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New community signs for Greely will help focus on the area’s local history as a main road between historic Bytown and the countryside. – Page 3

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The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority has partnered with the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind in a joint rain barrel sale. – Page 4

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The Sound of Music can be heard loud and clear from the Greely Players. Their production begins on March 28. – Page 11

City politicians, heritage group spar over Manotick home Laura Mueller

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EMC News – Ottawa’s desire to provide fire truck access to an island led to a squabble over the city’s heritage responsibilities. The city purchased a home at the north point of Long Island in 2009 as a way to get access to a dam that provides the only way for fire trucks and heavy vehicles to get onto Nicholls Island to the north and the approximately 20 homes on that island. That kicked off a heritage review of the home on the property, which was built in the 1860s. While the city’s heritage staff found that the property and its open spaces contribute to the heritage and cultural value of the Long Island Lock Station and the Rideau Canal, the home itself didn’t meet the criteria to be designated a heritage building and afforded the extra protection and requirements for upkeep. That didn’t satisfy the advisory group charged with assessing built heritage in Ottawa. Chris Mulholland, chairman of the Ottawa built heritage advisory committee, said there was an opportunity for the city to do more to protect and enhance the heritage value of the home and the property. “We felt there should be a higher standard of care for the city when it comes to buildings it owns,” Mulholland said. The group disagreed with city staff’s assessment of the home’s heritage value. Mulholland said it should have been rated higher because of its connection to the canal. “We erred on the side of

heritage,” he said. The advisory committee recommended that the city designate the building as heritage, despite the objection of city staff. But city councillors disagreed, voting against the designation during a March 1 meeting of the agriculture and rural affairs committee. The ward’s councillor, Scott Moffatt, said it would cost too much to restore the home and maintain it to heritage standards, especially if it doesn’t meet the provincial criteria for what should be considered “heritage.” If the home was designated and the cost was too much for the city to bear, it could have sold the property, but that might have resulted in the new owner blocking access to Nicholls Island. The only other access to the island is via a small Parks Canada swing bridge on Nicholl’s Island Road that cannot support heavy vehicles, including fire trucks, Moffatt said. Moffatt said making the site city property also provides a link between two municipal parks: David Bartlett Park to the south and Beryl Gaffney Park to the northwest. Mulholland countered that, saying the city could likely have negotiated an agreement to maintain public access through the site, even if it was privately owned. Moffatt said he would like to see the home torn down because it is in a state of disrepair, but he would also like some beams to be saved and used to construct a gazebotype structure that could house some interpretative historical panels.

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Watson’s Mill education officer Cam Trueman will pull out his bag of tricks during the March Break magic camp on Monday, March 12.

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EMC news - Museums are often magical places, but this March Break Watson’s Mill will take its mystique a step further. On Monday, March 12 kids aged six to 12 can spend the day at the Manotick museum learning one of the world’s oldest forms of entertainment: magic. Education officer Cam Trueman will lead the camp, and said he already has a few

tricks up his sleeve. He’ll attempt to read the kids’ minds during an ancient coin game, and he’ll teach them how to pull off some other impressive coin and card tricks throughout the day. “All of these tricks probably go back to Ancient Egypt. As long as there have been people there have been magic and illusions,” he said. “There are a few I’m still trying to master, but I’ll be ready.” The kids will also make some magical crafts and play

games outside if weather permits. Trueman said the mill has never hosted a magic camp before, and will be a nice change for the kids. “It’s a camp with a little bit of a twist,” he said. Cost for the day camp is $20 for members and $25 for non-members, which includes a snack. Kids should bring their own lunch. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the carriage shed across from the mill. To register call 613-692-6455.

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Lehner sees chance to help keep Sens rolling By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com Robin Lehner hardly knows yet exactly how wide the door has just opened for him. But the Ottawa Senatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top goaltending prospect sees his latest callup to the National Hockey League for exactly what it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a chance to help the team keep piling up the wins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a good opportunity when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up here,â&#x20AC;? the 20-year-old Lehner said after being summoned from the Binghamton Senators in the wake of the hand injury suffered by Craig Anderson that will sideline the Ottawa starter indefinitely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(When) I see the ice, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to try to do my best and try to help the team (stay) on a roll. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been watching them a lot and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had great success with Andy and (Alex Auld). Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to try to get the chance and keep it rolling.â&#x20AC;? Lehner certainly did his part in his first two appearances after his callup, backstopping the Senators to a 5-2 victory Ottawa Senators goaltender Robin Lehner is doing his best to over the New York Islanders help fill the void in the absence of injured starter Craig Anderson and then recording his first (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images).

BUffALO SABRES Saturday, March 10, 7 p.m., CBC With only a month to go in the season, the Sabres find themselves staring up at an Eastern Conference playoff position â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and running short on time to land one. Buffalo captain Jason Pominville is showing leadership offensively, too, as the Sabresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top goal scorer, with Thomas Vanek and Derek Roy also key contributors to an attack that added Cody Hodgson (from Vancouver) at

the trade deadline. Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blue line misses the offensive contributions of the injured Christian Ehrhoff, but also boasts Jordan Leopold and Tyler Myers. In goal, Ryan Miller continues to battle through an up-and-down season.

Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville is also a leader on the scoreboard for the team (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images).

MONTREAL CANADIENS Friday, March 16, 7 p.m., CBC Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long, frustrating decline this season for the Canadiens, who have slid to the bottom of the Eastern Conference in recent weeks and will most likely be spectators when the playoffs begin. Goals have come at a premium for Montreal this season, but Max Pacioretty and Erik Cole have been effective leaders in that area for an attack that also relies heavily on the likes of

David Desharnais and Tomas Plekanec. Steady defenceman Hal Gill was dealt away at the deadline, leaving Tomas Kaberle, P.K. Subban and Josh Gorges to lead the way on the blue line. Carey Price remains the Habsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; workhorse in goal.

