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The Osgoode Winter Carnival continues this weekend with the annual Teamcookoff at O-YA. This year O-YA will crown the best crock pot dishes and chocolate chip cookies.

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The Greely Winter Carnival suffered light volumes the last weekend of January, and the association is considering changing next year’s dates.

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EMC News - The long-awaited Buckles development is finally making headway in Osgoode after 15 years of hold-ups.

Park View Homes will begin prepping the site for its 95-lot South Creek Village west of Nixon Drive off Buckles Street this spring, and the first home could be complete as early as January 2013, said Tim Cinnamon, who owns the property with his brothers Andrew and Matt.

Installation of roads and services should begin late May or early June said Cinnamon, who said virtually all approvals have been acquired from the city of Ottawa to begin the first phase of 45 lots.

“We’re just waiting for good weather,” he said.

The property was previously owned by several people who weren’t planning to develop it. Park View Homes acquired it in 2009, Cinnamon said. The three brothers grew up just outside Osgoode and since 1990 have built housing and condominium developments in Kemptville, Smiths Falls, Carp, Carleton Place and Almonte.

“We were born in Osgoode, so we know Osgoode fairly well. We knew Osgoode could be a good market. We were confident with the town,” said Cinnamon.

He added that Park View tries to hire local tradesmen and to buy local building materials whenever possible.

Phase one will build 45 half-acre lots on the western side of the property, as well a new storm water management pond.

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Cinnamon said many of the houses available for the development are small bungalows designed with seniors in mind: wider hallways and doorframes to maximize accessibility.

There are several models to choose from, and buyers have the option of customizing if their ideas fit the development’s design. Cinnamon said Park View would like most houses to be 1,300 to 1,400 square foot homes beginning around $350,000 to accommodate small families, seniors and empty-nesters.

Osgoode Coun. Doug Thompson called that “common sense planning.”

“That’s great planning because as the population ages someone may develop physical restrictions, and they won’t have to move out of their home if it’s built to accommodate those needs,” he said.

Thompson said the subdivision is the first new development the village has seen in a while and will help to revitalize the struggling commercial core.

“The economic state of the village is partly because we haven’t had any rejuvenation.

So this is a much needed shot in the arm for the entire village,” he said.

Not everyone is as excited about the development, however. Buckles Street resident Julie Holt lives a few hundred metres east of the proposed development.

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Alyssa McDormand, 7, and her four-year-old sister Ava are hesitant to hold a one-yearold Burmese python during the Dino’s Reptiles presentation at the Manotick Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28. The Manotick Lions event was part of Shiverfest, the community association’s annual winter carnival.

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EMC News - A Greely construction company has been fined $65,000 after a worker was injured in 2010.

Marathon Drilling Co. Ltd located in the business park near Old Prescott Road and Parkway Road was sentenced on Thurs. Jan. 26 following a 2010 incident where a worker

suffered an electric shock.

On Oct. 7, 2010, the company was drilling on Albion Rd. According to the Ministry of Labour, a worker was helping to place a drilling auger and was holding the chains that attached it to a boom truck.

The truck then came into contact with an overhead electrical conductor, and the

worker was seriously burned.

The ministry said the truck’s cables were too close to the overhead electrical conductor.

Marathon plead guilty to the charges. The court also imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge which the province uses to assist victims of crime.

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EMC News - Crock pot dishes and chocolate chip cookies.

They may seem odd kitchenfellows, but they’re the stars of the show at this year’s Teamcook-off at the Osgoode Youth Association.

On Saturday, Feb. 11 crock pot connoisseurs and chocolate chip cookie monsters can compete for the winning title in the annual village cookoff, judged by three celebrity judges and the people of Osgoode.

For $5 per person or $20 per family, residents can become professional food critics for the afternoon as they work their way through all the entries.

Celebrity judges Steph “The Grilling Gourmet” Legari, former chef to the prime minister Josh Drache and Osgoode’s own baking legend Tracey Nesrallah will also cast their ballots to choose this year’s crock pot and cookie kings.

All proceeds go to O-YA, which provides a wide range of healthy youth programming in the village.

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Osgoode resident and baking legend Tracey Nesrallah will again be one of three celebrity judges at this year’s Teamcook-off at the O-YA centre on Saturday, Feb. 11. band will please the crowds as they taste their way through all the dishes, and a silent auction featuring a number of gift cards and some local art will also add an extra fundraising element.

“Its lots of fun, there’s a lot of friendly rivalry and they get into the spirit of the competition,” she said, noting that last year’s soup and fudge cookoff was packed. “There’s a lot of bodies in here, that’s part of the fun.”

McKerracher herself will enter a crock pot dish, and her nine-year-old son will make

chocolate chip cookies. All residents are welcome to enter the contest. McKerracher said she hopes to surpass last year’s fundraising amount of $1,500.

The cook-off will begin at the O-YA centre on Osgoode Main St. at noon, and tasting runs until 2 p.m. At 2:30 p.m. the 2012 cook-off kings will be crowned. The event is part of the ongoing Osgoode Winter Carnival, which started Feb. 4 and continues into the second weekend of February. Saturday, Feb. 11 will start with a “Snowball” softball tourna-

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She said she’s concerned about the amount of traffic that will travel down her currently quiet street once the new subdivision is complete.

“Traffic is now going to be excessive. In the planning stage they said it would be routed somewhere else, but that’s not the case. It’s going to be Buckles completely. It’s a major problem, especially for pets and children,” said Holt, who is concerned about her great-nieces and greatnephews who come to visit.

Thompson said he is aware of the traffic concerns, and will keep an eye on it as the project moves forward. “We’re always concerned about traffic and we’ll just have to monitor that and if there are concerns we may be able to direct traffic through other means,” he said.

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ment at the Osgoode community centre beginning at 9 a.m. and the legion will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., Beach Boys tribute band Endless Summer will take the stage in the hall above Stuart Holmes Arena for an evening of fun.

On Sunday, Feb. 12 Foodland will host a free family skate at the arena between 1 and 2:30 p.m.

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O-YA gearing up for another ‘Goode Run’ Emma Jackson

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EMC News - If you’ve been craving a good run, the Osgoode Youth Association can help.

Registration is now open for the second annual ‘Goode Run’ for O-YA, which will take place in May along the new multi-use pathway.

The centre has organized a two kilometre family walk/ run, a five kilometre run and a 10 kilometre run for Saturday, May 12.

Last year’s inaugural event was the centre’s biggest fundraiser of 2011, blowing away the centre’s $15,000 fundraising goal and topping $23,000 through registration fees and pledges.

O-YA board of directors chairperson Heather Roe said the she was shocked by the level of participation last year, and hopes to increase it this year.

“We would have been happy if 100 people had come out and run. We thought that was going to be wildly successful. When it started getting into 200 and 300 registrations we were like, ‘What is going on?’” she laughed. “This year I anticipate somewhere between 500 and 600 runners. I’m putting the goal at $30,000.”

The event is still looking for a title sponsor and will likely need about 50 volunteers to be successful, Roe said. She is also hoping to introduce some new events before the runs,

perhaps with local businesses and sponsors leading warm ups or games for participants.

She also wants to create a Kids’ Zone, perhaps run out of the O-YA centre itself.

“Then mom and dad could come and run and have a place to plop the kids down,” she said.

There will also be prizes this year for the top three runners in each race.

All of the runs start at the O-YA centre on Osgoode Main Street. The two-kilometre walk/run heads south down the multi-use pathway towards Buckles Street before heading back to the centre. The five and 10 kilometre runs head north on the pathway, also on an “out and back” route.

