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The Osgoode Youth Association has created an interesting and refreshing spot for young people in Osgoode. – Page 5
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Manotick is getting ready for Ottawa’s first annual Wiener-Paw-Looza. The event is in support of Canadian Dachshund Rescue. – Page 9
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EMC news – Organizers of the Fallen But Not Forgotten initiative announced that they surpassed their $3,000 fundraising goal to update the Osgoode Township cenotaph. On Wednesday, July 18 a $1,000 donation from Manotick’s Giant Tiger took the fundraising campaign over the top to a total of $3,850. “Giant Tiger is proud to support community projects like the Fallen But Not Forgotten initiative,” said Giant Tiger store manager Mike Bennett. “As a resident in the area as well, I am glad to know that these forgotten soldiers will now be properly remembered forever.” The campaign began in June after it was discovered that as many as 14 names of fallen soldiers from the first and second world wars could be missing from the Osgoode Township cenotaph outside the Metcalfe town hall. Adding the names would cost about $6,000, and half of that will hopefully be covered by Veterans Affairs. Any extra money would be put aside for future repairs and maintenance. The cause attracted a $2,000 corporate donation from the new Scotiabank branch in Findlay Creek, and several community organizations also donated. The Vernon Women’s Institute gave $100, the Metcalfe Lions donated $350 and another $500 came from an anonymous donor. Osgoode Village Community Association director Rob Brewster, who has helped spearhead the project, said he was impressed by the community’s response. “So many people have answered the call that it is extremely heartening to
know I live in a community that cares, and gives to such noble causes,” he said. “I am sure that the families of the soldiers who fell in our defence are aware of this, and know that although fallen, they have not and never will be forgotten.” Historian Coreen AtkinsSheldrick spent several years researching veterans in the area, and was the person who discovered names are missing from the memorial. She said the quick response to the call for funds is “awesome.” “I’m very pleased, very surprised that we’ve reached and exceeded our goals. I’m very grateful for people’s pennies and the big cheques,” she said. The Giant Tiger donation was given in honour of Private William Edward Murphy, one of the men missing from the cenotaph. Known to his friends and family as “Eddie Murphy,” he grew up in Osgoode and attended the Osgoode Village School until he enlisted on May 15, 1918. Records indicate that Murphy died shortly after on November 14 as a result of his involvement with the Canadian Forces. The other donations were dedicated to Private E. Thomas Henry Poole and gunner Arthur Workman. Poole was a farmer who enlisted in the forces on Jun 19, 1916, declaring his place of residence as Vernon. He was severely wounded with gunshot wounds to the head, back and abdomen. On September 7, 1918, he succumbed to his injuries and was buried in France. Workman was born in Vernon and enlisted on November 19, 1915 from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He was killed in action in 1917, likely due to wounds he suffered during the Battle for Vimy Ridge.
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Watson’s Mill takes a trip to the other side Watson’s Mill education officer Cam Trueman stands where Ann Currier was likely killed in 1861, leaving her ghost to haunt the mill forever. Paranormal investigators will search for traces of her spirit on July 28. See page 3 for the story.
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EMC news – Parks Canada is leading several public workshops throughout the summer as part of its second round of consultation for the Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy project. The Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy is a multi-year study, and includes a ‘landscape character assessment’ which will map and document the cultural, historical, economic and natural significance of the Rideau corridor from Lake Ontario all the way to the Ottawa River. The assessment is primarily meant to help Parks Canada report to UNESCO about the status of its world heritage designation, but it also aims to guide appropriate planning
and management of the area in the future. A key part of the Landscape Character Assessment is identifying which key features and values residents who use the Rideau Corridor hold dear. To determine that list of key features, residents and Rideau Corridor users are invited to an interactive public workshop to hear a presentation on the study and take part in an interactive survey using photos of the Rideau Corridor. On Monday, August 13 Parks Canada staff will host its first workshop at Jean Piggott Place in Ottawa’s city hall, located at 110 Laurier Ave West. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and the workshop will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Another workshop will be
held between the same times on Tuesday, August 14 at Watson’s Mill, located at 5525 Dickinson Street in Manotick. On Wednesday, August 15 the workshop will move to Perth’s fairgrounds and on Thursday Kingston will host residents at Memorial Hall in Kingston city hall. Another workshop will be held between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Portland’s community hall on Saturday, August 18. Anyone interested in providing feedback to the study can submit their photos of the Rideau Corridor to the project’s online library. Information about participating in these opportunities and about the project itself can be found on the web site www.rcla-sacr.ca.
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