Max Pacioretty has emerged as a key offensive threat for the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images).

career National Hockey League shutout as Ottawa blanked the Bruins 2-0 in Boston last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe when he comes here, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different person,â&#x20AC;? said Senators general manager Bryan Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He works real hard and he plays real hard, and we know he can play in the NHL. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen him do that. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big guy with good athletic ability. We know we can put him in and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a chance to win.â&#x20AC;? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also seen plenty of evidence that Lehner can win the biggest games of them all. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the starter when Binghamton entered the American Hockey League playoffs a year ago but by the first week of June, the B-Sens were hoisting the Calder Cup and Lehner was named the most valuable player of the post-season. The native of Goteborg, Sweden, arrived at Senators training camp in September aiming to challenge for the backup job with the big club. But Ottawa management decided Lehner would be better served playing 60-plus games with the B-Sens and being the cornerstone of another playoff contender there. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly worked out that way. With about a month left in the season, the B-Sens reside in the East Division basement arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to make it back to the post-season. Lehner is 8-16-1 with a 3.38 goals-against average, though his last start before his callup was impressive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he stopped 36 of 38 shots he faced as Binghamton whipped the Portland Pirates 6-2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a tough season for all of us down there,â&#x20AC;? said Lehner, a second-round pick (46th overall) by the Senators in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been what we all wanted it to be. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a young team, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some injuries,

but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way it is.â&#x20AC;? Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rather telling that there are almost as many members of last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calder Cup championship team now in Ottawa than there currently are still in Binghamton. While Lehner clearly stepped up his game when it mattered in the playoffs a year ago, his education as a professional has hardly stopped during the current campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything you go through helps you now,â&#x20AC;? Lehner said when asked if last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calder Cup experience might come in handy now during a critical stretch in Ottawa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesterday is going to help me now, everything you go through. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone through a lot. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone through walls and (made it) through them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all good experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing everywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; goalies and players go through rough times.

I had a seven-game losing streak through the middle of this season. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough. It was my first really long losing streak and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough mentally. You want to win for the team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much more fun and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not as miserable. I learned a lot and it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect my goal.â&#x20AC;? The stretch that lies ahead should provide another step on the path to the NHL. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one that the Senators hoped to afford Lehner right from the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outset, though they hardly imagined it would come this way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the second half of the year, we really hoped we could get him some games,â&#x20AC;? said Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be in the standings, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little better than we anticipated at this point, so we held off on doing that. And Craig was having such a good run. But as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said to him, things happen and you get a chance.â&#x20AC;?

UPCOMING SENATORS GAMES

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was some flexibility to add a bit of Greely’s personality said community association member Howard Crerar, who worked with fellow residents Gillian Toll, Brandon Narum and several others to develop the new design. At the top of the burgundy signs, the group placed a prominent silhouette of a Victorian-era stagecoach – a symbol Crerar said should someday encompass Greely’s identity. “What we’re trying to do is make an identity for this town, and it all is basically centered around Meadow Drive,” Crerar said. The historic road was a main thoroughfare for travellers coming and going from Bytown and the surrounding areas. “(People) have no idea about Greely. “What we want to do is start branding it. There was a lot of travel and they used stagecoaches, so that’s our logo,” he said.

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EMC news - Greely will welcome visitors, residents and passers-by with brand new village signs this spring. The Ottawa South village’s old wooden signs are falling apart, and the city of Ottawa plans to update them with four large signs that follow a standard design implemented across the city. At approximately $1,500 each, the city’s four-foot wide signs are cut in a loose oval shape, with flourishes on the top and bottom. The words “Welcome” and “Bienvenue” appear above the large village name, and underneath a city of Ottawa logo is encircled with more flourishes. There is also a square panel attached to the bottom featuring the Greely Community Association’s website and a blank space to promote local events. Despite the need to follow city guidelines, there

Crerar said the community association and residents have had some input into the signs’ design, resulting in something the entire village can be proud of. “We came up with something we feel really, really

What we’re trying to do is make an identity for this town, and it all is basically centered around Meadow Drive. Howard Crerar

good about,” he said. Crerar said the sign replacement is “phase zero” of a multi-stage project to associate stagecoaches with Greely’s history as a travel hub in early Ottawa. He is currently working with another group of residents on a gateway feature for

the village that would teach residents and visitors about the makeshift toll booth that was Greely’s main purpose in the 1880s. “When you’re in Ottawa and you see a stagecoach, we want people to start thinking ‘Oh yes, that’s Greely.’ But we’re a long way from there, we’ve just started,” Crerar said. Existing Greely signs on Bank Street and Stagecoach Road will be replaced, and Crerar hopes to add signs at the north entrance of Meadow Drive on Bank Street and on Old Prescott Road south of Mitch Owens. According to Lawrence Dunks in the public works department, each village usually gets one sign in each direction on major roads. Dunks said all old signs would be removed when new signs are installed. Dunks said the signs will likely be in place by April or May.

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Greely resident Howard Crerar worked with other community members to design new signs for the Ottawa South village, which should be installed by early spring.

O-Train extension idea gains steam EMC News – A $76-million plan to extend the O-Train to Riverside South will be on the table for discussion as the city embarks on a refreshed citywide transportation policy. After Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans asked staff to advise on whether the plan would be feasible, Deans’ transit commission endorsed the idea on Feb. 29. It doesn’t mean the plan is going forward right away, but it does give the idea added weight as a project to consider adding to the city’s transportation master plan (TMP). An update to the master plan will begin this year to revise which transportation policies and facilities will be needed to meet the city’s long-term needs. Coun. Steve Desroches said he will be pushing for the O-Train extension idea to be included in the next TMP. Desroches said he is pleased with the feasibility report that calls for the extension of the O-Train eight kilometres south past the airport to a station at Bowesville Road in Riverside South with intermediate stations at South Keys and Leitrim. Transit planner Pat Scrimgeour said there is not enough density or transit use at the airport and CE Centre to justify a train stop there. “We need to consider this option if we are going to in-

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Maplefest at MacSkimming Join the OCDSB for pancakes, sleigh rides, live music, sugar bush tours and more at Maplefest, which will take place on Sunday, March 25, from 10:00 to 2:00 at the board’s MacSkimming outdoor education centre. The centre is located at 3685 Wilhaven Drive, Cumberland. The cost is $3 per person – pancakes, refreshments and maple syrup are extra. Call (613) 833-2080 if you have questions.