O-YA director Nicole McK-

erracher said she was thrilled with the response last year.

“It was an amazing event on a number of levels. We had over 400 people register to run, which is more than some of the big city runs. It was a really exciting time for us because so much interest was shown,” she said.

O-YA is a non-profit organization that provides positive youth programming for children and teens in the village.

The centre receives funding from the City of Ottawa, United Way and several local businesses. It relies on fundraising to augment its budget every year. Visit o-ya.ca for a link to the registration forms.

Early bird prices start at $25 in February, increasing to $35 in March and $45 in April.

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The Osgoode Youth Association is gearing up for their annual Goode Run for O-YA. The run will take place on the new multi-use pathway in Osgoode village.

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EMC News – Reporting a pothole and requesting recycling bins are just a couple of the things Ottawa residents can now do online.

The city’s website, ottawa. ca, was upgraded on Feb. 1 with a new Service Ottawa section on the right side of the homepage where anyone can book and pay for last-minute ice time at city arenas, report graffiti, pay parking tickets and obtain PIN and barcodes for recreation program registration.

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it possible to complete 145 types of transactions online.

That figure represents almost 70 per cent of the top calls to the 311 phone service, which will continue to be available.

Pothole reports won out in the first day of the new online service, with 23 reports filed online. Twenty one people made online requests for garbage and recycling calendars by 4 p.m. the first day the service was available.

A total of 64 requests were made that day by 4 p.m. without the city having to advertise the service had launched.

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Tim Tierney, chairman of the information technology subcommittee that oversees the project.

“It really shows that people are moving to the web,” Tierney said. “I think they have been waiting for this.”

The new options will provide better service and better two-way communication, said Krista Oswald, a city staffer who gave the finance and economic development commit-

tee an update on the project on Nov. 7.

Service Ottawa will include automatic reports and notification to the person who made the request.

“This is one of the key initiatives that will actually change how people experience the frontline services,” Kanellakos said.

It will also change how city staff works by streamlining requests.

The project will cost $79 million to implement and is expected to save $40 million annually by trimming operating costs.

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Poor turnout won’t dampen spirit at Greely Carnival Association may change dates next year emma.jackson@metroland.com

EMC News - Greely Community Association president Bruce Brayman said the Greely Winter Carnival was a success despite low turnout on the Jan. 28 and 29 weekend.

“Everything we did went great and we had a fantastic time,” said Brayman, who admitted that “volume was light” at the poker tournament on Thursday night, the teen dance on Friday night, Firemen’s breakfast on Saturday morning and the Lions’ breakfast on Sunday morning.

The weekend-long sculpture event, new this year, was cancelled at the last minute because the snow quality was so poor.

“We conferred on Thursday, and it was hard on top and granular,” he said. “You couldn’t do much with it.”

Greely Idol was well attended, however, with nearly all 30 spots filled for the Saturday auditions.

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many family members to fill the Greely Community Centre where most of the carnival’s events were held.

Brayman said he thinks three things contributed to the low turnout: the NHL All-Stars events in downtown Ottawa, poor marketing, and Manotick’s winter carnival Shiverfest happening on the same weekend.

“Shiverfest is on the same weekend, so we lost some Riverside South and Manotick people that we used to get,” he said.

He said the association may consider changing the carnival’s dates next year so it won’t have to compete with Manotick’s well-established festival.

“It has crossed my mind. I don’t think (our event) is entrenched enough that it should be a big issue to move it,” he said.

He said he has also recruited a community member to focus more on marketing the event next year.

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Combat food inflation EMC Lifestyles - If you feel like you have less money in your pocket than you did a year ago, it’s not your imagination. The cost of staple foods increased four per cent last year. Meat went up six per cent; vegetables increased 13 per cent, and bread 11 per cent.

It may seem like pennies a week. But considering the slow growth of salaries, and the simultaneous inflation of household costs, along with incremental increases on itemized Telecom bills, it adds up to thousands a year for the very basics. And while some economists predict an easing of food inflation in 2012 – thankfully – Canadians have been subject to steady increases on staple items for the

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past five years. How does one survive?

For starters, there are ways to be more strategic about grocery shopping. Ditch brand name supermarkets with all their fancy displays and “free shopping carts.” Moneysense Magazine did an experiment last year demonstrating that consumers can save over 30 per cent on their weekly grocery bills just by shopping at a discount grocery store. Sure you have to rent a cart, stand in line for ages and bag your

own (understandably quite stressful) but these minor irritations may just help you counterbalance the impact of food inflation.

The good news is discount grocery stores are no longer what they used to be. In 2010 Sobeys Inc. decided to replace many of its urban Price Chopper stores with FreshCo., along with a promise in its corporate sustainability report to offer quality produce and fresh foods comparable with its other chains. This means a guarantee from the corporation that apples and oranges are the same quality at FreschCo, as they are at IGA or other Sobeys’ brands, often at a fraction of the price.

Better planning is key to managing the grocery bill.

Even if you don’t know specifically what you’re having for dinner each night of the week, having an idea of five meals can help you buy exactly what you need, no more.

One of the biggest mistakes shoppers make is heading out to the grocery store without a list in hand. Along the same lines, don’t buy more than you need. Scan the flyers for items, shop around and buy bulk for foods you eat frequently, but don’t go overboard.

I know, for example, each member of my family eats a portion of yoghourt each day, and we tend to eat some sort of pasta three times each week.

When these items go on sale, I stock up, but never for more than a month at a time.

(And always check the sell-by dates).

It can be worthwhile to buy other things in bulk, too, but always keep the storage life in the back of your mind.

And be organized. If there’s a good deal on roast beef or chicken breast, I’ll buy the family economy packs, and sort them into meal sized portions for the freezer when I return home. Meat lasts only a couple of months in a fridgefreezer and up to six months in a deep freezer.

Know what’s in your ice box and be sure to work those foods into your meal plan, so they don’t go to waste.

Finally, prepare as much food as you can from scratch.

I often chop carrot and celery sticks for school lunches at

the beginning of the week. It means these items don’t get lost in the bottom of the fridge and they’re convenient to take out for the lunch box in the morning. And while it’s difficult with the time-pressures of modern society, a batch of soup is relatively easy to make, costs less than a dollar per portion, and can provide meals for an entire week. We eat a lot of oatmeal, dried lentils, and rice. Packed with nutrition, and it’s amazing how long these things can last.

Although economists predict food inflation will level off this year, families will be suffering the impact of the last few years for a while. Even one change can save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year on your food bill.

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EMC news – The largest construction project in Ottawa’s history will get underway in 2013 and the city hopes to boost the economy by getting local businesses involved in constructing the light-rail transit system.

While Ottawa-based companies providing everything from construction to legal services could benefit from the $2.1 billion project, it’s hard for those small businesses to get face time with the international consortia that are bidding to build the light-rail line.

With those limitations in mind, a trade show is set to take place at the CE Centre near the Ottawa International Airport on Feb. 9.

A consortium of companies will be chosen before the end of the year, with construction on the light rail from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Station to start in 2013. LRT is sched-

uled to be up and running by mid-2018.

“There is a long list of products and services that will be needed,” said Coun. Steve Desroches. The GloucesterSouth Nepean councillor came up with the idea for the trade show, which was approved by city council last year.

“It’s going to be a huge shot in the arm and we need do give local businesses the opportunity, too,” he said.

The problem is that smaller businesses simply don’t have access to the huge international conglomerates that will take the lead on the LRT project. That’s what Desroches realized after a local business owner called him asking how to get involved in the LRT construction.

So, the councillor’s solution was to give local businesses a chance to show what they can offer to the three consortia that have been shortlisted as contenders to lead the project.

