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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
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Awesome Authors contest seeking best young writers
Inside YEAR-IN-REVIEW
By Emma Jackson
emma.jackson@metroland.com
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Take a trip down memory lane and look back at some of the top Manotick and area stories that made headlines during the second half of 2011. – Pages 3 & 4
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Many proud Ottawa Senators fans stopped by Ottawa City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 3 for a Sens Rally in support of getting some local players on the NHL All-Star team. The rally proved successful as Sens favourites Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek, and Erik Karlsson were named to the team. The NHL All-Star game will take place at Scotiabank Place on Jan. 29. Among those to attend the rally were (left to right) Sens mascot Spartacat, Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, West Carleton-March ward councillor Eli El-Chantiry, Barrhaven ward councillor Jan Harder, Mayor Jim Watson, Knoxdale-Merivale ward councillor Keith Egli, Orléans ward councillor Bob Monette, OCDSB Zone 3 trustee Donna Blackburn, Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward councillor Tim Tierney and Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi.
Blaze destroys family vehicle By Dosi Cotroneo
EMC News - The morning of Tuesday, Jan. 3 did not go as planned for a Manotick family residing at 1237 Upton Rd. At 8:14 a.m., the Ottawa Fire Department received a 9-1-1 call about a car on fire parked outside of the family garage. The initial caller heard the tire explode on the car, which alerted them to the fire. The caller indicated the car was fully engulfed in flames and very close to the garage. All occupants of the home had already evacuated to safety. By the time firefighters arrived, the garage had also caught fire. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished by 8:30 a.m., and fire crews checked to make sure the fire had not extended into the home. One vehicle was totally destroyed, and the fire extended to the garage door and
EMC News - Ottawa’s aspiring authors are invited once again to submit their best pieces of unpublished work to the Ottawa Public Library’s annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. The 17th annual city-wide contest will accept short story and poetry entries of less than 1,000 words until Monday, Jan. 30, giving kids aged 9 to 17 a chance to win wicked prizes and even become a published author. Participants must have a library card, and can enter up to two poems and two short stories in their age group in either French or English. The contest aims to encourage young writers to put their ideas to paper with the potential of having them published as a winning entry. Each year, the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library publish Pot Pourri, a compilation of the winning poems and short stories from that year. First, second, and third place as well as honourable mentions are all published in the bilingual book. The book is edited by the competition’s three judges, Glebe poet JC Sulzenko, Westboro youth fiction author Brenda Chapman and local Francophone author Michel Lavoie. Sulzenko will judge the English poetry category, Chapman will judge English short stories and Lavoie will judge French poetry and short stories. Chosen awesome authors
can also win monetary prizes for their work. Sulzenko, who writes animated children’s poetry and recently published a children’s book about Alzheimer’s disease, said the three things that catch her attention as a judge are unique language, form and content. She said original language that paints unusual or vivid pictures will stick with her, as well as constructing a poem in a unique shape or form. She also said taking a common topic and writing about it in a different way can really grab her attention. “For example, there are often many Remembrance Day poems written around that time, and they often mention poppies. But what if they’re written from the poppy’s point of view?” she explained. She said young authors should try reading their work out loud to make sure the words flow properly. And, of course, aspiring authors should be familiar with their craft. “They should read poetry and short stories so they know the kinds of things that grab readers and are interesting,” Sulzenko said. Written works can be submitted online or to your local library branch on or before Jan. 30. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the end of March. For a complete list of rules and formatting specifications, visit www.biblioottawalibrary. ca or call your local branch.
Arctic adventure fun for PD Day By Emma Jackson Photo by STEPH WILLEMS
This vehicle was destroyed when it burst into flames while parked outside a garage located at 1237 Upton Rd. in Manotick. The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental. its framing. Firefighters saved two other cars in the garage as well as the house, and the occupants are safely back in their home.
According to Ottawa Fire Services, the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental, but is under investigation to confirm.
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EMC News - For residents in Osgoode Township, your child’s PD days no longer need to be a scramble for day care while you’re at work and the kids are out of school. The Osgoode Township Historical Society and
Museum have introduced PD Day camps for children aged six to 12 in rural Ottawa South. On Friday, Jan. 20, for public school board students and Friday, Jan. 27 for Catholic students, the museum will offer a day of arctic adventures. See PD Day page 8