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EMC news - The Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind and Rideau Valley Conservation Authority have joined forces to host a giant rain barrel sale this spring, in an effort to support their charitable work while protecting the area’s precious water resources. Residents are invited to order the refurbished rain barrels, usually made from old vegetable shipping containers, online for $55. The barrels will be delivered to a pick up spot near the Guide Dogs headquarters on Rideau Valley Drive on April 14. The two charities will split the revenues from the sale, for which they receive $10 for every barrel sold. The Guide Dogs charity hosted its first sale last spring, and this year invited its neighbour, the conservation authority, to join. “They were looking into holding a rain barrel sale themselves, and they realized the company four doors down was already holding one. So rather than compete we de-

Congratulations Osgoode Township High School (OTHS) The strong OTHS curling tradition continues with a 6-3 win over All Saints High School, the City Champs over the last two years. The game was tied 3-3 coming home and OTHS stole 3 for the victory. The OTHS curling team, which is comprised of students Stuart Leslie, Jessica Armstrong, Chris Fliesser and Adam Taylor, and coaches Evan Cooper, OTHS, and Bob Reynolds, Metcalfe Curling Club, will now be heading to Provincials in Niagara Falls. Arts at the OCDSB – Join the Conversation What suggestions or recommendations would you make to improve or enhance any aspect of the arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts, media arts) in schools of the OCDSB? Let us know by participating in the board’s blue-sky survey, which you can find by visiting www.ocdsb.ca/ Pages/Feedback_ArtsintheOCDSB.aspx.

cided to join forces and share the revenue,” said Guide Dogs communications officer Chad O’Halloran. Charles Billington, executive director of the conservation authority, said the program is “a perfect fit” for the RVCA because rain barrels, especially refurbished ones, are so beneficial for the environment. First, rain barrels limit the amount of rain water run-off into storm sewers and nearby waterways. Run-off can carry all sorts of contaminants like dog feces, vehicle drippings and pesticides. As the rain barrel traps the rain water, it can reduce erosion from run-off. It also provides ready-to-use, good quality rain for watering the garden throughout the summer. “It’s what the plants want. It comes down from the clouds and has the good nitrogen and stuff the plants need in it, but not the additives that we need in it for drinking water (like fluoride and chlorine),” Billington said. “It’s totally, totally environmentally friendly.

It just makes me smile all day long,” he laughed. In light of the city’s recent water rate hikes, which will increase water prices by six per cent in 2012, seven per cent in 2013 and 2014 and no less than five per cent every year after that until 2021, rain barrels can provide a cheaper method of keeping gardens green and cars clean. “It provides a source of good quality water for your garden all summer long without having to use municipal water,” Billington said. Last spring the outdoor water ban in Barrhaven, Riverside South and parts of Manotick prompted many rain barrel sales across the region, including the inaugural sale at Canadian Guide Dogs. “We were looking for different ways to fundraise and with the water ban in effect last year we jumped on the opportunity,” said O’Halloran. They raised just under $1,000 last year, and O’Halloran hopes to continue the trend this spring with their new partners at the conservation authority.

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O’Halloran said he doesn’t believe the area is saturated from last year’s influx of rain barrel sales. “Last year’s water ban has brought the subject into the forefront,” he said. “I think it’s a product that people who are conscious of the environment would want regardless of a water ban.” Billington said there are always people “waiting in the wings” to get a rain barrel. “The ultimate goal is to get at least one or maybe two on every building. This is an easy way to get one,” he said. Each rain barrel includes a leaf and mosquito filter basket, an overflow adaptor that allows multiple barrels to be connected in a series, 1.2 metres of overflow hose and a spigot that attaches directly to a garden hose. Additional overflow hose can also be purchased if necessary. Orders can be placed at www.rainbarrel.ca/guidedogs for pick up at 4082 Rideau Valley Drive in Manotick, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind is a national, nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1984, which aims to “assist visually-impaired Canadians with their mobility by providing and training them in the use of professionally trained guide dogs,” according to the website. The RVCA monitors more than 4,000 square kilometres of Eastern Ontario affected by the Rideau watershed. It strives to protect the natural resources in the Rideau Valley, particularly water resources that are especially at risk of contamination and misuse. For more information about the charities visit www.guidedogs.ca or www.rvca.ca.

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City planner Nick Stow talks about the decline of the bobolink, a bird whose grassland habitat is threatened by development in the outskirts of Ottawa.

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EMC news - Bird Studies Canada hosted a forum in Manotick last week to discuss how governments, conservation groups and other organizations can better protect species at risk in the area. The forum, held at the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority on Rideau Valley Drive on Feb. 29, brought together a range of groups from the area to share ideas and initiate partnerships. Along with Bird Studies Canada, groups including the Ottawa Stewardship Council, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Bishops Mills Natural History Centre, the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Seburn Ecological Services, Raisin Regional Conservation Authority, the city of Ottawa and Friends of Limerick Forest all made presentations, as well as individual speakers. BSC Ontario program manager Debbie Badzinski said she has been leading workshops around the province for two years trying to bring likeminded groups together. “A lot of the SAR (species at risk) issues are general to all species, so this is to share knowledge, and to increase opportunities for partnerships,” she said. Most groups focused on species other than birds, such as turtles, frogs and snakes. “It’s nice to come together and hear what projects are going on, because if they’re working on turtles and we’re working on birds, maybe we should combine forces and do more of a habitat-based study or something more comprehensive,” Badzinski said. Local biologist David Seburn focused on the decline east of Ottawa of western chorus frogs and Blandings turtles, the latter considered threatened on the provincial SAR list. Both have all but disappeared from the eastern side of the region despite relatively strong populations west of the city. “There’s a big difference between east and west,” he said. Blandings turtles have been a hot topic in the ongoing fight against developing the South March Highlands in Kanata, where the city estimates about