It’s a unique approach, said Erin Kelly, executive director of the Ottawa Chamber of

Commerce, which is planning the trade show in partnership with the city.

“The challenge is getting exposure,” she said. “How do you let those businesses know you exist?”

About 50 businesses had signed up for booths at the trade show and 150 tickets had been sold for the breakfast at press time.

Representatives from all three consortia, Ottawa Transit Partners (led by Vinci Concessions), Rideau Transit Group (led by ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc.) and Rideau Transit Partners (led by Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A.) will attend the trade show.

Ultimately, it’s up to those consortia to decide if they want to work with any of the local companies, and it’s up to Ottawa businesses to make their best pitch, Desroches said. “The city’s role is to facilitate that business-to-business interaction,” he said.

“The city can play the role of matchmaker.”

The opportunity to keep

that money in the local economy is especially important as the federal government plans to cut back the size of the public service, the city’s largest employer. “We are all bracing for the federal budget and the impact on the Ottawa economy,” Desroches said.

Kelly said there has been no analysis of the economic ripple effect from the LRT project, but she estimated that “thousands” of jobs (both temporary and permanent) would be created.

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Collective action needed for good of our game

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t’s no accident hockey is our national sport.

Over the past century the game has become ingrained in our collective psyche — well before the introduction of television brought National Hockey League matches into the living rooms of the nations.

Canadian weather has a lot to do with our enthusiasm for the sport.

Cold winter fields covered by a sheet of snow and ice aren’t exactly ideal for rugby,

football, soccer and other sports popular in warmer climates.

Enter the outdoor ice rink.

The City of Ottawa, for instance, has 247 of them to meet the clamouring demand from school children looking to play a game of shinny and parents who want to enjoy some time skating with their tots.

Every winter you see the hordes of children gathered at the outdoor rinks or suited up in pads, jersies and helmets,

playing organized games in arenas.

And every year parents dig deep in their wallets to pay the ever-increasing cost to outfit their kids and pay registration fees to play organized hockey.

Canadians have a hunger for hockey, but municipalities are finding it increasingly more difficult to meet that need.

Every year, hundreds of hockey teams in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley jockey for limited ice time in the region’s

arenas.

And every year the demand only increases.

But the cost of building new arenas to provide ice time can be prohibitive and municipalities have a big wish list for infrastructure improvements — the hundreds of millions needed to replace Ottawa’s antiquated water pipes spring to mind — which means, we must come up with creative solutions to meet this burgeoning demand.

One idea is to find more

effective ways to schedule ice time.

Cities should provide more scheduling options for teams such as the Capital City Condors, a team that caters to children with developmental disabilities, who because of their medical needs require more flexible ice times.

Another idea worth exploring is encouraging more so-called “P3 partnerships,” partnering with businesses to share the costs of building new arenas.

We’ve already seen creative solutions from individuals and associations within the community.

Think of the hundreds of volunteers who donate their time to maintain the region’s outdoor ice rinks — at no cost to the city.

These are people who saw a need, and stepped up to volunteer their time.

Hockey.

It’s our game.

It’s our collective responsibility to keep it that way.

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Where did all that open space go?

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anadians really like open space, as someone recently wrote. Actually that was I, writing about the problems with intensification. We’re used to having lots of it, because that’s the kind of country this is, with lakes and prairies and uninhabited forests, and we don’t like it when someone crowds us, whether in the supermarket, on the beach or on the Queensway.

There’s another thing about open space, though. With the notable exception of LeBreton Flats, we seem to have a compulsion to fill it. Give us a nice open space and we’ll begin working on cluttering it up.

Anyone who has worked in an office knows this. Back in the day – maybe the ’70s – the open office concept was a fad. Many beautiful open offices were created, in government departments and private business. And almost from the moment people moved in, they began nullifying that space. Plants and bookcases appeared, then higher desks, then partitions, then full offices. Eventually the modern office became the rabbit warren we see now.

The same thing happened to shopping centres. Some had a nice airiness to them at one point, skylights and wide aisles. Not any more. Kiosks of all sorts block the view.

Tables and benches, while welcomed by many weary shoppers, clog the aisles. And don’t even think about open space in the supermarket. While you’re thinking about it, you’ll be knocking over a big mound of merchandise that wasn’t there a minute ago.

Another dramatic example is what we still think of as the new Ottawa airport. Actually, the new airport before that was another

dramatic example. If you remember that one, there was at first a nice clear view across the main lobby to a huge window, outside of which were the airplanes. Nice – just the way an airport should look, with the sky and the planes on display.

Then some kiosks arrived, then a bar. All of a sudden the window disappeared and all of that space. You could have been at the mall, for all that it resembled an airport.

It must be human nature. Nature abhors a vacuum, someone once said. An old Latin proverb, apparently. But commerce abhors a vacuum too. If you visit the new airport at the arrivals level, you see that advertising signs on stands are all over the place. TV screens glare at you from every direction. There are signs on top of the luggage carousels. There are machines of various types, ATMs, terminals for looking at pictures of hotels. There are kiosks, a chair that gives you a massage.

Aside from the chair that gives you a massage there actually aren’t that many places to sit, but may be the price we pay for the open space that remains. There is a bench near the escalator, but it turns out to be a statue of a bench. Cartier, after whom the airport is halfnamed, is standing behind it. Sir John A., after whom the other half is named, is sitting on it, all bronze-like. There must be many a weary traveller who wishes Sir John A. would stand the hell up so someone could take his seat.

It’s actually quite a spectacular area. The escalator coming down in full view is a nice touch, so that the people arriving get a good chance, as they descend, to wave at the people meeting them. Also, the fountain, a curtain of water falling over the word “OTTAWA” is soothing to look at.

So all is not lost yet. We just have to resist the temptation to cover every inch of floor space with something that might amuse someone, or convince him to buy something.

We have to come to terms with our conflicting attitudes toward open space: we want it, and when we get it we want to fill it up. The thing with open space is, you can’t get it back.

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A) Yes. Smoking is a hazard to public health and the would be right to take action.

A) They’re the experts – if they feel

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C) If they’ve identified qualified

D) Isn’t it about time we just made smoking

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Ottawa moves to ban smoking at patios, beaches, parks laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC news – Smokers should butt out on restaurant patios as well as city-owned parks, beaches, buildings and markets, Ottawa Public Health is recommending.

A decade after the city banned smoking indoors, the next phase of the bylaw expansion would make all city properties – including beaches, more than 1,000 parks and 300 city facilities, including the ByWard and Parkdale market stalls – smoke-free zones. Smoking on city streets and sidewalks would still be allowed.

More controversial will be the push to keep smoking off of outdoor restaurant and pub patios.

Other municipalities have done “bits and pieces” of what Ottawa is proposing, said the city’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Isra Levy, but he added: “We believe the comprehensiveness of what’s being done here puts Ottawa back on top.”

“It’s a complete package we have that will make the city a healthier place,” said Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, who heads the city’s public health board.

The popularity of voluntary “smoke-free” signs in parks is growing, and the proposed bylaw expansion reflects that public desire for more smoke-

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The city’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Isra Levy (left) joined health board chairwoman Diane Holmes (centre), community and protective services committee chairman Mark Taylor and bylaw chief Linda Anderson to announce Ottawa Public Health’s proposal to expand Ottawa’s nonsmoking bylaw. free spaces, Holmes said.

Ottawa Public Health has been consulting residents and businesses on the plan for the past year.

“It’s clear that people want this,” Holmes said.

Smokers were included in the consultation, and they generally supported the recommendation, although in smaller numbers than the general population, Levy said.

