 Buying or selling? Call me and let my years of experience work for you! John Roberts Broker • 613-832-0902 • www.johnwroberts.com Your CommunityVoice KANATA June 17, 2021 [email protected] 613-45-VOICE www.ottawavoice.ca [email protected] Vol. 4 No. 7 INSIDE THIS Watson and Sudds propose EDITION to name bridge after first Karate Kids mayor of Kanata BY ANIL JHALLI when it comes to all things Kanata,” said Mayor Marianne Wilkinson Watson. “She’s still heavily spent a half-century in involved in her commu- public life building bridges. nity and we know the im- Organizers are hoping to Now, a pedestrian bridge pact she has had not only celebrate in the fall, page 2. in Kanata is being pro- in Kanata, but also from a posed to bear her name. city perspective.” At the most recent Ottawa Sudds, Wilkinson’s suc- City Council meeting, cessor around the council Mayor Jim Watson and table, said she has been Kanata North Coun. Jenna wanting to find a way to Sudds tabled a notice of honour the former munici- motion to name the pedes- pal politician for her years trian bridge at the Kanata of service. Town Centre over Highway “It’s a way of showing Calming measures planned 417 after the first Kanata her how we appreciate all near local school, page 8. mayor and long-time the work she has done for Ottawa city councillor. many years,” added Coun. Wilkinson was the driv- Sudds. “This bridge served ing force behind the con- as a link to us and Kanata struction of the pedestrian South, so it’s fitting that we bridge. The structure links pay respect to her this way Kanata North and Kanata as a reminder of her work, South. and how it spread to all of Photo provided “Marianne is a bridge Kanata.” Charlie Gagnon, left, and his older sister, Alex, are working towards their black belts in builder, she’s an inspira- PLEASE SEE BRIDGE, PAGE 19 Karate and spearheaded a fundraising campaign. For their efforts, they received some special Community Voice.qxp_Banner 2021-03-18tion to so9:50 many AM Page people 1 recognition from the Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association. For more on this story, A legacy lives on, page 18. and very much a pioneer please see page 10. DR. MERRILEE FULLERTON Your MPP for Kanata-Carleton 613-599-3000 • [email protected] • merrileefullerton.ca 2 June 17, 2021 - Community Voice News Canada Day organizers hope for smaller, fall celebration BY ANIL JHALLI executive director of the not just for residents in Canada Day in Kanata Kanata, but across Ottawa, For the second straight Association, now serves as attracting over 30,000 peo- year, Canada Day in a consultant to organizers ple each year. Festivities in- Kanata activities are put of the yearly celebrations at clude performances and on hold due to concerns Walter Baker Park. the ever popular midway surrounding the COVID- “We do have some money attraction. 19 pandemic. to do something small in But the event has seen its A condensed ver- the fall,” added Laycock. share of obstacles. Over sion could happen in “With that, it really can’t the past few years, pro- September or October of happen unless there is di- gramming had to be scaled this year according to the rection from the medical back because of dwindling director of the Canada Day professionals and our po- sponsorships. in Kanata Association, litical leaders . what kind “ The goal is if we can’t Colin Laycock. of numbers can we have have something in the fall, Find “We had a really bad third and things like that.” to have something next Your suite is only a portion of what you receive in a Lépine wave, and it just seemed The events and enter- summer and bring this apartment. 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Through Alacrity Ottawa, sector. the world. Now known Sir Terence Matthews, bined with the experience [email protected] a new technology busi- The uOttawa introduced as Alacrity Global, the ness program, the invest- its Kanata North cam- program educates en- ment management firm pus, located on Legget trepreneurs, finds new Professional Corporation and post secondary school Drive in the Kanata North technology startups AdamMillerKelly Lawyers are teaching, training and Technology Park, in April and establishes fund- supporting engineer- of 2019. ing to support these new Providing legal ing graduates with men- “It’s just a natural and businesses. services to torship and investment synergistic partnership Alacrity Ottawa will de- Kanata-Stittsville opportunities meant to with Wesley Clover,” said velop solutions that target and surrounding encourage a new stream Veronica Farmer, director 5G networking, cyberse- of Canadian tech startup of partnerships and com- curity, artificial intelli- areas for more companies. mercialization with the gence, transportation and than 30 years. 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