105 Blandings turtles currently live. Blandings turtles have been on the decline partly due to their large range, which can include up to 10 different wetlands a year and involves lifethreatening road crossings. Growing raccoon populations are also a problem as raccoons target the turtles’ eggs, Seburn said. The city of Ottawa also addressed the Blandings turtle, announcing that after two years of population monitoring the planning department has decided a conservation plan is necessary for the South March population. City planner Nick Stow said they plan to contract a private consulting firm in the first half of March to commence the conservation plan, and will release findings from a wildlife crossing program under Terry Fox Drive at a public consultation in March. The other recurring theme at the forum was the difficulty of securing resources.

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Badzinski said long approval delays and limited funds from provincial and federal programs can especially impact smaller organizations who can’t absorb financial delays like larger groups. “The proposals are difficult to write, they take a lot of time, so I think some of the smaller groups have limited capacity to do that. “Funding delays are a huge challenge that we basically have to risk manage every year,” she said. Aleta Karstad from the Bishops Mills Natural History Centre said often funding is requested for a particular month or season because it’s the only time the work can be done properly, but often money will be approved months after the window of opportunity has closed. This creates waste, she said, because they use the money but it yields little to no results in the off-season.

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Town crier Daniel Richer was on hand to officially open the Capital Exhibition Centre near the airport on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The centre opened in January and has already hosted several large scale events, including the NHL All-Star Game gala, the Ottawa Boat and Sportsmensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Show, the light rail transit trade show and several concerts. The 220,000-square foot facility in Ottawa South was jointly funded by the city of Ottawa, Shenkman Corporation and investors. Demand for the centre grew from the Lansdowne redevelopment project, which will repurpose the current trade show space in the Glebe. 6

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NDP MP lobbies city to support national transit plan Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Toronto-area MP Olivia Chow visited Ottawa city hall on Feb. 29 to convince city council to support her national transit strategy. The New Democratic member of Parliament for TrinitySpadina has introduced a bill to create a Canada-wide strategy for public transit and provide funding to go along with it. Her idea is to dedicate one cent of the 10-cent per litre gas tax to transit. Right now, the federal government gives ďŹ ve cents per litre to the provinces, which can then distribute the money to municipalities based on how many people live in each city. There are restrictions on what municipalities can do with that money, but Chowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan would require the prov-

inces to ensure that one cent from each litre of gas sold would be put directly into transit initiatives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incumbent on the federal government to do something to help cities, Chow said. Because their ability to generate revenue is largely limited to property taxation, municipalities only generate about 10 per cent of the taxes collected by all levels of government, Chow said. But cities and towns are picking up more than half the bill to replace the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure, including roads, bridges and sewer and water systems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; up from around 30 per cent in the 1960s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cities are picking up the tab,â&#x20AC;? Chow said. In the 1980s, the amount of outstanding infrastructure work that needed to be done

across Canada amounted to $12 billion. Now, that ďŹ gure has ballooned to $133 billion, she said. That constrains municipalities from putting money into their other responsibilities, including transit, Chow said. Her gas-tax idea would generate around $400 million each year, costing the average driver around $16 per year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t amount to much. People can handle that,â&#x20AC;? Chow said. Chow made her presentation at the Feb. 29 meeting of the transit commission, which lent its support to the plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an issue that all levels of government need to be engaged in,â&#x20AC;? said Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, chairwoman of the transit commission.

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Taking our interprovincial bridge opportunity

t’s time to take a step back, and look at the big picture. The national capital region desperately needs an eastern interprovincial bridge. Truck traffic is clogging the downtown core, turning what should be the most pedestrian friendly part of the city into a small sample of Highway 401. Gatineau city council has been eager to embrace the Kettle Island option with

open arms. While the glass is half empty for Ottawa residents who oppose the proximity of the proposed corridor, the benefits are overflowing for Gatineau, something Ottawa seems to overlook. It benefits workers on Montée Paiement, which would directly connect to the bridge through the Kettle Island crossing, corridor five. The Gatineau Sports Centre opened only a few blocks away from Montée Paiement

not even two years ago, and would no doubt benefit from the easy access the bridge would provide. But it seems that some residents would rather see the bridge project thrown in the trash permanently if that’s the alternative to having it in their backyard. Yes, it isn’t agreeable to have a bridge close to your residential property. No one is going to be able to argue with that. But at the end of the day, it has to go

somewhere if it’s going to be built. There are Ottawa residents who are currently faced with the demands of the trucking traffic flow who need relief in the form of a bridge – yet other Ottawa residents are quick to reject a proposal for infrastructure development in the region. Infrastructure development comes hand in hand with living in an urban area, it’s an undeniable thing with time, just as hair grays, and

wrinkles form with age. There are better development options than others, and ways to reduce the impact on residents, but the outright rejection of a bridge for the ‘not in my back yard attitude’ will ultimately stunt the city’s growth. There’s also a courtesy that isn’t being extended very well to our Quebecois neighbours to factor in what is ultimately a slam dunk of a decision for them. It’s time to be productive and get on with it. It’s

time to embrace making the corridors the least impactful on affected residents, and stop saying, “anywhere but here.” Because in the future, sporting events, conferences, businesses and people will look at the national capital region – which should be a unique fusion of Ontario and Quebec that offers the best of all things Canadian at once – and start saying the same thing. Anywhere but there.