“We’re seeing a respect for non-smokers,” he said.

The expanded bylaw was set to be discussed at a public health board meeting on Feb. 6, by the community and protective services committee on Feb. 15 and it would need council’s final approval on

Feb. 22.

Fines of $305 would begin to be handed out after July 2, with a warning period from April 2 to July 2.

The expanded bylaw won’t require any additional funds to enforce, according to the report.

The program would include money to provide some “butt bins” to restaurants to provide places for smokers to discard their cigarettes.

The cost of second-hand smoke is around $2 billion a year to the Ontario health care system, public health officials said.

Over regulating?

At least one councillor,

Kanata South’s Allan Hubley, questioned whether it was necessary to regulate smoking outdoors at private businesses.

“Nobody disputes the importance of addressing secondhand smoke,” Hubley said. “But we don’t want to over regulate these things.”

Hubley, a former smoker, said he is “dead set against cigarettes.”

“But I am also someone who values our rights and freedoms,” he added.

If businesses know they can attract more customers and make more money by banning smoking, they will do that on their own, Hubley said.

That’s the case with some of the patios in the ByWard

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Market – the city’s entertainment district with the highest concentration of patios with just under 50 patios within its boundaries. Jasna Jennings, executive director of the business improvement area that represents the area’s restaurateurs and merchants, said the expanded non-smoking bylaw seems to be a non-issue for many ByWard businesses.

“A lot of people felt this was a natural progression,” Jennings said.

While a couple of owners worried the expanded bylaw might impact their business, there was very little turnout for consultations or opposition to the proposal, Jennings said.

“I was a little bit surprised

with the lack of input,” she said. Another idea could be to add an extra licence fee for patios that want to have smoking, so there is a financial incentive to go non-smoking, Hubley said.

Only 15 per cent of Ottawans are smokers, according to the report, so it would make more financial sense for restaurants to appeal to the 85 per cent of residents who don’t smoke by making their patios smoke-free. But that choice should probably be left up to the restaurants, Hubley said, although he is waiting for more information on the level of consultation with businesses before he decides whether he’ll support the proposal.

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A Reminder to Parents and Teachers Ice breaking operations will create open water.

Children should be supervised at all times around water and warned of the dangers of open water. During ice breaking and blasting operations, it is important to keep children away from the Rideau River.

The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to alleviate possible spring flooding in flood-prone areas. Once started, these operations will be carried out daily. Residents are asked to remain a reasonable distance from the river until operations are completed. For more information, please call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).

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It takes about half an hour to prepare this meal. If you start cooking the pasta before starting the sauce, everything should be cooked at the same time.

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Greening spreads ‘Power To The Purple’ message

By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com As a seventh-round draft pick, Colin Greening has overcome many challenges on the road to living his National Hockey League dream.

Now the Ottawa Senators rookie forward is lending his name to dealing with an even more important obstacle.

The 25-year-old Newfoundland native is this year’s “champion” of the Power To The Purple Challenge, an initiative being launched by Do It For Daron, a youth-driven program focused on raising awareness and inspiring conversations about youth mental health. Giant Tiger is the presenting sponsor for the Purple Challenge.

D.I.F.D. was created by the friends and family of Daron Richardson, the 14-year-old daughter of Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson, who took her own life in November 2010. It’s primary goal is to transform the stigma that has long been associated with mental health issues.

“I think it’s a really great cause,” said Greening, who was approached by the Richardson and his wife, Stephanie, about taking on the ambassador role.

“For people who don’t know a lot about D.I.F.D. and youth mental health, it’s a very sensitive subject. One of the big reasons why I got involved is because I, like many people in society, don’t really know how to talk about it.

“We’ve all been affected by it in some way or another, but I think learning about it is the best

Greening believes youth today face more pressures than ever, in great part because of the growing prevalance of social media as a forum for communication.

“With the way youth are growing up ... I feel like there’s a lot more pressure on kids these days,” he said. “Everyone wants to be that much prettier or better and things like that. But someone can blog about anything or write anything on Facebook that can affect someone’s self-esteem. Kids these days have it harder than a lot of us when we were growing up, because we didn’t really have the Internet and social media.

Senators forward Colin Greening is the newest member of the do It For daron (d.I.F.d.) team, which also includes Ottawa assistant coach Luke Richardson, left, and his wife, Stephanie. At right is Andy Gross, president/CEO of Giant Tiger, the presenting sponsor of d.I.F.d.’s Power to the Purple campaign (Photo courtesy of Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre). part. When Luke and Stephanie asked me to get involved, I was more than happy to do so.”

The Power To The Purple Challenge runs throughout the month of February, with schools, corporations and individuals within the community encouraged to hold conversations and raise funds to aid youth mental health research, education and suicide prevention.

Next Tuesday, students in Ottawa-area schools are being encouraged to wear purple to help raise awareness about the issue.

“D.I.F.D. and the Power To The Purple’s biggest message is

about youth mental health,” said Greening. “They want to make sure that everyone understands that there’s always an avenue open for you. A lot of people feel like ‘is this just me?’ But it’s not just you and the most important thing is, you have to find someone you trust and that you can talk to.

“A lot of people who are depressed feel like they have no way out, but D.I.F.D. is really trying to promote the message that yes, there are avenues you can pursue and there’s always something that you can do and someone you can talk to.”

In 2009, the Sens Foundation made a $100,000 pledge to the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health to support its early idendification and intervention

program for youth.

For more information about D.I.F.D. or the Power To The Purple Challenge, log on to www. doitfordaron.com

UPCOMING SENATORS GAMES

New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators: Saturday Feb. 11, 7 p.m. (CBC) Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. (TSN) Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators: Saturday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (CBC)

SCOTIABANK PLACE EVENTS

Disney On Ice … Presents Treasure Trove: Feb. 15, 7 p.m.; Feb. 16, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Feb. 17, 7 p.m.; Feb. 18, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Simple Plan: Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

WWE RAW World Tour: March 3, 7:30 p.m.

Hedley: March 14, 7 p.m.

Van Halen: March 21, 7:30 p.m.

2012 JUNO Awards: April 1.

Harlem Globetrotters: April 7, 3 p.m.

Stars On Ice: April 29, 4 p.m.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: April 30, 7:30 p.m.

Chris de Burgh: May 5, 8 p.m.

Johnny Reid: May 12, 7:30 p.m.

Il Divo: May 20, 8 p.m.

“(Youth mental health) is definitely a subject that hasn’t been talked about too much and the reason I believe it’s that way is that it’s such a hard subject to talk about. There’s a lot of different views about it and you tread a thin line sometimes when you talk about it. I’m preaching to people ‘get out there and talk about it’ and even though it’s hard, be willing to talk about it and try to learn as much as you can. Just being able to hold a conversation … sometimes, that’s half the battle, having that conversation and having people walk away with a positive attitude about it.”

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.CapitalTickets.ca, by phone at 613-599-FANS (3267) or 1-877-788-FANS (3267); in person at The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d’Orléans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and at the Scotiabank Place box office.

NASHVILLE PREdATORS Thursday, Feb. 9, Sportsnet East With a typically balanced attack, the Predators entered the NHL all-star break as the league’s hottest team and are right in the thick of the Western Conference playoff chase. Up front, Nashville turns to Martin Erat, David Legwand and former Senators fan favourite Mike Fisher to generate goals. Rookie Craig Smith has been an early-season offensive surprise and earned himself an all-star weekend invite. Few

teams are blessed with a much blue-line talent as Nashville, a group led by all-star Shea Weber and Ryan Suter. In goal, the Predators rely heavily on Pekka Rinne, one of the NHL’s top stoppers.

