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Health board says “no dice” to casino project
The board also heard from several del- egations on the issue during the meeting. Most of those groups spoke out against any casino expansion proposal, expressing con- cerns about the social costs of dealing with people suffering from gambling addiction. The OPH report noted that there already exists “a sizeable gap” between the 13,000- plus people in the Ottawa area now who have gambling addiction problems and the resources available to help them. "We expect that creating new opportuni- ties to gamble might worsen the problem,” stated Dr. Isra Levy, Ottawa’s chief medical officer, “so it's reasonable to say let's not, let's address the problem that's already there." The report also recommends asking the province for an extra $2 million a year to the Champlain Local Integrated Health Net- Patrick Olivier Charlebois, 22, of Alfred- Plantagenet Township was then charged with driving with a blood-alcohol content exceeding 80 milligrams and having open liquor in his vehicle. That would have been the end of the mat- ter until police discovered he lacked his ve- hicle insurance card. He was charged under Ontario’s insur- ance regulations with failing to produce his insurance card.
work’s budget (LHIN) to provide local treat- ment services for gambling addiction. Right now the Champlain LHIN receives $741,000 for gambling treatment as part of its bud- get allocation. The report also recommends that 6.5 per cent of Ottawa’s annual commission from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corpora- tion (OLGC) go towards gambling addiction programs. The Ontario Board of Health does not have the final say on whether or not a ca- sino expansion projects takes place in the region. The finance committee will also re- view the matter Aug. 26 for a later report to council. The City of Ottawa is one of many mu- nicipalities the OLGC contacted as part of a search for potential partners for opening new gaming facilities. The OLGC had said it
wanted just one casino in the city, but May- or Jim Watson has indicated he would like to talk to both the OLGC and Premier Kath- leen Wynne about the possibility of two ca- sino sites so that Rideau Carleton Raceway can continue its gaming centre operation. Do you love children? Please help us save abused children You can make a difference Visit www.rockland.succeedtogive.com 613 446-0390 G176648_TS
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OTTAWA | Plans for a new casino project in Ottawa crapped out in front of the Board of Health. Monday’s meeting of the Board of Health on expansion of legalized gaming opera- tions in the city saw Lady Luck turn her back on supporters for a new casino project for the city. Board directors reviewed an Ot- tawa Public Health (OPH) report on the vari- ous mental and social risks from expanding existing legal gambling facilities in the Na- tional Capital Region and then voted eight to one against supporting any such pro- posal.
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PLANTAGENET | One driver learned he needs to make sure he always has his in- surance card with him. OPP officers were manning a counterat- tack checkstop on Old Highway 17 in Plan- tagenet late in the evening Aug. 12 when they pulled over a vehicle and noticed the smell of alcohol on the driver’s breath.
Local streams get checkup
SNC summer fisheries students are evalu- ating habitat, assessing bugs, and sam- pling fish communities in the watershed’s wadeable streams. The emphasis is in the Bearbrook sub-wa- tershed located in Ottawa and Prescott and Russell. This is part of the Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP)—a series of screening standards useful for making rec- ommendations for enhancing the overall health of aquatic ecosystems. Students, along with SNC fisheries staff experts, are electrofishing at 25 sites to sample fish populations, most notably Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass. This is a common survey method that re- sults in no permanent harm to fish.
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