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Protecting the family meal BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse

y five-year-old came home from school the other day, dutifully put away his snow gear and sat down at the dining table. “I’m hungry, Mom,” he said. “What would you like to eat?” “Something wet, please.” Excuse me? I couldn’t help but laugh. I expected him to say “a piece of cheese,” or “apple slices,” or “a granola bar.” But something wet? His response made me realize that we spent a lot of time thinking about food at our house. As my 16-year-old babysitter noted the other day, “I’ve never seen someone consider food as much as you do.” She wasn’t implying that we are obsessed with nutrition. Of course, like many parents of young children (and most 30-something women mid-metabolic-slump), I frequently contemplate the health benefits of food. But we also think of food in another way at our house. I’m not a “foodie” by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I only taught myself to cook a handful of years ago, starting with baby food purees. But I have a tendency toward boredom, I’m generally on a budget and I have an aversion to processed foods. All of this means I prepare most food from scratch at home. And I like to talk about food; in fact, I like to talk about it a lot. Not in the gourmet sense, but in the meal-planning sense. We generally have a cooked breakfast on weekdays. As we sit down to eat together as

a family, it’s not uncommon for me to ask the children what they would like to eat for dinner that night. We think about flavours and different vegetables. I talk about how I may cook them, or flip through one of my cookbooks for ideas, showing the boys pictures. I often clip recipes out of the morning newspaper and read them aloud. In the afternoon, following homework and playtime and music practice, my five-yearold often wields a small chopping knife for salad or stir-fry, eating one veggie for every one that makes it into the bowl. My older son spends many minutes setting the table, sometimes wrapping knives and forks in napkins, as he’s seen them do in restaurants, or seeking out special placemats. They take turns making vinaigrettes or other condiments. And while we do talk about the nutritional benefits of various foods, we also take the time to talk about flavours and cultures. Sometimes we buy foods they’ve seen their in friends’ lunchboxes. This leads to discussions about their friends and what they did at school. I encourage the children to employ formal table manners, using a knife and fork, placing napkins in their laps, elbows off the table, and chewing slowly with their mouths closed. Until recently, I’ve taken these meal times for granted as a normal family experience. But as I talk to friends and neighbours, I realize that our consideration of food and the fact that we sit at the table for, on average, fourteen meals each week as a family, is a rare blessing, given the pressures of modern life. Of course, sometimes we forget our manners, and usually once a week we eat takeout pizza with our hands in front of the television. But as our lives get ever busier, I will do my best to protect the family meal fiercely. Because, as my son’s request for “something wet” demonstrates, there’s so much more to food than just eating.

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Sweet way to savour maple syrup PAT TREW

EMC lifestyle - I still remember years ago visiting a sugar shack with my father. As we walked in the door, we were enveloped by the sweetsmelling steam billowing off the evaporating pans where the sap was boiling. And I remember the year that my husband and I tapped the maple trees close to our house. We watched for hours as the sap boiled down in a large canning kettle over a makeshift outdoor fire. We eventually ended up with more than seven litres of maple syrup. That experience gave us a new understanding of the formula that it takes nearly 40 litres of sap to make about one litre of maple syrup. We savoured every drop of that syrup. March is the month when new maple syrup is produced and if you’ve never seen how this process takes place, it’s worth a trip to a sugar bush. Maple syrup can be used for more than pouring over pancakes. Here are two easy recipes that use it in appetizers. One is for a cheese spread that has just a hint of sweetness. The other is for a hot appetizer -- scallops wrapped in bacon, brushed with maple syrup, then broiled. Because the scallops are quite rich, I suggest serving no more than three or four per person.

thaw, and pat them dry with paper towels. Preheat your oven broiler. Take a baking tray that has a 1/2” lip around the entire edge, and line it with aluminum foil. Set a wire cake rack on the foil. Cut each slice of bacon in two pieces, each about three to four inches long long. Wrap a slice of bacon around a scallop, and fasten it with a toothpick. Place this on the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining scallops and bacon, then liberally brush each one with maple syrup. Set the baking dish about four inches from the broiler. Broil the scallops for five minutes, then turn them over. Brush again with more maple syrup. Broil for another three to five minutes until the bacon is cooked until almost crisp. Serve hot on plates with a knife and fork.

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Recently, the updated designs for the Lansdowne revitalization were revealed in the Council Chambers of City Hall. The assembled group of Councillors, residents and interested observers were treated to a vivid animation of what the new Lansdowne will look like when it is completed. I think the entire city can be very proud of the work that the Lansdowne Design Review Panel, including Councillors Peter Hume and David Chernushenko, has completed. They worked long hours to ensure that the new Lansdowne will become true urban parkland with an appropriate mix of residential and commercial interests to complete the picture. Well known and very talented building and landscape architects have worked long and hard to create a great addition to the city, while giving new life to the historic Aberdeen Pavilion and Horticulture Building. The new Lansdowne features three main parts: • A large, urban park; • A lively mixed-use area; and • A re-imagined stadium and Civic Centre The New Lansdowne is all about bringing people together, in big ways and small. There will be one of the most spectacular parks in Canada, something the people of the Glebe and Old Ottawa South will enjoy, alongside residents from across the City and visitors from Canada and the world. There will, of course, be days for football, soccer, hockey and concerts in an innovative recast of the stadium and arena. And there will be shops, boutiques and places to have a meal. The Horticulture Building will be more than the storage shed it is today. But, most of all, the new Lansdowne will be green, not shades of black and grey. There will be four times as many trees and three times as much parkland as exist today. There will be 7 kilometres of sidewalks and pathways and more than a kilometre of benches and seating walls where we can sit and rest our feet. This park − and the whole Lansdowne site − will be a model of best environmental practices as we strive for LEED Neighbourhood Development certification. Lansdowne will be one of only a few developments striving for this new certification in Canada. It will be a place that is oriented to pedestrians, uses green building technologies and a new innovative storm water management system. I am very excited about this plan for our new Lansdowne and believe that it addresses most of the concerns that have been raised about this important city-building project. Lansdowne has been dormant for decades and this plan will see it come back to life as Ottawa’s great meeting space, just like it was when it first opened in the 1800s. To see photos and a video of the proposed site, go www. jimwatsonottawa.ca and click on “The New Lansdowne” banner.