Former Senator Mike Fisher is bringing his high-energy game to the Nashville Predators (Photo by John Russell/Getty Images).

EdMONTON OILERS Saturday, Feb. 11, CBC The young Oilers again find themselves on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture, but with a lot of hope for the future. While Calder Trophy favourite Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been sidelined because of injury of late, Edmonton can still show off Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall, two other key members of its youth movement. Sam Gagner erupted for an eight-point game in a victory over Chicago last week, while Ryan Smyth

provides veteran leadership up front. Ryan Whitney and Cam Barker are key cogs on the blue line. Sharing the goaltending duties are Nikolai Khabibulin and Devan Dubnyk.

Jordan Eberle is one of the leaders of the Edmonton Oilers’ youth movement (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images).

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Celebrating Canada’s Game

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ockey. It’s our game.

Every winter, children across the city gather at frozen ponds to play a little pick-up shinny or at outdoor rinks for organized games.

Parents are regular visitors at the rinks – you can usually spot them huddled on the benches early in the morning, clutching a steaming cup of coffee and cheering on their son and daughter

until their voices go hoarse.

Then there are the unsung heroes, the people in our community who every week trudge out into the unforgiving cold and maintain our outdoor

skating rinks so kids and adults can enjoy a skate or a game of pick-up hockey.

On Feb. 10-12, communities across the city and the Ottawa Valley will celebrate Canada’s national sport.

This week, the KourierStandard takes a closer look at the players, the coaches, the parents and the people who volunteer their time so we can enjoy our favourite winter sport.

Hockey’s unsung heroes Meet the volunteers who maintain the city’s outdoor ice rinks Blair Edwards

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Every night, Steven Shamess returns home from his job at Mitel and starts work at his other career.

The pay isn’t great – just enough money to buy gas to power his snowblower – and the work is spread out sporadically over the course of an entire night, usually ending after 10 p.m.

The Glen Cairn man has volunteered his time to maintain the outdoor rink at Dogbone Park for the past four years.

The work isn’t exactly exciting – scraping ice and shoveling snow in freezing temperatures from December until March – but it has its rewards, said Shamess.

“What I look at is, are people using the ice?” said the community volunteer. “That makes me feel good about it – it’s not fun work. It’s not exciting work. It’s just a feeling you’re giving back to youth.”

Shamess started volunteering his time maintaining the rink in 2008, after he read a story in the KourierStandard about an older man who had developed cancer and could not continue his work keeping Dogbone’s rink running.

Shamess felt obligated to help out.

His children grew up skating on the rink at Dogbone Park, located next to John Young Public School.

“They used the park for a good 10 years,” he said. “It was time to give back to the community to let other kids enjoy the park, just like mine did.”

Every day, Shamess returns home from his job and pulls out the hockey nets stored in a nearby maintenance shed.

Sometimes there’s a few kids already on the ice waiting for the nets to come out so they can start their game.

“You can’t (clear the ice) during the weekends because the kids are out all day on it,” said Shamess.

On days following a heavy snowfall, Shamess is a familiar figure in his neighbourhood, slowly pushing his 8.5-horsepower Sears Craftsman snowblower up the street to the park.

He usually waits about four hours

– time enough for the neighbourhood children to enjoy a few games of pickup hockey – and then returns to the rink to flood the ice.

“I am the Zamboni,” said Shamess.

“You have to think what the Zamboni does – scrape the ice, take the shaving away and smooth the ice.”

The tools of the trade?

Ice scrapers – semi-curved shovels that are 60 centimetres wide – a shovel, a whisk broom, a snowblower, and a fire hose.

BANG FOR THE BUCK Shamess is one of the 3,000 to 5,000 volunteers who keep the ice clear and useable at the 247 outdoor rinks throughout the City of Ottawa.

It’s a great deal for the city, said Luc Simard, a portfolio manager with the city’s department of parks and recreation.

The city provides $1,000 a season to each volunteer to maintain small rinks and $4,700 for larger rinks with a puddle – a smaller ice pad used by parents with small children.

Volunteers sign an agreement to provide 30 hours of supervision for larger rinks with attached smaller ice pads. “It doesn’t amount to much, dollars per hour,” said Simard.

Most volunteers use the money to maintain their snowblower and pay for gas. “It’s a very important program,” said Simard. “The city’s getting a good bang for their buck.”

The city’s public works department installs boards, light poles and lights at the rinks and ensures field houses – places for people to put on their skates, are heated properly and have working water.

At some rinks, volunteers offer skating lessons and other winter programs. In January, Brewer Park, located near Carleton University, featured a provincial skating championship on their speed skating oval.

“It becomes a hub for the community in the wintertime,” said Simard.

“The volunteers are the heart and soul of the program.”

Ottawa has more outdoor ice rinks when compared to other large Canadian cities, with Winnipeg placing a distant second, said Simard.

Of the City of Ottawa’s 247 outdoor rinks, 164 are managed by community associations and groups,

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Dave O’Connell, sprays the outdoor ice pad at Clarence Maheral Park in January. Every week, O’Connell and Rob Nino can be seen out late at night scraping, shoveling and flooding the two outdoor rinks in Glen Cairn. and 56 are maintained by individuals, such as Shamess.

The other 27 rinks are located in rural areas without access to city water and are maintained by the municipality.

GLEN CAIRN’S RINKS The outdoor rink and attached ice pad at Clarence Maheral Park in Glen Cairn is one of those maintained and run by a community association.

The Glen Cairn Community Association is responsible for both Dogbone – which is maintained and run

by Shamess – and Clarence Maheral Park, located next to the Lion Dick Brule Community Centre.

Clarence Maheral is usually packed at night with teens playing hockey, said Rob Nino, president of the Glen Cairn Community Association and who, with the help of Dave O’Connell, maintains and floods the ice.

At night, the pair can usually be seen hovering around the edges of the rink scraping the sides, and often delaying the lion’s share of the work – the scraping, shoveling and flooding – to give the kids an extra hour of playtime.

“There’s a lot of effort and people behind the scenes,” said Nino.

Visit our website to watch videos looking at the different ways people enjoy Canada’s favourite winter pasttime:

People like Steven Shamess.

“Steven doesn’t get anything,” said Nino. “In some cases he uses his own snow blower and gas.

“He doesn’t expect anything – unsung heroes like that are just awesome.”

POND LADY A few kilometres north of Dogbone and Clarence Maheral, in the heart of Katimavik, sits Young’s Pond, a “natural gem” that has served skaters for decades.

Pam Hornby, who took over as supervisor of a group of volunteers who maintain the Katimavik outdoor rink in 2010, has become a figure of icy authority in the community.

“A few years back some of the younger kids would say, ‘Here comes the Pond Lady. I guess we got to get the shovels and get going,’” said Hornby with a laugh.

For decades, the rink was maintained by the Beck family, whose home faces Young’s Pond.

Every winter, the Becks and their neighbours maintained the rink, providing their own hoses to flood the ice surface.

In 2008, that job was taken over

by Rod MacLean, now president of the Katimavik-Hazeldean Commu-

• UNSUNG HEROES: The volunteers at Clarence Maheral Park make sure everything runs smoothly at Glen Carin’s outdoor arena.

nity Association, which maintains the outdoor rinks at Young’s Pond Park and the one behind Katimavik Elementary School.

Every winter, MacLean published flyers asking for people’s help to shovel clear the rink, delivering them to 450 homes in the area.

MacLean said he could usually count on the assistance of a group of 10 volunteers every winter, including one gentleman with a snow blower.