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Notice of Public Open House Jockvale Road Widening Project Project Limits and Scope The City of Ottawa is undertaking the design for the widening of Jockvale Road. The project will result in the detailed design to enable the complete reconstruction of a portion of Jockvale Road between Paul Metivier Drive and Cambrian Road to a four lane arterial road standard. This includes a roundabout at Jockvale Road and Cambrian Road, sidewalks, multiuse paths, cycling lanes, turning lanes and a median. Two new bridges will replace the existing Jock River bridge, water and gas mains will be relocated at the Jock River and a storm sewer system south of the Jock River will be installed.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Atrium St. Joseph High School 3333 Greenbank Road, Ottawa At the meeting, design plans for the widening of Jockvale Road will be displayed. City Staff and their consultants will be available to answer questions. This meeting will provide an opportunity for participants to learn about the project and to provide comments in a casual environment. Comment/ questionnaire forms will be provided for written comments. For further information or to provide comments, contact the City’s project manager at the address below.

The design will be completed following the Public Open House and ready for construction in the Spring 2012.

Public Involvement and Public Open House The project is being planned according to the Jockvale Road Environmental Assessment (EA) Study completed in January 2009.An earlier Public Open House was held in June 2010 and general public input and comments are welcome throughout the project process. At this time you are invited to attend a Public Open House: 0308.R0011305614 2009-1001-14911

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y sister Audrey said we had a divided household. She tried to explain it to me, but I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t old enough to grasp the full meaning. I knew it had something to do with voting and something to do with religion. But in my young and impressionable mind, I thought if you had a divided household, it could also mean there would be some sort of partition cutting the old log house in half. Audrey ran out of patience trying to explain it all to me, but she did say it had nothing to do with slicing our house in two. One year I got a firmer picture in my mind when Lent came around. Mother, who had been a Catholic all her life, but went to the Lutheran Church when she moved out to Northcote, still liked to stick to some of the rituals of the Catholic Church. Of course, Father was not at all pleased with Mother making even a slight reference to â&#x20AC;&#x153;that other church,â&#x20AC;? as he called it. Mother would never eat meat on Friday. Father thought that was sheer nonsense. He liked his meat three times a day and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what day of the week it was. So Mother cooked the usual big supper on Fridays, but never put as much as a scrap of it on her own plate. She often scrambled eggs instead, which Father thought should only be put on your plate at breakfast and then with a

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manners drilled into us by the time we were walking prevented me from doing anything but thanking him with all the enthusiasm I could muster. But as soon as I got outside, I would chuck them into a potted plant, or take them home to feed to my pet calf, which seemed to thrive on them. That first Friday in Lent, when we came home from the Northcote School, Mother was already busy at getting supper. I knew something was in the air, when I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smell roasting chicken, sausages, or beef cooking. The big fry pan was sitting on the reservoir, but there was no meat in it. Pots were boiling and sticky buns were on the bake table. But there was no meat in sight. On the way home from school, my sister Audrey said donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if there was trouble at supper that night. She wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t elaborate and my stomach was in knots by the time I came downstairs from changing out of my school clothes. Mother was bustling between the Findlay Oval and the table when Father and the brothers came in from doing the evening chores. They took turns washing up at the bench near the back door, and Father walked over and took his place at the head of the table. Mother moved the big fry pan to the front lid of the stove, slapped in a slab of butter, and reached up into the warming closet and took out a platter of herring. It came from a barrel father had salted away in the summer kitchen in the late fall. The fish made a sizzling sound

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annually to finish the project once and for all. The remaining tasks include paving the parking lot and finishing some curbing and landscaping, which should all be completed in 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a point when you want the construction to be over and done with,â&#x20AC;? said Trojan, who noted that the unpaved lot presents a safety issue for parishioners and affects how often the church can rent out the hall. Past fundraising activities have ranged from personal

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Books meet technology in library’s teen video contest Emma Jackson

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EMC News - Teens can combine their love of literature with technical prowess during the Ottawa Public Library’s second annual teen video contest throughout March. Teens aged 13 to 18 are invited to make a one-minute video about their favourite book for a chance to win an iPad or a Kobo e-reader. The contest is part of Teen Tech Week, which aims to show the younger demographic that libraries are much more than just books. In the case of the Ottawa library network, digital offerings include e-books, downloadable music from Freegal, blogs, smart phone apps and WiFi. The iPad grand prize is compatible with all e-books available at the library, and with all wireless connections across the library network. Video entries must be one minute or less, and be submitted on YouTube using the tag OPLtvc2012. They can take the form of a book trailer, a parody, review, dramatization of a favourite scene, a photo slide show or any other format, as long as it relates to the teen’s book of choice. Teen librarian Christine

Chevalier said last year’s winning videos were exceptional, and she hopes to see the same quality this year. “We were obviously hoping for great submissions, but they surpassed our expectations,” Chevalier said of last year’s entries. “It was interesting to see the range, some were really funny and some were dramatic.” Last year’s first place video was a dramatic scene from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Second place was a video about the Chronicles of Narnia’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and third was a film about George Orwell’s 1984. However it’s not just the classics available for video interpretation. Modern series like the Twilight saga and Harry Potter were also popular topics in the 2011 contest, of which many entries are still available on YouTube. Chevalier said the contest reaches out to teens where they’re already spending their time. “Its library related but at the same time they’re using all this digital media and they’re on YouTube already, so it’s a ‘Go where they already are’ idea,” she said. Teens can submit more

than one video, as long as each video is about a different book. The videos must be filmed, acted and edited by teens. Videos must be posted under the 2012 tag by March 31, and corresponding entry forms must be handed in at a library branch by that time as well. The top 10 finalists will be announced at the awards night on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Ben Franklin Place in Nepean. The finalists will be invited to attend but the order of the prizes will not be revealed until the awards night. Jane Venus, manager of lifelong learning and literacy at the library, said in a statement that she hopes the contest will encourage teens to make use of the library’s digital offerings. “This is a way to bring together what teens are reading with new technologies to inspire creativity,” Venus said. “Most teens are extremely comfortable with current technology and are very imaginative. We’re looking forward to another year of great submissions.” For more information, contest rules and regulations visit www.biblioottawalibrary. ca/teens under the Teen Tech Week tab.

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EMC news - There’s more to a woman than just her looks: that’s the message preteen girls will explore at a self esteem workshop in Osgoode over the March Break. On Monday, March 12 a small group of girls aged 8 to 12 will take part in So Glad 2 Be Me, a body image workshop designed to show young girls that looks do not define them. “I developed this program to target this age group, because they are very vulnerable,” said workshop leader Jen Charbonneau. “The mes-

sages they get from the media and from society, they’re really challenged to accept themselves as who they are and not just what they look like. Now is the time to reach those young girls and say no, there’s more too you than just what you look like.” The workshop promotes positive self esteem, awareness and understanding of healthy body images within young girls and provides practical tools for managing challenges, Charbonneau said. The group will explore themes like media messaging, what makes a person who they are, dealing with stress and

navigating the daily drama of friendships and relationships. “Its about understanding we’re not all built the same, that its not about whether she’s taller than me or thinner than me, or if her hair is longer,” Charbonneau said, noting that the message applies to all women. “It doesn’t matter the age group, we women think we need to look a certain way to be beautiful, and it’s just not true.” The workshop takes place at the Osgoode Youth Association from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fee is $55. To register, email jen@soglad2beme.com or call 613-623-9553.

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This neutered male, orange and white Domestic Shorthair cat is approximately seven years old. He was brought to the shelter as a stray on New Year’s Eve. Don’t let his age fool you: he still likes to party! Playing with dangling toys is his favourite activity. He’s a big sweetheart who loves to cuddle and have lots of attention and praise. He gets along well with other cats. If you are interested in finding out more about Harvey or the other pets available for adoption from the Ottawa Humane Society, visit www.ottawahumane.ca , call the Adoption Centre at 613-725-3166 ext. 258 or e-mail adoptions@ottawahumane.ca.

SHOULD YOU ADOPT A PET IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES? If you do not currently have a pet and are considering one, and know you, or a family member, are pet-allergic, be sure to consider carefully whether you can live with the allergy before you bring a new pet home. Pet allergies can range in severity from mild to serious. Too many allergic people obtain pets without thinking through the challenges of living with them. An estimated one-third of North Americans who are allergic to cats live with at least one cat in their household. For many owners, the benefits of pet companionship outweigh the drawbacks of pet allergies. If you have allergies and have decided to live with an animal, it is important to find an allergist who understands your commitment to living with your pet. Also, find out just how severe your allergy is. You can begin to determine how allergic you are to animals by spending time with friends who have pets. A combination of approaches — medical control of symptoms, good housecleaning methods and immunotherapy —will most likely prove successful. Don’t assume that because you’re sniffling and sneezing, a pet is the cause. See an allergist for testing. Many household particles, such as dust and mould, can cause allergic reactions. Animal allergies are caused by glands in

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the animal’s skin secreting tiny allergy-triggering proteins, called allergens. Allergens are present in flakes of dry skin (dander) and the animal’s saliva and urine. The allergens can circulate in the air after saliva dries on the animal’s fur. Contrary to popular belief, there are no “non-allergenic” breeds of dogs or cats; even hairless breeds may be highly allergenic. There are some breeds of cats and dogs that are considered hypoallergenic, which means they are generally less allergy-causing than other breeds. However, even among breeds, one dog or cat may be more irritating to an individual allergy sufferer than another animal of that same breed. Long-haired animals do not necessarily produce more animal dander than short-haired pets, and it’s dander that causes allergies, not hair. Individual pets produce individual amounts of animal dander. Here are some good steps to consider reliving allergy symptoms: • Create an allergy free zone in the home — preferably the bedroom — and prohibit your pet’s access to it. Use a high-efficiency HEPA air cleaner (available at many hardware stores or discount department stores) in the bedroom. • Although some products claim to reduce

pet allergens when sprayed on the animal’s fur, studies show they are less effective than a weekly bath. Even cats can become accustomed to being bathed; check with your veterinarian or consult a good pet care book for directions about how to do this properly, and use the shampoo your veterinarian recommends. • Remember that allergies are cumulative; that is, your symptoms will increase the more allergens you’re exposed to. Many allergy sufferers are sensitive to more than one allergen. So if you’re allergic to dust, insecticides, pollen, cigarette smoke and cat dander, you’ll need to reduce the overall allergen level in your home by concentrating on all of the causes, not just the pet allergy. • Allergy shots (or, immunotherapy) can improve allergy symptoms but cannot eliminate them entirely. The shots work by gradually desensitizing a person’s immune system to the pet allergens. • Additional treatments are available to relieve symptoms, including steroidal and antihistamine nose sprays and antihistamine pills. For asthma, there are multiple medications, sprays and inhalers available. Thinking about adopting an animal? Consider allergies before making the decision.

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 Manotick EMC - Thursday, March 8, 2012

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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 Saturday, March 10: Euchre Tournament, Greely & District Legion Branch 627, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, Gloucester, beginning at 1 p.m. $10 for 8 games. Light refreshments available. Prizes for top three scores. Special Fundraising Meeting at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall, March 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. Find out what is in store for 2012 and see how you can help. Many events require volunteers and will not be possible without your support. Bring your enthusiasm and ideas! If you can’t make it but would like to join in, please email marie. trojan@sympatico.ca.