“Sometimes everybody is enthusiastic and after a while the season winds down and the enthusiasm wanes, but normally you can count on a good bunch in the neighbourhood.”

Hornby was one of those dedicated volunteers, which is why MacLean asked her to take over the job as co-ordinator when he assumed the post of president of the community association.

“My kids …learned to skate on that pond,” said Hornby. “To have that outdoor natural gem was the opportunity to get the kids out there to enjoy the outdoors and learn how to skate.”

The Katimavik woman started shoveling the pond in 2004; one year, she bought a bucket shovel to make the job less labour-intensive.

“I thought that would be easier on my back, especially moving large amounts of snow,” she said.

Hornby co-ordinates a group of 15 volunteers who help keep the ice ready for use at Young’s Pond – not including the teenagers who occasionally pitch in.

“Together, we’re making this pond a really fun place in the winter time,” said Hornby. “I truly believe this pond is a community effort.”

Anyone interested in volunteering their time to help maintain their local outdoor rink should contact their community association or the City of Ottawa by calling 613-580-2590.

The city is organizing a special day on Feb. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. called Hockey Day in Ottawa, at outdoor rinks throughout the city to honour some of the sport’s unsung heroes who maintain the rinks.

“It’s to put the operators in the spotlight,” said Simard. “We really want to focus on thanking the operators.”

• FIRST STRIDES: A group of tots and their parents lace up their skates and take to the ice for the first time at the Bell Sensplex.

• SPREADING HIS WINGS: Meet a member of the Capital City Condors, a team for children with physical and developmental disabilities.

Celebrating Canada’s Game

Up, down, up, down: 50 minutes with the Timbits

Name of the game is fun for six-year-olds Nevil Hunt

clambering onto the benches. Suddenly there’s a crisis: someone has lost a sock.

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That’s only because science has yet to design a machine to measure the might and resilience of the average Timbit hockey player.

Before a Canadian kid reaches the novice level of play, there’s the initiation stage. No referees or many rules, just big helpings of fun.

It’s late on a Wednesday afternoon, not even 5 p.m., but William Wright is ready for hockey at the Walter Baker Centre in Barrhaven.

There’s still more than 30 minutes before William will get on the ice but he’s fully dressed for action and getting fidgety.

“Don’t put your mouthguard in yet,” his dad advises him.

The mouthguard goes in anyway.

William and his Navy Seals teammates are in their second year of initiation hockey.

Slowly the dressing room starts to fill with players, parents, siblings too young to lace up skates. The kids drag hockey bags that are nearly as big as them.

Coach Dave Vesey arrives and with his hockey stick gives William a light tap on the shinpads.

“You gonna score some goals today?” asks Dave Vesey.

HOT DOGS Vesey is head instructor of the Nepean Minor Hockey Association’s six-year-old programs. To the kids he’s the Keeper of the Plastic Hotdogs.

As part of a concerted effort to provide variety and lots of laughs, Vesey uses plastic hot dogs in place of pucks for some practice drills.

The dog toys slide erratically, creating an extra challenge for the stickhandlers.

Vesey may be a little overqualified for coaching Timbits, but he is clearly enjoying himself – maybe even as much as the players.

“I came up with my kids in NMHA,” Vesey says, adding he’s coached for about 25 years, usually two teams each season. “The president asked if I’d like to make a slightly different careeer shift.”

Vesey has as many as nine high school-age volunteer instructors on the ice with him to help explain drills and keep mini-games running smoothly.

“They learn through play. They’re not drills, they’re games,” Vesey says. “The outcome is that they learn what they need to play hockey.”

When the Zamboni finishes its work, the Timbits spill onto the ice – literally in some cases.

The ice time of an initiation player

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Photo by NEVIL HUNT

Initiation division players, known as Timbits because of the coffee store’s sponsorship, slip and slide around a Walter Baker Centre rink during a recent 50-minute practice and mini-game session.

of big people and little people and the noise of happiness. The players need help to get dressed. Many can’t even reach the clothes hooks without

“Yeah,” says William, who soon disappears, headed to the rink to watch the Zamboni do its stuff.

The room is now completely full

invloves skating, trying to stop, turning while trying to maintain balance, and plenty of falling and getting up.

The plastic hotdogs hit the ice for 10 minutes of keep-away. The rest of the 50-minute session is split into easy-to-digest segments. A parent hits the buzzer every three minutes and the kids move from mini-games to drills.

The two simultaneous mini-games take place inside each blue line. Even with skates on, many of the players are short enough that they can skate into and out of the net without ducking their heads.

At centre are the drills, uhh, games.

Old bicycle tires are laid out and the instructions are to step over each one as the players pass. Step over becomes step inside, weave between, or even step on and fall over. It’s all good.

Later, the game switches to stickhandling ringette rings using upsidedown hockey sticks.

Attention span as as short as the players, so the Timbits soon find themselves opping over small cutout pictures of frogs.

Vesey sees the drills improving “core strength and balance.” The kids see fun, even if the frogs seem to jump up and trip them every now and then.

One more buzz of the buzzer and the players line up to get off the ice.

The dressing room fills again, the noise even noisier than before.

The skill of skating

Young children take their first steps on the ice Jessica Cunha

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EMC Sports - Every dream has to start somewhere and sometimes it starts with that first wobbly step onto the ice.

Mary Yarush and Shelley Kettles have been helping young children learn to skate for eight years.

The two west-end women are the head instructors and founders of the Sparty Learn 2 Skate program for children ages 3 to 8 at the Bell Sensplex arena in Kanata.

“It’s a life skill,” said Yarush, who lives in Richmond and teaches the program every Monday and Wednesday. “It’s that first step for most playing hockey.”

Hockey, she said, promotes team spirit and a healthy, active lifestyle.

“It’s the number one sport,” said Yarush.

“Look at all the hype; every parent wants their kids to play.”

Yarush and Kettles, along with the other instructors, use games to teach the children how to balance and glide, and how to get back up when they fall down.

“We just thought it was needed in this area,” said Yarush about the program. “I like seeing them go from not being able to do anything to having the skills.”

Once a session, Ottawa Senators mascot Spartacat hits the ice with the children.

“Seeing the kids grow, and their faces when Sparty comes,” is Kettles favourite part about instructing, said the Stittsville resident.

Around 20 children took part in the 9:30 a.m. program on Wednesday, Jan. 25, spread out across the Mattamy Homes ice surface in the arena.

Jessica Cunha photo

Children between the ages of two to eight learn how to skate at the Bell Sensplex arena in Kanata. Two women founded the Sparty Learn 2 Skate program to give the youth a foundation for hockey.

‘HEAD START’ Four-year-old Lily Mendes, dressed in a pink winter coat with fake-fur trim around the hood, black snow pants, a while helmet and skates, was learning how to crouch down to the ice and stand back up on her skates.

It was her third time ever on the ice.

“I just wanted to give her a good head start on learning,” said her mom Sonia Mendes. “I think it’s one of those skills you just want to instill in your kids.”

When asked if she’s having fun learning to skate, Lily nodded her head and smiled.

To teach Lily and the other children in her group how to skate from point A to point B, the instructor scattered large puzzle pieces on the ice, with two puzzle boards a few feet away.

Lily shuffled her way along the ice to the puzzle pieces, where she toppled over when she tried to bend down.

Nonplussed, she picked up the piece, got back on her feet, and made her way over to the board where she fit the pieces together.

“She’s just learning, this is all brand new,” said Sonia, one of many parents who were gathered in the stands, watching their children progress.

The Barrhaven family has plans to put Lily’s new skills to use with a trip to the Rideau Canal this year.