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Friday, March 16: Come to the Knox United Church at 1450 Yorks Corners Road for an Irish stew dinner on Friday, March 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5 to 7, and free for kids under 5. For tickets call 613-445-5690. Saturday, March 17: A Good Old Fashioned Irish St. Paddy’s Day House Party at 2 p.m. Greely & District Legion Branch 627. Admission is $5. Enjoy fiddling, step dancing, Irish songs, variety show and more. Supper at 5 p.m. includes Irish stew for $8. Wednesday, March 21: Interested in finding out how Jesus and the spirit of God can make a difference in your life? Come to an introductory Alpha talk at Trinity Bible Church, 4101 Stagecoach Rd. on Thursday, Mar. 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information contact keithmonica@rogers.com. Ongoing: Kars Public School needs

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The Osgoode and District Lions Club is organizing the 2012 Osgoode Trade and Home Show at the Osgoode Community Centre on April 20 and 21, 2012. The trade show committee is always looking for new exhibitors with products or services to showcase to the public. Contact Trudy Quinn at trudyquinn@sympatico.ca or 613826-1649. Children’s soccer returning to Metcalfe in May and June! Non-competitive, skills development, inexpensive soccer for children in JK to Grade 10 will be run at McKendry Park in Metcalfe again this summer. We are a parent-run fun league for beginners and we have a team for children with special needs as well. Parents, no soccer experience is required on your part either! For more information, please email metcalfesoccer@gmail. com. 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 skills to prepare him/her for the start of kindergarten. This program begins Tuesday, March 20 at the Community Christian School in Metcalfe and runs four consecutive weeks. Cost is $75. Register early. For more information call 613821-3669 or visit www.communitychristianschool.ca. The Community Christian School in Metcalfe is collecting unwanted cell phones, toner cartridges and digital cameras for recycling through

the Think Recycle program, hoping to raise $500 for sound equipment and help the environment at the same time. Please drop off your items at the school, 2681 Glen Street, Metcalfe. Contact at 613-821-3669 or email info@ communitychristianschool.ca. 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 to 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. Mondays and Thursdays: The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd) meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal, 613-8211930, for more information. Thursdays: Who switched off my brain? Every Thursday enjoy this DVD series by Dr. Caroline Leaf which includes interactive discussion about the 13 ways to detox your thoughts and live a life of physical, mental and emotional wholeness. Everyone is invited to this life course at 7275 Parkway Rd. Church in Greely, 7 p.m. on Thursdays. For information call 613-821-1056 or check www.parkwayroad. com. Every second Thursday: Join ROSSS for “What’s For Dinner?” cooking class at Moncion’s Your Independent Grocer in Riverside South followed by an hour of grocery shopping. Attend a food demonstration, sample the creation and receive a copy of the recipe. Transportation includes door to door pick up in Osgoode, Metcalfe and Greely for $7. For information contact 613-821-1101.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, start thinking about curbing your spending. Your finances are in trouble if you don’t make some changes. More is going out than is coming into your accounts.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, a good night is in store this week. The night brings rewards you did not expect. Working hard yields more than financial success.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, there’s not much you can do about the current situation. Complaining about things won’t solve anything, so why waste the breath? Better news is on the horizon.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Trust your instincts, Gemini. Someone who seems like they have your best interests at heart really may have ulterior motives. Heed Capricorn’s sage advice. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you may feel like you’re the only one keeping the ship from sinking. However, this is not the case. Behindthe-scenes work is taking place, too. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, it seems as if drama is always following you. That’s because you tend to be the life of the party or prefer all eyes be on you. Think about being less conspicuous. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, it’s hard to keep friends if you are overly critical of the way they live their lives. Remember, no one is perfect — including you. Keep an open mind.

Last week’s answers

CLUES ACROSS 1. Admirer 7. National security SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 department You’re in over your head, Sagittarius. Too many projects and not enough helpers can leave you feeling over10. first State whelmed. You may want to tackle one thingThe at a time. 12. Fallow deer CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, new beginnings have arrived andFlowed you’re excited over completely 13. about all of the prospects. Others may share your joy but not to the extent that you do. 14. He had a golden touch AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 15. Blocks Aquarius, it’s alright to be cautious with your decisions, but Muslim taking much too long could indicate 16. you’re not ready for a call to prayer change. Soon a spouse or partner will grow impatient. 17. A fashionable hotel PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 18. ButGreek god of war It’s hard to accept help sometimes, Pisces. help is what you need right now. Accept it with open arms. 19. Rended 21. Box (abbr.) 22. Severe headache ThisCommon weeks 27. greeting puzzle answers in th 28. Reduced to submission July 15 issue 33. Equally 34. Briefly hold back 36. Woman (French) 37. N’Djamena is the capital

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Patience is a virtue, Aries. The best will be in store for you later in the week. There’s not much chance for adventure Monday or Tuesday, but things pick up on Wednesday.

Last week’s answers ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Aries, communication is a big deal for you this week. Every time you open your mouth, you have a grand audience just waiting on what you have to say. Taurus, attempt a more lighthearted approach to a difficult situation. If you don’t let it bother you, there may be an easy solution that comes to mind much faster. Gemini, don’t worry if the spark seems to have sizzled out of your relationship. While there may be a bump in the road, this is by no means the end of the whole thing.

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

You are at the top of your game this week, Leo. Expect to sail through projects at the speed of light. Also anticipate others turning to you for advice because of the vibe you give. Don’t expect others to be mind readers, Virgo. If you have something to say, simply say it. It is better than going through the guessing game of your feelings.

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Sagittarius, taking time to notice your feelings can go a long way toward mitigating stress and bringing peace of mind. It also creates other opportunities to relax.

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Capricorn, focus on fitness as the warm weather is once again right around the corner. You’ll want to look and feel your best when it comes time to enjoy the great outdoors.

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Cancer, have some fun at work. Just because it is a means to making money doesn’t mean it has to be serious and boring every day. Be creative in your methods.

Libra, the simple act of expressing yourself will ease any personal issues you are keeping inside. Talking about things can help you feel more secure, as well.

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