Other games used to teach the young skaters included a number of brightly coloured plastic balls scattered over a section of the ice; children had to skate their way to a ball, bend over and pick it up – hopefully without falling – and then skate over to a crate and drop the ball inside the basket.

Other children skated an obstacle course, weaving in and out around large orange pylons, circling the cones while balancing on one skate and then trying the whole course backwards.

“They do progress quicker,” said Kettles.

Most of the children are in week four of the 12-week program.

PARENT & TOT At only two years old, Owen Bellem knows his way around the rink. The young boy was a participant in the Sparty Parent & Tot Learn 2 Skate program, taught by Yarush.

The class allows parents and caregivers to be on the ice with their child and has smaller class sizes, with only six children registered at a time. Owen has been in the program for about three months, said his uncle Dan Oliver, the program co-ordinator at the Bell Sensplex.

“It’s his favourite thing to do,” said Oliver.

“Owen comes to learn how to skate. And I come so I can entertain him.”

Owen was all smiles as he took to the ice in a race for lollipops against another young skater, Timmy.

“Go to your own sucker,” yelled Yarush, as she coached the two boys towards their respective finish lines. “Don’t fall down when you get it.” Timmy, dressed in a blue jacket and black snow pants, reached his lollipop first, followed closely by Owen, in a black jacket and snow pants, with red and white stripes down the sides. Despite Yarush’s warning, both boys didn’t quite stay on their feet when they reached the end. “Oh!” said Yarush. “Very good. Oh, very good job!” The point isn’t so much to not fall down at all – it’s to acquire the skills to skate on their own, to get up when they fall down. “I like seeing them not being able to stand,” said Yarush. “To being able to skate.” Owen, who lives in Barrhaven, said he likes skating because it’s fun. When asked if he wanted to be a hockey player, his answer brought a chuckle from his uncle. “No,” said Owen. “I already know how to play.”

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY Estimator- Exel Contracting is seeking a bilingual, full time estimator for an immediate opening. Fax or email resume and covering letter stating salary expectations to (613)831-2794, shawn@exelcontracting.ca Overhead Door Technician.

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429 Parkdale at Gladstone Ministers Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey Barbara Faught - Pastoral Care Melodee Lovering - Youth and Children Worship Service - 10:30 am 613-728-8656 Sunday School for all ages pdale@trytel.com www.parkdaleunitedchurch.ca Nursery Available

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EMC News - The Osgoode Snowmobile Trail Club was busy posting new signs along the multi-use pathway in Ottawa South last week, reminding riders to respect the noise curfew through Osgoode and Leitrim.

The bilingual signs outline the city’s imposed curfew between midnight and 6 p.m. through residential areas.

Club president George Darouze said he wants to get the signs up now before rulebreakers cause problems between residents, the city and snowmobilers.

“I want to educate our riders and work with the city to enforce these rules. We want to respect the rules,” he said, 16

noting that many snowmobilers using the local trails are from out of town and need to be informed. “If we don’t tell the riders the rules, people from different areas won’t know. It’s education, basically.”

The signs will go up between Buckles Street and Cabin Road through Osgoode, and from Gough Road to Mitch Owens Road farther north.

The multi-use pathway was officially opened June 2011, after months of debate over which user groups would be allowed on the old CN rail bed.

Snowmobiles were granted a two-year permit to use the path in the winter, with a list of limitations to help mitigate

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negative impacts in residential areas.

Among other things, snowmobilers on the Osgoode path and another path in PrescottRussell are not allowed to ride between midnight and 6 a.m. in built-up areas. There are also 20 km/h speed limits through those areas.

The rural pathways policy approved by the city also requires snowmobile clubs to inform their members of the rules and instruct them on proper safety protocols.

At the Osgoode Village Community Association AGM on Thursday, Jan. 26 the snowmobile club’s director of driver training Bruce Patterson updated residents about the group’s activities, including the new signs. He said the

club is diligent about making sure members are respectful of other users, which include walkers, runners, cross-country skiers and horseback riders.

He said residents should immediately report any misuse of the trail to the police and the club. He said the best way to catch rule-breakers is recording the vehicle’s license number, although he admitted that can be difficult especially if the rider is speeding.

One Osgoode resident stood up during the meeting to commend the snowmobile club for maintaining the trail throughout the winter, and community police officer Nicole Gorham reported a decrease in snowmobile incidents this winter.

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Osgoode Carleton Snowmobile Trail Club president George Darouze said he wants to make sure club members are educated about noise and speed restrictions through built-up areas along the multi-use pathway.

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Shiverfest raises $2,260 for Watson’s Mill

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EMC News - Manotick’s annual winter carnival Shiverfest raised $2,260 for the roof replacement fund at Watson’s Mill during the last weekend of January.

Shiverfest organizer Jan Hynes, vice president of the Manotick Village Community Association, said the weekend’s new trivia event and raffle raised $998, nearly half the total raised for the historic mill’s Raise the Roof campaign.

The second-annual chili cook-off at the legion raised

$582, and the battle of the bands event on Saturday night raised $271.40.

Donations boxes at each event raised another $208.

And Hynes said the total could still grow, noting that the Kiwanis members haven’t tallied profits from their Saturday morning breakfast. There are also four of five Watson’s Mill photos left to be raffled off – and the first brought in $200. “We are more than pleased with the amount the fundraising events collected,” she said in an email. “It was the vision of the planning committee to provide an op-

portunity for local businesses and the community association...to promote awareness of the Raise the Roof fund and to include a few activities that would allow us to donate some money to the fund.”

The historic mill on the Rideau River has a chronically leaking roof that is “in dire need” of replacement, according to Watson’s Mill manager Isabelle Geoffrion. Approximately $500,000 is needed to replace the roof, and the Watson’s Mill board hopes to raise $200,000 through community support. The other $300,000 would come through govern-

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A 3.5 metre (11.5 foot) Burmese python snacks on a dead rat at the Manotick Arena while kids look on. Dino’s Reptiles spent an hour entertaining Manotick tots during the annual Shiverfest winter carnival on Saturday, Jan. 28.

ment grants. The board has dubbed 2012 the “Year of the Roof” at Watson’s Mill so the roof can be replaced by summer 2013.

Geoffrion said she was thrilled to hear how much money was raised at Shiverfest, especially since the board is only two months into its campaign.

“It is amazing to see the community pull together and take ownership of this fundraising project and their local historic site.

This type of group initiative is exactly the kind of thing needed to help spread the word, recruit more help, and build momentum,” she said.

Hynes said she was pleased with the weekend’s turnout, which was stable compared to last year despite unpredictable weather and competition from the NHL All Star events downtown.

There was a “good crowd” for the Friday night bonfire, family skate and Dr. Kaboom, and the Saturday morning breakfast was packed.

The Manotick Co-operative Nursery School reported a larger crowd this year for their Craft Time program.

Dino’s Reptiles sponsored by the Manotick Lions also enjoyed a larger crowd, although the chili cook-off at the legion had slighter smaller numbers.

“One hundred and thirteen judges ballots were turned in compared to about 140 last year. But there was a party

atmosphere and the legion smelled wonderful,” Hynes said. Pierre Viau’s curry chili won first place in the amateur category and Black Dog Restaurant won first place for the second year in the professional category.

Hynes said that since the Manotick Legion donated the room for the event, all of the money raised at the event was given directly to Watson’s Mill.

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Roof event at the Manotick Arena was also a great success. “All but one band was from the Manotick area and I was impressed with how much talent was on display,” she said.

On Sunday, 55 participants came out for Shiverfest’s brand new trivia contest.

“I’m not sure how many participants knew the original name of the Mill was the Long Island Flouring Mill, but we all know now,” she said.

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DORA ID#A139046 This is Dora, a spayed female, white Domestic Shorthair cat.She is just over a year old, but has already had a tough life: she was brought to the OHS in December through an investigation – her tail was severely damaged. Dora was put on pain medication until she underwent surgery to amputate her tail. The damage was so severe that vet staff were not sure whether she would be able to walk or live a normal life following the surgery. But Dora pulled through and has adjusted well to life without a tail.

She is now looking for a home to call her own where she can relax. Are you willing to give this beautiful feline a chance to complete your family?

ID#A136040 Betty is a spayed female, black and white Domestic Shorthair cat who is two-and-a-half years old.

She was surrendered to the shelter by her owner on Sept. 27, 2011. Betty loves to have her ears rubbed, have my ears rubbed. She has a Betty Boop meow, dainty white toe tips, and a white “necklace” of fur.

She gets along best with people who love an independent girl. She’d rather not be picked up, but loves to be loved. Betty prefers to be the only feline in the family. For more information about these or other animals available for adoption, please call the Adoption Centre at 613-725-3166 ext. 258 or visit www.ottawahumane.ca.

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dog cost about $650 per year.

You also need to factor in vet visits, nail clipping, grooming and vacation pet-sitting or boarding.

Cats have a life expectancy up to 20 years and cost about $835 a year. Many people think of cats as a low-maintenance alternative to dogs, but that’s not necessarily the case.

Basics like food and water dishes, a collar, brush and comb, litter box and scoop, scratching post, cat carrier and a few toys add up quickly and can cast you more than $100.

Ongoing costs such as cat food and treats come to about $350 per year and other costs, including vet checkups, nail clipping, grooming, litter, anti-

Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us: Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258

furball medication and vacation pet-sitting or boarding, make up the rest.

Calculating the total cost of owning a pet is a large step towards responsible pet-ownership, but there are many other factors to take into consideration before bringing an animal home.

Consider adopting and animal from a non-profit shelter organization like the Ottawa Humane Society, where spaying or neutering and microchipping are included in the adoption cost. You’ll also have the chance to sit down with an adoption counselor to discuss the best possible match for your lifestyle and family.

Bella Bella was adopted from a farm near Almonte ten years ago.

She is a mix of beagle and spaniel, which means her fur is very soft.

She loves people of all ages and gets really excited when her Daddy takes her to his office for the day. Bella is very affectionate and enjoys snuggling up to friends and family. We call her the ‘love puppy’!

Do you think your pet is cute enough to be “THE PET OF THE WEEK”? Submit a picture and short biography of your pet to find out! Simply email to: cfoster@thenewsemc.ca attention “Pet of the Week”

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The OHS rehomes thousands of companion animals each year, and each adoption process includes the opportunity for our staff to educate adopters about the responsibilities of owning a pet – including costs.

Here’s a roundup of what you can expect to pay to keep pets: Dogs have a life expectancy of 10 to 18 years, depending on breed and other factors, and you can expect to pay about $1,071 per year.

One-time costs, including the purchase of a crate, collar and leash, food and water dishes and toys will likely cost between $125 and $200.

Ongoing costs such as food and treats for a medium-size

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com February 11: Greely & District Legion Branch 627 presents a Valentine’s Dinner and Dance on Saturday, Feb. 11. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. Country Reflections band will get the dancing started at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. Call Linda at (613) 822-1451 or (613) 822-0233 or Arlene at (613) 822-1709.

Be My Valentine: Enjoy a special Valentine program for children with stories, songs,

games and crafts. Saturday, Feb. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Osgoode Public Library.

February 11-12: Week two of the Osgoode Winter Carnival continues with O-YA’s TeamCook-Off: Best Crock Pot & Chocolate Chip Cookie Event from noon to 2:30 p.m., and the Snowball softball tournament from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the community centre. The Legion will host their All You Can

Eat Spaghetti Dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Endless Summer, North America’s best Beach Boys tribute band, will begin at 8 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 12 enjoy a free family skate at the Stuart Holmes arena, sponsored by Foodland, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. For more information visit www. osgoodevillage.com.

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February 17: Register your children ages 6 and up for our upcoming PD Day Program at the Osgoode Museum! This month’s theme: MYTHS & LEGENDS! Learn about the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, and other mysterious creatures and legends of old! Children must bring their own lunch, but snacks will be provided.

COST: $25 per child. PD Day programs run from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Please call the museum at 613-821-4062 to register.

February 18: Exciting wrestling program coming to the racetrack.

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Raceway local promoter Wayne Cryderman is featuring a fantastic wrestling program. Many of the participants are young, future Hall of Fame wrestlers. Tickets at the door are $10 for children and $15 for adults.

February 20: Heritage Day and Family Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Watson’s Mill & the Carriage Shed. Free admission. Come enjoy this year’s family day, which is also Heritage Day, with great family programming options at Watson’s Mill and the Carriage Shed, in Heritage Dickinson Square.

Crafts, games and new this year, a tatting workshop! We look forward to seeing you at the Mill.

February 21: If you are interested in eating and feeling better in 2012, O-YA has a message you need to hear during a series of free healthy eating workshops for teens (ages 11 – 18). Each interesting and informative workshop offers lots of samples, recipes and great stuff to take home. On Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. check out “I Can’t Stand it Anymore!” nutrition to help with the joys of PMS. To attend, please email an RSVP to o-yacentre@rogers.com.

For details, please visit www. o-ya.ca.

February 24: Wine Tasting Event at

Watson’s Mill, 7:30-9:30p. m.: Cost $35/person. The Watson’s Mill Team is proud to present an exclusive Wine Tasting event on Friday, Feb. 24 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., featuring goodies from Manotick’s Main Street Cellar. Tickets go on sale Jan. 27th.

Ongoing: Get Ready, Get Set, Kindergarten is a four-week program for children turning four in 2012. Through fun crafts, stories, songs, games and learning activities, your child will expand the fine motor, literacy, and math readiness skills to prepare him/her for the start of kindergarten.

The program begins Tuesday, March 20 and runs for four weeks. Cost: $75.00.

Register early as spaces are limited. Contact Community Christian School at 613-8213669 or visit www.communitychristianschool.ca.

Join the Osgoode or the Metcalfe Sandwich Makers and help the downtown Mission in Ottawa! In each village individuals make one or two loaves of sandwiches each week and deliver them to a central location: Mondays in Metcalfe, Thursdays in Osgoode. The sandwiches are then delivered the next day to the Mission in Ottawa where they are gratefully received for distribution in the evening either at the Mission or on the street.

For information, contact Sally Gray at (613) 821-2640 or email grayhound@xplornet.com.

The small but mighty talented Osgoode Olde Tyme Fiddlers Association invites you to its traditional old tyme fiddle and country music dance at the Osgoode Community Centre, every fourth Friday of the month from 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. Bring your fiddle, guitar, and musical talents! Welcome to all new members. Tickets are $5 per person for non-musicians, available at the door.

For more information please call 613-224-9888.

Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join our activities and meet some new friends. Activities include: bridge, scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, sightseeing and events, travel cafe and craft and chat groups. Please check out our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca. For more information call 613 860 0548 or ottawanewcomers@hotmail.ca.

Gloucester South Seniors, 4550 Bank St. in Leitrim, offers many activities every week, including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, five hundred, shuffleboard and chess. Membership is $15 per year. The club is accessible by OCTranspo # 144, and has free parking. Info (613)821-0414.

The OCDSB is now prescreening for Early Childhood Educators

To learn more, visit the Careers section at www.ocdsb.ca today!

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